NEWS FORUM SCITECH SPORTS Michael Murphy explains Comedian ignores CMU HCI student develops award- Track and fi eld team sets tuition increases [A1] values [A6] winning game [A5] new record [A10] Reddit co-founder shares his Students’ increasing debt Adobe Flash software explained Athlete profi le: Laura McKee [A10] personal success story [A1] becomes an issue [A6] [A4]

Monday, April 18, 2011 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Volume 105, Issue 25

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Alexandre Kaspar/Photo Staff Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez Complete Carnival wrap-up inside Section B Booth — B18–B19 Buggy — B20–B21 Mobot — B22 Big Boi — B8 Cabaret — B10 Eddie Griffi n — B11 Booth winners Buggy winners Fraternities: Sigma Phi Epsilon Men’s buggy: Fringe A Sororities: Kappa Alpha Theta Women’s buggy: SDC A Independent: Taiwanese Student Association Design competition: CIA (Ascension) Michael Murphy discusses plans for tuition Alexis Ohanian gives MADELYN GLYMOUR limit some of the increases. Kamlet. example, professors’ salaries. Staffwriter “Dining rates are somewhat Other factors, in addition In addition to tuition, Carn- personal success tips dependent on the number of to infl ation, are considered egie Mellon has two other Carnegie Mellon will raise individuals who participate in as well. “Probably the two major sources of income: re- JUAN FERNANDEZ Graham fanboys we were, we Staffwriter tuition by 4 percent for incom- the meal plan program,” Abel biggest issues [in determin- search grants, of which a por- packed our bags for Massa- ing students and 3 percent said. “Because of the increase ing tuition] were fi nancial tion is used to support utilities chusetts,” Ohanian said. The for returning students for the in meal plan participation by aid and the impact that the that make research possible, Alexis Ohanian, co-found- talk motivated Ohanian and Fall 2011 semester. Housing upper class students, we were current economy was having but the majority of which pays er of the website Reddit, the Huffman to partner up and and dining rates will also be able to minimize the over- on students and families, and for the research itself; and the travel search engine Hip- try their hand at startups. increased by 3.97 percent and all rate increase of the meal also on the university in terms endowment. munk, and the online geek- Despite Ohanian’s recent 2.47 percent, respectively. The plans.” of the endowment,” Murphy Carnegie Mellon’s endow- boutique Breadpig, gave a successes with Reddit, Bread- total cost of attendance is ex- Tuition increases, however, said. ment is built out of large pri- lecture to undergraduate and pig, and Hipmunk, his experi- pected to rise by 4.24 percent are affected by other factors. According to the press re- vate donations. The university graduate students in McCo- ences in the world of startups for new students and 3.45 per- Michael Murphy, the vice lease announcing the hike, then invests the donations, nomy Auditorium last Mon- were not always so fruitful. cent for current students. president for campus affairs, approximately 30 percent of and withdraws 5 percent of day. The event was sponsored His fi rst attempt at a startup According to Kim Abel, the said that the amount that tu- tuition is returned to students the market value annually, by the Activities Board. was a failed mobile take-out director of Housing and Din- ition is raised in a given year in the form of fi nancial aid — on a three-year running aver- While Ohanian discussed app for cell phones. Ohanian ing Services, room and board is determined largely by infl a- a historic high, according to age. That is, Carnegie Mellon some of the inner workings said that although he and costs depend on a number tion. Murphy. Tuition is by far the withdraws enough each year of Reddit’s infrastructure, the Huffman were confi dent that of factors, including neces- According to the Bureau largest source of fi nancial aid so that, given any three con- core of Ohanian’s talk was there was an audience for sary repairs, general program of Labor Statistics, the overall funds; according to the annu- secutive years, the average one of inspiration. The talk their potential startup’s ser- costs, and the state of the mar- rate of infl ation in the United al factbook released by Carn- draw for those years is 5 per- had students taking notes vice, attempts at implement- ket. “We make every effort to States was 2.1 percent in 2010. egie Mellon’s Offi ce of Institu- cent. Thus, when the economy and laughing as Ohanian dis- ing their plan were deemed control costs,” Abel said via Tuition increases are pro- tional Research and Analysis, hits a low point, there is less cussed his experience in the unfeasible by investors given e-mail. “We also review eco- posed by members of the ad- it accounted for more than 50 money for the university to world of startups. As would the amount of time and work nomic issues. For instance, gas ministration and approved by percent of the fi nancial aid draw. Moreover, even if the be expected from a self-pro- that cell-phone carriers and cost can impact services deliv- the board of trustees. Murphy distributed in 2010. economy recovers, the en- claimed geek, Ohanian com- restaurants would have to do ered to the department such is one of the decision-makers The other 70 percent of dowment draw will still be af- plemented his talking points in order to effectively imple- as freight charges.” behind tuition increases, tuition revenue generally fected for several years, due to with humorous tongue-in- ment their app. Abel said that, although along with Carnegie Mellon’s pays for operational costs in the three-year average. cheek slides of Photoshopped “When we received the rates have increased, the chief fi nancial offi cer, Debo- instruction, student services, images of kittens, puppies, message from Graham, we and celebrities. were heartbroken. That night university has been able to rah Moon, and provost, Mark and academic support — for See TUITION, A3 The discussion started we hit the bar. Hard,” said with Ohanian recounting Ohanian. A History of Tuition Changes his college years at the Uni- After Ohanian recovered 12 versity of Virginia, during from the heartbreak that en- 10.3% which he majored in history, sued from the rejection of his 10 built relationships playing proposal, he and Huffman 8.5% video games, and aspired started anew. In 2005, after 8% 8.1% 8 toward entrepreneurship. both of them graduated, the It was at this time, during two founded Reddit. 6% 6 his fi rst month in the dor- It was at this point in the 5.06% 4.8% 5% 4.18% 4.3% mitories, that Ohanian met talk that Ohanian began to 4 4% 3.26% Steve Huffman. Huffman explain how all of his expe- 2.94% 2.98% would later become not only riences were relevant to the Percent increase of tuition 2 a close friend of his, but also ambitious students in the his partner in founding Red- audience. He discussed the 0 dit. During the talk, Ohanian elements of successful busi- 45 explained how this bond nesses and urged students to $43,160 with Huffman was critical to get started with their own. $41,500 $40,300 Reddit’s success as an online According to a recent ar- 40 $39,150 startup. ticle about the company in $36,910 As a tech-oriented under- Pop City Media, “Reddit is graduate, Ohanian admired among the top 100 websites 35 $34,180 Paul Graham, the program- in the world, with 15 million $31,650 mer and venture capitalist visitors a month and 1 billion $30,650 30 $29,190 behind the seed capital fi rm page views.” Y-Combinator. Both Oha- Ohanian’s guiding prin- $26,910 $25,670 nian and Huffman saw him ciple was to always be con- 25 $24,600 as a role model. “During one cerned with “making some- $22,300 spring break we heard that thing people want.” He stated Cost of tuition in thousands dollars $21,405 Paul Graham was giving a that, as obvious as that prin- 20 talk at Harvard on how to 1998 1999 2000 20012002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082009 2010 2011 start a startup. Given what See REDDIT, A3 J. Eliot DeGolia/Art Staff A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » April 18, 2011

CAMPUS NEWS IN BRIEF Statistically New study seeks to redefi ne School of Music hosts free what constitutes torture guitar concert and class Speaking The defi nition of torture and prohibited. Iranian-American classi- University of Memphis guitar is often a diffi cult concept to Within all four studies, cal guitarist Lily Afshar will program and teaches guitar Summer vacation is almost here, which means that grasp, but it usually focuses some of the subjects had to perform a free public concert master classes, in addition to beach season will be in full swing soon. While the ocean on the level of pain infl icted. make the judgments without at 8 p.m. in the Kresge The- her touring. is often thought of only as a place to swim, there is an However, according to experiencing the effects of atre in the College of Fine As a musician, she has the entire ecosystem underneath the salty water. Here are recent research, this defi ni- the interrogation tactic while Arts building this Thursday. ability to develop unusual some interesting ocean facts: tion of torture can be subjec- other subjects had to make Besides the concert, Afshar guitar sounds through the tive and biased. Researchers the same judgment while ex- will host a master class at 7 use of quarter tones and fret- Loran Nordgren, of the Kel- periencing a mild version of p.m. this Wednesday in the lets. logg School of Management the pain. Kresge Theatre. Afshar’s honors include at Northwestern University; The experiment’s results Afshar, born in Tehran, the 2000 Orville H. Gibson 10,000 George Loewenstein, of Carn- indicated that the partici- Iran, learned to play the gui- Award for Best Female Classi- egie Mellon University; and pants’ defi nition of torture tar at age 10 and graduated cal Guitarist, the Grand Prize weight of largest whale shark found in kilograms Mary-Hunter Morris McDon- was only affected by their im- with both a bachelor’s and in the Aspen Music Festival nell, of Harvard University mediate state of pain. master’s of music in guitar Guitar Competition, the Top Law School, conducted four “While people may feel performance from the Boston Prize in the Guitar Founda- studies on how subjects re- they can judge a tactic be- Conservatory and the New tion of America Competition, spond to degrees of pain. cause they have experienced England Conservatory of Mu- and the Premier Guitarist 504,000 In these studies, partici- the pain it produces at some sic. Award from the Memphis Later, she attended Flor- Chapter of the National Acad- combined length of the world’s coastlines in kilometers pants had to make two dif- point in the past, this re- ferent types of judgments search suggests that people ida State University and be- emy of Recording Arts & Sci- about interrogation tactics: can only empathize with pain came the fi rst woman in the ences, among others. the degree of pain from the when they are directly expe- world to earn a doctorate of tactic and whether the tactic riencing it,” said Loewenstein music in guitar performance. Compiled by 90% should be considered torture in a university press release. Today, she is the head of the JENNIFER THARP percent of volcanic activity on Earth that occurs in the ocean 4,000,000 Kicksburgh ’11 combines music with fashion number of eggs a female cod fi sh can lay per year

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Lecture Preview Carnegie Mellon sign and operation of natural Engineering Leadership gas value chains: short-term Speaker Series operational planning in up- stream supply chains, design Monday, April 18 at 5 p.m. and operation of production Singleton Room, Roberts infrastructure under uncer- Engineering Hall tainty, and novel liquefi ed CONSOL CEO J. Bretty energy chains for the exploi- Harvey will discuss “CONSOL tation of remote offshore gas Energy’s Approach to Power- combined with CO2 capture ing America: Coal and Gas and sequestration with en- for the Future” as part of the hanced oil recovery. the College of Engineering’s Leadership Speaker Series. After Harvey’s speech, the Facewars: Michael program will feature an ex- Shamos pert energy panel to discuss Wednesday, April 20 critical energy issues. Panel- at 4:30 p.m. ists will include Scott Klara, Rashid Auditorium the deputy director of the Michael Shamos, Distin- National Energy Technology guished Career Professor in Laboratory (NETL); Kelvin the School of Computer Sci- Gregory, an assistant profes- ence, will give a talk titled sor of civil and environmen- “Facewars,” focusing on the tal engineering at Carnegie legal battle between Face- Mellon; and Edward S. Ru- book founder Mark Zuck- bin, the alumni professor of erberg and the Winklevoss environmental engineering twins, who hired Zuckerberg and science and a professor while at Harvard to write of engineering and public software for their social net- policy and mechanical engi- working company, ConnectU. neering at Carnegie Mellon. Celia Ludwinski/Managing Editor Center for the Arts in During the annual Kicksburgh event, a band performed for the crowd’s entertainment as they viewed work and artistic designs created by Carnegie Carnegie Mellon Mellon’s Sneakerology 101 class. The sneaker expo was held in the lobby of the College of Fine Arts last Wednesday from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Both Society: Pirates of the collectors from the greater Pittsburgh area and students bought and sold their originally designed sneakers. Engineering Leadership Caribbean Speaker Series Thursday, April 21 Tuesday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. at 4:30 p.m. Adamson Wing (Baker Hall Singleton Room, Roberts 136) Engineering Hall Campus Crime & Incident Reports Carnegie Mellon profes- Rodrigo Costa, the CEO of sor of history Roger Rouse Underage Drinking Bicycle Theft ster Hall around the bicycle p.m. This incident is still un- Zon Multimédia, will speak will present a lecture on the April 9, 2011 April 9, 2011 rack. This male was reported der investigation. about the growth of cable, Pirates of the Caribbean fi lms, to have been grabbing the bi- Internet, and mobile phone During a routine pa- University Police respond- using it as a springboard to cycles in attempt to free them services in Portugal. Zon trol, Carnegie Mellon Police ed to a report that that a bicy- think more creatively about from the bicycle rack. Alcohol Amnesty Multimédia, a media holding stopped a male who was ob- cle, valued at $500, had been the cultural politics of con- The reporting party stated April 13, 2011 company in Portugal, is one served to be obstructing traffi c stolen on March 8 from the temporary capitalism. that the male left the area for of the world’s fi rst dot com on Fifth Avenue. Wean Hall bike rack. University Police respond- On May 20, Disney will a short period of time then success stories. The male was intoxicated No serial numbers or mod- ed to West Wing dormitories release On Stranger Tides, the returned with some type of a and under the age of 21. He el numbers were known and for a report of Alcohol Am- fourth fi lm of the series. Ac- pry bar. The male continued was issued a citation and tak- the bicycle was not registered nesty and a student who had cording to Rouse, the fi lms to attempt to pry bicycles from 2011 Bayer Lecture en home. with the University Police. locked himself in a bathroom. are not just escapist enter- the rack. When the male was Series in Process The owner reported that he Offi cers were able to free the tainment. They hijack com- confronted by a tenant, he fl ed Systems Engineering had secured the bike with a student and had Carnegie plex histories of rebel piracy through Saint Paul’s Cathe- Mellon EMS check him as a Tuesday, April 19 Alcohol Amnesty cable lock. This case is still un- to incite conformity to corpo- dral’s rear parking lot toward precautionary measure. at 10:45 a.m. April 9, 2011 der investigation. rate visions of life, labor, and North Craig Street. Doherty Hall 1112 the world at large. This talk Offi cers, along with Carn- egie Mellon EMS, responded Motor Vehicle Accident Paul I. Barton of the Mas- offers resources for engag- Attempted Bicycle Theft Theft sachusetts Institute of Tech- ing the new fi lm and push- to Hamerschlag House for a April 13, 2011 April 9, 2011 April 12, 2011 ing past the limiting visions report of an intoxicated male nology will discuss “Optimal Offi cers responded to Frew Rouse sees the series as pro- who was sick in the bathroom. Design and Operation of Nat- Offi cers responded to Web- University Police respond- Street for a report of a motor ural Gas Value Chains.” moting. The male was taken to ster Hall for a report of a black ed to the Purnell Center for a UPMC in Shadyside for treat- vehicle accident. Upon the of- In his lecture, Barton will male of average height and theft report. Various make-up fi cers’ arrival, no parties were present three studies apply- ment. build, with long braided hair, and costume items were taken Compiled by injured and insurance infor- ing global optimization for- and wearing a red sweatshirt from a basement room in Pur- mation was exchanged. mulations to the optimal de- JENNIFER THARP who was seen outside of Web- nell between 5:30 and 6:30

