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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Macado’s deal made official
Mark Robertson
Ashong highlights MLK festivities
Evan Williamson
Staff Writer
ewilliamson10@ehc.edu
Staff Writer
chall10@ehc.edu
One of Emory & Henry’s
Mass Communication professors will host a United
Nations Conference in her
home country of Zambia
this coming summer.
Dr. Twange Kasoma
will host the conference in
Zambia’s capital city, Lusaka,
July 9-12. This conference
will focus on science and the
media and has several objectives, including providing
a place for sharing current
thoughts and practices on issues relating to science journalism, the environment,
media and politics.
The conference also
hopes to facilitate joint pro-
mrobertson09ehc.edu
Emory & Henry’s Blue Key
chapter is not only the oldest surviving chapter in the
prestigious honor society,
but the College’s chapter has
also been awarded the 2011
Outstanding Chapter Award.
The E&H chapter received the award at the honor society’s annual conference held Jan. 13-15 on the
campus of North Central
College in Napierville, Ill.
near Chicago. This is the first
time that the E&H chapter
has received this award.
“I have never seen our
kids receive such recognition!” boasted Dr. Jack
Roper, a history professor at
E&H and Blue Key’s adviser.
“I could not be more proud
and not be more grateful to
all the young men serving
Blue Key.”
With Roper on sabbatical this semester, business
Staff Writer
cperry09@ehc.edu
Photo Courtesy of Jessie Daddio
Derrick N. Ashong presents the MLK Day Keynote Address.
given by speaker and lyricist
Derrick N. Ashong. Ashong
is famous for speaking to
groups on the use of media
as a tool for human development.
Since race has always
been a major issue within
this country, Ashong pointed out that music is a tool to
understand race.
“Culture is everything
and defines who you are. It
doesn’t matter what you say
it’s how you say it. That’s why
music can be used as a tool
to help change the world for
the better,” Ashong said.
He also emphasized the
value of civil rights and the
idea that people want things
to change in this country, but
are unwilling to make the
necessary adjustments.
- See MLK, pg. 6
grams, grant opportunities,
symposiums and timely initiatives among centers, institutions and global organizations.
The idea for the conference was envisioned by
Kasoma while she was in
Doha, Qatar, presenting at
the World Conference on
Science Journalism in June
2011.
“It dawned on me that
my continent [Africa] was
devoid of such forums and
thought it would be neat to
organize a global conference
that would bring together
different stakeholders to discuss a vast array of topics
that show the inter-linkages
between the natural sciences
and the social sciences,” Kasoma said.
professor Scott Ambrose is
serving as the club’s interim
sponsor.
“[Winning the Outstanding Chapter Award]
was definitely a shock, but
myself and the other Blue
Key member are honored,”
said Blue Key Co-President
Ross Ellis, who represented
the College at the conference. “We learned a lot
about Blue Key while in
Napierville and realized the
potential of our own chapter. There is a lot of room
for growth and we wish to
continue on a positive path
to becoming a leading organization on campus.”
Ellis was joined by fellow Blue Key members Roper, John Satterfield-Doerr,
Madison Williams, Matthew
Williams and members of
Cardinal Key, an equivalent
honor society for women,
Libby Hurley, Katie Thomas
and Angela Brink.
- See OCCUPY, pg. 6
E&H joins regional
schools in local food
drive campaign
Consuela Perry
E&H professor hosts international conference
Cate Hall
Blue Key does E&H
proud in Chicago
Editor-in-Chief
Emory & Henry formally
acknowledged that Macado’s
restaurant will be moving
into the Addison’s building
with a reception Jan. 18.
Richard Macher, the
president of
Macado’s,
signed the lease on the Addison’s building in late December and says he plans to
begin construction as soon
as possible. Macher expects
the Emory location to open
by August 1.
Mark Robertson
“The energy was already
here before we even opened Macado’s President Richard Macher joins E&H President Rosalind Reichard and the Emory
the door,” Macher said to & Henry community for the announcement.
the crowd of more than 60 with 17 locations in VirThe Emory Macado’s en wings and quesadillas at
people who attended the ginia, North Carolina, Ten- may be a little different from lunchtime.
reception. Included in that nessee and West Virginia. what Macado’s customers
One of the telling things
number were local dignitar- The restaurant most recently are used to, Macher said. The about Macado’s coming
ies, College administrators, opened a location in Char- restaurant’s foyer will serve to Emory is that students
faculty, staff and students.
lotte, N.C., last July, and as a coffee shop area in the played an instrumental role
Macado’s originated in there are plans for another mornings and shift into the in the process.
downtown Roanoke, Va., restaurant in Harrisonburg, more traditional Macado’s
in 1978 and has expanded Va., in the coming months.
menu of sandwiches, chick- - See MACADO’S pg. 6
p. 3
Emory & Henry College
Mark Robertson
Editor-In-Chief
mrobertson09@ehc.edu
Emory & Henry College celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of
the most influential men in
American history, on Jan. 16.
The day, entitled on
campus as “One Song, Many
Voices,” honored the work
that King did during the Civil Rights Movement in the
United States and encouraged individuals to continue
to live and portray the dream
that King had.
The day was filled with
a keynote address in the
morning and was followed
by three other events that
students could participate in
since there were no classes
held.
The keynote address
kicked off the day and was
neaturetalk
Emory & Henry is participating in the second annual
Souper Bowl non-perishable
food drive.
The food drive is part
of a larger project with Feeding America, which has challenged the colleges and universities in the area to gather
at least 400 pounds of food.
Feeding America’s mission is to “feed Southwest
Virginia’s hungry through a
network of partners and engage our region in the fight
to end hunger.”
Since 1981, the Food
Bank has provided millions
of pounds of food and related products to hundreds
of partner agencies that
have served hundreds of
thousands of individuals in
need of emergency food assistance.
Virginia Intermont College, Radford University and
Roanoke College have also
been invited to participate.
The collected food will be
weighed Feb. 9, and the winning college will be given the
Souper Bowl cup.
Food is being collected in the many bins
located across campus
throughout the month of
January and will be accepted
until Wednesday, Feb. 8.
You can find the labeled bins in the lobbies
of McGlothlin-Street Hall,
Wiley Hall, Martin-Brock,
Van Dyke, Kelly Library, the
King Center, MaWa, Elm,
Hillman, and Weaver.
“Everyone is encouraged to help!” Shai Cullop,
the coordinator of this project said. “No donation is too
small!”
For more information on this drive and how
you can get involved in
other service opportunities
on campus, contact Cullop
at scullop@ehc.edu or via
phone, x6853.
Celebration
Photo courtesy of ehc.edu
Twange Kasoma is an associate professor in the Mass Communications Department at Emory & Henry.
Kasoma said that planning out the logistics for an
event of this magnitude has
been overwhelming; However, the Kasoma M edia
Foundation and The Media
Institute of Southern Africa
on board to help with planning.
