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thetartan.org @thetartan January 27, 2014 Volume 108, Issue 15 Students boycott Coca-Cola, battle hate crime Campus Cola and pouring out the company’s products in public reflects protests. Last Sunday, Moriarty and about twenty others poured on MLK out Coca-Cola products — none of which they bought Jr. Day — at the intersection of More- wood and Forbes Avenues. Abby Smith Similar protests are slated in Staffwriter the coming weeks at other universities and high schools “Lift every voice and across the country. The next sing, ‘til earth and heaven protest takes place next week ring, ring with the harmo- at Wesleyan University. After nies of Liberty,” chimed the that, protests will take place at audience, led by senior dra- schools such as Boston Univer- ma major Tsilala Graham- sity and St. Michael’s College Haynes in Rangos Hall in in Colchester, Vt. the University Center last Garrett Eucker, a sopho- Monday afternoon. more vocal performance ma- The song, “Lift Every jor, thinks that the campaign Voice and Sing,” considered is trying to send an important by many to be the national message, but might be doing it anthem of African-Ameri- in the wrong way. “I think it’s cans, was used to kick off misleading, saying that people the keynote address by dis- should be blaming Coca-Cola tinguished service professor strictly because Coca-Cola is of social and decision sci- not supporting [LGBT rights] ence and public policy and when it’s really Russia violat- management Dr. Jendayi E. ing civil rights and Coca-Cola Frazer that concluded the is supporting the Olympics, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day not Russia,” Eucker said. Eu- program. cker does agree that if Coca- Carnegie Mellon cel- Photo courtesy of Anything But Coke Cola pulled their sponsorship The Anything But Coke campaign targets Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, and Russia’s anti-gay laws. ebrated Martin Luther King, from the Olympics, it would Jr.’s birthday with classes send an important message to in the morning and perfor- Brian Trimboli Although President of Rus- with Jeff Kasinoff, a junior Occupy Pedophilia has been Russia. mances and speeches about News Co-Editor sia Vladimir Putin has prom- at Wesleyan University, kidnapping activists and gay “Coca-Cola is not the vil- diversity and remembering ised that the Winter Olympics co-founded Anything But teens and torturing them and lain. But they do have the King in the afternoon. The 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi will be discrimina- Coke, a campaign to boy- putting videos of the torture power to make real change,” The address featured which begin on Friday, Feb. 7, tion-free in response to back- cott Coca-Cola products to online, and the government Moriarty wrote in an email to two student speakers. Se- will take place in Sochi, Rus- lash about the law, many convince Coca-Cola to pull hasn’t been doing anything The Tartan. “This issue is com- nior electrical and comput- sia. Russia has made waves Americans are worried about its sponsorship of the Sochi about it. Some of the lead- plicated but it doesn’t mean er engineering major Vijay internationally with its harsh gay rights in Russia and gay Olympics. ers have spoken and said that it’s not black and white. We Jayaram delineated King anti-gay policies and laws; American Olympic athletes. “Anything But Coke is an [Occupy Pedophilia] is doing a cannot support corporations as “a man who catalyzed a recently, Russia’s lower house A host of companies spon- online campaign that I start- service for the nation; they’re who put profit before human movement,” “a doer,” and of parliament overwhelmingly sors the Olympic Games, in- ed because of the atrocities basically pouring lighter fluid rights. No matter who is suf- a “drum major for change.” approved a law banning the cluding Coca-Cola, McDon- happening to gay citizens in over the situation.” fering.” Jayaram also focused on distribution of information alds, General Electric, Proctor Russia,” Moriarty said. “Hate Moriarty hopes to send a Coca-Cola is one of many King’s views on education, about homosexuality to chil- and Gamble, and Visa. groups across the country message to Coca-Cola, and dren, according to an article John Moriarty, a sopho- have spiraled out of control. other Olympics sponsors, by from CBS news online. more directing major, along For example, a group called drinking anything but Coca- See OLYMPICS, A3 See CELEBRATION, A3 University offers healthier food options Eight new programs combine design, art, and technology Brian Trimboli hundred people — and they News Co-Editor came up with the eight ar- eas of strength that we have Last year, about 100 Carn- at CMU, and a list of courses. egie Mellon faculty sat down We have very good represen- to decide what Carnegie tation from all the colleges; Mellon does best. The list that was the consensus out- was narrowed down to eight come.” discreet categories that have Rikakis wanted the con- become the eight concentra- centrations to have a low tions available in the Integra- barrier of entry, so the portal tive Design, Arts, and Tech- courses, which are prereq- nology Network (IDeATe) uisites to the concentration program. courses, are open to students In this program, students of any major. Portal courses from any academic back- include collaborative, inter- ground can choose from one disciplinary courses, such as of eight interdisciplinary Introduction to Computing concentrations, which in- for Creative Practitioners and clude: animation and special Introduction to Media Syn- effects, entrepreneurship thesis and Analysis. for creative industries, game The portal courses are design, intelligent environ- designed to help ease stu- ment, learning media, media dents from disciplinary back- design, physical computing, grounds into interdisciplin- and sound design. ary work. Introduction to The IDeATe program is Media and Synthesis Analy- Alison Chiu/Advertising Staff, Jon Leung/Photo Editor headed by Thanassis Rikakis, sis, for example, is described The Underground in Morewood Gardens added an Under 500 Calories Menu after student feedback for Dining Services. vice provost for design, arts, on the IDeATe website as and technology, and project “an introduction to basic dergraduate Student Senate healthy option, and I am in- wrote student body vice presi- Chris Galvin manager Kelly Delaney. “If principles for the creation of Staffwriter brought attention to the pop- terested in eating healthy,” dent and junior electrical and you decide that one of these digitally mediated content, ularity of Evgefstos and the said Ade Odutayo, a master’s computer engineering ma- areas is of interest to you, you aimed towards students from In the January 2014 issue demand for extended hours. student in the Tepper School jor Ian Glasner, in an email. go to your advisor and you science and engineering dis- of Dining Dish, Housing and Dining Services responded to of Business. “The food on campus is much say, ‘hey, you know I think I ciplines who have limited Dining Services announced the feedback by extending the “I think [the new hours] healthier than it ever has might be interested in doing exposure to content analysis two important changes to location’s hours until 8 p.m. are better, [and provide] more been.” some interdisciplinary kind and authoring.” The course the healthy food options on Monday through Friday. options,” said senior mechani- The change in The Under- of work,’ ” said Rikakis. “Then will have three modules: the campus: extended hours at “Meeting the needs of our cal engineering major Krys- ground menu was also in- during your sophomore year narrative module, the visual Evgefstos and new healthy vegetarian populations is an tina Calfo. “I usually go to spired by student opinions at you have to pass a portal synthesis module, and the menu options available at The ongoing priority area in cam- Resnik, but now I can come DSAC meetings. course, and once you pass sound synthesis module. All Underground. pus dining since [Evgefstos] here instead.” “Based on student feed- the portal course you have to students in the course will Evgefstos features vegan opened in 2006” wrote Paula Dining Services is continu- back, Dining Services col- take two courses within the complete an additional mod- and vegetarian options not Martin, University Health Ser- ing to try to expand healthy laborated with our vending list of concentrations.” ule — the critical analysis available elsewhere on cam- vices’s registered dietitian, in and vegetarian options on partner at The Underground The list of concentrations module — and then choose pus. The eatery, however, was an email. campus by working with ven- to offer more healthy choices came from a think tank of two of the three remaining not open for dinner during the Students have respond- dor partners to offer more for students, besides the very Carnegie Mellon’s faculty,” modules. fall semester, and was only ed positively to the change vegetarian and vegan dishes popular traditional late night Rikakis said. “We had a By the end of the course, open until 4 p.m. Monday and seem to appreciate the at various dining locations. fare,” wrote Pascal Petter, di- one-year process for this, so according to the IDeATe web- through Friday. increase in healthy dinner “The past three years have rector of Dining Services, in we brought together some site, students will be able to During Dining Services options. included the addition of sev- an email. “Although students working teams from across Advisory Council (DSAC) “I am neither vegan or eral new dining locations and all the colleges — about a See PROGRAMS, A4 meetings, members of Un- vegetarian, but I think it’s a seriously improved menus,” See HEALTHY, A3 A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » January 27, 2014 feature photo news in brief CMU researchers begin to understand CMU celebrates MLK Day with music the nature of unconscious priming

Recently, Carnegie Mellon social priming as just another researchers in the depart- way that our senses interact,” ment of psychology used a said Klatzky in a university sensory integration model to press release. better understand how the “Our approach is to under- brain contextualizes what stand how the basic processes it sees and senses, a process work, in order to account for called priming. Scientists the inconsistencies,” Klatzky have been frustrated by prim- said in the press release. ing for years as they try to un- “Because, as scientists, derstand how it functions. once you understand the Professor of psychology underlying causes, you are Roberta Klatzky, and assis- gifted with control over when tant professor of psychology effects occur and when they J. David Creswell published don’t,” she continued. a study in Perspectives on Klatzky and Cresswell’s Psychological Science using model posits that each sense a well-established human gathers information through perception theory to explain a separate channel. how and why priming works, This information is then and why it can be such an un- collated in the brain, and the predictable process. Klatzky results of each sense are com- and Creswell adapted an ex- bined to give the perceptual isting model of inter-sensory truth. perception to describe how When someone stirs a mug the multiple senses contrib- of coffee with a metal spoon, ute to the brain’s overarch- for example, and hears the ing impression of the world spoon clank on the cup, they around it. can deduce that the mug is “We began to think about made of a hard material.

CMU and Georgetown researchers find new results about mandatory disclosure

Advisers — like doctors, larly when consumers have lawyers, and accountants the burden of interpreting — face conflicts of interest and reacting to the informa- (COIs) when they have a tion,” said Shah, lead author personal stake in the matter of the study, in a university on which they are advising. press release. “Our findings Typically, COI disclosure is suggest that disclosure can mandatory in order to pro- become a successful inter- tect consumers from biased vention to managing some advice. Past studies have conflicts of interest if it shown, however, that even motivates professionals or mandatory disclosure does providers to avoid such con- not protect consumers from flicts.” biased advice. “Disclosure doesn’t seem New research from Carne- to be much good when con- gie Mellon Herbert A. Simon flicts are unavoidable, but it Professor of Economics and does seem to help when ad- Psychology George Loewen- visers have a choice about stein and Georgetown Uni- whether to subject them- versity assistant professor of selves to conflicts,” said business ethics Sunita Sah Loewenstein in the press re- looks at situations in which lease. “A nice feature of dis- advisers can choose whether closure is that it is, in effect, or not they have COIs, such ‘self-calibrating.’ Doctors, as doctors who are offered for example, are unlikely gifts from pharmaceutical to find it worth it to accept companies. Loewenstein and small gifts such as pens or Shah’s work, published in calendars if the gifts are go- Psychological Science, found ing to be disclosed. Although that, although the results of larger gifts would be more previous studies hold, when tempting, doctors are likely advisers have a choice about to be deterred from accept- COIs, mandatory disclosure ing them because disclosure convinces them to choose of large gifts would be more against the COI so that they damaging to their reputa- Josh Smith/Contributing Editor have nothing to disclose. tions.” Teenagers from Carnegie Mellon’s Arts Greenhouse program celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day last Monday by screening “Dreams of Kings,” a “Prior research has cast music video they made to explore the relevance of Dr. King to Pittsburgh’s youth. The screening was accompanied by a short hip-hop performance doubt as to the effectiveness and a monologue by Darrell Lumpkins. of disclosure for managing Compiled by conflicts of interest, particu- BriaN trimboli

Campus Crime & Incident Reports Weather party and escorted the exotic era, then requested that Public Drunkenness tified after being taken to Al- dancers from the area. Stu- the exhibit be removed. Jan. 17, 2014 legheny County Jail, and is dent Life is handling any dis- being charged with carrying a University Police respond- ciplinary consequences result- false ID, presenting a false ID ed to South Craig Street after ing from this incident. Wallet Theft a Carnegie Mellon shuttle to law enforcement, and un- Jan. 20, 2014 derage drinking. driver reported an intoxicated University Police were student lying on the sidewalk. Assisting an Outside summoned to the University University Police ensured that Agency Center Equipment Desk in Tuesday Wednesday Thursday the student received medical Jan. 17, 2014 Suspicious Activity response to the theft of a uni- High / Low High / Low High / Low attention. The student was cit- Jan. 20, 2014 versity employee’s wallet from ed with public drunkenness. 6 / -2 13 / 8 33 / 26 A Carnegie Mellon student A University Police officer the men’s locker room. was arrested after failing to reported a suspicious exhibit The victim said that he left Noise Complaint identify himself to law en- in the hallway connecting his wallet in a gym bag inside Jan. 17, 2014 forcement. Wean Hall and Doherty Hall. an unlocked locker in the The student was at a Beeler When University Police men’s locker room between University Police were Street address, where Pitts- arrived, a Carnegie Mel- 6–6:30 p.m. This investigation summoned to Mudge House burgh Bureau of Police and lon student took respon- is ongoing. after a resident assistant and University Police responded sibility for the exhibit. community advisor reported to a noise complaint resulting The exhibit, which used tape excessive noise from a party from a party. The police dis- and construction signs and Friday Saturday Sunday inside the piano room. When persed the party, but were un- closed the walkway, was part High / Low High / Low High / Low University Police arrived, they able to confirm the student’s of an assignment for class. found that exotic dancers had 29 / 23 38 / 24 35 / 18 identity because he was carry- University Police allowed been hired as entertainment. ing three ID cards and refused the student to document the The officers dispersed the Source: www.weather.com to cooperate. exhibit with a video cam- The student was later iden- student senate meeting minutes Special Committee Ex Officio Report: Pascal Petter Special Allocation: International Film Allocation: Updates: Festival Activities Board Academic Affairs

