The film is visually striking and thematically impactful.

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The Seattle-based indie rock band Car Seat Headrest made a stop in Eugene Friday night for a sold-out show at WOW Hall. The tour was in support of the band’s most recent album, “Twin Fantasy (Face to Face).” Fellow Seattle band Naked Giants provided an opening set and also joined Car Seat Headrest on stage later in the night to provide extra instrumentation.

The venue was nearly full by the time Naked Giants took the stage, shortly after 9 p.m. During its opening set, the three-piece band performed songs from its recently released debut LP “SLUFF.” The performance featured a mix of vigorous, jam-heavy garage rock with healthy doses of psychedelic rock thrown in here and there.

Naked Giants guitarist Grant Mullen enjoys a solo. Car Seat Headrest and Naked Giants perform at WOW Hall in Eugene, Ore. on Apr. 6, 2018. (Natalie Waitt-Gibson/Emerald)

A song entitled “TV” — a high point of the band’s set — started out with a stilted guitar riff that gradually expanded into changing tempos and a drawn-out, overdriven jam. One of the band’s more upbeat tracks, “Everybody Thinks They Know (But Nobody Really Knows),” also drew some enthusiastic audience participation during the chorus after the bass player, Gianni Aiello, prompted the crowd to sing along.

Midway through the set, Naked Giants made a joke calling out an audience member as the son of Steve Miller. The band then proceeded to play a cover of the Steve Miller Band classic “Rockin’ Me.” The last song of the set also featured an extended solo from drummer Henry LaVallee. The entire performance lasted around 45 minutes.

After some brief soundchecks and stage rearrangements, Will Toledo — the bandleader and mastermind behind Car Seat Headrest — took the stage. With the added members of Naked Giants on keyboard, percussion and guitar, the live band totaled in at seven people, creating a filled-out sound for the opening song of the set, “Famous Prophets (Stars).”

For a large part of the show, Car Seat Headrest played songs from the recently re-recorded and reimagined cult album, “Twin Fantasy,” which Toledo originally crafted on his laptop back in 2011. These included favorites such as “Beach Life-In-Death” and “Sober to Death,” the latter of which featured a comical, slowed down intro as the band waited for Naked Giants guitarist Grant Mullen to tune after breaking a string.

Car Seat Headrest guitarist Ethan Ives takes over lead vocals. Car Seat Headrest and Naked Giants perform at WOW Hall in Eugene, Ore. on Apr. 6, 2018. (Natalie Waitt-Gibson/Emerald)

More popular tracks from the 2016 album “Teens of Denial” also made their way into the setlist. The energetic “Destroyed By Hippie Powers” and emotional “Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales” were some of the most well-received songs of the night, as was “Fill in the Blank,” which featured an altered guitar part in its intro.

Toledo forewent his usual electric guitar for the concert, choosing only to sing and occasionally play the maracas. Shortly into the set, he mentioned to the crowd that he was sick, but still in a good mood. Throughout the night, his stage presence reflected this willingness to perform. Toledo gave a confident vocal performance along with his music, fully realized for the stage.

Near the end of the night, drummer Andrew Katz made sure to give some praise to Eugene, his own hometown. Both Katz and Toledo expressed their love for the crowd.

After a finishing a solid main set, Car Seat Headrest came back on stage for a one-song encore: a performance of “Nervous Young Inhumans.” Toledo gave a wave and walked off stage after the song’s spoken-word outro. After carrying out the instrumental for a while longer, the rest of the band brought the song, as well as the hour-and-a-half concert, to a close.

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Welcome back to another episode of “The Challenge: Vendettas”! We are entering finale territory and this season could not end faster, in my opinion. There are eight competitors left vying for fame, Instagram followers, and sometimes, money. The women left in the “The Challenge” are fan favorites Cara Maria and rookie Kam, along with “The Real World” veterans Kailah and Nicole. On the guy’s side, its three former “Real World” cast members, Tony, Zach and Leroy, along with U.K rookie and Cara’s bunk buddy, Kyle. However, T.J Lavin makes it known that after part one: Gender doesn’t matter. The top three finalists will be the winners.

The fallout from the previous week was minimized but entertaining nonetheless. Leroy is still pissed at Tony for his decision to save Kyle and send Leroy into the elimination ring with Brad. He said the worst part was Tony not giving him the heads up and refuses to revoke his claim that Tony is, in fact, a bitch. Talks like a bitch, walks like a bitch, Tony has made yet another vendetta. Speaking of vendettas, apparently Leroy is Zach’s! After a long awaited reveal, Zach said that Leroy was his vendetta from a past season. This was mysteriously revealed in the latest episode; for whatever reason. On the flip side, Leroy and Cara Maria are on good terms as Cara actually told him that she was saving her boo thang, roughly five minutes before the elimination.

