feb. 27, 2015 LYST THE CATATHE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF COLORADO COLLEGE

NEWS 2 Opinion 7 SPORTS 9 LIFE 13 FRIDAY WEEK 2 BLOCK 6 EDWARD WOMEN’S DENVER COMEDIAN LACROSSE TO PERFORM AT VOL. 45 SNOWDEN NO. 16 AND AMERICA GETS TOUGH IVYWILD AND GRITTY IN CATALYSTNEWSPAPER.COM MORE: Page 7 SEASON OPENERS MORE: Illustration by Kyle Kallman. Photo courtesy of CC Athletics. Page 9 Photo courtesy of Adam Cayton-Holland. MORE: Page 13

Famed CC student band, Funkdozer, sits down with Jack Burger to discuss BDSM: their best memories as a band, favorite music, and DEBUNKING upcoming shows. MEDIA HYPE

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The race for Student Trustee ended 280-289 in favor of James Lonergan. Lonergan will step up to the position of Student Trustee with plans for involvement and open

communication in hopes of Photo by Richard Forbes. bettering student relations with the Board of Trustees. Student Divestment Committee appeals to Board of Trustees for endowment

ANNA KELLY Staff Writer collects donations from alumni that other tactics. MORE: Page 13 are contingent on the Board’s divest- “We have tried to come at this This morning, the Student Divest- ment by 2016. problem from all angles,” said Ben ment Committee (SDC) will ask the Criswell, a junior student leader for Board of Trustees to reconsider di- subject has been brought to the the SDC. “So now we’re trying to talk vesting from fossil fuels. The group board,This but is not this the time �irst the time SDC is that bring- the in dollars and cents with this initia- INSIDE: will present their most recent stra- ing a carrot instead of a stick. This tive and show that our students and tegic move—the creation of a fund action is, for the SDC, an escalation our alumni are willing to put money called the Colorado College Responsi- of efforts after what they see as dis- behind their sentiment and really SOCC voices: Erin ble Endowment Fund (CCREF) which missive responses from the Board to Sugarman talks with Cole DIVESTMENT: Page 4 Emhoff about the road to Community Kitchen to shut down, new Soup Project to take the reigns hosting his jazz-themed CANDELARIA ALCAT tion and the Arts for Social Change radio show that airs every News Editor to the existing model of Sunday meals at the Kitchen that bring light Coalition have come together to keep Monday at 10 p.m. After 23 years of supporting the lo- to community fellowship and con- the tradition going in a new, innova- cal Colorado Springs community by versation after lunch is served. tive way. addressing issues such as hunger and However, despite efforts put forth “Over the past year, it became clear MORE: Page 15 homelessness, the Colorado College by the CC community, the Commu- Community Kitchen now sees its fu- nity Kitchen will not be around past ure out a way to continue to address ture obscured by an expiration date the end of this academic year to con- thesethat Colorado important College issues needed while to also�ig- labeled May 10. tinue implicating this collaborative addressing a number of pressing @catalystnews Recently, changes have been made shift. Consequently, the Food Coali- COMMUNITY KITCHEN: Page 6 2 NEWS FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Dean Mike Edmonds continues tradition of excellence in forensics at Colorado College

SPENCER SPOTTS Edmonds competed in forensics with records dating over 100 years. For- about the trophy, it’s about the skills you Staff Writer throughout high school and college, but mer speech/debate coach and Profes- learn and the process.” has continuously fostered the speech sor of Economics Al Johnson not only This weekend, CC is hosting the Ameri- At a school with a long history of suc- and debate program at Colorado College conceived and helped develop the Block can Forensics Association District Quali- cess in and contributions to the realm in a variety of ways. While at CC, Ed- Plan, but also co-founded the Nation- of speech and debate, Colorado College monds has coached teams and students, al Parliamentary Debate Association from various universities and colleges Vice President of Student Life and Dean taught courses on public speaking, and (NPDA). Parliamentary debate is now competefier tournament one last on time campus in hopes as studentsof quali- of Students Mike Edmonds continues to hosted national tournaments on cam- one of the more popular forms of debate fying for the national tournament. garner national attention for CC’s foren- pus. nationwide. At the same time, Dean Edmonds will sics program with his recent award from “Not only did I come to CC with interest Edmonds, who worked alongside be traveling to the National High School James Logan High School. in [forensics], but CC certainly has had a Johnson, is making just as many contri- Tournament to serve as the district Over Martin Luther King Jr. Day week- long history and culture of competitive butions to the national community of judge for the congressional debate com- end, Dean Edmonds was awarded with speech and debate,” said Edmonds. “I’m speech and debate. Besides being a huge petition. the Martin Luther King Jr. Community lucky because it’s one of my personal in- sponsor of different high school pro- “I don’t know anyone else in the coun- Service Award by the high school in terests, but it’s great to be at place where grams, Edmonds also serves on the Na- try who supports [high school debate] Union City, California. it’s also a professional interest.” tional Speech and Debate Association’s more honestly,” said Julian Plaza, the As described by the Colorado College Starting out as a two-person debate Inclusive Committee. current Director of Forensics at CC. News Team, the Community Service program, forensics at CC has evolved to “A liberally educated person needs to Students interested in getting involved Award is “emblematic of service above include a speech team, debate team, and have the ability to articulate for him- or with forensics at CC can contact Julian self” and was given in recognition of mock trial team. The program also pro- herself and also the willingness and the Plaza at julian.plaza@coloradocollege. Edmonds’ “dedication and inspirational vides coaching to students and classes. skill to talk for those who can’t or won’t edu. Dean Edmonds and Julian Plaza are leadership” within the forensics and de- Very few students are aware of the talk for themselves,” said Edmonds. “You also both offering two different public bate community. history of forensics at Colorado College, get that when you do forensics. It’s not speaking courses during Block Eight.

Blue Key Honor Society establishes Second Mondays Event Series

ELLY BLUM ness Resource Center, hosted the previ- insight on this topic. tion before. Staff Writer ous First Mondays speaker, author Jen- Both students and faculty were pres- “It is a thing we need to do here,” Ste- nifer Michael Hecht. Hecht addressed ent at the event, including Heather Hor- vens said. “Just be able to talk.” On Monday, Feb. 23 Colorado Col- the topic of mental illness in communi- ton and representatives from the Chap- Students who attended the event were - encouraged to move around the room— event. This event allowed students to al community members can be helped. The Second Mondays event allows stu- and even change tables in between din- comelege hostedtogether it’s in firsta formal Second setting Monday and ties,When focusing continuing specifically the conversationon how suicid a lains office. ner and dessert. week later, it was clear that many mem- connect with people who may not have “The series seeks to inspire new con- get students thinking about new ideas bers of the community had developed everdents engaged and faculty in thisto reflect, kind ofas conversawell as to- nections while strengthening old con- onreflect campus. on the “Three First years Monday ago, speaker the Blue to nections on and around campus,” Ste- Key Honor Society helped partner with vens said. “Connections are vital to the the Academic Events Committee to cre- vibrant community here at CC and the ate the Colorado College First Mondays more connections student leaders can Event Series that unites minds for one make, the healthier and stronger our hour around one topic,” said senior Mi- community becomes.” chael Stevens. During dinner, each table was given a While this event is greatly valued, it is piece of paper with a topic on it. Top- ics included “Future” and “Transitions.” these in only one hour. These topics allowed students to branch difficult“Blue Key to discussHonor Society topics asis seriouslooking asto out from the First Monday ideas, while create a new series of conversation sur- still keeping the central topic in mind. rounding the First Monday Presenta- Tables were allowed to choose how to tions, deemed Second Monday’s Round connect the two ideas. Table,” Stevens said. For two and a half hours, the entire Round Table has been hosted, but it will student body is welcome to come to likelyThis iscontinue the first into time next Second block, Mondays “and hopefully into next year,” Stevens said. been spoken about the week before. Students should feel free to bring in dinner“The andSecond reflect Mondays on the topicRound that Table had new speakers related to a topic worth seeks to bring student leaders from talking about. around campus together for contin- “First Mondays happen because people ued conversation surrounding the First propose them. Anything you guys want Monday Presentation,” Stevens said. The Second Mondays Round Table offered a way for students to come together and dis- to talk about on campus is possible,” Ste- Heather Horton, Director of the Well- cuss last week’s First Monday Event. Photo by Richard Forbes. vens said.

Colorado College and UCCS complete research on controversial expansion of Fort Carson

ANNA SMITH examine how rural communities have militarization of the West and the con- back up the expansion, the Army was News Editor confronted this expansion. version between military lands and na- “able to use a set of counter-mapping In their article “Militarized spaces and ture preserves. strategies to show to the public that ‘no In 2006, the United States Army an- open range: Piñon Canyon and (counter) “The goal of the research was really one’ was willing to sell their land close to nounced plans to expand the Fort Car- cartographies of rural resistance,” Per- the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (area of son site by approximately 653 square ramond and Havlick explore how op- all this in a collaborative sense,” said interest), and that (because of resistance posing groups—the Army and a rural Perramond.trying to find a way to tell a story about by rural communities) eminent domain Colorado. citizen opposition group called Piñon Perramond and Havlick ran into some would have to be used by the govern- miles,As would a significant be expected, portion there of wasSoutheast much Canyon Expansion Coalition—used dif- - ment for any expansion to occur.” opposition to this expansion from vari- ferent cartographic representations to ing with the Army for research. In the Perramond said that some students ous angles. debate the use of the land as military 1980s,significant the Army difficulties had promised communicat not to did work on this controversy, but the Eric Perramond, professor of South- training ground versus open range. expand Fort Carson, and many people issue outlived any single-year projects west Studies and Environmental Science Perramond and Havlick knew each in the area of the new expansion felt be- that could be done because of the seven- at Colorado College, and David Havlick, other as fellow geographers and decided trayed. When Perramond and Havlick - Professor of Geography and Environ- to begin on this project together in 2007. questioned the Army on this and other tion. mental Studies at the University of Col- Perramond focused his research on the issues, they received nothing but silence yearThe hold expansion on information of the Fort and Carson confirma site orado-Colorado Springs, saw this as an ranchers and agricultural use of land in in response. is currently on hold, but there is no guar- opportunity to combine their skills and the West, while Havlick focused on the Perramond explained that, in order to antee that plans will cease. FEBRUARY 27, 2015 NEWS 3

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- SAMANTHA BLAIR Primary suspect in NAACP Guest Writer website expanded to create a new feature nities for students to build their resumes ▶ ▶ wheretion and students hiring can process. look for In January,summer thein- andCampus gain experience Job creates before amazing entering opportu the bombing indicted by federal grand jury. Campusattending the University Job: of Pennsylvania A way to work on- the Block Plan- Liz Wessel and JJ Fliegelman were both ternships as well as part-time jobs. ingjob there market is never after a graduation. bad time to start There look are- 44-year-old Thaddeus Murphy has Recognized by Forbes magazine, Cam- ingconstantly for work. new jobs being posted, mean been indicted by a federal grand jury when they started a side project to help ingspus for Job students, is growing and continues quickly. to Already, grow. Whether you are hoping to express this past Tuesday. The Gazette reports- employeescollege students around find campus jobs. Called with Campus similar Campus Job boasts over 20,000 job list your artistic side or hone your salesman edthat bombing Murphy of was the arrested Colorado after Springs being Job, the project connected students and Chapterthe prime of suspect NAACP. in the Jan. 6 attempt After graduation, both Wessel and contributedCompanies like$1 million Lerer Hippeauto the start-up. Ventures - interests and matching job searches. andTime BoxGroup is not always are among on the investors side of Colo who- paniesskills, Campusto freelance Job or connects start-up students gigs, there to the bomb went off between the NAACP where Wessel went off to work for rado College students. They work tight areall kinds constantly of jobs. new From employment Fortune 500 options com andMotives a nearby were barbershop, initially unclear but the since or- Fliegelman jumped into the ‘real world,’ schedules ruled by deadlines and blocks. to explore and apply to. - A three-hour shift after lunch or dinner - Google, and Fliegelman, for McKinsey. To ployers looking to hire students as fash- confessedganization to was having believed been totargeting have been the their surprise, however, their ‘side proj those heavily involved in the community, ionCurrently designers at and CC, Campusprototypers, Job hascampus em NAACPthe target building of a only hate because crime. Murphyhe was andect’ hadbuilt begunon their to original take off. idea Both in Wessel order isn’t always the most convenient. For sales representatives, fashion editors, and Fliegelman quit their full-time jobs to time constraints. who held tax records that he needed in targeting accountant Steve DeHaven, sometimes having a job is unrealistic due interns. If any of these positions interest to launch an official Campus Job. and summer youth or children’s ministry - connecting students and employees on - order to file for bankruptcy. Campus Job is a two-way marketplace Campus Job wasn’t designed for the NAACP president Henry Allen, Jr. re - campus,Block Plan, online, but it ormight within as well a short have been.driv- you,Signing or you up hope is noncommittal. to find a job in Campus the fu ported to The Gazette that DeHaven over 1,200 campuses across the country. In terms of location, jobs are available on ture, check out the Campus Job website. claimshad not questionable. held an office It in also the buildingremains Students fill out a short form with infor unclearfor several whether years, the making bomber Murphy’s was mation about their major, experience, ing distance. Schedules are flexible, and resources.Job will not Students spam yourcan sign email up andat www. you aware that the accountant had died and interests. Employers can access the arewhile more they thanvary, manyprepared are self-organized.to handle the campusjob.com/refer/blairwill have access to all of the and company’s should form The to website find students is user-friendly who match and theirpro- weeklyWith their or monthlyBlock Plan deadlines skills, CC and students goals email Samantha.Blair@coloradocollege. front of a federal court this upcoming ideal applicant profile. - edu with any questions or concerns. Wednesday.back in June. Murphy is set to appear in motes an effective and efficient applica that are common among the offered jobs. ▶ ▶ Powdered-alcohol ban on the rise in Colorado Senate.

