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thetartan.org @thetartan November 25, 2013 Volume 108, Issue 13 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 CMU Simon campus David Tepper donates $67 million Brian Trimboli press release, the four-and-a-half-acre Some students are concerned that Initiative News Co-Editor Tepper Quadrangle “will be designed the new business school building coming to to facilitate high levels of cross-campus planned for the Tepper Quadrangle is David A. Tepper’s charitable foun- collaboration and bring together inter- superfluous. “I don’t know why Tep- targets Brooklyn dation recently gave Carnegie Mellon disciplinary initiatives, including entre- per needs a new building,” said Rachel $67 million, the university’s largest- preneurship and technology-enhanced Fowler, another sophomore business research Noël UM ever donation from a Carnegie Mel- learning.” administration major. “Although it will News Co-Editor lon graduate and the largest gift for a The university’s initial investment be nice to get a new building.” Alvin Mathew building project. for the Tepper Quadrangle currently Either way, the establishment of the Staffwriter Carnegie Mellon is going The university will use Tepper’s most stands at $201 million. The first build- new building is far in the future. Dean to the Big Apple. By August recent donation to build the new Tep- ing on the Tepper Quadrangle will of the Tepper School of Business Robert Carnegie Mellon Uni- 2015, the university will not per Quadrangle, which will be located house the Tepper School of Business. M. Dammon said that the construction versity recently announced only have campuses in Pitts- on the north side of campus, where the Students in the school of business are will not break ground until the summer the inception of the Simon burgh, Silicon Valley, and Morewood Parking lot currently exists. excited by the prospect of the new or fall of 2015, and will not be complet- Initiative, a campus-wide Qatar, but also in New York. Tepper’s previous donation of $55 mil- space. ed until “optimistically the fall of 2017, push for interdisciplinary The school contracted lion in 2003 changed the name of the “I think that it’s a great way for more likely 2018.” research collaboration and with New York City, as well Graduate School of Industrial Admin- Tepper to expand, and keep up its The university is currently search- technology-aided learning as Brooklyn-based produc- istration to the Tepper School of Busi- reputation as a highly ranked busi- ing for an architectural firm to design initiatives. tion factory Steiner Studios, ness. ness school,” said Elissa Maercklein, the building; they have contacted over The Simon Initiative is to create a new graduate According to the official university a sophomore business administration named after the late profes- school campus that melds student. “The new space will be good See TEPPER, A3 sor Herbert Simon, known technology with the arts. for Tepper.” for his work in cognitive Carnegie Mellon’s Brooklyn psychology and computer campus will give students science, and related appli- the opportunity to obtain cations in education. master’s degrees in subjects The Simon Initiative is such as game design, com- complemented by a new putational data science, and seed-funding program at emerging media, according the university that will to the New York Daily News. open up opportunities for The program, entitled expansion of education ini- the Integrative Media Pro- tiatives. According to an of- gram, will cater to gradu- ficial email from President ate students interested in Subra Suresh, “The Simon pioneering the converging Initiative will also coordi- fields of arts, design, sci- nate campus-wide activities ence, and the humanities. with the Eberly Center for The Integrative Media Pro- Teaching Excellence and gram is one of a kind; as Educational Innovation, “the first Applied Sciences the Science of Learning project to integrate rigor- Center jointly administered ous academics seamlessly with the University of Pitts- into a specialized commer- burgh and funded by the cial working environment,” National Science Founda- according to a university Michelle Wan/Staff Photographer tion, the Carnegie Mellon press release, the program Open Learning Initiative seeks to contribute to the activities, and other orga- future of technology in ur- nizations on campus to con- ban environments. Prescott kicks off Tepper lecture series nect research on learning with CMU courses and the “We believe New York in economics from Carn- member Ed Prescott on behalf on-campus experiences of City will be the perfect set- egie Mellon in 1967 and later of the university. They con- students and faculty.” ting for CMU to provide served as a faculty member tinue a long tradition of path- The program looks and education in these technol- from 1971 to 1980. breaking research in econom- hopes to combine research, ogy-based modes of expres- Throughout his career, ics at Carnegie Mellon.” technology, and entrepre- sion and production — so- Prescott also taught at the Their papers discussed eco- neurship within the univer- cial media, games, special University of Pennsylvania, nomic problems surrounding sity, and hopes to unite the effects, responsive envi- the University of Minnesota, time-inconsistent policies — university’s technological ronments, product design the University of Chicago, which cause attempts to stim- and educational worlds to and manufacturing — just and Northwestern University, ulate the economy to damage help better understand hu- to name a few of the areas among other schools. it instead — and the effects man learning. The initiative where we will be working Prescott is currently the of supply-side factors such as will also ensure that high together,” said Provost and W.P. Carey Chair in the depart- technological progress and quantities of research data Executive Vice President ment of economics at Arizona resource shocks on business will be stored so that differ- Mark Kamlet in the univer- State University as well as a cycles. Prescott also hosted a ent institutions can utilize sity press release. senior monetary adviser at the roundtable discussion, which them. “CMU is recognized Federal Reserve Bank of Min- was attended by undergradu- The university plans to worldwide for its computer neapolis. Prescott received the ate economics students and create the Global Learning science and engineering Nobel Memorial Prize in Eco- focused on Prescott’s experi- Council (GLC), comprised programs, but I don’t know nomics in 2004 with Finn E. ences in economic research. of industrial and academic if many people are aware Kyland for their contributions He also touched on different leaders, which will share of how strong its fine arts to dynamic macroeconomics: theories surrounding current data among various institu- program is as well,” said se- the time consistency of eco- macroeconomic events. tions and groups to help cre- nior design major Joe Oak. nomic policy and the driving In August 2012 Prescott Courtesy of Forum PA ate a better environment. “As the cultural hub, New forces behind business cycles. was ranked as the 19th most The official website for the York will be a great place to Brent Heard The new Tepper Lecture Kyland and Prescott onducted influential economist in the strengthen the university’s Simon Initiative states that Senior Staffwriter series features distinguished most of this pioneering re- world by the Research Papers “a data bank consortia will involvement in the arts as Ph.D. alumni of the Graduate search while they were affili- in Economics project, based collect and store thousands well as increase awareness School of Industrial Adminis- ated with Carnegie Mellon. on his academic contribu- CHRIS GALVIN of high-quality data sets, ac- among the creative com- tration (GSIA) — what is now Upon the announcement tions. Staffwriter cumulate the best analytic munity.” known as the Tepper School of of the Nobel Prize, former According to a University methods available, and cre- New York Mayor Mi- Nobel-prize-winning econ- Business — who were invited University President Jared of Pennsylvania press release, ate a large research com- chael Bloomberg made omist and Carnegie Mellon back to Carnegie Mellon to ad- Cohon said in a university Prescott said, “I love creating munity enabled to improve the announcement at alumnus Edward C. Prescott dress the community on their press release, “I am delighted models and coming up with education through empiri- gave the inaugural Tepper area of expertise. to congratulate Finn and our cal research.” See BROOKLYN, A3 Lecture this past Friday. Prescott earned his Ph.D. alumnus and former faculty See PRESCOTT, A3 “This council and the Simon Initiative arrive at a critical time for educators,” President Suresh said in CMU alumni create EnFind to help online consumers the official university press release. “The world is ex- LILAH BUCHANAN place.” provider and consumer. Raed periencing an educational Junior Staffwriter EnFind, Raed explains, explained, “A content provider revolution, but there has “provides readers with an op- wants their reader to be en- not been sufficient effort to The Language Technolo- portunity to learn, view re- gaged in an article — but ulti- date to address the funda- gies Institute has recently lated articles, and make pur- mately monetizes the engage- mental question: Are stu- produced several alumni who chases — all from one article ment through recirculation dents using these technolo- have implemented natural ... and all completely free.” and should look to optimize gy platforms really learning language processing and ma- While perusing the In- this.” successfully? Carnegie Mel- chine learning applications ternet, many consumers are Defined by its founders as lon has been studying how that benefit both online con- easily sidetracked by curiosi- a “search engine with no web Courtesy of Richard Wang people learn with technol- tent providers and consumers. ties that a particular article crawler,” EnFind allows read- ogy since the 1950s; work- Language technologies inspires. Users may leave a ers to enjoy the information of consumers and 25 percent cesses, Raed and Barbin reflect ing together with our coun- doctoral candidates Richard given site to investigate these the Internet without ever leav- increase in advertisements on their formative experiences cil colleagues, our goal is to Wang and Frank Lin, along interests and make purchases ing the article of initial inter- viewed. EnFind’s technology at Carnegie Mellon. Both are create guidelines and best with alumni Tarik Raed (SCS elsewhere — purchases moti- est. In order to properly credit has recently been implement- thankful for the inspiring sto- practices that ensure aca- ’11), and Brad Barbin (TSB vated by the original article. initial sites, EnFind places an ed in a trial run for the sports ries of alumni and the oppor- demic rigor and successful ’11) have launched EnFind, Because of this tendency, con- ID on the consumer so that ini- section of the Pittsburgh Post- tunities to work with Ph.D. learning for students world- which is powered by technol- tent providers are losing out tial sites can receive “affiliate Gazette. After the successful students during their time as wide.” ogy developed at the Lan- on revenue and consumers are credit” for future purchases. trial, Raed and Barbin expect undergraduates. In the same The program has re- guage Technologies Institute. subject to a more sporadic and So far, EnFind has seen EnFind to be implemented vein, Raed and Barbin encour- ceived praise from educa- According to Barbin, EnFind directionless user experience. tremendous success. Cur- across the Post-Gazette’s site age undergraduates to chase is a search engine committed EnFind aims to solve this rent data shows a 2 percent by the end of the year. their own unique entrepre- to “making the Web a better problem, for both the content increase in articles read by In light of their recent suc- neurial visions. See SIMON, A3 A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » November 25, 2013 feature photo news in brief HCI researchers suggest methods Culture Night held in University Center to optimize classroom learning Researchers from Carn- cused mainly on conclusive egie Mellon University and approaches that they feel Temple University recently are vital to classroom learn- searched for the best strat- ing. In order to simplify the egies for educating teach- complexity of this matter and ers, discovering that finding to help improve educational the best way to teach can be methods, researchers offered extraordinarily difficult, as five different suggestions. there are over 205 trillion Firstly, “Research should potential options available focus on how different forms for professors as they form a of instruction meet different curriculum. functional needs,” imple- Ken Koedinger, professor menting more experiments of human-computer interac- “to determine how differ- tion at Carnegie Mellon, said ent instructional techniques “There are not just two ways enhance different learning to teach, as our education functions.” debates often seem to indi- Researchers also sug- cate.... There are trillions of gested “[taking] advantage possible ways to teach.” of educational technology to According to a university further understand how peo- press release, “In the Nov. 22 ple learn and which instruc- issue of Science the research- tional dimensions can or can- ers break down exactly how not be treated independently complicated improving edu- by conducting massive online cation really is when consid- studies,” building “a national ering the combination of dif- data infrastructure in which ferent dimensions — spacing data are collected at a mo- of practice, studying exam- ment-by-moment basis,” and ples or practicing procedures, developing “more permanent to name a few — with varia- school and research partner- tions in ideal dosage and in ships to facilitate interaction student needs as they learn.” between education, adminis- The researchers then fo- tration, and researchers.” Shared information on social networks can lead to hiring discrimination

Alessandro Acquisti, asso- sign job candidate résumés ciate professor of information and online profiles for their and public policy at Heinz experiments. They experi- College, and Christina Fong, mentally manipulated per- a senior research student sonal traits the candidates at Dietrich College, headed revealed online regarding a research team that found religion and sexual orienta- that hiring discrimination tion, while holding signs of can result from employees professionalism and work sharing information on social ethic constant.” They used networks. more than 1,000 individuals Although surveys have on the Web to test reactions suggested that some em- to their profiles and résumés. ployers use social networks The two researchers also to screen candidates, un- submitted applications for til now there have been no subjects to over 4,000 em- controlled experiments that ployers, which helped them study how often firms look collect data and investigate at prospective employees’ on- how many employers looked line profiles, and how much online for candidates. those profiles affect candi- The researchers stressed dates’ chances. their findings should be seen The researchers found as correlated — not causal — that a minority of American because they could not ran- employers consistently refer domly assign religious values to online searchers for can- and traits in different areas. didates. According to Fong, Nonetheless, Acquisti said, “While it appears that a rela- “Employers’ use of online tively small portion of U.S. social networking sites to re- employers regularly search search job candidates raises for candidates online, we a variety of notable implica- found robust evidence of dis- tions, since a vast number of Jonathan Leung/Assistant Photo Editor crimination among certain job candidates reveal person- The Taiwanese Student Association hosted its annual Culture Night in the University Center’s Rangos Hall on Friday. The event featured student types of employers.” al information on these sites performances and cultural food. The theme of this year’s Culture Night was “Mafia.” According to a university that U.S. employers can’t ask press release, “Acquisti and in an interview or infer from Fong used data revealed on- a résumé.” line by actual members of Campus Crime & Incident Reports popular social networking Compiled by and job-seeking sites to de- Alvin Mathew Vehicle Stop/Theft of Hunt Library desk attendant University Police ordered the on Frew Street when several Chair summoned the University occupants of the room to dis- large branches fell on the cars Weather Nov. 16, 2013 Police after the male and two perse and all of the alcoholic and caused extensive damage others were seen walking beverages were disposed of. to them. A University Police officer around the Hunt Library. Uni- Two students were cited with stopped a vehicle for a traffic versity Police spoke with one internal discipline citations violation on Forbes Avenue. of the men and issued him a for underage drinking. Odor of Marijuana While speaking with the defiant trespass notice for fre- On the same night, Univer- Nov. 19, 2013 driver, the officer noticed a quenting Carnegie Mellon’s sity Police were summoned to University Police were chair in the back of the pickup leased or owned property. The the Skibo Café after a report called to the first floor of the truck. The officer confirmed University Police have posi- of a male student spitting on Donner House to investigate Tuesday Wednesday Thursday that the chair was removed tively identified the other two the floor of the café. Officers an odor of marijuana. Officers High / Low High / Low High / Low from the cafeteria area in Pos- suspicious males that were in made contact with the intoxi- met with the occupants of the 35 / 30 33 / 21 28 / 18 ner Hall. The driver was given the library, and all officers will cated student, who was taken suspected room, at which time a Carnegie Mellon internal be on the lookout for the three to his residence by police and the room’s occupants admit- discipline citation for theft of men. cited for underage drinking. ted to smoking marijuana. All university property. Univer- illegal contraband was con- sity Police took custody of the fiscated and one student was chair and will return it to Pos- Underage Drinking Party Vehicle Damage cited for disorderly conduct. ner Hall. Nov. 17, 2013 Nov. 18, 2013 University Police were University Police assisted Defiant Trespass Notice summoned to the third floor the Pittsburgh Bureau of Po- Nov. 16, 2013 of Hamerschlag House due to lice with gathering informa- a loud party. Officers discov- tion about several vehicles Friday Saturday Sunday University Police made ered several open containers that were damaged by fallen High / Low High / Low High / Low contact with a suspicious male of alcohol inside the room tree limbs on Frew Street. The 35 / 21 37 / 24 38 / 27 outside of the Hunt Library. A where the party was held. The vehicles were legally parked Source: www.weather.com student senate meeting minutes Points of Discussion Ex Officio Report: Committee Report: Committee Report: Summer Studies Campus Life Internal Development

