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thetartan.org @thetartan November 3, 2014 Volume 109, Issue 10 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Conflict Kitchen’s Palestinian theme causes contention Laura scherb ments from both Pittsburgh heard,” Schleslinger said. Operations Manager and the national community University of Pittsburgh — have been positive,” Weles- Chinese and political science The concept for Jon Ru- ki said. That does, however, major Lauren Barney at- bin and Dawn Weleski’s res- leave a percentage of the pub- tended one specific panel that taurant was simple: manage lic unsatisfied with the Pales- made her feel “unsafe.” “My a restaurant at which Pitts- tinian theme. questions were being twisted, burgh residents can purchase Included in that unsatis- double standards were cre- cuisine from a country with fied population are senior ated, and people were yelling which the United States is chemistry major Danielle out at me. I felt uncomfort- in conflict. Rubin and We- Schleslinger and sophomore able and unsafe in that envi- leski, an assistant professor chemical engineering and ronment,” Barney said. “It lost of art at Carnegie Mellon and creative writing double major the essence of why we were all alumna (CFA ’10), respec- Naomi Sternstein, members there.” tively, working together were of Tartans 4 Israel, the Israel Weleski defended the busi- surprised when their first five advocacy group on Carnegie ness to The Tartan: “We are “iterations” of the restaurant Mellon’s campus. Schlesinger only presenting people’s opin- did not spur the conversation and Sternstein became con- ions and not fact. We’re just that they were hoping for. cerned not when they heard presenting a Palestinian nar- But, upon opening their about the new theme, but rative, and we’re just present- latest iteration, inspired by when they heard about some ing a showcase of their lives the people and culture of Pal- of the events that Conflict and the culture.” estine, they saw a conversa- Kitchen has been hosting dur- “We identify as citizens of tion of a different kind begin. ing the “Lunch Hours,” which Pittsburgh and as artists. For Over the summer and the include guest speakers and in- us as citizens, we are interest- past few months, the conflict formative presentations. ed in highlighting and trying with Palestine has received “[Jewish students in Tar- to reveal a voice that isn’t given hours of air time and spilled tans 4 Israel] are not upset a forum. We could’ve had op- over into the Pittsburgh com- with their choice to feature posing voices all along for all munity. “The interesting thing Palestinian food, but rather of the countries [that we’ve

Yeongwoo Hwang/Junior Photographer is that 90 percent of the re- that they aren’t giving an op- featured in our iterations]. Conflict Kitchen, a restaurant opened by a Carnegie Mellon professor of art and former student, recently actions that we’ve heard — portunity in their program- started serving food from Palestine and hosting lunchtime speakers, which some students saw as anti-Israel. phone calls, emails, and com- ming for other voices to be See CONFLICT, A3 Student arrested for Sustainable Earth urges fossil fuel divestment Brent Heard leading this effort, said about child pornography Contributing Editor the letter that “divestment is really a big thing to tackle, so Chelsea Dickson of the third degree. He is The student environmen- we want to make sure we’ve Junior Staffwriter charged with eight counts of tal organization Sustainable done all of our research.” possession of child pornog- Earth is launching a divest- Epstein recently returned Pennsylvania Attorney raphy, two counts of distri- ment initiative for Carnegie from the Association for the General Kathleen Kane an- bution of child pornography, Mellon’s assets. Sophomore Advancement of Sustainabil- nounced last Monday the re- and one count of criminal use civil and environmental en- ity in Higher Education con- cent arrest of eight suspected of a communication facility. gineering major and Sus- ference in Portland, where child predators, including This arrest occurred along tainable Earth Co-President she spoke to members of en- Carnegie Mellon graduate with the arrests of seven Jack Fogel summarized the vironmental organizations at student Adham Mandour. other suspected child preda- initiative by saying, “The di- other schools regarding this Mandour, who is pursuing tors throughout the state and vestment campaign is trying issue. “We’re trying to talk to his master’s degree in biol- comes as part of the most to promote Carnegie Mellon people from other universities ogy at Carnegie Mellon, was recent sweep by agents from to take its investments out of and get their ideas,” she said. arrested on charges of child the Child Predator Section of fossil fuels.” The group aims to release the pornography possession and Pennsylvania’s Attorney Gen- The organization is finaliz- letter over the next few weeks. distribution. The arrest took eral Office. ing a letter, addressed to Presi- Then, Sustainable Earth is place on Carnegie Mellon’s Carnegie Mellon Univer- dent Subra Suresh and Carne- planning to start a petition for Oakland campus with the sity declined to comment on gie Mellon’s Board of Trustees, divestment. help of the Carnegie Mellon the case. The University’s which calls for the university Carnegie Mellon’s Invest- Police Department and the Media Relations Office did to freeze any investments into ment Office does not have any Pittsburgh Police Depart- include a link to a WXPI fossil fuel companies and to publicly available documents ment, according to the of- article about the case in a completely divest from the in- detailing the university’s in- ficial attorney general’s of- “News Clip” email sent on dustry within five years. Their vestment portfolio. Charles fice press release. Further Oct. 24. request comes on the heels of Kennedy, Chief Investment Maegha Singh/Staff Artist details regarding the arrest Ken Walters, executive a similar successful movement Officer for the University, Sustainable Earth, a campus organization dedicated to increasing envi- on campus have not yet been director of media relations, at Stanford University, where commented by email in re- ronmental awareness and sustainability, is urging the university to divest disclosed. gave the following statement the university has, as of May, sponse to a request for that in- from fossil fuels. regarding how the Univer- committed to not investing formation, “Carnegie Mellon sity manages cases concern- in any coal companies after a University’s endowment port- ing to a long-term strategic believe this approach — with “It doesn’t ing students facing criminal recommendation from their folio is managed with a long- plan, which is overseen by the its broad, global diversification charges: “Consistent with Student Advisory Panel on In- term, growth-oriented objec- Board of Trustees.” — will enable the endowment make me feel our commitment to student vestment Responsibility and tive. Using a combination of Kennedy continued, “As- to continue to strengthen great.... I feel privacy and our obligations Licensing. academic theory, quantitative sets are allocated to invest- over time, providing great- under the law, the university Sophomore art major and analysis and informed market ment funds managed by third- er ongoing support for the like maybe I will not disclose information Co-President of Sustainable judgment, the university al- party experts who specialize should have related to allegations involv- Earth Becca Epstein, who is locates the portfolio accord- in particular strategies. We See DIVESTMENT, A3 ing a specific student. In heard about it. general, CMU uses the com- I don’t think munity standards process to review matters where a Students carry mattresses for awareness the police student has allegedly vio- Brian Trimboli the Jared L. Cohon University did anything lated university policy or News Editor Center’s Merson Courtyard, has already been convicted all of the students participat- wrong.” of a serious crime by a pub- Students carried mat- ing in the initiative gathered lic court. For incidents that tresses out of their rooms and at the Fence in the afternoon pose immediate concerns for onto campus on Wednesday and marched around the Cut. —Victoria Merten, the safety and welfare of the as part of Carry That Weight, Carry That Weight at Carn- physics Ph.D. campus community, the dean a national initiative to support egie Mellon comes after the of student affairs may take survivors of sexual assault and Department of Education’s candidate summary action or imple- “carry the weight together.” Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ment interim measures that The campaign was created by announced last fall that Carn- Before making the offi- limit a student’s ability to be Emma Sulkowicz, a student at egie Mellon is among now cial arrest on campus, police present on campus, engage Columbia University who was over 60 universities being in- conducted a search in Man- in coursework, and/or inter- sexually assaulted by another vestigated for violating Title dour’s Shadyside apartment. act with specific members student and pledged to carry IX, a part of the United States There, a computer forensic of the university community her mattress as part of her se- Education Amendments of examiner found at least 25 until a resolution is reached. nior thesis until the alleged 1972 that mandates that ed- media files of child pornog- In cases where the university perpetrator is expelled from ucational institutions treat raphy and a peer-to-peer determines reported crimi- Columbia. men and women equally. The downloading application nal activity poses a serious or At Carnegie Mellon, the OCR’s investigation comes on installed on the defendant’s continuing threat to the uni- movement took the form of the heels of a lawsuit raised laptop. Investigators had versity community, we issue several students carrying mat- against Carnegie Mellon by previously traced peer-to- crime alerts to the campus tresses around campus for the the American Civil Liberties peer file sharing of child por- as described in our Annual day, as well as hundreds of Union (ACLU), which alleges nography to an IP address in Security Report issued by students wearing red Xs taped that the university failed to Mandour’s apartment. Uni- University Police.” to their clothing as a protest protect a student from her versity Police then aided the Student reaction to the against sexual assault and abusive ex-girlfriend. agents in locating and arrest- university’s communication sexual violence on campus Graham Arthur, a first- ing the defendant on cam- with the Carnegie Mellon and a sign that they were will- year economics and statistics pus. Mandour is from Egypt community regarding the ing to help carry the weight. major and one of the event’s and attends Carnegie Mellon case proved mixed. Yeongwoo Hwang/Junior Photographer As part of a national day of awareness and activism, students carried After the event’s organizers organizers, said that he first with a student visa. their mattresses around campus on Wednesday and wore X’s on their spent the day giving out red Mandour’s felonies are See POLICE, A3 clothing in support of sexual assault survivors. tape to make Xs outside of See ACTIVISM, A3 A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » November 3, 2014 feature photo news in brief Tartan Express food truck rolls to CUC Danks researches cognitive architecture Professor of philosophy it as different shared pro- and psychology at Carnegie cesses that work together,” Mellon David Danks outlined Danks said in the press re- a new look at cognitive ar- lease. Danks is the first re- chitecture that explains how searcher to use graphical humans pay attention only models to look at multiple to the things that matter, and areas of cognition and rein- use cognition to reason about terpret several existing cog- our world. nitive theories. In “Unifying the Mind: “Few philosophers ad- Cognitive Representation as dress questions of interest Graphical Models,” Danks to working scientists. David explains both these processes Danks is one of the few. His through graphical models. ideas about conceptualizing Graphical models, a univer- cognitive representations as sity press release says, are graphical models have pro- “probability models that use found implications for all graphs to show the relevance mind–brain investigators,” structure between different John Bruer, president of the factors.” James S. McDonnell Founda- “We move between cogni- tion, said in the press release. tive processes that seem to The James S. McDonnell share information readily. Foundation gives grants to By making sense of how this researchers who work toward happens and using graphical “improved quality of life,” ac- models to represent it, we can cording to its website. think about cognition in new “Unifying the Mind” was ways, such as understanding published by MIT Press. Roth awarded Friend of the CNBC award

Carnegie Mellon recently his students to do the same. awarded Mark Roth, a staff He encourages them to ask writer at the Pittsburgh Post- intelligent questions and Gazette, the 2014 Friend of patiently helps them as they the Center for Neural Ba- learn how to explain com- sis and Cognition (CNBC) plex topics. These are skills award. Roth received the that most of his students, award because of his journal- myself included, have found istic work bringing current to be extremely valuable scientific and medical issues no matter what career they to the public’s attention. pursue,” said Jocelyn Duffy, Roth returned to full-time director of public relations reporting at the Post-Gazette for Carnegie Mellon’s Mel- after 20 years of editing, pro- lon College of Science, and ducing a series for the news- former student of Roth’s, in paper called “The Thinkers” the press release. “Carnegie that profiles research pio- Mellon students and read- neers across disciplines. ers of the Post-Gazette are Roth has also taught science extremely lucky that they writing as an adjunct faculty get the chance to learn from member in Carnegie Mel- Mark Roth.” lon’s English Department Roth received the award since 2008. on Oct. 17 as part of the “As a reporter, Mark gives CNBC’s 20th anniversary an authoritative, but still celebrations. accessible, voice to science, which is something that is sadly disappearing from many traditional newspa- Compiled by pers. As a teacher, he pushes BRIAN TRIMBOLI

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Abhinav Gautam/Staff Photographer The first Carnegie Mellon Dining-sponsored food truck made a stop in Legacy Plaza, between the Jared L. Cohon University Center and estW Wing, on Wednesday. The truck accepts cash, DineXtra, and blocks, and serves a variety of Asian foods, including dumplings, ramen, and rice bowls.

