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Outside the Bubble... Charges expected to be filed in ‘Balloon Boy’ case Sheriff Jim Alderden of Larimer County said charges are expected to be filed against Richard and Mayumi Heene for concocting a hoax that involved leading authorities to believe their 6-year-old son Falcon was inside a balloon flying over Colorado. Falcon was later found hiding in the attic. Authorities realized this was a hoax after the child said that he had hidden because he thought they were doing this for a show.
NYC subway stations to feature atheist ads Eight atheist organizations have purchased a month-long campaign in which their posters will be placed in a dozen subway stations in Manhattan. The coalition of organizations hopes this will promote awareness of the secular community in New York and encourage discussion about religion and mortality.
Sarah Palin to discuss her memoir on Oprah Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will appear on Oprah on Nov. 16. She will be talking about her new memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life. This is the first time she will be appearing on Oprah.
Study shows that global pirate attacks are on the rise There have been 306 pirate attacks worldwide from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 compared with 293 in all of 2008. Fifty-four percent of these attacks were caused by Somali pirates , with the majority of attacks taking place off the east coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden.
Barnes & Noble to release its own e-book reader Barnes & Noble will release the Nook, a $260 e-book reader, which will rival Amazon.com’s Kindle. The Nook differs from Kindle because it lets users borrow certain books and has a color touchscreen that allows users to navigate titles and enter search terms on a virtual keypad.
Benson’s $2.5 million renovation receives mixed reviews By John Harrison | Staff writer Illogical. Confusing. Terrible. All words you’d hope not to hear amidst reviews of your $2.5 million renovation project. Unfortunately for Facilities and Campus Development, those are precisely the words – along with several not suitable for print – many students are using to describe the recently revamped Benson Food Court. “Benson is absolutely terrible now,” senior Samuel Rush said. “It looks like an airport food mall and it’s totally inefficient. If possible, I would take the old Benson back in a heartbeat.” The major food court renovations, for which the third and final phase was completed in August, were planned two years ago by a committee comprised of university students, faculty and staff members. University architect Ryan Swanson and senior Sara-Elaine Armstrong, who served on the planning committee, both said that the need to alleviate congestion during peak eating hours, increase seating space and improve Shorty’s restaurant were among the
leading reasons for the university’s decision to renovate the facility. “I absolutely love what was done with the Benson food service area,” Armstrong said. “I feel like traffic flows much better and the space just seems more open, bright and inviting.” However, many students don’t quite see eye-to-eye with Armstrong. “I don’t like the new Benson at all,” senior Katherine Perfetto said. “I feel like there is less seating, more long lines and the room no longer lends itself to hanging out for long periods of time. It’s just a grab-and-go place now.” Perfetto did note that she was pleased
lines to get the food,” he said. “They definitely should have increased the number of selections.” These evaluations aren’t shared by university officials. In fact, Ryan Swanson, the university’s architect, said he Photos by Kelly Makepeace/Old Gold & Black believes Benson now offers more dining options and with the renovations in Shorty’s, but provides a more invitshe believes the complete overhaul of ing setting for students to spend time the food court was unnecessary. with one another. She says that she dined in Benson “I think the new space has many approximately five times a week last more nooks in which students can year, but after the renovations, she sit down for a while and hang out,” has chosen not to eat a single meal Swanson said. “I think the project in the new facility since she returned turned out well.” to school this fall. Sophomore Aristotle Pappas adaAnother senior, JP Brubaker, was mantly disagrees. most disappointed with the decreased “Shorty’s is a waste of space in a number of food stations in the new big room that could have been used food court and the resulting increases for more food stations,” Pappas said. in wait time. “Now, not only do we “And the fact that I can now drive to have a smaller variety of dietary options, but we have to wait in longer See Food, Page A3
Provost elaborates on Institute for Public Engagement By Caitlin Brooks | News editor
The Provost’s office is currently searching for candidates for the position of full-time Institute Faculty Director for the Institute for Public Engagement (IPE). Provost Jill Tiefenthaler announced the formation of the institute during her speech at Convocation on Sept. 17. Designed to coordinate service learning and research opportunities between faculty, students and the wider community, the IPE will be fully operational by the beginning of the Fall 2010 semester. The Institute was first officially mentioned in the university’s 2007 Strategic Plan and it arose out of a response from students at the university and nationally for a more hands-on learning environment. “This is the university’s response to a national demand for more opportunities for engaged learn-
ing,” Tiefenthaler said. The goals of the institute are really a formal extension of the university’s ostensible motto, ‘Pro Humanitate.’ Just over half of the undergraduate student body completes over 85,000 hours of volunteer service to the community annually. These hours are largely self motivated but are generally facilitated by the VolTiefenthaler unteer Service Corps, an organization that will continue in its current role and work alongside, not under, the new Institute. The Institute for Public Engagement looks to streamline some
aspects of the volunteer process and focus its efforts on developing and supporting curriculumbased service opportunities that integrate classroom learning into real-life scenarios. Such programs encourage students to break outside their comfort zones and can fulfill needs expressed by members of the wider community, according to Tiefenthaler. The academic component of these activities is what distinguishes them from regular service hours. “Students often think of volunteerism as service, but we want to take this to the next level by teaching students that you can give even more (than hours of work) by using your brain as well as your hands,” Tiefenthaler said. “Our biggest resources at Wake Forest are our minds, our expertise and our knowledge. We can really make a difference by leveraging our intellectual capacities.”
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The goals of the institute are man- problem if the professor leaves ifold. In addition to educating the school or supervises a semesthe whole student through service ter abroad; their absence would learning trips and activities, the cause a break in the community institute will directly serve the relationships established by their community on local, regional program. and international levels. The institute aims to bridge this “The Institute for Public gap by keeping track of programs Engagement and ensuring will serve as their contina window “We can really make a difference uance if the to the unineed arises. by leveraging our intellectual versity for The instimembers tute will also capacities” of the comoperate as Jill Tiefenthaler munity. We a logistical Provost want to be assistant. responsive to Many procommunity fessors do not needs,” Tiefenthaler said. implement service learning activMost service learning programs ities into their work because of the in operation now were initiated by difficulties of coordinating transindividual professors, researchers portation, relationship building or other faculty. As a result, the and trip planning, according to programs are contingent on the Tiefenthaler. continued commitment of that By serving as an administrative one professor. This could pose a support network for these pro-
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grams, Tiefenthaler hopes faculty will feel more prepared to take on such tasks. A number of courses at the university already incorporate this service learning model. Professors of Sociology Angela Hattery and Earl Smith’s summer course, “Social Stratification in the Deep South,” takes students on a two-and-a-half week travel segment through the southern states. Students visit the historical places mentioned in their texts and participate in a community service activity. A complete list of courses with a service component is forthcoming. For more information about the university’s service learning opportunities, students are encouraged to visit the Office of the Provost’s Web site and view the introductory film, “Engaging Minds, Empowering Communities.” The short film debuted at Convocation in September.
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LEAD program now accepting applications The university’s LEAD program for emerging leaders in the university community is now accepting applications. LEAD (Leadership, Excellence, Application and Development) runs a 10-week program every spring semester to guide freshmen and sophomores in creating programs for the betterment of the university community. LEAD will hold an informational meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 in Benson 409. Applications are available in the Office of Student Development, Benson 317, or at www.wfu.edu/campuslife/development.
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The Wake Forest University Press will host an Irish poetry reading on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in Annenberg Forum in Carswell Hall. Eilean Ni Chuilleanain and Paula Meehan, two of Ireland’s most esteemed poets, will read their poetry to celebrate their new books published this year. A book signing and reception with refreshments will follow the reading. The WFU Press, the leading North American publisher of Irish poetry, publishes collections by major Irish poets. Contact Candide Jones at jonescm@wfu.edu or (336) 758-5448 for more information on the reading.
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Residence Life and Housing is sponsoring a new event for students who enjoy friendly competition, solving problems and getting dirty. At 12 p.m. on Nov. 7, The Unpredictable Race will begin on Poteat Field. Teams of two will race for prizes totaling $1000 and for other raffle prizes. Raffle tickets will be given in exchange for canned goods at the beginning of the race. Awards will be given to the teams that finish first and and also to team that excel in other categories such as team costume. The course will take place all over campus, consist of 10 diverse events and take about an hour and a half. Live music and food will be provided for all contestants. Contestants should register at the Intramurals Office in Reynolds Gym 204A or the Residence Life and Housing Office in Benson 101.
Dr. Ken Addison, Director of the Medieval and Environmental Summer Studies program in England, will present a slide show of the program. The program took place at St. Peter’s College, Oxford, this summer. The presentation will be Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Tribble Hall A202 at 4:30 p.m. The program is an annual event for students in either the Medieval Studies or Environmental Studies departments. Students interested in the program are encouraged to attend the slideshow. Contact Professor Gale Sigal of the English and Medieval Studies Departments for more information at sigal@wfu.edu.
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Winston-Salem isn’t typically thought of as an artistic metropolis, but on the evening of Oct. 30, three local galleries are going to try and take a step in that direction. Starting at 5 p.m., START (Student Art), the student gallery located in Reynolda Village, the Charlotte and Phillip Hanes Art Gallery in Scales Fine Art Center and the Reynolda House Museum of American Art will open their doors for a gallery hop to increase art appreciation on and around the university’s campus. Each gallery will feature works either created by members of the university community or purchased for the university. START’s exhibition, titled “2009: New Work in the WFU Student Art Collection,” will include student art both on display and for sale. Senior Marcus Keely, whose work will be on display in the START gallery during the gallery hop, first got involved last semester when they showed work from his digital art class at the university. Keely is also on the student committee for START, which was spearheaded by Caitlin Berry (’09). “The START gallery is really important because it allows current Wake Forest students an outlet for their creative work,” he said. “It allows buyers to potentially purchase their works. In the same vein, it allows students to see the integration of art and business.” He also highlighted the value of the gallery for not only art students, but business students as well. Keely hopes that students will also get more involved in the curating process for START. As an employee at the Charlotte and Phillip Hanes Art Gallery, he has had experience with the process and thinks that others interested in art and its business-related components would benefit from it.
“New Acquisitions to the Student Union Collection of Contemporary Art” will be on display at the Charlotte and Phillip Hanes Art Gallery. Featuring artwork purchased on a student buying trip in March, the show will include pieces by five artists: Christian Marclay, Corin Hewitt, Jonas Wood, Yinka Shonibare and Emily Jacir. The Student Union Collection, which now includes over 160 pieces, began in 1963 when students traveled to New York on a buying trip. Since then, a group of students has made the jaunt every four years to add to the collection. An opening reception for the exhibition will occur from 5-7 p.m. and admission is free. The exhibition at the Charlotte and Phillip Hanes Gallery will run corresponding to the new showing at the Reynolda House titled “Now/Then: A Journey in Collecting Contemporary Art at Wake Forest University.” Fifty-four pieces of the Student Union Collection will be on display, including a linoleum cut by Pablo Picasso. Reynolda House will be open from 7:30-9 p.m. Following the viewing time will be a reception, the latest in a series of “Reynolda After Hours” events. Free to students and museum members, the 1969-themed reception will include a performance by the Vagabond Saints Society, a local band that performs pop classics. The band is set to play the Beatles’ entire Abbey Road album. The Charlotte and Phillip Hanes Gallery is located on campus and the other two are located within a half mile of it, making the gallery hop easily accessible by foot.
GRE may be best option for uncertain grads Undergrad students out-score post-grad GRE test-takers
By Meenu Krishnan | Contributing writer For undergraduates unsure of their post-graduation plans, their smartest plan may be to be prepared. The best way to do that, say experts, is to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Taking the GRE during your undergraduate years is statistically proven to be wiser. “The age cohort that does the best on the GRE is that of test takers under 23 years old,” said Mark McNutt, Edu-
cational Testing Services (ETS) Media Spokesman, said. Since the test analyzes skills that students use every day, students are much more likely to perform better on the examination. Furthermore, the test is valid for five years. So even if students intend to take a gap year, taking the GRE in college both ensures a higher score and provides them with options in the future. This flexibility is allowing the GRE to become the graduate school entry test of choice. “Last September, we had the highest GRE registration record ever, and I think we’re going to see an even bigger year,” McNutt said.
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POLICE BEAT Property damage • Unknown subjects forcibly entered a vehicle parked in Reynolda Gardens by breaking the window between 8:30 a.m. and 10:41 a.m. on Oct. 13. A satellite radio system valued at $375 was removed from the vehicle. • Unknown subjects damaged the windshield of a golf cart in the courtyard of Kitchin House by turning the vehicle over between 4 p.m. on Oct. 9 and 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 10.
• Unknown subjects damaged door keypads on Kitchin, Taylor and Davis Greek lounges by gluing a block of wood over the keypads on Oct. 16, causing $2,000 in damage.
Thefts • An unknown subject removed a CMC Sierra valued at $33,200 from Lot M between Oct. 9 and Oct. 10. Winston-Salem Police later recovered the vehicle
on North Liberty Street. Police are unsure if the vehicle was taken to this location by the victim or was actually stolen. The vehicle was returned to its owner. No charges have been pressed. • Unknown subjects removed a gift card, wallet and cell phone valued at $152 from a table at the President’s Ball between 11 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. on Oct. 13. • Unknown subjects removed an unsecured cell phone valued at $410 from a table at the President’s Ball on Oct. 13.
