PILLBOX SPORTS SCITECH FORUM Silvia Ziranek visits the Women’s basketball falls to Carnegie Mellon senior has Professional writing coaching Waffl e Shop [B3] Muskingham [A14] big plans for outer space is emphasized [A10] robots [A6] Black Friday marks transition into Men’s soccer looks forward to Letter to the Editor: New Hunt the holiday season [B8] next season [A14] Students learn chemistry through lights prove to be distracting cooking [A6] [A10]

Monday, November 22, 2010 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Volume 105, Issue 13 Court rules rights for public Local mentorship college faculty are uncertain program holds EMILY DOBLER guaranteed under the Bill of allegedly offended the admin- Assistant News Editor Rights, despite job or position istration by stating that his in society. However, uncer- department was heavily rely- event on campus A recent ruling by a fed- tainty arose concerning the ing on part-time instructors, eral appeals court stated that protection of First Amend- demanding that students de- it is unclear if public college ment rights for public college served full-time professors. faculty members have First faculty members after the Without the protection Amendment protection for federal appeals court ruling and assurance of free speech, criticisms they make against on Nov. 12. faculty members are in jeop- administrators. The court case in question ardy of being censored by This fi nding is especially was an appeal of a lawsuit by their administrations. They shocking considering most Juan Hong, a retired chemi- cannot make criticisms of any people’s assumption that ev- cal engineering professor of sort for fear that they could eryone’s speech is protected the University of California potentially lose their jobs or, under the Bill of Rights. The at Irvine, who claims that he as in Hong’s case, be denied recent ruling raises the ques- was unjustly denied a merit a raise. tion of First Amendment pro- raise due to comments that he In response to the news of tection for faculty on Carnegie made in faculty meetings. the court case, Maggie Kow- Mellon’s own campus. According to an Inside Freedom of speech is Higher Ed news article, Hong See RIGHTS, A3

Courtesy of Stephanie Guerra SWSG encourages girls to have goals of higher education.

CLAIRE GUSTAVSON women who exemplify those Junior Staffwriter qualities. The second way that girl Strong Women Strong empowerment is implement- Girls (SWSG), a mentorship ed is through the commu- program for young girls, con- nity. The mentors function ducted one of its semi-annual as friends and role models to fi eld trips to Carnegie Mel- the girls, and the girls both lon’s campus this past Satur- connect with and learn from day. their older mentors. “We The organization strives want to raise self-esteem, to imbue in girls a sense of help the girls reach their po- strength and opportunity. tential, and we tell them that “The ultimate goal of Strong if they really want something, Women Strong Girls is to em- they can go out and do it,” power underprivileged girls, said Mallika Sahay, a senior showing them how strong psychology and social deci- they currently are as well as sion sciences double major how they can become strong and co-director of Pittsburgh women in their future,” said SWSG. Stephanie Guerra, a senior Saturday’s fi eld trip fo- Science and Humanities cused on that sense of com- scholar and a SWSG mentor. munity. This trip is one of two

Maria Raffaele/Art Editor Carnegie Mellon’s chapter annual ones; the second trip of Strong Women Strong Girls is taking place during Carni- was formed in the spring of val and rewards the girls for 2006. The creation of the their hard work throughout Carnegie Mellon branch the year while showing how shifted the organization to fun college can be. “The [fall] Deeplocal shares successes with students one with national infl uence. fi eld trip is a way to accom- The branch was created with plish our goals of empower- as a part of the ‘Amazing Alums’ panel event the specifi c intention of cre- ment and encourage girls ating a program that fostered from a young age to attend strong mentorship relation- college,” explained Guerra. ALEX TAPAK chitecture student, comment- ships between female Carn- “We get to visit their school Junior Staffwriter ed, “Their Waffl e Wednesdays egie Mellon student mentors on a weekly basis; [the girls] are a great opportunity to con- and girls in the Pittsburgh really love to see where we “Deeplocal, Inc. wants to nect with Deeplocal employees community. This weekend’s work too!” establish a culture that creates and other Pittsburgh innova- fi eld trip is only one aspect The program’s encour- good ideas,” said Nathan Mar- tors to discuss current events of the program; the program agement of girls’ collegiate tin, the CEO of Deeplocal, as he [and] new ideas and eat — the uses a range of tactics to in- futures was evident from this explained that his company’s waffl es were delicious. I was still in girls a positive sense of trip. “For these girls, college goal is to create a compelling able to talk with a local art- strength. is not thought of as some- user experience. Martin gradu- ist and exchange advice about Throughout the semester, thing that they can achieve; ated from the College of Fine her installation and my studio each mentor works weekly our goal is to change that be- Arts at Carnegie Mellon Uni- project.” with a group of girls. The goal lief and to have fun. We want versity in 1999. Deeplocal’s process of creat- of the program is to empower them to really want to go to Deeplocal Inc. is a Pitts- ing this unique experience is and to develop them into college so that they will work burgh-based company com- through its use of Gutter Tech- strong people and communi- towards it,” Sahay said. prised of artists, designers, and nology. This was a focal point ty members. According to the This year, the focus for engineers who work together of the discussion as Martin took SWSG website, SWSG.org, this particular fi eld trip was to form collaborations through the audience through many of “Relationships, skills, and “When I grow up,” and the different mediums. The mem- Deeplocal’s projects. role models are essential to day featured a healthy living bers take pride in the fact that Deeplocal does not like to helping girls and women suc- workshop hosted by health it is a self-start-up company, as complicate orders; instead, ceed.” These three capstones care policy master’s student it gives them the freedom to be the company puts emphasis are actualized in two ways. Jonelle Saunders, a science more creative and actually take on solving client’s orders as Each week, the mentors workshop hosted by the So- part in what they are designing quickly and effi ciently as pos- focus on one “strong quality” ciety of Women Engineers, rather than working at a large- sible, starting with building a and develop projects and ac- and a “Stella Hunt” (a hunt scale company. At Deeplocal prototype. tivities in order to emphasize for SWSG’s mascot, Stella, the artists, designers, and en- When building this way, the this skill. Skills range from through campus) with Alpha gineers are each connected to team purposefully does not use goal setting to determina- Kappa Alpha. The healthy liv- every part of the process from the newest technology. Rather, start to fi nish. Tommy Hofman/Assistant Photo Editor tion, and girls are engaged by ing workshop, held in UC Ran- Nathan Martin, CEO of Deeplocal, Inc., speaks about his innovative Roxy Viray, a fi fth-year ar- See DEEPLOCAL, A3 the inclusion of real-life his- company and its products at the “Amazing Alums” panel event. torical or current examples of See WOMEN, A4 Hunt Library interior lighting to be addressed following exterior redesign JACKSON LANE Hunt, who pointed out that lighting for the Randy Pausch veal as many different facets Staffwriter the building was only visible Bridge in 2009. of the building though color, half of the time. “Like many of “When we were brought light, and movement.” Po- On Saturday, Hunt Li- the buildings on campus, the on board, we looked at this powich added, “The lighting brary celebrated its 50th an- library disappears structurally and thought: Here’s this blank uses green technology in the niversary with a light show at night. All you are seeing is canvas. What can we do with form of color-changing LEDs comprised of standard lights the fl orescent lights inside, it?” said Popowich. that can mix to white light or shown every night, colorful and then you’re seeing half While the building’s alu- create dynamic color combi- changing patterns for special the building dark,” Popowich minum structure and unob- nations.” campus events, and examples said. structed location make it an In addition to the library, of holiday designs for Hanuk- “Bill Hunt was crossing ideal medium for lighting, Limauro and Popowich also lit kah, Christmas, Valentine’s campus one night and no- Limauro and Popowich tried up the canopy in front of the Day, and the Fourth of July. ticed that the right side of the to make the library more than library. “The canopy in front The exterior lights were library was totally dark,” Li- just a canvas. “The lighting of the building had not been designed by Cindy Limauro mauro said. “He then contact- needs to support the beauty lit in 20-plus years,” Popowich and Chris Popowich of C & C ed President Cohon about the and elegance of that alumi- said. “It was another aspect of Lighting, LLC. Limauro is also look of the building at night, num structure and give it an the library that was brought a professor of lighting design and President Cohon immedi- enhanced presence on cam- up, and the Hunts were very in the schools of drama and ately asked me to take it on as pus,” said Limauro. “We were pleased to now see the en- architecture. a project.” The university had looking at the best way to gravings on the marble that The lights are a gift from previously enlisted Limauro show off the structure of the See LIGHTING, A4 Alan Vangpat/Photo Staff Roy Hunt’s grandson, Bill and Popowich to design the building.... We wanted to re- Hunt Library gained new exterior lighting for its 50th anniversary. A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » November 22, 2010

CAMPUS NEWS IN BRIEF Statistically Local mural explores Latino Life-saving kidney research awareness in Pittsburgh involved in pilot program Speaking With support from the The group hopes to bring The national Organ Pro- national pilot program is Carnegie Mellon Center for attention to the Latino pres- curement and Transplanta- ready, and it had its fi rst run Last week, the fi rst part of the fi nal installment of the the Arts in Society, the youth ence in Pittsburgh, as well tion Network recently initi- on Oct. 27. Harry Potter fi lm franchise was released to incredible group Jóvenes Sin Nombres, as the fact that the city has ated a pilot program to better During this fi rst run alone, hype. Fandom for the series has grown since the fi rst fi lm Youths Without Names, pre- a history of immigrants who match kidneys for paired kid- the computer matched seven was released in 2001, and over the past decade, people sented a mural on the walls originally came to work in the ney transplants. Candidates people with willing kidney have been entranced by the page-to-picture world of of the Latino Family Center in numerous steel mills. in the pool include living do- donors who were compatible Harry Potter. Here are some impressive achievements of Squirrel Hill. Michael Friedman and nors who were not compat- with the recipients. In sepa- the books and fi lms: The mural, named “Pintan- Alfonso Barquera founded ible with their intended re- rate programs within the past do Para un Sueño” (“Painting Jóvenes Sin Nombres in cipients. When the computer three years, two of which For a Dream”), was unveiled 2009 in Pittsburgh for Latino runs a matching process, it used Sandholm’s algorithms, last Thursday. The group also youths between the ages of attempts to match pairs in 700 kidney transplant ex- $285 million had support from the Carne- 15 and 25. two- or even three-way ex- changes occurred. Sandholm average domestic gross of each of the fi rst six fi lms gie Museum of Art and Tavia For the current project, changes. is encouraged by this test, as La Follette, director of ArtUp. the group attended classes at Such a program is pos- a national matching program The mural explores the the Carnegie Museum of Art sible due to the research of would provide better results themes of immigrants in and listened to presentations Tuomas Sandholm, a profes- than individual exchanges. $5.4 billion Pittsburgh, issues of im- given by professors Paul Eiss sor in the computer science The country faces a com- migration, the U.S. border, and Therese Tardio of Car- department. For six years, pelling need for such a pro- combined worldwide gross of the fi rst six fi lms and the “Dream Act,” which negie Mellon’s history and Sandholm and his colleagues gram, as evidenced by the would provide citizenship modern languages depart- have worked to develop com- 86,000 people on the kidney to children of immigrants ments, as well as professor puter algorithms with im- waiting list. who graduate from U.S. high Lara Putnam of Latin Ameri- proved optimization of donor 400 million school or complete two years can history at the University matches. Compiled by estimated number of Harry Potter books sold of military service. of Pittsburgh. After years of work, the JENNIFER THARP 15 million CIA offers free pancakes in front of Doherty Hall copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold within the fi rst 24 hours of its offi cial release