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Because the call met the and because the call met the please email The Tartan at [email protected] or called University Police to vestigating an incidence of criteria for alcohol amnesty, criteria for alcohol amnesty, [email protected] with your inquiry, as well as the report a Carnegie Mellon criminal mischief after they no citations were given. Medi- no citations were given. date of the issue and the name of the article. We will student who did not pay his responded to Margaret Mor- cal aid was provided. print the correction or clarification in the next print $50 cab fare two days prior. rison Apartments to find that University Police and CMU issue and publish it online. University Police worked with milk had been poured into an EMS also responded to Web- ID card theft Student Life to compensate exterior card reader, causing ster Apartments after reports Oct. 27, 2014 the driver for the lost fare. about $500 worth of damage. of a male student who “drank A Carnegie Mellon student University Police are work- too much.” Medical aid was filed a theft report regarding ing to identify the persons in- provided and the student was her Carnegie Mellon ID card. Terroristic threats volved in this incident. cited for underage drinking. The student said that she left Oct. 27, 2014 her ID card unattended in the Morewood Gardens comput- A Carnegie Mellon staff er cluster for approximately member said that he received Compiled by three minutes, around 12:30 threatening messages on his BRIAN TRIMBOLI student senate meeting minutes HealthyU student wellness results presentation Ex oficio report: Amy Burkert Director of University are participating. It is an es- aggregated to provide a pic- of undergraduates and 11 per- Vice Provost for Education student’s education ventures. Health Services Anita Barkin tablished college health as- ture of health issues on cam- cent of graduate students re- Amy Burkert gave a presenta- Burkert also discussed the gave a presentation to Stu- sessment tool which has been pus. There was a response rate ported experiencing mental tion regarding the university’s potential role that technology dent Senate on the results of used on over 32,000 students of about 35 percent for under- health issues, and 85 percent new Global Communications should play in education. A the HealthlyU survey, which nationwide. HealthyU assesses graduate students, and about of students have not used any Center and its connection to town hall meeting will be held for the first time this year in- students’ general health and 37 percent for graduate stu- tobacco products in the past improved undergraduate ed- on these topics on Nov. 17, cluded both undergraduates well-being, levels of stress, dents. Sixty percent of respon- month. Additional results were ucation in research. Burkert 4:30–6 p.m. and graduate students. The substantive abuse, sexual dents reported moderate to gathered regarding nutritional reported that undergraduate survey, which was admin- health, and nutrition. high stress that they were not status, sexual health, and oth- research is thriving on cam- istered in November 2013, The survey was emailed managing well. Many students er factors. University Health pus and stressed the impor- collected data on the health to all students and respons- identified a lack of sleep as a Services plans to send out the tant role of academic advising Compiled by behaviors in which students es were confidential and cause of stress. Sixteen percent HealthyU survey annually. in helping plan and assist in a Brent Heard November 3, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 Students “Carry That Weight” to spread sexual assault awareness ACTIVISM, from A1 than 500 people [with red Xs], of sexual assault, and imbue On the website, students be carrying this mattress for a ous time to be a woman is in and there were 12 to 13 mat- what should be seen as a seri- can upload photos of them- while.” college, and it’s because this heard about the movement tresses…. People came out, ous crime with ‘cute’ and ‘cel- selves carrying a mattress and The campaign resonated country perpetuates rape cul- through a friend at another and I really appreciate that.” ebratory’ connotations.” pledge that “I support survi- with many students. Sopho- ture, and colleges are afraid university. “I got contacted Some students also carried Sulkowicz chose a stan- vors of sexual and domestic more business and economics that if they take care of their about it like a week ago, pillows, which, the campaign’s dard-issue dorm room mat- violence and am helping to double major Gujri Singh said victims, they’ll lose their rank- there’s like a national event website says, was a way for tress to carry because it repre- #CarryThatWeight.” that she participated in the ini- ings,” Pustejovsky said. “And happening today. It’s all over students who are physically sents the weight she feels as a Sulkowicz also emphasized tiative “because people are not we need to stop perpetuating [the country],” Arthur said. or otherwise incapable of car- survivor of sexual assault. The that her actions are not, at aware of what sexual assault rape culture, stop making slut Arthur brought the cam- rying a mattress to show their mattress, too, emphasizes the their heart, actually part of a is and how many people are jokes okay, and to defend and paign to Carnegie Mellon’s support. Sulkowicz also wrote idea of collaboration. “Car- protest. “In the news, people affected by it. So awareness protect our students at the campus through a Facebook in an opinion piece for Co- rying a mattress with others have been calling my piece a is the number one way to pre- cost of a ranking. Because a event, word of mouth, and the lumbia’s Spectator, “A call to brings us together to collec- protest, and just ignoring the vent things from happening school where you’re safe is a university’s Greek community. Carry That Weight together,” tively help carry the weight, fact it is not really a protest in the future. It’s the same as better place to be.” According to junior electri- however, that “I hope that shows our continued support but a performance-art piece,” education, which is why this is Junior chemistry major cal and computer engineering very few of you end up carry- for survivors, and our collec- Sulkowicz said in a Septem- so important.” Morgan Schaefer was, she major and event organizer Ga- ing pillows. Pillows are ‘light,’ tive commitment to work- ber interview with New York Senior directing major Ra- said, simply engaged in the briel Ostolaza, “We just made ‘fluffy,’ and may detract from ing together toward cultural Magazine. “Yes, I would like chel Pustejovsky participated cause. “I didn’t do it for any a Facebook page, and a lot of our message. The propagation and community-level change for my rapist to get kicked out as a way of fighting a flawed reason other than that I’m people came out. We invited of images of people carrying to end sexual and domestic of school, but I realize that the system for dealing with sex- passionate about awareness like 2.5K people, and like 300 pillows could undercut our violence,” according to Carry university is so stubborn that ual assault and violence on of sexual violence and sexual came. And we marked more understanding of the gravity That Weight’s website. it may never happen and I may campus. “The most danger- assault.” Campus organization pens letter Palestinian theme raises questions DIVESTMENT, from A1 not available. “At public uni- awareness to the campus and versities they have to say, so outside community of Pitts- university’s operating needs, it’s easier to divest at public burgh about practicing sus- while preserving purchasing universities.” tainable ways of life.” power to support future gen- Epstein continued, “While Fogel summarized, “As an erations of students, faculty, we’d love to get CMU to give organization in general, our and programs.” us that information, since we goal is to promote sustain- Epstein said that Sustain- think it’s our right as students ability and green practices able Earth had an affiliated to know it, it’s not the most throughout campus as much faculty member meet with important thing for us right as possible.” members of Carnegie Mellon’s now. It’s more about pressur- Epstein remarked that “this Investment Office, but was ing them to talk to the money is a big goal to have,” conclud- unable to learn anything fur- managers and get a screening ing, “if you look at the mission ther about the university’s process in place so we aren’t statement of Carnegie Mellon investments. investing in fossil fuels any- University, a major part of it is “[Carnegie Mellon’s] in- more.” about teaching students ethi- vestments are through a Sustainable Earth is de- cal behavior. And these fossil Yeongwoo Hwang/Junior Photographer money manager,” Epstein ex- scribed on its webpage as a fuel companies are not behav- Conflict Kitchen recently began its Palestinian iteration in an effort to showcase Palestinian voices and culture. plained, noting that details “group of students from Carn- ing ethically. This is morally — not a counter argument, heart warming to see the Pal- of where Carnegie Mellon’s egie Mellon University who wrong for our planet and for CONFLICT, from A1 but a discussion — that’s estinian culture represented investments are located are are dedicated to bring more our students.” Palestine has been recognized fine. We want to encourage through food in Pittsburgh.... by some countries in the world dialogue, not a fight. We want I think that’s a great ap- as a nation-state, and its citi- them to fulfill their mission, proach, in response to all the zens deserve to be represent- and we want to fulfill ours,” dehumanization main stream ed,” Weleski continued. “Not Weleski said. media does to such parties.” Student faces child porn charges the government, not these or- A counter-discussion is in “Conflict Kitchen has cho- POLICE, from A1 son why we have a responsi- tion about the case. “I think ganizations that are creating the works for Tartans 4 Is- sen to focus on the Palestin- bility to know, other than the that’s a really hard line to talk conflict, but the people. We rael through a project they’ve ian story, and ... it has a right Victoria Merten, a grad- fact that it was done on cam- about. Because on one hand start with food, then we go to dubbed the “Co-Existence to do so,” Siriana Abboud, a uate student in physics, pus. Taking the location into it’s really important to have their everyday lives. And ev- Kitchen.” Essentially a mo- junior psychology and French commented “No, I hadn’t mind, yeah, I think it would safety information so that eryone has different lives and bile, pop-up version of the double major and president heard about it.... I don’t re- make sense for an email or students know how to be safe different experiences.” original idea, Co-Existence of the Arab Students Orga- ally know how I feel about something along those lines. and if they can be safe and if In the past few weeks, Kitchen will feature food from nization, said via email. “It’s that. I mean, obviously police And I guess the other issue they are safe,” she said. “But many media organizations all around the Middle East. unfortunate that Palestine has still have jurisdiction over is he hasn’t really been pros- on the other hand, this is one have featured the restaurant Instead of providing what Tar- become interchangeable with campus. They would come to ecuted yet. So are we going to incident. And perhaps since in a negative light, criticiz- tans 4 Israel considers “pas- Palestinian-Israeli conflict. All your work and arrest you. So throw away the assumption of we don’t know about it, it’s ing the organization for be- sive programming” through of this contention is overshad- I guess it’s kind of the same innocence on his part?” not just one incident. And ing anti-Israeli, biased, and the pamphlets of information owing the fact that Palestinian idea as that. It doesn’t make Bruno Vizcarra, a gradu- that would be the importance anti-American. Despite the that Conflict Kitchen includes life exists out of the conflict me feel great.... I feel like ate student in statistics, did of having the knowledge out negative reactions, however, with the meal, they will be and that there is a culture that maybe I should have heard not know about the case, there. But if it is just one in- Weleski insists that the ma- “engaging the audience with is being lost because of it,” about it. I don’t think the po- and wished he would have. cident, then what you would jority of feedback is positive trivia questions,” according to Abboud said. lice did anything wrong.” “I think they should make create by publicizing it a lot is and that they are fulfilling the Sternstein, president of Tar- At the end of the day, We- Jonathan Dunstan, a fifth- ... not a huge deal about it, a huge amount of worry, and mission. tans 4 Israel. leski said, “United States’ year senior and electrical and but maybe say that it’s under people being uncomfortable, “The project provides mul- “There’s such a greater national interests align with computer engineering major, control and it’s been taken and people feeling unsafe, tiple levels of engagement to conversation to have about Israel, and this isn’t a project commented: “I did not know. I care of.... I mean, they report when in reality this is one in- the community, and it’s very this issue. We want to share where we present countries would have liked [to know].... on petty crime all the time,” cident.” important to us that we let the that,” Sternstein said. that we’re not in conflict I mean, it’s difficult, because Vizcarra said. “This is pretty Mandour awaits trial for public decide how they’re go- Electrical and computer with…. We’re not about to at the same time there’s re- major.... Also to reassure his charges. Deputy Attorney ing to interact with us. And if engineering Ph.D candidate change our mission to please ally no concrete reason why people that they’re on top of General Anthony Marmo of certain communities want to Ahmad Khairi, who is from a certain group of people both people need to know about things.” the Attorney General Office’s provide a counter-discussion Palestine, said “I think it’s in Pittsburgh and nationally.” that, other than shaming him First-year Dietrich Col- Child Predator Section will for doing something horrible, lege student Ann Widom was be handling the case, which which I’m not necessarily op- concerned with the potential will take place in Allegheny posed to. I can’t think of a rea- outcome of relaying informa- County. University debuts strategic plan Braden Kelner Research, Creativity, Innova- within each thrust. Urban Editor-in-Chief tion, and Entrepreneurship; said that college deans are and The Transformative CMU currently sourcing for faculty As the university aims to Experience. within their colleges to par- reimagine its strategic plan, Urban said that the univer- ticipate in these committees, President Subra Suresh an- sity is in the process of trying while Gina Casalegno, dean of nounced on Oct. 16 in a uni- to seek information from the student affairs, is working to versity-wide email the launch campus about the strategic identify students who would of a strategic planning pro- plan overall, beginning with be potentially interested in be- cess. Now, Interim Provost looking at each of the three coming engaged in particular Nathan Urban announced pillars to assess where the parts of the process. to the campus community campus currently stands in Urban said about the ini- through email, that Carnegie learning, research, and the tial town hall slated for later Mellon will host a town hall campus experience. in the month: “It will be the meeting on Nov. 17 from 4:30 “Where are we now? What beginning of a conversation to 6 p.m. in the Posner Cen- is it that we’re doing on our with members of campus ter to gain input from mem- campus in each of these do- about the overall strategic bers of campus regarding the mains?” Urban asked, ex- plan and also these individual process. plaining that the university thrust areas,” mentioning Urban described the new is looking at its strengths and that thrust leaders will be in strategic plan, which he said areas for improvement, both attendance. will effectively replace the internally and through exter- Urban said that a draft of current 2008 Strategic Plan, nal benchmarks. the strategic plan, “a close re- as a document that is not a Heading these thrusts will flection of what a final docu- “document that sits on a shelf be campus leaders and col- ment would look like,” will [that] nobody pays attention lege deans. Urban and Rich- be presented to the univer- to or looks at or updates. We’d ard Scheines, dean of the Di- sity’s board of trustees in the like this to be something that etrich College of Humanities spring. is a work in progress. As con- and Social Sciences, will lead In his Oct. 16 email to the ditions in the world change, the learning thrust; Farnam campus, President Suresh as the university changes, as Jahanian, the vice president also announced a branding we develop better ideas about of research, and James Gar- development plan. Urban de- where the university should rett, the dean of the College scribed the branding process be moving, we want to be able of Engineering, will lead the and strategic plan process as to go back and revise it in a research thrust; and Michael separate, but related process- thoughtful way.” Murphy, vice president for es with different goals that As part of the process, campus affairs, and Ramayya will inform each other. the university has identi- Krishna, dean of the Heinz The university has hired fied three focus areas, also College, will lead the campus branding and communica- called thrusts, for campus experience thrust. tions firm Edelman to “ex- members to explore in or- Urban said that, along with plore what makes Carnegie der to gather information the initial town hall meeting, Mellon such a special place, to inform the new strategic the university will hold sub- how we perceive ourselves plan. The thrusts include: sequent smaller focused open and how we are perceived by Transformative Teaching and meetings and create sub- the world around us,” Suresh Learning; Transformative committees to address areas said in the email. A4 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » November 3, 2014