- See KASOMA, pg. 6
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Literary Magazine
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Arts
2
January 26, 2012
ALARTS AND LIFE
Aries: March 21 – April comfortable. However,
19
there may be too much
at stake for you to reYou may feel moody sist, so fire up your selfnow that spring is com- confidence and just
ing, but you're still able take charge.
to accomplish a lot as
long as you don't let Leo: July 23- Aug. 22
your emotional melodramas get in the way. It appears as if nothIt's easy to become so ing will stop you this
excited that you quick- week, but you are goly lose your sense of ing to need a swift reproportion.
ality check if you don't
maintain a healthy
Taurus: April 20 – May sense of proportion.
20
Virgo: Aug. 23- Sept.
You find that calm and 22
self-control bring untold benefits, not just You are super-confito work and the fam- dent this week. You
ily environment, but to may believe that nearly
you, the individual. You anything you set your
will have some superb mind to is within reach.
flashes of brilliance and But caution is advised,
intuition. Make some because you can miss
moves which are not a critical piece of information if you already
Google Images just right but downKimbra’s North American debut, the EP “Settle Down,” is
right magical.
believe you know the
available as a download from iTunes and Amazon MP3.
facts, which is usually
that becomes far more
smolders. The song
Gemini: May 21 – June your case.
poignant when played
blends her pop sensibil- 20
while scrolling through
ity with bluesy producLibra: Sept. 23 -Oct. 22
your Facebook feed and tion worthy of a full-on
Your excitement is congawking at the number
ballroom tango.
tagious. But all the en- It seems to be your job
of kids getting hitched.
The video takes
thusiasm in the world to make nice, especialThe song opens with place in a 1920s speakwon't help you get the ly if a friend or partner
layers of vocal loops,
easy, and is an homage
job done unless you ac- is upset or angry with
swirling into a minimal- to film noir. It takes the
tually follow through someone else. Fortuist, sung bass line. It
feel of Michael Jackthen grows slowly into a son’s video for “Smooth with the required effort nately, you're skilled at
funky, clap-your-handsCriminal” (including
of anything you start.
helping others move
together and stomp affair the white suit), and
past their personal iscomplete with jazzy
transfers it to a setting
Cancer: June 21- July sues so that they can
piano riffs, a gargantuan reminiscent of the musi- 22
establish
common
chorus rife with despera- cal “Chicago.” Kimbra
ground, rather than intion, and a hook that will croons to an audience of
You may get freaked tensifying apparent diflinger in the depths of
spectators in a series of
out this week because ferences.
your brain for days.
lacy dresses and seduces
others are expecting
The high-concept
a smooth-moving Jake
video for the song
Gyllenhaal clone, all the you to saddle up and Scorpio: Oct. 23- Nov.
further punctuates its
while keeping the classy, assume control of a 21
situation in a way that
message with its depicdignified air that makes
makes you feel un- A change in your weektions of young girls
her unique.
Lost In Sound
Devin Altizer
Column Writer
daltizer11 @ehc.edu
These days, it seems
that the radio (or your
Spotify account, for
that matter) is ruled by
emotionally-hollow,
overproduced songs
by manufactured, airbrushed femme fatales in
bikini tops.
For every “Adele,”
there are half a dozen
“Ke$ha’s” having to
have their voices autotuned to the point that it
becomes difficult to tell
whether you’re listening
to a song or the non-descript female voice you
get on your best friend’s
pre-recorded voicemail.
Pop culture has been
inundated with singers
who claim to be speaking out for their rights
and empowering women, only to sing about
“whips and chains,” or
how badly they “wanna
go-o-o all the wa-a-ay,”
thus perpetuating the objectified stereotype they
claim to be demolishing.
Enter Kimbra, a singersongwriter from New
Zealand doing exactly
what her contemporaries
claim to do.
Kimbra writes jazzy
tunes with attitude that
latch themselves around
the brain and stay there
much like other songs on
the radio. Only, here’s
the kicker: they’re written intelligently. Each of
her songs has a distinct
message behind it and
speaks to something
larger than personal
experiences.
Take, for instance,
her first single, “Settle
Down.” The song is a
completely sarcastic
statement on marriage
and how young people
often run directly into it
prematurely, a message
performing household
tasks in order to gain
the attention of their
far-older, stoic husbands
and a dance sequence in
front of a wall of burning
dolls.Also worth a listen
is her third single, “Good
Intent,” a slower, sultrier
number that absolutely
Kimbra is a rare talent, and one that is set to
explode at any moment.
Her full-length debut album, “Vows,” is already
certified Gold in Australia and New Zealand and
is set to be released in
the U.S. later this year.
ly routine sounds exciting, and you're eager
to shake things up just
to create a little drama,
which you have a tendency to do.
Sagittarius: Nov. 22 –
Dec. 21
You are probably feeling pretty good about
your job this week. Although you’re feeling
confident, your reckless style might backfire if you move too
swiftly.
Capricorn: Dec. 22 –
Jan.19
You could be pulled off
course this week by
an urgent need to focus on your home and
family. It is perfectly
OK. Perhaps starting a
positive conversation
is all that is needed to
soothe the soul.
Aquarius: Jan. 20 –
Feb.18
Although you might
think you have already
reached your limit, the
pace of events picks
up another notch this
week.
Pisces: Feb. 19- March
20
Think again before you
make any impulsive
purchases this week,
because you could act
irresponsibly with your
money, and that is not
something you need to
be doing.
Spring Semester Senior Exhibition Schedule
Chelsea Hall, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m. Atrium Gallery
Nancy Kisselburgh, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Byars Gallery
C.J. Hodges Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m Atrium Gallery
Andrea Howes, March 12, 7:30 p.m. Byars Gallery
Cheyenne Harris ,March 26, 7:30 p.m. Atrium Gallery
Mayhem Poets leave E&H students wanting more
Edison Russ
Business Manager
eruss07 @ehc.edu
The Mayhem Poets, a slam
poetry group, performed at
7:30 p.m. in Wiley Auditorium Feb. 16, as part of Emory & Henry’s Martin Luther
King Jr. Day events.
The Mayhem Poets are
comprised of Kyle Sutton
(stage name Kyle Rapps),
Scott Tarazevits (stage name
Raven) and Mason Granger.
The three met at Rutgers
University, where they estab-
lished an open-mic called
Verbal Mayhem. The three
would primarily host, while
students and people from
the town would perform.
Sutton said the Mayhem
Poets “stole” the name from
their open-mic when they
decided to travel and perform slam poetry for a living.
“But we stole the openmic name from the movie
‘Fight Club,’” Tarazevits
said.
The Mayhem Poets include many cultural refer-
ences in their acts, including
movies, music, art and politics.
“We’re not just making
stuff up,” Granger said. “It’s
based on our lives, which is,
you know, politics and music
and all that stuff is a part of
it.”
The performance included poems on each performer’s background, from
their innocent childhood
experiences to their explicit
college-age adventures.
There were also poems
about racial and gender dis-
crimination, and the common fears we face in our
lives.