The Campus Life Commit- and possible alternatives. munication between commit- Maureen Meyer, a Sum- The Gallery Crawl was Members of the Ex- tee is considering putting a Student Senate discussed tees. Some Senators feel that mer Studies student assis- held this Saturday, from 11 ecutive Committee were holiday tree up in the Universi- the possibility of having col- separate committees are too tant and junior professional a.m. to 5 p.m. The Campus pleased with the Senators’ ty Center. The proposal raised lege-specific events to foster closed, and need to present writing major, spoke on be- Life Committee has printed feedback from the survey concerns during the meeting community involvement in committee reports more often. half of the Summer Studies and framed the Spring 2013 sent out by the Internal that a holiday tree could be student government. The idea Other Senators thought that program. Dean’s List; they will hang Development Committee construed as religious bias. Al- drew trepidation from Sena- constant committee updates According to Meyer, it publicly in the University two weeks ago. The survey though the tree would not be tors after last year’s unsuccess- would be excessive. Summer Studies wants to Center soon. measured how Senators felt specifically a Christmas tree, ful college-specific town hall form a student committee The committee also about the Executive Com- some Senators argued that a events. Senators suggested to give feedback and ideas mentioned the potential of mittee and the direction holiday tree is inherently bi- partnering with academic about the summer experi- putting up a holiday tree that Senate is going. ased toward the Christmas Student Advisory Councils to ence at Carnegie Mellon. or other decorations in the holiday. The Campus Life com- organize the events. University Center. Compiled by mittee is considering the issue Senate also discussed com- Brian trimboli November 25, 2013 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 University to construct Tepper Quadrangle CMU announces Simon Initiative SIMON, from A1 ing tremendous support, and organizations such as Micro- tion experts. “Providing a soft are showing preliminary platform that can attract interest. Carnegie Mellon world-class talent and sig- students want to learn more nificant public and private about the initiative. Hanson resources is a critical step for- Zeng, a first-year informa- ward,” said U.S. Secretary of tion systems major, said, “I Education Arne Duncan in a think the Simon Initiative university press release. idea seems great, but getting “Efforts like this new one big names into one organiza- from Carnegie Mellon will tion may have a façade of real advance this vital conversa- accomplishment. But until tion.” there is action and outcome Since the 1950s, Carn- I can’t really say it’s effective, egie Mellon has been at the considering CMU has been in vanguard of the movement the forefront of tech learning to figure out how people are since 1950.” able to learn. Studies have The Simon Initiative shown that such practices by promises advances in tech- universities are more effec- nology-centered learning tive than the traditional prac- through the GLC and a new tices used by many schools. source of funding for re- The GLC is already attract- search and innovation.

Kelsey Scott/Operations Manager TEPPER, from A1 The construction of the Quadrangle and busing stu- do something on Forbes Av- Brooklyn welcomes Tepper Quadrangle also raises dents from a parking location enue. They have to do it in 20 firms and are planning to several concerns, since the slightly further away. consultation with the city, narrow the candidates down Quadrangle will reduce park- Dammon also raised the obviously — we can’t just do new CMU campus in the spring semester. After ing in the Morewood parking concern of the current dif- whatever we want.” an architect is selected, it will lot as well as relocate Spring ficulty of crossing Forbes Spring Carnival, Dammon take between a year and 18 said, will still be in the More- months to finalize a design for wood parking lot for — tenta- the building. The building will The building will hold more tively — the next two years. hold more than Posner Hall Although a final location for currently does — included in than the school of business — Carnival has not yet been de- the potential designs for the cided, Dammon theorizes that building are a new fitness and included in the potential designs it will be in the College of Fine recreation space, a dining lo- for the building are a new fitness Arts parking lot and on Tech, cation, an auditorium, and a Frew, and Margaret Morrison welcome center for prospec- and recreation space, a dining streets. tive students and parents. location, an auditorium, and a After the construction of President Suresh wants the the Tepper Quadrangle and new auditorium to be the larg- welcome center for prospective the new business building, the est on campus, according to building that currently houses students and parents. Dammon. the Tepper School of Business Brian Trimboli/News Co-Editor The building will also will be reallocated for other house campus-wide centers university departments. BROOKLYN, from A1 have more of a national pres- for entrepreneurship and col- Carnival. Avenue, noting that the con- Dammon also emphasized ence, and why not start in the laboration, such as the new “There will be some park- struction of the Tepper Quad- that the new building is not the Brooklyn Navy Yard last capital of the world? CMU Center for Innovation and En- ing under the building,” Dam- rangle is part of a larger uni- just for Tepper. “People should Wednesday. “Carnegie Mel- would be surrounded by sev- trepreneurship, formed from mon said. “Not enough to versity initiative to expand the understand that it’s not just lon is one of the great edu- eral other well-respected uni- a marriage of the School of make up for everything that’s Forbes Avenue area. “They for the Tepper School — there cational institutions in the versities, and the opportunity Business’s Donald H. Jones going to be lost. They are are finding ways of what they is going to be significant country and it just adds to the to present CMU as a univer- Center for Entrepreneurship working to find alternatives call ‘taming’ Forbes, making amount of university-wide overall intellectual capital of sity that promotes cultural di- and the School of Computer for parking, but they have not sure that the traffic is slower, space. We want it to be very the city,” Bloomberg said versity through this program Science’s Project Olympus. decided exactly what to do synchronizing the lights so collaborative; we want it to be during his speech. “Smart is groundbreaking.” The added fitness space yet.” that the cars can get through inviting to the whole campus. people want to be with smart “We’re very strong in dra- coincides with the university’s Dammon mentioned sev- and then there’s a stoppage so So the Tepper School will be people — they feed on each ma and the arts, so we have a planned expansion of the Uni- eral alternatives for parking, people can get across,” Dam- there, sure, but there’ll be lots other, they develop with each huge alumni base that’s here versity Center, which will gain including a new parking ga- mon said. “The university is of other things for the univer- other.” and we’re always involved in new exercise areas. According rage adjacent to the Tepper well aware that they have to sity in that space as well.” The creation of the Brook- activities here,” Kamlet said to Dammon, Tepper stipulated lyn campus was made pos- in an interview with The New that the new building contain sible by Carnegie Mellon’s York Times. a fitness center. “That was one winnings in the Applied “But in terms of yet addi- of the things that Tepper was Sciences NYC competition, tional plans in New York, that very concerned about, the which awarded the school might be great but there’s not lack of good fitness facilities $100 million and $300 mil- others that are concrete at here on campus,” Dammon lion in New York City real es- this point.” said. “So he insisted that if tate. The program will open The Integrative Media he’s going to give us $67 mil- in Steiner Studios’ seven-sto- Program will offer courses lion, we have to set aside at ry building at 25 Washington through the College of Fine least 12,000 square feet in the Ave., following a $65 million Arts, the School of Com- new building for fitness.” renovation. puter Science, the College Dammon emphasized that Sophomore mechanical of Engineering, and the Tep- none of these plans is concrete engineering major and New per School of Business. The yet. “Since we haven’t really York native Taisha Vargas school plans to have 50 stu- gotten into design yet, there said, “I think it’s fantastic dents each year — 40 matric- may be some things we envi- that CMU is reaching out to ulated students and 10 visit- sioned having in the building the Big Apple. We need to ing students. that we won’t have space for; we may have to move things around a bit. But the plan is for it to be 295,000 square Michelle Wan/Staff Photographer Prescott lectures on feet.” The Tepper Quadrangle will be located where the Morewood parking lot currently stands. economic stability

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PRESCOTT, from A1 tion in the United States as the population ages and the explicit structures I can play number of workers per re- with,” adding, “Economists tiree drops. Prescott outlined create their own worlds. his and McGrattan’s proposal We’re like little gods with our to “move from current U.S. artificial economics, wanting retirement system — which to see what happens.” relies heavily on payroll taxes Prescott’s lecture focused to make lump-sum transfers on his recent research with to retirees — to a saving-for- fellow monetary adviser at retirement system that elimi- the Federal Reserve Bank nates these payroll taxes and of Minneapolis, Ellen R. old-age transfers.” McGrattan. To learn more about Their report, titled “On Prescott and McGrattan’s re- Financing Retirement with search on the U.S. economics an Aging Population,” ad- and the retirement system, dressed the problem of fi- visit http://www.minneapol- nancing retirement consump- isfed.org/research A4 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » November 25, 2013

