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Campus responds to 3.65 percent tuition increase Routine increases in tuition are necessary for maintaining quality, but becomes problematic as education becomes more expensive BY HEATHER HARTEL Social Media Chair harthf15@wfu.edu President of her sorority, staff leader at the fitness center and a business and enterprise management major with a history minor, junior Krissy McGrory has a full schedule. Yet, on top of her extracurricular commitments, McGrory, like some other Wake Forest students, takes out her own student loans to cover the cost of tuition. “Paying for college is an incredibly tedious and annoying process,” McGrory said. “Between FAFSA, IDOC, CSS and applying for private loans, I have to take hours that could be focused on my academics in order to lock in my Heather Hartel and Erin Stephens/Old Gold & Black financing for the years to follow. As a student who has to do Tuition steadily increases every few years, adjusted for inflation. Estimated total cost of attenthis all herself, it is extremely burdensome to jump through dance is higher as it includes tuition in addition to housing, meals, books and other fees. all the hoops necessary to be able to attend Wake Forest.” Wake Forest’s current tuition is on par with other elite, any increase adds additional stresses to attending an already cause I pay the interest on my student loans in college, an increase will force me to increase my work hours in order private institutions. For the 2015-2016 academic year, tu- expensive institution. “Not only does the increase just mean I have to pay 3.65 to cover these bills, which adds even more stress and obligaition and additional fees summed to $64,478. On March 17, the Board of Trustees announced a 3.65 percent in- percent more than the year before, by the time interest and tions to my day-to-day schedule.” Yet, tuition increases are not unusual for higher education crease from the 2016-2017 tuition for the 2017-2018 aca- the rest of my debt is factored in it adds a much larger demic year. With adjustments for room, board and other amount to my long-term debt,” McGrory said. “Emotion- institutions. Amanda Griffith is a professor in the economics fees, the total cost of attendance is estimated to be $69,192. ally, the stress of having an enormous amount of debt is For students such as McGrory who take out private loans, with me every day and hangs over my head. Further, be- See Tuition, Page

University to outsource more janitors to Budd Group Faculty and staff raise concerns about the implications of contracting out more janitors MCKENZIE MADDOX Editor-in-Chief maddml14@wfu.edu Starting on July 1st of this year, the day porter janitors will join the third shift janitors in being outsourced to the Budd Group — meaning they will no longer be direct employees of the school. Faculty and staff have raised concerns about outsourcing the janitorial service to a third party because it means the university will no longer be able to directly regulate the pay and benefits of these janitorial staff. According to John Shenette, the associate vice president of facilities and campus services, the university chose to expand their partnership with the Budd Group in order to “lower operational costs and ultimately minimize staff turnover, while capitalizing on the efficient service levels the Budd Group has provided.” This decision to outsource to a third

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Students and members of the Faculty Senate are concerned that outsourcing janitorial staff is contrary to the “Pro Humanitate” motto. party contractor comes after an agreement between the Faculty Senate and administration was reached that all employees of the university would earn a living wage. “Last year we received a promise from the university that all direct employees, that means people that are directly employed by the university and not con-

commitment on the part of the university to guarantee a living wage for both direct and contract employees.” Currently, Wake Forest’s custodial services are organized into four categories: residence life and housing, third shift cleaning team, day porters and floor crew. The third shift cleaning team works from the hours of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. and clean academic and administrative buildings when they are unoccupied. Since July 2015, this category of janitors has been contracted to Budd Group, a third party contracting company that hires janitorial, maintenance, landscape and facilities workers for their clients, similar to how Aramark contracts employees in food and dining services. However, starting in July 2017, the day porters, who work during the hours when the buildings are occupied and complete the tasks such as trash removal, restocking soap and mopping spills, will also be contracted out to the Budd Group. “The porters have had opportunities to apply for openings within their current department for the past two years, while

tracted out, will gain a living wage,” said Simone Caron, professor of history and Faculty Senator. “We were very grateful for that and we commended the university for this. The problem is, most of our direct employees aren’t making minimum wage, it’s the contract employees. So what we’re trying to work towards now is a See

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only financial transactions but for things like smart contracts or any kind of state transfer. It's a term used in the computer science industry.

While studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, Kevin Leffew was struck with an idea. Combining his interests in the financial and technology industries, he started to build a website that reflected the vision for a new club at Wake Forest that would explore the frontier of this intersection. Wake Fintech was born. In the fall of 2016, the Wake Fintech club was granted its charter by the university. As president of the club, Leffew has since focused efforts on creating an environment that fosters discussion and gives students the chance to present research on topics related to the Fintech industry that interest them. Just last evening, members of the club dethroned MIT and UC Berkley in a competition to become the United States blockchain champions.

So what have you all been focused on in the year after being chartered by the university?

What inspired you to start the WakeFintech club? So I noticed with the opening of the Wake Innovation quarter and with a few of the initiatives related to that outgrowth from campus that there was kind of an opening for more creative entrepreneurial growth within the school ecosystem. So Wake Fintech, by nature of being in the financial technology industry is kind of at the frontier of finance. But rather than focusing on investment banking or looking at how do we get into sales and trading, we wanted to look at how do we think that the financial market could be altered? So we're focused on how we can create a better financial structure to underpin the digital web 3.0 economy. It's that kind of focus confined within the intersection of the financial industry and the technology industry. We didn't see any clubs that were specifically looking at the changing of markets rather than what already existed. So I kind of saw that opening and what we cover at Wake Fintech hadn't been touched on by either the financial club, or the Dow Jones club or the Entrepreneurship Society. So I gathered a group of students who were interested and went ahead and started it up. What value do you think students can gain from Wake Fintech that makes it stand out from other clubs? I think Wake Fintech provides real exposure to the technical side of the financial industry and that's really where the value lies right now in the industry itself. I also feel like going through this club has given me avenues to pursue diﬀerent startups, employers and planted the idea that I can approach diﬀerent decentralized organizations and work directly with them. So anything from Robo Advising Investment Firms to blockchain for Interbank settlements. Can you explain what blockchain is in layman's terms? Yeah, so if you think of accounting, blockchain is a ledger in many ways. It's a distributed ledger where all these different computers have a copy of that same ledger and what that does is it allows them to form a consensus on transactions without the need for a financial intermediary to provide trusts. So its basically a trustless, decentralized system for not

After being chartered this year, we meet weekly on Tuesdays in Farrell in a basement classroom. We hold presentations but generally the presentations function more like a round table discussion where anyone can interject at any point or raise their hand. We do a lot of brainstorming and thought experiments. We want the format of our club and our meetings to reflect the decentralized values that we uphold. So in the vein of decentralization, one of the goals of the club is to give everyone a role or a stake in the game. So the way the club functions is that everyone comes to the club with their own interests, their own background in the financial or tech industries and what they've done in the past. I try to leverage their past experience in a way that they can research and learn about some kind of frontier-related topic in their own industry. So everyone presents, everyone writes about a topic that they find interesting and the rest of the club supports them when they share what they've researched and are interested in. Eventually, they turn their presentation into a blog post which we then add to our club website. What are the decentralized values that you're talking about? Basically, when you become a part of Wake Fintech, we want you to be able to contribute equally to the club. Where its not like a 'you do this and I'll do that' kind of environment. It's more of a network where you can contribute and we'll use our collective resources and encouragement and positive feedback to kind of lift up whatever you're interested in. For example, we have some people really interested in Robo Investment firms, so we have someone writing an article about one of these firms and then he can go and consult with someone else who's interested in the same field and had an internship with a Robo Investment Firm. So we kind of create this network centered around some basic questions: What are you interested in? How can we apply what interests you in a way that promotes active dialogue and active learning? And we're always leaning toward a frontier understanding of technology. This is so that people can learn from each other and learn what their approaches are. We, as a group, believe that to understand innovation you have to understand what the internal velocity of the market is moving toward. Is there a diverse range of majors among the students who are a part of Wake Fintech? If you look at Wake Forest demographics in terms of majors, I think we have a very diverse set. I think people with an interest in either cutting-edge technology coming out of the computer science department alongside people in the financial industry and economics majors are probably best suited,

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but there are really no real prerequisite requirements. A lot of the learning that we do is on site and we're kind of one team trying to learn this new web 3.0 frontier together. We also have a number of students across each class. We've had a ton of freshman and underclassman interest which has been great. That might actually be our biggest demographic in terms of age. In terms of majors though we have a very diverse set of majors because we're looking at kind of cross-disciplinary fields, right? So its where finance, economics, technology, computer science and all this stuﬀ intersects. So you can come in with any kind of background and bring a level of value because its kind of more, in some sense, theoretical. We're constantly bouncing around innovative ideas to financial structures. Is there a memory from this organization that you think will stay with you after you graduate? For sure. Recently, we went up against Rochester Institute of Technology in a blockchain trivia based competition, and we won. We advanced to the next round last night actually and beat MIT and UC Berkley to become the United States blockchain champions. Next we get to face oﬀ against Toronto, McGill, a Thai university and a Dutch university. So I'm hoping that will be our best memory. And I will say that looking back, I think the whole story of us moving from round table discussions in rented-out ZSR library cubicles to now having a full, rented-out classroom in Farrell and seeing that growth from doing small encryption workshops and helping people with vary narrowly focused interests to this wide outgrowth of interests has been the most memorable aspect of the club. It's really seeing that growth and seeing it institutionalized within Wake Forest that I think will stick with me.

POLICE BEAT Larceny/Damage to Property • Subject(s) damaged walls on the third floor of Angelou. The report was filed on March 20 at 2:35 p.m. • Subject(s) jumped in the elevator in Dogwood, causing it to stop operating. The report was filed on March 22 at 10:22 p.m. • Subject removed $300 from the victim's wallet in Bostwick. The report was filed on March 24. • Subject punched ceiling tiles in Babcock. The report was filed on March 25 at 11: 14 p.m. Underage Consumption/Miscellaneous • Two students fell asleep in a lounge in Johnson. One of the students was intoxicated. The report was filed on March 25 at 2:32 a.m.

• A 17-year old visitor was intoxicated and ran from a WFUPD officer. The visitor was later caught and received a state citation. The report was filed on March 25 at 3:17 p.m. • A student consumed alcohol, and needed assistance and was transported to Student Health from South. The report was filed on March 25 at 4:25 p.m. • A student had consumed alcohol at a concert and needed medical attention. They were transported to WFUBMC from LJVM Coliseum. The report was filed on March 25 at 10:30 p.m. • An intoxicated student was found in a restroom and was transported to WFUBMC from LJVM Coliseum. The report was filed on March 25 at 9:34 p.m. • A WSPD officer arrested a suspect for disorderly conduct while breaking up a party on Polo Road. The report was filed on March 26 at 1:27 a.m.

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department whose research focuses on access to education for low income and minority students as well as their success during college. “Tuition increases are very important for maintaining and increasing quality,” Griffith said. “There are always new things that need to be done to increase quality of the institution or even to keep up with our competitors. Unfortunately, money has to come from somewhere and tuition is one place it comes from. But I think Wake Forest overall does a good job at keeping tuition increases reasonable.” Compared to similar institutions, Wake Forest’s tuition increase is not extraordinary. Last year, Duke’s tuition increased 3.8 percent and Elon’s by 3.46 percent. According to Griffith, it is ideal to stay in the range of how Wake Forest compares to its competitors regarding tuition increases. By not increasing tuition, quality is at risk. Similarly, by increasing tuition more than competitors, the cost ex-

ceeds other institutions too much. A similar question regarding the financial policies of Wake Forest is that of accepting international students. Following trends from other schools, increasing the amount of admitted students from other countries is strategic in one element, as these students are required to pay full tuition. “I definitely pay full tuition every year, which is not unusual for Wake Forest students,” said Isabella Zhang, a senior from China. “I don’t really feel the effect because my parents can support me, but I feel bad for other international students whose parents had to sell three properties in China just so they could come to school here for four years.” However, Zhang questions whether or not Wake Forest is increasing the amount of admitted international students for financial reasons or a genuine interest in embracing diversity. Regardless of the reasonableness and the rationale behind the tuition increase, the exacting impacts on the student body cannot be ignored. For some,

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Students who have to take out private loans face increasingly more debt after they graduate from Wake Forest due to the increase. this slight increase adds more tension to an already high-stress educational environment. “We pay a lot to go to an amazing school,” McGrory said. “Though I do believe the value of an education at Wake Forest is worth what it costs, I believe there are better ways to achieve

funding than raising the tuition of students who work tirelessly to maintain good standing with the University. For a student who already has difficulty affording this education, a tuition increase can be a huge turn-off and may even deter financially needy applicants from choosing to go here in the future.”

