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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. For designs, as well as a light body the spirit of Randy ucation Symposium hosted science students will become others, though, Halloween can also be just another or- show by School of Computer Pausch in exploring un- by the National Academy of interested in applying what dinary day. Here are statistics on how people celebrated Science Dean Randal E. Bry- known territory, taking risks, Engineering. they are learning in the class- the day last year: ant, last Thursday as part of and creating a dynamic expe- Washburn is a Carnegie room to the real world. Cèilidh Weekend. rience for the campus com- Mellon assistant professor Edward F. Crawley, the The four student teams’ munity,” Limauro said in a in the departments of chem- chair of the symposium’s 25.5% light shows will continue to university press release. istry, materials science and planning committee, stressed be exhibited on the bridge for In addition to the four stu- engineering, and biomedical the importance of today’s en- percent of adults intending to hand out candy many months. dent-designed Bridge lights, engineering. gineers addressing the lack of Each student designed Bryant designed a show The symposium will take leaders in their fi eld. their shows with a different called “One Sort or Another,” place in Irvine, Calif., Nov. The conference comes at a theme: “Fusion,” “A Day in a visual exploration of sort- 13–16, and over 60 engineer- time when the United States the Life,” “Twitterbridge,” ing algorithms. ing researchers and educa- is producing many fewer en- and “Time in Motion.” He used rectangles of dif- tors plan to attend. According gineers than before. Accord- The shows were created ferent colors to represent to a Carnegie Mellon press re- ing to the National Academy 40.1% for a class on interactive ex- items of different value, and lease, the program will focus of Engineering, fewer than 5 percent of adults intending to dress in costume pression and programming his light show displays the ef- on “teaching, project-based percent of bachelor’s degrees that was taught for the fi rst fect of rearranging the items learning, active and self-di- awarded in the United States time this semester by Cindy to put them in order. Bry- rected learning, assessment are in an engineering fi eld, Limauro, a professor of light- ant designed his show to use of student learning, and in- compared to 44 percent in $37.66 ing design in the School of various sorting methods and novation in education.” China. average amount of money spent on costumes per buyer Drama; Christopher Werner, different ways of partitioning “This is a wonderful op- an adjunct instructor of light- the bridge lights into rectan- portunity and a great way ing design; and Eric Paulos, gles to generate thousands of to network with some of my Compiled by 36.2% an associate professor in the sequences. research colleagues nation- MICHAEL SETZER percent of adults not planning to participate in Halloween activities FEATURE PHOTO Compiled by Sources: www.BIGresearch.com JACKSON LANE AEPi hosts ice cream-eating competition Lecture Preview Quantum Media, Meaning and Communication Computation: Expressive Complexity Part II Intelligence and the Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Future of Playable Media Wean Hall 8325 Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Dan Stahlke, a research Rashid Auditorium (Hillman and web programmer at the Center 4401) University of Alaska, Fair- Moving on from perfor- banks, will discuss his theo- mance artist Stelarc and his ries and research within the grafted-on third ear, the HCII fi eld of quantum communica- Seminar’s new Z-Axis se- tion. ries continues with Michael His lecture will review, Mateas, co-director of the in detail, the notion of non- Center for Games and Play- locality and communication able Media at the University complexity. Furthermore, he of California, Santa Cruz. will share his thoughts on His talk, as explained in its the development of modern abstract, will explore the physics. “explosion of interest, both Stahlke has published inside and outside academia, many scientifi c papers, in- in games,” as Mateas argues cluding work on quantum that research should work to physics published this year. expand the possiblities for He has also developed soft- game-based media. ware and electronic pro- grams, including a Java frac- tal generator and a power Conversation with Dr. usage logger. Vandana Shiva Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Connan Room, University Design Lecture: Nervous Center System: “Growing Objects” Dr. Vandana Shiva is an activist against bioengineer- Tuesday at 5 p.m. ing companies, including Breed Hall (Margaret Monsanto, that genetically Morrison 103) Celia Ludwinski/Operations Manager engineer their own crops and First-years Anna Wettergreen, Sophie Batton, and Sarah Narburgh from Kappa Alpha Theta won fi rst place out of the women’s three-person teams Nervous System is a de- pesticides, causing “super- at the Brain Freeze competition last Thursday. In the competition, hosted by Alpha Epsilon Pi, teams of three or fi ve raced against each other to sign studio whose members weeds” to develop and thrive. fi nish a pound of ice cream per person. Profi ts from the competition were donated to the Save a Child’s Heart nonprofi t. work at the intersection of An ardent ecofeminist, science, art, and technology. Shiva believes women should Founded by Jessica Rosen- more strongly defend their krantz and Jesse Louris- historical role, which she Rosenberg in 2007, Nervous calls “the providers of food Campus Crime & Incident Reports System creates computer security,” by supporting and programs to create what the promoting biological di- City Police Assistance Theft Theft Vehicle–Bicycle Accident group describes on its web- versity in the crops that are Oct. 20, 2011 Oct. 21, 2011 Oct. 25, 2011 Oct. 26, 2011 site as “unique and afford- planted both in America and able” consumer products. In around the world. Shiva be- University Police respond- Carnegie Mellon police A jacket and fedora were Pittsburgh police, Carnegie the lecture, Rosenkrantz and lieves such action is neces- ed to a request for assistance offi cers responded to Resnik reported stolen from a com- Mellon Police, and city medics Louris-Rosenberg will dis- sary to circumvent a small from city of Pittsburgh police House for a report of a stolen mon area in Resnik House. were dispatched to Fifth Av- cuss their design philosophy, number of companies that offi cers who had detained a PlayStation 3 and game discs The case is still under investi- enue and Devonshire Street explaining why they have create and control the global Carnegie Mellon student. The from the common area of a gation. for a report of an accident be- decided to create objects food supply. student was removed from a suite. The case is still under tween a vehicle and a bicycle. through software instead This lecture is sponsored bar for offering a fake ID and investigation. The victim was a Carnegie Public Disturbance of through more traditional by the Center for History and for urinating in public. The Mellon student who was con- Oct. 25, 2011 methods. Policy, the Offi ce of the Vice student was cited and trans- scious and alert upon offi cers’ Odor of Marijuana This lecture is sponsored Provost for Education, Stu- ported back to campus. University Police respond- arrival. The student was taken Oct. 22, 2011 through a partnership be- dent Affairs, and the Stein- ed to the entrance of the Col- to the hospital by city medics, tween the School of Design, brenner Institute. and an Escort bus was called Vandalism Carnegie Mellon police re- laborative Innovation Center the Studio for Creative Inqui- sponded to Mudge House for for a report that there was a to the scene to transport the Oct. 21, 2011 ry, and the D-Fab Lab. Compiled by a report of an odor of mari- verbal altercation between the bicycle back to the police sta- PATRICK GAGE KELLEY There was a report of van- juana. Upon arrival, three building’s St. Moritz Security tion for safekeeping. dalism in Porter Hall. A pro- students admitted to smoking Services guard and a male. jection screen in Room 100 marijuana and were cited by Police arrived and diffused was damaged and ripped. The offi cers. the situation. 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A corrected tion in the next print issue High / Low High / Low High / Low High / Low High / Low version of the article has and publish it online. 55 / 39 58 / 46 58 / 47 48 / 42 50 / 45 Source: www.weather.com October 31, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/news » A3 Alumni Awards’ varied recipients include a Coates reads from military offi cer, CEOs, professors, students upcoming novel AWARDS, from A1 ATLANTIC, from A1 Coates said, because of the restrictive character limit, ballroom by a bagpiper, sig- sional modern words into the someone comes up with a naling the ceremony’s begin- pre-Civil War speech of his truly beautiful tweet. ning. characters. Many of the students who After a video highlighting “I’m very fi rm in the idea came to the lecture heard some of Carnegie Mellon’s no- that history is dead,” Coates about Coates through his table alumni, the stage lights said. “It’s over, it’s happened, memoir, The Beautiful Strug- were raised for opening re- there’s no time machine to gle. marks by Andrew Shaindlin, go back, so really all that’s “He’s had a really inter- the associate vice president left is your imagination. So I esting life,” said Magdalen for Alumni Relations and want to be grounded in this Silberman, a junior creative Annual Giving. MC Beverly stuff, but I don’t want to be writing major who read some Wheeler then took the stage stuck there. This is not what of Coates’ memoir for a class. to introduce Cohon and the slavery was like in Virginia. “It made me want to go look awards themselves. It shows that a page is not a at his blog for sure.” Silber- Founded in 1950, the person.” man said that it was fascinat- Alumni Awards were created According to Harvey, ing to hear parts of a novel in to acknowledge “exceptional Coates is “a poet at heart.” progress. Carnegie Mellon alumni and Coates said that he believes Coates, for his part, said students for their contribu- that all writers should study that although he rarely gives tions to the university, their poetry. lectures, this one was a suc- communities, and their pro- “The whole notion among cess. “It was useful to talk to fessions,” Cohon said in his poets that sentences should students,” he said about his opening remarks. be brought under heavy unfi nished novel. Initially, the program only pressure, every word should As for what’s next, Coates contained Alumni Service and count, language should be said that he has no idea and “Achievement” categories, but rich, is something that really wouldn’t want to know: it has since added the “Distin- doesn’t exist in journalism. “Change is natural.” What- guished” categories starting Tommy Hofman/Photo Editor But I really think it should.” ever catches his interest next, in the 1960s, Student Service Ricoh Innovation Inc. CEO Nikhil Balram poses with University President Jared Cohon after receiving an He used Twitter as an ex- Coates said, he wants to be recognition in 1992, the Re- Alumni Achievement Award for his work in video-processing algorithms. Balram’s algorithms power televisions, ample: Every once in a while, surprised by it. cent Alumni Award in 2002, projectors, displays, and disc players. and — most recently — the Faculty Service Award in Spiritos, a senior civil and ’92), Daniel Fawcett (TPR ard M. Lazarus (E ’70), who 2006. environmental engineering ’88), Paul Jacob III (A ’71), performed the world’s fi rst As Shaindlin explained major who is spending the se- Rajeev Mehta (TPR ’92), and adult stem cell transplant. via email, the Alumni Awards mester in Israel and who pre- Neil Spisak (A ’78) won the Upon accepting the award, ceremonies were once private sented her acceptance speech Alumni Achievement Awards Lazarus complimented the only to the honorees, invited via pre-recorded video. for leadership and innova- “wonderful culture and con- guests, nominators, and ad- Two Recent Alumni tions in their respective fi elds. tributions” of the university, ministrative offi cials. Howev- Awards were given to indi- Next were the Alumni while Clevenger shared the er, the presentation was later viduals who attained “excep- Service awards, given to Te- emotional experience he had reworked as an open ceremo- tional achievement” within 10 resa Allison (HNZ ’99), Myron upon re-entering the Col- ny with a private reception, years of their Carnegie Mellon Lewis (S ’54), Timothy Liu lege of Fine Arts building the and the event became com- graduation. The recipients (HS ’85), and Christine Hayes morning prior. pletely public in 2008. of this award were Elizabeth Nolin (S ’85) for their service Cohon drew the ceremony The fi rst award present- Higgins Durika (E ’03) and and commitment to Carnegie to a close, and the attendees ed was the Student Service Keith Eich (E ’02). Mellon and related alumni headed to a reception in CFA’s Award, given to current Carn- Durika, a Navy lieutenant programs after graduation. Great Hall. In his closing egie Mellon students engaged who attended the university The fi nal awards pre- speech, Cohon refl ected on in giving back to the campus on an ROTC scholarship, re- sented Friday evening were the ceremony and called the and to the community. called Carnegie Mellon as the Alumni Distinguished Alumni Awards “a powerful Recipients of this award “the best-fi t school for me.” Achievement Awards, given to reminder of what this univer- were Suraj Baxi, a senior so- She also commented on the three-time Grammy-winning sity is about.” Courtesy of 92YTribeca on Flickr Coates speaks at 92YTribeca in New York City to celebrate the release cial and decision sciences elegance of the ceremony, re- French horn virtuoso and con- The Anthology of Rap Editor’s note: Maricel Paz is on- of . Coates was at Carnegie Mellon to talk about major; Maricel Paz, a senior ferring to it as “a class act.” ductor Dale Clevenger (A ’62) his work and to emphasize the importance of studying poetry as a line editor for The Tartan. psychology major; and Erica Nikhil Balram (E ’86, ’88, and medical researcher Hill- means to improve all writing. TechCaFE offers customizable tools, community partnerships TECH, from A1 feedback and encouraging preciate the theme of CaFE to them to contribute to the de- make learning fun.” nia School for the Deaf, at- velopment.” TechCaFE is still a research tended the event on Wednes- Students who attended the project, and it is free for pub- day. Her school began to use interactive event had positive lic use. Dias said that her goal the CaFE Phone, a mobile refl ections. is to make the project as ac- phone game created by the “I read the descriptions on- cessible as possible. project, two years ago. Marav- line and I thought [the event] “We could go with some ich said that the tool was very would be all about robots open-source license,” she helpful and that the school or computers or machines. I said. “We are not planning to got a lot of positive feedback was surprised to fi nd here it make money out of it, but the from the students. As a teach- was all everyday technology,” best way to get it to the largest er, she used CaFE Teach to said University of Pittsburgh number of people might be create questions online that media and professional com- to let someone else to make students could download to munications major Hebah money. So I haven’t fully de- their phones. Elmasri. “It has so much in- cided yet, but from our pur- “It is very easy to use and formation here. I really ap- pose it’s free.” very fl exible,” she remarked. TechCaFE not only has an impact on local communi- “It’s not like we sit in the lab and ties, but it also infl uences the think ‘What shall we build next?’ Carnegie Mellon students who become involved in the There is always ... a partner in project. Hatem Alismail, a Ph.D. the community that wants us to student in the Robotics Insti- do something.” tute, said, “It made me real- ize the importance of people, —M. Bernardine Dias the importance of listening to what they want and what TechBridgeWorld founder they need — listening to their

