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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 VOLUME CLIV ISSUE 3 WESLEYANARGUS.COM Tim Wise Delivers MLK Keynote Speech By Sofi Goode other social justice work being done Assistant News Editor around campus. “Access, Equity, and Inclusion On Friday, Jan. 31, students are all topics that the freshmen were and faculty gathered to discuss how introduced to during their orienta- Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message tion last semester,” Alexander wrote has been diluted, to honor his beliefs in an email to The Argus. “Therefore in their entirety, and to discuss the there was a common conversation inequality facing America today. between frosh, their RAs, and stu- The day’s events were titled dents who served as orientation “Access, Equity, and Inclusion: How leaders. We wanted to keep that mo- Are You Living The Dream?”, and mentum going, and expand the con- included two blocks of breakout ses- versation to the rest of the campus.” sions and a closing keynote address. The event was sponsored by They were organized by a group of the Office of Academic Affairs, the students and faculty members who Department of African American make up the Dr. Martin Luther Studies, the Office of Diversity and King, Jr. Planning Committee. Jalen Institutional Partnerships, and vari- Alexander ’14, a member of the ous other academic departments and planning committee, stressed that the event was designed to build on MLK, page 3 EMMA DAVIS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “They Extract” conveyed emotional dissonance by using two actors (Matthew Catron ’16 and Connie Des Put Your Brunch on Marais ’17) to portray the character of Woolen. Michelle Agresti ’14 and Josef Mehling ’14 also starred. the Line, Omelettes Love, Commodified Emotion and Capitalism Collide In “They Extract” Are Worth the Wait By Hazem Fahmy productions, Eppler crafted “They man experience that provides refuge Staff Writer Extract” as her senior capstone piece. from the harsh reality of the world. By Emma Davis novice mistake. Watching friends sidle She chose to do so through Second “It’s not an experimental piece, Assistant Food Editor up to the line on the Pastabilities side Theater at Wesleyan is no Stage as opposed to the more stan- because it has a very clear plot,” and walk away with a finished omelet stranger to allegorical pieces that dard track of doing a thesis through Eppler said. “It’s a magical realist Because most of my weekend tebefore I had even moved forward a bizarrely resonate with profound the Theater Department. piece and so functions in a differ- brunch cravings are satisfied by choco- foot closer to the stove left me feeling truths in our lives. Though oc- One of the main themes of ent logic than our own world, [and] late-chip-and-M&M waffles and fresh frustrated and foolish. Was I wasting casionally a tricky performance “They Extract” is the concept of love there’s also the separate logic of the fruit, I’ve never felt much need to brave my morning on a dish bound to dis- to follow and understand, “They as the path to human salvation. The theater in which characters can be Usdan’s omelette line in the past. After appoint, or was my grumbling merely Extract” ultimately performs this show depicts a somewhat emotional- more expressionistic.” all, if you can make a custom waffle in cold feet? Fortunately, before my cu- truth brilliantly. It is a fantasti- ly dystopian society in which, rather If one does not give it adequate 2.5 minutes and supplement it with riosity could wane completely, my cally strange play that strikes a than being denied, love is embraced attention, “They Extract” may seem scrambled eggs from the Classics sec- natural stubbornness kicked in and I powerful balance between formal in an uncannily capitalist way. In a like a play that lacks focus. Given tion, why bother waiting 15 minutes resolved to tough it out in line until I experimentation and thematic world where fossil fuels have been its highly unusual characters and in line for eggs with vegetables and could call out my order of “tomatoes, clarity. exhausted, humans have managed to methods of performance, the show cheese? It wasn’t until last week, when onions, and cheddar cheese.” “They Extract” was written extract energy out of emotion; thus requires that its viewers engross I felt a strong and sudden desire for By the time I was in range of and directed by Alma Sanchez- they attain a society that literally themselves and pay attention to the greens in my 11:00 a.m. meal, that I the sauté pans, the whole process Eppler ’14. A theater major who cannot function without love, but subtle, rich details in the characters’ decided to try out the omelette experi- seemed to be advancing at the speed has had extensive experience with for all the wrong reasons. They have movements, which shed light on ence. of culinary ballet, with each order’s the theater scene at Wesleyan in come to depend on love for material I chose the omelet line next to both faculty and Second Stage sustainability rather than for a hu- THEATER, page 7 the salad bar, which in retrospect was a OMELETTES, page 9 Sink Or Swim In “The Goldfinch,” Resilience Triumphs Over Circumstance

By Sonya Levine troduction to Theo Decker, a 13-year- The most curious aspect of the Staff Writer old boy traveling to the Metropolitan painting, however, is the single gold chain Museum of Art with his single mother around the bird’s foot, an object intended Though it appears at first to right before a meeting regarding his sus- to baffle its audience. Why is the bird be a simple coming-of-age tale set in pension from school. They admire his kept imprisoned in this way? Why is it Manhattan, Donna Tartt’s recent suc- mother’s favorite piece, Fabritius’ mas- robbed of the chance to experience the cess, “The Goldfinch,” is a story that terful rendering of a yellow goldfinch world? traverses continents and time periods. perched on its feed box and, puzzlingly, In the novel, Theo and his mother The story is one of deep emotional chained to it. are in the museum, looking at the paint- unraveling and eventual victory. When I visited The Frick over win- ing with great interest, when a bomb ex- Coincidentally, the novel was ter break, I understood Mrs. Decker’s plodes, killing Mrs. Decker and countless released on the heels of the open- impassioned attraction to the painting. others and destroying a host of valuable ing of an enchanting exhibit at The Though it is not much larger than a per- paintings. Theo miraculously survives the Frick Collection in Manhattan titled sonal mirror, the painting is vibrant with explosion. From under the rubble, he un- “Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: color, perfectly capturing the essence of covers the Fabritius painting, still intact. Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the bird’s multicolored wings, its sleek Adolescent intuition prompts Theo to the Mauritshuis.” Notable pieces on head, and its deep, dark eyes. The bird take the painting with him, though he display included Johannes Vermeer’s looks out on the world with a glint of does not fully understand the potential “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” omniscience. The single yellow streak in consequences of his actions. He is simply CHONG GU/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER (1665) and Carel Fabritius’ small mas- the wing provokes a notion of surprise, as attempting to salvage a relic that repre- Though men’s swim and dive took a hit this week, the women’s terpiece, “The Goldfinch” (1654), af- if the bird might take flight at any mo- sents the end of the first chapter of his life. team came out on top. See page 13 for more. ter which the book is named. ment. I almost pictured it flying toward The novel opens with an in- me right off the canvas. GOLDFINCH, page 10

Mad About Mahurin Band Camp Copper Clash Students ask for professor to stay 2 Mag develops musical offshoot 4 New HBO series shines 5 2 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014

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Editors-in-Chief Mahurin Is Why: One Student’s Testimony Miranda Katz Adam Keller BY ELSA HARDY When I told her I would be present- the relatively high percentage of stu- dents who ordinarily sit on opposite Production Manager ing a section of my senior thesis at dents of color at Wesleyan, gave me ends of Usdan to come together and Michelle Woodcock I met Professor Mahurin on the Yale this coming February, she im- the impression that Wesleyan as an talk meaningfully about race, class, Executive Editors first day of Introduction to African mediately pulled out her phone and institution was seriously commit- gender, and identity—all within the Abbey Francis American Literature, a requirement entered the date of my presentation ted to fostering a diverse commu- context of Alice Walker’s The Color Olivia Horton for all African American Studies ma- in her calendar. “Please, no!” I had nity. In the four years I have been Purple. If Wesleyan truly wants to Christina Norris jors, during the spring semester of pleaded. “I’m going to be nervous here I have consistently been disap- honor its commitment to diversi- my sophomore year. “If you don’t enough as it is. “Oh I’m coming. pointed by the African American ty—the diversity of its student body News Editors Millie Dent like participating,” she said with a I’m going to ask you a question,” she Studies department, which has so and the diversity of knowledge— Tess Morgan serious look on her face, “then this said defiantly. few faculty members that students Sarah Mahurin must stay. Asst. News Editor Sofi Goode class is not for you.” I’m a shy stu- Professor Mahurin is also in the major cannot complete all of I work in the Office of Features Editors Gabe Rosenberg dent and immediately resolved to my mentor within the Mellon our requirements. For me, Professor Admissions as a senior interviewer Rebecca Seidel drop the class. But I remembered Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Mahurin is the beacon of hope in and I am continuously asked, “why Asst. Features Editor Rebecca Brill that it was a requirement for me and (MMUF), which is a program that the department. She advises ap- Wesleyan?” or some variation of that Food Editors Andy Ribner so I decided to stick it out. seeks to address the underrepre- proximately half of the majors and question. My response is always the Jess Zalph I’m really not sure where I sentation of minority students in offers classes that not only fulfill same: I talk about the relationship Asst. Food Editors Emma Davis would be as a student or as a person academia. She has supported me major requirements—which allows I have with my professors. I didn’t Erica DeMichiel today if it weren’t for that reluctant through every presentation, ev- students to continue to major in Opinion Editors Josh Cohen think about this aspect of my col- Jenn Cummings decision I made two years ago. Since ery deadline, and every hiccup I African American Studies—but are lege experience at all when I was Jess Zalph that class, Professor Mahurin has be- have encountered in this program. also challenging and inspiring. She touring schools as a high school Asst. Opinion Editor Jenny Davis come my advisor within the African I recently visited the University of attends meetings and guest lectures student, but it has been a defining Arts Editors Dan Fuchs American Studies department, my California at Berkeley, a graduate and generally demonstrates enthusi- aspect of my experience at Wesleyan, Gwendolyn Rosen thesis advisor, my mentor, my advo- school I was considering because asm for the department in a way that largely due to my relationship with Sports Editors Josh Cohen cate, my role model, and my friend. of its renowned doctorate program has been seriously lacking. And her Professor Mahurin. I briefly share Brett Keating Professor Mahurin has chal- in African American Studies. I was enthusiasm is contagious; there are with prospective students and their Asst. Sports Editors Felipe DaCosta lenged me tremendously as a stu- incredibly nervous before my meet- more majors and prospective majors parents the anecdotes I have shared Gili Lipman dent and as a learner. I am a seri- ing with a faculty member and now than I’ve ever seen. in this testimonial, and then I tell Photo Editors Trisha Arora ous student but I took Professor called Professor Mahurin before go- Moreover, the first African them about the time I got sick dur- Kathy Lee Mahurin’s classes more seriously ing in. She took a break from her American Studies classes I took at ing reading period my junior year. I Corey Sobotka than I took any other classes I have own work and helped me generate Wesleyan were under enrolled and had a nasty throat infection that the Asst. Photo Editor Noah Mertz taken at Wesleyan. I respected and a list of important questions to ask the majority of the students in my health center couldn’t diagnose or Head Layout Josh Neitzel admired the texts she taught because about teaching requirements, qual- classes were of color; the general cure and they recommended that I Layout Sofia Zaidman of the respect and admiration she so ity of life, and course work. After sentiment seemed to be that African go to the emergency room. I emailed Mariel Brunman clearly has for them, and for this rea- the Berkeley professor stood me up, American Studies classes were only Professor Mahurin to express my Cat Walsh son those texts have stuck with me Professor Mahurin spoke to me can- for African American students. Four concern about being able to com- Redwan Bhuiyan years later. As a student in Professor didly about my options for gradu- years later, Professor Mahurin’s plete my finals on time. When she Courtney Laermer Mahurin’s class, she continuously ate school and helped me generate a spring semester classes filled up so called me on my cell phone a few Jessica Carlson pushed me out of my comfort zone. Andrew Hove list of schools that might be a bet- quickly she decided to offer an ad- minutes later she was already on her Business Manager Although she knew I hated it, she Advertising Manager Katya Sapozhnina ter fit. My experience with Professor ditional section at 9am. Forty-two way to my dorm. She drove me half Web Editor Cumhur Korkut directed questions toward me during Mahurin as my MMUF mentor ex- people showed up for fifteen seats. way to New York City so I could Social Media Editor Kirby Sokolow class discussions to draw me out of emplifies how wonderful and sup- And this is Wesleyan… nobody gets be closer to my parents and dur- Distribution Managers Aaron Veerasuntharam my shell. She challenged the claims portive the MMUF program can be up at 9am unless they have to. Never ing our ride she helped me come Alexander Papadogiannis I made in papers and gave this for- for students of color pursuing careers in recent memory have African up with a plan to contact my dean, Ampersand Editor Sarah Esocoff mer straight-A student her first B. in academia. I believe that Wesleyan, American Studies classes at Wesleyan contact my professors, and complete Head Copy Editor Elana Rosenthal She sat next to me during a talk in a school that boasts an unparalleled been in such high demand. my finals. She checked in every day Copy Editors Erica DeMichiel the chapel and pinched me until I commitment to diversity, needs Last semester, I was Professor for the next few days to make sure Michelle Farias stood up and asked the question I Sarah Mahurin and more professors Mahurin’s teaching assistant for I was okay. This is one of many ex- Emma Sherman had scribbled down but had been like her who are committed to sup- Introduction to African American periences I have had with Professor too shy to ask. A few months ago, porting students of color in the way literature, the same course I had tak- Mahurin that have convinced me Thank you to our generous donors: I asked her to read the drafts of my that she has supported me. en as a shy sophomore. During ev- that she cares deeply for me and for Alice and Colby Andrus Fulbright application essays and she I was initially drawn to Wesleyan ery class I was aware of the fact that all of her students as human beings, Brooke Byers called me an hour after I had sent because of its African American it was the most diverse classroom I not just as WesID numbers on an Lawrence Ling them and said, “I don’t like this.” I Studies program. When I visited the had ever been in at Wesleyan. This enrollment list. “That,” I say tell Alex Wilkinson wanted to crawl in a hole and give school it seemed that everyone I met kind of diversity in a classroom is these students and their parents, “is up but she worked with me until I was an African American Studies extremely important. It often makes why Wesleyan.” The Wesleyan Argus (USPS had something both the Fulbright major or had taken classes in the for uncomfortable discussions and 674-680) is published by the un- director and I were happy with. department. This, combined with awkward moments but it forces stu- dergraduates of Wesleyan Uni- versity. The University does not publish The Argus or influence its content, nor is it responsible for Prof. Mahurin any of the opinions expressed in The Argus. Got an opinion? The Argus is published twice weekly during the school year ex- Wanna share it? cept in exam periods or recesses. Has To Stay First class postage paid in Middle- town, CT 06459. BY EVAN OKUN community - she is passionate, charis- The Argus welcomes Wespeaks matic, and brilliant. Most importantly, Write a Wespeak! that pertain to campus issues, I never had Sarah Mahurin as a she makes Wes a safe space for ALL stu- news stories, and editorial policy. Professor - yet I met with her multiple dents. If she were to leave Wes, I would Wespeaks should be no longer time during her office hours, collaborat- no longer tell the highschoolers I work Wespeaks are a forum than 750 words. The deadline for ed with her on campus-wide events, and with to consider applying. submission is 4 p.m. (Monday, for continue to seek advice from her as a for student opinion, Tuesday publication, and Thurs - day, for Friday publication). All graduate. Prof. Mahurin embodies what debate, ideas, rants, Wespeaks should be submitted it is to be a member of the Wesleyan through the Argus website and quips, and anything you should include the author’s name and telephone number. want to share. The Argus reserves the right to Keep Mahurin At Wes edit all submissions for length as well as withhold Wespeaks that are excessively vulgar or nonsensical. BY DEJA KNIGHT was walking around and started walk- The Argus will not edit Wespeaks ing with me. We talked about how I for spelling or grammar. Due to I was going through a personal was feeling and how the healing pro- the volume of mail received, nei- matter my first semester here, at Wes. cess was going for me. SHE CARED, ther publication nor return of sub- Something tragic had happened and I SHE UNDERSTOOD! It was not just missions are guaranteed. had no family or friends here to help merely her listening but her responses Editorial offices are located me through it. I was all alone in this that stuck with me. After the incident, Submit online: at 45 Broad Street, Middletown. new place and situation. Professor she treated me like every other student. Email: [email protected] Mahurin heard my situation and gave She did not go “easy” on me or “pity” wesleyanargus.com me the option to miss class that day. me afterwards which allowed me to heal Submit via email: Although I declined that option, she FIND AN ERROR? faster and cope. THIS IS WHY, SHE made every effort during class to make IS WHY! [email protected] Contact us at me feel comfortable and help me [email protected] through it. But what really made a dif- ference is when she came to me while I TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 3 NEWS Women in Film Aspire to Host Campus MovieFest

