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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 16 WESLEYANARGUS.COM Cardinal Spirit Pro-Fraternity Actions Escalate During Homecoming By Courtney Laermer ated a flier titled “Frats Not Fiction.” Assistant News Editor “The recent decision to require women to become full members of Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) Wesleyan’s fraternities, which is stren- alumni and undergraduate fraternity uously opposed by generations of sup- brothers organized various demonstra- portive alumni, active volunteers, do- tions during Homecoming this past nors and committed trustees, is based weekend to counter the University’s on numerous false premises,” the flier new coeducation policy, including reads. hanging pro-fraternity banners and Following that statement, a vari- distributing fliers around campus. ety of “facts” are provided, such as the Various DKE undergraduates and idea that a fraternity is at least as safe alumni have expressed disappointment as a dorm, that the University will lose at the new requirement that all resi- social space if the fraternities have to dential fraternities become coeduca- close, and that eliminating fraternities LIANNE YUN/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER tional. After sending letters to the ad- Members of the Middletown and campus communities came together for a festival during the ministration expressing disapproval, a Homecoming games against Amherst College. For more on this story, turn to page 3. group of alumni joined forces and cre- COED, page 3 In Homecoming Upset, Men’s “Blow” Confronts Soccer Ends Amherst’s Streak Power, Flips Genders By Hazem Fahmy submit it to Any Stage, Second Stage’s By Daniel Kim well as we should have.” Amherst in total shots, five each. Staff Writer platform for play development that Staff Writer A slew of other factors brought Defensively, the back line and veter- aims, along with other goals such as the game’s brew to a boil. In addition an goalkeeper Emmett McConnell While the Wesleyan arts scene workshopping, to assist playwrights In yet another game filled with to pitting Wesleyan against the Goliath ’15 kept it tight and didn’t allow is no stranger to feminist works that who do not seek to pursue full-length the suspense and drama that has come that was Amherst, Saturday’s match any shots into the net. The Lord creatively tackle contemporary issues productions. In search of a director, to characterize this year’s season, the against the Little Three rival held the Jeffs did the same, however, leaving of women’s rights and the patriarchy, Rosen reached out to a friend familiar men’s soccer team triumphed over the Cardinals’ position in the NESCAC both teams scoreless into the half. “Blow,” which premieres this weekend with the feminist theater scene on cam- previously undefeated Lord Jeffs, two tournament at stake. The weekend’s “Emmett came up really big in the Allbritton Penthouse, is set to pus, who then recommended Stovicek. goals to one, in overtime. The 10-0-2 crowd of alumni added to this all-or- in both the first half and the- sec kick things up a notch with its unique “I read it, and after talking to her overall, 6-0-2 in-conference Amherst nothing attitude. ond half, keeping us in the game,” take on a tale of sexual assault. Written for 30 minutes I was sold, and within squad came to Wes on Saturday, Oct. “It being Homecoming, the men- Lynch said. “We knew [after the by Raechel Rosen ’15 and directed by the next week we had a team,” Stovicek 18 to face the Cardinals in a high- tality was that a win would revitalize half] it was time for us to score. We Alexandra Stovicek ’17, the play aims said. stakes, high-attendance Homecoming our season [and] revitalize our chances needed that goal to keep us going to confront societal discourse on sexual “Blow” follows a group of girls match. in the playoffs,” said Adam Cowie- forward, to better our chances of assault by flipping the genders, and the and one boy at a sleepover smoking “This was the biggest game of Haskell ’18. “Offensively, we knew that winning. Coming into the second power dynamic, upside down. weed, taking whiskey shots, and listen- my life so far,” said Matt Lynch ’15. once we got an opportunity, we had to half, we knew we had to get things The script for “Blow” originated ing to Beyoncé. As they become more “Amherst had a 37-win, consecutive, finish. Against a team like Amherst, on frame, we knew we had to test as an assignment of Rosen’s in a play- “crossfaded,” the fun atmosphere de- unbeaten streak in the conference, those are extremely important oppor- the keeper, and we did just that.” writing class last semester. Because scends to become sexually charged and three whole seasons without losing a tunities that we’re going to get. So it Indeed, after a silent first -pe she originally went into the class with hostile toward the boy. game in the NESCAC. [They had] all was all-in, or nothing.” riod, Lynch stepped up to fire a shot the intention of working on an opera, The play has attracted attention these great statistics on their part. It The Cardinals’ choice was clear. which she is setting up next spring, for its somewhat comic take on an ex- was more motivation for us to play as In the first period, Wesleyan matched SOCCER, page 10 Rosen did not initially expect to make tremely difficult issue. Rosen explained it very far with her new script. that the point of “Blow” is to mix the “I really wasn’t expecting to take comedic and silly with the uncomfort- playwriting seriously,” she said. “It able and disturbing. For the Record: WESU Record came out of me real quick, like a little “It’s definitely a tragic comedy,” baby, ’cause it was kind of inside me Rosen said. “We’re looking at sexual for a while.” Fair Will Offer a Wide Selection After finishing it, she decided to BLOW, page 8 By Max Lee it seems fitting that WESU hosts the come from as far away as Maine Staff Writer Community Record Fair once a semes- [and] New York,” Berman said. ter. The latest iteration of this biannual The record fair strives to draw Shelves of thousands upon thou- sale is occurring this Sunday, Oct. 26 in a mixture of community mem- sands of LPs, categorized by genre in from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Beckham bers and students as customers. Sharpie and colored paper, cover the Hall. “It’s usually a great mix of stu- walls of WESU’s office from floor to Between one and two dozen dents and people from the commu- ceiling. Some of these records, from the vendors will be at the fair, primar- nity,” Michael said. “I grew up [in ’40s, are nearly as old as the radio sta- ily to sell LPs, but some vendors will Middletown], so I recognize people tion itself, which is celebrating its 75th also sell CDs. Two of the more promi- from the community who come in anniversary this year. Others have been nent vendors are Redscroll Records, year after year at this point.” purchased in the past year. from Wallingford, Conn., and Trash Berman said that though the WESU has turntables in each of American Style from Danbury, Conn. event primarily focuses on selling its two broadcasting studios, and, ac- Gallery Supervisor of the Davison music, it is not limited to record cording to WESU General Manager Art Center Lee Berman, a WESU staff sales. Benjamin Michael, the records filling member, cofounded the Community “We’ve had other people in the shelves of the office continue to be Record Fair in 2009 with Brian the past come and sell T-shirts or played to this day. Frenette, a former WESU staff mem- memorabilia,” Berman said, “And “[It’s not as if] the majority of DJs ber. Berman currently helps organize then some other things, too— at WESU are playing vinyl,” Michael the event. He said that although most books, DVDs.” said. “But it’s a substantial portion of of the vendors are from the area, some Michael said that the radio our staff.” past vendors haven’t even come from station itself will have a booth at LEX SPIRTES/PHOTO EDITOR Since records are such a large Connecticut. A group of 15-year-olds at a sleepover descend into hostility and aspect of WESU, past and present, “Some of the vendors we’ve had WESU, page 6 sexual assault in the student-written play “Blow.”

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The Wesleyan Argus WESPEAKS established in 1868

Editors-in-Chief To Wesleyan Students and Alumni Gwendolyn Rosen Rebecca Seidel By Jacon Mayer This is Why campaign, is what it is; it’s the option. I hope) will fade, perhaps is already fad- Production Manager capped, both bureaucratically and liter- ing, and will be replaced by the charity- Eliza Loomis I initially wrote this letter to class of ally — which means that eliminating NB Names Matter as-liberal-guilt-assuager, which even now rings sickeningly in Wesleyan’s FA policy. Executive Editors 2014 on their graduation day, but never moves Wesleyan no closer to “sustainable A perverse pleasure of being a Lily Baggott managed to publish it. Perhaps it is for the affordability,” (whatever that means). Wesleyan alum: lots of people have never What did Wesleyan gain with this Claire Bradach best: graduation is a special day, a day to Need-blind admissions are not financial heard of it. Among those who have (read: decision? That’s hard to say. The best Miranda Katz bask in your accomplishment, to sit in the aid. But the narrative is persistent: a seem- rich, college-educated), Wes connotes lots answer, I think, is the luxury to plan the sun, nurse your crushing hangover, and ingly simple explanation that perhaps of positive things. But with the many peo- financial aid budget, its expenditures and News Editors Millie Dent silently curse the Taiko drums. Perhaps it does not sit well with many alumni, but ple who don’t know it, you can avoid the investments, over a longer arc. A long Sofi Goode is better suited for the falling leaves and at least pays due diligence to the realist inverse judgment, often a set of pejorative timeframe for financial planning is cer- Asst. News Editors Courtney Laermer crisp, serious air, for a new semester and a roots of their neoliberalism. The alumni assumptions about the crass decadence of tainly a worthwhile goal, and it is one that Sophie Zinser new class at Wes. responded to the elimination of NB with expensive schooling, some of which are is achievable within the context of NB Features Editors Rebecca Brill It’s not a happy letter, but nor is it one a huge outpouring of financial support. perfectly reasonable. It’s always a pleasure admissions. As the FA budget is capped Jess Zalph of blame; this one’s on all of us. The pride Let us begin this new academic to watch a friend of mine squirm when each year, the FA office should have no Arts Editors Dan Fuchs that filled me on graduation day lingered year by acknowledging the “can’t afford people ask her where she went to college problem investing the $300+ million Gabe Rosenberg for several years — I had a bumper sticker, it” narrative for the red herring it is, and (she has the grace to be slightly embar- raised by This is Why to provide a stable Asst. Arts Editors Michael Darer a hoody, the usual things. Sadly, that pride discussing instead the merits of NB, the rassed by her Harvard degree). The power aid budget, with plenty of safety margin William Donnelly was for a place that no longer exists. It was challenges of offering financial aid, and of a name is one of the most ancient epis- for off-years. No excuse remains for the Sports Editors Felipe DaCosta continued abrogation of NB. Brett Keating for a school that admitted students based the future of Wesleyan. temological questions; in the modern era, Asst. Sports Editor Gili Lipman on merit, not their parents’ bank account. it often manifests as the power of a brand. Food Editors Emma Davis As you all know, beginning with the class De Jure v. De Facto If you’re reading this, you’re a stu- What Now? Erica DeMichiel of 2017, now sophomores, Wesleyan be- It would be silly to deny that dent, an alum, a parent, a pre-frosh. I It’s difficult to retain the noble ide- Opinion Editor Jenny Davis gan considering ability to pay as a criterion Wesleyan and its peer institutions have don’t need to explain why names matter. alism of college. Real life intrudes, with Photo Editor Noah Mertz for admission. Rejected applicants, unable long been stomping grounds for the rich. Your encounters with academia have, bills and crazy bosses, mice and landlords Asst. Photo Editors Jonas Powell to meet the hefty price tag of a Wesleyan As the sixth most expensive school in the at a bare minimum, convinced you that and uncertainty. Lots of uncertainty. The Lex Spirtes education, are now left to wonder whether country, at $60,214 per year for 2013– language has power. Language has power. ills of the world are legend and manifest, Head Layout Redwan Bhuiyan they were insufficiently talented or insuf- 2014, a year of Wesleyan costs 1.2 years of Language has power. and it’s easy to feel powerless. Layout Allison Conley ficiently wealthy. Admitted students can median U.S. household income. The pov- It matters that we no longer bear a Here’s what I propose: let someone, Sofi Goode now reasonably question whether they erty line for a family of four is $23,850; NB label. We are now explicitly legitimiz- perhaps an aspiring lawyer, found The Elena Mehlman truly earned their spot. one Wesleyan education, theoretically, can ing the status quo. Elite colleges are one Ethical Wesleyan Fund. A trust, it will Jianna Xiong support a family for 10 years. tool that the elite use to solidify and pass hold alumni donations in escrow until Business Manager Andrew Hove A Pernicious Narrative Something as expensive as Wesleyan down their status — and we’re OK with Roth reinstates NB admissions, and then Advertising Manager Katya Sapozhnina I am constantly surprised by the will always divide the haves and the have- that. Don’t worry though, we’re still com- require a commitment from the school Web Editor Cumhur Korkut number of Wes alumni who take this nots. The spate of recent philosophizing mitted to providing as much financial aid to spend the money on financial aid and Social Media Editor Heather Whittemore monumental change to University policy on the value of college is unlikely to do as possible: such is the duty of the liberal to maintain NB (it should be noted here Distribution Managers Gabriela Arias as a matter of course. “We couldn’t afford much to reign in the bubble, if indeed it elite. that donations to the Wesleyan Fund or Sydney Lolli it,” they tell me, invoking a fuzzy math, is a true bubble. College tuition has risen Poor students considering an appli- the This is Why campaign bear no such Ampersand Editor Sarah Esocoff shocking in its ignorance. President Roth, 400% relative to inflation in the last thirty cation to Wes: feel condescended to yet? restrictions). How big would such a fund Head Copy Editor Elana Rosenthal need to grow before Roth decides the Copy Editors William Donnelly who revoked need-blind admissions for years, yet it seems unlikely the top tier will You should. Deltas and Epsilons need not Michelle Farias transfer and international students the ever pop: the 1% and the .01% will always apply. costs outweigh the benefits? Isak McCune year I graduated, has managed to spread be willing to pay for their children to join If you have the funds, and are think- Ali Rosenberg this narrative even as he publicly acknowl- the club. More Than Just Language ing fondly of the amazing students who edges its fiction. He does this by putting It’s an old question, then: what’s in a Beginning last September, the char- were sitting next to you on graduation “need-blind” in scare quotes, glibly prom- name? Wes may have had NB admissions, acter of Wesleyan began to change. Before, day, give to the Ethical Wesleyan Fund. The Wesleyan Argus ising a commitment to economic diversity but it was and has always been a haven of we were a community of the wealthy; now But don’t give straight to Wesleyan, be- is published by the under- by shunning “admission criteria that cor- the wealthy. The truly poor never apply: it is a community of everyone-knows- cause your donation will support an graduates of Wesleyan Uni- relate with wealth” (as if only SATs corre- college, if it’s in the cards, is an evening everyone-else-is-wealthy. It’s not a trivial institution that no longer aspires to be versity. The University does late with wealth—never mind that wealth or at least a local proceeding. And middle- difference. The arms race between elite available to everyone. It never was for ev- not publish The Argus or eryone, but the aspiration helped define influence its content, nor itself is now a criterion), and reiterating the income students are rare as well: one can colleges for flashy new buildings and ath- is it responsible for any of school’s commitment to “meet full need,” only take so much crippling debt. What’s letic centers will continue, even as higher who we were and where we wanted to the opinions expressed in which is sort of a sick joke, if it can decide really changed? education in the U.S. becomes more go. It bred a generation of socially con- The Argus. that the needy aren’t admitted at all. Yet need-aware admissions are mor- and more of a sellers’ market. Slowly but cerned business leaders, artists, activists. The Argus is published As he couches the discussion of ally repugnant. Wesleyan is de facto a surely, financial aid at Wes will decrease as The lofty ideals that we screamed from twice weekly during the need-blind admissions in the jargon of fi- place of privilege — but in making it de the administration puts pressure on ad- Foss Hill and whispered in Olin shall school year except in exam nancial stability, he intentionally conflates jure as well, President Roth has trampled missions to help them meet their bottom carry the bitter taste of hypocrisy unless periods or recesses. The the two, perpetuating this desired fiction. on the ideals so often taught, learned line. Diversity — not of color, or origin, we use what little power we have, ampli- Argus welcomes Wespeaks How easily we submit to the technocrats! and lived at Wesleyan. His decision says: or ethnicity, but of life experience — will fied together, to right this wrong and pay that pertain to campus is- It’s logistics, you see. We just can’t afford Wesleyan is not a place for poor people, diminish even further, and the rich stu- forward the Wesleyan experience to those sues, news stories, and edi- who have earned it, not those who pay torial policy. The deadline it anymore. nor should it be. dents of Wesleyan will continue to live for submission is 4 p.m. Let me be clear: a need-blind admis- Put simply: I don’t think it’s a very and breathe in the same bubble of wealth cash. (Monday, for Tuesday sions policy is not something that costs good idea for an incoming freshman to that they have known for their entire lives. publication, and Thursday, money. The school’s financial aid budget, take on $200k of debt to attend Wesleyan, The culture of service that imbued Wes Jacon Mayer is a member of the Class of for Friday publication). All now bolstered by the hugely successful but I’m damn sure I want them to have when I was there (class of 2015 included, 2010. Wespeaks should be sub- mitted through the Argus website and should include the author’s name and tele- phone number. This is Why: Rho Epsilon Pi The Argus reserves the right to edit all submis- By Margaux Buehl I felt like I did not have a place to speak as Epsilon Pi presented to me – the individu- organization are indispensable and under- sions for length as well as a woman, much less as an active and po- als in it, and also the institution – I could valued in a school where male-dominated withhold Wespeaks that When I started my freshman year at tentially influential female member of our make my ideas a reality and effect change. organizations and spaces – from the new are excessively vulgar or Wesleyan University, I immediately no- community. I had few other women to Because I joined Rho Epsilon Pi, turf football field to fraternity houses – nonsensical. The Argus ticed that despite the ample discussions on look up to or ask advice about my classes, I became involved in organizing philan- permeate the campus and only one, mar- will not edit Wespeaks for gender and social institutions, equality was going abroad, residential life, and other thropic events like fundraising for Relay ginalized sorority exists. spelling or grammar. Due not the reality. It is clear that men are in critical areas that bolster a Wesleyan stu- for Life, attending alcohol and sexual as- From my first rush event, and many to the volume of mail re- power here at Wesleyan; they own beauti- dent’s success inside and outside the class- sault bystander intervention training, Take times since then, I regarded becoming ceived, neither publication ful, historic mansions and are thus able to room. In my search to meet more female Back the Night, the Wesleyan Women’s a member of Rho Epsilon Pi as the best nor return of submissions are guaranteed. control a large portion of the social scene friends and have social opportunities with Conference, and the vigil for the Board of decision I made at Wesleyan University. Editorial offices are because of their allocation of physical spac- women, I chose to attend a rush event for Trustees in honor of the 100 freshmen sex- I also maintain that joining at the begin- located at 45 Broad Street, es and resources from the affluent organi- the only sorority, and the only social orga- ually assaulted in their first two months at ning of my freshmen year was integral to Middletown. Email: zations to which they belong. However, nization by women and for women of all Wesleyan, to mention a few of the oppor- my success as a student because I entered [email protected] women have no formally established social backgrounds at Wesleyan. tunities Rho Epsilon Pi has presented to a social scene that aligned with my values space created for and overseen by women When I joined Rho Epsilon Pi, I me. Now, I am the Scholarship Chair with of friendship, community service, and so- on campus. I automatically recognized my immediately felt like I had a place to be- a seat on our General Board. The over- cial justice. I cannot express how much I diminished place as a woman in the social long, a sisterhood, where I was appreciated whelming majority of what I am proud to value and appreciate Rho Epsilon Pi and hierarchy at