how things work Organic reactions are behind the process of cooking Brian Trimboli the reaction, a reducing sugar, ar starts to break down into Although food is simple to actually very complex and — reaction and caramelization, News Co-Editor such a glucose, condenses with smaller compounds. Sucrose, eat, the chemical processes be- to this day — not completely it can lead to new ways to ma- a compound that contains a for example — also known as hind producing the flavors and understood. As researchers nipulate how processed foods Whether it is a crispy piece free amino group, and a chain table sugar — breaks down aromas we know and love are learn more about the Maillard look and taste. of bacon or an apple pie, ev- of amino acids that make up a into glucose and fructose. ery piece of cooked food you protein. From there, the sugar- From here, like in the Mail- eat has been transformed by amino acid reaction forms the lard reaction, there's a con- a varied and complex series of Amadori rearrangement prod- densation process. During chemical reactions. uct, the beginning of a series this step, the individual sugar When a piece of meat hits of more complicated organic compounds react with one a hot pan or bread rises in reactions. another to form hundreds of the oven, a chemical reaction The Amadori product re- complicated aromatic com- involving an amino acid and acts in different ways to pro- pounds. These compounds are a sugar gives it the browned duce different scents and what give caramelized foods appearance that lets us know flavors, mostly dependent on their signature sweet and nut- that it’s cooked. This reaction, how acidic the system is. The ty taste. called the Maillard reaction, Maillard reaction is notori- Caramelization can produce doesn't just make food look ously complex and difficult to a wide range of flavorful com- cooked — it’s also responsible control; it does, after all, re- pounds. Diacetyl, for example, for the flavor and aroma of sult in most of the flavors and gives food a butterscotch-like cooked food. scents people see and smell in taste. Other compounds pro- The Maillard reaction is cooked foods. duced by caramelization in- named after the French chem- While the Maillard reac- clude furans, which have a ist Louis Camille Maillard, who tion affects a wide variety of nutty flavor; esters, which have first discussed the essence of foods, it is not the only brown- a rum-like flavor; and maltol, the reaction in his 1912 paper. ing process. Caramelization is which has a toasty flavor. The reaction wasn’t described the browning of sugar, seen As anyone who has acci- in detail, however, until a 1953 commonly in roasted marsh- dentally burned sugar knows, paper was published by John mallows, crème brûlée, and, caramelization can easily go Hodge, a chemist working for of course, caramel. too far. If sugar is left to cara- the U.S. Department of Agricul- Caramelization is a consid- melize too long, the process ture. Even today, the complex erably simpler reaction than will break down the original reaction isn’t fully understood the Maillard reaction, since it sugar to the point where it be- because of the many variables involves just heat and sugar. comes blackened and bitter. and possible outcomes. Although caramelization oc- This is a result of the oxidiza- The marriage of high heat, curs at different temperatures tion of the sugar. amino acids, and sugar is re- depending on the type of Sugar, a carbohydrate, is sponsible for the Maillard sugar, it generally happens at made up of rings of carbon at- reaction. Although it doesn't around 338˚F. oms, along with hydrogen and seem as if foods such as bread Caramelization is an exam- oxygen. After sugar is oxidized or meat would have sugar in ple of pyrolysis, a decomposi- so much that we consider it them, even the most savory tion of organic compounds at burnt, what’s left over is most- foods have these naturally oc- high heats. Caramelization, ly carbon. Blackened, burned curring carbohydrates. like the Maillard reaction, is a sugar is akin to briquettes on Since the Maillard reac- non-enzymatic browning process. the grill or to chimney soot, tion is so all-encompassing, In the first step of cara- both of which are made up the mechanisms behind it are melization, water evaporates of mostly burnt carbon com- multiplex. In the first stage of from the sugar. Next, the sug- pounds. Michael Setzer/SciTech Editor Computer program NEIL runs CMU launches Institute 24/7 to create visual database for Strategic Analysis Michael Setzer ing it learn from text alone. er vision research is that the SciTech Editor For example, purely analyzing more data you have, the bet- Jennifer Golda fessor of social and decision ther become a research insti- text references might create ter computer vision becomes,” Staffwriter sciences, the CMU-ISA will tution nor will it administer Though common sense incorrect assumptions about Gupta said in a university draw from the School of Com- degrees. Like Carnegie Mel- can sometimes seem rare in objects that would be obvious press release. Last Tuesday, Carnegie puter Science, Dietrich Col- lon’s Office of Government the human population, it is to people who can see. In this The public can follow NEIL Mellon University announced lege of Humanities and Social Relations, which works with almost never associated with way, NEIL learns in a similar in real-time through the web- its creation of the Institute Sciences, and CIT to organize more Congressional leaders computers. Carnegie Mellon fashion to humans. Babies site www.neil-kb.com. The for Strategic Analysis (CMU- lecture series, fellowships, than National Security ones, researchers, however, are cur- make visual connections long website categorizes NEIL’s ISA). This new organization and short courses for defense the CMU-ISA is intended to rently implementing a pro- before they have the ability to knowledge base into objects will offer a centralized office and intelligence officials seek- strictly facilitate connections gram that allows a computer read; NEIL works off of the such as “1950s_car”, scenes to coordinate consultations ing expert advice. Before the between Carnegie Mellon and to label images and acquire same basic principle. such as “Alaska”, and attri- with senior U.S. defense, in- creation of the institute, of- the government. common sense almost entire- Since the project began butes, such as “brown.” As telligence, and diplomatic of- ficials in need of consultation The institute will not facili- ly on its own. The program, in July, NEIL has analyzed NEIL’s analysis becomes in- ficials pursuing science and had to depend on their own re- tate research and will instead called the Never Ending Im- over 5 million pictures. NEIL creasingly exhaustive, it will engineering solutions. search and connections to de- focus on providing informa- age Learner (NEIL) runs con- is able to make the common further develop the capability Carnegie Mellon has long termine who in the university tion to federal agencies and stantly on Carnegie Mellon’s sense connections by looking to sub-categorize objects and been considered a resource to contact. Now, the institute seeking projects from them. campus and analyzes thou- through all of these images. identify deeper relationships to National Security officials formalizes the process and In addition to describing it- sands of images daily. The For example, after looking than those between objects. for its expertise in computer optimizes it by serving as a li- self as a resource to Congress researchers aim to create the through thousands of pictures Furthermore, visitors to the science, cybersecurity, deci- aison — officials can contact members and their staff, the world’s largest visual data- of wheels and cars, NEIL can site are allowed to send a re- sion science, and interna- the CMU-ISA and members Office of Government Rela- base and ultimately improve make the connection in its quest or submit a phrase for tional relations. In addition there will pull the resources tions lists among its goals “to computer vision. own language that “Car” can NEIL to look up. to its reputation for conduct- together. identify new opportunities The research team is led have a part called a “Wheel.” The program isn’t perfect, ing cutting-edge research in Work in the School of Com- for the university to engage in by Abhinav Gupta, an assis- The program has managed to of course. NEIL can make mis- areas such as robotics, natu- puter Science and CIT have federally-funded research.” tant research professor in the make over 3,000 of these con- takes during some searches, ral language processing, and long been tapped for govern- Federally funded projects department of robotics, and nections and categorized ap- especially with homonyms. human-computer interaction, ment usage. are common at Carnegie Mel- includes Xinlei Chen, a Ph.D. proximately 500,000 objects. For example, the researchers Carnegie Mellon’s history of “Carnegie Mellon isn’t en- lon. According to Carnegie student in Carnegie Mellon’s The technical approach mentioned that “Pink” could coordinating interdisciplinary tering into policy debates, but Mellon’s 2012-13 Consolidat- Language Technologies Insti- behind NEIL is complex. The pose a problem as NEIL might efforts translates to the uni- providing information on the ed Financial Statements, spon- tute, and Abhinav Shrivastava, researchers started with thou- be confused whether the term versity’s ability to pragmati- basic science that underlies sored projects are the single a Ph.D. student in robotics. sands of “seed images” that refers to the pop star or the cally approach complicated policy and determines what largest source of operating Their work builds upon they gathered from Google color. Additionally, because real-world problems. is possible and what is not,” revenue, totaling $406.1 mil- already existing programs Images in order to train NEIL NEIL runs all day, it is com- Under the leadership of Skinner emphasized in a uni- lion in 2013. The federal gov- that gather a visual knowl- to recognize patterns. They putationally intensive and Kiron Skinner, the director of versity press release. ernment accounts for 86.7 per- edge base, such as ImageNet then used a clustering ap- requires over 200 processing Carnegie Mellon’s Center for Another important distinc- cent of that funding, about 40 and Visipedia. The issue with proach to set up specific cores in 2 clusters. International Relations and tion of the CMU-ISA from the percent of which comes from these programs, the research- models that NEIL can use for Moving forward, the team Politics and an associate pro- university is that it will nei- the Department of Defense. ers explain, is that they sim- future searching. They built is excited for NEIL’s potential ply rely too much on human upon these models to develop contributions to the fields of instruction to cover the vast relationships between ob- scene classification and object amount of visual data avail- jects. The program works so classification. They will travel able on the Internet. The fact that each time NEIL identifies to Sydney, Australia in De- that NEIL can operate largely a new object or relationship, it cember to present their cur- on its own makes the process adds to its body of knowledge rent findings at the Institute of building visual knowledge and becomes better at making of Electrical and Electronics bases much more feasible. visual connections. Engineers (IEEE) Internation- Having a computer learn “What we have learned in al Conference on Computer visually is far superior to hav- the last 5-10 years of comput- Vision.

Courtesy of Carnegie Mellon News NEIL, a computer program, is able to identify relationships between objects by analyzing thousands of images. Michelle Wan/Staff Artist November 25, 2013 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5 scitech briefs Diabetes drug Volcano found NASA closer to Mars with MAVEN could fight cancer under Antarctica Brooke Kuei have been made. However, The mission team is com- mission. NASA’s Jet Propul- Researchers have discov- A group of scientists in- Assistant SciTech Editor NASA’s website states that prised of a diverse group of sion Laboratory in Pasadena, ered that metformin, a drug cluding Doug Wiens, a pro- the MAVEN spacecraft will scientists. MAVEN Project Calif. is instrumental in navi- currently used to treat diabe- fessor of earth and planetary Nov. 18 marked a historic surpass previous explorations Manager David Mitchell is gation support. Lockheed tes, could be used to treat can- science at Washington Uni- day for space exploration. At to Mars: “[It] will provide from NASA’s Goddard Space Martin built the spacecraft cer. Clinical trials are already versity in St. Louis, has dis- 1:28 p.m., NASA launched a information about the Red Flight Center in Greenbelt, and is in charge of mission op- underway to determine how covered a volcano located a 5,400-pound spacecraft on Planet’s atmosphere, climate Md., which manages the proj- erations. effectively the drug treats kilometer beneath the ice in the Mars Atmosphere and history and potential habit- ect and provided two science “After 10 years of develop- various cancers. There are West Antarctica. The scien- Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) ability in greater detail than instruments for the mission. ing the mission concept and many benefits to the use of tists used a seismograph array mission from Cape Canaveral ever before.” MAVEN Principal Investigator then the hardware, it’s incred- metformin as a cancer treat- to create images of the ice and Air Force Station in Florida, According to a NASA press Bruce Jakosky works from the ibly exciting to see MAVEN ment. Metformin has a strong rock in West Antarctica, and according to NASA’s MAVEN release from the day of the Laboratory for Atmospheric on its way,” Jakosky said in a safety record and only mild two unusual seismic events launch updates website. launch, the MAVEN spacecraft and Space Physics at the Uni- NASA press release. “But the side effects — as indicated prompted a closer investiga- Mars, named after the Ro- separated from an Atlas V versity of Colorado Boulder. real excitement will come in by its use as a diabetes drug tion of the area. They con- man god of war for its distinct Centaur rocket’s second stage The Space Sciences Labora- 10 months, when we go into — and it’s inexpensive when cluded that the volcano will red color, resides in an orbit 53 minutes after the launch. tory at the University of Cali- orbit around Mars and can compared with many other definitely erupt. It will most approximately one and a half Approximately seven minutes fornia, Berkeley also provided start getting the science re- cancer-fighting drugs. Met- likely not break through the astronomical units from the later, solar arrays powering science instruments for the sults we planned.” formin could potentially treat ice above it, but could cause sun. Home of Olympus Mons, the spacecraft were deployed, a wide variety of cancers and large-scale melting of ice in the largest known volcano in and the MAVEN was off on its even Parkinson’s. West Antarctica. the solar system, as well as 10-month journey to Mars. Source: Science Daily the famous Valles Marineris It should arrive at Mars next Source: Science Daily canyons, Mars has long been a September. favorite among astronomers, The main goal of the MA- Neanderthal virus Young galaxies can as well as the planet on which VEN mission is to understand found in human offer space insight the possibility of human habi- the upper atmosphere of Mars tation seems most probable. — in particular, how the loss Scientists from the U.K. Using the Atacama Large Unfortunately, most stud- of atmospheric gas to space have discovered evidence of Millimeter Array telescope ies of the intriguing planet changed and affected the cli- ancient Neanderthal viruses and NASA’s Hubble Space have been done from obser- mate of the planet. To calcu- in modern human DNA. They Telescope, astronomers have vatories on Earth, which, at late how much of the Martian compared genetic data from discovered three primitive its closest approach to Mars, atmosphere has escaped into fossils to that of current-day galaxies 13 billion light-years is still millions of miles away. space, MAVEN will measure cancer patients; the results from Earth. According to nineplanets.org, the current rate of escape and suggested that some modern These galaxies, which are the first spacecraft to visit gather information to learn viruses could have originat- approximately 800 million Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. about the process so that a years old, look as though they ed from diseases present in Since then, several other mis- backwards extrapolation can are ready to merge into one Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons our ancestors over 500,000 sions to the elusive planet be done. The planet Mars as seen from Celestia, a 3-D astronomy program. years ago. The team is now large galaxy. Astronomers be- researching whether these lieve this large galaxy, which viruses, part of the HML2 they are calling Himiko, family of viruses, are active in could eventually evolve into feature photo modern humans. Research- a galaxy like the Milky Way. ers hope that this new discov- Astronomers believe that Hi- ery will help scientists deter- miko could provide valuable mine links between ancient insight on the formation of viruses and modern diseases the earliest galaxies in the such as HIV and cancer. universe. Source: Science Daily Source: Science Daily

Eating nuts shown Wearable tech gets to extend life battery upgrade Studies at the University Researchers have dis- of Toronto have related the covered that polyester yarn consumption of nuts with can be used to create flex- longer survival. The research ible, solar-powered batteries was based on two long-term that could make wearable studies that investigated the electronics even more con- health and lifestyle of ap- venient. Current wearable proximately 119,000 health electronics, such as smart- professionals for 24 to 30 watches and Google Glass, years. Scientists found that still involve a charger with people consuming at least a cord. Alternatives to this, 28 grams of nuts, two to four such as textile batteries, are times a week, were 13 per- expensive and impractical for cent less likely to die during use in wearable electronics. the study. People who ate Scientists have discovered, nuts five to six times a week however, that polyester yarn were 15 percent less likely coated with nickel and car- to die, and those eating nuts bon produces a flexible bat- seven or more times a week tery that can be folded and were 20 percent less likely stretched. This material can to die. The scientists believe also be combined with light- that it is too early to say that weight solar cells, which nuts alone will increase lon- removes the need to plug in gevity, but they do support wearable electronics. the idea that nuts are a strong part of a healthy diet. Source: The New York Times Peter Lee/Staff Photographer Source: Reuters Jure Leskovec, an assistant professor of computer science at Stanford University, gave a lecture titled “Exploring the Structure of Networks and Compiled By Communities” last Thursday in Rashid Auditorium. His talk covered machine learning and its uses analyzing online communities and their resulting claire gianakas networks.

