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Monday, April 25, 2011 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Volume 105, Issue 26 ALLIES breaks the silence by raising LGBT awareness MADELYN GLYMOUR Staffwriter

ALLIES observed the Na- tional Day of Silence in the University Center last Tues- day. The Day of Silence is sponsored nationally by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and was offi cially observed this year on April 15. Carnegie Mellon observed the Day of Silence later than the offi cial date, which fell during Carni- val. According to GLSEN’s website, “The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across the country take some form of a vow of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-

LGBT bullying and harass- Tommy Hofman/Photo Editor ment in schools.” The Day of Sophomore Stephanie Jin participates in the National Day of Silence by placing tape over her mouth. On the National Day of Silence, students Silence has been commemo- voluntarily took a day-long vow of silence to show support for the LGBT community. rated across the country since 1997. ALLIES President and se- the University Center. that the low participation may Mayer said. “But they think Carnegie Mellon was nior computer science major “It sort of worked in our fa- have had an upside as well; that everybody is this positive, not alone among Pittsburgh Stephanie Federwisch said vor that it had been raining,” she said that since one person and there’s nothing left to do. schools in its observation; Ida that ALLIES has observed the Federwisch said. “You usually had to cycle through hold- And so when they realize that Mayer, a senior computer sci- Day of Silence since at least have some people hang out ing all the signs, some people hate crimes are real, and that ence major and the vice presi- 2006. Traditionally, students outside, some people hang out stuck around to see what the they exist, and that they’re dent of ALLIES, said that the gather on the Cut, where inside, but everyone was in- next sign would say. happening now, and around Day of Silence was commemo- they place duct tape on their side this year.” Mayer and Federwisch said us, it changes people’s per- rated at most of Pittsburgh’s mouths and hold signs with in- Mayer agreed. “The nice that the response to the event spectives in a large way.... Not colleges. formation on hate crimes and thing about being in the UC was generally positive. “I don’t everywhere is as perfect as it is The University of Pitts- obstacles faced by gay, lesbian, was there were a lot of people know that we’ve ever had any- here.” burgh’s student newspaper, bisexual, and transgendered who were staying there, in- one come up against us, re- The event may have suc- The Pitt News, reported that 25 youth. stead of just walking by, which ally,” Federwisch said. “We’ve ceeded in its goal, according Pitt students participated in a This year’s signs, for in- meant that people read all of had mostly just support, or just to Federwisch. “We had one “Breaking the Silence” rally, stance, included information the signs we had,” she said. [people who were] confused.” person who came up to me ... in which they ended their on Tyler Clementi, one of “People really saw what we The point of the Day of Si- and asked me several times, day-long silence by marching many gay teens who commit- were doing, instead of just lence, Mayer said, was not to because I was holding all of around the Pitt campus. Ac- ted suicide last fall, and on the walking past us.” change people’s minds, but the signs at this point, ‘Okay, cording to the offi cial Day of It Gets Better project, which This year’s turnout was low to raise awareness. “I really next one, okay, next one, okay, Silence blog, GLSEN’s Pitts- was created by sex columnist compared to previous years, think that awareness is the next one,’ ” Federwisch said. burgh group held its own Dan Savage in response to the with generally only one per- most important thing we can “And after about fi ve or six of “Break the Silence” party as suicides. This year, due to rain, son at a time holding signs. do on a campus like this, be- them, he says, ‘Okay. How can well. the event was moved inside However, Federwisch believes cause people are so positive,” I help?’ ” Sense.ly applet makes ratings personal New startup aims to JENNIFER THARP Carnegie Mellon provid- Staffwriter ed Chu and Wang with ex- fi nd perfect shoe size perience in algorithms and GRAHAM SHORR Friends’ opinions and rela- building large, well-designed were too enticing to ignore. Junior Staffwriter tives’ suggestions are often systems. Chu especially rec- “Shoefi tr gave me excite- important factors in people’s ommended 15-251, Great ment and engagement that I everyday decisions. What if Theoretical Ideas in Computer Who has bought shoes on- never got at my old job,” End one application were able to Science; 15-451, Algorithm line that turned out to be the said. “Much of my work con- synthesize all of their recom- Design and Analysis; and wrong fi t? About one in ev- sisted of fi lling out forms.... mendations into one source 15-410, Operating System ery three customers, accord- I wasn’t content to work the through Facebook? Design and Implementation. ing to fi eld surveys. Returns same job until I retired, and That is exactly what Jona- “The computer science under- of the ill-fi tting shoes create wanted to try something than Chu, a senior computer graduate program at Carnegie customer frustration, spew risky while I was young and science major, and Anlu Wang, Mellon lays a solid and rigor- additional carbon dioxide free of obligations. I fi gured a junior computer science ma- ous foundation in abstract, (approximately 8,500 tons) that even if Shoefi tr failed, I jor, accomplished with their analytical, and creative think- into the atmosphere, and cost was young enough and smart new social recommendation ing skills, transcending any retailers more than $600 mil- enough to get another job like engine Sense.ly. technology fad of the day,” lion in 2008 alone. the one I had or something Todd Eisenberger, a senior Jeannette Wing, head of the Enter Shoefi tr, an online better.” computer science major, and computer science depart- shoe-fi tting startup created Wilkinson and End devel- Ryan Pearl, a junior computer ment, said in an e-mail. by three Carnegie Mellon oped the idea while continu- science major, also aided in Project Olympus, founded alumni: Nick End, CIT’06; ing to work their full-time the project. A program called in January 2007 by comput- Breck Fresen, SCS’09; and jobs. By the end of 2008, Project Olympus aided in er science professor Lenore Matt Wilkinson, CIT’06. they realized their company Sense.ly’s transition from the Blum, seeks to provide sup- In January 2010, they cre- needed a software engineer. university to the business en- port from the earliest stages ated Shoefi tr as an applica- End suggested Fresen, who vironment. of business development for tion that shows how a shoe was a teammate of his on Chu originated the idea both faculty and students at will fi t by using 3-D scanning the Carnegie Mellon cross- for Sense.ly in his everyday Carnegie Mellon. Members of technology to compare the country team in 2005. Fresen search for high-quality res- the Sense.ly project took ad- internal dimensions of vari- was still a senior at Carnegie taurants in Pittsburgh, espe- vantage of this opportunity. ous shoes and their respective Mellon and had committed cially since he often relied “Project Olympus is a sizes. In October 2010, the himself to working for IMC, on the advice of his friends. Carnegie Mellon innovation company won the AlphaLab a marketing agency that “I fi gured I’d make it easy to center that assists students Global Pitch Competition, uses computer software to ask friends for recommenda- and faculty in exploring the beating out companies based manage stocks. Despite this tions and then get a machine commercial potential of their in London, Paris, Madrid, as commitment, Fresen was be- learning algorithm to verify research and innovations by well as major American cities. coming increasingly involved them for you. I didn’t want to providing mentoring, micro The Shoefi tr story begins with Shoefi tr, and even slept stop at restaurants, however, grants, startup advice, incu- with Wilkinson, who worked through his commencement so we’ve added other catego- bator space and connections for 3-D Digital Corp just out- ceremony after staying up ries such as movies, TV shows, for faculty and students across side of New York City, devel- until 3 a.m. the night before etc., to help fl esh out the types campus and with the wider oping 3-D scanning software designing software. to design custom orthotics For the following seven of recommendations,” Chu regional, national and global Greg Hanneman/Contributing Editor said via e-mail. business communities,” Blum and shoes. months, the three contin- “I wanted to bring this ued their normal jobs while By visiting the website, stated. “A key goal is to aug- the 44 companies, students “Students work at their technology to the masses in a developing the Shoefi tr idea students can sign up and use ment and accelerate the pro- formed 31 and faculty 13. At own speed. Some teams want retail environment,” he said. on the side. The company the app on Facebook. Then, cess of moving groundbreak- least 180 students have found to meet with me regularly,” He started his own company, could not be developed any- recommendations will begin ing research and great ideas guidance from the program Needham said via e-mail. Best Fitting Solutions, with more without End, Fresen, to show up in the student’s to development and business since its origination. One of “Others call upon me when the intention of using his 3-D and Wilkinson working full- News Feed, based upon both stages. [Its] bustling incuba- the fi rst faculty PROBES to they need advice, a contact or software to scan people’s feet time on it, and they agreed friends’ ratings and the indi- tor space for students is locat- fi nd business success was re- help with a specifi c problem. to match with scans of shoes to move back to Pittsburgh in vidual ratings that the student ed off Craig Street.” CAPTCHA, a project led by We provide basic education and then create a profi le January 2009. gives to restaurants and mov- Developed projects are Luis von Ahn, an assistant on the Dos and Don’ts of form- online. When the business There were still major ies. Any ratings given by those named PROBES, PRoblem- professor of computer science ing business teams, starting failed, Wilkinson realized concerns regarding the com- in a person’s networks will ap- Oriented Business Explora- and now a member of the ex- a business on an F-1 student a superior alternative was pany’s success despite its so- pear as well. tions. Project Olympus offers ecutive board of Project Olym- visa, [and] legal workshops to scan shoes and give siz- lution to a problem of nearly “Whenever you rate items, guidance through its in-house pus. (in cooperation with Univer- ing recommendations based every online shoe retailer. it powers our machine learn- business adviser, Kit Need- Sense.ly is currently in the sity of Pittsburgh’s Innova- on the customer’s current End and Wilkinson both had ing algorithm. Telling Sense.ly ham, and embedded entrepre- PROBES stage in the Project tion Practice Institute). These knowledge of their own foot- money saved up from their about what you like and dis- neur, Babs Carryer. Olympus program. Chu and events also help students from wear. He pitched the idea to prior jobs to cover several like lets us learn your tastes. To date, there have been the other creators of Sense.ly various schools and back- End, a former classmate. months of payless product The more things you rate, the 72 PROBES from across the are working closely with the grounds to connect with each End had reservations, but more accurate our algorithm university, of which 44 have program and its advisers to other to form diverse business felt the rewards of the startup See SHOEFITR, A3 becomes,” Chu said. formed into companies. Of further the project. teams.” A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » April 25, 2011

CAMPUS NEWS IN BRIEF Statistically School celebrates Earth Day INI to host forum on female with rare birds and bicycles global leadership force Speaking Carnegie Mellon’s Col- played a 3-week-old Great The Information Network- business sense.” Tsamitis is lege of Engineering and its Horned Owl named Bubba; ing Institute (INI) will host a also the director of educa- Commencement weekend for Carnegie Mellon’s Steinbrenner Institute for En- Lizzy, a 4-year-old hybrid fal- panel focused on women in tion, training, and outreach graduating class will be held in three weeks; many grad- vironmental Education and con with an Asiatic pedigree; the global workplace, titled for Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab. uates will leave the university with a degree and with Research hosted an event, J.R., a 4-year-old peregrine “Women and Economy Fo- The panel members will plans for either a job or a higher degree. These plans can titled “Flying High and Heels falcon; Lucky, a 3-year-old rum,” this Tuesday from 1 to consist of Kate Sayre, man- be affected by the area undergraduate students majored on Wheels,” in celebration red-tailed hawk; and Nelly, a 2 p.m. in the INI on Henry aging partner of the Boston in during their four years at the university. Here are of Earth Day last Thursday. 9-year-old goshawk. Schriver Street. Consulting Group and author some facts on Carnegie Mellon’s graduation and post- The event included an exhibit gave a live demonstration of The forum will include of “Women Want More”; Ma- graduation history for undergrads: of peregrine falcons in the each of the birds’ abilities. global business leaders, who rachel Knight, an INI alumna Scaife Hall garden, as well Following the demonstra- will discuss the reasons why and assistant vice president as a bicycle challenge. The tion was the bicycle challenge women are becoming the of operation support and event was free and open to portion of the event. Pitts- largest economic force in the project management at AT&T 69.1% the public, and refreshments burgh residents were asked to world. Antenna Solutions, Inc.; and percent of students who graduate within eight semesters were served. forego their vehicles and ride “Women have become an Joyce Brocaglia, president Earl Schriver, a falconer a bicycle to work. A specially infl uential force in the glob- and CEO of Alta Associates, and Pittsburgh native, dem- designed two-wheel-drive al marketplace not only as Inc. onstrated to the crowd how bike made by Paul Fischbeck, workers, but also as consum- The event is open to the $78,276 the falcons feed and survive a Carnegie Mellon professor ers, entrepreneurs, managers public; however seating and in today’s ecosystem. Schriv- of social and decision sci- and investors,” Dena Haritos boxed lunches are limited, so mean starting salary of 2010 er has been a breeder of rare ences and engineering and Tsamitis, director of the INI, attendees are encouraged to computer science graduates birds since the late 1940s and public policy, made its debut. stated. “Acknowledging the RSVP. is a veteran in the fi eld of car- Prizes and awards were given global infl uence of women 62% ing for falcons. out to those who completed on the economy is not just a Compiled by percent of 2010 business administration graduates who went During the event, he dis- the bicycle challenge. matter of fairness, it is good EMILY DOBLER on to graduate school 43% percent of 2010 English graduates who were employed post- Multicultural groups host themed formal event graduation (not including graduates attending graduate school)