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Murphy ported a projected tuition, and cons of launching startups Between 2008 and 2009, said that the larger tuition in- room, and board increase of according to the factbook, crease was made in order to 3.5 percent; the Massachu- the market value of Carnegie maintain the quality of Carn- setts Institute of Technology Mellon’s endowment dropped egie Mellon’s education and reported a tuition and fees by $300 million, from just in order to bolster fi nancial increase of 3.9 percent; the over $1 billion to about $750 aid. Carnegie Mellon has tra- University of Pennsylvania million. Though it regained ditionally held an annual fall reported a tuition increase of about $60 million in 2010, meeting with a selection of 3.9 percent; and Georgetown the annual endowment draw local students and families in University reported a tuition is still lower than normal, and order to discuss tuition, and increase of 2.9 percent. will continue to be low for Murphy said that the decision In contrast, according to several years. This puts pres- to raise tuition was met with The Wall Street Journal, the sure on tuition funds. general agreement. University of the South cut “We’re in two principal “I think it was a good deci- tuition by 10 percent for the forms of business, so we don’t sion,” Murphy said. “I think coming school year. It is the have enough money for ei- it was a positive decision for only major university to have ther,” Murphy said. “Tuition students.” He stressed, how- done so in recent years. doesn’t quite cover education; ever, that the current environ- Carnegie Mellon does not research support doesn’t quite ment is still one of fi nancial consider the actions of other cover research. That’s why constraint. universities when making de- private gifts and the endow- “I can’t fi nd too much cisions about tuition increas- ment are so important.” fault with the logic of raising es, Murphy said. He said that Despite low endowment the tuition,” said sophomore the strategy for tuition adjust- draw, the tuition increase for creative writing major Jack ments is to place the majority the 2009–10 school year was Homer, who was not involved of the burden on incoming 2.9 percent for incoming stu- in this year’s tuition meeting. students. dents, the lowest since 1975. “But I do wish that it didn’t “We try to keep increases For the current school year, have to happen, because it’s for continuing students as the increase was a similarly obviously going to be put- manageable as possible and low 3 percent for new stu- ting a strain on everybody in- put our risk in the market- dents. volved.” place,” Murphy said. “[New] In contrast, the average Homer’s father, John students can make their deci- tuition increase for the past Homer, was decidedly less sion with their eyes open.” Tommy Hofman/Photo Editor Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian speaks to students about his success story. decade was 5.4 percent. The supportive of the decision to According to Murphy, the 2009–10 school year saw raise tuition. “[Carnegie Mel- risk is paying off; Carnegie across-the-board pay freezes lon’s] tuition is already among Mellon is still a popular can- REDDIT, from A1 on the point, it became clear- was pretty charismatic, and for faculty and staff, and last the highest in the country,” didate among prospective col- er to the audience. The stan- he really sold the idea that year, a modifi ed pay freeze he said, “and tuition hikes lege students. The university’s ciple might seem, it was often dard model for the revenue founding startups is the way took effect. make less and less sense every undergraduate applicant pool overlooked in the business streams of traditional search to go, but he never sugar-coat- “I think [the low tuition year, particularly because the grew by 9.5 percent between world. Speaking in regard to engines like Expedia is based ed how incredibly diffi cult it increases were] purely recog- economy is crumbling, and 2009 and 2010. the new business opportuni- on bombarding the user with is to do. No matter how much nition that these are hard eco- the $200,000 invested is no In other words, as long as ties that the Internet created, ads at any and all possible success or misery any of our nomic times,” said Murphy. longer a guarantee of having a people still want to come to Ohanian said, “Although any- times. Additionally, Hipmunk startups has, he wants us to Recently, however, the well-paying job after college.” Carnegie Mellon, students one can put any kind of busi- takes into account many fac- make sure what he do helps administration decided that Carnegie Mellon is not can expect tuition to keep ris- ness online, only the qual- tors that are often left out of to, [in Ohanian’s words], it was time to take a differ- alone. For the 2011–12 school ing. ity sites that put the user fi rst the analyses of other search ‘make the world suck less,’ ” are the ones that survive and engines, like proximity to said Wise, summarizing the grow.” To illustrate this, he bars, safety, and general con- event. gave an overview of the suc- venience. Ohanian claims At the end of his lecture, cesses of Hipmunk. that this kind of considerate after a question and answer New Giving Wall allows students Ohanian explained that and ultimately human design session, Ohanian wanted to the guiding principle behind will create a loyal user base, share his optimism for what Hipmunk was “to maximize who end up becoming repeat he called “a world ruled by to reduce their carbon footprints joy.” This might sound a bit customers. nerds,” and that he sincerely strange coming from the Zachary Wise, a junior hoped students had pet proj- founder of a travel search en- computer science major, at- ects that they were truly pas- gine, but when he elaborated tended Ohanian’s lecture. “He sionate about.

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CHRISTA HESTER biggest initiatives in the last Orientation staff to ensure Forum Co-Editor few years has been to trans- that new students were given form itself into an environ- stainless steel, and thus reus- The Resnik/West Wing mentally friendly campus. able, water bottles. community, the Interdisci- The appearance of a student- However, for those stu- plinary House, and Randall run initiative like the Giving dents who do not have the Feenstra have created a new, Wall is evidence of that fact. time to commit to one of green initiative on campus for Before the Giving Wall, these groups, they can still students. A “Giving Wall” has there were — and still are — give back to the community appeared in the basement of many resources available for through the Giving Wall. the University Center, across students to become involved “I’m too busy to join an or- from the FedEx offi ce. At fi rst in on-campus green initia- ganization, but it’s so easy to glance, it’s just a set of shelves tives. Initiatives like Step- drop some of my old stuff off where students can leave Green challenge students to at the UC,” sophomore social their discarded belongings. reduce their environmen- and decision sciences major At second glance, however, it tal impact and learn how to Joanne Yun said. “I think once provides students with a con- “green their routine.” Stu- people know about it, it could venient way to increase the dent-run groups like Sustain- be a great way to exchange campus’s environmental sus- able Earth, Eco-Reps, and Net useful things and lessen our tainability. As the sign next Impact all focus on different carbon footprint. It’s a win- to the wall states, the collabo- areas of environmental sus- win situation.” rators’ “goal is for people to tainability. Alumni who came back for voluntarily donate items and Sustainable Earth, one of Carnival also commented on take items, creating a free and the groups involved in the the Giving Wall. “It seems like simple exchange of goods.” Giving Wall, hosts and at- a great idea,” said Brad Hall, a Students can now recycle tends many different events 2009 mechanical engineering in a different way than they to promote awareness of en- graduate. “Even if people take previously have; rather than vironmental problems on a lot of stuff from it, it plants recycle plastic bottles or glass, campus. This weekend, the the idea that we don’t have to they can recycle old, unused group is participating in “En- throw stuff away, that every items. By leaving items they vironment Today: Biodiver- used thing still has a utility.” no longer want or need on sity and Environmental Jus- Cared for by Sustainable the shelves of the Giving Wall tice,” a weekend-long course Earth and supported by the and taking what others have that allows Carnegie Mellon Student Dormitory Council, donated, students are aiding students to gather and discuss the Giving Wall has the po- in the creation of a sustain- the environmental issues that tential to make a signifi cant able and simple method of are affecting the planet. impact on the Carnegie Mel- recycling. This initiative not Other student-run initia- lon campus. To become more only aims to increase cam- tives that made a splash this involved in green initiatives pus recycling, it also hopes year included the Tap Water on campus, visit Carnegie to benefi t the community by Project, where students col- Mellon’s green practices web- re-gifting items to those who laborated with CulinArt to site and learn about all the need them. install greener water dispens- student and campus-run ini- One of Carnegie Mellon’s ers, and with Carnegie Mellon tiatives. Write breaking news. E-mailE [email protected] A4 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » April 18, 2011

Professor Jeff Galak explores the psychology of satiation AMRITHA PARTHASARATHY perience can, in fact, change asked either to think about the Junior Staffwriter how people remember it.” variety of songs they listened In an interview with Galak, to in those weeks or not. If Professor Jeff Galak, an as- he explained that there are they refl ect on the variety of sistant professor of marketing two traditional theories on the songs they listened to, the in the Tepper School of Busi- satiation, using the example subjects showed signs of lik- ness, studies the psychological of fullness. On one end, there ing the song as much as they basis of marketing. He works is the physiological basis. did the fi rst time they listened with research on consumer There are cues in your body, to it. If they don’t refl ect on behavior and heads the Con- he explained, such as blood the intermittent songs, they sumer Behavior Lab, which pressure or stomach disten- show no changes in their dis- involves a collection of online tion. These cues are physical pleased feelings towards the studies. The lab looks at many indications that you are full, song. Galak summed it up by domains of consumption such so you do not enjoy food as saying, “Satiation is this self- as consumer enjoyment, he- much. However there is also refl ective. It isn’t just about donic adaptation, and variety the psychologically based the variety; it is about refl ect- seeking. His primary research theory of habituation, where ing on it which doesn’t happen focus, however, is in satiation “you observe that you have by default.” and what brings about con- eaten x amount of food and This is quite interesting be- sumer enjoyment. [are] so full so you enjoy it cause it offers us as students A study from Psychologi- less over time.” The difference a different way of looking at cal Review defi nes satiation is mainly in that your body is things we like or dislike. Let us as the state when buyers have telling you that you are full, take an example: Suppose we consumed items to the point physiologically, and then your studied a novel in high school where they no longer enjoy mind is telling you that you and over-analyzed it so much them. In Galak’s words, sa- are full, psychologically. that we ended up “hating” tiation is the “way in which an Galak is studying a third it, and then we were asked enjoyable experience becomes theory which he calls self-re- to study it again for a class. less enjoyable over time.” fl ective satiation, describing Juan Fernandez/Art Staff We could think about all the Studying satiation is very use- it as, “how you observe your books we have read since the ful in the marketing world as it consumption experience.” He you listen to a variety of songs, ak explained that you have to jects wre asked to pick their fi rst time we read that novel allows for advertisers to know explains this theory by using you may not become as bored. remind yourself of the variety favorite song from the top-10 and our perception of the nov- at what point the consumer music as an example. It is a Galak agrees that this variety of the songs you have heard. Billboard charts. They then el may now be different than it may not like their product. well observed phenomenon of music may keep you from Perhaps you then may remem- listen to the same song over was the fi rst time we read the Galak and colleagues had that variety makes people less getting bored, but there is still ber that you actually liked the and over until they indicate novel. This is interesting as it their work published by the bored or less satiated. If you a problem. For example, if you band in the fi rst place. they are tired of it. Several may not be how we generally American Psychological Asso- keep listening to a song again listen to a band a lot all at once To illustrate this theory weeks later, the subjects are look at things. Perhaps this is ciation, concluding that, “The and again, you may stop en- and then stop to listen to other better, Galak discussed one asked to listen to the song a pleasurable change we could prospect of repeating an ex- joying the song. However, if songs for the next weeks, Gal- of his own experiments. Sub- again, but this time, they are make in our ways of thinking.

HOW THINGS WORK Adobe Flash software allows users to enjoy complex entertainment BENJAMIN MADUEME lows developers to create these Junior Staffwriter types of videos and anima- tions. The software presents You may have used it on its users with various image your laptop to watch Rebecca editing capabilities, a time- Black’s sensational YouTube line viewer, picture and sound music video “Friday,” your import options, and even its friends are likely currently us- own programming language, ing it in their Android phones, called ActionScript. Newcom- and Apple might even cave in ers to Flash who only wish to and decide to use it in future create basic animations may iOS devices. One should know fi nd all they need within the what it is, folks: Adobe Flash. image editing toolkit and time- The ability to play Adobe line editor. More advanced us- Flash content is a feature some ers seeking to create games would argue a modern-day or multi-paged Flash websites browser cannot do without. may require a more compli- While this is certainly a sub- cated combination of the vast jective stance on the matter, array of tools built into Flash. there is no question that Flash Flash Player is essentially content affects a huge num- the software that lets you view ber of people every day. Ac- and interact with Flash videos cording to a September 2009 and animations (collectively study conducted by the UK- known as Flash fi les). A typical based consumer market re- Flash fi le is stored as a .SWF Courtney Wittekind/Contributing Editor search organization Milward (pronounced “swiff” by some) Brown, Flash content reaches and contains byte code meant Flash Player is closed-source consist of audio, video, and installed on your computer, of Flash Player (starting with 99 percent of Internet viewers, to be interpreted by the vir- (meaning that it is kept in- text fi les, and an end-user’s you may notice that your Flash version 10.1) have added GPU making it the “rich Internet tual machine that runs within house and not released to the on-demand access to this type Player cache and other set- acceleration support for newer application” with the highest Flash Player. While the player public), some users opt to use of data (without having to wait tings carry over from browser graphics cards, meaning that penetration rate, ahead of sim- is created and compiled differ- open-source alternative Flash for the entire fi le to download to browser. your computer’s processor ilar competitors like HTML5, ently across different operat- players to reinforce their con- fi rst) is known as “streaming.” Proponents of the grow- won’t struggle as much play- Oracle’s Java, and Microsoft’s ing systems and CPU architec- victions in the greater good of Just like your web browser, ing HTML5 user base argue ing Flash fi les. GPU accelera- Silverlight. tures, the same interpretation open source software, albeit at Flash Player is able to main- that Flash Player has several tion also means that certain Colloquially, the term occurs, resulting in a largely a noticeable performance and tain its own separate cache performance issues on certain content will look better when “Flash” can refer to the Adobe universal Flash experience. compatibility cost. storage, which means that platforms, and that it also neg- rendered in newer versions of Flash Professional authoring Most Internet browsers Once a user has developed .SWF, Flash video, and other atively impacts battery life on Flash Player. Battery life still tool, the Adobe Flash Player, require that you download a Flash fi le, he or she can opt Flash content you’ve accessed mobile devices. It is true that remains an issue however, or the collection of different a Flash Player plugin if you to either save it to local stor- in the past can be stored to earlier versions of Flash Player and is one of the reasons why fi le types associated with vid- want to view Flash content, age media or store it away on a your computer’s hard drive for did not support Graphics Pro- Apple still refuses to support eos or animations stored as though a few browsers (nota- remote server. Sometimes the quick retrieval the next time cessing Unit (or GPU) accel- Flash in their hugely popular Flash fi les. Adobe Flash, as in bly Google Chrome) eschew Flash fi le will embed videos you decide to access the same eration, a method of utilizing iOS devices. The most recent, the authoring tool, is a special this step by embedding a Flash meant to be served dynami- information. Flash Player your computer’s graphics card stable release of Adobe Flash type of computer software de- Player within newer releases. cally from a remote server to keeps itself independent from to compute complex fl oating- Player is version 10.2, and is veloped by Adobe (available As Adobe has repeatedly stat- an end-user. Flash video fi les, the web browsers you use, so point calculations. But accord- available for download at get. for Windows and Mac) that al- ed that the source code for usually in .FLV format, can if you have multiple browsers ing to Adobe, recent versions adobe.com.

