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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. Gaynor: Health Daniel Eisenstein IT Seminar Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Monday at 1:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Auditorium Gates Hillman Complex Harvard professor of as- 6115 tronomy David Eisenstein Carnegie Mellon econom- will deliver the physics de- ics and health policy profes- partment’s annual Buhl lec- sor Martin S. Gaynor will ture. deliver a lecture titled “Intro- This year’s lecture is titled duction to the Health Care “Dark Energy and Cosmic Cost Institute: What to Do Sound.” Eisenstein will speak with Five Billion Health-Care about the acceleration of the Records.” universe’s expansion. The lecture will discuss According to Eisenstein, the Health Care Cost Institute the sound waves that propa- (HCCI), which compiles com- gated in plasma during the prehensive health care claims first million years of the uni- data for the privately insured. verse provide an observation- HCCI will analyze the data al test for the phenomenon of and make it available for se- expansion acceleration. lected scientific studies. Over the last decade, his Gaynor is the chair of the research has specifically fo- governing board of HCCI. His cused on the development of research focuses on the eco- the baryon acoustic oscilla- nomics of health care mar- tion method to measure cos- kets and organizations, and mic distance. has been published in many Eisenstein is currently the scientific journals. director of the Sloan Digital Jennifer Coloma/Operations Manager Gaynor has worked with Sky Survey III. The Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences hosted a reunion barbeque event on Saturday where current students, faculty, and alumni many divisions of the U.S. gathered to socialize and reconnect outside of Baker Hall. government and other na- tional governments. In 1996, Dennis C. Blair he received the Kenneth J. Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. Arrow Award for health eco- Gates Hillman Complex Campus Crime & Incident Reports nomics. 4307 Dennis Blair, a retired Bicycle Theft male had fallen and struck his Alcohol Amnesty vehicle gave false identifica- head and was vomiting upon tion to the officers. Further Henry Hornbostel Navy admiral, will deliver a April 13, 2012 April 15, 2012 lecture titled “Getting Cyber the officers’ arrival. Pittsburgh investigation revealed that his University Police respond- Officers responded to Lecture: Tatiana Bilbao Security Policy Right.” Blair medics were summoned, and driver’s license was under sus- Monday at 6 p.m. ed to Hamerschlag House for Morewood Gardens for a re- served as the Director of Na- they transported the male to pension. The officers also dis- Carnegie Library Lecture a report of a stolen teal 2012 port of an intoxicated female tional Intelligence from Janu- UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. covered that he was in posses- Hall Wahoo mountain bike. The who had passed out in the re- ary 2009 to May 2010. No citations were issued be- sion of illegal drugs. The male bike is valued between $400 stroom. The officers were told As part of his job, he over- cause of the Alcohol Amnesty was arrested and taken to the Tatiana Bilbao runs a mul- and $600. The owner stated that the female had attended saw 16 national intelligence program. Allegheny County Jail. tidisciplinary design firm that he had parked and locked a party with two friends. The agencies. He was in charge of that focuses on architectural the bike in a rack under Ham- friends became concerned a large budget and provided design. Her studio analyzes erschlag House one week ago, due to her level of intoxication Disorderly Conduct important intelligence sup- Underage Drinking urban and social crises, and and that when he returned, and walked her home. She April 19, 2012 port to the president, Con- April 15, 2012 uses them as design tools to the bike and lock were gone. then became ill. Pittsburgh gress, and field agencies. University Police were told open up niches for cultural This case is currently under University Police were dis- medics were summoned, and Blair has also served as by two separate complainants and economic development. investigation. patched to the Delta Tau Delta they transported the female to the chief executive officer of a disorderly male screaming Although the firm is based fraternity house on reports UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. of the Institute for Defense at passers-by as they walked in and largely designs for of an 18-year-old intoxicated No citations were issued be- Analyses. on Forbes Avenue near Beeler Mexico, it has also created Alcohol Amnesty male who was breathing but cause of the Alcohol Amnesty He also served in the Navy Street. Responding officers buildings and exhibitions in April 14, 2012 unresponsive. Pittsburgh EMS program. China, Spain, France, and the for 34 years prior to his retire- was summoned. They treated located the male, who was a U.S. Bilbao was the recipient ment in 2002. Officers were dispatched to the male and transported him Carnegie Mellon student, and of the Emerging Voices 2009 Mudge House for a report of to UPMC Presbyterian Hos- Drug Possession issued him a citation for disor- an intoxicated male. The of- derly conduct. He was warned prize from the Architectural Compiled by pital. The male will receive a April 16, 2012 League of New York. Madelyn Glymour ficers were told that the male citation for underage drinking that any further complaints attended a party and drank in the mail. Officers stopped a vehicle would result in arrest. nine shots of vodka in a period for driving without headlights of less than two hours. The after dark. The driver of the Corrections & Clarifications Weather The article “Students play poker at SIG recruitment event” (News, April 16) incorrectly referred to Susque- hanna International Group employee Amy Liao as Amy Lin. The photograph in “Titus credits his teammates” (Sports, April 16) was incorrectly credited to Jonathan Carreon. The correct photographer is Jennifer Coloma. If you would like to submit a correction or clarifica- tion, please email The Tartan at [email protected] or [email protected] with your inquiry, as well as the date of the issue and the name of the article. We will Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday print the correction or clarification in the next print is- High / Low High / Low High / Low High / Low High / Low sue and publish it online. 48 / 38 57 / 46 52 / 40 51 / 34 61 / 46 Source: www.weather.com April 23, 2012 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 Waffle Shop’s griddle runs cold CIC named after president WAFFLE, from A3 “[The closing is] devastat- with CMU. I think it’s great ing to the Wopp, and we hope [Carnegie Mellon] students for the students who have we can continue to run this are involved; we really get to worked as employees,” he program,” Jamar Thrasher, see the work ethic of theirs,” said. “All good things come to Chief Communications Offi- he said. an end.” cer for Hip-Hop on L.O.C.K., Sophomore art major Na- Rubin plans to focus future said. “We provide this service than Trevino said that late- efforts on Conflict Kitchen, to over 2,000 students.” night trips to the Waffle Shop which will soon be moving to In the past, the Waffle Shop are a College of Fine Arts a Downtown location to in- has provided both equipment tradition. “I know almost all crease visibility. and its unique environment to the art school is going to miss The Waffle Shop’s closing the Waffle Wopp. Despite the the Waffle Shop. It was just a will also have a large impact loss this poses for his organi- thing that we did. It was late, on some other programs, zation, Thrasher maintains a so we went and got waffles,” such as the Waffle Wopp, a positive attitude. he said. talk show for teens run by the “We still have a great re- Trevino summed up his mentoring organization Hip- lationship with the shop. opinion of the Waffle Shop as Hop on L.O.C.K. We have a huge relationship a whole: “Go there now.” Ron Paul comes back home PAUL, from A1 was really friendly.” what he had to say,” said Jon Hsu said that one factor Hewson, a sophomore busi- freedom is the only way to that drew him to Paul was his ness and finance major at the achieve not only peace, but consistent message about lib- University of Pittsburgh. “I prosperity as well.” erty. like a lot of the stuff he had to Chris Hsu, a sophomore “It was sort of a realiza- say about the Fed.... I like the computer science major, en- tion of what kind of values idea of ending the Fed, and I joyed the message Paul had to are actually important for think that will support Amer- offer, even if it wasn’t entirely government to hold,” Hsu ica as a whole. That is person- new to him. Hsu said that he said. “When I started reading ally what hit me the most.” has been a Paul supporter up on Ron Paul, at first I was Amanda Sassa, a sopho- since last summer. kind of a skeptic.... What I re- more Spanish major at Pitt, In fact, Hsu is such a huge alized was how solid he was agreed. “I liked what he had fan that he paid $250 to have in his statements. He has been to say on liberty, and how lunch with Paul and his wife, saying the same things over there should be less govern- Carol Paul, along with about and over again. He has not ment intervention,” she said. 80 other supporters, before changed in his positions.” “I also like what he had to say the speech. Not everyone who went about not censoring the inter- “It was really surreal,” Hsu to the rally had much prior net.” Patrick Gage Kelley/Senior Photographer said of the luncheon. “It was knowledge about the candi- “I think if a lot of people Former University President Robert Mehrabian emphasized education and industry during his tenure. really weird seeing this vision- date. listen to what he has to say, ary person right in front of “I came here without really a lot of people would change madelyn glymour ’70s and the ’80s, and they Pittsburgh in a different way you.... When he shook [my] knowing his views on a lot of their minds,” Hewson added. News Editor would not hesitate to say to — not the steel, which is high hand, it was really firm. He things, but I was impressed by “He’s a cool cat.” me, in very public settings, ‘I machine industry, but the Carnegie Mellon’s Col- hated Carnegie Mellon. I got high people industry — was laborative Innovation Center a great education, but I hated Robert. So this is the right (CIC) was officially renamed Carnegie Mellon.’ You don’t place to dedicate to him.” the Robert Mehrabian Col- hear that, I haven’t heard it Apple, Disney, and Intel all Expert offers climate answers laborative Innovation Center yet, from someone who grad- occupy space in the CIC. joseph white on Wednesday, in honor of uated in the ’90s.” Sophomore computer sci- Junior Staffwriter former University President “I was a faculty member ence and statistics double Robert Mehrabian. when President Mehrabian major Kevin Gilbert attended Warren Washington, an Mehrabian, who served came,” Nair said. “His whole the dedication as part of his atmospheric scientist, visited as university president from impact on education was role on the President’s Stu- campus on Tuesday to lec- 1991–97, oversaw the cre- amazing. He came here as dent Advisory Council. “I re- ture on the use and history ation of the CIC. a president saying that he ally wanted to come out to of climate models to study Friends, colleagues, and wanted to bring undergradu- this event because it was un- and predict climate change. students of Mehrabian spoke ate education back up, be- der Dr. Mehrabian’s adminis- Washington, who is a win- at the dedication ceremony, cause we’d had great under- tration that the seeds for the ner of the National Medal of which was held in the CIC and graduate education under School of Computer Science Science and was the second attended by approximately President Doherty, and then were born,” Gilbert said. “The African-American to receive 100 members of the campus the next generation was all School of Computer Science a doctorate in atmospheric and Pittsburgh communities. intent on the research. And is unique across the entire sciences, covered the history The speakers included cur- so he wanted to bring atten- country. It’s the only one of its of the first climate models he rent University President Jar- tion back to undergraduate kind where computer science worked with back in the ’60s. ed Cohon; Board of Trustees education, and then he ap- is treated as a school and not He also discussed how the ac- member Tom McConomy; for- pointed all these committees just as a field. So I was really curacy of computer-simulated mer Vice Provost for Educa- and made us all work.” Nair excited and honored to come models has changed, and how tion Indira Nair; alumna Re- said that Carnegie Mellon to this, to meet the president with future innovation “we becca Allbrecht Allison, who was one of the most improved who was able to accomplish can improve the simulation of attended Carnegie Mellon universities in the country in all that.” the atmosphere.” during Mehrabian’s tenure; terms of graduating student In his address, Mehrabian After showing “a glimpse and President of the Regional satisfaction in the ’90s. thanked many of the people into the future of climate Industrial Development Cor- Many of the speakers em- in attendance who helped modeling,” he discussed the poration of Southwestern phasized Mehrabian’s role him or worked with him dur- danger that these models are Pennsylvania (RIDC) Donald in facilitating tech start-ups ing his time as president. He trying to predict. Washington Smith. Mehrabian himself and bringing industry to the emphasized the contributions said that carbon dioxide lev- also spoke. region. that other members of the els will be two to three times “When I came here, I felt Nair said that the CIC, university and local commu- higher by 2100 than they were that Carnegie Mellon was on which provides laboratory nities had in bringing industry two centuries ago. a great trajectory, and I saw and office spaces to compa- to the region. “Pittsburgh is a When asked how he re- my job as trying to keep it on nies that want to collaborate vital, creative environment, sponds to climate change the trajectory that Robert had with Carnegie Mellon on in- and Carnegie Mellon and skepticism, even in the face laid out,” Cohon said. novative projects, was the the University of Pittsburgh of evidence like the earlier Cohon pointed to Mehrabi- perfect building to name after played a great role, but it’s openings of the Northwest an’s emphasis on undergradu- Mehrabian. “This was what the leadership of Pittsburgh Passage and overall glacial re- ate education as one of the he was about,” Nair said. “He that’s played a great role,” treat, Washington responded, best aspects of his presidency: was as much about educa- Mehrabian said. “It’s a great “Skepticism is good for us in “I’ve had the experience — tion as about this relationship place for everybody here.... many ways. It makes [scien- and I’m sure Robert did too, with Pittsburgh, and bring- When it comes to Pittsburgh, Jonathan Carreon/Photo Editor tists] work harder.” when he was president — of ing industry to Pittsburgh.... we always put our differences Warren Washington, an atmospheric scientist, said in his talk on going to see alumni from the That industry coming back to aside.” Washington emphasized, Tuesday that we must reduce greenhouse pollutant emissions. however, the need for “open- minded skepticism,” and re- who worked to bring Wash- on warming for some time,” counted a story of a skeptical ington to campus, said that Washington said. Feature Photo colleague who changed his in addition to being accurate, Because of this, Wash- mind on climate change after Washington was accessible. “I ington argued for as much designing his own experiment liked the fact that he was very mitigation as possible. Geo- Library dedicated to Sorrells and achieving the same re- plain-spoken,” Smith said. engineering methods such as sults as Washington and other “He could bring it down to a space mirrors or high altitude scientists. place where people who that sulfur injections would limit During the lecture, he may not be their interest ... heat levels in the atmosphere; stressed the improvement in can see the effect the changes but according to Washington, model design for the global have had on their lives.” they would not solve other climate, from the modern Washington addressed two problems from greenhouse high-resolution ocean mod- strategies that can be imple- pollutants, and in many ways els to a new atmospheric grid mented to confront climate are Band-Aids on a broken structure that allows for more change: mitigation, or the leg. The strategy Washington accurate simulations of the El reduction or elimination of recommended to the audi- Niño and the La Niña effects. what is causing the problem; ence is to reduce the emission “His use of empirical data and adaptation, in which so- of the pollutants themselves. and detailed computer mod- ciety adjusts to what changes Without any action done els went beyond common will come. to mitigate the effects of cli- environmental rhetoric,” said He said that this problem mate change, Washington’s James Petka, a first-year engi- is far different than that of models and his colleagues’ neering and public policy and typical water or air pollution, models predict more heat re- chemical engineering double which fade from the environ- cords, fewer cold records, and major who attended the lec- ment within a few years after stronger rain and snowfall. ture, in an email. “Transform- pollutants are restricted, be- The models predict that these ing all of the world’s natural cause greenhouse gases take weather conditions, coupled forces into a single computer so long to break down in the with severe drought, will re- program is an absolutely in- atmosphere. sult in the northward spread credible feat.” “Stopping on this prob- of tropical diseases like ma- Patrick Gage Kelley/Senior Photographer Coordinator of Student De- lem late means we have a laria and yellow fever, as the Carnegie Mellon Provost Mark Kamlet spoke at the ceremony that named the engineering and science library velopment M. Shernell Smith, large amount of warming increasing temperatures favor after Roger Sorrells, the late partner of Carnegie Mellon Dean of Libraries Gloriana St. Clair. Sorrells died last who was one of the people in the system that will keep their disease vectors. September of advanced Parkinson’s disease.

