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thetartan.org @thetartan September 23, 2013 Volume 108, Issue 5 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 PARK(ing) Day transforms Oakland parking spaces Tepper alumna authors book

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Bold: Get Noticed, Get Hired, a book written by a Tepper School of Business graduate and two Universi- ty of Pittsburgh graduates, focuses on trying to make a meaningful connection with influential people in order to land a job. The book was co-written by Liz Madsen (TSB ’11), Joshua Siva, and Melanie Courtesy of Emily Abell Friday was PARK(ing) Day, a worldwide event for which volunteers turned metered parking spaces into small parks. Feldman, Pitt graduates who took an entrepreneur- Chris galvin habitat,” according to the farms, political discussions, ate their park. for biking, hiking, picnick- ship course at Carnegie Junior Staffwriter PARK(ing) Day website. ecology demonstrations, and “We wanted to focus on ing, and clean air, as well as Mellon. It was officially re- The project was started by art installations. recycling and sustainability; sketches of parks and trees. leased Aug. 27, and is avail- This past Friday, members an art and design studio in Pittsburgh has participated everything we used we found The park garnered atten- able in physical or digital of the Pittsburgh community San Francisco in 2005 and has in PARK(ing) Day since 2008, in our own backyards or in tion throughout the day from versions on Amazon. Bold’s gathered for PARK(ing) Day, since spread across the globe. with up to 30 parks sprout- Schenley Park, except for the pedestrians who frequently website describes the book a one-day worldwide event The 2011 PARK(ing) Day in- ing around the city each year. fake grass,” Abell said. stopped to ask questions, write as “based on creative strat- where volunteers, including spired 975 parks in 162 cities, Master’s student in design Em- The group also included down their ideas, and even eat egies from real people who Carnegie Mellon students, 35 countries, and six conti- ily Abell and senior industrial interactive components in lunch with the students. “We went from the middle of convert metered parking spots nents. design major Sharon Winter, their park, inviting passers-by got a group of office workers the résumé pile to the top,” into temporary public parks. Participants of the project along with four other gradu- to write their thoughts about from across the street. They promising, “We break down The PARK(ing) Day proj- have gone beyond the original ate students in design, set up public parks on Post-it notes said they had been watching exactly what they did and ect’s mission is “to call atten- pop-up park design to create a parking spot on Forbes Av- and to plant seeds in dispos- us all day and just had to come how they did it so that you tion to the need for more ur- one-day events within a me- enue near Atwood Street last able cups from nearby food down and see what we were can build your own strategy ban open space, to generate tered parking spot. Friday from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. vendors. doing,” Winter said. off their success.” critical debate around how These call attention to oth- They fed the meter and used The notes were displayed Other memorable onlook- “Especially to the atten- public space is created and er social issues in their specific an artificial grass carpet, pot- in the park on wires strung ers included an enthusiastic tion span of a recent college allocated, and to improve communities with projects ted trees, branches, stumps, between the potted trees; they grad, this book will be very the quality of urban human like free health clinics, mini and a makeshift bench to cre- included expressions of love See PARKING, A3 useful. It gets to the point,” Feldman said. The book covers exam- ples and stories involving personalities such as ESPN Tarr makes a mark Tepper graduate sheds light sportscaster Neil Everett, as well as those of Alec Brown- stein, who created a social on psychology dept. on entrepreneurship and jobs media experiment where top advertising executives lilah buchanan saw ads directed at them Junior Staffwriter “You need to know computers. specifically when they per- You need to know someone who formed a Google search of Micah Rosa (TSB ’11) in their own names. his two years out of school really knows computers.” “Our goal was to have a with the launch of his media product we can get behind consulting business, Shout- —Micah Rosa and would read ourselves,” side Media. The company Feldman said. was featured in the Pittsburgh Tepper alumnus 2011 “We’ve put everything Business Times earlier this behind this,” Siva said, add- month. Above all else, Rosa advo- learn Java or HTML5.” ing that reader feedback Rosa’s knack for entrepre- cated for the importance of Shoutside Media provides has “new ideas coming up neurial endeavors started well computer skills in an increas- mobile website design and in parallel.” before he graduated, when he ingly online world. online advertising for com- Madsen added, “the created Shoutside Media’s “No matter what depart- panies looking to participate whole idea of the book is to predecessor SurhRosa in the ment you are in, find a com- more effectively in the infor- help people land jobs,” and course Introduction to Entre- puter science student and be mation age. Calling on the described the possibility of preneurship. friends with them,” Rosa said skills of computer program- second and third editions According to the Pittsburgh in an interview. Otherwise, mers, Rosa has carved out a containing stories and ex- Business Times, SurhRosa was “bring the computer center profitable niche in the media amples from readers. “a Web design agency that cookies,” and ask to watch. world. grew from a class project to a “You need to know com- According to Shoutside’s Courtesy of Michael Tarr business serving restaurants puters. You need to know website, “Marketing does not “Especially to Michael Tarr, professor of cognitive neuroscience, was recently named around the city.” someone who really knows just mean TV and Newspaper the attention head of the department of psychology. Now a CEO in the world computers,” he said. anymore. From YouTube ad of media advertising, Rosa In the same vein, Rosa em- campaigns to Facebook Like span of a Alvin Mathew quently spending six years at offered advice to current and phasized that students should Gate promotions-we know Staffwriter Yale University and 14 years recently graduated Carnegie “forget Spanish, forget Chi- recent college at Brown University before Mellon students. nese, forget Japanese … and See ADVICE, A4 grad, this book Michael J. Tarr will take arriving at Carnegie Mellon. up the role of head of the When asked why he chose will be very department of psychology to come to Carnegie Mellon, useful. It gets in January 2014, according Tarr pointed to the “awesome feature photo to a university press release. interdisciplinary training” of- to the point.” Tarr, currently the George A. fered by the psychology de- Multicultural Night held in the UC and Helen Dunham Cowan partment. Professor of Cognitive Neuro- His research focuses on —Melanie science, will succeed Michael how the brain takes 2-D im- Feldman Scheier, who has occupied ages from the retina to create Co-author the position for more than a 3-D perceptions of events and decade. items. His faculty biography Tarr, who grew up in Pitts- notes some of his areas of Siva explained that their burgh, joined the faculty in expertise, including face and group “had tried all differ- 2009 after holding several object recognition, visual ent sorts of tech ventures, positions at other universi- categorization, and computa- but none of us are coders. ties. He received his Ph.D. It just so happened that Mel from MIT in 1989, subse- See PSYCH, A3 had gotten a job in a very different way.” Co-authors Siva and Feldman met in the Tepper class Topics in Entrepre- neurship taught by profes- sor R. F. Culbertson. Both Siva and Feldmen were Pitt students at the time, and took the class through the Tepper School of Business. Culbertson described via Courtesy of Jim Chang Sophomore information systems major Nathan Oh and sophomore chemistry major Sukjin Jang prepare kabobs at the Asian Student Association’s table at Multicultural Late Night in Kirr Commons last Friday. See BOOK, A3 A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » September 23, 2013 feature photo news in brief Campus celebrates CIT Pride Day New head of Steinbrenner Institute announced Carnegie Mellon named as we all strive to solve the Neil M. Donahue as director environmental and energy of its Steinbrenner Institute issues of the 21st century,” for Environmental Educa- Donahue said in a university tion and Research (SEER). press release. Donahue succeeds David A. Donahue has been at Dzombak, who left SEER to Carnegie Mellon for over a become head of the Depart- decade, first joining the fac- ment of Civil and Environ- ulty in 2000. mental Engineering. He has more than 150 Donahue is a professor of peer-reviewed publications; chemical engineering, chem- his research focuses on the istry, and engineering and behavior of organic com- public policy, and he is found- pounds in the atmosphere. ing director of Carnegie Mel- Mark Kamlet, Carnegie lon’s Center for Atmospheric Mellon provost and execu- Particle Studies. tive vice president, is excited “It’s a great opportunity to see Donahue head SEER. to lead such a diverse and “We look forward to having dynamic institute as envi- Neil as the new director to ronmental issues continue continue to help the Stein- to emerge. I look forward to brenner Institute change the having our research comple- ways the world thinks and ment ongoing work at the acts about the environment,” newly created Scott Institute Kamlet said. CMU English professor publishes book

Jon Klancher, a professor lease. “There were constant- of English at Carnegie Mel- ly changing arguments about lon and director of the liter- what the sciences are, where ary and cultural studies pro- poetry fits in, how print me- gram, recently published a dia and the visual arts were book titled Transfiguring the transforming the shapes of Arts and Sciences: Knowledge public knowledge.’ ” and Cultural Institutions in Klancher’s studies have the Romantic Age. focused on the Romantic Klancher’s book takes an and Victorian eras, history of interdisciplinary approach books and reading, and the to looking at Romantic lit- sociology of cultural fields. erary and critical writing to His previous book, The Mak- transformations in the his- ing of English Reading Au- tory of science, history of the diences, 1790-1832, was a book, and art history. sketch of the Romantic era “The new cultural insti- in England based on read- tutions reached out to the ing patterns and relations of public and engaged them in new reading audiences dur- discussions about the ongo- ing the time period. ing arts debates and scien- tific controversies,” Klancher Compiled by said in a university press re- Brian Trimboli

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Jason Chen/Junior Photographer Friday marked CIT Pride Day, a celebration of Carnegie Mellon’s college of engineering. At the celebration, CIT students received free T-shirts, water bottles, and other CIT-branded gear. Students who wore CIT shirts received even more CIT paraphernalia. Campus Crime & Incident Reports Makeup Bag Theft minivan is being charged in ized that the male was carry- Money Scam Friday Saturday Sunday Sept. 13, 2013 relation to the accident. ing a false ID card. Officers Sept. 16, 2013 High / Low High / Low High / Low calmed the man down and 75 / 54 74 / 59 68 / 55 University Police were CMU EMS evaluated him be- A male Carnegie Mellon summoned to the University Disorderly Conduct fore city medics brought him student filed a report regard- Center in response to a theft Sept. 14, 2013 to the hospital. The male is ing a money scam. Accord- Source: www.weather.com report. According to the vic- being charged with underage ing to the student, on Sept. University Police were tim, her blue Vera Bradley drinking and carrying a false 9, right after 2 a.m., a black summoned to Gesling Sta- makeup bag containing cos- ID card. woman in a white sedan metics valued at $150 was sto- dium in response to an un- pulled up next to the male Corrections & Clarifications len from the UC locker room. attended black backpack. and asked for gas. The wom- The bag was taken some time Upon investigation, the bag Public Drunkenness an told the student that she between 12:30 p.m. on Sept. was found to contain a small Sept. 15, 2016 was an attorney named Paige If you would like to submit a correction or clarification, 12 and 12:00 p.m. on Sept. 13. amount of marijuana and who needed to get to the hos- please email The Tartan at [email protected] or drug paraphernalia. The own- University Police, city po- pital to see her sick mother. [email protected] with your inquiry, as well as the er of the bag was cited for dis- lice, and city medics respond- The student gave the woman date of the issue and the name of the article. We will Hit and Run orderly conduct after the bag ed to a call at The Porch at $40 in cash, thinking that the print the correction or clarification in the next print Sept. 14, 2013 and all of its legal contents Schenley in regard to an ex- woman would reimburse him issue and publish it online. were returned to him. tremely intoxicated Carnegie University Police responded the next day. The student nev- Mellon student. The student to a minor hit-and-run acci- er received the money. Simi- was brought to the hospital dent in the East Campus Ga- lar scams have been reported Underage Drinking and will be cited for public rage. A witness saw a silver around the Oakland area over Sept. 15, 2013 drunkenness by the Pitts- minivan hit a parked, black the last year. burgh Bureau of Police. SUV. According to the witness, Upon responding to re- the driver of the minivan did ports of a combative male in not check for damage or give the Doherty Apartments park- information. The driver of the ing lot, University Police real- student senate meeting minutes Ex Officio Report Vacancy Elections Sergeant-at-Arms Members-at-Large Thursday’s ex officio report the CulinArt protests and the Two new Senators were perience in student govern- Vaasavi Unnava, a first- Several new members- came from Pascal Petter, di- future of housing and dining inducted after this week’s ment and Model United Na- year economics major, gave at-large were also inducted rector of dining services; Tom at Carnegie Mellon. vacancy elections. First-year tions from his high school. a brief speech before the on Thursday. To become a Caccavo, CulinArt regional The speakers also dis- CIT student Nkindé Ambalo Another vacancy election Senate voted that she be- member-at-large, a student district manager; and Larry cussed changes that they were and sophomore electrical and will be held next week for come Sergeant-at-Arms. must attend at least three Lee, associate dean of student planning to make to campus computer engineering major the empty seat in the Tepper Unnava will handle Senate meetings and be affairs for operations. Lee and housing and dining, includ- Nandini Ramakrishnan are School of Business. There are meeting logistics, such as nominated by a Senator. Petter, who are new to Carne- ing a better system for getting now Senators. Ambalo and still three empty seats in CIT, creating slide shows based All of the potential mem- gie Mellon, discussed their re- comments and questions from Ramakrishnan both gave brief three in CFA, and one in SCS. on the agenda, and will bers-at-large introduced spective roles and their plans students. speeches about their experi- hold the Senate tablecloth. themselves and talked for dining and campus life. ence and motivation for being about why they wanted to Caccavo, Lee, and Petter in Senate. get involved in Senate be- also addressed current Cu- Ramakrishnan, as a sopho- fore the Senate body voted linArt contract negotiations more, wanted to get involved for their induction. and protests recently staged in Senate her first year at by CulinArt employees. The Carnegie Mellon but only now speakers took questions from has the time. Compiled by several Senators about both Ambalo has extensive ex- Brian TRIMBOLI September 23, 2013 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 Book gives job hunting advice PARK(ing) Day transforms parking spaces into parks