SCITECH BRIEFS New technology New sensor to Study has found Nanotechnology Alzheimer’s shrinks Nature produces allows the disabled determine food adverse effects of allows faster brains 10 years its own barcodes in to use computers safety nitrogen fertilizer charging batteries before diagnosis zebras PCEye, an eye-tracking tech- Research at the Fraunhofer In- At a conference in Edinburgh, Researchers have a found Brain scans of healthy people Animal researchers like to nology, allows users to control stitution in Munich have made researchers have determined a new way to decrease the showed signs that the brain track their subjects to learn their computer with their eye a polymer fi lm that can react that there are traces of nitro- amount of time to charge re- was shrinking in Alzheimer’s more about their migration movements. PCEye will allow with meat to change colors gen in half of the examined chargeable batteries by us- affected areas nearly a decade pattern. Recently, they have users to type, browse the In- from bright blue to bright yel- meat portions. They estimated ing nanomaterials. They have before the disease was diag- found that each zebra carries ternet, and use other software low when it is in contact with the annual cost of damage made a highly porous metal nosed. In the study, 50 par- its own unique “barcode” — by the tracking of their eyes meat that has gone bad. The caused by nitrogen pollution foam coated with a large ticipants appeared cognitively their stripes, or their “Stripe- instead of the use of a mouse. polymer fi lm works by react- across Europe is between 70 amount of active battery ma- normal, while 15 patients de- Code.” The researchers have The eye-tracking technology ing with biogenic amines that to 320 billion euros. Nitrogen terial that provides high elec- veloped Alzheimer’s disease. created an open source soft- works with 95 percent of the are secreted from rotten meat, is currently used as fertilizer to trical conductivity, and so the People with the high amount ware called StripeSpotter that population regardless of eye- resulting in a color change. grow crops, but poses a human structure holds enough active of shrinkage in specifi c areas is a database of stripe patterns color or lighting condition. The researchers want to in- threat when nitrogen-based material to store the energy. of the cerebral cortex were and matches stripes to a spe- It also works with users who corporate it into supermarket toxins are released into the at- three times more likely to de- cifi c zebra. wear glasses or contacts. packaging to increase food mosphere. velop the disease. Technology Review safety without increasing the Source: New Scientist value of packaging. Source: Source: PC Magazine Source: Reuters Source: Journal of the Ameri- can Academy of Neurology Source: FastCompany Compiled by KUSH MANGAL April 18, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5 HCI student Lomas wins national STEM game competition COURTNEY CHIN tinued economic and techno- expect to launch versions of Assistant SciTech Editor logical leadership well into Numbaland! for the iPad and the 21st century.” iPod touch platforms, but cur- As video games continue Similar to games such rently the games run solely on to become more popular, the as Mario Party or Wari- computers. He hopes to put market for a more diverse se- oWare, where the player can some of his prize money into lection of games has spurred choose from several differ- making his games marketable increased development of ent minigames to play, Num- and eventually self-sustain- educational games. Popular baland! offers fi ve different ing. titles such as Brain Age help number-based games, each The next step in develop- users keep their minds sharp designed to hone a particular ment is to “integrate” these and hone math or logic skills. math skill. The core of Lo- minigames together. To bet- One Carnegie Mellon Ph.D. mas’ research is to improve ter test how people react to candidate in the Human- what he calls “number sense,” video games and “system- Computer Interaction Insti- which is basic intuition and atize” how data is collected, tute (HCII), Derek Lomas, is understanding of mathemati- Lomas hopes that part of his the next promising developer cal concepts. “If you don’t prize money can be invested of games with educational understand what numbers in better facilities, an example purposes. mean, [it is] harder to under- being a larger and more orga- Lomas has a fi ve-year fel- stand why math works; you nized “video game room.” Lo- lowship with the Program for are at a loss to self-explain mas also mentioned several Interdisciplinary Education things to yourself. It corre- open research opportunities Research (PIER) in HCII, and lates with overall high math for eager students. Another strives to create effi cient edu- achievement,” he said. One facet of research involves gen- cational software for under- minigame titled “Battleship der discrepancies. “It’s some- privileged youth. Together Numberline” aims to help times easier to make games Courtesy of Derek Lomas with his collaborators Dixie kids understand the relation- for boys, like our ‘Battleship One minigame, titled “Battleship Numberline,” tests players’ ‘number sense’ abilities. Ching of New York University ship between number magni- Numberline,’ but we struggle and Jeanine Sun of the Uni- tudes and different number to make games that are not versity of California at San forms such as decimals or necessarily gender-neutral, Diego, the team recently won fractions. In one setting, an but appealing to both sexes,” the $50,000 National STEM animated battleship is posi- he said. Video Game Challenge Prize tioned between two white This summer, Lomas and for their game, NumberPower: fl ags marked “0” and “1.” The his team are going to work Numbaland!. United States player then must enter in a with underprivileged youth Chief Technology Offi cer decimal that he or she thinks in after-school centers and Aneesh Chopra awarded the represents the actual location summer programs to bet- prize to the team as part of of the ship. ter understand the scaffolds President Obama’s “Educate “We want to systemati- of game play. He said that to Innovate” Campaign a few cally investigate the design his life’s work was inspired weeks ago. decisions in the games we by the experiences he had In a White House press make. There are lots of differ- during an internship he had release, Chopra wrote, “As ent ways to display feedback, with Qualcomm in Mumbai, the President noted earlier different ways to sequence India. “There’s so much eco- this month when announc- the instructions, lots of dif- nomic disparity and so much ing the new ARPA [Advanced ferent aesthetics, and there is demand in [the] emerging Research Projects Agency] even the question of whether middle class. There is a popu- for Education, this Adminis- it should be a task to begin lation the size of America that tration is committed to har- with,” Lomas said. He and his makes between $80 and $100 nessing the best ideas from team created several versions a month ... and the govern- the public, private, academic, of their games to investigate ment educational systems and philanthropic sectors to which version helps children are really poor. The missing deliver an educational system learn the most effi ciently. piece is the content, as there that ensures we can win the In one game, they found has been very little educa- future.” In an article from the children can improve their tional content that has been Sesame Workshop, he added, number sense after only 20 proven effective.” Lomas and Courtesy of Derek Lomas “It is efforts like these that minutes of play. In the coming his team are doing their best A student enters his guess while playing the mini-game “Battleship Numberline.” This game aims to help kids will ensure our nation’s con- months, Lomas and his team to close that gap. understand the relationship between number magnitudes and different number forms. A6 « thetartan.org/forum The Tartan » April 18, 2011

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Courtney Wittekind/Contributing Editor and Christa Hester/Forum Co-Editor Increasing college debts should motivate students to make most of expensive education In less than a month, this year’s Post-Gazette, graduates who took out cost. median. not overwhelming after graduation. graduates will leave Carnegie Mel- loans left college with an average of At the moment, it looks as if the Either way, Carnegie Mellon stu- All these tactics can aid students in lon’s campus, diplomas in hand. For $24,000 in debt last year. earning potential of college gradu- dents who are taking out loans and keeping debt under control and get- more and more students, that diplo- Many may see student debt as a ates is, in fact, enough to cover the college students in general need to ting the most out of college. ma comes with a heavy burden of stu- necessary means to a successful fu- average student debt. According to be aware of the time and money they When one really evaluates the dent debt. Last year, for the fi rst time ture career. Because, as Peter Thiel a College Board report issued last are investing in their education. Stu- reason for attending college, it’s in history, the nation’s student debt suggests, student debt could very fall, median earnings of bachelor’s dents need to become fi scally aware about preparing for a job and about surpassed credit card debt, breaking well become the next debt crisis, degree recipients working full time during and especially after college, gaining the knowledge to carry out a the $3 trillion mark. students need to weigh the benefi ts year-round in 2008 were $55,700, when they may need to forgo certain profession. Carnegie Mellon students According to recent U.S. Depart- of attending a top-ranked school or $21,900 more than the median luxuries until their debts are paid off. in particular go to college with the ment of Education data, the average against the costs of amassed student earnings of high school graduates. Students can become fi scally motivation and intention of making price of attending a private, non- loans. This decision of whether or not For Carnegie Mellon, the median aware by managing their money a successful career in their chosen profi t institution outstrips available to take out a loan, however, is hard to for a mechanical engineering major through free sites like Mint.com and profession. fi nancial aid by more than $26,000 judge when every major university graduating with a bachelor’s degree by monitoring their student account When we graduate from this uni- — a statistic that offers a clear ex- — Carnegie Mellon included — is is $90,000 yearly, while the median and loans on Student Information versity, it will be with a wealth of planation for the increase in students working harder each year to convince for a graduate with a bachelor’s de- Online. Getting a job in college to pay knowledge that will allow us to suc- relying on loans for higher educa- each year’s prospective students that gree in H&SS is $65,000, which are down the interest on student loans is ceed in future jobs and pay off pesky tion. According to the Pittsburgh a high-quality education is worth the both well above the overall college also a good way to ensure that debt is student debts. Stark differences in collegiate professors’ salaries refl ect real-world economic demands The American Association of Uni- employees are quite well off. professors in fi elds of law, computer versities, in addition to high-profi t competitive a salary. versity Professors (AAUP) recently In order for Carnegie Mellon to science, engineering, and business companies; both of which can offer The difference in the demands for published the results of its annual maintain its status as a fairly presti- receive higher salaries than those in signifi cant salaries for their skills and varying fi elds is the cause for the dis- survey in which it measures the sala- gious school, it must attract promi- other fi elds such as humanities, art, knowledge. To attract them away parity in salaries. As unfortunate as it ries of various university professors nent members from each academic and drama. While some people be- from such opportunities, the uni- is that some professors receive a low- and instructors. The published data fi eld away from other prospective lieve that the position of university versity must also offer a competitive er salary, despite all going through includes the average salaries for full universities. And since these profes- professor should receive the same wage to these potential employees. the same process to receive tenure, it professors, associate professors, as- sors are in high demand, the univer- salary, no matter the fi eld, we see this Meanwhile, positions for humanities- is simply a fact of life that some fi elds sistant professors, and instructors. sity must offer a high salary to win pay distribution as fair and consistent centered jobs are not in as high of a are in more demand than others, and The average full professor at Carn- over these brilliant minds. considering the different require- demand. For instance, non-teach- that professors in those fi elds are go- egie Mellon receives $138,900 per Within each university, however, ments and market demand of each ing jobs for historians specializing ing to receive a greater salary than year, the highest salary of any univer- professors from different disciplines respective fi eld. in 17th-century French history are those in other fi elds. Equalizing full sity within a 100-mile radius. receive widely varying salaries. The A professor in electrical and com- probably very limited. professors’ salaries within a univer- Despite the salary freeze in fac- AAUP’s data has confi rmed what has puter engineering, for instance, prob- As a result of this low demand, a sity would be nice, but not economi- ulty members’ pay, our university’s long been intuitively known: that ably has offers to work for many uni- university does not have to offer as cally viable. Carnival comedy show fails to respect Carnegie Mellon’s values of diversity and tolerance During Carnival, Carnegie Mellon It is for this reason that we at The orientation throughout the entirety appropriate for Comedy Central, but appealed to a broader audience. students, staff, alumni, and mem- Tartan were disappointed by the of his set. not at a university where diversity Carnegie Mellon prizes diversity bers of the Pittsburgh community are material used by this year’s comedy Performers like last year’s Mi- and acceptance of ethnic, political, as one of its central values. Those lucky enough to enjoy the privilege of show performer, Eddie Griffi n, as chael and Michael kept the crowd and sexual differences is held up as a speakers, comedians, and other Carnival entertainment. Every year, well as AB’s choice of performer. entertained without resorting to of- standard and defi ning feature. guests who we pay to have come to the Carnegie Mellon Activities Board During his performance, Griffi n fensive religious, racial, and political In addition, this was an important our campus should be aware of those plans and executes some of the most ventured into material that was high- slurs. The pair catered their act to year for Carnegie Mellon’s alumni values, whether or not they agree anticipated concerts, lectures, and ly inappropriate; the majority of the the audience by incorporating jokes network; the university chose to with them. events of the season during Carnival comedian’s jokes were either racially, specifi c to Carnival and to Carnegie combine its previous Homecoming Griffi n’s jokes and actions, while weekend. sexually, or religiously offensive. Af- Mellon. alumni events with Carnival week- entertaining to many in his audience, Sadly, this year’s Carnival comedy ter his scheduled hour-long set, the We do not think that any per- end. As members of this community, respected neither the university nor show did not live up to past standards performer continued drinking on former that comes to Carnegie Mel- we do not feel as though Griffi n aptly its values. of success. stage and making jokes for another lon needs to drastically change his or represented our community or our While we know that the Activities While these events are usually hour and a half, a time fi lled with her act to accommodate our campus collective interests. Board was not responsible for Grif- successful and well received, it is still increasingly distasteful jokes that re- community, but being aware of what We wish that the choice of come- fi n’s behavior, we do hope it will keep important that these shows and the lied on homophobic political garble kind of crowd he or she is addressing dian better represented our entire the values of the university commu- performers that we as a university and ethnic slurs. Griffi n cursed in al- should be the responsibility of the community — which includes stu- nity in mind when choosing future employ refl ect well on our campus most every joke he told, using derog- performer. dents as well as alumni and faculty — guests, because racism labeled as community. atory terms for every race and sexual Griffi n’s material might have been so that the performance could have “just a joke” is still inexcusable.

