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GOP lawmakers’ proposals would strip tax exemptions for NC students who register to vote away from home

BY DANIEL SCHWINDT & JARED SOSSIN News Editor & Contributing Writer schwd11@wfu.edu & sossja12@wfu.edu Many North Carolina voters may face a shock when they next go to the polls. Republican state legislators have proposed three bills that restrict access to the voting ballot by adding additional fees on the parents of college students who register to vote in a county that is not where their home address is located and by requiring photo identification to vote.

Graphic by Kristi Chan/Old Gold & Black The first bill, SB 667, which affects North Carolina residents and has caused a great About 11 percent of Americans do not have some form of photo identifideal of controversy. The bill states that “If cation, which may cost them their vote if voter ID laws are passed. the voter is a dependent of the voter’s parent or legal guardian, is 18 years of age or older ents would face an increase in their taxes. Sophomore Laura Jurotich, a resident of and the voter has registered at an address According to an article published by the Alabama who is registered to vote in Forsyth other than that of the parent or legal guard- Huffington Post April 5, “Republican spon- County, feels that the college voter law is ian, the parent or legal guardian will not be sors have defended their push to reform vot- dangerous. “I think it is silly. Just because allowed to claim the voter as a dependent for ing laws as a way to save money.”

I’m not living in the same county as my parstate income tax purposes.”

They also report that “the conservative- ents doesn’t mean I am not still dependent The exemptions given to North Carolina backed Voter Integrity Project of NC hailed on them,” Jurotich said. parents is worth anywhere from $2,000 to the college voting restrictions as a way to $2,500, and if the law is passed, these par- ‘shift the landscape of college town voting.’” See Vote, Page 4

Evaluating student service at the Bridge

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The Bridge received good marks in satisfaction surveys, but, nevertheless, many students feel that there is much room for improvement.

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BY DI CHUNG Staff Writer chundl0@wfu.edu The Bridge, which opened in 2009, serves as students’ go-to help desk for all things

technology-related. Since its move to the ZSR Library from Alumni Hall, the help desk has seen a tremendous increase in visits annually.

Between 2009 and 2010 alone, the number of visits doubled from 4800 to 9600.

Last year, the Bridge saw 6505 visits.

Rick Matthews, associate provost for Information Systems, postulated that the decrease in visits can partly be attributed to more reliable laptop models. However, how

effective is the Bridge at troubleshooting problems for students? Are students satisfied? The Bridge provides a wide range of services, but common cases include a failure to change the computer’s password, a virus flare-up, a locked computer and a corruption of files required for boot-up.

Some students who had frequented the Bridge found the services to be consistent.

“Every time I went in, people were friendly and helpful. When I had a problem, they seemed knowledgeable about the problem and how to fix it,” freshman Abby Brown said.

Every fall, the Bridge conducts satisfaction surveys as students left the help desk. The survey asks questions about the quality of service such as timeliness and professionalism. Last fall, the Bridge received 6.64 points out of a 7.0 scale on customer satisfaction.

Matthews said, “We do a lot of scrutinizing of ourselves trying to figure out what we are doing well and what we are not doing well.

Monthly, we review a whole bucket-full of metrics on every service ticket.”

However, not all students were fully satisfied with how their cases were handled. For some students with multiple issues, there was serious discontentment with the sluggish response.

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“ from the student body SG must face expectations This column represents the views of the Old Gold & Black Editorial Board.

With the recent and exciting announcement of the student government election results, our student body looks forward to the new plans and policies that the new position holders intend to initiate.

We congratulate the new executive board and look forward to their leadership.

With this in mind, the editorial staff of the Old Gold & Black would like to highlight areas we believe Student Government should focus on in order to improve our community.

We have divided this editorial in three sections to clearly identify the goals we have in mind.

First, transparency. The students of the university need to know what Student Government is doing for them.

We commend past initiatives such as the Stall Street Journal, which does an admirable job of trying to keep students aware about

what Student Government does on a fairly frequent basis. However, there remains a lack of visibility about the projects that Student Government undertakes, the steps they take toward those projects and how those projects relate to student concerns.

To improve upon this issue, we recommend that the executive board submits a monthly Letter to the Editor to the Old Gold & Black to update the campus on its current activity.

That way, students who are concerned about campus life and SG initiatives can be better informed.

Also, an increased use of social media tools to promote events around campus would be beneficial.

We challenge Student Government to keep students informed about its plans and actions now that the “platform parade” of campaign season is over.

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Students are disconnected from the administrators in Reynolda Hall, so SG is the appropriate outlet to voice concerns.

Next, unity. Nearly all of the candidates mentioned unity in their campaigns.

We all want Wake Forest to become a more inclusive community, but how do we realistically accomplish this?

We believe events like Seize the Quad and SG’s Birthday Celebration are imperative for providing an environment where all niches on campus can come together.

Beyond this, promoting collaborative events between Greek and non-Greek organizations would allow for a more united campus.

More campus-wide discussions like the Deliberative Dialogues would also be

effective in allowing us all to come together to discuss any potential concerns.

Finally, we hope that SG takes initiative to truly be the representative liaisons between students and administration.

Students need to know that their concerns are heard and acted upon.

When students show discontent with an issue on social media, Campus Grumble or even in the Old Gold & Black, we hope that SG relays the messages to the administration.

Many students are disconnected from the administrators in Reynolda Hall, so SG is the appropriate outlet to voice concerns.

We hope that the new Student Government executive board takes these suggestions into consideration as they move forward.

Congratulations, and we look forward to hearing from you.

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Deacon Profile: Sarah Mason

BY LAUREN SUSSMAN Contributing Writer sussla12@wfu.edu

Sarah Mason is a professor of mathematics within the math department at the university. Mason graduated from the University of Georgia undergraduate and earned her Doctorate in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania with postdoctoral fellowships at the University of California, Berkley, CRM (University of Montreal) and University of California, San Diego along with time spendtat Davidson College. Three years ago, Mason joined the Wake Forest University community as a professor and researcher. Mason currently purses research projects in combinatorics and teaches an upper level graph theory course and a first year seminar on sustainability.

What sparked your interest in mathematics and the department?

I was originally an English and psychology major at the University of Georgia, but changed my major after I got a job as a math tutor.

I decided that I wanted to be a high school math teacher and therefore figured that after my major in math, I would pursue education. But, once I entered into the higher-level mathematics classes, I fell in love with the creativity that these classes had to offer.

I understand most people don’t find creativity in math, but for me, there is so much ingenuity in the field of mathematics.

For example, I love the idea that through math, we are able to visualize abstract constructs and see different ways for how things can work.

In what field of math do you conduct your research?

I conduct my research in the field of combinatorics, which deals with combinations and patterns. I like to think of it as clever ways to count things such as patterns in data sets, ways to represent polynomials and multiplication, weighted voted theory (which refers to power structure in voting systems) and stock power distributions.

With research in mathematics, it is as if you have a large goal and slowly chip away at it to be able to understand the whole picture.

Currently, I have completed several of my small chips away at my larger idea, but have many more pans still on fire.

What do you like best about the university?

I have loved my time here at Wake and my favorite part of Wake Forest has been that I am able to combine my research and teaching. It has been a great experience to get students involved in my research from my first year seminar students continuing their research from my course to several masters students in serious mathematics research.

What has been your favorite class to teach?

Although it is only my second time teaching the course, I love my first year seminar on sustainability and looking at whether or not we can support our energy consumption. We do computations to get a sense of how much we are consuming versus how much we can potentially produce. The course has been a lot of fun to teach for me with the material and I greatly enjoy my time with first year students.

What do you have planned next in your academic career?

This has been my third year at Wake Forest and I hope to stay here for a very long time. I

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would really like to teach as many different courses within the math department as possible to be able to see different areas of math that I don’t focus on in my own research.

I love all different aspects of math and look forward to discovering more in the field.

As far as my research in concerned, I would like to ultimately put all the problems of my research together and understand the big picture of combinatroics. It is a big project which will take me a lot of

time, but I hope to one day find the answer to all of my questions.

Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of mathematics?

I love hiking, swimming, playing tennis and I actually used to do triathlons. I did a half-iron man and that was enough to tide me over for a few years, so I am taking a break from that. Mainly, I love just being in the outdoors and being able to explore.

BRIEFLIES

Women’s Field Hockey to host One Day Without Shoes aims University accepting student submissions for Poteat contest annual DODGE tournament to raise poverty awareness The university is accepting submissions for the new hangout space in Poteat Residence Hall. The winner of the contest will receive a $100 gift card to be used at the restaurant and a certificate.

The contest is open to all current university students. The name submission should be relevant to one of these topics: university history, university mission, building location, purpose of the space and/or the available menu, which will be pizza and wings. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 15.

The submission form can be found at http://tinyurl.com/ d97xt6n.

The women’s field hockey team will be hosting their fourth annual DODGE melanoma Dodgeball Tournament from 1 to 4 p.m. April 21 at Kentner Field on campus.

The event is open to the entire university community.

The tournament is held in honor of former university field hockey player, Maria Whitehead who lost her battle with melanoma in 2006.

The cost per team is $40 for six to eight players and can enter the tournament by contacting event coordinator Jillian Anzaolne at anzajm9@wfu.edu.

Donations can be made on the day of or before the tournament.

The annual One Day Without Shoes event will be held April 16 on the Upper Quad.

This event will raise awareness for children who live everyday without the luxury of shoes.

All of the proceeds will go to Be Like Brit, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the children of Haiti by creating safe orphanages.

The orphanages will serve as a place they can live and be educated in a safe environment.

More information on Be Like Brit can be found at belikebrit.org. Updates on One Day Without Shoes can be found on the “One Day Without Shoes” Facebook group.

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Medical center connected to questionable study WFBMC was listed as one of 23 institutions involved in a study that did not properly divulge the health risks

BY MOLLY DUTMERS Life Editor dutmmk11@wfu.edu On April 10, The New York Times and Bloomberg News reported on a large research study that focused on the effects of oxygen levels on premature babies.

The reports, which gathered this information from a letter from the Department of Health & Human Services, stated that the researchers failed to inform the infants’ parents of the risks of participating in the study.