Finally it was time for the Finale: Part 1. Starting at Kost Castle of Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic, our young participants gathered around to endure the supposed hardest finale ever; no more preposterous word could have been spoken. That was the biggest lie T.J Lavin has spewed since calling Tori a champion. Part 1 was a mile and half obstacle course with a dash of medieval physical hindrances. At each checkpoint, the cast had to don a particular garment, such as shackles or a full metal armour, and then compete in various barriers. Nicole gives up pretty early in the game, due to a sprained ankle. She spent a sufficient amount of time crying on the ground and shaking her head. With Nicole out of the running, Kailah, Kam and Cara Maria are competing to place top two, with Kailah falling behind. Midway through the course, there was a twist; each player had to challenge the eliminated Johnny Bananas or U.K’s Melissa in a game of high/low. Taking place in a dungeon, if they won then they were free to move on, however, if they lost, the eliminated castmate could choose to launch a grenade in their path. Unfortunately, Kam’s bad luck preceded as she was the only one face with a grenade. Kam went from second place for the girl’s to third. Melissa gave her the challenge of burying a log, before she could continue in the race. Leroy was, at a point, leading the pack, but was soon out ran by both Kyle and Zach. As the competitors reach the finish line, it was revealed that Zach, Kyle, Kailah and Cara Maria with be the four to compete in the Finale: Part 2.

With that, “Tony Time” has finally come to an end. He has no chance of winning this season, and with Tony’s past treachery, he is guaranteed to never win one in the future. Also, Kam will be the Rookie of The Year indefinitely. That wraps up Episode 14 of “MTV’s The Challenge: Vendettas,” you can tune in every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. and then read my take on the season here at the Niner Times!

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Mehul Bhagat (18C) was selected as the 2018 class orator for the May 14 Emory College of Arts and Sciences diploma ceremony and Wei Wei Chen (18C) will receive the Lucius Lamar McMullan Award, according to Assistant Dean of the Office for Undergraduate Education Jason Ciejka.

Bhagat, an economics major and English minor, will be the only student to speak at the ceremony.

A committee of College seniors, faculty members and administrators selected Bhagat, Ciejka wrote in an April 5 email to the Wheel.

Mehul Bhagat
Photo courtesy of Mehul Bhagat

Bhagat, a Woodruff scholar, played the saxophone in the Emory Jazz Ensemble and served as a fellow in the Emory Scholars Program. He works as an entrepreneur-in-residence at The New School, an Atlanta high school. Bhagat was also the team leader of an entrepreneurial group that became a finalist in the Hult Prize competition in 2015, and he developed an app Mystro that allows high school students to find college student tutors. The student’s poetry has received the 2015 Adroit Prize for Poetry and appeared in the Adroit Journal.

Bhagat said that he is also currently working to develop ways to redesign plastics that are more sustainable and said that he will continue to work on this project after graduation.

Bhagat said that he plans to reflect on his Emory experience during his speech.

“I thought it would be a really good opportunity to be able to reflect on our time at Emory and also to share stories that bind us together,” Bhagat said. “I want to reiterate … we can be true to our ideals and that we can do things that are courageous.”

Bhagat also said he wants to talk about people who confront problems like the lack of access to education and voting rights.

As the recipient of the McMullan Award, Chen will receive $25,000. The award “recognizes Emory College graduates who show extraordinary promise of becoming our future leaders and rare potential for service to their community, the nation, and the world,” according to Ciejka.

Wei Wei Chen
Photo courtesy of Alice Zheng

Chen, a film studies major and a dean’s achievement scholar, said that Emory College Dean of Arts and Sciences Michael A. Elliott called for a meeting on Wednesday and informed her that she had won the award. Chen has served as the president of Emory Arts Underground and has been involved in Residence Life, including as a resident adviser (RA), for the past three years.

After she graduates, Chen said that she will study in Hong Kong through Emory’s Summer Global Internship Program. Chen also won the Bobby Jones Scholarship this year and will attend the University of St. Andrews in Scotland for one year on a scholarship starting in Fall 2018.

Chen said when she heard that when she won the award, she felt honored, anxious and even “guilty.”

“None of what I did at Emory, I did alone,” Chen said.

Christina Yan contributed reporting.

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The moment before senior Alex McMurtry landed her final pass on floor, Rec Hall was quiet.

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Early Saturday morning, a northern cold front blew in which dropped the temperature in Austin to the 40s. But the significant change in weather didn’t deter Texas’ red-hot junior starting pitcher Chase Shugart as he proceeded to shut down the Baylor offense in the afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

In game two of the weekend series between Baylor and Texas, the pitchers were out while the sun was not. Through nine innings, the teams combined for 11 hits. The final score was 2-0 in favor of the Longhorns. Texas head coach David Pierce said that with the weather conditions Saturday, a low-scoring game was not a surprise.