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IBM discusses insights during Research estimates footprint of company’s 100th anniversary U.S. economy in water usage ELLIS ROBINSON estimated the total water us- Hendrickson is one of the Staffwriter age per dollar of economic developers of Economic Input- output for all 427 sectors of Output Life-Cycle Assessment Did you know manufac- the U.S. economy as defi ned (EIO-LCA), a method used to turing a dollar’s worth of dog by the Bureau of Economic estimate the broad impacts food requires the use of ap- Analysis. of economic activities from proximately 200 gallons of Before their 2010 paper greenhouse gas emissions water? Other industrial pro- “Direct and Indirect Water and water use to land use and cesses — such as egg produc- Withdrawals for U.S. Indus- transportation. Last week he tion, electricity generation, trial Sectors” was published was inducted into the Nation- and many types of farming — in Environmental Science & al Academy of Engineering for are even more costly in water Technology (ES&T), there ex- his contributions in the fi elds use per dollar. For example, isted very little data on water of life-cycle assessment and for one dollar’s worth of out- use from individual economic green design. put from grain farming, ap- sectors. The last comprehen- The consumption of re- proximately 1,400 gallons of sive study of this kind was sources, considered over the water are used. performed by the U.S. Census life cycle of a single, seem- These totals, calculated Bureau in 1982, so the current ingly simple product, can be by Carnegie Mellon research- work “fi lls a very important enormous, with far-reaching ers, consider water use in all gap,” said University of Cali- impacts. “Back in the early steps of a production process. fornia at Berkeley professor ’90s, I got interested in green In the case of dog food, there Arpad Horvath. “They pro- design. We were worried is of course the water used in vided a practical piece of re- about how to do green com- factory where the dog food is search that will be useful for puters and green chemical the fi nal product. There also a long time,” he said in a com- processes. That’s where I is the water required to raise mentary piece also published started,” Hendrickson ex- the meat and nurture the in ES&T. plained. Very quickly, he saw grains used as the raw ingre- Readers should be aware that to truly be green in de- dients. Water is also used in that the study uses national signing products, he needed the generation of electricity economic data; regional wa- information on the whole life that powers the factory, and ter use data vary widely. How- cycle. “You have got to worry so on. ever, nationwide fi gures are not only about the manufac- Carnegie Mellon students useful for informing policy turing phase, but also the use Michael Blackhurst and Jordi decisions on water. phase, the disposal phase....” Sels I Vidal, and professor of In future work, Hendrick- Twenty years later, Hen- civil and environmental engi- son and colleagues intend to drickson is now diagnosing Courtesy of xrrr via Flickr neering Chris Hendrickson, differentiate different types of the water-use footprint of the IBM, whose corporate headquarters are in Armonk, N.Y., has reached its 100-year anniversary. Over the added up the contribution water use. For instance, water entire U.S. economy. years, it has collaborated with Carnegie Mellon on a number of innovative projects. of water use from every eco- used for cooling in power gen- What shocked Hendrick- nomic activity that contrib- eration would be categorized son the most about his re- DANIEL TKACIK our 100-year history tells us watching. But real leadership utes to the production of dog differently from water mixed sults? It wasn’t that tree nut SciTech Editor about the world today and to- involves what you do when no food, as well as many other with other chemicals or used farming uses more water than morrow,” Balta said. one’s watching,” he said. industrial processes. in a chemical reaction. melon farming, or that hun- The creation of Carnegie Balta said that the cor- “There have been a num- Cobbling together data “We are [currently] try- dreds of gallons of water are Mellon’s Andrew network, poration has learned three ber of really notable innova- from disparate sources, such ing to make the distinction consumed in order for Fido Jeopardy! developing a -com- important lessons over the tions that have come out of as a water use statistics from between renewable water or Rover to eat their dinner. peting supercomputer, and past 100 years. First, IBM’s Carnegie Mellon’s work with the United States Geological versus non-renewable water Hendrickson takes a more making a global business last leadership learned how an IBM over the years,” Carnegie Survey and a recent report on that is being taken out of the macro view: “My general sur- for 100 years were just a few organization must change as Mellon Provost Mark Kamlet water use from the Canadian hydrologic cycle,” Hendrick- prise is just at how much wa- things IBM executives had to the world economy changes. said at the lecture. One of the government, the researchers son said. ter we use.” talk about during their cen- By creating and dispersing projects he mentioned was tennial celebration lecture at many sectors of IBM in many a prototype for a computing Carnegie Mellon on Oct. 20. different countries “in order environment. “That project This year marks the 100th to operate amid the crazy led to creation of the Andrew year of IBM’s existence as a quilt of regulations and trade computing network, and CMU corporation. In 1962, just barriers,” IBM became one became the fi rst university a few months after IBM of the earliest examples of a with a completely wired cam- turned 50 years old, then- multinational company. pus,” he said. CEO Thomas Watson Jr. ex- Second, the corporation In addition to the Andrew plained how only two of the learned how to change in computing network, Carnegie top 25 corporations in 1900 response to changes in tech- Mellon and IBM collaborated had survived through 1962, nology. Balta claimed that with other institutions around displaying how much of a feat the most profound impact in the world to build Watson, a it was for IBM to survive for the technological world has supercomputer designed to 50 years. Similarly, of the top come from information tech- answer questions in natural 25 Fortune 500 companies in nology and from how people language. Watson appeared 1962, IBM is one of six that can communicate across the on national television when it still remained last year. globe. competed on Jeopardy! against “Figures like these help to The last lesson Balta men- former show champions, and remind us that corporations tioned was that an organiza- it also came to the Carnegie are expendable and that suc- tion “must remain the same at Mellon campus to compete in cess at best is an imperma- its core, in the face of a chang- a Jeopardy!-like game show nent achievement which can, ing world.” against students from both at all times, slip out of hand,” Balta also touched on the Carnegie Mellon and the Wayne Balta, vice president of topic of environmental sus- University of Pittsburgh. Ac- corporate and environmental tainability as one of the is- cording to EWeek.com, IBM affairs and product safety at sues people face when look- recently introduced an appli- IBM, said at the anniversary ing toward the future. He cation that provides content event. Balta received a de- lauded the establishment of analytics similar to those pro- gree in civil engineering from the Green Design Institute grammed in Watson with the Carnegie Mellon in 1982. at Carnegie Mellon and said goal of helping to make diag- IBM’s lecture aimed to re- that organizations worldwide noses — but not treatment de- view the different insights the should be asking themselves cisions — in hospitals. company has gained through- how they can keep sustain- Kamlet refl ected on these out the past 100 years. “We ability as a priority, especial- collaborative efforts by say- don’t do this as only an occa- ly when the concept leaves ing, “We are very, very grate- sion to celebrate our past, but the platform of mainstream ful and hope the partnership J.W. Ramp/Staff instead we are looking ahead media. “After all, it’s easy to continues to thrive on both Chris Hendrickson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering who was recently inducted into the Na- and thinking hard about what be green when everyone’s sides in the future.” tional Academy of Engineering talks about his research on the water usage of all U.S. economic sectors.

SCITECH BRIEFS Humans may face Simplifi ed food Invasive fi sh is Japan spends more Scientists explain Study confi rms shortage of water label proposed focus of cuisine for decontamination painful sounds climate change According to “The World’s At the request of Congress, The Oyster Recovery Part- Japanese Prime Minister Researchers in Cologne, Researchers at the Univer- Water,” the Pacifi c Institute’s the Institute of Medicine sub- nership, an Annapolis, Md.- Yoshihiko Noda approved $13 Germany, have shown that un- sity of California at Berkeley regular report on global wa- mitted a report on Oct. 20 based environmental organi- billion on Oct. 21 to be put to- pleasant sounds such as nails have released an independent ter usage, more than 2 million about establishing a simpli- zation, has been asking people wards cleaning up the areas scratching on a chalkboard in- climate change study, stat- people die each year from pre- fi ed label that would go on to eat a problematic fi sh for contaminated by radiation duce actual physical reactions ing in the report that “global ventable waterborne diseases. the front of food packages to the sake of the environment. at the Daiichi nuclear power in listeners, such as increased warming is real.” The study The U.S. Census Bureau esti- show how many calories the The snakehead, an aggressive plant in Fukushima, the site heart rate, blood pressure, and shows that, since the mid- mates that the world’s popu- food contains, along with a predatory fi sh native to Asia of the world’s worst nuclear electrical conductivity of the 1950s, the world’s average lation is expected to exceed 7 health rating system of zero to and Africa capable of domi- disaster since Chernobyl. listeners’ skin. The research- land temperature has risen billion early next year — more three stars. This rating system nating rivers and lakes, has Noda claimed that the decon- ers propose that the ear canal by about 1.8 degrees Fahren- people will need water and would be based only on added been found populating parts tamination was “a prerequi- may be to blame, as previous heit. The researchers claim more efforts will be required sugars, sodium, and saturated of Maryland and Florida. site for people to return to studies have shown that the that their statistical analysis to raise effi ciency of water or trans fats. According to the Leaders of the initiative hope their homelands.” Radiation ear canal amplifi es sounds of nearly 39,000 land-based use. “New thinking about so- report, these types of nutrients that convincing commercial around the plant has forced with frequencies very similar temperature stations includes lutions and sustainable water are the ones that people tend fi shermen to pursue snake- nearly 80,000 people to leave to the unpleasant sounds used not only more stations than planning and management, to over-consume. The report heads and sell them at fi sh their homes. To date, the gov- in this study, infl icting pain in previous studies have used, better data, case studies, and also claims that these nutri- markets will prove to be more ernment has raised $2.9 bil- the listeners. Researchers say but that their results are also efforts to raise awareness are ents are the ones most associ- effective than poisoning or lion for decontaminating the knowing these details about more transparent and easier all needed,” Peter Gleick, a ated with major illnesses such draining rivers and lakes, as area and will allocate more unpleasant sounds can help for other groups to reproduce water expert and president of as obesity, diabetes, and heart has been done in the past. funding in the future. engineers know which fre- and analyze. the Pacifi c Institute for Stud- disease. Source: NPR Source: The New York Times quencies to modify when de- Source: Nature ies, wrote in the report. Source: The New York Times signing such things as vacuum Source: Time magazine cleaners and factory machin- Compiled by ery. KECHUN MAO Source: Science DANIEL TKACIK October 31, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/scitech » A5