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Juan Fernandez/Art Staff Ikea gets cheap U.S. labor main a diffi cult school, and it defeats quirements, but there is still room for the purpose of engaging students in improvement. For example, teachers the United States, the knives come class material if the class material could make better and more frequent out. The fact of the matter is that has to be changed to make it more use of the grade book functional- Americans are not used to being interesting. ity on Blackboard. Carnegie Mellon treated like Mexicans, and it hurts JACKSON LANE Also, if students are interested in could also develop a tool that maps American pride when a company is having more than one major or pick- out possible course plans for various able to do so blatantly and we can do Now that Carnival is over and we ing up a minor, then denying them majors and minors. AKSHAY DAVE nothing to stop it. are preparing for fi nal exams, it’s a the opportunity to pursue those in- More emphasis on classes in In a world where America is los- good time to refl ect on “academic terests will make them even more Carnegie Mellon media: A Los Angeles Times article from ing its grasp as the sole superpower, apathy.” apathetic. The most important part of the last week complained that Ikea, the the stark reality is that the country It’s that feeling that motivates However, there are two ways undergraduate college experience Swedish home furniture manufac- will have to deal with scenarios in you to BS your way through an as- that the administration and profes- is the classes, and Carnegie Mellon turer, is mistreating workers in its which it gets treated like a poor signment, to skip a class because sors can increase engagement in offers some of the best classes in the factory in Danville, Va. country. perfect attendance is not required, class material without dramatically world. These classes should be cel- The LA Times noted that Ikea This may not happen all the time, or to procrastinate without much changing or taking away from other ebrated, but most Carnegie Mellon pays its workers in Sweden $15 an but when it does, we need to be ma- guilt. Academic apathy often results areas. offi cial media, such as the Carnegie hour, allows them to unionize, and in doing the minimum amount of Tools to track progress: Mellon website, focus primarily on gives them fi ve weeks of paid vaca- work required to meet the cutoff for In general, when you have a goal, other things, such as extracurricu- tion days. The fact of the a certain grade, and it detracts from you are more motivated to work to- lar activities, faculty research, and But here in the U.S., Ikea pays learning. Academic apathy is usually ward that goal when there are clear alumni achievements. These things its workers minimum wage, abhors matter is that caused by a lack of engagement in and concrete steps to attaining it. For are important and deserve coverage, unions, demands workers stay over- Americans are the class material, confusion, or an most Carnegie Mellon students, the but the lack of coverage on classes time, and gives them as few holidays overbearing work load. goals are to earn high grades and, implies that classes aren’t something as possible. not used to being Academic apathy is inevitable eventually, degrees. Professors and to be excited about. This comes as a surprise to the around fi nals, when there is more the administration can increase stu- It would send students a more general public because Ikea is seen treated like work than time to do it well. Stu- dent engagement in classes by pre- positive message about classes if as a company with a great reputa- Mexicans. dents are forced to prioritize their senting students with clear and at- Carnegie Mellon began covering tion. It makes great products, pays work and determine the minimum tainable, but still challenging, paths more issues related to classes. workers well, meets environmental amount of time and effort to make a to reach their goals of high grades For example, the university standards, and is generally a leader ture about it. Instead of displaying certain grade. This type of mentality and degrees. website could do a profi le piece of in corporate social responsibility. So anger or disappointment, we need makes it diffi cult for students to get Unfortunately, grading rubrics a particular class, including inter- why is the company they treating to realize that this is a simple side- engaged in the material. and methods will vary from pro- views with the professor and some workers so poorly? effect of living in a world where cor- But even earlier in the semester, fessor to professor, and the course students, a summary of the material The answer is simple: Ikea is porations thrive on profi t, not social academic apathy was still prevalent. requirements for each major are covered, and descriptions of some of trying to maximize profi t. Like any responsibility. Carnegie Mellon is a tough school, complex and frequently changing. the larger class projects. company, Ikea goes to almost any So, as long as Ikea stays within and students often have to take class- However, while the path may be in- These ideas have little downside, means to achieve this goal. This the law, there is no point in crying es in areas that they do not fi nd inter- trinsically cloudy, professors and the but a lot of upside. Obviously, they time, corporate cost-cutting is hap- about low wages and forced over- esting. Also, many students spread administration can make it clearer won’t bring engagement up 100 per- pening at the expense of American time. themselves thin over multiple majors by providing students with tools to cent, but they should encourage and workers and suddenly American As the article itself mentions, and minors and many diffi cult class- monitor their progress in achieving enable students to become more in- newspapers are “shocked” at how a Ikea brought much-needed jobs at a es, and this practice encourages, if high grades and degrees. terested in the class material. company can treat workers so badly. time when there were none. Let us not requires, the apathetic mindset It’s great that most professors People seem to forget how badly take that as a positive and stop wor- of only doing the minimum amount provide their students with a grad- Jackson Lane (jlane@) is a staffwriter American companies treat their own rying about this non-issue. of work. ing rubric, and tools like Academic for The Tartan. workers in Nicaragua and other The problem is that these fac- Audit and ScheduleMan take out third-world countries, but when a Akshay Dave ([email protected]) is a tors are hard to and should not be some of the anxiety students might Editor’s Note: The ScheduleMan foreign company does the same to staffwriter for The Tartan. changed. Carnegie Mellon should re- have about meeting all the degree re- service is provided by The Tartan. A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Tommy Hofman Carnival was this past weekend. So we asked, What is your favorite under-appreciated Carnival event?

Emerson Silva Stephane Batton Edward Kahn Markova McPherson Philip Glover MechE CivE Physics MechE Business First-year Sophomore First-year First-year First-year

“The comedy event, because it “All I know of is Buggy and “The gravity-free ride.” “Booth, because I’ve only been “Eating a funnel cake while was really, really good.” Booth.” once.” waiting in line for your ride, and then puke and eat again.”

April 18, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A9

SPORTS COMMENTARY Just Manny Ramirez being Manny Track and fi eld sets new record JEREMY KING was downhill from there. career home runs, 1,831 ca- Staffwriter Although he signed just last reer RBIs, and a .312 career summer with the Rays to a batting average? Those num- Never has one player cap- one-year deal that would bers rank Manny near the top tured the attention of base- make him the Rays’ starting of the all-time leaders, among ball fans more than Manny DH, he soon tested positive baseball greats such as Babe Ramirez. Throughout the for steroids once again. Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Wil- years, we’ve seen Manny Although he was a great lie Mays. However, Manny take bathroom breaks in be- hitter, many people will re- also leaves a ton of doubt in tween outs, somersault in the member Manny for his on- and the eyes of the fans and the outfi eld, and blatantly tank off-fi eld antics. He is probably Hall of Fame voters, as this is games, but we’ve also seen one of the most ridiculous the second time he has been him have an illustrious career players ever to play the game, suspended for drug use, and at the plate, as he is widely and that reputation was defi - more than the third time he considered to be one of the nitely well-deserved. During has been accused. The 2004 best right-handed hitters of all a mound visit in the middle of Boston Red Sox champion- time. He’s been on fi ve differ- an inning, Manny decided to ship run has been tainted by ent teams, yet he will always take a bathroom break in the steroid use, and there are be remembered for his days wall at Fenway Park behind many who doubt that any in a Red Sox uniform, where left fi eld, and only appeared of the home run hitters that he turned around a cursed as the next pitch was being dominated the so-called “Ste- franchise to help it win its fi rst released. roid Era” will even come close World Series in 86 years. In another game, Manny to the Hall of Fame. We have Unfortunately, it looks inexplicably cut off fellow seen the likes of Mark McG- like Manny Ramirez’s storied outfi elder Johnny Damon’s wire, Sammy Sosa, and Rafael career will come to end on a throw into the infi eld. Nor- Palmeiro all miserably fail in sour note, as he has decided mally, a cutoff is a good thing, the Hall of Fame voting, and to retire instead of facing a but not when the person cut- at this point Manny will most 100-game suspension for test- ting the ball off is literally 10 likely follow in their footsteps. ing positive for performance- feet away from you. Manny It’s unfortunate that we enhancing drugs for the sec- was always full of fun and have to remember this great ond time in his career. The laughs, but nothing he did player as a “cheater” and a past few years have been ex- ever surprised anyone. “steroid user,” but that’s the tremely disappointing for the Without Manny, the 2004 way it goes in professional 12-time All Star, as he was Red Sox, known as “The Idi- baseball today. Being a Yan- shipped out of Boston because ots,” could have potentially kees fan, I never liked Manny, of his attitude. taken on a different club- but I always admired his abili- At the end of his stay in house feel and not been as ties and his attitude toward Boston, he was better known loose throughout the playoffs the game, and it is sad that for tanking than for hitting to capture that historic cham- he will probably not become a home runs. He made his pionship. hall-of-famer. Now, we move File Photo Junior Ivana Moses gets high off the ground as she competes in the triple jump. way to Los Angeles, where So, what is the legacy that on from one of the great- he brought the Dodgers to Manny leaves behind? Is it the est hitters of our era, and in TRACK, from A10 the playoffs while posting player whom every pitcher about 10 years, he may just be from fi rst-year Nathan Cheek was barely a second behind a 1.200+ OPS. However, it feared, the one with the 555 forgotten. and fi rst-year Zachary Erra- Titus. The 800-meter men triple jump with a distance of Hernandez. Cheek came in fi nished with sophomore Ben 10.52 meters. On the track, second in the discus throw Nealy in second with a time fi rst-year Jacqueline Guevel with a distance of 39.84 me- of 2:01.44 followed by fi rst- fi nished strong, adding an- ters. Erra-Hernandez placed year James Allen in fourth other second-place fi nish for third in the discus throw with and senior John Briguglio in the team in the 400-meter run 38.35, just falling short of fi fth with times of 2:02.17 and with a time of 1:00.23. Cheek. Erra-Hernandez also 2:02.35, respectively. On the men’s side, senior placed third in the shot put. Next Thursday, the track Dustin Musselman brought a On the track, sophomore Noel and fi eld team will pack their fi rst place fi nish to the Tartans Titus had a strong showing as bags and travel to Atlanta, in the javelin with a distance he came in fi rst in the 200-me- Ga. to compete in the 2011 of 47.85 meters. ter race with a time of 22.91 Outdoor UAA Track and Field Other notable perfor- seconds. First-year Tim Kikta Championships, which are mances on the fi eld came fi nished fi fth, although he hosted by Emory University. Alwayswaays bee rrigright. Joininnc ccopyopy staff.ssta [email protected]@ tan A10 « thetartan.org/sports The Tartan » April 18, 2011

Track and fi eld competes at Westminster

ALEX TAPAK Sports Editor FAST FACTS The Carnegie Mellon track and fi eld team trav- eled to Wilmington, Pa., to Golf compete in the Westmin- Carnegie Mellon Invitational ster Invitational. The men’s Next Game: Thursday @ Longue Vue Country Club team placed fourth, while the women’s team fi nished sixth out of the 13 teams Tennis that competed. “It was a tough meet be- #17 MEN’s cause it was cold and rainy Next Match: NCAA Regionals all day, but everyone stuck it out and we did have some May 13 @ TBA great performances. In par- #8 WOMEN’s ticular, junior Lisa Marion Garcia set the new school Next Match: UAA Championships record in the pole vault,” ju- Friday @ Washington University in St. Louis nior Luci Laffi tte said. Gar- cia set a new record with a height of 3.10 meters. Two other notable per- formances came from Track and Field senior Melissa Hwang, who placed second in two Next Meet: UAA Outdoor Championships events. First was the long Friday @ Atlanta, Ga. jump with a distance of 4.79 meters and then the

See , A9 File Photo TRACK Sophomore Noel Titus fi nished the 200-meter race in 22.91 seconds.

SPORTS COMMENTARY The Cutoff Man: New managers are searching for positives in 2011

JONAS ALTMAN-KUROSAKI and they took full advantage resilience and moderate con- Assistant Sports Editor of it. In an eerie (read: sad) sistency that has not been seen coincidence, the Bucs fi nished in a long while. That said, it’s “Managers are hired to be last season with 57 wins and always easy to fi nd positives in fi red.” —Whitey Herzog 105 losses, or the number of a team that would easily win While Herzog’s quote is games the Orioles played un- Hurdle a Manager of the Year true in eventuality, a more suc- der Showalter and Trembley, award merely with a non-los- cinct one would read: “Manag- respectively. Following the ing season. ers are scapegoats.” season, the Pirates did what Then there is Collins, hired Opening Day 2011 saw any team would do: they fi red to take over a talented but dis- many teams entering the sea- their manager. The saying mal New York Mets team that, son with either a brand-new goes that you fi re the man- after being haunted by col- skipper or one in his fi rst full ager because you can’t fi re the lapses, failed to even give their season with the team, but team; in this case, the Pirates fans hope each of the past two the most important examples fi red their manager because years. Collins was brought in right now are Buck Showalter, they couldn’t fi re their owner after the Mets fi red former Clint Hurdle, and Terry Col- and couldn’t undo the damage manager Jerry Manuel, who lins. Showalter took over the done by former general man- was brought in after they fi red Baltimore Orioles last August ager Dave Littlefi eld. Willie Randolph, who certain- and provided just the spark So, instead, the blame for ly found far more success in and strategy that Dave Trem- the Pirates’ 18th straight los- his Mets tenure than his suc- bley most defi nitely had not ing season, with the team’s cessor or his predecessor, the for the majority of the year. lowest win total since the awful Art Howe. Manuel was Showalter managed to lead strike-shortened 1994 season frequently berated by fans and Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons the team to more wins in the and lowest overall winning media for a lack of fi re, which Buck Showalter begins his fi rst full season as Orioles manager after a successful 2010. season’s fi nal two months percentage since 1954, fell on had been Randolph’s issue as (34) than it had had in the manager John Russell, who well, and Collins brought with after night, consistently taking only consistency that the team member that the World Cham- fi rst four (32). The Orioles’ in all fairness did not get the him a history of almost too leads and then blowing games has shown is its ability to dis- pion 1969 Mets began the year late-season success seemed to most out of the talent he had much fi re. day in and day out. appoint without fail. For Mets 6–11 and were fi ve games spill over into 2011, when the to work with. New manager The Mets also tried to buck For a team with the Mets’ fans, front offi ce members, under .500 at multiple points club started off 6–1, but a fi ve- Clint Hurdle certainly has his Herzog’s old adage by fi ring payroll and expectations, coaches, players, and man- early in the season. The team game losing streak entering work cut out for him, and after their team — or, at least, the it’s tough to fi nd positives in ager alike, the only way to fi nd is one 11-game winning streak the weekend has provided the starting off the year with a re- two most expensively unpro- their season so far. Perhaps positives in this season, and in away from great success. team’s fi rst true adversity un- cord hovering around the .500 ductive members, Oliver Perez Jose Reyes, who has been on a Collins’ ability to manage, is to But there are no guaran- der Showalter’s guidance. mark, it’s easy to fi nd positives and Luis Castillo. Unfortu- tear, or recovering former star actually have success — pure, tees, and if this keeps up for Showalter’s success at the in Hurdle’s young fi rst sea- nately, after an encouraging pitchers Chris Young and Chris unadulterated success — and another year, it looks like the end of last season afforded son in Pittsburgh. The team Spring Training and a decent Capuano, each experiencing starting off the year 4–9 is not front offi ce will be plum out of the Pittsburgh Pirates the op- has been playing better over- 3–1 start to the year, the Mets some success in their fi rst two the way to do it. time to fi nd positives in Col- portunity to overtake them as all baseball than it did at any have punched their fans and starts, can provide that silver The season is still young, lins, and fi ring the team will the worst team in baseball — point last year and has shown Collins in the stomach night lining, but beyond that, the though, and fans must re- once again not be an option.