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Lecture Preview Center for International after living in Cairo, where he Relations and Politics studied Arabic and worked Monday, April 25 at noon for the Ibn Khaldun Center Rachel Mellon Walton Room, for Development Studies. His Posner Hall lecture will focus on the vari- ous revolutions in Arab re- Debora Spar, president of gions, specifi cally observing Barnard College, will give a America’s involvement. lecture titled “Why Women A graduate of Yale Univer- Matter.” Spar’s research fo- sity with a bachelor’s degree cuses on issues of internation- in political science, Houn- al political economy, examin- shell has appeared on CNN, ing how rules are established NPR, C-SPAN, WTOP, WNYC, in new or emerging markets and Al-Jazeera. In February and how corporations and 2011, he returned to Cairo governments together shape to cover the Egyptian revolu- the evolving global economy. tion. He speaks some Arabic Spar is the author of nu- and French and lives in Doha, merous articles and books, Qatar. including Ruling the Waves: The event is co-sponsored Cycles of Invention, Chaos, by the Center for Interna- and Wealth from the Compass tional Relations and Politics, Alexandre Kaspar/Photo Staff For this year’s formal, the multicultural organizations on campus chose the theme of a masquerade. Offi cially titled Midnight Masquerade, the event to the Internet and The Baby the Humanities Scholars Business: How Money, Science, was held last Friday at the Carnegie Music Hall. The organizations included the Asian Students Association, the International Student Union, Mayur program, the department of SASA, SPIRIT, and the Taiwanese Students Association. and Politics Drive the Com- modern languages, the pro- merce of Conception. fessional writing program in the English department, and the Heinz College. A Massacre Averted: An Armenian Town, an Campus Crime & Incident Reports 2011 Buhl Lecture American Nurse, and Intoxication student, was identifi ed and is- when a buggy lost control the vehicle was deemed to be Friday, April 29 at 4:30 p.m. the Turkish Army They April 14, 2011 sued a citation. and hit a bale of hay, injuring intoxicated. There were three Resisted Mellon Institute Auditorium the driver. The injured driver small children in the vehicle at Offi cers and Carnegie Mel- Monday, April 25 In his lecture, titled was treated on scene and then the time of the incident. lon EMS responded to Kappa at 4:30 p.m. “Quantum Computing and Theft transported to UPMC Pres- The driver was arrested Alpha Theta sorority for an in- Porter Hall 100 (Gregg Hall) the Limits of the Effi ciently April 14, 2011 byterian hospital for further and charged with driving un- toxicated female. The student Computable,” Scott Aaron- treatment and evaluation. der the infl uence of alcohol, Nancy Klancher, a Ph.D. was transported to UPMC There was a report of a son will talk about what can endangering the welfare of candidate in the Cooperative Shadyside hospital for treat- stolen cell phone in the Uni- and cannot be feasibly com- children, and recklessly en- Doctoral Program in Religion ment. No citation was issued, versity Center. Offi cers inves- puted according to the laws DUI dangering another person. at the University of Pittsburgh as this incident was an am- tigated the theft, identifi ed of physics. He will explain the April 16, 2011 The children were taken into and Pittsburgh Theological nesty case. the person in possession of basics of computational com- protective custody and turned Seminary, will give a lecture the phone, and returned the A University Police offi cer plexity, including the P vs. NP over to Allegheny County on the country of Armenia phone to the owner. Criminal was on patrol when he ob- problem and the Extended Children and Youth Services. and the aftermath of the Ot- Medical Emergency charges may be forthcoming. served a vehicle go through Church-Turing Thesis. He toman Empire’s collapse. April 14, 2011 a red light when turning left will then discuss quantum Her research focuses on from Fifth Avenue onto More- computers: what they are, A faculty member col- Medical Emergency New Testament studies, spe- Intoxication wood Avenue. whether they can be scal- lapsed in the CFA Parking Lot. April 18, 2011 cifi cally its reception history April 14, 2011 The offi cer initiated a traf- ably built, and what is known After nearly 25 minutes of re- fi c stop and smelled the odor A campus security guard as a cultural transmission, as Offi cers working the Big today about their capabili- suscitation efforts, the faculty of alcohol emanating from the reported a male lying on the well as its textual depictions Boi concert observed an in- ties and limitations. Lastly, member regained conscious- driver. The driver failed the exterior steps at the Software of religious authority, reli- toxicated male fi ghting in the Aaronson will touch on the ness and began breathing on fi eld sobriety testing, and was Engineering Institute. gious identity, and religious crowd in front of the stage. speculative models of compu- her own. She was subsequent- subsequently arrested for DUI As offi cers were respond- confl ict. From 1999 to 2010, The offi cers removed the male tation which use closed time- ly transported to UPMC Pres- and the red light violation. ing, the security guard radi- Klancher was the director of from the crowd and arrested like curves or nonlinearities, byterian hospital for further oed that the male got up and Carnegie Mellon’s Graduate him for public drunkenness, such as in the Schrödinger treatment. was walking on Fifth Avenue Programs Offi ce. underage drinking, and disor- equation. DUI toward Craig Street. Offi cers derly conduct. The male pro- Aaronson is an associate April 16, 2011 located the male at the inter- Harassment vided false identifi cation at America and the Arab professor of electrical engi- section of South Craig and neering and computer sci- April 14, 2011 the time of his arrest and was An off-duty University Po- Revolutions Henry streets. The male was ence at MIT. He is also the subsequently charged with lice offi cer reported that he Tuesday, April 26 University Police respond- found to be in possession of creator of the Complexity carrying false identifi cation. believed he was behind an at 4:30 p.m. ed to Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra- three vials of pills. The male Zoo, an online encyclopedia intoxicated driver on Fifth Av- Steinberg Auditorium ternity for a complaint from could not provide offi cers of computational complexity enue heading toward campus. (Baker Hall A53) an off-duty Student Life offi - Injury Offi cers were able to locate with his name, address, or theory. cial that an intoxicated male date of birth. Pittsburgh EMS April 15, 2011 and initiate a traffi c stop on Blake Hounshell is the was using obscenities and were summoned and they Foreign Compiled by the suspect’s vehicle on Di- managing editor at harassing her and her chil- Offi cers at the Buggy races transported the male to UPMC Policy EMILY DOBLER thridge Street. The driver of , having joined in 2006 dren. The male, a 20 year old assisted Pittsburgh medics Presbyterian hospital.

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Sigma Alpha Iota introduces Shoefi tr uses new technology fi rst annual beauty pageant to reduce online shoe returns EMILY DOBLER performance. “So I thought thropies, Inc. was created in SHOEFITR, from A1 News Editor it would be tongue-in-cheek 1974 as a tax-exempt, non- no widespread interest, so panies interested in using to make myself into a gay Boy profi t organization. It is the companies felt that they the 3-D fi tting technology Mr. Beaux Arts 2011 is the Scout since that organization charitable arm of Sigma Al- development, including could push us around.... We for products such as mo- College of Fine Arts’ version is very adamant about not al- pha Iota, the international two $5,000 custom-made would go to sleep thinking torcycle boots and helmets, of a male beauty pageant; stu- lowing LGBT people to par- music fraternity. According scanning machines. things were all falling apart high heels, and bras. dents compete for the highest ticipate.” to the organization’s website, But Fresen was only sev- and then would wake up “Last year Zappos lost score in a series of categories “My favorite was defi nitely “Its mission is to promote all en months out of college, and start working again.” $1.5 billion in returns,” Fre- including formalwear, a tal- Sean Pack, but that might aspects of music creation, had been living at home, After fi ve months of sen said. “60 percent of that ent outside of their respective be a little biased,” said Jesse performance and scholarship; and faced “enormous searching, the trio found its was with fi tting problems. major, “wow-wear,” and an Soracco, a junior music ma- and encourage service for and amounts of pressure” from fi rst client in Running Ware- If we reduce fi tting prob- interview. A portion of each jor and attendee of the event. through music on the cam- his family to stay at IMC. house, a nationally recog- lems to 30 percent, we’re contestant’s scores was also Burrows, on the other hand, pus, in the community, in the “When you’re in school, nized California-based run- saving them about $500 dependent on monetary do- said that one of her favorites nation, and throughout the life is broken up into nice ning store. Their current million. Asking for $5 mil- nations from the audience for was Tim Napoli, who won the world.” little chunks,” Fresen said. contract is for $2,500 per lion per year between the a music philanthropy under entire competition. “He was Sigma Alpha Iota Philan- “[Everything] is just one month, and includes Run- three of us wouldn’t be out- Sigma Alpha Iota. The event, a big favorite,” Burrows said. thropies, Inc. creates projects big step on ‘The Path.’ Once ning Warehouse sending rageous.” which occurred last Saturday “Another was Casey Brander, that are designed to promote you’re out of school, that them shoes to scan and size. For now, the three re- in Kresge Recital Hall, was the only female competitor, music, aid and recognize disappears.... I found my- Despite the shoppers main in their shared Sha- followed by a small reception who got by far the most nomi- those learning or serving in self staring down the rest that loyally use Running dyside apartment. Shoes with free refreshments. nations from the School of Art any fi eld of music, raise the of my life without a plan. I Warehouse’s website, Sho- and beer cans cover most “This is our fi rst year; and did a very good job.” standards of music among couldn’t deal with that.” efi tr has still cut shoe re- counter spaces, except we’re hoping for another,” Although the competition students and teachers, and However, the three were turn rates by 20 percent. 85 what is occupied by their said Jamie Burrows, a junior was originally meant for male develop stronger bonds of mu- able to win a $25,000 grant percent of customers said unplugged television, since music major and one of the students, Brander received sical interest and understand- from AlphaLab, a local com- the technology was useful, they refuse to pay for cable. organizers. “One of the sisters such a signifi cant number of ing among students. “Sigma pany that funds top startup leaving shoppers 25 per- Their current residence of Sigma Alpha Iota actually nominations from other art Alpha Iota is a great organiza- companies. Additionally, cent more likely to purchase more closely resembles the came up with the idea. It was students that the organizers tion,” Soracco said. “I’m not they fundraised $100,000 again. college houses they fre- inspired by the events Mr. Fra- allowed her to compete. De- sure if [the organizers] had with the help of Innova- “We’ll charge the next quented as undergraduate ternity and Mr. Engineer; we spite the surprise of a female a specifi c cause in mind for tion Works, another local company double. Right now students, but within the thought, where better to have in the competition, the event thus event, but I’m sure that company that invests in we need to be everywhere,” next year they expect brand a pageant than in the College still seemed to entertain the no matter whether they did or technology startups. The Fresen said, referencing recognition to bring them of Fine Arts?” audience members. “Actu- not, the money will be going money helped, but their how widespread interest out of the apartment and There were contestants ally the whole thing was re- to a good, unique cause. They doubts remained. With no in the product would give into the spotlight for solv- representing each major ally funny, more so than we do wonderful arts-related direct competing company, them leverage over larger ing sizing discrepancies for in the College of Fine Arts. thought. The contestants got philanthropy work.” the three had to gather all companies who were inter- online shoppers. Contestants were art majors really into it,” Burrows said. Overall, Mr. Beaux Arts the shoe fi tting data them- ested in using Shoefi tr tech- “It’s not trendy, but it Casey Li Brander, a senior, The fi nal round of com- 2011 raised over $120 for the selves. “It’s a dirty busi- nology. Currently, Shoefi tr solves a problem,” Fresen and Jimmy Krahe, a sopho- petition was based on the musical philanthropy. Both ness,” End said. “It required is in discussions with com- said. more; Tim Napoli, a fi rst-year individual contestants’ abil- the contestants and crowd scanning every pair of shoes design major; Luka Glinsky, ity to raise donations for the seemed to enjoy the event as in all available local stores.” a sophomore drama major; event’s philanthropy, Sigma the evening ended with the “We were and Sean Pack, a junior mu- Alpha Iota Philanthropies, reception. “I would be hap- still scared we sic major. The contestants Inc. Although admission was py to see the event happen wouldn’t be suc- gained points for originality free for audience members, again,” Soracco said. “How- cessful at build- and creativity within each of they could show support for ever, while I liked it and it did ing a product people the four rounds. In particu- their favorite contestant by pull in a nice bit of money, I wanted, and there were lar, the “wow-wear” and tal- donating to them. “We had would like to see a larger and some depressing days ent portions seemed to be the judges that awarded points broader turnout in the future. where it seemed like ev- most crowd-pleasing and en- for events, and only the top People came to support their erything was falling apart,” tertaining. The “wow-wear” three scorers got to [the] do- friends, but it didn’t seem like End said, referring to the was inspired by the TLC show nation round,” Burrows said. many people outside of the process of pitching Sho- Toddlers and Tiaras, in which “The fi nal round was based College of Fine Arts came, un- efi tr to major shoe com- toddlers dress up in fl amboy- solely on the amount of mon- fortunately.” panies, which they were ant costumes and perform a ey each contestant raised. The “I had a blast,” Pack said unable to name due to a confi dentiality agreement. themed dance. “I work at the top winner raised $80. That’s via e-mail, agreeing with Christa Hester/Forum Co-Editor [Carnegie] Museum of Natu- pretty good for our fi rst year.” Soracco’s hopes for the “We had no credibility, and ral History so I see a lot of Boy All the proceeds of the fi nal event’s future. “I hope to see Scout and Girl Scout troops round went directly to the this event grow next year and come through,” Napoli said philanthropy. maybe have more competitors via e-mail on his “wow-wear” Sigma Alpha Iota Philan- and a larger audience!”

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Alexandre Kaspar/Photo Staff The Tepper School of Business hosted its annual “Tepper Spirit Day” last Wednesday. The event culminated in a barbecue next to the Fence, outside Doherty Hall. The day’s full schedule of events was sponsored and organized by the Carnegie Mellon Business Association.

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PaDEP asks treatment plants to stop accepting shale-gas wastewater DANIEL TKACIK well that is really, really high nated byproducts will be really SciTech Editor in chloride and bromide. So low,” Wilson said. that’s where you have all this Historically, bromide lev- The subject of extracting wastewater that needs to be els have been reasonably low natural gas from the Marcel- disposed of somewhere.” in river waters in southwest lus Shale has been a sensitive The Monongahela River Pennsylvania, but Wilson and subject in southwestern Penn- serves as a source of drinking colleagues observed a spike in sylvania, as people have heav- water to over 800,000 people the bromide concentrations ily debated the environmental in southwestern Pennsylvania; along the Monongahela River impacts of the techniques used among other contaminants, in July 2010. After normaliz- in extraction. Wilson has been focused ing for several external factors Just this week, the Penn- mainly on bromide levels in that could infl uence the bro- sylvania Department of Envi- mide levels, such as river fl ow ronmental Protection (PaDEP) and temperature, the team of asked all Marcellus Shale “‘What’s researchers says that the levels natural gas drilling operators have not dropped back down to stop delivering wastewater causing all the since. from shale gas extraction to bromide?’ I said, “Whenever I was asked 15 different wastewater treat- all week, ‘What’s causing all ment plants around the Pitts- it’s easy — it’s the bromide?’ I said, it’s easy burgh region by May 19. This — it’s our addiction to fossil request was greatly infl uenced our addiction to fuel,” said Jeanne VanBriesen, by recent research conducted fossil fuel.” a professor in the department by Carnegie Mellon research- of civil and environmental en- ers in the department of civil gineering who advises Wilson and environmental engineer- —Jeanne VanBriesen and leads Carnegie Mellon’s ing. CEE professor work in water quality research “Drilling has gone on [in] on the Monongahela River. Courtesy of Jess Wilson this region for many, many VanBriesen explained that the Civil and environmental engineering graduate student Jess Wilson has been sampling water from the Monon- years,” explained Jess Wilson, this river’s water. Bromide increased bromide levels are gahela River and surrounding streams for the past two years. Above, Wilson collects a sample of water from a civil and environmental en- itself is non-toxic, but when a result of either wastewater Redstone Creek to be analyzed for its bromide content, among other pollutants. gineering graduate student it reacts with chlorine that from coal-fi re power plants or who has been studying the is used during treatment, it from Marcellus Shale waste- ment on Tuesday with regard leading efforts, and work- the coalition’s acceptance of water quality of the Monon- forms brominated byproducts water. However, research to the situation: “Research ing alongside DEP and other responsibility and willingness gahela River for the last two that have been found to be performed by the Pittsburgh by Carnegie Mellon Univer- stakeholders, to address these to fi x the problem of bromide years. “But it’s only because of carcinogenic to humans. Water and Sewage Author- sity and Pittsburgh Water and issues quickly and straightfor- contamination. As VanBries- hydraulic fracturing, which is “I think the fi rst obvious ity indicates that wastewater Sewer Authority experts sug- wardly, and support the ap- en’s research group continues this new method that involves thing you have to do is to not from extracting shale gas may gests that the natural gas in- propriate action taken by DEP monitoring bromide levels in the injection of all this water put bromide in [the water] in be a large contributor. dustry is a contributing factor today.” the region’s river water, the into the well, that we’re see- the fi rst place. If you have re- The Marcellus Shale Co- to elevated levels of bromide “This was an earth-shat- verdict is still out on whether ing all of this produced wa- ally low concentrations of bro- alition has acknowledged the in the Allegheny and Beaver tering statement to make,” or not PaDEP’s request will be ter come back up out of the mide, the formation of bromi- research, and released a state- Rivers. We are committed to VanBriesen said in response to accepted.

