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Dean Martin has chaired the at the time, “We are delighted that of Education Amy Burkert told somebody right on the line, I feel Computer Engineering major referring to the concerns over CaPS will also be starting a it has come to our campus and are ThePublic Tartan Art Committee that changing (PAC), which to like it’s very hard to know [what Arvin Wu said he prefers the stress, “But I also want to be program called Let’s Talk to go plus/minusapproves public has artbeen like Walkingfloated grade they deserve],” said John current system “because it reduces respectful of faculty’s desire to be grateful to Jonathan Borofsky and before,to the Sky most, since recently his appointmentin the 90s. Soluri, Associate Professor in the the time students take to achieve more accurate.” to Jill andSee Peter LONELINESS, Kraus for A3 making as dean in 2010. The committee this possible.” reviews proposals and gathers With an already convoluted feedback on the campus’ public history, the disappearing statue art “with the purpose of recom- is really just a small part of the mending to the president” whether campus fixture’s story. As for the proposals should be approved, missing figure, Martin says, “I according to the university’s public Adam Tunnard/Staff Photographer expect the young man will be back art policy. The committee does not The young man who usually holds hands with Walking to the Sky’s currently missing figure holds a rose, placed in his hand on Valentine’s day. in place very soon.” A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » February 17, 2020

FEATURE PHOTO CMU VP of Finance Angela Blanton speaks at Leadership Conference

Courtesy of the Tepper School of Business Angela Blanton, Vice President of Finance for Carnegie Mellon, delivers the opening keynote address at the 2020 Leadership Conference on Empowerment and Wellness, an annual even hosted by the Tepper Women in Business Club.

WEATHER Crime & Incident: Feb. 1–7 Source: www.weather.com TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Disorderly Conduct report of an individual unlawfully transported to the hospital. City of Feb. 11, 2020 taking art supplies and creating an Pittsburgh Police are conducting exhibit within another Carnegie the investigation. Officers responded to Wean Mellon student’s work space. Hall after hearing a report of an Aramark employee being Hit and Run disorderly. Officers arrived and Retail Theft Feb. 14, 2020 48° / 28° 37° / 22° made contact with witnesses, who Feb. 13, 2020 were able to positively identify the A Carnegie Mellon student individual. Due to the nature of Officers responded to Au Bon reported a vehicle hit and run on the incident, charges were filed via Pain after an employee filed a Frew Street behind Hunt Library. THURSDAY FRIDAY summons. report involving a retail theft. The Carnegie Mellon student responsible was identified, and Retail Theft paid for the items taken. Feb. 12, 2020 29° / 17° 37° / 21° Officers responded to Entropy Vehicle Accident after an employee reported a retail Feb. 14, 2020 theft. The investigation is ongoing. Officers responded to the SATURDAY SUNDAY intersection of Fifth Avenue and Theft, Suspicious Person Amberson Avenue after a Carnegie Feb. 12, 2020 Mellon student was struck by a vehicle. Officers arrived and made Compiled by Officers responded to the contact with the student, who was College of Fine Arts following a ADAM TUNNARD 45° / 29° 48° / 21°

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feb. NAOMI ORESKES PRESENTS: “WHY TRUST SCIENCE?” 5PM – 6PM, PORTER HALL 100 20 February 17, 2020 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 CMU Libraries face spatial trade-off 51 teams turn in projects LIBRARY, from A1 in TartanHacks hackathon for another 40,000 or so items. This is not a lot of wiggle room.” The lack of space for the library puts them in almost the same position as they were in nearly twenty years ago, with space running out for better, higher- value collections. Salaz wrote in an email to The Tartan, “our near- to-midrange collections strategy, therefore, has to consider either expanding the space available, discarding low-value collections to make room for new, higher- value collections, or a combina- tion of these.” The library system will have to either add new stacks at the expense of student study space, weed out books at the expense of losing lower value books, or Courtney Wittekind/Staff Photographer increase off-site storage space. Hunt Library, and other campus libraries, are running out of space for physical collections. Last week, The Tartan reported that the library system issue, books are discarded. If books are usually those with is not interested in increasing the the books are in good condition, little or no circulation and in physical presence of collections they will be sold to Better poor condition (missing or torn on campus. The priority for on- World Books, and the revenue pages, ripped covers, etc.). site space has been student study generated by the sale will be Books sent to Better World space and classroom space. returned to fund the purchase Books are those with little or Recent renovations in Hunt of other collections. When books no circulation that no longer Library and Sorrells Library aren’t in good condition, they match with our research and are examples of the library’s are recycled. teaching needs, or, for whatever priority for student study space. Collins, currently a senior reason, no one wanted to read.” According to gate counts at Hunt librarian at Carnegie Mellon, Currently, there is no option and Sorrells libraries provided wrote in an email to The Tartan for the library to gift or sell the by Salaz, the number of students about the process of weeding out books to students or employees to visit Hunt Library in Sep. 2013 books: “It probably should be of the university. was 88,902. In Sep. 2019, there an ongoing process, but often, With space running low in were 72,125 visitors to Hunt due to other pressing responsi- the off-site collection, the library Library. Sorrells Library saw bilities, it waits until space be- will have to decide how to move 37,505 people in Sep. 2013 and comes a bit of an issue and then forward in the next few years. 58,201 in Sep. 2019. we usually have a weeding proj- They’ll have to decide which Weeding out books is also ect. Many of us do some small collections are most valuable a limited option. Sometimes, amounts of weeding throughout to the research interests of the weeding out books means the year (if we notice supersed- university, which collections can sending them to the off-site ed editions on the shelf, books be sold off, and which collections collection, but when space is an in bad condition, etc.). Recycled can be recycled.

Courtesy of TartanHacks Top two photos: Students talk to job recruiters from hackathon sponsors in Rangos Ballroom. Bottom: a hackathon team works on their project, snacks in hand, in the Cohon Center.

HACK, from A1 475 registered. “I’ve never done [a hackathon] before, so this is to see how it goes,” said first- large companies like Facebook, year Maggie Huang, whose team Microsoft, and Dick’s Sporting won Nefeli Networks prize for Goods, tech companies like “Best Environment Hack.” The Rockwell Automation, Nefeli experience, said Huang, was Networks and Ness Digital “simultaneously very fun and very Engineering, and even frustrating,” but the process was government agencies like nu- made easier by the “very helpful” clear weapons research facil- mentors roaming around and ity Sandia National Laboratories. assisting teams. These sponsors offered prizes Edward Garemo, a first-year like speakers, Echo Shows, and in computer science, joked that Amazon gift cards for categories he participated in the hackathon like best financial hack, or best because they were “told we’d security hack. They also used the find love.” His teammate, Sean hackathon to recruit attendees, Swayze, a first year in economics, advertising internship and job piped up that it hadn’t worked openings. because they had spent 18 hours Some of the prizes focused in the Class of ‘87 room in the UC on the goals of the projects in working on their project. question. When it comes to More seriously, Garemo said social good, Principal Program that they were there because they manager Justin Garrett, who led wanted to take advantage of the a talk on “AI for Good” during computer science resources to TartanHacks, said, “we believe work on their project, Crossword that technology is the ‘how,’” Solver, where they attempted and that the solutions students to use new data structures come up with during these hack- and heuristics to tackle the athons are the “‘what’, or the much-attempted challenge of Why Trust Science? idea.” Microsoft Senior Regional automatically solving crossword Program Manager Nitya Narasim- puzzles. han reinforced the importance for “No one else has cracked it, so the company of staying connected it would be somewhat arrogant to students and developers in the to believe we could do it in 24 Pittsburgh region. hours,” said Garemo, referencing Dr. Naomi Oreskes Many teams were not think- the many academic papers that Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of ing about the challenges as they have been published attempting decided what to work on for to crack the problem. The “First Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University the next 24 hours. “We came Penguin Award,” inspired by without thinking about any of one given out in Randy Pausch’s the prizes,” said Karissa Prayogo, classes for the most “glorious a senior in science technology failure” made Garemo believe, “if and international affairs, who you try something and really fail, Thursday, February 20 | 5:00-6:00 PM traveled from Georgetown with there is still an opportunity for you her friends with the idea for their to win.” Crossword Solvers did Porter Hall 100 (Gregg Hall) project, Flashpopz. Instead, she eventually win the First Penguin and her friends came because Award, getting stuffed penguins “the hackathon would be a good along with another team, T.A.C.O. place to carve out time” to work The Scott Krulcik prize was on the app, which seeks to teach awarded to InSights AR, a team Dr. Oreskes will be available to sign copies of her book, Why Trust Japanese using vocabulary from that developed an AR headset that anime episodes. identified people from profiles Science?, from 2:00-3:30 pm on Thursday, February 20, in the CMU Though they did not set out and displayed their names to Bookstore, Cohon University Center (1st floor) with their sights on any prize, “figure out who they are without the Flashpopz team was selected actually meeting them,” said to give a final presentation at the team member and sophomore closing ceremonies, and they won SCS student Audrey Tzeng. Their the Microsoft “Hack for Good” project is intended for large prize, winning Surface Gos and business meetings or conferences. $1000 for a charity. The closing ceremony ended First-years were the largest with attendees sharing a large group at the hackathon, TartanHacks branded cake in accounting for 195 out of the McConomy Auditorium. A4 « thetartan.org/forum The Tartan » February 17, 2020

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD HB1100 disregards our future A reflection on gun

