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“Covers the campus like the magnolias”

Campus plans new residences

By CeCe Brooks | News editor

By CeCe Brooks | News editor

For the class of 2012 and beyond, two new residence halls will be built before graduation.

The university recently started official plans for two new residence halls. An architect was just selected and met with staff and students last week.

Matt Cullinan, vice president for administration at the university, says that they hope to begin construction by the end of this academic year and finish by the fall of 2010.

One hall will be in the north part of the campus for upperclass students and the other will be for first-year students on south campus, most likely near Collins Hall.

Cullinan said that a number of factors influenced the decision to build new residence halls, including needed renovations and increased class size.

“It was a combination of knowing that we had added students and hadn’t added any bedding capacity in awhile,” Cullinan said.

“I think the Strategic Plan is also explicit about we’d like more students to live on campus.”

Students have been active in the process for building these new residence halls.

“There have been students involved in the process in terms of what might these halls look like, what are the amenities that are important and what are the other surrounding issues that are important,” Cullinan said.

Not only is the university taking the students’ opinions into consideration, but there are several students on the planning committee including the Student Body President Jermyn Davis and a resident advisor.

One of the most important details that the university is keeping in mind is the student body’s desire for more social space.

One question that the planning committee has addressed is the style of the new residence halls, especially the north campus building.

The most probable possibilities are suites or apartments. Within these styles there are a number of possible configurations the university must consider.

University rank goes up in survey

Moving On Up

By Kevin Koehler | Web editor Three of the Faculty Apartments buildings along Allen Easily Drive have a new type of resident this semester – students. It’s the first phase in a plan to convert all but one of the 10 buildings into student housing by August 2009, in order to accommodate the university’s growing enrollment.

“I anticipate that North Campus Apartments will become highly desired by upperclassmen,” Donna McGalliard, director of Residence Life and Housing, said in a statement. If the reaction of the first student residents is any indication, she

may very well be right about the row of three-story brick buildings, now christened North Campus Apartments.

“It’s amazing,” said senior Samantha Kruse.

“There’s so much space. There’s more than I knew what to do with.”

Each of the apartments, renovated over the summer, houses three to four students in two bedrooms, sharing a large living room and a full kitchen. Apartments also include a bathroom, or in some cases, two. Buildings have laundry and See Housing, Page A2

Every year US News & World Report publishes a guide to “America’s Best Colleges.” This year the university was ranked 28th out of 262 national universities. This is a two-step jump from last year’s rank of 30.

Rankings are based on a multitude of factors such as graduation, course offerings, cost and retention rates. In the past, the university has ranked as high as 25th in 1996, but has fallen in recent years.

The rankings are based on a number of statistics and other factors US News & World considers important in education.

Universities usually submit statistics for the issue and receive composite scores.

These scores are then compared to make up the rankings. The university is glad that this rating and continued inclusion on the top 30 will make many prospective students aware of the education the school offers.

“The university does, in fact, deliver a very personalized quality education to students and the ratings reflect that,” Kevin Cox, director of media relations, said.

Although the guide only represents a part of university life, many high school students look to it to find universities they might be interested in visiting.

“Wake Forest is always going to encourage students to go beyond rankings in looking for the school that’s appropriate for them ... (the university) doesn’t think any one ranking is going to give a complete picture to any one person,” Cox said.

Wake Forest Statistics Score out of 100: 70 Rank of Best Value schools: 30 Freshman retention: 94 percent National Retention rank: 27 Faculty resources rank: 35 Classes with under 20 students: 56.8 percent Selectivity rank: 37 Financial resource rank: 6 Alumni giving rank: 18 Full time faculty: 91.8 percent

See Dorm, Page A6

Monopoly world record to be broken at the university

By Natalie Ranck | Asst. news editor

Tensions rose and hearts raced as students at the university participated in an attempt to break the Guiness World Record of most people ever playing the classic board game Monopoly at the same time.

The university is just one of many locations worldwide rallying people to play the game.

Students will be playing at different universities around the United States, from Arizona State University to University of Florida to Syracuse University, but that’s not all.

Other major U.S. and international cities will also be playing host to this historic event.

Monopoly fans in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and even London and Tokyo will be participating.

The event took place at the university on Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Shorty’s in Benson and is hosted by the Pi Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma

Theta Sorority. It celebrated the release of a new edition of the board game, called Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition, which represents 22 different cities from around the world on the board.

This is the first time there has ever been a world edition of this classic game and the represented cities were voted on by Monopoly enthusiasts from around the world.

More than five million votes were cast, and the results of the vote were released Aug. 20.

Other changes to the traditional board game include the replacement of “Water Works” and “Electric Company” with “Wind Energy” and “Solar Energy,” updated Community Chest and Chance cards, and the tokens, houses and hotels will reflect a wide range of cultures from around the world.

The conventional game that the world knows and loves was created in 1935.

The updated game aims to reflect adaptations to fit the changing (and international) world and is now available in stores.

The university is one of only seven campuses asked to host this event.

This unique opportunity was brought about by a simple e-mail and some alumni connections.

Senior Maya Yette, a member of Delta Sigm Theta Sorority, is very involved in the planning of this event.

“We got the opportunity because the office of Greek Life sent out an e-mail,” Yette said.

“One of the girls who works for the company’s PR firm used to attend Wake, and we’re one of only a few schools that they asked to host this event.”

There is no need to convince any Monopoly enthusiast how important, not to mention fun, this event will be.

See Game, Page A6

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Welcome to Wake

Brieflies

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Police Beat

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Spotlight

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Annual Banshees’ fall performance brings comedy to the campus and welcomes the freshmen.

The Hot List

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In Other News

Sudoku

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• Students try to get students registered to vote | A2 • Harold & Kumar actor to visit campus | A6

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As part of an effort to make the Guiness Book of World Records, the Delta Sigma Theta sorotity participated in a Monopoly tournament on the first day of classes.

Sports | B1 ACC preview Each team from the Atlantic and Coastal football divisions are previewed and staff writers predict season outcomes.

Opinion | A5 Politcal Problems Opinion editor speaks out about political apathy among young people.

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Day of classes

Brieflies SG to use Web site for student football tickets

Visit the Student Government Web site to obtain the guidelines for non-Screamin’ Demons football ticket distributions and other footballrelated policies.

Mullen Scholar program now accepting applications

Applicants for the Thomas E. and Ruth Mullen Scholarship should submit a letter that includes their area of interest, extracurricular participation and future goals. Applicants’ transcripts and Dean’s records will be reviewed by the selections committee. Each applicant should also submit two letters of recommendation from faculty members. The deadline is Oct. 15.

Shuttle adds night service

Shuttle service has been expanded to include regularly-scheduled stops at night. The new combined day and night schedules provide regularly scheduled service from 7:45 a.m. until nearly 3 a.m. the following morning. See www.wfu.edu/ police/shuttle.html for stop times and complete routes.

Memorial service scheduled for professor Elizabeth Phillips

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. September 3 in Brendle Recital Hall in memory of Elizabeth Phillips, professor emerita of English, who died June 24. A reception for guests will take place after the service in the lobby.

New exhibits open in Scales

“The Old Alma Mater,” a university history exhibit organized by the Wake Forest University Traditions Council will be on display in the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery in Scales Fine Arts Center through October 12. The exhibit features artifacts celebrating university traditions that span the school’s 174 year history.

“Perpetual Art Machine” also opens in Scales this week and will continue through October 12.

The exhibit features 21st century international video art with live interactive installations.

Chinese Moon Festival to celebrate harvest

The Chinese Moon Festival, a harvest festival sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, celebrates the new moon. The event will feature live performances and food, including moon cakes on Sept. 13. The festival will be held in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Josh Kelley to perform on Davis Field

A concert by singer/songwriter Josh Kelley will be held on September 5 on Davis Field at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Religion professor to launch Web site promoting religious tolerance

“Fighting Religious Intolerance: Portraits of Hate, Lessons of Hope” (fightingreligiousintolerance.org) will be formally launched during a reception at 4 p.m. Sept. 9 in Benson, room 401. The site uses visual media such as cartoons, photographs and leaflets to illustrate the vilification and persecution of religious groups in America.

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Housing: New space for students Continued from Page A1

lounge space. “The kitchen is a huge amenity,” said senior Sam Smartt. “We can really make our own meals.”

Tucked in the woods behind Scales Fine Arts Center, the street is typically quiet.

“It’s a place to retreat to” Smartt said. “At the same time, if I want to do something on campus, I can just walk to it.”

The Delta Zeta Sorority has moved from Luter Hall into building six.

“It’s not one, but it’s almost like having a sorority house,” Kruse, a DZ sister, said.

Echoing the sentiment of other residents, she added, “It’s on-campus, but you feel off-campus.”

Currently, 21 apartments are open to students, which can house up to 57 people.

Two more buildings, now undergoing renovations, are scheduled to be opened in January 2009, according to statements released by the university.

The remaining buildings are slated to be reopened for students in time for the 2009 fall semester. In the end, a total of 62 apartments will be available for 196 upperclassmen.

One building will stay devoted to faculty, offering 10 two-bedroom apartments for short-term lease.

Unlike Polo Residence Hall, to which students must make a special application to get in, the North Campus Apartments will be assigned through the general housing lottery.

“We actually applied for Polo and didn’t get it. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise,” Smartt said.

The plan to convert the apartments into student housing was the subject of a controversy during the

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Many students are pleased with the renovations made to the North Campus Apartments in order to convert them from faculty residences to student residences. spring semester. Initially in February, the administration announced a plan that would evict all faculty within less than four months.

This drew the ire of the residents, and their sympathizers, who felt the faculty were insulted by not properly consulted nor given enough notice.

Residents began circulating a petition and met with university President Nathan O. Hatch to air their grievances. The administration comprised by adopting the current phased plan. It forced resi-

Student register to vote during sign-in

By Chantel O’Neal | Staff writer

With the presidential race remaining neck and neck, we know now more than ever that every vote does count.

One university student in particular, senior Michael Berkowitz, wanted to ensure that every student’s voice was heard on Election Day. Berkowitz spent the summer planning and organizing a non-partisan voter registration drive that took place during freshmen move-in on August 22.

Although Berkowitz took on the task with no other volunteers, the drive was sponsored by Democracy Matters, a campus-based national organization.

As a member of Democracy Matters since freshmen year and now the leader of the university’s chapter, Berkowitz accepted the challenge of registering all incoming freshmen alone.

“I got the voter registration forms and talked to Res Life to get permission to do it,” Berkowitz said.

“My biggest mistake was talking to them a little bit later than I should have.

“Because this was the first year anything like this has taken place, there were some things that did not

go according to plan. “I didn’t realize that this would be so complicated, but you have to start somewhere,” Berkowitz said.

One of the problems was registering students from other states. Most did not realize that they could register as a student of North Carolina.

In spite of any complications, 1200 forms were successfully passed out to this year’s freshmen class. The forms will be collected

by RAs and returned to Berkowitz, who will personally deliver them to the Board of Elections.

Currently the number of freshmen that registered during the drive is still unknown. The final count will be determined later this week.

The exact numbers may be uncertain, but Berkowitz still feels as though he accomplished his goal. “If you present people with voter registration forms and tell them that they can vote, then we did our part.”

According to Berkowitz, the important thing is that everyone is presented with the opportunity to have their voice heard.

“For us to get what we want, we need to know that the political

See Voter, Page A6

dents in three buildings to leave by the end of the semester and compensating them $3,000, as well offering $2,500 to those who chose to move out

by June 30.

