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Birds find a new home on Wake Forest’s streets After randomly appearing, Bird Electric Scooters offer students a new method of transportation BY MELISSA COONEY Staff Writer coonme17@wfu.edu
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The UNITY Project’s many intersecting strings of yarn are designed to represent the intersecting labels that comprise individuals’ identities. The project exists in various countries around the world.
Project highlights diversity The UNITY art project, located in front of the library, explored labels and community BY ELIZABETH MALINE Staff Writer malied17@wfu.edu There’s been a bold addition to the Wake Forest campus, and it’s hard to miss. Located on the lawn in front of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library sat an interconnected web of different colored yarns, which at first sight appeared to be a simple hand-built structure. However, when examined more closely, one could see that each string of yarn connects to various statements written on purple pieces of paper. The 41-foot-wide structure was a part of a global public art movement. UNITY is an interactive public art project designed to explore the labels
that people assign to themselves and how those labels support and limit the building of communities. It was launched by mother Nancy Belmont in her hometown of Alexandria, VA as a response to the divisiveness and negativity currently reflected in American politics. As it states on UNITY’s website, during the first manifestation of the project, around 1,500 people participated and strung almost 37 miles of yarn. While Belmont was originally unsure about the project, it was ultimately a big success. UNITY now exists in many countries across the world including Canada, Costa Rica, New Zealand, France, Spain, Italy and India. Wake Forest is only one of the many locations globally to display the UNITY interactive public art project. After a Wake Forest alumnus suggested several years ago that the project travel to campus, the Office of Diversity and
Inclusion took the lead in developing the project. “We were finally able to bring it a couple of years later so we’re really excited seeing it come to fruition,” said Shannon Ashford, Manager of Diversity Education in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. “It definitely is a celebration in which we intersect with one another, being able to see the different colors that we have.” Additionally, in a press release by Wake Forest News, the university shared, “This larger-than-life structure is intended to raise consciousness about the labels people give themselves and others and to explore how these labels both support and limit opportunities to build interconnected, interesting communities… the yarn intertwines to create a web and is a physical representation that each participant is connected in some way with another.”
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Wake Forest students have recently found a new way to get to their classes when they’re running late. The Bird Electric Scooter is the newest way to get around on campus. Bird is an electric scooter system controlled by a smartphone app. Similar to Uber, users can track their location to find Birds near them between the hours of 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. When a nearby scooter is located, users scan the scooter’s QR code into the app and are all set to ride. Bird was created with the intention of making “transportation better and more environmentally friendly.” It only costs $1 to unlock the ride, and then 15 cents per minute of use. Riders can go anywhere they want with the Bird, and, since the location is tracked, they can leave it wherever for the next rider. People can also sign up to become a charger and get paid for their services. Chargers bring the Birds home with them and charge the scooters at their house. This helps spread Birds out throughout cities, and give people an incentive to get involved. Senior Natalie Wilson recently signed up to become a charger. Once she completes the application and three training modules, Bird will send her three special chargers and take a 10 dollar deposit out of her first paycheck. Wilson, who has plenty of space for the Birds in her student apartment, believes this is an easy way to make extra cash. “I’m interning downtown this semester, so I figure that I can hopefully pick some up and just take them with me on the way to work,” said Wilson. “The Birds have to be charged, and they need people to do it. You can even just sleep while they charge.”
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“ OGB staff introduces new Science & Tech section This column represents the views of the Old Gold & Black Editorial Board.
A true liberal arts education allows students to pursue passions outside of their strictly academic interests and ensures the integration of thought across many disciplines. Wake Forest is no stranger to this school of thought, and as a result, its community is well-rounded and crossdisciplinary in its approach to research and learning. As our fellow Demon Deacons continue to push the boundaries of innovation and research, the staff at the Old Gold & Black thought that the time had come to follow suit and introduce a Science & Technology section in the pages of our student publication, beginning with this week's issue. In this section, our staff hopes to expand our coverage of campus news to better include the interests and pursuits of our STEM community and beyond. Whether it be acknowledging studentfaculty research efforts or writing about
We hope to highlight the integration of science and tech into other fields, and focus on the cross-disciplinary nature of science and technology itself." things related to the Innovation Quarter, Wake Downtown and WakerSpace, we look forward to publishing articles that interest and highlight Deacons working hard in the STEM fields and beyond. While the articles in this section will inevitably concern topics surrounding science and technology, they will still be written for a liberal arts readership. We hope to highlight the integration of science and tech into other fields, and focus on the cross-disciplinary nature of science and technology itself. Just as the rest of our publication is meant for a liberal arts audience, we will keep this iden-
tity constant within the pages of the new section, and do not intend to assume that our average reader has a doctorate degree in rocket science. Additionally, we hope that those articles written for this section are interesting not only for STEM readers, but also for those who may be adjusting to the integration of technology into their own fields and lives. We intend to take the label "Science & Technology" quite liberally, and look forward to seeing what we are able to cover under the broad scope of innovation. While we hope our readers learn from this section, we also hope that they consider contributing as writers as well. We may be biased, but we feel that writing for the student newspaper provides a great opportunity to develop one's writing skills and learn to separate fact from hyperbole. Students studying the strict
STEM fields should not shy away from developing those skills. Articles which take high-level science topics and explain them at a general level are beneficial not only for the writer to have written, but also for the reader to learn from. We hope that we are able to accurately and effectively report on these high-level science and tech topics in order to educate readers as well as raise awareness of the hard work happening in the laboratories and offices of our Deacon STEM experts. With the addition of this section, we hope to better serve the Wake Forest community with the evergrowing STEM presence on and off campus and hope to expand this to other disciplines and areas of study in the future. We welcome feedback from our readers as we embark on this new venture, and hope that our publication continues to be dynamic as our culture expands.
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Deacon Profile: Nikki Azzara
right out of school was both a blessing and a curse because I went from really not even having my own credit card or paying my own taxes to trying to run a full-blown business. I really just do not have that quote unquote real-world experience, so the learning curve has always been pretty steep, but on the other hand, the fact that I don’t really have a rule book to play off of [allows me to be] kind of naive and willing to take risks, pivot, adapt and listen to other people and be open minded because I don’t have that experience.
Chickpeas, chocolate chips and a Wake Forest dorm room. If you add Nikki Azzara to the equation, you get cookie dough. It’s a vegan, betterfor-you option, part of Azzara’s P.S. Snacks brand that strives to modernize traditional treats with unconventional ingredients, changing the way we satisfy our sweet tooth. Azzara founded the company in 2014 right after graduating from Wake Forest and is now trying to expand the brand and get the products nationally distributed.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
What I’m really interested in today is you as an entrepreneur. Is that how you would define yourself? Yes, definitely. I’ve never looked up entrepreneurship, but I think the fact that I have built something from the ground up and that I’m really the only person doing this venture — the business wouldn’t be anywhere on its own if it wasn’t for me. Are people born to be entrepreneurs or do they develop the skills? I think that it really depends on the person; everyone that may be running a business has different skill sets and personality traits. I think that there’s this passion, which is a quality that all of these individuals, leaders and entrepreneurs share and while that passion may be different, I really believe it’s the successful entrepreneurs that are able to take the risk and turn this passion into something much greater. How did you become an entrepreneur? If anyone were to ask me at the age of five if I’d be an entrepreneur … [I would have said] probably not. Wake Forest was the inspiration to turn the idea into a business venture. I think that I've always been entrepreneurially minded — I was doing car washes and summer camps and really anything I could when I was younger to make money instead of finding a desk job. I’ve always been really passionate about health and wellbeing and I loved to cook. So, there were a lot of things that were
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kind of setting this up for success. I think there was a culmination of things that enabled me to take that risk and just go for it. Was your family supportive of you starting a business right out of college? My family has been extremely supportive. There’s always those pretty up-inthe-air questions when you’re first starting because you’re really trying to do so much to validate a concept but luckily, I've kind of passed that point. My parents have been alongside me every step of the way. My sister has been
extremely supportive. They’re all major advocates for the brand. My mom actually has a day-to-day kind of part time role helping me with the financial side of things. I definitely could not have done it without them this far, and I think that being able to take the risk early can be attributed to the fact that my parents were supportive of me pursuing this passion. What was the hardest thing about turning this passion into a career? I think that the fact that I started this
There’s a lot of work that needs to be done with this before I even consider anything else, but to be completely transparent, the goal with this endeavor is to sell it to a larger food corporation, whether it’s Kellogg's, General Mills, Nestlé, that type of larger corporation that can really help deliver this to the masses. A lot of natural food entrepreneurs like myself, they’re trying to set up these cutting-edge brands that provide a plantbased alternative or something that’s much healthier and better for you, and the goal would be to sell it to someone like a Nestlé or a General Mills who has an amazing portfolio of brands and are looking to invest in these smaller, more cutting-edge startups. This is my baby, so I’d love to stay on as long as I possibly can, but I think there will be a point where someone much smarter and more experienced would probably come in and take this to a level I probably could never do on my own. What advice would you give an aspiring entrepreneur? I would say that sometimes I think entrepreneurship is very much glamorized whether is through Shark Tank or what people think about running a startup, and it’s really not that glamorous. It’s amazing and it’s fulfilling but the piece of advice I’ve learned is that passion is that one constant that constantly drives me every day. Even if I don’t have answers or it’s really stressful or difficult or I feel lost, I’m so passionate that every day that I work it doesn’t feel like a chore and I’m excited
WAKE IN A WEEK Wake Forest Men's Soccer vs. NC State Time: Friday, September 7 at 7 p.m Location: Spry Stadium Come cheer on the number-one ranked Demon Deacons as they face off against the NC State Wolfpack. NC State is both an in-state and ACC rival for the Demon Deacons, and a win will keep Wake Forest undefeated.
Saturday Night Live: Mind Reader Eric Dittleman Time: Saturday, September 8 from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Location: David F. Couch Ballpark Eric Dittleman is best known as a semi-finalist and judges' favorite on Season 7 of "America's Got Talent." He combines amazing mind reading with stand-up and improv comedy.
WFU Faculty Wind Quintet with Peter Kairoff Time: Tuesday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Brendle Hall, Scales The faculty wind quintet, composed of Kathryn Levy, flute; Anna Lampidis, oboe; John Sadak, clarinet: Amber Spuller, bassoon and Robert Campbell, horn, will perform the Sextet by Ludwig Thuille.
Wake Forest Football vs. Towson Time: Saturday, September 8 at 12 p.m. Location: BB&T Field Watch the Demon Deacons play their first home game of the season against the Towson Tigers and come partake in the tailgate festivities before the game. Wake Forest won its first game at Tulane in overtime, and a win this weekend will push the Demon Deacons to a 2-0 record.
Wake Forest Women's Soccer vs. Longwood Time: Sunday, September 9 at 6 p.m. Location: Spry Stadium The Wake Forest women's soccer team will face off against the visiting Longwood Lancers. Wake Forest has begun its season 3-1-1, and the Lancers currently sit at 2-3-1. The Demon Deacons upset No. 5 Penn State earlier in the season.
Pixels to Diagnosis: How to Design, Develop and Evaluate a Medical Image Analysis System Time: Friday, April 20 Location: Olin Laboratory, Williams Jr. Lecture Hall Dr. Metin Gurcan, Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine, will be speaking at the event.
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UNITY: Public art comes to campus Continued from Page 1
The purpose of the structure, which consisted of 32 15-foot posts, was for individuals to take a string of yarn and attach it to different labels they felt they associated with. These labels, written on purple pieces of paper, hung on the posts that supported the structure. Examples of these labels included “I am a person of color” or “I have a pet.” According to an article on WFMY News 2, over 400 students participated in this ever-growing representation of diversity on campus. Many professors encouraged their students to participate and some professors incorporated students’ participation as part of the class agenda. “It is an interesting centerpiece that many people can appreciate,” said junior Christine Pangborn.