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Evans addresses racial tension in America By Renee Slawsky | Contributing writer
For an abnormally blisteringly cold October day, you wouldn’t be surprised to find students inside classrooms, or auditoriums for that matter. Students filled the seats in DeTamble Auditorium at 6 p.m. on Oct. 19 to get out of the cold and warm up with a lecture on race in America. The featured speaker was William McKee Evans. Evans is the Professor Emeritus in history at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. He has written many books about the history of race and racism in America. His most popular books are Ballots and Fence Rails: Reconstruction on the
Lower Cape Fear and Open Wound: The Long View of Race in America. The title of the latter book doubles as the name of the lecture that he delivered at the university. Evans grew up in North Carolina and returning to his roots meant returning to the place that sparked his interest in the history of race in America. “Many people are greatly mistaken about the history of slavery in America,” Evans said at the opening of his lecture. The majority of the lecture was spent retracing the history of slavery and race relations all the way from the 1600s in Europe to the present. Evans talked with the confidence of an expert on such historical events as
the Middle Passage and slave trade in the United States. He went in depth about the reasons for slavery in the South and the ramifications thereof. He highlighted events such as the Civil War, which he said was “two steps forward, one step back for freed slaves.” He also spent several minutes talking about the Civil Rights Movement in America during the 1960s when “a bomb went off in (the African-Americans’) movement.” He quoted verbatim several dignitaries of the time such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. From there, Evans discussed current relations among the races in America at present. He underscored the election of Barack Obama to the presiden-
Food: Feedback is mixed Continued from Page A1
Chipotle and spend less money, including gas money, on a much better burrito is absolute bullsh**.” Such reactions weren’t likely the aim when the university shelled out millions for the exterior and interior renovations, which began in October of 2008. Though officials at the university declined to say how much was spent on the overhaul, project manager Mark Farris from D.H. Griffin, the contractor for the renovations, said the project cost more than $2.5 million. “I just don’t understand how they can decide to spend that much money without asking our opinions,” senior William Rucker said. “Nobody went out of their way to ask whether or not we felt anything was wrong with the old Benson before completely changing it. And now I feel like we all want it back.” Rucker pointed out that there
are other areas on campus that to eat at the sandwich and wraps could have benefitted more from vendor on the days she worked, a multimillion-dollar renova- said. “I don’t know why they did tion. that. It isn’t the same without that Specifically, he believes that place.” updating the university’s athApparently the university letic facilities should have been received the same complaint a higher priority than overhaul- from several others, because the ing the Benson Food Court he deli station suddenly returned said. just days ago. Even those T h a t working in afternoon, “Benson is absolutely terrible the food a dining court weren’t now. If possible, I would take the s e r v i c e s e n t i r e l y old Benson back in a heartbeat.” official wanpleased when dered the Samuel Rush Benson first food court Senior reopened this requesting fall. feedback on Brenda the deli serFrancisco, who has been work- vice and assuring students that ing in the food service area for the station was “here to stay.” the past year and approves of To continue gathering addithe majority of the renovations, tional comments and concerns, says that she missed one particu- the university’s student governlar food station that was clearly ment held two sessions on Oct. popular among workers, students 21 for students to voice their and faculty. opinions and suggestions con“I wish they hadn’t got rid of the cerning the future of campus deli station,” Francisco, who used dining.
cy and what that means for the future of race relations. He posed the question to the audience, “Does the election of Obama mean that racism is behind us all?” He tends to think that the answer is no, that the random bubbling-over of racist comments about Obama is evident of remaining racist tendencies in the American mindset. He said, “The civil rights victories of the 1960s created a new, liberal way of talking about race. It is called political correctness.” Evans feels that because of the necessity of political correctness for social decorum, many people subdue their feelings about an African-American in office.
On the other hand, Evans went on to say that the election of Obama is not the biggest problem facing race relations in America. “Immigration is potentially dividing,” Evans said. Evans predicts that the issue of immigration and the ever-expanding Hispanic population in America will be the cause of much animosity in the coming years. Evans ended his lecture optimistically. “There has been progress in American history. When old systems or ways of thinking no longer work, people think of new ways to think that allow for more creativity and more freedom,” he said.
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Students belted their hearts out at Alpha Delta Pi’s Lion’s Share Challenge Karaoke Night on Oct. 20 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charity.
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New shuttle slowly gains popularity among students By Caroline Edgeton | Life editor
The recently established offcampus shuttle service so far has been operating according to the schedules the university provided and has received positive feedback from students. Though the two shuttles, the Black Line and the Gold Line, have officially been operating since Oct. 5 and have been dependable, the popularity of these buses is not as high as the university may have liked. According to senior Brad Gray, a Deacon Ridge resident, he has been taking the shuttle since the program began and has little to no complaints about it. “It’s been on time every day and has been pretty awesome,” Gray said. “I don’t understand why more people don’t use it.” “At most I have seen about four people on the shuttle with me, but I have earlier morning classes. I’m usually the only person on there, though.” Each shuttle seats 24 passengers at a time. Gray’s only complaint about the shuttles actually comes down to the schedule. “The only problem is it leaves campus at the :50 and :20 of every hour, and that's right when you get out of classes,” Gray said. “So, unless I catch a ride there's a defi-
nite 30-minute wait for the ride home, but shoot, it's still free and beats leaving the apartment half an hour early just for a spot.” Senior Rebecca Napoliello, a Crowne Polo resident, said she has only used her shuttle twice, but she definitely plans on using it more in the future. “What I like about it so much is that it’s on time and they wait a few minutes before leaving,” Napoliello said. “It’s so convenient that I’m actually planning on turning in my $500 decal soon for a refund.” Napoliello said she did not know of any other students planning on taking the same course of action, but she did say she has convinced her roommate to start riding it at the very least. “If more students just tried it, they’d see how convenient it is,” Napoliello said. “So far there has only been one other student on the bus with me.” “With the shuttle, I get to leave my apartment later and get to classes sooner – I fail to see how that’s not awesome,” Gray said. In order to help promote shuttle usage, the two shuttles have been providing coupon booklets for students to benefit from even though the transportation is free in the first place. “(The shuttles) even give us
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The new off-campus apartment shuttle service has run on-schedule since its debut Oct. 5, but many buses remain empty throughout the day. free stuff!” Gray said. “I’ve gotten four free coffees with Starbucks coupons.” With Starbucks, CVS, Bojangles, Chelsee’s Coffee and even spa coupons available, students have the option to ride the bus
for free and save money on other purchases, too. Gold Line, downtown and campus shuttle driver Bernard Edmonds states that in his two-week experience with the shuttles so far he has never seen
anything this accommodating at a university or in Winston-Salem before. “I think it’s awesome that the university has taken a step to try and help get the students back and forth safely,” Edmonds said.
Edmonds so far has appreciated student cooperation on the shuttles; however, he claims that some students are still not quite accustomed to the methods of public transportation. “My concern is that some students think we’re taxis and want to be let off where they want to be let off,” Edmonds said. “There are rules and regulations for a reason, but I mean none of the spots are too far away from each other. You just got to make sure you stop at the closest spot you can.” Edmonds states that due to his evening shuttle schedule he has seen about five or six students total during his rounds. “You can definitely see a few more during the day when they’re all going to class,” Edmonds said. “I mean, I keep it relaxed on here with jazz music and conversation, so it’s a nice way to end the day, I think.” Edmonds is staying optimistic about seeing a pickup in student passengers after this semester ends. “After all these holiday breaks are over, students are going to get broke eventually and realize they got to start riding the bus,” Edmonds said. “(The students) are also going to realize that this thing runs and it runs on time.”
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This trend is especially visible in business school admission policies, as many are now accepting the GRE along with the conventional Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Graduate schools have realized that they lost a huge pool of applicants by not accepting the GRE. According to BusinessWeek, this group of students includes “dual-degree students, younger applicants and international applicants
from far-flung countries.” Many business schools have embraced the GRE, including Harvard University, the University of Virginia, and Johns Hopkins University. This changing policy is also reflected in the university graduate business program, which recently began recognizing the GRE as well as the GMAT. Additionally, taking the GRE ensures that students will be more viable in the workforce. “I think that there’s a perception that we’re slowly coming out of the recession, and students want to
be the most competitive when jobs start opening up,” McNutt said. ETS is further trying to emphasize the benefits of the GRE by introducing a new component, the Personal Potential Index (PPI). The PPI seeks to test six “noncognitive” skills that are vital to success but largely ignored by standardized tests. These skills include knowledge and creativity, communication skills, teamwork, resilience, planning and organization, and ethics and integrity. The PPI essentially serves as an electronic letter
of recommendation and is free to all students who take the GRE. Students choose evaluators who then grade them based on the six characteristics. The PPI may be beneficial to those students who do not traditionally perform well on standardized examinations. The PPI is a result of a long effort by ETS to incorporate skills that couldn’t be tested by standardized examinations but were essential to student success. This desire was echoed by the graduate school community, who expressed “a
need for something else, a way to test other skills,” McNutt said. The integration of the PPI coincides with a growing wish in graduate schools to attract students of diverse qualities. “In a global economy, with global problems, you need the most creative, intelligent people to produce effective solutions,” McNutt said. “We think the PPI is going to be of great value. Two to three years out, we anticipate that most schools will either recommend or require the PPI along with the GRE,” McNutt said.
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tudents were grateful that Fall Break had finally arrived, because it meant one thing: relaxation. There isn't much time for relaxation when students only get one day off. If a student decides to leave campus for the weekend, they have to plan far in advance. Since we are a small private university, most of our students don’t live around Winston-Salem. Many students live half way across the country, and some hail from other countries. Travel time to wherever you are going leaves you with only one full day at your destination. We understand that the university created fall break so students could “rejuvenate” on campus after mid-terms. But so many of our students travel to other states during fall break, that one day is just not enough. A few of the main arguments made toward staying on-campus during fall break are cost and convenience. Flying isn't cheap and it's still expensive to travel by car. After a heavy workload, students want to be able to enjoy their Fall Break, which isn’t really much of a break at all, especially if you are in the Schools of Business and already have Fridays off. We also do not get most national holidays off. For instance, we still
attend classes on Columbus Day, Labor Day and even Vetern's Day. It’s also more expensive to book plane tickets that leave on a Friday morning or Thursday afternoon. And it's even more expensive to book flights that return on Sunday evening. So to cut costs, students and many professors skip their classes on Thursday and Monday so they can leave on Wednesday and arrive back on campus on Monday. Some professors conveniently get “sick” the week of mid-terms so they have a reason to cancel their classes and extend everyone's break by a few days. While we aren’t complaining about cancelled classes, we are proposing that the university extend our fall break by an additional day. The university could model our fall breaks around another similar sized university’s schedule. For instance, we could have either Thursday/Friday off, or Monday/Tuesday off. We could even do a Friday/Monday off schedule. However the university decides to do it, we will comply. If it’s eating in The Pit for an entire week straight or staying throughout the duration of an entire football game, we’ll make it work. We just want one extra day to relax after a long week of midterms and stress.
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Emma Causey and Melissa Martin Staff Columnists
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e’d like to take the time to send you all a few updates from Student Government. We have been hard at work and here are the following events and changes that we have achieved. Seize the Quad is this Friday, Oct. 23! Come out and enjoy free pizza and hang out on the Quad. Fraternity lounges will be open until 2 a.m. Seniors, take advantage of a seniors only, free bar-be-que dinner that starts at 8 p.m.; bring your own beverage. Sandwiches are back in Benson! We have heard your complaints and are excited to announce that the international station has been revamped to offer deli selections and made-to-order sandwiches. Hours of operation remain the same. SG has teamed up with “Rush for the Cure” to raffle off a T-shirt signed by the entire football team at the end of the season. We’ve raised over $1,500 so far, and we’re still going! Look for us at the next tailgate, or stop by the vendor tables in Benson next Wednesday, Oct. 28 to get your raffle ticket.
Tickets are $1 each and all proceeds benefit Brian Piccolo Cancer Research. The annual Student-Dean mixer happened last Wednesday, Oct. 22 and it was a great success. SG facilitated the mixer, attended by Deans Fetrow, Orson, Cerruti and Patterson. Look for more opportunities from SG to engage in and interact with the Wake Forest community! Did you like Puppies on the Quad? Look out for more Random Acts of Fun coming soon… In a continuing effort to improve campus safety, the university is replacing some of the campus call boxes and more will be replaced shortly. A friendly reminder that the deadline for commuter students to take advantage of the “Ride the Wake” shuttle and to turn in their parking passes is Friday, Oct. 30. Take your pass to Parking Management by Friday and receive a full refund of your parking fee. You will receive a gate pass that allows you to park on campus at night. Also, look out for daytime shuttle changes beginning Nov. 1. SG will post updated schedules on our bulletin board in Benson, as well as on our Web site. The “Ride the Wake” shuttle schedules are not subject to change. Lastly, thanks so much for all your comments and concerns. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to tackling more challenges to improve our campus community. Executive Action Committees are still open to any and all ideas. Feel free to contact any Executive member (or visit our Web site: www.wakesg.com) to get involved!
Emma Causey is a senior economics major from Arlingon, Va., and Melissa Martin is a senior history major from Lititz, Penn.
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University guest lecturer mocks Catholic faith and approaches topic poorly
Wake Forest College’s Romance Languages Department will host a lecture next week by Luis Crosthwaite. He is going to talk about his writing entitled “Misa Fronteriza.” His article lacks literary value and makes a mockery of the Mass, the central celebration for Catholics. Only from an utmost respect to freedom of religion can there be an understanding
of the offense that this represents to Catholics. As a Catholic faculty member at Wake Forest School of Medicine, I am appalled at the prospect of having our university host this lecture. You cannot foster a good climate for open discussion where respect and refinement are lacking. I find the selection of this lecture of very poor taste and certainly does not help the cause of our university. Marina Nunez, MD, PhD. Wake Forest University Health Services
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Tumult in the Middle East Normalcy: who are continues with little change we to define average?