Student Senate approved The Academic Affairs Com- Pascal Petter, director of while Entropy+ is carrying Student Senate granted deserved the money in light an allocation for $1,600 to mittee is planning a town hall dining services, gave a presen- more fresh fruit. $8,000 to the Carnegie Mel- of Senate’s history of grant- replace broken microphones. meeting to discuss Faculty tation to Student Senate on Petter is making changes lon International Film Festi- ing their allocations and the Although no Activities Board Course Evaluations. Academic upcoming changes in Carnegie to dining at Carnegie Mel- val to pay for travel and lodg- importance of the Carnegie representatives were at the Affairs is also focusing on Ear- Mellon’s various dining loca- lon based on feedback from ing for the guest lecturers and Mellon International Film Senate meeting, Activities ly Course Evaluations, which tions. Petter showed plans and students, especially those on producers they are bringing Festival, which serves not Board’s previous microphones will be distributed soon. The materials for new seating in the Dining Student Advisory in, including the first lady of only Carnegie Mellon, but the were almost 30 years old, and Committee wants to get Stu- the Carnegie Mellon Café, and Council. Poland. The allocation was Pittsburgh area, and typically recently broke. dent Advisory Councils for discussed the recent push for originally $3,000, until a draws almost 1,000 people. every academic discipline in- healthier food on campus. The motion to raise it to $8,000 volved as well. Underground, for example, has was made. The Senate body a revamped, healthier menu, agreed that the organization Compiled by Brian Trimboli January 27, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 Lower calorie options offered on campus ‘Anything But Coke’ From HEALTHY, A1 highest volume dining loca- which menu items to choose um dinners and theme nights tion, was extremely popular,” and this is where the nutrition in Schatz Dining Room, bento protests on Forbes can still order a cheeseburger wrote Petter in the email. “We education and health pro- box lunches available from or chicken fingers, they now shared this with our vendor motion piece comes into the Worlds of Flavor, culinary have healthier alternatives to partner at The Underground equation.” showcase events, farmers’ select from.” and the concept was emulated University Health Services markets, additional gluten- The new menu items in- with positive results thus far.” also contributes to improving free items, and Halal options. clude more gluten-free op- “Under 500 calories is students’ diets on campus by “I think we could do more tions and egg beaters avail- healthy by the Underground’s providing services to promote for people with food aller- able for breakfast, as well as standards,” Calfo said. healthy eating and lifestyles. gies,” wrote Glasner in the seven sandwiches, two salads, Other changes to improve “We offer peer education email. “However, this is a diffi- and one specialty item — healthy food options include programs, individual nutri- cult problem to solve because blackened salmon filet. The fresh produce in Entropy+, a tion counseling and education allergies vary greatly from Underground has also started new noodle bowl concept for sessions, screening for disor- person to person.” to use whole-grain bread for the Marketplace in the Univer- dered eating, and established For the upcoming fall se- the majority of sandwiches. sity Center, and grilled salmon the dinning icon program mester, students can expect a In addition to these changes, available at The Exchange. to assist vendors with menu nutrition app that will allow The Underground has imple- “We have to balance be- planning that includes health- students to check nutritional mented a three-week rotating tween offering our students focused dining offerings” said values on any menu item from menu cycle that offers meal variety and balance while also Martin. their mobile device, as well options under 500 calories. catering to taste preference,” Housing and Dining Ser- as more dining locations with “This cycle menu was wrote Martin. “The key here is vices has even more changes revised hours of operation to launched as we learned from ‘we offer’ and it is up to each planned for the remainder of reflect student demand. students that a similar menu individual student to ‘decide’ the semester, including premi- “As the demand for healthy offered at the Exchange, our food continues to grow on campus, I have no doubt that CMU administration will con- tinue to provide the quality of food students prefer,” wrote Glasner. “I am working closely with Pascal Petter, the direc- tor of dining services, to make sure students have access to healthy food if they want it.” “We will continue to col- laborate with students and campus departments to evolve the program based on cam- pus needs and trends within the campus dining industry,” wrote Petter in the email. “As a matter of fact, I am currently developing a dining master plan and would welcome any suggestions or ideas that can help me make better informed decisions.” Students can con- tact Petter by going to his of- fice in Morewood Gardens, via phone at (412) 268-9719, or email atppetter@andrew. 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Courtesy of Anything But Coke Students hope to give Coca-Cola financial incentive to pull funding. CMU EMS more efficient with new car From OLYMPICS, A1 ing race.” Moriarty also noted that American companies to the United States as a nation sponsor the 2014 Winter has boycotted the Olympic Olympics; according to the Games before. “We boycotted FAQ on Coca-Cola’s website, the Olympics as a nation in the company is the longest Moscow in the 1980s due to continuous sponsor of the their civil rights violations. By Olympics. not doing it now we are say- “We are a business and ing that these violations don’t our role as official soft drinks justify it.” provider enables us to show- Although the U.S. is send- case the range of drinks we ing gay athletes to the Olym- offer and sell these at the pics, Moriarty says that this Olympics and Paralympic isn’t enough. “In 1936, Coca- games,” the FAQ continues. Cola sponsored the Olympics “We recognize that attitudes in Berlin, Germany, at a time to sponsorship have changed when they were making their and we want to understand first anti-semitic laws saying more about the social value that only Aryans could com- our sponsorship brings. This pete. We sent Jewish athletes is why we have been work- in — some even won the gold ing with independent think — but they didn’t respond to tank demos to create a new the symbol because it isn’t model of sponsorship evalua- enough. We need to give dic- tion that looks to quantify the tators financial incentive to social impact of sponsorship pull out, just as we are giving activity.” Coca-Cola financial incentive Jon Carreon/Contributing Editor Moriarty draws parallels to pull out.” The new Ford EMS car allows CMU EMS to arrive at a scene of an emergency quickly and efficiently. between his and Kasinoff’s Moriarty, along with Ka- campaign and anti-Coca-Cola sinoff and the president of Sneha Kannoth kelstein said that the car al- Former operations direc- pared themselves to peer insti- protests in the 1990s. ALLIES, Carnegie Mellon’s Junior Staffwriter lows them to transport equip- tor and alumnus Tim Bach tutions such as Duke Univer- “This is not a campaign LGBT support club, are meet- ment to any point on campus, and Finklestein were the main sity and Columbia University, that hasn’t had a history of ing with a representative On Jan. 10, Carnegie Mel- making arriving at a call much proponents of acquiring the which both have cars and am- success in terms of boycotting from Coca-Cola next week. lon Emergency Medical Ser- more efficient. car. They wrote an in-depth bulances as part of their EMS Coca-Cola specifically,” Mori- “We have low expectations vices (CMU EMS), after ten Current logistics director proposal to University Health programs. arty said. “In 1990 there was for the meeting, but hopefully years of tossing the idea back and supervisor Blaise Lough- Services (UHS) in which they After successfully convinc- a series of protests at univer- from that meeting we can and forth, was able to obtain man said, “The idea’s been compared the time that they ing UHS that a CMU EMS sities across the country that meet with someone higher up their very own CMU EMS car. around for ten years, but it could arrive at a scene of an car would be a beneficial led to Coca-Cola disinveste- to see what they can do,” Mo- Former logistics director and started to make headway emergency with and without ing in South Africa, and be- riarty said. “It’s a great sign current supervisor Evan Fin- last year.” a car. Additionally, they com- See CAR, A4 cause they are a corporation because it means that they’re that has so much influence listening, and they’re hearing politically and culturally, it our voice, and we have made pressured South Africa to re- some influence — just 20 peo- Student speeches call for leadership think their politics concern- ple pouring out coke.” From CELEBRATION, A1 spectives,” he also spoke of Frazer was also instrumental ferred to Harriet Tubman, who the need for there to be “more in establishing many of the led slaves out of the South, as particularly the concept of progress until [his own] nar- Bush administration’s initia- her personal inspiration, an moral education. He cited rative is the norm.” McElwee tives in Africa. epitome of action and leading Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fa- said that the best way to re- Frazer’s speech called for with courage and conviction. mous quote first published in member King is to persistently a transformation of leader- Student responses to the the Morehouse College Stu- put the fight for equality at the ship, to return to a “purpose keynote address were over- dent Newspaper, The Maroon top of our agendas. greater than self.” She defined whelmingly positive; most Tiger, in 1947: “The function The two student speakers courage as the “willingness students found Frazer to be of education is to teach one to set the tone for Frazer’s key- to persevere, deriving from both intriguing and inspiring. think intensively and to think note, “Leading with Courage moral strength.” Frazer spoke “I really like how she ap- critically. Intelligence plus and Conviction.” In addition of the process of turning faith plied Dr. King’s values and be- character — that is the true to her appointments in the into conviction into leader- liefs to today’s society, and liv- goal of education.” Heinz College’s School of Pub- ship. She drew examples from ing life with a purpose and a Jayarum emphasized the lic Policy and the department the lives of King, Nelson Man- vision,” said sophomore mate- importance of education to of social and decision scienc- dela, and Mahatma Gandhi rials science and engineering “understand the human con- es, Frazer is also the Director as leaders who led with cour- and biomedical engineering dition before we are able to of Carnegie Mellon’s Center age and conviction, but also double major Shreya Munjal. break boundaries.” for International Policy and a willingness to compromise “[Frazer] challenged [us] Following Jayarum, junior Innovation. She was sworn and change tactics when nec- to look at the world from a civil engineering major Mil- in as the first female U.S. am- essary. different perspective,” said lard McElwee spoke of his bassador to South Africa in Frazer discussed how we junior chemistry major Kevin personal experience of being 2004 and is widely credited as citizens have moved away Hunter. a “part of King’s dream.” Al- for designing the Bush admin- from the true actions against “She urged us to strive to- though he said that his experi- istration’s policies for ending injustice, now settling for sim- ward a better future for our- ences at Carnegie Mellon have the wars in the Democratic ply clicking the Change.org selves and those around us shown that “true innovation Republic of the Congo, Sierra button instead of mobilizing a while holding true to our own comes from a variety of per- Leone, Liberia, and Burundi. movement as King did. She re- ideals.” 4 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » January 27, 2014

IDeATe program emphasizes interdisciplinary progress

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From PROGRAMS, A1 to fundamental computing work on things together.” Rikakis said. “We’re trying to working groups, but because Forbes Avenue. According to principles and programming If a student working toward keep the bar very low, so you many of the [faculty] are very Rikakis, the new collabora- “demonstrate the ability to techniques for creative cul- a concentration is particularly can start it as a concentration busy teaching disciplinary tive, interdisciplinary building think critically across several tural practices, with special engaged in the program, he or and if you like it, you can make courses and stuff like that, will be open 24 hours a day theoretical paradigms” and consideration to applications she can take two more courses it your minor.” we are also hiring some new to anyone participating in the “articulate the relationship be- in music, design, and the vi- — in addition to the four re- The IDeATe courses were faculty,” Rikakis said. “We’re IDeATe program. The building tween Art/Design practice and sual arts.” quired for the concentration developed by existing Carn- bringing in a number of new will have a variety of spaces theory.” “You can do these from any — to make it a minor. egie Mellon faculty, many who faculty to teach in this space for everything from physical Computing for Creative major,” Rikakis said. “The por- Rikakis stipulated that will go on to teach the courses along with existing faculty, prototyping to media editing. Practitioners, on the other tal courses are set up so that the main difference between they develop. Because many but they’re all being developed IDeATe project manager hand, is housed in the depart- you can find the best concen- choosing a concentration and faculty are busy within their by expert faculty we already Kelly Delaney urges students ment of computer science and tration from the outside, and a minor centers around double disciplines, however, Carnegie have here.” who are interested in par- is meant for visual and liberal all the courses within the con- counting restrictions. Mellon will also be taking on The IDeATe program will ticipating in IDeATe to con- arts students looking to do centration are set up to be col- “If you’re doing a minor new faculty in the fall to teach also be accompanied by the tact their advisors and talk more interdisciplinary work. laborative courses, so the in- you can’t do that — you’d have the new courses. repurposing of a Carnegie about registering for the por- The IDeATe website describes structors are expecting people to do some courses that don’t “All of the courses are being Mellon building on the cor- tal courses this coming Fall the course as “an introduction from different backgrounds to count toward your major,” developed by faculty from the ner of South Craig Street and semester. CMU EMS student staff calls experiences ‘rewarding’ From CAR, A3 University Police, and CMU 24/7, meaning that most faculty member from cardiac to daily are generally not high Loughman responded to EMS’s home base in Doherty members must work multiple arrest. emergency, but include inju- a case in which he needed an investment, Bach and Finkel- Apartments. shifts each week. The mem- “When we see the faculty ries, intoxication, faintness, EpiPen. stein were able to make their The next step for CMU bers comprise a wide variety member, and she sees us in and allergy responses. He used the $60 pen to plans a reality. Though techni- EMS, according to Loughman, of people, such as senior com- our uniform, she feels very CMU EMS typically re- treat life-threatening allergic cally owned by UHS, the car is to acquire a golf cart to more puter science major, executive thankful to us. It’s a great feel- ceives many more calls during reactions, paid for by himself. is authorized to be driven by efficiently transport equip- director, and medical member ing,” Cooper said. the weekend. During Spring Nonetheless, according to only CMU EMS crew chiefs, ment within the campus. Jeff Cooper, who will work at The achievements of CMU Carnival, CMU EMS doubles Loughman, adequate funding who have to be specifically li- CMU EMS is one of the Google when he graduates EMS have received acclaim and sometimes even triples for CMU EMS is never a prob- censed to drive such vehicles. most recognizable organiza- in the spring. When asked from various medical institu- the staff that is available on- lem when lives can be saved The CMU EMS Ford car is tions on campus, with their why he became part of CMU tions in the area that vouched call, with different groups des- and when people stay hungry equipped with backboards, 24/7 on-call staffing and di- EMS, he said that he “found a for CMU EMS’s response time ignated on midway, campus, to serve their campus in the medical equipment, and au- rect support of Pittsburgh group of people that were also — in many cases, if CMU EMS and other areas relative to biggest way they can. dio devices that connect to Emergency Medical Services passionate about something did not arrive as quickly as campus where CMU students the University of Pittsburgh and University Police. With big, like saving lives. It’s high they did, the injured person may hang out during Carnival. Editor’s Note: Jonathan Medical Center (UPMC), the its 25 current members, CMU stress, but it’s so rewarding.” may have died. Many of the Recently, CMU EMS has ex- Carreon is a contributing editor Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, EMS is required to be on watch In 2011, CMU EMS saved a events that CMU EMS respond perienced funding shortages. for The Tartan. January 27, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5