On Feb. 5, the Pennsylvania Shell cracker plant and HB1100). the University of Pittsburgh has State Senate voted to send Few people will see any gain divested their oil and natural gas violence and policy HB1100 to Governor Tom in income, especially in the investments. Higher education Wolf, who is expected to veto long term, as a result of either in Pittsburgh is pushing the the bill. HB1100 would grant measure. boundaries of our way of life by LINDSAY GLICK violence-related deaths overall. petrochemical companies in There are no legally binding continuing to invest in fossil fuels Assistant Copy Manager Unfortunately, albeit Pennsylvania a conditional tax commitments to renewable that are altering the planet’s unsurprisingly, the Trump break. Any company receiving energy made in HB1100. climate beyond anything we For 14-year-old Jaime administration has been very the credit must redevelop a However, HB1100 would force as a species have ever seen. Guttenberg, a gifted dancer, lax on gun control policy. The brownfield site which would the corporation involved to Carnegie Mellon claims to be straight-A student, and aspiring current administration even be the location of the factory, redevelop brownfield sites,such an innovative and forward- occupational therapist, the reversed an Obama-era rule that extraction site, or nominal which are sites of previous thinking school, running on the possibilities seemed endless. barred some people with severe manufacturing site. They would manufacturing companies “OUTLAW” energy as outlined But on Feb. 14, 2018, my family mental illnesses from buying have to use Pennsylvania natural that left the land unusable. in the Brand guidelines. Yet the friend walked through the gates guns. gas in their operations, make Often, brownfield sites are university is quite conservative of Marjory Stoneman Douglas The bill, which would have good faith efforts to employ the former locations of slag about changing its investments, High School for the final time. prohibited some 75,000 people local construction workers, and heaps, petrochemical dumping, especially given the rapidly She was just one of the 17 from owning guns, was created provide those workers with a or plastics manufacturing. dropping costs of renewable students and faculty members in response to the shooting at fair wage (rather than the going Essentially, these companies energy production. Clean energy whose lives were claimed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School. wages for construction workers who plan to use the tax credit is not only a good investment, tragic Parkland, FL shooting. Though many studies have shown in the area). Additionally, the provided by HB1100 are planning but it is also the only way to Within the greater Pittsburgh people with mental illnesses capital investment in the project to heal the brownfield site by guarantee human survival community, we understand are not at high risk of harming receiving the tax credit would putting another manufacturing beyond the next century. Every that gun violence can happen others, people with mental have to be at least $450 million. site on the land that would only drop of fossil fuels we extract anywhere. On Oct. 27, 2018, illness are at much higher risks of The tax credit, which will destroy it, again. from the ground is another grain a gunman opened fire in self-harm. By nullifying this bill, likely be used to attract a This is just one in a series of of sand dropping in the hourglass Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Trump and his administration very small number of very commitments made by state of humanity. synagogue, taking the lives of 11 are enabling self-directed gun wealthy corporations, will and local governments to Not only do Carnegie congregation members. violence, a form of violence that almost certainly become law maintain the status of natural Mellon’s investments point Eight months after losing a claimed over 24,000 lives last as both chambers of the PA gas production, even when toward a general disregard friend in Parkland, people who year. State Legislature voted with renewable sources are the future of humanity, but recent share my cultural heritage were During Trump’s State of a veto-proof supermajority. of energy production. With controversies, like the widely- slain in our hometown, forcing the Union, a man named Numerous rural Democrats the cost of renewable energy reported racist map of Pittsburgh me to once again confront my Fred Guttenberg shouted in and independents voted for the going down, many people that excluded predominantly ever-increasing proximity to response to the president’s bill, which follows the same are recognizing renewables black neighborhoods, indicate gun violence. Two years after opposition to stricter gun laws. path of a similar tax credit that as the sustainable future that a disregard for a more the massacres in Parkland and Guttenberg, who had become attracted Shell Oil to build a the planet needs. Without specific subset of humanity. Pittsburgh, I am still processing a gun safety advocate after the cracker plant in Beaver County. renewables, the supposed Poor neighborhoods, which the trauma as I reflect on our loss of his daughter Jaime, was There’s an established pattern geopolitical stability enforced by in the United States are current gun policy. subsequently escorted out of the in the state legislature where multinational corporations and disproportionately Black, bear Policymakers have yet to take event. the legislators give a tax credit intergovernmental organizations the brunt of industrial pollution adequate action in addressing Guttenberg later apologized to a single corporation to build will falter. Many people will be and the associated increased the gun violence epidemic. As for his outburst, but he should one plant in Pennsylvania. That put into direct lines of danger, mortality rates. The rich, white a result of political inaction, not have had to. Two years after plant will provide a few hundred and the corporations and their owners and executives of fossil trends of gun violence have yet losing his daughter, Guttenberg permanent jobs and a few tax-break-creating governments fuel companies benefitting to slow down. Last year, there had been forced to confront hundred construction jobs. Most will be at fault. from massive tax breaks and were 418 mass shootings in the Trump’s weak positions on gun people in Pennsylvania would Amid all of the tax breaks institutional investment, United States, and 39,426 gun safety–positions that may enable see little benefit. and new construction is a web much like those institutions future mass shootings. For such a massive tax credit, of monetary investment that themselves, care nothing at At the very least, the it’s shocking that so little money implicates Carnegie Mellon all for the human lives burned government should will enter into the Pennsylvania as a proponent of natural gas. in their quest for profit and implement a total ban on economy (in the case of the Neither Carnegie Mellon nor expansion. the sale of assault rifles. The AR-15, the weapon used by mass shooters in both Pittsburgh and Parkland, can fire eight rounds in a single second. Some advocates argue for universal background checks on all weapon purchasers. As it stands, the current background check process is not comprehensive enough. The Parkland and Pittsburgh shooters purchased their firearms legally, after undergoing federal background checks. Stricter gun laws will not undo the Guttenbergs’ grief or bring back the 17 slain in Parkland. Stricter gun laws will not stop me from looking over my shoulder for a gun every time I am in a crowded room. The damage to dozens of Parkland and Pittsburgh families has already been done. Should policymakers take the necessary steps to stop the sale of assault weapons, there is space for a Courtesy of Governor Tom Wolf via Wikimedia future that is free of Gov Tom Wolf (D-PA) is expected to veto HB1100, a bill that would give petrochemical companies a conditional tax break. Paola Mathus/Staff Artist gun violence.