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From the Editorial Board Student paper restricts term, restricts its writers age the growth of young writers and introduce students to journalism. The board should have made a clear exception for the term’s use in editorials. After all, there is a braden Kelner clear distinction between individu- als’ opinions and editorial board’s Students on The Playwick- opinions. The board was justified in ian, the school newspaper at Ne- taking the stance that it did against shaminy High School in Langhorne, the term in articles that express the Pa., recently announced that they opinion of the entire paper. How- no longer publish the school’s mas- ever, it is not justified in blanketing cot name, which is the Redskins. this stance to individuals’ editorials. Instead of using the term, the jour- While the editorial board has the nalists circumvent it — for example, right to place restrictions on exple- calling the football team the Ne- tives, this specific restriction seems Braden Kelner/Forum Editor shaminy football squad, not the Ne- to place barriers between the board shaminy Redskins. In its “Unsigned and the student body. Students may Editorial: Why we won’t publish the not be receptive to controversial U niversity Libraries improvements much appreciated R-Word” — signed by two-thirds of rules handed down by the board, How much time do students plans are underway to improve the brary’s staff is truly commendable. the editorial board — the board de- which may hinder their relationship spend in Hunt Library each year? selection of healthy options at the Listening to the desires of students scribes the word as “a term of hate.” with the paper. They should not feel Whatever the astronomically high Maggie Murph Café. The library is a sign of a responsive and caring Tension between administrators and disconnected from a paper that can number, it’s good to see that library website itself has been redesigned, staff. Beyond the significant advan- the board gained national attention provide a great learning experience. staff care about improving the ex- and 2,954 new journals have been tages for students in doing their when administrators told the board Especially in a paper in which perience that students have when licensed. The library now supports work, these innovations are also an that it had to use the term. the work of first-time writers is pub- working within the libraries’ walls. BrowZine, which will allow students achievement for the university. The As a Neshaminy alumnus myself, lished, there should not be a restric- Carnegie Mellon University Li- to access scholarly journals and ar- library actively seeked student feed- I have only heard the word used to tive environment over the use of a braries conducted a survey of stu- ticles from their mobile devices. back and implemented that feedback foster community for school-wide term that has mixed connotations. dents this semester, as well as last University Libraries even listened in highly visible ways. events. However, many members This environment is not healthy for semester. Staff members asked for to some of the smallest feedback Other parts of the university of the community rightfully see the fostering a student’s abilities, which suggestions for improvement of the requests, such as installing Google community could help students im- word as derogatory given its history. should be the top priority of the pa- library’s services and availability. Chrome on its computers. Library mensely if they took similar mea- It is admirable that the board per. High school is a vital time to de- University Libraries recently an- staff also announced that they will sures with an open willingness to took a strong stance on the use of velop interests, and the newspaper’s nounced a long list of notable im- launch another survey during the change and better fit what students a controversial word. Furthermore, hard stance on this term could stop provements via their website: Hunt upcoming spring semester, meaning need or want. This sort of proactive it is understandable that the board some students from exploring an in- Library will be open 24 hours a day that they will continue to pay atten- strategy is exactly what Carnegie will not use the term in sections terest in journalism. as a trial run starting this Sunday tion to the needs of students. Mellon should be using in its other like news, based on the opinion of When considering the term in in- through finals next semester, and The initiative taken by the li- initiatives. the majority. After all, article style dividual editorials, the board should should be uniform across sections. allow students to use their own dis- By banning the word from all cretion with the term to promote an CP A S must take initiative to gain student feedback parts of the paper, though, the edi- unrestricted environment for indi- torial board misunderstood its role vidual editorial writers. It’s no secret that Carnegie Mel- Academic departments, such as after appointments. A survey is a as a learning publication within the lon has developed a reputation for the economics, engineering, and highly visible way for CAPS to show high school. The Playwickian is a Braden Kelner (bik@) is Forum editor having a culture of stress. As a result, public policy departments already the student body that it cares about publication that is meant to encour- for The Tartan. many students find the need to seek have online scheduling systems in their individual needs. out additional support for their men- place for their advisers. Students Alternatively, CAPS could create tal health, especially at a high-stress can visit a webpage and see blocks of an anonymous online suggestion box time like the approaching finals pe- time available for meetings on their to accompany an online scheduling riod. Carnegie Mellon’s own Coun- advisers’ calendars. By selecting a system. These initiatives would al- Loan bubble may burst seling and Psychological Services block and entering their Andrew ID, low CAPS to easily build trust, which ate in the advertised four years, (CAPS) has come under scrutiny for students can schedule a time to meet may not fully exist now, with stu- while those at state schools don’t.” what some students suggest are inef- and discuss their academic situation. dents on campus. CAPS can benefit Many elite universities push stu- fective methods for scheduling ap- The same option should be available as an organization and better serve dents to complete degrees in four pointments to see counselors. for students to discuss their men- the needs of our community by wel- years and deny aid after the initial In a high-stress campus culture tal well-being. The current CAPS coming feedback and suggestions four years. Vedder calculated that like Carnegie Mellon’s, having con- intake process involves a question- from students. brandon schmuck this push caused a median of 87 per- venient and effective mental health naire, which the service can easily Carnegie Mellon must support According to the Institute for cent of students in elite universities support is necessary. CAPS can serve integrate into an online framework its students by providing convenient College Access and Success Project to graduate in four years, while a this campus better by taking two key to make psychological services more care to ensure that their mental on Student Debt, college students sad 25 percent graduated in this al- actions: first, implementing an on- readily available. health remains optimal at all times of who borrow loans will graduate lotted time in public universities. line scheduling system for schedul- To better gauge campus needs, the year. By implementing an online with about $26,600 of debt. Accord- This decreasing graduation rate ing both diagnostic and regular ap- CAPS should implement an easy way scheduling system and reaching out ing to Gordon Wadsworth, author of and increasing debt can be attribut- pointments, and second, reaching to collect student thoughts about for student feedback, CAPS can be- The College Trap, college tuition has ed to the idea that a person must go out to students to get their ideas for the service, possibly by requesting come a resource to help the campus increased over 2.5 times the rate of to college to be successful. This idea improving their services. feedback or providing online surveys truly thrive. inflation since 1985. Clearly, Amer- is far from true. During his speech, ica has a problem with tuition price Vedder stressed, “We have more jan- Suresh’s inauguration a way to better campus culture increases and student debt. itors with bachelor’s degrees than The U.S. is trapped in a student chemists with bachelor’s degrees.” Earlier this month, Carnegie Mel- look back on the school itself with tion did something else: It stressed loan bubble, which is susceptible to While this may be hard to believe, lon celebrated the inauguration of fondness. the uniqueness and community of burst. Like the housing bubble, it is the Bureau of Labor Statistics re- ninth president Subra Suresh with Maybe the best indicator of alum- the school during the ceremony and caused by carelessly gifting loans to vealed that 115,000 janitors, 83,000 campus-wide festivities. In the con- ni fondness is their lack of donations. celebrations. Student talent was students who won’t graduate and bartenders, and 323,000 restaurant text of Carnegie Mellon’s history, the According to the Carnegie Mellon also recognized during the campus will fail to pay them back. This phe- servers have bachelor’s degrees. beginning of Suresh’s time as presi- Alumni & Reunion Giving site, for celebration when they showed off nomenon was described earlier this Student loans have constantly in- dent is a critical time of transition for every $1 in endowment funds that their research, work, and service on month by professor Richard Vedder creased the demand for education, the university. Carnegie Mellon receives, our peers the University Center’s second floor. of Ohio University at the Students attracting a large number of people The campus made incredible such as the California Institute of These kinds of events should contin- For Liberty Pittsburgh Regional who may not be truly suited for col- strides over the last few decades, and Technology, the Massachusetts In- ue, since they foster a sense of com- Conference at Duquesne University. lege. After all, academics are not for Carnegie Mellon has made itself an stitute of Technology, and Stanford munity that isn’t currently present Students are taking longer to gradu- all and, until recently, were seen as unquestionable pioneer in research University receive $7.68, $9.96, and on campus. ate, and many are failing to com- an option among many others. In and academia. Now, the school has $11.50, respectively. But now is time for the school to plete their education. return, the cost of college educa- an opportunity to focus inward and While the university makes a realize the importance of everyone Vedder stated that students are tion has also begun to exponentially reflect with the inauguration of Pres- strong effort to land students their here: students, faculty, and staff. being encouraged by many public increase, as those who drop out or ident Suresh. dream jobs, it needs to go further to They are the heart of the univer- universities to take a fifth or sixth take additional years make it more The internal issues that the ensure that students are cared for sity — the heart that is in the work year to receive their bachelor’s de- expensive for others to attend col- school has are clear to current stu- while at the university. The univer- — and they need to be treated with gree, and 34 of all students percent lege and graduate in four years. dents. There’s a lack of school pride; sity initiated efforts to improve the more care. do so. This prolonged time in college By offering subsidized loans to with exams, papers, and problem campus culture with the series of We can be pioneers in our endeav- increases their debt and raises tu- almost anyone and making students sets around every corner, students town halls on stress, but those visible ors and care for our own, simultane- ition because of increased demand. believe that college is necessary, the are often pushed to put their noses to efforts have disappeared. ously. Let’s make sure that as we ush- Ironically, as Vedder points out government may be hurting young the grindstone and forgo the social Though these overarching prob- er in President Suresh, the university in a Bloomberg article, “Elite private adults by making college seem like aspects and events that the school lems exist at Carnegie Mellon, the takes this time to put more focus on schools can cost far less relative to an inevitability instead of an option. has to offer. inauguration benefitted the students the well-being of students here, be- public schools, not only because of This tendency also produces and faculty in a real way. In addition cause that more than anything will the top schools’ generous aid, but Brandon Schmuck (bschmuck@) is a alumni who don’t necessarily to celebrating Suresh, the inaugura- foster pride in the university. also because students mostly gradu- staffwriter for The Tartan.

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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 25, 2013 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A7 Appropriate filibuster reform needed Retailers are imposing upcoming election, they will lose it poses, and the filibuster has strayed eventually, as is the way of politics. far afield from its original intention: on Thanksgiving Day Republican leaders have indicated to address massively important is- that if they regain the majority in the sues, not simply gum up the works of the purchase of everything possible. Senate, they could use these changes politics. This irony turns to hypocrisy, and chloe thompson to end the Affordable Care Act with Throughout the years since Wil- disrespect, when the former is in- a simple majority. The elimination of son, filibusters have not been used truded on by the latter. The United States Senate elimi- filibusters is not without its problems excessively, though their popu- What right do stores have to nated the use of filibusters for high- or implications. larity increased during President ariel hoffmaier pull people from their families on position nominations made by However, examining why Demo- George W. Bush's term. According Thanksgiving? presidents this past Thursday. Execu- crats felt the need to employ these to Mother Jones, during President Retailers are increasingly break- Even those who determinedly tive-office appointments may now be limitations on the use of filibusters Bush's administration, Democrats ing tradition and extending Black avoid malls on Black Friday and approved by a simple majority, rath- is also extremely important. Histori- filibustered 38 of his nominees, or Friday insanity into Thanksgiv- swear that they would never resort er than by the 60-vote supermajority cally, filibuster reforms have been roughly five per year. However, that ing Day. For the first time, popular to shopping on Thanksgiving Day required since 1975. This change in implemented after extreme use of number has seen a dramatic increase stores like Toys “R” Us, Best Buy, and will likely be impacted by earlier legislation means that the majority filibusters. The Senate implemented during President Obama's term, with Macy’s are pushing forward their start times. If the stores are open, can approve nominations without bi- the two-thirds majority rule in 1917, an average of 16 nominees filibus- opening times from the early hours people will go, even when that partisan support. This ruling will not in response to repeated filibusters tered per year — triple the amount of Friday morning to the late or even means running out on their families affect Supreme Court nominations, over President Woodrow Wilson's we saw with Bush. This is clear indi- early hours of Thursday evening — before the pumpkin pie is served. or actual legislation. preparations for World War I. In cation that the filibuster is being used times likely smack in the middle of Thanksgiving could be ruined alto- Democrats — among them ma- 1919, this rule came into effect and to hobble the majority's attempts to family dinner. gether for countless retail workers jority leader Senator Harry Reid (D– ended a filibuster of the Treaty of lead. Filibusters should only be used Typically considered the official who have no choice over whether or Nev.) and President Barack Obama Versailles. In short, filibusters were when the minority party has clear start of the holiday shopping season, not they work. — believe that this change in proce- created to deal with extremely im- and deep-seated concerns with a Black Friday is responsible for at- Stores have prioritized material- dure is part of the natural evolution portant governmental decisions; particular candidate or issue. tracting hordes of shoppers, aggres- ism over family values, and custom- of the Senate, and will end the bitter- they were created for the big issues. The two most popular opinions sively competing for the best deals ers may follow suit. ly partisan gridlocks that have domi- However, this use has changed on the Democrats' decision to limit on merchandise. The change in trends has disturb- nated nearly every Senate decision over time, as evidenced by the Re- filibusters are these: that the Demo- Unsurprisingly, it is the busiest ing implications. Though certain since President Obama took office. publicans' filibustering of all of crats are making a grab for more and most profitable shopping day stores are still holding out against Republicans, including minority President Obama's nominations for power — at the expense of the possi- of the year. Last year, Black Friday the wave of earlier openings, such leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R– the Washington, D.C. circuit court bilities this precedent creates — and shoppers spent a combined $59.1 as Costco and Barnes & Noble, it is Ky.), claim that the Democrats have and other high officials. Republi- that they are trying to work with a billion, according to the National doubtful that they will be able to re- deeply damaged the system of Sen- cans who filibustered these positions thoroughly partisan and deeply frac- Retail Federation. It could be con- sist the pressure forever. Increasing- ate, and muffled the voice of the mi- rarely offered a concrete reason as tured system. Though this decision sidered a national holiday on its ly in the minority, these stores will nority in politics. to why they disapproved of those will certainly have consequences, it own, with its pervasiveness and lose out on valuable Thanksgiving While the limits placed on fili- particular candidates, and appear to was a justified attempt to fix a system seemingly bizarre traditions. Day profits that their competitors busters have the potential to back- be filibustering just to block Demo- that has been scarred by partisan There are generally two teams are taking advantage of, and will fire, they are a justified attempt to cratic attempts at governance, which politics. when it comes to Black Friday. eventually be forced to succumb as change a system that has sustained is a clear abuse of the nature of fili- First, there are those who embrace a matter of simple business sense. It heavy damage from partisan poli- busters. Both parties are guilty of Chloe Thompson (cet@) is a staffwrit- it — prepared to wait in the cold for seems only a matter of time before tics. The partisan division of politics misusing filibusters for political pur- er for The Tartan. hours, face the madness, and mara- Thanksgiving will become just an- has become an extreme problem in thon shop until they drop. Second other shopping day. U.S. politics, requiring an extreme are those who laugh at the ridicu- Is there anything that can be solution. lousness of it and shake their heads done to stop this trend? Perhaps if The limitation of filibusters comes at this prime example of America’s Black Friday was made an official with consequences, the most glaring consumerism culture. Like it or hate calendar holiday, its events might be being that the change sets a poten- it, though, Black Friday has its place. better confined. tially dangerous precedent. Current- Retailers have forgotten their However, sparing more forceful ly, the law has no effect on legisla- place, however. They seem to have action, people should resist the urge tion or Supreme Court nominations, developed an inflated sense of their to snag Thanksgiving Day sales. but that could change. Democrats own importance, or have become so Keep the holiday special — enjoy are making a huge gamble that they hungry for profits that tradition has good food, spend time with loved will retain control of the Senate in lost meaning. It is ironic enough that ones, and be grateful. The shopping the 2014 election. Even if Demo- a holiday centered on being thank- can wait until Friday. crats maintain their majority in this Braden Kelner/Forum Editor ful for family and blessings is imme- diately followed by a day dedicated Ariel Hoffmaier (ahoffmai@) is a to abandoning family for shops and staffwriter for The Tartan. Krokodil drug scare distorted by media known for its necrotizing proper- from last year. In fact, it is all too ties, infected IV needles may cause common for the news media to de- similar effects, creating a number of pict every new drug that pops up as false positives. One Gawker headline an epidemic. Maybe it comes from reads “Flesh-Eating Drug Krokodil the psychology created by the war xiyu wang is Now Attacking Chicago Suburbs,” on drugs: If there is a new drug, it when the article mentions that only is assumed that people, especially If you’ve read the news recently, three cases have been reported. Sim- drug users, are constantly searching you’ve probably read about the scare ilarly, headlines have been decrying for a new high and are desperate to over Krokodil. Krokodil, or desomor- the spread of the drug to places such get their hands on anything to ex- phine, is a drug that first popped up as Ohio, Arizona, and even Canada, perience it. This particular case of in Russia in the early 2000s as a sub- when, in all of these areas, there are Krokodil may also play to the zombie stitute for heroin, and is known for less than a handful of cases of the fascination in society; many articles its shocking side effects — it leaves drug, none of them actually con- describe it as a “zombie” drug. the skin scaly and discolored (much firmed by laboratory testing. The media needs to stop hyping like a crocodile’s), and in the worst Looking a bit more into the issue, up cases where a new drug has been cases may eat away the flesh entirely. it becomes clear that the fears of an reportedly used. It is sophomoric Given its horrifying properties, it epidemic are entirely unsubstanti- and highly grating upon the collec- seems unbelievable that use of this ated. As an International Business tive intelligence of the public to cre- drug would spread. However, media Times article states: “Experts have ate a panic every time a few random outlets seem to take it as given that said it is unlikely the drug has even people use a new drug. the drug is becoming an epidemic. really left Russia, as it is only used by Furthermore, although drug ad- One headline by The Huffington Post people in remote parts of the country diction is a serious problem in the reads “Krokodil Could Be Spreading where heroin has become too expen- U.S., this kind of sensationalism dis- Across U.S.,” and one CBS headline sive or unavailable — it is turned to torts the truth of the matter. Intelli- warns, “Krokodil use reportedly as a last resort among addicts.” The gent discourse in the media regard- spreading.” Is it really the case that article goes on to further mention ing the war on drugs is long due, Krokodil is an emerging threat to the that there have been no cases of Kro- although it may take a while before public? kodil confirmed by the Drug Enforce- we actually get it. In reality, it is dubious that the ment Administration laboratory. drug has even reached North Ameri- The coverage of Krokodil is highly Xiyu Wang (xiyuw@) is a staffwriter can shores. Although the drug is reminiscent of the bath salts scare for The Tartan. Braden Kelner/Forum Editor A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Justin McGown The Tartan is ready for Thanksgiving break. So we asked, What Thanksgiving side are you most looking forward to?