Today, most of the faculty apartments are vacant.

Current student residents are not allowed to park behind their apartments buildings at any time, as a consideration to the private homes that abut the complex.

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As a finale to the orientation festivities, Student Union hosted a luau that was moved to Benson Food Court due to rain.

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• University Police responded to 45 calls from Aug. 18-24, including 8 incidents and investigations and 37 service calls.

The following is a summary of the incidents and investigations.

Drug and Alcohol Violations

• University Police responded Aug. 19 to a call about a student passed out in a Poteat Residence Hall stairwell. Officers determined that he had been consuming alcohol and was under the age of 21. Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services transported the student to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Information about the incident was provided to Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services.

• University Police responded Aug. 21 to a call about four students drinking alcohol in front of Johnson Residence Hall. Officers asked the two men and two women, who are all 21 or older and all live off-campus, to leave. Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student services.

• University Police were called Aug. 22 to a Polo Road address adjacent to campus to assist the Winston-Salem Police Department, which issued citations for underage drinking to four students.

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

• University Police were called Aug. 23 to assist the Winston-Salem Police Department, which issued a citation for underage alcohol possession to a stu-

dent who was walking along Polo Road adjacent to campus. Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student services.

• University Police were called Aug. 23 to a Rosedale Circle address adjacent to campus to assist the Winston-Salem Police Department, which issued a citation for underage alcohol possession to a student.

• University Police responded Aug. 24 to a call about a student passed out in a Bostwick Residence Hall bathroom. Officers determined that she had been consuming alcohol and was underage. Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services treated the student, who was taken to the Student Health Service for observation. Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student services.

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Author discusses the Campus welcomes a Starbucks election with freshmen

By Caitlin Brooks | Asst. news editor

It started with an experiment. “Look to your left, look to your right. Can you tell whether each person is a Democrat or a Republican?”

Skeptical looks and nervous laughter from the audience of bright-faced freshmen greet the question.

“No? Chances are, your neighbors’ political views differ from yours,” speaker Kathleen Hall Jamieson, keynote orientation, said. “If, after five years, ten years, you can talk to them civilly about politics and continue to learn and disagree, then you will have finally g o t t e n something, you will be different from your parents.”

Jamieson, nationally renowned scholar and commentaJamieson tor of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke on voting trends on Aug. 22 as part of orientation for the class of 2012.

The author of over 90 academic articles and 15 books, Jamieson is also the cofounder of FactCheck.org, an online non-profit organization devoted to examining the factual accuracy of U.S. political campaign advertisements.

Jamieson catered her discourse to the youthful audience, most of whom will be eligible to vote in their first elections this November as Barack Obama and John McCain square off in the presidential campaign.

“Don’t be like your parents, don’t marry, befriend and work with someone just like you. (Be careful not) to hunker down inside your own belief structure and not engage the beliefs of those who disagree with you about politics,” Jamieson said.

“Don’t be afraid to talk about it.

“We find ourselves stuck in a political structure that feeds a divisive mentality.”

She spent the majority of the lecture encouraging political communication across party lines, a broad search for political knowledge and caution

about media representation of each candidate.“For the first time in the modern study of politics we saw a change with an increased search for knowledge, increased conversation across ideology.

That’s the kind of democratic engagement your generation could bring to the table. That’s why I’m optimistic about the future,” she said.

She showed a JibJab animated short entitled “Time for Some Campaigning,” designed to summarize the attacks against each candidate in an entirely satirical and absurd way.

“The structure of this video tells you nothing positive about anyone who is pictured,” Jamieson said. “ It is the idea that politics has become nonstop attacks and sadly, reporters actually believe that. They show you the attack ads but they don’t show you the positive ads, and then they tell you that politics have become increasingly negative.”

“What you don’t see are the similarities between the candidates, even if the news agency is seemingly nonpartisan,” she said.

Freshman Erin Devine was particularly impacted by this part of the speech.

“She gave good insight about how cynical we’ve become about politics and she made really good points about how even though the news portrays the political climate as negative, there is still a lot of positive out there, even if the media chooses not to show it,” Devine said.

Using political slander ads from both key candidates, one bashing Obama for potential tax increases and the other accusing McCain of losing American jobs, Jamieson encouraged the audience to actively think outside their own ideologies. She asked Democrats and Republicans alike to identify potential inaccuracies in the ad attacking their parties’ opposition and highlighted the similarities between the parties. Jamieson wrapped up the talk with a positive note encouraging voter turn-out.

“You’ve got the long-time horizon.

If you vote, they (politicians) will have to stop passing to your generation the cost of things taken by my generation,” Jamieson said.

“You could not only tell a different story about politics, but you could also command an electoral structure to think of the long term benefit of the country.”

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The area Starbucks will occupy used to be Rhoda’s Cafe, which was filled with vending machines.

Construction has been a constant presence on campus since spring semester ended in May.

After months of controversy, Starbucks to open in September

By Jenn Kimbal | Staff writer The Z. Smith Reynolds Library has had a summer makeover and will soon boast a full-service Starbucks in what was formerly known as Rhoda’s Café.

Construction on the two 24-hour study rooms began on May 12, just a few days after finals ended last semester.

The rooms were closed during summer break and opened for student use on the first day of classes.

The decision to put a Starbucks in the library was a much debated topic throughout the past spring semester.

After all of the controversy and months of construction, the Starbucks will finally open on September 22.

Many argued that a large corporation like Starbucks would put the student-

run coffee shop, Campus Grounds, out of business.

However, it was finally decided that both coffee houses could thrive on campus, and, shortly after, the study rooms underwent major renovations to accommodate this change.

The west study room will feature new furniture, which arrived August 22.

Renovations are still taking place on the Starbucks.

Peter Ramanoff, the library’s evening supervisor, spoke about the difference between the new study rooms compared with the old ones.

“They are so warm and welcoming … it’s like night and day,” Romanoff said of the new study rooms.

It is expected that Starbucks will increase traffic through the east study room.

To account for this, two new group study rooms have been installed in the east 24-hour room and one in the west.

Library personnel hope this will allow students to engage in quiet study despite

the noise of the Starbucks. According to Ramanoff, all the Starbucks baristas will be students supervised by ARAMARK personnel.

“ARAMARK works hand-in-hand with Starbucks,” Ramanoff said.

Working at Starbucks is one of the work study positions available for students.

The job may eventually become open to any student looking for an on-campus job.

Starbucks’ hours of operation have yet to be determined, but both study rooms will be open 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

These rooms have become a popular place for late night and early morning studying.

These renovations will make the rooms a more inviting place to study.

Renovations to the 24-hour study rooms are one way the Z. Smith Reynolds staff is working to make the library a more pleasant place to work for university students.

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he university’s new, slightly higher position in US News & World Report’s annual college ranking is a good thing. Twenty-eighth out of the more than 200 schools reviewed is amazing. We see it as a continuation of the strong reputation that was built during Hearn’s tenure and as a positive report of Hatch’s first four years here.

It does say something positive that we avoided dropping 50 places after Hatch took over.

We acknowledge that a change in rankings of only one or two spots is nothing more substantial than simply “statistical noise.” But we’ve also got to admit that it feels pretty good to beat UNCChapel Hill this year, which unfortunately finds itself ranked 30th.

Our sympathies also go out to Duke University who was left out of the all-exclusive list of top five universities again this year.

The truth of the matter is that even though these rankings can only offer the most basic idea of what type of school the various universities listed are, they do matter. Graduating high schoolers pay a lot of attention to them, and they can provide big bragging rights or embarrassing shame.

And as our university undergoes certain major changes in the next few years, we can only hope that we maintain our status, or even better, move up on the list.

More applicants to the school, broader admissions recruiting, a more diverse incoming class and a larger student base are all things that will undoubtedly impact our rank in the future and we hope it does so positively.

Also, it will be interesting to see how the new SAT policy affects admissions and our rankings, although we aren’t sure if it will at all. Either way, our fingers are crossed.

Admin. has done well to promote voter registration

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pon hearing that Resident Advisors were required to hand out voter registration forms to their residents, we feel that the university is sending a strong message to its students.

It is our opinion that wellrounded citizens, like those that students of the university should aspire to be, need to register to vote, become informed on issues pertinent to the politics of the state and country in which they live, then vote. It is a good thing that the university is encouraging this.

However, we were uncertain of the exact legitimacy of encouraging students to sign up to vote in North Carolina, as they should most likely be registering in their own states.

This year’s orientation theme of political awareness is one

of the best to date. We’re glad to see that new students are getting into the spirit of participation and open dialogue.

We hope that they’ll keep in mind that the art of political discourse should remain positive and respectful. In fact, learning how to listen to others’ opinions and thoughts and explaining your own clearly and respectfully is what college is all about.

While it seems that the rest of the people in the country are not above bitter and negative conversations with people they don’t agree with, we think that college is the place for higher thinking.

We hope that lots of students get involved with politics. After all, citizenship is more than simply paying taxes and checking a box at the polls.

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Quick Quotes “He’s on target all the time.

How can you punish a kid for being too good?”

Elections are giving democracy a bad name

With my general knowledge and assumptions of the Republican Party, I thought that they would definitely be behind the proposed change and assured the caller that “we” were backing the cause.

That was a mistake.

Little did I know that the Massachusetts Republicans are currently not supporting this movement.

Only the Libertarians were openly backHannah Werthan ing the bill.

Asst. opinion editor Here I was, an intern for an actual politis we enter the heart of the presiden- cal party, doling out false information withtial election “season,” I find myself out even realizing it. a little disgusted with the whole The moral of this story is to not call your process. state political party looking for real answers.

At the age of 18, I’m finally beginning to They might be as ignorant as I was when watch my perception of democracy as this I answered the phone that day. beautiful system of government crumble So where are we supposed to get real before my own eyes. facts?

Yes, everything I learned in school has Maybe this is a sign that we need news turned out to be completely wrong. channels with less flair and bias and more Well, maybe not completely wrong, but the substance. real world has become a harsh reality.

These days it’s especially hard to know Millions of Americans vote every four who is telling the truth. years based on misconceptions of each party The expansion of internet coverage has or they don’t vote at all. been both good and bad.

I honestly don’t know which scenario is On the one hand, information about worse. the candidates is always updated and This unbearably hot July, I went door-to- available. door asking people who they planned on However, the information might not voting for in the upcoming exactly be accurate. election.

Also, candidates flipSome people actually conflop on issues like there fided in me that they didn’t One more thing – why do is no tomorrow. care who won.

I know, it’s all part Americans only have two I couldn’t believe how apaof the ridiculous game real candidates on the balthetic they seemed toward politicians seem to be a very important election, lot election after election? born knowing how to which I feel every presi- Somehow I’m stuck with play. dential election has been in old John McCain as the But how do we know recent years. how loyal our candiThese annoyed homeown- only choice for president in dates are going to be ers then slammed the door in my mind. once they get elected my face and probably said and even more powera few choice words after I hungry than they had left. already were?

Overall, I have noticed a disturbing That’s right — we have no idea what amount of ignorance in this election, they are going to do. though I’m guessing every election has A candidate can make up his policies and an equal amount of mindless drones to then drop them all once elected. worry about.

Worse yet, there is (practically) nothing People assume that they can get all the we can really do about it once everything facts from a few hours of watching mind- unfolds. less TV. One more thing – why do Americans After all, at seemingly every commer- only have two real candidates on the ballot cial break, each candidate has bought a election after election?