MSAandCatholicCommunityhostdinnerwithrefugees A dinner during Islam Awareness Week welcomed refugee families and different campus ministries to join in community

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The smell of hot beef dumplings and seasoned vegetables fills the Catholic lounge, as young children race through Collins’ dorm halls, mouths watering and ready to eat. Parents greet one another with smiles and hugs, then find seats among students spread throughout Collins’ basement. Last Wednesday was no ordinary Catholic dinner. In celebrating Islam Awareness Week (March 20-25), the Muslim Student Association (MSA) joined the Catholic Community’s usual Wednesday night dinner. However, what made this combined dinner special was that the MSA invited Syrian refugees to the event. “The evening was a great opportunity for people of different religions to come together and engage in interesting conversation,” said freshman Frederieke Demas. As everyone gathered around the table, both the Catholic Campus Minister, Fr. Marcel Amadi, and president of MSA, Faraz Ahmed, began the evening with a prayer. Muslim Chaplain Imam Griggs had been working with refugees for some time and last semester he inspired MSA to join him and volunteer as translators for families that do not speak English. According to Ahmed, members of MSA enjoyed their experiences with the families so much, they wanted to find ways they could get more involved and acquainted with the refugees. “We wanted to host an event during Islam Awareness Week where we could have the community meet the refugees and learn about their experiences,”said freshman MSA member Ammar Idris. “This is why we teamed up with the Catholic Community for the dinner Wednesday night.” MSA meets refugees when they first arrive in the U.S. and welcomes them into the community while they wait to meet larger organizations like World Relief. “The State Department has a contract with World Relief,” said Anna Rubin, who had worked for World Relief but was recently laid off due to the White House’s executive order relating to the travel ban. “After the refugees are vetted and assigned to the U.S., the state department assigns the families to one of the nine resettlement agencies.” The resettlement agency is responsible for providing the families with housing and bare minimums, and all refugees are required to seek employment when they arrive in the

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A combination of pizza and traditional Middle Eastern cuisine fed students and community members as they sought to build community between different religious groups in Winston Salem. U.S. Each refugee also receives a $925 stipend, which typically lasts about three months, according to Rubin. When the stipend runs out, Muslim communities, such as MSA, will often step in to help the families. “I really love interacting with the families because I have friends and family who come from similar backgrounds, so I feel I can sympathize with the refugees,” Idris said. “It’s also a great opportunity to speak Arabic with people of similar backgrounds to mine.” “Everyone has their own story. Opportunities like this dinner are important to take advantage of because they give us the chance to learn another person’s story,” said Shereen Gomaa, a member of the Islamic Center who volunteered to cook dinner for the families Wednesday night. When dinner, which consisted of traditional Middle Eastern cuisine and Domino’s pizza, was served and students and families sat together, the Collins basement quickly transformed into a lively discussion. Sixteen-year-old Raghad Alahmad shared her journey from Syria to the U.S. with a group of students. “My family and I have been in the U.S. for two years,” Alahmad said. “We left Syria when I was 11 years old and were sent to Lebanon. While we were there, my siblings and I were not allowed to go to school because we’re Syrian. The International Organization for Migration gave my family the option of moving to Australia, Germany, or the U.S.” Alahmad’s mother did not know a lot about any of the

countries, but chose the U.S. because she was told it has a strong education system. After a year of processing her family’s information, Alahmad and her family were sent to the U.S. “A lot of my family is still in Syria,” Alahmad said. “It’s incredibly hard watching the destruction back home on the news.” Seventeen-year-old Farah Alsakhita, a friend of Alahmad, also shared her story. “My family is spread out all over the world,” Alsakhita said. “I have family in Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The United Nations did not tell my family where we would be sent when we left Syria. They spent two years studying my family to make sure we were safe.” “We both want to return to Syria eventually and rebuild our country,” Alahmad said. Whether it be cooking dinner for the families like Gomaa or simply having a conversation with the families like the students and members of MSA, everyone at the dinner expressed their desire to help the refugees. “At the end of the day, we want to show the whole community that we are not as different as everyone thinks we are,” Ahmed said. “After seeing the success of the event, we will absolutely host various events that people in the community and refugee families can join and take part in. We want to continue to do these sorts of gatherings because it brings joy not only to the families, but also to everyone who gets to meet them.”

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receiving continued support for exploring positions across the university,” said John Shenette, assistant vice president for facilities and campus services. “[There is] no impact to current facilities and campus employees that are not porters or third shift.” Hof Milam, the executive vice president of the university, said the claim that there will be major cuts to the numbers of janitors is not accurate. “Most of the affected staff will move to other jobs at Wake Forest or transition to Budd Services,” Milam said. “Many of the staff have welcomed the opportunity to secure daytime jobs here at Wake Forest or to have the greater opportunity for advancement that a large organization like Budd Services can offer.” Yet faculty are concerned that turning these employees over to the hands of another con-

tractor could put them in danger of making wages that put them below the poverty line. “We aren’t asking for people to make $50 an hour,” Caron said. “We are asking for people that are working full time to make the living wage so that they should not have to live below the poverty line.” Two faculty members, David Coates, professor of politics and international aﬀairs, and Steve Virgil, professor of law and executive director of experiential education, will be meeting with the administration on Thursday, March 30 in order to better understand the reasons for the transitions and its eﬀects. “We are meeting with the administration about the terms and we want to know why they are contracting with Budd Group,” Coates said. “It would be unfortunate if these people are going to be the ones bearing the cut in costs when we are spending money on other things. We want to make sure we look after the people caught up in that transition.”

Coates has been actively engaged in collaborating with the administration to ensure the values that Wake Forest promotes align with the actions of the university. “I am heavily involved in trying to make Wake Forest a poverty-free space and I’ve been working closely with the administration to try and do that,” Coates said. “Because how can the university be committed to Pro Humanitate if we are not Pro Humanitate to our own people? There’s a gap between what is being done to these people and the value system that we as a university are committed to, so what we have got to do is bring the two back into line.” In a community-based campus where students are encouraged to promote the values of the school motto ‘Pro Humanitate’, students have brought up the same concerns as Coates. “The janitorial staﬀ at Wake Forest play an equally integral role in creating a cohesive, welcoming campus environment as the stu-

dents, professors and other staﬀ members,” said sophomore Maddie Baxter. “Prioritizing financial savings over long-time university employees, many of which have personal friendships with students, deeply rejects our school’s prized notion of Pro Humanitate.” Sophomore Leeden Rukstalis echoed both Baxter’s appreciation for the workers and her concerns for their wellbeing. “Though Wake Forest seems to pride itself on upholding the notion of Pro Humanitate, it has done little to prove that it cares about anything other than profit and branding,” said sophomore Leeden Rukstalis. “The current janitorial staﬀ, pit workers and Benson workers deserve raises for how hard they work and how friendly they are. The janitor in Piccolo never fails to make my morning and wish me good luck with my day. If we really embraced Pro Humanitate, we would give back to the workers.”

Students find beauty during earth week festivities Environmentally-friendly activities such as Campus Beautification Day gave students the chance to give back during EarthWeek BY NATALIE SONIER Staff Writer soninv16@wfu.edu From March 19 to March 25, the Office of Sustainability at Wake Forest hosted the Beauty in the World We Find: the 2017 Celebration of the Earth to assure those taking small steps towards sustainability that their efforts are in fact aiding the restoration of our precious environment. The week-long festivities focused on cleaner and greener ways to live day-to-day, while also celebrating the natural beauty of the Earth. The theme for the week was inspired by a quote from Terry Tempest Williams: “Finding beauty in a broken world is the beauty in the world we find.” They combined an appreciative attitude of the environment with activities that aimed to demonstrate this awareness. Throughout the celebration, students were recognized for their sustainable actions as they were “caught green-handed,” filling up a reusable water bottle, riding a bike or otherwise promoting environmentally friendly behavior. “Earth Week provides everyone the opportunity to better inform themselves and participate in activities that increase sustainability awareness,” said sophomore Jordan Mullens, explaining that every little effort we make contributes greatly toward our

sustainable progress. “It gives us the chance to be more conscious of our impact on the beautiful world around us.” The week’s daily events began with the Celebration of Spring: Vernal Equinox on Sunday, where students could converge to show their appreciation for the Earth through an artistic medium of their choice, with a central theme of environmental admiration and unification of individuals by nature. Attendees also painted a banner that was later showcased on the Upper Quad to share with the remainder of the Wake Forest community. Monday afternoon, on-campus organizations Outdoor Pursuits and the Cycling Club partnered with local Ken’s Bike Shop to offer complimentary bike tune-ups in order to promote clean transportation around campus. After that, Campus Kitchen, Thrive and the Office of Sustainability hosted Just Eat It: WasteNot Cooking Class on Tuesday in the Campus Kitchen Lounge in order to help students, faculty and staff learn how to prepare delicious and nutrient-packed snacks resourcefully and limit excess food waste. Following this event, Champions of Change: Campus Sustainability Awards took place on Wednesday, showing the importance of recognizing each step we as individuals take to benefit our environment. “For the sake of our children, for seasons, for biodiversity, let’s choose to live sustainably,” said freshman Ellie Bruggen. On Thursday, campus welcomed former Maryland congresswoman and Wake Forest graduate Donna Edwards to speak about her cross-country journey to raise awareness about the importance of the preservation of the beauty of our Earth, especially in state and national parks. The biggest Earth Week event by far, with participation from over 20 campus organizations, was Campus Beautification Day.

This event was held on Friday to display respect for trees and their profound importance with a tree planting ceremony and trail maintenance eﬀorts surrounding campus. Finally, Saturday marked the beginning of Forsyth Creek Week, a nine-day celebration filled with multiple hands-on activities for those passionate about the significance of our local waterways. “The best way to know the value of the Earth is to go explore and experience the beauty of our planet,” said Mullens. “So get outside and enjoy some fresh air.”

Photo by Allison Helenga/ Wake Forest Office of Sustainability

Students created banners to hang on the quad throughout the week at the Celebration of Spring

Political economy editor offers new take on inequality JohnTamny opened up his unconventional economic talk to questions and criticisms from students BY EMILY LAIR Staff Writer lairev14@wfu.edu Turning conventional market wisdom on its head, John Tamny gave a thought-provoking presentation to students and faculty members to show why he thinks what is commonly believed about free markets is untrue. On March 23, Tamny, political economy editor at Forbes, gave a presentation on The Wonders of Inequality, sponsored by the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism. “As individuals, if you couldn’t pursue inequality, your life would be miserable,” Tamny said. “We all as individuals are in the pursuit of inequality and that’s what makes life good.”

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Tamny localized his argument, asking attendees of the event if they felt at all disenfranchised due to the fact that Wake Forest has educated some exceptional, unequal alumni such as Arnold Palmer and Chris Paul. “Was anyone at Wake Forest weakened because

Arnold Palmer became the worldwide face of golf?” Tamny asked. “No; Wake Forest is improved by the highly unequal people that attended here.” Tamny explained that while inequality is under attack by politicians and government, they could not be more wrong. “If you want to spread the wealth of the rich around, the best way to do that is to let them hold onto it,” Tamny said. “Unless (the rich) are literally stuﬃng it under their mattress, others have much more access to it through the marketplace.” Tamny discussed his view that because the rich have money to lose, they are more likely to invest capital in entrepreneurial ideas. Tamny noted that businesses like Amazon, Coca-Cola and numerous Silicon Valley companies would have failed without the money of exceptionally wealthy people that could take risks on exciting new ideas that could have easily failed. Students asked questions and also oﬀered criticism to Tamny, which he readily accepted and responded to. “I thought his points were very intriguing,” said

sophomore Libby Davis. “It was also fun to hear students ask him insights on his ideology and even more interesting to hear a student’s attempt to criticize his argument.” While at Wake Forest, Tamny also visited journalism students to talk about building a career in journalism. “He told us how the print industry is in decline, but that we still have opportunities to be journalists because of online media, digital reporting and other ways that are available of us to enter into the media field,” said junior journalism student Madison Yauger. Besides being an editor at Forbes, Tamny is also the editor of RealClearMarkets.com, a senior fellow at the Reason Foundation, and a senior economic advisor to Toreador Research and Trading. Tamny is author of two books, his most recent being, Who Needs the Fed?: What Taylor Swift, Uber and Robots Tell us About Money, Credit and Why We Should Abolish America’s Central Bank.