Parking, from A1

blogger who took a video of the park, three deaf students who communicated through Post-it notes, and a group Courtesy of Liz Madsen, Joshua Siva, and Melanie Feldman of 20 bikers touring all 20 From left to right: Joshua Siva, Liz Madsen, and Melanie Feldman. PARK(ing) spots in the city. Book, from A1 “the common element about ing a Tepper grad participate “People asked if we were tak- Mel and Josh.” in this guide book will encour- ing donations or what the email that their “book offers “We’ve had a sounding age CMU students to be more purpose of this was, but it’s example after example of in- board in R.F. Culbertson,” active in their job searches,” all just to get people to think dividuals who just ‘went after Siva said. “His major man- Filimon said. about the way we use urban it’ - got ‘upset’ with the cur- tra is to focus on the pain “The book has received re- space,” Abell said. rent process (emotion is of- that people have and treat it. ally positive reactions. We’re The project triggered con- ten what it takes) - and found There’s a lot of pain for recent off to a better start than we versations about the desire their own solution […] I think graduates.” thought,” Feldman said. “Peo- for more public space, the finding the people and getting Junior business adminis- ple we didn’t expect had read need for improved public their stories is great.” tration major Laviniu Filimon the whole book and were or- transport to decrease traf- Culbertson went on to de- feels that the book’s con- ganically spreading it.” fic and pollution, and rising scribe that “Entrepreneurship nections to Carnegie Mellon “We’re young. We just did prices in parking meters. The is so often a ‘mindset’ more could have a good effect on this,” Madsen said. “We went project also brought to light than an exact science,” and current students who will en- through that pain, so we’re other urban issues and alter- the mutual love of sales was ter the workforce soon. “Hav- writing this in real time.” natives that many guests to Courtesy of Emily Abell the make shift parks admitted Volunteers sit in a converted parking space on PARK(ing) Day. to never having considered before. “People asked us if that other Carnegie Mellon ing more people to change the we got any negative remarks, students will participate in way they use urban space. Tarr hopes to maintain psych but we didn’t really; everyone next year’s PARK(ing) Day More information about was really positive and excit- and that the project will con- PARK(ing) Day in Pittsburgh ed about the idea,” Abell said. tinue to grow in support and and around the world can department’s top-rated status Abell and Winter gradu- interest, both within Carnegie be found at pghparkingday. pSYCH, from A1 2012. According to the com- to be leading an already suc- ate from Carnegie Mellon Mellon and the larger Pitts- wordpress.com and parking pany’s website, Neon creates cessful department, rather in the spring, but they hope burgh community, and inspir- day.org. tion vision. accurate video thumbnails than a department in need of According to the press re- by using models of “how the reform. lease, Tarr has been co-direct- brain perceives images and Tarr noted in an interview ing the Center for the Neural can predict which ones people that the psychology depart- Basis of Cognition (CNBC) will prefer.” ment at Carnegie Mellon is since 2009. The CNBC is a “Michael Tarr is an out- “one of the top-rated depart- “joint center between CMU standing scientist who has ments in the world,” and he and the University of Pitts- spent the past four years ad- hopes to “maintain that qual- burgh devoted to investigat- vancing Carnegie Mellon’s ity” and create new partner- ing neural mechanisms and impact on the brain and be- ships within Carnegie Mellon their impact on human cog- havioral sciences,” John Le- and its colleges, and particu- nitive abilities,” according to hoczky, dean of the Dietrich larly with the School of Com- the press release. His tenure College of Humanities and puter Science. at the center has been very Social Sciences, said in the While maintaining the successful — the press release press release. quality, research-intensive notes the CNBC has been re- Carnegie Mellon’s psychol- program that the program sponsible for the hiring of ogy department boasts 30 boasts, Tarr hopes to move five faculty members and has core faculty members, several the department into new ar- raised upwards of $5 million research centers, and a child- eas when appropriate. “It’s a in funding. hood education center with a wonderful department. I’m Courtesy of Emily Abell Tarr also co-founded a preschool and kindergarten. really pleased, and [I am] in a Post-it notes marked the boundaries of the Oakland parking space taken over by volunteers on PARK(ing) startup company, Neon, in Tarr feels very fortunate lucky position,” he said. Day on Friday.

The members of Upsilon of Pennsylvania, the Carnegie Mellon touro yeshiva University chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, are pleased to recognize and congratulate the following seniors who have been elected to Society membership, and who will be initiated into the Society on September 26, 2013, 4:30pm, Danforth Lounge, University Center:

Victor Bass Marcy Held (Biological Sciences) (Global Studies)

vermont Zachary Branson Zane Hintzman (Economics and Statistics) (Computer Science)

Abigail Burton Alexandra Johnson How many law (Chemistry) (Computer Science) Evan Cavallo Rachel Kuhn schools can fit (Mathematical Sciences) (Global Studies) Colleen Eagan Angela Lo in one room? (English) (Biological Sciences & Music) Shannon Gallagher Anna Nelson 3rd Annual Law School Fair (Mathematical Sciences) (Creative Writing & Art) Tuesday, September 24, 2013 • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Rangos Ballroom, 2nd Floor, University Center Emily Gibson Daniel Nesbit Current students and alumni are invited to Carnegie The workshop topics will be: Mellon’s 3rd Annual Law School Fair. Meet with (History & Drama) (International Relations & Politics) • “The Road Less Traveled: Law as an Option for representatives from more than 50 of the country’s Students in Science, Technology and the Arts” top law schools right here on campus. • “A Mock Law School Admissions Committee: The Fair will be held on the Carnegie Mellon University Joseph Grinstead Rachel Sewell Three Case Studies of Law School Admissions campus on Tuesday, September 24, from 11 a.m. – Decision Making” (Mathematical Sciences) (Biological Sciences & Psychology) 2 p.m., in the Rangos Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the University Center. • “When to Go to Law School — Right After College, or Later? Trends and Advice” A program of three workshops will both precede and follow the fair, from 10 – 11 a.m. and 2 – 3 p.m. These For a schedule and to register, visit will occur in the McKenna, Peter and Wright rooms, www.hss.cmu.edu/lawschoolfair The ceremony’s Keynote Speaker is David Shribman, Pulitzer- also on the 2nd floor of the University Center, adjacent For more information, please to the Rangos Ballroom. Dr. Joseph Devine Prize winning journalist and Executive Editor of the Pittsburgh at [email protected]. Post-Gazette. Reception immediately follows in the same location.

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Cèilidh Weekend Events Tepper alumni start online Sep. 26-29 (Thursday-Sunday) advertising corporation Thursday Cèilidh Weekend Kick-Off BBQ 11 a.m.­­–2 p.m. Cèilidh “Zero Waste” Tailgate Party The Student Cèilidh Committee & KidZone Activity Center hosts a BBQ to kick off a weekend of 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Cèilidh events. Grab lunch before the game at this event co-sponsored by the Stein- Alumni Faculty & Staff Reception brenner Institute for Environmental (invitation only) Education and Research and Green 12:30–2 p.m. Practices. The Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving hosts a lunch for alumni faculty and staff to honor their continued commitment and service to the university community. Required: registration.

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lence Award Presentation & Lec- Courtesy of Shoutside Media ture From left to right: Michah Rosa, CEO of Shoutside Media, and managers Cheryl Spencer and Brent Vaccaro. 3:30–5 p.m. The School of Computer Science ADVICE, from A1 By that time in his educa- his newfound perspective as recognizes and honors Stanford pro- Carnegie Clan’s 10th Annual Chili tion, he already had a job: a CEO, Rosa offered advice fessor Pat Hanrahan at this event. Cook-Off what it takes to increase your running SurhRosa. specific to job fairs and the re- Noon–1:30 p.m. social reach.” cruitment process. “Understand that the Face- “You are at “You are at Carnegie Mel- Pittsburgh Chapter Happy Hour Enjoy catered chili, free mugs, and book news feed is the most lon, and that’s why we are 5–7 p.m. corn bread while you vote for the read news feed in the world… Carnegie Mellon, here. We know you are fine. campus organization with the most Facebook will give you a lot What we really need to know The Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter in- of image, but will it give you and that’s why we is ‘Do you make me feel good vites all alumni to enjoy an evening delicious homemade chili. $60,000 worth of image?” are here. We know having you around?’ ” of food, beverages, and lively con- Rosa asked. you are fine. What Rosa recommended that versation at The Porch in Schen- Getting Your College Student Back That’s where Shoutside students attending the TOC, — Handling Your (Almost) Adult Media comes in. For most we really need BOC, or other job fairs break ley Plaza. RSVP required online at companies, the development out of the traditional in- www.alumni.cmu.edu/porch. Child When He/She Comes Home and maintenance of a media to know is ‘Do terview structure and “get For Vacation Or Summer Break presence doesn’t warrant a you make me feel recruiters to talk about them- 1–2 p.m. full-time position. Shoutside selves.” Media has a staff that will good having you Perhaps the most striking Join Deborah Gilboa (A ’92) in a dis- work with companies to cre- around?’ ” advice Rosa offered was di- cussion about young adults and their ate an effective online pres- rected toward presentation. transition to full adulthood. ence. Most students attending job For Rosa, career events —Micah Rosa fairs like the TOC and BOC such as the Technical Oppor- aren’t yet employed, and it’s Evolution of Buggy Technology tunities Conference (TOC) Tepper alumnus important to keep that in 2–3 p.m. and the Business Opportuni- 2011 mind when applying for a po- At this event, Tom Wood (E’74) walks ties Conference (BOC) last sition. week failed to incite the tra- “Be professional, but don’t Diwali/Eid though Sweepstakes history and in- ditional Carnegie Mellon ner- From his position as a be a professional. You’re not,” 6:30–10:30 p.m. cludes behind-the-scenes insight into vousness and anticipation. self-employed student, and he said. Sponsored by Mayur SASA Buggy technology. Join Mayur SASA in an event that Required: registration. combines Diwali, the celebration of Kiltie Band Alumni-Student Post- good defeating evil, and Eid al-Fitr, Game Event the celebration of enhanced piety. 3–4 p.m. Required: registration and payment. After the football game, current and former Kilties are invited for food, Friday fun, and socialization. Golden & Platinum Continental Required: registration. Breakfast (invitation only) 9:30–10:30 a.m. Legacy Family & Student Reception All Golden (1963) and Platinum 3–4 p.m. (1962 and earlier) alumni and their Legacy members are alumna, student families may enjoy a casual grab- with a family member that gradu- and-go breakfast. ated from Carnegie Mellon, or cur- Required: registration. rent faculty/staff/student. All Legacy students and alumni are invited to 112 Years of CMU History & Tradi- celebrate this special affiliation with tion — in 60 Minutes or Less! other legacies. 10:30–11:30 a.m. Join Holly Hippensteel, Assistant Class of 1963 Reunion Celebration Dean of Student Affairs, in recalling 5–7 p.m. the university’s history and folklore. Join fellow classmates in celebrat- ing your 50th reunion, a landmark TOBOM Demonstrations reunion. Platinum alumni are also Noon–1 p.m. invited to join and welcome you into The School of Computer Science the Platinum community. introduces a new fall race this year, Required: registration. TOBOM, where members of the community can create down MO- Scottish Beer Tasting bile roBOTs that race on the slalom- 7–9 p.m. course in front of Wean Hall. Join alumni in tasting and learning about several different Scottish beers at this event. Music from a piper will Saturday be included. President’s Address Required: registration and $20. 9:30–10:30 a.m. Subra Suresh, as part of his listening tour, makes his first President’s Ad- Sunday dress. CEE Alumni Awards Luncheon Noon–2 p.m. ROTC Pre-Ga.m.e at the Tent Carnegie Mellon invites civil & envi- 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ronmental engineering alumni and Meet ROTC, military alumni, and a guest to celebrate the 2013 CEE current cadets at this pre-game event Alumni Award recipients in an after- near the stadium. noon of excellent company, conversa- Required: registration. tion, and food. Required: registration.

