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thetartan.org @thetartan November 5, 2012 Volume 107, Issue 10 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Unraveling the activites fee: Where does your money go? Anna walsh and they certainly can’t grow.” Personnel Manager The fee increase, which would go into effect next aca- When considering the sub- demic year, will go up for a ref- mitted organization budgets erendum vote this Thursday last spring, the Joint Funding through Saturday. The vote Committee (JFC) had to sort is split into two referendums: through over $1.6 million in one to raise the undergradu- requests. The committee only ate fee, and one to raise the ended up allocating $1.12 mil- graduate fee. lion, meaning that it had to However, when one con- tighten restrictions on what siders that the activities fee could be funded — and one of this year collected over $2.4 the costs that didn’t make the million, it raises the question: cut was spring break trips. Where does all that money go? For Alternative Break, a student group that plans ser- vice-based trips, JFC’s deci- The source of the money sion “was a huge blow,” said Carnegie Mellon’s Board Sabrina Larkin, the club’s of Trustees sets the activities president and a junior chemi- fee every year, taking into ac- cal engineering and engineer- count recommendations from ing and public policy double student government. The fee major. The organization re- is currently $97 per semester. quested over $18,000 from Over the past several years, JFC, but only received $204. the fee has increased at an This stretching of resourc- average rate of 2.4 percent. es is the reason that Student According to Mark, a senior Body Vice President for Fi- lighting design major, student nance Jon Mark is proposing government has made its rec- a $24 increase per semester ommendations for increases to the student activities fee. based on the five-year average “The programming supported of the Consumer Price Index, Chloe Chia/Junior Artist by the fee has essentially out- which tracks prices of various grown resources that we can household goods in order to and statistics and decision sci- want, so I think in terms of money goes to different places Although the percentage of give it,” he said at a town hall measure inflation. ence double major, explained transparency and getting the depending on who it’s from. the graduate students’ fee that meeting about the activities According to its fiscal pol- at the town hall meeting, “One proper feedback all at once, The graduate students’ activi- goes toward JFC funds is lower fee, held last Thursday. “A lot icy, student government is al- of our fears last year when we [the 25 percent increase] is a ties fee is divided and sent to than the percentage of the un- of these organizations have lowed to recommend up to a thought about [doing] the 5 better solution.” three different locations: 30 dergraduate fee, the GSA Vice come up to us and told us that 5 percent increase in the fee percent [increase] is that if you percent goes to JFC’s funds, 45 President for Finance Patrick the funding that we’re giving without needing to call a ref- do that over five years, a lot of percent goes to the Graduate Foley, a Ph.D. candidate in them, considering the rate erendum for students to vote the students may not necessar- The Graduate Student Student Assembly (GSA), and statistics, believes that gradu- of inflation [and] the rate of on the increase. ily notice. It’s definitely harder Assembly 25 percent goes back to the ate students do not benefit as what we’ve been having to cut But Student Body President to PR that and make sure we’re Once the Hub collects the departments for students to them, they just can’t keep up, Will Weiner, an economics really reflecting what people funds for the activities fee, the distribute. See FEE, A3 Electoral College explained Students seek voter pledges Madelyn glymour Obama won the 2008 percent in New Hampshire, Noël Um PIRGs, he became interested promising to text their friends News Editor election with 365 electoral 2.5 percent in Iowa, 2.8 per- Assistant News Editor and began to get involved. reminding them to vote. Kyle Henson votes; he swept the battle- cent in Nevada, 0.6 percent Hodge said, “Sometimes Neti said the three-part Staffwriter ground states, including the in Colorado, 5 percent in Wis- Due to interest in student you don’t care because you system of voter pledging — traditionally red Indiana, consin, 4 percent in Michigan, rights and advocacy on cam- think, ‘My vote’s not going which includes signing a card, As election season draws North Carolina, and Virginia. 2.8 percent in Ohio, and 4.1 pus, Carnegie Mellon will to matter,’ but especially for calling by phone, and texting to a close, the candidates for This year, however, the race percent in Pennsylvania; and found the first chapter of the Pennsylvania, as a swing — is new this year, and she the presidency are making is much closer. Romney has Romney is up 0.3 percent in Student Public Interest Re- state, it’s really important. hopes that it will encourage their last speeches in the 11 seen positive poll data in the Virginia, 3.8 percent in North search Groups (PIRGs) orga- You see these old guys in students to go out to the polls. battleground states that will traditionally blue Michigan, Carolina, and 1.4 percent in nization in the state of Penn- government and you think, “We are having some decide which candidate gains Minnesota, and Pennsylva- Florida. sylvania. ‘They’re not in tune with my phone bank blitzes this week- the 270 votes necessary to nia; meanwhile, Florida and If the averages given by Student PIRGs is a student- ideas and they’re not going to end to continue contacting win the election and goes on Ohio remain as important RealClearPolitics represented funded, nonpartisan, and be able to represent me,’ but if the student body because we to occupy the Oval Office this now as they have been in past actual popular vote totals, nonprofit organization that you get students out in force, found through our research January. years. Obama would take 290 elec- “gives students the skills and you can get them to be a driv- that students are more likely There are a total of 538 The political aggregator toral votes and Romney 248, opportunity to practice effec- ing force for what they want to show up to the polls by electoral votes at play in the site RealClearPolitics averag- giving Obama the presidency. tive citizenship,” according to in government.” four percentage points if they presidential election. In order es poll data from many local Even if Obama lost the two the Student PIRGs website. According to Daniel Walk- receive text messages from to be elected president, a can- and national political polls. states where the poll results Representatives from Stu- er-Murray, a campus organiz- someone they know,” Walker- didate must win a majority of According to the site’s aver- dent PIRGs have set up tables er for Student PIRGs, youth Murray said. the votes — in other words, at aged polls, Obama is up 1.5 See ELECTION, A3 on campus since the begin- voter turnout has increased Compared to other col- least 270. ning of this school year in or- by about 21 percent since the lege campuses which Student Electoral votes are allotted der to encourage students to last presidential election, and PIRGs has reached out to, based on the popular vote in register to vote. the number of students who Carnegie Mellon was leading each state. A state has a cer- The student interest gar- claim they are intellectually the nation for a few weeks in tain number of electoral votes nered from tabling became involved with the election has the number of voters regis- apportioned by population; the basis for a Carnegie Mel- increased by 13 percent. tered on campus. the candidate who wins the lon chapter of the organiza- Neti cited progress with “We were beating schools popular vote in each state tion. student rights as a reason for out that had six times the wins all of that state’s popu- Satvika Neti, a first-year in this increased voting interest number of people that we lar votes (except for the few the Science and Humanities among college students. had,” Walker-Murray said. states that allow split elec- Scholars program and head “If we want more federal “Carnegie Mellon has toral votes). In this electoral of Carnegie Mellon’s Student funding for student loans, we about 6,000 people, and we cycle, there are a surprisingly PIRG chapter, helped to start have to let them know. If we had organizers at the Univer- large number of states that the club because although she want to change the world, we sity of Texas at Dallas that has are considered toss-ups. wants to vote, she will not be have to let them know to start about 36,000 students, and The 11 battleground states of voting age this fall. listening to us. One way to do obviously toward the end of in which both President Neti said, “Even though I that is by voting,” she said. the student drive they beat us Barack Obama and Republi- won’t be able to vote in this Walker-Murray said that out, but we got a lot of people can candidate Mitt Romney election, I’m still really invest- Student PIRGs stopped the interested in volunteering stand a chance of winning are ed in it. So I wanted to make doubling of student inter- to spread the word to their New Hampshire, with four sure that other people had the est rates in Pennsylvania and peers.” electoral votes; Iowa and Ne- chance that I wouldn’t, and I helped to pass the Student Student PIRGs across the vada, with six electoral votes feel that by helping people to Aid and Fiscal Responsibility country have a 40-year his- each; Colorado, with nine vote, I’m doing much more Act that will add $36 billion tory of advocating for stu- electoral votes; Wisconsin, than I would with my one vote into the Pell grant program. dents, the environment, and with 10 electoral votes; Vir- anyway.” From Walker-Murray’s consumers, according to the ginia, with 13 electoral votes; The Student PIRG club perspective, this progress PennPIRGs website. North Carolina, with 15 elec- consists of around 30 mem- shows that the Student PIRGs Walker-Murray said, “The toral votes; Michigan, with bers, ranging from first-years “are a force to be reckoned end goal of our organization 16 electoral votes; Ohio, with to seniors. with.... If we just organize is to find the things that stu- 18 electoral votes; Pennsylva- They are currently focus- ourselves and can channel all dents care the most about on nia, with 20 electoral votes; ing on the new voters project of our thoughts and energy in campus and then work to or- and Florida, with 29 electoral until the election and then the right direction, and once ganize them, and have repre- votes. will focus on social initiatives, you give [students] the tools sentatives in the capitals so The other 39 states are including equal rights for they need to do these things, that they can have their voice fairly reliable to go either women and the decreasing of it’s really incredible what they heard not only on the school Republican or Democrat, textbook rates and tuition. can do.” level but on a state level. We leaving Obama with a virtu- Bradley Hodge, an unde- For the past few weeks, the can start to make real changes ally guaranteed 201 electoral Jonathan Carreon/Photo Editor clared first-year in the Carn- Student PIRGs chapter has set for these people.” The poll percentages of the electoral college votes in 11 battleground votes, and Romney with 191. states that President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt egie Institute of Technology, up tables on the Cut in order The battle for the presidency Romney are vying for, according to political aggregator RealClearPolitics. did not originally intend to to encourage students to sign Editor’s note: Satvika Neti is lies in the battleground states’ Obama, represented by the blue bars, is leading with 290 electoral vote. voter pledges. a junior staffwriter for The collective 146 electoral votes. votes over Romney, represented by the red bars, with 248. However, with Student Students can sign a card Tartan. 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Campus news in brief Alumnus will star in startup Professors to initiate digital Statistically Silicon Valley reality show entertainment research Carnegie Mellon alum- Carnegie Mellon and creating Carnegie Mellon informa- music and books.” Speaking nus David Murray (CFA and his startup, Murray worked tion technology and market- “Our goal is to inform bil- SCS ’06) has secured a spot for Google, Atari, and a social ing professor Michael Smith lion-dollar revenue streams on Bravo’s new reality show, network startup for gamers and information systems pro- for an industry experiencing Start-Ups: Silicon Valley. called Raptr. fessor Rahul Telang will lead rapid changes. The research After weathering Hurricane Sandy, those on the East Murray — who graduated Murray said that he is a new interdisciplinary effort is heavily data driven, which Coast are assessing the damage and carrying out disas- from Carnegie Mellon with a ready for his reality show ex- called the Initiative for Digi- can answer questions that are ter relief programs. Fortunately, Pittsburgh wasn’t hit triple major in computer sci- perience. tal Entertainment Analytics not only useful and impor- with more than a storm, but other places, such as New ence, vocal performance, and “This has proved to be the (IDEA). tant to business and policy- York and New Jersey, have been torn apart. human-computer interac- perfect opportunity for me,” IDEA will study the mana- makers, but can also create tion — will be one of six en- Murray said in a university gerial and public policy prob- new methods and scientific trepreneurs whom the show press release. lems that new digital enter- knowledge,” Telang said in will follow in their attempts “Even if the show is a flop, tainment distribution options the press release. to launch a startup company. we will have hundreds of present. The IDEA project is made Murray’s company is Goal- thousands of viewers. And Smith said in a university possible with a grant from 113 Sponsors.com, which match- that’s a great opportunity for press release, “The digital age the Motion Picture Associa- es people with mentors who me to promote my business.” has fundamentally changed tion of America. The number of deaths in the U.S. currently attributed help them to achieve a per- Start-Ups: Silicon Valley how people consume and to Sandy. sonal goal. premiers Monday night at 10 produce entertainment in- Compiled by Between graduating from p.m. EST. cluding movies, television, Madelyn Glymour 20 feature photo The percentage of the New York subway system that is Treats but no tricks at Alumni House still closed down due to flooding from Sandy.

8.2 million The approximate number of peple who lost electricity as a result of Sandy.

$50 billion The upper bound of estimated damages from Sandy by forecasting firm Eqecat.

Sources: latimes.com, U.S. Department of Energy, New York Metropolitan Transit Authority, Compiled by and nytimes.com jackson lane Lecture Preview Chris Pullman Kim is a professor of archi- Monday at 5 p.m. tecture, and Yim is a profes- Margaret Morrison A14 sor of mechanical engineer- ing and applied mechanics. Chris Pullman, the vice president of design for WGBH public broadcasting Moyra Davey in Boston, will deliver a lec- Tuesday at 5 p.m. ture titled “The Future is Not Kresge Theater What You Thought it Would Be” as part of the School of Artist Moyra Davey will Design’s “Designing the Fu- deliver a lecture as part of the ture” lecture series. School of Art’s Fall 2012 lec- Pullman is responsible ture series. Davey has been a Jennifer Coloma/Operations Manager for the on-air titles, credits, photographer since the ’70s, Alumni House held a Trick-or-Treat Open House for students last Wednesday as an opportunity for them to meet staff from the Office of Alumni animation, promotional and and has recently produced Relations and Annual Giving before the house closes for renovation. Candy, soda, and other Halloween treats were served. sales support, classroom ma- three narrative videos. The terials, and interactive me- most recent, “Les Goddess- dia for WGBH, where he has es,” tells the story of a series worked for 35 years. of coincidences connecting Campus Crime & Incident Reports WGBH was given the the lives of Mary Wollstone- American Institute of Graph- craft — 18th-century Brit- of 5 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 26, ic Arts’ Design Leadership ish writer, philosopher, and Public Drunkenness Thefts Attempted Burglary her laptop was taken out of Award in 1985, and Pullman women’s rights advocate — Oct. 28, 2012 Oct. 29, 2012 Oct. 31, 2012 Margaret Morrison. The lap- received the institute’s Gold her daughters, and Davey’s A Carnegie Mellon security University Police were top is valued at $1,300. The University Police are look- Medal in 2002. five sisters. officer on a foot patrol of the summoned to Wean Hall for a owner stated that she also had ing into an attempted burglary Greek Quad observed an ex- theft report. A Carnegie Mel- a camera in the area, but the of Carnegie Museums offices tremely intoxicated student lon graduate student and fac- in the Graphic Arts Techni- Simon Kim and Mark John Eakin camera was not taken. This in- behind the Kappa Sigma fra- ulty member noticed several vestigation is ongoing. cal Foundation building. The Yim Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ternity house. University Po- items missing over the last few crime occurred between Tues- Monday at 6 p.m. Gregg Hall (Porter 100) lice and Carnegie Mellon EMS weeks, including documents day evening and Wednesday Carnegie Museum of Art were summoned to assist. The considered to be intellectual Theft morning. Anyone with infor- Theater Indiana University emeri- tus English professor John male was treated on scene by property. The thefts occurred Oct. 30, 2012 mation should contact Univer- EMS and will be cited for pub- in the 6300 corridor of Wean sity Police. Information can be Simon Kim and Mark Yim, Eakin will deliver a lecture lic drunkenness. Hall. University Police are in- University Police took a given confidentially. the directors of Immersive titled “Leading and Making vestigating this among other theft report from a Carnegie Kinematics, will give a talk as Lives: One Man’s Story.” He incidents that occurred in Mellon student who lives in part of the School of Design’s has studied autobiographical Alcohol Amnesty Wean Hall during the past few the Residence on Fifth. The Conspiracy fall lecture series. narrative since the ’70s and Oct. 28, 2012 weeks. student stated that she be- Nov. 1, 2012 Immersive Kinematics, a has authored multiple books lieves that she accidentally collaboration between the on the subject. Eakin’s lecture University Police and Carn- left her iPod in her room An investigation into the University of Pennsylvania’s will explore the way that hu- egie Mellon EMS responded to Theft when she went home on Oct. theft of food and other prop- mans tell the stories of their the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity erty from CulinArt Services schools of engineering and Oct. 29, 2012 17. When she returned, she design, is a research group own lives. house to tend to an intoxicat- discovered that her iPod was led to the arrest of two of their focused on integrating inter- ed Carnegie Mellon student. University Police were not there. University Police employees on Thursday. They Compiled by active robotics into buildings He was transported to the summoned to take a report of are following up. admitted to a string of thefts and cities. Madelyn Glymour hospital for further treatment. a stolen MacBook Pro laptop. and are being charged with Alcohol Amnesty applied to The owner of the computer theft, receiving stolen prop- this incident. stated that, between the hours erty, and criminal conspiracy.