Wesleyan and my complete and my intellectual contributions were have accomplished over the last two years our founding mothers for fighting to cre- visit us online at inability to control it, or feel like I have a valued. Moreover, I met a diverse range happened because of my involvement in ate this organization so that I could reap wesleyanargus.com right to be where I am: in an institution of women – across grades, sports, races, Rho Epsilon Pi and how the organiza- the same unending benefits my male historically inhabited and still dominated socio-economic classes, academic and per- tion and women in it influenced me and counterparts and peer athletes are entitled by only men. The lack of female energy, sonal interests–who have created a unique raised my awareness. Because of my soror- to; to name a few examples: an alumni community, and support at Wesleyan community of love, support, and encour- ity, I know how to reserve spaces, plan and network that I can actually reach, friends Find an Error? shocked me after going to a similarly pro- agement for the betterment of myself and organize events, and more importantly, to across class years, and help balancing my Contact us at gressive co-educational high school where my community. Above all, I learned that I seek out resources, information, and sup- women were highly respected and valued. could have a voice as a woman at Wesleyan port from this incredible community of [email protected] Beginning my freshman year at Wesleyan, and that, through the opportunities Rho care. The opportunities provided by this RHO EP, page 15 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 3 news Coed: Fraternity Brothers University Students Protest University Policy Attend Poets Forum to move in that direction.” Continued from front page They have another month or so, By Adam Jacobs and Morgan Hill complexities of their intercultural transla- Durkin explained that he feels and I’m hopeful that they can see Contributing Writers tion projects. that by enforcing coeducational poli- would diminish diversity on campus. the benefits of a coeducational en- The penultimate conversation, cy, the University is disregarding key “This weekend we started by hav- vironment that still provides auton- The University sponsored 10 stu- entitled “Poets Writing Prose,” fea- problems that should be addressed on ing our alumni get together and cre- omy and community but doesn’t dents to attend the third and final day tured the Henry G. Lee Professor of campus. ate a list, ‘Frats Not Fiction,’” said discriminate against women.” of the Poets Forum on Saturday, Oct. English at Pomona College Claudia “The first problem that we talked President of DKE Terence Durkin ’16. As for future plans, the broth- 18, hosted by the Academy of American Rankine, Professor of English at Wayne about last spring was sexual assault, “It was kind of corny, but it had facts. ers and alumni are unsure of their Poets at The Auditorium building of The State University and the University of and then also binge drinking,” Durkin It laid out the facts to inform the gen- next action. New School in Manhattan. Houston Edward Hirsch, and Professor said. “Those definitely are real prob- eral public, the undergrads, and others “We’re just hopeful to just get The Academy, celebrating its 80th of English at University of Pennsylvania lems on campus, and unfortunately at the school—especially on alumni the information and the facts out anniversary, was founded by Marie Toi Derricotte. Rankine read from a those problems kind of got pushed weekend—of the fact that fraternities there and hope that people support Bullock, a Parisian-born American notebook in which she had written her aside. Now it’s turned into a gender are not more prone to sexual assault our cause in this decision,” Durkin and graduate student of the University response to the question, “Why Prose?” equality and social space issue. We statistically.” said. “At this point, it’s kind of of Paris. According to its website, the “I am not a fiction writer,” Rankine don’t think that coeducation will solve Furthermore, there were two tough to have a dialogue [with the Academy strives to support all American said. “I am accumulating toward a the binge drinking or sexual assault large banners tacked onto the front of administration] when we’re in such poets during their careers and to foster the statement...a linear pressure I want you to problem.” the DKE residential house. These ban- disagreement. So it’s been a limited appreciation of contemporary poetry. understand…. It remains open in crucial He spoke about the various semi- ners bore the spray-painted phrases conversation, but we’re hoping that The Chancellors Conversations ways.” “Facts Not Fiction” and “276 High nars that alumni from DKE, Beta going forward we can have some on Saturday, each around 50 minutes in Street: DKE Owned/Operated For Theta Pi (Beta) and Psi Upsilon (Psi sort of compromise.” length, featured 12 of the 15 poets on 147 Years…And Counting.” U) organized this year as a step toward Whaley said that he hopes to the Academy’s Board of Chancellors. The “A huge take- In addition to the signs and fli- combating these issues. see DKE successfully become co- Chancellors, according to the Academy’s ers, a small plane flew over the football “[DKE, Psi U, and Beta alums] educational. website, advocate for the Academy and away for me is field during the simultaneous football had organized a binge drinking semi- “I [am] hopeful that DKE can serve as liaisons of poetry on a global and soccer games, carrying a ban- nar [in September] and a sexual assault learn from their playbook and move scale. something C.D. ner that read “Wes Picks Our Bros? prevention seminar a few weeks ago,” forward in a more inclusive fash- The 10 students in attendance were Fascism. Look it up.” Durkin said. “We have been holding ion,” Whaley wrote. “Alpha Delt sponsored by the English and Writing Wright said, “It seems clear that some DKE these seminars to help prevent binge alumni have offered to be a resource Departments. Kate Gibbel ’15 spearhead- students and alumni are unhappy with drinking and sexual assault and real in this regard.” ed the organization of the trip with the help which is that the the decision [to become coeducation- problems, so it’s just frustrating when Durkin said that with the pro- of English Department Chair Professor al],” wrote Vice President of Student these efforts are being made and ad- vided three-year time frame, the Sean McCann, Director of Writing more you write, Affairs Michael Whaley in an email to ministration comes after us and tries brothers and administrators still Programs Anne Greene, Administrative The Argus. “I note that their editorial to eliminate us altogether.” have time to reach a compromise. Assistant for the English Department Liz the more you claims that they are unable to coedu- University President Michael “We’ll see if any conversation Tinker, and Administrative Assistant for cate because DKE national does not Roth reflected on last weekend’s activ- leads to any changes in that deci- the Writing Program Sharon Washburn. become aware of permit this. While understanding the ist movements. sion,” Durkin said. “As of now, we The Programs Assistant for the Academy difficulty and resistance with making “I’m hopeful that now that the are just playing the waiting game of American Poets Patricia Guzman was your own creative changes in a long-standing organiza- DKE brothers have expressed them- and hoping we can garner support also involved in the process. tion, Alpha Delt provides a Wesleyan- selves that we can work together to with alumni and undergrads and The day began with the first process…. The specific example of making this kind make coeducation a reality,” Roth all around, and hopefully we can Chancellor Conversation, “A Recent conference left me of change as their national also forbade said. “I think they’re still trying to fig- change the administration’s deci- Discovery.” Alberto Rios, the inaugural coeducation when our chapter decided ure out their own views on the subject. sion.” poet laureate of Arizona; Arthur Sze, the inspired to write inaugural poet laureate of Santa Fe; and poet Jane Hirshfield each presented the on a more regular work of an exceptional poet that they had Middletown Day Fosters recently read. basis.”—Feinman The second conversation, “The Art of Revision,” featured poet Naomi Shihab Nye, poet laureate of California Juan The final conversation, be- Community Relations Felipe Herrera, and Brown University tween Distinguished Writer at Rutgers Professor C.D. Wright, who is currently University Mark Doty and Hirsch, was By Sofi Goode our roster definitely makes the commu- warmly welcome folks from town teaching three master classes at Wesleyan on “Ekphrastic Poetry.” Defining ek- News Editor nity feel more connected to our team on our campus as part of the pro- through the Shapiro Creative Writing phrastic poetry as the poetic description and the University,” McDonald wrote. cess of more reciprocity between Center. of a work of art, both writers agreed that The University welcomed the “Since Devon, Alec and Kris have been the campus and the city,” Roth said. Wright insisted that a writer’s resis- ekphrastic poetry that just tells stories of Middletown community onto cam- with us, there have been a number of “Middletown is a great place to go to tance to inhibition is paramount to works the characters in the painting is less valu- pus for the second annual Middletown times that people have stopped me school, it’s a great place to live, and of poetic intention, but that the use of able than ekphrastic poetry that uses the Day on Saturday, Oct. 18. This year, to ask specifically how they are doing. I think as we find more ways to co- restraint and selective inhibitors is vital to painting on behalf of something else. As Middletown Day was planned to coin- Recruiting wise, Coach Whalen has operate and share resources, it’s good revision. Nye shared the ABCs of editing: an example, Doty brought up “Musée cide with the University’s Homecoming made it a big priority for us to not get for everybody.” attention, being, and cutting. des Beaux Arts” by W.H. Auden, an ek- football game. so caught up recruiting nationally that Meerts explained why the event During the panel, Herrera spoke phrastic poem on the paintings by Pieter The event included carnival ac- we overlook qualified student-athletes was held during Homecoming, as about revising and outlined his 10 points Bruegel the Elder. Hirsch analyzed the tivities and free entrance to the football here in Middletown and Connecticut as opposed to being held along with the of poetry. poem before he read it aloud. game. Additionally, the Middletown a whole.” first home football game as it was last “If you revise a poem enough times, “[The poem] doesn’t set out to talk High School Marching Band performed Middletown Day was designed to year. you have a whole book,” Herrera said. about the Bruegel,” Hirsh said. “It sets out during halftime. bring Middletown community mem- “We thought that having a “Just write one poem, revise it 50 or 60 to talk about suffering. And the subject is The Planning Committee was bers onto the University campus and campus with lots of people in atten- times, and you’re ready to publish.” suffering. The Bruegel becomes the in- composed of various University faculty to make the campus feel more open. In dance would provide for a nice atmo- Herrera elaborated on the impor- stance for him to illustrate what he wants from Human Resources, Alumni and an email to The Argus, Vice President sphere,” Meerts wrote in an email to tance of revision. to say about suffering. Even though the Parent Relations, and the Center for for Finance and Administration and The Argus. “Ideally we would have “A poem likes heat,” Herrera said. Bruegel probably...triggered the poem.” Community Partnerships. Chair of the Middletown Day Planning had the event much like last year, “Get rid of the beginning, get rid of the Carly Feinman ’16 stated that her Assistant Football Coach Jeff Committee John Meerts explained the with a combined family/homecom- end, and see what you’ve got.” poetry has been shaped by C.D. Wright McDonald, who represented the athlet- role of a community day in achieving ing weekend and with the students Susannah Betts ’15 explained that and Juan Felipe Herrera. She empha- ics department on the committee, spoke this goal. being here as well.” the second conversation was her favorite sized that an alignment with her specific to the role of local students in build- “Of course Wesleyan is part of the According to Roth, fall break panel at the forum. academic endeavors and a general love of ing the relationship with Middletown. Middletown community and we do a and Homecoming coincided this “The panel talk on revision gener- poetry inspired her to attend the forum. The University football team currently lot in the community already through year due to calendar restrictions. By ated a lot of different conceptions of “A huge takeaway for me is some- has three local players: linebacker and volunteer work, service learning and the tradition, Homecoming football writing and revision of poetry: revision thing C.D. Wright said, which is that the wildcat quarterback Devon Carrillo ’17, like,” Meerts wrote. “But we don’t really games are against either Amherst as writing a new poem with every draft, more you write, the more you become wide receiver Kristopher Luster ’17, and have much of an opportunity to interact College or Williams College, and or revision as ‘tweezering’ out what isn’t aware of your own creative process,” linebacker Alec Corazzini ’16. with the citizens of Middletown on the fall break is restricted by a variety of working, or revision as a result of being Feinman said. “The conference left me “While not part of the committee, campus proper. I think that having citi- holidays. within the poem, or revision involving inspired to write on a more regular basis.” I spoke with all three of them infor- zens feel welcome on campus, not just Roth stated that fall break and a new poem subsuming an old poem,” Three students attended the closing mally to get their thoughts on how to for Middletown day but in general, even Homecoming will coincide again in Betts said. for the Poets Forum in the evening. This best engage the community and asked for a stroll or attending events, would 2016, adding that the University is The Forum continued with a con- final event featured Assistant Professor of for their help in promoting the event,” help bridge and improve town gown looking for a solution to avoid this versation on “Translation” featuring English at the University of San Diego McDonald wrote in an email to The relations.” conflict. Assistant Professor of English Language Jericho Brown, Assistant Professor of Argus. University President Michael Roth “We could play Homecoming and Literature at the University of Poetry at Columbia University Dorothea McDonald further emphasized the agreed and elaborated on the intended against Hamilton, but a lot of Michigan Khaled Mattawa, poet Marilyn Lasky, and Distinguished Professor impact that local students, particularly effects of Middletown Day. alumni and perhaps some students Hacker, and Sze. Mattawa translates be- of English at Queens College/CUNY athletes, can have on relations with the “I am hopeful that Middletown also would find that kind of [disap- tween Arabic and English; Hacker trans- Kamiko Hahn. Each poet read from hir Middletown community. Day will be a symbol of the open- pointing],” Roth said. “Not that lates between French and English; and Sze recent works. “There is no doubt in my mind ness of the campus to members of the Hamilton’s bad, it’s that we have this translates between Chinese and English. Several of the Chancellors’ books that having local student-athletes on Middletown community and that we tradition of playing the Little Three.” The conversation revolved around the can be found at Broad Street Books. 4 • NEWS THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 University Signs Memorandum With Middletown to Collaborate on Sexual Assault Investigations By Sofi Goode transparent...and we don’t want to sort of “The cotraining that we do is go- critical and what we don’t want is that we Farias spoke about the necessity of News Editor wait for everybody else and see where the ing to be critical because that reinforces are interfering with a victim’s right to have involving these groups in training so that rest of the herd goes.” the trust and now we can speak the same a criminal prosecution.” the University and its affiliates have a co- The University signed a The MoU is intended to make both language,” Farias said. “When a student Farias elaborated on how this inter- ordinated response to incidents. Memorandum of Understanding the reporting and investigation processes goes down there and files a police claim, ference can happen, and that open lines of “We’re talking about centralizing (MoU) with the City of Middletown on easier to navigate and less traumatic for [the MPD] can also speak about the communication are necessary to avoid it. efforts and also sharing resources,” Farias Wednesday, Oct. 15. University President survivors. Farias stressed that constant Wesleyan system.... They can speak our “We could actually taint the process, said. “Nobody’s got enough resources. Michael Roth, Middletown Mayor Dan communication is the most important language and we can do the same thing.... and that’s where the level of communica- The fact that Wesleyan is bringing trainers Drew, and Chief State’s Attorney for aspect of this cooperation. The whole framework is about becoming tion has to be really transparent and fast,” here, there’s no reason for us to charge the Middlesex County Peter McShane signed “One of the big things that we’re trauma-informed and how we lower the Farias said. “Title IX tells us that we’re K-12 system. It makes no sense. There’s this MoU, the first between an institution pushing with Title IX is communication, trauma level.” not supposed to just wait around for the no reason for us to charge the police de- of higher learning and a city government communication, communication,” Farias Director of Public Safety Scott police investigation to finish, but at the partment; it makes no sense. We’re a com- in the state of Connecticut. said. “You can never have enough, but Rohde asserted that these aligned pro- same time we are supposed to be in con- munity. We’re looking at the Middletown The MoU will primarily affect the you have to do it also in a way that makes cesses may mean that victims only have to stant contact so that when they give us umbrella and if we can share resources, Department of Public Safety (PSafe) and sense. Part of it is also breaking some per- provide information once for both inves- the green light to talk to the witnesses, we let’s do it, so that we don’t become that the Office of Equity and Inclusion, which ceptions. It’s breaking some perceptions tigations. need to know when that is a go because isolated hill and it’s only our problem, be- will be working closely with the Special with our students that Middletown Police “What that means for that victim is otherwise we’re stepping on their toes and cause we know it’s not only our problem.” Victims Unit of the Middletown Police doesn’t potentially understand them. It’s that potentially that could happen simul- potentially ruining an investigation.” Farias further emphasized that the Department (MPD) on Title IX training also scary. If you’ve gone through a trau- taneously instead of having to go through Through a sharing of processes, University intends to continue making and investigations. matizing experience, even though they’re two separate interviews,” Rohde said. training, and information, the MoU will connections and confronting sexual as- According to Vice President for literally three blocks down the road, it’s “What we’re really saying is we’re going aim to make the process of reporting and sault as a community issue. Equity and Inclusion and Title IX a long road psychologically to leave your to try to understand each other’s processes investigating sexual assault incidents less “What we really want to do is model Officer Antonio Farias, the Violence campus where you feel, in some ways, better. Likewise, the city is saying that if traumatic for victims and smoother for Wesleyan as this place that really looks Against Women Act requires universities safe, and now potentially is unsafe; the last they’re doing some training for their inves- the University and MPD. at [the prevention of] sexual violence as to sign an MoU with the local govern- thing you necessarily want to do is walk tigators related to things that may fall in “I think the bottom line is that it a community effort, and by community ment. However, Farias stressed that the into a police department.” this category, we will be invited to observe makes investigations better, more thor- I’m talking about the Middletown com- University began this process before it Since the MoU signing, McShane and participate in part of that.” ough, more complete and hopefully re- munity as opposed to just the Wesleyan was mandatory and included the State’s attended a University-hosted Title IX He also emphasized the necessity of lieves a layer of stress from a reporting community,” Farias said. “Wherever the Attorney on the agreement, which is not training, and Farias met with members of understanding both University policy and victim,” Rohde said. University is, there’s a surrounding town, required by law. the MPD for another training session in criminal processes to make sure that nei- The University also hopes to sign there are surrounding people. But every- “We jumped the gun,” Farias said. Hartford. Farias stated that these training ther interferes with the other. MoUs with the Connecticut Sexual one is so focused on the students because “The whole purpose in terms of Wesleyan exercises will allow the University and the “Sharing of timelines is critically im- Assault Crisis Services, the Women and they’re fearful of litigation that they’re leading the way is that we want to really MPD to help guide students through the portant,” Rohde said. “In student affairs Family Center, and the Middletown forgetting that there’s a community that lean hard forward on this. We want to be simultaneous investigations. cases, deadlines and appeals times are all Unified School District. needs their help.”