“This art project is a powerful, interactive exhibit that shows students firsthand how diversity has the power to bring people together to appreciate and celebrate differences, rather than separating them,” said sophomore Caitlyn Margol. For some, the project showed that no matter what labels people assign themselves, it’s not necessarily those which we have in common. While observing the project taking place, it was common to witness people bumping into each other tying the yarn around the various poles, representative of how lives intersect in many different ways and how people have more in common than they might think. Though the various strings of yarn look connected from far away, up close one could see each individual’s yarn and story.
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The UNITY Project, after being open for two weeks, closed last week after more than 400 people participated in the project.
Electoral map to be revised post-midterms North Carolina’s congressional map will remain as-is despite a ruling that it unfairly favors the GOP
This ruling remained the same on also elected a Republican senator, why a lot of analysts don’t believe Aug. 27, when judges again found Wake Forest alumnus Richard Burr. that this congressional redistricting the map to be unconstitutional. However, in that same election decision won’t take immediate Declining to hear an appeal case, the cycle, North Carolina voted in Roy effect,” Dinan told WGHP Fox 8 Supreme Court sent the case back Cooper, a Democratic governor. News, a television station in High BY LILLIAN JOHNSON to lower courts for reconsideration Eight years earlier, former president Point. News Editor in June. Bararck Obama won North Carolina When the original decision was johnlg16@wfu.edu Although the congressional map by a narrow margin of less than half reached in January, Dinan cited the favors Republicans, North Carolina of a percentage point. fact that candidate filing occurs in North Carolina’s congressional is considered to be one of the most Earlier in 2018, John Dinan, a February and the judges wanted the maps, which have been found to be unpredictable of the swing states. professor in the Department of new maps drawn by that time. unconstitutionally gerrymandered, Currently, Republicans hold 10 Politics and International Affairs, After the Nov. 6 midterm elections, will not be redrawn for the upcoming out of 13 of North Carolina’s House predicted that the tight schedule North Carolina will no longer midterm elections, judges ruled on seats. In the 2016 elections, North would hinder the redrawing of the be able to use the gerrymandered Sept. 4. Carolina’s 15 electoral votes went map. congressional map and a new map Citing ‘insufficient time,’ the to President Donald Trump. Voters “[Timing] is one of the reasons will be drawn. panel of federal court judges ruled that the current map will be used for November’s elections. “We conclude that there is insufficient time for this Court to approve a new districing plan and for the State to conduct an election using that plan prior to the seating of the new Congress in January 2019,” the ruling read. In addition, the judges believed that redrawing the maps at this late date would affect the midterm elections. “And we further find that imposing a new schedule for North Carolina’s congressional elections would, at this late juncture, unduly interfere with the State’s electoral machinery and likely confuse voters and depress turnout,” the ruling further read. Back in January, three judges unanimously struck down the state’s congressional map. They found the House of Representatives map to be in violation of the First and 14th Photo courtesy of CNN Amendements as it unfairly favored Following the redistricting process that occurred after the most recent U.S. Census, the Republican the Republican Party. supermajority in North Carolina’s legislature became notorious for drawing reliably conservative districts.
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Birds: scooters offer unique transportation
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Bird is focused on ensuring that their products do more good than harm in their respective cities. A unique business strategy implemented by CEO Travis VanderZanden is the “Save Our Sidewalks” pledge. The “SOS” Pledge states that there is a “program designed to retrieve all of the vehicles from city streets every night” and that they will be redistributed the next day in desirable locations that don’t clutter up the city streets. Additionally, the “SOS” Pledge promises that they will only increase number of vehicles in a designated location if they are being used at least three times per day to limit cluttering.
Finally, Bird promises to give $1 per vehicle per day to the city’s government to build infrastructures that promote safe riding, like sidewalks and bike lanes. The Winston-Salem and Wake Forest communities are not the only places where these electric scooters have arrived. According to Greensboro WFMY News 2, these scooters reached Greensboro on Aug. 29 without permission from the city. They appeared “seemingly overnight” when they were dropped off on the sidewalks by the owners of the company. A similar phenomenon happened in Winston-Salem. Wilson noted the abundance of Birds in the area. “There are Birds all over WinstonSalem, not just around campus, and because they don’t have any designat-
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Bird Electric Scooters have recently appeared on campus, offering student a different way to get around Wake Forest for a small fee.
ed docks as starting points, they can be found pretty much anywhere that’s off a sidewalk, and the locations can always differ,” Wilson said. Oddly enough, Winston-Salem is not mentioned as a location on the Bird website. However, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh are all included. Additionally, Wake Forest isn’t listed online as a college campus working with the company. Wake Forest students are seemingly confused by the appearance of the Bird scooters. Sophomore Kaley Vontz tried the scooters “for fun” on campus, although this was not her first experience with Birds. “I first saw them in Atlanta and was kind of shocked they would bring them to Winston-Salem because it’s not that big of a city,” Vontz said. Echoing similar sentiments, sophomore Grace Evangelista also felt surprised by the Birds’ sudden presence on campus.
“I feel like they appeared out of nowhere,” she said. “Then I saw five in one day.” Rumors have been floating around Wake Forest to try to explain the Bird. Some believe that other users rode the scooters onto campus from Greensboro, while others heard that Wake Forest banned them, and many originally believed that they were other students’ personal scooters. However, Bird’s public relations team put these rumors to rest. “Bird landed at Wake Forest University as a part of our University Pop-Up Tour,” said Mackenzie Long, a member of Bird’s public relation team. The tour includes both small, private universities as well as large, public universities. VanderZanden explained in PR Newswire that the purpose of the University Pop-Up Tour is to “help eliminate transportation gaps so students and faculty can focus on what really matters: education.”
Outside the Bubble Supreme Court nominee Kavana- A hundred passengers simultaugh faces confirmation hearings neously fall ill on Dubai flight Brett M. Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump, faced more than 12 hours of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sep. 5. He was extensively questioned by Democratic senators about his views on whether a sitting president must respond to a subpoena and whether a chief executive is allowed to pardon himself. However, he declined to answer many senators’ questions, citing precedent that he should not comment on hypothetical cases. Kavanaugh was nominated on July 8 to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his resignation in June. Kennedy developed a reputation as one of the most pivotal justices on the bench during his tenure.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently working to ascertain what made approximately 100 passengers fall ill on an Emirates Airline flight from Dubai, UAE to New York City on Sep. 5. The pilot alerted officials in New York City after dozens of passengers developed symptoms such as fever, cough and gastrointestinal illness. A spokesman for Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City, said that several of the passengers had traveled from the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, which he said is currently experiencing a flu outbreak. Officials characterized the symptoms as “flulike.” A government source briefed on the situation told CBS News that there was no evidence of terror or a security risk.
Hurricane Florence strengthens and moves towards Bermuda Hurricane Florence became the first major storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season on Sep. 5 as it moved to a path that could intersect with Bermuda. The storm’s sustained wind speed of 130 miles per hour qualifies it as a Category 4 storm. Florence should miss Puerto Rico, where 11,000 customers are still without power in the wake of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island in September 2017. European and American models predict that it will make a landfall in North Carolina’s Outer Banks or the mid-Atlantic region, while other models show it staying 500 miles offshore. It is currently 2,000 miles from the U.S. coastline, so models are expected to generate more accurate predictions in the next ten days.
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Engineering joins prestigious network The Department of Engineering, in their new network, encourages an entrepreneurial mindset BY JONATHAN TRATTNER Staff Writer tratjd17@wfu.edu Within its first academic year, Wake Forest’s newly established Department of Engineering reached an exciting and unprecedented achievement: an invitation to join the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). KEEN is a national partnership of 37 universities whose shared goal is graduating engineers with entrepreneurial mindsets so they can create personal, economic and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work. “The entrepreneurial mindset KEEN inspires aligns with our curricular emphasis on allowing students to create customized pathways that align with personal and professional interests,” President Nathan O. Hatch said to Wake Forest News. As part of a liberal arts school, Wake Forest’s engineering program draws from a variety of disciplines, including the arts, humanities and social sciences, into the engineering practice. “I think it’s great that Wake [Forest]’s program is really taking advantage of the whole liberal arts approach,” said sophomore Meredith Vaughn, one of the 52 students in the inaugural cohort. Wake Forest’s Department of Engineering distinguishes itself from other top schools with several hands-on projects designed to encourage students to collaborate, interact with professionals throughout Winston-Salem and gain exposure to new fields. Vaughn described one project that encouraged the students to explore their en-
vironment and to interact with their peers from different disciplines. “[For one project], we had to program various sensors to monitor some aspect of the environment around Wake Downtown and present that information to local stakeholders,” Vaughn said. “We [also] had to design a poster and had art and marketing students come in and help us.” The interactive projects are just one of many aspects engineering students look forward to. “I am most excited about the several projects that the curriculum has in store for me ... and the relationships that I will form with my professors and classmates,” said Ethan Harrison, a first-year engineering student. Fellow first-year Zachary Goodie described his first few days in the program as unique and engaging. From entrepreneurship to neuroscience, Goodie — like many students in the Engineering Department — thrives on Wake Forest’s liberal arts educational offerings. “I chose Wake Forest Engineering because it was one of the only programs that was flexible,” Goodie said. “It allows me to travel abroad and explore my other academic interests.” Given the KEEN membership, Greg Pool, a professor in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship, said, “Our hope is that the marrying of the entrepreneurial mindset with the focused skills learned in engineering will make for an incredibly rich experience while in school, and [result in] a talented, value-creating pool of graduates that will be highly desired by employers.” The entrepreneurial mindset Pool refers to is not simply about creating a startup. It’s about enabling students to understand the bigger picture, allowing them to recognize opportunities, evaluate markets and learn from their mistakes. Launching soon, WakerSpace, an on-
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The network, which helps graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset, complements the liberal arts nature ofWake Forest’s engineering program. campus maker space, will promote this mindset. “[It will provide students] the tools and resources to take ideas and bring them to life, as a prototype or sometimes even as [a] final product,” said Paul Whitener, a member of the organizing committee. “It will be a space that encourages growth through trial and error and experimentation…a place where one can collaborate, mentor and grow through hands-on experimental learning.” Open to faculty, staff and students, this initiative will empower students such as Vaughn, Harrison and Goodie, to translate their classroom knowledge to practical application. “Engineering is essentially the creation of new or improved ideas and implement-
ing them comes with entrepreneurial skills,” said sophomore Regan O’Donell, a student in the Department of Engineering’s inaugural cohort. Many entrepreneurship minors are excited about the opportunities they’ll have with WakerSpace and the KEEN membership and they are looking forward to combining engineering and entrepreneurial skills. It’s clear that — especially with the KEEN affiliation — the future looks bright for the students in Wake Forest’s Department of Engineering. With their liberal arts and entrepreneurial background, students can look forward to possibly joining the ranks of esteemed entrepreneurial engineers such as Henry Ford and Elon Musk.
