Volume 102, Issue 9 Carnegie Mellon’s Student Newspaper Since 1906 October 29, 2007

much work and Kalam on too little time in which to get it all done. Are we working too hard? But not everyone is convinced that that’s the case. campus “I don’t think students are working as hard as they think they are,” said Carnegie Mellon psy- Experts decide if it’s students’ by Akshay Dave by Stuti Pandey Junior Staffwriter chology professor Kenneth Kotovsky. Junior Staffwriter Kotovsky cited a study conducted in February workloads that are weighing 1999 by the Center for Innovation in Learning, in Students frequently utter comments like “I which 70 Carnegie Mellon fi rst-years and juniors On Oct. 17, Carnegie Mellon have so much work. I think I’m going to have to were asked to record how they spent their time. awarded an honorary doctor- them down, or how pull an all-nighter,” and “Oh well, I haven’t Surprisingly, he said, researchers found that stu- ate in science and technology gone out for like a month because I’ve dents’ academic work, including classes, took up to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former they cope with been studying all weekend.” less time than recreation, and that on average, president of India. During his Across campus, students gripe students participating in the study got about 8.5 fi ve-year presidency, Kalam about the intensity of their stress that’s the hours of sleep per night. undertook extensive efforts in workloads and the result- On Oct. 16, the university announced that re- energy independence and other ing stress, concluding that problem. searchers from Carnegie Mellon and the Univer- areas in order to transform In- there is simply too dia into a fully developed nation sity of Pittsburgh received a $426,000 grant from by 2020. He is also a proponent the National Institutes of Health to study the ef- of education. fectiveness of a watch-like device that measures “It is great to see the response psychological stress during the course of the and attendance that we have subject’s daily life. here today. Normally we get a The study will be led by Thomas Kama- turnout like this for rock stars and beautiful actresses,” Kalam See WORKING, page A5 said when Sunil Wadhwani, a 1976 graduate of Tepper School of Business and the vice chair- man of Carnegie Mellon’s Board of Trustees, introduced him to the audience of over 600 who had gathered for the event. Kalam was the fi rst person to receive an honorary degree in a separate event outside the com- mencement ceremony in May, where the university tradition- ally awards honorary degrees. Kalam was highly compli- mentary of Carnegie Mellon’s mission. “I have been impressed by your motto, Innovation knows no borders,” Kalam said. Kalam spoke about his experi- ence as a student working with a team of scientists to design a hovercraft. When he ran into trouble designing the craft’s propeller, he sought help from his professor. “I told him my problem was that I needed to design a

See KALAM, page A3 JW Ramp/Photo Editor State smoking ban mirrors CMU’s Before the legislature’s summer recess, the House endorsed a strong measure, permitting smoking only in private homes not used for day care, cigar expositions, tobacco shops, and fra- ternal clubs at least 10 years old. In contrast, the Senate agreed to a version that was full of addi- tional exemptions, such as small neighborhood taverns, up to 25 percent of the fl oor space of a

Mike Seok/Photo Staff casino, private clubs, private homes that don’t have child care, cigar bars or upscale taverns by Mariluz Orbay that stock cigars in humidors, and some rooms Junior Staffwriter in nursing homes and residential treatment fa- cilities. On Monday, Oct. 15, State House Majority Most of the states around Pennsylvania have Leader Bill DeWeese declared he would be push- already approved restrictive smoking bans. ing efforts to arrange a compromise bill to ban Both state and campus-wide smoking ban smoking in most public places and workplaces proposals have stirred up great debate in the in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon community. The state’s proposal is similar to that of Carn- “I most certainly support the smoking ban,” egie Mellon’s Healthy Campus 2010 Task Force, said fi rst-year CIT student Grant Newsome. which aims to abolish smoking on campus by “Personally, I feel that if we don’t allow shoot- 2010. Suggestions include bringing fraternity ing guns in public places, something that is also residences into agreement with university potentially lethal, the non-smoker population policy by prohibiting smoking indoors and should not have to be unwillingly exposed to modifying the policy to state that smoking is such a serious health hazard as second-hand permitted only in designated outdoor areas of smoke.” campus until January 2010, after which the uni- First-year business major Parth Karna ex- versity would become a smoke-free community pressed similar feelings of disapproval. and smoking would be prohibited in all campus “I fi nd the nature of the government to be very outdoor and indoor areas. contradictory. Smoking is just like any other Hannah Rosen/Photo Staff However, on Tuesday, the state’s movement drug: It is addictive and potentially lethal,” he The new Entropy+ opened Wednesday next to Merson Courtyard in the University Center. While still carrying all showed signs of slow progress when members of said. “If drugs are illegal, why should smoking the necessities from the original Entropy, the new Entropy also has produce, including fruits and vegetables as well as the House rejected a ban supported by Pennsyl- organic and kosher products. vania state senators. See BAN, page A4 New Entropy+ open for Homecoming San Diego burns fall of 2006, according to Chris Fitz, resident district by Elizabeth Cutrone manager of university dining. Staffwriter “Some of the topics and issues raised in reference to the Entropy space were size and traffi c fl ow, con- The new Entropy+ convenience store opened gestion at the coffee area, requests for additional Wednesday next to Merson Courtyard in the Uni- offerings such as fresh produce and quality grab- versity Center. The store features all the packaged and-go items, and an overall need for a fresh look,” products available in the old Entropy, such as cookies, Fitz said. canned soups, cereal, and bottled drinks, and also has Housing and Dining Services solicited students’ in- a local produce section featuring a variety of fruits put with regard to what they would like to see in a and vegetables and an expanded selection of organic, new and improved Entropy, and then made changes kosher, and gluten-free products. based on those responses. Carnegie Mellon’s Housing and Dining Services In addition to the new selection, Entropy+ is also and the students of the Dining Advisory Committee Courtesy of the San Diego Amateur Radio Emergency Services Group began discussing the expansion of Entropy in the See ENTROPY, page A5 page A3 www.thetartan.org A2 THE TARTAN • OCTOBER 29, 2007 Weather Lecture Preview

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Hi: 63° Hi: 65° Hi: 52° Hi: 54° Hi: 57° Fishman to discuss Lo: 43° Lo: 48° Lo: 37° Lo: 38° Lo: 43° consumer trends Page Title: Journeys Lecture Series — “Science, Exploration, and Emotion” Crime The Basics: Jay Apt, a former NASA astronaut who is now an associate re- Incident search professor in the Tepper School 2 of Business, will discuss how emotional & Suspicious Substance Theft and rational ways of thinking continue Oct. 19, 2007 Oct. 25, 2007 to guide his professional life. Apt be- at 11:48 p.m. at 2:21 p.m. lieves that while many people divorce science from exploration, the two are A university staff member A student who came into inextricably intertwined. Apt served reported that the top half of the University Police station as an astronaut on four shuttle mis- a nitrogen cylinder in the Air at 300 S. Craig St. reported sions and two space walks. He also Orbit: Quality Center in Doherty Hall that her debit card was miss- co-authored the best-selling book NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth had frosted over and was re- ing and was in fraudulent use. leasing gas. University Police The student had received a call (National Geographic, 2003). When: arrived on the scene, exam- from PNC Bank informing her Monday at 4:30 p.m. Where: ined the equipment, and found of suspicious activity. The stu- Adamson Wing (Baker Hall that the cylinder was venting dent received a replacement 136A) normally through its pressure card from PNC after confi rm- Title: valve. ing with the bank that the “Strategic Challenges in the activity was fraudulent. Middle East” Suspicious Person The Basics: General John Abizaid, Oct. 22, 2007 Suspicious Activity former commander for the U.S Central at 11:15 a.m. Oct. 25, 2007 Command, will speak on his experi- at 11:20 p.m. ences as a commander in the Middle A University Center book- East, the Horn of Africa, and Central store employee reported a A student from Boss House Asia. Units under his command included Kristen Severson/Photo Staff white female lurking suspi- called University Police report- the 1st Infantry Division, a brigade in ciously on the fi rst fl oor of ing a suspicious male lurking Chili chefs go mouth to mouth the 82nd Airborne Division, and two the store. The employee was in front of the dormitories. Ranger companies. Serving from 1973 concerned that the actor had Police arrived on the scene, Students, alumni, faculty, and staff sample the chili recipes of the campus community during the to 2007, Abizaid is the longest-serving stolen merchandise. The em- and asked the actor to present fourth annual Homecoming Chili Cook-off at noon on Saturday outside the University Center. commander of U.S. Central Command. ployee called University Police, a CMU ID. Police determined Teams signed up to cook a batch of their favorite chili, and participants sampled each team’s prod- He is a member of the Council on uct and voted on their favorite. The winning team was “Cooking from A–Z,” followed by “Chilly who confi rmed that the actor that the actor was a Carnegie Foreign Relations and the International Chili” in second place and “Mudge Love” in third. was a Carnegie Mellon stu- Mellon student and asked him Institute for Strategic Studies. Abizaid dent. The actor was carefully to leave the area and return to is currently president of his own inter- watched by bookstore employ- his residence. national security consulting firm, JPA ees before she left. Partners, LLC, which advises corpora- Fire Alarm tions and public agencies. When: Burglary Oct. 27, 2007 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Where: Oct. 23, 2007 at 10:17 p.m. StatisticallySpeaking Rangos 1, University Center at 6:37 a.m. Title: An alarm sounded on the “The Steel Cocoon: Tales of A University Center Info fi rst fl oor of Hamerschlag Hall. Wednesday is Halloween, a festival that originated around 5 B.C. the Doctors, Nurses, and Patients of the Desk attendant reported Residents evacuated all fl oors Iron Lung, 1928–1955” in present-day Ireland as a pagan celebration. The celebration has The Basics: money missing from the regis- of the building. The Pittsburgh Lynne M. Dunphy, ter. Since the area behind the Bureau of Fire arrived 10 min- become more commercial than spiritual, and consumers continue to Routhier Endowed Chair of Practice desk was intact, the burglary utes later and cleared the area. spend more and more money on Halloween-related merchandise each and Professor of Nursing, University of was believed to have been No signs of smoke or fi re were year — a sign that the Halloween spirit is still present today. Rhode Island, will discuss the ways in performed with no force. The found. Residents were permit- which polio survivors in the early 20th century embraced the mechanical ap- attendant did not know the ted to return to their rooms. Percentage of Americans expected to celebrate this time of the crime or the where- paratus associated with their disease by abouts of the actor. Compiled by year: 64 confronting a cultural stigma. American Sabrina Porter antipathy to these assistive devices meant that polio survivors often had to Combined weight in pounds of jack-o’-lanterns and overcome an emotional and psychologi- pies sold last year: 1.1 billion cal resistance to using them. Corrections When: Thursday at 6 p.m. & Where: Lecture Room 5, Scaife Hall, Clarifi cations Amount of money spent on Halloween in 1996: $2.13 billion University of Pittsburgh campus Last issue’s SciTechch ar- If you would like to submit Title: ticle “Psychologistogist David a corcorrection or clarification, Amount of money spent on Halloween in 2006: $4.96 billion “The Wal-Mart Effect” Klahr namedd Bingham Pro- please ee-mail The Tartan The Basics: Charles Fishman, award- fessor” stated thatat Klahr is at [email protected] or winning journalist and author of The the authoror ofo Consumer-nsumer- [email protected] or@the with Expected number of trick-or-treaters this year: 36.1 million Wal-Mart Effect, will discuss the ways in ism: Marketing,ting, BBuying,yying,g, and youyourur inqinquiry, as well as which Wal-Mart drives America’s econ- American Psycheyche; he is nonot.ot. the date of the issue and omy, what it means to be considered the thehe namen of the article. We Anticipated amount of money spent on candy this most powerful and influential company Last issue’se’s Homecomingmeecomi g willl prinprint the correction year, per person: $21 in the world, and what the company’s edition statedated thatta alumna or clarificclarification in the next current and potential effects on global- Ming-Na played the role print issue and publish it ization could be. Fishman will focus on of Neela on ERR. Ming-Na onlinonline. how Wal-Mart affects the prices we pay played Dr. Chen; actortor Par- Sources: National Retail Federation, Forbes Magazine, www.census. Compiled by and the products we buy, and on the minder Nagra plays Neela.ela. gov, www.usda.gov, www.about.com, www.msn.com Akshay Dave other end, the lives of the factory work- ers who make these products. This lecture is the 2007 International Festival keynote address. When: Friday at 12:30 p.m. Where: Rangos Ballroom, University Administrators, students improve campus processes Center Title: “University Lecture Series — AlertNow introduces text option Students to attend eco-conference Mechanization, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution in Britain” Carnegie Mellon’s recently in- minute to alert all registered users in Members of Sustainable Earth, 1Sky Campaign, which aims to increase The Basics: Joel Mokyr, the Robert stated emergency notification service, the case of an emergency. Carnegie Mellon’s student environmen- the amount of green jobs, reduce carbon H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences AlertNow, is now offering a text mes- The system has been used several tal organization, will travel to Power pollution levels, and prevent the con- and professor of economics and his- saging option. Once students register times since the beginning of the school Shift 2007, an environmental summit struction of new coal-fired power plants. tory at Northwestern University, will their phone numbers in the system, year. In August, the university received where thousands of young people from Sustainable Earth is a student group discuss the impact of mechanization AlertNow will send them a voice mail bomb threats targeting Doherty Hall across the country will discuss global whose goal is to bring attention to en- on economic and social developments or text message when an event that and the Mellon Institute. Students, warming and other environmental issues vironmental problems and create ways in Britain. The lecture will focus on threatens public safety occurs on or faculty, and staff received several up- facing the world today. The summit will for Carnegie Mellon administration and the history of mechanical devices and around campus. dates via AlertNow as University Police take place at the University of Maryland students to help solve these problems. how they have shaped intellectual and The university instituted AlertNow evacuated and performed searches on from Nov. 2 to 5. The group also takes part in environ- physical labor important to Britain’s to alert the campus community in the both buildings. It will feature several days of work- mental community service projects and development during this period. event of an emergency. The system The system was also used in shops, panel discussions, lectures, and environmental education for the campus This lecture is co-sponsored by the sends frequent updates, providing in- September when a water main break in special-guest speeches from leading ac- community. Humanities Center. formation on relocation procedures Oakland caused the campus and sur- tivists in the field. Experts and students The group from Carnegie Mellon will When: Friday at 4:30 p.m. and evacuation plans. It sends a final rounding neighborhoods to lose water. will discuss how to build a clean-energy travel on a bus to meet up with other Where: Adamson Wing (Baker Hall update when the advisory is lifted. AlertNow provided updates on the re- economy, achieve energy independence, youth activists in Washington, D.C. For 136A) The emergency alert system was pairs as well as information on where create millions of green jobs, increase more information about the summit or adopted after the shooting tragedy to get bottled water on campus. global equity, and revitalize the American to register to attend, contact campus co- occurred at Virginia Tech. AlertNow To sign up for AlertNow, visit my.cmu. economy. The summit will culminate ordinator Alicia Marrie at amarrie@. makes it possible for Carnegie Mellon’s edu/site/main/page.alert. with a trip to the Capitol building where Environmental Health & Safety depart- young activists will conduct lobby visits Compiled by Compiled by ment to make 5000 calls in about one and rally on the steps to promote the Veronica Milliner Monalisa Ghose