Our editors also received an e-mail from Public Citizen, a non-profit public interest group that specializes in consumer health advocacy, listing Wake Forest University School of Medicine as one of the 23 schools involved in the study.

The study, called SUPPORT, was conducted from 2004 to 2009 and roughly 1,300 premature infants were enrolled in the study.

The lead site was the University of Alabama at Birmingham but 22 other institutions, including prestigious universities and medical centers like Stanford, Duke, Yale and Wake Forest were also involved. In the study, premature infants were randomly as-

signed to either a high-oxygen group or a low-oxygen group. The babies who were assigned to the high-oxygen group were more likely to develop eye disease and blindness while the babies assigned to the low oxygen group had a higher risk of mortality.

In the high-oxygen group, 91 out of 509 patients developed retinopathy of prematurity, a severe eye disease that can lead to blindness, and in the low-oxygen group, 130 out of 654 patients died.

The letter from the Department of Health & Human Services stated that researchers did not divulge all of the risks of participation in the study to the infants’ parents, and that the consent forms did not identify any specific risks for the infants.

The consent form template that the University of Alabama at Birmingham gave to the other schools involved in the study stated, “Participation in this study may involve some added risks or discomforts. Because all of the treatments proposed in this study are standard of care, there is no predictable increase in risk for your baby.”

The consent form template went on to say that the only other risk of the study is the risk to confidentiality. “The consent deficiencies were so egregious,” Michael Carome, deputy director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, said in a phone interview, “and this lead to the research being unethical.”

According to Carome, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center was listed as one of the neo-natal research sites. “I’m presuming

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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is part of a controversy over research practices that may have failed to present severe health risks. that they probably enrolled babies in this study,” he said.

An article on the Brenner Children’s Hospital’s website, titled “Higher Oxygen Levels Improve Preterm Survival, Increase Risk for Eye Condition,” stated that several researchers from WFBMC participated in these studies, including the chair of the pediatrics department, T. Michael O’Shea, M.D.

The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center could not be reached for a comment. Now, Carome and Public Citizen are calling for a public apology from Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius as well as a full investigation into the SUPPPORT study.

“There needs to be a very complete study of what went wrong here so it doesn’t happen again,” Carome said.

Vote: Laws could change state electoral map

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Sophomore Brandon West, a state resident registered in Forsyth County despite his parents living elsewhere in the state, finds the move by the GOP to be an affront to democracy.

“This is nothing less than an attempt to hinder voting by liberal college students, the same voters who the GOP knows will not vote for their candidates or measures,” West said.

The two photo ID bills, HB 253 and SB 235, are designed to “act to guarantee that no registered voter is denied the right to Dinan vote at an approved polling site; and to prevent the unauthorized use of a registered voter’s voting privilege through the fraudulent misuse of a registered voter’s identity.”

When asked about this bill, State Representative Kelly Alexander Jr., who represents State District 107 in Charlotte, said he was opposed to voter ID legislation due to its discriminatory nature, but also said the more forms and greater variety of ID’s allowed is a step in the right direction. The bill proposed nine different options for voter identification.

While these bills have gained prominence recently, they first arose during the Bush administration.

According to John Dinan, professor of politics and international affairs, a private Commission on Federal Election Reform chaired by form President Jimmy Carter and Secretary of State James Baker issued a 2005 report urging states to adopt a photoID requirement.

Dinan explained the rationale behind this proposed legislation “as a way of boosting public confidence in the integrity of the voting process.”

Supporters of stricter voter ID regulation feel voter ID laws would discourage voter fraud and protect the integrity of the voting

system. Those against voter ID laws argue that voter fraud is rare and that requiring a photo ID would discourage voting among older adults, college students and the poor, who might not have to means to obtain a valid photo ID. According to a study done by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School around 11 percent of U.S. citizens, or roughly 21 million citizens don’t have government-issued photo ID and this

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With these laws [people of the lower socio-economic group], their voices won’t be heard.”

Christopher Jerome Sophomore

figure only represents currently eligible voters, not all likely voters.

The study also found that those who lack valid ID tended to be young people, Hispanics and the poor. Sophomore Christopher Jerome agrees that the laws would

hurt the poor. “Some people of the lower socio-economic group don’t have licenses.

What are you going to do with those people who are citizens but who don’t have photo IDs? With these laws, their voices won’t be heard,” Jerome said.

According to Alexander, voter fraud is “statistically insignificant.”

A New York Times analysis from 2007 identified 120 cases filed by the Justice Department over five years, which resulted in 86 convictions.

The consequences of these laws could be critical to the outcomes of future elections in North Carolina. Even though North Carolina overall voted for Romney, he won by less than 2 percent, a surmountable margin.

If voter ID legislation is passed, the 600,000 eligible voters that may be affected by these new laws may swing elections.

The effects of these laws on the outcome in Forsyth County, which voted for Obama in 2012, could be even larger come 2016 because of the number of students who could be affected.

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Bridge: Students voice concerns over practices

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Sophomore Brittany Vasquez visited the Bridge on many occasions over a few months to fix her T420s that had a malfunctioning disk drive, frequent blue screen and popped off keys.

“To me, the frustrating thing was that when I tried to talk to the Bridge, the workers didn’t want to do anything. It was only until I got my parents involved that they tried to solve my problem,” Vasquez said.

As for significant complaints, Matthews cited that the most recent arose from the distribution of the T430s to the freshmen and junior class in August.

About six percent of the T430s had hard drive issues where users reported seeing a “blue screen of death.” However, Lenovo and Intel representatives were able to partner with the university to resolve the problem by October.

Other major complaints were related to external factors. Senior Richard Sponholfz, a team leader at the Bridge, observed that

some issues coincided with world students ‘unconventional events. For instance, a tsunami in schedules’ especially India resulted in a shortage during those stressof hard drives. Thus, stuful moments when dents who were sending laptops suddenly in their computers for malfunction or achardware failure expericidents occur at the enced long waits. With wrong time.

45 student employees “The night beout of the 56 total fore my exam, staff, the Bridge is I dropped my largely studentcomputer and run. messed up the Much of the hard drive. reason for this I went to is due to the Bridge the need freakof working out, ers for the but they B r i d g e ’s were reextensive ally nice operating about it hours of 8 a.m. and were pato 1 a.m. The tient with me,” longer hours acsophomore Graphic by Elizabeth Ropp/Old Gold & Black Irene Kim said. commodate many

To work for the Bridge, students do not necessarily need to be tech-savvy. “I don’t know if we have any formal quantitative criteria, but what we are looking for is for students to be bright (we have lots of bright students), responsible and focused on customer service,” Matthews said.

Usually, student employees start out at a Level One on the floor and work their way up. Much of the job is a learning process.

“You get out of it what you put into it, I would say,” Sponholfz said.

“You are given a level of training, like when you see someone using a process you’ve never seen before, you are like ‘how does that work?’ A lot of what you learn from the job comes from that.”

Though the Bridge has seen considerable increases in customer satisfaction, there remains much to be improved. Some students felt that perhaps more training for students could be a start.

Senior Jessica Blackburn said, “It would be nice if the Bridge would train students to deal with more complex issues, or even a wider range of issues.”

Documentary film students entered in festival RiverRun International Film Festival features graduate student’s films

BY FLETCHER LAICO Staff Writer laicft12@wfu.edu

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The RiverRun Festival will begin April 14 and feature over 100 films.

After over a year’s worth of work, graduate students in the university’s Documentary Film Program will finally see the fruits of their labor this April, when their documentaries are presented at the annual RiverRun International Film Festival.

A regional festival in Winston-Salem, RiverRun will present five documentaries

by Wake Forest students, all in the North Carolina Short category.

The Wake Forest student works being presented cover diverse topics, from autism to the Safe Bus Company, the first bus company to serve minorities in North Carolina. Graduate students Chris Zaluski and Sam Smartt, for example, collaborated on two films being shown at RiverRun: Wagonmasters, about the cultural history of the station wagon, and The Impetus to Desegregate about the desegregation of Wake Forest University.

For the aspiring documentarists, inspiration came from many sources. Of his station wagon-focused film, Zaluski states, “I ran across an article in Fortune Magazine.

It was very nostalgic about the discontinuation of the Volvo station wagon, which to our generation is basically the least cool car.

I wondered if there were still people who loved the vehicle. I researched it and sure enough, I found two national station wagon clubs of station wagon hobbyists.”

Another group focused its documentary, The One Who Builds, on Omer Omer, a Sudanese refugee who currently works for a refugee resettlement organization in Greensboro. On behalf of her three-person group, third-year graduate student Hillary Pierce speaks to the inspiration behind the film. “The three of us share a passion and interest for human rights,” Pierce said.

“After researching the work being done in Greensboro, we soon came across Dr. Omer, the main character in our film. We were inspired by his ability to bring together people of all walks of life to work toward a common goal. Spending time with him makes you want to be a better person and we were so inspired by his generous and kind spirit that we wanted to share his story with others through film.”

Wake Forest’s Documentary Film Program is only three years old, yet already boasts 34 students and four professors.

Students in the program can earn either an MA in two years of work or an MSA in three years, as there are no Ph.D.s in the

field of Documentary Film. Mary Dalton, director of the Documentary Film Program, affirms the health of the program, saying, “As a genre, documentary film is growing and we feel our students are people who can make a difference in the field.” Many of the student films have won awards, too; among others, Zaluski’s and Smartt’s Wagonmasters has been nominated for a College Television Award, according to Cara Pilson, associate co-director of the Documentary Film Program.

The students began research during their first year in the graduate school program and worked on production for almost all of their second year. “You’re never completely done; you always feel like there’s more you need to do,” Zaluski said. “We had 80 hours of footage that we had to cut down to a 40-minute film — it’s a painstaking process.”

The RiverRun Festival begins on April 14, and will present over 100 films at six different venues in Winston-Salem, closing on April 21 at the University of North Carolina School of the Art’s Babcock Theatre.

Praising her students’ hard work and dedication, Dalton said, “The films by the students showing at RiverRun are the culmination of a lot of work, a little over a year — research, production and post-production. We’re very proud of them.”