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This academic [the JFC process] needs to $500. “It seems like the way stitutes a large portion of the much from the organizations a Ph.D. candidate in materials year, Senate has set aside over fundamentally change,” Mark that they fund certain organi- budget, that it’s important for on campus. In a survey stu- science and engineering and $70,000, 61.4 percent of its said in an interview. He cited zations does not reflect what JFC to recognize how we use dent government conducted a current GSA representative, budget, to go toward special outdated metrics as one prob- that budget, and if there isn’t last year, “they asked organi- said, “We don’t need more allocations. lem — for example, JFC only someone from AB who is on zations how many members money.” gives $60 per night to cover “...the fact that JFC ... they won’t be able to they had who were grads and When asked if he was in fa- hotel expenses, but “it’s really see all the different things that undergrads, and then they vor of the activities fee raise, JFC funds hard to find a $60 hotel room people feel that AB does.” asked them, ‘In your opinion, Foley said, “I can’t speak for The vast majority of under- and fit four people in it. And Mark also indicated that do you serve mostly grads, all of GSA — and I don’t — but graduates’ student activities that’s the current expecta- they can’t be organizations often overspend mostly undergrads, or a mix?’ personally, no, I’m not in favor fee — 90 percent of it — goes tion,” Mark said. transparent or misspend parts of their bud- And they also asked, ‘Who do of it.” into the pool of JFC’s funds. Schultz, who sat on JFC get, citing an example of one you benefit in addition to the Between the undergraduate last year, said JFC is “such a in order to get organization that overspent members of your organiza- portion and the 30 percent big, large process that it’s re- what they need on its food budget by 1,000 tion?’ ” Foley said. “And what I Student Senate from graduate students, ap- ally difficult to be consistent percent. One of his priorities did was I took the JFC budgets Unlike the graduate stu- proximately $1.12 million is across all the groups, and it’s to operate, is therefore going to be “mak- and matched them up to the dents’ activities fee, only 10 available this year for student really difficult to try and find that’s bad.” ing sure that groups are really survey answers.” percent of the undergradu- organizations. If both activi- a way to objectively look at doing what they say they’re At the town hall meeting, ates’ student activities fee ties fee referendums pass in which groups actually serve doing,” he said. “There should Mark said that 30 percent of goes to Student Senate. Those this week’s special election, an the community best and de- —Jon Mark be transparency between the the participants in organiza- funds go toward Senate’s vari- additional $314,000 will go to- serve the money they’re get- Student Body Vice JFC and the people that need tions were graduate students, ous committees (Academic ward JFC’s funds. ting.” He said, “What happens to interact with it, so the fact but Foley believes that number Affairs, Business Affairs, Cam- During the spring semes- is, essentially for every group President for Finance that people feel that they can’t is not an accurate representa- pus Life, Communications, Fi- ter, student organizations ap- — and with very rare excep- be transparent in order to get tion of graduate student ben- nance, and Internal Develop- ply to JFC with budgets for tions in the last year, this is what they need to operate, efit from the activities fee. ment), as well as to funding the following academic year how it goes — you look at we can logically do. Buggy’s that’s bad. So we need to fig- “My main issue with that events like Senate Week. Sen- that state the specific items what they’re asking, you look a very time-consuming thing, ure out a way to fix that.” is that that 30 percent num- ate also pays for 25 percent their budget will go toward. at what their budget was last so to expect us to raise a lot of ber doesn’t actually reflect the of the Arts Pass program, and Every student organization is year, and you cut them down money — on top of being an dollars that come out of JFC,” helps to cover the salary of stu- assigned a JFC representative to 5 percent increase.” organization that does what Activities fee raise Foley said. “And if you match dent government’s application who is supposed to answer Mark also said that JFC’s we’re doing — it’s not exactly Given the problems the cur- up the members or the benefi- engineer, sophomore informa- their questions and walk them reliance on previous budgets a feasible thing, especially for rent JFC process has, “I think ciaries of organizations with tion systems and computer sci- through the process. Once JFC is flawed. “It makes things re- a smaller organization that JFC needs a major overhaul on what they’re actually getting, ence double major Carlos Di- reviews the budget and makes ally unfair.... Organizations doesn’t have the manpower of the whole process,” Schultz you’ll find that grad students az-Padron, who is responsible its recommendations, the who have historically had the bigger organizations.” said. While he acknowledged get something closer to like, 16 for the maintenance and up- organizations each have the large budgets and groups that It didn’t help that they that many of JFC’s problems — or at highest, 20 — percent keep of student government’s opportunity to appeal JFC’s have not historically had large never received guidance from are “difficult problems” that of the dollars.” various websites. recommendations. JFC then budgets [are] kind of staying their JFC representative. “Our may not even have solutions, A fee raise would mean Most of Senate’s budget, submits its final budget recom- around the status quo.” JFC rep did not contact us one “I don’t see a reason to give more money would go toward however, ends up going to mendations for every organi- JFC’s bylaws also make it time,” Hayes said. “I reached JFC more money until they GSA; however, research con- student organizations. Ac- zation to Student Senate and difficult for new organizations out to him, and I was never can figure out how to better ducted by a member of the Na- cording to the Student Sen- GSA, which make a decision to grow. Organizations that given a response in return.” allocate the money that they tional Association of Graduate ate policy, at least 25 percent on every budget near the end are applying for a budget for Mark agreed that JFC rep- have now and [can] actually and Professional Students sug- of Senate’s budget is required of April. the first time cannot receive resentatives are not always show that that process isn’t as gested that Carnegie Mellon’s to go toward special alloca- JFC distributes its funds more than $500, which, for useful to organizations, which flawed as it is now.” GSA is already one of the best- tions funding, which provides based on the guidelines in its new buggy team Apex, is far is why he wants to do “more But Mark said that through funded graduate student gov- “financial support for events bylaws; its own decisions on from sufficient. training for JFC reps, really the changes he wants to imple- ernments in the country. and organizations that benefit how much the committee will “As a buggy organization, making sure that they have the ment, JFC will be better able GSA’s budget of $416,631 Carnegie Mellon University’s contribute to cover specific $500 will literally get us noth- training that they need to do “to leverage dollars in a way covers graduate student social undergraduate students.” types of budget requests, like ing,” said Connor Hayes, a their job and to make sure that to create the most impact.” He events; subsidized tickets for Special allocations are food or travel expenses; and second-year architecture ma- the process is clear for student said he wants to “take a look at rafting, Kennywood, and mov- meant to fund events that are its impression of how much jor and chairman for Apex. organizations.” the system and do an overhaul ies; funds for graduate stu- new to Carnegie Mellon, costs each organization contributes The organization applied for Schultz, however, said that first. But especially if we have dents to attend academic con- that arise unexpectedly after to the campus community. $3,970 from JFC, but since there was another reason why more money coming into the ferences; GSA sports teams; budgets have been approved, The system, however, is not this was Apex’s first year as an the JFC was sometimes inef- system, we really need to do fective: Some of the larger this; we really need to look at organizations will ensure that how we’re doing this and kind someone from their staff is on of take a step back.” JFC, so “there were certain Larkin is optimistic about JFC reps [last year] that just the fee increase. “I don’t think didn’t go to meetings, and they it can be a bad thing,” she were there to speak for their said. “It doesn’t seem like a groups” that they were in- lot to me. Our organization in volved in, rather than to help particular, if they can get that the organizations which they extra funding coming in, and were assigned to represent, he the activities fee increase is said. something that can help along For instance, the Activities with that, it would make the Board (AB) — which is techni- overall experience much more cally a standing committee of positive for myself and for all the student government, rath- of the participants.” er than a student organization In the meantime, she is — usually ensures that an AB staying positive for Alterna- member is on JFC “that can tive Break’s budget this year. make sure that they get their Although the JFC’s cuts were a money, that can fight in the loss, “we knew that [it would room,” Schultz said. Last year, be cut] coming into making one of AB Committee chairs the budget, and we’re hoping sat on JFC. that we have accounted for Ariel Liu, the executive that, that we’ll have enough chair for AB and a senior com- fundraising to make up for Alan Vangpat/Senior Artist puter science major, said, “I that at the end of the year.” Candidates grapple for 270 ELECTION, from A1 dates, and the Senate choos- will of his or her state’s popu- es the Vice President from lar vote. from RealClearPolitics has among the two highest-voted Faithless electors are rela- him winning — New Hamp- vice presidential candidates. tively rare; the most recent shire and Colorado — he Each Senator casts one vote, instance was in 2004, and would retain 277 electoral but the House of Representa- in the 20th and 21st centu- votes and win the election. tives votes in blocs by state. ries, no election has ever had The New York Times politi- Each representative casts a more than one. In addition, cal blogger Nate Silver said vote, and the most popular some states have laws that in a post on Saturday that in candidate among the delega- invalidate the votes of faith- order for Romney to win the tion from each state wins that less electors. Unless the race electoral college, state polls state’s vote. is already extremely close, would have to be system- If the House vote ends faithless electors are unlikely atically oversampling Obama in a tie, the 20th Amend- to impact the outcome. voters. ment specifies that the vice There is the possibility of a One interesting caveat in president-elect takes office. If disparity between the elector- this presidential election is both the House and the Sen- al vote and the popular vote, the possibility of an electoral ate votes end in ties, federal as in 2000. Silver places the college tie. Several possible law specifies a successive list odds of Obama winning the scenarios can leave both can- of people who should take of- popular vote and losing the didates with a total of 269 fice, starting with the Speaker electoral vote at 1.1 percent, electoral votes. If Romney can of the House. and vice-versa at 5.7 percent. win Florida, North Carolina, In the history of the U.S., If the election had been held Virginia, Iowa, Colorado, and only John Quincy Adams just a few days ago, according Nevada, he’ll be one shy of has ever been elected by the to the RealClearPolitics aver- 270. Similarly, Romney could House of Representatives. ages, Romney would have lose Virginia, but win Flor- There is also the possibility won the popular vote, but lost ida, North Carolina, Ohio, that a “faithless elector” could the electoral vote. Wisconsin, and either Iowa shake up the count. An elector All electoral math and or Nevada for the same tied is a person who represents a possible constitutional crises scenario. Silver considered state in the Electoral College. aside, the race will probably the scenario in which both Electors cast the actual votes come down to Ohio. Silver Romney and Obama win 269 that determine the President. has Ohio with a 50 percent electoral votes to have a 0.2 Different states appoint their chance of being the deciding percent chance of happening. electors differently, and not state, far more likely than Vir- If no candidate wins a ma- all states legally require elec- ginia, the next highest, at 15 jority of the votes, the House tors to vote for the candidate percent. Once Ohio’s votes of Representatives votes for who won the state’s popular are tallied, it seems likely that the President from among the vote. A faithless elector is an the U.S. will know who its three highest-voted candi- elector who votes against the next President will be. 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CMU students compete in synthetic biology competition Raghunandan Avula computer engineering and ganisms and mixing them to cells at any one time. The Once they had decided on a proteins. The quantitative Staffwriter biomedical engineering dou- get what you want qualify." controlling factors are these project, Tan and Pederson col- measures that the Carnegie ble major Peter Wei; senior After spending a month promoter regions which act lected data through fluores- Mellon iGEM team developed Carnegie Mellon’s multi- electrical and computer engi- exploring different project as on and off switches that tell cence microscopy, where cer- to measure utilized promoters disciplinary approach allows neering and biomedical en- ideas for the competition, the the cell when to make or stop tain dyes bind to proteins and and dyes didn’t require killing students from different fields gineering double major Jesse team settled on a project that making a protein depending glow. This allows researchers the cells; Pederson believes it of study to come together and Salazar; sophomore biological expanded on work research- on if it is needed or not. to use microscopes to measure “can save scientists a lot of ex- work on projects. This past sciences major Eric Pederson; ers at Carnegie Mellon had In modern biology, re- the amount of dye present tra work, time, and money.” year, four students from the and junior chemical engineer- already briefly explored. After searchers incorporate and and subsequently determine The multidisciplinary proj- Carnegie Institute of Technol- ing and biomedical engineer- securing lab time in March, manipulate promoters in how much protein is present ect allowed team members ogy and the Mellon College of ing double major Yang Choo. the team finally got to work. cells to increase or decrease in the cell. Wei explained that from a variety of backgrounds Science joined forces to par- Their instructors were Their research aimed to quan- the concentration of specific he used the data to “develop to get involved and contribute ticipate in the International Cheemeng Tan, a post-doc- titatively measure the a cell’s proteins to force a certain a quantitative measure us- to its success. Wei said that Genetically Engineered Ma- toral fellow with the Ray and amount of a protein that was change within the cell. Ped- ing time course curves that before joining the project he chine (iGEM) Competition. Stephanie Lane Center for discovered at Carnegie Mellon. erson compared promoters to pinpoint when all the dye has had a small interest in biology, The group enjoyed success at Computational Biology, and Pederson explained the sci- the engine of a car in “how a binded to the proteins in the which motivated him to get the regional level held in Pitts- Natasa Miskov-Zivanov, an ad- ence behind what their project mechanic wouldn’t want to cell.” involved. He felt that joining a burgh and was selected as one junct faculty member with the aimed to accomplish: “Pro- put a Hummer engine inside Currently, researchers can project like this “was the most of the four teams out of 43 to department of electrical and moters are regions in our DNA a Prius because it would de- perform experiments such as effective method to getting advance to the competition’s computer engineering. that have regulatory functions stroy the chassis.” Similarly, a Western Blotting and use pro- into a field you know nothing international jamboree this The iGEM competition mo- that can impact what goes on scientist wouldn’t want to use tein purification techniques about.” past weekend in Cambridge, tivates students from around inside our cells.” DNA codes the wrong promoter to force a to collect the proteins in the Both Pederson and Salazar Mass. the world to develop projects for tens of thousands of pro- specific change in the cell be- cell and measure their con- felt that “the competition was The team, which came to- in synthetic biology. Pederson teins to be made by cells, but cause it might cause the wrong centration. However, these just a prologue” and they felt gether last October, consists explained it as “projects that only a select number of these proteins to be made and cause techniques require breaking very proud of how much they of sophomore electrical and take parts from different or- proteins will be made by the the cell to die. open the cells to collect the had already accomplished. ‘20 under 20’ scholars bring how things work exciting research to campus GPS systems rely on satellites to get you to your destination