Calendar by Jennifer Coloma For a full calender of Cèilidh Weekend events, go to http://www.cmu.edu/ceilidh/schedule.html. September 23, 2013 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5

Recent alumni help students catch a steal with DormDeal Brooke Kuei Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania Assistant SciTech Editor State University. The app aims to connect buyers and sellers Have a textbook you want in the same location. to sell? Furniture you want “We operate under the as- to get rid of? Tickets to a sumption that people have game or concert you can’t physical access to their uni- make anymore? One option versity and can make deals on is DormDeal, a new web app their campus,” Buchan said. developed by a team of Carn- Bender added, “The way egie Mellon alumni that al- we view it is that if we’re right lows members of the campus down the street from Pitt, why community to buy or sell used not walk 200 yards and get a goods in a safe environment. textbook for $20 cheaper?” The app was developed by A user must have a univer- Jonathan Bender and Nolan sity-associated email address Carroll, both information sys- in order to create an account. tems students who graduated “This really helps ensure that this past year; Collin Buchan, layer of trust that the people a fifth-year electrical and com- you’re dealing with are mem- puter engineering master’s bers of your community, and student; and Patrick Hogan, a since they’re not anonymous, recent mechanical engineer- they will be held accountable ing graduate. Bender current- for their actions,” Buchan ex- ly holds the position of CEO, plained. He also mentioned Carroll is the web developer, that in other used-goods mar- Buchan is the Android devel- kets, such as Craigslist, users oper, and Hogan is in charge will create more than one ac- of design. count to barter with sellers un- The group members began fairly. On DormDeal, however, as best friends who decided to you can only sign up once. enter the 2013 TartanHacks Another feature of the app competition during their se- is that it is very image orient- nior year. “Nolan actually had ed. “People like to know what the domain [dormdeal.com] they’re getting. Personally, I since freshman year ... so we would never buy something thought it would be a great on Craigslist unless I can see idea to actually make it at the a picture of it,” Carroll said. competition,” Bender said. Though it is not required for Courtesy of Jonathan Bender The team ended up win- sellers to use pictures, there Carnegie Mellon alumni (from left to right) Jonathan Bender, Collin Buchan, Nolan Carrol, and Patrick Hogan created a startup that provides a safe ning the “eBay Best of eCom- is a filter option to search only environment for students to buy and sell products. merce Hack” award, which for products that come with inspired the group to take the pictures. Search results can cially for ticket sales ... is being buy and sell,” Hogan said. people to be pulled into open share will endeavor to connect project further. “I don’t think also be narrowed to specific able to have it show the bids of Some future directions slots in on-campus housing. students who want to carpool any of us expected for it to take product categories, such as other people so you can have a that the team is taking include “We’re looking to have that home for breaks or for other off as much as it did from Tar- books, furniture, electronics, bidding war,” Bender said. deals for housing, promotions done in the next couple of reasons. tanHacks,” Hogan said. appliances, apparel, and tick- While ticket sales may be in Pittsburgh, a ride-share pro- months,” Bender said, “so that “We really want this to be Despite having only been ets. popular at certain universities, gram, and developing an iOS it will be ready before room a service to students,” Bender developed this past Janu- Ticket sales have been very DormDeal may discover other app. DormDeal’s new hous- draw happens.” said. “We want to make it ary, DormDeal already has popular — particularly at niches at different schools as it ing section will allow students The section on promo- something that is eventually over 1,200 users. Currently, colleges such as Penn State, expands. “It’s tailored to each to contact members living in tions in Pittsburgh will allow the first thing you think of the main universities that are which boasts a prominent different college, to see what off-campus housing who are restaurants and other local when you think of selling your parts of the system are Carn- sports culture. “One of the their community is like, and graduating or looking for new companies to offer student textbook because it’s easy and egie Mellon, the University of things we’re looking at, espe- the things they’re looking to roommates, as well as allow deals through DormDeal. Ride free to you.” how things work Connections between neurons may record memories Claire Gianakas ing, however, occurs at syn- Junior Staffwriter apses, which are the spaces in between nerve cells. When Whether studying for an chemical signals reach a syn- upcoming exam, following a apse, they fire across the gap daily routine, or merely recog- to the next nerve cell, which nizing day-to-day objects, ev- releases neurotransmitters eryone is dependent on their that create a link between the memory to complete even the two cells. simplest tasks. Despite the fact As information is processed that memory is such an inte- in this manner, a network of gral part of our lives, scientists links between nerve cells is are only just beginning to un- created throughout the brain. derstand the complex science This process records all senso- behind our ability to remem- ry perceptions including (but ber. not limited to) visual, tactile, The concept of memory and emotional stimuli. The can be generally broken up network constantly changes into three main categories: en- as more stimuli are encoded coding, storage, and retrieval. and is strengthened through Encoding deals with convert- repetition. ing perceptions into chemical The second major aspect signals; this begins with our of memory, storage, is divided senses. According to howstuff- into sensory storage, short- works.com, as our senses take term storage, and long-term in a variety of stimuli, the hip- storage. Sensory storage is pocampus and the frontal cor- used only for the initial per- tex — two parts of the brain ception of stimuli. Once the — decide if the information brain has decided that the is important enough to be re- information is worthy of be- membered. If the information ing remembered, it is sent to is deemed worthy, it is con- either short-term or long-term verted into chemical signals storage. According to USA To- Michael Setzer/SciTech Editor that travel through nerve cells day, short-term memory stor- in our brains. age can hold approximately onds. Anything past that is where practically unlimited be stored indefinitely. something can be caused by a The main action of encod- seven items for about 30 sec- sent into long-term storage, amounts of information can New stimuli are often defect in any one of the three linked with previous signals areas of memory. The stimuli that are kept in long-term might have never been prop- storage, which explains why erly encoded. The brain could it is often easier for people to have failed to store the infor- remember things that are re- mation due to distractions lated to prior knowledge. A or a glitch in short-term or simple example of this is the long-term memory — or there use of mnemonic devices. By could be a problem with the relating new information to retrieval of the information. something that the brain is This last problem generally already familiar with — such occurs when there is a discrep- as the alphabet — the brain ancy between the prompt the is forced to use neuron paths brain is using to remember the that have already been solidi- signal and the original signal fied by repetition. It then be- that was encoded, according comes much easier to remem- to howstuffworks.com. ber new information. Through encoding, stor- The final category is age, and retrieval, humans are memory retrieval. In order able to recognize everything to remember something, the from the time of day to com- encoded information is un- plex mathematics. This allows consciously retrieved from the people to perceive, under- network of neurons present in stand, and respond to the va- the brain. riety of stimuli we encounter Michael Setzer/SciTech Editor Difficulty in remembering every day. A6 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » September 23, 2013 Chemistry professor leads effort to fight water pollutants

Rohan Varma the primary leaders of green The endocrine system Junior Staffwriter chemistry. “My career started controls the development of in 1980, and green chemistry bodily functions, whether it “The world we are deliver- didn’t come along till 1991. be growth, tissue functions, ing to the next generation is But the 11 years before green reproductive functions, or me- utterly unsustainable.” chemistry, I was doing green tabolism. Endocrine disrup- These are the words of pro- chemistry,” he said. In fact, tors are the most devastating fessor Terry Collins, senior as a result of Collins’s heavy toxins in water because if any member of the Institute for investment in green chem- stage of development is dis- Green Science and honorary istry even before its onset, trubed, the organism could professor of green chemistry. Carnegie Mellon was the first be permanently changed or In recent years, because of institution to offer classes on mutated. the exploitation of carbon- the field. “The endocrine disruption emitting fossil fuels, the While there are myriad problem is the reason that the growing industrialization in pathways in the field of green chemical enterprise is cur- developing countries, and the chemistry, Collins has his rently unsustainable,” Collins damaging treatment of the sights on designing a way to warned. “If I can take some environment, green chemis- reduce water pollution. Cur- pressure off through the wa- try has emerged as a necessity rently, different molecules ter, then that is wonderfully for ensuring that our planet flow into the water supply rewarding, personally,” he remains viable. from medications, waste, pu- said. Green chemistry is the rifiers, and other hosts. Many With this goal in mind, Col- study and research of new of these molecules have det- lins has spent the last 15-20 methods and processes that rimental effects on not only years perfecting a method of limit the use of hazardous sub- humans that drink the water, removing these harmful toxins Courtesy of Carnegie Mellon Department of Chemistry stances emitted into the envi- but also on the aquatic life that from the water. His invention, Professor of chemistry Terry Collins is leading research that uses a catalyst to rid the water supply of endocrine ronment. This problem of an lives in the water. Collins’s lab and the hallmark of his career, disruptors. unsustainable future has been focuses on endocrine disrup- is the tetra-amido macrocyclic at the center of Collins’s career tors, which are some the most ligand (TAML) catalyst. Col- water. A unique property of of harmful wastes. docrine disruptor. and at the center of the field of harmful toxins currently be- lins and his lab engineered this molecule is that very small “It’s essentially like put- “We are mapping the entire green chemistry. ing excreted into the water this catalyst to oxidize and amounts of it are able to target ting fire with water; minus- territory on how to design to Collins has been one of supply. destroy harmful toxins in the and destroy numerous kinds cule amounts of TAML oxidize not create an endocrine dis- toxins down and take them ruptor. We’ve done more than all out. That’s what you want; anyone has ever done. People you want a generic blow torch just don’t do these studies,” he that goes in and gets rid of all said. The lab has been working the toxins in the water,” Col- mainly with fish species to test lins said. the effects of TAML. While fish According to Collins, the are a similar model to humans, oxidation properties of the the lab will do further research man-made catalyst are actual- to confirm that there are no ly working better than natural side effects on mammals. catalysts. “They are out-per- Abigail Burton is a senior forming the enzymes. We are in the chemistry department’s able to put them in water with joint BS/MS program and a tiny amounts and they work,” part of Collins’s lab. “I find he said. Professor Collins’s research Collins is working in con- interesting because it’s impor- junction with other institu- tant and currently relevant tions to start a company that to the real world. It is inter- will commercialize and utilize esting academically because his catalyst to clean water in we do things that no one has both Europe and the United ever done before, but it is also States. However, one of the interesting because the prob- major concerns and points lems our research solve are of further investigation, is relevant to all life on our plan- whether or not the TAML cata- et,” she said. lysts themselves are harmful The research being done on to humans. Over the last de- TAML catalysts has enabled us cade Collins has researched to envision new ways of main- and documented the effects taining the ecosystems we oc- of his catalyst on organisms cupy. With further successful at unprecedented levels. The testing, one day we might see main goal of the research has the fruits of Collins’s career

Courtesy of Terry Collins been to prove that the TAML enriching the lives of millions The structure of TAML, a catalyst that can oxidize and destroy harmful toxins in the water. catalyst does not act as an en- around the world.