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CLASS ISSUES According to the Center for registered to vote with her home ad- For students coming from other Information and Research on Civic dress. states, however, there is also the con- By Aidan Martinez out loans just to pay for health Learning and Engagement, college- “Honestly, they don’t really fol- sideration of whether to register in Contributing Writer insurance, something so many educated young people were among low up on whether your excuse is their home states or in Connecticut. of us take for granted. Some the most well-represented in the legit,” Birdsall said. “Honestly [I am Andreas Streuli ’15 has voted in I love Wesleyan. It is safe students have even managed 2012 elections. College students registered in Litchfield] mostly be- his home state of California for pre- to say that this school has am- to waive their health insurance flocked to the polls en masse, favor- cause I had already registered there vious elections. plified my voice and given me altogether because it costs too ing Barack Obama by a 23-point in high school and didn’t feel like go- “I voted in 2012 out of state,” a purpose. However, for too much and they “don’t get sick margin. ing through the process of changing he said. “San Mateo County con- long, issues of low-income and often.” I get it, the University However, polls by the Pew it.” stantly sends me materials. I think first-generation (first-gen) stu- is not in the best financial situ- Research Center after the 2012 presi- Birdsall also spoke in support I may be registered in Connecticut dents have been swept under ation, but how can the Office dential election suggested that fewer of a referendum on the ballot in the now because I keep getting called for the rug. The administration of Admission and the admin- young voters registered for that elec- upcoming election to ease some of jury duty.” has tried to remedy the issues istration have the audacity to tion than for the previous one in Connecticut’s early voting restric- Streuli listed among his rea- these students face, but they encourage first-gen/low-income 2008, down 11 points from 66 to 55 tions. sons for voting out of state a feeling have been approached in a rigid individuals to attend Wes if they percent. “[It’s] not too bad since I had an that his vote would go further in and non-engaging way. When cannot support them once these Many speculated that this was excuse,” she said. “I couldn’t come California, which receives 55 elec- I stepped on campus last year, students get here? partially due to diminished enthu- home on Election Day due to lack of toral votes in presidential elections I was tasked with forming a I hear story after story simi- siasm compared to the 2008 cam- transportation.... But on the ballot is compared with Connecticut’s 7. community among first-gen/ lar to my friend’s, and I listen paign, while others pointed to a an Amendment to the Connecticut “I’m afraid my reason for regis- low-income students, some- in awe. Many of the people I slew of controversial voter ID and constitution to implement no-excuse tering to vote in California was just thing that I thought would be go to school with are dealing early registration laws that had been absentee voting! So I voted for that.” because it holds quite a bit more in- easy. However, I quickly learned with so much more than I could implemented in many states in the Earl Lin ’15 of New Haven, fluence than Connecticut,” Streuli that a place as open as Wesleyan ever handle. Some are thriving, months leading up to the 2012 elec- Conn. is also registered to vote in his said. had a very different tone when which is great, but so many are tion. home district. Matthew Conley ’15 of New it came to discussing issues of not. Even if just one student is Nevertheless, young people tra- “I’ve been registered at my home York, another state that tends to vote class. struggling, we as a community ditionally show a lower turnout than address in New Haven since I turned consistently Democratic in elections, “I’m first” is a phrase I like should be concerned and do their older counterparts regardless of 18 and became eligible to vote,” he echoed Streuli’s sentiments. to use to empower first-gen/low- something to remedy the situa- the election, and their overall num- said. “Since it’s only about half an “I’m from New York, so I’m income students. My parents tion. bers in non-presidential elections hour away and I wanted to continue voting between two very blue states,” did not graduate from college “Wow, your story is great,” have historically been much lower voting in municipal primarily, may- Conley said. “So where I register to at a young age and our income I would say. “Have you talked than in presidential elections. oral, [and] aldermanic elections at vote in any given race depends on situation isn’t the best (although to so-and-so before? They have With elections approaching on home, it seemed most convenient who has a more competitive congres- it is improving). I expected to some similar struggles.” Nov. 4, political outlets are abuzz and to make the most sense to keep sional or senatorial race in a given arrive at Wes and be welcomed “No, I had no idea they with information about upcoming my registration in New Haven.” cycle.” with open arms among peers were first-gen/low income.” congressional, senatorial, and gu- However, in the past, he has Conley also expressed interest in with similar stories, but once I What? I would then push bernatorial elections, including 435 chosen to vote absentee. out-of-state voting due to differences started talking about my situ- a little bit harder, trying to get seats for the biannual House elec- “I did vote absentee for at least in state politics. ation, it always seemed like I to the bottom of why these su- tion, 36 Senate seats, including 3 up one election, but since one of the “I volunteered for a state Senate was hushed. “Okay,” I thought, dents wouldn’t talk about their for special election; and 36 gover- reasons for requesting an absentee campaign the summer between my “maybe I should stop talking situation. From all the anecdotal nors’ offices. ballot is that one is absent from town freshman and sophomore years,” he about this.” So I did, wrongly evidence I’ve collected, a lot of Among these is the race be- during an election, it was pretty said. “Honestly, state legislature is so, and gave up on my goal of students feel like their stories tween current Democratic Governor straightforward to request a ballot,” where important decisions are made, uniting an underprivileged com- would be an unnecessary burden of Connecticut Dannel Malloy and Lin said. “I actually didn’t realize no- and state legislature in New York is munity at Wes. on their friends. the Republican nominee Tom Foley, excuse voting was something some weird because it’s much more heavily Second semester of my first It’s hard to have these con- who lost to Malloy by a narrow mar- states do. I think it would be bet- Republican than the state as a whole year swung around, and I hap- versations, but it’s necessary that gin in the 2010 gubernatorial elec- ter if Connecticut offered early vot- in national elections.” pened to walk by one of my we do. Too many people I know tion. Malloy visited campus in early ing, though, as absentee ballots are For students considering vot- friends, who was crying. I ap- have gone over their budget just June to commemorate the opening sometimes not even counted unless ing in Connecticut who have yet to proached her and asked what to keep up with their friends of Wesleyan’s new auxiliary power the election is close. Regardless of register, forms can still be returned had been going on, and she re- and not seem like a downer, but micro-grid, which received state its impact on the election, it’s nice in person at the Registrar’s office by vealed that her family had been it can be fixed. Many people I funding as part of an ongoing energy to know that your vote has actually Oct. 28. Additionally, vans will be experiencing rough economic know feel completely fine slow- project in Connecticut. been counted.” running between Usdan and local times. We spoke for quite a while ing down and changing their For those hoping to vote in the In 2012, Connecticut legislators polling centers on Nov. 4 for stu- and I asked what the University habits if it makes someone feel election, voting laws in Connecticut approved a law legalizing online vot- dents voting in local elections. was doing to help her. I looked more welcome. Too many peo- at her, dumbfounded, when she ple I know want to talk about said, “Nothing,” so casually. class, and race, and gender, et Her answer infuriated me. How cetera, but they’ve never been many students before her had approached about it. We should gone through the same prob- talk about class, but there is lems she was dealing with? Why hardly any support. Follow has no one fixed it? Very mod- The burden of making Wes estly, she admitted to picking more inclusive should not be up more hours at work to make on the shoulders of first-gen/ The Argus! ends meet, even though it was low-income students, but on going to be tough making the the minds and the agendas of time in her schedule. members of the administration. Students who struggle fi- These issues need to be institu- nancially here are superhumans. tionalized so that we have a con- We work (some of us more than sistent effort to make everyone the 20-hour-a-week maximum), feel at home here at Wes. we go to classes, we study, and I wrote this column to be a we participate in cocurricular forum for first-gen/low-income activities. Well, you would think students to share their stories that’s all we did; even I did. I (anonymously, too, if they so thought that was just how life wish). It’s time that we start was supposed to be, but some- talking about things that make thing is terribly wrong. The us uncomfortable, because you University applies a “one-size- learn the most when you are facebook.com/ @wesleyanargus @wesleyanargus fits-all” mentality to aid when uncomfortable. Come on, this that’s obviously not the case. is Wes; we should be ready for wesleyanargus Many of our peers are work- this. ing on campus in order to help If you have a story you would themselves and their family back like to share, please reach out to home. Many people have to take me at [email protected]. 6 • features THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 WesCeleb: CAMILLE CASARENO By Sadie Renjilian CC: I think I’ve been the one who’s with. At least it was for me, so that’s “Hey, we’re broke on time and money, you, of course. Mine was definitely Staff Writer been more vocal about it. I like to brag why I started it. but we’re still eating pretty well.” I Drawing 1 when I was a freshman. to people, at least [to] the other tour think my mom would be proud. I drew in high school, you know, Camille Casareno, Wesleyan guides. A: So do you play together in a room? everyone does something kind of senior, female gamer, doula, chef, Or do just your avatars play together? A: What’s your favorite thing you’ve artsy, but I didn’t know how to and tour guide extraordinaire, A: Other than being a tour guide, what CC: We like to do gatherings, so we made for the website? draw mechanically well or anything is pretty frank about why she’s a else do you do at Wesleyan? tend to meet at my house or my co- CC: Oh man, I don’t know. One of my graded. But I had a really good ex- WesCeleb. “I mentioned to [a] cou- CC: I’m the coordinator of Clinic founder Katie’s LoRise. We bring our favorite things I’ve made for the site is perience. The first day of class you ple of my friends that one of my life- Escorts. We go to a clinic in Bridgeport. consoles together, mainly PCs and actually my favorite recipe for cookies: draw naked people, and I was like, long dreams was to be a WesCeleb,” We send out one group of students DSs, and we’ll play together and chat. it’s brown butter coffee chocolate chip “Wow, I thought I’d see vases.” she said at the start of our interview. three times a week, and we help women Sometimes we’ll play on the same cookies. Definitely a big plunge. But it One of those friends or, Casareno come into the clinic when there are thing; Katie has an Xbox so we’ll play helped me get out socially because suggested, perhaps a first-year from protestors around. We just try to be a together on that. We’ll also get together A: Yum. if I can draw naked men, I can talk one of her tour groups over the past good support for people coming into and talk about social issues in the gam- CC: I know! It’s actually pretty easy. to a couple people at Usdan. two years finally nominated this su- the clinic. There are no security guards ing industry right now. It’s sort of half You just have to brown the butter—you perstar for celebrity status. in the parking lot, so it can be a little social and the other half is political- cook it on the pot for like ten minutes scary. Other than that, I’m an abortion minded discussion. until you start to smell it—and then The Argus: What makes you a doula in New Haven, and I’m physical- you just do a simple chocolate chip WesCeleb? ly helping out the physicians and nurses A: And you’re also Internet-famous for cookie recipe, and you add a splash of Camille Casareno: I feel like half during the procedure, which is a pretty a blog? coffee to it. the freshman class knows me. intense thing to do, but I’m pretty in- CC: I don’t know about Internet- volved in reproductive justice here. famous, per se, but yes, I started a A: Like, liquid coffee? A: So freshmen you give tours cooking blog. It’s called 303Wash; ev- CC: Yeah, old coffee from your break- to disproportionately come to A: Cool. And you also started WesWIG? eryone should go visit it at 303Wash. fast or whatever. You let it sit in your Wesleyan? CC: I did. It is a new, female-mind- com. But I founded it with one of my fridge for a couple hours and then you CC: Yeah, actually. I’ve had at least ed gaming group. Its longer name is housemates who I’ve been living with just bake it like regular cookies. They 15 freshmen come up to me over Wesleyan Women in Gaming. My goal since junior year. We wanted to have smell amazing and they’re so good. the last year or so and be like, “You is to get people who have played video a place where we could document our were my tour guide!” And I’m like, games, mainly females, who may not food adventures and cooking as a col- A: Do you have any WesCeleb words of “Yeah, I was, wasn’t I?” have grown up with older brothers or lege student. It’s harder as a college stu- wisdom for the student body? may not have a lot of friends playing dent to feed yourself really well when CC: Oh my gosh. I always like to tell A: Do the other tour guides have a games with them, because it’s kind of you’re not only short on money, but people to try something new—even similar success rate, or are you the hard to find other girlfriends, or just you also don’t have a lot of time. I think something you’re not very comfort- most successful? friends in general, to play video games this is a good medium for us to be like, able with. Get a friend to do it with C/O FACEBOOK

WESU: Radio Station to Host Submit to the Ankh! Submission deadline: Fair with Good Track Record November 2nd Continued from front page me where they can buy it,” Whitney to show that we’re all in this togeth- said. “Well, they can buy it at the re- er and to hopefully help them out as the event. cord fair.” well,” Berman said. [email protected] “We’ll be selling a lot of the Whitney added that commu- In many ways, the record fair music that we haven’t added to our nity DJs will be spinning records at reflects WESU as an organization. collection, a lot of the promotional the event. According to Whitney, a large por- music that gets sent to us,” Michael “Some of the biggest commu- tion of staff members at WESU are said. “We receive probably anywhere nity DJs at WESU are going to be not students. The focus of WESU between 100 and 300 CDs a month spinning music live throughout the therefore lies in the mix of students to review and add to our collection. event,” Whitney said. “I’m kind of and community members. But we don’t add all of it…so we bummed that no students volun- Whitney finds that the record usually save [the CDs we don’t add], teered to do that because I think that fair’s emphasis on being a communi- and we bring it out at the record fair would be cool—to me, that’s a place ty event is one of its greatest assets. and we sell our CDs for, like, $1 to improve, because it’s all commu- “I think the record fair is cool apiece.” nity DJs who are doing it—but it’s because WESU as an organization Michael added that the station kind of hard to actually spin live and is a surprisingly big point of contact will sell vinyl records as well. not be intimidated by that.” between Wesleyan University and “A lot of those are donations we In addition, Berman noted that the students here—who spend all Good stuff. Good price. receive over the years,” he said. there will be tables set up for the of their time on campus—and com- David Whitney ’16, the Events Friends of the Russell Library and munity members and the broader Coordinator of WESU, said that the the Buttonwood Tree. Unlike the ta- Connecticut community,” Whitney goodwill Goodwill. radio station’s booth will also feature bles for record vendors, these tables said. “So I think [the record fair] is WESU merchandise. will be free of cost to the organiza- a space like the station itself, where “We have a new shirt for our tions. students and community members 75th anniversary, and everybody “We try and bring other people, can get equally comfortable and can thinks it’s super hot and keeps asking other community organizations, just be interacting with one another.” scary good halloween finds!