By Michelle Li times, we’re trying to push it more,” students who have the equipment. a film school,” she said. “But often, Wesleyan Women in Film can secure Staff Writer Wyzan said. “The males who come Campus MovieFest comes with all the upper-level film courses are not the necessary funding from the SBC, into the film major often have more the equipment. There’s no reason open to people who aren’t film ma- the event would take place April 22 Started two years ago as a dis- experience than females do.” you can’t participate and create jors. This would be an interesting to 28. cussion-based group and support Pruitt was motivated to bring something on your own.” opportunity if you have a voice and “Hoping that it does come to system for women interested in film, Campus MovieFest to campus after Wyzan hopes that Campus if you want to…learn more about campus, I just really hope that a lot Wesleyan Women in Film is now participating in WesFlix, a coalition of MovieFest will be an occasion for the filmmaking experience outside of students take [the] opportunity looking to extend its reach to stu- sophomore film majors who produced students to share stories through of the classroom.” to learn a new skill and show it off,” dents of all backgrounds and film- a number of short films. film. 12 clubs on campus have agreed Pruitt said. “It’s about spreading the making experiences by bringing the “After having had that experience, “We are pretty renowned as to sponsor Campus MovieFest. If filmmaking love.” largest student film festival in the I thought it’d be cool to submit mov- country, Campus MovieFest, to the ies to film festivals,” Pruitt explained. University. “The reason why Campus MovieFest Campus MovieFest is a week- is so awesome is because it provides all long program during which stu- the resources to put on a festival, not dents are encouraged to form teams only in terms of organizing the space to create a movie no longer than and providing the space, but also pro- five minutes in a campus-wide film viding the equipment, [such as] Mac competition. A panel of staff and laptops with editing software, HD students at the participating college video cameras, training on how to use or university acts as judges. The top the equipment, and just the overall films at each institution are invited support one might need when making to compete nationally with student a movie.” productions from other institutions Members of Wesleyan Women at Campus MovieFest’s film summit in Film hope that Campus MovieFest in Hollywood. At the summit, stu- will encourage students from outside dent filmmakers can network and the film major to get hands-on experi- participate in workshops with indus- ence with filmmaking. try professionals. “As a prospective film ma- “[Campus MovieFest] also jor, when I learned about Campus offer[s] film internships and really MovieFest I jumped on the idea right awesome networking opportunities, away,” Julie Magruder ’17 wrote in an because a lot of professionals are email to The Argus. “But this Festival involved with the company,” said gives opportunities for all students on Wesleyan Women in Film member campus to get creative [and] hands- Danielle Pruitt ’15. “They host red on.” carpet finales to showcase the top Pruitt added that if Campus movies [of the competition]. The MovieFest comes to campus, the com- top movies from each school are petition will be open to all students streamed on their website.” who wish to participate. Pruitt hopes Campus MovieFest “Overall we’re just trying to en- will open up filmmaking opportuni- gage the campus in film in general, it’s ties to women who have been mar- not limited to the major at all,” Pruitt ginalized in the film industry in the said. past. Currently, Wesleyan Women in “Film is often known as a boys Film is in the process of asking the club,” Pruitt said. “It’s pretty male Student Budget Committee (SBC) for dominated in Hollywood. Hopefully funding to host Campus MovieFest. this gives people the experience to Last week, Pruitt sent out a campus- not feel scared to [produce their own wide survey to gauge student interest films].” for the program. In three days, one According to fellow Wesleyan hundred students responded positively Women in Film member Rebecca to the proposal. Wyzan ’15, more male film majors “It would be a very fun communi- make senior theses than female film ty-building event for campus,” Pruitt majors, despite the balanced gender said. “There aren’t a lot of events that ratio within the major. can support as many people as this “When we first started, it was can. As a group, [Wesleyan Women in more of a discussion-based group; Film was] talking about putting on our KATHY LEE/PHOTO EDITOR people would come and talk about own festival, but that itself is limiting, Danielle Pruitt ’15, a member of Wesleyan Women in Film, is one of a number of students attempting to what they’re going through. In recent too, because you’re limiting yourself to bring Campus MovieFest to school this spring. MLK: University Honors Dr. King in Annual Celebration

Continued from front page on the depth of their understanding. it’s institutional, that poverty is vio- plex discussion of Dr. King’s beliefs. teachings, Mahurin acknowledged “Today, I want us to ask ourselves lence…. Dr. King would want us “It reminded me of Nelson that no one-day conference could en- University offices. Alexander was ex- not if we know Dr. King, but how we to know that, he would want us to Mandela’s death this year,” Diaz said. compass the whole of his philosophy. cited by the diversity of departments know him,” Hosam said. “As we re- know about the violence of that in- “There was a lot of commentating on “[Dr. King] was an incredibly involved. flect, we should address the fact that equality.” the fact that people only know one complex philosopher, theologian, and “It’s important that our journey many of the stories that are told about Because Martin Luther King, Mandela, or just want to talk about activist; and his ideas are bigger than towards social justice is a collective Dr. King often sanitize his most radical Jr. Day is often celebrated as a day the sanitized Mandela. But he was any campus could cover in a day (or a one,” he wrote. “I don’t believe that and progressive messages. Sure, we all of community service, Wise stated also indeed very radical, if not more week) (or a month),” Mahurin wrote we will individually make it to the know ‘I Have a Dream,’ but how many that people should understand what radical than Dr. King. I think it’s in an email to the Argus. “What’s im- ‘promised land’ while those around us of us can draw from ‘Beyond Vietnam,’ Dr. King meant by serving the com- funny how everyone wants to sanitize portant, though, is to acknowledge continue to suffer from inequity and which was a scathing anti-war speech munity. Wise stated that although everything for the public eye, when the bigness and complexity of those injustice. We cannot isolate our aca- that called into question the violence service efforts such as painting everyone is very complex, and people ideas, as opposed to over-distilling demic pursuits from our pursuits of and imperialism of the United States houses and learning fire safety are can be radical, and there’s nothing or over-sanitizing them. I wish even social justice; I believe that they are, government?” beneficial in and of themselves, they wrong with that.” more students, faculty, and staff at- and should be interwoven.” Following Hosam’s speech, do not represent the specific modes The closing of Wise’s speech tended the MLK events. Everyone— Seven different discussions were President Michael Roth introduced ac- and motives of service for which Dr. strongly reflected this sentiment, as everyone—has something to learn.” held by various students and faculty tivist and writer Tim Wise to give the King advocated. he stressed that Americans should be Overall, the conference aimed to over the course of the day on topics keynote address. Wise’s speech focused “Unless we’re clear about what free to disagree with King, but not to provoke attendees to think about Dr. ranging from creative identity and al- on the true beliefs of Dr. King and how the service needs to look like and dilute his message. King’s ideas and apply his principles liance to women and minorities in sci- many fail to take these into account what the cause is for, which we’re “We don’t have to agree with him of service and equity to the problems ence to students of color in leadership when celebrating a day held in his asking people to serve, then we’re but, by god, we do not get to ignore that society faces today. to race and religion. honor. Wise emphasized the violence of not understanding his legacy and him even as you claim to be a fol- “In the year 2014, the United The keynote event was held in inequalities that are not commonly as- following his tradition,” Wise said. lower of his,” Wise said. “You either States is burdened with severe in- the Memorial Chapel and included sociated with Dr. King. “We’ve lost that sense of community take this man in his entirety or you equality, a deeply racist criminal jus- a performance of “Amazing Grace” “Nonviolence is not an abstrac- responsibility so we somehow think leave him alone entirely. You don’t get tice system, and...gender inequities,” by Associate Director of Career tion,” he said. “Not only would [Dr. that if we just go help people, that’s to pick and choose. This man is not a Hosam said. “We don’t honor Dr. Development and Campus Outreach King] have made sure our children going to be sufficient…. Dr. King salad bar; he was a philosopher and a King by ignoring the differences that Persephone Hall and a reflection by know that, he would have made sure certainly didn’t think that it would moral apostle of justice and a believer he fought so hard to have us celebrate. Christian Hosam ’15. Hosam ad- they understand the violence isn’t just be, so who are we celebrating?” in equity.” We do honor him by committing our- dressed the reality of Dr. King’s mes- about me hitting you and you hitting Anthia Diaz ’15 attended the Although the celebration focused selves to being leaders and bringing sage and asked the audience to reflect back, that violence is structural, that keynote and appreciated the com- on a comprehensive view of Dr. King’s justice.” 4 s NEWS THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 48 Hour Magazine to Expand to Include Band Project

