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Black History Month Rihanna's Return Opinion,, 8 Arts & Leisure, 3 Thursday, February 4, 2016 Read us online: thedolphinlmc.com Clinton Street Pub moves away Doing More than from the College Remembering Bar Identity a King Allison Dolzonek ‘16 Molly McGuane ‘17 OPINION EDITOR NEWS & FEATURES EDITOR A popular night-life spot for Le Moyne College and Syracuse University students located at the corner of Clinton St. and W. Fayette St. has taken steps to reinvent its identity this winter while students were away on break. Clinton Street Pub will now operate as a sports bar and operate be serving more than just beer and free popcorn. Along with the regular full-service CREDIT/huffingtonpost.com bar, the pub will also have a menu Students and faculty from the Le Moyne student easier for Le Moyne’s veterans. question: “Are these nice men or are including all the dishes of a sports-style community gathered in the Grewen The final student performance, before they oppressive?” Society taught men, restaurant, including chili cheese fries, Auditorium for the Rev. Dr. Martin the keynote speaker, was an incredible Dr. McIntosh stated, that they have buffalo chicken wing dip, and pulled Luther King, Jr. 2016 Convocation last rendition of Sam Cook’s, “A Change is the knowledge, they are the knowers, pork sandwiches. Restaurant patrons Thursday, sponsored by The Divisions Gonna Come,” by Alice Olom ‘18 and so, through no fault of their own their will no longer find a pool table in the of Academic Affairs and Student Tah’Leece Norris ‘18 that moved the actions and words were often reflective space, but new flat screen televisions Development, Gender and Women's entire audience. of this false reality that men equated to equipped with NFL, MLB and NCAA Studies, and the Office of Multicultural While the student performances power and knowledge and women did sports packages, along with high top Affairs. The end goal of the convocation and speeches were beautiful salutes not (or male privilege). tables and a new orange and blue color was to not only remember and honor the to Dr. King, the big-ticket item for the Soon after that, Dr. McIntosh scheme. life and work of an incredible man, but convocation was a keynote address understood that the same was true Sal’s Birdland, a chicken wing joint to also bring to light the issues of racism by the nationally renowned author, for herself and her whiteness; she out of Rochester known for its speciality that still plague the society we live in. feminist, and anti-racism advocate, Dr. understood that she was a nice person, wings and sauces will be pairing with The event began with a welcome from Peggy McIntosh, who is highly acclaimed but was taught throughout her life that Clinton Street to sell their wings along the Director of Multicultural Affairs, Mr. for her writing, “White Privilege: white people have knowledge and white with other food items on the menu. Bennie Williams, a prayer from Fr. John Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” people were knowers, making many Clinton Street will also now be Bucki, S.J., and a few song selections from To begin, Dr. McIntosh described how of her thoughts, words, and actions open for longer, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the on-campus a cappella group, Fermata she came to the realization that she used reflective of this false reality that white Wednesday through Sunday and from 4 Nowhere. Following the introductions, to be an oppressive white woman. She people equated to power and knowledge p.m. to 2 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday. the Vice President of Le Moyne’s Student explained that, her male colleagues, who and people of color did not (white Up until recently, Clinton Street Pub Veteran Association, junior Michael were, she considered, “nice men,” were privilege) and she was an oppressive was known as a spot for patrons to Vendetti, spoke briefly on how the Le also unintentionally offensive towards white woman. come and dance the night away on a Moyne SVA works on and off campus women, as they criticized a mandatory Thursday, Friday or Saturday night. to fulfill MLK’s vision of community, by curriculum that included work from The new renovations could be seen as making the transition from soldier to women. She was forced to answer the SEE KING PAGE 4 a way to move away from the college bar reputation with several underage night. It stood withering under cracking customers. New managers have also Say it loud: I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD leather and rope, absorbing each hit into been hired at the