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WAKE FOREST’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1916 VOL. 106, NO. 20
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Junior Cameron King (left) rolls the quad after the Wake Forest men’s basketball team wins against the Duke Blue Devils. (Right) students also celebrate while covering the trees in toilet paper.
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The men’s basketball team achieves its first victory against Duke in Danny Manning era BY CHRISTIAN ODJAKJIAN Staff Writer odjact18@wfu.edu
With 75 seconds remaining in regulation on Tuesday night, the seventh ranked Blue Devils held a nine-point lead over the Deacs, and according to ESPN analytics, Duke’s win probability was 98.4%. Students weren’t thinking about storming the court, or covering campus in toilet paper. The rest was all a dream. A game tying 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining knocked down by senior Brandon Childress forced the game into overtime, but it wasn’t until a second extra period that Wake Forest (12-15, 5-12) was able to come away with a 113-101 win over the Blue Devils (23-5, 134).
“That was an unbelievable college basketball game,’’ said Wake Forest Head Coach Danny Manning. On Jan. 11, when Duke hosted at Cameron Indoor, Wake was clobbered 90-59, leaving the team craving revenge. It was Wake’s first win over Duke in the Danny Manning era, notching this win after 11 straight losses. The last time Duke lost to an ACC team with a losing record was all the way back in 1988. And the 113 points that Wake Forest scored tied the record for the most ever scored against Duke in Coach Michael Krzyzewski’s career. “For the total game, they were the team that was deserving of winning, and they did,” Krzyzewski said. Prior to hitting the shot of the night, Childress, the team’s leading scorer, had only scored one point in the game. He was shooting an abysmal 0-10 from the field. “I still hadn’t scored,” Childress said. “But my teammates kept telling me — ‘B-Chill, take over the
Although it began with the expected fanfare of music, faculty processions and the recognition of Medallion of Merit recipients, this year’s Founders’ Day Convocation, which was held on Feb. 20, included several changes to the program. Most importantly, President Nathan Hatch acknowledged and apologized for the university’s connection to slavery and racism. In his remarks, he recognized that the university was founded on a slave plantation in 1834. He also explained that the university’s founder, all of the antebellum presidents, many former trustees and early students had participated in the slave economy of the South. Further, he acknowledged the involuntary sale of 16 enslaved individuals for the financial benefit of the university.
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Students host TEDx event on campus TEDxWakeForestU featured several speeches on the event’s theme of revision
game.’ That shows how much trust they have in me.” He finished the game with 17. Junior Olivier Sarr was a dominant force down low, scoring 15 points in the second half en route to a career high 25. He shot an efficient 7-9 from the field, and 1114 from the free throw line before fouling out at the end of the first overtime. Junior Chaundee Brown was effective as well, scoring 24 on 8-12 shooting and 7-8 from the stripe. All five starters finished in double figures, as sophomore Isiah Mucius added 16, and freshman Jacobi Neath notched the same total in just his second college start. Freshman Vernon Carey Jr., Duke’s leading scorer, and Player of the Year candidate, was limited to 10 points and seven rebounds in just 19 minutes of action, fouling out with four minutes left in regulation.
Wait Chapel was bathed in red light in the days preceding TEDxWakeForestU: ReVision. The university’s ninth consecutive TEDx event was directed and curated by senior Livi Andreini. The conference included eight presentations delivered by speakers from a variety of fields and backgrounds, each with unique perspectives on the role of revision in our lives. The presentations sought to facilitate reflection, introspection and dialogue by posing challenging and engaging ideas. “We intentionally picked a team which was cohesive and represented a wide array of interests and positions on campus,” Andreini said.
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At this year’s Founders’ Day Convocation, President Nathan Hatch offered an apology for the university’s historical relationship to slavery (more information on page one). The Editorial Board of the Old Gold & Black commends the university for issuing this statement, as well as using the platform of Founders’ Day to do so. However, it is important that the university uses this as a jumping point to continue addressing the ramifications of this history. As of this semester, the university is deeply invested in multiple efforts to address the history and current climate of race on campus. Specifically, the Slavery, Race and Memory Project and the President’s Commission on
Race, Equity and Community are both noble and necessary programs addressing these issues. While establishing projects such as these are the first step, it is critical that the university continues to engage with the larger student body and their experiences. Often, students can feel that their voices and opinions are not being heard within the university’s administration. This was exemplified with the Speak Out hosted by the Anti Racism Coali-
tion in the Spring of 2019. Students shared personal and moving stories about existing as minorities on campus, highlighting the pervasive nature of racism, sexism and other biases that can be deeply rooted in higher education institutions. Similarly, the university should continue to reimagine how conversations concerning the implication of the campus’s relationship to slavery can be held in the classroom space. The Editorial Board of the Old Gold & Black applauds faculty members who already integrate this topic into their classroom, and further calls on the rest of the faculty to follow in their footsteps. Prompting students from all backgrounds to wrestle with
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Deacon Profile: Rebecca Dickson prep students to not talk about sea level rise or climate change because locals were so heated. If you look historically at some of the storms that have devastated the Outer Banks, locals know that storms and weather have a direct and constant impact on them. But, they tend to take these ideas around climate change and think of them more as weather, and will frequently say, “If you believe the scientists, then the Outer Banks should have been under water 10 years ago.” But, I think this has changed a lot.
BY LAUREN BERRYMAN Contributing Writer berrlt17@wfu.edu
Wake Forest is developing a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. Rebecca Dickson’s expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and experience developing carbon offset projects with TerraCarbon LLC., helps bring a piece of this plan into focus. Dickson’s research shows that solutions for drawing down greenhouse gas emissions, like preserving peatlands and coastal wetlands — solutions #13 and #52 respectively in Project Drawdown — are crucial to sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. Peatlands, like pocosins and bogs found in eastern North Carolina, store twice the amount of carbon that all the world’s forests store. Coastal wetlands store five times the amount of carbon that tropical forests store. Developing carbon offset projects centered on these two solutions plays an influential role in mitigating climate change. Dickson teaches in both the undergraduate Environmental Program and the Sustainability Graduate Programs. She leads a group of students to Outer Banks, N.C. each fall semester to study the effects of sea level rise and saltwater intrusion. She was also part of the team that calculated the carbon sequestration potential of the coastal N.C. peat farm in Duke University’s carbon offset portfolio. How does your research investigate ways to mitigate climate change? I work for a company called Terracarbon that helps develop carbon projects. We help with the technical components of developing carbon projects, like quantifying how much carbon there is in trees, peat soil or wetlands. I also do Geographic Information Systems and spatial analysis. I do all of the work that goes into looking at anything spatially related to carbon projects, like mapping and satellite imagery analysis. How does Geographic Information Systems (GIS) work? GIS is pretty much looking at everything from a spatial perspective, and climate change is a spatial phenomenon. We have things happening at different rates in different parts of the planet. So, we can spatially monitor and quantify change and see where change is happening.
How has it changed? They are much more aware of it. For example, they’re trying to figure out what to do with their septic systems, because they’re dealing with sunny day flooding already. The only tool they really have in their arsenal to deal with it is beach renourishment — that is pumping sand from off-shore onto the beach. However, it’s a temporary solution. What kind of major change is needed to save the Outer Banks? Photo courtesy of the Sustainability Graduate Programs at WFU
How has your work with Terracarbon and GIS led to your research on the Outer Banks? I actually started going to the Outer Banks with Terracarbon because we did some preliminary work to develop a carbon project out there working with Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. All of the pocosins in N.C. have been drained, so we looked at the potential for rewetting them to recapture carbon through that drawdown idea. How do peatlands work? They are typically wet. The water saturation is part of what keeps the carbon sequestered in the soil. So, the draining of peatlands is what causes the emission of carbon. When they dry out, they start to release all that carbon they hold, which is more than global forests. They’re pretty remarkable. You’ve spent many years going to the Outer Banks. Have you noticed any visible changes over the years? Shockingly, yes. I remember on my first trip with Terracarbon, we were looking
across this huge wetland area, and we could see all these standing dead trees. They were showing us that this is the effect of saltwater intrusion and sea level rise, because when the sea level rises it doesn’t just come from the ocean, but it also comes from below. The salinity of the soils were getting to be so much that the trees were dying. It was the first time I could visibly see it. Climate change is really real. So, in short, yes. Every time I go out there, I see more standing dead trees. How did this influence your decision to develop a program for students on the Outer Banks? I wanted to take that experience — not that it was a positive experience, but a very visceral experience — and have students see it. So, that is what got me thinking let’s build a trip around going out there and have students see what’s changing, and then put that in parallel with the social challenges around sea level rise. How do locals feel about the Outer Banks? That’s a really complicated question, and it’s a changing situation. We used to
Policy — we definitely need to set upper limits on carbon emissions. I think we are getting to a point where, collectively, there is not as much ability or desire to deny climate change. There’s more recognition of “okay, now what are we gonna do about it?” So, I think we’re at a tipping point. If we get involved in some initiative that we feel connected to, then we recognize that we can make a change. That’s important because it can get very heavy if you feel like you can’t. Are you optimistic about where things are headed? I try to be (laughs). No, I’ll say yes, I’m optimistic because I believe we have the capacity to make dramatic change. I mean look at what humans have done so far. We have created waste water treatment systems that are just remarkable. So, we must decide that we need to and want to make change. The challenge will be making sure that we do it in a way that is focused on all organisms and ecosystems that we are dependent upon — not just on human survival. Editor's note: This interview has been edited and condensed. The full audio can be found online.
POLICE BEAT Underage Consumption/Alcohol Abuse • Offender was found intoxicated while walking back to campus from a fraternity function. Offender was acting in a belligerent and loud manner, using an excessive amount of profanity toward officers, student ERTs and FCEMS. The report was filed on Feb. 21 at 11:58 p.m. • Offender was found intoxicated and was transported to WFUBMC. During the drive, offender spit in the officer's face. The report was filed on Feb. 22 at 12:52 a.m. • Marijuana use triggered the fire alarm in Davis Hall. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer located a large quantity of alcohol and beer in the suite, which was disposed of in the bathroom with the help of the resident advisor. The report was filed on Feb. 22 at 12:55 a.m. • Offenders consumed beer and wine and then vomited in the hall and inside a room in Collins Hall. One offender was transported to WFUBMC and the other was taken to
Student Health. The report was filed on Feb. 22 at 4:34 a.m. • Offender was intoxicated and entered through an unlocked door into a victim's room in Luter Hall. The report was filed on Feb. 23 at 4:51 a.m. Miscellaneous • Student was issued a citation for recklessly driving 105 miles per hour on University Parkway. The report was filed on Feb. 18 at 11:49 p.m. • Unknown subject punctured the tire of a vehicle located in Lot M. The report was filed on Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m. • Offender was found with marijuana and drug paraphernalia in South Hall. The report was filed on Feb. 19 at 9:40 p.m. • Loud music and noise was reported in an apartment at Deacon Place. The music was turned off and non-residents left. The report was filed on Feb. 22 at 11:48 p.m.
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ReVision: Speakers inspire many at conference Continued from Page 1
“We wanted to hear from as many perspectives as we could, because the team is really collaborative at every step,” Andreini said. “Our philosophy was that if our team, representative of such a wide group on this campus, was excited about what we were doing, that other people would be too.” To begin the event, author and educator Katie Koestner discussed her experience of speaking out against date rape as a collegiate activist. Koestner focused on the challenges she faced by bringing date rape into public discourse, and emphasized the necessity of speaking up for oneself. Following Koestner’s presentation, Nathan Atkinson, the director of business development for Village Juice Company and president of Help Our People Eat (H.O.P.E.) of WinstonSalem, discussed the role of for-profit organizations in embracing community service and charitable work. Whereas non-profit organizations frequently lack the resources and funding to effect change in a community, Atkinson explained that for-profit business can mobilize existing resources, networks and associations in order to leverage their role in the community. Through his work with Village Juice and H.O.P.E of Winston-Salem, Atkinson continues to address food insecurity through nonprofit and for-profit means. Next, Diya Abdo, an associate professor of English at Guilford College and founder of Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR), proposed revisions to the way in which university campuses are conceived in local and global contexts. Through her work with ECAR, Abdo has helped to host 45 refugees on the
campus of Guilford College in Greensboro, and has since expanded the program to other universities, including Wake Forest. Abdo emphasized that college campuses are especially suited to serve as refugee shelters due to their communal nature, existing infrastructure and passionate citizenry. Additionally, Sarah Dashew, a singersongwriter with 20 years of experience in the music industry, discussed her experience of navigating expectations of success and the process of growing up. She described that, through introspective realization, she continually strives to regain the strength and courage associated with childhood. This theme became evident in her songwriting and prompted Dashew to write a children’s book. After Dashew’s presentation, Khalil Rafati, a speaker, author and entrepreneur, discussed the process of coming to terms with his troubled childhood and of overcoming drug addiction in his later years. Rafati emphasized the notion that, by exercising control over individual actions and behaviors and by finding meaning in service to others, he was able to overcome difficult circumstances and achieve a more pleasurable life. Lya Battle, the co-founder of Territorio de Zaguates, a Costa Rican animal shelter housing over 1,500 stray dogs, discussed the issues that the organization faced as it became increasingly successful. The shelter, which allows dogs to live on an expansive property, constitutes a revision of how animal shelters operate. Then, Justus Harris, artist and founder of MedSculp, has reexamined how medical data is visualized. Harris creates tangible objects that represent patterns and trends in medical data in more
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Irsa Hirsi, a young climate activist, spoke to the intersectionality of climate issues and to the need for diversity in climate activism. intuitive ways. By combining healthcare, design and technology, Harris has worked to improve the experience of patients and medical professionals. Isra Hirsi, a high-school student and co-founder of the US Youth Climate Strike, discussed her identity as a black Muslim woman and its relationship to her advocacy. She emphasized the necessity of creating spaces in which diversity is not only present, but empowered. Hirsi aims to underscore the intersectional nature of climate issues and activism. Senior Jay Thompson found the presentations to be a stimulating opportunity for reflection.