POLICE BEAT Miscellaneous

• University Police responded to a call regarding a sick student at North Campus Apartments. The student requested to be taken to Student Health for treatment.

The report was filed at 1:37 a.m. April 1.

• An intoxicated student who consumed alcohol offcampus was taken to WFUBMC for treatment. The report was filed at 11:58 p.m. April 3.

• University Police responded to a call in Luter regarding the smell of marijuana. The offenders allowed officers into the room at which point they turned over marijuana and paraphernalia. The report was filed at 5:27 p.m. April 4.

• University Police found an unresponsive student in • University Police officers discovered a student trying to hop the fence into construction site of the business school. the South lobby. The victim was transported by EMS to The officers stopped the students and referred them to the the hospital. The report was filed at 3:32 a.m. April 6. office of the Dean for trespassing and honor code violation. The report was filed at 2:33 a.m. April 6.

Scan this code to visit police.wfu.edu • University Police officers served a search warrant at Student Apartments and discovered a handgun, three paint ball guns and marijuana.

The student owning the handgun was arrested for illegal possession of a weapon on campus and the other was arrested for possession of paintballs. The report was filed at 8:59 a.m. April 7.

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Magnolia Scholars receive $6.5 million The Scotts gave a large donation to fund scholarships for first-generation students to attend the university

BY ROBERT WILSON Staff Writer wilsrl0@wfu.edu Lately, universities both private and public across the nation have come under fire for rapidly increase in costs of attendance.

Wake Forest is no exception, with a total cost of attendance over $60,000.

While such a high cost reasonably pushes lower-income and disadvantaged applicants away from applying to Wake Forest at all, the university instituted the Magnolia Scholars program in 2009 to combat this trend.

The program provides both financial and academic assistance to incoming firstgeneration college students. Every scholar is assigned a mentor and meets regularly with the director of the program, Nathaniel French.

Recently, the Magnolia Scholars Program received a $6.5 million further commitment from Steven and Becky Scott. Two of their five children are graduates of the university.

According to a press release from the Office of Communications and External Relations, “an earlier gift from the Scotts was instrumental in the establishment of the Magnolia Scholars program in 2009. The program, created to provide first-generation students financial and academic support to attend Wake Forest, has helped more than 120 students. The first class of Magnolia Scholars will graduate in May.”

The Magnolia Scholars website specifies that students are selected only from the incoming class and come from a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. The awards are given to students that have a demonstrated financial need with the awards capped at $4,000.

According to French, “Dr. Scott himself was a first-generation student, so he understands the difficulties of someone applying to college with virtually little assistance or advice. His connection to the university stems from two of his sons attending Wake Forest as an undergraduate with one of the two completing medical school here as well.

“Former Provost Tiefenthaler saw that first-generations students were starting to shy away from Wake Forest as the cost of attendance rose. We put a stake in the ground and said, ‘this is still a place where you can come,’” French said.

The generous commitment will not result in an increase in the number of Magnolia Scholars. French says the program “will maintain 30 scholars [per class]. We will have an increased ability to support students with special programs whether it’s internships, Wake Washington or study abroad.”

While the scholarship does cover these already, currently “there is a fixed budget [per student]. This just increases the amount covered per student,” French said.

The scholars were excited about the commitment. “They were really happy to meet Dr. Scott and see how genuine he was about trying to support [them],” French said. “We have had a lot of response parents of accepted first generation students as well.”

Senior D’Juan Jones believes the commitment will “definitely give the program more

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Jonathan Matthew Williams, assistant director of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, speaks with Magnolia Scholars at the donation announcement. resources as far as providing academic and social guidance. Before the program was limited in terms of what it could do to help students,” Jones said. “ Many of us come in with limited financial capital and are unable to compete with the typical Wake Forest student. The commitment will give us opportunities that we would otherwise not have and allow us to performs as well as others.”

Junior Brittany Newberry was also excited about the opportunities the donation provides. “I feel that the donation is beneficial to the program for it to expand and continue over the next several years,” she said.

Junior Deshawna Kiker would like to see some of the money from the donation fund go to purchasing books and building a sense of community. “I would like to see a significant portion spent on book stipends and additional scholarships. Many of the Magnolia Scholars struggle with the cost books, especially considering that several rely on their refund checks for the money,” Kiker said.

“Of course, considering that the program grows significantly each year, I think it would be great to set aside a portion for outings and events so that a sense of community can be maintained.”

SG Executives for coming year are announced New members of exec. board discuss their plans and ideas to improve SG and campus for the coming year

BY DANIEL SCH WINDT News Editor schwd11@wfu.edu On April 10, Student Government released the results of the April 9 elections for various offices ranging from legislator to SG President.

For President, there were three candidates in the race. Jacqueline Sutherland won the presidential race with 56 percent of the vote, with Bill Bode, who received 30 percent, and Alex Haddock, who received 14 percent, running second and third, respectively.

Ryan Cleland defeated Javar Jones for Student Government Secretary by a margin of 21 percent.

William Readhead, who ran unopposed for Treasurer, will succeed Storm Saponaro as SG Treasurer in the fall.

Lydia Sandy defeated her rivals Colby Moore and Hunter Honnessy with 58 percent of the vote.

Each of the candidates hope to change the way Student Government interacts with the Student Body.

“My goal for the upcoming year is to bring our campus community together for Wake,” Sutherland said. “I want to cultivate

closer relationships with as many different student organizations as possible through personal meetings with leaders in the Greek community, the Old Gold & Black, Student Union, the Volunteer Service Corps, student athletes and groups in the arts.”

Sutherland identified one of the biggest challenges facing her incoming administration and Student Goverment as a lack of tranparency. “Student Government is a wonderful organization,” Sutherland said.

“However, it has often suffered from the reality that not many students know what we do. This is the first problem SG needs to tackle by laying an initial groundwork that endows SG with greater transparency, accessibility and legitimacy in order to serve the student body.”

Sandy stated that as Speaker of the House, she would like to put a new focus on helping legislators write bills.

“Throughout the election, there was a large emphasis on helping legislators to write their own bills. In order to achieve this goal, I want to hold a workshop that will teach legislators how to do just that and hold office hours specifically for bill writing in order to begin working towards facilitating this goal,” Sandy said.

Readhead feels that the new executive board is ready to go to begin new plans.

“I am good friends with everybody on exec. and have worked with them in some aspect before so it’ll be exciting to work with each of them in a new manner,” Readhead said.

2013 SG Election Results President

Jacqueline Sutherland — 56 percent Bill Bode — 30 percent Alex Haddock — 14 percent Secretary

Speaker of the House Ryan Cleland — 61 percent Javar Jones — 39 percent

Lydia Sandy — 58 percent Colby Moore — 31 percent Hunter Honnessy— 11 percent Information courtesy of Student Government

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University police have misplaced focus and priorities Campus police don’t do their job because of prejudice against minority parties Currently, I am writing this OP-ED piece at 2 a.m. in the morning on Sunday, April 7. The reason why it is being written this early is because my frustrations need to be expressed in the fullest and most alert capacity. Today, for me, was a monumental occasion. I was going out for the first time in about four months with my friend. My friends will tell you that seeing me at a party is nothing short of a miracle. I am one who stays in, refrains from drinking alcohol and spends his evening modifying computers and coding for my Xbox.

This event of going out was to be entertaining, revitalizing and refreshing; it would be the time that my friends would see my “hair come loose.” Inside, I was moderately excited. My friends suggested that we attend the Omega probate party at the Hope House, off of Polo Road.

I decided to attend on the merit that it would be a fun and interesting party scenario. As a result, I walked up towards Polo Rd. around 12:45 a.m. to see if there was a party. My first inclination was that the party

was cancelled. It was impossible to hear the music from the street or even the lawn of the property at the Hope House.

As I entered from the back door, I began to hear music. It was steady undertone of a continuous rap beat. This was going to be the occasion that allowed me to dance with my friends and girlfriend; however, approximately 10 minutes after my arrival, the police showed up to the party with a “noise complaint.” I measured with my phone that the decibel rating was 64 outside of the house. In theory a noise complaint would be understandable, but in this scenario, it is virtually improbable. The Hope House is isolated away from the heart of Wake Forest. Given this fact, the only neighbors within walking distance of the house are 200 feet away. If I couldn’t hear the music from the lawn, I know for a fact that no one who didn’t want to hear the music could.

The police officer stated that, “If I get another complaint, I will start arresting people.” At that point in time, my friends and I left. As we were leaving the property, we saw four police cars sitting in the parking lot of the Hope House. Keep in mind that this is at 1:15 a.m. when crime at Wake Forest is at its peak. The police officers were sitting outside monitoring the party. They weren’t responding to a noise complaint. I am appalled that the police officers weren’t

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even doing their job. They were outside the Hope House instead of patrolling the campus. While I was walking back to my dorm, the police had the audacity to slow down and ask “how I was doing.” At this period of time there was a white couple stumbling, but the police officer failed to ask them how they were doing. Was this simply a racial issue? In my opinion, everything points to that.

As I was strolling through the main quad, I could hear fraternity music blaring from both ends of the quad, but did I see police officers outside of clearly louder parties?

NO, I DIDN’T. I saw a group of over 10 people running, screaming and vomiting around the Mag Quad. Shouldn’t this be an issue that University Police handles? Last time I checked, this is the defamation of property in front of Wait Chapel. But will any of the North American Interfraternity Conference parties be shut down? NO. It is one of the most frustrating things to know that police officers negligently responded to a noise complaint with all of the officers on duty, while the campus is left to suffer without adequate police response.

The reason why there are robberies on campus the night of African-American parties is because the police presence is taken away from campus and used overzealously with a racial pretext to shut down and dis-

criminate against African-Americans. If the police want to actually do work, they should probably look to finding real work in NAIC fraternity lounges where I have seen students getting beat, drugged and drinking underage. Don’t these events warrant a four police car response? They should, but instead, they waste resources to overact to a “noise complaint.” Give me a break.

This administration has taken a racially inclined tactic to respond to calls and the university is left without an adequate police presence. Did you ever wonder why police response was terrible on the night of the barn incident? The police overacted to the barn incident and delayed campus response times up to 50 minutes.