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By Will McGhee ticularly unique. She takes a neurotic, give outsider perspective on the fam- Student Work Contributing Writer overprotective role and finds a way for ily but don’t accomplish that task as us all to see our own mother within her. effectively as Brenda does. Sadly, the By Danielle Cohen would boost the number of students Let’s talk about death. Lili Taylor and James Cromwell (“Babe,” show takes a slight turn for the worse Contributing Writer writing. When thinking about HBO in “The Artist”) take up principle roles later when these characters receive more at- In a typical meeting of the the early 2000s, most people would on and are beautiful additions. tention. A girl wakes up and goes through Screenwriters’ Lounge, a student conjure up images of “The Sopranos” But perhaps the true star of “Six But “Six Feet Under” can cor- her normal routine. Everything is as whose piece is being produced for the or “The Wire.” There’s certainly a Feet Under” is Rachel Griffiths’s charac- rect its course. In season four, the expected, except, between each mo- Wesleyan Film Project will bring in reason for that. But a third, just as ter, Brenda. She offers the outside per- show seems to really want to bring all ment, she makes a note of what she’s their writing, which is read out loud meritorious show often gets left by spective on the family as Nate’s mysteri- of its characters to their lowest point. done. As she goes about her day, she in the style of a traditional table read the wayside. ous love interest, and Griffiths deserves Season five compensates for this by occasionally stops, appearing clue- and then critiqued by other partici- “Six Feet Under” ran from 2001 multiple Emmy’s, despite winning none. reaching the show’s pinnacle, with the less, having no explanation of how pants at the Lounge. Members offer to 2005. It follows the Fishers, a dys- She is able to balance emotional distance final few episodes proving brutally ca- she arrived in her current place. Why a large spectrum of critique, and oc- functional family that runs a funeral and intimacy in a way that should not thartic. The series finale is considered does she need to take these notes? casionally one will disagree with an- home, and the life and death that be possible and is able to tune it toward one of the best in television history, How is she unaware of what has been other and spark a discussion of the ef- surround them. The brainchild of whoever is in a particular scene. Griffiths, and for good reason: the final 10 min- happening to her? ficacy of a certain method or strategy. Alan Ball, the show emerged imme- like many of her costars and the show it- utes alone come as close to perfection Celeste Barnaby ’18 asks those Barnaby had emailed her work diately after the 1999 film “American self, is successful because she is a master as I can conceive. questions in the form of a screen- to the Film Project and was subse- Beauty,” which he scripted, and runs of balance. “Six Feet Under” is one of the play, which she brought to be read quently contacted by Eusebio re- in a similar vein. The cast plays extremely well off few influential television shows of the aloud at the second meeting of the questing that she bring the script to “Six Feet Under” is a drama, of each other. Some of the show’s best previous decades that realized it could Screenwriters’ Lounge. Every two the next session at the Lounge. She but it’s also a comedy. It’s dark, but sequences arrive when several characters be shot like a movie. Alan Ball clearly weeks in the Shapiro Creative Writing had the chance for her script, chroni- it’s also earnest. It’s immensely surreal sit down together for an awkward family learned a few things while working Center, a group of about 15 students cling a stretch of time in the life of a and yet has some of the most realistic dinner. As each member of the cast grows on Sam Mendes’ “American Beauty” meets to critique a play, hear a guest girl who loses chunks of her memory, depictions of human nature on televi- in wildly different ways, their interactions set. The way the directors approach speaker, or participate in a screen- to be read in a relaxed setting with sion. It’s a show that follows its char- become more meaningful and complex. scenes (and especially how they play writing workshop. A new program in snacks and casual conversation. acters as they attempt to cope with And then there’s everyone else in with space within the Fisher house- close connection with the Wesleyan “It’s very cool to be around cre- broken things: families, relationships, this world. Recurring guest stars Jeremy hold) has left a mark on the shows Film Project, the Lounge provides a ative people who care about what I’m and themselves. Sisto (“Clueless”), Patricia Clarkson, that followed. The show’s soundtrack, communal environment for screen- writing,” Barnaby said. But most importantly, the Rainn Wilson (“The Office”), and by composer Richard Marvin, is just writers on campus to discuss, share, Through a conversation with her show is about death, and no show Kathy Bates (“Misery”) deliver an intense as critical, creating elegant disquiet and critique each other’s work. mother, the girl in Barnaby’s screen- approaches the subject like “Six Feet breadth of talent to the show, and those with just a piano. And Alan Ball The project is spearheaded by play reveals that her condition is get- Under” does. In the pilot, when are just the ones you may have heard of. wields montages (set to everything Joseph Eusebio ’17, who wanted to ting worse. While she is dating a boy, the mother, Ruth Fisher (Francis Richard Jenkins, above all others, deserves from Buddhist chants to Sia’s “Breathe establish a regular gathering place for the gaps in her memory grow larger, Conroy), hears of the death of her a shout-out. He occasionally returns as Me”) in a fashion yet to be rivaled. students interested in screenwriting. and she is forced to record all of their husband over the kitchen telephone, the ghost of Nathaniel Fisher. Jenkins “Six Feet Under” is not an easy “It’s an idea I’ve had for a while,” dates in her notebook, leading to a she pauses and then utters an inhu- is often a delight, but what makes him show to watch. It’s brutal, and it Eusebio said. “I know there are a lot terrible—and forgotten—fight that man wail, throwing anything she can fantastic here is that he and the other jumps rope with your emotions. It of people interested in screenwrit- threatens their relationship. find before collapsing on the floor. ghosts in “Six Feet Under” are within the will go into a horrifying dream se- ing and a lot of people who have left For the second half of the session, Her son walks in, and she delivers the characters’ heads. He plays subtly differ- quence only to startle you by smash- Wesleyan and become screenwrit- the Lounge heard from senior creative character- and show-establishing line, ent Nathaniels depending on which cast ing back to reality. The show is haunt- ers, but there was no real gathering writing fellow Amanda Distler ’15, “Your father is dead, and my pot roast member he’s interacting with. His perfor- ing, it is traumatizing, and it is far place.” who has worked for Martin Scorsese. is ruined.” It’s ridiculous and yet hor- mance draws insight into what the other from perfect. But it is a show that af- The Lounge is linked to an- In addition to discussing her previous rifyingly natural. character wants, needs, or fears. fects its audience far more than most. other student filmmaking group, the jobs and how she handled each one, Each episode frames itself by That’s not to say everyone in the There is absolutely nothing like it, Wesleyan Filmmaking Project, which she took questions from attendees and opening with a death before fading cast is perfect. Keith (Michael St. Patrick) before or since. It is the beauty, irony, works to provide students on campus gave some advice on getting jobs in to white and beginning the plot of and Rico (Freddy Rodriguez) are regulars and horror of morbidity all rolled into with the resources to produce their screenwriting and tackling the process the episode. Sometimes the death for the show’s full run. They’re meant to one. And it should not stay buried. own films. Although the idea for the of screenwriting itself. is tragic, sometimes it is funny, and Lounge came first, the Filmmaking Eusebio projects that future sometimes it is both. But it is always Project began earlier, through meet- meetings will have a similar struc- thematically relevant. And then the ings over the summer of an advising ture, focusing on a specific script but Fishers must deal with the funeral as committee of about seven students. also including more workshop-style they deal with themselves. A core part The Filmmaking Project, currently sessions to simply encourage students of the show is how people cope with managed by Jacob Sussman ’17, has to write, something that can prove the loss of a loved one; it’s less con- received $3,600 worth of camera difficult to do during the busy school cerned with the dead and more with equipment from the Student Budget year. Lounge meetings will also in- how the living react to the dead. Committee. clude watching, reading, critiquing, And the show is also about life, “[The Wesleyan Film Project and studying past senior theses that as it needs to be. Neither death nor will act as] an on-campus hub for Eusebio and Sussman will select, life can be fully understood without film production to connect students along with exercises using scenes understanding the other. The series with each other and with gear,” from popular movies and TV shows. effectively lays out its thesis near the Eusebio said. Eusebio said he hopes to con- end of the first season with a quick The project boasts about 150 duct a 24-hour screenwriting contest, exchange: students, a Facebook page, and a during which contestants write in the “Why do people have to die?” website in progress that will, ideally, Shapiro Writing Center for 24 hours “To make life important.” include a list of students who are in- and then submit the scripts to be And “Six Feet Under” earns that terested in screenwriting and their read. The script the members like the somewhat corny line. Amongst the specific interests. Eusebio referred most will then be put into produc- loss, heart-wrenching breakups, and to Second Stage as the model for the tion, complete with a full team, gear, general emotional trauma, the show’s project. and its own budget. characters come to terms with what The Screenwriters’ Lounge’s Tricia Merlino ’18, who at- gives their lives meaning. And the im- main link to the Filmmaking Project tended the Screenwriters’ Lounge for portant thing to note is that the show is that it encourages submissions to the first time earlier this week, felt never tells us what to think of life or the Project and edits and reworks in- inspired by the session and consid- how to cope with death. It merely progress submissions. At the begin- ered submitting her own work to be presents a story and allows us to make ning of the academic year, the Film critiqued. of it what we will. Project had only received about seven “Critiquing someone else’s work “Six Feet Under” would be submissions, so the advising commit- gave me ideas for my own work and nothing without its cast. Peter Krause tee thought a place where screenplays how to improve it as well as generate plays the closest thing to a lead in could be produced and critiqued new ideas,” Merlino said. the ensemble show, Nate Fisher, who constantly battles his many inner de- mons. Michael C. Hall, of “Dexter” fame, plays his brother, David, one of the strongest examples of a well- Feel passionate about rounded gay character on television. Lauren Ambrose plays the teenager campus issues? of the family, constantly lost amidst her lack of solid ground and her ro- C/O IMPAWARDS.COM tation of poor relationships. Frances HBO’s “Six Feet Under” poignantly chronicles a family’s experience Conroy’s portrayal of Ruth is par- with life, death, and how each must be understood with the other. Submit a Wespeak. 8 • arts THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 Blow: Play Furthers PROFESSOR’S PLAYLIST Campus Assault By Aaron Stagoff-Belfort Staff Writer As a Visiting Assistant Professor Conversation of African American Studies, David Swiderski has expressed his passion for Continued from front page said. “We’re showing a new side of it that and extensive knowledge of music by is still relevant and realistic based on the teaching classes such as “Ebony Tower” assault through the lens of 15-year-old little female perspective.” and “I Strike The Empire Back: Black privileged girls, so we’re taking a real sexual Swapping genders allows Rosen and Youth Culture in The Neoliberal Age.” assault that happened, guy on girl, and flip- Stovicek to reveal cultural absurdities. Swiderski has been an avid music fan ping it around. There are a lot of jokes play- “This is absolutely not about male since he was a teenager, when a record ing on how guys talk about girls sexually sexual assault [nor] how it happens,” Rosen club membership offered by Columbia versus the way that girls talk about guys.” said. “This assault of girls on a boy is so Records allowed him to build a collection Stovicek added that much in the script unrealistic in its current form because we’re rooted in alternative rock and grunge’s purposefully defies gender expectations. exploring the power dynamics that don’t signature “Seattle sound.” He turned “The first act feels like 15-year-old really exist. Not only does it show how ri- to the blues in high school when he ‘Grease’ to me, if [it] was in Manhattan in diculous some of the things guys say about picked up the guitar. Swiderski’s musi- this generation,” Stovicek said. “Some of girls [are], but it really shows the huge cal upbringing, along with his studies in the lines are intentionally more masculine, power difference between guys and girls in African American music, has informed [which] in that context seem more silly and these situations.” his significant technical and historical out of character.” For these reasons, both Rosen and music expertise. The Argus asked him While “Blow” aims to address general Stovicek said that the show is meant to for his personal playlist, and what he pro- and, to a fair degree, universal issues of sex- be more of a catalyst for dialogue than a vided ranges from the blues, funk, and C/O DAVID SWIDERSKI ual assault discourse, it focuses particularly standard play. Therefore, they will host and jazz to soul, folk, and politically inspired Visiting Assistant Professor of African-American Studies David on the culture of upper-class Manhattan facilitate a talkback session following each hip-hop. Swiderski gave the Argus a diverse playlist with everything prep school life and the stark contrast be- performance in order to stir up productive from Nina Simone to Guns N’ Roses. tween the maturity of males and females. conversations with the audience, ensuring Little Walter, “Roller Coaster” Both Rosen and Stovicek said they have that people don’t leave the show with- out the opportunity to discuss and work “Little Walter is a harmonica virtuo- search on Cleveland and found this Jules I’m feeling frustrated at the state of the a personal connection to, and numerous through their own opinions. so who played a lot with Muddy Waters. Dawson movie, “Up Tight,” about the world, I put on this track and let them issues with, this environment, since they “It’s more of a feminist performance ‘Roller Coaster’ is not typical blues har- neighborhood I was studying. It’s about vocalize what I’m feeling.” both attended similar prep schools. art piece than a theater piece,” Rosen said. monica; it’s this totally liberated expres- the Black Nationalist struggle in the ’60s, “This play is about the boys I’d Running Thursday, Oct. 23 through sion. My jaw just dropped listening to and Booker T. & the M.G.’s wrote this Nina Simone, “Since I Fell For You” hang out with from my old school when I Saturday, Oct. 25 in the top floor of it. How you could have in your mind song for its soundtrack. It’s a bit somber “A beautiful love song. For quiet- switched to public school,” Rosen said. Allbritton, “Blow” is expected to inject to play what he played is the astonishing but very lovely; I like the R&B sound. er moments and more mellow moods, Both writer and director said they even more life and dialogue into the cam- part.” The organs, guitar, and the horns section I go with her.” were sure to approach their subject with pus’ arts and feminist scenes. combine to create music that generally ap- care, paying close attention to the value “Even if you don’t consider yourself Charles Mingus, “Hog Callin’ Blues” peals to me.” Mahalia Jackson, “Take My Hand, and effect of the play’s gender-swapping a feminist, or the word feminist makes “Mingus has a manic energy in his Precious Lord” mechanism. you extraordinarily uncomfortable, I really music. I love the way he incorporates this Guns N’ Roses, “Paradise City” “Again, just beautiful to listen “I didn’t have hesitancy with reverse hope you come out to this,” Rosen said. range of sonic impulses from the whistles “This song and Slash got me inter- to. “Take My Hand” is easy on the gendering because I think it’s really impor- “The experience depends on people of all and screeches of horns to more melodic ested in playing the guitar. I must have ears and soothing to the soul. It’s like tant to show how that illuminates gender different backgrounds.” instrumentation.” been in fifth or sixth grade, and they medicine.” and sexual assault in a new way,” Stovicek made a big impression. It’s one of those Herbie Hancock, “Fat Mama” rock anthems from the ’80s that’s a guilty Ani DiFranco, “Shy” “This begins Hancock’s explora- pleasure or like musical candy. I still listen “An amazing musician with poli- tion of soul and funk by drawing those to it sometimes. I drove my wife crazy; we tics heavily interwoven into her music. into the world of jazz. The link with were driving to New York, and it came She takes apart the folk genre and re- the Mingus piece is this amazing tenor on, and we had been in a traffic jam get- arranges it in a way that is brand new saxophone, which is way down in the ting stressed out, so I just turned it up and and totally compelling. Her vocal lower registers of the tenor. It’s this totally made us listen to it at full volume. We range is staggering on ‘Shy,’ which is funky groove to start the song off and he’s were in a much better mood after that.” the first DiFranco song I ever listened playing a Fender Rhodes on top of that, to. I had never heard music like this which gives the song a great pulse of en- The Coup, “Pick A Bigger Weapon” before.” ergy. It’s a much rounder sonic experience “I’m especially drawn to conscious than the Mingus piece, which has a lot rap. Rap music as it evolves has a question Rachmaninoff, “Vocalise” more jagged edges and discord.” of whether or not it has a higher purpose. “I’ve recently found that Bobby Is it just for party music or is there some- McFerrin’s version of ‘Vocalise’ is per- LEX SPIRTES/PHOTO EDITOR Booker T. & the M.G.’s, “Time is thing impactful you can say about the haps the perfect lullaby in that it is From left to right: Raechel Rosen ’15, Kathleen Radigan ’17, and Tight” world? This late ’90s Oakland group pro- pleasant for parents and soothing for Jessica Wachtler ’18 play fifteen-year-old prep school girls in this “I was doing my dissertation re- motes explicitly radical politics. When babies (at least mine).” weekend’s production of “Blow.” “The ABCs of Death 2” Brings Alphabetical Thrills By Charles Martin shorts are linked with a maniacally after another. It’s genuinely astonish- It’s also worth a warning that as preciate the ways these different di- Staff Writer dark sense of humor, and there’s a ing to watch how some of these di- the film approaches its final stretch, rectors are trying to bring innovation clear sense that the grizzly impact and rectors construct a story within their its idea of a climax involves entering to the horror genre. If nothing else, Two years ago, Tim League, the darker themes increase the further time constraint. Probably the most some very dark territories. The “X” the constant barrage of grizzly laughs founder of Austin’s cult film festival one gets into the collection. memorable short is “S is for Split,” in and “Z” segments are particularly un- and creative scares should manage to Fantastic Fest, and Ant Thompson, The opening installment, “A which a husband talks to his wife over settling, crossing into gruesome vistas bring on the spooky seasonal spirit. a New Zealand-based film producer, is for Amateur”—the title of which the phone, only for a masked killer that some viewers might genuinely created an odd and ambitious proj- concludes the narrative like a punch- to break into the house. The entire find problematic. It’s difficult to talk ect: an alphabetic horror anthology line—depicts a hit man trying to pull segment is done in split screen, first about the premises of these, but rest consisting of 26 parts, each from a off the perfect assassination, only to showing the husband attempting to assured, you won’t be forgetting them different up-and-coming horror di- realize that climbing through an air reach the police as the wife attempts for a while afterward. rector. The result was “The ABCs of vent is far less practical and much to hide, then adding a third segment The funny thing about the way Death”, an interesting experiment more dangerous than it might seem. into the frame to show the killer pur- “The ABCs of Death” films are struc- that spanned continents and sub- This is then followed by “B is for suing his victim. It’s an interesting tured, however, is that it’s actually genres. Like many subpar antholo- Badger,” which, as the name might tool that pays off with a masterful not completely necessary to make it gies, it had its memorable moments, suggest, is just a long setup for a na- twist at the end. all the way to the end. Because of the yet ultimately came off as uneven ture documentarian (played by Julian A lot of these shorts do feel like movie’s length and the way it con- and tonally jarring, constantly unsure Barratt of “The Mighty Boosh”) be- shorter components of a much larger stantly throws so much at the viewer, how to straddle the lines of comedy, ing eaten by mutated badgers. While story, which can either be a benefit this is something that might actually drama, and shock. these first two segments are certainly or a detriment. The “O” short intro- be preferable to watch in smaller in- Now, the two producers are at it violent and morbid, they actually duces a genuinely fascinating premise crements. An inherent problem of the again with their aptly titled follow up, focus more on very dark slapstick and tells a concise story within what movie that’s also shared by previous “The ABCs of Death 2.” humor than outright horror. It’s not seems like a much larger world. In horror anthologies, such as “V/H/S” Much like its predecessor, “The until the bizarre installment, “D is for it, zombies have been cured of their and “Trick R Treat,” is that with so ABCs of Death 2” is a hodgepodge Deloused,” that the segments aim to affliction only to hold trials for the many short and shocking segments of different storytelling visions. The be genuinely unsettling, culminating people who tried to shoot them in drenching the screen with monsters styles range from found-footage to with the intensely disturbing conclu- the head while they were in a less civi- and gore, it’s easy to either get over- claymation, and the subject matters sion “Z is for Zygote.” lized state. Others, such as “L is for whelmed or just downright fatigued. C/O COLLIDER.COM include killer bugs, carnivorous ham- A primary challenge for these Legacy,” which deals with a botched That’s why, rather than trying to “The ABCs of Death 2” brings burgers, and bath-salt crazed can- directors is to prevent the two-hour- tribal ritual summoning a strange de- tackle this all at once, I’d recommend together 26 directors to make nibals. However, unlike the original, long collection of five-minute vi- monic possum, tackle promising ideas watching these segments in bite-sized unique horror shorts based on this installment holds a strong sense gnettes from becoming stale. Their but feel like they are cut short far too portions in the lead-up to Halloween. the letters of the alphabet. of structure and progression. All the solution is to deliver one sucker punch early. That way it’ll be easier to really ap- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 9 SPORTS IN REVIEW Football: Wesleyan football’s undefeated streak came to a shattering end this weekend with a homecoming loss to Amherst, 33-30. The Cards lost in overtime, allowing their Little Three rivals to notch a game-winning field goal from 35-yards out. Jesse Warren ’15 and receiver Jay Fabien ’15 connected for two touchdowns. Moving to 4-1 on the season, Wes will look to get back on track against Bowdoin at home next weekend. Men’s Soccer: It was a storybook ending for men’s soccer this weekend as the Cards downed their rivals from Amherst, 2-1. In overtime, striker Adam Cowie-Haskell ’18 notched his sec- ond game-winning goal of the season when he slotted a beautifully timed volley into the back of the Amherst net. With the win, the Cards break up the Lord Jeffs’ 37-game in-conference winning streak. More importantly, the Redbirds have earned a share of the Little Three title for the first time since 2012.