“It’s kind of what you go into expecting,” Pierce said. “Understanding that you’re going to have to play great defense and potentially be good in the short game. It’s really tough hitting conditions. You can barrel some balls and potentially have nothing to show for it.”

Shugart stepped up to the rubber and really showed just how dominant of a pitcher he can be. With a 3–2 record and an ERA just under 5, his season has seen its fair share of ups and downs. Since transitioning from reliever to starter in the offseason, Shugart has shown flashes of his potential.

But on Saturday, Shugart looked to finally put it all together. He said afterward that it had to do with him “calling his own game.”

“Putting ownership of me being on the wins and losses side of it, I didn’t have that mentality the past couple of outings,” Shugart said. “Feel like it really worked out today, even with the conditions.”

Offensively, the Longhorns lacked the firepower they had Friday night. One player, though, showed that no matter the conditions, he could not be contained.

Junior outfielder Kody Clemens had yet another stellar performance. The midseason All-American went 2-4 with a double and a solo home run. His home run, which was in the bottom of the first inning, was the only earned run of the day for both teams.

Clemens just continues to rake. His average has climbed and currently sits at an impressive .358. Toss in nine home runs and 30 RBIs and you have yourself a bona fide superstar. In fact, Clemens leads every day players in hits, home runs, doubles, RBIs, slugging percentage and walks.

“I’m just so glad Kody gets us a lead early,” Pierce said. “(After that) we were just able to play great defense and pitch.”

Jake’s Tumble

Late in the game, senior first baseman Jake McKenzie made a fantastic grab with a man on first. Trying to secure the double play, however, was not so pretty.

After hitting the front of his foot on the bag, he somersaulted and appeared to miss the bag completely. The runner was called out, though, and McKenzie appeared to laugh off the misstep and took a pretty good grilling from his teammates.

“I was laughing,” Clemens said. “It was funny, I mean Jake’s super good defensively. So something, a little stutter step like that comes out of him. You just got to laugh it off.”

Texas will look for the sweep against Baylor in game three Sunday at Disch-Falk Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

It is not unusual for track and field athletes to study sports-related topics like kinesiology. University of Utah track and field head coach Kyle Kepler believes many of his athletes do so because they want to remain involved in athletics once their time on the track at Utah is done. Caitlin Faust, a junior on the track team, decided to branch out.

Faust is currently studying biology with a minor in biomedical engineering because she has always enjoyed science and math, and she hopes to pursue a career in medicine once she graduates. While it might not be the easiest way to get her doctorate, Kepler knows she can get it done if she sets her mind to it.

“There is more than one way to skin a cat in terms of getting into the medical profession,” Kepler said. “I think [her major] gives her a chance to balance things out the way she thinks things then need to be for herself.”

On top of being a student-athlete and studying in a difficult field, Faust is working on campus. Faust dissects human eyeballs at the Moran Eye Center. Because of Faust’s job, Kepler has received quite unusual texts.

“During the fall I got this text one night that said, ‘Hey I’m on call, I might have to go in and do that, so I might miss the long run because I have to work this out,’ but literally the text was ‘eyeballs,’” Kepler said. “I knew that meant she has to go in.”

Kepler believes it is part of his job as a coach to provide his athletes with the best overall experience as student-athletes. So if an athlete has an academic conflict like Faust’s, the staff works around the athlete’s schedule.

In addition to working at the Moran Eye Center, Faust is also a part of Kepler’s leadership council. According to Kepler, she is able to “reach across the aisle” and connect with all of her teammates no matter the event they participate in.

“She’s not afraid to voice her opinion and give her input but she does it in a respectful manner,” Kepler said. “I do think she tries to consider all sides in matters, not just her side or that of those who she trains with, but she tries to take in a lot of different angles and so forth. She seems to try and make a decision and have a reasoning behind it and go forward and learn from it.”

Faust is a member of both the track team and the cross country team. During the track season, she runs in the shorter distance events rather than the long events she does in the fall. She finds that running with different people is a good way to connect with her teammates.

“It’s easier for me to connect with a lot of people,” Faust said. “I thrive off of talking to people a lot, so I really like to connect with people — it’s what I like to do.”

When it came time to choose where she would be going to school, quite a few factors went into the Georgia native’s decision.

“A lot of the southern schools were quite similar,” Faust said. “Coming here and seeing the mountains … I just felt that Utah was a very well rounded school, it has the hospitals and Research Park and crazy advancements in science-related majors, which is what I wanted. … Also Pac-12 crazy nice facilities and great coaches, good team, so I guess it was the best of everything.”

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