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How things work Single mobot finishes course Inner machinations of hailstorms Amritha Parthasarathy The ideal conditions for which is very similar to how Staffwriter the formation of hailstones a candle gains layers when it are found in tall clouds; these is dipped into wax. Opaque, Repeated thudding noises reach high into the atmo- white layers form on hail- on your window might have sphere, allowing for a wide stones when air bubbles get you looking at small white range of atmospheric tem- trapped in the icy droplets. pellets, commonly known as peratures in the cloud. The Clear layers are formed when hail. Hail is a form of precipi- below-freezing temperature large supercooled water drop- tation: Small pieces of ice fall would be found higher, while lets freeze upon contact with from the sky and cause more warmer temperatures would the emerging hailstone. than a billion dollars in dam- be lower. As warm air rises As the hailstones grow age each year, according to within the cloud, it will freeze larger, they gain weight, the National Weather Service near the top. As it falls, it will which increases the chance of Forecast Office. melt and updrafts will push being pulled down. If the up- During severe weather, a the ice back up the cloud to drafts are not strong enough convective cell can form in refreeze. Often, swirling up- to counteract the pull of gravi- the air. A convective cell re- drafts like those found within ty, the hailstones will fall from fers to warm air rising and a tornado are ideal for hail the cloud. cool air sinking in the same formation. Not every hailstone that space. As the warm air rises, falls from a cloud will make it cools and eventually turns it to the ground. As the hail- back into liquid form. If the Swirling stones fall, they enter a warm- air continues rising to where updrafts like er atmosphere. Therefore, the temperature in the atmo- hailstones can melt in the at- sphere is below freezing, wa- those found mosphere, never reaching the Jonathan Carreon/Photo Editor Team Gaussian Blur’s mobot was the only competitor to finish the course this year. ter will supercool; when there ground as concrete objects; is enough of this supercooled within a these hailstones become rain. Michael Setzer bots travel through ordered interest in robots. water, it begins accumulating tornado are The outer layers of hail- Staffwriter gates spread throughout flat “I am not going to do ro- as ice in clouds. stones also melt when they and downhill sections. Al- botics as my career, but it Strong updrafts, also pres- ideal for hail come into contact with other The 18th Mobot compe- though speed is a factor, the definitely tickled my inter- ent during severe weather, formation. precipitation in the air. tition was held last Friday. machines were primarily est in robotics. I may ... build push up on the ice in the Hail showers are not limit- The event challenges par- judged on their ability to ac- some new robots after college clouds, keeping them sus- ed to cold weather, since hail ticipants to create complex, curately navigate through the just for fun,” Wang said in an pended. However, when the A hailstone needs a nucle- formation is dependent on autonomous machines that gates. email. updraft stops, the ice falls us to form. An ideal nucleus the temperature in the upper travel through a course beside And, of course, the mobots The Open Class category down again. The process is forms when supercooled wa- atmosphere. On a very warm Doherty and Wean Halls. The had to be autonomous, with was won by team Pimientos repeated over and over as the ter droplets or clumps of snow day, for example, the humid annual tournament was held human interaction of any kind Verdes, comprised of Breogan ice begins collecting layers to gather together to form clus- air can rise very quickly into a in conjunction with celebra- being prohibited. The partici- Amoedo, Julio Ortiz Villajos form hailstones. According to ters. According to www. mass of cold air in the atmo- tions for the end of National pants used sensors to identify Maroto, Manuel Lopez An- weather.about.com, “If you wisegeek.com, “If a bug, a sphere and supercool, initiat- Robotics Week. In addition to the white curved line painted tequera, and Jesus Bonache cut a hailstone in half, you piece of dirt, a seed, or anoth- ing hail formation. the Mobot races, there were on the mobot course to guide Martinez, all of whom are would see alternating concen- er small particle gets blown With a hot and humid tours of the Robotics Institute, their bots. staff members of the Robot- tric layers inside it.” up into the storm cloud, it cre- summer coming up, keep in lectures, and a reception. The white line, however, ics Institute. They were able Larger hailstones form ates another possible nucleus mind that hail can still form. There were three catego- does not have high contrast to to reach the fifth gate with a when the hailstone falls and for a hailstone.” This nucleus It is generally advisable to ries for participants: “Under- the concrete walkway. This as- time of 1:5.33. melts as it encounters warm- serves as a site for ice to build stay inside if hail begins fall- graduates,” which included pect proved to be troublesome Some of the participants, er temperatures only to be up, but it can also melt in ing, especially since the speed undergraduate students at for most of the participants. like Exhibition competitor Eli pulled by updrafts to refreeze. warmer temperatures and at which some fall can be Carnegie Mellon; “Open Adding in factors like sunlight Richter, came from outside Multiple cycles of this process collide with other nuclei to harmful. Large hailstones can Class,” which included grad- and shadows, many of the ro- the university. Richter went can result in extremely large form larger clusters. also cause damage to pets, uate students, faculty, and bots weren’t able to get past on to win the Judges’ Choice hailstones. Hailstones as large If the weather is cold and outdoor furniture, and vehi- staff; and “Exhibition” for the first few gates. prize. Although he placed as eight inches in diameter windy enough, the clusters cles, so moving them inside a competitors not associated The winning team from second in the Exhibition cat- have been found in the central begin to add on layers of ice garage would be ideal protec- with the university. Six teams the Undergraduate category egory, making it through gate United States. in a process called accretion, tion. represented the undergradu- was Gaussian Blur, comprised five in 29.24 seconds, the ate competitors, three for the of senior electrical and com- judges wanted to recognize Open Class category, and two puter engineering majors Bil- his unique strategy of not fol- for the Exhibition category. ly Keyes, Nolan Hergert, and lowing the curved lines. Each team was allowed Chao Wang. Their hard work Richter, who is part of the to run its mobot through the paid off as they were the only club HackPittsburgh, said course twice and the best per- team to successfully navigate that he’s been a fan of Mo- formance was judged. through every gate. The feat bot for years. “I grew up in The kilt-wearing announc- was accomplished in a time of Pittsburgh; I grew up watch- er, Robotics Institute senior 2:13.84. ing this race. It’s something research technician Greg Wang, who participated I’ve been wanting to do for a Armstrong, provided interest- in the Mobot competition for while,” he said. ing robotics facts and comic the first time, found that the Richter said that the expe- relief as a large crowd gath- most challenging aspect of rience of working with Mobot ered to watch the 11 teams the competition was allowing has taught him a lot: “I had to prove their craftsmanship, the software and hardware build the car, I had to design dedication, and technical to work together to create a the sensors, I had to program know-how. cohesive machine. The expe- the robot. It was a really cool Participants had their mo- rience has led him to a new experience.”

Jonathan Carreon/Photo Editor A mobot passes through the sixth gate as spectators look on. Computers grade student essays Daniel Tkacik researchers, was found to per- tering these tests, as comput- SciTech Editor form just as well as the other ers would take on more of the programs in terms of assign- grading labor. For example, Can computers identify ing an overall score. Ohio could save as much as 40 good writing as well as hu- “They performed statisti- percent on state testing costs mans? According to a recent cally indistinguishably from each year by having computer study, they can, and some re- each other,” Mayfield said of programs play a larger role in searchers at Carnegie Mellon how well the computer pro- grading. had a hand in it. grams performed in relation Organized by researchers Elijah Mayfield, a first-year to human graders. “They all at the University of Akron, the Ph.D. student in the Language were at or slightly above or study compared the scores of Technologies Institute (LTI) slightly below human perfor- 800 student-written essays who is advised by LTI profes- mance.” graded by nine different com- sor Carolyn Rosé, recently These results are just a puter programs, one of which participated in a study that few years ahead of plans for was Mayfield’s open-source looked at how various essay- most states to move their cur- “LightSIDE” text mining pro- scoring software programs rent pencil-based standard- gram. matched up against human ized tests to computer-based Most of the programs in graders. After grading 800 ones in 2014, according to Na- the study learned to grade different essays, Mayfield’s tional Public Radio. by example. “You need to software, which he developed The hope is that the switch with the help of six other LTI will lessen the cost of adminis- See Grading, A6 A6 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » April 23, 2012 scitech briefs Researchers develop LightSIDE program for grading essays Grading, from A5 “If the program recognizes a lot give it training examples and say, ‘This is what I’m trying of highly structured and complex to learn to do,’ ” Mayfield ex- sentences, then the text is likely plained. “It will take the text and figure out how to do all of to be of high quality.” that automatically.” In short, the programs would take es- those basic sentences.” May- by human graders, but Light- says that were graded by hu- field explained that Light- SIDE, despite its more general mans, and try to mimic the SIDE searches for these types approach on assessing the grading patterns on new es- of words and sentence struc- text, did not lag behind in per- says. Mayfield explained that tures because this is what ap- formance. this is the goal of machine pears to be the elements that “Even if you use the simple, learning. human graders concentrate local structure of the sentence In assessing the quality of on in the examples that the and the state-of-the-art ma- Courtesy of the US Geological Survey an essay, LightSIDE put a lot program learns from. chine learning, we can man- The Nactus kunan was named for its distinctive striped color pattern. of weight on sentence struc- “What the model has age to match the performance New species of Photoreceptor Progress made on ture. learned is that for human of the vendors who are using If the program recognizes graders, whether they were all this complex rubric-based gecko discovered in transplants let objective depression a lot of highly structured and told to or not, it’s those com- technology,” Mayfield said. Papua New Guinea blind mice see diagnosis complex sentences, then the plex sentences and sentences While the computer pro- text is likely to be of high that show a lot of structure grams were able to assign a A new species of gecko Scientists at University A team of Northwestern quality. However, in order to and causality and coordina- single score to an essay just as with black and gold bands College London (UCL)’s Insti- University researchers devel- spot the complex sentences, tion that they’re giving high well as human graders could, across its body was discovered tute of Ophthalmology have oped a new method for diag- the program first has to recog- scores to,” Mayfield said. the programs still lack the deep in the jungles of Papua restored the sight of night- nosing depression through a nize the various pieces, such Some of the other vendors ability to recognize more ab- New Guinea. blind mice by transplanting blood test. The team focused as certain parts of speech, took a different approach stract properties of an essay, The lizard, which mea- light-sensitive photoreceptor on early-onset depression, that may compose those types during the essay-grading such as creativity. sures about 13 cm in length, cells into their eyes. Night- which occurs in teens and of sentences. study. Their software looked “As it gets to, ‘Does this was given the species name blindness is a condition that young adults. The research- “You’ll see things like coor- for essay organization, such person have literary worth? Is Nactus kunan for its distinct effectively renders its victims ers identified 26 blood mark- dinating clauses or conjunc- as how the thesis statement this person creative?’, Those color pattern — “kunan” blind in low-light conditions. ers for depression based on tions, sentences that aren’t transitioned into the body are questions that are much means “bumblebee” in the “We’ve shown for the first research done on depressed just simple statements of paragraphs and how it flowed harder for machine learning locals’ Nali language. Its color time that transplanted pho- and anxious rats, which are facts,” Mayfield said. “If you’re into the conclusion. Those to do,” Mayfield said. “I don’t scheme makes it easier for the toreceptor cells can integrate known to mirror many of the looking at things like preposi- methods worked in terms of think we’re at a point yet gecko to conceal itself on the successfully with the existing behavioral attitudes found in tional phrases or adverbials, assigning scores to essays that in that domain that we can forest floor. retinal circuitry and truly im- human patients. all these things don’t occur in were similar to those given match human graders.” “It belongs to a genus of prove vision,” said UCL pro- From there, the team ran slender-toed geckos, which fessor Robin Ali in the report. tests on 14 teenagers with de- means these guys don’t have “We’re hopeful that we will pression and another 14 with- the padded, wall-climbing soon be able to replicate this out. The tests found 11 blood toes like the common house success ... and eventually to markers in the depressed gecko,” said Robert Fisher of develop human trials.” teens that were absent in the the U.S. Geological Survey Ali and his team claim blood of the non-depressed Western Ecological Research that once their treatment has test subjects. The research- Center. Fisher, along with been optimized for human pa- ers hope their findings pave other biologists, discovered tients, it can be used to treat the way for a more objective the new species. a variety of degenerative eye approach to diagnosing early- Source: Reuters diseases. onset depression. Source: UCL Institute of Oph- Sources: The Huffington Post, thalmology Scientific American A smile a day Polar bears did Microsoft keeps the doctor not descend from announces away brown bears Windows 8 lineup