ATHLETE PROFILE Laura McKee is dedicated to the long haul on the track and in life CARINEH GHAFAFIAN performances in school history. Staffwriter She aims to lead the team to reach UAA level, and eventually place Senior chemical and biomedi- within their conference there. cal engineering major Laura McK- McKee realized early on the ee has been a consistently strong importance of time management member of the Carnegie Mellon when it came to balancing school cross country and track and fi eld and a varsity sport at Carnegie teams this past year. Having been Mellon. However, having experi- part of both teams for four years ence with sports from high school, now, she made it her aim to reach she was used to always being busy all of her goals by graduation this and thus managing her time wise- year. ly. She said, “I have had to learn Beginning cross country dur- how to maintain a normal sleep ing her freshman year of high schedule through tough academic school, McKee found herself en- schedules. Sleep has a huge im- joying the running aspect, as well pact on athletic performance.” as the team atmosphere. Thus, Over her four years of involve- when presented with the oppor- ment with cross country, McKee tunity to continue running in col- has learned numerous lessons lege, she pursued her love for the from the sport, as well as shared sport, as well as the strong engi- memorable times with fellow neering program, offered at Carn- teammates. “My best moments egie Mellon. have come with my teammates After four years of involve- when we have been fortunate ment with the sport, she fi nds enough to break and then re- herself leading the team in the break some of the school’s relay captain position, noting, “I have records,” she said. learned that patience really pays McKee aims to qualify for na- off, whether you are talking in tionals this year in the 1,500-me- terms of racing in a pack or being ter race specifi cally, and fi nds captain.” Her leadership has posi- herself looking to the comfort of tively impacted the team this year, chocolate frosting and the sup- for they have runners in every port of teammates when matters event fi nishing within the top fi ve get overwhelming.

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Carnival Food 4 Learn how to make delicious Carnival food at home.

Big Boi 8 One half of the hip-hop duo OutKast comes to campus.

GCS Arcade 9 The Game Creation Society presents its video games at Carnival.

Cabaret 10 Scotch’n’Soda provides a more somber note to Carnival. 11 Eddie Griffi n 12 AB Comedy brings the Undercover Brother star to Carnegie Mellon’s campus.

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12 Photo Spreads ...regulars Get an overview of this year’s Carnival through these colorful photo spreads.

Paperhouse 5 18 Booth Jazz is not, as one might think, a lifeless genre Find out about this year’s booth competition and reserved for the upper class. the most impressive contestants.

Dollar Movie 6 20 Buggy The much-anticipated TBA will be presented this Disqualifications and cancellations abound in this week in McConomy. year’s Sweepstakes.

Did You Know? 22 22 Mobots Find out what disasters plagued Sweepstakes Student-created robots race down the path by races in the past. Wean Hall.

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The Tartan . Box 119 . UC Suite 103 . Carnegie Mellon University . 5000 Forbes Ave . Pittsburgh, PA 15213 . www.thetartan.org . © 2011 The Tartan School of Drama reinvents Alice Everything you need to know The Alice Project provides technological twist on classic tale About group projects and getting stuck in Ikea

Re-engineering Lewis Carroll’s classic tale Alice in The juxtaposition of man and machine was an Dear Hoskins Brothers, Dear Hoskins Brothers, Wonderland, the final play of the School of Drama’s integral part of the performance. Notably, instead 2010–11 season, The Alice Project, debuted last of a pit orchestra, there was a tech crew seated I’ve been working on this Help! I’m stranded at Thursday, April 14, at the Philip Chosky Theater. The beneath the stage, orchestrating the complex visuals class project for a little Ikea. How do I get home? Alice Project thrusts the timeless story of Alice in in each scene. Offsetting the changing digital while, but my partner Is the Pittsburgh public Wonderland into the spotlight of twenty-first century backgrounds, the story used a three-tiered, metal, hasn’t been pulling his transportation system technology. In this twisted marriage of art and chess-like stage set in order to loosely tie together weight. Now the due screwing with me? machinery, Alice explores what it is to be human in the story arcs. As Alice navigates from one square date’s coming up and I a world that is a far stretch from Victorian England. to the next, the story also progresses in different need his part of it, but Sincerely, Trapped With directions. he’s been dodging my Swedes The Alice Project ponders the existential question: calls, ignoring my e-mails, Who is Alice? The play leaves that up for question. The combination of acting and live-action recording and disregarding my Dear TWS, At one point, Alice even forgets her own identity, via the video cameras onstage produced a novel texts. How can I get in before remembering that she is, in fact, a human storytelling effect. Depending on one’s opinion, contact with him? What Whatever you do, don’t get girl. As Alice moves from square to square in it created either a connection or a barrier for the can I do about his half of the Swedish meatballs. Next attempt to become a queen, different characters characters, many of whom spoke primarily into the project? thing you know, you’ll be perceive her in different ways. However, no one way video cameras in order to interact with the different wearing sweaters, spending seems to correctly identify who she is. characters onstage on different squares. Thanks, Partner In Need half your life in darkness, and be a stinking socialist. The A play within a play, the story begins with the Trapnell, one of the Alices in the performance, spoke Dear PIN, key is to remain calm and writers of The Alice Project interviewing Alice in about The Alice Project after the show. “It’s been a American. Sing the national an attempt to discover her personality and motives. really cool and interesting process,” Trapnell said. That’s the problem with anthem a few times. When While Alice says that she is home-schooled, has “Working on The Alice Project was challenging in partner projects — it always you’re done, call up your a governess, and appears to live in Pittsburgh, a good way. We had to learn how to act with the seems like you’re the one friends (or people you can there is an ethereal quality about her that suggests cameras as if we were acting to someone. Physically who does everything. The blackmail) with cars. Beg, otherwise. As one of the writers begins to read it was also challenging, because there was a lot easiest answer is just to talk plead, and blackmail them aloud from a book about Alice, the story changes to of climbing around the sets in practice. The Alice to your partner in class. If into driving out to pick you follow the narrative and suddenly the audience is Project was a lot of fun to prepare and it is so it’s due before then (or he’s up. If that fails, call a cab. watching the story of Alice herself, as she tumbles exciting to see it all come together now onstage.” skipping class), you have a Supposedly you can put through Wonderland. Alice is played by four different harder problem. The next in a request to get the 28X actors: senior drama students Krista Marie Yu, Sara step is to use a disguise, to stop and pick you up, Trapnell, Evan Barron, and Tess Primack, who are Jackie Mansky | Staffwriter like a fake mustache, to fool but you’d have better luck able to act almost interchangeably, through the him into talking to you. Try fi nding a camel to ride home. exchange of Alice’s iconic hair-ribbon, as the “real” borrowing a friend’s phone Alice throughout the production. and using that to call him. Pittsburgh recently cut bus He’ll answer if he doesn’t funding, which, among know it’s you. If he’s savvier other things, changed the still, see if you have any 28X to people off at the mall mutual friends and use them and Ikea, but not pick them to track him down. up unless “requested.” (I think that means bribes.) If all else fails, then resort to Pittsburgh’s broke, and the an old standby: Facebook city’s taking it out on you. stalking. Try to fi nd his Specifi cally you. It’s like a address by seeing if he’s broke friend who borrows created any events at his your car to go to a job house. If he’s a fi rst-year, interview, and then goes he’s probably in a Facebook joyriding and drives off a cliff. group for his dorm or fl oor. Think Thelma and Louise, Once you know where he but more yelling “jagoff” out lives, you can show up and the window. stage a sit-in. Don’t leave until he does his work. Pittsburgh buses suck, Brian Hoskins Alex Webster | Photo Staff Try public shaming, Patrick Hoskins Need advice? Send queries There were multiple actors who played Alice throughout the show; the four actors used Alice’s iconic to [email protected]. hair-ribbon to signify which actor was the “real” Alice.

theater3 pillbox 04.18.11 Create delicious Carnival treats at home Snack on funnel cake and deep–fried desserts even after Midway concessions close

One of the highlights of Midway, aside from the rides Deep–Fried Oreos 1/2 cup fl our and Booth, is the food. Alpha Phi Omega provided Adapted from allrecipes.com 1/4 cup chocolate chips delicious Carnival treats this year, including funnel cakes 1–2 tablespoons water and fried Oreos. If you missed the chance to indulge in 1 large egg corn starch for rolling dough in these artery-clogging goodies this past weekend, fear 1 cup milk not — you can make sweet, fattening treats at home. 2 teaspoons vegetable oil Batter: 1 cup pancake mix 1 (18 ounce) package of Oreos 1 egg Funnel Cake Additional oil for frying 1 cup ice cold water Adapted from cooks.com 1 cup fl our • Pour oil into a wok or pan that can hold several 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3–4 cups all–purpose fl our inches of oil. Heat the oil on a stove to about 375°F. 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 eggs • Whisk together the egg, milk, and two teaspoons oil. 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 2 cups milk • Stir in the pancake mix until no large lumps remain. Additional oil for frying 1/4 cup sugar • Dip the Oreos in the batter and carefully place them 2 teaspoons baking powder in the pan of oil. • In a large mixing bowl, cream together light brown 1/2 teaspoon salt • Place only a few in the pan at a time, as to not sugar, sugar, and butter. powdered sugar (for topping) overcrowd the pan. • While mixing, add vanilla and one tablespoon of oil, Additional oil for frying • Cook until the cookies are golden brown, for about then slowly add the 1/2 cup fl our. two minutes. • Mix in salt, then the second tablespoon of oil. The • Beat the eggs, then add the sugar and milk. • Use tongs to take the cookies out of the pan and dough may be dry and crumbly. • Sift two cups of fl our, the salt, and baking powder place them on a paper towel-lined plate to drain the • Slowly mix in enough water to give the dough a and add to the milk, sugar, and egg mixture. excess oil. moist but not overly wet consistency. • Mix in more fl our until the batter is smooth and not • Repeat with the rest of the cookies. • Stir in chocolate chips. too thick. • Scoop out dough and roll it between your palms into • Pour oil into a wok or pan that can hold several ping pong-sized balls. inches of oil. Heat the oil on a stove to about 375°F. Deep–Fried Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough • Roll the balls of dough in corn starch and shake to • Put your fi nger over the bottom of a funnel and add Adapted from taylortakesataste.com remove excess corn starch. about a cup of batter. The funnel should have a tip • Pour oil into a wok or pan that can hold several about half an inch in diameter. Cookie Dough: inches of oil. Heat the oil on a stove to about 375°F. • Remove your fi nger and carefully allow the batter • To make the batter, mix together egg and water to pour into the center of the oil, pouring to make a 4 tablespoons softened butter with a fork. lattice pattern that is seven or eight inches around. 1/4 cup light brown sugar • Add fl our, baking powder, salt, and sugar to the mix. • Check the funnel cake with a pair of tongs and turn 3 tablespoons sugar • Dip cookie dough balls in batter, completely it when the bottom becomes golden brown. 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract covering the dough in the batter. • When both sides are done, remove with tongs and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • Using a slotted spoon or tongs, quickly place three let it drip on a paper towel. 1/4 teaspoon salt or four of the balls in the oil for one and a half to two minutes, or until golden brown on the outside. • Take the cookies out of the pan and place them on a paper towel-lined plate to drain the excess oil. • Top with chocolate syrup or powdered sugar.

Anna Walsh | Pillbox Editor

Funnel cake is a Carnival treat that Alpha Phi Omega has, for several years, provided at Midway. It is possible to make this sweet dessert at home.

