January 15, 2015 | Vol. 113 no. 12 | middleburycampus.com MLK Day Speaker Addresses College By Jason Zhang for some time. This past Tuesday, Jan. 13, Rhoden has dedicated much award-winning New York Times of his life to playing and cover- columnist and best-selling ing sporting events. He is the author William C. Rhoden ad- author of best-selling book dressed the College community 40 Million Dollar Slaves and as the keynote speaker for the Third and a Mile: The Trials 17th annual Martin Luther King and Triumphs of The Black Jr. Celebration. Quarterback. He also wrote the Rhoden has been a sports Emmy-winning sports docu- writer for The New York Times mentary Breaking the Huddle: since March 1983. Before The Integration of College joining The Times as a sports Football. columnist, he worked for Rhoden has worked hard various print media companies to incorporate his passion including Ebony Magazine, The for sports with a number of Baltimore Sun and the Sunday outreach programs. He cre- Week. Rhoden graduated from ated a sports-oriented program Morgan State University, and for young kids in Harlem that Rachel Frank during his time there he played provides a variety of activities Students gathered on Friday, Jan. 18 for JusTalks, a forum focused on thoughtful dialogue. football and acted as the assis- such as basketball, ping-pong tant sports information director SEE MLK, PAGE 2 College Implements Identity System and Logo By Lily Sawyer were some misconceptions re- On Jan. 7, President of the garding how the schools and College Ronald D. Liebowitz an- - What is your opinion nounced the launch of Middle- gether. Burger noted that this is- bury’s new brand identity sys- sue had also come up previously, of the new Middlebury tem. In an email to students, in the 2010 reaccreditation of Liebowitz explained that the the College. “shield” Logo? new system intends to clarify Burger believes that the new what had been a somewhat un- identity system will help make clear relationship between the the College better known. “Our undergraduate institution and lack of a clear and shared iden- the other Middlebury schools tity actually served to suppress and programs, such as the lan- awareness of Middlebury,” he guage schools, Bread Loaf and said. “Many people know about Monterey. the College, but they didn’t nec- Vice President for Communi- essarily know that our other cations and Marketing Bill Burg- schools and programs, which er explained that it became clear they also may have heard of that this ambiguity needed to be and which are so respected, are addressed in 2012. actually connected to Middle- “We hired a consultant to bury. Our primary goal is to conduct the research,” Burger make it clear that the Bread Loaf explained, “both qualitative and School of English, the Language Schools, the Institute in Mon- how people perceived Middle- terey and the rest are part of one bury. We learned a lot from this institution, all part of Middle- about how those perceptions bury.” aligned with how we saw our- In addition to the new nam- The Campus did an unscientific poll of Facebook and Twitter followers and received 194 responses. selves.” ing system, a new logo was also The results had nearly 80 percent of respondents expressing disapproval of the new shield icon. One thing that stood out dur- ing this research was that there SEE IDENTITY, PAGE 2 Shirley Collado Finishes Her Last week as Dean of the College

Collado’s Range of Accomplishments Collado helps secure a 3-year Collado helps propose While at Middlebury College grant of $4.7 million from the and win approval for Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the Intercultural Cen- to establish the Creating Con- ter at Carr Hall. Design By Julia Hatheway nections Consortium (C3). 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Shirley Collado begins working at The College announces Collado’s new Collado is now going to Middlebury as the new Dean for In- role in February 2010 as Dean of the serve as the executive vice stitutional Diversity. She became the College and Chief Diversity Officer. She chancellor for strategic Vice President of the Office for Insti- assumed this title on July 1, 2010. initiatives and executive tutional Planning and Diversity. Col- vice provost at Rutgers lado also helped to develop the new University – Newark. academic center at Carr Hall, which In April, Collado was elect- became the Center for the Compara- Prior to joining Middle- ed to the Board of Tru- tive Study of Race and Ethnicity. bury, Collado served as the estees of her alma mater, executive vice president of Vanderbilt University. The Posse Foundation.