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Feature photos After big win over Thiel, women’s basketball jumps to 5–0

Maryyann Landlord/Staff Photographer On Sunday, the women’s basketball team defeated visitors Thiel College 84–38. Left: Sophomore Amanda McHenry battles for an offensive rebound. Top Right: First-year Uzoma Nwankwo and sophomore Lindsay Poss grab a rebound. Poss leads the team in rebounding, averaging 8.2 per game. Bottom Right: Sophomore Liza Otto makes a cross-court pass. Otto finished Sunday’s game with 15 points and five rebounds.

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At the start of the season, every team is optimistic about its chances. There’s a clean slate: no wins and no losses. On Monday’s home open- er, the men’s basketball team gave substance to this opti- mism with a dominant second half, vanquishing Geneva Col- lege in an 81–67 victory. The first half, however, gave cause for concern. While the perimeter defense was usually solid, there were plen- ty of breakdowns that led to open three-point attempts. The bigger problem was a lack of rim protection, as Geneva was extremely efficient under the basket. This allowed Geneva play- ers to hang around longer than they should have against a Carnegie Mellon squad that often seemed to have an un- Jason Chen/Staff Photographer stoppable offense. After defeating Geneva College 81–67 in its Monday home opener, the men’s basketball team won Saturday’s game against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg 85–72. Senior guard Leading by only one point Christian Manoli (left) averaged 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds over the two games, while senior guard Asad Meghani (right) averaged 11.5 points. going into the second half with a score of 33–32, the Tar- Mohen turned in an excel- Manoli was quick to credit can’t get deterred.” scored more points in the sec- this game to be blown more tans really got going after the lent two-way performance, his teammates. “It wasn’t even Beyond the three-pointers ond half, this was a result of open than a 14-point margin intermission, hitting shot after leading the team in scoring me,” he said, “It was the team. that got the ball rolling for Carnegie Mellon pushing the would indicate. shot. with 17 points, to go with solid Hillman came out to play; Rob Carnegie Mellon in the second pace. In what can only be de- An early second-half run, defending and rebounding. Mohen came to play; everyone half, Manoli was effective get- In the second half, Carne- scribed as an auspicious start spearheaded by shooting from However, the real key to came out to play.” ting to the hoop, carving up gie Mellon forced Geneva into to the season, Carnegie Mel- first-year guard Matt Hillman the victory was a huge hot He acknowledged his slow the Geneva defense. nine turnovers and closed out lon put on a performance they and solid play from senior for- streak from senior guard/for- start, saying, “I missed my first On defense, the struggles the perimeter, leaving Geneva could build off of, as they host- ward Rob Mohen, separated ward Christian Manoli, who two threes of the game, but that plagued Carnegie Mel- with only one three-point at- ed the University of Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon from Geneva finished with 17 points and a shooter’s got to shoot. You lon in the first half were gone tempt. While the offense ran at Greensburg on Saturday for good. eight rebounds. just have to come out and you after the break. While Geneva the show, the defense allowed afternoon in an 85–72 victory. Club sports teams find success in their respective fields William Park center Chad Trice has emerged Brendan MacNabb said. Ultimate The team lost the first four end of the season. Sports Editor as a consistent scoring threat, Leading the pitching staff Playing in Division I against games of the tourney, but then “In that game our collec- with nine goals and 12 assists. is junior Darryl Tan, who has national powerhouses such as regrouped to win its last two tive play was outstanding and While Carnegie Mellon is The speedy skater is not just a 3–0 record with a clean 1.80 the University of Pittsburgh, games against University of summed up our objectives for home to many outstanding a scorer. He also possesses a ERA. Meanwhile, sophomore the men’s ultimate club team Pittsburgh’s B team and the the season,” Ridings said. varsity athletes, many people deft passing touch to create Darren Kerfoot has been a Mr. Yuk has a tough road to College of William & Mary. Multiple players stood out are less aware of the university scoring opportunities for his workhorse, throwing a team- get to the National Champion- during the team’s winning club teams, which are no less teammates. high 32 innings and 34 strike ships. Losing 14 of its 24 team season. First-year Alex Lucci dedicated or talented. “I think the team is off to outs. members from last year does Soccer showcased incredible finish- Here are short recaps of a great start.... We definitely MacNabb is the team’s not make their road any easier. The men’s club team, AC ing ability, leading the team in how some of the university’s have the talent to make a play- third starter and has a 1.80 But with a talented group Mellon, finished its season on goals. club teams have been doing off run this year,” Hoover said. ERA over 20 innings. of first-years and strong vet- Nov. 17 with a 10–5–3 record. Senior center midfielder so far. Last year, the team fell to The offense hasn’t been too eran leadership, Mr. Yuk has The team just missed out on Alex Zwiren provided great California University of Penn- intimidating, but with strong shown that it can compete qualifying for the postseason stability — the team won ev- sylvania in the first round of pitching and stellar defense, it with the powerhouses in its tournament, but was named ery game in which he started, Hockey the playoffs. In a test of the doesn’t have to be. division. an alternate. but he unfortunately missed After many core players current team’s form, they beat Many first-years have “We’re not here to rebuild, “We were disappointed several games with an injury. graduated, there were doubts their rivals 8–6 on Oct. 26. made strong contributions. we’re here to reload,” junior not to make it to the regional On defense, graduate stu- over how well the club hockey After finishing play for the First-year Dan Evans leads captain Reid Almand said. tournament, but we had a very dent center back Ian McIntyre team would play this year. semester on Sunday, the club the team with a .431 BA and Almand and senior Andrew positive season nonetheless,” displayed general-like leader- But with a 6–2 record, the hockey team will next hit the seven stolen bases, and first- Willig, the assistant captain, junior vice president Gerard ship in organizing the back team has successfully erased ice on Jan. 25 against Case year Alex Walenczyk leads have been instrumental in Kramer said. line. those doubts. Western Reserve University. the team with 20 runs and leading the team’s young play- Much of their success can The team will play in an in- Senior right wing Keith has shown impressive range in ers. First-year Justin Abel has be attributed to finding a door league next semester, but Hoover is having another centerfield. emerged as a key contributor strong identity. is already looking to getting standout season with nine Baseball The team will have a long for years to come. “In the past, we never re- redemption next fall. goals and 10 assists. The club baseball team layoff before next playing dur- “The freshmen are stepping ally committed to a playing “Next year, our goal is sim- “I know I’m not the most ended its fall season with a ing spring break, when it will up big time, and I’m really ex- style, but this year we have ple. We want to qualify for the skilled player on the ice so I try 10–4 victory over West Vir- start its quest for its first play- cited to see this group of guys really focused on playing as a regional tournament,” Kramer to make my impact felt in any ginia University on Oct. 27 to off berth in team history. continue to build chemistry unit and it has really paid off,” said. way I can. I think I’ve done a improve its record to 14–5. “For the spring, we have and carry on the Mr. Yuk tradi- senior president Vaughn Rid- “It will be difficult because good job this year going to the “We have played very well, a legitimate shot at qualify- tion,” Almand said. ings said. we have to go through several front of the net and the other especially recently. We set the ing for the playoffs ... as long Mr. Yuk wrapped up its fall The team defeated the Uni- strong teams like Penn State, dirty areas,” Hoover said. school record for wins with 14 as the pitching stays sharp preseason in the Steel City versity of Pittsburgh, a team Pitt, and West Virginia, but we The future of the team thanks to some excellent start- and the top of our lineup Showdown tournament on the they have lost to for the past have gotten good results from looks bright. Sophomore ing pitching,” senior captain produces,” MacNabb said. weekend of Nov. 9. three years, 3–0 toward the them in the past,” he said.

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Newby and Schnepf race for CMU in NCAA Championships Shana Singh servatively, and then spent the better runner pretty much for Being a senior now, it’s Although her time was not many moving parts that you Junior Staffwriter next three miles quickening two hours every day for eight hard for him to believe that he a season best, the race was a can never really predict that,” his pace and making up a lot years; I have to imagine that is now the role model for the great learning experience for she said. Senior Josh Newby and of ground. has made me more disciplined underclassmen. her. “I wasn’t even sure that I sophomore Rekha Schnepf There were 275 men com- in other parts of my life.” “If I knew as a freshman Schnepf started running had made it to regionals, let took on the 2013 NCAA Divi- peting in the race, leaving run- For Newby, running is a that I would end up going to several years before high alone nationals,” Schnepf sion III Cross Country Cham- ners “jostling and elbows and battle against the mind. “It’s NCAA’s individually my senior school because her father was said. “I don’t want to get my pionships this past Saturday at spikes flying around on the a release. Your body reverts to year, I would have been pretty a runner in college. hopes up and end up being Hanover College. turns,” Newby said. muscle memory and you zone amazed,” he said. While training for races, disappointed.” This was Newby’s second The Palo Alto native has out; you’re not worried about In the future, Newby plans Schnepf puts her best foot After her success this sea- appearance at the national been running since his fresh- what’s going on in your classes on training for marathons; the forward though is constantly son, Schnepf is destined to be level of competition, his first man year of high school, or your social life,” he said. longest race he has run up to worried about getting injured. a team captain, but she is go- being with the team last fall. which is when his training for Looking back at his col- date is a half marathon. “It’s “Because then you can’t run ing to wait her turn. “I think Schnepf grazed the NCAA Saturday’s NCAA Champion- legiate career, Newby’s fa- a completely different beast,” and you can’t get any better,” we have some really great up- course for the first time and ships began. vorite memory was making Newby claims, “it’s a mental she said. Luckily, the sopho- perclassmen that deserve to is the first woman to compete “Your fitness multiplies and the NCAA Championship as battle way more than a physi- more had an injury-free spring be captain next year,” Schnepf in the NCAA Championship grows over time, so you can’t a team last year. “It was most cal one.” and summer, setting a solid said. for the Tartans since the 2011 just reach maximal fitness in beneficial bonding experience As Newby ends his career foundation for her great sea- She is excited about the season. just one season.… It is literally the team has had because we on a high note, Schnepf is son. fresh talent on the team: Josh Newby ran a great an eight year process,” he said. worked together toward the making leaps and bounds as a The thought of qualify- “They should know they have race, placing 53rd in the na- The senior can’t imagine goal for the entire season and sophomore. ing individually hadn’t even a lot of potential.” tion and fifth in the confer- his life without running: “The it paid off,” he said. On Saturday, Schnepf fin- crossed Schnepf’s mind. “I As Newby ends his career ence with a time of 25:35. discipline it has taught me and As a first-year, Newby ished the 6k course with a thought as a team we had a on a high note, Schnepf rep- Newby started the first two the fact that I’ve worked to- looked up to the seniors in time of 23:17, placing 189th really good chance of making resents the future of the wom- miles of the race pretty con- wards the goal of becoming a awe. out of 280 competitors. it together, but there are so en’s cross country team.