Sources: www.boxoffi cemojo.com, Compiled by www.forbes.com, www.cba.ca NICK GUESTO Lecture Preview Identities in Confl ict: space, automotive, nanotech- The Recognition of nology, and bioengineering, Migrants presents Nancy among other fi elds. In addi- tion, she will explain her re- Foner: “How Exceptional search group’s contributions is New York as an to the fi eld of mechanical Immigrant City?” engineering in the division of Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. fl uid mechanics. Adamson Wing (Baker Hall Specifi cally, her research 136A) in fl uid dynamics has includ- ed pioneering the modeling Nancy Foner, distin- of open fl ow turbulence and guished professor of sociol- other systems using advanced ogy of the City University decomposition techniques of New York, will present a and dynamical systems lecture on the unique qual- theory. According to www. ity of New York as a city re- cmu.edu/uls/december/ ceptive of immigrants. Foner aubry.html, current research will specifi cally focus on New with her team has suggested York’s history of immigrants novel methods for effective and distinctive ethnic and ra- mixing, droplet generation, cial diversity. and assembly of micro- and In the lecture, she will nano-sized neutral particles speak of the changes that at fl uid-fl uid interfaces in 2-D immigration has had on the arrays. social structure of race and Aubry will explore her life ethnicity within New York, as experiences through her lec- well as the intergroup rela- ture as well. Aubry grew up tions that the country refers in both Paris and a rural farm to as a “New York way.” in the French Loire Valley. She has also been shaped by ULS Journeys presents working in a male-dominated fi eld, migrating to the United Nadine Aubry: Lessons States, and raising her chil- Courtesy of Guillermo Gómez from Living Life on the dren in the midst of her ca- Last Friday, Carnegie Mellon’s Carnegie Involvement Association (CIA) offered free pancakes in front of Doherty Hall. According to the group’s Boundary reer as a faculty member and website ciabuggy.org, CIA offers pancakes each Friday as a part of the group’s goal to set itself apart and be an independent social organization. Dec. 3 at 4:30 p.m. an administrator. She defi nes Gregg Hall (Porter Hall 100) her life as “living on a bound- Nadine Aubry, the head of ary.” the mechanical engineering Furthermore, she will in- clude her impression of be- Campus Crime & Incident Reports department and Raymond J. Lane distinguished professor ing a minority and how this of mechanical engineering, feature of her life has been a Theft Alcohol Amnesty hair past his shoulders. Both hicle was left at the scene. will present a lecture on her valuable aid in her profession Nov. 12, 2010 Nov. 13, 2010 actors were wearing baseball and her family. caps. The student was then es- professional and personal life A wallet was reported sto- University Police and Car- Power Outage experiences “on the bound- Through her lecture, Au- corted home by police. len at the University Center. negie Mellon EMS reported Nov. 17, 2010 ary.” bry hopes to convey her life experiences to the diverse The student noticed it was to Mudge House for a student In terms of her research missing when she was in En- who had been drinking and Alcohol Amnesty University Police visited and work, mechanical engi- young students of Carnegie the corner of Forbes Avenue Mellon who are also living tropy+. had become ill. Nov. 14, 2010 neering encompasses many The wallet was later recov- The student was granted and Margret Morrison Street “on the boundary.” fi elds, including physics, ered with $15 missing by Uni- amnesty and, after being University Police and Car- for a report of an electrical mathematics, engineering, versity Police near a trash can checked by EMS, was released negie Mellon EMS reported transformer that had blown. and the arts, while also pro- Compiled by to Morewood Gardens for a The traffi c light was out of JENNIFER THARP on the building’s second fl oor. to the custody and care of a viding a foundation for aero- friend. student who was intoxicated order, and Woodlawn Apart- and ill. The student was taken ments was using its battery Trespassing to the hospital via City of Pitts- backup emergency lighting burgh EMS. system. University Police incorrect in captioning a Nov. 12, 2010 Assault Corrections & made the appropriate notifi - photo as the ALLIES of- Nov. 13, 2010 Clarifi cations University Police respond- cations to get power restored fi ce. The offi ce in the pic- ed to a report of students A student reported in front Hit and Run as quickly as possible. The editorial “Univer- ture was actually SOHO, being outside on the roof of of Mudge House that he had Nov. 16, 2010 sity’s global expansion Carnegie Mellon’s pri- Morewood Gardens. Six stu- been assaulted off campus. should take past failures mary LGBT resource cen- dents were issued internal ci- The student reported to Carnegie Mellon Police into account” (Forum, ter, located in Room 325 tations. University Police and City of responded to a report of a hit- Nov. 15) incorrectly stated in the University Center. Pittsburgh Police that he was and-run accident in the More- that the Heinz College pro- The article also referred to assaulted by two unknown at- wood parking lot. gram in Australia is being the Gertrude Stein Memo- tackers described as between There was physical dam- closed. This program has rial Bookshop and Saint 20 and 25 years of age, one age to the rear of the report- no plans to be suspended; Elmo’s Outwords on East approximately 5'6" tall with ing person’s vehicle, but no it is the CIT program in Carson Street in the South evidence from the suspect ve- Greece that has been sus- Side, but both establish- pended. ments have closed. In the article “Asian If you would like to WEATHER Student Leadership Con- submit a correction or ference engages campus” clarifi cation, please e- (News, Nov. 15), “Sara mail The Tartan at news@ Lee” should have been thetartan.org or editor@ spelled “Sara Li,” and her thetartan.org with your major was incorrectly inquiry, as well as the date stated as computer sci- of the issue and the name ence. Li’s correct major is of the article. We will print chemistry. the correction or clarifi ca- “Pittsburgh’s many tion in the next print issue TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY LGBT-friendly resources” and publish it online. High / Low High / Low High / Low High / Low High / Low (Pillbox, Nov. 15) was 58 / 33 47 / 42 48 / 32 37 / 28 40 / 32 Source: weather.com November 22, 2010 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 Court compares faculty rights Deeplocal, Inc. aims to in private and public colleges create compelling user RIGHTS, from A1 any criticism made by public and must try to make clear college faculty members of distinctions between state- alski, a sophomore econom- their superiors could be le- ments of fact and opinion.... experiences, active ads ics and Chinese double major, gally punishable. When [the faculty] engage stated, “I feel that you can’t Although Carnegie Mellon in non-university activities, just waive someone’s right University does not fall under faculty members are expected to free speech, especially if the category of a public col- to make clear that they act as someone’s intent was not ma- lege, this recent ruling raises individuals and not as spokes- licious. I see no reason why a comparisons to be made be- men for the university…. It is merit-based raise would be tween the two types of educa- the duty of the [Faculty] Sen- revoked for criticism that was tion institutions. Do students ate to be alert and informed not intended to harm the or- feel that Carnegie Mellon is concerning matters involving ganization. Rather, it seems any different? instruction, scholarly or cul- it was intended to improve “If a ruling applies to gov- tural activities, or any other the organization.” ernment employees, I see matters pertaining to the gen- The judicial precedent to no reason why the ruling eral welfare of the faculty or Hong’s case is the 2006 Su- shouldn’t extend to professors of the academic community preme Court decision Garcetti who work under the public as a whole.” v. Ceballos, which limited the education system,” Shilpa Professors’ criticisms about First Amendment rights of Balaji, a sophomore computer the administration or to supe- public employees performing science major and a captain of riors are not malicious and are their offi cial duties, although Carnegie Mellon’s Mock Trial received constructively. Supreme Court judges sug- team, stated. “I feel that the faculty is gested that the ruling would “However, this in no way aptly able to criticize changes not apply to public higher implies that the same ruling all the time. My professors, education. should extend to professors specifi cally in my computer However, courts retain the at a private university. Private science classes, are free to right to apply this ruling to institutions should be entitled make their opinions known other cases concerning facul- to uphold their own stan- of the recent changes that dards, as long as they don’t have occurred in their depart- ty members of public colleges, Tommy Hofman/Assistant Photo Editor infringe on anyone’s rights.” ment,” said Bryan Wade, a thereby limiting the rights of Deeplocal CEO and Carnegie Mellon alum Nathan Martin (right) describes his experiences since According to Carnegie sophomore economics major. faculty members. leaving the university. In relation to Hong’s re- Mellon’s faculty handbook, Carnegie Mellon strives cent case, the district court “A member of the faculty to remain a top educational DEEPLOCAL, from A1 Deeplocal has created like text messages that get ruled that discussing depart- may express in the classroom institution and thus tries to many interesting and inter- transformed into chalk mes- ment personnel is included his or her own opinions on improve its organizations and the designers look to produce active advertisements. For sages seen by many. Deeplo- in the offi cial duties of pro- matters relevant to his or her administrations. Fortunately, the prototype using the most example, when collaborat- cal’s designs push the limits of fessors. Hence, in accordance courses…. When dealing with professors here are ensured basic technology and then ing with Nike Livestrong, art combined with technology with the Garcetti v. Ceballos controversial matters, he or their full constitutional rights build their way up. the company built a machine and link the digital with the case, faculty members are not she must take reasonable care whether or not it pertains According to Deeplocal’s that would chalk messages physical world,” Podraza fur- entitled to First Amendment in the selection and balanced to offi cial duties, unlike in offi cial website, www.dee- on the road. People could ther commented. protection. This means that presentation of material, Hong’s court case. plocal.com, the company is send in a message and the Another interactive adver- rooted in creating unique and machine would print it along tisement was at the United innovative products. “Dee- the ground while a picture of States versus England soc- plocal’s culture refl ects our the printed message would be cer game on the opening day roots in the punk rock and sent back to the sender. of the 2010 World Cup. Fans art scenes. Our time is split “I found out about Deeplo- from both the United States between working with world- cal during the Tour de France and England could send each Don’t just read the paper. class brands, turning our last year when their Nike other trash-talking messages own ideas into products and Chalkbot was featured on TV,” through soccer balls that were contributing to the greater said Judy Podraza, a fi fth-year printed with their messages Create it. arts community. Our client architecture student. and shot out of a billboard in list includes brands like Nike, “I am proud that CMU the other’s country. Volkswagen, GigaPan.org, alumni are coming up with Deeplocal inspires innova- [email protected] Carnegie Mellon University, new, innovative and non-tra- tion by challenging its staff and numerous transit agen- ditional ways of connecting into thinking and problem- cies across the country.” with people through things solving creatively. A4 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » November 22, 2010 Local students C & C Lighting, LLC reveals exterior gain exposure to lighting for Hunt Library’s 50th year college options WOMEN, from A1 alone, and they have all un- dergone rigorous mentorship gos 3, included stretching, a training as well as participat- dance routine, and group dis- ed in their weekly work with cussion about how to develop the girls. An integral part of physical health. The science the program, as stated in its workshop provided girls with mission, is creating “cycles of a greater understanding of mutual empowerment.” engineering and science con- “The mentors empower cepts through a hands-on themselves by empowering boat-building project. Teams these girls. I feel like I myself of girls competed to create a have become a better leader foil boat that held the larg- through mentoring,” Guerra est number of marbles. The said. Co-director Katherine Stella Hunt was essentially a Yang, a social and decision Courtney Wittekind/News Editor campus tour, which allowed sciences senior, is a testament Hunt Library’s new LED exterior lighting capabilities were demonstrated at the building’s 50th anniversary celebration last week. girls to experience Carnegie to the quality of the work that Mellon’s campus fi rsthand. SWSG does for both the girls LIGHTING, from A1 show, but that could be very the already high energy usage mented their plan backwards Overall, the mix of edu- and the mentors. “Over the easily done,” Popowich add- of fl orescent lights.” because they are waiting for cational and fun activities years it has become a huge had been lost at night.” ed. The team intended to solve the technology to catch up seemed well-received by the part of my life,” she said. “I The lighting’s full capabili- In addition to lighting the all these problems at once. before proceeding with the girls. When asked if the day really believe it is impactful.” ties were demonstrated at the building, the surrounding “Our plan was to install interior. had been fun, one young Clearly, this level of per- 50th anniversary, showing a lamp posts are being replaced dimmable LED replacement Nevertheless, the team is participant nodded enthusi- sonal growth is something number of accelerated ver- with LED street lamps. The bulbs in the existing fl uores- still happy to see at least part astically. “By providing them that Carnegie Mellon stu- sions of different seasonal and new fi xtures will not only cent fi xtures. These bulbs are of the plan realized. “It’s nice with this encouragement and dents seek out. celebratory themes. save energy but will redirect much more energy effi cient, to have this great visual object showing them that college Hannah Wirtshafter, a ju- “We’ve created a series the light to the ground and using about one-third of the on campus so that at night, it is a great option, we hope to nior Science and Humanities of looks for the every-night eliminate light pollution. The energy of fl uorescent bulbs,” becomes an icon of the cam- empower the girls,” Guerra Scholar, noted, “The program version which is more clas- fl oodlights on Baker Hall and Limauro said. “Also, these pus,” said third-year archi- said. is a good way to get involved sic, showcasing the beauty of the Peace Garden side of the circuits would be placed on tecture major Arthur Notaro, However, it is not just the and contribute; I recognize the building in a more subtle library have also been elimi- sensors so that when no one is another member of the three- young girls being mentored the impact that my mentors way,” explained Limauro. “We nated, saving further energy. occupying a space, the lights person team. In addition to who are empowered by the have had on me, and I want- probably have programmed Limauro is also advising a would dim to a minimum retrofi tting interior lighting, program. Fifteen new men- ed to provide that mentorship 50 light shows into the com- three-person team of students level. This would help reduce Limauro and Popowich also tors were recruited this fall for someone else.” puter that can be called up at who will be redesigning the the lighting load in the day, hope more buildings will fol- any time.” interior lighting of Hunt Li- as well as reduce the strong low the example of Hunt Li- According to Limauro, the brary. contrast between the light and brary in the future. best thing about the light- “The interior of the library dark parts of the facade dur- “I would like to see a mas- ing is its versatility. “The LED currently has lot of glare and ing the night.” ter plan of light for the Carn- lighting fi xtures can be pro- the lighting is at a consistent Unfortunately, the relative egie Mellon campus in which grammed to create any kind of level between study areas and novelty and high cost of LED the interior of each building color that you might want.... stacks,” said third-year archi- technology have slowed prog- could be relit to save energy,” Each fi xture has its own con- tecture major Grace Ding, who ress. Limauro said. trol, so you have all this ca- is a member of the team. “In our plan, this interior “New exterior lighting pability of really painting the “As such, not only is the in- lighting would be implement- would highlight the unique building based on whatever terior lighting not conducive ed fi rst, and then the exterior architectural features of each idea you have in mind. The for reading books and using light lighting would be justi- building, increase a sense of use of color also creates a computers, but the fact that fi ed because of the energy safety, and enhance the visual sense of energy and activity to most of the lights are on all savings from these fi rst steps,” look of campus in a way that Courtesy of Stephanie Guerra the campus at night.” the time mars the appearance Ding said. Currently, Limauro is fi tting for a world-class uni- A group participates in the fun and educational activities SWSG offers. “It’s not a rock ’n’ roll light of the library and exacerbates and Popowich have imple- versity.”

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Carnegie Mellon senior dreams of robots Students can learn HANNAH POST beauty, but there are those talents on robots that will tra- moon. He has participated Junior Staffwriter who fi nd the cooperation of verse the outer reaches of our in Carnegie Mellon research mechanical parts to be the solar system. teams composed of faculty chemistry through The word “beauty” typi- most “beautiful” thing there Barsa’s workshop is full of and graduate students with cally instills images of grace- is. Ray Barsa, a senior me- metal-cutting machines with goals of developing space rov- cooking tasty food ful paint strokes, fl ower blos- chanical engineering major, blades of all shapes and sizes: ers that can sense their sur- soms, or sunny smiles. Cold cuts metal and builds machine circular blades, and spinning roundings and speed up com- DANIEL TKACIK can do that because I have a metal and precise calculations pieces for Caterpillar, Inc., but cylindrical blades, vertical munication between space Staffwriter good prior knowledge of the are not classic conceptions of contemplates the use of his blades with perforated edges. and ground control. Barsa is way those molecules work. He spends his time dividing already accomplished in his Cooking is usually por- But it’s no different than with pieces of metal and screwing fi eld; he has published pa- trayed as an elaborate art. A food,” he said. them together to make mounts pers, written grant proposals, measure of craft, a spoonful Das’ idea of teaching for sensors that detect where placed in prestigious robotics of inspiration, and a dash of chemistry through cooking other Caterpillar bulldozers competitions, and worked at a creativity are combined in the originated many years ago. are in relation to each other, graduate level since he was a creation of some of the fi nest With the support of his col- and where their workers are. fi rst-year. pieces of culinary art. But in leagues and department, he “I cut pieces of metal that “The research [at Carnegie addition to the artistry, there held his fi rst chemistry and act as an interface between Mellon] is cutting edge and is a lot of science behind the cooking class, titled “Kitchen sensors and machines. I have promising for space robots,” dishes — molecules interact- Chemistry Sessions,” in the to come up with ways to mount he said. “If robots are going ing with other molecules, fall semester of 2009. He of- the sensors effi ciently,” Barsa to be more valuable than hu- creating the combinations of fered two slightly different said while cutting aluminum mans in space, they need to be taste and texture that hungry renditions of the class — one with a band saw. “The mount autonomous.” This is where consumers appreciate the for fi rst-year non-science I’m making has to hold the engineers come in. most. One professor at Car- majors who had nearly zero sensor device securely, make Currently, robots alert negie Mellon has a base of background in organic chem- sure it doesn’t rattle itself to ground control when they knowledge in both culinary istry, and one for students death, and can be replaced encounter an obstacle. When methods and the science be- who already had substantial easily.” One miscalculation at ground control receives in- hind it, so he decided to cre- exposure to organic chem- a scale of one tenth of an inch formation that a rover has en- ate a class to teach science istry. The overall goal of the may cause sensors to overlook countered a blockage as simple through the art of cooking. two classes was common: a human being, which could as a rock, it sends instructions Subha Das, an assistant Teach chemistry by means of result in severe injury or death about how to respond back to professor in the department cooking. to the worker. Barsa makes space and then wait for confi r- of chemistry, has been enthu- “My idea is to teach chem- several prototypes like these mation that the instructions siastic about cooking nearly istry using the context of by hand and passes them on were carried out. Each leg of his whole life. When he’s not food, and once you learn the to higher authorities in Cater- this communication — robot cooking, Das is researching chemistry and the underlying pillar’s research department. to Earth, Earth to robot, robot the structure and function science principles, you can in “It’ll be about one in every 10 back to Earth — takes six min- of nucleic acids — an activ- fact be much more creative in projects that my division does utes if the robot is on Mars and ity that may seem completely what you do,” Das said. Stu- that works its way into the three minutes if on the moon. different from cooking at fi rst dents learned the scientifi c machines,” he said. As a result, mission control- glance. He, however, argues principles fi rst, and then ap- However, Barsa’s real pas- lers on earth can only draw up that these two activities are plied them by creating dishes sion lies in the development a plan each morning for how synonymous. “As a practicing they could try and share with of robots that will travel to many centimeters the robot scientist in my lab, I’m an or- other students. Keeping true the moon and Mars. His work will cover in a day. Then they ganic chemist. I’m synthesiz- mounting sensors for Cater- can only wait for problems to ing things, making things. I See FOOD, A8 Courtesy of Ray Barsa pillar machines is juxtaposed come their way. By day, Barsa shapes metal in his workshop that will serve as a base for with research projects at Car- Barsa’s goal is to develop Caterpillar machinery. However, his dream is to create robots that can negie Mellon that develop function autonomously in outer space. rovers to crawl across the See ROBOTS, A8 Flying cars may soon become a reality with Carnegie Mellon research grant COURTNEY CHIN on “develop[ing] mature pro- portions of a rescue mission in the car “must be driven like a Sports Editor pulsion systems, adaptable a semi-autonomous fashion. Humvee while on the ground, wing structures, advanced “[It’s the] automation of rapidly reconfi gure for fl ight, Many technologies that lightweight materials, the ad- a full-scale helicopter, and then change back for ground were only dreams of science vanced fl ight control system, while it was done before the operations.” This is where fi ction, such as the talking the air/ground confi guration new project with DARPA start- the Robotics Institute comes devices or the central commu- designs, and energy distribu- ed, the core technologies are in — the fl ying car must pos- nication network of the Borg tion systems.” relevant,” Singh said. sess vertical take-off and land- on Star Trek, have become a One of the main leaders on The TX vehicle would em- ing technologies in order to be reality, and one more inven- the project for Carnegie Mel- body a similar technology combat-suitable. Frances Soong/Art Staff tion is set to be realized. The lon is professor Sanjiv Singh, and help the military avoid “In practical terms, that long-awaited fl ying car has who is associated with the Ro- the threat of improvised ex- means the vehicle will need been given the green light botics Institute as a research plosive devices (IEDs), or to be able to fl y itself, or to fl y HOW THINGS WORK by the United States govern- professor and the mechanical roadside bombs, for short. with only minimal input from ment, specifi cally the Defense engineering department as Having car and helicopter the operator,” Singh said in a Advanced Research Projects an adjunct faculty member. capabilities would allow sol- Carnegie Mellon press release. Acoustic levitation: Agency (DARPA), a subsidiary Singh has both a master’s diers to traverse a multitude “And this means that the ve- branch of the Pentagon. On (’92) and doctorate (’95) in of unknown and dangerous hicle has to be continuously Oct. 12, a DARPA press release robotics from Carnegie Mel- landscapes with relative ease. aware of its environment and Sound can lift objects detailed information about the lon. One main focus of his cur- The estimated specifi cations be able to automatically react VIVIAN CHANG levitate an object, it must cre- start of the highly-anticipated rent research is autonomous would allow such a fl ying car in response to what it per- Staffwriter ate regions of high pressure Transformer (TX) program, a navigation, which tackles the to carry four people and 1,000 ceives.” that push upward, negating project that will “combine the issue of “motion planning and pounds for 250 miles. In an According to Singh, Car- Levitation — it’s a seem- the downward force of grav- advantages of ground vehicles real-time control for ground article from Defense Technol- negie Mellon was selected ingly magical phenomenon ity, and hence making objects and helicopters into a single and air vehicles,” according to ogy International last April, after responding to an open by which an object elevates fl oat. vehicle equipped with fl exibil- his website. the U.S. Marine Corps has solicitation. “Carnegie Mellon due to a fl ashy magician wav- To make this happen, ity of movement.” The govern- This technology is cur- already expressed interest in had a strong proposal because ing his hand. The question sound needs to be transmit- ment has given Carnegie Mel- rently being implemented in such a technology. One chal- we have a track record of suc- for today is: Can sound make ted through an acoustic levi- lon University the opportunity one of Singh’s projects, the lenge faced by the research- cessfully taking on challeng- things fl y, too? tator, which consists of two to help build the world’s fi rst Combat Medic UAV — a heli- ers, however, is getting the ing topics which require both Sound is a physical phe- parts: a transducer, which is fl ying car. copter that can execute locat- adequate car and plane tech- innovation and engineering nomenon: It is composed the source of the sound, and In a press release nearly a ing, landing, and extraction nologies up to snuff for battle; expertise,” he said. of longitudinal, mechanical a refl ector, which is a smooth month later from Carnegie waves vibrating through air. surface that will refl ect the Mellon’s department of Media Because sound waves are me- emitted sound wave, accord- Relations, the Robots Institute chanical, they require a medi- ing to www.HowStuffWorks. was issued a grant of $980,000 um to travel through, such as com. to create an “autonomous a gas or a solid, and are made Both parts are usually con- fl ight system” for DARPA to up of two alternating parts cave, which helps focus the be used in the TX program called compressions and rar- sound. The transducer faces over the next 17 months. Also efactions, according to www. up at the refl ector, and the tapped to participate in the tech-faq.com. object fl oats in between them fi rst phase of the project is A compression oc- due to the sound wave emit- Lockheed Martin Corporation curs when the air particles ted from the transducer. — a Maryland-based securi- through which sound travels To determine where an ties company specializing in gather together, forming an object will fl oat between the aeronautics, space, and infor- area of high pressure, due to transducer and refl ector, one mation systems — and AAI the high concentration of gas must examine the properties Corporation — an aerospace particles. Conversely, a rar- of the sound waves them- and defense technologies efaction occurs between com- selves. When the transducer company. pressions and spreads out the produces a sound wave, the The two companies will be gas particles, which forms wave will travel upward collaborating with the Robot- into an area of low pressure. through the air until it is re- ics Institute to develop the de- A sound is created when fl ected back by the refl ector. sign aspect of the TX vehicle. a source pushes the fi rst When this happens, its areas Others asked to participate in molecule in a wave, which of high pressure — compres- the effort by DARPA are Pratt in turn pushes and pulls par- sions — and areas of low & Whitney Rocketdyne, Au- ticles around it in a cascading pressure — rarefactions — rora Flight Sciences partnered effect. The back-and-forth will interact with the com- with ThinGap, and Metis De- movement of a vibrating vio- pressions and rarefactions sign Corporation. lin string pushes and pulls of the original wave. This The focus of the Robotics the air in such a way. Thus, occurrence is called interfer- Institute’s research is the con- sound travels by sending ence, and it can be construc- trol aspect of the car. Accord- physical waves through the tive, amplifying the sound, ing to a DARPA press release, air that move the air's par- Carnegie Mellon will focus Maria Raffaele/Art Editor ticles around. For sound to See SOUND, A7 November 22, 2010 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A7