30-second time slot to fully convey the Somehow, I’m stuck with old John stereotypes of the competition.

McCain as the only choice for president These ads cost millions of campaign in my mind. dollars to make and can easily turn votes Despite campaigning for him in dreary because of these people.

New Hampshire, I’m not the biggest However, I can’t honestly say I’m the most fan. well-informed person either, so I have to Sure, the man is somewhat endearing, take some responsibility. but somehow he manages to be both more Shame on me, too. conservative and more liberal than I am.

I am the typical college student who I think I need to start watching more claims to be knowledgeable but has a lot mindless TV and just ignore these elections, to learn. if only I weren’t so stubbornly invested in When I was an intern this summer for watching dirty politics. the Massachusetts Republican Party — I think my life would be a lot less aggrayes, I promise it really exists — I learned vating if I lived that way, but I guess I an enormous amount about both major would be a hypocrite for promoting politipolitical parties both on the national and cal activism. the (Massachusetts) state levels.

So please learn up on the candidates, regisMany things I learned, I really think I ter to vote and actually follow through and should have known all along. try not to end up as jaded about the whole One day, someone called the office thing as I have accidentally become. and asked me if the Republicans in the state were for removing the Massachusetts Hannah Werthan is a sophomore from income tax.

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- Baseball coach for 9-year-old pitching prodigy Jericho Scott, of New Haven, Conn., on the injustice with kicking the boy out of the league for pitching too hard

“” “We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone,” - An Apple spokesman confirming that they are paying actors in Poland to line up for the phone

“” “Nuns are a bit excluded, they are a bit marginalized in ecclesiastical life. This will be an occasion to make their contribution more visible.”

- Italian Rev. Antonio Rungi, explaining why he created the “Miss Sister 2008” online beauty pageant

“” “One of the firemen called me and said the place was full of smoke. I thought he was joshing me. He said ‘We’ve got a fire at the fire station.’”

- De Queen, Ark., Fire Marshal Dennis Pruitt, on how firefighters prepared to extinguish a utility pole fire only to find their own station ablaze

“” “Whenever people have had oil they have been really, really willing to give it. It’s a waste product for them so we are taking away their rubbish.”

- 34-year-old Londoner Andy Pag, founder of the “Grease to Greece” race, on why he started the 10-day mission through Europe on cars run by only cooking fat

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SG promises more communication Jermyn Davis and Jennifer Beeler

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ith the school year underway, Student Government would like to welcome all incoming students and returning students. Although some may be hesitant to begin a new school year, Student Government has been working hard to improve the quality of student life here at the university and especially improve the communication between the student body, Student Government and the university administration. This summer Student Government was still hard at work to do just this.

Student Government has been working extensively with ARAMARK, a large source of contention for university students, to make many improvements. ARAMARK District Manager Roy Biggers has agreed to help bring more options to the All-In-One Plan and is also working to improve the operating hours of the Pit. Also, this summer, Student Government worked diligently on instituting forums where students can have an opportunity to speak their mind.

Since improving communication is Student Government’s primary goal this year, these

forums will help the student body know what the administration and Student Government is doing at all times.

Student Government is working in collaboration with the President’s office to host a few of these forums this semester.

President Hatch and other administrators will be attending these forums so that students can directly ask any questions they may have.

A forum releasing the Master Plan will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 9 in Pugh Auditorium. Although Hatch will not be present at this one, Matt Cullinan, vice president of administration, and the architects who designed this plan will be in attendance.

A forum on student life will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11. in Brendle. This forum will address the direction of student life and also Greek life. Hatch and Vice President of Student Life Ken Zick will be in attendance.

The third forum being held this semester will be on the SAT decision, Strategic Planning and Financial Aid. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 in Benson 401. Hatch, Provost Jill Tifenthaler and Martha Allman, director of admissions, will be in attendance to explain these changes and the reasons behind them.

Along with these forums, communication will be further improved by continuing constituent

e-mails and by eventually implementing an SG blog to provide up-to-date information.

Beginning with more effective communication, the student body can expect some other changes this year. The requirement to be named to the Dean’s List has been changed from a 3.0 grade point average to a 3.4.

Members of the Faculty Senate deemed the previous requirement too low, especially since about 50 percent of students’ grade point averages were above a 3.0.

Student Government is urging the faculty to revisit this issue and will inform the student body of any changes.

Also, an important issue for students is ticket distribution for Non-Screamin Demons. We ask that you visit the Student Government Web site to obtain the guidelines and other football related policies.

Communication is not the only issue being addressed by Student Government this year.

Along with the six standing committees are more specialized Executive Action Committees.

Anyone in the student body can participate in these committees.

They include: Improving Technology (chaired

by Saket Munshaw, SG treasurer, and Jermyn Davis, SG president), Tuition, a student study on whether or not the university should do tuition freezing (chaired by Matt Triplett, SG

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What was your favorite part of orientation?

“Frat parties — no question.”

“Pros vs. Joes: I made friends and felt Wake pride.”

“The free food and then when it was all over.”

“Socializing on the roof with my fellow Babcockers.”

Stewart Warther Freshman Akron, Ohio

Tianjiao Yu Freshman Changchun, China

Jordan Griesbeck Freshman Memphis, Tenn.

Michael Massad Freshman Dallas, Texas

McCain mistakenly forgets old stances Ryan Taggett

Old Gold & Black Columnist

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hen John McCain ran for President in the 2000 election, he was a different kind of candidate. Known for his “Straight Talk Express,” McCain had a well-deserved reputation for running an honest, no-nonsense campaign. Though he’d like you to believe otherwise, the McCain of 2008 is very different from the McCain of old; as many say, the Straight Talk Express has taken a detour.

Senator McCain has apparently decided, after losing in 2000, that he must adopt the classic Republican/Karl Rove type strategy, as evidenced by his new advertisements.

Perhaps the most blatant and oft-repeated offense is McCain’s

misrepresentation of Senator Obama’s tax plans. McCain has claimed that if you’re for Obama, you’re for higher taxes.

In fact, Obama’s plan would raise taxes only on the wealthiest slice of Americans and would in fact lower taxes for middle and lower income Americans. On the other hand, McBush McCain is in favor of maintaining the Bush tax cuts for the super-wealthy, in spite of a rising deficit and a struggling economy.

Trying to appeal to moderates, McCain has released ads touting his progressive stance on energy policy: “Renewable energy to transform our economy, create jobs and energy independence, that’s John McCain.” The only problem is McCain’s plan does not specify any new renewable energy spending.

Looking at McCain’s record reveals that he has actually opposed tax incentives for renewable energy. If by progressive, McCain means more progressive than Bush, then that is quite a low standard to hold ones self to.

During the peak of gas prices this summer, McCain released an ad blaming Obama for high prices at the pump — the commercial literally claimed that

Obama was single-handedly behind the increased price of oil. The ad tried to support this claim by linking Obama’s opposition to off-shore drilling with increasing oil prices. In fact, Senator McCain has said in interviews that our current problems have been “30 years in the making.”

Additionally, any economist will explain that the current oil crisis is demand driven—skyrocketing demand in Asia is largely to blame. Finally, the government has estimated that even if we allowed drilling today, noticeable effects on supply and demand would not be felt until 2030.

It would be interesting for McCain of 2000 to see McCain of today; I have little doubt that the former would be disappointed in what he sees. He would see a man who has put the straight talk on the shelf, compromising his values for the sake of political power.

The American people deserve better than four more years of the same old games.

Ryan Taggett is a senior political science and economics major from Orlando, Fla.

Jermyn Davis is a junior East Asian language and cultures major from Riverdale, Ga. Jennifer Beeler is a junior English major from Martinsville, Va.

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approval rating of under 20 percent can only come from family and “close” friends of the people in Congress.

All of this, however, provides absolutely no excuse for apathy!

In fact it should provoke exactly the opposite response by the American public: outrage.

Fellow citizens, the political races of this year mark something very pivotal. The consequences are huge and perhaps the biggest challenges this country has ever faced are Alex Osteen on the docket.

Are we going to stand by and Opinion editor let crooked and highly-polished, ome of my friends tell me silver-tongued politicians that they are completely promise us a lift and then push apathetic to all things us down instead? political. This is a sad truth, Are we going to be silenced especially when it is our by the loud noise made by generation that has been called big corporations’ greedy selfuninterested and lazy by our interests? elders.

This is our call to become The political divide in this informed and see through country has gotten so wide that, politicians’ bulls**t. Nay, this is one, the people who care about our call to demand what’s right. politics can’t discuss them civilly How dare candidates cry out for and two, everybody else is scared original-intent interpretations off by the residual animosity. of the Constitution in the court What Obama said about room when they themselves rural voters in aren’t addressing Pennsylvania the distant and deaf could have and Fellow citizens, the state Washington should have has found itself in? political races of this been phrased a A state that goes year mark something lot better and completely against very pivotal. The conse- what the founders was definitely jumped on had in mind for the quences are huge and by the right power of the voice perhaps the biggest mercilessly. But of the people. challenges this country I understand I believe this is and agree more than just has ever faced are on with what he some young person the docket. was trying to being wishful or express because being fed up with I can see the old people and the same thing in rural Appalachia, previous generation. the place where I was raised.

This is just where America People there have suffered is right now. If American generations of people taking citizens, especially those of our advantage of them and of their generation, don’t take the future generosity towards strangers of the country in their own and outsiders. Politicians are hands, other countries will for probably the most guilty of us. The world is far from flat this: promising one thing today. and exploiting the poor or We need to look no further uneducated instead. No wonder than the other side of the Pacific people are bitter. I’m bitter. I to start sweating. If our country think that this sort of thing continues to be run the way it exposes a deep and rotten truth has been, I think we are going to about the political status of crash, and fast. I know this is a America. very bold statement, but I truly Do not misunderstand me believe it. here. I love America and want Ok, so we all aren’t going to only the best for my country. agree on everything, obviously.

I’m liberal but do not call me But that is really what makes anti-patriotic.

America’s freedom’s so great.

It’s one thing to point out Our diversity has been our problems and say they need strength. Don’t let this be an to be fixed. It’s a completely excuse for apathy either. different thing to blindly say It should be all the more that a place is perfect or “the reason to want to learn more best” and ignore the problems about each other and our that are making it not true. And differences and work together to I think that’s where my point for get things done. this column comes in.

This doesn’t mean that I think The immense power of money that everybody should become a and lobbies in Washington is political science major and then disgusting and the vast, vast run for office somewhere. majority of politicians with It’s really a lot more basic than the power that senators hold that. I beg you, I implore you are very out of touch with the to get informed, get educated, honest Americans they are speak out, but most importantly, supposed to be representing. care.

Where is the accountability?

Here I agree with something Alex Osteen is a senior economics McCain admitted about and Spanish major from Congress when he said that an Highlands, N.C.

Political sentiment in America needs a major makeover

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Word on the Quad | Your voice on what’s going on

speaker of the house), Diversity (chaired by Mary Kat Keith, SG secretary), Ways to Improve Career Services (chaired by Sarah Nick, SG chief of staff), Shuttles from Off-Campus Apartments (chaired by Jermyn Davis) and the Campus Store Advisory Committee and Dining Commission.

If you would like to participate in Student Government, legislator appointments for upperclassmen will be held in the upcoming weeks.

There will also be elections for Freshmen Legislators, Freshmen HEC members and a Freshman and Junior Student Budget Advisory Committee position. Applications for all positions are available outside the SG office in Benson 304.