Kingsford receives grant for genetic data searching research Raghunandan Avula genomic data with improve- data. First off, there are many subsets of all the possible k- Staffwriter ments in biological techniques types of data, from DNA se- mers. These bloom filters are and increased interest in un- quences to high throughput then used to construct a tree Millions of people use derstanding biology from a RNA sequence data, and each where the roots extending Google everyday to search and genomic perspective. must utilize different tech- from any point of the tree will navigate through the Internet. A large amount of this niques to match sequences. contain all the k-mers at that Using smarter searching algo- interest can be seen in the Furthermore, exact matches point. Thus, when searching rithms, finding a match based National Center for Biotech- are rare, so sequences are com- for a match, instead of search- on a keyword or phrase has nology Information (NCBI). pared based on their similarity ing through all the sequences become faster and more ef- Kingsford explained that the to see if they can be related to and comparing similarities, ficient, even as the size of the Moore award was given with having the same function in an this approach quickly identi- Internet continues to grow. the mission of “finding new organism. fies where in the database the Similarly, with the growing uses for existing large datasets For biologists, this informa- matching sequences exist by collection of genetic data, to use the data in ways that tion is extremely important. finding the number of match- computational biologists are those who collected the data For example, experiments that ing k-mers. striving to develop their own may not have expected.” analyze a biological function Kingsford explained that algorithms to overcome the Genomic data exists pri- or a disease may identify that improvements in searching challenge of efficiently using marily as sequences of four a sequence of DNA is highly and utilizing genomic data the data for advancements in different letters that repre- expressed. In order to identify will help reduce the number biology and medicine. sent the four different base the function of this sequence of experiments biologists will In support of this research, pairs in a DNA or RNA nucleic and the biological role it plays, have to conduct, and help the Gordon and Betty Moore acid molecule. It is now un- biologists need the ability to speed up the rate of discovery. Foundation has awarded Carl derstood that the specific se- compare the sequence to those Kingsford’s open-source Kingsford, an associate profes- quence of letters is key to bio- with known functions in the project, Sailfish, was recently sor at Carnegie Mellon’s Lane logical function. database. shown to drastically improve Center for Computational Bi- These searching algo- Currently, Kingsford’s the time it takes to analyze ology, with one of its fourteen rithms have to be able to take group is working to develop gene expression data. The Moore Investigators in Data- a sequence of letters of vary- a unique method of building Data-Driven Discovery Award Driven Discovery Awards. ing size, and search through a a database that will make it strongly supports those who This five-year, $1.5 million massive database for another easier to search through gene have experience and success grant will support Kingsford similar sequence. expression data. Kingsford ex- in this field, and open source and his research team in their Kingsford says that many plained that each sequence is projects. Kingsford and his efforts to develop advanced ask, “Why not just ‘Google’ it?” first broken into smaller frag- team will continue to uti- algorithms for genetic data However, he explained that ments of size k called k-mers. lize the funding to develop Courtesy of Carl Kingsford searching. searching for a string of words The k-mers are then stored smarter techniques, in order Carl Kingsford, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon’s Lane Center for The past few decades have is completely different from in structures called bloom to aid advances in biological Computational Biology, will use his Moore Investigators in Data-Driven seen a burst in the available searching through biological filters which are essentially research. Discovery Award to research searching algorithms for genetic data. how things work LeDuc studies significance of 3-D printing creates objects mechanics in cell signaling with a layer-by-layer process Claire Gianakas mechanics and applying mi- stream was in laminar flow, Staffwriter crotechnologies to biology,” meaning the streams flowed LeDuc explained. “The three in parallel layers without As the world becomes of us are all corresponding lateral mixing. By flowing a more connected through ad- authors, so it was a great chemical over one side of the vancements in technology instance of what happens tissue, the researchers were and communication, inter- when you bring people from able to locally stimulate the disciplinary and collaborative different thought patterns tissue. studies become increasingly together.” “We flowed a chemical significant in the scientific The research team aimed over local regions of the tis- community. Philip LeDuc, a to stimulate the local region sue which caused a mechani- professor of mechanical en- of a tissue, and observe how cal contraction inside of the gineering at Carnegie Mellon this signal was propagated system,” LeDuc explained. studying the mechanical as- throughout the rest of the “We then watched the way pects of cellular communica- tissue, in order to determine the entire 3-D population tion, is one of many research- the significance of mechanics responded.” ers involved in this type of in cell signaling. The use of With the ability to lo- collaborative research. non-bioengineered tissue al- cally stimulate a tissue, the LeDuc led a research team lowed the model to be truly a researchers were able to Courtesy of fdecomite via Flickr along with Lance Davidson, physiological representation, test chemical versus me- The additive manufacturing process used for 3-D printing allows for the creation of intricate shapes. an associate professor of bio- but created obstacles regard- chanical signaling in order Adithya Venkatesan vented by Chuck Hull in 1984 of practical 3-D printing. engineering at the University ing local stimulation. “We to understand the mecha- Staffwriter and used a process called ste- In contrast, the method of Pittsburgh, and William C. took tissue that was already nisms involved in cell signal reolithography that added of subtractive manufactur- Messner, department chair physiological and observed propagation. By now, you’ve probably layers to an object based on ing involves cutting unneed- and professor of mechanical how it works together, but “Most people assume cell heard about a magical device its 2-D cross sections. The ed material off an object to engineering at Tufts Univer- local stimulation is hard to signaling is immediately that creates all sorts of ob- material that the object was shape a new object. However, sity School of Engineering, do in biology,” LeDuc said. chemical,” LeDuc said. “In jects with the click of a but- to be built of would be added this process results in a lot of which used a microfluidic “If you have a piece of tissue, most cases this is true, but in ton. You’ve probably heard in small layers to create a 3-D wasted material. By using ad- control system to understand and pipette in a chemical on this case we’re looking at con- the word “3-D printer” many object, the process of which is ditive manufacturing, lighter how mechanics play a role in top of it, the chemical diffuses tractility which is a mechani- times, but how do these devic- called additive manufactur- parts can be created with less how cells communicate. within seconds over the entire cal sense.” es operate? And most impor- ing. This process is very simi- energy used to 3-D print. Ac- “It’s a fantastic collabo- tissue, so you can’t have local The researchers used a tantly, what can we do with lar to the formation of stalac- cording to energy.gov, this ration between Davidson, stimulation for long periods chemical called heptanol to them now and in the future? tites and stalagmites, where form of 3-D printing uses “up a developmental biologist, of time.” determine how much of cell 3-D printing is the process small layers of minerals are to 50 percent less energy for Messner, who is interested In order to overcome this signaling is chemical and how of making solid objects from added continuously by water certain processes compared in control theory from a me- obstacle, the team used a mi- much is mechanical. digital files. The first machine to form a rock formation. This chanical perspective, and crofluidics based system com- capable of doing so was in- idea makes up the foundation See PRINTING, A5 me, who is interested in cell posed of two streams. 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SCITECH BRiefs Mammoth skeleton NASA identifies Scientists make NASA’s rocket Scientists make Miniature human uncovered in Idaho methane ice cloud DNA wires that Antares deliberately enzyme that could stomachs are reservoir in Titan stratosphere carry current destroyed explain origin of life grown in labs

Paleontologists have In 2009, NASA’s Cassini Recent research, published In the aftermath of NASA’s Scientists at The Scripps Scientists have successfully recently discovered a spacecraft picked up an image by an international team from Antares rocket explosion, Research Institute (TSRI) have grown the first fully function- 70,000-year-old mammoth of a space cloud on Saturn’s the Hebrew University of Je- teams of investigators are ex- devised an enzyme in a test ing miniature human stomach skeleton in Idaho’s American moon, Titan, reminiscent of rusalem, has demonstrated amining the damage done to tube with a unique property from pluripotent stem cells. Falls Reservoir. Earth’s own clouds near its that electric current can be NASA’s Wallops Flight Facil- that could have been crucial to This intestinal “organoid” Every year, when the wa- poles. Recently, researchers transmitted through long DNA ity. The unmanned rocket the origin of life on Earth. The was grown in a dish contain- ter level drops in the reser- have identified that the cloud molecules. lifted off on Oct. 28 at 6:22 new enzyme — called a ribo- ing mucus-making cells, very voir, teams of paleontologists contains methane ice, and a Scientists participating in p.m., but roughly 6 seconds zyme, since it is made from ri- similar to how real stomachs scour the beaches for fossils cloud of this nature has never the study measured currents after the launch, there was bonucleic acid (RNA) — helps grow. in the freshly eroded reservoir been seen so high in Titan’s over 100 picoamperes travel- a large explosion and pieces knit together a “copy” of a mir- Scientists are hoping to banks; one of the volunteers stratosphere before. Because ing over 100 nanometers and of the rocket scattered across ror image strand of RNA using study human gastric disease found the mammoth fossil on clouds in Titan’s stratosphere were able to reliably repro- the launch area. A spokesman the original RNA strand as a using these mini organs, a cliff face 30 feet below the require extreme cold, it was duce their data. for Orbital Sciences Corpora- template. which could lead to the cre- reservoir’s high-water level. previously thought that only Lately, molecular electron- tion said that the rocket was The team created the en- ation of individualized intes- Mary Thompson, a vertebrate ethane clouds could form ics and nanocircuits have be- deliberately destroyed after zyme by catalyzing a quadril- tinal patches to help those paleontologist and senior col- there. However, Carrie An- come an interest of study, and it became apparent there was lion short RNA molecules of suffering from ulcers. Already, lections manager at the Idaho derson, a Cassini participat- this potential breakthrough a problem with it. Lost in the right-handed chirality. This they have injected the mini Museum of Natural History, ing scientist at NASA’s God- could lead to the develop- explosion were 5,000 pounds “cross-chiral” enzyme could stomach with Helicobacter led a team to excavate parts dard Space Flight Center, has ment of DNA-based electronic of supplies meant for the In- explain how RNA replication pylori, a bacterium that more of the tusk (which was 19 cen- noted that the temperatures in circuits that are more sophis- ternational Space Station, in- started on primitive Earth, than half the world’s popula- timeters in diameter), skull, Titan’s lower stratosphere are ticated, cheaper, and simpler cluding a project called Drain according to Gerald F. Joyce, tion is infected with, to see and teeth of the 16-year-old not consistent at all latitudes, to make than those currently Brain, which was designed to a professor in TSRI’s Depart- how the bacterium grows and mammoth using plaster casts. allowing for the formation of in use, according to Danny help learn more about blood ments of Chemistry and Cell infiltrates human stomachs. Next year, Thompson hopes to the cloud. Scientists are eager Porath, a professor at the uni- flow in space, and an experi- and Molecular Biology and get a better idea of the dimen- to explore how this cloud will versity. ment called Meteor, which director of the Genomics Insti- sions of the fossil with more vary with seasonal changes on The team published its find- was designed to help detect tute of the Novartis Research Source: Science News advanced radar. Titan. ings in Nature Nanotechnology. meteor showers. Foundation.

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Pugwash Column Military research at academic institutions raises questions infantry and can reproduce offers huge amounts of money the weapons through reverse to allow research to happen, engineering. This is why, a number of people are mor- given the ability of universi- ally opposed to many actions Zeke Rosenberg ties to produce good research, of the military. This situation Sports Editor the confidentiality of that re- may make researchers mor- search also comes with the ally responsible for people’s This week at Pugwash, territory of trying to produce deaths, despite not intending we discussed the relation- an effective military. for their technology to be used ship between academia and On the other hand, con- in such a way. While some mil- military research — specifi- fidentiality means a lack of itary technology could be used cally, whether or not military accountability. Mistakes in for the benefit of humanity, research should occur at aca- the research are not caught if large swathes of it are used to demic institutions at all, as they are not publicly available kill in ways not intended by re- opposed to national labs. In and peer reviewed. While a searchers, and the confidenti- addition, we discussed the in- lack of peer review could be ality of the research masks the tricacies of military research, solved via policies like secu- initial purpose of what is being such as confidentiality and rity-trained peer reviewers, produced. This confidential- how it may complicate aca- this would allow for massive ity can hurt the reputations demic research for military potential of security leaks and and legacies of people who purposes. would defeat the purpose of were instrumental in achiev- Most Pugwash members confidential research. ing American foreign policy agreed that military research However, allowing this objectives. at academic institutions is a confidential research to con- Confidentiality is both in- good thing on principle. Sev- tain and compound errors also trinsic to military research and eral members objected on prevents us from achieving highly controversial. Ultimate- the basis that universities are the technological edge confi- ly, while confidential military places of learning, which is dential research is supposed research may give America incompatible with military to produce. In addition, situ- an edge that cannot be repli- goals. Most felt that this ar- ations like the one in Iraq and cated, the pitfalls of confiden- gument was misguided, as Syria with ISIS are inevitable tiality could end up harming military research can be of when we arm and train our American interests, as well as massive public benefit, as with foreign allies. We tend to do those on the academic side of the Internet or the highway Eunice Oh/Assistant Art Editor a slipshod job, and this policy the equation. It is not ideal, system. Further, universities is largely ineffective. The con- but it may be our only chance are ideal places for research A more contentious point themselves as in opposition tives and use the military to sistent advancement of this at retaining an edge. because they often employ the was the idea of confidential- to America are largely popu- intervene in cases like what is technology giving us this abil- most capable minds. Our mili- ity. While some members held lated by engineers and other currently happening with the ity might be tricking us into Student Pugwash is a non- tary research is important; it that confidentiality of military people who could easily rep- Islamic State in Iraq and Syria thinking we should use an advocacy, educational organi- keeps Americans safe. Univer- research was what allowed us licate American technology (ISIS). The weapons ISIS has empirically terrible military zation that discusses the impli- sities conducting military re- to truly have a technological if the research was published access to are very old, but our strategy. cations of science. This article is search make sure our military edge, some felt this came with and publicly available. This military research is moving Finally, the moral situa- a discussion on the issue of mili- is equipped with the highest significant drawbacks. makes it harder for America to along so slowly that they have tion of the researchers is very tary research being conducted at possible level of technology. Many groups who define achieve foreign policy objec- basically replicated American precarious. While the military academic institutions. Mechanics play important Froehlich gives lecture on role in cell communication data-collection methods COMMUNICATION, from A4 particular context, which aging and birth defects, both Sharon Wu runs against the current areas that involve the growth Junior Staffwriter “Heptanol shuts down the paradigm; people usually and proliferation of cells. cell’s ability to chemically say it’s all chemical,” LeDuc One can also draw a par- Despite comprehensive send signals back and forth said. “Chemistry still domi- allel to cancer research. Em- civil rights legislation that by inhibiting their cell junc- nates, but mechanics affects bryonic development involves has improved the quality of tions,” explained LeDuc. chemistry.” rapid growth, while cancer life in the U.S., there is still The researchers found LeDuc noted that this re- involves a loss of control of a lot that needs to be done. that when chemical signal- search could have various ap- rapid growth. For 30.6 million people with ing was inhibited, propaga- plications in the future. “We Understanding the mecha- physical disabilities, ambula- tion was decreased twofold, are not specifically focused on nisms behind cell communi- tory activities present many versus a fourfold decrease in tackling a disease, but these cation and how this affects hardships. About half of those propagation when mechani- results could lead to advances the rapid growth could po- people have reported using cal signaling was inhibited. in various areas,” LeDuc said. tentially lead to advance- assistive aid, including wheel- This implies that mechanical Cell communication plays ments in cancer research and chairs, canes, crutches. or signaling functions as an im- an integral part in tissue de- treatment. walkers. Consequently, many portant part of cell signaling. velopment. This understand- The research was pub- city streets, sidewalks, and “Mechanical signaling is ing of cell signaling could lead lished in the Sept. 23 issue of businesses are inaccessible for actually twice as important to advancements in the un- the Proceedings of the National individuals that rely on assis- as chemical signaling in this derstanding and treatment of Academy of Sciences. tive aid. For example, a pole positioned in the middle of a sidewalk panel would be con- how things work sidered an inaccessible place for a person traveling on a wheelchair. New 3-D printer types emerge However, quickly recon- structing such areas is not PRINTING, from A4 the printer can carefully place Over the past few years, feasible for many cities, espe- the material so that the mate- the 3-D printer has become cially ones that are burdened to conventional manufactur- rial forms the design that was extremely important, and by economic constraints. Yet, ing processes.” made in CAD. new types of 3-D printing assistant professor of com- To 3-D print, we need At each step, it finishes a have sprung up. For example, puter science at the University Ryan Oh/Staff Photographer Professor of computer science at the University of Maryland Jon some way to give the machine 2-D cross section of the ob- material jetting deposits plas- of Maryland Jon Froehlich instructions for making some- ject, very similar to how a tic and uses light to harden it; Froehlich gave a human-computer interaction lecture last week on believes that the solution to developing mechanisms to identify accessible places for people with thing or, at least, a model of glue gun works, as sticks of this can produce extremely the problem lies in developing disabilities. the object to be printed; this hardened glue are melted and accurate parts. mechanisms to identify acces- is commonly done using com- extruded from the tip after There is also binder jet- sible places and making that ing and CV to images taken scheduled dynamically based puter-aided design (CAD) being heated. ting, which allows thin lay- data available for individuals from Google Street View on predicted performance. software. Such software al- As the material cools ers of powder to be put on who need it. (GSV) — a search engine that In their research, they used lows designs for any type of down, it fuses with the lay- the platform and sprayed On Wednesday, Froehlich showcases panoramic views 1,086 GSV images of street object to be converted into ers below. The platform that with a glue-like binding solu- shared his vision and research from positions along many intersections in four North easy-to-understand inputs for holds the object is then low- tion that is able to accurately with Carnegie Mellon as part streets in the world — the American cities, as well as the 3-D printer. ered, allowing the extruder combine only the parts that of a lecture series hosted by members of the Makeability data from 403 crowd workers. Once these instructions to work on the next level of are specified by the CAD file. the university’s Human Com- Lab were able to experiment From their results, they are sent to the computer, the the 3-D object. This whole There is also a newer form puter Interaction Institute with methods in which acces- saw that the system was able printer begins to automati- process can take anywhere of 3-D printing that uses (HCII). Titled “Characterizing sibility information could be to perform similarly to crowd- cally build the object. It uses from a few minutes to a few special materials in order to Physical World Accessibility collected and visualized. sourcing alone, but with a a process called material ex- days depending on the object, create human body parts. at Scale Using Crowdsourc- However, Froehlich also 13 percent reduction in time trusion in which the mate- which can be extremely large Termed “bio-printers,” these ing, Computer Vision, and presented the limitations in costs. While the study only rial, usually plastic, is heated and detailed or composed machines use a combination Machine Learning,” the lec- his methods. With crowd- focused on curb ramps, the until liquefied and forced out of a few simple layers. After of human cell and tissue in ture focused on novel scalable sourcing comes subjectivity group believes that the ap- of a small nozzle. Because the the object is printed, any ex- order to create human body data-collection methods for and significant time consump- proaches used in developing nozzles are extremely small, cess dust or powder must be parts. obtaining information about tion. In one study, crowd Tohme can be applied to other at around 0.1 brushed off or unstuck from As a result of this surge how accessible manmade workers were found to iden- locational obstacles. Pointing millimeters in the base of the printer. in interest for 3-D printers, places are. tify areas that did not actually out room for improvement diameter, people have been using sites In collaboration with present inaccessibility issues. in Tohme, Froehlich also em- such as Kickstarter to help graduate students from his re- In contrast, the CV technique phasized the need for more foster the Maker Move- search group Makeability Lab, worked more quickly. But giv- advanced computer and ma- ment, which is a push along with another Maryland en the automated nature of chine algorithms. Neverthe- to use 3-D printers computer science professor computer algorithms, CV was less, he believes that Tohme to revolutionize David Jacobs, Froehlich used statistically found to show less can be made more efficient. business and per- a combination of crowdsourc- accurate results. Additionally, During the question- sonal technol- ing, computer vision, and on- the age of many GSV images and-answer portion of the ogy. By providing line map imagery (i.e. Google overlooked recent reconstruc- seminar, many attendees more affordable Street View) within a series of tion of inaccessible areas. expressed their fascination 3-D printers, they projects. Keeping these problems in with Froehlich’s research, hope to allow Crowdsourcing, in this mind, Froehlich and his group which may potentially im- people to print case, involves asking human focused on combining crowd- prove the lives of many peo- products locally subjects to identify and label sourcing and CV. From their ple struggling with physical or even straight inaccessible areas when given work, they developed the disabilities. from their homes photos on the computer. Simi- first “smart” system, Tohme, In addition, Froehlich’s to reduce trans- larly, computer vision (CV) which incorporates two work lecture presented many impli- portation costs uses computer algorithms to flows: human labeling and cations of the increasing role and increase identify such areas. By sepa- CV labeling with human veri- of data collection in everyday affordability. Courtesy of Creative Tools via Flickr rately applying crowdsourc- fication. The work flows are lives. A6 « thetartan.org/forum The Tartan » November 3, 2014