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Also: Also: Also: Also: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes symposium Woman for president Athlete Profi le: Jessica Brackin Nine How Things Work: Jupiter’s Europa College tuition Women’s soccer defeats New York Rebound express THE TARTAN • OCTOBER 29, 2007 A3 San Diego on fi re, still burning about the missed class time. e-mails from friends asking how by Brandon Sherman San Diego State University can- things were going, so that was en- Junior Staffwriter celed classes as well, although couraging.” the university listed additional The fi res have burned approxi- Since Monday, Oct. 22, wild- reasons — with so many students mately 531 square miles in about fi res in southern California have commuting to school, the school a week, an area roughly equal to destroyed thousands of homes, was concerned that the additional 73 percent of the size of Allegheny burned hundreds of thousands traffi c might impede emergency County, according to data from of acres, killed just under a dozen vehicles from getting to the fi res the United States Census Bureau. people, and are still burning. A quickly enough. Investigators do not currently large area of San Diego was evac- No colleges or universities have know how some of the fi res uated as the fi res encroached on been destroyed during the fi res; started; however, they have deter- houses, schools, hospitals, and however, the fl ames came quite mined that a downed power line businesses. close to Pepperdine College in Los started one of the fi res, an out- Local colleges and universities Angeles. of-control structure fi re spread cancelled classes for nearly the en- Carnegie Mellon students who and started another, and an arson tire week, although more coastal are from the area remain con- started at least one other fi re, ac- schools held classes on Monday. cerned about the welfare of their cording to local newscasts. The University of California, San family and friends back home. Estimates vary, although the Diego canceled classes beginning “No one from my family had to total fi re cost lies somewhere on Tuesday, citing health concerns be evacuated or lost their home, above $1 billion — not including over the ash falling from the sky but my best friend and other rebuilding homes, according to that was almost an inch thick in people I know had their things KBPS local news in San Diego. areas close to the fi res. packed and ready to go if they However, in the midst of the “Although the fi res didn’t needed to evacuate,” said Lauren tragedy, Krogh has been focusing threaten UCSD directly, a bunch Krogh, a junior biological sciences on what she feels is most impor- of commuter students couldn’t and psychology major who is from tant — her friends and family. make it to classes. And although San Diego. “It’s such a relief to me that they could have re-opened on While Krogh reported receiv- my immediate family wasn’t re- Thursday or Friday, they decided ing no offi cial response from the ally affected,” she said. “Natural to let evacuated people regroup,” university, she has received sup- disasters help you realize what’s Allison Piper/Photo Staff UCSD student Ryan Glovinsky port from housefellow Rowshan important in life. I’ve been real- said. Palmer and her friends at Carn- izing how blessed we are, and Apartheid activist speaks in Pittsburgh Even though the missed week egie Mellon. hoping that people can see the represents one-tenth of a quarter, “[Rowshan] sent me a couple bigger picture of family and safety Desmond Tutu, archbishop emeritus and South African activist, spoke at Calvary Church last Glovinsky said, the school year e-mails saying ‘Let me know and health. It really does affect Thursday. Tutu rose to fame in the 1980s with his staunch opposition of apartheid. At Calvary, has not been extended by any if there’s anything I can do,’ ” everyone.” the archbishop was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters by Carnegie Mellon length of time. It will be left to the Krogh said. “The day I found out President Jared L. Cohon. professors to decide what to do [about the fi res], I got calls and Former president of India Abdul Kalam receives honorary degree KALAM, from A1 question-and-answer session af- garding his focus on education. ter his speech. “He didn’t accept his second contra-rotating propeller. He When junior social and de- term as president in order to appreciated the problem and cision sciences major Vivake teach at a public university,” said said he would give me a free Sat- Prasad asked, “Do you believe Giridhar Pathak, a fi rst-year me- urday, and I could go there and India should intervene in the chanical engineering major. present my problem. I designed situation in Burma?” Kalam an- Lastly, Kalam shared some it. And I put it in my hovercraft, swered, “[India] got freedom ideas about how Carnegie Mel- and I fl ew it. And professor from the British in 1947. The is- lon and India could work to- Satish Dhawan was the happiest sue here is that the freedom we gether to achieve mutually ben- person,” Kalam said. got has become an important efi cial goals. However, Kalam was quick example for all the countries “India has the fi ber connec- to talk about others’ achieve- that had been ruled by many tivity up to the plot level; now it ments, as he went on to discuss countries. For example, South needs to be lit up… CMU in part- the hardships and ultimate tri- Africa. So it looks to me it is our nership with IIT [India Institute umphs of fi ve Nobel laureates in job, wherever there is a freedom of Technology] Hyderabad can achieving their goals. struggle.” help us do this,” Kalam said. J.W. Ramp/Photo Editor Kalam, the former president of India, was awarded an honorary doctorate in science and technology Kalam also eagerly answered Students reacted positively to Oct. 17. He was recognized for his innovations in energy reform and ambitious plans for his nation. students’ questions during a Kalam’s speech, particularly re-

THE TARTAN • OCTOBER 29, 2007 A5 Entropy+ improves food, space, and convenience Students’ ability to cope

ENTROPY, from A1 with stress questioned under the new management of Parkhurst Dining Services, which WORKING, from A1 recreational activity without fi n- is overseen by Housing and Dining ishing off their homework. It is my Services. rck, a psychology professor at personal belief that this weighs on Fitz cites two ways in which the University of Pittsburgh. their mind constantly, even when the store’s new set-up will benefi t The device itself, called the they are not studying, thus mak- students. “eWatch,” was developed by ing them more stressed,” he said. “First, Parkhurst and the Dining Daniel Siewiorek, director of the “The best students are the ones operations are food-focused and Human Computer Interaction In- that spent time between classes are able to quickly adapt to student stitute in the School of Computer doing homework and time in the requests in current food trends. Science, and Asim Smailagic, re- evening relaxing.” Secondly, this gives [students] the search professor in the Carnegie However, some students have added benefi t and convenience in Institute of Technology. diffi culty with this method in having meal plan dollars available The aim of the study is to gauge practice. for use in the store,” Fitz said. the stress that each participant “It is hard to motivate yourself Despite the added convenience, feels that he or she is under at to fi nish homework as soon as it some students are disappointed by random times of the day. is assigned, especially when you the consequences of the manage- But stress in itself is a very sub- have the ability to get it done later ment change. jective concept. on. But I don’t think that makes “I’d been hearing that if it were “Stress is a feeling based on me stressed,” said Rachael Hard- under CMU Housing and Dining, perception and personal evalu- ing, a fi rst-year electrical and the prices would drop, but a lot of ation of the situation,” said computer engineering major. things are still really expensive,” Carnegie Mellon psychology “I try my best to fi nish off work said junior biological sciences ma- professor Sheldon Cohen. “While a long time before it’s due. This jor Satish Ramakrishnan. one person may feel stress while gives me the chance to try new However, most students are conducting a certain task, an- things and be more spontaneous satisfi ed with the expanded selec- other person may not.” with my decision making,” said tion, particularly the store’s selec- In addition, a variety of other Lionel Merone, a fi rst-year ethics, tion of organic products, if not the factors besides the cause of the history, and public policy major. store’s prices. stress itself can infl uence stu- But according to Cohen, stress “I like that they have a whole dents’ levels of anxiety, Cohen is not just about demands, but said. about each individual’s per- section devoted to Kashi prod- Hannah Rosen/Photo Staff ucts,” said fi rst-year Science and “The subject’s environment can ceived ability to deal with those The new Entropy makes fresh foods and produce available to students inside the University Center. Humanities Scholar Eda Akyar. have a signifi cant effect on per- demands. ceived amount of stress,” Cohen “It is imperative for students said. “People with strong social to realize that everyone does not networks don’t often complain of have the same talents, and some Bill to ban large amounts of stress.” people simply deal better with If students don’t have those more work,” Cohen said. networks in place, they should So are students’ stress levels take advantage of university pro- truly higher at Carnegie Mellon cigarettes grams designed to aid students than at other universities? BAN, from A1 with their workload, said senior “Highly competitive environ- biology major Piyush Gupta. ments such as Carnegie Mellon be any different? Perhaps the gov- “People just don’t know how tend to test students’ confi dence ernment is too protective of its to or don’t try hard enough to and willpower,” Kotovsky said. economic interests.” manage their time,” Gupta said. “However, this is not an exclusive Others are concerned about the Gupta is the director for Carnegie phenomenon.” economic disadvantages of ap- Mellon EMS and the commu- Cohen suggested a method proving a smoking ban. nity advisor for Boss and McGill of success that will help all “The economic drawbacks of Houses. “There is a vast array of students, regardless of which the smoking ban outweigh the resources that the university of- university they attend. positive health benefi ts. There- fers, not only for academic but “The most important thing is fore, the smoking ban should not also for emotional help, and stu- to set your priorities beforehand be approved,” said Daniel A. Ko- dents should take advantage of rather than complain about tovsky, a fi rst-year electrical and these resources.” work,” Cohen said. “Setting rea- computer engineering major. Kotovsky proposed another sonable targets at the start of the Students’ views are shared by solution to alleviate stress associ- semester is another way to have several state politicians. ated with schoolwork. greater control over your life.” Pennsylvania Senator Stewart “Students tend to involve in Greenleaf (R–Montgomery), who has been trying to get a ban for 10 years, favors a bill without the ex- emptions, an Oct. 19 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette stated. Senate Majority Leader Domi- nic Pileggi (R–Chester) recently told DeWeese in a letter that he believes it is time to arrange a compromise smoking ban, called the Clean Indoor Air Act; he reit- erated the urgency of adopting a Clean Air Act as soon as possible, Post-Gazette Allison Piper/Photo Staff the article stated. Next, DeWeese will assemble a Indian celebrations kick off Homecoming six-member committee to recon- cile the differences between the House and the Senate and have a bill ready for Pennsylvania Gov. Mayur and the South Asian Students Association held their annual Diwali and Eid Celebrations Edward Rendell to sign before last Thursday night to commemorate the official start of Homecoming 2007. Otherwise known as the “Festival of Lights,” the events included traditional Indian dancers, cuisine, and henna Christmas break, stated Michael tattoos, all under candlelight. Manzo, chief of staff for DeWeese, in an Oct. 24 article in The Herald Standard. Shuyu Lui/Art Staff

Science& Technology October 29, 2007 THE TARTAN A7 Grant goes Symposium commemorates physics Nobel laureate SciTechBriefs to sciences Discovery to build

by Michael M. Whiston on space station Science & Technology Edior NASA launched the space The Richard King Mellon shuttle Discovery last Tuesday Foundation has awarded $25 on a mission to install a new million to support life sci- module, Harmony, at the Inter- ences research and education national Space Station (ISS). at Carnegie Mellon through Harmony is a 23- by 14-foot the creation of the Life Sciences passageway that will connect Competitiveness Fund. The the American sections of the ISS LSCF will be used for a variety to the European and Japanese of projects, including the hiring modules, including the U.S. of faculty and the creation of Destiny Laboratory and Kibo new facilities, including labo- Japanese Experiment Module. ratories. The grant will also be Harmony will be installed by used to form the Presidential Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli. Scholars Fund, a source of fi - Six other astronauts are in- nancial support for graduate volved in this mission, which students who are pursuing re- also aims to relocate the part of search in the life sciences. the space station that holds the Speaking of the Richard King ISS’s solar panels to a new, per- Mellon Foundation, Senior manent position. Media Relations Director Ken Discovery took off despite Walters said, “They do recognize cracks that were found on the Carnegie Mellon as a leader in wing panels a few days before the fi eld.” Walters said that the the launch. Experts did not con- LSCF is geared toward support- Brandon Sherman/Photo Staff sider these cracks threatening ing projects in various areas, in- Pitt’s symposium two weeks ago featured various speakers, including Tom Lubensky (shown), who spoke about the accomplishments of de Gennes. enough to repair. cluding quality of life initiatives Gennes’s work in the fi eld of ious books that he authored and which indicates the direction and medical robotics. by Marium Chandna soft-matter physics. Soft-matter touched on de Gennes’s frequent faced by liquid crystals. Source: www.nasa.gov “There are a lot of different Asst. Science & Technology Editor physics focuses on the properties visits to Japan out of his love for As stated in a University of areas that you can touch on,” of different materials that are Japan’s scientifi c culture. Pittsburgh press release, de Bangkok faces he said. “The idea is that the A leading researcher in the neither fl uid nor solid, such as During his lifetime, de Gennes Gennes also unveiled in his rising sealine fund gives the opportunity for fi eld of soft-matter physics and rubber, polymer, and lubricants. geared his research mainly to- research how “liquid crystals researchers to do their work in recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize, Goldburg said that “de Gennes ward the study of liquid crystals. transform from a transparent Bangkok city is sinking at the hopes of developing solu- Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was hon- had a strong, artistic feeling Liquid crystals are substances that to an opaque state, the principle the rate of approximately four tions, whether it’s products or ored by colleagues and friends at about his work, not to forget his have particular arrangements of enabling the use of liquid-crys- inches per year. services, that are going to solve University of Pittsburgh’s Memo- remarkable intuition to get to the molecules. These substances are tal displays (LCDs) common in The infrastructure, which lies real-world problems.” Walters rial Symposium two weeks ago. heart of the physics.” used to make liquid crystal dis- computer screens and fl at-screen above a swampy fl oodplain, is added that part of the fund’s Professor Steven Dytman and “The notion of phase transi- plays (LCDs) in laptops. televisions.” dropping below sealine as wa- purpose is to attract top stu- emeritus professor Walter Gold- tion,” such as the steps involved In the late 1960s, de Gennes Throughout his career, de ter is pumped out of its aquifers dents to Carnegie Mellon. burg organized the symposium in the physicochemical muta- advanced his research by estab- Gennes’s interest in the physical for commercial consumption. Scott Izzo, director of the to highlight de Gennes’s contri- tion from ice to water, “played lishing the Orsay Liquid Crystal world was fueled by the real ob- This is causing the clay levels to Richard King Mellon Founda- butions to science in terms of an important role in de Gennes’s Group, an organization dedicated servation of scientifi c processes compact and sink. tion, stated in an e-mail that his research in polymer physics, work,” he said. to the study of liquid crystals. in daily life, rather than exten- Experts say that the gulf’s the fund is part of an effort superconductivity, and liquid Brochard-Wyart, who had In the early 1970s, de Gennes sive theoretical formulations,said waters have been rising at the to increase the university’s crystals. been a collaborator of de Gennes extensively researched the phys- Pincus. rate of one-tenth of an inch per competitiveness by supporting Among the guest speakers for more than 30 years, pro- ics of liquid crystal polymers and Lubensky said that de Gennes’s year. graduate students. According at the symposium were Fran- The Physics of Liquid vided her audience with insight published ability to “take concepts from one Several possible solutions to Izzo, student talent helps the çoise Brochard-Wyart of Labo- Crystals into de Gennes’s academic and with Jacques Prost. methodology and apply them to are being explored, including a university compete for research ratoire de Physico-Chimie Curie professional interests by pre- Prior to de Gennes’s research, fi elds where no one would expect system of dikes to contain the money, and this money boosts in France, Tom Lubensky of the senting a fi lm about his life and scientists knew that liquid crys- them to work,” was highly com- rising waters, as well as build- job opportunities in the region. University of Pennsylvania, Fyl accomplishments. tals exhibited different phases mendable and one of the secrets ing water-diversion channels, “The region’s economy has a Pincus of the University of Cali- Refl ections on Pierre- The fi lm depending on the surrounding behind his success. upcountry dams, and diverting large stake in life sciences and fornia, Santa Barbara, and Yadin Gilles de Gennes depicted de temperature. While de Gennes focused off-fl ow from the surges into without question both talent Goldschmidt of the department Gennes’s work at various stages De Gennes drew attention to mainly on liquid crystal phys- reservoirs for storage. and advanced technology are of physics and astronomy at the of his life, from being a college the fact that the liquid crystals ics in his research, “he had an key to competing,” Izzo stated. University of Pittsburgh. student through teaching and re- not only have amplitude and impact over almost everything, Source: CNN The symposium began with searching. phases, but also a director based from magnets to superconduc- See GIFT, page A8 Goldburg briefl y describing de The fi lm also encapsulated var- on the order of the molecules, tors,” Lubensky said. Dinosaur footprints found in Australia

