Committee Reveals Carnival 2012 Theme
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Activities Board announces Cèilidh goals and execution Research estimates water Tokyo Police Club as are admirable, but use footprint of U.S. headliner for fall show • B8 advertising is poor • A6 economy • A4 PILLBOX FORUM SCITECH thetartan.org @thetartan October 31, 2011 Volume 106, Issue 10 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Committee reveals Carnival 2012 theme Alumni JOSH SMITH Staffwriter honored MADELYN GLYMOUR Assistant News Editor at event The Spring Carnival Com- BRENT HEARD mittee announced the 2012 Staffwriter Carnival theme, “As Seen On TV,” at the Tartans’ Cèilidh As the temperatures Weekend football game last dropped and the sun set, Saturday. alumni, faculty, and current In addition to the an- students donned formal at- nouncement of the theme, tire for the annual Alumni the logo design for this year’s Awards ceremony. Carnival was revealed to be a In his opening remarks, television with legs wearing a University President Jared kilt and a Tam o’ Shanter — a Cohon said that the Alumni Scottish hat — with various Awards have “grown to be a tools and construction equip- highlight of the year for the ment seemingly coming out of university.” its screen. Rangos Hall was trans- Other preparations for the formed into an awards ven- April event are also in the ue, illuminated with colored works. Spring Carnival Com- spotlights and lighted podi- mittee chair and information ums. The podiums on stage systems master’s student Meg were bookended by two Hayes said that last year’s fi re- Jumbotron-style screens dis- works show was lackluster, playing video of the events due to safety concerns requir- at hand. ing the Spring Carnival Com- The fi rst 30 minutes of mittee to use indoor-grade the program were devoted fi reworks. to allowing guests and at- “One of the things we’re Courtesy of Spring Carnival Publicity tendees mingle and chat working on is fi nding a loca- Spring Carnival Committee offi cially unveiled the 2012 Spring Carnival theme: “As Seen on TV.” During halftime of last Saturday’s home football about their respective expe- tion that we can shoot off fi re- game, two members of the committee held up this year's logo. The logo features Carnival traditions, such as Booth tools and a buggy. riences at Carnegie Mellon. works from that will make it a A jazz ensemble from the good show again,” she said. Hayes, Spring Carnival Com- mittee is busy planning Carni- “It was a lot stricter than it’s Building Code. music department, coupled On the alumni side, Dan mittee has begun lining up val budgeting, publicity, and been in past years, and so we Barnett, meanwhile, hopes with lighting provided by Barnett, the director of on- the logistical contracts needed entertainment. are planning on adding a lot that Carnival will see more the drama department, cre- campus programs in the Of- for Midway, such as those for One aspect that is taking of education around those graduate student involvement ated an ambience that led fi ce of Alumni Relations, said tents. up a lot of the committee’s standards so that there aren’t this year, something he said many, such as visiting par- that his department has begun “The fall is defi nitely about time, Hayes said, is the Booth the issues that there were last has been diffi cult in the past ent Barbara Hois, to be “im- reaching out to alumni from laying the groundwork for construction standards. year, and so that Booth orga- due to scheduling differences pressed with its elegance.” the years that will hold re- Carnival,” Hayes said. She “Last year, [construction] nizations can be more success- in the Heinz College and the At 5:30 p.m., the lights unions this year, as well as to remarked that many people caused a lot of headaches ful.” Tepper School of Business. dimmed and this year’s hon- The Piper alumni special-interest groups believe that Carnival planning for different organizations According to , the “We’re really excited to orees were escorted into the that may want to hold events. starts in February, but even because it was a new set of new Booth construction codes continue to amp up our pro- Meanwhile, according to now the Spring Carnival Com- standards,” Hayes explained. are based on the International gramming,” Barnett said. See AWARDS, A3 Atlantic editor discusses poetry TechBridgeWorld event features MADELYN GLYMOUR to promote, which is this idea novel, which tells the story of Assistant News Editor of being interdisciplinary and an interracial family in pre- tools, games for English literacy multitasking,” Harvey said. Civil War Virginia through the Ta-Nehisi Coates, a se- “He’s a senior editor at The At- viewpoints of four members nior editor for The Atlantic, lantic, which is this huge and of the family: two white