HOW THINGS WORK RESEARCHER PROFILE How is water made drinkable? Daniel Jacobs works to create NIHARIKA SINGH Finally, chlorine and other accessible to the public. Staffwriter chemicals are added to the Research conducted by water to disinfect it and kill the EWG shows that there are autonomous mapping robots Water for drinking is a ne- off any harmful microorgan- 300 contaminants present in cessity typically associated isms. The treated water can drinking water for which the with high standards. As such, then be sent off to individual government has set no limits. we adopt measures to ensure consumers who use it in vari- In addition, the water supply we drink the kind of water we ous ways. for around 50 million Ameri- want. Some people feel safe Such fi ltering and treat- cans doesn’t meet the stan- and comfortable drinking ment processes usually make dards set by the EPA because water straight from the tap; water clean enough to meet of an excess of at least one others choose to only drink everyday needs. Still, many pollutant. Statistics like these bottled or fi ltered water. Is people prefer to further fi lter could be the reason for the one method better than the water in their own homes for growing popularity of home other? several reasons. fi ltration systems. In the United States, the The Water Resources Re- More than 40 percent of Environmental Protection search Center, a research Americans now use a per- Agency (EPA) has set up cer- group at the University of sonal water fi ltration system, tain standards for drinking Arizona that studies water according to the EPA. Home water that ensure that tap policy issues, outlines a few fi ltration systems come in sev- water will be “safe to drink for reasons why people reject tap eral types and use many dif- healthy people,” according to water. At-risk groups such as ferent methods. Most of the the EPA publication “Filtra- pregnant women and people cheapest systems available tion Facts.” These standards with fragile immune systems are carbon fi lters. The car- are among the highest in the prefer alternatives to plain tap bon in these fi lters traps most world, and they set levels for water because their special contaminants and only lets contaminants that can be health requirements make it water and minute impurities found in water; the maximum necessary for them to only through. One of the down- levels are low enough that drink very pure water. Some sides of using these systems they will not harm healthy at-risk groups say they don’t is the users need to make sure people. like the taste of tap water, and they replace the carbon fi lter Generally, to meet these others suspect their tap water regularly to ensure maximum standards, water treatment is not as pure as it should be. effectiveness. plants follow a series of pro- There are several reasons For those looking to re- cesses to fi lter water. Water people might not receive wa- move almost every con- is fi rst extracted from either ter that meets EPA or other taminant from their water, above or below ground; wa- cleanliness standards. Pipes a reverse-osmosis unit is ef- ter coming from underground that supply water to homes fective. These units tend to tends to be cleaner because it can be old and can leak impu- be more expensive, costing has been sheltered from many rities, and some water treat- around $100, but they do a pollutants. Extracted water ment plants might not meet more complete job of cleaning then goes through the process the necessary standards for water by passing it through a of coagulation: Alum, iron water quality. Consumers can semi-permeable membrane salts, or organic materials are check this by asking their lo- using very high pressure. Ul- added to the water, and the cal plant for a report on water traviolet light is also used in Tommy Hofman/Photo Editor mixture is left to settle. The quality. They can also access some water fi lters to kill any Jacobs’ research in robotics involved programming a helicopter to map its environment with the ultimate goal added particles attract dirt an online database, such as microorganisms that might of building a robot capable of navigating environments on its own. and other impurities to form the one created and main- be present, but this UV light BENJAMIN MADUEME tor helicopter — typically re- are in stock. big sticky particles called tained by the Environmental cannot remove chemical or Staffwriter ferred to as just a quadrotor His offi cial duties as stu- “fl oc,” which slowly settle. Working Group (EWG) that physical contaminants. Com- — to essentially fl y itself while dent, researcher, and elec- The water left on top is analyzes the quality of water binations of reverse-osmosis Daniel Jacobs is a 6'5'' ju- simultaneously describing, or tronics master aside, he also then fi ltered, passing through in different communities. The and other technologies are nior studying electrical and mapping, its local environ- takes time out of his schedule layers of increasingly fi ne fi l- EWG is a nonprofi t that col- available for people who wish computer engineering, with ment. This type of research is to advise current and pro- ters made of materials such lects data related to health to extensively fi lter their tap a personality large enough to useful for further advancing spective students on robotics. as sand, stone, and charcoal. issues and makes them more water. match his height. While his 3-D indoor mapping technol- Jacobs indicated that robotics interests in math and physics ogies, which helps architects, research had always inter- might not set him drastically law enforcement personnel, ested him during high school, different from other engineer- emergency fi rst responders, and it was partly what moti- ing students, his enthusiasm and others do their jobs more vated him to come to Carn- for robotics very well might. effi ciently. egie Mellon. This passion propelled him to The CMUQuadrotor re- “Research is taking some a position this past summer search team, composed of larger goal, breaking it down as a Carnegie Mellon under- Carnegie Mellon Robotics into a series of tasks, setting graduate robotics researcher. Club members including Ja- goals, and steadily work- “I’m inspired to do robot- cobs, is attempting to create ing your way to the larger ics by the idea of not just cre- an autonomous craft capable goal,” Jacobs observed. “CMU ating a mechanical device, of navigating both indoor and seemed to have the best peo- but making it do — at least outdoor environments with ple doing this.... I thought seemingly — some intelligent the aid of a Microsoft Kinect it was very interesting and I tasks,” Jacobs said. “It could sensor. wanted to be there.” be as simple as a line-follow- “There are about 10 of us So what was his favorite ing robot.... It seems trivial to working on the project,” Ja- moment as a researcher? Ja- [make a robot] follow a line, cobs said. “Our goal is to have cobs didn’t hesitate too long but at the same time it’s still it working by the end of this before answering. an intelligent task.” school year.” “There was the whole ‘I Despite his humble claims, In addition to work on just made that thing fl y down Jacobs’ research focuses on the quadrotor, Jacobs serves the hallway just based on its what most would consider to as the Robotics Club’s elec- camera feed’ moment,” he be nontrivial: autonomous tronics master, managing the said. “Basically, the ‘it actually robotic mapping. Specifi cally, club’s large inventory and works’ moment… that was he programmed a quadro- making sure required parts awesome.”

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FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD Republicans can reach voters with liberal policies argument condemning gay mar- riage as a detriment to society, and I’ve struggled morally with abor- tion. However, I’m pro-choice for the same reason that I side with Re- KYLE HENSON publicans on most issues: I believe in limited government. Even the argu- In a political discussion with a ably most conservative Republican friend of mine recently, I heard this wing, the Tea Party, is in favor of quote: “I’d honestly rather have is- strictly downsizing the power, size, sues like gay marriage and abortion and scope of the federal govern- addressed than the budget and defi - ment. cit fi xed.” Why this political group wants I was taken aback upon hearing the government to step in and tell this as, in my opinion, social issues people “no” on issues such as abor- are clearly secondary to the current tion and gay marriage is inherently economic crisis that could drastical- contradictory. If the party truly ly affect our nation’s future. believed in limited government, While it would be nice to have it wouldn’t support policies that these social issues addressed in the expand the reach of government coming election, they should clearly into the private issues of everyday take a back seat to the defi cit and Americans. This antiquated social budget issues. conservatism is what earns the GOP This isn’t the fi rst time I’ve heard so much criticism from its liberal op- people say things like the above ponents. quote; it seems to refl ect a viewpoint If the Republican candidates, that I’m hearing more frequently especially presidential candidates, among moderates. One common drop their largely unpopular social viewpoint I seem to hear is, “I’m stances that drive away young peo- socially liberal but fi scally conserva- ple and moderates, they can garner tive.” Another similar viewpoint I’ve the support of a much broader voter Juan Fernandez/Staff heard is, “I’m defi nitely socially lib- base. eral, but I don’t really know enough In this way, Republicans can get about economics to have an opin- a workable majority in both houses Cèilidh’s high potential deserves cohesive branding ion.” of Congress and can pass popular Cèilidh Weekend made its debut ing of 55 “likes” on Facebook and 41 halfway there; the promotion, on the More and more, people are start- proposals, such as Herman Cain and this past Thursday through Sun- followers on Twitter (many of which other hand, needs to play catch-up. ing to favor policies that are not Rick Perry’s innovative tax reform day, cheerfully advertised as a new appear to be student organization To easily accomplish this goal, the held by just one party. Moderates plans. This would also put the party Carnegie Mellon tradition. Although Twitter accounts), the event’s public- organizers would do well to learn in particular are seeing the need to in the position to effectively repeal we’re not totally convinced the orga- ity was sub-par at best. from Carnival’s success. Aligning the decide which set of issues, economic and replace the arcane Obamacare nizers behind the event managed to Had the organizers created in- festival with Mid-Semester Break, or social, they deem most important and maybe, just maybe, actually reach their audience as well as they dividual Facebook events for each for instance, would give students and sacrifi ce other issues that come pass a budget. intended to, they should be congrat- university-sponsored event, the at- a day off to enjoy Cèilidh’s events, second. Right now, the fi rst priority for ulated for bringing together three tendance might have been stron- much like the two days off for Carni- I see the upcoming 2012 elec- many Americans is to fi x the budget. very different existing traditions: ger and word of mouth might have val in the spring. This celebration is tion as a great opportunity for the This is a comprehensive issue that Homecoming, International Festival, been more effective. Additionally, a large and valuable thing; by play- Republican Party to reposition itself will doubtlessly require a bipartisan, and Family Weekend. although there were many student- ing it up as more than just an average and cast away its old stigma of an- populist solution. In the past, these three events created events clearly designated as weekend, the university community tiquated and prejudiced social poli- In my opinion, the party most were held at a similar time of year more or less Cèilidh connected, none has a lot of power to foster some- cies and truly become the party of willing and able to immediately fi x but on different weekends. Now that but Scotch’n’Soda’s production of thing excellent. limited government. the budget issue is the Republican they’ve been united under one ban- Urinetown had the name “Cèilidh” What Cèilidh ultimately needs According to Gallup polls, Ameri- Party. If they can leave antiquated ner, hopefully we’ll see an increase visible in its event description. is a metaphorical megaphone, an cans are increasingly in favor of the and unpopular stances on social is- in overall attendance, as well as the With the exception of a few fl iers easier way to reach the student body. legalization of homosexual marriag- sues behind, they have the poten- formation of a new and interesting and a banner on the Alumni House, By moving more toward a weekend- es and also abortion rights, especial- tial to be a truly populist movement tradition for the school. In addi- little was done offl ine to promote long party intended to catch stu- ly in cases of rape. The Republican that acts on what the public actually tion, Cèilidh seems to be marketing Cèilidh to current students. Instead dents’ eyes and away from a “parents’ Party is consistently opposed to gay wants. itself as a bridge between tradition- of seeming like a cohesive tradition, night” or alumni weekend feel, we’ll marriage and abortion, and mixed By being consistent in their loyal- ally alumni-focused events and those Cèilidh seemed more a scattered of- see Cèilidh established as something in its support of abortions in cases ty to the founding fathers’ vision of aimed at students — an important fering of interesting diversions that that will persist for decades to come. of rape. a truly limited government, they can connection to form for the future. happened to fall on the same week- Because ultimately, given Carnegie As a libertarian, I side with the fi nd popular solutions to the budget, That said, the advertising and end. Mellon’s hard-working atmosphere, Republican party the majority of the the defi cit, and the national debt. organization of Cèilidh Weekend We support Carnegie Mellon’s ini- that’s what differentiates between time, but I can’t help but question Kyle Henson ( ) is a could have used a serious face-lift. tiative in creating Cèilidh Weekend traditions that survive and ones that these policies. kahenson@ staffwriter for The Tartan. In theory, the Cèilidh organizers — and would like to see it fl ourish. For wither: relevancy, interest, and vis- I have yet to hear a convincing principally the offi ces of Alumni Re- that reason, we suggest branding it ibility. lations, International Education, and as a fall version of Carnival. By push- COMMUNITY OPINION Orientation and First-Year Programs ing student-run events to the fore- Editor’s note: Maricel Paz is chair — attempted to reach their audience front of Cèilidh Weekend, Alumni of the Student Cèilidh Weekend via social networking. However, with Relations and the Student Cèilidh Committee and the online editor for Referendum must pass so a grand total at the time of publish- Weekend Committee are already The Tartan. Freedom of expression should not exclude journalists Carnegie Library remains That quiet place you go to read, mill special tax on all taxable real Recently, producer Lisa Simeone NPR Ombudsman Edward Schum- tant to remember that journalists to study, to think: the library. And estate in the City of Pittsburgh to was fi red from her position on the acher-Matos, Simeone “has no infl u- are human, too. We journalists are for anyone who has had to pull an be allocated for the library, which staff of Soundprint, a journalistic ence or role in NPR news” and is not not wholly neutral beings; we each all-nighter, the library represents amounts to $25 per year or $2.09 program which broadcasts to about an NPR employee. Yet she was fi red come with our own set of biases, a proverbial undergraduate battle- per month on $100,000 of assessed 35 different NPR stations. from a documentary show that NPR perceptions, and views about the ground strewn with sleeping stu- value. The reason behind the fi ring? Ac- airs because the president of Sound- world around us. Deny such biases dents and empty coffee cups. To put that in perspective, that’s cording to independent distributor print, Moira Rankin, believed Sime- does not mean that they do not ex- However, the library a couple about the cost of a hardcover book, Soundprint Media, Simeone violated one’s political involvement would ist. While journalists should restrain blocks down the street has become a one-tenth the cost of an organic Soundprint’s code of ethics — which compromise her work. these biases in their work, that does different sort of battleground. chemistry book, and about one two- was adopted from NPR’s own code of Certainly we agree that it is a not mean that they should have to do On Nov. 8, there will be a referen- thousandth the cost of a year’s tu- ethics. confl ict of interest for a journalist the same in their private lives. dum on the ballot to create a source ition at Carnegie Mellon University. Simeone held a leadership role in to actively participate in, say, a pro- Journalists should of course strive of funding for Carnegie Library of And, honestly, the public library a group called October 2011, which test that she is covering. But barring to cover events in an unbiased man- Pittsburgh, which is now in jeop- has a much nicer atmosphere than aims to promote a political agenda any participation by any employee in ner. However, if they choose to par- ardy from funding cuts. The public the brutalism of Wean Hall and the similar to that of Occupy Wall Street. anything NPR covers is excessive. As ticipate in political events that do not library system of Pittsburgh con- dungeon-like Engineering and Sci- NPR’s ethics code explicitly prohibits long as journalists refrain from re- affect or infl uence their work, they sists of 19 neighborhood locations, ence Library. journalists from participating in poli- porting on issues they are deeply in- should not be penalized for it. a community that includes learning So go out and vote yes for Our tics, running for offi ce, or participat- volved in, expressing personal views The host of a documentary or programs and job-search assistance, Library, Our Future’s initiative and ing in marches and rallies that NPR and participating in issues should classical music broadcast should be and — from my own experience keep open a vibrant library system covers. not be a problem. able to lead or join an unrelated pro- growing up in Pittsburgh — a place for yinz readers aht there. Simeone wasn’t fi red from World While journalistic impartiality test on her own time; if that violates that fosters intellectual curiosity in of Opera, another NPR-affi liated is an important part of any publica- a journalistic code of ethics, then young learners. Anthony Spadaro show that she hosts — according to tion or news source, it’s also impor- that code is too unforgiving. The referendum calls for a 0.25- Science and Humanities Scholar ’14

