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Campus Emergency Medical Services granted new vehicle WFEMS responds to a variety of emergencies, many of which are unrelated to alcohol consumption BY EMILY LAIR Staff Writer lairev14@wfu.edu Wake Forest Emergency Medical Services (WFEMS), which has provided care to the campus community since 1996, recently received an upgraded vehicle to assist them in efficiently serving the campus. After meeting with the Wake Forest Board of Trustees, WFEMS was granted the new Chevy SUV to help the organization better provide effective basic life support to the Wake Forest community. “While our old vehicle got the job done, it was slightly outdated and not fully functioning in some aspects, such as a siren and occasional engine issues,” said Equipment Lieutenant Cy Fogleman. “We are very lucky to have this new vehicle which will allow us to assist Wake Forest students, faculty, staff and visitors 24/7 in any medical emergency.” Responding to anything from drug overdoses to sprained ankles, WFEMS provides services for a multitude of situations and members of the campus. Because the organization is operated by students, members of WFEMS may have unique relationships with their peers. “I have had people that are my friends and that I have class with, so it is kind of an interesting relationship,” said Personnel Lieutenant Brad Feldman. Members are honored to serve the campus and be in a position to help their fellow students in need. “We often see students in really vulnerable and personal situations, so it is a different dynamic,” said WFEMS Publicity Lieutenant Ali Eakes. “But it has taught me a lot and has made me want to treat a patient as more of an individual.” Contrary to many assumptions, WFEMS responds to much more than alcohol and drug-related incidents. Last year, less than half of calls received involved alcohol-related incidents. “A lot of people think we only respond to alcohol intoxication calls,” Eakes said. “We really get a lot of sports injuries calls, mental health emergencies, like panic attacks,

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Beginning this year, a massive overhaul of the Winston-Salem Transit Authority redesigned the major bus routes. Route 89 used to weave through campus, but now drops employees on University Parkway.

Bus routes pose harm to employees Wake Forest employees began a petition to reroute the bus back onto campus BY HEATHER HARTEL Social Media Chair harthf15@wfu.edu The looming winter morning is cold, dark and bleak. As riders going to work step off the bus and onto University Parkway, an unwelcome combination of brisk air and morning traffic greet them. Eyes still covered with a layer of grogginess from the night’s sleep before, the travellers must continue their morning trip across four lanes of racing cars, as the sun only begins to break from the horizon. “It’s very dangerous crossing that street,” said Wake Forest employee Temple Jones. “Especially if you have to be here at 7, you have to cross in the dark at 6:30 a.m., half sleepy, with the fast traffic.” Jones has lived in Winston-Salem for over 50 years and has taken the public bus for as long as she can remember. In December 2015, the Winston-Salem City Council voted to approve new bus routes to become effective a year later, in January 2017. This is the first ever massive overhaul of the bus system in the

decades-long history of the Winston-Salem Transit Authority. City Councilman Dan Besse is the Chair of the Public Works Committee. This committee helped to redesign and approve the new routes that became effective on the first of the year. “In a nutshell, the routes had never been redesigned since the system came into existence,” Besse said. “It was an inefficient patchwork of routes. What we did was a comprehensive study of those who use the system and redesigned the routes to add frequency for heavily used routes.” Since the system’s creation, the busses in Winston-Salem had explicit routes, but traditionally veered away from them. Instead, they would drop individuals where they needed to go. Regular riders on the busses have long relied on them as their main form of transportation around the city. Councilwoman Denise Adams grew up in Winston-Salem and remembers she and her mother always depended on the busses and their reliance in the city. “The way the bus used to be routed was that it just meandered its way through the community, stopping wherever people wanted to get off,” Adams said. “It was not efficient or timely. People would get on the bus and never knew where they were going to get off.” To deal with the gaps in the transit sys-

tem, the Public Works Committee and the Winston Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) set out to modernize the historic busses. “The system redesign and new routes are intended to provide better service to more riders, faster transit times and more cross-town routes with fewer transfers,” Besse said. “The shorter ride times will also make it possible for us to improve transit further in the future by adding more frequent service on the most heavily used routes and peak times.” While these additions to the transit system aim to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction, the routes themselves are the source of the discontent among the riders. As Wake Forest is the sixthlargest employer in the city of WinstonSalem, many of the employees who work on campus rely on public transportation to get them to work each morning. “A lot of people have lost their jobs just because they can’t get to work on time with the new busses, and now they’re struggling day to day just because they couldn’t get here on time” Jones said. “When the bus doesn’t come, people have to dig into their pockets to pay for a cab, which is very expensive. That leads into a domino effect where you’re always in a bind paying for transportation when you should just be able take public transportation.”

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The Editorial Staff of the Old Gold & Black believe that President Donald Trump’s executive order, which indefinitely suspends the resettlement of Syrian refugees and temporarily prohibits people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., departs from the most fundamental American values of equality and justice. While the President's intentions of improving safety and security within our borders does not go unheard, the Editorial Staff is concerned about the safety and wellbeing of Wake Forest students, families, faculty and staff who may be affected by the travel ban. All politics aside, we urge the university to prioritize creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive campus atmosphere for all.

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Deacon Profile: Billy Hamilton

BY ETHAN BAHAR Sports Editor bahaea15@wfu.edu Billy Hamilton, a Russian Professor and member of local bluegrass band Unbroken Circle, has been a member of the Wake Forest community for over 30 years. Most students may recognize him as the professor that sits in a folding chair, smoking his pipe outside of Greene when skies are clear. How did you make your way to Wake Forest University? Alright, I got through 11 years of Yale University college and grad school minus the one year I flunked out. I got back in so probably the total number of years was nine or 10. I got one of the last good jobs for Russian professors at State University of New York in Buffalo. At one point I had a lot of Russian students, but in the late 70’s I had very few. The demand suddenly trailed off. So I agreed to work in the Dean’s office on top of my teaching and did that for a few years and got on board a program, which would exchange administrators for a year to go somewhere else and pick up wisdom and bring it back to their university. I came here for a one year visit and it was just a coincidence that I had a friend of mine in Buffalo who was coming down to have an interview at UNC Charlotte and I said to the fellow, ‘hey buddy do you know any administrators at a good college in the south. And he said just go to Wake Forest and knock on the door of Ed Wilson. I said ‘is he one of those Christian fanatics?’ And he said, ‘well he seems to be religious but no, he’s not a fanatic.’ I had not figured out what Wake Forest was and I thought it might be one of those bible-thumping schools. So my wife and I stopped here on our way to Charlotte, left the kids in some kind of camp. Ed greeted us warmly and to lunch over in Reynolda Village and we fell in love with him and this school. We went to see Charlotte, cancelled our reservation for other schools in Florida and decided to cast our lot with this weird place called Wake Forest, which seemed to me oddly charming, friendly and serious. What would you say some of your hobbies are around campus? Well, recently — I guess you can con-

sider the music we play as a hobby — Unbroken Circle, which is a large orchestra of Folk musicians and country singers and pickers does events. There is a benefit concert Feb. 3 at the Byrum Welcome Center for the Shalom Project at the Green Street Church, which is a church downtown that gives food and shelter to those in need. And we’ve done that several years now and it always raises an amazing amount of money for these folks. Usually we can feed everybody for almost a year with the money we can raise. And lately, at my age, I don’t want to run any more bluegrass bands, I just want to be in one. I play the heavy banjo and sometimes they let me sit on the stool because that thing gets too heavy for me to stand up with for two hours or jump around on stage. So that’s a hobby. Your requisite for doing this interview was that you got to talk about “The Giant Roar.” Could you tell us about it? The Giant Roar is a problem for all of the admission folks who lead the tours in and out of Greene. They stand there like airplanes on the tarmac waiting to enter the building while the next group finishes its visit. And they are rendered deaf by the roar of the unique ventilator sucking device that sits in front of the bushes in front of the building, right where everyone wants to sit and talk or stand and talk. And we are all losing our hearing because it roars so loudly. I have become famous for doing one thing bad and one thing good. One thing bad is that I sit out front of Greene smoking my pipe — but I got an award for doing it from Thrive, which is an organization here that gave me a trophy thing and plaque for perpetuating intellectual wellness by smoking my pipe. The good thing is that when I am doing that I get to talk to people who I would have never had a chance to talk to. When you’re in your office, you have the student, like you, who is the unimportant guy sitting there talking to the professor, like me, who is the important guy. When we are sitting out front, we are equal. We both sit in our folding chairs that we both bring out from my office onto the grass. The equality thing is very important to me. I don’t think that I am any better or any worse than anyone else who is bearing the name Wake Forest — either as an employee or as a student. I just like the equality part. And it’s hard to execute that under

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Larceny/Damage to Property

• Subject(s) burned logs on a Reynolda Village path. The report was filed on Jan. 23 at 4:30 p.m. • Subject(s) removed laundry from the laundry room in Bostwick. The report was filed on Jan. 23 at 8:00 p.m. •Subject(s) damaged a brown leather chair in Magnolia. The report was filed on Jan. 25 at 9:20 a.m. • Subject(s) damaged a vent in the lower portion of a bathroom door in Poteat. The report was filed on Jan. 25 at 1:30 p.m. • Subject(s) broke a door window pane in North Campus Apts. The report was filed on Jan. 28 at 5:23 p.m. • Subject(s) put ketchup on the passenger side of a vehicle in Lot N. The report was filed on Jan. 29 at 12:39 p.m. Underage Consumption • Citations were issued to WFU students at off campus locations and

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more a vent that has yet to be fixed even though I have tried various suggestions to the university. I think it’s about time for someone to rise up and start a petition. Do you think there are aspects of this university that have kept you here for longer compared to other universities? Oh absolutely. I wish you could understand. I’m just going to tell you the difference between Buffalo, where I first worked, and here. The difference is that in Buffalo, at one point I had to be temporarily the main dean for a faculty of 400. It was called Arts and Letters Faculty and we had some hard times up there when the budget was shrinking in the late 70s. Around 1980, the faculty was enraged because they were going to be cut back in their budgets and couldn’t hire the professors they thought that we should have and couldn’t get new supplies. And they were angry with each other. They would express this anger at faculty meetings by hurling obscenities at each other. And when I came to Wake Forest, I saw just the opposite. I saw a faculty meeting of about the same size and the issue that was on the table was being discussed with

great fascination by 100 or so professors. And one of them stood up to say, ‘I rise to respectfully disagree with my esteemed colleague from the department of mathematics, I believe blah, blah, blah.’ Then he would sit down and the other guy would stand up and say ‘I rise to respectfully disagree with my esteemed colleague from the department of classical languages, and I think blah, blah, blah, blah.’ Then there would be a vote and one side would win and then these two guys, who had so respectfully disagreed with each other would go out together and you would see them sitting together having coffee and laughing. It was a difference between disagreement and dislike. So I felt that here and it’s been true ever since. We still have really good faculty meetings where we talk about important things and nobody hurls any ugliness at anybody else. That characterizes the difference. Maybe I was just lucky to experience such an extreme version of good when I came here. And maybe it looked good because I was experiencing something quite bad up there at the State University of New York during hard times.

copies of those citations were faxed to the WFUPD to be refereed to the Deans' Office for review. The report was filed on Jan. 23 at 4:19 p.m. • An underage student consumed alcohol and was transported to Student Health from Johnson. The report was filed on Jan. 26 at 4:48 a.m. • Assault occurred off campus and was investigated by WSPD. The victim was underage and intoxicated and received treatment at WFUBMC. The report was filed on Jan. 27 at 10:31 p.m. • A student walked through Magnolia intoxicated on Jan. 27 at 12:25 a.m. • An underage student consumed alcohol at Taylor on Jan. 27 at 12:51 a.m. • An intoxicated student was transported to WFUBMC from Collins on Jan. 28 at 12:59 a.m. • Underage intoxicated students were arguing inside of a resident's room in Kitchin on Jan. 28 at 2:36 a.m. • An intoxicated underage student was transported to Student Health from Collins on Jan. 28 at 2:39 p.m. • WSPD conducted a traffic stop at the entrance to campus which resulted in underage consumption citations. The report was filed on Jan. 29 at 2:18 a.m.

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The campus employees’ frustration did not go unheard. During their winter orientation, Jones and her coworkers began a petition to advocate moving the route back onto campus to be sent to the City Council. The petition originally held only signatures from employees, but students were later offered to sign. Alysa Speas has worked on campus for almost two years, and although she does not take the bus to work, she acknowledges that most of her coworkers are burdened by the change. At her position at the front desk of the dining hall, she greeted students as they swiped in and offered them the option to sign the petition. “The majority of the people that I work with take the bus, so if it they can’t get here, that means they can’t work,” Speas said. “Then that means we’re short staffed, which puts pressure on all of us. I know we received well over 1,000 signatures because I counted myself over 700 people in one day and we did it for three days.” The petition will be sent to correspondents within the transit office, but the City Council is already aware of the

complaints. Understanding the safety concerns related to crossing University Parkway and waiting for extended time periods at an uncovered stop, the University has voiced its concerns with the changes. “We have communicated our concerns for our workers’ safety and convenience,” said Mary Pugel, chief of staff for the office of the president. “We have also indicated in our communications that Wake Forest is one of the largest employers in the city and our service staff account for a large portion of WSTA ridership, so the city is well aware of our concerns for these employees.” While concerns have been voiced, no direct action has yet assisted the frustrated bus riders. Logistically, to redesign route 89 back onto campus would result in missed connections between this bus and the ones that follow, eventually disrupting six additional routes. For now, employees have the ability to take the Wake Forest shuttles that go downtown, but for many who do not live in this vicinity, this is not a long-term solution to the public transportation problem. “For 60 years, the busses never hurt anyone,” Jones said.

