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The -Established 1904- rinity ripod T T Volume CXIX “Scribere Aude!” Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Number VII Halloween Paint- Joe Biden Comes to Hartford, Stresses Civility. ballers Back next up to speak. She MADISON VAUGHN ’21 believes all Americans AMANDA HAUSMANN ’21 FEATURES EDITOR have a voice. “Our voices NEWS EDITOR are important, our values Former Vice President matter, and our concerns Joe Biden came to Hart- are credible,” exclaimed Trinity students page ford last Friday at Hart- Hayes. A good govern- were called by ford Magnet (HMTCA) to ment is about working IRS-imposters advocate for the upcoming for the people and taking and targeted by election on November 6. their votes to Washing- paintballs last Everyone who spoke en- ton. She asked the crowd week. couraged everyone to go what kind of Connecticut 4 out and vote because one’s they would like to see, vote can make a difference. what kind of America they Speech Isn’t Connecticut’s current would want to live in, and Senator, Richard Blumen- what kind of future they thal was one of the first The Trinity Tripod Courtesy of Coleman McJessy ’22 would like to present for Violence to speak, highlighting the Th'orune,rFormer Vice fr.esidlewtPresident Bi.denBiden sl:M!i!d.stressed ci'lilitycivility and uni.4y.unity. SellB.torSenator muBlu- their children. She en- importance of voting. He menthalment'hall sai.dlsaid "hdlot&“ballots silwa7Salways win apimstagainst homlhs.•bombs.” couraged everyone at the DANIEL NESBITT ’22 shouted, “ballots always rally to vote her into Con- STAFF WRITER win against bombs,” and going to work hard this cal the ACA has been for gress so their voices may OPINION: Speech the crowd went wild. On November because Amer- their personal lives and be heard, but to not send page can not cause the ballot are major issues ica is at stake, and we their family’s. Murphy her alone. She encour- physical harm; of today such as health- need to stand up for Amer- also emphasized that that aged voters to send mul- therefore, it can- care, environmental pro- ica,” said Blumenthal. America is stronger as a tiple candidates from the not be classified tection, work and con- Current Senator and country because of how di- Connecticut Democratic as “violence.” sumer right, and women’s candidate Chris Murphy verse we are. He stressed Party along with her so rights. In school, Blumen- then spoke on the im- that topics such as these they may be able to reach 5 thal said, Americans were portance of diversity and play an integral role in ev- their goal. “Your vote is taught about the concept healthcare. “The issues eryone’s life and are life or your voice,” said Hayes. Halloween of checks and balances; no talked about in Washing- death stakes for everyone, Connecticut’s Demo- one is supposed to have ton D.C. are life or death so America must vote. cratic candidate for gov- On Vernon absolute power. For this to situations,” said Murphy. “Connecticut values are ernor, Ned Lamont then change, Connecticut must He cited the Affordable not Donald Trump values, took the stage. He peti- MARISA BERNER ’21 vote and America must Care Act (ACA) as one of and we are in the busi- tioned for good jobs for the STAFF WRITER vote to win checks and these instances. He said ness of saving American state of Connecticut and balances back and to take he has had several citizens democracy,” said Murphy. page Cleo of Alphi back the house from the come up to him before and Jahana Hayes, a can- hosted their Republican Party. “We are explain to him how criti- didate for Congress, was Continued on page 3 annual chemis- try table led by President Max “end [ed] FY18 with a Furigay ’19. Trustees Talk small surplus.” Berg- 8 er-Sweeney contin- Teaching ued, stating that the Football Shuts “trustees renewed BRENDAN CLARK ’21 college shared the their commitment to NEWS EDITOR news that first-year improving our cam- out Middlebury retention was up, pus infrastructure” The Trinity College CAM CHOTTINER ’20 with Berger-Swee- and reflected upon the Board of Trustees met STAFF WRITER ney adding that the discussions of trustees the weekend of Oct. percentage “rose to regarding developing 20-Oct. 21 and began page 91 percent, up from a “21st-century cur- The Bantams with the welcoming 88.5 percent last riculum.” The Board conquered of four new trustees, Middlebury year.” Berger-Swee- also appointed Jef- Peter S. Duncan ’81, 48-0. ney credited this re- fery E. Kelter ’76, P’18 P’13, ’14, Walter Har- tention to the Center The Trinity Reporter and Kathryn George 11 rison ’68, H’18, Adrian for Academic Advising Ccmeful.Cornelia lP'araouParsons Thornburgh '83’83 Tyree ’86 to chair the L ’12, and Louis She- is Cb.airChair ,oll'of the BnsrdBoard of frusteae.Trustees. and the implemen- upcoming comprehen- Also in this issue: pley ’85. Thereafter, tation of “data-in- the college’s long-term sive capital campaign. according to a letter to P.4:Page 4: OOASGA w~d.&discussed a ~trecent formed strategies.” financial sustainabili- In the same email, de~decline m in alltllllrl.lld alumni d~.donations. the community from Berger-Sweeney ty. Acknowledging the Berger-Sweeney el- Trinity College Presi- P• 9: .AA'lU! hoim ~tmi:dl added that the “chal- difficulty of position evated Dean Sonia Page 9: AASA hosts esteemed dent and Professor of Asian-Am.:rl.can,Asian-American, lmiclltndimgincluding CT lenging work we did elimination and addi- Cardenas to the posi- Dl11:1'DJOctati\cDemocratic n~nominee fut for ~the Neuroscience Joanne last spring” helped to tion, Berger-Sweeney E!raweHouse of~~a.of Representatives. Berger-Sweeney, the “lay the foundation for added that Trinity Continued on page 4 Published weekly at Trinity College, Hartford, CT TRINITYTRIPOD.COM 2 October 30, 2018 The Trinity Tripod In Memoriam Established in 1904 Joyce Feinberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose “Scribere Aude!” Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, Editor-in-Chief ben gambuzza ’20 David Rosenthal, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, NEWS EDITORS FEATURES EDITORS BRENDAN CLARK ’21 BHAVNA MAMNANI ’22 Irving Younger AMANDA HAUSMANN ’21 MADISON VAUGHN ’21 OPINION EDITORS SPORTS EDITORS ALEX DAHLEM ’20 JOSEPH LADD ’19 KABELO MOTSOENENG ’20 MATEO VAZQUEZ ’21 STAFF WRITERS A&E EDITORS MARISA BERNER ’2 AMANDA LAFFERTY ’20 CAMERON CHOTTINER ’20 KAT NAMON ’22 MICKEY CORREA ’20 KIP LYNCH ’22 SENIOR EDITORS DAVID MAROTTOLO ’22 ERIN GANNON ’19 DANIEL NESBITT ’22 SOPHIE GOURLEY ’19 AIDAN TUREK ’20 AMY WESSON ’19 GRAPHIC DESIGN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS VIDHI VASA ’22 MATHIEU AGUILAR ’21 SARAH DONAHUE ’20 Contributing Writ- ers will be made staff BUSINESS MANAGER- writers for the semes- DANIELLE BIBEAULT ’19 ter at the completion of three articles. 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