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News Editor * Denotes executive committee member Library of Congress ISSN: 0890-3107 Web: www.thetartan.org 5000 Forbes Avenue E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15213 October 31, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/forum » A7 A few ground rules in cluster etiquette can save everyone grief 38 hours without sleep. I’ve been had your music turned up so loud ev- there — I’ve received my fair share eryone else could hear it. of angry glares and fl ared nostrils. This is probably the most common But every 23 hours, you should take problem. You want to focus, so you a break, grab a shower, pull on some turn up your music — except those PATRICK HOSKINS clean clothes, and please, please, put earbuds do a terrible job of blocking on some deodorant. out music for the rest of us. And nine As a computer science major, I Okay, so now we’re smelling good times out of 10 you’re listening to spend nearly every day in the com- and ready to work. some crappy techno song, since that puter clusters. Well, it’s actually It’s about 4 a.m. and we’re typing helps you code. more like 72 hours straight up until a away, in the zone. Suddenly, some- After enough shaking, you fi nal- deadline, and then I don’t set foot in one new walks into the cluster and ly turn down your music. But now there ’til the next deadline. But that’s spots his friend. They spend the next you’ve worked up an appetite, so you beside the point. half-hour yelling at each other. Ap- grab a quick bite to bring back to the Frankly, Carnegie Mellon, we parently, the later it gets, the louder cluster and work. But what should need to talk about what’s appropriate people talk. you have — curry, a block of cheese, in a cluster at 4 a.m. But hey, there are only like two Adelaide Cole/Art Editor mung beans, or just a few cloves of I hate to confi rm the stereotype, other people in the cluster — what’s by that kid in the corner who keeps ing with someone in a cluster. Clus- garlic? Because apparently it’s im- but a lot of us CS majors do, in fact, the big deal if you don’t whisper? glaring at the two of you), but he ters are a great place to collaborate possible to bring food into the cluster smell. The fi rst day of our Freshman Those two people are silently calls you later to fi nd out if you want — just keep your voice down. And that doesn’t smell like death. Immigration Course, (or “Get out of wishing for your violent death. to get food. This leads to a 20-minute if you’re going to talk on the phone, Do you see the error of your ways your dorm and talk to another per- From their point of view, it’s the conversation, one your eavesdrop- take it outside. now? Let’s recap: Shower, shut up, son or else you fail,” for all you art middle of the night and they’re try- pers only get to hear half of. The only You’ve learned your lesson — turn down the music, and keep the people), we were expressly told to ing to work, but instead they’re going thing worse than being distracted by you’re quiet, you smell good, you’re food outside. With all of this in mind, shower. Some people seem to have to be focusing on your friend’s story one conversation is being distracted ready to work. You bring some head- you can spend a night working with- missed that class. about “that one really sweet party, by half of one. Instead of focusing on phones to tune out everyone and re- out the quiet kid in the corner cursing Look, I get it: You’re in Wean, man. You totally had to be there.” our work, we’re trying to fi gure out ally focus. You crank the volume and your very existence. you’re working, and there are no Because no matter how inane your what question gets the answer “No, start coding. windows, so you lose track of time. story, it’s better than working. leave the horse, but bring the boom- A few minutes later you notice Patrick Hoskins (phoskins@) is Terms like “morning,” “night,” or Your friend leaves to work some- box.” someone violently shaking you and a staffwriter for The Tartan and “bathtime” stop making sense after where else (he’s a little weirded out There’s nothing wrong with work- shouting, but you can’t hear him. You considers himself incredibly handsome. Loans are investments, not donations 999 tax plan does not thousands of high-risk investments after graduation. in higher education. Across the It is apparent that President solve economic problems country, “Occupy” protestors have Obama has been listening to the made excuses to the media for their “Occupy” constituents’ demands for come tax, raises even more issues own student loan debt, blaming change. Last Wednesday, Obama an- about the plausibility of his tax pro- SARAH ZAKRAJSEK others because they subscribed to a nounced his commitment to enact gram. With Cain’s 999 plan there formula for achieving the “American the “pay as you earn plan,” which were already concerns — not least I applaud Andy Peng for his thor- dream” that didn’t work as well as would enable income-based federal by economist Bruce Bartlett, who MATT MASTRICOVA ough coverage in “‘Occupy’ Protests they thought it would. loan repayment for graduates. held senior policy roles in both the Come to Pittsburgh,” which ap- Student loans do not come with According to whitehouse.gov, Reagan and H.W. Bush administra- peared in The Tartan this October. a “stable career after graduation or graduates “whose federal student While reading Kyle Henson’s tions — that the plan would not According to Peng, one popular an- your money back” guarantee. On the loan debt is high relative to income article “Cain’s Simplifi ed Tax Plan generate enough revenue. Under them of the Pittsburgh protesters contrary, loan repayment is a con- and family size” will be eligible for is Step in Right Direction,” I could this new plan, the tax burden falls was “Bail out the students, not the tractual responsibility. this form of debt forgiveness as early not help but agree with the senti- almost entirely on the middle class, banks.” Peng’s account of the pro- I believe that a wise student is as January 2012. I hope that the “pay ment that our tax system is in need or at least more so than it currently testers’ stated purposes shows that one who understands that getting an as you earn plan” will remedy the of a radical reform, especially given does. Pittsburgh isn’t immune to a growing undergraduate degree is not obliga- student debt crisis, but I fear it will the economic decline over the past Also, the implications of the 909 epidemic in the United States: a care- tory; it is an investment that should endorse and encourage irresponsi- several years. But Herman Cain’s plan are that anyone above the pov- less attitude toward student loans. only be made with great care. Each ble investments in higher education proposed tax plan is not this reform. erty line, regardless if they’re $10 or While I do not wish debt upon student should decide which type while shifting the repayment burden In fact, the 999 plan would be detri- $10,000 above, would have to pay anyone, I think that the “Occupy” of college investment will yield the to taxpayers. In light of the student mental to our progress as a nation. the full 9 percent income tax. The protesters’ demands for student loan most favorable returns. For some debt crisis that has revealed Ameri- At its heart, the concept of Cain’s 909 tax is not so much a remedy but forgiveness indicate something just students, this means enrolling in a cans’ lackadaisical regard toward tax plan is incompatible with our an obfuscation — there will still be as harmful as the “corporate greed” reputable university and majoring in student loans, we all must take in- economy. Capitalism depends on the people hit with a tax hike in a time they claim to resent. a highly demanded fi eld. For other vestments in higher education more existence of a disparity of wealth. when they are already struggling to Student loan debt could not have students, this means enrolling in an seriously. Therefore, it should be logical that survive. reached a staggering $952 billion enriching college program where our taxation system account for that (according to FinAid.org) without they plan to develop personally no Sarah Zakrajsek ([email protected]) disparity. As a fl at tax, Cain’s plan students fi rst making hundreds of matter what their job outlook will be is personnel manager for The Tartan. does not account for this fact, as seen It demonstrates in the non-partisan Tax Policy Cen- that...85 percent of ter’s analysis of the 999 plan. Taxes POLITICAL CARTOON would increase for the bottom four the nation’s wealth quintiles of the population, while they would decrease for the top 20 [is] concentrated in percent. Economist Jared Bernstein the top 20 percent put this in numerical terms: Citizens within the second-highest quintile would pay an extra $4,299 on av- Perhaps what is most frighten- erage, while the top quintile would ing about Cain’s policy is Cain him- have an average tax cut of $14,442. self. His public desire to abolish For the top 0.1 percent, the decrease federal welfare and his public deri- would be over $1.3 million. sion of poor people — stating that if Even if wealth in our nation was people are poor, it’s their own fault previously equally distributed, these — is indicative of a mindset that is number aren’t very reasonable. The completely ignorant of the subtle- wealth analysis of G. William Dom- ties of a capitalist economy. There hoff, a research professor of sociol- are many who view capitalism as ogy and psychology at the Universi- an evil system based solely upon ty of California, Santa Cruz, should greed. But the fact is, capitalism is also be considered: It demonstrates only an economic idea. It is people that there is already a huge disparity like Cain, who have no compassion of wealth in this nation, with 85 per- for the necessary poor in a capitalist cent of the nation’s wealth concen- society, causing this nation to be so trated in the top 20 percent. fractured. Cain’s reactionary 909 plan, which exempts people at or beneath Matt Mastricova (mmastric@) is a Adelaide Cole/Art Editor poverty level from the 9 percent in- staffwriter for The Tartan. A PERSON’S OPINION Compiled by Catherine Spence It’s the end of October. So we asked, What’s your Halloween costume this year?

Neil Ngondi Megan Ratliff Christian Manoli Eugene Wong Anchal Bhargava Policy and Management BHA: Art and Anthropology Global Studies Architecture General CIT Senior Senior Sophomore Third-year First-year

“A white Power Ranger.” “An astronaut and Boy Scout.” “Santa Claus.” “Harold from Harold and Kumar.” “A clown.”

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Sports wrap-up Men’s soccer wins in double overtime

Men’s Soccer vs. New York University W 2–1 vs. Brandeis University L 2–1

Women’s Soccer vs. New York University L 3–2 vs. Case Western Reserve University W 1–0

Volleyball vs. Frostburg State University W 3–1 vs. Johns Hopkins University L 3–0 vs. University of Mary Washington W 3–1

Women’s Swimming and Diving The Tartans were 3–0 at the Rochester Quad against Case Western Reserve University and New York Jessica Sochol/Staff University. Senior midfi elder Kyle Young (No. 7) gets ready to gain possession of the ball and fi ght off the opposing Violets midfi elder.

ALEX TAPAK and sophomore Max Tassano. on goal that was knocked It took only two minutes into Sports Editor The fourth shot was a free away by sophomore goal the second overtime for the Men’s Swimming and Diving kick taken by fi rst-year Jakob keeper Christopher Madden. Tartans to pull it together and The Tartans were 2–1 at the Rochester Quad against Cèilidh weekend at Carn- Rohwer. The ball bounced The Violets still recovered score the winning goal. Se- Case Western Reserve University and New York egie Mellon provided an ex- inside the six-yard box, over control of the ball and put it in nior Carmen Minella passed University. citing game for the Carnegie two Tartan players, and into the net. the ball to senior Kyle Young; Mellon men’s soccer team. the Violets’ goal. This gave the With the game tied at 1–1 Young then crossed the ball to The Tartans hosted the New Tartans a 1–0 lead. at the end of the second half, Wysocki, who headed it past York University Violets, a The Tartans had another the fi rst overtime period be- the goalie to win the game. Men’s Cross Country University Athletic Associa- opportunity to score on a pen- gan. It was a very tight game “We had an incredible UAA Championships 5th place tion rival, on Friday; Carnegie alty kick; however, the kick since both teams were fi ghting game on Friday. Although we Mellon beat the Violets 2–1 in taken by sophomore Chris for a game-winning goal. Ju- had a tough game [Sunday], double overtime. Wysocki hit the cross bar and nior Alex Abedian had an op- I believe we will be ready to The Tartan offense had defl ected out of the goal area. portunity and centered a pass; face Emory on Saturday,” said Women’s Cross Country four shots on goal during the The score remained 1–0. however, the Tartans were un- senior Ian Epperson. UAA Championships 6th place fi rst half of the game. Sopho- Twenty minutes after able to convert the pass into a The Tartans travel to Atlan- more Scott Gerfen had the the Tartan goal, the Violets’ goal. ta to take on the No. 5-ranked fi rst shot, followed by shots scored to tie the score at 1–1. As the fi rst overtime ran Emory University on Satur- from fi rst-year Mark Nicholas It started with the Violets shot out, a second overtime began. day. The 2011 World Series ends a historic and memorable underdog story

ADAM GRUBER book fashion. gels of Anaheim chasing them and even more so when down Series game in the ninth and Assistant Sports Editor But still, after barely sneak- for the division crown. They to their last strike. Then David get the game-winning hit in So, don’t ask me ing into the playoffs, who boasted arguably the most po- Freese threw a ferocious jab of extra innings. The Cards were The 2011 World Series has would have thought they tent offense in all of baseball, his own. still alive, and it was time for how they did it concluded with the St. Louis would win the whole thing? fi nishing third in runs (855), With two outs and two one of the most treasured because there Cardinals hoisting the Com- They had to play the heavily fi rst in batting average (.283), strikes, Freese bombed a triple phrases in all of sports: “game missioner’s Trophy. It wasn’t favored Philadelphia Phillies fi fth in on-base percentage to deep right, just over the seven.” is no viable too long ago that the Cardi- in the fi rst round. (.340), and second in slugging glove of Rangers right fi elder Besides game seven being, nals were on the outside of Cards ace Chris Carpenter percentage (.460). Nelson Cruz, to score Albert well, game seven, it paled in explanation. I the National League wildcard had to come up big in a deci- The Cardinals found them- Pujols and Lance Berkman. excitement to game six. None- don’t even think race looking in, but lo and be- sive game fi ve and defeat the selves down 3–2 with the se- The game was knotted at sev- theless, the Cardinals won, hold, the Red Birds overcame Cy Young candidate and fu- ries coming back to St. Louis en. completing one of the greatest the players a mountain of odds and ended ture Hall of Famer Roy Halla- for game six. The stage was set After the Rangers fought underdog tales in sports his- know how they up World Series Champions. day. You all know how the sto- for the greatest World Series back with a two-run home run tory. A month before the end of ry goes: The underdog came game ever played in the vi- to right fi eld by Josh Hamil- How did the Cardinals de- did it. the regular season, the Car- out on top. brant history of Major League ton, the Cards seemed out feat the monster offense of the dinals were looking up at the The Cardinals made quick- Baseball, rivaling the sev- for the count. But they came Rangers and the vastly favored sayers, and they were deter- Atlanta Braves in the wildcard er work of the NL Central enth game of the 1960 World through yet again, getting up opponents that preceded? mined. The odds were never race. The Braves towered 10.5 champions, the Milwaukee Series, when Bill Mazeroski off the mat to continue the Ten and a half games back, in their favor, but that did not games over the Cardinals in a Brewers. The series ended in homered in the ninth for the fi ght. A Ryan Theriot ground just one strike from losing, and stop them. race that had little chance to six games, the Cards winning Pittsburgh Pirates to beat the out to third scored one, and a then just one strike from los- Just revel in the fact that be the neck-and-neck race that 4–2, pushing the boundaries New York Yankees. Lance Berkman single scored ing again, the Cardinals were we all just watched one of the the NL wildcard race ended up of improbability. With every jab the Rang- another, tying the game yet able to overcome monstrous most historic World Series becoming. A World Series matchup ers threw, seemingly knock- again at nine. adversity. ever played and, in game six, After the Cardinals fought pitting the Texas Rangers ing out the Cards, they kept An inning later, history was So, don’t ask me how they the most exciting World Series into the thick of the race, the against the St. Louis Cardinals getting right back up to throw made with just one swing of did it, because there is no vi- game ever played. last game of the regular sea- could not have had two more a punch of their own. They the bat. Again, Freese was the able explanation. I don’t even The 2011 World Series son came down to a win-or- contrasting teams and stories. were the Rocky Balboa of the hero. An 11th-inning home think the players know how Champions are the St. Louis go-home situation for both the The Rangers coasted to the World Series. They continual- run gave the Cards the 10–9 they did it. The only thing I Cardinals, a result that per- Cards and Braves. As you all playoffs without much pres- ly lagged, especially when be- win, also making Freese the can say is that the Cardinals fectly caps this classic sports know, the Cards won in story- sure from the Los Angeles An- hind 7–5 in the ninth inning, fi rst player ever to tie a World were fi ghters; they were nay- underdog tale.