This semester the Catalyst will be doing a profile each week of a local charity or organization with which on their new line of Palcohol, Colorado Colorado College students can get involved. lawmakersAs Lipsmark are working puts the on final implement touches- ing what they are calling a “temporary Catamount Institute dedicated to ecological stew- The institute seeks to develop looking for volunteers for a ban” on powdered alcohol before it hits Spring semesterardship, research, feature: education, ecological Get-Involved! stewards through profiles the shelves, or at least until there is a - and leadership. education and adventure. ranging from science and regulatory system for it in the States. - Today, the Catamount In- Sounds cool? 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Law enforcements and many industries argue that this prod- uct would enable people to sneak alco- Colorado Springs crime, in brief hol more easily into bars, restaurants, schools, and other public places. WHO SHOT THE CHEVY ceived a report of an armed robbery that the two suspects and her purse was tak- ▶ ▶ Scammers now targeting the - - online dating sphere. had just occurred at the King Soopers icen. or No white injuries male occurred. on a bicycle and a black located in the 2900 block of South Acad The suspects are described as a Hispan brought forth new, shocking reports regardingLocal news scammers channel using 11 KKTVOonline dat has- On Monday, Feb. 23 at 9:32 p.m., the- conductedemy Boulevard. a search for the suspect. The Colorado Springs Police Department was investigationOfficers contacted revealed the that witnesses an unknown and female. Both have yet to be located. notified of gun shots heard at the Moun male suspect entered the store, went to BEER STEIN ASSAULT ing networks to find new victims. The tain Country Estates, on the 100 block of Colorado has announced that their new The caller stated that she was in her the customer service desk, and demand- Better Business Bureau of Southern South Academy Boulevard. apartment when she heard six or seven ed money from the cash register while in on their targets, establish a feigned holding a knife. The suspect obtained an romanticstrategy is connection to create a whilefake profile, saying zerothat entered her bedroom window and lodged On Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 10:44 p.m., they live far away, and then ask them gunshots close by. One of the gunshots Sand Creek officers were dispatched for money to come meet them. A Chevy Suburban parked east of the undisclosed amount of cash and fled the investigateto the Courtyard a disturbance. 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The suspect’s motives The victim was transported to a hos- Colorado law enforcements suggest On Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6:49 p.m., of pital where he was treated for non-life that people taking part in the online KING SOOPERS Avenue.ficers were dispatched to a mugging at dating world keep an eye out for poten- ARMED ROBBERY 7-ElevenThe female on thevictim 1800 said block she of was Nevada ap- The suspect arrived at the hospital on tial interests who claim to constantly proached by two suspects who demand- histhreatening own to seek injuries. treatment for lacerations be traveling, inquire for money even - though there has never been face-to- shoot her, although no weapon was seen. rested and charged with second-degree - - Theed money.victim was One pushed suspect to threatenedthe ground by to assault.on his hands. Jerry Flores, 43, was ar terious personnel. 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Erica Hoffman 4 NEWS FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Junior James Lonergan steps up as Student Trustee HANNAH GLOSSER created to facilitate communication I noticed a disconnect in communica- done,” Lonergan said. “I found that ex- Staff Writer between the students and Board of tion between the board and the student changing our ideas was a lot of fun.” Trustees of Colorado College. One of Lo- body.” As Student Trustee, Lonergan be- Lonergan believes he will be success- After a tight race and competitive cam- nergan’s main goals as Student Trustee lieves that he can bridge this gap. ful at representing the student body be- paign, James Lonergan was elected as is to educate the student body on what Lonergan saw the campaign process cause he is excited about the job, com- the new Student Trustee in campus elec- the Board does. He believes that it is im- as a lot of fun and a great experience mitted to trying very hard, and is deeply tions last Friday. Lonergan won with 289 portant for students to have the ability because he had never run for a position involved in the school. votes against Annika Kasetter, who had to speak with the Board and vice-versa. before. “To spread the word, I emailed He is looking forward to the opportu- 280 votes. The overall voter turnout per- “I ran because I saw it as an opportuni- clubs I was in, made posters, and posted nity to attend various clubs and listen centage was 28.5 percent. ty to make a difference,” said Longeran. on Facebook,” said Longeran. “My girl- to diverse points of view among the stu- The Student Trustee position was “I am also on the President’s Council and friend painted different posters; really dent body. Through attending different any way I could get the word out about club meetings, Lonergan believes he will the election.” be opening different lines of communi- During the campaign process, he spoke cation. with his peers about the upcoming elec- “The platform of my campaign was tion, and found that people seemed to two-way communication, and I have be very receptive and relayed that they a couple different ideas in how to ex- were planning on voting. ecute it,” explains Longeran. “In addi- Lonergan was surprised by the low tion, I welcome student ideas in how to voter turnout because of the amount of achieve this.” effort he felt both Annika Kasetter and He referenced the upcoming Board of he had put into campaigning and rais- Trustee Open Question Session this Fri- ing awareness of the process. “People day morning at 7:30 as one way in which who did vote were informed about the communication can be established. He candidates and really knew the issues also hopes to create an email account for that were important to them,” Lonergan student inquiries to the Board. stated. Lonergan anticipates that one of the He felt positively about the debate, topics he will deal with the most is di- relaying that the turnout was large con- vestment. He said, “I am excited to learn sidering the length of the event, which more about divestment and also look lasted about 90 minutes. into more ways that Colorado College Lonergan viewed the debate as more can be integrated into the broader Col- James Lonergan’s priority as the new Student Trustee is to improve communication be- of a public interview. “I focused on my orado Springs community and create tween the board and the student body. Photo by Richard Forbes. point of view and what I wanted to get

more of a beneficial relationship.” DIVESTMENT: SDC raises $5,000 to kick off funding initiatives

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE - ing system that thousands of our future ciary responsibility means aligning the to her personal experience and passion leaders are very serious about shaming walk the walk of this thing.” For members of the SDC, this fidu fortion environmental will find success justice, soon. Ellen In additionRigell, a the fossil fuel industry.” The SDC has raised over $5,000 since moral and political values. SDC student leader, had another reason The SDC will present the concept of the endowment fund was initiated on school’s“The fact financial that we investments are a higher with educa its- this fund to the Board in a 7:30 a.m. February 4th. As of Tuesday night, 17 tion institution that professes the sci- “I just think it will work,” said Rigell. “I meeting geared towards addressing stu- people have donated. ence of climate change necessitates that thinkthat she’s that fighting the power for divestment.of the movement dent questions. The SDC plans on con- The endowment fund, which is com- on those grounds we should divest,” said and the power of hundred of religious tinuing the fund until the Board of Trust- pletely separate from the College and Alex Suber, another student leader of groups and individuals taking a stand ees announces its plan to divest from the is facilitated through the Responsible SDC. across the country will tell our govern- fossil fuel industry. Endowments Coalition (REC), allows Katherine Giuffre, an Associate Pro- alumni to contribute to a fund that will fessor of Sociology at CC, said that this be added to the endowment if the Board technique has a successful track re- decides to divest. The REC has helped cord. When she was an undergraduate dozens of other colleges set up similar at Harvard University, the divestment funds to encourage their Board of Trust- movement from South Africa during the ees to divest from various objectionable apartheid was underway. Eventually, the industries. technique worked, and Harvard divested - from the oppressive South African gov- fectiveness of this tool, it is clear that all ernment. membersAlthough of the the SDC institution is confident do not in theagree. ef Giuffre said that this fund is, in some “I am aware that the Divestment Com- ways, a compromise. mittee exists, and I praise their efforts,” “This doesn’t have to be an antagonis- wrote Sean Pieri, Vice President of Ad- tic relationship with the college,” said vancement at Colorado College, in an Giuffre. “[The fund] is a way of saying email. “While this is a noble endeavor, that the students certainly understand the college’s point of view, and that they the committee doesn’t fully understand don’t want to do things like taking mon- thatthere will are limit significant their ability headwinds to meet their that stated goals.” Pieri thinks that there are more effec- ey away from financial aid. That’s not the tive ways to make the change the SDC constituentgoal here, to at hurt the thetable’s college voice financially. is heard, wants to see. andThe goalthat isif weto figure can accommodate out ways that every every- “It would be prudent to tack and one, we will.” change course, focusing on actions relat- However, Giuffre said that it is impor- ed to energy savings, not just a symbolic tant for the SDC to understand the time- cleansing of the hands on the subject.” line on which this technique can be suc- The Student Trustee for Colorado Col- cessful. lege chose not to comment for the article “A really important part of this is not to at this time. expect it to happen overnight,” said Gi- The Divestment Committee sees the uffre. “We’re looking at this in terms of Board’s responses to their requests for years.” divestment as dismissive. For this reason, Giuffre thinks that it is - important for the SDC to make sure that ciary responsibility to increase the size generations of CC students down the of“I the think endowment that they as regardtheir priority their fidu and line maintain interest in the movement have not expressed much willingness to for it to succeed. As for the current members of SDC, The Student Divestment Committee displays a novelty check of the current endowment means or should mean,” said Criswell. - fund. Photo by Veronica Spann. negotiate what fiduciary responsibility they are confident that their organiza FEBRUARY 27, 2015 NEWS 5

Photo by Chauncey Crail. Funkdozer talks about their formation, the origin of their name, and their most-wanted superpowers. Caleb Cofsky: I’m gonna take this one. January of 2014. Is that right? When did the band form? QUESTIONS Jake Lauer: Well the band really began in November of that year when myself, Jake Sa- ...with Jack Burger betta, and Brian LeMeur got together for a jam session. Then we needed to find a bass so we met Dylan. We wanted to 10 STAFF WRITER play really badly first semester and we were jealous of bands that were playing so Brian just scheduled a show for us even Jakethough Sabetta: we weren’t ready at all. We got back from Winter Break, met Caleb, practiced a lot, and then played our first show during first weekend of 5th block. That is really when we began. The first lineup was Dylan Pearl on bass, Brian LeMeur on saxophone, Jake Lauer on drums, Caleb Cofsky on guitar and vocals, and Jake Sabetta JL: Oh no. onWho guitar came and vocals.up with the name and why? Dylan Pearl:

Okay. So the name is based on a great American hero, named Captain Killdozer, who built a death tank and went on a rampage in his town in Granby, Colorado. CC: What is Funkdozer’s most memorable moment as a band? DP: That happened? When did that happen? JL: What about when Dylan had his nuts out on stage for an entire song? JS: JL: The most memorable moment was right before Battle of the Bands Round 1 last year. Jake and our saxophone, Brian… Our saxophone Brian? Brian is not a saxophone. He might as well be. Anyways… Brian and Jake were wrestling and something weird happened. Jake slammed his head into the concrete floor and got a concussion. This was like the day beforeJS: Battle Round 1, and he didn’t know if he could play. We really needed him so we were freaking out. We spent the next 28 hours his room with all the lights out just keeping him company. We ended up playing Battle Round 1. He had ski goggles on and big earmuffs on to protect his head. It was really dramatic. AndDP: a great song came out of those 28 hours too, a sweet original that we play a lot. CC: John Moody What is your favorite song to play? How would you describe the music culture at CC? favorite song to play. It’s “I is a pioneer. Wish” by Stevie Wonder. I hate that song. I could tell you my least DP: JS: It’s a good song just hard to play right? the patron saint but he is. DP: CC: John Moody is the patron saint of Funkdozer. He does not know that he is tall. JL: OneYou ofknow my favoritewhat it is…ones It’s to the play feeling is “Seven of the Nation metal Army”sliding with on my Jenna fingers, Wu DP: We really look up to this guy named John Moody. He’s like 6 feet 7 inches singingcause I justit. do that the whole song. It makes me nauseous. JS: JS: CC: No he’s like 9 feet tall. CC: How about “Moving Out”? His beard has been growing for like 5 years. DP: I Ithink really “Hot like Coffee.”“She’s Not It’s There.”the band favorite. It’s a Dylan Pearl original. Last year the music culture was full of life and excitement and activity.- Battle of the Bands last year was 28-30 student bands. It made us push each CC, JL, and JS: other to become better. This year there really hasn’t been too much live mu Where is your favorite place to play? DP: DP: JL:sic. - Cossitt. There is a lack of venues here and in the Springs. CC: I haven’t played in Cossitt this There year. seems to be a lack of motivation to put together sets. It is pretty bi so I liked playing at Llama. I don’t know if that counts but that stage was dope. zarre actually. I think and hope that Battle of the Bands will spark something I actually really like playing in the Mathias basement. It’s called the Jam JL: don’tRoom get and mad they at pumpall. in toxic chemicals to make us feel depressed all the When will you perform next? time. It’s super fun. We are all really happy down there during practice. We Next Friday we are going to play at JS: Yes. Will you compete in Battle of the Bands this year? KSig. That is March 6th. DP: Hell yes. We are gonna win.

