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thetartan.org @thetartan October 12, 2015 Volume 110, Issue 7 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Sexual assault and relationship violence survey sheds light on issue Laura Scherb the results of that survey were town hall meetings will focus direction of prevention efforts of the Office of Title IX Initia- The results of the survey Publisher released via an email from on “community discussions on campus. tives, in an email to The Tar- were presented in the form of University President Subra about how this information “Students should know tan. “I hope that students, and a 60-page PDF that outlined Last April, 34.4 percent of Suresh and Provost Farnam should further influence our that we did this study to in- everyone, will consider the every step of the study, from the student body on the Pitts- Jahanian. The email not only priorities moving forward.” form our planning and ac- results and then participate in the committee that worked burgh campus of Carnegie included a link to the results Referencing the Oct. 3 email tions. It was designed not just our town hall discussions. I be- to create it to the measures Mellon University participated document, but also a plan for from Dean of Student Affairs to share experiences but to lieve that the only way we will that they took to ensure that in a survey that measured stu- the upcoming town hall meet- Gina Casalegno, the email be action-oriented and guide make headway in reducing the the questions were sensitively dents’ experiences with sexual ings on Oct. 19, 27, and 28 to urged students and faculty to next steps,” said Holly Hippen- incidence of sexual miscon- phrased. Hippensteel said that assault and relationship vio- discuss the findings. participate in these discus- steel, assistant dean of student duct is by working together as lence (SARV). On Thursday, According to the email, the sions in order to help steer the affairs and interim director a community.” See SURVEY, A4 Pulitzer Prize winner Atkinson discusses war Former Senator lectures at CMU YISHAN Wang other words, the widening Junior Staffwriter divergence between the two parties is harming the U.S. “I’m a fighter, and I don’t political system. give up,” former U.S. Senator To improve the political from Maine, Olympia Snowe, system, Snowe called for rec- said at Carnegie Mellon last onciliation — something that Friday. In her speech “What’s she has been fighting for for Gone Wrong in Washington, decades. and Why It Doesn’t Have Moreover, she emphasized To Be This Way,” Snowe ad- the participation of people, dressed the Senate’s dysfunc- saying that politics are too tion and political polariza- dangerous to be left to politi- tion. Nowadays, she said, this cians. She proposed that the polarization makes it more Congress should work on a difficult for the government five-day-a-week basis. She to effectively solve problems. said this five-day workweek Associate Dean of Dietrich would be more efficient com- College, Joseph Devine, mod- pared to the existing (and erated Snowe’s speech. insufficient) two-and-a-half- Snowe also criticized the day workweek. Senate for not living up to Snowe also spoke about what the Founding Fathers her career and early life. envisioned. She points out Snowe’s independence and that the status quo becomes passion for serving others Valene Mezmin/Staff Photographer Organizers of the event “War and the Humanities” stand for a picture: David Shumway, Kiron Skinner, author Rick Atkinson, and Timothy Haggerty. problematic because the elec- stemmed from losing both torate of America is divided, her parents before she was Valene Mezmin man invasion of Poland, and were being drafted into the ger finger intact — were now and it is difficult to motivate 10 years old. In 1973, when Assistant News Editor lasted until Sept. 2, 1945 United States Army and Navy,” a thing of the past. “They no officials to look past their Snowe was 26, her first hus- with the surrender of Japan. Atkinson said. Because it was longer examined eyes; they differences and reconcile band and Maine state con- Pulitzer Prize-winning It lasted a total of 2,174 days the ‘40s-era United States, just counted them,” according through bipartisanship. She gressman Peter Snowe was novelist Rick Atkinson spoke and caused over 60 million ca- there was an an initial selective to Atkinson. By the end of the explained that the reasons killed in a car accident. Since at Carnegie Mellon as part of sualties. “That’s 27,600 dead recruitment of young white war in 1945, the U.S. army for this division are deeply she was already dedicated to the Cèilidh Weekend home- every day for six years, 1150 men of good health between had grown to 8.3 million sol- rooted in the evolution of public service, Olympia ran coming celebrations this an hour… .a death every three the ages of 18 and 45. Howev- diers. the government over the last for the open seat, represent- Thursday. Atkinson is the seconds,” Atkinson said. Last er, because of the effects of the It should also be noted three decades, which make ing her hometown of Auburn, author of the Liberation tril- month marked the 70th anni- Depression and the desperate that, as a result of this issue, it no longer viable for the and won. Thus began her 40 ogy, consisting of An Army at versary of the end of the war, need for manpower, the stan- the war also created progress majority of senators and con- years in politics. Dawn, The Day of Battle, and leading many to reflect on the dards for the “ideal soldier” for racial minorities and wom- gresspeople to work across Snowe served in both The Guns at Last Night, which consequences of this histori- had to be lowered. en. During World War I, black the party line. Houses of the Maine Legis- give a narrative history of the cal event and what exactly it “The desperate need for men were seen as incompe- Snowe also said that po- lature. She was re-elected United States’ military role means to the world so many bodies in uniform….led to the tent, subservient, and unfit to litical realignment is funda- in 1974, then moved to the in the liberation of Europe in years later. drafting of what were known fight in the war. At the start mental. “Republicans domi- Maine Senate, represent- World War II. As part of his Before the war, the United as physically imperfect men,” of World War II “fewer than nate the South and much of ing Androscoggin County in talk, Atkinson spoke about States Army was not a domi- Atkinson said. 4,000 blacks served in the the West, while Democrats 1976. Snowe was U.S. Sena- World War II and the informa- nant force on the world stage. The requirement for sol- army,” Atkinson said. By the take the Northeast and many tor from Maine (1995-2013) tion he collected during his With a growing need for man- diers to have 12 of their 32 end of the war, this number West coast states,” Snowe and Representative in the writing process. power, the U.S. grew drastic in teeth intact was now lowered was approaching one million. said, and Republicans have U.S. House of Representatives World War II began on its search for men. “By 1944, to zero. Good vision and hear- become “monolithic and Sept. 1, 1939 with the Ger- 11,000 young men every day ing — even having your trig- See WAR, A3 ideologically intolerant.” In See WASHINGTON, A3

Students learn more about the world of fungi Patricia Silverio exhibition stemmed from his curiosity Junior Staffwriter about fungi and desire to understand the importance of these organisms. “The Mysterious Nature of Fungi” This was aided by the willingness to has been on display for three weeks investigate the crucial role that fungi now at the Hunt Institute for Botani- play in our survival by passing along cal Documentation at Carnegie Mellon, nutrients to other plants or accumulat- located on the fifth floor of the Hunt ing debris, and the dangerous proper- Library. The exhibit provides visitors ties they possess that can cause disease with an overview of the small incon- or crop damage. The Institute has been spicuous fungal organisms that can be collecting several images of fungi for found in abundance almost anywhere many months now, and they have come on the planet. According to the exhi- across several fascinating species. The bition’s website, the exhibit addresses cabinet of curiosities in the Hunt In- important issues such as the character- stitute lobby will also display a series istics of these organisms that create de- of lithographs from a limited-edition lirium, their relationship to disease and portfolio by 20th-century American death, their use as wild and cultivated avant-garde composer, writer, and vi- edibles, and the beneficial parasitic re- sual artist John Cage. lationships they have with other organ- Having been recognized in 1969 as isms. The display explains the different the fifth kingdom of organisms, the types of fungi and provides insight into characteristics and properties of fungi common misconceptions like “magic are still largely unknown to larger audi- mushrooms,” or “the cereal killer.” ences and experts alike, with many spe- Lugene Bruno, Curator of Art for cies still undiscovered. By introducing the Hunt Institute, believes that fungi this exhibit to Carnegie Mellon, Lugene “have a strong relationship to so many Bruno hopes to instill a greater respect disciplines, not only their sculptural and interest in the organism in all who structures but also what is going on un- attend. derground,” and is fascinated with the The exhibition was opened to the strong and intricate network they cre- ate. Choosing the topic of fungi for the See FUNGI, A3

Patricia Silverio/Junior Photographer A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » October 12, 2015 feature photo news in brief Chili cookoff provides Cèilidh flavor Professor presents at 2015 Seattle IDSA Assistant Professor of important role in consulting Design at Carnegie Mellon with top businesses to find Peter Scupelli recently at- creative and innovative solu- tended a conference in Seat- tions. tle to present the work of his In Scupelli’s studio, stu- students who envision the dents are challenged to cre- future in Scupelli’s course ate a vision of the world they “Dexign the Future.” At the wanted to see. Using Pitts- 2015 International Confer- burgh as a focus, the design- ence for the Industrial De- ers worked with the local signers Society of America initiative Plan Pittsburgh to (IDSA), one of the largest outline the city in 2050. To organizations for design successfully “dexign the fu- professionals, Scupelli and ture,” students have to take Arnold Wasserman (CFA into account trends and prob- ‘56) talked about visions for lems facing Pittsburgh today, the future that include solu- from transportation to com- tions for some of the major munication strategy to cli- problems facing the world mate change. today, like global warming. Scupelli’s studio did so “This is perhaps the most well that he also created important conference in our an introductory course and history,” wrote IDSA Board is working with the Eberly of Directors Chair Emeri- Center for Teaching Excel- tus Charles Austen Angell lence’s Judy Brooks to pilot to Carnegie Mellon Today, as the course through the Open designs play an increasingly Learning Initiative. CMU families celebrate Cèlidh weekend Although Carnegie Mel- including Rick Atkinson, a lon’s football team lost its Pulitzer-prize winning writ- homecoming game to the er, on Thursday, and Olym- Bethany College Bisons, stu- pia Snowe, a former U.S. dents and alumni alike have Senator, on Friday. taken Cèilidh weekend as an The Department of opportunity to revel in all Psychology also celebrat- that Pittsburgh has to offer ed its centennial, while in the fall. Scotch’n’Soda held its eighth Part of the festivities annual Charity Cabaret. was the reveal of this year’s Alumni also had the chance Spring Carnival theme — to see the School of Drama’s “Game Night” — on Thurs- first main stage production day at The Fence. The annu- of the semester, a retelling al Chili Cookoff, now under of Shakespeare’s Much Ado the auspices of the Activities About Nothing set in 1960s Board, was held on Saturday. Italy. Cèilidh weekend also brought several prominent Compiled by speakers to Carnegie Mellon, BRIAN TRIMBOLI Weather Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