FEATURE PHOTO Tartans Quidditch takes on Pitt

Alan Vangpat/Senior Staff The Carnegie Mellon Quidditch team prepares to start its match against the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. The Panthers were ranked No. 7 in the world at the end of September. October 31, 2011 « The Tartan thetartan.org/sports » A10

Swimming and diving travels to Rochester SPORTS COMMENTARY CARINEH GHAFAFIAN Tim Tebow: Widely Staffwriter

The Carnegie Mellon loved but overrated swimming and diving team re- turned home from a successful JEREMY KING cos to an epic 18–15 win in weekend at the University of Staffwriter overtime. However, the fi nal Rochester Saturday evening. result does not tell the real Starting their season out in a We are hitting the mid- story. Throughout the fi rst double dual meet, the Tartans dle of the NFL season this three quarters, Tebow liter- went up against the Rochester weekend, and it has already ally could not hit water if he Yellowjackets, followed by the brought a ton of surprises. fell out of a boat. Multiple New York University Violets Teams that were expected to times he missed wide-open and the Case Western Reserve be championship contenders, receivers to whom any other University Spartans. like the Philadelphia Eagles, starting and potentially back- The women swept their have started out slow, and up QB in the NFL could have three meets, ending with over teams were expected to per- thrown. Not only that, he of- 200 points against each op- form badly, such as the San ten could not make basic QB ponent. Starting the meet off Francisco 49ers, have ex- reads, leading him to spend strong on Friday, fi rst-year celled so far. Even with many too much time in the pocket. Debbie Lin, junior Branna playoff teams competing for The stat sheet shows this, Stillo, sophomore Soleil Phan, their lives in Week 7, one as Tebow was sacked seven File photo by Celia Ludwinski and fi rst-year Kelley Sheehan Both the men’s and women’s swim teams got off to great starts for the 2011 season. game dominated the head- times by the woeful Miami won the 400-yard medley re- lines. The two teams that Dolphins defense, one of the lay with a 4:03.60 time. With 1:02.38. die Sears swam the fi rst event Senior Mike Alexovich were competing only had worst pass-rushing teams in new members on the team, On the deeper end of the of the day, placing third with was fi fth on the one-meter one win between them, yet it the league before this game. the women stayed close and pool, senior Olivia DeFazio a time of 3:35.83 in the 400- and sixth on the three-meter seemed like everyone’s eyes While watching the game, used their teamwork to steal placed second on the one-me- yard medley relay. diving boards, while senior were on this game. Why? I was repeatedly amazed that the victory. ter diving board and seventh Junior Dan Glaser-Gar- Eli Fatsi placed fourth on the Because the legendary Tim Tebow was even on the roster Phan also placed fi rst in the on the three-meter board. brick claimed a victory in the one-meter and three-meter Tebow was making his fi rst of any NFL team, let alone 200-yard individual medley, Junior Price Kinney won one 200-yard individual medley boards. start of the 2011 season for on the fi eld as a starting QB. the second individual event of the last races of the meet, event with a time of 2:00.09. “The women’s team had a the Denver Broncos. He would often run around of the evening, with a time of the 200-yard breaststroke, in On Sunday, he won the 200- strong start and will probably Broncos fans had been in aimlessly in circles, and it 2:13.91. 2:32.63. yard butterfl y with a time of have a very good University calling for Tebow to start in was inevitable that he was Lin, Stillo, Phan, and Shee- The men opened up their 1:56.47 and the 400-yard in- Athletic Association meet,” place of the former start- going to get sacked. For three han started off Saturday’s season with victories against dividual medley in 4:14.95. senior Jen Sung said, “and ing quarterback, Kyle Orton, quarters it was a disaster. meet with a victory in the 200- the University of Rochester The Yee brothers later the men’s team is very young, since the beginning of the Then came the fourth quar- yard medley. Despite being in and New York University, but swept the 200-yard freestyle so there is hope for them as season. However, head coach ter, where Tebow proved his only her fi rst year at Carnegie they lost to Case Western Re- race, with fi rst-year Andrew well.” John Fox decided to go with fans correct for a time. He Mellon, Sheehan pushed the serve University. emerging victorious only 0.86 The Tartans will have their Orton, a 2010 Pro Bowler, for somehow found the ability to competition aside and went First-years Michael Kell- seconds in front of his brother, next meet at home on Satur- the fi rst seven games of the throw, and he led the Bron- on to win the 100-yard back- man and Cole Um and sopho- junior Brandon, with a time of day at 11 a.m. against Clarion season, with little success. cos to an amazing fourth- stroke race with a time of mores Terrence Wong and Ed- 1:46.45. University. With the pressure on Fox, he quarter comeback in which decided to name Tebow, the they scored 15 points in less former Florida Gator star and than three minutes. Although two-time national champion, it took a lot of luck to win the as the permanent starter for game, including a successful Volleyball wins last home game of season the rest of the year. onside kick, Tebow support- ALEX TAPAK Another key performance For the past two years, ers will point to his ability Sports Editor came from sophomore Em- Tebow has been one of the to win games as the reason ily Wright, who had fi ve digs, most controversial players in why the Broncos won. How- On Wednesday, the Tar- three blocks, and 29 assists. the game, starting from the ever, Tebow supporters fail tans hosted their last home First-years Taylor Bell and day he was drafted. Many to recognize that Tebow did volleyball game of the sea- Ali Nichols were signifi cant experts, such as ESPN’s Todd not win the game for the son, a change from the Uni- contributors to the Tartan vic- McShay, known to be one of Broncos. In fact, the defense versity Athletic Association tory as well. Bell had seven the premiere analysts in col- did, with a key strip-sack of round robins from the past assists, three kills, and four lege football, have repeat- Dolphins QB Matt Moore at few weekends. Carnegie Mel- blocks, while Nichols had 14 edly claimed that Tebow has Miami’s own 35-yard line, lon played a non-conference digs and two service aces. no shot at being a successful where the Broncos took over. game against Frostburg State On Saturday, the Tartans quarterback in the National Looking to move the ball a University, dominating the hit the road and traveled to Football League, based on his little bit closer, Tebow was Bobcats 3–1. The scores of Johns Hopkins Univeristy in fl awed mechanics and inabil- unable to move the ball just each game were 25–20, 25– Baltimore. Here the Tartans ity to throw the football well one yard, and the Broncos 18, 21–25, and 25–17, with fi rst played the Johns Hopkins on the run. However, pro- had to rely on a Matt Prater the Tartans dropping the third Blue Jays, coming up short Tebow arguments state that 50-plus-yard fi eld goal in or- game. in a 3–0 loss. It was a rough he is a proven winner, one der to win it in overtime. Not At the games, the seniors match for the team, as the of- who has the “it” factor that it to mention they were playing on the team were honored fense was not as strong as in takes to win in the NFL. Those against what is arguably the for the time, effort, and dedi- the prior game. who have spoken with Tebow worst defense and team in cation that they have shown After the 3–0 loss, Carne- say that he is down-to-earth, the league. Carnegie Mellon throughout gie Mellon bounced back with is a great leader, and will do All in all, there was an un- the years. a decisive 3–1 victory over the whatever it takes to win. Not impressive win over a poorly For the Tartan offense, University of Mary Washing- Tommy Hofman/Photo Editor to mention his extremely re- playing team, where the QB fi rst-year Ali Celentano led ton. The Tartans’ play above the net was key in their two wins this past week. ligious attitude, which makes did more bad than good. I the Tartans with 21 kills; After last week’s short return to UAA round robins know what we have to do to him an extremely low-risk don’t understand why any- sophomore Rachel Miller was break from UAA games, the and will travel to New York prepare ourselves for next player when it comes to off- one thinks that Tebow is a a close second with 17. Miller Tartans currently sit one game University for this year’s UAA weekend, and we are ready to the-fi eld issues. good player, let alone a fran- also put up four service aces above .500 at 14–13. Championship. work hard,” sophomore Amy Fast-forwarding to the chise QB, but we will fi nd out for the team. Next weekend, the Tartans “After this weekend we Friedman said. game, Tebow led his Bron- in the next few weeks. Football hosts Homecoming game against Washington University ADAM GRUBER while our offense struggles,” run. Sophomore quarterback Gallup. nerback Sam Thompson end- timeouts to get the back ball Assistant Sports Editor junior outside linebacker Rob Kalkstein was a per- A late fi rst-half drive by the ed a Bears drive with his fi rst on their own nine-yard line Owen Parker said after Satur- fect fi ve for fi ve on the drive, Bears knotted the game up at interception of the day on Bur- with just 2:39 left to play. On Saturday, the Tartans’ day’s game. throwing for 50 yards. seven. After a nine-play, 80- kett. Kalkstein led the Tartans football team took on the Bears The Tartans found the end Despite the game’s un- yard drive, Wash. U. quarter- With the Tartans unable to 71 yards, completing four of from Washington University zone halfway through the fi rst favorable results, Kalkstein back Dan Burkett found wide capitalize on the interception six passes for 59 yards. But in St. Louis. The Tartans lost quarter, putting the fi rst points completed 71.4 percent of his receiver Drew Sexton in the and continuing to turn the ball with just 18 seconds left in for the second straight week, of the game on the board. Se- passes and threw 171 yards. end zone on an 18-yard pass over on downs, Burkett com- the ballgame, Kalkstein was 14–7, in this UAA conference nior running back Chris Garcia Four of those passes were to with 1:03 left in the half. pleted a 77-yard touchdown sacked and the Bears held matchup. ended a 10-play, 65-yard drive senior tight end Zach Gallup Early in the second half, pass to senior receiver Easton onto the 14–7 lead to win the “Defense holds strong with a one-yard touchdown for 61 yards, a career high for Carnegie Mellon junior cor- Knott to put the Bears up 14–7. game. The Tartans quickly gave “It’s tough to play in a up possession after that Bears close game like that and know touchdown. Kalkstein threw you’re one play away from the his only pick of the game to win,” junior safety Anthony Bears fi rst-year defensive back Lorubbio said. “We played Ryan Bednar. That intercep- sound defensively, forcing a tion was Kalkstein’s fi rst mis- few key turnovers, but still take of the game, ending a came up just a bit short.” streak of 10 straight complet- Carnegie Mellon’s defense ed passes. was stalwart in this game, After the Kalkstein inter- holding the Bears to eight ception, Wash. U. coach Larry points and 32 yards under Kindborn called a reverse pass their season averages. On top by backup quarterback Eric of Thompson’s two intercep- Daginella. But the play back- tions, junior linebacker Nick fi red on the Bears, as Thomp- Karabin led the Tartans with son intercepted his UAA-lead- 12 tackles, breaking his single- ing fi fth ball of the season, his game record of 11. Unfortu- second of the game. nately, the Tartans’ stellar de- Thompson’s fi ve picks have fense was all for naught, with him at all-time third place in their offense being held to a Tartans franchise history in a season low of 134 yards. single season. He is two away The Tartans look to end from the record set by Andy their two-game slide on Sat- Helms in 1991. urday at the University of Chi- Late in the fourth quarter, cago in a conference matchup Alan Vangpat/Senior Staff the Tartans’ defense made a against the Maroons. The Junior cornerback Sam Thompson (No. 17) pulls down one of his two interceptions on a Dan Burkett pass to senior wide receiver Austin Morman. huge stop and burned all three game starts at 1 p.m. inside: Opera combines Urinetown: A CaPittsburgh sinners and saints Showering campus unites student 10.31.11 334with culture 5groups for charity Volume 106, Issue 10 by Sarah Steranka by Juan Acosta by Allison Cosby ...this week only Opera 3 The School of Music performs Sacred and Profane. Urinetown 4 Scotch’n’Soda Theatre puts on a top-notch production for Cèilidh Weekend. A CaPittsburgh 5 Campus a cappella groups perform for a good cause. Halloween 6 Last-minute costume ideas for chronic procrastinators. Arctic Monkeys 7 Indie rock band displays new style and confidence at Stage AE. AB Concert 8 Indie rock band Tokyo Police Club will perform at Carnegie Mellon on Nov. 12. 10 Showcase 8 Students show off a variety of talents at Cèilidh Student Showcase.