A review of more than 200 A team of European and Microsoft has announced Adelaide Cole/Art Editor studies by Harvard School American scientists are re- the main product lineup for of Public Health researchers porting that polar bears, long its upcoming Windows 8 op- suggests that happier people thought to have branched erating system. have a lower risk of heart dis- off from brown bears about There will be two consum- ease and stroke. 150,000 years ago, are not er editions of Windows 8 for The researchers revealed at all descended from brown machines running x86-based that factors such as optimism, bears. The researchers came microprocessors, namely life satisfaction, and general to this conclusion after com- “Windows 8” for typical users happiness reduced a subject’s paring DNA samples from 19 and “Windows 8 Pro” for en- risk of heart and circulatory polar bears, 18 brown bears, thusiasts. diseases, in spite of the sub- and seven black bears. An alternative version ject’s age, socioeconomic sta- Their analysis showed that called “Windows RT” will be tus, smoking status, or body the brown bear and the polar available for upcoming Win- weight. Disease risk was 50 bear had a common ances- dows 8 tablets powered by percent lower in the most op- tor, but their lines split about ARM processors, but there timistic individuals. 600,000 years ago. The new will be no retail availabil- The researchers stressed, findings challenge the previ- ity for this version. An edition however, that their work only ously held belief that bears for large businesses, named implies this correlation and adapted very quickly, mean- “Windows 8 Enterprise,” was should not be regarded as ing that the survival of the also announced. definite proof. polar bear may be further Source: Ars Technica Source: BBC threatened by aggressive cli- mate change. Compiled by Source: The New York Times Benjamin Madueme

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From the Editorial Board U.S. policies on Latin America must change Joseph White America is another failing policy for Junior Staffwriter two reasons: It does nothing to af- fect the so-far inelastic demand in The recent Summit of the Ameri- the U.S., and the criminalization of cas in Cartagena, Colombia, has drugs creates a black market pre- drawn media attention because of mium. Both of these reasons draw the Secret Service scandal. Unfor- the criminal underworld through- tunately, what was discussed at the out the Americas into the drug summit has not received as much trade. Because of this, drug produc- scrutiny by the U.S. media. The tion moves from regions with U.S.- event had no major achievements backed anti-narcotic operations to and, as usual, the Latin American regions lacking such aid. countries stood united in pushing the U.S. to recognize Cuba. This summit, however, differed The current U.S. from others because the push for administration Cuba’s recognition and future invi- tation to the next summit was led by needs to either Colombia, the United States’ closest recognize Cuba ally in the region. This is surprising, since the Colombian president is a — thus ending a moderate conservative, not known policy that injures for any communist sympathies. The U.S. needs to reform its poli- U.S. influence cies and work with the suggestions of regional leaders like Colombia in and respect south order to achieve true progress. of our border — The current U.S. administration needs to either recognize Cuba — or continue our Josh Smith/Forum Editor thus ending a policy that injures U.S. embargo on Cuba influence and respect south of our Spring Carnival booths need more variety every year border — or continue our embargo in order to win on Cuba in order to win the swing the swing state of Booth is one of the most notice- themes on television shows. consistently appear. state of Florida. President Juan able and celebrated events of Spring This in itself is completely fine, However, to come up with a Manuel Santos of Colombia pointed Florida. Carnival. It is the only festivity that but the booths were strikingly simi- completely new and original Car- out as much, stating that the current is truly affected by the overarching lar to last year’s booths. Spring Car- nival theme every year would be administration will fold on the issue Colombia’s leadership on both of theme of Carnival every year; no nival 2011’s theme was “When I Was impossible. in three years, presumably after the these issues matters to the U.S. not other activity, such as Sweepstakes Your Age” and the booths featured Thus, it also falls upon the stu- presidential and midterm elections only because of its status as an ally, or the annual Scotch’n’Soda show, blasts from childhood pasts. This dent organizations participating in have passed, when President Barack but also because — over the past depends on an interpretation of the year’s booths did not exactly differ- Booth to create variety from year Obama does not need to appeal to decade — Colombia has risen from Spring Carnival theme. entiate themselves from last year’s to year. Students involved in Booth the Cuban-American vote in Florida. a near-failed state suffering a three- This year, the theme was “As counterparts: Themes such as Loo- should recognize whether similar Opening trade with Cuba would sided civil war to a rising star and a Seen On TV.” Immediately, this idea ney Tunes, Blue’s Clues, and Sponge- booth ideas have happened within benefit the U.S. economy, especially regional leader. Although the U.S. brought to mind the notorious store bob Squarepants were all present this their time at Carnegie Mellon, and southern Florida, and thus benefit has had a questionable past with with the same name (found in your year. While these shows obviously should thus strive to create a unique the current administration, since Latin America, we still can have a local strip mall, of course). fell under “As Seen On TV,” they are experience for annual visitors of the U.S. historically was Cuba’s No. role to play if we work with our al- The announcement of the theme also fitting for “When I Was Your Midway during Spring Carnival. 1 trading partner. Currently, we lag lies and support decisions made is always exciting; students can’t Age.” This similarity between booth far behind China, Canada, and the by democratic leaders of all politi- help but wonder what diverse and While cartoon shows and other themes from last year’s Carnival and Netherlands in terms of trade with cal stripes in Latin America, even creative booths will come out of each television programs comprise of the current one is disappointing. Cuba. if those choices are out of line with organization. This sets up a certain a significant part of our youth, a The Spring Carnival theme should The second unique aspect of U.S. foreign policy. expectation for Booth, and potential greater distinction needs to be made inspire organizations to tackle some- the summit was Santos’ leadership The candidate that wins the disappointment. Student organiza- between booths from one year to the thing they’ve never tackled before, in the push for ending or at least next presidential election will have tions participating in Booth should next. Part of the problem lies with push their creativity, and produce modifying the U.S. War on Drugs. to compromise with our southern be aware of similar themes over the theme variety. something wholly original. Drug production in Colombia has neighbors, or see relations cool with years and should strive to challenge Spring Carnival themes have the The point of changing the over- decreased over the past six years, them. Nicaragua and Ecuador boy- themselves to build unique booths. tendency of being recycled after so arching theme each year is so organi- yet total drug production in Latin cotted the summit in protest, and if Student organizations this year many years, with novels, TV shows, zations can’t just simply recycle their America has remained unchanged, no change is made by the U.S., sev- seemed to literally interpret the history, childhood, and locations old ideas; it is to prompt ingenuity with drug cultivation simply shifting eral more nations will join them in theme and centered their booth around the world being topics that and imagination. borders. The war on drugs in Latin three years. Tiered activities fee required for different students The Joint Funding Committee fee is that it’s the same across the campus may participate in their own (JFC) finalized student organiza- board. All students — undergradu- organizations as well as the same tions’ budgets this past week, giv- ate and graduate students both in clubs and activities that undergradu- ing us an opportune moment to talk Pittsburgh and Qatar — have to pay ate students participate in, they de- about everyone’s favorite subject: that same activities fee, whether pend primarily on individual depart- money. they use it or not. ments for event funding. If you’re not involved in any clubs While it would be impossible to In 2009, a Campus Conversa- on campus, you might think that JFC establish fees directly proportional tions report conducted by Student allocations don’t affect you, but we to an individual’s involvement in Activities found that 29.2 percent argue otherwise. The Student Activi- clubs and campus activities, setting of students polled on the Pittsburgh ties Fee is currently $92 a semester the same activities fee for under- campus wanted the activities fee to (that’s $184 a year), and a large por- graduate, graduate, and Qatar stu- remain the same. On the Qatar cam- tion of it is allocated to JFC, which dents is unfair. If you look at the JFC pus, 77.5 percent of students polled in turn allocates it to student orga- budgets for this year, it’s clear that wanted the fee to remain the same. nizations. The newly elected student Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh under- When students were asked about the body vice president for finance wants graduate population takes the most maximum increase they would sup- to increase that fee by 20 percent. advantage of the activities fee. In port, the overwhelming responses If you haven’t looked at the bud- fact, an increase in the fee would be were either 10 percent or 0 percent. gets that just came out, we encour- a good thing — for undergraduates. If the activities fee must be in- age you to do so. Anyone with an It would allow more organizations to creased, measures should be taken Andrew ID can view them at stugov. be recognized and to get the budgets to differentiate among undergradu- andrew.cmu.edu/budgettracker. they really need to do exciting things ates, graduates, and Qatar students. The site isn’t well-known outside of on campus. It’s time that the fee was separated the world of student activities, but An increase in the activities fee into different sections, with Pitts- we figure if students are paying $184 would not, however, benefit Qatar burgh undergraduates paying one annually, they might as well know or graduate students as much. Qatar fee, graduates paying a different how that money is being put to use. hardly ever uses its entire allocated fee, and Qatar students also paying This year, the JFC allocated a total of activities fee, and the surplus isn’t a different fee. This way, the fee can $1,120,719.36 to 203 organizations. used immediately for the benefit of be utilized in the specific ways that

That’s a lot of money, and that’s just students but instead goes into the each group needs. After all, the stu- Courtesy of the U.S. Defense Department on Wikipedia the Pittsburgh campus. Qatar Foundation. Similarly, while dent activities fee should be just that At the Summit of the Americas, President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos stated that The problem with the activities graduate students on the Pittsburgh — for the benefit of the students. that the U.S. will fold on the issue of lifting the embargo with Cuba within three years.