Chalita Maneetham | Photo Staff

food 4 pillbox 04.18.11 Panda Bear releases new album Paperhouse Animal Collective member works on experimental solo project On jazz

When I heard the word “jazz” growing up, the image that Noah Benjamin Lennox first began performing and pleasing. That being said, Lennox’s album is not as usually came to mind was of sophisticated old-money recording music with friends as a teenager. Lennox unorganized as the work he has done with Animal types, sipping cognac and stroking their neatly-trimmed recorded under the alias “Panda Bear,” mimicking Collective. This is especially evident in songs like goatees while sitting in one of their three libraries. Jazz was the mammal that adorned the artwork for most of his “Drone” and “Slow Motion,” where the vocal tracks a passionless vehicle for the intellectual elite to assert their recordings. As a musician, Lennox is most widely are smooth and spiritual and the instrumental tracks superiority over the “common people.” This now frustrates known for recording with close friends Deakin (Josh are stylistically church-like and musically accessible. me not just because jazz is more than elevator or lounge Dibb), Avey Tare (Dave Portner), and Geologist music, but because it has such a rich emotional and cultural (Brian Witz) in the highly popular and experimental The album’s title track, “Tomboy,” is edgy and heritage. band Animal Collective. While Animal Collective has features an incredible use of production effects. received a large amount of media attention since the The harmonies in “You Can Count on Me” mimic Look back to the jazz of the 1920s and 1930s American 2007 release of its acclaimed record Strawberry Jam those of Fleet Foxes. The vocals are complicated and South. Musicians who are now ingrained in the American and the release of Merriweather Post Pavilion, which detailed, with several parts, echoes, and additional music canon like Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Count was named Fact Magazine’s “Best Album of 2009,” lines that make this song an incredibly hypnotizing Basie, and King Oliver were living testaments to the not enough has been said for Lennox’s work as an opening track. “Surfer’s Hymn” is the most beach- preservation of the human spirit in times of strife. To live in independent artist. pop of all the songs, as appropriately represented a time and place where something as menial as the color by its title. The song develops in waves, again a of your skin could get you beaten or killed was horrifying. Born in Baltimore, Md., Lennox released his debut characteristic that most likely led the to track’s These men could have given in to despair, but instead album Panda Bear on Soccer Star Records in 1998. naming. they chose to celebrate life through their music. Listen to Lennox took a break from recording his solo work a recording of Louis Armstrong performing “Hello Dolly” to focus on touring and recording with Animal The album’s longest track, “Afterburner,” is an or Roy Eldridge performing “Fireworks”; it is diffi cult not Collective, but released his second album, Young evolutionary track — growing and growing in detail to smile. The ability to look beyond the troubles of life and Prayer, in 2004. Lennox’s third album and 2007 with each second. The album ends with “Benfica,” a circumstance — that is the heart and soul of jazz. release Person Pitch was his most acclaimed — it song that does not truly develop until its last minute, was named Pitchfork Media’s top album of 2007. when it slows and breaks down into a beautiful and Unfortunately, hot jazz has mostly disappeared from Lennox’s fourth album, Tomboy, has only added to deliberate arrangement of chimes and bells. American culture. Finding musicians who still perform in the presence of his solo project Panda Bear. the style of jazz’s progenitors is a diffi cult and arduous If you find yourself curious for some new music or task; however, the results are well worth it. Bands like The Despite the shorter song times, Tomboy is just as craving the unfamiliarity of a new and experimental Cangelosi Cards and Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks blissfully psychedelic as Panda Bear’s previous genre, then be sure to pick up this album. may not be well known, but they have kept the hot jazz albums. With their dream-pop choirs and consistent Tomboy could arguably be dubbed one of the best tradition alive, reminding society why jazz became so synth bass beats, Lennox’s new tracks allow his experimental albums of the year. popular in the fi rst half of the 20th century and how it is the angelic voice to shine. What is perhaps the most brick and mortar of today’s popular music. They perform impressive about this album, however, is Lennox’s cohesive, tasteful, and upbeat jazz with a nearly unrivaled poetic lyrics, which exceed the lyrical quality of his Meela Dudley | Publisher passion. Jazz does not have to go hand in hand with previous albums. sobriety and maturity. In fact, jazz seems to work best when performed with youthful abandon and an unabashed love of The track “Last Night at the Jetty” mimics many life. of the waving rhythms that Animal Collective enthusiasts will find both familiar and rhythmically Matt Mastricova | Junior Staffwriter

top 10 on WRCT 88.3 FM most played albums of the last week

1 Jason Moran — Ten 2 Toro Y Moi — Underneath the Pine 3 Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx — We’re New Here 4 Maserati — Pyramid of the Sun 5 Yuck — Yuck Noah Lennox, one of the members of Animal 6 Various Artists — Transnational Dubstep Collective, also has a solo project under the 7 Ringo Death Starr — Colour Trip moniker Panda Bear. 8 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — Belong 9 Low — C’mon 10 A Hawk and a Hacksaw — Cervantine Courtesy of Daniel Arnold via Flickr music5 pillbox 04.18.11 Oakland Review provides opportunities for alumni Student publication presents poetry reading with alumni readers, has alumni-specifi c issue

While this past Saturday saw Tech Street empty and Review’s adviser and winner of the National Book Award alumni group for The Oakland Review, so to see people desolate — free of the presence of any buggies — The for his book of poetry, Lighthead. Keats said, “I believe take that kind of unprecedented interest in what we do Oakland Review, Carnegie Mellon’s undergraduate both poems Shannon read were from her senior thesis. was really nice.” literary journal, gathered a small but intimate crowd in Terrance Hayes read after Shannon and closed out the the University Center for a special reading of poetry and program.” As of this spring, there have been two alumni issues fi ction. published so far. The fi rst was published in the fall Stephens said that, while there was no particular of 2009, while the second was published in fall 2010. The group gathered in the McKenna Room of the set theme for the reading, the goal was to focus on Although the alumni issues began as an experiment, University Center for what was deemed by most a celebrating The Oakland Review as an organization. after the highly positive reception of the fi rst alumni thoughtful and entertaining reading. “I thought that Stephens, who organized the event with the help of issue, the idea was deemed a success. Oakland Review the event was a success — the audience seemed to Mara Barker, the director of regional programs in the editors are planning on continuing this series in the enjoy themselves, and there was ample time for both Offi ce of Alumni Relations, said that “the roster of future. “The alumni issue is great, just because it gives students, alumni, and Terrance Hayes to read,” Shannon readers I set up included Oakland Review staff, students us a reason to exist in the fall semester and keeps Azzato Stephens, co-editor-in-chief of the journal, said published in this year’s alumni and undergraduate us connected to graduates,” Keats said. “I think our in an e-mail. “For my part, I was honored to read with editions, and Terrance Hayes, our adviser.” Keats was contact list for the alumni journal comes mostly from Terrance.” pleased that the alumni that attended took such an lists of people who submit while they were here who interest in the event. have recently graduated and from names we get from Sara Keats, assistant to the editors-in-chief, spoke of the professors in the department. Hopefully this event will authors and the pieces that were read. Of the fi rst three In a sense, this event, combined with the alumni edition mean we’ll get a few new writers next semester.” readers, Keats said, “Elyssa Goodman graduated last of The Oakland Review that was published in the fall year, and the poem she read was accepted for our fall of 2010, worked in tandem to foster a stronger network For those interested in exploring the literary and artistic 2010 alumni journal. The second and third readers, Brian among Oakland Review alumni and graduates of the offerings published by The Oakland Review, the wait [Sherwin] and [Gabriel Routh], read their work that was English department. won’t be long. Stephens said that the journal’s 36th accepted into our upcoming issue.” The fi nal two readers annual undergraduate edition comes out April 29, the were Stephens herself and Terrance Hayes, The Oakland With regard to The Oakland Review’s alumni network, same day as the Adamson Awards. Copies will be free Keats said in an e-mail, “I’m really hoping we got the and distributed around campus. word [out] about submissions for the alumni journal. I could be wrong about this, but I don’t think that there’s an established alumni network for English the way there Juan Fernandez | Staffwriter are for other departments, and there certainly isn’t an

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Who is V? Is he a terrorist working to The Green Hornet is a superhero This action comedy, loosely inspired by It’s that much-anticipated time of destroy society and order, or is he a action-comedy fi lm that was released the three-issue comic book series of the year, ladies and gentlemen: It’s freedom fi ghter working to start the in January 2011. The fi lm is based off the same name, stars Bruce Willis as time for students and community revolution that is the only hope for the of the character, The Green Hornet, Frank Moses, a former CIA agent living members alike gather together in people of England? V for Vendetta, who originated in the 1930s. The in retirement. Frank’s peace at home is the University Center to celebrate directed by James McTeigue, is movie stars Seth Rogen, who also co- interrupted when he is attacked by a freedom of speech and expression. set in London in a future dystopian wrote the screenplay, as Britt Reid, the squad of assassins in the night. Frank TBA is a semesterly event in which community. Evey, played by Natalie 28-year-old publisher of a Los Angeles soon fi nds that he is being hunted, along the Activities Board substitutes a Portman, is a young woman who, newspaper. When Britt’s father is found with several others who participated dollar movie showing to screen an through a random encounter with dead from an allergic reaction to a bee in a secret mission in Guatemala in adult fi lm. If you fi nd yourself free the masked vigilante V, becomes a sting, Britt and his friend Kato decide 1981 and who are being killed off one of homework and in need of some wanted criminal. Evey is forced to to pose as criminals in order to infi ltrate by one in order to silence them. The comedic relief, why not gather some choose between living a normal life in the crime world and bring peace to the fi lm was extremely successful, having friends together and head down to totalitarian London, or joining forces world. The fi lm earned a 45 percent grossed $186 million worldwide. Summit TBA? After all, nothing tickles the with her Guy Fawkes-masked friend approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Entertainment confi rmed that writers are funny bone quite like watching naked V to change the world. working on a sequel to the fi lm. people “do it.”

community 6 pillbox 04.18.11 Carnival review 2011 Carnegie Mellon celebrates spring with its annual Carnival tradition

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Clockwise from top: The Fringe team’s buggies line up for judging at the Design Competition. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s booth, Kappa Kosmic Galaxy, which placed third in the Sorority division. PiKA men’s A team member Taylor Towle pushes up Hill 2 as spectators look on. carnival7 pillbox 04.18.11 Big Boi thrills crowd at Carnival concert The charismatic hip-hop artist gains new fans and pleases old ones at performance

With all the activities going on during Carnival, some is in Billboard’s Top 100. After pumping up the crowd, events slip through the cracks. The Big Boi concert, he exited the stage to raucous applause, greeting and brought to us by Carnegie Mellon’s Activities Board, hugging fans as he left. was one event that refused to do so. AB is no stranger to pulling off some stellar concerts. Its past Carnival After Brother Ali, Big Boi, the long awaited headliner, concert successes include performances by The New took the stage. Right away, he opened with an OutKast Pornographers in 2009 and The Black Keys in 2010. classic. As the lyrics to “Ms. Jackson” rang out, the crowd went crazy and started singing along. Big Boi, or For this year’s Carnival, AB kept up the momentum of Antwon André Patton — also known as Daddy Fat Sax past success by introducing Carnegie Mellon to Big and General Patton — kept the audience going with Boi, one half of the hip hop duo known as OutKast. The oldies, new hits like “Tangerine,” and politically charged concert, which was almost relocated indoors due to numbers like “Bombs Over Baghdad.” weather misgivings, was held on the CFA Lawn. As concertgoers assembled around the stage, Hunt Library’s His onstage antics proved he was a masterful performer, multicolored lights glowed in the background, adding combining talent and personality to win the crowd. to the excitement and heightening anticipation of the Some, like sophomore Madeleine Kelly, were converted night’s performance. into fans when roommates and friends took them to the concert. Kelly, a materials science and engineering When AB introduced the opener, Brother Ali, the crowd major, said her favorite part of the show was when Big could barely contain its enthusiasm. Students from Boi played “Shutterbugg.” “He was just as good live as Carnegie Mellon, Pitt, and other schools welcomed the when I was just listening to his music,” Kelly said. “I famous albino hip hop artist as he took the stage and defi nitely think he was a hit here, especially since there performed some of his more famous numbers. Brother were so many people not from Carnegie Mellon that Ali, straight off his Fresh Air Tour, is no stranger to the attended.” spotlight. Armed with a microphone and his DJ, Brother Ali set out to show the audience why his latest album Kelly wasn’t the only one who thought the performance was powerful. “I’m in love with Big Boi and really liked the concert,” Ruari Egan, a sophomore civic engineering major, said. “I loved when he played ‘Fo Yo Sorrows’ off his new album — that’s my favorite song.” The album, Sir Luscious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty, was released in July 2010. Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez Big Boi, whose birth name is Anton André Patton, is Big Boi continued to present his album during the one half of the hip-hop duo OutKast. Carnival concert and played a good number of songs from his new album, including “Shutterbugg” — one of Every year it seems like the Carnival concert is getting the most popular songs on the album — “You Ain’t No bigger, badder, and better. Congratulations to the DJ,” and “Shine Blockas” to name a few. He even let a coordinators of the AB Concerts and the Carnegie group of girls from the audience go up and dance with Mellon and Pittsburgh community for making this year’s him onstage for two or three songs, no doubt garnering Carnival concert something special. Next year will no some dedicated fans in the process. This crowd-pleasing doubt exceed expectations as well. tactic, along with the pulsating lights set up on the stage and the music videos playing on the left and right of the stage, all combined to form a well-planned and Christa Hester | Forum Co-Editor impressive concert spectacular.

Big Boi, pictured right, played a mix of OutKast songs and songs from his solo albums, and invited members of the crowd to come up on stage to dance with him.

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8carnival pillbox 04.18.11 Game Creation Society shows off its goods GCS Arcade allows Carnegie Mellon students to present their video games

This year’s Carnival marked the second annual Game engineering senior Kyle Neblett, was part of a week-long Lucid is a dark platformer where the player must use a Creation Society Arcade, which took place in the contest GCS held to make a game about duels. In the fl ashlight and gun to fi ght his or her opponents. What Gates Hillman Complex Thursday through Saturday. game, players go through a series of duels with various quickly becomes apparent is that the game doesn’t let The GCS Arcade is a public showcase for the projects historical fi gures, whom the player must challenge by players use both at once, so they must use a fl ashlight that students in the club have taken up throughout the slapping them across the face, and then fi ghting them in to seek out the enemy, and then their gun to fi re. This semester. Junior English major Connor Fallon, president a gentleman’s duel that resembles a sword-fi lled version problem is somewhat remedied by the light from the gun of GCS, said that GCS has become one of the larger of punch-out. Characters in the game include Alexander muzzle, so once a player locates the enemy, the fl ashlight organizations on campus with about 50 members, and Hamilton and Abraham Lincoln. The dodging and isn’t an absolute necessity. the result could be seen with the wide variety of games aiming system in the game is a bit diffi cult to get used that were being shown. to, but there are special instances to attack opponents to Hydramen is an impressive game, made in under 45 infl ict the maximum amount of damage. hours, that features adorable little hydramen. The This year, GCS was able to borrow laptops from the hydramen are quick to multiply, but easy to kill. In some clusters to help display more games, for a total of around Motora is a 2-D platformer with an additional dynamic: situations, it benefi ts the player to “farm” for hydramen, 15. A few of these games were GCS favorites that a grappling hook that can be used to scale walls, swing collecting a small army before tackling an obstacle. In date back a few years, but many of them were newer from the ceiling, and attack enemies. The game is well- other situations, fewer is better: The camera falls on the projects students have been working on in the past year, polished, and the grappling mechanic is well-designed middle of the stack, so jumping from platform to platform including Satisfaction, Hydramen, Robot Imminent, and — swinging from platform to platform above pits of can be fairly diffi cult. 30 Second Life. This year’s event also allowed some spikes looks and feels natural. The mechanic itself is a games to be tested, meaning that the designers could bit reminiscent of the Worms series, where the swinging 30 Second Life was part of a competition to make a receive feedback on games that were still in progress to and climbing worked in a similar way, but the usage in game that plays in 30 seconds. The game takes players help them in the development process. a side-scrolling platformer as the primary device — and through someone’s life as players frantically slam on the strong execution of it — was impressive. random keys to improve their character’s position in One of the games that was being showcased was life by “working.” The game features outcomes ranging Robokiller. At fi rst glance, Robokiller is a typical fi rst- Backfi re is an interesting twist on the space shooter from zombie, to vigilante (identifi able as Batman), to the person shooter, but that assumption is immediately genre. After selecting a ship, the game eases the player Messiah, based on when and where the player decides turned on its head when trying to fi re at enemies. in with levels that ask the player to bounce lasers off of to work or not work. Instead of a typical aim and fi re control scheme, slanted walls to hit boxes. One of the primary obstacles Robokiller has the player use a close-range welding gun in the game is the danger of backfi re — the player’s Fallon said that one of the most satisfying things is to to erase specifi c features of the enemy robots and to shots have the potential to bounce back and destroy see young children play a game: “When a kid sits down disarm them by removing their vision or armaments. The the player instead. A few levels in, the game introduces and just randomly yells in the middle of the game, ‘This game is fairly diffi cult at fi rst, as the welding gun only enemy ships, which fi re lasers that bounce similar to the game is awesome!’ that’s so gratifying.” He felt that this works at close range, whereas the robots are equipped player’s, except the ships are immune to backfi re from year was an “unquestionable success” with the amount with long-range weaponry. their own lasers, making it easy for them to pile up a of people who attended — most of the games were large wall of lasers for the player to dodge. being played at any given time. At the event, there were Satisfaction, a solo project by electrical and computer people of all ages enjoying the games, including alumni and professors with their children. It was a chance for the people at GCS to share their passion with the outside world, and to let people see the unique ideas that students are coming up with.