By Courtney Laermer ing part in the project that bands can ly creative and there are going to be a Staff Writer just meet and practice in their houses.” lot of great ideas thrown out there,” Gelly has already begun soliciting Flurry said. “The hard part will be fig- This spring, the 48 Hour prospective students’ names and their uring how to work together in a group Magazine will be complemented by respective instruments. setting to write a great piece, while still a similarly time-crunched music ex- “In two weeks, we will make sure valuing everyone’s opinions.” periment, The 48 Hour Band Project. everyone is still on board,” Gelly said. The rehearsal period will con- Participants will be grouped into ran- “We will pair them into groups that clude on Sunday at noon, when all dom bands, each with the goal of per- will [each] make up about a four-per- students at the University will be able forming completed original material at son band.” to attend a festival to watch the debut the end of a 48-hour timeframe. Ben Zucker ’15, Julius Bjornson performances of each band. The project will begin at noon ’14, and Anna Flurry ’17 are all stu- “I am very excited to spend time on Friday, Feb. 21, when a list of dent musicians who have already working in a very focused matter,” constraints, including themes and re- signed up for the event. Bjornson said. “It’s not something that quired lyrics, will be revealed to the “The analogy between forming a happens all that often. It’s always fun participating members. Subsequent to magazine in 48 hours and a band in to throw yourself into something crazy this announcement, each band will be 48 hours is really interesting,” Zucker every once in awhile.” provided with a practice space on cam- said. “I am sure that everyone will have Zucker also expressed his enthusi- pus to produce an original song that a different process, and that will defi- asm for this project. connects to the project’s overarching nitely be the biggest challenge.” “Given the short period of time theme, as well as a number of songs Bjornson explained that the ex- provided, [the 48 Hour Band Project] from which they can choose to cover. periment will challenge participants to should generate a lot of excitement,” Ford Fellow Piers Gelly ’13, one be fully immersed in their bands and Zucker said. “Hopefully that excite- of the co-creators of the new project, force them to share their own ideas. ment will turn into some momen- explained that Friday and Saturday “It will be challenging trying to tum.” provide time for participants to learn write something with people you have Following the festival on Sunday, the songs and practice together. never work with before, in that span of the songs performed will be posted “We will set aside Friday and time,” Bjornson said. ”It’s hard enough on the 48 Hour Magazine’s website. Saturday so people can practice two to produce material with people There may also be tapes accessible for times as a group for about an hour you are familiar with. However, this the participants so that they can pre- each,” Gelly said. might make things easier. Since you serve the results of the weekend. Ethan Hill ’16, another co-cre- are around people you haven’t worked “Music has been a part of my life ator, discussed the challenge of finding with before, you are forced to throw for as long as I can remember, and it’s space for the bands to practice. out ideas.” exhilarating to be able to share that “At this point, we don’t have Flurry said she thinks that editing with other people,” Flurry said. “One much of a plan to make that happen, peoples’ ideas into stable and coherent of the great things about Wesleyan is nor all of the sound equipment to works in such a short timeframe might that the students are super supportive EMMA DAVIS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER make it a reality,” Hill said. “My hope prove a challenge. of each other. I think there will prob- Piers Gelly ’13 was an original organizer of the 48 Hour Magazine; is that there will be enough seniors tak- “Everyone at Wesleyan is extreme- ably be a huge turnout for this event.” the project will incorporate a musical element this semester. Rudd Talks Activism, Violence By Matt Shelley-Reade ple,” Rudd said. “There’s going to be cated for reforming the Democratic Staff Writer mistakes, and then there’s going to Party. be too much violence that you per- “So my conclusion is since we In the midst of multiple student petuate.” represent the logical opinion and the activist campaigns concerning divest- Rudd then focused on the mo- most humane [opinion], our job is a ment, need-blind admissions, and rality of violent activism and the ef- very simple one: let’s organize,” Rudd gender-neutral bathrooms, John E. ficiency of non-violent protests. said. “And the only method that I Andrus Professor of Sociology Rob “We thought the most moral can see is to reform the Democratic Rosenthal interviewed Mark Rudd, position was to pick up the gun,” Party into [one] that represents the an activist and founding mem- Rudd said. “And so we did. The re- party of common good…. There’s no ber of the Weather Underground sults were disastrous. How much other choice.” Organization (WUO), on Friday, violence is needed to prop up the Attendee Ari Ebstein ’16 dis- Jan. 31 before an audience of stu- new revolution, once blood has been agreed with Rudd’s advocacy of re- dents, professors, and faculty. spilled? I decided to sort of reeducate form rather than radical action to The WUO emerged from myself. So I started studying the… address urgent matters. a group called Students for a Civil Rights Movement from 1945 “We need radical action to ad- Democratic Society, an American to 1965, trying to learn from that. I dress the social emergencies of our left-wing organization that, accord- realized that not only was the strat- time,” Ebstein wrote in an email to ing to its manifesto, aimed to coun- egy of nonviolence productive—in a The Argus. “That doesn’t mean vio- ter imperialism with communism. terrible, violent situation—but the lence, but it also doesn’t mean the The WUO was formed around the method that was used can teach us Democratic [Party.] Radical simply perception of violence as a tool to a lot. I call it the classical organizing means going to the root of the is- encourage political reform, but after method.” sue, and I don’t really see how di- spending seven years as a fugitive and Evan Bieder ’15 asked Rudd recting our energy to reforming the a brief period of time in jail, Rudd how these organization methods Democratic [Party] at all addresses has since denounced the use of vio- could deal with urgent matters. the root causes of inequality or state lence for attaining change. “How do you deal with the ur- violence that are our biggest issues Professor Rosenthal framed the gency of inequality in a grassroots or- today.” discussion of the morality of violence ganizing way?” Bieder asked. “...[T] Bieder echoed Ebstein’s criti- in activist campaigns by listing the o give an example at Wesleyan, our cism of Rudd’s reformist plan. three central tenets of revolutionary school’s endowment is held by Bank “Like many liberal pragmatists, violence. of America, and Bank of America Rudd struck me as fairly cynical,” “One viewpoint might be forecloses on people in ghettos all the Bieder wrote in an email to The Argus. thinking that political violence is time…. How do you deal with that “While he claimed that he loved the never morally justified,” Rosenthal reality over...[a] 10-year grassroots members of Occupy Wall Street, he said. “...A second position would be organizing plan if it’s so urgent? How criticized their actions for being too it’s morally justified when the state do you ethically sit by and wait pa- idealistic or utopian. My heart sank a or others are doing horrible things, tiently?” bit when Rudd told us our only hope but it’s never strategically smart to In response to Bieder’s question, is reforming the Democratic Party. I do. And a third position might be, Rudd reaffirmed his position of ef- feel that the current American system well sometimes it might actually be fective organizing, citing the truth has become far too corrupted to be Feeling drawn to a terribly sexy single? Wish you morally justified and strategically behind the Columbia University reformed. As young people, I don’t smart in terms of winning the revo- protests of 1968. think we should be scared to look to were part of the school’s cutest couples? Nominate lutionary struggle, but, nonetheless, “The Columbia rebellion of possibilities beyond the plutocratic it’s a bad idea because the state, the 1968 did not happen spontaneously, Democratic Party.” them to be featured in the Valentine’s Day issue of society that follows the revolution, and it didn’t happen because a few As the discussion came to a close The Argus! Send all nominations (full names and is a society that’s been framed by people took action,” Rudd said. “It due to time constraints, Rosenthal violence and therefore works in ways actually was the result of many years and Rudd joked about the enormity class years, if known) to [email protected] you don’t want it to work.” of organizing and education. I was of the subject matter. Rudd responded, renouncing this kid from the suburbs in New “I think this is the first hour or [email protected]. the latter two tenets of Rosenthal’s Jersey; I didn’t know anything when of maybe a 12-hour discussion,” definition of revolutionary violence. I got to Columbia in 1965. But I met Rosenthal said. He then spoke about his regrets people who had been organizing for Rudd ended the discussion with Thanks! about advocating violence. years. You’ve got to balance the ur- a simple message all activists could “[The WUO] talked about gency with the organizing.” support. Rebecca and Gabe bombs, and the first bombs that we Distancing himself from the “An assignment for the next made killed three of our own peo- WUO’s radical ideology, Rudd advo- 11,000 hours: organize,” Rudd said. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 5 ARTS THE IDIOT BOX Celebrating the Life of Philip Seymour Hoffman

“True Detective,” which premiered in January, puts a psycho- logical and philosopical spin on the standard crime drama. By Michael Darer Staff Writer