Peace and noninterventionism are only valid foreign policies
Elliot Engstrom Managing Editor
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ne of the cardinal rules of war is to know one’s enemy. Unfortunately, the American media has done a stellar job of convincing Americans that the United States is currently in a war of ideals against Islamo-Fascists who want to see the United States burned to the ground. This is nothing new, as similar journalistic propaganda was used to demonize any enemy of the American State during conflicts dating back to the 1898 war with Spain. It would seem that the American media learned their lessons during the Civil War, when many Northern newspapers that ridiculed the military stance of the Lincoln administration were summarily decomposed, their editors arrested and printers destroyed. Not since the Civil War has the media looked with a truly skeptical eye upon the machine of war that emanates from that city nestled between Virginia and Maryland, and considered exactly whom it serves or fights against. With such disinformation presented before us in history textbooks and newspaper articles, it becomes necessary to look at the origins of America’s war in the Middle East to understand who our enemies are, to hopefully extricate lessons that can be applied today. What we will find is that the American policy in this region has been a bipartisan one to expand American military power and increase our empire’s global influence, a policy that has bred the very enemies with which we now find ourselves entangled. Our war in the Middle East did not begin in 2001 or even 1991. It has in fact been raging for around 30 years. While it is difficult to set an exact date, a decent starting point would be July 3, 1979. It was on this day that President Jimmy Carter signed off on secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime that was currently in power. Note that this aid was started six months before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, nullifying any idea that it was a direct response to action by the USSR. Even more interesting was the nature of the people who received this aid – they called themselves mujahedeen, jihadists, and freedom fighters, and had among their leadership men like Osama bin Laden, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Jalaluddin Haqqani, names that can be found in the news today. It was
the official policy of both the Carter Afghanistan are all too often exactly the and Reagan administrations to give same people who received American this group of fighters just enough aid support during the Afghan War. Two to perpetuate the conflict and keep of the CIA’s favorite jihadists during the Soviets bogged down in their own the 1980s, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and version of Vietnam, but not enough to Jalaluddin Haqqani, are now two of the have a real chance at victory. most powerful warlords in the country Carter also put forth what he called and have allied with the Taliban the “Carter Doctrine,” which stated against the United States, for reasons that the United States needed to all too similar to those that led them maintain a military presence in the to counter the Soviets 30 years ago. Middle East in some form in order to Al-Qaeda, led by bin Laden, emerged protect American oil interests. during the conflict against the Soviets, “An attempt by any outside force to and was an ally of the United States gain control of the Persian Gulf region through the end of the war. will be regarded as an assault on the These people do not hate us because vital interests of the United States we are free and prosperous Americans. of America, and such an assault will They hate us because we are invading be repelled by any means necessary, their home, and they want us to leave. including military force,” Carter said We also must not fail to mention in a speech after the Soviet invasion of the now forgotten war in Iraq. This Afghanistan. conflict’s roots are found in President This ideology resulted in the creation Reagan’s support of Sunni Dictator of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq Force (RDJTF), designed to deploy war of the 1980s, which commenced thousands of American military with an invasion by Iraq, not Iran. personnel to the Middle East on the The American political establishment drop of a hat. provided battle planning assistance The RDJTF under Reagan became to Hussein even while knowing that Central Command, Iraqi commanders of which General were using chemical If we should see one theme David Petraeus is weapons on the field now commander, throughout this all-too-concise of battle. and its scope grew Somehow Hussein’s history of American involvement from one of military invasion of Kuwait in the Middle East, it should be preparedness to an in 1991 was seen as that of blowback. Intervention array of weapons, a heinous crime in bases, ships and always leads to unintended con- comparison to his airfields throughout American-backed sequences, especially in a tumulthe Middle East. and much grander tuous region like the Middle East. invasion of Iran, one Four years later, President Reagan, which few Americans whose antiknow much, if intervention rhetoric was the opposite anything, about. Under President of Carter’s, engaged in actions that Clinton, the United States military would have made his predecessor spent nearly a decade bombing Iraqi proud. Reagan launched a brief, illmilitary facilities, before President fated invasion of Lebanon that entailed Bush’s invasion of “Iraqi liberation” the first suicide bombings on American in 2003. If we should see one theme forces of the modern era – no, suicide throughout this all-too-concise history attacks are not a part of Muslim of American involvement in the Middle tradition. In fact, suicide bombings East, it should be that of blowback. were a tactic largely introduced into the Intervention always leads to Middle East by the CIA. unintended consequences, especially in During the Afghan War of the a tumultuous region like the Middle 1980s, the agency, which under the East. We sold millions of dollars in direction of William Casey was allied arms to the regimes of our choosing in with Saudis, Pakistanis and the most the 1980s and ‘90s, only to have those extremist of Islamic fundamentalists guns pointed at us today. Yet today the who made up the core opposition to United States is increasing its forces the Soviet puppet regime, organized in the Middle East, while engaging car-bombings and even camelin military sales in the form of selling bombings as methods of warfare against countries such as Iraq M-1 tanks and the Soviet military. The CIA provided F-16 fighter jets. money, weapons, support, training Despite the fact that we have placed and thousands of Korans to be used our hope in President Obama, it would as recruiting tools to these extremist seem that nothing has changed, and fighters, using Pakistan’s Inter-Services that this tragic cycle continues. The Intelligence organization as an only question is when, not if, blowback intelligence proxy agency. will rear its ugly head and draw It was the ISI, with American American blood once again, unless we backing, that created and organized drastically change course, withdraw our the Taliban when the Soviets retreated military forces from the Middle East and the radical Jihadists descended and understand that only a policy of into civil war. With the United States peace and foreign non-interventionism leaving after accomplishing its goal of can lead to a more peaceful world for embarrassing and attritting the USSR, the people of both the United States the Pakistani-backed Taliban took near- and the Middle East. complete control, and the United States had left a fundamentalist regime in its Elliot Engstrom is a senior French major wake. The people that we fight today in from Matthews, N.C.
Hamlin Wade Staff Columnist
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s was the case for many of us, I spent my shortlived Fall Break away from the blisteringly cool weather of Winston-Salem. In an attempt to reach warmer climates, I headed southwest. Six hours of flight delays later (thank you, “low visibility” in Atlanta) I arrived in balmy Austin, Texas. This city is unlike any other city in Texas. You are not immediately greeted by 10 gallon cowboy hats and studded work boots. In fact, Austin is unique in many ways. Even the slogan for the city is ominous in what was to be exposed on my journey. “Keep Austin Weird” T-shirts and bumper stickers flooded my vision as soon as I touched down at the airport. This seemingly simplistic slogan opened up a world of differences, raising the question: what is weird? And moreover, if something can be defined as weird, then how do we define normal? Weird. It’s an odd word within itself. Saying it over and over again even makes you question the sanity of the word. In Austin, everything seems weird. In reality, I felt that there was only weird, only strange and only absurd. But, if this was the case, if everything was weird, then wouldn’t it actually be normal? Believe me, we are just beginning to unveil the mysteries of this word, and the difficulties in providing a stable definition. Before I can define Austin as weird, I have to consider what I believe to be normal. To me, Wake Forest is normal. In this regard, preppy attire is normal. Limited body mutilation and transformations (piercings and tattoos) are considered normal. Refined and calming personalities, with little that would stand out in an open room, are normal. This, to me, is normal. Normality is calming; it provides me with a basic understanding of how the world works. Wake Forest is normal, from its incessant desire to look like an Easter egg to the fear that Sebastian will steal all your pearls if they are not constantly worn around your neck, even while exercising. (As an aside, I did in fact see someone running at Hit the Bricks in pearls. Yeah, that Little Mermaid isn’t laying a finger on her prized necklace.) This is how I define normal. Now back to the weirdness of Austin. Sights
seen while visiting my sister: The “Tour de Fat” festival. Grown adults were parading around in costumes ranging from a giant Cheshire cat to an old man in a kimono. Also witnessed in Austin: The bar-b-que joint, a place normally reserved for fat, old, white men, was run by hipsters in cutoff jeans and more tattoos than Angelina Jolie. And, speaking on this point of hipsters, they truly did dominate the city. Everywhere you turned, beanie hats and tattoo sleeves were present. The coffee shops, the grocery stores, even the University of Texas campus was controlled by these Indie-Rocker kids. There are even rumors of an openly gay man named Leslie who parades around a busy thoroughfare in nothing but a thong and a tutu. Austin claims that it wants to remain weird. In my opinion, don’t worry Austin, you are already and will always be weird. But then I got to thinking (much to my sister’s nudging), who am I to claim that something is weird? Yes, it is weird to me, but what I view as normal may very well be weird to someone else. What I see as commonplace in society may be seen as utterly repulsive to an Austinian. I see normality as something similar to myself. I see normal as something that is like me. But, in truth, I cannot view myself objectively as the only “normal” in the world. We see others that are different from us and we assume that they are just that, different. However, we are also different to them. We are also weird and abnormal from their perspective. We must realize that our personal preferences are not always “normal,” our preferences are simply normal to us. This seems to be a reoccurring theme throughout our society. We are taught to shun those things that are different than us instead of being open and accepting of all walks of life and all types of individuals. We need to break this norm of hatred and exclusion. We are afraid of what is “different” in comparison to us. But if we continue with this view, we are just dooming our chances of success. We fail to realize that the person with 50 tattoos could very easily be a soft spoken intellectual, that the massive barbaric prisoner could easily be educated and inclusive. If we continue to hide behind what we consider “normal” we are cursed to never understand the planet. Let’s work together to make the acceptance and inclusion of all genres, of all stereotypes or all people normal. This is a normality that I can stand behind. This is a normality that I wish to be a part of. Don’t you wish to be normal? Hamlin Wade is a sophomore from Charlotte, N.C.
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Only Iranians can stop Iranian nuclear ambitions Seth Williford Staff Columnist
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ack in the good old days of American foreign policy, when the world was pitted red against red, white and blue, Iran was one of our closest allies in the Middle East. We were as close to the Shah of Iran as we still are to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. The revolution in Iran was a rejection of the Shah’s rule, often ruthless and riddled with human rights abuses. The revolution, like many wide-spread political movements, was not a mandate for a specific set of policies or a particular form of government. Instead, the revolution was staged by a colloquium of organizations that spanned from Marxist to liberal to Islamist. Despite their differences of opinion, they were all united in support of one thing: revolution. So, despite the fact that the Ayatollah Khomeini took command of the country, there has always remained a faction within the country that has pushed for
an adoption of more Western values. Iran has parts of the country that are indistinguishable from a wealthy American city, and the citizens are more sympathetic to the Western way of living. It was this group that helped to push and foment the “Green Revoluion” that took place following this year’s presidential election. Serious doubts were cast on the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmedinijad’s reelection, and large groups rallied to protest the troubling official announcements. Not since the days of the revolution had the population been so combative. Many have been sincerely upset at how President Ahmedinijad has handled the economy. Iran’s economy has been crippled by continued international sanctions due to Ahmedinijad’s saber rattling, and the people of Iran are, unfortunately, the ones who have to bear the burden while their leaders continue to live in luxury. The Iranian president, with the unequivocal backing of the Ayatollah, has pushed forward with his nuclear ambitions. He claims at once that their nuclear aims are purely peaceful, while saying at the same time that Israel should be wiped off the map, revealing an underlying aggression in his thinking. Clearly their nuclear program has diabolical aims, otherwise they would not continue to hide their programs and defy the UN (toothless as it is) to the severe detriment of their people. My colleagues in the Democratic Party seem to think that, if only
we will sit down and talk to Iran that, maybe, we can convince them to stop their nuclear program. Of course, now that we have the silver-tongued President Obama, surely the Iranians will see the error in their ways? Surely they will drop everything so as not to disappoint President Obama? I joke, of course, because their enemy was not George W. Bush, as liberals would have you believe, it was “The Great Satan,” aka, the whole of the United States. In fact, President Obama is so obsessed with his own gravitas that he is allowing his ego to get in the way of a strong U.S. foreign policy. If you’ll recount, President Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy revealed the existence and animation of a supposedly dormant nuclear facility in Qom following the G20 meeting in September. Strong language of drawing lines in the sand was used, but the spotlight of foreign policy had been on the UN meeting the day before. These world leaders had known the news about the facility at Qom the day before, and could have made a very strong statement before the entire assembled UN. Politics has a very theatrical aspect, and this would have been an excellent piece of political theater on the world stage. However, President Obama would not allow the announcement that day for fear that the announcement would detract from his speech. Sarkozy was reportedly furious that they delayed the announcement. How often in
history can we conclusively say that the French have been more hawkish than the U.S.? What is going to happen is that we are going to be more open to negotiations with Iran. They are going to make promises that they won’t even try to keep. They will continue their program, the UN will find out and they will be publicly condemned. They will make a statement of compliance with the IAEA. And repeat. The United States cannot even begin to consider a military strike. The logistics and repercussions would be unimaginable. An Israeli attack on Iranian reactors, like their attack on Iraqi reactors, is possible, but highly unlikely, and would also spark a crisis in the Middle East. What, then, can the U.S. do? Unfortunately, the best we can do is hope that the people of Iran, particularly those who we discussed earlier, will continue to make their voices heard as they attempt to keep the “Green Revolution” alive, and will push their government to a policy that resembles sanity. The U.S. should encourage these efforts, and should help get information to the Iranian people to be aware of the world outside of the government’s propaganda. Only after the people put in place a government that values sanity will we be able to stop Iranian nuclear ambitions, or even begin to have productive negotiations with their leadership. Seth Williford is a junior political science major from Wilson, N.C.