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International news in brief Germans protest White House seeks Tunisian Quartet Japan reels over UN Twin bombings Congress seeking trade agreement out in Syrian War given Peace Prize Nanjing documents disrupt protests new house speaker BERLIN—Nearly 150,000 WASHINGTON — Since OSLO — This year’s re- TOKYO—UNESCO recently ANKARRA—Peaceful pro- WASHINGTON—Paul protesters marched on the the escalation of the Syrian Civ- cipient of the esteemed Nobel archived documents describing tests were cut short on Satur- Ryan (R–Wisc.) became the streets last Friday, protest- il War, the Obama administra- Peace Prize is a relatively un- the Nanjing Massacre—a mas- day by two improvised explo- most likely candidate to run ing a trade deal proposed tion has sought to quell the vio- known organization: the Tuni- sacre of Chinese civilians by the sives. Citizens and families of for Speaker-of-the-house between the U.S. and Ger- lence. That is, until now, when sian National Dialogue Quar- Japanese army in World War II the victims blame the attacks after Kevin McCarthy with- many. Critics say that the the White House announced tet. The award accentuates —in its “Memory of the World on the lack of government pro- drew his bid for the position deal could to saturate the on Friday that it would end its the fact that within a region of Register.” The Japanese govern- tection. Prime Minister Ahmet last week. Doubts exist as to German market with U.S. training of Syrian opposition growing tensions and violence, ment called for the documents Devatoglu cited political up- whether Ryan can manage goods. A growing fear also forces in the region. The gov- Tunisia has managed to emerge to be reformed and condemned heaval in the area as the cause the polarizing Tea Party. exists of powerful multina- ernment now only performs as an area of “relative stability.” UNESCO for releasing them, still of the violence, claiming that tional conglomerates en- screening processes that evalu- The famous “Arab Spring” actu- refusing to accept the massacre the Islamic State is most likely Source: Foreign Policy dangering the market. ate existing rebel commanders. ally originated in Tunisia. as an act of genocide. responsible for the attack. Compiled by Source: Reuters Source: New York Times Source: Wall Street Journal Source: Le Monde Source: The Guardian Brian walsh October 12, 2015 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 LaunchCMU event presents Pittsburgh startups to students Fatima Ahmad Jahanian. Jahanian cited the Duolingo tive learning — or teaching Digital Dream Labs ployee doesn’t win the game, Junior Staffwriter CIE’s mission statement to- tools that “adapt” to individu- explained Trybus, they would ward the end of his opening al students’ needs — can often not pass the training — a Investors and start-up words as making the univer- be expensive and difficult to much larger indicator of readi- heads alike sat around white- sity a “destination of choice” implement. With TutorGen, ness than simply “showing up” clothed tables in the Rangos for all those interested in en- Stamper strives to provide a to a presentation. Ballroom last Thursday for trepreneurship. In his presentation, Carn- solution to his own question: the third annual LaunchCMU Several different Pitts- egie Mellon computer sci- “How can we make adaptive “Imagine a world where we showcase. Hosted twice a year burgh-area and Carnegie Mel- ence professor and founder of learning broader and more solve No Child Left Behind,” Interstacks by the university’s Center for lon-based startups presented Duolingo, Luis von Ahn, ex- usable around the world?” stated Chief Executive Officer Innovation and Entrepreneur- at LaunchCMU. plained that education, rather With its components, SCALE Jacob Hanchar, “and we did ship (CIE), LaunchCMU is a than being a great equalizer, (Student-Centered Adaptive that through gamification.” presentation of technology could in fact be a cause of in- Learning Engine) and Data- Digital Dream Labs was inspired by Carnegie Mellon Expii equality. In this talk, he cited Lab, TutorGen brings a quan- launched by graduates from research, according to co-di- learning a language as one titative approach to improving the Entertainment Technology While technology increas- rector of the CIE and opening such example. Although the currently existing educational Center at Carnegie Mellon. ingly takes the shape of “an In- speaker Dave Mawhinney. most in-demand second lan- technology by using machine Hanchar hopes to bring a ternet of things,” as phrased by This year’s theme, “the guage is English, and those learning to identify “gaps” in vibrancy to education, simi- Chief Executive Officer Gary business of learning,” focused motivated to learn it are usu- students’ knowledge. lar to Pixar’s vibrancy in the Kiliany, engineering hardware on technologies aimed at im- Carnegie Mellon math ally lower-class immigrants, arena of entertainment, by remains an especially slow proving education. According professor Po-Shen Loh brings software tools like Rosetta having students interact with and expensive process. to director of the Simon Initia- attention to the Pittsburgh Stone can cost around $500. Acrobatiq games. For young children, he Interstacks’s solution to tive, Norman Bier, this field area not only for coaching the Thus came the inception of believes that the most effec- this problem is as simple as has been steadily growing winning United States team in Duolingo: a completely free tive learning should be tactile, snappable electronic “blocks,” since Herb Simon introduced the international Math Olym- online language learning tool. not abstract. “We need to have each of which can be pro- an approach to “learning sci- piad, but also because of the Duolingo proves to be about as something in our hands,” he grammed to serve a single ence,” or the idea of improv- fact that Expii, the startup he effective in 36 hours as one se- said. function, ranging from send- ing education through data- founded, is headquartered in mester of foreign language in Acrobatiq, a branding and ing a tweet, turning on the driven analysis. Bier was one Bakery Square. college. advertising company, finds its remote, or raising the volume. of the eight speakers at the Expii, an online tutoring Like its user-base, Duolingo biggest enemy in the gradua- Simcoach Games With this technology, Kilia- showcase. tool, has brought $1 million is constantly improving its tion crisis, according to Chief ny hopes to not only support According to Bier, the Si- dollars in local investments. abilities: within six hours, the Marketing Officer Allison Pen- large industries, but also a mon Initiative, launched in Loh described the app as website can gather enough dergast. Half of U.S. students growing DIY culture. 2013, is what President Subra “Wikipedia on steroids.” All data on users to compare who start college will never “The smartphone/Face- Suresh was told to “get excited “course materials” on Ex- whether one method of lan- finish their degrees. book generation is not just “In many ways, [games and about” when he ascended to pii — whether text, video, or guage learning is stronger The Open Learning Initia- consuming mass-produced learning] are intertwined,” university presidency the year even questions — are crowd- than another. “It’s not based tive (OLI) already exists at products from mass-produced stated Chief Executive Of- after. Along with its break- sourced by contributing au- on philosophy, or anything,” Carnegie Mellon to provide companies,” Kiliany said. ficer Jessica Trybus, another throughs in research, the thors. As students progress von Ahn said. “It’s based on free and open online course- “They’re taking advantage of graduate of the Entertainment Initiative also forged better through each topic, they get data collected from our users.” ware. “If the OLI was a medi- these new technologies.” Technology Center. Simcoach relationships between other feedback on questions they cal trial, it would have to be Games was developed in order industries and the university, missed and concepts they did stopped because of its suc- to educate an especially large through projects such as Data- not understand. TutorGen Inc. cess,” Pendergast said. niche: employees. Lab, which uses data-driven Such availability of infor- Acrobatiq aims to rebuild In a demonstration, Trybus analysis to improve learning mation, Loh said, perfectly the OLI on a more localized played a game that trained outcomes, and the Global embodies two American prin- scale, so that faculties of indi- cashiers at grocery stores in Learning Council, which ciples to which he credits his vidual universities can author methods that could prevent unites global leaders in tech- famous Olympiad win: “free- content and use data analytics the risk of overexertion, such nology-based learning. Such dom of happiness, and free- to keep track of each student’s as grabbing heavy items with partnerships further the uni- dom to pursue information.” progress in the course to deter- Next came HCII professor two hands, while still being versity’s entrepreneurial aims, mine “who needs help, when, and founder of TutorGen, Inc., efficient. If the potential em- according to Provost Farnam John Stamper. Digital adap- and where,” Pendergast said. CMU alumnus develops app ‘The mysterious nature of to track cyberbullying, sexting fungi’ featured at library ed to use their technological although with some limited Deborah Chu FUNGI, from A1 backgrounds in biology, but As part of an effort to en- Junior Staffwriter skills to prevent such an event functionality on iPhones. Its also visitors from other, only gage students, the Hunt Insti- from happening again. After detection software relies not public on Sept. 17, with an au- tangentially related disci- tute is reaching out to faculty Recently PocketGuardian, investigating similar cases on keywords, but rather on dience of 70 to 80 guests, and plines such as design, art, and and encouraging teachers an app to alert parents when in which cyberbullying and context, by determining “the attendance has been regular music. to promote the exhibit. One cyberbullying or sexting has sexting were involved, they statistical probability that since then. The fifth floor of the Hunt recently developed initiative occurred on their child’s found that oftentimes parents content in a given context is While most visitors aren’t Institute is surrounded by a brought a class of artists to the phone, launched for iOS and were unaware that their child inappropriate,” and constant- affiliated with the school, an mix of pictures, illustrations, exhibition to draw based on Android devices. According to was being cyberbullied or in- ly “learning the latest nuances increase in student activity and historical contexts in a the illustrations and pictures PocketGuardian’s website, the volved in sexting. in speech,” according to Pock- has been observed. Responses variety of formats, intended on display. purpose of PocketGuardian is Their solution was simple: etGuardian’s website. have been positive, and visi- to make “The Mysterious The Mysterious Nature of not for parents to spy on their alert parents if their child Although PocketGuardian tors have shown a great inter- Nature of Fungi” an experi- Fungi will be on display in the child, but to “help prevent the sends or receives messages is available for both Android est in this subject. The exhibit ence of visual and intellectual Hunt Library until Dec. 17, devastating consequences of with offending content, in and iOS, it is not found in attracts not only people with discovery. free of charge. sexting and cyberbullying.” order to at least start a con- the usual app store on each The app was founded by par- versation between both par- device. In order to download ents and software develop- ties. The alert would contain PocketGuardian, users must ers James Ryan and Jason a timestamp, alert type, and register at gopocketguard- France, a Carnegie Mellon whether the content was sent ian.com, which will enable Snowe critiques Congress alumnus who completed both or received, but would not parents to enroll their child’s his undergraduate and gradu- actually show any part of the mobile device. For parents WASHINGTON, from A1 and was co-chair with Senator co-chaired the Congressional ate studies here, graduating actual message in order to with multiple children, the Mary Landrieu of the Com- Caucus on Women’s issues for from Heinz College in 2004. maintain the child’s privacy. addition of more devices (1979-1995). Her work in mon Ground Coalition, a bi- ten years and provided lead- The idea for PocketGuard- In this way, PocketGuardian comes at no extra cost. From the U.S. Senate garnered partisan, consensus-building ership in establishing the Of- ian came from a story that aims to promote communi- there, Android users will her nationwide recognition forum for communication and fice of Women’s Health at the Ryan and France had heard cation between parents and be able to download an app as a leading policymaker in cooperation between Senate National Institutes of Health. in the news: A teenage girl children, while still main- from the website, whereas Washington. In 2005, she was Democrats and Republicans. She also served as a member had committed suicide after a taining a level of trust be- for iPhone users, Pocket- named the 54th most power- When Snowe was still in of the House Budget Commit- nude photo of her was spread tween the two. Guardian works as a cloud ful woman in the world by the Senate, she worked exten- tee, and the House Foreign amongst her classmates. In addition to monitor- service and does not require Forbes magazine. With her sively on a number of issues, Affairs Committee, where she Moved by the tragic yet all- ing texts, PocketGuardian an app to download or func- election in 1994, Olympia J. was Ranking Republican on too-familiar case of cyberbul- can also monitor the messag- tion. PocketGuardian costs Snowe became only the sec- Republicans the Subcommittee on Inter- lying, France and Ryan want- ing apps WhatsApp and Kik, $3.99 a month. ond female Senator in history national Operations; and the to represent Maine, following dominate the former House Select Com- the late Sen. Margaret Chase mittee on Aging, where she Smith, who served from 1949- South and was Ranking Republican on 1973. much of the the Subcommittee on Human Rick Atkinson discusses In November 2006, Snowe Services. was reelected to a third six- West, while Snowe stunned Washing- year term in the United States Democrats take ton when she announced in soldiers’ stories from WWII Senate with 74 percent of the February 2012 that she would WAR, from A1 they returned home alive — morning they bore the broth- vote. Before her election to the Northeast not seek re-election. 400,000 Americans died as a ers to the hilltop cemetery side the Senate, Olympia Snowe and many West Snowe had recognized, she This proved to be beneficial result of the war. by side by side. That’s how the represented Maine’s Second said, that “changes always oc- to the civil rights movement, Atkinson went on to re- dead came home.” Congressional District in the coast states cur on the other side and not as the black American popu- count the stories of individu- Whether it was the death U.S. House of Representatives from within,” and decided to lation fought battles abroad als that were affected by the of a friend, a lover, a father, for sixteen years. Olympia Snowe take her battle against parti- and at home. Today, the Unit- war. “Patricia O’Malley was a or a son, few could say that Senator Snowe is only the sanship outside the institu- ed States Army comprises 20 year old when her father, Ma- their lives were not affected fourth woman in history to be Former United States tion of government. It was percent black soldiers. jor Richard James O’Malley, by this catastrophic war. Rick elected to both houses of Con- congresswoman, that year that she realized In the same vein, it is no was killed by a sniper,” At- Atkinson delivers his talk on gress, and the first woman in that legistlative polarization surprise that the army during kinson said. After seeing his the war with poignant details, American history to serve in senator, and state is not a short-term problem, this time was an overwhelm- headstone for the first time, causing a hushed silence in both houses of state legisla- congresswoman and so she decided that she would ingly male institution. But the Patricia wrote, “I cried for the the audience at the most emo- ture as well as both houses of senator from Maine work throughout the country demand for manpower chal- joy of being there and the sad- tional of moments, and even Congress. Additionally, she to accomplish her goals. “I’m lenged this quota as well. With ness of my father’s death.… laughter at the absurdity of is the first Greek-American a fighter and I don’t give up,” so many of the men off fight- I’d cried for all the words I’d some of the historical facts. woman ever elected to Con- such as budget and fiscal re- Snowe said. ing, women were rapidly being wanted to say and wanted to Director of the Humanities gress. She has won more fed- sponsibility; education, in- Snowe has published three drawn into workplaces back at hear, but had not.… I cried.” Scholars Program and history eral elections in Maine than cluding student financial aid books, including Women in home, and their numbers in Henry A. Wright was a professor at Tim Haggerty any other person since World and education technology; Congress 1917-2006, Nine the military started to rise. Ac- widower who lived on a farm said, “I was pretty sure I knew War II. national security; women’s and Counting: The Women of cording to Atkinson, “In today’s in southwestern Missouri. how the Second World War Snowe had a reputation as issues; health care, including the Senate, and her most re- military, about 16 percent of “One by one, his dead sons ar- ended when I began An Army one of the Congress’ leading prescription drug coverage cent book, Fighting for Com- the officers and 7 percent of rived at the local train station” at Dawn, but the means by moderates, as she aided in bi- for Medicare recipients; wel- mon Ground: How We Can Fix general officers are women.” recounted Atkinson. “The elder which the author combined partisan consensus on key is- fare reform; issues surround- the Stalemate in Congress. In Many fighters returned Wright watched as the caskets primary research, biography, sues that matter to Maine and ing oceans and fisheries; and Fighting for Common Ground, from the war blinded, para- were carried into the rusty tactics, topography, politics, America. In 1999, she was cit- campaign finance reform. published in 2013, Snowe lyzed, or as amputees. At the bedroom where each of those and history just kept me turn- ed by Congressional Quarter- During her tenure in the U.S. wrote about her political and very least, they could say that boys had been born…. In the ing pages.” ly for her centrist leadership, House of Representatives, she personal beliefs and goals. A4 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » October 12, 2015 Survey results display truth about issues for student body SURVEY, from A1 the majority of students who the effectiveness of Carnegie sexual assault, those rates For nearly every type of at- edu/title-ix/sarv-study/in- took the survey interpreted it Mellon’s prevention program- both increased by the time the tempted or completed sexual dex.html. the survey’s inception and ad- in the way that the questions ming, and the perceptions on responders were upperclass- assault about which the sur- The study did not cover ministration went well. “We were intended to be read, an campus about SARV. Accord- vey asked, it was found that sexual harassment and stalk- had to make some difficult important part of creating a ing to the study, 26 percent Less than 5% of each the majority of students were ing. However, an additional choices about what to include survey that deals with such of undergraduate women at most likely to have told anoth- survey to be released later this in this study and what were sensitive data. Given that Carnegie Mellon have expe- type of attempted er student about the assault fall will collect that data from our highest priorities among April’s iteration of the survey rienced sexual assault since without a follow up report to Carnegie Mellon students, ac- things that were all very im- was the first of its kind on they enrolled at the university, or completed sexual the university. Rates of telling cording to Sutkus. The SARV portant to us,” she wrote. Carnegie Mellon’s campus, which is on par with the na- assault type is the university, via University study will be repeated every The major findings of the there was a lot of attention tionwide reports. Among the Health Services (UHS), Coun- three years to keep up with study were reported, but so given to getting the most ac- undergraduate male popula- reported to CMU. seling and Psychological Ser- any changing trends, said Sut- were the responses to every curate results. Sutkus and her tion, 9 percent experienced — CMU SARV survey vices (CAPS), faculty and staff kus. question. Written by Janel team first presented test ques- sexual assault since enrolling. outside of those two depart- All who were a part of pro- Sutkus, director of Institution- tions to the student govern- The data indicates that ments, or Carnegie Mellon law ducing the survey expressed al Research and Analysis, the ment executive branch, the across all responders, 12 per- men, to 34 percent and 15.1 enforcement, are extremely their gratitude toward the stu- results broke every element SARV Prevention Committee, cent reported experiencing percent respectively. low across the board, especial- dents who participated. of the survey down. “Since and the Survivor’s Support completed assault during their As far as reporting rates ly among male graduate stu- “I am incredibly grateful to this was the first time that Network (SSN) and then ad- time enrolled at Carnegie Mel- went, the survey reports that dents, none of whom reported each student who participated we asked these questions of ministered the survey to three lon, and that of the 438 stu- “less than 5% of each type of telling anyone at Carnegie in the study, and in particular, [Carnegie Mellon] students, groups of pilot-test students. dents, one-third had experi- attempted or completed sex- Mellon about the attempted or to those who never told any- I did not have any hypotheses The major takeaways of the enced multiple assaults. Rates ual assault type is reported completed assault. one about their experiences about what we would learn,” study include data about over- of sexual assault went up with to CMU: however, given our The data reported in this with sexual assault or rela- Sutkus said in an email to The all rates of sexual assault— age: while 18.9 percent of fe- measurement of ‘any experi- survey is far too vast to be re- tionship violence but chose Tartan. both attempted and perpetrat- male undergraduates and 4.1 ence since enrolling’ not all ported in just one article in to share those experiences According to Sutkus, the ed—amongst Carnegie Mellon percent of male undergradu- sexual assaults are within The Tartan and can be found with us on the survey,” Sutkus committee is comfortable that students, rates of reporting, ates experienced a completed CMU’s purview.” online at http://www.cmu. wrote. October 12, 2015 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5

CMU researchers develop muscle-powered cardiac device Yue Yin congestive heart failure. Trumble’s research strat- proved difficult to treat. Cur- treatment, but this approach muscle-powered LVAD sys- Junior Staffwriter The prevalence of conges- egy also noted the need for rent pharmacologic therapies is limited by a small donor tem without these complica- tive heart failure (CHF) on a innovative treatments for can relieve symptoms in most pool and the serious side ef- tions. “As a first step toward Dennis Trumble, an as- worldwide scale provides a CHF. “With over 500,000 new patients but do not appre- fects of immunosuppressive this goal, we have developed sistant research professor clear application for Trumble’s drugs. A safe and effective an implantable muscle energy in the Biomedical Engineer- research. “Congestive heart permanent ventricular assist converter (MEC) capable of ing Department at Carn- failure is a highly debilitating Trumble’s research focuses on device would be a powerful transforming contractile en- egie Mellon University and and progressive illness that af- lelft ventricular assist devices, tool.” ergy into hydraulic power,” a member of the Center for flicts tens of millions of people Trumble’s research focuses Trumble wrote in the project’s the Neural Basis of Cognition worldwide,” Trumble stated which have been shown to on left ventricular assist devic- abstract. “The objective of (CNBC), received a $1.2M in his research strategy, which effectively reverse the effects of es (LVADs), which have been this project is to assemble and NIH R01 grant to support his was composed specifically for shown to effectively reverse test a non-blood-contacting research on developing a to- the R01 grant. “In the United CHF when used short-term. the effects of CHF when used ventricular assist system pow- tally self-contained, biologi- States over 5.8 million people short-term, but give rise to ered by this device.” The R01 cally powered, implantable currently suffer from this con- cases diagnosed each year in ciably stem the course of the complications when used over grant has been approved for cardiac assist device to treat dition, and it is estimated that the United States alone, CHF disease,” Trumble said. “At long time periods. Trumble ul- the next four years and will the rapidly growing popula- CHF will ultimately affect one is a rapidly growing public present, heart transplantation timately hopes to develop and tion of patients suffering from in every five Americans.” health problem that has remains the most effective test a non-blood-contacting See DEVICE, A6 how things work PUGWASH Theoretical physics explains time travel Peeple app lasts despite disputes are legal doesn’t mean they should exist, and cultural or societal backlash is one way to stop them from happening. If something is bad, then bad Thatcher Montgomery publicity is warranted. Staffwriter As an aside, one member pointed out the irony in the Peeple, an unreleased app fact that an app based on rat- that’s been called “Yelp for ing people was seemingly un- people,” would allow users to prepared for receiving nega- give 1–5 star ratings to other tive ratings itself. people, along with comments, The discussion then moved without the consent of the on to the app itself. Two ques- person being rated. Although tions started this debate. First, the future of the app is uncer- do people have a “right to be tain — after public outrage, forgotten?” Should we be able including death threats, the to stop others from talking app’s online presence went about us online? And second- dark and the founders re- ly, what does it even mean to stated the app’s purpose to be rate a person? spreading positivity — Pug- In order to start this dis- wash still found the concept cussion, Pugwash questioned interesting to discuss. After how Peeple would be differ- all, aren’t there systems in ent from current technologies. place that almost do the same Several members noted that thing the app would do? And Yik Yak already allows anony- since the technology is there, mous comments, which can what’s to stop another person lead to personal attacks, and or group from making a new RateMyProfessors.com (RMP) app with the same, original exists solely as a method to function of Peeple? rate individuals. Even going The meeting began with through daily life exposes peo- a discussion of why Peeple ple to criticism, others noted. is no longer scheduled to be It’s not hard to find out what released in its original form. people think of a certain indi- One member suggested that vidual, you just have to ask. public outrage isn’t the best But that’s the difference, Clara Kim/Junior Staff Artist way to decide what should or argued some Pugwash mem- shouldn’t happen, because it’s bers. At least now you need physics is questioning this time, such as whether it is Time travel into the fu- Jonathan Calvello basically censorship by mob to do some digging around to Junior Staffwriter finite view of time, and sci- continuous or quantized, ture is conceptually much rule. Peeple was entirely le- find out what people think of entists in the field are begin- unidirectional (only mov- easier to understand and gal, but it still got shut down, someone. Peeple would cen- In the words of philoso- ning to postulate the feasibil- ing forward) or directionless much more feasible than or radically changed, because tralize and summarize all the pher and politician Benjamin ity of time travel. (capable of moving forward time travel into the past. enough people got angry. gossip and comments that al- Franklin, “Time is money.” In Since Einstein presented and backward). As mentioned earlier, Ein- Other Pugwash members ready exist about a person in the equally esteemed words his theory of general relativ- These mysterious proper- stein’s theory of relativity didn’t see a problem with one place. of writer K. Bromberg, “Time ity in 1915, stating that time ties of time have given rise states that time moves dif- The comparison between is precious. Waste it wisely.” passes differently for objects to the consideration of time ferently for observers mov- this reaction. While they agreed that death threats Peeple and RMP was also a The idea that time is a finite moving at different veloci- travel, and many physicists ing at different speeds. In point of contention. Some commodity has stretched ties, the concept of time has argue that it is, in theory, application, this observa- aren’t acceptable in any cir- cumstances, they argued that members argued that al- across generations, and we been warped dramatically. possible. tion implies that if a body though RMP allows users to society’s reaction to certain are often encouraged to use Whereas time used to be For time travel to be pos- were to accelerate to a suf- give anonymous ratings to things, whether it be an app time as effectively as pos- viewed as a universal, lin- sible, a body must move from ficient speed approximately other individuals, it’s used to sible because eventually it ear progression of existence, one point in time to another, near the speed of light, time or anything else, can work al- runs out, or so it seems. Re- physicists today debate the either to a point in the future most as an immune system. cent research in theoretical fundamental properties of or the past. See TIME, A6 Just because certain things See APP, A6