Bio-inspired medical device improves ankle rehabilitation Claire Gianakas impact. This technology al- Staffwriter lows us to make robots soft so they can be closer to the hu- Medicine and medical tech- man body and to human life.” nology have long been areas Despite the promising re- of public interest due to their sults of the research, how- clear societal benefits. Recent ever, there is still a long way technological advancements to go. Park explained that the have encouraged medical soft design, as opposed to the advancements, particularly more traditional exoskeleton in the fields of orthotics and design, poses some problems. prosthetics. Studies by Carn- For example, it is much harder egie Mellon researcher Yong- to define and transmit force in Lae Park suggest that soft, the soft design because, com- bio-inspired orthotic devices pared to traditional braces, could aid in the rehabilitation the device is much more de- of foot and ankle disorders. pendent on the user. Park, currently an assistant Since the force must travel professor in the Robotics Insti- through the skin and muscle tute and the School of Com- to reach the bone, force trans- Maryyann Landlord/Comics Editor puter Science at Carnegie Mel- Assistant professor Yong-Lae Park explains the benefits of soft, wearable, bio-inspired robotics, such as not being limited to one-dimensional motion. mission and control are also lon, conducted the research more difficult. “This is very while a postdoctoral research- the realization that the de- natural ankles are capable plify the identification. We can I think we can get more atten- early staging of the prototype er at Harvard’s Wyss Institute vice needed to be different of three-dimensional motion. make the device compact and tion from society and more in- and design,” Park said. “The for Biologically Inspired En- from traditional exoskeletons, The soft, bio-inspired device simple but still give active as- terest in this area, which will device itself cannot be practi- gineering with chief technol- which are rigid structures that Park and his fellow re- sistance.” give us more leverage to sup- cal immediately.” ogy officer at BioSensics LLC, used for rehabilitation. searchers developed mimics The development of a soft, port the advancement of the An unconventional ap- Bor-rong Chen and assistant “The advantage of a tra- the four main muscles in the bio-inspired orthotic has the field,” Park said. proach to orthotics, using professor at the University of ditional exoskeleton is that lower leg that contribute to potential to spark huge devel- Park also sees this research soft robotics for rehabilitation Southern California Viterbi all the joints are really well the movement of the ankle. opments in the future. Park having an influence on the in- purposes has the potential to School of Engineering, Nés- defined and you can transmit By modeling the device after explained that while there tegration of robotics into ev- greatly impact many fields of tor O. Pérez-Arancibia. The forces more accurately,” Park the anatomy of the lower leg have recently been many stag- ery day human life. study. This research not only team looked at the advantages said. “But the limitations are and utilizing a soft design, the gering developments in the “Today we use robots to paves the way for new ad- of using a soft orthotic device that it is bulky and it defines team produced a device that field of prosthetics, very little help people, but they are not vances in medical treatment, based on the anatomy of the your motions. You cannot de- allows for more natural mo- has changed in the field of really an interactive part of but may also shed light on the lower leg for rehabilitation of fine your motion by yourself.” tion. orthotics. Braces are gener- our world. In the future I see steps that need to be taken in foot and ankle disorders. Exoskeleton devices gen- “It is impossible to copy all ally the same and tend to keep robots as part of our daily order to more effectively in- Park explained that the erally limit motion to one-di- the muscles,” Park admitted. joints in fixed angles or posi- life,” Park said. “In that sense, tegrate robots into our daily idea for the device arose from mension despite the fact that “As an engineer, we can sim- tions. “By doing this research, soft robots will have a large lives. how things work SCITECH BRiefs Old rover finds Sharks are at risk How compass apps can tell direction new evidence of for becoming an Michael Setzer to the magnet’s interaction water on Mars extinct species Contributing Editor with the Earth’s magnetic Continuing the search for The International Union field. The cause of the mag- life on the red planet, the for Conservation of Nature If you were to go back in netic field is not completely Mars rover Opportunity, part found that 250 of the 1,041 history and meet with the ex- known, but geologists have of NASA’s Mars Exploration total species of sharks are plorers and navigators of yes- made hypotheses regarding Rover Mission, has produced at a very high risk of going teryear, they would probably the phenomenon by analyz- new findings that suggest life extinct. Unfortunately, they be wielding — at least one ing the layers of the Earth. on Mars was once possible. have nowhere to hide from — magnetic compass. Whip The Earth is made up of an The rover found evidence overfishing and are thus be- out your compass app on your outer crust, followed by the that a giant crater is likely to ing dwindled down to small- smartphone, and they’d prob- upper mantle, the inner man- have once contained water er numbers. This overfish- ably be flabbergasted — well, tle, the outer core, and then that was just right for micro- ing could have a cascading with that and your time ma- finally the inner core at the bial life; it wasn’t too acidic impact on many ecosystems chine. But how has the com- very center. The inner core or salty. Even though the because the loss of an apex pass worked to help everyone is made up mostly of mol- rover has long outlived its ex- predator can sometimes from ancient Chinese seafar- ten iron, but the very center piration date, it continues to prove to be catastrophic at ers to today’s Boy Scouts of of the inner core is under so prove vital to scientists’ ongo- multiple levels of the food America? And how exactly much pressure that the iron ing examination of Mars. chain. does that timeworn technol- becomes solid, according to ogy work in your iPhone? howstuffworks.com. It is be- Source: Science News Source: Science Daily First, we’ll go over the mag- lieved that the rotation of the netic compass. This trustwor- Earth and the immense heat thy piece of equipment has from the core cause the iron to Scientists use Video gamers been around since 200 BCE, move in a rotational pattern. waves to predict impacting according to William Lowrie, This rotational pattern may Kyung Min Lee/Staff Artist earthquakes scientific world a professor emeritus at ETH be the source of the magnetic Zurich. Navigators started us- field that we see on Earth. The netic north pole is actually the solid-state sensors within the Scientists at Stanford It turns out that video ing this compass regularly on field produced is very weak, geographical south pole (and phone that can measure their University and MIT are now games might not be as mind- land and sea closer to 1000 however, which is why the vice-versa). tilt and movement. The infor- using waves as a model to numbing as parents make CE, in present-day China. The needle on the compass needs So if the traditional nee- mation provided by these de- understand how a future them out to be. Recent video standard magnetic compass to be very lightweight and on dle compass works because vices means that the compass earthquake will impact Cali- game releases, such as Foldit, of the 20th century is made a surface with minimal fric- of a small magnet, how do app can display cardinal direc- fornia. Instead of focusing in which players make new up of a magnetized needle in tion. the compass apps in phones tions no matter which orienta- on when the next earthquake proteins, and Planet Hunters, its heart with a face showing As expected with any tech- work? As it turns out, the tion the phone is in, according will hit, researchers are now an astronomy game, have cardinal directions — north, nology created over two mil- smartphones do have a small to the algorithmic software trying to study the way that harnessed a fraction of what south, east, and west. The lenniums ago, the compass magnetometer, which can development company Sensor the earthquake will shake the director of game research needle is mounted on a sur- has its issues. First, it has to measure the Earth’s mag- Platforms. ground and anything on top and development at the In- face with low friction so that be completely level to work netic field. This information Whether using a 200 BCE of it. Waves have always been stitute for the Future Jane it can easily turn; if held flat, — making it rather difficult is combined with an accelera- compass or the compass app understood to create seismic McGonigal estimates is 3 bil- one end of the needle will to use on something like an tor inside the phone. The ac- on the iPhone 5S, the Earth’s fields in the same manner lion hours weekly that people point toward magnetic north airplane. Also, a magnetic celerator gets information re- magnetic field is the key to that earthquakes do. How- spend on video games. Sci- and one to magnetic south. compass can take a long time garding the phone’s position having reliable directions. ever, they produce such little entists have been searching The compass is able to de- to correct itself. Another con- in space. It is able to pinpoint Now, if only Apple could de- force that they were always for the protein structure of termine north and south due fusing thing is that the mag- the phone’s position from velop a moral compass app. considered noise. Now, with an AIDS-like protein in mon- this reassessment, scientists keys for over 13 years; gam- have made predictions that ers of Foldit found it in three the next earthquake to hit weeks. California could be a big one. Solar Splash takes the next big step Source: Los Angeles Times Source: The Guardian Brooke Kuei events that the competition of solar panels and lead-acid than before: The team will be SciTech Editor consists of include the sla- batteries. The sprint is exactly competing in the DONG En- lom, endurance, and sprint. as it sounds — a test of speed ergy Solar Challenge, a solar Fruit flies found to Researchers mimic In a small, cluttered room The slalom event is a test of across a much shorter course. boat competition that will be detect cancer cells cat whiskers to in the basement of the East held in the Netherlands this among other cells increase sensors Campus Garage, magic is hap- June. The team has also been pening. Nathaniel Krasnoff, “So for us, always being the invited to participate in the in- Researchers that are a part A team of scientists at the senior mechanical engineer- second child and now competing augural Monaco Solar Grand of an international project at University of California, ing major and the president Prix in July. the University of Konstanz Berkeley are mimicking of the Carnegie Mellon Solar on behalf of the United States is Krasnoff joked that the So- in Germany have found that the whiskers on cats to Splash team, spends hours a big step. We are honored and lar Splash team was always fruit flies are able to smell provide ultra-sensitive working alongside his dedi- seen as second to buggy at the difference between a sensing for robots. These cated teammates, including humbled and excited.” Carnegie Mellon. “So for us, healthy cell and a cancer cell. hair-like sensors could aid senior mechanical engineer always being the second child These quantifiable findings human-computer interaction KJ Lee, to build an impressive, and now competing on be- Nathaniel Krasnoff have provided more evidence because it would allow the solar-powered boat that will half of the United States is a of the fact that animal machines to sense human race in two European compe- —President of Solar Splash big step. We are honored and sensory organs are far more touch with a higher degree titions during the upcoming humbled and excited.” acute than any artificial ones of accuracy. The whisker summer. The Solar Splash team cur- that could ever hope to be idea is not new, but has According to the official maneuverability in which the Carnegie Mellon’s Solar rently consists of 40 members, developed in the near future. never successfully been website, Solar Splash is “an boat must navigate around Splash has competed con- although a main 10-member Moving forward, scientists implemented until now. international intercollegiate several buoys. In the endur- sistently in the official Solar group is the core of the team. are finding new ways to solar/electric boat regatta” ance event, the boat has two Splash competition every year, The team consists of members diagnosis cancer in patients. Source: Science News sponsored by the Institute hours to complete as many with the exception of last year. from various different aca- of Electrical and Electron- laps as possible around a pre- This year, however, the team demic backgrounds, including Source: Science Daily ics Engineers (IEEE) Power determined loop with energy is back with renewed vigor Compiled By Electronics Society. The main provided by a combination and even higher aspirations See SOLAR, A6 Rohan Varma A6 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » January 27, 2014 Solar Splash to compete in upcoming European regattas SOLAR, from A5 how long it needs to be, and Michlet, an evolutionary soft- mechanical engineering and ware, will run hundreds of electrical and computer en- iterations until an optimized gineering, and works in spe- model is created. After this cialized groups, such as hull, process, molds are made by propulsion, and electrical — Advanced Pattern Works, an each with its own vice presi- independently owned and dent. Their work space is split operated model-making ser- between Bramer House and vice. Carnegie Mellon Solar the East Campus Garage Splash has many sponsors, basement. including Constellation En- Krasnoff made a point of ergy, CIT, the Steinbrenner remarking that their new hull Institute for Environmental vice president, freshman Sha- Education and Research, the rina Lall, is a biology major, Richard King Mellon Founda- although her experience with tion Institute, and Lockheed Solar Splash has actually Martin. made her consider switching “When we first came, re- into the Carnegie Institute ally, there was nothing. No of Technology (CIT). Their one knew anything,” Lee electrical vice president, said. “But you learn. You fail sophomore Thomas Eliot, and you learn, and now we’re was originally a mechanical entering an international engineer but changed his ma- competition, and it’s a big jor to electrical and computer change. It’s been two years engineering after his experi- in the making, so it’s almost ence with Solar Splash. Their like a movie.” With the in- new propulsion head, fresh- tellect and dedication that man Kira Fujibayashi, is an the members of Solar Splash economics major who is in have shown in past years, this the process of switching into summer’s European com- mechanical engineering. petitions are sure to be this Jonathan Leung/Photo Editor “People do really get excit- movie’s happy ending. Nathaniel Krasnoff and KJ Lee pose at Bramer House, one of their building sites, sporting new hazmat suits and other Breaking Bad-inspired gear. ed about what they’re learn- ing here,” Krasnoff said. The process of learning how to build an electric solar-pow- ered boat is entirely different than how students learn in the classroom. In fact, when the team was younger, they essentially had to start from square one. “We had no idea how to build a boat,” Krasnoff admit- ted. “We had no money, we were kicked out of our space behind Hamburg Hall, and we had no members. Now we have enough money for this new amazing adventure, two spaces, and 40 members.” The actual process of building the boat begins with a boat design software called Michlet. One can set a series of parameters, such as how Courtesey of CMU Solar Splash fast the boat needs to go or Krasnoff prepares to compete in the maneuverability test during the 2012 Solar Splash competition. The boat will have to navigate through several buoys without hitting them.

