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Business dean appointed

By Maya Yette | Staff writer

Steve Reinemund, former PepsiCo chief executive officer and Chairman, was announced April 22 as the university’s new dean of business.

“I have long admired Wake Forest and am deeply honored to have this opportunity,” Reinemund said.

“This is an exciting time for the university, and I am looking forward to working with the faculty to lead the Wake Forest business schools into a new era.”

After a 23-year career with PepsiCo, Reinemund will make history at the university, serving as the first Dean to head both of the university’s business schools, the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy and the Babcock Graduate School of Management.

Reinemund begins as dean on July 1 and will also serve as professor of leadership and strategy.

Reinemund was the unanimous choice of the Buisiness Dean Search Committee, headed by Provost Jill Tiefenthaler.

In a letter sent to faculty, staff and students announcing Reinemund’s appointment, Tiefenthaler said “Steve has an exceptional talent for strategic thinking that will further the university’s goals for the business schools.”

The decision to have one dean head both business schools was announced last September as part of the university’s strategic plan.

The realignment of the two schools is aimed at capitalizing on the strengths of the schools, promoting collaboration and creating opportunities to ensure that students receive the most comprehensive educational experience.

The current business deans, Jack Wilkerson of the Calloway School and Ajay Patel of the Babcock School, will return to the schools’ faculties in different full-time positions.

“How appropriate it is that Steve Reinemund will be leading our Calloway and Babcock schools as we embark on a business education initiative unlike anything in our past,” Wake Forest President See Dean, Page A4

Students reach out to local homeless University community members take opportunity to make positive impact

By Chantel O’Neal | Staff writer Every Saturday morning at the corner of Patterson and East 11th, a group of about 25 university students can be found feeding the homeless.

Some help pass out the sandwiches, while others spend time chatting with the people.

“It’s like one big picnic. They all sit in the grass with their food and talk to us,” freshmen volunteer Kelsey Girard said.

“I love hearing their stories and just listening to their wisdom and what they’ve been through in life.”

Choosing to meet in what is called the homeless campus, the rendezvous is strategically located within walking distance of four different shelters.

“We definitely chose to put ourselves in

the heart of it,” Jordan Jones, co-founder of the outreach, said.

Seniors Jones, Eric Lange and Richard Roberts started the outreach in February 2007.

It first began as a simple way of serving the community and building relationships.

“Once we discovered what was going on, we felt the need to get more involved in the situation,” Lange said.

With roast beef sandwiches and hot chocolate, they were hoping to serve around a dozen people on that first day.

“We are trying to make connections, and the food is just a way to attract Jones people,” Lange said.

“We go down there with as little of an agenda as possible. We just want to let

Clinton, Angelou speak in Wait University

to release new logo

By Elliot Engstrom | News editor

Senator Hillary Clinton made a stop at Wait Chapel on April 18.

The New York Senator appeared with poet and longtime friend Maya Angelou, Reynolds professor of American Studies.

Even before noon, a line began to form for the event scheduled to start at 6 p.m.

Billed as “A Conversation with Senator Hillary Clinton and Dr. Maya Angelou,” the talk had over 2,000 students, staff, faculty and community members nearly filling the chapel.

It began nearly an hour late with Angelou singing a brief song and recalling her view of Clinton through the years.

“Isn’t she phenomenal?” Clinton asked the audience after that introduction.

The two lingered on some lighter, more personal notes before moving on to contemplations of racism and poverty, as well as a few policy pronouncements from Clinton.

“Letting go of not only the heavy burden of ignorance, but of prejudice and discrimination, sexism as well as racism, has never been so possible, or so necessary, as it is today,” Clinton said.

“And what is exciting and, for me, humbling is that this contest that I’m engaged in which Senator Obama

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Presidential hopeful and former First Lady Hillary Clinton spoke with Professor Maya Angelou April 18 in a packed Wait Chapel. exemplifies that. Neither of us were Democratic nomination due to its written into the constitution.” late primary may be a deciding factor Her contest with Illionis Senator this year.

Barack Obama has come down to Angelou had a great deal of praise the wire, despite his significant lead for the New York senator. The poet in delegates. North Carolina, which is typically not influential in the See Hillary, Page A3

Multiple Babcock employees fired

By Molly Nevola | Staff writer

Just about one month ago, the external relations staff of the Babcock School of Management was hard at work on the MBA alumni magazine.

Today, eight of these staff members no longer work for the school.

In fact, these positions were eliminated on April 18.

According to The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area, the school eliminated eight jobs in the marketing department, which handled all advertising and compiling of GPA and test scores for national rankings, and plans to outsource the work.

Ajay Patel, dean of the Babcock school, said that the university has decided to take things in a new and different direction as it examines every unit at the university under its strategic plan. “There are a lot of changes going on,” Patel said.

In an interview on WFDD matter. “People that are still here radio, Babcock webmaster Jack know about it and know that it was Clayton said that the actions taken handled very poorly,” he said. were uncharacteristic of the uniAnne Ward, a junior underversity. graduate He stated whose entrethat the preneurship “My main concern is for the staff memminor facilfamilies. I am worried that bers were itated her involved in own involvewith such a poor economy, work that ment with there may not be job openhad since the MBA ings, and then how will i n c re a s e d school, the number expressed these people support their of visitors to her worry families?” the Web site for the staff Katie Moore and created members more press due to this Sophomore releases and sudden news items. action.

Thus, their “My main work was beneficial to the univer- concern is for the families,” she sity community as a whole, and it said, “I am worried that with such did not make sense to get rid of a poor economy, there may not be them, according to Clayton. job openings, and then how will Clayton said that many of his coworkers are shocked by the See Babcock, Page A3

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relationships develop and see where they Close to 100 students come out take us.” and volunteer at different times and Anyone wanting to participate is wel- approximately 200 people are served come to get involved, but getting the each week. word out is not a high For the most part, priority. the funding that “We try not to pubmakes this service “It’s like one big picnic. They licize it too much, possible comes all sit in the grass with their because we don’t directly from Jones, want to make it an food and talk to us. I love Lange and Roberts. event where you just Churches and hearing their stories and come and then you other individuals just listening to their wisleave,” Lange said. have also donated dom and what they’ve been Because the confood and money nections are the pritoward the cause. through in life.” mary focus, most of “I don’t want to Kelsey Girard the volunteers are speak for anyone Freshman volunteer drawn by friends else, but a lot of my inviting friends. reason to go out “We’re like one big there is my spiritufamily,” Jones said. ality,” Lange said.

“We don’t want to become an instituIn spite of this and the fact that most tion, so we really don’t emphasize the of their support is from Christian minnumbers,” Lange said. istries, their purpose is not to witness to Nevertheless, the group has progresSee Homeless, Page A3 sively continued to grow.

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For over a year, the university’s Visual Identity Committee has been searching for a new logo to represent Wake Forest University.

After much toil, the process has finally ended, and the logo is soon to be released to university students, faculty and staff.

Three important members of the committee are Mike Fox, adjunct professor at the Babcock Graduate School of Management, Cherin Poovey, director of creative services, and Lauren Hubbard, the committee’s student member.

The committee search to revamp the university’s visual image aims to make the university more appealing to high school students, who are exposed to more and more upbeat, youthful imagery.

The members of the committee unanimously agreed on the new logo, which was designed by RBMM, a firm from Dallas that specializes in strategic brand consultants and creative services.

The first has done work for other universities, as well as companies like ExxonMobil, Atmos See Logo, Page A3

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Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and the football team participated in several strength and conditioning competitions to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund.

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Opinion | A6 Save our teacher Student writes in defense of a history professor who’s getting the boot

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Brieflies 2008 student art exhibition closes Hanes Gallery season The university’s Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery will close the season with its annual Wake Forest Student Art Exhibition April 17 through May 19.

The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. The student exhibition will include 80-100 works in various media including digital art, painting, drawing, printmaking, video, photography, sculpture and other mediums that combine these approaches. The university senior honor exhibitions will also be featured in the Mezzanine Gallery beginning April 7.

The exhibitions will open with works by Billy Brown April 7-11.

Other seniors whose works will be featured include: Betsy Rives, April 14-18; Jessie Vogel, April 21-25; and Emily Brooks, April 28-May 2. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Student dancers to perform with professionals at premiere concert Student dancers will perform with professional dancers at a concert featuring the choreography of Christina Tsoules Soriano, assistant professor of dance, at 7:30 p.m. on April 30 in the MainStage Theatre in Scales Fine Arts Center.

Titled Petitions, the concert will feature solos and group dances performed by Amy Love Beasley, Jennifer McNure, Ashlee Ramsey and Katherine Keifer Stark, all professional dancers from North Carolina; Wake Forest students Sarah Klyap, Katherine Miller, Jennifer Reppucci and Brooke Vogel; and Soriano. The concert is free and open to the public.

Campus to remember and honor Holocaust victims From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on April 25, the campus will come together to remember those who died during the Holocaust: Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, Polish and countless other minority groups. Names will be read outside Wait Chapel. The event is sponsored by the Jewish Student Organization and the Interfaith Council.

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Departing Fulbright scholar holds Arabic festival

By Liza Greenspun | Senior writer

Greene 162 was converted into an authentic Arabic festival with food, music and dancing April 21 thanks to Aly Daowd, a Fulbright Scholar from Egypt who has been a part of the university as a student and an Arabic teaching assistant since the fall 2007 semester.

As his time at the university comes to a close, Daowd said he wanted students, faculty and friends to experience a part of his culture.

“I intended to make it here on campus just to make it for other students so they can meet, they can talk, they can make friends,” Daowd said.

He invited all of the Arabic students and his own professors and friends, as well as other Arab families he has met at the university and in WinstonSalem.

In an effort to have his students understand both the Arab culture and the language, Daowd found an authentic Arabic restaurant in Greensboro and hired the chef to prepare authentic lamb, chicken, cucumber and tomato salad, hummus and rice for the festival.

In order to cover the cost, each participant gave a donation of $10-$15, but Daowd said, “I told the students I guarantee your money,” because he was certain they would enjoy the food.

And while they were enjoying the food, a room full of about 35-40 international undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members shared conversation and watched popular Arab music videos.

Sophomore Mustafa Abdullah, halfEgyptian himself, said that the event

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Aly Daowd – university senior, Fulbright Scholar and Egyptian native – coordinated an authentic Arab festival April 21. was a good experience for Daowd’s students.

“I saw it as an opportunity to share with others a culture that I take pride in,” he said. “In immersing the students in the Arab atmosphere, I think they got a little taste of the cultural life of the Middle East through interacting with Arabs, eating Middle Eastern foods and watching Middle Eastern music videos.”

Daowd said he decided to have an Arabic festival because “to learn the language you have to know something

about the culture because they are integrated.”

He said that he taught a culture class during his first semester at the university, but when he tried to take the students to an Arabic restaurant in Winston-Salem, but the food was not authentic.

Thus, he decided to bring the restaurant to campus in hopes that it will become an annual event so that other students will learn about the university’s Arabic program and how it has grown each year since it first

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As a continuation of the Museum of Anthropology’s celebration for the university’s their new exhibit on Papua New Guinea, the museum will host a Family Day 1-4 p.m. May 3.The day will include crafts, games, music, storytelling and food.

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information contact Sara Cromwell at moa@wfu. edu.

The university Wind Ensemble, conducted by Kevin Bowen and Philip Morgan, will perform a combination of traditional and contemporary music for the modern concert band. This concert will take place 8 p.m. April 29 in Brendle Recital Hall. For more information contact Carol Brehm at brehmcj@wfu.edu.

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Students waited for hours on end for a chance to get close-up seats for Hillary Clinton and Maya Angelou’s conversation April 18 in Wait Chapel.

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Ethics professor receives grant to study morality Kevin Jung, assistant professor of Christian ethics at the Divinity School, has received a Theological Scholars Grant from the Association of Theological Schools and Lilly Endowment for up to $12,000 for his project, “Moral Limits to Social Practice: Historicism and the Problem of Common Morality.”

Historicism, Jung explains, is a way of viewing ethics that espouses the idea that morality and ethics are products of historical societal convention.

According to Historicism, morality is not a universal law, but it’s rather the result of centuries of tradition and social custom. Under this logic, morality can and does differ from society to society.

Jung will use the Lilly Grant to support his research during the summer to refute this philosophy.

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began. The program has seen great expansion over the past years.

“I want the Arabic language to become one of the common languages spoken in the United States,” Daowd said, adding that it is quickly becoming more commonly spoken.

Abdullah agreed that the event helped promote the Middle Eastern identity to the Westerners in attendance.

“It strips away preconceived notions of the Middle East and the picture many Westerners paint it to be,” he said. “The event, to some extent, gives a taste of what the Middle East really is.”

To close out the evening, the chef ’s young daughter performed an Arabic dance to popular Arabic music, receiving applause from the audience.

However, Daowd did express disappointment because most had already left the event before the dancing began.

He said that he had hoped that the Middle Eastern students in attendance would perform the debka, a Lebanese dance, and that maybe others would join in and learn the dance.

Daowd was excited for his students and friends to attend the event. “I just want them to share me, my culture,” he said.

Overall, Daowd said he was happy to see his friends and students enjoying themselves. “They were very happy and they were smiling,” he said.

Daowd expressed joy at being able to see and thank people who have helped him throughout his time at the university.

“I think that this is an Arabic festival and it’s a farewell for me too,” he said.

“I don’t want to leave Wake Forest. I like Wake Forest so much.”

By Caitlin Brooks | Staff writer

The university Wind Ensemble to perform various works

In the article “Sermon of motivation, hope hits Wait,” of the April 17 issue of the OGB, one of the sources was cited incorrectly. It should have beenVeronice Miles, whose official title at the university is Ruby Pardue and Shelmer D. Blackburn Instructor of Homiletics and Christian Education at the Divinity School.

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• University Police responded April 19 to North Hall Circle, where a charter bus driver advised that he could not wake a passed out student. They woke the student, charged him with underage alcohol consumption, arranged transportation to the Student Health Service and provided information about the incident to Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services.

• University Police responded April 20 to a call about students making noise on the roof of Luter Residence Hall and charged seven students with causing a disturbance. Five of them were also charged with underage alcohol consumption.

Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student services.

Thefts • University Police is investigating a series of thefts from students’ rooms in Collins Residence Hall dating from April 2 back to early November

2007. Items taken include cash, jewelry, sunglasses, a wallet and fleece jacket. Students had mentioned this to their advisor but did not file timely reports with University Police.

• An employee reported his Wachovia Bank credit card stolen April 16 after he realized it was missing and discovered it had been used. The theft is believed to have occurred between Feb. 24 and April 8.

• A radar detector and GPS navigation unit valued together at $375 were reported stolen April 16 from a student’s vehicle parked in Lot Q, off Wake Forest Road. There were no signs of forced entry into the vehicle.

•A wallet, purse, iPod, cell phone, wedding ring and other personal items valued together at $1,564 were reported stolen April 17 from a vehicle parked at Reynolda House Museum of American Art. The vehicle’s rear window had been smashed to gain entry.

• Cash, an iPod and a duffle bag valued together at $200 were reported stolen April 17 from a vehicle parked in Lot Q. There were no signs of forced entry.

•A GPS navigation system valued at $800 was reported stolen from a student’s vehicle parked in Lot Q between April 4 and April 18. There were no signs of forced entry.

Property Damage • An unidentified vandal(s) smeared butter on a student’s door, door knob and the wall around the doorway in Piccolo Residence Hall April 18.

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• A man and woman from King, N.C., were issued trespass warnings after the two got into an argument at Student Apartments, where the woman was visiting.

University Police responded to 61 calls from April 14-20, including 19 incidents and investigations and 42 service calls.

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Reynolda House hosts renowned poet

By CeCe Brooks | Life editor

On April 22, at Reynolda House, William Stanley Merwin, 81, usually referred to as W.S. Merwin, read a number of poems.

He began the reading with the work of another poet, a practice Merwin says he likes to employ before all of his readings.

Merwin is widely known as a poet, but he has written in prose as well as being a respected translator of works.

Among other awards, Merwin has won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.

He is known for writing pieces that are deeply connected to natural elements, both animals and the environment.

“When we wake up and yawn in the morning, that’s in the environment … none of this is separate from the world around us. We’ve made mistakes because we believed we were separate from nature,” he said at one point during the reading.

Merwin’s reading was the last in the university’s Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series which collaborates with the North Carolina School of the Arts and the Kenan Writers’ Encounters series.

The event was also sponsored by the E.E. Folk Fund administrated by journalism professor Wayne King.

The evening began in a packed Babcock Auditorium with the North Carolina School of the Arts introducing the series and Merwin.

It was mentioned that a documentary had recently been made by Larry Cameron, University of South Carolina head of media services.

The documentary looks at Merwin’s praised arboretum in Hawaii, where he currently lives, while interviewing Merwin himself.

Upon reaching the podium, Merwin mentioned never having been to Winston-Salem and briefly

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Pulitzer prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin both read to and conversed with his audience April 22 at Reynolda House. discussed his plan for the reading.

Merwin began reading his poetry in chronological order, starting in the 1960s with poems from his collection The Lice.

He read a few “winter” poems and then “The Last One,” which he said was a “storied” poem.

As a side note he mentioned the fact that many stories were originally told in the form of poems.

He then read a few poems he said he was asked to read: “For the Anniversary of my Death” and “For a Coming Extinction.”