Student Government hopes that you will take advantage of this opportunity to more openly communicate with Student Government and the administration.

The student voice is essential to improving student life and for the success of our school.

Student Government can only make changes based on your voice and opinions so please take the time to let us know what you think.

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Voter: Students try to help Actor speaks on Obama raise election awareness

By Alex Osteen | Opinion editor

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process is open to us. … Hopefully we can prove to people that yes, it is a huge complicated system, but it can work for people and do what needs to be done.”

The freshmen voter registration drive may be over, but Berkowitz is not slowing down. “We are going to try to go again with more forms and see what we can do as far as making sure every hall office has the forms, so people can just register there,” Berkowitz said. But his plans do not stop at simply registering voters.

“Hopefully we can move past voter registration and move on to important issues and get people involved somehow,” Berkowitz said. “But you have to take everything one step at a time.”

It may seem as though Berkowitz has taken on a lot of work and responsibility for one student, but his actions are not unwarranted.

According to the 2004 U.S. Census, only 47 percent of citizens age 18 to 24 were registered to vote.

Young adults had the lowest voting registration rate. In his personal endeavor, Berkowitz may have

worked alone. However there are other campus groups and organizations that are also working to register more university students.

“I know that the Obama campaign has register roughly 150 students,” Berkowitz, who also volunteered with the campaign this past summer, said. However involved Berkowitz may be in this year’s election or Democracy Matters, he is not planning on a future in the political arena.

“It is a dirty business. I hate politics, and I know it sounds weird, but I hate politics. It is a train wreck watching it,” Berkowitz said.

“I want to fix it, but if I can do that without actually having to run for office – that would be nice.”

This may be Berkowitz’s last year at the university, but he hopes that the voter registration drive will not end here.

“I hope it becomes an annual thing to just register all the freshmen as they come in, because everyone will be here for at least one election,” Berkowitz said.

“It’s not hard to continue with. A little bit of effort goes a long way.” Berkowitz trusts that other university students will step up and continue on with the work that he has begun.

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Student group Wake For Change is playing host to “Politics with Penn,” an event that will bring actor Kal Penn to campus.

He is coming to discuss the current presidential race and why he will cast his vote for Barack Obama.

The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on August 30 in Pugh Auditorium in the Benson University Center.

Penn, whose real name is Kalpen Modi, is most recognized for his roles in the movies Harold and Kumar and Van Wilder.

He has also starred in The Namesake and acts in the television series House.

Since 2007, however, Penn Penn has dedicated his time to working on Obama’s campaign. In fact, he moved to Des Moines, Iowa to campaign for Obama during the caucuses there.

He’s appeared in television ads for Obama and has traveled across the United States to events such as this one.

Wake For Change is a new organization on campus that was formed as a subgroup of the College Democrats with the purpose of promoting

Obama’s presidential campaign. Sophomore Alyssa Ray, leader of the group, has teamed up with the North Carolina Democratic Party’s “Campaign for Change” group to organize this event.

In her own words, Ray describes her organization as responsible for “encompass(ing) both students on campus and local Obama coordinators.”

As of now, it is unclear to Ray whether this is the first event of of a continuing series by her group or not.

Penn is expected to take questions from students, faculty and members of the community at large after a short speech about the election and politics.

All students are invited to go and watch, listen and participate.

There is an event posting on Facebook.com with more details on the event. Students can RSVP on the Web site as well.

For information beyond what’s been listed above, contact the group at rhuber@ncforchange.com.

This is certainly not the only time that celebrities, pundits or candidates themselves have come to campus to discuss campaigns and politics.

Last semester both Hillary Clinton and John McCain made appearances, along with former senatorial candidate Jim Neal.

Prior to that, College Republicans hosted Ken Starr.

John Edwards also made a stop here.

Most likely Penn will not be the last big name to come to the university as the election season enters crunch time in the months of October and November.

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“It’s an important event because it’s a game that many of us grew up playing and loving,” Yette said. “The World Edition just came out and this was just a fun way for us to get involved and get

students out and involved in campus on the first day of classes.”

Besides the fact that it was a fun way for students to be involved on campu on the first day of class, this event also gave students the opportunity to get their names in the record book and make Monopoly history.

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“Students know that we’ve taken a fair amount of our social space, our lounge space and other things and used it for rooms and we’re trying to clean that out slowly, but surely,” Cullinan said.

Despite rumors to the contrary, there are no current plans to build a parking garage on campus as a result of the new construction.

“We have more parking per capita than any of our peers ... will either of these new buildings have a profound effect on parking? The answer is no,” he said. Cullinan says that the university

will determine other ways to manage parking. A possibility is creating small parking lots under buildings.

Cullinan said that part of the reasoning behind starting work on these residence halls now is the Strategic Plan.

Now that the plan is nearing the end, the university needs substantial work in order to keep with the timeline set in the plan.

Although we are two years away from seeing the results of these plans, Cullinan said the university is moving at as quick a pace as possible. “We’re moving actually pretty fast ... there are no buildings that take less than two years,” Cullinan said.

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{ UPCOMING GAMES } FOOTBALL: 8/28 @ Baylor 9/6 v. Mississippi 9/20 @ Florida State WOMEN’S SOCCER: 8/29 @ Francis Marion 8/31 v. UNC-Wilmington 9/5 v. George Washington FIELD HOCKEY: 8/30 v. Iowa 8/31 v. Michigan 9/5 v. UNC-Chapel Hill MEN’S SOCCER: 8/29 v. VCU 8/31 v. Florida International 9/5 v. UCLA CROSS COUNTRY: 8/29 Wake Forest Relays 8/31 Virginia Tech Invite 9/5 UNC-Asheville Invite MEN’S GOLF: 8/29 v. VCU 8/31 v. Florida International 9/5 v. UCLA VOLLEYBALL: 8/29 Deacon Invitational 8/30 Deacon Invitational 9/5 Adidas Classic

{ NATIONAL STAGE } Baseball Instant Replay

The guardian of America’s most traditional sport has reversed its decades-long opposition to instant replay.

Major League Baseball will begin using instant replay Aug. 28 in three series.

Aug. 29 it will be used league wide.

The replay can be used for boundary calls only. These calls can include fair and foul balls and home runs with fan interference.

Baseball general managers voted 25-5 last November to recommend use the technology, and baseball’s lawyers spent recent weeks finalizing agreements with the players and umpires unions.

Baseball officials wanted to avoid a situation in the postseason where fans with access to televisions and viewers at home knew what the correct call was but the umpires on the field did not.

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{ DEAC OF THE WEEK } Graduate student Natalie Mullikin was named to the Preseason All-ACC Volleyball team for the third year in a row on Aug. 12.

Last year, Mullikin was also named to the preseason team and was then named to the first team All-ACC at the end of the season.

Her sophomore year she was named to the All-ACC second team.

Mullikin is a middle blocker for the Deacs, standing at 6-feet 2-inches.

She hails from Lebanon, Ind., and last year became the school’s alltime leader in solo Mullikin career blocks.

Her last single season total, 445 kills, places her fourth all-time at Wake Forest.

Mullikin was recently named team captain along with senior Ashley Homitz.

{ SPORTS WORDS } “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them all the time.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”

– Vince Lombardi

ATLANTIC

By Martin Rickman | Staff writer When the ACC expanded to 12 teams, it was assumed that the top dogs would be Miami, Florida State, Virginia Tech and Clemson.

But in the three years since the ACC Championship has been instituted, Florida State won the Atlantic in the first year, and Wake and Boston College have won the other two years, defying expectations.

Pundits attribute the parity to an overall drop in quality in the conference, but a more accurate assessment would be that although teams like Miami and Florida State have been down, other teams — BC, Wake, and even at times Maryland and last year’s Virginia Cavaliers — have merely risen their recruiting and their level of play.

This echoes significantly in this year’s Atlantic division, which is wide open.

Although Clemson is the heavy and popular favorite to start the season with their returning starters and offensive firepower, this division is up for grabs, with Wake Forest and Maryland, as well as Florida State, all vying for a title run.

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The Deacons, much like the Tigers, control their own destiny this season as their schedule is a bit weak, but the showdown on Oct. 9 against Clemson is easily the most important game of the season. The Deacons will also be tested at Florida State on Sept. 20, against Navy Sept. 27 and at Maryland Oct. 18.

The ACC title is in their sights, but they cannot allow the added hype and the expectations to force them into overlooking any opponent this season.

Clemson Tigers Predicted Finish: Second Everyone expects Clemson to win the ACC handily.

This is the same story every year — Clemson has the tools, the power and the playmakers, but they have blown their opportunities the past few times.

Last year their destiny was in their hands.

They hosted Boston College late in the season in a game broadcast on national television.

C l e m s o n’s ACC Championship hopes were alive and well, but then the Tigers saw their Orange Bowl chances slip away.

Clemson’s year comes down to three huge games — a home game against Alabama to start the year, another home game to end the year against South Carolina and an Oct. 9 showdown at Wake Fo re s t that will probably determine the division.

The Tigers’ ACC schedule outside of the game at BB&T Field in October is very manageable and the Tigers will be at least a 10 win team this year.

If they fail to win the ACC this season Tiger fans will be very unhappy.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Predicted Finish: First Call it bias, but the Deacons have the best opportunity to win the very strong Atlantic division.

They will have a hard time replacing long-time anchor and team leader Steve Justice on the offensive line, but this is what Head Coach Jim Grobe plans for when he redshirts his freshmen.

The offensive line is a bit thin, but the first stringers are as talented as any Grobe has ever had.

Replacing Kenny Moore and his ACC-record 98 receptions last year will also be tough, but the Deacs have a strong receiving core in Jordan Williams, DJ Boldin, Marshall Williams and Chip Brinkman.

The defense is where the Deacs truly shine behind superstars Aaron Curry and Alphonso Smith.

They lead a defense with depth and stars on the line, and in the secondary.

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By Matt Six | Staff writer

The ACC Coastal Division is filled with uncertainties entering the 2008 season.

Will the Hokies continue with a two quarterback system, rotating between veteran Sean Glennon and speedster Tyrod Taylor?

For Miami, how will redshirt freshmen quarterback Robert Marve perform against ACC competition?

Will the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets effectively execute the innovative triple-option offense that former Navy coach Paul Johnson implemented this season?

How will Virginia respond after losing star Defensive End Chris Long to the draft and Quarterback Jameel Sewell to academic issues?

Can David Cutcliffe breathe new life into the downtrodden Duke Blue Devils?

Will UNC-Chapel Hill compete for an ACC Title with 19 returning starters?

It is time to take an in-depth look at the ACC Coastal Division.

on the offensive side of the ball this season.

Harris will play without star corner Brandon Flowers, so opposing quarterbacks will likely look away from Harris and pick on inexperienced corner Rashad Carmichael.

In addition to losing Flowers, the Hokie defense loses playmakers Vince Hall and Xavier Adibi.

The defensive line losses three starters from a unit that ranked fifth in rush defense.

Despite these loses, many feel Virginia Tech can overcome them on their way to their second consecutive Coastal Division title.

Look for Kenny Lewis and Darren Evans to gather substantial yardage at the running back position behind a veteran offensive line.

It will be interesting to see which wide receiver will step up and become a leading target for Glennon and Taylor.

Tight End Greg Boone had an impressive spring.

On the defensive side, look for Macho Harris, Safety Kam Chancellor, Linebacker Cam Martin and Defensive End Orion Martin to lead a talented but inexperienced unit.