scitech briefs CMU startup expedites the 3-D printed objects Breakthrough iPhone 5S raises may help blind use in Alzheimer’s privacy and process of converting apps Internet diagnosis security concerns Desiree Xu developers a long time to re- for the company involve Blind children in Japan Researchers have devel- One of the highlights of Business Manager lease the Android version of implementing the user inter- can now feel the results of oped a way to illuminate a key Apple’s newly released iPhone some iOS apps due to tech- face framework used by cer- their latest web search. Hands protein associated with Al- 5S is a fingerprint scanner to Due to compatibility dif- nical barriers that hinder tain photo sharing and music On Search, sponsored by Ya- zheimer’s. Until very recently, unlock the phone. This does ferences between smartphone cross platform development. apps, like Bjork’s Biophilia hoo! Japan, is a project aimed all research on Alzheimer’s away with the need for a pass- platforms, apps for mobile These technical barriers are album for Android, which is at making Internet search re- was based on detecting code, making the phone much devices can often only be de- a slow and expensive process the first music app to be re- sults tactile, rather than just amyloid, a sticky substance more secure against theft and veloped for a single operating to overcome because they re- leased for Android that was visual and auditory. that develops in the brain misuse. system. Researchers at Carn- quire the developer to rewrite first written in Objective-C. The Special Needs Educa- of people suffering from Al- However, concerns have egie Mellon are working on the app in a new language and The team is also helping non- tion School for the Visually zheimer’s. However, another been raised about the collec- ways to expedite the process maintain a second code base game developers launch apps Impaired, affiliated with the protein called tau, also asso- tion of sensitive personal data of converting apps between for the Android version. Ap- for Android through Apport- University of Tsukuba, To- ciated with Alzheimer’s, piles like fingerprints. In addition operating systems through portable helps make the pro- able by building Android de- kyo, has a custom-made 3-D up in the brain in the form of to a possible privacy concern, their startup and computer cess of translating between velopment tanks into their printer which looks like a big harmful tangles. it’s a potential security hazard platform: Apportable. platforms faster, cheaper, and platform, allowing it to re- puffy cloud. When kids ask Researchers at National as well; If one’s fingerprints Collin Jackson, an assis- easier, while maintaining the ceive automatic support from the machine for things, it pro- Institute of Radiological Sci- fall into the wrong hands, tant research professor at quality and functionality of a wide range of devices. cesses the request using voice ences in Japan, have discov- hackers can impersonate him Carnegie Mellon CyLab and the original app. Making Apportable com- recognition, searches for the ered that a class of molecules or her for the rest of their life, the Information Networking In the early days of Ap- patible with various devices relevant 3-D data and prints can latch onto tau tangles and as they are inalterable. Institute (INI) on the Silicon portable, Jackson and his was challenging. “Major chal- out the object. help illuminate them during Valley campus (CMU-SV), team members developed a lenges involved paying atten- PET scans. Source: The Washington Post developed the idea with co- version of Objective-C, the tion to a large number of little Source: CNET news Source: Science News founder Ian Fischer and Chin- language used to build iOS details to get Apportable to may Garde, a graduate stu- apps, that runs on Android run perfectly,” Jackson said. dent at CMU-SV. The startup, phones. The team then devel- In one particular example, now located in downtown San oped prototype applications “Apple developed an app that Vitamin E fights Yeast strain can Comets may be Francisco, has grown in popu- in iOS and ported them to provided a ton of functional- static electricity endlessly rejuvenate source of life larity and translates apps Android using this technique. ity, but the team had to pro- from iOS to Android plat- The prototypes were present- vide equivalent functionality It has been found that Vi- Scientists at the Max New findings support the forms. “We solved a problem ed to Google Ventures, the for Android hardware that tamin E can get rid of static Planck Institute of Molecu- hypothesis that life on Earth and helped developers so that venture capital investment was not designed to run iOS electricity. Static electricity, lar Cell Biology and Genetics arose from the wreckage of they don’t have to individually arm of Google Inc., in order code, which required a lot of known for the tiny jolts that have found that a certain type comet collisions. Experiments deal with the hassle of always to fundraise for the project. time,” he added. one gets while walking bare- of yeast can stay young forev- have found that when a steel translating the coding for one The funding was then used Although much of their foot on a carpet, can cause er by rejuvenating every time projectile is collided with a device into another language,” to recruit technical teams to work focuses on converting shocks that spark fires and ex- it reproduces. comet-like concoction, amino Jackson said. develop Apportable, a com- apps for Android, Apportable plosions in electronics. In general, microbes re- acids are produced. Amino ac- Jackson came up with the mercial product that grew to is aimed at letting customers When surfaces rub against produce by splitting into two ids are the building blocks for idea for the startup while have 10s of millions of users. translate apps between differ- each other, uncharged mol- halves and dividing the cell proteins, which are the key looking up apps on an iPhone Currently, many game de- ent programming languages. ecules called free radicals material between the two molecules for life. It is pos- and realizing that they were velopers use Apportable and The team’s favorite part of the are generated in addition to halves. In most cases, one of sible energy from the impact not available for Android, subsequently help promote startup? According to Jack- the static electric charges. the halves gets all the new of the comets with the earth the most commonly used Objective-C as the language son, it’s simply helping people Researchers at Northwestern material and the other gets may have catalyzed the trans- mobile platform worldwide. for building apps across all overcome a time-consuming University have shown that all the old and damaged ma- formation of simple carbon He noticed that it could take platforms. Future directions hindrance. these radicals help stabilize terial. compounds into amino acids. the charges that develop. Vi- In one yeast type, however, This is an alternative to the tamin E is a radical scavenger, when the cell splits, an equal traditional hypothesis that life which absorbs these radicals. amount of old and new mate- arose on earth from combina- Thus, when the objects are rial goes into both the resul- tion of chemicals that existed dipped in a Vitamin E solu- tant halves. As both cells get in the earth’s atmosphere and tion, the charges are desta- only half the damaged materi- deep-sea vents. bilized and static electricity al, the resultant cells are both Source: Science News cannot be generated. appear younger than before. Compiled By Source: Science News Source: SciTech News Nivedita chopra Saturday, September 28 | 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | McConomy Auditorium | University Center

Understanding the brain is a grand opening remarks President Subra Suresh challenge of science. m o d e r a t o r What role can CMU and Pittsburgh Michael Tarr, CMU Director, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition play in the federal government’s new paneL ists Philip Rubin BRAIN Initiative? White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Emery Brown Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Marlene Behrmann Tom Mitchell Nathan Urban Carnegie Mellon University Faculty

This is the first symposium in a year-long series celebrating the inauguration of Carnegie Mellon University’s ninth president, Dr. Subra Suresh.

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From the Editorial Board Indian chief minister may be damaging for country rate has remained in double digits for the past decade. While eco- nomic prosperity is a complex and multi-layered phenomenon, Guja- rat’s fortune looks good for Modi’s CHLOE THOMPSON campaign, especially when the Indi- an economy is looking shaky, accord- The Bharatiya Janata Party an- ing to The New York Times. Further- nounced last week that Narendra more, Modi’s constituency resides in Modi would be its candidate for Maninagar, which is one of the most prime minister of India in the up- well-run and orderly neighborhoods coming 2014 elections, according in India. It has round-the-clock en- to The New York Times. Modi is the ergy, functional streets, and a work- current chief minister of Gujarat, a ing sewage system. Maninagar is a western state of India, and one of wonderful place to live — except for the most controversial politicians the few Muslim communities within in India today. Modi has supervised the town. These successes do not Annette Ko/Art Editor the improvement of Gujarat’s econ- outweigh Modi’s history, but they do omy in the last decade, and wants give him the appearance of a leader to encourage Hindus to vote as a re- who can fix India’s ills. BOC, TOC must be accessible to students ligious bloc, rather than be divided Modi’s economic policy is not the Carnegie Mellon held its annual filled with classes, finding time to to change the times during which by caste. Caste division in India is only enticing aspect of his potential Technical Opportunities Conference search for an internship or employ- the TOC and BOC are held. Recruit- analogous to racism in the United leadership. The minister wants to (TOC) and Business Opportunities ment opportunity at these confer- ers often stay overnight for the job States, so subverting these divides eliminate political barriers between Conference (BOC) last week, where ences is problematic. Students may fairs, so it is worth exploring the would be a great step forward for castes as much as possible, creating students dressed professionally and have to rush to the University Center option of holding these events after India. However, Modi is also a Hin- a single Hindu voting bloc. One of perfected their résumés in search of during a short break between their standard class hours — perhaps from du radical who has been accused of the ways he plans on doing this is employment or summer internships classes, sometimes foregoing their 4–8 p.m. With times in the evening, a encouraging the anti-Muslim riots by focusing on young Hindu voters. from about 300 recruiters. lunch to do so. They might even miss far greater number of students may that swept Gujarat in 2002. Because In fact, he recently took to Twitter There’s no denying that the TOC class to attend these events. have the opportunity to attend these Muslims constitute roughly 13 per- to encourage voters between ages and BOC are invaluable resources for Academic schedules should not important events without rushing cent of India’s population, having a 18 and 24 to register to vote, ac- Carnegie Mellon students, and ones limit the opportunities students have through them. prime minister with such virulent cording to The Economic Times. For that the student body may often take to obtain jobs or internships during The TOC and BOC are great op- anti-Muslim sentiments will seri- young people, Modi is a dynamic, for granted — but the timing of these the TOC and BOC. portunities that benefit Carnegie ously damage the unity of India. impassioned leader who has the po- events limits job and internship op- Professors should strive to be- Mellon students. However, to curb Back in 2002, anti-Muslim riots tential to both improve the economy portunities for some students due to come more understanding of poten- people from missing classes or re- broke out barely a year into Modi’s and minimize caste divisions. Modi conflicting academic schedules. tial conflicts with the TOC and BOC, cruitment events, professors must ministership of Gujarat, in response is even more appealing when com- The TOC and BOC are held from and permit students to miss class for either adapt their courses to allow to the deaths of 60 Hindus in a train pared to aging leaders of other par- 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. on their sched- the conferences, or at the very least students to miss classes on these fire, according to BBC News. Over ties, or to Prime Minister Manmo- uled days — Tuesday and Wednes- not schedule exams on the same day days, or the university should work a thousand people — 800 Mus- han Singh, who is 80 years old. day for the TOC and Thursday for as one of these events. to move the TOC and BOC to more lims and 250 Hindus — died in the For a young Indian person, Mo- the BOC. For students who have days Alternatively, it may be possible accessible hours. chaos. Citizens have gone so far as di’s message is incredibly appealing. to accuse Modi not only of negli- He offers economic and political sta- gence, but of purposefully allowing bility on a platter, and both of these Improve alcohol education, not crackdown the riots to continue. He was never things would make life easier in In- charged, but several of his associates dia. However, Modi is also danger- The Pennsylvania Liquor Control provide additional training for offi- students have little motivation to do were convicted of inciting a riot. ous because his message of unity is Board is spending $70,000 to cut cers, and pay for increased underage the program — even less to invest in These events took place, for the subtly tied to the discrimination of down on underage drinking in Oak- drinking patrols. how they do it. most part, over a decade ago, but Muslim Indians. India, like America, land, Squirrel Hill’s Rep. Dan Fran- Underage drinking is a concern Providing more engaged learn- many Indian Muslims still hate Modi is drifting toward being more po- kel told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. at Carnegie Mellon, as it is at every ing may deter drinking more than with passion. This hatred intensi- litically polarized every day. While The money was split into two grants, institution of higher learning, but a crackdowns would. More hands-on fied as more riots broke out in Uttar Hindus represent 80 percent of the with $40,000 going to the Oakland focus on catching students seems to learning, possibly through a single Pradesh last week after legislators Indian electorate, they have never Planning and Development Corpora- miss the point. While breaking up weekend class, could give students from Modi’s party released a falsi- bonded to form a political bloc be- tion, and the remaining $30,000 go- large house parties to reduce high- more motivation to digest the mate- fied video of Hindus being lynched cause of caste divisions. If Modi can ing to Carnegie Mellon’s University risk drinking is worthwhile, spend- rial presented to them traditionally by a Muslim mob, according to The mobilize Hindus to act as a politi- Police. ing more money on catching stu- through online programs. New York Times. During the riots, cal unit, which he has the potential The allocation for the Oakland dents is unlikely to deter them from Carnegie Mellon’s University Po- 44 people died, and 42,000 people to do — especially with the lure of Planning and Development Corpora- drinking in significant ways. lice and the Oakland Planning and were displaced from their homes. dynamic change and improved eco- tion will be used to hire off-duty po- The money might be better spent Development Corporation should Despite the darker aspects of nomic policy — they could very eas- lice officers to crack down on alcohol- educating students about alcohol in not waste money working to reduce Modi’s political history, he has had ily control Indian politics. related crimes and code violations. more effective ways, and giving them drinking significantly; students will some undeniable successes. One of This cooperation would not be a They will gather data on drinking to better risk assessment tools for the continue to drink, and may resort to his most visible victories is the eco- bad thing. In fact, having India move target outreach programs with land- still-likely event that they drink. On- more risky drinking in less suitable nomic strength of Gujarat today. Gu- past caste divisions would be a great lords and students. The executive line alcohol education is the punch- locations than houses, in response jarat, which accounts for 5 percent cultural and political boon for the director of the corporation, Wanda line of many jokes on campus, and to crackdowns. Risky drinking could of India’s population, produces 22 nation. If this cooperation is linked Wilson, said that she will crack down for good reason. Every year students be made riskier in unsafe locations. percent of its exports and 16 percent to anti-Muslim sentiment, however, on pay-to-enter house parties, which find ways to skip the inconceivably Instead, the grants should go to- of its industrial products, according it would eventually cause division promote dangerous drinking. Uni- outdated videos. The quizzes are no ward helping students drink more to The New York Times. According to among all Indians. versity Police will use its share to real guarantee of understanding and responsibly. the BBC, output from farms in Gu- jarat is nearly seven times the aver- Chloe Thompson (cet@) is a staff- Netflix’s piracy battle benefits subscribers age in all of India, and its growth writer for The Tartan. Recently, Netflix revealed that it for what they deem to be the most efit their customers by doing similar adds movies and television shows reliable third-party hosts. In contrast research. By combining forces to en- to its catalog based on which media to these sites, Netflix provides us- sure that popular television shows people most often stream or down- ers with a reliable hub of television and movies are available to the larg- load from piracy websites, according shows and movies for a relatively low est audience possible, these services to BBC News. monthly price — $7.99. should decrease visits to piracy sites. This move by Netflix obviously For college students, this budget- According to The Guardian, Kevin benefits the company and producers friendly subscription is a viable and Spacey — star of the Netflix original — they gain revenue and customers welcome alternative to piracy sites. series House of Cards — said during that they would otherwise lose to pi- The subscription costs less than $100 the Edinburgh Television Festival, racy sites — but it also benefits view- each year. However, a paid subscrip- “The audience wants control. They ers, particularly college students. tion often cannot compete with the want freedom. If they want to binge Piracy can be more effectively com- free option, despite any risks associ- ... then we should let them binge.” batted if major streaming services ated with it. The iTunes store has thrived off work toward the same goal. Regardless, Netflix rewards cus- the concept of giving users easy ac- While there is debate over wheth- tomers by providing them with want- cess to content when they want it. er piracy helps or hurts viewership, ed content. Some users may still use Apple stocks its library full with Netflix ensures that viewers already piracy sites to find content that Net- movies and music that are accessible paying for their subscription service flix does not carry, but the service is on various platforms. By researching do not resort to illegal (and often un- aiming to reduce visits to these sites which television shows and movies reliable) websites with pop-up adver- by anticipating and researching are most often pirated, streaming tisements or computer virus threats, what their users want. Other video services like Netflix give users simi- such as The Pirate Bay. On these streaming services, like Hulu and lar control to binge on the content sites, users have to sort through links Amazon Instant Video, could ben- they want. Greg Hanneman/Senior Staff