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“Good faith” award ushers change into D.C.
Obama’s award was given as a call for encouraging international peace
Afghanistan. Obama is faced with two different ways in which to handle the U.S. involvement, and either way will earn him the ire of his political contemporaries. This award could be important in reminding Obama and many one-track minded Americans that sometimes a change of policy or strategy James Hornstein is not necessarily “giving up” or “losing,” but instead can be viewed as “adapting.” Guest columnist Most reports indicate military advisors asking little over a week ago, our president was for upwards of 40,000 troops to finish the fight awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace in Afghanistan. Prize. Despite this awe-inspiring number of troops, Almost instantaneously, this set off a fire-storm it is important to remember the history of of outrage and opinion over how a person with Afghanistan warfare before risking many so little peace accomplishments could have been American lives in an attempt to further the idea awarded such a high honor. of “American exceptionalism.” Some of this outrage could be seen in the last The mighty Soviet Union got bogged down edition of the Old Gold & Black where Seth and failed in the desert sand of Afghanistan; Williford wrote a scathing column in which he and the tactics of guerilla warfare and the fact blasted the president and the committee on a that the enemy knows his surroundings put the variety of fronts. certainty of victory — even with 40,000 more While some of Williford’s ideas were troops — in doubt. reasonable questions, he soon strayed toward Special Ops forces would be far more effective bashing the relatively new in neutralizing dangerous areas president. than big groups of soldiers This “good faith” award puts Williford focused on the being picked apart in a guerilla lack of accomplishments of a large magnifying glass over war. the president, which is quite Is it a bit ridiculous that a the monumental decision that true. president with no significant He also bemoaned the fact Obama will soon make concernpeace treaties was awarded the that the award seems more Nobel Peace Prize? ing the deadly and tenuous war of an award from the rest The answer is unequivocally going on in the treacherous of the world for not being yes. However, Obama can landscape of Afghanistan. George W. Bush. reward his hopeful European However, in the context contemporaries and their of global politics, the ideals. “exceptionalism” that Williford expounds is part And more importantly, he can save thousands of the reason the United States has had to make of possibly sacrificed Americans, by receiving his amends. award in December with no new deployment of The U.S. has had to reach out to recover from 40,000 troops into Afghanistan. the arrogant and hated image that much of the Consequently, receiving his award with no world had of us under Bush. troop increase would avoid the hypocrisy and Williford writes of the many times the United embarrassment that would inevitably follow if States has come to the rescue. he accepted the award after playing his part in He then uses this rationale as a reason for why increasing a violent war. we should not have to be responsible for some Obama will also have to live up to his office of our more reprehensible actions in the last and award by formulating an American foreign decade. policy that both emphatically defends the safety However, Williford brings up a key point in of the American people as well as effectively saying that the award was given to Obama in removes the European scourge of the United “good faith.” States. PCorps_K8x10_TEC_Work.pdf This “good faith” award puts a large Without a doubt this is a difficult job, but magnifying glass over the monumental decision then again no one ever said being president of that Obama will soon make. the United States was a cakewalk. This decision concerns the deadly and tenuous war going on in the treacherous landscape of James Hornstein is a freshman from Lincoln, R.I.
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America needs a new set of family values
Right’s moral platform exploits the religious voters while offering no helpful results
or any other area, please let me know. I am taking as a basic principle the idea that aspects of a person’s identity don’t make him or her worth less as an individual or American. I think this should go without saying. That gay rights are even a political issue in this country is astounding to me, but not what I want the focus of this article to be on. I would like to focus on how strange the “family values” platform is and how a different, and I think superior, set of family values should take center-stage in American discourse. For instance, imagine a family in which neither parent has a job with health benefits. Many Americans are in this exact situation. Wouldn’t providing this family with a solid health care plan be in the interest of families Matt Moran perhaps less well off than our own? Staff Columnist Is it not in the interests of families to ensure that their children inherit a clean environment? etween Oct. 10 and 11, thousands of gay Would it not be good for families if the heads rights activists marched on Washington of the household knew that the nation valued in the hopes of reminding Barack their son or daughter regardless of their sexual Obama of his campaign promises to push orientation? forward with the gay rights movement. Unlike The family values that have provided the other gay marches, most recently in 2000, this likes of Sarah Palin with far more respect was a grassroots event. than she deserves are false values. They are a There were two demands, one general smokescreen put up to distract people from and one specific. The first was to allow gay issues of real importance. They are tools individuals to serve openly of the political Right to in the military, ending the monopolize the religious “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. ...imagine a family in which neivote. ther parent has a job with health The second, and the Never mind that ours is a vaguer, is to work to end secular country; the fact that benefits. Many Americans are general discrimination the Bible says homosexuality in this exact situation. Wouldn’t against gay individuals. is wrong has nothing to Frankly, on either of these providing this family with a solid do with whether or not it issues, I do not see what health care plan be in the interest should be legal. there is to discuss. If a man of families perhaps less well off We on the political Left or woman wants to serve need to take back this than our own? in the armed forces of the debate by demonstrating country and also wants to be to America that real family public about a fundamental values produce policies like aspect of his or her identity, he or she should welfare, health reform and climate reform; not be able to. to mention social equality for our gay brothers I’m sure somewhere there is a rational and sisters. Until this is done successfully, argument for this discrimination that does not elections will look like the last one. A hold as a premise something like “gay people respectable man like John McCain will become are gross” or “homosexuality is wrong,” but I a joke candidate by pandering to his “political am unaware of it. base.” Next time, Senator McCain, just pick If anyone thinks he has such an argument, Joe Lieberman or someone with a serious head please let me know because I’m very curious. on his or her shoulders. The same goes for the second demand; if anyone has a rational reason to discriminate Matt Moran is a sophomore from Pittsburgh, against gay people either in the workforce Penn.
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It was all the points that they would end up needing. “It looked like a surprise onside kick, but it surprised all of us,” Grobe said. It appeared that the Demon Deacons might have a chance to regain some momentum later in the quarter. After starting a drive in Clemson territory, Wake drove to the Clemson 25-yard line before Skinner was picked off by ACC interception leader DeAndre McDaniel. A field goal on the ensuing drive put the Tigers up 10-0 and early in the second quarter Parker threw deep to Jacoby Ford to get down to the Wake Forest five-yard line. Parker ran it in to make the score 17-0. Wake Forest would drive the ball all the way to the Clemson oneyard line, but junior Josh Adams was stopped on consecutive sweeps and a holding call on third down backed the Deacons up to the 11-yard line. Skinner threw to Mike Rinfrette in the flat who looked to have an open
It seems like just yesterday the media and the average fan were tirelessly complaining about the Brett Favre saga. There was the constant questioning and debating on whether or not he would come out of retirement for the second season in a row. There was ESPN covering Favre’s countless throws to high school football players at Oak Grove High School in Mississippi. There were all the annoying football analysts on ESPN whining about how Favre was hogging all the coverage. And yet there was still a loving husband and father who the average, working man could relate to, just searching for another chance at winning his second Super Bowl ring. On March 4, 2008 when Favre first decided to retire, his career was celebrated. As one of the best and toughest quarterbacks ever to line up under center, he was easily a first ballot hall of famer. However, his desire to reenter the league was essentially mocked. The average football fan wanted him to stay retired because he proved everything there was to prove as a Green Bay Packer. Also, it was impossible for anyone to imagine Favre wearing a different jersey than that of the classic green and yellow. But nevertheless, Favre returned to the New York Jets for a relatively mediocre season that ended with eight interceptions and only two touchdowns in his last five games. And so the media circus reconvened for another offseason. Every time Favre mentioned coming back for yet another season, I smiled. I grew up watching Favre dominate Monday morning SportsCenter highlights. I always loved how he played the game dangerously and always tried to make the tough throw as opposed to the easy one. His toughness was always so admirable. In the frozen tundra of Green Bay, there was Brett making plays in sub-zero temperatures with a smile on his face. Quite frankly, the media circus never really bothered me; as long as Brett was back in the league, I was happy. But my oh my is it interesting how the opinions on Favre have changed through the first six games of this 2009 football season. There were the naysayers who said “Favre is too unfocused to succeed,” “he is way too old to take the beatings of a modern-day quarterback,” and “I am so sick of Favre, I don’t care what happens with him.” But it seems as if the naysayers are now singing Favre’s praises. Many believe that the Minnesota
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The three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock are moving to Tulsa in hopes that a small yet enthusiastic market will embrace what will be the city’s only major pro sports team. Tulsa County has a population of about 592,000, and Tulsa is the secondsmallest city with a WNBA franchise. The smallest is Uncasville, Conn. The Tulsa roster includes six-time AllStar Katie Smith, who played for U.S. teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008; Alexis Hornbuckle, who won two NCAA titles with Tennessee; and Cheryl Ford, the daughter of former NBA star Karl Malone.
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career wins for women’s soccer coach Tony da Luz
number of Deacon football wins in Death Valley since 1961 rank of the men’s soccer team going into their final non-ACC road match
goals scored by forward Allie Sadow in victory over N.C. State
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On Oct. 20, men’s soccer senior midfielder Austin da Luz was named player of the of the week by both the ACC and College Soccer News. The two honors follow da Luz’s one goal and two assists in a pair of Deacon victories against the College of Charleston and N.C. State. For the season, da Luz has an ACCda Luz leading 11 assists and has also scored three goals for a team-high 17 points. He has 35 career assists, which ranks as the most in school history. Da Luz has also scored 10 goals in his career to give him 55 points.
{ 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.
“Knowledge begets knowledge. The more I see, the more impressed I am – not with what we know but with how tremendous the areas are as yet unexplored.” ~ John H. Glenn Muskingum Class of 1943 Football
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Fifth-year senior defensive tackle John Russell drags down Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker in what was a rare bright spot for a defense that gave up 38 points. By Alex Botoman | Staff writer
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It was a similar storyline to Wake Forest’s win over Maryland last weekend. The home team came out strong and took a commanding halftime lead, cruising to the victory. Unfortunately, the Demon Deacons were the visitors on Oct. 17. Wake Forest (4-3, 2-2 ACC) botched the opening kickoff, and it was all downhill from there as they fell 38-3 to Clemson (3-3, 2-2 ACC) at Death Valley. It was the worst loss for the Deacons since they were defeated 52-7 by Miami in 2004. Wake has now lost five consecutive road games dating back to last year. It appeared that the Demon Deacon offense, which had outgained its opponents in their previous five games, never got off of the bus. Wake gained only 178 yards compared to 382 yards from Clemson. Senior quarterback Riley Skinner completed 11-of-24 passes for
82 yards and two interceptions. It was his lowest passing total since completing only three passes for 57 yards against Miami last year. It was telling that the leading rusher for the Deacons was sophomore walk-on Willie Dixon who did not come in until the fourth quarter, picking up 35 yards on eight carries. “I think we’ll find that there were probably some things that Riley missed,” Head Coach Jim Grobe said. “At times we didn’t protect him very well, and at times we didn’t have receivers get open like they needed to. I go back to Clemson’s kids. I just thought they played great. I don’t think we’re going to get back and watch the film and see that there’s much blame to hand out. I just think we got beat today.” On the opening kickoff, senior Cline Beam attempted a sky kick to try to limit Clemson’s dangerous return man C.J. Spiller, but he got under it too much and the kick went only 16 yards, giving the Tigers the ball at the Wake Forest 46-yard line. Four Kyle Parker passes later and Clemson was into the end zone for a 7-0 lead only 2:34 into the game.
Da Luz cruises to career wins 200 and 201 By Matthew Poppe | Contributing writer
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The Wake Forest women’s soccer team had two wins in a pair of games last week, defeating both Miami and N.C. State. The week started on Thursday, Oct. 15 with the Deacons beating the Wolfpack in Raleigh, N.C. by a score of 2-0 for their 11th ACC victory. Senior forward Allie Sadow was the star of the night ,scoring the game’s only goals. Sadow scored once in each half, the second of which came on a one-onone matchup with the keeper. The third multi-goal game of her career now gives Sadow three goals in the 2009 season and 21 for her career. Freshman Jackie Logue and senior Kaley Fountain assisted Sadow’s goals. The offense was backed up by the great play of junior goalkeeper Amanda Barasha. The shutout was her fourth in a row. The game was also Head Coach Tony da Luz’s 200th career victory. This is just one more honor to add to da Luz’s impressive record. This is his 13th season at Wake Forest where he has amassed 156 wins. During his tenure as head coach, the women’s soccer team has never had a losing season. He also led the Deacs to 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Da Luz was named ACC Coach of the Year in 1998 and 28 of his players have earned All-ACC honors. In addition, he has also coached two ACC Rookie of the Year winners. Da Luz’s teams have remained among the top-25 in the nation year in and year out. The Demon Deacons continued their success on Sunday, Oct. 18 by overpowering the Miami Hurricanes 2-0 at Spry Stadium. The match was the first of a three-game home stand that includes Virginia Tech and Virginia. The No. 6 ranked Deacons are now 12-2-1 overall and 4-1-1 in ACC play. The game was slow to start with tempera-
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Sophomore midfielder/forward Jordan Feger dribbles the ball up the field for the Deacs in a recent match. The Deacs will host No. 16 Virginia Tech Oct. 22. tures well below normal. The first half saw no goals scored, but the second half was a different story. Senior defender Bess Harrington scored the match’s first goal unassisted in the 47th minute on a ball that was tipped and dropped in front of an open goal. This is Harrington’s first goal of the season and the third of her career. The second goal was scored soon after in the 53rd minute by freshman defender Jackie Logue. The goal came on a corner kick by junior midfielder Bianca D’Agostino that Logue headed into the back of the
net. This was also Logue’s first goal of the season. Once again, junior goalkeeper Amanda Barasha recorded a clean sheet to record her fifth straight shutout for the Deacons. Barasha recorded two saves in the game which now gives her 20 for the season. The Deacons have now won four consecutive ACC matches and hope to extend this streak to five as they are set to play No. 16 Virginia Tech on Thursday, Oct. 22. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Wake Forest’s own Spry Stadium.