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Route 89 now drops riders on the far side of University Parkway, requiring them to cross traffic. “Now they’ve really screwed us on this one. I just hope I hope someone pays attention, listens to the voices of the people and return the bus routes back to where they help us, not hurt us.”

Chi Rho a cappella group records a new album Members of the Christian, all-male a cappella group recorded their 14th album with the theme “finding direction” BY EMILY LAIR Contributing Writer lairev14@wfu.edu With 25 years of music, ministry and brotherhood under their belt, Wake Forest’s all-male Christian a cappella group has undergone recording and producing their 14th studio album. The group of 13 students travelled to Nashville in early January to undergo the recording process of their first album since releasing “The One you Call” in 2015. Wake Forest and Chi Rho alumnus, Derek West, now a Nashville producer, worked with the group on the production of their upcoming album. “It was a week-long process, and we tried to record about two songs a day,” said junior Will Coleburn, a Chi Rho scheduler and member. “It was cool to see how the recording process evolved year-to-year, and see how that changes with what guys step up to the plate — I think that’s the beauty of producing an album.” A lot of preparation was conducted in advance of the weeklong trip, such as choosing what songs to be on the album and taking care of logistics to ensure a smooth recording process. “Last December was when we started planning this, and between then until around September, we started voting on and making arguments for and against songs to be on the album,” said junior Clay Hamilton, a Chi Rho music director and member. The group then decided that, considering they are a Chris-

tian a cappella group and that college is a really particular time for many people trying to find direction, that the theme, “finding direction” would speak to members of the group and other students. “I remember throwing around themes, and I was the one that said ‘finding direction’ was a cool one,” Coleburn said. “I think that it spoke to us, and that is when Clay mentioned a song he had in mind, ‘Sailboat’ by Ben Rector, and so that was kind of the first brick laid in the foundation of this new album.” The crafting of the album went from that groundwork, to all members of the group discovering and choosing songs that could translate well to a cappella arrangements and the theme of “finding direction.” “We wanted to put together a cohesive project that has a cohesive message,” Hamilton said. “That’s the reason why Chi Rho does what is does — to offer a message by way of the gospel of hope, and in our performances, to make people feel less alone.” Once in Nashville, producer West, who also works with another Wake Forest a capella group, Minor Variation, in conjunction with Brad Stephenson assisted with the weeklong process of recording the album. “Derek has the studio and all of the equipment for mixing and mastering the pieces for us,” Hamilton said. “Our role is to conceive what songs we want on the album, the purpose of the album and so-on.” With the background sounds for the album recorded in January, the work on the album is not entirely finished, as members of the group will return to Nashville to complete solo recordings for the album in March. The album title is still being determined, as the a project is still underway and will not be released until Chi Rho’s “Big Concert” on April 22, where the group will perform the songs from the produced album for the first time.

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The members of Chi Rho spent a week recording in Nashville, as they do every two years. “With it being our 25th anniversary year and the release of our 14th studio album, we are really blessed to have this opportunity to create something I think a lot of college students will identify with,” Coleburn said. “I think this is one of our more contemporary a cappella albums, with a lot more songs people might recognize.” The consistent project of recording the album every two years has been something that every member of Chi Rho gets a chance to be a part of, rally around and work diligently toward together in their undergrad experience. “This was a team effort, and I’d like to add that I’m so grateful to be a part of a group of guys that is willing to commit to a project of this size and to one another,” Hamilton said. “Recording is more than choosing songs and learning music — it also means I get to spend a full week with some of the best friends and musicians at Wake Forest, and that experience is just as valuable as releasing a record.”

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Rex Tillerson, the former chief executive of Exxon Mobil, was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 1 in a historically contentious 56-to-43 vote. The opposition to his confirmation was a reflection of Democratic Senators’ discomfort with President Donald Trump’s nationalistic foreign policy pronouncements. Tillerson will face the challenge of mollifying U.S. allies who are infuriated with Trump’s early policy actions of instituting a refugee ban and proposing a 20 percent tariff on Mexican imports to pay for the border wall. In addition, five members of the State Department resigned in late January. The approach that Tillerson adopts to these challenges will be a telling litmus test for his leadership.

In last week’s edition, the Old Gold & Black published an article highlighting the two Wake Forest student winners and one faculty winner of the annual “MLK Building the Dream” award. The name for one of the distinguished student winners was incorrectly written as “Rebecca Cazbollar,” instead of the student’s real name “Cazandra Rebollar” and published both online and in print. The OGB has changed Rebollar’s name online to correct this error. News Editor, Erin Stephens, would like to express her sincere and personal apologies to Rebollar for the oversight and misprint.

Rex Tillerson confirmed as Sec- “No hate, no fear:” the ACLU Name Correction: MLK award retary of State amidst opposition responds to the travel ban celebrates student and faculty The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a case in response to President Trump’s refugee ban. The suit sought to free two Iraqi travellers detained at New York’s JFK International Airport, and eventually freed those held at one of JFK’s terminals. Thousands of demonstrators rallied against Trump’s order at JFK and at airports across the country, many of them chanting, “No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here.” In addition, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero addressed the crowd after the victory. “The Constitution is ours and we must defend our rights,” he said.

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and we also get a lot of what is classified as a ‘sick call’, like a fever or tummy ache.” However, despite the frequency of other types of calls, WFEMS does still receive and respond to alcohol-related calls. The team trains for all types of emergency situations, but tailors emergency training toward

incidents that are most likely to occur on a college campus. “We definitely see the negative effects of the Wake Forest culture, like the work-hard, play-hard mentality,” Eakes said. “Still, not all of our calls are alcohol related, and I think the stress from Wake academics leads to other things like mental health emergencies and overdosing.” WFEMS also holds educational services

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The WFEMS team is comprised of students who work multiple hours and shifts in order to keep the Wake Forest campus community safe.

to students, staff and faculty in order to prevent illness and injury. “Training Day” takes place each semester, where the Forsyth County Emergency Services and other medical resources come together to train for not-so-common incidents, such as school shootings or mass-casualty atrocities. “We always invite patients to help out with that so they can see what we do,” Feldman said. WFEMS is always looking to grow their team. If not EMS certified, students can still participate in the ‘Riders Program’ where students are allowed to participate in EMS incidents, but not have patient contact. If EMS certified, students can start as a probationary member, in which you are uniformed, “on duty,” and have patient contact before promoted to as a full member, in which he or she makes key medical decisions for each case or call. Members are proud to be there for their fellow students in times of need and are Mitchell Loll / Old Gold & Black constantly working to provide top-notch patient care. “We as an organization strive to fulfill the Ali Eakes/Old Gold & Black motto ‘Pro Humanitate,’” Fogleman said. “This is more than a motto to members of The Wake Forest Board of Trustees granted WFEMS with a new vehicle. WFEMS, it a lifestyle.”

Dialogue leaves attendees with mixed reviews The “Let’s Talk” dialogue intended to spark discussions between students of different ideologies but debatably fell short

BY LAUREN BARBER Staff Writer barblp0@wfu.edu On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 73 students filled Annenberg Auditorium to participate in “Let’s Talk: A Current Political Dialogue,” an event that invited students of all political ideologies and affiliations to engage in conversation across difference in small group settings with faculty and staff moderators. “We knew that students were discussing the political environment in their own groups, but we hadn’t seen a lot of opportunities for students to communicate across difference and wanted to help provide a space for that,” said Marianne Magjuka, assistant dean of students and director of democratic engagement and justice programs. “Several administrators — Shayla Herndon-Edmunds, director of diversity education; Angela Mazaris, director of the LGBTQ Center; Paige Meltzer, director of the Women’s Center; and Penny Rue, vice president of campus life — came together and started to talk about what a university-wide event could look like.” Student co-sonsors included College Republicans, College Democrats, Queer Defiance and Wake Forest Review. Justin Catanoso, professor of journalism, offered opening remarks and Melissa Harris-Perry, presidential endowed professor in the department of politics and international affairs, provided a guiding framework for the evening and moderated a student panel. The panel comprised of three Wake the Vote students — sophomore David Ajamy, sophomore Zachary Bynum and junior Ryan Wolfe — who volunteered to speak about their experiences communicating across difference. Alongside a diverse assembly of peers, they devoted time and energy to civic learning, democratic engagement and personal reflection throughout the entirety of the presidential election season. “I decided to volunteer for the panel discussion because experiences like Wake the Vote have shown me the necessary work of bipartisanship and to question what it truly means to do the work of democracy,” said Bynum, who identifies as a Democrat. “I also think that when we’re getting into serious dialogue, we need to have as many diverse voices as possible.” Bynum indicated a need for active listening and

empathy when engaging in difficult discussions. Wolfe, who identifies as ideologically conservative, echoed this approach. “People right of center [need] to try to understand the fears and apprehensions of people on the left. It’s okay to want certain things for our country but it’s not okay to think your opponent’s fears aren’t valid,” he said. “I think if we’re going to live as a community we can’t get to a place where people on either side are attacking people personally.”

me wanting more. I would have liked to have a Q&A session with them.” Given the unexpected length of the opening discussion, many students left before small groups convened. “We tried to put students in diverse groups but when some students left after the opening piece, some of that diversity in the room also left,” Magjuka said. “This meant that some of the groups had more robust discussions than others.” Sophomore Meredith Haley was among the students who left due to a timing conflict. She identifies as ideologically conservative, but most of her friends describe themselves as liberal. “I enjoy being able to have conversations with [my friends] because otherwise stereotypes get set in stone,” Haley said. “It’s good to try to understand where everyone’s coming from.” For Casimir, breaking out of her politically homogenous social circle was a top reason for attending the event. However, “it was fairly evident in my group that most of the students were also on the liberal and progressive side of the spectrum,” Casimir said. “The conversation was productive and worthwhile but I feel like I didn’t get as much of a new perspective as I would have liked.” Reflecting on this issue, Magjuka said that “after the recent inauguration and the Women’s March, I think having that time to debrief, reflect and talk to other people is still valuable, even if everyone has the same perspective.” Despite logistical issues and mixed student reviews, most agreed that “Let’s Talk” was an interesting and constructive way to begin addressing campus climate issues. “In the long run, I want [events like this] to give students the experience of having their perspective empowered but also challenged and analyzed,” Bynum said. “That will be a more meaningful face-to-face experience than talking about a political Facebook or Twitter fight with Photo Courtesy of events.wfu.edu a couple of friends.” Wolfe agreed and said he thinks “it’s important for Students along the political spectrum joined together student in leadership positions on campus take the in political conversation in Annenburg Auditorium. opportunity to participate in events like this to endorse their value.” Student attendees overwhelmingly enjoyed the panel Magjuka affirmed that it is also the role of discussion. Though some felt it lasted too long, others administrators to create intentional spaces for students would have preferred that it had continued to allow for to engage in dialogue across difference outside of the audience interaction. classroom. “I thought it was very insightful to hear from students “The skills required to engage with people who have who were in the thick of the political arena,” said junior different ideas than you are at the heart of exactly what Natalie Casimir who identifies as both a Democrat and it means to have a liberal arts education and … at the a liberal. “Their perspectives were all so unique. Their end of the day, our democracy requires that we’re all entestimonies generated more questions, though, and gaged,” she said. “I think this event was a good first atnot being able to have those questions addressed left tempt and hope to see it continue.”

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Eighth Blackbird fuses classical and contemporary The six-member ensemble performedfivepiecesinBrendleto continuetheSecrestArtistSeries BY NATALIE SONIER Staff Writer soninv16@wfu.edu The contemporary music sextet, Eighth Blackbird, recently introduced the Wake Forest community to classical music with a twist: reimagining the sound of the widely known genre from an innovative point of view through the eyes of a younger generation. As a part of the ongoing Secrest Artist Series on campus, on Jan. 26 the group performed a selection of five pieces for an audience in Brendle. The program, as well as the pre-show talk, given by Wake Forest professor of music Louis Goldstein, drew many students to experience the unique sound created by the award-winning group. Goldstein considers Eighth Blackbird to be “new music” because of their focus on creating a distinctive variety of classical music as well as an emphasis on the entrepreneurial side of music and the projection of their image as an ensemble. The ensemble — made up of Michael Maccaferri playing clarinet, Yvonne Lam playing violin and viola, Lisa Kaplan playing piano, Nathalie Joachim playing flutes, Matthew Duvall playing percussion and Nick Photinos playing cello — rose out of the collaboration of these six dual musicians and undergraduate students in 1996. With seven acclaimed recordings and four Grammy Awards in their back pock-

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The Eight Blackbird is an ensemble composed of six members, including Michael Maccaferri, Yvonne Lam, Lisa Kaplan, Nathalie Joachim, Maththew Duvall and Nick Photinos who combine their instrumental talents with their passion for innovation. et, the group has managed to commission and premiere hundreds of works by modern composers eager to work with them. The inspiration for the name of the group stems from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens’s poem, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird:” “I know noble accents / And lucid, inescapable rhythms; / But I know, too, / That the blackbird is involved / In what I know.” All of the unique pieces played during the concert followed a similar unwritten rule: they must embrace both the complexity of music and the ease in which a rhythm flows, including both sporadic, staccato notes and drawn-out phrases. Embracing both diversity and simplicity, Eighth Blackbird puts forth the beauty of both individuality as well as unity as the conflicting notes from each instrument collide to create a uniquely pleasing sound.