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SG ELECTION PROFILES How to Vote

• Vote on WIN on April 4 • Voting lasts from midnight to 11:59 p.m. • Click on InfoCentral and then under Student Government select Online Voting • Click on each office and select and submit your vote for each candidate

President: Suyash Keshari Suyash Keshari is a junior majoring in politics & international affairs with minors in both journalism and entrepreneurship & social enterprise. This year, Keshari served as a co-chair of the physical planning committee, which is responsible for increased campus parking availability on weekends as well as many recent initiatives in the Pit, including expanded dining options, hours and 82 new electrical outlets. As president, Keshari asserts that he would similarly help liberal arts majors have after hours access to study spaces and resources. Outside of student government, Keshari also serves as the only undergraduate on a semester-long administrative committee dedicated to condensing the student code of conduct into a 15-page handbook that’s more easily accessible. Keshari’s platform has concrete and achievable objectives by focusing on continuing to expand and improve on the work of the two previous administrations. He hopes to continue working closely with the student government presidents of three other Winston-Salem colleges — UNC School of the Arts — WSSU and Salem College, but plans to use this committee to organize philanthropy for the community and bring more students from each institution together more frequently. He also plans to expand the role of the current Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Keshari also brings new ideas designed to help the administration better represent the student population. He plans to be deliberate about ensuring international student representation in student government. Keshari also wants to replace one meeting each month with outreach that would send senators to the meetings of student clubs and organizations as liaisons, and he plans to form a student government listserv that would allow students to subscribe to a newsletter and reply with concerns more easily.

William Morgan William Morgan is a sophomore studying history with minors in creative writing, Latin and politics. He has been involved in student government during both of his years as a student and considers it his largest commitment on campus. However, he is also a programming chair for RSA, developing initiatives like the s’mores outreach at Campus Grounds and the recent Dining Services Appreciation campaign. He is serving his second year on student government’s Academic Committee as a co-chair, and he was previously Senator of the Year and Committee Member of the Year. He was one of the students responsible for contributing to the Major/Minor Fair. Morgan’s platform uses the acronym RATIO, which stands for Representation, Awareness, Trust, Inspiration and Openness, to organize its pillars. He hopes to make the communication between student government and its constituents more active by using a newsletter and making the administration’s objectives less fixed. He also aims to make all committee and Senate meetings more open for students to attend in order to hear more constituent voices. One unique idea Morgan has involves student government’s role in connecting students and faculty. He wants to ensure that this happens more frequently and in more informal settings opposed to only in-classroom interactions. He also hopes to create a program in which students conducting research projects with faculty members can serve as ambassadors to other students interested in research to offer students a chance to share their projects with others.

Spencer Schiller Spencer Schiller is a junior studying politics & international affairs and Spanish who has been involved with student government for three years. He currently serves as a co-chair of the Judiciary Committee and previously was a co-chair of the Campus Life Committee. In addition to his involvement with student government, Schiller has been an entertainment co-chair for Wake N’ Shake for two years. Schiller’s platform, “Our Wake Forest,” revolves around three pillars: traditions, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Schiller began the campus mental health week initiative two years ago and plans to continue this emphasis on wellness by examining the use of study drugs and caffeine on campus, as well as on the effects of student sleep deprivation. Diversity and inclusion is the largest pillar of Schiller’s platform. He aims to diversify the counseling office to include multilingual and LGBTQ+ counselors, conduct a research study to identify the gaps in campus diversity and create a new paid student position on the student government executive board dedicated to minority representation. Schiller has been a participant in the BRANCHES fall break social justice retreat and believes that all student government members should be trained using similar activities and by completing formal training programs like Safe Zone training. One of Schiller’s unique ideas is to create a Liberal Arts Leadership Scholarship through student government fundraising efforts. This merit scholarship would help to fund a new student’s exploration of the liberal arts. He also hopes to continue to connect the student body as a whole to Wake Downtown, with an emphasis on liberal arts majors. He wants to emphasize this as a part of his focus on traditions, and also plans to continue to foster relationships between student athletes and the rest of campus.

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Shelby Devine Secretary

Tyler Primm Miller Secretary

Shelby Devine is a junior majoring in politics and international affairs with a religion minor. Devine joined Student Government last year as a Senator and during her term has been a member of the Physical Planning Committee, which is responsible for physical changes to campus, like putting more outlets in the Pit. Devine’s platform is based on connectivity and campus safety. Under the connectivity pillar, Devine wants to create a more unified community. One of these is by creating a magnet/sticker for all freshmen with ten popular Wake Forest related phone apps, the top ten Instagram accounts and other related campus/sporting events, dining tips and campus life components. Devine also hopes to connect Wake Forest students with Wake Downtown and with Winston-Salem. Under the campus safety pillar, Devine wants to work with the WFU Police Department and the Winston-Salem Police Department to increase patrolling on and off campus as well as increase lighting on campus and the blue-light system. Devine has served on the executive board for the Old Gold & Black and as the Philanthropy Assistant Chairman for her sorority.

Tyler Primm Miller, a freshman from North Carolina, joined Student Government in the fall. Miller serves as a Senator and intends to double major in history and philosophy. He is a member of the Judiciary Committee and is also a Parliamentarian this semester. Miller’s platform involves transparency, interactions between the Student Body and Student Government and internal improvements to Student Government. Miller hopes to increase students’ voices on campus through an amendment that allows for a process where students can propose resolutions and topics of discussion to the Student Senate. Miller also proposes an amendment to the Student Government governing documents increasing the size of the Student Senate to allow for better representation of students on campus. An internal improvement Miller suggests is by creating another amendment that allows for executive officers to give their reports by email so that in-person meeting time can be better spent on debate and resolutions. Miller also attends RUF and participated in the Spirit of the Old Gold & Black, the marching band, during his first semester.

Kiya Khalil

Sydney Packard

Speaker of the House Kiya Khalil is a junior double majoring in biology and Spanish with a concentration in medical translation and a minor in chemistry. Khalil has been involved in Student Government since she arrived at Wake Forest and has held leadership positions each year including Judiciary Committee co-chair, Academic Committee co-chair and currently holds the position of Speaker Pro Tempore. Khalil’s platform is multi-faceted with an emphasis on connection, integration and delivery. One of her goals is to develop a networking system between undergraduates and alumni and to create workshops on how to apply for post-graduate studies. Her second pillar, integration, calls for incorporating organizations into the Student Government Senate, including the Student Body into the senate and developing personal plans with senators. Her third and final pillar, delivery, focuses on creating a new atmosphere for studying and study tips, discovering new chants for athletic events, creating a phone app to inform students how many people are in the gym and improving language inclusivity in the admissions process, from tours to interviews.

Treasurer

Sydney Packard is a sophomore with double majors in finance and computer science. Packard has been involved with Student Government since the fall semester of her freshman year and also serves as a member of the Student Budget Advisory Committee (SBAC), which is run by the Student Government Treasurer. Packard also serves as the treasurer for her sorority in addition to her work with SBAC and Student Government. Packard’s platform is unique in that each of her pillars has two-sided goals: to help SBAC and the student organizations. Her four pillars — Meetings, Training, Budgeting and Chartering — are designed to clear up confusion on how to make budgets, to create more dialogue between SBAC members and treasurers of organizations on campus through required meetings and to help new organizations learn what can and cannot be funded and what their other options are. Packard’s campaign is focused on helping students and organizations in conjenction with limiting confusion, stress and miscommunication.

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Tried and Drew| Internet privacy

Privacy must“ be upheld over business interests Repealing an Obama-era law that protects internet privacy will cause serious problems Drew Finley

Staff Columnist finlag15@wfu.edu

While most of the action in American politics this past week had to do with either Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing or the debacle in Congress concerning healthcare, one piece of legislation that failed to attract major attention was a resolution to repeal an Obama-era law that provides internet privacy protections for consumers. The motion passed in the Senate on Thursday in a vote of 50 to 48 and the House will likely sign off on the resolution and send it to President Donald Trump’s desk for approval soon. In essence, the bill is an effort to roll back technology and telecommunications regulations that many Republicans consider to be an undue burden on companies.

Companies ... practically guarantee that their users will have little to no privacy when they use their apps.” Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, who sponsored the bill, spoke to the matter when he noted that the agency regulations drafted during the Obama Administration are “unnecessary and confusing” and went on to say that they function as “another innovation-stifling regulation.” But some consumer advocacy groups disagreed with that assessment. Dallas Harris, a policy fellow for the consumer group Public Knowledge, asserted that “these were the strongest online privacy rules to date and this vote is a huge step backwards in consumer protection writ large.” The main gripe that Republican legislators have, though, is that they view the rules that Harris speaks of as unfair and inconsistent. The regulations, they point out, only apply to telecom carriers and not to web companies like Google and Facebook that also afford access to online content. In order for the policy to make sense, they reason, the FTC must act as a watch-

dog for all online privacy, and not just internet service providers (ISPs). The problem with this argument, however, is that consumers have very few options for how they can obtain broadband access, making them especially prone to data collection by ISPs. The Senate’s vote on Thursday was certainly a step in the wrong direction, but it is worth noting that even before this motion, privacy on the internet hardly existed at all. To illustrate this fact, a privacy law expert named Jenny Afia rewrote Instagram’s terms of use policy in kid-friendly language so that parents could have a meaningful conversation with their children about privacy on the internet. Even for those who believe that they are aware of how much privacy they forfeit online, the rewrite is still nothing short of shocking when one actually reads it. “We may keep, use and share your personal information with companies connected with Instagram,” the document reads. “This information includes your name, email address, school, where you live, pictures, phone number, your likes and dislikes, where you go, who your friends are, how often you use Instagram and any other personal information we find such

as your birthday or who you are chatting with, including in private messages (DMs).” But wait, that’s not all. The document then addresses a common concern for many who use Instagram, which is that the company might be observing your browsing history to figure out what you are interested in online. As it turns out, Instagram does just that. “We might send you advertisements connected to your interests which we are monitoring,” the document affirms. “You cannot stop us from doing this and it will not always be obvious that it is an advertisement.” After looking at this helpful guide, it would appear that allowing internet service providers to exercise even more freedom than they already do would certainly be detrimental to consumers. In effect, Instagram and companies like it practically guarantee that their users will have little to no privacy when they use their apps. Bringing ISPs into that maelstrom will only create more problems. It is unlikely that either the House or Trump will vote against the repeal, but that is exactly what they must do if they want to keep consumers’ best interests at heart.

“ dramatic balance for “grittiness” Writers have forgone Littrell-y the Best| Writing in entertainment

Many writers have chosen to invest in a darker style of writing over deeper plot development Michael Littrell Staff Columnist littmp16@wfu.edu

Why does sadness occur? Sadness is the result of happiness being taken away, whether that’s love or hope or any number of things. In order for sadness to exist, happiness must exist. And the more happiness you incorporate into a book/ movie/show, the more sadness you can get out of it as well. Over the past few years, I have noticed an upsetting trend in the way writers handle this balance. They almost entirely eliminate the happiness in favor of a dark and edgy plot, George R.R. Martin being one of the biggest examples of this. I enjoy a Song of Ice and Fire. I’ve read the entire series, but the entire time I was plagued by how much better it could be

It is much more effective to build up happiness and rip it away than try to send blow after unsubstantial blow to the audience.” if there was a bit more happiness, even for little things. The popularity of this series and others have influenced writers to follow this “gritty” style. Much of what makes it possible for people to feel the emotions of fictional characters and mourn their death/suffering is their ability to relate to them. They need to feel realistic. And the edgy “war is hell and therefore no one can ever smile during it” narrative, among others, is creating unrelatable characters that don’t feel realistic. This ultimately takes away from the writer’s ability to manipulate the audience’s emotions. It is much more effective to build up happiness and rip it away than try to send blow after unsubstantial blow to the audience. An example of this done well would be Scrubs. Scrubs is a comedy and yet considered by many to be the most realistic doctor show because they make the doctors

and nurses real people. Scrubs can get very sad, very fast. And when it does happen, otherwise mild feelings can bring people to tears for multiple reasons. For one, there is the base level content of the moment. Example: someone dying. That’s inherently sad. But the real thing that gets you is that every character’s emotions are transferred to the audience because the audience cares about the characters and their feelings. With this, the writer also holds even more nuanced emotional control. There can be more bittersweet moments and more moments where you can feel different emotions from different characters simultaneously. These changes in the way plots develop is indicative of a larger problem in current content consumption. More and more, audiences crave a “quick fix” of content. Plots with a lot of build up tend to be ignored a lot of the time. Character development is being tossed aside in favor of death. You can count on one hand the amount of Game of Thrones — the show specifically — characters that experienced substantial character development before being killed off. In most shows, being able

to only count so few would be fine, but when a show has so many characters that it is hard to keep track of them, it’s not great. Fewer deaths, but more impactful deaths, would evoke a stronger emotional response, but consistent death delivers a consistent stream of mild emotions and drama and is more appealing to a broader audience searching for a quick fix of drama. This is not to say that quick fix drama is inherently wrong. It is appealing for a reason, but the upsetting trend is when more and more writers choose the route solely because it is popular and is easy to do and make money off of. The trend takes away, in certain cases, the sincerity of the art form. The fact of the matter is that plot lines that revolve around consistent sadness are relatively easy. Character development and building relatability of characters and moments is much harder, but very valuable. The majority of popular content still uses the delayed delivery of sad moments in favor of character development, but the trend in favor of seeing a plot as a way to mass produce constant unsubstantial blows to make more money is growing across platforms.

