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Obama, Republicans find common ground on jobs
By Reene Salwsky | Asst. news editor
President Barack Obama found common ground with Republicans on Feb. 9 over his top priorities of job creation and deficit reduction but drew a rebuke on healthcare reform. After a White House meeting with congressional leaders from both parties, Obama indicated he would accept small steps rather than the more sweeping measures he had hoped for to create jobs, his top domestic priority.
On the abnormally windy and chilly night of Feb. 10, many university students and people from the surrounding area found warmth in the confines of Wait Chapel. Other than to escape the cold, the reason why the auditorium was filled to the brim because of the long-anticipated lecture was delivered by author Thomas Friedman. The lecture highlighted Friedman’s book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution- and How It Can Renew America, as well as focused issues of the environment and America’s current role (and future role) in them.
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Friedman is a renowned expert in many areas including foreign policy as well as energy policy. He spent many years living in such places as Beirut, Jerusalem and New York City, where he worked at the New York Times as the Israel bureau chief, among many other positions. Friedman has received three Pulitzer Prizes as well as several other international awards. Currently, Friedman works as a columnist for the New York Times and also is author of many books including The World is Flat, From Beirut to Jerusalem, The Lexus and the Olive Branch, and Latitudes and Attitudes. One of Friedman’s first and most dramatic statements was about the motivation of his book Hot, Flat, and Crowded “This is not a book about being green; it wasn’t being green that motivated this book. It was America that motivated this book,” he said. Friedman also noted that “Washington has lost its
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North Carolina’s campaign season is officially open, as election boards have started taking names to put on the ballot this year. The State Board of Elections and boards in all 100 counties opened the candidate-filling season on Feb. 8. Democratic U.S. Reps. Larry Kissell and Bob Etheridge and the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Beitler were among the candidates to sign their paperwork within the first hour at the state board.
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Have you or has someone you know been addressed by an Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) officer at a tailgate before a football game? More than likely, the answer is yes. Have you or has someone you know been upset that the ALE was even there? That is probably a yes, too. The real question is: Do you even know how ALE officers got to the game in the first place? Why they are there at all? Well, the response to these questions gets a bit convoluted. What has appeared to be a campus conundrum are the feelings toward the law enforcement of drinking at public events, most notably the enforcement of underage drinking. The tension between students and ALE officers has seemingly reached an all-time high through reports of students drinking excessive amounts before events, the increase of students partying at houses off-campus, students “mouthing off ” to ALE officers at tailgates and ALE officers being “overzealous” with their enforcement and in some cases being too aggressive with students. What seems to be a considerably large misconception is who and what the ALE exactly is. ALE is a law enforcement agency that has been a part of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety since 1977. Officers are responsible for enforcing the tobacco, controlled substance (including alcohol) and gambling laws of the state. In North
Food bank reports increase in requests for assistance A study released by local hunger-relief agency shows a marked increase in requests for food since the recession began. The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina served 256,000 people during 2009, compared in 150,000 in 2007.
Toyota recalls Prius to fix braking and steering issues The spiraling crisis at Toyota Motor Corp. deepened on Feb. 7 as the automaker said it would recall thousands of Camry sedans, as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems.
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Energizing the Future, a conference hosted by the university, began at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10 in Brendle Recital Hall. The conference, which focused the first day on challenges and opportunities presented by contemporary
energy issues, will continue Feb. 11, exploring ideas on policy and entrepreneurship. The purpose of the conference is to generate dialogue on the furthering of public education concerning energy, in addition to finding sustainable energy solutions. To accomplish this, the university has
Convocation geared for students By Meenu Krishnan | Staff Writer
“Our hope is that by bringing together a knowledgeable and diverse group of energy players we will spur our collective imaginations and leave this conference more educated and with ideas for real solutions for the future,” Tiefenthaler said.
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brought together a range of speakers, including academic specialists, policy makers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs, to discuss energy use and policy. Jill Tiefenthaler, provost and professor of Economics at the university, opened the conference with remarks on the nature of the conference.
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The annual Founders’ Day Convocation has been a campus tradition for years, serving to recognize and celebrate the university community. Past speakers have included Paul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda hero and author of An Ordinary Man, and James Carville, political commentator and Democratic strategist. “The event has always been about celebrating commonalities among the faculty, students and alumni,” Matt Triplett, fellow in the Office of the Provost, said. “It honors the pursuit of knowledge through the motto of pro humanitate.” This year, however, there will be a slight shift in the event’s focus. In an attempt to make the occasion more student-centered, the Office of the Provost has expanded Founders’ Day Convocation to feature three senior presentations about their experiences at the university. Senior orations have been a time-honored custom at the university. In the campus’ early history, each senior would deliver a speech when they graduated, as a way of both celebrating their undergraduate years and looking towards the future. In the more recent past, however, only three seniors have presented orations each year, during the senior honors and awards ceremony, which occurs during Commencement week. This year, for the first time, the entire campus community will be able to listen to the three senior orations. “We wanted to open the orations up to the greater campus community, in an effort to make the event more student-oriented,” Triplett said. “Founders’ Day Convocation typically looks towards the past, present and future of our university,” he said.
Conference looks into environmental crisis By Sara Olsen | Staff Writer
groove. It doesn’t work anymore.” He then explains just what makes Washington dysfunctional; his list included such things as money and politics, which to him have “gotten out of control,” cable television which “turns politics into sports,” corporations and their “hovering” over the American economy, the end of the Cold War when America started “to fall into the mode of dumb as we want to be” and Sept. 11. All of these problems, according to Friedman, have culminated into a perpetual gridlock in the capital. “We need to get our groove back by taking on the world’s biggest problems,” Friedman said. He then goes on to suggest some ways for the country to do just that. Friedman suggests that we, and the rest of the world, do not lose faith in American innovation just
Roosevelt Institute president discusses Obama legislation By Katie Phillips | Staff writer
In light of all of the progressive change in politics over the past two years, the university brought Andrew Rich to the university as part of the Obama Administration Speaker Series. Rich became the President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute in 2009. He received his doctorate from Yale while studying the proliferation of think tanks. In 2003, Rich became a professor of political science at the City College in New York City. He would became the deputy director and director of programs at the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies as well as the chair of the political science department. In 2008, Rich changed careers to focus his energy full-time on the Roosevelt Institute. Entitled “Think Tanks and Policy Chance in the Obama Era,” Rich focused his lecture on the difference between the respective tactics that progressives and conservatives use to influence policy change in America.
He claims that in the past conservatives have been far more successful in influential policy than liberals have. He outlined the ways in which they succeeded and how progressives can use similar schematics to pass legislation and influence policy during the Obama administration. He said that in the gap lies the difference on this issue between progressives and conservatives: focusing on the tactics of influential policy change and focusing on the development of ideas of policy change. The latter is what is necessary for progressives to truly be successful during this administration. Rich explained that conservatives have hugely influential foundations and institutions that support the moderately to very conservative Think Tanks such as the Cato Institute, AEI and the Heritage Foundation. He clarified to the students and professors of Political Science in attendance
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Andrew Rich spoke Feb. 8 about the difference in tactics between conservatives and progressives in influencing policy and legislation.
Sports | B1 Earning His Stripes Senior Quinn Morris officiates on a national level at the National Intermural Flag Football tournament in New Orleans.
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Brieflies Trustees announce tuition increase for 2010-11 school year The Board of Trustees of the university approved raising undergraduate tuition by 3.5 percent for the 2010-11 fiscal year at their meeting on Feb. 5. The increase is the smallest percentage increase in tuition since the 1970s. Undergraduate tuition will increase from the current $38,206 to $39,544 next year. The decision marked a determined effort for the second year to slow the rate of cost increase. Last year, tuition rose by 4.5 percent
University offers faculty new option to support Haiti relief In response to the continuing disaster in Haiti, the university is making it more convenient for faculty and staff to support relief efforts. They can now use payroll deduction to make a donation to the American Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief. The idea for the payroll deduction option came from a staff member, Mike Tesh, associate vice president for Human Resources, said.
Forte Foundationg Career Lab coming to university The Forte Foundation Career Lab, an interactive forum, will be coming to the university on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. The event is designed specifically for women hoping to pursue a career in a business related field. It will feature former Wake Forest University Business School students who now work for major businesses and corporations.
Group of speakers to talk about conflict in Congo Raise Hope for Congo, provides a unique insight into the Congo conflict. The event will include a panel of speakers ranging from human rights activists, journalists and doctors to hear about the atrocities and sexual attacks being committed. Amnesty International is hosting the event.
Corrections In the article “The Marketing Summit,” which ran Feb. 4, it was incorrectly reported that over 100 teams, from over 50 schools, participated in the three day summit. In actuality, 14 teams, from 13 schools participated, while over 100 teams applied. Wake Forest University was the only institution that had both an MBA and an undergraduate level team. The article also said that the competition was held on Feb. 5. The event was from Feb. 4-6. To clarify, only the winning MBA team, not the undergraduate winner, received a cash prize of $50,000 and the first ever “Cheerwine Cup.” The article also said that the teams gathered on Saturday, Feb. 6, for a marketing luncheon at the Deacon Tower. This event was in fact held Feb. 5. Also the “Diversity in Corporate America” keynote address took place Feb. 5, not Feb. 6 as the article reported. Additionally IBM was the official case sponsor, not company sponsor as was reported, for the 2010 Marketing Summit
Imam Khalid Griggs: Muslim Chaplin By Amanda Satterwhite | Contributing Writer As a newly arrived freshman, Hannah Rothman said she was surprisedwhen she noticed there were no close by synagogues. “At home, there were six synagogues within spitting distance of my apartment,” reflected Rothman, now a senior. Even though organizations like Hillel and the Muslim Student Association exist here on campus, the steeple of Wait Chapel remains the university’s most prominent feature, reflecting the university’s predominantly Christian student population. In an effort to support students of non-Christian religious traditions, the Office of the Chaplain recently hired a Muslim imam and plans to add a Jewish representative to the staff in six months. “This is a big step for the university, and it’s really exciting for me,” Timothy Auman, University Chaplain, said on his office’s more pluralistic approach to religious life on campus. The goal is to provide for Wake’s religious minorities in the same way Christian students receive spiritual support. “This university is creating an environment conducive to healthy Jewish life and healthy Muslim life,” Auman said. Auman believes this new initiative will benefit the stu-
dent body as a whole, as diversity makes our campus “a more interesting place.” Resources targeted at students of diverse faiths will encourage a more heterogeneous religious makeup of incoming freshman classes, spurring interfaith dialogue and forcing all students to “examine their own faiths.” This diversity will also help prepare students for life after college. “Once you graduate from Wake Forest, that’s the kind of world you’re going to be experiencing,” Auman said. Why now? “We’ve actually been working towards this for the past five or six years in our office,” he said. Some might say there’s a push to keep up with the Jones’: “Duke just hired a full-time Muslim chaplain,” Auman said. Khalid Griggs of the Community Mosque of Winston Salem is looking forward to the responsibilities of his new post, which includes pastoral care for Muslim students, interfaith work with the larger university community and an effort to create a greater understanding of Islam and Muslim life. “The Muslim community (at the university) is relatively small, and many of the needs of the community can better be articulated by a staff member,” Griggs said. “I think it’s a very excellent initiative on the part of the university and the Chaplain’s Office, and I do
In the “KPMG Conference” article, Louis Brotherton was miss identified as Loius Brotherton. Additionally, two references to the company KPMG were misspelled as KPGM.
istration is as aware of the growing needs of the Jewish population,” she said. To address these needs, the university recently hosted a gathering of Jewish students, faculty and staff, alumni and parents. In addition, the North Carolina Jewish Hillel was also invited. The group determined the necessity for increased pastoral care for Jewish students on campus. Youjin Jennifer Kim, a freshman involved in the campus Christian group Emmaus, supports the new initiative. “It’s fair that they’re doing this, (these religious groups) deserve to have a campus support network just like everyone else,” Kim said. Other students wish the administration would take it a step further. Freshman Tanuja Patel related, “Having lived within a Hindu society for more than twelve years, I initially found it very difficult to adjust.” Rothman is optimistic about the future, though. “I think we’re headed in a good direction, but I still think we have a tremendous amount of work to do.” Auman shares her enthusiasm. Five or 10 years from now, he hopes to establish full-time positions for these new associate chaplains. “Part of our Baptist history is to be open and hospitable, and I think this is a good way we can do this as we move into the future.”
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believe hiring an associate chaplain for Muslim life will contribute to the critical understanding of Islam and Muslims in the times we live in today.” Currently in his second week on staff, Griggs admitted with a chuckle, “I’m still sort of in the learning curve of the position.” Nonetheless, he added, “I really want to have more interaction with the Muslim students, and with the whole Chaplain’s Office, to get a better understanding of what is needed.” Senior Mustafa Abdullah, a member of the Muslim Student Association, believes the recent hire will drive efforts to increase understanding of Islam on campus. “After the Sept. 11 attacks, being a Muslim at Wake Forest has often been an opportunity to engage with Muslims and non-Muslims about these hot topics in Islam.” With the help of a representative in the Chaplain’s Office, Abdullah expects more interfaith programming, which the Muslim Student Association has been very involved in over the past year and a half. “Now we have an advocate, rather than just students interacting with the administration.” Rothman, former president of Hillel and member of the search committee for a Jewish chaplain, agrees. “It’s a good start because I don’t think that the current admin-
Property damage • Unknown subjects forcibly smashed the window pane of the exterior door to the Kappa Sigma Lounge on Feb. 7.
Drugs and Alcohol • University police responded to a call in Taylor Hall in reference to an intoxicated student on Feb. 6. Upon further investigation it was determined that the offender had consumed alcohol while under the age of 21. The student was transported to Student Health for observation. Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student life. • University police responded to a call in Taylor Hall in reference to an intoxicated student on Feb. 7. Upon further investigation it was determined that the offender had consumed alcohol
while under the age of 21. The student was transported to Student Health for observation. Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student life. • University police responded to a call in Babcock Hall in reference to the use of marijuana on Feb. 7. Upon further investigation it was determined that the offender was in possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and alcohol. Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student life.
Thefts • Unknown subjects removed an unsecured laptop from a lounge in Palmer Hall between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 2. • Unknown subjects removed an unsecured jacket from a dryer in the laundry room in Luter Hall between 9:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Feb. 2.
• Unknown subjects removed a license plate from the front of a vehicle between Jan. 30 and Feb. 3. • Unknown subjects forcibly entered a vending machine by smashing the front glass and removing several food items between 2 a.m. and 8:30 a.m on Feb. 6. • Unknown subjects removed a bike tire from a secured bike at Martin Hall between Jan. 28 and Feb. 7.
Miscellaneous • A Residence Advisor in Taylor Hall reported that two male students had physically struck another male student Feb. 6. The attackers accused the victim of striking an unidentified female in a separate altercation. Officers are continuing to investigate in an attempt to locate the possible female victim.
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that the ‘non-conservatives’ in the past have focused on problem solving through rigorous research, civic engagements through diverse representation, and framing issues during campaigns that will help Democrats gain power. “Here is the difference,” claims Dr. Rich, “the lesson we need to learn from conservatives is to focus on ideas by developing and debating core principals and goals. After that it is necessary to promote and market.” His development and research at the Roosevelt Institute focuses on the gap in the marketplace for ideas and Rich hopes that the institute can play a role in a progressive addition of value and influence. Rich tied this ideological battle to our own campus by presenting a program of the Roosevelt Institute that is run by students around the country. So far 86 campuses are participating, including Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. The college organization aims to develop fresh ideas and new voices through progressive experimentation. In three weeks the Roosevelt Institute will celebrate the opening of a 45 acre park on Roosevelt Island A statement by Franklin Roosevelt encapsulates a founding idea of the appropriate Roosevelt Institute: “Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” The Roosevelt Institute is a non-profit partner to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park. According to Rich the institute is devoted to carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. The goal of the Roosevelt Institute is to develop and promote ideas. The institute also strives to be a strong proponents to shape public discourse and policy in ways that continue the ideas and dreams of Roosevelt, Rich said.
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Andrew Rich lectured Feb. 8 in DeTamble Auditorium in Tribble Hall.