“I think coming from
small towns – all of us – in
New Jersey, our goal is to
show the world that poetry
can be exciting and that poetry is important,” Sutton
said. “So, really, we want
to change people’s ideas of
what poetry is.”
Wiley Auditorium was
mostly filled out for the performance, and the audience
was pleasantly surprised.
“I thought it was going
to be boring, long,” student
Robert Pearson said. “Actually, I wish it was longer.”
Freshmen Lizzie Wheeler and Ally Reid both liked a
poem that was initially about
a lime green limousine,
which recalled the excitement felt toward everything
in childhood and required
the audience to participate
in choosing where the poem
would go next, such as to a
haunted mansion, Canada or
Mexico.
“It took me back,”
Wheeler said.
Wheeler said she also
liked a poem about the effects of global warming.
Freshman
Tommy
Springman said his favorite
poem was one in which each
of the Poets said only one
word at a time.
The Mayhem Poets are
currently touring colleges,
universities and other locations across the United
States.
For more information,
visit mayhempoets.com.
Life
3
January 26, 2012
Neature Talk
The ABC’s of
College life
A is for Apathy
Victor Trussel
Column Writer
vtrussel09@ehc.edu
Hello again, Emory. Welcome back for a semester
that will be so much better
than the last one! But then,
I know we say that for each
new semester. I can only
hope that this time that
will be true. We are halfway
through January right now,
so I want to know – how are
your New Year's resolutions
coming? Have you forgotten
them already? They are difficult to keep, I know. I don't
want to go to the gym every
day either. I bet that whether
you've sworn off men or
you've decided to find your
future wife this year, some
of you have made a resolution concerning your romantic life. I don't personally support either of those
goals, because I do not have
the strength to swear off
men or the motivation to
meet someone now that I
have to spend the rest of my
life with.
One thing I think we
should all strive to do this
year, though, is love. This can
be done in many ways. You
could interpret this romantically and summon the courage to talk to that cute girl
in Women & Media (tell her
you're a feminist; she should
appreciate that) or ask out
your lab partner (there will
definitely be chemistry one
way or the other).
You could also show
some love to your friends
and family. If you know your
roommate is having a bad
week, put some of her favorite chocolate in her mailbox
or leave her a note on the
mirror telling her how smart
she is. Call an old friend that
you haven't seen in a while to
see how they're doing. Handwrite your grandma a letter; I
guarantee she will love that.
She might be so tech-savvy
that you can IM her on Facebook, but it's much more
personal to receive a letter.
Something that we can
all do is love strangers. I
don't mean in a creepy way,
I mean like a random act
of kindness. This can be as
simple and painless as holding the door open for someone or letting someone go
ahead of you in line at the
grocery store. If you're feeling ambitious, when you're
at the Taco Bell drive thru,
pay for the car behind you,
too. Visit an animal shelter
and play with the dogs that
need a home – or give one
a home! (Not if you live on
campus, please.)
When you show love,
people will notice, and it will
come back to you somehow.
Maybe this really is your year
to find love, or to keep it if
you have it. In the meantime,
you can show love to everyone.
It is the beginning of spring
semester here at Emory &
Henry, and I think we all
know what exactly “spring”
entails.
Spring, in the general sense,
refers to the season where
flowers bloom, people fall
in love, and homebodies everywhere commence their
sometimes
uneccessary
house cleaning.
Spring, in the Emory &
Henry sense, however, is a
bit different. With the excitement of landing a date with
that person that you’ve been
longing for ever since you
first saw him or her at The
Hut, comes the sad realization that you are back for
another four months after
an only three-week winter
break.
Usually, returning to
school after a longer break
(such as summer) is not a
problem. Summers at home
are either amazing or they
are extremely dull. Some
occupy their time with internships and mission trips;
others watch reruns of
“Teen Mom” on the living
room couch. Finding an inbetween can be sometimes
difficult.
Returning to school after winter break is very different. Students may feel
that an insufficient amount
of time has elapsed since the
previous semester, leaving
them feeling apathetic.
Apathy is generally defined as feeling unenthusiastic and indifferent – essentially the opposite of how
one tends to feel in the fall
when returning to Emory
for another exciting year.
Apathy can lead to various
dangerous routes, such as
what I like to call “The Lack
of Motivation.”
The Lack of Motivation is
what makes you believe that
skipping that biology class a
fourth time is justified, despite being warned of the
three-absence rule. The Lack
of Motivation is also what
makes you cross the campus
looking your absolute worst
because there is “no one to
impress” and “no reason
to ‘dress up.’” Getting that
homework done at 8 a.m.
when you have a 10 a.m.
class is apathy. Telling your
best friend’s secret because
people will find out anyway
is also apathy (but there’s
probably another word for
that …).
With all of that in
mind, take notice of your attitude this semester. We all
know that making it through
the spring semester can be a
lot rougher than making it
through the fall semester, but
try not to take certain things
for granted. You are at an
excellent private school; you
have a great deal of friends
and supporters, and you are
not serving Baconators at
the Wendy’s off exit 29. Get
rid of every single apathetic
thought.
Column Writer
jadadio09@ehc.edu
Approximately 27 people
showed up at Backbone
Rock, Tenn., to test their tolerance for the cold through
cold dipping, Friday, Jan. 20.
Dippers old and young,
some veterans, some firstyears, gathered with the
Emory & Henry Outdoor
Program just outside of Damascus, Va. to get a taste of
the frigid, blue-green waters
of Beaverdam Creek.
“I believe I can do it.”
Cristina Airado, a junior and
first-time dipper, said. “I
want to test myself to not
be scared of the cold. I’m
gonna dominate that water.”
Dominate, she did. Cristina was one of many who
dared to take the icy plunge
not just once, but twice.
“It’s the most fun you
can have while nearly freezing to death,” fourth-year
dipper Logan Hollar said after he, too, went in for round
two.
The health benefits of
cold dips are endless. Not
only does it invigorate the
spirit and awaken those win-
Joanna Golde
Column Writer
jgolde10@ehc.edu
Jessie Daddio
Style
watch
Meagan McMillian
Column Writer
mamcmillian09@ehc.edu
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“The Muppets” brings back childhood memories, but with new a twist for the 2011 release.
have a biased viewpoint already to this film. But I have
heard from friends, family,
box office data and critics
that “The Muppets” was a
wonderful film that anyone
can enjoy.
Along with the wellknown characters that we already love (like Kermit, Ms.
Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal
and all the rest), we, as the
audience, are given the pleasure of being introduced
to three more wonderful
characters, and with them,
one fun storyline.
These new characters
are a regular Joe named
Gary (Jason Segel), his longtime supportive girlfriend,
Mary (Amy Adams), and
Gary’s brother, Walter.
Now, while Gary and
Mary both have a wonderful
life and are just two happy
normal people, Walter feels
as though he doesn’t fit in
(which might be because he
is a puppet, but that’s just
my opinion). Well, Walter’s
heroes have always been
the Muppets, and when he,
Gary and Mary find out that
ter blues, but it also increases
blood circulation.