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Coaching Series
Dino Gaudio By Connor Swarbrick | Sports editor 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 community. 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 Dino Gaudio’s time to shine “In the Spotlight.” Two years ago Gaudio took the helm of the program after the unfortunate death of his friend and mentor Skip Prosser. Gaudio has thrived in the face of tragedy. The Deacs have posted a 41-20 record over his first two seasons as the head coach. In each of the past two seasons, Gaudio has been recognized by a publication as being the ACC coach of the year. Rivals.com named Gaudio as its 2008 ACC Coach of the Year, while CBSSports.com tabbed Gaudio for the honor in 2009. After debuting with a respectable 17-13 showing in 2007-08, Gaudio and the Deacons burst onto the national scene in 2008-09. Wake Forest finished 24-7 overall and 11-5 in the ACC. In each of his first two seasons, Gaudio also featured the ACC’s youngest starting lineup according to class year. He has continued to add young talent, but now has a veteran squad. And that means expectations are once again high despite losing Jeff Teague and James Johnson to the NBA. In 22 years at the college level, including nine seasons as a head coach, Gaudio has helped his teams compile a 392-269 record. Of his 22 collegiate teams, 12 have reached the postseason including 11 NCAA Tournament berths and a pair of Sweet 16 appearances. Gaudio’s nine years of head coaching experience at the Division I level include four seasons at Army from 1993-97 and three years at Loyola (Md.) College from 1997-2000. Gaudio sat down with the local media to talk about the upcoming season: When you look at the roster this year how do you feel about the team you have and what they’re capable of? “We’re really excited about it because we have four seniors: Ishmael Smith, L.D. Williams, Chas McFarland and David Weaver. Two years ago we had no seniors; last year we had one. So I’m excited to coach some veteran guys and with the influx of young talent we have, we’re excited about the season.
What is the advantage of having those four seniors? It helps because they’ve been through the wars of the conference, of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. They understand the pace of practice, how hard you have to go. And that will be carried over to the younger guys. How important is Ishmael Smith to this team? It’s comforting for me as a head coach to have someone like Ish Smith to be the engine that drives this machine. I think he can be the best point guard in the ACC, I really believe that. As long as he stays healthy I think we have a chance to be very, very good. He is a four-year starter leading assist maker in the history of the ACC tournament. He has been through all the wars and he just has a tremendous work ethic. When you look at the kid that as a sophomore shoots 27 percent from the free-throw line then puts his nose to the grindstone and knows he has to get better at that and then shoots 79 percent as a junior, that says a little bit about who he is. Who is the backup point guard at this point? We are going to find out as we go through the preseason. Two candidates are CJ Harris as well as Konner Tucker. Konner played a lot of one last year. Is it too early to predict a starting lineup? There are a couple of guys that are somewhat entrenched, but I think it will be interesting to see who that other starting post guy might be. It will be interesting to see what role the two young guys are going to play. All the guys will each have two spots to learn; I just hope the young guys can pick the stuff up sooner rather than later. There were a lot of highs last year, but also the bitter ending. Which do you remind the kids of? I think you have to look at it all together. I don’t think there were these great expectations coming into last season. I tell people the season didn’t start on Jan. 19 when we were 16-0 and number one in the country. Pat Riley talked about in his book the innocent crime; I think that’s what we made until we were 16-0 and No. 1 in the country. Then all of sudden there were these tremendous expectations, which were fine. That’s what we wanted any ways and then we lost to Virginia Tech, beat Duke. Then I think we may have dropped three of four. Then we won six of our last seven regular season games. I do
not think we played poorly against Maryland in the ACC tournament. We shot the ball poorly. We only had nine turnovers, we guarded pretty well, but we missed 52 shots. We played awful against Cleveland State in the tournament, that’s a fact. I don’t know if it is because we started two freshman, two sophomores and a junior and it was the first time or they thought we were going to advance easily ... I wish I could put my finger on it. There is no question that last game was disappointing You also have to look at the positives though. When you look back on it all statistically we were the best defensive team in the ACC and the 23rd best in the country. When we got the job two years before we were 241st in the country defensive and that’s my fault. I was the assistant in charge of that stuff. We went from 241 to 58 to 23. We held teams’ field goal percentage to 39 percent, and that is the best in 36 years at Wake Forest. We came in saying we were going to be better defensively and we were. We said we were going to be better on the boards and we were second in the ACC in rebound differential; Carolina was first. We were plus 5.7. That is what this team better be. We better be even better defensively and better on the backboard this year and we have to find collectively guys to fill in for what Jeff (Teague) and James (Johnson) gave us on the offensive end. What does the contract extension mean to you? I think it’s rewarding, and I think it’s a compliment to the kids. I think it’s more than the success we had on the court. In two years Mr. (Ron) Wellman looked and saw what we’ve done off the court, in the community and in the classroom. As we all know, that’s what Wake Forest is about. It’s the academics coupled with the success on the basketball floor. The credit goes to the kids and Skip and the guys he brought. I hope I’m here for a long long long time. I love Wake Forest. How did you keep some of the the previous classes together after all the things you went through? When it first happened and I got the job I called the parents of all the players on the team and then the recruits Farouq (Aminu), Tony (Woods) and Ty (Walker). They had committed but hadn’t signed anything yet and as we know the sharks were in the water, everybody came after those kids. And I called those parents up and I told them I can’t promise you how many minutes he is going to play, I can’t promise you how many points he is going to score, but I can promise you this: in
four years your son is going to earn a degree, in four years he is going to come back a man, and in four years he is going to come back with values that will last him a lifetime and I really believe that. I think the parents when they get to know us collectively as a staff realize we have their son’s best interests at heart, that we are going to take care of them off the court, we are going to care about them academically. I love to tell them we’ve been here 8 years, we’ve had 17 seniors and all 17 have graduated. One guy that left early is Chris (Paul) and this may be the most amazing story. Here is a kid that was ACC Rookie of the Year, First team All-American, NBA Rookie of the Year, two summers ago he earns a gold medal in Beijing and he signs his contract for 60 gazillion dollars. I’m telling you if you were on campus first term summer school and you were here you’d see him walk into the Calloway Business School because he is trying to get his degree. I think that says a lot about the kind of kids that are at Wake Forest. They understand the value of the education. With the top two scorers gone from last year, where is the scoring going to come form? I think it is going to come collectively. I think we have to be a little more interior oriented this year. With McFarland, Weaver, Woods and Walker. I think Ish will score the ball a little bit more for us this year. We’ve changed our half court offense to be a little more interior oriented. I don’t want any of these guys to think they are Jeff Teague, Chris Paul or James Johnson. We’re going to have to do it together. The wings will run hard, the bigs are going to run hard. Where has Al-Farouq Aminu improved this summer? I think he has had a great summer. Farouq last year as we know shot 18 percent from behind the arc. His ball was a little bit in front of his face and whenever he shot you’d see him dip his head back. We moved his shot over a little bit and he is really shooting the ball better. He is a quick learner and a really coachable kid. He has also gotten stronger. When you look at the schedule what do you see? I think our schedule is one of the toughest schedules in the country. We have a couple tough stretches, Purdue on a Tuesday night at Purdue then at Gonzaga. We are at UNC and Duke and that’s fine, that’s the league, but it’s a tough schedule. I don’t think any ACC teams are going at Wilimington and at UNC-Greensboro.
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Volleyball splits ACC road matches Men’s XC By L.K. Davey | Staff writer
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On Oct. 18, the Deacs fell to ACC rival UNC following a quick start by the Tar Heels.
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In the spirit of fall break, the women’s volleyball team hit the road for the weekend to play ACC rivals N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill on Oct. 16 and Oct. 18, respectively. The Lady Deacons dominated the Wolfpack, winning a quick 3-0 match, but they couldn’t quite rally together against the Tar Heels, losing that match 1-3. Against the Wolfpack, four different Demon Deacons notched double-digit digs and junior Lauren McIntyre posted a match-high 15 kills. Sophomores Carlin Salmon and Kadija Fornah each notched 10 kills, while Salmon led the squad with four blocks. Junior setter Kelsey Jones also notched her eighth double-double of the season in the win, dishing out 44 assists and collecting a season-best 17 digs. She also finished with five kills and two blocks. In addition to Jones, juniors Megan Thornberry, Kristen White and senior Abby Miller also recorded double-digit digs. Thornberry finished with 16 digs and five assists while Miller chipped in with 14 digs, and White had 13 digs and eight kills. The 76 digs on the night for the Deacs were the second-most all season and the most in any three-set match. On Sunday, Oct. 18, Jones played hard for the Wake team, notching a career-high 20 digs and dishing out 40 assists. Jones was one of five Lady Deacons to record double-digit digs on the afternoon; Thornberry led the team with a season-
high, tying 24, while fellow junior White chipped in with a career-high 16. Sophomore Cambrey Oehler came off the bench to record 15 digs and Miller added 10. Miller is now just 21 digs shy of 1,000 for her career. Offensively, freshman Andrea Beck and Salmon each recorded 10 kills, while Fornah and White each chipped in with nine. Beck and Salmon also finished the afternoon with four blocks apiece. Unfortunately for Wake, the Tar Heels McIntyre got off to a quick start, picking up the first two games 25-21 and 25-16, respectively. Wake rallied for the third game 25-21, but lost the fourth 20-25. The weekend puts the Lady Deacons at a 7-13 record overall and 5-4 in the ACC. Senior Sally Fischer was pleased with the outcome of the weekend. “We did well this weekend; we were excited about our win on Friday. We should have beaten UNC, but we didn’t start to rally until too late in the game,” Fischer said. Fischer looked forward to a rematch in November. “We know how they play, so we’ll be ready to take them on at home,” Fischer said. The Lady Deacons are back on the road this weekend for their last two games before returning to Winston-Salem. The Wake Forest volleyball team will play Georgia Tech on Friday, Oct. 23 in Atlanta, Ga., and they will play the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 24.
No. 14 Deacons roll to 7-0 road record By Alex Leopold | Staff writer
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Goals were easy to come by for the No. 3-ranked Wake Forest men’s soccer team as they routed No. 14-ranked N.C. State and South Carolina on the road thanks largely to a pair of seniors. Away from the confines of Spry Stadium, the Deacons are surprisingly comfortable and are now an undefeated 7-0 away from home this season. Senior forward Zack Schilawski kicked in a pair of goals to get the Deacons started against the Gamecocks on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Columbia, S.C. In the ninth minute, the Cary, N.C. product glanced a header into the net from sophomore Kyle Adams’ cross. Fifty minutes later, Schilawski would bag his second goal of the contest after their South Eastern Conference foes could not clear junior midfielder Corben Bone’s cross. The ball fell conveniently to the feet of Schilawski, who showed no hesitation in one-timing the ball for the goal. It was Schilawski’s 34th goal of his career, which puts him fifth on the school’s all-time goal scoring list. “Zach is in the form of his career right now. He is 90 minutes fit. His work-rate has increased and he is getting himself in dangerous positions. He is doing all the little things correctly. I think his supporting cast are finding him in more dangerous positions and figuring out what kind of ball he needs,” Head Coach Jay Vidovich said. Sophomore Chris Estridge put the third goal for the Deacons on the scoreboard in the 79th minute. Freshman Sean Randolph played a cross across the box that found a sliding Estridge, who poked it home for the first goal of his collegiate career. The score easily could have been four or five to zero, as Gamecocks goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer was able to keep eight shots from finding the net. Wake Forest’s Akira Fitzgerald was far less busy, as the senior netminder only fended off two shots in preserving his fourth shutout of the season. While Schilawksi was the hero against the Gamecocks, fellow senior Austin da Luz was the key in the Deacons’ demolition of the Wolfpack Saturday, Oct. 17. He contributed on all four of the Deacons’ goals, which led to the ACC and College Soccer News naming him player of the week as well as Top Drawer Soccer, selecting him for their national team of the week. Da Luz helped the Deacons get off to a flying start, as he teamed up with Schilawski to score the Deacons’ first goal after his shot rebounded off the Wolfpack’s goalkeeper Schilawski’s feet. The senior midfielder would get a goal of his own in the 39th minute after he combined with
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Senior Deac defender Nick Courtney fights an opponent player for possession in an effort to sustain an undefeated record of 7-0. Bone in the box. It was da Luz’s third goal of the season. “He is showing all the intangibles of a leader. He is finding the ball and giving him the ball in situations where he can express himself and create goals,” Vidovich said. The Deacons’ in-state rivals got themselves back into the game when they scored in the 61st minute after Kris Byrd took advantage of a quick-restart to beat Fitzgerald. The Wolfpack never found a tying goal and instead were beaten into the ground after da Luz exchanged passes with freshman Andy Lubhan in the 69th minute. It was Lubhan’s fifth goal of the campaign. The rout was completed when Junior Ike Opara skied for a header off a da Luz cross for his second of the season in the 71st minute. As against South Carolina, the score could have easily been worse for the Wolfpack as their goal-
Sadow named to Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week On Oct. 19, women’s soccer senior forward Allie Sadow was named to Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week. The honor follows Sadow’s two goals in the Deacons’ 2-0 victory at N.C. State on Oct. 15. The Charlotte, N.C., native gave the Deacs an early lead with a sixth minute goal and then added an insurance goal in the 63rd minute. The goals were the second and third of the 2009 season for Sadow. The senior is also tied for the team lead with five assists and ranks third on the team with 11 points. For her career, Sadow has scored 21 goals and contributed 17 assists for a total of 59 points.
keeper was forced to make eight saves. His Wake Forest counterpart, Fitzgerald, only had to make three saves. The pair of victories pushed the Deacons’ overall record to 10-2-2 (3-1-1 ACC) while South Carolina and N.C. State fell to 7-5-2 9-3-1 (2-3-1), respectively. The Deacons will look to extend their seven-game unbeaten run to seven games when they return home to Spry Stadium to host No. 4-ranked Maryland at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. “We are really excited to play a quality team. The match-ups have always been terrific. The game against them last year on TV was one of the best games in the country last year. Also, it is a grassroots soccer game which is a tremendous benefit for AIDS in Africa. The weather is supposed to work out. A lot of things are coming together so hopefully it will be a perfect storm for Wake Forest,” Vidovich said.