Each January, the Old Gold & Black undergoes a staff transition. The new editor in chief for 2010 is junior CeCe Brooks, an experienced member of the OGB staff who has worked for the publication since her freshman year. Brooks spent time as editor for both the news and life sections, and developed The Freshman Issue, a special tabloid for freshman circulated during orientation. When asked how she feels about taking on the role of editor in chief, she said, “The OGB has been a huge part of my life since freshman year, so I feel honored to be appointed and ecstatic to take on the role of editor in chief.” Junior Caroline Edgeton joins Brooks as managing editor. Edgeton is also a former life editor and started working on the OGB her freshman year. “I am thrilled to be managing editor for the OGB,” Edgeton said. “I hope that my journalistic insights and editing skills that I have acquired over the years will serve our newspaper, staff and university justice.” After a few years of disuse, the production manager position is making a comeback. With an impressive talent for graphics and management, junior Connor Swarbrick is the perfect candidate to reinstate the position. “I look forward to being the sort of the quality control manager,” Swarbrick said. “I hope to better coordinate all of the sections to improve the quality of the OGB from the front page to the back page and further our digital advances.” Brooks is also looking forward to seeing where the return of the position will take the publi-
cation. “(I am) eager to see how reviving the production manager position works out. I think Connor is really well-suited for this role, so it should really benefit the paper,” she said. Sophomores Bobby O’Connor and Nilam Patel are co-editing the news section. O’Connor, former graphics editor, and Patel, former opinion editor, have excellent rapport and are sure to be great partners in what is often thought to be one of the most high-stress editorial positions. Also helping to diffuse some of that stress are assistant editors sophomore Elizabeth Forrest and freshman Renee Slawsky. Junior Hunter Bratton continues his work in the opinion section and is joined by junior Hannah Werthan. Werthan returns to the section after a semester abroad in Vienna, during which she wrote a travel column for the life section. Freshman Kahle McDonough rounds out the section as assistant editor. With Swarbrick fulfilling the production manager position, sophomore Ashton Astbury, a former assistant editor, steps in to fulfill the role of sports editor. Joining her in the section are freshman Will Johnston as assistant editor and sophomore Gary Pasqualicchio as production assistant. With Brooks and Edgeton graduating out of the life section, junior Chantel O’Neal and sophomore Olivia Boyce have taken over as section editors. Both showed hard work and dedication to the section as assistant editors in previous semesters. Taking over for senior Kelly Makepeace in the photo department are sophomore John Turner and junior Rachel Cameron. Cameron is returning to the section after a semester abroad.
Lecture discusses the changing meaning of ‘homelife’ By Cherie DelSol | Staff Writer
What is family? That was a question that Brian Powell, a professor at Indiana University, addressed in his hour-long presentation entitled ‘Family Counts: Contemporary Struggles over the Meaning of Family.’ On Feb. 4 in ZSR Room 204, sociology majors and minors, underclassmen, graduate students and professors alike piled into the 36-seat capacity space to receive insight into the debate. Even with the addition of extra chairs, many attendees were forced to stand, find an available space on the floor or peak their heads through the doorway. This event was sponsored by the sociology department, women’s and gender studies and the Provost’s office. It is the first installment of a two-part series that looks into the issue of the American family. Along with a group of his students, Powell surveyed and analyzed the data through the phone interviews of 712 respondents in 2003 and another 815 in 2006 and was able to discover and decipher
the many general preconceived notions that the respondents held on the idea of family. By asking a series of questions, both closed and open ended, respondents were categorized into three groups: exclusionists, moderates and inclusionists. Though the phone conversations lasted no longer than an average of 30-45 minutes, the research revealed not only these ideals of family, but some ignorance of gender and sexuality that still prevail in our American society. When asked whether or not they were heterosexual, gay or lesbian, some respondents answered, “I’m Italian. I love women whatever it is,” and “No, I’m normal.” One respondent even said, “I’m a woman. I’m married to a man. That makes me bisexual?” Powell went on to say, “For many people the presence of a child creates a family. It shifts everything.” The wide array of graphs and tables provided information to buttress his findings as well as showcased how the same preconceived notions that existed in heterosexual couples holds true in some homosexual couples.
The research showed that when same-sex couples have a child they are two times more likely to be considered a family. Powell predicts that with the continued legalization of same sex marriage around the country, exclusionist ideals will decrease, thus, causing inclusionist ideals to increase. Many respondents derived their idea of family from a religious standpoint. “Because that’s the way it was from the beginning of time. Lesbianism is a sickness,” one interviewee said. Another interviewee also suggested that people with pets should count as a family. “Because it’s not the traditional family, it doesn’t make it any less of a family,” the interviewee said. Inclusionists are more inclined to believe that as long as a relationship is familial, that there is care, it should be considered a family. Various word clouds revealed that when speaking on the issue of family, exclusionists are more likely to use the words “children,” “family,” “marriage,” “wife,” and “husband.” Moderates use the words “people,” “family,” “children,” and “kids”, while inclusionists on the other
Energy: Lecture addresses the climate Continued from Page A1
Following Tiefenthaler was Dan Fogel, executive professor at the university’s Schools of Business. Fogel moderated the first session, “Identifying and Addressing Energy Challenges.” Fogel’s opening statements were followed by several speakers. James Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, spoke on the importance of “balancing affordable, reliable, and clean.” Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, followed with a talk entitled “The Future of Energy – Gas as the Transition Fuel.” McClendon advocated for the use of natural gas as a means of reducing the US’s heavy dependence on foreign oil while also alleviating the country’s increasing need for a clean energy source. “There are really only two types of fuel,” McClendon said, “fuels heavy in carbon or light in carbon. Natural gases like shell gas need to be in the category of light carbon.” U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu also contributed to the session via prerecorded video. He stressed the Obama administration’s attention to the energy problems such as those discussed in the conference. The second session, “Emerging Energy Technologies,” was moderated by Richard Williams, Reynolds professor of physics at the university, and Abdou Lachgar, professor of chemistry at the university. The session featured talks not only by distinguished professors from the university, North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina, but also by professional engineers, researchers and specialists familiar with environmental issues.
hand, use “care,” “commitment,” “relationship,” and “love.” Also, according to the research, women are more likely to use the word “commitment” to describe a family, while men use “responsibility.” Many in the viewing audience also had their own perception of family. When asked if the presentation changed her outlook on the idea of family, senior and sociology major Jessica Armstrong did not think her perception changed much. “Not really. I’m more of an inclusionist. I’m super liberal and I believe a family is exactly what you want it to be,” Armstrong said. When asked the same question, another senior and Sociology major Daniella Stuart had a different take on it and said, “Yes. Well, I have a foster sister and because she’s not blood, I didn’t consider her a part of my family. I’m changing that now, but I guess it depends on the time and relationship you establish with them.” Powell himself stated, “The notion of what is ‘family’ is a controversial topic. Where are we going in terms on the meaning of ‘family?’’’ The saga continues.
Convocation: Seniors to present their experiences Continued from Page A1
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A speaker talks during the day-long meeting, Energizing the Future, was held Feb 10 at the university addressing environmental issues.
A number of seniors were nominated by faculty to draft a 10-minute oration, which could be focused on any topic, the student’s intellectual development, extracurricular activities, or a life-changing experience at the university, to name a few. Of this pool of students, ten finalists were chosen and they read their orations in front of a committee comprised of faculty and staff. Out of this group of ten finalists, three students were selected to present their stories during convention. At the event, Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson (’43) will also speak about the longstanding importance of senior orations and then introduce the three seniors. “Wilson is an important figure in university history. He came to school here in 1939 and has been here ever since. He will be fascinating to listen to,” Triplett said. Founders’ Day Convocation will also include a short video, featuring 11 campus seniors. “These seniors come from all walks of life, and it will be really wonderful to hear them talk about their best memories on campus,” Triplett said. In addition to honoring faculty, Founders’ Day Convocation will also recognize Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa, two of the university’s honor societies. Founders’ Day Convocation will occur at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, in Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Following Convocation, the Office of the Provost will host a wine-and-cheese reception in the lobby of Scales Fine Arts Center. “The event is sure to be a rich look at seniors and their time here at Wake as well as highlight the traditions of our campus,” Triplett said.
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Voices: Friedman speaks on economy and nature The resulting problems of the world being make the dinosaurs extinct. We are now too hot, flat and crowded are all extremely both the asteroid and the dinosaurs.” He goes on to say that “later is too late. If daunting and intimidating. yet. He produces on the screen, a picture The first problem Friedman proposes that you are going to save something, save it now of a billboard in South Africa that is adver- America tackle is the problem of energy because it may not be there tomorrow.” Just as he began the long and detailed list tising for a small car. The billboard reads, and natural resources supply and demand “German engineering, Swiss innovation, being out of balance. In the next couple of problems resulting from the aforemenAmerican nothing.” He says he has faith of years, many countries are going to have tioned global ailments, Friedman ends it by saying that all the probthat America is “exploding” with innova- trouble meeting the lems are “masquerading tion. He illustrates the analogy that America energy demands for the as insoluble when all is the spaceship that it so famously invented growing cities they are “If you are going to save someof them have the same in the 1950s. American innovation is the home to. rocket and Washington is the fuel booster, Friedman uses the thing, save it now because it may solution: abundant, cheap, clean, reliable which has a crack in it, making the rocket term “Americups.” An not be here tomorrow. ” electrons.” unable to attain the velocity necessary to Americup is the meaThomas Friedman He then says that launch it into the next revolution, a revolu- surement of energy an New York Times Columnist whatever country can tion Friedman calls an ET (Energy Technol- area consumes on a do this will have “ecoogy) Revolution. regular basis and about nomic security, internaAs far as the Earth being hot, flat and a decade ago, there were crowded. Friedman makes his argument only 2.5 Americups in the world, now there tional security, and the most global respect” by addressing each adjective separately. He are about 9. This unregulated energy growth and that “America has to be that country.” begins with hot. His point is very straight- will have worldwide ramifications, accord- He says we have “got to be big in big things” and that trying to solve these huge problems forward and was best summarized by the ing to Friedman. analogy of the Earth’s temperature being Another result of the overstretching of the is a big thing. Friedman then talks about making similar to a human’s temperature. world’s natural resources is climate change. The four degree difference between 98.6 Friedman spoke less on global warming than America more environmentally friendly. degrees and 103.6 may mean the difference on “global weirding” where the “hots get He criticizes the current definition of green between life and death, the same applies for hotter and the wets get wetter and every- revolution and says the only time we will the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere. A thing in between.” Friedman speaks a lot on experience a true “green revolution” is when small jump in climactic temperature can the fact that this problem has the chance to “companies have to change (become more mean either an ice age or a global desert. have extremely devastating consequences. environmentally sustainable) or die, or Friedman next explains his claim that the He says, “Whenever I see something that when the word ‘green’ disappears.” “I’m here to tell you that green is the new world is too “flat.” He begins by saying, is irreversible and possibly catastrophic, I “There are too many Americans in the buy insurance.” Meaning, America needs to red, white, and blue and don’t let anybody world.” Meaning, American influence, do anything it can to prevent catastrophic tell you it isn’t,” Friedman said. From this statement, Friedman got a feverish applause both good and bad, has climate change. created issues as far as The other issue of and more or less hit his point home that high levels of energy energy poverty goes America needs to be the trailblazer in com“We are now both the asteriod consumption and envihand in hand with lack- plete sustainable energy practices. and the dinosaurs.” Just as the country needs to be the foreronmental awareness ing supply of energy Thomas Friedman go. The growing uniresources as well as cli- runner in revolutionary energy technology changes, Friedman notes that the university formity of populations mate change. Author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded using extremely high Friedman quotes must too do its part in the revolution. In a levels of energy poses a that 1.6 billion people private interview with the Old, Gold, and great problem for the around the world have Black , Friedman spoke ofsomething his future of the planet. no access to an electric daughter’s college, Williams College, does Friedman assesses the final section of the grid. This means that they would not have called “Do It in the Dark.” Contrary to what the name connotates, basis of his argument, that the world is “electricity for the simplest fan for when this program encourages students to do their too “crowded,” by claiming that population the hots get hotter.” growth is close to being out of control. The final problem of the world being too homework or other evening activities using He brings up the statistic that in 1830 hot, flat, and crowded is the massive loss as little energy as possible. This is something there were one billion humans on the planet. of biodiversity that ensues. Friedman says, that the university could easily enact. The results, according to Friedman’s This is compared with the fact that in 2008, “We are experiencing biodiversity loss that it there were one billion teenagers alone. The is similar to the asteroid that hit the Yucatan daughter’s personal experience, would be world being too crowded poses its fair share peninsula millions of years ago, the asteroid significant and could bring about other of issues for the future. that threw so much dust into the air as to more energy efficient practices.
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Thomas Friedman talks easily about his book to the large crowd gathered in Wait Chapel.
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Week-long series designed to address women’s violence By Devon Goodall | Contributing writer
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Amnesty International showed the documentary film The Day I will Never Forget as part of their Violence Against Women week.
On Feb. 10, Amnesty International screened the film The Day I Will Never Forget as part of their Violence Against Women week. This series of events is designed to increase awareness among students of the violence that women face every day, internationally and domestically. The Day I Will Never Forget, directed by Kim Longinotto, shows an example of international violence against women. The documentary spotlights female genital mutilation in Somalia. Although a major problem, female circumcision is not an issue typically considered by students. The film works to show audiences the traditional views of African women that drive them to undergo circumcision. In many cultures, this procedure is a standard practice, designed to make women more desirable to men.
However, many women do not According to Hollifield, this will be know the potentially dangerous ram- “more of a discussion based event.” ifications of this procedure, which is To put faces to the supporters of something that Amnesty Internation- this cause, a photo booth will be outal and other Non-Governmental Or- side of the Pit to take photographs of ganizations are working to change. students for the United Nations web “Violence against women is such a site. huge issue and a lot of people only The week will end on Feb.15, when think about it nationally, not in- Younghee Overly, a representative ternationally,” event organizer Alex from UNIFAM, speaks to students. Hollifield said “She’s going to touch on some things “Female cirsuch as female cumcision is a circumcision, sex well kept secret “Violence against women is such slavery, and things in Africa and I a huge issue and a lot of people like that internafeel that raising tionally,” Hollifield only think about it nationally, awareness is imsaid. not internationally. ” portant,” HolThrough this lifield said. diverse series of Alex Hollifield Along with events, Amnesty Women’s Week Organizer Monica PetresInternational is cu, Hollifield working to inhas organized a crease awareness of week’s worth of events. On Feb. 11, violence against women, presenting Sharee Fowler will be speaking to stu- national and international issues to dents about violence against women students in a variety of entertaining in the U.S. and moving ways.
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Carolina, it is illegal to sell alcohol without a permit, to sell to anyone under the age of 21, to have an open container of alcohol in a car or to sell wine, beer or liqueur to someone who is already intoxicated. North Carolina’s 100 counties are separated into nine districts. The university is associated with District VI, headquartered in Greensboro. Our district serves Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham and Stokes Counties. According to Chet Jessup, assistant special agent in charge of District VI, our district office
currently has 10 officers that are each assigned about 250 separate locations they are responsible for monitoring on a weekly basis. This is true for any ALE officer in any district. “Wherever there is a permit, we in essence police those areas to insure the state gets all the appropriate revenue because alcohol is a highly taxed commodity in the state of North Carolina,” Jessup said. What has been an issue of concern with the university’s relationship with the ALE is the notion that more officers patrol and target university students at tailgates. Student Body President Meghan Haenn thinks that what ALE officers do at tailgates is a bit unfair.
“I don’t really like when they are at our off-campus events because it’s pretty much understood kids will be drinking underage,” Haenn said. “I don’t think a student drinking a beer and having a hot dog is causing any problems. It’s like they are shooting fish in a barrel,” Haenn said. As far as the amount of officers on duty are concerned, though, it solely depends on the location. “The amount of officers assigned per district depends solely on the amount of licensed establishments in the area,” Jessup said. “I can guarantee you we patrol colleges in Greensboro much harder and cite or arrest more students there than we do at Wake Forest.”
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Though our district only has 10 officers total, ALE officers are state sworn, meaning any officer, regardless of what district he or she belongs to, can assist in investigative and patrol related matters around the state without special premission. In other words, the officers’ main responsibilities are to patrol locations and venues where Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) permits are issued and/or monitor public events where alcohol is being served throughout the state. “Because 95 percent of the time ALE officers work alone, we usually only call on other officers from other districts when a violent situation comes up,” Jessup said.