From the Editorial Board Racism is Halloween’s spookiest costume amelia britton ally alluring figure of femininity. Junior Staffwriter This sexualization acts at the inter- section of sexism and racism be- Since we are now caught be- cause it objectifies both women and tween two major fall holidays, let’s cultures. take time to reflect on their cultural Otherness, in the sense of sim- significance. plifying someone’s sociocultural As children, costumes and candy identity, has its roots in imperialism are the most exciting parts of Hal- and cultural appropriation. Aren’t loween. As we get older, Halloween Halloween costumes meant to be costumes become vehicles for show- fun and entertaining? Racial stereo- casing our “wild side” to friends and types are inappropriate and offen- cohorts. The costumes get darker, sive, especially when they are taken the themes more mature, and, so lightheartedly. When you dress sometimes, they cross a line. In par- up as a cultural representation, you ticular, racism and sexism creep into reduce that culture to a few nega- the picture. tive, inaccurate elements. This is Commercial Halloween cos- why Native American and Blackface tumes are primarily marketed to costumes are so offensive — they white people — see the models in exploit historical oppression with- any Halloween catalog — and of- out recognizing the suffering of the ten represent minorities offensively. people being represented. Major Halloween outlets like Spirit Though less visible, Thanksgiv- Halloween and Party City have cos- ing celebrations are also rooted in tume categories like “Cowboys & racism. The Pilgrim narrative, in Indians” and “Geishas & Ninjas” which Americans identify the long- (yes, grouped together) marketed suffering Pilgrim as the hero, de- to adults. The catch-all label “Inter- motes the Native American popu- national Costumes” displays vary- lation to helpers who allowed the ing degrees of exoticism, in which white Pilgrims to succeed. each item falls into a funny-or-sexy The history of Native American dichotomy. genocide in our country is a harsh re- This nonmutual expression of ality. Some Native Americans today Eunice Oh/Asst. Art Editor objectification amounts to fetishiza- do not participate in Thanksgiving, tion and cultural appropriation be- and instead recognize a National cause it does not recognize some- Day of Mourning. The Wampanoag Last week, asexuality took spotlight it deserves one’s individuality or acknowledge people, among others, are calling any historical implications. attention to the misremembrance Last week was Asexuality Aware- Aromantic people may lack romantic rective” rape continue to be a serious Racist costumes, whether inad- of this history and criticizing the ness Week, which highlighted the attraction, and demisexual individu- problem. vertent or intentional, are typically fact that Thanksgiving has become importance of recognizing people’s als may not experience sexual attrac- As such, Asexuality Awareness meant to be funny or sexy. Funny a celebration of the Pilgrim narra- unique sexual identities, even when tion to a person until a deeper emo- Week and similar movements de- costumes are generally marketed tive instead of honoring the Harvest those sexual identities do not con- tional connection is formed. Across servedly shine the spotlight on a to men, while sexy costumes are Festival. form to preconceived social notions the ace spectrum, being asexual marginalized minority that needs to marketed to women as “exotic” al- It is important to recognize the of attraction. ALLIES painted the doesn’t mean that a person doesn’t be more widely understood and ac- ternatives to other hypersexualized racism surrounding our celebra- Fence with the purple, gray, and want to experience affection or close knowledged. LGBTQA people have costume choices. Sexualization of tions. Too often we brush off cultural white of the asexual pride flag and relationships; they just may not be been gaining legal and cultural ac- women on Halloween is its own is- appropriation as “honoring” a cus- chalked sidewalks all over campus to driven to express these feelings in a ceptance all across the nation, and sue; women should be free to choose tom we do not understand. Respect promote awareness. sexual or romantic way. that’s undoubtably a good thing. sexy costumes if they wish, but sexy for another culture is not the same Like all sexual and gender identi- Unfortunately, asexual people It’s also important to remem- should not be the only socially ac- as wearing “foreign” garb or eating ties, asexuality exists on a spectrum. face prejudice like everyone in the ber that sexuality is something that ceptable option. “ethnic” food. Even these phrases It is important to remember that sex- LGBTQA initialism, especially since people have the right to define for College women in particular are are part of the problem. When we ual attraction, romantic attraction, we are so culturally committed to themselves. If a person does not encouraged to “let loose” on Hallow- celebrate Halloween and Thanks- and sex drive are distinct from one the flawed idea that sex is essential feel sexual or romantic attraction, een. Culturally specific costumes for giving, we need to be mindful of our another in the asexuality (or “ace”) to human expression. Asexuality is to whatever degree, others should women are usually tight or scanty, behavior so as not to distort the true spectrum. often misunderstood, ignored, and recognize and respect that experi- and they promote an “exotic,” sexu- nature of these holidays. For example, a person who is delegitimized by both the public ence. The Tartan is thrilled to have asexual may be attracted to some- and the LGBTQA community at been able to do so during Asexuality one romantically, but not sexually. large; violent crimes such as “cor- Awareness Week on campus. Can’t stand the conflict? Get out of the kitchen Pittsburgh eatery Conflict Kitch- responses have been positive, some rounding the Israeli-Palestinian con- en recently launched a Palestin- national publications have painted flict, especially on our campus and ian menu and hosted a program of Conflict Kitchen as vividly anti-Isra- others, are sensitive and nuanced, events that has incited debate both el, and even anti-Semitic. The Wash- but in such an emotionally fueled de- within and outside the immediate ington Beacon describes the eatery as bate — even for geographically dis- Pittsburgh community. “a food cart that hands out anti-Isra- tanced Americans — divisive rheto- According to its website, Con- el propaganda.” The Jewish Press fea- ric can bleed into the dialogue. flict Kitchen aims to use food and tures a harshly worded subheading, Conflict Kitchen exists to edu- discussion to dig underneath “the “Anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism cate community members and start polarizing rhetoric of governmental come in 57 varieties. Just ask Heinz,” discussions about global conflicts. politics and the narrow lens of media referring to The Heinz Endowment, When we dismiss voices in the de- headlines.” a Conflict Kitchen sponsor. bate with blanket labels like “anti- In addition to preparing Palestin- Distorting the mission and mes- Israel,” we are shutting down that ian food, Conflict Kitchen also hosts sage of Conflict Kitchen in such discussion. events and distributes literature pro- radical terms is dangerous. The It is important to recognize the moting Palestinian voices and argu- restaurant may well be advocat- conflict-fueling language that per- ably pro-Palestinian content on both ing a particular viewpoint — after vades our media and the ways we culture and politics. all, there are no Israeli interviews can become susceptible to it. Present- The literature consists entirely of or food options offered — and it is ing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in interviews, which provide the opin- within its rights to do so. black-and-white terms not only mis- ions of Palestinians living in both However, the viewpoint present- represents a murky and complex is- Palestine and the United States. ed should be evaluated on its own sue; it fuels a dichotomy that doesn’t Statements range from culturally merits and faults, not tied to blanket inherently have to exist. The contin- enlightening — “Our culture dic- rhetoric as a weapon for either side of ued failure of diplomacy to resolve tates that the woman decides on her the debate. Conflict Kitchen is giving the Israel-Palestinian conflict can spouse” — to politically incendiary voice to a subset of perspectives and only be exacerbated by oversimplifi- — “How can you compare Israeli through them promoting thoughtful cation of this complex, multifaceted F-16s, which are some of the best conversation. Printing an interview set of issues. military planes in the world, to a few with a Palestinian that naturally of- Branding a pro-Palestinian mes- hundred homemade rockets?”. fers pro-Palestinian sentiments with- sage as necessarily anti-Israeli, or The Palestinian focus has sparked out offering further commentary is a vice versa — the very polarizing conversations locally as well as out- far cry from being wholly anti-Israel rhetoric and narrow lens that Con- side Pittsburgh. Though the eatery or anti-Semitic. flict Kitchen aims to combat — will owners have said that the majority of Many of the conversations sur- only worsen the divide. Emily Giedzinski/Staff Artist