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It was actually a commercial- son Square Garden, and then see him ized version of an illusion called Pep- perform again at a bar two blocks per’s ghost, which projects an image away 30 minutes later. Thus, his onto a mirror positioned to reflect the uniqueness is essentially destroyed. image on a piece of thin mesh hung It is tacky, tasteless, and disrespectful Matt Mastricova over the front of the stage, creating of musicians. But even more fright- the illusion of a three dimensional eningly, it suggests that musicians The relationship between a musi- figure. It has angles and shades that are more valuable dead than they are cian’s life and the consumption of his give the illusion of depth, but in real- alive. or her creative output is pretty un- ity it is simply an image. Dr. Dre has Tupac’s posthumous discography predictable. This past February, both stated that he intends to take this is notoriously huge. Eight albums Sony and Apple were slammed for in- “Pac-o-Gram” on tour in the near have been credited to him since his creasing the price of Whitney Hous- future. There is very little about this death and this is merely the next ton’s albums The Ultimate Collection decision that can be viewed as re- step in the desecration of his mem- and The Greatest Hits in the United deemable. The idea of a dead rapper ory. Make no mistake; his duet with Kingdom iTunes store within a day of performing “live” is not only creepy, Snoop Dogg at Coachella was awe- her death. but ultimately degrades Tupac as a some to watch and was by all means Yet when deceased rapper Tupac performer and musician. unexpected. But this is no different Shakur “showed up” for a surprise It is impossible for any two live than releasing eight albums of “new” performance at Coachella via com- performances to be the same. With material posthumously or raising the puter projection with Dr. Dre and Pepper’s ghost, however, this vari- album prices of an artist’s work im- Snoop Dogg, it was generally posi- ability is flattened. Each performance mediately after his or her death. tively received. must be perfectly choreographed be- This is a move motivated by While there is a huge difference forehand, which destroys the spon- greed and will only succeed in between raising the price of an art- taneity of a live concert. And really, watering down Tupac’s reputation. ist’s work less than 24 hours after her what’s the point of a concert if there While death is unfortunate and in- death (regardless of whether it was is no spontaneity? However, this evitable, it brings a certain solemnity because of an pricing error, as Sony is not what is most sinister about and gravitas to an artist’s work that stated) and re-animating the dead, “Pac-o-Gram.” is inimitable. This zombification is in- there is a definite factor of irrever- One of the reasons that Tupac is credibly disrespectful. ence associated with both. so loved is his singularity as a musi- Contrary to popular belief, the cian. With “Pac-o-Gram,” you might Matt Mastricova (mmastric@) is a Tupac that appeared was not a holo- be able to see Tupac perform at Madi- staffwriter for The Tartan. Josh Smith/Forum Editor Club leaders require a new vision Austin police need to right death of canine Connie Chan able? Officers are trained to handle Junior Staffwriter stressful situations and unusual cir- Jesse Kummer cumstances better than the average On April 14, in Austin, Tx., police citizen. My name is Jesse Kummer. I am officer Thomas Griffin gunned down An advantage of organized law the former captain and current trea- a man’s dog after reporting to the enforcement is standardizing how surer for the ultimate Frisbee team wrong house. potentially threatening situations at Carnegie Mellon. I want to discuss The woman who made the call are handled by officers of the law. leadership. was reporting a case of domestic Police training reiterates these mea- Having been on the team for five disturbance to the police, but gave sures — one of the most important years, I have seen many different per- Griffin the incorrect address. Conse- being that deadly force should only sonalities in charge. We have all run quently, Griffin arrived at the house be used as a last resort. As a police the team differently. Through this, I of Michael Paxton, who was playing officer, Griffin failed to respond have learned that the dynamic of any with his Blue Heeler named Cisco in reasonably. team can be partially predicted by his backyard. Paxton was going to The most angering aspect about the actions of the person in charge retrieve something from his truck in this situation is that Griffin is not of said team. I strongly believe that a the driveway when he encountered currently facing any repercussions. person in charge should be someone Griffin, who immediately pulled a The Austin police department who has been focused toward the or- gun on him. has done nothing to reprimand ganization’s achievements for quite Following behind, an alarmed him for his lack of sagacity, claim- some time. Cisco barked and began advanc- ing he acted in self-defense. Paxton First of all, a leader has to be ing toward Griffin. Paxton — who has only received an apology from someone who is willing to take on was still at gunpoint and unable to police chief Art Acevedo, not even the role. It should not be someone restrain Cisco — begged the officer from Griffin himself. In a video Pax- who is thrust into the role due to not to shoot his dog, stating that he ton took after the incident, Griffin outside shenanigans. The president would not bite. Griffin ignored Pax- looks less than remorseful, making or captain of an organization must Adelaide Cole/Art Editor ton’s pleas and pulled the trigger, a shrugging gesture with his hands. express that desire to other members killing Cisco. Griffin had even tried to shift the of the group. tion may run amok and focus more team. If that is not happening, then Some claim that Griffin was in blame, asking Paxton, “Why didn’t Once that has been accomplished, on holding steady instead of rising there needs to be a discussion about a stressful situation, not knowing you get the dog?” Apparently, be- a potential leader should outline a up and accomplishing new goals. what the organization needs at that what to expect. But in any case, Grif- ing held at gunpoint is not an excuse definitive set of goals he or she hopes Leadership is more than just point in time. fin was responding to a domestic anymore. to accomplish while in office. With- wanting some organization to Electing a new leader is a huge disturbance call and was ready to An online petition called “Justice out a definitive set of goals, there succeed. It is wanting to rise up and issue for any organization. It can use a gun. for Cisco” urges the Austin police de- cannot be a system of checks upon soar to new heights. Regardless of end up being a boom or a bust. It is Not only did Griffin hold an in- partment to reprimand Griffin. The that leader. Everything that a leader what group you are in, there is al- imperative that the organization un- nocent man at gunpoint, he also petition currently has over 32,000 does needs to be checked alongside ways some vision you have yet to derstands this beforehand and forces used deadly force on an animal signatures, well on its way to the his or her goals for the organization. achieve. I believe it is the charge of those who wish to lead to come up that never attempted to attack him. goal of 50,000. If something does not match up, a any leader to figure out the best way with a plan of action. If this is not Cisco was only barking and did not I am disgusted by the Austin po- member should be able to call the to improve either the talent or the done, I fear that a group will stag- make contact with Griffin. Paxton lice department’s apathy to such a leader out and know why he or she is visibility of his or her organization. nate and accomplish little in the up- claimed Cisco was docile and had breach of justice. They need to rec- doing a certain thing. A leader cannot be simply a hold- coming year. never acted aggressively toward ognize their wrongdoings, or people Having open communication is over for the next person. It cannot Good luck to every organization anyone. Nonetheless, Griffin pulled will continue to suffer from similar an integral part of any group dynam- be just a title that is passed down. that will be experiencing a change the trigger and Cisco suffered for the mistakes and rash actions made by ic. Anyone should be able to speak There needs to be a vision; it could in leadership this coming semester. officer’s unwarranted reaction to the law enforcement in the future. to the leader or some sort of advis- be something as simple as improving I hope you have passionate individu- situation The Austin police department er or coach and add his or her own alumni relations or as deep as chang- als looking to take the reins. I understand that Griffin faced has neglected its duty to righteous- thoughts on what the organization ing the entire team dynamic. The an unpredictable situation when ness; it is now our job to preserve it. should be doing. Without outside point is that there needs to be some- Jesse Kummer (jkummer@) is a staff- responding to Paxton’s house, but The petition can be found at checks and balances, an organiza- thing unique being brought to the writer for The Tartan. aren’t all police reports unpredict- www.change.org.

A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Jonathan Carreon and Jennifer Coloma Spring Carnival was this past weekend. So we asked, In one word, how was your Spring Carnival?

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SDC sweeps Buggy races Women’s track and field Adam Gruber who has been racing for four 2:41.147, improving from a Sports Co-Editor years. She crashed into the preliminary time of 2:42.356. Alex Tapak hay-bales when she was turn- The men’s results were competes in two invites Sports Co-Editor ing into the Chute. The crash based off their preliminary was attributed to a mechani- runs due to rain. In first place The preliminary races cal error involving the wheel. was SDC-A with a time of of the 92nd annual Sweep- Peterkin was not injured, but 2:05.841, the eighth fastest in stakes competition, colloqui- was emotionally shaken up; the history of Buggy. Fringe-A ally known at Carnegie Mel- luckily, she was able to put the finished second with a time lon as Buggy, took place this crash behind her and move of 2:07.134, and SDC-B took past Friday morning. Eleven forward. Later that day, Peter- the bronze with a time of different organizations were kin was able to race again for 2:08.212. represented in this year’s the Fringe men’s A team. “Buggy is a really excit- competition. “It was a fantastic year ing event that I’m proud to This is the first year that and I am so proud to be a be a part of,” said third-year Carnegie Mellon had a cor- part of Fringe,” said first-year architecture major Kyle Wolt- porate sponsor for the design computer science major and ersdorf, who pushed Hill 1 competition. Chrysler judged Fringe pusher Lydia Utkin. for PiKA-A. “It’s the tradi- the buggies based on design, “It’s disappointing that we tion that keeps me connected and upped the stakes by pro- crashed because, by times, with hundreds of alumni who viding prize money for the anything could have hap- come back to see us compete.” first, second, and third place pened. But that’s part of the PiKA-A finished fifth in the winners. sport, and the teams who won men’s races with a time of The teams had been train- deserve it. I can’t wait for next 2:10.194. ing for the Spring Carnival year and another shot at the This year’s Sweepstakes competition since September, big trophy!” has shown growth and matu- The women’s preliminary rity in teams, as SPIRIT took File Photo by Jonathan Carreon and by the time the prelimi- Senior Kaitlan Ahrens threw 9.27 meters in shotput Saturday at the Ed Fry Invitational. nary races rolled around on times were reflected in the time to work on the mechani- final runs as SDC-A came cal layout of its buggies in Friday, they were ready to go. adam Gruber jump, placing eighth after place. in first at 2:30.903, slowing an effort to increase safety. The preliminaries began with Sports Co-Editor clearing 1.43 meters. In the Moses also competed in down from a preliminary run A new team, Apex, was com- women’s heats, and the men’s discus event, junior Sarah the long jump, placing sec- of 2:30.684. SDC-B came prised entirely of first-year heats followed shortly. Carnegie Mellon’s wom- Menio threw 32.02 meters ond with a distance of 4.77 in second place with a time residents and was supported The nice weather and sun- en’s track and field team have and sophomore Samantha meters. First-year Stephanie of 2:37.346, also slowing by other organizations to start ny skies from Friday turned competed at invitationals the Oleson threw 26.22 meters, Chen long jumped 4.62 me- from a preliminary run time its own buggy program in sour for the finals on Sat- past two weekends, setting placing fifth and ninth, re- ters to finish in third place. of 2:37.304. In third place January. Apex won the Spirit urday. The start time of the several season bests and ca- spectively. Oleson also placed Named the University Ath- was SigEp-A with a time of of Buggy award this year. women’s finals was moved reer highs. eighth in the hammer throw letic Assocation Athlete of the up to 8 a.m. because off a Last Saturday, women’s with 37.18 meters. Week for the third time this last-minute decision made by track and field went to Indi- Sophomore Kelsey Hal- season, sophomore Jacque- the Sweepstakes Committee. ana University of Pennsylva- linen finished eighth in the line Guevel won the 400-me- The men’s races were about nia to compete in the Ed Fry 400-meter hurdles, scoring a ter hurdles with a time of to start when rain began to Invitational. The other com- time of 1:11.68. 1:03.61. Guevel finished sec- fall and the men’s finals were peting teams were Indiana On April 14, the women’s ond in the 100-meter hurdles cancelled. This resulted in the University of Pennsylvania, team competed in the Dave with a time of 14.50. men’s preliminary scores be- California University of Penn- Labor Invitational hosted Oleson threw 39.67 meters ing used as their final scores. sylvania, Grove City College, by Slippery Rock. First-year in the hammer throw for a The Student Dormitory Slippery Rock University, Sasha Spalding recorded a personal best, placing fourth. Council (SDC) took home Clarion University, Pennsyl- season-best 200-meter race Carnegie Mellon hosts the both the men’s and women’s vania State University, Penn time of 26.67 seconds, which University Athletic Associa- first place trophies. This is the State Behrend, and Seton Hill placed her second. Senior tion Championships this Sat- second time that SDC won University. Ivana Moses went for a sea- urday and Sunday at Gesling both men’s and women’s rac- Junior Tori Baggio scored son-best 13.17 seconds in Stadium. The event will start es in the past four years. her career best in the high the 100-meter dash for third at 10 a.m. The Fringe women’s A team buggy, Bonsai, had an unfortunate crash in the preliminaries. Fortunately, Bonsai was the only buggy Frisbee prepares for regional that crashed this year. It was Alex Tapak Ohio Valley Regionals. Ohio both of its games. First the the first crash for senior archi- Jonathan Carreon/Photo Editor Sports Co-Editor University, Ohio State Uni- team beat West Virginia Uni- tecture major Becky Peterkin, Junior Neil Goeckner pushes Fringe-C’s buggy across the finish line. versity, Case Western Reserve versity 15–4, and then the Mr. Yuk, the Carnegie Mel- University, University of Cin- team was victorious over lon ultimate Frisbee A team, cinnati, Toledo University, the Shippensburg University traveled across Pennsylva- University of Dayton, Wright Raiders, 15–9. nia the past two weekends to State, Millersville University, Because of the team’s vic- Penguins’ defense needs compete against other teams and University of Pennsylva- tories at the Western Penn- for a spot at the upcoming nia have already advanced sylvania Conference Tourna- Ohio Valley Regionals. from the Ohio and East Penn- ment, Mr. Yuk advanced to mending in off-season The team participated in sylvania Conferences. the third seed for the regional the Western Pennsylvania On the first day of competi- tournament in State College, Conference Tournament that tion, Mr. Yuk faced the Edin- Pa., next weekend. Ultimate Carl Glazer problems. The team’s offense ers walk and promoting one of was held April 14–15 in Traf- boro University Fighting Scots Frisbee teams from the Uni- Staffwriter was ranked No. 1 this season, their young defenders, while ford, Pa. The University of and won 15–11. After, they versity of Pittsburgh and Penn and most of the main scorers using their extra cap space to Pittsburgh was the first seed, fell to the University of Pitts- State will also participate and In a year filled with atten- are still under contract. Wing- sign a young second-tier de- followed by Shippensburg burgh Panthers 15–9. Mr. Yuk will provide tough competi- tion-grabbing headlines and er Steve Sullivan is an unre- fender such as current Mon- University and Pennsylvania took the next game against tion for Mr. Yuk. news-filling brawls, the Pitts- stricted free agent. With an treal Maple Leafs defender State University as the second Indiana University of Pennsyl- The top two finishing burgh Penguins’ season end- expected increase in the sal- Chris Campoli or Dallas Star and third seeds, respectively. vania Crimson Hawks 15–9, teams at the Ohio Valley Re- ed with more of a fizzle than a ary cap, along with the hope defender Sheldon Souray. An- Mr. Yuk was seeded fourth. before finally falling 15–8 to gionals will advance to col- bang. Although the Penguins of reworking Crosby’s and al- other option would be not to Only the top six from the the Penn State Nittany Lions. lege nationals in Boulder, came back 3–2 after being ternate captain Jordan Staal’s resign any of their free agents tournament advance to the On Sunday, Mr. Yuk won Colo. down 3–0 in the first round contracts to sign them long and go after a top tier defend- with the Philadelphia Flyers, term, there will be at least er like Washington Capitals the team ultimately could not $5 million of cap space. This player Dennis Wideman or overcome its defensive strug- should be more than enough Nashville Predators blue-liner gles and fell 5–1 on Sunday to to resign Sullivan while still Ryan Suter. Hockey to lose four seniors lose the series. keeping a fair amount of sal- Regardless of their needs Throughout the regular ary flexibility. this off-season, the Penguins Adam Gruber will be next to lead the club advantage. The Tartans faced season, the Penguins hid its On the defensive end, the will be returning most of the Sports Co-editor hockey team. The two were the Medaille College Mav- defensive weaknesses behind Penguins need a lot of help. same players from this sea- the nonsenior point leaders ericks and won 4–1. In the stellar offensive play. It was Defenders Matt Niskanen and son. The key for the team is to After an unexpected play- for the team and will be ex- grand finale of the 2011–12 easy to mask giving up two or Brian Strait are both restrict- find the few pieces it needs to off run for Carnegie Mellon pected to carry a heavier load season on Feb. 26, the Tartans three goals a game when the ed free agents, meaning the toughen up defense and allow club hockey, the team bids next season. faced the California Univer- offense consistently scored team gets to match any offer Fleury to make it through the farewell to its graduating “Keith’s line, with Mike sity of Pennsylvania Vulcans three to four goals. Even the made by others if they want to season, in order to allow its teammates: senior center [Purowitz] centering him in the championship round, statistics were deceptive; the resign them. high-powered offense to car- Chaten Boscha, senior goalie and Tye [Lampl] on the other losing 8–5. defensive metrics ranked the The Penguins may be bet- ry them to all the way to the Torrey Brenner, senior for- wing, have a great opportuni- “Winning in the play- Penguins’ defense as the 15th ter off letting both these play- Stanley Cup Finals. ward Ephraim Hathaway, ty to help fill the shoes of the offs came down largely to best in the league. But one and senior defenseman Dan seniors. They worked so well Brenner’s spectacular play in look at its series against the Behmke. The team is losing its together and really under- goal. We beat the first place Flyers quickly reveals that it is offensive firepower in Boscha stand how to move the puck [Mavericks] team 4–1 despite not even close to a champion- and Hathaway as well as its and communicate with each giving up nearly sixty shots on ship-caliber defense. dominant defense in Brenner other,” Loeffler said. goal. He was utterly indomi- The Penguins goaltender and Behmke. Boscha led the Tartans in table,” Boscha said. Marc-André Fleury took a “The senior class has con- output throughout the sea- During the championships, beating this year due to his tinuously ensured we have son. His 48 points were by far Brenner recorded a .895 save team’s porous defense. He is a solid offense and defense. the most on the team, scoring percentage on the season, still one of the better goalies It is going to be tough trying 28 goals and dishing 20 as- but his .981 save percentage in the league, but it puts a lot to piece together lines when sists. McCoy was second on in the 4–1 victory over the of strain on a goalie’s body such talented players leave,” the team with 30 points, and Mavericks was essential to the when he is expected to stop said sophomore defender and Hathaway was third with 27. Tartans’ victory. He saved 53 nearly 40 shots every night. winger Bryn Loeffler. The Carnegie Mellon club of the 54 shots on goal. When Fleury is on top of his The team will make ex- hockey team began their play- “We had a great season game, the Penguins are one tensive efforts to recruit first- off run in February. Despite and were so close to a cham- of the league’s best with the years to join the team in the not having the home advan- pionship. We fell behind early high-octane offense backed fall. “We’re going to have to tage, the Tartans beat the Uni- and could not make a come- up by solid goalkeeping. recruit a lot of freshmen for all versity of Pittsburgh, Greens- back to win it in the end like During its last off-season, positions on the ice to fill this burg Bobcats 8–1 in the we had been able to do all sea- the Penguins’ biggest issue void,” Loeffler said. playoff opener. This playoff son,” said sophomore defen- was the health of captain Sid- With so many big contribu- win was the first for the Carn- sive player Kevin Fulton. ney Crosby, but with his suc- tors leaving, junior forward egie Mellon hockey team in The 2012–13 season will cessful recovery, the Penguins Courtesy of Thebeev via Flickr Andrew McCoy and sopho- 17 years. The following game begin in September, but no can focus on more pressing A healthy Sidney Crosby will be key for the Penguins next season. more winger Keith Hoover was also without home ice games are scheduled yet. Passion Pit The indie pop band performs on the CFA lawn • B5