HOW THINGS WORK Electronic ink uses innovative technology in high-demand e-readers NIHARIKA SINGH boasts a variety of advantages that is easier on the eyes than around inside the micro-cap- advantages over traditional them very environmentally Staffwriter over normal books as well as traditional LCD displays. sule. LCD displays. Electronic ink friendly. other hand-held devices with These screens are the primary To create pictures on the displays use much less power Over the past few The online retailer Amazon large displays. distinguishing factor between screen, an electric current is than LCD displays, with some years, electronic ink has just released a discounted ver- The Kindle has the abil- tablets and electronic book applied to the bottom sheet of e-readers only requiring a been integrated into more sion of its best-selling, best- ity to store more books in less readers, and it is these screens plastic which forces the balls applications than only elec- reviewed, and most-wanted space than traditional paper that contribute to many of the inside the micro-capsule to ei- tronic book readers. It is being item: the Kindle. The device is books. Amazon also claims benefi ts e-book readers offer ther be attracted to or repelled The technology used to replace both paper and an electronic book reader that that the Kindle has a screen their users. from the bottom of the micro- LCD screens for many applica- Recently, increasing de- capsule. The balls that fl oat behind the tions. mand has caused a large to the top can be seen by the screens of For example, Costco just number of models of elec- reader through the top sheet began a pilot program to re- tronic book readers to fl ood of plastic. Many of these mi- electronic place its shelf tags with E- the market, despite the ar- cro-capsules combine to create Ink displays to reduce the gument from many that the readable text. book readers consumption of paper due uses of electronic book read- Recently, colored versions dictates both to those tags. Electronic ink ers are much less versatile of these displays have also displays have also been in- than those of tablets. been created. They work in their benefi ts tegrated into jewelery that The technology behind much the same way as the and their can now change its design, the screens of electronic book black-and-white versions, such as bracelets that double readers dictates both their except that the top sheet of limitations. as watches. Bendable clocks benefi ts and their limitations. plastic is not colorless any- and changing keyboards are These screens are complex to more; it is instead colored in other technologies that use manufacture, as they require small pixels, each of which has power charge once a month. electronic ink. Finally, Smart- very small and durable parts, a red, blue, green, and white E-readers with this tech- Displayer has begun creating but the basic principle behind area. The micro-capsules be- nology are also more durable credit cards with electronic them is fairly simple. neath each area are appro- and fl exible, so displays of ink displays that do not dis- According to PCWorld, priately colored to give each electronic ink can be bent play the card numbers unless each screen consists of very area a specifi c darkness, and much more than LCD dis- the user of the card types in a small micro-capsules on the the mixture of shades in each plays can. Also, these screens PIN number; this technology order of 100 micrometers pixel creates a distinct color. cause less glare, and so they may reduce the cost of losing trapped between two trans- Hence, the light that will re- may be more suitable during one’s credit card. parent sheets of clear plastic. fl ect off the top sheet of plastic prolonged exposure than LCD While e-readers might have Inside each micro-capsule will have a different color for displays. These displays can introduced electronic ink tech- there exist many small balls each pixel. also last for long amounts of nology to the world on a large colored either white or black, According to E-ink, the time — up to a month without scale, innovations will un- suspended inside a slimy liq- company at the forefront of a power-charge in some cases doubtedly mean that we will uid. These small balls carry developing these technolo- — and actively help reduce keep fi nding new uses for this Juan Fernandez/Art Staff charges and are free to move gies, electronic ink has many the use of paper, which makes technology.

SCITECH BRIEFS Study suggests Chimpanzees Postpartum New spending bill Biologists study Intelligent systems southern Africa as sacrifi ce initiative depression more limits U.S.-China disease-resistant developed to language source for conformity likely in fall, winter collaboration mosquitoes monitor newborns In an article recently pub- Researchers at Georgia A study by researchers at A provision in the recently Andrea Crisanti and Aus- InfoSphere Streams, a sys- lished in Science, a biologist at State University determined Uppsala University in Sweden passed 2011 spending bill tin Burt, molecular biologists tem developed by IBM, is be- the University of Auckland in that in a social environment, suggests that women who give bans any collaboration be- at Imperial College London, ing used in hospitals to process New Zealand has concluded chimpanzees would follow a birth between October and tween the United States and are developing techniques to data about newborns in the in- that human language originat- dominant leader even when December may be twice as China on scientifi c work coor- spread disease-resistant mos- tensive care unit. In the past, ed in southern Africa. Quentin it meant receiving a worse likely to develop postpartum dinated by NASA or the White quitoes in the wild. Scientists an enormous amount of data Atkinson, the author of the outcome. In a situation with depression than new moth- House Offi ce of Science and have been working for some was collected about infant study, used a mathematical one dominant female and four ers in the rest of the year. The Technology Policy. The mea- time to manipulate mosqui- patients, but most of this data model to trace common lin- subordinate chimpanzees, the study, which was published in sure’s sponsor, Frank Wolf (R– toes’ genetic code to avoid the was discarded. InfoSphere guistic features back through subordinates mimicked the fe- the American Journal of Ob- Va.), aims to restrict any joint transmission of diseases like Streams processes all this data time, much in the same way male’s actions. This occurred stetrics & Gynecology, involved projects between specifi c U.S. malaria. Crisanti and Burt’s in real-time to better predict if scientists trace the evolution- even though the other chimps over 2,000 Swedish women. government agencies and any approach used a homing- an infant has an infection or ary history of organisms. had been trained to work to- Because of Sweden’s high body of the Chinese govern- endonuclease gene (HEG) to some other problem. The sys- While the oldest language tree wards a better reward. The latitude and high variation in ment. Previous collaborations spread a genetic modifi cation tem was fi rst implemented in that has been constructed so lead researcher, Lydia Hopper, sunlight between summer and have covered “fi sheries, earth among a population of mos- the Hospital for Sick Children far — the Indo-European fam- has theorized that the value of winter, the authors believe and atmospheric sciences, ba- quitoes. HEG is a so-called in Toronto and is spreading ily — goes back 9,000 years, maintaining social alliances these seasonal effects may be sic research, ... and disaster “selfi sh” gene, which spreads to other facilities around the it is predicted that language may outweigh the immediate less pronounced in other re- relief” among other areas. rapidly through a population. world. itself originated between value of a better reward. gions. 50,000 and 100,000 years ago. Source: Science Source: Science Source: Technology Review Source: New Scientist Source: Los Angeles Times Source: The New York Times Compiled by MICHAEL KAHN April 25, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5 Big workloads prompt big questions about students’ sleeping habits BENJAMIN MADUEME the usual daily eight hours of and psychology, claimed the Junior Staffwriter sleep. chasm between the way the During the PVT, which was participants felt and their ac- Many adults assume they administered several times tual performance did not sur- can get away with fi ve to six a day over the course of the prise her. “We’ve learned so hours of sleep every night. two-week study, participants much about the importance With the semester coming were given a clicker and were of sleep for memory consoli- to a close and fi nal exams told to press its button when- dation,” Mouhktar said. “So just around the corner, many ever a stimulus appeared on maybe if we aren’t conscious students may be neglecting a computer screen. The test of it and think we could still be sleep even more than usual. identifi ed lapses in alertness fi ne after minimal sleep, it still But fi ve to six hours should be — when a participant failed affects us.” Mouhktar claimed enough, right? Researchers in to click when the stimulus ap- that because she views sleep the Sleep and Chronobiology peared, it was attributed to a as “super-important for [her] Laboratory at the University lack of alertness. general health,” she gets an of Pennsylvania conducted a Unsurprisingly, the four- average of seven hours of it a study to assess the validity of hour group saw a sharp de- night. this claim. cline in performance over the Kelley Shell, health pro- For a period of two weeks, two weeks of the experiment, motion specialist at Carnegie three groups of people were while the six-hour group saw Mellon’s Student Health Ser- subjected to the Psychomotor a steady but signifi cant de- vices, supported Mouhktar’s Vigilance Test (PVT), a sus- cline. The control group was sleep schedule. “Research has tained attention examination able to maintain similar levels confi rmed that most adults used frequently by psycho- of alertness throughout the need seven to nine hours of Photo illustration by Celia Ludwinski/Managing Editor and J.W. Ramp/File Photo physiologists to test the ef- two weeks. Members of the sleep each night,” Shell ex- sleep deprivation.” mester. Kiang will be com- [and] I’ll make sure I get a cer- fects of sleep deprivation on four- and six-hour groups who plained. “Most people sleep- Unfortunately, sleep de- pleting Carnegie Mellon’s tain amount of sleep.... I’m not a person’s attentiveness. Each claimed that they felt “well- ing six hours or less each night privation seems to be a major ECE Integrated Master’s/ an all-nighter person.” member of the fi rst group of rested” still underwent these are actually experiencing problem for some Carnegie Bachelor’s Program (typically Mouhktar also seemed people was allocated a daily drastic declines in responsive- sleep deprivation. Fatigue, Mellon students, like Parikshit a fi ve-year program) in four to echo Kiang’s views. “A lot total of four hours of sleep, ness. irritability, poor concentra- Mistry, a second-year busi- years, and is consequently in- of the time, I decide to sleep the second group six hours of Sara Mouhktar, a sopho- tion, low energy levels, and ness administration major in volved in multiple time-con- early and wake up early to fi n- sleep, and the control group more double major in English distractibility are all signs of the Tepper School of Business. suming research projects, lab ish whatever I was doing,” she “Up until [this] semester, I sessions, and presentations. said. “I guess because I’ve read wasn’t that involved in activi- However, Kiang gets much a lot about the importance ties on campus,” Mistry said. “I more sleep than the average of sleep, I try to prioritize it used to get about six hours of college student, who, accord- more. But that’s not to say that sleep. For me, I guess six hours ing to the McKinley Health everyone should sleep more. of sleep is good enough.... I’ve Center at the University of Il- I know a lot of people who been a near 4.0 student [until linois at Urbana-Champaign, can pull all-nighters and do now].” gets an average of six hours of amazing on their exams. I just However, because he’s re- sleep a day. can’t.” cently gotten more involved “My brain just cannot func- So why are there extraor- in other campus happen- tion with just four hours of dinary students, like those ings, Mistry has noticed a di- sleep,” said Kiang. “Person- Mouhktar describe, who can rect correlation between the ally, I need eight-plus hours of get away with relatively little amount of sleep he gets and sleep every day. On Saturday sleep and still maintain great his academic performance. ... I tend to get 10–11 hours of cognitive performance? Shell “Now I barely get four hours sleep.” Kiang, like most other gave insight into one possible of sleep a day,” Mistry said. Carnegie Mellon students, has reason, claiming “research- “It’s defi nitely taken a toll on had to stay up at times to fi n- ers are exploring genetics as my grades and performance ish homework assignments or one explanation for why sleep ... more so on my motivation, study for an upcoming exam. needs vary.” you know, because I feel tired, “To some degree it helps,” For other normal, sleep- stressed out.... The last thing I he said. “I’ll try and stay up deprived students, she offered want to do after all my classes late just to make sure I cram some professional advice. and activities is go back to my everything in, because [oth- “Take naps! If you cannot get books and stuff.” erwise] what can I do on an 7–9 hours of sleep in a night, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Vincent Kiang, an ECE exam, even in my best condi- naps between 30–60 minutes The majority of adults receive fewer than eight hours of sleep every night. The survey above was conducted in graduate student, is taking tion. But I’ll make sure I get the can help improve alertness April 2009 by Tempur-Pedic. Percentages sum to more than 100 due to rounding. 75 units this — his last — se- most important details down and productivity.” A6 « thetartan.org/forum The Tartan » April 25, 2011