He wrote “For a Coming Extinc-

tion” in what he called a “sense of helpless desperation” upon learning that the Mexican government planned to build a bridge to Baja, California that would endanger the great whale in the Sea of Cortez; he described it as an “angry poem.”

Between each poem, Merwin often introduced it with the context in which it was written.

Before reading one poem he mentioned his appreciation for bugs.

“There are a number of poems about bugs. Bugs are very important,” he said.

“I thought ‘Why aren’t fleas part of mythology?’ So I wrote a poem about fleas.”

Throughout the reading, Merwin expressed his passion for the earth and its creatures both in his speech and in the poems themselves.

“When we talk about the loss of species, I think about the loss of languages,” he said before he read “Chord.”

Merwin then read some poems from The Vixen, which he said evolved from a poem related to Roman elegy into an entire collection about a place in France where he lived at one time.

He read “To the Soul,” “To Age” and “To the Words” which was written the days after September 11 from his last published book, Present Company.

The remainder of the reading was from his new manuscript that is being published in September.

He said that it is in three sections with the “middle section entirely made up into elegies.”

Before reading “My Dog,” he discussed new idea of expressing deep feelings for animals, which many think are reserved for communication between people.

His last poem of the night was “May I call Upon the Laughing Dash,” which he said is the last poem in the unnamed manuscript.

Merwin ended the night with a book signing and reception in the Reynolda House.

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Energy and Nortel. “We had a year and a half of committee meetings and research,” Poovey said of the process. RBMM then took what they had learned about the university back to Dallas, where they attempted to express the university’s ideals visually in a logo. According to Fox, the logo captures the fact that there are many sides to the university.

“It captures the idea that there is a lot of duality at Wake Forest. I think it is a more accurate representation of what you get when you come here,” he said of the new logo.

Poovey agreed. “We’ve had an excellent committee,” she said. “We’ve really had great input from everyone.” The trustees gave their approval for the new logo April 8. The new design will be unveiled to students and staff 4 p.m. April 30 in Pugh Auditorium. It will then be unveiled to faculty 4 p.m. May 1 in Benson 401b. The event held for faculty will feature a wine and cheese reception afterwards and a chance to speak with several members of the Visual Identity Committee. While the university’s academic and professional logo is changing, the athletic logo is not. The traditional “WF” known by any Demon Deacon enthusiasts will remain on football helmets, basketball jerseys, athletic fields and the like.

Along with the new logo, the Visual Identity Committee will soon be publishing guidelines on how, when and by whom the logo can be used. The process is an attempt to standardize the representation of the university. Poovey explained that while the logo is officially being unveiled at the end of April, students probably will continue to see the old logo for a while.

“The first year will be a transitional phase,” she said. “We don’t expect people to just up and get rid of anything with the old Wake Forest logo on it.” The committee hopes that the logo will be met warmly by the university community. The committee members emphasized that this is a time of change at the university, and that the logo hopefully will aid in entering this new era of university history.

Hillary: Candidate gets personal with Maya Angelou her life and recalled reading Angelou’s autobiography, I Know Why the Caged referred to Clinton as a “bird” that has Bird Sings, at a young age. The mention kept her attention from the time she was of the book brought cheers from the wife of then-governor Bill Clinton to her audience. Clinton also spoke about trade issues and jobs outsourced to cheaper current presidential campaign. foreign labor.

“I know that SenaThe senator called tor Clinton is a long“I know that Senator the practice “fundadistance runner,” mentally unpatriAngelou said.

Clinton is a long-distance otic” and said her “And however the runner. And however the policies would put odds may go and polls odds may go and polls a renewed focus may show – from on American-made today, to tonight, may show .... I am honproducts. to tomorrow mornored to say that I am with The poet and senaing – I know she’s in her for the long run.” tor also discussed it for the long run.

Maya Angelou education in North I am honored to say Carolina at length. that I am with her for Professor Clinton said that the long run.” Even she thought comthough Angelou munity college strongly supports Clinton, the poet also said that she should be viewed as the thirteenth and is proud of one of her daughters for fourteenth years of public education, as supporting Senator Obama. Clinton the skills needed to survive in today’s referred to Angelou as “a grace note” in job market are constantly changing.

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One policy Clinton put forward was a plan for developing green, renewable energy. She said that she plans to create jobs in the sector and to fund a search for sources of renewable fuel by taking away the subsidies that currently go to oil companies. After the conversation, Clinton took three questions from the audience. The first questioner was a woman who said, “I love you, Hillary.

I always have, I always will.”

However, she touched on that one taboo subject of Clinton history.

“I felt so sorry for you when Bill had his affair,” she said. The audience murmured and seemed to be in a state of shock.

“I think the best way to overcome it is to become president,” she added.

The woman then asked who Clinton choose as her running mate i she received the nomination. Clinton neither said nothing about her husband’s infidelities or possible vice presidents, stating that she needed to become the nominee before she could choose. After questions,

Angelou ended the evening by reading candidate has also visited Raleigh and a prose poem she wrote for Clinton on Fayetteville. the occasion.

She also mentioned the the city by “Hillary Clinton will not give up on name in her first TV ad in the state, you and all she asks is that you not give and filmed another ad while in Winup on her,” Angelou ston-Salem on April said. “She’s been 18, according to there, done that, and the Winston-Salem “Hillary Clinton will not risen ... If you help Journal. give up on you and all her to rise, we will all Clinton continrise with her.” ues to trail Obama she asks is that you not The crowd by a wide margin in give up on her. She’s been responded with a the North Carolina there, done that, and standing ovation. polls.

Angelou’s students in According to risen ... If you help her to her class this semester Pollster.com’s latest rise, we will all rise with attended the event average of polls her.” as special guests through April 21, with reserved seatObama enjoys an Maya Angelou ing near the front. approximately 18 Professor Afterward, they were percent advantage. invited backstage for a chance to meet and Contributing greet the senator in private. Out of Clin- editor Kevin Koehler and staff writer ton’s four trips to North Carolina, two Molly Nevola contributed reporting to have now been to Winston-Salem. The this article.

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these people support their families?”

As an undergraduate board member, Ward serves as a liaison between the MBA school and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise on the undergraduate campus.

Ward said that the process of firing an entire staff of people seemingly on whim does not make sense.

“While I understand that firing is a necessary evil if a job is not being done correctly, it seems a bit abrupt to fire a whole department especially when one of the temporary hires was discussing getting a full-time position a month ago,” Ward said.

That temporary hire was former staff member Lisa Snedeker who referenced a few stories that ran in the local media last week and said that the facts were not understated.

“I can tell you that they are accurate … Our last day was Friday,” Snedeker said. As for how and where the school will

outsource the marketing work, the school has hired an independent consultant to make the decisions.

Patel said that of the department’s six full-time employees and the two part-time employees that have been eliminated, the full-time staff members will be offered severance packages.

These packages have been developed by the university’s human resources policy.

“Any organization going through changes has to make decisions on how best to invest its resources,” Patel said.

“In some cases you grow internally, and in some cases you outsource.”

Yet, the growing sentiment seems to be one of disbelief, as reflected by Ward’s opinion “It all just seems so strange to me. Why on earth would you fire an entire staff of people?” Ward said. “Why wouldn’t you fire the director or the head of the department and see what changes come about?

“Drastic is the only word I can think of to describe the university’s actions.”

the community. “If you are out there trying to preach, then that changes your relationship with the people – and that’s not what we want,” Lange said.

The group remains unaffiliated with any particular ministry or program.

“We like to keep things as simple as possible, because it’s a lot easier to connect Lange with other people – and that’s what we’re all about,” Lange said.

Passing out food is just one of the ways that this group has helped the homeless of Winston-Salem.

Last November, the overflow shelter was shut-down, due to fire codes.

Wanting to bring attention to the situation, Jones, Lange and Roberts went downtown and slept outside in tents, along with other university and high school students.

They camped out for about one month until the overflow shelter was open.

“It is easy to become a protester, but we wanted to do something constructive.

“We wanted to raise awareness and show that something needed to be done,” Lange said.

Although the focus is on helping the homeless, they are ready and willing to help in any way that they can.

Poverty is more than just being poor or

without a home, according to Jones.

The timing of the event could not have “We don’t define poverty as just lacking been more perfect. money or a house. It can be lacking love, “The wedding actually happened on the lacking relationships or night of our one year lacking choices,” Jones anniversary of serving,” said.

Jones said.

“When they told me they Earlier this semester, “We wanted to have were getting married at this same group again a big party, and that the courthouse, I knew showed their desire and turned out to be the willingness to help after party.” that they deserved more learning about a homeOver the past 14 than that. We asked them less couple, Kenneth months, this outreach what their dream wedand Doris. has affected the volunThe couple was teers as much as it has ding would be like, and engaged and wanted affected the homeless we tried to make that to be married on Valthat they serve. happen.” entines Day. “The whole thing has Jordan Jones Upon hearing about really humbled me,” the couple’s situation, Girard said.

Senior Jone’s decided that he “Once you really get wanted to give them to know the people, you something more than see that they can be ten what their original plan entailed. times happier than you or me – and they “When they told me they were getting don’t have the luxuries that we do.” married at the courthouse, I knew that they Despite how much they have impacted the deserved more than that,” Jones said. community, they remain humble.

“We asked them what their dream wed“I don’t feel like we are doing some great ding would be like, and we tried to make thing. I don’t feel like it is anything spectacuthat happen.” lar or life-changing or anything like that,” About 30 students volunteered and Lange said. worked to make the day special, each “We can’t do great things just small things using their particular skills to aid in the with great love, as Mother Teresa said.” day’s activities.

Both Lange and Jones admit that they Some helped to decorate the night before, are not changing the world, nor are they while others baked the wedding cake and striving to. other desserts.

Even so, the simple things they have done “It was really exciting to see a bunch of have fed the hungry and helped the homeless college kids plan a wedding in two weeks,” for more than a year. Hopefully, the tradition Lange said. will continue to thrive at the university.

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Grant: Jung will study absolute morality Continued from Page A2

“Some philosophers point to morality in America and say that it has arisen from the specific needs of Americans,” Jung said.

This is, in part true, but what I really want to prove that is it is not the needs of Americans so much as basic human needs across cultures, across religious beliefs, that we all share by virtue of being human.

“These are the grounds by which we need to look at cultural moralities.

“For me this project is important because increasingly our culture is becoming morally relativistic.

‘In an age of human rights awareness, this relativism is dangerous,” he said.

Jung’s research will delve into the appropriateness of social practice as

a primary basis of morality. Some of the sources of common morality Jung will examine are truth, empirical facts and historical justification.

He will achieve this through indepth conversation with prominent scholars in the field, including David Leder of Harvard, as well as extensive reading.

“This type of research is not that of science.

“I don’t have to perform experiments or travel to foreign places. I have to travel in the minds of many people, many interlocutors,” Jung said.

“I’m arguing that a common and a historical morality can coexist and complement by checking on each other. I hope to demonstrate that there is common reality that we all have access to whether one is a Christian or not, religious or not,

we have a moral responsibility to respect the elements of common morality.”

As a requirement for the Lilly Grant, Jung will present his research findings at a forum provided by the Association of Theological Schools in February 2009. Jung joined the faculty of the Divinity School in the fall of 2007.

He previously taught religious studies at William & Mary and religious ethics and social thought at DePaul University, the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and the University of Chicago.

Jung is a Fulbright Scholar and the co-editor of two books, Doing Justice to Mercy: Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice and Humanity Before God: Contemporary Faces of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Ethics.

He currently works out of his office in Wingate Hall.

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Kevin Jung, assistant professor of Christian ethics at the divinity school, received a grant from the Association of Theological Schools and Lilly endowment.

Dean: Former PepsiCo CEO chosen for position PepsiCo to reflect the consumers we serve around the world.”

Barron’s magazine named Reinemund Nathan O. Hatch said. “During his to its “World’s Most Respected CEO extraordinary career, Steve has been rec- list” in 2005 and 2006 and Businessognized as an inspiWeek magazine rational leader and twice included him mentor. I greatly in its list of “Top 25 “During his extraordivalue his creative Managers.” nary career, Steve has thinking about He has also the role corporareceived numerous been recognized as an tions should play awards, including inspirational leader and a in the contempoThe Man Who mentor.” rary world.”

Did the Most for Reinemund Nathan O. Hatch Women Award recently particifrom the National University President pated in the “Why Council on Research Work: Business, on Women, the Professions and National Equal Justhe Common tice Award from the Good” conference held at the univer- NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the sity.

President’s Award from the National Recalling his diversity effort at Pep- Council of La Raza. siCo, Reinemund said, “The diversity After his retirement from PepsiCo journey for me was a very personal one in 2007 the Reinemund Diversity and as well as a professional one. ... We Inclusion Legacy Award was established started with a vision – that vision is, to recognize individuals within the that from the boardroom to the front company who demonstrate consistent, line, we wanted the people who are significant contributions toward foster-

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Steve Reinemund, former PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, was announced April 22 as the university’s new dean of business.

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Reinemund will join the university community with his wife of 34 years Gail; the couple has four children.

During his 23 years at PepsiCo, Reinemund served as chairman and CEO from 2001 to 2006 and chairman in 2007.

Previously he held the positions of president and chief operating officer of PepsiCo as well as CEO of Frito-Lay’s worldwide operations.

Reinemund began at PepsiCo as CEO of the Pizza Hut division.

Currently, he is a member of the board of directors of American Express, Marriott and ExxonMobil as well as serves as a trustee of the United States Naval Academy Foundation.

Reinemund is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and also served five years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, achieving the rank of captain.

In addition, he received a Master of Business Administration degree at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

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Clinton’s arrival spurs positive PR on campus

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xciting times hit Wake Forest as presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton packed students, professors and community members into Wait Chapel.

We would like to express how pleased we are with the university as a whole for having such a good reputation as to negotiate Clinton’s coming. Congratulations to President Hatch and the College Democrats and everybody else involved in the planning of the event. We are also happy for the chance to see our illustrious professor Maya Angelou in a public setting.

Talk about a positive event for the school’s national recognition and public relations.

Although we understand that it wasn’t a requirement to support Clinton to attend the conversation, and to me didn’t and do not support her,

we are happy that so many students not only showed up but maintained an admirable level of respect and selfcontrol. The event probably didn’t change any body’s mind politically, but it did prove that students aren’t quite as politically apathetic as people claim we are.

If nothing more, we believe that this event served as a chance to listen to a renowned political mind discuss a few pressing issues facing our world today, issues that many of us have probably studied here in some of our classes, issues that are on our minds as students and young world citizens. We wish that the event had lasted longer so that more topics could have been covered, especially after all the time that we spent waiting for it to start. Now we are just waiting for the other two candidates to come to campus.

Roping off the Quad is unattractive, unnecessary

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s students of this university, we feel betrayed by the access denied us to our own quad by the administration. A quad for any college is the meeting point for all social activity, the central spot. The quad is a place for students to relax under a tree, throw Frisbee with friends, read a book or just enjoy the feel of grass under our toes. Ours has been blockaded by a yellow rope that is neither useful nor attractive. What’s more is that it seems that it has been roped off just as the weather began getting nice in the early springtime months — it was completely open during the cold and barren winter months when the attraction simply was not there. It’s like we’re being teased. What’s more is that the people in charge must know that it’s not great for the university’s public image, having yellow

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Group promotes sustainability, change Andrew Britt Guest columnist

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ur group, the Sustainability Week Committee, began the project to have a “Sustainability Week” with three main goals. We intended to spark a debate within the university community about the idea of sustainability, touching on both sustainable and non-sustainable practices on campus. We aimed to represent the student population within that debate, engaging the university in a conversation about what sustainability means and how it relates to people’s daily lives.

Finally, we hoped to make some small changes and illuminate changes already being made that reveal our university’s new commitment to sustainability.

We had about five main initiatives for this week. We initiated the replacement of Styrofoam in the Pit. We sold 32-oz. water bottles that cut down on bottled water consumption. Polling stations were set up in the Pit, in addition to a display that showed simple changes students can make to reduce their ecological footprint. We showed changes being made within university facilities and ARAMARK, and, finally, we promoted recycling by providing customizable recycling bins.

Perhaps our main goal was to replace Styrofoam to-go containers in the Pit, which were being used anywhere from 1,500 to 2,500 times every week.

Replacing this wasteful product with a biodegradable alternative is a great success for this group, though we consider it only a step forward.

Sustainable living demands that we must come up with new solutions that produce little to no waste, instead of even biodegradable containers which

will still take years to decompose. Eckerd College, for instance, has initiated a program where students rent hard plastic to-go containers that can be used time and time again.

Eckerd’s program creates no waste, other than the water needed to clean the container after each use. There are ways to make all our processes more sustainable, though they demand commitment to innovation and the willingness to change.

While we are happy that some changes have been made in our campus, we recognize that this project is only a beginning. We are the first to admit that our effect on the sustainability of the university has not been monumental; perhaps it has been little more than noteworthy. But we conceived this week as a beginning.

Steps are being made within the administration, the student population and the dining facilities. We must devote ourselves on all levels of this institution — academics, social life, administration, athletics and more — to analyze how we consume and what byproducts that consumption creates for our university and society as a whole. Our goal for this week is to illuminate these changes, while emphasizing that this is only a beginning to what can and hopefully will be a more sustainable university.

Sustainability is defined by some as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. We hope that this week has sparked students, faculty and staff to evaluate their own lives as they relate to this definition and indeed the concept of sustainability as a whole.