Booth Review Student organizations widely interpret this year’s Carnival theme • B16

04.23.12 Volume 106, Issue 26 ...this week only 3 Downton Abbey School of Drama hosts a costume design tour of popular historical drama. 4 Scotch’n’Soda The Drowsy Chaperone captivates viewers with hilarious drama and thoughtful commentary. 5 Passion Pit The indie pop band’s exciting performance ends Spring Carnival with a bang. 6 Nick Offerman The Parks and Recreation actor gives heartfelt advice to students during his comedy act. 7 Holi The Hindu holiday offers a colorful and entertaining celebration of the new season. 8 Downhill Derby The College of Fine Arts showcases its playful version of Carnival traditions. 10 Photo spreads 5 Take a look at this week’s special photo spread to view highlights of Spring Carnival 2012. 16 Booth review Consult this guide to descriptions, themes, and winners of this year’s Booth contest. 18 Woods concert The psychedelic folk band presented an alternative to the Carnival concert.

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3 Advice 11 Comics Everything you need to know about Fun at the dentist and remembering games of treacherous wingmen and awkward reunions. the past. This and more in this week’s comics. 7 Dollar Movie 13 Puzzles AB Films presents four movies this week at Killer Sudoku is back. Test your skills at this McConomy Auditorium. two-in-one mental exercise. 9 Paperhouse 14 Horoscopes Paperhouse talks about the emotionless music This week’s special Hungover-oscopes will of Monolake. help you find items lost from Carnival fun. 10 Did You Know? 15 Calendar Did you know that live goldfish were abused Check out this list of events happening on and during Spring Carnival 2002? off campus this week.

PUBLISHER Christa Hester EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emily Dobler PILLBOX EDITOR Allison Cosby Assistant Pillbox Editor Rachel Cohen COMICS EDITOR Nicole Hamilton ART EDITOR Adelaide Cole PHOTO EDITOR Jonathan Carreon COPY MANAGER Evan Kahn COVER Juan Fernandez

The Tartan . Box 119 . UC Suite 103 . Carnegie Mellon University . 5000 Forbes Ave . Pittsburgh, PA 15213 . www.thetartan.org . © 2012 The Tartan Costume tour charms guests Advice for awkward people School of Drama staff offers insight into Downton Abbey About wingmen and reunions

Dear Patrick, Dear Patrick, The way the event was advertised, one would have magazines from around the era of the second season thought that costumes from the immensely popular of Downton Abbey, around the beginning of World My friend can’t help I recently graduated, but British drama Downton Abbey would have been on War I. The costumes in the show attempt to be true himself around women, came back to Carnegie display in the lobby of the Purnell Center for the Arts representations of how the wealthy “upstairs” people especially when he’s been Mellon for Spring last Friday afternoon. Instead, it ended up being a would have dressed at the time, Jenkins said. drinking. He usually just Carnival. While here, I tour of the costume shop and a commentary on both makes an ass of himself, can’t help running into the drama school’s collection of historical clothing In the first season, set in the late Edwardian era but recently he keeps people I didn’t want to and on the clothing used in the BBC show, which (the season opens with the sinking of the Titanic in going after the same see or talk to. How can I — while a bit of a surprise to the 20–30 visitors who 1912), the in-style look was slim and column-like — a women as me. Last time avoid them in the future attended — was nonetheless fascinating. “tunic/hobble-skirt look,” as Jenkins called it. Since he started off trying to without seeming rude? women weren’t exactly industrial workers at the wingman me and wound The tour began with a short interview with the time, the dresses — although more comfortable than up spending the night Sincerely, school’s costume design shop manager Ken Chu, the corsets and voluptuous gowns of earlier eras — with her. What’s the Just Avoiding Greetings, who described his job and that of students and staff were still not made for quick movement. “They’re not most acceptable form of Otherwise Feeling working in the School of Drama’s costume shop. He called hobble-skirts for no reason,” Jenkins said. punishment? Flustered half-joked that his department is one of the busiest in the school, providing costumes for about 22 shows As time progresses in the show, so does the Thanks, Dear JAGOFF, per year, which is a staggering number compared wardrobe: In one episode, one of the younger female Babes Lacking, Other to the 10–12 shows per year produced by regional characters, Sybil, wears “harem pants,” much to the Chap Keeps Enchanting You have a few options. theater companies. “But everyone says that [they’re horror and surprise of some of the other characters Dames First, you can just never the busiest],” he said smiling. (actress Maggie Smith’s character was not amused). come to Carnegie Mellon Dear BLOCKED, again. This is probably the Chu and Amanda Jenkins, the wardrobe supervisor Jenkins, who often works with clothing rentals for easiest option, but you may and rentals manager, then led the group upstairs to film, noted that the show is very realistic about how Your friend sounds like a miss out on some important the costume shop, where some of the school’s period often women changed their clothes in this period. terrible wingman. He seems events, like your brother’s dresses were on display. “Some of these dresses are Even wealthy families were not so rich as to have to have skipped over that graduation. That might from as early as 1870,” Chu said, pointing at a floral- closets packed with hand-made dresses and gowns; entire chapter in the Bro not matter to you, but you pattern dress that was originally white, but has since thus, women would have a few choice morning Code. However, his actions probably don’t want to deal faded and thinned like old parchment. and day dresses, and would dress again later in an could just be because of with your parents’ yelling. evening gown. If one watches the wardrobe in the poor communication. In that Chu and Jenkins were joined by costume staffers show carefully, one notices that characters reuse case, make sure he knows Instead, try projecting the Marlene Speranza and Leslie Maxson, described their gowns very often. what girl you’re interested in right attitude. The key is to by Chu as the staff tailor and draper, respectively. and vice-versa so there’s no seem busy. However, that Jenkins then took the floor to talk about what Speranza commented that, while the show is rather conflict. may be harder than it looks. everyone was actually there for: the costumes of true to the past, the women’s hair is toned down in All you have to do is appear Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey from what it actually would have Now that may help you angry. Angry people always been like in the 1910s. The costumers also have to in the future, but he still have something to do, and She pulled out two copies of what looked like a think about their audience, she said. “It would have needs to know that there no one wants to spend time ragged, book-bound newspaper with miniscule been much more extreme, and pretty distracting, if are consequences for his with them. Just apologize type and expert drawings of extremely tall, turn-of- they made the hair how it would have been at the previous actions. As the angrily and say you have to the-century-fashioned women. These were fashion time,” Speranza explained. bigger man, you won’t hold go. They’ll be too put off to a grudge, but you may want keep talking. The Carnegie Mellon costume shop staff suspects to remind him that accidents that Downton Abbey’s third season will open with do happen. Maybe his If it worked for George more Jazz Age-style costumes, since it will be set in brakelines get cut. Maybe he Costanza, it’ll work for 1920. Season three won’t begin airing until next year. wakes up with a doll’s head you, in his bed. Maybe his face Patrick Hoskins just accidentally runs into Evan Kahn | Copy Manager your fist. Need advice? Send queries It’s not assault if he to [email protected]. deserves it, Patrick Hoskins

Actress Maggie Smith (center) stars on Downton Abbey, a show known for its accurate costuming. Courtesy of Evian Tsai via Flickr

theater pillbox 04.23.12 3 Drowsy Chaperone shatters fourth wall Scotch’n’Soda production entertains audience with amusing yet thoughtful show