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Furthermore, their performance oﬀers no distractions by any sort of additional entertainment to enhance performance quality. The group also proves its contemporary classification by using tablets instead of printed sheet music to read what notes come next in each song. During each piece, there is not much movement on stage, which allows the audience to focus only on the quality of the sound. These key aspects of the ensemble stem from their core values, including “unquestioned quality, pervasive innovation, intense work ethic, genuine informality, [and] bold openness.” Even for those who are not aspiring musicians, Eighth Blackbird hopes to influence these qualities and an appreciation for the classical and contemporary arts in all who listen to their performances and message. This mission coincides with that of Scott

Klein, the artistic director of the Secrest Artist Series. Klein said that a variety of students will benefit from attending these performances. “A music student may find that he or she is interested in some contemporary music they didn’t realize they were [interested in] before,” Klein said. “Or they might be inspired by the virtuosity of these young but really wonderful performers on their own instrument. People who might not have thought they were interested in classical music might find the kind of style, the show and the look of the performers, that brings them to a kind of performance they might not have ever tried to see.” The last two performances during this 2016-2017 season of the Secrest Artist Series will be the Orchestra National de Lyon on Feb. 23, and Alina Ibragimova with Cedric Tiberghian on April 6.

Food and Faith Time: Feb. 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location: The Barn Syafaatun Almirzana, a Fullbright professor at Eastern Mennonite University, will lead an interactive faith conversation. Free Indonesian food, including gluten free and vegetarian options, will be available. It is sponsored by the oﬃces of the Chaplain and wellbeing.

Black Professionals Forum Time: Feb. 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Farrell Hall, 352 Bern Beatty Colloquium The Association of Wake Forest University Black Alumni, Black Student Alliance, OPCD and the Intercultural Center are hosting a networking event bringing together alumni and students to share in professional experiences, career journeys, and practical advice

Microsoft Word Basics Time: Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Location: ZSR, Room 204 Learn the basics of Microsoft Word. After this class, attendees will be familiar with navigation of Word and have knowledge of common tools such as the File, Home, Insert and Page Layout tabs. Registration is required for this event.

Dean’s List Gala Time: Feb. 3 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: ZSR, Atrium Seniors, juniors and sophomores who made the Dean’s List during Spring or Fall of 2016 will be honored. The 2016 Dean’s List students and their families are welcome, as well as university faculty.

Senior Colloquium Time: Feb. 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Porter Byrum Welcome Center Each year since 1868, a select group of seniors have prepared essays for presentation at special gatherings of the University. The faculty select 10 orators to present during the Senior Colloquium.

Lunch ‘n’ Learn: It’s All About the Basics: Medicare Overview Time: Feb. 8 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Location: ZSR, Auditorium 404 Sandra Rinaldi of Eldercare Choices will give an overview of Medicare terms and where to go for assistance. Registration is required for this event.

The Right Way to Cite Time: Feb. 5 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: ZSR, Room 476 This one-hour workshop will cover the basics of both MLA and APA citation format, as well as in-text citations and bibliographies. It is designated for students at any stage of the research process.

Playing with Spirits: Pokémon and Shintoism Time: Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: Museum of Anthropology Much older than Pokémon is Shintoism, the Japanese religion that inspired the video game franchise. This exhibit features objects related to Shinto practices and the cultural underpinnings of Pokémon.

The Real Adam Smith: Morality and Markets Documentary Film Presentation Time: Feb. 8 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Farrell Hall, Broyhill Auditorium James R. Otteson and Ryan Hanley will present The Real Adam Smith: Morality and Markets. a documentary film exploring Smith’s life and ideas about morality and economics.

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Campus contends healthy eating options Some students find healthy campus dining options limited, while others believe choices are available BY SARAH BOYCE Contributing Writer boycse15@wfu.edu Although Wake Forest has improved its healthy-eating options throughout campus over the past couple of years, some students still seem to believe that there are a lack of choices for healthy eating or for gluten-free students. However, employees and administration believe that Wake Forest is providing substantial options for healthy eating. Students across campus define healthy living in diﬀerent ways. Freshman Sophie Fortner believes it depends on the person and what is right for them and their lifestyle. “I think the healthy options are there,” Fortner said, “but they are very repetitive, making eating healthy less appealing to students.” The Wake Forest dietician, Kate Ruley agrees with Fortner’s statement that eating habits vary from person to person. “There is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ diet for everyone,” Ruley said. “Individ-

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WFU Dining services has made commitments to sustainability in its food and dining choices

ual nutritional needs can vary greatly according to genetics, activity levels and other parameters.” Yet students such as sophomore Kyle Scholtz have expressed frustration with the options. “Although I was fairly satisfied with the options at first, I wish there were more options for fruit and vegetables in the pit,” said Scholtz. “I also read that a lot of the options students think are healthy in the pit and around campus often have a lot of preservatives and are not as healthy as one would believe.” A 2004 study revealed that only 7.3 percent of college students ate five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily, according to the American College Health Association. “It involves awareness and moderation,” said Scholtz. “Eating healthy in college is a lot of avoiding the late night food like pizza and bread compounded with alcohol, along with having a wellrounded diet during the day and continuing to eat the necessary amount of fruits and vegetables.” Many gluten-free students also feel as if Wake Forest does not providing enough options on campus. “Although they did not mention anything substantially impressive about it when looking at Wake Forest,” said sophomore Meghan Faherty, “they did say they have many options for people with food restrictions, which sometimes is not very true.” The online site for Wake Forest Dining provides many resources for seasonal tips and expert advice. They have many online flyers for things like “Vegetarian Choices,” “Healthy Snacking” and “Gluten and Your Health.” “We recognize and accommodate your dietary needs in a way that’s personalized, sensitive and supportive,” as stated on the online WFU Dining Page. “In fact, we pride ourselves on working with you to make sure you can find the food that fits YOUR life.” However, sophomore Elizabeth Strand of Boston, MA, believes that Wake Forest does not do a good job implementing choices for gluten-free students. “I am annoyed about paying a lot for food that is really not great for me and

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A food cart now sits near the entrance to the Fresh Food Company featuring the local items that are featured in daily dishes. my immune system,” Strand said. “My mom and a couple of my other friends with Celiac Disease wrote letters to the head of Wake Forest Dining. Not much has changed.” Fortner said she finds herself at Whole Foods at least once a week for healthy options. “I spend so much money to eat oﬀ campus,” Strand said. “I go to The Loop, Village Juice, Silo and Village Tavern. To me, the rest of the world and Winston-Salem area has caught up on this allergy and it’s disappointing that Wake Forest has struggled.” Some Wake Forest Dining workers have diﬀerent opinions on the options for gluten-free students. “They do well,” said Tonya Roane, a North Pit employee. “We provide gluten free bread, desserts and a special toaster for people who are gluten free.” Ruley, the campus dietician, also believes Wake Forest is providing options for healthy eating. “We carefully develop menus with health and wellness in mind.” Ruley said. “And I feel our dining program will continue to grow and improve.”

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SG GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY MADISON ZEHMER Contributing Writer zehmml16@wfu.edu I. Executive Report: Student governments from all of the schools in the Winston-Salem area are meeting in 2 weeks. II. Committee Reports: The academics committee is designing a bill that will allow senators who are not co-chairs to present committee reports.

A business seminar with Cooper and Cooper is scheduled for Feb. 8. The toilet paper drive continues through next week. Student Government is currently planning for the Mental Health Initiative, which will take place from May 20th to 22nd. The Judiciary Committee is working on updating student government attendance policies. They are also working on updating Deacon OneCards so that they include emergency contacts.

Starbucks employee Calvin Burrell acknowledges that there might not be a lot of options for healthy living everywhere, but agrees that it is definitely progressing. “I feel like next year is going to be a lot better.” Burrell said. “So far they have been moving slowly, but they have been getting it done. The Pod downstairs has recently put in healthy packaged meals for people who do not want junk food.” Yet despite the progress indicated by staﬀ and employees, some students still seem to believe there are still many things that Wake Forest can do to provide healthy options. “I do think that Wake Forest has improved its gluten-free options in the past year by adding the refrigerator and such,” Faherty said. “But I still think there are a lot of things they could do that are easy but would make gluten-free and healthy eating much better. They could improve the overall healthy eating at this school by coming up with a bigger variety of options.”

The Physical Planning Committee is meeting with the associate dean of the library and the head of transportation in the upcoming weeks. The Public Relations Committee is going to begin to advertise the weekly Senate meetings. III. New Business: Twelve new senators were appointed to the Senate and took the oath of oﬃce. Bill #9, an amendment to the oﬃce of

the chief of staﬀ that allows any senator to present after committee reports, was passed 53-1. Bill #10, co-sponsoring journeys to success speakers series, was passed. IV. Constituent Concerns The staﬀ advisor gave a report about alcohol use on Wake Forest’s campus and the Senate discussed the problem and began planning ways for SG to get involved to improve the climate.

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“ transpires through activism Political change Wil(cox) Be Right| Protesting

When you see change in policies you do not support, it is necessary to stand up Amanda Wilcox Staff Columnist wilcaf16@wfu.edu

The weather was damp and dreary on the morning of the Women’s March, but the atmosphere in Washington, D.C. was jubilant. Like half a million of my fellow nasty women and bad hombres, I squeezed through the crowded D.C. streets, holding my sign aloft and felt my despondence lift. However, following an “unpresidented” show of opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency a mere 24 hours after its naissance, a crucial question remains: What comes next? Since the Women’s March, the unreality show of Trump’s first days in office has been governed by alternative facts and contempt for our fellow man. He has silenced the National Park Service from dispensing scientific fact and has signed executive orders to build a wall of hate on the Mexican border and to ban our brothers and sisters from seven Muslim-majority countries from seeking refuge in the safety of our country.

We may not know the best our representatives in the federal govern- Specific actions taken by the Trump White House will require specific and course of action [yet], but ment do. we must be ready to take ... Unfortunately, though, voter turnout rapid demonstrations of opposition. The in the U.S. is painfully low for off-year American Civil Liberties Union, for exall avenues of opposition.” The majority of American voters opposed Trump in the general election and it is clear that their fears are already being realized. It is crucial, therefore, that defendants of American values channel the resolve and spirit of the protest into concrete political change. It will require action that goes far beyond knitting fluffy pink hats and creating imaginative slogans such as one fine “Twinkle, twinkle little czar / Putin put you where you are.” Coalescing into a consolidated campaign is a task that has eluded other popular protests, such as the Occupy Wall Street movement, but it will be critical to resisting the deplorable policies that Trump’s White House has already enacted. Protesting is a good start, but it is not enough. Remember the wise words of our beloved Barack Obama: “Don’t boo, vote.” If you are not registered to vote, it is a terrible shame that you missed your chance to prevent Trump’s presidency, but it is all the more important that your voice is heard in future elections. Your governors, mayors, city councilmen and delegates to state legislatures create policies that impact your lives just as

elections. This must change, as local and state politicians make important decisions about a myriad of issues that are currently under threat: education, anti-discrimination laws, reproductive rights and environmental protection. Your local officeholders can also serve as an important voice of opposition against Trump’s administration. A crucial election for the governorship of Virginia is forthcoming in November 2017, and both Democratic candidates, Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam, have already articulated strong opposition to Trump’s policies. Furthermore, quality journalism will be essential in counteracting the Trump administration’s Orwellian disregard for the truth. Smart, fair journalism with a scrupulous commitment to justice and the facts is crucial for a democracy to function well. It is all too easy to exclusively focus on media that reinforces your pre-existing views or spotlights entertaining mistakes, gaffes and fluff, but it will not provide you with the know-how to hold our government accountable. The Washington Post, Politico, the PBS NewsHour, NPR, and the New York Times are excellent places to start. In addition, ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning non-profit newsroom, commits itself to investigative journalism in the public interest.

ample, immediately filed suit on behalf of the brave refugees who were detained and established an impromptu lawyer’s office in a terminal of JFK Airport. On Jan. 28, a federal judge granted the ACLU’s request for a temporary injunction to block the deportation of people stranded in U.S. airports. Certainly, it is high time for all of us to become card-carrying members of the ACLU. In a similar vein, if Trump follows through on his vow to institute a Muslim registry, we will all register to overwhelm the system and to protect our neighbors. It is important that we do not label the basic civil responsibilities of voting and calling our elected representatives as “resistance” and rest satisfied with those measures. Those are important steps; indeed, without them, we’ll surely not make progress. However, more will be needed. And that “more” will not feel safe or familiar. We may not know the best course of action at this early juncture, but we must be ready to take any and all avenues of opposition in the future. Our resolve must not be a flimsy New Year’s resolution made in the light of celebration and shrugged off weeks later. It must be a covenant. A commitment. We must act for all of us. Dissent is patriotic.