If the police want to place three officers at every ethnic oriented party, they should do it for every party regardless of race. Equality should not come at the rights of students to party. It’s an atrocity that the police can’t respond to real crimes. This is an actual problem and the police administration needs to be held accountable. I am not fighting for my right to party. I am fighting for campus security, the rights of the students to feel safe at school, and the rights of minorities to have events without the scrutiny of constant intervention. #justice.

Sincerely, Julian Gilyard

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norcsk0@wfu.edu Guest Columnists It is undeniable that next to a parent, a schoolteacher has the greatest effect on a student’s academic success. It is the job of education reformers to seek out and enact policies that are best for the students; what is best for the students is having the most effective teachers possible.

At a film screening of Waiting For Superman, hosted by Students For Education Reform (SFER) earlier this semester, one fact strongly supported this claim: one bad teacher can set back a student an entire year. A good teacher will teach 150 percent of the curriculum during a year, but a bad teacher will only get through 50 percent of

impact of a good or a bad teacher. Each and every one of us can accredit our successes, or lack thereof, to these teachers.

As members of Students For Education Reform, we seek to support the efforts of the best teachers by validating their classroom accomplishments through commensurate rewards.

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“Not if it’s just the Polo Road. gate that closes early.”

Carrie Gillen (‘15)

“Yes, when people from offcampus come for parties.”

Peter Tomasiello (‘16)

“I think they will improve security to an extent.”

Maddox Stamey (‘16)

“Yes. Too many burglary incidents have occurred.”

Asha Tipirneni (‘13)

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“ empathy are always important Humility and Trust Me | I’m (Almost) a Doctor

In each new phase of life, it is important to remember that you don’t know it all Jeremy Steinman

Guest Columnist jsteinma@wakehealth.edu

There’s this idea in statistics that if a number is so small, for purposes of calculations, it can be equated to zero. For example, if I’m $1,000,000 in debt, I can buy 2 concert tickets for $30, and I’m still 1 million dollars in debt (look for my next column on how groupon is ruining our economy).

When I entered med school, I thought I knew a lot; I’ve probably tripled my knowledge in just eight months. I have hopefully nine more years of education for my dream specialty, which is to become an expert in one specific field of medicine. In that same vein, medicine is just one profession in literally thousands of different professions that exist in the world. So, statistically speaking, I know one over infinity things, which is absolutely nothing.

A neurosurgeon said ... ’It’s not difficult to listen. Yes, it’s not rocket science to listen, but it is brain surgery!’

In and of itself, it is humbling to think that I know as much as Kim Kardashian.

It is scary to know that the future surgeons of America are on the intelligence level of Khloe, Kourtney, Kanye and K-Lamar Odom.

My classmates might remember that a patient presenting with a bitemporal hemianopsia and hyperthyroidism might have a pituitary adenoma, but they sure as heck won’t be able to fix it themselves unless they are a surgeon.

But did you know med students learn other things besides medicine in medical school? In the first few weeks of school, I corrected professors and asked people who have been at their jobs for multiple years if they could make things a bit more convenient for me.

I was completely oblivious that what I was doing had a fairly profound effect on how I came off to other people.

I also did not realize that one of the deans was CC’ed on a few of these emails. During a one-on-one meeting, he graciously explained to me that he’d rather my disrespect be a problem now than when I was a practicing M.D. so I could change (I’d like

to take this time to say that I’m closer to a middle school diploma than I am to becoming a functional doctor).

Now, I’m down to just correcting professors so I’m making strides.

But that doesn’t mean everyone changes — I’m certain that everybody reading this is familiar with one of your doctors acting all high and mighty like Macklemore with his $20.

The main root of this problem is that doctors, for one reason or another, can ignore certain aspects of a patient’s presentation; this upsets people.

A neurosurgeon recently said to us “Listen to what the patient says! It’s not difficult like rocket science.”

Yes, it’s not rocket science to listen, but it IS brain surgery! Most of the doctors I’ve seen in my life have been somewhere between “good” and “LOLWAT did you just say to me?” in the ‘listening to the patient’ department.

The physicians at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are spectacularly good, which means that one of their most unique skills is being not only good doctors, but being completely patient-centric; furthermore, they are who I’m learning from.

I wonder, how can doctors go through years of training and that concept is not one that sticks? Wake Forest makes the students, ask the questions “What do you think it is,” and “How is this most affecting your life” as

part of every patient interview. These are, on the surface, not explicitly medically relevant questions and we may feel as if they are simply lip service to establish patient rapport, but having those questions asked to me when I’m a patient is simply amazingly helpful.

Studies have actually shown that outcomes are improved because of better doctor-patient communication. To put this in other words: 60 percent of the time, it works all the time.

Even more big picture, these concepts are applicable to everyone still in undergrad.

I’m sure seniors who have job offers know that they’re the Big Men on Campus because they’ve been in college for four years and know everything- that’s why they have a job.

That doesn’t mean they can’t go into their new job and learn something new. Everybody knows freshmen know nothing, like me, so just copy-paste everything I’ve said about me for them.

Bill Nye once said that “Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.”

Take that to heart, because this man was so smart, he convinced TV executives that his show’s theme song should be some dude chanting his name.

That theme turned out to be an iconic theme of the 90s. Believe me when I say it’ll help you. Trust me — I’m [almost] a doctor (or don’t, because I don’t know anything).

“ would be pointless A White Student Union Danny Wadler | Calling All Righties

Unlike minority groups and clubs, organizations for Euro americans serve no purpose Danny Wadler Staff Columnist wadldf11@wfu.edu

For all the solid American citizens out there who still practice the time-honored tradition of preferring their right hands, I have some disturbing news. It was recently brought to my attention that our current “president” of the United States, Barack Obama, is not like the rest of us. He is a lefty.

The ancient people used to force lefthanded people to conform to the righthanded majority; they knew the left hand was the hand of the devil. Is tradition never sacred anymore?

Shouldn’t the majority be able to maintain control of the nation’s political and cultural values?

If 90 percent of Americans are normal right-handed people, why did we elect a lefty? And why do we give them such an egregious advantage in baseball? The more lefties are allowed to make decisions, after all, the more righty culture faces imminent decline. Fortunately, I have a solution.

I propose the foundation of Wake Forest’s first ever RSU. That’s the first ever Righty Student Union.

My idea was inspired by college student Matthew Heimbach, a national treasure, and his small band of followers who recently founded Towson University’s White Student Union. Towson is already home to a Black Student Union, a Muslim Student Union and Chinese Cultural Appreciation club, which are clearly the exact same thing.

These clubs have for years celebrated the traditions and cultures of ethnicities and nationalities that have faced adversity trying to assimilate into a diverse and tolerant America.

Towson held a Unity Rally in response to Heimbach’s group. Its supporters are frustrated with all the hype and complaints.

According to its website, the organization is tolerant of all races, colors and creeds. It is just going to prioritize European heritage over all the others.

Euroamerican culture is facing adversity right now, obviously. What with the current

I am proud to be white, but joining a group to celebrate this fact would be pointless.

The [U.S.] is a white union. popularity of industries like hip-hop and P. F. Chang’s, the American people are starting to forget all about famous Euroamerican icons like George Washington, Ernest Hemmingway and Marilyn Monroe.

An RSU is an absolute necessity, before people also start to forget about the most prominent right-handed people in history.

People like … like … Oh my gosh, you will never believe how hard it is to find a list of famous right-handed people on the internet! The problem is undeniable.

It’s only a matter of time before the lefty extremists start to demand ridiculous luxuries like left-handed scissors and zipper flies.

What if we lose all control and have to start writing the English language from right to left?

Wait! I’m just now finding out that Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush were lefthanded too! That’s just … That’s so …

Okay, I can’t keep up the charade any longer. This is absurd. I’m not trying to say Heimbach’s proposal that a White Student Union is fundamentally the same as a Black Student Union is racist. I’m just saying it’s

stupid. Yes, equally as stupid as trying to start a Righty or Lefty Student Union. I am proud to be white, but joining a group to celebrate that fact would be pointless. The United States is a white union. The point of a pride group is to celebrate aspects of cultures being lost in society. It is a function of white privilege that this cultural decline does not happen to white people in the United States.

Even the most trivial things are subject to white privilege. A Euroamerican is typically able to enjoy a meal “just like grandma used to make;” a second-generation ChineseAmerican, however, frequently had to settle for P.F. Chang’s, an Americanized subpar version of truly authentic cuisine.

So, a Chinese Student Union can make great accomplishments by hosting and cooking for cultural events. All a White Student Union can do is antagonize other pride groups and dredge up ancient racial tensions.

And nobody’s ever going to forget who George Washington was; his face is carved into the side of a mountain.

We are celebrating 50 years of integration here at Wake Forest, not 50 years of white people losing their social influence.

The Towson University student body shares this attitude, but somebody needs to wake up — Matthew Heimbach.

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Limited revenue makes the addition of popular sports like lacrosse and softball unlikely any time in the coming years

BY MATT POPPE Senior Writer poppmw9@wfu.edu It’s no secret. Athletics are an enormous component of any university in this day and age, and this is no different here at Wake Forest. An athletics program that has won eight national championships in four different sports, Wake has been successful despite the school being one of the smallest in Division I athletics, with an undergraduate enrollment of around 4,800.

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In terms of football, one of the staples of the athletic program, the Demon Deacons are the third-smallest in terms of undergraduate enrollment, and undoubtedly the smallest school that is part of a BCS conference.

Despite these challenges, many have questioned why the program has not expanded to include more sports, as not only many of its ACC equals boast, but also many schools of similar or smaller size.

“That’s probably the number one question we get asked,” associate athletic director Steve Shutt said. “When are you going to add ‘so-and-so’ sport?”

While Wake Forest does have 16 varsity sports, it lacks some of the more commonly found programs such as softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse or swimming and diving.

In the post-Jerry Sandusky era of college athletics, it is hard to believe that any university would take its chances by deciding to keep a coach who had previously been fined $50,000, suspended for three games, and sent to anger management classes for inappropriate language and behavior.