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“ Care Act shouldn’t have been drafted The American Health Bringing the Heat(h)| American Health Care Act

The proposed replacement for Obamacare was a frustrating example of party immaturity Kasy Heath

Guest Columnist heatka15@wfu.edu

I’ve spent the past two weeks following the coverage of the proposed replacement for Obamacare (Aﬀordable Care Act) known as the American Health Act. When the bill was pulled from the floor on Friday, I read the ‘breaking news’ headlines on my news alert app on my iPhone, and scrolled through countless political satirical memes on Instagram making fun

It’s embarrassing to oppose a law for so long only to have a haphazardly constructed replacement that doesn’t make it to the vote.” of President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan. Although many people, especially Democrats, laughed at the memes and celebrated a “victory” against Trump when the bill was pulled, I let out an agitated sigh. Although I was in opposition to the bill that was estimated to leave 24 million American without insurance by 2027, I wasn’t elated like many others were when the bill was pulled. I was annoyed that the process had taken place to begin with. Trump has repeatedly called Obamacare a ‘disaster’ and one of his biggest campaign promises was to immediately

repeal and replace it. He was so aggressive in his promise that once he was elected, he was forced to come up with something quickly. Even after economists noted the millions of people who would be uninsured with the bill and the rise of healthcare costs the bill was still pushed. Why? It’s all about who wants the credit. Rather than reforming the Aﬀordable Care Act to work out some of the kinks, Republicans would rather come up with something new that has their name attached to it. This approach has been counterproductive and, frankly, immature. Since the Aﬀordable Care Act was enacted in 2010, Republicans adamantly pushed against it and vowed to repeal and replace it as soon as possible. Seven years later, with a Republican controlled Congress and Presidency, the ACA’s replacement wasn’t even voted on.

In the seven years that the bill was complained about, there should’ve been discussion on what the replacement would be and it should’ve already been widely agreed upon. It’s embarrassing to oppose a law for so long only to have a haphazardly constructed replacement that doesn’t make it to the vote. It would be more eﬀective if both parties actually consulted each other and came to a compromise on policies rather than fighting tit-for-tat for taking sole credibility for a law that greatly benefits the American people. I don’t care which party is the one that comes up with a good law as long as the law is actually put into action. While I wait to see better healthcare policy in the future, I’m going to keep taking my medicine that is covered by Obamacare for the migraine that this ordeal has given me.

“ appointments may push radical policies Federal Reserve Wil(cox) Be Right| Federal Reserve

Bringing back the gold standard and rules-based monetary policy could be detrimental Amanda Wilcox Staff Columnist wilcaf16@wfu.edu

What is next for the Federal Reserve? It’s a question that has seized the economic world lately. While the White House has remained relatively quiet so far about the world’s most important economic institution, President Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint a new person to almost every top Federal Reserve System (Fed) position before his term is even halfway complete. Two spots on the Board of Governors have been unoccupied for nearly three years, a third will open in April when Governor Daniel Tarullo steps down and the terms of Chair Janet Yellen and Vice Chair Stanley Fischer will conclude in 2018. The White House will soon be able to partially remake the leadership of the country’s central bank. However, the president’s own monetary policy views are about as indeterminate and transient as his standpoints on just about anything else. During his presidential campaign he declared himself at one point to be a “low interest-rate person.” At another time, he criticized the Fed’s adherence to low rates since the Great Recession for creating a “false economy.” However, given his penchant for expressing the views of the last person he talked to, it’s worth examining the views of the radical monetary policy thinkers and Wall Street bankers in his inner circle. Modern support for the gold standard exists only on the fringes of monetary policy thought and the U.S. has not promised to literally back up every dollar

The president’s own monetary policy views, however, are about as indeterminate and transient as his [stances] on ... anything else.” with a dollar’s worth of stored gold since the administration of Herbert Hoover. However, the gold standard has support from several players with high levels of influence in the White House, including David Malpass, who is in the running for a top position at the Treasury Department. The president himself has echoed incoherent support for the gold standard. “Bringing back the gold standard would be very hard to do, but boy, would it be wonderful. We’d have a standard on which to base our money.” Strictly tying the value of the dollar to such a limited commodity would restrict the Fed’s ability to respond to booms and busts. We’ve tried that approach before, and it didn’t work out so well. The U.S. abandoned the gold standard in the early 1930s when it was blamed for the government’s weak initial response to the Great Depression. Even though Trump operatives probably won’t be able to formally reinstate the gold standard without Congressional approval, a Fed influenced by gold standard supporters could weigh gold-driven philosophy more heavily in future monetary policy decision-making. Currently, the Fed is tasked with buying and selling Treasury securities on the open market to fulfill the two branches of its “dual mandate,” which are maximum sustainable employment and low and stable inflation. But Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Oﬃce of Management and Budget, sponsored legislation while he was in Congress that would have instructed the Fed to focus only on controlling inflation and to pay no attention to the strength of the jobs market. That could have serious consequences. Suppose we were ever to return to the economic con-

ditions of the 1970s with high inflation and a weak jobs market, known as stagflation. Mulvaney’s approach would compel the Fed to run a tight monetary policy and to pay no attention to the weak jobs market. Mulvaney and others who favor his approach have to face the fact that monetary policy has worked pretty well under the current approach. The U.S. economy has seen better outcomes than many European economies, whose central banks often prioritize inflation and have seen double-digit unemployment. Mulvaney has a powerful ally in Vice President Mike Pence, who also sponsored legislation to end the dual mandate, and their influence could ensure that their peers receive a full hearing. Repealing the dual mandate would require an unlikely act of Congress, but Trump’s appointments could give rise to a more inflationphobic Fed in the next few years. It is possible that the Fed may adopt a rules-based approach to monetary policy. Instead of the Fed setting its benchmark federal funds rate based on the judgment of its policymaking arm, the Federal Open Market Committee, it would do so according to some version of the Taylor Rule, which prescribes a target federal funds rate based on deviations from

target inflation and output. If the Taylor Rule was instated now, it would call for the Fed to set a federal funds rate much higher than its current level, which would instantly raise all interest rates and aggravate financial markets. Furthermore, courageous deviations from the Taylor Rule’s prescriptions on the part of then-Chair Ben Bernanke were instrumental in lifting the economy from the depths of the Great Recession. Rulesbased monetary policy verges on oversimplification and its foolish consistency and lack of consideration for the complications of the broader macroeconomic environment could lead to misguided policymaking. John Taylor himself, the architect of the Taylor Rule, is rumored to be a top candidate for Yellen’s replacement, so a more rules-based approach is not out of the question. At the end of the day, the Fed was designed to be insulated from the full force of the populist streak that currently drives American politics in order to protect its mandate from political opportunism. While Trump’s appointments may try their hardest to set the goals of the Fed on a diﬀerent course, we can have faith that the Fed will continue to pursue its mandate with nothing but coldly apolitical expertise.

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“ professors respond to colleague Two economics Letters to the Editor| Response to Quote

In “Concerns arise over funding of Eudaimonia Institute” (March 23) Professor James Hans is quoted as saying: “If the people in the economics department want to teach their majors that libertarian economics is the only way to go, then that’s their business. But if you’re doing it for the Koch brothers or something then you’re on the take as far as I am concerned.” Neither my colleagues in the department nor I teach libertarian economics, let alone that libertarian economics is the only way to go. The closest I can come to making sense of “libertarian economics” is that Professor Hans may be thinking of the Austrian economist, Ludwig von Mis-

Neither my colleagues in the department nor I teach libertarian economics, let alone that libertarian economics is the only way to go. ” es and his followers. We do not have any followers of Mises on our faculty. I would welcome any member of the Wake Forest faculty who wishes to visit my class (ECN 260, The Chicago School of Economics, 11:00 MWF) to see what I teach. J. Daniel Hammond Chair, Department of Economics

The Old Gold & Black recently quoted a faculty member as saying "if the people in the economics department want to teach their majors that libertarian economics is the only way to go, then that’s their business." Having taught in the Economics Department for over 20 years, my sense is that there's not a single member of the department who teaches that a particular strand of economics or economic policy is "the only way to go." Rather faculty members in the department generally make it their mission to explore a wide range of opinions on economic issues — regardless of their personal outlook. Libertarian economists have important things to say, but (as far

as I know) there's not a single libertarian in the department. All in all, economics faculty members are fairly balanced across the spectrum of political economy. The department is a model in this respect and ideally other departments would follow its lead — diversity of ideas and outlooks should be a high priority for ALL departments in the university. If voices from only one side are heard, meaningful debates cannot occur and intellectual life atrophies. Students and faculty deserve better than shutting down or shouting down meaningful debate. Robert Whaples Department of Economics

People need “stronger connections with each other All is Ferr(er)| Social interaction

Modern technology and ideology has led to social separation among individuals and communities Kyle Ferrer

Staff Columnist ferrka16@wfu.edu Over spring break, I read a short book by Fritz Pappenheim called The Alienation of Modern Man. Originally published in 1959, the book is an interpretation of Marx and Tonnies, focused on a particular portion of their pedagogy — the alienation of man, technologically, socially and politically. I realized as soon as I saw the cover, that the word “Marx,” is ideological vitriol. Many scoﬀ at him, most just completely dismiss his ideas as part of the contemptable “Other. It was like reading with someone tugging at your shirt. But eventually this tugging gave way, not necessarily his Socialist ideals, but his moral stances. It isn’t some leftist, fire-and-brimstone bellow, but more so

Man has become increasingly alienated from his work, and been conditioned to be calculating and self-serving.” a calm, thoughtful, fear-for-the-state-ofman meditation. Pappenheim says, “the increasing mechanization of life engenders a calculating outlook toward nature and society and dissolves the individual’s bond of union with them.” And it’s true. Man has become increasingly alienated from his work and been conditioned to be calculating and self-serving. Marx noticed and he was prepared to bring it to our attention, however “anti-progressive” I have addressed this problem before, when talking about the internet and its tendency to both shorten our attention spans and separate us from the riches of our minds, to form a network of impatience and blunder in a world of nuance and incalculability. But this is a bigger point, about the trends of industry, about the state of the greater world around us, of which the internet is a part, that not only can alienate us from ourselves, but

alienates us from others through alienating us from our work. Something I found analogous to Pappenheim’s interpretations, about how man is alienated from his constituents and from his society, is the film The Big Short, about the economic crises that occurred in the U.S. circa 2007. In my mind, the entire financial meltdown could argumentatively be attributed to man’s alienation from his work. The algorithmic lens through which Wall Street viewed the American people, buying and selling loans, CDOs, using abstractions in place of interaction, led to a massive misread of the American public and to a complete disregard for the layman in the loan. The computer did all the work, until the computer couldn’t. There’s a smugness that seems to live in technology, a smugness that seems to come with quickthinking things, but there is also an unsettling isolation involved. We have become untethered, walled oﬀ in our own self. The more we refuse to see this, the more irreconcilable it becomes. Alienation is also prevalent in our current political climate. It was nearly one of the buzzwords of the 2016 presiden-

tial election and it was the topic of much debate. Pappenheim argues there was a drastic shift when the focus went from the public interest to the private, from more communal problem-solving to introspective greed. It has become a question of what can help you, the individual, instead of us, the community and citizenry. Pappenheim goes on to say one of the cures to such alienation is patriotism. A love of country, but more so a love of fellow man that leads to a desire to cultivate our coevals, to perceive problems, address issues and solve conundrums, not from our private silos, but through public discourse. This, I think, is especially relevant given the ideological isolationism and rigidity of our modern world. This is not a patriotism that is associated with the whooping yahoo draped in an American flag, the national, political neophyte whose streamlined his thinking into an un-nuanced bolt. It is about a patriotism of the commune, a sort of triumph over egotism and solipsism that becomes less a triumph than a moral prioritization. It’s the important idea that society and life are not contained within your own facet. It’s the realization of a greater crown jewel.