“Overall, the TEDx was great,” Thompson said. “I do not spend too much time thinking about revisioning. Hearing Dashew telling her story of revisioning made me think of the complexities of revisioning and how we are always doing it.” Following the presentations, Provost Rogan Kersh discussed the notable aspects of the university’s TEDx events. That the event is entirely executed by students, said Kersh, makes TEDxWakeForestU a unique conference. Likewise, the ambiguity of the theme of revision allowed speakers to explore a variety of important topics.
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I. Guest Speakers Denisha Champion, the associate director for programming and prevention for the University Counseling Center (UCC), spoke to the Senate about Mental Health Week. All of the UCC’s services are available to students from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and there is a 24/7 crisis line. The UCC offers both individual and group sessions for students and encourages involvement with the student resources. Next, Matt Clifford, dean of the Office of Residence Life and Housing and Frank Shelton, director of housing for the Office of Residence Life and Housing, spoke about previous renovations and current plans for renovations. Luter will be significantly remodeled during summer and fall 2020 while Johnson and Bostwick will undergo mold screenings and renovations. John-
son and Bostwick are scheduled to undergo a more intensive renovation in 2021 and 2022, which will introduce more amenities, such as elevators, to the residence halls. II. Executive Reports President Mellie Mesfin reported on her meeting with Dean Adam Goldstein regarding the Code of Conduct and her work to include language in syllabi about psychological health. Speaker of the House Miles Middleton announced that the Bias Reporting Committee will have a meeting about the bias reporting system and how the university can mitigate bias on campus. Secretary Laura Horton announced that the initiative to bring condoms to residence halls has been approved. The installation of condom dispensers in the residence halls will likely occur within the next few weeks. Staff Advisor Tim Wilkinson encouraged participation in the Wellbeing Assessment, which was
emailed to students on Feb. 23. The assessment provides the university with a better understanding of its students and how to support their needs. He also shared about the Student Organization Awards of Recognition (SOAR) and said that the SOAR nomination form will be sent out soon. II. Committee Reports The Academic Committee shared about the Faculty Appreciation Week event that will be held on March 31 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the Green Room for all faculty and staff to attend. The committee also shared that the student-athlete video has finally been completed and can be viewed on the Student Government Instagram. The Campus Life Committee expressed excitement when announcing that Mental Health Week is next week, running from March 2 to March 6. They have many activities planned, including a petting zoo, cookie making, art and
relaxation at WakerSpace, yoga on the quad and puppies in Farrell. There will also be mental health screenings at some of the events to increase awareness and to support students as needed. Each event will be worth about 200 Link Loot points and there will be prizes involved for participants. The committee hopes that it will be a good week to discuss mental health on campus, and encourages participation from all students. The Diversity and Inclusion Committee shared about its work on low-income access to study abroad programs, food availability during holiday breaks, textbook affordability and substance-free residence hall initiatives. The Physical Planning Committee reported on its meeting with Deacon Dining and encouraged all students to send in requests for possible dining additions to Benson University Center. The committee, in partnership with Deacon Dining, wants as much feedback from students as possible before making changes.
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Founders’ Day: University reckons with past Continued from Page 1
“I apologize for the exploitation and use of enslaved people — both those known and unknown — who helped create and build this university through no choice of their own,” Hatch said. “I apologize that our founders did not recognize and support the humanity and intrinsic value of those they enslaved. And I profoundly regret that subsequent generations of this university did not affirm the humanity of the enslaved individuals who made our existence possible.” Hatch explained that, though there is never a perfect time to address the wrongs committed by the university in the past and some think his apology has come too late, he believes that the message is necessary. Moreover, he recognized that an apology does not function as a solution for the current issues taking place on campus and that it must be followed by meaningful action taken by the university. “Addressing this part of our story allows us to begin reckoning with the community we were and shape the community we want to be,” Hatch said. Some recent action on this issue includes the university’s membership in the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium, which began in 2017, the establishment of both the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community and the Slavery, Race and Memory Project in 2019 and an event in May 2019 to remember the sale of enslaved individuals for the university’s endowment in 1860. “Through the Slavery, Race and Memory Project over the last few terms, we have focused on efforts for uncovering more of our past, in hopes that we will do right by our future,” José Villalba, the vice president of Diversity and Inclusion and chief diversity officer, said. “A more inclusive future — and a more equitable community — is more likely if we understand what happened in our past and why.” Villalba’s focus on the importance of university efforts to understand the past in order to move forward were emphasized in Hatch’s statement. “Acknowledging past wrongs and taking responsibility are only the start of
repairing damage and pursuing healing,” Hatch said. “A true apology requires action and incorporating meaningful change.” The sentiment of using the apology as a jumping point was shared by many, including T. H. M. Gellar-Goad, associate professor of classics and member of Wake Forward, an organization composed of faculty and staff who are committed to the improvement of the university. “The apology at Founders’ Day is an important step, but the apology requires action as well as words,” GellarGoad said. “And it remains to be seen whether the university will live up to the moral obligation of fighting racism and fostering equity.” During Hatch’s remarks, activists had organized to stand in remembrance of the slaves sold for the university’s endowment. With the help of other students, senior Alexander Holt also shared the plan with Wake Forward via email. “We, as students, would welcome the support of faculty as we stand in remembrance of those lives deemed expendable for the furthering of Wake Forest’s advancement,” Holt said in the email. The activists in attendance were clad in black to show solidarity with those who have been affected and are affected by the racial legacy of the university. Five students and several other staff members stood up about a minute after Hatch began his speech. By the end of Hatch’s speech, most of the audience was on their feet. As the event continued, the theme of diversity was emphasized by a variety of speakers and performances which had not been included in previous years. Freshman Mahlea Hunt, a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, performed “Amazing Grace” in both the Siouan indigenous language and English. “‘Amazing Grace’ is my favorite song to sing in the Siouan indigenous language,” she said. “To be able to sing this song in an indigenous language that represents my culture is very important to me.” Following the theme of moving forward established by Hatch, senior Celia Zhou delivered an oration titled “Liv-
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Jonathan Walton, the dean of the School of Divinity, delivered a keynote address on the importance of acknowledging the past.
ing and Loving the Question,” which described her cultivation of personal identity. As an American-born Chinese student and native North Carolinian, Zhou explained that she overcame racial prejudice, which often appeared in the question about where she is “from from,” through self-reflection on her values and motivations. “I tried to detach myself from the stereotypes that people associated with me,” Zhou said. “The glass ceiling that I perceived to be my ethnicity dematerialized.” Touching on a similar subject was the keynote speaker, Jonathan Walton, the dean of the School of Divinity and an advocate for social justice and civil rights. Walton expanded the argument that Hatch began about the importance of the past. Citing examples of how the Bible has been misquoted throughout history to serve the needs of individuals, Walton explained that people can become misguided by accepting phrases and traditions as reality. “To live honestly in the present and responsibly for the future is to wrestle with one’s past,” Walton said. “Forgetting the past is not emancipation. It is amnesia.” To reify this idea, Walton referenced the revolutionary decision of the School of Divinity to reject the traditional Southern Baptist doctrine of gender exclusivity and of anti-intellectualism. Without this critical examination of the past, Walton noted that many graduate students would not be able to study at the School of Divinity today. “We are the beneficiaries of that vision,” Walton said. “We aim to extend this legacy of inclusion and acceptance.” Yet, Walton stressed that the darker moments of the university’s institutional history must not be forgotten in light of successes like these. He explained that denying the university’s historical connection to slavery would only inhibit the potential to move forward with courage and candor. “A reality built on a lie may appear successful, but mendacity has a deficient foundation,” Walton said. “Only truth will liberate us from the demons of our past.” Katie Fox/Old Gold & Black To commemorate the history of the Attendees listen intently to President Nathan Hatch’s apol- university, Hatch also continued the ogy for the university’s historical connections to slavery. tradition of awarding the Medallion
of Merit to two influential university trustees, Larry Hopkins and Lou Bissette. Hopkins, the first African American to graduate from the university with a chemistry degree in 1972 and a graduate of the university’s medical school in 1977, became a well-respected physician dedicated to serving the WinstonSalem community and the university. Bissette, a graduate of the class of 1965 and now an attorney and public servant, was recognized for transforming Asheville into a vibrant hub of economic and social activity and for dedicating his time to the improvement of higher education in North Carolina. The evening concluded with a musical performance from School of Divinity students who sang “Hold On,” reminding the community that they can overcome the hardships of the past. While the solution will not be as simple as uniting voices in harmony or issuing an apology, many students, faculty and staff recognized that the convocation was an important part of a larger conversation and call to action that will continue. Student Government President Mellie Mesfin, who is a member of the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community, considered Hatch’s apology as only one important step in the context of more work that remains for the commission and the university. “I appreciated that President Hatch’s remarks acknowledged and unequivocally apologized for the enslavement of people for the university’s benefit,” Mesfin said. “That being said, what comes next is even more important. Wake [Forest] must back up the words with action, because that’s the only way to meaningfully make the community a space where all its members can thrive.” Expressing a similar sentiment, the Anti-Racism Coalition (ARC) published a tweet with the hashtag “what happens now,” asking students to share what they stand for and to join them in considering what the administration will do to produce tangible results that will begin to make amends for the institution’s racially fraught history. “We stood to honor those who lost their lives and liberty so Wake Forest University could exist today,” ARC tweeted. “We now ask #whathappensnow?”
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Phi Gamma Delta is possible IFC addition As one of three fraternities considered under the university’s IFC expansion
BY CIARA SOTOMAYOR Contributing Writer sotoci17@wfu.edu After a historic vote last semester to expand the presence of Interfraternity Council (IFC) organizations on campus for the first time in eight years, the first of three IFC presentations was held on Feb. 25. Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) was the first organization to convey their values and propose the creation of a colony at the university. At these meetings, five representatives from each Panhellenic and IFC chapter serve as ambassadors, and ultimately judges, of the proposed new fraternity. Betsy Adams, director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, opened the meeting by introducing Jake Lueck, director of Expansion, and Todd Rotgers, senior
director of Undergraduate Services. In the past three years, Lueck facilitated the establishment of 15 new chapters of FIJI as part of the total 157 North American campuses in which they are active. Part of FIJI’s attraction to the university is the spirit of Pro Humanitate and the values of its organization. FIJI noted that the Greek community has a potential for growth, in which their local graduate advisory support could effectively start a chapter and facilitate the new member education process. Like other traditional Greek organizations, the process consists of six weeks. Their design emphasizes in-person training about alcohol and mental health, developing social and bystander skills and intentionally fostering relationships among brothers. In September of 2019, FIJI coined #JoinTheFight during National Hazing Prevention Week and incorporated anti-hazing programming. Additionally, their program Behind Happy Faces aims to increase mental health awareness through conversations held during chapter meetings.
With the motto “building courageous leaders,” FIJI identifies its three priorities as scholarship, fraternity and self. In terms of academic standards, maintaining a high GPA during one’s new member semester is incentivized by the Academic Achievement Award of $250. The fraternity’s largest philanthropic partners are the United Service Organizations and Donate Life America, which registers people as organ and tissue donors. For administration and students alike, the introduction of a new fraternity holds the potential to shape campus culture and reinforce ideals, whether those identified by the student representatives and the official university stance are the same. Students in the crowd clutched pamphlets with questions provided by the administration to facilitate engagement with the speakers. They inquired about challenges associated with starting a colony and FIJI’s programming regarding diversity and inclusion, required philanthropy, approaches towards mental health and alcohol policy.