SciTech Briefs Facebook testing Microsoft receives Supercomputer No new cases of Farmer unearths SpaceIL leads in alternative to Like praise for additions simulates small Ebola documented woolly mammoth in Google Lunar X button to product line part of rat’s brain in the past week Michigan farm field Prize challenge Facebook’s hope to evolve This past week, Microsoft Scientists participating in The African countries of Michigan farmer James The Google Lunar X Prize the 1-D like button has gar- held a media event and in- the Blue Brain Project shared Liberia, Guiena, and Sierra Bristle found buried bone eight challenge is a competition that nered much interest in the troduced the Surface Pro 4, a supercomputer that is a digi- Leone have been plagued by feet underground while dig- calls for teams to land on the past, but this week, Facebook the Surface Book, and new tal imitation of an extremely an Ebola outbreak that has ging to install a drainage pipe moon, roam at least 500 me- released “Reactions,” a set of Lumina smartphones. Their small part of a mouse’s brain. taken 11,000 lives over the in his wheat field last week. A ters, and return hi-res video six emoji’s that will join the tra- release garnered much media The simulation models rough- past year, but there has been team of paleontologists and and images to Earth. The ditional like button. They hope attention and many positive ly 31,000 virtual brain cells no new case of the disease re- students from the University of Israeli Team SpaceIL estab- that this new feature will make reviews from tech insiders and 37 million synapses. The ported within the past week. Michigan Museum of Paleon- lished themselves as the clear it easier for users to better ex- and users alike. The Surface project was based out of Swiss The most recent outbreak has tology uncovered the remains front-runnner by being the press their feelings towards Pro 4 is a strong follow-up to Federal Institute of Technol- been the worst in Ebola his- of a woolly mammoth. They first of the remaining groups a post by choosing from love, the Surface 3, and showcased ogy in Lausanne (EPFL) and tory due to the disease’s ease collected about 20 percent of to finalize a verified launch laughter, happiness, shock, a kickstand, stylus, improved led by neurobiologist Henry of transmission, poor cultural the bones, including a massive contract with the competi- sadness and anger. Prior to a keyboard cover, and powerful Markram as part of an at- and medical practices, and skull with tusks. Researchers tion’s organizers. The winner universal release, Facebook Windows 10 experience. The tempt to eventually simulate infrastructural inadequacies. estimated that the mammoth of the project aims to be the will test the experience in only newer model is thinner, faster, the human brain. The simula- While the recent statistic is lived between 11,700 and first-ever privately funded lu- Spain and Ireland. They hope has a fingerprint sensor, and tion uses experimental data promising, officials at the 15,000 years ago and was in its nar mission. The contract with to use the tests and user feed- allows users to interact with to construct a relatively ac- World Health Organization forties when it died. In addition SpaceX covers multiple mis- back to better fine-tune the ser- their device in a myriad of curate model of neurons’ 3-D (WHO) encouraged everyone to the remains, the paleontolo- sions and extends the deadline vice. Adam Mosseri, Facebook’s ways. Microsoft also showed shapes, their electrical proper- to continue to be cautious, gists found evidence of human for the competition through director of product, stated in an their first ever in-house de- ties, and the ion channels and because it only requires one activity, revealing that the ani- 2017. The other teams remain- interview that these countries signed laptop, the Surface other proteins that different poorly handled case to cause mal may have been intention- ing in the competition have both have largely national user Book, which is a larger version cell types produce. Their work another outbreak. While there ally buried. The specimen has stated that they have plans bases without extensive inter- of the Surface that can dock thus far was featured in the is yet much to learn and the been donated to the University to launch their own probes, national friend networks, and into an attached keyboard Oct. 8 edition of the journal battle is far from over, the re- of Michigan for further analy- but have failed to produce a it would be easier to analyze and provides a more powerful Cell detailing the collabora- cent suppression of new cases sis, and the bones will likely formal contract proving their data on how the emoji-based machine with stronger battery tion between 80 researchers provides optimism for an be displayed in the university’s plans. system would benefit users. life. from 12 countries. Ebola-free world. museum of natural history. 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HCII professor studies technology in education how things work natural language processing, open learning platforms, and Theoretical physics massive open online courses (MOOCs). As a part of that collaboration, the White makes time travel a House workshop brought to- gether leaders in academics, real-life possibility industry and government. “We went through brain- TIME, from A5 in space-time. A wormhole storming and ideating exer- functions much like a tun- cises that were intended to for the moving body would nel: Instead of going over find connections between the move more slowly relative the length of the points be- participants around the topic to a resting body. This ob- tween space-time, a worm- of teaching English language servation is popularly pre- hole simply goes through and culture,” Ogan said. “It’s sented in theoretical physics them. a great way to be creative through the twin paradox: Connecting these two and find the synergy between if Twin A were to remain on pieces of information, phys- people with very different ex- Earth, and Twin B got in a icists suggest placing one pertise.” rocket and traveled near the During the workshop, speed of light some distance Ogan was able to share her into space and then turned Because objects background in learning tech- around and came back to at faster speeds nology with participants that Earth, more time will have were specifically experts in passed for Twin A relative to move slower English language education. Twin B’s frame of reference, through time, The group also developed so- and Twin A will have aged lutions that incorporated hu- more than Twin B. Although if an object man-centered design with the Twin B has done nothing purpose of engaging learners. else other than travel at a were to travel “It was quite fun to engage very high speed, he has in faster than in design exercises with the effect traveled to the future other participants who had through time dilation. the speed of deep knowledge about the Time travel into the past light, it would skills that we want students uses the same principles of to learn, while I could think Einstein’s relativity, but in ... effectively about how to achieve those a much more complicated cause travel goals with technology,” Ogan way. There are several ways said. in which a body can effec- into the past. Ogan’s experience with tively move backward in Courtesy of Amy Ogan the workshop builds upon the time, the first of which re- wormhole near a very dense Amy Ogan, an assistant professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon, participated in nature of her research at the lies on the above-mentioned gravitational field and an- a workshop at the White House Conference Center that was focused on the use of technology in English education. HCII. For example, Ogan has principle of Einstein’s theo- other near a much less developed methods designed ry of relativity. dense gravitational field Sharon Wu entertainment,” Ogan said. technologies that engage to help international student Because objects at faster could create a potential time Staffwriter Every year, the U.S. State people coming from diverse teaching assistants adjust to speeds move slower through Department spends approxi- backgrounds. “I’m particular- machine. what may be a new learning time, if an object were to Because time is synchro- If you are reading this, mately $250 million on Eng- ly interested in thinking about environment in the U.S. Ogan travel faster than the speed nized within a wormhole, then you are most likely one lish education in order to students who have different has also researched ways to of light, it would reach a but unsynchronized outside of the estimated two billion provide resources such as cultural backgrounds than the make MOOCs more accessible point before the light gets the wormhole, the observer people in the world that can instructional material and people who typically develop to underrepresented demo- there itself, thereby reach- could travel through the communicate using the Eng- scholarships for learners. Re- the technology,” Ogan said. graphics, including those in ing a point before we can wormhole at the gravita- lish language. If this is so, you gional English language of- “For example, how do we use developing countries. perceive it in time, effec- tionally dense end at time are able to take advantage of fices are located in embassies technology to support stu- “I love the HCII because it tively causing travel into the A, and exit the wormhole the benefits provided by the around the world, and aim to dents whose first language is lets me combine so many as- past. at the other end at time English language, a language foster mutual understanding Tagalog, but who learn math pects of what I find fascinating Alternatively, another A. However, because the that allows millions of peo- between the U.S. and other in English, as in the policy in about the world — [t]he way method of time travel to the dense gravitational field ple to establish connections people learn, the way they past relies on another prin- slows down time relative to within the global workforce Ogan, along with colleagues, interact with one another, ciple of Einstein’s theory: the un-dense gravitational and access half the content the way they use technology, that different gravitational field, the observer is exit- published on the World Wide has talked to the State and how it can support better fields pull on objects differ- ing at time A from the dense Web. You also likely enjoy the Department about creating outcomes for the things that ently, more specifically that end, which has already fact that you have access to a people care about,” Ogan said. stronger gravitational fields passed in the un-dense wealth of entertainment and various technologies to promote Ogan remains in touch on- cause time to travel more field. This time dilation ef- knowledge written in English, line with the people she met slowly. fectively causes a movement such as this week’s edition of English learning, such as mobile during the White House work- As an example, much backward in time relative The Tartan. technology, natural language shop, which has allowed them like the Earth has a gravi- to the gravitationally weak These concepts were on to maintain a constant dia- tational pull on all bodies region. the mind of Amy Ogan, an as- processing, open learning logue. With plans of meeting around it, other bodies also Although advancements sistant professor in Carnegie platforms, and massive open again in the coming spring, have a gravitational field have been made supporting Mellon’s Human-Computer online courses (MOOCs). the group aspires to continue that pull on surrounding time travel, it is still only a Interaction Institute (HCII), researching and creating sys- bodies. These gravitational theoretical possibility. Ap- as she journeyed to Wash- tems that will enable Ameri- countries. Currently, State the Philippines? Or students pulls affect the passage of plying these arguments in ington, D.C. last month to Department officials are also who live in cultures that can English learners to attain time differently for bodies real-world experiments re- attend a day-long workshop, interested in incorporating strongly value collaboration, their goals. within each gravitational quires a much more techni- called Technology in English, technology to enhance access when the technology we build “I’m excited about giving field. Applying this to the cal and rigorous understand- at the White House Confer- to their resources. here is intended to be very people a glimpse into Ameri- theory of time travel, some ing of physics. ence Center. “This workshop With undergraduate de- personalized?” can culture, [w]hether they physicists argue that time Still, for something that was about providing quality grees in computer science, Ogan, along with col- will come here one day and travel into the past could be was considered utter fiction English education on a global Spanish, and human-com- leagues, has talked to the want to be more effective at achieved through the use of only 100 years ago, time scale, so that learners outside puter interaction, as well as a State Department about cre- communicating in the U.S., or wormholes. travel is an example of one of of the U.S. have access to op- Ph.D in human-computer in- ating various technologies just want to understand Amer- A wormhole is a phe- the ways science pushes the portunities to learn English teraction, Ogan is interested to promote English learning, ican cultural artifacts like nomenon that provides a bounds toward making the for jobs, travel, and even in creating effective learning such as mobile technology, movies and music,” Ogan said. shortcut between two points seemingly impossible real. Researchers get funding for implantable cardiac device DEVICE, from A5 Trumble’s device solves this proved that though energy dilemma by not touching the output decreases, it’s still hopefully carry the project to blood at all. A part of the de- enough to sustain the device. the animal research stage. vice goes around the aorta, The idea of harnessing In an interview with The the main artery that comes muscle power originated Tartan, Trumble discussed out of your heart, and squeez- from Trumble’s prior studies two distinct features of his es the artery to displace the at both Allegheny General design. First, it’s a non-blood blood instead of pumping Hospital and Carnegie Mellon contacting device that avoids blood in the vessel. University. Despite the team’s blood congestion problems. The second key feature of recent success, developing Most cardiac assisting devic- Trumble’s device is that it’s a and modifying the device to es are blood pumps, so they muscle-power-driven device its current design has been have to be in contact with that avoids infection caused a long process. The first cyl- the blood in order to achieve by skin drivelines. Most car- inder piston design was only their functions. But blood has diac assisting devices are able to last about 100 million a tendency to clot, and blood electrical devices that have cycles. The team’s recently clots tend to form inside these an electric cord that goes completed research was fo- devices. Blood clots that get through the skin. The cord, cused on the seventh version big enough can break free and which is called a driveline, of the original design. travel from the device to other can get infected and lead to Trumble’s device has a parts of the body. If they end death. Trumble’s device fixes variety of possible future ap- up in the patient’s head, they this issue as it is totally inter- plications, including the de- can give the patient a stroke; nal and has no contact with velopment of a device that similarly if they end up in the the skin, which removes the squeezes the heart directly. patient’s organ, they can lead risk of infection; the device The research still needs time to organ damage. is instead driven by muscle to be tested on patients be- Because of these is- power. Researchers connect fore it becomes commercially sues, doctors have to give the muscle-power device available, but the researchers the patients drugs to pre- to the latissimus dorsi (LD) hope that the results from the vent the blood from clot- muscle and provide stimu- research supported by the ting, but these drugs can lants to activate the muscle so R01 grant will demonstrate have adverse effects. Often it does not fatigue. But trade- the viability of harnessing the drugs overcompensate, offs are that the muscle works energy from in situ muscle which can lead to patients slower and may not have for long-term circulatory sup- losing too much blood since enough power to completely port, which has the potential their blood is unable to clot if facilitate the whole device. to drastically reduce the cost they are bleeding or injured. Fortunately, the research has of long-term cardiac support. October 12, 2015 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A7

PUGWASH Peeple app raises questions about morality of rating people

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APP, from A5 online ratings? In response to scale seems impractical. criminal records, should they anonymous comments, Pug- point was the incident a few this, however, someone point- Also, would anyone even be made public? Even more wash members suggested that years ago when Target found judge a specific product offered ed out that the Carnegie Mel- trust the app? For informa- subjective reviews would be maybe it would be better for out a teenage girl was pregnant by that individual: their teach- lon administration probably tion like height, weight, etc., reviews about beauty or likabil- a more authoritative source based on data about what she ing. It doesn’t purport to give doesn’t take into account pro- it seems like it would be fine. ity. Fact-checking would be a to compile the information. was purchasing. Target sent an entirely holistic rating of the fessor David Kosbie’s chili pep- But for “shady facts,” as one necessary skill for anyone using Google already produces advertisements for baby sup- person, but instead only asks pers on RMP when it’s time to Pugwash member called them, the app, and Pugwash mem- blurbs about celebrities when plies to the girl’s home before about a single aspect, which is review his performance. it would be less reliable. Exam- bers noted that a few negative their names are searched, and her parents knew she was preg- broken down into understand- After considering how the they could probably do the nant, which shows how track- able criteria; Peeple, on the app would or wouldn’t be used same about everyday people as ing patterns and using the vast other hand, asks users to pro- in a professional setting, the When you meet someone, you’re well. While this might make the amounts of data available can vide a holistic rating by reduc- discussion turned to more in- constantly sizing them up and descriptions more “objective” expose all sorts of things about ing a person’s total worth to a formal settings. The app’s origi- and less liable to be abused in people. rating between one and five. nal intention was to help people wondering if they would be a good witch hunts, it could release Finally, one member made Other members noted that find friends, and one member person to get to know further, a lot more information than an analogy between getting to just because RMP is supposed noted that it’s not so different wanted. Some facts about a know someone and data en- to focus on a single issue, from real life. When you meet and Peeple just does this for you. person aren’t always negative cryption. The more dollars it doesn’t mean it actually does. someone, you’re constantly siz- or positive; their impact de- takes to break an encryption, Professors’ personal lives are ing them up and wondering if However, this goes back to the pends on context. For example, the saying goes, the better the still involved in their teaching. they would be a good person to question of whether a one to five maybe someone is open about encryption. Similarly, we want Some comments or ratings get to know further, and Peeple their sexuality or gender in people to have to invest time to reflect how much the teacher just does this for you. However, rating can really convey all the college, but they don’t share it get to know us, and not be able talks about their kids or other this goes back to the question information needed. with their conservative family to “crack our encryption” just similar information, and there’s of whether a one to five rating and friends back home. If there by visiting a one-stop rating an entire category devoted to can really convey all the infor- was a central place to look up app. how attractive the professor is. mation needed. What one per- ples of “shady facts” included reviews probably wouldn’t stop whatever information Google Student Pugwash is a non- One concern was that son might find weird or off-put- comments or reviews accus- someone from being friends had on a person, it could cre- advocacy, educational organiza- Peeple could be used by poten- ting, another person might find ing people of certain nefarious with another person if they ate a lot of awkward social tion that discusses the implica- tial employers, or in other high- quirky and enjoyable. Collaps- actions or character defects. enjoyed the other person’s situations. tions of science. This article is a stakes scenarios. Should people ing all the various information Would there be a way to fact company. One example that was summary of last week’s discus- really be judged by anonymous about a person into a single check those? What about Instead of just ratings or brought up to support this sion on the app Peeple. A8 « thetartan.org/forum The Tartan » October 12, 2015