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Web: www.thetartan.org 5000 Forbes Avenue Library of Congress ISSN: 0890-3107 E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15213 September 23, 2013 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A9 Cyrus deserves a break, Criticism of millennials holds true Thicke deserves a stake Ariel Hoffmaier as a performer with staying power. Junior Staffwriter Frankly, it does not matter if a mil- lion people find Cyrus’s clothing To appreciate the disturbing gen- distasteful and her actions crude. der divide in popular media, one She has the right as an artist to only has to take a hard look at two of make choices about how she wants the most talked-about artists in re- to be perceived, as well as a right as cent months. Robin Thicke, the man a woman to do with her body what behind “Blurred Lines,” and Miley she will. Cyrus, who made news last week While Cyrus has been criticized with her hit “Wrecking Ball,” almost for her performance and rapidly beg for a comparison. changing image, Thicke has enjoyed At first glance, the two artists resounding popularity for the bla- seem radically different. Thicke is tantly misogynistic “Blurred Lines.” 36 years old and married, with al- The song hides behind a smooth most two decades of experience in beat and annoying catchiness, but Xiyu Wang/Junior Artist the music industry. Cyrus is only 20, the closer one looks, the less it and a former Disney Channel star. sounds like sexy dance music and world problems are abound. and most developed nation in the It is highly disconcerting, howev- more like an endorsement for sexual This criticism is not just some world. The American dream was er, that there is such a large disparity assault. anecdote-based gut feeling either. more than a dream; it was taken between the widespread condemna- Lines like “I know you want it,” According to a study published in for granted that, by the age of 30, a tion of Cyrus and the comparatively “I’m gonna take a good girl,” and “Do the American Psychological Associa- hardworking individual could have minimal criticism of Robin Thicke it like it hurt,” resemble classic justi- XIYU WANG tion that analyzed values of people a stable job, a suburban home, and for their work as artists, as well fication for sexual assault. Thicke’s ranging from 18–40 years old, the two or three kids. as their performance at the 2013 song promotes the destructive idea Older generations seem to always millennials view money, fame, and This feel-good era was rife with VMAs. It takes two to tango, but that consent itself is a blurred line. complain about younger ones, and image as more important than self- feel-good values. Much fuss has the phrase does not seem to apply Nowhere is the contrast between the present older generation bears acceptance, affiliation, and commu- been made about the “every child to their performances. Cyrus was Thicke and Cyrus more apparent no exception. nity; they also have less concern for gets a trophy” mentality in school practically burned at the stake, but than in the music videos for their It is not uncommon to find edito- others and lower civic engagement activities, but it is really only part of Thicke’s only regret after grinding latest respective hits. The uncen- rials or articles criticizing the millen- than previous generations. the larger self-esteem movement. A on a girl 16 years his junior may have sored music video for “Blurred nial generation — those born from plethora of Disney movies told mil- been that she stole the spotlight. Lines” features Thicke fully dressed the late 1980s to around 2000. A lennials to never settle for anything Lately it appears Cyrus has been and in control as a trio of topless 2008 op-ed in The Wall Street Jour- less than our hearts’ desires. Books doing everything in her power to models clad only in nude G-strings nal, which refers to millennials as Although it varies and television shows told us to cel- scrub away her persistent image strut around for his viewing plea- “trophy kids,” reports that many from case to case, ebrate individuality. Schools were as America’s sweetheart. Need- sure. Cyrus similarly strips down older managers view the millen- plastered with motivational posters less to say, Cryus’s decision to take in her “Wrecking Ball” video, but nial generation as more entitled and it seems like the that told us to dream big, disregard a ride on construction equipment while Thicke and the models have high-maintenance than previous number of self- the naysayers, and never conform. in “Wrecking Ball” and to “twerk it taken relatively little abuse for their generations. An article published last Each generation’s values are di- out” in her single “We Can’t Stop” display, Cyrus has been mercilessly May in Time magazine focuses on the absorbed people rectly influenced by the society they has been controversial. As a result, vilified for daring to show her body. narcissism of the “me me me genera- has never been grew up in — and with the advent the wholesome sweetness of Han- This huge difference in public re- tion.” There is an overall notion that of smartphones and social media to nah Montana has been erased. action is telling. Our media-saturat- millennials are more self-absorbed greater. serve as enablers of self-promotion, But perhaps that is the point. ed generation has become numb to and entitled than those who came it may very well be that the values of What right do people have to dictate Thicke’s brand of misogyny. Objecti- before them. this generation are here to stay. How- the career choices of a performer in fication of women is nothing new to This criticism, while harsh, is al- Given the way millennials were ever, with the nation still mired in the midst of redefining herself? Hor- us. Cyrus’s exhibition in her “Wreck- most certainly true. raised — myself included — it is war, recession, and political conflict, rified fans of a younger Cyrus would ing Ball” video is an instance not of Although it varies from case to unsurprising that we turned out the it is impossible to tell exactly what have her stay stagnant, crying foul at a woman being sexualized by the case, it seems like the number of way we did. For over a decade, we the next generation will be like. But the shearing of her trademark wavy media, but choosing to place herself self-absorbed people has never been were told to expect more, want more, the values of the millennial genera- locks, and at her provocative ward- in a position of sexual power. Maybe greater. Everybody wants others to and feel better about ourselves. tion may constitute a new normal, robe. They throw around words like this choice is unusual enough that read their daily Facebook statuses, Millennials were born in a time and in time, people may have to re- “slut,” “trashy,” and “pathetic.” the public rejected it offhand. Tumblr posts, and Twitter feeds. when it was good to be an American. consider what it means to be “self- Such treatment is not only unre- Whatever the underlying cause Some people need to take photos The nation was strong and flourish- absorbed.” alistic, but grossly unfair. Many peo- behind Thicke’s praise and Cyrus’s of themselves and their dog twice ing. We watched the Soviet Union ple fail to recognize that the celebri- criticism is, it might be useful to take a day. Instant gratification, unwar- fracture and fall while the United Xiyu Wang (xiyuw@) is a staffwriter ties they fall in love with are liable away this: Knee-jerk reactions of- ranted self-importance, and first- States became the strongest, freest, for The Tartan. (and justified) to change. In pushing ten deserve a second look. The next boundaries, Cyrus is creating an un- catchy song could glorify something forgettable buzz, gathering a new terrible, and the next wild pop star fanbase, and establishing herself could just be growing up. Miss America backlash is surprising Mackenzie Nicholson eant owner Donald Trump as Muslim Racism of this kind is apparently Junior Staffwriter extremists are likely to enter bikini- commonplace enough that it is un- clad catwalk competitions. In addi- surprising even when it is written During the 2014 Miss America tion to these people’s obvious errors publicly with no concealment of Pageant on Sept. 15, Nina Davu- is their utter misunderstanding of identity. luri of Fayetteville, N.Y., became the American values. America is a nation According to a World Values Sur- first woman of Indian descent to be of immigrants. vey published this year, the popula- crowned Miss America. Following Isn’t the idea of a great Ameri- tion of America is among the least the announcement, riled pageant can melting pot among the first of racist in the world, and yet Ameri- viewers unleashed a toxic deluge of the values that patriots and pageant cans are quite used to racism. The racist and xenophobic tweets target- contestants should represent? Com- national struggle against bigotry is ed at Davuluri’s win. prised of many races and unique eth- clearly too far from won. These tweets, some of which were nic groups, the American population Certainly, enormous progress complied on the popular website ought to prize diversity as much as has been made in American cul- BuzzFeed, ranged from objections any other national value — and cer- ture’s overall standing with diversity. such as “I swear I’m not racist but tainly shouldn’t be protesting it. From the civil rights movement of this is America” to extremely offen- Yet despite the outrageous nature the 1960s to modern-day immigra- sive personal attacks calling Davu- of these tweets, and despite reac- tion reform, Americans as a whole luri “Miss 7-11,” “Miss Terrorist,” and tions to them ranging from righteous increasingly accept diversity and “Miss Al-Qaeda.” One person laugh- anger to mockery, one reaction has condemn prejudice. This positive ably claimed, “we all know Obama been almost nonexistent: surprise. trend will hopefully and probably bought that pageant!” Almost nobody, it seems, is in any continue. However, the nation has a As goes without saying, such way surprised by this gross display long way to go until racist vitriol of comments are indefensibly bigoted of racism; the incident has been de- the sort exhibited following the Miss and hopelessly illogical. President scribed as a “tired theme” by CNN. America pageant is rare enough to be Obama is about as likely to have This lack of shock is among the anomalous — preferably shocking Braden Kelner/Forum Editor done a deal with Miss America pag- most troubling aspects of this story. and wholly impermissible. A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Justin McGown and Kate Groschner The final episode ofBreaking Bad airs next week, so we asked What would you use as a cover for your drug empire?

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After a string of 1–0 vic- tories, the men’s soccer team found the net more often this week starting with a 3–0 vic- tory over Washington & Jeffer- son College earlier on Wednes- day. The Tartans ended the week pummeling the visiting Bethany College Bisons 5–0 on a rainy Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, the Tartans first got on the scoreboard in the 19th minute when first- year Tristan Lockwood tapped in a well-placed ball from se- nior defender Ben Bryant for his first goal of the season. The play started off with a free kick by Bryant, who lobbed a pass near the right crossbar where Kate Groschner/Photo Editor it rebounded off a defender, Junior Colin Shaffer controlling the ball against Bethany College with first-year Tristan Lockwood in the background. Despite the rainy conditions, the Tartans dominated in their 5–0 victory. meeting Lockwood who was Lockwood led the Tartans with two goals and one assist. right there to put in the goal. Lockwood was very active led to another goal in a matter Jerome Reano’s cross that the second half. Senior Kevin the Division III Men’s Disney they are probably not going to in the first half and had many of five minutes. This time, se- sailed to the back post. Pierce had an easy goal into Soccer/NSCAA Player of the score, and if we get one or two, quality breakaways on the nior Mike Ferraco’s cross-pass “It was definitely a confi- an empty net off a pass from Week last Tuesday. we got the game.” sideline. One of them led to into the penalty box found a dence booster for me to get Reano in the 60th minute. The As impressive as the of- Overall, it was a perfect a goal by senior forward Max sliding Lockwood who scored two,” Tassano said. “I have Tartans continued their attack fense was in scoring five goals, game for the Tartans both of- Tassano who had a brilliant his second goal to put the Tar- been struggling recently with and had quality shots on goal. the defense held its ground fensively and defensively as low shot to the corner of the tans up 3–0. scoring.” “We made sure to be posi- and allowed the Bisons to get they improved their record net in the 22nd minute. Near the end of a fabulous As it turned out, it was tive from the bench and make only five shots on goal. “Our to 7–1. The Tartans will com- The Tartans frenetic attack, first half for the Tartans, Tas- also a confidence boost for sure that we were cheering defense has been stellar this pete next against Grove City consisting of several through sano found the net again, this the whole team, as the Tar- them on,” said senior Chris year,” Tassano said. “It’s been this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at balls and great ball control, time with a header off senior tans emptied their bench in Wysocki, who was selected as huge for us because we know home. show alumni Shadyside 5550 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15232 a great place to eat! 412.681.1500 MarketDistrict.com SHADYSIDE MARKET DISTRICT — A STuDY In gREAT fooD! Shadyside  Carnegie Mellon