If you could go to any concert past, present, or fictional, who would you see? JL: The sweetest concert I would go to, based on my personal CC: likes now, would be Lettuce, Snarky Puppy, and Humphreys McGee this summer at Red Rocks. DP: IWhat would are see you? the Grateful Dead in the condition they were in 1972 in my mom’s womb. So it would be 98.6 degrees and we would be floating around in JS:fluids and it would be super relaxing and stress relieving. DP: that. Before That Jimiwould Hendrix be awesome. died he was talking to Miles Davis about putting together something. I would really like to see that collaboration. Ooh, I would watch the s*** out of that. I would really like to see Sublime when Brad Nowell was still alive. If I could see ’84 Metallica I would be so about If you could have any superpower what would it be? JL: DP: I am going to go with the classic answer and say I would love to be able to fly. underwater he grows gills or if you throw him all of a building he will Booooo. grow wings. No creativity. So there is this superhero that I really like called Darwin, this JL:is the nerdiest thing you are going to hear all day. He has the power called adaptive evolution. Whatever happens to him his body adapts. So if you put him DP: JL: I want to be able to fly whenever I want to. That seems like only certain situations. DP: Fine then I want the power to create things out of thing air. JS: I still want to fly. JL: AhhFine dude I will that’s just create a good a one. flying gun that shoots people that fly. DP: Probably to be able to play any instrument as good as I wanted. JS: CC: How are you going to fight crime with that? I will soothe the ears of all the criminals. I want the ability to go to the bathroom anywhere in public without anyone noticing. You don’t have to leave Rastall to poop. You can just poop. It would save so much time. 6 NEWS FEBRUARY 27, 2015

SARC Tara Misra restrains the myths around BDSM and “Fifty Shades of Grey”

SPENCER SPOTTS Although commonly misinterpreted, BDSM and kink as the most safe and con- unhealthy relationship dynamics of the Staff Writer sexual health educators often describe sensual forms of sexual activity because couple that happens outside the bed- of the heavy emphasis placed room. While the “Fifty Shades of Grey” re- on consent and communica- Some of her main points included lease brought in $85 million over Val- tion. Christian’s power and control over Ana, entine’s Day Weekend, the effects and manipulation, and stalking behavior. consequences of the series’ cultural ex- critiquing “Fifty Shades,” a Misra then sponsored a presentation plosion aren’t so pleasurable. dominatrixIn a Huffington by the Post name article of on Monday, Feb. 23 from the Colorado On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Colorado Col- Mistress Couple described lege Sexual Assault Response Coordi- BDSM as “creating vulnera- - nator Tara Misra brought in a crowd to bility [and] opening yourself oradoSprings Springs. Police Department looking at her programming event, “Show Some up to your partner in a way stalking“One of and the areasons specific why case we study need in to Col be Restraint: What 50 Shades Gets Wrong [where] you can trust them critical of “Fifty Shades” is because stalk- About Consent and Kink.” to take you to some of these ing disproportionately impacts people Critically analyzing the text and “Fifty dark places that are consid- the same age that Anastasia is represent- Shades” characters, Christian and Anas- ered taboo overall, but in a ed in the book,” said Misra. “College-age tasia, Misra presented on how the cou- loving way.” populations are particularly vulnerable.” ple’s relationship, both in and out of the However, when Misra ex- bedroom, raises concerns from both vio- plored the sexual activity have already begun to surface and gar- lence prevention educators and BDSM/ between Christian and Anas- nerNegative attention. cultural effects of the film kink communities. tasia, she found there to be a Earlier this week, a student at the Uni- “One of the big myths that is empha- lack of consent and respect, versity of Illinois brutally raped a 19- sized in the book is that Christian Grey as well as very little to no year old woman while engaging in BDSM participates [in BDSM] is because he ex- communication, and inap- play. The student then used “Fifty Shades perienced all this abuse as a child,” said propriate and manipulative of Grey” as his defense. Misra. “And truly, that is a really tired uses of alcohol. She described If students are looking for more infor- stereotype of people who participate in Christian’s behavior as abu- mation on BDSM, healthy sexuality and kink or BDSM.” sive, sociopathic, and com- relationships, or healthier and sexier BDSM is a form of sexual activity that pletely inaccurate of BDSM literary alternatives to “Fifty Shades,” can be explained as Bondage, Domina- dominants. Misra encourages students to chat with tion, Discipline, Sadism, Submission, Fifty Shades of Grey opened in theaters on Valentine’s Besides the sexual activ- her. Contact her at Tara.Misra@Colora- and/or Masochism. Day. Photo by Richard Forbes. ity, Misra also described the doCollege.edu.

SOUP PROJECT: Honoring 23 years of service

ATTENTION: JUNIORS CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE concerns about the Kitchen’s weekly structure,” said Dave Harker, Collaborative for Community Engagement. THE 2015 To tackle this issue, the coalitions have brought to life a con- test called the Soup Project Challenge, in which participants- CC GRANTS IN WRITING propose projects that meet criteria such as addressing food justice issues with the potential for a realized impact; innovat successfuling beyond with the legacy their ongoing of Shove model. Chapel; being local in character, (formerly CC Awards in Literature) reach, and impact; engaging the community; and remaining said Harker. “This will fund student-designed social innovation “We are in the midst of the $20,000 Soup Project Challenge,” - dressingprojects addressingsocial issues these on aissues local inbasis the localsuch community.”as homelessness, $15,000 for Block and Summer Projects hunger,The Soup and Projectpoverty. aims By partnering to imagine with creative the Coloradosolutions Springs for ad community, the coalitions aim to tackle these issues in “mean- ingful” ways. “We need to honor all of the great work the Community Kitchen achieved in the past 23 years, while also thinking Applications Available in the about innovative new ways to create positive impact in our lo- cal community,” said Harker. English Department, Armstrong 245 or the Challenge during the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on MarchThe proposals5 at 5 p.m. will be presented in the Final Pitches for on the English Department Website Additionally, in order to support the endeavors of the Food Coalition and Arts for Social Change Coalition, the president’s Application Deadline: Engagement funds to support new internships under a coali- office has recently provided the Collaborative for Community Monday, March 9, 2:00 pm force behind these new opportunities. tion-basedThe funded leadership internships model. cover Adison a vast arrayPetti hasof positions been a driving within programs such as: Community Resource Liason, Food Coali-

Fundraising, Membership and Volunteers, and Sundays at the For further information contact Communitytion Programs, Kitchen. Arts for Each Social of these Change entities Programs, come Finance together and to complement and support each other. Professor Dan Tynan, - ects that maximize the skills, energy, and passion of the CC Chair of the Selection Committee community“We are thinking in ways ahead that partner to a number with localof really organizations exciting proj en- gaged in this important work to make an even bigger positive impact on our communities,” said Harker. Students are encouraged to participate in weekly discussions Sacred Grounds at Shove Chapel. Anyone interested in getting involvedat The Soup can Project email [email protected] from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. for each additional Sunday in in- formation. CD

“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be Have an opinion to share? February 27, 2015 atended by a bodyguard of lies.” Email Editor William Kim at catalystnewspaper.com OP -Winston Churchill [email protected] OPINION

SPENCER SPOTTS Inclusivity& MELISSA BARNES my a**: Marginalizing the marginalized and ineffectivecuss the prospect safe of seeking spaces justice for Staff & Guest Writers those who identify as women, people of oppressedacceptance. identity Although marker, it may such be as easier gen- ties at Colorado College. Issues affecting their lives, we do not discuss justice for - der,for thoseto ignore who intersectionality are affected by onlyand onethe infrequently acknowledged as separate the BlackBlack mencisgender and boys and who transgender have lost complexity of identity politics, we need mixed race, LGBTQIA+, etc. are far too calls“If Ime participate, on it, to answer knowingly her anger or other with to acknowledge the destruction and dis- people and communities who have not wise, in my sister’s oppression and she encounteredconcerns from discrimination those experienced resulting by women and girls who are victimized and our exchange with reaction. It wastes oppression creates even within our own from intersectionality. studentbrutalized. leaders on campus and have my own only blankets the substance of groups.crimination Safe, thatinclusive a narrow spaces definition are not un of- In 1970, in response to racism within received We have a dismal brought response. our concerns We are dis to- stand still and to listen to another wom- - energy. And yes, it is very difficult to Black women have got to deal with the for those whose intersectional identi- share, or one to which I myself have con- thisattainable, as models and of we the should values look we claim. to orga feminism, Frances Beale wrote, “We as gusted and hurt by the lack of empathy an’s voice delineate an agony I do not nizations and communities who achieve - problems that the Black masses deal enceties inhibit of oppression. them from identifying with a tributed.” trans-activists For instance, stormedduring the the 2015 stage National during with,During for ourthe problems same year, in reality in response are one marginalizedWe hope that group’s in making dominant our concerns experi issues― Audre pertaining Lorde to women and femi- Conference on LGBT Equality, a group of toin thesexism same.” within the Black Power and nism,Although her Audreexperience Lorde likely is writing resonates about to the systemic violence against trans- the dynamics of their groups and re- with many oppressed people and com- women.the opening plenary to bring awareness evaluatepublic, student their attempts leaders willat creating reflect upon safe, They were not policed, escorted off Civil Rights movements, Abbey Lincoln individuals, we advocate for inclusivity, stage, or shushed. Their protest was wrote, “Play hide and seek as long as you - progress,munities. and As validation marginalized of all groups experienc and- testamentcan and will, of how but thoroughly your every and rejection care- standingequitable, that and different inclusive kindsspaces. of oppres- depiction of lived experiences. Their ex- and abandonment of us is only a sorry- Said Shiri Eisener, “It means under for Diversity & Inclusion and most, if not perienceslauded as anwere appropriate validated, andvalued, justified and - es. The Colorado College Butler Center welcomed. fully you have been blinded and brain ers.sion Itare means interlinked, acknowledging and that kyriarchyone can’t for a goal of inclusivity. nowashed.” ample space for Black feminists, or andliberate intersectionality only one group - the without fact that the along oth all, affiliated groups specifically strive BlackForty-five women years in general, later, thereto articulate is still not always created safe spaces for dia- A space in which intersectional theory- their existence as Black, women, and and oppressors, privileged and disprivi- However, our current behaviors have and praxis is celebrated and experiences- - different axes, we’re all both oppressed are legitimized has not yet been actual logue on identity, marginalization, and ized in some marginalized communi Black women on our campus. As we dis leged.”