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Compost Crew minimizes food waste The Wake Forest Compost Crew works to educate campus on proper food disposal BY JULIA HAINES Editor-in-Chief hainjm15@wfu.edu Many of the freshmen orientation events on move-in weekend were heavily policed by the Office of Sustainability’s Compost Crew, a group of students dedicated to ensuring food waste on campus is dealt with responsibly. The Office of Sustainability paired with student volunteers and environmental activists last semester to create the Compost Crew, a volunteer group that already has over 40 members and counting. “[The Compost Crew] was formed due to an overwhelming interest in organics collection and composting on campus and was developed and grown by a number of students,” said Brian Cohen, the Program Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. “In typical Wake Forest fashion, students identified a problem and worked to come up with a solution.” At the Taste of Winston-Salem event, waste bins at every corner were staffed by members of the Compost Crew in green t-shirts, manually sorting items as they came off the plates of attendees. Compost Crew members
educated attendees about how to properly recycle and about what can and cannot be composted. “Getting students to stop and think about where they could direct some of their waste, be it to be composted or recycled, is challenging at least 18 years of the practice of sending everything to a landfill,” said sophomore Katherine Pitchford. “Just our presence at events, standing by the waste and assisting in directing what can and cannot be composted, is letting people know that there is a force on campus that is devoted to doing more for the environment.” While the Office of Sustainability already directs organic waste from Campus Kitchen, Campus Grounds and other smaller facilities
to the compost space in Campus Garden, larger volumes of organic waste from events are being brought to Gallins Family Farm in Davie County, NC. This local facility then turns it into soil and sells it to local farmers and gardeners. As the semester progresses, Compost Crew members plan to continue to staff campus events that involve food consumption or that produce significant food waste. They have been “pleasantly surprised” at how quickly the campus adopted their initiative as a new norm, and stress the need for more volunteers. “Support for this initiative has been amazing campus-wide,” Cohen said. “Honestly,
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Compost Crew members assist with responsible food waste disposal. The intiative was started last semester by the Office of Sustainability.
the most difficult part is keeping up with the demand.” Last semester, while the Compost Crew did exist, few noted the impact they made or knew of their presence at campus events. “Most people were unaware of what we did on campus last year,” Pitchford said. “When the Compost Crew would help separate organic waste at events, attendees were often curious about what we were doing. It was humorous to have people go through every item on their plates and say ‘Is this compostable? Okay, what about this?’” In addition to staffing campus events, the group also started an office organics collection program over the summer and launched a pilot program in Collins to bring organics collection to more residence halls. The office organics collection program has 18 active participants, a number which staff members hope will grow as awareness of the program expands. “I would like to find ways to shape the group into something that people are passionate about and generate ideas for how to grow," junior Julia Stevens said, the Waste Reduction Assistant for the Office of Sustainability. "Our ultimate goal ... is to demonstrate enough need for this service so that it becomes institutionalized." “In the coming months, we expect the Compost Crew to continue to grow and expand its reach,” Cohen said. “Ultimately, we expect to get to a point where organics collection is second nature for all students, faculty and staff in all locations on campus.”
Porsche joins the electric vehicle market Porsche's aggressive push into the electric vehicle market sends a message BY RYAN HUGHES Contributing Writer hughrm16@wfu.edu
Ferry Porsche co-founded Porsche AG in 1931 and the German manufacturer has been defying the traditional physics and standards of driving capability since. Synonymous with luxury performance, and with new vehicles starting at $48,700, there is no question that Porsche ownership screams exclusivity above ubiquitous accessibility. New developments at Porsche AG point to the idea that the modern Electric Vehicle (EV) age is here now, even among the world’s most prestigious manufacturers, more fully than some may know. The eventual wide-acceptance of the modern EV is, by all evidence, unavoidable. High-volume manufacturers have been developing hybrid technology for close to 20 years, these same OEMs more recently engaging in a slew of their own unique developments and iterations of the fully-electric vehicle. While manufacturer presence and development remain pervasive, consumer demand projections remain alarmingly low. Industry research entity LMC Automotive claims EV demand will account for just 2.5 percent of the US market by 2025. Few debate EV technology’s eventual permanence, yet, even fewer agree on when the scale will tip in favor of batteries over combustion. Perhaps consumer demand is falling short of expectation, or at least short of failing to match the enthusiasm with which EV development is progressing; however, Porsche’s recent activity contributes a different and less-predicted
story, though one that is perhaps more It is telling that Porsche, the com- automotive industry variant, Porsche pany known for its perfectionist analog would be the last entity to look into accurate. In regard to EV innovation, 2018 has driving experience, has EV technology that business model. One could also been a markedly productive year for the nearly ready to be sold through normal point to the idea that Porsche staffs some of the industry’s most brilliant German manufacturer. In June, Porsche distribution channels. This is the same company that offered automotive engineers, suggesting Newsroom announced the planned expenditure of upwards of six billion a 911R (its flagship vehicle stripped that EV technology could advance at euros allocated for “electromobility by of all modern, ‘frilly’ technology) for Porsche faster than at most other com2022, doubling the expenditure that close to $200,000, to thunderous ap- panies. This makes some sense, but the fact plause and high demand. Porsche has the company had already planned.” remains that radical innovation of this always been a caterer to the opinionThis announcement came amidst press coverage of the “Mission E” develop- ated consumer. According to automo- scope and financial scale is only feament initiative, an entirely new perfor- tive research company Cartelligent, sible in the event of relevant and immance sub-brand, fully electrified and Porsche ties for fourth place in brand mediate consumer demand, of which enough is needed now to prompt real, set for production runs beginning in loyalty amongst all car brands. Frankly, those buying Porsches are tangible change. 2019, according to Porsche Newsroom. Porsche not only has current plans The Mission E plan includes two dis- able to spend top-dollar on what they and development in progress, they have want and do so frequently, with seemtinct body styles, the Taycan Grand engaged in a business overhaul that is ingly little interest in the alternatives Touring sports sedan and the Cross Turismo Cross Utility Vehicle, in what offered by competitors. It is for this ready to begin in just a few months, seems to be an attempt at catering to reason that rampant EV development supported by new product installment a range of customer needs and interests from the renowned manufacturer is so and business partnerships. Porsche, perhaps the last player expected, is ofsignificant. from the outset. If the EV age were still some years ficially electrified, along with the rest Further bolstering Porsche’s electric initiative, the German manufacturer away from becoming the dominant US of the US automotive industry. took a 10 percent ownership stake in Rimac Automobili in June of this year. The Croatian manufacturer is responsible for the Concept One and C Two, both fully-electric performance hypercars. TechCrunch’s interview with Lutz Meschke, deputy chairman of Porsche’s executive board and member of its executive finance and IT board, confirms a commitment to the electric initiative: “By developing the purely electric twoseaters super sports cars . . . Rimac has impressively demonstrated its credentials in the field of electromobility.” The large-scale introduction of the first-ever fully-electric Porsche, along with Porsche’s partnership with a fledgling manufacturer hell-bent on electriMyung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times/TNS fying the upper echelon of automobile performance, is hugely important news Porsche, a brand built on committment to automotive traditions, is one of the later manufacturers to enter the electric vehicle market. for proponents of the EV age.
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McCain made a profound impact on both America and politics during his life Drew Finley
Staff Columnist finlag15@wfu.edu
The bus that carried John McCain and his team along the campaign trail when he ran against Barack Obama in 2008 was known as the Straight Talk Express. There are many ways to pay tribute to the former Arizona senator, but that moniker is perhaps one of the most fitting. John McCain was, of course, a war hero, a distinguished politician, a loving father and a dear friend to many. He served honorably in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, where he developed a reputation as a principled conservative who was not afraid to depart from party orthodoxy when he felt it necessary. McCain was a straight talker when he disagreed with his Democratic colleagues, which was a relatively easy role for him to play. But he was also a
McCain did indeed love this country deeply, a trait that his allies and adversaries alike continually saw in him.” straight talker when his views were at odds with those of his fellow Republicans, which was a far more difficult and admirable undertaking. Even at the eleventh hour when his health was deteriorating from a malignant brain tumor, McCain still made a point to appear in person in the Senate to vote against the Republican Party’s attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He maintained the fighting spirit that animated him as a young Naval man even in his last moments, and he will be remembered fondly for it. Like any good politician, McCain always thought of his work as part of a larger project. He was acutely aware that his accomplishments — while undoubtedly significant and laudable — could only be properly understood if they were placed within the context of his broader vision and goals for the country that he loved. “Liberty, equal justice and respect for the dignity of all people brings happiness more sublime than life’s fleeting pleasures,” he wrote in his final
public letter to the American people. “Our identities and sense of worth,” he added, “are enlarged by serving good causes bigger than ourselves.” There are many people on the political left (including this author) who strenuously objected to McCain’s brazen and at times hot-tempered approach to politics. While there is surely no problem with being candid and honest, there is a big problem when that “frankness” morphs into vile ad hominem attacks, as it did more than a few times for Senator McCain. “Like most people, I have regrets,” he acknowledged in his final letter. “I’ve made mistakes, but I hope my love for America will be weighed favorably against them.” McCain did indeed love this country deeply, a trait that his allies and adversaries alike continually saw in him. In a heartfelt note, former President Barack Obama remarked that he and Senator McCain, “for all our differences … saw this country as a place where anything is possible — and citizenship as our patriotic obligation to ensure it forever remains that way.” Political scientist David Runciman described this devotion to improving one’s nation beautifully in a recent review of The World as It Is for the London Review of Books, where he observed that Obama was “always
looking for ways to make politics something more than it is.” The same could be said for Senator McCain, who debated fiercely with his opponents but who always knew that such vehement disagreements stemmed not from any kind of hatred or ill will, but rather from an abiding love for his country and for those whom he served. McCain’s legacy, just like that of any other career politician, is a complex one. But he stands apart from many other politicians for his capacity to admit his shortcomings and explain how he learned from them. “Americans never quit, we never surrender, we never hide from history,” McCain wrote in the closing lines of his letter. McCain was no quitter. He was a brave man both at home and on the battlefield, serving honorably in devotion to his cherished homeland. His implicit critique of President Trump in his farewell letter (“We weaken our greatness when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down”) illustrates that the leader of the Straight Talk Express told it like it was all the way to the end. Though he has now passed away, John McCain’s ideals and boundless optimism will remain in the hearts of many Americans for years to come.
drug known as “crack.” In one of the sentences of the example, the term “crack baby” was used. I then found out that one of my classmates said my name to a group of kids when that term was read by the teacher. As one of two Black students in the class, it was apparent that this remark was made about my race. Though long ago, I can still recall the painful sensation that took place when I heard those words. I felt isolated from the rest of my classmates, consumed by a combination of anger and sadness. This event marked a dramatic shift in my mindset. From that day on, I never truly felt accepted into American society. It showed me that no matter how intelligent, successful or well-mannered I thought myself to be, I could still encounter people that sought to confine my existence within their lines of distasteful preconceived generalizations. I was moved to discover how such generalizations could
be made on something as trivial as skin color. I began to read books that elevated my consciousness of the Black American experience. It was comforting to see how others have encountered similar experiences to the one I had on that day in sixth grade. I became more aware of the atrocities that have affected Black Americans for centuries and I even viewed myself in a different light. With my life I was working to prove a more positive perception of Black Americans. Though spawned from a negative experience, I consider my altered state of perception to have had a desirable impact. It motivated me to discover more about my identity as a Black American. It taught me that America’s dark history still seeps through the cracks into our current society. This altered state of perception was vital for my growth towards viewing the society in which I live through a more enlightened lens.