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The Final Four is set after wild weekend North Carolina, Oregon, Gonzaga and South Carolina are the last four remaining BY ETHAN PERELLIS Staff Writer pereeh13@wfu.edu Another thrilling weekend of college basketball took place this past weekend. Gonzaga, UNC, Oregon and South Carolina all punched their ticket to the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona this past weekend. The Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games ranged from huge blowouts to tight buzzer beaters. At Madison Square Garden, the East Region had no shortage of drama. The fourseed Florida beat the eight-seed Wisconsin, 84-83, on a last second three-pointer by Chris Chiozza in overtime. Chiozza drove the length of the court in four seconds and hit a floating three-pointer to allow the Gators to escape. The seven-seed South Carolina Gamecocks did not need any last second magic as they destroyed Baylor 70-50. In an all-SEC Elite Eight matchup, the Gamecocks rallied late to defeat the Gators, who were making poor oﬀensive decisions in the final few minutes. Led by SEC Player of the Year Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina is headed to the first Final Four in program history. The Cinderella team had not even won a game in the NCAA Tournament since 1973. South Carolina moves on to take on Gonzaga Saturday on CBS. The 1-seed Gonzaga Bulldogs won the West Region to also advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. In

the Sweet 16, Gonzaga held-oﬀ the four-seed West Virginia Mountaineers that caught fire late. With 25 points from Trevon Bluiett, the 11-seed Xavier squeaked-out a victory against two-seed Arizona, 73-71, to set-up a match-up with Gonzaga. Gonzaga marched into the Final Four with a commanding 8359 win. The Bulldogs, coached by Mark Few, finally advance to the final weekend of the tournament, earning the respect the program deserves. Gonzaga has had at least 28 wins in each of the last four seasons and already 36 this season. The Bulldogs' remarkable consistency gets the benchmark victory needed to validate a top-tier college basketball program. On the other side of the bracket in the Midwest Region, the one-seed Kansas Jayhawks ran past the four-seed Purdue 98-66 in a game that was never close in the second half. The three-seed Oregon beat the red-hot Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS seven-seed Michigan, 69-68, with 20 points A former walk-on, UNC sophomore forward Luke Maye hit this game winning shot with from Tyler Dorsey. Dorsey was forced to 0.3 seconds remaining against Kentucky to send his Tar Heels back to the Final Four. step-up with Pac-12 player of the year, Dillion Brooks, struggling mightily with his gion, which featured multiple high-quality hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds left to lift the shot. Dorsey continued to be in-form against games from some of the sport’s most storied the Jayhawks. Oregon took down Kansas, programs. North Carolina scored at will Tar Heels over the Wildcats, 75-73. The Tar 74-60, with 27 points from Dorsey and 17 against the four-seed Butler and won, 92- Heels enter their record 20th Final Four as points from Brooks. The Duck’s Jordan Bell, 80. The two-seed Kentucky played 3-seed the favorites for the national championship who finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds UCLA in a fast-paced game. The Wildcats and look to win the tournament a year afand eight blocks, is being considered the outscored the Bruins, 86-75, in rematch ter losing at the buzzer to Villanova. North Carolina will play Oregon Saturday at 8:49 tournaments breakout star. from a December game won by UCLA. The loss for the Jayhawks is another disap- De’Aaron Fox had a career-high 39 points p.m. on CBS. Even without many traditional college baspointment under Bill Self. Self is a mere 2-5 and outplayed Lonzo Ball to punch Kenin the regional finals at Kansas, even though tucky's ticket into the Elite Eight. With a trip ketball powers, there are plenty of headlines the Jayhawks have been a one-seed seven to Phoenix up for grabs, North Carolina and heading into the Final Four. An all-Carolina times in the last 14 years. Oregon enters their Kentucky found themselves in the best game game or all-west coast national championsecond Final Four all-time but first since of the entire NCAA Tournament. Freshman ship remains possible. Regardless of the 1939. The Ducks will play the University of Kentucky guard Malik Monk hit a challeng- match-up, the final few games of March North Carolina Tar Heels in the Final Four. ing three-pointer with 7.2 seconds left. With Madness rarely disappoint as the college The one-seed Tarheels won the South Re- the game in the balance, UNC’s Luke Maye basketball season comes to a close.

NBA Recap: Celtics overtake first place in the East

BY DANIEL PACHINO Sports Editor pachdb15@wfu.edu

Cavs lose top overall seed in the East and second-year player Devin Booker scores 70 points With the NBA regular season coming to a close, the playoﬀ picture is truly starting to take shape. Most teams have between just seven and nine games remaining to solidify their spot in the final standings. The biggest storyline entering the final two weeks of the season is the Cleveland Cavaliers. The reigning champs have picked a bad time to start playing their worst basketball of the season. LeBron and the Cavs are playing poor defense and they’re feeling the repercussions. Cleveland is just 5-5 in their past 10 games and on Monday, March 27, the Cavs lost by 29 points to the Spurs. This loss pushed the Cavs out of first place in the East for the first time all season. Now, with just nine games left, Cleveland sits a half of a game behind the firstplace Boston Celtics. On Friday, March 24, Devin Booker, shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns, had one of the greatest single performances of the season. The 20-year-old second-year player out of Kentucky scored 70 points, the most by

any player since Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Even with Booker’s remarkable performance, the lowly Suns still lost 130120 on the road against the Celtics. Booker joins the elite company of Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, David Thompson and David Robinson by becoming just the sixth player to ever score 70 or more points in an NBA game. As the season comes to a close, the battles for the final

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On Friday, March 24, Devin Booker became just the sixth player of all time to score 70 points in a game.

playoff spot in each conference are getting intense. In the West, the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are duking it out for the eighth overall seed and the opportunity to play Golden State in the first round. Portland leads Denver by just one game for the final spot. It would be very exciting to see Denver sneak into the playoffs, as they have not made the playoffs since the 2012-2013 season and have not made it out of the first round since 2008-2009. Also, Nikola Jokic has been one of the greatest surprises of this NBA season. The 2014 second-round pick from Serbia has come on as arguably the best center in the league, averaging 16 points, 10 rebounds and a remarkable five assists per game to go along with the eighth best player efficiency rating (PER) of any NBA player. In the East, there are three teams within two-and-ahalf games of the final playoff spot. The Miami Heat currently hold the eight-seed with the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons the two behind them, respectively. The Heat have been one of the most interesting stories in the league this season. After starting the season 11-30, Miami is 25-8. Led by Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside and Dion Waiters’ breakout season, it appears the Heat will sneak into the playoffs. It should be fun to watch as the NBA regular season winds down and teams prepare for the playoffs. In my next NBA Recap, be on the lookout for my picks to win this season’s awards as well as some playoff predictions.

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Wake Forest Men’s tennis continues to win The top-ranked Wake Forest Men’s tennis team is gearing up for No. 2 ranked ACC foe UVA

BY TOMMASO MONETA Asst. Sports Editor monet14@wfu.edu Deacons Set For Showdown Against UVA Wake Forest finished their last two games before the duel at the top of the rankings in an imposing manner. The No. 1 Demon Deacons played both Georgia Tech and Clemson away from home as they beat them both on their way towards last year’s ACC Championship rematch against No. 3 ranked University of Virginia this coming Friday March 31 in WinstonSalem, North Carolina. Wake Forest vs Clemson The Wake Forest men’s tennis team cruised past Clemson with a 6-1 victory pushing their winning streak to eight games. Ranked second in the country, Petros Chrysochos, from Cyprus, beat Alex Favrot 6-3, 6-3, which set the tone for the rest of the Demon Deacons. Borna Gojo, from Croatia, followed his teammates victory with a nail bitting victory 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 1-0 (10-6) over his opponent Daffra Sanon. Skander Mansouri, from Tu-

nisia, rounded off the team’s performance with a solid 6-4, 6-1 victory over Robert Dudley. Clemson, though putting up a good fight, was never able to get the upper hand in the matches and gave way to our strong squad in doubles. Though the No. 1 ranked doubles team in the nation, Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim, from Germany, had a small hiccup against their opponents, Gojo and Alan Gadjiev, along with Petros Chrysochos and Dennis Uspensky, closed out the competition with two important wins on courts two and three.

Wake Forest vs Georgia Tech Wake Forest continued its undefeated run in ACC play (5-0) and improved to 17-1 overall, while contemporarily extending their winning streak to nine games. The cherry on top was that the Deacons handed No. 17 Georgia Tech its first ACC loss of the season: we are that good. Confucius once said our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. These are no wasted words and they are perfectly applied to this situation — though behind for a good portion of the match, the Deacons beat Georgia Tech 5-2. In doubles play, this looked like any other ordinary match as our men’s

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After victories over Clemson and Georgia Tech, the Demon Deacons remain undefeated in ACC play and retain their number one ranking in the ACC.

team secured victories both on courts one and three securing the early lead. Chrysochos and Uspensky were the first ones finished with a 6-2 victory, closely followed by the top-ranked duo of Seraphim and Mansouri, who convinced in a 6-4 victory. However, this lead vanished as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won five

of their first six sets taking a 2-1 lead. Regardless, with wins on courts two, three, four, and five, Wake Forest rallied securing the win. Ranked No. 57th, Gojo defeated his opponent, Carlos Benito, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Uspensky outlasted Carlos Divar 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), while Seraphim came out of a hole in the second set beating Cole Fiegel 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 6-4.

New rule allows players who declare to return A 2016 NCAA rule change allows players to declare for the NBA Draft with the option of returning to college BY LIZZIE SNYDER Asst. Sports Editor snydem15@wfu.edu Since its inception, professional basketball has experimented with several draft eligibility regulations. In 1974, Moses Malone was the first player to enter the professional draft directly after graduating high school. Household names in the league today such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwight Howard all entered the NBA while this post high school rule was still in eﬀect. However, in 2005, former NBA Commissioner David Stern mandated that players must be 20 years of age to enter the draft. Enraged by this proposition, the Players’ Association was able to create a compromise by bringing the age limit down to 19. When the compromise expired in 2011, it resulted in a lockout from which the current draft regulations originated. Known around the basketball world as the “oneand-done” rule, the rule states that a player must be 19 years of age and one year removed from high school to enter the draft. The latest classes of NBA stars entered the draft under these regulations and some teams have established themselves as “one and done programs.” Kentucky, Duke, UCLA and North Carolina are all teams that often have a majority of their starting five enter the draft after one year of college play. If the top players have a clear future in the NBA, what happens to the middle-tier group during draft selection? In 2016, the NBA decided to enact a new rule that could possibly be a benefit for NBA-worthy players who might need more time to develop. While the most elite “oneand-done” players generally fall into the top 10 to 15 draft pick slots, college players who are predicted to be selected later in the draft now have a new option. The NCAA’s new rules state that a player is allowed to declare for the draft, but can remain NCAA eligible if

they do not hire an agent. With the withdrawal period extended to 10 days after the NBA Combine, a player can better assess potential draft seeding and test the waters in the NBA combine. If an underclassmen player decides to back out of the draft within this time period, they can be rostered for the next college season. According to the NCAA, about 110 players decided to declare for the draft without declaring an agent last season, with around half returning to play another college basketball season, indicating that many players took advantage of the new provision. This season will be no diﬀerent. Last week the Old Gold and Black sports editors Ethan Bahar and Daniel Pachino wrote an open letter to Wake Forest sophomore forward, John Collins, delineating the specific reasons as

to why he should remain with the team for one more season after being named the school’s 15th Men’s Basketball All-American. Collins recently announced that he would declare for the draft. However, he has yet to hire an agent. This 2016 amendment to the NBA draft rule allows Collins and several other players projected to go in the mid-to-late first round, such as Texas’ Jarrett Allen and Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell, a chance to oﬃcially enter the draft or stay in college. After the conclusion of the NCAA tournament in the coming weeks, it will be interesting to see if Collins and others take a chance in the NBA Draft or continue their college basketball careers.