ALL PHOTOS BY LIANNE YUN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 10 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 sports Football Falls Short in Overtime Against Amherst

By Gili Lipman home team a 7-0 lead with 7:25 re- the turnover, failing to convert a Amherst came out in the sec- The opening play was a beauty; Assistant Sports Editor maining in the first quarter. fourth-and-23 at the Amherst 29- ond half as a much-improved team, Warren threw a bomb to Fabien On Amherst’s following pos- yard line. Not wanting to call on as seen on its first offensive posses- along the Wesleyan sideline, and This wasn’t how the story was session, Dee Simons ’15 was able the field-goal unit, Warren threw sion. The quarterback drove his unit Fabien caught the pass in stride, supposed to be written. The foot- to get pressure on the quarterback, up a pass to the end zone that was 85 yards for the touchdown in 11 stutter stepping to evade two de- ball team was going to win back- forcing an incompletion and a punt. almost hauled in by Fabien for the plays, taking 4:03 off the clock. The fenders and coasting into the end to-back Little Three titles and Wesleyan was set to get the ball, miracle score. After the disappoint- touchdown came on a five-yard run zone. Following the extra point, avenge last season’s loss to Trinity backed up in its own zone at the ing drive, Wesleyan’s defense would from Amherst’s star running back Wesleyan regained a three-point on its way to an undefeated season 14-yard line, but was pushed even hold again, and a punt return from and gave the away team a one-point edge. and an outright conference title. farther back after a 10-yard holding Captain Donnie Cimino ’15 gave lead. After a failed drive, Amherst Unfortunately, the game is not penalty. Following the call, Carrillo the offense the ball near midfield. The Cardinals responded with punted back to Wesleyan with 2:22 played on paper, and a dandy con- ran left on a sweep play and seemed Lou Stevens ’17 had his best a touchdown of their own, traveling remaining, but Wesleyan could not test it was. to injure his ankle. The sophomore, game of the season and carried the 75 yards in 10 plays. The drive lasted milk the clock, only using up 47 With rain pouring through- a feature on all three units, did not team on this drive. He rushed for 4:48 and finished on a 20-yard toss seconds before having to punt back out the afternoon, the Cardinals return to the contest. The Cards did 24 yards on four carries, including from Warren to Fabien. Warren con- to the Lord Jeffs. Amherst took ad- and Lord Jeffs battled it out at not do much more on this drive, and a 14-yard touchdown scurry, where verted on third-and-long twice, first vantage of receiving the ball at mid- Corwin Stadium for Homecoming a weak punt gave the Lord Jeffs the he burst through the hole, ran right, finding tight end Neil O’Connor field and hit a 41-yard field goal to Weekend. The Birds snapped a 10- ball at the Wesleyan 24-yard line. and was tackled as he crossed the ’17 on a 15-yard completion, and even the score with only 23 seconds year losing streak to Amherst last On the first play of the pos- goal line. The drive also consisted of then connecting with Captain Jon left. season, 20-14, but could not win session, the Amherst running back a one-handed catch from wide-out Day ’15 for 13 yards to give the of- NCAA overtime rules dictate two in a row against the Lord Jeffs; took the handoff left and scampered Josh Hurwitz ’15 and a quarterback fense a first-and-goal opportunity. that each team will get one pos- they have failed to accomplish this towards the goal line for a 24-yard sneak from Warren on a fourth-and- Following the extra point, Wesleyan session starting at the opponent’s since 1992-1993. Amherst contin- score. Following the extra point, one. Fuchs’ extra-point attempt was took a 23-17 lead. 30-yard line, and after that, if the ued its undefeated campaign (5-0), the score was all knotted up. The blocked and Wes was up 13-7. This Amherst tacked on a field goal score is still even, the process will while spoiling Wesleyan’s (4-1). The Cardinals looked strong at the start point became a factor in the closing at the end of the third quarter from be repeated. Wesleyan got the ball game ended in thrilling fashion, of their next drive. Quarterback stages of the fourth quarter. 30 yards out on its next drive to cut first and was soon faced with a with Amherst closing out the game Jesse Warren ’15 had pressure in his Amherst threatened on its the Cardinals’ lead to 23-20. fourth and one at the three-yard in overtime on a field goal to give face, but was able to find Captain next drive, moving 58 yards to the Wes started out the final quarter line. Feeling the pressure to score a them a three-point edge, 33-30. Jordan Fabien ’15 on a 14-yard Wesleyan 15-yard line. An incom- on a poor note when Warren threw touchdown, they went for it with a The Cardinals started off completion. The possession did not plete pass on third-and-short forced his first interception of the season run but were given an unfavorable strong, forcing Amherst to punt on do much more, due to a costly 15- the Lord Jeffs to take the three after a miscommunication with spot, short of the distance needed. its opening drive. Wes commenced yard unsportsmanlike conduct pen- points with 23 seconds left in the tight end Ben Kurtz ’17. Amherst Amherst received the ball, only its offensive drive with the Wildcat alty. Warren was forced to run in a half, closing the gap to three. took advantage of this pricey mis- needing a field goal to win. After formation, led by Devon Carrillo third-and-long situation after see- Wes received the ball at the take in just six plays; the running three plays, the kicker marched onto ’17. A 15-yard face mask infraction ing tight coverage in the secondary, start of the third quarter and the of- back found the end zone for the the field and knocked in a 35-yard and a 15-yard personal foul aided but came up just a yard short of the fense trotted onto the field at their third time in the game. A success- field goal to give Amherst the 33-30 the Birds’ drive. Kyle Gibson ’15 first-down marker. own 20-yard line. The first play saw ful extra point gave Amherst a four- triumph. found the end zone on a two-yard The Birds punted back to the Warren complete a 42-yard pass to point advantage. The Cardinals and Hopeful to still win a share of run; he kept his legs moving for- Lord Jeffs, but on their first play, a Hurwitz, who broke a tackle and ran Lord Jeff traded punts, following the NESCAC title, Wesleyan will ward and scored on a second effort. halfback option toss, Rob Manning down the sideline. Unfortunately, a penalty that negated a huge run. try to rebound this Saturday, Oct. The possession lasted nine plays and ’16 ran back with no opponents the Cardinals had to settle for a 30- Wes had the ball at its own 32-yard 25 at home against Bowdoin. The went for 80 yards in 4:58. Ike Fuchs in sight and intercepted the pass. yard field goal from Fuchs, increas- line with only four minutes remain- Birds beat the Polar Bears last sea- ’17 added the extra point to give the Wesleyan couldn’t capitalize on ing their lead to six. ing. son, 34-14. Soccer: Cardinals Take Crew Competes in Down Lord Jeffs HOCR in Boston By Ashley Suan “We had one of our better piec- Continued from front page it, stepping up to secure a Wesleyan match hosting Trinity was post- Contributing Writer es, but we were fairly disappointed win. Less than five minutes in, poned to Thursday night due to to find out we got 20th place, es- into the back of the net with a per- Cowie-Haskell took the only shot inclement weather. On Saturday, Over the fall break, mem- pecially having done so well last fect assist from Omar Bravo ’15. A of overtime—the shot that ended Oct. 25, the Cards are headed to bers of both the men’s and year,”’ Currie said. veteran striker, Lynch notched his the game. Vermont to face Middlebury. The women’s crew teams headed to Regardless, the boat still pre- third score of the season in the 64th “It was on a long throw-in, team will conclude its regular sea- Boston, Mass., to compete in qualified for next year. minute of the game. which is ironic because Amherst’s son at home against Conn. College the Head of the Charles Regatta Despite this disheartening fin- “Nick Jackson [’18] had the game plan is [to] just throw the ball next Wednesday, Oct. 29. Despite (HOCR). ish, the team walked away from the ball in the midfield,” Lynch said. into the box,” he said. “It was one the weekend’s awesome victory, the “The Head of the Charles HOCR with an understanding of “He passed it out wide to Omar, of their players that flicked it on team is looking ahead rather than marks the height of fall racing,” the hard work they will need to put who hit a first-time cross—which over my head. I saw the ball going lingering behind. said Ava Miller-Lewis ’17. in to succeed in the future. was quite honestly the most beauti- up and over, and after looking at “Looking forward, we re- The HOCR, which began in “This is a good starting point ful pass I’ve gotten all season—and the video, I know that the defender ally need to get off that [Amherst] 1965, is one of the world’s larg- for the winter season, showing us I finished it on top of the twelve- didn’t expect my first touch. That game,” Lynch said. “That can’t be est two-day regattas, attracting the task that lays ahead and inform- yard line. The goalie didn’t even touch took it back the other way the high of our season; it has to just people from all over the world to ing the new guys the level of compe- move because it was so quick.” where I was able to swing my right be one landmark of our season. So come watch and compete. tition we race at,” said Captain Ben And the crowd went wild. foot around and hit it like a vol- when we’re playing against Trinity The men’s team had a total Record ’15. “Immediately, there was a sense ley into the net. The goalie didn’t [on Thursday], it’s really important of three boats racing. The men’s In addition, the men’s team of happiness and excitement within even move. The goalie did not move that all the players on the team re- Club Four boat had a solid per- is still having issues with injuries, the team,” Lynch said. “But at the for either of our goals. He’s an all- alize that there are still three more formance, placing 17th out of which they hope to overcome before same rate, we knew we still had to American goalie.” games left in the season, with op- 52. While in the past the Cards the spring season starts. play even harder than we were be- Cowie-Haskell earned his sec- portunities for tournaments after have not typically raced in this “Because of some injuries in fore. Teams have a general tendency ond NESCAC Player of the Week that.” event, their successful finish in my boat, we only had about three to slack off as soon as they score, award for netting yet another game- Lynch added that the team is the top half of competitors guar- practices with the actual lineup for and people say the most vulnerable winning goal; the previous one striving to win all three of its up- antees them a place in the club our race,” said Teddy Shadek ’18, time in a game is right after the oth- came in the first week of the season coming games. four for next year’s HOCR. who rowed in the men’s club four. er team scores.” against Eastern Connecticut State “That’ll hopefully give us a “In the Collegiate Four, the “Hopefully by the spring everyone Lynch’s fear was realized less University. This was his first score home game for the first round results were about on par with will be a lot more settled, and each than ten minutes after he scored. of the season. of [NESCAC] playoffs,” he said. how the [team] has done in the boat will be much more prepared to Overwhelming Wesleyan in total Winning is always great. “That’s really what we want. We’ve past,” said Captain Ethan Currie compete.” shots during the second period by Ending a team’s 37-game win streak, been doing a great job of securing ’15. The women’s team only a 10-3 differential, Amherst replied though, is priceless. Especially when our possibility of getting into the The boat started with a bow brought one boat to the regatta, to Lynch’s goal in kind and tied the that team is Amherst. Saturday’s tournament, now it’s just [about] number of 14 and placed 20th racing in the women’s Collegiate game at one apiece in the 73rd min- win propelled the Cards’ record to getting a little ahead in the confer- out of 44. Since they also fin- Eight. The women’s boat actually ute. Despite Amherst’s offensive on- 7-3-2 overall and 5-2 in the ’Cac, ence.” ished in the top half, the team did as expected. With a bow num- slaught, McConnell kept the game poising Wesleyan to take second Cowie-Haskell added that the will have a place in this race next ber of 13, the boat placed 13th out tied with five saves in that period place in the conference. After the team is riding on its momentum year as well. of 30. This qualifies them for the alone, sending the match into over- game, players celebrated over fall from the win against Amherst. The final men’s boat racing event next year. time. break, on or off campus, and took “It’s a big game,” he said. “If was in the Collegiate Eight. Last This coming Saturday, both the “The mentality was that we’ve a well-earned rest. we win out the season, [these] last year the Cards took 5th place, men’s and women’s teams will head worked this hard; we’re not going The team’s hiatus, however, was three games, we get second place earning them the bow number to Saratoga, N.Y., to compete in the to lose that game,” Cowie-Haskell short-lived: three important confer- in the NESCAC, and that would of five for this year. This year, Head of the Fish, before heading in- said. ence games continue through this be huge. We’re going to be playing however, the boat only came in doors for the winter to prepare for And the first-year made sure of week and into the next. Wednesday’s hard.” 20th out of 44. the spring season. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS SPORTS • 11 Volleyball Splits Weekend Matches Against Rivals

By Illan Ireland the second set, rallying behind spec- the set 24-24. A costly service error taking place all the way back in kills, and Swenson contributed 13. Staff Writer tacular kills from first-year duo Tyla by Wesleyan gave Hamilton a set October of 2000. Larson posted 37 assists and Savage Taylor ’18 and Sarah Swenson ’18 point, and a Continental kill made Wesleyan’s impressive execu- added 20 digs. Lewis compiled six After three straight losses to to take a commanding 18-11 lead. the final set score 26-24. tion and clutch offensive play car- more impressive blocks. The team’s NESCAC opponents, the volley- The Continentals made a The Cardinals showed why ried over into the first of Saturday’s last triumph over Middlebury took ball team needed victories against strong push to remain in the set at they remained unbeaten in deci- matchups against Middlebury, as place last season at the Wesleyan conference rivals Hamilton and 19-18, but the Cardinals would not sive sets this season, jumping to a the Cardinals took an early nine- quad. Middlebury in order to extend its be denied, capturing six of the fol- 5-3 lead before a five-point run by point lead and never looked back, Despite Wesleyan’s victory season past the final home match lowing seven points to even the set the Continentals made the score taking the set 25-16. The Panthers against Hamilton, a Continentals on Oct. 31. The team accomplished score at one apiece. 8-5 when the two teams switched regrouped in the second set, match- win over Trinity on Saturday dashed half the task, defeating Hamilton Wesleyan trailed for the major- sides. Wesleyan rallied following the ing Wesleyan’s offense stride for the Cardinals’ hopes of a NESCAC in a nail-biting five-setter Friday ity of the third set due to costly hit- respite, capturing seven of the next stride and evening the score at 19 tournament appearance since the evening before falling to a tough ting errors and solid net play from eight points to take a 12-9 lead. apiece before running away with team can now not place higher than Middlebury squad the following the Continentals, but critical kills Hamilton was able to get within one the set 25-18. The Panthers proved ninth in its conference. day. from Taylor were enough to even at 13-12, but two well-placed kills themselves to be a playoff-caliber The Cardinals were adamant “The win over Hamilton was a the score at 19. The two teams then by Taylor gave the Cardinals their team in the following two sets, about ending their season on a high great victory, and especially exciting traded points to make the score 23- fifth five-set victory this season. dominating in all areas of the court note, however. since we defeated them in five sets,” 22 in favor of the Cardinals, and Taylor set the tone for the and capitalizing on Wesleyan errors “We have two weeks left in said Rachel Savage ’17. two straight kills from Taylor paved Wesleyan attack with a match-high to capture the sets 25-16 and 25-15 season, and hopefully we can end The first set against Hamilton the way to a Wesleyan victory. 19 kills, while Swenson was a close respectively. with some wins,” Savage said. “I es- started out dead even, with steady Hamilton came out with guns second with 18. Setter Claire Larson “The loss against Middlebury pecially hope to end with a victory defense and opportunistic kills by blazing in the fourth set, lead- ’15 posted a whopping 57 assists for was especially tough,” Savage said. against Bates.” both teams leveling the score at ing by as much as 12-4 before the the match, and libero Rachel Savage “The fact that we beat them in the The squad will put a 10-9 nine. A strong serving run propelled Cardinals were able to regain their ’17 compiled 31 digs. Naja Lewis first set proved that we could’ve won record to the test with matches the Continentals to a 19-14 lead, composure and get within one ’17 paced the Cardinal defense with the match, but unfortunately the against Smith College and Wheaton and Hamilton was able to take the point at 19-18. A Continental hit- seven blocks. Wesleyan is now 22-4 pieces didn’t come together.” College at the Hall of Fame Classic set 25-22 despite a furious Cardinal ting error leveled the score at 21, all-time versus Hamilton with their Once again, Taylor led in Massachusetts this coming week- comeback. Wesleyan responded in and timely kills by both sides tied last loss against the Continentals Wesleyan’s offensive effort with 17 end. Field Hockey Remains Positive Women’s Soccer Through Tough Results Unlucky Over Break

By Grant Lounsbury Smith Field. Unlike the previous “I am going to give credit By Andrew Jacobs chemistry both on and off the field. Staff Writer two games, the Cardinals were on to Trinity,” said Captain Anna Staff Writer However, she added that this chemis- the scoreboard first. After playing Howard ’15. “They stepped it up try still needs to manifest itself more Over fall break, the field hock- defensively for the opening minutes [in the second half]. There are some The women’s soccer team strongly. ey team stayed on campus to host of the game, the home team worked things you can’t stop, and so I give lost a pair of hard-fought games “We need to be more demand- three games in a span of six days at quickly on offense and was awarded credit to them. I think, though, we over fall break. On Homecoming ing of each other on the field both in Smith Field. its first penalty corner five-and-a- kept going after it and didn’t lose Saturday, the team battled practice and in games, and still know On Oct. 16, the Cardinals half minutes into the contest. The hope in anything.” Amherst. Although they played that we will stay best of friends off the faced off against out of confer- Cardinals found themselves with Although the Bantams domi- an even game for the first 75 field,” Meredith said. ence foe UMass Dartmouth. The the early 1-0 lead after Lauren Yue nated the stat sheet and the score- minutes, the away squad broke In order to win the remain- Corsairs took a 1-0 lead off a pen- ’17 inbounded the ball to Vanessa board in the second half, the the scoreless tie in the 76th min- ing few games on the schedule, the alty corner within the first 10 min- Block ’15. Block then passed the Cardinals never capitulated, fought ute when Amherst’s Rachael Cardinals must be consistent and utes of the contest, but the Cards ball over to Plappert, who found hard for every ball, and contested Abernethy was able to find the stay cool under pressure, according to were able to fight back. Captain the back of the net. Fifteen min- every shot. back of the net. Abernethy netted Meredith. Hannah Plappert ’16 was awarded a utes later, the Cards saw their lead “Even though they got some another goal in the 84th minute “[We must] put in 100% effort penalty stroke in the 50th minute of vanish during a quick counter at- good goals in the second half, we are to ensure Amherst’s victory over and avoid making costly mistakes at play, which she slotted in the lower tack when a Bantam dissected the walking away from this game proud the Cardinals. Jessica Tollman crucial times in the game,” Meredith right-hand corner of the goal to tie Cardinals’ defense and shot the ball of how we did,” Plappert said. ’15 made four saves, keeping it said. “We have to believe that we can the game at 1-1. At the end of regu- past Edelman. With the score knot- “Regardless of how we did,” a close game throughout despite win a couple of these final games and lation the score was still tied, so the ted at one, Wes responded quickly. Howard added. Amherst’s 15-9 advantage in shots. that it will be enough to get us into teams headed into seven-on-seven Three minutes later, Block and Yue “I think the difference in the The Cardinals played an encour- the playoffs. [There is] still much to overtime. Although the Cardinals were at it again. Block dribbled the second half was that Trinity stepped aging second half: Even though play for.” had fought their way back into the ball off the restart, drawing two