Andrew Britt is a junior English major from Winston-Salem.

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rope surrounding the main quad: we all noticed how the rope was mysteriously and coincidentally taken down at the same time news cameras showed up for Hillary’s appearance. What do all of the prospective students visiting the campus every day think?

Ok, yes, we like to have a quad that looks nice for graduation. We like healthy grass and growing flowers, etc., but there must be some compromise that’s been overlooked here.

How about only roping off the quad after it rains so that it doesn’t turn muddy?

How about planning major digging undertakings for the winter months instead of when the grass is just starting to come up? Besides, does it really take an entire spring semester to grow some grass?

Just give us our quad back, please.

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Clinton’s campaign against Obama splits party

I fell in love with Barack Obama on July 27, 2004. In the midst of an alienating election, Barack delivered a speech that not only served to inspire and unify the party, but the country as well.

Four years later, as Barack is engaged in his own presidential campaign, he faces the same isolating, disengaging and harmful political tactics Democrats faced in 2004. However, this time, someone in his own party is at the helm.

The Hillary campaign’s increased willingness to use divisiveness as a strategic technique is reminding me too much of the GOP style politics that resulted in devastating costs for our nation. Similarly, Hillary’s propensity to utilize the politics of division is having drastic consequences on the Democratic Party.

My entire cognizant life, I have been a member of a single unified Democratic Party. However, I am feeling now for

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the first time that the party which I have been so proud to fight for, on small stages and large, is being split merely due to Hillary’s personal drive to attain a miracle nomination by whatever means necessary.

No, Hillary. We are one party. And we are one nation. It’s time your campaign started acting like it.

Randy Paris Sophomore

Earth Day should inspire environmental changes On Earth Day (April 22), each of us is called on to renew our personal commitments to environmental stewardship as well as acknowledge the changes that we have made to protect our environment. We are reminded to try reusable shopping bags, switch to energy-saving bulbs, stop the junk mail, plant trees and eat locally grown foods.

We celebrate Earth Day as a reminder that each of us can make a difference and to encourage each other to make

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small changes even though our world’s environmental challenges may seem daunting. On this day of celebration, reflection and renewal, it is also fitting to discuss our institutional commitment to sustainability. The university’s draft strategic plan calls for the integration of sustainable principles and practices across all aspects of our community — from constructing new, highperformance buildings and renewing existing buildings to reduce energy and water consumption to expanding our environmental educational programs to pursuing a “green purchasing program.” Wise stewardship of our resources and actions that respect both our environment and each other is a philosophy inherently consistent with our motto Pro Humanitate.

President Hatch’s recent establishment of a Sustainability Advisory Committee with broad cross-campus representation is an important step.

I look forward to working together to realize our goals. Happy Earth Day!

Jill Tiefenthaler

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Clinton’s appearance proved worthwhile Alex Osteen

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ne of my favorite things about Wake Forest is the nostalgia I feel marching into Wait Chapel alongside fellow students and professors – many of whom I know and recognize – for an amazing and interesting event like the Hillary Clinton-Maya Angelou conversation of April 18. I can sort of hear Pomp and Circumstance playing in my head even now. I am proud to be part of a university that is prestigious enough to draw such a bigtime speaker and think that we students should recognize how lucky we are to benefit from such an honor, despite where we stand politically. The following is a little bit of opinion on the event itself and about the persons involved.

Even though I’m far from being a political science major, this election still pumps me up; it is the first time I’ll be able to vote for president.

I hope that other students see it that way — as a chance to watch the news, follow the candidates, form opinions and make an important decision.

It’s an exciting time to be in college. That’s why I jumped on the chance to see and listen to what an obviously smart and well-known politician has to say in person.

Speaking of well-known people, Angelou is wonderful and I deeply enjoyed getting to listen to her voice and hear some of her recent work. She’s another reason that we should be proud to be at Wake right now, by the way. I found it amusing that Angelou’s poetic way of speaking sort of influenced Clinton — it was undoubtedly the most eloquent I’ve heard her speak in the entire race so far. This said, however, I wish that Angelou had asked Clinton some tougher and more detailed questions about a few of her platforms, even if I didn’t expect her to.

On the topic of questions, I’ve got to mention how disgusted I was by the first question asked by an audience member. I suppose it was more a comment, actually, on Bill Clinton’s affair.

Not only did it waste a precious question (I had Since I am a college student and apparently, about twenty ready in my head … just in case), according to some CNN pundit I heard but I think that it crossed a line of decency and recently, “embrace the idea of political change was very unnecessary and rude. They should in America,” I’m a Barack Obama guy: despite have planned to get a question from at least one a big chunk of recent controversy thrown his student anyway, in my opinion. way (predominantly spun by Clinton), I still Also, why did the students think that Obama has the who reserved a seat have to power to unite America sit in the balcony instead of and help the little guy.

I am truly afraid that Clinton will down in the main part of the It’s cool that he’s the first hurt Obama so much that he chapel? We certainly didn’t black American man to is left too weak to successfully have the chance to be rowdy really have a shot, too. I battle McCain. End it now Clinton. see Clinton, on the other in any way at all on account of the Secret Service and wide hand, as the tried and variety of police officers in true typical politician attendance, if that’s what they who, if elected, would be were worried about. inaugurated with half the country hating her.

I guess I’m torn, come to think of it. It’s a When and how will all this end? I am truly good thing that the students were respectful afraid that Clinton will hurt Obama so much and showed up, but I almost wish that there that he is left too weak to successfully battle had been some sort of a demonstration or rally McCain. End it now Clinton. or something. I’m guessing that many students In conclusion, I’m glad that I got the chance to on campus aren’t Clinton fans, and I would see Clinton, but I wish that it had been on the have liked to have seen some public expression terms of her endorsing Obama instead. of that. In my own case I suppose that that’s precisely why I wanted to write this.

Alex Osteen is a junior economics and Spanish

Seeking Middle Ground | Left Says

Republicans aren’t “that bad” conservative” translated into immediate success for the party that now will prove to be its demise. Republicans preached in the 1980s to the American people that they, not Democrats, were the party of morals and God who were dedicated to preserving rights, tax payer Zahir Rahman dollars and the environment.

Guest columnist Twenty-eight years later, the GOP faces a frustrated electorate his past summer, I who feels mislead and cheated. attended the College As I reflect on the history Democrats of America of the Republican Party, it Convention in Columbia, S.C., becomes clear that the George where hundreds of students W. Bush neo-cons of today from across the country gathered have also deviated miles from to meet fellow Dems and see the true Republican values. The presidential primary candidates original principles of state rights, speak. The convention was run limited government powers and by the Democratic National free market have recently been Committee, and after three overshadowed by the expansion days of being bombarded by of federal powers as seen in the liberal and progressive messages, Patriot Act, the failures of trickle I was ready to proclaim my down economics, the creation of “Democratness” for life. On “moral” issues and an aggressive, the last day, however, Senator hawkish foreign policy. I often Hillary Clinton delivered a laugh whenever Republican speech about young people politicians claim to represent being engaged in politics. She the party of Abraham Lincoln, mentioned that as I doubt that during her time at Lincoln, a man At its foundation, as Wellesley College, who saw the grave is the case for Demoshe had served consequences of as the president secession, would crats as well, the prinof the College be so willing to ciples that define the Republicans. start and facilitate Republican Party are Through the boos civil wars abroad. and jeers of the In addition, remnant of original crowd, this news as the federal American values. came as a shock deficit continues to me: How could to deepen, a politician who one can only supported Democratic ideals wonder how the “Party of such as fiscal responsibility, Financial Conservatism” could equal opportunity, affordable have possibly blown so much healthcare for all and American money within the last eight job growth possibly ever years. The limitation of “moral consider herself a part of the issues” to same sex marriage “Good Old Party?” and abortion cease to appeal Some of my fellow College to the American people, as we Dems attributed Clinton’s past have now re-defined moral/ misgivings as proof that she was American values to include the just “power hungry,” but perhaps necessity of universal healthcare there was something deeper the and humanitarian efforts both under surface of her political domestically and abroad. past. Maybe Republicans just Republicans are currently aren’t that bad, and perhaps at the crossroads of forging the lines that divide “us” from their own future. If they forfeit “them” are not as black and their faint idea of Reagan’s white as they seem to in the “compassionate conservativism” dichotomous politics of today. and Bush’s neo-conservatism and At its foundation, as is the return to their original roots, case for Democrats as well, the there is a possibility that the principles which define the attributes which once earned Republican Party are remnant Republicans respect from the of original American values. other side of the aisle can come While Democrats tend to stress into fruition. ideas of community and the As Democrats, we look importance of the collective forward to our party gaining good, Republicans instead place strength and influence in the the emphasis on the individual upcoming election, yet my and stress personal responsibility curiosity eagerly waits to see and self-motivation. Although what is in store for the GOP. I prescribe to the Democratic Perhaps, as the American worldview, I respect those story continues to develop, who accept and live by the the Republican Party will latter mantra. While my life eventually stand for values that experiences have given me the I and Democrats alike will one opportunity to see the vast day share. Until then, I plan inequalities that exist and need on being a yellow dog Dem to be equated, I acknowledge dedicated to taking back the that many do not feel this same White House, now and forever. compulsion to help those less fortunate.

Zahir Rahman is a sophomore There is still, however, a great political science major from disconnect from the Republican Timonium, Md. values which I respect and those which currently define the GOP. Seeking Middle Ground After the landslide election of is a weekly faceoff between Ronald Reagan in 1980, the College Democrats and College designing of the “compassionate Republicans.

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Notable Quotes | The candidates on the economy “First of all, we have to get rid of every single benefit that still remains in our tax codes that goes to any business that moves a job from North Carolina to another country.”

Hillary Clinton Winston-Salem April 18 “We need tax policies that respect the wage-earners and job-creators who make this economy run, and help them to succeed in a global economy.”

John McCain Pittsburgh April 16 “(Workers who have lost their jobs) need us to stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas and start giving tax breaks to companies that invest right here in Pennsylvania, right here in the United States.”

Barack Obama Philadelphia April 18

Airline consolidation is necessary Jeff Merski

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n April 14, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced their intentions to merge their operations, thus creating the largest airline in the world.

Now, in the past, I have spoken out against airline mergers (“Airline merger hurts students, community,” Jan. 27, 2007) and indeed, I thought at the time that the proposed Delta-US Airways merger was a bad idea. However, this time, I’m in full support of the merger, and it’s not just because I think Northwest offers a much better product than US Airways.

Currently, oil is at a record high – well over $110 per barrel. This is a much higher cost than it was just a couple of years ago, when oil was around 50

percent less than what it costs today.

With gas prices at a record high, the airline’s bottom lines are being blown up. So much so that on April 16, Delta’s Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson stated that the airlines would need to raise fares by 15-20 percent to simply break even given the price of oil.

Thus, some level of consolidation makes sense. The airline industry has cut down on a lot of its costs that they can control – salaries have been slashed, airlines have reduced flights and the number of gates they control and employees have been laid off.

There’s not a whole lot of fat that can be trimmed.

Thus, this merger can be beneficial in that it will take planes out of the air.

Yes, there will be some harm – fares will most likely rise. But when oil is at the price that it is currently at, it makes some operational sense to raise fares. Yes, some cities will lose some service – out of Greensboro, I would not be surprised to see flights to Memphis, Tenn., and/or Cincinnati, Ohio reduced if not completely eliminated from this merger due to the proximity of much

larger hubs nearby in Atlanta and Detroit.

Yes, this is a loss for the priceconscious consumer. However, all is not lost – there is still a good amount of competition available in the United States airline market, even if another two airlines were to merge. There will still be some degree of price elasticity that should allow for airfares to stay relatively low. Those $200 flights to Las Vegas might be gone, but so it goes.

Yet, with some economists saying that the United States is in a recession and the price of oil – a huge component of the airline industry – being at record levels, change needs to happen. Raising fares would help, but it isn’t enough, especially when some airlines might not agree to the fare increase and thus cause it to fail. Reducing capacity would increase demand, which would make a fare increase much more sustainable and would restore some balance to the turbulence that is currently being felt throughout the industry.

Jeff Merski is a senior political science major from North Andover, Mass.

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Column defaces Mag Quad, university Bryan Davis Keith

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n my four years at Wake Forest, I have seen some ugly things done to the face of the campus.

I saw firsthand the construction of the infamous archway on the Quad, seeing the Quad’s previous subtlety and symmetry utterly obliterated by a lopsided and pointless stone structure.

I saw an anonymous donor, under the guise of the senior class gift, deface the very face of my soon-to-be alma mater by attempting to externally demonstrate a commitment to the old campus that the university has traditionally left in the dust.

I saw the construction of something dubbed the “Interfaith Arch” alongside Wait Chapel, a visually displeasing and completely out of place work of “art” that serves no viable function but to leave students and visitors alike contemplating not the beauty of faith but the ugliness of metal, not the intermingling of faiths but what faiths were somehow deemed important enough to make it onto the arch.

Recently, I have seen another abomination of a structure added to the face of campus, though this time not in the shape of an arch. In front of the Benson food court, there has recently been erected a nastylooking cream and green metallic column, a site for flyer posting. This is supposedly the first of 12 to be constructed around campus, or so is rumored (the university is mum on activities — that sounds familiar).

Aesthetically, calling the structure hideous would be polite. It is fortunate that the structure is as

insignificant on the Mag Quad as it is. Bearing no resemblance to the brick and stone of campus, the grass of the Mag Quad or even to the colors of the university, the thing doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb, it is a sore thumb. More importantly though, it demonstrates an attempt to centralize the posting of flyers rather than allowing students to post all over campus as has been common practice during my four years and many years prior.

I have hung more than my share of flyers on this campus during my time here and have heard on more than one occasion rumblings that the powers that be are not fans of having flyers papering every surface on campus.

During my SG campaign two years ago, my fellow candidates and I were having to replace our flyers on a daily basis to combat facilities management who kept ripping down everything indiscriminately every morning because the trustees were in town. To those responsible for the construction

of the Mag Quad’s sore thumb and the mantra that flyers everywhere are a bad thing, I pose this question: What’s the big deal?

Seeing flyers plastering every square inch of campus is not an example of a defaced campus, but of a vibrant one. Those flyers don’t represent masking tape and paper littering the walls, but the efforts of student leaders and organizations getting their word out to their fellow students. They represent the very scholarship and activity that makes Wake students who they are and gives the university the reputation it so desperately clings to.

Attempting to centralize the placement of such publicity materials makes no sense on numerous fronts.

No matter how many flyer posting columns are built, there are high traffic areas (dorm halls especially) that they will never reach. The sheer volume of activity on campus precludes the notion that one structure, or even 12, can adequately

serve the publicity needs of 4,000 students and 160 plus organizations.

Perhaps most importantly, the supposed benefits of these sore thumbs to alleviate clutter and ugliness are completely outweighed by how sterile, generic and ugly they themselves are.

Having thousands of flyers in dorms, class halls and the walls and sidewalks of the campus quads may appear to be smudges on the pristine beauty of campus, but any smudge that constitutes a symbol of an active and vibrant student body is one that I for one am willing to see on the image of Wake Forest University.

The metallic column that sprung out of the Mag Quad offers no functionality that the Pit wall just a few feet away doesn’t. It’s an aesthetic nightmare, a zit on the Mag Quad.

Wake Forest, pop this project like the zit it is.

Bryan Davis Keith is a senior political science major from Southern Shores, N.C.

Importance of skills has been lost in push for college

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o you know what to do if your filler float goes kaput? If the only thing that was wrong with your car was a shorted out spark plug, would you know how to change it? I can’t recall if I’ve soldered anything before.

I think to myself about these questions at times because it seems that we are slowly becoming a generation that doesn’t have the first idea about the crafts of the skilled laborer, which we take for granted on a daily basis. Abstract knowledge is significant in that it can provide theory to predict outcomes, but knowledge of hand gives rise to tangible things that provide the conveniences the modern human necessitates.

So what happens to us if we write-off a class of people that get you to work on time, sweep floors or provide security while you sleep?

Most experience their first brush with this situation as impressionable freshmen in highschool. Everything all of a sudden becomes some standard you’re constantly measuring yourself

to. This standardized test determines if you get even though you spent extra years becoming into this class. This test ensues as a result of this specialized in a given area. decision, etc. This seems to create a situation We are, however, fed this assumption before in which one is constantly forging out a future college that increased specialization yields without regard to a niche that may need to be increased monetary status. There are people that filled or a present to take are highly specialized yet are care of. jobless. For instance, I met We are constantly bombarded by a a cab driver in Chicago who The primary focus then becomes the ends rather future and getting nostalgic about got his PhD in high-energy than the means to get physics who said he began things before they are ... occurring. there. We are constantly driving cabs to make ends bombarded by a future meet. and getting nostalgic about Blue-collar work now has things before they are even occurring. There is a a second-class feel to it. Skills that once were strong “push” for you to attend college as soon as regarded as valuable to society are now looked at you set foot in a classroom nowadays. Guidance as if they’re second-rate. People who earn their counselors across the nation prodded you with livings day in and day out doing manual labor, their questions like “How do you expect to make fixing leaky pipes and shuttling people to get to it nowadays without a college education?” With work find honor in their jobs while we ignore this push, I think that we are subconsciously the fact that what they do is equally as, or maybe beginning to form an image in our mind that more, important than being in an institution of knowledge is monetary. Knowledge for the sake “higher” learning. For example, a person can go of knowing is almost frowned upon. Knowledge to school to be a highly-trained, top-notch auto for knowledge’s sake means that you may not mechanic. After being trained, they can be wellmake a lot of money doing what you love to do, compensated for their services. That person can

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buy stock in their own happiness by providing someone the mobility they need to carry out their daily routine.