REBECCA GLAZER could in fact do no such Staff Writer - sures were largely disre- especially since the NSA has bipartisan- This past Sunday, history was made at thing. Snowden’s disclo dersupport. to result According in any sortto Greenwald, of real change. “some they failed to provoke any genuineMany people dissenting have force made is the crucial” argument, in or commonlyCitizenfour: portrayed as a traitor to his How Snowden sortgarded,will of meaningfulespecially save because politi- America countrythe Oscars, won as the a film award celebrating for Best aDocu man- cal discussion, let alone any major reform. “If I’m not doing anything wrong, then is composed of footage from the original I have no reason to be upset at the NSA mentary Feature. The film, “Citizenfour,” for snooping.” They see no consequence - Now with the release in the NSA harvesting their data, so they contractorinterviews Edward between Snowden. Guardian Snowden reporter of Poitras’ documentary notdon’t the see consequence; the point in itprotesting is the principle. it. But Glenn Greenwald and former NSA sub and its subsequent Oscar what is wrong about the NSA’s actions is Laura Poitras in Hong Kong in June 2013 surveillancewin, the general program public the name of national security, yet what met with Greenwald and filmmaker mayapathy change. towards The the movie NSA’s isThe national NSA claims security to be if notharvesting the protection data in presents the revelations - with the intent of revealing classified tion was written to uphold? The means NSA data harvesting methods and the of our civil liberties that our constitu ongoing violations of the civil liberties Illustration by Kyle Kallman. packagemade by that Snowden is highly in en an- violates our security in and of itself. The of American citizens. easily digestible two-hour by which the NSA protects our security, The information provided by Snowden- ingtonwas published Post over bythe Greenwald course of the in next The administration. Snowden was charged attract an evenjoyable wider to audience watch. With than an it greatest threat to our civil liberties lies severalGuardian months. and by PoitrasSnowden in Thedisclosed Wash withbegin threewith under felonies, the auspicestwo of whichof his own fell hasAcademy in the Award four months to its name, since it its will original likely tonot protect outside them. our It nation’s is for this borders, reason that but many details, among which were a pro- release, and certainly a wider audience within the very organization purporting gram called PRISM which allowed the - informationunder the Espionage in his possession Act, even to foreign though wrongdoingwe ought to of be our screaming own that ourwe wish protest to powersSnowden that deliberately would have did paid not dearly sell thefor than closely followed Greenwald’s cov keepat the hidden. NSA’s actions, not because of any NSA direct access to users’ accounts and it. toerage everyone in The with Guardian. a DVD The player information and two versionsearch histories of the program on servers known like asGoogle, Tem- revealed by Snowden is now accessible mines information from Microsoft, Ya- pora,Yahoo!, a Facebook,secret court and order Apple, requiring a British Snowden a full pardon received over one - I realize that knowing how PRISM hundredA petition thousand on whitehouse.gov signatures, yet to failedgrant rityspare and hours, into the and spotlight. its brand new Oscar to receive a response from the Presi- has successfully dragged it out of obscu manyhoo, Google,from using Facebook, any of these AOL, services. Skype, thephone digital companies surveillance like of Verizon 35 world to handlead- - YouTube, and Apple will not dissuade ers,over and their the customers’program called phone XKeyscore; records, - tionSo howof our will right the releaseto privacy of “Citizenfour” and our at- - - dent as required by law. Outraged by the- temptsand its Oscarto protect win influence that right our from percep our cantlyIt doesn’t to avoid seem this likely kind that of surveillance. most of us NSA’s covert surveillance of their inter own government? Thewill changeimportant our point, Internet however, habits signifiis that froma means PRISM. of storing, Every viewing,program and supported analyz protestsnet activity, in 80a movement cities across known the country. as “Re Snowden himself released a statement ing the terabytes of raw data harvested Thousandsstore the Fourth” of protestors sprang upand to overorganize 100 is that this award will encourage more gettingwe shouldn’t killed. haveIn the to. same We way, do not we solvecan- theThe NSA’s U.S. stated government goal to “Collectwas quick it All,” to following the Oscars, saying, “My hope notmurder solve by this simply violation telling of people our personal to avoid condemn“Exploit it SnowdenAll,” “Know for it All.”his disclosures. advocacy groups organized a rally called “Stop Watching Us” in Washington, D.C. people to see the film and be inspired is our right to use the Internet to exer- in October 2013. by its message that ordinary citizens,- privacy just by avoiding the Internet. It Director of National Intelligence James intelligentYet even afterand well-educated) the news broke people about working together, can change the world.” whose policy must change to protect Clapper called the exposé “reckless,” Ithe know NSA’s continued data mining, to considermost of the the (fairly con- whichHe also he did emphatically a Reddit AMA stated (Ask that Me orgaAny- cise our free speech, and it is the NSA afterhaving claimed caused that “huge, he hadgrave already damage” called to cept of data mining a conspiracy theory. thing) with Greenwald and Poitras, in U.S. Intelligence (2013). Obama soon that right. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see - spyingnization as and an issueactivism in the are 2016 the twoelections. most what power any of us has to bring about for a review of the NSA’s surveillance- Jokes were made along the lines of, “The- important means of establishing NSA- change. All we can do for now is support erationsprograms had even increased before dramatically Snowden’s reto NSA would be so confused if they could thatwhistleblowers can, as a whole, like demand Edward reform. Snowden ports, despite the fact that the NSA’s op read our conversation right now,” carry Snowden also warned that “govern and create an informed American public ing the implicit assumption that the NSA ments don’t often reform themselves,” 8 OPINION February 27, 2015

able to leverage our representatives to JACK QUEEN do their jobs—that is, actually represent the Justices choose to hear it—where a vague, incoherent ruling wouldn’t have SuingStaff Writer for social change:us by passing Adversarial laws—we instead turn legalism to circusin the Supremeof lawyers and Court—which and theexpert witnessescrisis is to say, madeislativeof representationit into branch, the original Justice law Samuel in any Alito’s form, Last week, Andrew Hansen of Browns- the courts, begging unelected judges to try to convince a panel of politically ap- and for good reason. ville, Texas dashed the hopes of mil- provisionally govern using their inter- pointed geriatrics to impose their par- lions of undocumented workers (can pretations of a short, centuries-old doc- a president commits an overstep, real we just call them Americans already?) ument. The courts have a valuable role This clumsy process is problematic in orCongress imagined. likes But tothey complain guard their whenever pow- by temporarily blocking Obama’s execu- as checks on legislative and executive ticular vision as Constitutionally sacred. ers much less jealously from the courts, tive orders that would shield them from power. But in our tradition of pursuing dubs it “adversarial legalism” wherein appearing more than happy to defer to deportation. To be fair, he’s not just any social change through private litigation, many ways. Legal scholar Robert Kagan them through inaction on tricky ques- we have expanded the scope of govern- time-consuming, and expensive legal tions like immigration reform and gay district judge, albeit one who has never ment—and the authority of judges—im- battlesconflicts rather are resolvedthan mediation through through messy, marriage. While it’s tempting to cheer facedguy; Hansen election is aor qualified been accountable United States to mensely and to our peril. bureaucratic or legislative channels. the courts for clearing the gridlock on the public in any meaningful way. He is The positive legacy of 1954’s Brown these issues, we should be far less san- currently hearing a suit brought by a co- v. Board of Education, which formally and can turn unaccountable judges guine about unelected judges playing alition of 26 states seeking to overturn ended a shameful period of racial seg- intoOn the quasi-lawmakers. whole, it is massively The resultinefficient can legislator and imposing dramatic chang- Obama’s action on immigration, which regation, has left with us with a rosy be changes to the law brought about by es to society through majoritarian writ- impression of this convoluted, often in- small, wealthy interests that leave the ten opinions. people who pass background checks to equitable path to legislative change. As public scratching their heads, or worse, As a country, we are taking the easy applywould for allow temporary as many work as permits five million and Francis Fukuyama has noted, there are enraged. way out in hoping that from our circu- pay taxes. Days before the Department essentially no other liberal democracies itous legal system will emerge answers in the world that so consistently look to to the great questions we are either too implementation, Hansen ordered an in- their courts to change the law. Consider Citizens United, McCutcheon, cowardly or stubborn to resolve through junctionof Homeland to block Security changes was until set tothe begin case and the string of Roberts Court decisions discussion and compromise. Our system is concluded. A group of policy demanders (often ide- wouldthat have be significantlyunlikely to guttedpass legislativecampaign is designed for laws to originate from The injunction itself is reasonable ologicalIn general, wing-nuts) it goes somethingbacked up likeby sizethis:- muster,finance but law. for Such unelected loose money legal scholars policies our representatives and be vetted by enough. It would be a grave injustice able war chests target a law they don’t it’s no problem. Ditto for Hobby Lobby, like. After picking the proper district which carved out a religious exemption on a path to citizenship only to reverse (it’s no coincidence the immigration qualified judges, not imposed from the to set as many five million immigrants - company only to unleash, quite predict- throughbench by minutejudicial fiat.legalisms whether or to part of Obamacare for a Christian- notIn four June, words the High (“established Court will by decide the ascourse yet another after a instance final decision of our federal from thein- challenge was filed with a white, Repub- stitutionscourts. But, abdicating the whole the fiasco responsibilities is troubling terlican which judge the on losing the Rio side Grande will frequently border in Temple.ably, a flood of other ludicrous chal should nullify insurance subsidies and - appeal.South Texas), With any they luck, argue the theircase ends case afup lenges—including Despite the many one failings from theof our Satanic leg- effectivelyState”) out destroy of 11,588,500 the law. in Obamacare of governance to the judicial branch. Un

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DURANYA FREEMAN the typical soldier to deal with internal Staff Writer murders. assassination of Al-Qaeda leader Osama ‘American Sniper’and Althoughpaints statements his actions made a by weretroubling Routh far afterfrom theac- portrait of modern-daybinelow’s Laden 2012 “Zero adaptation Dark heroes Thirty”of the raidshowed and - conflict and not have such a one-minded- the gruesome truth of the Iraqi War, ceived a life sentence for the shooting of Why would anyone, let alone a fellow of- ticleview afteras Kyle seeing did. the movie for himself, including harrowing torture scenes of This Wednesday, Eddie Ray Routh re ceptable, they raise an interesting point:- discussingReppenhagen his own published war experience his own and ar waterboarding. It sparked an important debate about America’s use of torture in fellow veteran Chris Kyle and his friend- ficer, choose to kill a soldier as success as “savages.” He writes, “I met some in- warfare to gather information, a practice Chad Littlefield. byful andseveral decorated moral asquestions Chris Kyle? during his crediblehow, unlike Iraqis Kyle, during he never and saw after the my Iraqis de- - Exactly two months earlier, Clint East time“American in Iraq, Sniper” including shows a sceneKyle plagued where ployment, and it is shameful to know tion. theaters.wood’s blockbuster “American Sniper,” he hesitates several minutes while aim- that the movie has furthered ignorance thatYet, is the prohibited reaction by by the average Geneva Americans Conven following the life of Kyle, was released in ing at a small child who picks up a gun that might put them in danger.” to both movies was the same; as soon as There are also glaring political inaccu- the credits started rolling, there was tu- Kyle, called the “deadliest sniper in- taken down. He mutters “Put it down, multuous applause and a surge of patri- ingU.S. themilitary Iraq War,history,” including was a theNavy eighth- SEAL dropped by someone Kyle has already - otism that washed over the plush seats, longestcredited successful with more hit than ever 160 recorded kills dur at sighs with relief when the child decides racies throughout the film. On camera, skimming over the deeper political toput do it down…so. He hesitates God put itagain down…” when and a inKyle the watches next scene. the 9/11 This attacksillogical on connec televi- of his time both in combat and on the mother and child come out bearing what sion and then is shown fighting in Iraq According to several reports, including homefront2,100 meters. was Eastwood’shailed by many adaptation as an later proves to be a concealed grenade. Americans already have about the Iraq questions that were raised by both films. “American hero story,” which depicted - tion solidifies the belief that millions of - the painful mental and emotional trau- ly unequivocal about where he stood and - one of Routh’s defense attorney, jurors ma faced by thousands of veterans who likelyHowever, had some the real very Chris violent Kyle and was hateful clear War: that it was clearly tied to the events who had seen the movie weren’t influ return home. anti-Arab views during the course of of Sept. 11, 2001, when in fact the attack- enced by their decision to convict Routh. his life and during combat. In his own ers were not Iraqi; most were from Saudi isYet, suspicious. the coincidental release of the film His lawyers chose the insanity angle to memoir, he described killing as “fun” deadlyArabia. sniperAt another at the point, risk ofKyle exposing is encour his directly around the time of Routh’s trial- Routh was evidently not a fan of Kyle. and something he “loved” to do, in addi- locationaged to take(this out is what Mustafa, would a particularlylater be re- ger of the easily digestable, comfortably tion to believing strongly that everyone corded as the eighth-longest kill). After patrioticMore important, medium of however, movies likeis the “Ameri dan- anddefend apparently him, pointing believed out that that Routh the stilltrip he does so, it is implied that this action struggles with PTSD and schizophrenia - helped to win the war, which is a ridicu- blue halo on the heads of people like shooting range was to a war zone. These inghe shot f*** wasabout clearly the Iraqis.” the enemy. Those He familiar wrote: lous notion. can Sniper” that put a red-white-and- assertionsthat he, Kyle, were and dismissed Littlefield as invalid took to by a “I hate the savages. I couldn’t give a fly scrutiny, turn out not to be the heroes the court due to several rational actions - weChris want Kyle, to represent “heroes,” America. who under closer with combat, such as veteran Garrett This is not true for all Middle Eastern- Rappenhagen, affirm that war forces American war movies. Kathryn Big Come to the CC Tiger Athletics Show of Talents on Follow @catalyst_sports as we begin to february 27, 2015 live-tweet CC Tigers Athletics and provide Tuesday, March 3 at the Celeste eatre to see Tiger S up-to-the minute information. Athletes step o of the  eld and onto the stage. catalystnewspaper.com SPORTS Derrick Rose: A Bull without his horns