As storytelling has progressed, its modes and systems have grown in number and complexity. Film, literature, and television, as the decades and centuries have slipped by, have continued to add to the narrative canon, filling it with genre and subgenre by the multitudes: the Western, the Hard- Philip Seymour Hoffman, who sadly passed away on Feb. 2, will be remembered as one of the finest ac- Boiled Detective Novel, and so on. If there were a genre of entertainment tors of his generation. that were to define our current media culture, it would be the police pro- By Jenna Starr himself to do better. His unlimited de- known that Hoffman had wrestled cedural, which has captivated viewers across the country in so many forms Contributing Writer termination was illustrated by his 2006 with addiction for most of his life. (“CSI,” “NCIS,” “Law and Order”), all reveling in technical grace and interview with USA Today. When he was released from re- shameless gristle. Philip Seymour Hoffman’s per- “I don’t want compliments,” hab last year, many people close to It is from this cultural moment that “True Detective,” HBO’s new formance in “Death of a Salesman” Hoffman said in the interview. “I want Hoffman thought that this was the last crime drama, has seemingly sprung. Anyone who watches an episode can- took my breath away. As someone who to know what I’m doing right or doing of his struggles with drugs. not help but notice the use of that genre’s tropes: the ill-fitting detective at the time only knew Hoffman as that wrong. No one wants to hear they suck. “I saw [Hoffman] last week, and partners; the strange, overly complicated killings; the attention to the pro- funny, overweight guy from “Along But sometimes it’s the best thing you he was clean and sober, his old self,” cess of detection. Anyone who has watched any of the season’s three epi- Came Polly,” I definitely did not expect can hear. It’s the only way you’re going David Katz, a screenwriter and dear sodes thus far could also tell you how much of an oversimplification that him to perfectly portray the complex to get better.” friend to Hoffman, told The New York mode of interpretation will produce and how gravely it will rob the show character of Willy Loman. When the In the years to follow, Hoffman Times. “I really thought this chapter of what makes it special. curtains closed, however, tears fell from definitely did get better. His profound was over.” Nowadays, so many police procedurals are desperate to transcend my eyes and I rose to join everyone in resolve and versatility led him to fre- Katz was also the person who the banality of their genre. They throw in twists and complications, odd giving him a standing ovation. It was quently be called one of the best actors found Hoffman’s body at 11:30 a.m. premises and setups (looking at you, “Intelligence”), all to distract from in that moment that I knew I was in of his generation. after the actor failed to show up to an the straightforwardness of their trajectories. “True Detective” also attempts the presence of a truly talented actor. This is not surprising, as Hoffman appointment at 9 a.m. to escape the shackles of its genre, but it does so in a unique way. Rather Not surprisingly, Hoffman earned became completely engulfed in the Despite its sad ending, Hoffman’s than festooning its systems with intricacies, it strips them bare. Here, there his third Tony Award nomination for characters that he was portraying. life deserves to be commemorated are few narrative quirks and fewer structural gimmicks. Yes, the show plays this portrayal of Willy Loman in the Take, for example, his complete voice rather than mourned. His fans should with flashback and flashforward, but it does so in a blatantly simple way. classic Arthur Miller play. Hoffman was change in his award-winning role in watch his movies and bask in the great- There is nothing here but the basics—skeletal, athletic, and vibrant. And also nominated in 2000 for his perfor- “Capote.” Hoffman was one of those ness that was his acting career. His three oh, does it work. mance in Sam Shepard’s “True West” rare actors who could successfully go young children, a son and two daugh- The setup of the show is simple. Matthew McConaughey and Woody and in 2003 for his performance in from playing a porn film crewmem- ters, should be proud of everything Harrelson (circa 1995) are hunting a killer in Louisiana. This is their first Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey ber in “Boogie Nights” to a hospice their father has accomplished. time working together. They don’t really mesh. Their attempts to solve the Into Night.” In 2005, Hoffman won nurse in “Magnolia” to a manipula- “I try to live my life in such a way case are interspersed with future interviews, conducted following the clo- an Academy Award for his perfor- tive Eisenhower-era cult leader in “The that I don’t have profound regrets,” sure of the case, due to a sudden resurgence in the killings. They like each mance in the film, “Capote.” He was Master.” Hoffman said in a 2008 interview with other even less now. also nominated for Best Supporting On Feb. 2, 2014, the world lost The New York Times, “That’s probably The reason I now rabidly recommend “True Detective” is because of Actor for his work in “Charlie Wilson’s one of the most brilliant actors to date. why I work so much. I don’t want to its humanity, and the way it uses its tone to convey that. For all intents and War,” “Doubt,” and “The Master.” It was on this day that Hoffman ulti- feel I missed something important.” purposes, the crimes on this show do not matter. They are incidental. They As demonstrated by his numerous mately lost his ongoing battle with Despite passing away at only 46, are catalytic. But they are not central. Rather, they are the impetus for the nominations, Hoffman had recogniz- drugs. The talented actor reportedly Hoffman left behind a legacy that im- interactions between these two men, both of whom are broken, hungry, able talent. The actor constantly met died due to a heroin overdose in his pacted millions, myself included. Rest and struggling. They spend their time in the car arguing about God and with success but continually pushed Manhattan apartment. It was long in peace, Philip Seymour Hoffman. the fate of humanity. They snap at each other over petty things. With the deftness of the scripting and the compassion of the acting, these things begin to move away from the world of tropes, and into the realm of true representation. In a lesser show, McConaughey’s nihilistic ramblings or Harrelson’s pious rebuttals would seem ham-handed, but here they do not; they stem not from the show’s agenda or its thematic makeup but from the souls of those who spew them. They are the intellectualized externalization of these characters’ need to make sense of sin—theirs and that of the community in which they are charged to carry out justice. They talk not for the viewers, but for themselves. Watching the exchanges in that squad car, it’s clear that, were these characters to realize someone was listening in, they wouldn’t care. They’re not trying to sound smart. They’re not trying to sound anything. It is this sense of fractured, wounded realism that allows the show to move forward as deftly as it does and imbues the show’s overtly Southern Gothic aura with a sense of purpose and true, deep unease. It would be easy, upon first glance, to compare the use of this mood to one of HBO’s other recent standards, “True Blood.” This would be a mistake. Where “True Blood” used its tone to add menace and intrigue when the writing lost steam, “True Detective” effortlessly connects its tonal approach with its underlying concerns. The Southern Gothic vein of lit- erature, lest we forget, was never about pure horror. Rather, it was about examining the wounds of a spiritual, geographical, and social community, wounds both self-inflicted and inflicted by others. Southern Gothic, just like those intermittent debates between partners, is an externalization of a soulful fear. This is what defines “True Detective.” This is what makes it worth watching. 6 • ARTS THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 “Prince Avalanche” Delights During Oscar Season THE CINEFILES You will be missed. indie comedy gem with Paul Rudd after the blaze, and Hirsch plays his By Lillian Holman and Andreas Streuli and Emile Hirsch that dropped into girlfriend’s brother Lance, who Alvin Film Board Representatives Netflix’s library in late December. has hired to help him. Alvin writes Wikipedia says that it got a U.S. letters to his girlfriend; Lance jerks The film series begins this week with “I Am Divine,” a documentary theatrical release in August, where it off a lot. Oh, how will these two ever about cult film legend John Waters’s most trusted muse, drag queen/actor proceeded to make almost $200,000 get along? Divine. Thursday offers another selection from this year’s Israeli film series at the box office, so… it pretty much But although “Prince Avalanche” with two superb short films, “Wherever You Go” and “Welcome and… Our counts as a new release. Though at sounds like a straightforward story Condolences.” Be sure to come to “Cool Runnings” (directed by Wesleyan’s first glance it might look like a direct- about two men overcoming their dif- own Jon Turteltaub ’85) on the same day the Sochi Olympics kick off, be- to-video paycheck exercise for the two ferences to form an intimate friend- fore ending the week with the Maysles brothers’ classic documentary “Grey leads—the poster’s “Where The Wild ship, it’s more bizarre and distinctive Gardens.” Things Are” typography and bland than that. Rudd’s mustachioed nature- picture of Rudd and Hirsch smiling phile has pretenses of Thoreauvian I AM DIVINE in overalls are not encouraging—it’s dignity that are unlike any other role 2013. USA. Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz. actually one of the nicest surprises of he’s had, and he makes his character’s With Ricki Lake, John Waters, the season, equal parts funny and pro- intellectual aspirations both hilarious Divine. Documentary. 90 min. found in that snuggly way we all need and movingly desperate. Meanwhile, WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 8 p.m. $5 sometimes. stranded in the woods with no wom- From American Independent That “Prince Avalanche” is more en in sight, Hirsch’s musthing jack- Cinema to “The Little Mermaid,” Divine’s influence is everywhere. A than meets the eye won’t surprise rabbit often crosses the line from Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch mas- people familiar with its writer and adolescent horniness into “Shame” pioneer in drag and counterculture, ter thought-provoking humor in director, David Gordon Green. Some territory. These guys are odd, even for Harris Glenn Milstead as Divine “Prince Avalanche.” might remember Green for his debut, an odd couple, and the scenes of their changed the way the world looked “George Washington,” a golden-hued eventual reconciliation and friendship at drag and the LGBTQ community. By Adam Keller Sundance Grand Jury Prize win- are less “I Love You, Man” than a de- This fantastic but little-seen docu- Editor-in-Chief ner that was sort of like if Terrence scent into hazy, lurid playground fun. mentary explores his transformation Malick discovered he had a sense of At 90 minutes, “Prince and his power. I highly suggest you go If you’re a movie fan and like to humor. Others might remember parts Avalanche” is not a demanding watch. see it. And if you don’t, well, you can keep up with new releases, you know of his more famous work, “Pineapple It’s not a perfect movie by any stretch look up Divine’s famous catchphrase. perfectly well the mix of joy and Express,” but I don’t. His career has of the imagination—there are a few dread that comes with late January. had its ups and downs, but he’s been needlessly artsy flourishes that will ISRAELI SHORT FILMS Oscar mania’s steady stream of think successful at both straight-up bro get on a lot of people’s nerves, and Approximately 66 min. total. pieces and overbearing ad campaigns comedy and “Tree of Life”-lite indie the amber backlighting of Rudd and THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 8 p.m. Free. can give you a pleasant buzz for a fare. Hirsch sometimes threatens to con- “Wherever You Go” tells the tale of while, and it’s awesome that for once “Prince Avalanche” is the first of geal into sap—but it has an unassum- a woman who, years after losing con- in the calendar year, there’s a surplus Green’s films (that I’m aware of) that ing and light touch that few of this tact with her Orthodox Jewish fam- of excellent movies playing at every straddles both of these genres, and he season’s Polished Works Of Art attain. ily, decides to attend her sister’s wed- single theater. But what should you makes it look easier than he has any It’s like Brew Bakers: higher-end than ding. On her trip, she encounters a do if you’ve already seen “Her” and right to. Set and filmed in the after- your standard comfort food, but not Bedouin woman fleeing an arranged “Twelve Years a Slave” twice and the math of the Bastrop County Complex something you have to get all worked marriage with her own cousin. This only thing you haven’t shelled out 10 fire—a massive, month-long forest up over. If you’re already finding the encounter sets the stage for a moving shillings and one of your cats for is fire that occurred in Texas in 2011— semester’s workload to be a bit over- exploration of two different women’s “The Legend Of Hercules?” the film is pretty much a two-man whelming, a study-break screening of intersecting attempts to grapple with Well, one thing you could do show. Rudd plays Alvin, a road work- “Prince Avalanche” is the perfect way the abounding tensions of tradition, is check out “Prince Avalanche,” an er tasked with repainting traffic lines to refresh. family, and the desire to define oneself. Set in the early ’90s, “Welcome and… Our Condolences” is framed through a young boy’s attempt to document Fox and the Bird Releases his family’s immigration from the U.S.S.R. to Israel on home video. Yet when his elderly aunt unexpectedly dies on the plane ride, the family faces a nightmarish encounter with immigration services in this unique absurdist Collaborative Folk Album, comedy. COOL RUNNINGS 1993. USA. Dir: Jon Turteltaub. With Leon, Doug E. Doug. 98 Darkest Hours min. By Erica DeMichiel sionist, and ukulele player Paul Grass; Compared to Floating Feather, FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 8 p.m. $5 Assistant Food Editor violinist Petra Kelly; and banjoist and the band scaled back in relation to “Feel the rhythm! Feel the musical saw player Jacob Metcalf. the number of people holding each rhyme! Get on up, it’s bobsled Combine rich, instrumental Being part of a band is not a responsibility in the production pro- time!” I dare you to resist this layers and sweet vocal harmonies and new experience for any of the cur- cess. Though 10 or 12 musicians were cult classic from the 1990s. If the the product will likely resemble the rent members. Grass has performed prominent on the first record, only 6 fantastic soundtrack doesn’t hook musical sound of Dallas folk group in local rock and roll bands, but his were in the studio for the current one. you within the first five minutes, Fox and the Bird. About two years work with Fox and the Bird is his first As a result of downsizing, Bowman it won’t be long before you are after the release of its first full-length time playing folk music. Kelly was believes that Darkest Hours is a more swept up into the hilarious and album in 2011, the band began also exposed to other musical projects cohesive album than its predecessor. inspiring true story. It is helmed working on its most recent record, and has been involved with several “We are proud of these record- by Wesleyan alum Jon Turteltaub Darkest Hours, which was digitally Denton, Texas bands, such as Spooky ings,” Bowman wrote. “This album and, yes, it is programmed to co- released on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Folk and Hares on the Mountain. feels honest to us. We hope that the incide with the Olympics. It is, In 2008, a group of Texas mu- Along with his contributions to Fox album translates to listeners and is re- sadly, one of John Candy’s last sicians began holding living-room and the Bird, Metcalf performs under latable because of the honesty of the roles, but his cynical humor is at its peak, and you’ll be quoting Doug E. gatherings in an effort to learn his own name with another group songwriting. I hope to see this proj- Doug for the rest of the week. Most important, however, is the fact that songs the others had written. Out of musicians (Bowman even acts as ect assist us in our goal to stretch our the Jamaican National Bobsled Team will once again be participating at the of these relaxed meetings, a concrete a full-time musician in Metcalf’s reach regionally and nationally and, Sochi Olympics for the first time since 2002, and you will want to cheer band emerged. Fox and the Bird in- group). additionally, to open up new avenues properly. cluded four founding members, one Deriving musical inspiration for us internationally.” of them frontman Dan Bowman of from bands like The Low Anthem, Where the band’s first album GREY GARDENS Rockaway, N.J. Inspired by the lyrics Phosphorescent, and The Bowerbirds, is a bouncy tribute to love and life, 1975. USA. Dir: Albert and David of the title track of their first album, the band is identifiable by its textured Bowman described Darkest Hours Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer. Floating Feather, the group dubbed sound and well-balanced vocals. as a fitting title for a truly candid re- Documentary. 100 min. themselves Fox and the Bird. Songwriters such as Sarah Harmer cord. Though the new album deals SATURDAY Feb. 8, 8 p.m. Free. “[Floating Feather] is a some- and Gregory Alan Isakov have helped with gloomier subject matter, it still Often hailed as one of the greatest what autobiographical account of a the group further develop its lyrical maintains an air of optimism. documentaries of all time, the Maysles relationship between two people that repertoire. The composing effort is As the band promotes its music, brothers (codirected by Ellen Hovde are the antithesis of one another,” not the handiwork of a single mem- its members hope to tour and release and Muffie Meyer) deliver a raw and Bowman wrote in an email to The ber, and even former band members albums more frequently, and they fascinating depiction of the most ec- Argus. “A relationship that doesn’t contribute to current songwriting en- look forward to collaborating with centric mother-daughter pairing in make sense. ‘It’s just like you’ve deavors. the artists they have been inspired by “Big” and “Little” Edith Beale. The heard, you take the fox and the bird, Regarding their newest album, over the years. Though no dates have two are dropout socialites residing in a and try to make ‘em friendly for a the members of Fox and the Bird are been officially publicized, the band decaying, 28-room mansion, and they day.’” excited to share the product of their plans on touring in the Midwest just so happen to be former First Lady Though a total of 13 members hard work with family, friends, and to promote the new album. In the Jackie Onassis’ close relatives. Little have contributed to the project, fans. After eight months of recording, meantime, the best ways to listen to Edie cares for her mother following Big Bowman is the only remaining mem- mixing, and artwork, Darkest Hours Darkest Hours and other Fox and the Edie’s husband leaving, making the film a disturbing tale of codependency ber of the original four. Today, the was more than ready to be released to Bird music include CD Baby, iTunes, in the shattering wake of heartbreak. band consists of drummer, percus- the public this January. and Spotify. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS ARTS • 7 Theater: “They Extract” Brings Complex Themes of Commodification and Emotion to ’92 Theater as an audience member who was sit- ting in the far back. With the excep- their notions and understandings of tion of a doorway and two cubes that love. acted as chairs, the set was sparse. The intensely different world On the one hand, this enhanced the in which the play’s characters find experience, as one could focus more themselves renders them far quirkier on the characters’ performance and than one would expect. From the the emotions were able to come out integration of seemingly random in a raw and authentic manner. On dance moves in the dialogue to the the other hand, this made it quite continuous breaking of the fourth difficult to stay engaged for the en- wall, the characters’ actions add as tire hour and 30 minutes of the play, much humor as they do an explora- as the stage was aesthetically very tion of the various complications of plain. Furthermore, the sound pro- the commodification of love. duction in the recorded video and “[I] wrote it and definitely di- audio sequences was somewhat lack- rected it as a funny show,” Eppler ing for the audience in the back; I said. “[The point of it is] finding could not always properly hear the balance between humor and the dialogue, which affected my under- painful truth of the world.” standing of important plot points. This is done particularly well Additionally, while their acting was through the character of Woolen, stellar, the actors’ projection was not who was played by two actors si- always loud enough to reach the en- multaneously. Eppler explained that tire audience. the two bodies were meant to por- Ultimately, however, “They tray the emotions that rarely surface Extract” succeeded in the richness of from face-value physical expression. its subject material. Woolen was the highlight of the play “It’s a love story, but it’s abso- due to how Matt Catron ’16 and lutely not a love story,” Eppler said. Connie Des Marais ’17 seamlessly “[It’s about] how that label of com- came together as one hilarious yet modity does a kind of damage to the immensely thought-provoking en- gifts of the world.” tity. “They Extract” is a play that Writer and director Alma Sanchez-Eppler ’14 poses with the cast of “They Extract.” Despite the excellent quality of requires your urgent and pure atten- “They Extract,” I experienced a few tion. Though definitely humorous, take lightly. Rather, Eppler has suc- a narrative that, while often difficult immensely rewards those who take production-related issues, especially it is not a show one should expect to cessfully managed to provide us with to follow, demands to be heard and the time to actually listen. 8 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 FOOD Three Cheers By Rena Kremer WesStuffed Contributor It’s easy to fall into a routine when eating out on for Main Street, but with such a great selection of restaurants in Middletown and new establishments popping up all Cheese the time, there is every reason to branch out. One restau- By Meghan Nayyar rant that should not be missed is Sabroso, a Peruvian (and Staff Writer gluten-free-friendly) restaurant near Subway. Last semester, a good friend and I found ourselves facing a di- Since our last review, Sabroso has updated its of- lemma that seemed truly unsolv- able. We had been eating cheese ferings with even more authentic Peruvian dishes. These for at least 48 hours, and yet we dishes were enthusiastically received during their trial run still had copious amounts of feta from the Cheese Co-op left in First is the Hamburgesa Peruana. Along with lettuce and tomato, it’s soon after the restaurant opened last summer and have our fridge. Determined not to let topped with bacon; avocado; and a perfectly cooked, oozy egg. The it go to waste and totally unwill- now been added to the regular menu. bread is light and doesn’t overwhelm the contents of the burger, but ing to share with our friends, we In addition to these new items, Sabroso also has it’s good for soaking in the egg yolk. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a found this unique and delicious perfect burger. What else could you want on it? recipe online. weekly specials from Wednesday to Sunday; these specials In addition to feta cheese, are listed on its Facebook page. A recent sample menu in- the recipe calls for sweet potatoes, red onions, and eggs, all of which cluded slow cooked pork, fried whole tilapia, and shredded we quickly found at Weshop. We immediately got to work in the ginger beef. I’d say you wouldn’t want to miss them! Butt C kitchen. We laughed, we Also, remember that they deliver; there is a $10 cried (cutting the onions), and in no time we had made a mouth- minimum for free delivery, but only a $1 delivery charge watering concoction. if you order less than that. In addition, there is always a I personally know of noth- ing better than a runny egg, and 10-percent Wesleyan discount. this recipe has four of them, so I was in gooey, oozy, eggy heaven. Here is a sampling of some new and popular The onions were caramelized to dishes: a perfect crisp; mixed with the melt-in-your-mouth sweet pota- toes tossed with crumbly, salty heaps of feta cheese, they made Next is the whole fish. It’s an especially impressive dish not only for a delectably salty and sweet in appearance, but also in flavor. The sauce has a semi-spicy kick, combination, and it was satisfy- and the fish is moist and flaky, which made it easy to eat despite the ing with every bite. The original bones. It can be baked or fried depending on your preference. recipe calls for gorgonzola, but I thought the tangy feta made an excellent complement to the other ingredients. Despite the fact that I burnt my hand horribly on the handle of the skillet, we ate like queens that night. And by that, I mean we gorged ourselves into food comas, eating directly out of the skillet in the kitchen and scrap- ing out every last bite. I went to bed that night with the smell of savory feta cheese lingering in my hair, and to be honest, I didn’t hate it. This is technically a Yucca Fries: I’d eat these over French fries any day. And served with breakfast recipe, but we all know a mayo dip? Sold. that breakfast (the best meal of the day) can be eaten at any time, anywhere, any way you want it. Lomo Saltado: It’s the most popular dish at Sabroso. The steak op- tion was tender and juicy, complemented by a soy-based sauce that Roasted Sweet Potato, Feta, the French fries soak up wonderfully. and Baked Eggs (Adapted from naturallyella.com)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2. Peel sweet potato and cut into bite-sized cubes. 3. Toss sweet potato, onion, salt, and olive oil together in any kind of baking dish. 4. Roast until sweet potato is ten- der, about 15-20 minutes. 5. Crack eggs over sweet pota- toes. 6. Sprinkle feta on top. 7. Return to oven and bake until egg whites are set, 15-20 min- utes.