it up to a notch that they weren’t they allowed two goals, they out- Although it has been an up-and- game, the Corsairs dominated the Bantams. She then slotted a cen- playing at in the first half, but we shot the Lady Jeffs 6-3 after half- down season for the team, Meredith overtime session. Six minutes into tering pass to Yue, who fired a shot did a great job of responding and time. is glad that some of her younger play- OT, the Corsairs ended the game passed the netminder just inside keeping up with them: It’s just Following Homecoming ers have been able to see the field and on their third penalty corner of the the left post. Once again the Cards [that] they got a couple of good Weekend, the Cardinals hosted gain some experience. extra period when their shot was re- found themselves on top, but this goals,” Plappert continued. NESCAC rival Trinity on Tuesday. “[The younger players] now have directed past goalie Claire Edelman lead would not hold. With less than The Cardinals have now lost In another tough 2-0 loss, the some experience playing in a very ’17, who was making her first start five minutes remaining in the open- five in a row, which has not occurred team once again put forth a great tough league and knowing what it in net for the Cardinals. The Cards ing half, the Bantams converted off since the 2008 season. On the sea- effort well past halftime. However, feels like to not get out on top in these are now 0-3 in OT games this sea- a broken-up corner that sent the son, the Cardinals are 3-10 with a Trinity was able to strike in the games,” Meredith said. “Hopefully it son, all losses coming by a score of game into halftime tied at two goals 2-6 NESCAC record. The Cards 72nd minute, as well as the 83rd, will spark the desire to want to train 2-1 in favor of the opposition. apiece. currently sit tied with Hamilton for with Nicole Stauffer making both harder, play over the summer and do After the heartbreaking loss “I think the last few games, the eight seed in the NESCAC tour- goals. Tollman once again played better next year as [upperclassmen].” to the Corsairs, the Cardinals only especially the second half against nament with two games to go. On an outstanding game in net, Overall, Meredith acknowl- had one day off to reset and prepare Amherst and this game [against Saturday, Oct. 25th, the Cardinals turning away nine shots by the edged that is has been a tough sea- for Little Three rival and seventh- Trinity], we were playing the way head up to Vermont to take on Bantams. The two losses over the son. However, there are some positive ranked Amherst on Homecoming. we wanted to play; we were playing Middlebury, which sits atop the past week drop the Cardinals’ re- signs to take away from the year the The Cardinals hoped to snap an as a team and had great connecting NESCAC standings and is ranked cord to 1-10-2 on the season. Birds have had. 11-game losing streak to the Lady balls,” Plappert said. “It’s what we third in the NCAA DIII. Head Coach Eva Meredith, “We have had a tremendous Jeffs but got off to a bad start on practice and what we know, and it “I think we are going to keep now in her 11th season in this po- amount of injuries, which takes away Saturday. Within the first 30 min- works. We just want to continue to working on our give-and-goes and sition, saw some encouraging signs the day-to-day and week-to-week utes of the game, the Lord Jeffs play this way, and we think it’s go- support on the field, and just keep from her squad. consistency that you need,” Meredith jumped out to a 4-0 lead over the ing to be successful.” working with that because that’s “We stuck to our game plan of said. “The back four has changed Cardinals and outshot the Birds On paper, it appears the our game and that’s where we are playing compact and linking units from game to game due to injuries. 15-3. Despite their first half woes, Bantams, who outshot the Cards the strongest,” Howard said on pre- together better than in previous As a coach, and a team, you need the Cardinals returned fire in the 9-5, had dominated the first half. paring to play the Panthers. games,” Meredith said. “We de- stability in the back, which we have second half. The Cardinals held the But on the turf, the Cardinals con- Although the Cardinals are fended really well. Unfortunately, not had. We knew scoring would be Lady Jeffs to only 1 shot, while tak- trolled the pace of play and set the the clear underdogs heading into we continue to struggle to capital- a challenge since we lost our natural ing 10 of their own. Although the tone early. The Cards opened the Saturday’s game, they seem to be ize on opportunities.” forwards from last year. Scoring goals Cardinals had numerous opportu- second half of play intent on main- putting the final pieces of the puz- Meredith also reflected on is trained from an early age and hard nities in the second 35 minutes of taining the same level of intensity, zle together, which could just lead her goaltender’s outstanding play. to teach. We’ve competed as hard as the game, they were unable to con- but the Bantams had thoughts of to what might be one of the biggest “Jessica Tollman has had we can under the circumstances. We vert, and the halftime score of 4-0 their own. They came out firing upsets in the team’s history. some very high-level performances have a larger senior class and hope- held as the final. and never looked back. Forty- “I think that the past couple of throughout the season, keeping fully we can win a couple of the re- With the loss against Amherst nine seconds after the restart, the days we have been doing a great job us alive in close games,” Meredith maining games for them.” marking their fourth loss in a row, Bantams caught the Cardinals off of being really positive and playing said. “She has played at the top of The team finishes up the sea- the Cardinals looked to stop the guard and took the lead for the first as a team,” Plappert commented af- her game, which has helped when son with two games in the coming bleeding and get back in the win time on the evening, never to relin- ter the 8-2 Trinity loss. “The past the team is not finding the net on week. They will travel to Middlebury column. That would not be an easy quish it. Over the next 34 minutes couple of games we have figured out the other end.” on Saturday before closing out the task as they prepared to face 11th- the Bantams would add another five our mental game, so we just want to Meredith also commented on regular season at home against Conn ranked Trinity on Tuesday night at goals, capping a 7-0 run. keep that in the right place.” one of her team’s overall strengths: College on Tuesday. 12 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 food Foodies Take on Fall Break Chia Seeds for All From exotic Korean delicacies to the simplest of culinary pleasures, this section’s very own Emma Davis Your Needs and Nicole Boyd share their fall break food adventures in the New York area. Whether they were whipping up origi- By Isabelle Csete nal recipes, eating at a friend’s house, or Staff Writer INGREDIENTS dining out, the two writers experienced PUDDING: no shortage of gustatory diversity over If you’re obsessed with mod- 2 CUPS COCONUT MILK (FULL FAT the course of their few days off. ern-day superfoods then you need WORKS BEST) look no further than chia seeds. 1/3 CUP CHIA SEEDS Fall Break: A Time of Food These seeds grow primarily 1 1/2 TBSP. SWEETENER OF CHOICE Appreciation in South America and come from (RAW HONEY, MAPLE SYRUP, ETC.) the Salvia hispanica plant, a plant 1/3 TSP. GROUND CINNAMON By Nicole Boyd in the same family as mint. These Staff Writer tiny black seeds, once a staple food MODIFICATION/TOPPING 1: of the Aztec and Mayan diets, are 1 RIPE MANGO (PEELED AND CUBED/ I have always had a great apprecia- nutrient-packed, non-GMO, and SLICED) tion for food and flavor. No matter the naturally gluten-free. A one-ounce 1 HANDFUL FRESH MINT (MINCED) circumstances, I’m always game to drop serving of chia seeds, which is two 1 PINCH CHIA SEEDS what I’m doing to experience the latest tablespoons or about as big as your 1 PINCH SESAME SEEDS culinary trend. On any given day back EMMA DAVIS/FOOD EDITOR thumb, contains 11 grams of fi- 1 TSP. SWEETENER OF CHOICE (RAW home, I can often be found watching the Jap chae is one of the Korean dishes foodie Emma Davis ’17 tried at ber, 4 grams of protein, 5 grams of HONEY, MAPLE SYRUP, ETC.), OR TO Food Network, skimming through my Han Bat Restuarant over fall break. omega-3 fatty acids (essential fatty TASTE mother’s extensive collection of recipe acids for your body), 4 grams of books and culinary magazines, or spon- I’d packed myself, I was at the mercy of In general, however, the dishes were healthy fat, zinc, magnesium, and MODIFICATION/TOPPING 2: taneously whipping up a batch of brown- her kitchen cabinets. Fortunately for my on the bland side; the dominant note of much more. Even more impres- 2 TBSP. CACAO OR COCOA ies. College, however, seems to have en- host, my maple-syrup-for-sugar substitu- the jap chae, for example, was the sweet sively, one tablespoon of chia seeds 1 CUP DICED STRAWBERRIES couraged the impossible: it has caused tion was a success, but it easily could have potato noodles. Also, the short ribs were has more calcium than a glass of 1 CUP BLUEBERRIES my love of food to grow even stronger. been a gloopy disaster. disappointingly fatty and often more milk and more omega-3 fatty acids 1 TSP. SWEETENER OF CHOICE (RAW I came to this realization rather recently, As for the second time, I was mak- bone than meat. than a piece of salmon. HONEY, MAPLE SYRUP, ETC.), OR TO while staying at my friend’s house during ing dessert for the first Full House com- While I’d love to give Korean food The best part about chia TASTE fall break. munal dinner and wanted to make my a second try, I think I’d pass on another seeds, however, is that they are in- I have certainly not starved at contribution as memorable as possible. dinner at Han Bat. The meal was served credibly easy to incorporate into Wesleyan. After all, especially com- Instead of using a nine-by-nine pan to promptly and was definitely fresh, but your diet. Although they may taste Dairy-Free Pumpkin Blondies pared to other college food, Wes din- create a flat, golden cake, I poured the the menu was more limited and the dish- rather bland when raw, they can be ing provides students with some pretty batter over raspberries and Nutella nested es less flavorful than I had expected. cooked in a variety of ways. Here Directions high-quality meal selections. However, in the cups of mini-muffin pans. The re- Unfortunately, dessert, which we are two of my favorite recipes, 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. my college eating experiences have not sulting mochi were adorably bite-sized, bought from a bakery called Tous Les which are not only simple to whip 2. Place all dry ingredients into a replaced (or diminished my craving for) and they disappeared in a pinch as soon Jours on West 32nd St., was similarly up (especially in a dorm kitchen), bowl and whisk together. the comfort of home cooking by any as I set them down on the table outside. underwhelming. Although the décor but also unbelievably yummy. 3. If you can, puree the plantain or means. Thus, spending a few days living This time around, I repeated the and name suggested a strong French in- The first recipe is a coconut mash it extremely well. Add mashed/ and eating with my friend’s family gave filling idea but used frozen raspberries fluence, the pastry selection was clearly chia seed pudding, which you can pureed plantain to dry ingredients me a powerful sense of relief. Of all the instead of fresh ones since they were geared toward a Korean clientele. We adapt in several ways. I modified bowl. meals I enjoyed there, one in particular out of season. Everything was going picked up a slice of chocolate pound it by combining the pudding with 4. Stir mixture until ingredients are stands out in my mind. smoothly until I realized that, because I cake, a mini-white bean bun, a mini- a little bit of agave, mango, and well-incorporated. Upon my arrival on Sunday night, had doubled the recipe, my mixing bowl mochi, and two tiny pastries topped with mint, but you can experiment with 5. Add can of pumpkin puree and I was greeted by a wonderful smell. was barely big enough to hold all of the white frosting and a single grape. The different toppings. coconut oil. Using my nose as a guide, I eventually batter. I was so busy being cautious not pound cake was so dry that I was glad 6. Lightly oil a 9 x 9 cookie pan and discovered that the source was a fireside to make a mess as I stirred that I com- to be sharing it with several people. The Coconut Chia Seed Pudding pour batter into the bottom of the Korean barbeque featuring flavors for- pletely forgot to add the eggs and vanilla. white bean bun and mochi were excel- pan. Bake in oven and, after about 20 eign to my college-dining-accustomed It was only as I poured the batter over the lent, albeit comfort food. Directions minutes, take them out and enjoy! palate. The meal started off with a clumps of raspberry that I discovered the Nonetheless, as with Han Bat, I 1. Add cinnamon to coconut milk blackfish that had been caught fresh unopened carton of eggs still in its plastic think the bakery’s offerings were prob- in a bowl. that morning and broiled to perfection bag next to the counter and the vanilla ably a lesser version rather than a rep- 2. Pour mixture into a mason jar, shortly before my arrival. Next, I filled still sitting on the shelf. resentative sample of Korean food. bowl, or leftover container with a INGREDIENTS my plate with tender sirloin steak tips, Thankfully (for the sake of my Hopefully, I’ll be able to convince my lid. 1 MEDIUM RIPE PLANTAIN, PEELED barbecued beef, an assortment of grilled reputation as a chef), you could hardly Korean friends to cook for me and show 3. Add chia seeds to pudding mix- 1 CUP (8 OZ.) PUMPKIN fruits and vegetables, and lastly, a spicy tell that something so crucial was missing me how delicious Korean cuisine should ture and shake container vigorously. 2 TBSP. CHIA SEEDS kimchi casserole. The feast was then from the final product. The mochi was as really be. 4. If making Modification/Topping 1/2 TSP. BAKING SODA topped off with an array of quintessen- sweet and chewy as ever, and aside from 2, stir cocoa into the mixture. 1 TSP. BAKING POWDER tial fall desserts. Alongside rich French its astonishing density—one small bag of The Grand Central Sprint 5. Cover container and place into 1 1/4 TSP. CINNAMON vanilla ice, we munched on fluffy apple cakes weighed at least a pound or two— On Tuesday afternoon, I caught fridge for at least 2 hours or over- 1/8 TSP. CLOVES cider donuts, apple pie, and warm apple its appeal was intact. the subway to Grand Central Station night and take out when you are 1/4 TSP. GROUND GINGER rolls that my friend’s neighbor made In the future, I’ll be sure to do a bet- and joined the group of Wes students ready to enjoy. Don’t forget to serve 1/4 TSP. NUTMEG with hand-picked fruit. ter job of laying out my ingredients. Oh, waiting for the bus back to campus. your chia pudding with the topping 1/4 CUP (1 1/4 OZ.) COCONUT SUGAR From this banquet, I emerged elat- and I’ll find a larger mixing bowl! Having skipped lunch aside from combination of your choice. 2 TBSP. (1 OZ.) COCONUT OIL ed and slightly sedated, as evidenced by a bubble tea a few hours earlier, I de- the subsequent food coma. It was in this Dinner in K-Town cided to dash back into the train station state that I realized my time at Wesleyan After my parents arrived on campus to grab a bite to eat. The nearest shop had transformed me as a foodie. Though and stopped by my shift at Red & Black turned out to be the Grand Central my time at school has not deprived me of Café, we drove into New York City for Market, a maze of overpriced “stalls” any culinary necessities, it has distanced the weekend. that seemed to sell everything, aside me from the comfort of home cooking. Since we were staying near Korea from baked goods, in bulk. Through this isolation, I have come to Town, or K-Town for short, a family In fact, not a single shop even regard food not just with an apprecia- friend we were meeting for dinner rec- offered prepackaged sandwiches, so I tion, but rather with a passionate sense ommended we try one of the restaurants took a classically Parisian approach and of adventure. there. We ended up at a place called Han bought a baguette, a box of raspber- Bat on West 35th St. where we ordered ries, and a package of raw string beans. Fall Break: A Food Frenzy mandu (small, potsticker-shaped veg- To satisfy my ever-present craving for etable dumplings), pajun (fried onion sweets, I added a chocolate-chip cookie. By Emma Davis cake with chunks of seafood), jap chae I had hoped that one of the delis Food Editor (vermicelli-like sweet potato noodles would have pats of butter on hand to with bell pepper and pork), short ribs, supplement the baguette, but each ca- Mochi Mishaps and bul go ki (loosely ground beef with shier merely regarded me with confu- Since my parents were flying in grilled onions). We were also treated to sion and pointed me toward the next from California to visit campus for a day, an array of appetizers, including kimchi stall. Eventually, I gave up on the free I decided to make them my college spe- and seasoned green beans with dipping butter idea and found some goat cheese cialty: butter mochi. sauce on the side. to buy, but by that point I was too short Although mochi is somewhat of My favorite dish was the bul go ki, on time to stand in line for another an unusual dessert, I figured it’d be a which was sweet and tender enough to item. breeze to make in the well-stocked Full melt in your mouth. The mandu were a As the bus pulled out of House kitchen on a Friday night. After close second, but having been broiled in- Manhattan, I snacked on handfuls of all, the first time I made mochi, I was in stead of fried at my mother’s insistence, green beans and baguette and adorned a friend’s apartment in New York and they lacked a satisfying crunch to offset the my fingers with raspberries. Although it didn’t even have the option of going softness of the filling. Another highlight wasn’t the sophisticated New York meal grocery shopping. Aside from the rice was the pajun, which, despite containing I’d anticipated as a farewell, it was fresh ISABEL CSETE/STAFF WRITER flour, coconut milk, and evaporated milk some alarmingly large pieces of tentacle, and simple, and it reminded me that This easy-to-make chia seed pudding can be easily modified by was tasty and well-textured overall. sometimes the basics are really the best. using a variety of fruits and toppings. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS food • 13 No-Bake Dessert: World Food Day Strives To Spice It Up With Eradicate Global Hunger