Desiree Xu lites, four spheres of possible tee accuracy, satellites some- Junior Staffwriter locations are generated. The times transmit unclear signals intersection of these spheres and faulty almanac informa- The GPS, or Global Posi- on Earth is the location of the tion. In those cases, a Differ- tioning System, is an efficient GPS. ential GPS (DGPS) — which tool that one may utilize for But how does the GPS cal- is separate from the ones that myriad causes. It is an ubiq- culate the distance from the everyday people use — iden- uitous object that is able to receiver to the satellite? The tifies inaccuracies by calculat- identify a current location satellite contains an atomic ing its location via satellite and destination, give direc- clock that can be synchronized signals at its stationary receiv- tions, and calculate the time to the nanosecond, while the er station, and then compares and distance of a journey. receiver contains a household it to a known location. How does such a small object clock that constantly resets. The DGPS provides correct complete such complex tasks? Because the household clock signal information by broad- Broadly, the GPS func- in the receiver initially makes casting a radio signal from its tion is supported by clocks, proportionally incorrect time station to all DGPS-equipped signals, and mathematical measurements using its own receivers in the area. As a re- concepts. The GPS system in- clock, the receiver resets and sult, those roving GPS receiv- volves the receiver as well as syncs with the satellite's cor- ers will receive signals that in- 27 Earth-orbiting satellites, rect time. Syncing to a correct form them of any differences three of which are backups time causes all received sig- in calculation from the DGPS in case one fails. According nals to align at a single point station and correct any faulty to howstuffworks.com, the in space, which causes the information. From there, satellites rotate around the other three satellites to have those DGPSs communicate Earth twice a day so that dif- the same time. correct signal information to ferent sets of at least four sat- After syncing, the satellite GPSs that civilians use. ellites are visible through a transmits a pseudo-random It then sends a radio sig- telescope at all times and in code, or a digital pattern, and nal to all DGPS-equipped all places. The GPS receiver the receiver begins running receivers, informing them of calculates a specific point on the same pattern. As the sat- correct signal information. Earth by analyzing radio sig- ellite’s signal reaches the In general, the GPS picks up nals from GPS satellites. receiver, transmission lags transmissions from at least Through 3-D trilateration, behind the receiver’s pattern four satellites and combines Jennifer Golda/Junior Photographer a mathematical principle that run. The receiver determines them with information in the Obawole Idowu, a 20 under 20 Thiel Fellowship finalist, wants to give people who live in areas without involves overlapping areas, its distance from the satellite electronic almanac to figure electricity access to smartphones. the GPS can identify its cur- by multiplying the lag by the out the receiver’s position on rent location by relying on its speed of light. Earth. When the position is Jennifer Golda The topic of self-sustain- Viswanathan’s research distance from a relative point To use the distance in- calculated, the GPS can tell Staffwriter ing, mobile technology in- also has large goals. In a pre- on Earth and from at least formation, the GPS receiver users the longitude, latitude, spires Idowu not as a business sentation he made called three satellites. Because a sat- refers to an internal almanac and altitude of their current Carnegie Mellon wel- strategy, but as an opportu- “Developing a Computational ellite cannot determine the that records every satellite po- positions and future destina- comed two 20 Under 20 Thiel nity to do something good for Model of Blood Platelet Mor- exact direction it receives the sition at any given time. Any tions. Fellowship finalists into its the world. The reason he is phology with Fluid Dynamics signal from a GPS, a sphere of slight changes in the satellite So when you pull out your class of first-years this fall. interested in mobile devices Applications,” Viswanathan possible locations is created, orbit will be corrected and GPS help you get to your rela- Obawole Idowu in the Carn- that support the internet is described his work in creating with the radius being the dis- sent to the receivers by the tive’s house for Thanksgiving, egie Institute of Technology because more people can be geometric and 3-D computer tance between the GPS and Department of Defense. you can thank complex math- and Vijay Viswanathan in the connected online and “share models of blood platelets. the satellite. So if a GPS con- Despite the intricate pro- ematical principals for getting Mellon College of Science their ideas about how they One of the problems with nects with three or four satel- cesses that appear to guaran- you where you need to be. spent four days in San Fran- can change the world,” he treating blood platelet dis- cisco this summer competing said. orders is that while much is for a $100,000 fellowship; the Allowing those without known about the disorders competition is chronicled in easy access to electricity to on a chemical level, little is the second season of the pop- have smartphone devices known about them physical- ular CNBC show 20 Under 20: would provide them with ly. How they travel through Transforming Tomorrow. more than just the advantages blood is a fluid dynamics Although neither won one takes for granted every- problem, and Viswanathan the grand prize, Idowu and day. As Idowu explained, the hopes that his 3-D models can Viswanathan still have a lot to benefit of communication is help solve it. boast about. Each has already critical for the quality of life. One of the most prominent accomplished more research Such movements could features of his model is its than many Carnegie Mellon have huge impacts on indi- ability to calculate the coef- undergraduates in their re- viduals in fields of business ficient of drag on a platelet. spective fields. and medicine. Asha Thomas, Drag is the resistive force of For his presentation in the a senior double majoring in fluid — in this case blood — Lightning Pitch round of the business administration and on a body as it moves; if two competition, 15-year-old Id- global studies, agreed. From platelets have different drag owu said, “My goal is to be dis- her three trips to underdevel- coefficients, it means they ruptive in providing access to oped communities in Panama have two different shapes. mobile technology.” His idea? with Carnegie Mellon’s Glob- Blood platelets from two peo- A self-powering pair of smart- al Business Brigades, she ex- ple could be different because phone sunglasses called Soul perienced firsthand the type of the presence of disease or Aurum. The glasses would of environments that would even just from genetic varia- use solar array lenses and in- benefit most from technolo- tions. duction from coils wrapped gies like Soul Aurum. “I can see a future of medi- around the frame, with an “In all of the communities cine which can become ‘per- alloy that would change mag- we visited, they had sparse sonalized medicine’ and that netic properties in warm cli- electricity, if any at all,” she could really save lives, be- mates. said. “One of the communi- cause no two people are the This use of temperature ties did have their few lights same, and medicine should and sun for power would running on solar power, so evolve to meet that,” Viswa- make this type of technology that fact puts me at ease when nathan said. “With simula- ideal for its target audience: thinking about the adop- tions, that is much more do- the mobile markets in Afri- tion of this technology in the able than it is right now, and ca, Latin America, and Asia, communities.” It’s areas like I believe that with my work, Adelaide Cole/Art Editor and Michael Setzer/Acting SciTech Editor where most of the world’s 1.5 these in Panama that Idowu hematological problems deal- A GPS will utilize three or four different satellites to figure out its location. When the GPS determines a billion people without elec- hopes to help with further ing with blood issues can be distance from a particular satellite, a sphere of possible locations is created. The GPS’ final location is tricity or internet live. research. solved in that way.” determined by the point where the spheres generated from each satellite overlap. November 5, 2012 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5 Scientists receive funding for medical robotics research Brooke Kuei said, “but it’s a passive tab- functions in a minimally inva- the safety hazard of rigid ro- on the mucus-covered stom- from the mold and assemble Junior Staffwriter let you swallow that moves sive manner,” Sitti said. bots, Yim decided to explore ach lining. the parts.” through your body naturally. A popular idea in medical the idea of soft capsule robots “You can put a drug cham- By using this molding pro- When someone mentions If you miss something, you robots has been tiny rigid ro- made of a squishy material ber in the middle, and by cess, Yim is able to make many robots, popular representa- cannot go back. If you want to called elastomer. In addition changing the formation of the copies of the capsule robot in tions such as R2-D2, Wall-E, stay at one place longer, you to being safe inside the body, capsule, you can inject a drug,” an inexpensive manner. or the Terminator may come can’t. If you want to do drug “We want to the shape of a soft robot can be Sitti said. Another function of “We haven’t yet built a full to mind. But what if scien- delivery or a biopsy, there is easily changed. “Combining the capsule is to inject biopsy prototype that we can try clini- tists could make robots so tiny no way to do that because the combine the soft robotics with nanorobot- microgrippers that come out cally on animals,” Sitti said. they could navigate inside capsule is not controlled.” advantages ics is a novelty,” Sitti said. and grab tissue by folding and “We’ve just built prototypes the human body? Metin Sitti, Sitti and Yim wanted to Sitti and Yim designed a ro- contracting when exposed to for different functions.” With Carnegie Mellon professor in engineer an active robotic cap- of wired bot with two heads that has an body temperature. After the their new grant, Sitti and Yim mechanical engineering and sule that could be controlled endoscopes internal magnet at each end. capsule leaves the body natu- hope to have this full prototype head of the Nanorobotics Lab, while inside the gastrointesti- Using an external magnet at rally, this tissue sample can be done within the next year. Af- and Sehyuk Yim, a Ph.D. stu- nal tract. Some scientists uti- with all its a certain distance away from taken out and examined. ter it is approved by the FDA, dent in mechanical engineer- lize wired endoscopes, which the robot, the capsule can be The building process for which is a long process that ing, recently received funding are tubes with an attached functions and remotely controlled. By using these tiny capsule robots takes will take approximately 10 for their research on medical light source, to illuminate an try to put that magnetic fields to contract and a high level of precision. “I use years, Sitti and Yim can see capsule robots. organ. While endoscopes can expand the soft capsule after it a molding process,” Yim said. their capsule robot being used Pill cameras that take pic- perform camera imaging, in- into the pill has been swallowed, the tiny “These capsule robots are for real-life applications. tures of the gastrointestinal ject drugs, take tissue samples, camera...” robot can roll and twist inside made of polymer material, so In the meantime, their in- tract after being swallowed and have heat probes, they are a patient’s stomach. we have to use a 3-D printer, progess soft capsule robot can have already been around also highly invasive. The researchers hope to which is a rapid prototyping be applied as a health monitor- for 11 years. These miniature “We want to combine the —Metin Sitti improve this concept by in- machine that works by layer- ing system that works by giv- cameras are FDA-approved advantages of wired endo- MechE professor creasing the friction on the ing of material. Using this, we ing the swallowed capsule the and widely used in hospitals scopes with all its functions capsule’s surface — perhaps make a mold that I can then capability to detect what foods — but they do not have any and try to put that into the pill with adhesive fibers inspired pour a polymer into. After a person eats. This can benefit functions beyond imaging. camera so we can have an ac- bots that can move inside the by the fibers on geckos’ feet — seven or eight hours, the elas- patients that have problems “Imaging is good,” Sitti tive pill that can do all of these body using legs. To overcome so that it can move more easily tomer is cured and I detach it with their digestive tract.

Jonathan Lueng/Junior Photographer Mechanical engineering professor Metin Sitti and Ph.D. student Sehyuk Yim recently received funding for their research in medical capsule robots. The robots will be able to roll and twist inside a patient’s stomach once ingested. The researchers hope that this method will have the same advantages as wired endoscopes, but be much less invasive. scitech briefs Tree of Life Researchers find MIT researchers created for living post-adolescent reveal robotic arm bird species cyberbullying prototype Scientists have created A recent study by United Fans of the Spiderman su- a phylogenetic tree — a Kingdom researchers at the pervillain Doctor Octopus are branching map of evolution- University of Sheffield and sure to appreciate the work of ary relations between species Nottingham University re- Federico Parietti and Harry — for all 9,993 of the world’s veals that cyberbullying still Asada. The two Massachu- living bird species. goes on long after adoles- setts Institute of Technology “This is the first dated tree cence: It is prominent in the researchers are working on of life for a class of species workplace as well. Out of a a prototype pair of wearable this size to be put on a global survey conducted among 320 robotic arms that will use ad- map,” said Walter Jetz, an United Kingdom university vanced algorithms to detect evolutionary biologist at Yale employees, around eight out and facilitate the intent of its University who participated of 10 claimed to have been a user. The research was fund- in the study. However, some victim of cyberbullying at least ed by Boeing, and the scien- scientists are critical of the once in the past six months. tists believe the arms could be tree, claiming that its sheer Another 14–20 percent very helpful to factory work- magnitude allows for the ex- claimed to be victims of cy- ers or those performing com- trapolation of evolutionary berbullying on a weekly basis plex do-it-yourself tasks. trends that don’t exist. — a rate similar to that re- “It’s bold and out of keep- The tree was constructed ported by those bullied in per- ing with anything I’ve ever based on the genetic infor- son. The researchers plan to seen to attach two arms to a mation of around 6,600 spe- release suggestions for ways human,” said Dave Barrett, cies — the other 3,300 were employers can foster cyber- a roboticist and mechanical grouped based on constraints bullying-free environments in engineer at Olin College in such as genus membership. the workplace. Needham, Mass.