Courtesy of CMU Solar Splash Left: The electric boats made by Solar Splash are powered by solar panels. Right: The CMU Solar Splash team at the 2012 Solar Splash competition in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Although the team did not compete in 2013, they will be competing in international competitions this upcoming summer in the Netherlands and in Monaco. January 27, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A7 PugWash Overview of recent Liability issues inherent to technology discoveries at CMU concluded that the company is generally implemented in was at fault. They must have Brooke Kuei SciTech Editor places where a lot of energy been careless in making their can be harnessed at once, purchase of their hardware. Carnegie Mellon’s re- such as at sites of large dams On the other hand, if the tech- Kathryn McKeough searchers are constantly or water turbines. However, nology is faulty, surely the Special to The Tartan making new discoveries in Marculescu is developing manufacturers are the ones at various fields of science. a way to make hydropower fault. The POS systems were Today, society is flooded Here are summaries of overridden by open source more efficient by generat- with new technologies. De- some recent findings that ing smaller amounts of elec- vices and gadgets are becom- software; the makers cer- you might have missed. tricity in a larger amount of ing increasingly prevalent in tainly should have predicted places. By using a process people’s everyday lives. What this would happen. There are Using cuttlefish ink as called hydrokinetic power ex- if, however, all this technol- three important points that traction, Marculescu and her ogy that we have become so must be made in order to novel battery materials team will be able to harness reliant on fails? prove liability. Researchers: Assistant pro- small amounts of kinetic en- On Dec. 17, 2013, Target First, did someone get fessor of materials science ergy from multiple different announced that payment in- hurt? It must be proven that and biomedical engineering water locations in a way that formation was stolen from 40 there was some cost to a per- Christopher Bettinger and as- is both cheaper and more en- million customers. Since then, son or property as a result of sociate professor of materials vironmentally friendly than this prediction has grown to the mistake. In the case of science and engineering and conventional hydropower as high as 110 million custom- Target, releasing information engineering and public policy ers. By installing software on about customers’ information Jay Whitacre. methods. the point-of-sale (POS) sys- subjects them to unauthor- Discovery: Cuttlefish are a tems, the hackers were able to ized charges to their bank ac- Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons type of marine animal closely Measuring the universe Customers of Target blame the retail store for its recent data breach. steal credit card information, counts or identity theft. related to squid, octopuses, to 1 percent accuracy and nautiluses. Though they names, addresses, and other Second, did the company A final point to be consid- the country. Researchers: Assistant seem to be an unlikely choice personal information of Tar- make its best effort to under- ered is the legislation behind With lower standards for professor of physics Shirley of study for a pair of scien- get customers. Customers and stand the risk? If the company the technology’s production drug administration, it is Ho and postdoctoral fellow tists who work with batter- the media immediately placed was negligent by ignoring the and use. For example, the easier to test and understand of physics Mariana Vargas- ies, Bettinger and Whitacre the blame on Target for negli- risk and not taking the pre- United States government the product. Research and de- Magaña. have discovered that the ink gence of their cyber security cautions to prevent it, then it is notorious in the world velopment becomes harder to Discovery: In astronomy, from cuttlefish “provides the systems. is difficult for them to claim of pharmaceuticals for ex- conduct under strict rules and a standard ruler is an astro- perfect chemistry and nano- The issue of system failure innocence. tremely strict regulations. regulations. nomical object that has a structure to power tiny elec- is not unique to Target — simi- To prove Target guilty of Because of these restrictions, Looking into the future, known size. By combining tronic devices,” according to lar headlines have appeared negligence, it must first be people are less likely to suf- this burst in technological de- this known size with the mea- a university press release. In before, including in the case proven that they did not take fer from incorrectly adminis- velopment does not appear to sured angular diameter of the particular, cuttlefish will be tered or unknowingly harmful be slowing. It is up to us to find object in the sky, its distance useful in applications that medication. the balance in responsibility from the observer can be de- Looking into the future, are performed close to sen- What if the structure that in order to prevent disasters termined. The Sloan Digital sitive living tissue, such as this burst in technological the United States puts on while preserving innovation. Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) — for edible medical devices. pharmaceutical regulations Understanding the subtle- which Ho and Vargas-Maga- development does not appear to The reason why cuttlefish were replicated for technol- ties of liability and research ña are members of — uses ink is such an effective elec- be slowing. It is up to us to find ogy? If the government put and development legislation baryon acoustic oscillations trode material is that the more stress on reducing the can help us make informed the balance in responsibility in melanin pigments in the ink (BAO) — imprints of sound risk of inventions before they decisions about the technol- exhibit charge storage ca- waves from the early uni- are released to the public, we ogy that has become a perma- order to prevent disasters while pacities that are higher than verse that can be observed to- could stop more malicious nent fixture in our everyday those of synthetic melanin. day in the distribution of gal- preserving innovation. technology failures. lives. axies — as a standard ruler. However, with this system, Ho and Vargas-Magaña mea- of Toyota’s recall due to break care to optimize their security there is potential to stifle inno- Pugwash is a non-advocacy, New developments in hy- sured BAO in parallel and failure in 2010. How do we and were not aware of the hole vation. The U.S. Department educational organization that dropower generation perpendicular directions to deal with these breakdowns in their system. Third, did the of Health and Human Servic- meets on a weekly basis to dis- Researcher: Professor of of the technology we put so user get enough information? es reported in 2010 that 40-60 cuss the implications of science, electrical and computer en- gain a better understanding much trust in? Who do we If there is any potential risk of percent of clinical trials for technology, and medicine in so- gineering Diana Marculescu. of the standard ruler, helping hold liable? using a product, the consumer products regulated by the U.S. ciety. This is a summary of last Discovery: Hydropower — SDSS-III measure the scale of In the case of the Tar- must be made aware of the Food and Drug Administra- week’s discussion on technology power that comes from the the universe to an accuracy of get breach, it was instantly possibility. tion (FDA) are tested outside and liability. energy of moving water — 1 percent.

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From the Editorial Board Internet addiction can be fought with reality focus

play the aforementioned online games. In fact, many popular games are played on a professional level and include perks like sponsorships and television deals. Along with Justin yan China, South Korea is considered to be at the forefront of treatment, In Daxing, a suburb of Beijing, especially because it deals with such there is a curious building that is high levels of both amateur and called a rehabilitation center. It is professional gaming. According to quite literally used to treat Internet CNN, 8 percent of South Koreans be- addiction. tween the ages of nine and 39, and The facility is meant to be a so- 14 percent of those between the ages lution for Internet junkies, whose of nine and 12, suffer from IAD. Vid- population has risen dramatically eo games are becoming ingrained in thanks to the widespread availabili- the culture of South Korea and, as a ty of cheaper Internet and the popu- result, it encourages Korea’s young- larity of online games, such as World er generation to start playing at an of Warcraft and League of Legends. early age. Gaming gives children Alison Chiu/Junior Artist According to The New York Times, stimulation and determination, but the facility in Daxing boasts a 70 there’s a point where children play percent success rate. What does this too often and become too engaged. Bagless Entropy+ smart move for a greener campus treatment include? Well, it’s much This addiction is why they need to Entropy+ is officially going ba- oil-guzzling plastic bags are a ma- mental health and integrity. like military school summer camp. learn in the classroom that the com- gless. Starting next month, the jor source of pollution and are dev- However, it is important to note Students are kept in dorms, guard- puter is a tool, not something to be campus convenience store plans to astating to marine life worldwide, that any step in the right direction ed by adults. They abide by a strict dependent on. drastically reduce their use of plastic according to livestrong.com. Many cannot be followed by complacency. schedule of physical activity and If IAD is a real thing, how can it bags. No longer will students be able city, state, and national governments As a university known for innova- careful diets. Some are even peri- be stopped? The only reason IAD is to carry out their purchases in plastic are taking action to tax or outright tion, Carnegie Mellon must contin- odically put on medication. On the a legitimate problem is that in coun- bags. Instead, they will be encour- ban plastic bag use, and it is highly ue to progress in its environmental whole, the camp is designed for pa- tries like the United States, it is too aged to use their backpacks, purses, encouraging to see Carnegie Mellon standards. Whether it be large-scale tients to strengthen their bonds with simple to access the Internet. In fact, or other reusable bags for transport. following this trend. movements such as improving facili- reality. according to the Department of Ed- To ease the transition, Entropy+ will With this environmentally-friend- ties with more LEED certifications or In this day and age, Internet us- ucation, nearly 97 percent of public be selling inexpensive, recyclable ly initiative, Carnegie Mellon dem- transitioning towards clean energy, age is everywhere. But at what point schools in the nation have at least tote bags. onstrates its willingness to be active or small-scale movements such as does Internet use cross into addic- one computer per classroom. This The Tartan applauds Carnegie in pursuing change. Cutting out offering incentives for students to tion that requires psychiatric help? number makes it so much easier for Mellon — and one of its most fre- plastic bags places service to the en- reduce the prevalence of plastic wa- It’s a very thin line that is somewhat children to learn through multime- quented locales on campus — for vironment before mere convenience, ter bottles, The Tartan encourages arbitrary. Internet addiction camps dia teaching methods. continuing to take steps towards en- which is exactly the kind of prioritiz- Carnegie Mellon to continue setting exist to help Internet junkies recon- On the other hand, ease of access vironmental efficiency. ing people everywhere need to do an example for what a green college nect, not to a laptop, but to life. Life makes it very easy for kids to start Non-biodegradable and crude to protect and preserve our environ- campus should be. outside the computer is something playing online games. The reason that educators need to start address- IAD has boot camps in both China ing. There are skills, values, and and South Korea is that these coun- MLK day fails to encompass leader’s radical legacy traditions to be sought outside of an tries have high labor force partici- LCD monitor, like physical activity, pation. Since it is pretty normal for Last Monday, the Carnegie Mel- of Dr. King’s legacy. in America today. Dr. King utterly social interaction, and books — clas- both parents to work high-intensity lon campus community celebrated As Americans, we sometimes for- remolded the way American society sic elementary school values that jobs, children’s Internet use often the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. get the deeply radical nature of Dr. works. He and other leaders of the can be lost if computers are used in a goes unregulated. with eight events planned through- King’s work. This is partially due to Civil Rights Movement ended the casual fashion in education systems. Perhaps introducing technology out the day. Together, the events, co- the difficulty of acknowledging how absolute terror of living as a black Imagine this: a student visits Uni- at a higher level of education might ordinated by Student Affairs, made blatantly and overtly racist our so- American, especially in the South. versity Health Services. They don’t be a solution, for the United States, for a satisfying lineup of activities ciety was even a few short decades For the first time in American his- know anyone there, and they’re China, and Korea. The reason these to engage the campus community in ago, especially given that racism still tory, mainstream culture was made waiting for a doctor. Five minutes rehabilitation centers work is that discussing diversity. Students read exists today. accountable for the way it treated pass. What do they do? They pull they force children to exert them- their work at the “15th Anniver- Though reflecting on Dr. King’s black Americans and all Americans out their phone and browse Face- selves in physical activity and other sary Celebration for the MLK Writ- more straightforward inspirational of color. book, their email, sports scores, and actions that don’t rely on technol- ing Awards”, and President Subra messages is easier than evaluating It is easy to slip into the rhetoric so on. They go on the web. Does this ogy. Suresh made an appearance during the whole of his passionate and revo- that paints Dr. King as a passive lead- cell phone usage count as Internet So, why shouldn’t schools em- a listening tour on diversity. lutionary work, it does a disservice er, especially because he was such a addiction, or rather the more scien- phasize physical education, such as It was good to see Carnegie Mel- to a great American leader. passionate proponent of nonviolent tific name, Internet Addiction Disor- competitive sports? If children don’t lon’s Student Affairs invested in pro- Dr. King’s impact extends far be- tactics. However, Dr. King’s work was der (IAD)? want to participate in sports, then viding quality, educational events yond his famous “I Have a Dream” a radical example against thoroughly Where’s the line between Inter- schools should start special inter- for students and faculty alike to at- speech, and it certainly extends be- overwhelming odds of resistance to- net use and Internet addiction? Ac- est clubs that involve the arts. Not tend. However, these and similar yond some idyllic version of color- wards injustice, a fact which should cording to a CNN interview with only would this emphasis lead to a events nationwide sometimes fail to blindness, which is too often used be reflected in MLK celebrations at Dr. Charles O’Brien, a psychology healthier youth, it would also steer truly explore and evaluate the depth as a crutch to avoid discussing race Carnegie Mellon and elsewhere. professor at the University of Penn- children away from addictive gam- sylvania, any withdrawal anxiety or ing and toward more productive stress as a result of lack of Internet activities. Technology is most defi- CMU must inspire improvements in online education use can be considered IAD. In the nitely a blessing, but society cannot end, adults need to make sure that let it hamper the development of our Last week, Carnegie Mellon front of online learning, it needs to ten percent of students failed in on- children use the computer in mod- younger generation. President Subra Suresh was invited acknowledge the existing flaws of line classes, whereas only 4 percent eration to avoid addiction. to the White House along with a this technology and pursue improve- did in classroom sessions among the So who usually suffers from IAD? Justin Yan (jky@) is a staffwriter for group of college presidents selected ments to the online learning process. six classes under study.” Mainly, it’s people who obsessively The Tartan. by President Obama for a workshop The OLI offers many free, in- It also added that “the results in- on expanding access to university dependent learning courses, with dicate that failure rate is consistently education. One of the major topics in the aim of providing students easy higher in online research methods education associated with Carnegie access to academic course mate- classes no matter who teaches the Mellon is online learning, particu- rial and immediate feedback mecha- class: 8 percent of students fail in on- larly our Open Learning Initiative nisms. However, Managing Director line class as compared to 3 percent in (OLI). of Guided Learning Strategies Dr. face-to-face class in general.” The OLI is described on its official Frank L. Greenagel states that “de- Learning is not limited to informa- website as “a grant-funded group” velopers don’t seem to be aware of tion retention and test performance, which aims to “create high-quality how people learn, for they continue but also includes improvement as a courses and contribute original to use mostly flawed models,” and person. Online education may lack research to improve learning and that “effective e-learning experi- the social interaction and connection transform higher education.” ences for complex competencies are with professors and classmates nec- As Carnegie Mellon is consid- rarely scalable.” essary to attain this kind of holistic ered one of the leaders in online In an academic paper titled “Com- learning. education, it should strive to make paring the Effectiveness of Class- If Carnegie Mellon is to be recog- significant improvements in online room and Online Learning: Teaching nized for pioneering a novel kind of learning. Research Methods” Anna Ya Ni of education, it needs to acknowledge Despite the potential inherent in California State University San Ber- that education’s shortcomings. Ad- online learning, its effectiveness has nardino reports that of the classes ditionally, it needs to be responsible been brought into question in recent evaluated “two of the online classes in how it uses and presents new tech- years. For Carnegie Mellon to make have higher failure rates as com- nology, and strive to provide com- the most of its position at the fore- pared to face-to-face classes [and] prehensive improvement. Eunice Oh/Junior Artist