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ALEXIS TRBOVICH worth examining: hypocrisy in Junior Staffwriter Hollywood. Several Hollywood elites The Oscars: Hollywood’s have come under scrutiny for biggest, most glamorous night. A not practicing what they preach, night where the brightest stars in such as Leonardo DiCaprio. A film shine, questionable fashion visit to his Instagram will show choices are made (sorry Saoirse you his passion for protecting the Ronan), and of course, someone environment. He posts almost has to get political. daily about various climate Political speeches at awards crises like the recent Australian shows are nothing new. Granted, fires, endangered wildlife, rising they seem to happen more temperatures, and the need for frequently in this politically cleaner energy. When he accepted divisive era, but they are no his 2016 Oscar for The Revenant, strange sight on the award he wasted no time in calling for ceremony stage. action: “Climate change is real, This year, a handful of people it is happening right now. It is did not hesitate to use the Oscars the most urgent threat facing as a political platform. Brad our species, and we need to Pitt, who won the Oscar for best collectively work together and supporting actor, made a quick stop procrastinating.” but sharp jab at the Senate’s Yet his actions do not always impeachment trial of President match his words. Later in 2016, Trump: “They told me I have 45 DiCaprio was seen taking a seconds this year, which is 45 helicopter to his private jet more seconds than the Senate to travel home from hosting gave John Bolton this week.” his climate and biodiversity Courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Joaquin Phoenix, who won fundraising gala in Saint-Tropez. Even after former Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang dropped from the 2020 election, “Yang Gang” perseveres. best actor for his lead role in Joker, DiCaprio was also among also made a political speech. travelers who took a combined transit, and many other costs? we had a Democratic nominee. Rather than directly criticizing total of 114 private jets to Google $1,000 is also not much, But every time someone like any specific person, he talked Camp’s three-day meeting to especially for people living in areas Klobuchar, Buttigieg, or Biden gets about commonalities in the fight discuss topics such as climate where the cost of living is very criticism for questionable policies against inequality: “We’re talking change. The meeting took place expensive. People in New York, and vague stances as a result of about the fight against the belief last July at the Verdura Resort in San Francisco, or Chicago will their corporate interest support, that one nation, one people, one Italy and cost Google roughly $20 SUJAY UTKARSH not benefit as much from $1,000 “vote blue no matter who” always race, one gender, or one species million. DiCaprio also reportedly Publisher as someone in rural America. It’s gets thrown around. It’s especially has the right to dominate, control, used six private jets in six weeks a lot of taxpayer money spent on used by establishment supporters and use and exploit another with in 2014 to travel between New I have tried to stay away from a plan that doesn’t do anything to shut down progressives. impunity. York and Los Angeles. talking about the elections and the to address stagnant wages or There is a reason why Yang Phoenix also made political Two-time Academy Award- Democratic nominees as much as I rising healthcare costs among voters want to vote for him in the statements during his rambling, winner Jane Fonda is another could. Then Andrew Yang dropped other things. Universal basic primaries, even after he’s dropped expletive-filled Golden Globes outspoken environmental activist. out, and I remembered that he was income is not that useful without out. I don’t think most of those speech. He began by thanking Fonda has been arrested multiple the only non-Bernie candidate I taking those other costs out of the people are saying they will write the Hollywood Foreign Press for times in recent years for climate thought was okay, at best. Since equation. him in during the election, but they “recognizing and acknowledging protests. Perhaps climate protests then, Yang’s supporters, known On the subject of healthcare, he are using the primaries to indicate the link between animal aren’t too stressful when you have as “Yang Gang,” have taken on a supports the “spirit” of Medicare that they want some change agriculture and climate change”, 5,730 square feet of living space, slogan similar to “Bernie or Bust,” for All. Upon reading the policy, it’s from the norm, even if Yang only applauding them for making three bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, albeit on a way smaller scale. better than the private with public represents a compromised version the evening’s meal entirely and servants quarters to relax in “Still Voting Yang” is something option policy a lot of Democrats of that change. plant-based. He also urged his afterward. Maybe she waved to I’ve heard a lot from the Yang support, but it still doesn’t fix a However, things aren’t going colleagues to show decisive action some of the 50,000+ homeless Gang, and it has drawn the ire lot. He wants to lower costs for back to the way they were before. to stop the Australian wildfires people in Los Angeles on her way of many Democrats who kept drugs through price negotiations That status quo is what helped and to take more responsibility home. hounding them with the central and pegging to other countries, get Trump elected, so why not for their actions, such as not flying This year, only one person phrase of this election: “vote blue which is good. But it doesn’t go for positive change where the in private jets to Palm Springs for of color was nominated for no matter who.” They emphasized change the fact that private working class is prioritized and the awards show. one of the 20 acting awards at that voting for Yang is voting for insurance is extremely costly, and healthcare, housing, transit, fair The boldest political move of the Oscars. African-American Trump and compared them to his policy doesn’t say anything and free elections, the Internet, the Golden Globes came from host Cynthia Erivo received the Best “sour” Bernie supporters in 2016 about guaranteeing affordable and many other things are Ricky Gervais. He made it clear at Actress nomination for her role as who also helped the Democrats insurance. His position is one of fundamental rights? There is the beginning of his monologue Harriet Tubman in Harriet but lost “lose” that election (they didn’t). compromise. There should be this strange resistance in the U.S. that he would hold nothing back to Renée Zellweger. For the award Now before I get into all that, lower healthcare costs. However, to change, fueled by the special during his last time hosting the for best director, all five nominees I want to address Yang first. I Yang’s plan allows people to keep interests of the corporate elite event. A few bold sparks included were male. Coming from a corner can understand his appeal. His their private insurance plans that who have overemphasized their calling the Hollywood Foreign of the world that preaches the policies centered around “human- they supposedly like, and taking importance and perpetuated the Press Association racist for the importance of diversity, these centered capitalism” are catchy. that away is “unrealistic.” myth that change is unrealistic lack of people of color nominated nominations are not diverse at all. But “human-centered capitalism” That’s the root problem of and not stable. and calling Jeffrey Epstein a In 2018, actor James Franco is inherently an oxymoron. a lot of things: compromise. It’s a shame the Democrat friend of Hollywood. He criticized wore a “Time’s Up” pin to the Capitalists’ top priority is their Yang was ultimately the best establishment is part of that. Apple TV+ on how their hit The Golden Globe awards, showing profits, and they only care about of the compromise crowd. At Michael Bloomberg, through Morning Show revolves around solidarity with the women of the social costs when it gets them bad least he had a few meaningful millions of dollars of spending doing the right thing, yet their #MeToo movement. However, press. In many cases now, the bad reforms, like criminal justice with within the past few months, has company runs sweatshops Franco has been accused of sexual press doesn’t even matter because rehabilitation programs and some managed to get himself to third in other countries. The fiery assault by five women, even they will make a profit anyway. semblance of a publicly funded place in some polls. If he becomes final minute of the monologue before the pin incident. The other issue with Yang is that election mechanism. the nominee, progressives aren’t completely throws Hollywood These few incidents come his policies are only a surface level But Democrats are doing their going to vote for him. What’s the under the bus: “If you do win from a long list of hypocrisy found fix for the fundamental failings hardest to be both the party of the point of “voting blue no matter an award tonight, don’t use it among Hollywood. Many actors of capitalism. His universal basic people and the party of the elite. who” when we’re just gonna vote as a platform to make a political and actresses are openly liberal income plan is a great example Because of this, they compromise for a richer re-skin of Donald speech. You’re in no position to and support equality, denounce of this. His goal is to use value- and bring about policies that Trump? lecture the public about anything. racism, and preach about climate added taxes on corporations to don’t work and get easily The whole point of why people You know nothing about the real change. Yet they mostly live in then gain lots of revenue to give sabotaged by Republicans, such are saying things like “Bernie or world. Most of you spent less time energy-consuming mansions, everyone $1,000 a month. It’s not as the Affordable Care Act. Then Bust” or “Still Voting Yang’’ is to in school than Greta Thunberg. pollute the air with their private a bad idea, but it operates under Republicans get to point fingers show that people aren’t going So if you win, come up, accept jets, and praise an academy that the myth of consumer sovereignty. and say: “look, the government to just sit back and accept some your little award, thank your lacks diversity and representation Essentially, people will know doesn’t work.” The pendulum mediocre establishment favorite agent and your God and fuck in its nominees. the best choices to make with then swings back towards their who kowtows to corporate off, okay?” Regardless of one’s This begs the question: When the $1,000 they get. But how is favor. interests. Bernie supporters, opinion on politics or Hollywood, an actor uses an award acceptance anyone supposed to know how That’s all I can think of when I in particular, don’t want faux it was incredibly bold of Gervais speech as a political platform, how to properly allocate their $1,000 hear the “vote blue no matter who” progressives who continue to to attack Hollywood on their seriously should we take them? in a reasonable manner so that line so early on in the election compromise their positions to home turf. While his criticism may Draw your own conclusions, but I they can adequately pay for their timeline. It would be one thing appease the establishment. Is it seem outrageous and over the say that Hollywood has to get in housing, insurance, consumption, if the primaries were over and unrealistic to ask for better? top, he sheds light on something touch with reality. A6 « thetartan.org/forum The Tartan » February 17, 2020

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Anti-photovoltaics generate power without sunlight

ATAHAN KILICCOTE generation of traditional solar Staffwriter cells by almost 10 percent. Anti- photovoltaics, on the other hand, Solar cells, by definition, need as long as they are pointed away sunlight—but not anymore. In from the sun and kept warmer an article published in the Jan. than their surroundings, can 2020 edition of journal ACS continue to produce power during Photonics, University of California the day. Davis electrical and computer Anti-photovoltaics could solve engineering (ECE) Professor the issue of plaguing energy Jeremy Munday described an grids with large deployments of “anti-photovoltaic cell” that could solar cells, common in California. generate up to 50 watts of power Currently, a huge strain is created per square meter at night. To in the power grid when the sun put this into context, a regular sets and traditional photovoltaics photovoltaic cell can generate go offline. This phenomenon is between 150 and 200 watts per known as the “duck curve,” and it is square meter. This new power a major concern for the California source could have wide effects on power grid. During sunset, gas both the climate battle and the power plants need to be quickly stability of the energy grid. maxed out to meet demand Usually, photovoltaics work by and offset the drop in energy absorbing light, causing a voltage production. These “peaking to appear across the device, units” are subject to incredibly which then creates a flowing high operations and maintenance current. Anti-photovoltaics work costs, since they undergo massive not with light, but with heat. stress when shifting from low to Instead of generating electicity max generation in a short period Courtesy of Thomas Kohler via Flickr from the input of light, these cells of time. These hasty transfers Traditional photovoltaic cells generate between 150 and 200 watts per square meter, but they require sunlight to function. emit thermal radiation into the can strain and congest the grid’s atmosphere, causing a negative transmission systems. Anti- a class in energy markets and other fast-responding units, but their potential and solving the voltage and a negative current photovoltaics can offset this duck power systems, commented about the problem would not go away. world’s energy difficulties. Like while still generating power. curve issue since their power this new technology’s effects in There does not seem to be a traditional solar generation, Anti-photovoltaics must be kept generation increases as traditional an email to The Tartan. “The definitive path clearing away from the impact of anti-photovoltaic relatively warm to generate power photovoltaics begin to drop off. duck curve from photovoltaic this problem, despite, of course, developments might not reach efficiently. Warm objects radiate Anti-photovoltaics could produce power dropping out, would be, the use of massive amounts of society for another generation. thermal energy. That’s why, for high returns if they are able to fill at best, 25% smoother and, even (still costly) battery storage acting Yet, Carnegie Mellon University, example, we can use thermal this gap in power generation and worse, under the optimistic as regulating buffers.” an institution leading the world imaging cameras to measure capitalize on the inflated price of assumption that all photovoltaics Even though anti-photovoltaics in technological innovation, must temperatures at a distance. energy. are replaced by anti-photovoltaics represent a promising new remain optimistic while striving Photovoltaic cells are made more Panayiotis Moutis, a Systems and that their power would peak perspective in energy generation, to explore a variety of solutions efficient by staying cool, so a Scientist at the Scott Institute for immediately. Such a scenario it seems that innovation in battery to existential issues like climate cooling system can increase the Energy Innovation who teaches would somewhat relieve gas or technology is the key to unleashing change.

Neural nets analyze gene expression

SEAN MIN called CNNC. Bar-Joseph Yuan and Bar-Joseph trained Staffwriter and Ye Yuan, a postdoctoral CNNs on single-cell expression researcher in Carnegie Mellon’s data to analyze gene relationships. Computer scientists at Carnegie Machine Learning Department, Single-cell expression data are Mellon University have used a co-authored the paper. taken from experiments that can common deep learning method “CNNs, which were developed discern the activity level of all used for facial recognition and a decade ago, are revolutionary. genes in a given cell. The data other image-based applications, I’m still in awe of Google Photos, from hundreds of thousands and applied it to learn more about which uses them for facial of these single-cell analyses gene relationships. The scientists recognition,” Bar-Joseph said in were organized into a matrix or represented large quantities of a press release. “We sometimes histogram. In this matrix, every gene expression data in a graphical take this technology for granted cell serves as a representation of a form that can be analyzed by because we use it all the time. different level of co-expression of convolutional neural networks But it’s incredibly powerful and is some pair of genes. By representing (CNNs). CNNs are excellent at not restricted to images. It’s all a the data in this manner, it more closely resembles an image, “CNNs, which were developed a decade ago, which CNNs can analyze better. are revolutionary.” The researchers used data from genes with already-established Ziv Bar-Joseph interactions to train the CNNs Professor, Carnegie Mellon University to detect the genes that were interacting and those that were analyzing visual imagery, so they not on the basis of the matrix’s can be used to make inferences matter of how you represent your visual patterns. about interactions between genes. data.” “It’s very, very hard to The CNNs developed by the To fully comprehend human distinguish between causality and researchers are better for gene development or diseases, correlation,” Yuan commented. analysis than any made thus far. researchers must find out how While the CNNC method’s A report concerning how genes work with one another effectiveness is limited by the CNNs can aid in the identification in networks and complexes, quantity of gene expression data of genes related to genes and as all 20,000 human genes available, it proved statistically genetic and developmental function interconnectedly. These more accurate than existing pathways that drugs might relationships can be inferred by methods. Yuan and Bar-Joseph target was published on Dec. 10, observing gene expression, which expect CNNC will be one of several 2019 in The Proceedings of the represents gene activity levels in techniques that researchers will National Science. Ziv Bar-Joseph, cells. For the most part, according eventually deploy in analyzing a professor of machine learning to Yuan, if two genes are both large datasets. In the future, we and computational biology at active at the same time, they are could see CNNCs used to discern Carnegie Mellon, explained interacting. However, it could be a causality in all sorts of phenomena, the applications beyond gene mere coincidence or both could be from social networking to financial interactions for the new method, activated by another gene. data.