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Researchers Elephant in South Android running on observe light from Korea ‘speaks’ three out of four earliest stars basic phrases smartphones Astronomers at the Stan- Koshik, an elephant living The industry research firm ford Linear Accelerator Cen- at the Everland Zoo in South International Data Corpora- ter in California are claiming Korea, is able to emulate el- tion (IDC) released a report they have spotted light from ementary Korean speech. claiming that three out of ev- the very first stars in the uni- By sticking his trunk into his ery four smartphones runs a verse. These stars’ specific mouth, Koshik is able to ut- version of Google’s Android glow, known as extragalac- ter the five Korean words for operating system. This is an tic background light (EBL), “hello,” “sit down,” “no,” “lie increase from this time last comes from stars that existed down,” and “good.” Native year, when the statistic was when the universe was as speakers of the language are at 57.5 percent. young as 600 million years able to understand these ut- “Google has a thriving, old — very early in its exis- terances, so the elephant has multifaceted product portfo- tence, compared to the uni- become a popular tourist at- lio. Many of its competitors, verse’s present age of 13.7 bil- traction. It is unlikely, how- with weaker tie-ins to the lion years. The scientists did ever, that Koshik understands mobile OS, do not,” accord- not measure the EBL directly, the words he says. ing to the IDC report. but instead detected it by ana- Although it’s unclear why While Google widened lyzing measurements made Koshik makes the sounds, the gap between rival Apple, by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray cognitive biologist Angela most of the gains were made Space Telescope. Stoeger believes “...that Ko- at the loss of sales by Black- Stars from this period in shik started to adapt his berry and Symbian. the universe’s history were vocalizations to his human more massive and burned companions to strengthen his Source: ZDNet, Reuters brighter than today’s stars. social affiliation with them.” Compiled by Source: Space.com Source: Reuters Benjamin madueme A6 « thetartan.org/forum The Tartan » November 5, 2012

From the Editorial Board Americans must practice vigilance through voting We have no one to blame for this except ourselves, but rather than letting this deter us, we should real- ize that the need to vote has never been more urgent that it is now, and Kyle Henson a lack of education or caring is no excuse for watching your freedoms If I were to ever get a tattoo, it’d erode. say, “Eternal vigilance is the price of As founding father Thomas Jef- liberty.” Nothing better sums up, in ferson said, “I know of no safe re- my mind, how crucial it is to vote in pository of the ultimate power of not only this election, but in every society but the people. And if we election. think them not enlightened enough, Those seven words are engraved the remedy is not to take power upon the statue of a grim Roman from them, but to inform them by warrior sitting outside the National education.” Information has never Archives in Washington, D.C. His been more readily available than it left hand clutches a sword, his right is now. American citizens owe it to hand holds a helmet, and a lion’s pelt those that created the great experi- drapes over his arm — all to convey ment that is the U.S., those who died that power must be checked at ev- for the country, and to themselves to ery turn by a diligent and watchful do everything in their power to pro- Josh Smith/Forum Editor public. tect the ideals that have made this I contend that, at every turn, nation so prosperous. we have failed to check the powers I believe in American exception- Campus Wi-Fi problems should have been addressed we’ve granted government. Only alism. We are the greatest country about two-thirds of our voting-age in the world. We are colonist John Students, faculty, and staff found almost everyone on campus uses Little-to-no notification has been population shows up to vote every Winthrop’s “city upon a hill.” We themselves without consistent wire- wireless internet to check emails and sent out to students regarding the is- four years, and even fewer people are a country founded upon the idea less internet access across campus on follow events while on the go. sues with connecting to the internet vote in the congressional elections that no man, mob, or government Monday and Tuesday. Although both We understand that the internet on campus. held every two years, according to can restrict your volition. Your free of the campus wireless networks — connection may have been knocked Computing Services sent out an a George Mason University study — will and your ability to exercise it are “CMU” and “CMU-SECURE” — were out by the inclement weather Pitts- email on Sunday offering to help and it shows. the only sacred things on this Earth left on and broadcasted as available, burgh received from Hurricane students connect their devices to the When our country was founded, and supersede any power that a gov- neither host would assign IP ad- Sandy, and perhaps the disruption to “CMU-SECURE” network, but the every citizen had the right to sign ernment may ever attempt to exert dresses to computers trying to reach campus Wi-Fi was unavoidable. notification never mentioned the any private contract and have it up- upon you. Should any force attempt the internet. However, the school’s silence on connectivity issues from early last held by a court. Everyone had the to take from you that which — by On a campus as technologically this issue has been disappointing. week. right to keep all income they fairly your own perseverance, daring, and focused as Carnegie Mellon, two There was no acknowledgement of While being without Wi-Fi for two earned. Everyone had the right to skill — you have wrought into exis- days without Wi-Fi is a significant in- the internet issues during the inter- days is not an emergency, the admin- enjoy recreational drugs. Every tence, or should anything prevent convenience. net blackout and no notification or istration should not get into the prac- marriage made at the state level was you from realizing every last fleeting Students with laptops or wire- apology afterwards. tice of staying silent on campus-wide recognized at the federal level, and zephyr of thought that may compel less devices need Wi-Fi on campus Nobody knew what was happen- inconveniences. every business could hire a worker your actions, the firm hand of justice to access Blackboard and submit as- ing. Students did not know to buy The collective impact across all without incurring the egregious would strike down the forces that signments. Many professors count ethernet cables, professors did not of the university community war- compliance costs associated with oppose you and leave you free to on wireless internet for in-class dem- know to avoid wasting class time try- ranted some notification about the federal regulation. pursue happiness. onstrations and lecture notes. And ing to connect to the internet. knocked-out Wi-Fi. None of that is now true about Those before us have been beat- America. While we have come a long en, jailed, tortured, and killed to Disney may work its magic with Star Wars franchise way in some areas, namely in racial protect that idea, and it is because and gender equality, we have sat idly of them that the great American ex- Disney officials announced last Star Wars already suffered, not fi- any of Pixar’s previous works. by while other basic freedoms were periment continues to be the beacon Tuesday that the company was buy- nancially, but creatively, from these But Disney knows how to mar- stripped from us by well-intentioned of the free world. ing Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and three prequels overseen by Lucas. ket a movie. Cars 2, despite being men who thought that they knew Eternal vigilance truly is the price would release Star Wars Episode VII While Lucas is only slated to contrib- the worst-reviewed Pixar film, still us better than we knew ourselves. of liberty, and it is our turn to sit be- in 2015. ute to the new series as a creative turned a massive profit. For a fran- Through the process of voter apathy, side that Roman warrior outside of Created by filmmaker George consultant, any more mishandling of chise that has had a shaky recent our government has stopped repre- the National Archives and pick up Lucas, Lucasfilm produced the Star the franchise may leave a permanent history, this marketing skill could be senting us. the mantle of the always watchful Wars and Indiana Jones films, in ad- mark on Star Wars. valuable. But whether it will succeed Corruption has seeped through soldier, guarding the sanctity and dition to running subsidiary busi- Despite the large amount of nega- in producing high quality Star Wars the cracks made by our neglect and validity of our republic. nesses in audio and special effects. tivity and uncertainty surrounding films, however, remains to be seen. interests of outside parties now hold The acquisition of Lucasfilm pres- this announcement, it is also impor- Disney is perfectly capable of cre- more sway in our government than Kyle Henson (kahenson@) is a staff- ents Disney with a significant oppor- tant to acknowledge that Disney has ating quality films, and will reap the the people do. writer for The Tartan. tunity. The desire to expand the Star proved to be a successful manager of inevitable financial profits that will Wars movie universe with another other well-known brands. The most come from the release of a new Star trilogy of films may prove extremely recent example is Marvel, which Wars film. profitable and successful, but may released the Joss Whedon-directed Unfortunately, it remains unclear also backfire. However, if these films The Avengers to great critical and fi- as to whether the company will try prove to be critical successes, they of- nancial success. However, more in- to do this or not. Let us hope that fer the potential to reinvigorate the volvement on Disney’s part does not decent screenwriters and directors Star Wars brand and restore faith in always result in success, as Pixar’s sign on for these movies and help the franchise after three disappoint- latest offerings Cars 2 and Brave re- to restore the magic of this classic ing prequels. ceived less favorable receptions than franchise. Trump’s mid-disaster stunt for attention is despicable Amid the wreckage wrought by diculousness of the previous state- Kenya. This fact doesn’t give him jus- Hurricane Sandy, Donald Trump ment for a moment and consider tification to bribe the President, nor still managed to make headlines. In that, not only has Trump never met does his vampiric thirst to stay rel- a video posted on YouTube from the Obama, but the President has no evant in America’s culture. top floor of a Trump Tower on Oct. more obligation to respond Trump’s More offensive than Trump’s usu- 24, he offered $5 million to a char- accusations than those made by any al publicity stunts, however, is that ity of Obama’s choice in exchange other American citizen. he was dangling $5 million in front for the public release of the Presi- Obama is merely exercising his of the President during a huge natu- dent’s college transcripts and pass- right as an American to ignore things ral disaster that hit his own New York port applications and records by last he doesn’t care about. And surely City. Wednesday. Obama recognizes Trump’s vehe- When Trump made his Twitter Trump even had the gall to extend mence on this issue as at least 50 per- post moving his extortion deadline his “offer” to noon on Thursday when cent publicity stunt — as does Dallas to Thursday, apartments and subway the hurricane hit, and when Obama Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who systems were flooding over, and peo- didn’t respond by this deadline, on Friday offered Trump $1 million ple were dying throughout New York Trump decided that, “Obviously he to shave his head. and New Jersey. wasn’t born of this country, or, if he The adage “any publicity is good If Trump had that much money was, he said he wasn’t in order to publicity” is no longer true for to spare on a charity of Obama’s receive financial aid and in order to Trump’s case, no matter how de- choice, then perhaps the money have a clear and very easy path into a voutly he lives by it. Yes, he has radi- would be better spent saving the Courtesy of Filodendron via Wikimedia Commons college or university.” cal opinions on Obama, like that he lives and homes of those affected by James Earl Fraser’s sculpture “Guardianship” located outside of the National Archives One could step back from the ri- might be an expatriate Muslim from the hurricane. in Washington, D.C.