mem- spoke at Carnegie Mellon last important magazine, but he bers and two black members, Wednesday about the impor- also blogs for The Atlantic; he two of whom are men and two tance of poetry in writing. uses Twitter in a really smart of whom are women. Coates spoke as part of the way; he’s written a traditional Coates referred to the four English department’s Adam- memoir; he’s working on a narrators as four “voices” and son Awards Speakers series. novel.” said that he worked — and The Adamson series draws Sarah Deiuliis, a junior continues to work — to make speakers from many areas of psychology and English dou- them authentic but distinc- writing; Coates is this year’s ble major who attended the tive. As part of his research, non-fi ction speaker. lecture, agreed with Harvey’s Coates read extensively from English professor Yona statement. primary sources of the era, Harvey, who said she has “It’s interesting that he’s but he said that he did not known Coates since he was so versatile,” she said. “It just stick religiously to the lan- 19, delivered the introduction seems like he can do any- guage that he found in them. to the lecture. thing.” For example, he mixed occa- “I think he really captures At the lecture, Coates per- what Carnegie Mellon tries formed four readings from his See ATLANTIC, A3 FEATURE PHOTO Fringe wins annual Chili Cook-Off Adelaide Cole/Art Editor KECHUN MAO ated fi ve years ago, has been close partnership with local Junior Staffwriter one of the most successful communities. projects TechBridgeWorld has “We worked very closely The Carnegie Mellon re- done so far, Dias said. to communities,” Dias said search group TechBridge- Using TechCaFE tools, Dias as she explained the project’s World held its annual interac- explained, a student can link beginnings, and how it has tive event in the Newell-Simon English grammar exercises to evolved over the years. “It’s Hall atrium last Wednesday. games on his or her phone. not like we sit in the lab and This year’s theme was The games are developed by think ‘What shall we build “TechCaFE: Making Learn- TechCaFE’s CaFE Play team, next?’ There is always a part- ing Fun.” The TechCaFE proj- while the exercises are creat- ner, a partner in the commu- ect, short for Technology for ed online by teachers through nity, that wants us to do some- Customizable and Fun Edu- CaFE Teach. Students are able thing. When we fi rst started, cation, offers tools for teach- to download questions for we begged people, asked ing and practicing English each new class. them about their diffi culties. literacy. The four essential “The biggest feature of So for the fi rst year and a half, tools of TechCaFE — called TechCaFE was its high-level we had to work very hard. CaFE Teach, CaFE Web, CaFE customization,” Dias said. But now I get way too many Phone, and CaFE Play — were “We try to customize it on dif- requests, and we sometimes all on display on Wednesday. ferent levels. The fi rst thing have to say no. It’s kind of sad M. Bernardine Dias, an as- is that we want the concept that we can’t do everything.” sistant research professor in of the game and the content TechCaFE has been put the Robotics Institute, found- to be separated. That’s one of into use in many places, in- ed TechBridgeWorld in 2004 our key innovations.” cluding Tanzania, Somalia, with the hope of implement- Teachers using TechCaFE Uruguay, India, Qatar, and Alan Vangpat/Senior Staff ing technological solutions have the power to customize the United States. Sophomores Taryn Monteleone and Aubrey Higginson serve their prize-winning chili for Fringe during the that promote sustainable in- their own exercises and create Jayce Maravich, a teacher Chili Cook-Off. The eighth annual Chili Cook-Off, a competition organized by Carnegie Clan, took place this novations in developing coun- their own content through the from the Western Pennsylva- past Saturday in Wiegand Gym. The offi cial judges included two former Carnegie Clan presidents. Fringe’s tries. games. In addition, TechCaFE chili won fi rst place with Mudge House coming in second place. Party Crock won third place and also won TechCaFE, which was initi- can be customized through See TECH, A3 the crowd favorite award. A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » October 31, 2011 CAMPUS NEWS IN BRIEF Statistically Pausch Bridge light shows Washburn to participate in designed by students, dean engineering symposium Speaking The Randy Pausch Me- Human-Computer Interac- Newell R. Washburn has wide,” Washburn said in the morial Bridge showcased tion Institute. been invited to attend the press release. Washburn also Monday is Halloween, and for some that means student-developed lighting “The student shows em- Frontiers of Engineering Ed- hopes that engineering and dressing up in costumes or partying with friends.