How Things Work: Europa Paleontologists from Austra- lia and the United States have unearthed evidence showing Sheila Prakash kilometer ice shell is a mission control nightmare — unless that large dinosaurs inhabited there are areas of weakness in southern Australia about 115 the enveloping crust. million years ago. This line of thinking devel- Findings suggest that the Jupiter’s moon Europa has oped into two leading models dinosaurs stood up to 12 feet been an object of fascination for the thickness of Europa’s tall and were able to survive in since 1610, when it was fi rst dis- ice crust: a thin-crust model temperatures as low as minus covered by Galileo. (Greenberg et al., 2001) in 30°C. Despite its icy appearance, which the crust is less than Three separate footprints Europa has proven many times a few kilometers thick, and measuring up to 14 inches to be a potential environment a thick-crust model (Pappa- in length were discovered in for the existence of extraterres- lardo & Head, 2001) in which southern Australia, close to trial life. the crust is over 20 kilometers the shoreline of Victoria. Each The evidence is so compel- thick. fossil had at least two or three ling that it has ignited a wave of A further problem has arisen visible partial toes. Experts say conferences, research projects, out of reaching the bottom of that these dinosaurs lived for 10 and grassroots efforts to fi eld a the supposed ocean on Europa’s million years during the Creta- space mission to Europa. surface Scouring out plankton ceous period. The possibility of fi nding ex- or algae requires an autono- traterrestrial life on Europa’s mous submarine to dive under Source: Reuters surface seems unlikely when the crust and explore Europa’s one considers the hostile en- depths. Ebay launches vironmental conditions that In response, several proj- charity investment characterize the moon. ects have been launched to Nestled on the outskirts of develop such a submarine, one Last Wednesday, eBay the solar system, Europa faces of which has taken shape at Car- launched a site that allows in- temperatures that are too cold negie Mellon. The Deep Phreatic vestors to purchase securities to sustain a body’s metabolism. Thermal Explorer (DEPTHX) is that are invested in improving Hence, Europa is often viewed an underwater robot designed living conditions in poverty- as nothing more than a giant to map out the Zacatón Cenote stricken regions around the ball of ice orbiting Jupiter. — the deepest fl ooded sinkhole world. MicroPlace by eBay In fact, it took three fl y-by mis- in the world — and probe it for (www.microplace.com), allows sions by spacecrafts Pioneer and new and unique organisms. users to invest a minimum of Voyager in 1970, and Galileo in Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech While scientists continue to $100 in funds aiding develop- 1995, to slowly piece together investigate the possibility of Scientists have measured an alternating magnetic fi eld around Europa, which suggests the presence of water. ment in these regions. the fact that Europa harbors an water existing beneath Europa’s MicroPlace is the fi rst online astonishing secret. In particular, data from Gali- (Latin for “freckles”), or brown Despite the strong evidence in surface, people on Earth can service through which small Ground-based spectroscopy leo’s magnetometer, a device spots that are six miles wide. favor of water, questions remain catch a glimpse of Europa from investors can gain returns on fi rst revealed that Europa has that measures magnetic fi elds, Scientists have also found about the chemical composition the comfort of their homes. their online investments while an icy crust roughly that is 150 showed that Europa’s magnetic pits, domes, and chaos regions of Europa’s putative ocean. Google Maps Europa is an also battling world poverty. kilometers thick. Spectroscopy fi eld fl ips every several hours. atop Europa, all of which are These questions have led re- avant-garde mapping project Its fi rst 10 securities will be is the study of light wavelengths This fi nding suggests the indicative of tidal heating and searchers to seek out Europa put together by Georgia Tech invested through the Calvert to investigate the properties of presence of a conductive sub- crustal convection. analogs on Earth. In particular, doctoral student Peter Pesti. Social Investment Foundation, an object. stance on Europa’s surface, This evidence has inspired researchers have explored bod- A panning feature lets users in countries such as Tajikistan, Subsequent images from possibly water. Researchers scientists to develop detailed ies of ice and water in Ellesmere seamlessly glide over Europa’s Cambodia, and Ghana. Voyager revealed something suspect that this conductive models of Europa’s plumes — Island in the Canadian High ridges, plains, and mottled ter- Investments mature in two further: Europa’s icy surface is substance exists three to 12 hot and active subsurface dia- Arctic, and Lake Vostok in Ant- rain. The map’s magnifying to four years, and have an ex- crisscrossed with hundreds of miles beneath Europa’s crust. pers, which are structures that arctica. tool, usually intended to zoom pected yield of 1.5 to 3 percent intersecting ridges and bands, The icy deformations on rise and fall below Europa’s Through an interdisciplinary in on interstates, allows for per year. called “lineae.” Europa’s surface have been surface. effort involving astronomers, endless probing and prodding Furthermore, Europa’s ice analyzed and reanalyzed, re- Scientists have also been geologists, biologists, physi- of Europa’s icy landscape. Source: Reuters surface appears to be moving. vealing a myriad of surface hunting for the presence of cry- cists, chemists, and engineers, Still, the most mysterious Evidence of mobile icebergs disruptions and modifi cations. ovolcanoes, or volcanoes of ice, a worldview of Europa has be- feature of Europa lies beneath from the Galileo spacecraft In particular, scientists have that would spew this liquid ma- gun to emerge. its icy exterior, just out of range Compiled by confi rmed this notion. found evidence of lenticulae terial to the surface of Europa. However, probing a 150- of Pesti’s project. Jun Xian Leong A8 THE TARTAN • OCTOBER 29, 2007 $25 million grant to support research, education, and labs in the life sciences

Elaine Lee/Photo Staff The Richard King Mellon Foundation has offered fi nancial support to graduate students in the life sciences. GIFT, from A7 perform surgery. McCullough said, “We have lots of really interesting things going on.” Carnegie Mellon’s Vice President of Research Rich Part of the funding from the LSCF will be directed McCullough said that the fund will support a num- toward the Presidential Scholars Fund, which will ber of different disciplines within the life sciences, provide fi nancial support for graduate students. including computational biology, engineering, McCullough said, “The students are the fuel, and computer science, and biology-based cognition. The the students are the one who do the work that cre- money will not go toward any one specifi c project; ates the great scientifi c studies that come out of instead, “It’s going to be open to anything that has Carnegie Mellon.” to do with the life sciences,” he said. According to McCullough, these studies help Car- McCullough, who was involved in writing and negie Mellon’s faculty become world-renowned, presenting the proposal to the Richard King Mellon and they also make the university more attractive Foundation, said that the grant is geared toward to prospective students. strengthening Carnegie Mellon’s leadership role in “That research and teaching blend that we have a range of interdisciplinary subjects. It is also aimed at Carnegie Mellon and interdisciplinary approach at promoting research and student education. becomes attractive to undergraduate students and McCullough said that Carnegie Mellon has grown graduate students.” tremendously in its life sciences programs over the In the past, the Richard King Mellon Founda- past 10 years and, since the year 2000, Carnegie tion has supported the university through fi nancial Mellon has hired 50 new faculty members in the contributions to a variety of projects. In 1994, the life sciences. In addition, the university has formed foundation contributed $6 million to the formation two new Ph.D. programs with the University of of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a Pittsburgh — one in computational biology and the center used jointly by Carnegie Mellon and Univer- other in biophysics. McCullough said, “The Richard sity of Pittsburgh. The center focuses on the neural King Mellon Foundation helped us to make that underpinnings of cognition, especially cognitive next leap to make us competitive.” development. In 1998, the foundation contributed McCullough said that researchers at Carnegie $11 million to the creation of science laboratories Mellon are currently investigating the use of com- in Doherty Hall. putational biology to understand different ways of This year’s $25 million LSCF is the largest private attacking cancer. Researchers are also exploring the foundation grant that Carnegie Mellon has ever re- biological basis of cognition and the use of robots to ceived. YOU: HIGH-TECH THEM: LOW-TECH THIS: SCI-TECH

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Forum A10 THE TARTAN October 29, 2007 FromTheEditorialBoard Benefits of college lag behind rapidly incresing tuition costs essary in our society, particularly for underprivileged individuals who may not have many opportunities to suc- ceed within their own communities. Veronica Milliner However, unless one possesses a special talent, the price tag of college and the In some not-so-shocking news, the diffi culty of fi nancing an education dis- College Board recently announced that courages everyone from achieving this the cost of tuition is on the rise. Tuition dream, even if they may be equally as at public and private universities has deserving. risen more than double the rate of infl a- How can something so essential be so tion. On average, tuition increased 6.6 out of reach for so many people? percent to $6185 at public four-year col- Some recent presidential hope- leges over the last year, while tuition at fuls, along with former presidential private colleges went up 6.3 percent to candidate John Kerry, presented the $23,712. idea of “Service for College.” This ini- Although many students nationwide, tiative would supply students with free at both public and private institutions, college tuition in exchange for two receive some sort of fi nancial aid, there years of public service. In addition, the was also word that assistance will program would give students an oppor- become less effective as the cost of col- tunity to learn outside of a traditional lege continues to increase. The College classroom setting through service in Board announced that the Federal Pell communities. While the feasibility of Grant, awarded to students in need, was this plan has yet to be proven, these

How can something so essential be so Lizzee Solomon/Acting Art Editor out of reach for so many people? Entropy+ provides healthy, quality food — at a price unable to “keep pace with infl ation” for leaders should be commended for at- Though there was a certain socialist Beyond selection, Entropy+’s size, turn, the theft only encourages Entropy the fourth year in a row. tempting to make college accessible for charm to the overcrowded aisles and location, and accessibility are all vast to keep prices high. With the numerous Whether students pay for it all young people. empty shelves of the old Entropy, the improvements over the old Entropy. One entrances and exits at the new location, themselves or get some form of assis- Sandy Baum, a senior analyst for the convenience store’s rebirth this past can still enter from both outside or inside the incidence of fi ve-fi nger discounts is tance, the fact that the cost of college College Board, stated in the recent an- week is one in a series of changes that the University Center, and entrances are not likely to decline. has continued (and probably will con- nouncement, “The average numbers have improved the quality and diversity no longer blocked by the checkout line In addition, the ability to use DineX- tinue) to increase made me think about don’t tell the story for any individual of food on campus. or frantic students waiting to fi ll their tra at Entropy+, while convenient for a whether students are actually getting student.” This statement was made in The new Entropy+ features coffee cups. The new location is also large part of the campus, has ensured their money’s worth. Are the benefi ts of regard to the fact that each individual gluten-free, vegan, and organic brands, more central to campus, being nearer to that certain shelves are continually attending college increasing along with institution may or may not experience along with fresh produce, opening up both the academic buildings and the Hill bare. Even on its fi rst day, with shelves the expense? their own increase in tuition or room dining possibilities for groups with even residences. full, the store was running severely low In my opinion, the cost of college and board. the most specifi c dietary demands. These Despite its move, however, Entropy+’s on necessities like milk and water by does not match up with the benefi ts I still feel that anytime there is an improvements in variety, paired with the prices remain astronomical. Though the closing time. for students. This isn’t just about the announcement anywhere that college opening of Evgefstos! and other dining high costs of the products are perhaps On the whole, the campus’s new amount of money to attend Carnegie tuition is on the rise, especially when it changes, show a true commitment on the price of convenience, they may only convenience store shows a vast Mellon, and it’s not about my own expe- is increasing faster than the consumer the part of the university to providing encourage theft, which was an ongo- improvement, but still fails to solve some rience in particular. It’s about making price index, then all institutions should healthier, higher-quality food. ing problem at the former location. In of its predecessor’s key problems. the college experience accessible and take the time to look at themselves worthwhile for all young people, which and ask whether they are giving back should be the goal of all universities. enough. Inconsistent morals from Duquesne University Having an undergraduate degree is necessary to even be considered for Veronica Milliner (vmilline@) is a se- most jobs that pay a decent salary. Get- nior in H&SS who loves to learn, but is Planned Parenthood ads advocating station’s website as having made a “sub- to promote their goods and services. The ting some form of higher education still kind of iffy about this whole college sex education, including abstinence stantial donation” to WDUQ. station is not expected to support their beyond high school has become nec- thing. education, were pulled from WDUQ, One such business is Reproductive advertisers on a moral level. WDUQ Duquesne University’s public ra- Health Specialists, which offers infertil- states that the point of underwriters is dio station, on Oct. 10. The call was ity treatments to women — something to help advertisers reach targeted de- ultimately made by the university’s pres- that, in 1990, the pope decided did not mographics and communities — not to ident, Charles J. Dougherty, who stated align with the beliefs of the Roman spread the teachings of Catholicism. In LetterToTheEditor that the organization’s goal didn’t agree Catholic Church. Another is the Bayer practice, however, the station seems to with the university’s Catholic doctrine. Corporation, which manufactures be singing a different tune. After pulling the ad, the university re- widely used contraceptives Yasmin WDUQ is in need of a divine In defense of religious debate turned $5000 in donated funds. and Yaz. Under President Dougherty’s intervention. The station needs to Steven Weinberg began his Oct. about hypocrites? While underwriters (organizations criteria, neither of these businesses treat all underwriters as equals. If the 15 “Reevaluating our motives for What is most infuriating about Wein- that donate money in exchange for on-air agree with the university’s doctrine — station is going to involve morals in its discrediting other peoples’ faith” article berg’s bigotry is that it’s cloaked in promotion) are not the station’s only yet their ads were not pulled. decisions about advertisers, it should at with the example of the “ardent atheist” the guise of defense against perceived source of funding, non-profi ts certainly Furthermore, advertisers engage in least be consistent and refuse money versus “the ardent religious person.” “atheist bigotry.” What if I told you that don’t have room to be picky. And it does an exchange with those who administer from all organizations that have values Somehow, this story’s villain ends up it was okay for atheists to ram their not seem that WDUQ is picky — 44 busi- their advertisements — they pay the lat- that are in confl ict with those of the being the one who doesn’t consider life views down your throats (“so long as ness and organizations are listed on the ter group in exchange for an opportunity Catholism. to be nothing more than one long pass/ they don’t do so forcibly or through ma- fail exam for eternal judgment. The ar- nipulation,” comes the hollow caveat), ticle then asks “what would happen if a but you’d be “immoral” to do likewise to Professors should give accurate feedback non-believer effectively persuaded the an atheist? Why, non-belief gives them religious person to renounce all of his “hope and contentment!” former beliefs?” This silliness climaxes when Wein- In a culture teeming with concern grades. Giving everyone the same De-emphasis of actual grades has Mr. Weinberg, from personal experi- berg speculates that atheists can’t about political correctness, it’s amazing grade doesn’t help students improve, become popular recently, usually as ence, the answer is that the persuaded seriously think they’re doing good by that separating students by letters as a refusing to give an A is a silly motivation a way to encourage actual feedback becomes much happier. But that doesn’t criticizing religion. Steve, I will answer mark of achievement is still allowed. technique that prevents some students that helps a student perform to better even matter, if you think about it. this query as well: Yes, I do. Atheism is Five of the fi rst six letters of the alphabet from knowing how well they’re doing, standards. We’re not for this — let- The crux of Weinberg’s argument the superior worldview. Of course, if have long remained an indication of and not explaining the criteria for the ter grades simplify an identifi cation is that if someone believes it, then it you’re religious, you’re allowed to chal- intelligence and a source of stress for grade makes the whole process of mid- of progress, and provide a standard- must be okay! Never mind “happiness,” lenge me on that. students, especially those at a university semester grades meaningless. ized extrinsic motivation that, ideally, Weinberg arrogantly states that “moral” Steve: I believe you’re wrong. Reli- like Carnegie Mellon. In an effort to improve themselves, everyone can achieve within — but people should never challenge anyone’s gious people: I believe you’re wrong, At mid-semester, a daylong break it is not uncommon for students to grade de-emphasis has its perks in that opinions regardless. too. My name is John Ray; I am on Face- and a letter-grade assessment often question their mid-semester grades — if it can paint a real picture of a student’s Wait, scratch that. Weinberg asserts book, and I welcome any and all debate substitute for an actual progress report. a student wants to be the best he can be, achievements. that calling on someone to challenge on this matter. Unlike Steve Weinberg, I At Carnegie Mellon, most profes- he will want to know how to improve. We encourage professors to take her personal beliefs is okay ... if you’re a won’t consider you “arrogant,” “smug,” sors are good at actually providing a Mid-semester grades are useless with- advantage of the current grading sys- religious group. He even goes out of his or a bigot simply because you push a mid-semester grade, but we have found out a set of standard guidelines, and can tem more fully. Providing honest and way to advocate religious proselytizing, contrary view. Welcome to an open so- a few misleading grading habits, includ- even hinder students’ performances if accurate mid-semester grades, and ex- because it’s “by its very nature more self- ciety, Mr. Weinberg. ing giving everyone the same grade, re- they take the grades at face value as a plaining the criteria, can only help the less and benevolent” than doing, er, the fusing to give an A, and not explaining true marker of their successes or fail- serious student, while shoddy grading same thing if you’re an atheist. Didn’t John Ray (jrray@) is a sophomore stu- the grading criteria for mid-semester ures. can only hinder the serious student. Jesus have something important to say dent in H&SS.