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While the Demon Deacon’s All American Forward John Collins declared that he would be entering the NBA Draft, a new rule allows him to return to school assuming he does not sign with an agent.

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Spotlight: Jonathan Pryor BYRYANJOHNSTON Online Managing Editor johnrc14@wfu.edu

Outfielder and leadoff hitter Jonathan Pryor opens up about life on the No. 24 ranked Diamond Deacs: How have you grown as a player and as a leader throughout your time at Wake Forest? Throughout my time at Wake Forest, there have been a lot of great players and leaders that I have learned from. There is leadership up and down this team with guys wanting to do whatever is best to help us succeed. I am not a very vocal leader but I always try to do the right thing and expect my teammates to do the same. As a player, there are always guys pushing each other and getting extra work in. When I see teammates going to get extra hitting in after a long day late at night that makes me want to do the same. There is an expectation here that there needs to be work put in outside of practice which has helped my teammates and myself grow as players.

Have you always been comfortable hitting early in the lineup? Yes I enjoy it. Since I have been in college whether it is at Wake Forest or summer ball, I have probably hit in every spot of the order and have not had an issue with any of them. As a leadoff hitter, I need to become the table setter so it really makes me lock in and focus from the first pitch of the game until the last. Since I can’t watch a pitcher work through the lineup before I’m up, I have been really focused on learning scouting reports which benefits me by preparing myself for the game. What has led to the team’s successful start? I think this is the most talent that we have had from top to bottom since I have been here. Going along with that, everyone has been trusting their

plan and staying within their skillset. Baseball is a tough game so there are going to be times when someone does not execute. It has happened a lot this year when one of us fails and they guy behind us picks us up by coming in clutch. There’s a sense of relief when you don’t get the job done and the guy behind you gets a big hit or makes a big pitch. That has made it really fun.

Do you approach games against ACC opponents any differently than you do against non-ACC? No. Every game needs to be approached with equal importance. I think what we’ve been doing well so far this year is we take it one game at a time and don’t try and look ahead to a weekend before we have played our midweek games. ACC games can sometimes be easier to focus on because they are on weekends and we aren’t sitting in class all day, but the midweek games are just as important to win as conference games. What’s your favorite moment as a Deacon on the field during your career? I have thought about this question a lot before and it’s tough because there have been so many great moments over the four years but the one that stuck out has to go back to the Duke game in the ACC tournament last year. We were a bubble team for the NCAA tournament and if we lost that game there was a good chance that our season would be over. It was a very close game but getting that final out was the best feeling. We went on to have some big wins after that against Virginia and Minnesota in the postseason. If we were to lose that game, then no one on this team would have played past a play-in game in the ACC tournament. I think that postseason experience from last year will also benefit this year’s team and help this program grow as a whole. Is the locker room mentality any different this year than in past years? There are some similarities and differences in the mentality than there have been in years past.

Every year that I have been here, there has been good team chemistry and everyone gets along. But what I have noticed that is special this year is the strong sense of trust. I think that comes from having confidence in yourself and one another. Everyone has had a personal bad game and we’ve had a few bad games as a team, but everyone has done a good job of putting those instances in the past and turning it around the next day. For example, on a Friday night game earlier this season, Gavin Sheets and I had a pretty bad night, but I remember he came up to me at the end of the game and laughed and said “tonight is in the past, we are going to be okay.” And we both went on to have a pretty good rest of the weekend. That is just one example of a time when we have been able to relax and move on. What do you see as the keys to maintaining the early success of this season? We just need to continue to play with the confidence that we’ve been playing with all season. It’s a long season and not everything is going to go our way, but as long as we can bounce back from when something bad happens then we are going to be where we want to be. A time when we did a good job of this was last weekend after our Friday night game against Georgia Tech. It was a really bad loss, but when we got to the field the next day, everyone put that game behind them and came out with energy and we were able to win the next two games against Tech. That is not easy to do. Also, when we are playing well, we can’t get too comfortable and need to come out ready to compete every day. Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic communications

Deac Notes Wake Forest Baseball off to an Impressive Start as they enter the NCAA top 25

Junior Will Zalatoris Shines, is named ACC Men’s golfer of the month

For the first time since 2012, the Wake Forest baseball team is ranked. Wake Forest was voted 24th in the nation this week after a series victory in the ACC against Georgia Tech. There has been no shortage of oﬀense for the Deacs, as they have players ranked in the ACC’s top 5 in batting average, home runs and RBIs. Photo courtesy of Wake Forest

Will Zalatoris — a junior at Wake Forest — was selected as the ACC Men’s Golfer of the Month after strong performances at the General Hackler Championship and the Valspar Collegiate earlier in March. Zalatoris’ impressive showings helped lead Wake Forest to victories at both events. Photo courtesy of Wake Forest

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NHL Recap: One week closer to the playoffs Certain teams are defining themselves as playoff ready as the end of the regular season approaches. BY JONATHAN BELL Staff Writer belljh15@wfu.edu As the NHL season comes to an exciting conclusion, the teams on the fringes of the playoff race are fighting to secure position for the post season. The Boston Bruins got their most important victory of the season on Tuesday night with a 4-1 victory over fellow fringe contender Nashville Predators. After an embarrassing 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay last

Thursday, the Bruins put themselves in a precarious position. No longer controlling their own destiny, the Bruins were on the verge of a third epic collapse at the end of the regular season in the past three years. Boston however was determined to not put their fans through the misery they had endured the previous two seasons. Boston emerged victorious against the Islanders on saturday and dominated the Predators on Tuesday. Key to these performances was the play of star netminder Tuukka Rask. After letting up six goals against Tampa Bay (with two of them being shots that should have been saved), Tuukka responded to the criticism he faced from the Boston media by letting up only two goals total in the next two games. As of now, the Bruins continue to cling onto the final wild card spot in the

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The Boston Bruins are flying high after a huge 4-1 victory of fellow playoff contender Nashville, followed by another dominant performance over the Tampa Bay Lightning that resulted in a 6-3 win.

Eastern conference and are ahead of Tampa Bay by three points.On the other side of Tuesday’s game was the Nashville Predators. After making the playoffs on last season, the Predators found their postseason hopes in a precarious position on March 9 after struggling through a large part of the season. Like the Bruins, the Predators responded by playing their best hockey of the season, winning seven of their next eight games before Tuesday night and four in a row at one point. However with the loss on Tuesday, the Predators playoff chances are far from certain. Only one point ahead of St. Louis (who have a game in hand on Nashville), the Predators will have to remain sharp in their final six remaining games. Nashville plays St. Louis on Sunday and this matchup could determine which team gets into the race for the Stanley Cup. The cards are stacked against Nashville; however, as the game is in St. Louis and falls on the second night of a back to back. Auston Matthews made history in the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. With his goal early in the second period, Matthews 35th of the season broke Wendel Clark’s 31— year franchise rookie goal scoring record. Matthews, the first overall pick in last seasons draft, has led the Leafs this season from mediocrity to their best showing in the NHL since the last time they made the playoffs in 2012-13. Matthews has been in a battle all season long for the rookie points race with fellow phenom Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets and currently leads Laine by one goal and point for the lead. While the Maple Leafs postseason berth isn’t guaranteed yet, more performances by Matthews like his on Tuesday would go a long way for Toronto’s playoff hopes.

Five players to watch from the 2017 NFL Combine These five players outperformed expectations and moved up draft boards BY CLAYTON WUNDERLICH Staff Writer wundcm14@wfu.edu 5. John Ross III, Wide Receiver, Washington

with the highest speed score of any running back in this year’s draft by a large margin. For comparison, Fournette ran only 0.02 seconds slower than Dalvin Cook, the next highest rated running back, and did so 30 pounds heavier. After a stellar Combine, do not be surprised to see Fournette’s picked by the Jaguars. And if this draft prediction were to come true, Jacksonville would make Fournette the eighth highest paid running back in the NFL in his first season. 3. Obi Melinfanwu, Safety, UConn

Why is he just No. 5 after breaking the 40 yard dash all-time record with a 4.22? One reason is that the 40 yard dash is the most overrated aspect of the NFL Draft. The Combine is important, but it will never trump a player’s game tape. Having a great 40-yard-dash time for a wide receiver is helpful because it means the prospect can separate from coverage, but wide-outs can get separation in other ways too, such as running polished routes. The reason Ross made some money, but not the most, is because he was already projected as a first round draft pick and the third best wide receiver in his class. None of that has changed, but a blazing 40 time does confirm that Ross’s claim to fame, his speed, is beyond reproach.

Every year at the Combine, there are lesserknown prospects that display extraordinary athleticism and literally leap their way into the first round. Obi Melinfanwu ran a 4.40 40-yard-dash — eighth fastest in the draft — jumped an astronomical 44 inches in the vertical — highest in the draft — and leaped 11’9” in the broad jump — furthest in the draft. Melinfanwu also measured in at a towering 6’4” and 224 pounds. If Superman went to the Combine, he would look sluggish compared to this guy. Two years ago, former UConn safety Byron Jones jumped into the first round after shattering Combine records. Melinfanwu will most likely follow suit.

4. Leonard Fournette, Running Back, LSU

2. Myles Garrett, Defensive End, Texas A&M

Weighing in at 240 pounds and only jumping 28.5 inches in the vertical surprised a lot of people. Many started to question if Fournette was really the second coming of Adrian Peterson we’ve been led to believe. But a 40-yard-dash time of 5.51 seconds confirmed our hopes. Fournette’s combination of size and speed is oﬀ the charts

The predicted No. 1 prospect in the draft, Garrett earns the coveted prize of playing for the Browns. So his rookie contract did not grow after his insane Combine performance. What did grow is the second contract he will sign after he becomes a perennial pro-bowler and the next great edge rusher in the NFL. Garrett’s Combine numbers confirm he be-

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Wake Forest’s Marquel Lee competed alongside players John Ross III, Leonard Fournette, Obi Melinfanwu, Myles Garrett and OJ Howard in the NFL Combine.

longs right up there with Von Miller, Khalil Mack, Vic Beasley and soon-to-be Jadeveon Clowney, as the most likely players to give quarterbacks night terrors. Imagine a man who is 6’4”, 272 pounds, and runs 40 yards as fast as a Miami wide receiver Jarvis Landry at 4.6 seconds. Also, he jumped 41 inches in the vertical, which is 3rd in the class. That is third of every player — cornerbacks, safeties and wide-outs. He jumps higher than almost everyone on the field. He finished the Combine with a 10’8” broad jump (second in his class) and 33 reps in the bench press with 35 inch arms. 1.OJ Howard, Tight End, Alabama Drafting a tight end is often considered a luxury pick because usually teams have more pressing needs. However, OJ Howard just raised his draft stock into the top ten with arguably the best Combine performance of anyone. At 6’6” and 250 pounds, he has the size to be the red-zone threat teams look for at the position. He is also a polished blocker

which means he will see a lot of playing time. What sets him apart as a generational talent is his mutant-like athleticism. To put it into context, Howard ran the 40-yarddash as fast as All-Pro running back David Johnson (4.5 seconds), beat Seattle wide receiver Tyler Lockett’s three-cone drill time (6.85 seconds) and beat Khalil Mack’s 20yard shuttle time (4.16 seconds). After a few long days of drills and interviews in Lucas Oil Stadium, it is safe to say Howard and his accountant have cause for celebration. By the numbers, if he moved from say pick No. 23 to the Giants to now pick No. 10 to the Bills, his contract increased by around six million dollars, or 1,500,000 Big Macs. Lastly, Deacs own Marquel Lee attended the Combine and is currently graded as a sixth round prospect at linebacker. It is likely he will have the opportunity to play on a practice squad and possibly make a team’s final roster as inside linebacker depth or a special teams asset. Notably, his 25 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press as second among all linebackers in the draft class.