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He then lead Alabama have established themselves Assistant Forum Editor ing — instead of having two cess, Pendergast says there is The Cleveland Browns to a national championship in as franchise cornerstones. center-mid[fielders], we had still room for improvement. have been the epitome of futil- 2011 as the feature back, be- This upcoming draft is The women’s soccer team two attacking mid[fielders],” “I think we have a lot to work ity since they were refounded ing named an All-American likely to be full of NFL-cali- continued its streak of domi- she said. on,” she said. “The progres- in 1999. The original Browns and winning the Doak Walker ber quarterbacks with Teddy nance last Friday, beating the Sophomore Amanda Brod- sion has been going well, but franchise moved to Baltimore award for best college run- Bridgewater and Heisman La Roche College Redhawks erick advanced the ball to we really need to start putting in 1995, was renamed the Ra- ning back. Trophy-winner Johnny Man- at home 2–0 in convincing outside the penalty box and teams away.” vens, and has since won two In the 2012 draft, the top ziel leading the way. The fashion. found Pendergast on her “Once we touch up our Super Bowls, further proving two players were clearly quar- trade appears to be setting the The win — their fourth in left, who struck the ball with attacking third, I think we’ll that Cleveland is where sports terbacks Andrew Luck and stage for the Browns to pick a row — improves their re- her left foot past the goalie’s have a solid season,” she said. teams go to die. Robert Griffin III. The Colts any incoming quarterback cord to 5–1–1. stretched arm. On Friday, the Tartans had After another disappoint- had the first pick and drafted and make the necessary trade The Tartans started scor- “No one was defending an opportunity to increase ing season and a transfer of Luck, while the Washington to get him with multiple first- ing in the 10th minute when me. It was an easy shot,” she their lead in the 30th minute. ownership to businessman Redskins traded up from the round picks in their arsenal. senior defender Rachel Con- said. Junior Lucy Havens — taking Jim Haslett, the Browns re- sixth pick to snatch Griffin. For the Colts, this is an topoulos curved a corner kick For the Redhawks, the a penalty kick after sopho- placed their entire manage- The Browns were also inter- interesting move. Rarely do into the top right corner of game was one long, self-tor- more Carson Quiros was ment, firing head coach ested in trading with the St. teams get the chance to bring the net for her first goal of the menting cycle. With the Tar- taken down in the box — shot Pat Shurmur and general Louis Rams for the second in a potential Pro Bowl talent season. tans keeping possession in the right into the diving goalie’s manager Tom Heckert. Rod overall pick but were out- for only a first-round pick. The Tartans cruised for the La Roche half, the Redhawks hand. Chudzinski was hired to re- matched by the Redskins offer The Colts gave up a chance rest of the game, controlling took many goal kicks. Unfor- In the first half, first-year place Shurmur and Michael of three first-round picks. to draft a great player for one possession in La Roche ter- tunately for them, their goal forward Megan Bartoshuk Lombardi to replace Heckert. This left the Browns in an they believe is already proven. ritory while pressuring the kicks bounced back to Carn- caused havoc on the left flank, The new management be- interesting spot, holding the But history will tell whether Redhawks into turnovers in egie Mellon players, which creating chances for her team- gan the slow and arduous pro- fourth overall pick while the or not Richardson becomes a the rare instances where they allowed the Tartans to restart mates by advancing the ball to cess of bringing the Browns Minnesota Vikings sat in front Hall of Famer, or another in had the ball their attack in great position. the goal line and crossing the out of the gutter and back to of them with the third pick. the long line of running back The Redhawks’ only shot “They dropped off a lot ball into the penalty box. the level of their AFC North The Browns decided to pass busts who can’t last more of the game came in the 18th of defensive players,” Pend- In the eighth minute, she brethren: the Baltimore Ra- on quarterback Ryan Tan- than a few years, given the minute and harmlessly soared ergast said, which allowed created a chance of her own vens, the Pittsburgh Steelers, nehill who fell to the Miami wear and tear they receive on over the net. The Tartans end- them to win the opposing goal as she beat her defender and and the Cincinnati Bengals. Dolphins at No. 8, and in- a weekly basis. ed the game with 24 shots. kicks. “And they were short.” drove a shot that clanged off Normally, the standard stead made the curious move If Richardson can help Sophomore Louisa Pend- Over their four-game win- the crossbar. ineptitude of the Browns to trade up one spot with the protect Luck from blitzing ergast scored her second goal ning streak, the Tartans have The Tartans will play isn’t headline news with the Vikings. The Browns then linebackers making the Colts of the season in the 57th min- outshot their opponents 60– Wednesday at home at 7 p.m. merry-go-round of head filled their quarterback need offensive line look like Swiss ute. 14. against Juniata College. coaches, starting quarter- by taking Brandon Weeden, cheese, and if the Colts can backs, and exceptional teams. the oldest-ever player taken rebound from a tough 1–1 This time is different, howev- in the first round, with their start to make the playoffs, the er, as the Browns have made 28th pick. move will be considered ge- one of the most shocking Which brings us to the nius. In addition, if the Colts’ trades in NFL history: trad- present day. Normally, moves legitimate passing threat UAA Sports Standings ing running back Trent Rich- such as bailing on the third forces teams to stop crowding Men’s Soccer Football Women’s Soccer ardson, the third overall pick overall pick after only 18 the line of scrimmage against in the 2012 NFL Draft, to the games are reserved for coach- Richardson — thus making Univ. W L T Conf. Univ. W L Conf. Univ. W L L Conf Indianapolis Colts for a 2014 es and general managers who his pedestrian yards-per-car- Brandeis 7 1 0 0–0 Chicago 3 0 0–0 Wash. U. 6 1 0 0–0 first-round pick. know their days are num- ry rise to the level of a great CMU 7 1 0 0–0 CMU 1 2 0–0 Brandeis 5 1 0 0–0 The trade came as such a bered. But in this case, it ap- player — the Browns will NYU 6 1 0 0–0 CWRU 1 2 0–0 CMU 5 1 1 0–0 surprise that no one is quite pears that Cleveland’s front have added another item to Rochester 5 1 1 0–0 Wash. U. 1 2 0–0 Chicago 5 2 0 0–0 sure who made the better office is taking the exact op- their long list of poor moves. CWRU 3 0 3 0–0 Emory 5 2 1 0–0 deal, and more importantly, posite approach, looking to The two teams are clearly Wash. U. 3 1 1 0–0 Volleyball NYU 3 3 1 0–0 what in the world the new the long term. heading in opposite direc- Emory 5 3 0 0–0 Rochester 3 3 1 0–0 Browns management was To return to relevancy, tions, with the Browns look- Chicago 3 2 1 0–0 Univ. W L Conf. CWRU 3 4 0 0–0 thinking. the Browns need a franchise ing toward the future and the Emory 14 1 0–0 Richardson has been a po- quarterback. The Weeden ex- Colts making it clear that they NYU 11 1 0–0 larizing player since his days periment has failed; its failure aim to win now. Let’s see how CMU 11 3 0–0 at the University of Alabama. is further pronounced when both teams fare in a year or Wash. U. 10 3 0–0 He first made an impact as the the other quarterbacks of two after all of the pieces have Chicago 9 5 0–0 backup to the 2009 Heisman Weeden’s draft class — Luck, fallen into place. CWRU 8 9 0–0 Brandeis 6 9 0–0 Rochester 4 13 0–0

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athlete profile ‘Willy Dunks’ showing he is still the king of the courts Aline Naroditsky always been unquestionable; played his best even if he loses. Junior Staffwriter [they] are something any fam- While tennis is largely an ily would love to have on their individual sport, Duncan also After suffering a season- team,” said his doubles part- embraces playing as part of a ending injury last year, junior ner, junior Christian Heaney- team. William Duncan is excited to Secord. “Everyone cares, everyone be back on the court as part of Duncan is a computation- wants to win, [and] everyone the men’s tennis team. al and applied mathematics is working really hard to get “It was miserable not being major looking to double ma- better. And it’s good to be in able to play,” Duncan said. jor in computational biology that kind of environment; you During his first year, he and hoping to go to graduate can push each other,” he said. started experiencing extreme school for bioinformatics. His teammates are also pain in his shoulder, especially Having to manage one’s glad Duncan is returning to when serving. After a visit to time while playing a varsity the courts. the doctor, he discovered that sport can be difficult, but Dun- “Willy Dunks is quite pos- he had a SLAP tear. Deciding can is able to manage his time sibly the hardest working and to get the necessary surgery well. “I don’t feel like it gets most dedicated person I have was difficult, but Duncan per- in the way [of school] at all,” ever met,” Heaney-Secord severed through a year with- Duncan said. “It’s like anyone said. out tennis. else — you have busy weeks As a team member, Duncan “I am still trying to get back and weeks that aren’t as busy.” also plays an important lead- to where I was,” Duncan said. Having started playing ten- ership role. Though he doesn’t claim to nis at the age of 6, Duncan has One of his newest team- be back to 100 percent, the grown through tennis both as mates, first-year Kenny Zheng, results suggest he is getting a player and as a person. has found Duncan to be some- close. When asked what his favor- one he can look up to. “[His] After five matches, Duncan ite part about tennis was, Dun- work ethic and determination remains undefeated. Duncan can excitedly mentioned the make him a great role mod- was also named the Univer- competition. “When you win, el for the rest of the team,” sity Athletic Association Men’s Jonathan Leung/Assistant Photo Editor it’s like you’re better than the Zheng said. Tennis Athlete of the Week Junior William Duncan returns to the courts after missing last spring’s season. He is undefeated in five matches other player and you’re just After he finishes college, Sept. 1–7. this year and will next play in the ITA Regional Tournament this weekend. proving that,” he said with a Duncan hopes to continue The team — which has a light in his eyes. playing tennis competitively, short fall season — will com- The winner of the tournament fallen short of making the na- tions. We expect to make the Winning, however, isn’t ev- though he recognizes that it pete next in the Intercollegiate will play in the ITA National tional tournament in the past, NCAA,” Duncan said. If they erything to Duncan; using his may not be as accessible. Until Tennis Association (ITA) Re- Small College Championships Duncan believes that this year do, Duncan will be a big rea- entire potential is much more then, Duncan will try to make gional Tournament in Fred- in Florida. the goal is within reach. son why. important. After every match, the most of his time at Carn- ericksburg, Va. this weekend. Although the team has “We have high expecta- “[His] desire and heart has Duncan wants to feel he egie Mellon. feature photos Women’s volleyball goes 2–2 in DoubleTree Tournament

Jason Chen/Junior Photographer Despite going 2–2 over the weekend, the Tartans are still a respectable 11–3 for the season. On Friday, they beat Geneva College 3–1 but lost to Otterbein University in the evening. The Tartans began Saturday with a loss to John Carrol University 3–2 and ended the weekend with a 3–0 win over Farmingdale State College.

Jason Chen/Junior Photographer First-year Molly Higgins going up for a serve against Otterbein University on Friday night in Wiegand Gym. Jason Chen/Junior Photographer Higgins finished the weekend with a total of 45 digs. The Tartans will play against Frostburg State University Junior Ali Celentano was named UAA Athlete of the Week for Sept. 1–7. at home this Tuesday. Alien She The new Miller Gallery exhibit delves into the world of feminist punk • B8

09.23.13 Volume 108, Issue 5 ...this week only 3 Angel Olsen The singer-songwriter will perform at the Andy Warhol Museum tomorrow. 4 Lecture “No Church In The Wild” touches on queer anarchy, pop culture, and political subversion. 5 The Idiot Box This latest production at the Purnell Center brings laughs as well as introspection. 6 Dancing Dancing with the Stars returns with new faces in the traditional format. 7 S.H.I.E.L.D. The Avengers television spinoff promises to stand on its own. 8 Alien She The new exhibit at the Miller Gallery explores 8 feminist punk movement Riot Grrrl.

3 4 5 6 regulars...... diversions

3 Advice 13 Puzzles Everything you need to know about Vocelli’s Challenge yourself with this week’s sudoku and and last-minute requests. kakuro puzzles.

7 Dollar Movie 14 Horoscopes AB Films presents a series of films whose titles Find out what the universe has in store for you all begin with the letter “M.” this week.

11 Comics 15 Calendar Turtles are embroiled in a civil war and other All you need to know to stay entertained this crazy things this week in comics. week both on campus and off.

PUBLISHER Jennifer Coloma EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Josh Smith PILLBOX EDITOR Rachel Cohen Assistant Pillbox Editor Joey Peiser COMICS EDITOR Kairavi Chahal ART EDITOR Annette Ko PHOTO EDITOR Kate Groschner COPY MANAGER Evan Kahn COVER Jason Chen

The Tartan . Box 119 . UC Suite 103 . Carnegie Mellon University . 5000 Forbes Ave . Pittsburgh, PA 15213 . www.thetartan.org . © 2013 The Tartan Olsen plays at the Warhol Advice for awkward people Promising singer-songwriter to perform in Pittsburgh Hey Batman, Would you be willing to write a last-minute Advice for Awkward People? New Patrick(s??) isn’t getting back Angel Olsen is the kind of singer-songwriter to us. that belongs to an older time — a time before computers, when all music was made using purely Sincerely, natural sounds. Raw talent and emotion shimmers Expecting Vulgarities And Nothing throughout her work, both in terms of her beautiful singing as well as her lyrics. Olsen will be performing Hey EVAN, tomorrow at the Andy Warhol Museum on the North Shore. Yes.