“ is detrimental, yet widely used Social media With All Due Res-Beck-t| Social Media

Managing social media use is necessary to avoid the problems of being too attached Becky Swig

Staff Columnist swigrr15@wfu.edu

In recent weeks, a few of my friends have made the decision to delete their social media accounts, leading me to question the reasoning behind this. They made the conscious effort to delete various platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter. I have written previously about social media use and how it may not be an accurate portrayal of our lives, but when they

We all use social media to highlight the best or funniest aspects of our lives, but in reality, it is not always fun and games.” told me they deleted every form of social media they had, I was genuinely shocked. While I am aware of the detrimental effects social media has on our happiness and mental health, I had never considered deleting my accounts entirely. But, in talking to them about their decision, I have to agree (not that I have the willpower to ever do that). The argument for deleting social media is quite sound. For example, in looking at Snapchat stories, how many of those stories actually increase your happiness? How many do you actually pay attention to and retain? For me, I often find that I just click through them and when a friend references her story to me, I frequently never

remember what it was — I have to look back to it. Snapchat stories may also leave watchers feeling less happy — it often features friends together and someone may view that story who was not invited to the event. Snapchat, along with other social media platforms at times do increase happiness, but often leave viewers with less happiness at the end of the day — the net effect is negative in my experience. Social media is also not the best at portraying our lives. We all use social media to highlight the best or funniest aspects of our lives, but in reality, it is not always fun and games — we do have stress, anger and tough times. The idea behind social media is that it connects us; it connects us with our high school friends and our family and friends we have made throughout college. It is another way to stay up to date on the lives of those we know. But how much can you

actually learn about someone from these outlets? Sure, I can see who people had lunch with or how they spent their Friday nights, but I rarely learn something of substance. So the question is, why do we use it? And should we stop? I know myself. I know that even though I see the detrimental effects social media has, I know that I have zero willpower in deleting anything from my phone. While I cannot cut it out of my life entirely, I can do things to minimize my use. I can actively be aware of when and how I use social media. I can stop looking at it in my five minute walk between classes. I can stop looking at my phone while with others in person. There are many things we can do to minimize the harmful effects of social media while not cutting it out of our lives completely — as long as we are actively aware of our use and attachment, we are making progress in fixing the problem.

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“ needs support for success Public education Tried and Drew| DeVos Education Policies

DeVos’ plans for public education are threatening students’ education quality Drew Finley

Staff Columnist finlag15@wfu.edu

In recent weeks, the nomination of Betsy DeVos for the position of Secretary of Education has received considerable attention from news media, politicians and ordinary American citizens. DeVos, who is a staunch advocate for school choice and voucher programs, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Jan. 17 and faced many questions about how she would run the Department of Education, should the Senate confirm her. A specific portion of the hearing that many have called attention to involved a question from Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington who was concerned about DeVos’ commitment to public education. “Can you commit to us tonight,” Murray asked, “that you will not work to privatize public schools or cut a single penny from public education?” For many outside observers, this question seems like a simple one with a correspondingly simple answer. But DeVos’ response was anything but. Rather than definitively replying to the question, DeVos instead replied that if confirmed, she looks forward “to working with you to talk about how we address

We should instead be investing in America’s public schools to ensure the best future for our country.” the needs of all parents and all students.” She went on to say that she was “hopeful that we can work together to find common ground and ways that we can solve those issues and empower parents to make choices on behalf of their children that are right for them.” This statement is eﬀectively the viewpoint of those in the school reform movement, who in the past have suggested that our nation’s failing schools limit children and that their parents should have the opportunity to choose which schools they should attend. With respect to the claim that America’s public schools are failing, DeVos and her supporters are mostly right from a broad standpoint. For decades, America’s public school system has been wholly inadequate in educating its students. Recent findings note that only one in four high school students graduate college-ready in the four core subjects of English, Reading, Math and Science and that roughly 1.3 million students don’t graduate on time every year. About 30 years ago, the U.S. was the leader in terms of both quality and quantity of high school diplomas. Today, the U.S. ranks 36th in the world in education. There are, of course, many factors that account for this development, but no issue is more important than the problem of teacher quality. In 2015, The National Education Association aﬃrmed that 14 percent of new teachers resign by the end of their first

year, 33 percent leave within their first three years, and almost 50 percent leave by their fifth year. As someone who spent a summer teaching in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school system and watched far too many students fail their EOGs, I am the first to admit that America has a great deal of work to do in making sure that all of our children receive the quality education they need to be suﬃciently prepared for the workforce that they will ultimately enter in the future. Yet, while most Americans agree that our public school system is not working the way it should be for our students, the solution to our problem is not, as DeVos would have it, to make education a market-driven enterprise. As Katie Kirchner, a program associate at the Roosevelt Institute, reminds us, “private institutions do not automati-

cally serve to advance the public good more eﬀectively or eﬃciently than public ones.” The fact that our public schools are not functioning the way we want them to does not give us permission to abandon them altogether in favor of separate schools that are often unaccountable, and that frequently reinforce preexisting patterns of racial segregation in the classroom. Data has repeatedly demonstrated that charter institutions as a whole do not outperform their public counterparts, so rather than funnel money into often poorly run charter schools that do not operate in the best interests of all American children, we should instead be investing in America’s public schools to ensure the best future for our country. DeVos’ nomination should be rejected.

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The Pro Bowl is“ a dangerous product of NFL marketing DeStefa-no’s His Stuff| Pro Bowl

With the risks far outweighing the benefits, the NFL should cancel the annual Pro Bowl

What’s the point of having an all-star game if there is no incentive whatsoever for stars to play like stars?”

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your fandom. Now, imagine that in addition to the standard previews preceding the film, you also are forced to watch a 30-minute episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a TV show that ran on Cartoon Network for six years as a way to market the Star Wars brand to a younger set of viewers. Nobody asked for it, nobody wanted it and yet you still have to sit through a mediocre and mundane spin-oﬀ of the series you love so much before you can enjoy the main event. The Pro Bowl, it seems, is increasingly becoming The Clone Wars equivalent of the NFL. I would argue that even the most impassioned of football fans couldn’t care less if the game was removed from the typical NFL season. It is clearly an attempt by the greedy, authoritative and exclusive fraternity that is the NFL

Guest Columnist destlp16@wfu.edu

Imagine that you are an avid Star Wars fan. You can recite quotes from all seven episodes almost eﬀortlessly, you went to the premier of Episode VII clad in a Han Solo costume that would put Harrison Ford’s original getup to shame and you still watch The Phantom Menace annually just to cast aspersions on Jar Jar Binks. Now it is December 2017, and you are in your seat at the movie theatre, dressed to the nines in a Kylo Ren ensemble, bucket of popcorn in hand, eagerly anticipating for The Last Jedi to satiate

to siphon as much of a profit as possible from its fans before the biggest television event in American pop culture. While that may seem a bit harsh, I am here to explain why making such a claim isn’t really that radical. It’s easy to point to the NBA’s version of the Pro Bowl, the All-Star game, as an example of how it is possible to orchestrate a meaningless game consisting of the sport’s most talented stars competing against each other and turn it into a must-see event. However, to put it quite simply, football is a much more dangerous sport than basketball. Throwing down a ferocious dunk or making a flashy pass is nowhere near as risky as making a devastating tackle on a running back. And in a sport like football, where career-ending injuries are not an infrequent occurrence and guaranteed money is scarce because of this, it’s hard to motivate stars like Odell Beckham Jr. to play to their full potential in an inconsequential game and risk suﬀering a calamitous injury that could cause them to lose millions of dollars.

What’s the point of having an all-star game if there is no incentive whatsoever for stars to play like stars? As we saw in college with notable players such as Leonard Fournette choosing to sit out for their bowl games, risking millions of dollars to play in a game with zero stakes is proving to be an unintelligent decision from a business perspective. Since most of the top NFL players are smart enough to realize this and decline their invitations to the Pro Bowl, we are often left with replacements that are masquerading as “elite” talent. Did you know that Teddy Bridgewater was elected to the Pro Bowl in 2015 even with the painfully average touchdown-to-interception ratio of 14-9? The worst part is that the NFL knows fully well that they’re putting out a substandard, unimportant product that could lead to serious injuries for participants and doesn’t care, simply because it wants to maximize profits. That is why they should cancel the Pro Bowl, and just advertise the Super Bowl for two weeks straight.

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Letter to the Editor| Response to Trump’s ban

Alumni address University’s response to ban An Open Letter to Wake Forest University: On Jan. 27th, President Donald Trump signed a discriminatory executive order banning immigrants of predominantly Muslim backgrounds from entering the U. S. In response to this order, lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center worked pro bono at airport demonstrations across the country to argue before a federal court and win an emergency stay on a portion of the order. Global protests erupted to show solidarity and support for those who were temporarily detained, deported, or refused entry. The former U.S. President has criticized the action, while the acting Attorney General of the United States, who instructed the Justice Department that defending the executive order would be in direct defiance of constitutional principles, has been summarily fired by Trump. We are writing to express deep dissatisfaction with the official response issued by University President Nathan O. Hatch in re-

sponse to these political developments — an affirmation which is careful not to oppose the political commitments of university investors, but which does not go far enough to openly condemn this ban. Hatch’s remarks fail to provide concrete reassurances that preserving the safety and multicultural interests of a diverse student body are a priority. Nestled among other informational bulletins and obliquely titled: “A message from President Hatch to the Wake Forest community,” the university president’s email is a dilute response to a constitutional and moral crisis that ought to receive the strongest condemnation from a university that prides itself on embodying the values of a Pro Humanitate commitment to “character, wellness [and] global awareness.” We point to the response by Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, as a model for an appropriate reaction. Although we applaud the Pro Humanitate Institute’s amendment of Hatch’s remarks and support the sentiment that “No univer-

sity can lay claim to providing a world class education unless it welcomes the world to its campus,” we cannot simply wait with open arms. We must also act. Civil discourse is key, but it is not a cure-all; civil discourse did not secure voting rights for women, desegregate school systems, grant citizenship to former slaves or produce the Declaration of Independence. Furthermore, the recent refusal to declare Wake Forest a sanctuary campus does not adequately address the concerns of the student body that generated the petition, and student government continues to call for more public measures of support for minority students. Visible action fosters a sense of community, Wake Forest’s support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy and the university’s “Every Campus a Refuge” program, which provides housing and other aid to political refugees, are good starting points. There’s more to be done, however. Wake Forest has not publicly endorsed the Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy act (BRIDGE), a bipartisan bill

that allows individuals in the U.S. who arrived as children to remain for another three years without the threat of deportation while Congress addresses changes to immigration law. This letter is a call to action from Wake Forest alumni insisting that our alma mater does more to denounce discrimination and address the concerns of its international student body. In these volatile times of political polarization and unpredictability, merely advocating for non-discrimination is not sufficient — Wake Forest must also leverage its position as a world class university to speak against it and work towards dismantling systems that practice it. “For humanity” is not enough. Now, the values of Pro Humanitate compel us as a global Wake Forest community to be — actively, loudly, uncompromisingly — anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic and oppose discrimination in all forms.

upon women across the globe. Many of these organizations rely on U.S. funding, so they are forced to either end their promotion of safe abortion or fall into shambles. All of this is to try and bring about some global abortion-less utopia despite proof that access to safe and legal abortion decreases the number of abortions. I also feel the need to go more into the scope of the requirements of the Mexico City Policy, specifically the “actively promote” part. This means that not only must these groups cease in providing abortion services, but they must formally rescind any advocacy for legal abortion. These groups therefore cannot even make any attempt in lobbying their own government for a change in abortion policy or hold a campaign to change public perception of legal abortion. This policy is a form of blackmail to prevent independent organizations from even educating the masses on the facts concerning abortion, thus placing the interests of the U.S. government over the interests of a mostly poor and undereducated global population.

Since U.S. taxpayer dollars have not been permitted to be used directly toward abortion services since the Helms Amendment of 1973, the funding they have received must mean they offer other services that provide healthcare for women. This includes, but is not limited to, the distribution of contraceptives. By limiting access to contraceptives, pregnancy rates increase, therefore increasing the number of abortions. I understand the argument that it is considered a sin in the Christian faith to abort a fetus, thus making the support of safe and legal abortion seem like a support of abortion. But look at it this way; the abortions are going to happen. No policy will prevent abortion. What we can do instead is give these women access to safe abortion and do our part in working towards a world more supportive of the wellbeing of women. While I respect this belief, it is important that we do not attempt to force Christian values on others through government policy in a government formulated on the value of religious freedom that ensures a separation of church and state.

With respect and hope, Carleigh N. Morgan (Class of 2012) and Joshua D. Courtney (Class of 2013)

“ threatens women’s safety and choice Abortion policy Littrell-y the Best| Abortion

Reinstituting the Mexico City Policy is dangerous for women around the world Michael Littrell Guest Columnist littmp16@wfu.edu

Just a few days into taking office, President Trump has already made a series of disagreeable decisions, to put it lightly, with reinstating the Mexico City Policy being one of them. The Mexico City Policy is a policy that requires foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to certify that they will not “perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning” if they wish to receive any funding from the U.S. government’s global health budget. This will end lives. Non-profit organization Marie Stopes International estimates that this

It has been proven time and time again that restrictive sexual policies do nothing but harm, unable to even achieve their own goals.” policy could result in 21,700 maternal deaths during Trump’s first term in office. It has been proven time and time again that restrictive sexual policies do nothing but harm, unable to even achieve their own goals. In Mississippi, for example, strict abstinence-only education has caused teenage pregnancy rates significantly higher than the national average. A recent study from the Guttmacher Institute has shown that since the ruling of Roe v. Wade, the abortion rate has actually decreased despite increased access to safe and legal abortion in the U.S. Even without this access to safe abortion, women will still get abortions. The only difference here is that now, they will be forced to do it under unsafe conditions that could injure or kill them. These are the conditions that Trump is aiming to force

Word on the Quad | Superbowl LI

Who are you going to be rooting for on Superbowl Sunday?

