VOLUME 112 • ISSUE 4 BARUCH COLLEGE’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 OPINIONS 5 Belgium must tolerate CUNY supports students protected by DACA religious garb (p. 5) A Danish wom- an was deport- ed to Tunisia last week after airport offi cials in a Brussels airport could not identify her due to her niqab. Belgium should lift its ban on niqabs in the country to allow for greater freedom of religious expression to prevail. BUSINESS 6 Equifax suff ers hack aff ecting 146 million (p. 6) Equifax, one of the three ma- jor consumer credit reporting agencies, pub- licly disclosed an information breach that STEPHANIE MESQUITA| THE TICKER aff ected ap- proximately "Dreamers" is a term that refers to undocumented youth who came to the United States as children. When DACA rolled out, 800,000 applied for the program. 146 million Americans. BY TATIANA BETANCUR AND VICTORIA MERLINO ARTS & STYLE 9 CONTRIBUTING WRITER AND NEWS EDITOR Fans anticipate new music With the Trump administration ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the over 8,000 undocumented students in CUNY — to- taling 1 percent of the 800,000 DACA recipients nationwide — have been left in limbo. Both students and the CUNY administration, however, are speak- from artists (p. 10) ing out. A lot of new STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 music was re- leased in 2017 from both ris- ing artists and OPINIONS popular artists, and this fall is set to be a high- Sustainability Task Force leads efforts against climate change ly anticipated season for the resident Donald Trump’s lack of leadership regarding environmen- burned with unparalleled destruction, devastating more than 7,000 acres music industry, with albums tal policy is dangerously inadequate and a threat to U.S. prosperity. of forests. dropping from major artists, such P Trump's Environmental Protection Agency appointee, Scott In Southeast Asia, the ferocity of monsoon season is at an all-time as Taylor Swift and Fergie. Pruitt, responded to the heartbreaking natural disasters in Florida and high, displacing more than 40 million people. Hurricanes Harvey in Texas Texas in a way that emboldened a broken system of political corruption and Irma in Florida were two of the most violent and costly disasters in SCIENCE & TECH 14 and dangerous fossil fuel dependency. U.S. history. Th ese are not isolated events. Pruitt has defi ed the overwhelming body of scientifi c research, which Humans are actively altering the chemistry of the atmosphere and this Listening to happy music asserts that greenhouse gas emissions are the primary cause of global is intensifying the strength and frequency of natural disasters. In order to boosts creativity (p. 15) warming. In the wake of the most disastrous hurricane season in U.S. his- combat climate change, the United States needs a strong government to tory, Pruitt says that now is not the time to discuss climate change, stating, fi rmly accept this reality. People who “To use time and eff ort to address it at this point is very, very insensitive However, the current Republican administration shows no inclination listen to happy to the people of Florida.” of changing its view on the subject. music fi nd However, the conversation about climate change needs to hap- more solutions pen now. It is no coincidence that in California, the La Tuna fi re has STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 to problems and questions than those who do not listen to any music The Meadows draws massive crowds to Citi Field Interview: at all, according to a new study Baruch's Gosnell that was conducted by Radboud University and the University of discovers new Technology Sydney. details about SPORTS 17 oyster-breeding Indians set record with 22- INTERVIEW BY MAYA YEGOROVA game win streak (p. 18) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Dr. Stephen Gosnell is an Th e Cleveland assistant professor in the de- Indians made partment of natural sciences history last at Baruch College. He received week as they his undergraduate degree in broke the 2001 biological sciences at Clemson Oakland A’s University and his master’s and modern era doctorate in the ecology, evolu- record for most tion and marine biology program consecutive at the University of California, wins. Th e 22-game streak was Santa Barbara. one of the most memorable He attributes his love of sci- streaks in MLB history, and so- ence to growing up in the out- lidifi ed the Indians as the World doors of South Carolina. Gosnell Series favorite going forward. revealed that science fulfi lls a natural curiosity — it is not only about memorization, but also theticker.org about teaching students to think @baruchticker BIANCA MONTEIRO | THE TICKER and analyze. BaruchTicker Weezer rocked The Meadows with its Sunday evening set, playing both fan favorites and songs from its the new album Pacifi c @baruchticker Daydream. See The Ticker's review of Weezer's set and other coverage from The Meadows on pages 12 and 13. STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 PAGE 2 I THE TICKER NEWS SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 The Grid facilitates fun on campus Choonghee educates BY TEAMARE GASTON CONTRIBUTING WRITER students on North Korea Th e Grid, Baruch College’s ro- BY COURTNEY GERVAIS leplaying and tabletop gaming CONTRIBUTING WRITER social club, recently celebrated its The use of nuclear weapons fi fth anniversary. Since its found- Th e Marxe School of Public and ing day, the club has increased International Aff airs at Baruch Col- is, according to Choonghee, about a third in member size, and lege has been conducting a series is known for having membership of breakfast discussions in order to North Korea's last resort in policies that make it one of the spark discourse. On Sept. 19, the more distinct clubs on campus. discussion on the agenda involved protecting its regime. North Th e Grid was formed in 2013 a guest speaker: Hahn Choonghee, when founder, Dan Karaban and the South Korean ambassador to Korean leaders feel that if his peers looked to start a club that the United Nations. they are able to continue to was not business-focused and ex- Many Americans have been isted purely for social purposes. anxious about North Korea’s nucle- advance their weapons, they Th e basis for the club was to be a ar missile testing, and many have means for students to relax and en- wondered how President Donald will be seen as strong, which gage with one another outside of Trump’s words may aff ect U.S. re- classes. Upon founding it, Karaban lations to North Korea. Accord- is more important. decided that he wanted the club ing to Choonghee, the answer lies to be as inclusive as possible. He NATHAN LIN | THE TICKER within North Korea itself, as well as felt that roleplaying games were through many other international Korea fi nds it important to continue the ideal way to do that because of The Grid is a social club that allows students to relax and have fun through games. power struggles. this research. their easy-to-teach foundation and Refl ecting on North Korea, Th e use of nuclear weapons is, capability to host multiple players. vital that people have somewhere professors keep up their engage- Choonghee shared with the room according to Choonghee, North Roleplaying games have been to go but do not feel obligated.” ment with Th e Grid by donating the struggles the country has been Korea’s last resort in protecting its around since the 1970s, yet the in- To members of the club, cul- resources, such as board games facing, and how focusing on mis- regime. North Korean leaders feel dustry is seeing a resurgence now ture is a large factor as to why they and cards. Th e Grid’s presence on sile launches and technological im- that if they are able to continue to with clubs like Th e Grid forming continue to engage. Th ere is no campus has also allowed for more provements has been an essential advance their weapons, they will be around the country. minimum requirement to be part relaxed club interactions, as many task in maintaining peace inside seen as strong, which is more im- Anthony Cimitile, treasurer of of the club and members are not of its large-scale events are uncon- North Korea. Economic failure and portant. Th e Grid, spoke about member expected to appear at every meet- ventional and quite curious. Th e a lack of resources caused many Choonghee stated that the do- retention, particularly regarding ing. Cimitile claims that the club Grid has succeeded in engaging North Korean citizens to begin to mestic issues within North Korea how the club runs diff erently from is not meant to feel like another Baruch students and emphasizing question the validity of putting so cause a ripple eff ect. If the people most other clubs at Baruch when check on a to-do list, but rather a the importance of learning about much energy into the military. are not happy, it is likely that they it comes to appealing to diff erent healthy distraction from the out- diff erent means of leisure. Meanwhile, Choonghee went will rebel or form coups. However, types of students. side world’s expectations. One of Th e Grid’s most notable on to explain that North Korea faces just like intimidating other coun- “Our members are usually part “If people come, then they events is the Rock, Paper, Scis- pressure from all sides; South Korea tries, it is equally likely that having of other clubs, so they already have come.