Chicago native Olsen first made her name known in What have you gotten yourself into, 2011 with the release of Strange Cacti. Since then, Batman she has been garnering acclaim everywhere she ______goes. Half Way Home, released last September, was met with critical praise from the likes of Pitchfork. Dear Batman, com and Allmusic.com. Half Way Home is built upon How did you get the email [email protected]? Who do the sound of its predecessor, adding more country- I have to bribe or give sexual favors / DineX / Vocelli’s like arrangements and at times a fuller instrumental to in order to get a rad email like you? sound. Sincerely,

Olsen’s music is heavily folk and country inspired, Photo courtesy of PitchPerfect Fake Reader, Especially Since Having Meaningful which makes every song sound a little familiar even Chicago native Angel Olsen will perform songs from Advice Now if you’ve never heard it before. She generally uses her country-inspired album Half Way Home at the Andy just her voice with soft acoustic or electric guitar Warhol Museum. Dear FRESHMAN, accompaniment, which is no problem because her voice is truly the crux of her talent. Within a You don’t have to bribe or give sexual favors/DineX/Vocelli’s single song she can go from a soft whisper to a full, “Miranda” shows her taking on the role of a police to anyone to get a “rad” email, but I will take all of the yodeling sound that gives many tracks a large range. officer reading a lying lover his or her rights before Vocelli’s you can feed me, preferably quad pineapple thin questioning. While not every song touches on such crust. It’s coupon code 700, but who cares about saving Her recent single “Sweet Dreams” features a full bleak subject matter, the overall mood of her music is money when you’re using DineX? band, forcing Olsen to prove just exactly who the despondent. Despite the sad words, however, on the star of the show is. Her lyrics, while not of the same whole the songs come off as more comforting than Just go to http://www.cmu.edu/computing/email/cmuname/ caliber as her musical skills, offer insights into depressing, following the construct of her country index.html. It’s easier than C@CM. Unless you failed C@CM. topics such as death, falling in and out of love, and and folk influences. Then this would be awkward. loneliness. “Acrobat” touches on the longing to be connected to another in every single way including If previous performances accurately predict, Olsen’s [email protected] will look great on your résumé, the finality of death. upcoming show at the Andy Warhol Museum Batman should be an intimate and engaging affair. Olsen’s ______is definitely a name to watch; she is one of those singer-songwriters who can truly bring it all to the Dear Batman, table, and these days that’s an increasingly rare Why Batman? commodity. Next time you’re alone but don’t feel like going out, I recommend looking to her for company. Sincerely, Do Even Enlightened People Quite Understand Even Sometimes Truth Is Only Non Sequitur

Joey Peiser | Assistant Pillbox Editor Dear DEEP QUESTIONS,

Because I’m the hero Carnegie Mellon deserves, but not the one it needs right now.

Or, because when I chose my name in Chinese, it got me thinking — why can’t I just change my name in English?

Sometimes it’s only madness that makes us what we are, Batman Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen will bring her gentle singing to the Andy Warhol Museum tomorrow. Need advice? Send queries to [email protected]. Photo courtesy of PitchPerfect

music pillbox 09.23.13 3 Kanye West and anarchy discussed in lecture “No Church In The Wild” used pop culture examples in political contexts

Kanye West, Lady Gaga, and Wes Anderson rarely make Fantastic Mr. Fox is a story about a fox that steals Halberstam believes we can be heroes like the it into academia as subjects of study, and they’re even chickens from wealthy farmers every night until the protagonists of The Fantastic Mr. Fox and create actual, less frequently cited in this sense as renowned theorists farmers catch on and try to kill him. The fox and his productive change. like Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, and Emma Goldman. family retaliate, outwitting the farmers and creating new But a combination of pop culture and high-brow homes underground. According to Halberstam, this film Halberstam closed his talk with a discussion of drag intellectualism was precisely what queer theorist Jack can be interpreted as a radical tale of queer anarchist culture and a few queer artists who continue to push the Halberstam brought to Carnegie Mellon in his Thursday disruption. The foxes literally go underground to escape limits of art and disruption, before opening the floor to lecture. The lecture — sponsored by the Center for Arts the farmers, but this could be viewed as them creating a questions. in Society, the English department, and Trans-Q TV — subculture that rejects capitalism and traditional ideas of was titled “No Church in the Wild: Queer Anarchy & male heroism. “I’m not convinced that anarchy is even supposed to the Aesthetics of Chaos” and focused on a discussion be laid out in terms of a political regime,” Halberstam of queerness and anarchy through the lens of popular Halberstam also discussed Jay-Z and Kanye West’s said, in response to an audience question about how culture. hit song “No Church in the Wild,” from their hit album anarchy can be understood through the most recent Watch the Throne. The song embodies many major Batman movie. He emphasized his point that the Halberstam is currently a professor of English and themes of the album as a whole: fame, wealth, power, anarchy he sees is more a means of disruption to our the director of the Center for Feminist Research at and the challenges of these successes. R&B singer Frank typical ways of thinking. “We’re not really debating new the University of Southern California. He is a gender Ocean — who happens to be gay, a point Halberstam forms of subculture, but we are turning to anarchy to ask and queer theorist, and his books cover topics like finds worth noting — sings the refrain on the song: questions,” he said. female masculinity, critiques of heteronormativity and “Human beings in a mob./What’s a mob to a king?/ capitalism, and popular culture. His most recent book, What’s a king to a god?/What’s a god to a non-believer?/ Attendees were left with a lot to think about, from how 2012’s Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Who don’t believe in anything?” we interpret popular culture to what questions we ask Normal, looks at the significance of Lady Gaga’s fame — about political structures. Halberstam acknowledged what she symbolizes and why it matters — and results “I hear anarchy in that lyric,” Halberstam said, that he, too, still has questions, and that that’s okay: “I’m in a manifesto of sorts, calling for a new type of feminism discussing the difficulty of “non-believing” in a world happy to sit with some of this material and not know.” that encourages creative chaos and fluidity. where theology and existing power structures rule. Halberstam believes in the power of people to change Halberstam’s talk on Thursday was focused on ideas society through solidarity with others who want the Allison Cosby | Staffwriter of “the Wild” and queer anarchy: what they are, where same things. By subverting the power of markets and we see them, and what they could mean for the future. the average person’s status as a mindless consumer, Halberstam defined anarchy as a new form of opposition to the state and to institutionality in general and drew on political movements like Occupy to demonstrate that “people are turning now to political projects of anarchy.” The talk was extremely accessible even to those without a background in queer or political theory. Halberstam relied on popular culture reference points to guide his talk.

According to Halberstam, the current movement toward anarchy is all about disrupting the system and calling into question all of the social norms that we take for granted. The majority of the talk focused on where we see these ideas in popular culture, including Wes Anderson’s 2009 filmThe Fantastic Mr. Fox and Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne. “Art is a special place for experiments with anarchy,” Halberstam said, noting that in art, there’s less concern for practical consequences.

Professor Jack Halberstam from USC used many pop culture examples in his discussion of anarchy and the word’s many meanings.

Peter Lee | Junior Photographer

events 4 pillbox 09.23.13 The Idiot Box inspires laughter and thought Carnegie Mellon production touches on the modern American life through our love of television

Once the canned laughter filling in all the funny (and not- so-funny) jokes disappeared from the background noise of The Idiot Box, something clicked. The play, originally by playwright and screenwriter Michael Elynow, produced a revelation among audience members. Amid the pregnant pause of expectance, both the characters and the audience realized that the “reality” in which they had existed was simply a carefully crafted, false universe and that it was time to face the terrifying real world. That poignant moment of silence perfectly encapsulated the message behind The Idiot Box.

The production, which ran Monday through Saturday in the Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theatre of the Purnell Center, was co-directed by junior directing major Alex Tobey and Pittsburgh guest director Tami Dixon as a part of the Junior Performance Projects series. According to the show note, written by sophomore dramaturgy major Holly Dennis, The Idiot Box is meant to examine reality in a modern context — and what better way to do that than through America’s obsession with TV?

The show is centered on the cast of a sitcom called Pals, a close imitation of the iconic show Friends. During the play, the characters go from living a perfectly ordinary existence to one fraught with drama. All of the sudden, the corny jokes go away, and instead of dealing with an Jason Chen | Junior Photographer untrained puppy, they find themselves grappling with The cast of The Idiot Box is forced to face real-life issues. From left to right: Stephanie (Cathryn Dylan), Connor issues such as messy breakups, divorce, coming out, (Jeremy Hois), Fiona (Olivia Brown), Mark (Benjamin Edelman) and Chloe (Colleen Pulawski). Laying across the and depression. Their lives become complicated and back is Billy (Luke LaMontagne). unplanned, and they must learn to cope with it.

The small cast of this play was composed of junior acting with writer’s block; Connor (Jeremy Hois), her doting how Elyanow wrote the play in response to the media’s majors: Chloe (Colleen Pulawksi), a romance writer husband; Billy (Luke LaMontagne), a sex-crazed, funny unresponsive attitude toward the crisis, it seemed man; Fiona (Olivia Brown), a bubbly blonde; and Mark appropriate for the show to close on such a somber note. (Benjamin Edelman), the straight-edged owner of the apartment. In essence, the cast and context of the show — eight friends, eight rooms, one big penthouse in the Big The cast blended perfectly, staying in character through Apple — represented the carefully protected and both the lighthearted sitcom moments and the dramatic, forced innocence of Americans. When that naivety and heart-pounding ones. Their perfect chemistry made blindness is shattered, the characters are tossed into viewers feel as though they were watching a scripted, crisis mode and are forced to come to terms with reality orchestrated television show, until the world fell apart by discovering that their canned world is an illusion. and the characters became real. Through Dixon’s careful planning and design choices — The show was smart and witty, not to mention painfully from having the cast pose as if in an opening scene to poignant. In a moment toward the end, when the introducing a theme song for Pals that closely resembles characters are realizing with horror what dealing with that of Friends— the message of the play is clearly the real world has done to them, Mark sits down conveyed, despite the risk of it getting lost in the many with Chloe, who is resisting the return to normalcy. In details of the plot. The entire cast and crew of the play order to convince her to forget Omar (Mitchell Edwards) should be applauded for creating a believable and — the dashing stranger with whom she has fallen in love meaningful play within a play scenario that resonated and has made plans to escape — Mark describes his even after the lights went down. harrowing experience as a medic during 9/11. Seeing

Laura Scherb | Personnel Manager Junior acting major Luke LaMontagne plays the sex- crazed Billy. Jason Chen | Junior Photographer theater pillbox 09.23.13 5 Dancing with the Stars sticks to old formula Bill Nye and Glee star Amber Riley are among the celebrities to take the stage this season

Season 17 of Dancing with the Stars kicked off on star Jack Osbourne focused his introduction on his Monday night promising a new format, new production experience with multiple sclerosis. He came across as a — and of course, new stars. But this time, the show’s genuine, soft-spoken guy and impressed everyone with classic formula showed through: It’s the same dancing his dancing. Another inspiring story came from actress show time after time because stars’ success relies on Valerie Harper: She was given just months to live due dancing ability and likability in equal parts. As the to lung and brain cancer, but she is now beating the seasons progress, there are a few cookie-cut roles that odds and thriving on the show. She stole the hearts of remain constant. many viewers not just with her story but with her sweet mannerisms and grace. She floated across the floor in an There is the athlete. This season, it’s Keyshawn Johnson, elegant, simple routine. who moves in the stiff athletic way of a 6’4” former pro football player. His performance was marked by poor There are the stars that draw in a large number of dancing and low scores. viewers: Snooki, the self-proclaimed “hot mess,” took the stage looking strikingly thin. She promises that There is the love interest — the partners that make us her partying days are over and she is ready to be more question if they’re more than just dance partners. This mature, but this claim fell flat as she shrieked “ew” and season it’s Pretty Little Liars actor Brant Daugherty “perv” at her dance partner. Personality aside, she was a and his partner, Peta Murgatroyd. The two quickly great dancer, receiving praise from the judges. established that they were single and attractive, and there was a notable level of passion in their performance. Bill Nye is the kind of contestant that makes this show so special. Nye offered an admittedly poor performance, There are the forgotten stars — namely singer Christina receiving the lowest scores of the night. But the crowd Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Milian and actresses Elizabeth Berkley and Leah Remini. chanted his name as he finished and booed animatedly Self-proclaimed “hot mess” Snooki tries to prove her Milian came out strong with great choreography. Berkley when the judges criticized him. partying past is behind her on ABC’s Dancing with the seemed sweet and was a fair dancer, and Remini Stars. brought a lot of personality to the stage. Bill Nye was a true class act. He brought a rose for his partner in a flask, taking time to teach us the Actor Corbin Bleu danced dynamically. He is one of the difference between a flask and beaker. He spoke in lovely Credit must be given where due, and Glee star few male dancers in the show’s history to really draw expressions, exclaiming, “Even a blind squirrel finds a Amber Riley stole the stage Monday night. Judge attention rather than let the professional do all the work. nut sometimes,” discussed evolution, and danced in Bruno Tonioli described her as the “tigress of season He displays a will to push himself, which resulted in a an endearing way. As judge Carrie Ann Inaba put it, he 17.” She performed with ferocity and precision and performance earning one of the top scores of the night. is “the heart of the show.” While he cannot keep up in received praise and high scores. While she is not the dancing ability, his personality might just be enough to most widely-known star, she quickly grabbed viewers’ There are the heartwarming stories. Former reality TV buy him a few more weeks. attention with her charisma. She spoke about wanting to be a role model for girls her size, wanting them to see her “throwing this weight around.” She was the most captivating and inspiring performer of the night and will surely go far in the competition.

While Dancing with the Stars is deeply rooted in the traditional format, it has yet to feel tired. The fresh crop of stars brings new life to the show and a promise for a season of fantastic dancing and dynamic personalities.