“ Negative experiences can foster understanding Identity
Discrimination still exists, but can be overcome through pride in one’s heritage Tiayé Wooten
Guest Columnist woott17@wfu.edu
It seemed like any ordinary day in my middle school experience. I had taken the two-hour bus ride from home, with my sights set on finishing my seven-hour shift and returning back to my PlayStation. Little did that young twelve-year-old know that the perception through which he viewed society and himself would on that day change forever. Up to that particular day in my life, I innocently viewed my world as a
I felt isolated from my classmates, consumed by a combination of anger and sadness.” place where other’s perceptions of me were solely based on my character. I had heard of America’s dark past, but I naively believed that we had all overcome the ludicrous sentiments that were prevalent in the time of my grandparents and earlier generations. It was not until that morning period in sixth-grade language arts that I realized my appearance was subject to being associated with cruel and demeaning stereotypes. My teacher was introducing the class to a new research assignment. It was a paper in which we were to study the neurological effects of any topic of choice. The example provided, which the teacher read aloud, was on a street
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“ Schumer-Heinrich bill to create new measure of GDP Economy
If passed, the legislation will provide lawmakers with information to understand economic inequity
Amanda Wilcox Staff Columnist wilcaf16@wfu.edu
President John F. Kennedy often liked to remark that “a rising tide lifts all boats,” echoing the consensus wisdom at the time that a growing economy benefited Americans all across the economic spectrum. In his era, and for many years after, he wasn’t wrong. Between 1963 and 1979, average national economic growth was relatively close to the income growth experienced by typical Americans. Today, however, the rising tide only seems to lift the biggest yachts while the canoes amongst us run aground. Since the 1970s, the relationship between growth of the national economy and growth of individual incomes seems to have disintegrated. Adjusted for inflation, wages have stagnated for many. According to data collected by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the median male worker earns less now in real terms than he did in 1979. On the other side, the top one percent earned 87 times more than the bottom 50 percent of workers in 2016, up from a 27-to-1 ratio in 1980.
It follows that U.S. policy makers cannot tackle inequitable growth if it isn't measured in a meaningful way." It makes sense, then, that knowing the average height of the tide doesn’t help the boats left behind. Likewise, quarterly reports of headline Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth do not necessarily reflect the economic state of the average person if inequitable growth patterns mean that most Americans experience lower income growth than the national average. It follows that U.S. policymakers cannot tackle inequitable growth if it isn’t measured in any meaningful way. Into this vacuum of information have stepped Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM). They recently introduced a bill that would change the mandate of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which reports on GDP growth, and would call for more sophisticated reporting of the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA). The Measuring Real Income Growth Act of 2018 would instruct the BEA to disaggregate growth along certain demographic lines in order to ascertain how growth is divided between low-, middle- and high-income families. Creating distributional reports would be tricky, as the BEA currently lacks federally produced da-
tasets to do so. Aggregating such data would require making some educated guesses, but that’s also true of the process used to report GDP and other national income accounts. At any rate, there are other ways that GDP could be reported that would provide policymakers with a more accurate picture of equity in economic growth or lack thereof. Currently, GDP numbers are based on mean income, which is misleadingly skewed up by a small handful of astronomically wealthy individuals. “If Jeff Bezos walks into a bar, the average wealth of the bar’s patrons suddenly shoots up to several billion dollars,” Nobel Prize economist Paul Krugman recently wrote in a column in The New York Times. “But none of the non-Bezos drinkers have gotten any richer.” Instead, GDP could be based on median income, which would be the income of the person exactly in the middle if you lined up every person in the U.S. from richest to poorest. In that situation, one Bezos wouldn’t do any meaningful damage or generate any meaningful benefit. Alternatively, the BEA could focus on income growth in a particular segment of the income distribution — say, among the bottom 80 percent of income earners. That way, growth in the top 20 percent wouldn’t have any impact on the measure at all. Producing statistics that would allow the BEA’s mandate to change
as Schumer and Heinrich have outlined would require some legwork. The best information the government currently has comes from the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and tax-return data from the Internal Revenue Service, but the CPS excludes some segments of the population and CBO reports don’t come out regularly. However, that legwork is no excuse for why methods used to report economic data shouldn’t evolve along with the constantly-changing economy. The White House may incessantly herald GDP growth reports exceeding four percent, but if the only Americans who actually benefit from that growth are at the tippy-top of the income distribution, the standard bellwether economic indicator is more misleading than informative. According to the Federal Reserve, 40 percent of U.S. households cannot afford a $400 emergency expense (yes, you read that correctly). In addition, more than 25 percent of U.S. households have no retirement savings whatsoever. These numbers just don’t fit in with the current narrative of robust economic growth — unless the picture is rosiest only from a bird’s-eye view. Our legislators need to know the full story, and right now, headline GDP growth numbers don’t tell them enough.
because I’ve studied hard and at this point the situation is out of my control. Surely, if I score poorly I will all but certainly not be admitted to a “Top 14” law school, and perhaps even one outside of the top 30! But I’ve been studying since late March! If I don’t achieve a score satisfactory for one of these gilded institutions, I likely should not be attending them. And that’s okay. Law school rankings, similar to undergraduate university rankings, power rankings in sports or any other ranking that does not define an outcome should be taken with a massive grain of salt because they are fundamentally misleading. If you were to read one of the “what are my chances” posts on “www.toplaw-schools.com” that asks about the Wake Forest School of Law, ranked 32nd on the US News and World Report, you’ll immediately see 10 condescending responses say-
ing “retake LSAT and go for T14,” “why would you want to go there?” or “Don’t waste your time or money there.” These are outrageous responses. Wake Forest School of Law grads include successful politicians, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and everything in between. The same can be said for most any law school, or any undergraduate institution. This leads me to my grander point: more important than where we are is how we act once we arrive. This point is not just true about law school but about anything. I want to go to the best law school I can get into, and wherever that may be, once I arrive I will like it and be happy with my decision to attend because I will devote myself to my work. Thus, while I have worked hard studying for the LSAT, and I will try everything to get the best score I can, at the end of the day, the test doesn’t really matter.
“ The LSAT is not an appropriate measure of success Standardized Testing
It is important to remember that a test does not define a student
Ethan Bahar
Staff Columnist bahaea15@wfu.edu
I am taking the LSAT this weekend. This is a test for which I have been preparing for the past five months and until recently, it has absolutely overwhelmed my thoughts and conversations. That is, until a few days ago, when I finally took some very necessary advice from my mother. I reminded myself that the test does not really matter that much. How is this possible? I want to go to law school, and statistically speaking, law schools value LSAT scores slightly over GPA and significantly more than any extracurricular
Law school rankings ... should be taken with a massive grain of salt because they are fundamentally misleading." activities. A stellar score could be a ticket to one of the vaunted “Top 14 Schools” (these 14 schools have, relatively arbitrarily, shifted spots but never left the top 14 since US News and World Report began ranking law schools in 1989), and a poor score means I could end up at a secondtier regional school in an undesirable location, and subsequently be saddled for years with debt and an underwhelming salary. At least this is what online forums would have me believe. Fortunately, my mom is smarter and nicer than the angry posters on “www.top-law-schools.com,” “www. lawschool.life” and the like, and she’s right when she tells me to relax
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WFU doesn’t support Yellow Ribbon Scholarship Hello, I’m a 28-year veteran and have two children currently attending Wake Forest and I’d like to bring to your attention a WFU policy that is prejudicial to veterans. The Yellow Ribbon Scholarship is a four-year benefit for either the veteran or his immediate family. The federal government caps their tuition benefit at $21,000, plus room, board and health insurance. It can be applied to trade schools, colleges and graduate programs.
the money to support Yellow Ribbon Her (Mary Pugel) gratitude for That’s astounding. my service rang hollow. So I of- Last year I wrote the Chairwomen attendees. fer this information to you in the of the Board Of Trustees, Donna Her gratitude for my service rang Boswell, bringing her attention to hollow. hope you will take it forward.” Uniquely among the top 200 schools, Wake Forest does not participate at the undergraduate level. It’s likely WFU is the only college in the country not participating in the Yellow Ribbon, but I don’t have the patience to search the entire Veterans’ Affairs website.
what I felt must be an oversight, since surely no school wants to exclude veterans or their families from attending. Three months later I received an email response from President Hatch’s office (Mary Pugel, his chief of staff) thanking me for my service and stating the school does not have
So, I offer this information to you in the hope you will take it forward. I’m reaching out to individual board members this fall to bring this shameful policy into the light as well.
if Juul wants to keep me as a customer who never buys anything and just fiends rips from my friends, they need to shift their PR strategy and change their product for a changing market.
I can just imagine a crisp pull that reminds me a of midsummer PBR or one that tastes like some cold pizza ready to be scarfed down at 4 a.m. Juul, the next move is yours.
Sincerely, Peter Jannotta Parent of ‘22 and ‘20
“ Juul needs to change its game plan to keep winning the vape game Vaping
Juul should mature to more adult-themed flavors, like something a little southwestern
David Ajamy II
Staff Columnist ajamdg15@wfu.edu
Juuling has become a subject of quite some prominence on not just college campuses but all around. It used to surprise me to see someone juuling in class or the library, but now it surprises me when people aren’t smoking it up in the atrium up to the sixth floor. Is it bad for you? Honestly, probably so. Is it good for you? No way, but does it taste good? Some flavors taste as if they deserve a Michelin star while others taste like trash (crème brulée). In all seriousness, I think this debate on the flavoring of vapes and specifically Juuls is interesting. Do flavors really matter? I honestly think they do. I would never be seen ripping off a flavor other than mint and cucumber.
“Introducing the Moe’s Southwest Grill Juul, get some queso with each pull you rip.”” But, let’s say that they introduce some flavors more in tune with older people who can legally smoke. Maybe I would change my mind. Imagine this: You go to the 7/11 to buy some beef jerky and see they have a new set of flavors. “Introducing the Moe’s Southwest Grill Juul; get some queso with each pull you rip.” I would be buying those pods like hotcakes. And by not marketing flavors towards kids, it will keep Juul out of legal trouble and hopefully make them less appealing to the nicotine-fiending adolescents. Juul would not only improve its image but it would bring new flavors to the market and could build partnerships with well-known brands like Moe’s Southwest Grill or something more Wake Forest-based like UpDog Kombucha. Considering I am turning 22 this November, I know my palate is getting more and more sophisticated. With this,
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Who is going to win the Wake Forest vs. Towson football game?
“Wake!!!” Reed Fedowitz (‘21)
“Wake, of course!” Riani Carr and Makenna Dixon-Essien (‘20)
“My shoes? Can you show a pic of them?” John Holley-Reid (‘19)
“Wake!!!” Liz Candler (‘19)
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Wake Forest defeats Tulane in season opener Deacon football pulls through in overtime against the Green Wave 23-17 BY RAFAEL LIMA Staff Writer limara17@wfu.edu
The first week of the college football season is a time for excitement all across the country. New players are ready to explode into national prominence, hopes are renewed that this year will be “the year” and new storylines are ready to unfold right before our eyes. However, for Wake Forest fans, last Thursday’s season opener felt a bit nostalgic. The reason? A QB wearing No. 10 is once again leading the Demon Deacons. Heading into the season Sam Hartman, a true freshman QB, was not expected by many to be named Wake Forest's starter. Not so long ago, during Wake Forest's preseason Spring Game, Hartman was only the third-stringer behind redshirt junior Kendall Hinton and redshirt sophomore Jamie Newman. After Hinton got a three-game suspension to start the season, Hartman beat out Newman to start for the Deacs in a hostile environment against the Tulane Green Wave. This is only the second time in the program’s history that a true fresh-
man QB started a football game. The last time it happened was when Belk Bowl MVP John Wolford, who also wore No. 10, did it in 2014. Simply put, head coaches do not usually start true freshman QBs, especially at Wake Forest, due to inexperience leading the offense, lack of familiarity with the playbook and the much faster pace of the college game. All of this can overwhelm even the most touted recruit. “Any time you start a true freshman quarterback, it’s a baptism by fire,” said Head Coach Dave Clawson heading into the Tulane game. “You can practice it, practice it, practice it, but until they get out there in a game and play for the first time, it’s always new and different.” The first few drives Thursday night against Tulane showed an inconsistent Wake Forest offense with spurts of big plays that did not necessarily translate into points on the scoreboard. After Hartman was intercepted on a miscommunication play with sophomore Greg Dortch in the second quarter, it sure seemed like the moment for an inexperienced QB to feel the pressure and the weight of his own mistake. Yet, the following possession Hartman led a perfect drive that culminated in a TD throw to senior Alex Bachman running a Slant route up the middle. Deacs were up 7-0 going into halftime. During the second half, Hartman came back firing on all cylinders.