From the moment the lights dimmed, it was clear that The humorous and bitter commentary of the Man in The Drowsy Chaperone was not your conventional Chair continued throughout, and he quickly grew to Broadway musical. The whining voice of the narrator have a much more important role. Occasionally he instantly made an impression with his grumbling stopped the recording to add sardonic remarks, acting criticism: “I hate theater. Well, it’s so disappointing, isn’t as an omniscient voice of sorts, commenting on the it?” characters and events of the musical and showcasing his extensive knowledge of theater. Despite his sarcasm, These first lines were certainly an unusual way to gain the Man in Chair had an obvious soft spot in his heart for the audience’s favor with any theater production, but this musical and he added a personal dimension to the it became clear as the story unfolded that the creators events of the show, alluding to his own bitter romantic of the musical knew exactly what they were doing. history as the audience watched the characters on stage. With its playful approach to the fourth wall, The Drowsy Chaperone, as portrayed by members of Scotch’n’Soda, This fascinating and surprisingly relatable character celebrated and satirized theater. would not have been done justice without the outstanding performance of Alsup. Despite the daunting The musical, which takes place in the 1920s, describes amount of material to memorize, Alsup hardly stuttered, the tumultuous events leading up to the wedding of delivering the sharp commentary of the Man in Chair Janet Van De Graff, played by senior vocal performance with a comically overdramatic air. major Caity Pitts, a showgirl who is leaving a career of stardom for what she believes to be true love. A series Alsup’s performance was by no means the only of amusing and chaotic mishaps, including the neglect outstanding one; the entire show was sprinkled with of Janet’s drowsy chaperone, reveals the drama and vibrant characters played by equally vibrant actors. absurdity of the human experience. Senior voice major Gillian Hassert excelled as the nonchalant, imperious Drowsy Chaperone. Meanwhile, However, mere plot description only tells half of the other characters such as the bumbling Mrs. Tottendale story. Sophomore computer science major Matthew (played by Christine de Carteret, a bachelor of Alsup carried the show impeccably with his portrayal humanities and arts student in history and architecture) Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez of the character described simply as the Man in Chair, and the self-proclaimed Latin lover Adolpho (played who observes the events of the show from the comfort by first-year voice major Joel Goodloe) brightened the The Man in Chair, played by sophomore computer of a chair in his home, isolated from the rest of the set. musical with their hilarious antics. science major Matthew Alsup, plays the musical for This crotchety but passionate character started off the the audience on his record player, occasionally show as a narrator of sorts: By starting and stopping a Beyond the content of the musical, the original creators stopping the recording and freezing the action recording of the show on his record player, he was able of the show took the opportunity to make broader onstage to offer his humorous commentary. to pause and resume the action onstage, as if the show commentary about the nature of the theater. At various were not a live performance but instead a recorded one. parts of the show, they made it a point to remind the audience that the musical they were viewing was just audience’s attention to the mesmerizing ability of a a musical — an effect that is the exact opposite of what theater production by repeatedly shattering its illusion of writers and producers usually try to achieve. reality. As The Drowsy Chaperone suggests, the magic of a captivating show is enough to make its viewers Mostly, this effect occurs through the role of the Man believe in false characters in a false setting, yet this spell in Chair as a sort of barrier between the characters and can be broken by something as simple as the sound of a the audience: Just as audience members started to telephone ring. empathize with the drama onstage, some unexpected interruption rudely drew them back to reality. At one The Drowsy Chaperone thus engaged its audience in a point, much to the audience’s confusion, the Man wide range of ways, with vibrant actors and an amusing in Chair played an entire scene from a very different tale paired with challenging commentary. This musical, musical after accidentally selecting the wrong record impeccably performed by members of Scotch’n’Soda, from its sleeve. In another scene, the Man in Chair’s captivated viewers with a rich and multilayered house lost power just at the culminating dramatic production that proved to be much more thoughtful and moment of the musical, ruining the mood of the show. complex than it at first seemed.

Though at times distracting and confusing, these clever interruptions had an interesting effect. They drew the Rachel Cohen | Assistant Pillbox Editor

The groom (left, played by senior voice major Sean Pack) and his best man (first-year voice major Ethan Crystal) perform a jaunty musical number about wedding-day jitters. Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez

theater 4 pillbox 04.23.12 Passion Pit connects with CMU audience Indie pop band performs exciting set despite weather, is well-received by students

Not even the cold, less-than-ideal weather could keep students from gathering on the College of Fine Arts lawn to watch Passion Pit perform live. As Spring Carnival 2012 came to an end, Carnegie Mellon students and non-affiliated Pittsburghers alike came together at the concert, sponsored by AB Concerts, which began with a performance by WRCT’s DJ Gusto and local band Donora.

At 7:30 p.m., Gusto began mixing music to entertain the growing crowd. According to Gusto’s fan and friend, Deren Guler — a master’s student in architecture who waved a supportive sign during his friend’s performance — the DJ uses Serato turntables, allowing him to scratch music playing from his computer instead of phonographic records.

“He uses a lot of hip hop and electronic — it’s accessible stuff, but he keeps it interesting. He has really great flow and rhythm. It’s never choppy,” Guler said. “He has awesome Hispanic and Latin influences as well.”

Gusto wrapped up after 30 minutes; the stage was then readjusted for local indie pop sensation, Donora. The band, headed by vocalist and guitarist Casey Hanner, opened with its song “The Untouchables.” The group’s vibrant onstage presence was matched by colorful images exploding onto a projection screen.

“You’re all very brave for coming out in this weather. But I don’t blame you, because I want to see Passion Pit too,” Hanner said to the crowd.

Patrick Gage Kelley | Senior Photographer During the band’s performance of the song “Mancini’s Dance Hall,” a large inflatable penguin — which would Despite the chilly temperatures and rain last Saturday, Passion Pit — from left to right, singer Michael Angelakos, later end up in the hands of Passion Pit’s lead vocalist drummer Nate Donmoyer, bassist Jeff Apruzzese, and keyboardist Ian Hultquist — performed to an enthusiastic Michael Angelakos — began to make its way through audience by playing old favorites and songs from their upcoming album. the crowd.

Passion Pit finally took the stage at around 9:20 p.m., Angelakos continued to build a rapport with the While the general sentiment among audience members welcomed by the deafening din of an anxious audience. audience throughout the show, making explicit was positive, the concert was not unanimously well- The tangible excitement was reciprocated by the band. declarations of his positive feelings for Carnegie Mellon’s received. Sophomore chemical engineering major Angelakos almost never stood still, jumping and moving campus and students. He also asked that the audience Ian Dolan was among the disappointed, saying of from one side of the stage to the other, as he worked promise to attend the next show Passion Pit performs in Passion Pit’s music, “I think the melodies are weak, the his way through the set of songs. The band played the Pittsburgh. harmonies are trite, and the overall feel is boring.” familiar hits that made it popular, including “Better Things” and “Sleepyhead,” as well as a number of songs Sophomore physics major Samuel Greess thought After an encore performance, the concert literally from its upcoming album. Passion Pit was an excellent choice for this year’s Spring ended with a bang: The annual fireworks display was Carnival concert. “Much better than Big Boi,” he said, the perfect finale to the exciting night, bringing Spring Before performing the new song “Carried Away,” referencing last year’s performer. “They’re a good band. Carnival 2012 to a close. Angelakos spotted an enthusiastic audience member I’m a fan, and I’ve been to their concert before.” towering over the crowd as he stood upright on the shoulders of another concert-goer. Hannah Douglas, a first-year student in the Dietrich Angela Vertucci | Junior Staffwriter College of Humanities and Social Sciences, was also “You,” Angelakos said, pointing right at the fan, “have enthusiastic about AB’s choice of Passion Pit for the impeccable balance. I want to see how long you can concert. “I’m proud of CMU. I love that the school is so keep that up. Stay right there. I’m going to sing this next in touch with what’s popular with our generation,” she song directly to you.” said.

music pillbox 04.23.12 5 Nick Offerman gives life advice to students Parks and Recreation star puts on engaging show with ‘Ten Tips for a Prosperous Life’

The Midway tent was packed last Thursday night, with many who couldn’t get tickets lined up in the back, in preparation for the annual Spring Carnival comedy performance. This year, CollegeHumor.com comedian Streeter Seidell opened for headliner Nick Offerman, who is known for his role as Ron Swanson on the television show Parks and Recreation.

While both comedians are big guys with a decent amount of facial hair, their styles are very different. This contrast between the acts made for an excellent comedy show.

Unsurprisingly, Seidell’s comedy rested on college life and issues. From the “Freshman 15” — for four consecutive years, in his case — to the perpetual sickness that many college students suffer from, his humor appealed to the audience. His observational jokes were full of insight on the life of a college student.

There were times when Seidell strayed to the gross and vulgar side (particularly with descriptions of naked old people in the campus locker room), but even then the crowd was overcome with laughter. At times his formula and material seemed borrowed from articles and videos on CollegeHumor.com, but the crowd of college students enjoyed it (no doubt a reason for the website’s popularity). Overall, his performance was consistently funny. He could have very well been the main performer if his routine had gone on longer.

After Seidell wrapped up his portion of the show, Nicole Hamilton | Comics Editor Offerman’s entrance truly riled up the crowd. Shirtless Comedian Nick Offerman surprised the audience with his humorous and expertly played songs. and wearing a Booth hardhat, he leaped on stage, stretching his leg against the back rails. This, along with him buttoning up his patriotic shirt adorned with stars and stripes, made for an excellent introduction into weren’t incredibly nerdy, the deeper comparisons strongly. The seventh of his ten tips, “Avoid the Mirror,” his act. between David Bowie and Elrond and the mere mention was particularly powerful. He stuck on the point, “If of lembas bread showed a side of Offerman that wasn’t you have a body, you’re beautiful. If you have a nose, The performance involved lots of humorous moments expected, but was appreciated by the audience. you’re beautiful.” After repeating this sentiment a few that only Offerman could bring to Carnegie Mellon. times with great sincerity, a girl in the audience was His deadpan humor was present throughout the However, there were times when the show seemed overheard saying that she was going to cry. performance, which centered on of his “Ten Tips for a to drag on. Noticeable gaps without any laughter Prosperous Life.” populated the latter half of the show. This may have The comedy show at Spring Carnival featured two been a side effect of framing the show with the hilarious comedians. Through his ability to relate to Offerman made a point to separate himself from the “Ten Tips for a Prosperous Life.” However, it clearly the audience, Seidell had the audience consistently character of Ron Swanson while still exhibiting the kind contrasted with Seidell’s shorter yet more consistently laughing. Offerman maintained the style of humor of humor he is known for on Parks and Recreation. He funny performance. he was known for without being pigeonholed as Ron discussed his personal life often, with tales of his wife Swanson. The contrast between the performances of 12 years, actress and comedian Megan Mullaly. His But where Offerman lacked comedic stamina, he made enhanced the overall experience, creating a memorable show was interspersed by comedic songs played on up for it with heart. The show felt like it wasn’t merely show that will be hard to top in years to come. guitar, a talent fans were most likely unaware of prior to a standup routine, but truly a message he was trying his performance. to get across to the crowd of Carnegie Mellon students. Behind the laughs and songs, his advice was something Josh Smith | Forum Editor Throughout the show, Offerman built his credibility to learn from. with the Carnegie Mellon crowd in an unexpected way: He demonstrated his vast knowledge of the book series It may not have made for the best comedy show, but Lord of the Rings. While initial references to hobbits Offerman’s performance still affected the audience

community 6 pillbox 04.23.12 Holi marks colorful start to new season Student group OM celebrates Hindu holiday with colored powder-throwing festivities

Student group OM hosted a celebration for the Hindu tagline for this year’s celebration, “Color Me If You Can.” holiday Holi last Saturday in Porter Hall and on Flagstaff Another nice touch was the Indian buffet open to those Hill for interested students. The holiday, known as the celebrating the holiday. Festival of Colors, is notable for how participants throw colored powder at each other. Most end up completely After a few small rain delays, the main portion of the covered in all sorts of different bright shades. The event celebration began on Flagstaff Hill. Packets of colored has a positive reputation on campus and draws large powder were sold for $1 outside Porter Hall, with which crowds every year. participants went wild. The chaos of all of the colors being thrown in the air and at other participants was Holi is a holiday that welcomes in the new season, incredibly fun. Anticipating when someone may hit you celebrating the passing of winter and the arrival of with a handful of powder was important, especially if spring through fun and festivities. While a Pittsburgh you didn’t want to cough up blue for the rest of the day. spring often consists of a few inches of snow and While the event is usually attended by various groups of freezing temperatures, it was difficult to dampen the friends, the lines between friends, acquaintances, and mood. The cold and wet day did nothing to deter strangers disappeared with the white of the T-shirts. students from packing the basement of Porter Hall. Overall, OM’s Holi celebration on campus was a truly OM accommodated well for the weather by hosting the unique and fun experience. The experience of being pre-celebration preparations in Porter Hall. Participants covered in all sorts of colors, blending together with a received a free T-shirt for the event, printed with OM’s palette of friends and strangers alike, is truly memorable, Courtesy of Alessandra Zimmerman and is an experience all Carnegie Mellon students should Junior chemistry majors Alessandra have. Zimmerman and Dylan Mori tagged each other with colored powder as part of this year’s Holi celebration. Josh Smith | Forum Editor

dollarmovie McConomy Auditorium, University Center Jesse Kummer | Staffwriter

Midnight in Paris The Artist Space Jam Winnie the Pooh Thursday, April 26 Friday, April 27 Saturday, April 28 Sunday, April 29 8 10 12 8 10 12 8 10 12 8 10 12