Scientists from the
Czech Republic did studies that show that providing
your immune system with a
natural stress, such as cold
water, can help keep it “on
its toes.”
Kasi Quinn, a third-year dipper, describes the shock of
a cold water submersion as
“the world freezing for the
second you’re under.”
There is some risk involved, especially for people with weaker hearts. The
body usually undergoes an
“involuntary gasp,” (or uncontrolled intake of air)
once partially submerged.
This year’s dip, however,
was relatively mild, with a
high of 50°F; Friday’s temperatures provided for a
warmer and more enjoyable
post-dip atmosphere.
In the past, the Outdoor
Program has had to walk
through snow and break ice
just to get into the water.
The Program is hoping
that, with every year, more
and more people will want to
join them in their encounter
with winter.
E&H students pose after their dip inside Beaverdam Creek.
Remake captures original cinematography
magic of a classical childhood memory
Hey, Emory & Henry
students! I hope all of your
second semesters are going
well. However, if you’re
like me, the first few weeks
of the semester are stressful and have a great deal
crammed into them.
Not to worry though,
because as always, I have
a solution to this predicament; to take time and relax
with a movie. One particular
movie that I would suggest
as a break from the real
world is “The Muppets.”
If you’re a Muppets fan,
which I would hope you all
are, this is a film that would
be required viewing. As all
of the previous Muppets
movies, this one is full of
fun, great musical scenes,
parodies, some amazing
special appearances, fabulous writing, and, of course,
amazing puppetry.
I grew up with the
Muppets, so I know that I
Jessie Daddio
the Muppets are in danger
of losing their theater and
their long history of bringing laughter to the world,
the three set out to help
them.
So, overall, as long as
you don’t have some aversion to puppets, Muppets,
light-hearted movies and
a good time, you will truly
enjoy this film. I hope you
all have a fantastic week and
get a chance to relax with a
good movie.
This upcoming spring there
will be an expected new
trend of mixing bold, vivid
colors and wild prints.
Some designers are
making their collections
more “feminine” with
clothes that complement the
body and sometimes show
off the shoulder. The bold
colors that will be seen are
expected to be different
shades of blues, greens, and
reds.
Along with the mixing
of bold colors, there will
be pastels. Some designers
suggest that picking one element of the outfit to focus
on is important, such as
focusing on the color of the
shirt or pants.
With accessories becoming an important part
of the outfit, earrings are
another big accessory statement that is becoming more
and more popular among
women.
Last year a lot of spring
fashion was influenced by
the ’70s, and, this spring, we
will see clothes inspired by
the ’60s and, sometimes, the
’20s.
The high-waisted pant
is back and looks great with
heels and skinny belts.These
vintage looks are having
a big influence on people
interested in fashion.
Shoppers this spring
will be looking for fresh
styles that give off a positive
energy.
Outlook
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Dear Students,
Catherine Richardson
Rosalind Reichard
College President
rreichard@ehc.edu
This is my first letter to you of
the spring semester. Although
we are already a few weeks
into the semester, it seems reasonable to wish you a Happy
New Year and a welcome to
the spring 2012 semester. I
hope the holiday period provided you with some rest and
renewal, and enabled you to
reconnect with family and
friends.
Don and I traveled to
North Carolina and New Jersey during the holidays to visit
family. We missed the serenity
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Layout & Design Editor
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and beauty of the Emory &
Henry campus but were happy to share the excitement of
our granddaughter’s first real
experience with Christmas. It
was truly a special holiday for
us.
With the beginning of the
spring semester, we have new
students, new faculty and staff,
new projects, and new resolutions to improve ourselves
individually and collectively. I
hope you have reviewed the
spring lyceum program and
are planning to attend many
of the interesting events.
One of the first special
Mark Robertson
Justin Garrison
Edison Russ
Becky Sharkey
Cate Hall
Brian Stanley
Gentry Hamrick
Sports Editor
Patrick Smith
Leisure Editor
Meghan Kitten
Copy Editor
Cartoonist
Photographers
Casey Blackburn
Kristin Kachel
Cat Richardson
January 26, 2012
events for the spring semester was the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration,
“One Song. Many Voices:
The power of music in times
of social unrest.” The celebration included a concert on
Sunday night featuring a variety of music from the AfricanAmerican tradition, including
spiritual, gospel, jazz, blues
and bluegrass. On Monday,
Derrick Ashong provided a
keynote address entitled “The
Voices and Dreams of a New
Generation” about the power
of music, and how music and
other forms of communication have the power to effect
social change.
Emory & Henry’s MLK
Day of celebration is a time for
all of us in our campus community to reflect on how well
we live the value so ably articu-
lated in our mission statement:
“We believe in the worth of
each person’s religious and
cultural heritage, inasmuch as
that heritage leads to service
to others in our region and
the larger world.” I hope that
you attended the MLK events
and have deepened your commitment to learning about cultures different from your own.
As the spring semester
continues, our faculty and
staff will be focusing on several important projects, including the construction of a new
residence hall, the completion
of the field house portion of
the stadium project and the
development of our Marion
campus for the physical therapy program. In addition, we
are completing a review of our
food service and planning for
upgrades to our food service
facilities.
Be sure to share your
thoughts with us on what you
would like to see in the future
of Emory & Henry College.
You can do that through the
Student Government or by
contacting me directly. Don’t
hesitate to send me email or
call my office and set up a time
for us to meet.
All of these projects and
our work to provide you with
the highest quality academic
and student life programs
promise to bring a very busy
spring semester. I know that
your studies, your work and
your other activities will keep
you very busy as well. I wish
you the very best in 2012!
Yes, it’s a little early to be
worrying about filing income
tax forms, but for those with
simple and uncomplicated finances, now is the time to get
it done if you have received a
W-2.
By law, employers have
until the end of January to
send out W-2s, but many send
them out earlier. By filing early, refunds are more quickly
processed. The Library has
some of the basic forms and
an instruction manual available for our patrons. There is
also a variety of Internet sites
that can provide assistance.
The first income tax was
established during the Civil
War in 1862 to help fund the
war effort, but it was abolished in 1872.
Congress passed anoth-
er law in 1894 for everyone
with an income greater than
$4,000, roughly the equivalent
of $95,000 today. It was a flat
tax of 2 percent. The Supreme
Court ruled the law unconstitutional, so that income tax
was overturned in 1895.
Income tax was finally
made legal by the 16th amendment to the Constitution in
1913 and taxed individuals
and companies.
Americans’ attitudes toward paying income taxes vary
from resignation to resentment to refusing to pay at all.
Evading income taxes is what
brought Al Capone down.
Other famous cases regarding income taxes include
Abbot and Costello, Chuck
Berry, Leona Helmsly and
Wesley Snipes.
One interesting e-book
title in the library collection, “Conspiracy theories in
American history: an encyclopedia,” has an interesting article of the history of income
tax in the United States.