Gwen Luvara | Junior Staffwriter

Glee star Amber Riley captivated audiences with her skillful performance and positive attitude on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

television 6 pillbox 09.23.13 Avengers spinoff to premiere tomorrow Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. promises to stand on its own despite connection to hit movie

TV premiere season has begun, and on Tuesday night Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a continuation of The Avengers’ Smulders, reprising her role as Agent Maria Hill in comes one of the season’s most anticipated pilots: ABC’s universe; currently, there are no plans to feature any of the pilot, will be the one to plant the seeds for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel’s big-name superheroes, such as Iron Man or overarching mystery. Although currently her appearance Thor, in any storylines. Executive producer Joss Whedon has only been confirmed for the first episode — a To be clear, this isn’t The Avengers. This is the team that revealed at the Television Critics Association (TCA) surprise kept secret until the closed screening of the finds the superheroes, sorting through the weird to find Press Tour panel that the show is not intended to be pilot at this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con — perhaps the spectacular. “an Easter egg farm” for the Marvel universe. The show viewers will get to see more from Agent Hill after will be able to stand on its own, instead of constantly Smulders finishes as Robin Scherbatsky in the final The ensemble features Melinda May, a seasoned field referring back to the past Marvel films. season of How I Met Your Mother. agent portrayed by Mulan voice actor Ming-Na Wen; newly recruited Grant Ward (Brett Dalton); hacker- Whedon is no stranger to TV shows, having produced Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Agent Coulson was last seen turned-team-member Skye (Chloe Bennet); and Leo such classics as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the short- in his death scene in The Avengers, but he’s back to Fitz and Jemma Simmons (Ian De Caestecker and lived Firefly. Most recently, Whedon wrote and directed head this new team as they head out on cases. For those Elizabeth Henstridge), a tag team of a tech genius and The Avengers and adapted William Shakespeare’s Much confused about his resurrection, don’t worry — that a biochemist. Together the team is the face of a new Ado About Nothing to the silver screen. Unfortunately story will come out. Whedon revealed at the panel that it initiative formed by Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) for the show, he is also working on the sequel to The will be “something of a drawn-out explanation.” following the events in The Avengers. Their job is Avengers, which could reduce the amount of time he to find and keep tabs on emerging superheroes and spends on Agents. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres tomorrow at 8 p.m. EST. otherworldly events, so that S.H.I.E.L.D. — the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics The show’s format will be serial in style, like its time slot Division — can have a better handle on superhuman competitor, CBS crime drama NCIS, but will feature a events and threats. continuous storyline to bring the season together. Mairéad Pettit | Junior Staffwriter TvLine.com reported that Avengers veteran Cobie

dollarmovie McConomy Auditorium, University Center Andie Park | Junior Staffwriter

Monsters University Man of Steel Margin Call Saturday, Sept. 28 Thursday, Sept. 26 Friday, Sept. 27 7 9:30 10 7:30 10 Sunday, Sept. 29 7 (Note: FREE as part of Ceilidh Weekend!)

Superman is back but with a whole new look. Zach One of the smartest Wall Street movies in recent years, In the latest Pixar installment, Mike and Sully are back Snyder and Christopher Nolan join forces to reboot Margin Call provides a thrilling look into the world of in school, training to become the scariest monsters on America’s favorite superhero with more action and Wall Street within a period of 24 hours. The movie is campus. A genuinely heartwarming prequel to Monsters, spectacle. The movie does not disappoint: Its brutal a fictional account of an investment firm in Manhattan Inc., the film is a great story about friendship and action sequences add a sense of exhilaration in scrambling through a transformational night of the growing up that doesn’t bank on nostalgia. Also, for all scenes with Superman, played by the genetically 2008 financial crisis. Director J.C. Chandor crafted a of us with Tartan pride, one of the Monsters University blessed Henry Cavill, who struggles as a quiet alien methodical thriller that proves engaging and intelligent. campus buildings looks just like Hamerschlag Hall. hero amongst men. Featuring a solid ensemble cast and a marvelously sharp Perhaps Pixar looked at Carnegie Mellon for inspiration? and clever screenplay, the film leaves the audience with Watch Monsters University to find out! just as many questions as it does answers as to whether financial firms are doing more harm than good. television pillbox 09.23.13 7 Alien She presents mesmerizing display The feminist punk-inspired exhibit presents a perversely fascinating collection of works

The Miller Gallery’s newest installation, Alien She, explores the creative influence of the Riot Grrrls, an underground feminist punk movement rooted in Los Angeles that started making noise in the ’90s. Curated by former Riot Grrrls Astria Suparak and Ceci Moss, the exhibit “[reflects] on this movement’s influence on a generation of people,” according to Moss. Alien She opened on Friday and will run through Feb. 16 before touring the country.

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Jason Chen | Junior Photographer

Above and top left: Allison Mitchell’s “Ladies Sasquatch” features a small collection of large, furry, unidentifiable animals with strangely human attributes. Top center: The first floor displays archival material on the Riot Grrrls, including a wall covered in posters and paraphernalia. Top right: Another display features tear-off flyers of free downloadable documents. Right: Ginger Brooks Takahashi’s “Feminist Body Pillows” eerily resembles a pile of headless torsos. Jason Chen | Junior Photographer

art 8 pillbox 09.23.13 ONE NIGHT ONLY, TUESDAY OCTOBER 8

With the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

The last chance to see The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses as it returns to Heinz Hall by popular demand with SECOND QUEST! Expect breathtaking new visuals and music exploring additional chapters from the Zelda franchise as well as your original favorites. Don’t miss the final area performance before the Quest ends in 2013.

FOR TICKETS, call 412-392-4900 or visit www.pittsburghsymphony.org

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comics 12pillbox 09.23.13 Sudoku Puzzle: Hard Difficulty Kakuro Puzzle: Medium Difficulty

Sudoku courtesy of Kakuro courtesy of www.KrazyDad.com www.opensky.ca/~jdhildeb/software/sudokugen/ Fill all empty squares using numbers 1 to 9 so the sum of each row equals the clue on its left, and the sum of each column equals the clue above it. No number may be used in the same row or column more than once.

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puzzles pillbox 09.23.13 13 Horoscopes aries Dare to be optimistic and dream big. It could happen. march 21–april 19

taurus Just remember: It could always be worse. Be grateful for april 20–may 20 what you have.

gemini Your just-getting-by attitude will not work this week. It’s time may 21–june 21 to pull your socks up and take some pride in your work.

cancer You know what’s going to happen if you do it. But if you still june 22–july 22 want to, go for it.

leo You don’t do it for the recognition, but you enjoy the july 23–aug. 22 recognition, so keep it up. Crossword courtesy of BestCrosswords.com

Across Down Don’t let your successes get to your head; nobody will care virgo 1. DEA agent 1. PBS science series aug. 23–sept. 22 in a month from now. 5. Bounce 2. Take down ___ 10. Kemo ___ 3. Hindu music 14. Colorful fish 4. Virginal 15. Figure skater Cohen 5. Guess If you don’t expect anything, you’ll never be disappointed. 16. Trading center 6. Tooth-bearing bone libra 17. Lyra’s brightest star 7. End for Siam sept. 23–oct. 22 18. Twixt’s partner 8. Thorax 19. Dies ___ 9. Country singer Tucker 20. 1992 Wimbledon champ 10. Struck, old-style 22. Methods 11. Swiss river scorpio You may think you deserve it, but everyone has to earn it. 24. Skye cap 12. “Dracula” author Stoker 25. Mormon state of western USA 13. French summers oct. 23–nov. 21 26. Tepid 21. Cutting tool 30. Ran without moving 23. Glisten 35. Wind dir. 25. Strike caller 36. Sugar amt. 26. Helping theorem sagittarius Every answer leads to more questions, but it will get easier. 37. Peter of Herman’s Hermits 27. Conjunction 38. Inclination 28. Japanese form of fencing nov. 22–dec. 21 41. Small loudspeaker 29. Queue after Q 43. Related to form 31. Anonymous John 44. DI doubled 32. Water lily 45. Metro area 33. Diciembre follower capricorn You’ve been working hard all of your life, and it’s finally 46. Battery terminal 34. Bowler hat dec. 22–jan. 19 going to pay off. 47. Corded silk fabric 39. Family man 50. Morse element 40. Luges 53. Shade tree 41. Acapulco aunt 54. Federal crime 42. Available for a pass 58. Body of work 44. Dashboard abbr. aquarius You might blame your problems on your rotten luck, but 62. Sunset direction 48. Suffix with glob jan. 20–feb. 18 you have to believe in yourself for things to go right. 63. Summary 49. Entertained 66. Cauterize 51. Main artery 67. Not ___ many words 52. Dummy Mortimer 68. Nonsense 54. One of a matching pair 69. Sewing case 55. Actress Russo pisces Your solution might seem over the top, but it’s actually fairly 70. Inert gas 56. Canadian gas brand feb. 19–march 20 elegant if you think about it. 71. Bedeck 57. Lots and lots 72. Pineapple vendor 59. Rejection power Kairavi Chahal | Comics Editor 60. Actor Julia 61. Buffalo’s county 64. AFL partner 65. Spring mo. horoscopes 14pillbox 09.23.13 TUESDAY9.24.13 Pittsburgh’s arts and entertainment offerings will take place this Defending the Caveman. Cabaret at Theater Square. 8 p.m. Friday. Attendees are free to explore the galleries and events at Through Oct. 20. Angel Olsen. The Andy Warhol Museum. 7:30 p.m. their own pace, and given how much there is to see even a quick This is a one-man comedy show featuring humorous insights The singer-songwriter will perform songs off her folk- and stop could prove highly rewarding. For more information, visit regarding gender and relationships. country-inspired album Half Way Home, as well as other tunes. trustarts.org/events. Tickets are $12 with a valid student ID and $15 without one. Roads of Arabia. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Through The Rubber Duck Bridge Party. Sixth Street Bridge. 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3. WEDNESDAY9.25.13 As a kick-off to the Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, the This exhibit transports visitors to the sands of Saudi Arabia, Sixth Street Bridge will be closed in order to welcome a four- where recent archaeological finds redefine our understanding of Kurt Vile. Carnegie Lecture Hall. 8 p.m. story-tall, three-story-wide rubber duck as well as to host the the region. For more information, visit carnegiemnh.org. Indie songsmith Kurt Vile will be performing with his band The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Night Market, featuring art Violators at Carnegie Lecture Hall. Tickets are $15 with a valid and food vendors. This may be your only chance to see such an UPCOMING student ID and $18 without one. impressive rubber duck. For more information, visit culturaldistrict.org. 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. THURSDAY9.26.13 Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (Hunt Library, Fifth SATURDAY9.28.13 Floor). Sept. 27 through Dec. 19. Danny Brown & Action Bronson. Altar Bar. 8 p.m. The exhibition will include 41 artworks by 41 artists from The two rappers will perform on the Pittsburgh stop of their “2 Baths. Altar Bar. 8 p.m. 10 countries. The Institute established the International High 2 Die” tour. Expect haziness. Tickets are $22. The electronic musician brings his breathtaking falsetto to series in 1964 with the hope of supporting and encouraging Pittsburgh. Tickets range from $12 to $14, and the event is open contemporary botanical artists. Every three years, the Downlink & ill.Gates. The Rex Theater. 8 p.m. to all ages. International series features the works of talented botanical The two musicians will bring their bone-crushing brand of heavy artists from around the world. dubstep to the Rex. We recommend bringing earplugs from Hunt ONGOING if you plan on attending. Tickets are $15. Our Town. O’Reilly Theater. Sept. 27 through Oct. 26. Art Interprets Alzheimer’s. Society for Contemporary Craft The Thornton Wilder classic about life in a small town and just FRIDAY9.27.13 Satellite Gallery. Through Sept. 29. how extraordinary such a life can be will be brought to the stage Sculptures by George Roby and photographs by Herbert in an upcoming production at the O’Reilly Theater on Penn DJ BL3ND. Whim Nightclub. 10 p.m. Ascherman capture the emotional impact of Alzheimer’s through Avenue in Pittsburgh, directed by Ted Pappas and starring The Internet sensation will bring his weird mask and crowd- the eyes of patients and their loved ones. Pittsburgh’s own Tom Atkins. For performance dates and tickets, pleasing mixes to Whim Nightclub this Friday. Hopefully he visit trustarts.culturaldistrict.org. dances as well in person as he does in his videos. Tickets are Summer Flower Show. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical $25. Gardens. Through Oct. 6. The Summer Flower Show at Phipps incorporates glass Joey Peiser | Assistant Pillbox Editor Bill Burr. Heinz Hall. 8 p.m. artwork into the gardens, creating a colorful and whimsical The successful comedian will be performing his unique brand fusion of the artificial and the natural. For more information, visit of observational humor this Friday at Heinz Hall. Expect a lot of phippsconservatory.org. Want your event here? fanboys hanging around until the end to see if he knows anything Email [email protected]. about the Breaking Bad finale. Express Burlesque. Cabaret at Theater Square. 8 p.m. Through Oct. 12. Gallery Crawl. Pittsburgh Cultural District. 5:30 p.m. This exciting, burlesque-style dance revue combines an old The latest installment of this free quarterly showcase of burlesque feel with a provocative-yet-classy twist of today.

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Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presented Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody at the Cultural District’s Byham Theatre this past weekend. As the title suggests, the show spoofed E.L. James’ bestselling Fifty Shades of Grey and featured Danielle Trzcinski as protagonist Tasha Woode and Patrick Whalen as love interest Hugh. Student discounts to future Cultural District productions are available through the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

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