“But the places where we repetitively get problems, where we repetitively find underage drinking or have safety issues with people drinking too much, we will monitor those places more closely,” he said. “It’s like fishing in a hole that always has fish. We’re going to keep on fishing until all the fish are out.” One issue that many students have believed to be true is that the university and ALE have a “conspiracy” to catch students. “The ALE has never monitored any events on our campus; we have never invited them to any event at any time,” Ken Aick, vice president of student affairs, said. “We’re very pleased that they respect that this our jurisdiction
because we have our own police force.” According to Chief of Police Regina Lawson, ALE’s presence is intended to encourage cooperation. “ALE’s presence heightens awareness and serves as a deterrent to those who choose to engage in illegal conduct and encourage acting responsibly,” Lawson said. Because most of the problems ALE deals with are underage drinking related issues, Jessup says ALE cuts no breaks for offenders. “Unfortunately, most of the time, when youthful looking people are acting silly with alcohol, they are underage and not being responsible,” Jessup said.
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t seems crazy to say that over 106 million people watched the Super Bowl because of the sport. Slightly less than 106 million people sat down to watch Houlihan, Klinger, Hawkeye and Trapper as they said goodbye to national television in 1982, about 500 thousand less than the number of people who watched Drew Brees and Peyton Manning fight it out in America’s biggest sports contest. The “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” series finale of M-A-S-H held the all-time viewership record for nearly 28 years until Feb 7.; and what’s more, there weren’t many companies paying $3 million for 30 seconds of ad time back in 1982. Just like M-A-S-H viewers, all types of people watch the big game: some because of the huge hits and the miraculous one-hand catches, some because of performances by the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney and, in recent years, some are watching simply because of the funny, and incredibly expensive, commercials. Companies like Bridgestone, Pepsi and Sprint spend millions on getting TV companies to recognize them as bringing Tom Petty, Prince and the Who to people’s television sets, sing for a few minutes as a halftime show; while other companies like Doritos, E*TRADE and Coke spend their millions on a 30 second advertising window. Undoubtedly, both investment types by corporations sponsor memorable events for viewers, and in the end, prove to be profitable ways for companies to get their names out to consumers. But we consumers don’t like to think that capitalistic
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Military policy has proved ineffective “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” wastes government funds, time and energy
strong? A strange conclusion, since it has expelled over 13,000 service members since its implementation. Has it been effective at aiding with national security? Stranger still, since of these, over 200 were translators for key languages such as Arabic, Urdu and Pashto. At a time when there is a desperate need for personnel who understand these languages, it seems downright counter-intuitive to kick so many to the curb. There is also the matter that DADT has had detrimental economic effects, something that would appear to undermine the effectiveness of our military. A study done in 2006, which included Miranda Kelly West Point professors, determined that Staff columnist the cost through 2004 sat at at least $363 million, a figure that includes the cost of discharging soldiers, the cost of recruiting he military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t replacements and the cost of training said Tell” policy is making headlines replacements. once again, as earlier this week Considering the constant fiscal crisis Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman our nation has been facing, and the fact of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified that that this figure has surely grown in the he supports an end to the policy, which intervening years, the notion of having bans from service those who profess a wasted so much money homosexual or bisexual is astounding. orientation. However, perhaps After years of It is a move many Americans McCain only meant continued controversy support, as polls indicate that the policy had surrounding the between 55 and 80 percent been successful at either policy, it appears that movement is support allowing homosexu- shutting homosexuals out of the military or being made toward als to serve in the military. keeping them silent if overturning DADT. It is they are in the ranks. a move many Americans Yet, statistics simply support, as polls do not bear this out — indicate between 55 and 80 percent support allowing homosexuals 68 percent of military personnel either suspect or know someone in their unit is to serve in the military. homosexual. This hardly suggests that the And if your concern runs toward policy has met its aspirations. military personnel, 73 percent of them When you take all of this into responded in 2006 that they felt no consideration, the continuation of DADT discomfort when in the presence of simply doesn’t make sound sense. It homosexual peers. weakens our nation’s safety, drains money However, there are vocal critics of the from an overstretched budget and doesn’t proposed reversal. even meet its own goals. It’s time to close One of them is Senator John McCain, the books on this fatally flawed piece of who has stated that the policy has been legislation. “effective.” The question this begs, of course, Miranda Kelly is a senior religion major is what exactly “effective” means. It’s from Quincy, Mass. been effective in keeping our military
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Not to boast, but I consider myself to be an extremely open-minded individual. How thankful (excuse the religious expression) I am to live in the post-Enlightenment world, in which man has once and for all finished off the heathen idea of a single absolute truth! Not to mention other benefits of modernity such as i-Phones, the United Nations and Michael Tooley, all of which clearly set us apart from the lot that walked the earth before us. As such, I write you to express my indignation about the proselytizing that has been occurring in recent issues of the Old Gold & Black. I was under the impression that the OGB is an open-minded institution, but recent articles have shown that behind the mask of enlightened pieces like “Searching for Equality,” and “He Said” and “She Said,” in the dark corners of the OGB office, there stirs the frightful specter of faith. I never thought I would, waking at first light in eager anticipation of the weekly issue, find pure dogmatism on the pages of our OGB. What is most flooring of all is that it is one of our professors who is actively trying to gain converts
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to his ministry! He is pushing on us his beliefs about God, and you do nothing to stop it. I find it incredibly offensive that a professor at our modern, de-Baptisted university is permitted to preach his fundamentalism to the student body. Furthermore, it isn’t just offensive, but it is not even fair. Imagine how easily an underclassman, who has not had enough of a liberal education to have his mind opened, could be convinced that there is an obvious truth about things such as the existence of God. The professor I’m speaking of, a philosophy professor no less, has obviously had years of schooling in his faith, and knows how to ensnare desperate, naïve minds who are “looking for an answer.” For heaven’s sake, (of course I don’t actually mean ‘heaven’) the professor, despite his primitive faith, admits that modern morality is new and improved — evolved, in other words (“Morality comes from evolution of humanity,” Jan. 28). If only he could also see that man has evolved to the point that he no longer has a need for such faith in one set of beliefs about the world and about God, as he so zealously contends... Although such sermonizing is beneath an institution that has progressed as far as our Mother, So Dear, it could be worse; it could be Christian. Ryan Crimmins Jr. Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
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Reason and Religion | Why Does God Hate Amputees?
The power of prayer has no statistical impact Adrian Bardon Staff columnist
If lightning is the anger of the gods, the gods are concerned mostly with trees. – Lao Tse
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here is an excellent Web site, whydoesgodhateamputees. com, that contains a book’s worth of material on the irrationality of belief in the Christian god. It centers on one excellent question for those who believe in the power of prayer: Why does God refuse to heal amputees? The Christian Bible is very clear on the efficacy of sincere prayer by true believers. It promises that people who pray will get what they ask for: If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer (Matthew 21:21). If you ask anything in my name, I will do it (John 14:14). Ask, and it will be given you (Matthew 7:7). Nothing will be impossible to you (Matthew 17:20). Believe that you have received it, and it will be yours (Mark 11:24). And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well … The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective (James 5:15-16). Millions of people believe that God answers their prayers. People claim to have been cured of cancer and other diseases, to have been spared by
tornadoes and earthquakes, all because of prayer. God saves or heals people in response to prayer all the time. So say 80 percent of Americans, in a CBS poll. A Pew poll finds that 75 percent of Americans pray frequently. So why not pray for someone’s missing limb to be regenerated? This would be something God could easily accomplish, and the faithful are promised in the Bible that He will deliver on any sincere prayer. But such prayers not only fail some of the time, but all of the time. Amputees are never, ever helped in this way by prayer. People seem to anticipate this. How silly it would seem to pray for someone’s missing limb or limbs to be regenerated! That has never happened, and it never will. God always ignores the prayers of amputees, no matter how faithful and deserving. Why does this morally perfect, loving being discriminate against amputees? The fact is, prayer never brings about events that would otherwise be impossible. God never answers prayers unless there is a possibility that the results are a coincidence. Apparently, prayer only works in such a way and in such circumstances that its workings are undetectable. You can’t even show that prayer has any statistical impact. No one has ever been able to actually demonstrate the efficacy of prayer. It’s easy to test it out: just flip a coin one hundred times
while praying for it to come up heads every time. Or pray over one set of sick people and not some others, and see if the first group does better than the other. That is exactly what they did in a recent major study funded by the religion-friendly Templeton Foundation, with unambiguously negative results: news.harvard.edu/ gazette/2006/04.06/05-prayer.html. A common rationalization of the ambiguity of prayer’s efficacy is that God needs to remain hidden, perhaps because to be too obvious in His actions would destroy faith. The test, this reply goes, is to believe even in the absence of evidence. But then why answer prayers at all? Answering prayers results in the “evidence” for the efficacy of prayer so many people cite when they explain why they believe in prayer. Does He want us to have evidence or not? Further, God was not hiding when He sent plagues upon Egypt, parted the Red Sea and sent His divine son along to go around telling everyone he was God and performing miracles. And then He commissioned a book that tells us all about these events, clearly expecting us to believe they really happened. Hardly the actions of a being who wants to remain hidden, or who worries that being too obvious would undermine faith! Another popular rationalization of the ambiguity of prayer is that we cannot understand God’s will. God works in mysterious ways, and must
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have a good reason for acting this way. This answer is familiar, because it is the usual fallback position for the theist when confronted with innumerable examples of needless suffering that God could have prevented. There is no way to prove with absolute certainty that God doesn’t have some such hidden reasons, any more than one can prove that unicorns don’t exist. But that doesn’t make it reasonable to believe in God or unicorns. Worthy people pray, and good things happen; equally worthy people pray under the same circumstances, and nothing happens. This is exactly what one would expect if prayer is meaningless. Which is it more reasonable to believe: that God exists and only chooses to intervene in cases where no one could show that an intervention has taken place, and so discriminates against amputees, and does so in direct violation of what is written in His holy text, or, God does not exist, and things happen or don’t happen by chance or natural causes? Belief in a god, fairy or other magical being who is there to protect and help us is a matter of wishful thinking. It is a scary world. We are buffeted about by events, frequently insecure, and our death, and the death of our loved ones, is always in the back of our minds. People have strong motives to believe in miracles, or to represent themselves as being able to call them
forth. When someone testifies to having witnessed a miracle, David Hume asks, which is the “greater miracle” (i.e., less likely): that a miracle has occurred, or that the person is lying, mistaken or a victim of wishful thinking? Like second marriages, belief in miracles is “the triumph of hope over experience.” But why shouldn’t people have hope? Why rain on their parade? Because the religious are easily manipulated into suicide bombings or supporting stupid wars in the Middle East. Because religion is only tenable when conjoined with some level of contempt for reason and evidence, and we desperately need to face critical challenges — like violent fundamentalism, climate change and global resource depletion — rationally and with respect for evidence. That is why we need to be less respectful of the person who, standing by her tornado-spared house with the wreckage of her God-fearing neighbors’ homes all around, thanks God for answering her prayers. Adrian Bardon’s Feb. 4 article (“An omnipotent deity would prevent suffering”) was printed with significant structural errors. Visit oldgoldandblack.com to view the corrected version.
Adrian Bardon is an associate professor of philosophy. (His columns this semester are part of a book project.)
Searching for Equality | A Letter to Some Libertarians
Government structure Libertarians should get causes corruption their agenda straight “duty” and “respect” to one’s rulers or nation. Now we may be able to better understand why governments do what they do. For example, say that a governor wants to increase “stability” in his region. An average person like you or me would have to try to convince others of their view on how and why stability is to be achieved. But a governor need not waste time on such appeals. A governor might start with decrees to increase stability that people should obey in Elliot Engstrom order to better serve their country. If this fails, Senior columnist the governor could say that anyone who goes overnments habitually do many against the decree at hand will be imprisoned. despicable things. Whether it be If people continue to prefer what the governor declarations of war, debasement of perceives as chaos to stability, then the currencies or imprisonment of those who governor may begin to punish some, which have committed no real crimes, these patterns he can do via either coercion or taxation. seem to hold fairly steady when just about any And, remember, every time the governor takes government throughout history is critically essentially any action in his region, he must analyzed. rely on funds raised through taxes to do so. However, it gets us nowhere to simply While this is a very basic model and analysis, say “government is bad” or “I am antithe point is to show that governments are government.” Instead, we must endeavor to made up of human beings exactly like you and understand why governments habitually act me; they simply have different means at their in this manner, in order to, hopefully, alter disposal to accomplish their chosen goals. their structure to be less prone to commit such While some of these goals may be different actions. than those of people not involved in the We must begin our analysis, like any other, government, one goal that many people with an intrinsic (or self-evident) proof of share is the attainment (and retainment) of what government is, from which we can use “happiness.” So, if a person in government inductive reasoning to draw were allowed to set their some hopefully meaningful own salary (imagine that) conclusions about the nature why not set it much higher The simple fact is that the of government. And the than its market value? incentive structure of the most intrinsic claim we can If one’s job and respect institutions tends to cause make about government is depend on the approval that it is an institution made human beings to use destruc- of constituent voters, then up of human beings. Thus, why not simply act in a way tive means to accomplish to understand government, that creates a good public their chosen ends ... we must first understand image, regardless of whether humans, which are the most or not it is the best or safest basic of its constituent parts. thing to do? (This is, in Human beings are creatures whose actions my opinion, exactly the case in regards to the are based in incentives. Ludwig von Mises “stimulus plan,” which creates a short-term noted this in his Magnus opus Human Action, economic boom, but sets the stage for a longin which he explained that human beings act term economic bust. in a way they believe will remove uneasiness Libertarians and other anti-government or make their current state better (note that individuals like me often tend to think of the ideas of “uneasiness” and “better” are government in terms of an “us vs. them” subjective in the mind of each human). scenario. We must stop and instead consider So, if it is extremely hot outside, I may that these institutions that we wish to desire to cool myself. If a popsicle is available, dismantle are not simply “bad,” but are made I will attempt to acquire it. If both a popsicle up of human beings exactly like us. The and an ice cream cone are available, I must simple fact is that the incentive structure of choose which one I think will better allow me the institution of government tends to cause to accomplish my goal of cooling myself. Of human beings to use destructive means to course, I have limited means with which to accomplish their chosen ends, as everyone is attempt to accomplish this goal, forcing me to almost always convinced that they are doing appropriate my resources towards those aims the “right thing,” whether that “right thing” is which I believe are the most important. This putting in new pipes to update the city’s water reflects the incentive structure of the situation. system or killing six million Jews in order to, Now, instead of me trying to cool myself on in someone’s eyes, make the world a better a hot day, imagine a governor trying to rule place. Rarely, if ever, does anyone set out upon some particular country or region. What kinds an action knowing or believing that they are of goals do governors have? Common goals of performing an act with no benefits. governors include stability, order, maintenance Thus, it becomes our duty to search for of approval by those ruled and respect from a way to alter the incentive structure of other governors. government, an issue that I will attempt to What means do governors have available? tackle next week. The most common means at the disposal of governments are taxation, coercion (i.e. police/ Elliot Engstrom is a senior French major from military), the threat of coercion and appeals to Matthews, N.C.