Deac Notes
impresses at Blue Ridge By J.P. Rotchford | Staff writer
On Oct. 16, the men’s cross country team had one of its more impressive showings of the season at the Blue Ridge Open, finishing fifth out of 19 teams in the Gold Division of the 8k race and second out of six teams in the Open Division. Three runners from the women’s squad ran at the Blue Ridge, hosted by Appalachian State, competing individually in the women’s 5k Gold Division. The majority of the women’s team competed at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals on Oct. 17 where the team finished 27th out of 37 teams, many of whom are nationally ranked. With wet conditions and temperatures in the 40s, freshman Garret Drogosch continued to set the pace for the Demon Deacons, finishing 20th out of 154 runners with a time of 25:47. He was followed shortly followed by redshirt senior Jeremy Fisico who, despite having to stop and retie a loose spike, finished 26th with a time of 25:53. “I spent the rest of the race trying to get back as far as I could,” Fisico said of his run following the spike incident. “Garret and I worked together for the first mile and a half until (the incident). After that I only made it back up close to him in the last mile. We didn’t get a chance to run together, which was disappointing.” Finishing less than 15 seconds behind Fisico was sophomore Paul Loeser who crossed the finish line with a time of 26:07, rounding out Wake’s top three. The 26th minute was packed with Demon Deacons, as Loeser was followed by freshman Sam Foster in 55th (26:23), freshman Devin Huizenga in 70th (26:40), and redshirt junior Keaton Morgan in 81st (26:56). Freshman Howard Graves followed up shortly after that pack, finishing 91st with a time of 27:10. “I was most impressed with Sam Foster,” Fisico said. “He had a rough day up at Lehigh two weeks ago but came back and ran well at Blue Ridge. It’s always good to see when one of the guys can bounce back from a bad race, because everyone has them and it’s more important how you deal with it the next time.” The High Point team won the Gold Division and High Point senior Jesse Cherry won the top runner with a time of 24:09, though he raced unattached to his university. In the Open Division, Wake tied Longwood University for second place out of six behind the combined efforts of some young, talented runners. Freshman Jake Graham raced to a sixth place finish and an impressive time of 27:01. On his back was freshman Tom Finneran, who finished 13th with a time of 27:24. Sophomore Ben Morrow also made the top 20 — 16th to be exact — running the course in 27:29. Freshmen Will Ficklen (25th, 27:55) and Austin Jones (32nd, 28:33) also contributed to the successful day. The Open Division was won by Lynchburg College. In the women’s Gold Division, junior Cate Berenato (43rd, 19:17) led Wake’s three individual runners. The other two, freshmen Kristen Buchan and sophomore Katy Swain, crossed the finish line together in 79th and 80th place, less than a second before the 20-minute mark. At the Indiana State Pre-Nationals, the women’s team ran hard against a highly competitive field and beat 10 teams. Sophomore Anna Nosenko showed why she won ACC Rookie of the Year last season, finishing 22nd in a field of almost 250 runners with a time of 21:13. Anna’s twin sister Dina Nosenko finished second for the Deacs, taking 64th with a time of 21:43. Junior Marley Burns (22:44) finished 156th, and redshirt junior Whitney Curry (24:19) and freshman Claire Hagler (25:23) rounded out Wake’s runners in the Gold Division. Juniors Suzie Clinchy (24:12) and Hannah McArdle (24:27) ran in the Open Division, finishing 75th and 81st, respectively. The next race for both squads is the ACC Championships in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 31. “I’m very excited for the ACC Championships. It should be a very fast race because of the course layout and the high level of competition. I think the race will be a good indicator of where we stand as a team, going into Regional Championships,” Drogosch said.
Intrasquad men’s basketball scrimmage to be held Oct. 24
Becthel named the weekly King Fisher Society Student-Athlete
On Oct. 24, Deacon basketball fans will be given the opportunity to personally preview the 2009-10 men’s basketball team at the annual Black & Gold game. The intrasquad scrimmage will be held at 12 p.m. in Reynolds Gymnasium. Admission to the Black & Gold Game is free and open to the public. Doors open at 11 a.m., and seating is first come, first served. Additionally, free basketball posters and schedule cards will be made available to scrimmage attendees. The Deacons will play their lone preseason exhibition contest against IUP on Nov. 5.
Junior long snapper Greg Becthel was named the King Fisher Society Student-Athlete of the Week on Oct. 16. The award honors a student-athlete who has excelled both on and off the field as a Demon Deacon. Bechtel, a fourth-year junior majoring in communication with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise, is in his second full season as the Deacons’ starting long snapper. He was perfect on all snaps in his first season as a starter in 2008. Becthel is also a key special teams performer for the Deacons and made two stops last week in their win over Maryland.
B4 Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Final road games yield Deac victories Women’s
golf places fifth in Tenn.
By Maggie Cancelosi |Staff writer
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The No. 5 Wake Forest Demon Deacon field hockey squad traveled for the last time during the regular season for two victorious matches against Providence College on Oct. 17 and the University of Louisville on Oct. 18. The Deacons boast a record of 10-4 and will appear in two more home games before the ACC tournament. At 5:01, the Deacs got rolling early when freshman midfielder Lizzie Rae tipped in a pass from senior Raisa Schiller outside the circle. The offense charged forward on a penalty corner at 12:14 where Schiller scored off an assist from Lauren Greenwald. In response, Providence’s Christie Lonsky scored unassisted off of the goalkeeper’s pads while teammate Nellie Poulin tied the score with an assist from Adrienne Marois to conclude the half. At 37:09, Providence took a 3-2 lead when Kelly Grogan scored off of a penalty corner shot. To tie the game, Rae tipped in a penalty corner shot from fellow freshman Florine van den Bent. In a gripping overtime, Schiller passed from the outside left side of the circle to teammate Rae on the right side of the cage who tipped in the ball to end the game with a 4-3 win. “We have been putting a lot of emphasis on playing together and playing as a unit these past couple weeks of practice and this weekend in Louisville we were able to show how much progress we actually made.” “We need to start thinking about the ACCs and NCAAs and we as seniors want to keep our teammates and ourselves accountable for playing as if we were playing for a championship every week so that we are as prepared as we can be when tournament time comes around,” Schiller said. The following day, the Deacs took on No. 14 Louisville and quickly proved their dominance at 1:57 with a goal from co-captain Aileen Davis assisted by inserter Melissa Martin off of a penalty corner.
By Lauren Howell | Contributing writer
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The No. 5 Lady Deacs downed both Providence College and Louisville and now boast a 10-4 record on the season. Next up for the Deacs is Virginia. In the second half, Louisville’s Nicole Youman knotted the score at 1-1, but the Deacs avoided overtime when Davis scored her second goal of the game at 66:50 with a tipped penalty corner shot from Florine van den Bent. “We were all happy with both of our wins this past weekend, as they were extremely important matches for us,” Davis said. “We really had to fight to pull through both those tight matches as
we were up against two very strong opponents. There is no question this season has been a testing one. In a way though, I think we have become stronger as a team because of these obstacles and I believe that we are coming together and about to peak right when it matters.” The Deacons face off against Virginia for the second time this season on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Kentner Stadium at 1 p.m.
M. golf finishes seventh in last fall event By Steven Johns | Staff writer
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The Wake Forest men’s golf team took seventh place in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, the Deacs’ last tournament of the fall. Senior Brendan Gielow’s two under par led the Deacons as the team finished the tournament at 11 over par. A double-bogey on the sixth hole was the only blemish on Gielow’s scorecard in the final round as he completed his second even par round. A 2-under second round helped Gielow climb up the leader board, eight strokes behind Oregon State’s Diego Velasquez’s 10-under par. Freshman Evan Beck had his lowest tournament of the year after
carding a two over 218 to put him in a tie for 20th. “All in all I liked (the team’s) effort the last tournament. I think they have to do that every week. They’re the type of team that they can’t just go out and take a week off, or else they’ll get buried in the s t a n d i n g s ,” Coach Jerry Haas said. Haas said Gielow that he was very impressed with how well the players played, given the poor weather conditions. Tennessee and Oregon State, who went into the final round in a tie for first, each shot a final round 294, leaving them in a tie for first. How-
ever, Tennessee’s fifth player shot a better score than Oregon State’s fifth player, making Tennessee the winner of the tournament. The Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate marked Wake Forest’s end to the fall season. In four tournaments, the Deacs finished in sixth, 13th, third and seventh. In both the first and last tournaments of the year, the Demon Deacons carded their lowest three round scores of 875, 11-over par. With the exception of a 65 over par at Olympia Fields in the Illini Invitational, the Deacs played pretty consistently.Despite a decent finish to the season, the Deacs need some work in the offseason if they hope to succeed in the spring, Haas said. “We’ve got the potential to be pretty good. We’re going to have to work really hard this offseason.
We have to become a better putting team in my opinion,” Haas said. “Brendan (Gielow) is starting to get more consistent; he’s become a really good ball striker. Travis (Wadkins) has got to pick it up a little bit for us to be successful and he knows that. We don’t want to put pressure on a kid, but he’s one of our keys. Each guy needs to get one shot better, just a little better,” Haas said. “I think the good teams, their one two guys are every bit just as good as everybody else, but it’s the three, four, five guys that make your team, and that’s where we have to improve,” Haas said. Haas said that this year’s team has great chemistry and the potential to be really good in the spring. The men open up the spring season in style as the players get to travel to Jacksonville, Fla.
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Braving unseasonably cool temperatures and relentless rain, the women’s golf team finished fifth on Oct. 18 in the Mercedes-Benz Championship, held at the par-72 Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn. Overall, sophomore Cheyenne Woods led the team in individual scoring, finishing at 2-over par and tying for 6th. Junior Natalie Sheary, three strokes behind at 5-over, tied for 11th overall. “We had a pretty rough start to the tournament,” junior Allie Bodemann said. “Our practice round was cancelled because of the rain and since none of us had ever played the course before, we were still trying to get a feel for it by the second day.” After the first round on Friday, Oct. 16, the Demon Deacons were in 17th place out of 18 teams, shooting a season-high of 312. However, the team bounced back in the second round, inching up to 12th place on Saturday, Oct. 17 with a score of 298. Most notable was Woods, who chalked up five birdies for the day and tied her career-low with a 2-under 70. “Cheyenne did really well this weekend. She’s finished at par or better in five out of her nine rounds this sea- Woods son,” Bodemann said. By Sunday, Oct. 18 the team further proved that they wouldn’t let a shaky start hold them back from finishing in the top 10. A stellar third round of 1-over 289 gained the team a spot atop the leader board – the best round of the final day and the team’s second-best round of the season. In her third under-par round of the year, Sheary led the team with a 2-under 70, and was closely followed by freshman Michelle Shin and Woods, who carded a 71 and 72, respectively. Shin finished the week tied for 46th at 13-over par, and senior Dolores White shot her secondstraight 76 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 55th at 15-over par. Meanwhile, Bodemann finished off a rough week with a 90 on Sunday. “It was a good weekend to prepare for the weather conditions that the spring season usually brings, and there were lots of really good teams there,” Bodemann said. “It’s really important that we stay organized and focused until then. But we never have any problems with anyone working hard on the team. Every member of the team is really dedicated.” On Oct. 23, the Lady Deacons will travel to Wilmington, N.C., for the Landfall Tradition tournament, which will conclude the fall season for the women. The team hopes to reclaim its title as the 2008 champions of the tournament while also getting a feel for the course, as it is the location for the NCAA Championship in Spring 2010.