Also worth noting is the fraternity’s stance on alcohol use. While providing alcohol-free housing and identifying as a dry organization, about 20% of chapters are exempted from this policy through petitions based on academic record and standing with the university. The speakers explained that, though partnering with a university and its administration is relatively straightforward, it is traditionally challenging to build relationships with other student organizations. In terms of inclusion and diversity, the primary stage of colonization involves reaching out to a variety of student groups so that the resulting group is a reflection of the institution, and official programming will be incorporated nationally as it is finalized. These responses and the desires of the current administration, as well as the presenters’ ability to resonate with student representatives will factor into which of the three organizations will be established on campus.
Cal Cunningham campaigns for U.S. Senate North Carolinian Cal Cunningham spoke at the university about his platform and upcoming race BY ELIZABETH MALINE Online Managing Editor malied17@wfu.edu On Feb. 24, Cal Cunningham, a Democrat running to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate, paid a visit to campus for a meet and greet. Among other Democrats, he is running to replace Republican incumbent Thom Tillis. Cunningham grew up in Lexington, N.C., a town where he knew all of his neighbors and worked in maintenance stacking bricks as a kid. He was always motivated to do better and work harder by the prospect of gaining higher education. He ultimately graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill with a degree in political science and philosophy before going on to earn a master’s degree in public policy from the London School of Economics. Though Cunningham never attended the university, he has unique ties to it and to Winston-Salem. Both Cunningham’s father and wife attended Wake Forest School of Law and his daughter was just accepted to the university. Additionally, Cunningham attended Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville and would routinely visit Wait Chapel for music and social events. He then worked at a law firm in Winston-Salem as an attorney before pursuing a career in public policy. “I feel a kinship for Wake Forest and the area even though I never took classes here and don’t wear black and gold,” Cunningham said. At the start of the event, Cunningham touted his extensive and diverse experiences that qualify him to be senator. At 27 years old, Cunningham was elected to be one of the youngest North Carolina senators, representing Davidson, Rowan and Iredell counties. However, after the 9/11 attacks, Cunningham volunteered to join the U.S.
Army reserve, and has since served in Iraq and Afghanistan and became a paratrooper. His experience of service has given him a new perspective in considering problems at home. “Serving is at the heart of what I wanted to be,” he said. Though Cunningham has not served as an elected official since his stint as senator of North Carolina, he has remained heavily involved in public policy. He was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to be the Vice Chair of the Governor’s Crime Commission. As the vice chair, he has pioneered reforms related to “cash for bail.” “Sometimes in America, justice requires a fight,” he said. Key issues that Cunningham hopes to tackle in the Senate, if elected, are access to higher education, addition of a public option to the Affordable Care Act while allowing people to keep their private insurance, climate change, women’s rights, gun violence, reform of the criminal justice system and support for military families. Given that he is a veteran, issues involving war and military families are personal for Cunningham. He left his family for years at a time while serving. “We owe them, [the troops,] a foreign policy that is worthy of the sacrifices we ask them to make,” he said. Specifically, Cunningham seeks to reenact section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, outlaw gerrymandering based on race and class and reform the filibuster to make it a more effective tool in the Senate. He is also a firm believer in affirmative action and hopes to implement clean air reform and other reforms related to climate change. Cunningham said that money from the oil and gas industry prohibits Congress from passing climate change legislation. This is related to another one of Cunningham’s key issues: ending government corruption by overturning the Citizens United verdict. “After seeing threats overseas, I never thought that the biggest threat to our country would be from Washington,” Cunningham said.
When it came time for the question and answer portion of the event, students did not hold back. One student pressed Cunningham about how politicians address important issues during their campaigns but only at surface levels. Cunningham responded that he is “not just hitting the wave tops but getting down into the waters.” Other students challenged him on issues regarding the criminal justice system and gun reform. However, many students were excited to hear Cunningham speak, especially those originally from North Carolina. “I am a registered Democrat in North Carolina and I was looking at just local events nearby,” said sophomore Jourdan Folger. “I saw this and I thought well, it’s my state, it’s my home, so might as well go listen.” Though he did not mention it until the very end, Cunningham has most recently served as vice president and general counsel for WasteZero, a waste reduction company based in Raleigh. His involvement with the company has helped shape his environmental platform. “I think his talk about his environmental work with WasteZero is really important, and I think that I’d love to see him as a future senator of North Carolina,” Folger said. Freshman Drew Skilton, a member of the College Democrats, already voted for Cunningham during early voting. “I really think he’s the person to beat Thom Tillis, which is ultimately my end goal,” Skilton said. “It just reaffirmed the commitment that I made the right choice on the ballot.” Ultimately, Cunningham will have to win the primary to run against Tillis in the general election. He still faces a competitive race against progressive State Senator Erica Smith, Steve Swenson, Trevor Fuller and Atul Goel. However, according to a poll released by Public Policy Polling, Cunningham currently leads all other candidates by large margins. Being the frontrunner, Cunningham has become a target for Republican-paid advertising.
While Cunningham thinks highly of all of the Democratic candidates, he believes he is the best candidate to take on Tillis because of his ties to North Carolina and endorsements. Cunningham says he is building a broad coalition and telling a “North Carolina story.” He has been endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters and the Brady Campaign, among other organizations. Cunningham has outraised Tillis and has had over 12,000 people donate to his campaign, while that number continues to grow by hundreds daily. He believes his diverse experiences are reflective of the diversity of North Carolina and that he has the strength necessary to win. His decision to run stems from the oath he took upon entering the army and the commitment he made to serve his country, whatever way that may be. Cunningham also spent ample time discussing the shortcomings of incumbent Tillis, who he claims has put partisan interests ahead of North Carolina’s interests. Tillis was unequivocally against impeachment and on his first senate floor speech, he discussed wanting to open oil and gas drilling off the North Carolina coast, which Cunningham claims is instead a way to gain support from certain lobbyists and interest groups. He also cited Tillis’ supporting of defunding elementary schools and the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Education Center and Library, both in North Carolina, to help fund Trump’s border wall. Cunningham emphasized the importance of the North Carolina Senate race to students. As Democrats try and take back control of the Senate, Cunningham claims capturing this seat is possible and necessary to gain a majority. “There is no more important race for the future of the senate than this one,” he said. “If you’re thinking about ways to make a difference in America, to make a difference in North Carolina and this community, this senate race might decide whether we take the senate this fall.”
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Candidates promote varying climate policy plans Here's what you neeed to know about climate policy for the N.C. primary BY MAGGIE BURNS Science &Technology Editor burnme17@wfu.edu Navigating presidential campaign websites and deciphering the “promises” or “plans” of every candidate can sometimes be difficult. Here’s a comprehensive guide to the environmental policy stances of the top eight presidential candidates: Amy Klobuchar Democratic Sen. Amy Klubochar’s policies on climate change, according to her website, waste no time revealing the urgency of the issue. The first sentence of the section states that climate change is not an issue for future generations, but one that needs to be tackled right now and head on. Klobuchar lists climate action as an urgent priority and is a proponent of the Green New Deal. Klobuchar’s plan commits to getting the U.S. back in the Paris Agreement, restoring the Clean Power Plan and putting the country on “a path to 100% net zero emissions by 2050,” according to her website. Klobuchar also commits to investing in green infrastructure and jobs. Inside Climate News reported that Klobuchar introduced a carbon tracking bill in her early years as a US senator, and also that she plans to regulate the fracking industry but not ban it completely. Klobuchar was given a C+ by Greenpeace, who said that although she supports “ending oil and gas drilling on public lands and eliminating fossil fuel subsidies … her climate plan lacks the level of detail and ambition.” Bernie Sanders Democrat Bernie Sanders also lists implementing a “Green New Deal” as a key part of his environmental policy. Sanders’ ambition is to “Transform our energy system to 100% renewable energy and create 20 million jobs needed to solve the climate crisis,” asserting that complete carbon neutralization will happen by 2050 under his climate policies, according to his website. Sanders also says that this play will “pay for itself in 15 years,” through the rescaling of other government spending as well as generating revenue through the collection of income tax from the new 20 million jobs created. The New York Times reported last year that Sanders also released “a $16.3 trillion blueprint to fight climate change,” which declares climate change to be a national emergency, focuses on renewable energy and commits to helping poor nations with the adverse effects of climate change. Sanders was the highest ranking candidate on Greenpeace, earning an A+ rating. Bill Weld Republican candidate Bill Weld, former Govenor of Massechusetts, lists climate change on his campaign site as an issue
that he will tackle in office. He asserts that climate change poses “an existential threat to our planet,” and that this issue “must go to the top of the list for concerted action by the nations of the world.” He also says in the climate plan that “acting on climate change is a moral obligation … [and] the means and methods by which we take those actions must be relentlessly rational.” In his two page plan, Weld commits to immediately rejoin Paris Accord, and also to reclaim the traditional role of the U.S. as a global leader. Also in the plan is a commitment to enact a carbon price in the first 100 days, as well as “the elimination or preemption of duplicative taxes and regulations such as the federal gas tax and energy sector tax subsidies.” Fox News reported earlier this month that Weld “called out” President Donald Trump “for not making an effort to combat climate change.” Despite his climate plan, Weld was given an F from Greenpeace. The organization stated that Weld has said the Green New Deal is “probably more than I could sit still for,” and that he “has not released concrete plans to phase out fossil fuels and tackle the climate crisis if elected.” Donald Trump There is no delegated “climate change” section on President Donald Trump’s campaign website, but there is a section called “Energy and Environment.” Under this section, there is a list of achievements that the current President has reached during his term, many of which relate to expanding offshore drilling, unleash[ing] oil and gas production in the U.S., rescinding President Obama’s “costly” Clean Power Plan and replacing it with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, among other energyrelated accomplishments. Another achievement listed is that “President Trump announced his intent to withdraw the U.S. from the unfair Paris Climate Agreement.” While there is no language indicating an attack on climate change, the president did enact a “Superfund” to clean up 10 polluted sites in the U.S. that demanded “intense, immediate action.” The New York Times reported last year that 95 environmental protection rules have been rolled back under the current administration. Greenpeace gave the President a failing grade on his climate policy, stating that “he denies the reality of the climate crisis and is actively promoting fossil fuels while weakening existing climate protections." Elizabeth Warren Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s website says that she is committed to mitigating climate change with force and with policy change. Her campaign is advocating for a “Green New Deal,” which “commits the United States to a 10 year mobilization to achieve,” according to Warren’s site. Warren lists an array of “Climate Plans,” which include reformations of “clean air & water, corporate responsibility, green jobs” and several others. Climate change is listed as a top priority for Warren. An article in Politico reported that in 2019 Warren released an aggressive climate action plan
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Candidates take the stage in multiple debates to defend their individual positions on several policies, including climate change. that would spend “$3 trillion under a 10-year plan to move the U.S. to 100% clean energy, spur economic development with a raft of new jobs and protect poor communities dependent on fossil fuels.” Warren was given an A rating on her environmental policy by Greenpeace, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to ending the climate crisis. Joe Biden Former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden’s website lists his climate policy as a “Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice,” which includes using the Green New Deal as a “crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face.” Biden also recognizes that the environment and the economy are intrinsically connected, according to his site. His plan includes becoming carbon neutral by 2050, being a global leader in the fight against climate change, and “stand up to the abuse of power by polluters who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities.” The New York Times reports that while Biden has the most experience in fighting climate change in office some voters like Michaelyn Mankel, who is a volunteer for the Sunrise Movement, are reluctant. “This far along in his campaign, it seems he is still ill-prepared to answer a serious question about the climate crisis,” Mankel told The Times. Greenpeace awarded Biden a B+ on his climate policy, nothing that he supports the Green New Deal but that “he has not committed to fully ban new fossil fuel drilling on public lands and waters, nor halt federal permits for new fossil fuel infrastructure.” Mike Bloomberg Democrat Mike Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York, asserts on his website that in order to mitigate the climate crisis, he will lead a nationwide push to rebuild American communities and infrastructure with 100% clean energy technology, reducing carbon pollution 50% by 2030.” The site also says that Bloomberg will “put
more electric cars on the road,” in order to reduce emissions. He also importantly notes that he will make environmental justice a “national priority.” According to Inside Climate News, as mayor of New York, Bloomberg created a comprehensive climate action plan after superstorm Sandy. Bloomberg also endorsed the idea of a carbon tax. Bloomberg was given a D+ from Greenpeace; the website said he “does not fully support a Green New Deal,” nor has he published a comprehensive plan to phase out fossil fuels. Pete Buttigieg Democrat Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, outlines on his website a climate plan that has three broad tenants: “build a clean economy, invest in resilience and demonstrate leadership.” Some of the goals that enderly these tenants include increased use of clean energy, reduction of fossil fuels, tax credits for commercial building efficiency, supporting farmers and ranchers to implement sustainable farming techniques and an array of other plans. Buttigieg also places an emphasis on rebuilding the job market in order to provide jobs in the clean energy sector. Politico reported that this plan would cost between $1.5 and $2 trillion to enact. The same article notes that Buttigieg’s plan “targets at least one gigaton of annual carbon dioxide removal capacity deployed by 2040, including direct air capture. The tax credit to capture carbon, known as 45Q, would be extended and broadened.” Buttigiege was given a B+ by Greenpeace, who said that the candidate has a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, but that “his plan leans on risky carbon capture technology that could extend the fossil fuel era. He signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge but has not committed to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for their contributions to the climate crisis.” Regardless of your political views on climate or any other national issue, exercising your right to vote is essential. Saturday is the last day for early voting in the primary election in North Carolina.