Combine a talented, well-coached team with an opportunistic schedule (avoiding Clemson and Wake Forest in the Atlantic Division) and you have a formula for a second consecutive Coastal Division Crown.

Miami Hurricanes Predicted Finish: Second Miami features one of the top running backs in the conference in Javarris James.

James suffered a neck injury last season, but now he returns healthy and ready to lead his team and prove himself.

During his freshmen year, James rushed for an impressive 802 yards.

He also accumulated 200 receiving yards.

His cousin, Edgerrin James, is the starting running back for the Arizona Cardinals.

James looks to have a breakout season, especially considering the volatile situation at quarterback.

Robert Marve was named the starting quarterback against Charleston Southern; however, he was arrested and will be suspended for the season opener.

Jacory Harris will start in his place, and he impressed in spring practice.

Miami will field a good defensive unit this season, led by linebackers Glenn

Virginia Tech Hokies Predicted Finish: First Let’s begin the preview with the perennial champion, Virginia Tech.

The defending ACC Champs only have 10 returning starters, losing all four starting wide receivers and starting running back Branden Ore. Cornerback Victor “Macho” Harris is one of the top corners in the nation, and the coaching staff plans to utilize him See Coastal, Page B4

Men’s soccer begins where they ended, No. 1

By Connor Swarbrick | Sports editor

The 2007 National Champion men’s soccer team is beginning 2008 right where they left off, ranked No. 1 in the country. Head Coach Jay Vidovich, in his 15th year, has his players poised to repeat.

“I think I am very fortunate to have a bunch of ambitious guys, so I don’t think we have to refocus,” Vidovich said. “We are trying to push the envelope to see how good we can be.”

In the spring the Deacon coaching staff broke down the NCAA Championship game to show their players how much better they can be.

The Deacs are returning 19 players, eight of which started last season. Vidovich thinks the combination of the experienced players returning and hungry newcomers is the recipe for a special team. Up front the Deacons return three of the best weapons in the ACC. Junior Cody Arnoux scored a team-high 15 goals last season and senior Marcus Tracy found the back of the net 11 times and was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the 2007 College Cup. Junior Zach Schilawski, who had five game-winning goals in 2007, along with freshman Alfredo Rodriguez-Allen will also make significant contributions.

The Deacons have great depth and experience in the midfield. Senior captain Sam Cronin, sophomore Corben Bone (the 2007 ACC and Soccer America Freshman of the Year), senior Michael Lahoud, junior Austin da Luz and senior Jamie Franks will all be featured at midfield. Vidovich also thinks freshman Luke Norman will make contributions.

The defense was the strength of the 2007 squad.

The Deacons lost First Team All-American Pat Phelan and captain Julian Valentin. Seniors Evan Brown and

Lyle Adams will be asked to step up. Sophomore Ike Opara, a First Team All-Freshman by Soccer America and a member of the U.S. U-20 team this summer, is dominant in the air.

Undoubtedly the biggest hole for Vidovich to fill is goalkeeper. Brian Edwards had a record breaking year as a fifth-year senior in 2007. Edwards, now playing for Toronto FC of MLS, was named Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the 2007 College Cup. Junior Akira Fitzgerlad will take his place.

Vidovich is very confident in Fitzgerald’s abilities after playing behind Edwards for the previous two seasons. He is an energetic leader, and the coaching staff feels he has matured at a rapidly.

Cronin, Tracy and Opara were named to the first team Preseason All-Americans by Soccer America. But, perhaps more important than the individual talents of the players was the trip the team took this summer.

The squad left May 9 for a 10-day excursion through Brazil that included matches with top club teams, training sessions and community service. The team spent time in both Sao Paulo and Rio. The Demon Deacons matched up with South America’s best including Brazil’s U-20 National Team on May 17 at Granja Comari, the site of the world famous National Training Center in Rio de Janeiro.

The Deacons attended professional training sessions at the Sao Paulo Football Club Training Facility and the Santos Football Club.

On May 14, Wake made a social support trip to the Brazilian Favelas in Sao Paulo, home to some of the most underprivileged youth in the country. The Deacs distributed gear they collected throughout the year, including shoes, socks, shorts, jerseys, balls and other equipment to families in the area.

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The Deacons celebrate after scoring a goal in the exhibition win against Wofford Aug. 19.

“That had the biggest impact on us overall,” Vidovich said. ”Our guys enjoyed it so much we literally got kicked out of the place a half hour earlier than we were supposed to leave because we were creating a riot situation, they were just having a blast.”

The team also had chance to do some sightseeing including Corcovado Mountain and Sugar Loaf See Soccer, Page B3

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DJ BOLDIN

Senior wide receiver Pahokee, fla.

D.J. Boldin is often associated with his older brother, Anquan Boldin, who now plays for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. This year, however, D.J. just might be placed in a category of his own. As a senior wide receiver with two years of experience, Boldin looks to be a go-to player on the offense. He hopes to help out when and where he is needed, and is a big team player and leader, all to achieve the great expectaions that rest on the team this season.

“By the time we get

By Allison Lange | Sports editor

on that football

On his expectations for the season: My expectations for this season are of course, very high, coming off of the Meineke Car Care Bowl and also the Orange Bowl I think our expectations around here are very high. For myself, personally, I have the opportunity to step up around here and be the number one guy on the offense.

field,

On his favorite class at Wake: It’d have to be my sociology class, Race, Gender and Violence with Professor Earl Smith and Professor Angela Hattery.

everything

On the game he looks forward to the most: Because I’m a Floridian and I come from a Florida State household, I’m looking very much forward to the Florida State game. And now that we play Miami, it’s like a double header, so I’m excited to go back home.

On what he hopes to contribute to this year: I hope to contribute a lot. In the passing game, I think right now our scheme is more passing and also running, and I think I can contribute a lot. I can take on the role that Kenny Moore had last year and try to maximize that role.

just lets

go.”

On the new Deacon Tower: Wowww!! That’s my first expression. That’s amazing. It’s something we’ve never had over the years.

We’ve achieved a lot of success on the football field, and it has shown in the Deacon Tower. It’s phenomenal.

On his expectations for Baylor: I’m expecting four quarters of a hard-nosed football game, maybe even overtime. Baylor is a great team of course, in the Big 12, and I think that’s a challenging conference and I think they’re looking forward to us. We’ve never beaten Baylor in our school history. I think it’s a real exciting game for us.

On rituals and superstitions: I don’t really have any rituals or superstitions. I just try to be focused. If I listen to music, I don’t listen to rowdy music, but more mellow music to keep me calm, because by the time we get on that football field, everything just lets go.

Men’s basketball 2008-2009 schedule announced The Demon Deacons basketball schedule was announced Aug. 26, which will include 29 regular season games and one exhibition game.

The team’s exhibition game will take place Nov. 6 at home against Mount Olive, and the men will begin the regular season Nov. 14, taking on N.C. Central at home.

Included in the schedule are three games at the 2008 Anaheim Classic, which will take place Nov. 27-30 in Anaheim, Calif.

Deac Notes Bingham takes fourth in Beijing for Great Britian

Baseball to host Alumni & Friends Golf Outing

Fifth-year senior Michael Bingham competed at the Olympics for Great Britian in the 4x400m relay, finishing fourth in the finals.

Bingham and the Great Britian relay team entered the finals with the fastest qualifying time. In the finals, Bingham ran the third leg of the relay and helped the relay team to 2:58.81.

The American team came in first, finishing with a time of 2:55.39.

Bingham is a two-time All-American and also a two-time ACC-Chamipion in the 400m run.

The Demon Deacon baseball team will host an Alumni & Friends Golf Outing at Tanglewood Park.

The date is set for Oct. 10.

The golf outing is arranged in a scramble format with teams of four.

You can register an entire team or ask to be placed in a foursome.

Tee times range from 12:34 p.m.-1:22 p.m.

The price for an individual golfer is $150.

Following the golfing, dinner will take place at the Texas Land & Cattle Restaurant at Hanes Mall. Prizes and raffles will take place.

For more information, call 336-758-7418.

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No. 21 women’s soccer victorious in overtime

By Hailey Robbins | Staff writer

The No. 21 ranked Demon Deacons pulled through in the eighth minute of overtime to beat Utah 2-1 in their season opener.

The Lady Deacs out-played and out shot Utah 21-6, maintaining an offensive position the majority of the game. Utah struck first at the 11:54 mark, when striker Kelly Isleib received a cross, sliding past sophomore goalie Amanda Barasha’s right post.

A mere seven minutes later the Demon Deacons tied the score 1-1 with a long pass from junior Kaley Fountain to fellow junior Jill Hutchinson, who needled her way past the Utes defense and deflected her tying goal off the keeper, and into the net.

Tied at the close of the first half, the Deacons spent the entirety of the second half peppering the Utah goal with shots, offering more than three times the number of shots to the Utah goalie than on Barasha.

With mere minutes left in regulation, the Lady Deacs had a good chance at seizing victory when sophomore Bianca D’Agostino sent a corner kick toward Hutchinson, who headed the ball off the cross bar. In the 89th minute, the Deacs had a free kick opportunity from just outside the box, but Barasha’s ball sailed high and wide of the net.

In the eighth minute of the first overtime period senior midfielder Amy Smerdzinski played a ball to junior Allie Sadow in the box. Sadow fired from seven yards out and beat the diving Utah goalkeeper to seal the season-opening win for the Demon Deacons.

The Lady Deacons look to continue their winning ways Aug. 29 in Florence, S.C., at Francis Marion.

Head Coach Tony da Luz thinks the combination of veteran players and extremely talented newcomers can put his team in position to do just as the men’s team has and win championships.

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Sophomore Bianca D’Agostino dribbles against a Vanderbilt defender. Next up the Deacons travel to Florence, S.C., Aug. 29 to play Francis Marion before hosting UNC-Wilmington in their home opener Aug. 31.

Dreamin’ about the Redeem Team Soccer: Deacs look to veterans Connor Swarbrick Sports editor

For the first time in a decade the USA Senior National team locked arms and stepped onto the medal podium as one.

This team earned their gold medal.

This may not have been the “Dream Team” but they certainly earned the name “Redeem Team.”

They did what they set out to do.

It wasn’t just about winning a gold medal to put United States back on top of the basketball realm; it was about playing as a team.

For the first time in a long time a group of NBA superstars cared more about the USA than their individual teams.

For the first time in a long time a gold medal at the Olympics meant more than a NBA title.

Their reaction after clinching a 118-107 victory in the gold medal game over Spain spoke volumes.

Jason Kidd embraced Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski and the two spun jubilantly in circles.

All of the players were simply giddy.

Lebron James couldn’t stop staring at his medal and another team member bit into his.

As the National Anthem played Carmelo Anthony wiped a tear away, and James and Kobe Bryant sang along with their hands over their hearts.

In appreciation of their work, numerous players placed their medals around Krzyzewski’s neck and then Jerry Colangelo’s, the national director of USA basketball.

This team did it the right way.

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PRESS BOX

No longer are USA players bigger, faster, stronger.

Team USA can no longer run up and down the court throwing alleyoops and not playing defense and expect to win.

In 2004 Team USA had not figured that out. They were lucky to have won bronze.

In 2002 Team USA finished an embarrassing sixth in the FIBA World Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. This team played the International style of phenomenal defense and selfless play and that is what made them fun to watch.

There is just something special about watching the best 12 man team in the world play as a welloiled machine. They knew it wasn’t going to be easy, and it was their extraordinary willpower and determination that put them on the medal podium.

The “Redeem Team” refused to be compared to the “Dream Team.”