Rutgers University, however, after failing to heed these warning signs, suffered massive public humiliation when ESPN aired a video of head basketball coach Mike Rice physically and verbally abusing his players, the very same video that earned him said fine and suspension in December 2012.

The video, a compilation of footage from multiple practice sessions between 2010 and 2012, showed Rice

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MEN’S GOLF

{ BY THE NUMBERS } finishes for the Demon Deacons 19 Top-20 this season at par or better for junior John Varol this season 6 Rounds Evan Beck’s ACC ranking, with a 10 Senior 72.06 scoring average the Demon Deacons finished on 5 Place day one of the Gary Koch Invitational

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Lee

Junior Adam Lee notched the first top-20 singles victory of his career in the Demon Deacons’ 6-1 loss to the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team April 6 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.

Lee took the match from No. 16 Mac Styslinger, who entered the day undefeated in ACC play.

Lee leads the Demon Deacons with 30 singles wins this season,tying the ninth-highest single-season total in school history. He is 16-2 in dual match play, including 4-1 against ACC opposition.

{ DEACON QUOTE } “There’s no explanation for what’s on those films because there is no excuse for it. I was wrong.”

-Former Rutgers head basketball coach Jim Rice after ESPN released a video of his abusive behavior

Wake nearly beats UVA, takes down High Point Wake Forest unable to secure a win at home against No. 8 Virginia

BY MIKE ZAVAGNO Staff Writer zavamd11@wfu.edu As the season wears on, baseball is again proving itself to be a game of streaks for Wake Forest.

This weekend, No. 4 Virginia came to Winston-Salem, sweeping the Deacons in a three-game series.

The squad recovered nicely from the weekend when they picked up a wild win in extra innings over High Point

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Sophomore Matt Pirro tossed a career-high 6.2 innings On April 6, the Deacs were one and gave up just two runs in the first game of the series. out away from a huge series opening

victory after a career-high 6.2 innings of work by sophomore Matt Pirro.

Pirro scattered five hits and gave up two runs, striking out four.

With the bases loaded and two down, sophomore closer Connor Kaden gave up a grand-slam to Virginia’s Mike Papi, giving the Cavaliers a 7-6 lead that closer Kyle Crockett would seal by striking out the Deacs in order in the ninth.

It was the second loss of the season for the Demon Deacon bullpen.

April 7 brought more late inning drama that ended in favor of Virginia.

With two outs in the top of the eighth, Reed Gragnani blasted a two-run shot over the right center field fence off of Wake Forest junior reliever Nate Jones to put the Virginia Cavaliers up 8-6.

Wake Forest could once again not rally in the closing innings, losing its second consecutive heartbreaker. Virginia outhit the Deacs 11-9 despite juniors Evan Stephens and Matt Conway and senior Mark Rhine all collecting two knocks. The Cavaliers also drew 14 walks off of Wake Forest pitchers.

In the April 8 series finale, it was Wake Forest providing the lateinning heroics, scoring four runs in the bottom of the ninth, but falling short in the end by a score of 9-7.

Trailing 9-3 heading into the frame, the Deacs tacked on two runs after a single, double, wild pitch, and a Virginia error. Then, senior catcher Brett Armour smacked his third home-run of the season, a two-

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BY ALEX SPEAR Asst. Sports Editor speaar11@wfu.edu Wake Forest baseball’s senior shortstop, Pat Blair, a graduate and baseball star of Calvert Hall High School in Baltimore, Md., has turned in yet another outstanding season for the Demon Deacons.

So far this season, Blair is sporting a .293 batting average in 116 at bats and has tallied 34 base hits paired with seven doubles, two triples and a homerun.

Per usual, he successfully finds his way on base more often than most, proven by his team-leading 38 walks in 35 games played as well as his impressive — and team-leading — .481 on-base percentage.

Numbers aside, Blair discusses his life as a shortstop, his mental approach to every pitch and just how much his teammates and his coaches mean to him at Wake Forest.

What got you interested in Wake baseball and what made Wake an attractive option?

I got interested in Wake baseball because of one of my assistant coaches, Josh Itzoe, who also played at Wake. Also the great academics had a lot to do with my decision.

Have you been a shortstop your whole life? Have you ever played another position?

I have been a shortstop my whole life. I did play centerfield my freshman year of high school, but besides that, I have always played shortstop.

What has been something the team has improved on this year? Also, in what way does the team still need to improve?

What have you been working on most this year?

I really have been working on locking down my defense. A lot of balls come my way, and if I make all the plays that come my way, the pitchers can trust the fact that they can pitch to contact, allow the ball to be put in play and challenge hitters.

You guys played really well against UVA but just came up short this past weekend. Where do you guys go from here and what’s the team’s focus right now?

You know, this weekend may have been the toughest weekend for me since I have been here.

We played good enough to win all three days, but that is how baseball goes.

Credit to UVA — they are a very, very good team.

All we can do for now is take the great things we did and keep competing and giving ourselves a chance to win every day.

What are you looking forward to as you move on from Wake and what will you miss?

I am hoping to get drafted and play at the next level. That has always been my dream, and I feel that I am ready to take on that next step in my life.

The biggest thing I will miss at Wake will be my teammates and coaches the most. I have built lifelong friendships here and it will be hard leaving next year.

The team has really improved in believing that we are never out of a game. Something we need to improve on is that sometimes we do not put our hitting and pitching together.

What has been the best aspect of your game this year?

Personal Profile Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: Calvert Hall High School Position: Infield Birthdate: October 1, 1991

I think the biggest thing I have done this year is I’ve slowed the game down. Early in my career, I would be too anxious. To be successful playing this game, you really need to be calm in all situations.

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Deac Notes Deacons emerge victorious 2-0 in third spring game against Rams

Junior Katie Stengel continues success with call up to the U-23 NationalTeam

The Demon Deacons earned their first win of the spring over VCU April 6 at Spry Stadium to improve their record to 1-0-2.

After a scoreless first half, sophomore Sean Okoli scored both goals for the Deacons. Freshmen Alec Ferrell and Andrew Harris earned the team shutout.

The Deacs will play a doubleheader against Mars Hill at 12p.m. April 13 at Spry Stadium. They will then head to Greensboro to play ACC-rival UVA at 7 p.m. at Bryan Park.

Junior forward Katie Stengel has been called up to the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team and will train with the squad in Carson, Calif., from April 13-20.

With 44 goals and 105 points, the Melbourne, Fla., native is already Wake Forest’s all-time leading scorer heading into her senior season.

Stengel, the first three-time All-American in program history, was also a member of the U.S. Under-20 team that won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan in September 2012.

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Deacons rebound with win against Va. Tech After falling to No. 1 Virginia 6-1, No. 25 Wake Forest rallied by beating the Hokies 5-2 in Winston-Salem

BY MAEGAN OLMSTEAD Staff Writer olmsme11@wfu.edu The Deacons took on No. 1 UVA April 6 at noon. The Cavaliers were a tough bunch and showed why they are No. 1, almost sweeping the match, with the exception of one loss making the final score 6-1. Junior Adam Lee served the Cavaliers their only loss at position 4. Lee played a strong match and earned his highest ranked win over No. 16 Mac Styslinger defeating him 6-3, 7-5.

“Honestly, this was probably the worst week of practice I’ve had,” Lee said. “Bresky had talked to me and told me to relax … We were confident. We need to be confident and believe that we can do it.”

“Adam did a good job today, obviously he’s having a great year. It’s awesome to see how much he’s improved from last year, most importantly I think mentally because he’s always been great physically. I think today was a big step for him,” said head coach Tony Bresky.

Virginia came out hot winning all three doubles matches. Seniors Amogh Prabhakar and David Hopkins played against the No. 2 ranked doubles pair Jarmere Jenkins and Mac Styslinger but unfortunately did not the get the win and faced a loss of

4-8. Hopkins matched up against No. 2 ranked singles player Jenkins and lost 3-6, 2-6. Prabhaker went up against No. 1 ranked singles player Alex Domijan and could not pull out the win either, losing 2-6, 1-6.

“He’s a good player,” said Prabhakar. “Unfortunately today I did not play my best but I get to play tomorrow so I’m looking ahead to that.”

Wake took the loss of 1-6 and quickly switched gears to focus and prepare to play No. 55 Virginia Tech on Sunday at noon. The Deacons turned it around and defeated the Hokies 5-2. The Deacs swept their doubles matches with senior combo Prabhakar and Hopkins, defeating No. 20 Amerigo Contini and Andreas Bjerrehus at position 1, 8-3. This was their first top-20 win together in doubles.

Between the doubles and the singles matches a ceremony was held to honor and dedicate the outdoor courts to their late coach Jim Leighton who coached from 1962-84 and has the most wins in program history with a 277-172 record.

“I definitely put the most effort into this match out of all of my matches this season,” said Kreyman. “I was down 4-2 in the second and the team match hadn’t been decided and I saw on Adam’s score that the other guy was coming back so it looked like it might come down to me. So I just stepped it up at that time.”

Hopkins faced a tough loss against No. 55 Contini at position No. 1, losing 3-6, 2-6. Freshman Morgan Mays was back in the line up Sunday playing at position 6 but unfortunately lost 6-7, 4-6. Prabhakar won at No. 3, 6-1, 6-3, as did Ho at 5, 6-2, 6-3. The No. 25 Deacons now get ready to take on Florida State on April 12 with their record standing at 15-6.

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Freshman Morgan Mays fought hard at No. 6 singles, eventually falling in straight sets.

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Rutgers athletic director immediately took action after footage of Coach Rice aired.

kicking and shoving his players and hurling basketballs at their heads, all while blasting them with homophobic and racial slurs.

Fellow coaches and current and former players have come to Rice’s defense, expressing their shock at his behavior in the video. Frank Mitchell, who played for Rice at Rutgers, claimed in an interview with CNN that the ball-throwing, namecalling, etc. “only occurred from time to time, it wasn’t an everyday type thing.

Obviously, the video shows it happened, but they were isolated incidents. They weren’t back to back.”