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Office: University Center 314 Box 119, UC Suite 103 * Denotes executive committee member Library of Congress ISSN: 0890-3107 Web: www.thetartan.org 5000 Forbes Avenue E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15213 November 3, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A7 2014 elections are all in the family Reality TV wrong to run are like: the same names, with the same political positions, cycling in when life gets too real and out. With the same old families sitting at the same golf games and Russell Holbert A show following her family’s vacationing in the summer at Mar- Junior Staffwriter life shortly followed, and received tha’s Vineyard, it all comes out look- relative success. That is, until this ing more like a competitive aristoc- There is always doubt as to how past summer when ratings dropped, racy than a true democracy. real reality television is. For the sec- allegedly due to Honey Boo Boo’s This is nothing new to United ond time, a TV show produced by diva behavior. However, it took the States politics, but in general it TLC has fallen into the camp of “too misaction of her mother, June Shan- should be getting better, not worse. real.” Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has non (Mama June), to make TLC The United States has always roman- been canceled in light of the central “redneckognize” the problem. TLC’s ticized its political families to some character’s mother’s unconfirmed cancellation of the family’s show has degree. People want idols they can dating of convicted child molester continued the trend of denying the look up to and adore, such as the Mark McDaniel, the man who al- realities of the stars this reality net- Kennedys living in Camelot. How- legedly forced oral sex onto her work creates. ever, people should be aware that oldest daughter at the age of 8, was This past December, A&E’s Duck candidates from political families charged with the sexual exploitation Dynasty star Phil Robertson fell have had unfair benefits from their of another child over the Internet as under fire for his homophobic and connections, especially those from well. racist comments. He was temporar- Emily Giedzinski/Staff Artist powerful political dynasties. Though it is tempting to criticize ily banned from being aired in any These candidates are guaranteed the stars of TLC for their controver- episodes as a result. It seems unfair David Pryor. In Louisiana, incum- surefire endorsement, can draw sial lifestyles, we should instead be to these people that the moment bent Senator Mary Landrieu is the from an established pool of profes- skeptical of a network that continues they mess up or make questionable daughter of former New Orleans sional staff, and have a significantly to make celebrities of “salt-of-the- choices, they lose support from the mayor Moon Landrieu, and sister of easier time with funding. Many ads earth” people, then forcibly removes networks that placed them on a tele- current New Orleans mayor Mitch for candidates even leverage their that stardom from the unlucky few visual pedestal. Xiyu Wang Landrieu. The Guardian goes on to family connection. In an ad for Mi- who happen to be living humanly Media attention should not be talk about at least four other states in chelle Nunn, a Georgia Senate can- flawed lives. spent obsessing about the affairs of Pundits have been talking lately which this is happening. didate whose father used to be a Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has the Shannon family as they resolve about how the 2014 elections seem Most of the craziness and excite- senator, her father appears in the ad been under scrutiny since its incep- their issues, but rather used ques- to be one of the most boring elec- ment that resulted from the elections and endorses her. The media should tion, documenting the eccentric tioning the integrity of networks tions in recent history. Compared to in 2008, 2010, and 2012 were due to be aware of this trend and call it out, “redneck” life of beauty pageant that are unable to support the not- the 25 percent of voters that closely the sheer number of new grassroots instead of acting as if it were some- queen Alana Shannon and her fam- so-average realities it picks up and followed the last two elections, only candidates running. Opposed to thing negligible, or even promoting ily. The former Toddlers & Tiaras dresses up for television coverage. 15 percent are closely following candidates from political families, the family connection. star, nicknamed “Honey Boo Boo,” The public should be skeptical of these elections, according to a Pew which are branded and polished, If America was a true meritoc- was discovered by TLC while com- TLC and similar networks for their Poll. Most pundits have blamed the these grassroots candidates were racy, the connections between family peting in a pageant. Many viewers lack of foresight in idolizing normal general lack of interest in Congres- willing to overstep the line at times members in politics wouldn’t mat- fell in love with her quirky, spunky, Americans, and the low-quality pro- sional gridlock and the fact that, in and were far more raw and uned- ter in the slightest. People should spirited self. gramming that often results. this election, there seems to be noth- ited. Remember Todd “legitimate be aware of the substantial and un- ing important at stake. rape” Akin, or Christine “I am not a fair benefits a candidate related to a However, there might be another witch” O’Donnell? There was a sense politician receives when they run for factor at play here. In the 2014 elec- that these candidates, whether for office. tions, races seem to be dominated by better or worse, were true political Voters should consider this not Quarantine unjustified, political families. A large number of outsiders. only for the current elections, but Senate candidates are related to may- The lack of these outsiders makes also for any future elections. Al- ors, governors, and other politicians. not only for a stagnant election, but ready, we have Jeb Bush and Hillary Ebola not U.S. plague The Guardian lists just a few of many also stagnant politics and govern- Clinton priming to run for president such candidates: Alaska incumbent ment in general. A full third of the in 2016, potentially placing another danger not from the spread of Ebola, Senator Mark Begich is the son of United States Senate are related to Clinton or Bush in the White House. but from fear. Alaska Congressman Nick Begich. at least one other public official, ac- In Maine, authorities demanded Arkansas incumbent Senator Mark cording to CNN. This is apparently Xiyu Wang (xiyuw123@) is a staff- a 21-day quarantine for Kaci Hickox, Pryor is the son of former Senator what “normal” American elections writer for The Tartan. a nurse who has returned from west- Justin McGown ern Africa where she treated victims of Ebola. Upon her arrival, she was The word “quarantine” comes held in New Jersey in a cramped Shootings should spark changes from Italy, having been created by isolation tent without privacy or Venetian officials instituting a se- plumbing for three days before be- Kayla Lee In response to Sandy Hook, the number of violent deaths in the Unit- ries of laws while the Black Death ing released. These orders were is- Junior Staffwriter Maryland-based company Hardwire ed States. In fact, these 160 incidents was sweeping through Europe in sued despite the fact that she had LLC has created a line of bulletproof resulted in 1,043 casualties. the 1300s. All crew members and repeatedly tested negative for the Last week, a school shooting in products, including bulletproof Gun control will not be a cure-all passengers aboard ships wishing to virus and showed no symptoms. Marysville, Wash. led to the death of whiteboards, bulletproof clipboards, to school shootings, since Washing- disembark in Venice were required Hickox and her lawyer main- four high school students. The per- and so on. ton shooter Fryberg had legally ac- to stay on board for 40 days. tained that these orders were un- petrator, 15-year-old Jaylen Fryberg, If this is an attempt to protect quired the gun that he used to kill While the Black Death did even- constitutional since she showed shot five students in the school caf- schools from gun violence, it isn’t four fellow classmates. However, tually make its way into Venetian no signs of infection, and the local eteria after having invited them to doing the job properly. These bul- we need to take steps. We can’t just territory, the measure helped slow judge issued a series of less restric- have lunch with him. County Sheriff letproof products are not only ex- sit and watch the number of active its spread, and the practice proved tive orders before dropping them Ty Trenary “may not have answers ... pensive, but also are not addressing shooter incidents grow. This is al- effective against later diseases. entirely on Friday. While going for for several months” as to the motive the real problem. I don’t see how a ready happening way too often. Quarantines are perhaps one a bike ride on Thursday she was behind this terrifying crime, accord- bulletproof clipboard would’ve been We need to take more respon- of the few medical practices from hounded by reporters asking her “if ing to The Seattle Times. any help to the five victims of last sibility across the country in order medieval times that are actually ef- it was worth it” to “risk” the safety of The tragedy in Washington has week’s shooting. to prevent school shootings. The fective at combating serious health everybody around her. stirred up a call for action from It’s unfortunate that people sim- government needs to take immedi- ailments. There was no scientific basis various gun control activist groups, ply watch the shootings on television ate and effective action in order to But while the media frenzy may to assume she was any sort of risk including Moms Demand Action and don’t take action unless it di- decrease the number of deaths that have some convinced that a planet- to the community, and the stigma (MDA). As stated by Shannon Watts, rectly affects them. We shouldn’t be occur each day as a result of gun sweeping plague has reached us, health workers are facing upon their founder of MDA, schools “should be watching news coverage on school violence. Whether by expanding Ebola is not the Black Death re- return could discourage relief ef- safe from the gun violence that kills shootings as if it were the weather. background checks or increasing li- turned. Modern hygiene and a lack forts in western Africa where they 86 Americans every day,” according Instead, we should be considering censing, action has to be taken. More of thatched roof cottages full of flea- are important for stopping the virus to an MDA press release. Watts also the frequency of school shootings on importantly, it has to be taken both ridden rats go a long way toward at its source. added that Washington was the 87th the news as a call to action. at the local and the national level. protecting us from Ebola (which, Television media might want to school shooting since Sandy Hook According to an FBI study last Individuals and families have to incidentally, can’t be transmitted consider covering the part of the Elementary School in December month, 160 active shooter incidents consider what is at risk to have gun through insects). world where the vast majority of the 2012. — shootings that may be impacted access at home, and at the same But one of the most important 5,000 expected deaths from the epi- Why haven’t we taken significant by the actions of citizens and law time, the government needs to re- developments that we have made as demic has happened, instead of ha- action since Sandy Hook to protect enforcement personnel — occurred spond effectively to shootings when a society between the creation of the rassing a healthy woman in Maine our schools? We’ve reached the 87th between 2000 and 2013. The study’s they occur. This eventuality will be quarantine and today is not a medi- going for a bike ride. shooting since 2012, and significant conclusion was that active shooter better than watching the local news cal advancement but a social one. change has not yet taken place to ad- incidents are becoming more fre- cover the 88th United States school The concepts of personal liberty and Justin McGown (jmcgown@) is a dress the issue. quent and significantly add to the shooting. autonomy as human rights are in staffwriter for The Tartan.

A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Justin McGown The Tartan’s Halloween costume consisted of things from the back of our closet (plus a little duct-tape). So we asked, With unlimited time and resources, what would be your dream costume?

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Volleyball five blocks, while Higgins led a time of 22:13.04. Overall crown. His first place finish On Saturday, the Carnegie the team with 27 digs. the Tartans finished fifth was also good enough for All- Mellon volleyball team fin- The Tartans will next host as a team, also helped by a UAA first team honors. ished off their regular season the University Athletic Asso- strong showing from senior As a team, the Tartans fin- when they traveled to Allegh- ciation (UAA) Championship Erin Kiekhaefer, who finished ished second overall, combin- eny College. beginning on Friday. Carnegie 13th individually with a time ing Degen’s win with 10th and The Tartans quickly fell be- Mellon will enter the tourna- of 22:36.61. Both Snyder 11th place finishes by junior hind 2–0, losing the first two ment as the third seed. and Kiekhaefer finished high Marc–Daniel Julien and senior sets 16–25, 22–25 before ral- enough to earn second team Joshua Antonson. Julien fin- lying back to tie the match at all–UAA honors. ished with a time of 25:40.61, 2–2, with back-to-back 25–18 Cross Country On the men’s side, senior while Antonson finished in wins. Unfortunately, Allegh- The Carnegie Mellon men’s George Degen was the best for 25:41.24, with both times eny regained their composure and women’s cross country Carnegie Mellon, and every- good enough to earn All-UAA and finished off the match 11– teams competed in the UAA one else racing, as he took the second team honors. 15 to win 3–2. Sophomores Cross Country Championships top individual spot with a time The Tartans will next com- middle blocker Jackie Gibbons on Saturday, hosted by Wash- of 25:05.85, crossing the line pete at the NCAA regionals on and defensive specialist Molly ington University. more than two seconds before Saturday, Nov. 15. Higgins were dominant in For the women, junior Eliz- the next competitor. both facets of the game, with abeth Snyder was the highest Degen’s individual win was 73092 placing finisher for Carnegie Compiled by Gibbons recording a team- the Tartans’ first since 1993, File photo by Kevin Zheng/Staff Photographer high 15 kills and game-high Mellon, placing eighth with when Jim Langer took the Carl glazer Sophomore middle blocker Casey Salandra gets into position.

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Men’s Swimming and Diving Women’s Volleyball Women’s Soccer girlfriend die in car crash CMU Diving Invite UAA Championship vs. No. 21 Emory University at Carngie Mellon University vs. NYU at Carnegie Mellon University zeke rosenberg phrase heart-stopping is just deeper. Part of being a sports Nov. 7, Time TBA at Carnegie Mellon University Nov. 8, 2 P.M. Sports Editor a figure of speech. The excite- fan is giving an immense level Nov. 7, 2 P.M. ment pales in comparison to of respect to the athletes who This article should be the unfortunately real heart- pour their lives into maximiz- Women’s Swimming and Diving Men’s Soccer Football about the thrilling David ver- dropping feeling that accom- ing their talent and making CMU Diving Invite vs. Emory University at University of Chicago sus Goliath tale that just un- panied news of former Cardi- the product fans watch on at Carnegie Mellon University at Carnegie Mellon University Nov. 8, 1 P.M. folded in front of our eyes as nals outfielder Oscar Taveras’ television so awe inspiring Nov. 7, Time TBA Nov. 8, 12 P.M. the San Francisco Giants won death Sunday, Oct. 26th. De- and captivating. In baseball, their third World Series in five tails on his death are sparse, that level of respect is empha- years in a thrilling seven game but he died, along with his sized even more since every series that topped the Kansas girlfriend, in an automobile moment is a one-on-one bat- City Royals, who were making accident. tle between the pitcher and their first postseason appear- This story came out during the hitter. ance since 1985. game five of the World Series, A baseball fan will gain a This article should be which was still tight at the level of familiarity with most about the incredible regular time. of the players in the league. season where the standings This should have been an Even the stars of the teams we flipped multiple times, as per- exciting moment for base- hate still hold meaning to us. ceived sharks like the Tampa ball fans as they witnessed a The animosity is contrived, Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox masterpiece by Bumgarner. but the personal connection were devoured by minnows However, no one could watch is real, even if it is obviously like the Baltimore Orioles. anymore by the sixth inning. a one-way street. These are This article should be Every baseball fan I knew real people, with extremely about the amazing individ- was in shock, and at a loss for familiar names and faces, ual performances from all words. who often have gripping tales sorts of unlikely sources. We Some held out hope that of their past or present. To witnessed the emergence of the story was simply another lose one is like losing a close young sluggers in Chicago Twitter hoax and that we friend. To lose one so young is White Sox first baseman José would wake up tomorrow to a nightmare. Abreu and Miami Marlins out- the Taveras family denying This baseball season was fielder Giancarlo Stanton, de- the nasty rumor. a treat to any fan of the sport. spite this mini dead-ball era. By the end of the night, it In contrast, the loss of Taveras We might see a pitcher win the was confirmed that Taveras is truly a gut punch. In a year National League MVP after was dead. where no one could possi- the stunning season turned Taveras was supposed bly have predicted the twists in by Los Angeles Dodgers to be a hero: the next great and turns that led to one of pitcher Clayton Kershaw. We home-grown Cardinal, and the most exciting months of saw Los Angeles Angels out- another example of the great- baseball in recent memory, fielder Mike Trout continue ness of the Cardinal Way. He the back half of the World Se- his reign as baseball’s bright- was a star at the minor league ries became almost irrelevant. est star. We watched Royals level, a prodigious hitter and Several players inscribed OT third baseman Mike Mousta- a solid fielder. He homered in #22, his initials and number, kas reverse the popular narra- his very first game in St. Louis, on their hats. Fans and play- tive on him, from just another in his second at bat, and in his ers grieved, and sent their bust to a playoff hero. We final game in St. Louis — ex- condolences to the Taveras saw Giants pitcher Madison actly two weeks before his family, who must be dealing Bumgarner cement his status death. He struggled at times with utter heartbreak at the as maybe the greatest World as a rookie, but that was to moment. The loss is a tough Series pitcher ever, mowing be expected. At 22 years old, pill for the whole baseball down Royals like the French he had a bright future once world to swallow, and all of Revolution. he got used to Major League our thoughts are with them This article is not about pitching. That future is gone. through this tragedy. any of that. Despite the string His talent and potential Taveras will go down in of classic October clashes, are not what makes this death history as a tale of greatness this article is not about the so tragic. Baseball lost one of never realized, stolen far too heart-stopping postseason its best young players on one soon. that just played out over the of its most beloved organiza- Rest in peace, Oscar Tav- past month, because the tions, but the pain digs even eras. You will be missed.

Courtesy of Keith Allen via Wikimedia Commons Oscar Taveras was killed in a car crash last Sunday in the Dominican Republic. He was 22.