SCITECH BRIEFS HOW THINGS WORK Acoustic levitation: Scientists use sound waves to suspend small objects in air SOUND, from A6 the downward pull of gravity, more powerful than ordinary very small electronics like thus making objects fl oat, sus- sounds. Hence, acoustic levi- microchips. In addition, han- or destructive, decreasing or pended in mid-air. tators usually make sounds at dling corrosive or otherwise muting the sound completely. In order for an acoustic levels of 150 decibels or more. dangerous objects is easier us- Areas of similar pressure, such levitator to create pressure Typical speaking level is 60 ing acoustic levitation, which as two overlapping compres- strong enough to fi ght gravity, decibels, while a loud night- scientists use to examine ob- Courtesy of European Southern Observatory sions, will be augmented, it must use nonlinear sounds, club is about 110 decibels. jects without being contami- A rendering of the system that contains a newly-discovered planet. while areas of disparate pres- which are high-intensity Acoustic levitation has nated or their containers be- sure, such as a compression sounds that have effects much been used in manufacturing ing destroyed. Scientists discover new planet overlapping a rarefaction, will negate one another. A planet 2,000 light years from Earth has been discovered The overall composition by scientists in Chile. The planet, which has a mass at least 1.25 of the interferences between times the mass of Jupiter, is circling a star named HIP 13044. the original sound wave and While almost 500 exoplanets, or planets not from our solar its refl ection forms a standing system, have already been discovered in the Milky Way galaxy, wave, which is simply the new the newly discovered planet is different because researchers waveform representing these believe it is not originally from the Milky Way galaxy. Scien- interactions. The standing tists think it once belonged to a dwarf galaxy that our galaxy wave will have nodes, which engulfed between 6 and 9 billion years ago. are areas of minimum pres- The planet was discovered indirectly through its gravita- sure, and antinodes, which tional interaction with the star around which it revolves. This are the areas of highest pres- discovery is exciting because scientists have always speculated sure. the existence of planets outside of our galaxy, but have never Places in between anti- had concrete evidence until now. In addition, the planet pre- nodes and nodes will ex- dicts what the future of our solar system looks like. Our sun perience constant upward will eventually expand and engulf the fi rst four planets of our pressure, which is the key to solar system, leaving the giant gaseous planets; HIP 13044 has performing acoustic levita- already undergone this expansion, and has a gaseous planet tion. In these areas, which are circling it. usually just below the nodes, the upward pressure of the Source: BBC sound wave is exactly equal to Adelaide Cole/Assistant Art Editor

Research underway on rising sea levels HEALTHTALK The temperature of water measured in fjords of Greenland was 40 degrees Fahrenheit, which is warm enough to melt ice- bergs. This troubles scientists because it indicates that icebergs Fibrodysplasia ossifi cans progressiva: A may melt faster than earlier predicted. At fi rst, it was believed that ice sheets would take thousands of years to collapse, caus- ing a sea level rise of only seven inches in the 21st century. rare disease turns human body to stone However, new models predict sea levels may rise three to six BRIAN LEE from a fall, invasive medical malformed big toes does not caution is still taken because feet by the year 2100. SciTech Editor procedures, and even viral necessarily indicate the pres- FOP symptoms differ greatly If sea levels rise three feet — the low estimate — some illnesses, according to www. ence of a rare disease. among individuals, and the coastal regions may become uninhabitable. Millions of people Most people are familiar disabled-world.com. FOP can be diagnosed drugs have a specifi c purpose. could be displaced, and coastlines around the world would be with how human skeletons The fi rst growth of extra through extensive studies, For example, muscles that submerged under water. Furthermore, erosion of islands and look; perhaps they have seen bone, for most patients, oc- including genetic testing and are being ossifi ed, or turned beaches from water would accelerate, and fresh water may be- one hanging in a classroom curs in the neck, spine, and X-rays, which may detect into bone, can spasm; muscle come contaminated. However, the causes and effects of global or in a medical documentary. shoulders, and growth contin- abnormal bone formation. relaxants can be given to de- warming are still debated and not widely understood, and sci- The skeleton is highly move- ues over their lifetime to other However, according to www. crease the spasms, but this entists are aware that the predicted rise in sea level is just an able, with many joints that parts of the body. When extra ucsfbenioffchildrens.org, the does not reverse the process estimate. allow humans to perform rig- bone forms in joints, it causes rate of FOP misdiagnosis is of ossifi cation. orous activities such as gym- immobility of the affected around 80 percent. Misdiag- Because bone growth can Source: The New York Times nastics. A normal adult skel- joint. nosis can result in biopsies and occur as a result of trauma, eton has a total of 206 bones, FOP can also deform the other invasive procedures that surgery to remove bone is not which are attached to muscles spine, causing scoliosis, and result in extra bone growth. an option, as this may induce Sensors monitor elderly in homes by tendons or to other bones fuse the jaw. If bone covers FOP is commonly diagnosed the growth of extra bone at by ligaments. the ribcage, breathing can be- as cancer, tumors, and other the site of surgery. Sensor networks that monitor the activity of patients have However, one disease, fi - come diffi cult because expan- diseases that cause abnormal Over the past few years, been in use by hospitals, but they may soon make appear in pri- brodysplasia ossifi cans pro- sion of the ribcage is severely bone growth. researchers have been looking vate homes as well. GrandCare Systems has created a system of gressiva, or FOP, causes ten- inhibited. Eventually, FOP pa- The prevalence of such a into a natural chemical pro- motion sensors that collect information about a person’s daily dons, ligaments, and muscle tients will become bedridden, disease is one in 1.64 million duced in sharks as a treatment health and habits. For example, sensors under mattress pads to turn into bone, forming a usually when they are in their people worldwide, according for FOP. The chemical, called monitor sleeping activity, while other sensors may indicate if second skeleton that looks like 30s, because bone growth will to www.medscape.com, and squalamine, can be found in a person has been taking medication properly. Activity — as sheets of bone. cause almost complete immo- is more common in females the livers of numerous shark well as vital statistics such as blood-sugar levels, blood pres- An initial sign of FOP is bility. than in males. Genetic studies species, and it was fi rst used sure, and weight — can be relayed wirelessly to a doctor. myositis, which is a term that People with FOP are usu- have shown that it is a domi- as an antibiotic. This may only be the beginning of changes in the care of means an infl ammation of the ally born with malformed big nant mutation: Humans have However, it also reduces elderly patients. Researchers are currently testing robots that muscles. They are sometimes toes, although it is not under- two copies of a gene, which blood vessel formation in the can take care of patients. While the sensors may seem invasive referred to as “fl are-ups,” and stood why this happens. How- dictate a person’s growth and site of its application. Squala- at fi rst, many report that the sensors provide a feeling a secu- they anticipate the conver- ever, the major symptoms of development. For a dominant mine is currently being tested rity and comfort, because friends, family, and doctors can be sion of tissue into bone. These FOP do not appear at birth, mutation, one mutation of on FOP patients. notifi ed immediately if anything unusual happens. fl are-ups appear as large red but rather they appear slowly a specifi c gene is enough to While not much is known lumps, and they may be warm over the fi rst two decades of cause FOP. about this tragic disease, re- Source: CNN and painful. life, according to Discovery Currently, no known treat- search will lead to insight into For FOP patients, myositis Health. Doctors must take cau- ment for FOP exists, but a bone development and the vi- Compiled By can occur due to muscle trau- tion when diagnosing such a number of drugs can alle- able treatment of various bone BRIAN LEE ma, such as damage sustained disease, since the presence of viate symptoms. However, disorders.

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800.452.2223 | You Really Should Be Here! | 7springs.com A8 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » November 22, 2010 Course teaches chemistry through cooking Senior builds robots FOOD, from A6 for Earth, but plans to the similarities to working in a lab, all students were required to maintain a lab to move on to space notebook. The class, which ROBOTS, from A6 Barsa’s enthusiasm for the fu- was designed to run for half ture is always present. “I feel a semester, covered numer- robots that do not need to like I’m good at it. I feel like I ous chemistry topics such as wait for six-minute-delayed can make a difference. I can lipids, carbohydrates, and commands from Earth. Car- design things better than oth- aroma-volatiles. negie Mellon specializes in er people may,” he said. “This Sophomore chemistry ma- path planning and sensor is one of the most objective jor Alessandra Zimmermann development, which would things a person can do — if said, “The focus of the class give robots the tools to imme- something’s off a thousandth was on molecular gastronomy, diately respond and interact of an inch, it doesn’t work — which is basically the form with their surroundings. and I have a gift for it.” of gastronomy that utilizes Robots such as these can While some people see chemistry the most. And we be used in numerous differ- beauty in the way a fl ower did learn cooking techniques ent ways. They can react blossoms or in the colors in quite a bit, too.” instantaneously to the sen- a sunset, Barsa sees beauty The course gave students sory information they gain by in the integration of man some useful tricks for creat- shooting lasers into the world and machine into a single ing healthy foods with ease. around them. They could effi cient system. “Robotics In many instances, it is less act on their own, gathering is the future.... We will need convenient to make and eat samples, researching outer more systems automated to healthy, nutritious foods; it space, without the constant support larger populations. takes more time, and in some guidance of humans. They Having more robots around cases, more money. Alterna- could also not only navigate means humans have fewer tive, less-healthy foods usu- through our living rooms, monotonous tasks to do. They ally have numerous chemicals vacuuming and sweeping, have such potential to change added to them and undergo a but could also wash windows the world for the better.” lot of processing to give them or move furniture. With this As the parts of the ma- the taste that people desire. technology, we could manu- chines in his lab work togeth- Das’ class enabled students to facture robotic cars that drive er to cut metal, as that metal create healthy foods that taste for us, reducing accidents works with wires and coding as good as processed ones. For and making lives easier. to sense objects, as members example, one group of stu- Courtesy of Alessandra Zimmermann For now, Barsa’s big ideas of a team collaborate to build Students in Das’ chemistry course, Kitchen Chemistry Sessions, create food while learning about chemistry dents made a chocolate-wal- are contained in his under- something amazing, robots nut milkshake with 2 percent concepts behind cooking. Above is a dessert sushi of strawberry sheets with couscous, chocolate chantilly, caramelized peaches, prepared by sophomore chemistry major Alessandra Zimmermann. ground research lab and bal- of the future may work with milk instead of whole milk. anced by schooling and his humans to make our world a Despite the low fat content of be a student cook-off. Stu- for the fi nal, which was very stead of, ‘Let’s throw this to- job at Caterpillar. However, better place. the milk used, their shake was dents were instructed to cre- pleasing to Das as the profes- gether and hope it turns out very thick and creamy with ate a unique dish given basic sor. Not only had the students okay.’ ” the addition of xanthan gum guidelines on what types of successfully implemented According to a press re- as a thickener. ingredients their dish must chemical principles to create lease on www.cmu.edu, Das Zimmermann described contain. Their evaluation unique dishes, but they also went on to present his success- another interesting class proj- depended on the taste and showed that the science be- ful idea at the 239th meeting ect. “We made fruit caviar, appearance of their dish, as hind it actually enhanced the of the American Chemical which is essentially just fruit well as the science behind its dishes. This was shown when Society in San Francisco in juice mixed with a form of creation. Das evaluated the the panelists’ approval of the March. Through this direct Write for SciTech! string polymer that forms a dishes alongside a panel of dishes actually increased after connection between science bubble; that was a very ex- other judges that consisted of the students explained the sci- and food, Das was very satis- citing class,” she said. “Also, various faculty members from ence that went into them. fi ed with what he was able to our last class was on taste. So the departments of chemistry, When asked if she would teach and what the students [email protected] basically we just tasted lots biological sciences, and art for recommend the class, Zim- were taking away from the of different things and [Das] a well-rounded perspective on mermann stated, “I’d defi - course. “I can give students explained to us how our body the quality and creativity of nitely recommend it to anyone enough information to navi- reacts to it.” the dishes. who likes cooking, because it gate the world that they’re in Sticking with non-tradi- The students were able does expand your repertoire, contact with. For me, that’s tional teaching methods, Das to create interesting and sci- and you learn a lot more about important. That’s the point of designed the fi nal exam to entifi cally intriguing dishes what you’re actually doing, in- education,” he said.