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Photo Editor Advertising Manager Web: www.thetartan.org 5000 Forbes Avenue Library of Congress ISSN: 0890-3107 E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15213 January 27, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A9 Obamacare fails to help the uninsured Buffer zones essential surance because of Obamacare. rium of people who it is able to help Proponents of the law will tell out, with enrollments remaining for reproductive rights you that this statistic is not sym- constant each year. That’s 2 percent bolic of the whole program because of Americans and only 20 percent of seconds to walk, according to NPR. Obamacare also expanded Medicaid, the uninsured. This space hardly prevents protest- kyle Henson which actually pays for the health- Even with these incredibly gener- ers from sharing their views, and care of lower-income Americans. ous estimates, Obamacare will likely gives patients a modicum of protec- The White House recently re- Supporters will tell you that upwards only help 20 percent of the unin- tion from demonstrators. leased statistics claiming that just of 4 million people have enrolled in sured receive coverage. Getting cov- Chloe Thompson The anti-abortion protesters in about 3 million people have signed Medicaid since Oct. 1 in the states erage for the uninsured was the en- this case argue that they merely up for health insurance plans through that undertook the Medicaid expan- tire point of the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court is currently wish to have calm and quiet conver- either the federal healthcare.gov sion. Don’t believe them. The government upended the insur- deliberating on a case challenging sations with the people approaching or the state exchanges. While these Medicaid determines eligibility ance industry, canceled plans that the 2007 Massachusetts law that the clinics. The principal petitioner statistics sounds like good news for based on income, and since incomes had happy customers, cost people mandates a buffer zone of 35 feet in the case, Eleanor McCullen, ar- Obamacare on the surface, Aetna change all the time, people are con- access to their doctors, removed top around clinics that provide abor- gues that, “It’s America. I should be CEO Mark Bertolini tells a different stantly moving in and out of Med- hospitals from plans, increased pre- tions, according to The Boston Globe. able to walk and talk gently, loving- story. icaid. Senior elections analyst Sean miums, forced companies to stop of- Anti-abortion protesters maintain ly, anywhere with anybody,” accord- According to a recent interview Trende of political news website fering part-time workers healthcare, that the law violates their First ing to NPR. on CNBC, Bertolini estimates that realclearpolitics.com estimates that and cut full-time workers’ hours to Amendment right to free speech, If all protesters approached pa- about 70 percent of enrollees in Aet- only 190,000 people actually en- part-time. All for what? while healthcare providers and tients civilly and calmly, then the na plans have paid their first month’s rolled in Medicaid as a result of the At the very best, 80 percent of members of Planned Parenthood circumstances of the case would be premium, which activates the cover- Obamacare expansion in October those uninsured now will continue argue that the law is essential to different, but the reality is that the age that they have chosen. and November. Add an additional to be uninsured. A program with providing patients with safe and re- space surrounding clinics is often More harrowing, however, is the 95,000 for December, and we get a 20 percent success rate is a failed liable healthcare. chaotic, and sometimes violent. fact that only 11 percent of people an estimated number of people who program by any standard. Do you get The Supreme Court should ab- who signed up for Aetna health in- were uninsured before Obamacare surgery from a doctor who succeeds solutely uphold the buffer zone law, surance plans were previously un- and who will now receive coverage 20 percent of the time? Absolutely because restricting where people Restricting where insured. Eighty-nine percent of en- as a result of Obamacare. That num- not. Obamacare is not working and can voice their opinions does not people can voice rollees had their coverage canceled ber is 516,000 people, which is 1 per- will not work. It won’t do what it’s violate First Amendment rights, as because of Obamacare and were cent of America’s former uninsured designed to do, and more than help- long as there are other readily avail- their opinions forced into the exchanges as a result. and 0.1 percent of all Americans. ing the lower class, it will make the able venues to do so. does not violate This fact is consistent with a study by Since the open enrollment period middle class suffer. The buffer zone extends 35 feet, The Wall Street Journal that was also is halfway through, it’s fair to double People in the middle class gener- which is roughly the length of a First Amendment recently published. these numbers and — to be gener- ally make healthy lifestyle choices school bus, and protesters can air rights. Extrapolated throughout the ous — double them again just to ac- and only need catastrophic cover- their views just over the painted line whole industry, these facts reveal count for any estimation errors. That age, which is real insurance in case that designates the area. Outside that of the 3 million people who number comes out to about 0.4 per- of serious illness or injury — just as the buffer zone, people can do and McCullen was an ingenious have enrolled in private insurance, cent of the population. Imagine that, car insurance only covers accidents say whatever they want. choice for lead plaintiff in this case. just 231,000 of them are uninsured if Obamacare were around for five and not routine maintenance. More importantly, the Supreme She is a 77-year-old woman, clearly people who will actually receive in- years, it finally reached an equilib- As a result of Obamacare, the Court should uphold the law be- motivated by her religious beliefs, middle class saw their plans get can- cause people have a right to access and so clearly not a threat to anyone. celed, so they had to buy more ex- medical care without being afraid. But not all abortion protesters pensive plans to cover services they The lynchpin of the anti-abortion have such a kindly visage. Massa- don’t need. The poor are eligible for case is that keeping protesters off chusetts Attorney General Martha subsidies and the wealthy can afford a certain strip of sidewalk violates Coakley points out that there is an to pay more. Middle class Americans their right to free speech. However, issue of safety on a daily basis at have no choice but to pay more for the idea of protest-free zones is these clinics, with patients often be- healthcare. hardly unprecedented. The Supreme ing verbally and physically harassed, Obamacare’s effect on middle Court itself has a buffer zone on its according to NPR. class Americans is just the most re- entire plaza that prohibits picket- Abortion is a legal medical ser- cent drop in the bucket of reasons ing, demonstrations, and vigils, ac- vice in the United States, and citi- Obamacare should be repealed. The cording to The Boston Globe. Massa- zens absolutely do not have the GOP summit is ending soon, and chusetts institutes a 150-foot buffer right or power to determine which we’ll just have to wait to see what zone around polling centers on Elec- legal services other people can policy solutions they propose to ac- tion Day. In these cases, protesters have. Women have the right to ac- tually help the uninsured without or private citizens can express their cessible medical care without being upending one-sixth of the United views freely, as long as they stay out- screamed at or harassed, and with- States economy. side of these designated areas. out fearing for their own safety. In the case of abortion clinics, the Kyle Henson (kahenson@) is a staff- buffer zone is 35 feet, which takes Chloe Thompson (cet@) is a staff- Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons writer for The Tartan. the average person around seven writer for The Tartan. MPAA must place innovation above unnecessary interrogation an ordinary Ohio theater at 10 p.m. ogy for three-and-a-half hours of Piracy is wrong, as it threatens the video recording in theaters would be and caught him in the villainous act interrogation. livelihood of actors, directors, musi- a better solution. This feature could of wearing glasses to improve his Although the MPAA claimed that cians, and developers. However, the be easily implemented by a Bluetooth vision. the interview was completely volun- five-year sentence and $250,000 fine signal if Google integrated the tech- The man was held for three and a tary, TU states that he was threat- for copyright infringement cited at nology into its system. This feature Brandon Schmuck half hours and excessively questioned ened with “bad things” happening the beginning of each movie is just would be relatively cheap, prevent about recording a movie with his to him if he did not go through with ludicrous. It appears even more ri- the interrogation of innocent civil- “They wanted to know who I am, Google Glass, which had been turned it. In truth, it was voluntary — just diculous when compared to the aver- ians, and more effectively prevent where I live, where I work, how much off at the time. Strangely enough, as voluntary as the letters sent out age time served by convicted rapists, piracy. I’m making, how many computers the U.S. Department of Homeland to college students by the Record- which is less than six years. The United States must reform its I have at home, why am I recording Security — an organization created ing Industry Association of America In other words, current laws treat copyright laws to ensure that similar the movie, who am I going to give the to fight terrorism — teamed up with (RIAA) demanding $3,000 worth of movie recording as nearly on par incidents do not occur in the future. recording to, why don’t I just give up the MPAA to investigate a potential voluntary settlements. with sexual assault. While piracy It must require the MPAA to have suf- the guy up the chain, ’cause they are movie piracy incident. Trade organizations, such as the is obviously a problem, it has been ficient evidence against someone be- not interested in me. Over and over As wearables become mainstream MPAA and Recording Industry Asso- elevated to the level in which an in- fore ruining an ordinary movie night. and over again.” over the next few years, the MPAA ciation of America (RIAA), have be- nocent man has been pulled from a In addition, it must force the MPAA This statement was made by the cannot have the right to violate the come entirely too powerful, ruining theater by federal agents simply for to create new and innovative mea- man who identifies himself as TU, a privacy of citizens and waste hours the lives of hundreds by over-exag- wearing smart prescription glasses. sures to prevent piracy, instead of in- man yanked from an AMC movie the- of their lives each time they wear gerating cases of piracy and suing ev- The MPAA should look into work- stilling fear in the public and giving ater in Columbus, Ohio for wearing Google Glasses in a theater. Consid- eryday citizens for all that they have. ing with companies to ensure that copyright infringers an assaulter’s his Google Glass, which contained ering the inconvenience it caused These organizations have created an people cannot use Google Glass in sentence. his prescription lenses. For some odd him, TU should be compensated be- atmosphere in which people cannot theaters to record movies. Perhaps reason, the Motion Picture Associa- yond the two free movies that the even wear their prescription glasses meeting with Google and adding a Brandon Schmuck (bschmuck@) is a tion of America (MPAA) had been in MPAA chose to give him as an apol- to a movie theater. feature to their product that turns off staffwriter for The Tartan.

The Tartan is impressed by the massive amounts of snowfall this week. So we asked, A PERSON’S OPINION What are you doing to avoid the cold? Compiled by Sara Remi Fields

Jon Berman Alexis Willis Radowan Khan June Williams John Burs Chemical Engineering Psychology Economics, Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Directing Sophomore First-year Junior First-year First-year

“I try to put on as many layers as “I’m naturally immune to the “I pray for the day it goes above “I stay inside, eat warm food, and “I’m from Chicago, so this isn’t possible. I drink a lot of tea.” cold but I keep my hands in my 20 degrees.” wear a big coat.” too bad for me. I’m wearing a pockets.” lot of layers! I also try to stay inside.”

January 27, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A11 A-Rod scandal muddies MLB’s reputation as well as his own

zeke rosenberg the players established a pun- Junior Staffwriter ishment for what happens when someone breaks the The Major League Baseball rules. He should have gotten (MLB) organization has a les- that suspension. son to relearn. As MLB com- The 162 games plus play- missioner Bud Selig goes on offs handed to him shows that a farewell tour to congratu- the MLB would rather take late himself as the man who down its targets than respect wiped performance-enhanc- the unions designed to protect ing drugs (PEDs) from the them. world of baseball, the MLB is The relationship between covered in the blood of New the players and owners cannot York Yankees third baseman deteriorate once again due to Alex Rodriguez’s (A-Rod) the MLB’s power to outmuscle baseball legacy, a mark that, the MLBPA in arbitration, for years from now, will still look fear of another period of work more sinister than any other stoppages and off-field issues PED scandal. ruining baseball. By now, the decision is This case is also interest- well-known. Rodriguez will be ing when the government’s suspended for 162 games and adherence to the law is con- any potential playoff games. It sidered. The MLB is a heavily is the longest PED suspension publicly subsidized organiza- in baseball history, extend- tion. There’s no reason a gov- Courtesy of Richard Eriksson via Flickr ing almost 60 games longer Alex Rodriguez (above) was recently suspended from 162 games of Major League Baseball for his involvement in the Biogenesis of America scandal. ernment–subsidized organi- than the 105-game suspension zation should be able to push handed to former Kansas City Uncovering the recent tionally two times longer than have been a billing error, but ten the animosity that once around the union in ways that Royals infielder Miguel Tejada Biogenesis scandal, in which the longest–ever PED suspen- that is not the problem in this existed between players and go directly against the spirit of for amphetamine use in 2013. several MLB athletes received sion. Arbitration was able to case. Both sides attempted to owners in the MLB, and un- labor laws in this nation. The only real surprise, PEDs from Florida anti-aging reduce the suspension to a take the battle to the court of dermining the MLBPA might As a Yankee fan, I look however, was that A-Rod did clinic Biogenesis of America, similarly unreasonable 162 public opinion. bring that attitude back. Selig forward to $25 million being not receive the full 211-game was not the genius work of the games. This public battle is where attempted to pass a CBA with a taken off the payroll and hope- sentence he was initially given. MLB. A former employee of Each separate PED contrib- the MLB gets really ugly and salary cap and no arbitration, fully spent on pitching rather Selig found his last scapegoat the Biogenesis clinic released uted a loss of 50 games for the shows a darker side of the preventing the MLBPA from than a player who was past his for PEDs in Rodriguez and was information to the media first offense, and an additional spectacle. Strategic leaks and actually defending its players. prime and struck out nearly above nothing in trying to nail about the PED abuse. 12 games — as well as playoff media reports by the MLB, What the MLB did recently every at bat. down a massive suspension. The names of the players games — for obstruction. An designed to destroy A-Rod’s is not identical, but is quite Baseball fans can only The years 2012 and 2013 were released, and this proof entire season-long suspension public image, forced the Major similar to what happened in hope that the sport’s haunting were embarrassing for base- led to 50-game suspensions for for A-Rod was considered a League Baseball Players Asso- 1994. past never rears its ugly head ball’s fight against PEDs. Af- all involved with two excep- huge win for the MLB over the ciation (MLPBA) to suspend By pulling the rug out from again. The lack of physical evi- ter Milwaukee Brewer right tions. Braun took a 65-game players union, and Selig made their defense of A-Rod, in or- under the MLBPA in arbitra- dence that the MLB presented fielder Ryan Braun was one suspension that had a lot to do sure everyone knew it. der to remain in the public’s tion for A-Rod’s suspension, shows that it simply lacks the of the first players caught by with his first failed test, and The commissioner is set to favor. the MLB showed it will sink to capability to catch players the MLB’s testing system, the then there was A-Rod, who retire after this season, so this The MLB muscling the deep depths in order to get its breaking the rules. positive test was scrapped promised to take this fight to final blow to PEDs was Selig’s MLBPA out of the way takes way and make sure the MLBPA This inability is not an ex- when it was found there was arbitration and beyond. A-Rod swan song. It’s too bad he had the only defense the players has to publicly agree or risk cuse to break the rules or to try a sample collection mistake in has already admitted to using to drag the union through the have against the league com- falling out of favor and losing and nail down faces of base- arbitration. PEDs once in his career, but mud to do it. The MLB paid up- pletely out of the picture. legal power and leverage. ball scandals, and that kind As the testing program that was in the early 2000s wards of $125,000 for access The actions of the MLB, This action would shift the of scapegoating should never once again proved to be inef- and he was not suspended to A-Rod’s medical records such as stealing documents power from the players back have happened. fective, the MLB expanded then. The listing of A-Rod in and put a witness on payroll. and compensating their star to the league and bring base- When Selig pretends to its suspension policy beyond the Biogenesis scandal started A-Rod lost 12 games and the witness, Bosch, are not only ball back to a time not long have taken PEDs out of base- merely failing a drug test, to an ugly, public war between A- playoffs for trying to pay the questionable, but eerily remi- ago when four work stoppages ball, he can also pat himself requiring proof that a player Rod and the MLB. same person to tell his side of niscent of the past. happened in less than 25 years on the back for taking the took PEDs. This plan has led to The initial 211-game sus- the story. Twenty years removed — a large number for such a trust between the players and the MLB finding exactly zero pension levied on A-Rod was Later, it turned out that A- from a players strike, it ap- highly paid position. the league out of baseball — players using PEDs. absurd. It seemed to be inten- Rod’s attempted bribe might pears the league has forgot- A-Rod broke the rules and again. January 27, 2014 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A12