Dessert includes one of the delicious offerings that owner Duncan Olaechea brings in every morning from a small bakery in Hartford. Called “milhojas,” they’re a non-dry, flaky pastry layered with cara- mel. The caramel is creamier than it is sticky and thick, and it doesn’t Inca Kola and Chicha Morada: the former is a Peruvian soda, and have that biting sweetness you might find in some caramel choco- the latter is a house-made drink reminiscent of a fruit-infused tea. lates. As Olaechea said, it really is addictive! Delicious! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FOOD • 9 Monsanto Introduces Omelette: The Targeted Approach to Pest Line is Worth the By Erica DeMichiel changing the nature of agriculture.” exposed. Assistant Food Editor Though Carson, the author of “Although I think it’s better that the culturally influential novel “Silent pesticides are ‘moving in the right direc- Wait, for Some The agricultural and chemical gi- Spring,” was a supporter of biological tion,’ I don’t believe that the solution makes the best omelettes.” ant Monsanto has by now received control without the aid of laboratory lies in increasing pesticide efficiency, The omelette line, some feel, enough negative publicity to solidify its chemicals, Williams thinks she might which only further encourages the cur- pan of vegetables being stirred and comes with its pros and cons. image as a money-driven corporation nonetheless have worried about RNA rent flawed and inefficient food system flipped with agonizing precision “It’s a way to make the most out with little regard for the environment. It interference’s far-reaching effects on the in America today,” said Rachie Weisberg before the eggs were poured in. of your meal,” said Zac Kramer ’17. is no surprise, therefore, that the devel- ecosystem. ’15, who led the Fall 2013 Student Food Fortunately, when I, at last, sat down “But they can only do four at a time… opment of its newest pesticide has been “I think [Carson] would have been Forum. “I mean, it’s better than noth- on the quiet side of Usdan with my and there are usually between 12 and highly controversial. very concerned about the potential for ing. But nothing is setting a pretty low prize on a plate, I was blown away 20 people in line. And also I became Rather than exterminate pests with wider genetic effects within the biologi- standard.” by its deliciousness. Miraculously, a vegan, so I don’t eat eggs anymore!” the topical application of chemicals, the cal community, [ones] that would be felt Though some might argue that despite the intensity of the hype, my While most omelette enthusiasts company’s novel technique targets pests beyond the intended target,” Williams biotechnology is an exciting field that omelette surpassed all expectations agreed that the line was sometimes too at the genetic level. Known as RNA in- said. “Effects up the chain might happen could transform the agricultural indus- and was cheesy, fluffy, and mouth- long to be practical, few declared that terference, it protects crops by disabling and could propagate problems that we try, it is important to realize that many meltingly good. Even the slight they regretted their decision to endure specific genes within a given pest and in- can’t foresee.” environmental issues were originally the oiliness came as a pleasant surprise, the wait. And, as a two-time veteran of evitably causing its death. A recent New In addition to its potential environ- result of human interference. Even if adding flavor rather than a sensation the omelette line, I now feel informed York Times article by Andrew Pollack en- mental consequences, RNA interference Monsanto had charitable motives to do of grease. enough to concur: 10-15 minutes may titled “Genetic Weapon Against Insects on pests may have unfortunate effects on so, any company today would be hard- The following weekend, I be tiresome compared to the two and Raises Hope and Fear in Farming” men- human health. After the United States pressed to find a laboratory solution with joined the omelette line on the a half minutes for a waffle, but your tions that Monsanto’s main pest of inter- was forced to issue a ban on DDT in absolutely no ill effects on the ecosystem Pastabilities side with dual intent. body (and taste buds) will thank you est is a mite that might be contributing 1972, following the chemical’s wide- or on human health. Given Monsanto’s First, I wanted my omelette faster. for making the wiser choice. to a decline in the honeybee population. spread use in agriculture, later methods track record, it is even more unlikely that Second, I was intrigued as to what Though RNA interference could of pest control have been scrutinized the company’s latest product has reached others’ omelette adventures might be an effective short-term solution, sci- more closely for detriment to human that standard of safety. have been. What inspires Wes stu- entists lack knowledge of its long-term well-being. Meanwhile, as the debate contin- dents to endure the wait? Do they consequences, which might include the In the case of DDT—which was ues, there are several organizations that ever regret their decision? I spoke creation of other environmental prob- manufactured by a number of chemical accept donations toward their efforts to several breakfasters ahead of me lems. and pharmaceutical companies, includ- to fight Monsanto. In addition to the in line (and a bystander or two) to “I was trying to think about what ing Monsanto—its adverse effects on March Against Monsanto, the activist find out. Rachel Carson’s reaction to something human health did not become apparent website Nationofchange.org has a page “[Usdan’s omelettes] are every- like this might have been,” said Visiting until years after its implementation. In opposing the biotech corporation. Every thing I want out of breakfast, and Assistant Professor of History Amrys fact, a possible link between DDT and donation provides financial support more,” Joseph Kuo ’17 said. Williams. “The attempts at making a Alzheimer’s was only discovered within for protests and campaigns that lobby Yet some were particular in highly targeted approach to this is some- the past week, even though DDT has in favor of safer agricultural practices. their preferences. thing akin to the kinds of things that she been illegal in the United States for over Though it may seem difficult to effect “It’s only worth it if it’s Rob herself proposed as potential solutions, 40 years. A relatively new genetic pesti- drastic change, even a small contribution [making the omelettes],” Maimouna [meaning] biological controls [that deal] cide could have similar medical reper- can make a key difference in the fate of Siby ’16 said. “Otherwise, I’m going Omelettes are one of the most with pest issues without fundamentally cussions, which could take decades to be the environment and our health. to be waiting in a long line. And he popular Usdan brunch offerings.