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Vikings are now the team to beat in the NFC and have the most high-powered offense in the entire NFL. Everyone knows Favre can still lead. It was less than a month after joining the Vikings when Favre was elected as one of five captains. And finally, everyone acknowledges the fact that Favre can still play and is still fun to watch! As a beloved Baltimore Ravens fan, it was tough to watch Favre fire the pigskin through our secondary. He essentially embarrassed a secondary led by arguably the best safety in Ed Reed. But the intensity he played with for four quarters was the same intensity he played with when he won Super Bowl XXXI with the Green Bay Packers. His ability to buy time in the pocket was as good as ever when he was flushed out of the pocket and still completed a 58 yard pass to Sidney Rice. He proved he is as clutch as ever by leading the Vikings down the field to set up Ryan Longwell’s game winning kick. And maybe most importantly, he proved he can still take a hit. As Ray Lewis shot through a gap untouched for the sack, Favre popped right back to his feet ready to take the next snap. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t care if Favre retires and unretires every offseason, because watching a football player who plays with his passion and excitement is the best part about Sundays (and Monday nights when he beat the Packers).
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Despite efforts by players such as junior running back Brandon Pendergrass, the Deacs were unable to cage the Tigers in Death Valley.
path to the end zone, but the ball went off of his fingertips. Wake settled for Jimmy Newman field goal to make it 17-3 and Beam successfully kept the ball out of Spiller’s hands on the ensuing kick to give Clemson the ball at their own 34. However, it was all for naught as Spiller took the handoff on the first play and burst through the middle, running past the entire Wake Forest defense for a 66-yard touchdown, extending the lead to 24-3. It was clear that there was no coming back. “Young kids are susceptible to paying too much attention to the scoreboard,” Grobe said. “They start seeing the score getting away from them and they worry more about that than just blocking and tackling. It’s hard to come back if you’re looking up saying ‘look how far behind we are, this is not good’ when you need to be focused on playing better.” Clemson’s final two scores came via a Jamie Harper three-yard run and a 14-yard rush from Spiller in the second half. Wake Forest will have to improve quickly, as next weekend they travel to face a tricky Navy triple option that ranks third in the country in rushing with 279 yards per game. “I told our players that this is a loss that is first and foremost on our coaching staff,” Grobe said. “After we evaluate the coaches, then we are going to evaluate the players. I think our players need to understand that we expect good, smart, hard play all the time regardless of what the score is. We may find out that we have some of the wrong guys playing.” The Deacons will take on Navy in Annapolis, Md., at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 24. The game will be televised by CBS College Sports.
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By Caitlin Brooks | News editor “Aren’t you a bit young to be getting married?” This incredulous response is a go-to for members of our parents’ generation and our peers alike, and with the divorce rate in the U.S. topping 50 percent in recent years, this skepticism may be warranted. What’s worse, couples aged 20-24 comprise the most at-risk group for divorce, according to DivorceRate.com. Couple this uncertainty with the stress of midterms, classes and extracurriculars, and it is not surprising that marriage is a topic rarely discussed at the university. Yet every year, a few university undergrads take the leap from single student to faithful spouse despite the negativity pouring in from all sides. Sophomore Jessica Vineyard met her fiancé, Austin Armstrong, last spring while working at the Dan River Family Restaurant near her hometown of Lawsonville, N.C. By late summer, Armstrong was ready to commit. The couple went canoeing down the Dan River on July 18 and had just stopped off on a little rock for lunch when Vineyard noticed Armstrong acting suspiciously. “He was fiddling around in his tackle box and then he pulled out the ring and just asked me,” she said. “I just shut down for a second; it didn’t hit me until later on that night.” Vineyard’s whirlwind romance will culminate at her autumnal wedding ceremony on Nov. 7 in Meadows Baptist Church near the house she shares with Armstrong on days that she isn’t in class. “I’m only taking Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes, so I only stay at my dorm (in Kitchin) on nights when I have class the next day,” Vineyard said. Vineyard encountered
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birthday when he surprised Slemp with his great grandmother’s ring from 1915 and a secret engagement party. “We sat down on a bench and he started telling me about this ring,” she said, indicating the huge rock on her finger. Smartt told her the story of the ring — how his great grandfather had no money to his name, got married and couldn’t afford a ring for his bride, so he worked for 30 years to save enough money to buy a big ring and how that same ring has been handed down since 1915 through Smartt’s family. “And then he said, ‘Oh wait, I have it here,’ and he pulled the ring out and all I could say was, ‘Oh Sam, I can’t wear that with gym shorts,’” she said. Her modern, eclectic wedding is tentatively planned for May 30, 2010, just a few weeks after her graduation. So how do university undergrads manage planning dream weddings with all the constraints of school work and extracurricular activities? “I’ve been busy, but not busier than anyone else. I see (planning a wedding) as kind of like doing a senior thesis. It is a synthesizing of ideas,” Slemp, who works as a Resident Advisor and was recently named Homecoming Queen, said. “A lot of times I’d much rather be working on wedding stuff than my homework, but I’ve never slept very much at Wake, so it’s not really that different.” Vineyard is just two weeks from her 300 guest event and says she is feeling the stress. “Planning a wedding has been really hard. I didn’t realize how much went into a wedding before this,” she said. For Lawson, whose wedding is still over a year away, the details are less stressful and more exciting. “I sometimes find myself doodling wedding cakes in class, and I do Google for wedding dresses during philosophy lectures, but this really is just giving me something to look forward to; to take my mind off the stress of school,” she said.
Wedding Facts • On average, couples in Winston-Salem, N.C., spend between $18,052 and $30,087 for their weddings. The National Average is $25,000 • 8,244 (4,122 Couples) WFU alums married to WFU alums out of a total of 67,394 (12.2%) • National Divorce Rate: 50% • Highest individual age group: 20-24 • 2.3 million couples wed every year in the US. That breaks down to nearly 6,200 weddings a day • The average number of guests invited to a wedding is 178 • $8 billion per year is spent on honeymoons • The top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year • Las Vegas, Nev., is in second place with 114,000 weddings • 99% of newly married couples plan and take a honeymoon • June is the most popular month for weddings, followed by August, September and October • The average ring costs $2,000 • The average amount spent on a bridal gown is $800
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He Said | Demon Deacons, let’s talk about sex
Body language sparks romance Heavy Metal
The MGM Grand, America’s largest hotel, has 5,005 rooms.
Executive producer Steven Spielberg and director Michael Bay have brought back a childhood favorite with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which was recently released on DVD. Now you can join the Autobots once again, along with Sam (Shia LaBeouf) and Mikaela (Megan Fox), as they fight to stop Decepticon forces from destroying the world. This action flick is full of special effects, but it also includes a little romance and humor in between the revving engines and crashes.
Top 10 Candy Bars With Halloween just around the corner, why not enjoy your own little sweet treat. You don’t need a costume to try one of these favorites.
1. Snickers 2. Twix 3. Kit-Kat 4. Butterfinger 5. Milky Way 6. Hershey Bar 7. 3 Musketeers 8. 100 Grand 9. Chunky 10. Baby Ruth
Sticky Situation A man in Australia now faces jail time after being charged with armed robbery seven years later. Peter Alec Cannon, 54, is suspected of assaulting a 71-yearold woman at her home and stealing $500 from her. He remains in custody until his sentencing on Friday this week. So what was the evidence that got Cannon to plead guilty in Launceston’s Supreme Court after seven years? Police used blood from a leech found at the crime scene in 2001 to make a positive DNA match. The leech was found near a safe at the scene of the crime, according to a local newspaper, and forensic scientists were able to extract enough blood for a sample. Now that sucks – quite literally.
Drink of the Week Chilly Willy
Leaves are falling – as is the temperature. It is time to pull out those winter coats and scarves to bundle on up. Whatever the weather, this is one chill you will enjoy. 1 oz. melon liquer 1 oz. malibu rum 3/4 oz. peachtree schnapps orange juice pineapple juice Pour first three ingredients into a drinking glass. Fill the remainder with the orange and pineapple juice. Stir well and enjoy!
Ae’Jay Mitchell Staff columnist
So, let’s talk about sex! However, before we jump into the discourse, I would like you all to think about sex. Okay, before you get distracted in last night’s fantasy or your recent “conquest,” I want you all to follow my narration in your thoughts. I want you to imagine that through some uncontrollable force your body was to become motionless, frozen in the ostensible agony of paralysis. You can only move your face from left to right while traveling through different rooms full of vivid sensory stimuli. In one of these rooms, there are multiple and diverse stimuli full of sexual artistry. Although your body is numb to the usual locomotive reac-
tions that come with these stimuli, your mind becomes a playground for a ballet of neurons firing, remembering, embracing and warming. The forced stillness of your limbs and torso begin to ride on the energy of this magnetic pull. Your limbs begin to respond with weightless precision to the flow of your mind’s rhythmic circularity. It is a call and response improvisation of particles, sending your body into a realm like never experienced. Then, everything slowly comes to a stop, a parasympathetic deceleration – an exhale of disillusionment. Okay, so I know some of you may be thinking, “What the hell is this crazy black man talking about this time?” So, I’ll tell you! I’m talking about the words of our bodies, the spark of sexual creation that separates males from females, human from animal. I’m talking about the first time sexuality entered your existence. This is the part that people usually do not want to talk about. They like to talk about their experiences or their pledge against sexual
intercourse or their rapid turnover rate. However, this small part of their beginnings is often placed on the back burner of communication. Let’s bring it back! I, for one, think it is one of the most important chapters in one’s life story. Now, I am not necessarily talking about your first time having sex, because I personally do not care about that moment of your life nor am I interested is ostracizing my chaste readers. I am talking about that time in seventh grade when the guy or girl you had the biggest crush on decided to hold your hand. I am talking about the time when someone that you loved (or at least strongly liked) lays his or her head on your shoulder in search of comfort. Or about the time when you were recovering from the swine flu and that someone jumped in bed with you to make you feel better. Those times are the ones that strengthen your body’s sexual precision. When you are overwhelmed by how synchronized you are with the
words of your body. Those times when you are vulnerable, when you allow yourself to acknowledge the swift period of awkwardness, the bubbles of bewilderment, the uncertainty of excitement, the air of rhythmic rain flowing from your mind to your soul’s sole. Those are the times that give dynamic to a lover’s love – whenever that time comes for you. So Demon Deacons, try not to allow your sexuality to be devoid of contact with the words of your body. Try not to let sexuality be another check point for social popularity but rather be a moment that richly matters. If you have not found this moment yet, listen harder. When it comes you will know it — just stand still and become paralyzed in the locomotion of your mind, allowing “our spirit, our creativity, (and) our glorious uniqueness,” as Gilda Radner suggests, to brilliantly warm us to the core. “He Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one guy’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact him with your feedback or ideas at mitcaa7@ wfu.edu.
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Movie Review | Where the Wild Things Are
Childhood story shines as fantasy for all ages By Caroline Murray | Staff writer
Too often film franchises and individual projects attempt to visually capture the magic and attractiveness of a much-beloved book, but in a very Hollywood style. Everything from Gone With The Wind to Harry Potter to Twilight has been tackled and executed in this department, but never before has such a simplistic children’s book like Maurice Sendak’s 1963 story, Where the Wild Things Where the Wild Are, left such Things Are a barren road map, such an Starring | Max Records, James imaginative Gandolfini and Forest Whitaker fill-in-theDirector | Spike Jonze blank for film Who’s it for? | Fans of the adaptation. children’s book And there Running Time | 1 hour 41 mins. are no better hands to be Rating | (out of 5) in than Spike Jonze, whose well-known flair and vision (moreso recognizable in his music videos) elevate this story to a level of un-Hollywood beauty and of stylistic admiration that’s been so absent from films of late. Where the Wild Things Are simply follows a little boy’s temporary escape from the real world. Max is quite the rambunctious little boy: sweet, adventurous, energetic, monkey-like. But as a typical 9-year-old, he has quite the little temper, which leads him to lash out at his mother and sister in a moment of frustration and anger. After being sent to his room, his overwhelming emotional state prompts him to runaway on a great adventure to a destination within his own mind: sailing in a boat across the sea to a jungle island, all while safely within the confines of his bedroom. There he finds the wild things: a group of furcoated, big-headed creatures with sharp teeth who make Max their king. And through the experiences and encounters with these lovable, occasionally menacing creatures, Max learns how to handle the hardships and love of a family and how to live with his own self. Given that the material that this film is based off of is a 39-page, nine-sentence children’s book, the plot is very minimal with a lot of room for interpretation. This can leave expansive leaps of opportunity for error. There are narrative pacing issues toward the middle of the film, and there is a slight separation between Max and the audience. Since the audience can get lost in the visual color and originality with which Jonze depicts this world, the audience does not feel so much invested in the actual adventure but rather in the setting within
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Max (Max Records) and Carol (James Gandolfini) take a walk through the forest in Max’s imagination. The film is the first adaptation of the children’s book. which it is illustrated. Since there were many speculations about the execution of this project, its success heavily relied on the look and relativity of the wild things. The animation is incredibly realistic, matching almost exactly the original story’s illustrations. Although cute, these creatures can be a slightly frightening (hence the PG rating). But it is more the characters of the wild things themselves that make the movie so enjoyable. The closest relationship that Max has in the story is with Carol (voiced impeccably by James Gandolfini), and it is through Carol that Max can learn the most about himself. Like Carol, there are various other wild things, each representing a different part of Max’s overall character and psyche. But Jonze makes an artistic and genius statement by not interpreting it but rather using it to bring the audience back to the original simplistic nature of the story: a little boy, his mother, his emotions and his imagination. This brings us to the true hero of the story: director Spike Jonze. His col-
orful tendencies perfectly blend the madness and simplicity of the world through the imagination of Max. It is a bold yet appropriate artistic move on Jonze’s part to not analyze but express. The technical company he keeps is also nothing short of magic. Composers Karen O. and Carter Burwell implement a beautiful, often haunting score, and cinematographer Lance Acord creates an effective sequence of shots (the first 10 minutes, with Max playfully running around, are particularly impressive in their shakiness and their suggestion of the sense that Max’s energy is far too big for the camera’s frame). Not only will children by affected by the physicality of the film, but adolescents will relate to Max’s inner struggle, and adults will look back and nostalgically recognize the childhood experience and all the emotional confusion that goes along with it. Dazzling and profoundly effective, Where the Wild Things Are shines as a diamond in the rough, even in the simplest and quietest of moments.