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FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD Population control, not growth, good for Iran that he claims Iran can feed because, to me, it doesn’t seem like he is sup- porting Iran’s current population of about 75 million people very well. The current Iranian unemployment ELLEN TWORKOSKI rate hovers around 9 percent, indi- cating that there are an estimated In a recent announcement, Irani- 3 million unemployed people of an President Mahmoud Ahmadine- working age in Iran. In addition, jad urged Iranian girls to marry at surging infl ation and poor global age 16 — a further rejection of the economic conditions do not seem family planning program that has conducive to a burst in population been in effect since the 1990s. Ah- growth. madinejad, who was fi rst elected According to Ahmadinejad, how- to offi ce in 2005 and recently re- elected in 2009, has always been Courtney Wittekind/News Editor adamantly opposed to the program, “Westerners have which he labels as “an ungodly and got problems. Western import.” He sees no reason TSA’s scanning procedures invite traveler backlash why marriage ages have risen into Because their With Thanksgiving and winter ers dreamed of, one showing guns, receive more bad publicity than most the mid-20s and claims that popu- population growth break just around the corner, Ameri- bombs, and your naked body. These government agencies can dream of. lation growth is essential to Iran’s cans are preparing for all the stan- images are meant to be viewed by an- If miniaturizing your liquids and re- well-being. He argues that the coun- is negative, they dard holiday activities: eating turkey other TSA agent in another room. Of- moving your shoes wasn’t enough, try could feed a population of 150 are worried and stuffi ng, lighting candles and fi cial policy notwithstanding, there airport security theater seems to be million. trees, hanging out with old friends, are indications that the images may on a never-ending rise. I’m sorry, President Ahmadine- and fear that if and being groped in the airport secu- be saved, hung around the offi ce to But as every media organization, jad, but I think you need to hit the rity line. laugh at, and then later, of course, blogger, and traveler with a Twitter history books. In my opinion, not our population With over 60 airports across the leaked to the Internet. But even if you account seems to be complaining, only is the idea of forcing girls to increases, we country opting, in response to last aren’t concerned with displaying your it appears a backlash may be near. marry at such a young age ridicu- winter’s “underwear bomber,” to in- naked body to those the TSA deems Orlando’s Sanford Airport is opting lous, but the plan to further increase will triumph over stall full-body scanners operated by worthy, a decision to enter some of to switch to a private company for the country’s population is just plain them.” the Transportation Security Admin- these machines ignores their possible security instead of the TSA, and New stupid. The family planning pro- istration (TSA) in place of normal and relatively unstudied health risks, York’s city council is planning legis- gram was implemented at a time metal detectors, travelers may now which are important enough to have lation to ban backscatter scanners. when Iran’s population was growing —Mahmoud either pass through the new ma- caused pilots to seek (and receive) an Hopefully now, with the opposition at a rate of 3 percent per year, and Ahmadinejad chines or subject themselves to a full alternative screening method. of pilots, fl ight attendants, airlines, the average fertility was about six pat-down. Suppose, then, that the full-body airports, and local legislators, the children per woman. Iranian president First, the option the TSA wants scanner doesn’t sound right for you. TSA will have to actually consider Iranian legislation was devised to you to choose: full-body scanners. You can choose a full pat-down in- both the security benefi ts and the limit the number of children per fam- ever, “I am against saying that two The new machines are a bit of a mys- stead. As a result, stories and videos customer impediments of its require- ily in recognition of the fact that the children are enough. Our country tery to the average traveler; using ei- of overly abusive and invasive grop- ments. But this winter, your best bet government was unable to provide has a lot of capacity. It has the ca- ther backscatter X-ray or millimeter- ing techniques have spread across is still to hop into a line that hasn’t yet suffi cient food, education, housing, pacity for many children to grow in wave technology, they take an image the Internet. These two techniques been upgraded from a metal detector and employment to Iran’s popula- it.... Westerners have got problems. of you that superhero comic writ- have caused the TSA to continue to to a pornoscanner. tion, which, at that time, numbered Because their population growth is around 55 million people. As a result negative, they are worried and fear of this family planning program, the that if our population increases, we Students need better options for improving writing growth rate dropped sharply to 1.2 will triumph over them.” percent, and the fertility rate was Mr. President, it’s time you real- A must-read item for students by America’s university students, we and provide more integral support lowered to around two children per ized that population growth isn’t a and professors alike this week is a also must consider what the practice for developing them. Carnegie Mel- woman. Western problem; it’s a global one. column in the Nov. 12 issue of The of custom essays says about the edu- lon’s Intercultural Communication I would be curious to know ex- Chronicle of Higher Education. In cational system itself. Center offers writing clinics to help actly how Ahmadinejad plans on Ellen Tworkoski (etworkos@) is a the column, a contributor under the Dante breaks his student clients students revise specifi c class assign- supporting those 150 million people staffwriter for The Tartan. pseudonym of Ed Dante provides a into two broad groups: those who ments or improve writing style in stunning exposé of the hidden world struggle with communication in gen- general, and some academic confer- of “custom essay writing” — hiring eral, possibly because of a language ences and journals have begun to in- LETTER TO THE EDITOR someone to complete a writing as- barrier, and those he terms “lazy clude author mentoring services, but signment that will be passed off as rich kids.” In the case of struggling both of these aids are being aimed at one’s own work. students, there needs to be a variety non-native English speakers only. LED lights render Hunt Dante describes in horrifying de- of more ethical writing help options Academic Development offers help tail the number of reports, college available that don’t involve paying with writing, but again, this is out- admissions essays, business propos- thousands of dollars for someone side the classroom. Library unusable at night als, and even full graduate theses on the Internet to do all the work. In many classrooms and publi- MEG HAYES stant color changes, and I am wary he has written on behalf of his cus- Unfortunately, Internet ghostwriters cations, writing standards still take of coming back to the library in the tomers. Producing up to 40 pages a are readily available, and few uni- a backseat to exam performance or Hooray! Hunt Library just cel- evenings. day, with perhaps 20 different as- versity courses place much emphasis research results. We argue for an in- ebrated its 50th anniversary! Its On weekends or during the sum- signments underway at one time, on developing or monitoring writ- creased focus on all students writing gift was a set of Color Kinetics LED mer when students aren’t using the Dante claims that he will earn ap- ing skills. This makes custom paper well in any setting where students lights around the outside that, when library, the colored lights are fun proximately $66,000 this year creat- writing an easier option for some must write at length. At the same lit, essentially match the Pausch and exciting like the Pausch Bridge. ing papers for desperate students in students than working to develop time, professors and advisers should Bridge. However, on weeknights I would almost any fi eld of study and at any their own abilities. put more care into helping their stu- I spent an evening working in the urge you to consider choosing a sin- level of education. To provide a complete response dents’ development as writers. More library this week while the lights gle lighting scheme for the night that Though many Chronicle readers to custom essay writing, profession- visible and more viable coaching op- were on. I was sitting at the end of doesn’t change. I want to be able to are doubtlessly — and justifi ably — als at individual universities and tions would be a strong way to treat a table in the café area, about as use the library’s services with fi nals outraged over the deep violations of in the wider academic community the cause of poor writing skills in- far away from a window as one can coming up, as well as next semester, academic integrity being committed must be more aware of writing skills stead of merely its symptoms. get in there. As a student trying to but I don’t think it is a good place for get work done, I was frustrated by me to work anymore. Murkowski’s Alaska win creates new opportunities the exterior lighting. The frequent Did the people spearheading this color changes are distracting, and I lighting initiative ever consider how The United States government rial race is unlikely to set a precedent high-profi le visits that establishment found myself looking up every time the lights might affect students in- today is often characterized as bit- for write-in victories, we believe that entails. They are often forced to con- I noticed a change in my peripheral side trying to use the building for terly divided between two camps: the potential transformation of the form to party expectations. By run- vision. its intended purpose? The windows conservatives and liberals; Repub- two-party system that it represents, ning — and winning — as a write-in The purpose of library giving is outside the Pausch Bridge are mostly licans and Democrats. While this, as well as Murkowski’s comeback candidate, Murkowski is not behold- to “improve the library for students, faculty members’ offi ces, and those unfortunately, does seem to be true, from a primary loss, is in the nation’s en to the Republican leadership in meeting their academic needs and offi ces are usually empty during recent events in Alaska have shown best interests. the Senate. She can break with the enriching their quality of life at the evenings. Therefore the issue of that the American electoral system In most elections, the Republican party on issues of her choosing. This Carnegie Mellon” (www.cmu.edu/ distraction has probably not been still has room for fl exibility. Sena- and Democratic primaries deter- would send a signal that the power library-giving). The lights were a brought up. However, the library is tor Lisa Murkowski’s victory over mine the only two realistic candi- structures in Washington, D.C. are gift to the library, but they make the place to work on campus and is Republican Joe Miller and Democrat dates in a general election. While in- not set in stone. They are capable the library a place that does not open 24 hours to allow students to Scott McAdams in a three-way race dependent, third-party, and write-in of changing to be more adaptive to meet my academic needs nor en- have a place to work at all hours. was fi nally announced last week. candidates are not uncommon, they constituents. rich my quality of life. I don’t use The lights outside have made the What made this race exceptional are rarely actual contenders to win a Murkowski showed that democ- the library as a place to socialize; I library unusable after dark. was that Murkowski’s name was not race. Primary winners have the back- racy can overcome institutional come here when I need to do work on the ballot — she was a write-in ing of the political establishment, inertia and that primaries are just in a quiet place. That evening I was Meg Hayes candidate. While the Alaska Senato- with all the campaign funding and that — primary. frequently distracted by the con- Information Systems 2011

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Everyone on this campus has ei- get people to quit smoking, but such ther seen or read his “Last Lecture” an initiative isn’t enough. Nothing is and has, in one way or another, been going to change until there is either deeply affected by the message and stricter enforcement of the rules re- wisdom he shared during his last garding smoking on campus or great- few months on Earth. Yet today, a er penalties for those who see noth- mere year after the bridge’s dedica- ing wrong in breaking the rules or tion, students smoking on the Pausch disrespecting the memory of Pausch. Bridge are degrading Pausch’s mem- Any decent person knows that it ory. would be wrong to go to a civil rights At any time of day, one can walk museum and shout a racial slur or along the bridge and see people bla- attend a Holocaust Remembrance tantly and unapologetically smok- Day celebration wearing a swastika. ing. No, Pausch didn’t die from lung Likewise, no decent person would be cancer triggered by cigarette smoke so inclined to show up to a Mothers — and no, people are not smoking in Against Drunk Driving conference order to maliciously mock Pausch’s with a bottle of alcohol in hand. memory. But the very fact that peo- File Photo So what is the reasoning behind ple are engaging in an activity that from the American Cancer Society percent increase in the risk of pan- forced to endure second-hand smoke why so many people think it is okay is unarguably linked to the cause of (ACS) and universities all over the creatic cancer compared to that of as they walk to and from classes. to smoke on a bridge dedicated over a dozen types of cancers makes world have found that smoking is a non-smokers. Pancreatic cancer is It is disheartening to walk along to a great man who lost his life to it seem — accurately — as if they main cause of pancreatic cancer. A one of deadliest cancers that exist, the memorial bridge and see the cancer? don’t consider the implications of study conducted by the European meaning that smokers are increas- remnants of cigarette butts littering their actions. Institute of Oncology in Italy found ing their risk for cancer as well as the its path, but it is more disheartening Nicole Hamilton (nhamilto@) is a The fact is that numerous studies that smoking cigarettes caused a 75 risk for others around them who are to think that students who are con- staffwriter for The Tartan. Issues, not incumbency, National Day of Listening aims to should decide elections inspire focus on others, not self is suffering hardships from the latest the article, participants can down- country. The weekly radio hour is a economic collapse. Reid had been in load a guide to home recording — small part of The Moth’s larger offer- the Senate for almost a quarter-cen- complete with question suggestions ing, which is outlined on its website tury, earning him the Senate major- — record their own story, and share (themoth.org). It includes six other ity leader title as well as chairman- it, either by sending along the fi le or programs: The Moth Mainstage, JESSE KUMMER ships throughout the years. COURTNEY WITTEKIND leaving a note about the experience The Moth StorySLAM program, The Kucinich is a different story, since on a “Wall of Listening.” MothSHOP Community Program, Is it becoming the case that vot- I have been able to experience fi rst- The day after Thanksgiving is a StoryCorps’ National Day of Lis- The Moth Podcast, The MothSHOP ing, one of the essential freedoms hand this aspect of voting. In the day on which I tend to tune out the tening is a small step in what I see Business Program, and MothUP. that every qualifi ed American 2006 and 2008 elections, both of media in an attempt to ignore Amer- as a national trend toward listening This American Life is a weekly should be able to enjoy, is beginning which he won by a wide majority, I ica’s growing focus on self. News and toward a greater recognition public radio show that includes a to back people into a corner? Recent strongly considered voting against reports are often fi lled with stories that others may be more important, grouping of (mostly true) stories election results suggest that factors him because I was not a fan of sev- of arguing consumers, exhausted or at least more interesting, than told by normal people, brought to- unrelated to the views of a candidate eral of his actions during the 2004 store clerks, and at least one or two oneself. Public radio shows focused gether under a specifi c theme each are trumping what candidates actu- and 2008 presidential campaigns. It dangerous shopper stampedes. The week. This American Life is broadcast ally say to the media and in debates. looked like he wasn’t paying much Internet seems to be fi lled with cou- on more than 500 stations to about My main concern is that it is becom- attention to Northeast Ohio, the dis- pons and special deals, while the The National Day 1.7 million listeners, and it is also the ing the case where a multi-term in- trict he was supposed to represent. radio is saturated with cheery ads of Listening was most popular podcast in the country cumbent candidate is almost assured However, both times I reconsidered encouraging more spending. most weeks. It is produced by Chi- of victory over anyone, regardless of after thinking of the potential reper- However, this year, you’ll fi nd me created to offer an cago Public Media and distributed by the actions of either candidate in the cussions that would come to the area curled up in a blanket listening in- alternative to the Public Radio International. Recent lead-up to Election Day. if a freshman representative were tently to my local radio station. episodes have featured themes such There are many recent election elected in place of a 14-year veteran What I have always considered yearly shopping as “Petty Tyrant,” “This Party Sucks,” results that illustrate this point well, who has served on a wide range of the national day of self will be trans- and “Crybabies.” Contributors range but I’d like to point out two in par- committees and subcommittees. formed into something of a national spree by offering a from average people who happen to ticular. The re-election of Senate But I wonder if this is the right at- day for others, due to a recent ini- specifi c time during have interesting stories to tell, to pro- Majority Leader Harry Reid (D– titude to take toward such a vitally tiative to name Black Friday as the fessional writers and comics, includ- Nev.) and the six-time re-election of important part of this country’s gov- National Day of Listening, rather which participants ing David Sedaris, Mike Birbiglia, U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich ernment process. Of course, want- than acknowledging its association could create their Dan Savage, and Sarah Vowell. (D–Ohio) in my own district (Ohio’s ing what is best for your district or with shouting shoppers. Begun on I’m personally excited to celebrate 10th) are examples of elections that state is certainly a valid reason to Black Friday of 2008, the National own dialogue. this hopeful trend in American may have been swayed by some of vote someone into offi ce, but to en- Day of Listening is an offshoot of the media, especially on Black Friday. So these overarching factors. courage people to vote for someone popular StoryCorps series, which on the telling and preserving of sto- while my relatives and friends may be Just a few weeks ago, Reid so explicitly based on tenure is not records conversations between aver- ries have cropped up on numerous struggling through aisles and lifting fought tooth and nail against Shar- something I can agree with. It feels age Americans and broadcasts them stations and are held weekly across boxes, I plan to be shuffl ing through ron Angle for his seat in the Senate. like the electoral process has begun weekly on National Public Radio. the country. my local radio station, sipping a cup A Democratic Nevada Senator since to fall into a kind of rut, with citi- The National Day of Listening was The Moth Radio Hour presents of tea, and listening to interviews 1986, debates about Reid’s re-elec- zens in some sort of boring routine created to offer an alternative to the stories, told live and without notes, from the StoryCorps collection. If tion in the historically Republican where the majority of people don’t yearly shopping spree by offering a by people from all walks of life to you’d like to join me, you can visit state (Nevada voted for the Republi- actually make decisions on their specifi c time during which partici- standing-room-only crowds world- nationaldayofl istening.org to tune can candidate in seven out of the last own but merely vote for the most pants could take an hour to create wide. Each show features simple, old- in to stories on Black Friday, or to 10 presidential elections) eventually familiar face on the ballot. Men and their own StoryCorps-like dialogue. fashioned storytelling on relevant download the tools to record your settled on the fact that he was a 24- women should not be chosen to lead “[It’s] a meaningful alternative to themes by average Americans who own. year tenured Senator who brought this country based on such arbitrary holiday consumerism,” said Story- share their stories with The Moth’s millions of federal dollars into Ne- criteria. Corps’ Saha Evans in a recent article directors. The show is produced by Courtney Wittekind (cwitteki@) is vada. Despite the fact that the state on Good.is. “Listening to one another Jay Allison and distributed by PRX. It News editor for The Tartan and be- leans Republican, it returned Reid to Jesse Kummer (jkummer@) is per- is the least expensive and most mean- was launched in 2009 and is carried lieves in the power of stories to preserve the Senate basically because Nevada sonnel manager for The Tartan. ingful gift we can give.” According to by more than 200 stations across the the past and steer the future. A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Angel Gonzalez The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42. So we asked, What is the question?