The fact is, however, that whether these incidents were isolated or regular occurrences, this type of behavior is inexcusable for any human being, much less a representative of a major university. After firing Rice under pressure from state officials,

Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti publicly admitted his flawed judgment in allowing Rice to stay after the December incident. But given the circumstances, one cannot help but wonder if Rice might still have his job if the video had not gained so much media attention.

The Scarlet Knights’ Big East record under Rice was far from stellar (16-38 with no postseason tournament appearances over three seasons), so if Pernetti was looking for any other reason to justify firing Rice, his atrocious behavior would have been the perfect excuse. Pernetti, however, seemed intent on keeping Rice, for reasons that are still quite ambiguous, especially considering Pernetti’s media background, which should have prepared him to handle an event like this. Despite Rice’s firing and Pernetti’s resignation, however, the incident has not by any means blown over.

A frankly shocking debate still continues about where to draw the line between

tough love coaching and flat-out mistreatment.

It is disheartening that this is not immediately evident to some people, but there should be no question that this is simply unacceptable.

This type of thinking is not “soft.”

Hardly anyone thought Penn State was being “soft” by denouncing Sandusky in 2012 after he was arrested and charged with 52 counts of sexual abuse of young boys over a 15-year period. The frequency and duration of Sandusky’s behavior does not make it any worse than Rice’s — both are examples of an adult using dynamic power to excessively shame and disrespect students, and both are equally deplorable.

A coach who at any time berates his players no more fit to represent a self-respecting university than is one who sexually assaults children. Apparently, Rutgers has learned nothing from the Penn State incident other than how to botch its own cover-up.

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out shot, to cut the deficit to two. But the Deacs could muster nothing against Virginia junior closer Kyle Crockett, who came up to retire both batters he faced for his third save of the series.

The Deacs played their first road game of the week Tuesday at High Point, a 14-inning affair against the Panthers.

The Deacs scored four runs in the top of the 14th inning to break a 7-7 tie when freshman Joey Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch and junior Jack Carey hammered a three-run

home run to seal the victory. Junior Charlie Morgan led the offense by going 4-6, his first four hit game of his career and junior Matt Conway went 3-6 with a pair of doubles.

Stephens also went 3-6 with a walk on the day.

“It was a long game, but we as a team did a great job of staying focused and playing hard,” Morgan said. “I felt pretty good at the plate.”

The most impressive performance was turned in on the mound by redshirt freshman Aaron Fossas, who tossed 4.1 innings, giving up just one hit and one walk.

He had previously only thrown four innings in his entire Wake Forest career. The Deacs improved to 18-17 with the win, the longest

contest since losing a 14-inning affair against Miami in 2007.

On April 10, the Deacs were determined not to go into extras against High Point again.

The Deacs scored early and often using the bats of junior Conor Keniry and red shirt junior Matt Conway. The two accounted for five of the team’s runs. Red shirt freshman Kevin Conway added to the score with four RBI’s. In the end, Wake defeated High Point 15-6 to win the two-game series.

Wake Forest will travel to Clemson to take on the Tigers in a three-game series beginning April 12. The Deacs finish up the week on the road at UNCG on April 16.

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The Deacs finally got their bats going in the 14th against High Point.

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Wake snaps losing streak with 4-3 victory The Demon Deacons upset No. 62 Virginia Tech after suffering a 7-0 defeat against Virginia

BY GRIFFIN KURZIUS Staff Writer kurzgd11@wfu.edu The Wake Forest women’s tennis team split their two matches in Virginia against the Cavaliers and Hokies. On April 6, No. 18 Virginia handled the Demon Deacons 7-0 in straight sets.

On the following day, the Lady Deacs upset No. 62 Virginia Tech 4-3.

This marked Wake Forest’s first win since Jan. 26, their first defeat of a ranked team since Feb. 19, 2012 and first ACC victory since April 22, 2010 against NC State.

In the doubles, sophomore Karen Forman and freshman Xue Zhang coasted by Tea Ivanovic and Raluca Mita 8-4 at No. 2 position.

With added confidence following their teammates’ win, junior Brigita Bercyte and freshman Andrea Retolaza worked quickly to clinch the doubles point with a 8-6 win at No. 3. This was Wake’s first doubles point since conquering it March 13 against San Francisco.

Senior Kathryn Talbert and freshman Kasey Gardiner trailed 7-6 at No. 1 spot, but chose not to complete the match.

In singles play, the Hokies bounced right back with two wins. Bercyte, playing singles for the first time since March 26, kept it close against Ivanovic, but retired trailing 6-3, 3-0. At No. 2, Gardiner lost by a count of 6-0, 6-2.

But when the Deacs needed it most, the captain Talbert came through with a critical victory at No. 1 singles. Following a rough outing the

day before, Talbert appeared dominant in a 6-0, 6-3 victory to even the score a 2-2.

“Kathryn went out there today and took care of business,” head coach Jeff Wyshner said. “We needed a big performance from her and her singles play was an important part of our win.”

But Virginia Tech hung tough, with a win at No. 5. Retolaza stayed strong, but was overmatched in a close 6-3, 6-4 defeat. With the Hokies clinging to a 3-2 lead, Wake Forest needed Zhang and Forman to both pick up wins for the overall team victory.

The doubles partners each split sets and looked to clinch the upset in the decisive third set.

Zhang playing No. 3 bageled her opponent 6-0 in the first set, but the momentum reversed when she was bested 6-2 in the second set. But she regained her early form with a 6-1 third set victory, tying the score at 3-all. This set the stage for Forman at No. 4. After taking the first set 6-4 and losing the second set 6-2, Forman displayed mental fortitude to emerge with a 6-3 third set victory to give Wake Forest the overall 4-3 win.

“Xue and Karen battled hard today and helped us pull out the win,” Wyshner said. “Karen has been in the same position a couple of times this season to help us clinch a match and she really came through for the team today.”

“Today was a fantastic effort by the team and the culmination of what we’ve been working towards since the beginning of the season. One of our goals was to get better by April, and we certainly showed that today.”

“With their efforts today, this team showed that they will not quit, and I am very proud of them for that.”

Following eight consecutive away matches, the Demon Deacons return home April 13 at 12 p.m. against Maryland. The match will take place at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.

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Junior Brigita Bercyte secured a doubles point in her first match and then fell to Tea Ivanovic in their singles battle.

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The Duke Blue Devils, also a member of the ACC, have one of the most prolific lacrosse programs in the nation.

Currently, there are 346 Division I softball teams, and of the 12 schools in the ACC, eight of them field a softball team. Even local private university Elon, with an undergraduate enrollment very similar to Wake at just over 5,000 has a softball team. Many have also pushed for the addition of lacrosse, particularly women’s lacrosse. The ACC has six schools compete in women’s lacrosse. Of the local private universities that are similar or smaller than Wake, notable ones that do have a program include Davidson, High Point and Elon.

While it seems reasonable for these sports to be considered, there are a few factors that have prevented the university from following through on any plans for these programs.

“The number one factor is going to be cost,” Shutt said. “Space and facilities are also going to be a factor, and then you’ve got to look at our budget.”

One of the main concerns for the athletic department indisputably seems to be in cost.

“Any sports we add, isn’t going to increase our revenue,” Shutt said. “Lacrosse and softball would unfortunately be just another expense.”

Shutt estimated that adding a new program would cost around $1,500,000 to start when combining all the factors.

“With scholarships at $58,000, and there being 12 scholarships per team, that’s $696,000 a year right there.”

He also pointed out that when adding coaches, athletic trainers and equipment, the price continues to

skyrocket. Then when factoring in travel expenses such as bus and plane rides, as well as hotel costs, the price of maintaining a program stands very high.

The next concern then points to facilities. While Kentner Stadium would seem a viable option for lacrosse, the concern then goes to safety.

The facility shares among field hockey and track and field already, and beyond scheduling, would pose a risk if more than one sport uses the facility at a time.

“I asked some people who play softball if there was a good softball facility in town,” Shutt said. “The answer was no. If you wanted to play college-level softball, you would have to go to Greensboro.”

The issue then turns to the overall budget of the athletic program. With 16 sports and cheer and dance squads, a new program could take away from the other athletics that are already established.

“If we had a pie, we’re cutting 18 pieces out of it now,” Shutt said. “That pie is not going to grow, and if we’re going to take 19 pieces out of it, it takes away from other places. Even if football and basketball were to sell out their games, it would not make a seismic shift. That pie just isn’t going to grow where you can comfortably afford to take another slice out of it.”

So for those hoping to see new athletic programs at Wake Forest in the near future, it does not seem very likely. The focus very much appears to lie on maintaining the current athletic programs and getting each team back up to, even above, par.

“We want to make our existing sports as nationally competitive as they can be. That’s where our focus is. We would rather bump up current teams and give them the opportunity to get even better. We really want to get our current programs better before we add that new sport.”

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Wake Forest shines at Auburn Tiger Invite Senior Ben Lincoln and freshman Jessie Merckle win events to headline Wake Forest at Auburn

BY JULIET BECKSTRAND Staff Writer beckjm12@wfu.edu The Wake Forest track and field team traveled to Auburn, Ala., April 5 and 6 to compete in the Auburn Tiger Invitational.

On April 5, javelin competitors senior Ben Lincoln and freshman Jessie Merckle took first in the competition, with Lincoln throwing for 70.31m and Merckle throwing 45.61m. Both Merckle and Lincoln are currently leading the ACC in javelin.

“There’s a very strong talent base in the younger group of athletes,” said sophomore Katie Adair.

“I think we’re really setting the scene for the next class of athletes to come in, being so young and having so much talent in our group.”

Senior Erin Brooks took seventh place in the women’s triple jump, reaching 12.07m, and sophomore Montasia Golden finished in 11th place with a jump of 11.91m. In the men’s hammer throw competition junior Nate Wooten threw for 46.27m, his second best of the outdoor season.

Lincoln Junior Patrick Donelan and freshman Aiden McConnell were both successful in men’s javelin, with Donelan finishing seventh with a throw of 61.50, and McConnell claiming fifth place with a throw of 50.36m. On the sec-

ond day of competition, multiple athletes broke records and recorded new personal bests. Middistance duo of juniors Thomas Bojankowski (1:49.81) and Kyle Eager (1:50.67) finished second and third, both recording new personal bests.