There may be more honor in building someone’s home rather than trying to pass tests to build egos.

In a multi-faceted society it would seem that we have a need to attach an appreciation to the people that are the framework of such a culture.

The idea of taking honor in your means and not the ends could be emphasized at an earlier age.

The means provided from the elements at hand are a justification within themselves. This notion of “the working class” having a second-class feel is by no means new. In the old days, there were the servants and the served. The servants were treated as second-class citizens.

It may be our duty as citizens to recognize this relic of an idea and transcend its parochial nature. Imagine a place where, instead of being treated as you would treat others, you served others how you expected to be served.

R.P. Oates is a chemistry graduate student living in Winston-Salem.

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Student revisits Ten Prof. needs reconsideration Commandments I Tyler Kruse

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passed a professor’s office the other day and stopped dead in my tracks.

Something caught my eye — a copy of the Ten Commandments hung from the wall, pressed behind plexiglass in a tacky metal frame. A holy sight indeed. It’s been quite a while since I’ve read the Commandments.

I gave them a quick once-over, and the first thing that came to mind was “God**** I’m a sinner!” It’s time, I’ve decided, to revisit the Ten Commandments. Here are my critical interpretations, starting with number 10: 10. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s house; thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is thou neighbor’s.

Where to begin? First, let me say that I’ve never coveted my neighbor’s male servant.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

But female servant? One of my friends used to have this nanny who took care of his younger siblings, and let me tell you, I most certainly coveted her. Me and the rest of the neighborhood. She was a Nordic goddess, a Swedish babe — in the words of Wayne and Garth, schwiing … Covet thy neighbor’s house? Please. Anyone who’s ever watched MTV Cribs is guilty of sin … I can’t say I’ve ever coveted a donkey, but to the kid with the light blue Porsche who parks in the lot by Scales: I hate you … Neighbor’s wife? I think you know the answer to this one.

9. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

I had to Wikipedia this one. Does that make me stupid? I hope stupidity isn’t a sin.

Oh, it means don’t lie. I’ll be honest with you, I’m a liar.

8. Thou shall not steal.

I stole a packet of cream cheese from Benson the other day. It was an accident, though, I swear. I forgot it was in my pocket.

I will be so disappointed if I go to Hell for a packet of cream cheese. It was low fat!

7. Thou shall not commit adultery.

Adultery is wrong, I’ll agree. I’m not sans sin in this category, but I’d say I’m fairly respectful of number seven. I do, however, see some exceptions to the rule. Moses, if you’re

think Visiting Asst.

Professor of History Michael Bennett’s situation requires some clarification.

I think some members of the faculty have gotten the impression that Bennett has used the classroom as a soapbox to “promulgate his victimhood.”

They believe that Bennett has sold his students a one-sided narrative of mistreatment that motivated the students into a frenzy of activism and concern. This is a gross misunderstanding of student concern for Bennett’s situation.

Bennett has been incredibly reserved about the situation in the department, much to my frustration. It took repeated inquiries about the courses he was going to offer in the future before the “non-renewal” of his contract was brought to light.

So to those of you who see Bennett as an unprofessional, agitating, embittered professor convinced he got a raw deal: you stand corrected.

Student concern for Bennett’s situation springs from several different sources. First, Bennett has made an incredible impression on his students.

His personality and teaching style resonate strongly in the classroom. Bennett also uses a quick-fire Socratic Method that forces the class to continue refining its collective answer to absolute perfection. He manages to craft a compelling narrative out of historical material and he brings to life the personalities that drive the events of the past. Whether it is the evolution of tort law or the Tet Offensive, Bennett finds a way to bring the past to life and lend the student a uniquely contemporary perspective. Bennett’s talents as a lecturer, his grasp of varied histories and his unique passion for students would

reading this, I would like to lobby on behalf of open marriages.

6. Thou shall not kill.

Finally, a commandment I haven’t broken.

This puts me at one for five so far. I’m batting .200, which isn’t so bad considering God’s first team all-celestial e.c.a. (earned commandment average).

5. Honor thy father and thy mother.

I’m a disgrace to my family, so I think it’s safe to assume I’ve failed numero cinco.

4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

If intermittent sleep and vomit until 4 p.m. is holy, consider me a saint.

3. Thou shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain ... Next.

2. Thou shall not worship any idols.

I’m a pretty big Favre fan — does that count?

1. Thou shall have no other gods before Me. (cue Marvin Gaye) God, come on, baby.

You know you’re the only one for me.

Okay, so I’m a bit of a sinner. Please don’t judge me. Remember, that’s God’s job.

Perhaps it’s indicative of the person I am that one of my favorite sayings is “hate the sin, not the sinner.” I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little concerned about my chances of making “the cut,” or whether there is a cut to be made. I like to believe that there’s some sort of afterlife (reincarnation is an appealing scenario) and that I’ve led a fairly respectable life worthy of at least a sweet going away party. The Ten Commandments is a noble code of conduct, but the one true standard of judgment should be a person’s ability to put others first (and what kind of car he/she drives). I couldn’t begin to claim this as one of my character strengths, but I have become increasingly aware of the importance of altruism. Have I turned a new leaf and embarked upon the righteous path of selflessness? Absolutely not. But I have crossed the path once or twice and my observations have led me to believe that one cannot successfully pursue happiness without mastering selflessness. Otherwise, it would be called the pursuit of pleasure. If you’re about to write in bemoaning the sacrilegious nature of this little opinion piece, I have three words for you: Go to Hell.

Walker Kalan is a junior political science

commend him to any other Department Chair) Dr. Simone institution of higher education. Caron, Bennett was hired for In addition, his 20 years of one year, asked to stay on for experience as a corporate a second, and now that space attorney would secure him has run out his contract is employment with a number ending and not being renewed. of legal firms. In summary, Under such circumstances, the very few students are or should department should consider be concerned for Bennett finding ways to keep popular future. From the perspective of professors. The concept is any knowledgeable observer, simple: if something that works Bennett’s career seems bright. is not part of the plan, it is time In reality, many students are for a change in plans. Bennett worried about the possible loss has convinced countless of such a talented professor students to major, minor or and student advocate. During continue taking history classes, this entire episode, Bennett’s which is important in a field concern has that is suffering from seemed selfless a declining number and his distress of majors.

Under such circumhas centered on Thankfully, we stances, the departthe indifference find ourselves with which ment should consider in very different student opinion finding ways to keep circumstances. Two has been treated. history professors popular professors ...

Students will not be returning it is time for a change next year, at least. are also concerned how If the department in plans. a professor so now decides well-respected to “not renew” by the student Bennett’s contract body could be so easily cast then there should be a public aside. Bennett’s situation explanation. Caron informed raised the question of how me that the decision to hire student opinion could be so or fire a visiting professor coarsely ignored when students is completely dependent themselves are the ones being on student evaluations. So affected. Faculty members do if Bennett’s contract is not not pay close to $50,000 a year renewed, then his student to sit in class with the professors evaluations should be published they hire. Just like any other for students to see the reason business, universities should be behind this decision. If Bennett keenly attuned to the desires, is not re-hired despite excellent opinions and currents among student evaluations and their customers. And if for openings in the department, some reason the department’s then the department has views conflict with that of the been disingenuous regarding students’, then there should its motivations and should be an open, friendly discourse truthfully inform students about their reasoning. According for the resolution of such to the guidelines provided differences. In short, there is by the department, Bennett’s no need for any department to contract should be renewed and enter into a defensive bunker students may look forward to mentality when students begin seeing his offerings added to the to ask questions.

Until recently, the department course bulletin for the fall. has towed the line that Tyler Kruse is a sophomore history there is simply no room for major from Houston, Texas Bennett. According to (History

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Obama, as politician, actually does embody elitism Miranda Kelly

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listism. It is a term we find so gleefully tossed upon politicians of our day, despite the obvious fact that the politician is an inherently elitist person. In light of such, it initially seems downright foolish to deride a politician with the term as all politicians are such at heart.

Further compounding the inherent amusement is the fact that the label is so often applied by other politicians and political entertainers; people to which the term could be so easily

attached given their grand salaries and their odd belief that somehow what they’re saying is of great worth.

Which, of course, brings us to the latest resurrection of the word, this time in reference to Senator Barack Obama — specifically his comments at a private fundraiser in San Francisco. While Obama’s initial comments were in and of themselves fairly offensive, his attempts at backspin have only furthered the impression that he is “elitist.” Obama initially blandly stated that his phrasing was poorly done, an old hat catch-all explanation for the damaging

statements of politicians. Several more bland explanations emanated from his campaign over the weekend. But it wasn’t until a couple weeks ago that I cringed over his counter-attack against charges of elitism.

Referring to himself and his wife, Obama stated, “We lived for the first 13 years of our marriage up until three years ago in a three-bedroom condo without a garage. So if you live in Chicago that means you’re scraping ice every morning.” This is a condominium which cost $277,500 (The Boston Globe) in 1993. And having to scrape ice off a wind-shield

in the morning – that truly is quite the hardship, isn’t it? I certainly know how hard that can be – my father had to do it all winter long in 1993, especially since the $63 car my family could afford at the time did not have the luxury of heat. I certainly hope the senator did not have to roll down the window to scrape snow off the windshield while driving like my father had to; broken windshield wipers do make wintertime driving quite difficult, and I would hate that the senator would have had to suffer.

Perhaps Obama’s words at the fundraiser did not quite convey what

he truly wished to say. But his latest follow-up illustrates how well the label fits him. Yes, Senator Obama, your father was not present for the bulk of your childhood, and for a brief part of your life you and your mother were on food-stamps – but it seems to have made little difference in the long run when it comes to understanding the plight of the average American.

The corridors of the Senate and the classrooms of Harvard have delivered you so far from this, Mr. Senator.

Miranda Kelly is junior psychology major from Quincy, Mass.

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By James Burnett | Staff writer

Well Deacon Fans, while it has been a pleasure covering our illustrious athletic program and waxing poetically on topics ranging from the merits of Greg Oden to the finer points of attending a NASCAR race, my reign as the voice of reason (and incorrect betting tips) must come to an end.

I know what you are thinking and the answer is “No.” There will be no comeback.

Jordan came back twice, and the only stat he improved upon was his SHEOMA percentage (Size of Hoop Earrings On a Male Athlete).

Troy Aikman didn’t know when to quit and now his kids cannot kiss him for fear of another concussion.

Mike Tyson has facial tattoos.

Yikes. Not me Deacon Fans, I will not look back with tears at my time at the OGB (one season as walk on).

To quote the great Tom Hanks, “There is no crying in sports writing.”

Instead I will graduate with a degree in who knows what, like the many other NCAA sports writers who will go pro in something besides sports writing.

I have no dreams of becoming a professional.

I did it all for the love of the written word, the excitement of criticizing and judging people I will probably never meet and, of course, for the opportunity to cover (in the loosest sense of the term) NCAA Division I sports.

I went to NASCAR races, saw ACC basketball and football games, sat courtside at a Sweet 16, attended the Kentucky Derby, met Chris Paul, ran a couple of 5ks, drank at Thirsty Thursdays, filled out brackets, went to soccer games and played in numerous intramural sports (poorly).

Did I do all these things because I was a sports writer?

Absolutely not.

I was just a college student who loved sports and happened to write about them.

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Probably not, but for those of you who are, I will leave you with a few tips for better sports enjoyment:

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Back in action Deacon’s offense and tight end Ben Wooster shine in spring game

By Matt Six | Staff writer Moving through the Deacon-clad crowds and smelling Mountain Fried Chicken while trying to get a glimpse on a spring day can only signify one thing: spring football at the Doc Martin Football Practice Complex.

An estimated 4,100 fans came to see the team at the spring game and to talk about the upcoming football season this fall.

Most of the talk revolved around the experienced defense and how it would be difficult for opponents to find yardage against speed demons like redshirt juniors Alphonso Smith and Aaron Curry.

The Deacon offense had no trouble finding yardage against the highly touted unit.

Redshirt sophomore Riley Skinner showed why he is one of the most efficient passers in the nation, hitting on 15 of 18 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns as the surprisingly

pass-happy offense stole the limelight from the experienced defense.

The other Demon Deacon quarterbacks also fared well. Redshirt sophomore Brett Hodges threw 13-17 for 181 yards and a TD, while junior Ryan McManus went 7-10 for 62 yards. Freshman Skylar Jones did not play.

Redshirt sophomore tight end Ben Wooster shined as he had five catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Redshirt junior Chip Brinkman came down with four See Football, Page B10 Andrew Imboden/Old Gold & Black

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Simpson takes first in the ACC Deacs finish fifth at ACC’s, Simpson sets new course record

By Forrest Kobayashi | Contributing writer The Wake Forest Demon Deacon men’s golf team participated in the ACC Championships from April 11-13.

The league-wide championship tournament was held at the Old North State Club in Uwharrie Point, N.C. Battling inclement weather, the Deacons were able to attain a fifth place finish, as well as produce the winner of the highly competitive tournament.

The Deacons finished the ACC Championship with a combined score Gielow of 848 (-16), for its best score to par in the 2008 season.

Demon Deacon senior Webb Simpson had a weekend to remember, winning the ACC Championship individual competition with a score of 202 (-14) over the three-day tournament.

Simpson shot two 68’s in the first two rounds of the ACC tournament, and posted a 66 (-6) in the final round.

It was his lowest round recorded in a team event on the season.

Simpson is also a Ben Hogan Award semifinalist, which is the most pres-

tigious award in all of men’s college golf.

The award is given to the top NCAA, NAIA, or Junior College golfer from the past 12 months, based on collegiate and amateur competition performances.

Sophomore Brendan Gielow finished with an overall score of 212 (-4).

This placed him second among Wake Forest competitors and tied for 13th in the overall tournament standings.

In his final round, Gielow shot a 69, which tied his 2008 season best individual score.

Senior Chris McCartin turned in a solid 24th place finish.

The Arlington, Va., native finished at an even par, with scores of 70-72-74.

On Par 4 holes, Simpson led all competitors with a -6.

Wake Forest golfers also fared well on Par five holes, with Simpson scoring -8 and McCartin and Gielow both scoring -7.

Simpson and McCartin both had one eagle apiece.

Sophomore Travis Wadkins finished 29th in the tournament with a score of 218 (+2).

His tournament was highlighted by shooting a 69 in the second round of play.

Junior Justin Groves finished 54th with a score of 238 (+22). He shot a 76 in the first round, his best round of the tournament.

Wake Forest will begin preparing for the NCAA Regionals, which will be held May 15-17. The NCAA Championships are May 28-31 at Purdue University.

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Sophomore left-handed pitcher Alex Wiesner throws a pitch during a recent home baseball game at Hooks.

Deacons drop two games

By Jeff Merski | Senior writer

The baseball team turned in one of its best weekend pitching performances of the season against Virginia, but it was only able to take one game away from the Cavaliers in its April 18-20 series in Charlottesville, Va. The Deacons dropped the first game of the series by a score of 4-2, as the offense jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning before Virginia was able to chip away to take the victory.

Senior outfielder Willy Fox provided the offense for the Deacons with a tworun home run to left field, driving in senior outfielder Ben Terry who had reached base on a leadoff single.

Junior starting pitcher Garrett Bullock took the loss for the Deacons, despite allowing only three runs over 5 2/3 innings. The Cavaliers were able to manufacture a run in the third inning with a single, a stolen base and a sacrifice fly and were able to use a combination of walks, hits and sacrifices in the fifth inning to score two more runs.

The Deacons had an opportunity to come back in the eighth inning with junior first baseman Allan Dykstra and sophomore catcher Mike Murray both earning walks, but the Deacons were unable to capitalize, leaving the two runners stranded.

The Deacons’ bats came alive in the second game of the series, as Wake Forest

beat the Cavaliers by a score of 14-3.

Junior third baseman Tyler Smith led the team with two home runs and Dykstra contributed an inside-the-park home run to pace the Deacon offense.

The Deacons jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning behind a Murray double before the Cavaliers responded with two runs in their half of the inning.

However, the Deacons responded with an RBI single by Dykstra in the third inning to tie up the score at two before the Deacons opened the floodgates with a six-run fourth inning.

The Deacons were able to capitalize on two Virginia errors as well as Dykstra’s See Baseball, Page B10

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Junior; Elizabethtown, Ky.

Photo courtesy of Media Relations Graphic by Allison Lange/Old Gold & Black

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he 400m hurdles and relay runner, junior Phillip Warsaw, has seen his fair share of success during his three years at Wake Forest. In only his freshman year as a Deacon, he posted a time of 53.1 in the 400m hurdles and barely missed qualifying for the ACC Championships.

However, the highlight of Warsaw’s career at Wake Forest came as a sophomore when the

On his favorite event to run: My favorite event to compete in is definitely the 400m hurdles.

It’s the event that I am best at, and of all the running events I feel that it is (the) perfect combination of speed, endurance and technique.

On his favorite class at Wake: I really enjoyed the first year seminar I took, “Debating Capitalism.”

We learned about all of the different ways countries have tried to run their economy in the past and present.

On playing another sport: If I couldn’t run track anymore I think I would spend my time playing basketball.