The 1992 team included names like Barkley, Jordan, Ewing and Magic. It was the first time NBA players were allowed to play in international competition, and they played together as perhaps the best team ever. However, comparisons may be more legitimate than you think.

In 1992 Team USA won their games by an average of 43.8 points. They crushed Angola by 68 points and the Angolans proceeded to ask for autographs after the game.

In 1996 Team USA beat Angola by 33 and in 2004 they won by 36. This year Paul the Redeem team only beat Angola by 21.

The margin of victory has one major variable, the quality of the opponent.

International basketball has made quantum leaps in last decade. The

teams are no longer filled with unknown players. Almost every team has NBA stars just like team USA, but they also have many roll players and the experience of playing together as a team.

Yao Ming, Andrew Bogut, Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili, Andrei Kirilenko, Pau Gasol and Luis Scola are just a few of the household names that were opponents of Team USA in the Olympics but teammates of them during the NBA season.

The interest in the sport has lead to an increase in participation and as a result the quality of play across the board.

Colangelo made the decision to follow the international model. First he got players excited about playing for Team USA. No longer are players using lame excuses; they are lining up at Colangelo’s door.

He made Team USA a three year commitment, so the superstars can bond and learn to play as a team.

Then he recruited one of the best coaches of all time to bring the enthusiasm of college basketball to the NBA players.

This team had stars in Lebron James and Kobe Bryant. They had experience in Jason Kidd, who is now 56-0 in International competition.

They had the best young backcourt in the world in Deron Williams and Wake Forest’s own Chris Paul. And they had role players in Michael Redd, Tayshaun Prince, Chris Bosh and Carlos Boozer.

Colangelo recruited a good character group and that showed in Bejing.

They did not put themselves above other American athletes.

One of the best images from the Olympic Games was Kobe Bryant and LeBron James cheering on Michael Phelps as he swam for his historic eighth gold medal. Jason Kidd fulfilled his promise to his friend Misty May-Treanor, who idolized him growing up, when he attended the Gold Medal volleyball match.

There are no 30 and 40 point blowouts in Team USA’s future. The

opponents are too good and that is why this team’s accomplishments are so impressive.

Colangelo is prepared for the challenge ahead. There are many more players on Team USA than actually went to the Olympics and he has a U.S. Select team comprised of younger players that are waiting in the wings. Colangelo has the goal of making USA basketball the summer home of the greats in the game.

Most importantly though, a gold medal is once again the supreme goal in the player’s minds.

Coach K even said, no disrespect to Duke, but this is the greatest accomplishment of his storied career. This Team USA was proud to serve their country.

The 2008 Gold Medal Game was the biggest win in USA Men’s Basketball Olympic history given where the program was and what this team accomplished.

It is unfortunate that fans in America didn’t get the opportunity to watch this spectacular team due to the time of the telecasts (2:30 a.m. for Krzyzewski the championship game).

However, one billion of Team USA’s biggest fans did get to see them in action. China has fallen in love with basketball. They are building courts in every village and Kobe Bryant is as well known as Yao Ming.

Having such a compelling basketball competition in the place where the game is growing the most was perfect for the game of basketball.

While Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps are once-in-a-century athletes that put on amazing performances, Team USA deserves just as many headlines.

So hats off to you Mr. Colangelo, Coach K and all of the “Redeem Team.”

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in Rio de Janeiro as well as in Sao Paulo. Soccer specific points of interest are also on the docket, including the Pele Museum and the world famous Maracana Stadium. The team took a lot away from the unique opportunity.

“I think on the trip to Brazil the guys saw a different level of soccer,” Vidovich said.

This was something Vidovich had been dreaming of for 10 years, and it was made possible after winning the championship by soccer alumni and the Deacon Club.

“I think one of the deficiencies with being a student-athlete is sometimes we are limited by our pursuit of excellence on the sports field,” Vidovich said. “Our manager just left for Salamanca, Spain and for the next four months he gets to be in that culture and study and that just doesn’t happen for the student-athlete. It was a great growth experience for us.”

The 10-day excursion brought the Deacons together even more so than they already were and that makes them that much more dangerous this fall as they look to repeat as National Champions.

The schedule will once again be one of the most difficult in the country. It features eight teams that advanced to the postseason in 2007 including games against 2007 College Cup semifinalists Virginia Tech and Massachusetts and 2006 National Champion U.C. Santa Barbara.

The Deacons open the season at the Nike Carolina Classic. They face Virginia Commonwealth Aug. 29 and Florida International Aug. 31. The 2007 Naitonal Champions return home Sept. 5 to face the UCLA Bruins.

In their second and final exhibition game against No. 20 Furman Aug. 23 the Deacons won 1-0.

Arnoux scored the lone goal for the Deacs, his third in two exhibition matches The Wake Forest defense was solid all night, allowing only one shot on goal by Furman and out shot the Paladins 13-8.

Arnoux’s goal came in the 36th minute when senior Evan Brown played a cross from the far right side of the field into the box.

With the first quarter of intramural sports about to begin, it is important that you sign your team(s) up as early as possible!

The sports for this season are flag football, water polo, individual tennis and table tennis.

All information is available online at the user-friendly campus rec Web site: www.wfu. edu/campusrec.

It is imperative that you organize your teams and head on over to Reynolds Gym 203A so as to avoid any complications and the possibility of not signing up in time.

All first quarter sign ups begin Thursday, Aug. 28 and will run until Friday, Sept. 5.

Last year the leagues filled up with participants, so again, readers are urged to get their money together and sign up!

If you are interested in refereeing or scorekeeping Intramural flag football, please contact T.J. Peele at peelete@wfu.edu.

Refereeing and scorekeeping is fun, easy and you get paid for it!

Even if you have no previous experience, all necessary training is provided by experienced staff.

Information compiled by Brett Noble

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Flag football, along with water polo, individual tennis and table tennis are the sports for the first half of the semester. Sign ups begin Aug. 28 and end Sept. 5 in Reynolds Gym 203A.

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Atlantic: Deacons have chance at title Continued from Page B1

Maryland Terrapins Predicted Finish: Third Ralph Friedgen saw his job in jeopardy after finishing under .500 again last season, but he quickly addressed this by completely overhauling his team — giving offensive coordinator duties to James Franklin and implementing a 3-3-5 defense.

All of this could fail miserably, but Maryland has the size, depth and talent to prove otherwise.

Running backs Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball along with linebacker Erin Henderson were key losses for the Terps.

September 13 is an important showdown with California, and then the Terps go to Death Valley, host Wake Forest and travel to Virgina Tech. That is a difficult schedule.

Look for wide receiver Darrius HeywardBey and tight end Dan Gronkowski to be the main offensive targets.

Friedgen is motivated for success this season and if the defense can improve and Franklin can pick the right quarterback between Jordan Steffy and Chris Turner, the Terps will be the surprise story of the Atlantic Division.

Florida State Seminoles Predicted Finish: Fourth Florida State has a tough road this year.

A huge academic scandal last year leaves a boatload of players suspended for the first three games and many other players have either transferred, were ruled academically ineligible or have had trouble with the law.

Quarterback Xavier Lee was asked to switch positions and simply left the team (Lee has since signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a TE).

Florida State never has a lack of athletic ability; it is harnessing that skill and keeping it out of trouble that has caused headaches for the Seminole faithful. Still, don’t sleep on Florida State.

Their schedule includes Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Clemson and Florida.

Wide receiver Greg Carr will lead the offense while safety Myron Rolle, linebacker Dekoda Watson and defensive lineman Markus White anchor the defense.

Despite numerous key losses, this is a dangerous team.

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Boston College Eagles Predicted Finish: Fifth Despite losing the incredibly gifted quarterback Matt Ryan to the NFL, Boston College has the chance to be sneaky-good this year.

One thing former head coach Tom O’Brien left Jeff Jagodzinski with last season was depth, and Jagodzinski parlayed that depth into 11 wins.

The biggest question is how to fill the holes at quarterback and running back after the departure of Andre Callender and L.V. Whitworth.

Chris Crane will take over at quarterback and Josh Haden earned the running back spot.

Tight end Ryan Purvis and defensive ends B.J. Raji and Alex Albright are also key components to the Eagles’ success.

The Eagles’ defensive front and the wide reciever position are definite strengths.

Jagodzinski has his hands full, but Boston College could potentially play the roll of spoiler.

The Eagles play their annual game against Notre Dame, hosting them Nov. 8.

NC State Wolfpack Predicted Finish: Sixth Head Coach Tom O’Brien won a lot of games in his tenure at Boston College, but he ran into a maelstrom of injuries and turnovers in his first season at the helm of the Wolfpack.

This season, if State can stay healthy and solve the questions at the quarterback position and in the offensive line, the team should have enough weapons offensively and defensively to have a solid season.

Look for running backs Jamelle Eugene and Andre Brown to have good seasons splitting time.

Wide receiver Donald Bowens and defensive end Willie Young are also key players for the Wolfpack.

Losing linebackers LaRue Rumph, Ernest Jones and James Martin II will be difficult.

Unfortunately for N.C. State, the Atlantic division is a lot tougher than the Coastal division this season.

O’Brien’s squad has a shot at six wins and a bowl invitation.

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Cook and Colin McCarthy. The defensive line is anchored by Eric Moncur, who led the Canes in sacks last season.

In his second season, Head Coach Randy Shannon has the talent in place to make a run in the Coastal Division, especially on the defense.

Miami should look to Wake Forest’s 2006 season as a recipe to success.

Miami parallels the 2006 Wake team in that they will adopt a run-first mentality with a redshirt freshman at the helm, and ultimately the low-scoring games will be won by the defense.

Look for Miami to succeed if they adopt a run-first mentality, taking pressure off the inexperienced quarterbacks and allowing their experienced defense to win them games.

UNC-Chapel Hill Tar Heels Predicted Finish: Third Many national sports reporters have predicted UNC to compete for – and even win – the ACC Championship game in Tampa, Fla. However, the Tar Heels finished a lowly 4-8 last season.

However, they return this year with19 starters. The offense looks to improve on an unimpressive season with returning starter TJ Yates at quarterback. Yates’ favorite target is wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, one of the best wide receivers in the conference.

Nicks reeled in 74 passes last season.

The offensive line looks solid with four returning starters.

Like the offense, the defense returns after an unimp re s sive

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season but returns with nearly all of its starters. The linebacker corps should be much-improved.

Free safety Deunta Williams is the star of the defense, as he was named the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year.

However, the Tar Heels have too many question marks to make a run at the ACC Championship title.

Will TJ Yates improve after tossing 18 interceptions? Also, who will replace starting kicker Connor Barth?

Barth had a great leg for the Tar Heels, and a good kicker is pivotal in a tight game.

Look for UNC-Chapel Hill to have a 5-3 record in the Coastal Division, tying Miami for second but falling to third in the division after a loss at Miami.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Predicted Finish: Fourth The Yellow Jackets are the wild card team of the Coastal Division, and they should be very entertaining to watch on offense.

They bring in one of the best offensive minds in Paul Johnson, former head coach at Navy. Even the best defenses have trouble defending Johnson’s signature triple-option attack.

Will Georgia Tech learn the new offensive scheme in the first year of implementation?

QB Josh Nesbitt is a perfect fit for the new scheme with his exceptional speed and running ability. Running back Jonathan Dwyer is ready to fill the shoes of Tashard Choice.

The receiving corps is a question mark, but the new triple-option scheme does not rely on having star receivers.