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD FROM THE OMBUDSMAN An analysis of The Tartan from its last ombudsman tive departments and areas that are more interested in covering them- selves than allowing information of certain events to be made public. THISTLES & THORNS PATRICK GAGE KELLY The community should be as angry with these departments’ closed na- ture as they are with The Tartan’s Last Tuesday, April 19, the Tar- inability to cover certain incidents. tan Editorial Staff voted 23–0, with two abstentions, to pass substantial Ongoing issues: constitutional reform, including the removal of the position of ombuds- My own, and fi nal, report on the man from the governing documents. current issues plaguing The Tartan’s This means that as of Aug. 1, when success as a university newspaper the changes take effect, the posi- includes many concerns echoed At the close of every year, The Tartan TAs, and work spaces behind locked A thistle to the university’s din- tion I am currently serving will be from that report written seven years reassesses the year’s events. We present doors after 6 p.m. is no way to foster ing services for steadily improv- terminated — removed after seven ago. here a list of the people and happen- learning and collaboration, and we ing. Dining Services implemented years. They can be best categorized Issues with staff continue to limit ings that are worthy of recognition. are glad the SCS administration real- longer hours during the week and as seven years of neglect, underuti- the size, coverage, and quality of the Thistles go to people and events that ized it. better options for students. This is lization, and a lack of trust. news and editorial content of The had a positive effect on the campus clear evidence that Dining Services The role of the ombudsman is Tartan. The content, layout, and community and the world at large; A thorn to College ACB for fi ll- has been listening to students’ con- one historically linked to govern- editorial staff are largely untrained, thorns go to those that have negatively ing the gap left after JuicyC- cerns and suggestions. Additionally, ments (originally Scandinavian). entirely volunteer, and consistently impacted the community. Oxford English Dictionary ampus shut down. Anonymity and there have been more Dining-spon- The de- smaller than they should be com- freedom of speech does not mean sored activities for students, which is fi nes it in part as: “A person ap- pared to the size of the paper they A thistle to Mattel’s newly re- people should debase or slander oth- a great new initiative. pointed to investigate complaints create. While many of these issues leased computer engineer Bar- ers online. against maladministration by a could be directly resolved if Carne- bie. We appreciate that the company A thorn for on-campus eater- particular category of organization gie Mellon had a journalism school, is breaking the stereotype associated A thistle to students Joe Reilly ies’ inconvenient hours over the or in a particular area of public life, other university newspapers with- with the iconic doll. and Sean Hoffman for reacting weekend. Although dining services such as local authorities, hospitals, out a supporting academic program Saturday Night Live well to ’s alleged in general are improving, most indi- or pensions.” But over the last 100 produce strong, original, widely A thorn for lack of govern- “theft” of their creep dance. Their vidual eateries open late and close years, the concept has been applied read content, and this absence is ment funding for the Port Au- reaction was professional and appro- early on the weekends. This is not largely to news organizations. The simply not an excuse. thority. The transit agency already priate. conducive to students’ busy and of- Organization of News Ombuds- Editors remain overworked, fo- made a 15 percent service cut last ten irregular work and sleep sched- men states that an ombudsman at month in order to curb its reliance A thorn to Four Loko, because ules. a media organization “receives and on supplemental funding scraped caffeine and alcohol is not a investigates complaints from news- I urge all of you together year by year by the county good combination. This drink has A thistle to The New York Times paper readers or listeners or view- and the state. The Port Authority’s dangerous side-effects for consum- for its new online paywall sys- ers of radio and television stations to continue your living from hand to mouth cannot ers; the caffeine counters and hides tem. Asking the newspaper’s heavy about accuracy, fairness, balance, pithy, vocal, go on forever. It is up to the county the effects of the alcohol. Four Loko readership to pay for content again and good taste in news coverage. and state governments to fi nd stable, does not encourage people to drink is a business move that, while some- He or she recommends appropriate and most of all long-term, and adequate funding for responsibly. what inconvenient, will help sustain remedies or responses to correct or deserved criticism public transportation. high-quality online journalism at a clarify news reports.” A thistle for Carnegie Mellon’s time of great uncertainty in the in- When described in this manner, of The Tartan, but A thistle for major companies purchase of the Residence on dustry. I believe we have seen an absolute and productions’ involvement Fifth. First-years in Oakland now need for an ombudsman to serve please follow that in Pittsburgh. It’s exciting that Pitts- have a central living community A thorn to the ghost of the The Tartan (and the other media or- up with an e-mail. burgh is an up-and-coming city, and rather than being spread out in dif- Wean Hall bathroom. ISS ganizations on campus). Complaints we are glad that companies like Dis- ferent apartment buildings. We also workers repeatedly reported be- about the accuracy, balance, and ney and Google are here. We are also supports the further expansion of ing harassed and frightened by a taste of The Tartan pervade the cam- cusing less on editorial vision and Perks of Being a Wall- excited that our campus into Oakland. mysterious voice while cleaning the pus community. Instead of being assigning compelling content, but fl ower The Dark Knight Rises and are women’s bathroom on the sixth fl oor reported to a central source where instead on fi lling their own allotted being produced here this summer, A thorn to the administration of Wean. We ask whoever is behind they can be understood, responded page space. Many members of the bringing even more jobs and prestige for its lack of communication this to respect the men and women to, and addressed, they echo in hall- editorial leadership remain over- to our city. regarding the construction of the IM who work hard at keeping our cam- ways, apartments, and offi ces with- involved on a campus-wide scale, soccer fi eld last summer. pus clean. The charm of Moaning out resolution. a common problem not specifi c to A thorn to the United States Myrtle doesn’t translate off the pages Only once in recent history did The Tartan, with a core of students Congress for almost causing a A thistle to Carnegie Mel- of Harry Potter. community complaints escalate to taking on a diversity of roles across government shut-down because of lon’s faculty members for out- a point where the administration the entire campus. Unfortunately for partisan bickering. standing work and much-deserved A thistle to the people of the stepped in to address them: Follow- The Tartan, this involvement creates awards. We appreciate the high stan- Middle East, specifi cally Libya, ing the publication of the 2004 edi- confl icts of interest that jeopardize A thistle to Rebecca Black. “Fri- dard of excellence that they set for Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen. Wanting tion of The Natrat, the annual April the integrity of the paper. day” may be an annoying song, students and the national prestige to have a say in your own govern- Fools issue. The Presidential Com- Errors, both factual and gram- but the millions of dollars she made they bring to our campus. ment and taking steps to do so shows mission created to address the issue matical, continue to exist on a week- off it were all donated to Japan. She great strength of will. summarized by saying, “This publi- ly basis. While these are for the most could have easily kept all that money A thorn for this year’s student cation received immediate commu- part minor, more comprehensive for herself, but she chose to donate it government. Its failure to make A thorn to the governments of nity attention (and, eventually, that error tracking from week to week to a good cause. any signifi cant accomplishments and the Middle East for suppress- of local, national, and international to better assess long-term improve- to communicate with the student ing, harming, and killing the citizens media) ... focused on a cartoon that ment should be put in place. A thorn to the students who body about its work is depressing for they are supposed to protect. included the use of a racial epithet The digital efforts of The Tartan defaced the Fence. We are dis- those of us who expected more from in a violent context; a misogynist remain largely inconsequential; appointed with the damage they our student leaders. A thistle to the worldwide re- image of a woman’s genitals being digital content is still primarily com- caused to a widely cherished campus sponse to the disasters in Ja- penetrated by an ice skate (super- prised of print content being repro- symbol and their disregard for cam- A Plaid to the Bone thistle for pan, as well as Carnegie Mellon’s lo- imposed by two poems that focused duced online, almost exclusively pus pride. alumni reunions being held cal campus and community efforts to on rape and sexual violence); and a on Mondays. The Tartan, like the at Carnival this year rather than at raise money, recruit volunteers, and homophobic essay that associated entire journalism industry, needs to A thistle to the Carnegie Mel- Homecoming in the fall. From a stu- spread a message of recovery. lesbians with bestiality.” embrace the Internet and real-time lon community for coming to- dent perspective, this makes more While this example is an extreme news; however, how a college pub- gether and bonding after the attack sense because most young alumni A thorn for the Activities Board case, and while action has been lication can best expend its limited on the Fence. Although it was a sad identify much more strongly with and its choice of Carnival co- taken to ensure that this is unlikely resources between print and online occurrence, students and alumni Buggy, Booth, and the rest of the Car- median, Eddie Griffi n, for ignoring to ever occur again, the processes, is still an open question at many uni- showed Tartan pride by uniting over nival traditions. With so many alum- the family and community aspects of training, and policies of The Tartan versities. Given Carnegie Mellon’s a shared sense of tradition. ni already back on campus for these Midway. Griffi n disrespected Carn- that the Presidential Commission strong technical advantage, The activities, adding one more event to egie Mellon values and traditions by identifi ed as leading up to the 2004 Tartan could be a leader in this area. A thorn for Hunt Library and the program just makes sense. using profanity and vulgar content in Natrat publication remain largely Finally, advising, or lack thereof, its new light installation. The his act that was completely inappro- unchanged. The report lists 16 rec- was a major issue in the 2004 re- lights are disruptive to students who A thorn to the election process priate for the Carnival atmosphere. ommendations for improvement, of port, and I believe it remains criti- are trying to use the library as a quiet for Student Senate. Candidates which only four have been success- cal to The Tartan’s success. Advising place to concentrate on their studies. do not have to campaign to win; A thistle for IBM and the com- fully achieved (2, 9, 14, and 15). remains focused on policy and being they only need their three closest pany’s collaborative efforts In addition, the Commission’s inoffensive, not on how to conduct A thistle to the School of Com- friends to write them in on the day with multiple universities, including report also called upon the univer- actual journalism or respond to the puter Science for opening the of the election. This is backward Carnegie Mellon, to bring advanced sity to respect diversity and support community. Either through a board upper fl oors of the Gates Hillman and should be changed, because the technology to the public through the our internal institutions. The Tartan of external advisers or an adviser Complex to card-carrying SCS un- process as it is hardly refl ects a true creation of the supercomputer Wat- has had continued problems reach- dergraduates. Hiding professors, democratic system. son. ing out to a handful of administra- See OMBUDSMAN, A7

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Systems Manager Anna Romanova KATIE CHIRONIS Copy Manager NIKUNJA KOLLURI Contributing Editor PATRICK GAGE KELLEY Ombudsman KATHY CHEN Asst. Advertising Manager Office: University Center 314 Mail: SARAH ZAKRAJSEK Personnel Manager Phone: (412) 268-2111 The Tartan GRACE CHUNG Asst. Advertising Manager Fax: (412) 268-1596 Box 119, UC Suite 103 JONAS ALTMAN-KUROSAKI Asst. Sports Editor SHWETA SURESH Contributing Editor Web: www.thetartan.org 5000 Forbes Avenue COURTNEY CHIN Asst. SciTech Editor E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15213 April 25, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A7 Fence vandals release E-cigarettes promote unhealthy habits A major booster in recent ciga- tine as regular cigarettes. The e- statement of apology rette sales was the introduction cigarettes are just as addicting as of electronic cigarettes in 2006. any other cigarette, and On April 7, student government, tion between the students and student Electronic cigarettes, termed “e- they may be just as dan- represented by Vice President for Or- government, the students charged cigarettes,” are electronic devices gerous. The health impli- ganizations Aaron Gross and Student agreed to write a statement about the DANIEL LIPSON created to mimic cigarettes while cations of e-cigarettes are Body Vice President Kate Smith, fi led incident that would appear in The still uncertain, but many a formal complaint against six stu- Tartan. Over the past 15 years, teen ciga- critics are worried that they dents who were accused of vandaliz- The following statement from the rette usage has seen a steady drop; will serve as a gateway drug. ing the Fence in March. The complaint six students charged appears verba- that is, until a few years ago. Ciga- The current problem is that e- alleged that each of the six students tim and has not been edited by stu- rette use has been carefully weaned cigarettes are more attractive to con- was responsible for two charges: de- dent government or The Tartan. It out of much of popular sumers who don’t want to be kicked struction of university property and refl ects only the opinions of the stu- media and been battled out of restaurants or be seen blowing conduct unbecoming a Carnegie Mel- dents charged. For legal and privacy by anti-smoking edu- big clouds of smoke. While many lon student. reasons, the six students are not iden- cation with the help of customers are led to believe that As part of the outcome of a media- tifi ed by name. the FDA. e-cigarettes are healthier alterna- In spite of these measures, tive to paper cigarettes, the FDA has they’ve unfortunately resurfaced conducted a number of tests already First and foremost, we would have a chance to describe what hap- as sources of comfort and proving that e-cigarettes do contain like to express our regret for this pened, the university community pleasure for many young a number of toxic chemicals. incident and apologize uncondition- will agree that, despite appearances, adults. Tobacco companies have been ally to the university community. there was an utter lack of malicious Cigarettes, unlike fi ghting to fi nd ways to advertise We now understand what a sensi- intent in what we did to the Fence. alcohol, are avail- for cigarettes since receiving tive issue this is, and in turn what The act began entirely spontane- able as early as surgeon general restrictions a thoughtless act it was. In hind- ously out of curiosity, and that led 18, putting them in 1964. sight, we agree that what we did to a progression of events that got in the hands of a They have was insensitive, seeing as the Carn- out of hand. We believe it may have large number of been almost egie Mellon community takes much been generally misconstrued in this high school stu- completely un- Christa Hester/Forum Co-Editor pride in the Fence, and it is one of, sense, for this was not a premeditat- dents who are the der the radar if not the most prominent symbol on ed act. It was merely spurred by cu- most susceptible to cigarette reducing the negative health effects after 1997, when the infamous Joe campus. Having seen the negative riosity and an interest in the Fence, addiction. Because of this, many associated with regular cigarettes. Camel campaign was ended after impact it had on the community, we and was most certainly not intended states are pushing the legal age up As it stands, e-cigarettes do not have pressure from Congress. While the feel remorse. to be an attack or aggressive act to 19. Raising the legal smoking age an age restriction (except in New Jer- backlash from this advertisement We did not comprehend the against the university, community, to 19 limits the chances of teens get- sey), so any teenager with a few dol- did a severe amount of damage to emotional ties in connection with or symbol of the institution. We now ting access to cigarettes, at least in lars has access to them. Many states cigarette companies, they have con- the Fence or that it would offend so understand how it may have been theory. In my experience, one of the are moving toward imposing an age tinued to survive under the radar many so deeply, and we never had perceived that way, for the Leather- biggest problems with increasing the limit, but this will only serve to put ever since. any intention of offending those man and hacksaw utilized have a age limit is that it also increases the them on the same level as regular The cigarette companies know who were or still are offended. We very destructive connotation. How- demand, making young adults more cigarettes. Most of the e-cigarette that an age restriction on e-cigarettes understand now that, most impor- ever, our fl awed thought process interested in fi nding ways to subvert industry welcomes age restrictions, won’t stop teenagers from smoking; tantly, we must think before we act, in introducing these tools was an the law. and acknowledges the risks associ- the cultural practice of sharing ciga- respect other people’s feelings, and attempt to try to open up layers of One of the major draws of ciga- ated with the e-cigarette’s nicotine rettes has become its major selling be much more responsible. The con- paint cleanly. Many believe the tools rette smoking is that it seemingly content. Its marketing is targeted point, and it will likely include e- sequent uproar within the School of were used to try to vandalize and de- facilitates conversation, and the idea at those who are trying to quit, as cigarette smokers as the laws start to Art and the larger CMU community stroy the Fence; they were not. of “bumming a cigarette” is one that well as those who are looking for a catch up with them. The FDA needs should have been anticipated by us, Having said this, we would now all smokers are familiar with. While healthier way to smoke. to directly target the social aspects of and we take full responsibility for seek proper permission prior to en- this would be diffi cult in a society of I believe that this lack of informa- smoking if it hopes to fi nd a method our actions. gaging in contact with any student non-smokers, recent statistics show tion is something that the companies to halt its growing popularity. Second, we hope that after we or campus property. that there are plenty of people will- are cashing in on. By introducing a Raising the legal age is a possible ing to share cigarettes with teenag- new product, e-cigarette companies counter to the increase in cigarette ers under the legal age, even show- are able to attract people who aren’t usage, but states have been facing a ing signs indicating that smoking interested in normal cigarettes. Reg- lot of diffi culty. might be on the rise for teenagers as ular paper cigarettes emit second- Unless state governments can ad- The ombudsman refl ects young as eighth grade. While con- hand smoke that has resulted in their mit that cigarettes have once again being banned from public spaces. E- become a major problem, we may be OMBUDSMAN, from A6 tinuing to raise the age will make it tion of the paper. impossible for high school students cigarettes, however, use batteries to seeing more smokers in the coming The Tartan has continued re- to purchase cigarettes on their own, I create an invisible burn. While these years. with journalism experience, The cent improvement in monitoring feel that the social dynamic that sur- are cutting down on the amount of Tartan must fi nd a stronger source of distribution, assessing the reach rounds smoking is something that is second-hand smoke, some of them Daniel Lipson (dlipson@) is Forum of journalistic knowledge, and the and locations of paper drops, and much harder to tackle. still have the same amount of nico- co-editor for The Tartan. university, through the Offi ce of Stu- installing racks in different areas to dent Activities, should encourage make the paper more visible. The and assist in creating that relation- community has responded to sev- LETTER TO THE EDITOR ship in any way it can. If a successful eral articles this year, including the advisory structure could be found, I coverage of the student body presi- have faith that it could replace and dent’s lack of progress, the lighting Education is about more improve upon the position of om- of Hunt Library, and the vandalism budsman as a centralized and inde- of the Fence. The Fence vandalism pendent forum for community com- has already become the year’s most- than future employment plaint. This should be a primary goal read article, but continuing to fi nd AMANDA COLE in the coming months. stories that appeal broadly to the gain valuable skills to help you suc- ONLINE campus community cannot hinge on ceed in a future career, but it is also The highlights: scandal, even if it is widely accepted When I read the Tartan Board’s true that you get so much more out as the most interesting news. recent editorial, “Increasing college of an education than that. In addi- ONLY: Not everything at The Tartan is In signing off, I urge all of you to debts should motivate students to tion, especially in H&SS, the knowl- dire. The Tartan has begun weekly continue your pithy, vocal, and most make most of expensive education,” edge that you gain will be far less critiques of the paper this year for of all deserved criticism of The Tar- I was disappointed in the board’s important to a career than the skills the fi rst time, which should improve tan, but please follow that up with view that the whole point of a col- you develop, which well help with the paper through self-refl ection. an e-mail so that we can continue lege education is to prepare for a far more than just a job. I hope that, AAnalysisAnaAnalyysissisis These critiques should assist new to push The Tartan into something job. As an H&SS alumna, I couldn’t in the future, students will realize writers and staff members in un- Carnegie Mellon can be proud of. disagree more. that if “getting the most” out of an derstanding how to critically assess The point of going to college isn’t education just means adequately of the journalistic content. The constitu- Editor’s Note: The Tartan ombudsman just to prepare for a job — that’s the preparing for a job, they aren’t actu- tional reform mentioned above is operates as an independent party, point of professional school or trade ally getting the most out of college at show by-and-large positive, moving to and the views expressed above are school. The point of college is to get all, because college is about so much bring more of the staff into major not necessarily in agreement with an education that will help intro- more than a job. Gleele decisions and thereby strengthening those of The Tartan’s editorial staff. duce you to new ideas and new ways Amanda Cole commitment to the organization, re- This article was edited regarding of thinking, and to discover diverse H&SS ’10 fi ning and detailing duties, and also content and message as is standard in viewpoints that might change the forming an internal executive struc- the Forum section. The ombudsman way you view the world. Editor’s Note: Amanda Cole was ture that can focus on long-term can be reached at ombudsman@ It is true that no matter which editor-in-chief of The Tartan in 2009. planning as well as weekly produc- thetartan.org. program you’re enrolled in, you’ll