restaurant, so those Amari D. Pollard '17 empty my lungs, breathing through me. As the thickness of its skin. It read in secret, using fake ID’s to get in can expect to be EDITOR-IN-CHIEF their ashes settle deeper into the rich dark consuming knowledge between the cracks turned away. soil of the earth—the color of me, of we— of night. It ran through forests chased by For underage college students, the In this country, where certain people from which life grows and expands, I walk rage and hate. It lived in decaying ghettos news of renovations could be a let are forced to create national holidays for silently on the sidewalk to my morning and existed in its designated spaces and down, but for those who are looking to their race because society chooses not class: colored, proud, free. looked on as whiter things prospered from have a relaxing night with friends while to recognize them in the manner they Yet, at the same time, I don’t walk. I its pain. watching an SU basketball game on TV, deserve, I choose to celebrate our black stride. My head lifted by an imaginary Black is powerful. the new identity for Clinton Street is and our history everyday. It doesn’t string, pulled by a power beyond me; my It refused to give its seat so the white exciting. While the surrounding streets matter that there are those who still do not smile unwavering and happy; my attitude man could take even more than he already are lined with several different bars, properly acknowledge our greatness, and satisfied and certain. Some may look at had. It marched on Washington for jobs very few in the armory square area have maybe never will, because we know it’s me and mistake my air for arrogance or and freedom. It took the bullets from branded themselves as sports’ bars. there. It’s laced through our loud voices cockiness, but how can I be any other way cold guns and too quick triggers. It beats “I love it because it’s creating a safe that refuse to be suppressed and our when it feels oh so good to wear this black through our ears, telling the rest of our environment for people who want to bones built to withstand the struggle. It’s on my skin? bodies to sway along. It manifested into go in there and have a great time with everywhere, not just during February. Black is power. unearthly speed. It sauntered into the friends,” said senior Erica Geremia. Ask me why I’m proud to be black? It traveled the world, chained to boats white house, twice. To be the dreams of my ancestors and starved to bones. It plowed the Black. How good it feels to be black. Now SEE CSP PAGE 5 imagined and realized. To feel them, as I fields, beneath burning rays and blinding do you see? INDEX: Arts & Leisure: p. 2-3 News & Features: p. 4-5 Sports: p. 6 -7 Opinion: p. 8-9 Just For Fun: p. 11 Cheers and Jeers: p. 12 THE DOLPHIN ARTS & LEISURE2 2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016 their songs off themselves in light pop songs, of keyboard Peter Noone led Herman’s riffs. “Tell Her Hermits. “I’m Henry The No” and “Is This Eighth,” “There’s A Kind of The Dream?” Hush,” and “I’m Into Something Top 10 British Invasion Bands showed off a Good” have staying power Motown vibe because they don’t take by a band that themselves too seriously. was all about The arrangements are lovely, capturing a cool atmosphere. but their best track is the Always showing off a hard best Invasion period track, “A Sadly, they were quickly stripped down “Listen People,” Seth Montpelier ‘18 edge, the Stones kept the blues Well-Respected Man,” showed forgotten after the height of the based on a descending chord ARTS & LEISURE EDITOR alive and well in their early off Ray’s wit, an attack on the Invasion. progression, that is utterly days. Jagger and Richards upper classes and a preview 6.) The Yardbirds: Jeff Beck, beautiful. 1.) The Beatles: Beatlemania always knew how to make a of the satirical nature of their Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton 9.) The Hollies: Before didn’t happen for nothing. They tune that was rough around the future songs. were leading this group, one Graham Nash teamed with weren’t an average boyband. edges without succumbing to 4.) The Who: Townshend, that gave garage rock a perfect David Crosby and Stephen Lennon and McCartney were cheap shock-value. The Beatles Daltrey, Moon, and Entwistle start, before they became Stills, he took part in a group touched, possessing the ability were masters of gorgeous love were only in the British household names. Working off that became big on covers and to write pop songs that were songs, but the Stones were the Invasion era for its last year of the blues the Stones loved, light pop songs.