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Web: www.thetartan.org 5000 Forbes Avenue Library of Congress ISSN: 0890-3107 E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15213 November 5, 2012 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A7 Electoral College and popular vote both have issues Obama’s the President and Vice President. also mean a candidate could receive This proposal would dramatically Today, each state selects electors significantly less than a majority of change the way campaigns are cur- equal to its representation in Con- the vote due to third parties draw- rently run. For example, voters in promises gress (one for each Representative ing away votes. A two-round system more Democratic-leaning districts in and Senator). Those electors vote — where a second round of voting highly Republican states would not Carl Glazer for the President and Vice President would occur for the two most popu- have their votes drowned out by the convey based on a winner-take-all vote by lar candidates of a larger pool of rest of the state. This change would This Election Day, millions of the state’s population. initial candidates — would partially move the focus of campaigns from people across the nation will go to The solution that immediately prevent this issue. However, it would toss-up states to toss-up districts, and character the polls and cast their ballots for the comes to mind is to abolish the elec- still allow a candidate whom less would prevent candidates from com- Satvika Neti President of the U.S. Unfortunately torate system, similar to what the than 50 percent of America initially pletely ignoring the vast majority of Junior Staffwriter for many of these voters, their votes 17th Amendment did for electing wanted as their top choice to win. states in the run up to the election. will not actually have an impact on Senators. However, this fundamen- A more reasonable solution would This setup would also open the door Fundamentally, this election the election. Due to our current Elec- tally redefines our governmental sys- be to change the current format of for third parties to begin gaining is about two candidates with op- toral College system, the political fate tem and poses many problems. The the Electoral College to a represen- footholds by earning one or two elec- posing views of how this country of the country rests in the hands of first issue of this proposal would be tative sample of the states’ political tors in districts across the country. should be run. But it is as much the voters in a few undecided states. recounts. When the popular vote is preferences. Maine and Nebraska The current election system disen- about opposing characters as it is This massive disconnect between the won by 0.5 percent or less, each state both currently split their electors on franchises many voters in solid left- about opposing policies. popular vote and the election of our recounts ballots by hand. While this a proportional basis and serve as im- leaning or right-swaying states. The President Barack Obama has nation’s leader needs to be corrected is already time consuming in large plementation examples. They both move to a proportional Electoral Col- become the first sitting President if we are to continue to claim that states — like Florida during the 2000 treat each Congressional Represen- lege would bring us one step closer to to endorse marriage equality. His each vote matters. election — the possibility of hand- tative district as having one elector, the ultimate ideal of “one citizen, one backing has put the issue on the The Electoral College was initially recounting the over 120 million votes with that elector voting for whoever vote” without many of the logistical Democratic party’s platform, and established in the Constitution as a cast for a presidential election is an gains a majority in that district. Their nightmares that would accompany it. that’s important. This isn’t because compromise between the populace unfathomable task that would re- two remaining senator-based elec- it’s about gay rights, but because directly electing the president and quire much time and manpower. tors are then given to whoever wins Carl Glazer (cglazer@) is a staffwriter it’s about equal rights. Congress independently voting for Having only a popular vote would the full state popular vote. for The Tartan. People say that it doesn’t really matter what promises politicians make to us during the campaign season because that’s all they are: vague promises. But fulfilling one’s When you wish upon a galaxy far, far away... promises isn’t what’s important during a campaign. The question Luke Masa we all remember how lackluster the which in turn leads to the Dark Side. 2015, I’ll likely be waiting in line, in is not of policies, but of character. Junior Staffwriter prequels were, to say the least. It’s a However, I am actually pleasantly costume, at the midnight release of Obama’s promise for gay rights scary thought that the next trilogy surprised at how everything’s turned Episode VII. Given my namesake, it’s tells me that he believes in equal- I found myself in a state of pure could feel closer to Attack of Clones out for Marvel after Disney acquired not like I have much of a choice. ity and that he’s willing to stand shock last Tuesday. During my daily than Empire Strikes Back. Even if you it. It’s hard to say how much Disney up for what he believes in, even afternoon check of all of my favorite didn’t find the prequels to be utterly actually had a hand in that success, though it’s not the convenient op- social media and nerdy news web- awful, you have to admit they didn’t but the company hasn’t screwed any- tion. It’s important because it says sites, I discovered a story I would carry the charm of original triology. thing up yet. So while a few days ago that Obama is willing to see all have thought was a joke had it not Furthermore, for those of us who are I may have felt as though Disney was people as humans who deserve the appeared so consistently: Disney really into the galaxy far, far away, attempting to slowly buy everything same rights. It makes me feel as if bought Lucasfilm. Even more shock- this move seems to render pointless I loved, I now realize that even if that he would fight for me, not because ingly, Star Wars Episode VII has a ten- all of the many Expanded Universe were the case, it could be a lot worse. he wants my vote, but because he tative release date of summer 2015. novels, video games, and comics that It could be Michael Bay or M. Night believes it is the right thing to do. As a lifelong Star Wars geek — one continued the story of Luke, Leia, Shyamalan making Republican presidential can- who is still coming to terms with the and Han well beyond the end credits their marks, as didate Mitt Romney, on the other fact that Disney just bought Marvel of Return of the Jedi. Transformers and hand, would single out a group — I sensed a great disturbance in the For instance, Star Wars fandom Avatar: The of people and make them seem force. It was as if millions of fanboys has considered the Grand Admiral Last Airbender lesser and not as worthy as the cried out in terror and were suddenly Thrawn trilogy of novels (in which fans are all too rest of society through measures silenced... by a mouse. what remains of the Empire tries to aware of. like his Federal Marriage Amend- After reading more, I eventually hold on to the galaxy as Luke meets In case any- ment. I find something fundamen- came to terms with the $4 billion his wife, and Han and Leia have kids) one still feels as tally wrong with doing that to any buyout. Former owner of Lucasfilm, the defacto Episodes VII, VIII, and though no good could group of people for any reason. George Lucas, has apparently decid- IX. Yet now there’s no reason to be- possibly come of this pur- The economy — the primary ed that his circle is now complete and lieve those stories will be acknowl- chase, Lucas has decided reason many people cite as to why is allowing the students to become edged, and in fact some reports, such to set up an education trust they’re voting for Romney — is ac- the masters. In other words, he’s re- as those from NBC, have explicitly with a significant portion of the tually why I’m screaming, “Four tiring — but not without the second stated that they definitely will not be money he’s earned in this deal. So more years.” According to The highest share in Disney’s stock after adapted. if nothing else, at least some practi- Guardian, as of Friday, there have the estate of Steve Jobs, as well as Sure, it’ll be exciting to see some cal good will come out of this. been 25 consecutive months of job the job of creative consultant on the new stories, but without a strong I, for one, would much rather growth under Obama’s term and proposed new films. But what exactly foundation there’s always the poten- see children getting the education the unemployment rate has stayed does this mean for adoring fans? tial for another mistake like Jar-Jar they deserve than have my selfish under 8 percent for the past couple On one hand, there are going to be Binks. Such a turn of events could wish for specific stories be met. And of months. Obama has a definite new Star Wars movies. On the other, lead to anger, which leads to hate, I’ll be the first to admit that come Annette Ko/Junior Artist plan to reduce the deficit by reduc- ing tax breaks for the rich, invest- ing in the middle class by funding education and agriculture, and PA jumped the gun on Hurricane Sandy prep ending foreign wars. The important thing about this Kavita Mehta schools cancelled last Tuesday’s under the East River were flooded, those centers could have been used if is that he has a plan. Romney has Junior Staffwriter classes in an announcement Monday high tides put much of New Jersey’s they were constructed in the wrong failed, even while being prodded night; since there was only mild rain Seaside Heights’ boardwalk and 85 locations. In fact, very few evacua- by various people, to tell us his Hurricane Sandy spread high and wind on Tuesday, this decision percent of Atlantic City underwater, tion centers were even used in Penn- plan. He says he’ll close loopholes winds, heavy rains, and electrical was made too quickly and too early and Ground Zero was flooded with sylvania because of inconvenient and create jobs — while neglect- outages from the Carolinas all the by city officials. They could have at 20 feet of water. locations and the minimal impact ing to specify how or which ones way up to Maine last week. However, least waited to make that decision Instead of creating 58 station- of the storm. However, more mobile — and somehow find $5 billion for some states felt the impact of this on Tuesday morning, the day of the ary evacuation centers throughout emergency vehicles would have been tax cuts and unnecessary defense Category 1 hurricane more than oth- hurricane, when they saw the actual the state, which — according to the useful because they can help any vic- spending at the same time. ers. storm and its minimal effects. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — were not tim in any location. I want someone who knows Considering all of the damage Pittsburgh only received two-and- guaranteed to be used, Pennsylvania The destruction created by what they want for the country that happened in the tri-state area — a-half inches of rain because of the could have better allotted its time Hurricane Sandy in Pennsylvania and has a proven track record of New York, New Jersey, and Connecti- hurricane, which — while above the and resources by making more mo- shouldn’t be overlooked or underes- going after what they want, rather cut — Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania average rainfall for October in the bile Red Cross emergency vehicles, timated. But the scope of the state’s than someone who refuses to tell as a whole, overreacted to the storm. state — was still minor when com- increasing its current 100. reaction to the storm, as well as the us or simply doesn’t know. Obama Pennsylvania’s efforts to prepare pared to New York’s and New Jer- As weather detection is an im- inefficient implementation of evacu- believes in this country. He’s prov- for Sandy seemed extreme when sey’s flooding. The highest tide of 13 precise science, meteorologists in ation centers, should be evaluated en for four years that he has what compared to the storm’s actual ef- feet that rose in the New York Harbor Pennsylvania were unsure of where for how Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh it takes to run it. Let’s give him an- fects here. All Pittsburgh public poured into the city, all seven tunnels to build evacuation centers. None of responds to future natural disasters. other four.

A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Jonathan Carreon and Jennifer Coloma Election Day is this Tuesday, and the citizens of the U.S. elect their next President. So we asked, Why do you think voting is important?

Jerry Carlson Emily Ostrin Alex Petti Carly Hancherick Gautham Nagaraju MechE Chemistry ChemE CivE ECE Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Senior

“As a citizen of America it is your “We are one of the only countries “It motivates people to get “If everyone had the general “[Voting] is the only chance you duty, and it is the easiest way to where we are able to [vote].” informed on issues, and the more attitude that their vote didn’t have to dictate the way you want influence the government of the informed they are, the better their count, then the majority would your country to go.” country.” vote [is].” be swayed in a possibly negative way.”

November 5, 2012 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A9 Swimming and diving hosts Clarion Cross country takes third place at UAAs Alex Tapak nationals.” Sports Co-Editor The men’s cross country team competed in the 8k, The men’s and women’s also finishing third overall. cross country teams traveled The men also had three top- to Rochester, N.Y., on Oct. 27 14 finishers, scoring a total of to compete in the University 65 points. Athletic Association (UAA) It was again up to the top Championships hosted by the five finishers to decide the University of Rochester. team’s final score. Both the men’s and wom- The first Tartan finisher en’s teams brought home was senior Evan Gates with a third-place trophies. time of 25:16.4, earning him Third place was quite fourth place overall and the the accomplishment for the highest Tartan finish of UAAs. women’s cross country team. Just after Gates, junior Josh The Tartans had not broken Newby took fifth place over- into the top three since 1998 all with a time of 25:20.2. when they took home the Junior Ken Murphy was championship. the third finisher for the Tar- Three of the women fin- tans with a time of 25:43.0, ished within the top 14 of putting him in 11th place the 6k race. The top five race overall. times were factored into the The fourth and fifth fin- Tartans’ overall score of 103 ishers for Carnegie Mellon points. finished within 3.8 seconds The first finisher was se- of each other: Sophomore nior Emily Wobb, placing George Degen finished 20th seventh overall with a time of 22:37.3. Finishing just 4.8 seconds “I definitely behind her in 10th place was had high hopes, junior Elise Hall. Sophomore

Jonathan Leung/Staff Photographer Halley Bayer rounded out but I wasn’t The men’s and women’s teams put their hands in to cheer as they host their first home meet of the season. the top, finishing with 11th really sure what place. Alex tapak the 1,000-yard freestyle with Megan Garvey, who won the haus recorded another Tartan First-year Rekha Schnepf’s to expect. ” Sports Co-Editor a time of 9:56.82. In the 200- 500-yard freestyle in 5:21.06. second-place finish in the 100- time of 23:28.3 was factored yard freestyle, first-year Ste- Phan also finished second in yard backstroke with a time of into the Tartans’ score as The men’s and women’s ven Geier took first place with the 200-yard freestyle with 1:00.14. well, as she took 35th place —Elise Hall swimming and diving teams a time of 1:46.62. a time of 1:55.60 and in the In the diving pool, first- overall. Junior materials dove into their first home The 200-yard medley re- 200-yard individual medley year Winona Li had the best The last score for the Tar- science and meet of the season last week- lay team of sophomore Josh in 2:12.62. Meanwhile, Gar- finish for the Tartans with her tans came from senior Eva end. The Tartans hosted the Lucheon, sophomore Cole vey also placed second in the fifth-place finish off the one- Humphrey in 44th place engineering major Division-II Clarion Univer- Um, junior Terrence Wong, 200-yard butterfly with a time meter board. with a time of 23:37.3. This sity Golden Eagles. The men’s and first-year Lucas Bruder of 2:11.92. “I think we’re doing great brought the Tartans’ grand with a time of 25:51.3 and se- team crushed Clarion Univer- finished in 1:37.22. The 200- The women’s team saw for this point in the season. total to 1:55:07.5. nior Billy Littlefield finished sity 202–97, while the wom- yard freestyle relay team of strong finishes from its first- This is the point where train- “Getting third was unbe- 23rd overall with a time of en’s team fell 198–102. Bruder, Wong, first-year Cart- years. First-year Felicia Wang ing gets really intense, but ev- lievable,” Hall said. “I defi- 25:55.1. Together, the Tar- The men took first in many er Sharer, and junior Edward had two second-place finishes eryone was pushing through nitely had high hopes, but tans had a grand total time of events and swept some events Sears also took first, finishing for the Tartans in breaststroke during the meet and I feel like I wasn’t really sure what to 2:08:06.1. entirely. The first-years got in 1:27.34. events. The first was in the our team is really coming to- expect. Everything we had The now No. 20-nation- their first taste of competition The Tartan women, despite 100-yard breaststroke with gether,” sophomore Nicole been working toward came ally ranked Tartans will at home, with many of them losing, still had first-place fin- a time of 1:08.47, and the Crimi said. together. As far as the rest of travel this Saturday to NCAA responsible for first-place fin- ishes from junior Soleil Phan, second was in the 200-yard The men’s and women’s the season, we of course have Regional Championships in ishes. First-year Christopher who won the 100-yard but- breaststroke with a time of teams will host Grove City our sights set on doing just as Carlisle, Pa., hosted by Dick- Wysocki took first place in terfly in 58.99, and junior 2:32.53. First-year Kira Sing- College on Saturday. well at regionals to get us to inson College. Women’s soccer ties Emory 0–0

José Lopez/Junior Photographer No. 16 senior defender Mitra Ebrahimi steals the ball from Emory offense.

Abby Smith Leonard, did not give the Tar- for playing so well against Assistant Sports Editor tans a chance to score. a great Emory team. We Emory’s defensive strength showed heart and proved we The women’s soccer team was equally matched by a can play with the best team in tied with the Emory Univer- strong Carnegie Mellon de- the country. We are a special sity Eagles 0–0, finishing the fense. Junior goalkeeper team that hopefully will get season in second place in Anna Albi was a critical player the chance to keep playing in the University Athletic Asso- for the Tartans, making a total the NCAAs,” senior midfielder ciation Championships play. of nine saves, including six in Stephanie Hare said. The Tartans’ overall record is the second period. The Tartans will now await 11–1–4, making them No. 19 Her final save of the game the selection of the field for in the nation, while the No. 8 in the 105th minute marked the National Collegiate Ath- Eagles finished their season her sixth shutout of the sea- letic Association (NCAA) Divi- 11–1–6. son. sion-III Women’s Soccer Tour- Sophomore midfielder In the second period, ju- nament, as the team hopes to Jordyn Greenburg and junior nior forward Alex Veneagas, receive an at-large bid to the defender Rachel Contopou- senior midfielder Katie Davis, Championship draw. los made many goal attempts and first-year Carson Quiros Fans can watch the NCAA during the first period of Sat- also made several goal at- Championship Selection urday’s game, but Emory’s tempts. Show online at www.ncaa. goalkeeper, senior Kaele “I am so proud of our team com on Monday at 1:30 p.m. A10 « thetartan.org/sports The Tartan » November 5, 2012

Tartans conquer University of Chicago at home Adam Gruber has scored 10 touchdowns yards record, putting in 31 Sports Co-Editor this season, both of which are yards on Saturday. highs on the team. With 32 receiving yards After a poor offensive This was the fifth time left for the upcoming game showing against the Wash- in Blanks’ career and the against Case Western Reserve ington University in St. Louis third time this season that he University, he has the poten- Bears two weekends ago, the rushed for three touchdowns tial to break the record very Tartans rediscovered the of- in a single game. soon. fense that had them at 4–0 by “It was clearer [Saturday] First-year kicker Connor the end of September. than ever before how much Young kicked a career-long The Tartans played the Uni- Patrick means to our offense 45-yard field goal in the third versity of Chicago Maroons on and the team,” junior quarter- to put the Tartans up 17–14. Saturday in their last home back Rob Kalkstein said. “We Carnegie Mellon never relin- game of the season, defeating are a different team when he quished the lead after that them 31–14 due to a tremen- is on the field.” score. dous rushing performance. The Carnegie Mellon front- On Saturday, the Tartans This victory brings the Tar- line defense held the Maroons’ will close this year’s campaign tans to 6–3 in the season and rushing attack to just 71 to- on the road against the Case 1–1 in conference play. tal yards, accumulating eight Western Reserve Spartans. The Maroons’ season fell to tackles for losses and two Kickoff is at 2 p.m. 4–5 in the season and 0–2 in sacks. Last season, the Tartans conference play. Junior inside linebacker lost to the Spartans in a shoot- Senior running back Pat- Akwasi Brefo led the squad out, losing by a score of 38–24. rick Blanks lead the Tartans in with 10 tackles. If the Carnegie Mellon of- their victory over the Maroons Junior defensive lineman fense can put up offensive with his 159 rushing yards and Ryan Jok’s aggressive play on numbers reminiscent of those three touchdowns, the Tartans the line resulted in two tackles in their performance against put together 235 yards of posi- for a loss. the Maroons this past Sat- tive offense on the ground. Junior wide receiver Tim urday, the Spartans should Blanks is averaging 82.6 Kikta inched closer to the prove to be no problem for the Kelsey Scott/Staff Photographer rushing yards per game and Carnegie Mellon receiving Tartans. The Tartans displayed their strong defense on Saturday by tackling a University of Chicago player.