From the Editorial Board America must not fund oppression of Palestine Sinead Foley Muslims indiscriminately. Junior Staffwriter Israel’s view of Palestinians and Muslims as one amorphous group Violence in Israel and the occu- is pervasive. Often, the families of pied Palestinian territories is on the Palestinians who attack Israelis will rise, with four stabbing attacks on be evicted or have their homes de- Friday alone. Many observers and molished by the Israeli military. One news organizations have been ask- of these evictions occurred in the ing if the third “intifada,” or armed camp my mom is working at. The Palestinian uprising against Israeli soldiers who served the eviction no- occupation, is coming or already un- tice trashed the inside of a family’s derway. house and destroyed many of their The current spat of violence can belongings. be traced back to when Israeli forces While the Palestinian attackers closed the Al-Aqsa mosque. Al-Aqsa deserve to be arrested, punishing is the most important site in Jeru- their families is deplorable. By treat- Eunice Oh/Art Editor salem for Muslims, and its closure ing Palestinians as a single category would have caused conflict in the and inflicting indiscriminate pun- best of times. The situation was ishment, the Israeli government has SAT, ACT access should not be restricted by class made worse by the fact that the Jew- inflamed ethnic and religious ten- ish portion of the Temple Mount, sions. These are not the actions of a A new report published by Uni- to break the poverty cycle. In fact, reading. In many cases, Hispanic and where Al-Aqsa is located, remained government searching for a peaceful versity of Washington’s Center on the study revealed that 40 percent black students were at a much higher open to Jews; even Al-Aqsa itself solution, but a government engaged Reinventing Public Education re- of schools performing in the bottom disadvantage than white students in was open for Jewish settlers to tour, in an ethnic war. veals that in 50 of America’s largest five percent of the state remained the same city. according to The Jordanian Times. Much of the world has already cities, less than one third of high stuck there for all three years that The overall takeaway from this Tensions flared to violence when recognized Israel’s abuses of human school students have taken the SAT the report examined. study is that economic status and two Israeli setters were killed by a rights. In fact, the United States is or ACT, which is required by most in- The study also showcases a strong race have a disturbingly high influ- Palestinian gunman in front of their the only country that refuses to ap- stitutions of higher education in the correlation between class and edu- ence on education, and that without four children on Oct. 1. The follow- prove the United Nations (UN)’s country. In 30 of the 50 cities, only cational background. It examines sufficient intervention this trend will ing week was marked by knife at- resolutions condemning Israel for 15 percent of students take the SAT the relationship between students continue. It costs a lot of money to tacks on civilians by Palestinian and its war crimes and abuses. or ACT. receiving free or reduced lunches take the SAT or ACT, send scores to Israeli extremists, and clashes be- America goes even further than Because most colleges in America and those enrolled in top or bottom colleges, and apply. All of these costs tween Palestinian protesters and the simply refusing to condemn Israel. require these tests as part of admis- scoring elementary schools based on are incurred before enrolling and Israeli military. The response of the Every year, one third of the Ameri- sions packets, this study shows the math and reading. paying deposits, tuition, and room Israeli government to this violence is can foreign aid budget goes to Is- clear impact such a trend has on The results showed, with very few and board fees. yet another example of gross abuse, rael. A conservative estimate puts students’ future education and em- exceptions, that students enrolled Quality education should not be and is one of the reasons the United the 2012 amount at $3.075 billion, ployment. Without a college educa- in free or reduced lunch programs such a luxury. The high costs that States should cut off aid to Israel. according to ABC News. tion, these students will have a much tended to be enrolled most often in come with education create signifi- The ongoing crisis between Pal- Keep in mind that Israel is a de- harder time finding stable, well- schools that performed in the bot- cant barriers to what should be a ba- estine and Israel has always been veloped, industrialized nation with paying jobs that will enable them tom 20 percent in either math or sic right for all citizens. something I was faintly aware a GDP per capita that’s comparable Mentally ill too often carry burden of Medicare costs of. However, the conflict became to that of many countries in Western “While America’s Middle Eastern allies For 30 percent of Medicare ben- who don’t really need the protection. wildly expensive when co-pays be- eficiaries, premiums may soon rise The second is low-income individu- come weekly necessities. Psychiatric are an important weapon against from $104.90 to $159.30 per month, als who are dual eligible for Medi- medication can also be expensive be- a 52 percent increase. The spike is care and Medicaid; this does not cause relatively little information ex- terrorism . . . perhaps the United States the result of Medicare’s “hold harm- directly affect the insured citizen, as ists about mental health treatment, could more efficiently stop giving Israel less” provision. the state Medicaid budget would pay and companies claim research and Since Medicare provides insur- the increased premium. The third development of such treatment is aid that breeds hatred for Americans.” ance for citizens aged 65 and over, group includes individuals over the extremely expensive. Without medi- most people’s Medicare premiums age of 65 who delayed Social Secu- cal care, a person could lose their job personal a few weeks ago when my Europe. Almost all of America’s aid are simply deducted from their So- rity Benefits and are still working; due to an episode or difficulties relat- mother arrived in Nablus, a city in is funneled into the Israeli military, cial Security benefits. The “hold these are often citizens who need to ed to losing mental health care; they the northern West Bank, to teach thereby funding the violence against harmless” provision means that an continue working because they did could end up in the uncomfortable English at the Askar refugee camp. the Palestinian people. Palestinians individual will never see their Social not have the savings necessary to re- retirement they worked to avoid. Suddenly, I found myself checking know this. Graffiti on the separation Security benefits decline from the tire comfortably. While the “hold harmless” provi- local news sites for Nablus — what wall between the West Bank and Is- previous year as a result of an in- Shifting the cost of increased sion is important to prevent Medi- I saw was eye opening. rael proclaims “American Money = crease in Part B Medicare costs. Medicare premiums onto people care from hurting people’s Social The violent attacks against Is- Israeli Apartheid.” The larger Arab Since oil prices crashed and who still have to work hits one group Security benefits, it is encouraging to raeli civilians are condemnable, and World dislikes America mostly due caused deflation this year, Social particularly hard: the mentally ill. see Secretary of Health and Human nothing could justify the murder of to its aid and support for Israel. Security’s cost of living adjustment Private health insurance is often in- Services Sylvia Burwell say that she parents in front of their children. But our money isn’t buying us is $0. This means that the increase credibly expensive, and since mental is exploring policy options to make However, the anger and desperation much. America often offers aid as a in premiums is shifted entirely onto health issues often arise in a person’s sure this increase in premiums does of the Palestinian people is under- carrot to entice Israeli cooperation people who do not have the premium early twenties, the condition will not hurt working people of retire- standable. In the West Bank, there in peace talks with Palestine, but if deducted from their Social Security often be classified as preexisting. A ment age. are reminders of Israeli dominance that aid goes directly toward per- check, as any deduction would cause spike in Medicare insurance premi- However, more steps need to be everywhere you look. A Palestinian petrating violence against Palestin- a decline in the Social Security ben- ums could cause a person to forgo taken to make sure that the mentally resident of the West Bank city of Ra- ians, it seems rather pointless. In ad- efits of those who do collect checks. Medicare entirely, meaning they ill population is adequately cared for, mallah summed the experience of dition, the peace talks have stalled There are three groups of people lose prescription insurance as well as and cost control remains in place to life in the occupied territories excel- and Prime Minister Netanyahu has who generally fall into this category. medical care insurance. allow them to live comfortably de- lently, saying “I, like almost every- publicly declared he does not want The first is high-income individuals Seeing a psychologist can be spite mental illness. one else, feel suffocated by the level a two-state solution, which is Ameri- of control Israel has on us, and the ca’s preferred path to peace. extent to which they exercise this The aid is also supposed to ce- CMU failed to effectively publicize new SARV data control, ultimately affecting every ment America’s ties to Israel and aspect of our lives.” ensure that the Israeli government University President Subra the email noted that many of our more serious effort to publicize the The unemployment rate in the advances American interests in the Suresh and Provost Farnam Jaha- peer institutions are releasing data survey’s results and produce a con- West Bank is five times that in Isra- region. While America’s Middle nian sent an email out on Thursday from similar surveys, and that the densed version of them that would el, and almost 40 percent of Gaza’s Eastern allies are an important that contained the results of the survey represents a concerted effort give people their major takeaway. population lives below the poverty weapon against terrorism and rising sexual assault and relationship vio- by the university to address sexual A Thursday afternoon email with line, according to IndexMundi. Fac- anti-Americanism in the region, per- lence (SARV) survey that was given assault on campus. The email also a buried link does not show a com- ing this kind of pressure, it isn’t all haps the United States could more in April of last year to the under- announced three university-wide mitment to getting the word out that surprising that protesters throw efficiently stop giving Israel aid that graduate and graduate students of town hall events that will be taking there. Additionally, we are hope- stones at Israeli security forces. breeds hatred for Americans. Carnegie Mellon. place from Oct. 19–28. ful that there will be more than just What is shocking is that security The new round of violence in The survey was part of an effort The Tartan is happy that the uni- three town halls at which students forces respond with live ammuni- the West Bank makes it clear that by the Office of Student Affairs, the versity is sharing the results of this will have the opportunity to engage tion, killing fourteen Palestinians it is high time for the United States Office of Student Life, the Office of detailed survey with students, fac- in meaningful discussions about sex- this month alone and wounding to stop funding Israel. On Sept. 30, Title IX Initiatives, General Counsel, ulty, and staff. It is of the utmost im- ual assault on campus. many more, as reported by Ma’an the UN finally raised the Palestin- and the Office of Institutional Re- portance that the most recent data The efforts of the survey show News. Even more concerning is the ian flag, expressing its support for search and Analysis. A campus-wide be available to the members of the a hopeful beginning for launching policy of group retaliation. The Is- a two-state solution and its con- advisory committee began meeting community that it describes. these tough conversations from an raeli government closed Al-Aqsa to demnation of Israel’s policies. The in 2014 to develop and implement However, sending this informa- administrative level, but more fol- retaliate against the actions of Mus- United States should join the rest of the survey. tion out just once in a long email low-up and attention is necessary for lim protesters. Instead of targeting the world in supporting the Pales- In addition to the link to a 60- leaves much to be desired. The ad- a commitment that will last beyond the specific individuals involved, the tinians’ plight, rather than funding page document of the survey results, ministration should have made a the survey. government decided to punish all their oppression.

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Web: www.thetartan.org 5000 Forbes Avenue * Denotes executive committee member Library of Congress ISSN: 0890-3107 E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15213 October 12, 2015 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A9 Pope will never be ally to LGBTQ U.S. army must respect Jennifer Tuttle Junior Staffwriter life “without borders” Pope Francis has done a spec- study in the Journal of the American tacular job of modernizing the Medical Association, 67.7 percent of Catholic Church and opening it up to Afghans had symptoms of depres- ideas and people that it would have sion, 72.2 percent had symptoms of turned away in the past. However, Brandon Schmuck anxiety, and 42 percent had symp- the Catholic Church will never be a toms of Post Traumatic Stress Disor- champion for liberal ideas and social If you were given the option to der. This is a result of living in con- constructs. kill one terrorist leader with a drone stant fear of drone strikes and other As recently pointed out in an arti- strike but kill 28 innocent Americans life-threatening tragedies. cle entitled “Pope Francis is unlikely, as a result, would you do so? If the As Rooj Alwazir told Rolling powerful voice for new generation,” United States government openly Stone, “This feeling of infringement Pope Francis is indeed revolutionary. took such an approach, there would of privacy, combined with civilian He refuses to live in the hypocriti- be global outrage. Why, then, has casualties and constant fear and cal luxury that many in his position the international community toler- anxiety has a profound psycho- have enjoyed, instead living a life of ated and ignored a similar scenario logical effect on those living under relative poverty as dictated by his in the Middle East? drones.” The Central Intelligence vows. When he visits different coun- According to The Guardian, 1147 Agency even acknowledged this in a tries, he spends his time meeting civilians have been killed in the document leaked by WikiLeaks.org with impoverished individuals. Just Middle East (as of Nov. 24 2014) as a last year, stating that “The potential a few days after his appointment, he result of United States drone strikes negative effect of operations include even washed and kissed the feet of Courtesy of Flicker user kevingoebel that targeted 41 terrorist leaders. increasing the level of insurgent twelve juvenile offenders, including Considering this pattern, it was hard support … strengthening an armed two Muslims. He will clearly not be would be a passive ally for LGBTQ+ While it is still unclear exactly to be surprised last week when at group’s bonds with the population dedicating his time to politicians and individuals. His “welcoming” stance what happened during this meeting, least 22 innocents were killed by an … [and] creating a vacuum into celebrities. is miles ahead of any opinion held the simple fact is that the Pope met American airstrike that hit a Doctors which more radical groups can en- He is also a scholar. In his journey by any former Pope, and many gay with a woman who discriminated Without Borders hospital in Kun- ter.” to priesthood he studied philosophy Catholics found themselves relieved against people that he claims to love. duz, Afghanistan. Countless stories already exist of and theology; he focused on social that their church would at least tol- The most telling evidence in this fi- After this news story exploded, American drones devastating wed- justice — albeit a Catholic brand. erate their identity. asco is that the Church attempted to President Obama formally apolo- dings, funerals, and other gather- He also extensively studied chemis- During his American tour, the cover it up. It realized that the pub- gized, and White House Press Secre- ings of innocent civilians. However, try in high school, although he does Pope continued to be his charismat- lic would not condone this meeting, tary Josh Earnest added that there is no matter how many times they go not have the “advanced degree” that ic, happy, typical self. He stopped his yet thought that if it conducted the many people have claimed him to caravan to greet disabled children, meeting in secret it would avoid an- “Why has it taken the United States so have. met with prisoners in Philadelphia, gering people. The Vatican clearly Pope Francis is extremely con- and became the first Pope to visit knew that their stance on this partic- long to realize how bad the situation has cerned about global warming, and a Jewish synagogue in the United ular issue was not favored by popular truly become?” has criticized politicians and global States. opinion. warming deniers for not taking ac- In the days following his visit, If anyone thought that the Catho- tion to combat its dangerous path. another stop on his schedule was lic Church would turn into a liberal no evidence “that this was anything public, nothing happens. The United He preaches for peace and forgive- announced and his support for institution with the induction of the other than a terrible, tragic mis- States simply continues its current ness, denounces absolute capitalism, LGBTQ+ individuals crumbled. The new pope, they unfortunately were take.” However, too many “terrible, drone strategies and continues tak- stresses the need for interfaith com- Pope met with Kim Davis, the Ken- wrong. Perhaps the Catholic Church tragic mistakes” have been linked ing many innocent lives. munication, and believes that both tucky county clerk who was arrested will allow same-sex marriages in our to drone strikes, and it is time to re- If anyone is truly surprised by the capital punishment and life impris- for infamously refusing to issue mar- lifetime, but that is extremely doubt- evaluate how our nation uses them. Doctors Without Borders incident, onment should be abolished. riage licenses to same-sex couples af- ful. While it is indeed groundbreak- Occasional civilian casualties are they have little idea what has been At the beginning of his tenure as ter the Supreme Court ruling. ing that the Pope supports accep- inevitable, but why has it taken the happening overseas over the last de- pope, it also seemed that he might When Davis announced that tance for LGBTQ+ individuals, his United States so long to realize how cade. Civilian casualties have simply fight for LGBTQ+ rights. “If some- the Pope had met with her in se- opinions on same-sex marriage and bad the situation has truly become? become a number, and respect for one is gay and is searching for the cret, many people thought it was LGBTQ+ rights remain stuck in the Do people only care about this trag- human life has been lost. Doctors Lord and has good will, then who am just another lie. Davis claimed that past, along with his stance on wom- edy because Doctors Without Bor- Without Borders asserts that “[the I to judge him,” he said early on, and the Pope had thanked her for being en’s reproductive rights. ders is an American organization? If drone attack] was not just an attack there were rumors that as a bishop courageous and encouraged her to While Pope Francis has led the Doctors Without Borders was based on our hospital, but it was an attack he had supported civil unions. How- keep fighting. Meanwhile, the Vati- Catholic Church into an evolution in Afghanistan, this story wouldn’t on the Geneva Conventions.” With ever, the Vatican quickly announced can scrambled to cover up its tracks, to fit the current needs and desires make a single America news cover, its unchanging drone policy, Amer- that the Pope did not support civil first refusing to comment and later of the Catholic community, he is not but it would be used by terrorist or- ica has crossed the border of both unions, and the Pope himself said confirming that there had been a the voice of a new generation. He is ganizations as a recruiting tool. virtue and international law. that he still views homosexuality as meeting, but the meeting did not a symbol of an ancient institution The irony of American drone use immoral. necessarily mean that the Pope was that is struggling with the decision is that it “terrorizes” civilians in the Brandon Schmuck (@bschmuck) is a But it still seemed as if the Pope expressing his support for Kim Davis. to evolve or face extinction. Middle East. According to a 2004 staffwriter for The Tartan. Hoax threats on social media are nothing to joke about Sydney Roslin widespread panic, and take attention violent, and homophobic comments; because there is no saying which so- ing, defending against, and worrying Junior Staffwriter away from credible threats. Violence in other words, it’s not a typically cial media user has violent inclina- about words on a computer screen. is no joking matter, and threats of vi- credible source of information. tions and which tweet might fore- The poster of the Philadelphia Last Monday, every university olence should not be casually thrown On the other hand, when wild shadow mass casualties. threat probably just wanted to stir up in the Philadelphia area was put on around on the Internet. claims can be linked to actual acts So think before you post. Ev- commotion. They probably wanted high alert. The University of Penn- Now, it is easy to say that many of violence, they may be cause for ery word that is published online to ride on the coattails of the panic sylvania, Drexel University, Temple of these threats should just be writ- concern. With the devastating abun- no longer belongs solely to its pub- surrounding Umpqua, and they prob- University, Villanova University, and ten off as emotional ramblings. For dance of mass shootings in the United lisher — it becomes a public matter. ably thought that their threat would other schools throughout the Dela- example, when a high school student States, who can tell if a high school A seemingly harmless “joke” about be seen as a sarcastic response. ware Valley sent out security alert posts on Facebook that “there are student’s Facebook post could have a violence will not seem funny to law Maybe they knew that they would emails to their students and added times I want to kill everyone I see,” greater meaning? enforcement officials who are con- cause panic, or maybe that was the police officers to shifts. Some profes- it seems like a classic — albeit ex- In order to keep innocent bystand- stantly monitoring social media. An goal. But in no way was such a post sors canceled classes, while others treme — outburst of teenage angst. ers safe, it is the job of law enforce- empty threat made in a moment of representative of the privileges and excused students who chose to not The 4chan forum that the Philadel- ment to investigate any potential anger will not seem innocent to the responsibilities that come with be- leave their homes. phia threat was posted on, “/r9k/,” is threat detected online, no matter family and friends of those targeted. ing an Internet user. When the lives This was the threat that threw the known for anonymous contributors how innocent it may seem. Many Think about the time, money, and of others are potentially at stake, no City of Brotherly Love into disarray: who write racist, sexist, misogynistic, who write threats online are arrested energy that will be wasted investigat- joke should be made. an anonymous post found on a 4chan message board, accompanied by a meme of Pepe the Frog wearing a ski mask and holding a gun. “The Beta Rebellion has begun,” the post read. “On October 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM CT, a fellow robot will take up arms against a university near Philadelphia. His cries will be heard, his victims will cower in fear, and the strength of the Union will decay a little more.” It sounds like the ranting of a madman. Yet it bears a sinister simi- larity to another anonymous 4chan post from Sept. 30, 2015, the day be- fore Chris Harper-Mercer killed nine people and himself at Umpqua Com- munity College in Roseburg, Oregon. “Some of you guys are all right.” the now-deleted post says, followed by an angry-looking Pepe the Frog holding a gun. “Don’t go to school to- morrow if you are in the northwest … so long space robots.” The Philadelphia threat, thank- fully, did not end up amounting to any violence in the area. The threat to the northwest has not been linked to the Umpqua shootings. However, they both point to a horrifying trend: Internet users are more and more fre- quently using social media, especially anonymous forums, as a platform for threats of violence. More often than not, these threats are hoaxes — sometimes, however, they hold true. It is more important now more than ever to realize the consequenc- es of posting online for the world to see. Empty threats made behind computer screens are nothing to joke about and nothing to write in a brief moment of anger. They waste law en- forcement’s time and money, cause Maegha Singh/ Staff Artist A10 « thetartan.org/sports The Tartan » October 12, 2015