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that she doesn’t have a right to expose children to homosexual- Perspectives ity. Rachael Clemmons But isn’t that Rowling’s point? Accreditation, Dumbledore isn’t defined by his Ever since the release of the homosexuality, and while his elections reform, final novel in the Harry Potter love for Grindelwald makes him series, Harry Potter and the vulnerable to an extent, so did and office hours Deathly Hallows, author J.K. Snape’s love for Lily. And that Rowling has been touring basical- was a heterosexual love and look ly every country possible to talk how that turned out. O’Reilly’s about the book. And she’s been blatant ignorance shows that giving out a ridiculous amount Rowling’s theme of tolerance is of information, information that completely necessary. should have been included in the Personally, I think it’s Sean Weinstock & Adi Jain seventh book. generally rad that Dumbledore Harry Potter fans perusing is gay. I’m not too deep and I’m fan sites like www.mugglenet. not a hater, but I am tempted So, fi rst of all, welcome back com have been able to find to run in the streets shouting, to sunny Pittsburgh! Hopefully answers to the burning ques- “DUMBLEDORE IS GAY!” I mid-semester break was a good tions that remained after the haven’t yelled it in the streets time and provided us all with lengthy pages of Deathly Hallows yet, but I have screamed it in the great stories that everyone will were done. Rowling confessed UC and in my apartment, most- be telling and retelling from now that Death Eaters Dolohov and ly because the streets are too until Thanksgiving. Bellatrix killed Remus and Tonks, cold right now. But this is really For us, the past couple of weeks respectively; the fates of Viktor exciting. Not only is Rowling’s were somewhat of a transition Krum and Dolores Umbridge revelation an attempt to include period in between setting proj- (married and imprisoned, respec- a range of diverse individuals ects up and starting to negotiate tively); and Neville’s marriage to in the series, it’s just generally change. Hannah Abbot, who became the amazing. It’s odd in the context We did get a chance to meet landlady of the Leaky Cauldron, of Rowling revealing all of this with Gloriana St. Clair, the dean etc. information too late, promising of the libraries, to catch up on Oh, and by the way, not to write another book for the the school’s preparations for Dumbledore is gay. series (though she might write the Middle States Commission I wish that Rowling would an encyclopedia about the Harry on Higher Education (MSCHE) have used all of this recent infor- Potter series) but then revealing accreditation efforts. In case mation in her final Harry Potter crucial information that gives you didn’t hear what that’s all novel — perhaps it would have people closure on the book. about, MSCHE defi nes itself made the epilogue and all of the Lizzee Solomon/Acting Art Editor Honestly, Ms. Rowling, you on its website as “a voluntary, horrid deaths more bearable. in her stories at all. Especially that people will say about ter if he is gay or not? It doesn’t should just give in and do non-governmental, membership Perhaps it is Rowling’s attempt to because she told an audience of Dumbledore’s homosexuality affect his ability as a headmaster another book. You know you association that defi nes, main- maintain the attention she’s got- adults and children at Carnegie — how it’s awesome that he’s a or a wizard. We don’t know any- want to. Don’t fight the feeling. tains, and promotes educational ten in the past years for the Harry Hall. It seems she believes that role model and a strong figure thing about the sex lives of any of Anyway, it’s too bad excellence across institutions Potter series — perhaps she fears his sexuality is only directly and he’s gay, although being the teachers, really. Dumbledore and Grindelwald with diverse missions, student that now that the series is over, relevant to the plot in Deathly gay doesn’t really affect some- Other people will trash didn’t have a hot make-out scene. populations, and resources.” getting attention will be difficult Hallows because his history with one’s ability to be a role model Rowling, saying that she Because that of all things would As one of the volunteer unless she constantly gives away Grindelwald is explained. But now or a strong figure, just like being is promoting homosexual- have been the best closure that schools, we go up for review more and more. Is Rowling an that I know that Dumbledore’s black or being a female doesn’t ity, like Bill O’Reilly, the infa- Harry Potter could offer. every fi ve years. So far, things attention-seeking supernovelist? infatuation with Grindelwald stop me from being amazing. mous shit talker. According to are going well, and we should I think not. If I knew Rowling, was based on Dumbledore’s actu- People will say it’s amazing that www.thinkprogress.org, O’Reilly This is the most serious arti- be done drafting all the written I’d hug her something serious. al love for him, I think the events Rowling is teaching children is suspicious of Rowling, and he cle that Rachael Clemmons pieces for MSCHE soon. Beyond Although I think that she should that followed, and Grindelwald’s tolerance, teaching children to says that she did this on purpose. (rclemmon@) has ever written. the accreditation, we also spoke have revealed Dumbledore’s attitude, are more understand- respect homosexuality. Rowling’s He says that a lot of American She hopes you can take her opin- to Gloriana about an interest in sexuality more explicitly, I am able. approach is for people to ask parents are worried about ion somewhat seriously, because creating cheaper ways to copy glad she’s integrated this fact There are a lot of deep things themselves — why would it mat- Rowling’s agenda and basically she means business. paper documents in the library. We got some insight into the copying and scanning businesses Stravinsky’s revolutionary ballet should inspire progressive thought and are pursuing channels that balance fi nancial concerns with ease of use. not adorn Earth, as Stravinsky lead our nation without regard not have imagined that its jar- the hopes of bettering society, In addition to our efforts to- suggests, for advancement and to her merits and competence, ring, dissonant musical structure, then works such as Rite would ward accreditation, last Friday progress? how are we advancing society a far cry from the tonal fulfill- not have gained acclaim, but we held our fi rst Elections Reform Cynthia Peng Appreciative of the fact that from Stravinsky’s days? Are we ment of Beethoven or the lush it has defeated the obstacle of Committee meeting. Together we no longer dance a young girl not infringing upon her “right” to harmonies of Mahler, would not the obdurate mind. It takes art with the other representatives, to death as a massive 200-piece be judged as a person of morals only be accepted but celebrated and culture to show politics that we gained a great deal of per- I once attended a performance orchestra and their conductor and policy, sans blatant sexual in years to come, much like peo- such change is indeed possible; spective on what happened in of Igor Stravinsky’s moving, “kill” her simultaneously, we discrimination? Are we not still ple years ago who could not have it takes bold characters, the the last election period. The goal monumental work, “Le Sacre still are not the most progres- practicing the “rite” of lowering imagined granting women the metaphorical Igor Stravinsky, to is to create a sustainable election du Printemps,” or “The Rite of sive, open-minded society. Many women? If we do not possess at right to vote and those today who dare to stimulate that change. system that will not fail the stu- Spring.” The piece is best known of us still hold the mind-set that a least an air of open-mindedness, cannot imagine a woman leading From the primeval scenes of dent body. Part of reaching that as the music during the story woman cannot serve as president how is any progress to be made? America. Nijinsky’s ballet choreography goal is also looking at backups of the growth of life on Earth of the United States. By nature, we are one to main- In the present, the once-con- at the Théâtre des Champs- for cases in which something be- in Disney’s Fantasia. The eccen- “Our country just isn’t ready for Élysées to Disney’s depiction of yond the control of the Elections tric and acclaimed 20th-century a woman president right now” is dinosaurs grazing in Fantasia, Board occurs. It will be a very in- Russian composer’s risqué, con- the sour complaint expressed by have we not come a long way teresting project, and we hope to troversial ballet told of an ancient an alarming number of individu- If we do not possess at least an air since man and animal’s primi- have a solidifi ed solution by the pagan rite. A circle of sage elders als. Perhaps we are not at this very of open-mindedness, how is any tive days? The second half of beginning of December. watch a young girl, the “chosen moment and perhaps not with Stravinsky’s work is titled “Le Along with Joel Bergstein, we one,” dance herself to death as the current candidate pool, but progress to be made? Sacrifice.” We are currently not also took advantage of our fi rst a sacrifice to the god of spring. if we as enterprising Americans practicing the literal sacrifice of chance to hold student body Its shocking images of human and members of humanity cease young girls to fulfill an outdated executive offi ce hours. It was a sacrifice, clashing chords, and to push for continual progress of tain the status quo. People are troversial piece whose audience rite, but in a sense, are we not great experience. We sat out- unconventional tonal structure equality and advancement, prin- reluctant to have a force disrupt members left mid-performance sacrificing our dignity and moral side the University Center for caused a riot at its 1913 Paris ciples of American ideology, then their established comfort of rou- is a favorite of major symphony sense for a chauvinistic mainte- several hours two weeks ago premiere. who will? When are we going to tine. If that force is radical in orchestras and a staple in concert nance of narrow-mindedness? gaining perspective from every- Stravinsky’s work, whether be ready? Why not soon? nature, a considerable proportion halls. It goes to show that one “Today, nearly a century after one willing to share. We believe intended or not, serves as com- Decades ago, people prob- of society will resist its progres- can adapt to change. If a strong, it was composed, Stravinsky’s that we’re moving along in a di- mentary on our society. The ably thought, “Our country just sive means, unwilling to adapt competent female character, the work still has the power to rection that will defi nitely yield piece depicts an ancient pagan isn’t ready for women to vote to its shocking new implications, metaphorical “Rite of Spring” in shock,” writes a music critic. improvements for this campus. rite in musical and balletic form. right now.” Millennia ago, the as evidenced by the Parisian the political arena, decides to run And in a more subtle manner, However, as we’ve pointed out It is with history and art fused sage elders in Stravinsky’s bal- audience at the premiere of for the presidency of the United it still has the power to instigate in every “Presidential Perspec- together into such an innovative let probably also thought, “Our “Rite” who rioted at its departure States, shall we blatantly walk forward, intellectual, progres- tives” we’ve written, that could creation such as “Rite” that one civilization just isn’t ready to from conventionality, ignoring its out on her, too? If we as human- sive thought. be a misconception. can fully appreciate the great stop sacrificing young girls right significance in the advancement kind could not overcome this Please e-mail us at cmu5@ strides we have made as a human now.” If we continually reject the of the arts and its rightful place in contemptuous prejudice toward Cynthia Peng (cynthiap@) is a cmu.edu if you have any issues to society. In such spirits, should we very notion of having a female orchestral literature. They could the new and unconventional in first-year SHS student. bring up.

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“Star Wars reenactments.” “Play classical guitar.” “Shop online.” “Taking everything out of my dorm and “Sleeping.” putting it in backwards.” A12 THE TARTAN • OCTOBER 29, 2007 Tartan volleyball beats Football improves UAA record with two wins

Bears from getting an opportu- Dallas in three games nity to retake the lead. “I think our kids showed a lot VOLLEYBALL, from A14 participated in the Wittenberg of character offensively on that tournament. Carnegie Mellon last drive getting those last two in three straight games (16–30, fi nished the weekend with a re- fi rst downs to run out the clock,” 20–30, 22–30). cord of 1–1, bringing the season Lackner said. “When they kicked The Tartans followed up the record to 17–14. off deep, they thought that loss with another loss, this time On Friday, the Tartans squared they could stop us. Our offense to Cal State. Though Carnegie off against the University of Dal- took that as a challenge and Mellon picked up the victory in las, winning the match in three they responded.” the fi rst game 30–24, they fell straight games (30–25, 30–15, Sivek again shouldered the in the next three games (30–18, and 30–19). Size (11), senior workload for the Tartans, motor- 30–28, 31–29). Katie Stepp (11) and Amaechi ing for 122 yards on 36 carries. Carter put up 48 assists, (10) all scored double digit kills. Defensively, the Tartans were led while Amaechi, Toney, and Carter tallied 38 assists on the by senior linebacker Trent Sis- sophomore middle hitter Jessica day. son’s 10 tackles and senior safety Brackin tallied 10, 12, and 13 On Saturday, the Tartans Jon Scholl’s nine. kills, respectively. faced fi fth-ranked Carthage Col- “We play Wash. U. so much In the third match of the tour- lege. The Tartans could not take [that] it’s defi nitely our biggest ri- nament, the Tartans once again the match, as they fell in three valry,” Bodnar said. “We tried to fell to a sweep by La Verne. La straight games (30–21, 30–27, build off our fi rst half. We knew Verne defeated Carnegie Mellon 30–19). For the defense, fi rst- if we came out and did our job in by scores of 30–27, 30–18, and year Cameron Griffi n produced the second half they wouldn’t be 30–19. 15 digs during the match. able to move the ball.” Mingwei Tay/Photo Staff “We have a lot of work to do at “Carthage was decent, but “This win over Wash. U. is practice this week,” Toney said. by all means beatable, and we Sophomore running back David Babcock (#28) scrambles for the ball against the Washington University Bears. huge,” Doo said. “We were down “We’ve fallen into a rut and can’t let them have too many runs,” on ourselves, having four losses seem to fi gure out how to pull Toney said. FOOTBALL, from A14 cepting Smith to set up Carnegie I see somebody near me, it’s two in a row. To come back, win a ourselves into the win column The Tartans conclude their Mellon’s fi nal points of the game. hands. I’m not going to lose it.” couple in a row, and get back on when we play good teams.” season this weekend at the Uni- Doo, who reeled the ball in for a The Tartans’ ensuing drive Wash. U. made things inter- the winning side is really nice. The Tartans did not come versity Athletic Association 40-yard touchdown reception. ended with a 20-yard fi eld goal esting late in the fourth quarter It’s huge; we’re really happy away from the Juniata tour- championship tournament in “We came into the game want- from junior kicker Colin Marks to by cutting the lead to 18–13 about it.” nament empty-handed. In the Rochester, N.Y. ing to run a lot because we knew make it 18–7 with 10:10 to play with 4:07 remaining. The Bears “It feels great right now,” Bod- last match, Carnegie Mellon “We are in a really good place they play the pass really well,” in regulation. elected to kick off deep to the nar said. “We’re playing the way defeated familiar rival Eastern for the UAAs,” Toney said. “If Doo said. “We run the ball well “I actually think the quarter- Tartans and try to force a punt we should be playing.” College in three straight games we can put away three matches so we started off with that, but back threw it to a guy behind instead of attempting an onside The Tartans will be back in (30–15, 30–13, 30–26). Carter in pool play versus Wash. U., when we saw an opportunity to me,” Bodnar said about his in- kick. action on Saturday when they distributed 32 assists through- Rochester, and Case, we will pass we threw it.” terception. “I just stopped and The Tartans ran out the clock travel to West Virginia to play out the match. be playing for fi rst place in the Bodnar made a big play on the I was right there. Running the by managing to get a couple of the Bison of Bethany College at This past weekend, the Tartans conference.” defensive side of the ball, inter- ball, tell you what — every time crucial fi rst downs to prevent the 1 p.m. Swim team hosts Clarion University Soccer loses to NYU, ties Brandeis

Tong’s 2005 record of 2:12.75. MEN’S, from A14 header from Kyle Gross off a cor- overtimes with neither material- The women swept the 200- ner kick in the 71st minute and izing into a goal. yard butterfl y, with senior Anna On Sunday, Brandeis’s Taylor then used his refl exes to block a “It was a tough game against Kochalko (2:14.78) taking fi rst, Bracken thwarted a Carnegie shot from Stephen Kostel in the Brandeis — tough competition, and fi rst-years Rebecca Ussai Mellon scoring chance in the 74th minute. but we didn’t put it fully together (2:19.87) and Noelle Helmstetter 52nd minute thanks to a great The Tartans nearly took the and put a goal away,” Browne (2:20.98) taking second and save. Haselhoff blasted a shot lead at the end of regulation as said. third, respectively. Ussai went from 15 yards out only to have Brackley headed the ball into the The men’s soccer team will on to place third in the 100-yard Bracken turn the shot away. net only to have the goal called wrap up their regular season butterfl y with a time of 1:02.61. Bazin made a couple saves off because of a penalty. Saturday when they travel to Junior Becky Martz won the to preserve the scoreless game. Each team had a scoring op- Atlanta to play the Emory Uni- 1000- and 500-yard freestyles Bazin reacted quickly to stop a portunity in the two 10-minute versity Eagles. with times of 11:14.47 and 5:27.03, respectively. Kochalko fi nished second in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:14.47), and third in the 500-yard freestyle (5:29.30). Senior Lauren Connell won silver in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles with times of 25.03 and 55.24, respectively. Junior Colleen Murphy took bronze in the 100- and 200-yard back- strokes with times of 1:05.17 and 2:21.10, respectively. Junior Charlotte Jennings (188.20 points) placed second in the one-meter dive behind Clarion diver Kayla Kelosky (248.25). Glenn Stroz/Photo Staff Sophomore defender David Drochner goes in for a tackle against NYU’s defense during Friday’s game. The Carnegie Mellon ‘A’ team Dan Spangenberger/Photo Staff of Connell, sophomore Sara An- Senior Alex Kinzler swims the 200-yard breaststroke. Kinzler fi nished third drews, fi rst-year Brianne Burton, in Saturday’s meet with a time of 2:33.43. and junior Allison Retotar took Runners compete at UAA championship second in the 200-yard freestyle SWIMMING, from A13 on that depth to help us win the relay (1:42.61) behind the Clar- RUNNING, from A14 McKee and senior Erin Gagnon “Hopefully the large pack we meet,” Douglass said. “We not ion ‘A’ team (1:38.89). fi nished 60th and 63rd overall had with our middle runners can and 2:14.19, respectively. Fel- only depended on people to win The swimming and diving Carolyn Clayton led her team to with times of 26:01 and 26:08, move up even closer to Carolyn low sophomore Andrew Seo events but also to get second and teams will travel to Grove City fi nish 26th overall with a time of respectively. in the next race.” took third in both breaststroke third in order to keep the score College Saturday, Nov. 10, to 24:16. First-year Rebecca Hachey Senior Ashley Bakelmun The Tartans will travel to races with times of 1:00.48 and close.” take on the Wolverines at 1 p.m. and sophomore Anna Lenhart took 72nd overall with a time Bethlehem, Pa. for the important 2:16.43, respectively. On the women’s side, fi rst-year “I think the season outlook is placed 43rd and 50th overall of 27:50. Junior Rachel Perry NCAA Division III Mideast Re- Sophomore John Johnson Molly Evans began her Carnegie great,” Douglass said. “We have with times of 25:20 and 25:32, and fi rst-year Amal El-Ghazaly gional on Saturday, Nov. 10. The collected a couple of third-place Mellon career by winning the very high goals for this year, like respectively. fi nished 74th and 76th overall top teams from the regional will fi nishes in the 100- and 200-yard 200-yard freestyle (1:54.96), the challenging for the UAA team First-year Kristen Staab took with times of 28:14 and 28:47, advance to the National Cham- backstrokes with times of 54.69 200-yard backstroke (2:05.71), championship and qualifying 53rd overall with a time of 25:39. respectively. pionships at St. Olaf College in and 1:58.47, respectively. and the 200-yard IM (2:11.92). more people for nationals. This Behind Staab, junior Chrissy “This meet, our team did Minnesota. “We have a very large team She set a new school record in meet is a good sign that we are Krutz placed 55th overall with a great job working together Editor’s Note: Erin Gagnon is a with a lot of depth. We depended the backstroke, surpassing Emily on track to do both of those.” a time of 25:42. First-year Laura throughout the race,” Krutz said. member of The Tartan staff. RUN, JUMP, HIT, SWIM, WRITE [email protected] THE TARTAN • OCTOBER 29, 2007 A13 Swimming and diving Crew team rows at Head of the Charles Regatta