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SPORTS COMMENTARY Men’s tennis team takes fourth The Cutoff Man: A sad direction at UAAs after loss to Chicago for Major League Baseball JONAS ALTMAN-KUROSAKI Assistant Sports Editor

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Tammi Wilson Stadium for the Opening Day 2020 matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and your Milwaukee Brewers! Here now to throw the fi rst pitch is Tammi Wilson herself, winner of MLB.com’s Twitter sweep- stakes to rename the ballpark and start as pitcher for the team of her choice! Let’s hear a big round of applause for Tammi and her winning tweet: “I luv da #Brewers nd I wud luv to kiss Ryan Braun hes such a qtie! #MLBSWEEPS2020” Perhaps things won’t be this drastic, and perhaps it’ll File Photo be closer to 2025 than 2020. Senior Bobby MacTaggart lines up for a forehand during a home match. MacTaggart and senior Alex Courtesy of Evan Wohrman on Flickr Nemerov won at No. 1 doubles last Sunday, but Carnegie Mellon lost the third-place UAA match to Chicago. But regardless, Major League Would Major League Baseball one day let fans win a spot in the All-Star Baseball has amped up its Game? MEELA DUDLEY at No. 2 singles. Nemerov, at marketing throughout the Publisher “We played the No. 1 singles position, past decade, especially in the with. blow fans’ minds. Something won after a three-set match past fi ve or so years, and the However, rather than con- crazy and super-awesome The Carnegie Mellon men’s a good with scores of 6–4, 4–6, and results have not always been fi rm what would end up being that will not only wow cur- tennis team beat Brandeis weekend with 7–5. MacTaggart, junior Jer- positive. Sure, there’s been a the right call, Thom Brenna- rent fans, but bring in those University, but lost to Emory emy King, Yu, and fi rst-year positive overall response; but man and Mark Grace — an- new fans in droves. University and the University a lot of close Julian Pearlman lost their loyal baseball fans loved the nouncers for FOX’s broadcast What new fans? of Chicago in the University matches.... In singles contests. game long before MLB.com of the game — spent time of- Sure, baseball garners Athletic Association (UAA) “With our advantage in existed, and “giving the fans fering reasons for the play to new fans every day, but I Championship, earning the the end, we doubles,” MacTaggart said, what they want” has quickly be ruled an error in order to doubt those fans notice base- Tartans fourth place in the played a tough “we were obviously pretty become “giving the fans what preserve the no-hitter. ball because they can vote 25 tournament. disappointed by the way that they didn’t know they wanted “And they ruled it a hit,” times for the All-Star teams The match for third place fi ght.” things turned out.” until it was advertised as a Brennaman said, sounding or because there’s a chance against Chicago, played Sun- “We played a good week- real option.” incredulous, upon seeing the to throw out a fi rst pitch at a day, April 17 on the Brandeis —Mason Radford, end with a lot of close match- It’s not just the folks in the ruling. ballgame. Maybe if that one campus in Waltham, Mass., First-year player es,” fi rst-year Mason Radford MLB marketing department “Much to the chagrin of person who wins that sweep- was a tight one. The Tartans said. “Emory was a really who are doing this. Recently, Tiger fans,” Grace agreed. stakes wasn’t a fan already, lost 5–4. tough team to beat, although reporters and announcers “They wanted to see some his- he or she would take a closer The Tartans led in doubles about the way we came out I do think that we should have have started to view things tory!” look at the game, but would play with two wins and one of doubles,” MacTaggart said. beat the University of Chi- from the perspective of a fan, Well, of course they did, those who didn’t win care at loss. Sophomore Jooho Yu “We looked forward to having cago. In the end, we played a rather than a neutral party but that doesn’t mean it was all? Probably not. and junior Forrest Grinstead the top billing.” tough fi ght.” paid to portray the game in the wrong call. That’s why the The integration of blog- won the Tartans their fi rst In the singles division, The No. 17 Tartans fi nished the most informative way offi cial scorer is one of my fa- ging and commenting into match with an 8–4 win at No. things were going less desir- UAA Championship play with MLB.com has done some 3 doubles. ably. Although the doubles a season record of 14–10. In- good to promote fans’ in- Seniors Alex Nemerov and team had earned the Tartans dividual players will be com- Fans are a very important volvement and opinions. Bobby MacTaggart put Carne- a coveted lead, Carnegie Mel- peting in the NCAA regional part of the game, but ... more But while 5 to 10 percent of gie Mellon at a 2–0 advantage lon went down 4–2 in singles tournament next month. these comments and blogs by winning at No. 1 doubles play. Sophomore Duke Miller than promotions or the public are well-informed and well- with a score of 8–2. helped bring the Tartans back Editor’s Note: Jeremy King is a thought-out, the other 90 to “We were pretty excited a bit with a 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 win staffwriter for The Tartan. acknowledgment of their 95 percent just provide an opinions, the thing that keeps outlet for bandwagoners and other such “fans” to let their them coming back is good, uninformed thoughts fl y into winning baseball. the public eye like YouTube comments. Bad for baseball? Yes. Fans possible. vorite people in the ballpark. are a very important part of For example, Saturday’s He’s the most neutral guy the game, but almost all fans White Sox-Tigers game saw a there can be, going strictly by have a team that they root for, tough play end Brad Penny’s the book and not by favorit- and more than promotions or no-hit bid. Chicago’s Brent ism of any kind, no matter the public acknowledgment Morel hit a sharp grounder how cool a no-hitter would of their opinions, the thing down the line that Detroit be. that keeps them coming back third baseman Brandon Inge Maybe in 2020, Tammi is good, winning baseball. made a terrifi c effort getting wouldn’t get to choose the Hopefully, for the good of the to and fi elding cleanly, but his ballpark to rename and the game, Major League Baseball long throw pulled fi rst base- team to start for — she’d just will not expand replay fur- man Miguel Cabrera off the get to do it for the All-Star ther than its current use for bag and Morel was safe. The Game. That seems a bit more, home run calls. Tigers’ radio announcers im- um, realistic. In fact, All-Star That said, if it does, one mediately opined that the ball balloting began on April 19 of commissioner Bud Selig’s was a hit — and it certainly last year, so perhaps it hasn’t reasons had better not be, was, given that a less-gifted started yet this year because “We want to make sure we third baseman wouldn’t have MLB.com has a big surprise are providing the best base- reached the ball to begin up its virtual sleeve that’ll ball experience for the fans.”

SPORTS COMMENTARY Howard’s play deserves nod, too ROSE, from A10 the paint while his teammates argue that without Rose’s at- routinely put him in bad posi- titude towards defense, this that only a few coaches in the tions against some of the best team may have not taken on league can teach. Just a year guards in the league. Again, the personality of its coach ago, the Bulls were a middle- Howard’s defensive presence and wouldn’t be close to the of-the-pack defensive team, cannot be taken lightly. best defensive team in the and they are now the No. 1 However, despite the facts league. Rose leads his team defense in the league by far. and arguments presented, with toughness, willingness Factor in that they signed a Rose is the NBA MVP. With to learn, and his unmatched subpar defensive player in the leadership he has shown desire to become the best Boozer, and the impact of this season, along with his player he can be. I defi nitely Tibs cannot be underestimat- uncanny ability to end games agree with the public on Rose, ed. Meanwhile, Howard plays with ridiculous drives to the but NBA fans need to take the on a team with no other good basket, Rose has earned the time to realize just how good defenders, and he has to man right to this award. One could Superman’s season also was. April 25, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A10

Golf fi nishes season Runners, throwers break records at at home invitational track and fi eld UAA Championships KRISTEN SEVERSON ters), sophomore Daniel Ch- Staffwriter ing in the 400-meter hurdles (54.05 seconds), and Kikta The men’s and women’s in the 400-meter dash (49.92 track and fi eld team rounded seconds). out the regular season this On the women’s team, weekend at the two-day out- fi rst-year Jackie Guevel won door UAA Championships, both the 100- and 400-meter hosted by Emory University hurdles while setting four re- in Atlanta. The men’s team cords. Her 14.18-second fi nish scored 107.5 points, just pass- in the 100-meter hurdles set ing Emory’s 106 and earning both school and UAA records, Carnegie Mellon the third- as did her time of 1:02.12 in place title. The women’s team the 400-meter hurdles. Guev- came in fi fth with a total score el is fi rst in the nation for the of 78 points. Washington Uni- 100-meter hurdles and fourth versity in St. Louis and Emory for the 400-meter hurdles. won the men’s and women’s New school records were meets, respectively. also set by the 4x800-meter, Both Carnegie Mellon’s 4x400-meter, and 4x100-me- men’s and women’s teams saw ter relay teams. Sophomore