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CMU football falls to Thiel despite converted onside kick jason liao ken. This play energized the to senior wide receiver Shae Junior Staffwriter Tartans, and on the following Sealey. Kohman’s point-after drive, they were able to lead a attempt failed, but he was able The Carnegie Mellon foot- sequence of third- and fourth- to capitalize on the next kick- ball team lost to Thiel Uni- down conversions (the lat- off with a 14-yard onside kick versity on Saturday, 40–27. ter of which came via a Thiel that was recovered by Carn- Thiel won the coin toss but roughing the passer penalty), egie Mellon on their own 49- deferred to the Tartans and capped by a 1-yard rush by yard line. Hearon once again defended the east goal. After a first-year running back Sam led the Tartan offense on a scoreless first quarter in which Benger for the touchdown. seven-play, 51-yard touch- both teams dug in defensively, Kohman was able to convert down drive that ended with resulting in four consecutive the point after attempt. a 30-yard pass from Hearon three-and-outs, Carnegie Mel- Thiel had possession at the to junior wide receiver Max lon went on a 26-yard drive start of the second half, and Reinertsen. Kohman attempt- which ended on a close miss quickly went on a five-play, ed another onside kick but this just right of the goalpost from 81-yard drive capped by a tre- one was recovered by Thiel on first-year punter/kicker Tyler mendous 53-yard pass. At the their own 45-yard line. Thiel Kohman from 32 yards out. 8:35 mark, Thiel scored once was able to respond to Carn- Thiel began the second again on a six-play, 70-yard egie Mellon’s two consecutive quarter with an impressive 14- drive that ended with a 44- touchdown drives by going on play, 80-yard drive in just un- yard pass. However, this time a 55-yard scoring drive end- der six minutes. After a 6-yard Thiel failed the point after at- ing with an 8-yard touchdown rush by Thiel, the team’s quar- tempt. Carnegie Mellon was rush with 58 seconds remain- terback threw two consecu- unable to close out the third ing. A scrambling Carnegie tive incomplete passes, one quarter strongly, as their re- Mellon team went on a three- of which was batted away by sponding drive was cut short play, 54-yard run in only 44 junior cornerback Vince De- due to two sacks on junior seconds that was capped by marchi. On fourth and four at quarterback Andrew Hearon. junior quarterback Evan En- CMU’s 23-yard line, Thiel ran Thiel started off the fourth glert’s pass to Reinertsen for a for the touchdown. The Thiel by finishing up a nine-play, 19-yard touchdown. However, kicker was able to convert the 75-yard drive with a one-yard with only four seconds left on point after attempt. The Tom- rush by Thiel for the touch- the clock after this run, Thiel cats continued their offensive down. The Tartans were able was able to run out the clock production on a seven-play, to strike back this time, com- for the victory. 59-yard run that led to an pleting a 14-play, 75-yard The Tartans are now 3–5, 8-yard touchdown pass. drive highlighted by fourth (3–5). They will attempt to re- However, their point af- down conversions by Benger bound as they continue their ter attempt was blocked by and Hearon and a 13-yard schedule against the Univer- Kevin Zheng/Staff Photographer junior cornerback Ryan Ait- touchdown pass from Hearon sity of Chicago on Saturday. Sophomore safety Samer Abdelmoty carries the ball on a kick return. CMU women’s soccer wins Women’s and men’s soccer midweek match in shutout split Sunday double-header Ian tanaya and pushed through two Li- mentality to heart, having Junior Staffwriter ons players en route to scoring only allowed five goals all the second goal of the night. season. On a mild but windy Tues- Iatarola scored on a free kick Liston also noted that the day evening, the Carnegie 11 minutes later, putting the team has quite a few first- Mellon women’s soccer team Tartans up 3–0. years on the starting team took on the Penn State Beh- Following the onslaught playing well. “One of the rend Lions. While quite a few of scores, the rest of the game things that make us special Penn State supporters turned featured the Tartans prevent- is how a lot of freshmen are out to root for the visiting ing any sort of comeback from starting,” she said. She at- team, the Tartans set an ag- Behrend. While the Tartans tributed their success to their gressive tone early and never did not score for the rest of eagerness to learn from older relented. the game, they continued to players on the team and to the Both teams came into the keep the pressure on Beh- exceptional coaching staff. game with plenty of excite- rend’s defense, allowing few Liston and the rest of the ment and energy, but the chances for the Lions to go on Tartans spent some time after Tartans struck first as first- the attack. the game signing soccer balls year outside defender Alex On the occasions when the for the local U11 youth soccer Moy scored off of a corner Lions managed to penetrate team. “I feel cool,” she said, kick from first-year midfielder the other half of the field, talking about how she had Tori Iatarola within the first the Carnegie Mellon defense been in their shoes and now two minutes of the game. was there to stop any mo- she and other players on the “I got a really good corner mentum Behrend managed, team are being looked up to. kick from Tori,” Moy said af- and sophomore goalkeeper The Tartans followed up ter the game, crediting the Katie Liston only needed to their performance with a communication the players save two shots on goal. Liston hard-fought win on Friday shared on the field. “Everyone credited the defense for mak- against the Case Western Desiree Xu/Business Manager understands.” ing her job a lot easier: “I love Spartans. Liston once again First-year midfielder Matt De Jesus (No. 28) and junior midfielder Jordan Friedlander (No. 9) await a set play. Energized by the encour- the chemistry of our defense,” guided the defense to a shut- aging start, the Tartans con- Liston said, explaining how out as the offense wore down carl glazer as she dribbled through the dominance, and they eventu- tinued to attack the Lions, players have stepped up for the Spartan defense until Senior Staffwriter defense and put the ball right ally fell 2–1. keeping up the pressure early one another and played as a Reid cashed in on a corner between the keeper’s hands in The first half was rough for and often. Twenty minutes in, unit. “Our coach has a saying: kick from first-year defender On Sunday, the Carnegie the 40th minute for her third the Tartans, as they did not senior forward Savina Reid ‘Defend like your lives depend Katie Strycharz with only Mellon men’s and women’s goal of the season. manage a single shot on goal, fielded a pass from first-year on it,’ ” she said. Needless to eight seconds remaining in soccer teams hosted the Uni- After coming out of half but required four saves from midfielder Morgan Kontor say, the team has taken that the game. versity of Rochester in a Uni- with a 3–0 lead, Iatarola de- their keeper, senior Jacob versity Athletic Association cided it was her time to finally Rice, to keep the game tied (UAA) conference double hit net and scored in the 52nd 0–0 going into the half. header. minute on a one-timer off a Midway through the sec- The fourth-ranked wom- cross from first-year defend- ond half, Carnegie Mellon en’s team started off the day er Katie Strycharz, pushing found some offense through on a good note as they record- the lead to four and marking a combination of skill and ed their fifth conference vic- Iatarola’s fourth goal of the luck. Sophomore midfielder tory and 11th shutout of the season. Tristan Lockwood took the season with a 5–0 thrashing The rest of the game was ball toward the goal and of the Yellowjackets. more conservative, as the Tar- scared the Yellowjacket keep- Senior forward Savina tans took their foot off the gas er into charging before Lock- Reid started the scoring pa- and focused on just wrapping wood tapped the ball to open rade in the 26th minute with up their assured victory. The first-year forward Ryan Stine- her 10th goal of the season final goal of the match came baugh, who didn’t miss the coming off of a one-timer in the 88th minute when wide open net in front of him over the keeper coming from sophomore defender Saman- for his first goal of the season a cross from first-year for- tha Smith snuck a long ball in the 70th minute. ward Sienna Stritter. The past the defense to first-year As the game neared the Tartans weren’t content to forward Alyssa Brandt, who end, it looked like that one have just a one-goal lead and took one touch before chip- goal would be enough for kept the pressure on when ping it over the keeper for her the Tartans to pull out a vic- first-year midfielder Tori Iat- first goal of the season. tory, but Rochester had other arola took a shot in the 30th With this shutout win, ideas. minute. While Iatarola didn’t sophomore goalkeeper Katie In the 84th minute, the connect with the back of the Liston tied the Carnegie Mel- Yellowjackets got a lucky net, she did manage to hit the lon record for single season bounce on a rebound off of crossbar, and first-year mid- records for shutouts (11) and Rice and buried the equalizer fielder Morgan Kontor was wins (14) and will have one before taking the lead, and able to knock in the ensuing more game to claim both eventually the win, on a goal rebound for her third goal of records outright when the in the 86th minute off a set the season. Tartans finish up the regular piece header. Carnegie Mellon kept the season and UAA play at home The men will be trying to pressure up with Stritter de- on Saturday against Emory break their 2–2–2 conference termined to find the back of University. record in their final match of the net. Finally, on her fourth The men’s team was up the regular and UAA season shot in the span of less than next, but was unable to capi- when they host Emory Uni- 10 minutes, Stritter was able talize on the momentum left versity as part of the double- File photo by Jonathan Leung/Photo Editor to knock one past the goalie behind from the women’s header on Saturday. First-year forward Sienna Stritter fights off a defender to retain possession. 1989 hits the stands Swift matures in this album • B5

Storytellers exhibit Bhangra in the ’Burgh Duane Michals’ photos premiere • B6 Annual Indian dance competition draws crowds • B8 11.03.14 Volume 109, Issue 10 ...this week only 3 Run the Jewels The explosive collaboration of producer El-P and rapper Killer Mike sees its second release. 4 Manic Focus The electro-soul producer continues to improve his sound with his fourth release. 5 Taylor Swift The country-pop superstar ditches the banjos on her latest album.

6 Duane Michals Photo exhibit showcases the diversity of the “anti-artist’s” work.

8 Bhangra The annual Bhangra in the Burgh competition lights up Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall. 10 Fall Cooking This apple cobbler will certainly put your warm 8 childhood memories to shame.

5 6 10 regulars...... diversions

3 Advice 11 Comics Everything you need to know about Halloween Get your giggle on. laziness and ruling the theromostat. 4 Movies 13 Puzzles AB Films presents Guardians of the Galaxy and Strain your brain. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in McConomy. 5 Hot Licks 14 Horoscopes The Flaming Lips get overly weird on their See your future through song. album of Beatles covers. 10 Did You Know? 15 Calendar Did you know that being hopeless may be the Next time you’re complaining that there’s key to happiness? nothing to do, just look at this calendar!

PUBLISHER Rachel Cohen EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Braden Kelner PILLBOX EDITOR Joey Peiser COMICS EDITOR Maryyann Landlord ART EDITOR Michelle Wan PHOTO EDITOR Jonathan Leung COPY MANAGER James Wu COVER Kevin Zheng

The Tartan. Box 119. UC Suite 103. Carnegie Mellon University. 5000 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213. www.thetartan.org. © 2014 The Tartan Run the Jewels roars back Advice for awkward people Run the Jewels II features strong production, varied lyricism About Halloween parties and the thermostat

Dear Evan, game bonanza, make the “My beats is banging. F**k what you rapping, who albums like R.A.P. Music. He drops quotable lines max number of attendees produced you?” Killer Mike and producer EI-P form every other bar, ranging from lines like “I’ll beat you Today’s Halloween. I was 15, and bar the rest from the rap duo Run The Jewels and just released their to a pulp, no fiction” to “run backwards through a cleaning the basement the premises. Make sure second album, creatively titled Run The Jewels II. field of d***s” and many more. Mike goes, as he for this party I’ve been everyone still brings $5, EI-P comes out in this record with some hard and often does, for an intensely aggressive approach to planning for months and because you want money driving beats that are catchy and aggressive at the lyricism, keeping the tempo up on most tracks, (with found a box containing, for booze, and you definitely same time. Indeed, as the tagline suggests, the notable exceptions on tracks like “Crown” and “Love to my utter delight, my don’t want to be sober when production is the main draw of this album. Killer Again”) resulting in lines like, “so f*** you f***boys PS3 and some of my you get to games like Haze Mike’s lyricism is as dynamic as it ever was on forever/Hope I said it politely / And if I can’t rap it, old games, all of which or Aliens: Colonial Marines. albums like R.A.P. Music. This album does suffer in maggot, f***, then fight me.” EI-P’s lyricism, when I’d stowed away since its lyrical content; still, considering that the album is he raps, is less stellar. He holds his own with Mike I’ve been in school. Or be that guy and cancel free on iTunes and other digital venues, it would be surprisingly well, but can’t match Mike’s flow, and Then, taking a break your party hours before ridiculous for any rap lover not to pick this one up. often it seems like he doesn’t really know what he’s on Facebook, I saw it starts, you simpering rapping about. an ad for 60 percent sack of spuds, The production is the strongest element of this off all horror-themed Evan Kahn album. From driving bangers to eccentric drums The lyrical content on this album is ... varied in games. I could play provided by Travis Barker, EI-P leaves no stone quality. If you’ve listened to R.A.P. Music, it’s more Red Dead Redemption Dear Evan, unturned. Building on the subtle electronic beeps of the same, though slightly more socially cognizant and Castlevania games and bloops found on R.A.P. Music, EI-P turns the in light of the tragic events in Ferguson, Mo. But all night! But then I I’m really cold, but I’m electronic sci-fi accents up to 11 on the latter half of if you’re tired of Killer Mike complaining about remembered my party. I too cheap to turn on my the album on tracks like “All My Life” or “Lie, Cheat how the U.S. is a fascist state where every cop is have this zombie Mario heat. My roommates are and Steal.” (There’s a chopped sample of the sound crooked, every clergyman wants to touch your kids, costume — I get to say, freezing, but I’m the only of Pac-Man dying on “Early” that works very well.) and the government’s biggest agenda is to murder “It’s a-me, Mario!” in a one who knows how African-Americans, then the album’s latter half really deep voice — but all to operate the heating On the front half, EI-P makes it impossible not may not be for you. Tracks like “Early” are a good I want to do is sit on my system. How do I avoid to start tapping your foot or bobbing your head example of this, even though that song has the best couch, drink Lion’s Head, their wrath? to chopped vocals on “Close Your Eyes” or the hook on the record. and play video games. Is infectious beats on the latter half of “Oh My Darling that okay? Writing this from Don’t Cry” or “Blockbuster Night Part I.” With I’m fairly positive this album won’t incite a single hibernation, the sound Run The Jewels is aiming for, it’s not violent protest, but one wonders if there’s some Need an answer soon, Holding Out, Attired in surprising that they got former Rage Against the sense of accountability when the duo raps “And Sadly Hankering After an Robes Fitted ’Round and Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha to drop a verse even if some good ones die, f*** it, the Lord’ll sort Uneventful Night On the Over Sheer Torso on “Close Your Eyes.” Just a word of warning: Even ‘em” or “I love Dr. King, but violence might be Floor Trying to Hit, Expel though they’re infectious, these are not club beats necessary.” The high point of the album content- Demons, Ectoplasms, Dear HOARFROST, ­— they’re catchy but incredibly aggressive. wise is Mike’s verse on “Crown,” a surprisingly And Dracula heartfelt portrayal of guilt as a drug dealer. Just turn on the heat before The lyricism that Killer Mike brings to this album Unfortunately, it doesn’t last very long before EI-P Dear SHAUN OF THE you make a fool out of is some of his best, matching his dynamic flow on comes in and starts rapping about something barely DEAD, yourself. It’s November related. Indeed, it seems that in general, Mike’s already; it’s about time. verses have the most impact when he’s rapping Someone said you can’t not about shooting cops and urban discontent, have your cake and eat Just don’t turn it up so but about personal events that shaped his view it too, but isn’t that what high that your Tupperware of the world. Another high point content-wise is Halloween’s all about — melts, Gangsta Boo’s verse about objectifying men in “Love eating more sugary food Evan Kahn Again.” For a split second, I had an insight into how than you should reasonably uncomfortable women must feel when listening to ingest? It can also readily verses that are all too common in rap music. apply to your situation. You Need advice? Send queries know how many people to [email protected]. 7.5/10 secretly just want to stay at home and drink with a couple close friends? Sid Bhaduria | Staffwriter Well, not a lot, but still a good amount. So don’t cancel your event; instead, make it an all-night video

Rapper Killler Mike (right) and producer-rapper El-P make up Run the Jewels. Courtesy of Daniel Patlan via Flickr

music pillbox 11.03.14 3 Manic Focus delivers hip-shaking grooves Producer’s fourth album, Cerebral Eclipse, features guest collaborations and funk

Granted that this is a broad over-simplification, there are before roaring back into a triumphant drop. These kinds “On The Horizon” floats in a calm ambiance, with a vocal typically two kinds of musical artists: those who achieve of exciting moves are one thing that electronic music sample that croons “I’m as high as I wanna be.” The popularity and success on the back of one breakout hit, has over traditional instruments: Without the power of a track builds into a drop that proves quite calm, merely and those who slowly build a following by consistently computer, artists don’t have such total control over the speeding things up a little without ruining the feel of the releasing quality songs. Chicago-based electro-soul sound or nearly as many options of places to take the song. producer Manic Focus (birth name John McCarten) listener. rests comfortably in the latter category. Classically Album closer “Life Goes On,” which features GRiZ, trained on the piano at a young age, McCarten has been Electro-soul is known for being one of the most fun and brings the album in for a soft landing after the turbulence blending hip-hop beats with funky bass lines since 2011, danceable subgenres of EDM, and Manic Focus certainly of “Bumpin’ in the Voodoo.” Bright and watery organs releasing a new album each year that improves upon delivers plenty of party-starting grooves on Cerebral ring over smooth jazz guitar, with playful drums that will the last. While many of his early releases sounded like Eclipse. “Rooster” features a funk that tangles around keep you bobbing your head. A testament to the power emulations of more successful artists in the genre, such itself, the bass dancing up and down the register. of creative collaboration, this track is actually a decent as his Liberated Music label-mate GRiZ, the release departure from the typical sound of both artists in a very of his fourth album Cerebral Eclipse, available for free “Bumpin’ in the Voodoo,” a collaboration with positive way. Sometimes two heads really are better than download on his SoundCloud page, demonstrates that saxophone-wielding Big Gigantic frontman Dominic one. Manic Focus is establishing a sound much more his Lalli, blazes right out of the speaker. Funky bass blasts, own. blaring horns, and an attitude-filled vocal sample makes Manic Focus has been a rising name in the genre since this track an irresistible booty shaker. Lalli brings an he arrived, and has certainly been getting places quickly. Throughout Cerebral Eclipse, Manic Focus makes incredibly catchy sax riff as well as a flaming solo to the Last year, he opened for Gramatik in Pittsburgh, and this interesting use of samples that highlight some of the table, taking “Voodoo” to a pretty sublime stratosphere. year, he is co-headlining with electronic hip-hop duo best elements of the electro-soul genre. “Just Another Break Science at Mr. Small’s Theatre on Nov. 6. Perhaps Fool” samples a blues guitar riff straight out of the “Travelin’ On My Mind,” a collaboration with jazz- next year he’ll be solo billed. Given the trajectory his haunted Mississippi Delta sounds of Robert Johnson, electronic group The Coop, makes great use of all the career is currently taking, I don’t see why not. blending it with futuristic electronic bass that would participating artists’ strengths. Manic Focus provides make the Devil rather shake his hips than steal your soul. a walking slap bass line and trip-hop drums, which The Coop then fill out with a lush soundscape of organs, Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor “Space Scholar Synthesis,” a collaboration with producer wandering guitars, and shaking horns. Michal Menert, opens with soulful horns reminiscent of Motown before dropping into a blasting groove. Halfway While there are plenty of bangers on Cerebral Eclipse, it through the track, every element falls into an abyss is also in the diversity of moods that the album succeeds.

moviesinmcconomy McConomy Auditorium, University Center Meredith Newman | Staffwriter

Guardians of the Galaxy The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Friday, Nov. 7 — 8, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 Sunday, Nov. 9 — 8 p.m. 8, 11 p.m.