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“How many paths must a man “What is 6 × 9?” “What is 6 × 7?” “I can’t remember.” “My lifespan?” walk down?” A12 « thetartan.org/sports The Tartan » November 22, 2010 Frisbee takes third place at CUFF Tartans fi nish season 11–4–1 COURTNEY CHIN Sports Editor

After a successful start to the season, the Carnegie Mel- lon Ultimate Frisbee team, “Mr. Yuk,” traveled to Pooles- ville, Md., to compete in the 32-team Colonial Ultimate Frisbee Festival (CUFF) and secured a third-place title af- ter three rigorous days of play. Mr. Yuk competed alongside a few of the best teams on the East Coast, such as Penn State University, New York Univer- sity, Georgetown University, University of Maryland, Rut- gers University, and the Col- lege of William and Mary. Af- ter initially being seeded 18th File Photo and going 3–0 in the pools, the Mr. Yuk managed to com- SOCCER, from A14 out for the majority of the rest an upset against Emory Uni- plete a run of 3–1 in their last of the season, and other start- versity, the Tartans came up tournament of the season. lost 11 key seniors. ers like sophomore Zach Stahl short of reaching the postsea- “Mr. Yuk has struggled In the fi rst game of the sea- and Edelman were forced out son. with an identity crisis in the son, the Tartans were able to of the lineup due to knocks as Although disappointed past few years. We were a pull off a convincing 3–0 win well. to not have achieved some team that considered our- against Washington & Jeffer- The turning point of the of their preseason goals, the selves great but did not have son College. The new look-the season came in the fi rst week Carnegie Mellon men’s soccer the performance on the fi eld forward trio of juniors Kyle that the Tartans began Uni- team has a bright future to show for it, but now we Young and Brad Edelman– versity Athletic Association ahead. With a large fi rst-year do,” said Scott Shepard, the and sophomore Alex Abedian (UAA) conference play. The class coming in, it was quite Ultimate team’s treasurer. looked like a deadly combi- Tartans fi rst traveled to Chi- clear that this was going to In the championship brack- nation up top, but the main cago, where they suffered a be a bit of a transitional year et, Mr. Yuk faced Rutgers Uni- story was the notable per- surprise fi rst loss of the sea- for Carnegie Mellon. How- versity and easily breezed past formances of fi rst-years Max son against the University of ever, the underclassmen were the Scarlet Knights 13–6, after Tassano, Scott Gerfen, and Chicago in overtime. A week was able to pick up a plethora commanding a lead the entire Matt Sarett in their college later, the Tartans had to face of experience with Tassano, match. season. Sarett had a solid per- top-rated Washington Univer- Sarret, and fi rst-year Chris The quarterfi nal round of formance in the midfi eld, and sity (Mo.) at home but failed Wysocki showing much prom- the CUFF tournament proved Tassano and Gerfen were both to come up with the big win, ise in the years ahead. to be Mr. Yuk’s biggest match able to notch their fi rst career and instead picked up only Overall, Carnegie Mel- yet. The Tartans went head- goals. their second home loss in two lon fi nished the season with to-head against the University Courtesy of Kirk Snyder The Cardinal and Gray years. a strong 11–4–1 record and of Delaware and emerged vic- Junior defensive player Nipunn Koorapati leaps into the air as he continued its dominance and With a number of fi rst- sixth in the UAA conference. torious 12–11, after scoring reaches for a Frisbee during a game against Rutgers University. went on to win the Carnegie years fi lling in as a result of Expect to see a revitalized under pressure on universe Mellon Radisson Invitational Carnegie Mellon’s injury and side next year as they will point, 11–11. to beat the team’s 18th-seed 32 teams, beating teams we Tournament. The team then suspension problems, experi- once again prove to be a force Despite a valiant effort, Mr. expectation for its best CUFF were not supposed to beat. faced a tough fi ve-game road ence was defi nitely lacking not only in the UAA confer- Yuk lost a close match in the tournament ever. This tournament will get us streak that included games in when it came down to the de- ence, but on a national level semifi nals to Millersville Uni- “People outside our section noticed and hopefully land us Colorado and Illinois. Impres- manding conference games. as well. versity, a national contender do not know who Mr. Yuk is or some more competitive spots sively, the Tartans were able The Tartans managed to win “It was just as exciting as it last year. They earned re- what CMU Ultimate is capable in the spring. I am glad that to wrap up the fi rst month just one of four UAA games was disappointing,” Abedian demption in the playoff round of. For the second year in a Mr. Yuk is fi nally performing of the season with a perfect that had gone into overtime said. “Disappointing because for third place, winning their row, we were under-seeded, as well as we did at CUFF, but record, but the demanding but never lost by more than of the few critical close losses, second universe point match and this year we got serious we have a long way to go to be early season road tests took a a single goal. Despite a val- but it’s also going to be excit- 10–9 after rallying back and and came close to winning where we need to be. As well lot out of the team. iant effort late in the season ing to see the young talent we forth the entire match. With the whole thing,” Shepard as we did, we need to do bet- Injuries forced sophomore against nationally ranked had this year mature into a this victory, Mr. Yuk was able said. “We placed third out of ter. I can’t wait for spring.” key starter John Crawshaw University of Rochester and great team next year.” November 22, 2010 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A13

SPORTS COMMENTARY SPORTS COMMENTARY The Cutoff Man: The Women’s basketball Look who just got let falls twice at home 2010 trading block out of the doghouse JONAS ALTMAN-KUROSAKI crew have deemed it time to Assistant Sports Editor rebuild again. JEREMY KING Monday Night Football. The A Marlin guaranteed to Staffwriter lefty quarterback posted one If baseball had a crystal garner trade offers is ace Josh of the best games in recent ball — and I’m sure there’s Johnson, who, if healthy, It was August 2007. The memory, as he threw for 333 someone out there who’s could help push many con- famous quarterback of the yards, ran for another 80, and made one — it would most tenders out of the role of Atlanta Falcons, otherwise scored a whopping six touch- likely be diamond-encrusted also-ran and into the role known as Michael Vick, had downs. The fi nal score was and covered with the logos of champion. Starters Ani- just pleaded guilty to illegal 59–28 in favor of the Eagles, of each World Series winner. bal Sanchez, Chris Volstad, dog-fi ghting charges, which and it wasn’t even that close. If you knew the right words and Ricky Nolasco are all would keep him in jail for And as I watched that game, to utter, you could look into contenders to wear new uni- almost two years. Vick, con- I couldn’t help but think to it every off-season and see forms come 2011, with No- sidered to be the most excit- myself, “Man, this guy is a which players will switch uni- lasco the most likely of that ing player in the NFL, had hero.” forms come Opening Day. bunch to be traded. They all already led the Falcons to In fact, Vick is a hero. He’s MLB.com Shop, I believe possess the talent and po- two playoff appearances, and a hero to those who make mis- I’ve just found your new tential for greatness, and the it seemed like he would con- takes in their lives and aren’t Christmas bestseller. Without only question will be how tinue his NFL success. Then sure if they can’t get back up. looking into any crystal ball, much a team is willing to give the “Bad Newz Kennel” was You don’t see many people one already has an idea of up for that potential. 2009 found, and as Vick’s life went going from star to felon to how the 2010–11 off-season Rookie of the Year (ROY) to shambles, he became one star once again. If anything, will shape up. Unlike the hype Chris Coghlan (outfi eld) and of the most-hated celebrities stars get excused for their surrounding the NBA’s 2010 2010 ROY contender Gaby in all of sports. mistakes, such as Kobe Bry- off-season, it looks like one Sanchez (fi rst base) could No one knows how Vick’s ant and Ray Lewis, who were of baseball’s big questions fi nd themselves on different time in prison was. I assume both charged for felonies and this winter will be about who teams soon enough; how- it was just as terrible as I worked out plea deals. Vick will be taking his talents from ever, it’s unlikely that either think prison would be, es- did his hard time, and now South Beach. The Florida will be traded until at least pecially for a celebrity. Ap- he’s back, right where he left Marlins have already traded next year. Coghlan is coming parently Vick was given no off. He could have just faded second baseman Dan Uggla off an injury-shortened cam- preferential treatment. He into the sunset, accepted that — to divisional rival Atlanta paign, and Sanchez only has had to hire a Mexican gang he made a mistake, and ce- — along with trading former one year of Major League ex- to keep himself safe from the mented his legacy as wasted future stars Andrew Miller perience, so the Marlins will other inmates. People across talent. But no, Vick worked and Cameron Maybin. Both want to wait for the players’ America cracked jokes about hard not only to return to the Miller and Maybin were the values to go up before using his situation. The People for NFL, but also to clean up his centerpieces of the Marlins’ them as trade bait. Ethical Treatment of Ani- image, as he continues to do deal with the Tigers during A year ago, the big ques- mals, otherwise known as charity work and speak about their last fi re sale, when they tion on the trade market was PETA, continued to tarnish the horrors of dog fi ghting. traded pitcher Dontrelle Wil- whether or not the Padres’ Vick’s already-soiled image Some may say that he does lis and third baseman Miguel big bopper Adrian Gonza- by criticizing him daily. Peo- this because he has to, or that Jesse Kummer Cabrera to Detroit. lez would fi nd a new home /Personnel Manager ple debated whether or not his act is all fake. Bad people Junior Jacki Cortese (No. 24) jumps up and shoots over the head of a Vick’s promising career was cannot change, they all say. Don’t expect Florida to be in 2010. Despite heavy ru- Muskie defender. done dealing, either. Florida mors to the contrary, Gonza- already fi nished. But that’s I’ve had enough of people has been known to have fi re lez stayed in San Diego and BASKETBALL, from A14 ship of captains Jess Bura- not the end of the story. putting him down, especially sales every few off-seasons, helped lead the Pads almost novsky and Jacki Cortese,” Fast-forward to August when he has done his time usually coming after a suc- to a division title that once Mellon would later increase Seidl said. 2009, when Vick was rein- and has been given a second cessful year. After winning seemed fi rmly in their grasp. the lead to as much as 13, The Tartans followed stated to the NFL. After being chance. Vick has suffered the World Series in 1997, the Don’t expect Gonzalez to be while led by players such as closely behind the Muskies at overlooked by a high major- through things that people Marlins infamously traded moved this winter; after sign- junior post Jennifer Larsen. the break with a 29–27 defi cit ity of NFL teams, he signed may not be able to even imag- away catcher Charles John- ing manager Bud Black to an The Tartans also spread the after the Muskies scored off a a one-year contract with the ine. Yet he goes onto the fi eld son, fi rst baseman Jeff Co- extension, the Padres now court by assisting on 14 bas- late offensive surge, raking in Philadelphia Eagles, which and gives it all every week nine, third baseman Bobby seem committed to build- kets with junior Alex Hansen seven key offensive rebounds included a team option for now, and you will never hear Bonilla, shortstop Edgar ing up and winning with the leading the team with fi ve and converting eight Tar- a second year. In 2009, the a peep of complaint from him Renteria, outfi elders Moises squad they have, and Gonza- assists and sophomore Tori tan turnovers into 10 points. Eagles played Vick mostly out about the past. Alou and Gary Sheffi eld, lez is the centerpiece of that Baggio adding four. However, the team seemed of special formations, but he He has accepted his pun- starting pitchers Al Leiter and crew. In Saturday’s game to lose momentum after fi ve barely got any snaps in the ishment and is working to Kevin Brown, and closer Robb While this off-season will against the Fighting Musk- minutes into the second half, game. The year fi nished with move on. Vick has done ev- Nen. They then proceeded to no doubt be defi ned by where ies, Carnegie Mellon lost by a falling into a double-digit Vick a mere afterthought in erything right in the media, fi nish with the worst record pitcher Cliff Lee signs, there score of 64–54, bringing the defi cit. Larsen managed to the minds of NFL fans. specifi cally his relationship in baseball in 1998 at 54–108. are a few other free agents team’s overall season record rack up 14 points and eight Moving on to 2010, Vick with Kolb and their roles on After winning the 2003 World that will warrant nearly as to 1–2. Cortese once again rebounds, while fi rst-year was the No. 2 quarterback on the team. He has repeatedly Series, the Marlins spent much attention. There will led the women’s offense with point guard Gina Tudi spread the Philadelphia roster, back- said that he is okay with any their next few off-seasons dis- still be 29 teams that don’t 18 points and four rebounds, the court and collected six as- ing up the inexperienced Kev- decision that Reid makes mantling their winning team sign Cliff Lee, and look for leading her to be named to sists.The Tartans hope to con- in Kolb. Soon enough, Kolb about the quarterback con- again, and although they trades to be the big differ- the All-Tournament team. tinue to improve their game got hurt, and Vick was thrust troversy, showing poise not were only an 80–82 ball club ence-makers come April “The team has worked during this Tuesday’s home into the starting role in one only on the fi eld, but also in 2010, it looks like team 2011. Florida, I offer you my hard to develop chemistry on match against Grove City Col- of the toughest cities to play off. It seems that he accepts owner Jeffrey Loria and his condolences now. the court behind the leader- lege at 7 p.m. in Skibo Gym. for. Throughout the country, the blessings that have been people were expecting Vick given to him, and he’s there to show that he had lost it all to take what he can get with in prison and wouldn’t ever his hard work and effort, and be the player he once was. that is something to admire. Yet, he proved that he had It isn’t every day that we Diving team takes CMU Diving Invitational; somehow become even bet- can fi nd such an inspiring ter. In week two against the story in sports, especially one swim wins Franklin and Marshall Quad meet Detroit Lions, Vick posted that is this much of a roller- an effi cient game where he coaster ride. Star to prison to threw for 284 yards and two star once again? Usually that touchdowns. equation ends during prison. Coach Andy Reid then But not for Vick, as he shows named him the starter for the us what he is really made of. next week, and he didn’t dis- I’m sure that there are mil- appoint, leading the Eagles lions of people out there that to another victory with al- will never forgive him for most 300 passing yards and what he has done. But con- three touchdowns. However, trary to popular belief, it’s nothing compared to his time to start looking at Vick game just last week against — not as a criminal, but as a the Washington Redskins on role model.