Junior teammate Kyle Graves came in close behind, achieving sixth place with a score of (1:51.16) Graves also placed second in the 3,000m run, breaking his personal best with a time of 8:21.78. Senior Jake Graham claimed third place in the 3,000m steeplechase, with a new personal best time of 9:14:95. Senior Nate Guthals came in behind Graham in fourth position, with a time of 9:19.84. Sophomores Connor Crowley (8:37.13) and Brian O’Toole also competed in the distance competition, taking third and fourth place.

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Adair broke the school record that she previously set in the pole vault category, taking the sixth place finish with a jump of 4.00m. Sophomore Nyki Caldwell took third place in the high jump, leaping for 1.77m.

“It was exciting, but I really wanted to clear the next bar,” Adair said in response to her record placement. “It was a good step in the right direction.” Sophomore Katelyn Oliver placed second in the 3,000m run with a time of 9:52. The Demon Deacons will continue their season next weekend, competing April 12 at the Aggie Invitational in Greensboro, N.C.

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When I began my half-marathon training, I thought, “Well, I can kiss my weekly downtown bar visits goodbye for 16 weeks.”

With the exception of my birthday and spring break, naturally, I didn’t think I would allow myself to have more than one beer or one glass of wine.

And liquor and cocktails? Out of the question.

But they don’t have to be.

Many restaurants and bars are picking up the trend of “skinny” cocktails for our increasingly health-conscious population. By altering a handful of ingredients, bartenders and restaurateurs can still concoct easy and flavorful mixed drinks while slashing the calorie count when compared to standard favorites.

Wanna know just how high your favorite drinks can rack up on the calorie scale? White Russian?

These can be about 400-450 calories.

Out at Tequila and want to order a margarita?

Good luck working off the 56 carbs and 750 calorie count (which is actually about the same as a Cookout milkshake without the flavor additives).

And do you really wanna make it a good night and order that Long Island Iced Tea at the start? Nearly 800 calories and 44 carbs!

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Also, just asking for “diet” instead of “soda” can cut your [Blank] and Coke by 150 calories.

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Sushi lovers rejoice at Mizu

BY ERIN PATTERSON Staff Writer pattee12@wfu.edu In my hometown, the little slice of suburbia heaven known as Orange Park, Fla., we have this fantastic, hole-inthe-wall sushi and hibachi restaurant.

It is great. They even give out free fried Oreo’s during the lunch hour. And yes, I recognize this is not typical Japanese cuisine. When I came to Wake, I never thought I would be able to replace my lovely little sushi place, but WinstonSalem certainly proved me wrong.

I thought that everyone knew about Mizu, but I’ve been shocked these past few weeks to discover several different groups of people who had never heard of it. Mizu is undeniably my favorite restaurant in Winston — aside from Panera, but that really doesn’t count. This is your typical hole-in-the-wall treasure, tucked away in a strip mall on Robinhood Road.

It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but the interior is decorated with bamboo, dribbling water fountains and relaxing low-lights. The restaurant is undeniably small, but it somehow doesn’t feel cramped or overcrowded with tables and chairs.

The service is quick, the prices reasonable and the food delicious. It’s a great place to

go with a small group of friends on any night of the week to relax and enjoy some delicious sushi or hibachi.

The menu at Mizu includes everything your heart could possibly desire, from various soups, hibachi plates, a rather overwhelming amount of sushi and more.

The first time I went, my friends and I were so overwhelmed by the sheer amount of deliciousness — not to mention the exciting variation from the Pit and Benson — we ordered way too much food, but I’m not sure we ever regretted it.

Edamame is one of my favorite appetizers at Mizu, although that sounds like an rather average dish. Even those who swear they don’t like edamame have been converted because it is just that delicious. Another favorite is the pork dumpling soup, which I had never had before I ordered it at Mizu. Now when I try to order it or just plain pork dumplings at other restaurants, I always hold it up to Mizu’s standard.

Every time I sit down in Mizu, I have to force myself to branch out and try a different sushi roll. I’m always so tempted to stick with my favorites because they’re so good, but branching out rarely leads to anything more than even more favorites.

My undeniable all-time favorite, though, is the Pink Dragon Roll. It’s stuffed full of shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and papaya,

I’m not one to usually follow instructions.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I’ve always experimented in the kitchen, throwing in a dash of cinnamon here, adding an extra onion there, and much to my delight, everything’s still turned out pretty tasty.

But one area you should never experiment with is baking. There’s something about the high oven heat and chemical reactions that means you should leave the recipes to the experts — but that hasn’t stopped me from playing fast and loose with a cookie sheet. To be honest, this is more out of laziness than a spirit of discovery.

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Mizu serves some of the best hibachi and sushi in the Dash. and topped with spicy crab and sweet soy sauce. Watch out, though; it’s massive.

The weak and mild tend to use forks to cut the rolls in half, while the brave at heart master the chopsticks, shout “Go big, or go home,” and shove the whole thing in their mouths. There’s also a Wake Forest Roll that literally comes in the shape of a big “W.” All that it’s missing is the Demon Deacon on the side driving a motorcycle.

How to whip up delicious cookies (burned) cookies, or “gourmet chipless crackers” (poorly mixed concoctions missing their chocolate chips that spread all over the pan, meaning they must be scraped off, piece by piece.).

So, when I found this recipe for cake batter cookies, (that’s right, cake batter!)

I knew I couldn’t mess this up. In the interest of finally baking the perfect cookie, this time I followed the blog’s instructions exactly. When it said “One teaspoon” I measured and sliced exactly one, when it said “sift” I sifted, when it said “jump” I said “how high?”

And so I began, sifting 1 ¼ cups of flour with 1 ¼ cup cake mix (that’s right, cake mix!) and a half teaspoon of baking soda.

Then, in a separate bowl like any proper bakemaster would, I creamed the butter and sugars — 1 ½ sticks of butter, a half cup white sugar and half cup brown sugar.

Then, added one egg and 1 ½ teaspoons of pure vanilla extract.

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I combined the wet and dry ingredient bowls (being careful NOT TO OVERMIX, as the recipe warned) and after a quick taste test added one cup of chocolate chips, and a half cup sprinkles, just for fun.

Here comes the part of the instructions I really didn’t want to follow — waiting.

The recipe asked that I chill the dough for at least an hour. I have no idea why.

Like I said, it has something to do with chemistry and butter molecules, and nothing to do with my patience level.

But I did it. I wrapped up all that cookie dough in a big ball and, after another quick taste test, refrigerated it for a few hours.

A few hours later, I returned to my experiment and scooped the dough in rounded teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet, while my oven was preheating to a perfectly even 350 degrees.

After 10 minutes, I took those babies out of the oven, and knew it was all worth the wait. My kitchen was filled with not only the smell of fresh chocolate chip cookies, but the sweet scent of birthday cake (that’s right, birthday cake!) too. The sprinkles were bright, colorful and fun and the melty chocolate chips glistened in the oven light.

And, most impressive of all, the cookies were the perfect shape, they hadn’t remained raw or spread into each other into one big pan of cookie crust mess (which I’ve been known to create).

It seems this daring Deacon finally learned her lesson — good things come to those who wait, and read the instructions.

And always, always taste test along the way.

1. Wet n’ Wild Emerald Pointe 3910 South Holden Road, Greensboro This water park has an abundance of thrilling water slides.

2. Salem Lake Park Enjoy kayaking, fishing or just walking the seven miles around this scenic lake just outside downtown Winston-Salem.

3. Winston Lake Golf Course 3535 Winston Lake Road This beautiful golf course is perfect for any golfer, amateur or professional.

4. Historic Bethabara Park 2147 Bethabara Road With over 183 acres of wooded area, this historic park is also a nature reserve.

5. Muddy Creek Greenway A 2.91 mile trail off of Country Club and Robin Hood Road that is perfect for bikers, runners or roller bladers.

Shit Wake kids Never say “My drink from Campus Grounds is always expertly prepared.”

“I’m really excited to paint my Beach Weekend cooler.”

“I better wear shorts and a mank to the ZSR, it gets pretty steamy in there!”

Wake Tweets @WakeForestProbs: I assume that every Wake girl will be wearing black this week to mourn the loss of Lily Pulitzer #wakeforestproblems #RIPLily @WFU_Pit: There should be a prize given to every student who makes it all four years without falling down any staircases @liltingbanshees: Because students here don’t keep Subway in business: Alcohol does.

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Abroad Column | Hola from Central America

Exploring coastal cultures that are worlds apart While Nicaragua is a relatively small country population wise, it’s extremely culturally diverse

BY BRIDGET HOCHWALT Contributing Writer hochbe0@wfu.edu While Nicaragua is only about the size of New York, its Pacific and Atlantic coasts could not be more diverse. Unlike the Pacific coast, the majority of the Afrodecedent and indigenous populations of the Atlantic coast speak English.

It was a nice change of pace to spend last week eating coconut bread, speaking English and jamming to Bob Marley tribute bands.

Learning about the radically different culture of the Atlantic coast was fascinating.

Originally a British protectorate, the Atlantic coast was first incorporated into Nicaragua in 1894. During the following century, the Costeños faced many difficulties and discriminations. It has only been over the last 25 years that the indigenous and Afrodescendant communities on the Atlantic Coast have received any kind of autonomy, and with that respect.

One such community is the Garifuna people of Orinoko. In our two days exploring the community, we learned about the cultural revival taking place in

the schools and lives of the people of that community. The Garifuna people lost their language and many of their cultural practices during the cultural repression and discrimination of the 20th century.

Only in the post-revolutionary era have the Garifunas reclaimed and taken pride in their heritage.

Dancing punta, cooking traditional Garifuna food and hearing the stories and legends from the town elders was an experience that I will never forget.

The last day on the Atlantic coast was beautiful and clear: perfect weather to go explore Nicaragua’s mostly uninhabited Pearl Keys. Our boat driver took us to one of the deserted islands of the Keys, where the sands are untouched and the water is as clear as glass. I never believed that islands like the ones you see on desktop screen savers existed until I saw those islands.