He looked especially in sync with redshirt freshman WR Sage Surratt and redshirt sophomore WR Greg Dortch. Both exploded for more than 100 yards per game. Surratt finished the game with 11 receptions for 150
yards and was elected as the ACC Rookie of the Week. Dortch finished with 12 receptions for 149 yards. Deacs were up by three heading into the fourth quarter.
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Redshirt freshman wide receiver Sage Surratt had 11 catches for 150 yards, setting two school records for a freshman in in his first college game.
NHL Preview: What to look for this season Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals set the playoffs in their sights BY SAMANTHA WEXLER Staff Writer wexlsn17@wfu.edu
It seems like just days ago that Alexander Ovechkin was wobbling around atop a bus through the nation's capital holding the Stanley Cup over his head. This past season in the National Hockey League was one of firsts. After starting off the first round in the playoffs with a perfect 1.0 winnings percentage, the Las Vegas Golden Knights made it all the way to the Finals, prior to losing the series 4-1 to the top-ranked Washington Capitals. For the Capitals, rankings don’t normally mean much, as they once had a sad reputation for choking in the playoffs. This year was different though, and 32-year-old Conn Smythe Winner, Alexander Ovechkin was finally able to break his playoff drought. It was an entertaining series, with the Knights coming out firing at home to take the first game prior to the Capitals winning the next four to clinch the Cup.
This year, both of these teams look to be back in full force and hungry for more. Something to look out for as a resident of the Carolinas is a new-look Hurricanes squad. This summer, the Canes dealt Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin and Jeff Skinner for a new cast of characters. The Golden Knights, in only their second year of existence and with a track record of success, have cap space and nothing to lose. Look for them to be bold in both trade transactions and throughout this entire season. Additionally, the Capitals look to continue building on their new foundation of success. There is always some attrition after winning the championship, but if they can nail down their top guys, they have a good shot at a repeat. The Tampa Bay Lightning will be playing this year with something to prove, having gone to the Eastern Conference Final for the third time in four seasons but coming home empty handed once again. Additionally, they have a whole host of characters that are in need of a big contract and probably only have one more year left together due to the salary cap. In the Western Division, the Presidents Cup champions, the Nashville Predators, and the team which handed them their second round loss, the
Winnipeg Jets, look to be back in business storylines are to come as we start preseason and on a revenge tour. In the Eastern Di- hockey on Sept. 15 with the Boston Bruins vision, look to the Boston Bruins and the taking on the Calgary Flames in China, no Pittsburgh Penguins to duel it out with the less. I couldn’t think of a better time than Lightning for the top spot in the East. Both when hockey and football collide into the teams are offensively minded and ready for fall; hope everyone is ready. a good year. Some teams that will have make-or-break years include the San Jose Sharks and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Sharks currently only have nine players under contract for the 2019-2020 season, meaning that this year will be a defining year for this organization. If they want to win with their current roster, the time is now and they will need a healthy Joe Thornton to do so. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ largest question mark is on Artemi Panarin, who appears to be a viable trading option for many teams. They need to lock him down, and fast, if they want to continue to succeed. They need further scoring depth behind him, but his talent and skills can’t leave the city in order to win. Overall, this looks to be another great year of hockey in the National Hockey league and for fans across North America. Christopher Evans/Boston Herald/TNS Will the Capitals reign supreme again this year? Can someone from the East or West The preseason kicks off with the Boston topple the sitting champions? Lots more Bruins facing the Calgary Flames on Sept 15.
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WFU Men’s Soccer continues to conquer Deacs netted a 4-1 victory against Presbyterian College on Tuesday BY MELINA JORIZZO Staff Writer jorimm15@wfu.edu
Wake Forest Men’s Soccer, ranked at No. 1, turned on the heat in the second half of their game versus Presbyterian College by netting four goals in a matter of 22 minutes on Tuesday night in Spry Stadium. “I think we brought a lot more energy in the second half,” said senior defender Logan Gdula. “That made the difference. The reserves that came in also brought the energy up and played well.” The Demon Deacons (4-0-0) finished the game with a 4-1 win after junior Bruno Lapa scored two goals and had one assist. Lapa, who was substituted at the half, re-entered the game in the 60th minute of play. Not even a minute after he came in, the magic began with his thru-ball to sophomore Justin McMaster that ended up in the back of the net. He was not finished there. Less than three minutes later, Lapa scored one for himself, firing a shot into the back of the net from just outside the box. “We just kept playing our game and kept being patient,” Lapa said. “We believed in the way that we play and knew that we would create chances. We did a good job on finishing those chances and scoring the goals we needed.” While Presbyterian answered back in the 74th minute of play, that was not enough to tarnish the Deacs’ momentum. Sophomore Omir Fernandez responded and secured the lead by finish-
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The Demon Deacons congratulate one another following junior Bruno Lapa’s (20’) second goal. Wake Forest will play at home, this Friday, against NC State.
ing a cross from sophomore Machop Chol from the right side of the box. Less than seven minutes later, Lapa scored again. Wake Forest will head straight into ACC play, taking on NC State (4-00) at home on Friday at 7:00 p.m. “It will be a tough game, but we are up for the challenge,” Lapa said. The Deacs look to bring the same energy from the second half versus Presbyterian into their next game. The team will have two days of practice to
prepare, recover, and reset. N.C State beat Presbyterian 2-0 on August 31. “Leading up to Friday, we need to improve defensively as a team and limit mistakes because good teams like N.C State will make us pay for our mistakes,” Gdula said. “We are also going to need our subs to have the same impact they did today because our depth will really help us. I think we are one of the deepest teams in the country.”
Tampa Bay Rays push boundaries of conventional baseball Despite being handcuffed by budget constraints, the Rays keep discovering ways to win BY REN SCHMITT News Editor schmwm16@wfu.edu
Though the playoff teams in the American League are rightfully drawing the majority of the media’s attention as the season comes to a close, there is a non-playoff team that has been up to something special. For the Tampa Bay Rays, success does not have the same definition that it does for their division rival Red Sox or Yankees. The Rays have one of MLB’s smallest markets, and their measly $71 million payroll reflects that reality. Compare that to the payrolls of the Red Sox and Yankees, which routinely eclipse $200 million, and it is no wonder that the Rays enter each year with different expectations and goals than their AL East counterparts. Though operating a small-market MLB club comes with myriad challenges, working with such a small budget places an emphasis on creativity, experimentation and advanced analytics. The tinkering and norm-busting ways of Tampa Bay have been more
than a curiosity this season, as the Rays front office has engineered a competitive team. Tampa Bay sits firmly in third place in the AL East, falling victim once again to the dominance of the Red Sox and Yankees; however, they find themselves more than 10 games over .500, and they have done so without a bona fide star. Their highly publicized 2018 experiment has since been affectionately dubbed “the opener.” The Rays have elected to send out a relief pitcher in place of a starting pitcher in several games this season, a puzzling choice that conventional baseball wisdom frowns upon. The Rays, though, were forced to throw convention out the window years ago. The thinking behind “the opener” is that a closer-type relief pitcher will be able to pitch full-tilt against the opposing team’s 1-2-3 hitters, allowing the starting pitcher, who enters in the second inning, to ease into the game against inferior hitters. Further, the 1-2-3 hitters will face the true starting pitcher just two times instead of three, ostensibly preventing them from getting comfortable against the starting pitcher. On May 19, Tampa Bay relief pitcher Sergio Romo took the mound as an
“opener” for the first time, and since then, the strategy has been successful. In the second half of the 2018 season, the Rays have a team FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) of 3.53, good for third in the majors in that category. In March and April, before the Rays begin experimenting with “the opener,” they ranked 14th in the majors with a 4.02 FIP. The Rays have also found gems among low-cost, team-controlled
players like infielder Joey Wendle, outfielder Mallex Smith and starting pitcher Blake Snell, all of whom have yet to reach arbitration. (Weighted Runs Created +) of 112 and a UZR/150 (Ultimate Zone Rating scaled to 150 games) of 9.8. Through over 100 games, Wendle has an fWAR (FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement) of 2.7. See Money, Page 15
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Rays’ relief pitcher Sergio Romo was the first to hit the mound as an “opener” on May 19, successfully implementing their strategy.
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Spotlight: Samantha Halvorsen BY WILL MAY Sports Editor mayws16@wfu.edu Samantha Halvorsen is a junior cross country and track runner at Wake Forest. She was a four-time All-League selection in cross country and earned three AllCounty honors while at Ridgewood High School. Halvorsen had a breakout season during her sophomore year of college, during which she raced in five meets and earned both All-ACC and All-Region honors. Will May: Would you say that the WFU cross country and track programs have evolved since your freshman year?
SH: The success that I was fortunate enough to experience last year has really motivated me towards having bigger goals for this year, both for myself and for the team. I think everyone is really dialed in this year, aspiring towards the same big goal of making nationals. Each year that I have been here we have gotten closer and closer to making that mark so, fingers crossed, this is the year. WM: What has been your greatest challenge you’ve faced as an athlete or student at Wake Forest? Do you have any tips for coping with the challenges of being a student, an athlete, or both?
SH: My freshmen year I had a serious hip flexor strain that resulted in being on crutches for about a month as well as four months of physical therapy exercises. Not being able to run was incredibly frustrating, especially because with the added time commitments of physical therapy and cross training I had even less time in my day to dedicate to school work. While this was a frustrating time I relied a lot on my coaches and friends to keep me positive and focused on getting healthy, their support meant a lot. WM: What meet or race are you most excited about? SH: I am really looking forward to our regional meet this year. We are competing at Rock Hill South Carolina on a course that no one on the team has run before, so it will be fun to share the new experience together. Additionally, at regionals last year we were less than 50 points away from qualifying for nationals (which in cross country is not a lot) so I am hoping we can qualify this year. We only graduated two seniors from our top seven team last year so we will be bringing back an even stronger team than last year.
Samantha Halvorsen: Both the cross country and track programs here at Wake have changed dramatically since my freshman year. My freshman year was the first year we had with our current coaching staff, so there were a lot of changes in team culture and attitude. The coaches have instituted a lot of new programs from training to team bonding trips to mandated stretching routines, not to mention moving practices from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. However, all of their changes have been to instill a philosophy of dedication and hard work throughout the team, which I think is easily reflected in the results we have been producing as a program.
Personal Profile Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ High School: Ridgewood HS Class: Junior Height: 5’ 08” Accolades: 2017 All-ACC Honors 2017 Southeast All-Region Honors
WM: Do you have any favorite memories from any previous seasons of Wake Forest cross country?
WM: You had a considerable amount of success last year. Keeping that in mind, how do you feel about this season? SH: I was lucky to have raced well on the track this past season, but cross country has always been my favorite season of the three (cross country, indoor track and outdoor track), so I am looking forward to a continuation of that success this season. The team aspect of cross country is what makes it so special, as races always involve seven girls. Success alongside your teammates is always more satisfying than solo success. WM: Do you have any major goals or plans for this upcoming XC season? Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications
SH: My favorite memory with the team was when we finished fifth at ACCs last year. We had been working really hard all season with the anticipation of peaking for that meet as well as regionals, and to finally see all the work start to pay off was a great feeling. Of the seven athletes that competed in that race three had just joined the program that Fall, so to have such success with such a new team was really motivating, and lots of fun too. We had run the same course for a different race a few weeks earlier so to be able to see a drastic improvement in such a short time was rewarding.
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Deac Notes Wake Forest Women’s Soccer wins 1-0 against Penn State
Wake Forest Field Hockey loses against Princeton 4-0
Last Sunday the Demon Deacs upset the No. 5 ranked Penn State, with a goal scored by senior Bayley Feist. Senior Nonie Frishette saved 12 goals, just seven goals shy of beating the program record, 18. This win propelled the Deacs to a record of 4-1-0. You’ll be able to catch them this Thursday at 7 p.m. when they face off against No. 7 South Carolina.