Daniel Lipson | Forum Co-Editor

Professors, alumni, and children play games at the Game Creation Society Arcade, which took place throughout Carnival weekend.

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carnival pillbox 04.18.11 9 Scotch’n’Soda presents poignant Cabaret Musical about the rise of the Nazis in Berlin is simultaneously funny and heartbreaking

Carnival is usually an upbeat weekend, as students singing voice, while lovely, lacked the power and depth English accents, rather than sounding genuine. celebrate their days off from school and cheer on their necessary for the part. She and Pack, who played Clifford classmates in Sweepstakes. Scotch’n’Soda brought a Bradshaw, had a great onstage chemistry, and Pack did Despite the inconsistencies with accents, Will Weiner more serious note to Carnival this year, however, with an excellent job of portraying Cliff’s range of emotions. and Dan Wetzel, a sophomore economics and decision its production of Cabaret. Cabaret focuses on the Kit sciences major and a CIT master’s student, respectively, Kat Club, a seedy cabaret club in Berlin, as the Nazis Matt Zurcher, a sophomore humanities and arts major, directed the show. They put on a strong production, are rising to power. The play centers on the relationship played the Master of Ceremonies of the Kit Kat Club, and drawing the audience into the world of the Kit Kat Club between English cabaret performer Sally Bowles (Heinz functioned as an omniscient storyteller throughout the while managing to be funny and poignant. College master’s student Shannon Deep) and American show. Zurcher was a perfect mix of funny and creepy; he writer Clifford Bradshaw (junior music major Sean Pack). originally had the audience laughing with his eyebrow- waggling and over-the-top attitude, but became Anna Walsh | Pillbox Editor The set was fairly sparse, with a balcony and staircases progressively more eerie and terrifying as the show leading down on either side of the balcony and only a progressed and the Nazis gained more power. select number of furniture pieces that the crew added and removed from the stage as necessary. Around the Cabaret also featured a romantic subplot involving edge of the stage were round tables with red tablecloths Cliff’s landlady, Fraulein Schneider (played by junior that audience members could sit at. During the scenes music major Gillian Hassert), and one of her boarders, a set at the Kit Kat Club, the seductive Kit Kat dancers Jewish fruit vendor named Herr Schultz (played by Alex would approach the edge of the stage and fl irt with DiClaudio, a master’s student in Heinz College). Their the audience members sitting at the tables, which scenes together were tender and funny, particularly helped to reinforce the nightclub atmosphere. The Kit when they sang “It Couldn’t Please Me More,” about a Kat performers were all excellent dancers and stayed pineapple that Herr Schultz gives Fraulein Schneider. in character well; Chandler Patton, a fi rst-year drama student, was particularly entertaining in the role of the One problem with the show was the actors’ accents. young cabaret dancer Helga. Sally had an English accent, and the rest of the Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez characters aside from Cliff had German accents; The dancers at the Kit Kat Club provide a lighthearted Deep was charming and did an excellent job of showing however, the actors’ accents were not always consistent, and seductive musical interlude. the complexities of Sally’s character; however, her and often sounded more like caricatures of German or Midway Marketplace adds to Carnival traditions Marketplace allows student organizations to exhibit their work and merchandise

Spring Carnival this year saw the debut of the Midway was to give an outlet for more of our organizations to The Tartan and CMU Life Matters Club tied to win in the Marketplace, which acted as an exhibition for student showcase their activities, talents, and points to the Discussion category. The Awareness of Roots in Chinese organizations that don’t otherwise get to participate community,” Chang said. “We wanted organizations that Culture club, which was selling tickets to its annual in Carnival. The Marketplace, located on the edge of don’t have the manpower to compete in Booth to have show “One Night in Beijing,” won in the Merchandise Midway, took the place of last year’s side tent, which an opportunity to engage in Midway and Spring Carnival category. Not all of the awards were positive, however; had been previously used for smaller concerts and overall.” The Marketplace entries were judged in one cmuTV received the Wooden Spoon award for worst performances. Throughout the duration of Spring of four categories: Presentations and Displays, Cultural presentation. Carnival, about 40 participants joined in to display an Arts, Merchandise, and Discussion Forum. Participants exhibit at The Marketplace. were judged both by regular spectators who cast paper Though the campus participation in Midway Market was votes and by hidden judges who masqueraded as regular encouraging, Vu and Chang are unsure as to whether it Midway Marketplace was organized by Vivian Chang, spectators within the crowd. Due to weather, though, will be continued next year. Vu explained, “We received a sophomore science and humanities scholar, and the Midway Marketplace was closed for the entirety of a lot of mixed feedback from the participants ... and Christopher Vu, a master’s student studying creative Saturday, and therefore the fi nal round of judging never if this were to continue, it would be great to open up enterprise at Heinz College. “We wanted to create a took place. Marketplace for groups outside CMU, such as UPitt or unique system that would reach out to members of the from all of Pittsburgh proper, to participate and create a Carnegie Mellon community that traditionally did not Despite this setback, the judges presented the Society healthy community outside of just school.” participate in Spring Carnival and try to revitalize their of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) with the school spirit,” Vu said. “Because of this mission, we award for Best in Show, with the Robotics Club and created a unique format to encompass as many people to Game Creation Society serving as the fi rst and second Celia Ludwinski | Managing Editor be involved in the competition process.” runners-up, respectively. Game Creation Society also received fi rst place in the Presentation category, while Editor’s Note: Vivian Chang is a staffwriter for The The two organizers also decided to add a competitive Robotics Club and SHPE both received the Popularity Tartan. element to the marketplace. “The point of Marketplace Award. SHPE also won in the Cultural Arts category. carnival 10 pillbox 04.18.11 Eddie Griffi n’s act contains questionable content AB Comedy act is funny, but contains distasteful jokes about race, gender

Carnival brought a lot of things to Carnegie Mellon of topics, from legalizing marijuana, to the Obamas, University – Booth, fl ea markets, rides, food stalls, games to obituary columns. But he maintained his signature with stuffed toys for winners, warm and sunny weather, style and stuck to racist and sexist jokes, and expected girls in skirts and shorts once again, frat boys out of their the audience to take them in good humor. Griffi n also houses, geeks out of the library, Pitt students from a involved members of the audience and made them part couple of blocks away — and one comedian all the way of his gimmick. He teased almost everyone present from from Kansas. So who was this guy standing on a newly the old people in the front row, to the young students at built platform in a shiny peach tracksuit pretending to be the back, to the policemen on the sides, and even the all that? It was none other than Eddie Griffi n. students who were standing outside the tent hoping to catch a glimpse of his performance. But it made the On Friday night, Carnival got a lot more than its usual audience crack up, and that was the entire point of the dose of fun and entertainment as comedian Eddie show. Dan Ladenheim, an information systems and Griffi n hit the stage. Organized by the Activities Board human computer interaction major and an organizer Comedy, this show turned out to be a memorable one. of the show, said, “I think his stand-up is great, and I By 7 p.m. there was a long queue of students waiting thought it was hilarious the way he interacted with the to watch Griffi n perform. Although Griffi n reached audience. You’re never supposed to sit in the front of a Carnegie Mellon a little after 8 p.m, the time gap left comedy show unless you’re prepared to get made fun of, students even more anxious and excited to watch him. and Eddie proved that true.” After the buildup, Griffi n entered holding a glass of champagne and asked for refi lls repeatedly throughout So what did Carnegie Mellon think of his performance? his performance but maintained that college students Michelle Berman, a sophomore economics and statistics were not allowed to drink. He covered a wide range major, said, “Although I haven’t seen Eddie Griffi n Alexandre Kaspar perform previously, I was excited as many people have | Photo Staff told me previously that he is hysterical.” But with the Griffin drank and smoked onstage throughout the kind of jokes Griffi n made, some students booed, and show, and his act went over an hour longer than even cringed. As Berman said, “I enjoyed the show; scheduled. however at times I was concerned as to what more conservative people in the crowd were feeling.” On unique after last year. Unfortunately, however, keeping a similar vein, Aashish Jindia, a fi rst-year computer with the crowd, it felt like he may have upset a large science major, said, “Griffi n was really funny in the audience of both parents, elderly, and also the LGBT beginning and I felt as if the show was a lot of fun. But community. The show could have been better if there then he got kind of drunk and started cracking jokes that was more sensitivity both to CMU administration and were not in good humor.” Many people in the crowd felt possible members of the crowd present, but on the that he should have left once he hit the one hour mark, whole it was a good show.” as his jokes became far too crude toward the end. Landenheim said, “We made a good choice to bring Ladenheim said, “The content of the show was defi nitely Eddie Griffi n. He actually wasn’t our fi rst choice, but for mature audiences, but we were prepared for that. All I’m still really happy we got him. He has a very different alumni who got tickets were told about this in advance, style than some comedians we’ve had in the past such the onsite line management crew were looking for kids as Michael and Michael, and it’s important to bring to warn their parents, and on top of that we printed and these different styles so you can appeal to all audiences. laminated about 20 warning signs. I don’t believe the Obviously in a school of over 5,000 people you can’t content was overall a bad thing. It’s a part of Eddie’s please everyone with one show, so we try our best to do personality and his culture, which is everything in a that over a few years.” comedian. And in the end, it’s important to remember that this is a comedy show. Everything is really just a Ladenheim added, “I was happy that we were able to fi ll joke.” the tent up, but to be honest, the comedy show is always that packed. It’s more important to us that people enjoy Aditya Goyal, a sophomore statistics and economics the show.” major, said, “I think it was a good change to see an artist like Eddie Griffi n come to CMU — [it was] something Saakshi Gupta | Junior Staffwriter

Eddie Griffin has starred in movies such as Undercover Brother and Scary Movie 3, and on the television show Malcolm and Eddie.

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Nicole Hamilton | Comics Editor

Clockwise, from top left: The Pipe Band enters the Main Stage to perform before the Kiltie Band concert; President Jared Cohon cuts the ribbon to open Midway; a mobot waits for the races to begin; Shannon Deep plays Sally Bowles in Scotch‘n’Soda’s production of Cabaret.

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Tommy Hofman | Photo Editor Nicole Hamilton | Comics Editor

Clockwise, from top left: The Alice Project gives a modern twist to Alice in Wonderland; Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s booth is Bluth’s Frozen Banana Stand, an homage to the television show Arrested Development; a mobot driver celebrates his robot’s successes; a pusher races toward the finish line during Friday’s Sweepstakes.

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Celia Ludwinski | Managing Editor

Alexandre Kaspar | Photo Staff

Clockwise from top left: KapSig’s Build-a-Booth allows students to create their own booth out of colorful cardboard boxes; SigEp A, PiKA C, and CIA C compete against each other in the Buggy competition; Alpha Kappa Psi celebrates its first-place finish in the Blitz Booth competition; The Scotty mascots pose together on Midway.

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Tommy Hofman | Photo Editor

Kristen Severson | Photo Staff

Clockwise from left: The ferris wheel is one of many carnival rides available for enjoyment on Midway; the cast of Scotch’n’Soda strikes a pose during its performance of Cabaret; alumnus Tim Ruff performs on the Cut as part of the SIFE-sponsored Concert Yele; CIA’s Ascension crosses the finish line on race day.