Courtesy of PublicDomainPictures via pixabay A8 « thetartan.org/scitech The Tartan » February 17, 2020 Polyethylene nanofiber displays Switching off aging extraordinary thermal properties and inflammation ANNA LI The team studied older mice Junior Staffwriter with immune systems that had been destroyed by radiation. A recent study from the The researchers gave the mice University of California, Berkeley blood stem cells that produced suggests there may be new ways either the deacetylated or to reverse current age-related acetylated version of the NLRP3 conditions. These findings could inflammasome. The mice that have significant implications for produced the deacetylated rampant age-related conditions version of the inflammasome had such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, improved insulin resistance after diabetes, and even cancer. six weeks, which has implications Leading the study is senior for reversing the course of Kian Nassre/Junior Staff Artist author Danica Chen, Associate metabolic disease. Diagram of molecular shapes of polymers in their normal amorphous state, polyethylene nanofiber in its linear state, and Professor of Metabolic Biology, “I think this finding has polyethylene nanofiber as a thermal insulator. The dots indicate regions with rotational disorder that slow heat transfer. Nutritional Sciences, and very important implications in Toxicology at UC Berkeley. Her treating major human chronic KIAN NASSRE thermal conductivity” This property was not entirely team first shows that the NLRP3 diseases,” Chen explained. Staffwriter Polymers are molecular surprising to the team, as it has inflammasome, a large collection “It’s also a timely question to chains that typically tangle into been hypothesized for some of proteins in charge of launching ask, because in the past year, Materials research has seen formations resembling a pile of time. “The crystallization of inflammatory responses to bodily many promising Alzheimer’s tremendous evolution over the wet spaghetti. Organic polymers polyethylene by stretching it was threats, could be ‘switched disease trials ended in failure. past century and continues to have a spine of carbon atoms with discovered as early as the 1980s. off’ by a molecule removal One possible explanation is that evolve today. One of the more different R groups branching off But at that time, the technique process named deacetylation. treatment starts too late, and recent discoveries in the field is a the side. The more complex the was limited to a microscale. Even Chen suggests that because it has gone to the point of no polymer that can rapidly switch R group, the less likely that the the 10-micrometer nanofiber, they overactivation of this inflam- return. So I think it’s more urgent between acting as a thermal masome has been linked to than ever to understand the conductor and insulator. conditions such as multiple reversibility of aging-related con- This development arose “This piece of work was inspired by a sclerosis, cancer, and dementia, ditions and use that knowledge through research conducted molecular dynamics simulation...” drugs that involve deacetylating to aid drug development for by Carnegie Mellon University could have practical applications aging-related diseases.” associate professor of mechanical Xiao Luo in their treatment. This research has important engineering Sheng Shen, in his “This acetylation can serve implications for those suffering work investigating mechani- Master’s Student, Carnegie Mellon University as a switch,” Chen said in a from or at risk of cancer, cally fabricated polyethylene UC Berkeley press release. Alzheimer’s, and diabetes, nanofibers. These nanofibers are “So, when it is acetylated, this which are currently among the produced by stretching ordinary polymers will form straight lines. found, had high crystallinity,” inflammasome is on. When it is leading causes of death in the polyethylene, the plastic used in Polyethylene has one of the Luo said, “This piece of work was deacetylated, the inflammasome U.S. No current cure exists for plastic bags. simplest R groups: lone hydrogen inspired by a molecular dynamics is off.” these diseases. For instance, “Generally in bulk polyeth- atoms. At room temperature, the simulation… We proved that this Chen and her team found Alzheimer’s only has medicine to ylene, we have the polymer polyethylene nanofiber conducts kind of material behavior exists in that a protein, called SIRT2, delay, not cure, the degenerative chains tangled. But when we get heat roughly 100 times better nature.” is capable of deacetylating symptoms of memory loss. This the nanofiber by stretching it, it than bulk polyethylene. When As of now, the fabrication the NLRP3 protein complex. is done mainly through cholines- becomes highly aligned, and that the nanofiber reaches roughly of the nanofiber is likely too By doing tests on mice and terase inhibitors, which prevents makes it crystalline”, said Xiao 430 Kelvin (314 ºF), rotational inefficient to be jumping ahead cells called macrophages, they the breakdown of chemical Luo, a master’s student working disorder occurs without disrupting towards commercial uses, but found that mice that were bred messengers involved in learning under Shen, in an interview with the long-range order, essentially the properties may someday have without SIRT2 showed more and memory. The Tartan. “What’s interesting creating a firewall that slows astounding uses. Luo hopes to inflammation at a younger age Chen seeks to continue her is that at low temperatures, it is down the transmission of heat. improve the fabrication process to when compared to the control research in inflammation. “In the very thermally conductive. But As a result, above 430 Kelvin, the make the nanofiber longer, beyond group. They were also shown to past, we showed that aged stem at a certain temperature, the polymer maintains its unusual 1 millimeter. Since polyethylene is have higher insulin resistance, cells can be rejuvenated. Now, polymer chains become twisted stiffness but rapidly switches from relatively inexpensive, we may see which is seen in individuals with we are asking: to what extent can in subregions. Such disorder being a thermal conductor to a it used as a sensor in all kinds of type II diabetes and metabolic aging be reversed?” said Chen in indicates a huge decrease in thermal insulator. microelectronic devices. syndrome. a press release.

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Courtesy of pxhere February 17, 2020 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A9 SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO Swim and dive place top five at UAA Championships

Photo courtesy of Carnegie Mellon Athletics Senior Emma Nicklas-Morris swam a career-best, school record-setting 2:03.43 200-yard butterfly as the Tartan men and women teams placed fourth and fifth at the UAA Championships, respectively. Tartans win close game 84-73 Proposal to the ISU

BASKETBALL, from A10 prompting the Tartans to call a game ended 84 – 73. ISU, from A10 athleticism. While proposing 30-second timeout. This win meant that the changes in order to preserve the This had no significant effect Carnegie Mellon University sport’s artistic qualities is reason- The Tartans seemed to on the flow of the game, however, men’s basketball team swept Additional changes proposed able, the framework outlined, come back from the break and the teams continued to trade the season series. Having scored include that the technical though seemingly well-thought- reinvigorated, however, and two off scoring, with the Tartans 20 points during the game, program’s technical elements out and unquestionably radical, free throws scored by McNeil, maintaining their slight margin. Howarth moved into 10th place would account for 60 percent may not be the most apt way to along with a jump shot and a Two free throws by Howarth in terms of Carnegie Mellon of the overall score and the address this situation. free throw by Howarth extended made the score 82 – 73, and with University’s all-time scoring list. program component score On the other hand, however, Carnegie Mellon University’s just 46 seconds left on the clock, With 18 points and 14 rebounds, (PCS) or artistic score would it is completely possible that the lead to 71 – 62. Carnegie Mellon University Suddeth recorded a University account for 40 percent of the radical nature of this proposal is, Although both teams called their second full timeout. Athletic Association-leading total whereas the technical score in fact, the best way to address continued to score points, This time, the timeout 10th double-double. With six would account for 40 percent of these issues. neither team seemed to be able seemed to momentarily hinder assists, McNeil continued to the total and the PCS would ac- Essentially, the drafted plan to get any significant gain on the the Maroons, and the last 46 extend his school assist record. count for 60 percent of the free is not all that difficult to write other, and the game headed into seconds saw little change to the The Tartans now look skate. out. Its implementation, while the final five minutes of action score aside from two successful forward to facing Emory College In email exchanges with NBC certainly feasible to a degree, with the score reading 74 – 66, free throws from Watson. The on Friday, Feb. 21. Sports, Fabio Bianchetti, the will affect athletes, judges, and current chair of the ISU’s singles all those involved in the sport and pairs technical committee, on a global scale. Possibly, the has stated that these proposed proposal will cause unnecessary changes are ultimately intended convolution, while changing “to push skaters to look for little in terms of shifting the quality and not only for dif- sport back towards its original ficulty with much more time artistic roots. Write For Sports! than today for transitions and It would be a mistake, though Interviews, Sporting Events, choreographic moments.” to not consider the fact that it If approved by the ISU, the is certainly plausible that the Writing Experience! changes would take effect in the radical nature of the proposal is 2022 – 2023 season. exactly what the figure skating [email protected] While there have also been community needs right now, ideas to split the short pro- and that the proposal will spark gram and the free skate into a change that adjusts the course two distinct competitions with of the sport for the better. separate medals awarded for Either way, it will be each, no formal proposal has yet fascinating to see how the been made. proposal process plays out, and Overall, figure skating has how these changes, if passed, recently seemed to stray from its changes the sport of figure artistic qualities in favor of raw skating.