File photos by Jason Chen Sophomore Rekha Schnepf (left) finished 189th out of 280 racers in Saturday’s NCAA Championships held at Hanover College, and senior Josh Newby (right) finished 53rd out of 275 overall and placed fifth in the conference. sports commentary Fielder-Kinsler trade works perfectly for Detroit and Texas Carl Glazer Tigers had three power hitting onship Series. Cabrera’s defi- into a strength. Cabrera will offer, and there a few power- The Rangers have no prob- Senior Staffwriter first basemen/designated hit- ciencies at third base have be- move over to his more natu- hitting free agents available lem taking on the extra payroll ters in Fielder, 2013 American come unbearable as he ages, ral position at first base and who can fill the void. With with the Rangers’ local televi- One-for-one trades are rare League MVP Miguel Cabrera, and neither he nor Fielder de- top prospect Nick Castellanos Fielder, however, the Rangers sion contract about to balloon in professional sports. and former catcher Victor sired to become the full-time will likely be the starting third have a strong left-handed hit- in 2015. The Rangers are one With multiple draft picks Martinez. designated hitter. basemen. Castellanos brings a ter in the middle of the lineup of the few contending teams and role players available, When Detroit signed Field- Detroit is also about to hit lot more range to the hot cor- to complement third baseman that are looking to expand teams almost always toss in a er back in 2012, Martinez had a payroll bind when CY Young ner than Cabrera, along with Adrian Beltre. payroll instead of contract it few fillers to balance swapped just been knocked out of the winner Max Scherzer becomes some added speed. Kinsler’s absence also and are likely to add at least players’ salaries and skill lev- year with a torn ACL injury, a free agent at the end of the For the Rangers, Fielder opens up the logjam in the one or two more big names be- els. This is even truer in base- and the Tigers still thought 2014 season and Cabrera’s fills a massive hole in the mid- middle of the infield. With fore the offseason is over, be it ball when teams have access they were in a position to com- contract expires after 2015. dle of their lineup. After losing shortstop Elvis Andrus sign- through trade or free agency. to their deep minor league pete for a World Series. Fielder Detroit’s trade for Kinsler All-Stars Josh Hamilton and ing an eight year, $120 million This was a perfect fit for the system. was still available on the free filled two needs. First, payroll Mike Napoli to free agency the contract extension at the start two teams. Each team had an That’s why the Texas Rang- agent market and the Tigers relief: Kinsler will make $57 past two seasons, Texas was of the season, top prospect excess of talent at premium ers’s trade of All-Star second brought him in to help them million over the next four sea- missing some pop in the mid- Jurickson Profar was stuck positions and a deficiency in baseman Ian Kinsler and $30 compete, but at the steep cost sons, while Fielder will make dle of its line-up. with no place to play. other areas. It’s bold for gen- million to the Detroit Tigers of a $214 million contract over $168 million over the next This became apparent once Profar played a fill-in role eral managers to make these for first baseman Prince Field- nine years. seven years. slugger Nelson Cruz started this past year, split time at moves with large room for er was that much more shock- Now Martinez is healthy Second, Kinsler and De- his 50-game suspension in third base, shortstop, second speculation about their effect ing. and productive again, while troit’s shortstop Jose Iglesias, connection with the biogen- base, left field and designat- five years down the line. But For both teams, this the Tigers are off to a disap- who was acquired in a mid- esis performance-enhancing ed hitter. His offensive game the Tigers and Rangers want deal gave up some of their pointing loss to the eventual season trade with the Red Sox, drug scandal. Cruz is now a struggled as a result. He had a to win and have now shown strengths in return for help in champion Boston Red Sox in will help turn what was a de- free agent and already turned meager 0.234 batting average the league that they will do an area of desperate need. The the American League Champi- fensive liability in the infield down the Rangers’ qualifying in 85 games. anything necessary to do so. Bhangra in the Burgh Eight competitive teams converge on Pittsburgh, balancing modern and traditional styles • B8

11.25.13 Volume 108, Issue 13 ...this week only 3 Shearwater The band fails to capitalize on past successes with its cover album Fellow Travelers. 4 Doctor Who The popular television show turned 50 this week and celebrated with a special episode. 5 Craft festival The I Made It! Market festival offers visitors a different shopping experience. 6 Potted Potter The show that condenses the entire Harry Potter saga into 70 comic minutes. 7 Binge TV A selection of television fare perfect for long stretches of completely sedentary viewing. 8 Bhangra The seventh-annual Bhangra in the Burgh brings a colorful display to Soldiers & Sailors. 10 Bob Dylan 8 New “Like a Rolling Stone” video is an artistic, as well as technological, achievement.

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3 Advice 13 Puzzles Everything you need to know about print If you can’t solve these puzzles, what are you quotas and Thanksgiving travel. even doing with your life? 11 Comics 14 Horoscopes Drown out your family’s fights this Thanksgiving Look for a hidden message in this week’s by laughing at this week’s comics. horoscopes. 15 Calendar Consult the calendar for upcoming and ongoing events in the arts and culture scene.

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Hey Ryan and Matt, Matt and Ryan, Indie rock band Shearwater had finally made a name St. Vincent’s “Cheerleader” wins the award for worst I was bolting to the printer I’m heading home this for itself with its previous three albums. 2008’s Rook song choice. She has dozens of songs that would be in Baker yesterday so I Tuesday for Thanksgiving got the artsy, nature-themed band some critical better fit for Shearwater’s aesthetic, but instead they could turn in my paper for and I was wondering acclaim; The Golden Archipelago built on that took one of her most well-known tunes and took it my next class when I saw if you have any travel success and expanded the band’s instrumental and too close to the country genre for comfort. this student hanging out advice for me. I want to color palates; and last year’s Animal Joy was the in front of the printer just make sure I make it home most commercially successful. The album freed up “F****d Up Life” is another subpar track, and offers losing it. There was about in time for food and, more the band’s primitive and primal sensibilities with its an odd experience. Hearing the f-bomb repeatedly a book and a half’s worth importantly, sleep. I’ve Andrew-Bird-meets-Bruce-Springsteen feel. fall out of Meiburg’s magnificent mouth is like of printed pages in the never traveled on my own eating pudding from a bowl lined with garlic salt. tray, and tears were just before, so any words of The three albums contain some of the best indie It’s distasteful and unnatural. The band’s sound is streaming down her face. wisdom are appreciated! music produced in the past decade — lead singer often so pure that expletives sully them, making I felt sorry for her but I Jonathan Meiburg’s voice makes Bon Iver sound like them seem cheap. didn’t want to intrude; Thanks, a whining schoolboy — but Shearwater hasn’t yet I just wanted to get my Scared Of Vehicular done anything to put its name on the map. Meiburg This isn’t to say that Fellow Travelers doesn’t paper and get to class. Escape, Really Young and his cohorts are still working on a new solo have good songs — David Thomas Broughton’s Am I a bad person for not Traveler Is Readily album to build on their triumphs. “Ambiguity” is the simplest, most introspective, showing some kind of Eagerly Departing and most effective on the album. A repeating chord caring or concern? In the meantime, we get Fellow Travelers, a cover progression in the harp and a fairly static synth pad Dear SO VERY TIRED, album that does little good for the band. If anything, are all Meiburg needs to float and toy with lines like, Printing Reaction Is Not Well, since you didn’t it ensures that Shearwater’s next album won’t “Such selfishnesses trivialize any tenderness/As the Totally Qool, Unusually mention how you’re getting receive as much attention as it should. coffee commands the torture of my bowels.” Odious Tryst Arises home, we’ll have to cover all methods of transport. Granted, the album’s theme has merit. The band The drum and bass on a few of the tracks — “F****d Dear PRINT QUOTA, covered songs by current influences instead of older Up Life” in particular — may not be processed, We recommend against A general rule of thumb is to ones: Each song on the album belongs to a group but it sure sounds like it. Even for a cover album, worrying about the printers leave earlier than you think Shearwater toured with. Meiburg’s arrangements this departure from what the band is good at — too much; they take all kinds you need to. Whether you’re scream forgettable, however, and so do the songs especially while they’re still developing that sound of abuse throughout the driving, flying, or taking a bus the band chose to cover. — doesn’t seem like a great idea. semester. Matt has been or train, you should get out known to shout obscenities the door sooner than you Fellow Travelers starts out strong, with the closest Shearwater’s main appeal lies in its excessively and kick the printers. think you need to. Especially Shearwater’s ever come to a rock anthem: Xiu Xiu’s organic sound. Every song is like a journey through Besides, Carnegie Mellon the week of Thanksgiving. “I Luv The Valley OH!!” Meiburg channels his inner a different expanse of wilderness: a mad rush gives students $40 worth Again, especially the week Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age, but through the deep forest (“You As You Were,” Animal of print quota; the printers of Thanksgiving. You know it’s nowhere near as thrilling or well paced as any Joy), a trek over glacial peaks (“The Snow Leopard,” should be designed to who is going to be on the upbeat track from Animal Joy. Rook), or a passage through the Strait of Magellan handle that kind of abuse. road? Everyone else in the (“Castaways,” The Golden Archipelago). Without As for the person crying in United States. Your peers, the visual and poetic appeal of its own music, all front of the printer, she’s your teachers, your RAs, Shearwater has to offer is a pretty voice. probably printing off all and everyone else will be of Blackboard ahead of conducting a mass exodus Shearwater would have been better off storing Thanksgiving break so she from campus starting around Fellow Travelers away until its next solo album was can get a jump on studying noon on Tuesday. You will finished. This throwaway LP ruins the momentum for finals. We all do it at one be but a speck in an ocean it had carefully built up over the past decade; point in the semester, mostly of people who want to get hopefully, the band’s next venture can put it back on to use up that $40 of printing home just as much as you track. allotment. We’re sure she do. The line at the bus stop broke down because it finally at Forbes and Morewood occurred to her how much Avenues is ridiculous. Spend Evan Kahn | Copy Manager she needs to study for finals. the night there if you have to.

Or maybe she just feels Good luck. You’ll need it, guilty for printing one- Ryan & Matt sided pages, Matt & Ryan Need advice? Send queries to [email protected]. Lead singer Jonathan Meiburg lends a beautiful voice to an otherwise unremarkable release. Courtesy of Michael Gallacher via Flickr

music pillbox 11.25.13 3 Doctor Who celebrates series anniversary The British television favorite commemorates success of the franchise in classic style

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Day of the The Moment has a mind of its own, as it made itself Gallifrey in a moment of time using Timelord technology. Doctor. known in the form of former companion Rose Tyler (Billie The result is something that looks like a 3-D painting, Piper), also known as the Bad Wolf. She facilitates the which ends up in London’s National Gallery. Fifty years of traveling through time and space reunion of Doctor regenerations to show what the man culminated in a celebration last Saturday for the man will become because of the choice he makes. The sequence showing the Doctors working together to known only as the Doctor. save Gallifrey includes some major surprises, as quick Filled with throwbacks to the very beginning of the shots of the ninth (Christopher Eccleston) and newly The British television classic Doctor Who celebrated its show, the episode perfectly encapsulates what makes announced 12th (Peter Capaldi) indicate that every golden anniversary with a week of interviews, behind- Doctor Who so timeless. There are moments of humor, single incarnation of the Doctor is in attendance. the-scenes specials, a TV movie, and a Google doodle, all especially interactions betwen the Doctors, and leading up to the 50th-anniversary special The Day of the moments of poignancy, as the elder regenerations reflect Compared to the narrative mess that was seasons five Doctor in the world’s largest simulcast of a TV drama. on the horrifying decision the Doctor had made 400 and six, showrunner Steven Moffat creates a story that years before. feels complete, while still setting up for the future. The The special saw the convergence of three regenerations episode is filled with the essence of what Doctor Who of the Doctor: the current 11th (Matt Smith), the 10th Among the familiar faces present in the episode, Hurt is, but it’s the final minutes that just about sum up the (David Tennant), and the newly discovered “lost” stands out. His characterization of the Doctor as a storied history of the show and give it a push toward the regeneration (John Hurt). They join together to stop the crotchety old man is the perfect foil to the childlike future. Fifth Doctor Tom Baker makes the final surprise, Zygons, a shape-shifting alien race from the show’s natures of his later selves. The only disappointment is showing up as the curator of the National Gallery and past, as they try to invade Earth to replace their home that this episode is all we have of the War Doctor, as he urging the 11th Doctor to search for Gallifrey. planet, which was destroyed at the very beginning of the was called in the minisode prequel released earlier last legendary Time War. week. The final shot shows all versions of the Doctor standing together, punctuating the episode with the memory The Zygon invasion is only the secondary plot, however, In the end, all three Doctors — with a push from of those lost and hinting at future excitement. It’s a as Hurt’s lost Doctor must face the choice that forever impossible current companion Clara Oswald (Jenna beautiful ending to the celebration of a show infused changes the man he will come to be. He must choose Coleman) — choose not to change history: Together with hope that has inspired the world for 50 years and to either use the catastrophic device known as The they have the time and power to save their home planet will surely continue to do so for many more to come. Moment, destroying his race and ending the Time War, of Gallifrey and all its inhabitants, which forces their or allow the war to continue ravaging the universe. enemy, the Daleks, to destroy themselves by accident. All 13 incarnations of the Doctor work together to freeze Mairéad Pettit | Staffwriter

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In the Doctor Who anniversary special, actors David Tennant (left), Matt Smith (center). and John Hurt (above) came together as the 10th, 11th, and new- found “lost” regenerations of the Doctor, respectively. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

television 4 pillbox 11.25.13 Craft fair promotes homespun holiday gifts Pittsburgh-based I Made It! Market provides exposure for local businesses and artists

With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, a bubbling craft market set up shop Friday and Saturday afternoon in the Waterfront’s shopping district.