The Yellow Jackets return a capable defensive line, but the rest of the defense is inexperienced.

Combine that inexperience on the defensive side with a difficult schedule (playing Clemson, FSU and BC in the Atlantic Division) and a run at a Coastal Division Title is not foreseeable.

Virginia Cavaliers Predicted Finish: Fifth The loss of Jameel Sewell and Chris Long will be difficult for the Cavaliers to overcome.

However, the Cavaliers will field a solid running back in Cedric Peerman, who was sidelined midway through

last season with an injury. Peerman led the conference in rushing before he was sidelined.

Another key player returning from an injury will be wide receiver Kevin Ogletree. He will be the main target for quarterback Pete Lalich, who will assume the leadership role in the Cavalier offense.

Defensively, the team loses 21 sacks with the departure of Chris Long and Jeff Fitzgerald. Undoubtedly the strength of the defense is the linebackers, led by Jon Copper and Clint Sintim.

The line will need to step up and generate a strong pass rush for the secondary, or else it will be a long season for the University of Virginia football team.

The Cavs need to handle Duke in their ACC opener, or else they may plummet to doormat status in the Coastal Division.

Duke Blue Devils Predicted Finish: Sixth Ah, the resurgence of Duke football.

Comparing the ACC Coastal contest to the Democratic Nomination contest, Duke is equivalent to Alaska senator Mike Gravel.

Both are making a lot of noise in the offseason, but they clearly have no shot at winning their respective competition.

David Cutcliffe drew a lot of attention during the offseason. He was seen at Cameron Indoor Stadium with the Manning brothers, reminding spectators that he coached Eli at Mississippi.

Cutcliffe’s no-huddle offensive scheme should be entertaining, but Eli will not be leading the team to victories.

Duke does return arguably the best receiver in the conference with Eron Riley, who accumulated nine touchdowns last season. Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis returns after an encouraging season.

The defense returns 10 starters, including Michael Tauiliili. However, their secondary ranked 101st in the nation in pass efficiency defense and yielded a 64 percent completion rate to opposing quarterbacks.

Furthering the woes of the Duke football team is the kicking game. Joe Surgan and Nick Maggio combined for 3-10 on field goals. This duo will not help Duke in close games.

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Several Greek organizations were at the brunt end of the Banshees’ jokes at their annual “Welcome to Wake” show, garnering some laughs and some shaken heads.

By Caroline Edgeton | Asst. life editor It is that time of the year again.

The time where new first year students arrive on campus to begin a new phase in their lives … and get severely made fun of.

On Tuesday, August 26, the campus comedy troupe the Lilting Banshees performed their annual back-to-school, end-of-orientation comedy fest appropriately titled “Welcome to Wake!”

We’ve all seen their bright yellow posters around campus with the funny (and risqué) statements prepping us for their performance.

If you are a new freshman at the university, some of their posters may have come as a shock.

Regardless of what you think is offensive, the Banshees will almost always make you feel a bit uncomfortable; they are definitely not known for being squeaky-clean. The posters are only the beginning, though.

The second the doors opened, there were already jokes being projected on the screen ranging from making fun of South Dakota to our recent Olympic competitor China.

Of course, there were plenty of offensive sex-related, sorority/fraternity and freshmen jokes to go around, as well.

The Banshees also had images of different members in the group doing everyday situations with the catch phrase “Banshees, they’re just like us” at the

top of the screen. Underneath the text would be an image of a member doing something simple things like eating at the Pit but, of course, you cannot let these initial images fool you.

Moments later another image would appear with the previous member doing the exact same thing you saw before, only, they are not just eating at the Pit, they are eating a dead body, instead. This was somehow appropriately captured by the animated sophomore Riley Peterson.

After seeing a copious amount of jokes and images, the crowd was growing restless and ready to see the show. Once the show began, the lights dimmed and loud dance music began to play.

While the lights were still at a dimmed level, the Banshees all came out on stage and began to dance. This simply showed their free going, we-don’t-really-carewhat-you-think image. Their performance certainly continued this attitude all through out.

The opening skit was a mother leaving her freshman daughter at college for the first time. Well, she at least was trying to leave. The mother portrayed by senior Jessica Morris could not bear to leave her “well-endowed” daughter ... so much she pretended to hide behind her suitcase, hit on the boys helping her move into the dorm room and even graduate with her daughter.

Basically, it was the portrayal of the ultimate worst parental situation any student could possibly imagine (unless

you are into the idea of your mother being your roommate in college, then I am sorry if I have offended you).

Obviously, there were plenty more freshman related skits and jokes throughout the show.

What I found pretty humourous was an ongoing skit titled “Wii Frat” that occurred every twenty minutes or so throughout the performance.

Banshee members on one side held Wii controllers while members on another side of the stage bounced up and down like characters on numerous Wii games.

While the controller-handling members were pretending to play a game on Wii, the other members would depict the actions that broadcast over the speakers.

Basically, each situation was an equal opportunity to poke fun at the stereotypes of most sororities and fraternities on campus.

Though most were giggle-worthy, making fun of the Greek organizations seemed to take over the evening.

It was almost a roast in that sense, not necessarily a comedic performance.

Something I found quite funny, though, was a freshmen dorm Olympics skit that involved members of the audience wearing tshirts with different freshman dorm names on them.

Each task they were asked to complete involved something funny to play off on, yes, more stereotypes given to the people

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Never shy from costumes, Banshee performers detail roommate horror stories from prehistoric times to the modern day. who live in each of the freshman dormitories. Concluding with a Bostwick girl winning the competition, the audience got a good laugh from the judges and all members involved on stage.

This, too, was funny for anybody who has been a student at the university due to our awareness of the stereotypes through experience or word of mouth.

If you are a new freshman and were not aware of these, well, there you go (they are not all true, mind you).

Other skits included a brief history of the world’s worst roommate situations through showing different possible pairs of roommates dating back to a triceratops and a dragon to Queen Elizabeth I with a girl that wants to go out with her boyfriend.

Unfortunately, the dragon found the triceratops meal-worthy (a better alternative to Pit food) and Queen Elizabeth I was bored and found her roommate’s boyfriend an appropriate candidate for being tortured in the Tower of London.

This was quite hysterical.

In addition to unfortunate roommates, another very funny skit was titled “The Dark Pike,” a spin-off of the hit summer film, The Dark Knight. This managed to make fun of every single fraternity label while also portraying similar characters from the film. I have to say, this was funny and creative. Senior Caldwell Tanner played a solid Joker while Peterson played an intoxicated “Frat”man, both of which made the entire audience burst out in laughter.

Overall, the entire evening was full of laughs and gasps. Some jokes did not really make sense, some were over the line and some were hysterical, but overall it was a good performance.

This group certainly knows how to make you smile ... and feel somewhat offended.

Undeniably, though they can get carried away with some jokes, the Lilting Banshees never fail to crack up the campus.

This was definitely an amusing way to kick start the 2008-2009 year.

Book Review | Breaking Dawn

Popular vampire romance series ends with few surprises

By CeCe Brooks | News editor

After reading Breaking Dawn and then sitting down to review it, I realized some things.

One: This is the fourth book in a series. How do I critique it without spoiling those who haven’t finished it yet or those who haven’t even started the series yet?

Two (this is the narcissistic one): How nerdy am I going to sound while talking about a book in a series that has such devoted fans they’ve even earned their own moniker (Twilighters, in case you were curious)?

To the first, I realized that you don’t read a review without expecting a few minor spoilers. So, to those who wish to know absolutely nothing: stop reading now. For the rest, I promise to try not to ruin it for you.

To the second, as much as I cringe to say it: I am a “Twilighter.” I wish I was Bella Swan, I’ve repeatedly watched the trailers for the Twilight movie and, worst of all, I checked Stephanie Meyers’ web site almost daily before Breaking Dawn was released.

Now that everyone knows my deepest darkest secret, I’ll get down to business.

As noted from what is probably the best and most recent comparison to the Twilight series, Harry Potter, when the author designates a novel to “end” the series the pressure on them can be very intense.

Meyer deserves applause for gracefully ending her series.

From the first three novels we know this: Bella Swan is a human who is in love with “vegetarian” vampire Edward. Jacob, the “werewolf ” is in love with Bella too and although she loves him back, she cannot exist without Edward.

Bella’s human heartbeat is a ticking bomb since the Volturi (the ruling vampire royalty) realized she knows about vampires; and Bella’s dad, Charlie, has

no freaking clue that any of this is going on.

As foreshadowed by the ending of Eclipse (the third book in the series), Breaking Dawn is told partially through Jacob’s perspective.

In a slightly different style than her previous books, Meyers divided Breaking Dawn into three books: Bella, Jacob, Bella.

Despite the change in narration there is only very slight overlap, which is interesting, but at times frustrating.

Jacob’s narration takes up a very important part of the book where it would have occasionally been nice to know what Bella was thinking.

Some small fairly insignificant details that I enjoyed in Jacob’s book were his chapter titles such as “Sure as hell didn’t see that one coming” and “Good thing I’ve got a strong stomach.”

Book One does not have all that much action, but there are some highlights. Edward and Bella get married, they finally have sex and the kicker … Bella somehow gets pregnant.

This leads into Jacob’s narration of Book Two where we see Bella on the edge of death because of her much-accelerated pregnancy (she gives birth after a month).

The problem with this is a seemingly sudden change of character.

Bella changes almost overnight from a teenager afraid of getting married to a girl willing to die in order to have a baby.

The birth leads into Book Three, back to Bella’s narration. In order for Bella to survive, Edward had to transform her. After Bella’s adjustment to immortality and being a mom to a “superkid,” the rest of the novel pretty much focuses on another showdown with the Volturi.

You may not know his name, but a man named Gustav Freytag invented the typical story arc that many novels and films use. It’s the pyramid with exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement. This was so divised because it works,

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The Twilight series comes to a conclusion with the controversial Breaking Dawn, but fans look forward to the upcoming movie. but in the cases of series such as Twilight and Harry Potter, the formula can make the plot seem a bit predictable. For example in Harry Potter everyone always knew that when finals came around that meant something big was about to go down.

At the end of every Twilight novel Bella, Edward and the Cullens have to fight off some supernatural creature that wants to kill Bella. Despite this the

ending is still entertaining and tense to a certain degree. Some critics have said that Meyers disappointed with Breaking Dawn because everyone gets a happy ending, but I say: what’s wrong with a happy ending?

Edward suffered for basically an entire century, Bella wasn’t exactly chipper and Jacob was just pitiful. Why don’t they deserve happiness?

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He Said | Sex for the opposite sex, same sex and every sex in-between

Getting to know our new sexpert Hug It Out

There are seven different fruits found in Hawaiian Punch.

Entourage – The Complete Fourth Season was released on Aug. 26.

Follow Vince and his boys from the “Making of Medellin” documentary to their quest for the Cannes’ Palme d’Or. Problems plague Vince’s dream project as they attempt to turn Medellin into a hit. One of the best aspects of Entourage are the guest appearances including Snoop Dogg, Peter Jackson and Kanye West. Season 4 received three Emmy nominations in two major categories, Best Comedy Series and Best Supporting Actor (Jeremy Piven and Kevin Dillon). Catch up in time for the Season 5 premiere Sept. 7.

Top 10 Epic Films

Jay Lowrey Staff columnist

Sex is everywhere at the university.

Take a conversation between two girls in one of my classes…

Girl 1: “So, last night I was with John and he did THAT like that.”