boat clubs, and national teams On Sunday, the men’s light- consisted of juniors Judith Vo- opens 2007 season by Erin Gagnon participating.” weight four fi nished in 23rd gel, Natalie Weir, and Danielle Sports Editor Competition included Dart- place with a time of 20:17.891. Millett, fi rst-year Hannah Vogel, mouth College; Yale, Cornell, The team consisted of senior and fi rst-year coxswain Anthea The Carnegie Mellon rowing and Columbia universities; the Adam Goldhammer, McGraw, Fernandes. club traveled to Boston, Mass., Riverside Boat Club; the New junior Chris Herlich, sophomore Carnegie Mellon was sup- to compete at the Head of the York Athletic Club; the Penn Zach Frenchek, and junior cox- posed to compete at the Head of Charles Regatta Saturday, Oct. Athletic Club; the Undine Barge swain Elliot Beltzer. The New the Schuylkill Regatta in Phila- 20, and Sunday, Oct. 21. Over Club; and the Canadian national York Athletic Club won the race delphia, Pa. last Saturday, but 8200 individuals in more than team. with a time of 16:29.091. the regatta was canceled due to 1700 boats competed along the On Saturday, the Tartans The Tartan women’s light- weather concerns. three-mile course on the Charles took 22nd out of 32 teams in the weight four took 12th out of 18 The rowing club is scheduled River. women’s collegiate four with a teams with a time of 20:08.360. to compete at the Head of the “This regatta is the most time of 20:47.120. The women’s Carnegie Mellon beat out local Occoquan in Fairfax, Va., this well-attended regatta in the team consisted of sophomore competition Duquesne Univer- Saturday and Sunday. world,” junior co-captain Brian Alex Cirillo, fi rst-years Susan An- sity, which came in 13th place “I hope that the weather coop- McGraw said. “It’s considered derson, Alyssa Fogel, and Alexa with a time of 20:12.955. The erates and allows us to race next an honor by many just to be able Zinn, and sophomore coxswain Undine Barge Club of Philadel- weekend, and that our novice to row in it. The competition for Tom Lewkowitz. Marquette Uni- phia won the event with a time of boats perform well in their fi rst

Dan Spangenberger/Photo Staff the most part is top-notch, with versity won the race with a time 18:32.293. regatta outside of Pittsburgh,” First-year Travis Piper swims the 100-yard butterfl y during the dual meet Ivy League schools, competitive of 19:19.167. The women’s lightweight boat McGraw said. against Clarion. Piper fi nished fi rst with time of 54.55.

and sophomores Andrew Weitz by Erin Gagnon (2:02.28) and Scott Moorby Soccer falls to Brandeis, tallying second UAA loss Sports Editor (2:03.79) took fi rst, second, and third, respectively. WOMEN’S, from A14 top bar. able to get anything going on to get her hands on. The swimming and diving “We knew going in that they The Tartans fi nally managed offense until the 62nd minute, “It was a tough game. We had teams hosted Division II Clarion had some very talented swim- said. “Our players came out de- to get on the board in the 40th when Brandeis midfi elder Jenna big expectations going in, but we University Saturday to open mers and that it was going to termined and when they went minute when Stever continued Lipawsky was able to score on didn’t come together in the end,” their 2007 season. The men’s be a close meet,” co-captain An- out they each did their job early her hot streak, scoring in her a high hit near the far post that junior defender Mary Ashe said. team tallied 155 points to de- drew Douglass said. “The lead and well.” third consecutive game, as she was just out of the reach of Tar- “It’s a setback, but these things feat the Eagles by 20 points. changed multiple times during It was a slightly different story took one touch to put the ball tan goalkeeper Anya Rosen. happen and it doesn’t mean we’re The women’s team fell short of a the meet and we had some very Sunday when the Tartans hosted away after a missed header on Brandeis fi nished off the Tar- out of anything yet. It’s important team victory, totaling 120 points good races.” Brandeis University at Gesling a Howard pass gave Stever a tans with the fi nal goal of the day we put this behind us and not let to Clarion’s 180. McConnell went on to win Stadium. There were very few clear path to the ball, which she in the 86th minute when senior it affect who we are as a team.” For the men, the 200-yard the 500-yard freestyle with a shots on goal early in the game, squeezed perfectly between the midfi elder Tzlil Castel was left On Saturday, the team will medley relay ‘A’ team began the time of 4:52.14, while Olechni- though Howard arched a shot post and goalie. uncovered in the center of the travel to Atlanta for their fi nal meet with a second-place fi nish wicz placed third with a time from across the fi eld and nearly The defensive chess match goalie box and rifl ed a shot to the game of the season against 11th- (1:39.19) behind the Clarion ‘A’ of 5:00.23. Weitz took second 30 yards out that just cleared the continued as neither team was right post that Rosen wasn’t able ranked Emory University. team (1:36.69). in the 200-yard IM (2:02.45) The Tartans team consisted behind fi rst-year Alex Hanson of juniors Ryan Piper and Brad (2:00.82). for dodgeball in the IM Offi ce the fi nals this week. during varsity practices. Henderson, fi rst-year Tra- “[McConnell] had dominating by 4:30 p.m. vis Piper, and senior Michael performances in both the 500 Co-Rec Badminton — The Foosball — Schedules are out. Bailey. and 1000,” Douglass said. “Both Monday, Nov. 5 — Co-rec bad- regular season ends this week. Please report scores to the IM Travis Piper went on to win of his times were remarkable for minton playoffs start. Playoffs will be posted by noon Offi ce by the due date. the 100-yard butterfl y with a this early in the season and both Friday and will start Monday time of 54.55. Bailey (49.48) match some of his best in season Sunday, Nov. 11 — Bowling evening. Co-Rec Volleyball — The season took third in the 100-yard free- times from all of last year.” Administration playoffs begin. has started in the UC. style, behind junior Ron Papa In the one-meter dive, sopho- Bowling — The last day of the (48.98) who took second. mores Joe Kopko (188.80 points) Director: Mike Mastroianni, x8- Sports Completed regular season is Sunday. Play- Team Call Pool, Team Table Carnegie Mellon swept the and Matt Kuhn (155.30) took 2214 or mma8@ offs will be Sunday, Nov. 11. Tennis, Darts — Schedules are 1000-yard freestyle and the second and third, respectively, Assistant Director: Mike Grzy- Flag Football — The fi nals were Brackets will be available Tues- available at the IM Offi ce. Please 200-yard butterfl y. In the 1000- behind Clarion diver Clayton winski, x8-2214 or immike@ held Wednesday, Oct. 17. The day, Nov. 6 after 6 p.m. report all scores by due dates. yard freestyle, junior Tom Bowers (243.95). Kopko also Secretary: Amy Kiryk, x8-2053 champions were Beta Nordog McConnell took fi rst with a time took second behind Bowers in or kiryk@ (majors) and MRU–Greatest Water Polo — The season has Rosters can be submitted in of 9:59.16, while sophomore Jo- the three-meter dive. Student President: Akil Simon, Show on Turf (minors). started in the UC pool. Please person to the IM Offi ce by 4:30 nas Altman-Kurosaki (10:10.38) Sophomore Jason Huber took asimon@ listen to the lifeguard on duty. p.m. on the due date, or elec- and fi rst-year Frank Olechni- fi rst in the 100-yard breaststroke Sports in Season tronically through the athletics wicz (10:18.05) took second and and second in the 200-yard Important Dates Soccer — The season is under- department website. All web third, respectively. breaststroke with times of 59.84 Tennis — The playoffs started way at the intramural and sta- entries are due 24 hours prior to In the 200-yard butterfl y, fi rst- Thursday, Nov. 1 — Rosters due last week and will wrap up with dium fi elds. Please stay off fi elds the posted deadline. year Justin Whaley (1:59.98), See SWIMMING, page A12 Sports A14 THE TARTAN October 29, 2007 Football breaks losing streak with two wins Women’s soccer beats

Sivek and Gimson each eclipsed the 100-yard rushing NYU 5–1 at home mark, as Gimson scampered for 113 yards and Sivek pounded From this point on the Tartan out 111 on the ground. Senior by Jesse Kummer seniors took control. Forward linebacker Jonathan Bodnar Junior Staffwriter Kasey Stever chalked up her and junior linebacker Jim Sands seventh and eighth goals of the had six tackles apiece to lead the The Carnegie Mellon women’s season in the span of 10 minutes. defense. soccer team hosted two Univer- Stever’s seventh goal came off Against Wash. U. (6–2), it was sity Athletic Association (UAA) a pass from Eleonore Valencia the Tartan defense that collected opponents last week. The Tar- from 15 yards out at the right the fi rst points of the game. Ju- tans defeated the New York post. nior defensive lineman Clay University Violets 5–1 Friday, Just nine minutes into the sec- Crites and junior linebacker Dan but couldn’t overcome two late ond half Stever struck again, this Falkenstein sacked Bears quar- scores by Brandeis University time with fellow senior Amanda terback Buck Smith in his own Sunday, and fell to the Judges Rose netting the assist. end zone for a safety. 2–1. The Tartans now stand at Carnegie Mellon remained Wash. U. responded with a 3–2–1 in UAA play. on the offensive as Rose would touchdown to take the lead at First-year forward Valerie score just fi ve minutes later on 7–2 early in the second quarter. Corvino started off the scoring a free kick from nearly midfi eld. The score remained 7–2 heading Friday in the 22nd minute of Midfi elder Jessica Howard was into halftime. play. Corvino beat the Violets the last of the three seniors to “During halftime there were goalkeeper on a breakaway and score when she put away her fi rst some adjustments that coach was able to knock the ball in for goal of the season on a rebound Bodnar made and there were her fi fth goal on the year. off the goalkeeper into an empty some adjustments that coach New York struck back and net. First-year Adrienne Pajer as- Zhiquan Yeo/Photo Staff Erdelyi made,” Tartan head evened the score at 1–1 when sisted in the play. Senior Robert Gimson (#21) gets yardage against Washington University (Mo.) in the Homecoming game. coach Rich Lackner said. “We sophomore defender Sarah “We played tight defense all challenged our kids at halftime. Lensing scored from the top of night,” head coach Sue Willard Saturday, during Homecoming talize on the Chicago miscue, up- We told them it would be a 60- the box off a pass from fi rst-year by Doug Fricker weekend. The wins propelled the ping their lead to 14–0 midway minute game from the start.” midfi elder Katie Gaston. See WOMEN’S, page A13 Senior Sports Staff Tartans to 4–4 overall and 2–1 in through the third quarter. Carnegie Mellon came out the UAA. The Tartans regained pos- strong in the second half. A one- The Carnegie Mellon football Against Chicago (3–4), the session and marched down the yard touchdown run by Sivek team snapped their four-game Tartans scored fi rst early in the fi eld, scoring another touchdown gave the Tartans the lead at 8–7. losing streak and kept their second quarter when senior run- at the end of the third quarter. The Tartans mixed things up a University Athletic Associa- ning back Robert Gimson ran the Sivek’s second touchdown run of bit late in the third quarter, con- tion (UAA) title hopes alive ball in from 4 yards out. Cling- the game made the score 21–0 in necting on a long touchdown with two victories against UAA ing to the 7–0 lead early in the favor of Carnegie Mellon. pass to increase their lead to opponents. second half, the Tartans forced The Tartan defense collected 15–7. Sophomore quarterback The Tartans earned a 21–0 a Maroon turnover when junior its fi rst shutout of the season, Phil Pantalone faked the handoff road victory over the University of cornerback Steve McGovern in- thanks to its ability to shut down and threw a deep pass to streak- Chicago Oct. 20 before returning tercepted a pass. Senior fullback the Maroons’ running game and ing senior wide receiver Jeremy home and defeating Washington Travis Sivek’s 1-yard touchdown an ability to force fi ve Chicago (Mo.) University 18–13 this past run allowed the Tartans to capi- turnovers on the day. See FOOTBALL, page A12 Men’s soccer team beats Point Park, falls to NYU

box from the left side and Bogus for more to set up for NCAAs. one-timed the cross into the net It was real big winning all our past the goalkeeper. The score non-conference games.” Mingwei Tay/Photo Staff stayed at 1–0 for the remainder In Friday’s game, New York First-year defender Emily Overstreet (#11) clears the ball away from of the fi rst half. cashed in on two early corner Brandeis midfi elder Melissa Gorenkoff (#19) in Sunday’s 2–1 loss. The Tartans wasted no time kicks from Matthew Ramirez. adding to their lead after half- In the 10th minute, Christopher time when Brackley scored 42 Wolf headed the corner kick into Volleyball advances seconds into the half. Sophomore the net past Tartan junior goal- forward Ricky Griffi n’s cross from keeper Matthew Bazin. Four the left side found Brackley mov- minutes later NYU’s Jeritt Thayer season record to 17–14 ing toward the far post where headed in Ramirez’s corner for he was able to one-time the ball his team-leading 14th goal of the compiling 10 kills. Junior mid- into the goal. Griffi n scored his season. by Brian Friedrick dle hitter Chisom Amaechi had team-leading 11th goal of the Carnegie Mellon fought back Junior Staffwriter seven kills, and senior middle season in the 61st minute when with a goal in the 75th minute hitter Abbie Toney had six. Soph- he redirected a shot from fi rst- off the foot of senior midfi elder Since winning 13 of 17 omore setter Samantha Carter year midfi elder Max Betzig with Christopher Watts. Watts re- matches against opponents such produced 37 assists throughout his head. ceived a pass from Griffi n and as Case Western Reserve Uni- the match. Glenn Stroz/Photo Staff Sophomore Keith Haselhoff blasted it into the net to cut the versity, John Carroll University, The Tartans went on to com- Sophomore midfi elder Jonathan Simon (#15) takes on NYU’s defense. scored his fi rst career goal in the defi cit to just one goal. and Otterbein College, the Tar- pete at the Juniata tournament 90th minute when he went up “It’s been our problem this tans have participated in four that following weekend. At the University. The Tartans played to play a long lob from sopho- year that we’ve not been able to days of tournament play as well tournament, the team struggled by Doug Fricker their fi nal regular season home more midfi elder Ryan Browne play a complete game,” Browne as a match against fellow Penn- against nationally ranked oppo- Senior Sports Staff game yesterday and battled to a following a free kick. Haselhoff said. “It’s tough getting behind. sylvania competitor, La Roche nents, including second-ranked scoreless draw with UAA oppo- out-jumped the goalkeeper and We did a fairly good job coming College. Against highly ranked Juniata University, seventh- The men’s soccer team won, nent Brandeis University. headed the ball into the net to back. It’s tough being down two opponents, the Tartans fought ranked University of La Verne, lost, and tied last week in three Against Point Park, Carnegie make it 4–0. goals with UAA competition and well but lost. and 11th-ranked Cal State East home games. The Tartans Mellon (9–4–2 overall, 0–4–2 “Our non-conference record coming back. We cut it down to On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the Bay. wrapped up their undefeated in the UAA) got in the scoring was important last year,” Browne 2–1 and I thought we had good Tartans faced off against La On the fi rst day of the tourna- non-conference schedule by de- column early thanks to a goal said. “One of the main reasons play in the second half. We had Roche, overpowering the Red- ment, Carnegie Mellon faced off feating Point Park University 4–0 by fi rst-year midfi elder Adam we didn’t get into the NCAA a couple opportunities — we just hawks in three straight games against Juniata, and though the Monday. Then they fell 2–1 in Bogus in the fourth minute of tournament was because we couldn’t put them away.” (30–17, 30–15, 30–20). Tartans put up a fi ght, they fell University Athletic Association the game. Junior forward Dan lost two non-conference games. First-year outside hitter (UAA) action Friday to New York Brackley crossed the ball into the Going undefeated you can’t ask See MEN’S, page A12 Caroline Size lead the charge, See VOLLEYBALL, page A12 Men’s cross country team ATHLETE PROFILE: Jessica Brackin takes second at UAAs (UAA) play. As the team prepares our coach, my year was her first York. It’s a really fun trip, and to enter the UAA championship recruit class, and it was a team I we always get good competition Juniors Ryan Anderson and tournament, The Tartan sat wanted to be a part of. when we’re there. But I think by Sam Kim Breck Fresen fi nished 19th and down with sophomore middle playing at home is probably my Staffwriter 20th both with a time of 26:08. hitter Jessica Brackin to hear T: How do you handle aca- favorite; it’s really nice to play at Junior Mike Condon ran an im- what she had to say about her demics and athletics? home and have all the fans come On Saturday, the Carnegie Mel- pressive personal-best time of success, the team’s success, and B: I handle my work so much out and watch us play. lon cross country teams traveled 26:19 to take 29th overall. the upcoming championship better during the season. I have to Brandeis University in Boston “The course was a mess. I didn’t tournament. so much to do; staying busy T: Do you have a most memo- to compete in the University Ath- even bother to put dry socks keeps me from procrastinating. rable match? letic Association Championships. on after my warm-up because I Tartan: When did you start Having so many upperclassmen B: The game we played this The 18th-ranked men’s team knew they’d be wet after my fi rst File Photo playing volleyball and why? that have taken so many of the year against Washington (Mo.) continued to dominate, fi nishing step,” Condon said. “Even though Full Name: Brackin: I started playing in same classes is also such a big University was amazing. We second out of eight teams with 68 the conditions weren’t ideal, it Jessica Brackin seventh grade, just as something help. It’s like having a team of played them in New York, and points. The number-two ranked was still fun running in the mud Age: to do. I had always played soft- tutors. we ended up losing, but we took New York University won the and just enjoying the added 19 ball, but then in middle school them to a fifth game and it was championship with a record-low dimension.” Hometown: we started to have a volleyball T: Do you have any pre-game really close, and it was such a 20 points. First-years Dan Addis and J.P. Westchester, Pa. team, and I started playing and rituals or superstitions? fun match. The women’s team took seventh Allera continued to have strong Major/College: didn’t know anything about it, B: I actually have a couple. We out of eight teams with 198 points, rookie seasons, fi nishing 41st and Mechanical Engineering/ but then ended up switching have a special team pre-game T: Do you have any personal while Washington (Mo.) Univer- 42nd overall both with a time of CIT sports. cheer, but it’s secret so I can’t goals for the rest of the season? sity won the team championship 26:38. Senior Mark Tressler and actually say much else about it, B: I actually don’t, we really with 31 points. sophomore Chris Rizzo fi nished T: Was volleyball a part of your and then I paint my nails before play as a team. To maybe end Despite the rainy conditions, 71st and 72nd overall with times decision to come to Carnegie every game. I had just gotten the season hitting .300. the men’s team saw fi ve runners of 28:00 and 28:03, respectively. by Christina Collura Mellon? this really crazy ridiculously in the top 20. Junior Brian Harvey “If this team runs as well as it’s Staffwriter B: It was actually a huge part bright nail polish one day, and T: What kind of goals does the continued to impress, leading the capable of, it could easily be the of my decision. I really wanted did my nails, and everyone no- team have for the season? team to fi nish fourth overall with best fi nish in school history, and So far this season, the to play volleyball in college, ticed so I always do it now. B: We really want to see how a time of 25:16. Fifth-year Geoff that’s what we all want to see,” Carnegie Mellon women’s vol- and I also wanted to make sure far we can get in the UAA tourna- Misek took 10th with a time of Condon said. leyball team has recorded an I went to a good school, and T: Do you have a favorite ment. We normally finish fourth 25:49 and sophomore Dario Do- On the women’s side, junior overall record of 17–14, 4–3 in Carnegie Mellon was just per- place to play? and we think this team can do so natelli placed 15th overall with a University Athletic Association fect for that. I also really loved B: I love getting to play in New much better than that. time of 26:01. See RUNNING, page A13 no tricks, just treats inside: MSTRKRFT performs Flying high The Darjeeling on Halloween Limited: Rebound Express 10.29.07 Volume 102, Issue 09 567by Matt Siffert by Marium Chandna by Alex Ewing ...this week only 4 Shakespeare Reviews of Will S’s Complete Works and The Comedy of Errors.