The Library has several
tax guides and other reference
books of interest:
“Your Federal Income
Tax for Individuals” (Government Documents, T 22.44)
“Your Federal Income
Tax for Individuals” (Online,
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/
GPO/LPS8928)
“Individual Income Tax
Returns” (T 22.35/8)
“Source Book 2008: Statistics of Income, Active Corporation Income Tax Returns
(T 22.35/5-2)
Carter Ay lor
will need to contact me or a
senator.
One of the great things
about being a student here at
Emory & Henry is that it is so
easy to become involved in almost anything on campus.
An important function of
student government is to hear
your concerns about things
that are happening around
campus.
Do you have an idea for
a diversity program? Contact
Diversity Coordinator Brittany Davis. Are you concerned
with the quality of the cafeteria food? Let Food Services
Chair Kyle Boden know.
By increasing the amount
of communication between
students and student government, it will increase efficiency, and we will be able to work
toward what you want to see
get done.
Sincerely,
Rosalind Reichard, Ph.D.
President
Jessie Daddio
Staff Writers
Alison Azbell
Zachary Eccher
Consuela Perry
Olivia Bailey
Evan Williamson
Ben Holden
Frederick George
Chelsea Campbell
Column Writers
Victor Trussell
Meagan McMillian
Daron Vaught
Joanna Golde
Chelsea Meadows
Will Parsons
SGA Treasurer
raylor10@ehc.edu
Greetings!
I hope that everyone had an
awesome Christmas break and
is glad to be back at school.
Recently, during last
Wednesday’s student senate
meeting, your senators voted
to pass the student government budget. This semester,
we were able to allocate more
than $46,000 to 37 organizations.
Generally, the budgetary
process is very thorough and
is looked at by many different
people.
If at any time your club
or organization would like
to receive more money for a
trip, project or an event, you
Picture courtesy of Carter Aylor
In closing, I am very excited for this upcoming semester, and I am looking forward to accomplishing many
things to better the “college
experience” for the student
body.
Best,
Carter Aylor
Opinion
5
Words of Wit
and Wisdom
Will Parsons
Staff Writer
wparsons10@ehc.edu
Ask most any upstanding citizen how to solve the world’s
problems, and undoubtedly
the answer comes back, “democracy.” Democracy? What
does that even mean in this
day and age?
At one point in time, democracy was government by
the people, for the people.
We’ve all heard it before; indeed, many of us still spout
it off when asked what democracy is. The difficulty is
that there is no such thing as
democracy, at least not on a
large scale. I challenge anyone
reading this to present a country today which operates under a democratic government.
The most obvious answer, the United States, is
dead wrong. No real political scientist would argue that
we are a true democracy. Our
elected officials rarely, if ever,
bend their knee to the 99 percent. It is common knowledge
and a long-running joke that
politicians make promises
they don’t keep. If you are not
a pathological liar, you will not
be elected to a political office.
In an ideal democracy,
each individual should be allowed a part in the decisionmaking process. Ideally, every decision should be voted
on by a polling of the entire
populace.
Naturally, this is impossible. One cannot poll 400 million people simply to determine how the wealthy should
be taxed. For one thing, the
wealthy would lose, and that’s
something American politicians simply cannot abide.
More importantly, though, it
is not practical.
The answer? Our founding fathers tried to solve this
very problem. Elected officials, they said. Why not place
one person in office who will
voice the will of his constituents? Everyone gets a say, in
that they elect their officials.
The officials ask the voters
what they want and vote accordingly in Congress. This
system is flawless, right? Not
on your life.
Human beings are incapable of holding a position
of power and not becoming
corrupt. The one or two exceptions in recorded history
are not very reassuring. Dissatisfying though it may be
to hear, we do not live in a
perfect world. There is not a
single politician who has kept
his promises to the general
public. Some have made one
or two small concessions once
in a blue moon, sure, but that
hardly satisfies me.
Simply put, we do not live
under a democratic government. Does that challenge the
assertion that democracy is
the solution to all the world’s
problems?
Actually, no, it does not.
In fact, it merely reinforces
the idea. The United Sates is
in what you might call a rut, to
put it nicely. Is there a simple
solution? Could it be possible that, of all the political
theories that have been tested
throughout the ages, the one
we fear the most is the one
that might save us?
Perhaps if we actually
followed through with the
idea of giving people like you
and me some control over
how our communities are
run, we might find out what
democracy looks like.
January 26, 2012
Student discusses the process of
making a New Year’s resolution
Chelsea Meadows
Staff Writer
cmeadows10@ehc.edu
Welcome to a new year, Emory & Henry! With the passing of the New Year, I bet the
majority of you made at least
one New Year’s resolution,
where you plan to change
something that you do.
“They” say that it is a
new year, a new you, and a
time for change. Ha! I personally have many opinions
as to why making any sort of
New Year’s resolution is just a
complete waste of time.
First of all, the words
“New Year’s resolution” are
usually closely followed by
something like, “that lasted
about a week.” Whether you
try to stick to an ultra-strict
diet, try to quit smoking, or
maybe stop procrastinating,
in the back of your mind, you
know you do not have to actually stick to your goal; after
all, it is only your New Year’s
resolution.
The inability for the majority of people to stick to
their resolutions for a better them is the butt of many
jokes nowadays. It is difficult
to change, and it requires
more than a half attempt to
be successful.
Another big issue I find
in making New Year’s resolutions is the timing. Does
anyone actually think that
because the date on the calendar is changing it will make
it easier for him or her to
change? If there is something
you want to change about
“Chances are,
if you really are
planning on
changing, you have
been wanting to
change for some
amount of time.”
yourself, set your own date
to change! I do not think you
should change because it is a
new year, because everyone
else is “changing” something
too, or just because it seems
to be the thing to do.
Chances are, if you really
are planning on changing, you
have been wanting to change
for some amount of time.
Why wait for a new year? Just
go ahead and make a plan to
Photo courtesy of Chelsea Meadows
Chelsea Meadows
change when you decide it is
time to.
Now, I know that some
people are very capable of
changing whether it is the
New Year or in the middle
of the year. However, it is my
opinion that making a resolution for the New Year is just a
waste of time.
If there’s anything about
yourself you would like to
change, start now! For most
habits, it is usually helpful to
wean yourself away from the
habit instead of quitting cold
turkey (such as smoking). If
you were one of the lucky
ones able to stick to your resolution, congratulations! You
lasted longer than most.
Writing a Letter
to the Editor
Gentry Hamrick
Note from the editor:
O & O Editor
ghamrick10@ehc.edu
Originally, they began as a way
to encourage one to make oneself a better person within the
next year. New Year’s resolutions have now developed into
a giant diet for America. With weight loss as a
goal, we are slowly buying into
the theory that a better body
makes a better person. Instead
of making one change, or addition, that could assist in the
overall exploration of self and
the connections we have with
people, we make a resolution
to change the way we physical-
ly look. For example, we have
left goals such as “befriend
one new person a month” for
programs that will make you
“lose three pounds a month.”