“New England Patriots.” Foster Stroup (‘19)

“Atlanta Falcons.” Kayla Heilig (‘19)

“Lady Gaga.” Abby Mohr (‘19)

“Atlanta Falcons.” Josh Nnaji (‘20)

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Basketball loses lead in final moments Wake Forest looked like the better team but couldn't handle Kennard for 40 minutes ZACK BEAUCHAMP Staff Writer beauzj14@wfu.edu Once again, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons saw a marquee win slip from their grasps. This time, Wake Forest lost to the Duke Blue Devils, 85-83 in front of a sellout crowd of 14,681 on Saturday, Jan. 28. Wake Forest was leading by seven points with less than two minutes to go in the game, but the game ended on a 9-0 run for the Blue Devils. Bryant Crawford scored a career-high 26 points with an impressive 15-15 performance from the free throw line. John Collins added 20 points, but the Deacs were unable to create a quality opportunity for either player late in the game when Wake Forest desperately needed a bucket to seal the game. The Deacs outplayed the Blue Devils almost the entire game and held the lead from 10:11 left in the first half until Luke Kennard’s game-winning three pointer with 6.6 seconds remaining in the game. Wake Forest played a strong first half defensively, but could not find an answer in the second half for the Blue Devils’ talented oﬀense, led by Kennard who scored

making the bracket. With three of Wake Forest’s next four games coming against unranked opponents, Wake Forest has a great opportunity to gain some momentum and move up in the ACC standings before their chance for redemption at Duke on Feb. 18 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. On Tuesday, Jan. 31 the Wake Forest Demon Deacons traveled to Chestnut Hill, Ma., to face the Boston College Eagles in the teams’ second meeting of the season. In the two team’s first matchup on Jan. 3, it was John Collins and Dinos Betsy Mann/Old Gold and Black Mitoglou’s combined 32 points and 14 Freshman point guard Brandon Childress scored only four points in Wake rebounds that led the Deacs to a 79-66 Forest's heartbreaking loss to the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Jan. 28. victory in Winston-Salem, N.C. This week, it was Collins once again 30 of his 34 points in the second half sive plays at the end. These same themes that dominated the Eagles in the paint, alone. of untimely turnovers and defensive mis- carrying the Deacs to a 85-80 victory beWake Forest has showed an ability to cues that arise at the end of games have hind the sophomore forward’s 26 points play with the best teams throughout the haunted the Deacs all season, arguably and 16 rebounds. season, but immaturity and poor execu- being the main reason for losses in games Wake Forest seemingly made a more tion in late-game situations continue to against Duke, Syracuse, North Carolina, conscious effort in the game’s final minutes to get Collins the ball, who on conplague the Deacs and has left them win- Clemson and Florida State. less against ranked opponents this season. With the regular season nearing a close, secutive possessions found his way to the This time it was mental lapses, such as the Deacs need to quickly learn from their free throw line to close out the game. Wake Forest will host Georgia Tech on Brandon Childress receiving a technical mistakes if they want to have any chance foul for unnecessarily pushing Grayson of success in the ACC Tournament and Saturday, Feb. 4 and will prepare to slow Allen after a foul late in the second half, a shot at the NCAA Tournament. Wake down the red-hot Yellow Jackets that have defeated two top-15 opponents in two of and an offense that was only able to score Forest has a fairly thin NCAA Tourna- its last three games. once out of the last five possessions. ment resume and most likely would need To keep their NCAA Tournament It has become increasingly frustrating to finish in the top eight in the ACC reg- hopes alive, the Deacs have to consider to watch Wake Forest play well enough ular season standings with either a strong Saturday’s contest as a must win. Wake to be in position to secure these signature showing in the ACC Tournament or a Forest will tip off at 3:00 p.m. at the wins only to fail to capitalize on the deci- signature win to have a legitimate shot at LJVM Coliseum.

Superbowl 51: Will this be the Falcon's year? John Collins leads the Deacs to their first ACC road win since 2014 as his 21 points lifted Wake Forest over N.C. State in Raleigh

ning backs Freeman and Coleman, made Atlanta a tough team to beat this season. The Patriots, led by QB Tom Brady, started the season on a rough note. The suspension of Brady for the first four games had many fans and experts worried about

ZACH SEARLE Staff Writer searzf14@wfu.edu Houston, Texas will be the site for Super Bowl 51, which will take place this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on Fox. Whether you are in it for the food, the ads or the game itself, this year’s Super Bowl game will definitely be one to watch. The New England Patriots, representing the AFC, will take on the Atlanta Falcons, representing the NFC, in what will be a matchup between two high powered offenses. Both teams, led by two of the best quarterbacks in the league, finished with two of the highest point per game averages this season. It all comes down to Sunday to see who can claim the title for the 2016-2017 NFL season. The Falcons, led by QB Matt Ryan, were under the radar for much of the season, but finally have a chance to show off their dominant offense on Sunday. Kyle Shannahan, the offensive coordinator, has put together a remarkable season using much of the talent available. Not only did Julio Jones have another incredible season, but additional receivers like Sanu and Gabriel helped Atlanta score 540 points this season, tied for eighth all time in league history. This, combined with the help from run-

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On Sunday Brady will vie for his fifth Superbowl victory, which would be a new NFL record for a quarterback.

their chances. However, in true Patriot fashion, the team found a way to get things done. Backup quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett, who played in the first four games, used the strong receiving core, running game and the expertise of Bill Belichick, to get the job done. When week five came around, Tom Brady took control of the team and there was no looking back for New England. Using the talent of Julian Edelman, Legarrette Blount, Martellus Bennett and Chris Hogan on offense, this team has found its way to the Super Bowl for the ninth time. On the defensive side, both teams will look to get quick pressure to the QBs. The Patriots defense, which allowed the least amount of points per game, will look for big performances from pass rusher Trey Flowers and will count on McCourty, Logan and Butler in their secondary to hold down the Atlanta offense. The Falcons defense, which has forced five turnovers in their two playoff games, will look to break the strong barrier of the Patriot’s offensive line and make Brady uncomfortable early. However, with two of the best offenses in the league at play, it will be hard for either defense to stand strong. My official prediction: I think we will see another incredible offensive performance by the Falcons, but with the experience and expertise of the Brady and Belichick combo, I will take the Patriots in this one with a score of 35-31.

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The old guard retains power in Australia The Men’s and Women’s singles finals both provided viewers with classic matchups BY KYLE FERRER Staff Writer ferrka16@wfu.edu For the tennis world, the Australian Open serves as a renaissance every year of tennis world fame. It’s a place uniquely befitting new talents, exotic John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS excursions and miraculous shot making. This year was no different. Melbourne continued to delight the sport of tennis with its electric atmosphere, sunny climate and happy abundance of Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications kangaroos. Wake Forest Alum Noah Rubin competed in this year’s Australian Open and won his In mixed doubles, unseeded American first machup before falling to eventual champion Roger Federer in the Round of 64. Abigail Spears and her Columbian partner Juan Sebastian Cabal captured their first Slam title. This eclipsed Steffi Graf ’s Rafael Nadal Grand Slam final. It was Grand Slam title in just 64 minutes, de- previous record of 22. Williams did not reminiscent of the epics of old, atop the feating Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig 6-2, drop a set all tournament, dominating browned, weathered grass at Wimbledon. 6-4. Second-seeded American Bethanie the field in a not unfamiliar manner with Only this time it was Australia who was Mattek-Sands and Czech Lucie Šafárová, overwhelming power in what seemed to gifted with this modern classic. It seemed claimed the Women’s Doubles champi- be her peak form. Williams became the to be such an unlikely matchup, since both onship defeating Andrea Hlaváčlová and oldest woman, at age 35, to win a Grand Federer and Nadal have been showing Peng Shuai in three tight sets, 6-7(4), 6-3, Slam singles title in the Open era. signs of deterioration, hobbling through 6-3. This was the duo’s fourth major title, Serena will regain her world No. 1 rank- a rough 2016 season riddled with injuries ninth overall. Australia-native John Peers ing after having relinquished it to the for both. Each man was to this point in a along with his Finnish partner, Henri German, Angelique Kerber — a defiant cycle of slow decline, visibly chafing with Kontinen, captured their first major title, start to the 2017 season. their age and battling to regain the sheen defeating Americans Bob and Mike BryThe Men’s Singles final this year was of their youth. truly something special. It was an el clasan, 7-5, 7-5, in just under two hours. That said, from the beginning of the Serena Williams defeated her sister Ve- sico matchup we all thought we would tournament, things seemed to be taking nus Williams, 6-4, 6-4 in the Women’s never see again. But alas, tennis fans were on a different hue. Both Djokovic and singles final, capturing her 23rd Grand rewarded with a Roger Federer versus Murray were upset early (Djokovic, sec-

ond round; Murray, fourth). The path seemed to be paved, the magic seemed to be starting to bubble up. But things still weren’t easy; Federer had to push through three five-set matches, as did Nadal. When the final arrived, each player knew what was at stake: records, legacies and possibly the last chance for either man to take home another major title. The match was tight. Nadal’s forehands were zipping up the Federer backhand side, but Federer continued to step into his shots and rip at every angle. Neither man was afraid; however, one could tell after a few crushing backhands from Federer that he was playing at a slightly different level. I have personally not seen Federer hit backhands like that in a long time — brutally crisp, angled and titanic. Federer won the first set, and the two men proceeded to then trade sets until the final deciding fifth set, a seemingly deserved end. Federer went down 1-3 in the final set, but dug out of a deep hole to lead it four to three, where he proceeded to win the point of the match, a laborious backandforth, crosscourt/down the line showcase. Nadal hit a penultimate, cross-court backhand within an inch of both baseline and sideline; Federer lunged, planted a foot, stabbed and blasted a forehand down the line for a winner. After that, Federer won the set 6-3, and took home is 18th Grand Slam title. Australia is a magical place, foreign yet familiar, where years start and careers can end. But this year, Roger Federer is the king. He may be getting old, but man is he still kicking.

Alumnus Mit Shah donates to Basketball Program Shah’s $5 million donation will help fund the basketball player development facility that is sure to be a draw for big-name recruits BY CAITLIN HERLIHY Senior Writer herlcr13@wfu.edu

Despite a disappointing loss to Duke on Saturday Jan. 28, Wake Forest basketball has a reason to celebrate. Wake Forest alumnus and trustee Mit Shah (’91) donated $5 million in support of Wake Forest Basketball. The money will help fund the basketball player development facility currently under construction. Shah is the youngest alumnus to contribute considerable amounts of money to the university’s Wake Will campaign. The recent donation is in addition to an estimated $2.5 million he has previously donated to academic resources, university facilities and student financial aid. “Mit has been a trailblazer at Wake Forest and we are grateful for his ongoing support of our university, our athletic department and our basketball programs,” said President Hatch in the Wake Forest News press release. The Shah Basketball Complex will be an extension of the Sutton Sports Performance Center and the Miller Center, expected completion next summer. The $12 million construction endeavor includes $9 million state-of-the art basketball complex and a $3 million investment on the third floor of Sutton Sports Center. The Wake Forest basketball program will receive two expanded practice gyms, allowing the both men’s and women’s teams to practice simultaneously. Other features include basketball-specific strength and conditioning space, hydrotherapy equipment, coaches’ oﬃces, locker rooms and meeting rooms. The new nutrition zone will include an on staﬀ sports dietitian,

motivated by the university’s commitment to its students and student athletes. “Wake Forest is a community where our professors and coaches create a deeply personal, profound and lifelong impact on our students and student athletes,” Shah said in a Wake Forest News press release. “This is the Wake Forest way, and we must continue to ensure that we invest personal, financial and physical resources which enable each of our students and student-athletes to find their passion and purpose, achieve their individual potential, become leaders, and in turn, lead lives that matter.” Shah was honored during the first half of Saturday’s men’s basketball game with the presentation of a personalized jersey. “Mit’s commitment to Pro Humanitate complements his vision and leadership,” Hatch said in the Wake Forest News press release. “Together, these qualities have Betsy Mann/Old Gold & Black benefitted Wake Forest tremendously as he has raised Mit Shah (‘91) is presented with a Wake Forest Basketball the bar on young alumnus philanthropic support and engagement.” jersey at halftime of the Duke-Wake Forest matchup. During his time as a student at Wake Forest, Shah teaching kitchen and dining area for team meals. The competed on the men’s tennis team. Beginning his complex features a heritage area dedicated to former sophomore year, he worked part-time at the Graylyn Estate. Over the subsequent three years, his job at the Wake Forest basketball legends. “The Shah Basketball Complex creates an incredible Graylyn taught him lessons in business and economadvantage for our program,” said men’s basketball head ics. Coach Danny Manning in the Wake Forest News press “Our responsibility remains to these young men and release. “Thanks to Mit’s continued leadership and women who eagerly arrive on our campus, who are generosity, we’re going from one of the oldest and least embraced and mentored by our caring community,” eﬃcient facilities in the ACC to one of the best in the Shah said in the Wake Forest News press release. “And whose personal and professional development takes country.” A dedicated Demon Deacon, Shah is also a Deacon place in our best-in-class facilities.” Club member, a former member of the Deacon Club Shah is the C.E.O. of Noble Investment Group, a Board of Directors and an active member of the Wake lodging investment organization based in Atlanta, Will Athletic Campaign Committee and Chairman of Georgia, and is a part-owner of the NBA’s Atlanta the Basketball Executive Committee. Shah says Wake Hawks. He currently resides in Atlanta with his wife Forest had significant influence on his life. The gift was and two children.