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“ Truly distinctive aesthetics remain elusive Fashion
Lay fashion is genererally precedented while unique looks require new form Connor McNeely Staff Columnist mcnecb19@wfu.edu
Fashion — to put it broadly — is something that means anything and everything to anyone, even to a person who wakes up and puts on clothes without a second thought. It is a relatively simple term to comprehend but is infinitely complex when context is removed. So, to form an opinion on fashion is quite a challenging thing to do. In the conventional sense of an opinion no one can claim in any valid way that fashion is good or bad, nor can one legitimately argue for anything — moral, political or social — without confining themselves to a sector of fashion’s broad, intersecting dimension. Personally, the word fashion has been progressively narrowed through normal conversation into a designation
this is inarguable. And the pretentious end of it will be what I am writing about today. The specific psychological attribute that they release is that faux sense of individuality that is unfortunately so easy to detect among everyone. No one has a unique style. Your choice of clothing is directed by the authorities of the street and the sidewalk and the top 20 fashion brands of American and European society and movies and television. And latent conceptualizations of self. Guys peruse Instagram fashion accounts like Hypebeast and GQ looking for “creative” ideas and girls do the same through individual celebrities. I may come off in that previous paragraph like I am bashing the conventions of my peers. This is not the case. I do the same thing — I follow Grailed on Instagram for God’s sake. The real unique fashion is found somewhere like in Kanye West’s suspiciously homeless looking clothing line (I hope the editor uses a picture of that for the online version) and in the principle of “haute couture.” Now you can decide whether that’s more appealing than conforming to general trends. Haute couture is top dollar, hand made clothing that almost always resembles someone’s costume from your batsh*t crazy dream last night. If you look at the
runways in Paris, New York or London in their respective fashion weeks — you would think you had fallen down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. That’s not to say that I am insulting what these people spend their fortunes crafting. I’m merely presenting the facts. This high culture outfitting is all a matter of receptivity. The benefit of sticking within the lines, so to speak, is that you still have a wide range of creative choice — but you can’t pretend to be completely distinctive in what you wear. It’s just not true. Everything that you wear can be relegated to a category of outfit, and has certainly been recreated in some form somewhere else in the world — probably thousands or millions of times. The only styles of clothing that can claim admissible uniqueness would be something like Lady Gaga’s meat dress or Katy Perry’s chandelier costume — to use a popular example. Ultimately, the fashion in which you wear clothing is about being comfortable. I’m not talking about being physically snug or comfy within what you’re wearing; I mean if your brain is secure with what’s representing it. We all want to feel good in what we wear. We don’t want to worry about irritation — physical or social — while we’re wearing it. That’s what we should all look for in a good outfit.
Opening the mind to change creased. The current United States miliis the first step to enacting tary budget is unsustainable. The question remains: where to divert change, however incremen” it? I would assert, transportation. tal...” The truth is that there are too many cars on America’s roads. Perhaps there are even who is young, passionate and inexperi- too many roads in America. The industry enced. and the path of America’s development But I beg you to indulge me. It won’t has made cars a necessity. How could any shatter your world, it may make very lit- of us possibly give them up? tle impression on you at all. Opening the Justice is the backbone of our modern mind to change is the first step to enact- society. It is just that we do everything in ing change, however incremental, and it our power to try to prevent even one more all begins with the youth. We have the power to actually change things. We may death rooted in what we have done to the not be technically responsible for the cur- climate. In every past generation of moderrent state of the Earth, but we live here nity, there has been an unthinkable horror too, and we will be responsible, sooner and a national anxiety that America has had to face: the world wars, the pervading than we may think. We all know that America is big on fossil fear of nuclear annihilation, fears of terrorfuels. As of 2014, we are the second-high- ism, etc. Now it is climate change, arguest emitter of carbon dioxide from fossil ably the most insidious one yet. Like the fuel combustion, at 15%. Only China is others, fighting it means fighting ourselves. ahead of us. A significant portion of our So America’s reliance on cars must be reemissions are from military spending, duced. In 2012, the continent of Europe, which causes 400 trillion British thermal units of energy to be consumed by the one of the most densely populated regions U.S. Department of defense as jet fuel of the world, was shown to be the world’s third-biggest polluter. Yet per capita, your alone. I propose that a significant portion average European’s emissions were around of this spending be diverted, and that eight tonnes per person, almost 40% lowthe overall U.S. spending budget be de- er than in North America. This has a fair
amount to do with public transportation, such as extensive train and bus systems. Unfortunately, for this plan to be plausible there would have to be an extensive amount of government intervention and regulation. The industry would be gutted; Ford would roll in his grave. But entirely localizing such an immense transition to state governments or private entities may be too difficult. We need a Green New Deal. Many of the notions I have raised are grandiose and radical, but they are also vague. As an individual, I am ill-equipped to work out the specifics of a nationwide movement. We need a collective effort to see change through. Will we need another catastrophe to make us work together again? It all comes back to you. You know now what you must do. You must spread awareness of the imminent danger of climate change and our destruction of the environment, and you must be a daily advocate of change. But before you do any of that, you must conquer your own, individual resistance to change. It will be the hardest fight, but once you have achieved it, you can assist your neighbors.
Your choice of clothing is directed by the authorities of the street and the sidewalk and the top 20 fashion brands ... ” that is most closely associated with an individual’s “unique” clothing style. That seems like a less painful analysis. I put quote marks around unique because it doesn’t take a genius to realize that what people wear is predominantly influenced by other people — celebrities, friends, authorities — an argument for the nonexistence of self can be made here, but that’s a bleak thought that I don’t want to trouble anyone with. The point is that anyone’s clothing style can potentially be a fantastic mishmash of creative personal expression; current cultural movement; local, regional and national markets; income; race; gender; the comments of your friends and parents, etc. If you want to know who a person is, you can usually see it through what they wear. Now for a disclaimer. I am not stating that clothes are the be-all end-all of who someone is as a person, hence the ‘usually.’ But an individual invariably releases some physical or psychological characteristic about their identity through their style,
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Budgetary changes and transportation reform are required to prevent disaster Will May
Staff Columnist mayws16@wfu.edu America has seen the writing on the wall. We have seen it repeatedly. It has been pushed to and from the fringe again and again, but it is not going away. Millions of hectares of land have been destroyed by it, land that both people and animals call home. Human-caused climate change is real, and we are beginning to feel its dangerous effects now. If we want to save lives, we must act now. If you know about climate change, acknowledge its existence and ideologically support spreading knowledge of it, you are like me. I am only 21. I know very little of the world; my experience has been slight, and narrow. But I am young, therefore I am the future. The grandiose plan that I am about to lay out is radical, befitting one
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Comparison of post-graduate plans rendered pointless due to variety of paths to careers Kate Federer
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I was in an appointment with the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) last week spilling out every single point of stress I have regarding my future, which has built up since I started college classes. Once I stopped shaking, my advisor looked at me, took a deep breath and said, “Stop talking to your friends about this stuff.” It was then that I realized I wasn’t exactly afraid of failure in my future in a personal manner but was comparing myself to my peers in terms of whether they had internships or were in impressive summer programs, while I was not. I know what my goals for this summer are: make money to go abroad and get some sort of experience anywhere to put on my resumé. Although this was a
It is as if when one enters an institution like Wake Forest, the option of ‘taking your time’ has been eliminated. ” pretty simple plan, I found myself writing cover letter after cover letter, joining every job-search site and tweaking my resumé any chance I could get. I was making myself sick with employment-induced stress. Only within the last week or so, I came to the conclusion that if my intention for post-graduation is law school, I shouldn’t be pulling out hair trying to look just as impressive as my business school friends or the ones doing research in a lab for a summer. Being a lifeguard and perhaps shadowing at a law firm would be just fine. Having gotten into one of the most prestigious schools in the country (yes, that does sound pretentious but hear me out because it’s true) indicates that each of us has an engrained characteristic: competitiveness. We may not all acknowledge or believe it, but every time we study or work to be a leader of an extracurricular, we are competing against ourselves and others. The combination of both work ethic and pressure does not end with clubs and grades, however, and what you are
doing after graduation becomes the new competitive threshold. Whether this pressure comes from your parents, your classes or within, there is no denying that once you are on a roll in pushing yourself to the limit, there are vast challenges in stopping. The university's alarming 98% rate of students who are employed or in grad school after graduation does not ease any stresses. What this rate often leaves out is whether these jobs are your average entrylevel jobs like waiting tables, a financial analyst or a law intern. We students see that number and think “I cannot be that 2% that ends up unemployed after earning a degree at “Work” Forest. Those in the business school have been learning the ins and outs of networking, applying, interviewing, accepting or denying and a plethora of other skills since their first enrollments in business classes. In contrast, pre-med, political science, psychology and other majors are not as focused on getting you a job in the real world. Perhaps it is an entitled expectation of mine that since I’ve worked so hard, it is as if I am expecting the biggest law firms in the country to be calling me first, begging me to get them coffee and file cases for them. What I need to be
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slapped in the face with — along with a plethora of other non-business majors — is that careers take time. You must build yourself up before you are established in your dream position. For some, this could include volunteering or taking a gap year to find out what you actually see yourself as. It is as if when one enters an institution like Wake Forest, the option of “taking your time” has been eliminated. For example, the university's rolling Early Decision process is one of the most fascinating methods of college acceptance. Many apply in the summer before senior year and get in early fall. We are so used to the “get it over with” and the “I have to get it before everyone else does” that we don’t realize how rare and unrealistic obtaining perfection, especially right after graduation, is. Unless you are in a major that hires junior interns as sophomores or expects you to be making six figures before you are 26, you can breathe a bit. Take your time to get the right experience, not just any job or internship, and make sure your career path is actually what you desire before you’re multiple summer programs deep into something that you find unsatisfactory.
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Increasingly broad voter bases surround progressive candidates Amanda Wilcox Staff Columnist wilcaf16@wfu.edu
Last week, as the first installment of a two-part op-ed mini-series, I made the case for why Democrats who are serious about defeating President Donald Trump should nominate a candidate from the moderate wing of the primary field. This week I take the opposite track and argue why a progressive has the best chance to retake the White House in November. Although less than 3% of total pledged or unpledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention have been allocated at this juncture, Sen. Bernie Sanders has emerged from early-state races christened as the front-runner. As such, the likelihood that Sanders, an independent for the vast majority of his political career, will be the standard-bearer for the Democratic Party in the general election is one to be reckoned with. Such a prospect has induced a mild panic among some in the Democratic establishment who are convinced that Sanders will not form a solid
What I care about to the exclusion of all else is stopping the Trump presidency in its tracks.” coalition beyond his base — but what if a progressive actually is the unity candidate? Some fears about Sanders are really more about his supporters than about the candidate himself — it’s fair to say that a subset of his loyalists are extremely online, ideological and antagonistic. At times, they are wildly unrealistic about what a Sanders administration could realistically achieve, unreasonably hostile towards moderates and the Democratic establishment and unwilling to acknowledge how small the differences between Sanders’ platform and those of other primary candidates actually are. But a presidential election is not a Twitter popularity contest, so citing the behavior of a small part of his base probably exaggerates the issue. Second, voter turnout will be of grave importance to a Democratic victory this election cycle. Polling suggests that Sanders could be more likely than some of his competitors to propel typical non-voters to the polls. A recent New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll found that non-voting Democrats were more likely to approve of Sanders. In fact,
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Sanders was the only Democratic candidate to enjoy higher favorability among non-voting Democrats than those who regularly show up to the polls. Further, in her recent New York Times column “The Center Cannot Hold,” Elizabeth Bruenig observed that only 53% of Sanders supporters say that they will support the Democratic nominee if it is not him. As such, failing to adequately mobilize non-voters and alienating Sanders’ most die-hard loyalists might be too big of a risk for the party to take. It could be that Sandersism might be a safer bet to hang on to those demographics. I would also submit that fears that Sanders might push away Democrats outside of his base may not be realized. I myself have serious reservations about a theoretical Sanders administration. His policy plans often lack specifics, robust analysis and empirical evidence, and it is entirely a valid concern that he may run an ineffective White House and reject feasible marginal improvements while insisting on ideas that don’t even find sufficient favor within his own party. However, would I vote for him in the general election? Obviously; what I care about to the exclusion of all else is stopping the Trump presidency in its tracks. The “vote blue no matter who” sentiment is strong among most Democrats outside of Sanders’ coalition, and it’s also inevitable
that Sanders will need to moderate his positions if he is to compete in the general election. And the truth is that the policy output of a Sanders administration wouldn’t be that different from that of a moderate administration. No matter the president’s agenda, constraints will realistically come from Congress, where the median member is certain to be more conservative than anyone in the Democratic field. Over the past months, as I continue to wrestle with whom to cast my ballot for, I often think about a column recently written by David Leonhardt for the New York Times. Leonhardt makes the case that in the past, the thorniest political debates took place between the two parties. Today, however, the Republican Party has become so radicalized that it opposes almost any problem-solving work of government; as a result, almost all true policy debate happens within the Democratic Party. It follows, then, that tensions are only natural. And yet, whoever we may vote for, Leonhardt says, progressive and moderate Democrats still agree on far more than they disagree. We can only nominate one person, but in the long term, I hope that our eventual standard-bearer will remember that they are likely to accomplish much more if they realize that their democratic peers are not the enemy.