reported by ESPN on Tuesday, February DAVID ANDREWS ball behind his head and kissed it to the 24, Rose appeared in 99 percent of Bulls Sports Editor Column “1” on the back of his jersey, showing off actly equal sans Rose as with him. Most games in his MVP season; however, since a little perhaps. Fans stood stunned as tellinglyand offensive perhaps ef�iciency is Rose’s are performance almost ex- then, he has appeared in only 33 percent in clutch time, despite having taken 25 At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening, of Chicago games. undoubtedly with enough force to make more shots than both Pau Gasol and the tweets started to roll in. Lebron Rose’s presence over the past three aRose few �lushed exiting thefans ball look through to the the megatron basket, James, John Wall, DeAndre Jordan Paul years has been felt, in large part, through for a replay. Stacey King, the Bulls color George, John Calipari, and many other major Adidas marketing campaigns de- commentator, exclaimed after the dunk, producedJimmy Butler 12 less in close points games than Butler,(�ive point and big names in the professional basketball tailing his comeback. The Youtube and “Did you not get the memo?! Derrick 24games, less than�ive or Gasol. less Thisminutes statistic left) is he espe- has world took to Twitter to lament yet an- TV series of ads show a determined Rose can go upstairs! I wanna go high- cially worrying considering that Rose other knee injury to of one of the NBA’s and sweaty Rose, teeth gritted, willing er!” The call was the perfect accent on a was Chicago’s go-to player in clutch great superstars. News that Derrick his way back onto the basketball court. mind-blowing dunk. time for a majority of his career. Accord- Rose would require surgery for a medial Dubbed “The Return,” the series en- ing to NBA Roundtable from a 2011 ar- tear in his right knee was sobering news thralled me and made me a fan of Rose. Rose into the MVP conversation. His ex- ticle, Rose was the most effective over- for the NBA as a whole, and his Chicago I wanted to see this Chicago-native suc- plosivenessIt was plays was like a these hallmark that �irst of his brought game Bulls team that seemed to be hitting it’s ceed again, regain his former glory. How since his college days at Memphis, league. mid-season stride. In a weak Eastern poignant a story it could be: the Simeon where as a freshman he led the Wildcats timeAlong and with last-�ive-minutes-player Rose, the NBA has inlost the a Conference, the new-look Bulls, featur- High School product, rising to greatness to the National Championship before bevy of superstars this season. Kobe ing Jimmy Butler, Aaron Brooks, and Pau in his hometown. falling to Kansas in OT. Rose played like Bryant, Chris Bosh, Paul George, and Gasol were scrambling their way up the The story seemed to come to fruition there were hot coals in the soles of his Carmelo Anthony have fallen to season- standings. Prior to Rose’s injury, Chicago during his 2010-11 season, when he be- ending injuries. Rose seems to be the was 35-22 and sitting at the number-one came the league’s youngest MVP ever never staying still, ready at any moment latest playmaker to be so cruelly ripped spot in the Central Division. The loss of at 22 years old. In 2010-11 Rose aver- toshoes. explode His into feet the danced stratosphere across the and �loor, em- from the game he loves. Rose certainly stings Tom Thibodeau’s aged 25.0 points, 7.7 assists, and shot barrass an opponent. Rose, in his prime, For the foreseeable future, Derrick club, but this is a situation they have seemed to hover in the air longer than Rose will be once again banished to the seem themselves in countless times will remember most vividly from Rose’s every other player around the basket. Bulls bench. It is hard to tell the future, since Rose’s 2010-11 MVP campaign. MVPalmost season 45 percent was his from December the �ield. 23 What dunk I He would wait for his opponents to drop but I have a hard time seeing Rose hav- Rose, as my brother used to say about against the Phoenix Suns. With 24 sec- ing any more sustained success similar Redskins running-back Clinton Portis, onds left, the Bulls had clinched the win, across the country. to 2010-11. With any luck, Rose will appears to be made of glass. Over the no question, but a fast break material- backSadly, to Earththe days as he of electri�ied this Rose televisionare over. read this article, and many others like it past four seasons, Rose has missed time ized with Rose leading the pack. Goran With this knee injury, it may be time to across the country, and rekindle his fero- due to a sprained toe, strained back, Dragic, a decent Slovenian point guard say goodbye to Rose as the force of na- cious competitive spirit. I look forward groin injury, ankle injury, torn ACL, torn followed Rose to the basket and at- ture he was four years ago. The statis- to seeing Rose return to the court and meniscus and a hamstring injury. It has tempted to alter Rose’s path to the bas- tical signs have begun to emerge this bless us with his incredible quickness become an all-too-common sight to see ket. Without a moments notice, Rose lift- season that Rose is no longer an integral and prowess, but it’s possible this image Rose dressed in street clothes, watch- ed off the ground as if ripped upwards part of the Bull’s squad. The Bulls are is fading quickly, struggling to survive on ing morosely as his team plays average by a string attached to his head. As he 29-17 with Rose this season, compared surgically engineered knees. basketball, clearly missing his spark. As sailed towards the basket, he thrust the to 7-4 without him. The Bulls defensive

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Men’s Basketball (13-12, 7-7 SCAC) Friday, Feb. 27th @ University of Dallas, 5 p.m. CT

Sunday, Feb. 29th@ SCAC Tournament Final, TBA Saturday, Feb. 28th @ SCAC Tournament Semi�inal, TBA Men’s Hockey (5-23-1, 1-18-1 SCAC) Friday, Feb. 27th vs. Western Michigan @ 7:37 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28th vs. Western Michigan @ 7:07 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Diving Friday, Feb. 27th and Saturday, Feb. 28th @ NCAA Diving Senior Austin Howlett and freshman Mary Rose Donahue will Regionals be representing Colorado College Feb. 27-28 at the NCAA Diving Regionals in San Antonio, TX. The pair will compete against DIII Women’s Lacrosse (1-1) competition in order to earn a berth to the NCAA DIII National Monday, Mar. 2nd vs. Susqehanna, 3 p.m. Championships in Shenandoah, TX March 18-21. Unlike their Wednesday, Mar. 4th vs. Augustana, 3 p.m. swimming counterparts Howlett and Donahue are given an op- portunity to compete at a regional competition before moving Men’s Lacrosse (2-0) onto Nationals. If Howlett’s season-long dominance is any indi- Saturday, Feb. 27th @ Colorado Mesa, 1 p.m. cation of how this weekend will pan out for the senior, he’s in for Thursday, Mar. 5th vs. Trine University, 4 p.m. a bid to Nationals. Howlett went undefeated over the course of the season and set Colorado College records on both the 3-me- Women’s Track & Field: ter and 5-meter boards. The Hawaii native and reigning SCAC Saturday, Mar. 1st @ Air Force Academy Masters Open, 9 a.m.

Championships. Rose Donahue is coming off of a strong perfor- manceDiver of at the the Year SCAC placed Championships �ifth last year in whichat the NCAAshe placed DIII Nationalthird on the 3-meter board with a score of 454.85. Both divers will be looking to make a late-season push for the Tigers, who despite a strong showing at the SCAC Championships, did not qualify any swimmers to compete at the DIII National competition. 10 Sports february 27, 2015

SAMANTHA GILBERT become closer Women’sGuest Writer tennis dominates“[We need firstto match, hopes to receive top-20 ranking in regionas a group. focus] primar- Sophomore Last Friday, women’s tennis kicked ily on singles co-captain off their season by destroying Colorado getting out Maddie Cahill, Christian 9-0. to quicker who played #5 With an aggressive attitude coming starts,” said from the doubles teams and undeniable Weber. “We doubles last perseverance from the singles players, dropped the week,singles andclaims #2 the team was able to win every match that her goals and start off the season completely un- four of those for the season defeated. matchesfirst set and in I include being Head coach Anthony Weber appreci- don’t think we a tight-knit ates the hard work from the team. “Even should have team, getting after we clinched the match [early on necessarily.” into the SCAC in the evening] the kids still fought for Consistency - their matches,” said Weber. “It was a is another im- ing fun. From left to right: Maggie Harwood, Caroline Cary, and Mary Edman slap backhands across the net while in ac- finals, and hav complete team effort.” portant com- tion for the women’s tennis team. Coach Anthony Weber’s team kicked off the season on Friday, Feb. 20 with a “The best Although four of the six singles match- ponent to win- 9-0 destruction of Colorado Christian. Photos by Charlie Lengal. Photos courtesy of CC Athletics part about be- es started down a set, the support of ning matches. ing on the ten- the team helped them come back and Weber often nis team is the tells his players that they will win the net, putting away overheads, and put- team itself,” said Cahill. “Growing up, Fiona Cerf, who played #1 singles and majority of their points on opponents’ ting away volleys.” - #1fight doubles for the onwin. Friday, According winning to freshman all nine errors rather than their own winners, Weber believes that if doubles play ag- ing a team of talented and motivated matches can be attributed to several which is why it is crucial to get the ball gressively, it will make the team more tennisgirls makes was very all of individualized, the hard work but worth hav components. back just one more time than their op- successful in the long run and make it.” “Our mental and physical stamina re- ponent. their long-term goal of receiving a top Cerf echoes these feelings. “The best ally helped us come back and win a lot Another thing the team needs to work part about being on this team is the of our matches. I also think that we play - “The girls team is very young this year community and the incredible amount for each other, even in singles, and that bles teams so that they get used to play- but20 ranking probably in thethe region most moretalented possible. team of support we give each other on and off in itself gives us that extra push we need ingon, accordingwith each toother. Weber, is finalizing dou the court.” to win close matches,” said Cerf. “Each The doubles teams need to focus on high hopes and we’re pushing for a sec- The women’s tennis season is looking member of both the guys and the girl - we’ve had in 20-25 years. So there are- more promising this year than it has in team were out there on the court sup- ish points. ber. In the past, Trinity has been the top - porting every point of the last match.” their“The net teams play that and take ability over to the quickly net typi fin- dogond inplace the finishconference, in conference,” and Weber said is hop We- ing for Coach Weber and his players. The team’s next match is against Port- cally win the points and this year that’s ing to challenge them a little this year. Nextthe past Saturday, 20 years, you andcan expectthat’s veryaggressive excit land State next Saturday, and according where we are going to be a lot stronger,” With the team getting into better net play from the doubles and immedi- to Weber, the team has a lot to work on said Weber. “We have girls that are very shape and working on their technique ate intensity from the singles to contin- before they compete again. aggressive and don’t mind being on the and strategy every day, they are quickly ue the team’s winning streak.

Women’s lacrosse exhibits grit, toughness in season openers

HOLLIS SCHMIDT schedule for this season, but senior Cap- so than the past year. The Program was go for this game,” said Orr. Guest Writer conducted by a pair of ex-Marines, and The team played as a unit, which se- team will perform well in the games the lacrosse teams’ mental and physical cured the 18-15 win against Cabrini. The The anticipation that precedes a ahead.tain Leigh Nicholl is confident that the toughness was tested during intense uni- CMs game was an evenly paired match- “The tougher teams we play, the more son conditioning. The girls participated up, and the team played through the rain - we will improve,” said Nicholl. “You don’t in challenges such as pool sessions. Orr and had a six-goal comeback in the last sonfledgling serve seasonas concrete in any evidence sport isof oftenwhat become great beating teams who can’t also states that senior captains Nicholl quarter, Sadie Cole and Mary Taussig monthspalpable. of The preseason first moments training of have the prosea- throw or catch.” and Virginia Logue are fundamental to were essential in this game. Although duced. The women’s lacrosse team saw This demanding schedule will increase this team’s success, but that The Pro- it was a heartbreaking loss of 13-14, it the chances of the CC women’s lacrosse gram proved that anyone can lead the their season-opening trip to California. team appearance in the NCAA post-sea- team, and everyone is respectful of that. The bottom line is that this team has Thethe firstTigers fruits are ofgearing a grueling up for offseason their 19th in son Tournament, which is a major goal Players to watch out for this season funproves together. the team’s Nicholl determination says, “We to fight.have season since the program’s inception in of theirs. include senior defensive specialist Kirby a good balance of focus and knowing 1995. “The past years, we’ve kind of been Leyshon, who is a vocal leader, Lydia when to have a good time.” The team is lead by Head Coach Susan cheated out of a spot for one reason or Freliech and Abbe Sawabini, two very One of the pre-game rituals for the another, ” said Nicholl. Since leaving the strong sophomore defenders. Offensive- team is getting amped in the locker room Stuart has been named West Region SCAC, their schedule has gotten progres- ly, Virginia Logue and Maddy Pitkin lead to “We Can’t Stop” by Miley Cyrus. The CoachStuart, of who the wasYear athree legend times on theby Inter field.- sively tougher, but then again so has the the attack and make sure everyone is on team kicks off a 10-game home stretch collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches team. the same page once the ball crosses the this week with Susquehanna and Augus- Association and has also been named So what makes this team so much dif- tana slated to visit Washburn Field. the Southern Collegiate Athletic Confer- ferent and have more potential to make The team recently came back from The women’s lacrosse team returns to campus ence Coach of the year. With a fantastic Californiamidfield. with an impressive win over for a slate of home games following a 18-15 coach like Stuart and a roster of 35 play- Sophomore Colleen Orr says because Cabrini College and a tough loss to Cla- win over Cabrini College and a hard-fought ers, this team has great potential for this ofthings “The happen Program” out onthey the participated lacrosse field? in remont-Mudd Scripps Colleges. 13-14 loss at the hand of Claremont-Mudd- year and the years to come. Scripps. Photos by Charlie Lengal. Photos during pre-season, the team trusts each “We lost to Cabrini by two points last courtesy of CC Athletics. The team unveiled an extremely tough other and relies on one another more