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Deacons set for ITA Indoor Championship Deacons continue strong performance as they triumph in consecutive matches to clinch a spot in the ITA IndoorChampionships BY TOMMASO MONETA Asst. Sports Editor monet14@wfu.edu Wake Forest finished the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) kick-off weekend in an imposing manner. The Demon Deacons hosted Nebraska, Auburn and Georgia State, beating Nebraska 4-1 and Georgia State 4-0 as they secured a spot in the ITA Indoor Championship. Last year, Wake Forest won both the singles and doubles competitions of the ITA indoor championships. This season, the Deacs will look to send even more athletes to the final rounds, as they continue to assert themselves as a nationally ranked powerhouse. Wake Forest vs. Nebraska Ranked first in the country, Petros Chrysochos, from Cyprus, beat Toby Boyer 6-4, 6-2, which set the tone for the rest of the Demon Deacons. Borna Gojo, from Croatia, followed his teammates victory with an even more impressive showing triumphing 6-0, 6-1, over his opponent Tomislav Antoljak. Alan Gadjiev, from Uzbekistan, rounded off the

team’s performance with a solid 6-4, 6-4, victory over Micah Klousia. Nebraska, though fighting valiantly, never had the upper hand in the matches and also gave way to our strong squad even in doubles. The No. 1 ranked doubles team in the nation, Skander Mansouri, from Tunisia, and Christian Seraphim, from Germany, beat their opponents, Boyer and Antoljak, 6-1. Gojo and Gadjiev closed out the competition with a 6-3 win over David Samardzija and Dylan Bednarczyk.

souri and Seraphim won 6-1 over Kennedy and Koeke, while Gojo and Gadjiev beat Sebastian Acuna and Andrei Andrukhou 6-3. The Demon Deacons will take two weeks off before they play at No. 12 Oklahoma State, who will surely attempt to avenge their recent shutout.

Wake Forest vs. Georgia State When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This is no cliché saying and it is perfectly applied to this situation — the Deacons swept Georgia State 4-0, securing a spot in the ITA Indoor Championship. Chrysochos dominated his opponent Zackery Kennedy 6-0, 6-0. Quick on his feet, Chrysochos was always in the right place, thus forcing his adversary to run the baseline. Clearly, this strategy paid dividends. Mansouri, playing at No. 2 singles, made quick work of his opponent Jannis Koeke, winning both sets 6-3, 6-3. No. 21 in the country, Seraphim beat Quentin Coulaud, shutting him out in the second set: the final score was 6-4, 6-0. The doubles matches went in a similar fashion. Man-

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Redshirt Junior Christian Seraphim triumphs after beating his opponent 6-0 in the final set.

NBA Recap: How to compete with NBA’s elite Teams decide to tank or to improve as NBA season reaches midway point BY DANIEL PACHINO Sports Editor pachdb15@wfu.edu The 2016-2017 NBA season is finally taking shape as we approach the AllStar Break. In my final recap before the midseason break, I discuss some of the league’s biggest takeaways and storylines, including which teams at the bottom of the standings should tank for the NBA Draft in June and which teams should make big splashes before the trade deadline.

foe does not get the opportunity to reap the benefits of their abysmal season. Another team that should not tank is the Philadelphia 76ers, who after many years of tanking for top picks, are finally starting to compete. This is not necessarily because I think they can make the playoffs, but because if the Lakers do not receive a top-3 pick in the Draft, then the pick becomes the 76ers’s. If the 76ers are lucky, they very well could end up with two of the first ten picks. In contrast, I fully believe the Los Angeles Lakers should tank the rest of the way. A hot start to the season had many believing they could be a surprise playoff team, but a rash of injuries starting

in early December derailed LA’s season. Now, the Lakers find themselves in second to last place in the Western conference. As stated earlier, the Lakers only get to hold on to their first-round pick if they finish in the top-3 of the Lottery, so the Lakers might as well tank to try and secure a top-3 pick in what many believe is the deepest draft class in years. Teams a player away from contending Two teams in particular stand out to me in this category. These are teams that I believe, if they added one more star player or excellent role player could prevent the third straight match-up be-

To tank or not to tank? First, I want to address teams towards the bottom of the standings I do not think should tank the rest of this season. The Brooklyn Nets, owners of the worst record in the league absolutely should not attempt to tank the rest of the way out. While they may still end up with the worst record in the league by season’s end, it does not make any sense for them to try to lose as many games as possible because the Boston Celtics, proud owners of the Eastern Conference’s second best record, have the rights to Brooklyn’s pick. Because of this, it would be an absolute shame for the Nets to finish with the worst record in the league and then potentially hand the first pick in the draft to Boston. Therefore, the Nets might as well try their best to win a few more games so an Eastern Conference

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Steph Curry has his Golden State Warriors flying atop the West while the 76ers look to decide between tanking or continuing to compete.

tween the Warriors and Cavs in the NBA Finals. The first team that comes to mind here is the Celtics. Now that Isaiah Thomas has blossomed into a superstar, averaging 29.4 points and 6.4 assists per game, the Celtics have surrounded him with great complimentary pieces like Al Horford and Avery Bradley, it is time the Celtics make a big trade and add another piece to complete this team and make them a legitimate threat to Cleveland’s path to the Finals. The perfect fit here is Atlanta’s Paul Millsap, who would instantly make Boston almost as scary as Cleveland, aside from the fact the Cavs have LeBron James on their roster. The second team I think needs to make one move before the trade deadline is the Toronto Raptors. Even though Kyle Lowry and DeMar Derozan are both fantastic players, the Raptors should realize they do not have enough talent outside those two to beat Cleveland in a Best of 7 series. If Toronto ever wants to be more than just a big speed bump on the Cavs’ annual road to the Finals, they must add a third playmaker, ideally an offensive minded frontcourt player who can occasionally dominate a game. The perfect fit for the Raptors would be power-forward Serge Ibaka, who is in the final year of his contract with the Orlando Magic. The second half of the season will prove interesting as there should be two significant storylines to follow: what will happen with the teams who miss out on the playoffs again and which teams will present legitimate challenges to Golden State’s and Cleveland’s title hopes in their respective conferences.

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Spotlight: men’s soccer Head Coach Bobby Muuss BYRYANJOHNSTON Online Managing Editor johnrc14@wfu.edu

Wake Forest men’s soccer Head Coach Bobby Muuss led the Demon Deacons to the National Championship game last season and is excited to compete at a high level next season as well. First, congratulations on the excellent season and ACC Coach of the year accolades. How do you feel the team is poised to replicate the success next season? I think it’s just making sure we do the right thing in order to continue to develop, continue to have guys step up and fill roles for guys that have left, but more importantly, doing the little things that just give us an opportunity to compete for a National Championship. I said it at the beginning of this season; I don’t think it’s fair for people to try to compare and ask, ‘are you going to be able to replicate the offensive output that the last team had.’ I don’t think it’s fair to compare any team [from year to year] because they’re always so different. For me, I think this team wants to create it’s own history and new history. We share that goal each and every year, and right now, the guys are working extremely hard, even though we had an incredible season last year when you really sit down and think about it. We had an incredible year, but we still have a pretty bad taste in our mouth and we want more. There’s not a guy in our locker room that doesn’t think that we can get back and put ourselves in a place to compete for a National Championship, but they know it will take a lot of hard work. It’s also going to take a lot of commit-

ment to doing the right things on and off the field every day. What message did you try to convey to the team after the National Championship? You know, I didn’t really talk to the guys until we were on the bus. I gave them their own time and the leaders on the team came together. But the one thing that I did say is, this last game, the way it ended, it certainly does not define the season we had. I’m extremely proud of the way they competed, the way they stuck together through the 110 minutes and even the way they were after the penalties. We stuck to the way we believe the game should be played and the guys fulfilled their roles and did everything I asked of them and what they asked from each other and I couldn’t be more proud of the way they represented the team, Wake Forest and all of our alumni. Even though that penalty didn’t go in and we didn’t win a National Championship, I think when we sit back and look at it, what an incredible year and one for the history books.

a week, they are playing pickup on the days that we don’t train and some of the guys are doing extra agility sessions and conditioning sessions. From a mentality standpoint, some of these guys are getting after it. It does become a grind because we don’t have a game in which we’re competing against another team and we don’t face an opponent until March, but they also know that we start winning and losing games right now by the way that we prepare and the way we’re working, and that’s been evident with the mindset of this group. Has the team established any goals for the Spring season yet? The ultimate goal is we want to win. I think individually, some of the guys have set goals for themselves in terms of turning over from a role player to leader of the group, and some guys are taking the next step and taking more ownership of the group. Obviously there are jobs open

What’s the mindset of the team in Spring practice right now? I think they’re working extremely hard. The winter and spring for us is harder than the fall because they are lifting three days a week, they are training three days

for guys that might not have gotten as much opportunity in the Fall to step up and take, and every year we say we want guys who maybe didn’t participate as much last year during our games to take ownership of roles this spring. We saw that with Logan Gdula last year and Steven Echevarria taking a bigger and bigger role this year and all of that is because of what they did last Spring and how much they stepped up. We’re looking forward to that, but our goals are never going to change, no matter what our depth is, the numbers that we have in the Spring or Fall or whatever our recruiting class is. We want to win and I don’t think we want to change our goals based off of who we lost or what we win. It’s Wake Forest soccer, and we want to win a Championship. Are there any players that you are looking at to elevate their game? Every one of them. I wouldn’t want to single them out, and I know I want to see more leadership qualities and taking ownership of the team from players like Kevin Politz, Rafael Fagundo, Brad Dunwell and Jon Bakero, who are guys that have experience both on and off the field and know the rigors of the ACC and how hard it is to have the season that we just had. It’s time for those guys to step up and take the leadership roles and reins from players like Ian Harkes, Jacori Hayes and Alec Ferrell. Read the rest of the interview at wfuogb.com

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Deac Notes Demon Deacon women’s soccer team signs five new recruits for 2017-2018 squad

Redshirt junior forward Jill Brunori named to 2017 “So You Want To Be A Coach” Class

Head women’s soccer coach Tony da Luz announced the addition of five new Demon Deacons for the 2017 season. The class of recruits includes three All-Americans in Ryanne Brown, Abby McNamara and Sofia Rossi. The talented group will be primarily relied upon to add potency to the Wake Forest oﬀense, which has struggled in recent years Photo courtesy of Wake Forest to score goals. Athletic Communications

Red-shirt junior Brunori was selected as a player who has understanding and application of skills necessary to secure a coaching position in women’s basketball. The program is meant to be a platform for female athletes to be seen as competitive players with an interest in coaching. The program will be held from March 19-31 in Dallas, TX Photo courtesy of Wake Forest with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Athletic Communications

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ACC Recap: No shortage of upsets this week A big week of ACC play is highlighted by a hectic Saturday including a Syracuse upset of Florida State BY KIRBY MCMULLEN Staff Writer mcmukr14@wfu.edu This past week in ACC play was electric as several close games, including some monumental upsets, went a long way in helping sort out the logjam in the middle of the ACC standings. Several of those games included Duke at Notre Dame this past Monday, as well as North Carolina at Miami and Florida State at Syracuse, both taking place last Saturday, Jan. 28. The Duke Blue Devils look as if they’ve found new life after back-to-back road wins against Wake Forest and Notre Dame over a span of three days. Duke looks to be hitting their stride as a team at just

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the right time as they took down the Fighting Irish by a score of 84-74 on Monday, Jan. 28. The Blue Devils were led by Grayson Allen with 21 points and Jayson Tatum who contributed 16 points. Notre Dame was led by swingman V.J. Beachem who poured in 20 points and potential first-team All-ACC player Bonzie Colson, who added 17 points in the losing effort. The Tar Heels of North Carolina ran into a buzzsaw in Miami this weekend as the Hurricanes handled the ‘Heels with ease, winning by a final score of 77-62. The ‘Canes were led by Bruce Brown, who dropped 30 points, a new career high for the freshman guard, and Ja’Quan Newton, who added 18 points in support for the win. North Carolina was led by junior breakout- forward Justin Jackson who contributed 21 points in the loss. In what was perhaps the biggest upset of the weekend, the red-hot Syracuse Orange stunned ACC frontrunner Florida State in upstate New York this weekend by a final score of 82-72. Andrew White III put up 24 points along with John Gillon who added 21 points in what was, without a doubt, the Orange’s best win of the season. The ‘Noles were guided by Jonathan Issac and Dwayne Bacon who both put up 19 points in what was just the Seminoles fourth loss of the season. Some games to look forward to for next week include two paramount, Top-25 conference tilts as Notre Dame takes on North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Saturday night, Feb. 4, and Louisville faces Virginia in a battle for conference supremacy on Monday night, Feb. 6, in Charlottesville. In the battle between the Irish and the ‘Heels, look for a superfluous amount of offense as both teams can really shoot the basketball form deep. The all-star point guard matchup of Matt Farrell and Joel Berry II will be one to really keep your eyes on. If you want to keep your eyes on a matchup of future

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NC State looks to have a better performance in their upcoming game against North Carolina than their last blowout

NBA stars, look no further than the matchup in the paint between Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson and North Carolina’s Isaiah Hicks. In Charlottesville on Monday night, look for Louisville to try and break their offensive stagnation that has been present against UVA in recent years. In a matchup that promises to be a defensive battle, the conference’s best defenses will clash in what is bound to be a low scoring, grind-it-out type of affair. The guard matchup between London Perrantes and Donovan Mitchell is one to be especially excited for, as the two are some of the most physical and dynamic guards in the nation.