I’ve been a basketball fanatic since I was a kid, and I used to play all the time when I wasn’t in season for track, so it would be really fun to be able to get out on the hardwood more often.

On the event he wishes he could participate in: I’ve always been really intrigued by the pole vault.

How those athletes manage to bend the pole and their bodies in the air like that has always really amazed

" Qualifiying for NCAA's . . . was really special."

4x400m relay team traveled to the NCAA Regional Championships and placed third overall. The Old Gold & Black’s Sports editor Allison Lange chatted with Warsaw about his favorite event to run, playing a different sport, his favorite class that he’s taken at Wake Forest and the field event he wished he could compete in.

DEAC OF THE WEEK Senior Webb Simpson won individual honors and set a new championship record for golf after posting a three-day total of 202 (-14) at the ACC Championship at Old North State Club in Uwharrie Point, N.C. Simpson shot a six-under 66, his lowest round of the season in a team event and the fourth-lowest Simpson of the season for the Deacs as he beat second-place Chase MacFarland of UNC-Chapel Hill by five strokes.

Simpson, a Ben Hogan Award semifinalist, shot 68-68-66 to win the first individual medal at the ACC Championship for Wake since Sean Moore won honors in 2004.

Simpson was named second team All-American by Golfweek and honorable mention All-America by Ping in 2006. He is a two-time All-ACC selection and the 2005 ACC Freshman of the Year.

He was chosen to represent the United States at the 2006 World Amateur Team Championship in South Africa.

Earlier this season Simpson finished tied for 31st at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, an event Tiger Woods won.

It was interesting to see the different approaches they took and which ones worked and which ones failed.

me, and if I wasn’t afraid of breaking every bone in my body, it would be something I would definitely want to try.

On his favorite accomplishment: Qualifying for NCAA’s as part of the 4x400m relay last year was really special.

Over the last couple of years we have established ourselves as one of the best 4x400m relays in the country and it was exciting to continue building on that tradition last year, in spite of several injuries we had.

On meeting anyone: If I could meet one track athlete, it would be Edwin Moses.

He was the greatest 400m hurdler of all time, both for his performance and his longevity in the sport.

He revolutionized the sport both on and off the track, and he has been one of my idols since I started running track.

DEACON NOTES Parr and Forman named to AllACC tennis squad

Tennis standout Kulikova receives All-ACC honors

Junior Cory Parr and sophomore Steve Forman were named to the All-ACC squad for their performances on the court in the 2008 regular season.

Parr, a junior out of Jericho, N.Y., currently ranks 44th in the nation and holds a 7-4 conference singles record playing at Nos. 1 and 2. On April 6 Parr posted his highest upset of the season, taking down Miami’s fifth-ranked Daniel Vallverdu in straight sets (6-4, 6-3) at No. 1. Parr then received recognition in 2007 for his standout performance playing behind All-American Todd Paul in the singles lineup at No. 2.

Forman, from Del Mar, Calif., earned recognition from the conference coaches for his breakout season with the Deacs. This season, Forman has achieved a national rank of 72 with a 7-3 record in league singles, including a perfect 4-0 mark at No. 2 and 3-3 finish at No. 1.

In addition to their singles marks, Parr and Forman are ranked ninth in doubles.

Sophomore Sasha Kulikova picked up AllACC honors for her standout performance in the 2008 season.

Kuilkova was the team MVP this season. Last year, Kulikova played primarily at the Nos. 4 and 6 positions, but she moved to the top of the lineup mid-season to replace Alex Hirsch, who ended her career early with a stress fracture.

The Moscow, Russia native finished the regular season with 15-5 record in dual matches and 7-4 mark in the ACC. Kulikova posted a 3-3 mark at No. 1 and a 12-2 finish at No. 2, defeating four nationally ranked opponents along the way.

Deacon golfers to represent U.S. in international events Senior Laura Crawford and sophomore Dolores White have been selected to represent the United States in two separate international events.

Crawford, from Lancaster, S.C., will travel to Sun

City, South Africa where 16 countries will come together to compete in the World University Games, Sept. 1-6. Crawford posted a seventh place finish at the Landfall Tradition in October, tying the best finish of her career.

White was selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America to play on the All-Freshman U.S. team (now sophomore team) in the USA-China Friendship Cup in July, weeks before the start of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

White was selected last year as a freshman, but the event was put on hiatus due to concerns of defection by Chinese players to the United States.

Men’s soccer adds three to 2008 recruiting class Men’s soccer Head Coach Jay Vidovich announced the addition of three student-athletes to the 2008 recruiting class. With the newcomers, the class now has six high school All-Americans who will join the Demon Deacons in the fall.

Doug Ryan, a goalkeeper from Statesville, N.C., Alfredo Rodriguez-Allen, a forward from Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Sam Redford, a midfielder from Asheville, N.C., make up the class.

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Women’s tennis drops opening round match

By LK Davey | Staff writer

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Sophomore Aileen Davis prepares to serve in a recent home match. After losing the first round ACC match to N.C. State, the team must wait for the NCAA Tournament schedule to be released April 30.

Game of the Week Baseball at Georgia Tech April 25-27 Russ Chandler Stadium

Atlanta, Ga. The Wake Forest baseball team travels to Atlanta, Ga., April 25-27 to take on the struggling Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Tech has lost five of their last eight games, but the Deacons should expect the Yellow Jackets to play tough in an important conference matchup.

Both teams have only two ACC series left after the upcoming weekend matchup, and both clubs would like to improve their positions for the ACC Tournament on May 21-25 in Jacksonville, Fla. In their last conference series, the Deacs dropped two of three games to the Virginia Cavaliers by a combined three runs.

The Yellow Jackets are coming off a disappointing series against Maryland in which they lost two of three games to the Terrapins in College Park, Md. Georgia Tech is led by freshman shortstop Derek Dietrich who is batting .336 with a team-leading 11 home runs and 41 RBIs. The Decas will return home April 30 to take on Davidson.

The Wake Forest women’s tennis team dropped a close match against N.C. State in opening round of the ACC tournament in Altamonte Springs, Fla., on April 17. The match between the No. 8 Wolfpack and the No. 9 Deacons started neck and neck when the teams split doubles matches.

The No. 2 doubles team, played by junior Christian Tara and freshman Emilee Malvehy, lost 3-8, but Wake’s No. 1 doubles team of sophomore Sasha Kuilkova and junior Sierra Poske finished quickly with an 8-4 win evening the match score.

At No. 3 doubles sophomore Aileen Davis and freshman Katarina Reveche were left to fight for the doubles point.

The match started with an early lead by the Deacons, but the Wolfpack fought back to tie the game score at 4-4.

They proceeded to win the next three games and take a 7-4 lead.

Reveche The Deacs won the 12th game but were unable to break serve and lost 5-8 to drop the doubles point.

Singles followed, and the match score was evened again, this time by Malvehy at No. 4 singles, who finished quickly with a 6-2, 6-1 victory.

One court over, Reveche finished her No. 5 singles match with another win for the Deacs, her final scores were 7-6 (3), 6-1.

These wins put the team score at 2-1 Wake Forest.

On the upper courts, Kulikova opened with a 3-6 loss followed with a 7-6 victory in the second set that ended with a 7-4 tiebreaker.

Kulikova stepped up her game and won the third set 6-0. Wake Forest, leading 3-1, struggled in the matches at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions, played by Tara and Poske respectively.

Tara lost both sets 3-6, 5-7. Poske, who was playing her first match since an injury April 5, faced N.C. State’s Hojckova.

The sets were close, but Poske ultimately lost 5-7, 6-7 (4).

For the second time that day, Davis found herself battling for a deciding point.

Playing at No. 6 singles she faced the Pack’s Neils Barringer.

Davis took an early lead when she dominated 7-2 in a first set tiebreaker. Barringer then fired back in the second set winning 6-1.

The third set began with Davis taking a 3-0 lead, but Barringer won three consecutive games to tie the set and continued to move ahead for a 5-3 lead.

In the final game, Barringer went up 0-40 but Davis fought back and cut the lead to 30-40.

With a deep shot just inside the lane, Barringer took the set win to send the Pack into the second round.

The Deacs are currently 8-13 and ranked 38th.

They will now wait for the NCAA Tournament draws, scheduled to be released April 30.

Scoreboard Wake in the Ranks Women’s tennis standings

Men’s tennis standings 1. Virginia 2. North Carolina 3. Florida State 4. Miami 5. Wake Forest 6. Virginia Tech 7. Duke 8. N.C. State 9. Georgia Tech 10. Maryland 11. Boston College 12. Clemson

ACC 14-0 9-2 9-3 9-5 8-5 7-6 7-6 5-7 3-9 2-10 1-11 1-11

All 28-0 18-5 18-5 16-7 17-10 15-8 10-13 12-13 13-12 10-11 11-18 12-20

1. Georgia Tech 2. Clemson 3. Duke 4. Miami 5. North Carolina 6. Florida State 7. N.C. State 8. Virginia 9. Wake Forest 10. Virginia Tech 11. Boston College 12. Maryland

ACC 11-2 11-3 11-3 8-3 8-4 8-6 6-7 6-7 4-8 2-10 1-11 0-12

Baseball standings All 19-5 15-9 18-4 15-5 17-8 18-7 13-10 10-13 8-13 14-13 9-13 3-18

Atlantic 1. Florida State 2. N.C. State 3. Clemson 4. Wake Forest 5. Maryland 6. Boston College Coastal 1. Miami 2. North Carolina 3. Virginia 4. Georgia Tech 5. Duke 6. Virginia Tech

ACC 18-3-0 12-8-0 7-13-1 7-13-0 7-14-0 5-16-0

All 34-5-0 27-12-0 19-20-1 15-24-0 24-18-0 19-20-0

17-2-0 16-4-0 13-8-0 10-11-0 6-13-1 4-17-0

33-4-0 34-7-0 31-11-0 28-12-0 27-13-1 17-23-0

ACC Leaderboard Men’s golf National Rank

1. Rickie Fowler (Oklahoma State) 2. Michael Thompson (Alabama) 3. Jamie Lovemark (USC) 4. Joel Sjoholm (Georgia State) 5. Kevin Chappell (UCLA)

Fowler

Thompson

Women’s tennis National Rank

1. Aurelija Miseviciute (Arkansas-Fayateville) 2. Ani Mijacika (Clemson) 3. Hilary Barte (Stanford) 4. Maria Mosolova (Northwestern) 5. Amanda McDowell (Georgia Tech)

Misevicitue

Mijacika

Baseball On Base Percentage

1. Buster Posey (Florida State) 2. Yonder Alonso (Miami) 3. Allan Dykstra (Wake Forest) 4. Blake Tekotte (Miami) 5. Jack Rye (Florida State)

Posey

.581 .532 .526 .500 .493

Alonso

FOR THE AMATEUR

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Playoffs continue for all spring sports. The Intramural golf tournament will be held Sunday April 27.

As the weather gets nicer and the students are forced to move indoors to study for finals, Intramurals shines through as the great excuse to go outside, procrastinate and play.

It is getting late in the season, however, and the playoffs are well underway for softball, tennis and racquetball.

That means that teams must either win or go home, and the stakes are raised after every round.

Teams are once again reminded that sportsmanship is imperative for advancing in the playoffs.

Also, consequences do carry over into the next semester’s sports, so if you think that it is a good idea to get ejected from a game you are already going to lose, it might be good to consider that you will still have to answer for your mistakes in the following semester.

The Intramural golf tournament will be held April 27 at Meadowlands Golf Course.

The tournament will feature a four person team scramble format.

Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.

All prizes will come from the WFU golf team.

Softball Official of the Week: Mark Ballentine

Compiled by Brett Noble

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Individuals do well at ACC Championships

By Chris Tumminello | Staff writer

The Wake Forest men’s and women’s track and field teams performed respectably April 17-19 at the 2008 Outdoor ACC Championship in Atlanta, Ga., with many impressive individual achievements.

The men’s team was led by sophomore Jon Reid. He capped the weekend off with a time of 47.18 in the finals of the 400m dash. Reid’s sixth place performance was enough to qualify for the

NCAA East Regional Championships, that are set to take place on May 30 in Tallahassee, Fla. Along with Reid’s regional qualification, there were many personal bests, as well as one personal first.

Sophomore Marcus Dillon clocked a 9:26.58 as Wake’s first Steeplechase competitor this season. The Oshawa, Ontario native placed 12th overall in the event.

Junior Phillip Warsaw recorded a personal best 52.27 in the 400m hurdles

and Thomas Sensing also set a new personal best with a mark of 53-07.75 in the men’s shot put event to take seventh place overall in the men’s shot put event on Saturday.

The women’s team opened up Reid the tournament strong behind the effort of Jill Ahrens

as the senior set a new program pole vault record for the third time this season with a mark of 12-05.50.

Junior Carly Mauch landed a second place finish in the javelin throw with a mark of 142-03.

Senior Molly Kennedy performed exceptionally well in both the triple jump and heptathlon events, placing sixth and fourth respectively in the ACC Championships Sophomore Nicole Castronuova set a season best in the 200m run with a

mark of 24.18, while also eclipsing her personal best in the 400m event with a 56.63 mark.

Senior Michelle Loyd met regional expectations for the third time in the 400m hurdles, while Caroline Vaughn reached regional expectations for the second time this season in the 100m hurdles.

The Deacs will send selected team members to their next event, the Penn Relays, scheduled for April 24-26 in Philadelphia Pa.

Crew attends Men’s tennis loses to ACC No. 1 regatta in Tennessee

By Alex Botoman | Staff writer

By Connor Swarbrick | Asst. sports editor

After months of hard work, the Wake Forest crew team returned to the water and competed in the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships (SIRA) at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., April 19-20.

Wake crew entered four boats: a women’s varsity four, men’s varsity four, women’s novice four and men’s varsity lightweight four.

“By racing against numerous other top boats, we realized what it takes to become a great crew team,” freshman coxswain Dan Kiley said.

Each boat participates in a preliminary race and how well they do in the preliminaries determines what semi-final and what lane they receive. They arrange the semi-finals so everyone has a fair chance and all the winners from the preliminary heat are spread out. Then the top finishers in the semi-final go to A finals, then the B finals are filled, followed by the C finals The women’s varsity four, consisting of seniors Lindsay Williamson and Mariko Stronach and juniors Maggie Baldwin, Susie Manship and Kevin Duck placed fourth in the preliminary race with a time of 8:29.72. They finished first in the C semi-final and then first again in the C final with a time of 8:26:70.

The women’s novice four finished third in the C final with a time of 8:50.45 after finishing fourth in the preliminary and second in the C semi-final.

In the men’s varsity four, Wake tired to overcome a late lineup change but were unable to make the final, finishing fifth in the C semi-final with a time of 7:14.40 The men’s varsity lightweight four, consisting of sophomore Carl Jablonski, juniors Bert Watson, Steve Tomick and Adam Fernbach and Kiley reached the A final, but came up just short of a medal, finishing fourth with a time of 7:22.30. Central Florida finished third with a time of 7:21.70.

“The team showed a lot of resiliency and strength at SIRA, with numerous boats overcoming obstacles ranging from equipment to personnel issues,” Jablonski said.

“Although the team did not have as strong a showing as we would have liked, SIRA showed that we have a strong base of rowers and will be in a position to build the team even stronger in the upcoming seasons.”

The next race will be the Oak Ridge Dogwood Regatta April 26 at Melton Hill Lake followed by the Dad Vail Regatta April 9-10 in Philadelphia, Penn.

“I think we saw some of our training paying off over the weekend, and we got a few glimpses of the kind of speed that some of these crews have the potential to discover,” Jablonski said. “In the men’s lightweight 4+, the next few weeks are going to be all about finding a few more seconds worth of speed to challenge some of the top.”

It was déjà vu for the men’s tennis team at the ACC Championships on April 18 and 19 as for the second weekend in a row they defeated No. 27 Virginia Tech and lost to No. 1 Virginia. The Deacons record currently stands at 17-10 (8-5) going into the NCAA Tennis Championships.

Wake had the No. 4 seed in the ACC Championships, which were held in Altamonte Springs, Fla., and had a bye in the first round of the tournament. In the quarterfinals, on April 18, the Deacs defeated Virginia Tech 4-2.

The Deacons got on the scoreboard early by winning the doubles point.

At No. 3 doubles, freshman Jonathan Wolff and sophomore Jason Morgenstern cruised past Sebasties Jacques and Yoann Re 8-2.

The Hokies picked up a win at No. 2 when Nicolas Delgado de Robles and Albert Larregola defeated senior Mariusz Adamski and junior Carlos Salmon 8-6.

Wake clinched the doubles point by virtue of an 8-6 win by the No. 9-ranked duo of junior Cory Parr and sophomore Steve Forman over Brandon Corace and Pedro Graber.

The Hokies did not go down easily in the singles matches.

At No. 1 Virginia Tech’s No. 42 Larregola dominated No. 72 Forman 6-0, 6-1 to even the match at 1-1.

Sophomore Andrew Brasseaux answered for the Deacs with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Corace at No. 6 singles.

Re once again pulled the Hokies even by taking down Adamski 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3.

At No. 5 singles, Wolff defeated Jacques 6-2, 6-2 to put the Deacons up 3-2 and in position to clinch.

No. 44 Parr cemented a semifinal berth for Wake by grinding out a tough 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win over No. 118 Delgado de Robles at No. 2 singles “It was a little difficult going out there knowing that this is a match that our team was counting on,” Parr said. “This was my fourth time playing him, and although I have beaten him before, tournament time adds more pressure.”