Look! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no; it’s the wrong reference, but another superhero In Guardians of the Galaxy, all of your weirdest and wildest fantasies come to movie sequel. I can’t say I fully understood why Sony was making a parallel life: Andy Dwyer ripped and fighting aliens, Zoe Saldana trading in her signature series to the Spider-Man trilogy called The Amazing Spider-Man — I’m still sort Avatar blue skin for Gamora’s green shade, Vin Diesel being used solely for his of confused to this day — but I’ll play along like any good pawn in a capitalist body (he’s a CGI tree that can only say three words), and Bradley Cooper being society. However, Toby Maguire will always be Spider-Man/Peter Parker, James Bradley Cooper. All these elements added up to an enormous amount of buzz this Franco will always be Harry Osbourne, Kirsten Dunst’s M.J. will always be the summer (For real, people would not shut up). But it wasn’t for nothing. Guardians main love interest. With that said, here Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man/Peter of the Galaxy is a movie that has a golden ratio of chuckles to action. You come Parker, Dane DeHaan is Harry Osbourne, and Emma Stone’s Gwen is the new out of the movie feeling light, happy, and slightly confused — happy and light main love interest. The movie starts off with Peter becoming more comfortable as because Marvel essentially announces there will be a second one and confused Spider-Man; he’s swingin’ from buildings and doing cool tricks and such. There because the end credit scene was more than baffling. You will need to Google it. I are also three villains in this installment. Three! If you ask me, once you move past had to. one, one-and-a-half, two villains, it starts to get crowded. So if you like a will-they won’t-they kind of love story and awesome fight sequences that make movies drag on a little too long, the The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the movie for you.

music 4 pillbox 11.03.14 Taylor Swift hits the big city Hot Licks 1989 pushes pop superstar’s sound in new directions With a Little Help From My Fwends

Taylor Swift set the tone for 1989, her fifth studio The only place the synths fall flat is in the Alright, I like The Flaming Lips. From Transmissions from album, with the album’s first single, “Shake It Off”: The ballads. No one does a power ballad like Taylor the Satellite Heart, to Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, to video shows Swift trying to fit into industry molds, but Swift, but 1989’s “You Are In Love” and “Wildest Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, the band aggressively eventually ends up just dancing with her fans. The whole Dreams” feel more like momcore soft rock than pursues a non-traditional songwriting style while retaining a album is more self-aware than her past work — Swift heart-rending anthems. Swift doesn’t come close mostly traditional rock band aesthetic. knows her reputation and isn’t afraid to talk about it in to matching the emotional build of Speak Now’s 1989. “Haunted” or the damning chorus of Fearless’s But with their new release With a Little Help From My “You’re Not Sorry.” Fwends, I wonder if Wayne Coyne has disappeared In “Blank Space,” Swift sings that she’s “Got a long list way too far up his rear end, or if the band’s studio time of ex-lovers/They’ll tell you I’m insane.” In “Shake It Off,” 1989 is about Swift’s fans, too. Beyond the early looked more like the concerto recording scene from Walk she sings that “I go on too many dates/But I can’t make release penthouse pizza party, Swift features Hard. This compilation of Beatles songs is confusing them stay/At least that’s what people say.” The whole her fans in the video for “Shake It Off,” and has to say the least. From production style changes that point of 1989 is to actually “Shake It Off.” spent the past week “#Taylurking,” or reposting occur so frequently you run the risk of suffering from pictures of her fans buying up 1989 taken from whiplash, to freaking auto-tune, this album takes the term She’s not done writing songs about her exes, however. their Tumblr or Twitter accounts. This is a “experimental” and uses it as an excuse instead of an Depending on who you ask, about half the songs on the product of Swift herself, who is more personable opportunity. album could be about One Direction member, and most on her Twitter and nascent Tumblr than any PR recent ex-boyfriend, Harry Styles. Still, 1989 is the first of manager could be. Her strong, I’m-just-like-you I’m not going to harp on the Miley Cyrus collaborations Swift’s album that feels like it’s really all about her. voice comes across in her music, and although on the album, because they ended up being exactly what Swift doesn’t completely write her own songs you’d expect. Lets take for example, the Dr. Dog/Chuck In the album’s opening track, “Welcome to New York,” like she used to, her influence is still strong. Inglish/Morgan Delt collaboration on “Getting Better.” This Swift repeats (and repeats, and repeats) “Welcome to track is full of lazily sung vocals, a thick layer of reverb, and New York,” appropriate given the multimilliondollar While Swift spoke for thousands of teenage scattered one-shot samples. Tribeca penthouse Swift purchased earlier this year, fans in her first four albums, she couldn’t help moving in next to neighbors like Beyoncé and Gwyneth but occasionally sound petty. In Speak Now’s On paper, this album sounds fantastic. In reality, it’s Paltrow. In early October, select fans got a sneak peak “Better Than Revenge,” Swift sings of a female extremely disappointing. Then again, maybe i just don’t at 1989 when Swift threw a penthouse pizza party and rival who’s “better known/for the things that she “get it, man.” private listening session. does on the mattress,” and no one will forget the iconic line “She wears short skirts, I wear 1989 makes it clear that Swift is a long way removed T-shirts” from Fearless’s “You Belong with Me.” Tim Fitzgerald | Staffwriter from the pop-country sound that initially made her Songs like these caused a fair amount of outcry famous. 1989 replaces the banjos and country twang when third-wave feminists began to decry slut- of Swift’s first album with synth intros and pop radio shaming and oppressive, gendered school dress beats. This shouldn’t surprise anyone who listened to codes. Over the summer, however, Swift labeled Red, which, although it kept the instrumentals, made it herself as a feminist in an interview with The clear that Swift was done playing the grown-up country Guardian, after denying it back in 2012. girl. 1989 transcends the modern pop-country genre she helped popularize with her first few albums, still common Granted, it’s hard to be popular without making Swift isn’t singing that “We are never, ever, getting on the charts in songs like Florida Georgia Line’s it clear that you’re for gender equality. Just look back together/like, ever” anymore; instead continuing in “Cruise” or Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel.” at Beyoncé, who reached near-cult leader levels “Clean” with “And that morning, gone was any trace of of popularity with the surprise release of her you, I think I am finally clean/I think I am finally clean.” For the most part, 1989 feels like the right balance of eponymous album, which explicitly embraces It feels like Swift has finally taken some me time, and it Hot 100 pop and the emotional connection that first feminism as a theme. Or look at Shailene feels right. endeared Swift to her fans. Only a few songs feel like Woodley, the Divergent and The Fault in Our empty-headed radio fodder, like the annoyingly catchy Stars star who took a nose dive after telling TIME 1989 isn’t perfect, but it’s far from falling flat (it has, after “Welcome to New York” and “Out of the Woods,” which magazine in May, when asked if she considered all, already sold an impressive 1.3 million copies, give feels on the third or fourth listen like the same two lines herself a feminist, “No because I love men, and or take). Swift loses some of the emotional clout of her stitched together for three minutes and 52 seconds I think the idea of ‘raise women to power, take previous albums and sometimes strays a little too close straight (“Are we out of the woods yet?/Are we in the the men away from the power’ is never going to to the army of interchangeable female pop vocalists clear yet?”). work out because you need balance.” surrounding her, but she still has the voice that captured her fan base early on. She finally feels like an adult — not Swift hasn’t lost the strong vocals that catapulted The change of heart shows itself on 1989; it feels to mention a self-labelled feminist — and it shows in her from Myspace wannabe to industry mainstay. In much less girl versus girl and more girls versus 1989. the voice memo for “I Know Places,” included in the their oppressors. In “I Know Places,” Swift tells deluxe version of the album, she sings a few lines sans her listeners that “They take their shots, we’re postproduction and proves that she doesn’t need a bulletproof.” Brian Trimboli | News Editor recording studio to sound good.

music pillbox 11.03.14 5 CMOA defines Pittsburgh-raised artist as The Heinz Galleries feature the work of McKeesport photographer and 1960s

[ by Rachel Cohen | Publisher ]

Duane Michals styled himself an anti-artist, and in doing so, he became an important artist of his time.

The Carnegie Museum of Art exhibit Storyteller: Photographs of Duane Michals, which opened on Saturday, is devoted entirely to the McKeesport-raised artist. His many works, ranging widely across media and subjects, cover every wall of the deep exhibit space.

In the 1960s, emerging as a pioneer in his form, Michals prided himself on his lack of education in photography. “I never went to a photography school, which was my saving grace,” he said; occasional quotations from the artist are painted in a large, clean serif beside his works. Rachel Cohen | Publisher Michals fashioned himself an amateur in a world of Storyteller: Photographs of Duane Michals presents a diverse and extensive collection of the McKeesport-raised narrow-minded photography, and no one can question photographer’s work, which dabbles in a variety of media in his search to access reality through photography. that he crossed boundaries. More than craft or technique, his photographs, especially when viewed in sequence, are valuable at the conceptual level. Things Are Queer It’s an Inception-reminiscent cycle, with a similar mind- Each piece leaves viewers with something distinct bending twist. It’s not clear what Michals intends to and sensational — an idea, a question, a feeling. It’s a Maybe the best (and most proximate) example is impart with this series, but we can guess it’s something phenomenon that defies any unifying kind of analysis, “Things Are Queer,” one of the many photographic along the lines of, “Things are not as they seem.” and can only be examined on an individual basis, sequences Michals produced throughout his career: a distinct from work to work. horizontal series of nine frames, placed side by side and Not all of Michals’ works weave such implicit messages, viewed chronologically, from left to right. though. Some of them are scratched right onto the Photography and Reality paper, in the artist’s own distinct inky cursive. The first photo depicts a dingy, but otherwise Immediately stepping into the exhibit space, it’s unremarkable bathroom: toilet, bathtub, and sink. Black Is Ugly apparent Michals lives in a distant, high-up conceptual Hanging above the sink is an object too small to identify: world. When visitors first enter the exhibit, they are Is it a mirror revealing the photographer’s indistinct On the wall opposite “Things Are Queer” hangs a greeted with a hanging translucent plaque, covered shape, or a photograph within a photograph? seemingly unremarkable profile of an ordinary black man in the artist’s childish, scratched, sprawling cursive. in a rough suit, looking ahead, lips pursed as if in mid- It’s headlined in harsh caps, “A FAILED ATTEMPT TO In the second frame, labeled “2,” a man’s hairy leg and thought. Unlike the photo sequences, it stands alone, PHOTOGRAPH REALITY.” foot emerges on the scene, giant in comparison to the accompanied only by the artist’s uneven, looping scrawl bathtub and sink, cut off at the top. In “3,” the photo below the photograph. “How foolish of me to believe that it would be that easy,” pans out further, revealing a man bent from the waist Michals wrote. “I had confused the appearances of over a miniature bathroom setup in what appears to be a “All his life he believed the lies white men had told him,” trees and automobiles and people with reality itself and window display. Michals wrote. “He believed that black was ugly and a believed that a photograph of these appearances to be a punishment from God, although he could not guess what photograph of it.” The first three slides are head-spinning enough, but his sin must have been. So he spent his life being cold the series doesn’t end there. In “4,” the same image “3” when white men were warm, and being hungry when “I am a reflection photographing other reflections within appears on the page of a book, thumbed down by an white men were fed.” a reflection,” Michals continued. “To photograph reality off-screen hand. In “5” and “6,” we see the owner of that is to photograph NOTHING.” thumb holding that small book at eye level, standing “And when I told him it was not true, he would not alone in a dark tunnel. believe me,” Michals concluded. “It was too late.” It seems like a hopelessly abstract assessment. It has the desperate edge of an artist on the verge of what he’s In “7” and “8,” we realize that the image of the man is The caption, relayed in the artist’s own hand, gives the seeking. Many of Michals’ works attempt to upend our framed on a wall above a sink. And the original mystery simple portrait a dynamism it could not have achieved notions of reality, if only momentarily, and it’s a sensation object above the sink is identified. The first and ninth on its own. The message is grand in scope, yet concise, best experienced by viewing his works. photos are identical. powerful, and almost poetic in delivery.

photography 6 pillbox 11.03.14 amateur photographer, activist, pioneer nonconformist Duane Michals in a diversity of media, subject, and form

A Global Glimpse Michals is an enigma, to be sure. Where was he going These descriptions just scratch the surface, though. with all this? The combinations of media, form, and From even a casual walk-through of the exhibit, it’s technique he attempted seem almost haphazard in their apparent that the diversity of Michals’ works is unusual diversity. Once he became bored with one genre, it for an artist, especially a living one. In addition to seemed he jumped right to another. It’s no wonder the portraits and photo sequences, Michals did commercial exhibit is segmented and strained in its attempt to unify work as well — magazine and album covers — and this body of work. his “Paris Stories,” a commissioned assignment, spans two walls with whimsical single-subject snapshots of A quotation on the final wall, though, may give us a clue. a playful blond among various Paris monuments and “When people ask me what I do,” Michals said, “I say landscapes. I’m an expressionist. It’s about how well I express myself using writing or photography or painting or drawing.” At the exhibit’s end, it’s clear that the curator struggled to somehow tie the many straggling ends that represent It’s a beautiful, if only partly satisfying, summary to Michals’ incredibly broad foray into photography and Michals’ work. The haphazardness makes sense, and beyond. The most interesting item in the farthest- it takes on that same driving, almost desperate search back room is a huge blown-up photo of a large pickle for truth Michals tried to express in that first “FAILED on a sterile-looking white plate and background. The ATTEMPT TO PHOTOGRAPH REALITY.” Michals isn’t accompanying quotation warns, “Never trust any a failed artist, but a dogged, resourceful one, unsatisfied photograph so large it can only fit inside a museum.” The with one medium or form — instead trying them all. automatic and necessary response is, “And look where it His pieces originate in thought and took on whatever

Rachel Cohen | Publisher ended up.” materials Michals thought best to express it. He isn’t an amateur so much as an explorer. Quotes from Duane Michals are placed throughout the In a painfully timely display, “Self Portrait with Robin exhibit, giving visitors a look at the artist’s thoughts. Williams” hangs on the adjacent wall, depicting a whimsical, photo-booth-like series, showing the artists Many of Michals’ portraits aren’t so politically infused. laughing, embracing, and pointing at one another. Most of them offer simple snapshots — skillfully captured, to be sure, but empty of direct commentary.