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Advice Comics 3 Everything you need to know about getting 11 Try to name all the characters the cast is and keeping a girlfriend. dressed up as in this week’s Apartment 4H. Paperhouse Puzzles 5 Dissing digitalized music ignores the many 13 What happens when you cross Sudoku with opportunities it provides. Kakuro? Answer: Killer Sudoku. Dollar Movie Horoscopes 7 A Q & A session with director and alumnus 14 The stars show very scary things in the future. Greg Marcks will be held after his film 11:14. Beware. Did You Know? Calendar 10 Carnegie Tech professors challenge students 15 Find out what’s happening this week on to a golf showdown. campus and around Pittsburgh.

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CFA compares Puccini, Brecht in Sacred and Profane About Batman, girls, and learning how to “chirp”

Nuns and gamblers alike graced Chosky Theater characters in Mahagonny-Songspiel. Originally Dear Patrick, Dear Patrick, this weekend in the School of Music’s production intended to be a full-length opera, the production of Sacred and Profane. Appropriately named, this features a libretto by Bertolt Brecht. Brecht strives to My girlfriend is visiting me I’m not very good at flirting. production featured two one-act operas: Giacomo draw the audience’s focus to his critical perspective for the weekend, and I’m The only times I’ve gone Puccini’s Suor Angelica, which depicts a nun with a of human nature by intentionally leaving much really excited to see her. I out with girls have been questionable past living in a 17th-century convent, of the plot and character development up to the haven’t seen her for a couple after they’ve actually thrown and Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s Mahagonny- director’s interpretation. Thus, Weill’s music and the months. However, I just got themselves at me. When I Songspiel, the story of six characters who attempt to fact that there are six major characters are often the the new Batman game, and I try to flirt with a girl, I either find happiness by creating a society shaped by their only consistencies from production to production. was really looking forward to can’t think of anything to say carefree desires. playing it all weekend. But if or wind up arguing with her. One of the liberties taken in this particular I play it, I’ll ignore her. What Do you have any tips? In Puccini’s opera, graduate vocal performance production was the director’s choice to add should I do? student Nicole Marie Gasse sang the part of Sister a narrator, played by senior voice major Piers Thanks, Angelica, a nun who gives birth to an illegitimate Portfolio on opening night. The narrator begins Thanks, Frankly, Intimidating son before joining a convent. The plot thickens the opera by introducing the six characters with Girlfriend Always Remarks Start The when her aunt, a princess played by senior voice a short monologue. Each of the characters are Monopolizing Majority Of Verbal major Gillian Hassert, visits the convent to speak attempting to get to the city of Mahagonny, where Entertainment, Ordering Exchanges, Whether On with Angelica regarding distribution of the family residents are free to do as they please. As the plot Romance, Distracting Romantic Sojourns To fortune. Gasse and Hassert stole the show on unfolds, the characters come to the realization that Amazing Multimedia Mate or On Vocational opening night. Hassert’s character is intended happiness and desires should not be sought after so Experiences Engagements to be powerful and intimidating on stage, and thoughtlessly. her overall performance and presence certainly Dear GAME OR DAME, Dear FIRST MOVE matched Puccini’s intentions. Gasse’s voice was The narrator tied the plot together and helped shed WORST MOVE, chill-inducing in Angelica’s final aria, which did not some light on the opera’s character development Whenever I have a question disappoint as the first opera came to a close. for the audience. Portfolio gave an entertaining like this — or any question, You’ve come to the right performance, demanding the audience’s attention really — I think to myself, place! First, it seems clear After intermission, the audience returned to a from the beginning and acting as the bridge “What would Batman do?” that, whenever you open society of common and comparatively vulgar between the audience and the characters on stage. And Batman tells me the your mouth, you stick your virtual citizens of Gotham foot in it. Just keep your Mahagonny-Songspiel also featured the talents of can’t save themselves. I’ve mouth shut. Instead, develop senior voice majors Caitlan Pitts, Katherine Brandt, played the new Batman a brooding personality, like Sean Pack, Martin Schreiner, Tyler Alderson, game, and it’s really that of a Byronic hero. You and Jesse Soracco, all of whom gave strong awesome. You get to be want to get away with as performances in this thought-provoking opera. Batman! Of course, Batman little talking as possible. lives with a young boy in a In addition to the individual performances, the Speedo and an old man, so Suppose you can’t pull off production quality of both operas was impressive. you probably shouldn’t take the Byronic look — perhaps The set design was effective and aesthetically his love advice. you’re blonde and can’t stop pleasing without being distracting or overdone. smiling. One alternative is Blocking for the chorus in the Puccini opera was As awesome as Batman “chirping.” Chirping is when creative and impressive, especially considering the is, though, you should you stand in the corner of size of the cast. Lighting for Suor Angelica was well probably spend time with the room and hold up your done, including a slight tilt of a suspended window your girlfriend. You don’t see hand, opening and closing frame to affect the direction of the light coming her often, and I’m sure there it as if you had a baby-bird from backstage. Overall, Sacred and Profane was are many things she’d prefer sock puppet on. Then, a fantastic show from the School of Music, setting to do other than watch you “chirp” at a girl. As ridiculous high expectations for future productions. play Batman — like play as it sounds, it might work. Batman herself. If she wants Perhaps chicks dig the “not to spend the weekend sure if cute and awkward or Sarah Steranka | Junior Staffwriter playing Batman, then you’d serial killer” look. better hold on to that girl. You hold her tight and never Or just accept your lonely let go. fate, Patrick Hoskins I’ll take any excuse to talk The second half of the School of Music’s about Batman, Need advice? Send queries performance featured Mahagonny-Songspiel, a Patrick Hoskins small-scale cantata written by dramatist Bertolt to [email protected]. Brecht and composer Kurt Weill in 1927. Celia Ludwinski | Operations Manager

theater pillbox 10.31.11 3 Urinetown: Showering campus with culture Scotch’n’Soda combines musical references, environmental issues in satirical musical

Senior directing major Christian Fleming brilliantly adapted Urinetown: The Musical, a Tony award-winning play by Mark Holman and Greg Kotis, in a production put on by Scotch’n’Soda Theatre over Cèilidh Weekend.

The story is simple. In what seems to be a rapidly deteriorating society, a drought has been going on for decades; as a means of controlling water consumption, toilet use has been privatized. The play depicts the struggle of a segment of a small town overrun with residents who cannot afford to pay to use the amenities of the Urine Good Company.

The production was short of neither puns, nor great comedic timing, true commitment to character, and wonderful technical executions.

Many people can attest to Scotch’n’Soda’s legacy of showcasing top-notch performances. On opening night, a student from Chatham University had a lot to say during the intermission. “This show is new to me. It’s fantastic! Everyone is so funny and talented and I love the political satire,” said Lindy McQuinn, a graduate student in counseling psychology. “Who doesn’t love a little political satire in this time?” Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez Hope Cladwell (Jaclyn Ross) comes to work for the Urine Good Company, where the employees sing praises Some of the best aspects of the production were the about her father, the company’s owner. copious references made to several other musicals including Annie, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion King, A Christmas Carol, and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. in that he wore a blood-red shirt with a black leather vest to stand up and dance along with the cast. The numbers The cast mimicked many of the characters from these and wielded a shaving razor. were enhanced by the contributions of the stage lighting well-known productions. For instance, the character Hot and a live band, conducted by junior music major Corey Harry Blades, played by first-year CIT student Canute Scotch’n’Soda’s adaptation emphasized these references Wachala. One clever aspect of this performance was the Haroldson, is meant to be a reference to Sweeney Todd even further. “Much of the references were cranked several references to “the most expensive university in up, such as with The Lion King,” said Matt Zurcher, a the world,” after which the cast would snap their heads junior in the Bachelor of Humanities and Arts program toward the audience and snap them back on stage. for musicology and film studies who was the assistant director for the Scotch’n’Soda performance. On the small stage, a tall wooden platform and impressive structure were erected for the production. Hope Cladwell, one of the major characters, was played The stage was cleverly designed to resemble a toilet. by first-year psychology major Jaclyn Ross, who had a There was a flush handle and float ball that made the heartwarming voice that filled the room with hope that image complete, although it did take a bit of studying the people of Urinetown would be fine in the end. “I am the structure to figure out what it was supposed to already getting sad that the show will be over soon,” resemble. Ross said after the opening-night performance. There was an incredible amount of work put into this “It was a lot of work to create something really great. performance, and it showed. Scotch’n’Soda did a I appreciated what Chris brought to it,” said James fantastic job with this production and lived up to the Alexander, a sophomore vocal major who magnificently reputation the group has as a talented and passionate played Caldwell B. Cladwell, after the show. organization.

Every song and dance number was executed with tremendous energy that nearly propelled the audience Juan Acosta | Staffwriter

Officer Lockstock (right) serves as the tongue-in-cheek narrator of Urinetown. Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez

theater 4 pillbox 10.31.11 A cappella groups sing for charity Paperhouse Rangos comes alive with the sound of A CaPittsburgh On digital music

Whenever I talk to a music junkie, one sentiment that almost “Music is Alive: The Fourth Annual A CaPittsburgh Queen’s “Somebody to Love”; when the soloist was always comes up is nostalgia. The modern audiophile is Project,” a charity concert put on every year by standing there begging the audience for someone to mired in his desire to immerse himself in vinyl music. While Carnegie Mellon’s a cappella groups, was held love, it was hard to imagine he’d be alone for long. vinyl does have its merits, people who claim that they “miss in Rangos Hall this past Saturday, featuring the good old days of vinyl” should stop fi xating on the past performances by Counterpoint, Treblemakers, After a short intermission, the event continued and realize just how awesome the ability to have digitized Soundbytes, The Originals, Joyful Noise, and with Joyful Noise, a Christian co-ed group, and music is. Deewane. The event raises funds for music-related Deewane, a South Asian male group. Joyful Noise programs in the Pittsburgh area each year. Proceeds introduced each song individually, which caused The biggest advantages to digital music are mass storage of this year’s A CaPittsburgh will benefit the Tickets its performance to drag despite its strong vocals capabilities and portability. Within the past 14 years, MP3 for Kids Foundation, which provides opportunities and made some audience members uncomfortable. players have been transformed from a novelty with a for underprivileged children to experience cultural Deewane, which is Hindi for “madly in love,” put on capacity of 32 MB, or about six songs, to an irreplaceable activities and events in the area. an engaging show with plenty of choreography. The cultural fi xture. They are not only able to hold up to 180 group’s unique mixture of modern and traditional GB, or about 40,000 songs, but they can also be used for Counterpoint, Carnegie Mellon’s only all-women music and dance was extremely entertaining, and watching TV, checking e-mail, or reading books. It’s a shame a cappella group, hosts the event each year. The the audience seemed to love every minute of it. that our generation is so technologically desensitized, group kicked off the night with a dreamy rendition Deewane put on a high-energy performance and because that achievement is astounding — mind-blowing, of the well-known pop song “Mr. Sandman.” The closed with a great dance number that included even. group performed with solid harmonies and cute small lifting stunts. choreography, starting the show off on the right But the technological achievements are not the biggest foot. Treblemakers, the newest co-ed group on Counterpoint closed out the night with nice reason why digital music players are awesome. Instead, it campus and one of the largest groups of the night, renditions of “I Follow Rivers” by Lykke Li, “God Only is the personal history that they contain. Each MP3 player performed next. Their best song was an energetic Knows” by The Beach Boys, and “Like a Prayer” by functions as an autobiography, compiling the music that has and passionate rendition of “Breakeven” by The Madonna. All three of these songs featured clean come to bookmark every event and person that infl uences Script with an excellent solo performance. harmonies and were well received by the audience. our taste and style. The advent of the MP3 player does not just result in a more convenient method of enjoying music, The next two groups, Soundbytes and The Originals, Overall, the event was very successful and but also in a more convenient way in which to express our definitely stole the show. Soundbytes, a co-ed group attendance was high. Every seat in Rangos was lives to others. Ask to look at another person’s MP3 player that writes its own arrangements, was engaging filled, and many people had to sit or stand around and scroll through their handpicked catalog of sound. Who and energetic throughout its performance. The the edges and back of the room. A mixture of knows what intriguing detail of their life you’ll fi nd? Maybe group closed its set with “Roxanne” by The Police, students, parents, and alumni, the audience was you’ll discover that the classical cellist major you sit next to featuring an outstanding solo performance and the energetic and thoroughly enjoyed the show. After in class is also a huge fan of black metal, or that the quiet most energy displayed by any group all night. hearing all six of the a cappella groups, it’s easy girl who eats alone has the exact same music taste as you, to understand why A CaPittsburgh is such a big or even that the music director of a freeform radio station The Originals, one of Carnegie Mellon’s all- event each year, showcasing the talent of Carnegie has a not-so-guilty love of Ke$ha. male groups, kept the energy up with their set, Mellon’s a cappella groups and raising money for a displaying loads of personality and enthusiasm. good cause. Vinyl is a great medium for listening to music and should not They sang about heartbreak and failed relationships, be forgotten. But at the same time, digitized music makes successfully winning over the hearts of the viable so many possibilities that you would be doing yourself audience. They closed their performance with Allison Cosby | Assistant Pillbox Editor a disservice by dissing MP3s.