5 MSTRKRFT Prepare yourself for a costume-filled concert featuring remix artists Jesse Keeler and Al-P.

6 Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini’s novel is just as moving and successful as a film.

7 Darjeeling Wes Anderson’s latest film picks up where The Royal Tenenbaums left off.

10 Library Floors 8 Find out where to go in Hunt when you want to study, eat, or just hang out.

4 5 5 10 ...feature 8 Halloween Read up on some of the spookiest places on campus. Also: Movies and recipes. ...regulars 3 Advice Find out how to upgrade your cooking skills and decide whether or not to mix love and leases.

5 Paperhouse A look at song transitions, those oft-ignored seconds between tracks.

7 Dollar Movie Michael Moore reveals a startling truth: U.S. health care sucks. Also: Transformers.

10 Did You Know? Students hold a BYOB rally over rising costs in tuition... in 1982.

PUBLISHER Andrew Peters EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Shawn Wertz MANAGING EDITOR Liz Schwartz PILLBOX EDITOR Sarah Mogin COMICS EDITOR Gene Kim ASSISTANT PILLBOX EDITOR Matt Siffert PHOTO EDITOR J.W. Ramp ACTING ART EDITOR Lizzee Solomon COPY MANAGER Matt Campbell PRODUCTION MANAGER Rachael Clemmons CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Robert Kaminski CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Greg Hanneman COVER Zhiquan Yeo

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Over the years, Carnegie Mellon students’ preferences Thom Stulginsky — H&SS, 1973 Hello Myrtle, Dear Myrtle, for music and movies have evolved, but some things Favorite band: Santana. have never changed — bagpipes and Buggy, to name a Favorite movie: Easy Rider. Help! I’m so sick of on- I want to move in with my few. Below are some quick facts about three alumni who Favorite thing to do on weekends: War protests. campus food that I have to boyfriend next semester visited campus last weekend for Homecoming. Best Carnegie Mellon memory: Late-night cancel my meal plan before when my lease runs out, but conversations with friends in Doherty Apartments. going completely mad. some of my friends don’t Jane Grim Duffy — Architecture, 1947 Trouble is, I can’t afford to think it’s a good idea. What Favorite music: Concerts by the Dorsey brothers and Laura Zapanta — Chemistry, 1989 eat out all the time, and my do you think? Glenn Miller, where “everyone danced.” Favorite band: Billy Joel. culinary skills only extend Popular sports: Archery, badminton. Favorite movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (shown as far as mixing water and —Housemate Or Not? Popular clothes: Penny loafers, bobby socks, blue jeans during Orientation), or whatever the dollar movie was noodles, and sometimes (rolled up), fathers’ shirts. (then screened in Doherty 2210). I even mess that up. Any Hey there HON, Life after graduation: Married a fellow archie and had Favorite thing to do on weekends: Playing in tips? six children, all of whom were interested in architecture. Kiltie Band at football games in the fall, driving a We’re lucky that we can Favorite Carnegie Mellon memory: Using her uncle’s buggy in the spring. —I’m Not a Cook! even consider the option set of drawing tools from when he was a student at Best Carnegie Mellon memory: Hanging out in of cohabitation — a couple Carnegie Technical Schools. the APhiO office with friends. Hi INC, generations ago, it would have been unheard of. Still, Well, this isn’t “Ask Rachael just because coed housing is Elizabeth Cutrone | Staffwriter Ray,” but I’ll do my best. There mostly accepted nowadays, it Cynthia Peng | Staffwriter are plenty of easy meals you doesn’t mean cohabitation is can make that require minimal necessarily a good idea. Living knowledge of cooking. Go to with someone you love can be Goodwill or Target and buy fabulous, but make sure you’re School of Music performs Nine yourself a saucepan, a small doing it for the right reasons. skillet, a big wooden spoon, and Moving in with somebody to Broadway adaptation of Fellini’s 8 1/2 comes to Carnegie Mellon a spatula. Then, pick up a copy save money, to piss off your of Joy of Cooking or (gasp) call parents, to test him or her for Nine, the latest musical produced by Carnegie Mellon’s Guido’s childhood friend, charmed the audience with Mom for a few simple recipes. marriage, while separately School of Music, is an entirely different animal from the her instructional song about love, “Ti Voglio Bene” (“Be Scrambled eggs and bacon, all important considerations, surreal Italian film that inspired it, Federico Fellini’s, 8 1⁄2. Italian”). Kopit would have done well to further explore grilled cheese, pita pizzas, and are not good reasons. And Along with the extra one-half, playwright Arthur Kopit Guido’s past and his arrested emotional development. spaghetti are all good places to remember, it’s diffi cult enough gave Nine a more literal backbone, stripping out most start. If you can master sautéing to break up with someone, but of the surrealism of 8 1⁄2, while adding musical comedy The first act of Nine delves a bit too far into self-indulgent (frying quickly in oil) vegetables, it’s even worse when you have and tweaking the plot and characters. The result is not musical comedy, with unnecessary songs like “The a few cut-up carrots, zucchini, to pack up boxes and break quite as great a musical as 8 1⁄2 is a film, but it is a solid, Germans at the Spa” and “Folies Bergere” (which refers onions, mushrooms, and your leases on top of the heartache. interesting play with a colorful cast of characters and a bit to a music hall in Paris) that seem to exist only for laughs. favorite meat or vegetable can But, hey, love is all about risks, more philosophy than the average Broadway show. The The play redeems itself in the second act, however, taking quickly become a plethora of right? Just make sure you’ve School of Music carried off the production impeccably, on a darker tone as Guido’s life spirals out of control. different meals. Break some thought about all the pros and with strong acting and singing performances from eggs on top, and you’ve got cons before signing that lease. everyone, gorgeous costumes, and an appropriately stark, Throughout, Krause delivered an excellent performance an omelet (or if you really want minimal set. as the hapless Guido, and Hill was even more spectacular to impress your friends, call it —Myrtle as his long-suffering wife. Glennon was hilarious (and hot) a frittata). Dump some pasta in Like 8 1⁄2, Nine follows a film director who has lost all in the lewd “A Call from the Vatican,” and Paschke was the skillet and you have pasta Need advice? Send queries to inspiration. Guido Contini (played by junior BHA student coolly beautiful as Guido’s other mistress, Claudia. primavera. Put it on some rice [email protected]. Nathaniel Krause) has promised his producer a movie and you have an Asian entrée. musical, and he’s supposed to start shooting at the end Even more beautiful than the actresses were the See? You’ll be making souffl és of the week, but he hasn’t even started writing the script. costumes — designer Elizabeth Flores’s creations would in no time. His married life isn’t going well either; Guido’s wife Luisa have been at home on a runway in Milan, let alone a (senior music major Bevin Hill) is rapidly losing patience Broadway stage. The outfit of Guido’s producer’s goon, —Myrtle with his unfaithfulness and unresponsiveness, and Guido Lina Darling (junior music major Gabriela Gamache) in can’t seem to escape his two past mistresses, Carla particular looked like it came straight from a runway. (senior music major Caitlyn Glennon) and Claudia (senior Furthermore, the choice to make all the costumes black music major Abigail Paschke). In a last-ditch attempt and white contributed to the show’s surreal mood (a mood to save his marriage and hide from his producer Liliane the plot didn’t quite sustain), and made another homage La Fleur (senior music major Chrystal Williams) — and to 8 1⁄2, which was filmed in black and white in the color maybe even come up with an idea for his new film — film era. Guido escapes to a spa in Venice, only to find that all of his problems have followed. Overall, the School of Music delivered a fabulous production of a flawed yet engaging play. If you missed 8 1⁄2 was named for the number of films Fellini had it, you’re in luck — Squirrel Hill native Rob Marshall (who completed at the time (the half film was a short), but Nine directed Chicago and Memoirs of a Geisha) is planning was named for the idea that the play’s protagonist has a film version of Nine, starring Javier Bardem, Catherine not matured emotionally since he was 9 years old. In fact, Zeta-Jones, and Penélope Cruz, to be released sometime Related Content the scenes in Nine where Guido relives his past with his next year. For a review of Scotch’ n’ Soda’s latest, see 9-year-old self were the strongest of the play — child actor {page 4. Danny Lawrence, who played the younger Guido, was darling, and senior music major Michelle Dillon, playing Selena Beckman-Harned | Staffwriter campus pillbox 10.29.07 3 Shakespeare: Completely worked over Scotch ’n’ Soda performs the famous playwright’s Complete Works

A play called The Complete Works of William Shakespeare one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays: Romeo and Juliet. line: “Get thee to a nunnery!” The actors shared their own (Abridged) might sound like an onstage reading of an English Romeo and Juliet has long frustrated high school students ideas about Ophelia’s id, ego, and superego with members of student’s CliffsNotes, but the performance is much more and all those opposed to the overly romantic tragedy. But the the audience, who were encouraged to participate. satisfying. Scotch ’n’ Soda put on the show over the weekend, show’s portrayal of the play pokes fun at its melodramatic in a performance featuring senior English major Julia Brown, nature — enough to please even the least inclined audience. Thus, audience interaction was what made the play such fi rst-year business major Stephen Chan, and fi rst-year science a pleasure to watch. It was interesting how even for little and humanities scholar Joshua Patent. The play then moved on to the best part: the discussion questions, the actors looked to the audience for answers and of the comedies. On stage, the actors decided that all of enthusiasm. One the whole, The Complete Works of William Instead of trying to discuss every single plot point of every Shakespeare’s comedies are essentially the same and resolved Shakespeare (Abridged) was done in a way that made all of single Shakespearean play, The Complete Works touched only to “put all 16 plays into one.” This super-play covers all the plays, and playwright himself, much more interesting and the interesting ones — which, admittedly, is a lot less than the bases of a typical Shakespearean comedy — mistaken accessible. you’d think. More importantly, the show dealt with the aspects identity, girls dressed as boys, cranky parents, rags to riches, of Shakespearean plays that everyone always complains about: etc. Instead of tackling each of Shakespeare’s histories on an the extreme similarities of the comedies, Ophelia’s startling individual basis, the play compared the histories to a football Pratima Neti | Staffwriter insanity in Hamlet, and the entire plot of Romeo and Juliet. game, with the English crown as the ball. Here, the actors gave a impressive performance, seamlessly narrating each of the In Complete Works, the actors began by announcing the goal plays while upholding the extended analogy of football. of the play: “[To] see a future where this book [The Complete Works of William Shakespeare] will be found in every hotel The second act of the play dealt with Shakespeare’s tragedy room in the world.” This was spoken in a Southern reverend’s Hamlet, though the synopsis was anything but typical. The Far left and center: From left-to-right, Julia Brown, Stephen accent, making the statement truly memorable. Next up was actors focused on perhaps the most irksome aspect of the play: Chan, and Joshua Patent act out scenes from Hamlet. a cooking show parodying Titus Andronicus followed by an how Ophelia, Hamlet’s lover, goes crazy once Hamlet loses Right: Chan threatens sophomore music major Scott Othello-inspired rap. After that, the actors went on to perform interest. They analyzed Ophelia’s reaction to Hamlet’s famous Wasserman, the assistant director for the show.