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ear Libertarian Comrades, Libertarians at the university know that they are some of my favorite sparing partners. Those that know me better, such as Elliot Engstrom and Nathan FoxHelser, know that I have some sympathies to a lot of their platform; I think a non-aggressive foreign policy is a good one and I would like to see a dramatic increase in personal liberties in areas like drug policy reform and gay marriage, among plenty of other issues. We disagree, I think, about what a sound economic policy and regulatory framework look like, but those are the differences that make for good conversation. It’s because of my occasional sympathies with Libertarianism that I’m writing this article, both as a warning and as a question. The landscape of Libertarianism is diverse, a number of people with fairly different views on a good direction for the United States call themselves Libertarians. Last semester, for instance, I got dinner with a Libertarian who was also very religious. This individual was unwilling to submit to state authority; yet, found nothing distasteful about submitting to divine authority, a contradiction I do not understand. Glenn Beck also calls himself a Libertarian, despite apologizing for water boarding and the Iraq war. Many members of the Tea Party movement, led by a for-profit organization, call themselves “Libertarian” and display familiar Libertarian imagery, such as the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag. Will the real Libertarians please stand up? Is a Left-Libertarian a better representation of the philosophy, or is Libertarianism simply a more intelligent sounding form of standard conservative Republican non-argument and nonsense? I know enough Libertarians on this campus to know that they are not all that way, but there seem to be a large and growing number of Republicans who don’t want to care about poor people and simply call themselves Libertarians, without renouncing their controlling social policies or penchant
for war. How is it that Seth Williford, an individual who, in an article for this newspaper praised Sarah Palin and, I assume, has a high opinion of the demi-god Ronald Reagan, can argue that Republicans need a new platform called “Reform Republicanism? (“Reforming thought by emphasizing the free market,” Dec. 3, 2009)” Does he not understand that the Republican Party and “real” Libertarianism are fundamentally opposed? Sure, they both oppose taxes, but for drastically different reasons. Or are the loud, poorly informed people at the Tea Party protests who are represented by the Palins and Becks of the world the real Libertarians? Maybe the left-Libertarianism Engstrom has written out is an ideological fossil that has had its language and imagery, but not philosophy, hijacked by Williford’s “Reform Republicanism” types. The coalition building effort that resulted in the disastrous town hall is representative of this. Yes, neither Republicans nor Libertarians like Barack Obama or his health care reform initiatives, but the similarities should stop there. Engaging with people who have a moral problem with homosexuality is a waste of time. Further, the xenophobia that runs through the Republican base and seeks to establish English (as in the language of England) as the official language of the United States, needs to be marginalized and opposed, not given a platform at a meeting in which Young Americans for Liberty is participating. By no means am I attempting to tell the people at YAL how to run their club or what to think. Selfishly, I suppose, I enjoy when you guys decide to work with conservative groups, the ensuing debacle makes the Left look good by comparison. But I also respect a number of you and want opponents worthy of engagement; Republicans, especially the strangeness of “Reform Republicans,” faded into white noise long ago. I wouldn’t want the same to happen to Libertarianism. Fight back when Williford or Beck say they have been influenced by your philosophy; either they have not or you need to dive off your sinking ship. Further, consider seeking coalition with the Left, sure we disagree on economics, but we wont inform you of the glory of Reagan or bang on about how gay marriage will ruin America. Solidarity Forever, A Comrade.
Matt Moran is a sophomore from Pittsburg, Penn.
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Super Bowl ads Economics will play a targeted male viewers crucial role in next election Discovering the Right Solution | Constructive Criticism
I can remember. This ad was for Snickers, and how some guy turned from Betty White back to himself after eating Snickers or something. Already a kind of testosterone-fueled attitude could be seen running through these ads. Of course, football is played and watched mostly by men, and so naturally commercials during the biggest game Cory McConnell of the sport will be focused on products Staff columnist marketed toward men (you know — beer, fast cars, pizza and um … pro-life n Feb. 7, the Super Bowl, the mostorganizations!). watched annual television event in But the attitude given by many of these the United States, was aired with a ads seemed like men had somehow been fresh batch of Super Bowl advertisements. robbed of their manhood and needed to Super Bowl ads have come to represent reclaim it in some way, or establish it by several things. First and foremost, they are an buying some product or maybe tackling overwhelming symbol of our capitalist nation, some women. proving the persuasive power of advertising in This isn’t a new idea in the world of our society, in that companies will pay several marketing by any means, but its prevalence million dollars for 30 seconds of airtime to in this Super Bowl was like, OK we get advertise their product. it, we are men. Take the Dockers ad for These ads have also come to synthesize the example. Its insistence that we, as men, best in the advertising industry in terms of the should “Wear the Pants!” obviously reflects production values, caliber of celebrities and the age old notion of who is wearing the creativity, because these companies know that proverbial “pants” in a given relationship. the world is watching. And so clearly Dockers wants people to Many people, especially people that don’t think that if a man buys those pants he will particularly enjoy football or sports in general, immediately gain physical and emotional watch the Super Bowl every year because of dominance in his relationship, earning him the ads. In our advertising-centered culture, status as a true man. we even have shows about advertising, like the In a culture that is already maleEmmy-winning Mad Men. dominated to begin with, doesn’t this seem All of that aside, wasn’t it a strange year for like overkill? I suppose that reassertion of our beloved Super Bowl ads? the male will always sell. First things first. The Tim Tebow ad, the Also, let’s look at the ad for the Dodge subject of much controversy before the Super Charger. I have to admit that I liked this Bowl, ran as one of the first ad from the start, given ads during the event. This that it was voiced by was a pro-life ad, that is Michael C. Hall of the But the attitude given by to say, Tim Tebow and his Dexter series. Dexter is a many of these ads seemed mother (who also appeared great, great show, and if like men had somehow been in the ad) were supporting you haven’t seen it you are an organization called “Focus robber of their manhood and missing out. But as much on the Family,” whose slogan as I liked the creepy-serious needed to reclaim it in some is something to the effect of voice of my boy Mike C., way, or establish it by buying this ad shared a similar “Celebrate Life.” The ad underhandedly attitude to his malesome product, or maybe by stressed the importance centered counterparts. This tackling some women. of family life and life in ad makes the point that general, and how Tim Tebow men will put up with a lot apparently had to struggle to of things so that they can survive as an infant. Therefore, life should be drive the car that they want, in this case a treated with respect and people shouldn’t get Dodge Charger. But here’s where the ad is abortions. Or something. confusing, some of the things they say that But then this whole “life is precious and men do are things like “I will be at work at fleeting” message is slightly negated by the 8 a.m.,” or “I will get up to walk the dog.” next shot, which contains Tebow tackling his Aren’t these just mundane things that mother. What? most people do anyway? This undoubtedly made for the most It’s like, I will put up with the minor unintentionally funny moment of any Super inconveniences of life that everyone has Bowl ad. to do, but damned if I can’t have that Apparently “celebrating life” means tackling Charger! The slogan of the ad is even your parents. “Man’s Last Stand.” Please. I’m probably reading too much into this, If you need to buy a car or a pair of but after your mother explains how she had to new pants to assert your manhood, you worry every night that her son wouldn’t make probably aren’t that manly to begin with, it as an infant, your first instinct is to de-cleat and are exactly the kind of person these ads her Terry Tate style? Uh, OK Tebow. I guess are targeted at. this is supposed to be funny, and if you’re Overall, the ads were full of beer, the kind of person that automatically thinks tackling and male dominance, tackling someone is funny (which granted is appropriately much like the Super Bowl probably this commercial’s audience anyway), itself. then this ad totally works! However, the ads in general lacked the But what troubles me about this ad isn’t the creative spark of many successful ads of the inexplicable narrative, but rather I think that it past, and the boring male-marketing made sets a dangerous precedent of policy-issues in for a lot of commercials that simply weren’t advertisements in the Super Bowl. I just don’t funny and mostly just tired. see the Super Bowl as an appropriate platform The introduction of policy-commercials to reach people about political issues like also sets an interesting precedent, as the abortion. Super Bowl could be used in the future as Then, to blow my mind even more platforms to advocate political issues, for while watching these ads, the very next better or worse. advertisement featured Betty White playing backyard football, and yes, getting tackled! Cory McConnell is a sophomore from This was already the most bonkers Super Bowl Wexford, Penn.
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n the days preceding President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union, news leaked to the media that the president would be proposing a budget freeze in the new year. I was understandably shocked, especially considering his determination to pass a costly and intrusive health care bill that would impose another entitlement program on the American people. The catch, of course, was that this freeze applied only to discretionary spending, a paltry $448 billion, or one eighth of the budget. This is a bit of a weak gesture when the deficit for fiscal year 2011, in the proposed budget, is $1.3 trillion piled on top of the $1.6 trillion for fiscal year 2010. Thought the reality of the freeze is somewhat disingenuous, I have to take a moment and, sit down if you read this column frequently, applaud the president’s intent. If nothing else comes from his proposal, it has at least refocused the national attention onto our explosive national debt. This has come among conservative critiques that the president is aiming to be on par with Lyndon Johnson in his spending plans and his expansion of the size and power of the federal government. My liberal friends out there may find this to be somewhat hypocritical, since apparently every single Republican supported the deficit expansion policies of the Bush Administration, but that would be unfairly lumping many fiscal hawks in with the acolytes of the Bush spending doctrine. While I am supportive of President Bush’s economy-expanding tax cuts, his complete lack of effort to tame federal spending, nay, his explicit expansion of the debt disturbed myself, as well as many conservatives. This lack of any fiscal responsibility has torn apart the Republican Party, as the Tea Party movement has emerged in opposition not only to Democrats, but to big-spending Republicans as well. The mood that is sweeping the country is not that of an anti-Democratic tide, but rather of an anti-incumbent tide. The American people are finally fed up with politicians who promise fiscal piety, yet heretically continue to spend money that the government simply does not have. This isn’t to say that deficits are always and forever a bad thing, but when our government doesn’t even bother to try and contain spending,
it hurts our economy and it hurts our prestige in the world. Obama also took another step to address fiscal sanity, in proposing a government funded commission that would investigate ways in which to solve our debt dilemma. This proposal, which failed in Congress the day before his speech, would be created by executive order, because clearly when Congress doesn’t do what the president wants, then it is the presidents’ prerogative to do what he wants anyway. It failed because, despite the president’s naïve idea that we can totally transcend partisan politics, neither party was willing to sign up for a commission that would propose anything outside of their ideological blinders. In other words, Democrats don’t want to be privy to a commission that might propose cutting certain taxes and cutting some programs, and Republicans don’t want to be members of a commission that might propose tax increases. The president has already received flack from the Right for pretty much everything he has done. Yet, as he powers forward with policies that, though well-intentioned, are mostly ineffective, he is receiving increasing scrutiny from the left wing. This includes people like Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and James “We’ve got to spend our way out of this recession” Clyburn, Majority Whip. The Congressional bosses, the ones who took Obama’s fantasy-land health care and inserted legalized bribes, are now the ones who will fight Obama tooth and nail to preserve money for their Congressional fiefdoms, I mean, districts. The political implications of all this wrangling could go several ways for Obama, especially in light of the upcoming 2010 congressional elections. On the one hand, his tack to the center, vintage Bill Clinton tactics, could serve to reinforce his crumbling image as a bipartisan charmer, but only if he moves beyond the rhetoric to actually accomplish something substantive. If he is unable to pass any legislation of merit, then he may face a perfect storm of disaffected liberals who will not vote, paired with an excited Republican base that could deliver significantly more Republican votes in Congress, going even so far as to take back either of the chambers. The one wild card continues to be the Tea Party movement. The question remains as to whether they will be absorbed by the GOP, whether their primary challenges in key races will make a difference or whether their anti-incumbent mentality will split Republicans and prevent any significant gains for the GOP during these midterm elections. Regardless of the outcome, it will undoubtedly be an exciting election year come November. Seth Williford is a junior political science major from Wilson. N.C.
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Valentine’s Day should inspire singles to be proactive Hamlin Wade
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n some far off Build-A-Bear store, a teddy bear is being stuffed. In some distant Amazonian forest, a tree is being chopped down to produce a sappy and romantic Hallmark card. Around the world, men are preparing to do some last minute shopping at flower shops and candy stores. But, more importantly, around the world, the single population is preparing for the one “holiday” that creates more discomfort and uneasiness than any other major celebration on the yearly calendar. That’s right, the time has
once again come, the time is upon us. Brace yourselves, V-Day is here. And, once more, we must deal with the realities that this holiday exposes. Some people can view the holiday as uplifting. It originated with that purpose. In 496 A.D. the Pope, in honor of Saint Valentine, declared Feb. 14 a day of celebration, pointing towards the loving qualities of individuals. It wasn’t until the Chaucer era that the holiday took on the romantic mind set. At this point the cards, presents and symbolic gifts of love began to flow. Today, the holiday can be seen as a time to celebrate the love that is shared between two individuals, ranging from a high school fling to a celebration of 80 years of life together. Valentine’s Day is a joyous occasion to show your love, your life partner, your “one and only,” just how special they are. Valentine’s Day is beautiful. Or ... We can look at this “holiday” through the lens that it is most
commonly seen through and ridiculed. Welcome to the other side. Welcome to the world of singularity. For most singles, Valentine’s Day is the most dreaded day of the year. Guys realize their inability to find a date, and women seem to wallow in self pity. At the university, I have had friends plan events that will allow them to avoid the holiday. Girls are leaving campus, going home or simply staying in bed all day. To the singles of the world, Valentine’s Day is nothing but a holiday invented by the money hungry CEO’s of Hallmark. A holiday designed to make single people feel bad, and convince guys in relationships that they have to buy cheaply made products to convince their partner that they actually love them. This “holiday,” and us singles use this word lightly, is nothing more than a ploy to expose the flaws of the single world, to call into question our ability to find happiness and peace in a partner.
So, who is right? Which group can claim victory and appreciation in this “joyous” or “devilish” holiday? I think it is possible to reach a happy medium. I think that it is possible to realize the positives and negatives surrounding the event set in motion by that Pope so many years ago. (Which incidentally, is somewhat ironic given Valentine’s Day current status, coming from a man who takes a vow of celibacy. Anyway, I digress). I think that we can come to the conclusion that most people would enjoy Valentine’s Day, if they were in a relationship. I think that most women would enjoy the idea of being fawned over and doted for their beauty and wonderful qualities. And, as much as we hate to admit it, guys enjoy it too to a degree. Buying presents may be costly, but making your partner happy does have its benefits. Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be painful. We don’t have to build it up to be the be all and end
all of our chances towards a happy relationship. Instead, we can use it as motivation. If we want to be with someone, if we want to be able to experience that feeling of completeness and happiness, we can. All we have to do is put forth the effort. Valentine’s Day is often seen as a celebration of the relationships that we already have. Instead, we can make it a celebration of the opportunity we have at our fingertips. We are blank slates, ready to be molded and ready to determine our future Valentine’s Days. We can sulk, cuss and curse the holiday. Or we can make an effort to change our current situation. We can return to the original meaning of the holiday, we can make it a day to celebrate the quality of life and the abilities of a person to succeed. That’ll show Chaucer ... Hamlin Wade is a sophomore from Charlotte, N.C.
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‘American Expatriates’opens in Reynolda Village By Samantha Hoback | Staff Writer
Art and history are alive in Winston-Salem. The Reynolda House, built in 1917 by R.J. Reynolds and his wife, Katharine Smith Reynolds, became an art museum in 1967. Reynolda House sits in the center of a 1,067acre estate and includes several converted bedroom-galleries to exhibit intimate art collections. In December, the museum opened the “American Expatriates: Cassatt, Sargent, and Whistler” exhibit in the Northeast Bedroom Gallery. The exhibit is a display of six works by three American artists who relocated to Europe during the 19th century. “The community has loved the ‘American Expatriates,’ which has an interesting story to tell about the artists, and features a period of art that is very popular,” Sarah Smith said. Smith is the director of marketing and communications at the museum. “Everyone loves a Mary Cassatt painting,” Smith said, “and our work if one of the more famous of our permanent collection. Visitors have enjoyed seeing this focused collection on view.” On Feb. 4, the museum hosted a gallery talk based on the Expatriates exhibit. “The exhibit is very small,” Allison Slaby, the Reynolda House managing curator, said. “With only six works,
visitors get a more intimate experience with the and Vanderbilt. He also painted images of life in art.” Slaby is in charge of researching and devel- Europe: alleys in Italy, World War I camps and oping the small bedroom exhibitions. Spanish ruins. Although his painting, Madame X, “Planning can begin as much as two years in caused quite a scandal in the art world in 1884, advance and always involves several departments, he is nonetheless one of the most talented and including collection management, programs, influential artists of the period. marketing and communications and education,” James McNeill Whistler appreciated ImpresSmith said. “The exhibitions may complement sionism as well, although he was first drawn to the theme of the major exhibition or simply ex- Realism, such as the works of Courbet. Born in plore a particular topic or foMassachusetts, Whistler and cus represented by works in his family moved to Russia our own collection.” where he took private art les“The community has loved the Mary Cassatt, one of the feasons. After attending West tured artists in the exhibit, left ‘American Expatriates,’ which has Point Military Academy, he her home in Pennsylvania to an interesting story to tell about moved to Paris in 1855 to travel around the cities of Eupursue his art career. Whistler the artists.” rope for five years. is best known for the paintSarah Smith While in Paris, she was ining Whistler’s Mother, which Reynolda House Director of spired by the Impressionists, he completed in 1871. Marketing and Communications including Camille Pissarro and Four of the works included Edgar Degas. In her paintings, in the “American ExpatriCassatt focused on women ates” exhibit were donated by with special emphasis on motherhood. Salem College. “The small focused exhibitions are Unlike Cassatt, John Singer Sargent was born typically made up of works from the permanent in Europe to American parents. He studied art collection at Reynolda House and include both in France and was also influenced by Impression- Reynolda House works and loans from another ism during the late 19th century. Sargent paint- museum,” Smith said. ed many portraits, including two United States The exhibit will stay open until April. In Seppresidents and business tycoons Rockefeller, Sears tember, a new exhibit will open in the Babcock
Wing gallery. “Vice, Virtue, Wisdom and Folly: the Moralizing Tradition in American Art” will also include works from both the Reynolda House collection and works from other museums. Slaby is in charge of curating this exhibit as well. Affiliated with the university, the museum features traveling and original exhibitions, concerts, lectures, classes, film screenings and other events. Since it was opened to the public as an academic and art institution in the 1960s, the Reynolda House museum has strived to represent a model of the collaboration between a museum and a university. “Faculty currently teach freshman seminars and bring art history classes to view the collection,” Smith said. “Another (collection) is curated by students in the History of Prints class at Wake Forest. We constantly explore ways we can work together to benefit each other.” General admission to Reynolda House is always free to students, and student discounts are available for special museum events. “We encourage students to visit Reynolda House and take advantage of this beautiful historic house, wonderful collection of American art, programs and exhibition openings, all part of the history of the university,” Smith said. For more information about the museum, visit reynoldahouse.org or call 336-758-5150.