File Photo great individual and relay per- Emily Wobb, senior Courtney Tartan golfers enjoyed strong performances at the Carnegie Mellon formances. Baker, junior Christine War- Invitiational held last Thursday in Verona, Pa. On the men’s team, senior ner, and senior Laura McKee Dustin Musselman won the won fourth in the 4x800 with ALEX TAPAK fi nished his last invite for javelin with a throw of 52.71 a time of 9:33.20. McKee, Sports Editor Carnegie Mellon by shooting meters. Musselman, along Guevel, Baker, and junior Luci a 74, only four over par, to with fi rst-year Tim Kikta, ju- Laffi tte won third place with a The Carnegie Mellon fi nish third overall. First-year nior Ryan Kissell, and sopho- time of 3:48.45 in the 4x400- men’s golf team fi nished its and Pennsylvania native Ian more Noel Titus, also compet- meter relay. A fi fth-place fi n- season by hosting the annual Bangor shot eight over par ed in the 4x100-meter relay. ish was earned by the 4x100- Carnegie Mellon Invitational (78) in his fi rst career Carn- Their time of 44.10 seconds meter relay team composed last Thursday at the Longue egie Mellon Invitational to won third place and All-UAA of Laffi tte, junior Lisa Marion Vue Club in Verona, Pa. Com- tie for 11th place with fellow status. The 4x800 team of Garcia, Guevel, and senior peting against the Tartans Tartan junior Michael Cheng. junior Rob Morhard, senior Kim Nederlof with a time of were Washington & Jefferson Junior Terence Einhorn fi n- John Briguglio, fi rst-year Mike 50.09 seconds. File Photo College, California University ished 13th for team by shoot- Standish, and senior Nate Bus- Sophomore Carissa Ian- Jackie Guevel (right) hands the baton off to Kimberley Nederhof during a meet. Guevel set school and UAA records in two events last weekend. of Pennsylvania, Westminster ing a 79, while fi rst-year Alex siere also had a great perfor- none also turned in great indi- College, and St. Vincent Col- Fry came in 26th. mance, placing second with a vidual performances, earning The team’s sportsmanship two days,” Wobb said. lege. Out of the fi ve-school Competing individually for time of 7:26.20. her career best in both the jav- during the meet was notable. The Tartans will go on to fi eld, the Tartans fi nished the Tartans, fi rst-year Grant Career bests were re- elin (35.77 meters) and ham- “I would like to say that while compete at Allegheny College second to Washington & Jef- Strimel shot a 77, putting him corded by fi rst-year Zachary mer throw (38.27 meters). our team performance was in Meadville, Pa., May 13. All ferson by seven strokes. in eighth place overall. Erra-Hernandez in the discus Senior Melissa Hwang earned excellent this year, I was more qualifying Tartans will then go The Tartans saw an out- After a successful season, throw (44.23 meters), sopho- her career best in the triple humbled by the support that on to the National Champion- standing performance from the Tartan golf team will re- more Daniel Cardenas Rivero jump (10.87 meters) and long each teammate, fi eld or track, ship at Ohio Wesleyan Univer- senior Brent Driscoll. Driscoll sume play in the fall. in the pole vault (4.00 me- jump (5.02 meters). had for each other across the sity May 26–28. Frisbee team qualifi es for regionals play SPORTS COMMENTARY ALEX TAPAK ished strong on Saturday with regionals. Mr. Yuk hopes to every win to give a hard hat Despite competition, Sports Editor wins over West Virginia Uni- show how much the Frisbee to the player who worked the versity, Edinboro University, program has improved over hardest during the game, and Rose is better MVP Carnegie Mellon’s ultimate and Shippensburg University. the years. the player gets to place a Mr. Frisbee team competed in the “We were able to soundly “We only need to win one Yuk sticker on it. The last three JEREMY KING Western Pennsylvania Con- beat two teams lower than us, more game tomorrow [Sun- winners were graduate stu- Staffwriter Although I do ference Tournament this past bringing us to the most im- day] ... and we’ll be spend- dent Robbie Paolini, graduate weekend. Going in as the third portant game of the weekend ing our next weekend on the student Akshay Krishnamur- Now that the NBA playoffs think Rose seed, the team successfully against Shippensburg — who beautiful fi elds of Manheim, thy, and senior Anthony Rice. are underway, it is also time should be the advanced to the Ohio Valley play on par with us and de- Pa., playing against the high- The team lost to the Uni- to crown the regular-season Regionals. feated us last year in the game est-caliber teams of the Penn- versity of Pittsburgh on Sun- winners for the various NBA MVP ... it’s a “Our goal this conference to go to regionals,” Kotovsky sylvania and Ohio region,” day, but defeated Indiana Uni- awards — none greater than tragedy that was to hold seed to continue said. Kotovsky said after the team’s versity of Pennsylvania 13–6 the Most Valuable Player onto regionals next weekend,” This year will be the fi rst three wins on Saturday. to clinch a third-place fi nish in award. Many commentators Dwight Howard said senior Daniel Kotovsky. time in fi ve years that Carn- It’s a Carnegie Mellon ul- the tournament and a spot in and NBA fans have already has not gotten The A team, Mr. Yuk, fi n- egie Mellon has made it to timate Frisbee tradition after the regional tournament. decided on who the MVP should be, and the almost more support universal pick for this pres- tigious award is the Chicago for it. ATHLETE PROFILE Bulls’ starting point guard, Derrick Rose. do. Howard also increased The rise of both the Bulls his scoring per game, and he and Rose this year is well doc- is the fi rst player in league Anna Lenhart, two-team veteran runner umented. The team fi nished history to lead the league ADAM GRUBER complishments, Lenhart still a leader. As a leader, she is it included one of our girls’ the regular season with the in rebounds and blocks two Staffwriter boasts about this season’s happier with team success top performances. I think we NBA’s best record, and Rose years in a row. track and fi eld team. “This is than with personal success. won fi ve events at that meet; increased his scoring by fi ve With the improvement of Anna Lenhart is one of the the most talented track team Her most memorable mo- it was fun to see,” she said. points, his three-point per- both players this season, it’s most seasoned runners on I’ve been on at Carnegie Mel- ment of the 2010 track and As a senior, Lenhart will centage by 7 percent, and his tough to give out this award the Carnegie Mellon wom- lon. We are well represented fi eld season is from the fi rst be graduating after this sea- assists by 1.7 per game. For purely based on stats. Both en’s track and fi eld team and in every event, and at every meet of the season, at Wash- son. She will be missed by a team that was the eighth players do so much for their cross country team. She has meet it seems like most of ington & Lee University. “It her teammates. Sophomore seed just a year ago, the teams, and at entirely differ- been running mid-distance our team sets new personal was a big meet and very ear- Luci Laffi tte said, “She truly Bulls’ atomic rise through the ent positions as well. Many and jumping events for the records, which keeps it excit- ly in the season, so I wasn’t loves the sport of running standings has been one of the people decide who the Most Tartans since 2006. As a ing,” she said. sure what to expect, but it and is very dedicated to the biggest stories of the year in Valuable Player should be fi fth-year and red-shirt se- As a respected veteran of seemed that every time an team. She puts her heart into the NBA. by trying to determine who nior, she is now one of the the team, she is looked to as announcement was made, every race.” So, with such a great im- actually means the most to leaders of the squad. provement for an already his team, which always pres- Lenhart is from Hager- good player and a team that ents a good argument. If this stown, Md., and majors in has the best record in the route is how the MVP is cho- civil and environmental en- league, D-Rose is clearly the sen, Howard clearly means gineering. MVP, right? Not so fast. more to his team. Few people Lenhart’s teams have Although I do think Rose realize that D-Rose has a lot been a huge part of her col- should be the MVP of the of help in Chicago, with ex- lege career. “I can’t imagine league this year, it’s a tragedy tremely good role players what Carnegie Mellon would that Dwight Howard has not like Kyle Korver, Luol Deng, have been like without cross gotten more support for it. Carlos Boozer, and Joakim country and track,” she said. Howard, who was just named Noah helping him shoulder “The team is like a family.” the Defensive Player of the the load. For the Magic, there She has been running for Year for the third straight is a solid point guard in Ja- the cross country team since year, has become the whole meer Nelson and a few aging 2006. Her most notable race Orlando team. As seen in the stars in Jason Richardson and was at the second annual playoffs, no one else on the Hedo Turkoglu, who are well Cedarville University Open, team can bring the Magic to past their prime. Both players where she placed 16th over- a victory over a good team averaged 26 percent of their all in the 5k with a time of other than Howard. Known team’s total points, yet How- 20:20.73. This season, she as “Superman,” Howard had ard’s impact on the defensive completed another 5k at 45 points and 19 rebounds side of the ball is clearly more Washington & Lee University in Game 1 against the same valuable to the team than in 19:20. Atlanta Hawks team that the Rose’s impact. Lenhart has also been a Magic destroyed just last year Additionally, people tend member of the track team in the second round of the to overlook the impact of since 2007, notably placing playoffs, but the Magic still the Bulls’ new coach, Tom seventh overall in the pole somehow lost. I know the Thibodeau. “Tibs,” as he is vault at the UAA Champion- playoffs don’t count for these known, has brought a de- ships in 2008. regular-season awards, but fensive mindset to the Bulls Even with all her past ac- voters simply can’t overlook Courtesy of Shaun Lin what is happening in Orlan- See ROSE, A9 LIVE

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Scream 4 7 The latest installment of the Scream series relies on familiar plot devices. 10 Will Grayson 8 John Green and David Levithan team up to write a realistic depiction of teenage life.

4 5 6 10 ...feature Summer 8 There are plenty of exciting activities to do in Pittsburgh during the summer. ...regulars

Paperhouse 5 Read along as the author reflects upon late- night musical adventures.

Did You Know? 10 Find out what an odd program there was for Andrew Carnegie’s visit to Carnegie Mellon.

Comics 11 Read to discover what the future holds in store for you this week.

PUBLISHER Meela Dudley EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael Kahn MANAGING EDITOR Celia Ludwinski PILLBOX EDITOR Anna Walsh COMICS EDITOR Nicole Hamilton ART EDITOR Adelaide Cole PHOTO EDITOR Tommy Hofman LAYOUT MANAGER Stacey Chin COPY MANAGER Katie Chironis COVER Alexandre Kaspar

The Tartan . Box 119 . UC Suite 103 . Carnegie Mellon University . 5000 Forbes Ave . Pittsburgh, PA 15213 . www.thetartan.org . © 2011 The Tartan Performance art is on a roll Everything you need to know CFA pokes fun at Sweepstakes with quirky race of its own About drunken friends and getting an apartment

Dear Hoskins Brothers, Dear Hoskins Brothers, Every year at Carnival, students eagerly gather The next entry was the Omega Omega sisters, or to watch Buggy pushers race to the finish line in the “OMG OMGs,” as they called themselves. Three My roommates and I like I’m moving off campus competition for first place. Last Monday, though, girls dressed in tiny black sweatpants, pink Ugg to go out on weekends, next year. It’ll be my fi rst a different sort of race took place — one where boots, and long, blond wigs pranced their way down and their friends like to real apartment. Do you “buggies” thrust, bounced, and rollerbladed their the track on a fake pink treadmill that had wheels on tag along. However, their have any tips for getting way to the finish line, and everyone received a the bottom. In one of the funniest acts of the event, friends always get drunk, by? What are some prize. Outside Doherty Hall, the second annual two bikinied women and one shirtless man pushed pass out on our couch, essentials? Anti-Gravity Downhill Derby took place, providing a woman dressed as a pimp in a baby carriage. and throw up everywhere. a quirky and colorful antithesis to the traditional The “pimp” obnoxiously ordered the women to fan I’m getting sick of it. What Thanks, buggy Sweepstakes. him with palm branches as “he” shoved fake dollar should I do? Moving Off Campus bills into their bikinis, then threw spare bills at the After several musicians from the Pipe Band provided audience standing on the sidelines. Thanks, Dear MOC, a musical introduction to the event, visiting Puke Is Everywhere professor and host Pat Olezsko — a performance Once they reached a finish line, a girl in a long ball artist known for her use of elaborate costumes and gown came running out to the start of the race, Your fi rst apartment; the Dear PIE, props — welcomed everyone to the event. Her exclaiming that she had to get to the ball, but didn’t next step into adulthood. speech immediately let the audience know that this have any way of getting there. After singing for You’ll be paying rent, buying was not a typical race; “I don’t have to tell you, but her animal friends to help in a manner reminiscent This may be a dumb groceries, complaining to [this event is] all about acting.” She then introduced of Giselle in Enchanted, the princess delightedly question, but if they keep your landlord, and dealing the first “buggy,” which was more like a parade float ascended a bouncing horse on wheels with the throwing up on your fl oor with the guy across the than a buggy. The float featured a lifeguard stand help of derby assistants. She then merrily bounced and couch, why do you hall who slides through with two decidedly-uncaring lifeguards on top, and her horse down to the finish line, waving like true keep putting them on your your front door to eat your an “ocean” made of blue plastic bags. royalty to the audience as she passed. fl oor and couch? Put them food. An apartment is a big to bed in your bathtub, but responsibility. But remember This was, however, only a small taste of the In perhaps the oddest act of the evening, several make sure to check in so — you’re still a college ridiculousness to follow. One of the subsequent graduate art students dressed as Peeps flailed about they don’t choke on their student. It’s your duty to get entries in the derby was the Hot Rod Bod, for in a baby pool full of soapy water and threw wet, own vomit. If they managed the cheapest furniture you which a woman in a shiny red bodysuit crouched soapy Peeps at the audience. Their float, which had to miss the tub, the toilet, can fi nd. Craigslist is your down in a cart with wheels. With a license plate spilled over before the derby began, fell apart before and the sink, when morning friend. If you’re too classy for reading “Jail B8” stuck onto her bottom, she began the group could reach the finish line. comes, throw a mop in there Craigslist, check out Ikea. to thrust forward to make the cart move as Olezsko and lock them in. Don’t let Just don’t take the bus, commented, “She’s humping her way all the way to Out of all 17 acts that participated, the most them out until that room is and watch out for that $80 the finish line!” Although she occasionally needed interesting — and sensical — was the final act, spotless. Your roommates delivery fee. someone to come and push her, she did indeed wherein Olezsko donned a goofy, overly-patriotic may think you’re being a thrust all the way to the finish line. outfit, climbed aboard a float made of oil drums, and jerk, but they asked for it. Once you have your chugged out of a bottle labeled “Crude Oil,” spewing apartment furnished (as out the oil onto members of the audience as the As fulfi lling as it may be to cheaply as possible), you float drove past them. kick the drunken fools out need to deal with your of your house, if they’re in roommates. If you don’t After handing out quirkily-titled awards — the first really bad shape, you can’t have any, enjoy never seeing float, for example, received the “Smoke on the Water leave them alone. Instead, anyone for the next year. An Award” — and having the the Pipe Band members try being a killjoy. At the apartment presents a whole play one last closing number, the Anti-Gravity party, say, “Hey, you know, host of new roommate Downhill Derby came to an end. Hopefully, however, fi ve shots and two bottles issues. Does everyone buy it will be back again next year, as a colorful and of 4Loko may not be such a their own groceries or share? quirky “alternative to the ever-exciting Buggy good idea.” Sometime when Who cleans what and when? races,” as Olezsko herself drily said. everyone’s sober, tell your If their signifi cant others are roommates your concerns always over, do they have so you can all talk to their to pay for any food or rent? Anna Walsh | Pillbox Editor friends together. If all else Answers: Share the big stuff, fails, replace your carpet make a chore list, and yes. with a tarp and cover your Problem solved. furniture with plastic. Watch out for rats, Or cover their faces in Patrick Hoskins Sharpie, CFA graduate students dressed as Peeps Brian Hoskins Need advice? Send queries threw wet, soapy Peeps at the audience from a to [email protected]. makeshift pool. Alexandre Kaspar | Photo Staff art3 pillbox 04.25.11 Tales from Abroad: England The author describes his experiences with a summer program at the University of Cambridge

I was fi rst taken to a different country when I was two such as Moore’s Utopia, or venturing out into Cambridge students; it was exploratory and innovative; we shared weeks old. In the years that followed, I called Naples, to sketch the local Cistercian architecture. The second interests and melded our cultures and activities. London, Los Angeles, and Seoul home, in addition half of the program was spent working late hours on to exploring over 30 countries. As a result, I grew up completing fl oor plans, and later a scale model of my own For me, the program came to a crest when I stood before subject to the adjustments of many cultures and was ideal studio apartment. my apartment model, presenting the inspiration for my a student of many schools and academic systems. It design and drawing upon lessons learned of controlled wasn’t until 2001 that my life of incessant displacement Sleepless nights — similar to those had by architecture breathing and metered speech as I presented to a came to a comparative rest. However, after studying in majors at Carnegie Mellon — were frequent. This made panel of architects. I communicated the lessons I had one school district for over eight years, I felt nostalgic constructing on-the-fl y rebuttals in Speech and Debate learned not more than a day earlier in the trial room to and wished to travel again. rather diffi cult. That this style of debate was altogether an audience of more than 200, including my deans and more exciting than the vapid sort common during colleagues. I felt accomplished and exhausted. Over two In rhe summer of 2008, having few plans for time off secondary school, with written speeches and preemptive months had passed, and in the end, looking back, I had after my sophomore year of high school, I looked into defenses, meant I was eager to jump onto the platform. done everything I had hoped to and a great deal more. programs abroad and stumbled across the opportunity At times when I felt incapable, however, my friends to study at Jesus College at the University of Cambridge. helped in their spare time. We struck up arguments It would be ridiculous to discount the opportunity Given the abundance of course offerings and a setting during the night on our way to The Trailer of Life — of traveling and studying abroad; ridiculous to in one of the most prestigious academic environments the hamburger truck parked downtown — which had underestimate what there is to learn, to experience, to in the world, I submitted my essays and curriculum fantastic bacon cheeseburgers at 2 a.m. explore, and to appreciate. vitae without hesitation. Two months later I received a letter stating that I had been accepted to the 10-week Apart from coursework, the university held lectures by program in both of my preferred major and minor courses venerated fi gures, organized tours and expeditions to Jonathan Chung | Business Manager — Architecture and Parliamentary Speech and Debate, such storied places as Canterbury, and generally fostered respectively. a proactive attitude in its students. What really ensured the greatness of the experience, though, was being When I arrived, the magnifi cence of the grounds was among people who were also forming new relationships, immediately apparent despite the truly torrential rain. exploring the avenues of Cambridge, acclimating 15th-century medieval sacred architecture, which was themselves to refreshing freedom and mobility, and imbued with a rich history of infl uential intellectual looking to try things they hadn’t tried before. prosperity and of chronology, fi lled me with humility and deference; the very notion of standing where great In short, the program attracted go-getters, and the men had once stood was both surreal and a tremendous setting inspired them. Jesus College played host to 200 honor. This sensation of awe and privilege dispelled my desire for a relaxing season. In fact, I felt a serious duty to challenge myself both intellectually and morally — for whatever strange and cosmic reason. Indeed, with signifi cant exertion, the summer proved rewarding.