Fantasy football: Staring hopelessly A quick note on into the endless wide receiver abyss the MLB playoffs zeke rosenberg games to none at the time of sarah gutekunst sports editor Zeke Rosen- ranked 11th in the league. determine whether to keep Sports Editor this article. The Blue Jays will berg, who told me not to start Hopefully Wilson will be able him around for the rest of the need to win three consecu- Green, even though I would to outscore Cousins because season. It’s frustrating to see the tive games to advance, with have benched Decker anyway I need to close the gap some- As if Team Alexander Pirates stuck in the N.L. Wild two of them in Texas against [ed. note: at the time of the in- where, which will be created couldn’t be more blessed by Card game for the third time the Rangers. Speaking of the quiry, Green was in the NFL’s in every other position. solid wide receivers, he will in three years. For the past Rangers, while they’re on the concussion protocol.] At wide receiver, Alexan- also start Chargers wide re- two years, there has been a brink of the American League Also to anyone who’s been der has Steelers wide receiver ceiver Keenan Allen as his flex. real argument that the Pi- Championship Series, they following my burning ha- Antonio Brown and Patriots With the exception of week rates were actually the best were supposed to be a bad tred for Vikings running back wide receiver Julian Edelman. two, Allen has been scoring in team in Major League Base- team that lost their best play- Jerick McKinnon, he scored Even though I don’t know a the double digits. I expect that ball, yet they lost fantastic er (pitcher Yu Darvish) to in- zero points again, and I’m huge amount about football, this is just another position seasons in just one game. Last jury. Instead, outfielder Shin- very close to dropping him. I know those names. Facing where I’ll lose more points. Anne-Sophie Kim/Layout Manager year, it was to World Series Soo Choo and first baseman The next eligible available them, I have Washington‘s With the Jets out, I’ll have hero and possible actual su- Prince Fielder decided it was running back in my league is Pierre Garcon and the Titans’ to start the Giants D/ST, go- perhero, Giants pitcher Madi- 2007 and carried the team to Operations Manager Titans running back/wide re- Justin Hunter. Garcon is usu- ing head to head against the son Bumgarner. This year, it a shocking division crown, ceiver Dexter McCluster. His ally a solid player, but Hunter Broncos. I’ve been pretty hap- was to Cubs pitcher Jake Ar- despite the Mariners, Athlet- Now that the actual NFL name is just hilarious enough is only starting this week be- py with the Jets this season, rieta, who has been continu- ics, and Angels all predicted season is beginning to heat for me to consider the switch. cause Decker has a bye week and it pains me to have to play ously improving over the last to field strong clubs this year. up, I’m realizing what it actu- I’m actually slightly ner- and Washington is officially anyone but them. The Giants two years from average start- Of course, all of those teams ally takes to run a solid fan- vous for week 5. I have four out right now with his ham- have yet to break double dig- er to destroyer of worlds. This missed the playoffs, beaten tasy team. I’m also realizing players with bye weeks, in- string injury. Now I have to its yet this season, while the Pirates team — particularly out by the Rangers and afore- that following the projections cluding two of my consistent start my worst wide receiver. Broncos have been solid in ev- the outfield and the injured mentioned Astros. is not going to cut it much lon- performers, Decker and the There is no conceivable way ery outing they’ve had so far. shortstop Jung Ho Kang — Baseball is weird. ger. I should start to maybe Jets D/ST. My lineup overall that I will best Team Alexan- Their worst showing was nine was incredibly fun and will In a fun bit of trivia, the understand football and fol- just looks really mediocre, der at wide receiver. points in week four, while co- be sorely missed. Cubs, who have not won a low my players more seriously. with the exception of Steelers My starting tight end this incidentally, the Giants’ best In the A.L. Wild Card World Series since 1908, Even though I had a great running back Le’Veon Bell and week is the Rams’ Jared Cook, showing so far has been nine Game, the Yankees were were predicted to win the week, coming out of it with Seahawks quarterback Russell matched up against Travis points in weeks one and four. I kept down by the Astros’ 2015 World Series in Back twice my opponent’s points Wilson. Kelce of the Chiefs. From what expect this matchup to create likely Cy Young Winner Dal- to the Future. They are cur- (80-40), I made some mis- As it turns out, Patriots run- I can glean of Kelce, he’s a tal- a deficit. las Keuchel. Nothing really rently tied with the Cardinals takes in creating my starting ning back LeGarrette Blount ented tight end on a pretty Finally at kicker, I still have happened over the course of in their series and Arrieta has lineup. I had a few players might even be something of a bad team. When he’s good, he a strong love for the Broncos’ the entire game, as a homer not pitched yet, so there is with injuries listed as ques- saving grace for Team Ya Gurl is really good. Also helpful is Brian McManus. He’s matched by outfielder Colby Ras- certainly hope. tionable. Chargers tight end Gutie. Team Alexander is car- that he’s number one receiver up against the Cowboys’ Dan mus effectively ended the Either way, this was a bi- Ladarius Green suffered a rying five running backs, ex- for the Chiefs. Cook, however, Bailey. In reality, I feel like game in the second inning. zarre season where preseason concussion in week 3, Jets cept two of them are out with sits in the back seat while the there isn’t much strategy to The Yankees were unable to favorites like the Boston Red wide receiver Eric Decker injuries and the other three Rams’ Kenny Britt and Tavon being a kicker. The offense score consistently for the last Sox, Detroit Tigers, Seattle had a knee injury but was are just terrible. Thank God Austin get most of the action. can either score a touchdown month of the season, so their Mariners, and Washington still expected to play through I have one excellent running Plus they’re facing the Green and give him an opportunity winning against Keuchel al- Nationals were usurped after it, and Texans wide receiver back and one that is accept- Bay Packers this week, whose to kick an extra point, or the ways seemed hopeless. disappointing seasons that Nate Washington hurt his able, because this is the only defense is really solid. I don’t offense can screw up and give The Divisional Round has placed them near the bottom hamstring. I made the wrong spot where I have a significant expect excellent things. him an opportunity to kick a started with a bang as the of the barrel. Hopefully, an call by starting Decker as flex, edge over the enemy. I’m putting Green in as my field goal. Either way, the of- favorite, the Toronto Blue equally unpredictable and ex- Washington as a wide receiver I’m not worried about Wil- flex, but I have my reserva- fense decides when it’s time Jays, has been put down two citing postseason is to follow. alongside Garcon, and leaving son’s performance, because tions about him moving for- for him to kick, and all he has Green on the bench. he’s yet to disappoint me. His ward in the season. After serv- to do is not screw up. This is Unfortunately, Washington counterpoint on Team Alex- ing a four week suspension for just my observer’s perspective did not play and Green did. ander is Kirk Cousins of Wash- using performance enhancing though. Not only did he start, but he ington. His performance so far drugs — which seems short The projections have the scored 11 points. Sure, I won this season has been highly in my opinion — the Char- matchup coming out tied 72– by 40 points, but I could have variable — seven points week gers’ top tight end Antonio 72. The projections are never won by 51 points and scored one to 21 points week four, Gates will see the field again reliable though, and I have a 91 points, which could have depending on the worthiness this week. I’ll have to see how feeling my two game winning been my highest scoring week of their adversary. This week the Chargers choose to play streak will come to an end this Courtesy of Red Thunder via Wikimedia Commons to date! To be honest, I blame Washington will face Atlanta, Green and Gates in order to week. The left field umpire looks on as the play unfolds. October 12, 2015 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A11

Scandals, questions of legality trouble daily fantasy sites

jordan safer a player from selecting all the paid a larger entry fee, and er they’ll make daily fantasy Commissioner Roger Goodell ly fantasy is legal or not, right Junior Staffwriter top players for their lineup. most players also win nothing. deal with all the gambling states that “The first thing we now, the league is comfortable Hypothetically, a skilled daily There is a small difference rules of other online gam- do is protect the integrity of with the fact that daily fantasy Over the past few years, fantasy player will use their though. In horse racing, win- bling websites, we can rest as- the game.” He explains that isn’t changing how football Sunday has always been high- superior knowledge of football nings are decided by betting sured the NFL will hang tight. while it isn’t clear whether dai- games are being played. ly anticipated, as the growth to select lesser-known football lines, which reflect how likely of fantasy football has gener- players for their lineup, which each horse is to win. When ated excitement beyond game will allow them to often win American Pharaoh was the fa- expectations. Even if the Tam- the contests they enter. vorite to win the Triple Crown, pa Bay Buccaneers seem likely Is this gambling? In an Oct. the return on investment for to lose another game, it’s up in 5 op-ed, “Rein In Online Fan- betting on the horse was pret- the air whether their running tasy Sports Gambling,” The ty small. You can win by bet- back Doug Martin is likely to New York Times argued that ting on an outcome, and you score enough fantasy points it was, while the leagues took will get what you earned if the to play in your starting lineup. advantage of gambling law ex- outcome you choose occurs. But what if we raise the stakes emptions for mainstream fan- In daily fantasy, the entry even more? Pick any player in tasy sports. Regular fantasy fees are fixed. You can enter the league, and win money on sports, like traditional fantasy a 5-dollar league, a 25-cent a daily basis based on their football, are exempted from league, or a 50-dollar league. performance. The format of online gambling regulations. The winnings are fixed, too, daily fantasy football has been There is a question of whether but what you need to win is met with controversy, as crit- a game like daily fantasy foot- not. In order to win in fantasy, ics argue that the rapidly ex- ball deserves to be exempted you must beat other individu- panding phenomenon consists from these gambling rules. als, and the best performing of little more than gambling. One issue with daily fan- team determines the winner. In traditional fantasy foot- tasy is its similarity with other This distinction can be seen ball, a player runs a fantasy forms of sports gambling. In in two very different lights. On football team throughout the horse racing, individuals place the one hand, daily fantasy is football season, managing a bets on horses, guessing which arguably more of a competi- roster and making decisions horses will place, in what or- tion, just like when you pay an on which players to leave on der they will finish, and what entry fee to enter a local 5k. the bench each Sunday. Each place those horses will be in You might win the race and week, each player plays a partway through the race. the prize, but a lot of the time “game” against another mem- Compare this to daily fantasy, you lose your entry fee. But it ber of their fantasy league, where users put money down could be similarly argued that and attempts to win the requi- on players who will run the daily fantasy is more unpre- site number of games to quali- most yards and score the most dictable than betting on horse fy for, and hopefully win, their touchdowns, in their respec- racing. At least in the local 5k league championship. tive football games. run, a good runner can expect However, in daily fantasy In horse racing, a winner to do well in the race. In fan- football, a player pays an en- receives a larger payout for a tasy, it is possible that the dif- try fee to submit to a contest a larger investment and wins ference between winners and team of any players they want. nothing most of the time. In losers is pretty much guessing. The entry is only restricted by daily fantasy, the winner also While we wait to see what Courtesy of Marit & Toomas Hinnosaur via Flickr Creative Commons a “salary cap,” which prevents receives a larger payout if he the courts will say, and wheth- People betting on the outcomes of games with lines displayed next to scores. sports briefs

Women’s Golf and Isabell Tseng, who both to advance to the final, where 6–0. Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country The Carnegie Mellon put up 206 for the two day Alla beat the competitor from The Tartans’ schedule con- The Carnegie Mellon men’s The Carnegie Mellon women’s golf team attended tournament. Johns Hopkins. Kumar and tinues Thursday at the ITA cross–country team hosted its women’s cross–country team the Generals Invitational at The tournament concluded Levine dropped the finals National Small College Cham- annual invitational on Satur- hosted its annual invitational Washington & Lee University the fall schedule for the Tar- match 7–5, 6–3 to a team from pionships. day. For the fourth straight on Saturday, finishing fourth on Monday. tans, who will next compete Johns Hopkins. year, the Tartans won the overall. After day one, the Tartans on March 12 at the UAA cham- Alla earned an invitation to Women’s Tennis event. Senior Rekha Schnepf led were back 30 strokes of leader pionships. the USTA/ITA National Cham- The Carnegie Mellon wom- Junior Ryan Archer led the the Tartans with a 15th place Bridgewater College. Sopho- pionship. He won the event as en’s tennis team swept Oberlin way for the Tartans, finishing finish in 19:05.2. Sophomore more Robin Tan was tied for Men’s Tennis a sophomore in 2013. on Saturday to move their re- second overall with a time of Aparna Alavilli crossed in seventh overall with a 79. On Monday, the Carnegie The Tartans also faced off cord to 3–0. 26:00.4. Sophomore Owen 19:13.1, finishing 17th. Senior Day two went well for the Mellon men’s tennis team with Oberlin on Saturday. Af- The Tartans won two dou- Norley placed third with a Taylor Maggiacomo and Se- Tartans as they finished in competed at the USTA/ITA ter sweeping singles matches bles matches by forfeit and time of 26:07.5. nior Haley Bryant crossed with third place, 50 strokes back of Southeast Regional Tourna- for the match, the Tartans junior Nicholle Torres and The Tartans had two other times of 19:27.4 and 19:32.4, the winner, Washington & Lee. ment at University of Mary won 8–1 to move to 2–0 for first-year Minami Makino won runners in the top 10 and sev- respectively. Senior Kira Raga- Their two–round score of 675 Washington. Senior Abhishek the season. 8–5 while first-year Jamie Vi- en total in the top 15. Junior zzo finished in 19:58.7. was the team’s all–time best. Alla took home the singles The Tartans won doubles zelman and senior Brooke Tsu Steven Kool crossed in 26:15.0 Senior Erin Persson and Tan continued to play well, tournament for his second at the second and third spots won 8–3. The Tartans kept while senior Marc–Daniel sophomore Rhiannon Farney putting up an 84 on day two. title at the tournament. Senior in the ladder with first-year winning in singles play. Tsu Julien finished in 26:20.2, rounded out the Tartan score, Sophomore Summer Kitahara Yuvraj Kumar and first-year Vayum Arora and sophomore won 7–5, 6–3, Vizelman won placing in seventh and ninth finishing with times of 20:05.2 improved 14 strokes to put Daniel Levine also played for Jeffrey Chen snagging an 8–5 6–4, 6–2, and Makino won respectively. Senior Brian Bol- and 20:29.7. up a 78 a day after notching the doubles title. victory and junior Kiril Kirkov 6–0, 6–1 at the first, second, lens crossed in 26:24.4, finish- The Tartans will next run at a 92. First–year Carly Jordan The Tartans comprised an and Alla winning 8–2. The and third spots respectively. ing in 11th. First–year William the Inter–Regional Rumble on finished with 82 strokes on entire semifinal in both sin- Tartans proceeded to drop Sophomore Katie Lai won 6–2, Mitchell finished in 12th with Saturday, Oct 17. day two, a season best. Senior gles and doubles. Levine and zero sets for the remainder of 6–2, and the last point came a time of 26:26.2. First–year Yoon Hee Ha also put up a per- Kumar knocked out junior the matchup, with Alla win- via forfeit to give the Tartans Jared Moore rounded out the Compiled By sonal best on Tuesday with her Kenny Zheng and sophomore ning 6–3, 6–0, Levine winning the sweep. top 15 with a time of 26:30.5. Zeke rosenberg round of 87. Jeffery Chen in a tiebreaker 6–4, 6–4, Kirkov winning 6–2, The Tartans schedule con- The Tartans will next com- ian tanaya The Tartans had two in- that sent the former pair to the 6–4, junior Kunal Wadwani tinues on Thursday at the ITA pete at the Inter–Regional dividuals in the tournament, title match. Immediately after and Kumar both winning 6–1, National Small College Cham- Rumble on Saturday, Oct. 17. sophomores Ginger Glass that, Alla beat Levine 6–2, 6–0 6–1, and Arora winning 7–5, pionships. A12 « thetartan.org/sports The Tartan » October 12, 2015