PGA: John Rahm earns first Tour victory John Rahm, a 22-year-old from Spain wins his first PGA event at Torrey Pines in Tiger Woods’s uninspiring return BY ETHAN PERELLIS Contributing Writer pereeh13@wfu.edu This past weekend, the Farmers Insurance Open was held at the famed Torrey Pines, which many golf analysts deem the unoﬃcial start of the 2017 PGA Tour calendar. High profile players including Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and World No. 1 Jason Day participated in the tournament based in San Diego, CA. However, the biggest storyline going into the competition was the return of Tiger Woods. Torrey Pines is traditionally one of Woods’ favorite courses as the 14-time Major winner has eight PGA Tour victories at Torrey Pines. However, Woods did not factor into this year’s contest. Woods posted scores of 76-72 over the first two days and missed the cut in his first tournament since last year’s Hero World Challenge. Following a slew of injuries and recent swing changes, Woods never seemed comfortable as he continued to struggle with consistency. His next tournament will be the Omega Dubai Desert Classic this week, which features another starstudded field. Woods, 41, looks to find his once dominant game before the Masters in April and the summer Major Championships. Going into Sunday, Patrick Rodgers and two-time and

defending champion Brandt Snedeker shared the leader for the Waste Management Phoenix Open, but many of at nine-under. However, this weekend belonged to Jon the world’s top players will be joining Woods in Dubai. Rahm, a 22-year-old from Spain making only his 12th The next few weeks are important for golfers as they comstart as a professional. Rahm was 6-under after 54 holes, pete for limited spots in the notable World Golf Champibut finished the weekend with a 30 on the back nine. Both onships events in March. Rodgers and Snedeker had too many costly bogeys during the fourth round to catch the young Spanish phenom. Rahm ended his round with an eagle putt from 60 feet on the 18th hole to clinch the competition. The former Arizona State Sun Devil finished the weekend 13-under, which included a final round 65. Charles Howell III and Cheng Tsung Pan were the runner-ups at 10-under, while Day and Fowler both missed the cut. Fan-favorite Mickelson ended in a tie for 14th at seven-under, and Rose completed his tournament in a tie for fourth at 9-under. Former Demon Deacon golfers Bill Haas and Webb Simpson did not participate in the Farmers Insurance Open. Even with no previous PGA Tour victories on his resume, Rahm’s success does not come as a surprise. Rahm was considered one of the best amateur golfers his final two years of college, leading him to prestigious individual college golf honors such as the Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus Award. At Arizona State, Rahm’s coach was Tim Mickelson, Phil’s brother, who is now Rahm’s manager. Rahm’s best finishes previously were a third place finish at the Quicken Loans National in Washington D.C. and a second place outing at the Canadian Open. Besides Danny Lawson/PA Wire/Zuma Press/TNS earning roughly $1.2 million, Rahm also qualifies for this year’s Masters and moves into the top 50 of the Oﬃcial At 41, Tiger Woods hopes to overcome years of World Golf Rankings. Next weekend, the PGA Tour will be in Scottsdale, AZ injuries and return to dominant form in 2017

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Under-The-Radar Brands of 2017 These 10 fashion brands may not be well-known now, but will soon take over the fashion world in 2017 BY CALEB WOODY Staff Writer woodcw16@wfu.edu 2017 is just beginning, but even now art and culture are drastically shifting around to newer and more popular trends. Nowhere is this more felt than in the fashion world. The following 10 brands are what I consider to be on the rise in 2017, or in other words, brands to follow. SISYPHE My new favorite brand of 2017 is SISYPHE — a refreshing take on the crowded “streetwear” niche that has exploded in the American fashion market. With a variety of colors and styles to suit a shifting market, SISYPHE has shown a strong start in its home country of Spain as well as in urban American markets. With strong branding, interesting motifs (the omega used on their hats and the prescription prints on their tee’s specifically) and a nice blend of materials. SISYPHE is a brand on the rise. Manta Ops With an edgy appeal that is reminiscent of 80’s rock mixed with Eastern European brutalist style, Manta Ops lays it all bare and goes back to basics with its line of modern graphic tee’s, restyled flannels and dark denim. In its most collection, New Cold War, Manta explores the themes of “modern day society and the struggles to connect with each other despite having more social media in our lives than ever.” The collection features graphics sourced from Russian pop-culture with quotations form Robert Greene’s best-selling book The 48 Laws of Power, also cited in Russian. Manta Ops is taking all that you may have loved about your dad’s old band t-shirts and contemporizing it for 2017 NONCONFORMIST As stated on their website, “Born from the ideas of social movements and uprisings, NONCONFORMIST’s graphics are aimed at disparities within society and acts of social injustice. The collections feature a balance of classic street-wear staples and contemporary pieces mixed in with prints, badging and fine embroidery to complete the details.” The brand, borrowing from social movements and protests, released its last collection (FW16) under the name DON’T WASTE WAR. It featured military stylings with iconic quotations such as “Prisoners to War” and “Don’t hit back, sit back.” NONCONFORMIST stands out as a strong contender in the chic-military niche for 2017.

Pièces Uniques Paris The Paris-based brainchild of Edmond Luu, PUP is sleek, crisp and refreshing. Using bold colors, sharp lines and strong fabrics, Luu has created a clean but severe style that has garnered strong support in the fashion community. In his most recent collection, WAVE#4 The five elements, Luu pays homage to mother earth with pieces designed for each of the classical elements, (earth, fire, water, air and aether). visvim Established in 2000 by Japanese designer, Hiroki Nakamura, visvim has created a unique name for itself by combing indigenous patterns and styles from around the world with modern clothing and footwear trends. In its SS17 collection, visvim seemed to pursue colors, patterns, and styles reminiscent of the Native Americans — specifically of the American Southwest. All around, the interesting mishmash of patterns, colors and materials prevent visvim from ever having a boring season. Opening Ceremony While not entirely under-the-radar, OC has made quite the splash in 2017 by releasing two collections in time for the first 100 days of America’s most controversial president. The first collection, aptly titled the Action Capsule, featured graphic tee’s, crews and tanks featuring empowering words such as DEFY, FIGHT and PROTEST, words that OC claims “capture the essence of what it means to be an American.” In addition, 100 percent of the proceeds from this collection benefit the American Civil Liberties Union. Their second collection, entitled Global Varsity, seems to be a direct aﬀront towards President Trump’s foreign hostilities, with the tagline, “A Celebration of Diversity: Come As You Are,” and a collection of genuine leather Varsity jackets featuring the flag, symbols, colors and native languages of over 50 diﬀerent countries. OC is firmly stating that fashion can (and should) be political when necessary.

Babylon With their most recent collection showing gruesome, medieval woodcuts of priests and soldiers fighting demons, Babylon is putting the graphic back in graphic tee. While possibly one of the smallest brands on this list, Babylon has a lot of heart, and a lot of angst. Fueled by the skater sub-culture of LA, they even feature a skating bowl on the grounds of their flagship store. This is just pure skate-fashion — everything that PAC Sun wants to be. KITH KITH is a unique feature on this list because it is more than just a fashion brand. Yes, it does feature its own in-house label and founder/creative director Ronnie Fieg, who designs award-winning styles for men and women, but KITH is also a lifestyle curator. By partnering with various other brands of footwear and apparel (such as Nike, Adidas, Helmut Lang and Beats by Dre), KITH creates curated, multi-brand collections interspersed with its own designs to create a shopping experience completely unlike anything else on the market. KITH’s SS17 collection, entitled OFF-WHITE, features a nice contrast between heavy bomber jackets and flannels and sharp graphic tee’s. Used Future Founded in 2009 in Seoul, South Korea, Used Future highlights even more the hot-bed of creativity and innovation that East Asia is showing in the fashion world. With a mission statement of “aim[ing] to refine the menswear by combining youth culture with bold aesthetic.” UF makes a strong case for itself in its FW16 collection that draws heavily on late-90’s-early-2000’s styling to deliver a sentimental, yet modern feel. Used Future will be appreciated by those who can agree that simple colors and modern materials follow the proper progression of fashion. NID de GUÊPES With a name meaning “The Wasp Nest” and a style described as “meshing both American youth culture and French high-end sensibilities,” NDG is a daring project based out of Paris that does exactly what it said it would. It takes American styles, such as denim or bomber jackets, and meshes it with high-end final touches to make it worth the label (and price-tag). Their most recent collection focused on distressed denim, variously colored bomber jackets, and branded graphic tee’s.

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TV Show Review | This is Us

WARNING SPOILERS: This Is Us entertains audiences with witty humor and complex plot devices BY ANNIE STEVENS Contributing Writer stevam15@wfu.edu

It is no secret that NBC’s This Is Us was one of the breakout shows of 2016. Starring Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia, the comedy-drama has stolen the television spotlight and captured the hearts of viewers everywhere. The series highlights the ups and downs of both childhood and adulthood, focusing on the incredibly loveable yet extremely dysfunctional Pearson family. In the first episode, Jack and Rebecca Pearson rush to the hospital to deliver their triplets. Two of the triplets, Kevin and Kate, are born healthy; however, Rebecca tragically loses her third baby during delivery. The young parents are devastated by the loss of their child, but unbeknownst to them, a miracle is in the works. A baby boy is brought to the hospital the same night, after being abandoned by his father at a fire station. Seeing this as more than a coincidence, Jack and Rebecca decide to adopt the baby, naming him Randall. This Is Us keeps viewers on their toes by flashing between the past and the present, delving into the lives of the young couple and their children. As viewers, we are able to watch the triplets as newborns, middle-schoolers,

high-schoolers and even present-day adults. We see them grow up, and in turn, we fall in love with them and their parents. And although the Pearsons may at times seem like they have it all together, they really are just like the majority of American families: complicated. It is clear that Jack and Rebecca do not have a flawless marriage by any means, as he battles alcoholism and she strives for the impossible ideal of being a perfect mother. Kevin, the popular kid turned handsome actor, struggles to find out who he really is and what exactly he wants to do with his life. Kate, the lone girl of the triplets, has always had issues with her weight. And lastly, Randall, the adopted son who is now the successful father of two, desperately wants to find his biological father. Full of laughter, tears and love, This Is Us tackles so many relevant issues of today’s time. Let’s be honest—everyone and their mother can relate to this show. And just for future advice, bring a box of tissues if you watch it with your mom. I promise she will cry. This Is Us puts a spin on the age-old dysfunctional family storyline. By conPhoto Courtesy of IMDB stantly shifting from the past to the present, viewers are always learning new This Is Us is one of the most highly things about the Pearsons. This Is Us fans anticipated shows by NBC this year. are able to understand why the triplets, otherwise known as the “Big Three,” are and this fact alone is a testament to its the way they are. The show has an ability inherent reliability and charm. Watch to suck you in and never let you go. it with your mom, dad, sister, brother, There are so many reasons why I love significant other or really any living, this show, and I give it a solid 10/10 breathing human on Earth and I guaranrating. I have been hard-pressed to find tee you will all enjoy it. It airs on NBC, someone who did not enjoy This Is Us, on Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

Movie Review | Sing!

Animated movie disappoints audiences WARNING SPOILERS: The new movie from Illumination Studios does not live up to its potential BY ELIZABETH GUARIGLIA Contributing Writer guarem16@wfu.edu Sing! is a super fun and cute kid’s movie that is currently in theaters. It came out Dec. 21 and I saw it in early January. This movie has a very silly plot with various exotic animals, including a pig and a gorilla, all competing in an “American Idol” type of competition for the grand prize of $100,000. The host of the competition has some financial problems and puts on this competition so he can save his beloved theater. Sing! included some good songs, such as “Under Pressure,” “Shake it Oﬀ,” “Hallelujah” and “I’m Still Standing.” The movie was filled with a star-studded cast, featuring Ariana Grande, Tori Kelly, RePhoto courtesy of IMDB ese Witherspoon and Jennifer Hudson. Sing! was a super fun movie if you want Many of Hollywood’s biggest names to sing along and dance in the movie the- provide voiceovers for the characters. ater, but as cute as it was, I don’t think it it was literally the most adorable movie was a movie worth the $14 tickets at the ever because of all the dancing and singing animals. I would agree that part was theater. I saw it with my friend, who thought adorable. But I think the singing animal

concept has been done before, as illustrated in Madagascar or The Lion King. It wasn’t just an original idea and Madagascar and The Lion King did the singing animal theme much better. The credits make it seem like the animals will sing a lot of songs that are very current and public. But I didn’t know all of the songs in the movie, and I feel like I am frequently exposed to a lot of songs on the radio. Maybe the director and producers were trying to put in songs that older generations would know to make it more relatable to them, but even if that was the case, I know a majority of the songs from my parent’s generation. Maybe it was just a low budget movie and they weren’t able to get a lot “big-name” songs onto their sound track. I also thought the plot was kind of weak — it was just kind of silly, about a little Koala bear trying to save his theater and he puts on a singing competition that ultimately fails. I wouldn’t recommend this movie to a friend of my age or to a little cousin or a younger sibling. It was just a weak movie. If I was really bored one night and sitting on my couch and it was on TV, maybe I would watch it because it is a happy movie, but it is overall not worth the time.

