Single mobot finishes Carnival booths need more Buggy races compete with course • A5 variety between years • A8 heavy rain • A10 SCITECH FORUM SPORTS thetartan.org @thetartan April 23, 2012 Volume 106, Issue 26 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Spring Carnival Review: Section B Photos by Alessandra Zimmerman, Jonathan Carreon, Jennifer Coloma, Patrick Gage Kelley, Kate Groschner, and Guillermo Gomez Waffle Shop to close in August Students flock to Ron Paul JUSTIN MCGOWN Fridays and Saturdays. Over Our food sales cover about 40 BENJAMIN MADUEME of the big issues of the cam- fense, [and] if we care about Staffwriter waffles, patrons are invited percent, and the rest comes Staffwriter paign,” Paul said. “I propose our veterans, we [should] to discuss art, politics, or any- from foundation support. next year, after the election, change our foreign policy, de- The Waffle Shop, located thing they desire. The conver- We get a lot of support from Republican presidential we pass a bill that repeals the fend this country, and not be at 124 South Highland Ave., sations are filmed and broad- [East Liberty Development, candidate Ron Paul stopped Federal Reserve Act.” This ex- the policeman of the world.” has become a unique part of cast live, and highlight reels Inc.], and our landlord’s been by his home town of Pitts- clamation also drew a loud Paul also detailed his the Pittsburgh arts commu- are released on the Waffle very generous with us. But it’s burgh last Friday to speak as applause. stances on a variety of other nity over the past four years. Shop’s website. The building quite a bit of money to have to part of his presidential cam- Paul then shifted his focus national issues. He said that The Waffle Shop and the pro- also houses Conflict Kitchen, raise on a yearly basis, and I’m paign trail. About 2,300 peo- to the global war on terror- the defeated Stop Online Pi- grams it facilitates will con- an affiliated project that sells not sure we can keep doing it. ple attended his speech at the ism. He said that it has been racy Act and the proposed Cy- tinue to operate through the takeout food from countries We have fewer people coming Soldiers & Sailors Memorial one of the most “overbearing” ber Intelligence Sharing and summer. However, the popu- the U.S. is in conflict with. to the project, so our numbers Hall and Museum. His mes- wars the U.S. has ever fought. Protection Act are too con- lar combination art project “After four years of op- have been going down for the sage, which emphasized the Paul compared the War on trolling, while the 2001 Pa- and restaurant will close its eration, I feel that [the Waf- past year slowly.” importance of an isolationist Terror to World War II, claim- triot Act “penalized American doors on Aug. 1. fle Shop] has kind of run its Rubin said that the Waffle foreign policy and the dan- ing that the length of time citizens.” He also pointed to Although it serves primar- course,” said Carnegie Mellon Shop has had a successful gers of an overreaching gov- U.S. soldiers were exposed to the prejudices that drug laws ily breakfast fare, the Waffle art professor Jon Rubin, one four years. “I think it’s been ernment, drew enthusiastic immediate danger then was have toward minorities, and Shop is only open between of the founders of the proj- an amazing run, especially applause from his audience. very short compared to the even suggested that we “get 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sundays ect. “We have to raise a lot of “Dr. Paul’s message of war today. He also expressed rid of all the drug laws.” He and from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. on money to support the project. See WAFFLE, A3 liberty has been resonating a concern for the thousands also highlighted the benefits strongly among young people of soldiers coming back from of using gold as acceptable le- all over the country,” said overseas with injuries and gal tender. Christina Garmon, a mas- post-traumatic stress disorder Paul ended his speech on ter’s student studying French — a concern that may have an idealistic note. “The pur- horn performance and the stemmed from his medical pose for liberty ... is to pur- leader of the Carnegie Mellon background as a doctor. sue virtue and excellence,” Youth for Ron Paul chapter. “If we care about our active he said. “The philosophy of “With Pittsburgh having such duty people,” Paul said, “if we a large student population, it care about our national de- See PAUL, A3 is a great location for him to speak.” The crowd was mostly composed of the students and young adults who have come to form a large demo- graphic of Paul’s supporters. They broke into applause and