Matt Mastricova | Staffwriter top 10 on WRCT 88.3 FM most played albums of the last week

1 Thunderball — 12 Mile High Remixed 2 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — Hysterical 3 Primus — Green Haugahyde 4 Mogwai — Earth Division 5 The Cynics — Spinning Wheel Motel 6 Grouplove — Never Trust a Happy Song 7 Neon Indian — Era Extraña 8 Gillian Welch — The Harrow and the Harvest 9 Portamento Jess Sochol | Photo Staff The Drums — 10 Soundbytes, a co-ed group, stole the show with its original arrangements. Thomas Marriott — Human Spirit

music pillbox 10.31.11 5 Last-minute Halloween costume ideas Halloween the Carnegie Mellon way: Quick and easy getups for chronic procrastinators

It’s Halloween. The one and only holiday where you can wear a ridiculous costume in Glee’s Sue Sylvester: Put on a track suit. Accessorize with a public has fi nally arrived. whistle and a snarky attitude. If you can surround yourself with a medley of people who represent different cultures and a variety of If midterms bogged you down and left you without time to shop or create a costume, people who happen to be able to sing, you get a gold star. Not sure then no worries. Below are a bunch of costume ideas that are both inexpensive — from where, but you’ll get one. college students are perpetually on a budget, after all — and relatively quick to make. • Sweat suit • Whistle Baby: Becoming a creepy adult-baby is simple. Find a friend who can lend you some • Bad attitude blush for your cheeks. For girls and guys with long hair, it would be a downright shame not to take advantage and make some pigtails. Old Spice Guy (guys only): Grab a towel and wrap it around • Teddy bear yourself — you might want to wear some shorts underneath, though. • Pajamas Borrow a bottle of Old Spice body wash from someone on your fl oor if • Ability to throw random tantrums you don’t already own some. • Makeup • Old Spice body wash • Towel (preferably yellow) Zombie: Throw on some tattered clothes and borrow some • Flirtatious, charming personality makeup from a friend. Use some foundation and some red lipstick to create some oozing wounds. Dark eyeliner will also go a long way. Ghost: Easy as pie. Like shooting fi sh in a barrel. Like a knife • Makeup through butter. This clichéd yet classic Halloween costume is a great way to be festive • Tattered clothing and adorable. Just take some sheets (your roommate won’t miss them) and cut a couple • Moaning abilities of holes in them. • White sheets Bag of Jelly Beans: Wear a white shirt. Find some construction • Ability to utter “Boo” from time to time paper and cut out several kidney-shaped pieces in a variety of colors (or just in your favorite). Grab a large clear plastic bag and cut out holes for your head, arms, and legs. Now put the bag on over the Juan Acosta | Staffwriter cutouts that you have taped to your shirt. Make a sandwich board using cardboard, and use some ribbon to tie it around you. This will be a great conversation starter. You will For more Halloween articles, go to be able to ask people to if they want some of your goodies. www.thetartan.org/pillbox. • Construction paper Adelaide Cole | Art Editor • Large clear plastic bag • Cardboard • Ribbon

community 6 pillbox 10.31.11 Arctic Monkeys put on a confi dent show English indie rock band shows off new, more mature sound at Stage AE

The Arctic Monkeys made their second appearance band performed “Still Take You Home” off its fi rst album, atmosphere of the venue and the confi dence of the in Pittsburgh on Oct. 18 at Stage AE, coming off the Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. band. Stage AE loses much of the ambiance of the more release of their latest album, Suck It and See. When this intimate Mr. Small’s Theatre, yet the high-energy set list album came out in June, it was clear that the band was The performance suffered slightly when the band played created a greater level of excitement than the group’s departing from the experimental style of its third album, “Evil Twin,” an unreleased track that will most likely fi rst Pittsburgh show, which focused mainly on its Humbug, but not exactly returning to the form of the come out as a B-side to “Suck It and See.” This dip in psychedelic rock-infl uenced material from Humbug. group’s fi rst two albums. Both the newly developed style energy, due only to the crowd’s unfamiliarity with the and confi dence were obvious during the performance. song, was brief. The excitement returned as drummer The Arctic Monkeys have obviously grown as a band; Matt Helders began to sing “Brick By Brick,” an upbeat lead singer and guitarist Alex Turner in particular was The Smith Westerns opened the concert, playing some song that hearkens to many different eras of rock and channeling something of a James Dean swagger and of their more popular tracks, such as “Weekends.” roll. maintained a strong repartee with the crowd. The While they were very enjoyable for an opening band, band is growing up, both in its musical style and its excitement was clearly building for the Arctic Monkeys’ The audience was fully invigorated when the band stage persona. The Arctic Monkeys are no longer just performance. Going straight into “Don’t Sit Down ’Cause performed “When The Sun Goes Down.” During the a few teenagers from Sheffi eld who bang out some riffs I’ve Moved Your Chair,” the Arctic Monkeys built the encore, the fan favorite “Fluorescent Adolescent” kept laden with distortion. They are now true performers, atmosphere quickly for the high-energy show. fans singing along with the lyrics. The Arctic Monkeys combining their original spirit with a more mature sound closed the show with “505,” as they did when they to put on an exhilarating show. The band was able to balance playing songs from all played at Mr. Small’s Theatre in 2009. This performance four of its albums, leaning only slightly toward newer had a heavy mood throughout the verses and an intense material. By the third song, “Crying Lightning,” the fervor during the chorus, creating an excellent ending to Josh Smith | Staffwriter liveliness of the crowd had increased dramatically, the show. continuing over less energetic tracks like “She’s Thunderstorms.” The show reached a peak when the The most noticeable aspects of the show were the

dollarmovie McConomy Auditorium, University Center Allison Cosby | Assistant Pillbox Editor

11:14 Harry Potter and the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Hobo with a Shotgun Thursday, Nov. 3 Deathly Hallows Part 2 Saturday, Nov. 5 Sunday, Nov. 6 6 Friday, Nov. 4 8 10 12 8 10 12 7:30 10 12:30 This 2005 fi lm starring Hilary In the fi nal installment of the Harry In this 1986 comedy classic, high school For this 2011 Canadian action fi lm, Swank and Colin Hanks follows the Potter fi lm series, Harry (Daniel senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) director Jason Eisener draws heavily seemingly independent story lines Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and decides to take the day off to spend on the exploitative grindhouse fi lms of fi ve individuals leading up to a car Hermione (Emma Watson) search the day in downtown Chicago with his of the 1980s. In the fi lm, a homeless crash one evening at 11:14 p.m. that for Lord Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and his man (Rutger Hauer) fi nds himself in a unites them all. After the movie, there remaining Horcruxes, which make him girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara). Throughout new town fi lled with crime and unjust will be a Q & A session with director immortal. When the Dark Lord fi nds out the day, Ferris must fi nd creative ways to cops. To combat this corrupt society, and Carnegie Mellon alumnus Greg about their search, the ensuing battle avoid being caught by his vengeful sister the hobo brings justice to the city Marcks, sponsored by Carnegie between good and evil reaches new Jeanie (Jennifer Grey) and the school’s using his trusty shotgun. The movie Mellon’s Filmmaking Club. heights. The movie is currently the third dean of students, Edward Rooney developed out of a fake trailer made highest grossing fi lm of all time and is (Jeffrey Jones). in a contest to promote Quentin the highest grossing fi lm of 2011. Tarantino and Robert Rodriquez’s fi lm Grindhouse.

music pillbox 10.31.11 7 Activities Board announces Tokyo Police Club as headliner for fall concert

AB Concerts explains process of bringing musicians to campus Tokyo Police Club discusses Ten Songs, Ten Hours, Ten Days, Ten Years

A Mountie riding an elephant, the Japanese fl ag, and the said. “We also made a priority to get in touch with our From childhood friends to international indie rock stars, initials “TPC”: These were the only clues the Activities committee and to recruit new committee members over Tokyo Police Club has come a long way in recent years. Board provided on its posters as to the identity of the the summer.... We did try to get as much feedback and The members of Tokyo Police Club began making To cover a song, you get to be creative without the ‘one, headlining band for its fall concert. While they might get as many ideas down as early in the year as possible.” music together in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, during seem unrelated, these clues make sense once you know elementary school. According to guitarist Josh Hook, two, three, go’ of ‘you’re writing an album right now.’ Tokyo Police Club is coming to perform at Carnegie When planning the concert, “we try to take into “We’ve been friends since fourth grade, so we started Then, from just wanting to cover songs and get back into Mellon on Nov. 12. consideration what, of course, we think will appeal making music in late elementary school and into early to the student body,” Streja said. “AB as a whole has high school. We started playing as this band in 2005. In a writing mode, we let it evolve. Tokyo Police Club is a Canadian band that released its four different organizations [Concerts, Coffeehouse, early 2005 we played our fi rst show, and then we’ve just fi rst LP, Elephant Shell — hence the Mountie riding an Underground, and Skibo] that bring music to campus, been going since then.” “ —Josh Hook elephant — in 2008, which Pitchfork noted in its review and our group only has two concerts a year. They’re the for its “consistently easy-on-the-ears sound.” biggest concerts, so we try to work on having a broad The band released its debut EP, A Lesson in Crime, in appeal, and obviously we also have a really restricted 2006 on Paper Bag Records. With songs like “Nature of creative freedom than others. Hook mentioned “Strictly own sound, Hook said, “Those elements that were AB Concerts was fi rst drawn to booking Tokyo Police budget.” the Experiment,” Tokyo Police Club established itself Game” by Harlem Shakes as one example. “Judging by previously foreign to us will probably make their way Club because “they were really energetic,” said Lynn as a group of talented songwriters and musicians with the response, they weren’t as well known as, say, Moby into our writing process.” He was quick to add, however, Streja, a senior studying human-computer interaction Eventually, AB Concerts narrowed the list down to Tokyo a knack for catchy guitar riffs. Infl uenced by the garage or someone like that, so it was fun for people to not have “I don’t think it’ll turn out to be exactly” like ‘Party in the and information systems and a co-chair of AB Concerts. Police Club because of the group’s energy and talent. rock revival of Radiohead’s Kid A and The Strokes’ This expectations,” he said. USA.’” “Especially since it’s Pittsburgh and it’s winter and it’s “I also spoke to a lot of people who had seen them live Is It, Tokyo Police Club has gained a large fan base and Courtesy of Tell All Your Friends PR cold, we really like to bring those high-energy shows.” and thought that the quality of their performance was has released a total of three studio albums and two EPs. His favorite song off the newest album is the Moby Tokyo Police Club has been enjoying some time really high and thought that they were super talented,” The band’s 2010 album, Champ, was well received by cover. This was the fi rst song the band recorded for this off recently, a luxury the group doesn’t often have. choice, though. He described Tokyo Police Club as “very “We thought they were very marketable,” added Lyuba Streja said. “And that’s obviously something that’s really critics and fans alike. The upbeat songs and lighter project and, according to Hook, “We had just gotten According to Hook, the friends are all ready to get back of-the-moment music that won’t have any meaning in 10 Zeylikman, a senior studying economics and psychology important to us — I mean, we try to balance getting that lyrical content showed the more comfortable, relaxed everything set, fl own to Los Angeles, and were just in the game and have been throwing around some ideas years.” He said, “AB’s had a lot better acts in the past. I and the other co-chair of AB Concerts. “So we thought broad appeal with getting people that are super talented nature of the band in light of its 2008 debut LP, Elephant thinking, ‘What the hell are we going to do? Are we for new material. The remainder of their year will be think their goal for the bigger concerts should be getting that people who did not hear them previously would be musicians, and that’s defi nitely something that we saw Shell. actually going to be able to put a song out in 10 hours spent playing shows and writing new songs. someone who’s musically interesting... [meaning] they interested in them and ... hear their music when we play in them.” or one day?’ So to have that fi rst one done was kind of don’t sound the same as everyone else, they’re not just it on the Cut for them and be like, ‘Hey, this is cool, this Tokyo Police Club’s most recent album, released on Oct. reassuring.” doing the same old thing.” is appealing to me.’” So far, reception of the announcement has been mixed. 4, is a cover project titled Ten Songs, Ten Hours, Ten Allison Cosby | Assistant Pillbox Editor “Tokyo Police Club is one of my favorite bands, and Days, Ten Years. For this project, the band’s members The project allowed the bandmates to play many Squarely in between the two strong opinions is Chris The decision to book Tokyo Police Club was not a it’s really great that they’re coming here,” said Celine chose a song from each year from 2001 to 2011; they different styles of music and provided them with musical Perrone, a senior electrical and computer engineering quick one, though. Zeylikman said, “The process sort Berger, a sophomore undeclared H&SS student and an spent 10 hours a day in the studio for 10 days, writing experience they wouldn’t have had otherwise. Confi dent major. “I have heard of them, but I have never heard of starts as soon as the spring [Carnival] show ends.” AB Underground chair. and recording their cover of one of the chosen songs that this experience will have some effect on the band’s their music,” he admitted. “I think even pretty early in the summer Lyuba and I each day. Originally, the project started as a simple way were keeping in touch and sort of brainstorming,” Streja Alex Price, a junior business major, was critical of AB’s to get back into writing songs, but it later grew into a That’s okay with AB Concerts, though — “That’s exactly larger idea. the kind of vibe we hope to get,” Streja said. “When we have this limited budget in the fall, a big thing is like you According to Hook, “To cover a song, you get to be haven’t heard of the band, you listen to them, and then creative without the ‘one, two, three, go’ of ‘you’re you get pumped and then you come [to the concert], so writing an album right now.’ Then, from just wanting to that’s something we try to build.” cover songs and get back into a writing mode, we let it evolve.” The album features a wide variety of songs from Tokyo Police Club will be at Carnegie Mellon Nov. 12; the both popular and lesser-known bands, including M83’s opening act will be a Pittsburgh rock group called 1, 2, 3. “Kim & Jessie,” Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA,” and Moby’s “Southside.” “It was a cool mix of both,” he said. “Some were intimidating, and others were a little bit Anna Walsh | Pillbox Editor more easy to deal with.”