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File Photo Senior Rebecca Ussai competes in a butterfl y event during a swim meet at home. action. SWIM, from A14 to win the 200-yard breast- 200-yard medley relay. The we still swam well. The men’s stroke, and Burton grabbed a relay team consisted of sopho- and women’s teams both won, score of 1:51.51. The re- win in the 50-yard freestyle. more Dan Glaser-Garbrick, so I’d say overall success,” se- lay team was comprised of Senior Molly Evans contrib- fi rst-years Seijean Gahng and nior Frank Olechnowicz said, fi rst-year Soleil Phan, sopho- uted to the Tartans’ perfor- Terrence Wong, and junior refl ecting on the team win E-mail more Breanna Stillo, fi rst-year mance with a big win in the Matt Stanton. Glaser-Garbrick and his individual win in the Megan Garvey, and senior Bri- 1,000-yard freestyle race with pulled an individual win in 1,000-yard freestyle. [email protected] anne Burton. Individual suc- a time of 10:27.53. the 200-yard IM. Other fi rst- The Tartans have seen a cesses were also plentiful, as The Tartan men’s swim- place fi nishes included fi rst- lot of success so far this sea- Stillo fi nished fi rst in the 100- ming team triumphed as well, year Josh Chen in the 200- son. They are now focusing for more information. yard breaststroke with a time topping Washington & Jef- yard freestyle and sophomore on and working toward the of 1:07.57, and fi rst-years Viv- ferson 219–43, Washington Brandon Yee in the 200-yard Nike Cup Invitational, which ian Wong and Tatiana Duchak & Lee University 153–109, butterfl y. will be held on Dec. 2–4 at fi nished second and third, and Rochester 203–59. The “There was not as much Kenyon College in Gambier, respectively. Wong was able men began with a win in the energy as last week; however, Ohio. A14 « thetartan.org/sports The Tartan » November 22, 2010

Men’s soccer looks forward to next season VLAD BOUCHOUEV Staffwriter FAST FACTS Back in the beginning of October, the Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity AAthleticthletic AAssociationssociation men’s soccer team seemed to be in cruise control. Having AAll-UAAll-UAA TTeameam gone an impressive 8–0 in the Women’sWoW mem n’’s sosoccer:ccere : MeMen’sn’n s sossoccer:ccer: fi rst month of the season and being ranked as high as No. JuniorJunioro EElsalssa Wu SSeniorenioi r MaMaxx BeBetzigtzzigg 2 in the nation, the Tartans SoSophomorephhommore MoMoninii SSallamala lam looked like they would contin- ue to improve on the successes of the year before. But a tough schedule, injuries, and other Cross Country : NCAA Championships unexpected setbacks foiled Women: the Tartans’ aspirations for reaching the NCAA Division Sophomore Emily Wobb – 62nd III men’s soccer tournament Men: Senior Courtney Baker – 74th for a third consecutive year. With a brand new soccer Team – 20th fi eld and a glorious 2009 sea- Individual: son to build on, the Tartans Senior Nate Bussiere – 67th had plenty of momentum be- fore the season even began. Senior J.P. Allera – 75th The big question was how the Senior Dan Addis – 82nd team would cope with having Yihuan Zhou/Photo Staff First-year Matt Sarett (No. 16) clears the ball from the Tartans’ end of the fi eld to his teammates, who are See SOCCER, A12 waiting upfi eld. Swim and Dive Next Meet: Dec. 2–4: Nike Cup Invitational @ Kenyon Women’s basketball hosts Radisson Classic Basketball CARINEH GHAFAFIAN Fighting Muskies 64–54 on the maturity of our upper- team high of 17 points and 12 CLAIRE USIAK Saturday. classmen and the additions,” rebounds. Junior Staffwriters The women’s team seems she said. One such player, ju- Facing a 27–22 defi cit at MEN’s Overall: 2–1 to be off to a good start with nior Jacki Cortese, is certainly halftime, the Tartans came Next Game: The Carnegie Mellon 10 players returning to the making her presence felt. In roaring out in the second half Tuesday Nov. 23 @ Marietta College women’s basketball team lineup, two of which are ju- the home opener against the with an 8–2 run to earn the hosted the Radisson Classic niors who missed 60 percent of Quakers, Cortese managed to lead for good with 16:22 left tournament last Friday and last year’s games. Coach Gerri record a double-double, with in regulation. Peel had six of Seidl also shares their sense 13 points and 13 rebounds. those points, including an im- WOMEN’s Overall: 1–2 Saturday. The Tartans gained a 55–50 win against Earlham of optimism. “We truly feel Sophomore post player Emily pressive back layup. Carnegie Next Game: Tuesday Nov. 23, 7 p.m. vs. Grove City College on Friday, but fell to we have a stronger core and Peel anchored the offense and the Muskingum University more all-around depth with led the team in scoring with a See BASKETBALL, A13

OOnlinenline oonly:nly: MMen’sen’s bbasketballasketball Cross country competes at NCAAs in Iowa ALLYSON KOYEN nationals. They took 20th the Tartans was junior Matt Carnegie Mellon cross country Staffwriter overall, just four points behind Jacob, who picked up 134th team were sent to the NCAA the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps place in 25:57.9. Jacob was Championships: sophomore The season for Carnegie Colleges. trailed by sophomore Evan Emily Wobb and senior Court- Mellon men’s and women’s In the 8k course, senior Nate Gates, who took 147th with a ney Baker. Wobb took 62nd cross country teams came to Bussiere ran the fastest for the time of 26:07.6. The fi nal two overall out of 279 competitors, an exciting close last Satur- Tartans, fi nishing in 25:22.2 fi nishers for Carnegie Mellon with a time of 22:07.9. day. The Tartans competed at and making 67th place. He were senior Justin Kurp and This was a huge improve- the NCAA Division III Cham- was followed by seniors J.P. fi rst-year Mike Standish, with ment from last year, when pionships in Waverly, Iowa, Allera and Dan Addis with times of 26:25.4 and 26:27.0, she placed 120th overall. hosted by Wartburg College. times of 25:26.6 and 25:30.7, who came in 177th and 182nd Baker also had a great perfor- For the men, this was the respectively, coming in 75th respectively. mance, fi nishing 74th overall team’s sixth time attending and 82nd overall. Fourth for Only two ladies from the in 22:14.6.

ATHLETE PROFILE Courtney Baker, excelling in all fi elds

NIKUNJA KOLLURI goal of competing at the na- Managing Editor Yihuan Zhou/Photo Staff tional level. She achieved her goal this season, com- For the average Carnegie peting in the Champion- Mellon student, life can be ship this past Saturday, and quite the balancing act. Be- achieving a personal record Swim and dive teams tween academics and extra- of 22:14.6 in the 6k. curricular activities, staying Baker excels in her other focused can be diffi cult. activities by keeping the fi nd success in pool Adding a varsity sport to the same sense of focus and mo- ALEX TAPAK score of 383.15. A similarly mix can often tip the scales tivation. As co-president of Junior Staffwriter outstanding performance for many students. EWB, she is an integral part was seen from junior Mike Courtney Baker, a senior of setting the major goals for The Carnegie Mellon Alexovich, who had a high chemical and biomedical the chapter. After attending swimming and diving teams score of 428.90 in the men’s engineering double ma- a regional workshop in Bos- fi nished another strong week- three-meter 11 dives. Alex- jor, has mastered the art of ton, Baker became passion- end, both at home and away. ovich’s performance could balancing many activities. ate about the organization’s The diving team hosted the not be matched by the sec- As a co-captain of the var- mission, and wanted to be Carnegie Mellon Diving In- ond-place diver, who had a sity cross country team, key part of its future. vite last Friday and Saturday, score of 384.60. member of the varsity track “I thought it was a great competing against Wash- The Carnegie Mellon team, and co-president of organization, and a great ington & Jefferson College women’s diving team had the Carnegie Mellon chap- way to use my engineer- and University Athletic As- similar success with an ex- ter of Engineers Without ing skills to help people in sociation (UAA) opponent ceptional performance by ju- Borders (EWB), Baker is developing countries,” she the University of Rochester. nior Olivia Defazio. Defazio’s pulled in many directions. said. Given a common prob- The swim team traveled to scores were only outdone by a The key to keeping herself lem — lack of water in a Lancaster, Pa., on Saturday to diver from Washington & Jef- on track is to stay motivated small village in Ecuador, for compete at the Franklin and ferson, who set a pool record and focused by keeping an example — Baker and her Marshall College Quad meet, on the one-meter board. De- ultimate end goal in sight. team work to develop an ef- where it faced the Franklin fazio placed a close second in For her senior cross fi cient solution. Achieving and Marshall Diplomats, the both the women’s one-meter country season, Baker’s ulti- the fi nal goal of implement- University of Rochester Yel- and three-meter dives. mate goal was to make it to ing a working, sustainable lowjackets and the Washing- On Saturday, the men’s the NCAA Division III Cross solution — in this case, a ton and Lee Generals. and women’s swimming Country Championships. water catchment system — The diving team set the teams continued their win- Initially solely a track run- can be challenging, but is tone for the week starting off ning trend at the quad meet. ner, Baker joined the cross ultimately worthwhile. Friday in the Carnegie Mel- The women’s team had country team in her sopho- Whether in her extracur- lon dive tank. The Tartans an excellent performance, more year to help improve ricular activities, athletics, had a great performance topping Franklin and Mar- her time in the 400-meter or academics, Baker states overall. On the men’s side, shall 164–93, Washington dash. She soon fell in love that “it is important to be fo- junior Eli Fatsi fi nished fi rst and Lee 158–99, and UAA foe with the competitive nature cused and know that what in the men’s one-meter 11 Rochester 163–94. of the sport and the cama- you’re doing has a purpose.” dives with a score of 375.40, The Tartans started off raderie of the team. Baker This strategy will certainly topping the next closest diver strong by winning the 200- continued the sport, and help her succeed in the fu- by over 15 points. Fatsi also yard medley relay with a pushed herself to reach her ture. fi nished third in the men’s See SWIM, A13 three-meter 11 dives with a Celia Ludwinski/Photo Editor Black Friday marks the holiday transition

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4 Rwanda Read along as this group of students recount the challenges and lessons learned while in Kigali. 5 Underground Modern Conversation and the Wrong Airport rock out in their campus concert debut. 6 Country Music Take a look into the newest albums by Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts. 7 Ex Libris Dorothy L. Sayers’ book Have His Carcase is a series triumph. 8 10 Jimmy Stewart Find out what you can do to help save this iconic museum.

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Silvia Ziranek astounds audiences at the Waffl e Shop About missing The Tartan and dating crazy girls

Silvia Ziranek certainly knows how to make an talk show guest was a man named John, of whom Dear Hoskins Brothers, Dear Hoskins Brothers, impression when she walks into a room. This she promptly asked, “How? Why?” Part of the way past Friday at the Waffle Shop, a restaurant run through their conversation, she abruptly pulled out a It’s almost winter break, Why are girls so dumb? by the Center for Arts in Society, the British artist plush, working radio and ordered her guest to turn it and you know what that arrived with short pink hair, a garland of lights on and switch through the various radio stations. means. I’ll have to go Sincerely, around her head, and a mismatched ensemble of a whole month without Your Friendly brightly printed clothes, complete with large red Her second guest was sophomore Tepper School reading The Tartan and Neighborhood Physicist shoes. Ziranek is a performance artist, sculptor, of Business student Alex Price, who volunteered your column! What should photographer, and writer who, according to to come on her show. Although their conversation I do to get through this Dear Physicist, waffleshop.org, aims “to deflate the pretentious and occasionally reached potentially interesting topics, barren, humorless, news- absurd in daily life.” Ziranek never appeared interested in doing anything less, advice-less month Well, your first problem is more than just skimming the surface of any one called December? that you’re only dating CFA subject matter. They began an interesting dialogue and H&SS girls. Try dating about feminism, but halfway through Ziranek Sincerely, some engineering girls appeared to lose interest. Big Reader instead. Guys and girls are different, almost like they’re As Price began to answer her questions about his Dear BR, from different planets. Men views, she gave him a piercing look, then again are from somewhere like pulled out her plush radio before giving away her Good news! You probably Mars, and women are from props to audience members; she gave Price a pair don’t actually read The somewhere far away, like of pink boxing gloves. She then began to question Tartan, so it’ll be easy to go Venus. him about his opinions on steel. This unwillingness a month without it. Seriously, to speak deeply about any one topic may have been just go on a news website No, that’s just really stupid. a reflection of her aim to “deflate the pretentious” like the rest of the world. You’re both from Earth; in daily life; however, it came across as flighty and women are just weird. They superficial. The real horror is going without have these “feelings,” and my column. Luckily, every whatever you may think, they Her third guest was second-year architecture issue of my column is posted probably think the opposite. major Anna Bieberdorf, with whom Ziranek began online at www.thetartan.org. Want a relationship? They just conversing about femininity and what it means to Now, I know what you may be want to hook up. Want to just be feminine. Again, however, Ziranek appeared thinking — “Reading online? hook up? They don’t want unwilling to stick to any one subject for very long, Preposterous!” But no, to be seen with you. Want and the conversation turned to the aesthetic appeal people do it every day. There to follow them around from of bridges and power lines. won’t be any new columns afar? They file a restraining posted, so instead just order. A gentleman whose wife had apparently attended read through and memorize Ziranek’s 8 p.m. performance and insisted that he every single one of my past Here’s the deal — girls are Christina Chen | Photo Staff go see her speak soon joined them on the talk show columns. That way, when dumb and crazy. As a man, Ziranek performed a series of monologues, skits, set. When Ziranek heard that his wife had been at the day inevitably comes your job is to figure out how and performances before later returning to the the previous performance, she insisted that he take where I accidentally make much crazy you can deal Waffle Shop for a stint as guest host for the a prop for her, and presented him with a miniature up the same question again with, and then find a girl with restaurant’s student-run talk show. dust pan and brush, instructing Bieberdorf to first (I mean publish a question less than or equal to that clean off his jacket and shoulders with the brush. I’ve received before...), you’ll amount of crazy. If she’s not know and can send me an crazy, she’s probably a dude. Ziranek, whose presence was made possible by Overall, Ziranek’s role as a guest talk show host at angry e-mail! Too bad I don’t Whatever you do, don’t fall the support of the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon the Waffle Shop was whimsical and quirky at best, check my e-mail, otherwise I for a girl crazier than you can and the Center for Arts in Society, made two superficial and flighty at worst; but perhaps she could post it in the column. handle. She’s crazy, and it appearances on Friday at the Waffle Shop, one at 8 was acting purposefully to make a point about the Yes, I don’t check my e-mail, won’t end well. p.m. and another at 11 p.m. Her 8 p.m. performance absurdities and superficialities one encounters in and that’s why I haven’t was a series of extended monologues, including her everyday life. gotten all the phone numbers Stay below the Mendoza newest piece, “How Now Affects How.” She had also the hordes of my beautiful line, performed these monologues for Carnegie Mellon advice-groupies must have Patrick Hoskins students earlier in the day during an architecture Anna Walsh | Assistant Pillbox Editor sent me. studio class. Anyone? Anyone at all? Need advice? Send queries When she returned to the Waffle Shop at 11 p.m., Brian Hoskins to [email protected]. she served as the guest host for the shop’s live streaming talk show. The talk show set was littered with miscellaneous props, mostly pink. Her first