Directed by Woody Allen, this romantic A (mostly) silent movie in this day and Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes: This animated musical comedy focuses comedy stars Owen Wilson and age? But lo and behold, people went For all of us ’80s babies, this is a match on how Eeyore has lost his tail. It’s up Rachel McAdams, reunited from out and saw The Artist, a romantic made in heaven. Throughout the movie, to Pooh and the gang to hold a contest their Wedding Crashers days, as an comedy set in Hollywood between we follow the Looney Tunes characters to find him a new one. The movie acts engaged couple vacationing in Paris. 1927 and 1932. Focusing on the as they are forced to take on a group as a reboot of the Winnie the Pooh Through the wonders of alcohol, Wilson romantic relationship between a silent of interstellar monsters who threaten franchise and is the fifth theatrical Pooh is transported back in time and starts film star and a rising young actress, to take over Looney Tune-land and film ever released. Distributed by Walt to hang out with some well-known the movie is a fantastic look into how enslave all the Toons into working at a Disney Pictures, the film follows the authors from the 1920s such as Ernest talkies took over the movie landscape theme park. When the Toons challenge standard story of Pooh’s insatiable Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. some 80 years ago. The movie was the monsters to a basketball game to search for honey and Christopher This wonderfully original idea won Best nominated for 10 Academy Awards and bet on their fates, everyone looks for an Robin’s need to be saved from an Original Screenplay in 2011 and was won Best Picture, Best Director, Best edge, with top NBA talent being stolen imaginary culprit. Monty Python actor nominated for three other Academy Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. by both sides. Danny DeVito and Billy John Cleese stars as the narrator in Awards. Fun Fact: This is Woody Allen’s Fun Fact: The Artist was written and West (of Futurama and Ren & Stimpy) the movie. Fun Fact: Zooey Deschanel highest grossing movie of all time. directed by French film producer Michel provide voices for the film. Fun Fact: performs a unique rendition of the Hazanavicius, and is the most awarded The movie has made over $200 million classic “Winnie the Pooh” theme song film in French movie history. worldwide. for the movie.

community pillbox 04.23.12 7 Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager School of Art hosts annual Anti-Gravity Derby Free-wheeling satirical derby captivates audience with hilarious and outlandish display

This year, the Anti-Gravity Derby kicked off Spring successful, so the group decided to turn it into an annual Carnival festivities with its anarchic alternative to event, adapting it to fit into the university’s Spring the Buggy races. While all College of Fine Arts (CFA) Carnival schedule. students are encouraged to participate in the event, this year’s record number of participants was likely due to As a celebration of whimsy and wit, this year’s Anti- the involvement of CFA professor Charles Rosenblum’s Gravity Derby focused primarily on outlandish costumes Critical Histories of the Arts students, who were required and extraordinary vehicles that were pushed, dragged, to participate as part of their course grade. pedaled, or left to free-wheel down the hill between Doherty Hall and the University Center. Perfect for those While a large crowd slowly gathered outside of the main who revel in absurdity, speed was not the main goal entrance of Doherty Hall at around 4 p.m. on Thursday, of the race. Rather, ostentation and imagination took the racers began to line up their vehicles in a queue that precedence. ran from Doherty Hall all the way down to Frew Street and around the corner of Baker Hall. While the Annual Anti-Gravity Derby has served as a foil to the high-stress environment that Buggy inevitably As racers lined up their vehicles, the audience was creates, it makes more sense to think of the derby thoroughly entertained by the humorous commentary of as a chaotic fashion show full of visual puns, fanciful CFA professor and multimedia artist Pat Oleszko, who costumes, and flamboyant presentations rather than as emceed and organized the derby. In promoting the event a race. to students, Oleszko pitched the idea of participation primarily to those “with big ideas, but no rush to get The vehicles’ themes ranged from political satire to there.” tongue-in-cheek allusions to the traditional canon of classical art — including references to Edgar Degas’ The first Anti-Gravity Derby was held in the spring ballerinas, Pablo Picasso’s paintings of Dora Maar, the of 2010 as a project of Oleszko’s class on sculpture Bauhaus movement, and ancient Roman columns. While and performance art. The first event was extremely it was clear that many of the vehicles had been scrapped

Above: A lively homage to Leonardo Da Vinci’s artillery tank design pits the creator against his creation. Left: A parade of design movements struts down the raceway, tail-ended by an homage to De Stijl, the Dutch artistic movement of neoplasticism. Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager

art 8 pillbox 04.23.12 Paperhouse On Emotion

Think of your favorite song. Regardless of whether it has lyrics or not, it probably elicits some sort of emotional response from you. Then again, even if a song isn’t your favorite, it is still most likely tied to a set of emotions and feelings. Can music even exist apart from a connection to the human condition? While this may seem impossible, I would urge you to consider the music of Monolake as a possible contender for completely soulless music.

Robert Henke, the man behind Monolake, has boldly produced music that severs itself from any emotional connection. This year, Henke released the album Ghosts, a sonically dense album that utilizes numerous simultaneous polyrhythmic melodies within a single track. The album features vocal samples of computer voices and, according to Henke, is based on a series of short stories he wrote; however, unlike most of his other work as Monolake, no sort of emotional connection is created. Ghosts recalls the sounds of IDM, garage, minimal techno, and dubstep, but School of Art hosts annual Anti-Gravity Derby these sounds are manifested as skeletal ghosts that bar themselves from human touch. Free-wheeling satirical derby captivates audience with hilarious and outlandish display Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager The idea of soulless and emotionless music may be alarming to some, but it is truly a remarkable achievement. together no more than a couple of days prior, there was I have never heard an album so meticulously crafted and a real level of heart and showmanship evident in every mastered. The fact that each sound makes a statement performance. solely based on its compositional strength and relationship to form, rather than its perceived emotional connection The excitement of the racers was matched in full by that to the listener, forces the listener to pay attention to of the crowd. The lively crowd rejoiced and grimaced the physical effect each sound has on the body. When at the many ups and downs of the derby. From the performing live, Monolake treats its audience to a multi- accidental spillage of copious amounts of spaghetti channel surround-sound experience complete with a onto the race course to the dramatically planned high- spellbinding visual accompaniment. While witnessing this speed collision between an iceberg on wheels and a spectacle, listeners feel no thoughts of anger, darkness, model Titanic, the races saw their share of crashes and love, happiness, or any other sort of emotion; rather, they mayhem. are completely entranced by the physical effect the sound has on the body. While smiles and laughter were abundant in the crowd, it was clear the participants and organizers were having just as much fun. Given the derby’s recent growth Alex Price | Special to The Tartan in popularity, it is likely that it will become an official Spring Carnival tradition for those looking to have some unstructured, free-wheeling fun. top 10 on WRCT 88.3 FM Juan Fernandez | Staffwriter most played albums of the last week

1 Andrew Bird — Break It Yourself 2 Battles — Dross Glop 3 Bonobo —Black Sands Remixed 4 El Rego — s/t Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager 5 Q Morrow — All Around Dude 6 High On Fire — De Vermis Mysteriis 7 Guided By Voices — Let’s Go Eat the Factory Above: Julia Cahill and Hannah Thompson, senior Fine Arts students, parody the stereotypical 8 Ernesto Cervini Quartet — There lifestyles of those who frequent the Cricket Lounge, a strip club on Morewood Avenue. 9 Trust — TRST Below: First-year tuba performance major Sam Westrick stands on a moving metaphor for the The Dead Milkmen — The King in Yellow absurdity of contemporary censorship practices in museums. 10

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Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez Jonathan Carreon | Photo Editor Clockwise from top left: David Ortiz-Grob building for Alpha Epsilon Pi. Bryan Spencer building for Sigma Epsilon. Ko Miyatake climbing between two booths in order to build. A few people inspecting a drill. Sankalp Bhatnagar lifting a frame for Kappa Sigma. A view of Midway construction through a booth frame. Carnival Committee discussing tasks.

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Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez

Jonathan Carreon | Photo Editor Clockwise from top left: A student painted as a ballerina participates in the Anti-Gravity Derby. Members of SPIRIT posing with one of their repainted buggies. Students get pumped for the Passion Pit concert. Sean Chin poses with Sigma Phi Epsilon’s first place booth trophy. The Bagpipes and Drums band marches through Midway. One of Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez the Booth Chairs speaks at the Midway Opening Ceremony.

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Jonathan Carreon | Photo Editor Clockwise from the top: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner with Snoopy as the chef. The caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland poses for the crowd. Kappa Alpha Theta sisters hold their first place Booth trophy up in front of their booth. A papier-mâché lion, Napoleon, roars inside Alpha Chi Omega’s circus booth.

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Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez

Clockwise from the top left: SAE and CIA race to the finish. CIA displays its new buggy, Orca, alongside older buggies. Fringe also displays its new buggy, Bissa, at the design competition. SDC displays its buggies in a rainbow. A mechanic from CIA gets inside one of the group’s older buggies.

Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager Jennifer Coloma | Operations Manager carnival pillbox 04.23.12 15 Booths widely interpret ‘As Seen On TV’ theme Student organizations present a variety of booth themes on Midway this year

The theme of this year’s Spring Carnival, “As Seen On Squarepants-themed booth won first place in the TV,” allowed for a number of creative individual booth Fraternity category. With such an amazing exterior, the themes, but also provided some challenges for certain fraternity’s booth grabbed visitors’ attention before they organizations. Instead of basing booths on cheesy even entered. The inside of the booth featured different infomercials, as the theme might suggest, most groups rooms from the cartoon show and included details like chose television shows for their booth themes. glowing jelly fish. With its attention to accuracy and detail, Sigma Phi Epsilon created a memorable booth Patrick White, senior mechanical engineering major and that stood out from the others. Midway chair, organized the judging and helped pick the theme. “It ended up between ‘At the Theater’ and In the Blitz category, Lambda Phi Epsilon won first ‘As Seen On TV,’ ” he said. “And then ‘As Seen On TV’ place for its World Cup-themed booth, which featured won the final vote.” a miniature field where visitors could play soccer. Upon first glance, it didn’t even look like a booth, but it With its Indiana Jones-themed booth, Kappa Alpha actually provided a nice space for some of the younger Theta came away with first place in the Sorority visitors to play and run around. category. The sorority’s booth was highly detailed and, despite certain touches being ruined by the rain, it Second place in the Sorority category went to Delta created an all-encompassing environment for visitors to Gamma for its Shark Week-themed booth and Delta explore and enjoy. Visitors were taken on tours in small Tau Delta for its Lunar Landings booth in the Fraternity groups, led by members of Kappa Alpha Theta. This category. Delta Gamma’s booth, which featured several tour-style presentation made the booth seem more like fake large sharks, sand on the bottom floor, and a an experience than other booths, where visitors just laser-cut ship’s wheel, was one of the more impressive Kate Groschner | Junior Photographer walked through and looked around on their own. and enjoyable booths to walk through, and it was clear that the sorority members had spent a lot of time The Asian Student Association won first place in the constructing it. Fringe’s Planet Earth-themed booth was Independent Organizations category this year. Its booth underwhelming, despite its theme being one of the best. was based on Looney Tunes and featured a number of Third place in the Sorority category went to Alpha Chi BioSAC’s MythBusters booth featured interesting facts, creative touches. While the Asian Student Association’s Omega for its traveling circus-themed booth. While the but it was not very exciting to walk through. theme wasn’t terribly novel, its booth was well- booth did not really fit the overall theme of “As Seen On constructed and deserved the win. TV,” it was nicely decorated and felt very sturdy. Alpha This year’s theme of “As Seen On TV” opened up Epsilon Pi’s Pinky and the Brain booth won third place in an opportunity for creative booths, and while some Featuring an impressive façade that mirrored the the Fraternity category. organizations did a great job with the theme, others exterior of Squidward’s Easter Island statue-shaped chose themes that did not quite fit. “There’s a lot of house, Spongebob’s pineapple-shaped house, and Not all booths were so enjoyable, however, as some felt room for interpretation, so it’s always interesting to see the Krusty Krab, Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Spongebob like they were thrown together at the last minute. what people can come up with,” White said. “I think a lot of them you could actually link back [to the theme] pretty easily.”

“We’ve been trying to make the booths a lot safer and stronger and I think we’ve done a lot of good stuff with it,” White said. The increased safety standards imposed this year and the inclement weather provided an interesting challenge for many booths, but ultimately did not hinder the outflow of creativity on Midway.

Allison Cosby | Pillbox Editor

Left: Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Spongebob-themed booth drew attention from visitors by its impressive exterior. Above: Alpha Chi Omega’s traveling circus booth won third place in the Sorority category.