When did body image become
as important as the image we
hold of ourselves? Walking into Walmart on
Jan. 2 was like walking into a
sports center. Weight loss videos were on every shelf by the
door. Yoga mats, dumbbells
and mini-trampolines were
priced higher than usual. Jogging shorts and sweatshirts
were strategically placed in
front of bathing-suits, as if
you could already imagine
your smaller, “bathing-suit
ready” body. Gym memberships are at their highest point
during the months of January
and February, and there is a
constant run of ads on TV for
dieting programs and fitness
centers. American companies are
feeding off of our goal of
the “perfect” body. After they
make their money, we are left
with a sick sense of disappointment that comes from
dropping the resolution by
the second month. We should
not be disappointed because
we did not lose three pounds.
That is not the issue that we
need to dwell on for the rest
of the year.
You are as beautiful in
January as you are in December. Losing weight does not
make you a better and more
desirable person. A healthy
lifestyle is always a good
choice, but we should not focus on the way it makes our
bodies look. There is nothing
about your physical appearance that is going to make
someone love you more, nor
will you be completely satisfied with the results. Relax and
resolve to be more studious,
make time for people and love
your body.
Study Abroad Fair & Lyceum
Tuesday, January 31, 6:00pm & 7:30pm
Board of Visitors Lounge
At 6:00pm, explore study abroad opportunities at E&H with the Office of International
Education. Representatives from the Institute for Study Abroad at Butler University,
International Studies Abroad, and Emory Abroad courses will be on hand to answer
your questions. Learn about opportunities to travel to France, Zambia, Poland, Costa
Rica, and more! Information will also be available regarding scholarships and other
financial assistance.
At 7:30pm, hear testimonials and have your questions answered by students
who have recently studied abroad in India, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Germany. Please
contact Dr. Celeste Gaia, Director of International Education (cgaia@ehc.edu) or
Rocky Warren, Assistant to the Director of International Education (rwarren@ehc.edu)
with any questions.
Got problems?
Zoey understands.
Send an email to ehcwhitetopper.edu for advice on
issues and dilemmas facing today’s college students.
Your submission can be anonymous, and names will not be shared.
I This is a reprint from
a section of an article
written by Gentry Hamrick on October 27, 2011.
For a new semester, I
would like to reiterate
the information presented in this article
and encourage students to contribute to
The Whitetopper.
The Whitetopper is my way to
vent about what upsets me
within our generation and our
world. There are weeks where
I do not choose a topic until
hours before my section is
due. This is not because I am
procrastinating; it is because
I really want to observe students until the last minute,
so I can make sure what I am
writing is going to be relevant
to whatever is going on in our
lives in that moment.
I know that every student
on campus does not read the
paper, but for those of us that
do, we have a chance to see
our peers in action. We can
read about which classmates
played well during athletic
events and learn about activities on campus. One can keep
up with Greek life, Student
Government Association, and
President Reichard. This is essentially a forum for students
— use it.
I want letters to the editor. I want to hear our student
body. A few weeks ago, Chelsea Meadows wrote about
how students need to have
opinions and express them
openly. To second Chelsea,
I believe students have opinions.
I know that we can be
passionate about more than
what gossip is being spread
on campus. I hear conversations that consist of interesting ideas, theories and opinions, and I want them to be
spread. Show that we are intelligent. Show that we know
what we are talking about.
Start debates, make people angry, express your ideas. That
is what a paper is about, and
as a student-led organization,
we need to use this resource.
Writing a letter to the editor is
not difficult, but if you have
never written for a paper before, it may seem intimidating.
The outline is typically as follows:
1. Whether it be an article
that you read in last week’s
paper, or an issue you heard
discussed (or you wish were
discussed) on campus, choose
a topic you feel passionate
about.
2. Write a paragraph stating what your point is in the
letter.
3. Continue on to explain
why you feel the way you feel.
If you want to back it up with
facts, include them throughout the letter.
4. Conclude with a statement that you feel will reach
out to students.
To send a letter, consult
the email address listed under
my name, or any other editor’s
email address. Include whether you would like to have your
name with the letter. I cannot wait to hear from you all.
Please email me if you have
any questions or would like to
run a topic by me.
News
6
KASOMA: College has
helped secure funds
Continued from page 1
“Emory & Henry College
has also been instrumental
in ensuring that I get all the
help I need,” Kasoma said,
“including funding a recent
trip I made to Zambia in
December to meet with representatives from the United
Nations Development Program, and the Food and Agriculture Organization.”
Dr. Samir Saliba, a professor of political science at
Emory & Henry, will speak
at the conference on the
topic of pedagogy, the art or
science of teaching.
The list of other speak-
ers is still being constructed,
but Kasoma said that there
will be representatives from
academics, journalism and
consulting.
“The Zambian Minister
of Information, Broadcasting and Tourism will officially open the conference,”
she said.
Kasoma believes that
the conference will impact
others.
“It will provide a global
platform to not only discuss
science issues that impact
us all, but will also provide
an excellent opportunity for
networking.”
ASHONG: Music has
affect on culture
Continued from page 1
Mark Robertson
Derrick Ashong also shared music in a breakout session
during MLK Weekend Events.
Ashong’s message was
clear: The power of music
can change a race, and the
power of music gets within
a person.
“African-Americans
in this country have been
looked at and judged by
15 years of hip-hop that
has changed our image,”
Ashong said. “It has been
the music that talks about
drugs, women and other explicates that makes us look
like those type of people.”
Ashong stressed the importance of how valuable
words can be and how we
as individuals must be more
powerful when speaking on
behalf of certain things.
“Artists articulate what
is going on in their world
with beauty so it has sense
and meaning,” Ashong said.
“We must send out a message to the world and music
can be that way.”
Ashong is giving away
one million free downloads
of his musical album entitled Afropolitan to encourage music that does not racially segregate.
You can listen or download the album for free by
visiting derrickashong.
MACADO’S: Student input was vital
Continued from page 1
Last year, a Deli Committee was formed of E&H
students and staff members.
This committee decided that
a student survey would be
the best way to determine
how to proceed.
Macher cited the student
survey, taken last spring,
as the inspiration for the
change. The surveys by-andlarge mentioned the need for
some kind of full-service
restaurant or coffee shop in
the Addison’s building. Some
even mentioned Macado’s.
“When I read that student survey, it was very interesting,” Macher said. “It
[showed] the need for something like Macado’s here.”
Last year’s student government president, Richard
Aylor, was a member of the
committee and feels that
both students and the administration deserve a lot of
credit for working together.
“The fact that Macado’s
came out of this student
initiative should be very inspiring to current students,”
Aylor said. “This proves that
students really do have a
voice on campus. Dr. Reichard and the college administration deserve a lot of
credit for listening to student
concerns.”
Macher hopes to draw
business not only from the
College, but from the nearby communities of Glade
Spring and Abingdon as well.