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Duke: Deacs upend No. 7 Blue Devils 113-101 Continued from Page 1
The Blue Devils undoubtedly missed his presence in the game’s most crucial moments. Duke was led by freshman Wendell Moore and sophomore Tre Jones, who scored 25 and 24 points, respectively. A lot of this game was played at the free throw line. Duke shot an impressive 31-34, while Wake Forest made a solid 37-50. Duke committed the most fouls they have committed in a game all year, which led to Wake Forest shooting 50 free throws in a game for the first time since 1982. "We fouled,” Krzyzewski said. “I'm not blaming the officials.” Wake Forest led the entire first half, building up to a 12-point lead, but a Jones 3-point jumper at the buzzer tied the game up at 39 heading into the break. Duke returned the favor, never trailing throughout the entirety of the second half, and also securing a lead no larger than 12. Wake Forest fought their way back into the game in the final ten minutes of the half, eventually knotting things up with Childress’ clutch shot. During the 10-1 run to close regulation, the Deacs were able to force turnovers and capitalize off of them. Wake Forest even had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but Childress’ couldn’t get his runner to go. In the first overtime, Wake Forest was mostly in control, shooting 10-11 from the free throw line. Duke tied it up with six seconds remaining with two free throws by Jones, and the Deacs turned it over before attempting a go ahead shot. Stanley’s halfcourt heave was just short and more bonus basketball was underway. The Deacs dominated the second overtime period, leading wire to wire, punctuated by a Mucius flush that stretched the lead to 12. Students began to line the aisles in preparation for the first court-storming at the Joel since the John Collins NCAA tournament squad took out Donovan Mitchell and eighth-ranked Louisville back in March of 2017.
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Junior center Olivier Sarr reacts to the Deacs' victory over the Blue Devils. After the game, hundreds of students celebrated on the court and on the quad. The court-storming was just the start of an absolutely electric scene created by the student body and Demon Deacon fans. The quad was thoroughly rolled, and hundreds of students gathered to celebrate. “It was a moment of school unity and excitement I had never seen before,” said sophomore Henry Parkhurst. “It was an awesome time to be a Deac.” “The energy was incredible,” said sophomore Becca Dee. “It was chaos. It seemed like every single student and fan showed up to celebrate.” Manning and the players made a celebrity appearance, and the fans all went quiet to listen:
“This is what makes Wake Forest special,” Manning said. “We appreciate you, we thank you, and we have to continue to love and support each other. Go Deacs!” “Without your support, we wouldn’t have performed the way we did,” Childress said, echoing the idea. “I would truly appreciate it if we could have all of you guys support us and bring a sold-out crowd for one last game at the Joel for our Senior Night.” Wake Forest hosts Notre Dame on Saturday in the home finale, where the Deacs will look to build upon this stunning upset and try to improve their seeding for the upcoming ACC tournament.
2020 Summer Olympics adds five new sports Baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing will bring the sport total to 30 BY NICK LALLI Staff Writer lalldp18@wfu.edu
The upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics Games in Tokyo will feature five new sports, bringing the total up to 30. On June 22, 2015, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the inclusion of baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. These changes are a result of new IOC policies that are designed to promote local interest in the games by allowing host countries to propose the additions of popular sports. The Japanese committee took full advantage of these changes, as baseball and karate are among the country’s most popular sports.
Some might be surprised to learn that baseball and softball have not been Olympic sports in 12 years. The 2008 games in Beijing were the last to feature the two before the IOC voted to remove them from the 2012 games in London. The United States should be the favorite in both sports heading into Japan. Team USA won the most recent World Baseball Classic in 2017 by defeating Puerto Rico 8-0 in the championship game. Team USA also won the most recent Softball World Championship two years ago in China. Karate, a martial art native to Japan, will make its first appearance in the Olympics as both a men’s and women’s sport. Karate will have a forms competition as well as a sparring competition. The latter will feature three weight classes for men and women. Skateboarding will also be making its Olympic debut with two different kinds of competition for men and women. A park competition will feature a course used at recent BMX competitions. The street competition will allow athletes to perform tricks on ramps and rails.
The sport climbing competition will feature three forms of climbing that are typically competed separately. Speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing will be featured together on one course, increasing the difficulty for climbers. Surfing will be hosted on Shidashita Beach in Chiba approximately 40 miles from Tokyo. Men and women will compete in heats of four athletes, lasting 20 minutes. Judges will give surfers scores based on their ability to ride the wave. Other sports have seen additions to their formatting as well. Basketball will feature a half-court 3-on3 competition, which is set to include teams of four players. Scoring will be changed from the usual variety, as shots outside the three-point arc will count for two, and shots inside for one. Teams will play to 21 points, or until 10 minutes are up. The IOC has also made gender equality a clear priority for the 2020 games. Archery, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, triathlon and track and field are set to add mixed team events. Boxing, canoe/kayak and rowing will add more women’s events as well.
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Teen phenom Erling Haaland draws acclaim At 19 years old, the Norwegian striker is already one of the most proficient the soccer world has ever seen BY WILL ZIMMERMAN Asst. Sports Editor zimmwj19@wfu.edu Surely, you’ve heard of Dortmund’s new striker. The Norwegian man with 11 goals in his first seven games. The man who scored twice against Paris Saint-Germain FC, giving him more goals on the season than Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. The man who won the Bundesliga Player of the Month award in January, even though he played barely 60 minutes during the entire month. The man, Erling Haaland, may be better thought of as a kid, considering he’s only 19 years old. Erling’s father, Alf-Inge Haaland, also played professional soccer at the defender and midfielder positions. During his 13-year career, Alf-Inge Haaland played for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Manchester City and the Norwegian national team, scoring 36 times in 250 games. Erling Haaland already has 35 goals across his last two seasons between the Bundesliga, the top soccer league in Germany, and the Champions League. The Norwegian sensation has taken the soccer world by storm since transferring to Dortmund at the beginning of the year. Erling Haaland, who stands at 6’4”, does not look like your typical 19-year-old, but then again, your typical 19-year-old doesn’t play in the Champions League, or score five goals in his first two games there. Erling Haaland first began making headlines back in March 2019, when he played for Norway’s U-20 national team and scored nine goals in a 12-0 win over Honduras, the most ever by a player in the history of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Since then, he played for Red Bulls Salzburg of the Bundesliga before transferring to Borussia Dortmund, another team within the Bundesliga, which also competes in the Champions League. The unprecedented rate at which Erling Haaland is scoring (a goal every 22 minutes, on average) is in large
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Haaland's (second from right) speed and skill has allowed him to defy opposing teams' defenses and score an unprecedented number of goals for a 19-year-old. part due to the optimal scenario in which he has found himself. For Dortmund, the 19-year-old doesn’t have to worry about pacing himself as he comes on as a substitute in most of the team’s games. Had Erling Haaland transferred to a larger club, such as Real Madrid or Barcelona, he likely would not have found himself with the playing time he has with Dortmund. On the pitch, the striker has lightning-fast speed, enabling him to torch defenders on through balls played from the midfield. Once in the final third, Erling Haaland has a knack for being in the right place at the right time and burying any crosses or passes that come his way. Most of his goals come from within the 18, but the teenager isn’t afraid to rip it from outside the box. In a game against Paris Saint-Germain FC, Erling Haaland hammered home a thunderous strike from the top of the circle that soared past the keepers outstretched arms before finding the back of the net. Erling Haaland's unquenchable thirst for goals has led some to draw comparisons to some of the sport’s most elite. One such example is the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who is largely regarded as one of the paramount strikers of his generation. Both players are tall
and strong, and they play with conviction and score consistently with, what seems to fans to be, ease. Erling Haaland is yet another face of the youth movement driving sports across the globe. In the past few years, the sports world has been introduced to young stars across a multitude of sports. In the NBA, 20-yearold Luka Doncic is almost averaging a triple-double per game. Fifteen-year-old Coco Gauff is currently ranked No. 51 in the world by the Women’s Tennis Association and has already won a singles title, making her the youngest woman to do so since 2004. Kylian Mbappe, the 21-year-old French phenom who plays for PSG, has 74 goals over his last three seasons (between the top soccer league in France, Ligue 1, and the Champions League) in addition to the four he scored in seven games during France’s 2018 World Cup Championship run. Like all these other young competitors, the prime of Erling Haaland's career is long ahead of him. Given time, the striker will continue to grow stronger and faster, his game will improve, and defenders will be forced to compensate. For the teenager who scored a hat-trick in 23 minutes during his Dortmund debut, the sky is the limit.
Tokyo finalizes preparations ahead of Olympics The city looks to avoid infrastructure problems that plagued the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro BY LINDSAY HAYDEN Contributing Writer haydlb19@wfu.edu
In July 2020, hundreds of thousands of spectators will make their way to Tokyo to celebrate the greatest spectacle in sports: the Olympic Games. The process of hosting the Olympics is a massive undertaking that starts many years before the rest of the world even thinks about it. From the bidding and selection process to the infrastructure and budgeting, Japanese officials and workers have been working tirelessly to debut a memorable event come July. It will not be hard to top their prior counterpart, as the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016 were plagued by problems including the Zika virus, a sub-par Olympic Village, water and air pollution and a lack of funding for proper infrastructure. Around this time in 2016, construction and infrastructure for the event were still incomplete, resulting in far-from-ideal tactics to finish the projects in time. The decision to hold the 2016 Olympics in a country that was not fully developed was a point of contention among Olympic officials, resulting in much higher standards going into 2020. Japan is far more developed than Brazil, and part of its case in receiving the bid to host the games was its highly-developed status and advanced economy.
Last year, rumors of corruption during the bidding process came to light, causing strife between Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This ultimately resulted in the resignation of the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda. Despite this obvious controversy, both Japan and the IOC have been full-steam-ahead in preparing for the games. This past July, the president of the IOC, Thomas Bach, told the media that Tokyo appears to be the most prepared a city has ever been for an Olympics. In terms of finances, Tokyo has far exceeded its original estimated budget of $7 billion, with costs measuring out to roughly $13 billion at this point. Despite overspending the budget during preparations, local sponsorship revenue has surpassed expectations and should offset the excess costs. Additional support from the local Tokyo community has been demonstrated in the nearly 200,000 people who have already applied to volunteer during the games. Community support has been key in improving efficiency as they prepare for the event. Another unique component of Tokyo’s preparation has been the remodeling of many past Olympic venues (Tokyo previously hosted the games in 1964). In a nation with a strong cultural identity and acknowledgement to its history, this undertaking has strengthened support from citizens across the country. Tokyo has been proactive in dealing with potential issues that may arise during the games, one being the possibility of dangerously high temperatures. Large investments have been made to assist both athletes
and spectators, creating countermeasures like artificial shade and air-conditioned centers strategically placed throughout different venues. One of the most extreme measures to avoid heat-related issues has been to move the Olympic marathon event to Sapporo, a city roughly 500 miles north of Tokyo. Post-Olympics, Tokyo aims to succeed in another area where Rio failed significantly. Many of the Rio Olympic venues were quickly abandoned and left to be looted and vandalized, as no clear plan was made for their use following the conclusion of the games. Tokyo, on the other hand, already has concrete plans to convert the Olympic Village into new apartments and condominiums. The brand-new National Stadium that will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies, along with many other events, was designed with plans in mind for it to hold national sporting events after 2020. The new Tokyo Aquatics Center is set to be used as a spot for international aquatics competitions in the coming years. While Tokyo’s preparations have gone according to plan thus far, the impact that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus may have on the games has become increasingly uncertain in recent weeks. Proposals including a new location and change in date have been up for debate as the world follows the news of the virus’s outbreak. Athletes, spectators and fans around the world will continue to keep an eye on this story as July approaches, with fingers crossed that Tokyo will be able to hold a successful Olympic Games in 2020.