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Team USA routs Puerto Rico to win WBC The tournament took steps to make itself more legitimate on an international scale BY REN SCHMITT Staff Writer schmwm16@wfu.edu The World Baseball Classic, or WBC, took a huge step forward in 2017 towards establishing itself as a legitimate tournament in the eyes of the American public. This was the tournament’s fourth iteration, but leading up the tournament, there were still questions about whether Americans cared enough to support their nation both in stadiums and via television viewership. Due to the tournament’s temporal proximity to the beginning of the MLB season, many American players elect not to participate in order to mitigate injury risk. This year was a breakthrough year for the WBC, however, as MLB Network reports that 1.4 million and 2.3 million viewers (3.1 million including ESPN Deportes) tuned in for the semifinal and final, respectively, up significantly from 2013’s top viewership total of 883,000. Several factors contributed to the tremendous popularity of this year’s WBC, including the quality of baseball, the success

of Team USA, and a rebounding public culture of other nations into question: “I fun.” The push and pull between these hope kids watching the WBC can watch two ideologies will certainly bleed into interest in baseball as a whole. In the past, Latin American nations the way we play the game and appreci- the MLB season, as many young players and Asian nations have exhibited superi- ate the way we play the game, as op- are attempting to strip baseball of some or loyalty to their WBC teams compared posed to the way Puerto Rico plays or of its historical rigidity and formality. In all, the WBC was an exciting preto the U.S., and while these fanbases still the Dominican [Republic] plays.” These showed tremendous national support remarks drew mostly negative feedback cursor to the MLB season, and it is from the public, as many viewers enprimed for a strong return in 2021. for the 2017 tournament, the U.S. fans came in record numbers. The champion- joy the dynamic and volatile emotional Baseball’s national popularity level is at ship game at Dodger Stadium between reactions of players like Team Puerto a recent peak, as the ripple effect of the Team USA and Team Puerto Rico drew Rico and Chicago Cubs second base- Cubs’ widely-watched World Series vic51,565 fans, the second-highest atten- man Javier Baez, who responded to the tory has revived a great deal of interest in stating, “This is a game,” Baez dance of any WBC game. Team USA criticism “It’s not as serious as a lot of people the MLB and the WBC benefitted from secured its first WBC title in an 8-0 rout said. take it. But, know, everybody’s got and likely expanded this interest heading of a high-powered Puerto Rican team. their style andyou their talent. I have a lot of into the new season. The dominant pitching performance by Marcus Stroman in the title game with 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER put an exclamation point at the end of an exciting tournament run by the U.S. that was propelled mostly by strong pitching. The US took down two-time champion Japan in the semifinal 2-1, and they also defeated the reigning champion Dominican Republic in a 6-3 quarterfinal game that featured a spectacular catch by Adam Jones, who robbed Orioles teammate Manny Machado of a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. One story of the tournament was the passion and energy of the Latin American teams, which drew both widespread admiration from many fans and ire from a minority of irritable baseball tradiAllen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS tionalists. Ian Kinsler, second baseman for Team USA, was quoted before the Team USA celebrates after defeating Puerto Rico 8-0 to seal up a highly championship game calling the baseball contested 2017 World Baseball Classic championship in Los Angeles.

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student union brings in rap DUO rae sremmurd for spring concert

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Student Openers: Dean Chatham X Langston Michael and Student DJs DJ LiTT & Chris Becket Dean Chatham (student Jamerdon Dean) performed a memorable set with Langston Michael on the saxophone, including a new song, “One Shot,” which will be released on his upcoming Dean’s List Album in early April. Dean Chatham is extremely talented and his voice is fun to listen to; although the crowd seemed small during his performance, the energy was high and it was clear he had friends and fans in the audience. He also stood out as an opener as everything was performed with live instrumentation, which set his rap style apart from the hard trap style of Rae Sremmurd. Accompanying the duo was Langston’s brother, Justice Michael on drums, who came up from their hometown, Atlanta, for the show. Student Union held a contest in the Magnolia room three weeks before the show where 10 artists competed for that opening slot. “I was happy to open for Rae Sremmurd,” Michael said. “It was a great experience, one of the biggest performances of my life. There was such great energy throughout the crowd.” Dean Chatham and Michael met last year and began performing together on campus. Michael has also been playing the saxophone for seven to eight years with his hometown band, Anonymous Da Band. The group played at the Atlanta Jazz festival, and recently released its debut album, The Odyssey, on Spotify and iTunes. Smallpools Following the rap duo and with interludes by the student DJs, Smallpools was the professional opening act for the show. Although students seemed to express interest in the group before the show, many of those students did not buy tickets to the concert. Those who came to see Rae Sremmurd were confused by the pairing of a boy-bandish indie pop group with the hard, urban trap music of Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi. The band, which formed in 2013 and con-

their call to storm the floor, there were not enough people on the court,” Fagelman said. “This really hyped up the atmosphere, connected Rae Sremm with their audience, and made the remainder of the concert that much better.” Then, two other platinum singles, “Throw Sum Mo,” and “No Type” made an appearance, as well as “Real Chill,” “Swang” and “Look Alive.” There was a great balance of singles and the best of the duo’s discography. “The energy in the crowd was pretty good, especially after everybody got on the floor,” Fagelman said. “It seemed like most people knew all of the songs and Swae and Jxmmi were great performers.” The last song of the night was “Black Beatles” It was expected, but it is still the group’s most popular single. It marks their first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 — and it gave Gucci Mane his first number one as well.

Rae Sremmurd While students seemed disheartened by Smallpools, their expectations were far exceeded during the headliner’s set. Swae Lee (Khalif Malikibnsham Brown) and Slim Jxmmi (Aaquil Ibinshaman Brown), whose stage name comes from his GMC Jimmy, the car he slept in when the duo returned home to Mississippi to make more money after putting their first mixtape online, started performing together in high school with their DJ, Jermarcus Jackson, or D-Jay Sremm. The The three have an incredible stage presence and vibe together effortlessly — their energy feeds off each other until a concert with them feels like both a wild party and a really exclusive show. In 2013, the brothers signed a record deal with Mike Will Made-It’s record label, EarDrummers, which has eight producers and has signed five artists. That’s where their name comes from: reverse each of the words in EarDrummers and you have Rae Sremmurd. The group’s set was perfectly planned and a huge projector screen with videos and lyrics added to the performance rather than being a distraction. The energy of the audience never waned and eyes never left the stage. Students were caught up in the music in an incredible way that was almost magical and the crowd jumped and screamed, danced and swang to the beats with an energy that carried on into the night. The set started with aptly with “Start a Party,” followed by throwback platinum single, “No Flex Zone.” Between songs, Swae Lee energized the crowd and actually praised it. He seemed genuine, which definitely had an impact on students. These were followed by “Come Get Her,” a single popularized by its remix, then “By Chance,” a song off their sophomore album, SremmLife 2. Next was “Unlock the Swag,” which was a perfect choice for the middle of the set, as even those unfamilar with the lyrics were able to easily pick up the words to the chorus, which repeats, “unlock the swag, the swag, unlock” without much variation. Then, the duo did something unexpected. In what was definitely a security nightmare but unified students and instantaneously cranked up the energy levels to 10, Swae and Jxmmi invited everyone to come down to the floor, no matter what tickets they had. “The duo had great energy for the whole show, but before

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Rae Sremmurd, a popular rap and hip-hop duo consisting of brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi performed for students at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, March 25 for the Student Union Spring Concert. The group is best known for its single, “Black Beatles,” the soundtrack to the viral social media “mannequin challenge.” Many students were excited to see such a popular headliner at Wake Forest. The duo was announced on Jan. 30. A ticket pre-sale was open exclusively to Wake Forest students, faculty and staff beginning on Monday, Feb 6, with tickets available to the public the following Monday. 600 floor tickets sold out within five hours. This may be a testament to the popularity of the duo and the hype surrounding having a rap group come to campus. Many students felt as though more floor tickets could’ve been sold and more could’ve been done to limit the number of tickets individuals purchased, especially since the concert was general admission. Even so, the concert was very well-attended and the atmosphere exceeded all expectations. The audience seemed to be made of primarily students and everyone seemed really excited and familiar with the music. Shuttles to the concert began at 6:30 p.m. and doors opened at 7 p.m. with the student openers.

sists of frontman and vocalist Sean Scanlon, guitarist Mike Kamerman and drummer Beau Kuther, was pleasing to listen to and definitely talented, but seemed out of place. The crowd was small, disinterested and unresponsive, talking throughout their set and even though the upbeat pop group could’ve performed to an excited group of students, those students weren’t present and the group seemed nervous and lackluster. “They were whack,” said sophomore Ben Fagleman, a Rae Sremmurd fan. “They seemed like a washed up boyband that never made it. Their energy was pretty atrocious and their music wasn’t a great opener for a hip-hop concert.” The group played a variety of songs in its set, including its most popular singles, “Dreaming,” which has been remixed by the Chainsmokers, and “Run With the Bulls,” as well as interpolations and covers of songs like Bill Withers’ “Lean on Me.” The group got the crowd excited for a rendition of a song by the Killers, but the track was unrecognizable after they changed the lyrics. Then, at the end of the set, the group introduced Rae Sremmurd, questioning whether they’d pronounced the group’s name correctly. All-in-all, it was an awkward show.

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Trending Column | Pepsi LIFEWTR

LIFEWTR debuts featuring artful sleeves designed by three international artists BY SYDNEY CALKINS Contributing Writer calksm15@wfu.edu If you’ve been to the Pod recently, you may have noticed a new, colorful addition in the water section. LIFEWTR, a new premium water brand by PepsiCo, made its debut in February. Since then, it has made its way onto the shelves of many retailers across the country. The central platform that LIFEWTR has built their product upon is their ability to mix hydration with creativity and inspiration. LIFEWTR features bold art on the labels of their bottled water, creating a unique and vibrant look to the product. Right now, there are three diﬀerent designs by diﬀerent artists circulating in stores and according to LIFEWTR they will switch those designs out with new designs several times throughout the year. The art on the LIFEWTR bottles is aesthetically pleasing, but that is not the sole reason behind these bold designs. LIFEWTR hopes that the labels on the bottled water will ultimately become a platform for artists to become noticed for their artwork and creativity.

The current designs featured on the bottled water were produced by three artists, each with an individual background and style. The first artist, MOMO, is known for the murals he has created in Italy, Jamaica and the U.S. Craig and Karl, two artists based out of New York and London, worked together to design the second bottle. The third bottle was designed by Jason Woodside, who is best known for his vibrant art featured across the globe. “I love the concept of LIFEWTR,” said sophomore Mallory Wilkerson. “I think it’s interesting and I wish that more people knew about it and appreciated the creativity of the project.” The idea behind LIFEWTR is what makes it so appealing in my opinion. The concept of expanding a bottled water brand past its obvious purpose and creating a way to bring recognition to artists creates a very unique function for this product. These water bottles can also serve as an inspiration for those who hope to share their own art one day. Many times companies will use famous celebrities to promote a product, but by bringing the idea of using artists to create this same eﬀect generates a new opportunity for artists in the field of marketing. Another aspect that makes this brand so exciting is the fact that there is so much

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variation of art and artists being featured on the bottles. Since every series consists of three diﬀerent designs, you have the ability to pick the design that you want and switch it up depending on what you are feeling. Additionally, since LIFEWTR will be releasing a new series every so often, there is a chance for new artists to be featured and have their work recognized across the nation. According to LIFEWTR, the next series of bottles will be released this spring, so stay on the lookout for Series Two, as it should make an appearance on shelves very soon.

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Humor Column | Waffle House

Everyone remembers their first time

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Waffle House, a Southern right of passage, may be intimidating the first time you experience it BY RAVEN MCCORKLE Staff Writer mcorc16@wfu.edu We all remember our first time. There’s often crazy stories, it’s kinda dirty and it could be in a place where you don’t feel necessarily safe. That’s right. I’m talking about the first time you went to Waffle House. I went to Waffle House for the first time this weekend, and let me tell you, my experience was just as bizarre, yet weirdly satisfying as everyone else’s. On the day of the Student Union Rae Sremmurd concert, my boyfriend, my friends and I decided to pregame by going to the Waffle House near the coliseum. I had never been but everyone said it would be super tasty, fun and cheap, which is appealing to any college kid. I’ve always been more of an IHOP girl myself. As soon as we got there around 5:30 p.m., we immediately thought something was wrong. What restaurant has no customers during dinner rush? We went in and sat down at a booth near the restrooms. The server came up to

us, handed us some metal forks, spoons and knives that he’d had his hands all over. “It’s fine,” I thought. “Stop being so boujee, this isn’t IHOP.” Next, he saw we had our Wake Forest shirts on. “Y’all go to Wake?” he said. “I’m gonna have to talk some junk. Tar-heels!” He then showed us his tattoo which covered his left forearm. It was not the tar-heel, but it looked like the mascot for a school whose team is the bulldogs. We were confused, but of course, we didn’t ask questions. This was Waﬄe House, you know. He began to take our orders and tried to take my friend H’Chiem’s order twice. He got really confused, but it was fine. I asked for a hard-boiled egg instead of an over-easy egg, which confused him even more. “You wanna bohled aeg?” He said. “It’s gonna be cold if you get one.” I said I’d just take an over-easy egg. He came back with our drinks and one straw. When we asked for more straws, he said, “Did I not just give you four?” The Waﬄe House experience, everyone. For a time, all of the workers went outside for a smoke break. We were there alone. When the guy came back, he brought out a plate of egg soup with two eggs that were barely cooked.