Kate Groschner | Junior Photographer

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Kate Groschner | Junior Photographer

Kate Groschner | Junior Photographer

Clockwise from top left: The Asian Student Association’s Looney Tunes booth won first place in the Independent Organizations category. Delta Gamma’s Shark Week-themed booth featured numerous carefully executed details like a laser-cut ship’s wheel. The Taiwanese Student Association’s booth was based on Alice in Wonderland. First-year dorm Mudge House built the Bill Nye the Science Guy booth.

Kate Groschner | Junior Photographer booth pillbox 04.23.12 17 Did you know? Woods plays intimate set Garfield Artworks hosts alternative to Carnival concert The Tartan runs a clip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a newspaper in Ohio, that features a conversation Seamlessly switching between extended jam and repetitive percussive beats, Earl would break 100 between a male and female dean years ago sessions and familiar material, Brooklyn-based the trance with his almost whiny vocals, entering about the calendar for the upcoming psychedelic folk band Woods played an excellent the next song. April 18, 1912 year. The female dean insists on show at Garfield Artworks last Saturday. The adding, “Very few of our coeds remain band’s performance was preceded by shorter sets The subtle vocal harmonies present on Woods’ unmarried!” to attract more students. by MMOSS, another psychedelic band from New recorded albums were hardly noticeable in the Hampshire, and Unicycle Loves You, a Chicago- band’s live performance, likely a result of the decent- based noise pop band. at-best PA system at Garfield Artworks. Despite the Room draw is upon the students for sound system, Garfield Artworks was the perfect the ’62–’63 school year and Morewood MMOSS, in particular, was a perfect opener for venue for this concert, creating an intimate and 50 Gardens boasts new additions. The Woods. With its droney guitars set off by an earthy welcoming atmosphere. The small venue was fairly years ago added wings of Morewood will be flute, MMOSS set the tone for the rest of the crowded, with enthusiastic fans standing on the ready to be occupied in the fall, so girls concert. MMOSS just finished recording its newest chairs lining the walls and gathering close around April 18, 1952 can request those rooms during room album and released the first single, “Spoiled Sun,” the small stage. selection. The first floor is reserved for from the album in early April. Many of the audience married couples. members seemed unfamiliar with the band’s music, Overall, Woods put on a strikingly sincere but the sound was similar to that of Woods, and the performance, with Earl’s vocals easily floating set was enjoyable. over the rest of the group’s layered guitars and Carnegie Mellon is chosen, along percussion. The musical talent of the group was with nine other colleges, to be part After a short break, Woods took the stage. The band evident in their live set, always keeping track of 25 of a national search for MTV’s next is comprised of singer-guitarist Jeremy Earl, tape- each other’s movements and the audience’s vibes. years ago video jockey. Auditions will be held effects technician G. Lucas Crane, bassist Kevin on campus and are limited to 125 Morby, and multi-instrumentalist Jaris Taveniere. Earl also runs Woodsist, a Brooklyn-based lo-fi record April 21, 1987 students. Twenty-five of those students label that releases all of Woods’ albums in addition will be sent on to the next round. The group played songs from nearly all of its five to those of other psych-folk bands like Ganglians, studio albums, including fan favorites like “Time Sun Araw, Psychedelic Horseshit, Raccoo-oo-oon, Fading Lines” from 2010’s At Echo Lake, “Rain On” and The Fresh & Onlys. Woodsist also hosts a two- from 2009’s Songs of Shame, and “Pushing Onlys” day music festival every summer in Big Sur, Calif., A Forum article lambasts the use and from 2011’s Sun and Shade. Perhaps the best part that features the label’s bands. abuse of live goldfish by two groups of the concert was Woods’ continuous transition during Spring Carnival. One group between actual songs and seemingly impromptu 10 jam sessions. After 15 minutes of hazy guitar loops Allison Cosby | Pillbox Editor years ago operated a “game” involving catching fish in rice paper. The other group of April 29, 2002 fish was subject to cannibalism and murky water conditions.

A well-written critique of all the Spring Carnival bands leaves much to be desired from the headlining artists. years5 ago The author gives a number of reasons why he wasn’t particularly impressed April 23, 2007 with the Spring Carnival lineup, but managed to thoroughly enjoy the jazz band.

Bad weather plagued the buggy heats, and a crash left only one team able to finish the ninth heat. Finals had to year1 ago be cancelled, and an ambulance was called after the buggy crash between April 18, 2011 the Sigma Nu and Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternities. Courtesy of Nicholas Lativy via Flickr

Catherine Spence | Staffwriter Woods’ lead singer and guitarist Jeremy Earl played at Bush Hall in London last month.

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puzzles pillbox 04.23.12 21 Hungover-oscopes You left it on the Mall during the Passion Pit concert when aries you went to reach for your “soda.” march 21–april 19

You lost everything on the dance floor. Check the University taurus Center Information Desk. april 20–may 20

What you are missing is next to your lighter. You know, the gemini one you had to run out and buy (even though you don’t may 21–june 21 smoke) so you could fit in during Spring Carnival.

Call the liquor store. The cashier will definitely remember cancer you. june 22–july 22

You thought that Facebook’s timeline was stupid, but with leo the state you were in during Spring Carnival, it is now your july 23–aug. 22 best friend. Check your timeline to find your stuff.

What you seek is in Wean Hall because you never left Crossword courtesy of BestCrosswords.com virgo during Spring Carnival. aug. 23–sept. 22 Across Down 1. Group of tents 1. Singer Vikki 5. Assert as a fact 2. That’s ____! Yeah, you’re not getting back what you lost. 10. Chapter of the Koran 3. Atomizer output libra 14. Et ____ 4. Republic in S Asia sept. 23–oct. 22 15. Artery that feeds the trunk 5. Cautious 16. Chicago paper, for short 6. Anecdotal knowledge 17. Ha zard 7. “Exodus” hero 18. Grain to be ground 8. ___ boy! What you lost can be found by retracing your steps back to 19. Pulitzer-winning biographer 9. Island in the East China Sea scorpio Hamerschlag Hall. Leon 10. Breastbones oct. 23–nov. 21 20. Unemployed person? 11. Language of Pakistan 22. By and large 12. Monetary unit of Cambodia 24. Express 13. Competent 25. Coffee container 21. Encouraging word Check inside your team’s buggy. 26. Molars, e.g. 23. “As You Like It” forest sagittarius 29. Tee follower 26. Be silent, musically nov. 22–dec. 21 32. Intimidate 27. Bolt to bond 36. Edison’s middle name 28. Perrier rival 37. House in D.C. 29. Makes well 39. Anaconda 30. Affectation of sophisticates Check under the bed. No, not your bed. 40. At the same time 31. Words on a Wonderland cake capricorn 43. Clean air org. 33. German submarine dec. 22–jan. 19 44. Light up 34. People and places, e.g. 45. Carry on 35. Delicious 46. Domingo, for one 37. Letters on a Cardinal’s cap 48. Sprechen ___ Deutsch? 38. ___ kwon do You left it with the hula hoopers. 49. Bold 41. Fathered aquarius 50. Comparative suffix 42. Bursting forth jan. 20–feb. 18 52. Mouth, slangily 47. Person in the petroleum industry 53. Burn without flame 49. Beetle juice? 57. Fate 51. Picture puzzle 61. Of moderate temperature 52. Approvals pisces Check your mailbox. Who knows how it got in there, but 62. Rum cakes 53. Exchange you should go get it soon. 64. Nice notion 54. Long luxuriant hair feb. 19–march 20 65. Ballerina Pavlova 55. Writer Sarah ____ Jewett 66. Bring together 56. Hindu princess Nicole Hamilton | Comics Editor 67. Meat dish 57. Go out with 68. Hammer end 58. Bean sprout? 69. Locations 59. Approach 70. British nobleman 60. Shout 63. Mouthpiece of a bridle Hungover-oscopes 22pillbox 04.23.12 MONDAY4.23.12 SATURDAY4.28.12

Deer Tick. Rex Theater. 9 p.m. PVC Vinyl Con. Pittsburgh Filmmakers (477 Melwood The Providence, R.I.-based folk rock band Deer Tick will Ave.). Noon–8 p.m. Classifieds perform with garage rock band Turbo Fruits. PVC presents its second Vinyl Con. The event will feature out-of-town vinyl dealers, a live performance by American $$ FOR YOUR STUFF. Moving, graduating? TUESDAY4.24.12 funk and soul vocalist Spanky Wilson, and refreshments Consign your gently used furniture, home courtesy of Iron City Brewing Co. The event is for all ages decor, bikes,a/c’s, dorm fridges, etc. with Shary Boyle lecture. Kresge Theatre. 5 p.m. and admission is $3. Consign and Design Pittsburgh. We sell it Sponsored by the School of Art Lecture Series, Toronto- & you get paid. Pick-up available. www. based visual artist Shary Boyle will give a lecture on Pyrotopia. Pump House at The Waterfront (880 consignanddesignpgh.com. Text/call 412-513- her work. Boyle’s artwork focuses on personal and Waterfront Dr. East). Noon–Midnight. 7862. psychologically moving content that explores anxiety, Pittsburgh’s first festival of fire and electrical arts will desire, and fantasy from a dark feminist perspective. feature fire spinners, dancers, and hoopers. There will be demonstrations of fire-related arts, including glassblowing WEDNESDAY4.25.12 and metal casting, and music from local DJ Zombo. The UPCOMING festival is free and open to the public. Keep Shelly in Athens. The Underground. 7 p.m. Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Sponsored by AB Underground, local electronic group Art All Night. Willow Street Development (4001 Willow Stieglitz. Carnegie Museum of Art. May 12–Aug. 26. RIVKA will open for the Grecian down-tempo electronica St.). 4 p.m. The exhibit will feature more than 150 works from duo Keep Shelly in Athens. Returning for its 15th year, Art All Night promotes impressionist artists from the late 19th and early 20th community development through artistic expression. centuries, including Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Vincent THURSDAY4.26.12 The event is organized by members of the Lawrenceville Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. community and is free and open to the public. The event The exhibit is organized by associate curator of fine arts Triggers. The Underground. 7 p.m. will run until 2 p.m. on Sunday. Amanda Zehnder and curator of photography Linda Local indie rock group Triggers will perform at The Benedict-Jones. Underground. The concert is sponsored by AB Laura Stevenson and The Cans. The Underground. Underground. 7 p.m. Brooklyn-based indie rock group Laura Stevenson and Compiled by Allison Cosby | Pillbox Editor FRIDAY4.27.12 The Cans will perform at The Underground. The group uses strings, accordions, and brass to create a unique Want your event here? “Because I’m Drawn That Way!” with Ed Piskor. sound. The concert is sponsored by AB Underground. Email [email protected]. Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A. 4:30 p.m. Cartoonist Ed Piskor will give a lecture on comics, art, Sharon Van Etten. Carnegie Lecture Hall. 8 p.m. and his experiences in the comics industry. Piskor is Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten will known for his comic Wizzywig, about the history of perform at the Carnegie Lecture Hall in Oakland. The computer hackers, and his current project Hip Hop Family concert is co-presented by The Andy Warhol Museum Tree, which details key relationships in the history of hip and WYEP 91.3. hop music. The lecture is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon’s creative writing program. ONGOING

Bo Burnham. Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead Duncan Campbell. Carnegie Museum of Art. Through (510 East 10th Ave., Munhall, Pa.). 8 p.m. June 8. Comedian and internet celebrity Bo Burnham will perform The 68th installment of the museum’s Forum series will at the Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead. showcase a collection of filmic “portraits” by Irish artist Burnham is known for the comical and satirical songs that Duncan Campbell. he posts on YouTube. Native Pennsylvania, A Wildflower Walk. Fifth floor, Off the Wall: JacobTV. Byham Theater. 9 p.m. Hunt Library. Through June 29. Dutch composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis (JacobTV) will This collaborative exhibition between the Hunt Institute perform a unique mix of rock, pop, jazz, and classical and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s botany music. He will premiere his new “reality opera,” THE department celebrates Pennsylvania’s natural world, NEWS. The show is co-presented with the Pittsburgh featuring collections of plants and watercolors. Cultural Trust as part of the Distinctively Dutch Festival. Gestures: Intimate Friction. The Mattress Factory. The Deep Blue Sea. Regent Square Theater. TBA. Through Nov. 30. Based on Terence Rattigan’s stage drama, the movie Carnegie Mellon adjunct associate professor of focuses on the unreliable nature of love, as the wife of a architecture Mary-Lou Arscott guest-curates this high court judge falls hopelessly in love with a young pilot. collaborative exhibit featuring installations by artists, Actress Rachel Weisz stars in this British film set in 1950s architects, and activists. The exhibit is displayed at the London. museum’s location at 1414 Monterey St.

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Jonathan Carreon | Photo Editor Participants in Tear-Down took apart their booths on Midway this past Sunday morning, marking an official end to this year’s Spring Carnival. Above, members of the Asian Students Association take down the stairs to their Looney Toons booth. Below, Delta Delta Delta members disassemble their The Amazing Race booth. All organizations must take down their booths by 5 p.m., or they pay a fine for every extra minute spent on Midway.

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