chants of “President Paul” as he made his entrance. “If the election was limited to those between the ages of 18 and 30, I might well win this election hands down,” Paul said. Paul started his speech with a commentary on the Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the U.S. The Federal Reserve’s lever- age over the economic poli- cies of the public and private sectors has come into ques- tion by Paul, especially in light of the recent recession. Paul’s critical comments incited the crowd into a deafening roar of “End the Fed!” to which, after it had died down, he replied, “That sounds like a very good idea.” Benjamin Madueme/Junior Photographer Patrick Gage Kelley/Senior Photographer “For the first time in his- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke at Soldiers & Sailors The Waffle Shop, a local restaurant and art project run by Carnegie Mellon art professor Jon Rubin, will close tory, the monetary policy of Memorial Hall and Museum on Friday. Paul, a Pittsburgh native, is its doors on Aug. 1. At the Waffle Shop, guests can eat waffles and participate in an in-shop television show. the Federal Reserve is one known for his libertarian economic policies. A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » April 23, 2012 CAMPUS NEWS IN BRIEF Statistically Study finds Pittsburgh CO2 Researchers say studies on emissions same as in 1940 death penalty insufficient Speaking A group of researchers led ing steel industry from the According to a new report clusion may be controversial by civil and environmental area. from a National Research to some, but no one is well- engineering Ph.D. student “Pittsburgh lost most of Council committee led by served by unsupportable Rachel Hoesly and civil and the energy-intensive metals Carnegie Mellon public pol- claims about the effect of Entertainer Dick Clark, best known for hosting environmental engineering industry and the jobs that icy and statistics professor the death penalty, regard- American Bandstand and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rock- and engineering and public went with that era by the Daniel Nagin, current stud- less of whether the claim is ing Eve, died of a heart attack last Wednesday at the age policy professor H. Scott Mat- 1980s, which led to a very ies on the effectiveness of that the death penalty deters of 82. Clark was known as a supporter of integration thews recently released find- large reduction in energy and the death penalty as a crime homicides, has no effect on and civil rights, as well as a veteran television personal- ings that show the per capita carbon emissions,” Matthews deterrent are not sufficient homicide rates or actually in- ity. Here are some facts about Clark’s legacy: emission rate in Pittsburgh said in a university press re- enough to draw concrete con- creases homicides.” was the same in 2000 as it lease. clusions. The committee officially was in 1940, even though the He then added, “It only The report reviewed re- concluded that current re- overall carbon dioxide emis- reduced the total footprint by search which had been con- search should not be used to sions in Allegheny County 25 percent. Cities will need to ducted since a government make public policy decisions 1972 dropped by 1 percent per develop more rigorous engi- moratorium on the death regarding the death penalty, The first year that Clark hosted ABC’s New Year’s coverage year between 1970 and 2000. neering and economic analy- penalty was lifted in 1976. because it does not suffi- The study, which was sis to meet emission goals.” “Fundamental flaws in ciently control for the effects co-led by Michael Blackhurst, “The fact that the energy the research we reviewed of noncapital and other pun- a professor at the University footprint per person hasn’t make it of no use in answer- ishment as deterrents and is of Texas at Austin, shows that changed in 30 years is sober- ing the question of whether based on unfounded assump- Pittsburgh’s per capita emis- ing news for metro areas that the death penalty affects tions. 1957 sions rates have not changed, want to achieve similar re- homicide rates,” Nagin said The year that Clark racially integrated the dancers on despite the disappearance of ductions,” Blackhurst said in in a university press release. Compiled by American Bandstand the carbon dioxide-produc- the same press release. “We recognize that this con- MADELYN GLYMOUR 40 million FEATURE PHOTO Number of viewers of American Bandstand in 1958 Students snack, socialize at barbecue 39 Number of years Clark hosted or co-hosted ABC’s New Year’s coverage Sources: seattlepi.com, cnn.com, Compiled by and kansascity.com MADELYN GLYMOUR Lecture Preview Martin S.