Wake put up a tough fight in the semifinals against the undefeated Virginia Cavaliers but eventually succumbed 4-1 on April 19.

Wake came out firing on all cylinders and took the doubles point against a lineup that included two nationally ranked doubles teams, including the No. 1 tandem in the nation in Somdev Devvarman and Treat Huey.

The Cavaliers picked up the first doubles win of the day at No. 2 as Dominic Inglot and Michael Shabaz took down Adamski and Salmon 8-5.

Wake answered as Parr and Forman played the match of their lives to take down the No. 1-ranked Devvarman and Huey.

“It felt really great to pull out that win,” Parr said. “When we played them last time we felt that we played them tight and had a lot of chances that we did not convert on. Beating the number one team in the country just showed us that we can play against anybody in the country.”

The Deacs wrapped up the doubles point when Morgenstern and Wolff toughed out a tiebreak at No. 3 doubles to defeat the No. 53 team of Lee Singer and Ted Angelinos 9-8(5).

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Doubles partners sophomore Andrew Brasseaux and junior Carlos Salmon talk strategy in a home game.

Virginia did not stay down for long as they rallied in the singles matches to knock off Wake.

“Although we might have caught them a little off guard in doubles, they are not the number one team for nothing,” Parr said. “We knew they were going to come out firing in singles, but maybe we all weren’t ready for that when we got out there for singles.”

At No. 2 singles No. 29 Huey rolled past No. 44 Parr 6-2, 6-1. Houston Barrick put the Cavaliers ahead 2-1 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Brasseaux at No. 6.

Singh took down Adamski 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 to put Virginia in position to clinch. Shabaz won two tight sets against Morgenstern at No. 4, 7-6(2), 6-4 to clinch the match for the Cavaliers.

Virginia went on to defeat Miami to win the ACC championship.

Next up, the NCAA tournament.

The team competition begins on campus sites on May 9-11 with the round of 16 and on being played at the University of Tulsa beginning on May 16.

The individual singles and doubles tournaments will take also take place in Tulsa following the team tournament. Parr and Forman are a virtual lock to be selected for the doubles tournament and will look to match Adamski and former Deac Todd Paul’s run to the semifinals last year.

“What Todd and Mariusz did was unbelievable,” Parr said. “Steve and I put ourselves in a great position to get as far as they did, however it is a really tough tournament playing the top doubles teams in the country.”

Forman and Parr were also two of 19 players who were named to the All-ACC team. It was Parr’s second year in a row of being selected and he was one of five repeat honorees.

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am now leaving Wake Forest as a football school which happens to have a basketball team (who by the way is bringing in a stellar class).

Weird I know, but this gives me more hope than when the Mighty Ducks beat the Icelandic youth team in D2.

2. Root for lesser known sports teams.

These are the athletes with whom the majority of you will find yourselves becoming acquainted with on more than a “I sat next to him at lunch” basis.

Also, when these teams win (i.e. soccer) it is very rewarding to gloat to your friends at larger state schools. My friends at Ohio State still refuse to speak to me.

3. There are only two situations where it is appropriate to wear the tie-die shirt, at sporting events and the day after we win a National Title.

Do not confuse appropriate with cool, awesome or socially acceptable. Those things are not that sweet looking. You look like you just stumbled into a black and gold Paint N’ Swirl.

4. Tailgate for anything and everything. Want to show that you are a true sports fan without waiting in line, or even moving? Grill something in a

stationary position with a beverage of choice at the next field hockey match. No one will question your love of the game, or any game for that matter.

5. Koozies. This should be more like point 4b.

Remember, it’s not for keeping your drink cold; it’s for keeping your hand warm.

6. Go to a NASCAR race, I’ve covered this before.

7. Go to the Kentucky Derby.

8. Argue about sports whenever you can. Usually there are few consequences for a weak or poorly conceived argument, and if you do lose, you have learned something new.

9. Professional sports are great and all, but college sports will always have the edge.

These are your classmates. There are no huge salaries (just egos in some cases) and for the most part your favorite player will not get traded. Case in point: the movie Rudy. That little upstart would never have played in the NFL, but in the NCAA anything is possible.

10. Enjoy the entire ride. Not just the sports but college itself. These really are the best (if not blurriest) years of your life. I was lucky enough to write for one of these years. So thank you to anyone who read me, even intermittently or on accident.

Thanks to the OGB and my editors, and Go Deacs!

By Hailey Robbins | Staff writer

The women’s golf team headed to compete in the ACC Championship in Daytona, Fla., April 18-20. After finishing second last year, the Lady Deacs entered with high hopes, but after the third round they finished in fourth place showing.

“As a team we did not play as well as we had hoped, especially with such a strong performance the year before,” freshman Allie Bodemann, now placed eight said. “Going into the (ACC Championship) the coaches and team expected a lot because we think we are a strong team.”

At the end of the first round, the Deacons were 15 strokes off the lead, held by Virginia. Freshman Natalie Sheary led the team, ranked third overall, with a score of one-under par. Bodemann led the team in birdies on the first day, tied for 11th overall.

Although bettering their first round score, the Deacons slipped to fourth overall after the second round. They were 17 strokes behind both Duke and Virginia.

Bodemann concluded the second day two under par, advancing her five places into sixth overall.

Sheary slipped slightly, finishing five over par, falling to 11th place overall, but still led the Deacs as the leading scorer, with an average of 74 per 18 holes.

Junior Nannette Hill rose from 22nd to 19th, finishing in the top 25 five consecutive times.

Junior Jean Chua made the largest individual ranking change, bounding upwards from 32nd place to 22nd with her three-over par. Senior Jordan Craig also moved up in ranking after the second round.

The final round of the tournament proved difficult for the Deacons as a team, but individually finished with a top five and top 10 overall finish, by freshman Sheary and Bodemann respectively.

Sheary finished with her fifth lowest 18 hole total of the season with her two-over par, finishing fifth overall. Bodemann concluded the tournament in eight place, five-over par. Hill finished in 17th overall, a jump from her finish of 24th in last year’s championship. Chua fell slightly to 25th overall, and Craig ended in a tie for 28th place.

“As a team we have been working on improving short game and will probably continue to do so the next couple weeks until regionals,” Bodemann said.

“Our game keeps getting better and better and I am looking forward to next season.”

Duke edged out University of Virginia for the championship by one stroke, coming down to the final hole as both teams remained tied. Duke’s victory stole Virginia’s chance at their first ever ACC Championship.

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News Editor Elliot Engstrom visits the animals at the North Carolina Zoological Park.

By Elliot Engstrom | News editor For those university students, staff and faculty who enjoy animals as much as I do, the nutty squirrels and occasional hawks seen on campus are not enough to quench one’s thirst for wildlife.

Luckily, a chance to view all kinds of creatures from elephants to polar bears to cougars lies just over an hour to the southeast in Asheboro, N.C. My Sunday morning began by hopping on 40-East to visit the North Carolina Zoological Park.

After arriving at the zoo with Kevin Koehler, friend and contributing editor at the Old Gold & Black, we met our friend Amy from UNC-Chapel Hill and headed inside to view wildlife in all its various forms. In coordinating a trip with friends, remember that Chapel Hill is about the same distance from the zoo as Wake, so feel free to call up Tarheel friends and invite them along.

The zoo has two entrances – North America and Africa. We decided to enter from the North American side of the zoo and then work our way to Africa, where we would take a tram back to our parking lot.

Our first stop in North America was the Cypress Swamp. The area featured cougars, alligators and an alligator snapping turtle.

Upon entering any zoo, one quickly learns that the idealized zoo visit often is tainted by animals that spend their days essentially eating and sleeping.

Thus one typically sees them lying around not doing very much. This was the case of every animal in the Cypress Swamp.

The mountain lion reminded me more of my cat Mittens than a ferocious predator that early Carolinian settlers feared more than bears and wolves combined.

However, only so much can be expected of animals that are confined to such small spaces on a daily basis. But do not fear dear reader, as a few very unexpected and welcome exceptions to the lazy animal rule are soon to come.

After our mediocre visit to the Cypress Swamp, we moved on to take a look at the Rocky Coast, which contained sea lions, a polar bear and various arctic birds.

Willy, the resident polar bear, was basking in the sun when we saw him. One can only imagine the intense heat that the animal must endure on a daily basis in the Carolinas, considering its heavy fur coat suited to arctic conditions.

A sign was posted outside of his glass enclosure reminding visitors that while polar bears have a very broad diet, children are not on the menu. I was grateful for the reminder, lest I throw in one of the annoying screaming children next to me. I could tell that Willy shared my sentiments as he seemed to want to do nothing but sleep.

While Willy was lazily basking in the sun during our first stop to see him, it was not our last. Do not forget about Willy the bear.

The sea lions were equally immobile. From the glass viewing window beneath the water line, we were able to observe the small amount of swimming that the animals did do, but mostly they just floated like logs, occasionally raising their snouts above the water line to breathe.

The puffins, while energetic, could only hold one’s attention for so long. Even so, a puffin swimming underwater is a sight that everyone needs to see at sometime.

Next up came Streamside, an area that held river otters and bobcats, among other creatures. The otters seemed to be more interested in us than we

were in them. While we sat and gazed at the otters, they returned the favor. The bobcat was in typical feline style. I believe his yawn and stretching of the paws was the big highlight.

Black bears were next on the lineup, but unfortunately they were nowhere to be seen.

They probably were sleeping, like most of their animal friends. While the elk and bison in the prairie section also were all lying down, it was at least interesting to get a perspective on how large the American species were, both of which are beginning to reclaim territory in the Appalachians.

The grizzly bear, who was next down the line, at least gave us the courtesy of a polite glance. However, he was more interested in whatever he had in his paws than the annoying humans who kept looking at him. Red wolves, which followed the grizzly bear, again were nowhere to be seen.

The Sonora Desert was at least exciting in that I was able to see an ocelot. For those non-animal enthusiasts out there, an ocelot is a moderate mix between a housecat and a jaguar. However, one of the animals had a bad limp.

A limping ocelot in a glass cage is enough to depress any animal lover.

After the Sonora Desert, we took a lunch break at Junction Plaza, where we enjoyed mediocre pizza indoors to avoid the less than mediocre band which was playing outside. After stocking up on Gatorades and a few apples, we left North America and headed into Africa.

The first stop in Africa was the Forest Glade, where we expected to see gorillas. I’m not sure how the world’s largest primates can hide in an enclosed area that is less than half the size of a football field, but these apes managed.

Electrical fencing among the trees, rocks, and walls was a testament to how many items these apes had attempted to climb and gave me flashes of Jurassic Park. I reflected on what North Carolina might be like if every animal in the zoo was simultaneously released – probably a mixture of fun and terror.

Not seeing the gorillas was preferable to seeing the baboons, whose bald rear ends and swinging genitalia are a sight that young children should not behold.

After walking through the African pavilion, which showcased African vegetation, we finally came out onto a terrace that gave us a view of the N.C. Zoo’s newest gem – the Watani Grasslands Reserve.

Despite some disappointments so far on the trip, the reserve did not hold steady to the trend.

The exhibit was essentially a massive field populated by at least eight rhinoceroses and several elephants. The rhinos were actually quite active. A few of the creatures chased each other around the field as a crowd of viewers watched with pleasure.

The elephants, which were an unusual red due to the Carolinian clay that they rolled in as a contrast to their native African soil, were not quite as active, but they were a sight to behold nonetheless.

The fact that only a ditch and a small railing separated me from these massive creatures was a bit disconcerting.

As soon as we saw the elephants, the rain started to pour down. However, this was honestly the best thing that happened to us.

The rain forced us to abandon our quest to find a tram and instead walk back through the park, where we decided to stop and say our goodbyes to Willy the polar bear. The cooler weather brought See Zoo, Page B8

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The North Carolina Zoological Park, located in Asheboro, is home to animals from all over the world including polar bears, flamingos and ocelots.

Don’t Stop Believing | Tips for your college journey

People can stay young at heart long after leaving college Mary Beth Ballard Senior columnist

So this is the last column of my college career, for better or for worse.

This brief piece of writing accompanies many “lasts” this month – my last college lecture, my last sorority function, my last academic paper, my last party at Freddie B’s (truly heartbreaking), my last Mag Room lunch and my last university parking ticket (unless they give me one at graduation, which is totally possible).

I’ve been thinking an awful lot about these last moments as an undergrad and listening to Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” on repeat.

I somehow can’t help but feel an intense desire to cling to some of them, bottle them up and be able to recreate them at my disposal.

But this is impossible, I know. So as I start to spiral into a sort of “senior melancholia” I attempt to think of ways in which leaving the university doesn’t mean putting an end to all things associated with my fast four college years.

First and foremost, graduation doesn’t mean an end to spending time with my closest friends – the individuals who have made the experience here so worthwhile.

Of course, with leaving this place, we’ll be moving all over the country, which will require greater effort to maintain and deepen friendships.

But it can (and will) be done.

I’m reminded of my parents and their friends who still remain close some 30 years later, and when together, the laughter and candor passing between them seems to have hardly changed since they shared beers at numerous parties and attended college football games.

It’s certainly not the last time I’ll step foot on this beautiful campus.

There will be homecomings to attend, just “passing through” visits and maybe one lucky day I’ll be sending my own kids here or serving on a board.

Because essentially, the opportunity to stay involved with the university does not dissipate as soon as we receive our diplomas.

The network of Demon Deacon alumni is one of our hugest strengths, and it wasn’t until this year that I could fully understand why, but it has become more apparent as I’ve become more involved.

It’s the love of one’s school – the feeling of pride and loyalty and the wish to give back to an institution that has fostered such personal growth – that promotes alumni involvement.

Not everyone feels this way, of course, because not everyone enjoys his or her time in college for whatever reason.

But I love this school whole-heartedly – which doesn’t imply I’ve had a perfect four years, for I’m well-aware of many blemishes concealed within the idyllic “Wake bubble,” but just like anyone loves a relative or a best friend, you take the good with the bad.

And lastly, it’s not the last time I’ll have a chance to expand my knowledge of the world around me. We all are perpetual students of life.

However, now leaving college, we must seek knowledge more actively outside of the education cradle that rocks us from one new idea or project to another while cushioning our failures.

In life after college, we have to be willing to fearlessly attempt “the new,” just as though we were joining a campus organization, going abroad or signing up for a random, uncertain class.

I have no intention of “playing it safe” in the real world – I’ll “play it smart,” of course, and expand upon the liberal arts education I’ve received these past four years.

I hope to pursue with rigor the interests and topics with which I’ve only skimmed the surface.

I can read whatever novel I want, still attend events with famous speakers and soak up culturally- rich moments in theatres, art museums and at festivals on the city streets.

Believing this, I can say with conviction that college is not to be the quintessential “best years of my life,” for that would be all too depressing and give me nothing exciting to anticipate. But instead, that all-encompassing term, college, embodies

the “tipping off point” for, what I hope to be for me and my fellow classmates, a dynamic and fulfilling adult life.

Because I’m not so good with booodbyes, I’ll leave it in the hands of Rod Stewart “May God bless and keep you always; May your wishes all come true; May you always do for others; And let others do for you.

May you build a ladder to the stars; And climb on every rung’; May you stay forever young, Forever young, forever young; May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous; May you grow up to be true; May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you; May you stay forever young, forever young, forever young; May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy; May your feet always be swift; May you have a strong foundation;.

When the winds changes shift; May your heart always be joyful; May your song always be sung.

May you stay forever young, forever young, forever young; May you stay forever young.”

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She Said | A girl’s guide to getting it on

Love blossoms unexpectedly The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The phrase “wild-goose chase” comes from Don Quixote.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly documents the life of former editor of French Elle, Jean-Dominque Bauby, following a stroke which leaves him with locked-in syndrome, unable to move or talk to anyone. Bauby was completely paralyzed except for his left eye. After his nurses create a communication system by blinking, Bauby writes a memoir. Directed by the artist-turned-director Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a testament to the human spirit and imagination. The DVD is available on April 29.

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Kelly Curran Staff columnist

When I got the “She Said” column, I was ecstatic. I was nervous.

I was Carrie Bradshaw. I was going to chronicle the adventures of a wild, single college senior living it up in this bubble we call our world.

I was a cynic but ready to entertain the “relationship” aspect of this column.

Most of all, I was not anticipating the changes that would happen to me this year.

My cynical side is screaming “No, don’t write about this! If you put part of your self in print and then you can’t take it back!

“Write about the hassle of morning wood or why guys are obsessed with boobs – anything without emotion!” I realize this week’s topic is not something most people would want

to share about themselves, but this year I have realized that I can handle many things others cannot.

I’ve held off all year on quoting Carrie Bradshaw just to use this quote someday: “I write about sex, not love, what do I know about love?”

This quote used to mean something to me, it made sense. It was my guideline for my columns to come, but that didn’t pan out.

When my friends and I were in high school, we made our predictions of who would settle down first.

I was at the end of the list, second only to my friend who is, coincidentally, getting married next month.

My friends are clearly not clairvoyant because our predictions are assbackwards.

Alright fine, I’ll say it. I am in love.

You know I have to mean it, because only some fool in love would print this next to her name and picture for all to see.

I was completely blindsided, and he wasn’t exactly prepared for me either.

It’s cliché, but so true, that when you are not looking for a relationship, it will find you. What’s more, when it is utterly inconvenient to have a

boyfriend or to be in love, you will find the one you can’t stand to be without.