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Men’s tennis forging into new season with determination, prowess

IRIS RAYBURN Staff Writer The Colorado College men’s ten- also credits the commitment and prepa- can achieve these goals.” nis team opened their spring season ration the team has been showing. “We Both Burger and Weber acknowledge against Colorado Christian University worked really hard in the off season with that the goals will require hard work. this past Friday. The Tigers prevailed (strength coaches) Kevin and Steven.” “We are going to have to play really well 8-1. Sophomore Jason Guiterrez set the The Tigers have been battling the in doubles all year,” says Burger. “We pace for the Tigers by winning both his always-changing Colorado weather by have a deep team, so I really want our number one matches in the doubles rising early for indoor practice. Burger lower players to step up and pick up and singles. Guiterrez edged his oppo- says, “I really like the motivation and some big wins.” The Tigers will be fac- commitment everyone has been show- ing tough competition in conference, Senior Jack Burger paired with Gui- ing—waking up at 5 a.m. for practice especially against the team’s rival, Trin- terreznent 6-2, for 7-6 the (2). doubles victory. Burger when it snows and still working hard.” ity College. “Trinity just won the indoor Despite inclement weather and a tough championship so they’ll be tough,” says coach Anthony Weber credits pre- Weber. seasonwon his preparation singles match for the 6-2, victory. 6-2. Head “We in the top half of their conference. The have the indoor game under our belt Tigersschedule, will the be Tigers facing are a numberlooking toof finish Divi- playing several local Division II schools and used that coming into this spring,” sion II opponents as well as SCAC Divi- Weber acknowledges the difficulty of The men’s tennis squad says Weber, “we shape the team. “We play a lot of Division picked up a season- had a month of in the top four of the conference,” says IIbut locally. hopes It’ll the help experience when we go will up helpagainst to opening 8-1 victory over practice before Weber.sion III. “If we work hard, we can finish Division III. It’s tough to keep morale up Colorado Christian on this match and “I want to end our season with a win- but it helps our tennis,” he says. The Ti- Friday, Feb. 20. Photo by Charlie Lengal. Photo that always gers are back in action against Portland courtesy of CC Athletics. helps.” Burger our conference,” says Burger. “I think we State on March 6. ning record and finish in the top two in The prodigal son returns: Climber Jake Norton’s visit to Colorado College

enough not to have one of those hor- guy who did it in a cotton shirt and JACK QUEEN for his talents to interest with the rible accents.” tweed coat.” Staff Writer needswater of issues, the world. helped him find a way An avid photographer, Norton hap- He shows us pictures of wide-eyed deep enough in Austin to not have a pened to have the best camera of the children from remote parts of South- horribleI tell him accent I’m of from my Texas,own. but from team, so he snapped the iconic shot of Last Monday, I sat in the back row ern Asia and Africa, rattling off some Norton started climbing early, sum- Conrad Anker standing over Mallory’s of the Cornerstone Screening Room unsettling statistics about the scarcity miting Mount Rainier at the ripe age frozen remains. Soon he was getting as Jake Norton, CC alumnus, photog- of clean water around the world. It’d tons of requests for the photo and de- - be a little sappy if he hadn’t taken the - cided to go legit by starting his com- traordinaire took the podium to share sonalof 12; favorso ripe, to hisin fact, dad. that During he was his timeonly pany, MountainWorld Productions. somerapher, wisdom filmmaker, and screen and climber one of his ex atable CC, to Norton join the spent expedition summers on guiding a per We return to the subject of “High documentaries: “High and Hallowed: mountainspictures himself to raise and money his and nonprofit, aware- on Rainier, a teenage philosophy ma- and Hallowed,” an unprecedented nessChallenge for projects 21, wasn’t aimed climbing at improving literal jor taking middle-aged businessmen climb of Everest’s West Ridge by two access water access around the world. up the highest peak in the Cascades. legendary climbers, Willi Unsoeld and itsEverest historic 1963,” West the Ridge story traverse. of the firstThe He fondly recalls moonlight ascents Tom Hornbein. Forced to open bivy on eventAmerican was expeditionhosted by the to Everestschool’s andIn- climbing like never before,” said Nor- of Montezuma Tower in the Garden of the descent from the summit in sub- novation Institute as part of its lecture ton.“Challenge “It gave me 21 a way reinvigorated to leverage my the Gods and the Barr Trail on Pikes. zero temperatures, the chill from a series featuring presentations from skills, the career I had built, in a really slight breeze would have killed them. startups and business leaders. meaningful direction.” we didn’t get to the donut shop until However, luck prevailed and while Norton has the lean, wiry build of a Norton wraps up with some hum- “The first time my freshman year they were hailed as heroes, their leg- professional climber and a man who didn’t really know what we were get- acy may have been foolhardiness had spends a lot time forcing down calo- - tingabout into. 2 a.m.,”I don’t Norton think we chuckles. even looked “We they perished on that frozen ridge. ries many miles above sea level. In rienceble advice, to innovation admitting and that career at first, paths. he at a map.” his capacity as a climbing guide, he’s Addressingwasn’t sure howthe starry-eyed to connect hisstudents expe After graduating, little was certain line between the thrill of pushing the bagged the Seven Summits and made — a small minority in a crowd of limitsIn adventure and overestimating sports, there your is poten a fine- seven trips to the tallest mountain in mostly adults, typical for CC events — not return to the Northeast. He split tial and underestimating the cruel va- the world. timefor Norton between except guiding his in conviction Seattle and to garies of nature. The projector screen lights up with in what we do, and then channel that playing around in the Colorado out of “You have to have the right priori- a shot of an imposing peak. “I’m just joyhe challenges to transcend us personalto ask why, interest to find and joy a small rental near campus. ties,” says Norton. “Thinking the sum- gonna put these pictures up so you reach out to others. Although he never had a burning mit is the only place success lies can have something more interesting to “I hope you at least enjoyed the pic- desire to climb the well-trod path up lead to bad decisions.” look at than me,” he opens, self-effac- tures,” he says, self-deprecating once - Social media has pushed glory seek- ing despite his accomplishments. more after a whirlwind tour of his pedition after establishing his creden- ing into uncharted territory, where As a history and philosophy double successes. tialsEverest, guiding Norton on was Cho invited Oyu and on another ex major, he doesn’t have the typical cre- We move on to the documentary, destination peaks. Their goal, how- there lingers a creeping urge to con- dentials of an entrepreneur. Never- “High and Hallowed: Everest 1963”. In- ever, was far loftier than the world’s stantlyeveryone’s compare exploits and arepush shared things andtoo theless, he’s the founder of Mountain- terspersed throughout archival foot- - far. world Productions, a photography age of the original climb, Norton and cate the remains of legendary British “It’s great how we can share all this his team document their own attempt mountaineerhighest summit; George they Mallory hoped and to his lo stuff,” says Norton. “But it can create partner, Andrew Irvine, who disap- a different mindset where there’s a forand waterfilm company, and sanitation and Challenge projects 21, in ballsy climb. To see the rudimentary peared without a trace on the North hand on everyone’s back: be gnarlier, thea nonprofit underdeveloped devoted world.to raising money equipmentat the punishing of the andoriginal exceptionally climbers East ridge during their summit push send it bigger.” However, sure enough his talk quick- The outdoors industry, now worth ly takes on a philosophical beat. After - Through a bit of dumb luck, and af- hundreds of billions of dollars, also years of climbing, Norton found faced posed— flannels, with top-of-line, clunky backpacks modern gear and terin 1924. a whole lot of climbing, the team puts a lot of pressure on its sponsored wasprimitive humbling, oxygen if not systems also amusing — juxta at stumbled upon Mallory’s remains, athletes to incessantly test fate. While Everest. times. It’s a story of strangers united it makes for killer ski edits and en- an“It existential didn’t make crisis sense,” while he descending said. “We in a passion for climbing, overcom- years. ables people to make a living doing had just summited. It was a great ing the uncertainty and tragedy that mummified“I still get goosebumps,” on the frozen Nortonridge for tells 75 what they love, there’s a risk that our climb, I was with good friends. But I stalks the highest places of the world. me, twirling his beer with a vacant desire for ever-increasing spectacle kept asking myself, ‘Why?’” After the credits roll, I patiently lin- stare. “Standing over a fallen hero like will lead some to outright reckless- Norton thought of his young daugh- ger behind a line of Norton’s admirers, that…words fail me.” ness. ter, who had asked him just that at the all eager for handshakes. He agrees to I know he’s been asked about that “For me, it’s about having the mea- airport. Why was he leaving for 75 join me for a beer at Wooglin’s, and on moment hundreds of times, but I sures of success be not the summit days? the way we make small talk about CC press for more anyway. He pauses. but instead, a) coming back, and b) On the long trek down, Norton that and the changes since he graduated “In one word: humbling,” he says. in 1996. I learn he’s from Massachu- - Coming from a man who has bagged channel his climbing in a more mean- setts (this aspect of our demographic sure suits, knowing the route, the ter- hisenjoying fair share the experience,” of summits saysand decidedNorton. ingfulrealized way. he Ultimately, needed to his find wife, a way a de to- hasn’t changed much), about 40 miles “Here we are in thousand-dollar expo to turn back from many more, I’ll take outside of Boston, “Just far away single advantage, standing over this that as sound advice. rain, using fixed lines. We have every velopment expert who specializes in 12 Sports FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Men’s hockey drops pair of games against DU, loses Gold Pan VIVIAN ENGEN Staff Writer ler Marble to tie it up. DU went up 2-0 just 1:44 into the sec- away with a victory. ond period. CC’s sophomore defenseman The Colorado College men’s hock- in the second period. Rothstein put CC Jaccob Slavin was able to capitalize on a saves before he was escorted to the lock- ey team dropped two games to No. aheadThe 2-1 teams with combined his sixth goal for of five the goals year power play later in the second to cut the er-roomMarble late finished in the third the gameperiod withbecause 38 9-ranked Denver University this past off of a power play early in the period. Pioneer lead in half. A few minutes later, of dehydration. weekend. Unfortunately, the Tigers, DU scored the next two goals, then CC’s the Pioneers snuck in a power play goal “I liked our response coming out in the now 5-23-1 overall, 1-18-1-0 in the sophomore forward Christian Heil add- third,” said CC head coach Mike Haviland NCHC, did not come home with the Gold ed another, making the game 3-3. DU up 3-1. to a reporter after the game. “I liked the Pan, the trophy that epitomizes the ri- managed to slide another goal in with ofThe their Tigers own tocame finish out the blazingsecond periodin the way we played for stretches tonight.” valry between CC and DU. just 30 seconds left in the period, giving third, tying up the game with a pair of “Saturday was not our most consistent Seven of the Tigers’ past nine games the Pioneers the upper hand going into - effort,” said Maric. “But we were com- have been against top-ten teams in the riod. Slavin scored his second goal of the petitive in the third period when the nation—North Dakota, Miami of Ohio, DU put the game away by scoring the gamegoals ain mere the first57 seconds 80 seconds into thein theperiod. pe game was being decided.” and DU. While the Tigers have struggled the final stretch. Maric followed 23 seconds later with the When asked about the rest of the sea- - added one more goal to CC’s tally late in equalizer. son, Maric responded, “All we can do is petition has only prepared the team for thefirst third. two goals in the third period. Maric But that was all that the Tigers could continue to work as hard as we can in what’sto come to away come with in the wins, playoffs. the fierce com “We had good jump and pace as a muster. The Pioneers slotted three more practice and have that consistent play “As we come close to the end of the group,” said Maric. “But a few lulls and goals before the buzzer sounded to walk translate into games.” season, we understand we can play with lapses on our part gave DU some un- anyone in the country and now need to earned opportunities.” prove it in a ‘do-or-die’ situation,” said The Tigers fell to the Pioneers for the junior forward Peter Maric. fourth time this season in a 6-3 loss at The Tigers fell Friday night to the Pio- Magness Arena on Saturday night. neers 6-4 in front of a home crowd at DU opened the scoring at the 8:41 the Broadmoor World Arena. mark. The Pioneers continued to dom- CC’s sophomore forward Sam Roth- stein found senior defenseman Peter Tigers 22-5. Stoykewych, who put the Tigers up 1-0. inateMarble the firstcame period, up with outshooting 21 saves, thean But the lead only lasted 45 seconds un- impressive career high for the goal- til DU slid a shot past CC goaltender Ty- tender made in one period.