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Undergraduate summer employment at Carnegie Mellon University is available with the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences (PGSS). The PGSS is a five-week summer school for extremely talented high school students from Pennsylvania. Teaching Assistant/Counselor appointments are available in the areas of biology, chemistry, computer science, physics and mathematics. In addition, one or two positions may be available as Co-Directors of Residential Life. Academic duties of the TA/Counselor include assisting with lecture and lab courses and mentoring team research projects. Counselor duties of the TA/Counselor include living in the same dormitory as the PGSS students, ensuring that students adhere to the PGSS disciplinary rules, providing tutorial help in the academic program, and arranging and conducting social activities. Co- Directors of Residential Life (a.k.a. Head Counselors) are responsible for overseeing the TA/Counselors and fostering a safe, collaborative living and learning environment for the PGSS students. TA/Counselor applicants should have finished their sophomore year by the start of the summer program. Consideration will also be given to extraordinarily qualified first-year applicants. Preference will be given to applicants with strong academic records and strong social skills. Prior experience with PGSS or a similar summer program is preferred, but not required. Applicants for Co-Director of Residential Life should have graduated from college or university by the start of the summer program. Further information is available at the PGSS web site: http://sciences.pa-gov-schools.org/.

Stipend for five-and-one-half week period: $2,500 for new TA/Counselors, $2,750 for returning TA/Counselors $3,000 for Co-Director of Residential Life Housing is included (in the PGSS dorm) as well as a food allowance. Duties begin Wednesday, June 24, 2020, end Sunday, August 2, 2020 Apply online at the CMU website; use the keyword PGSS: https://www.cmu.edu/jobs/index.html Contact the PGSS Program Office at (412) 268-6669 or e-mail [email protected] Application Deadline: March 31, 2020 Photo courtesy of Luu via Wikimedia Commons (Applications may be accepted after the deadline until all positions are filled.) Athletes like Nathan Chen (center) have changed the sport with their jumps. A10 « thetartan.org/sports The Tartan » February 17, 2020

Basketball completes season series sweep CYNTHIA XU Sports Editor

The Carnegie Mellon University men’s basketball team played against the University of Chicago last Friday in a close match that ultimately gave the Tartans their 10th win of the season. The Tartans started out quite strong in the first half, with two layups from senior Trent Suddeth and junior Ethan Miller, both assisted by senior Colin McNeil, putting Carnegie Mellon University a solid four points in front of their opponents. Although the Maroons sought to bring the scoreline closer with a successful three-point jump shot, the Tartans continued to maintain their lead. A well-aimed three-point jump shot by junior Daniel Weiss extended the Tartans’ lead to 13 – 7 with just under 14-and-a-half minutes left on the clock. Though both teams made efforts to improve their position, the score stayed locked for nearly two minutes. A free throw made by the Maroons was soon matched Photo courtesy of Carnegie Mellon Athletics by a layup by Carnegie Mellon Zach Howarth (right) scored a game-leading 20 points as Carnegie Mellon University men’s basketball team beat the University of Chicago at home. University junior Zach Watson, making the score 15 – 8. the first half. With three-point with it reading 52 – 33 in the a single free throw scored by 64 – 54, the Maroons kept the Watson then made both free jump shots made by seniors Zach Tartans’ favor, where it stayed Suddeth. Tartans from scoring while throws awarded to him off of a Howarth and Cooper Williams, for a minute and a half. Both teams proceeded to trade racking up a few more points of University of Chicago foul, and the Tartans gave themselves an Despite further efforts by off scoring, and with 10 minutes their own to make the scoreline though a layup seemed to turn the 18-point lead, the score reading the Maroons, Carnegie Mellon left on the clock, University 64 – 59 with just eight minutes game back towards the Maroons, 38 – 20 with just under 5 minutes University continued to lead of Chicago had managed to left on the clock. a three-point jump shot by left in the first half. with a sizeable 57 – 41 with a close the gap to 12 points, the Both teams then scored first-year Nick Nakasian quickly Although points were traded quarter of the time in the second scores reading 62 – 50 in favor layups, but a three-point jump dispelled these apparitions by among both teams, Carnegie half gone, forcing University of the Tartans. However, this shot by University of Chicago increasing the Tartans’ lead to a Mellon University managed to of Chicago to call their first momentum by the Maroons reduced the Tartans’ lead to just formidable 20 – 10. hold onto their lead, for the most 30-second timeout. necessitated a full timeout called four points. At 66 – 62 in favor of Jump shots made from behind part, ending the first half 44 – 29. This seemed to temporarily by Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon University, the the three-point line by junior The University of Chicago stop the Tartans’ momentum, but The timeout seemed to have Maroons called a full timeout to Joey Krempa, along with another attempted to begin their second the Maroons failed to capitalize little effect on their opponents, prepare for the last seven and a one by Miller, then brought the half aggressively, but efforts on it, with the score essentially however, and University of half minutes of gameplay. scoreline to 26 – 10, with just from Howarth, Miller, and remaining the same for the next Chicago lessened the margin to under 10 minutes left to play in McNeil maintained the margin, minute and a half, except for 10 points. The score now reading See BASKETBALL, A9 Changes proposed to ISU Penalty shouts: The CYNTHIA XU jumps, so it was the mark that would skate in a technical XFL kicks off again Sports Editor had the importance. That’s not program and a free skate, each the case anymore.” three-and-a-half minutes long. similarly had good ratings but It’s no secret that these days, This growing discontent has As in the current system, the NATHANIEL RICHMOND Staffwriter then failed before the season the difficulty of a figure skater’s been a significant reason behind scores would then be added to ended. jumps is one of, if not the a new proposal that has been produce the final score. This is Penalty Shouts, The This is why I propose that, most, significant determinant brought before the International This adjustment in length Tartan’s sports column inspired if they’re going to have the of their final score. As such, Skating Union (ISU). While the would effectively reduce the by the The New Yorker’s column over/under of each game on dissatisfaction has grown in parts entire proposal’s contents and disparity of technical points Daily Shouts. This satire-fueled the broadcasts, they should put column will focus on anything the over/under on the number and everything funny in the sports of weeks the XFL is expected to “We always tried to make the creative side just as world that is deserving of our survive. At least the XFL is trying comedic attention. to shorten the games, so that I important as the jumps, so it was the mark that had The XFL kicked off this week, don’t have to watch them. the importance. That’s not the case anymore.” and most football fans were Seriously, though, I would unmoved. Traditional fans were like the XFL to be a more unique confused by the new rules, like departure from the NFL. Maybe Brian Boitano the requirement during kickoffs it could be more like wrestling. Olympic Gold Medalist that everyone except the kicker Just throw in The Rock and make and returner stand five yards it into a movie. I’d watch that. apart until the ball is caught. Add John Cena, and it’s like half The casual fans didn’t care for of a Fast and Furious movie. It’s a of the figure skating community details aren’t set to be made available in the short program subpar professional football right shame they didn’t allow players to towards the current state of the public until April, the general (7) compared to the free skate after the NFL season. And the choose the name on their jerseys sport and the way it’s structured, framework appears to be an (12). While the short program questionable gains left would-be as in the original XFL. I still think as they feel the sport has evolved attempt at better balancing the accounts for only around pundits like myself wondering “He Hate Me” should have a spot into what is essentially just a technical and artistic sides of 25 – 35 percent of the skaters’ why it exists in the first place. in the Football Hall of Fame. “jumping contest.” figure skating. total score today, the proposed Billionaires like WWE CEO and There is something to be said According to four-time U.S. Under the proposed system, system could potentially allow XFL owner Vince McMahon are for the XFL. Maybe removing champion, two-time world rather than skating in a short the technical program and free entitled to spend their fortunes kickoffs where players collide champion, and Olympic gold program, usually around two skate to have equal weight on however they want, I guess. But head-on at full speed, letting medalist Brian Boitano, “We minutes and 40 seconds in the total score. still, why try another American a team have their offense and always tried to make the creative length, followed by a circa football league when the NFL defense each play in overtime, and side just as important as the four-minute free skate, athletes See ISU, A9 is doing fine? There is a long reducing the time between plays list of failed major leagues: The are all good ideas. They seem like United States Football League they could really bring in a new (1983-1985), the original XFL audience who are alienated by the (2001), the United Football stubborn rules of the NFL as well League (2009-2012), and, just as its handling of the CTE scandal. last year, the Alliance of American And the ball has an “X” on it! Football (AAF) failed after only However, according to a few weeks of play. Even after a bookmakers, these ideas are only successful first week, I wouldn’t expected to help the XFL survive say the XFL is safe yet. The AAF seven weeks of its season.

Photo courtesy of deerstop via Wikimedia Commons In recent years, technical elements of figure skating routines have become more and more crucial in scoring. Anna Boyle/Visual Editor pillbox The Tartan’s Art & Culture Magazine February 17,February 2020

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It has been less than a year since singer- welcomed sneak-peek into After School. songwriter Melanie Martinez came back to the music scene after a three-year hiatus. Her “Copy Cat” is a vicious jab at another singer- sophomore album, K-12, and its corresponding songwriter, Timothy Heller. Martinez and film of the same name, marked the end of Heller had been friends when they began her three-year hiatus. She announced on her their journeys as musicians. However, Heller Instagram story that she would be releasing accused Martinez of sexual assault in a now- seven songs in 2020. Many fans speculated deleted tweet. Martinez responded to the about an EP release to accompany K-12, claim that Heller repeatedly said “no” with especially considering a song that is not on the “she never said ‘no’.” It did not take long for album was featured in the film’s credits and Martinez’s quote to be perceived as victim- fans allegedly overheard Martinez rehearsing blaming Heller. unreleased music behind the scenes. Some inconsistencies of Heller’s accusation On Feb. 9, Martinez confirmed the were quickly noticed. The date of the alleged speculations on her Instagram stories: K-12 incident — June 25, 2015 — just so happens would have a sequel released as an EP, After to overlap with Martinez’s Cry Baby tour. School, that would be coming out “sooner This contradicts Heller’s claim that the than you think.” She then released “Copy Cat” alleged sexual assault occurred in Martinez’s featuring Tierra Whack, the next day. In the house. Heller responded to this criticism by same Instagram story, she praised Whack as claiming “it’s frustrating to feel like I need to “one of [her] favorite artists.” prove myself to people who clearly have no sympathy for victims.” Additionally, screenshots “Copy Cat” is the first time Martinez from deleted posts show that Heller not only has collaborated with another artist or stayed in contact with Martinez but also incorporated hip-hop into her music. However, dressed up as Martinez and tagged her in a she keeps her same take on avant-garde pop now-deleted Instagram post. and Whack’s rapping meshes seamlessly into the track. This single was certainly an After School is expected to be released in unexpected release in its style, but it is a spring 2020.