Athlete Profile Tim Kikta is 32 yards away from breaking school record Abby Smith toric season for the team. The Tartans went of playing football, he has “grown so much Assistant Sports Editor 4–0 at the beginning of the season for the as a player,” and has especially come a long first time since 2006. way during his college career. “One game Junior wide receiver Tim Kikta is a big “This year has been an awesome one for during freshman year, I lined up on the man on campus. At 6'3" and nearly 200 us,” he said. “From the start, I felt like it was wrong side of the ball three times,” he said. pounds, the towering Tartan football super- going to be a great season.” He attributed “I tried to convince coach that the quarter- star has been one of the top contributors this the success of the team to the return of “a back [Kalkstein] called the play wrong when season and is a critical member of Carnegie lot of starters” and recognized “the giant im- really I was totally and completely at fault.” Mellon’s team. provement between this year and previous Kikta and Kalkstein have become close The Pittsburgh native is also one of the ones.” friends since their first year at Carnegie Mel- team’s top scorers, with five touchdowns this Although the Tartans had a phenomenal lon. Both had internships in Pittsburgh over season. start, the team has faltered, dropping to a the summer and are currently roommates. Kikta was named the University Athletic 5–3 record. But still, team-focused Kikta “We would always practice passing over the Association and Eastern College Athletic is optimistic about the remainder of the summer, which I really think helped our Conference Southwest Athlete of the Week season. chemistry this year,” Kalkstein said. during the second week of September, “We lost a lot of key running backs and Kikta is currently a mechanical engineer- prompted by his performance during the middle backers due to injuries,” he said. ing major and hopes to work with cars and Tartans’ 37–7 victory. “But we are trying to get them back in shape airplanes. “I would love to design vehicles,” He set a Carnegie Mellon single-game re- as soon as we can.” he said. “Right now, I’m looking for intern- cord with 158 receiving yards in the game. Kikta is certainly no stranger to the world ships where I would get to explore my pas- Kikta caught four passes that game, includ- of football, having played since second sion for vehicles and engineering even ing touchdown receptions of 82 and 39 yards grade. more.” from junior quarterback Rob Kalkstein. The “I love the camaraderie of the sport,” he For Kikta, football serves as a stress re- 82-yard score was the longest touchdown re- said. “Getting to know [my teammates] is liever from Carnegie Mellon’s heavy work- ception by a Tartan since 2004. certainly my favorite part of playing. It truly load. From Friday night dinners with the “Tim has been a great offensive player is the ultimate team sport.” never-ending pasta bowl at Olive Garden to this year. I can’t even tell you how many His teammates also admire him for his “having our offensive coordinator drive us times I’ve thrown a pass and he’s been right optimism and dedication. “Big Time Timmy around the field in his golf cart,” Kikta said there to make an amazing catch,” Kalkstein Tim,” Kalkstein said, “always brings a posi- he’s “become best friends with these guys.” said. “He also has made a number of touch- tive attitude. In the huddle he knows exactly Kikta and the team will take the field for downs over 50 yards, which is outstanding.” what to say. He is always into the game, and the last time this season for the away game Kikta does not brag about his personal helps us stay focused.” against Case Western Reserve University on achievements; rather, he focuses on the his- Kikta said that during his nearly 15 years Saturday. Jennifer Coloma/Operations Manager

Men’s soccer falls to Emory Volleyball finishes fifth in UAA Gabrielle West Junior Staffwriter

The Tartan men’s soccer team fell just short of taking the number one spot in the University Athletic Associa- tion (UAA) in its game against the Emory University Eagles on Saturday night. The final score was 1–0, leaving Carnegie Mellon in a four-way tie with Brandeis University, Washington Uni- versity in St. Louis, and Emo- ry University for first place in conference play. The game was hard fought and very physical. There was File photo by Jonathan Carreon/Photo Editor a total of 29 fouls called, 15 No. 6 junior setter Emily Wright sets the ball to her teammates in an effort to finish the play. of which were from Carnegie Mellon. Adam Gruber Sophomore right side hit- 29–27, lost the fourth 25–13, The first half concluded Sports Co-Editor ter Ali Celentano gave a strong and closed out the match with with a score of 0–0 due to the performance, recording 30 the victory in game five with tough defense of both teams. Carnegie Mellon’s vol- kills in this match. First-year 15–9. While there were no leyball team competed in the setter Emily Lawlis racked up Celentano topped her per- goals in the first half of the University Athletic Associa- 26 assists and junior setter formance on Friday, accumu- game, the Eagles attempted tion (UAA) tournament last Emily Wright added 15. Ju- lating 36 kills in this match six shots, and the Tartans at- week, playing Case Western nior defensive specialist Ali to lead the Tartans to their tempted three. José Lopez/Junior Photographer Reserve University on Friday Nichols led the defense with 3–2 victory. She also added Twenty–seven minutes No. 13 sophomore defender Jakob Rohwer jumps to header the ball. and the University of Roches- 21 digs, and junior outside 19 digs. Junior outside hitter into the second half, the Ea- ter on Saturday. hitter Rachel Miller had 17. Senna Parsa added 16 kills, gles attempted their seventh was saved by Emory’s keeper. advantage of our average per- In the first game against The loss put the Tartans and Miller had 12. shot of the half and connected Carnegie Mellon’s goal- formance,” senior defender Case Western Reserve, the in the fifth-place consolation Nichols had 23 digs on the with the net. keeper, junior Christopher Alex Abedian said. Tartans won 25–19, but then match on Saturday against defensive end, Miller added With the remaining 18 Madden, made four saves The Tartans concluded lost the next two games 25–15 the University of Rochester 12, and Lawlis had 11. At the minutes, the Tartans took throughout the game. their regular season play with and 25–13, respectively. Yellowjackets. net, junior middle blocker Ol- two unsuccessful shots. Ju- “We were off our game a record of 12–3–1 and a UAA With a 25–20 win in the Every game in Saturday’s ivia Mora had six blocks. nior midfielder Chris Wysocki and couldn’t find a rhythm. [It record of 4–2–1. Carnegie fourth game, the Tartans match was tightly contested. “I’m proud of the team for took the first shot, which was was] one of the few games in Mellon will be entering post- forced a tie-breaking fifth The Tartans won the first playing their hardest, even up just wide of the goal; senior which that’s happened to us. season play and will receive game. But the Tartans came match 25–22 before drop- to the last match of the sea- midfielder John Crawshaw Unfortunately for us, Emory its bid as of 1:30 p.m. on up short, losing that game ping the second one 28–26. son,” senior defensive special- took the second shot, which was on their game and took Monday. 15–11. Then they won the third game ist Kasey LaMothe said. Dramaturgy A project to translate a German text is underway in the School of Drama • B8

Brendan Frederick A Carnegie Mellon alumnus forays into the music journalism industry • B6

11.05.12 Volume 107, Issue 10 ...this week only 3 Deborah Kass The Andy Warhol Museum’s new exhibit features a Carnegie Mellon alumna. 4 Oxblood The more muted shade of red is back in a big way for this fall’s fashion season. 5 Red Swift’s newest album offers typical themes with some new variations. 6 Brendan Frederick An alumnus pursues a career in hip-hop journalism at BUZZMEDIA. 7 Zedd The music producer and DJ’s debut album Clarity is fresh and powerful. 8 Dramaturgy Associate professor Wendy Arons wins a prestigious grant for the School of Drama. 10 Cory Arcangel 8 A new exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art examines artistic merit in digital technology.

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3 Advice 11 Comics Everything you need to know about TA/student Adventurous cats and a bird that needs an relationships and local bars. attitude adjustment in this week’s comics. 5 Paperhouse 13 Puzzles Paperhouse talks about the polarizing music Flex your brain muscles with this week’s journalism site Pitchfork. sudoku puzzles. 7 Dollar Movie 14 Horoscopes AB Films serves up big explosions, wicked The stars are so bossy. See what the future abs, and wisecracking teddy bears this week. has in store in Horoscopes.

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The Tartan . Box 119 . UC Suite 103 . Carnegie Mellon University . 5000 Forbes Ave . Pittsburgh, PA 15213 . www.thetartan.org . © 2012 The Tartan Sex, culture, pop: Deborah Kass Advice for awkward people New Warhol Museum exhibit examines feminism, Judaism About exploring new relationships and bars Dear Patrick, Dear Patrick, What do you get when you cross Andy Warhol and a Streisand, to name a few. Streisand appears as I’m a TA, and I really love I go out to PHI on average pop-culture-obsessed Jewish feminist? Deborah Kass. the subject of Kass’ well-known “The Jewish the job. The problem is four times a week. It’s Jackie” series, which portrays Streisand in the I have a crush on one of gotten to the point where The Andy Warhol Museum is currently hosting a style of Warhol’s paintings of Jackie Kennedy. massive mid-career retrospective of the artist and my students, and I think I know the bartender he likes me too! He has and all the middle-aged Carnegie Mellon alumna (CFA ’74) called Deborah Kass: At this point, Kass’ work started making clearer an A in the class, but he regulars by name. Is this Before and Happily Ever After. The exhibit features conceptual statements about feminism and comes to my office hours too much? Should I try three decades’ worth of work by Kass — an impressive “Jewishness.” By focusing on being Jewish — as all the time asking for other bars? Or, perish the 80 works ranging from early abstract landscapes to opposed to Judaism as a religion — Kass brings extra credit. I think I could thought, go out to bars appropriations of Warhol’s famous works. an often-overlooked group into the foreground lose my job if I pursued less often? It’s certainly without religious undertones. Her work shows anything. What should I taking a toll on my wallet, Kass is a New York-based artist whose work explores the cultural stigmas attached to the group. the intersection of pop culture, art history, and do? but I need my Wednesday night beer. My liver begs self-identity. Most of her work is centered on her The highlight of the exhibit is the work from Thanks, for an answer. own identity as a Jewish lesbian, but the exhibit also Kass’ series “The Warhol Project,” which she Harlotry Opportunity includes a good deal of her older landscape paintings. worked on throughout the ’90s. In this series, Tempting, Fear I wrote this from a bar, Kass put her own spin on Warhol’s works, Overreaching Buying Alcohol Regularly, In Kass’ early work, the technique is as important copying his technique of combining painting Relationship, Sexual Purchases Highly as the concept. In fact, the conceptual basis for her and silk-screening, but replacing his cool, Tension Unbelievably Intoxicating early paintings, mostly from the ’80s, is often hard detached subjects with people who had personal Dripping, Eagerly Needs to determine without the informational labels that significance to her. These works are scattered Tips Dear BAR PHI, the museum provides. Luckily for museum-goers, throughout the museum, often with Warhol’s the paintings are visually strong on their own, with original works placed directly next to Kass’ Dear HOT FOR STUDENT, If going to PHI is wrong, I bright colors and bold brushstrokes that grab viewers’ appropriations. It is often difficult to tell which don’t want to be right. It’s attention. work is whose, since they are visually very We’ll go ahead and assume cheap, it’s close, and it’s got similar, but a closer look reveals the pairing to be this guy is into you (why booze. That’s all I look for in Kass’ work took an interesting turn in the early ’90s, an interesting juxtaposition of subjects. when she began appropriating Warhol’s work with a else would anyone go to a bar, but other people are office hours?). If you’re pickier. I probably should tell little twist of her own. Instead of featuring prominent One of the largest pieces in the exhibit — unethical, then it’s pretty you to go out and explore celebrities in her works, Kass focused the work on her and an outstanding example of Kass’ Warhol simple: Next time he comes the world of Pittsburgh bars own heroes, including writer Gertrude Stein, baseball appropriations — is “America’s Most Wanted.” to office hours, offer him but that’d be hypocritical player Sandy Koufax, and singer and actress Barbra Playing off Warhol’s “Thirteen Most Wanted some special “extra credit.” of me. And I am not a Men,” which featured silkscreens of criminals, Maybe hold some special hypocrite. Kass’ work replaces criminals with well-known office hours in your dorm, if curators. you catch my drift. Based Having said that, you should on his performance, you go out and explore the The exhibit closes with some of Kass’ most can decide whether or not world of Pittsburgh bars. recent work, from the late 2000s. This work to give him any actual extra PHI is a great weeknight expands on her study of art history and popular credit. bar, but it’s pretty shabby culture, taking examples of post-war painting by comparison. Take a and pairing them with lyrics from songs in If you want to stay ethical, weekend off, check out what The Great American Songbook. The project think about this: If you grade, else is out there, and then combines emotionally stimulating song lyrics then you really shouldn’t come back to the sweet with modernist pop painting styles. date your students. If you embrace of PHI. If money’s don’t, then it’s probably a problem, then stick with Throughout the exhibit, Kass’ thoughtful work is okay. Consider running the drink specials for a good perfectly interspersed with Warhol’s, creating an it past your professor or deal on booze. There’s no impressive and memorable retrospective of the checking the official school reason not to go to PHI on a artist’s career. guidelines. I tried to do Wednesday. some research about your question, except all I found Other than wanting Allison Cosby | Staffwriter were really inappropriate to preserve your self- videos. respect, Patrick Hoskins Before and Happily Ever After, the title work You probably don’t want of the exhibit, examines the implications of to do what they did, Need advice? Send queries getting a nose job in the Jewish culture. Patrick Hoskins to [email protected].

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art pillbox 11.05.12 3 Oxblood makes its mark on fall fashion Check out these outfit ideas on how to work this trend into your own wardrobe

A recently rediscovered color, closest to maroon or Since oxblood is the color of the season, it’s easy to find burgundy, hit the runways this season and has since anything in stores in this shade of red. Take any of these been embraced by celebrities and fashion designers suggestions, or create your own look. alike. This darker, cooler, more muted shade of red made an appearance in this year’s collections of Yves Saint Preppy Laurent, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander Wang. Feeling girly? Rock a burgundy dress or skirt, such as Termed “oxblood” by fashion enthusiasts due to its the Oxblood Ribbed Pleated Skirt from Topshop. Pair the resemblance to the color of oxygenated blood, the color skirt with a fitted black tee, patterned tights, and boots. has garnered attention from well-known personalities For a preppier look, match a pair of BlankNYC designer such as Blake Lively and Kate Middleton. While the jeans in rhubarb with a shirt in a neutral color. Complete former donned a Gucci embellished minidress in the outfit with a skinny brown belt and a pair of brown the wine-colored hue, the latter opted for a more Oxfords. If your style is more sophisticated, try a conservative blazer and skirt combination by French burgundy blazer, such as the Oxblood Ponte Blazer from designer Paule Ka. Topshop, with jeans, a beige top, and black ballet flats.