Being only about the size of Mag Quad, it didn’t take long to explore the island or find a place to set up a hammock for the day. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon, and I was sad to leave when our boat came back to pick us up at the end of the day.

It amazes me how drastically different Nicaragua’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts can be. The culture, history and language are worlds apart, but that’s just one more thing that makes Nicaragua unique and a country worth exploring.

Photo courtesy of Bridget Hochwalt

Hochwalt spent her time on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua cooking, dancing punta and listening to Reggae music.

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He Said/She Said | Facebooking Post Break-Up

Dealing with exes in the world of social media

BY TY KRANIAK Sports Editor krantr11@wfu.edu

BY LAUREN FRIEZO Staff Writer friele11@wfu.edu

Girls, see how your man is reacting.

It all depends on how you viewed the relationship’s end. If it was a cool, mutual, understanding and respected break-up, there is no reason to act like you hate your ex’s guts and never talk to them.

Keep up a casual and friendly relationship as there is always something to learn from everyone. Plus, you never know when you may need them. Stay friends both on and off Facebook.

You never know when that friendship would come in handy. Maybe their dad owns a law firm that specializes in a type of law that you want to go into. If things aren’t awkward, you may just get a job.

In the event that he cheated on you or did something horrendous beyond belief where you can only think negative things about your ex, give him the axe on Twitter/ Facebook.

If this is the case, every time you see a status update or Facebook picture, it will put you in a horrible mood, which may screw over your chances with that new cute guy that has caught your eye. No one likes a “Debbie downer.”

Simply put, a general rule of thumb would be: do I care about how the person is doing, stay connected and if you have strong dislike feelings against the old significant other, sometimes it’s best to forget and move on.

When this happens, sometimes you’ve just got to cut the ties and look to the future.

Guys, break-ups can take two routes: the “Wow we can actually be friends!” route or the “I hope you get eaten by wolves” route.

If your break-up with her went amicably, then I see no reason to view social media any differently than you did before your split.

It’s totally okay for you two to stay friends on Facebook and for you to keep following her on Twitter/Instagram.

You should even feel free to post on her wall/tag her in something if you feel that it that reminds you of her. This shows maturity and reinforces that there’s truly no bad blood between you two.

But beware: you do run the risk of being exposed to pictures of her tagged with other guys. If you’re content with how your break-up ended up, then such a picture of her shouldn’t set you off the deep end (but feeling a little bit jealous/reminiscent is understood, of course!).

Now, if your break-up went in the opposite direction, meaning that you find yourself in any of these scenarios: A: you hate her guts, B: you’re totally heartbroken over her or C: She’s totally heartbroken over you — then closely monitoring each other on social media is only going to add fuel to the fire.

As a result, you’ll have to approach social media in a completely new manner.

My advice? Don’t approach it at all: Sever the ties. Cut the cord. Quit cold turkey.

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It can be tricky to deal with an ex on Twitter or Facebook, and sometimes the best solution is to cut them off completely.

The best thing to do would definitely be to unfriend her on Facebook and unfollow her on Twitter/Instagram.

If you don’t think you can handle other guys posting on her wall/her posting on other guys’ walls, then don’t subject yourself

to seeing it. It’ll just upset you and make it harder for you to move on. Play it by ear and see how your girl is reacting. It takes two to make things awkward.

Sometimes when it comes to social media post break-up, ignorance is bliss.

Lil Wayne’s new album doesn’t live up to the hype

BY TAYLOR DOW Staff Writer dowtw12@wfu.edu For the first minute and a half of Lil’ Wayne’s I Am Not a Human Being II there is a glimmer of hope. Then that glimmer of hope shrivels up and dies as it gives way to an album full of uninspired punch lines and tired attempts at recapturing the sporadic greatness that once was Lil’ Wayne’s career.

Instead of showcasing any of his redeeming qualities as a wordsmith, on his tenth solo album Wayne has served up his annual display of grating mediocrity.

Gone are the days when he was undoubtedly the most prolific and oftentimes most engaging rapper to grace a record. They have been replaced by a Wayne content with maintaining relevance through corny puns and a complete disregard for his discography.

Most of Wayne’s current problems as an artist stem from the utter lack of maturity in his music. No one expects him to display the wisdom of Nas or the cool demeanor of Jay-Z, but after over a decade of rapping an album as devoid of creativity as I Am Not a Human Being II is unacceptable.

Wayne was once able to weave introspective songs like “Tie My Hands” and bombastic anthems like “A Milli” together over the course of a single cohesive album.

Tha Carter III and the unprecedented run of mixtapes and incredible guest verses that preceded it proved that Wayne was deserving of the attention he received.

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Lil Wayne’s latest album is full of party anthems as opposed to the songs of lyrical genius that were on his past albums.

However, his recent string of diluted party anthem attempts like “No Worries” suggests that Wayne is a more fallible figure than previously thought. Despite this, Wayne’s influence is still prevalent throughout rap music. His guest verses — though not as much of a surefire way to the top of the Billboard charts as they once were — are still among the most sought out and discussed verses in the world of rap.

This enduring popularity has led to a legion of rappers following in his footsteps.

Chief among them is Rick Ross, who followed up his great Teflon Don album with the same type of self-induced artistic lethargy that has plagued the majority of Wayne’s post Tha Carter III releases.

Both Wayne and Ross have remained faithful to the same formulaic records which made them popular. In doing so,

they have stunted their capacity for growth as rappers that they once so promisingly displayed. The ephemeral glimpses of greatness they exhibit are hampered by the sad realization that that greatness is not likely to occur more often. As titular label heads and subsequent tastemakers, their lack of concern over the quality of their output is especially concerning because this carelessness is running rampant through the output of other rappers as well.

The amount of single-word choruses in the vein of Ross’s Maybach Music Group’s hits that reigned over the airwaves last year are a testament to the enduring influence that Ross and Wayne have achieved.

This influence has produced so many similar sounding artists that it has become increasingly more difficult to distinguish any standouts amongst the pack.

Of all the guest rappers who make appearances on Wayne’s latest album almost none of them prove they have the ability (or willingness) to defect from the style and subject template which Wayne has established. They all blend into the same dull sound of conventionality.

The only silver lining in Wayne’s artistic downturn is the lack of commercial attention his releases now command. As I Am Not a Human Being II’s first week sales figures show, the days when Wayne’s name alone could push undeserving records to the top position on album charts may very well be here already.

His audience is finally starting to realize how far off he has fallen. Maybe he will, too.

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Students Aim to Create a More Social Campus Juniors Griffin Budde and Cet Caldwell created a new website, TheCampusSocial.com, that offers students discounts to events in the Winston-Salem community and digitalizes the listing of campus events

BY MOLLY DUTMERS Life Editor dutmmk11@wfu.edu When junior Griffin Budde returned from backpacking in New Zealand, his friend Cet Caldwell did not even ask him how his trip was when they first saw each other. Instead, Caldwell went straight into telling Budde about the great idea he had.

The idea was for a project called TheCampusSocial. TheCampusSocial is a website (thecampussocial.com) that allows students to RSVP to events in the Winston-Salem community and on the Wake Forest campus. Students can log into the website using their Wake Forest e-mail account and then RSVP to events by clicking on TheCampusSocial’s signature “S’go” button.

There is also a discount component to TheCampusSocial. Group discounts are attached to many of the events in Winston-Salem that are listed on the website. The site works much like Groupon in the sense that a certain number of people need to attend the event in order for the deal to be activated. If the deal’s quota is not met, the deal is deactivated.

TheCampusSocial was primarily created to fulfill a big disconnect that Caldwell and Budde felt with the community. “Griffin and I are both juniors at Wake Forest,” Caldwell said, “and one of the things that we’ve noticed was that over the three years that we’ve stayed here was that there has been an increasing disconnect between the Winston-Salem community and our own Wake Forest student body.”

Caldwell and Budde believe that this divide between the students and the community is exemplified in the fact that students now have to stay on campus for three years and the fact that events in the community are not well promoted on campus.

The pair realizes the difficulty and trepidation that many students feel about attending community events.

“To an extent it is intimidating, we don’t know what’s out there, it seems far away and we are in college and we don’t have money to spend all the time,” Budde said. “[WinstonSalem] is a city. It has a lot of the things that a city offers — arts and restaurants. It’s up to us to get out and take advantage of it.”

Currently, the website has group discounts from The Last Resort, District Bar and Grill, Carmike Cinemas, Rose’s Deli, Red Hot and Blue and Foothills set up. But Caldwell and Budde stress that TheCampusSocial is not solely about giving students discounts.

“It’s not just about the drink discounts and getting people out to the bars, but it’s getting people from all different spheres to come together,” Budde said. “When you are at Wake, you stick to what you know, but once everyone is out in this place that is not Wake Forest then the barriers sort of break down.”

Caldwell and Budde also hope that their website increases awareness for on campus events. “There is also the whole missing link between the Wake students and a lot of the things to go on on campus,” Budde said, “that people don’t think to go to or know that are going on.”

Caldwell and Budde believe that their website will be much more effective at marketing both on and off-campus events than direct advertising such as flyers or posters. “Digitalizing through a website those deals and events make them that much more prominent and ingrained in the students’ mind,” Caldwell said. “Primarily because how often do you go through Tribble and read all of the flyers that are listed? I mean you kind of get lost.”

While Caldwell and Budde only have one year left at Wake, they have plans to keep TheCampusSocial up and running after graduating from Wake. “Once we find the secret recipe as to what makes students come to the website, be active with it, as well as come back on and use this as a means of figuring out what goes on socially in the WinstonSalem and on campus,” Caldwell said.

“I would hope to use that formula to transfer to other universities.”

But before they expand to other universities, Budde and Caldwell are focusing on establishing TheCampusSocial at Wake Forest.

And while they have dreams of expanding their project to other universities, the main motivation for their project is to get students to break out of the Wake Forest bubble together.

“Our objective is to get students together,” Budde said, “and to not let certain prevailing conditions on Wake Forest’s campus dominate the social scene, and to give students a chance to go out together, have fun together and meet new people.”

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