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Celebrating International Movies This Edition: Korea

Since Parasite won best picture, I couldn’t Another fun thing about Bong Joon-ho’s first two in that list are two of my personal write my usual rant about how bad the movies is that he has a consistent theme he favorite films ever. Oscars are again. But it did show that likes to explore across his different films and international, non-English language films, comes to different conclusions with them, Oldboy, which came out in 2003, is one are gaining recognition in the U.S., and which is often related to class consciousness. of the most twisted, hypnotic revenge there is a whole world of film across the For example, Mother and Parasite explore sagas I have ever seen. It is a visceral globe offering stories that people here how class solidarity can break down. On deconstruction of revenge and the injustice can connect with. The one-inch barrier of the other hand, The Host and Snowpiercer of taking justice into your own hands. I have subtitles is starting to be broken down, so I explore how the lower class unites. All of seen it four times, and I feel physically gross thought it would be fun to go through and them explore the futility of class mobility, after finishing it each time. Park Chan-wook talk about international films. This will be and, for the sake of not spoiling, you can is also a master at getting the audience part of a longer running series where I talk view the conclusions of all of them and get to glean a lot about a character while not about different films from different parts of a really unique and holistic picture about showing a lot. It also has one of the best the world. So for this first one, we’ll start class from a director who has created this fight scenes ever, with the three minute one with Korean cinema. thematic universe. It’s neat to see a director take in the hallway. It’s not very common to do this. have a film like this have a fight scene with In my opinion, the contemporary Korean 25 guys flailing around, but this film does it film industry is making some of the best What’s also interesting about Korean incredibly well. films currently, especially when it comes to thrillers, and East Asian cinema as a whole, their thrillers. Parasite is a great example is how they go all out in the production The Handmaiden came out in 2016, and of this and has become one of my favorite of all of their movies. The financiers trust it was my favorite film from that year. It’s films. The director Bong Joon-ho’s other the directors, and the directors trust the a historical erotic thriller of a man using a Korean language films are also excellent. audience to stick with them through the caretaker to con a Japanese heiress. If that Mother, Memories of Murder, The Host, ride. There are American films that do this premise doesn’t entice you, watch the film and Barking Dogs Don’t Bite are all great as well, but for some reason with Korean anyway because it gets more insane as it films of different genres with memorable cinema, it’s at another level. goes along. I won’t say anything more about characters, amazing production, and biting it. social commentary. He also has two English My favorite Korean director who embodies language films, Snowpiercer and Okja, that this philosophy is Park Chan-wook, who What’s amazing about Korean thrillers is are also great, but I personally prefer his has made masterpieces like Oldboy, The that as crazy as they can get, it still feels Korean language films. Handmaiden, Thirst, Sympathy for Mister grounded and believable because there is Vengeance, and Lady Vengeance. The such a great understanding of the characters 4 within the story. Their motivations make follows a widow dealing with grief, and sense, and the insanity of the story is helped while it’s a really sad film, it’s incredibly along by the decisions each character breathtaking and really powerfully acted. I makes. haven’t mentioned the actors yet, but if the Academy actually recognized Korean actors, From my understanding, these are also then Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon would considered mainstream films in Korea. It’s have been nominated for this film and many a bit similar to the American cinema in others. the 1970s, where films like The Godfather were also mainstream, commercial films. I haven’t seen any Korean films from before It’s amazing how there are producers 2000 that I can remember off the top of my who understand that it’s possible to head, so that’s something I would like to create original and unique stories that are personally find out more about. But as of profitable. I wish they were more common in now, Korean cinema is doing really well, and the U.S today. I’m glad that Parasite winning best picture is getting Korean films more attention. There The last director I’ll mention is Lee Chang- are many Korean directors I am following, dong. He directed Burning, which was one of and I am really excited to see what other my favorite films of 2018. It also has Steven films we will get from them. Yuen from The Walking Dead, and it’s easily the best performance I have seen from him. Other notable recommendations: Whereas the films of Bong Joon-ho and The Man From Nowhere (Lee Jeong-beom) Park Chan-wook are faster paced, this one Train to Busan (Yeon Sang-ho) is a slow burn, patient mystery. But it’s one A Taxi Driver (Jang Hoon) of the slow burn films that even those who A Tale of Two Sisters (Kim Jee-woon) aren’t into slow burn movies would be into I Saw the Devil (Kim Jee-woon) because of how entrancing it is. The Wailing (Na Hong-jin) Moss (Kang Woo-suk) Lee Chang-dong’s films in general are a The Chaser (Na Hong-jin) lot more slow burn and meditative, so if Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring you’re into that, Secret Sunshine is another (Kim Ki-duk) great one I’d recommend, too. The film 5 (and theBirds Fantabulous Emancipationof ofPrey One Harley Quinn)

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From a marketing push that focused on Prey feels like DC’s alternative option for characters and their storylines fell flat, female power, a reclamation of a narrative, a female empowerment film for critics of such as police detective Renee Montoya’s and basically anything that wasn’t related 2017’s Wonder Woman, or maybe for those storyline. Highlighting sexism in the to Jared Leto’s infamous Joker from 2016’s who liked the Patty Jenkins-directed film but workplace and the protection of the upper Suicide Squad, it was clear that director didn’t absolutely love it. class, familiar archetypal storylines seen Cathy Yan’s DC installment Birds of Prey throughout this year’s Oscar campaigns (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One In other words, it shows DC’s aim to widen made the underlying tone of female Harley Quinn) had a certain audience in their market to provide different kinds empowerment feel hammered in and mind. And I’ll be completely honest, I was of stories for different people. One of suffocating. Some characters and definitely in that audience. Harley’s defining and more controversial storylines stood out. The motivations characteristics is her toxic and abusive of the allegiances of Jurnee Smollett- The film, while mainly focused on Harley, relationship with the Joker. By breaking that Bell’s Black Canary were a compelling speaks to the power of female unity and relationship, director Cathy Yan launches foil that injected a bit of life into Renee empowerment. It’s a film that feels like it’s a refreshing female take in the superhero Montoya’s overdone storyline. Ewan made for edgy girls that shop at Hot Topic sphere. Yan showcases all of Harley’s McGregor truly looked like he was having or Dolls Kill. Like most superhero movies, it’s strengths and weaknesses: her intelligence, fun portraying villain Black Mask. And filled with further references to DC comic her tendency to be an airhead, her Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Huntress book lore that Harley Quinn fans will be kindness, and her proficiency in leadership. was a surprising and entertaining able to recognize. For those who liked the Most profoundly, Cathy Yan attempts to comedic foil, serving to highlight female aesthetic of Suicide Squad (or at least its candidly show the up-and-down cycle of vengeance. They all added color (both first 10 minutes), Birds of Prey embraces that Harley’s life and her recovery from (in the metaphorically and literally) to the in its off-the-wall style. words of Harley Quinn) being a really shitty world-building and society of the person into a less shitty person. movie, and it’s a shame that there Maybe I should start from the beginning. couldn’t be more time spent on these Birds of Prey follows Margot Robbie’s While the fundamental messages of Birds storylines. Harley Quinn, recently breaking up with the of Prey clearly exist in the film, the writing Joker and attempting to embrace her new somehow makes them simultaneously too In trying to be as unbiased as I could, life unchained to her abusive ex-boyfriend. ham-fisted and too hidden. In trying to I can say that at the very least Birds of Harley–with the help of other superheroes– highlight each of Harley’s fellow female Prey is still a ton of fun. While a bit all protects a young girl named Cassandra Cain crime fighters, the movie’s pacing suffers. over the place, Birds of Prey embraces from the larger Gotham City crime scene While it is easily attributed to Harley’s as much of Harley’s odd-ball energy as while trying to make it on her own as a chaotic personality, having that translate possible while still telling the a story mercenary in Gotham. into a storytelling format wasn’t the greatest of female unity and empowerment decision. Throughout the first 30-40 minutes that feels refreshing within the male- Almost following in the footsteps of Todd of the film, the timing jumped around so dominated superhero landscape. In a Phillips’ Joker in trying to capture a certain much that it felt hard to tell where things movie landscape that is always trying vibe and market (high-class naysayers of started and things ended. to please higher-ups to earn acclaim, superhero films?), Birds of Prey feels like Birds of Prey candidly embraces a refreshing step in the same independent Like the timing and pacing of the movie, the irreverence and chaos, no matter who’s direction that Warner Bros. is aiming to take time and attention spent on characters also along for the ride. their DC films into. In some ways, Birds of felt a bit haphazardly distributed. Some 6 xX_CutePixel_Xx: the interview