We extended our menu, more than 17 vegan and vegetarian friendly dishes.

For reservation please call (860) 343-8288 335 Main St. Middletown, CT www.forbiddencitybistro.com 10 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 FEATURES PROFESSOR’S BOOKSHELF ing or being something that then sets up A: Was there something in particular a sense of rhythm or syncopation. I’m in- about New York City that influenced you trigued by these sorts of stories. to make it the first of this series? REN: I’ve spent some substantial chunks A: I guess it’s all about how you approach of time in New York. I mean, I wasn’t it, and how you approach listening in gen- raised there by any means. But part of it eral. is that here at Wesleyan, I want to teach REN: Yeah, listening—exactly. And be- classes where I have a diverse student cause I write about sound and I write a body—I want to have students of color, little bit about jazz, this is something I I want to have women in the classroom, hope to do more over time in relation to I want to have a bunch of empowered literature: to examine how [sounds] are people taking my class, but who are also housed and held in a narrative form or a attracted to my classes for both intellec- poetic form or a filmic form. tual and emotional reasons. …It’s also just I think a lot about music. I’m a very my way of teaching my field, of teaching mediocre drummer–a consistently me- Latino literature with black diasporic and diocre drummer—but yeah, I think that’s African American literature. [I hope to] part of it, too, that there’s this attraction give students some sort of concrete way of to trying to intellectualize something that bringing all of those together. you love, that you love hearing and that To date, New York City and Los you love participating in. But I think I’m Angeles have been major pulls of Latino also just interested in movement, when studies. And in as much as I’m not polar- you get maybe weirdly essentialist about ized by them, I’m interested in both. I’m it. Like, what is it that is somehow draw- just trying to find funky ways to do the ing me to poiesis and cinema and music, literatures I read all the time. these forms that are themselves grounded I do feel like a sort of role model. on the importance of movement? As a Latina, I am interested in empower- ing people who identify thereby. I mean, By Rebecca Seidel liantly mixing together images of “illegal” yeah, I guess the point is also to look at A: So what else are you teaching this se- I’m not a missionary, and it’s not the only Features Editor migrants crossing the Mexico-US border, places that are startlingly different from mester? reason I’m doing anything, but it does with versaic references and quotations to what I think you all perceive of them at REN: I’m teaching this course on the matter. It does factor into how I organize If you walked into one of Assistant poems about fugitive slaves. So he’s creat- this point in time. [Especially] with what senses and the subject...it’s a poetry and things. But generally, a lot of this is field Professor of English Rachel Ellis Neyra’s ing a difficult, unsteady analog between is loosely called the “Disneyfication” of cinema course. The course isn’t so much driven: how to organize this in not the classes in the past week, you might have the illegal body and the slave body in New York City, of the New York City about being like, “This is the property traditional way. And then what do I learn found her talking to students about the flight. And in so doing, he’s reworking the we’re looking at in “Midnight Cowboy” of poetry and this is the property of cin- from that? Was it worthwhile? So far it “sonic color-line” or screening the open- whole ground of Arizona. His English is or in “Mean Streets” or in Rowan Ricardo ema.” The interest is saying, what is it feels like it is. ing sequence of Martin Scorsese’s “Mean reworking that ground, and reworking Phillips’ poems, or what you’ll see when about the two [that overlap], for example, Streets.” Among Ellis Neyra’s specialties the ground of English, while he’s at it. you read [Ralph] Ellison. It’s not the same in their intense interest in the encounter A: So it’s some of your own identity com- are poetics and Latina/o and Caribbean So those poets—García Lorca, Hayden, as what is now experienced when Elmo of the human face? This is a big part of ing into it as well. literatures, and her research draws con- Corral—there are many links between tries to accost you in Times Square. It’s the history of lyric poems, bringing those REN: Yeah, it already has. [Identity] nections between these written fields them. just another world. encounters into poetic existence, often be- would come into it no matter what you’re and the worlds of music and film. Now I’m interested in how a place or a site cause they have been lost outside of the doing. in her second semester at Wesleyan, Ellis A: It seems like your work deals a lot with to which one feels one belongs strongly is moment of the poem. Neyra is currently teaching two classes, connecting poetry and other forms to the always changing. I’m not really interested It’s fun to get to teach what you A: You’re relatively new to Wesleyan. How one of which uses New York City as a fo- notion of place. Would you say that’s your in it as a static or historical object or ar- want. Because all of this connects to would you reflect on your time here so far? cal point for conversations about identity main focus? tifact, but as something that connects to things that I’m reading and thinking REN: This is my second semester, and I and belonging. The Argus sat down with REN: It is something I keep in focus. I the lives of peoples and the stories that about theoretically, beyond the immedi- like it so far. I believe in learning curves. Neyra to chat about sound studies, the think a lot about writers’ relationships to they tell. ate classroom space. I’m comfortable with them. I’m not importance of place, and her time at the place—and I don’t mean that in a strictly scared, usually, by the sublime. I like University so far. biographical sense, but rather how they A: I think it’s interesting how you’re bring- A: A lot of planning and strategizing must steepness and contrast. So I feel like I’m articulate, with the idea of carrying a land- ing sound into all of this, too, because go into these multimedia courses. learning here, still. I learned and I enjoyed The Argus: What’s on your bookshelf? scape or cityscape in one’s imaginary map, sound is also something that changes over REN: When I think of a course, I think the essays that my students wrote last se- Rachel Ellis Neyra: I’m always reading what this means and what this reinforces time. of [Dante’s] “Purgatorio,” for example, in mester; I was very pleased with what was many poets at once. I’ve been rereading about our very basic relationships to the REN: Of course. Depending on the cir- which you have this guide with you who’s written, and I have some repeat students, García Lorca a lot lately, especially his ear- earth and what we repeatedly betray in cumstances, [sound] is marked. It’s col- going to travel with you up to a point, and which I also take as a good sign. I think lier poems, in the Suites—a lot of which our basic relationships to that thing called ored. There are really amazing theorists then you’re up there and then you’re going there’s a demand for what I’m teach- were not published when he was alive. He nature. Part of what [art] has the power working in an area called sound studies. to go off into the Paradiso by yourself. But ing, there’s a demand for what the other has these great verses where, for instance, to do is utterly reshape and recreate what- There are people like Fred Moten, Alex of course, it should feel like a path. I want newly hired English professor [Assistant the moon will fall into the sea and it will ever we think that might look like. So [in Weheliye, people who have been writing there to be an inheritance of what we talk Professor of English Lily Saint] is doing, become some tiny thing by the end of the my classes] we’re doing stuff with music about this stuff for some time now, but about from one class to the next. I have to and so I’m glad we’re here. And I’m glad poem. He’s very good at shrinking phe- and with cinema and poetry. All of those within black studies. Sound studies has tell students sometimes who maybe want students are responding well to it. I’m nomena without losing force. aesthetic remixes of place, or on place, are carved out a relationship to that, but also an epiphany earlier on, “Just trust the excited about writers I want to bring to I’ve also been reading a poet named important to me. a separate space. I am interested in sound, course, hold the hand of the guide and campus. There are a lot of resources here; Eduardo Corral, a Chicano poet who is and I’m interested in the fact that for so follow it.” I’m not really into epiphanies, there’s a lot of support. Everyone’s been alive and well. I’m writing about him, in A: So is that how this class on New York many musicians, the metaphors they use anyway. As much as I was raised in the very encouraging and welcoming. particular a poem he has where he is both City came together? for how to conceptualize ordered sounds Judeo-Christian tradition, I’m more into Before this, I did post-doc stuff, and making reference to a couple of Chicano REN: Yes, and I am interested in doing as notes or music are wacky. I was listen- accretions and accumulations over time. I was adjuncting as well. I was in very poems, but he mixes into it these verses this with more than one site. So next year ing this morning to one of my neighbors’ This is how I think people learn: learn in- good places, but it’s nice to be somewhere from two of Robert Hayden’s poems. One I’m going to teach a course on the [United dogs barking his head off. That, to me, timately, learn slowly. By learning slowly, and feel like you can take on traction— of them is called “Rungate Rungate,” and States-Mexico] border. Eventually, I’ll do is noise, in the way that water dripping you’re holding it closer to heart, I think. that you can dig in and move with ground the other is called “The Ballad of Nat an L.A. course that will bring together through a pipe that needs to be sealed off That’s also part of my mission: to slow beneath your feet. Turner,” both of which are about fugitiv - Latino writers, Black American writers, can also be perceived as noise. And yet, you guys down, to get you all to read ev- ity, runaway slaves. And so Corral is bril- and some Asian-American writers. So instead, we can read that as having mean- erything poetically, which is to say, slowly. This article was edited for length. Goldfinch: Teenager Endures Loss in New Novel

Theo’s life becomes nomadic. world. With “small, gray teeth” and an and nuanced with real struggles of drug For a time, he lives with the family of insatiable appetite for literature, booze, addiction and familial loss. It is also a Now, he must care for it with the help his old friend, Andy Barbour, on the and adventure, Boris piques Theo’s in- tale of resilience, of finding the best way of neither of his parents. Upper East Side, a clear representation terest. The Decker clan and Boris create to survive and perhaps even thrive in Before the explosion, Theo be- of the stereotypical moneyed existence an unlikely family. the wake of unspeakable loss. Though comes entranced by a young girl with that seems bleak and too crisp to envy But in a sudden, horrible instant, it is at times exhaustively descriptive, fire-red hair at the museum. She is from the outside. His father eventu- Theo’s father is killed in a car accident, with too many characters to count and chaperoned by an older man, Welty, ally appears with a Las Vegas tan and a and Theo leaves Boris behind to return perhaps a few hundred pages too many, who touchingly and painstakingly ex- drug addiction to replace his previous to New York, moving in with Hobie the novel still had me hooked the whole plains little-known facts about the work alcoholism. Xandra, his father’s leggy, and eventually becoming his business time. The single thread that unites the on the walls, demonstrating a deep low-class girlfriend, also arrives on the partner. Dangerous business with the story, the stolen painting, is what makes emotional attachment to and sense of scene. stolen painting, which Theo has been it a story of humanity and triumph responsibility for the girl. After the ex- Theo unwillingly moves to Las harboring for years, later takes him to even through great struggle. Just like plosion, the older man dies at Theo’s Vegas with his father and Xandra. At Amsterdam, where he discovers both the captive finch in the painting, Theo side and gives him his ring, which Theo school, he befriends Boris, a skinny, the downfalls of the drug world and the manages after many years to escape the returns to Welty’s business partner, precocious boy originally from the possibility for a brighter future. shackles of his life’s circumstances and Hobie. Ukraine who has lived all over the “The Goldfinch” is richly textured find a means of survival. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FEATURES • 11 What’s your favorite way to celebrate Super

Bowl Sunday? By Kirsten Rischert-Garcia, ’17

“I stay up really late the night before so I can roll out of bed right before kickoff.” Khalif Gresham ’15 “I don’t really watch it.” Aime Arroyo-Ramirez ’16

“I usually just stay home with my family and eat pizza and soda.” Jayvee Salunga ’17

“I normally hang out with a bunch of friends around the TV, eating a bunch of food and just having a good time while yelling at our favorite “Ordering a bunch of wings.” team to win.” Josef Mehling ’14 Sarah Newman ’16