CMU offense looks nearly unstoppable in blowout victory zeke rosenberg ball to be underthrown and hit Sports Editor the Bethany defender squarely in the hands. The defender The Carnegie Mellon foot- proceeded to drop the ball ball team came into the eve- three more times before it hit ning with three losses on its the ground, mercifully ending ledger, the same number as the play. their opposition, Bethany The pass was a hiccup in an (W.V.). It turned out to be the otherwise strong performance visitors who would live up from Hearon, who spread to that dismal billing as the the ball around well and hit Tartans victimized a defense many long throws despite only that seemed out of sorts and completing 50 percent of his disorganized. The 56–35 fi- passes. nal score accurately reflects a Prather in particular was game where the defenses were doing a good job of finding largely irrelevant. Bethany’s space deep, as evidenced by inability to keep pace with his three touchdowns. the Tartans’ offense was less Stephen Zhu/Junior Photographer As usual, Benger also due to the Carnegie Mellon Hearon scans the field before making a pass. turned in a dominant perfor- defense — the pass coverage mance, rushing for 200 yards was actually one of the Tar- head of senior cornerback through the back of the end At that point, trouble be- peared to have hold of his jer- yet again, helped by a strong tans’ major weak points — and Vince Demarchi allowed Beth- zone, turning the ball back gan for the Tartans. Bethany sey, but the referee disagreed performance from the offen- more the result of an endless any to tie up the game. The to the Tartans. Benger nearly was able to put points up with and the turnover was turned sive line. barrage of overthrows by the Tartans responded quickly, took the ball to the house on 23 seconds left in the first into a 75-yard touchdown The Tartan defense strug- Bethany quarterback. however. Hearon hit senior the first run of the ensuing half. When the Tartans failed drive finished off by a 7-yard gled, giving up 35 points but The story of the game was wide receiver Graham Schil- drive, but was tripped up at to score to open the second, run from Benger to extend forcing five interceptions. De- mostly told in the first half. On ling for a 66-yard pass which midfield. The Tartans even- Bethany was threatening, sit- the Tartan lead to 42–21 that spite often spotty coverage, the Tartans’ first possession, set up a 14-yard Benger run for tually scored when Hearon ting on the edge of the red probably signaled the end of two tipped passes and — say it a long punt return by sopho- a touchdown. That touchdown again connected with Prather, zone. On a curious decision to competitive play, as Bethany with me — several overthrows more safety Drew Fitzsim- was wiped by a holding penal- this time on a 44-yard pass. go for 4th and 20 from the 25 never got closer than 14 points from the Bethany quarterback mons and a long run by run- ty, but a Hearon pass to senior The score prompted a meeting yard line, the Bethany quar- again. simply piled up and became a ning back Sam Benger set up wide receiver Max Reinertsen of the defense on the Bethany terback overthrew his receiver There was one moment barrage of turnovers and al- a 31-yard strike from senior and a 1-yard Benger run out- sideline, which did absolutely on a route to the corner of the towards the end of the third lowed the Tartans to win by a quarterback Andrew Hearon side the right tackle gave the nothing. While Bethany was endzone. quarter that encapsulated the lopsided margin. to sophomore wide receiver Tartans the lead again. able to trim the lead to 7 with After the play, the receiver day for the Bethany defense. The Tartans improved their John Prather who laid out to This lead was nearly short a touchdown on its posses- audibly yelled “He was hold- After a successful overload, record to 2–3, going 2–2 in haul in the opening score. lived, but after driving deep sion, the Tartans were able to ing me. He was holding me. Hearon was hit as he launched conference play. After a squib kick gave into Carnegie Mellon territory, score on their fourth consecu- Are you f—ing kidding me?” a pass to junior wide receiver They continue their sched- Bethany solid field position, the Bethany quarterback over- tive drive, this time on a one The receiver had a point, as Matt Forjan, who had beaten ule Saturday Oct. 17, when four runs and a pass over the threw a pass on fourth down handed snag by Prather. the defender trailing him ap- his man. The hit caused the they travel to Grove City. Men’s soccer shuts out NYU Women’s Soccer wins in OT ian tanaya First-year midfielder Anthony Tartans back on track follow- Assistant Sports Editor Gulli and senior midfielder ing the loss against Brandeis Jordan Friedlander had put University. “The win was The Carnegie Mellon pressure on the Violet goal- nice coming off of Brandeis,” men’s soccer team competed ie, forcing him to save their Bykowsky said. “We really against New York Univer- three shots before De Jesus turned our game around. It sity (NYU) on Saturday. managed to break through. was the type of game that The largely defensive battle At the start of the second we need to continue playing ended in a 1–0 victory for half, Carnegie Mellon contin- going forward.” Bykowsky the Tartans, improving their ued to press their advantage expects that the team will overall record to 8–2–1 and against the Violets, able to continue to face tough chal- their University Athletic Asso- keep the ball on NYU’s side lenges from their UAA rivals, ciation (UAA) record to 1–1. of the field for much of the but he also believes that the After a delayed start due half. Though the Tartans did Tartans are on an “upward to the women’s soccer game, not score another goal, the trajectory,” ready to take on the Violets led an aggres- team was able to make quite whatever their rivals dish out. sive start against the Tar- a few attempts, leading to The Tartans will need to Brandon Hong/Staff Photographer tans, earning two free kick many spectacular saves by remain vigilant as they face Senior forward Alli McGugan crosses the ball to set up an opportunity for the Tartans. attempts within the first five the NYU keeper. As the game their UAA rivals. Of the eight minutes of the game. How- entered the final 20 minutes, schools in the UAA, includ- alex wood first half, but not so much that play. The team’s only non– ever, senior goalkeeper Eric NYU became increasingly ag- ing Carnegie Mellon, seven Junior Staffwriter they were able to score. NYU win of the season was a draw Bykowsky diligently blocked gressive, driving the ball to currently have overall win- appeared to be playing the against Ohio Northern that both shots, setting the tone the Tartans’ side very often in ning records. The Tartans The Carnegie Mellon wom- Tartan squad closer than any was the result of a scoreless for Carnegie Mellon’s defen- an attempt to take the game currently sit in fourth place en’s soccer team took the field other team had all season. double overtime, and the Tar- sive unit. The Tartans then into overtime. Though the behind Emory, Brandeis, and under a cloudless sky on Sat- Carnegie Mellon main- tans even pulled out a 3–2 win took the offensive, setting up Violets were able to take a Case Western Reserve. With urday to face off against the tained their characteristic against Capital in overtime in five attacks against the NYU few shots, the Tartan defense almost all of their remaining New York University (NYU) lockdown defense as the their closest game of the sea- defense. However, the NYU kept NYU out of the goal, games against UAA rivals, Violets. After a 5–1 victory at game moved into the second son up to that point. The Tar- goalkeeper was able to match sealing the victory as time this is the time when the Tar- LaRoche earlier in the week, half, but NYU would not go tan women show up when it the Tartan attacks, negating expired. “We fought really tans will need to continue the Tartans were defending down without a fight. With matters, and this game was the efforts of the offense. The hard,” Bykowsky said after their strong defensive play their still undefeated record. some good positioning, the no different. The second over- duel between defenses in- the game. “That was the key: while also being able to navi- The NYU squad had only one Violets managed to finally time period began with each tensified throughout the half fighting to the end.” gate their offense through loss before this game, but the get some pressure onto the team getting an unsuccessful until sophomore midfielder The win marks the sixth difficult defensive fronts. Tartan women prevailed on Tartans’ side, but did not offensive break and neither Matt De Jesus netted a pass shutout for the Tartans this The Tartans will return their homecoming weekend manage to score thanks to a team managing to score. Once from first-year forward Sean season and improves their to action on Friday, Oct. 16 in a nail-biting, double over- couple great saves from ju- the Tartans gained possession MacPherson into the game’s home record to 5–0–1. More when they host the University time, 1–0 victory to hand the nior goalkeeper Katie Liston after the offensive move from only goal in the 44th minute. importantly, it has put the of Rochester. Violets their second loss of the to keep her team in the game. the Violets, it became clear season, putting the Tartans at The Tartans managed to re- who would be the victor. The a solid 2–0 in conference play. gain possession at the end of Tartan women gained posses- These teams were very the second half, putting mul- sion of the ball and did not evenly matched coming into tiple shots on goal, but every give it up until they emerged this game, and it showed in attempt seemed to miss by victorious. the opening minutes of the a small margin. In the wan- Multiple aggressive pushes game as each team aggres- ing minutes of the half, NYU from the Tartans finally re- sively traded possession of the began to pressure Carnegie sulted in the first and only ball in an attempt to establish Mellon, and the Tartans were goal of the game in the 103rd early pressure and set the forced to play dangerously minute, as junior defender pace of the game. Carnegie close to their own goal until Amelia Clark touched the ball Mellon began to take con- they managed to get the ball into the opposite corner of the trol of the ball more readily across midfield in the final goal off of a corner kick from as time progressed, but not minute and force an offen- sophomore midfielder Tori without a formidable resis- sive break. The Tartans could Iatarola. A crowd of alumni tance from the NYU defense. not manage to make the goal, and students alike erupted, The Violet goalkeeper made however, and full time ended and with that goal the Tar- multiple crucial saves mid- in a draw 0–0. tans managed their 11th win way into the first half to pre- The first overtime carried of the season and their second vent the Tartans from gaining on much in the same way as win in conference play, put- much needed momentum. the game did in regulation ting them on a clear path to The Tartans continued to time; each team traded pos- the playoffs at the end of the put shots on goal, however, session of the ball aggres- season. The Tartan women and the Violets began to look sively but the defense of each showed that not only can flustered in their lack of abil- team seemed to be outshining they dominate opponents of ity to pressure the opponent’s the offense. Each goalkeep- clearly lower skill level, but side, even resulting in a yel- er managed multiple saves they can also compete head to low card for the visiting side. in overtime, and it almost head with teams of equal skill The lack of ability to score for looked as if there would be and still perform when it mat- either team, however, made no obvious winner in this con- ters most. The Tartan women this game very physical with test. Outstanding defensive look to continue running the aggressive slide tackles and play from each team kept the table this Friday, Oct. 16 at defensive positioning from game scoreless throughout home against Rochester Uni- both sides throughout the the entire first overtime, forc- versity in another conference game. Carnegie Mellon main- ing double overtime. game to determine their fate Brandon Hong/Staff Photographer tained a slight control of the The Tartan women are no in the playoffs, and they don’t First-year forward Phillip Petrakian chases down a rebound. game for the majority of the strangers to clutch overtime plan on losing any time soon. Much Ado About Nothing Carnegie Mellon School of Drama’s first main stage production of the year opens in Purnell’s Phillip Chosky Theater • B4 AcaPitt showcases vocal talent A cappella groups from Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh 10.12.15 Volume 110, Issue 7 displayed their talent in Rangos Ballroom Saturday night • B8,9 ...this week only 3 ANTM Tyra Banks hosts the 22nd cycle of her hit show America’s Next Top Model. 4 School of Drama Much Ado About Nothing opens in Purnell’s Phillip Chosky Theater.

5 Movie Preview Casting news, director announcements, and film rumors abound for the hardcore film buff.

6 Walk the Moon Last year’s Carnegie Mellon fall concert headliners performdc at Pitt last weekend. 8 AcaPitt The Carnegie Mellon community comes to support Arts Greenhouse with a cappella concert. 10 The Flash 6 The CW show premieres its second season with an overly ambitious, though entertaining, episode.

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3 Advice 11 Comics Having trouble getting your singing career Read an acerbic cartoon about campus life together? Josh has important things to say. and culture in this country. 7 Campus movies 13 Puzzles Dinosaur action film Jurassic World plays in Paying $60k a year is all about expanding the McConomy Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. brain, and this week’s puzzles can help with that. 15 Calendar 14 Horoscopes Enjoy your midsemester break with events What is your guilty pleasure TV show? Only the happening on and off campus. stars can tell!

PUBLISHER Laura Scherb EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Brian Trimboli PILLBOX EDITOR Lula Beresford ASSISTANT PILLBOX EDITOR India Price COMICS EDITOR Maryyann Landlord ART EDITOR Eunice Oh PHOTO EDITOR Abhinav Gautam COPY MANAGER James Wu COVER Josh Brown

The Tartan . Box 119 . UC Suite 103 . Carnegie Mellon University . 5000 Forbes Ave . Pittsburgh, PA 15213 . www.thetartan.org . © 2015 The Tartan Tyra Banks is the model guide Advice for awkward people After 21 seasons America’s Next Top Model’s still got it About hopeless singing dreams Las Vegas, NV — “VEGAS, BABY!” Devin shrieks. go with it) and Devin was almost eliminated after Hello, Josh can’t find a group that’s up You know what that means. The America’s Next Top delivering a divisive photograph at the previous to my caliber. Do you have Model (ANTM) contestants are heading to Sin City photoshoot. Tyra will always love the uniqueness of I’m a man with a smooth, any advice? I have included to pursue their modeling careers and undergo a slew Devin’s look, but the other judges, while intrigued at buttery, crystal-clear voice. a recording of myself of new challenges set forth by the queen of smize*, first, are growing tired of his immaturity on set. When I was growing up, I singing “Rolling in the Tyra Banks. always sang for my parents Deep” with my signature This week’s shoot moved away from the classic and my siblings and at roller-derby-punk-gospel- This is cycle* 22, so if you haven’t heard of ANTM photoshoot and had the models act in a music video church sometimes, and fusion style, for reference. yet, it’s about time. Just in case you’re a little lost, promoting TYRA Beauty “cosmetics experience.” tens of people have told me here is some backstory: Tyra Banks started this TYRA Beauty is a direct-selling cosmetics business that they loved my voice. Signed crazy ride back in 2003 with 10 cycle-one finalists enabling self-funded individuals to begin a career as I even have a YouTube Totally Offended, Never that were eliminated one-by-one each week until a Beautytainer*. The music video is set to the TYRA channel where I get tens of Enough, there was only one model left standing: America’s Beauty theme song “BOOTYful.” “Not beautiful, hits a month. My problem Dulcet, Euphonious, top model, if you will or, America’s next top model, ‘BOOTY-ful’” Tyra explains to the contestants. A is that nobody in Pittsburgh Awesome Fellow. since it takes a while to get her career going. It’s couple of the performances stood out. For instance, wants me. I auditioned for slightly ambiguous, but that’s the way Tyra likes despite his hearing impairment, Nyle had an literally every single singing Dear TONE DEAF, it. Since that first season, Banks has worked to incredible and unique performance in the music group on campus, and provide unexpected and entertaining variations video by signing the lyrics to the beat of the song. even some off-campus. I Since this is a newspaper, we on this basic premise. Cycle 13 featured a cast He studied the lyrics and the beats (which he felt tried to get into a cappella cannot publish sound clips. of comparably “short” models giving the writers through headphones) in parallel in order to feel how groups, choirs, and even I listened to your track, and inspiration for three amazing taglines that they could the words might sound and impressed the judges some high-quality voice I have some tough love for not decide between. Instead, they simply merged with his ability to not only participate, but to excel in lessons, but I’ve been you: You are an objectively them into one: “The Lineup Is 5’ 7” And Under. Not the music video shoot. Meanwhile, Mikey’s “rocker” shunned at every angle. I bad singer. You’re off pitch, The Usual Suspects. BOOK ‘EM!” Five cycles later, energy and hair flips earned him major points with think that maybe people your tone is strange, and “British Invasion” brought us a competition within the judges. As for high-schooler Dustin, the judges are intimidated of my it’s usually frowned upon to a competition as seven American contestants and cited his inability to take direction and his timidity dulcet, creamy tones, and mimic whale calls in a Mickey seven British contestants vied for the overall title. as reasons for his lackluster performance. As a result, that’s why they rejected Mouse falsetto. Your voice is And then there was the revolutionary cycle 20 “Guys Dustin was sent home again, just one week after me — they didn’t want me some kind of mix between & Girls: Who Will Dominate?” which introduced male being offered a second chance. taking all of the spotlights, Crazy Frog, Nicki Minaj, and models into the mix. This addition has stuck. Cycle obviously. I mean, I the Keebler Elf. It’s unpleasant. 20, 21, and now 22 have all included male models in Glossary expected people to be That’s just the fact of the their casting. I guess the introduction of romantic Beautytainer: “Fierce, independent sales reps who less selfish and appreciate matter. I may be serving you drama is good for ratings. Who would’ve thought? share and sell TYRA Beauty”. amazing talent when they some Simon Cowell realness Cycle: The term used to describe a season of see it, but I guess that’s not right now, but it comes This season has pushed the cast to their limits. Even America’s Next Top Model since the rate at which a valid expectation. from a place of honesty and living with other models in a single mansion can be they are produced is faster than a classic season. compassion. If you really are a feat of psychological willpower. The cast is varied, Smize: A modeling technique wherein the model The most notable example dead-set on performing, I featuring two pageant queens, two high school smiles with their eyes and not their lips. I can remember is when would take some intensive students, a shaggy-haired womanizer, and a whole I had my audition with a voice lessons over the next lot of crazies. Within the first week, cliques formed group that shall remain few years. If you work hard and confrontations abounded. From dirty dishes nameless, and by the end enough, I believe that one to bathroom walk-ins, there were plenty of reasons Lindsey McClary | Junior Staffwriter of my audition, the judging day, you may well be able to for individuals to butt heads. Not literally though, members were so touched call yourself a singer. Also, it because, as faithful ANTM fans will remember, by the beauty and the wouldn’t help to have some Romeo got kicked out of the competition for doing majesty and the incredible humility, hun. Even if you were just that in cycle 21. While some of the cast are power of my voice that a phenomenal singer, nobody prone to fights, there are always a few that keep they were speechless. I wants to work with someone the peace, or at least minimize the damage. Nyle is waited outside the door who thinks he’s all that and a one of these voices of reason. He was born deaf and and listened as they bag of chips. communicates with the others by signing with an deliberated, and they were interpreter or by texting over a phone. He is always so severe in their biased Sincerely, able to get into the middle of these senseless verbal critiques of the sensuous Joshua Brown. smack downs and remind everyone of what is really jiggling of my vocal chords important. that I knew immediately that they were threatened We are now down to the final six: Mamé, Hadassah, by me. I love to sing, but I Mikey, Lacey, Nyle, and Devin. The previous week, 18-year-old Dustin was brought back into the competition after being eliminated previously (just

television pillbox 10.12.15 3 The Bard’s classic comedy plays at Purnell Carnegie Mellon School of Drama puts on 60s reimagining of Much Ado About Nothing

Feeling sad? Well then “get thee a wife!” says with a devilish swagger that lights up all of his Much Ado About Nothing is playing Tuesday Benedick, a character in William Shakespeare’s scenes. through Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Phillip Chosky Much Ado About Nothing, currently in performance Theater in the Purnell Center for the Arts, with an at the Phillip Chosky Theater through next One of the more interesting choices in the additional matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets weekend. Opening the School of Drama’s 2015- production is the 1960’s Italian setting, expressed are $10 for students and available at the Purnell 16 main stage season, director Anthony McKay, predominantly by the set and costumes. The set, box office. It’s an entertaining and lively show that a professor of acting at Carnegie Mellon, sets designed by drama masters student Alison Gondek, offers an enjoyable experience whether or not you Shakespeare’s comedy of dueling wits and mistaken features scaffolding surrounding Roman ruins, count yourself a Shakespeare fan. The characters identity in the bright colors and innovative fashions red-and-white checkered tablecloths, and a giant and jokes are some of the most beloved in the of 1960’s Italy and plays up the slapstick comedy marquee spelling out an unfinished “Campari” English language, and McKay’s bright production inherent in the Bard’s words to great effect. advertisement. Large video screens on either adds relevance to the words without drowning the side of the stage project images reflecting what’s script in historical kitsch. Much Ado About Nothing is one of the more occurring on stage, and range from vintage Vespa accessible and crowd-pleasing works in ads to character mug shots. A stage in the upper Shakespeare’s canon, and much of that comes from right corner allows live musicians to perform in Joey Peiser | Contributing Editor the wonderfully drawn characters and rapid-fire various scenes, and the keyboards and electric wordplay. McKay’s production stars senior musical guitar help establish a sense of time and place well. theatre major Joshua Grosso as Benedick, a soldier The lights in the Campari ad also react to the action who returns to Messina and claims to be free of of the play itself, flickering and shorting out when any interest in the opposite sex, but nonetheless is trust between the characters is broken and coming engaged in an ongoing battle of wits with Beatrice, back to life when balance is restored to the world. played by senior acting major Molly Griggs. They Characters dress in the bright colors and thin skirts both claim to hate each other, but that outward of the era, making the production a visual buffet disdain simply masks a deep attraction that that is never boring to look at. everyone else can see. Benedick’s friend, Claudio, played by senior acting major Ben Mathews, is himself earnestly in love with Beatrice’s cousin Hero, played by senior acting major Caroline Pluta. Don John, played by senior acting major Casey Cott, hatches a plan to ruin the impending marriage between Claudio and Hero in order to get revenge on his brother and friend of both Benedick and Claudio, Don Pedro, played by senior acting major Chris Garber. The play follows the redemption of honor as well as the characters’ reconciliation of their inner and outer selves, and the School of Drama’s production hits all the right notes.