Psychology colloquium discusses human hormone levels By Cherie Desai | Contributing Writer
Pranjal Mehta, a professor from Columbia University, came to discuss his research on the social endocrinology of status-seeking behavior as part of the 2009-10 Psychology Colloquium Series on Feb. 4. The aim of his research was to explore how individuals rise in hierarchy. Status influences social behavior, and Mehta’s study of this concept takes “a rather unique approach.” He put together The Social Endocrinology Approach, which looks at hormone levels as “traits and states,” meaning hormones fluctuate. You can tap into someone’s stable hormone levels because their fluctuations might have an
impact on how people act. Animal literature and Mehta’s studies have shown that testosterone levels are involved in driving status-seeking behavior. One of the questions Mehta posed during his research was what are the neural mechanisms for this process? In summary, hormones are used to influence the brain. Mehta uses the laboratory paradigm of The Ultimatum Game, an examination of aggressive behavior in the laboratory, where the offer to receive $5 will always be accepted, but the offer to receive $2 when your partner in the game receives $8 will be rejected 50% of the time. The players feel insulted and angry because of the unfair ultimatum so they turn it down, even though the profitable
option would be to accept. This rejection is called “social retaliation” and the concept of their rejection due to feeling insulted is proven by the results that show players are less likely to reject the ultimatum if their partners are computers rather than other people. The conclusion drawn from the study was that high testosterone levels lead to unfair offer rejections. Another study carried out involved scanning subjects’ neural activity during decision making for the ultimatum game. Their saliva was taken and tested for testosterone levels during the study and a correlation between levels of testosterone and rejection rates showed. Gender was not a factor, though levels fluctuated according to testosterone
only. The second study which Mehta carried out looked at cortisol levels and how they interact with testosterone levels. High cortisol levels are associated with physical and psychological stress, and it can alter the pathway between testosterone and behavior. Because of this, Mehta proposed the dual-hormone regulation model which puts forth the idea that cortisol blocks testosterone from affecting behavior and provoking status-seeking behavior. Testosterone is positively related to dominant behavior only when cortisol levels are low, and the pattern is true for both males and females. In addition, high cortisol appears to create a trend of subjects rejecting the offer to compete again after defeat.
When there is no threat to dominance, though, there is no effect of hormones on behavior. Mehta sees his next steps in research as extending to other behaviors such as risk-taking, and then extending to applied and real world contexts. He has also toyed with the idea of measuring genes in the saliva, and dopamine levels, and seeing how they affect the behavior. Comments from the lecture raised the question of whether the “Ultimatum Game” truly tests physical aggression, if that emotion is loosely defined as “the intention of physically causing harm to another being.” It was suggested that perhaps the labeling of this impulse to accept or reject should be revised.
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The Demon Deacons continued ACC play on Tuesday night with a matchup against the Boston College Eagles in Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Wake Forest won its third game in a row with a 92-85 defeat of the Eagles. Al-Farouq Aminu led the way with 22 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks. The game started quickly with a barrage of scoring from both teams but Wake took the lead early and never looked back. The Deacons led the entire game and led at the half by eleven. Less than three minutes into the second half, Ish Smith ignited the crowd with a huge dunk on a breakaway, taking off from the ACC logo that is just beyond the foul line. This set the tone for the rest of the half. At the 15:27 mark, sophomore Al-Farouq Aminu threw a highlight reel alley-oop to senior L.D. Williams who came down and immediately threw his hands in the air in response to the crowd. It was all Wake Forest from here as they led by as much as 19. Boston College did make a run at the Deacons near the end of the contest, while Wake failed to make a field goal in the final ten minutes of the game. However, Wake played smart and shot 74% from the free throw line.
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What if I offered you a part-time job working odd hours, requiring long commutes and letting people yell at you? Would you take it? Well, in this economy maybe some of you would, grudgingly. Quinn Morris welcomes it with open arms. He started in high school as a recreational league basketball official and discovered a passion. Morris, a senior mathematics major from Troy, N.C., has risen to national prominence. During winter break he traveled to New Orleans for the
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“I thought it was a really good ACC win for us. A hard-fought, really competitive game,” head coach Dino Gaudio said. Senior Chas McFarland had 14 points and eleven rebounds in the win. Ish Smith once again played well having eleven assists to go along with nine points. Smith is now only four points away from scoring 1,000 points in his career. He is trying to become only the second Demon Deacon to score 1,000 points and 500 assists. The bench also played a large role in the win highlighted by junior Gary Clark who came off the bench to score eleven points and made all of his shots, including two three-pointers. “The guys coming off the bench -– Gary Clark, David Weaver, Ari Stewart -– they really gave us a good lift,” said Gaudio. “I’m happy to be sitting at 7-3 with six more to play, but a good win for us.” The Demon Deacons were coming off a season sweep of the Virginia Cavaliers Saturday in a hard fought 64-61 overtime victory in Charlottesville. The contest was a battle with neither team ever obtaining a double digit lead. The game was highlighted by Smith, who once again had a remarkable game posting 15 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. The game started tight but Virginia held a lead most of the half and entered halftime up 34-29.
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Senior Ish Smith skies for a dunk in the Deacs’ 92-85 win over Boston College on Feb. 9.
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National Intramural Flag Football Tournament put on by the American Collegiate Intramural Sports. When he arrived on campus in Winston-Salem he, like many freshmen, saw the opportunity to make a little money when he spotted the flier advertising the hiring of intramural referees. For Morris the extra money was only part of the equation. It was truly something he liked doing and his dedication and hard work showed. “Quinn is a great official because of his love for the game, his extensive knowledge of the rules and his ability to apply them appropriately and justly,” co-worker and Intramural
Supervisor Zane Greason said. “He is the all around official you want to have on the court.” As a freshman he refereed the Regional Tournament in Wilmington, N.C. He was cut after his first round, but learned a lot from the experience. He has subsequently returned every year and also worked the state tournament. He first received the distinction of being selected to the national tournament during his junior year. Morris hasn’t limited himself to intramural competitions. As a sophomore he joined the Northwest Basketball Officials Association and began working area high school games. As
a senior he has once again raised the bar and is now refereeing varsity high school basketball games for the Triad Basketball Officials Association. “It’s a good time. You’re working with guys who are passionate about this and want to do a great job,” Morris said. “We just get out there on Friday and work together and so it’s a really great opportunity to meet a lot of people you wouldn’t have otherwise met.” Surely the constant nagging of the fans, players and coaches must be tough. Right? Not for Morris.
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Super Bowl gives Saints’ fans a reason to rejoice By Gary Pasqualicchio | Staff writer
Super Bowl XLIV provided the most American television viewers in history, excellent pregame and postgame coverage, an entertaining halftime show, funny commercials and a great game. However, what the result of the game gave to New Orleans sports fans was the true story. I can repeat the same things you all know about the aftermath of Katrina and recovering civic pride, but from a sports perspective, this moment was key to Saints fans all across the globe. Those fans remember when their ‘Aints, arguably the NFL’s worst ever franchise, needed 20 years from its inaugural season in 1967 to win its first playoff game. Coming into 2009, the 43rd season of pro football in New Orleans, the Saints had won just two playoff games. Ever. But thanks to a number of savvy
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Senior Brandon Gielow made a bit of personal history at the Jacksonville Invitational on Feb. 9. The senior birdied two of his first three holes and went on to claim his second career collegiate victory. Gielow finished the event, held at TPC of Sawgrass Stadium Course, at two-over par, one shot better Gielow then his next closest competitor. Bolstered by Gielow’s strong performance, the men’s golf team would finish second overall in the event. The Deac shot the lowest of any team on the last day of competition to leap Clemson for second place. East Tennesse State took home the overall victory.
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With the Super Bowl over, both college and professional baseball not on tap for months and the majority of top football recruits already signed to a school, basketball takes the forefront of attention in the sports world. This weekend’s NBA All-Star Weekend should be an interesting one for sports fans, as the events will showcase several notable stories. Primarily, who will play and who won’t. Several playoff contenders have key players ailing from injuries and are considering dropping out of the game. Kobe Bryant, battling several injuries at the moment, is considering not taking part in the feature game on Sunday. Portland’s Brandon Roy has already withdrawn due to his own injury concerns. The ambition of Mark Cuban is once again in the headlines. He and co-host Jerry Jones are attempting to draw over 100,000 spectators, which would be the largest number to ever watch a basketball game.
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moves by owner Tom Benson and general manager Mickey Loomis -most importantly the hiring of Head Coach Sean Payton and the signing of quarterback Drew Brees – the New Orleans Saints are the champions of the football world. Those who grew up in the late ‘80s and ‘90s like myself remember the Saints as a decent, but never great team. The fact is that they were very similar to today’s Detroit Lions about four decades prior. Which leads me to the big question. With the NFL’s all-time most downtrodden franchise finally breaking through and winning the big one, who is next? Four NFL franchises are still active without a single Super Bowl appearance: the Lions, the Cleveland Browns, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans. The Browns and Lions have a rich history in the pre-Super Bowl era, but haven’t won much since thanks to bad ownership in Detroit and an unprecedented “re-starting” of the Browns in Cleveland. The Jags and Texans
are recent expansion teams who have coined the term “mediocre.” At first glance, it would appear that the team from this list most likely to break through is the Texans, who barely missed their first playoff appearance in their eighth season since joining the league in 2002. Houston has a young Pro Bowl quarterback in Matt Schaub, a franchise defensive end in former No. 1 overall pick Mario Williams and a promising young running back in Steve Slaton. Not to mention wide receiver Andre Johnson, who is arguably the best at his position in the NFL. But is it really wise to believe in this franchise that has taken longer than the expansion Browns or Jags to make the playoffs? The team with a shaky head coach and shallow pocket books still has a lot of questions to answer. Then there are the Jags, who had a decent run in the late part of this decade after bursting onto the NFL scene in the mid ‘90s. After a few playoff appearances didn’t gather much steam, Head Coach Jack Del Rio and quarterback David Gar-
rard appear to be lame ducks, warming the seats for their replacements. The Jags probably have the least to be optimistic about of all four of these teams with an impending rebuilding on the horizon and even a potential relocation to Los Angeles. With that being said, there are still some pieces there that can help the team “reload” rather than “rebuild” including star running back Maurice Jones-Drew. A team who hasn’t even been able to call their process “rebuilding,” because they haven’t had anything to rebuild, is the Detroit Lions. I really feel for their fans, I do. Ineptitude is taken to a new level with the Ford family running the show and general manager Matt Millen draining the team’s talent well and wasting draft pick after draft pick every season. Head coach is a big question mark as always, but even if Jim Schwartz doesn’t pan out, there appears to be a nucleus of talent building in the Motor City. Quarterback Matt Stafford and safety
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By Calais Zagarow | Contributing writer Wake Forest senior Caroline Vaughn was recently honored as the King Fisher Society Student-Athlete of the Week for her excellence both in academics and as a hurdler and heptathlete for the women’s track and field team. As a student at the university, Vaughn has been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for each of the last two years and has made the Dean’s List for the last four semesters. As an athlete, Vaughn has broken multiple schoolrecords in the indoor and outdoor seasons and even made a trip to the NCAA Championships during the last outdoor season for the 100m and 400m hurdle races. Whether she’s making a difference in public health or breaking long-standing records in track and field, Vaughn will definitely continue to make Wake Forest proud even after graduation. When did your track and field career begin? My track and field career began in middle school. I hurdled in sixth grade and fell in love with it. The only sport that I was interested in was running so I stuck with it. How did you decide which events were best for you? Hurdling came so naturally to me. I threestepped early on, which is a sort of running pattern that doesn’t always come naturally to people. Plus, I always loved jumping over things. Are there any other passions or talents that you had to give up to focus on track? Track has been center stage for me for most of my life so I would say no. I have always known that track has had to be my main focus other than academics in order to get to this level of competition. I always put academics first, but other than that, track has been my only concentration.
Who have you looked to for inspiration and encouragement in your athletic endeavors? As a young runner on the team, I definitely looked up to the seniors, especially Molly Kennedy. She was always inspirational and, especially as a new heptathlete, I continue to look to the advice that she gave me. Now I tend to look at all of the girls that I am privileged to run against in the ACC because I have competed against people who have already competed in the Olympic games. I definitely have come to look to them for inspiration as well as my own present and former teammates. Have you ever attended a professional track and field event? Actually, in 1996 the Olympics took place in Atlanta and I am from Atlanta so we went to the track events. However, other than watching events on television, that is the only real professional track and field event that I have had the opportunity to attend. What is your opinion on the recent gender controversy over South African track star Caster Semenya? I think that if she meets all of the requirements for the gender that she competes in, then good for her. Let her run! Let her compete! I would think that running against her would be a thrill because competing against people who challenge you is always a good thing. When I come across someone who is a lot better or more athletically equipped than I am, it makes me want to compete harder and run faster. Do you prefer the indoor or outdoor season more and why? I definitely prefer the outdoor season better. The indoor season always feels almost like a preparatory season because I am still getting into the flow of
the competition. By the outdoor season I am a lot more prepared for the 400 and 100 hurdles, which are only outdoor races. Plus, it’s warm! Who doesn’t love running when it’s warm!? What would you like to accomplish during the rest of your track career? If I can inspire another little, skinny, scrawny girl to run track and feel like she belongs then I think that would be a great accomplishment. In terms of races, I always expect myself to make it to Nationals individually, so hopefully that will happen again next year. I would also obviously like to pursue track after college. What event do you wish you were talented enough to compete in? I really wish that I could throw the javelin farther. It’s actually an event that is new to me, as I just started competing in the heptathlon last year during my junior year. I have actually developed a newfound respect for javelin throwers because now that I am having to learn how to do it I realize how hard it is. It is so fun though! What kind of challenges have you faced being a student-athlete at such a prestigious university? Time management. Classes at Wake Forest require a lot of time and we practice for four hours per day or longer when we have multi-training. So just having enough time during the day to get everything done has definitely been one of the biggest challenges. Energy as well; both academics and track take a lot out of you! What has been your favorite course and/or professor at Wake Forest? I really, really liked my psychopharmacology course last semester with Professor Blumenthal.
He was very funny and I really learned a lot in that class. I was very interested in physiological psychology already, but he kept us on our toes and was a very good professor so that would probably be my favorite. Which was a better feeling: winning state championships in high school or setting schoolrecords here at Wake Forest University? I would say setting records at Wake Forest because high school and collegiate level competition are completely different from each other. You are at an entirely new level and in a much larger talent pool when you’re running collegiate, especially in the ACC. So if I had to choose one I would say the records that I have set here at Wake Forest was better. What would you like to see yourself doing ten years from now? I am actually applying to graduate school for an M.S. in Public Health, so I would really like to see myself doing something for the betterment of America’s health care policies. Even if I am just helping to spread information and knowledge to people who are sick or aren’t taking preventative measures to remain healthy. Basically, I want to make a splash in the field of public health in the future. What advice would you give to yourself as a freshman on the track and field team if you could go back in time? I would definitely tell myself to focus a lot harder in the weight room. A lot more happens in the weight room than you would think and I think just helping myself set a stronger foundation for my training out on the track would have probably been a better decision.