Eighty artists, crafters, and designers filled two vacant retail storefronts with beautiful jewelry, pottery, all- natural soaps and scents, cozy knitted hats, original artwork and prints, adorable baby clothes, toys, and everything in between. The event drew a large crowd of eager shoppers, many of them families with babies in tow, to find special gifts for loved ones — and to try to resist buying too much for themselves.

Ensuring that nobody went hungry, My Goodies Bakery enticed shoppers with vegan and gluten-free baked goods, a stop by Aunt Carol’s Gourmet Dips allowed for plenty samples of tasty dips, and The Sweet Spot came equipped with chocolate to make everything better.

A number of artisans had Pittsburgh-specific products, such as Chuck Beard’s “Abandoned Pittsburgh” photography focusing on old mills and buildings, Carol Skingers’s prints and tiles of a map of Schenley Park, and city-inspired T-shirts by Steel City Cotton Works. Sarah Moss-Horwitz | Junior Photographer The pop-up craft event was organized by I Made It! Waterfront shoppers were treated to a varied selection of items from local businesses and artists to give their Market (IMI), a Pittsburgh-based indie-craft marketplace. holiday shopping a unique flavor. Self-described as “a fantastical, nomadic, pop up handmade shopping place,” IMI’s main mission is to create opportunities for Pittsburgh’s artisan community a need for business development resources for the Crucial to the market’s success has been its collaborative to sell its wares to the public. In the process, the increasing number of Pittsburgh artisans and crafters. attitude in building relationships with other nonprofits organization aims to create a more cohesive community in Pittsburgh — such as the Three Rivers Arts Festival, of crafters that mobilizes to create real change in The movement toward self-sustaining local economies The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Cotton Factory, Pittsburgh through craft. rather than multinational businesses is not a new and Southside Works — which allows IMI to connect one, but it has gained support and fresh energy in the with the Pittsburgh community and draw in a wider net I Made It! Market is organized largely by business last decade with a renewed national focus on local of customers. In addition to putting on craft shows, IMI development and communications guru Carrie Nardini, businesses and the emergence of e-commerce works with small creative businesses that need help as well as Carnegie Mellon alumna Nina Marie Barbuto sites such as Etsy, an online craft marketplace that marketing their ideas, making websites, and promoting (CFA ’06), who co-founded IMI with Nardini back in facilitates a direct customer-artist relationship. Although themselves. IMI also collaborates with groups interested 2006. Nardini, who holds a master’s in business and a there is growing interest in handmade works, small in hosting their own craft fairs by bringing in artists B.A. in English from the University of Pittsburgh, saw businesses and artisans still have extreme difficulty and organizing the events. Workshops are available for competing in the mainstream marketplace in large part people of all ages. because they can’t compete against mass-produced price deflation. In addition, many one-man businesses With the madness of Black Friday just around the have limited resources to market themselves to a large corner, a focus on buying local handmade gifts this audience. year is refreshing. In a society too often overcome by cheap trends, craft shows remind us of the innate value IMI allows businesses to get around these obstacles by of a product made with care. The artisan quality, the effectively doing the media, publicity, and organizational thought that goes into every last detail, and the personal aspects of putting on an event to draw shoppers. As a connection you can get when buying a handmade item result, a growing movement of entrepreneurial artists is worth the extra few dollars. and crafters has quietly developed into a uniquely well- organized community in Pittsburgh. If you’re interested in learning more about I Made It! Market, check out its website at imadeitmarket.com and come out to the next craft fair on Dec. 15, “Last Minute The pop-up craft market offered Waterfront shoppers Shopping at The Boyd Community Center.” a wealth of homemade gifts for the upcoming holiday season. Sarah Moss-Horwitz | Junior Photographer Sarah Moss-Horwitz | Staffwriter community pillbox 11.25.13 5 Ten points for Potted Potter production Clarkson and Turner bring Quidditch and improvised comedy to the Pittsburgh stage

Imagine seeing the entire saga of Harry Potter in a released. “It was the only book in the shop that looked because they occasionally even sent the actors into hilarious, 70-minute performance with only two actors. fairly interesting and I got hooked on it from that,” fits of laughter. “We usually try to make each other It sounds impossible without Hermione’s Time-Turner. he said. Now not only an avid fan and a Hufflepuff laugh as much as possible,” Thomas said. “We’re very However, the muggle production Potted Potter — The according to Pottermore.com’s official test, Thomas professional. It’s the classic two-man comedy.” Unauthorized Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and shifts roles from Hermione Granger to Professor Snape to Jeff, which played at Pittsburgh’s Byham Theater from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Thomas said the most fun part of the show for him was last Wednesday to Sunday, did just that. when he engaged the audience in a game of Quidditch. “It’s always fun to play the baddies,” Thomas said. “The “It’s my moment where I really interact with the Writers Daniel Clarkson and Jeff Turner originally came goodies are rubbish.” He has been playing both types audience,” he said. up with the idea for the show in 2005 when they were of roles in eight weekly shows every week since March asked to create a performance to entertain the crowds when he started the tour in London. This version of Quidditch requires less flying on brooms of eager fans awaiting the midnight release of the sixth and avoiding bludgers, however, and more bouncing a book in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood “The good thing about the show,” Thomas said, “is it’s beach ball between audience members and trying to get Prince. Clarkson and Turner’s show related the first five a comedy improv show, so you take what you get and it through a lit up hoop while two children (volunteers books in five minutes. A year later, the show grew to an roll with it.” According to him, 70 percent of the show is from the audience) chase the “golden snitch” (Percy hour in length, and eventually included all seven books scripted. Thomas and his counterpart, James Percy (who in a ridiculous costume) around the stage. It was quite in the performance henceforth known as Potted Potter. plays Harry for the majority of the show), improvise the a sight to see grown adults laughing, cheering, and other 30 percent. chanting “Gryffindor” or “Slytherin” while whacking a Delme Thomas, who plays every character in the beach ball across an auditorium. show except for Harry (and even puts on the glasses The two make an excellent pair onstage. Thomas’s occasionally), said the show has been an unexpected contagious enthusiasm and physical humor are balanced Overall, Potted Potter was a magical experience that turn for him. After his agent found the audition, he said, out by Percy’s dry wit and adherence to the story line. muggles, squibs, wizards, witches, members of the “I auditioned for the piece and I actually didn’t think I Percy moves the story along while Thomas keeps the Order, and Death Eaters alike could enjoy together. For was going to get it.” audience engaged, constantly eliciting applause, cheers, more information, visit www.pottedpotter.com. chants, and jeers throughout the show. Thomas has been a Harry Potter fan since he picked up the first book shortly after the first two had been The improvised parts were easy to identify as unscripted Jenna Bodnar | Junior Staffwriter

Screenshot courtesy of pottedpotter.com Potted Potter — The Unauthorized Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff played for Pittsburgh audiences at the Byham Theater last Wednesday through Sunday.

theater 6 pillbox 11.25.13 Who needs family when you have TV? Broadchurch, Sherlock, and Scandal are among the shows to catch up on over break

The holiday season is fast approaching, with Parenthood Veronica Mars Thanksgiving this week and winter break just around NBC The CW the corner. We’re all ready for some time away from problem sets and papers — but as wonderful as it If you want a show that will leave you an ugly sobbing Veronica Mars is a modern-day Nancy Drew, kicking sounds, you can’t spend the entire break sleeping. mess at the end of almost every episode, then check out butt and taking names as she works to solve her best So give your mind a break and treat yourself to one of this family drama. So much happens every season, it’s friend’s murder and various small-time crimes in her technology’s greatest gifts: the TV marathon binge. almost like Degrassi for adults. Seriously, if you don’t cry hometown of Neptune, Calif., even while she navigates at least three times per season, you might be an actual the shark-infested waters of dating the 1 percent. She’s But what should you watch? Luckily, I spent the robot. Plus, it’s currently in its fifth season, so there’s exactly who you wish you were deep down inside. semester staying caught up, just so you can reap the plenty to binge on. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll cheer on Veronica as benefits. Check out some of these shows to beat your she does her thing as basically the coolest person ever. winter blues. Watch all three seasons and then get ready for the fan- Reign funded movie, coming next spring. The CW American Horror Story: Coven Broadchurch FX Don’t be upset if you start Reign expecting a show that’s BBC America accountable to reality or that features less-than-stunning The third season of this show is all about witches. New people; it’s on The CW, so clearly you’d be out of luck. This is the most serious binge-watch suggestion. Orleans sets a luscious cultural backdrop to a story full But if you can look past glaring historical inaccuracies Broadchurch started airing right at the beginning of of witchy teenagers, immortality, and the struggles of and frankly ridiculous love triangles, Reign is the kind the semester, so you might have missed it. The eight- life and power. While this installment isn’t as overtly of brainless, beautiful fun that’s been missing on TV episode first season follows an investigation into the frightening as the first two, it has that spooky tension since Gossip Girl ended. Beware, though: Reign only murder of a young boy in a small, rural town in England. that arises when things go bump in the night. While just started its first season in October, so you might get It gets pretty heavy at times and is incredibly emotional, you’re at it, go ahead and watch or rewatch the first two crazily addicted and then run out of episodes to watch. so keep the tissues handy. Well acted and powerful, seasons, because why not? Broadchurch is something you do not want to miss. If you’re into BBC America and want something a little less Scandal emotionally charged, Orphan Black was the standout hit Pretty Little Liars ABC from the network this year, and both shows have been ABC Family renewed for a second season. If you think of binging as watching one, maybe two What better way to relax than by torturing your mind episodes at a time, then a) you’re doing it wrong; and b) with crazy plot twists and turns, only some of which you don’t watch Scandal. There’s a twist in just about Mairéad Pettit | Staffwriter could have been thoroughly thought out? Pretty Little every episode, which makes it supremely addictive. If Liars is the perfect combination of a crazy murder you can stand to watch fewer than five episodes in one mystery and vapid teenage show, the likes of which can sitting then you deserve an award. This season has only be found on ABC Family. Since the show comes been especially juicy and makes all the drama of the back in January, why not get caught up now while first two seem like child’s play. If you finish Scandal and you’ve actually got the time? are looking for more of that presidential/political drama, check out The West Wing. It’s an oldie, but a goodie.

Sherlock PBS Parks and Recreation NBC If you haven’t seen all six episodes of this modern- day TV adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, you’re doing The first season is kind of rough, but Parks and Rec hit something wrong. Each episode clocks in at about 90 its stride in the second season and is now one of the minutes, making it perfect TV fare for a night in from the best comedies on TV. Amy Poehler is entertaining as cold weather (or the sunny California weather, if you’re Leslie Knope, but the motley crew from Pawnee, Ind., is one of those people). The highly anticipated third season what really makes this show comedy gold. Who would makes its stateside debut in January, so start watching have thought that the ins and outs of a small-town parks now and throw your theories about the show’s return and recreation department could be so much fun? NBC into the ring. If you’re really into Holmes adaptations, excels at creating strong ensemble casts, so check out also check out CBS’s Elementary. Gender-swapped Poehler’s partner-in-crime Tina Fey in 30 Rock or Steve Watson is a true gift to television and its Holmes/Watson Carell in The Office for more workplace fun. relationship is one of the sassiest around.