Hannah Rosen | Photo Staff Comedy of Errors — more errors than comedy Pittsburgh Public Theater adds political incorrectness to Shakespeare’s comedy

Casual William Shakespeare readers (and even some more in Ephesus, fully intertwined with the lives of their twin was supposed to resemble Al Sharpton in appearance and hardcore ones), don’t pay as much attention to his comedies. counterparts that live there. As the audience, we know who is disposition. And then there’s the Jewish guy who played a Like the tragedies, these are equally compassionate and who, but the characters on stage don’t. The situation quickly jewelry dealer. And the Chinese guy who had curly mustache energetic, but with a different focus: farcical hilarity and becomes uncomfortable for the audience, especially when and bowed when he talked. whirlwind of confusion. Such is the blueprint for an early the misunderstandings end up causing marital troubles, comedy of his, The Comedy of Errors, now running at the jewelry theft, and beatings. Sure, Shakespeare moved us with It seems unbelievable Pappas expected so little of his O’Reilly Theater downtown as part of the Pittsburgh Public star-crossed lovers and being/not being, but in The Comedy audience. Perhaps the majority of the crowd — people either Theater series. of Errors he showcases both the hilarity and discomfort of over 50 or under 10 — found such stereotypes amusing, but mix-ups. for those of us stuck in the middle, the performance felt both Try this plot on for size: A father, Egeon, has two sets of twin awkward and wrong. sons. Each set has the same name (Alphonsus of Syracuse This particular production, however, was quirky. Director Ted and Alphonsus of Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse and Dromio Pappas reworked the performance to fit a modern-day urban of Ephesus), adding to the confusion. Then, through a set of setting, intending to add to the madness of the scenario. But Matt Siffert | Assistant Pillbox Editor fantastical events, the two pairs get separated at birth. But Pappas’ world was tough to get into: He tried bringing in it’s no ordinary separation: Dromio of Syracuse becomes the characters of all races to introduce the big-cities-are-diverse The Comedy of Errors runs through Nov. 4 at Pittsburgh Public servant for Alphonsus of Syracuse, and Dromio of Ephesus theme, but wound up introducing cookie-cutter stereotypes of Theater, 621 Penn Ave. Call 412.316.1600 or visit ends up being the servant for Alphonsus of Ephesus. each background. One of the Dromios was so exaggeratedly www.ppt.org. gay that it was bordering on offensive. Equally off was Things get interesting when the Syracusians find themselves the only black member of the cast, who, for some reason, theater 4 pillbox 10.29.07 MSTRKRFT performs on Halloween Paperhouse Rangos Ballroom becomes Rangos Club On song transitions Don’t expect Toronto DJ-duo MSTRKRFT to pull any remix in the style of the original and not making unexpected punches. In the past year, the group any creative musical changes, what exactly are you Sometimes, when bands make their albums, they get the idea to make — consisting of musicians Jesse Keeler and Al-P trying to accomplish? If your answer is “getting one song transition directly into another, proving that the album format

— has toured clubs all over the world, getting nods people on the dance floor,” well, Justice’s original isn’t quite dead yet. The popular concept of “shuffl ing” kind of screws this for its dancer-friendly style. MSTRKRFT’s sound is version of “D.A.N.C.E.” has been banging in the up. I like listening to albums all the way through, probably largely due to the unabashedly simple: A throbbing, up-tempo drumbeat clubs (and college house parties) for months now. fear that maybe I’ll miss one of these sweet transitions: Shuffl ing through is omnipresent. There’s a fat bass drum that could my playlist, one song just cuts off mysteriously! Terrifi ed, I’ll hurriedly try barely make it through your doorway, combined with But hey, there’s nothing wrong with dancing — or to fi gure out what I just missed out on, only to learn that I’m already on that percussive-yet-distorted synthesizer line you’ve a thumping drumbeat (albeit uncreative). What to some other random track. I appreciate spontaneity, but this is just heard on every CD put out in the past year (see TV On matters to MSTRKRFT — and its fans — is that annoying. Below are some times when you should fl ip off your shuffl ing The Radio, Kanye West, etc.). when Jesse Keeler and Al-P hit the play button, your and slip into loop to fully appreciate these excellent transitions: ass is shaking and you’re having a good time. Sure, Radiohead, Kid A, between “Idioteque” and “Morning Bell” What,, matters to MSTRKRFT — and its fans — is that The players in Radiohead take their song transitions very seriously. On Kid A, not only do you get that noodly ending on “Optimistic,” but also a neat when Jesse Keeler and Al-P hit the play button, your, , little fade-out at the end of “Idioteque.” Does the song end there? Yes and no — the music smoothly transitions from a fuzzy guitar wash to insistent ass is shaking and you’re having a good time. drumming and more of Thom Yorke’s crooning. It goes from electronic to spastic. Despite the smooth transition, “Idioteque” and “Morning Bell” are two distinctly different songs. This funky simplicity is MSTRKRFT’s one it’s nothing to write home about, but most of the commandment. It’s clear that Keeler and Al-P form crowd MSTRKRFT is playing to probably wouldn’t be Wolf Parade, Apologies to the Queen Mary, between “Dear Sons a functional band, tapping into the basic cultural writing home anyway. and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts” and “I’ll Believe in Anything” phenomenon that young people today want to dance to club music with a sprinkle of indie clout (melody not MSTRKRFT plays Rangos Wednesday night and, as In this transition, the pseudo-ending of “Dear Sons” is reminiscent of its required). MSTRKRFT understands that and stays far long as you don’t listen too carefully, you will have a intro, until the drums kick in — kind of like Radiohead’s transition into away from corny breakdowns and hazy piano lines that good time. Also, wear a costume — the concert’s on “Morning Bell.” Perhaps intense drumming is a tenet of the song transition: defined quintessential ’90s techno music. Instead, the Halloween. Here, the band uses them to emphasize the songs’ different rhythms. duo turns their musical vocabulary outward, focusing on remixing adequately interesting, hipster-approved Justice, Cross, between “Genesis” and “Let There Be Light” indie-pop peers like Bloc Party along with house groups Matt Siffert | Assistant Pillbox Editor like Justice. Though the two songs have the same sort of feeling at the transition point, overall each has a completely different mood: “Genesis” is loud and Remixing alone isn’t a sin, but MSTRKRFT is overbearing, whereas “Let There be Light” is a much more wobbly number, lethargically uncreative in its deliveries. The band’s leading into Justice’s bouncy and poppy hit single, “D.A.N.C.E.” remix of Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” is painfully boring, the main changes being the addition of a cowbell The Microphones, The Glow Pt. II, between “I Want Wind to Blow” and a predictable key change halfway into the song. and “The Glow, Pt. 2” And even though Justice doesn’t specialize in catchy numbers, they are masters of rhythmic interplay This transition is great because it’s unpredictable; it moves from a repetitive between beats and samples; with MSTRKRFT, the drum rhythm and chord progression to crashing drums and cymbals and a music just feels like a synthesizer slapped on top of wailing electric guitar. After getting your attention, the band switches back a drumbeat. It begs the question: If you’re doing a to acoustic guitar strumming while vocalist Phil Elverum sing-talks about taking his shirt off and other things.

Hyun-Soo Lee | Special to The Tartan

Performing Wednesday, MSTRKRFT top 10 on WRCT 88.3 FM will turn the UC’s Rangos Ballroom most played albums of the last week into a Halloween dance party. 1 Biosphere — Cirque 2 Radiohead — In Rainbows 3 Steve Goldberg — Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies 4 Various Artists — Soul Gospel 5 Charles Mingus — Tijuana Moods 6 Various Artists — The Bombay Connection 7 Low — Drums and Guns 8 Excepter — Throne 9 Enon — Grass Geysers... Carbon Clouds 10 Electric Six — I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being the Master

Courtesy of Geoff McLean music pillbox 10.29.07 5 Aftertaste Flying high Big Mama’s House of Soul Marc Forster adapts The Kite Runner for the screen

Few of us have a fi rm understanding of Southern cuisine Despite much speculation about its release date, The Kite The title of the novel and fi lm holds great signifi cance in terms — seriously, what the hell is a chitterling? And even fewer Runner (2007) managed to reach the screens of several of the kitefl ying culture, which was banned under the Taliban of us have Southern grandmothers who cook it. For the universities, including New York University, San José State regime. The fi lm highlights the Afghan passion for kitefl ying bulk of us who are not so fortunate, we are lucky to have University, and Carnegie Mellon. The movie was shown last through the character Baba, who tells stories of slashing Brenda Franklin, who opened Big Mama’s House of Soul week in McConomy Auditorium at a screening provided by down fl ying kites as a child to Amir, Hassan, and eventually to last spring. Allied Advertising to the Student Activities Board. Sohrab.

Franklin’s restaurant is scantly decorated. The walls are Directed by Golden Globe-nominee Marc Forster (Finding In addition to the poignant tale of Amir and Hassan, entwined lined with pictures of Pittsburgh notables, including former Neverland), the fi lm is an adaptation of Afghan-American with Afghanistan’s sociopolitical chaos following the Soviet Steelers Head Coach Bill Cowher — Big Mama’s catered author Khaled Hosseini’s fi rst novel, The Kite Runner, invasion, The Kite Runner portrays Afghan heritage and his retirement party. Like the decor, the seating is sparse. published in 2003. The story originates in the Wazir Akbar culture in a way unlike most modern media. As Afghanistan Besides three picnic tables off to the side of the building, the Khan district of Kabul, Afghanistan, prior to the Soviet Union’s has become notorious for the extremist activities of the restaurant has no seats and is takeout only. But going to Big invasion of the country in 1979. Throughout the plot, The Taliban and the irrationality of religious pedagogues, these Mama’s House of Soul for the ambiance would be like going Kite Runner encapsulates the past 30 years of sociopolitical characteristics have become symbolic of the nation, masking to the ‘O’ for a salad — you don’t go for the atmosphere, turmoil through the eyes of two childhood friends: wealthy anything beyond them. you go for the ribs. Pashtun Amir (Zekeria Ebrahimi) and Hassan (Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada), his Hazara servant’s son. In his novel, Hosseini helps to dispel this illusion by portraying The ribs alone could keep the restaurant in business. They the freedom and richness of culture that the country once are simply delicious — lightly charred on the outside with In a time of unease between Afghanistan’s ethnic tribes, possessed, and the movie does the same. For example, the

an inside that’s nearly perfect. The meat is succulent and the dominant Pashtuns and the historically discriminated scene with Amir’s birthday party shows a gathering of men falls effortlessly from the bone, and the ribs come dressed against Hazaras, Amir and Hassan’s friendship transcends all and women dressed in Western clothing, drinking alcohol, with a liberal amount of dark barbecue sauce, its sweetness boundaries of ethnicity. While Amir enjoys every luxury his and listening to music — all of which became punishable balanced by vinegar and spices. father, Baba (Homayon Ershadi), can provide — an English acts when the Taliban took over. Forster shows this later in education and expensive gifts and parties — Hassan fi nds the scene where a fully cloaked woman is stoned to death by

Big Mama’s dinners range from staples such as fried chicken, happiness in hearing the stories Amir writes. The two escape Taliban offi cials for an alleged affair. fi sh, and meatloaf to more obscure dishes like barbecued pigs’ feet. One highlight is the pulled pork sandwich, a generous portion of smoky pork doused in a sweet barbecue sauce. Less impressive was the fried chicken, a serving of The Kite,, Runner portrays Afghan heritage and culture in bony wings which would have benefi ted from some breast ,, or thigh meat. a way unlike most modern media.

While most of her dishes are traditional, Franklin’s sides are a bit more experimental. One example is the seafood cornbread stuffi ng, which blends the saltiness of crabmeat, into the mythical world of their favorite book, Shahnamah, The Kite Runner features some remarkable performances, the spice of Old Bay seasoning, and the subtle sweetness but the fantasy comes to an abrupt end during a kite-fl ying even from actors playing relatively minor parts, such as the of cornbread. Another departure is her potato salad, which competition, when Hassan is gang raped by a group of bullies characters of the bus driver and Ali, Hassan’s father. Also combines golden, red, and sweet potatoes. The sweet led by Assef (Elham Ehsas), whom he had threatened with his outstanding are Ebrahimi and Mahmidzada, debuting as potatoes add both color and texture as well as a faint slingshot in an attempt to protect Amir. As a silent witness child artists: Ebrahimi skillfully balances Amir’s jealousy and sweetness that helps to neutralize the sharp taste of the to Hassan’s trauma, Amir bears the guilt of his cowardice love for Hassan, while Mahmidzada fervently conveys the mustard. The candied yams, though surprising, were also until the day he sees in Sohrab (Ali Dinesh), Hassan’s son, a latter’s unconditional love. Playing the adult Amir, Khalid satisfying: Franklin serves the dish brown instead of the possibility of redemption. Abdalla (United 93) combines boyish charm with a manly usual orange. Here, Franklin uses spices to accentuate the disposition to portray his character in a well-rounded manner. natural sweetness of the yams, avoiding a dish either too Though audiences are sometimes disappointed by fi lm Additionally, Ershadi depicts Baba’s grandeur and strength, sweet or too syrupy. adaptations, The Kite Runner succeeds in recreating the especially when he risks his life to protect the honor of a novel. But while the fi lm relates closely to the text, it also fellow Afghan man and saves his wife from being assaulted by Some of the other side dishes were not so successful. The enables viewers who have not read the novel to comprehend a Soviet soldier. greens were as they should be — salty, slightly smoky, and and appreciate the story. cooked tender without being soggy — but something was Overall, the The Kite Runner is a must-see for those who lacking. Another side, the macaroni and cheese, managed The winning aspect of the fi lm is its closeness to reality. enjoyed the book, and for those who have not read it. The both to please and disappoint — one forkful would be The historical confl ict between the Pashtuns and Hazaras fi lm succeeds in capturing the novel’s moving content, creamy and fl avorful, the next dry and bland. is portrayed with accuracy, including physical attributes, and Forster’s skilled directing and his cast’s immaculate dialects spoken, and the social stratum projected. In performances bring the novel to life. Ultimately, Big Mama’s provides some solid cooking at Afghanistan, the Hazaras are often considered to be racially reasonable prices. As a general rule, if the dish includes inferior to the Pashtuns; Hazaras strictly belong to the pork or potatoes, it’s probably worth ordering. Whether or Shiite sect of Islam and are believed to be the descendents Marium Chandna | Asst. SciTech Editor not you’re lucky enough to have a Southern grandmother of the armies of Mongolian Emperor Genghis Khan. While to cook for you, Franklin’s home-style cooking is an easy portraying the character Hassan, Mahmidzada’s Mongolian alternative. features helped him nail the role of the Hazara boy perfectly. Additionally, the fi lm succeeds in depicting the exodus of Kevin LaBuz | Staffwriter Afghan refugees to Pakistan and the United States during the Soviet war. In the story, Amir and Baba settle for a modest fl at, Big Mama’s House of Soul (412.471.2910) is located at and Baba works at a petrol station. 1603 Penn Ave. in the Strip District.

leisure 6 pillbox 10.29.07 The Darjeeling Limited: Rebound express Wes Anderson recovers from The Life Aquatic

After The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, there seemed explained by eldest brother Francis (Owen Wilson), will bring relationships in The Life Aquatic. In the fi lm, the chemistry of to be nowhere left for director Wes Anderson to go. The them to some sort of spiritual peace and help them fi x their the three leads helps to portray a family overcoming a father’s Life Aquatic, his fourth feature fi lm, which opened in 2004, lives. And the brothers’ lives could use some fi xing: Francis death and mother’s abandonment. explored the same themes as his previous popular fi lms has been in a debilitating motorcycle accident that’s left him (particularly The Royal Tenenbaums), which focus on family in bandages, making Wilson’s real-life suicide attempt come Still, Anderson’s fi lm is no masterpiece: Its sections are dynamics and relationships; Anderson also kept many of to mind; Peter, played by Adrien Brody, is having trouble fragmented, while its quirks are too typical to be shocking his actors, recycling Tenenbaums stars Bill Murray, Anjelica coping with his father’s death and wife’s pregnancy; and Jack or meaningful. But The Darjeeling Limited is a rebound Huston, and Owen Wilson. The Life Aquatic was both a (Jason Schwartzman) is clinging to an ex-girlfriend. after Anderson’s previous mess — a good sign for his future critical and commercial dud, opening with lackluster reviews productions. and grossing only $34 million worldwide, less than the cost of The brothers travel across India on the titular train, the production, according to www.boxoffi cemojo.com. Darjeeling Limited, to stop at holy sites and temples, hoping Opening before the feature fi lm is Anderson’s short Hotel to achieve some sort of spiritual self-awareness. Throughout Chevalier, which follows Schwartzman’s Jack and an It would seem then that his fi fth feature, The Darjeeling the trip, the Whitmans argue and keep secrets from each unnamed female friend, played by Natalie Portman. More Limited, is no great departure, sharing these actors and other, unable to come forward with their problems. As they successful than the feature, Chevalier should bring hope to themes along with classic Anderson images like constant continue to live in the confi ned quarters of the train, the any wronged Anderson fan; the short opens with Jack in a smoking and slow-motion walking. But despite these tension builds and the brothers go on bickering. hotel room in Paris watching World War II fi lm Stalag 17 and similarities, Anderson’s latest effort shows him regaining continues gracefully for 13 perfect minutes. It’s worth the some momentum. After three years of producing nothing Wilson gives one of his best performances as Francis, the price of a ticket just to watch the two characters interact, but a gently self-mocking American Express commercial, obnoxious and controlling oldest brother. Too often, Wilson looking out on Jack’s symbolic view of the City of Lights. Anderson is getting back on track with The Darjeeling comes across as himself and not the character — but in Limited. The fi lm opens with its three main characters, The Darjeeling Limited, Francis is real. The brothers are a the Whitman brothers, meeting for the fi rst time in a year return to Anderson’s Tenenbaums, a family resembling J.D. Alex Ewing | Staffwriter to undergo a spiritual journey in India. Their journey, as Salinger’s Glass siblings, leaving behind the underdeveloped

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NO MOVIE Sicko Transformers Blood Diamond They Live Wednesday, October 31 Thursday, November 1 Friday, November 2 Saturday, November 3 Sunday, November 4 8 10 12 10 1 7:30 10 12:30 8 10 12