“Unfortunately in my country there is no Super Bowl, but yesterday was my first, so I ate a lot of popcorn and pizza.” Iris Chipendo ’16 “Yesterday my friends and I got a bunch “Finding the friend with the biggest TV and crashing of wings from WesWings.” at their house.” Ben Bratt ’15 Bria Grant ’17 12 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 SPORTS Klaes ’14 Keys Women’s Hoops Win Over Bates By Toby Rosen The undefeated Tufts Jumbos Contributing Writer (18-0, 6-0 NESCAC) came stamped- ing into Silloway Gym the next day After losing big to Amherst, the and came away with a well-earned women’s basketball team rebounded 62-53 triumph over the Cardinals nicely with a 72-59 NESCAC win (12-7, 3-3 NESCAC). Prior to the against Bates (7-12, 0-5 NESCAC) game, Coach Mullen expressed the on Friday, Jan. 31. The game was significance of the matchup with closely contested early on, with Bates Tu f t s . leading 13-12 midway through the “We’re excited for Tufts,” she first half before Wes started to pull said. “Tufts will not be expecting away. Captain Jenna Klaes ’14 put how we are going to compete this the Cards back up with a layin, and year. They will remember us from a Jackie Browne ’16 drained a three- year ago. We’re older and more expe- pointer at the 9:14 mark to give the rienced. We’re going to give Tufts a Cardinals their biggest lead of the game that they didn’t expect.” night up until that point, 17-13. Wearing their sleek black uni- Wesleyan never looked back. forms, the Cardinals delivered on Klaes led the offensive at- Mullen’s promise, giving Tufts all tack with a career-high 20 points. they could handle for two halves, re- Dreisen Heath ’15 contributed from fusing to fade and keeping it close. both sides of the ball, pouring in After falling into an early 10-0 13 points and swiping four steals, hole, the Cardinals went on a 8-0 while Jess Cherenza ’15 paced the run of their own, only to see Tufts Cardinals with 10 rebounds. come back with a 6-0 run. At the “I couldn’t be happier,” said 14:39 mark in the first half, the Head Coach Kate Mullen of her score was 16-8 Tufts. As was the case COREY SOBOTKA/PHOTO EDITOR team’s effort. “I’m proud of how they against Amherst, Wesleyan struggled Brenna Diggins ’17 and the women’s basketball forwards battled Tufts inside, but couldn’t pick up a came back. I love how they com- to defend the three-pointer, allowing second weekend win. peted against Amherst, but tonight, a season-worst 11. Despite this, the now that we’re back in NESCAC, Cardinals hung tough and gritted “If you see some of the big shots, knock us down, we responded. And that they’ll get the boards if they we needed the win, and we went out their way to just a 30-27 deficit at not just the threes, but a couple end if one person slipped up, a teammate work the ball,” Klaes said. and got it. And we did it the way we halftime. of possession, they roll it in on the came through and elevated us back The senior captain showed con- normally do, playing defense.” Ultimately, however, the two,” she said. “They played with up again. If we play like this for the fidence in her team regardless of the The nail in the coffin for Bates Jumbos sharpshooting from beyond poise, and they played like they’ve remainder of the NESCAC season, loss. came when Klaes drilled a three with the arc proved to be too much for been in these kind of tight game situ- we’re going to be in great shape.” “We’re keeping our heads up,” 4:33 remaining in the second half to the Cards. Tufts opened up its largest ations before,” Mullen said. Once again, the Cardinals of- she said. “We know that they [Tufts] put the Cardinals up 65-55. lead of the night, 51-38, with 10:24 Despite the loss, Mullen was fense was led by Klaes, who decid- are the number one team. They’re “It felt incredible,” Klaes said remaining in the second half and satisfied with Wesleyan’s level of in- ed that 20 points the night before undefeated, so we just wanted to of the shot. “It was good to help held on for the win. tensity. wasn’t enough, besting her previous make sure we gave it a good game.” the team out, and make sure to Coach Mullen agreed that it was “I’m very proud of their efforts,” career-high with 22 points. Wesleyan will travel next to close Bates out, and make sure they one of those games where you just she said. “They never quit. I felt like “I think I’ve had confidence, Hartford on Friday, Feb. 7 to take on couldn’t come back and get a run in.” have to tip your cap to Tufts. every time Tufts tried to come and and confidence in my team to know Tr i n i t y. Men’s Hockey Is Winless in Weekend Homestand By Gili Lipman Tom Hartnett ’14. “The crowd on limit them and weather the storm Kline celebrated vivaciously, cate Wesleyan’s level of play. Assistant Sports Editor Saturday was great, and we’d love to when they do happen.” skating toward the student section The game was held scoreless have that next weekend as well. It’s a With five minutes gone by in and saluting the ecstatic crowd. midway through the second period, As the regular season comes to tremendous environment to play in.” the second period, Connor Ryan “I was thrilled when I scored be- when Captain Keith Buehler ’14 a close, each men’s hockey game is Against the Continentals, the ’15 took control of the puck behind cause I knew that it gave our team was assessed with a five-minute ma- crucial, with triumphs and mistakes Redbirds came out cold at Spurrier- the net and fed it to Eric Casey ’16. a better chance to win,” Kline said. jor penalty for elbowing, leaving the holding dramatic consequences. The Snyder Rink, letting up two quick Casey then delivered a pass to James “However, I knew that I had to re- Cards shorthanded for an extended Cardinals entered the weekend trying goals with just seven minutes elapsed Kline ’17, who was heading down the main focused on helping our team stretch. During that span, the Lord to move up into a playoff position into the first period. Early on, it ice. Kline skated past the blue line get the next one.” Jeffs broke through with two power- and solidify their postseason fate. looked as if this game was going to and into Hamilton’s zone, where he Needing one more score to com- play goals, taking a 2-0 lead into the The team went 0-1-1, playing well be similar to the three-goal loss the fired a shot just above the goalie’s left plete the comeback, Nick Malone second intermission. against both Hamilton and Amherst Cardinals had against Hamilton ear- shoulder and into the back of the net. ’17 picked the perfect time to earn “Amherst has a good team, and but staying in its dreaded ninth po- lier in the season. Facing a deficit, the “I knew at that point of the his first career goal in a Cardinals jer- good teams capitalize on mistakes sition despite a powerful home-ice hosts fed off of the crowd’s energy game, we needed to get some shots sey. Malone got the puck at the top that you make,” Potter said. “The advantage. and upped the level of their game. on net, so when I entered the zone, I left of the circle and fired a slap shot five-minute major penalty was a defi- “Playing in front of a rowdy “We had a slow start and didn’t saw an opening in the top corner of towards the back right of the goal. nite turning point. They have a very crowd is great; we feed off their play well defensively,” Hartnett said. the far side of the net and shot for it,” Once again, the puck flew over the good power play and they capitalized energy,” said Assistant Captain “Slow starts happen, but we have to Kline said. goalie’s left shoulder and landed in twice on it. I thought we played well the net. after it, but we could not recover “Nick’s goal came at a crucial from it.” time in the game, when we were des- Amherst added two more goals perately trying to stay alive,” Kline in the third period to take a com- said. “I tried to position myself in manding 4-0 lead. Wesleyan’s bright front of the net to screen the goalie. spot of the game came when Dylan Nick made a great play at the blue Niehoff ’15 slapped a shot from the line and came through for our team top of the left circle through a screen. at a very opportune time.” Niehoff’s shot found a hole inside the Neither team could score a right post with two minutes remain- third goal during the overtime pe- ing, off assists from Casey Fratkin ’14 riod, leaving the game in a 2-2 draw. and Quincy Oujevolk ’17. The tie left the Cardinals one game Wesleyan will try to climb up in behind the eighth-place Continentals standings on Saturday, Feb. 8 against in the loss column. Wesleyan out- Little Three rival Williams. The Ephs shot Hamilton 30-23 and Dawson will provide a formidable challenge, Sprigings ’17 saved 23 out of 25 as they are currently at the top of the shots, including 10 saves in the de- NESCAC standings with only one cisive third period for a .920 save conference loss. The Cardinals will percentage. follow up this matchup with a game “I think we played well,” said against Middlebury, Sunday, Feb. 9. Head Coach Chris Potter. “We were The Redbirds are looking for some a little flat to start, but played bet- revenge after the Panthers shut them ter in the second half of the first and out 5-0 last month. took that into the second period. We “The key to finishing strong and have to play desperate, but not with- making a late season playoff push out poise and execution. Sometimes, is to simply have a good mindset,” you play desperate, and it looks like Kline said. “We have all of the pieces chaos.” to the puzzle for a championship The Cardinals did not fare as run. We need to stay positive and

SHANNON WELCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER well against Amherst, losing 4-1, al- keep working hard, and we will be Connor Ryan ’15 notched an assist on the game-tying goal off the stick of Nick Malone ’17. though the score didn’t entirely indi- rewarded.” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS SPORTS s 13 Men’s Basketball Beats Bobcats, Jumps Jumbos