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Deacon Spotlight: Tyler Witt BY SAMANTHA WEXLER Staff Writer wexlsn17@wfu.edu
After participating in Senior Day in 2019, Wake Forest Men’s Baseball player Tyler Witt will be able to have that opportunity once again in 2020. A member of the 2018 and 2019 All-ACC Academic Teams, Witt was able to receive a redshirt for the 2017 season to return as a graduate student for the 2020 season. In the 2019 season, Witt appeared in 27 games and made four starts. He finished with a 4-1 record and 5.37 ERA while striking out 52 batters in 53.2 innings. He peaked at the end of the season, not allowing a run over his final three outings against Clemson. In the ACC Championship against Florida State and NC State, he struck out six while conceding three hits and one walk in 5.2 innings. The most-used pitcher in 2018, he had a breakout season for the Deacons. Witt appeared in 33 games, making one start and struck out 45 batters in 51.1 innings. As a sophomore, he did not see any game action — hence his ability to gain an extra year as a graduate student this year. Hailing from California, he was ranked a top-500 recruit by recruiting service Perfect Game in high school. Witt is one of the most prolific success stories to come out of the Wake Forest pitching room in the past few years. His path from his rookie year to a serving as a leader as a fifth-year veteran is nothing short of incredible. Samantha Wexler: You got off to a great start this season, essentially 4-1 through the first five games. What do you think the team did in the offseason to prepare for this success?
TW: Having a unique opportunity to come back and play at Wake for one more year has left me chasing only one thing, and that is winning. I am not concerned with personal achievements at this point, all I care about is helping this team win and get to the postseason. That is obviously our main goal of our team as well. SW: You participated in Senior Day and then came back; what made you decide to do that? TW: Well, it wasn’t till after the season ended that Coach [Tom Walter] informed me that I had another year of eligibility. Once the offer was on the table, I began to realize how much of a no-brainer the decision was to come back for one more year. The opportunity to be a Double Deac is one thing, but the opportunity to give it one more shot at taking this team to a regional and beyond was what really sold me. SW: How do you think your game has changed since arriving at Wake Forest? TW: Early on as a freshman, I had an idea of the type of pitcher I was supposed to be, but I lacked perhaps the confidence that my abilities and skill would allow me to compete at this level. I thought the common denominator of success in college baseball was velocity. But, as the years went on, with the help of coaches, I was able to make my delivery and the movement on my fastball unique which has brought me success.
SW: How have the new facilities assisted with the pitching group at Wake Forest? TW: The strides we have made in developing our pitchers over the past 18 months since opening up the pitching lab have been pretty extraordinary. Aside from improving velocity, I think by blending the data with John Hendricks’ and Evan Wise’s knowledge of pitching, we have been able to see a lot of guys on our staff improve at a remarkable pace. SW: Coach Walter has led the team to much success. Why do you think he’s so successful at Wake Forest? TW: Coach Walt works relentlessly to ensure we have the best facilities and coaching staff to help us all develop as athletes. He also believes in the potential of his players and keeps working with guys who have potential but haven’t quite figured that out yet. He also places an emphasis on developing us as young men. I know in my five years here he has taught me many little things about being respectful and being polite that I know will stay with me long after I leave Wake Forest. SW: What has been your favorite memory at Wake Forest so far? TW: Wake has been a special place for me. I have constantly been challenged as both a student and an athlete; however, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. This school has taught me a lot about myself and the world and it has also introduced me to some of my best friends.
Tyler Witt: Last weekend we hit a bit of a speed bump. It was hard for us to get things going on both sides of the ball. However, we know we are a talented team and we have all the pieces necessary to win a lot of games. In terms of our off-season work, I think we were all focused on our team goals of winning and advancing to the post-season. Everyone put in a lot of quality work and it has shown in some guys early on in the season so far. SW: What are you most looking forward to as the team looks towards ACC play? TW: I think we are all looking forward to the consistent, high-level competition of playing in the ACC. It seems like the ACC is pretty stacked this year, so we are all excited about the new challenges each weekend brings us. SW: What are your goals both personally and as a team this year?
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DEAC NOTES Wake Forest Women’s Tennis team leaps in intercollegiate tennis rankings
Former Wake Forest Men’s Golf player succumbs to colon cancer at age 29
The Wake Forest women’s tennis team saw a significant rise in both the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and United States Tennis Association Rankings (USTA) this week. They are now ranked No. 12 in the ITA Rankings and No. 16 in the USTA Rankings. This past weekend, the Demon Deacons defeated No. 31 Auburn and No. 5 Princeton en route to winning the Blue Gray Tennis Classic. Senior Chandler Carter (left) was named tournament MVP.
Former Wake Forest men’s golf player Daniel Meggs passed away on Feb. 21 from colon cancer. He was 29 years old. A native of Charlotte, NC, Meggs played at Wake Forest under Head Coach Jerry Haas from 2008-2010 before becoming a golf pro. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in May 2017 weeks before his marriage to his high school sweetheart. Haas expressed his condolences to Meggs’ wife and family.
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Hopefuls to compete for spot in steeplechase Women Men A writer’s analysis of the outlook for Team USA runners at the 2020 Olympics continues To the surprise of no one, my Boulder bias is going The American men absolutely killed it in 2016 with with the 3000-meter steeplechase to show through yet again. This one, though, is totally all three representatives finishing in the top three. The BY SAMANTHA WEXLER Staff Writer wexlsn17@wfu.edu
I hope the few people who read about running have enjoyed being enlightened about potential contenders for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. This week’s edition looks at the strangest event there is on the track, in my opinion: the 3000-meter steeplechase. I personally can not steeplechase for my life, given the combination of jumps, water and a 3000-meter race on top of it. I find it totally awesome to watch on TV, though, and it is extra awesome when you are watching the best in the world. For those who are not familiar, the steeplechase is a 3000-meter race involving 28 barriers and various water jumps throughout. It requires intense fitness, coordination and mental toughness to run almost two miles while navigating over insane terrain. The United States has some of the best steeplechasers in the world, so let’s dive in as to who may be wearing red, white and blue in Japan.
warranted. Emma Coburn, hailing from Colorado and a rock star as a Buffalo, is the obvious favorite to lead Team USA to Tokyo. In the last Olympics, she took home bronze with a blistering 9:07.63. Colleen Quigley is another stellar steeplechaser who finished eighth in Rio and will look to make another team. Courtney Frerichs also took home a respectful 11th in 2016 and she could very well make it again. I honestly see the trio here as one that will likely ship off to Tokyo all together again. Looking at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Coburn demonstrated her fitness with a new personal best time of 9:02.35. She placed second in a loaded field and looks to carry that adrenaline with her into Tokyo. As expected, Courtney Frerichs was up there with Coburn. She placed sixth overall in a time of 9:11. Quigley did not run in Doha, but still is focusing on the Steeplechase for Tokyo. This trio could be the most successful of any trio in the track events, so be on the look for them in Tokyo.
squad was led by Evan Jager in second place, running a time of 8:04.28 to finish just behind Kipruto of Kenya. He was joined in the top 10 by Hillary Bor and Donald Cabral in seventh and eighth respectively. All three men wearing red, white and blue finished under 8:30, which is a huge marker in steeplechase land. Looking at the IAAF World Championships as a litmus test for Tokyo, Bor looks to be in good shape. Bor finished eighth in a time of 8:09, way faster than his time in Rio. Other Americans that looked good in Doha include Stanley Kebenei and Bayer. Evan Jager recently ran really well in a 3000-meter indoor race, so he looks to be recovered from a bad injury in 2019. Cabral ran well in the 3000m at USATF Indoors, so he looks to be in the hunt as well. It will be a tight race for the men to see who has what it takes to make it to Tokyo. The steeplechase is always one of the most fun events to watch on the track given the potential for big falls and huge lead changes. The U.S. is dominant like no other nation in this event, and I’m excited to see who will ultimately represent America in Japan.
NCAA basketball: Flyers continue magical season This year, the team — the pride and joy of Dayton, Ohio — have taken the No. 4 spot in national rankings BY BEN CONROY Asst. Sports Editor conrbd19@wfu.edu
Most often, the city of Dayton, Ohio, has little cause for excitement. As a Dayton native, I’ve seen my city gripped relentlessly by the vices of heroin and opioid addiction, poverty and unemployment. Those who live elsewhere and have heard of Dayton often know it for the wrong reasons — reasons the residents of Dayton would love nothing more than to wipe from their memories. Through it all, however, the city’s love for the game of basketball, and particularly the University of Dayton Flyers, has never dwindled. The Flyers are the pride and joy of the city, and there are few teams nationwide whose fans share the same levels of dedication. It doesn’t matter when Dayton is playing or how the team has fared up to that point; if the Flyers are at home, the arena will be full and loud, the air filled with the boisterous cheers of passionate students, committed season-ticket holders and kids with dreams of suiting up for the Flyers one day. It’s because of these incredible supporters that the Dayton basketball team tends to form a unit far greater than the sum of its parts. They’ve established a reputation as a team capable of truly anything when the postseason rolls around; it’s widely held that as long as the Flyers can field five players, the ensuing contest is bound to be an entertaining one. This season, however, the Flyers are a force to be reckoned with. Led by highly touted NBA prospect Obi Toppin, University of Dayton has taken the college basketball world by storm, snagging the No. 4 spot in the national rankings while boasting a superb 26-2 record. The Flyers have yet to lose in conference play and hold a comfortable four game cushion over Rhode Island in the Atlantic Ten. Dayton owes much of its success to the play of the aforementioned
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After a 62-55 win on the road against George Mason University on Feb. 25, the Dayton Flyers extended their winning streak to a first-in-the-nation 17 games. Toppin; his 19.7 PPG average places him among the nation’s most potent offensive weapons. The Flyers are also boosted by excellent guard play from the likes of Trey Landers and Jalen Crutcher, two reliable veterans with the ability to contribute evenly on both ends of the floor. At present, the Flyers are undoubtedly the hottest team in all of college basketball. They’ve won an NCAA-best 17 consecutive games, gutting out victories in every way imaginable. As postseason play approaches, Dayton finds itself flying high, dominating in a way no one expected. Dayton’s play this year has had a significant impact off the court as well. The entire city has rallied behind the Flyers, pouring all the love and support they can possibly muster into each and every contest. Social
media has been consistently set ablaze with well-wishes and kind remarks to the players and coaches. As the residents of Dayton continue to mourn the victims of a horrific mass shooting which occurred last summer, this year’s squad has provided a glimmer of hope to a city that desperately needs it. Watching the Flyers play, it’s clear that the players are fiercely proud of the logo on the front of their jerseys, and that they take to the court each night fighting for something far greater than numbers on a scoreboard. It’s been incredible to see so many of my friends and family join together in support of this team that’s loved by so many; it’s reminded me how powerful sports truly are. It’s encouraging to know that win or lose, the residents of Dayton, Ohio, will always stand behind their Flyers at the end of the day.
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MLB: Offseason brings big changes for NL East Reigning champion Washington Nationals will face stiff headwinds from Braves, Phillies and Mets BY REN SCHMITT Senior Writer schmwm16@wfu.edu
After a 2019 season that saw two NL East teams reach the postseason, one of which went on to take home a franchise-first world series, the division is shaping up to be equally competitive in 2020. The reigning-champion Nationals figure as a potential division winner, but preseason projections have them neck-and-neck with the Braves and Mets. Though the Marlins will again be uncompetitive this season, the Phillies will also have their eyes set on the division crown after a disappointing 2019 that saw them finish .500 despite big splashes in free agency. Each of the four contenders saw notable roster changes in the offseason, so let’s dive into their departures and acquisitions. Atlanta Braves The Braves took home the NL East crown in 2019, but they fizzled out in October after a devastating Game 5 blowout loss to the Cardinals. They will certainly look forward to another season of Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies, but their offense will feel the absence of third baseman Josh Donaldson, who left to join the Minnesota Twins in free agency. Atlanta is counting on the emergence of either youngster Austin Riley or utilityman Johan Camargo at third base, but the two will likely share the position to start the season.
Their one-year contract with Marcell Ozuna may also aid in replacing some of Donaldson’s middle-of-theorder production. On the pitching side, the Braves continued to improve a bullpen which plagued them at times in 2019. Their 2019 trade-deadline acquisitions Mark Melancon, Shane Greene and Chris Martin will all appear in 2020, and the Braves also signed high-profile reliever Will Smith to a three-year, $40 million contract. Atlanta’s season will rise and fall with the bottom of their lineup, which features some volatile bats, and the back of their rotation, which looks even less solidified after the newly acquired Cole Hamels went down with an injury.