Despite the myriad interpretations of the color red, Edgy oxblood has been agreed upon as the color of the moment. In The Huffington Post article “Why Wear Get an edgier look by flaunting a pair of wine-colored Dr. Oxblood?” writer Lily Avnet explains that the color may Martens “Pascal” boots with your outfit. If you’re willing have moved quickly into the spotlight because people to splurge, make a statement with the Rich & Skinny are so weary of the severity of the color red. “Legacy Leather” Faux Leather Skinny Jeans. Wear them with a baggy sweater in tan or gray to look fashionable, In other words, oxblood is appreciated for its understated but not over the top. quality, regardless of its gory name. Fashion articles like “Oxblood...the New Black!” on the nail polish blog EG Combining Trends Nails It, “Oxblood Love” on the She Knows blog, and “Trend Report: There will be oxblood” in The Washington If you’re a girl who likes to stand out in a crowd, combine Post indicate how this hue is becoming a staple in autumn and winter trends and pick up a pair of oxblood everyone’s wardrobe. velvet leggings from American Apparel. Wear them with a black or gray tunic for an awesome outfit. The peplum hem is another major look this year, so a burgundy peplum top is a great way to incorporate two trends into an outfit without making it too overwhelming. Patterned jeans are also everywhere at the moment; what better way to mix trends than with a pair of oxblood patterned jeans? Try the Current/Elliott “The Ankle” Print Crop Jonathan Carreon | Photo Editor Skinny Jeans in the color “Crimson Tapestry.” Guys and Senior biology major Varun Deshpande pairs an girls can both rock this trendy look. oxblood cardigan with dark jeans and a neutral scarf for a laid-back, preppy look. Nail Polishes

If you’re weary of buying clothing in oxblood, try nail blue summer tops through the colder months. Olive with polish colors such as Essie’s “Berry Hard” or “Lacy Not burgundy gives off a wintry vibe, so a pair of burgundy Racy” and OPI’s “Bastille My Heart.” jeans and an olive sweater accessorized with an off- white circle scarf makes for a perfect cold-weather outfit. Colors Oxblood is such a major trend mainly because it is Since burgundy is considered a statement color, it works universally flattering. It complements all skin tones and best when worn with neutral colors, such as black, works for any style, so go grab something (or a couple of beige, and gray. However, you can spice up your outfit things) in oxblood, and start styling. with a touch of gold, or be daring with burgundy jeans and a navy blazer. Pastels also work well with oxblood, allowing you to keep wearing your mint green or pale Nikita Mishra | Junior Staffwriter

Senior business administration major Ugonna Osuala pairs burgundy pants with a gray coat for an edgier look. Jonathan Carreon | Photo Editor fashion 4 pillbox 11.05.12 It’s a Red-lettered album for Swift Paperhouse Red pairs well-worn sentiments with a new sound On Pitchfork

Taylor Swift became famous for her bright country- Overall, Red represents a broad sampling of Swift’s “Pitchfork is incredibly pretentious.” “After I saw the review crossover sound and instantly captured the coveted traditional offerings with a few surprises thrown that Pitchfork gave my favorite album, I’ll never read teen girl demographic upon the release of her in. Although her exploration of musical style might them again.” “Pitchfork doesn’t know what they’re talking eponymous first album. While her new album Red is alienate a few traditional followers, her more about.” definitely a departure from her usual style, it is still electronic, pop-laden sound might also attract a few largely a success. new ones, and stalwart fans will be intrigued by the It’s not uncommon to hear rhetoric like this when you evolution. talk to hardcore music enthusiasts. While I have issues The album’s title track, “Red,” is one of the clearest with the way music journalism site Pitchfork operates, it’s examples of Swift’s changed style. “Red” addresses Swift also threw in a few collaborations, including disconcerting that there are people who unequivocally the same classic Swift themes of young, passionate, “The Last Time” with the largely unknown Gary discredit everything Pitchfork does. unrequited love, built on the remains of her original Lightbody and “Everything Has Changed” with country sound — the original demo recording even the ever-more-popular British artist Ed Sheeran. Pitchfork, established in Chicago in 1996, is one of the opens with the twang of a banjo — but with a new Songs like these appeal to a broader fan base. Swift most widely known music journalism sources in the nation, infusion of pop. “22” uses a strong backbeat and feel- collaborates especially well with Sheeran, whose coming into existence around the time when college rock good lyrics to chronicle Swift’s slightly more mature music falls into a similar genre as her own. burst into the mainstream. In the almost two decades emotional outlook as a 22-year-old. Similarly, the since its creation, Pitchfork has become an indie taste hit single that preceded Red, “We Are Never Ever There’s no doubt that Red has a few missteps; maker and unrelenting hype machine. Predictably, people Getting Back Together,” combined a catchy, upbeat sometimes Swift ventures a little bit too far out of tend to either love or hate Pitchfork. tune with just the right amount of teen angst to top her comfort zone. In the song “I Knew You Were the charts for weeks. Trouble,” she experiments with her sound in a way It’s not that hard to justify disliking Pitchfork. Its rating scale that just doesn’t fit in with the rest of the album. is unbalanced; its review process is seemingly skewed Perhaps the most surprising song of the album for However, the outlook on the album is generally toward music that fits its projected image as opposed many long-time Swift fans is “I Knew You Were positive. to the quality of the music, and their reviews tend to be Trouble,” which combines a catchy refrain with a pretentious ramblings that sometimes act as soapboxes wailing beat. Though this song does a good job of Red will undoubtedly spark claims that Swift is a instead of legitimate, in-depth critiques (see its review of exhibiting Swift’s impressive voice, it seems a little sellout who has abandoned her original fan base, The Airbone Toxic Event’s self-titled debut). However, the confused in its purpose. as new albums from big-name artists always do. staff at Pitchfork undeniably has an expansive knowledge However, Red exemplifies Swift’s diversity as an of popular music and a fine-tuned understanding of the While her musical style may have changed in Red, artist and her willingness to experiment, rather than type of music that its audience seeks out. Swift definitely decided to go back to her roots when her pandering to the masses. Like Swift’s previous it came to subject matter. Red doesn’t add much to work, Red will still be the go-to album for the I don’t hold a lot of faith in Pitchfork’s reviews anymore, but Swift’s somewhat tired themes; the songs flit from average teenager at the happy start of a relationship the sheer amount of cultural knowledge that it brings to celebrating young love to bitterly denouncing it with — or more often, at the bitter end of one. its reviews — information on contemporaries, influences, the same element of girl power that originally made film culture, current events, and analyses of local music her music so appealing. While many see Swift’s scenes— is impressive, to say the least. It’s completely stylistic adaptation as a bad thing, Red continues Brian Trimboli | Staffwriter legitimate to criticize Pitchfork, but to discredit it entirely is the trend that started as far back as her second a gross oversight. album, Fearless, and continues in her third, Speak Now. All of these show a move to a more pop- focused style for Swift as she gradually strays from Matt Mastricova | Staffwriter her original country sound.

Despite the pervasive new style, Red also carries a heavy load of standard Swift-style ballads, including “Treacherous” and “Come Back... Be Here.” Songs like these align more closely with what many Swift top 10 on WRCT 88.3 FM fans are probably expecting and do a good job of most played albums of the last week tying the album back to her roots. More charged 1 Flying Lotus — Until the Quiet Comes songs like “Starlight” also appeal to a traditional Swift demographic; with its passionate crescendo of 2 The xx — Coexist a chorus and sometimes unfamiliar electronic beats, 3 Neurosis — Honor Found in Decay “Starlight” is as evocative as similar power ballads 4 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion — Meat and Bone from her previous albums, but with a new, more 5 Ry Cooder — Election Special synthetic twist. 6 Absyme — Strange Rites 7 Ty Segall — Twins 8 300 Basses — Sei Ritornelli Taylor Swift’s new album, Red, shows her evolution from country musician to pop singer. 9 The Presets — Pacifica 10 Pig Destroyer — Book Burner Courtesy of Eva Rinaldi via Flickr music pillbox 11.05.12 5 Frederick makes splash in music journalism Carnegie Mellon graduate combines interests in music, business, writing

As a student at Carnegie Mellon, Brendan Frederick — so smart and savvy. He didn’t need encouragement. white background. “A lot of magazines, their business wanted to blend his love for hip-hop and writing into He was going places well before he even knew where it is still based on selling magazines on the newsstands,” a meaningful career. Frederick (H&SS ’04) is the vice was that he wanted to go. You don’t forget the Brendan Frederick said. “That’s why you see so many magazines president of music programming and development for Fredericks.” with a celebrity in front of a white background and cover BUZZMEDIA, a media company that owns and operates lines that are designed to catch people’s eyes.” over 40 music and pop culture websites. While still trying to break into the music business, Frederick applied to internships at record labels, but was The print issue is a canvas for experimentation. Justin Frederick became involved in hip-hop journalism as not accepted. “Unless you have a connection or know Bieber was featured on the Complex front cover for an undergraduate. Initially obsessed with breaking someone, it’s pretty much impossible to get your foot in the magazine’s 10th anniversary. The picture showed into the music business as a talent representative, he the door,” he said. Bieber in an uncharacteristic role: getting pummeled decided to try his hand at writing. Although he has since in a boxing ring. The move reflected the magazine’s moved on to careers at XXL, Mass Appeal, and Complex Eventually, Frederick took another route by focusing marketing technique. “If you hate Bieber, you can see magazines, Frederick first honed his editorial skills in the on his interest in writing. He got an internship as a him get punched in the face. If you love him, you get to classroom. mix-tape columnist at RIME Magazine, a small hip-hop see him in this crazy, grisly scenario,” Frederick said. publication. He used that opportunity as a springboard However, Complex is more concerned with its digital “The process of reading someone’s story and dissecting to open doors that were previously closed to him. A platform, a constantly updated outlet for music, fashion, and tearing it apart and telling them what they could turning point came during Frederick’s senior year of and political news. have done differently, that was definitely the most useful college. He was named editor-in-chief of Mass Appeal thing I took away from CMU. That’s what made me feel magazine a year after becoming an intern there. In his Frederick’s work at BUZZMEDIA is similar to what he like I can be an editor,” said Frederick, who majored in role as editor, he was finally able to mix his interests in did at Complex, but he focuses more on acquiring and creative writing and minored in business. hip-hop, journalism, and business. maintaining media sites, including SPIN, Concrete Loop, The Hype Machine, and many others. On its website, Frederick attributes his editing skills to the creative “Brendan is a real good kid,” said Elliott Wilson, owner of BUZZMEDIA boasts more than 40 million people visiting writing faculty at Carnegie Mellon, particularly associate hip-hop culture blog Rap Radar and editor of RESPECT. its member sites. The company has been bolstering its professor of English Sharon Dilworth. According to magazine. While Wilson was an editor at XXL magazine, profile through acquisitions: In July it acquired SPIN Dilworth, Frederick was a driven student. he hired Frederick to enhance the site’s lackluster magazine, and in August it acquired three punk rock website. “Brendan was the reason XXL was able to beat music blogs, including Under the Gun Review. “There are certain students who come along who have a lot of our competitors,” he said. an energy and an interest in life that immediately sets One of Frederick’s primary tasks is helping music them apart from the rest of the student body. They are Throughout his career, Frederick was able to build a magazine SPIN transition from a print-based business infectious in their enthusiasm — Brendan was that kind reputation as a tech-savvy editor. This was especially model to a web-based format: “BUZZ bought SPIN back of student,” Dilworth said via email. “He was so engaged useful at Complex magazine, where he worked for in July, and despite being a very well-known music four-and-a-half years before joining BUZZMEDIA in magazine with a long history, they still have a long way September. to go before they find the same level of success on the web. Right now I’m working out of the SPIN office, trying Complex, founded by Mark Ecko, owns advertising to help them rethink their whole operation.” rights to popular blogs. The magazine is an extension of a larger brand and is an anomaly among music Although Frederick is removed from his college days, publications. As Frederick puts it, Complex is not exactly he offers the same advice that he received while at hip-hop, hipster, or pop: “It’s somewhere in the middle.” Carnegie Mellon: The cornerstone of a meaningful writing career is having confidence. “Having confidence “The hip-hop world thinks of Complex as a fashion in your writing and having confidence in your abilities magazine, and this sort of white mainstream media to critique other people’s writing are two totally valuable world thinks of us as a hip-hop magazine. It’s almost skills that I learned through the creative writing like we have the best of both worlds. We can get away program.” with taking a lot of risks and doing things and asking questions that a lot of people might not be able to,” Frederick said. Jamar Thrasher | Junior Staffwriter

It is a huge departure from the common newsstand magazines featuring an image of a celebrity against a

At media company BUZZMEDIA, Carnegie Mellon alumnus Brendan Frederick works to revamp print music publications like SPIN for the web. In his pursuit of a career in music journalism, Frederick found an interdisciplinary industry that combined his passions for writing, music, and business.