By Asher Young throws to put the Cardinals up one With injuries sidelining several Staff Writer point with 1:59 remaining. After a frontcourt threats, Wesleyan has re- steal by Joseph Kuo ’17 on the ensu- lied on its depth through its last few The men’s basketball team ing Bobcat possession, Captain Zach games. While last year’s Cardinal picked up two key NESCAC wins Lynch ’14 hit a jumper to put Wes offense ran extensively through this past weekend at home, defeating ahead for good. three main players—Shasha Brown Bates 76-70 in overtime on Friday, “I think we just had to regroup,” ’13, Derick Beresford ’13, Mike Jan. 31 before taking down Tufts 86- said guard Harry Rafferty ’17 on Callaghan ’13—this year’s squad has 73 the next day. his team’s overtime performance. “I already seen six different players lead Heading into the weekend, the think it shows a lot about our team’s the team in scoring in individual Cardinals were tied with both Bates perseverance. A lot of teams wouldn’t games. and Tufts for sixth in the NESCAC be able to bounce back from [such a “On any given night, someone standings (a 2-7 stretch over winter quick comeback], and instead would could step up and perform,” Rafferty break had slowed Wesleyan down). kind of crumble in overtime. But we said. “For instance, against Bates, our However, after their win over Conn pushed through it, and guys did a senior captain Zach Lynch gave us College on Jan. 25 and their suc- great job of stepping up.” some big minutes down the stretch. cess this weekend, the Cards have Davis and Epps led Wesleyan Some big defensive stops, a couple jumped into a tie for fourth with a in scoring with 22 and 16 points, important baskets, it’s that type of 9-10 overall record and a 3-3 mark in respectively. The two combined to spontaneous effort from people that’s NESCAC play. shoot 14-24 from the floor, while really helped our success lately.” Wesleyan and Bates traded Epps picked up 9 rebounds in the Veteran leadership is hugely im- blows throughout the first half of win. Davis was a perfect 5-5 from the portant on a team filled with under- Friday’s game; neither team led by foul line on the evening, while also classmen in key roles, but Rafferty more than three points. In the second hitting 3 shots from beyond the arc. believes the Cards are meshing after a half, however, the Cardinals went on Against Tufts on Saturday, the rough stretch of the schedule. an impressive 23-7 run, fueled by Cardinals displayed an extremely “I think it was just playing to- strong inside play from Rashid Epps impressive shooting performance in gether more,” he added, speaking to ’16 and five three-pointers from four the first half, knocking down 7 of his team’s recent turnaround. “We’re different players. 11 threes on their way to 64 percent a young team, and a lot of us had Trailing by 14 with fewer than shooting from the field. never played with each other before. 5 minutes to go in regulation, the Six different Cardinals fin- It can take some time to grow and to Bobcats mounted a comeback, forc- ished with double-digits in scoring, learn how to play with each other.” ing 4 turnovers in just over 3 minutes most notably Jack Mackey ’16, who Wesleyan’s next game is at home as they cut the lead to 3. With 50 sec- hit 6 shots from deep for 18 of his in Silloway Gymnasium on Tuesday, onds remaining, Bates buried a trey team-leading 20 points. Davis also Feb. 4 against Eastern Connecticut. to tie the game. The two teams traded contributed 16 points and 5 assists, The Warriors are currently 15-4 misses as they tried for the win in reg- including another perfect 5-5 effort overall, including 9-0 in Little East ulation, forcing an overtime period. from the charity stripe. After this Conference play. The Cardinals will SADICHCHHA ADHIKARI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The teams went back and forth past weekend, Davis has hit 24 con- look to repeat the result of last sea- BJ Davis ’16 powered Wesleyan’s offense with 38 combined points in through the first three minutes of secutive free throws over the last 3 son, when they defeated their intra- two men’s basketball victories. OT until BJ Davis ’16 hit two free games. state rivals 74-63 last January. WeSwim Women Sink Coast Guard, Men Fall Short By Brett Keating these last three meets. It’s so encour- Angela Slevin ’15 earned points 100- and 200-yard breaststroke well as some team strategy for per- Sports Editor aging to see our friends and family in in all three of her individual events, events before finishing second in the forming at an elite level. the stands.” taking the top spot in the 200 and 200-yard individual medley, a second “We are working on feeling The women’s swim and dive Up first were the 200 medley 500 freestyles before finishing second, away from first place. Nate Courville good, physically and mentally—let squad improved to .500 this season in relays, which saw both the men and 0.3 seconds out of first place, in the ’17 proved his consistency as well, our muscles heal, sleep more, clean dual meets, while the men’s team fell women take two of the top three 200-yard medley. Alexa Burzinski ’15 grabbing second place in both the up our starts and turns, and get in the to 2-10 in duals as both teams closed spots, giving Wesleyan an early lead continued her hot streak as well, tak- 100- and 200-yard backstroke. mindset of championship season,” out the regular season last week- on both sides; the women later won ing second in both the 100 and 200 Though this was the final regu- said Capron. “Personally, I am focus- end against the U.S. Coast Guard the freestyle relay as well. butterflies. lar season meet for the Cardinals, ing on the pacing strategy of my 200 Academy. The freestyle foursome high- Wesleyan also flexed its muscles they hope they are far from fin- breaststroke.” Before the meet, Wesleyan hon- lighted the promise of success in both in the backstroke events, with Liz ished. They started their taper last She also focused on what has cer- ored its four seniors who will gradu- the near and distant future on the Baumgartner ’15, Amanda Distler week in preparation for NESCACs tainly emerged as a theme throughout ate this May: Alyssa Savarino, Roxy women’s side, with grizzled veterans ’15, and Liyan Yao ’16 taking three during Valentine’s Day weekend in the year, dating back to the season- Capron, Kate Uthe, and Russell Savarino and Capron swimming the of the top four spots in the 100-yard Williamstown, Mass. opening weekend with Head Coach Madison. Savarino and Uthe have first two legs and newcomers Anna Lu race and Wes sweeping the top four Women’s Co-Captain Capron Peter Solomon in November: improv- spent four years in the program, while ’17 and Serena Zalkowitz ’17 closing in the 200, with Martha Smith ’17 thinks that the Cards are hitting their ing on the past. Capron and Madison have both been out the race for a win. rounding out the group. stride at the right time. “As a team, we are hoping to with WeSwim for three years. Lu then won the women’s 1000- Jimmy Gaston ’15 and Billy “I’m excited to be going faster climb up the NESCAC ladder and Capron was particularly ex- yard race and finished second in the Hepner ’16 led the efforts for the than I was this time last year, and I’m beat last year’s eighth-place finish,” cited about the closing weeks of the 500 free, while Zalkowitz won the Cardinal men. Gaston had a five- overjoyed that nearly every swimmer Capron reiterated. “We’re all striving season, during which her team took 50-yard sprint and was second in the second margin of victory in the 100- has achieved multiple season-best for personal progress; girls who didn’t wins in three of four head-to-heads. 100-yard freestyle. yard freestyle and then matched that times these past two weeks,” she said. place at NESCACs last year will try She chalks the success up to increased With Capron, typically a breast- margin in the 500 free and picked up “After these past few meets, I’m even to accomplish that this season; those dedication from the team to practices. stroker, swimming outside her usual a third win in the 200-yard butterfly. more determined to go out with a who made finals are looking to qual- “Our winter training attendance program, Rachel Hirsch ’15 and Erin Spencer Daus-Haberle ’17 proved his bang at NESCACs.” ify for Nationals. Wes has not had a is nearly 100 percent, up from 80 per- Cohn ’15 were big winners against endurance in the 1000 free as well, As for her own goals in the next swimmer at nationals in seven years cent at the end of the last semester,” the weak Coast Guard breaststrokers. finishing second behind the Wes ju- two weeks, she is focusing specifically or so. We are definitely looking to Capron said. “And it doesn’t hurt that The pair of juniors finished one-two nior. on a few aspects of her game going reestablish our team on the national we’ve had a home-pool advantage in both the 100- and 200-yard breast. Hepner took the crown in the into conference championships, as level.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S SQUASH Wesleyan 76 Wesleyan 7 SCOREBOARD Bates 70 Colby 2 MEN’S SQUASH MEN’S SWIMMING MEN’S ICE HOCKEY MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S SQUASH Wesleyan 4 Wesleyan 108 Wesleyan 2 Wesleyan 86 Wesleyan 0 Middle- 5 U.S. Coast Hamilton 2 Tufts 73 Trinity 9 bury Guard Academy 172 MEN’S SQUASH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S SQUASH Wesleyan 7 WOMEN’S SWIMMING MEN’S WRESTLING Wesleyan 72 Wesleyan 1 Colby 2 Bates 59 Hamilton 8 Wesleyan 171 Wesleyan 12 MEN’S SQUASH U.S. Coast Springfield 29 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S SQUASH Wesleyan 2 Guard Academy 124 Wesleyan 53 Wesleyan 2 Bowdoin 7 Tufts 62 Bowdoin 7 14 s SPORTS THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 Squash Battles Through Wrestling Struggles NESCAC Tournament Weekend in Pride Defeat By Felipe DaCosta the Cardinals were tasked with upsetting it means that we will not make it into By Tobias Thor Lichtenstein the next four weight classes, losing Assistant Sports Editor the defending champions from Trinity. the B divisions at nationals, which was Staff Writer two of them and forfeiting the oth- The Bantams’ might proved to be too one of our reach goals for the season. ers. Matt Pelton ’17 was able to end With two months of squash out of much for the Cardinals to handle as their Fortunately, with nationals in two weeks, A week after placing seventh the meet on a high note, winning his the way, February arrives just in time to intrastate rivals initiated Saturday’s action we will probably get to see all those teams in the New England Wrestling bout 6-2. sort standout squash teams from the rest with a conclusive 9-0 victory over the again. I think our team is hungry for a Association (NEWA) Duals, the “It was a tough and disappoint- through tournament play. The men’s and Birds. Only Smith, playing at the eighth Midd rematch. There were a couple of Cardinal wrestlers lost a tough ing day for the team,” Pelton said. women’s squads got their first tastes of spot on the ladder, was able to pick up close five-game matches that fell their battle 29-12 to Springfield “But I was the last one to wrestle, so championship play at this past weekend’s even a single set against Trinity. way, including Zander [Nassikas ’14] College on Saturday, Feb. 1. it felt good for us to end on a win.” NESCAC Tournament. Unlike in past With little time to regroup, the and mine, and I’m pretty confident we Wesleyan was starting at a dis- Amongst a strong freshman years, when Wesleyan had co-hosted the Cardinal women were handed their sec- have their number after this weekend.” advantage on the scoreboard, as class, Pelton has seen relative success event, the Cardinals donned their away ond loss of the day 8-1 at the hands of Steele and the rest of the Cardinals Springfield picked up forfeited in his first year of collegiate wres- colors and embarked on a two-day trip host Hamilton. The Cardinals fared mar- were able to finish the weekend on a points after going uncontested in tling, winning many of his matches to Hamilton that tested the Cardinals’ ginally better against the Continentals; positive note, dispatching Colby 7-2 a couple of weight classes. and placing in tournaments while ability to take on the taxing NESCAC third-seeded Annie Maxwell ’15 regis- and edging out Bowdoin 5-4 to finish in “Our guys wrestled real continuing to learn on the mat. competition. tered the Cards’ only match victory on fifth place. The resilient weekend perfor- hard, but when we’re forfeit- “It feels great to have this kind The women’s team produced a Saturday in a 3-0 sweep. In their final mance was anchored by consistent play ing two weights to a team like of success in my first year,” Pelton 7-2 first-round victory over Colby, but match, the Cardinals again produced from Guy Davidson ’16 and Chris Hart Springfield, it’s much tougher said. “I’m not moving around to dif- fell to Trinity, the eventual champion, incrementally improved results, but still ’17, as both competitors bested their to compete,” said Captain Ryan ferent weights, and I haven’t grown in the quarterfinals. In their final match, failed to register a victory over their op- counterparts in each of their three week- Sblendorio ’15. “They are always since eighth grade, which lets me fo- the Cards dropped a 7-2 decision to ponents from Bowdoin. The Cardinals end contests. good, year after year.” cus on getting better in my weight Bowdoin to finish the tournament in fell 7-2 to the Polar Bears to conclude Despite performing below their Always a powerful contend- class only.” eighth place. The men’s side notched its their eighth-place showing on the week- initial expectations, when put in context, er in New England, Springfield Despite his achievements, in- best-ever tournament finish, capturing end. this Cardinals performance represents placed second in the NEWA cluding the win on Saturday, Pelton fifth place despite bowing out in the first Facing Middlebury for the first the result of long-term sustained growth Duals in 2014. The Wesleyan is looking ahead to the Duals tourna- round to Middlebury in a 5-4 heart- time all season in the opening round of for the program. wrestlers figured that beating ment this weekend, where perennial breaker. the tournament, the Cardinal men need- “As seniors, we have really seen this the Pride would prove to be a rival Williams awaits the Cardinals. Women’s squash began its tourna- ed to size up their opponents on the fly team grow and gain a lot of respect in the tall task. Sblendorio’s bout was “Us versus Williams will be a ment climb facing a familiar foe in Colby, to jump to the next round, where a re- last four years,” Steele wrote. “We used a high point for the Cardinals, great match, and I’m really excited a team it had vanquished 6-3 just 12 days match with Williams hopefully awaited. to have to fight to get into the top 20, as he was able win his match to keep on moving forward this sea- prior. In a display of consistent growth, However, the Cardinals ended up on the and now we are right there with the mid- by pinning Springfield’s Devin son,” Pelton said. “That match will the Cardinals bested the Mules yet again, wrong side of a contest decided by a tie- teens. It may not seem like a big jump, Hurst, but it marked one of only be a fun challenge for the entire this time tacking on another individual breaking match at the top spot. but other teams have definitely noticed. three victories for Wesleyan. team.” victory to further distinguish themselves The loss to Middlebury meant an Our freshman year we lost to Amherst Chris Siracusa ’16 started things Coming up, the Cardinals will from their competitors. end to the Cardinals’ aspirations to jump 8-1 at the Little Three, and this year we off at the 149-pound weight have to face Williams, Oneonta, Coming off of a severe 1-3 de- into the more competitive B Division beat them 7-2. It’s cool to see that teams class, where he battled hard yet Ithaca, and Cortland. Despite their feat from the last outing against Colby, for national championship play, but that used to steamroll us now are starting suffered a 7-1 defeat to Zach initial struggles with injury and in- Captain Mary Foster ’14 reversed the re- also brought upon a moment of reflec- to admit ‘wow, they really have a good Joseph. Ed Pierce ’17 and Alex experience, the Cards remain opti- sult in a major way with a silencing 3-0 tion and a chance for redemption for the team.’” Cannon ’14 followed, wrestling mistic with an exciting weekend of victory at the top of the ladder. Captain Cardinals. With their confidence building de- tough but losing to difficult op- wrestling ahead of them. Lauren Nelson ’15, Abigail Smith ’17, “I think we were all a little disap- spite their difficult losses, both the men’s ponents at 157 and 165 pounds, “It’s simple; every time we step and Hannah Plon ’14 also recorded re- pointed at the first round loss to Midd, and women’s squash teams will look respectively. Taran Carr ’16 out on the mat, we are working to- sounding 3-0 match scores to propel the but fifth at NESCACs is still a respect- to maintain their positive momentum snatched a victory at 174 pounds ward a better weekend,” Siracusa Cardinals to the quarterfinals of tourna- able finish in our books,” wrote John ahead of even more tournament play this by beating John Dipace 6-2, but said. “Win or lose, we all know ment play. Steele ’14 in an email to the Argus. “The weekend at the Division III Individual after Sblendorio’s pin at 184 that we are improving every single In the second match of the tourney, one regret from this weekend is that Championships hosted by Bowdoin. pounds, the Cardinals dropped match, and that’s what’s important.” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 15 16 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Top, Bottom Right: Students perform “They Extract,” which went up in the ’92 Theater last weekend.

Middle Right: Though the women’s swim and dive team was able to defeat the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the men’s team fell to its intrastate op- ponent.

Bottom Left: After playing Hamilton to a 2-2 over- time draw, the men’s hockey team remains in ninth place in the NESCAC standings.