He finds you on the day you’re wearing gym shorts and a ratty Goodwill T-shirt.

She finds you on the ungodly hot day when you get a heat rash. But somehow it doesn’t matter.

But that was the easy part.

Now comes the realization that you have to earn this relationship.

Some may say fate plays a part in bringing people together.

I say, fine, maybe some things are destined, but has “fate” ever spent hours on a plane to visit a long-distance significant other?

Has “fate” had 4 a.m. phone conversations about whether or not you can make it work? I didn’t think so.

To me, fate is a tease.

It can give you a glimpse of something amazing, but you have to do the grunt work to make it yours.

So how has my cynicism helped me through this? It has kept me grounded.

I strongly recommend everyone possess a fair amount of realism.

It ensures that you don’t get too lost in something as powerful as love.

But now I realize that keeping my

guard up was for the best – no one ever cared enough to fight their way in before.

I don’t fall easily, and I’m damn proud of that.

This year could have taken so many different paths.

I could have decided that I wasn’t mature enough to handle a long distance relationship and spent my year waking up in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people.

I could have begun a relationship with someone at the university, one that, I imagine, could not hold a candle to what I have now.

Lots of things could have happened, but only one scenario could have made me this happy.

So there you have it, my year in a nutshell.

A cynic finds love at a time when it was least convenient and most unexpected.

Honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

“She Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one girl’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact her with your feedback or ideas currkm4@ wfu.edu.

Lummox | By Will Warren

They make you cry in a good way. Thank goodness for reruns.

1. Seinfield 2. Friends 3. Frasier 4. I Love Lucy 5. Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Full House 7. The Cosby Show 8. Will and Grace 9. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 10. Arrested Development

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Movie Review | Stop-Loss

Controversial policy examined in movie

By Ryanne Wicker | Staff writer

American director Kimberly Pierce, who gained critical acclaim for her 1999 film Boys Don’t Cry, is back with a new film tackling one of society’s sensitive issues: the war on terrorism in Iraq.

Stop-Loss stars Ryan Phillippe (Cruel Intentions), Channing Tatum (She’s the Man) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick) as a group of United States Army soldiers who, upon returning home after their second tour of duty in Iraq, learn they have been ordered back to the Middle East to serve yet again.

The term “stop-loss” refers to the military policy that gives the president the right to involuntarily extend the service of obligation of any member of the United States miliStop-Loss tary.

The policy Starring|RyanPhillippe,Channing was impleTatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt mented to Director | Kimberly Pierce stop the loss Who’s it for? | Fans of contemof soldiers porary dramas and maintain Running Time | 113 mins. the size and strength of Rating | (out of 5) the military when new recruitment levels are low.

In the film, Phillippe portrays the decorated Iraqi war hero Sgt. Brandon King. After learning that he has been stop-lossed by the U.S. government, he resolves to fight back against what he sees as an unfair policy rather then return to Iraq for a third tour.

The movie follows his desertion from the Army and his moral struggle to find a way out of his military obligation, even as his options close in around him and his personal life and the lives of his friends are rapidly falling apart.

Arguably, Stop-Loss is not that great of a movie.

While the complex struggles of the characters are masterfully set up, they are often not developed to their full potential that would give the film more weight.

It seems as if the full character arcs of several of the main characters were cut out in the editing process because the film still drags through the middle and leaves viewers wanting more details about the lives of these tragic American heroes.

However, in her attempt to portray the difficulties facing American soldiers returning from Iraq, Pierce is able to successfully capture the attention of her audience and present the controversial issue that impacts soldiers, families and friends throughout the country.

The difficult transition that the soldiers face is from serving two terms in a deadly war zone to going back to live in a small Texas town. This part is one of the most gripping portions of the film because one gets a feel of the struggle to readjust to peacetime.

The beginning of the movie depicts the soldier’s

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Ryan Phillippe and Channing Tatum star as young soldiers dealing with the aftermath of their tours in Iraq and the looming possibility of returning to the front. struggles with alcohol abuse, violence, severe posttraumatic stress disorder and paranoia.

One early scene depicts Tatum’s character, Sgt. Steve Shriver, digging a fox hole in his front yard and maintaining a watch over his house.

The scene would almost be comical if it weren’t for the realization that his character is simply not used to being able to sleep without fearing for his life and those of the people around him.

Brandon and Steve’s friend and fellow soldier, Tommy Burgess (Jospeh Gordon-Levitt), descends deeper into his alcoholism as he no longer has the war as an outlet for his violent tendencies. In one scene, Tommy shoots at the gifts he and his wife received at their wedding.

It is clear that Pierce did not set out to make a film that was easy to watch. She presents a question in which there are no easy answers and no real solution.

Pierce tries to document the internal demons many soldiers have to come home and face after their tours of duty are completed. Without giving

away the ending, I will say that it is by no means the Hollywood, feel-good ending that many viewers might be hoping for. Phillippe’s character is simply left with two hopeless options, and is forced to come to terms with his lack of alternatives and grappling with the impossible decision between self-happiness and country.

Overall, I would say Stop-Loss is an average film.

It is certainly not without its shortcomings, but I would still highly recommend it to any moviegoer.

Regardless of your political views on the Iraq war, Stop-Loss presents a difficult question that Americans needs to deal with.

Since the war started in 2003, over 60,000 American soldiers have been stop-lossed and sent back overseas after their tours of duty have been fulfilled to serve one more.

The movie is a haunting reminder that we are once again creating a generation of young men and women scarred by the effects of a difficult and controversial war.

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Alum Profile | Mansions

Recent graduate signs with popular label

By Nicole Russo | Contributing writer

“So how does a mathematical economics major land a deal with a record label?” I ask. Chris Browder laughs at my question and responds humbly, “They’re more related than you think.”

Recent university grad Chris Browder, a member of the band Mansions, has just signed with Doghouse Records, a record label which has previously signed bands like the All American Rejects, Say Anything and The Get Up Kids.

Browder has been trying to make it in the music world since graduating last May. “Most of (the experience) has been pretty positive,” he said.

“There have been some negative critics, but I take it as a good sign, because then I know someone heard me without being interested first.”

Browder began with an interest in making movies but after entering high school discovered his real interests were singing and song-writing.

“I started playing in bands and writing my own songs, though I didn’t really do anything with them until the end of high school,” Browder said. “I just didn’t know it would ever be a possibility to pursue that as a career.”

Signing with Doghouse was one of the best moves he has made thus far Browder said. “It’s good because they’re not huge industry people. There are literally only eight people who work there, and they really seem to care.”

Though he admits he always hoped something would come of his music, Browder kept on the path toward a more conventional job or the chance to go to grad school. When graduation did roll around however, he said it was just the right timing.

“Things started happening,” Browder said. “I had some friends in a band in Louisville, and they liked my music so they gave it to their manager, and now she’s my manger. Suddenly I had access to things. Labels started hearing my work and getting interested.”

It hasn’t been an easy path, however. “Money is like, hard Browder said, though he recently sold an instrumental song for the Grey’s Anatomy DVD commercial.

“Everything takes a few months and sometimes there is just a lot of waiting,” he said. The publicity he has been receiving may change all of that, however.

On June 17 Browder will put out an extended play CD through Doghouse that will include four

tracks and some bonus content. Look for it on iTunes or online at the Doghouse Records Web site at www.doghouserecords.com. There will also be a free T-shirt giveaway.

As far as the other members of the band, Chris has been mostly solo thus far. “I played everything except drums,” Browder said. “But now I’m putting together a full band.” Andy McGreggor, also a 2008 grad, will be joining as the new guitarist.

Though he enjoys performing, Browder admits he prefers song writing and recording over being on stage. “Recording is really fun. I actually recorded with Mike Sapone, who recorded Brand New. It was cool to be sitting in the same room,” he said. “Though I wouldn’t mind just writing songs either.”

Mansions’ full-length record is set to release in the fall.

However, Browder admits that he has had some great moments on stage. “I was doing a show in Louisville and there was a bunch of people I had never met there that knew my songs. It was kind of unreal especially because I was playing acoustic,” he said.

Winning Battle of the Bands at the university was also a highlight. “I’d done it every year so it was cool to actually win it,” he said.

Browder said his biggest inspiration at the moment is Ryan Adams. “I don’t really sound like him at all but I listen to him exclusively,” Browder said.

In terms of sound, he parallels himself most closely with bands like Weezer, “especially their old stuff,” he said. “And I grew up on the Get Up Kids, so they have influenced me a lot as well.”

In terms of what inspires him to write, Browder said, “It’s hard to write about something if you don’t care about it. When I write it really comes from things I have been thinking about pretty intensely.”

Chris has played at many venues inclduing the CMJ Music Festival and Knitting Factory in New York City and at different spots in Louisville, Ky. However, it was his recent performance at South

by Southwest in Austin, Texas that earned him so much attention.

When asked where he would like to be in three years Browder said, “The ideal dream would be to just be earning a steady living.”

Mansions has already been named one of the “100 Bands You Need To Know” by Alternative Press Magazine. Though Browder says it’s impor-

1.21 Gigawatts!!! | Doc, I’m from the future

Writer apologizes for poorly judged columns Ryan Coons Staff columnist

Kara and CeCe: First I would like to thank you two for giving me the opportunity to write my article this year. I’ve had a great time hastily throwing together poorly planned, un-proofread articles and then pitching a fit at you guys for every minor grammatical error that accidentally made it to print.

Seeing as this is my last article, I feel the time is long overdue for me to apologize to you two and to my readers for all the things I’ve said in haste over the past two years. So if it is possible, I would like to print this retraction of all my past claims in full. I hope everyone I’ve offended or merely annoyed finds some solace in the words that follow.

-Ryan Coons The people who star on the Real World/Road Rules Challenge are not “drains on society” and should not be “sterilized” or “beaten until they agree never to stand in front of a television camera ever again.”

Lindsay Lohan does not deserve my aggressive verbal attacks, and Herbie: Fully Loaded was actually a pretty OK movie.

The Mall of America is not a “temple of consumerism where Jesus Christ himself will return to Earth only to leave shortly thereafter because he got sick of waiting three hours to get into the LEGO Imagination Center.”

Sequels don’t ruin the original film, and if a franchise can make it to a threequel or a sixquel, they aren’t just in it for the money.

They have an important story to tell (see also: the Saw series). Trust me: They’re laughing with you.

Dr. Suess was not “(expletive deleted) insane” and the people who turn his books into movies should not be “tarred

and feathered with the torn up scripts they so carelessly “adapted” from his books” Horton Hears a Who is still in theaters!

Check your local listings.

If you can make money off of a preexisting idea simply by making it microwaveable, you are a god among men.

Illicit substances do not make better actors, musicians, professors or surrogate mothers.

It is wrong of me and others to call into American Idol and purposefully vote for the worst singer in an attempt to help them make it to the finals and destroy the show from the inside out.

There is no reason for me to be afraid of the Winston Salem Journal salesmen.

Just because 81 percent of high school students have tried drinking or drugs does not mean the D.A.R.E program is a failure and waste of government money.

Making up figures and statistics for my articles is irresponsible and lacks journalistic integrity.

Dark Angel will never return to FOX, and my sending illicit photographs of FOX executives to the New York Times does nothing to change this.

A hunger strike is not an effective way to get what I want, especially food.

Not all Bros drive Chevrolet Trucks with lift kits and drink Natty Ice (and there is nothing wrong with those who do).

Tilly and the Wall are not a “stupid (expletive deleted) gimmick and waste of an iTunes gift card.”

M. Night Shyamalan is a good director.

Studying abroad is an eyeopening experience and every minute detail from your trip is worth hearing about.

Campus Grounds should be allowed to adhere to any hours they see fit.

Reading the opinion pieces in the Old Gold & Black doesn’t make me want to kill myself.

Counting the items I’ve stolen from fraternity lounges shouldn’t count as my quantitative reasoning requirement.

Vitamin Water does not give me x-ray vision, and it is irresponsible for me to suggest it would do the same for others.

Photo Courtesy of Chris Browder

University alum Chris Browder recently signed a record deal with Doghouse Records and played at the prestigious South by Southwest music festival. tant to avoid getting wrapped up in the idea of “making it.”

“In my opinion, the goal should always be to write good songs, to add something to the world and create something cool that wasn’t there before,” Browder said.

When writing a song, he explains that he isn’t thinking about what will appeal to popular culture. “I just try to write a song I think me and my friends will like. That’s it. The minute I start

trying to write a song that will be popular, it all falls apart.”

As a firm believer in the concept that good and honest art will bring success, Browder said, “If you are a good enough at what you do, whether it is music, acting or art, and you let people see it, word will spread. And if you are working at making something that you really care about, success will come, whether it is financially, artistically or personally.” And it seems that just that has been

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Event Preview | Spring Dance Concert

Dance department goes green

By Jermyn Davis | Staff writer

It is happening again … dance is changing the university. The last time, in 1957, it was a group of rebellious university students who were trying to convince the Baptist Convention that dancing was not wrong and it should be allowed at the university. Now the dancers are going green. Well, the dancers are not literally; rather, this year’s university dance department’s spring show is entitled “Going Green.”

Not deviating from the form of each spring show, the show will feature only works choreographed by students.

The talented student choreographers are seniors Anna Banerjea, Dorian Cowan, India Diaz, Adriana Dew, Sarah Klyap, Kelly Mullen, Morgan Partin, Caitlin Patrick, Jamie Patterson and Brooke Vogel; and sophomores Allison Fuster and Janelle Summerville.

This year’s choreographers wanted to use the theme of going green and being environmentally friendly because it challenged them to go beyond their natural ideas of inspiration.

“The Going Green theme was a challenging stimulus for our student choreographers because it encouraged us to find ways to use performance art as commentary on a social issue,” Vogel said.

“We developed this commentary in functional ways and through choreographic ideas.” One of the initiatives included using recycled paper for programs and posters.

This concert has been even more challenging and rewarding for some of the first-time choreographers. “At times the

process has been beyond frustrating, but for the most part – as a first time choreographer – I have enjoyed the learning experience and have garnered confidence and scope,” Summervile said, “I really could not be more excited to see how everything turns out.”

Summerville and the entire dance department have reason to be excited.

Though the show focuses on the idea of being environmental friendly, it will not be mundane and repetitive. “The dancers worked hard to create diverse pieces and pieces that did not take the theme too literally,” Banerejea said.

This means the audience should not be scared about seeing the stereotypical props of a recycling bin and simple tree dances.

Rather, the audience should expect some “abstractly used Going-Green themes,” Banjerea said. “For example, I tried to use the idea of sustainability by including sections where my dancers create their own music.”

The works also range in styles from ballet, modern, hip-hop, jazz and others.

“The inspiration for my piece (“Solstice) is light and I hope to the piece ultimately conveys that light (especially natural light) plays a big part in our day-to-day lives,” Fuster said.

Patrick said she created her work “SeafoamLimeOliveGrassForest” because “the theme prompted me to work with the connotation of phrases ‘going green’ and ‘green with envy.’” Dew choreographed a ballet piece titled “Fiddles, Flowers and Floating.”

“I choreographed (this dance) inspired

by Marc Chagall, whose paintings

generally portray an idyllic, pastoral existence that celebrates life and love,” Dew said. In Klyap’s modern piece “Take nothing but photographs.

Leave nothing but footprint. Kill nothing but time” she said she entertained the idea of the “ecological footprint” – how we as artists leave footprints on our environment through our work.

The hip hop piece “If,” choreographed by Diaz, is an “illustration of how dancers can be technical, sensual and pedestrian all at once,” Diaz said.

Partin’s dance, “Some Things Never Change,” is personal. “My piece looks back on memories that have been created in (my) life and celebrates them helping to become the person (I am) today,” Partin said.

There will definitely be memories made at this concert. Christina Tsoules Soriano, associate professor of dance, said, “I have been very excited to see the students’ work come together after they rehearsed for many weeks in the studio with their casts.”

“This is our opportunity to get people thinking about sustainability in a different way,” Mullen said. “Each choreographer found their own way to incorporate this theme into his or her dance, and these subtleties show the little contributions we can make to be environmentally-friendly.”

The show will be held at 7:30 p.m.

April 24-26 and at 2 p.m. April 27 in MainStage Theatre in Scales Fine Arts Center.

Tickets for the concert are $10 for adults and $5 for students, senior citizens and children.

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Restaurant Review | First Street Draught House

Local pub serves up quality brews

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By Jordan Brewster | Staff writer

wings and burgers. If you like to dine on the healthier side, they do offer wraps If you are looking for a nice upscale like the grilled veggie pita or the super restaurant, you may want to look on gyro wrap.

Stratford or downtown.

The Draught House also serves pizza, But if you are in the mood for a quick with all sorts of different toppings includpub-fare meal and a glass of beer, make ing Philly steak, barbeque chicken and your way to the First Street Draught roasted vegetable.

House.

The sandwiches are among the favorWithout knowing anything about this ites of Winston-Salem locals. bar, you may be a bit weary when you The extensive menu includes such first glance upon it. delights as the First Street club (a regular Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not located near turkey and ham club much else (1500 West sandwich) and the First Street First Street at the corner hot hammy (ham and Draught House of Hawthorne). cheese on rye).