He cited the proximity to
Patrick Henry High School
as an important part of his
decision to open in Emory. Macado’s nearby Bris-
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Alumna Megan Evans shares Study
Abroad experiences from Ecuador
Chelsea Campbell
Staff Writer
ccampbell09@ehc.edu
Emory & Henry alumna Megan Evans visited the College to share her experiences
abroad while in Ecuador.
During Evans’ senior
year she had no idea what
she wanted to do after graduation.
After getting accepted
into graduate school in Arizona and researching a variety of different options, she
decided that doing service
abroad was what she envisioned. While in Ecuador,
Evans embraced the culture
while teaching at a private
school.
Evans did not realize
that teaching chemistry and
physics would build so many
relationships and make her
so attached to her students.
“At first the communication was difficult,” Evans
said. “From the first week to
the last, there was a change
in our ability.”
She said that while
teaching in the classroom,
there was not a set guideline
and the teachers taught however they wanted to.
During her trip, she was
introduced to a completely
different culture and many
extravagant sites. While away
from the school, she trav-
January 26, 2012
eled to the rainforest, volcanic sites, local markets, and
stood on both sides of the
equator.
Evans’ journey to Ecuador made Emory students
consider the importance of
community service.
“You don’t have to have
your life planned out,” Evans
said. “I learned how to step
out of a comfort zone and
into a situation I wasn’t used
to.”
While on her trip, she
gained new friends, teaching skills and a bond that will
never be forgotten.
Mark Robertson
Richard Macher speaks to the crowd at the Macado’s reception held in the Addison’s building last week.
tol, Tenn., location, which
opened about two years ago,
has been quite successful as
well.
The restaurant will feature a full bar, despite its
location on the traditionally
dry Emory & Henry campus.
This is not unprecedented,
however, as the Addison’s
building has held restaurants
that have served alcohol before.
Macher also sees a benefit in being the only establishment within walking distance of the campus.
“Nobody likes to drive
[to a restaurant],” he said.
“And especially if you’ve had
a few drinks, you shouldn’t
be driving, and that’s the
great part about this [location].”
Macher said that right
now there is no plan for
E&H students to be able to
use their meal plan’s flex dollars at Macado’s.
The Addison’s building
was built in 1912 and has
served as a cafeteria, a post
office and a restaurant in its
90-year history. Macado’s is
used to restoring old buildings. Its location in Galax,
Va., is a 1930s-era building
that housed a post office.
“It’s still going to feel
like the Addison’s that we
feel it needs to be,” said Macher, who expressed concern
with keeping the building’s
nostalgic feel.
The E&H administration also demonstrated its
excitement (and relief) about
the coming of Macado’s. Rumors began swirling about
talks between the two bodies
last summer, and The Whitetopper ran a front-page story
Aug. 25, 2011 that confirmed
that negotiations were underway.
Macher said that the
vacancy in the Addison’s
building was brought to his
attention by an Emory &
Henry alumnus who lives
in Roanoke. From there, he
contacted the College.
E&H President Rosalind Reichard said that there
were never any hang-ups, but
that Macher was busy trying
to open other locations and
therefore couldn’t commit
himself fully to those negotiations until more recently.
“It was almost like it
was too good to be true,
so I didn’t feel comfortable
saying, ‘We’ve got it,’ until
we had something signed,”
Reichard said. “It’s been a
wonderful working relationship. He’s got a lot of different things that he’s working
on. … There was no stumbling block.”
Both Reichard and Macher hope that the Macado’s
restaurant will be a place for
the College and surrounding
community to get together.
Spring Semester Budget
for Student Organizations
Approved by student senate
Student Government Operating
Campus Christian Fellowship
Alpha Phi Omega
Beta Beta Beta
Emory Activities Board
Alpha Psi Omega
Resident Hall Association
Kerygma
E&H Greens
Blue Key
Cardinal Key
Outdoor Program
Pi Gamma Mu
Greek Council
Psychology Club
Psi Chi
American Chemical Society
College Republicans
Sigma Delta Pi
Athletic Training Student Organization
River's Way
Pi Sigma Alpha
Peer Educators
Student Athletic Advisory Committee
Sociology Club
Higher Ground
Gay-Straight Alliance
Gamma Theta Upsilon
Phi Beta Lambda
E&H Stadium Band
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Math Club
E&H Dance Team
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Sports
7
January 26, 2012
Wasps end losing streak
Zach Eccher
Staff Writer
zeccher09@ehc.edu
The Emory & Henry women’s basketball team could
not overcome a woeful
shooting night Friday as they
dropped a 66-58 decision to
Lynchburg College Friday
night.
E&H opened up the
first half in great fashion by
climbing out to a 16-point
advantage, leading 25-9. The
Lynchburg Hornets would
crawl their way back, getting
within 7 points late in the period, but a 3-point basket by
Valerie Beale put E&H comfortably ahead 38-28, giving
the Wasps momentum heading into halftime.
The second half was
a different story for E&H.
Lynchburg forced the Wasps
into a plethora of turnovers
and cut the deficit in half
early in the stanza. The two
teams would trade baskets
for a while, but a quick 9-0
spurt in a 3-minute span put
the Hornets in front by 3
with 7 minutes remaining.
LC would lengthen its
lead to 7, but a tray by Ashlyn Baird cut the margin to
4 with a minute remaining.
E&H would not get any
closer the rest of the way.
The Hornets took advantage of 19 Wasps’ turnovers, converting them into
23 points. They also held a
50-37 rebounding advantage.
Kim Caudill
Freshman guard Kristie Langley drives down the court during action earlier this season.
“I believe a lot of our
problem is maturity and
consistency,” first-year head
coach Rose Katz said. “We
need to continue to build
on team chemistry and not
worry about our personal
statistics.”
For the game, E&H shot
just 35 percent. Michelle
Williams paced four Wasps
in double figures, scoring 14
points, including four threepointers. Kristie Langley
and Carlyta Hamm followed
with 13 points, while Baird
chipped in with 12.
Carly Greenlief led
Lynchburg with 17 points.
Roslyn
Alexander
and
Shannon Allan each added
13. Saturday’s game was
completely different for the
Wasps. E&H made quick
work of Randolph College,
defeating the WildCats 7153.
The Wasps got off to
a solid start, leading by as
many as 5 points, but a furious 18-4 WildCat run put
them down by 9 halfway
through the period.
E&H responded, however, by scoring 15 unanswered points and taking a
30-24 advantage with just
more than a minute to play
in the half. The teams would
trade buckets the rest of the
way, with E&H holding a 3428 edge at intermission.
In the second half, E&H
got off to a hot start, scoring
14 of the first 16 points and
extending its lead to 18. The
Wasps would later extend
their advantage to 22 and
cruise to their first ODAC
win.
“We have to make sure
to give an all-out effort on
defense and put ourselves in
a better position to rebound
and not give up secondchance points,” Katz said.
Hamm and Langley each
posted double doubles for
the Wasps. Both scored 15
points, while Langley had 11
rebounds, and Hamm, 10.