art pillbox 11.22.10 3 Tales from abroad: Kigali Read along as these students recount lessons learned and challenges faced in Rwanda Goal: Empowerment through education. we wanted the students to gain a sense of the meaning “My favorite moment was realizing that they know more Implementation: A four-day summit teaching of music, as it was unique to each student. We then about American history than we do!” —Ariel Solomon, programming, music, and acting at Nonko Primary explored key concepts such as tempo, beats, loops, and junior business administration major. School in Kigali, Rwanda. rhythm through multiple exercises. The students not The fi nale: A spectacular showcase of the students’ only created their own music, but performed to it as well “When we distributed candy and other goodies to the work and creativity, heartwarming friendships, and a in a “Nonko’s Coolest Band” competition. kids. The contribution of speakers, soccer balls, etc. to commitment to sustainability. the school was a great moment. The students were really Acting excited to play and have fun with the new stuff! For me, Begun in September 2009, Project Rwanda is a this moment was memorable and priceless.” —Abhay student-run initiative in collaboration with One Laptop Acting is a way for people to express themselves, Joseph Valiyaveettil, sophomore information systems per Child (OLPC), an international nonprofi t association. showing that communication transcends words. major. The laptops are referred to in short as “XO.” Therefore, we used the Record application with a built-in XO webcam to convey our message. Using Record, the “Learning a song from the children titled ‘The days 12:05 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 2010 — Ten Carnegie students recorded their emotions and expressions. Then pass, but laughter does not’ and bonding with them, Mellon students from Pittsburgh and Qatar arrived in they acted and recorded scenes, such as a surprise in spite of language barriers, through the music we Kigali, Rwanda. We were greeted by Sam, a regional birthday party or a school session. They even created created together.” —Amy Badiani, senior social decision OLPC director, and two taxi drivers. We would be their own props and scripts for an animal farm scene, sciences and public policy and management double residing in a local church. During the drive, Sam which they later reenacted in front of their peers. major. asked, “What do you know about Rwanda? Aside from genocide?” This was a good question, and Complementing our school experience, we were able to “Learning about the Rwandan culture and integrating we paused for a moment. Vishal Agrawal, a junior soak in the rich Rwandan culture through a road trip to the teaching techniques these children were most electrical and computer engineering major, discussed Lake Kivu, a soccer stadium, and a memorial site; dinner comfortable with.” —Waleed Khan, junior information Rwanda’s progress in education. Ariel Solomon, a with a Rwandan family affi liated with the Ministry of systems major. junior business administration major, chimed in and Education; and a tour of a handicraft factory. conveyed everything she knew about the country’s We share more of our amazing experiences in Kigali at recent technological development and social reforms Our favorite memories cmuprojectrwanda.wordpress.com and also at www. for women, the homeless, and petty thieves. Sam was youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPZ3dZfuo. We have also pleased that we had well-grounded, factual information “When the students tried to pronounce our names and created a permanent home for Project Rwanda in the about his country — but there was still much to learn. showed that they cared for us and we had become Stever Inspiration Room, capturing our happy memories friends.” —Sruthi Reddy Chintakunta, senior electrical and displaying a mural created by the students at Introductions at the school and computer engineering major. Nonko.

“Muraho!” (“Hi!”) we exclaimed as we walked into the “My favorite moment was after the fi nale performance school’s classrooms for the fi rst time. We began by when all the kids crowded around us as we were Project Rwanda Team | Special to The Tartan introducing ourselves and expressing our excitement leaving. I could tell that they had fun during our summit for what was to come. “Amakuru?” (“How are you?”) we programs, and one girl came up to me and promised Project Rwanda Team: Vishal Agrawal, Amy Badiani, asked. The children’s excitement was stimulating. In our me that she would never forget me. At that moment I Urna Biswas, Jim Briggs, Joshua Debner, Abhay Joseph fi rst attempt to break the ice, we taught them to “pound felt that we broke all the barriers we had created in our Valiyaveettil, Waleed Khan, Melvin Rayappa, Sruthi it,” an American hand greeting. The next few days minds about Rwanda, and all of our efforts had paid off. Reddy Chintakunta, and Ariel Solomon. would be challenging and fun-fi lled, and ones that we It also inspired me to make this project sustainable for were determined to cherish together. We were to teach a years to come and perhaps even return to Rwanda one total of 130 students for six classes each day. day.” —Urna Biswas, junior business administration major. Programming “We were there to teach, but we couldn’t even speak One of the XO applications that we taught was Scratch, their language. Using a translator, it is hard to really tell a programming application. It features block “drag and whether the students understand what you are saying or drop” programming for beginners. Over a period of four if they are even learning anything. One time, we solved days, we taught the children the basics of programming. out a programming problem orally and then had them do At the end, we were able to build a game to show it on the laptop; each one of the students smiled as their students that programming could be fun and that there laptop made a resounding ‘meowwwww,’ and I knew were many possibilities for achievement. from their faces that they understood.” —Joshua Debner, senior electrical and computer engineering major. Music

“[My] favorite moment in Kigali was when all the kids Courtesy of Sruthi Reddy Chintakunta “The days pass, but laughter does not...” This was the outshined each other in the fi nale and then taking snaps, title of a song we learned from the children during one of sharing hugs and e-mails, and the kids shouting, ‘We A group photo of the Project Rwanda team members our lessons. Tam Tam is a series of music applications on will never forget you.’” —Jim Briggs, junior information and the students who they worked with in Kigali. the XO laptops. Before delving into these applications, systems and business administration double major.

travel 4 pillbox 11.22.10 Campus show huge success Paperhouse Modern Conversation headlines at Underground show On defending disco Disco rules hard. When I say disco, I don’t want you thinking The Underground show hosting Modern undertones, and Courtenay is always sure to point of Donna Summer and the Village People. They’ve got no Conversation and The Wrong Airport was supposed out which ones. Between songs Courtenay charmed funk, no real mojo. When I say disco, I’m strictly speaking to begin at 6 p.m. last Wednesday night, but the audience with stories about his life. For “Country of the kind of music that will get you out of your seat.Let me with setup and sound check issues, 6 p.m. slowly Jam,” Courtenay switched to play bass, telling us, start out with some background about this music. Disco’s morphed into 6:30 p.m. and then some. When the “My very first band back in California, I played bass. birth was in Europe, but it found a rich environment for its opening band, The Wrong Airport, finally hit the I was a Paul McCartney wannabe. I couldn’t really own evolution in New York and Philadelphia. Disco was a stage, the crowd was dying for some music, and play or sing like him, though.” reaction by New York City’s gays, as well as black and Latino that’s exactly what the band brought. For a small heterosexuals, against both the domination of rock and the band, the two group members sure did bring the The song played after that was one called “Love and demonization of dance music. “noise.” Shame,” which was about “getting into precarious relationships or situations” — a state many listeners So how do we get from 1976 to 2010? Well, an album to The duo met while attending Carnegie Mellon were familiar with. check out for examples that reveal the uniform underlying University and collaborated on their first song tendencies of disco is SH-01. It was released in 1997 by together during their senior year. A mix of lo-fi and The group then played a spectacular Doors cover Soundhack. Each of their 12”s focused on extracting loops electronica, their sound is beat-heavy and energetic. that brought up the energy level of the house as from various disco tracks from 1978 through 1980. The tracks Much of their music incorporates looping and those who knew the song sang along. work very well as DJ tools for layering on top of other songs pre-recorded beats. Ryan Woodring, bass guitarist or for further distillation. and vocalist, also beatboxes while controlling the The band wrapped up the night with a raffle, a loop pedal. Patrick Torrez, the other half of the band, common occurrence at Modern Conversation shows. And there you have it: In a very well-articulated LP you can plays the guitar and keyboard. Audience members were encouraged to put their see the lineage from which Afrojack, Daft Punk, Hot Chip, names and email addresses on a slip of paper and A-track, Mr. Oizo, and Louis La Roche are coming. Of course, Besides providing a great show, the duo also made put it into the tip jar for the possibility of winning that doesn’t take into account melodic tendencies, but that’s a few quips here and there to get the crowd going. a copy of About Time. The winner of the night because that defi nes what sub-genres a particular song will At a point earlier in the show, Woodring asked, was senior mechanical engineering major Brian fall into. Those distinctions are what bring about deep-house, “You guys want louder, right?” to which the crowd Manning. Afterward the band stuck around to chat fi dget house, and nü disco. cheered. Woodring laughed and added, “Especially with fans. all of you who just came here to study.”Woodring and Let’s bust out of bounds for a while. Who’s hot on the dance Torrez played songs off their debut album, Arrivals fl oor these days? Skrillex. His latest release, Scary Monster and Departures, as well as a Sheryl Crow cover to Jing Jing Li | Staffwriter & Nice Sprites, takes us one step closer to a genre-less “warm up for our most emotional song.” music platform. His potent mixture of melodic progressions and deafening drops has allowed him to ravage the Beatport After The Wrong Airport came Modern charts with dubstep chunes, which rarely ever chart. Check Conversation, a quartet from Chicago. The band had out the following two tracks. “What is Light, Where is never been to Pittsburgh before and was excited to Laughter (Skrillex Remix)” by Twin Atlantic serves as a good perform here. Modern Conversation is currently on introduction to dubstep-infused drum to synth and indie rock an East Coast tour to promote a new EP, About Time, lovers. The second, “Seventeen (Skrillex Remix)” by Casxio is and planned to play in New York the next day. for you lovers of fi dget dance tracks like MSTRKFT.

Part rock, part folk, with a bit of reggae mixed in, Hugs and kisses, Modern Conversation has a very eclectic sound. The band comprises two guys and two girls — David Courtenay is the frontman and sings vocals as well Juan Fernandez | Staffwriter as plays guitar and bass; Jeremy Schmidt is lead guitarist and also plays bass; Janet Cramer plays drums and sings vocals; and Jackie Rada plays top 10 on WRCT 88.3 FM keyboard. Courtenay is from California, while the rest of the band is from the Midwest. most played albums of the last week 1 Miles Davis — Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition) Throughout the night the band played songs from 2 Elvis Costello — National Ransom About Time, as well as a few songs the group just 3 Apparat — DJ-Kicks recorded. Many of the band’s songs have reggae 4 The Dandy Warhols — The Capitol Years 1995–2007 5 Ratatat — LP4 6 Mavis Staples — You Are Not Alone Modern Conversation, a quartet from Chicago, 7 The Vaselines — Sex With An X performed this past Wednesday at the 8 Boston Spaceships — Our Clubhouse Still Rocks Underground. 9 Matt and Kim — Sidewalks 10 Underworld — Barking Celia Ludwinski | Photo Editor

music pillbox 11.22.10 5 New country albums show off genre’s range Keith Urban’s and Rascal Flatts’ new albums may disappoint, but offer some good tracks

This past week, two of country music’s hottest acts Next is “Long Hot Summer,” which feels like it’s going Next, “Easy” is a power ballad that features guest vocals released new albums that are sure to gain airplay, and to pick up the pace, but never really does. Though it’s by Natasha Bedingfi eld. He’s acting as if his recent they might even garner some mainstream radio attention yet another one of Urban’s summer-love anthems, it’s a break-up wasn’t bad, “but what she don’t know is how as well. welcome enough addition to the group. hard it is to make it look so easy.”

Keith Urban — Get Closer The soft “Without You” represents country music in its Christian-inspired “Sunday Afternoon” follows, and feels purest form — just vocals and a banjo for most of the like it wants to be a faster song than it really is. Still, it’s This is Urban’s seventh studio album over a span of 12 song. Urban leaves off the music production on this track a good song as a whole, and it ranks among the better years. For an artist who’s 43, his ability to turn out hits and relies solely on the lyrics and the minimal musicality. songs on the album. appropriate for 2010 is amazing. His newest album is only eight tracks and 33 minutes long (though the deluxe The verses of “Georgia Woods” drag on a bit, and the “Play” is another song that you just imagine is really version is more than twice that length), which makes it song would be skip-worthy if the chorus wasn’t a pick- fun for the guys to perform because it’s an easy-going feel like he should have delayed it longer to produce a me-up, changing the tone of the rest of the track. beat with simple lyrics about simple things making life longer set list. Nonetheless, there are some quality songs exciting. on the album. Next up is “Right On Back to You,” which, pulls back the reins completely. Urban’s vocals are highlighted here, “Nothing Like This” makes use of the twang of the banjo, The leadoff track, “Put You In a Song,” is a different and for good reason. The song starts off with the sound a gentle background to the romantic tune. take on a love song. Urban combines his love for music of rainfall, which sets the tone, but Urban can deliver a and his love for a certain someone by “putting them in ballad like no one else. Up next is “All Night to Get There,” which is an a song,” thus creating a song that’s good to turn the energetic, musically exciting song about taking it easy. volume up on and repeat over and over. It was a wise choice to end such a short album with The lyrics “We got nowhere to be and all night to get a song like “Shut Out the Lights,” which instead of there” are truly appropriate for blasting the song in a car. In “You Gonna Fly,” Urban urges a girl to let her hair easing us into the closing of the album, leaves us feeling down and just have some fun. He’s a man interested energized and, possibly, feeling ready for a second listen “Red Camaro” is an easy-going summer song, but it fails in enjoying life, and he knows that if his partner joins of the CD. It’s a dynamic song, constantly changing from to be memorable. him, she’ll have a great time. This song is great country- high-energy cymbal crashes to gentle drumbeats, only to pop while still holding country roots and not going too be overlain with Urban’s smart and stylistically pleasing “They Try” slows down the pace and seems to be more mainstream. lyrics. of a movie soundtrack song than a track from a Rascal Flatts album; unfortunately, this description isn’t meant The fi rst ballad, “All For You,” feels a bit unfi nished. Listen Up: “You Gonna Fly,” “Right On Back to You,” to carry a positive connotation here. Urban’s lyrics have been better, but at least the “Shut Out the Lights” sentiment’s real. Next up, “Summer Young” features a strong drumbeat The Verdict: Though there was a gap of over a year and lyrics refl ecting signature summer themes, such as and a half, Urban’s newest release feels like it came too “that boardwalk you and I strolled down, lights dancing soon after the huge success of his previous album. And on the water from the merry-go-round.” with a track list of only eight songs, it’s hard to create a great album as a whole, but there’s defi nitely a handful “Tonight Tonight” keeps up the pace from the previous of gems. song as the singer talks about his excitement before he meets up with his special someone. Rascal Flatts — Nothing Like This Closing out the album with “I Won’t Let Go,” Rascal Rascal Flatts has, for a few years now, been the young Flatts lays us down gently with a meaningful promise face of modern country. And despite this album being that drips with honesty and emotion. the group’s seventh in just 10 years, the trio remains fresh and fun, always attracting a great number of fans. Listen Up: “Easy,” “Summer Young,” “Tonight Tonight”

“Why Wait” opens up the album with a strong country The Verdict: Unfortunately, a lot of the songs end up sound and a fun little tune about a guy not wanting to blurring together, and it’s hard to distinguish them from wait to get married because… well, it’s just a waste of Rascal Flatts’ previous songs. The album is great for time! It’s a good song, but not a good opener. playing at a summer party or lounging by the pool, but almost all of the songs fail to mesmerize.