By Erica DeMichiel However, it is often the case that the as a promising trend.” Pumpkin Pie Truffles Food Editor farmers who produce food for the In the meantime, the UN is consumer market are actually hungry certainly making progress toward Last Thursday, Oct. 16 marked themselves. A major reason for this the goal of eradicating world hun- By Nicole Boyd Directions the 35th annual World Food Day, an discrepancy is that family farmers face ger. According to the UN Post-2015 Staff Writer 1. Combine the pumpkin puree, international day of action combatting a lack of policy support, which makes Development Agenda, the probability cinnamon (or pumpkin pie spice), hunger across the globe. In addition to it increasingly difficult for these in- of a child dying of malnutrition be- I’m going to let you in on a rather gingersnap crumbs, cream cheese, calling attention to issues surrounding dividuals to finance their agricultural fore the age of five has, in fact, been dark secret: I am, quite shamelessly, an and powdered sugar in a bowl. Mix hunger, this year’s World Food Day endeavors. cut in half within the past 20 years. autumn-aholic. Yes, it’s true. I am ad- ingredients well. celebrated the 69th anniversary of the The FAO official website reports In addition, a report from the UN dicted to anything and everything hav- 2. Put the mixture into the freezer Food and Agriculture Organization that approximately five million chil- Millennium Development Goals de- ing to do with fall. Aside from being for approximately 30 minutes to (FAO), a United Nations (UN) dren under the age of five die each year clares that extreme poverty worldwide the season of my birth month, autumn harden slightly. Then, remove from agency that aims to reduce hunger in due to health complications associated has also been halved in the years since brings with it beautiful scenery, apple freezer and scoop into 1-inch balls. developed and developing countries. with a lack of essential nutrients. This 1990, a feat accomplished five years picking, hayrides, pumpkin patches, For the “perfect” truffle, form each While more than 805 million people sobering fact not only brings attention prior to the original 2015 target. Halloween spirit, and countless other scoop slightly in the palm of your live with hunger on a daily basis, the to the grave consequences of hunger, Twagira stressed the importance simple joys. However, of all these hand. organization has become more and but it also unveils the importance of of recognizing local food distribution wonderful festivities and amusements, 3. Place the balls on a parchment- more determined to get that number making healthy foods available to issues, taking steps toward decreasing nothing brings me greater happiness lined cookie sheet and put them to zero within our generation. those in need. the presence of “food deserts” where than fall flavors. Upon noticing even back to harden in the freezer for Among the many charitable “As a historian, I have researched healthful options are not readily ac- the slightest change in leaf color, I, another 30-60 minutes. events that took place worldwide last a series of widespread droughts that cessible and becoming involved in like many other people with my Long 4. Place chocolate in microwave un- week were food drives, soup kitchen occurred in West Africa in the 1970s community efforts to mitigate these Island upbringing, begin to crave ap- til fully melted. services, and hunger walks. Each year, and 1980s, causing hunger,” Twagira problems. ple, cinnamon, squash, sweet potato, 5. Using a fork, dip truffles into FAO selects an overarching theme for said. “International food donations “Many people are not able to and, above all, pumpkin. mixture to coat fully. To remove ex- World Food Day; since 2014 is the helped to alleviate some of the con- purchase healthy food in food des- I decided to whip up a batch of cess chocolate, tap balls on edge of International Year of Family Farming, sequences, but the food shortages still erts and even in other neighbor- pumpkin pie truffles to sate this desire. bowl and slide back onto the cookie the organization chose this year to led to malnutrition. It is not simply a hoods,” Twagira said. “Right here Inspired by classic pumpkin pie, these sheet. promote the importance of family matter of having food; it is important in Middletown, the Amazing Grace treats are essentially the bite-sized, 6. Continue until all truffles have farms in ending the fight against hun- to have healthy food that people want Food Pantry provides food to people dorm-friendly equivalent of one of my been coated completely and deco- ger. to eat.” in need.” favorite autumn desserts. Composed of rate with leftover chocolate, a dust- “Many global food systems rely Twagira then addressed the sig- Though having a global view of pumpkin, gingersnaps, cream cheese, ing of spice, or any other way you on the production of healthy food nificance of the people’s power in su- hunger is crucial in understanding the and sugar (not to mention a generous wish. for local and regional markets grown pervising their own food systems and gravity of the issue, local activism is coating of dark chocolate), the truffles by family farmers,” said Assistant directing them as they see fit. one of the easiest ways to make a dif- require only six ingredients that can INGREDIENTS Professor of History Laura Ann “If you think about the issue this ference. easily be found at Weshop. Though the Twagira, who has done research in 1 CUP PUMPKIN PUREE way, it is really a question of food sov- “When we think of global food freezing process is rather lengthy, most the FAO archives in Rome. “In fact, 1 1/2 CUP GINGERSNAP CRUMBS ereignty: having control over your own concerns, we ought to include the of the preparation can be completed Americans are turning more and more 1 TSP. CINNAMON (OR PUMPKIN PIE food supply,” Twagira said. “Programs United States in the same conversa- quickly. to locally sourced food for similar rea- SPICE) that provide emergency food supplies tion and look for solutions close to So, if you’re feeling the fall spirit sons: locally grown food from small 1 8 OZ. PACKAGE CREAM CHEESE, are increasingly recognizing this issue home,” Twagira said. “Right on cam- as much as I am, embrace the season! scale farms is healthy for people and SOFTENED and switching from donations of food pus, Long Lane Farm produces veg- Do yourself a favor: jump in a pile of the environment.” 7 TBSP. POWDERED SUGAR grown in home countries that must etables that are sold in a local farmers’ leaves, carve a jack-o-lantern, and, to According to the World Food 1 10 OZ. PACKAGE DARK CHOCO- then be shipped globally to sending market. Getting involved with either top it all off, make these truffles. Your Day USA website, 98 percent of LATE CHIPS, FOR DIPPING financial aid for the purchase of food Amazing Grace or Long Lane is a great inner autumn-aholic will thank you. farms worldwide are family-owned. closer to the affected regions. I see this way to get involved locally.” 14 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 opinion On Empathy SEXED PERPLEXED And Ebola By Jenny Davis, Opinion Editor LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Pretty soon, robots could be doing had chopped off large chunks of it with needs in a matter-of-fact way with- going. humans’ dirty work. On Wednesday, scissors to make her nitpicking easier) out feeling like you’re being all busi- You’ve probably heard of af- the New York Times announced that with undisguised horror. They crowded ness in the bedroom (although that firmative consent, or “yes means the White House Office of Science and away from me, giving me a table to can be fun too). If you talk to your yes,” by now; part of what that Technology Policy, alongside a team of myself, and pulled the sleeves of their friends about sex, you can ease in by means is that you don’t just keep scientists, will work to develop robots sweaters over their hands whenever replicating the tone and ease of those going until you hear a “no,” but to perform tasks relating to contain- they had to come near me. They kept a conversations when you bring it up rather you ask for a “yes” (and the ing Ebola: spraying decontaminants safe 40-foot distance. The only person with your partner. Bring it up dur- same applies to your partners). It on items infected with bodily fluids, who stood by me was my friend Amari, ing dinner, doing laundry together, means your sex will not only be receiving information from health care who had just had her hair braided in or to make that third-wheeling friend consensual, but also that you can personnel in Ebola-ravaged countries, cornrows and who assured me that she uncomfortable enough to leave. And feel secure in your partners’ enthu- administering medicine to those with was immune to lice. (If you ever want By Talia Baurer again, writing things down can be an siasm and that you won’t be relying the disease, and even disposing of dead people to stay away from you, tell them Staff Writer incredible tool and can help you to on some fictional natural progres- bodies. Right now, the robots are strug- you have lice. I announced to a crowd- think about what you want to share sion of sex acts, like the one put gling to recognize transparent glass ob- ed elevator of obnoxious middle school “But it’s not sexy if we talk before the conversation even happens. forth by the baseball model (see jects and use their robotic arms to drive girls that I had lice; they panicked as about it.” Yes/no/maybe lists are useful, espe- Al Vernacchio’s fabulous TED talk vehicles. though there were a fire and stampeded Humans are special. We cially for those of us who struggle to for a new metaphor for sex). It’s a genius idea to use robots to out, leaving me in blissful, albeit itchy, build cities, make art, stand erect put things into words or to come up After sex, processing is impor- contain infectious disease. I am not solitude.) (excuse the pun). But if there’s with new ideas (Scarleteen and Becca tant. This is somewhat intuitive opposed to the scientists’ work, which Disease drives us into panic mode one area in which humans are not Brewer each have comprehensive lists, because in real sexual scenarios, will undoubtedly save lives. But despite in a way that other disasters—earth- special, it’s sex—right? All sorts of but you can find others or create your every single thing you do will not the brilliance of using robots to prevent quakes, hurricanes, even mass shoot- animals have sex! own). Also check out Reid Mihalko’s be discussed beforehand or during. the spread of Ebola, it’s uncomfortable ings—simply do not. Tornadoes evoke Obviously all sorts of animals difficult conversation formula to help Afterward is a great time to say “I for me to think about a robot dealing our utmost sympathy, we rally around have sex, and in all sorts of awe- you figure out how to say or write liked it when you dug your nails with disease, something that already each other in tragedies like the Sandy some ways; just ask anyone who what you want to share. into my back” or “I didn’t love takes away so much of our humanity. Hook massacre - but the moment a has taken Biology of Sex. But For those who worry that this this one word that you used dur- “One of the first things I heard pathogen enters the equation we scat- human sex is different in several will take all of the mystery away, it’s ing dirty talk.” It’s also a great time from medical responders is that one ter. We want nothing to do with those ways, one of which is completely true that mystery and surprises can to revisit things you talked about of the bottlenecks is handling bodies,” who are infected. Disease is, well, con- essential. Humans have language: be fun. But some things simply can- beforehand: What worked well? Robin Murphy, a professor of com- tagious. Diseases like Ebola demand the language to talk about the sex not be left to mystery. Surprising What went wrong? What made puter science and engineering at Texas quarantine, not thousands of bedside we’re having. your partner by waiting in their bed this part so good, or this part so A&M, is quoted as saying in the Times visitors. Our desire to not catch a dis- Everything I have written covered in chocolate syrup, only to unsuccessful? You can talk imme- article. The article notes that families ease overpowers our desire to be com- about in these columns, everything find out that they are deathly allergic diately after, or at another point in often struggle with the idea that a loved passionate and empathetic. Obviously I will write in future columns, and to chocolate, is not fun. Introducing a nonsexual setting. one’s body is being handled by a ma- my experience with lice does not be- every sex question anyone has ever your favorite toy during sexual play The thing about communi- chine. gin to compare with the experience asked me, comes back to commu- and then discovering that your part- cation is that we’re already doing Disease has an uncanny way of of someone who has a life-threatening nication in some way. Yet people ner is uncomfortable using sex toys it. As humans, our ability to com- dispersing people, inspiring an impulse and often incurable disease, but it did are often concerned that talking with other people is not fun. It is also municate our needs and feelings to keep our distance. And though teach me something about the way that about sex will take the fun out of not fun to be the partner in either of and questions is one of the most medical professionals should take every people respond to the contagious: They it. As someone who talks about sex those scenarios, or in the dozens of valuable tools we have, and we precaution to avoid contracting and respond from 40 feet away, in hazmat more than probably any other top- others I can present to you if you’re use it constantly in different ways. spreading Ebola, when meditating on suits and masks. ic, I assure you that I still think sex unconvinced. Plus, how are you going Many of us recognize the necessity, how the average person responds to Before the current outbreak of is very sexy. Whether I have scared to successfully enact your threesome, in any type of sexual or romantic disease, I’ve stumbled across the obvi- Ebola, there were plenty of other dis- away some near-strangers with my or your role-play fantasy, or your kid- relationship, of addressing what ous: We want to stay really, really far eases, and other people who kept lack of regard for social norms is napping fantasy, or your submission the nature of the relationship is. away from infection. their distance. The Bubonic Plague, another story. I’m not saying that fantasy, without talking about it be- Think of this in the same way— I found that out the hard way for example, which ravaged Europe talking about sex is always easy; if forehand? You can’t. and maybe even incorporate it when I battled a case of head lice in from 1346 to 1353, prompted wide- it were, I wouldn’t be writing this. If the concept of communica- into the same conversations. Most my senior year of high school. At spread persecution of various minori- Good communication hap- tion before sex was hard for you to importantly, be honest with your fault was an infected hat in a store in ties, including beggars, lepers, Jews, pens before, during, and after wrap your head around, hopefully partners, and believe what they are Williamstown, Massachusetts (that and Gypsies. So desperate were the sex. By “before,” I don’t mean communication during sex is more telling you as well. Without com- godforsaken town!). It’s unbearably Europeans to find a cause for their an- two minutes before, when you’re familiar. A lot of people communi- munication, at best we don’t get uncool to have head lice when you’re guish that they exterminated the Jews already in your bed and half-un- cate primarily physically during sex, to explore all of our desires and 17 years old and applying to college. of Mainz and Cologne. People turned dressed. I’m talking about com- and while physical communication needs, and we have some mediocre Lice goes out of fashion in seventh on each other because they didn’t know munication in a nonsexual setting. can be very useful, words are a whole sex. At worst, we participate in the grade, when someone in your class that Venetian rats were responsible for This is obviously primarily appli- lot clearer. Shifting your body around destructive, pervasive epidemic of comes down with the parasite and your their anguish, and because they were cable for consistent or repeated until someone hits the right spot is sexual assault and rape culture. teacher reassures the entire class that afraid. sexual partners, although you can less straightforward than telling them My mother used to tell me lice like clean, rather than dirty, hair. In this day and age, we’re slightly pull this off before your first or where you want them to touch you. that if you can’t talk about some- By the time you’re 17, the lice checks more compassionate toward the dis- only sexual encounter with some- Dirty talk is an endlessly useful tool thing, you shouldn’t be doing it. stop—but the lice don’t. eased. We’re still afraid, though. We one, and I offer you the highest of here, if all parties are okay with it. This wasn’t just about sex, but I I was diagnosed in math class, still monitor flights from West Africa, fives for doing so. If you feel embarrassed or awkward cannot think of any category to by a classmate who was an expert lice- cover Ebola on the news twenty-four Before sex, you can com- dirty talking, try practicing in front of which it applies better. Sure, it’s hunter. She delivered the verdict and hours a day, become obsessed with municate about what you want the mirror while you’re home alone. not always easy to talk about sex I screamed and fled, leaving calculus the most recent statistics. We attack and need from the sex you’re My guess is that your mirror has seen directly. We’ve been taught not papers strewn in my wake. My mother government officials and demand that having—things that turn you on and heard weirder things from you in to have these conversations, and rushed home from work and combed flights be cancelled. We’re allowed to be and off, needs, desires, limits, fan- the past. we have inherited many com- through my hair with a nitpicker. concerned for our own and others’ safe- tasies, and how you are going to Safe words or safe gestures can plex taboos surrounding them. (Puns ensued.) We dumped every piece ty, but there comes a point at which our enact them. And just because the also be a helpful way of communi- Transcending those taboos is dif- of clothing I’d worn in the past five concern, and our obsession with keep- conversation is not happening in cating during sex, although these ficult and often uncomfortable. days into the laundry. I ran a vacuum ing the disease and the diseased at bay, a sexual setting does not mean do need to be discussed beforehand. It’s also mandatory. So far in cleaner frantically over my floor to becomes unkind—inhumane. There is you can’t be sexy about it. A well- They are popular for scenarios in this column, I’ve written about ensure that I’d sucked up each pesky nothing wrong with our impulse to stay timed “How do you feel about which “no” does not actually mean things that are important or nec- louse. Vegan that I try to be, I had al- Ebola-free. But there comes a point at tying me up later?” text message “no,” but they can also be useful essary for good or better sex. ways proclaimed that if I ever got head which our obsessed concern would be can work nicely—or else a note for maintaining clarity if you have Communication is necessary for lice, I’d set the lice free in my backyard more sensitively manifested as warm slipped across the table at dinner, trouble talking about sex in a direct good sex; it is also necessary in or- rather than kill them with chemicals, and human empathy rather than para- or across the desk in class. manner. The red/yellow/green system der to have any sex at all. but as quickly as you can say “Nix,” I noia. There are people who are suffer- Conversely, if sexy talk is works well, in which “red” means went back on my word and wished ev- ing in unimaginable ways. Our chances difficult for you, this is the per- stop, “yellow” means slow down or Baurer is a member of the class of ery single one of them dead. of contracting Ebola are slim at worst. fect opportunity to bring up your pause, and “green” means go or keep 2015. The worst part of the whole thing, So why don’t we cancel our orders of though, was going to school the next hazmat suits and exercise some com- day. A school official pulled me into passion? her office to make sure that I wasn’t “She’s basically the Kardashian of Wes 2015.” still contagious. My classmates stared Davis is a member of the class of at me and my messy hair (my mother 2017. NOMINATE A WESCELEB RECYCLE THIS ARGUS! [email protected] // [email protected] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS opinion • 15 A Matter of Course: Forgetting How Defending Theory To Be Real By Isabel Fattal, Staff Writer By Haenah Kwon, Staff Writer

I have always enjoyed living in the here at Wesleyan, I have found that the raises the question of why we are really When I went back home to Korea that her life has been very lonely even world of theory. I love thinking about study of theory is in fact practically rel- here at college. We all hope that our time this summer, I got a chance to see one of when she is surrounded by many people, abstract philosophical concepts, specu- evant, but this need not be in a way that here at Wesleyan will lead us to become my favorite Korean talk shows live in the that she has not a single true friend even in lating about the big ideas, and taking directly relates to activism. These sorts of better members of our society and of the studio. The show took place on a pink the midst of having so many. theory-focused classes at Wesleyan has courses, more than any others that I have world. But what exactly does this mean? sparkly set, with around 15 pretty girls And out of some weird coincidence, only strengthened my fascination with this taken thus far, have enhanced my ability to Does this imply becoming an activist? dolled up in their flowery dresses on the I met two other people on the same week world of thought. Until this past week, I think critically, to articulate my thoughts, This is certainly one path, but it seems right side and a famous host suited up in who seemed to share a similar story as the had never given much thought to why it and to work through complex arguments. that there are also other ways to estab- black on the other. The host, a handsome girl. All of these kids were looking for one is that I love studying theory, beyond the These skills are certainly valuable, both to lish our place as human beings in the man sporting a perfect smile, led a witty true friend despite their popularity. fact that it has always been my natural area students hoping to enter the world of ac- greater world, one of which is the simple discussion about traditional Korean food What could this mean? These were of interest. But after stumbling across a de- tivism and to those who do not; the ability act of learning for its own sake, of par- while the girls participated the discus- all people often brought up in conversa- bate from this past summer that calls into to communicate coherently and to think ticipating in the age-old quest to find sion with cute remarks and giggles. I had tion, admired and idolized with remarks question the value of theory, I was forced through complicated issues is essential for meaning through knowledge and un- never been inside a studio before, so my such as, “Oh, he’s so cool,” and “I want to to think more deeply about my own rea- any life path. derstanding, and to work collaboratively eyes were busy studying everything in the be like her.” I surely have participated in soning. In this way, theory courses are not to think about what our society should room: the dazzling celebrities, the lavish this admiration before. These were people This past August, Elizabeth Segran, useless. But why are we always searching look like and why it should look this film equipment, and the accomplished who get one hundred “likes” on Facebook a former professor of feminist theory, ar- for the “usefulness” of theory, whatever way. Hopefully these theoretical discus- staff moving busily to make sure that the the minute after they post something, gued in The New Republic that the em- this usefulness may be? Thinking about sions will extend beyond the bounds of show was going well. making my own seldom-liked statuses phasis on theory in the women’s studies theory solely in terms of its utility seems a the classroom in some way, be it through But my excitement soon wore off seem a bit miserable. program at Berkeley has hindered the cur- slippery slope that can lead to the erosion political activism or a shift in personal when I realized that the recording was The show I saw this summer goes on riculum from being relevant to students of the value of theory in and of itself. For character. But neither of these paths is to go on for at least five more hours. As even outside studio sets and TV screens; and thereby encouraging student activism. many students, learning about feminist superior to the other. And, most impor- minutes