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Men’s golf kicks off spring season with big success By Joe Maugeri | Staff writer
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With winter beginning to wind down, the men’s golf team kicked off the spring portion of their season Feb. 8-9 with a trip to the JU Invitational at TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The Deacons found tremendous success in the outing, with senior Brendan Gielow placing first overall and the Demon Deacon squad finishing second in the field of 15 teams. Gielow posted a 2-over par score of 218 for the three round event, edging out Charleston Southern’s Kelvin Day by one stroke for the win. The win is Gielow’s second as a Deacon and first since he won the 2008 VCU Shootout. Gielow posted scores of 76, 69, and 73 on the par-72 course en route to his victory. “Brendan had a great tournament and it just shows what a great player he is,” Head Coach Jerry Haas said. Gielow, who entered the third round of play in third place, got off to a strong start in the final round of the event. With play suspended due to darkness on the first day of the event, Gielow resumed play from the 16th hole, where he holed out a 65 yard chip shot to bring his score back down to even-par. From there, Gielow would birdie four more holes to finish out his final round and secure his victory.
“He didn’t hit the ball as well as he would have liked but getting the ball in the hole when you’re not hitting it your best is the mark of a good player. He had a couple of chip-ins this week and he really just managed his game well,” said Haas. Gielow has now finished in the top five in each of his last three outings. As a team, the Deacons posted an overall score of 900 to finish second in the outing behind Eastern Tennessee State University, who posted the winning score of 893. For the final round of the event, the Deacon squad carded the low round of the day, posting a score of 298. The Deacons were also led by sophomore Lee Bedford, who finished tied for 11th overall with a threeround score of 226, placing him 10 strokes over par. Bedford, who had shot a 76 in the second round, started off strong in final 18 holes. Guided by four birdies in his final round, Bedford posted a 2-under par 70, a low for the day. Freshman Charlie Harrison also came on strong for the Deacs, posting a three-round score of 228 to finish tied for 15th overall. “I am very proud of the guys this week. We didn’t have all that much time to prepare and I thought they came out and played well,” Haas said. “The course played tough this week and the guys hung in there. This was a good way to start the spring.” The Wake Forest men’s golf team will return to the links in two weeks at the Wexford Plantation in Hilton Head, SC from Feb. 22-23.
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Senior Brendan Gielow, placed first overall for the Demon Deacons at the JU Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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The men’s and women’s track and field teams displayed impressive performances at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet. Junior Anna Nosenko’s first place in the 3,000 m run qualified her for the NCAA Indoor Champiomships. By Allison Lange | Senior writer
Anna Nosenko 1th Thomas Sensing 10th In the inclement weather Feb. 5-6, the men’s and women’s track team traveled to Blacksburg, Va., for the Virginia Tech Elite Meet. Both men’s and women’s teams had impressive performances, with one teammate provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships. On the women’s side, junior twins Anna and Dina Nosenko finished first and second in the 3,000m run, respectively. A. Nosenko’s first place time of 9:28.04 provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Indoor Championships. “I felt satisfied (with my provisional mark in the 3000m run),” A. Nosenko said. “For me it meant that I am moving in the right direction
and the work I put on every day actually pays off.” Two women had school record-breaking performances on Friday, Feb. 5. Freshman Myesha Barr broke the Wake Forest 60m dash record with her time of 7.78 in her preliminary heat. Sophomore Michelle Lange also broke the school indoor pole vault record with her jump of 12-2.50. She cleared this height on her first attempt and went on to place sixth overall in the event. The women’s distance medley relay team took first in their race, with a time of 11:33.95. The team consisted of D. Nosenko, A. Nosenko, freshman Gwen Ricco and sophomore Molly Binder. The women’s 4x400m relay team of seniors Nicole Castronuova, Caroline Vaughn, Alex Gove and freshman Maddy Ricco placed seventh overall with a time of 3:50.00
In the mile run, junior Caitlin Crawford placed sixth for Wake Forest with a time of 5:02.70. Sophomore Sarah Brobeck threw her season best in the women’s shot put, at 37-10.00. On the men’s side, the 4x400m team of freshman Nate Guthals, sophomore Alex Hill, and seniors Brent LaRue and Tyler Dodds placed eighth overall with a time of 3:18.29. Senior Thomas Sensing placed tenth in the shot put with a throw of 53-9.25, his best of the season. Other highlights included freshmen Howard Graves and Sam Foster’s fifth and eighth place finishes in the 5,000m run, respectively. Sophomore Thomas Morrison placed 12th in the mile run for the men, running a 4:18.59. Next, the team will travel to New York City for the NYC Duals meet on Feb. 13. The event is hosted at The Armory Track & Field Center, and is scheduled to wrap up in one evening.
Louis Delmas showed signs in their rookie seasons and halfback Kevin Smith has the makings of a quality runner. Still, nothing can make Detroit fans forget the 42 wins in the last ten years or the historic 0-16 season in 2008. And last, but hopefully not least, are my Cleveland Browns. I could fill a whole newspaper with thoughts of my favorite team, but I’ll keep it to an objective paragraph. Since starting the franchise over in 1999, the Browns have been just awful. The one blip on the radar, the playoff appearance in 2002 has been sandwiched between blown draft picks, bust free agent signings and bad coaching. But the Mike “The Big Show” Holmgren is running this team now as president, his Super Bowl legacy as a head coach gives reason for optimism. The Browns have two perennial All-Pro performers in tackle Joe Thomas and kick returner Josh Cribbs and ended the 2009 season hotter than any of the aforementioned teams, including the Saints, with four straight victories. In order to buy into the Browns argument, you need to believe in Eric Mangini as a head coach which few are willing to do. After a couple years of Holmgren’s influence however, perhaps Mangini will look more like a former Browns coaching castoff named Bill Belichick and less like a hapless tyrant. So there you have it, four teams to pick from. Which one will do what the 2009 New Orleans Saints did and bring their city a much awaited football championship? I have no idea, and neither should you. After all, would we really be having this discussion if five years ago everyone had the Aints winning it all? Perhaps help is finally on the way for these four fan bases who truly deserve a winner.
Lady Deacs split road games, fall hard to Florida St. By Chris Landers | Staff writer
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With just over 10 minutes left in the second half and down by 12, it looked as though the Wake Forest women’s basketball team’s road woes were going to continue against Virginia Tech, but the Lady Deacs forced four turnovers in a two-minute span, sparking a 21-2 run and picking up a 58-51 win in the first of two weekend ACC road games starting on Friday. Freshman Sandra Garcia continued to shine in her first year, posting her second straight double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Secily Ray contributed 13 points for Wake, who notched their first win in Blacksburg in Waters over 30 years despite having a 2-6 road record this season prior to the contest. “I was really happy with our resiliency,” Head Coach Mike Petersen said. “We were down but we just kept hanging around, and eventually our defense found themselves. On the road when you’re down you can’t give up, and that’s the sign of a really good team.” Junior Brittany Waters chipped in with 10 points,
three assists, and four rebounds for Wake Forest, who improved to 5-3 in the ACC and and 14-8 overall with the win. The weekend wasn’t over for the Lady Deacs, though, as 36-hours later they travelled to Tallahassee to take on the 12th ranked Florida State Seminoles. Wake never found a rhythm on offense and let the game get away from them in the first half, eventually falling 83-38. “It was a tough turnaround, 36 hours and you have to go on the road and play the number 12 team in the country. We really struggled shooting, they got rolling and it got out of hand,” Coach Petersen said. The Demon Deacons shot just 21 percent from the field, including just one for 24 from three-point range. Waters had 15 points to lead Wake, who clearly was affected by the short turnaround. “I thought our effort and focus was okay, we just seemed very heavy-legged,” Petersen added. Florida State, on the other hand, scored early and often on the Deacs, with guard Chasity Clayton leading the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Seminoles jumped out early, leading 36-15 at halftime en route to shooting 56 percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range for the game. The Lady Deacons now stand at 14-9 overall, 5-4 and sixth overall in the ACC. Next up for Wake Forest is a home date with Maryland on Feb. 11 in the annual Think Pink game to support breast cancer research.
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Freshman Sandra Garcia attempts to dodge a Miami opponent. The Lady Deacs fell to Florida State by 45 points on Feb. 7.
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Freshman Kathryn Talbert plays in an early match of the spring season. The Lady Deacs lost by three to Indiana at home on Feb. 7. By Gary Pasqualicchio | Staff writer
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The Wake Forest women’s tennis team has certainly seen better days. After a perfect 3-0 start to the 2010 spring season, the Lady Deacs have dropped their last four matches, most recently a 6-1 decision to DePaul on Feb.6 and a 5-2 affair to Indiana on Feb. 7. However, each team the Deacs have fallen to in this current losing slide is ranked in the ITA Top 50 and in a couple of those matches Wake has had their fair chance to win. What is most problematic for Wake Forest isn’t losing tough matches to excellent competition, it is their health. Key singles and doubles players Ryann Cutillo and Kathryn Talbert missed the DePaul and Indiana matches with undisclosed injuries. This forced coach Chad Skorupka to reposition his singles and doubles lineups and forfeit the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles matches. A D-I women’s college tennis team needs at least six healthy bodies to field a full lineup and the Deacs only have eight scholarship players. One of those eight, sophomore Martina Pavlec, is still sorting out her eligibility after transferring to the school. This conundrum gave the Deacs some major headaches against DePaul, a solid Top-40 ranked team from the Big East. Against the Blue Demons, Wake managed just a single point, coming at No. 1 singles from junior Sasha Kulikova. Kulikova, the only Wake singles
player playing in her regular position, took down DePaul’s Anna Redesci 6-3, 6-3. Juniors Emilee Malvehy and Kat Reveche, senior Aileen Davis and freshman Anna Mydlowski all fell in straight sets at the No. 2 through No. 5 singles spots. The Deacs dropped the doubles point when Kulikova and Malvehy lost 8-5. But even with the injuries, the next day the Deacs had an upset win over Indiana in their grasps and let it slip away. The Hoosiers captured the doubles point with the forfeit at No. 3 and a win over Davis and Reveche at No. 2. But the Deacs stormed back led by Malvehy and Kulikova who posted straight set wins at the top of the singles lineup to give their team a short-lived 2-1 lead. Needing just two more wins out of the remaining three singles matches, the Deacs got a pair of 6-3 first set wins from Davis and Mydlowska. Nevertheless, it was just a prelude for another crushing loss for the Lady Deacs. Mydlowska dropped the second set in a tiebreaker and Davis lost her second set 7-5. From there it was all Indiana as the Hoosiers finished off the two matches 6-1 in the third. The Lady Deacs will try to respond from this tough stretch of the season with a home meet against Furman Feb. 20. The week and a half off will do good for the team’s injury woes and should help them against a Furman team significantly weaker than the competition they have been facing. From there, it’s back to the grind again as the team will host No. 28 Florida International on Feb. 28. Both matches will be played at noon at the Indoor Tennis Center.
“The hardest thing you ever have to deal with is just being wrong,” he said. “Sometimes you know you’re wrong as soon as you make a call. Nobody likes for an official to be wrong: a coach, a spectator or a player, but I think an official is harder on themselves than anybody. Officials really pride themselves on doing things by the rules and knowing all the rules and administering them correctly. The fact of the matter is it doesn’t always happen, but you live and you learn.” And learned he has. He has also been helpful in the Intramural office training new officials. Something that is not always easy, but also something that he enjoys. Aside from being a math major and an official, Morris is also a Resident Advisor. Much like his job as an official a Resident Advisor can develop an adverse reputation for being biased or a stickler for the rules. But don’t judge Morris by his job titles before you get to know him as a person. “It amuses me a little to hear what people think you are trying to do versus what you know you’re trying to do,” he said. “You have to be confident and know that no matter what people are saying or thinking at the end of the day you know whether you’ve done the right thing or the wrong thing. What other people think from a biased opinion doesn’t bother me so much.” Greason agrees he can be misunderstood. “He is genuinely a nice person,” Greason said. “I think because of his jobs he has a reputation for always uptight, but he is really a nice guy who is laid back and always willing to help.” However, recent headlines suggest not all officials have that same solid moral compass. Disgraced NBA official Tim Donaghy was arrested for betting on games that he officiated. He also made claims of widespread and collaborative biases in the NBA among officials toward particular players or coaches. “All of a sudden what everybody thought about officials, that they are kind of this corrupt group or they are pulling for one team or another, that officials knew wasn’t true regardless of what happened with this one individual, all of a sudden you realize this was something that people who thought that could latch onto and say here you say you don’t do this but look this guy does,’” Morris said. “Other than what he says, there doesn’t seem to be any credible information to believe this is a widespread thing … There are bad people in every organization. I don’t believe
all investment bankers are out running Ponzi schemes, but Bernie Madoff did it.” Morris says that doesn’t mean there aren’t professional referees to look up to. He cites Ed Hochuli, a long time NFL official known for his physical strength and position as a high profile attorney in Arizona. Hochuli made an obvious poor call toward the end of a game in 2008. His office received thousands of calls and e-mails and Morris admires Hochuli’s courage in admitting he was wrong and responding to nearly every angry fan inquiry. Morris also cites 70-year-old NBA referee Dick Bavetta as someone to admire for his passion to go out there night-in and night-out for 35 years and never miss a game. In watching professional games on television, Morris often finds himself watching a little differently than everyone else. “People who watch basketball games with me will tell you I can’t just watch basketball games anymore and maybe that’s true to some extent,” he said. “I think I do a little bit of both criticizing and empathizing. I can look at something and say ‘man, he got that wrong’, but then again I can empathize with the fact that I had the benefit of three slow motion replays from six different angles.” Morris also identifies with Bavetta’s passion and finds the gratification in a job that many people would find thankless. “The gratifying part is you can’t really have a game without officials. At the end of the day I’m not going to have gotten it all right but I’m going to have positively contributed to the game,” Morris said. For now Morris is focusing on his post-graduation plans. He has applied to two graduate schools and for a fellowship at the university. But, if you go to an area high school game on Friday night you can still find him on the hardwood perfecting his craft because he realizes the value of hard work and has dreams of making it to the highest level. “My grandfather never went to college, but his life philosophy has always been if you’re willing to work hard for something you’re always going to be alright,” Morris said. “You might not get everything you want, but you’ll be all right. That is true of officiating and life in general. You have to put in the years of hard work and keep knocking away at it to get where you want to go.” And where does he want to go with his officiating career? Duke v. Carolina in Cameron Indoor Stadium on a Saturday night. There will be many miles traveled, many profanities yelled his direction and many people judging his character based on his calls, but that doesn’t bother Quinn Morris. No, he is gong to keep his head down and do what he loves to do: work hard to earn his stripes.
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Virginia’s sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg was the leading scorer at the half with 13. The second half was a different story with Wake immediately catching up to Virginia and taking the lead five minutes into the second half. The game was a see-saw battle until the Deacs took the lead with seven minutes left and held it until the final two minutes of the game. UVA tied the game at 53-53 with 1:56 to go. Wake had to play the final two and a half minutes without two of their big men, Aminu senior Chas McFarland and sophomore Tony Woods as both fouled out of the game. As he has done so often in recent games, Ish Smith took the role of go-to-guy and delivered with a couple of crossovers followed by a nice layup with less than 30 seconds to go. The Deacons lead only lasted for 12.2 seconds as Sylven Landesberg tied the score when his layup was counted by a goaltending call on sophomore Al-Farouq Aminu.
The score stayed tied in the remaining 14 seconds and the game went into overtime. This was the Deacons fourth overtime game of the year and the team stayed perfect in overtime by outscoring the Cavaliers nine to six in the extra period and never falling behind. Aminu had his 14th double-double of the season scoring 13 points and pulling down ten boards. Freshman C.J. Harris scored ten points in the win as well. Wake Forest finished the game shooting 44 percent from the field, but only 48 percent from the free throw line. “We’re not a great free throw shooting team but our kids played with a lot of heart today,” said Head Coach Dino Gaudio. “Any road win in this league is not a good win, it’s a great win,” Gaudio said. This was the Deacons’ sixth ACC win of the season and sixteenth overall. With the pair of victories, the Demon Deacons improve their record to 17-5 on the season and 7-3 in ACC play. They now are only a half game back in the ACC standings to Duke. The Deacs look to win their fourth in a row as they host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Wake Forest lost to Georgia Tech on January 28, 79-58 and hope to beat the Yellow Jackets who are currently ranked 20th in the nation. The game tips off at 8 p.m and will be televised locally on Raycom.