The Demon Deacons were shut out on sunday by the Princeton Tigers at Penn’s own Conference Crossover. Senior Jule Grashoff took four shots, and one shot on goal. Senior Goalkeeper Cat O’Connor made 10 saves. You can catch the Deacs taking on Boston College in Massachusetts this Friday at 7p.m.
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Premier soccer league exudes strong play The fourth week of Premier League soccer was filled with action and impressive play BY CAMERON LIZZA Contributing Writer lizzcd17@wfu.edu After an exciting week four in the English Premier League, a lot remains unpacked. To start this week’s action, a dominant Liverpool team faced off against a sneaky Leicester City squad. Sadio Mane and Bobby Firmino netted goals to put the Reds up 2-0. Later, Liverpool goalie Allison Becker made a fatal mistake that led to the team’s first conceded goal of the season. Next, Southampton traveled to London to take on Crystal Palace. Although Southampton won the game 2-0, this was no blowout. An early goal by Danny Ings gave Southampton a lead, but the Eagles had several chances that were saved by Alex McCarthy. Southampton had a chance to steal the momentum away from Crystal Palace with a penalty, but Charlie Austin couldn’t put it in the back of the net. Eventually, Southampton took advantage of a fast break and Pierre Hojberg netted the final goal. Suffering from the loss of their
talismanic winger, Wilfried Zaha, Crystal Palace couldn’t seem to find their offensive footing. The next game was Everton versus Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield capitalized off of an early set piece but the Blues tied the game up with a Dominic Calvert Lewin header. Despite dominating the rest of the game, Everton couldn’t capitalize on any of their chances. In a battle of smaller clubs, Fulham took on Brighton and Hove Albion. The newly promoted Fulham squad has lived up to the hype coming into the season, with their stars Aleksandar Mitrovic and Andre Schürrle netting their goals early. Brighton came back from the 2-0 deficit with a strike from Glenn Murray, who then scored a penalty kick caused by a questionable handball in the box. The game ended with a 2-2 draw where both teams snagged a point. In a true David and Goliath matchup, perennial powerhouse Chelsea took on Bournemouth in a game that took nobody by surprise. The Cherries had very few chances and the Blues dominated. Super-sub Pedro netted the first goal which gave Chelsea the momentum, and Eden Hazard later ripped a shot past Asmir Begovic to seal the win. The next contest involved Wolves versus West Ham. This game was filled with chances from both teams which lead supporters to believe that it would end in a draw. But in a stoppage time heartbreaker,
Diarra Traore netted the late winner to sink the Irons. Another game of note was the Newcastle versus Manchester City game. Last year’s champions looked to get an easy three points but Newcastle put up a strong fight. Raheem Sterling netted the first goal but it was quickly equalized by the American international, Deandre Yedlin. Deandre scored his first ever premier league goal with a rocket that went past Ederson. Finally, the game winner was scored by Kyle Walker who scored a long shot from over thirty yards out. Newcastle has looked surprisingly strong this season and if they keep this up they will be able to finish top 10 on the table. In a surprising shootout, Cardiff faced off against Arsenal. The Gunners went up early with a header from Shkodran Mustafi, but Cardiff equalized with their first goal of the season. In the next half PierreEmerick Aubameyang curled the ball past Neil Etheridge to give Arsenal the lead, but Cardiff quickly equalized again. Finally in the 81st minute, Alexandre Lacazette scored the game winner with a beautiful shot inside of the six yard box. When Manchester United took on Burnley, a beautiful display of passing transpired. Romelu Lukaku headed a cross in the back of the net in the 27th minute. In the 44th minute Lukaku got the ball inside the six-yard box and netted his second
of the day. Last year’s surprise team, Burnley, were defeated 2-0 by the Red Devils. The last game of the week was the most surprising with Watford facing off against Tottenham. Spurs went up after an own goal by Abdoulaye Doucoure but it was all Watford after that. Troy Deeney netted a goal off of a set piece in the 69th minute followed by a goal by Craig Cathcart in the 76th minute, leaving Watford undefeated in league play.
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The Premier League logo was recently changed to have a cleaner look.
NFL preview: Falcons attempt to defend title The NFL picks back up this week with exciting yet predictable games BY JONATHAN BELL Senior Writer belljh15@wfu.edu It’s finally here, folks. After enduring the long drought from the Super Bowl to college football kick-off weekend, the National Football League will once again fill our televisions come Sunday. As the season kicks off, here are previews of a few of the more interesting week one matchups. Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday at 8:20pm As is tradition, the first game of the season pits the defending Super Bowl champion against a conference foe at home. Coming off a storybook season in which they captured their first Super Bowl in franchise history, all eyes are on the Eagles to see if they can repeat last season’s success. Playoff hero Nick Foles will still be the man behind center for Philadelphia as star quarterback Carson Wentz continues to rehab his torn ACL that he suffered late last season. The injury bug has bitten the Eagles quite badly early on in the 2018 season, as number-one wideout Alshon Jeffery won’t be playing week one and neither will key reserve Mack Hollins. On the other side, the Falcons are still reeling from the almost inconceivable loss to the Patriots two years ago. The Falcons regressed slightly, falling from 11 wins in 2016 to 10 in 2017, but still managed to make the playoffs where they met, and lost to, the Eagles. Looking for
revenge, I predict Matt Ryan and the Falcons to score an upset in the battle of the birds. Falcons 27 Eagles 21 Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers, Sunday at 4:25pm The Panthers have had a roller coaster of campaigns over the last several years. In 2015, Cam Newton was the dominant MVP and led Carolina to 15 wins and the Super Bowl where they came up just short. In 2016, the Panthers looked awful and limped home to a 6-10 season and missed the playoffs. Last year was somewhat in between. The Panthers were able to return to the playoffs posting a 10-6 record, but Newton wasn’t quite at his MVP caliber self. The Panthers ended up being taken down by New Orleans in the wild card by a score of 31-26. The Cowboys have endured a similar fate the last couple years. In Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott’s first year with the team, Dallas looked incredible. They finished 13-3 and took the NFC east crown. Despite a loss to the Falcons in the playoffs things looked promising. However, their season last year was almost over before it even started with Ezekiel Elliott’s suspension, and Dallas missed the playoffs at 9-7. Look for Carolina to make their home field advantage count in this one and take the day.
spite probably playing the best game of his remarkable career in Super Bowl 52, the Patriots came up just short and are out for revenge. The receiving corps of New England is undoubtedly their biggest question mark at the moment with Julian Edelman being suspended for four games and the retirement of off-season signee Eric Decker. There will be a large burden on Sony Michel and Rex Burkhead to carry the Patriots passing game from the backfield. On the other side, Houston has to be happy to be getting the services of Deshaun
Watson back. Watson probably would have won Rookie of the Year had he kept up the level of production that he was performing at before his unfortunate knee injury. The bad news is that he hasn’t looked all that great this preseason. The good news, however, is that he is fully healthy and isn’t even wearing a brace on the surgically repaired knee. All things considered, the power of Belichick prevails in this one. Patriots 31 Texans 20
Panthers 24 Cowboys 17 Houston Texans at New England Patriots, Sunday at 1:00pm Seemingly a favorite to take the Super Bowl crown every year, New England and the ageless Tom Brady once again seem poised to make a deep run in the postseason. De-
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The reigning superbowl champs, the Philadelphia Eagles, face off against the Atlanta Falcons Thursday, Sept. 6.
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Football: Demon Deacons trounce Tulane Continued from Page 11
Hartman looked unfazed by all the talk and stigma that surrounded his start as a true freshman QB. He was calm and collected, as he found Bachman once again for another TD score. Deacs were up by three in the fourth quarter. “It would take a tank running over [Sam] full speed to get him to turn around and even get flustered,” said Mark Hartman, Sam’s father, in an interview to the Winston-Salem Journal. Mark might be right after all; during a third and nine from their own six-yard line, the Demon Deacons looked like they were about to punt as the pocket collapsed on Hartman. He rolled to his right inside Wake Forest’s own end zone while keeping his eyes downfield. He showed no hesitation and no signs of fear, even in the face of a 290-pound defensive lineman ready to sack him. Hartman kept rolling until he found Dortch minimally open while receiving double coverage.
Hartman threw on the run from inside his own end zone a perfect ball that arched just high enough to go above the defender’s hands and drop softly on Dortch’s arms for a 39-yard gain and a much needed first down. Seemed like a cherry on top of a brilliant debut for him. However, at the end of the drive, the Deacs found themselves in the red zone with the opportunity to increase their three-point lead and be one step closer to their first win of the season. Yet, on a first and 10, instead of accepting the sack, Hartman tried to shovel pass the ball to one of his teammates, but the ball went straight to the hands of LB Lawrence Graham for an interception. Tulane then drove the ball downfield to score the gametying FG and send the game to overtime. That play by Hartman earned him a “Don’t ever, ever do that again” by Clawson on the sidelines. “With where we were, in the red zone and the lead — it was unnecessary and not a smart play. It was really
a foolish, foolish play,” Clawson said during the postgame press conference. “We have to coach that out of him. You can’t do that.” Up to his second interception, anyone who watched Hartman play would not have guessed that it was his college football debut. It was almost as if everyone needed a reminder that he was still a freshman playing his first game in college. During OT, the Wake Forest Defense came up big, forcing a threeand-out for Tulane’s first possession. Then, on Wake Forest’s ensuing drive, an offense that struggled the whole game to run the ball suddenly pounded Tulane in seven straight runs culminating in junior Cade Carney’s game-winning TD run. “As well as Sam [Hartman)]played, and at times he played not like a true freshman, there were a handful of plays that were not wise plays,” Clawson said. He then added, “It’s in some ways, when it’s all said and done, a perfect opener. You go on the road, you face
adversity, make a lot of mistakes and still find a way to win and you’re 1-0.” It was also a costly win for the Deacs, who lost senior Left Tackle Justin Herron and sophomore Cornerback to season-ending knee injuries adding to an already big list of injured after just one week of football. Hartman finished with 378 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of picks while completing 31 of his 51 throws. For as much as glare and comparisons to John Wolford he warranted during the first game, he still has a lot to learn. However, that is what makes this Wake Forest team so exciting to watch. The season just barely started and freshmen like Surratt and Hartman are already making a huge impact, even though they are miles away from a finished product. The potential is definitely there for a special season. The Demon Deacons will turn their attention to a Week 2 matchup against Townson at BB&T Field on Sept. 8, at noon ET.
Money is no object: the Rays build a team Continued from Page 11
Wendle, a 28-year-old rookie, has been a key contributor for the Rays both offensively and defensively, posting a solid wRC+ (Weighted Runs Created +) of 112 and a UZR/150 (Ultimate Zone Rating scaled to 150 games) of 9.8. Through over 100 games, Wendle has an fWAR (FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement) of 2.7. Smith, who was traded multiple times before reaching Tampa Bay, does a little bit of everything, playing solid outfield defense, walking frequently and stealing 28 bases this season. Smith would not be considered a traditional outfield bat, as his power numbers are poor and his strikeout rate is a few ticks below league average, but the Rays took a chance on Smith based on his athleticism. His fWAR of 3.0 in 2018 leads the team’s position players. Snell has perhaps had the most jaw-dropping season of all, posting a 10.50 K/9, an ERA of 2.02 and a WHIP of 1.01. Though Snell will likely be overshadowed in the Cy Young race by some of the more established names, he will almost certainly receive votes come award season. The Rays also traded aging starting pitcher Chris Archer, who could never quite reach ace status despite the quality of his stuff and peripherals, to the Pirates in exchange for two cost-controlled players with legitimate upside, outfielder Austin Meadows and starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow. Most of Meadows’ tools are above average, and he could develop into a well-rounded offensive and defensive player, and the hard-throwing Glasnow has made strides since joining the Rays, allowing just 11 earned runs across six starts.