Each day, I spent time in a voluminous exhibition space, discussing aspects of the historic town’s architecture and specifi c construction elements for hours on end. Considering my major, much of my time was spent discussing conceptual readings in urban development

Jonathan Chung spent his summer at Jesus College, whose Chapel Court is pictured here, studying architecture and speech and debate.

Courtesy of Jerzy Kociatkiewicz on Flickr 4travel pillbox 04.25.11 Woon resurrects old-school R&B Paperhouse Mirrorwriting features dance beats, Woon’s smooth voice On late nights

You’re at the show, watching them play. You don’t know Jamie Woon is a rising British rhythm and blues “TMRW” has an upbeat, hip-hop style. This is one who they are, but you envy them and their warm-hearted singer and songwriter. His first release was of several songs on the album that seem to urge bohemian lifestyle on the road. You listen for a little and Wayfaring Stranger EP in 2007, but the budding the listener to dance. The powerful throbbing you now conclusively know that the coolest kids rhyme on artist only received significant acclaim after the rhythm, together with Woon’s vocals, creates a bold, time; they mellow to the fl ow and they slow with the rhythm. release of the single “Night Air” in 2010. Woon spellbinding charm. This is one song on the album They’re the fortunate few that have the kindness to release released his debut studio album Mirrorwriting on that seems to emit a strong attitude and personality. what you give them. April 18. This album includes both slow melodies and strong rhythms. The hypnotic tunes and the Woon’s music is a breath of fresh air for anyone Unfortunately for those hepcats, the assurance of the reverb soft, smooth voice of Woon together revive key who appreciates both new- and old-school rhythm sits far too tight on their jeans. As they strut their stuff from elements of ’90s old-school R&B. and blues. In a day when modern R&B is so much skate-punk to lo-fi ballads, it’s important to remember that different from the older style, Woon is bringing garage rock as a modern ethos is as alive as God and the The song “Night Air” in particular has an alluring back the soulful essence that R&B currently lacks. impassioned bearers of his cross. beat and a calm, flowing melody sung by Woon. The Woon certainly does incorporate the rhythm and the melody sounds like a soothing lullaby, and Woon’s blues in his music while also sustaining a modern In the predawn yawn of Pittsburgh, there’s a shattering of vocals are certainly soft enough to make the listener appeal. This album beautifully demonstrates Woon’s rock-and-roll lovers circling outside as the band loads their enter a state of relaxation — yet the steady rhythm remarkable talent and distinctive style. gear. After the show, there’s the ritual cigarettes and mulling pounding softly in the background is upbeat and has about, but not much more — just an intricate game of a very danceable quality. others watching you, watching them, watching you. There’s Zaneta Grant | Junior Staffwriter something to that. It’s not clear what it is, but as your “Lady Luck” is reminiscent of the ’90s and has narrator, I’m certain there’s some beautifully orchestrated a very catchy and upbeat rhythm. Woon’s sultry reason why you do it, right? vocals have a jazzy appeal in this song, while the mesmerizing background music maintains a The moment you put on that 1997 acid jazz explosion that captivating rhythm. catapulted melody into the nearby garbage receptacles, you expected nirvana. Instead, all you got was a ride on a A song that illustrates Woon’s talents very well sawtooth wave that thrust you ever deeper into the nihilism is “Spirits.” This beautiful a cappella weaving of of the your rejected Catholicism. So, reader, be you asleep harmonies also showcases Woon’s ability to beatbox. or dreaming, I promise that the cool satin lick of time will The song begins with a single layer of beatboxing, bring you comfort. See, you had always thought that you’d and more and more vocal layers of harmony are be released by a cacophony of righteous rebels and Earth- added. Once the intricacies of the song completely loving anarcho-punks, but here you are, in the poorly formed materialize, the song sounds like a spiritual, as the cradle of loam and hand-held devices that you yourself dug. title suggests. You wait a year, I tell you. You’ll fi nd a special someone who “Spiral” is a very calm and soulful song that truly makes wishes when she enters new churches for the fi rst embodies the blues element of R&B. The sensual time, and she’ll help you realize that all you need to get by is vocals are spaced out over a slowly streaming the steady hum of a poorly tuned radio. accompaniment of the guitar and other instruments. This is yet another song on the album that exemplifies the meaning of tranquility. Juan Fernandez | Staffwriter

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1 Various Artists — Wish I’d Kept A Scrapbook: A Tribute To Tullycraft 2 Bag Raiders — Bag Raiders 3 Precious Bryant — My Name Is Precious 4 John Dee Holeman and the Waifs Band — John Dee Holeman and the Waifs Band 5 Gang of Four — Gang of Four 6 Papercuts — Fading Parade 7 Mogwai — Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will 8 Tunderball — 12 Mile High 9 Yuck — Yuck Christa Hester | Forum Co-Editor 10 Motörhead — World Is Yours music5 pillbox 04.25.11 Script competition brings Hollywood to Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon has multiple ties to Steeltown Film Factory, including student as a fi nalist

Between Abduction being fi lmed here last summer and in the diaspora of Pittsburgh who are very successful Kuang, who also wrote Zombie College Musical, is by The Dark Knight Rises coming to fi lm this summer, it’s out in Hollywood and in the entertainment industry, but far the youngest of the three fi nalists. Both Dimond and easy to see: Pittsburgh is becoming a movie city. Some there’s nothing really going on Pittsburgh that’s making Philip Beard, the third fi nalist, have already published bloggers have even started referring to Pittsburgh as the most of all the talent that’s being nurtured here and musicals and novels, respectively. “She’s done really well the Hollywood of the East. One company, the Steeltown that’s leaving. So Steeltown’s mission is to bring the to get to where she is,” Paterson said. Entertainment Project, is doing what it can to encourage entertainment industry back to Pittsburgh.” this growing cinematic reputation through its Steeltown One of the advantages of the event was the feedback Film Factory competition. The Film Factory competition works to fulfi ll this that the fi nalists received from the judges. As the authors mission by “fi nding the talent that’s here in Pittsburgh advanced through each round of the competition, they The Steeltown Film Factory competition is a yearlong and [giving] them an opportunity to have access to received comments and criticisms from the judges, and fi lmmaking competition where contestants submit mentors from Hollywood and have access to funds to go were then allowed to rewrite their scripts. short screenplays, which must somehow be connected away and actually make their fi lm,” Paterson said. The to western Pennsylvania, to a panel of judges with the competition received over 130 submissions that were At “Script to Stage: The Final Pitch,” the fi nal event of hopes of winning $30,000 to make their movie. This then sent out to 60 different judges, almost all of whom the competition, Carnegie Mellon drama students will year’s competition has multiple ties to Pittsburgh: work in the entertainment industry and have ties to perform a staged reading for a panel of judges, including Not only are the three best scripts going to be read by Pittsburgh. Kim Moses (executive producer of Ghost Whisperer) and Carnegie Mellon drama students at the competition’s Bob Kusbit (executive producer of MTV’s Made); after fi nal event on April 30, but two of the fi nalists have ties The screenplays were eventually narrowed down to the readings, a winner will be chosen. “[Kuang’s] got to Carnegie Mellon. One, Christopher Dimond, received a top six, which the authors then pitched to a panel every chance to win,” Paterson said. an MFA in dramatic writing from Carnegie Mellon of producers, including John Dellaverson (producer, in 2007; the other, Yulin Kuang, is currently a junior Lionsgate) and Bernie Goldmann (producer, 300). They studying social and decision sciences and English. gave each author feedback in front of an audience. Anna Walsh | Pillbox Editor Despite the pressure of presenting her work onstage, The Steeltown Entertainment Project was started by Carl “[Kuang] was the most composed of the lot, and I don’t “Script to Stage: The Final Pitch” will take place April Kurlander, a Pittsburgh native who wrote St. Elmo’s Fire know if that comes from being from Carnegie Mellon or 30 in the Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theatre. Tickets are and worked on Saved By the Bell. “[Kurlander] sort of comes from her being great at what she does, but she available online at www.steeltownfi lmfactory.org. realized that Pittsburgh had a lot to offer the industry,” was standing up there in front of these three guys who said Jonny Paterson, a master’s student studying are insanely successful out in Hollywood, and she really creative enterprise at Heinz College and an intern at pitched [her story] well,” Paterson said. After that event, Steeltown Entertainment Project. “There’s a lot of people the six fi nalists were narrowed down to a top three.

Courtesy of Jonny Paterson Left: Yulin Kuang, a junior at Carnegie Mellon, is one of six finalists of the Steeltown Film Factory competition. Top: The competition brought multiple entertainment industry leaders to Pittsburgh as panelists. Courtesy of Jonny Paterson 6community pillbox 04.25.11 Scream 4 returns to its character and plot roots Newest fi lm cannot match the thrill of the original, but will still entertain horror movie fanatics

If you love scary movie marathons, then Scream 4 is a Dewey (David Arquette) makes it impossible for her to must-watch. Add some clichés — two blonde girls, a leave town. Meanwhile, Dewey’s wife Gale Weathers- sharp knife, a telephone call, and a hoarse voice — and Riley (Courtney Cox) gets behind the camera, and you’re good to go. But if you want a completely new teams up with both Sidney and her real-life — as well as storyline with unexpected twists and new faces, then reel-life — husband to solve the murders, just as in the you may want to pass on this movie. previous Scream movies.

Scream 4 was directed by Wes Craven, known for his What makes Scream 4 slightly different from the three movie A Nightmare on Elm Street. It was released to previous Scream versions is the introduction of a lot of American theaters on April 15. The script was written new characters. The new Ghostface makes Jill (played by Kevin Williamson, who also wrote the scripts for by Emma Roberts), who happens to be Prescott’s Scream and Scream 2. Craven and Williamson managed cousin, his next victim. What follows are a lot of brutal to retain the essence of the original Scream movie by not deaths, some carried out in Ghostface’s original style only getting back some of the original cast members — (getting crushed under a garage door) and others in namely Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney novel ways (stabbed through the fl ap in the front door). Cox — but also keeping the original plot intact. By the middle of the movie, you’ll wonder if anyone will survive in the end, and who the possible killer could be. The original Scream movie revolves around Sidney However, the reveal of the killer’s identity is probably the Prescott (portrayed by Neve Campbell), a Woodsboro most surprising moment in the fi lm. teenager who receives a threatening call from a serial killer, infamously known as Ghostface. This killer follows All in all, even though Scream 4 cannot match up to the a plan, which always begins with murdering a couple thrill provided by the original Scream movie, it will still of college students alone at home, then calling up the be a must-view for horror movie fanatics. With fi nals next victim, attacking his victim’s friends at a party, and week coming up, this movie would be the perfect watch fi nally going after the victim. The fourth installment in to keep everyone wide awake. the Scream series sees the return of Sidney Prescott, 10 Courtesy of Looking Glass via fl ickr years after the murders. Prescott, now an accomplished author, comes back to Woodsboro to promote her new Saakshi Gupta | Staffwriter The Scream series murderer, Ghostface, wears a book, only to realize that Ghostface has struck again. mask of a screaming face. The pending police investigation carried out by Sheriff

film7 pillbox 04.25.11 Pittsburgh has plenty to offer during summer in advance. As the organization’s website explained, “Silk Screen hopes to become one the best festivals of its kind in the world, putting Pittsburgh on the world From festivals to fi lm showings, Pittsburgh possesses plenty of activities for students cultural map for Asian culture, particularly Asian fi lms.”