CMU basketball teams take tough losses this weekend

zeke rosenberg Mellon surrendered three la- sive and defensive glass, fin- from the floor allowed Chica- held until the Maroon’s junior teams took the court at home Junior Staffwriter yups and a three pointer in ishing with 14 rebounds. Ju- go to get off to a 14–3 lead as guard Royce Muskeyvalley hit against the Washington Uni- a 9–2 run, and that was the nior guard Gabrielle West also the game began, but that was a dagger to give the Maroons versity Bears. Both teams suf- Both the men’s and the final lead of the night. Excel- had a great second half after the first in what seemed like the 65–64 advantage with 1.4 fered losses. women’s basketball teams lost lent free-throw shooting from a shaky first half. She scored an endless series of runs. seconds remaining. Senior The women’s team lost 71– to the University of Chicago in Chicago contributed to a first 12 points, all from distance, The teams traded runs un- guard Rashaun Riley’s answer 63 to the Bears, who are cur- two very different games. half that the Tartans could not in the second half alone. They til, by the break, the Maroons was just too long and the Tar- rently the number two team The women’s basketball recover from. By the break, were two bright spots in what had jumped out to a 37–31 tans came away with a loss. in their section, and the men’s team had a hard time holding the Maroons led 47–29. The turned into a brutal, 88–69 advantage. The second half Senior guard Christian team lost 94–81 to the eighth the floor against the University second half went better, but loss, continuing the team’s was similar. Runs of 9–2 and Manoli hit the turnaround ranked men’s team. of Chicago Maroons, who took it was not enough to mount a up-and-down performance in 8–0 eventually put the Tartans jumper to give Carnegie Mel- Both teams have had a the lead five minutes in and comeback against Chicago. conference play. ahead of the Maroons 54–53 lon its first lead of the night tough time in conference play never surrendered it. The Tar- The win came in spite of The men’s basketball team for their first lead of the night and continued his shooting and look to right the ship next tans had a tough time execut- continued stellar play from was more successful, but ulti- with just over seven minutes streak, scoring 23 points and Friday when they host the ing on offense, and only made first-year forward, Lisa Mur- mately did not fare better after remaining. leading the charge for a Carn- New York University men’s 36 percent of their shots as op- phy. She put up 22 points taking a 65–64 loss in a nail The lead was extended to egie Mellon team that very and women’s teams at 8 p.m. posed to their season average while shooting very well from biter. five and, with four minutes nearly came away with a con- of 44 percent. After jumping the free throw line (10–13) A rough start in which left, the Tartans had their larg- ference win. Editor’s Note: Gabrielle West is out to a 5–2 lead, Carnegie and hounded both the offen- Carnegie Mellon shot 1–10 est lead of the night. The lead On Sunday evening, the a staffwriter for The Tartan.

Jason Chen/Assistant Photo Editor The Tartans competed against The University of Chicago last Friday, where senior guard Asad Meghani (bottom left) defended against Chicago’s offense. Freshman forward and center Lisa Murphy played offense and defense in Friday’s game and scored 22 points, shown top right. Rashaun Riley, senior guard, wrestles the ball from Chicago senior forward Sam Gage (top left), and senior forward Christian Manoli plays offense, bottom right. sports commentary Football, advertisements, predictions for the Superbowl Carl glazer interview came on the heels remains unmatched in the ning ability. The loss of all- The Ads list of fun prop bets you and Senior Staffwriter of Sherman deflecting a po- league, so expect to see Harvin pro linebacker Von Miller to The final piece of the Su- your friends can wager on and tentially game-winning touch- running all over the field on a torn ACL has certainly hurt per Bowl viewing experience count throughout the game. A A large portion of America down pass aimed at 49ers re- Sunday trying to make things the squad, but backup Danny is the ads. With a 30-second prop bet is an over-under guess will watch football for the first ceiver Michael Crabtree for a difficult for the Broncos. Trevathan has done a tremen- advertisement spot costing on generally trivial things, like time all season next Sunday as game-clinching interception. The Broncos are the perfect dous job filling in for him. around $4 million, advertis- how long the national anthem Superbowl XLVIII airs. Never Sherman’s play and antics foil for the Seahawks, relying ers go out of their way to make will be and how many yards a fear, uninformed viewer — have further overshadowed heavily on their high-flying of- The Halftime Show sure they have an impact and specific player will gain. The Tartan is here to make the consistent, yet unimpres- fense for most of their wins. The Super Bowl halftime stay with their audience. In sure you have at least some sive play of the Seahawks of- Quarterback Peyton Manning show is a huge guarantee for the past, some of the best ad- Times Peyton Manning idea about what is happening. fense. Led by running back had the greatest statistical sea- media exposure, which is why vertisements have been from yells OMAHA while on the Marshawn “Beast Mode” son of any passer in NFL histo- superstar artists are willing to Doritos, which uses fan sub- field: 12 The Football Lynch, the Seahawks consis- ry, setting the record for most perform for little to no pay. missions with a million-dollar Minutes after the game The game features the Se- tently pound the football, fo- touchdowns and most pass- This year Grammy Award-win- prize for the winners, and it takes Richard Sherman to attle Seahawks against the cusing on ball control more ing yardage. With a variety of ner Bruno Mars was tapped to beer companies who fully un- turn from hyped-up football Denver Broncos. Both finished than long touchdown throws. weapons — all-pro wideouts perform in front of the world’s derstand who their primary player to well-spoken Stan- with the top seed in their re- Second-year quarterback Rus- Demarius Thomas, Erin Deck- largest television audience. demographic is. ford graduate: 10 spective conferences and had sell Wilson has not put up the er, and Wes Welker, along with We can look forward to huge But not all Super Bowl Microphones shoved in home field advantage through gaudy numbers of his draft breakout star, tight end Julius sets and visual effects as Mars advertising has to cost a lot Sherman’s face during this the playoffs up until this point. class peers Indianapolis Colts Thomas — it is nearly impos- sings with guest performers of money. During last year’s cooldown period: 5 The Seahawks are a pri- quarterback Andrew Luck and sible to fully cover all of Man- Red Hot Chili Peppers. power outage, Oreo tweeted a Shots of Peyton Man- marily defensive team. Led by Washington Redskins quar- ning’s targets on any given The biggest point of in- picture referencing the black- ning’s younger brother Eli their hard-hitting secondary, terback Robert Griffen III. play. When combined with trigue surrounding the half- out. This tweet went viral as Manning in the stands: 4 the Seahawks are a suffocat- Instead, he acts as more of a the two-headed running game time show, other than the people wanted to share the Times Skittles are ref- ing team that embodies the protector of the football, wait- of running back Knowshon set list, will be the impact of humorous and timely picture erenced with Marshawn defense-wins-championships ing for the right moment to Moreno and rookie running the weather. With the Super with friends and family. This Lynch: 3 mentality. Pro-Bowl Seahawks burst out with a long play by back Montee Ball, containing Bowl being hosted in an open- tweet was marked as one of Inches of snow on the cornerback Richard Sher- improvising with his legs and the Denver offense is no easy roofed stadium in New Jersey the most successful social ground during the game: 2 man became the face of the accurate arm. task. in the beginning of Febru- marketing images of the year, Temperature at kickoff: team last week when he was The one ace in the hole for On the defensive side of ary, there is no guarantee of and gained as much, if not 28˚F interviewed right after the Se- the Seahawks is the return of the ball, the Broncos still have good weather and a possibil- more, exposure from the Su- Random guests that show ahawks’ win over their rivals, wide receiver Percy Harvin. a top-10 unit more than ca- ity of freezing temperatures per Bowl than the companies up during the Halftime the San Francisco 49ers. Acquired from the Minnesota pable of stopping the pass and and precipitation. Mars and that paid millions of dollars Show: 3 Sherman shouted: “I’m the Vikings for a first-round pick the run. Large defensive tackle the Red Hot Chili Peppers for 30 seconds of air time. Advertisements that try best corner in the game! When this past offseason, Harvin has Terrance “Pot Roast” Knighton both traditionally perform to be hip by referencing you try me with a sorry re- seen very limited playing time looks to play a large role in in large, indoor venues, so The Prop Bets months-old viral hits like ceiver like Crabtree, that’s the since sustaining a variety of containing Lynch and forcing their adaptation to the cold To help keep you interest- “Harlem Shake” or “The result you gonna get! Don’t injuries over the course of the Wilson to beat the Broncos will be interesting to watch. ed during the game, here is a Fox”: 5 you ever talk about me.” This season. However, his speed with his arm and not his run- Phipps Conservatory New Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show offers an oasis from the cold • B6 Gallery Crawl A walk through the quarterly sampling L’etoile of the Cultural District • B8 The School of Music opera transported audiences to 19th-century France • B5 01.27.14 Volume 108, Issue 15 ...this week only 3 Her Read a review of the blockbuster movie starring Joaquin Phoenix. 4 Spring Fashion It may still be snowing, but there’s no reason not to be up on this spring’s trends. 5 L’etoile The School of Music presents an opera, L’etoile. 6 Phipps The Phipps Conservatory presents an exhibit on tropical bonsai and orchids. 7 FOX’s Mindy The Mindy Project’s season two finale leaves viewers satisfied. 8 Gallery Crawl The winter gallery crawl features many interesting art exhibits. 10 Gramatik 4 The Age of Reason album is released.

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3 Advice 13 Puzzles Everything you need to know about snow and Challenge yourself, or are you a chicken? annoying movies.

7 Dollar Movie 14 Horoscopes AB Dollar Movies presents Wreck-It Ralph and The stars are speaking in song lyrics this week. V for Vendetta.

11 Comics 15 Calendar Enjoy your weekly dose of humor. Give yourself a reason to go outside more often in this weather.

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The Tartan . Box 119 . UC Suite 103 . Carnegie Mellon University . 5000 Forbes Ave . Pittsburgh, PA 15213 . www.thetartan.org . © 2014 The Tartan Her tells touching love story Advice for awkward people Spike Jonze film celebrates the challenges of connection About exporting snow and hating Frozen

Dear Matt and Ryan, Dear Matt and Ryan, In the not-too-distant future, operating systems have surpassed human intelligence, and the only place I live off campus, so I Within the past few left to buy clothes from is American Apparel. That have a long trek to class weeks, all that I seem to is the world that Her drops viewers in. Directed by everyday. With this polar hear about is that new Spike Jonze, this movie was recently nominated for vortex and the snow, movie Frozen. Everyone the Academy Award for Best Picture. I’m getting really tired is obsessed with the of Pittsburgh weather. movie, the songs, and the The film follows Theodore Twombly, played by But all this misery gave parodies. It never ends! Joaquin Phoenix, a divorced man struggling with me an idea. I heard that I’m really confused and loneliness who sees an advertisement for an the organizers of the frankly, kind of annoyed. artificially intelligent operating system and decides Olympics in Sochi were What’s the big deal? It’s to buy it. He then meets his operating system, importing snow in order that chick from Wicked in Samantha, played by Scarlett Johansson, and their to have enough. I think an animated movie about relationship begins to form and grow in interesting Pittsburgh should start snow. As if I want to see ways. exporting it and Carmegie more of that these days. Mellon’s the perfect Sure, maybe if I had a Her is an incredible science fiction film — and place to figure out how to snowman and reindeer a fantastic film in general — because it not only make this happen. With to hang out with, I’d sing portrays a realistic vision of the future and the all the engineers, and the about how I can pop issues that society will have to face, but because it business kids, I think the snow out of my fingers also explores the ever-present struggles of human student body could make too. But I don’t, so I’m nature. a killing. not interested. Can you Photo courtesy of Thiago Martins via Flickr shed some light on this? After viewing many movie trailers and commercials Her tells the story of Theodore Twombly Innovative Cold What’s the big deal about for the film, it’s easy to imagine the emotional depth (Joaquin Phoenix), a lonely man who falls Engineering, Pittsburgh this movie? that the film aims for. However, one thing that may in love with an intelligent operating system Grade Hielo catch viewers off-guard is just how funny Her is. named Samantha (Scarlett Johansson). Convinced Otherwise L. Sometimes subtle, often vulgar, occasionally deep; Dear ICE-PGH, D. HEARTED all of these varied comedic moments strike the right film’s promotion. He provides quite a few We also heard that the notes with perfect timing within the film, making laughs and an interesting perspective on Theodore Sochi organizers were Dear COLDHEARTED, sure Her does not become too heavy and keeping and Samantha’s relationship, though. stockpiling snow, however We hear you, and we it believable. After remembering that the movie is you have beat us to the get you. Despite nearly directed by Spike Jonze — who has collaborated However, those faults are easily overshadowed by punch when it comes to everyone’s obsession with the likes of the team behind Jackass — it’s the main performances. The relationship between monetizing Pittsburgh’s with this film, we are not easy to see where the film gets its sense of humor. Theodore and Samantha feels authentic, and it current predicament. convinced. Don’t get us grows and develops with the added issues that arise Ryan has done some wrong — it looks cute as Another aspect of the film that works well is its from Samantha being an operating system. calculations regarding the a button. But the fact that portrayal of the not-too-distant future. Filmed in melting rate of snow and our Twitter feeds have Los Angeles and Shanghai, the urban setting Theodore and Samantha both have to deal with Matt thinks we should become one long page creates great parallels between the large population loneliness, love, expressing their emotions, and leverage Amazon’s fleet of lyrics about dancing density and the loneliness felt by the various learning how to connect with others. Ultimately, of drones. We are still around in the cold is just characters throughout the movie. There’s this this is what Her is about: How the ability to connect coordinating the no-drone plain obnoxious. We wish distance between how busy and populated future with and open up to someone is one of the scariest, rules in New Jersey, but we could explain it better. Los Angeles is and how the characters — especially and most rewarding, parts of life. How we open the no-fly zone over Serbia Really, we do. The best we Theodore — cope with their struggles in connecting up to others as a society may change over time — was lifted last decade, can offer is to check out with individuals and society as a whole. The film whether it’s through handwritten love letters or a therefore socio-politically this new song we heard utilizes this great aesthetic as well, creating a future string of emojis — but ultimately those connections we should be okay. What’s the other day called “Let that isn’t drenched in chrome, but instead full of life. can lead to the deepest feelings and experiences. that? We only have two It Go.” weeks to get 710,000 While the film is phenomenal, the ways in which As a film, Her certainly deserves its recent award cubic meters of snow Hang in there, you cold- Jonze handles some of the secondary characters nominations. It’s visually enticing, with great nearly 6000 miles? hearted human, you, is problematic. Olivia Wilde’s character feels fairly performances that provoke a lot of thought. A Ryan and Matt single-note and doesn’t have much screen time, definite contender for Best Picture, it is a fantastic CMU students don’t sleep which is unfortunate due to what she represents in film that explores interesting concepts while staying anyway, Need advice? Send queries Theodore’s emotional progression throughout the true to human nature. Ryan and Matt to [email protected]. film.