Photo courtesy of Associated Press Blake Snell has had an especially impressive season, with a 10.50 K/9, a 2.02 ERA and a WHIP of 1.01. The lefty deserves to be in the Cy Young conversation at the end of 2018.
The fate of the 2018 Rays feels unfair, as building a cheap team with this much talent in Tampa Bay is an uphill battle. The front office piecemealed an impressive roster through savvy trades and a commitment to young, affordable players, and their in-game strategy has allowed these players to outperform their true-talent level. The Tampa Bay Rays would be in the hunt for a playoff spot
if they were a National League team, but alas, their big brothers in the AL East have more money, more fans and more wins. The juxtaposition between the underdog Rays and the mighty Red Sox and Yankees had the potential for an exciting David and Goliath race for the playoffs, but unfortunately for the Rays, their AL East foes have left them far behind once again.
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Students experience exciting summer internships Many Wake Forest undergraduate students spent their summer working for nonprofit initiatives and start-up businesses.
“Social media is really important for the organization, as it is a major platform where they can communicate messages about their cause,” Goldenberg said. Goldenberg also co-hosted a spin class fundFor Wake Forest students all across the raiser that raised over $2,000 for the organizaglobe, the summer of 2018 was a productive tion. one. Students from all grades have returned “I gained a lot of insight into the nonprofit from their summers with detailed and unique world, which is really valuable to me because stories, many of which involve interning with it’s the area I hope to work in,” Goldenberg companies from all around the country. said. Sophomore Gina Goldenberg’s summer inAnother student who also had an interestvolved work with the Saint Rock Haiti Foun- ing opportunity to get involved this summer dation (SRHF) based in Milton, MA. The is sophomore Ilse Schaeffner, who worked foundation owns a primary healthcare clinic with Cell Signalling Technology (CST), Inc. in Carrefour, Haiti, which provides healthcare in Danvers, MA. CST is a lab that researches to over 40,000 people in the area. SRHF op- products such as antibodies and designs pererates the entire clinic, overseeing anything sonalized and specialized medicines to treat a from general medicine to HIV and prenatal wide variety of diagnoses, particularly in canwings. Goldenberg worked closely with the cer. Schaeffner played a role in the company’s organization throughout high school and even General Counsel, helping the legal departhad the chance to work in Haiti within the ment by proofreading documents and observclinics. This summer, Goldenberg reached out ing the relationship between the organizationto the organization’s CEO to continue getting al and research branches of the company. She involved with their work. First, she worked on had the opportunity to meet some of the most the financial analyses of the company to better important names in the company as well as acimprove the medicine prices that were being countants and developers who play a huge role used at the time. Goldenberg also worked on in the incredible organization. the organization’s social media outlets and will “It was a valuable experience to be in the continue to do so as the year progresses. presence of major scientific breakthroughs that are changing the world and working to improve cancer treatments,” Schaeffner said. A third student, junior Max Teitelman, took part in an internship with a private equity called Broadtree Partners based in Charlotte. The application was posted on Handshake, and Teitelman took part in three phone interviews regarding research he was told to do for the company. Teitelman worked 10 to 13 hour shifts for seven days a week, took part in phone calls and video conferences, and took summer classes at the same time. Photo Courtesy of Gina Goldenberg Teitelman said he
BY KIANA POURTEYMOUR Contributing Writer pourk17@wfu.edu
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learned a lot about the finance industry as well as about the specific behaviors of companies. “I learned a lot about how important communication is, checking up on other people, and being open to having your coworkers come to you for personal matters when they want to,” Teitelman said. Finally, sophomore JD Caras took an internship at Cameo, a start-up business in Chicago created for fans to book personalized video shoutouts from celebrities. One of his main tasks was to recruit the talent for the company and then work with them once they were on the new platform. Talent that Caras worked with included names from Bella Thorne to Terrel Owens and Josh Norman. Caras also developed and ran the company’s customer service department and was training two employees by the end of the summer. He also worked in marketing, social media and product development. “In a start-up where there wasn’t much training ... you had to create things that would actually affect the company as a whole,” Caras said. “I had fun with the start-up atmosphere, made connections with people that I still can’t believe and learned more than I ever thought.” It is clear that Wake Forest students truly do not stop getting involved when summer comes around. Healthcare organizations, talent companies and finance firms have all brought valuable experience to Wake Forest students, and hopefully their experiences will encourage others to get involved through internships in summers to come.
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Restaurant Review | Hissho Sushi
THE HOT Hissho Sushi takes campus by storm LIST This new Asian and sushi restaurant replaces Take Two in Benson Food Court
Top Ten Weekend Trips out of Winston-Salem Now that classes have really begun, taking a weekend trip out of Winston-Salem could be the best way to de-stress By Emily Beauchamp
BY EMILY BEAUCHAMP Life Editor beauea17@wfu.edu Last year, the Benson Food Court added a new option to its list of restaurants, an Asian fusion place called Take Two. The restaurant featured a combination of burgers and Americanized Asian dishes like sriracha tofu and lemon chicken. While the burgers were always a hit, many students felt as though the Asian food was unappetizing. Throughout the year, Take Two had multiple renovations to improve the food, and during second semester, the food was bearable. However, many students still felt unhappy with the establishment. On Aug. 15, Deacon Dining took to Instagram to announce that they would be replacing Take Two with a new restaurant called Hissho Sushi. Hissho Sushi’s headquarters is in Charlotte, NC and they claim to make sushi fresh everyday. At first I was unenthusiastic about the change, but with more thought I decided it would be worth a shot to try it. The first week of classes went by and I had heard several positive reviews of the place. I considered this to be a good sign and decided it was time to try it for myself. I studied the menu and inspected the sushi they offered until I decided to try the orange chicken with a side of lo mein noodles. The packaging looked like I had ordered Chinese takeout from a local res-
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Hissho Sushi is the newest addition to Benson Food Court. It features a combination of sushi made fresh daily, appetizers, entrees and sides. taurant in Winston-Salem, which I also considered to be a good sign. I opened up the lid and dug in to the food. The chicken had a good flavor that nicely combined the tanginess and the sweetness of the citrus. The noodles tasted a little bland and were sort of tough but overall I was impressed. Naturally, I went back one more time this week and decided I would try the sushi. They have a wide variety of rolls and boxes, ranging from nigiri bento boxes to crunchy rolls to vegetable rolls. After looking at all of the ingredients in each roll, I settled on a classic crunchy roll. It tasted pretty good but I would prefer to go out to a sit-down sushi restaurant. After I received my box, something felt all too familiar and I realized the sushi in the P.O.D. and the new sushi restaurant came from the same manufacturer.
However, Hissho Sushi has one thing on P.O.D. sushi. I have walked by multiple times and saw them rolling up fresh sushi. This makes me feel better about its freshness than P.O.D. sushi does. In addition to sushi, orange chicken and noodles, the restaurant offers other items such as vegetable spring rolls, white and fried rice and many other entrees. All in all, Hissho Sushi has commendable food and I would recommend the place to any student who had an Asian food craving and didn’t want to pay or wait for Chinese takeout from off-campus. However, Hissho Sushi can get a little pricey because they have yet to establish Old Gold options on their menu. If they add Old Gold meals and cook their lo mein noodles an extra minute, I would consider it to be on par with other places in Benson.
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Travel Column | Las Vegas
Las Vegas lives up to its name as Sin City Going to Las Vegas can be a fascinating and valuable experience for some BY HARRISON MCCAMY Staff Writer mccajh14@wfu.edu A series of delayed flights, a dinner with three strangers and an Uber driver’s (unsolicited) advice on legal brothels marked the beginning of my trip to Las Vegas. Not long after arriving, it became clear that Las Vegas was a culmination of anything and everything that could possibly entice a human into visiting that hot, arid land. There were a surprising number of hairs in our room for a five-star hotel, but the Aria did not disappoint otherwise. Full of shops, bars, restaurants, pools and an enormous casino, there were activities for persons of most any age or persuasion. The variety of different people that occupied the casino was astounding — from the down-on-his-luck average Joe to the night professionals, wearing sunglasses and headphones, jittering poker chips and outbetting most anyone that tried them, but the drunks were ever-present. One bachelorette, slurring her words and stumbling in and out of the tenuous grasp of her brides-
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The entrance way to the Wynn hotel is adorned with decorative balls. maids, was reaching out to give a high five to anyone who would accept it — as if for a last attempt of celebration. I’m sure the beginning of her night was much better, a sad truth for most who visit Vegas, but a profitable one for those in the IV hangover treatment business. On the twenty-minute walk from the Aria to Caesar’s Palace I encountered more purveyors of the world’s oldest profession than my previous 22 years had taught me to expect, but, surprisingly, Las Vegas is one area of Nevada in which prostitution is not legal. This would lead me to believe that the women I had encountered were simply gregari-
ous strangers that saw no need for excessive clothing in the outrageous Nevada heat. A dry heat, though. Nevada became the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana, and for the sake of journalistic integrity I thought it necessary to inquire about how the locals feel about the recent change in legality. Some were profoundly elegant in their responses regarding the safety and attraction of alcohol versus cannabis, how the legalization has affected local taxes and the way tourists have influenced marijuana sales, while another, when asked, simply looked back with glazed, sanguine eyes and patiently uttered, “It’s been cool. No complaints.” The banks won’t deal with the dispensaries yet, so the only dispensary that could accept credit cards had to filter the money through a series of food trucks they also owned, but the details were kept hazy from me. Of the locals (namely Uber drivers) I spoke to, smokers and non-smokers alike were in favor of the legalization. The only complaint exhibited was from a victim of the munchies, regarding a recent gain in weight. Overall, it was a fascinating — and valuable — experience, but not one most reasonable people could endure for more than a few days. Vegas had certainly earned the title “Sin City.” yet I remain righteous. Now on to Reno, home of the “world’s biggest motels.”
DRINK OF THE WEEK
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1 cup champagne 2 cups pink lemonade 1/2 cup tequila 1/2 cup triple sec 1/4 cup lime juice
This recipe serves three. Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher. Stir then serve!