Portraiture

In addition to his deviations from the form, among Michals’ work are more than a few traditional portraits — some of everyday subjects, others of celebrities and artists. His 1958 “Children in Leningrad” is of National Geographic type, capturing three inquisitive children in a half-candid, half-posed state. The rightmost, taller girl stares expressionless above the photographer’s head, while the center girl stares the camera straight on, a lift to the corner of her mouth, rectangles of light reflecting white off her too-narrow round glasses. Half-obscured behind her, a boy peers, smiling, over her shoulder, his long hair tousled back and his face bearing a glint of hesitant curiosity.

Michals’ 1975 portrait of Meryl Streep is similarly half- posed, half-candid, though the subject is vastly different. This portrait shows the actress facing the camera, arms open, long hair lifting, eyebrows raised, mouth open as if in mid-sentence. Her expression verges on almost- surprise; instead, it’s a sort of spontaneity. Everything in this portrait is bursting with the potential for movement.

Storyteller highlights the diversity of Michal’s work by presenting multiple themed collections.

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photography pillbox 11.03.14 7 Bhangra in the Burgh Results

First place: Shaan Mutiyaaran Di

Second place: First Class Bhangra

Third place: Kevin Zheng | Staff Photographer University of North The eighth annual Bhangra in the Burgh competition lit up Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland on Saturday. Top-tier teams traveled from all over the country to participate in the event, with all-female New York City-based team Carolina Elite Shaan Mutiyaaran Di (SMD), taking home top honors. Bhangra Bhangra, known for its energetic performances and colorful costumes, is an important facet of South Asian culture. The dance originated as a way to celebrate the harvest, and is popularly practiced in a region known as Punjab, which Kevin Zheng | Staff Photographer extends from East Pakistan to Northwest India. Modern Bhangra performances infuse Western elements, such as hip- hop or reggae music, making them incredibly popular amongst people of all cultural roots. Kevin Zheng | Staff Photographer

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bhangra bhangra 8 pillbox 11.03.14 pillbox 11.03.14 9 Did you know? A sweet, festive fall favorite This apple cobbler is better than your mama’s, guaranteed Carnegie Tech’s big football game against the University of Pittsburgh is heralded as a success, for the team I wouldn’t feel right not suggesting a hearty apple 2) Mix the ingredients for the filling together in a 100 only lost 14–0. Spirited Carnegie years ago cobbler as the perfect finish for any delicious meal. large bowl, and set aside to marinate. The apples students turned out in large numbers Served warm over some farm fresh vanilla ice cream, will soak up the flour and sugar, and become the Nov. 12, 1914 to witness The Tartans not only hold there’s nothing that beats America’s favorite fruit- most delicious little pieces of “fruit” (if I may use that the Panthers to two touchdowns, but filled concoction. If anyone tries to tell you that apple term loosely). nearly score some points of their own pie is superior, ask that saucy inquisitor if they’ve as well. ever rolled out dough for a crust. When the answer 3) Next, mix all of the dry ingredients for the topping A woman posing as a Japanese is no, you can shoot back “Then shut your piehole,” together in a bowl. I have no further comment on exchange student from George and everyone will appreciate your punniness. this step, except that if you can’t do it, you should Washington University sold false find someone who can and relinquish this project to years50 ago magazine subscriptions to Morewood Ingredients: their superiority. Garden residents. Tina, as she called Nov. 4, 1964 herself, told customers that she’d been Filling: 5–6 apples of your choice; chopped with the 4) When the dry ingredients are mixed, take the in America for only a year, and needed peel and core removed pieces of cold butter and blend them in to make a to sell magazine subscriptions in ¼ cup of walnuts, optional of course (I’m a purist; I lumpy mixture. Because I’m baking with limited competition with other foreign students say no) resources, I like to use two forks, but if you have a to keep her scholarship. 3 tbsp of flour pastry cutter, do yourself a favor and use that. If you ½ cup of brown sugar want to buy me a pastry cutter, I wouldn’t hate it. Junior electrical and computer 2 tsp of cinnamon (or if you want to zing it up a little, engineering major Michael Golden died pumpkin pie spice) 5) Pour the filling into the baking dish. Sprinkle the after crashing his car in Shadyside topping evenly over it. There will probably be extra, years25 ago following police pursuit. Golden hit Topping: ¾ cup of flour so don’t be afraid to be generous. multiple cars before trying to make 1/3 cup of brown sugar Nov. 7, 1989 a sharp turn into a parking lot and 1 tsp of cinnamon 6) Drizzle the melted butter over the top. Lean down flipping his car over into the front yard 1 tsp of nutmeg and admire the calories glistening in the light. of Dr. Jay Silverman at 5619 Fifth Ave. 6 tbsp of cold butter, diced into pieces (it must be cold) 7) Bake for a little less than 40 minutes or until the 2 tbsp of butter, melted crust is bubbly and golden. You will know. You just A group of more than two dozen will, I promise. animal rights activists assembled Directions: outside the Mellon Arena to protest the 8) Serve warm over vanilla ice cream with an extra 10 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey years ago 1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a sprinkle of cinnamon. God, I love autumn. Cricus’s treatment of their performing glass 8x8 baking dish. It doesn’t have to be glass. Nov. 8, 2004 animals. In addition, seven students It’ll just look better when you can see the inside of (each representing a Barnum & Bailey the cobbler in all of its gooey glory. Laura Scherb | Operations Manager circus animal that had recently died) participated in a three-day hunger strike.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University announced that giving up hope may actually make a person years5 ago happier. The results of a study conducted on colostomies patients Nov. 9, 2009 revealed that those told their ailment was irreversible indicated that they were more satisfied with their life than patients who expected to be cured. The Tartan sat down for an interview with former Carnegie Mellon student and The Voice contestant James 1 Wolpert. He succeeded in making it to year ago the top 12 of the singing competition Nov. 11, 2013 with a soulful rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You,” which reached No. 3 on the iTunes sales chart.

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Sudoku courtesy of www.krazydad.com Kakuro courtesy of www.krazydad.com Fill all empty squares using numbers 1 to 9. No number Fill all empty squares using numbers 1 to 9 so the sum of may be used in the same row or column more than once. each row equals the clue on its left, and the sum of each column equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same row or column more than once.

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puzzles pillbox 11.03.14 13 Horoscopes Your Musical Tunes “I Am” by Christina Aguilera. aries “I have insecurities. You show me I am beautiful” march 21–april 19

“Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin taurus “’Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings” april 20–may 20

“Split Personality” by P!nk gemini “Said I’ll say it again, you’re my only friend” may 21–june 21

“Yesterday” by Leona Lewis cancer “But they can never have yesterday” june 22–july 22

“Dancing Queen” by ABBA leo “You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life” july 23–aug. 22 Crossword courtesy of BestCrosswords.com Across Down virgo “We Don’t Need Another Hero” by Tina Turner 1. Actress Sofer 1. Change the decor “There’s gotta be something better out there” 5. Depicts unfairly 2. Hgt. aug. 23–sept. 22 10. Expensive 3. Neck part 14. Airline since 1948 4. Warns 15. Law of Moses 5. Avg. 16. Words to Brutus 6. Hawaiian acacia “If There’s Any Justice” by Lemar libra 17. Reliable 7. Tarzan creator’s monogra “And you’ve seen a thousand times. There’s not much 19. School orgs. 8. Large marine mammal sept. 23–oct. 22 justice in the world” 20. ___ barrel 9. Clip wool 21. Proceed in rays 10. Remove the hair from 23. Leaves in a bag 11. Blues singer James “Pirate Bones” by Natasha Bedingfield 25. Otic 12. Rat-___ 26. Rowing implements 13. Trick scorpio “What if I bend myself into any shape and I still don’t fit?” oct. 23–nov. 21 29. Prohibitionists 18. Not for a Scot 31. Jackie’s predecessor 22. Singer Vic 35. Born 24. Stop on ___ 36. Busy place 25. Answer to a sea captain “Eternal Flame” by The Bangles 37. Powerful 26. Lulus sagittarius “Sun shines through the rain” 38. Values highly 27. Author of fables nov. 22–dec. 21 40. Below 28. Pave over 41. Band aide 30. Campers, briefly 42. Unit of computer memory 32. Gettysburg general 43. Scooby-___ 33. Following “It’s a Hard Knock Life” by Orphan Annie 44. Parsley piece 34. Community spirit capricorn “Once a day, don’t you wanna throw the towel? 45. ___ Cong 36. Stature dec. 22–jan. 19 46. Sunday seats 37. Small-minded 47. Pulsate 39. Ready for editing 49. Desire 40. Ciao! 51. Cuban dance 42. Front part of an apron “Mathematics” by Little Boots 54. Big name in insurance 45. Black magic aquarius “Don’t know my Fibonacci or Pythagoras” 58. Bedouin 46. Soul jan. 20–feb. 18 59. Soldier of fortune 48. Kingdom 63. 1994 Jodie Foster film 50. Chow down 64. Lerner’s partner 51. Madcap 65. Pole 52. Tract “My Immortal” by Evanescence 66. Ivy League school 53. Dark cloud pisces “And I held your hand through all of these years” 67. Sacred song 55. ___ II (razor brand) feb. 19–march 20 68. Plays are divided up into these 56. Resting place 57. Skills Maryyann Landlord | Comics Editor 60. Fido’s appointment 61. Female sheep 62. Open mesh fabric horoscopes 14pillbox 11.03.14 Tuesday 11.4.14 Friday 11.7.14 Ongoing

Jeezy. Stage AE. 8 p.m. Rusko. Xtaza. 9 p.m. Storyteller: The Photographs of Duane Michals. Young Jeezy in support. Dubstep pioneer Rusko will play Xtaza, bringing his Carnegie Museum of Art. Through March 2. The full spectrum of Jeezy will be playing Stage AE. driving beats that helped define the genre. Tickets can be This retrospective collection examines and celebrates Expect to feel like you’re in the Dirty South. Tickets can purchased at ticketfly.com. the groundbreaking and rule-bending Pittsburgh be purchased at ticketmaster.com. photographer’s life and work. Admission to the Carnegie Royal Ballet of Cambodia. Byham Theater. 8 p.m. Museum of Art is free with a valid Carnegie Mellon Wednesday 11.5.14 Renowned for its graceful hand gestures and stunning student ID. costumes, the Royal Ballet of Cambodia has been closely Keys ‘n’ Krates. Rex Theater. 8 p.m. associated with the Khmer court for more than 1,000 Public Record. SPACE Galleries. Through Nov. 9. gLAdiator and Thugli in support. years. The traditional style celebrates graceful, subtle A collection of works by nine different artists from the Live trap group Keys ‘n’ Krates will be blasting the roof movement. Tickets start at $25, and can be purchased at international community. This presentation is part of off of the Rex, if trap friends gLAdiator and Thugli don’t trustarts.culturaldistrict.org. the Pittsburgh Biennial 2014. Admission to the SPACE beat them to it. Expect ratchetness, lots of ratchetness. Galleries is free and open to the public. Tickets can be purchased at ticketfly.com. Saturday 11.8.14 Chuck Connelly: My America. The Andy Warhol Thursday 11.6.14 Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble. Heinz Chapel, Museum. Through Jan. 4. University of Pittsburgh. 8:30 p.m. As part of the 2014 Pittsburgh Biennial, the Warhol is Break Science. Mr. Smalls Theatre. 8 p.m. With examples and a performance by the Carnegie presenting works from Pittsburgh native and surrealist Manic Focus and Space Jesus in support. Mellon Wind Ensemble, musicologist Robert Fallon painter Chuck Connelly. Admission to the museum is free Electronic hip-hop duo Break Science will be bringing will present a lectured titled “A Veteran’s Day Anti- with a Carnegie Mellon student ID. hard-hitting beats with live drumming to Mr. Smalls. Requiem: The Music and Symbolism of War, Death, and Expect plenty of vibing. Electro-soul producer Manic Resurrection in Messiaen’s “Et exspecto.”” Dr. Fallon will The 13 Most Wanted Men. The Andy Warhol Museum. Focus and future-trap artist Space Jesus will play in explain the background and rich musical and religious Through Jan. 4. support. Tickets are $15, and can be purchased at symbolism. Admission is $5 for the general public and This exhibit explores a controversy Warhol ignited at the ticketfly.com. free with a valid Carnegie Mellon I.D. 1964 New York World’s Fair when he expanded and displayed mug shots from NYPD records of the 13 most Open Mic Night. Baker 260. 7 p.m. Sunday 11.9.14 wanted men of 1962. Admission to the museum is free Hosted by Oakland Review. with a Carnegie Mellon student ID. The Oakland Review will be hosting their first Open R.L. Grime. Mr. Smalls Theatre. 8 p.m. Mic night of the year. Students can read poetry, prose, This rising trap producer and DJ is coming to Pittsburgh grocery lists — anything you want. Contact a member of as part of his first headlining tour. Anyone remember Compiled by Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor the Oakland Review board if you’re interested in reading. when he played in Rangos and there were like 50 people Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. there? Branchez and Tommy Kruise will play in support. Want your event here? Tickets can be purchased at ticketweb.com. Email [email protected].

calendar pillbox 11.03.14 15 pumpkin carving.

Courtesy of Late Night via Twitter Late Night and Peer Health Advocates hosted a pumpkin carving and painting party at the Jared L. Cohon University Center black chairs on Halloween night. Offered as an alternative holiday activity, students were encouraged to arrive in costume, and free food was available for those in attendance.

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