Additionally, Chris Pratt’s performance as Paul, Josh Smith | Contributing Editor Theodore’s boss, received very little billing in the film pillbox 01.27.14 3 A quick guide for fashion in spring 2014 New trends make an appearance and cyclical styles make a resurgence

There was the year that skinny jeans came into style. Contrasting collar shirts seem like a trend that will not Leggings also reentered the fashion world a few years last for long, so find one at an inexpensive store like ago, followed by circle scarves and combat boots. All of Forever 21, rather than investing in one that will cost these trends seemed strange when they first appeared more. To carry this trend into any wardrobe, wear it as a until nearly everyone began wearing them; that statement piece with jeans and boots on casual days, or generally happens with trends. Now fashion followers are dress it up with a skirt and heels. wondering what the year 2014 will bring. Another menswear trend, wide-leg trousers, is also It’s too early to predict what styles from the past will making its way into spring 2014. Though most fashion reappear, which new trends will emerge, and which ones experts say that wide-leg trousers will work on any will come to an end. If the trends from the Spring 2014 body type, these types of pants are unflattering on most New York Fashion Week (Sept. 5 ­- 12) are anything to go people. Certain wide-leg trousers are flattering for many by, certain trends are set to take the stage. Though most people, though, like the bohemian, billowy type found at people tend to wait for fashion trends to make their mark Brandy Melville or Free People. before deciding to follow them, here is a sneak peek into this year’s fashion forecast for all you trendsetters out While it’s too cold to wear them now, the summery wide- there. legged trousers look great on anyone with a top that is fitted or cropped. These pants are comfortable as well, One trend that has been in style for the past year or so and it is possible for one to get a lot of wear out of them is the menswear-inspired trend, and this trend seems to once it starts warming up outside. be a major one for spring 2014. White shirts and button downs were all over the runways at Fashion Week. With As it’s still below-freezing outside on most days, it Sarah Remi Fields | Assistant Photo Editor 2014 comes a new twist on these types of shirts in the might be more applicable to focus on trends fit for colder form of contrasting details, such as leather accents or weather, such as sweaters and jackets. Sophomore ECE major Mauricio Cano sports a small studs on the collar and cuffs. boxy jacket, a current fashion trend for 2014. While sweaters are always good for the transition between winter and spring, certain styles are making As for the metallic trend, wearing a sweater in a metallic a comeback this season. The emphasis on pop art color, such as the matte gold one on popular online during Fashion Week explains the bright colors and shopping destination tobi.com, is a bolder choice. large graphics on the sweaters found at stores such as The safer option would be a regular top with metallic Topshop. Their sweaters also feature some of the other detailing, which can be found at most stores. major trends for spring 2014, which include the furry or fuzzy texture, as well as athletic-inspired clothing with Micro-pleated skirts were a major trend for last summer thick-striped sleeves reminiscent of sports jerseys. These and could be found in every color at Urban Outfitters. sweaters may not be for everyone, but they can be worn They look great paired with graphic muscle tanks for a with dark jeans and combat boots for an edgy look. laid-back look.

As winter turns to spring, it may be time to start Three-dimensional details include anything from sequins considering what jacket to wear for spring. Boxy jackets, to beads or any other embellishment and instantly or ones that are cropped, reappeared on the runway and glamorize tops and dresses. Pale pink will be everywhere are replacing the commonly worn moto jackets, which this season, but make sure to layer it with something are inspired by biker jackets. Even if these jackets do not edgy to avoid looking childish. stay in style for a long time, it is highly likely that they will come back. It may be that none of these trends will make their mark in 2014. Someone may invent something novel which Bomber jackets are another style that have gone in and will remain in style for a few years. While the year of out of style and are currently back in for this season. the poncho is thankfully over and will not return, every Either of these types of jacket can be worn with a skirt or season brings with it new challenges and possibilities in dress to balance out the toughness. fashion. Wait for the spring 2014 trends to play out, or be one of the first to try them! Some final trends for spring 2014 to take note of are metallic items of clothing, the micro-pleat, 3-D details, and pale pink. Each of these was seen in different Nikita Mishra | Staffwriter clothes on the runway, and can easily be incorporated Sarah Remi Fields | Assistant Photo Editor into anyone’s personal style. Freshman Iris Beaumier stays on top of cur- rent fashion trends with her billowy wide-leg trousers.

fashion 4 pillbox 01.27.14 L’etoile gives students a night at the opera CMU School of Music production of the classic French opera transports audience to past

There is only one word to describe Carnegie Mellon together to watch the production. For some, opera is a last May. L’etoile is double-cast with some principal roles School of Music’s production of their most recent opera: way of life; they live and breathe the music. But that’s changing on a Thursday/Saturday and Friday/Sunday fabulous. Flamboyant personalities came together with not true for everyone. L’etoile was many people’s first schedule. The cast included Vadnais and master’s terrific costume design to form a bizarre rendition of experience with opera, such as freshman computer student Courtney Elvira Lazuli, junior Joanna Latini Emmanuel Chabrier’s L’etoile. Stage director Gregory science major William Howard Matchen. “L’etoile was and junior Stephanie Ramos singing Laoula, and senior Lehane fully transported the audience to 1877 France. a thrill!” said Matchen. “Hearing the orchestra while Nigel Rowe and junior John Teresi singing Ouf. Between watching the colorfully-costumed actors interact in May and November, they worked on becoming familiar L’etoile, which literally translates to “The Star,” tells the dialogue, song, and dance is an experience that will with their roles, learning their lines, and practicing their story of Lazuli, a poor peddler who falls in love with a surely bring me back to the theater.” French, according to freshman vocal performance major princess, Laoula, who is destined to be married to the and chorus cast member Guillaume Poudrier. king, Ouf. When Lazuli denounces the king and slaps Because L’etoile was originally written in French, the him, Ouf orders Lazuli dead, but his royal astrologer singing was all done in French with English supertitles For some, like Rowe who has been performing in operas explains that with Lazuli’s death, the king’s death to make it more understandable. To learn the French since high school, the characterization was natural. “I follows closely. Through a series of dramatic events, words, senior vocal performance major Olivia Vadnais saw Ouf in a way that’s not entirely different from the Lazuli ends up marrying Laoula, only to appear dead (Lazuli) recommended sitting down with a dictionary to way I see myself, as a person,” said Rowe. “He’s pretty shortly after, having apparently been shot by officials. translate all the text. The dialogue, however, was spoken flamboyant, very high energy, and that suits me.” When Lazuli reappears alive after swimming in a lake, in English, creating an interesting mix of languages in Ouf is so overwhelmed that he gives his blessing for the performance. For others, however, it was more difficult. Vadnais, who Lazuli and Laoula to live happily together — a rare happy performed in last year’s Into the Woods, had to step into ending for an opera. The students in the School of Music were pleasantly the role of a male for the first time, and that took quite surprised by the decision to perform this classic opera, a bit of practice. “I actually had my boyfriend observe At typical opera houses, the audience’s hair tends to be said Vadnais. She explained that with young voices, it and he’d tell me, ‘No, you need to do this with your hips’ gray. Many have expressed worry that the listeners of is often difficult to find an opera suitable for the cast, so or ‘Boys never move their hands like that,’ but it was opera are slowly dying out. One look at the Philip Chosky they often must resort to contemporary operas. definitely weird,” she said. Theater in Purnell Center for the Arts would tell anyone otherwise. Students from all different backgrounds came The Carnegie Mellon voice majors were cast as early as Since November, they have been rehearsing every day, perfecting both their voices and their interactions with one another and the audience, said Poudrier. Despite popular belief, opera singers are responsible for much more than singing; they also have to put on an act. In this aspect, the School of Music was incredibly successful, with every member of the cast performing brilliantly.

However, it’s not only the cast that makes up an opera. Master’s drama student Daniel Tyler Mathews, the team’s costume designer, produced radical pieces that, in some dramatic way, gave meaning to the atmosphere of L’etoile. “His costumes are perfect for the show,” said Rowe. “It’s kind of like walking into a French cabaret at the time when the opera was written.” The costumes also added a sense of good humor to the show, helping to make it the lighthearted, happy opera that it was written to be.

Overall, the piece was colorful, tasteful, and wonderfully performed. The amount of hard work put into the performance was evident, but the amount of fun the cast had was also clear. “The stressful moments never outweigh the fun I have on stage,” said Rowe. “We just have a dynamic on stage where it’s just really fun to be on stage with them.” Rowe is unsure of his future plans, Photo courtesy of Christine Lee and Shane Moon but he’s happy to have gotten the chance to perform in Lazuli (music master’s student Courtney Elvira, sitting) is a poor peddler who falls in love with the beautiful L’etoile this semester. princess Laoula (junior vocal performance major Stephanie Ramos, standing) in L’etoile.

Aline Naroditsky | Junior Staffwriter

opera pillbox 01.27.14 5 Tropical bonsai and orchid display at Phipps New floral show at the Conservatory offers a lively respite from cold and gray winter days

Subzero temperatures and icy wind chills make it easy to contract a case of the winter blues, especially for students from states with warmer climates. For Carnegie Mellon students, however, a tropical solace is right in their backyard. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens currently has its “Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show” on display, offering a warm and colorful reprieve from Pittsburgh’s winter weather.

The display starts in the Palm Court, the first room that welcomes guests upon entering the botanical gardens, and stretches into the two adjacent rooms. The Serpentine Room features the conservatory’s tropical bonsai collection, and the Sunken Garden displays the conservatory’s orchids, which are on display especially for this show. Courtesy of Ryan Doran The Orchid Room, a fan favorite according to staff at Phipps, features the conservatory’s year-round orchid The tropical bonsai collection features a variety of the display, and is also incorporated into this show. The small Japanese trees that are grown to look old — from Orchid Room features glass pieces from regional artists the typical upright tree to slanted trees, and even a tree Jenn Figg and Matthew McCormack as well. The pieces that grows tiny oranges. Guests receive a pebble upon complement the plant life and add to the enchanting feel entering the conservatory and can vote for their favorite of the room. bonsai tree by placing the pebble in a glass jar in front of their preferred tree. The tree with the most pebbles The orchids featured in the show offer a colorful, lively, at the end of the show will be featured on social media, and fragrant contrast to the bleak colors of winter according to a Phipps employee. outside. According to a press release by Phipps, over 25,000 species of orchids exist in the world, and the While viewers can find a splash of color in the orchid conservatory features hundreds of them. The Barbara display, tropical bonsai are “said to give those who Trisherman Slipper Orchid Collection, which was practice the art a sense of well-being,” according to the “curated to be one of the world’s definitive slipper orchid Phipps press release. resources,” according to the press release, is just one of Phipps’s many orchid collections featured in this display. Those interested in starting their own orchid or bonsai collections can attend public programs on the cultivation and care of the plants on select Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. in the Tropical Forest Conservatory. The classes are included in the price of admission, which, for Carnegie Mellon students, is free. Throughout the year, Phipps’s adult education program also offers bonsai classes on a variety of topics for experienced and novice gardeners alike.

Take a break from studying this winter and instead enjoy a warm escape from chilly Pittsburgh weather at Phipps. The “Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show” is on display until March 9 and is open daily 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Fridays.

Courtesy of Ryan Doran Jenna Bodnar | Staffwriter Phipps Conservatory can often feel like an oasis of life Courtesy of Ryan Doran during Pittsburgh’s bleak winter days. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ latest dis- play is titled “Orchid and Tropical Bonsai.”

exhibit 6 pillbox 01.27.14 Mindy Project raises tension before break Quirky FOX sitcom effectively plays with character relationships before midseason hiatus

Warning: This article contains spoilers for “The Desert”, showed them together as friends for the majority of But back in New York, only a few minutes later, nurse the midseason finale of The Mindy Project. screen time, and even the most casual viewer could see Morgan Tookers (Ike Barinholtz) is locked in the practice how well they knew and cared for each other. bathroom, and the reactions of the rest of the office staff TV thrives on sexual tension. It’s just a fact. Sometimes, may make viewers rethink Mindy’s status as the resident shows drag it out, season after season, using will-they- Show creators are wary of these situations, in which weirdo. won’t-they plots to keep viewers interested. Other times, main characters that previously showed strong romantic show runners will jump right in after a few seasons and tension act on their feelings, because they fear losing Sadly, ratings have not been kind to this gem, but try to play the series off of new relationships between what made that relationship compelling. A well-known perhaps the simultaneously satisfying and unsatisfying characters. example is the 1980s show Moonlighting, which saw a ending to “The Desert” will bring in more viewers significant drop in ratings and cancellation in the season looking to see where Kaling takes the fallout. If not, then The Mindy Project is, thankfully, the latter. At the end of following such action on the part of its main characters. TV is in danger of losing not only a comedy full of quality last Tuesday’s midseason finale, titled “The Desert”, the humor, but one full of the heart and meaning that is FOX comedy brought together its protagonist, Mindy The issue facing The Mindy Project now is whether missing elsewhere on television. Lahiri (creator and writer Mindy Kaling) and Danny or not Kaling can keep up that same tension-filled Castellano (Chris Messina) in a passionate embrace. relationship after such a huge event. Mindy Lahiri is both relatable and distanced by her crazy antics; viewers can sympathize with her everyday The catch? Mindy had just sent a letter to her very Currently in its second season, the show has seen a problems but also laugh at the way she deals with recently ex-boyfriend Cliff (Glenn Howerton) explaining huge improvement over the first, which was filled with life. They can write off her dreams of a life lived like a her desire to make things work. And back in New York, potential, but weighed down by extraneous characters romantic comedy, but at the same time wish right along Cliff realized his desire to do the same. and situations that seemed forced. with her. Mindy is both everyone and no one.

For viewers, that moment was a welcome surprise after a Instead, viewers saw the formation of a true ensemble If you’re not watching, you should be. Don’t be turned off season of build-up between the pair. In fact, the episode cast this season as the staff of a gynecology practice by a shaky first season or fear of the Moonlighting curse. worked and interfered with each other’s lives. Each The Mindy Project is a prime example of comedy that’s character seemed weird until another one outdid them. about more than just being funny.