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Television Show Review | The Great British Baking Show
British baking competition is still a treat The Great British Baking Show comes back for its fifth season with six year old footage and it does not disappoint BY AMANDA WILCOX Online Managing Editor wilcaf16@wfu.edu The Great British Baking Show — known as The Great British Bake-Off across the pond — aired its fifth season on PBS this past July with a series of episodes that were technically six years old. However, one need not give a flying Fondant Fancy about the time lag. For ten idyllic Friday evenings this summer, it was 2012 again for cake-loving Yankees like myself. President Barack Obama was still on the verge of being reelected to a second term, the Brexit vote was still years away and whether John’s Victoria sponge would rise or Brendan’s crème pâttisière would be slack was still anyone’s guess. Serious Bake-Off watchers know that the show recently underwent a controversial move from BBC to Channel Four before the eighth season aired in the U.K., which led to the resignations of co-presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc and judge Mary Berry. We in the U.S. are lucky, though, because we are blessed with one more unseen season of Mel and Sue’s innuendo-laced quips and Mary’s exclamations that a cake “just looks a picture” even if it tastes terrible. It wouldn’t be Bake-Off without competitors’ selfdeprecating and characteristically British “stiff upper lip” way of dealing with mishaps, and fortunately this season has plenty. In one particularly controversial and exciting technical challenge (well, by Bake-Off stan-
dards), poor John buttered and salted his baking tins instead of sugaring them. Stuart was possessed, for some godforsaken reason, to use tomatoes as his fruit of choice in his upside-down cake, resulting in a concoction that resembled a horrible mashup of a ginger cake and a Chicago deep-dish pizza. Forget the plate-throwing and temper tantrums of American cooking shows, however. When something goes wrong, even the most heated of the competitors express themselves as if they’re characters in a Jane Austen novel. “I’m really, really cross with myself,” Sarah-Jane said after a particularly challenging round. Another time, when Sue expressed disappointment that Victoria had been eliminated, the amateur baker said, “Oh no, I’m relieved … It was the right decision.” Finally, after Manisha dropped her sponge puddings on the floor and had to present the disintegrated cakes to the judges, she actually praised them for how kind and understanding they were. “I can’t say anything more than how decent they were about it,” she said. “They were both very, very decent.” It’s true, too, because the harshest thing Mary typically said was “Well, the [insert ill-advised flavor here] is coming through.” Arguably one of the best aspects of Bake-Off is its endearingly British baking terms; if it is the source of the sum total of your baking knowledge, as it is of mine, you may find yourself unwittingly using the phrases and pronunciations from across the pond. Here’s a primer: scrummy is good and stodgy is bad. The Star Baker is often “dead chuffed” and the eliminated baker is usually “gobsmacked.” Cling film is Saran wrap, icing sugar is powdered sugar, dessert is pudding, pudding is custard, biscuits are cookies, sponge is cake and scone is pronounced “scon.” “Oh,
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Twelve British bakers compete in three challenges each week until one baker is crowned the winner. Brendan, you clever sausage” and “Oh, my giddy aunt!” are real expressions. Why don’t people talk like that stateside? Maybe it’s the kindness, the lovable British colloquialisms or the B-roll footage of goats frolicking merrily in the grass, but there’s something magically comforting about a world in which life’s biggest twists and turns are navigated in an eight-strand plaited loaf. Whether the bakers rise to the occasion like a chocolate soufflé or crumble like underworked pastry, the landing is guaranteed to be as soft as clotted cream on a freshly baked British bap. I’ll surely be back for another serving.
Humor Column | Bikes
How not to ride a bike around campus Traveling around campus is about as easy as riding a bike, at least when you know what you’re doing BY RAVEN MCCORKLE Staff Writer mccorc16@wfu.edu
Although Wake Forest’s campus isn’t exactly huge, the distance between Magnolia and South Campus feels really far when you’re in a rush and have short legs. As an upperclassman, I’ve been attempting to race to class without ending up covered in sweat. I thought to myself that this year would be different. So I got a bike. Mistake number one for a girl who learned to ride a bike when she was thirteen and then never got back on said bike again. I went to Wal-Mart and searched for a bike that screamed “I’m an eco-friendly animal lover who wears Chacos and bikes around campus.” Of course, because I’m only 4’9 (4’11 if anyone is asking), this was really difficult. The only bikes I could find for short people were bikes that came with pink and purple streamers and training wheels. And let’s not forget about the super cool bike with the unicorns on it. I tried out a ton of different bikes, but I couldn’t understand what was wrong with them. I felt like Goldilocks: “This seat is too high!” “These handlebars are too big!” “Why does this bike have gears?” After trying bikes for about an hour, I finally found my first set of wheels — did I mention I’m twenty and don’t have a driver’s license? I pick out this awesome seafoam green and silver cruiser. I add a cup holder for my coffee addiction and I’m thinking, “Yeah, I can totally ride this around campus.” I name my bike Regina, Reggie for short.
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Many students choose to ride bikes across Wake Forest’s campus, despite it being one of the smaller campuses of all the North Carolina schools. However, some students struggle more than others.
We strap her to the roof of the car and she ends up on campus in one piece. It takes me a lot of courage to finally get on Reggie because I’m sure I’m going to make an absolute fool of myself. What twenty-year-old can barely ride a bike? I can only start on the right foot since I’m right handed, so I have to hobble around on the bike while I wait for the right pedal to come up. I push off and I’m riding! For a whole two seconds until I got to a hill and had to get off. I push the bike up the hill and coast down the road until a car comes up behind me.
It is at this moment that I realize I have no clue what any of the bike signals are. The car comes up and rides slowly beside me as if they’re about to pass me. I was scared out of my mind, so I did the most logical thing I could think of. I turned right in front of the car and almost died. On the ride home, the same thing happened. I parked my bike and still haven’t gotten on it again. Legend has it, if you walk past Magnolia you can still see Reggie parked nicely on the bike rack, never to be touched again.
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Minimalist film grapples with complex ideas Featuring a stellar performance from Ethan Hawke, First Reformed challenges the audience to interpret many of the deeper messages on their own.
BY KYLE FERRER Staff Writer ferrka16@wfu.edu
We all take rejection differently, but everyone remembers what it did to Travis Bickle. The disturbed, postwar cabbie, played by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver, was just looking for a way into society that seemed greased in smut and vice. He was even kind of endearing — a lost, postwar child hopeless in the face of New York society. “A yellow coffin” is the epithet Paul Schrader, the writer of Taxi Driver, uses to describe Travis Bickle’s vehicle of alienation. Within a clearly vapid society, Travis Bickle, unaccustomed to the viciously acquisitive bent the world had taken, felt alone. Based on the specific circumstances of his life (a psyche retarded by Uncle Sam, a New York City society advanced at snatching innocence, with its pimps, whores and coat of sleaze), Travis Bickle is melted down into a simple, unstable substance: anger. A city that didn’t care how young its prostitutes were had no room for the socially and psychologically deprived ingénue. Travis Bickle, rushed through to maturity, became a dysfunctional adult in a world of practiced human malpractice. First Reformed, the new film written and directed by Paul Schrader, explores similar themes to the ones concretized by Robert De Niro in 1976. Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) runs a small Protestant church. The locale (upstate New York) is one defined by its ability to epitomize hum-drummery. Reverend Toller’s small sanctuary operates under the arm of the town’s mega-church, Abundant Life, run by the unctuous but corporately-beholden Pastor Jeffers (Cedric Kyles). The town’s grayness permeates into diurnal existence, and Toller has taken up a grayness worthy of a dye-job. First Reformed, the eponymous church of the film, is a small, severely angled establishment. Now serving a tiny congregation, its decidedly important walls make up a rarely-visited curio of the sort whose history could become genre-bent and whose building dilapidated for an episode of American Horror Story (it used to be a stop on the Underground Railroad).
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But this film isn’t an outwardly frightening one. The thrust of the plot comes when Mary (Amanda Seyfried, appropriately harried, and very pretty in a frosted kind of way), a young parishioner, confides in Reverend Toller that her husband, Michael (Philip Ettinger), is pushing for her to have an abortion (Pence!). But Michael’s reason is right out of the 21st century qualms-book, if there is such a thing. He does not wish to bring a child into the world because of impending ecological disaster, and is now a militant activist, embroiled in radicalism’s cynicism and anger. Both parents-to-be agree, politically, that the climate needs addressing, but Michael has a concerning brood and newly shortened fuse that leads Mary to think he could be on the brink. And he is. Later, Mary and Reverend Toller find a suicide vest in the couple’s garage. Michael has become an eco-terrorist. Early in the film, there is a brilliantly staged tête-àtête between Toller and Michael that most audiences probably will grow bored of. There is no music to cheaply prompt emotion, no exotic camera angles to jar us to revelation, but simply an unmoving two-shot of the two men seated and one-shots that cut back-andforth from one speaker’s face to the other. It is a philosophical push-pull that is more literary than cinematic, in the best way possible. Toller tells of his tragic past, of the things that brought him to become a pariah of sorts at First Reformed, and Michael makes the very legitimate case for ecological doom, the upshot of which would be a terrible life for their child. Toller is moved by Michael’s commitment and rationale. A man who has not been legitimately needed for some time, Toller finds the debate exhilarating, and his chance to advise brings out his best ideas. For Toller, “Wisdom is holding two contradictory truths in our mind simultaneously, hope and despair … Holding these two ideas in our head is life itself.” That’s all Schrader, delivered by a concerned and earnest Ethan Hawke, and it makes the scene itself worth watching as a standalone. But First Reformed is not a dialogic film, in the tradition of Linklater’s Before Trilogy or Barry Levinson’s
paradigmatic Diner (1982). It is as if Taxi Driver was directed by an art-house director. Instead of the garishness of New York that Scorsese brought us in his film, First Reformed, in an attempt to mimic it surroundings and the mind of its protagonist, is filmed without trappings (the immediate comparison, although a different film, is David Lowery’s A Ghost Story from 2017). Schrader uses barely any music, and shoots the entire film in a 1:1 ratio (basically, the format, instead of filling the entire screen, is a symmetrical box in that fills an even two-thirds of it). There is almost no camera movement. The film causes us to be still, and in turn, replaces the impetus from the director onto the viewer to do the interpretive work. First Reformed is a film everyone should see, simply because it is born of an entirely different artistic ilk. It is, some may say, an arduous film. Although gripping, at times it is purposely difficult, a “slog,” that rewards concentration and cogitation (think Phantom Thread, but bleaker). You have to meet the film more than halfway, but if you are OK with that, you will be handsomely compensated. The devastating final sequence, where Schrader takes all of his aesthetic austerity and synergizes it into an orgiastic frenzy, clenching every nerve in eye, body and brain, is among the most provocative scenes I’ve seen of late. Hawke puts together his eerie, disturbed stoicism with cellular precision. And although there are other characters in Seyfriend, Kyles, and a perfectly late-capitalist businessman, played by Michael Gaston, First Reformed is fifty-percent Ethan Hawke, and fifty-percent ascetic purpose. Just as Travis Bickle keeps a journal, so does Reverend Toller, an idea Schrader says he originally mined from Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket (1959), and the earlier Diary of a Country Priest (1951). The film itself is just as fastidiously constructed as one might imagine the pages of a priestly diary might be. It serves the film literate in recognizable ways. The minimalist aesthetics work to aid understanding. It is a film that forces the viewer to form their own opinion. The only problem with it may be: how many people are willing to do that?
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QUAD FASHION: SUMMER EDITION Although Wake Forest students are already deep into their fall semester, the warm summer weather has yet to leave campus. Quad Fashion features functional and fashionable outfits that are perfect inspirations for soaking up the last of the heat. BY OLIVIA FIELD Life Editor fielor17@wfu.edu
Emily Tiensch
Freshman
Caroline Swimmer Sophomore
Noah Collier Sophomore
Paige Gladstein Sophomore
Freshman Emily Tiensch takes inspiration from the warm weather with her yellow floral sundress. Paired with blue sandals, the flowy piece is perfect for the 90-degree weather. Although Tiensch credited her friend with picking out the outfit, she still achieved a quintessential look for the beginning of fall semester. With sunglasses on hand, this is a reliable choice for the season.
Taking advantage of the warmth before autumn rolls around, sophomore Caroline Swimmer rocks a red dress with buttons running down the side. She vamped up the look with tan jute platforms. Finishing off with sunglasses and a simple necklace, Swimmer’s outfit is an easy way to feel comfortable in the heat while also incorporating stylish elements with bright colors and accessories.
Although most male students opt for t-shirts and gym shorts during warm weather, sophomore Noah Collier chose a collared navy shirt and maroon shorts. With a pleasant pattern, his shirt stood out among Wake Forest gear and sports jerseys. Collier kept it casual with his flip flops and Club Master sunglasses, making his outfit both fashionable and functional for a long school day.
Embracing the breezy heat, sophomore Paige Gladstein wears a staple pair of flowy, light blue shorts paired with a ribbed white tube top. With a pair of gold sandals and round sunglasses, Gladstone's outfit can easily transition from the classroom to the quad. Her look is finished off with a reusable cup, perfect for an iced coffee or fruit smoothie on a warm, sunny September day.