Looking at the acting, all of the leads handle Much Ado’s shifts from nimble-tongued comedy to personal drama naturally and smoothly, especially Grosso. We first meet his Benedick as a broadly drawn funnyman full of machismo, and over the course of the show Grosso maneuvers the character’s growth towards accepting his inner feelings expertly. Griggs’s Beatrice spits her words sharply and always impressively allows an undercurrent of affection to bleed into her venomous insults. Pluta injects Hero with strength and confidence, a welcome variation on a character often played as timid and delicate. Cott’s Don John Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s skulks around the stage with a constant look of most enduring plays. Famous productions have starred spite, and often has to fight against showing his greats such as Kenneth Branagh (Benedick) and Emma inner joy when his plan begins to work, and Hero is Thompson (Beatrice) in the lead romantic roles, as publicly shamed. Joseph Essig also shines as Don well as Dina Daronne (Hero) and Katharine Hepburn John’s henchman Borachio, inhabiting his character Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Beatrice) pictured left.

theatre 4 pillbox 10.12.15 Surprises and speculation in the movie world Director new to franchise takes the helm for next Fast and Furious movie and other Hollywood news

Furious 8 finds its director Newt Scamander, the film has acquired yet another lead Could Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams pilot in Jon Voight (Coming Home, Midnight Cowboy). The a Jaeger? If my memory serves me right, speculation began last excitement doesn’t stop there. The producers have also week regarding Vin Diesel’s role in the next Fast and signed on Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Pacific Rim). The roles Director Guillermo del Toro is gearing up to release his Furious film. Could he be directing the eighth chapter? of Voight and Perlman are unknown, though Perlman newest project, Crimson Peak, but the looming thoughts Past Fast and Furious directors Justin Lin and James is rumored to be playing a goblin. The cast is filled of a sequel to his 2013 robots vs. monsters sci-fi film Wan are off developing their next project, leading to the out by the likes of Colin Farrell, Dan Fogler, Katherine Pacific Rim are still up in the air. Del Toro was able to sit assumption that Vin could have a chance to sit in the Waterston, and Ezra Miller. Yates, director of the last four down with Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and directors chair. Well, the verdict is in, and it turns out Harry Potter films, is more than capable of delivering took to his Twitter account to tease us fans. “Had lunch that Diesel will serve as simply actor-producer. another magical thrill ride from the wizarding world and with Maisie Williams yesterday. Remarkable. Dammit- has some particularly impressive talent at his disposal. It if PR2 happens, that girl is getting a Jaeger.” The film The Italian Job and Straight Outta Compton director seems as if Yates would solemnly swear that he is up to has hit the skids in recent days, being eliminated F. Gary Gray took to his Twitter account to announce no good. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them will from Universal Pictures’ release schedule, but this is that he will be helming the next chapter of the “Furious open in theaters on Nov. 18, 2016. something exciting to think about. Arya Stark piloting Family”. The decision to attach Gray could not be more a Jaeger? Are you kidding me? These are the kinds of appropriate. His directing history has shown him to be Marvel Studios chooses writer to pen Black things fans talk about in living rooms all over the world: able to handle ensemble casts and achieve the difficult Panther script “Wouldn’t it be awesome if Arya fought Kaiju?” Williams task of telling each character’s individual story while is an outstanding actor with attitude, charisma, and maintaining the integrity of the ensemble’s tale. Car Marvel Studios seems to have found a rhythm in their talent to spare. I’m personally rooting for a sequel to — and boat — chases from The Italian Job coupled preproduction stages. Developing a character and a story Pacific Rim. I reluctantly entered the theater back in 2013 with Straight Outta Compton’s elements of family and arc seems to be simple due to their origins in the vast but walked out thoroughly entertained. I said it would brotherhood through intense situations, not to mention source material of the comic books. Then attaching a be a waste. I said the effects couldn’t be good enough Gray’s well-standing with Universal Studios makes me director and a star flows rather smoothly, as virtually every to make up for the terrible film. I was wrong. I was dead say, with ease, that Furious 8 is in the best possible director and actor would be interested in playing a role in wrong, and now, I can’t cheer loud enough for chapter hands. And if you happened to be in the mood, Gray’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The director then two. Come on, Universal! Pony up the dough and give us directorial effort in Law Abiding Citizen created, what has his hands deep in the development and writing stages Arya Stark in a giant robot fighting giant monsters! I argue, one of the best villains in cinema of the last of the script. With Black Panther, though, it seems Marvel decade in Gerard Butler’s character Clyde Shelton. is taking a new approach with the process. Chadwick Furious 8 will hit theaters on April 14, 2017. Boseman has been attached to play the titular role since Oct. 2014, and Marvel has locked up writer Joe Robert Cole Ryan LaBarbera | Junior Staffwriter Cast of Harry Potter spinoff adds exciting talent to put together the script, before a director has even been publicly announced. Despite this, however, I have to give If the Harry Potter franchise is going to continue its Marvel the benefit of the doubt. They have consistently expansion on the big screen, director David Yates knows released high quality films since the beginning. Sure, a full well the weight that comes with doing so. What’s few efforts have missed the bull’s-eye, but the MCU has the best way to put together an outstanding film? I’m the ability to give an audience an exhilarating experience not sure anyone knows for sure, but putting together a in the theater no matter what order they hire their talent. knockout cast isn’t a bad start and Fantastic Beasts and Captain America: Civil War is coming down the pike, Where To Find Them is doing exactly that. Already being and all signs point to another wild ride. Black Panther is led by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne as scheduled to hit theaters July 6, 2018.

moviesinmcconomy McConomy Auditorium, University Center Lula Beresford | Pillbox Editor

Jurassic World Friday, Oct. 16 & Saturday, Oct. 17 —­ 8, 11 Sunday, Oct. 18 — 8

Do you like dinosaurs? Do you like macho teddy bear actor Chris Pratt? Do you like insanity? Then you will love Jurassic World. On an island west of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World Luxury Resort is a haven for a variety of dinosaurs, where they can run around doing adorable dinosaur things. However, when one of the genetically engineered dinos escapes, the Indominus Rex, our hero Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), has to save the park by attempting to outwit the wildly intelligent but vicious beast. Grady, a velociraptor trainer, has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and evades death and injury from the dinosaur numerous times, while a blood bath floods the park. The film is violent, dramatic, and will have you sitting on the edge of your seat until its inevitable conclusion. Also starring Bryce Dallas Howard as the park’s operations manager.

movies pillbox 10.12.15 5 Walk the Moon plays to audience at Pitt Joyful and talented band generates less enthusiasm than deserved at concert last Sunday

Walk The Moon once again graced Pittsburgh with since the beginning of their music career. Following this, cry, only this time there was no stopping the tears. The their presence on Sunday Oct. 4 at the University of they launched into songs from their second album Talking whole crowd was swaying in unison, and we were pretty Pittsburgh’s Fall Fest. After a week of bad weather, it Is Hard. The crowd seemed to be a little more into songs sure that everyone was on a feels trip. seemed as if the skies cleared just in time for this outdoor from the new album, as this is the album that really put performance. Surprisingly, the turnout was nowhere near Walk the Moon on mainstream radio. The energy picked After drying our tears, we waited in anticipation for what as large as expected for a university the size of Pitt. up and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. direction the concert would go in next. In true Walk the Moon fashion, the audience members were initiated into There were two openers before Walk the Moon took the One thing about Walk the Moon that is always enjoyable, proper Walk the Moon fans via the song “I Can Lift a Car.” stage: The first was a band comprised of Pitt students, whether you’ve been a fan since the band’s beginning At each concert that the band puts on, they open this and the second was Coin, a nascent band based out of or only really know the tune to a song or two, is their song with a speech about letting go of all of your worries Nashville who performed songs from their self-titled debut overall sense of positivity. This is reflected in their song and nervousness about the past and future and just album. However, before Coin was able to take the stage, “Different Colors” which the lead singer, Nick Petricca, enjoying where you are right now. Nick begins to push there appeared to be several technical difficulties that left prefaced with a message about how important diversity his arms up to the sky to symbolize the letting go of his the crowd waiting in anticipation for quite a few hours. As and equality are. The lyrics “different colors/we carry troubles, and he invites the entire crowd to do the same. two Carnegie Mellon students in a sea full of Pitt students, each other” show how much they value the acceptance of During the chorus of the song, the band and the entirety we had half a mind to call AB Tech to resolve the problem. differences between people. of the crowd pump their arms up and down in perfect Eventually, all issues were fixed and Coin’s performance unison. The collective feel of happiness and positive went off without any more hitches. After this song, they took listeners back to the band’s energy was thrilling for old and new fans alike. start with “Tightrope,” another favorite from their debut Luckily, the waiting time between Coin and Walk the album. The set list seemed very well planned. They went The band closed with the very popular and arguably the Moon was far shorter. The sun had been hidden behind back and forth between old and new songs to keep the crowd’s favorite “Shut Up and Dance.” The band sang the buildings for hours; it finally emerged as Walk the crowd of varied fans interested, no matter which point chorus of the song in a repeat-after-me fashion, and the Moon came to stage with “Circle of Life” playing in the they began listening to Walk The Moon. Beginning with crowd ate it up. The crowd half sang and half screamed background. It felt like a scene out of a movie, and it was “Tightrope,” the band transitioned into the high intensity, the lyrics “shut up and dance with me” in sync with the the first of many times throughout the performance that fast paced, self-empowerment song lineup from their new band, and the energy of the audience was at an all-time we had to resist the urge to start crying. Unfortunately, album, such as “Up 2 U” and “Work This Body.” The crowd high. there didn’t seem to be as large a number of Walk the loved it. Nick’s high energy and over-the-top dancing also Moon fans as there were general concertgoers, which satisfied the audience. As the band exited the stage, the post-concert depression seemed to lower the overall crowd enthusiasm. We missed started to kick in. But the familiar screams of “Encore! the general excitement that the intimate feel of Carnegie A slight technical bump occurred as Nick began to set up Encore!” reminded us that there was definitely something Mellon’s fall concert tends to induce. But nevertheless, we his keyboard. As self-proclaimed Walk the Moon experts, else in store. The band rushed back on stage and the were excited, and that was all that really mattered. we knew the keyboard meant one thing — it was time for excitement level immediately skyrocketed back up. The the love songs. The band shifted gears and transitioned band played “Anna Sun,” one of the band’s first songs to The band opened with “Jenny,” a debut album favorite into songs “Portugal” and “Aquaman,” which never fail to get popular, as the encore. The song wound down and about a summer fling. Opening with this song showed take any Walk the Moon fan on a trip through all of their brought the concert to its close. The band thanked the their dedication to pleasing the fans that have been there emotions. This was the second time we had the urge to audience for their love and support, said one final “We love you, Pittsburgh,” and we once again felt the need to cry.

Whether you watched the concert as a returning fan or had never heard a Walk The Moon song before this occasion, we believe the band succeeded in entertaining the crowd. Despite the late arrival from the airport and several technical difficulties that had to be overcome, Walk the Moon still gave this concert their all. Needless to say, Walk The Moon is always welcome here in Pittsburgh.

India Price | Assistant Pillbox Editor & Jade Crockem | Junior Staffwriter

File photo by Kevin Zheng Walk the Moon moved the audience to tears with heartfelt renditions of some of their best musical numbers.

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Annual AcaPitt performance brings talent ed a cappella groups to Rangos Ballroom A cappella aficionados treated to performances from members of the Carnegie Mellon singing community as well as Pitch Please, a talented vocal group from the University of Pittsburgh

by Josh Brown | Staffwriter The Originals were next. The group, which celebrates its and yelling “Drop it!” at one point during her singing, and worked perfectly for the soloist’s voice. The Soundbytes there. Pitch Please had what I will call the most aggressively closely to their lyrics and overall presentation that any [ ] 20th anniversary this school year, is always a pleasure to cementing her as the only performer during the night to impressed me with their attention to soloist’s strongest styles developed falsetto of the night. These guys even sounded audience member can feel their sincerity. Overall, I adored I love a cappella music. I love skillful arrangements; I love watch. The group started their set with The Weeknd’s have both feet leave the stage. The final song in C#’s set and the genre of the song they sang. The final transition was like a women’s choir at one point — it was sensational. The this group and their performance. impassioned soloists and flailing beatboxers; and I love the “Can’t Feel My Face,” featuring soloist Erik Fredriksen and was an Ariana Grande’s medley, which was pleasant, if a into The Script’s “Breakeven,” which was great and high- beatboxer from the first song was especially fun to watch — overall power, artistry, and variability in the human voice. his hair. It was pretty intense and heightened the mood little loud. energy. he was getting so into every song, flailing his limbs in that The male equivalent to Saans, Deewane, was interesting. As Because of that fact, AcaPitt is something I always look of the room. The audience really enjoyed it, and while I good shadow-drumming, beatboxer way. I’ve said, I love the flavors of different styles coming together, forward to because of its variety. hate the song, I enjoyed the arrangement. Their second Next up was Saans, a Western-South-Asian fusion group Representing the University of Pittsburgh, Pitch Please but the arrangements seemed overly ambitious for the group. song featured a puppy-eyed soloist whose rendition of Ed whose style was both fresh and enjoyable. Their first was next. I remember them being quite good last year, and Next up was Joyful Noise, and the noise they made was They tried to sing Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie,” but it The concert was held in Rangos Ballroom, so the energy in Sheeran’s “Give Me Love” was a great emotional contrast song was a mix between a song I didn’t recognize and they did not disappoint. This year, however, they sported true to their name. I really enjoy the passion that these really sounded like they were singing “Sh*t Tie” over and the room was buzzing simply because of the sheer number and compliment to the intensity of their first song. Their Tiesto’s “Wasted,” which was really cute. The second song fancy baseball uniforms — get it? Pitch? Double entendre, singers bring to their performances. Their faith is mirrored so over again. There was also a major issue in the soloists’ use of people. The night started out with a performance from third song featured spunky soloist Angelo Ragghianti was what really caught my attention, though, because of falsetto. It reminded me a little of Mariah Carey’s flubbed Counterpoint, sporting fancy t-shirts with the event’s singing “Classic” with all of the backwards-hat swag he it incorporated some great soloists and a background whistle tones at last year’s Rockefeller Center performance. logo printed on them. It was a rather rough start for could muster. It was fun to watch, especially because of the harmony which created a very mystical atmosphere, and Their saving grace, however, proved to be their soloists who Counterpoint, as there appeared to be a fuddling of lyrics song’s general lyrics which are quite uncharacteristic of there’s hardly anything I love more than atmosphere of any sang in languages other than English, which the audience during their first song, a cover of Clean Bandit’s “Rather him. I believe that backwards hats signal a personality shift kind. I absolutely adore the incorporation of South Asian and I went crazy for. Be.” But Counterpoint hardly missed a beat, smiling and that can only be measured in factors of swag, and Angelo’s lyrics and styles of singing into an English song-- it melded enjoying themselves the entire time. Their second song, swag factor was a good 3/5: not enough to be off-putting, very well and was very enjoyable. The third combination, The highlight of the night was the Treblemakers’ an oldie and a goodie, “Can’t Take My Eyes off You” but just enough to give him some measure of street cred. Kimbra’s “Settle Down” and “Zubi Dubi Zubi Dubi” from the performance of B.O.B.’s “Magic”, which started off tender and by the 4 Seasons, was a pleasant listen. Overall, I loved movie 3 Idiots was very nice, though the soloist of “Settle sweet, and then out from nowhere, a woman from the middle Counterpoint’s energy, and their beatboxer was pretty fly, Next up was the club group C#, who started with Down” had a bit of a brittle high register. busted out rhymes so fluid, I thought she would wash away making quite a few fun facial expressions throughout the Coldplay’s “Magic”. The group was rather low-energy the audience. She was sassing all over that stage, and the night. — perhaps a fault of the song — and parts were pitchy, Next up were the Soundbytes with Hozier’s “Someone audience was going crazy. The second singer on melody was but when member Christian Bernard came out from the New”. The soloist had a good voice for this song’s snapping and sassing alongside her, and their energy and After Counterpoint left the stage, singers of the back and started harmonizing, the pitchiness was less genre, and the background harmonies were buoyant talent were absolutely fantastic. organization being benefited, Arts Greenhouse, a local noticeable. The group then transitioned into Katy Perry’s and enjoyable. I was especially impressed by the overall hip-hop outreach group for high-school-age artists, came to “Birthday,” which was also a bit pitchy, but the soloist cheekbone definition of this group — they had quite the Counterpoint closed out the show with a second set which perform. The first performance featured a soloist and a line seemed to be having a great time, even bouncing up architectural bone structure. The second song was mellow featured a mash-up of Lorde’s “Buzzcut Season” and Imogen of backup singers, and though I can’t quite remember it, I Heap’s “Hide and Seek”, and with the naturally amazing know that the tone was pretty lax and sad. Two members harmonies that song presents, it was a very pleasant, of the backup brigade then came forward and delivered calming listen. They finished the concert with Sia’s “Elastic some spoken word poetry, which I normally adore. This Heart.” Sia, in my opinion, is one of the most difficult artists performance featured recitation of the pledge of allegiance, to cover because her songs are so aggressively crafted to her followed by a string of personal condemnations of the vocal style. That being said, it was a valiant effort on the part country’s despicable treatment of African Americans. of Counterpoint’s final soloist. The poetry, however, seemed a bit out of place and too Josh Brown | Staff Photographer aggressive for the overall tone of the night, which was AcaPittsburgh is an annual benefit concert started eight whimsical (as a cappella usually is) and light-hearted. While years ago by the all-female group Counterpoint. The concert the first poet did deliver some powerful lines and a message features all eight of Carnegie Mellon’s acappella groups. This that is very relevant and very real these days, an audience year, the charity concert benefited Arts Greenhouse, a local member commented that he felt “very attacked” because of hip-hop outreach program, and raised over $3,000 for the the sudden pejorative mood change. The third performance organization. featured a young woman and two others singing a song that she wrote called, from what I could gather, “Six-String Soul”, which was very nice. I tend to really enjoy trio arrangements, and this one was not an exception. The main singer had such an expressive voice and body that I could really tell she was connected to the song, and it was pleasant to watch.

First year business major Leo Galvan (left) and junior vocal performance major Angelo Ragghianti (right) get Top: A high school student from Arts Greenhouse wrote a song down during The Originals’ rendition of the pop song which she performed Saturday with other members of Arts “Classic” by MKTO. Josh Brown | Staff Photographer Greenhouse. Bottom: Senior professional and creative writing double major Eleanor Haglund of The Treblemakers raps during Josh Brown | Staff Photographer B.O.B.’s “Magic.”