From June 3 to 12, the 52nd annual []by Nikunja Kolluri | Contributing Editor Cohen said. “Moving into the apartment was also from Craigslist, Apartments.com, and other sources, and Three Rivers Art Festival will take diffi cult. I lived in Morewood during the year, but I went compiles them into Google Maps. Users can then fi lter place in downtown Pittsburgh. The home for two and a half weeks, so I put stuff into CMU the listings by specifi cations such as price, location, Anna Walsh self-described “region’s largest []by | Pillbox Editor storage. I had to contact the housefellow and make and number of bedrooms. “I used Padmapper to fi nd multidisciplinary showcase of separate arrangements to get my stuff out, which was my apartment for this summer. It was a total lifesaver,” visual art and performing arts” Although the fi ckle weather of the last couple of weeks inconvenient.” Students can apply for housing through said Jessica Virdo, a junior computer science major has cumulatively featured over might suggest otherwise, summer is, in fact, only a few the Summer Housing 2011 application available on who is working and taking classes at the university this 10,000 visual and performing weeks away. Most students will probably pack up all of the Housing and Dining website. Applications should summer. artists over the years. Lauren their belongings and either put them in storage or bring be submitted to the Housing and Dining Offi ce in Milisits, a sophomore studying them home, only to bring everything back a few months Morewood Gardens by Friday, May 6. Another newer method of searching for housing is mechanical engineering and later. If you don’t have plans back in your hometown yet, through miscmarket.org, a website developed by computer science, attended the consider staying in Pittsburgh for the summer. Another on-campus alternative is Greek housing: Many Carnegie Mellon students for students. As Alex Price, a festival last year and commended it, fraternities and sororities offer sublets over the summer. sophomore business major who worked with the team saying, “There were a lot of vendors. It Many students leave Pittsburgh during the summer This option is often a cheaper alternative than campus that developed miscmarket.org, explained, “Miscmarket was something different.” simply because they do not have a place to live; if housing, with the rent averaging about $100 per month. is like an organized Craigslist for college students. [It’s] students reside on campus, they must vacate their “I lived here last summer in [Alpha Chi Omega],” said super safe and super easy.” In order to join the website, Cohen, who also attended the festival, said, dorm buildings during the summer. However, there are Emily Forney, a junior philosophy major who worked for users must register with their Andrew e-mail addresses; “[It was] nice to see all the booths because there’s a lot multiple options for summer housing for students. the university last summer. “I know that it was super the website has a section dedicated to housing that of different types of art. It’s really different from other during the summer, like cheap for sisters and non-Greek women to live in the includes listings for summer sublets. things in Pittsburgh.” Last year’s festival included music KGB. They had meetings Carnegie Mellon students are eligible for summer house and a great social experience.” Students who wish performances, art workshops and exhibits, an indie craft once a week and had events on housing through Housing and Dining Services. Students to live in Greek housing can visit a chapter’s website Once you have gained housing for the summer, you can market, free yoga lessons, and poetry readings. The campus on Fridays and Saturdays.” can apply for single or double rooms in Donner House and e-mail the house manager about room availability. start planning what you can do while in Pittsburgh. The musicians booked so far for this year’s festival include or for off-campus apartments in Fairfax Apartments city is full of fun events and activities during the summer Brandi Carlile, 14-time Grammy Award winner Ricky She continued, “There were interesting talks from or Webster Hall. Obtaining summer housing through Students can also sublet off-campus apartments. “It — art festivals, food festivals, and fi lm festivals abound, Skaggs, and Pittsburgh’s own Formula412. visiting scholars and lecturers, and grad student Carnegie Mellon serves as a convenient option for many. tends to be easy to fi nd sublets in Pittsburgh. Most of along with other fun activities. defenses and stuff over the summer. You just have to “It was easy to fi nd and it was close to where I was the people you know who live off-campus are looking for To celebrate Independence Day, attend the Pittsburgh look for anything that is relevant to your fi eld — most of working, and the furniture was already provided,” said students to rent their rooms during the summer,” said Kicking off the string of summer festivals in Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, a three-day event from July 2 to the standard stuff is still going on.” Lianne Cohen, a junior biological sciences major who Ellen Obenshain, a sophomore civil and environmental is the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival, which 4, that includes a sand sculpture contests, a boat race, a lived in Fairfax Apartments while doing research in engineering major who worked at the university last takes place May 6–15. The festival, which fi rst began in “Circus Spectacle,” and a grand fi reworks display on the Although Carnegie Mellon students spend plenty of Mellon Institute last summer. “It was a nice apartment summer. “I got my room on Wilkins from a friend of a 2006, will show 26 different fi lms in the Regent Square Fourth of July. “The fi reworks were really nice,” Cohen time in Pittsburgh during the winter, they should also with a good location, and it had air conditioning, which friend of a friend just by asking around.” Theater in Regent Square, Harris Theater downtown, said. “We got there early and got great seats, so it was consider spending their summer here — they might be was a big plus in Pittsburgh over the summer.” and the Melwood Screening Room in Oakland. The really cool. There were so many people in Point [State] surprised by all this city has to offer. There are also several websites that serve as resources festival will begin with an Opening Night Gala in the Park that it was hard getting out and fi nding buses. But Although summer housing through the university is for students staying in Pittsburgh over the summer. William Penn Hotel, featuring a variety of dance and they had fair foods and stuff on both sides of the river, convenient, there are some downsides. One useful website is Padmapper.com; this musical performances and Asian and it was really fun.” “It was more expensive than if I had Web application aggregates apartment listings food, all for only $15 looked for a sublet,” Aside from the festivals, there are also many events that occur regularly throughout the summer. The Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park presents free movie screenings in parks throughout Pittsburgh, with showings on Flagstaff Hill on both Wednesdays and Sundays at dusk. The movie showings are “nice because they played a lot of popular movies,” Cohen said. “You bring your own blanket and it’s a fun thing to do.”

Another regular event is the Mellon Square Summer Concert Series; go downtown around lunchtime on Thursdays and listen to local bands entertain the city at Mellon Square.

Even if you don’t feel like going far from campus, there are still plenty of ways to stay entertained that are conveniently located. Virdo worked and took classes in Pittsburgh last summer, and said, “I took day trips to the museums and stuff with my friends. Carnegie Mellon has a lot of events during the summer too. Some student organizations still meet File Photo Katie Chironis | Copy Manager 8feature feature9 pillbox 04.25.11 pillbox 04.25.11 Did you know? Will Grayson elevates genre Andrew Carnegie himself is to be Young-adult novel provides refreshingly realistic narration greeted in Pittsburgh this week with a 100 reception in his honor. In its proposed program for the event, The Tartan Teenage realistic fi ction has, in recent years, become apathetic, especially regarding relationships, while indicates that the “Locomotive Spelling April 26, 1911 a wasteland of clichéd and hackneyed plotlines. his best friend, Tiny Cooper, drags Will into joining Cheer” will be given at 8:30 p.m., Open up any novel that tries to tackle the life of the Gay Straight Alliance and assisting him with a followed by the student audience the American teenager and brace yourself for an production of Tiny Dancer, a musical documenting singing at 8:35 p.m. That train of onslaught of superfi cial romance, an annoyingly Tiny’s life. thought may be missing its caboose. large amount of angst, and a noticeable lack of academics. Any novel that manages to avoid these For the fi rst part of the novel there is no overlap clichés and provide an innovative look into the between the two stories at all, and even after the The Tartan’s editorial board chastises teenage psyche is a breath of fresh air. Will Grayson, two stories do overlap, it is only a brief intersection. those students who ignore the Will Grayson, written by The New York Times- Despite this, the story still feels like a unifi ed whole. 50 events of Carnival to focus purely on bestselling authors John Green and David Levithan, Characters that appear in both storylines are fl eshed academic affairs. Instead of studying possesses a glimpse of that innovative spark. out from both perspectives and the overarching April 26, 1961 throughout the weekend, the board themes of both plots complement each other urges students to take advantage of At the book’s core, it is a story about love and superbly. this unique social event. friendship — and the intersection of the two — told from the perspective of two teenage narrators, What sets Will Grayson, Will Grayson apart from both of whom are named Will Grayson. While this other teen realism books is the narrative style. Green A Student Senate investigation could have resulted in just another run-of-the-mill and Levithan both construct narrators who act like analyzes the dangers of intersections teen book, the genuineness of the narrators, along believably real teenagers. They emote angst and 25 near campus. Five incidents of cars with the quirky plot, results in a non-trivializing yet self-pity, but they aren’t overt expressions; rather, hitting pedestrians were reported in the still massively entertaining look at teenage life in they’re hidden in the conversations between the 1985 calendar year. The article notes April 22, 1986 America. characters. Both narrators are capable of feeling a that the campus master plan calls for a wide spectrum of emotions and respond realistically skyway crosswalk over Forbes Avenue Will Grayson, Will Grayson is comprised of two to different situations; there is no over-the-top at Morewood Avenue. different plots, one of which is written by Green and drama. The ideas that both Will Graysons express the other by Levithan. Levithan’s Will Grayson is a in their narratives may be stereotypical teenage clinically depressed social pariah whose only source emotions, but they are conveyed maturely and A Forum writer complains about the of joy is an online boyfriend named Issac. Green’s convincingly. lack of high-speed Internet access in Will Grayson isn’t much better off; he is terminally 10 the Pittsburgh region. The crowds of While some teen realism books need to fi nd some Pittsburghers trying to convince Google new angle from which to examine the mind of to start its high-speed fiber project here April 23, 2001 the American teenager in order to stand out, Will don’t know how good they have it. Grayson, Will Grayson takes the ordinary and expected and elevates it to a new level.

The ‘O’ announces the closure of its University Center location. At the same Matt Mastricova | Staffwriter time, Hunt Library and Dining Services 5 announce the fall opening of the library’s Maggie Murph Café. Late-night May 1, 2006 baskets of ‘O’ fries swapped for late- night coffee breaks in the library? Well, at least the students back then didn’t have flashing library lights to deal with.

Senior thrower James Hulley is named a National Strength and Conditioning 1 Association Athlete of the Year. The article announcing the recognition states that Hulley is looking forward April 26, 2010 to a break from “eight years of intense John Green, shown here at a lecture at the bouts of exercise.” That makes it Carnegie Lecture Hall in January, wrote a Will sound sort of like a chronic disease. plotline for one of the title characters in Grayson, Will Grayson.

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puzzles13 pillbox 04.25.11 Horoscopes You’ve worked hard and dealt with a lot of drama, to say aries the least. This week, as you prepare for finals and summer, march 21–april 19 do so knowing that you’ve accomplished a lot and you deserve nothing but good things.

If you’re a graduating Taurus, then you must learn the taurus Carnegie Mellon fight song before you go. Don’t you want april 20–may 20 to show your Tartan pride once you’ve left school?

I know you have a to-do list in your planner or online, but gemini trust me, your real to-do list consists of only two things: may 21–june 21 eating and sleeping.

Maybe you should at least talk to someone in your class cancer before the final; I have a feeling that you haven’t opened the june 22–july 22 book yet.

Knock, Knock. (Who’s there?) Depressed. (Depressed leo who?) Depressed you! july 23–aug. 22 Crossword courtesy of BestCrosswords.com ACROSS DOWN 1. Turkish palace 1. Scarf 6. Ancient Athens’s Temple of ____ 2. Gas burner or Sicilian volcano Don’t upset yourself more this week by playing songs like 10. Low in pitch 3. Chamber virgo Vitamin C’s “Graduation Song” or “Time of Your Life” by aug. 23–sept. 22 14. Hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, e.g. 4. One-celled protozoan Green Day. Yes, leaving Carnegie Mellon and going out into 15. ____Blanc 5. Cordage fiber the real world can be sad, but don’t rub it in. 16. Some are pale 6. Iowa city 17. Snob 7. Campus mil. group While studying abroad this summer, make sure not to fall in 18. Bluesy James 8. Bury 19. Capital of Calvados, in NW 9. Blank look libra love with the first hot person you see that has a cute foreign sept. 23–oct. 22 France 10. German composer accent... wait ’til the third. 20. Veronica of “Hill Street Blues” 11. Winglike parts 21. Very hot day 12. Clairvoyant 23. Implore 13. Nine-digit ID I know that they’re annoying and haven’t gotten much work 25. Cry ___ River 22. Song leader in a synagogue scorpio done, but don’t kill your group members. You need them to 26. ___ Romeo 24. Hood-shaped anatomical part oct. 23–nov. 21 29. Bedouin 26. Mistreat pass your class and getting rid of them this late in the game 32. _____ lift? 27. Russian revolutionary leader would be quite pointless. 37. Actress Arthur 28. Aspect 38. Bunches 30. CD-___ Don’t make yourself more riled up this week by playing 39. The ear’s “stirrup” 31. Bikini, for one sagittarius songs like Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out for Summer.” Yes, 40. Informally 33. Seine contents nov. 22–dec. 21 leaving Carnegie Mellon and going out into the real world 43. Mountain range 34. Big name in printers 44. Lecherous look 35. 4th letter of the Greek alphabet can be awesome, but don’t rub it in. 45. Suffix with Capri 36. So far 46. ______nous 38. Debt that remains unpaid Music can heal everything. This week, instead of stressing 47. Trudge 39. Prolonged attack capricorn 48. Med school subj. 41. Be human dec. 22–jan. 19 and worrying about the world, just turn up the music and let the notes carry you away. 49. Horned viper 42. “The Matrix” hero 51. Biblical verb ending 47. Vital essence 53. Black bird 48. Riding 58. Martini’s partner 50. Thin glutinous mud Make sure you don’t find yourself in an Avenue Q situation 62. Goes out with 52. Freshwater fish aquarius 63. Dies ____ 53. Mariners can sail on seven of these jan. 20–feb. 18 this summer. Take plenty of pictures before the school year is over. 64. Killer whales 54. Actress Hatcher 65. Trim 55. Between ports 66. Atomizer output 56. American space agency 67. Grammarian’s topic 57. Obtains You can do it. You will make it to the end and will not fail. 68. Bhutan’s continent 59. Examine, search pisces You can do it! feb. 19–march 20 69. Greek letters 60. Droops 70. Keyed up 61. Aha! 62. Health haven Nicole Hamilton | Comics Editor

14puzzles pillbox 04.25.11 MONDAY4.25.11 FRIDAY4.29.11 ONGOING

A Conversation with Debora Spar: Why Women Buhl Lecture. Mellon Institute Auditorium. 4:30 p.m. Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective. Carnegie Museum Matter. Posner Hall, Rachel Mellon Walton Room. Noon. Gallery Crawl. Pittsburgh Cultural District. 5:30 p.m. of Art. Through May 1. Gelfand Student Service Awards and Reception. MEGA: Carnegie Mellon 2011 Senior Art Exhibition. Superior Donuts. O’Reilly Theater. Through May 15. University Center, Rangos 3. 4:30 p.m. Miller Gallery. 6 p.m. Flora’s Lexicon at the Hunt Institute. Hunt Library. University Lecture Series: Nancy Klancher. Porter Alicia Romano. David’s Music House. 7:30 p.m. Through June 30. Hall 100. 4:30 p.m. Brand New. Club Zoo. 7:30 p.m. Explore Evolution. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Adamson Awards Ceremony. Baker Hall 136. 8 p.m. Through July 24. TUESDAY4.26.11 SATURDAY4.30.11 Want to see your event here? Women and the Economy Forum. 4616 Henry St., E-mail [email protected]. Distributed Education Classroom. 1 p.m. Opal Awards. New Hazlett Theater. 6 p.m. America and the Arab Revolutions. Baker Hall A53. Guster. Stage AE. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. The Smithereens. Diesel Club Lounge. 7:30 p.m. Celebration of Education. University Center, Rangos 1 Lewis Black. Heinz Hall. 7 p.m. and 2. 4:30 p.m. Title Town Soul and Funk Party. Shadow Lounge. Drilling in Marcellus Shale: Environmental Impacts. 9 p.m. Carnegie Science Center. 7 p.m. Karrin Allyson. Cabaret at Theater Square. 8 p.m. SUNDAY5.1.11

WEDNESDAY4.27.11 The Pittsburgh Record and CD Convention. Radisson Hotel, Green Tree. 10 a.m. An Evening with Trina Robbins. ToonSeum. 7:30 p.m. Strawberry Festival. Wexford Community Presbyterian Church. 12:30 p.m. THURSDAY4.28.11 Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra: New World Symphony. Heinz Hall. 2 p.m. Bring Your Own Bard Monthly Reading Series. Té Café. 7 p.m. MONDAY5.2.11 Ocean Grove. Stage AE. 7 p.m. Wynonna Judd and the Pittsburgh Symphony A Taste of Shiloh. Shiloh Street Business District. 5 p.m. Orchestra. Heinz Hall. 7:30 p.m. Café Scientifi que: What Are Lichens? Carnegie Iron & Wine. Carnegie Music Hall. 8 p.m. Science Center. 7 p.m.

calendar15 pillbox 04.25.11 one night in beijing.

Alexandre Kaspar | Photo Staff The Awareness of Roots in Chinese Culture’s annual One Night in Beijing event was held Saturday, April 23 in Rangos Hall. Its theme, “The Red Thread,” tells the story of soulmates separated by economic circumstances in both modern and ancient times. The dance in the lower photo is the Shanghai Movement, choreographed by Melody Li. It fuses traditional dance with contemporary elements.

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