Happy Halloween! Get in Yet another eye-opening Flash back to your childhood Leonardo DiCaprio is one of They Live is a sci-fi /action fl ick costume, go out to a party, Michael Moore documentary, with one of last summer’s those rare actors who looks about a guy named Nada who steal a little kid’s candy — criticizing our nation’s health blockbuster movies, Tranformers. fantastic and delivers an amazing fi nds sunglasses that show him a okay, maybe not. If you’re care system to communicate The creators may not play the acting performance every time subconscious world that no else disappointed by the lack of the ever−familiar message: theme song like you wanted, he jumps in front of the screen. can see. From this, Nada learns horror movies on the scariest George W. Bush sucks. Oops, but there are still Optimus Prime Here, he helps tell the story of the that aliens are controlling people’s night of the year, just walk down did I say that? Sicko is brutal in and the Autobots, which should Sierra Leone Civil War of 1999, minds with subliminal messages, Craig Street for your fi ll of shady its attempt to reveal the truth be enough to satisfy your inner most of which was funded by and it’s up to him to stop it. Okay, characters. And remember, about our country’s health care, 8-year-old. Transformers also diamonds mined there. The story so maybe that plot doesn’t sound Family Weekend is almost here comparing the U.S. to other has some amazing graphics, and centers around the possession of too amazing, but there are some — if that’s not frightening, I don’t countries and revealing heart- the big bangs and fi ghts do well one such blood diamond, though witty moments that make it mildly know what is. wrenching HMO horror stories. to entertain the easily amused. the movie also depicts the harsh amusing. Overall, They Live is a Sicko gives you the same feeling Still, the movie was meant to be war environment. Good plot? good movie, as long as you can For another fun thing to do, as watching Dateline’s “To Catch a summer blockbuster; it might Check. Good acting? Check. get past the wacky plotline, ’80s check out tonight’s MSTRKRFT a Predator” series — it’s just look pretty, but the story line Good cinematography? Check. cheesiness, and creepy acting by concert in Rangos Ballroom. better, longer, and about health and acting leave something to The only problem? It’s really long. Meg Foster. See page 5 for a preview of the care instead of pedophiles on be desired. Don’t go expecting show. MySpace. to see an Oscar contender, go to see the Transformers blow stuff up. After all, this is Carnegie Mellon, and these are robots.

film pillbox 10.29.07 7 NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN — NO CANDY CORN REQUIRED campus haunts recipes movies

With dark corners, weird legends, and even CFA foundry in Doherty Hall After stuffi ng yourself with candy, you might be interested pumpkin, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1⁄2 tsp. ground ginger, Halloween is a time for scary things, and nothing’s scarier weirder locations, Carnegie Mellon’s scariest in some Halloween-inspired goodies that are slightly more 1⁄4 tsp. ground cloves, 1 pre-made graham cracker crust. than an old horror movie. Despite the fl ashy special effects spots are ideal for Halloween trickery. If you’re Follow the stairs in Doherty Hall all the way substantial. Try out some of these easy recipes for your often found in today’s horror movies, creepy old movies like going to visit these, bring a friend — and down and suddenly you’re in the D-level holiday celebrations and throughout the year. Once the ice cream is softened (but not completely Rosemary’s Baby still maintain a following. some mace. basement, which houses the foundry, where melted), pour contents into large mixing bowl. In separate art students once used tools and machinery for Easy Chocolate Pumpkin Cake bowl, combine pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves Hunt Library Video Collection Manager Jeff Hinkelman WQED cut-through metal works. Although the foundry has been until thoroughly mixed. Combine pumpkin mixture with attributes this popularity in part to old fi lm’s character closed for health and hazard reasons, it is no This cake, made with pre-packaged ingredients, will be ice cream. Break crust into small pieces and mix desired types. “Some of the older fi lms survive better because you’re Considering the number of incidents in the less scary. The foundry is cold and drafty. Now a hit at any holiday party. It’s quick, festive, and a great amounts into ice cream mixture. Pour contents into freezer sympathetic [to the monster],” he said, using The Mummy as past few years, the WQED cut-through is dark and abandoned, its corners are fi lled with alternative to traditional pumpkin desserts. container and freeze until ice cream hardens. an example. “How much do you really connect with the Saw defi nitely someplace to steer clear of after dust and the remnants of old projects that add guy?” dark. The bright lights may seem safe, but the to the creepy effect. 1 box chocolate cake mix, 15 oz. canned pumpkin, 1⁄4 cup Alternatives: Make an ice cream pie: Instead of breaking nearby hill is dark enough to hide any number water, 1 container frosting (any variety), Halloween candy crust into pieces, pour ice cream mixture into crust. Cover Gary Kaboly, director of exhibition for the Pittsburgh of creepy persons. Behind Scaife Hall decorations (optional). with plastic wrap. Freeze until ice cream is solid. Filmmakers, believes that the love of classic horror fi lms is due instead to their superior writing and acting. But these Steam tunnels A small path leads around the back of Scaife Preheat oven according to directions on cake mix. In Pumpkin Seed Trail Mix advantages often fail to appeal to young audiences, he added. Hall, usually considered one of the less a medium mixing bowl, combine water, cake mix, and “Younger fans do not have the patience to follow the story,” he Legend has it that steam tunnels connect exciting buildings on campus. However, this pumpkin. Mix well until batter is uniform in appearance. This is a fall version of trail mix that can help keep you said. “They prefer to be shocked.” all the buildings on campus. Many students path leads through a horrifying area where Pour equal amounts of batter into two 8" cake pans. Bake focused and satisfi ed throughout the day. claim to have traveled through the tunnels, in many a random object has been spotted, for recommended time according to cake mix instructions. Pittsburgh Filmmakers shows old horror movies during particular the ones that connect Maggie Mo including a child’s infl atable swimming pool. When done, remove from oven and let cool. Place fi rst Pumpkin seeds (one pumpkin’s worth), one bag candy corn, the Halloween season and sometimes during the Sunday to the UC. Supposedly, the steam tunnels pass As your feet crunch dead leaves (no matter cake on serving plate and spread a layer of frosting on the one bag mixed dried fruit, salt, to taste. night Directors’ Series at the Regent Square Theater. For right by the UC swimming pool, and those what time of year it is), it’s easy to imagine ax surface. Place second cake on top and frost remainder of example, Filmmakers recently showed Rosemary’s Baby, inside can see the swimmers under water. But murderers jumping out of the bushes, where cake thoroughly. Decorate as desired. Place raw pumpkin seeds on baking sheet and sprinkle written and directed by Roman Polanski in 1968. This creepy even if these tunnels do exist, few people have even the nearby professors could not hear your with salt. Bake 10 minutes (if dried), 15–20 minutes (if wet), thriller details the unusual pregnancy of its main character, access to them. scream over the sound of grading. Alternatives: Don’t like chocolate? Substitute a box of or until they begin to brown. Let seeds cool. Mix seeds, Rosemary, who begins to panic when even her friends and spice, white, or yellow cake mix instead. candy corn, and dried fruit. family start plotting against her. CFA side rooms Wean side stairs Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Alternatives: Vary the fruit-to-candy ratio to create a There are many other vintage horror movies perfect for There are several scattered doorways next to The stairwell on the side of Wean Hall, closest different taste every time. Halloween. For a good scare, Hinkelman recommends the the CFA stairs, many of which aren’t even on to Doherty Hall, intrigues many students — Ever wanted to create a custom fl avor of ice cream? Now’s following: landings. As for what’s inside, it’s always a even visiting alumni ask about whether or not your chance. This recipe combines the taste of pumpkin pie mystery: more studios, art galleries, or maybe “Architects’ Leap” is still there, the stairwell with the coolness of ice cream, and it’s easy to make. Amanda Cole | Staffwriter The Mummy (1932) Directed by Karl Freund, this movie death and torture chambers. that spirals straight down from the eighth depicts a mummy resurrected after almost 4000 years that to the third fl oor of Wean. Legend has it that 1⁄2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened, 15 oz. canned tries to reunite with its love. Elements of horror combine with Doherty side stairs many students, archies in particular, used to the universal theme of undying love. jump from the top in attempted suicide — and Doherty Hall is missing its fi rst fl oor between the poem painted along each landing going The Unknown (1927) This is a silent fi lm starring Lon Chaney lecture halls 2315 and 2210, but if you walk down the stairs continues to haunt students and directed by Tod Browning (Dracula). The fi lm — too zany to where it would be from the outside (Baker today. to explain — stars an armless carnival knife-thrower. side), there’s something even more intriguing. If you pull back the bushes on the 2210 side, Behind Wean Halloween (1978) A 6-year-old boy murders his older sister they reveal a staircase leading to the physics and is sent to a mental institution. Fifteen years later, one day lab, and beyond that — darkness. Worse yet, On the way to the Physical Plant Building (or before Halloween, he breaks out and trouble ensues. if you’re coming out of the physics lab, there’s the math department) between Wean and an invisible (yet necessary) step you have to Hamerschlag Hall, there is a small parking Dracula (1931) Despite the number of modern remakes, the take to avoid plummeting into oblivion. lot for motorcycles and Vespas. At the end Tod Browning version of Dracula remains the best. Most of the parking lot, a forever-unlocked gate people are familiar with the plot of Dracula, but this movie is Top of Flagstaff Hill leads to steps to what looks like a generator. worth watching for its acting and atmosphere. In recent years, Continuing along the side of the generator, an the fi lm was re-scored, so you’ll need to fi nd a copy without With dense trees and no lights, the top of ominous ladder leads down to the small street the new music for the original effect. Flagstaff Hill is a downright scary place to be. behind Wean. The ladder looks rickety, and Any little movement could be someone (or the whirr of the machinery combined with the Aside from Hinkelman’s recommendations, you might also try something) lurking in the shadows. The paths darkness by the generator defi nitely give an Tod Browning’s other fi lms (Freaks, London After Midnight, slope ominously up into the dark, leading to uneasy feeling. and more) and classic Universal fl icks like Frankenstein (1931) creaking trees and chilling winds. The police and The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), in addition patrol the area once in a while, but it’s still a to slightly newer movies The Thing (1951) and Invasion of the good place to hang out and tell scary stories, Shaleya Solomon | Staffwriter Jennifer Kennedy | Art Staff Body Snatchers (1956). Michael Menchaca | Art Staff or play tricks on people.

Amanda Cole | Staffwriter feature feature 8 pillbox 10.29.07 pillbox 10.29.07 9 Did you know? An announcement in The Tartan advertises a “mass meeting” for the entire student body. Can you imagine 100 our current student body all gathering Library fl oor rankings Oct. 30, 1907 under one roof? The closest thing we have to that is porn in the UC (courtesy From restrooms to Rothko, cookies to couches of AB). Whether pushing the blue handicapped third fl oor offers just that, over and over button or pulling open the unusually again — it is never not quiet. It is this heavy glass door, everyone entering the consistency that gives the third fl oor such lobby of Hunt Library is thinking the same a high ranking. The stringent atmosphere A blurb advertises the upcoming thing: ‘Which fl oor?’ Maybe you have a can get annoying, but that’s the price you “Golden Apple Pageant,” to occur at meeting on a specifi c fl oor, maybe there’s pay for such reliable silence. halftime in the Homecoming football a designated spot where you’re meeting 50 game. The writer refuses to divulge your friends, or maybe you just want a 3. The First Floor the details of the event, except that it Oct. 15, 1957 white-chocolate macadamia nut cookie will include the Homecoming Queen from Maggie Murph Café. Nevertheless, all The couches that you see when you and her court. The possibilities are Carnegie Mellon students must eventually fi rst enter the library are indicative of endless: free golden apple pie, students face this decision — many on a daily basis. the fi rst fl oor in general. They look like dressed like golden apples, students they’d be really comfortable — like the juggling golden apples? There is no So, which fl oor do you go to? Each fl oor way the couches in Starbucks are always wrong answer. has its own strengths and weaknesses; comfortable — but when you actually sit sometimes, you might even choose an on them, they are fi rm and oddly shaped. inferior fl oor because it suits your needs. Overall, the couches are lacking, kind of A full-page ad encourages students But though each has its merits, the proper like the fi rst fl oor. The fl oor is nice because to attend a BYOB tuition protest rally ranking of all the fl oors is not subjective. it has the café and enough computers to in front of Warner Hall, inspired by Some fl oors are intrinsically better than go around. The bustling atmosphere is also 25 the 19-percent increase for 1982–1983 others. So follow the rankings below, and appealing, but if you’re really trying to get Oct. 26, 1982 school year. Tuition has continued the only tough question you’ll have to ask work done, the fi rst fl oor is pretty useless. to increase, but I haven’t heard of yourself is whether that macadamia nut any campus-wide protests — with or cookie is worth the calories. 4. The Basement without our OB. 1. The Fourth Floor The basement feels like a basement. The bathrooms — especially the women’s If you don’t mind the tiresome walk up the — are consistently less clean than the Comedian Andy Richter comes to four fl ights of steps — you’ll be winded — average bathrooms on campus. The new Carnegie Mellon...in 1997. That would the fourth fl oor is defi nitely worth the trip. study rooms are nice, though they cannot have been cool about five years later, To start, it’s the prettiest of all the fl oors. accommodate many students at once. 10 Open the door, and you are instantly struck The library uses the basement for all of when people actually knew who he by the elegant wooden exterior of the Fine its leftover stuff. And nothing is more Oct. 27, 1997 was. & Rare Book Room, Mark Rothko’s abstract fustrating than trying to use those weird painting “Green, Red, on Orange” on the Linux computers and failing completely. wall, and the cushioned chairs of warm and bright colors. The layout is spacious 5. The Second Floor An article in Pillbox reveals some yet cozy, in a style different from all the haunted locations around Pittsburgh. other fl oors. The second fl oor is unquestionably the Spooky spots to avoid (or seek out): worst fl oor. Every night, large groups of 5 a former Underground Railroad hub at But the fourth fl oor is more than just eye people gather around the tables, talking Oct. 28, 2002 Duquesne University; the William Pitt candy; it combines the best attributes loudly and laughing obnoxiously. The one Student Union, built where Schenley of the second and third fl oors: Individual secluded table, off to the right between Hotel stood; and 1129 Ridge Ave., a desks offer the quietness of the third fl oor two bookshelves, is almost always North Side house said to be America’s without the stuffi ness, while larger tables occupied. Finally, since the majority of most haunted. offer the gregariousness of the second fl oor the tables are in the center aisle and thus without the noise. In the past, the fourth far away from the walls, most students fl oor was lacking in electrical outlets, struggle to fi nd outlets. It’s just a bad fl oor. but some new ones have been installed, The Tartan turns 100, and the paper primarily along the front windows — so Steve Weinberg | Staffwriter has come a long way since 1906, when bring your laptop and enjoy the view. it debuted as an eight-page weekly 1 that mostly covered football. An article 2. The Third Floor Oct. 30, 2006 explains how The Tartan has evolved and expanded, in addition to recalling Given the rigorous academic climate of some of its quirkier moments: In the Carnegie Mellon, one cannot take a truly 1970s, for example, an entertainment quiet study space for granted. And the writer turned in a review of a restaurant that didn’t actually exist.

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Jesse Kummer | Photo Staff campus 10 pillbox 10.29.07 All Hail the Jon by Jon Samuels [email protected]

Untitled.dwg by Grace Whang gwhang@andrew

Cheese Cancer by Matt Sandler mrsandle@andrew

comics pillbox 10.29.07 11 Almost Exactly by Laura Daniels [email protected] Catastrophic Success by Lizzee Solomon

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The Gentlemen’s Club by Billy Small, Nate Lewis, and Ray Bowman wsmall@andrew

comics 12 pillbox 10.29.07 Horrorscopes aries You have skid marks on your underwear. Sorry Zorrie by Annie Bodhidatta nbodhida@andrew mar. 21–apr.19

taurus Turn on PBS right away. Boohbah is on. apr. 20–may 20

gemini Find the exact location of your birth, go there, and plant a tree. may 21–jun. 21

cancer Don’t wash your clothes until you see a bird again. jun. 22–jul. 22

leo Today, you will become a better person. jul. 23–aug. 22

Sounds Good to Me by Rachel Berkowitz

virgo You have very pretty eyes, so don’t do any drugs. aug. 23–sept.22

libra If you start eating a lot of butter, you will get fat. sept. 23–oct.22

scorpio No more pudding for you. You’ve had enough, but you can have some oct. 23–nov. 21 butter.

sagittarius I’ll be waiting for you in the basement of the library. Bring a spoon. rberkowi@andrew nov. 22–dec. 21

High Contrast by Zach Wallnau zwallnau@andrew capricorn Your sign is a sea-goat, so nobody will say “hi” to you this week. dec. 22–jan.19

aquarius That is my sign, so you must be very special. jan. 20–feb. 18

pisces Don’t touch any fallen leaves or you will fall. feb. 19–mar. 20

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J.W. Ramp | Photo Editor A cappella group Soundbytes fi nished its performance with a rendition of the Spice Girls hit “Wannabe” during a concert Saturday night at the Underground. Some of the singers came in costume; on the left, senior science and humanities scholar Ashleigh Molz dressed up as a member of a cappella group The Originals, which also performed.

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