Coach Sean Wood’s team split games against Sewanee and Centre College over their most recent road trip. Photos by Casey Gibson. Photo courtesy of CC Athletics

Senior forward Charlie Taft (pictured) and the rest of Mike Haviland’s squad hung with DU for 40 minutes, before ceding three goals in the third period, and cementing a 6-3 loss for the Tigers. Photo by Gary Campbell. Photo courtesy of CC Athletics. Gociety: A new social media platform for adventurers

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Photo by Dillon Tanner Animation, stop motion and live action come together in thesis film Thomas Crandall The stop-motion “shows a sense of ease, uncanniness of stop-motion in high ly, put it all together and it looks great or Guest Writer like things operating without you having school, drawn to the fact that it’s “based it looks funny or whatever it looks like; - to do anything,” and computer anima- on something that’s real, but [has] the it’s just like magic, and it’s really fun.” tion allows Tanner to give life to things appearance of animation.” Tanner’s love Tanner also draws his own sketches DillonWhile Tanner many Senior seeks Thesisto make films his resem short that otherwise couldn’t move, such as a for the character, with the help of his ble either documentary or fiction, senior- Doritos bag. girlfriend. “I may not be able to do it that “Adventuretime,”of cartoons also influences“Gravity Falls,” his love and of well, but at least I have some sort of say filmRyan a blendPlatte, of Tanner’sboth fiction advisor, and experi com- - “Rickthe absurd and Morty”in filmmaking. “seem Cartoonsdesigned likefor in it if I’m collaborating with somebody mentedmental filmmaking. on the unique construction vid Tanner Lynch draws(“Eraserhead”) on many andinfluences the Czech for kids but are touching on deeper stuff,” else in the future. That’s what I want to animatorthis film, includingJan Svankmeyer American (“Alice”). auteur Da continue doing for the time being, just character and plot development, [Dil- “I like David Lynch because… he’s less for me and other nerds my age.” learning.” of the film. “Rather than conventional about clear narrative and [more about] he explains. “[It’s] completely engaging - in order to create a surreal landscape connecting directly to your uncon- sophomore Luke Walden, resembles a surd but relatable” for the audience. thatlon] depictsuses experimental the main character’s visual strategies mental scious,” Tanner said. cartoon-The film’s like caricature. protagonist, Deciding played to cast by “WhatTanner we hopes consider that absurdhis film orcan what be “ab we state and emotions,” said Platte. Tanner Svankmeyer’s “Alice,” a rendition of Luke Walden, Tanner remembers, “I just consider as a normal way to communi- the popular story “Alice in Wonderland,” kind of liked the way he looked…[he] has cate things just seems very limited,” he hand-drawn animation, stop-motion utilizes stop-motion to animate Alice as a cartoon character appearance.” camerawork,blends three differentand computer media animation. in the film: a doll while in Wonderland, yet sees her Despite the time intensity of anima- as a human girl in reality. “[Svankmeyer tion, Tanner particularly enjoys the un- explains. “One of the ways around that is - is] always using dead stuff, or inanimate certainty of stop-motion. mightfilm and connect animation… with something maybe you that’s haven’t not curity,“It’s about you know, a college self-doubt, kid with that first kind world of objects, and bringing them to life,” Tan- “Today I got really giddy because I onseen the exactly top of thoseyour head images at all before, times.” but it problems—like existential despair, inse animated a walking Doritos bag,” said He uses hand-drawn illustrations to feeling for people, and that’s what I like Tanner. “I was just on break at work, ani- portraystuff,” Tanner the main explains. character’s obsessive mostner explains.about his “Itmovies.” creates this bizarre mating it, and scrolled through it and it Make sure to see Tanner’s film, and the drawing, bringing his memories to life. Tanner discovered his passion for the - therest end of the of Blocksenior 8 film this theses, spring. at the Film and New Media Thesis film screening at made me laugh. You finally, painstaking Denver comic Adam Cayton-Holland brings his wit to Ivywild

Zoe holland than that. I wrote jokes and came back many people to talk about “success” Life Editor What were you like in college/at and “making it”? college age? since. Nothing like bad comedy to make I just kind of stumbled into a podcast youthe nextwant weekto jump and in havethe game. never stopped because I host a monthly show called the School has become a hub for the Colora- years I was kind of lost; I went to Wes- doSince Springs first culture opening and in food 2013, scene. Ivywild The leyanI grew University up a lot inin college. Connecticut, The first and two it What is the comedy scene like in guests in for the show so it just seemed performance space has attracted a wide was a big move moving out to the East Colorado? Or Denver in particular? toGrawlix make and sense we that always I sit have down out-of-town and pod- variety of up-and-coming musicians and Coast after 18 years in Colorado. I think The stand-up comedy scene in Den- cast with all these great comedians we always manages to draw in a big Colo- - ver—and Colorado—but really, Denver were bringing to town. I’ve learned that rado College crowd. This week, Ivywild dering. Then, I grew up a bit and did is amazing. There are so many talented - reallyI spent well the thefirst last two two years years. kind I ofwrote floun a comedians and great shows. It’s a re- body else. Adam Cayton-Holland and Ben Roy. Both humor paper called “The Monkey and ally fertile, supportive scene. Denver has success is how you define it. Not any callwelcomes Denver comedy home andacts intoare athe big mix part with of the Penguin.” It was just satire, like The amazing comics doing their thing right What’s next? Do you have any proj- the city’s comedy scene. now. It’s a fun time for the scene. ects in the works? I found out a little more about Adam, people started reading that and liking it, - IOnion, did a lotbut better. focusing I’m onvain. my I guessschool. I needOnce- Is your comedy perceived different- ing for college students, being a college ed the attention. ly around the country? What is it like episodeWe (The of a Grawlix—Ben show that we Roy, wrote Andrew and student,learning andabout all histhe experiencecool projects perform he is up performing for college students? starredOrvedahl, in andcalled I) Those just recorded Who Can’t a pilot for to at the moment. How did you get into the stand-up It’s not really perceived all that differ- TRU TV. If it gets picked up, we’ll be mak- world? ently around the country. College stu- - You grew up in Denver? Have you I met a guy named Ben Roy, now one dents can be famously touchy. For the gers are crossed! Ben Roy and I are also spent much time in the Springs? of my best friends. He is doing the show writinging a Season a script One for ofComedy the show. Central Our right fin I grew up in Denver, yes, but I’ve spent with me. We struck up a conversation audiences can be more sensitive. It’s now. And then there’s the High Plains a lot of times in the Springs. My sister at a bar, he told me he did stand-up. I strange,most part you’d it’s just think, fine, colleges but often would college be Comedy Festival I run along with Andy thought that was cool, so he told me to more open and wild, but they’re pretty Juett. That will be in August in Denver. - buttoned down. Always a blast! picwas Training a figure Center, skater so and we’d trained be there down all I was at a dive bar called the Lion’s Lair thethere time. at theMy other Broadmoor sister went and theto CC Olym and check out an open-mic. The next week, You have a podcast too! How did you Adam Cayton-Holland will be perform- lived in the Springs for awhile, so I’m Some of the comics were great, but most get into podcasting? What have you ing Thur. March 5th at Iveywild. pretty familiar with Colorado Springs. werewatching garbage, my and first I knew comedy I was open-mic. funnier learned from sitting down with so Doors open at 8pm. 14 LIFE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Meet Journalist-In-Residence Peter Breslow DANA CRONIN What do you like about radio as op- Staff Writer where you could teach at an American posed to other news forums? probably my favorite thing would be just schoolica… because in Quito, UMass Ecuador. had When a program I came It’s got a show-biz quality to it. That’s to�lict go zone some recording, place and breaking do news news. feature But sort of the appeal to me. I think my skills type things, which we do much less now are better suited towards working with than we used to. Peter Breslow is a senior producer didn’tback I takeapplied the forjob somebecause teaching I wanted jobs… to tape than long-print narration. I think for “Weekend Edition,” a newsmagazine and somebody actually hired me…but I I’m a stronger writer for radio than I Does any particular experience broadcasted every weekend on National write that lame book that never got pub- would be for print. I think I know how to throughout your career so far stand Public Radio (NPR). He has been work- lished.write a book about traveling… and I did tell the story better. out to you? ing on the program since 1992 and has There have just been tons of trips. The traveled all over the country and the Did you know you wanted to work you’re talking right into somebody’s ear. world reporting on everything from Mt. on public radio? If not, how did you TheSo, cliché yeah, is it’s that a you very get intimate to use the thing… lis- come to that realization? South Pole trip I did [�ive years ago] was currently teaching a block at Colorado When I came back and wrote this book, bit of skillful writing and good sound, screencool. It wasvery part closely of a climatethe kind series… of people they CollegeEverest entitledto military “Radio con�lict Journalism.” zones. He is youtener’s can imagination…evoke something with much just stronger a little whoonly canallow go you there. there for two days… they This interview has been condensed relative of mine—my mother’s cousin— than television can with its pictures. I was also in Libya during the revolu- and slightly altered for purposes of leg- wasI was hired completely by the impoverished… people that startedThen a ibility and conciseness. ESPN to start a radio version of ESPN. I What does an average day of work John Burnett and I have done some great wasn’t particularly interested in sports look like for you? storiestion… alsotogether. tons [We] of domestic did one on stories… the Rio What block are you teaching at CC and I had no radio nothing, but my It depends on what I’m doing. If I’m Grande, so we drove up to a pass in the right now? How is it going? mother kept nudging me to send some just in the building, there’ll be an edito- San Juans and found the glacier at the It’s great, you know, I’ve only ever of my writing to them, and they actually rial meeting and we’ll toss around story top that was melting that became the taught a tiny bit ever. I taught one course ideas. This show has a voracious appe- Rio Grande, so we were up there record- at GW [George Washington University] a a script before, I had never voiced any- tite for story ideas. And so it’s a weekly ing the drip of the water. We checked in thingoffered before, me a and job…I they never just had put writtenit [his show so there’s a little more pressure to with the water at several points, includ- intense. Fortunately, I did a lot of prep, piece] on the radio. God knows what that andlong I’mtime really ago, soglad this I isdid in�initely that because more ico. I remember we drove our van onto otherwise I’d be underwater right now to NPR for a few years and thought to thingsdo good I think stuff… might there’ll be beinteresting. a whole range theing beachTaos, and and tookgot stuck it to thein the Gulf sand. of Mex- [laughs]. We’ve certainly veered away myself,sounded “Okay, like… whatbut I canhad I beenpossibly listening do?” ofThe ideas…I tricky thing just makeis, with my a weekly pitches show, for from the syllabus, but it’s a good guide- you can pitch something on Wednesday, What advice would you give to as- book. I wasn’t sure of the level of the a letter to every public radio station in and then by Saturday, it’s played out. You piring radio journalists? kids, and how long it would take them aSo, place I was where living I onthought a farm… I could and Ilive, wrote all I would steal ideas and styles from to write a story. So we’re ad libbing as around the U.S. One place wrote back, other people until you come up with we go. not offering a job, but asking me to come signments,really have toa lotbe �lexibleof times throughout it’s stuff that the your own style. Listen to people doing week…and then usually there’ll be as- interesting stuff, like Ira Glass, Invisibil- Where did you go to college, and tive producers of the main news shows ia, Serial, NPR News. I’d learn the basic how do you feel that prepared you for check it out… I also wrote to the execu- it’sI’ve me already listening pitched to pieces myself… and a editing music stuff and then work your way up from your post-graduate career? hire me on my credentials, so I just had piece or a book review… The day before, there. Hone your writing skills; writing I went to college for a couple years and of NPR and I �igured, no one was going to is usually important. The technical stuff had no idea what I was doing, so I quit I do remember that I put in that I was tothem be adown, little moremaking artful. sure But the that’s �low allof the and traveled around. Then I went back to to write a good letter… mundaneshow works, stuff. making What suggestions… I live for is goingIt has people write on the radio, listen to guys college knowing that I wanted to study likeis pretty Scott easy Simon, these Ari days… Shapiro, listen and to Johnhow an eagle scout… but then one guy, the Burnett, and try to imitate what they do. was no good, but it was a good discipline executive producer of All Things Con- outWhat into havethe �ield. been some of your favor- and�iction I liked writing… writing. I quickly So I graduated realized that with I sidered, a guy I am indebted to this day… ite stories to work on? Breslow will give a talk on Thursday, a degree in English from UMass. But it he invited me down to try out… you can That’s always so hard to answer be- March 5, entitled “From War Zones to took me something like seven years. But downimagine an howinterview. nervous I didn’t I was… actually I hitch- get cause there are a million. I literally have O2-Less Zones: Covering the World for I also got my teaching credential. hired,hiked tobut NPR… I wrote They again �inally and leteventually me cut been sent everywhere from Mt. Everest NPR.” It will be held in Gates Common After college I ended up in South Amer- got hired. to the South Pole. You know, I like con- Room and will begin at 5 p.m.

No more browning apples: A blessing or a curse?