Washington Nationals The reigning champion Nationals can enter the season with a tremendous monkey off their backs, as the pressure to win a playoff series looms no more. Though they will be a competitive team in 2020, their roster has taken a slight step back, particularly due to the loss of third baseman Anthony Rendon, who signed a mega-deal with the Angels this offseason. Their starting pitching projects some of the best in baseball again, with Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin returning alongside Stephen Strasburg, whom the Nationals re-signed to a seven-year, $245 million deal. With the departure of Rendon, shortstop Trea Turner will need to stay healthy and perform like the elite player he at times has shown he can be. Juan Soto looks like he will be an offensive threat yet again, but the offensive production of outfielder Victor Robles will need to improve for the Washington offense to stay productive.
New York Mets The Mets did not have a particularly busy offseason — the perfectly “Metsy” hiring and firing Carlos Beltran in the same winter aside — but hopes are high in New York regardless. After winning the Rookie of the Year award, first baseman Pete Alonso will look to improve on his 53-homer campaign in 2019, though he has set a high bar for himself. A bounce-back season from Robinson Cano at second base would be a tremendous boost for New York, and Jeff McNeil seems to have proven that his offensive production is sustainable after posting a wRC+ of 137 or higher in consecutive season. With Jacob deGrom at the front of their rotation, anything is possible for the Mets if they can break into the playoffs. Philadelphia Phillies This season will be make-or-break for the current Phillies baseball operations staff, as after spending hundreds of millions in free agency, they have yet to get a postseason appearance out of it. This offseason, the Phillies added Zack Wheeler to the tune of five years and $118 million, but their rotation still feels incomplete. Aaron Nola needs to return to something closer to his 2018 form, and Jake Arrieta at least needs to eat some innings for the team. On the offensive side, the Phillies are hopeful that the addition of Didi Gregorious will bring offensive upside to compliment the bats of Bryce Harper, Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto. If the Phillies do not put together a competitive season in 2020, this time with veteran manager Joe Girardi at the helm, there will be job openings come winter.
Players to watch after NBA All-Star Break Luka Doncic and Andrew Wiggins are worth keeping an eye on as the league prepares for post-season play BY HASSAN LADIWALA Staff Writer ladiha17@wfu.edu
It’s the NBA’s annual All-Star Break, which typically marks the beginning of the final third of the regular season. Since the trade deadline passed on Feb. 6, it’s officially time to put up or shut up for a lot of front offices around the league who are contending for a title. We’re also inching closer to the 2020 off-season, so every team needs to get an idea of what works and what doesn’t as they look to shake up their rosters ahead of next season. Below are a couple of interesting storylines to keep in mind as the league prepares for the final stretch of the season. Luka Doncic and the Mavs with their eyes on the postseason After racing out to a 17-7 record to start the season, the Dallas Mavericks have cooled off, going just 15-15 in their next 30 games. As of Feb. 17, they stand tied with the Thunder for sixth place in the Western Conference. The stumble can be attributed to a number of things. Firstly, their young superstar, Luka Doncic (who averaged 30.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 9.3 assists during that hot start) suffered an ankle injury on Dec. 14 against the Heat. Then, just a week after the Doncic injury, center Dwight Powell went down with a ruptured Achilles,
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Andrew Wiggins pauses during a game against the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 5. sidelining him for the rest of the season. While he didn’t put up flashy numbers, Powell was a vital part of the Mavs rotation, and replacing him has not been easy for Head Coach Rick Carlisle. Before the trade deadline, they swung a deal for Warriors center, Willie Cauley-Stein, and they do have 7’4” Boban Marjanovic on the roster. In addition, Kristaps Porzingis is one of the most skilled players in the league; however, he missed all of last season with an injury. If he can start playing like the All-Star he once was, his and Doncic’s two-man game surrounded by shooters could be lethal, making the Mavericks a very tough team to beat come playoff time. Andrew Wiggins Since his senior year in high school, Andrew Wiggins has had “future NBA All-Star” written all over him. He is a 6’8” shooting guard with a ridiculous vertical leap and owner of one the quickest first steps that NBA scouts
have ever seen. This combination of talent and athleticism are part of what made him the No. 1 overall pick in 2014 (ahead of his college teammate and first team AllNBA center Joel Embiid). It’s what made the Timberwolves organization feel comfortable when they traded their franchise player, Kevin Love, for Wiggins just one week into Summer League. It’s the reason why, despite not being an efficient scorer (he shot 41% from the field last year), a valuable distributor (he’s never averaged more than three assists per game for a full season) or showing any sign of effort on the defensive end of the floor, Wiggins has started in each and every one of his 475 professional NBA games and is currently in the first year of a five-year maximum salary contract (with a player option for $43 million in 2023-2024). This brings us to the morning of this year’s trade deadline, when the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Wiggins to the Golden State Warriors for 2018-2019 All-Star point guard, D’Angelo Russell. For Wiggins, this gives him a chance to start alongside the two best shooters of all time in Klay Thompson and Steph Curry, along with one of the ultimate “glue guys” in the NBA, Draymond Green. He also gets the opportunity to learn from one of the best coaches in the NBA, Steve Kerr. With Steph Curry and Klay Thompson providing adequate floor spacing, this opens up driving lanes for Wiggins to use the athleticism that made him the No. 1 overall pick. Consider this: the last player who was at least as talented as Wiggins to play Small Forward for the Warriors was Kevin Durant. Now I’m not saying that Wiggins is going to have even close to the same impact as Durant, but if he can replace just 60% of Durant’s production in the Warriors’ system (which translates to a 12.9/3.5/2.7 statline), I bet Curry, Thompson and Green can keep the Warriors competitive in the Western Conference.
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Budgets prevent spring break bankruptcy It can be hard to plan a fun trip on a college budget: here are a few tips to have a spectacular spring break without breaking the bank BY KHUSHI ARYA Staff Writer aryak19@wfu.edu
Spring break is right around the corner and, as a college student, I understand that it might seem hard to make travel plans while on a tight budget — especially when the internet bombards you with unlimited options and information that add to the stress of planning your trip. However, in all my years of traveling, I have discovered some tips and tricks that have proved to be extremely effective. Listed below are some ideas to consider. Hopper app for flights and hotels This is, by far, the best app I have come across to book the cheapest flights and hotels. It saves you a lot of time by collecting different price listings from hundreds of websites in one organized list. It will also “watch” flights and hotels for you, as well as give you notifications when the price goes down. It is free and very easy to navigate.
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Tips for booking flights If you are not using Hopper, make sure to search for flights in incognito mode as websites will show you higher prices if they know you are looking to book flights. Expedia and Spirit are great websites to consider when booking flights. Flights from big cities like Raleigh and Charlotte tend to be cheaper than flights from Greensboro, so if you can get a ride to either of those airports, the price difference is worth the trek. Carpooling or splitting a cab with friends is probably the cheapest option. The university also has reservable airport shuttles to and from Greensboro and Charlotte airport that cost $30 and $60 one way, respectively.
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Where to travel
If, for some reason, you can’t travel elsewhere, don’t be afraid to stay on campus (you won’t be the only one). When else are you going to explore your temporary home state of North Carolina? Downtown Winston-Salem has great restaurants, galleries and shopping centers that you can go to. A day trip to Greensboro, Charlotte or Raleigh can be exciting, too. Charlotte Center City Carriage Tours offers a horse-drawn carriage to explore the city and neighboring districts and Charlotte NC Tours offers segway or bike tours. Charlotte’s rooftop restaurants and bars like Fahrenheit, City Lights Rooftop and Nuvole Rooftop TwentyTwo are absolutely gorgeous and definitely worth a visit. The Neuse River trail in the Raleigh area is great for a hiking or biking day. Similarly, the town of Boone in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge mountains can make for an exciting day trip. Lastly, the Campus Recreation Center will be open during break so you can have almost the whole gym to yourself, or simply relax in the pool and hot tub. You can also check the Wake Forest Athletic Calendar to see what tournaments they are playing in the Winston-Salem area, and go support the Deacs.
It can be hard to pick a specific place to travel to, especially if you are planning a group trip. I suggest having everyone write down the type of place they want to go visit (ie. the mountains, the beach, an island or a big city, etc.). Once you have narrowed it down to the type of terrain, you can repeat the process to select the specific town or city based on majority vote. If the decision isn’t in your favor, I suggest stepping out of your comfort zone to explore a place you wouldn’t otherwise see. After all, the whole point of traveling is to create new experiences and memories.
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Where to Stay Booking an Airbnb with a group of friends is far cheaper than staying in a hotel. Again, it is a good idea to look up Airbnb options in incognito mode. If you have friends from different places, why not go home with them for spring break? You and your group could probably go to one another’s hometown during breaks. This way everyone gets to explore a new town or city without having to pay for accommodation. It is also a wonderful bonding experience. Getting to play with your friends’ dogs is an added advantage.
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Theater Review | Cyrano de Bergerac
THE HOT British production is livestreamed LIST The critically acclaimed play was livestreamed in movie theaters across the world BY CATHERINE REGEN Life Editor regecl17@wfu.edu
While studying abroad at the Worrell House in London, students have the opportunity to see plays with regular consistency as part of the theater course taught there. My experience was exactly like this; we saw at least one show a week, every week we were there. Going to the theater so often inspired myself and one of my roommates, junior Elizabeth Mabry to buy tickets to see James McAvoy in a modern translation of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Playhouse Theater. In a special live stream produced by National Theater Live, I got to see the production for a second time. This time, instead of watching from nosebleed seats on the top floor of the theater, I reclined in an overstuffed black leather armchair in theater eight of the Regal Greensboro. The original text for Cyrano de Bergerac was written in verse by French playwright Edmond Rostand in 1897. Although Cyrano de Bergerac was a real person, and the play does contain elements of his
real life, it is mostly a work of fiction with elements of myth and invention on the part of Rostand. The two most well-known English translations are by Brian Hooker and Anthony Burgess, but neither attempts to bring the vernacular of the play into the modern era. Enter: Martin Crimp. Crimp is a British playwright known for his original plays, as well as adaptations. Crimp’s newest adaptation is laced with the original comedy, and drama of the original French. This production is being produced by the Jamie Lloyd Company, with McAvoy in the titular role. The play is spectacular. Dynamic and entertaining despite a bare-bones set and regular dress costumes, the focus is placed entirely on the actors. McAvoy is a compelling Cyrano and gives a masterful delivery of the complicated verse. The story follows Cyrano as he inserts himself into the relationship between Christian and Roxanne, creating a love triangle that is both hilarious in its fallacies and tragic in its ending. The larger lessons from the original text about placing stock in someone’s personality rather than their appearance, fall to the background of the larger message about the importance of loving someone for who they are rather than who you would like them to be.
The production is set to finish its run this Saturday Feb. 29, and its final performances are completely sold out. I have a feeling this isn’t the last we’ll see of this particular translation. Embedded with modern influences of hip hop and rap music, the show itself utilizes a beatboxer to underscore certain moments of tension or celebration. In a similar vein of popular musicals, like Hamilton, Cyrano is delivered with the same cadence and lyrical fluidity of modern music. I could very easily see a second production on the stages of New York or Los Angeles. If only American audiences would get so lucky.
Leading up to the release of his album My Turn on Friday, Lil Baby has positioned himself for virality at every turn with his recent moves. While he has been biding his time with regards to full length projects (he went the entirety of 2019 without dropping one), the rapper still managed to secure industry prominence thanks to an incredible stable of features. He has been on a wide array of hit tracks, with an exuberant boast on Schoolboy Q’s “Water,” a menacing reflection on his time in the streets in “Baby” with similarly named DaBaby and even a whimsical appearance in Yung Gravy’s “Alley Oop,” all while demonstrating his remarkable dexterity within the genre. He has an easy knack for dominating his beats, using his growl-
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Lil Baby primes himself for release BY ANDY KILLEBREW Asst. Life Editor killae17@wfu.edu
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ing voice to deftly ride the crests of tracks’ bass lines with a remarkable precision. Lil Baby rounded out 2019 with his infectious single “Woah,” which he released in September. In the track, Lil Baby has set aside his typical gritty accounts of street life and the emotional baggage that comes with a rough-andtumble life in favor of an ebullient account of his rapid ascension. In his first verse, the rapper alludes to the fact that he has succeeded in spite of his recent incarceration (released in 2016) and already left much of his competition behind when he raps “Ni**** couldn’t even see me in last year, just started and them ni**** in last gear.” The tension between Lil Baby’s current life as a successful rapper and his past life operating in the streets continues into the second verse. In one couplet, he contrasts the days when he visited California for cannabis with visiting the state for awards shows in the present: “I used to go to the West to get loads, I just came back from the West with a trophy.” Though Lil Baby is reaping the material
benefit of being an up and coming rapper, the remnants of his past life continue to haunt him. In the new year, Lil Baby has continued the energy that he generated with “Woah” in his 2020 single, “Sum 2 Prove.” The track peruses similar thematic substance, exploring the exhilaration in enjoying advantages of new fame while simultaneously coping with the memories of life in Atlanta. He explores this material repeatedly in the chorus, acknowledging “Yeah, I’m young, but got somethin’ to lose, In the streets, I done paid all my dues.” Though “Sum 2 Prove” lacks the catchiness of “Woah,” it still manages to fit nicely into the narrative of Lil Baby’s evolving career. It wrestles with the ambiguities that arise with an artist blowing up quickly despite a shady past, but manages to retain the hypnotic rhythm of modern trap rap. If Lil Baby continues to tattoo himself to addictive beats while retaining lyrical depth, his new album may prove to be an excellent contribution to 2020’s growing catalogue of albums.