Benedict Cumberbatch will return as Sherlock in the BBC’s adaptation of the classic book series. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

television pillbox 11.25.13 7 Bhangra in the Burgh fuses modern styles with traditional dance Eight competitive teams perform at Oakland’s Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall as part of the seventh annual cultural event

Shaan Mutiyaaran Di Bhangra Club, the University and the choreography was both technically challenging Performing directly after Columbia, GMU Bhangra’s by Kelsey Scott | Operations Manaager [ ] of Virgina’s Di Shaan, and Virginia Commonwealth and engaging for the audience. performance was starkly more traditional. They were the University’s Bhangra team (VCU Bhangra). Also first performance group of the night to bring a dholi, a The seventh annual Bhangra in the Burgh (BIB) featured were five local exhibition acts: Carnegie Emphasizing one of the modern styles that has had a performer who plays a traditional Punjabi drum, into the competition was held at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Mellon University’s Chak de Bhangra, the University of great impact on Bhangra, Carnegie Mellon’s elite hip- mix. Hall last Saturday night. Although only seven years old, Pennsylvania’s Penn Masti, the University of Pittsburgh’s hop team Soulstylz also made an appearance. Although BIB has consistently brought together some of the best PantheRaas, Carnegie Mellon’s Deewane, and Carnegie not so flashy and colorful as the Bhangra dances, SMD Bhangra Club, the only all-female performance Bhangra teams in the North America and has sold out Mellon’s Soulstylz. Soulstylz provided a refreshing and creative set that left of the night, also came out strong and performed its multiple shows. the audience wanting to dance along. traditional piece with the most excited and passionate Maintaining its roots in Punjabi folk dancing, modern faces seen at the competition. The dance’s musicality “It was obviously a really fun show,” said Pranita Bhangra has been transformed into a lively dance style Cornell Bhangra, who placed second at last year’s was nearly unmatched in the competition. Ramakrishnan, sophomore information systems major that hints at hip-hop and other modern influences. The Bhangra in the Burgh, came out with choreography that and BIB co-chair. Aside from the flashy dancing, teams performing last Saturday all put on technically had moments of obvious modern influence balanced Last year’s BIB champion, Cal Bhangra, kicked off the however, the co-chairs were all most excited about stunning performances, the main discrepancies between with a traditional overall feel. Cornell boasts one of the second half of the show with an analogous musically getting the community involved in and excited about the acts being the level of modern influence. oldest Bhangra teams that competed, and the members’ conscious and highly entertaining performance. Bhangra, a dance style for which they all share passion. experience was very obvious. The performance brought Although it didn’t receive the same roaring applause Columbia Bhangra started the night off strong. The the night’s energy to a whole new level and the crowd as last year, crowd members happily watched the This year’s competition differed from previous ones group put on one of the more modernized performances roared before the dancers even took the stage. Their heartwarming performance with bellies full of samosas. in that it was promoted accessibly all over campus. and was able to energize the crowd, setting a good vibe timing was impeccable; they truly danced as one Jason Chen | Staff Photographer Jason Chen | Staff Photographer “Before the show we tried to make the PR really fun,” for the rest of the night. cohesive group. A performance by Pitt’s PantheRaas continued the Ramakrishnan said. Anyone who walked past Doherty theme of traditional Indian dance, but broke up the Hall the weeks preceding the show can attest to the Crowd favorite FCB, an all-male Pittsburgh-area Bhangra VCU Bhangra, a newcomer to the BIB stage, performed Bhangra flow with a Garba-Raas styled dance. Garba and energetic music that blasted while committee members group, brought a similarly modernized performance, a similarly balanced dance. The team’s set, with its Raas are both traditional Indian dances from the Guijarat sold tickets for both the event and the after-party. easily the most dynamic and energetic performance relevance and synchronization, produced a comparably and Vrindavan regions of India respectively. Their of the night. The energy was evident before the dance great crowd reaction. performance included similarly ostentatious costumes This year, the committee also welcomed Indian emcee even started; the dancers pumped up the audience and the dancing had some similarities to Bhangra, but it Jus Reign, a famous Punjabi comedian and YouTube by jumping excitedly up and down as they took the Another exhibition act, Penn Masti broke up the final brought a distinct Indian flair to the night. sensation. As host for the show, Jus Reign kept the fun stage in dim lighting. The crowd cheered continuously run of Bhangra performances with its South Asian jazz alive between sets as he held “impromptu” Skype video throughout the performance. fusion-styled performance. Their choreography was While the scores were still being tallied backstage, calls with his brother and joked about the lack of white technical and captivating, at times very sexy and other Carnegie Mellon’s Chak de Bhangra took the stage as people in the audience. The last competitive team to take the stage, UVA Di times emulating a traditional folk dance. many of the performers’ peers cheered them on from the Shaan, ended the competition with another high- audience. At the end of the performance, the entire Chak On Saturday, Pittsburgh welcomed eight competitive energy dance with obvious modern influence. Their Also demonstrating the influence modern culture has de Bhangra family stormed the stage, marking the peak teams: the University of California, Berkeley’s Bhangra performance started off with the most exciting light had on tradition, Deewane — Carnegie Mellon’s all-male of the night’s energy level. team (Cal Bhangra), Columbia University’s Bhangra team show of the night with rainbow colors flashing along South Asian fusion a cappella group — performed a (Columbia Bhangra), Cornell University’s Bhangra team with the beat. The fun didn’t end there, however: The short set. The team offered a captivating mash-up of a After the Carnegie Mellon performance, much of the (Cornell Bhangra), First Class Bhangra (FCB), George performance was once again on the less traditional side, traditional song and an instantly recognizable ’90s hit — crowd began to file out while the judges were still Mason University’s Bhangra team (GMU Bhangra), infusing techno music and hard-hitting hip-hop moves, the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way.” deliberating. When the awards were finally presented, crowd favorite FCB took first place followed by Cornell Kelsey Scott | Operations Manager Bhangra, the runner-up from last year’s competition. GMU Bhangra secured third place.

Clearly there was no favored balance of tradition and modern influence when it came to the judging perspective, with a modern, mixed, and traditional team claiming each of the top spots respectively. The night featured a great blend of traditional culture and modern fun, creating a strikingly colorful, energetic, and musical experience.

A hip-hop performance by Soulstylz (top left) broke with tradition, while the Pitt PantheRaas (top right) performed a more conventional dance. Carnegie Jason Chen | Staff Photographer Mellon’s team (center and bottom) danced to cheers Columbia Bhangra (left) opened the competition with a modernized take on traditional styles, while VCU Bhangra (center and right) put on a balanced performance. from the audience while the judges tallied the votes. Kelsey Scott | Operations Manager

feature feature 8 pillbox 11.25.13 pillbox 11.25.13 9 Music video transforms Dylan classic Heymann’s music video offers interactive elements, artistic innovation, biting commentary

Released on his website last Tuesday, Bob Dylan’s Directed by 27-year-old Vania Heymann, the music video “Like a Rolling Stone” finally has an official music video, is both a technological and artistic achievement. The and there’s a good chance that it’s like nothing you’ve available channels are carefully selected as subjects to ever seen. Instead of being one video, there are 16 be indicted by the song’s contempt. Flipping through, independent videos that viewers can actively navigate, one begins to garner a sense that nearly everything that each featuring Dylan’s song as the soundtrack. The video makes up and defines Western civilization is indicative is meant to simulate the experience of channel surfing, of cultural regression instead of progression. Our cultural with each video a recreation of standard cable fare with leaders — everyone from politicians to rap stars — are actors lip-syncing the lyrics while acting as one would like actors that are reading a bad script. The music video expect given their respective roles. A news anchor sits puts these actors up on a stage and throws vegetables at at a desk surrounded by computer screens and Price them, with the channel depicting Dylan himself playing is Right contestants spin the big wheel with sparkling the song in 1965 the only one worthy of applause. numbers. Women from a Bachelor-like show claw at each other’s hair and the hosts of History Channel’s Pawn Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” — one of many of Stars inspect an old guitar and appear to haggle over his songs jockeying for the position of his “signature Screenshot courtesy of video.bobdylan.com dollar amounts. tune” — was already on the cutting edge when it The opening frame of Heymann’s video invites viewers was originally released 48 years ago, when Dylan, to use the interactive channel-flipping feature. The only thing that appears out of place among these the hero of the traditional folk scene of the early ’60s, incredibly authentic recreations is that everyone appears used it to shatter his previous public image. The music. As the medium matured, however, directors to be lip-syncing to “Like a Rolling Stone” without hard snap of Bobby Gregg’s drum kit combined with began to emerge that could create videos to compliment realizing they’re singing a song. According to a Rolling Mike Bloomfield’s stinging blues guitar is a killer a song rather than to create entirely new experiences Stone article, to rehearse scenes, actors would speak sound, but was only made possible by breaking the by themselves. Spike Jonze, Samuel Bayer, Hype authentic dialogue and then the Dylan lyrics would ultimate commandment of folk music: playing electric Williams, Jonathan Dayton, and Valerie Faris all helped be substituted in at the last minute. For example, the instruments. Bob Dylan bridged the gap between folk elevate the music video to become something more woman hosting a mockup cooking show rehearsed and blues and thus changed American popular music for than a marketing tool by creating short films that truly by actually explaining the recipe she is preparing the better by breaking the rules and adapting to the new are works of art. See videos for Nirvana, Red Hot Chili and then replaced the recipe with lyrics once she had technologies available to musicians. The music video Peppers, Kanye West, Beastie Boys, and Arcade Fire as mastered how she would explain the recipe. This kind is a testament to the song’s innovative spirit, and proof examples of their work. With his video for “Like a Rolling of commitment is evident across every channel and that it’s still just as relevant in 2013 as it was in 1965. Stone,” Vania Heymann has pushed the music video the effect is incredibly surreal, especially when placed even further and has demonstrated the near-endless in particular contexts such as a reporter covering a Music videos have come a long way during their possibilities for the form. Now the question is, what resurgence in the Occupy protests and a mockup of the relatively short existence. On Aug. 1, 1981, the TV comes next? Home Shopping Network. The transition from channel to channel MTV debuted, forever changing how we channel is incredibly seamless, with the actors’ mouths interact with music. At first artists opposed this idea, always picking up exactly where the last channel left off believing their popularity would be based more on how Joey Peiser | Assistant Pillbox Editor in the song. good they looked in front of the camera instead of their

Screenshots courtesy of video.bobdylan.com The actors in the music video adaptation of Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” range from guest experts on the History Channel to contributors on MTV’s Girl Code.

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In spite of 33. Family man 43. Intertwine 34. Beethoven dedicatee All of your problems will go away if you just solve one. 44. Paul Sorvino’s daughter 35. Dressed to the ___ capricorn 45. This is what eyes do 36. Wise ones dec. 22–jan. 19 46. Sanctuaries 38. Vagabond woman 47. Captain of the Nautilus 39. Brother of Moses 48. Scottish loch, home to a 41. ___-Mart monster! 42. Russert of “Meet the Press” Love your family, for they are the only ones who won’t leave 49. Actress Charlotte 47. Wrestling hold aquarius you. 51. Word used to precede a 48. Almost jan. 20–feb. 18 woman’s maiden name 50. Hawaiian greeting 53. Never converging or diverging 52. Peer 58. Emirate on the Persian Gulf 53. Persian fairy 62. Shrivelled, without moisture 54. Asian sea Life is a miracle — don’t take it for granted. 63. Dept. of Labor division 55. Be dependent pisces 64. Liquid waste component 56. Israel’s Barak feb. 19–march 20 65. Word that can precede hygiene, 57. Metallica drummer Ulrich tradition and agreement. 59. New Mexico art colony Kairavi Chahal | Comics Editor 66. It may be happy 60. ___ extra cost 67. Home ___ 61. Spool 68. Bell-shaped flower 62. Impresario Hurok 69. No ifs, ___... 70. Disinfectant brand horoscopes 14pillbox 11.25.13 ONGOING Behind Our Scenes. SPACE Galleries. Through Jan. 26. UPCOMING Guest-curated by Carnegie Mellon alumna Jen Saffron Elf. Benedum Center. Through Dec. 1. (CFA ’91) and featuring the work of Carnegie Mellon Honeck, Beethoven, & A Waltz Tradition. Heinz Hall. PNC Broadway Across America presents a musical adjunct professor of history Leo Hsu, Behind Our Scenes Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. adaptation of the hilarious movie starring Will Ferrell. offers a diverse and thought-provoking exhibition of Pittsburgh Symphony music director Manfred Honeck Elf tells the story of Buddy, a human adopted by elves photographs. Admission to the SPACE galleries is free will lead the orchestra in performances of Strauss, who ventures to New York seeking his biological father. and open to the public. For more information, visit Beethoven, and Suppé. For tickets and more information, The show opens on Tuesday. For tickets and more culturaldistrict.org. visit pso.culturaldistrict.org. information, visit culturaldistrict.org. Alien She. Miller Gallery (Purnell Center for the Arts). The Nutcracker. Benedum Center. 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Through Feb. 16. Dec. 6 through Dec. 29. Illustration. Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation This exhibit examines Riot Grrrl, an underground feminist The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents its rendition of the (Hunt Library, Fifth Floor). Through Dec. 19. punk rock movement that surfaced in the ’90s, and its Tchaikovsky holiday classic in a production featuring over The exhibition will include 41 pieces of artwork by artists influence on artists and cultural producers today. For 150 performers. For tickets and more information, visit representing 10 countries. The Institute established the more information, visit millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu. culturaldistrict.org. International series in 1964 with the hope of supporting and encouraging contemporary botanical artists. Every 2013 Carnegie International. Carnegie Museum of Art. three years, the International series features the works of Through March 16. Compiled by Rachel Cohen | Pillbox Editor talented botanical artists from around the world. The biennial Carnegie International brings the world art scene to Pittsburgh in an exhibition of diverse works. This Want your event here? Yasumasa Morimura: Theater of the Self. year’s exhibition features 35 artists and represents 19 Email [email protected]. The Andy Warhol Museum. Through Jan. 12. countries. For more information, visit cmoa.org. In this retrospective exhibit presented by the Andy Warhol Museum, Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura plays with images of well-known cultural icons, placing his own face over portraits of figures like Marilyn Monroe and Mao Zedong. For more information, visit warhol.org.

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Michelle Wan | Staff Photographer AB Underground presented indie rock punk group Smallpools at The Underground yesterday. Consisting of Sean Scanlon on the keyboard, Mike Kamerman on the guitar, Joe Intile on bass, and Beau Kuther on the drums, the four formed Smallpools earlier this year. Their next performance will be with Twenty One Pilots in Washington, D.C. at the 9:30 Club.

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