Meredith Grant also
scored in double figures,
coming off the bench to
score 13 points and add 7
boards.
Courtney
Bouchard
led Randolph (3-12, 0-10
ODAC) with 10 points, while
Jensen Hoover chipped in
with 8 points and 10 boards.
Over the winter break,
the team hosted ODAC
foes Virginia Wesleyan and
Randolph on back-to-back
nights, respectively. In the
first matchup Jan. 6, the
Wasps dropped a 74-52 loss
to the Marlins, and on the
next night, their misfortunes
continued in an 82-66 decision.
With the Wasps’ (2-10,
1-9 ODAC) much-needed
win over Randolph, the team
will look to build on that
success and will return home
Saturday, where it will tangle
with Washington & Lee.
Editor’s
picks
Patrick Smith
Sports Editor
psmith08@ehc.edu
The NFL playoffs this season
were full of exciting matchups, surprise teams and nailbiter finishes, but the two
teams in the Super Bowl, the
New York Giants and the
New England Patriots, have
been in this situation before.
The two teams met in
the big game in 2008 when
the Giants shocked the world
in a 17-14 upset win that
crushed the Pats’ hopes for
a perfect season. Much like
that season, this year’s Giants team was ruled out as
a championship contender
early on, but so far they’ve
been able to limp into the
postseason and somehow
put it all together and win
when it really matters.
On the other side of the
field, the Patriots have been a
perennial force in the regular
season, enjoying one of the
winningest decades in league
history, and they are poised
to win their fourth Super
Bowl in an 11-year span..
There is certainly bad
blood between these two
teams after the last time they
met in the championship
game, so the Pats will definitely be seeking revenge this
time around. It’s because of
this bloodlust that I predict
the Pats will bring home the
Lombardi trophy this year
and redeem themselves.
Wasps come up short versus Lynchburg
out of left field
Daron Vaught
Column Writer
dvaught08@ehc.edu
Political activism is at an
all-time high in the United
States, but let’s be honest:
the average Joes of the Tea
Party aren’t half as influential as professional athletes,
especially a goalie fresh off
of winning both a Most
Valuable Player Award and a
Stanley Cup Championship.
When the Boston Bruins’ Tim Thomas boycotted
the team’s visit with President Obama earlier this week
because he believes the federal government is “out of
control,” he took a lot of
heat from political commentators and sports fans around
the nation, as well as from
some of his own teammates.
The arguments against
his protest include how he
took the attention away from
his team on their emblematic day of triumph, and
that plenty of championship
team members have accepted the President’s invitation
in the past, even despite their
defiant opinions.
Perhaps you don’t keep
up with hockey, though.
After all, this is Emory &
Henry’s school newspaper,
and E&H is located in southwestern Virginia, right? Well,
allow me to make this a more
relatable topic.
Following his first NBA
Finals championship, Mi-
chael Jordan – that’s right:
the most iconic of professional athletes – did not attend the ceremonial White
House function with the rest
of his Chicago Bulls teammates.
Surely, he was too busy
standing his ground in a
picket line for an honorable cause. M.J. was probably protesting in front of
the Los Angeles Police Department for the malicious
beating of a black motorist,
Rodney King, which would
eventually lead to rioting that
killed more than 50 people
and caused about $1 billion
in damages. Maybe “His
Airness” was assisting in a
Presidential campaign, or using his popular dominion to
inform and speak about the
Gulf War in the Middle East.
There is no way he could
have played hooky to hit up
the links and was never criticized for it. He is Michael
Jordan, though, and he was
playing golf.
For the first time in history, being “Un-Like Mike,”
as Tim Thomas was this past
week, is a good thing. Personally, I would rather see
Thomas exercise his rights,
as given to all of us in the
First Amendment, and set an
example for the millions of
people that witnessed his actions via ESPN, the Internet,
etc. than trying to improve
his handicap.
Frederick George
Staff Writer
fgeorge07@ehc.edu
The men’s basketball team
(8-9, 2-7 ODAC) went into
Saturday’s game eager to get
another conference victory
under its belt when it faced
Lynchburg College at Bob
Johnson Court.
The Wasps started off
strong, playing with a great
amount of energy and keeping the fans into the game
throughout the first half.
Even with the hard play and
great effort, the Wasps were
still down at the end of the
first half, but only by 6, with
the score being 38-32.
At the start of the second half, the Wasps were still
in the game. But as the half
went on, Lynchburg began
to pull away. The Hornets
really came from behind the
arch in the second half, putting three scorers in double
figures, led by Harry West Jr.
with 18 points. Nate Campbell followed with 14 points,
and Michael Wims posted
11.
The Wasps attempted
to keep it close throughout
Kim Caudill
Wasp junior guard Kyle Sensabaugh pulls up for a jumpshot.
the second half, but were
outmatched by the fantastic
shooting of the Hornets.
The Hornets hit 10
three-pointers and got 12
steals in the game, which was
in part thanks to the Wasps’
21 turnovers.
Despite the loss, the
Wasps had high moments in
this contest to counter the
negatives.
The Wasps had great
play from junior guard Malcolm Green, who led the
team with 25 points and
went 11-for-12 at the freethrow line. Complementing
the 25-point performance
from Green, junior forward
Armando Murrell exhibited
a great performance with 10
points and 5 rebounds.
“I feel like I am coming
around and getting comfortable on the court again.”
Murrell said. “We just have
to tie everything together as
a team.”
The Wasps shot 44.9
percent from the field, but
turnovers continually killed
the momentum the Wasps
tried to gain throughout the
game.
“We have to play more
fundamentally sound for an
entire game,” Green said.
“We start off strong but always shoot ourselves in the
foot.”
Over the holiday break,
the Wasps achieved three
victories and only obtained
one loss, which helped them
to bring some momentum
into the second half of the
season.
The Wasps prepare to
hit the road Wednesday as
they travel to face Washington & Lee.
Wasps’ hoops schedule
Men’s basketball
Jan. 28
@Bridgewater, 2 p.m.
Feb. 1
@Greensboro, 7:30 p.m.
Women’s basketball
Jan. 28
Washington & Lee, 4 p.m.
Feb. 3
@Virginia Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
Leisure
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What’s Going On
January 26 - February 1
Sat, Jan. 28
Tues, Jan. 31
Mon, Jan. 30
Wed, Feb. 1
Men’s basketball at Bridgewater College @ 2 p.m.
Women’s basketball at home @ 7 p.m.
January 26, 2012
Lyceum: Emory Abroad: Joys, Challenges,
and Benefits of International Education
at the BOV @ 7:30 p.m.
Men’s basketball at Greensboro College
@ 7:30 p.m.
Lyceum: Panel Discussion – Experience that
Counts: Life After College
at the BOV @ 7:30 p.m.
Lyceum: Artalk: Jennifer Allen, Ceramics
at the BOV @ 7:30 p.m.
Undeclared
By: Kristin Kachel
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