The waffle, though, was amazing. Considering we were at Waffle House, I’d hope the waffles would be good. We went to pay, and let me tell you, we finessed them. Our server, who used a calculator to ring us up, charged my boyfriend only eight dollars for two waffles, eggs, sausage and two drinks. The waffles alone were about $3.50 each, so something wasn’t right. He also charged my friend Yabsera $3.30 for a hashbrown and a waffle. When he added on tax, which he put at 22 cents, her total came to $3.55. Trust me, I will be going back to Waffle House sometime soon. Apparently, it’s not a weird thing for weird things to happen at Waffle House. For my first time, I’d say it was worth the whole eight dollars.

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Always a little sketchy, Waffle House will leave you with tender memories.

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Health Column | Long-Distance Races

Runners take steps to prepare for race day There are a few tips to follow in order to ensure you can go the distance on race day. BY CAITLIN HERLIHY Senior Writer herlcr13@wfu.edu

You have committed blood, sweat and tears to training for your upcoming race, and now, it is almost here. Numerous hours of running trails and countless bottles of Gatorade have prepared you for the exciting challenge you are about to face. Make the most of your run by preparing your mind and body in the days leading up to the event. One week out: With a little over one week left before the big race, I suggest going on your longest run yet. Push yourself to a new limit but do not run the full race mileage. This will prepare your body for the endurance and strength required the following weekend. Stay optimistic and remember that adrenaline will push you a little further and much faster once race day arrives. This is also a good time to finalize your perfect playlist for the upcoming run; I strongly recommend adding Good Charlotte’s “I Don’t Wanna Be in Love” if you haven’t already.

Three days out: Don’t overwork your body. Instead, mix in a yoga class to steady your breathing and increase flexibility. Your muscles will relish the intense stretching. Yoga also provides mental clarity, so send yourself some body positivity in the days before your run. The day before: Spend the day relaxing, preparing and hydrating. Some runners need to go on a light jog to stay loose, but others prefer to rest their bodies. If you decide to rest, know that it won’t revert your fitness or impede your endurance. Clip your toenails to ensure maximum comfort on race day. Also, I recommend laying out your running clothes to cut back on any morning stress — you don’t want to be late to the starting line because you were tracking down your favorite pair of running socks. The night before: Depending on how far you’re running, consider carbo-loading the night before. It’s suggested that runners consume 6575 percent of calories from carbs in the days leading up to a race. However, don’t overdo it at dinner. Eat a typical portion size to avoid an upset stomach during your run. That night, set an alarm — or two — to guarantee you’ll wake up on time. Don’t worry if you have a tough time falling asleep; it’s normal to be excited.

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While some runners choose to stay active and do loose training the day before a race, others take the day off and go to yoga classes to get ready. Morning of: Suit up, clip on your bib and get ready to run. Eat a balanced and familiar breakfast and leave plenty of time to digest your food. I prefer steel-cut oats and a banana, but a bagel and peanut butter, eggs or avocado toast will also do the trick. You just don’t want hunger to be a factor during your run. Grab your gear — an athletic watch, headphones, energy gels, etc. — before heading out to race.

Postgame: You did it! Congratulations! You’re going to feel amazing and exhausted simultaneously. Take plenty of photos because you’ll want to remember this feeling later. Be sure to hydrate your body and replenish your electrolytes. And, of course, reward yourself with a burger and some beer. The next step? Sign up for another race and head back to your training routine.

Music Column | The Beatles

Classic bands have heavy influence on modern music Both the Beatles and the Beach Boys have inspired many of the popular artists in the spotlight today

BY HARRISON MCCAMY Contributing Writer mccajh14@wfu.edu Without the influence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys, it is hard to imagine where popular music would be today. These 1960’s musicians are not only among the few bands that have remained household names for over 50 years, they are among the few that have been able to influence such a wide variety of musicians. While The Beatles’ usual lineup consists of John Lennon and George Harrison on guitar, Paul McCartney on bass and Ringo Starr on the drums, the Beach Boys started as more of a vocal harmony band, founded by brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson as well as cousin Mike Love. The Beach Boys drew more from instrumentation as their career progressed without losing their harmonic approach.

Both bands became increasingly more experimental as the 60’s progressed with the addition of more instruments to their arsenal and an increased influence from production. Today, we can hear recent artists that have been influenced by The Beatles and Beach Boys ranging from bands that have been vocal about their inspiration to those with a subtler eﬀect. The Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collection of indie rock bands with similar ideals. It was founded by musicians who have openly stated their love for 1960’s pop. The Apples in Stereo frontman, Rob Schneider, even named his studio after the Beach Boys 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds. The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples in Stereo, of Montreal and Elf Power all draw influence from the Beatles, especially at the core of their songs. They all take advantage of increased experimental instrumentation as the Beach Boys did in Pet Sounds. Production, an aspect of music often overlooked, is an essential piece to the formation of every album by the aforementioned bands, with Beatles’ producer

George Martin and Beach Boys’ producer Brian Wilson playing imperative roles in the creation of production techniques still used today. The horn solo in “For No One” and the orchestration in “Eleanor Rigby” were arranged and driven by Martin. Meanwhile, throughout Pet Sounds, Wilson directed the “Wrecking Crew” — a group of well-known studio musicians, with Brian arranging parts for stringed instruments, flute, trumpet, bass clarinet and piano alike. In a similar way, Neutral Milk Hotel has enhanced their records with the addition of singing saw, bagpipe, horn and string parts. Of Montreal, The Apples in Stereo and The Olivia Tremor Control have done the same but with a more electronic approach. Outside of the Elephant 6 Collective, a subtler connection to the Beatles and the Beach Boys can be drawn from alternative rock’s Pixies, apparent in “Here Comes Your Man” and Frank Black’s “Headache.” It is also apparent in grunge’s Nirvana, in “Something in the Way” and “About a Girl.” Frank Black also played a guitar driven “Hang On To

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Many current genres have drawn inspiration from classic rock bands. Your Ego” providing a diﬀerent arrangement from the piano and bass harmonica entwined in the Beach Boys’ original. English pop bands The Smiths, The Cure and Oasis have all been impacted by the Beatles, namely in chord progressions and in making melody-focused songs. More recent American rock bands such as The Black Crowes, Black Keys, Killers, Soul Asylum and Phish have all covered Beatles songs as well, demonstrating their influence.

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Humor Column | Disconnected

Life without technology is a wake-up call After losing and breaking their phones, some students find that they actually become more connected to their lives BY ELISE DEAN Staff Writer deanea14@wfu.edu

Breaking, losing or having my phone stolen seems to be the mantra of my life. In just over a year, I have gone through two phones (cue the Kevin Gates song) as a result of two diﬀerent circumstances. Though shameful, the experience of lacking a cellular device was eye-opening to the problems of the current digital age in which we live. Last week, my phone decided it would just shut oﬀ while I was driving. Without Spotify and Google Maps, I was at a loss for what to do. I had to listen to the radio station. Only 20 years ago, reading a highway sign was completely normal, but who does that anymore? Although there were many negatives to not having my phone for five days, the worst by far was being unable to check president Donald Trump’s latest tweets. How else was I supposed to know the news of the day? Sad! I had grown accustomed to the bombarding news notifications on my phone, so the lack thereof felt very distressing. Not to mention, I had no idea what to do with my lonely hands. There was nothing to hold anymore. When I walked around on campus, I actually had to look up and register my surroundings. For five days, I did not run into anything or anyone for that matter. I even got to say “hi” to people that I have not seen in very long time. Without Tapingo, precious minutes of my day were wasted while standing and waiting in the Chick-fil-A lunch line.

Making matters worse, I had to stand in that long line without any means of technology to pass the time. I had to walk down four flights of stairs, only to find out that there were zero open washing machines. This happened numerous times before I gave up and decided to just wear the dirty leggings. Fortunately, I had my laptop so late night Netflix was never sacrificed and I could keep up with Big Little Lies on HBO. Oh, and I could still do my homework for classes. By the end of my five days, I had another shiny Apple product in my hands and I did not feel so alone anymore. Yet I also realized the extreme reliance on technology that our society has developed.

This experience forced me to change the way I thought about everyday occurrences. I had to find a new means for an alarm clock so I would not miss my classes. Rather than plugging in my earbuds while I walked to class, I was forced to walk empty-handed and open-eared. Instead of looking down and constantly refreshing my Instagram or Snapchat feed, I looked up. It was tough being reduced to the world of Facebook and LinkedIn direct messaging but it was certainly doable. Even though I have my phone replacement and my life is no longer in shambles, I have learned a valuable lesson from this experience: Disconnect to Connect.

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Many do not realize that they rely on their cell phones for nearly everything, whether it’s waking up for class or avoiding the long lines at Chick-Fil-A with their Tapingo application.

Album Review | Damage and Joy

The Mary Chain return with first album since 1998 Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain released Damage and Joy on March 24, their first album since their split in 1998 BY NICHOLAS DEMAYO Life Editor demanj14@wfu.edu

In Damage and Joy, their seventh studio album and the first since their split in 1998, The Jesus and Mary Chain create a rock collection more atmospheric than most produced in recent memory. While other alternative rock bands implement intellectual lyrics and tightly controlled instrumental sequences in their work, The Jesus and Mary Chain hit the listener square in the face with 55 minutes of drug-induced, heavily-distorted, groovy and guitarsquealing nonsense. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an alternative rock band from Scotland that formed around two brothers, Jim and William Reid, in the 1980s. Having won a brief moment of critical acclaim in the late 80’s and early 90’s, the band ultimately broke apart after the release of Munki (1998) — a commercially unsuccessful and musically weak album. But after their split, a highly-sold collection of greatest hits encouraged the band to tour again in 2007, reminding audiences of the bad behavior that once made Jesus and Mary Chain so famous. The band was tokened “the new Sex Pistols,” a name well-earned for their amphetamine-fueled per-

formances that lasted 25 minutes at most and usually broke out into violence. The lyrics of the new album show that the Reids, both nearing 60 years of age, have hardly grown up one bit. The song “Simian Split” begins raucously with the lyric “I killed Kurt Cobain / I put the shot right through his brain.” Honestly, that’s not even the most laughable lyric of the entire album, with Jim Reid admitting in the song “Facing up to the Facts” that he “can’t find a hole [he] can put his erection.” But despite its lyrical absurdity, “Facing up to the Facts” also gives the most honest and endearing lyric of the entire collection: “You know there’s no safety net / You know this is all we get.” This line gives the sense that the artists understand that they only have one shot at a comeback album and that their careers teeter in the balance. Although long-term exposure to the lyrics of this album may ultimately damage your psyche, the work — like most other Jesus and Mary Chain albums — promises to lead to moments of pure, joyous guitar rock. The lead single, “Amputation,” brings back the groovy baseline and loud, heavily-distorted guitar of their previous work. It’s hard not to bop your head and space out to this song because it immediately drops you into a psychedelic atmosphere. This atmosphere continues into the song, “The Two of Us,” which features a 60’s pop beat accentuated by an electric keyboard that can only be described as one thing — trippy.

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The new album shows that the band has not changed much from its rebellious 80s origins. Damage and Joy will not blow you away with a knockout single or brilliant new techniques. In fact, the album might be considered on the safe side for the band. Overall, the album could be just the “safety net” Jesus and Mary Chain need to reboot their career, and their fans have much to be excited for in the future.

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How to Shag Dance Shag on the Mag, a popular dance hosted every spring by Student Union, marks the conclusion of SpringFest this year. However, many students do not know how to “shag dance,” and rely on the lesson preceding the event to learn the right steps. Skip the lesson and let the Old Gold & Black be your guide!

Step One: Find your best yellow bowtie or sundress and get ready to dance in a tent!

Step Two: Find a partner.

Step Three: Apologize for stepping on your partner’s foot — not once, but six times.

Step Four: Pretend you are debuting on Dancing with the Stars and await your scores from the celebrity panel of judges.

Step Five: Give up and go grab a snack and drink from the buffet!