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Event Preview | Yesterday
Restaurant Review | Goober’s 52
Goober’s offers Pit-quality dining Parents will
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finding something of substance than two vegetarians on a budget do. I eventually found the only adultI was excited, in fact I was slightly ecstatic, when I heard about the portioned, vegetarian pasta dish and new restaurant Goober 52 opening settled for it while my girlfriend got this month on the newly revitalized a Caesar salad. At this point, I was in serious denial Deacon Boulevard. In an area that hardly caters to the of the legitimacy of Goobers 52. Our food arrived in about 10 minthousands of “poor” college students needing to eat a “real” meal, it seems utes on the same kind of colored plates like anything would be an improve- you find in a kitchen store during the summer. ment. After the first bite, I honestly As soon as my girlfriend and I thought I had walked through been deceived. the doors, I began Goober’s 52 Perhaps I had to get the feeling fallen victim of a this place was not Location | 613 Deacon Blvd. going to cater Hours | Mon. - Thurs. 11a.m. - 10 p.m. WAKETV version of Punk’d where to my vegetarian Fri. 11a.m.-11 p.m. President Hatch needs as well as I Sun. 12a.m. - 8p.m. would come out had expected. of the kitchen to I pushed this Serving | American tell me that I had thought aside, Dress | Casual gone off campus trying to stay as Price Range | $10 - $20 only to be served positive and unbiRating | (out of 5) Pit food. ased as possible. Now don’t The faux beach get me wrong – atmosphere of the restaurant started to grow on me, when I say Pit food, I’m referring to and the Stevie Ray Vaughn that was the better side of Aramark cuisine, playing over the stereo gave me hope but none the less I was a bit disapthat I was just being pretentious and pointed. To be fair, Goober 52 does a good job judgmental. To the average customer, the menu for what it is — a light-hearted beach at Goober 52 would have been fabu- themed restaurant with “friendly lous, with options ranging from sea- faces” and all the other things that food to burgers to pasta, all at an are said about chains. I, however, as a vegetarian, did not acceptable price. It seems hard to think that highly of it. complain. It is fair to say that I will not be Unfortunately, the average customer eats meat and has an easier time going back again.
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Goober’s 52, one of the new additions on Deacon Boulevard, leaves room for improvement.
The Sandwich Line | By Emma Hunsinger
As part of this year’s Family Weekend, muchacclaimed Beatles tribute band Yesterday will bring to Wait Chapel the same music that tugged at the heartstrings of young women and inspired a nation. With many of the same dynamics that gave the Beatles such success, Yesterday has effectively entertained and captured the hearts of more than just rock‘n roll enthusiasts. The Las Vegas-based band has been performing the Beatles since 1986 and has since then played on five different continents. Performance locations include Japan, Canada, the Philippines and various United States military bases. The band’s energetic music and dynamic stagepresence provides the entertainment that has kept audiences singing and dancing for over two decades. Lead singer and founder Don Bellezzo and musicians Peter Paul Sacco, Glenn McCallum and Bobby Porter, among others, have scrutinized and practiced the original Beatles’ mannerisms to create a performance as true to the original as possible. Yesterday’s appearance, mannerisms and musical ability are such that the audience will quickly feel that they are experiencing the true Beatles in an event that adults and students alike are expected to cherish as a unique privilege. As parents walk into Wait Chapel, they will no longer have to worry about the plans ahead or the stresses of work; instead, they will be drawn into the golden days to revel in the days of past times, perhaps even as students at this university. Likewise, students will have the opportunity to rock out to the Beatles’ classics in the closest we’ll ever get to seeing them live. Senior Sarah Chase, the Family Weekend chair and main organizer responsible for the event, looks forward to the potential bonding experience offered by the concert. She said, “In keeping with our Family Weekend theme, ‘Mother, So Dear,’ I think that mothers and fathers alike have dear memories of listening to the Beatles when they were in high school and college, and we wanted to target their preferences first.” While having a warm family moment is probably not the first thought crossing students’ minds when they enter the concert, Chase notes the further potential the concert has in its wide base of appeal. In response to the challenge presented by the eclectic audience, she said, “Family Weekend is a tricky event, because we want to appeal to an extremely wide range of interest … so what better choice than the most popular band of all time?” Just as concert-goers will be enjoying classic music and reminiscing about life from the past, it will be a great opportunity to celebrate the rich history of the university. Given that there will probably be a greater influx of alumni and visitors in light of the 175 year anniversary, the concert will provide a great opportunity to reflect on the past in a fun and exciting way. Chase acknowledges this as she recalls how the Student Union came to the decision for Yesterday. “We were looking for a band from the past, as we are spending this year looking back on Wake Forest’s 175 year history,” she said. Further, the Beatles’ music is important because they were looking for a performance that was “recognizable to most people and able to entertain the audience for the entire time.” Tickets are currently on sale in the Benson Ticket Office for $15. “Everyone is welcome, even if your families are not making the trip!” Chase said. Embrace this opportunity to celebrate a unique and monumental moment in the university’s history that is sure to delight audiences of all walks of life.
Letters from Abroad | From Austria with Love
Halfway report: the amusement and limitations so far Hannah Werthan Staff columnist
As I begin to pack for our fall break, I can’t help but shake my head in disbelief that I have actually reached the halfway point in the semester. Surely, this can’t be real. It seems like every day we are in Vienna we are busy exploring, from trying out new Kaffeehauses to checking out the Roman ruins in Art History class. For the most part, I have gotten a feel for Vienna. I love their cakes and pastries, but I am overwhelmed by the size of the city. On a typical afternoon, I enjoy going to the park and reading, although that will probably be a thing of the past now
that the weather has lowered to a temperature practically unbearable for my thin Californian skin. We have a favorite bar and a few favorite restaurants, as well as some places we’ll probably never go to again. Vienna is becoming my own city, and I’m getting surprisingly comfortable with my surroundings. The one thing that I can’t decide if I like is my frequent usage of public transportation. When I take the bus to the grocery store or the subway to downtown, I lose all perception of what is around me and I easily sink into a deep introversion mode. In a way, I really enjoy escaping from the crying baby and the woman who ran me over with her stroller for no apparent reason. However, I wish I could become more involved in my surroundings in these situations because the main point of the study abroad program is to learn about the culture and play an active role in the process.
Additionally, I dislike going the same way to get places. I love taking shortcuts and pit stops at unexpected places that catch my eye. I miss being able to get in my car and see where it takes me. Of course, this isn’t particularly economical, especially since my car loves to eat up gas, but, nevertheless, it’s one of my favorite weekend activities. Of course, I miss the practical aspects of having a car, too; namely, I would really love to skip a few weeks of having to lug my groceries onto the bus. At the very least, I wish my arm muscles would begin to develop enough so that I could comfortably carry my weekly intake of soy milk and Nutella, among other things, onto the bus. I do enjoy walking in Vienna, though, and I wish the weather would not change so rapidly so that I could squeeze a few more weeks of strolling around before it becomes nothing more than a huge burden. I never walk around Winston-Salem, with the possible exception of walk-
ing from a downtown parking spot to wherever I’m going, and, as a result, I think I am missing out on a huge part of orienting myself with the city. I find that when I walk, I may not be paying great attention to what direction I’m going, but I do pick up on what people are saying and how they are acting, and I think that helps someone define the vibe of a city. While I won’t ever be confident enough to say that I have caught on to the intricate dynamics of such a complex city as Vienna, I will be able to take away some grasp of the city’s energy. I’ve realized that this is really why I wanted to study abroad; I want to know what it is like to be someone else, to not be an American college student but have a different identity altogether.
A statue of Athena stands in front of Vienna’s Parliament.
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Pocket-size gym available with iPhone apps By Kelsey Korey | Contributing columnist
We all know the gym can’t fit in your back pocket, but the iPhone can. Staying in shape and losing weight can be daunting processes, but with over 20 free “healthy” applications from Apple, it just got a little easier. Apple is now offering applications concerning fitness, nutrition, general health, relaxation and more with just the touch of a button. LoseIt! helps track how many calories you eat and/or burn in a given day. This searchable database includes lists of daily activities and general foods so you can constantly be reminded. StepTrackLite is a simple pedometer. It counts all the steps you take and breaks them down into a “walking” or “running” category. This clever app even works when it’s inside a bag.
For all you runners, hikers and walkers there’s the RunKeeper app which uses your current location to track mileage during an outing. It keeps track of distance, altitude, duration and pace. Pret-a-Yoga combines yoga poses from beginner to advanced levels. It breaks down different poses and demonstrates proper breathing patterns through its audio-visual instructions. Calorie Tracker can access over 450,000 items from different restaurants and break down the nutrition facts. The user can observe total calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates. You can even keep track of everything you choose to eat. Restaurant Nutrition is another app similar to Calorie Tracker. Have you ever heard the idea that people tend to eat healthier when they write down everything they eat? Well
now you can. You can even find out how many calories you are consuming with the MyNetDiary app. GoodFoodNearYou is pretty self-explanatory. With this app, you easily have access to stores and restaurants offering healthy food choices. WebMD Mobile gives you access to information to WebMD where you can easily find health tips and symptoms for illnesses. It’s chock-full of reliable information. iQuit Smoking Counter helps you track your attempts while quitting smoking. It can tell you how many years you have gained since your quit date as well as all the money you have saved. aSleep helps you get the right amount of sleep. It comes complete with a sound generator to soothe you into a deep and peaceful night’s sleep. This
is an important app because rest and relaxation lead to a healthy body and mind. If you just read through all of these amazing applications and thought, “Oh man, I have to download all of these right now!” but don’t have an iPhone, don’t worry. There are actually several Web sites containing similar information to these applications. For a great calorie counter, visit livestrong. com. You can not only track your calorie intake, but also your workouts. Learning yoga without the iPhone is fairly simple with the help of iyogalife. com. It includes some basic moves for beginners. To find healthy chain restaurants, there’s a nifty book called Eat This, Not That! It compares different types of food and breaks down nutritional information in an easy-to-read format.
Let’s face it. At times, it’s difficult to find time in our busy schedules to work out. With these handy applications from the iPhone, making healthy choices and working out virtually anywhere are possible.
Album Review | This is Us
Boy band tries too hard to hold on to former successes that starts the techno sound of the album. “If I Knew Then:” This song is slower than the previous ones, but it’s nothing like the slow songs from their earlier albums. There is more R&B and less pop, which isn’t a problem except that it’s difficult to hear them all sound so different. “This Is Us:” This track is probably my favorite on the entire album. It’s a “slow” song, which isn’t really slow, but it’s slower than the others. I like this song the most, because it reminds me of their previous albums. I got a reminiscent feeling listening to it.
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“PDA:” I think this is the worst song on the album. The beat is very techno. The lyrics are more than slightly scandalous, and it doesn’t seem like them to be singing about this sort of stuff anymore. I just hope they were just trying to target their older audiences that grew up with them. “Masquerade:” Even though this song has more of a boyband feel to it, the techno beats take away from the traditional sound. “She’s a Dream:” This is another song with lyrics that are similar to their old album. The experiences that they sing about are relatable, which is nice.
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“Shattered:” This song is EXACTLY like a song from the old albums. It would fit right in between “Larger Than Life” and “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely.” “Undone:” This track has too many instruments playing all at once. It’s a slower song, but the lyrics and the mood of the song remind me of Justin Timberlake post-Britney. “Helpless:” This song started out pretty catchy with a great beat and then turned into more of a techno sound. The lyrics are also great to this song. But then it just got really bad about twothirds of the way into the song. Pit Bull started rapping and it
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ruined the entire song. I don’t like the different people singing in this album. Weren’t Brian and Nick the lead singers? I understand that everyone wants to be fair and let everyone have their shining moment, but the music just doesn’t sound the same. This whole album’s feel seems to be a cross between Justin Timberlake and Enrique Iglesias. The sounds are interesting; they are very easy to dance to as well. This album definitely didn’t take me back to the ‘90s, but it was comforting to know that something from our childhood is still around today. AAOS06EngNewsBW20625x10 12/13/05 11:
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The Backstreet Boys began their band in 1993. At the age of 8, I thought I was their biggest fan. I was disappointed when the age of boy bands left, but I also wasn’t about to admit that I listened to “pop” music. When I heard that they had come out with a new CD, I was pretty excited. I’ve decided to
do a more focused song by song review of the CD instead of reviewing the CD as a whole. “Straight Through My Heart:” This is the first track to the album and it gives off a highenergy vibe. The beat is techno and it’s easy to dance to. The lyrics are still “lovey dovey” – true to their boy band style. “Bigger:” I wasn’t expecting the digital sounds of this track. It sounds very modern and nothing like their previous albums. “Bye Bye Love:” This track sounds very “new age” with more R&B and less pop music. “All Of Your Life (You Need Love):” This is a fast-paced song
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