passed by, I noticed how tired even at Wesleyan, the television effect By relating feminist theory back to practi- theory, for example, can serve as a path tantly, theory is not devoid of meaning I—and everyone else in the room, in- haunts and pressures all of us to put on a cal, real life issues, Segran argues, profes- toward familiarizing oneself with the his- without any of these long-term results. cluding the celebrities—was becoming. show. We’re not all celebrities, but the in- sors can ensure that students apply their tory of world issues and tracing the path The very act of learning and taking in But interestingly enough, the camera ternet pressures us to have a screen persona knowledge to solving the tangible issues of ideas that has led us to where we are new knowledge changes us; it is an ex- screens did not seem to capture the bags that is similarly flat. We Instagram every of today’s world. About a month later, the today. These students might not plan to perience of personal and mental growth, under the eyes of the host and the girls, piece food we consume, Snapchat pictures Chronicle of Higher Education published utilize this knowledge through activism and this experience is immensely valuable even though these bags were definitely of every weekend in our sexy suits and a rebuttal by feminist scholar Julia H. or any other practical form of application, no matter where it leads. visible in real life. Was it the effect of dresses, and tweet every moment of our Chang that came to the defense of theory. but studying theory has made them more The incorporation of more appli- the camera or the screen? I couldn’t tell. “fun” college lives as if to prove to the world Chang argues that both the personal and informed and knowledgeable members cable, modern day situations into discus- When it was finally time for a break, the that we do have friends and are having fun. the theoretical are necessary for feminist of the world. This seems just as worthy a sions of theory is certainly a useful tool host’s bright smile faded as he quickly es- I am not saying that we need to stop activism; by studying theory, students can goal. for making education engaging and rel- caped the room to smoke. The girls, who caring about how we look to others and cut gain context and inspiration for their ac- By imbuing the study of theory with evant. But this shift should not be so far were holding their perfect posture for too ourselves from all social media; as much tivism. opportunities for relevance and practical extended that theory classes become sole- long, began to massage each other to save as it is great to share joy off- and online, What struck me about both sides of application, though, as the authors of both ly focused on current activism or issues of themselves from backaches and shoul- this fad of sharing and bolstering a public this argument is the instinctive unification articles on feminist theory recommend, we daily life. In the ever-changing world of der cramps. As they stretched in pain, I persona seems to have reached a point of of theory with practice. Both authors seem do a disservice to theory itself and to what activism and political life, what has stayed noticed the tags dangling from the back obsession. Can we please enjoy a funny or to judge the relevance of theory solely by it represents. By subordinating the study of constant is the journey towards knowl- of their fancy dresses, which were to be special moment without calculating how its relation to practical activism. Chang ad- texts and of theory to discussions of con- edge for its own sake, learning simply to returned to the clothing companies when many upvotes sharing said moment would dresses this explicitly, preceding her argu- temporary issues, we lose the opportunity obtain a well-rounded foundation for un- the show ended. After a few more min- get on Yik Yak? ment with the phrase, “Theory need not to encounter the difficult argument, or the derstanding the world. Where we plan to utes, the show continued, and everyone In addition, the pressure to update be an end in itself.” After reading these argument that might be a bit dense or a take this knowledge is another story, but on the stage was smiling again. ourselves constantly to the rest of the world articles, I began to evaluate more carefully bit irrelevant to our own time period. It is in all our concern about this next step, let That’s when I realized something can shift our focus from developing deep why I so enjoy learning theory. But I soon this encounter with the foreign, the com- us not forget to value that first step: that important: This was just a show. And connections to developing wide and shal- realized that my answer wasn’t hard to plex, even the boring that provides us with of learning itself. Before we know it, col- these people in the show were real, just low ones instead. As a result, so many of find: I enjoy it for its own sake, not in rela- our context for understanding the world. lege will be behind us, and the real world like we, who watch them on TV, are also us want someone to talk to at 1:00 a.m. tion to any separate impact that it might Studying the opinions of others and ex- will be waiting. This might be the only real. The only difference was that the on a random Thursday about something have on my life. I started to wonder: Was ploring the thoughts of others on issues chance we have to spend some time living people on the screen were flat. Seeing (that is, something too unimpressive to be this the right mindset? Must we view the- that we care about is the foundation that in the abstract world of our own minds; how much they could be literally and posted online), scroll through our phone ory solely in relation to how it affects prac- we need for any future engagement with it’s time for us to appreciate it. figuratively made one-dimensional by the contacts, and end up turning the screen tice, or can there be some sort of intrinsic society, be it through activism or through television, I soon lost interest and left the off with a sigh. And so many of us have value to studying abstract concepts? In my any other means. Fattal is a member of the class of room, a bit disgusted. a plethora of people who walk by us as we experience taking theory-based courses This issue of theory versus practice 2017. Summer ended quickly, and I was wait in the Usdan pasta line and yell, “Hey, soon back at school for my second year how are you doing? I miss you so much. Wespeak, Continued from page 2 at the University. I did not realize that the Let’s get dinner sometime—I’ll text you!” show I saw would have any relevance to but we get no message, especially on the academics, personal life, and extracur- ing a new organization with no financial personally affected by sexual violence. my college life until I decided to go out to days we really need it. ricular engagements. I feel profoundly or networking support fro m a nationally As an individual empowered by a party. There, I had a conversation with As much as it is exciting to be liked grateful for having the privilege of com- affiliated sisterhood, we consistently raise my sorority to speak up for what I be- a random girl I had just met. Actually, I by thousands of people who watch you as munity that my female counterparts the most money for the American Cancer lieve is right, and not as a voice repre- had known her before I met her because I if you are a T.V. celebrity, at the end of the just five years ago were deprived of Society every year at Relay for Life, work senting Rho Ep collectively, I perceive saw her all the time: she was often on top day, what we really need is a single person while men at Wesleyan benefitted from to plan and promote Take Back the Night, forcing men to accept women into of my Facebook newsfeed, tagged in every who likes our raw, unflattened selves. We the empowering opportunities Greek and co-organize alcohol and sexual assault their homes as a mere continuation other picture of my college acquaintances. need one person who sees us in all of our organizations create. I revel in having bystander intervention training along with of the responsibility placed on women Because I felt so awkward and inferior dimensions, who sees everything that we a safe, friendly institution controlled film screenings such as The Invisible War to change rape culture. We need more next to her, social goddess that she was, do not share with our thousands of online by women that has made me a better and After Tiller, to name just a few of our social spaces for and controlled by I was pressured to think of different ways admirers. Thankfully, we have the choice to person and introduced me to incredible sponsored events. Through our actions and women–a sorority house, for instance– to keep up a nice conversation with her. turn off the invisible cameras recording us women while providing me with an community, we aim to “redefine sorority.” and a gender resource center to bal- Eventually, when I ran out of clever ques- nonstop anytime. Why don’t we save our- environment I can positively engage in Furthermore, “the mission of Rho Epsilon ance out the gendered-property power tions and topics, I asked how her college selves some backaches and fake smiles and and thrive. Pi is to cultivate the creativity, knowledge, dynamic at Wesleyan. Let us create life was going so far. Contrary to what I take a break from our 24-hour show? While I was initially shocked by and spiritual illumination of its members more safe spaces where all genders expected, she answered very solemnly, “To the negative views of Rho Epsilon Pi through a perpetual bond of friendship feel comfortable, unintimidated, and be honest, pretty horrible.” She explained Kwon is a member of the class of 2017. as a sorority, I soon realized these sen- and sisterly affection to develop strong, as if they have a right to be there and timents came from a lack of under- passionate women with a commitment stand up for themselves. Changes like enroll online in the university, preventing and rape culture are the norm, not the standing and judgment based solely to leadership, moral integrity, and com- these would enable equal amounts of them from negatively impacting our com- exception, and therefore rarely chal- on insidiously sexist stereotypes. I find munity service for the betterment of the gendered spaces that empower women munity. My involvement with Rho Epsilon lenged in many of the social spaces on the backlash against Rho Epsilon Pi, individual and the world.” I simply do not without encroaching on men’s equal Pi has encouraged me to attend these semi- campus. both from the student body and ad- understand how anyone could view this as right to a brotherhood, and would ad- nars, and I strongly believe they should be Rho Ep has made me conscien- ministration during our organization’s having a negative impact on our campus. ditionally balance a male-dominated made mandatory to all students, not just tious, involved, and above all passion- founding and continuing to this day, Rho Epsilon Pi’s role as both a Greek social scene and hook-up culture that Greek members. In instances of sexual as- ate, while supporting me with the tools problematic because of how “soror- organization and a women’s support net- is evidently unsafe and oppressive for sault, Wesleyan should move to an inves- I need to get involved and succeed at ity girl” comments, even at Wesleyan, work, which helps to advocate for and everyone. tigator model where evidence is reviewed Wesleyan. To take this incredible op- imply a dismissive and condescending provide safe spaces for our members and I believe we need more realistic within two weeks without a hearing, lim- portunity away from incoming fresh- perception of social groups of women. other female survivors of sexual assault, is alcohol education, training about by- iting time to prevent perpetrators from men fills me with despair. I know I Rho Epsilon Pi has never been exclu- an incredibly unique situation that is often stander intervention and consent–how committing another assault. This policy is would have had a much less positive sive, never discriminated along racial unrecognized and certainly underutilized to express it, recognize it, and eliminate one that our Title IX student representa- experience socially, intellectually, and or socioeconomic boundaries (we by the administration and student body. nonconsensual behavior, and discus- tives are working towards implicating that extra-curricularly during my first year have relatively low fees compared to Considering our involvement in both sides sions on the dynamics of a hook-up I fully support. Rather than encouraging if I had not met the amazing members other Greek organizations along with of the campus climate discussion, I find it culture so closely intertwined with women into historically male spaces where of Rho Epsilon Pi, learned and lived financial aid options), has never been exceedingly frustrating and belittling that drinking and anonymity. These should the burden of change lies with an already our mission, and participated in such charged with sexual misconduct or for the only all-encompassing female organiza- be done in-person during orientation marginalized group to amend fraternity at- a uniquely empowering and accept- hosting dangerous, uncontrolled par- tion, and also the only all-female Greek in- with mandatory attendance verified titudes and behavior, the changes outlined ing community of love that all genders ties, and has never forced any member stitution, on campus has been disregarded by registering names or WesIds for all above directly address a culture that exists should be able to have access to on a to drink or partake in humiliating or in discussions that affect us as both Greek freshmen classes. Students who choose throughout and beyond our campus (not campus that values equality and prog- harmful behavior. In fact, despite be- members and as people who have been not to attend should not be able to just in fraternities), where victim-blaming ress to the degree Wesleyan claims. Did you luck out and land a total hottie for a lab partner? Ye Olde Prom Experiment with these lines and you’ll be sure to spark a reaction. • You’re hotter than this Bunsen burner. In the year of our Lord was set to be the greatest in all the • Your pH must be a 2 because you’re far from basic. 1349 of the Reign of Class Presi- dynasty. • I’d be lying if I told you this lab report is the only thing that’s hard . dent Roger fitz Roger, of the And ho! How the stu- • “Au” girl, I think you’re golden. Plantagenets, he did throw the dents did dance. In our wondrous • I’d spill chemicals on you just so I could watch you use the emer- most large & beneficial party for society there did exist briefly a gency shower. the students of the realm. There fourth group — not only those • This class isn’t the only chemistry we have together. was punch & ham & grapes from who work, those who pray and • Lab partners? I wish we were life partners. Northumbria & fine dancers. A those who fight — but those who great table was set & the hall was dance! Those who did not dance cleared for festivities. This did were those who did succumb to serve the student body well, as the plague, and were asked to the spirits of all did suffer from leave the dance to find the near- Why It’s O.K. to Bring Your Cousin To Prom recent misfortune. est mass grave. There was a great There had fell across clamour in the hall from the bells So you didn’t get asked to prom. Don’t worry! Neither did Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Obama, and even the student body a sickening of the Orientals who providest the Michael Roth! But now your mom is suggesting that you bring your cousin Benji, and you refuse to do it wind from the East, the land of music, and also from the clinking because that would be social suicide. Wrong! Far from making you the laughing stock of the frolf team, barbarians and philanderers. As of the students’ belts of chastity bringing Cousin Benji is perfectly acceptable option. Prom does not have to be about romance. While every- the King’s magicians tell us, the as they did collide upon the danc- one else is making out on the dance floor, you and Benji can reminisce about that time he was in the second Alignment of Venus and Jupiter ing floor. In order to assure there grade play and played a tree and your mom dragged you to the performance and you slept through it. At the assured this Wind to carry a Dis- be no sinful meeting of flesh, end of the night, when all your friends go to a motel with their dates to lose their virginities, you and Benji ease most foul upon us, which there were Italian Vespers who can just go back to your aunt’s house. That’ll be fun. So go to prom! Get all dressed up like everyone else! caused boils of the skin and the did with whips assure only the But don’t dance too closely—things will get weird if you give Cousin Benji a boner. ejection of all bodily biles. The purest of youthful enjoyment. plague’s grim progress did serve The feast continued into to expire many of our class- the night and all did drink to the mates, along with the Servants, honor of the bishop and to the the Sheep-herders, Farm-tillers, blood spilled from the Cross. And Knight and Noble alike, Tyle- yet the wine had a bad effect on makers, horse-husbanders and all those present, and the town fool manner of dirt-folk. Alone the did see fit to serve his Ass some heathens are untouched. With of the drink. And the mad Ass their magicks and the blood of our kicked out a support from the infants, they have devised ways building, which, in the third hour, to unleash this death upon us, did fall and cover all those in at- while keeping themselves clean. tendance in tonnes of stone and But enough about politic! It is a wood. Despite the tragedy and time for felicitations and merry- loss, it was still a more enjoyable making! The Prom of Saturnalia, prom than the one in the Bretons. held after the homecoming joust,

Revised SAT to Include Section Amper High Institutes New Puritan-Inspired Dress Code on Sex Following controversy you ask, no, a petticoat is not that it is perfect for the most nec- On Tuesday, the College Board surrounding dress code for fe- mandatory, just highly recom- essary activities, such as menial announced plans for a revised male students, Amper High ad- mended. Female students must farm labor and praying. So far, SAT Exam comprised solely of ministration has instituted a new also wear a head coif so no stu- there have only been three in- questions about sexual inter- policy inspired by our Puritan dent me be driven to temptation stances of heat stroke. course. This new exam, designed forefathers. The hope is that this by the sinful allure of the scalp. Proper punishment for to weed out students the Board policy will eliminate confusion Under the previous dress dress code infringement has also deems “flagrantly unprepared” about what constitutes appropri- code policy, disagreement would been addressed. Any student for college life, will test students’ ate school attire, as well as instill often arise about the specific point found in infraction of the dress understanding of sex. a healthy fear of God into the at which clothing becomes too re- code will be sent to spend two hearts of our students. vealing, and whether it was rea- hours in the “Shame Box,” a 2x2 “It is silly that America’s col- The oft-disputed “fin- sonable to deem one student’s ap- wooden room with nothing in it leges still think something like asks students to rank each one gertip” rule— stating that a stu- pearance a “distraction” to others. but a rickety stool and a copy of Mathematics is a necessary skill on a scale from “Platonic AF” to dent’s skirt or shorts must land Mandating females to cover their the Holy Bible. for admission,” College Board “Finna Fuck Real Bad.” A sample below her finger tips— has been bodies completely has proved an In response to allega- President David Coleman said essay question requires students abolished and replaced with the effective solution to this problem, tions of double standard, Am- in a press release last week. “In to “Narrate a porn video between “5-layer rule”. This means that as there is no longer anything to per High administration has an- truth, the only equation college Abe Lincoln and 3 sexy Munch- all females must wear at least five be distracted by (save, perhaps, nounced its plans to reform male students use regularly is the one kins from the Wizard of Oz.” layers of clothing at all times. the occasional wandering ankle). dress code as well. Starting next involving penises and/or vaginas, These layers should be comprised Some students have complained month, all male students will be among other things.” “It’s time we started being hon- of stockings, a chemise, a bodice, that this new attire is inappro- asked to keep their genitals con- est with ourselves. People aren’t a skirt, and an outer gown. The priate for certain school-related tained within their trousers, and Some sample questions from the spending 50,000 dollars a year outer gown may be black, brown, tasks such as sitting in a desk and to have a maximum of one tes- new SAT have been released on to get an academic education gray, or another earth tone of the participating in gym class. The ticle tattoo visible at any given the College Board website. One anymore; students go to college student’s choosing. And before administration, however, affirms time. question depicts an array of dif- to chase poontang, smash piss- ferent genitalia, and asks students ers, butter their muffins, and do The Ampersand is a humor page. Sam Raby, Emilie Pass, Sarah Esocoff, Ian McCarthy, Katie Darr, to identify certain parts, such as the horizontal mambo as often Editors; Emma Singer, Queen of Layout; Caroline Liu, Layout Fairy Princess the “G Spot” or “Left Ball.” An- as they possibly can,” says Cole- Ye Olde Prom, Nico Hartman; Revised SAT, Sam Raby; Pick-up Lines, Katie Darr; Cousin Prom, Melissa other question displays various man, “Let’s raise the next genera- Mischell; Puritan Dress Code, Celeste Barnaby. screenshots of text messages and tion of Americans right.”