Aaron Curry has jersey retired by his high school Before he was a Deacon and top-five NFL draft pick, Aaron Curry starred at E.E. Smith High School in Fayeteville, N.C. Starting at both tight and linebacker for the Bulls, Curry earned Conference Defensive Player of the Year, All-Conference and All-Region honors. On Feb.5, E.E. Smith showed its thanks for all of the good Curry did by retiring his jersey. “I am honored to have my jersey retired,” said Curry to the Octagon sports marketing service. “It serves as proof that hard work pays off. More importantly, this gives me an opportunity to get the community involved in helping E.E. Smith find success both academically and athletically.”
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Sophomore Al-Farouq Aminu dunks in the Deacs’ Feb. 9 game at home versus Boston College. Next up, the Deacs face Georgia Tech at home.
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Stadler Named Preseason Second Team All-ACC
Field Hockey team picks up commitment
Wake Forest sophomore Austin Stadler was named Preseason Second Team All-ACC by SEBasball.com on Feb. 8. Only a second year player, Stadler is considered to be one of the top two-way players in the conference. As a batter, he hit .279 with two homers and 24 RBIs, as well as finishing second on the team with 11 doubles. As a pitcher, Stadler appeared in 13 games, starting nine, and posting a 4-5 record with two saves and a 4.13 ERA. His four victories tied him for the team lead, and his ERA was the lowest of any of the Deacs’ starting pitchers last season.
The Lady Deacs field hockey team officially added another member to its ranks. Kari Walkley of Tioga High School in Towanda, Pa., committed to the team on Feb. 9. Several other schools competed for Walkley’s services, including the University of Connecticut; however, she told reporters that she had her mind set on Wake Forest since her freshmen year of high school. As a senior, Walkley was an all-state pick, scoring 17 goals and adding 10 assists. Walkley holds her high school’s records for single-season goals with the 25 she scored as a junior, as well as career goals with 74.
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By Olivia Boyce | Life editor What’s the best gift you can give your valentine this year? Nope, not crappy chocolates or overpriced flowers — the best gift you can give is
your time! Tell your sweetie to set aside a day and then take them out on a real date. There is plenty to do around Winston-Salem, so take this opportunity to impress your beau and experience all the triad area has to offer. Since real dates seem to be quite an anomaly among college students these days, your valentine is sure to appreciate the effort. Try any of these date ideas on Valentine’s Day or any day when you are looking to venture outside of the bubble with someone you care about.
This Day in History: Winston-Salem is rich with historical sites, and chances are you haven’t been to many of them. Hold your date’s hand and tour around the Reynolda House, Historic Bethabara Park or Old Salem. If that sweet simplicity isn’t enough excitement for you then perhaps entertain yourselves by dressing up like crazy tourists and snapping ridiculous pictures at each site! Go for a Ride: Camel City Carriage Company is now offering a new way to enjoy the city of Winston-Salem — by horse-drawn carriage. Rides go from the West End to Trade Street and, along the way, the carriage will stop at restaurants, coffee shops and bars. This classically romantic mode of transportation is sure to impress your valentine. All Around the World: Pick a few of your favorite restaurants or new locations you want to try and make an event out of it. Start a bit earlier than you normally would go out and dress to impress. Order just appetizers in one location, soup or salad in the next, entrees at the next and desert at the last. Sure you will be eating a lot and will have to be paying quite a few tips, but you will have plenty of time in between courses as you transition to the next spot, and your date will appreciate the novelty of the date. The Breakfast at Tiffany’s Date: Remember the part of the movie where Holly and Fred spend the day doing their favorite things that the other person had never done? Start early and spend the whole day on an adventurous date by taking turns picking the activities. Take your date to your secret breakfast spot, play in the dollar store, go get a pedicure, browse an expensive jewelry store, go to their favorite study spot — whatever. Your date will enjoy sharing your favorite activities with you, whatever they are, and you will get to know them better by going with them to the places they normally go solo.
Patron of the Arts: Few students take full advantage of all of the artsy activities Winston-Salem has to offer. Trade Street, also known as the Avenue of the Arts, has multiple art galleries you can browse through and lots of fun shops and restaurants — it’s the perfect place to show your valentine your creative side. Animal House: The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro is only about an hour away, and it would make the perfect day date. This zoo is seriously so much fun and has every animal imaginable. Check out the Web site at nczoo.org for a schedule of animal feeding times so you and your sweetie can plan your ideal route through the continents. Crash a Party: This one may be a bit more difficult to do, but with so many other colleges in our fine city, you might just succeed. As Jordan in The Great Gatsby says, “There is just something so intimate about large parties.” So take a clue from her — show up at a party where you know no one but your date and dance the night away. Off the Vine: For those of age, the triad area has a number of local wineries that would make a great, romantic date location. Try Childress Vineyards for daily tours and tastings that include pairings of cheese and chocolate. Leap of Faith: If you and your date are looking to do something really memorable this Valentine’s Day why not try bungee jumping or skydiving together? It’s sure to be a bonding experience neither of you will ever forget! Check out luxergy.com for information about local jumps. Word of advice though: not the best idea for a surprise date. It’s Showtime: Rather than merely going to see a movie, why not spice it up a bit and go see a local show? Support university theatre productions; look for events held at the Steven’s Center (405 W. Fourth St.) or check out one of the performances at our neighboring North Carolina School of the Arts. Or check out Winston-Salem’s new theater downtown, the A/ perture Cinema. Watch little-known foreign and indie films, while enjoying some concession stand favorites. For students 21 and up, the A/perture also sells beers and wines to enjoy with your move.
puppies to air brush T-shirts. This is sure to make an entertaining and memorable date. Photo Safari: Have a friend create a list of nearby locations or random objects you need to find and then take your date on a scavenger hunt date. This can be done on campus, at the mall, in downtown or anywhere, really. And don’t forget to take pictures at every successful find. Picnic: If it’s a nice day on campus, you can’t go wrong with this timeless classic. Grab a blanket, find a sunny spot and bring something yummy. A picnic basket isn’t a necessity, but I recommend steering clear of Pit to-go boxes — after all this is supposed to be a special occasion. Wrap up the classic date by taking turns on the swings. Take a Hike: If your date is the active type, go get some exercise and enjoy the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are tons of nearby favorites like Pilot Mountain that would be great for an adventurous day date. Class Time: Though you may be tired of books and papers, there are lots of other local classes that can offer a great study break for you and your valentine. The Stocked Pot & Co. on Jonestown Road offers almost daily cooking classes where you can learn to make a variety of dishes with the cost of the class varying based on what’s cooking. Taking a couple’s dance class is another option as well. WinstonSalem-based Cowl Swing offers a five-week beginners class for only $45. For all the single university students, any of these ideas would be a perfect way to spend the day with a group of friends.
Flea Market: If you haven’t been, you need to go to Cook’s Flea Market. It’s a cultural event all in itself and only five minutes from campus. If you and your date have a sense of humor and like to people watch, this is the place to go on either Saturday or Sunday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eat funnel cake and other delicious fair foods while walking around and browsing the wide array of products — anything from
Abroad Column | The Road Less Traveled
Travels bring lessons of cultural diversity Caitlin Brooks Staff columnist
More than three weeks into my semester in Copenhagen and I look back on my homesick desperation of previous days with more than a little embarrassment, but also pride at how far I have come. Every day this medieval city reveals more of its secrets to me. It is still surprising to walk down the same streets to our Hogwarts-esque tower building downtown and see ever-more shop fronts revealing themselves. It is as though each day is the first that I have seen this world with open eyes — I discover something new every day.
In the intervening weeks between my first column and this one, I have spent one glorious weekend in London visiting the Worrell House and exploring the tip of the iceberg of that vast urban expanse of history and culture. A $120 romantic French meal for two, two intense days of exploration including the British Museum, the Embankment, and Hyde Park, and about a thousand miles of tube travel later, I was saddened to leave the relatively warm climate of southern England for the perpetual snow that has blanketed Denmark since my arrival. My return to Copenhagen was shortlived; however, part of the Danish Institute for Study Abroad’s philosophy on education is a serious hands-on component. For this reason, each of the core courses of the program sets off at the beginning of February for a long weekend in Western Denmark for academic lectures and cultural excursions.
As I am studying Migration and Identity in a European context, my group found its way to Arhus, the second largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen) to meet with immigration groups and visit an elementary school that educates a student population of about 80 percent non-ethnic Danes. A word about immigration in Denmark is crucial to understanding the purpose of our trip. If you think immigration is a hot topic in the U.S., you have no idea how crucial the concept is to a nation of only 5 million people that have suffered (over the last thousand years) a series of truly humiliating defeats at the hands of foreign powers that have decreased the Danish Kingdom from the largest in Northern Europe to a miniscule state with dominion only over the Faroe Islands and Greenland. There is a serious tribe mentality throughout the small Scandinavian state, home to the happiest and perhaps most homogeneous people on earth.
After spending 72 hours among bureaucratic immigration agencies, hordes of school children trying to teach us to play hand-ball and earnest female immigrants eager to share the tales of their struggles in Denmark, my class departed Arhus with more questions than answers. What exactly constitutes an “ethnic Dane?” Are the Danish people really xenophobic and racist as a glance at the political rhetoric of the Danish Peoples’ Party and immigration legislation would imply? After living in a Danish household in a small suburb of the largest city in Denmark, I find it hard to answer yes to the latter question and cannot even begin to answer the first. Famous Danes have included, among others, Hans Christian Andersen (whose fairy tales I study in class), Kierkeregard (who pioneered the philosophy of existentialism) and my personal favorite Vigo Mortensen, who turned Aragorn
into a heartthrob that even main-stream girls could love. The Danes cherish the idea of hygge or “comfort” and burn countless candles to inspire warmth in the middle of the coldest winter Scandinavia has seen in at least two decades. They are a blunt people who speak their true feelings, rather than trying to disguise their intentions in pretty words. There are no words in the Danish language for “excuse me” or “please” – and no one will ever apologize if they bump into you as they rush on and off the trains. To the outsider, the Danish appear aloof and stand-offish. They make fun of you to show affection and avoid smalltalk at all costs. Yet only three weeks into my four months here, I can see that these proud, former Vikings are perhaps some of the warmest people you’ll meet if only you give them, and their frozen homeland, a chance to break the ice.
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She Said | Illuminating Your Love Life
Learn to love Valentine’s Day Time After Time
In Greek, the word “hippopotamus” means “river horse”
The unconventional love story has gone from popular novel to the big screen — and now to your TV screen with the Feb. 8 DVD release of The Time Traveler’s Wife. Clare (Rachel McAdams) and Henry (Eric Bana) experience a romantic journey that weaves together past, present and future. The two work to build a relationship and family, despite the fact that Henry is a time traveler who has no control of when he comes and goes. Watch this romantic drama just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Top 10 Karaoke Songs Karaoke is fun whether you’re a rising star or strictly a shower singer. Get your groove on with one of these fan favorites.
1. “Livin’ on a Prayer” 2. “Margaritaville” 3. “Like a Virgin” 4. “I Will Survive” 5. “Under the Bridge” 6. “YMCA” 7. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” 8. “Summer Nights” 9. “Bohemian Rhapsody” 10. “There’s a Tear in My Beer”
Cutting Edge A new Guniess World Record has been set by a man in Sydeny, Australia. Chayne Hultgren, a performance artist, who goes by the stage name The Space Cowboy, beat his 2008 World record, by swallowing 18 swords. Each sword was 28 inches long, the length of two and a half rulers. 31-year-old Hultgren completed the feat at an outdoor event in central Sydney. Hultgren trained for many hours to beat the record, and assured observers that the stunt was not at all dangerous. He says he began sword swallowing when he was 16 years old and has since perfected the art through various methods — including one where he stretches his throat out with hoses. Say ah — and ouch.
Drink of the Week Chocolate Valentine
Even if you don’t have a sweetie for this holiday dreaded by singles, you can still enjoy something sweet! Who needs big red hearts full of crappy chocolate when you can enjoy a sweet alcoholic beverage instead. 1 oz. Kahlua 1 oz. cherry vodka 2 oz. chilled espresso 6 oz. chocolate milk Stir all ingredients and serve in a tall glass with a cherry garnish.
Adrienne Alexander Staff columnist
Expectations loom large in the heart and mind of many a girlfriend as V-day approaches. Guys want to impress, want to express their affection and devotion in some stellar way that will thrill their sweeties and earn acclaim for themselves, creating a story of Valentine’s Day perfection that will be remembered and retold for many seasons to come. The pressure this holiday often puts on lovers — to give and to receive the perfect gift, to have the perfect date, to make the perfect memory — can diminish the enjoyment of the day itself if allowed to do so. The temptation for some is to reject the holiday altogether. If I don’t get my hopes up, I won’t get disap-
pointed, right? Wrong! Choosing to reject V-day altogether out of fear that it won’t live up to your expectations is a regrettable choice, one fraught with the peril of missing out on some serious perks no other date on the calendar can deliver. Having a day set aside to honor romance, a day when PDA is sweet rather than sickening and ditching your boys to hang with your girls is understandable, when moderate overindulgence in rich dark chocolate is not only accepted, it’s expected, and the calories don’t count because it’s a special occasion — this is a very good thing! Never mind the commercialization and materialism that comes to characterize it, this day has too many valuable accoutrements, too much to offer us, to be relegated to the status of a “Hallmark holiday” and disregarded as superficial. The main thing the holiday offers us is a reminder to tell our significant others that they are, well, significant. Taking time to expound on one’s feelings of affection — giving your beloved your full attention while you
delineate the depth and breadth of her hold on you — this is most often left undone on an ordinary day. If you are one of those rare couples who have these heart-to-hearts on the regular, I commend you. But for the rest of us, the 14th of February is an appointment with honesty that is greatly needed and should be used to our fullest advantage. Although the big day can prompt us to reconnect with our romantic loves more deeply and more intentionally, we really need not wait until that date to act on its encouragement. This is a good way to avoid the pitfalls of the pressure to have the perfect V-day. Counteract the effects of that pressure by giving more attention to your relationship on other days this week. Surprise your sweetie with breakfast and a heartfelt love note on Monday morning. Plan a romantic evening study break for Wednesday. Don’t let Valentines weekend be an all-ornothing event. Sure, go all out. Just don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Make memories, but make the day before and the day after memorable as well. Treasure every millisecond
with the one you love, savoring the music of his laughter, the radiance of her smile, the warmth of shared silence. What’s special about your relationship didn’t just develop this week. It’s been blessing you both for as long as you have been together. If your romance is new, now is the time to start making moments count. We can learn to keep the spirit of Valentine’s Day alive in our love lives by choosing to be thankful for the one we think of when we read articles like this and consistently demonstrating that gratitude in our actions toward them. Expressions of love don’t have to be pricey on Valentine’s Day or any other day. Hopefully, you are in a relationship with someone who recognizes the value of who you are. You are the gift, and you are priceless. Give generously, give freely.
“She Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one girl’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact her with your feedback or ideas at alexae7@ wfu.edu.