Nick Guesto | Staffwriter Keith Urban’s Get Closer may offer a short track listing, but it still manages to impress with its wide variety of music and inspired lyrics. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

music 6 pillbox 11.22.10 Ex Libris: Misplaced body adds to amusement Sayers delights and intrigues readers with her Lord Peter Wimsey mystery Have His Carcase

Murder writing can be a dangerous business. For one The book opens on Vane, the mystery writer who was gone astray, headlined by characters so well-developed thing, as murder mystery author Harriet Vane fi nds accused of murdering her long-time beau in String and full that it’s jarring to remember that they’re when she discovers a dead man’s body on a beach while Poison and cleared by Wimsey, who has fallen in love fi ctional. vacationing, it can make an innocent woman look very with her. Again, Vane is accused, but thanks to her suspicious, especially if she’s already been tried for detective acumen, she had taken as many pictures of Though the book does have a comic element — police murder once. the body and collected as much evidence as she could unable to fi nd the body after relentless searching, before high tide washed it away. Wimsey’s constant requests for Vane to marry him, and a For another, as Dorothy L. Sayers knew while writing plot to restore the Russian czardom — it also addresses Have His Carcase, it can be very diffi cult to make a darker concerns just as unabashedly. Wimsey fi nds that plot feasible and enigmatic without relying on a deus Vane’s room has been searched and eventually explains ex machina, a “god from the machine” wherein a In true Sayers fashion, Have that he’s been acting like a lovesick admirer in order to seemingly inextricable plot is abruptly solved thanks secretly help clear her name without arousing suspicion. to an unexplained, godlike intervention. However, His Carcase ... comes off in true Sayers fashion, Have His Carcase avoids this as a thought-provoking and Vane confronts the expectations for women as she pitfall neatly and comes off as a thought-provoking and observes the deceased’s intended bride being ridiculed dazzling addition to Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey series. dazzling addition to Sayers’ for attempting to remarry at her extreme age, and the ‘‘ ,, way Vane herself is being treated as a potential suspect, Lord Peter Wimsey series. What makes Sayers’ books different from most murder branded as a dangerous and intelligent female. The mysteries is the amount of detail that she puts into her characters develop slowly but truthfully through the work and the style in which she presents it: She neatly series, and that is what perhaps gives Sayers’ work its avoids the grittiness of a gory scene, though still getting greatest appeal. across crucial points, and she makes descriptions For the bulk of the book, Wimsey and Vane must work palatable for readers who are less interested in what a together off the clues Vane found as the police dredge Though deciphering out codes and fi nding holes in cut throat looks like than in who did it. the bay of the small resort town for the body. Along the alibis is fascinating, perhaps Have His Carcase’s way, they must confront the diffi culties of rising and greatest strength is how Sayers manages to coax out Sayers also takes risks with her writing by basing falling tides, the lack of footprints along the sands, the a complicated plot without losing the reality of her mysteries around existing places, as she did with an fact that the deceased looks like he committed suicide, characters in the process. As always, a triumph. artists’ colony in Scotland in her previous book The and the ludicrous allegations of the wealthy widow the Five Red Herrings, and in Have His Carcase, where the deceased had intended to marry. murder takes place at a beach near a resort town, with Alex Yuschik | Staffwriter the body of evidence quite literally about to be taken out The book is comical but never unbelievable: Sayers’ plot by the tide. has all the twists and ingenious turns of a real-life caper

literature pillbox 11.22.10 7 a person in the face if he got in the way of purchasing Black Friday must-have will be slim-fi t, ankle-zipper who is easily excited by the mere mention of Christmas that Gameboy game her son or daughter has been skinny jeans. In an e-mail, Bella wrote, “I love Black or any other holiday, Black Friday may be the perfect Black Friday marks the holiday transition whining about for the past month and a half. There is no Friday because it attracts such large amount of shoppers time to stroll about the city and admire the lights and need to be ashamed of participating in Black Friday. In in such a short period of time — it allows fashion freaks displays. fact, there are plenty of ways in which one can transform like myself to see what specifi c items are the most From incredible sales to festive shoppers, this celebrated day ushers in the seasonal cheer the day into a memorable adventure. popular.” Whether you end up waking up at 5 a.m. to shop until you drop or choose merely to hang out with friends and If you’re in Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving and are looking Not into the whole crowded chaos that has become family at home with a cup of eggnog, make sure you do Meela Dudley []by | Pillbox Editor holiday fashion and stock their shelves with discounted While the details of the history of Black Friday are to take Black Friday seriously, then there are plenty a convention of Black Friday shopping? Relax, not something to celebrate the coming of the holiday season. merchandise. Many of the larger retailers, like Walmart, still unclear, there is no denying that this day has of shopping options for you. Aside from the expected all bargain hunting has to be stressful. With today’s As they say, “Christmas comes but once a year,” and if For most people, Thanksgiving is all about getting Target, and Macy’s, advertise fantastic deals and, after had a global effect. Regardless of one’s location this department store knockdowns, plenty of local stores technology it is only a matter of time until the Black you’re not careful, the holiday season will be over before the family together and eating as much delicious opening their doors at 5 a.m., remain open for 24 hours. Thanksgiving, one should be able to follow the frenzy are cutting prices as well. While it is true that many of Friday sales make their way to the World Wide Web. The you know it. food as possible. While there are so many aspects of Black Friday, by simply turning on the television the smaller boutiques in Shadyside and Squirrel Hill term Cyber Black Friday is now being used to refer to surrounding the foundations of this holiday that are Because of the incredible savings, the popularity of Black and catching the news. Every year the media reports may be closed for the holiday, several stores throughout the online promotional offers and sales that mimic those worth celebrating, there is no denying that, along with Friday has turned the day into a cultural event of sorts. the record-breaking number of shoppers participating Pittsburgh will be celebrating with big sales. Curious of the actual Black Friday. Because online shopping has tradition, Thanksgiving also marks the arrival of some While many choose to take advantage of the sales, there in Black Friday and there is always some newsworthy as to whether or not your favorite shopping spot will be become such a convenient and popularized way to shop, more commercial perks. Just like the fi rst of December are varying levels at which this is done. For some, the crisis, whether it be someone getting trampled to death open? Call ahead of time and fi nd out. If you don’t mind retailers have realized the amount of profi t that can come marks the countdown to Christmas, as Thanksgiving chaos of Black Friday is a little too much to leave the or a fi ght breaking out in the middle of a Toys “R” Us. crowds, Black Friday could be the perfect opportunity to from moving sales onto the Internet. approaches bargain hunters everywhere rejoice in house. Other more devoted bargain hunters see Black get gift shopping out of the way. anticipation of Black Friday. Friday as an indispensable opportunity, thus explaining Despite the popular conceptions of what Black Friday Looking to do something a little more unconventional on the thousands of eager shoppers waiting outside of their really is, there are plenty of ways in which one can take Several stores are also throwing special events to attract Black Friday? There are plenty of ways to celebrate this Black Friday, a term given to the Friday following favorite storefronts in the early hours of the morning. advantage of the sales in a relaxed and non-stressful the Black Friday crowds. The Macy’s department store day without spending a single cent. Why not throw a Thanksgiving Day, marks the beginning of the holiday way. In fact, there are many ways in which one can downtown will have decorated its windows with various Black Friday fi esta? When you do fi nally manage to wake shopping season. While it is unclear when this tradition Many have come up with various explanations for the safely participate in the Black Friday spirit right here in immaculate holiday scenes. The “Yes Virginia, There yourself from your deep turkey coma, invite some friends was fi rst established, the term became popularized at term, and the exact origin of the label is still up in the Pittsburgh. is a Santa Claus” window displays are inspired by the over for a themed party. Require that all guests wear a the beginning of the 21st century and is most commonly air. The term “Black Friday” originated in Pennsylvania, 2009 TV special retelling of a popular Christmas story black ensemble and bring a holiday gift to be traded with Black Friday in the ’Burgh used on the East Coast. Though it is not nationally and was commonly used by residents of Philadelphia from an 1897 editorial in The New York Sun newspaper other guests. Maybe even serve up some Thanksgiving recognized as a holiday, it is a prevalently celebrated day to describe the mass amounts of traffi c following the that answered little Virginia O’Hanlon’s question about leftovers for dinner. in which milions of people participate. Thanksgiving holiday. Some media sources claim that For thrifty college students looking to save a couple of the existence of Santa Claus. The department store will the day is called Black Friday because it marks the bucks here and there, Black Friday is actually the perfect also be hosting a Letters to Santa station and photo Holiday spirit For those who aren’t familiar with the perks of this beginning of the rising profi t period for retailers, when opportunity to save big on Christmas shopping or even opportunity, as well as a special holiday store attraction day, Black Friday can be summarized in two words: stores go from being in the red (debt) to being in the just the monthly necessities. It’s important to remember stocked full of stocking stuffers. Aside from shopping opportunities, Black Friday also huge sales. Stores decorate their fronts in typical black (profi t). that not everybody who participates in Black Friday is a marks an important transition into the holiday season. coupon-clipping soccer mom, the kind who would punch Though the focus of Black Friday may be saving, don’t Though most people never really examine a storefront, forget about the fashion. Fashion and music blogger Black Friday is the day that most stores choose to unveil Bella of www.bestofbella.com predicts that this year’s their holiday decorations. If you’re the type of person

Tommy Hofman | Assistant Photo Editor Tommy Hofman | Assistant Photo Editor Black Friday is the traditional beginning of the holiday shopping season. It occurs on the Friday following Black Friday is the perfect opportunity for money Thanksgiving Day and typically features large markdowns on products from many popular retailers. strapped students to complete their holiday shopping

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feature feature 8 pillbox 11.22.10 pillbox 11.22.10 9 Did you know? Homage to fi lm icon in danger This week, a writer complains about a specific boardwalk connecting two Jimmy Stewart Museum faces funding issues and possible closure 100 buildings that is full of loose boards. He states that “something must be done Very few individuals who choose a career in the Nov. 23, 1910 to remedy this evil.” Hm, you’d think fi lm industry ever truly make it. That said, when there’d be worse “evils” going on that someone does see success in the industry and he could write about. becomes famous because of it, it is often customary for a hometown to show a little pride. In Indiana, Pa., a small town located one hour outside of the Pittsburgh city limits, residents have paid homage A blurb on the front page mentions to the iconic fi lm and stage actor Jimmy Stewart by that women at Carnegie Mellon have establishing the Jimmy Stewart Museum. 50 an average GPA of 2.663, while the guys’ average was a paltry 2.355. Well, Stewart, who was born in Indiana in 1908, had one Nov. 16, 1960 if females are so much smarter than of the most versatile careers in Hollywood. After males, how come America is in such graduating from Princeton University in 1931, good shape? Stewart began his acting career by dabbling in various student performance troupes. After moving to New York City, Stewart made his Broadway debut in a show called Goodbye Again in which the A Carnegie Mellon professor actor had two lines. In 1934, on the opening night gives a poetry reading of his work of Divided By Three, in which Stewart starred, the 25 at Hemingway’s, the nearby bar on actor attracted the attention of MGM talent scout Forbes Avenue. After reading the title Bill Grady. Years later, after signing on as an MGM Nov. 19, 1985 “CMU prof at Hemingway’s,” readers contract star and starring in various westerns, might have expected some drunken comedies, and thrillers, Stewart had become one of shenanigans, but alas, there was just the most established names in Hollywood, earning poetry. himself fi ve Academy Awards as well as one Lifetime Achievement award for his six decades in Hollywood. Courtesy of the Jimmy Stewart Museum The Student Senate holds a meeting after This statue of Jimmy Stewart is located outside of undergraduate students complained For the people of Indiana, Pa., Stewart has been the Indiana town courthouse. 10 about not being permitted to attend the ultimate “hometown hero.” Thus, the Jimmy GSA Happy Hour events. Was logic Stewart Museum was established to celebrate on vacation this week? Undergrads the remarkable career of this Hollywood icon. The Nov. 20, 2000 at every possible opportunity. However, donations shouldn’t be allowed at graduate student museum itself features several relics from Stewart’s are currently down 11 percent, and the museum’s events. Party crashers... childhood and adult life. The array of display items is endowment might not be enough to save it. vast: From baby photos to his grandfather’s Civil War uniform, the museum has gathered together artifacts Despite the fact that this museum is an hour outside from every stage of the actor’s life. The museum also Pittsburgh, the possibility of closure is especially Apparently, there is a cycle of TBA being boasts an impressive vintage movie theater where relevant to city residents concerned with preserving discussed, as an editorial board article visitors can view various fi lm clips from Stewart’s art and culture. One museum closure often leads 5 examines recent demands that TBA career. posters be taken down and the film to another, and being a city that prides itself on its extensive museums and art galleries, nearby be banned from campus. Listen, the However, museums don’t last forever, and as the Nov. 21, 2005 closures could mean dangerous things for nonprofi t first humans were naked 24/7; just be generational gap widens, there seem to be fewer organizations in Pittsburgh. happy we aren’t still in that stage. and fewer Stewart enthusiasts willing to visit the museum. With the current numbers of attendees and If you’re lacking something to do on a given donations, it doesn’t look as if this town’s salute to weekend, gather some friends together and drive on a hometown hero will be able to stand much longer. over to the Jimmy Stewart Museum. You can also Ah, the memories of awful government According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, with a help keep this monumental museum alive by going ideas. One year ago, we were debating drop in attendance from around 6,500 in 2009 to 1 the sanity of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl to www.jimmy.org/donate and donating. It’s up to just 5,000 this year, and a budget cut from $5,500 to today’s generation to help preserve the generations after he proposed taxing students for $1,400 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum of the past. Nov. 23, 2009 going to college in Pittsburgh. The Commission, curators at the museum worry that the verdict? Unanimous rejection of the tax attraction won’t be able to maintain itself. and an MRI scheduled of the mayor’s Meela Dudley | Pillbox Editor brain. Because the museum is one that depends mainly on annual gifts and operational volunteers, the town of Indiana has been promoting the attraction Jesse Kummer | Personnel Manager

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Tim and Eric’s Awesome Tour. Author David Melesky. Monroeville Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Public Library. 7 p.m. Music Hall (Munhall). 7 p.m. Pacifi ca Quartet. Carnegie Music Buddy Valastro: Bakin’ With the Hall. 7:30 p.m. Boss. Heinz Hall. 7:30 p.m. ONGOING TUESDAY11.23.10 Making It Better. Rivers of Steel FasTrac NewVenture. Chatham Visitor Center. Through Nov. 30. University. 6:30 p.m. The Morini Strad. City Theatre. Improv Comedy Class. Wightman Through Dec. 12. School Community Building. 7 p.m. Camino Real. Pittsburgh Playhouse. Author Chad Carns. Joseph-Beth Through Dec. 12. Booksellers (SouthSide Works). 7 p.m. 13th International Exhibition of Lou Donaldson. Cabaret at Theater Botanical Art. Hunt Institute For Square. 8 p.m. 21+ Botanical Documentation. Through Dec. 17. WEDNESDAY11.24.10 Transatlantic Journal Project. Westmoreland Museum of American Psychic Salon. Gypsy Café. Art. Through Dec. 26. 7:30 p.m. Audio Space. Wood Street Galleries. The Boogie Hustlers. Rex Theater. Through Dec. 31. 9 p.m. 21+ Fighting The Fires Of Hate. American Jewish Museum. THURSDAY11.25.10 Through Dec. 31. Holiday Magic Laser Show. PNC YMCA Thanksgiving Day Carnegie Science Center. Turkey Trot. PNC Park. 8 a.m. Through Dec. 31. Pittsburgh Creche. USX Tower and FRIDAY11.26.10 Plaza. Through Jan. 7. Market Square Season of Lights. The Littlest Angel. Palace Theatre. Market Square. Through Jan. 7. 10 a.m. Highmark Unity Tree. Penn Avenue Family Day: Special Event Imagine Place. Through Jan. 7. Nation Day. Westmoreland Museum Silver Eye Fellowship 2010 of American Art. 12 p.m. Exhibition. Silver Eye Center for Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey. Photography. Through Jan. 15. Consol Energy Center. 1 p.m. The Way of Samsara. Pittsburgh Steve Moakler and Plane Pilot. Club Glass Center. Through Jan. 17. Café. 7 p.m. 21+ Ice Skating at PPG Place. PPG 28 North. Altar Bar. 9 p.m. 21+ Place and Plaza. Through March 3.

SATURDAY11.27.10 Want to see your event here? E-mail My Macy’s Holiday Parade. [email protected]. Downtown (Golden Triangle). 9 a.m. Santa’s Workshop. Fifth Avenue Place. 11 a.m. Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey. Consol Energy Center. 1 p.m. Vaudeville Carnivale. Rex Theater. 8 p.m. Title Town Soul and Funk Party. Shadow Lounge and Ava Lounge. 9 p.m. 18+ Gary Hoey Christmas. Altar Bar. 10 p.m. 21+

SUNDAY11.28.10

Sunday Night Jazz. Rivers Casino. 6 p.m.

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Marcy Held | Photo Staff This past Saturday, students gathered in Wiegand Gymnasium to see Dr. Dog, an indie pop/rock band from Philadelphia, and special guest Sondre Lerche, a Norwegian singer-songwriter. Lerche, started the evening off with a selection of catchy folk songs. When the headliners hit the stage, the audience was revived by the high-energy sounds.

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