Some songs off the album allowed the band more

Above: 1, 2, 3 is made up of Pittsburgh natives Josh Sickels and Nic Snyder. Left: Tokyo Music Club has released two EPs and Tokyo Police Club is made up of David Monks, Graham three full-length albums. Wright, Josh Hook, and Greg Alsop.

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feature feature 8 pillbox 10.31.11 pillbox 10.31.11 9 Did you know? Students seize limelight

Carnegie Tech professors, organizing a faculty golf tournament, also challenge Cèilidh Weekend showcases diversity of student talent 100 competitors from a corresponding student tournament to a final This past Friday night, Carnegie Mellon students her audience as she said bluntly, “Clothes get more showdown. “The students should Nov. 3, 1910 displayed a wide array of individual and group talent compliments than we do.” realize on this chance to enter active in the Cèilidh Student Showcase. The showcase competition with the Faculty and make featured students from every college at Carnegie Individual performances continued to impress things interesting for the Dispensers of Mellon and a diversity of performances in dance, throughout the program. On violin, junior music Knowledge,” The Tartan comments. song, and creative writing. major Christine Hedden’s Irish fi ddle tunes were a beautiful and unexpected salute to the cèilidh Theta Xi wins the Homecoming The showcase mainly drew an audience of parents; tradition. By alluding to her experiences growing Displays competition when the they sat at round tables in Rangos Hall decorated up with these tunes, Hedden also gave the 50 fraternity’s depiction of a “mechanical with fl oral arrangements and cookie platters, giving performance a personal touch. Steven Robertson, brain” beats out competing displays the event a more formal setting. The interesting a fi rst-year drama student on voice and guitar, and on motor scooters and steam engines. Nov. 4, 1960 choice of background music projected a techno- Peter Marchetti, a sophomore math major on piano, Meanwhile, Delta Delta Delta and like vibe that seemed a bit out of place, given the both graced the stage with their instrumental its cotton gin take first prize in the surroundings. performances. Senior drama student Stefan Dezil invention-themed Varsity Varieties gave a passionate vocal performance of “A Change dance. Directed by master of ceremonies and sophomore is Gonna Come” from Uptown Boys, pairing a great drama student Jordan Phillips, the program began voice with contagious energy. The men’s cross country team marks with an a cappella collaboration with members from its 80th consecutive win in a dual meet different a cappella groups on campus performing On Chinese yo-yo, fi rst-year H&SS student Mallory 25 after besting Thiel College at home. Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” with an enthusiastic Wang showed obvious grace and skill — an Despite many runners having missed yet professional attitude. impression that was heightened by her choice of races due to illness throughout the Nov. 6, 1985 season, the Tartans are looking forward to the conference championships — Not only did the program draw from a variety of cultural which they’re attempting to win for the seventh time in a row. backgrounds, but it also created a nice balance between individual and group performances. Midterm grades are released with a bonus: the first round of a three- 10 semester pilot on plus/minus grading. Other than the a cappella performance, the program epic background music. Undergraduates, surprised by the “placed a heavy emphasis on dance, with dance change, aren’t fans of it. With Carnegie Nov. 1, 2000 troupes making up fi ve of the showcase’s six group Perhaps the most impressive facet of the showcase Mellon’s academic stress at a plus, they performances. Far from being repetitive, each was the fact that the vast majority of the student say, extra emphasis on letter grades is of these dance performances offered a different performers had majors outside of music or dance. a big minus. perspective and made a unique contribution to the These students hailed from every college” in the showcase. The groups were culturally diverse — university: Engineering students sang a cappella, from South Asian to Afro-Brazilian to co-ed fusion while science and humanities students performed in In honor of the newspaper’s centenary, — and brought a variety of cultural voices to the dance. In this way, the student showcase lived up to The Tartan’s front page is given over occasion. Tanah, a South Asian dance troupe, and its name, demonstrating the raw talent of Carnegie to a dramatic photo of a 100-candle 5 Tufaan—The Storm, a co-ed fusion dance team, Mellon students regardless of their studies. birthday cake. Inside, an article danced with energy and enthusiasm; members of describes life at the paper through the Nov. 1, 2005 the Capoeira Club performed a captivating cross The showcase succeeded in bringing a diverse ages, from dealing with typesetters between martial arts and dance. The members taste of student life to the limelight. Not only did the and wax machines to running a fake of Bhangra gave their typically stunning and program draw from a variety of cultural backgrounds, restaurant review and almost getting well-rehearsed performance, while students from but it also created a nice balance between individual expelled. Dancers’ Symposium ended the program with a and group performances. Overall, it stayed true to vibrant and mesmerizing modern dance piece. Cèilidh Weekend’s label as an international festival Halloween-themed events happening and showed off what the event would have to offer around the city this week include Scattered between the group performances were over the next two days. 1 imitations of dead entertainers individual pieces that balanced out the program (“Night of the Singing Dead”), a radio nicely. Sophomore drama student Alesia Etinoff production of Orson Welles’ War of Nov. 3, 2009 offered a refreshingly blunt perspective on the Rachel Cohen | Junior Staffwriter the Worlds, and a ghost tour of Mount relationship between clothes and identity in her Washington. With Oct. 31 falling on a piece, “Clothes Do Not Defi ne Me.” Phillips left Sunday, The Tartan urges readers to the podium and joined sophomore drama student try trick-or-treating through the dorms. Tsilala Graham-Haynes in silently acting out the piece as it was read, giving the words an important Greg Hanneman | Contributing Editor and well-choreographed visual dimension. Etinoff’s frank and unfl inching tone left a striking impact on

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puzzles pillbox 10.31.1113 Horrorscopes Despite your kind and gentle demeanor, there are still aries people out there who are not moved by your charm. No march 21–april 19 matter how nice you are, they will still be grumpy and even rude to you.

Your biggest nightmare can be summed up in two words: taurus graduate school. april 20–may 20

Congratulations on balancing your schoolwork and your gemini social life this weekend. However, you will soon realize that may 21–june 21 you could have had even more fun and still have gotten your work done.

Beware of the zombies that roam Carnegie Mellon’s cancer campus. Not only do they roam through the library and june 22–july 22 Gates at night, they also fill your morning classes and are always in line at La Prima.

This week you will be surrounded by happy, nice, smiling leo people who will not be put off by your sarcasm. No matter july 23–aug. 22 how much you insult them, they will keep wanting to be around you. Crossword courtesy of BestCrosswords.com CROSS Your Mac will come down with a 24-hour virus that will A DOWN virgo cripple your processing speed, making your computer as 1. Org. 1. Sun Devils’ sch. aug. 23–sept. 22 6. Make reference to 2. Letters on a Cardinal’s cap powerful and as fast as a PC. 10. Attempt 3. A collection of articles 14. Guide 4. Not ’neath 15. Bang-up 5. Cancer’s critter You will be in a mad rush to finish your programming 16. River in central Switzerland 6. Roman general libra assignment and will find that all of the programming TAs are 17. High-speed separator 7. Charged particle sept. 23–oct. 22 unreachable. 20. ___-relief 8. Big bang cause 21. The Younger and The Elder 9. Alway 22. Former name of Thailand 10. Adventurous expedition 26. Sailor 11. Lacking slack You will one day have the power to go back in time. 30. Elucidation 12. Jason’s craft scorpio Though you will end world hunger, you will forget to stop 34. Body art 13. Apians oct. 23–nov. 21 the administration from installing “Walking to the Sky.” 35. Cooking container 18. Grassy plain 36. Accelerate 19. Rapper born Tracy Marrow 38. Continental identity of a 22. Lute of India Chinese person 23. Momentarily Your week is going to be so awesome it’s scary. That or 39. Buddy 24. King of the Huns sagittarius you will look back on this week and realize how good you 40. Caterpillar rival 25. Intro to physics? nov. 22–dec. 21 are at suppressing your own nightmares. 42. Fam. member 27. Reprehension 43. Also 28. Langston Hughes poem 44. Player who throws the ball 29. Writer Hentoff 45. Development of a cancer 31. Director Howard capricorn Though you will take your professor’s advice when writing 49. Pleasant 32. End of a threat dec. 22–jan. 19 your essay, when you get your graded essay back, you will 50. Fix up 33. Sea nymph find that your professor has scathing remarks about all of 51. Song of joy 37. Left-hand page the things he or she suggested. 54. Boxer Laila 39. Endoskeletal component 56. Like afterschool activities 40. Put on 64. Plumlike fruit 41. Large jug or pitcher aquarius Your Hulu account will be completely shut down, and you 65. Ardent 43. ___ the season... jan. 20–feb. 18 will be barred from viewing any YouTube videos. 66. Chopin composition 44. Attorney Melvin 67. Look after 46. Brought up 68. X-ray units 47. Injectable diazepam, in military lingo 69. Male and female 48. Protects 51. Annoyance You will awaken in the early hours, desperate to turn in a 52. Car bar pisces forgotten assignment, and will find that the internet in your feb. 19–march 20 53. Collar type dorm has been replaced with dial-up. 55. Frozen treats Nicole Hamilton 57. Automobile | Comics Editor 58. Charlottesville sch. 59. Disencumber 60. Salt Lake City athlete 61. Unit of illumination 62. Summer drink horoscopes 63. Hi-___ 14pillbox 10.31.11 MONDAY10.31.11 Orthodox Christian Fellowship: An East Mediterranean Celebration. University Center, Wean New Found Glory. Club Zoo. 7 p.m. and Kirr Commons. 9 p.m. Classifieds AB Coffeehouse: A Halloween Dance Party featuring WRCT: A Fall Dance Party. Shadow Lounge. 9 p.m. Remix Artist Collective. Rangos Hall. 8 p.m. Pandemic. brillobox. 9:30 p.m. DermatologistOnCall If you believe you have TUESDAY11.1.11 SATURDAY11.5.11 acne, rosacea, or any other skin, nail, or hair condition, your answer to safe, effective, quality School of Design Lecture: “Growing Objects.” Breed Bury the Cabbage. Pittsburgh Public Market. care and treatment is less than 72 hours away! Hall (Margaret Morrison 103). 5 p.m. 11:30 a.m. Online expert-directed skin care by Mark P. Celebrating Pittsburgh: Its Character and Adventures of Prince Achmed. Regent Square Seraly, MD. DermatologistOnCall.com or call us Signifi cance. Kresge Theater, Carlow University. Theater. 1:30 p.m. 724) 969-2504 7:30 p.m. Figments: Conversations With Andy. Andy Warhol Museum. 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY11.2.11 Bhangra in the Burgh. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall. 6:30 p.m. Listening Like a Critic. The Refugees. for the Arts. Through Dec. 11. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Carnegie Lecture Hall. 7:30 p.m. Botany and History Entwined: Rachel Hunt’s Building. 7 p.m. Legacy. Yonder Mountain String Band. SUNDAY Hunt Library. Through Dec. 15. Stage AE. 7 p.m. 11.6.11 Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey. A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Carnegie Museum of Pierre-Joseph Redouté and His Work With Carnegie Museum of Art. Through Dec. 31. Art. 7 p.m. Sites of Passage. Mozart’s Requiem Mass. Botanists. The Mattress Factory. Through Jan. 8. Calvary Episcopal Church. Hunt Library fi fth fl oor. 2 p.m. Heroes & Villains: The Comic Book Art of Alex Ross. 7:30 p.m. Student Composers Concert. Alumni Concert Hall. Andy Warhol Museum. Through Jan. 8. Pittsburgh Speakers Series: Michelle Rhee. Heinz 2 p.m. Picturing the City: Downtown Pittsburgh, 2007–10. Hall. 8 p.m. Mysteries of Lisbon. Melwood Screening Room. Carnegie Museum of Art. Through March 25. 2:30 p.m. THURSDAY11.3.11 National Geographic Live: Mattias Klum. Byham Want your event here? Theater. 7 p.m. Email [email protected]. The Innovators Forum. Rashid Auditorium (Hillman Pittsburgh Steelers Football. Heinz Field. 8:20 p.m. Center 4401). 4:30 p.m. How the Brain Represents Meaning. Doherty Hall MONDAY11.7.11 2210. 5 p.m. The School of Art Lecture Series Presents Carol Author Bill Shore. Jewish Community Center, Squirrel Conde and Karl Beveridge. Kresge Theatre. 5 p.m. Hill. 7 p.m. The Last Lecture. New Hazlett Theater. 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY11.4.11 ONGOING Needs Driven Innovation Workshop. Gates Center 3305. 3 p.m. Three Rivers Film Festival. Pittsburgh Filmmakers Farmageddon. Harris Theater. 7 p.m. Theaters. Through Nov. 19. Escape From New York. Andy Warhol Museum. 7 p.m. 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial. Miller Gallery, Purnell Center

calendar pillbox 10.31.1115 tailgating.

Alan Vangpat | Senior Staff The Pipe Band performed at the Tailgate Party in Wiegand Gym during the weekend’s Cèilidh festivities. The party — held at the same time as the annual Chili Cook-off, and promoted as a precursor to the Tartans football game — featured dancing, kid-friendly activities, and free grilled food.

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