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Movie Review | From Paris With Love
Over the top film serves hefty dose of action By Trevor Green | Contributing writer
From Paris with Love is the latest film from French import Pierre Morel, best known for last year’s Taken. While Taken was a well-done, relatively smart action piece, From Paris with Love is an insane mess. The story was provided by Luc Besson, a sometimes genius (see Léon) and longtime friend to Morel. There are so many things wrong with this movie that I could go on for quite some time just trashing it. But despite its major and unforgivable flaws, something about this movie just worked for me. The best way I can put it is that it is so completely ridiculous, it allows you to overlook how bad it really is and enjoy yourself anyway. It’s just fun. T h e From Paris With Love movie tells the story of James Starring | John Travolta and Jonathan Re e c e Rhys Meyers (Jonathan Director | Pierre Morel R h y s Who’s it for? | Fans of Travolta and Meyers), cheesy action flicks an assisRunning Time | 1 hour 32 mins. tant to an Rating | B ambassador and low level spy who wants more responsibility and a promotion to special-ops. He is paired up with Charlie Wax, a bald, goateed, earring-wearing, leather jacket-clad, potty-mouthed John Travolta, who will do anything to get the job done, despite the law or respect for human life. Wax is the main reason why the body count in this movie is so gloriously outrageous. The bad guys are a little harder to categorize, as they are constantly changing. Wax and Reece start by gunning down copious amounts of Asian drug dealers, then move on to a Pakistani crime family, and somehow end up with a terrorist plot to bomb a delegate meeting in France. Almost none of the trail they follow makes any sort of logical sense, and the twists and turns are equally ridiculous. An example of this ridiculousness: Myers spends a majority of the film carrying around a vase filled with cocaine for no apparent reason. I would say that a possible reason could be that it is evidence against drug dealers, but none of them are left alive enough to go to jail. But don’t worry, the cocaine is not wasted, as the duo end up using some themselves. Of course they use the cocaine, because this is a perfectly logical thing for spies hunting terrorists in a life or death situation to do. Another giant logical problem is the fact that the delegates are warned not once about a terrorist threat, but twice, and choose to ignore it
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Travolta play two spies who team up to fight off villains, from drug dealers to terrorists, in this B-level action film. both times. Because when it comes to the safety of delegates, security personnel always assume that bomb threats reported by international spies are probably not a big deal. The film, however, doesn’t really give you enough time to think about the logic of the plot until after the credits roll due to the fast pace, and number of action sequences that keep you preoccupied. The action sequences are a mixed bag. There are a couple sequences that seem lazily choreographed and sloppily directed, which allow stuntmen to be picked out with ease. For the most part though, Morel gets it right. A large part of the action scenes are well edited and intelligently staged. Call me an old man, but with the recent Tony Scott/crystal meth style of shooting action sequences (headache-inducing camera movement and splitsecond cuts) becoming ever more popular, it is a welcome relief to watch action sequences where you can actually follow the action and discern the good guys from the bad. These smaller scale action sequences all lead up to a climactic Audi vs. Volvo station wagon car chase that is breathtaking.
For most people, I bet that their opinion on this movie will depend upon what they think of Travolta’s performance. He is very polarizing in this movie and you will either love him or hate him — there is no in between. For me, it took a while to warm up to him, but I loved the performance. He makes up for Myers, who seems like he is just going through the motions. Travolta, like the movie, is extremely over the top and ridiculous. He will either annoy you to no end, or like me, you will enjoy the performance in spite of yourself. Travolta is also part of a clever little reference to Pulp Fiction that fans of the movie will appreciate. Besides the obvious flaws of plot and logic, the film also suffers from poor performances by the supporting cast (especially the female characters and bad guys), an overbearing, and overly loud score, and the fact that there are too many different villains thrown into the mix to find one to root against for more than ten minutes. Go see this film if you’re looking for a fun, mindless, popcorn action flick, but don’t expect anything better than that.
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Event Review | Grammy Awards
Music Review | Industrial music
Grammys lack honor Diverse music genre By Nicholas Reichert | Contributing writer
It’s a new year. The days are short, the thermometer drops into the mid ‘20s and our TVs are being bombarded by Hollywood award show glitz and glamour. Everyone knows what I’m talking about: The People’s Choice Awards, The Golden Globes, The Oscars, and most recently, the Grammys. These award shows only exist to flaunt and glorify already glamorous industries. The industry-funded get-togethers are billed as opportunities to recognize the year’s bests performers, but what it really is is just an excuse to rent out a giant venue to have a party and the Grammys are the worst of these award show affairs. Now, before you accuse me of picking on the Grammys, the other award shows like the Emmys, Oscars and the Tonys actually serve a purpose and pick the best of the best to honor their craft. The Grammys, on the other hand, is just pure showboating. The organization behind the Grammys, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, doesn’t even attempt to exclude anyone from winning an award. With over 100 categories one can be eligible for; the Grammys just belittle themselves with the gratuitous amount of hardware they give out every year. Just this past week alone Beyoncé Knowles took home six Grammy trophies (a record for a female artist) and the mainstream country starlet Taylor Swift, took home a total of four, including the coveted album of the year. Now, I am all for giving credit where credit is due, but the Grammys just overkill the entire process and that’s the underlying problem that causes the award show to drop ratings every year-- it simply lacks importance. Unlike the Grammys, other award shows such as the Oscars, Golden Globes or the Emmys is that
an artist usually only receives one or two awards at best, but the Grammys just give them away. And the other thing about the Grammys is that it doesn’t even take itself seriously sometimes. This stems from the fact that every year the musical powers that be decide it’s necessary to have respectable and talented artists team up and sing someone else’s song. This year viewers had to sit through the mash-ups of Lady Gaga and Elton John; Jamie Foxx, Slash, T-Pain and Doug E. Fresh; Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks; and Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Usher and Carrie Underwood. I understand honoring an individual group or recording artist or one person covering their song, but jamming popular artists onto one stage to perform another person’s song is, like the awards themselves, overkill. And you know when an award show is just a bunch of hot air when the hot topic for discussion surrounding the awards ceremony isn’t over who is going to win what category, but when all the discussion is centered on what Lady Gaga was going to do/wear that evening. Designing a genre encompassing award show for music is just a doomed plan from the onset, with music, above any art form, being completely based on taste. Most people will agree whoever wins Best Picture at the Oscars this year deserved the award or at least was a high caliber film, but each person’s own musical taste is so unique that in my classes the Monday morning following the Grammy awards all of the Lady Gaga-philes were up in arms about Taylor Swift’s theft of the honor of album of the year. With its complete lack of significance combined with lackluster attempts to boost record-low ratings and music sales by cramming as many stars on the stage as they can, the Grammys is showboating at its finest.
caters to array of listeners By Isabel Ortiz | Contributing writer
Fairly recently I was introduced to a new genre quite unlike any other I had experimented with, one that is flexible enough to cater to numerous niches that a listener may look for in the music. That genre is industrial. Although the industrial genre may usually be associated with heavily pierced individuals, I would like to think that this would not be basis for dismissal, for it has some qualities that really outshine its reputation. Industrial falls somewhere between electronic and rock. The different variations within the genre are more of a continuum instead of a hierarchy, which give those entering the genre as performers the ability to very specifically tune their sound to cater to as narrow or broad of an audience as they desire. Different bands can fall closer to either side of the spectrum, but all appear to share some basic similarities that allow them to fall within the industrial genre. The “pure” industrial sound is characterized by use of synthesizers and guitars and relies heavily on distortion of voices and instruments used. More commonly cited industrial bands include Nine Inch Nails, Zeromancer and Rammstein, all of which rely equally on synths and guitars. The more electronic side of industrial falls into a somewhat “sister” category known as “electro industrial” or “electro body music” (EBM), which I assure you is not as lame as the name suggests. EBM is a very style-specific genre with a recognizable sound that sets it apart from regular electronic. EBM also happens to be the side of industrial that I enjoy most. EBM is different in that it uses guitars less frequently. Some EBM bands do not employ guitars at all. Instead, they focus more on synths,
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vocals, sampling and keyboards. This means that EBM is more “danceable” — it sounds more like trance or techno (depending on the band) — than rock. Skinny Puppy is cited as one of the pioneers of EBM in that the band relies heavily on synths and distorted, somewhat white noise-sounding vocals. Current EBM bands include Tactical Sekt and Suicide Commando, who make use of high beats-per-minute and heavy bass. Both of these bands also feature heavily distorted and raspy vocals mixed with white noise, which makes finding lyrics for their songs a nearly impossible task. Heavier EBM bands begin to enter the realm of “terror EBM,” also known as “aggrotech.” Popular aggrotech bands such as Grendel and Combichrist tend to feature socially pessimistic and somewhat intimidating lyrics played up by none other than obscure movie quotes. Grendel’s “Zombienation V.2k5” samples quotes from Dawn of the Dead. And one of Grendel’s remixes entitled “One. Eight. Zero,” heavily references Full Metal Jacket. Similarly, Combichrist references the film Equilibrium in “Without Emotions.” Combichrist’s “This is My Rifle” also uses quotes from Full Metal Jacket. EBM and aggrotech are only two of tens of different variations within the industrial genre. In short, industrial is flexible genre that I believe covers a wide and varied spectrum between rock and electronic. Industrial and the genre variations within it allow the listener to experience varied combinations between the rock and electronic components that make up industrial. It was definitely interesting to explore a genre that is defined by variation and has so much to offer the listener.
CD Review | Odd Blood
Drug experimentation develops into new album By Grace Beehler | Staff writer
What’s Cooking? Wake Forest Dining Services hosted a complimentary chef’s demo with chef Dave Seaton on Feb. 9 to teach students how to prepare risotto in a dorm room. University students who missed the culinary tutorial can follow this recipe to make a simple, but delectable, dish just in time for a special Valentine’s Day meal with someone you love.
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Ingredients: • 1.5 cups of Arborio rice • 2 cups finely chopped onion • 4 tablespoons butter • .5 cup white wine (sweet or dry) 3-4 cups chicken stock (use vegetable stock for vegetarians) • 3-4 cups heavy cream • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 1 tablespoon white pepper
Recipe: Melt Butter. Sauté onions until translucent over Medium/High heat. Add Rice. Cook for five minutes until rice starts to brown slightly. Add white wine, cook for roughly two minutes until wine almost evaporated. Add cup of stock and cup of heavy cream and turn down to medium heat. Stir mixture every couple of minutes, adding another cup of stock and cream every five minutes. Once six cups of liquid have been added and reduced, add the Parmesan and white pepper to taste. Additional Stock or Cream may be added to make the mixture more creamy. Parmesan Cheese and the Stock tend to be salty, so add to taste! Toppings could include: sauteed mushrooms, grilled chicken, shrimp, tomatoes, asparagus, other cheeses or vegetables Makes a Perfect side Dish to a dinner in place of mashed potatoes or baked potato or serve as your entree!
Yeasayer’s second album, Odd Blood, is a force to be reckoned with. As one of the newest bands to come out of the Brooklyn music scene, Yeasayer defies typical genre categorization. Combine Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode with powerful percussion and exotic world sounds and you get the gist of Yeasayer. But that is only the most elemental description of this transcendent band. Yeasayer takes an impossible amount of influences and transforms them into a unique and completely new – and indescribable – sound. Yeasayer formed in Baltimore, Md., where Anand Wilder (vocals, guitar, multi-instrumentals) and Chris Keating (vocals, keyboard) attended prep school together – the same school that boasts Animal Collective as alumni. Together with Ira Wolf Tuton (vocals, bass), the threesome has played various festivals and concerts, including SXSW in 2007, Austin City Limits in 2008, Bonnaroo in 2009, and has toured with MGMT and Man Man in 2008 across the United States and Europe. While in New Zealand, the band tripped on LSD and turned their experience into inspiration for Odd Blood. Their acid trip is clearly evident on the album, with futuristic, psychedelic grooves, heavy on the percussion, wahwah guitar and synths. Odd Blood, out Feb. 9, harnesses all of Yeasayer’s influences in a rich, textured and cohesive album. It could simply be described as an Animal Collective-like ‘80s dance album, but it is much more than that. Yeasayer recorded the album in Woodstock, N.Y., where the band rented a house from Jerry Marotta, former drummer for Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney. The house was stocked full of music and recording equipment like rare synths and percussion instruments from around the world. The band made use of it, experimenting with different instruments and devices to create a powerful, reverberating sound. Yeasayer consciously decided to make an album that would be exciting and interesting to perform live. Their concerts are often paired with light shows and
bizarre videos. And for their upcoming tour, the band plans on having customized light columns and giant illuminated balloons. Opening with “The Children,” it is evident that the second album is a departure from their earthy and hazy first album, All Hour Cymbals. “The Children” is a dark, ambient trip of electronic, computer-based sounds. Moving into “Ambling Amp,” the album’s single and one of its strongest tracks, Yeasayer shows off their vocal and songwriting power against a psychedelic, dancey backdrop. It is much more conventional in structure, unlike “The Children,” with its obvious chorus and simple, memorable lyrics. “Madder Red” illustrates the gospel side of the album, with soaring vocals and crashing drums. It is a slow, swinging anthem that will be sure to thrive when performed live. “I Remember” is a Phoenix-like ballad with simple, melancholic lyrics about love and memories. With Keating’s falsetto and uncomplicated piano scales, “I Remember” is beautifully romantic in a way that only indie music can achieve. “O.N.E.,” “Love Me Girl” and “Rome” pick up the tempo with a ambient and spacey beats, clearly illustrating the band’s ‘80s dance influences. “Love Me Girl” begins with a mix of vocals obscured by synths and heavy, throbbing tribal beats, but then clears the way for a Beatles-like vocal break and then drops back into funky instrumentals. “Love Me Girl” is a strange combination of different energies and tempos, but Yeasayer manages to successfully blend them into a unique trip. “Strange Reunions” slows down the tempo of the album with smooth vocals, clapping and curious noises – possibly animal sounds? “Mondegreen” is a frantic, paranoid (singing “everybody’s after us”) and fastpaced track, complete with horns and a squealing guitar. “Grizelda” closes the ten-track album with Pink Floyd-like chorals. It is mellow and relaxed, with a soft clapping percussion and sweeping instrumentals. Odd Blood is like conceptual pop art. Yeasayer takes the listener on a musical trip with its mingled tempos and dancing beats.
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Restaurant Review | Zoe’s Kitchen
Cheap diner offers adequate service with a southern flair By Caroline Hallemann | Staff writer
Zoe’s Kitchen, located in a shopping center on Reynolda Road, is the epitome of the adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Squished between a trophy store and Cici’s Pizza, the façade of this eatery reminds me of a run-down tanning salon; however, all fears of a trashy establishment were laid to rest upon entrance by a warm and inviting interior paired with above-average breakfast fare and unbeatable prices. Saturday morning, diners at Zoe’s are a motley crew as the restaurant caters to a wide variety of demographics, but my party of three had no trouble getting a table amidst the senior citizens and hung-over college students. Our hostess steered us past the daily specials colorfully displayed on a large chalkboard,
and through the décor reminiscent of Zoe’s experience. A creature of habit, I my grandmother’s living, to a booth near ordered my breakfast standard (a bacon and cheddar omelet). Selecting home the kitchen. fries and a biscuit as Service throughmy sides, I patiently out the meal was Zoe’s Kitchen awaited my meal. adequate, but it was Fortunately, my evident that Zoe’s Location | 2859 Reynolda Rd. wait wasn’t long wait staff is spread Hours | 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mon. - Sat. as our plates were too thin. Because our 7 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sun. delivered in record waitress was catering Serving | Homestyle meals time — probably to so many customdue to our proximers, she returned Dress | Casual ity to the kitchen. to our table only Price Range | $3 - $10 For a paltry $4.95, to refill waters and I received enough speed off again. ForRating | B food for two large tunately, our group breakfast plates. The was happy being left to our own devices, requiring no omelet was much larger than I’d expected additional help from the waitress, so and included liberal amounts of bacon her presence was not sorely missed. As and cheese throughout — not a single should be the case, food is the star of the all-egg bite to be found. The biscuit
was light and buttery, a nice contrast to the generous serving of home fries, which were a bit soggy and lacked seasoning. Honestly, I just slathered them in ketchup, salt and pepper, and called it a day. On a future visit, I’d probably choose the baked apples as my side, or opt for gravy on my biscuit. After further perusing the menu, other breakfast standouts include the “All American” which consists of two pancakes, two eggs and your choice of two slices of bacon or two links of sausage for $4.75 and “The Dixie,” which includes country-fried steak with two eggs and a biscuit slathered in gravy. If you’re really watching your budget, order one of Zoe’s $2.99 options. A short stack of pancakes, the “Three Aces” described as one egg, one pancake and either bacon or sausage or the Zoe’s BELT
(bacon, egg, lettuce and tomato on toast) can all be yours for less than $5, including tax and tip. If you show your student ID card, you can also receive a 10 percent student discount. The restaurant also offers extensive lunch and dinner options including a variety of sandwiches served with a choice of side all under $7, comfort foods like country-fried steak and meatloaf for around $8 and the traditional Greek dishes souvlaki ($7.95) and spanakopita ($6.95) along with a succinct beer and wine menu. While Zoe’s isn’t the ideal place to bring your family or impress a date, it suits my weekend breakfast needs as a college student quite nicely. Speedy service combined with good food. What more could you ask for when your bill comes to less than $5?
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