Tommy Hofman | Photo Editor carnival pillbox 04.18.11 17 Large variety makes Booth a success Organizations assemble impressive structures despite setbacks from rain

Every year during the week leading up to Carnival, Delta Tau Delta won second place in the Fraternities dream of being an astronaut. Its booth included a game hordes of students spend their days and nights in category for its booth, “Harry Potter and the Deltly where visitors had to correctly identify constellations the Morewood Gardens parking lot, otherwise known Hallows.” The booth had Quidditch goal posts that that lit up. as Midway, feverishly assembling booths for their spelled out DTD on the outside, and plenty of interesting organizations. This year, the theme for Carnival was facts about Harry Potter on the inside of the booth. Alpha The Taiwanese Student Association won fi rst place in “When I Was Your Age,” and the organizations stepped Epsilon Pi won third place, even though its booth wasn’t the Independent Organizations category for its Oregon up to the challenge, creating booths that had attendees fi nished by the time Midway opened. The booth’s theme Trail-themed booth. Each room had a slightly different reminiscing about their childhood. was “When I Was Your Age, I Had To Walk Uphill Both theme; in the fi rst, the wood was stained to resemble a Ways”; it was intended to be M.C. Escher-themed, but Wild West saloon, while the second had an enormous Rain throughout the beginning of the week and stricter was sparsely decorated on the inside. papier-mâché horse with a sand fl oor. One highlight of safety standards slowed down Booth construction. this booth was a “wheel of misfortune,” which told the Everyone on Midway was required to wear a hard In the Sororities category, Kappa Alpha Theta won wheel’s spinners what misfortunes might befall them, hat, and several organizations were forced to rebuild fi rst place with “The KAT in the Hat.” Despite what its the options ranging from dysentery to a broken wheel their booths to meet the safety requirements, which booth’s name implied, the sorority’s booth referenced axle. kept some organizations from completing their booths plenty of other Dr. Seuss books, including The Lorax, on time. Despite the setbacks, the results were still One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and Oh, The Second place went to the Asian Student Association impressive. Places You’ll Go! Each room had a theme from one of the for its “Toy Story” booth. That booth, which was only a Seuss stories, and contained plenty of impressive art and one-story structure with high ceilings, had incredible Sigma Phi Epsilon won fi rst place in the Fraternities bright colors. detail, with paintings of characters from all three movies category with its booth, “Teenage Mutant Ninja on the walls. The fi rst room was Sunnyside Daycare Turtles.” When visitors fi rst walked into the booth, Delta Gamma’s “POOH BEAR” booth, which won second from Toy Story 3, complete with Ken and Barbie’s dream they immediately got the impression that they were place, contained touching details from the beloved story, house and a giant stuffed plush Lotso. The Singapore underground in the sewers, with a spigot pouring out including Winnie the Pooh’s honey pots, a papier-mâché Student Association won third place, with the theme green water. SigEp’s game was a Wii skateboarding Tigger, and paintings of Pooh and his friends playing “Retro Lounge.” It focused on the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, game that brothers had coded with ninja turtles as the together. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s booth, titled “Kappa with homages to Woodstock and Michael Jackson and a characters in the game. Kosmic Galaxy,” won third place for depicting a child’s Berlin Wall that visitors could sign.

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18carnival pillbox 04.18.11 Celia Ludwinski | Managing Editor

First place in the Blitz category went to Alpha Kappa Psi, for whom this was the fi rst year participating in Booth. AKPsi’s booth was “Monopoly”-themed; its whole booth was a board game, where visitors had to roll oversized Counterclockwise from far left: Celia Ludwinski | Managing Editor dice and answer trivia questions about Pittsburgh and SDC’s booth was inspired by the children’s book Carnegie Mellon to win Monopoly money. Student Harold and the Purple Crayon. Dormitory Council’s “SDC and the Purple Crayon” booth won second place and contained an enormous white Theta’s booth was an homage to Dr. Seuss’ books. board that visitors could write on. BioSAC’s booth, which was themed “Brontosaurus Was a Dinosaur,” MayurSASA built a Scooby Doo-themed booth. focused on dinosaurs and included a “spin the wheel” game. Kappa Kappa Gamma created a booth focused on the childhood dream of being an astronaut. Not every organization put a full week’s worth of effort into Booth: Kappa Sigma’s “Build-A-Booth” consisted Alpha Kappa Psi, for whom this was the first year of nothing more than painted cardboard boxes on a entering Booth, won first place in the Blitz category. platform that people could then rearrange to build structures. Despite its simplicity, children and students BioSAC won third place in the Blitz category for its alike highly enjoyed the booth, building different dinosaur-themed booth. structures out of the boxes.

Another well-received addition to Booth was Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s “Bluth’s Banana Stand,” an homage to the television show Arrested Development. The booth, which sold frozen bananas, was a near-perfect replica of the banana stand on the television show, and was incredibly popular — SAE sold out of frozen bananas long before Carnival ended.

This year’s Booth had a wide range of themes and activities that, despite early setbacks, made it a success.

Anna Walsh | Pillbox Editor

Celia Ludwinski | Managing Editor carnival19 pillbox 04.18.11 Buggy races fi lled with dramatic events Despite crashes and disqualifi cations, Sweepstakes still has exciting results

The preliminary — and only — races of the 92nd annual place, the entire heat had to be re-rolled due to the Sweepstakes competition occurred last Friday, one of offi cials accidentally signaling a false start. In order to the most enduring traditions of Carnegie Mellon culture. maintain its fi rst place rank, the team had to fi nish under Teams from 11 different organizations, classmates, 2:35.075. Despite a strong initial run, the team fi nished alumni, and Pittsburgh community members began on the cusp of 2:35, leaving spectators wondering gathering around Tech Street and Frew Street early in whether they would indeed keep their position as fi rst the morning to prepare for the event. Months of grueling place team. After several minutes of tense waiting, the early morning practices culminated in the seven offi cials announced the fi nal time as 2:34.963. women’s heats and 10 men’s heats that began at 8:10 a.m. and lasted until 12:30 p.m. Fringe A was the offi cial The men’s teams were not so lucky. Disqualifi cations winner of the men’s races and SDC A the offi cial winner and technical diffi culties took out 11 of the 29 teams, of the women’s races. including a particularly bad crash between Sigma Nu A and AEPi A in the ninth heat that resulted in the event The problems that had plagued the women’s heats last being called to a standstill to wait for an ambulance year were noticeably absent, with only one team not to arrive. Like their female teammates, Spirit’s men’s completing the race and two teams disqualifi ed. Spirit teams were plagued by troubles in the Chute with two A, racing its new buggy Mamapbazuko, spun out in the of their four teams spinning out. However, their A and third heat after starting off with a strong lead over CIA B B teams both qualifi ed for fi nals. Spirit A was especially and Student Dormitory Council (SDC) C, both of which well-received by the audience after its Hill 2 pusher, qualifi ed for the fi nal races. Disappointing as it was for sophomore mechanical engineering major Ben Antoine, the teams that didn’t make it to the fi nals, this result followed up his push into the Chute with a somersault. wasn’t unforeseen; as WRCT’s announcers explained, practice runs were plagued by troubles in the Chute. For the most part, however, the hours of preparation Sigma Phi Epsilon B was disqualifi ed in the fourth heat paid off for this year’s teams. The competition was rough and Alpha Epsilon Pi A was disqualifi ed in the fi fth and suspenseful, and while there were favorites, there heat for handlebar violations. Neither of these had any was no clear winner until the very last heat. The most bearing on the fi nal results. SigEp redeemed themselves favorably predicted teams were SDC A, Fringe A, and in the fi nal heat when their A team fi nished with a fi nal PiKA A. SDC A was the favorite to win, Fringe A had time of 2:50, which qualifi ed them for the fi nals. high expectations with its new buggy, Bonsai, and PiKA The last women’s heat was one of the most suspenseful A was looking to compensate for their poor performance races of the day. While SDC A had originally fi nished last year.

Kristen Severson | Photo Staff the race with a time of 2:30, which left the team in fi rst

Counterclockwise from top left: Spirit B, SigEp B, SDC A, CIA A, Spirit B, and PiKA A all race toward the finish line.

Tommy Hofman | Photo Editor 20carnival pillbox 04.18.11 PiKA A clocked in at 2:08.37 in the eighth heat, which attributed to it with a time of 2:05.08. The fi nal heat, put them at third place in the standings. However, which featured SDC A, CIA A, and SigEp B, was the they were disqualifi ed for violating the fi ve-second rule. perfect end to the day’s races. SDC held a signifi cant lead According to the Sweepstakes by-laws, “after the starter throughout the race and nearly matched Fringe A’s time. announces that there are five seconds remaining to The time was too close to call by eye, but after several the start of a heat, nobody except the drivers and Hill 1 minutes of anticipation the offi cial scoreboard had SDC pushers of the entries in that heat, and the starter, may A’s time listed as 2:06.189. be within five feet of any of the buggies in that heat, until that heat begins.” PiKA’s team was disqualifi ed Unfortunately, heavy rain throughout the night and for being away from the buggy for only four and a half early morning resulted in the cancellation of the fi nals, seconds. When asked about the fi ve-second rule, PiKA’s leaving Fringe A the offi cial winners of the men’s races Sweepstakes chair, senior mechanical and biomedical and SDC A the offi cial winners of the women’s races. At engineering major Keshav Raghavan, said, “I mean, the conclusion of the events, spectators and competitors overall the rule is pretty black and white.... I do think one alike were pleased with the results. “It was cool to see thing maybe in the future is that the spirit of the rule is the culmination of a year of hard work,” spectator Tanner not to disqualify teams.... There needs to be a more fair Whyte, a fi rst-year electrical and computer engineering system of disqualifi cation because it shouldn’t be an all- major, said. “It was defi nitely worth getting up early to or-nothing type of thing.” watch.”

Fringe A, the only team in the ninth heat to fi nish due to the SigNu A and AEPi A crash, looked as if it was going Matt Mastricova | Junior Staffwriter to beat the record time for men, which was set at 2:03.30 by SDC in 2009. While that record remains to be broken, Bonsai’s performance certainly validated all of the hype

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Tommy Hofman | Photo Editor Kristen Severson | Photo Staff carnival21 pillbox 04.18.11 Did you know? Mobots compete at Carnival The Tartan, waiting for office space Team Stingray wins fi rst place in annual Mobot race in the “projected new administration 100 building” (now Baker Hall), announces it will be headquartered in the Applied Booth. Buggy. Carnegie Mellon has many unique The resurfaced patches of cement on the sidewalk Science School’s committee room. The April 11, 911 Carnival events, and one of the less prominent — also challenged the mobots. Although most of the editors thank a Mr. Orbin for furnishing but no less unique — events is the annual Mobot sidewalk is a dark gray color, certain patches have the room with a desk for the paper’s races held by the School of Computer Science been replaced with a lighter color. Because these editorial board. Such luxury! (SCS). Robotics Institute senior research technician patches are close to the white color of the track, Greg Armstrong emceed the event in true Scottish many mobots drove off the course after reaching The Tartan announces that Alpha Phi fashion, wearing a kilt with the Armstrong clan them. A patch just after the second gate proved Omega will hold two contests on the tartan and carrying a sword for effect. particularly diffi cult. 50 Cut in the next week: the election for Spring Carnival Queen, and the annual The 17th Annual Mobot Races took place last Friday In addition to the six undergraduate teams “Ugliest Man on Campus” competition. April 19, 1961 afternoon on the course outside Doherty and Wean competing for the awards, three exhibition teams The Tartan expected there would be halls. The competition challenges teams to build also ran the course. Eli Richter’s mobot, named “a striking contrast between the two and race their vehicles (“MObile roBOTs”) along a Johnny 0.5, was the only one to fi nish the entire groups.” We plead no contest with that solid white line through a series of gates arranged course Friday, completing all 14 gates in a time of statement. in a slalom-like pattern (see last week’s SciTech for 1:00.30. Richter said that his mobot has sensors with more details). In addition to SCS, the Mobot events resolution as high as 1/10-inch and that his main Three Alpha Tau Omega brothers are sponsored by Lockheed Martin, TwoSigma, limitation on time was that he “just wasn’t able to suffered burns during Sweepstakes Google, and Misumi USA. The winner of this year’s steer as tight” given the physical constraints of his 25 when a chemical they were using to competition and the $1,000 grand prize was Team robot’s frame. treat their buggy’s wheels leaked onto Stingray, a one-man team consisting of junior a radio and caught fire. The brothers April 22, 1986 Kwabena Agyeman, an ECE major. The second- While the focus of Friday’s event was on the were actually injured while carrying place prize of $500 went to Team Commandaria, competition, the Robotics Club members used the buggy out of the team’s truck and which consisted of senior math and computer the Mobot races to raise awareness of their group. freeing the driver, who was trapped science double major Aaron Jaech and senior ECE Several competitors were in the club, and the group inside. As if this sport needed any majors Diana Hu and Kyle Neblett. Third place ($250) was selling T-shirts nearby. Red Robot, the Robotics additional danger. went to Team Three Dollars to Win, comprised of Club’s mascot, was wandering through the crowd to sophomore ECE major James Wahawisan. the delight of the many children at the event. The Entropy convenience store is in the news this week for selling cigarettes, Despite winning fi rst place out of the six The Mobot Committee has plans to expand the 10 an option at Carnegie Mellon that is undergraduate teams competing, Stingray did not competition beyond the existing path-following almost unheard of at peer institutions. complete the Mobot course. The course has a total challenge. Copetas said that they plan to add the Administrators say they are willing to April 16, 2001 of 14 gates, and Stingray maneuvered through challenge of following the course backward after it is have a dialogue on the issue — little eight, making it the furthest in the shortest amount completed and that she would like to incorporate the knowing, presumably, that most of the of time, before running off the line into the grass. Gates Center’s Helix into a Mobot competition in the campus would be a no-smoking zone a Each mobot is programmed by its designers, and future. She stressed that mobots’ small size or the decade later. Agyeman did not include an algorithm to navigate seemingly simplicity of their task is deceptive. “We the challenging second half of the course, in which should not underrepresent how much work goes into Following the controversy surrounding the robots must choose to take the left or right fork mobots,” she said. “Walking to the Sky,” the university at several “decision points.” 5 installs a much smaller piece of public art, a statue of Mao Yisheng. The These decision points are only a few of the many Michael Kahn | Editor-in-Chief eight-foot work in bronze represents April 24, 2006 challenges on the Mobot course. While humans have Carnegie Tech’s first Ph.D. graduate. the option of taking stairs on the sidewalk down the Obviously, our next piece of art should Mall, the mobots must drive down the two steep hills be a 100-foot colossus of Andrew to fi nish the course. Robots that go down a hill too Carnegie “Walking to Skibo.” quickly will lose track of the path or crash, making designers take this into account when building A SciTech article discusses a study in and programming their mobots. For instance, which children with Williams Syndrome, Agyeman said that his “robot’s pretty much driving a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, 1 backwards” when going downhill. showed no racial prejudices when assigning positive or negative features April 19, 2010 In Friday’s race, the bright sunlight created diffi culty to pictures of people. That means for the mobots’ vision sensors. During the awards they’re already doing better in life than ceremony after the races, Catherine Copetas, the this year’s Carnival comedian. SCS assistant dean for industry relations, SCS director of special events, and a member of the Nicole Hamilton | Comics Editor Mobot organizing committee, commented that Greg Hanneman | Contributing Editor A mobot passes through one of the 14 gates on “sensors just don’t like really, really bright light.” the course.

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Alexandre Kaspar | Photo Staff After the completion of Carnival on Saturday, members of student organizations helped to clear off Midway in the tradition of Tear-Down. Pictured above, members of Alpha Chi Omega remove the second story of their Legends of the Hidden Temple booth.

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