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by Josh Brown | Staffwriter The Originals were next. The group, which celebrates its and yelling “Drop it!” at one point during her singing, [ ] 20th anniversary this school year, is always a pleasure to cementing her as the only performer during the night to I love a cappella music. I love skillful arrangements; I love watch. The group started their set with The Weeknd’s have both feet leave the stage. The final song in C#’s set impassioned soloists and flailing beatboxers; and I love the “Can’t Feel My Face,” featuring soloist Erik Fredriksen and was an Ariana Grande’s medley, which was pleasant, if a overall power, artistry, and variability in the human voice. his hair. It was pretty intense and heightened the mood little loud. Because of that fact, AcaPitt is something I always look of the room. The audience really enjoyed it, and while I forward to because of its variety. hate the song, I enjoyed the arrangement. Their second Next up was Saans, a Western-South-Asian fusion group song featured a puppy-eyed soloist whose rendition of Ed whose style was both fresh and enjoyable. Their first The concert was held in Rangos Ballroom, so the energy in Sheeran’s “Give Me Love” was a great emotional contrast song was a mix between a song I didn’t recognize and the room was buzzing simply because of the sheer number and compliment to the intensity of their first song. Their Tiesto’s “Wasted,” which was really cute. The second song of people. The night started out with a performance from third song featured spunky soloist Angelo Ragghianti was what really caught my attention, though, because Counterpoint, sporting fancy t-shirts with the event’s singing “Classic” with all of the backwards-hat swag he it incorporated some great soloists and a background logo printed on them. It was a rather rough start for could muster. It was fun to watch, especially because of the harmony which created a very mystical atmosphere, and Counterpoint, as there appeared to be a fuddling of lyrics song’s general lyrics which are quite uncharacteristic of there’s hardly anything I love more than atmosphere of any during their first song, a cover of Clean Bandit’s “Rather him. I believe that backwards hats signal a personality shift kind. I absolutely adore the incorporation of South Asian Be.” But Counterpoint hardly missed a beat, smiling and that can only be measured in factors of swag, and Angelo’s lyrics and styles of singing into an English song-- it melded enjoying themselves the entire time. Their second song, swag factor was a good 3/5: not enough to be off-putting, very well and was very enjoyable. The third combination, an oldie and a goodie, “Can’t Take My Eyes off You” but just enough to give him some measure of street cred. Kimbra’s “Settle Down” and “Zubi Dubi Zubi Dubi” from the by the 4 Seasons, was a pleasant listen. Overall, I loved movie 3 Idiots was very nice, though the soloist of “Settle Counterpoint’s energy, and their beatboxer was pretty fly, Next up was the club group C#, who started with Down” had a bit of a brittle high register. making quite a few fun facial expressions throughout the Coldplay’s “Magic”. The group was rather low-energy night. — perhaps a fault of the song — and parts were pitchy, Next up were the Soundbytes with Hozier’s “Someone but when member Christian Bernard came out from the New”. The soloist had a good voice for this song’s After Counterpoint left the stage, singers of the back and started harmonizing, the pitchiness was less genre, and the background harmonies were buoyant organization being benefited, Arts Greenhouse, a local noticeable. The group then transitioned into Katy Perry’s and enjoyable. I was especially impressed by the overall hip-hop outreach group for high-school-age artists, came to “Birthday,” which was also a bit pitchy, but the soloist cheekbone definition of this group — they had quite the perform. The first performance featured a soloist and a line seemed to be having a great time, even bouncing up architectural bone structure. The second song was mellow of backup singers, and though I can’t quite remember it, I know that the tone was pretty lax and sad. Two members of the backup brigade then came forward and delivered some spoken word poetry, which I normally adore. This performance featured recitation of the pledge of allegiance, followed by a string of personal condemnations of the country’s despicable treatment of African Americans. The poetry, however, seemed a bit out of place and too aggressive for the overall tone of the night, which was whimsical (as a cappella usually is) and light-hearted. While the first poet did deliver some powerful lines and a message that is very relevant and very real these days, an audience member commented that he felt “very attacked” because of the sudden pejorative mood change. The third performance featured a young woman and two others singing a song that she wrote called, from what I could gather, “Six-String Soul”, which was very nice. I tend to really enjoy trio arrangements, and this one was not an exception. The main singer had such an expressive voice and body that I could really tell she was connected to the song, and it was pleasant to watch.

First year business major Leo Galvan (left) and junior vocal performance major Angelo Ragghianti (right) get down during The Originals’ rendition of the pop song “Classic” by MKTO. Josh Brown | Staff Photographer

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and worked perfectly for the soloist’s voice. The Soundbytes there. Pitch Please had what I will call the most aggressively closely to their lyrics and overall presentation that any impressed me with their attention to soloist’s strongest styles developed falsetto of the night. These guys even sounded audience member can feel their sincerity. Overall, I adored and the genre of the song they sang. The final transition was like a women’s choir at one point — it was sensational. The this group and their performance. into The Script’s “Breakeven,” which was great and high- beatboxer from the first song was especially fun to watch — energy. he was getting so into every song, flailing his limbs in that The male equivalent to Saans, Deewane, was interesting. As good shadow-drumming, beatboxer way. I’ve said, I love the flavors of different styles coming together, Representing the University of Pittsburgh, Pitch Please but the arrangements seemed overly ambitious for the group. was next. I remember them being quite good last year, and Next up was Joyful Noise, and the noise they made was They tried to sing Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie,” but it they did not disappoint. This year, however, they sported true to their name. I really enjoy the passion that these really sounded like they were singing “Sh*t Tie” over and fancy baseball uniforms — get it? Pitch? Double entendre, singers bring to their performances. Their faith is mirrored so over again. There was also a major issue in the soloists’ use of falsetto. It reminded me a little of Mariah Carey’s flubbed whistle tones at last year’s Rockefeller Center performance. Their saving grace, however, proved to be their soloists who sang in languages other than English, which the audience and I went crazy for.

The highlight of the night was the Treblemakers’ performance of B.O.B.’s “Magic”, which started off tender and sweet, and then out from nowhere, a woman from the middle busted out rhymes so fluid, I thought she would wash away the audience. She was sassing all over that stage, and the audience was going crazy. The second singer on melody was snapping and sassing alongside her, and their energy and talent were absolutely fantastic.

Counterpoint closed out the show with a second set which featured a mash-up of Lorde’s “Buzzcut Season” and Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek”, and with the naturally amazing harmonies that song presents, it was a very pleasant, calming listen. They finished the concert with Sia’s “Elastic Heart.” Sia, in my opinion, is one of the most difficult artists to cover because her songs are so aggressively crafted to her vocal style. That being said, it was a valiant effort on the part of Counterpoint’s final soloist. Josh Brown | Staff Photographer AcaPittsburgh is an annual benefit concert started eight years ago by the all-female group Counterpoint. The concert features all eight of Carnegie Mellon’s acappella groups. This year, the charity concert benefited Arts Greenhouse, a local hip-hop outreach program, and raised over $3,000 for the organization.

Top: A high school student from Arts Greenhouse wrote a song which she performed Saturday with other members of Arts Greenhouse. Bottom: Senior professional and creative writing double major Eleanor Haglund of The Treblemakers raps during Josh Brown | Staff Photographer B.O.B.’s “Magic.”

a cappella pillbox 10.12.15 9 The Flash begins Season Two with a bang Superhero television show airing on the CW returns with a haphazard first episode

The Flash is a CW television series built around its As such, the first episode has plenty on its plate to main villain, left a living will that confesses to the namesake DC superhero character. Season One, deal with in terms of just winding up loose ends. The murder of Nora Allen, thereby exonerating Henry. which ended early this year, was a well written, way a season one Flash episode would have done In one fell swoop, last season’s principal dramatic briskly paced, lighthearted look at one of DC’s most this would have been by starting to make progress on arc is dealt with in five minutes. But what comes entertaining characters. Unlike most superhero cleaning up last season’s mess, while trotting out the next is even stranger: Henry, a free man after nearly productions today, whether TV or film, one of weekly villain and maybe, just maybe, introducing twenty years, decides he’d rather not be a “weight the ways The Flash excelled is that it was deeply a new story thread or two to build on in the next on Barry” and decides to leave town within a day of personal — there were very few over-the-top “end of episode. “The Man Who Saved Central City,” on the getting out. In the middle of all this, the episode also the world” cliffhangers. The show was more about other hand, pretty much reveals all its cards within manages to introduce Jay Garrick, a speedster from Barry Allen learning to be the Flash as he dealt with the first twenty minutes and goes for broke story- another universe, and Zoom, who will presumably his own personal demons. wise in the next twenty. While it is admirable how become this season’s big baddie. much the status quo seems to change within one Season Two premiered a couple of days ago, and it episode, I can’t help but feel like no one plot thread The Flash is one of those rare superhero productions seems to have an unmistakably different tone than was really done justice. that wholeheartedly embraces its comic book the first. Personally, I can’t quite decide if whether origins, for better or worse. This week’s episode fell or not I like it, but it definitely has my attention. The entire team reunites just a little too easily, for somewhere in the middle, with both the strengths Episode 1, “The Man Who Saved Central City,” example. Caitlin, having lost the love of her life, has and flaws of the format in full focus. Pulling off a deals with some of the end-of-season cliffhangers been running away from everyone for an entire six series premiere like this is a very ambitious gamble, from the first season. Six months have passed since months. When she comes back, no real explanation is and the writers and cast would’ve pulled it off if not the cataclysmic conclusion of the last season, and given, other than that curiosity gets the better of her for some minor missteps. However, as a viewer, all Barry Allen has isolated himself from his friends and when Cisco shows her a drained radiation tag from I ended up noticing was that this week The Flash family. He works alone, struggling with guilt over his this week’s baddie, Atom Smasher. Barry resists a went a little too fast. inability to save everyone, and is afraid that those bit more, but even he comes around quickly enough he loves will be hurt if he lets them get too close. when he has some trouble defeating Atom Smasher. In most situations, this kind of moping would seem Strangest of all, however, is Iris West — the girl Barry coy and cloying, but Grant Gustin’s charming and is crazy about, who was engaged to be married to Abhishek Tayal | Staffwriter lighthearted portrayal of Barry Allen seems to pull it Eddie Thawne last season. She saw Eddie put a off. Cisco Ramone, the designated comic-relief/whiz gun to his own heart and shoot last season, and she kid, has joined the police’s anti-metahuman task seems to have recovered from that experience just force. Dorky and daft as ever, he brings the laughs a little too quickly. If anything, she’s the pillar of in an otherwise heavy episode (by this series’s strength that brings everyone back together. standards). Caitlin, the only character even more shattered than Barry after last season’s conclusion, Another seemingly unnecessary thread concerns has left the old team behind and taken a job at how Henry Allen, Barry’s father, is dealt with in this Mercury labs. episode. It turns out that Harrison Wells, last season’s

Grant Gustin stars as the title character in this superhero show airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on the CW.

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puzzles pillbox 10.12.15 13 Horoscopes Looking for a TV to get addicted to? Grey’s Anatomy or Bloodline: Aries have incredible clarity aries and a little something called vision. Shows that feature march 21–april 19 melodrama might interest you.

Doctor Who or The Big Bang Theory: Taurus need order in taurus their lives to feel secure. Long-running shows are best for april 20–may 20 them.

Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead: Geminis are known gemini for being high energy with low tolerance for boredom. may 21–june 21 Shows with lots of twists and dramatic turns are best.

Daredevil or Mad Men: Cancer signs are not easily cancer intimidated. Watch shows with strong characters. june 22–july 22

Jane the Virgin or Transparent: Leos like shows that are leo positive and uplifting with characters that could benefit from july 23–aug. 22 their advice and expertise.

Crossword courtesy of BestCrosswords.com virgo Nashville or The Mindy Project: The best shows for Virgos Across feature stories about funny, complex people that can’t own aug. 23–sept. 22 D be summed up easily; they enjoy figuring out people and 1. Bric-a-___ 1. Univ. hotshot situations. 5. Decorative case 2. Portnoy’s creator 9. Raucous sound 3. Razor name Orange is the New Black or The Vampire Diaries: Libras 14. Closet pest 4. Intimate ballad 15. Audition tape 5. Ford flops libra need their alone time to relax. They will enjoy shows that sept. 23–oct. 22 16. It comes from the heart 6. I cannot ___ lie are romantic and wistful but focused. 17. Other, in Oaxaca 7. Actress Thurman 18. Deli side 8. Caucus state 19. Stories 9. Flat-bottomed rowboat The Affair or Scandal: Scorpios are all about intensity. Try 20. Space surrounding an altar 10. Unwillingly scorpio shows with people who seem calm and collected, but are 22. Vinegary 11. Woody’s boy 24. Cobb, e.g. 12. Numbered rds. oct. 23–nov. 21 volcanoes underneath. 26. Exclamation of relief 13. Alleviate 27. Beyond 21. Class of Indian society 30. Move in waves 23. A trainee in a profession Silicon Valley or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: 35. Enumerate 25. Baggage sagittarius Sagittarius folks are a huge hit at parties because they like 36. Dagger of yore 27. Take the role of nov. 22–dec. 21 to entertain. They want shows with a nonsensical approach 37. Dextrous, lively 28. Carriage 38. Faucet 29. Monetary unit of India to life, but whose humor might be a little dark. 39. Inelastic rubber 31. Dresden denial 42. Laughing syllable 32. Oohed and ___ The Returned or Hannibal: There’s nobody more tenacious 43. Served perfectly 33. Commerce capricorn than a Capricorn. They should watch shows with a 45. Speckled steed 34. Strange and mysterious dec. 22–jan. 19 protagonist that never gives up on getting what they want. 46. ___ say more? 36. Before long 48. Cotton fabric used for bedsheet 40. Wild rose 50. Buye 41. Adversary 51. Battery size 44. Traders Pretty Little Liars or Supernatural: Aquarius are rebellious 52. Excess fluid in an organ 47. Charms aquarius and headstrong. Shows with mystery and problem solving 54. Domesticated fowl collectively 49. Body art jan. 20–feb. 18 will intrigue them. 58. You don’t bring me flowers, ____ 50. Seaport in NE Italy 62. Eight singers 53. Pub game 63. Farming prefix 54. Wading place 65. Scent 55. Twice tetra- pisces The Bachelorette or Outlander: Pisces are gentle, kind, and 66. Alamogordo’s county 56. Salt Lake Ciy collegians certainly modest. They are attracted to shows that call upon 67. Campus mil. group 57. Aggregate of fibers feb. 19–march 20 their empathetic and intuitive nature. 68. Change the decor 59. Keats creations 69. Cow catcher 60. Staffs 70. Facial feature 61. Archer of myth Maryyann Landlord | Comics Editor 71. Flat sound 64. Sticky stuff horoscopes 14pillbox 10.12.15 Monday Oct. 12 Thursday Oct. 15 Ongoing

“The Meaning of Imperatives” An Evening with Bob Moses The Mysterious Nature of Fungi Doherty Hall 1212. 3:30 – 5:20 p.m. Porter Hall 100. 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Hunt Library, 5th Floor. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – Noon “The Meaning of Imperatives” is a philosophical Civil rights legend and education activist Bob Moses and 1 – 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. colloquium that will be given by Nate Charlow, an hosts a discussion and presentation about his time From now until Dec. 17, The Hunt Institute for Botanical assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at working with the Algebra Project, a nonprofit he founded Documentation will have its fall exhibit on display. The the University of Toronto. The discussion will talk about with the aim to ensure every public school in America has exhibit displays a variety of fungi organisms found all over a range of views on the semantics of imperatives, those a quality education program. He also discusses his time the world, and aims to show just how mysterious each that utilize modal truth-conditions and those that do not. fighting racial inequality in Mississippi. The lecture is open one can be. The exhibit is free of charge and open to the Charlow will gives his opinions on which views he finds to the public, with preference given to Carnegie Mellon public. most promising. University community members. Beyond the Obvious Wednesday Oct. 14 Saturday Oct. 17 Robert Morris Media Arts Gallery Two Carnegie Mellon artists will be featured in an exhibit “From Pittsburgh to the White House and Back: My Maggie Steifvater at Young Adult Lecture Series at the Robert Morris University Media Arts Gallery, Time in the Obama Administration” McConomy Auditorium. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. beginning Oct. 1. Collaborative photography and poetry Hamburg Hall 236. 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Maggie Stiefvater, a popular fantasy author and works by Carnegie Mellon Professor Jim Daniels and Carnegie Mellon Director of Strategic Initiatives and representative from the Young Adult Lecture Series, will Charlee Brodsky will be showcased in this month-long Engagement and former White House chief of staff, be speaking about her writing and that of other members exhibit. It will include the duo’s work from the past Rick Siger, will give a presentation of his transitions from of the Young Adult Lecture Series. A book signing will decade, as well as an interactive art component. Pittsburgh to the White House and then back again. occur after the lecture, and books will be available for purchase. The talk and book signing is free and open to The Promise & Perils of Secularism: Lecture by Ravi the public. Want your event here? Zacharias Email [email protected]. McConomy Auditorium. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Sunday Oct. 18 Indian-born Christian theologian and philosopher Ravi Zacharias gives a lecture on finding faith through reason. Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic He discusses the rise of secularism in society and how it Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue. 7:30 – 8:30 Compiled by India Price | Assistant Pillbox Editor relates to finding one’s faith. This lecture is restricted to p.m. members of Carnegie Mellon University. The Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic will perform Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 95, William Kraft’s Vintage Renaissance and Beyond, and Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. The Philharmonic will perform under the direction of Paul Polivnick. The performance is free with Carnegie Mellon ID.

calendar pillbox 10.12.15 15 charity cabaret.

Courtesy of Sophia Emanuel Scotch’n’Soda Theatre hosted its 8th annual Charity Cabaret this Friday in Rangos. All proceeds benefit the Alumni Theater Company, which supports young artists in urban communities. Performances included “Let Me Be Your Star” from Smash, “Serious” from Legally Blonde: The Musical, and “Lion Tamer” from The Magic Show by Stephen Schwartz. The evening was directed by Russell Holbert and music was directed by Nitsan Shai.

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