The Draught House Location | 1500 West First Street Rounding out the was converted from an Hours | 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sun. - Sat. sandwich list are the old gas station (until Serving | Traditional pub fare turkey and havarti, two decades ago when Dress | Casual pimiento cheese, a truck fell off of the old grilled tuna, crab cake Price Range | Less than $10 I-40 onto its roof ). sandwich, po boy and (out of 5) The outside is mir- Rating | black and bleu steak rored with one-way sandwich. windows all around, Each entree comes with no way of seeing whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inside, with one side item: chips and salsa, carmaking it seem a bit sketchy. rots and celery, cole slaw, French fries, When you walk in, the inside is a single pesto penne salad, mixed fruit or potato room with a large bar at the center and salad. no tables.

If you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that hungry, there is a The decor is welcoming and comfort- long appetizer list of your usual bar-staable, with dark blue walls and the large ples. Beer-battered veggies, cheese fries, one-way windows. chicken fingers and spinach and artiThere are three large televisions around choke dip are among your best bets. the room that aired sports channels as They also have an extensive soup and well as music. salad list with flavorful selections like The patrons are a diverse mix of locals the Baja medley. and university students.

The Baja medley has beans, corn, While it may not be conducive to a pepper, onions and cheese over mixed large group as it only has bar seating, it greens) or homemade hummus if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re is perfect for watching a game or having feeling healthy. a drink with a few friends.

All food is college-priced and under The drink list is extensive with an excel- $10 which makes it a good choice for lent selection of American beers. your next night out.

Only a select few are locally brewed: The service is friendly and quick, ready Red Oak Amber and Battlefield Black. to refill your drink.

They had over two-dozen on tap.

The First Street Draught House, in Additionally, there was a large selec- addition to its everyday house, also serves tion of mixed drinks and a lengthy wine a Sunday brunch until 2 p.m. menu.

The downside: bar seating.

Of course for the younger, non legal There are only bar stools with no crowd the Draught House has sodas and backs. a pretty tasty sweet tea. The menu is scatThe upside: great food and good atmotered with pub-fare favorites including sphere.

Solution from 4/17 Check back next week for the solution to this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problem.

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Willy the polar bear. The cooler weather brought on by the rain had prompted the arctic creature to become more active.

We went beneath the enclosure to view him from underwater.

There, we saw the creature acting much like a dog playing fetch, throwing a toy stick to himself and then diving backwards into the water to retrieve it.

Every time Willy hit the water, I could feel the shockwaves reverberate through my body.

Seeing one of the largest land carnivores on the planet playing with a stick and ball like a puppy was something of a paradox. However, Willy is an ex-circus bear, so he knows how to entertain.

Apparently the circus malnourished him, so he was in fact smaller than an average polar bear.

I found this hard to believe, as when he came close to the glass and stared straight at me I thought I was going to urinate on myself out of sheer amazement at how huge the creature was.

We spent at least 20 minutes simply gazing at this magnificent animal,

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The sea lion was just as interested in the visitors as they were in him. while Willy appeared to be having the time of his life. The experience made the $8 student admission to the zoo completely worth every cent.

While much of my zoo trip was spent looking at sleeping or non-existent animals, Willy the bear made the trip completely worthwhile.

Also, the chance to see animals such as rhinos, mountain lions and bison should not be taken lightly, even if many of the creatures are somewhat inactive.

One cannot expect much more from them, as their life consists of living in captivity and being watched by humans that they certainly consider strange.

Nonetheless, the conservation efforts being put forth by the North Carolina Zoological Park certainly are to be respected.

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Book Review | The Man on the Ceiling

Stories blur line between reality and fantasy

By Ellen Hart | Staff writer

It is rare that a book will shake me and milk every bit of me for all I am worth.

Steve RasnicTem and Melanie Tem’s recent creation, The Man on the Ceiling, came dangerously close to achieving that.

The Tems explore the meanings and possibilities of story, time, imagination, love, death and healing with a series of surreal vignettes that very seldom resemble a conventional plot.

The book is a reworking of their 2000 World Fantasy and Bram Stoker award-winning same-titled novella.

The novel is a largely episodic, partially autobiographical account of a family that can be described

as both dysfunctional and cohesive but bound together by devoted love.

Much of the novel focuses on the author’s children: Chris, Veronica, Gabriella, Joe and Anthony – all adopted from abusive and broken homes.

They are described in magnificent and uncomfortable detail.

In reading, they almost became my own children as well, so deeply did I grow to care and worry about them.

The Man on the Ceiling, reputedly a memoir, is a disturbing and beautiful mixture of dark fantasy and real-life accounts.

Based on the award-winning novella of the same name, the Tems’ novel re-incorporates the metaphorical (perhaps) man on the ceiling, who continues to return throughout the book in the dreams of the authors to shake the life of their family, for good or bad.

Ironically dubbed an angel by Steve and Melanie, he is, no doubt, the stuff of nightmares.

The narrative jumps from place to place and time to time constantly, exploring memories and imaginings, telling of the immortality of these experiences in the minds of each of the characters.

Despite these jolting narrative departures, the reader is always taken back to a haunted house in Denver, filled with scarred children, heartfelt memories and the infamous man on the ceiling, a frightening, nocturnal shadow-figure who seems to be a manifestation of mortality and fate.

The writing style is stream of consciousness, shamelessly personal and metaphorical.

The Tems write as if they are speaking to you, telling a story before a warming hearth and enveloping you so deeply within their tale you forget you’re reading a book and imagine instead you are living the tales.

You are there on the roof talking to Chris, whose drug addictions threaten to destroy his life, or led to embrace a little child’s budding artistry as you watch her draw an amazing picture of a cat shaped as a heart.

Or, as the authors come back to again and again, you are mourning the death of a child that cannot be assuaged by any explanation.

Despite the skill and pathos of their writing, I couldn’t help but feel that they could probably have cut at least 200 pages from the 384-page-book. The first 150 pages were inspirational and gripping,

but the novel became repetitive after a while. The magic that I loved about the writing and stories and imagination dwindled to a mere “been there, done that” monotony.

The Tams insist that everything they tell you is true. This is stated several times throughout The Man on the Ceiling, and the more you read these unbelievable tales of magic and the ethereal, the more this statement begins to take on a different meaning.

The events may not be factual, but, again, the honesty and resonance in every word is unprecedented.

I admire the courage it must have taken to publish these innermost thoughts and fears for all the world to see.

According to the authors, they write in the horror genre because they want to know, explore and embrace the fears of humanity.

The Man on the Ceiling accomplishes their goal powerfully.

“Once upon a time,” Steve says at the end of the book, “Once upon a time we get so close, we get so close. That’s the mystery of it, the romance and the fantasy, the horror.”

Music Review | The Odd Couple

Eclectic dynamic duo defies the sophomore slump

By Walker Kalan | Staff writer

The first few hundred times I listened to “Crazy” were magical.

Then, I got in my mom’s car one day and heard that familiar baseline. “I remember when! I remember-Irememb e r when…” I remember when this song used to be good.

“Have you heard these guys?! Aren’t they great, Walk?!”

Yea, Mom. Have I ever told you how cool you are?

There was no escaping it. The song I once so dearly loved was enduring the slow and painful death of overexposure.

It seemed as though “Crazy” was destined to suffer the same fate as Will Ferrell, “Brown Eyed Girl” and every song from Top Gun — once great fun, ruined by redundancy and excessive quoting.

As it clung for dear life, battered Sand 2006 BW begging forNews mercy, a protector emerged from above, shadowing the poor song from lethal exposure. It was an umbrella

ella, ella, eh, eh, eh. “Crazy” a range in style far beyond what would live another day, thanks we heard in the band’s first to Rihanna. album. “Who’s Gonna Save My Despite its painfully unoriginal Soul” is a funkier adaptation of title — The Odd Couple — Gnarls “Whats Goin On,” and a spotBarkley’s second album is any- on Marvin Gaye (with a touch thing but. The music is team- of “Crazy” falsetto). In “Whating with flavor, a spicy jambalaya ever,” Cee-Lo curls his lip and unfit for the timid palette. The whines like an early ‘60s Brit-pop hip-hop soprano Cee-Lo and front-man. Gnarls reveals shades his wingman, the dj/producer of the Kinks — flat metal guitar Danger Mouse, have crafted a strokes, droning snares, backgenre-bending work; a sometimes ground “wooOOss” and “la la overbearing, always entertaining la la’s” and deliberately sung, fusion of rap, rock, soul, oldies angst-filled lyrics (I don’t have and electronica. any friends at all/Cause I have The clear radio song of the nothin in common with y’all/So bunch is “Run (I’m a Natural who’s gonna catch me if I fall?)

Disaster),” an infectious, highDanger Mouse came on the strung tune backed by fluttering scene a few years ago when he cymbals. mixed The White Album with Jay Whereas “Crazy” builds a Z’s The Black Album, calling it sharp peak, dips, then peaks sev- The Grey Album. For any readers eral more times, “Run” applies who haven’t heard this mix, yes, steady, almost unnerving pressure it’s as sweet as its sounds. throughout. Although a decent However, some of the beats song, it lacks “Crazy” appeal used in the Grey Album are pedesbecause a) Cee-Lo belts way too trian compared to the stuff DM fast for the average sing-alonger has put together as part of Gnarls b) the backtrack is grating after a Barkley. while and c) the lyrics aren’t quite In The Odd Couple he combines fit for virginal ears (Can’t you feel traditional drum and bass with 6.4375x4.5 2:03 the pain/When the needle12/7/05 hits rapid, unorthodox synth PM noises. the vein/Ain’t nothing like the DM’s beats occasionally border real thing). on schizophrenic, putting some Cee-Lo exhibits patience and strain on the ears, although most

of his tracks achieve a gripping audio aesthetic that melds well with Cee-Lo’s loopy vocals.

Both members of Gnarls Barkley are incredibly gifted, but they occasionally do their listeners a disservice by overcomplicating the music.

The Odd Couple is most successful when the vocals and mixing are toned down. This isn’t to say that the music is bad when Cee-Lo sings vibrato or Danger Mouse drops a manic baseline; the duo simply works best with one member under the spotlight and the other behind the scenes.

In “Neighbors,” a weeping R&B piece, Danger Mouse sets up a simple backtrack and lets the other half of the band take over. The results are profound.

On my second listen, Cee-Lo’s delivery felt strangely familiar.

I scanned my mental iPod and came to the stunning conclusion that he sounds uncannily like the singer from the Cranberries in “Zombie” when she cries “in your hea-ead, in your hea-ia-ead!”

As preposterous as it may be to Page 1 compare a fat black man from Atlanta to a small white woman from Ireland, a few back-to-back replays confirmed my observa-

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The dorky costumes can’t hide this odd couple’s musical genius and smooth style. tion. Cee-Lo croons “my neeighbors, ma-y neee-igh-bors!” These guys are re-defining eclectic.

The Odd Couple is a stellar sophomore effort, but Gnarls Barkley still has some fine-tuning to do before it reaches Outkast status.

Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse are unmatched in the hip-hop world in terms of creativity, but they appear to be one or two albums away from truly substantial mate-

rial. It seems as though they occasionally suffer from musical ADD, packing songs with heaps of energy and innovative sound, but lacking the focus to tie it all together. In time, Gnarls Barkley will evolve into one of the great hip hop acts.

To their credit, the duo has leaped the first crucial hurdle on the path to mega-stardom: my mom knows who they are.

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Old Gold & Black Sports

Football: QBs air it out in exhibition Continued from Page B1

catches for 114 yards and a touchdown.

Wake Forest’s Offensive Coordinator Steed Lobotzke broke away from the run-first philosophy that has been a staple of the Deacon offense. No running back had more than five carries in the scrimmage.

Lobo enjoys running opposing defenses into the ground with feature backs like former Deac Chris Barclay, redshirt junior Micah Andrews and, last year, redshirt sophomore Josh Adams.

Will Lobo continue this pass-happy trend in the fall? With Adams and freshman Brandon Pendergrass in the backfield, signs point to no.

“I think it was fun for the offense and the fans to see us sling it around a little bit,” quaterback and long snapper McManus said.

“I think Lobo likes balance and we have two really good running backs so we obviously want to get them the ball, but us being able to throw the ball McManus down the field keeps people out of the box and in return allows us to run the ball better.”

McManus has the difficult task of balancing two positions at practice: quarterback and long snapper.

“I work both (positions) during practice,” McManus said.

“I’ll take my passing reps and then go work with coach Mitchell snapping. Sometimes after practice we will stay and snap, so there is a pretty good balance of both during practice.”

With Jones and Hodges backing up Skinner, playing time at the QB position looks scarce for Ryan.

However there is a void at the long snapper position with Nick Jarvis graduating.

McManus had never long-snapped prior to this offseason.

“When I found out they were thinking about having me long snap it was a dead period so I couldn’t work with any coaches,” McManus said.

“So I looked on the internet for tips and techniques because I’ve never done it before. I found some good sites that had videos about grip and stance.”

Grobe and Mitchell employed trial-by-fire training by testing McManus’ snapping abilities at the spring game.

Having only worked on snapping for a few weeks, McManus had to snap in front of over 4,000 spectators. The inexperience and pressure combined to force a few off-target snaps.

“I probably put a lot of pressure on myself just because I want every snap to be right on target,” McManus said.

“I’m still in the learning stages of that position and am not completely comfortable with it yet.”

McManus will have plenty of time to refine his long-snapping skills.

He looks to ameliorate his play through building competence and confidence at the position as his comfort level with long-snapping increases.

Many potential recruits came to campus to watch the spring game.

One big-name recruit, Michael Campanaro, committed to the Deacs at the game.

He accumulated an impressive 2,310 total yards and 30 TDs his junior year for River Hill High School in Maryland.

“They won the ACC Championship in 2006 and are really showing that they’re a very good football program, but on the other side of things I really appreciate that they’re not just a football factory but put a high value on academics too ,” Campanaro said to a Scout.com reporter.

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Senior Andy Goff makes a sliding grab in a 10-8 victory against Winthrop April 6. Goff is batting .262 this year.

Baseball: Deacons fifth in ACC Continued from Page B1

inside-the-park home home run that plated three runners.

Smith finished off the slugfest by adding home runs in the fifth and sixth innings, as he finished the day with a total of four RBIs. Senior starting pitcher Charlie Mellies settled down after the first inning, as he went eight innings, allowing three runs while scattering six hits and striking out six to earn his first victory of the season.

The Deacons’ bats went quiet again in the rubber game of the series, as they dropped the series to the Cavaliers by a score of 3-2 in 11 innings.

The Deacons earned a 1-0 lead in the second inning behind a sacrifice fly by Smith and made it a 2-1 game in the fifth inning after a double by Terry to score senior shortstop Andy Goff.

Senior starting pitcher Ben Hunter had another strong outing, going eight innings, allowing two runs on six hits and seven strikeouts.

The Cavaliers were able to win the game in the 11th inning after a leadoff double

by Franco Valdes off of junior reliever Brad Kledzik. Corey Hunt pinch-ran for Valdes and was able to score following a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly to clinch the series for the Cavaliers.

The Deacons traveled to the east side of Greensboro on April 22, where they fell to the Elon Phoenix in a slugfest by a score of 19-10.

The Deacons jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Dykstra’s 11th home run of the year, but Elon quickly responded, with them tagging freshman starting pitcher Mark Adzick for five runs in the first inning, and then scoring an additional nine runs over the next two innings against redshirt freshman reliever Ryan Bouton.

The Deacons were able to add a pair of runs in the fifth inning on an oppositefield home run by junior outfielder Evan Ocheltree and Fox’s fifth home run of the season.

Wake Forest manufactured four runs in the seventh inning behind a Fox RBI grounder, a Murray RBI single with an additional run being scored on an error and an RBI single by junior second baseman Dustin Hood.

On April 23, the Deacons traveled to Conway, S.C. to face No. 18 Coastal Carolina, where they defeated the Chanticleers by a score of Wake Forest jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, with Fox hitting a single to center field and then being brought home on Dykstra’s 12th home run of the season, his third in the last six games.

The Deacs later added a run in the fifth inning where Hood got a two out single to center to drive home Terry. The Deacons added another run in the sixth inning to take a 4-1 lead on a two out single to left-center field to drive in senior catcher Austin Jones.

Dykstra added another RBI in the eighth inning, when he drove in Fox on a double before scoring on a wild pitch.

The Deacons added some extra insurance runs in the ninth inning, with Hood leading off the inning with a single to shortstop, before moving over to second base on a walk to Goff.

Hood moved over to third after an errant pickoff move, before Jones walked to load the bases. Ocheltree was able to bring Hood home despite hitting into a double play before redshirt junior third baseman Nathan Frazier reached on an error to plate Goff.

Deacon starter Ryan McGrath struggled with his command, walking eight Chanticleer batters in his four innings of work. However, he was able to work his way around the walks by allowing only two hits and one run in four innings of work. Sophomore reliever Phil Negus also allowed only two hits, one of which was a solo home run in the seventh inning, to protect the Deacon lead.

Junior reliever Brad Kledzik was able to pitch around a leadoff double in the eighth inning before retiring the next three Chanticleers to preserve the Deacon lead.

Kledzik faced some difficulty with two outs in the ninth inning, allowing a solo home run and then allowing a single and a walk to Coastal before Tommy Baldridge doubled in a run. Kledzik then walked another Chanticleer before Tyler Bortnick had a 2 RBI single to make it an 8-6 game.

The Chanticleers added another run to make it an 8-7 game before Kledzik was able to get a strike out to end the game and preserve the Deacons’ fourth win in eight games.

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