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Last weekend, the art exhibit xX_CutePixel_Xx LZ on Untitled Blob Man: Untitled Blob Man interact with the work. Part of my inspiration by Yixin He, Alyssa Lee, Eileen Lee, Connie kind of unintentionally fit the theme — I made for this was something like a dress up game, Ye, Lexin Yuan, and Lauren Zhang came to him at a craft/painting hangout my friends where you can piece together an image that the Frame Gallery. Coming from art, computer had, and when I moved into my apartment, I reflects your personality. It was fun to make science, and HCI backgrounds, the artists’ didn’t have something to hang him on the wall something physical for a change since most of aim was to “explore what it means for digital so I just left him on a stand on the floor, and my work is computer based. representations to be ‘cute’ or nostalgic, there he remained. I thought he looked like a deconstructing the word as it relates to 2010s little internet profile icon, and it was cool that AL on @good_egg_bot: @good_egg_bot was digital culture” and “investigate how nostalgia he was sitting in 3D space, not on a wall or inspired by the many Twitter bots that already plays into placing humanity back into data- computer screen. exist, plus my love for eggs and giving away driven, web or creative technological works.” art. I like the idea of a friendly bot that will LZ on Mii Simulator: I was back home do something simple like give away eggs. I was fortunate enough to have the and I found my old Wii controllers and opportunity to ask the artists some questions simultaneously thought about my memories of AL on Ink Game: Ink Game was made to about their experiences with the internet and the Mii Channel and how fun it would be to simulate drawing in first person view of the creating the exhibit after the reception. play computer games with the Wii remotes. paint. It is similar to making a big drawing in Up until this point I’d been struggling to think the snow or sand, but with the added utility of something that resonated with me that of MS Paint-like features (changing colors, What was your inspiration for this would be relevant to “cute pixel” and digital line width, and flood filling). The CMYK color exhibit? nostalgia, but I spent a lot of time on my Miis scheme is inspired by a printer. as a kid, so I thought it would be cool to LZ: For the exhibition theme, we were thinking elevate these nuggets of memory to something CY: I made the Digital Pet Graveyard, Utopia about what we all had in common, and as of a spectacle. (face morphing webpage) and the Pixel Art artists who all deal with or use technology ML studies. heavily in our art, it made sense to think LZ on Clark’s Empire: a website that links about our roots, reexamining our childhood to a number of businesses that have the EL: I created the customized cat characters experiences with technology and how they name Clark in their titles. It was very much a (screenprint on paper). The vaguely-shaped influenced our work today. “shower thought” moment that came when I cats all vary from each other in small ways was trying to remember the link to a website (different eye colors and eyes, clothes, etc). AL: I wanted to create this exhibit as homage that had the name Clark in it and found some They are lined up in multiple rows, and you to all of the websites, games, TV shows, etc. very interesting, clearly outdated websites. can choose one to take home! that inspired me to become an artist and computer scientist. YH: My main piece was Dress Down Game. Although my work is not usually themed I played a ton of dress up games in my around old internet nostalgia, I grew up with CY: I wanted to make a Frame show that was childhood, so I wanted to make something fun games like Neopets and Club Penguin as a explicitly “cute”! and surprising based on those games. kid, and I miss when the internet had chaotic, ugly websites. (It feels much more intimate What was the inspiration for your AL on Trainer Cards: I made a station where and personal visiting a website designed by people could assemble their own ID cards someone who just wanted to show the world specific pieces? because I wanted everyone to be able to some funny cat pictures.) take a piece of the show home with them and 8 I used to spend a long time creating my are super popular – just look at the hype own characters, changing the body color What was the creative process around the upcoming Animal Crossing game and adding on ribbons and hats, and this like working across different and Animal Crossing Switch. It’s just different. customization was my favorite part of playing disciplines? a game. I wanted to imitate that experience AL: I think that there are still cute things on but alter it a bit so that the characters are LZ: It usually doesn’t feel like I’m working the internet but I don’t really use it for that more tangible and participants can physically “across disciplines” when I create my work, purpose, and even if I did I don’t think it take one home with them (kind of like Build-a- because it feels like technology is not another would feel the same. Age is probably a huge Bear). discipline but just another medium/tool. Most factor, since when I was younger I had a lot of us didn’t collaborate on pieces together, of curiosity and excitement about the internet. How has growing up with the but I think the experience of planning the Now that I’m older the technology is a lot show together was very fun. Everyone brought less impressive and interesting. For example, I internet impacted you and your their own childhood experiences into the can see that a lot of my favorite games were work? space, not just in their work but also in the essentially random number generators, and food and decorations. that makes them lose their magic. LZ: I think the internet has given me a lot of appreciation for self-referential, irreverent, and AL: The six of us came together because we EL: As the internet grew, it shifted a lot in both “stupid” meme humor, like puns. I think there’s have similar interests, and we were pretty content and aesthetic. As interface design and a reason memes and other related things on familiar with each other’s work so it was a website design grows and becomes more of a the internet resonate with our generation so good experience to work together. A lot of us polished study, the websites and applications much, and I feel like I always end up trying to are usually working across disciplines so it just we use and visit are built by a team of capture parts of that energy. feels normal at this point. professionals, hired by companies who aim to sell and keep up a professional image. There YH: The topic of this show weirdly isn’t EL: It was great to see a variety of work come are some areas of the internet that are still something that’s too present in my work together to represent our theme of digital cute, but it’s hard to find many websites that normally. I haven’t thought about a lot of nostalgia. Although our work was not too were as horrid and clunky as websites like “I the games and websites we talked about for collaborative, I loved seeing how everyone Can Has Cheezburger?”. years, but I think after this show I’d like to brought the most memorable piece of their make more. experience with the internet to life. It was a What former internet trends are pleasant surprise to remember a game that I AL: Neopets was the place where I learned completely forgot about, or to see icons and you most nostalgic about? how to create web pages and share my imagery that felt nostalgic, but I couldn’t quite LZ: I will always love Homestuck. That is all. art with others. I think that the internet has place a finger on. impacted my work because there are so many sources of inspiration and learning. I have YH: I’m really going to miss a lot of the flash benefited a lot from free online tutorials. How do you think the internet games I played when I was younger since culture has changed over the Adobe Flash is being phased out. I hope someone preserves The Impossible Quiz in a CY: I’m really inspired by how you can years? make your work really easily interactive and non-Flash form. accessible with the internet! I also think that LZ: I feel like if the internet has shifted, it’s AL: I really miss Neopets, I spent so much time sometimes we build items that we yearn for, because I’ve grown older and moved to other on that site as a kid and I really feel like it and so I like reminiscing about what was on parts of the internet, although I’m glad that inspired me the most. the internet when I was younger. For example, the cute but “cringey” aspects have been the longing for connections with others with reclaimed by many people our age. social networks, the longing for pets with CY: I miss Webkinz! Neopets/Webkinz, longing to experiment YH: The old aesthetic of saccharinely cute EL: I miss Neopets, “I Can Has with identity and realities through avatars and things is gone, and the old games made with Cheezburger?”, The Oatmeal, sending chain games, etc. the minimal amount of tech and programming emails, flash games (like This Is The Only are gone. Cute things definitely still exist and Level).

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Fame, fortune, human-eating plants; these discovers that his plant can talk, and on top plant, the coordinated projection design, are just a few themes in the classic 80s of that, will only feed on human flesh and the actors always remembering to come in musical Little Shop of Horrors, and its film blood. Seymour falls in love with Audrey, through set door to the flower shop, even if adaptation. You weren’t around to see it in whose evil boyfriend accidentally dies from they had to walk around the entire stage to theaters in 1986? Me neither. Thankfully, nitrous oxide poisoning and gets fed to the do so. you have one more week to catch it at the plant by Seymour. Seymour then has to O’Reilly Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh. grapple with the guilt of feeding people to The most impressive part of the show, in my his talking plant (who he’s named Audrey opinion, was that the actors and orchestra When I first sat down in the theater, I was II) that is making him rich and famous. I could not see each other, yet they were confused. A man dressed in tattered clothes know that may seem weird. However, this always perfectly in sync. The orchestra walked along the edge of the stage, talking musical has some meaningful messages was underneath the stage. Completely to a few patrons and roaming around. I behind it, and the Pittsburgh Public Theater’s underneath. If the conductor hadn’t poked nudged my boyfriend next to me to see if he production did a wonderful job delivering her head out at the beginning of the show had noticed. Seeing that security hadn’t been those. to acknowledge the audience, I would have called, I realized this man could be an actor never seen her. The actors never showed any in the play. My suspicion was confirmed One of the strongest deliveries came from anxiety or hesitation without a conductor when Trash Man crawled under a blanket Philippe Arroyo, a Carnegie Mellon alum to watch, and the orchestra never missed a of trash and remained there through the who played the lead role of Seymour. You beat. Witnessing the total trust between the beginning of the show. could see through his facial expressions and cast and orchestra and its flawless execution body language that he put every ounce of was inspiring. Three actresses formally introduced the show his artistic self into the role, and his vocals with a catchy prologue. The entire company were absolutely top-notch. I thoroughly Okay, so you may be reading this and was introduced during the next musical enjoyed his performance. thinking: “So what if the acting was great? number, “Skid Row.” Trash Man (a very This show sounds weird.” It’s definitely nice actor named Patrick Cannon) emerged Patrick Cannon proved to be a versatile unique, but it touches on questions people from his trash blanket to sing with the whole actor throughout the show. In Act 1, he face all the time: How far would you go to ensemble. played Orin, Audrey’s abusive boyfriend get what you want? If you were living in a who became a dentist to inflict pain on other life of poverty or homelessness, what would The story follows the woes of employees at a people. He effortlessly switched over to a you do to get out of it? If you suddenly came flower shop on Skid Row. The shop has three variety of characters who came to Seymour into financial fortune, what would you do to employees: Seymour, a nerdy florist; Audrey, with business inquiries in Act 2. The greatest keep it? Would you sacrifice relationships a woman stuck in an abusive relationship; actor you barely saw was Monteze Freeland, with people you love? Would you knock over and Mr. Mushnik, the cranky old owner. the booming voice of Audrey II. He was a people who could threaten you? While obviously different, these three have great choice to bring the plant to life. The one thing in common: they dream of a plant itself was also impressive. It was a This show may have a giant talking plant in better life for themselves, somewhere free of huge puppet, moved around by a puppeteer, it, but it’s incredibly human in so many ways. poverty and far from Skid Row. with incredibly colorful and realistic details. I encourage you to explore these questions It’s those types of details that really made for yourself and see it while it’s still on stage Here’s a quick plot summary: Seymour this show shine: the spots and colors on the here in our backyard at the O’Reilly Theatre.