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Show Review | Lilting Banshees

“Best Of” show brings back classic skits Popular campus comedy troupe, the Lilting Banshees, kicked off the semester with a show full of favorite skits from the last four years BY CAITLIN HERLIHY Senior Writer herlcr13@wfu.edu

The Banshees performed their third show of the year last Wednesday, Jan. 25, and they did not disappoint. Wake Forest’s favorite comedy troupe recalled their favorite sketches from over the last four years for their fifth “Best Of ” performance. The auditorium was packed with students and some faculty for both shows, and the 10 p.m. show sold out within 31 hours of ticket sales. As usual, the show began with quirky phrases and jokes on the projector. The one-liners captivate audiences while they wait for the show to begin. While the slides were not quite comparable to past performances, they still earned well-deserved chuckles. Troupe senior Julie Kanter ignited the show with her enthusiasm during the opening sketch, “Egyptian Coffee Maker.” The sketch portrayed disgruntled Egyptians complaining about their lack of a Keurig coffee dispenser in the break room. Originally performed in 2013, the sketch was even more hilarious the second time through. “I feel most emotionally attached to the first sketch in our show, ‘Egyptian Coffee Maker,’ because it was originally from my very first show as a freshman,” Kanter said. “I got to play the exact same part, but everyone else in the sketch was different. It felt familiar and totally new all at the same time.” The show weaved through 12 separate sketches and two additional shorter bits. Each sketch was separated by the troupe’s enthusiastic dancing, a personal favorite element in the show.

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The Lilting Banshees held their “Best Of” performance, the first show of the semester, on January 25 to two packed audiences eager to laugh at classic skits from the last four years. One of the most popular performances featured tour guide hopefuls as they endure intensive training, a nod to Greek life initiation practices. The students learn to tell anecdotes about their teachers while walking backwards and pointing. Junior Luis Herrera and sophomore Carson Markland commanded the stage as “pledge masters” of Tau Gamma, or “Tour Guides.” The sketch was originally performed in November 2015. “This show was very special to the five members of the senior class because they are sketches dating back to our freshman year,” Kanter said. “It’s been really special to get to work with things we wrote as freshmen and things our previous directors and troupe members wrote.” The finale, however, was spectacular. Fans of the musical Les Miserables were enrapt in the troupe’s rendition of the story, replacing French peasants with Delta Kappa Epsilon pledges. Senior David Caliguire starred in the hilarious depiction of DKE pledges revolting against their upperclassmen brothers. As a dedicated Banshee fan myself, I had hoped to see

the troupe perform the Les Miserable sketch one last time before graduating. “It was fun and entertaining to see the best skits from years past and reminiscing on all the good times since freshmen year,” senior Kellie Giesel said. “I really enjoyed the Les Miserables skit. I can’t wait for what else they have in store the rest of the year!” “Best Of ” left me doubled over in laughter. From junior Ellie King’s portrayal of a young girl plotting to murder her parents, to junior Lando Pieroni’s dance as the “blackout fairy,” the crowd laughed nonstop during the hour and a half show. The performance featured all 22 members of the troupe, including five members who returned from studying abroad. Despite having only a week to rehearse, technical issues were minimal during the 8 p.m. show. In February, the troupe will collaborate with the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improvisational and sketch comedy group from Chicago. The Banshees will perform their fourth and final show of the year in April.

Humor Column | Wake Alternative Facts

Facts about Wake that no one would ever admit are true There are a few things that students don’t find out about the university until they’ve been attending the school for a couple semesters

BY RAVEN MCCORKLE Staff Writer mccorc16@wfu.edu

Among the conversations of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” I’ve decided to compile a list of the best alternative facts about Wake Forest. “I don’t love Pit breakfast.” Anyone who tells you they don’t love Pit breakfast is giving you an alternative fact about their breakfast preferences. I don’t care who you are or what you say. You love Pit breakfast. You cannot tell me that the delicious pancakes that you stood in line for 20 minutes for were not a great break from the usual eggplant lasagna and broccoli. “At Wake Forest, we’re big on diversity.” This gets shoved down the throats of every prospective Deacon who tours the beautiful campus of Wake Forest. I’ll admit, there are many efforts to create dialogue and awareness for students of diverse backgrounds, but if you look at race and economic background, claiming to be “big on diversity” is a bit of a tall tale.

“Wake Forest isn’t a party school!”

I remember bragging about this to my high school classmates who were going to other colleges that were labeled as “party schools.” Once again, another alternative fact. When I first read the Princeton Review article that ranked Wake Forest as the #14 party school, I couldn’t believe it — that is, until I settled in and realized that Wake Forest’s motto really should be “work hard, play harder.” “There’s a class for everyone!” First off, let me tell you that I’ve never known a more unfortunate situation to be in than freshman registration for the second semester. There were no classes available. I checked every class. From library science classes to class on greek mythology — which holds 100 students, by the way — every class was full. I went home for winter break, and I was only registered for 10 hours. Sometimes I wonder how every freshman ended up getting more than 12 hours… Was it the magic of Mother So Dear? “Don’t trust Wakeratings! It’s only made up of strong feelings!” One of my biggest mistakes was not searching all of my professors on WakeRatings before the start of my

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Wake Forest University isn’t always eager to admit it when “facts” aren’t 100 percent true. freshman year. Listen up, kids. If I had to offer a piece of advice to an incoming freshman, it would be this: ALWAYS check WakeRatings. Even if you were considering Michelle Obama as a professor for your HES class, check WakeRatings. You’ll thank me for it later.

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Movie Review | Split

Shyamalan film stigmatizes mental illness Split, director M. Night Shyamalan’s most recent film succeeds as a thriller but creates controversy in its portryal of mental illness BY MADISON ZEHMER Staff Writer zehmml16@wfu.edu Movie director M. Night Shyamalan does not shy away from controversy. In fact, it often seems that he enjoys it and thrives off of it. When I found out that he was making a thriller film about dissociative identity disorder (DID), I was immediately concerned that his film would only perpetuate the stigmas and falsehoods surrounding DID. Although Split is a well-acted, well-directed and effective thriller, my reservations about the film are justified. Shyamalan cannot find a balance between romanticizing and stigmatizing mental illness, making Split an uncomfortable and problematic film. After three teenaged girls are kidnapped by Kevin (James McAvoy), a man suffering from DID, they are trapped in a small room in a basement with very few resources. Although two of the girls immediately begin to try to escape, the outcast, Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), takes a more observant and subtle approach as she tries to become friends with Kevin’s various personalities in hopes of convincing one of them to show her the way out. She befriends Kevin’s personality Hedwig, a nineyear-old child, who begins to warn her of a rising personality called “the Beast.” As the story progresses, Kevin’s personalities undergo a critical shift that prepare for the disturbing supernatural climax. Taylor-Joy, McAvoy and Betty Buckley, who plays Kevin’s psychiatrist, all give formidable performances. Taylor-Joy is one of the most promising young actresses in the business today, which is why it is unfortunate that Shyamalan chooses to focus on McAvoy’s work at Taylor-Joy’s expense. Her performance in Split is as adept as her performance in last years The Witch, though nowhere near as haunting or affecting due to her limited role in Split. I found it disappointing that she spends most

of the film looking sad, scared or a combination of the two, when she is clearly capable of more challenging and moving work. McAvoy is fascinating and terrifying as Kevin. His ability to signal a change in personality with a twitch of an eyebrow, a slight movement or a subtle raise in voice is absorbing and striking. He goes all-out to protray Kevin and his condition, which only maximizes the danger that the film poses. Buckley portrays a compassionate, earnest psychiatrist with skill and ease. The talent of the cast makes Split a more reputable film, which is concerning given the severity of the falsehoods it perpetuates. It is diﬃcult to accurately articulate my concerns with Split without giving spoilers away. I will discuss spoilers for the rest of the review, so if you would like to avoid them, now would be the time to stop reading. “The Beast” that Casey and the other girls are warned about is Kevin’s 24th personality, a superhuman with a large, augmented body, super-strength and super-speed. Kevin’s psychiatrist explains that the trauma Kevin went through as a child allowed him to change his brain chemistry at will, thus creating new personalities. By changing his brain chemistry, he can also change his body. “The Beast” kills the psychiatrist and feeds on two of the girls for strength, but chooses to spare Casey because he sees her self-harm scars and realizes she is “pure,” or has experienced suﬀering like he has (in flashbacks, it is revealed that Casey was abused by her uncle.) Split essentially serves as a supervillian origin story. The danger of this lies in the all-too-common portrayal of mentally ill people as inherently violent and dangerous. The entire plot is based on the fact that Kevin’s DID causes him to kidnap and kill other people, thus reinforcing the problematic stigma surrounding mental illness. Using incorrect science and horror movie tropes, Shyamalan goes back and forth between romanticizing and stigmatizing mental illness, making Split an interesting but potentially dangerous film. If the thriller and horror genre continues to use mental-illness as a plot device, the false belief that people with mental illness are intrinsically threatening will continue to persist, perpetuating the stigma against people with mental illness. Since Split is a genuinely well-made and well-acted movie,

people are more likely to take it seriously because it takes itself seriously. Split is a good thriller, but ultimately it is an exceedingly diﬃcult film that may have unintended negative repercussions.

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Travel Column | London’s Markets

Explore all the flavors of London at the markets Markets gather local artisans and food vendors in one place, making it easy to discover London’s unique food culture BY NICHOLAS DEMAYO Life Editor demanj14@wfu.edu In every new city I visit, I like exploring the market areas. This is because locals with their artisanal goods and delicious food typically gather in these places. From my personal experience, London’s markets are some of the best in Europe. Not only do the markets in London act as a serving place to buy groceries, but they also offer a local’s view of the city. Plus, any visit to the capital of Great Britain would not be complete without getting lost in at least one of these cultural phenomena. Camden Lock Market Camden Lock market offers more than the standard Union Jack-plastered souvenirs. Instead, this market boasts of around 50 food stands (in my estimation) alongside a two-level labyrinth of local craft vendors. My recommendation would be to give yourself extra time here, because it’s more than just a tourist attraction. Rather, Camden Town is the super-hipster part of London, an interesting contrast to the hustle and bustle of the City. Start off your day at the market by visiting Mama’s Jerk Chicken to heat up your taste buds, only to cool them down with the red velvet ice cream sandwich from Blu Top Ice Cream.

be Bleecker St. Burgers. They were voted the best burger in London, and for good reason. They cook their patties to medium rare creating a melt-in-your-mouth goodness. The juicy beef mixes and mingles with cheddar cheese and a cheese sauce that literally does melt in your mouth. Toppings? Forget about it. Just some grilled onion on top to bring out the flavors of highquality British beef. But if you’re not one for red meat, right next door is Poppies Fish n’ Chips, which offers one of the city’s better versions of the traditional English pub favorite. Borough Market South of the River Thames, things start to feel different. London begins to loosen up in its “liberties,” as they used to be called, and locals seem to always be packing into the pubs and the area’s biggest food attraction — Borough Market. It’s pronounced “buruh” not “beeeauuurrooo” and it makes a difference because you will stick out like crazy as a tourist here. But don’t worry too much, your nose will be your guide to something tasty to eat. My recommendation would be the saltbeef bagel with mustard from one of the pop-up stands. Think of it as some incredibly thick and salty corned beef on a bagel, with some slaw to balance all that salt. It’s really good. But if you are looking for some souvenirs, it would be best to visit one of the other markets. Borough is the best for actually picking up groceries, that is, if you’re not already full. Nicholas DeMayo/Old Gold & Black So if you’re planning a trip to London for an extended The fruit vendors at the Borough Market in London study abroad, or for just a weekend, take some time off attract locals and tourists from other European cities. of sightseeing and get yourself a bite at the market. Spitalfields Market If it’s an indoor market you prefer, and especially one with award-winning restaurants, Spitalfields is the place to check out. In the middle of their giant concourse you will find pop-up craft vendors selling leather goods and vintage records. When these vendors close at around 7:00 p.m., the market turns into the greatest food court I have ever seen, with an eclectic selection from Indian food to burgers and even a Philly cheesesteak truck. The real winner of Spitalfields market, however, has to

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Old Gold & Black | Life

Top 20 historical facts about Wake Forest University (that you probably didn’t know) BY BEN WEEKLEY Contributing Writer weekbh14@wfu.edu

Council and Student Union will be hosting a Birthday Wake Forest University est. 1834

1. Tuition in 1967 was just $1,000. 2. The school’s original mascot was a Tiger. 3. Wait Chapel is named after Samuel Wait, who founded Wake Forest. 4. President Gerald Ford gave the 1972 Commencement Address at Wake Forest while he was a congressman. 5. Wake Forest has had eight National Championship teams in its athletics history. 6. Eleven Wake Forest alumni have served in the United States House of Representatives or Senate. 7. Wake Forest began admitting women in 1943 to stay open during WWII. 8. The Old Gold & Black was first printed in 1916. 9. Wake Forest is the only school classified as a “National University.” 10. Wake Forest is one of only two schools to win a bowl game in the 2016 season and post an NCAAmeasured football graduation rate of 91 percent or higher.

11. Wake Forest has been named a top-30 University for the last 21 years straight. 12. Brian Piccolo led the nation in rushing and scoring his senior season at Wake Forest University. 13. In 2000, we became the first college or university to have hosted multiple Presidential Debates. 14. When Wake Forest opened in 1834, it was the “Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute” 15. The school was founded in the town of Wake Forest, near Raleigh, NC and moved to WinstonSalem in 1956. 16. Wake Forest has had 15 Rhodes Scholars. 17. President Harry Truman helped break ground on Wake Forest’s current campus in 1951, where he delivered an important foreign policy address. 18. Wake Forest had a Winter term between Fall and Spring semesters until 1975. 19. Wake Forest’s men’s golf and field hockey teams have each won three National Championships. 20. Wake Forest didn’t become an oﬃcial “university” until 1967.

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