Courtesy of Matt Crowley via Flickr community 6 pillbox 11.05.12 Zedd’s Clarity presents clear message Electronic dance music debut album satisfies with unified themes and fulfilling beats

If you’re into the electronic dance music (EDM) scene, Gartner, and Swedish House Mafia — it’s about time Ellie Goulding and “Follow You Down” featuring Bright then surely you’ve listened to Zedd’s new album, Clarity. that this rising star released his own album. Lights. The vocals and subject matter of the lyrics make If you don’t know what all the fuss is about concerning the two songs flow together almost seamlessly. EDM, then get to an iTunes store and check this album Clarity is unique in its coherent message. It’s an actual out. album, with a flow and a consistent theme that’s hard to Zedd’s lead singles, “Spectrum” and “Clarity,” do a good find in a world full of EDM singles and LPs. Many EDM job of representing the feel of the album as a whole. If you’re just starting to dip your toes into this music artists have a hard time creating albums, since often “Spectrum,” lauded as Zedd’s best work when it came scene, Anton Zaslavski — better known by his stage they don’t need to release albums as long as they’re out over the summer, is a beautiful song with great lyrics name Zedd — is a good place to start. The 23-year- coming out with singles and booking tour dates. and spectacular beats. The version of “Spectrum” in the old Russian-German music producer and DJ has a album is shortened, but the extended version is available crisp, clean sound that still manages to hit those deep, But if you listen to Clarity in order, from “Hourglass” to on iTunes. reverberating bass notes that are oh-so satisfying. “Epos,” it becomes clear that Zedd was aiming to create a specific musical experience in those 45 minutes. By Zedd stands apart from many EDM DJs because of his Zedd’s debut album Clarity was released in early the end of the album, you feel as if you’ve listened to one origins: He’s a classically trained musician who started October through Interscope Records. Before releasing of his live sets, not 10 different songs. playing the piano and drums at age four. Take that, the album, Zedd released singles through OWSLA, Justin Bieber. Skrillex’s record label, and went on worldwide tours with “Hourglass,” which incorporates the sounds of clocks Porter Robinson, Lady Gaga, and others. ticking, imperceptibly flows into the next song, “Shave It Making a good EDM album is hard work, but with Up.” Many of the songs — “Codec,” “Stache,” and “Epos” Zedd’s classical training, he’s managed to create After releasing great singles like “Shave It” and “Stars in particular — have Zedd’s signature bass timbres, something worthwhile in Clarity. Come Out” — as well as making sick remixes for the making the sound crisp, gnarly, and satisfying. likes of Fatboy Slim, The Black Eyed Peas, Wolfgang Two especially grooving house tunes that appear Christa Hester | Publisher back-to-back on the album are “Fall Into Sky” featuring

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The Expendables 2 Magic Mike Ted Thursday, Nov. 8 Friday, Nov. 9 Saturday, Nov. 10 8 10 12 8 10 12 8 10 12

Sylvester Stallone leads his merry band of warriors into Magic Mike is the best head-fake of the year. Veteran Seth MacFarlane’s wisecracking filth continues its a sea of box office success in The Expendables 2. As a director Stephen Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven, fixation on children in Ted. Dangling in a state of arrested follow-up to its predecessor, The Expendables 2 is an Contagion) takes an exploitation picture that aims childhood, Mark Wahlberg’s character struggles with his improvement. In this next installment, a basic mission to make bank off Channing Tatum’s abs and turns it adulthood and the effects of his friendship with Ted, his turns into a quest for revenge against a villain who into a deft economic rumination. Tatum gives a truly walking, talking, sentient teddy bear. Of course, this is possesses a dangerous weapon. You’ll get a cute dash nuanced and effective performance as a 19-year-old MacFarlane’s movie, so the stuffed bear would obviously of self reference here and there, mostly to balance out who turns to stripping in a rough economy, and Matthew buy a few prostitutes, use cocaine, and be Wahlberg’s the violence. Cameos abound, and most of the humor McConaughey contributes another great supporting redeemer. The script is mildly funny in the way that really does work. But for anyone besides the most turn in what has been his year of resurgence. Carnegie everything MacFarlane has ever done is mildly funny, but casual moviegoer, The Expendables 2 is just a lot of Mellon alumnus Matt Bomer (CFA ’00) also makes an the film is damaged by its creator’s seemingly boundless explosions. appearance as Tatum’s stripper colleague. As usual, gift for masking incoherence with vague, flaccid cultural Soderbergh goes overboard with his color palette, but riffs. it’s a small complaint in this year’s best blockbuster.

music pillbox 11.05.12 7 While an undergraduate student, Arons studied abroad in East Germany and went on to study dramaturgy School of Drama wins its first NEH grant and the German language in graduate school at the University of California, San Diego, keeping her research Associate professor sets out to translate G.E. Lessing’s historic Hamburgische Dramaturgie focused on 18th-century German theater. “It’s an interesting time in history,” Arons said. “It’s the time when everything is changing, when they’re moving [ by Allison Cosby | Staffwriter ] from this moment of the actors as traveling troupes who have no status in society to actors as celebrities and as established figures in society.” Arons even wrote her first The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama has received book on the implications of the transition for women in its first ever National Endowments for the Humanities the 18th century. (NEH) grant, thanks to the research proposal of associate professor of dramatic literature Wendy Arons and her Arons and Michael Chemers of the University of group of collaborators. The project, which will translate California, Santa Cruz, who used to be a colleague of German philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s Arons’ at Carnegie Mellon, originally applied for the NEH Hamburgische Dramaturgie, is focused on both theater grant in 2010. Despite a mostly positive response, their theory and translation, and has significant value in both first proposal was rejected because it was too huge of a fields. project for just one translator. So Arons and Chemers decided to bring a few more scholars into the project, The Award getting Natalya Baldyga of Tufts University and independent scholar Sara Figal to join. After reapplying Arons and three other scholars from around the country last fall, they were awarded the grant in August. received a grant for $289,697 from the NEH’s Scholarly Editions and Translations Program. According to the The Translation NEH website, this program supports the “preparation Courtesy of Google Scholar of editions and translations of pre-existing texts and With the complete group of scholars, the project really documents of value to the humanities that are currently began to take shape. They were offered a publishing inaccessible or available in inadequate editions.” deal and decided to digitally publish as they went, much Arons’ project fits this description perfectly, since like how Lessing published his essays as he wrote them. only an incomplete English version of Hamburgische “In many ways, if Lessing were alive today, he’d be Dramaturgie is currently available: Not all of the 101 blogging,” Arons said. “We wanted to give him that Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager essays from the book have been translated, and those opportunity to blog.” that have are missing significant parts. Wendy Arons, associate professor of dramatic literature, is translating the text of German philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s Hamburgische Dramaturgie, a project that has gained the School of Drama its first-ever Since their goal is simply to make the text accessible to National Endowments for the Humanities grant. Arons, a dedicated scholar of 18th-century German students and scholars, “Our original thought was, ‘Let’s theater, had the idea for the project when a colleague just get this out there,’ because it doesn’t exist. Even mentioned that the current English translation of the first essay [in the current translation] is missing critiquing works. “He wrote essays about and critiqued “stood as an example of how critical writing can reflect Hamburgische Dramaturgie was incomplete. “That was three sentences. So someone who doesn’t read German what he saw on stage, and he used these essays as a on media and what media does in society.” actually a surprise to me at the time ... and that piqued immediately doesn’t have access to what he’s really way to formulate a theory of what good theater should my interest. So at that point, I thought, it really is time for written,” Arons said. To achieve this goal, the scholars be,” Arons said. The Researchers a new translation, and a complete one,” Arons said. will publish the translated essays on mediacommons. org, a peer-to-peer website that allows readers to give Courtesy of mediacommons.org Lessing’s essays were published over the course of his Diving into this area of research is natural for Arons, The Original Text feedback on the translations. two years with the Hamburg National Theatre, which who has researched 18th-century German theater since Above: Arons and her collaborators are publishing dissolved in 1769. It closed for a number of reasons, she was an undergraduate student at Yale University. Hamburgische Dramaturgie is one of the most significant “It’s scary because we’re putting our work out there their translations as they go on mediacommons.org, a including the actors’ dislike of Lessing’s public criticism “I actually didn’t start learning German until college,” historical texts in the dramaturgy field; in fact, Lessing mostly finished, but not completely finished, and people peer-to-peer site that allows readers to offer feedback. of the theater. His essays were eventually published Arons said; before then, she had only read a few coined the term “dramaturgy,” earning himself the title will be able to see our mistakes... but at the same time, together in a book, which, according to Arons, has since translated books and been interested in the culture. “the father of modern dramaturgy.” we thought this would allow us to make it a better work Right: The text of German philosopher Gotthold in the end,” Arons said. Ephraim Lessing’s Hamburgische Dramaturgie has Hamburgische Dramaturgie also has a fascinating only partially been translated into English. Arons and historical context. The collection consists of 101 essays Arons and her colleagues hope that getting feedback her colleagues aim to provide a full translation of the that Lessing wrote during his time with the Hamburg as they work will only make their work better and more work to the English-speaking public. National Theatre, which was created in 1767 by a accurate. Additionally, this back-and-forth between group of businessmen in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to translators and readers is something Arons feels that then, most performances in the area were presented In many ways, if Lessing were alive today, he’d be Lessing would appreciate. “It’s sort of in the spirit in his in translation and those interested in theater theory, a by traveling troupes. “You didn’t have, at that time in own way of doing stuff,” she explained. “He got a lot of duality that makes the project particularly appealing. Germany, any sort of house where normal, ordinary blogging. We wanted to give him that opportunity to blog. feedback on his writing at the time, and he loved the “The work can stand for more than just its historical citizens could go and see the theater any week of the back-and-forth. So we thought we’d sort of honor him in value or its value as theater theory,” Arons said. “It can year,” Arons explained. “So they instituted this in — Wendy Arons that way, by being brave and putting it out there even also stand as an example of how scholarship works in Hamburg.” Associate professor of dramatic literature though we might be embarrassed by it.” the real world.”

Lessing, a prominent playwright and dramatist, was Arons’ three-year Hamburgische Dramaturgie brought into the Hamburg National Theatre as a translation project is significant to both those interested consultant and artistic director, where he spent his time “ Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager theater theater 8 pillbox 11.05.12 ” pillbox 11.05.12 9 Did you know? Exhibit examines digital culture Carnegie Museum of Art features Cory Arcangel’s works A Carnegie Tech alumnus is slated to send an article from Haiti to The Tartan for publishing. The Tartan urges Have you ever spent too much time looking at image digital age, despite its growing influence on our 100 students to follow his example by years ago macros on the internet, or scrolling through videos culture and society. Above all, Arcangel’s work is a submitting articles after graduation of cats on Youtube? Many people regard these commentary on American culture in the digital era. Nov. 21, 1912 about traveling, technology, or any diversions as pointless yet amusing wastes of time, His pieces highlight how most of the technology other particularly interesting news from much like other aspects of today’s digital culture. we use quickly becomes obsolete in our consumer the lives of graduates after they leave culture; every year there is a newer, fancier iPhone Carnegie Tech. New York-based artist Cory Arcangel, however, or tablet that quickly becomes replaceable. finds something of artistic merit in American digital A series of editorial pieces about the culture. Arcangel uses mostly ready-made digital Many of the works in the exhibit focus on the school’s Alma Mater causes much technology in his art. In a sense, his artwork is a transient and pointless nature of technology. The 50 debate among students. Initially, subset of pop art — taking elements from popular work “Untitled Translation Exercise” is basically years ago changing the Alma Mater was culture and giving them a twist — but its heavy a showing of the 1993 American film Dazed and suggested to build more school spirit. emphasis on the digital era makes his approach Confused, but with the script dubbed by an Nov. 14, 1962 Others argue that changing the Alma more unique. In his work, Arcangel also uses hacked outsourced Indian firm. The odd juxtaposition Mater will just confuse and dishearten and obsolete pieces of technology, such as old video of the depiction of American culture with the the few students who actually know game cartridges. stilted, wooden voices of the foreign firm create the words to the song. an interesting commentary on the outsourcing of Cory Arcangel: Masters, a new exhibit at the American labor and the effects of globalization on A “Quality of Life” report about Carnegie Museum of Art, shows off selected pieces American culture. Moreover, it’s incredibly funny to Carnegie Mellon shows that students of art that Arcangel has produced over his decade- watch. 25 are extremely academically focused long career, including five videos, a modified video years ago within majors, but disengaged from game, a modified flat screen television, a wallpaper In an interview posted on the Carnegie Museum of the overall campus community. installation, and a collection of archival materials. Art website, exhibit curator Tina Kukielski describes Nov. 3, 1987 Infographics display student discontent The exhibit, which opened on Saturday, also debuts Arcangel and his work: “I’ve always thought of with the advertisement of events and a new work: Arcangel’s collection of catalogued Cory as a cultural purveyor. He is an artist who lack of places to socialize on campus. trance and techno LPs. understands the mechanisms and systems of technology and the internet and is able to intervene Like other pieces of modern art, some elements in the slightest way in the sense that he upsets the In honor of Gay Pride Month, many of Arcangel’s work may come off as somewhat rhythms or patterns of culture just enough to expose students share the struggle of coming overrated. One work featured in the exhibit, their very being.” out to their parents. Parental responses “Super Mario Clouds,” simply displays the sky and 10 background clouds from the game Super Mario Bros. years ago like “I’d love you even if you were a Republican” are humorous on — nothing else. Xiyu Wang | Junior Staffwriter Nov. 4, 2002 the surface, but many students are disappointed by the lack of caring they But the exhibit still has its merits. Few people in felt their parents offered when they modern art address the values and concerns of the found the courage to come out.

The Scottish terrier is set to make its official debut as the Carnegie Mellon mascot. The mascot first appeared years5 ago unofficially in the mid-1930s, and the university finally decided to adopt it Nov. 5, 2007 and release a graphic for university apparel. Students also anticipate the introduction of a “Scottie dog” at games and events.

A group of four teams unveils new lighting designs for the Randy Pausch Memorial Bridge in honor of Cèilidh year1 ago weekend. The designs were created in a new course about interactive Oct. 31. 2011 expression that brought together professors from the School of Drama and the School of Computer Science. Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager Catherine Spence | Staffwriter Cory Arcangel’s exhibit provides uncommon artistic commentary on our modern digital age.

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Stage AE. 6:30 p.m. Oregon-based female singer-songwriter ZZ Ward will Dubstep DJ Bassnectar will play a high-energy set with perform at the Hard Rock Cafe. openers Gramatik and Gladkill. FRIDAY11.9.12 A Very Potter Musical. Doherty Hall 2122. 7 p.m. Join AB readme for a satire movie night screening of A Lance Out Loud book signing and reception. Very Potter Musical, a musical parody of the Harry Potter The Andy Warhol Museum. 7 p.m. series starring Glee actor Darren Criss. Pat Loud, mother of writer and performer Lance Loud, and Christopher Makos, authors of Lance Out Loud, will TUESDAY11.6.12 host a discussion on Loud — who came out as gay in 1973 on the reality television show An American Family Passion Pit. Stage AE. 7 p.m. — and Andy Warhol. There will also be a screening of the Indie pop group Passion Pit will perform with Youngblood episode of An American Family in which Loud came out. Hawke. WRCT: A Fall Dance Party. Shadow Lounge. 9 p.m. Moyra Davey lecture. McConomy Auditorium. 5 p.m. Carnegie Mellon campus radio station WRCT is hosting Artist and writer Moyra Davey will give a lecture as part of its annual fall dance party this Friday at the Shadow the 2012 School of Art Lecture Series. Davey’s work has Lounge. The event is 18+ and tickets are $5 at the door. mostly been focused on photography. SATURDAY11.10.12 WEDNESDAY11.7.12 Sleigh Bells. Wiegand Gymnasium. 8 p.m. Nathan Angelo. Club Cafe (56 South 12th St.). 8 p.m. AB Concerts presents its annual fall concert, this year a multivocal, multi generational, and multicultural Acoustic singer-songwriter Nathan Angelo will perform at featuring noise pop duo Sleigh Bells. Hip-hop producer movement, not a single-issue set of political beliefs. Club Cafe. AraabMuzik will open for the duo. Tickets are free for Carnegie Mellon students and $10 for nonstudents. White Cube, Green Maze. Carnegie Museum of Art. 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Students participating in Relay for Life walked the perimeter of Rangos Hall from 6 p.m. Saturday evening to 6 a.m. Sunday morning in honor of cancer victims. Luminaria honoring students’ loved ones lined the track, while participating organizations sold baked goods and student groups, including Mortar Board and service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, performed to motivate the participants.

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