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Abroad Column | Salamanca
Catching the wrong bus teaches lessons Traveling abroad comes with watched the matching couples gossip and schoolchildren bounce in many lessons: navigating their seats. After two dirty looks public transportation is just one from the woman, four or five stops
BY CIARA SOTOMAYOR Contributing Writer sotoci17@wfu.edu
I’m never going to use public transportation again. The first time I boarded a city bus last semester was on a Wednesday morning before class. It was cold enough where I could no longer justify the windy, masochistic 25 minute walk from my host family’s apartment to the plaza where all of our classes took place. The specific WhatsApp instructions lit up my phone, “Board the 3, not the 6. The top has to say ‘Por Plaza Mayor.’ If you take the 6, you get off after 3 stops.” When I arrived at the station, a bus opened its doors at the exact moment with timing too convenient to ignore. I hopped up the steps, proudly swiped my card and picked a pole to cling to, trying not to bodycheck the scarf-swaddled woman suspiciously clutching her grocery bags every time the bus came to a jolting stop. With J Balvin blasting in my headphones, I
and the recently released Bad Bunny song, the bus took a right unexpectedly. Something felt off. Unfamiliar buildings cropped up around me — closed stores, a hospital, a technical school and old apartments. The golden monuments of the university flashed through the windows — far off in the distance. I mulled over my mistake as the bus continued its course towards the opposite side of the river in a part of town I had never seen. Calling a taxi, getting off at the next stop to trek back, or crying to the old man sipping his coffee were the only three immediate plans of action that floated into my mind. A girl about my age, holding a leather satchel, stared out the window a few rows in front of me. I took a deep breath, slid into the seat next to her, “Excuse me, I think I got on the wrong bus, do you know if this one goes back to the Plaza Mayor?” She shook her head, “Sorry, it doesn’t. It goes to the Barrio de San Jose,” and flashed a pained smile. She absolutely knew I was a dumb American who cannot follow simple transportation maps.
I glanced at my watch and realized class started in seven minutes, “So if I get off, what line will take me back?” At this rate, I would arrive two hours late. She tapped the window to indicate a passing bus, “The 3. You should get off and cross the road to change directions,” and shrugged before replacing her headphones. I thanked her a million times and leaped out of the bus. There was not a single bus in sight. I could Photo courtesy of Ciara Sotomayor call a taxi, given that the odds of boarding the wrong bus again were This is a view of the Cathedral too high. The operator, barely in- in Salamanca from the bridge. telligible, asked me for a specific pick-up location. I looked wildly blue chariot, my shining savior, around, unable to find a street sign the elusive and glorious 3. Twenty or building numbers and read off minutes later, I ran past the old cathe name of a police station. What thedral, coffee shops and shocked if I stormed in, broke down and tourists to finally stumble into the begged a handsome officer to take building. Puffing from the stairs, me to class instead? She wanted an I triumphantly opened the classactual address, of course she did. I room door. It was empty. Class had had no idea what neighborhood I been cancelled. I hate everything. Later the bus became a familiar was in. I thanked her and hung up, space for last minute reviews for ready to sit down on the curb in deexams, gossip and conversations feat. with strangers. Now I know, you I shuffled across the road over to should always check the bus numthe two women huddled under the ber before jumping on, be aware stop, disinterestedly scrolling on their phones and not raising their of your general surroundings and heads to acknowledge my arrival. always refresh your email in the There it was, a gliding white and morning.
Advice Column | Internships
Networking helps score internships
Finding summer jobs and internships is stressful, but there are resources to help BY HALEIGH CADD Contributing Writer caddhr17@wfu.edu
‘Tis the season for the first wave of midterms — and, to make things more interesting, there’s a voice in your head asking what you’re going to do instead of camping out in the library this summer. The correct answer, if you would like to contribute to the university’s 98% post-undergraduate employment rate, is usually to get an internship. There is internship-hunting, then there is Wake Forest-internship-hunting, which is designed to be far less stressful. Thanks to the university, you have access to a website called Handshake. Handshake is like LinkedIn, but what makes it different is that it’s a portal for employers to directly contact students. Cultivate your profile on Handshake, first. Then, copy and paste your Handshake profile into your LinkedIn profile.
After you’ve beefed up your Handshake profile, you should definitely shift your mouse up two inches and click on the ‘Career Center’ tab, which will lead you to instructions on how to set up an appointment with the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD). Let me tell you, friends — the OPCD is where it’s at. The best thing you can do for yourself is take advantage of the OPCD, which is located on the far-left side of Reynolda if you’re looking at it from the Quad. Each academic department has its own OPCD specialist who can help you build your resumé for each kind of internship you’re looking for. It was at the OPCD where I learned that that there’s a difference between a public-relations-oriented resumé and a fundraising-oriented resumé, for instance. Suffice to say, the specialists at the OPCD will help position you and your major for the type of internships you’re looking for. Now, to be perfectly honest, as a writer, I feel useless at this point because the OPCD will tell you the same thing I can tell you. Regardless, I’ll divulge what else has helped me gain
footing with hiring managers — excuse me, “talent development directors”— in the past. You should definitely, hands down, without a doubt, most certainly — if you skip this step you might as well just stop reading now — join alumni groups through that snazzy LinkedIn profile you just threw together. From this point, you should put yourself out there — as much as you can on a virtual platform — and message alumni about talking to them about their position. Whenever I was required to reach out to alumni for “informational interviews” in my EDU 120 class — which is a career course that the univesity offers seasonally — I dreaded it. I typed up a generic inquiry message asking alumni if I could ask them a few questions about their position at ‘X’ company and sent this message to at least a dozen people on LinkedIn. I thought that maybe two, at most, would message me back — which is all I needed for this required EDU 120 assignment. If my memory is trustworthy, nearly all of my outreach efforts proved fruitful. I scheduled more phone calls
than was required, because I didn’t want to be rude and refuse their offer to talk. I also didn’t want to pass up a new opportunity to connect with someone who works at a company I would’ve liked to get my footing in. They gave me great tips on how to get to the position that they’re in — and I had the opportunity to learn about jobs I wouldn’t have considered before. The hiden gem that lied in the informational interviews were when the people I interviewed opened the conversation to the company’s or department’s internship positions: which is all I needed at this point. So, after you’ve had a solid networking conversation with a few alumni, built your Handshake and LinkedIn profiles and had the OPCD look at a few of your cover letters and resumés, it is in my professional opinion that you are ready to apply for internships. That’s it. That’s all I can tell you. The rest is up to your own ability to set up spell check on Microsoft Word and sludge through internship applications while you’re procrastinating studying for your midterm.
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Podcast Review | Crime Junkie
Podcast continues to captivate audiences A podcast that brings the drama of true crime directly to your phone BY MICAH PORTER Asst. Life Editor portmj19@wfu.edu
True crime is a division of criminology that involves the real stories behind some of the world’s most renowned cases, many of them now cold. The podcast series, Crime Junkie, deals with such cases, seeking to explain the facts of the case rather than solving the mystery. The series is produced and hosted by Ashley Flowers and co-hosted by Brit Prawat, and their show has released 114 episodes to date. With each episode dealing with a different muder or kidnapping, the hosts spend time examining every detail of the file that the police and investigators have already learned. By dramatizing the storyline to engage the audience, the podcast comes off as a good story rather than a real life situation. From Jeffrey Epstein to Rodney Reed, Crime Junkie attempts to explain
the what, how and why of each case. The fact that the case is cold allows the audience to feel as though they are contributing somewhat; with the right audience member listening to the facts of the case, the likelihood of solving the case increases. The podcast is hosted primarily by Flowers, a voluntary detective and member of the board of directors for Crime Stopper of Central Indiana. Her passion for crime and mystery spurred the idea for a podcast that discusses what’s going on in the world of crime. The show is co-hosted by Prawat, a fellow crime enthusiast, or “junkie,” who has experience working in private investigation, but is adamant about the fact that she is not an expert in the field. The duo of Flowers and Prawat work to detail the facts of the case, and spend countless hours outlining the timeline and evidence as reported by the authorities. One of the most notable episodes of Crime Junkie deals with an alleged murderer, Lizzie Borden, who reportedly killed her parents. Despite being acquitted, Borden was publicly accused by not only her country, but by the entire world,
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The Crime Junkie podcast was listed as one of itunes’s “Best Listens” in 2019. The podcast is produced and co-hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. of committing the infamous crime. However, multiple other suspects existed, and Crime Junkie details each and every possible alternative to Borden having committed the crime. As the story goes, Borden lived in the small Massachusetts town of Fall River in the 1800s with her sister, father and stepmother. Due to a shaky relationship between Borden and her stepmother, experts found motive for the murders. Yet, Flowers and Prawat discuss the layout of the house, family relationships and
medical records to determine who actually killed her mother and father. Other interesting episodes include “The Green River Killer” (Ep. 28), “Robert William Fischer” (Ep. 5) and “Kenia Monge” (Ep. 22). Since this podcast includes many cold cases, numerous loose ends are left untied. By providing the details of the case, Flower and Prawat allow the listener to determine the ending for themselves; as everyone knows, playing the detective is the most fun role.
Album Review | Man Alive!
King Krule releases senior album Man Alive! is the fourth album from British singersongwriter Archie Marshall BY ERIC OMOROGIEVA Contributing Writer omorei17@wfu.edu
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King Krule releases his first album in two years, eagerly awaited by fans.
It’s been over two years since King Krule, the stage name of British singersongwriter Archie Marshall, released his critically acclaimed third album, The Ooz. Since that point, Marshall entered the next big chapter in his life in becoming a father to a newborn girl, a big alteration for fans who have been following him since he first released music at age 16. With this in mind, the expectation for his new album Man Alive! was that of soothing melodies and introspective thoughts. However, King Krule takes his evolution to the next step by turning up the tempo and letting all of his feelings out. The 14-track album, released last Friday by True Panther Sounds, features assistance from producer Dip Harris and background band members Ignacio Salvadores (saxophone), George Bass (drums) and James Wilson (bass guitar). Describing the sound of King Krule’s music is a difficult task because of his unique voice, genre fusion and blurred position in the realm of modern music. Marshall incorporates sounds from late 80s alternative rock bands like Sonic Youth and Pixies, trip-hop groups such as Portishead and presents a glaring physical and musical resemblance to
the late David Bowie in both his red hair and his spacey jazz tunes. His baritone voice is entirely special as well, which makes everything even more unmistakable. The album consoles its aggressive attitude early on with songs like “Cellular,” “Stoned Again” and “Comet Face,” where he shouts lines like “I’m high again, boy” and “A waste of time” alongside loud guitar riffs, fast paced drums and yelling. A few songs later, in the middle of the album, comes a shift in mood in with “Alone, Omen 3,” where Krule brings in important messages and more relatable content. He says, “the ache and thunder in the storms of your mind, soak it in, for the rain will pass in time. Nothing wrong in sinking low. You’re the omen of paradise, You’re the ghost they put aside, but don’t forget you’re not alone.” Almost anyone can identify with these words in times of lonliness, but the endearing song as a whole seems to be dedicated to his 1-year-old daughter. The shift in tone of the album continues into much more of a mellow mood which Krule is most known for. On Track 10, “(Don’t Let the Dragon) Draag On,” Krule again goes for inspiring lyrics when he says, “I hang my head for those who ain’t been
held too close in times of pain. When the ceiling drips, the room’s bathed in grey, outside’s a trip, for another day.” For those who relate to Krule on a personal level, these lyrics will mean a lot and is part of the reason why he’s been able to amass such a big following of genuine supporters. Another special sonically moment on this album is “Underclass,” where Krule truly shows his jazz side with an outro that sounds right out of the 70s. Man Alive! easily stands out in being one of the more unique sounds coming out of modern-day alternative music. Fans hoping to compare the album to The Ooz will find interesting trends between the two projects. The album takes its listeners on a ride through emotions, a variety of sounds and a strange method of lyricism that may hit or miss. One point of struggle for the album, after only a weekend’s worth of listens, is pinpointing the exact theme or mission of it. Krule often goes all over the place with his lyrics, which takes time to closely follow. Because of the off-putting sound of King Krule’s voice, writing and instrumentals, it’s hard to believe that this album will be for everyone, but it is most definitely worth checking out.
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