Girl 2: “Oh wow! Really? I love THAT but I don’t really know if I like it when a guy does it like that.”

Girl 1: “Well, he put it in just the right place and I was just like ‘Wow.’” Girl 2: “Maybe there is something to that then.”

Now, I’ve been around the block a few times, but by the end of this conversation even I had no idea what was going on.

And therein lies the problem with the sexual climate at this school. We talk about sex in vague terms with

meanings so bloated that even the people leading the conversations have trouble keeping track of what they are talking about.

University students use euphemisms and code names to disguise their own insecurities about sex and the idea of being a free, sexual being on this campus.

In this column I seek to break down some of these confusions and make the campus become more open about the sex that we all know is happening.

You may be asking yourself what makes me qualified to give my opinions of sex in this community.

Well, let’s just say that experience is key.

You see, I’ve had the privilege of “experiencing” just about every category of person that the university has to offer.

I’ve been with slutty girls, Catholic girls, well-endowed girls and shy girls.

I’ve been with straight guys, curious guys, bisexual guys and gay guys.

I’ve hooked up with guys who walk on the other side of the quad when they see me coming (so as not to

honestly without worry of reproach or judgment.

No personal information will ever be given in the column and everyone is safe to talk about what is on his or her mind.

In this column I’ll be dishing out straight up, undisguised talk about sex.

You may read the words “penis,” “vagina” or “orgasm,” and if that shocks you then flip over to the Sports page; you won’t see any mention of a penis there.

Freud once said that “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar,” but I beg to differ – here at the university, a cigar is never just a cigar.

“He Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one guy’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact him with your feedback or ideas at lowrjs7@ wfu.edu.

Surrender to Sudoku

If you’re bored with the standard chick-flick or horror movie, settle in with one of these classic films noted for their length and sweeping story lines. The American Film Institute sat through all of them, so you don’t have to.

1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Ben-Hur 3. Schindler’s List 4. Gone with the Wind 5. Spartacus 6. Titanic 7. All Quiet on the Western Front 8. Saving Private Ryan 9. Reds 10. The Ten Commandments

arouse suspicion, of course), and I’ve hooked up with other people who I now call some of my best friends.

I’m not really a big fan of labels as they only seem to bring a lot of confusion and serve very little purpose.

I just date or hook up with whomever attracts me.

Whether they have one X chromosome or two, it makes no difference to me.

Dealing with sexual identity issues is never easy.

Combining that with the pressures of college life has been especially difficult.

I spent my first semester at the university feeling like I could not be myself in this new environment.

But, with love and support from my friends (not so much the fam), I have stopped caring who I’m attracted to and just started having fun.

And no matter what you want to call yourself, I hope that you can start doing the same.

With this column I plan to discuss my own sexual encounters and those of anyone who wants to share.

I hope this column will become a forum to talk about sex openly and

Check back next week for the solution to this week’s problem.

If you hadn’t noticed, we like to keep people waiting in suspense.

Solution from 8/21

Movie Review | Pineapple Express

Take a high ride on the Pineapple Express

By Alex Osteen | Opinion editor

Student Union Spotlight

Check back each week to see what events Student Union is hosting at the university.

Poster Sale Wednesday, Aug. 27 - Friday, Aug. 29 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Benson Patio Activities Fair Tuesday, Sept. 2 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Manchester Plaza Josh Kelley Concert Friday, Sept. 5 7:30 p.m.

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Drink of the Week Pineapple Delight

Forget Pineapple Express. Check out this fruity drink that will make you wish you were at the beach.

1 oz. white rum 2 oz. coconut rum 1 oz. spiced rum 3 oz. cranberry juice 5 oz. pineapple juice 1 cherry 1 pineapple wedge Shake ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into hurricane glass over ice and garnish with pineapple wedge and cherry.

Instant aloha fun.

Pineapple Express is just about everything that a college movie-goer should expect and want from a stoner movie, especially one coming out in the summer time, especially one written by Seth Rogen.

You’d probably recognize Rogen as the guy from Knocked Up and Superbad. You’d probably recognize Pineapple Express as fitting into the same genre.

However, I liked Pineapple Express the best out of all of them and here’s why.

A stoner movie, by my calculations, is a film that portrays an adventure caused by — and involving — one or more unlucky pothead, usually who is in the wrong place at the Pineapple Express wrong time.

In their Starring | Seth Rogen, James adventure, Franco and Danny R. McBride the stoners Director | David Gordon Green usually have funny things Who’s it for? | Apatow and happen to stoner movie fans them, probaRunning Time | 1 hr. 51 min. bly on account Rating | (out of 5) of their being high and/or stupid.

I suppose for me, these funny scenes somewhat trump the necessity of a coherent plot.

That is to say that I’d probably still like a stoner movie if it didn’t have any real story line as long as it had enough solid funny exchanges between the characters.

Pineapple Express had these good scenes, but, luckily, it also had a decent plot.

Dale (Seth Rogen) is a court-process clerk who spends his days getting high, then dressing in disguises to serve people affidavits. One evening, as Dale goes to serve some guy, he witnesses a murder and gets seen by the bad guys.

Amusing panic ensues and he has to run for his life. While he escapes he drops his joint of Pineapple Express, his dealer’s special strain of marijuana.

This blunder lets the murderer’s henchmen track him down, along with Saul (James Franco), the drug dealer who sold it to him.

Throughout the movie, as Dale and Saul run away from the men that are after them, more and more misfortune befalls them and their fate seems doomed.

Who really made the movie and stole the show for me, however, is James Franco.

He subtly and skillfully portrayed Saul, the simple-minded yet lovable marijuana dealer who sells pot to pay for his grandmother’s nursing home rent and who only wants to be friends with Dale.

His pure innocence and cluelessness collides with

Photo courtesy Sony Pictures

Seth Rogen and James Franco escape crooked cops, school police officers and the Asian mafia in this laugh-out-loud stoner comedy.

Dale’s stubborn attempts at trying to figure things out, providing for hilarious interchanges and many laughs.

Most memorable of these include a scary moment in the woods, selling pot to high school students and later breakdancing with them, and stealing a slushie-covered police car.

Franco’s character in Pineapple Express was particularly highlighted in my mind as irresistible because it was so different from the dynamic Harry Osborn who he plays in the Spiderman movies.

Also of notable humor in the movie is Red (Danny R. McBride), the semi-gay middleman dealer with a slight Southern accent.

One of my favorite scenes of the movie is a childish fight that Red gets in with Saul and Dale in which he smacks Saul with a Dust Buster.

Finally, the interaction between Rosie Perez, who plays a crooked cop, and Gary Cole, the main bad guy, must have been all improv and offered a couple funny moments.

I guess I wouldn’t be a true critic if I didn’t offer at least a few notes of criticism here at the end. It deserves its R rating for serious crudeness in places, pretty substantial cursing, and drug and sex references. Don’t go see this with your parents unless they happen to be in their 20s.

I’m sure that my girlfriend would want me to warn you that the scene in which Dale gets part of his ear shot off by a hitman gets pretty graphic.

Finally, the ending sequence played off of major clichés and went on for a little bit longer than was necessary.

Even though this film has been out for more than two weeks, I’d still say to give it a chance. I’d recommend going to see this with your friends for a few good laughs before school gets into full swing.

It’s a stoner movie and the best parts are the exchanges between the main characters, even more than the substance of the plot — if you have any sort of real sense of humor, you’re going to laugh out loud at Franco’s character.

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Restaurant Review | El Triunfo

Hidden gourmet treasure is worth the wait

By Caroline Edgeton | Asst. life editor

lots of pork and seafood options and strictly corn (no flour) tortillas, it took me a moment to choose When one arrives at El Triunfo restaurant, one what I wanted. may not think it is much to look at. Fairly plain One of the first items on the menu is called a and hidden in a somewhat empty location behind pupusa, a corn tortilla stuffed with either ground the McDonald’s on North Point Boulevard, this pork and cheese, fried ground pork and beans, loroco place seems to dodge the public’s attention. (an edible flower popular in Guatemala and El SalAlthough its appearance lacks aesthetic appeal, vador) and cheese or simply just cheese. looks can most certainly be deceiving.

The waiter informed me that the pupusa is the El Triunfo offers authentic, fresh Salvadorean most authentic Salvadorean item they serve. cuisine that is definitely different It sounded delicious but I from the average, everyday meal. was not feeling too crazy at the El Triunfo When I first heard the name of time, so I ordered one with just this place, I automatically assumed Location | 7842D North Point Blvd. cheese. it was your general Mexican restau- Hours | 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat. - Sun. In addition to the pupusa, I rant that serves chips and salsa as the Serving | Salvadorean dishes ordered a grilled chicken dish appetizer, chicken quesadillas with with rice, beans and two corn rice and refried beans as the meal, Dress | Casual tortillas. and fried ice cream as dessert.

My brother also ordered a Price Range | $10 - $15 When I pulled up, the sign read cheese pupusa, but he decided (out of 5) “Restaurante Salvadoreño,” and I Rating | to be boring and ordered a knew I was in for something a little chicken sandwich with fries different. (the restaurant also has some When I stepped inside the place, it was pretty American options). empty.

After we ordered our food, we noticed that two It seemed like one of those places that does not other people in the restaurant whom were there receive a lot of customers; therefore, I really was before us had not received their meals yet. not sure what to expect.

I looked back at the menu and noticed it said, “100 Before I had arrived, though, I had called the percent fresh. Dishes are prepared when ordered. Be restaurant due to complications trying to find it. patient. Good food takes time to prepare.”

The person who picked up the phone was also Unfortunately, I was quite hungry and felt a bit Caroline Edgeton/Old Gold & Black the person who waited on my brother and myself impatient at the time; therefore, I was not a huge and made a point to ask us, “How did you hear fan of the wait.

Despite the plain exterior, this restaurant offers Salvadorean dishes for adventurous eatabout this place?”

There are appetizer options that may arrive ear- ers willing to try something other than Mexican food.

He was very happy to receive new customers. lier than the meal, but I am not sure how soon When I got the menu, I noticed a flood of Span- they would actually come before your meal to be water). Aside from the mistake I made by adding slow. The pricing, however, is fair for those living ish and English that took me a second to under- perfectly honest. on the standard college budget and seeking a dinner extra spice, my food was absolutely delicious. stand.

The chicken was fresh, tender and full of flavor. out.

When I did receive my food, it was certainly a I was eventually able to realize that on one side hefty but manageable amount.

Our entire meal was $21 and was well worth it.

It was complimented perfectly with delicious black the food is written in Spanish and the other is in You know that what you are eating is totally fresh The waiter brought us everything we ordered in beans, yellow rice and warm, fresh corn tortillas.

English.

My cheese pupusa was also quite good but and carefully prepared. one trip with a bottle of hot green pepper sauce After understanding the structure of the menu, that he warned us was quite spicy.

Additionally, if you want something different from bland.

I began to notice how different their cuisine was I wished I had ordered one with something else your standard Taco Bell, this is the place.

Me being a fan of spicy food felt that I was brave from what I was used to eating.

Everything I ordered was very good and worth enough to put more than a little drop of this green in it just to get a more authentic flavor.

Going into this not knowing virtually anything substance on my plate; however, I was quickly misEl Triunfo is a good choice for adventurous eaters the wait. about El Salvador, the food was a bit of a sur- taken.

If you are interested in trying something a bit and is a great alternative for standard Friday night prise. different or interested in cuisine from El Salvador, This liquid fire was probably one of the spiciest eateries with convenient hours for students.

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