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playlist by Sujay Utkarsh | Publisher 11 this movie are real. However, it’s hard with lines such as “why don’t you bung- to remember what happens. It’s one a-LOW with me?” making my eyes roll of those movies that’s simultaneously so hard they got lost inside my head. memorable and forgettable, like a But fear not, for comedy is not the only traumatic experience. There’s five movies genre this movie tackles. It’s also a in one, and it makes a movie that was romance movie, an action movie, a war It’s Valentine’s Day, and I don’t really only an hour and 49 minutes feel like movie at one point, and a thriller. have anything going on. I just went four hours. through my daily routine of trying to find So the opening scene has this woman my ID and sorting out my issues. But that The premise of Fantasy Island is very named Sloane (Portia Doubleday) being didn’t matter, because the evening is, as simple. Five contestants are picked to kidnapped. Very predictably, it turns Anakin Skywalker famously said, “where spend some time on this island where out she is part of Melanie’s fantasy for the fun begins”. I had made plans with there are two rules: 1) every guest has getting revenge. Sloane used to torment friends to watch a horror movie that only one fantasy, and 2) each fantasy Melanie all the time, and Melanie had I had seen no promotion or reviews must be seen through to its natural a therapist she called “Dr. Torture,” for, had barely heard about, and had conclusion. I don’t even know where to whose mouth she wanted to staple shut released in the middle of February. The start with this movie, so I’m just gonna because of how much he talked. She film in question? go in order of what I remember. wrote letters to her classmates as part of her therapy, which Sloane steals and Fantasy Island. Every one of the five central contestants plasters all over the school. Melanie is is just so painfully cringe. You have then rebranded as “psycho stalker girl.” Just the name alone is enticing. Melanie (Lucy Hale), who is someone Unfortunately for us, the film is only who wants revenge on a bully. There’s So anyway, Melanie thinks Sloane is a playing at AMC and in the Dolby Cinema Patrick (Austin Stowell), a generic hologram as she is torturing her, but format, with the rolling sound and sharp looking white boy who wants a then realizes that she isn’t when she contrast screen. As we bought the tickets reenactment of Call of Duty because posts a video of Sloane having an affair at the front desk, I got to glean more he feels bad that his dad is a war hero. on Facebook and watches Sloane’s information about the movie. Turns out, Not to mention, he’s a coward cop who real husband’s reaction. Then a man it’s directed by the man who made Truth once let someone die on the job. You comes out to torture Sloane, and lo and or Dare, which is a really terrible horror have JD (Ryan Hansen) and Brax (Jimmy behold, it’s Dr. Torture with his mouth film from a few years ago, and it stars O. Yang), who are two stepbrothers who stapled shut. Dr. Torture is about to cut the same lead actress. It’s a remake “want to have it all.” Then there is Gwen Sloane up, but Melanie saves her by of an old ABC show from 1977. The (Maggie Q), who wants to accept a electrocuting Dr. Torture to death. My producer is Jason Blum of Blumhouse marriage proposal from a man she loves laughter overpowered the theater at that Productions, who has brought us gems because she is filled with regret. This is point. This is the level of writing we are like Ma, Unfriended, and Ouija. And it’s the only fantasy that Mr. Roarke (Michael talking about, and it only gets worse. PG-13, which is highly correlated with Pena) actually likes and considers a bad horror. Now my hype is through the challenge. The film is honestly a blur, and there roof. is so much other stupid nonsense that I thought this was a horror movie, but takes place that I can’t even begin to I should say, for the record, that we were this is already the best comedy of 2020. describe. Patrick gets to play Call of Duty all sober, and the things I say happen in There is actual comedy in the movie, with his dead dad. Gwen spends time FANTASY ISLAND written by Sujay Utkarsh | Publisher layout by Robyn Lee | Visual Editor 12 with her new husband and daughter she to life. Roarke is a slave to it because he RPG. They instead decide to destroy the always wanted. JD and Brax have it all, wants to be with his wife, but the only rock that grants people their desires. but then get held hostage by a Russian way to do that is to stay on the island mobster. Melanie and Sloane escape, and fulfill other people’s fantasies. There are some fight scenes that are like but Dr. Torture, who was supposedly a bad version of It. Then in the dumbest killed, is alive again and trying to kill It gets more stupid. Later on, Roarke of reveals, it turns out the whole thing is them. I look over at my friend, and our reveals to Gwen that his wife doesn’t actually Melanie’s fantasy all along. But jaws have dropped as we try to make know who he is because she keeps dying that would mean she had two fantasies sense of it all. and coming back to life for a reason I instead of one? I don’t know. Anyway, still don’t get. It’s pretty obvious the wife she had been putting on an act to save It doesn’t help with how horribly is his assistant, Julia (Parisa Fitz-Henley), everyone apparently just so they could edited this movie is. There is no sense but the movie tries to subvert that for know her worth before she killed them of direction with any of the edits. It some reason even though there is a all. She feels horrible that she was just cuts back and forth between five scene that shows her coughing up blood. made to believe that she couldn’t get different storylines, and it’s so jarring Gwen changes her fantasy with some love because the night Nick died was because each one is tonally different. weird hand-wavy loophole, and instead supposed to be their second date or None of it flows at all. I also couldn’t tell decides that the moment she regrets something, and she thought he stood how much time had passed at any point, most is not saving her neighbor, Nick her up. I love that this movie continues but not because that was the intent. I’m (Evan Evagora), in a fire she started, the trope of “bullied kid goes crazy and sure at one point it was night, but then which is just so out of left field. She also wants to murder everyone at the end.” it suddenly cuts to daytime in the next sees that JD, Brax, and Patrick are all in scene but the stories are supposed to be her fantasy. The movie spells everything out for you occurring concurrently? with detailed exposition, and it still It turns out that everyone’s fantasies are makes no sense. But yeah, I lose track The space of the island itself felt so connected on multiple levels. Patrick’s of things again. Somewhere in there, large and small at the same time. Like fantasy leads him to the mansion where there is another grenade standoff with apparently people get lost there, but JD and Brax have their fantasy. There Melanie. Roarke decides to let Julia go also they are able to find each other is a really dumb standoff where Brax and gives Sloane a fantasy, and she has relatively quickly somehow? There are is holding the pin of a grenade and Melanie drowned by Nick’s zombie who also no real scenes. It will go from a threatening to blow up the mobsters. shows up in every predictable jumpscare half-baked story point to some random Things happen that don’t make sense. this movie has. Before Melanie dies, she filler that doesn’t develop any of the JD dies, the mobsters they kill return as drops the grenade in front of everyone, characters. There is one line where zombies now, Patrick watches his dad Patrick jumps on top of it and sacrifices Brax jokes that Roarke had spiked their die, and my hyena-like laughter has himself just like his dad did. drinks, and I felt like the movie did that earned the ire of the innocent people to me too. sitting to my left trying to enjoy the This is still only scraping the surface of movie. the stupidity of this movie. I didn’t even I have seen a lot of movies in my time, tell you about the part where Michael and I have seen a lot of plot twists. The So yeah, it turns out that everyone is Rooker literally yeets himself off a cliff twists in these movies are up there with actually a part of Nick’s fantasy because to try and kill Dr. Torture for the third some of the worst ever. The first one everyone there has had some hand in time. Just go watch this movie. There’s is that the movie is, indeed, a fantasy. Nick’s death. But then it isn’t Nick’s really nothing else like it, and I hope Michael Rooker plays some private fantasy, but Nick’s mother’s fantasy, and we never see anything like it again. investigator named Damon who says the everyone thinks Julia is the mother. They 11/10 experience for a 1/10 movie. island has this mystical water and rock try to get off the island, but the plane Congratulations Blumhouse Productions that is able to make people’s desires they are gonna leave on gets blown up for having this masterpiece under your become real, like bringing people back by the zombies from earlier who have an belt.

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“Four Years” Jack White is definitely not a normal person. His weirdness has been clear ever Four years of waking up to 5 a.m. alarms Four years of bracing for the sincestart his to dayssound as frontman for The White Stripes in the early 2000s, when he and his Of wincing at sore legs and aching arms Of waiting for my chance to flydrummer ex-wife Meg White would dress in Ignoring how the winter chills Perhaps not very high outlandish red, white, and black outfits and Just jump in, swim, and do the drills Perhaps not very far bill themselves as a brother-sister duo. But, White’s latest record Boarding House Reach Till all I hear is water rushing ‘pon my But still as if a shooting star — his third solo effort since The White Stripes pounding heart I’m soaring, floating, falling toparted the waysground in the late 2000s — takes the And then it’s over Except I travel through strangeness to a whole new level, producing an over-the-top, self-indulgent project that, The memory a blur And find that there is naught despitebut water a few brightall spots, is difficult to listen Another sunrise greeting me as I depart around to.

While White’s work with The White Stripes Four years of chlorine mixed with sweat Four years of laughing with myhad team a raw garage rock sound and revolved And hair that’s always wet Some moments filled with ecstasymainly around scrappy guitar playing and Or damp still As if a dream unrefined drums, he has branched out in his solo career. His first two solo albums, When I awake Though other times did seem Blunderbuss and Lazaretto, introduced the With nothing fueling me but my will Less joyous in sincerity heavy use of piano and violins and an overall To make Yet I’ve no doubt in me more polished, produced sound. Despite being more cleanly recorded, White retained Each day a chance for better progress That these four years were worththe bristling the pain energy from his White Stripes And forging friendships in the process For flowers blossom after raindays, as well as continuing to write wacky yet interesting lyrics. White also began to experiment more, such as with “High Ball Stepper,” a raucous instrumental track featuring a shrieking guitar solo. In Boarding House Reach, White opts for a more electronic sound. While he has long been a believer in old-school recording 414 written by Cynthia Xu | Sports Editor photo courtesy of Rob Mitchell via Flickr Wikimedia Commons layout by Robyn Lee | Visual Editor

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At last I mount the summit Legs slightly shivering from The journey or the breeze Breath coming out in short gasps And raise my eyes with hopeful triumph Only to find that the sun Had already set.

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