Within the first few minutes of “The Desert”, it’d be easy to write Mindy off as insane, after she takes dating Mairéad Pettit | Personnel Manager advice from Gone With the Wind and references Amanda Knox as “foxy-knoxy.” dollarmovie McConomy Auditorium, University Center Andie Park | Staffwriter

Wreck-It Ralph V for Vendetta Thursday, Jan. 30 ­­ Friday, Jan. 31 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m.

When kids go into Litwak’s Arcade, they play the ever popular Fix-It Felix game, in Set in a dark futuristic version of Britain, V for Vendetta is a cult classic full of which a villain named Wreck-It Ralph destroys a building, yet Fix-It Felix is always stylized action and provocative questions. In the totalitarian regime of Britain, the around to save the day. However, when the arcade closes, the characters come government has become corrupt and abusive. When young and innocent Evey to life and have dreams of their own. Ralph (played by John C. Reilly) is tired of Hammond (played by Natalie Portman) is about to be attacked by secret police, being the villain and aspires to be a hero. In order to prove to himself that he is she is saved by a masked vigilante who goes by the name V (played by Hugo more than just the overlooked bad guy, Ralph decides to journey into the arcade Weaving). V is not only a hero, but also a symbol of hope and rebellion against universe in order to search for the perfect game where he can finally save the day. the tyrannical regime. With Evey by his side, V sets out to create a revolution to Ralph may seem like a ruthless and gargantuan villain, but Reilly gives him an destroy the totalitarian government. V for Vendetta is more than just an action affectionate and sensitive side that makes it easy for the audience to root for him. thriller; it is a piece of great science fiction which challenges us to question the Wreck-It Ralph brings the classic Disney element of wonder and brings new twists philosophy and politics of our own world. and laughs as viewers live in the arcade games rather than just play them.

television pillbox 01.27.14 7 Downtown Gallery Crawl offers attendees a sampling of Pittsburgh’s cultural scene Despite the frigid temperatures, this quarterly event provided a wide variety of events and premieres that reflected the best of the city and its people Night Market In between was everything from Pittsburgh-inspired small squares of glass hanging from the ceiling. The The pictures clearly communicate the fact that the Civic T-shirts from the web store DeadBuryDead to boxes by Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor [ ] effect is very space-like, with the lights bouncing around Arena wasn’t merely a structure that was torn down, This pop-up indoor market offered a number of different overflowing with shining silver jewelry and sculptures of the room in a kind of organized chaos. The exhibit is one but an entire history now only alive in memory. The first things to those who walked in the door. The room felt robots made from assorted pieces of junk metal. For those who fought the arctic temperatures that waved that commands silence and forces all attention on taking picture in the collection is a crudely drawn sign on a seat as if it was lit by candlelight, with a single strand of down through the streets in shivering gusts of wind in the space. Looking up at the ceiling feels more like near the floor of the empty arena that reads, “Thanks white Christmas lights nailed up at haphazard intervals Visitors could easily wander around the market, to attend The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s first Gallery staring at the night sky and seeing a million tiny galaxies For The Memories.” An image of workmen folding up stretching around the room. examining the pottery and sharing words. In addition to Crawl of 2014, it was definitely worth the numbed whizzing by. a banner that reads “Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup the arts and craft items, vendors sold food items, such as extremities. This event occurs every quarter and is a Champions 1991-92” feels like thousands of voices The front of the room was set up with cafe-style tables sandwiches. Local Pittsburgh roasters Zeke’s Coffee sold great opportunity to sample all that the Cultural District “Speed Shift,” on the third floor, gives off a much whispering, “I remember that.” and chairs facing a performance from a female singer cups of their exceptional coffee for $1.50. Having roamed has to offer. These offerings range from premieres of different feel than “Twists and Turns.” While one can and guitarist. She played gentle renditions of covers from event to event in the cold night, it was a wonderful new art collections and lectures to an incredibly graceful hear another person’s thoughts at “Twists and Turns,” The gallery being as small as it is, it is also easy to such as Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and Bon Iver’s experience to sit down with a cup of coffee at a table, performance of fire dancing. Whether you’re looking Friday saw the third floor abuzz with attendees talking hear the voices of other attendees. Walking around “Skinny Love” as well as a few well-written original listen to the serene sound of the live music, and simply to acquire a new piece for your collection, or just want and ordering drinks. The room is brightly lit and painted and gazing at the pictures of piled twisted metal that songs, and perfectly embodied the kind of casual, enjoy the oasis of warmth that the Night Market offered to wander around and strike up a few words with the a jarring white. The installation is comprised of multiple once held thousands of exhilarated fans, small tidbits of friendly, and serene atmosphere of the Night Market. to the Gallery Crawl. woman selling her artisanal teas, the Gallery Crawl truly rows of lights that wrap around the room and flash on conversation can be plucked out of the air. This Friday, has something for everyone. and off, giving the impression of a slow movement one man and the woman behind the bar struck up a The Night Market had a wide variety of items for sale. Even though it shot right through one’s bones, the inching its way around the perimeter. Compared to conversation about all the concerts they’d seen at the The first table that greeted visitors was occupied by cold of the night also brought a sense of warmth. After Seeing as there are far too many events for one to “Twists and Turns,” “Speed Shift” is much simpler and Civic Arena back in the day, with words such as “I saw rows and rows of glassware in vibrant colors, while braving the distance from building to building, there was realistically see everything — especially in a low of 0˚F doesn’t feel as inspired as its counterpart. As a whole, Led Zeppelin there on their first major tour.” the last one showcased Irish cultural items, such as always a sense of welcome at every door when one could — here are a few great excerpts from the evening. the room feels as if it’s a discarded set from a 1950’s pendants and wool driving caps, and was curated by the unzip their coat and take in a new experience. Seeing science fiction B movie. Steel Town Fire Irish Festival association. as the next one will be in warm weather, this quarterly Structures of Time and Space event isn’t to be missed. Life and Death of the Igloo On the corner of 7th Street and Penn Avenue at the Friday saw the two floors of the Wood Street Galleries outdoor Agnes R. Katz Plaza, before a large fountain with premiering artist Erwin Redl’s “Structures of Time and The 707 Penn Gallery continued its previously- rivers of still ice cascading down the sides, the Steel Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor Space.” The two pieces that are exhibited, “Twists open exhibit, “Life and Death of the Igloo” by David Town Fire performance group set down their flaming and Turns” and “Speed Shift,” differ greatly in terms of Aschkenas. The collection documents the tearing down paint can to give three performances over the course of aesthetics and feel. of the old Pittsburgh Civic Arena — reverently referred the night. Given the hazardous nature of dancing with to as the “Igloo” by Pittsburghers. The images, while open flame, the group performed with a kind of graceful “Twists and Turns” is installed in the darkened second documenting destruction, are filled with enormous heart. recklessness that disregarded the frigid air and had floor and features red and purple lasers shot through onlookers tapping each other on the shoulder to share their astonishment.

Never stopping their fluid movement, the performers passed one continuous flame from object to object, which included swords and poi.

The performance was broken into segments marked by changing songs. The group’s soundtrack varied from chill drum and bass tracks to music that sounded incredibly raw. Some songs allowed the movements of the performers to appear as graceful as those of ballet dancers, while others forced a kind of raw energy that made one feel as if they were watching an old-world ritual. The group’s attire, which included small amounts of body jewelry and henna face tattoos, also added to the ritualistic aesthetic.

Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor Top Right: The first floor window of the Renaissance Hotel on Sixth Street is now the temporary home to the “Speed Shift”, from the Structures of Time and Space Lonely Robot, a series of public art installations by artist Toby Atticus Fraley, as he travels the country. series of light instillations by artist Erwin Redl, used Above: Hosted by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the Night Market offered visitors everything from slowly flashing lights to create an impression of Pittsburgh-centric artwork to music and conversation. motion wrapping around the room. Left: Performing three times over the course of the night in Agnes R. Katz Plaza, Steel Town Fire wowed audi-

Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor ences with their graceful dancing that incorporated flaming objects.

feature feature 8 pillbox 01.27.14 pillbox 01.27.14 9 Gramatik delivers on long-awaited album The Age of Reason combines numerous influences to create a unique and killer sound

A year is a long time to keep anyone waiting, let alone a rabid fan base hungry for a promised new album. Now, after multiple vague seasonal deadlines, bluestep artist Gramatik’s new album, The Age of Reason is finally here and delivers on the implicit promises made during the long delay. Bluestep is a combination of American blues and dubstep with extensive hip-hop, jazz, and swing influence as well.

The Age of Reason is very indicative of the new sound Gramatik has been exploring over his past few releases, especially 2012’s #digitalfreedom. The album opener and collaboration with ESKOBARS, “Brave Men,” features Gramatik’s biggest drop, with a bottom that goes right through the floor. While not indicative of the whole album’s sound — it certainly stands out due to its heaviness — it nonetheless makes a statement with its opening placement. This is Gramatik’s sound now: Like it or listen to something else.

Despite the move away from natural sounding samples to a more dub-inspired sound, there are many great things to be found in Gramatik’s new direction. The biggest benefit has to be the increased prominence of guitar-playing. Live, Gramatik teams up with a guitarist, and the addition gives his performances a human energy that is often lacking in electronic acts.

On “Torture,” the stomping track that Gramatik has been Courtesy of messycupcakes via Flickr opening up his live performances with since the summer During his live performances, Gramatik teams up with a guitarist to give his shows a uniquely human feel festival circuit, collaborator Eric Krasno channels the compared to other electronic/hip-hop acts. ghosts of every blues guitarist who ever worked their

fingers to the bone searching for that one perfect riff. “Dubuasca” — a track Gramatik played live to great Not to be outdone, the drums on Gramatik’s backing acclaim this past summer — was blocked from being track sound more like they’re out of a metal, rather than released, “It’s Just a Ride” uses many components an electronic hip-hop, song, and they punch right in the of it, especially the wispy and ethereal vocals in the gut. background.

Other tracks that stand out include the funky Being a strong and outspoken supporter of net neutrality “Obviously,” a collaboration with Exmag and male pop- and open-access to information, Gramatik releases all vocal duo Cherub, and the jazzy-yet-heavy “You Don’t of his music online for free — often using Facebook and Understand.” “Pardon My French” has an extremely Twitter to share the link to his entire discography on danceable and disco-like feel to it, which is interesting torrent website The Pirate Bay. His songs can be found to hear coming from the artist who helped make a name for download in many places on the net, including his for himself by creating a blissful hip-hop remix of Led website gramatik.net as well as thissongissick.com and Zeppelin’s classic “Stairway to Heaven.” bittorrent.com.

The Age of Reason’s best moment comes at the very end with the groovy “It’s Just a Ride.” Featuring a calm duel Joey Peiser | Pillbox Editor of synthesizers and guitar in the beginning, the song then shifts into a rough guitar riff before finally dropping into a steady beat that incorporates all the previous elements of the song instead of exploding them off into a Courtesy of messycupcakes via Flickr wall of bass. While his full-on remix of Bassnectar’s Despite performing many of the tracks live throughout much of 2013, Gramatik has finally releasedThe Age of Reason.

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horoscopes 14pillbox 01.27.14 MONDAY 1.27.14 Swans in the Garden. Phipps Conservatory. 6 and 7:30 Neverlands. 709 Penn Gallery. Through Feb. 23 p.m. Inspired by Peter Pan and fears of death, this art Hilton Als. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium. 8:30 p.m. This unique night will feature selections from Swan Lake collection is one of a kind. The New Yorker theatre critic and award-winning author performed at the Phipps Conservatory glasshouse. There will be giving a talk at the University of Pittsburgh. will be two performances on the same night. Structures of Time and Space. Wood Street Galleries. Admission is free. Through Apr. 6 SATURDAY 2.1.14 A collection of large scale light installations from artist WEDNESDAY 1.29.14 Erwin Redl. Lotus w/Buku. Stage AE. 7 p.m. Dom Kennedy. Altar Bar. 7 p.m. This groovy jam and electronica band will be bringing the Company. O’Reilly Theater. Jan. 23 – Feb. 23 The west-coast rapper, having released his second studio good vibes to Stage AE, with deep-house and trap artist Company is a musical with a plot that revolves around album Get Home Safely back in October, will be stopping Buku opening. Bobby (a single man unable to commit fully to a steady his tour in Pittsburgh this Wednesday. relationship, let alone marriage), the five married couples Snowball Local Music Festival. Cattivo Bar. Concerts who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. THURSDAY 1.30.14 start at 8 p.m. This festival is comprised solely of local musicians playing OPENING Yellowcard. Altar Bar. 7 p.m. all varieties and genres in a Lawrenceville club. Everyone who remembers that place off Ocean Avenue Judge Jackie Justice. Cabaret at Theater Square. will be there. ONGOING Opening on Jan. 30, this new musical comedy is based on courtroom television shows and features cases that Asana Utsava. Heinz Memorial Chapel. 7:30 p.m. 2013 Carnegie International. Carnegie Museum of Art. deal with aliens, zombies, and more. A free event that combines the power of music with yoga, Through Mar. 16 Asana Utsava is sponsored by local yoga studios, each of The Carnegie International is the oldest North American Quantum Theater presents “Madagascar.” The which will perform a short demonstration. exhibition of contemporary art from around the globe. Carlyle. Opening on Jan. 31, “Madagascar,” tells three separate FRIDAY 1.31.14 Wicked. Benedum Center. Through Feb. 9 stories of love and loss that unfold in the same hotel room The hit Broadway musical is returning to Pittsburgh. across three different time periods. Phosphorescent. Mr. Small’s Theater. 8 p.m. Telling the story of The Wizard of Oz from an alternate A singer-songwriter from New York, Phosphorescent perspective ­— the Wicked Witch’s —, the show features (Matthew Houck) will present an indie folk/rock show. amazing songs and is not to be missed.

Helene Grimaud “Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.” Arena: Remembering the Igloo. 707 Penn Gallery. Heinz Hall. 8 p.m. Through Mar. 2 Pianist and wildlife conservationist Hélène Grimaud will The exhibition presents a visual record of Pittsburgh’s play the well-known classics from the great composers Civic Arena’s last months in operation and during its Want your event here? with the PSO. yearlong demolition process. Email [email protected].

calendar pillbox 01.27.14 15 dance marathon.

Jonathan Leung | Photo Editor On Saturday, Carnegie Mellon University held its fourth annual Dance Marathon. A six hour dance party, the Marathon’s proceeds benefited Variety, a children’s charity in Pittsburgh. Individuals, teams, and clubs all came together to dance the night away.

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