RUBY SAMUELS cious and Granny Smith injected with genetic engineering. In any case, it will (although it may reduce bio-diversity, Staff Writer take years before there are enough pro- which is vital for our already fragile food ductive orchards to take these apples system). Nonetheless, I personally pre- beenextra shown genetic to materialhave negative to prevent effects theon to market, but perhaps we should take fer food that I know for sure will eventu- Have you ever wondered what myste- humanvisible effectshealth or of the oxygenation, environment. have not a second look before we take a bite out rious ingredients are in your food? Well, In fact, the company claims on their of that special fruit that never browns, face of nature. However, like NPR said, if at least you can trust whole-plant foods website that by reducing the enzymatic youally don’tbreak like down, brown oxidize, apple and slices, rot maybe in the like an apple—unless it happens to be a browning that occurs during biting, slic- this will get some people ing, etc., the Arctic apple preserves even teredthat square from itstomato original that form �its inneatly in a to eat more fruit. Earlier this month, Okanagan Specialty nature.box, or any food that has been al- FruitsGenetically relieved Modi�ied federal Organism approval (GMO). from regular apples. Genetic engineering has the Department of Agriculture to release moreOkanagan health-promoting Specialty Fruits bene�its say thanthat been part of our society they use “time-proven biotechnology for a very long time, Arctic apple, to the market. tools” to instigate the process of “gene and as long as it does theirNational genetically Public modi�iedRadio (NPR) product, covered the silencing.” This “silencing” is of low-PPO not involve creating this story recently, saying, “If you don’t the built-in pesticide like the sight of brown apple slices, we responsible for browning, to reduce the plants from Mon- have news that might be appealing. If (polyphenol oxidase), the gene that is santo, it does not nec- apples. essarily pose dling with your food, you might have dif- overallOkanagan’s expression website of PPO(www.arcticap- in the Artic a threat to ferentyou don’t ideas like about the this.”idea of scientists �id- ples.com) claims that “Arctic apple trees human From a consumer-awareness perspec- and fruits are identical to their conven- health tive, the ability to read the sticker of an tional counterparts in every way—until apple in a grocery store to distinguish you bite, cut, or bruise the fruit, that is... No PPO, no browning, [and] no ‘yuck’ seem like a great way to be transparent. factor to discourage you from enjoying Thethe “�iddledreality is, with”however, from that the the rest Arctic’s may that delicious apple.” target market is actually the food service Despite this consumer-friendly mes- industry, which supplies sticker-less sage, many apple distributors and food slices of icy white apples for fast food companies are wary of carrying this chains and pre-packaged school lunches. product because of a fear that customers These apples, which are Golden Deli- will be scared away by the prospect of Photo by Melissa Kolano FEBRUARY 27, 2015 LIFE 15 Brunettes on books

Kristi Murray interests, the overly sentimental religion ERIN SUGARMAN my favorite jazz song. I remember listen- & Becca Gasperoni major Mitchell Grammaticus. Madeline’s Staff Writer ing to it and being amazed at how it af- Guest Writers mother mentions the other male inter- fected me emotionally. I’d enjoyed other est, Leonard Bankhead, in an inquiry good music objectively, but I hadn’t re- about her summer plans to move in with SOCCOn Monday nights Voices: from 10 to 11 p.m. ‘Jazzally heard anything n’ that Shit’ had that kind of her boyfriend. - physical affect on me.” We are happy to introduce a new col- - dio DJ-ing his radio show “Jazz n’ Shit.” After his initial exposure, Emhoff umn which we have self-titled “Bru- story of these two boys comes to life Theyou’ll name find Cole is prettyEmhoff self-explanatory;in the SOCC stu began researching other jazz artists, nettes on Books.” If the title does not inFor the the alternating first half of narratives the book, thebetween back Emhoff plays his favorite jazz music, and spending hours on Wikipedia and mu- explain well enough, we are two (bru- Madeline and Mitchell. By intertwining sic blogs. He sought out information on nette) English majors who have a pas- timelines, the novel follows the three whatever else he wants at any point. jazz artists he’d heard of and then went sion for all (well, mostly) things literary. students on the day of their graduation, theHe ‘shit’ came is up basically with the anname excuse long tobefore play further to see who they played with and Our names are Kristi Murray and Becca he actually had a radio show, or even who they were associated with. Gasperoni. We have taken the past six year out of college. thought he would have one. “I remem- In the process he discovered not only consecutive blocks together, save for a throughThis book their states senior all year the andthings their that first it ber fantasizing in my car one time while the music, but the stories surrounding semester abroad. We advise you to think is not. It tries to be about love and mar- I was driving and pretending I was a DJ, the musicians, as well. “I mean, Charlie of us less as two separate opinions, but riage, but as the New York Times states, putting on songs and announcing them,” rather as one super-opinion. it is about “the drama of coming to age.” said Emhoff. “I was thinking of things I a window,” said Emhoff. “They’re all cra- The book itself attaches to the idea of zy,Parker but litit washimself the onepitome fire and of jumped cool. They out Jeffrey Eugenides’ “The Marriage Plot,” falling in love, of the marriage plot, of to my head. I knew that’s exactly what I were cool when being cool meant some- a Fornovel our that first explores selection, the we lives have of chosen three the prospects of academia, when in real- wantedcould call to acall show, it.” and ‘Jazz n’ Shit’ came thing different than it means now.” young academics following their gradu- ity the plot isn’t really about any of these Emhoff always intended to have his “Jazz n’ Shit” is Emhoff’s attempt to ation from Brown University in 1982. things at all, but rather, paints a picture show focus on jazz music. His taste for bring awareness to the music he loves We must admit that this selection is a bit of the uncertainty of reaching adulthood jazz developed when he was young and and to share his love with others. He af- self-indulgent, as the main character is involved in musical theater. He per- a young English major, Madeline Hanna, unrecognizable. formed in a surprising amount of pro- wants people to recognize the historical who shares our love for Austen, Derrida, andEven finding the book’s yourself heavy in a references world that to is ductions, but his favorite musical was elementsfirms that andjazz theis underappreciated, skill that surrounds and and “A Lover’s Discourse.” Perhaps this Derrida’s theory of deconstruction are “Anything Goes” by Cole Porter, a notable the music. is why we feel so connected to this book, self-referential in the way it examines jazz standard composer. “There’s talent behind the music because we recognize so much of our- how we cling to the system of signs that The score for “Anything Goes” has been they’re playing,” said Emhoff. “The way selves in Eugenides’ female protagonist. make up our daily lives. And through called Porter’s best composition, and they use their instruments is amazing, that system of signs, we cope with un- many jazz musicians continue to play and I feel like there’s not that many par- of her college career, hungover and still certainty and trauma and heartbreak. and interpret these songs. The songs allels now in terms of just pure skill. You inWe her first clothes meet fromMadeline the nightat the before. very end It The beginning of “The Marriage Plot,” from the musical resonated with Emhoff gotta be crazy and the best, and these is the morning of her graduation, and to states that English majors are “pursuing from an early age, before he knew ex- musicians are.” add more stress to Madeline’s already degrees doing something no different His radio show also serves his own disheveled morning, her parents are popular jazz musicians of the time. sanity, and offers him a time during his in Providence for the ceremony and a reading stories.” In some ways, this is actlyEmhoff’s how influential interest in they popular were jazz to more mu- busy day to forgo what weighs on his celebratory brunch. At this brunch, we anthan undeniable what they’d truth. done We in believethe first in grade: good sic comes with a notable story. The fas- mind and simply relax. “I love jazz and meet one of Madeline’s two male love stories, and this is a good story. cination started in 10th grade after he’d I love sitting and listening to it,” he ex- gotten his driver’s license. His plains. “The show gives me an excuse to mom enforced a strict curfew at drop whatever I’m doing and whatever ok, so my subs really aren't gourmet and Established in Charleston, IL we're not french either. my subs just taste the time, and one night Emhoff is stressing me out and just chill. That’s in 1983 to add to students GPA a little better, that's all! I wanted to and general dating ability. call it jimmy john's tasty sandwiches, but spent a little too much time at why I started listening to it originally. It my mom told me to stick with gourmet. Regardless of what she thinks, freaky fast his girlfriend’s house and was mellows me out.” is where it's at. 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Chipotle packs more calories than they’d like you to think

ZITA TOTH do, order meals with fewer than 650 cal- With the most common protein (chick- cent of the meals in the Times’ study had Guest Writer ories, such as a burrito bowl sans-dairy en) and most common “vessel” (a bur- more calories than that. products (cheese and sour cream). rito bowl), Mr. Arnold constructed a So what? The wide array of options Chipotle is a go-to. It’s easy, fast, seem- On the other hand, one in ten meals potential meal: a burrito bowl with rice, available at Chipotle may guide custom- ingly nutritious, and many frequent the had more than 1,600 calories, enough to beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, sour ers toward the misconception that their international chain on a regular basis. cream and lettuce, which totals to 625 choices are much healthier than they ac- Some would even go as far as to say consumption for some. But on average, calories. Yet, around 90 per- tually are. But in the end, it is important that they revere it. But is Chipotle hid- aful�ill typical an entiremeal from day’s Chipotle—a necessary caloric meat to remember that Chipotle is fast food. ing behind its façade of a healthy, new burrito with “standard” toppings, like You’re getting what you pay for. generation of fast food? How much are cheese, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, rice, you really eating at Chipotle? A recent and beans—is very likely to reach the New York Times article delves into the thousand-calorie mark. calorie count of common choices at the The study also examined two fast-food chain, offering a revealing look other metrics of health: salt at what customers are actually eating in and saturated fat. What one visit. they found may further Through a large sample of online or- shock those who believe ders, the Times set out to discover what Chipotle to be nutritious. people actually order and how healthy Most orders include close an average Chipotle meal is. From their to a full day’s worth of salt sample, they concluded that the typical (2,400 milligrams) and 75 order at Chipotle has about 1,070 calo- percent of a day’s allotment ries, which is more than half of the calo- of saturated fat. ries that most adults are supposed to According to Chipotle’s eat in an entire day. The recommended communications director, range for most adults is between 1,600 Chris Arnold, the company forgoes and 2,400 calories. managing their menu around individual However, there is more to this data nutrients. The statistics that Mr. Arnold than the average calorie count. The data shared with the Times broadly corrobo- Photos by Melissa Kolano shows that Chipotle customers can, and rated their data. When it comes to Tinder, more game than romance

ELIZA JACOBSON you think is good-looking swiping you mysteries behind online dating, is an so startling.” He is one of the only Tinder Guest Writer avid Tinder opponent. Though he has users I know of who has set up a date requested to remain anonymous. never downloaded the app, his experi- with a girl he met on the app. back feels good,” said a �irst-year who ence bringing couples from online dat- This is reminiscent of the middle many users participate in the culture. ing scenarios together may give him school boyfriend who instant messages MostThis people instant I knowgrati�ication who have is the used reason Tin- enough credibility to comment. you on AOL constantly, but barely makes When I downloaded Tinder this sum- der are not in it for the dates or even the “Authentic communication doesn’t eye contact with you when you stand mer, I treated it as a game. Like Candy potential hook-ups; many people just face-to-face. Has Tinder allowed us to Crush had done for me before, Tinder want to feel good about themselves, and your phone; it is body language, eye revert back to our 13-year-old selves? this is one of the easiest ways to achieve happen between your �ingertips and However, Tinder does not promise to commercials or long waits in the den- that. just to start,” wrote Schulman. “None of pair every user with his or her perfect began to �ill idle time during Bounty “It’s a much better app when you don’t thesecontact, are �irst present impressions, on Tinder.” and hygiene, match, nor claim that the app holds the when I got a new match, and even more message anyone because then it be- “I hate texting and other online com- secret to dating. Unlike traditional dat- sotist’s when of�ice. my I inbox always pinged felt a with little a giddy new comes a self-esteem boost. Anytime you munication, especially pre-meeting ing websites, Tinder is very upfront message. open it, there’s a list of people who said someone,” said sophomore Aubrey Du- about their mission. `d on using the app for its intended they would have sex with you,” said writ- rand, who has never downloaded the purpose, which is going on dates and er Hallie Cantor in the New York Times. app. “It just seems like a weird way to meeting new people. For me, Tinder was “It’s a little validating,” put myself out there.” patible“Yes, Tinderpartners, is and super�icial. it doesn’t It claim doesn’t to However, there are many out there But when the relationship moves be- let people browse pro�iles to �ind com- who are playing the game for a real, tan- yond a phone screen, does the dynamic soul mate,” explains Eli Finkle in a recent cationonly there that tosomeone boost my out self there -con�idence thought gible prize. change? Newpossess York an algorithmTimes op-ed. that “Butcan �indthis your ap- and provide me with the instant grati�i- In the past year, Tinder has gotten a “You know nothing about the person, proach is at least honest and avoids the photos and the biography which read “I lot of negative feedback from critics who and when you see someone in real life, errors committed by more traditional thinkmy pro�ile I could (made fall in uplove of with four Drake”) Facebook in- feel that using Tinder and other dating it is so different than seeing them in a approaches to online dating.” triguing. This resonates with many Tin- little picture. That’s why I hate it,” said To all current users or those thinking der users. sophomore Cole Emhoff. “Why did I have of trying it out for fun: I would not go fame,apps tothe meet MTV people show isthat super�icial takes on andthe to meet this person through an app? Its into the world of Tinder expecting much. insincere. Nev Schulman, of “Cat�ish” “The instant grati�ication of someone