MIDD JOINS JUSTALKS HOLDS COLLEGE DEBUTS NATIONAL RALLY KEYNOTE AND NEW WARHOL AGAINST XL DIALOGUE PRINTS PIPELINE PAGE 15 PAGE 18 PAGES 4-5 inside 2NEWS | January 15, 2015 MLK Day DIE-IN DURING FINALS WEEK Community Keynote Council By Emma Dunlap Speaker

On Jan. 12, 2015, Community Council CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 met to discuss the idea of students return- and video games, for local kids aged 7 to ing early to campus. Dean of Students Katy Smith Abbott often reviews requests from 14. The program works to integrate these students traveling from great distances to students into the community and has arrive on campus earlier than the Sunday events at places such as Yankee Sta- before classes start, but students are not dium and local museums. The program allowed to enter residential halls without is funded in part by Rhoden but also prior approval. through contributions from friends who According to Abbott, it is often very dif- share his passion for outreach. The program began six years ago with about 10-15 kids and has grown every weather, and transportation issues from year since – now, 50-60 kids participate Burlington airport. in the program. The program is held The Council discussed the possibility of at the Church of the Intercession in a policy that would open the campus early, - Joe Flaherty eryone. does his work there when he is not on On Wednesday, Dec. 10 during Midnight Breakfast, 100 students participated in Associate Dean of Students for Resi- the road. a “die-in” to support the national movement against racist police violence. dential and Student Life Doug Adams pre- Rhoden was chosen as the keynote sented data from this year to the council, speaker for the MLK Celebration because For Vila’s J-term class, Media, Sports James, for instance, totally the opposite using it as a point of reference to outline of his dedication to his work and his and Identity, 40 Million Dollar Slaves is of MJ, embodies these principles, includ- what potentially allowing some students to community. Rhoden spoke once before at required reading for all students. ing working against the plantation model arrive on Saturday would entail. According the College in January 2007. “In 40 Million Dollar Slaves, Rho- (he runs his own show). The Williams to the form, up to 825 domestic students Associate Professor of Writing Hec- den lays out several important themes: sisters, in tennis, embody Rhoden’s ideas living in the 14 states west of the Missis- tor Vila helped to bring back Rhoden to that professional sports are based on a as well,” he concluded. sippi river and international students could campus. plantation model – a master and hired Kyle Dudley, Assistant Coach of the arrive early. “If you look at Rhoden’s career, at “Opening residence halls a day early… hands, and that these hired hands have men’s basketball team, is also Rhoden’s The Times and his books, as well as in automatically services are then impacted,” very limited power, never the power of nephew and was instrumental in bring- the community, you see that Rhoden Adams said. ownership, for instance; that every time ing Rhoden back to campus. Dudley These services include opening dining is a model of King’s ‘I have a dream.’ the black athlete gains some success, remarked that Rhoden had a strong halls and asking the facilities staff and resi- Rhoden always speaks truth to power; rules are changed, more obstacles are dential life staff to arrive a day early. he, as King says, is always working on placed in his/her face; that the popular college and then to become a basketball “I’m not crazy about the idea because we the inside, inside an institution, and in – and successful – black athlete has a coach at Middlebury. are very short staffed now and it is a hard the community – Harlem, where he still responsibility to the communities from Vila added, “As a columnist, Rhoden time of year to be short staffed. It is a lot lives – he has built a boys’ club to help which s/he comes,” Vila said. of work, expensive work,” Horticulturalist the youth use sports as a way to learn “This last piece is very important be- surface, thus working against the way Tim Parsons said. “All facilities that deal about very important principles, such cause, in Rhoden’s work, many athletes most media operates, which is focusing with snow would have to come in…poten- as fairness and collaboration, hard work – Michael Jordan comes to mind – have on the surface structure; he is not scared tially 150 people coming, which would be and diligence, and the most important: turned away from their communities, to provoke and challenge, whether it’s a expensive.” education. That’s why he’s a good MLK Adams also shared some research indi- instead of helping and educating. LeBron player or ownership.” lecturer,” said Vila. cating that many states such as North Da- kota, South Dakota and Idaho often don’t Sunday and have to instead take a red eye Identity System Makes Changes and arrive Monday morning before classes start. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 which included its international focus, needed to take a different approach, you sense of place and academics, along with could call it a conservative approach, that Katherine Brown ’18 arrived early this the process, saying that the initial plan the date of the founding. incorporated familiar symbols.” term in order to be on time for her job at did not include a logo. Ultimately, how- the Snow Bowl. “I have a car and was called - Reception to the new identity system, ever, it became clear that a visual was multiple times from people who didn’t out the process, Burger explained main- Burger says, has been supportive. needed to tie everything together. While know that there wasn’t public transporta- taining tradition in the new logo was im- “I have read at least 100 comments Burger admitted that the Middlebury seal tion on Sunday. People just don’t know… portant. “That’s why you see Old Chapel, that have come in through email, Face- was familiar, it also had some disadvan- I don’t want to drive 6 times to and from the book, the mountains, the globe, and book, Twitter, or through the form that tages. He noted its intricacy, making re- Burlington.” the founding date,” Burger said. we created on the website.” Burger re- Adams spoke about how many students Burger referenced Middlebury’s 2007 vealed. “Overall, the reaction has been the text contained abbreviated Latin. attempt at a new logo – a maple leaf, overwhelmingly positive.” just don’t have legitimate excuses for arriv- “We needed something bolder,” Burg- which ultimately failed. “The problem However, several alumni on the Face- er stated, which is how the shield came with the so-called maple leaf logo,” he rea- book page expressed disappointment with “The reality of personal responsibility to light. “We began to focus on those el- soned, “was that it didn’t really honor the the new logo and rebranding. These grad- has to kick in. Most people do it,” Adams ements we thought were important to traditions of the institution. It didn’t reso- uates voiced frustration that last week’s said. nate with alumni or with students. When announcement was similar to the 2007 Co-chair Ben Bogin ’15 is from Califor- is distinctive about Middlebury,” he said, nia and shared his experience, noting that we embarked on this project, we knew we maple leaf rollout (which recieved such changing the policy would “do a lot in terms negative feedback that it was ultimately REMEMBERING LIVES LOST IN PESHAWAR discarded), where they felt removed from red eye which leaves him very tired for the the process. Likewise, in a Campus poll that asked SGA President Taylor Custer ’15 re- for feedback on the new logo, 44 percent - of the 194 respondents indicated that they timate of how much opening school a day “dislike” the new logo while 34 percent earlier would cost. said that they “hate” it. The second topic the council discussed, recycling on campus. The topic was brought Students also took to forums such as to Abott’s attention last year when a fellow YikYak to express their disappointment in staff member described a scene at the re- the new logo. One such anonymous “Yak” cycling center that “made her skin crawl,” read, “Sh***y tailgates and stupid logos... Abbott said. The “grossest trash we can One day we woke up and they were just imagine…staff members have to dive into a there without explanation.” bag and sort it.” Addressing the two different compo- Maria Farnsworth, who used to be in- nents of the transformation, Burger said volved in Facilities, said that those working that he hasn’t yet heard anyone express disdain over the naming system. passports among peoples trash and it is “I’m sure some people will take issue their responsibility to return these items. with the particular design of the logo,” “If you don’t take the cap off your water bottle or don’t clean your yogurt container, Burger said. “Whenever you introduce a they have to do it,” Farnsworth said. new graphic symbol, no matter what it is, One plan, a tag sale, was discussed last some people won’t like it initially, or per- year and is being implemented this year. haps ever. That comes with change. But Students would stay and be paid from the already I’ve heard from a few people who income from the sale and the rest would be Joe Flaherty said they had a negative initial reaction, given to charity. The goal of this would to Last Friday, Jan. 9, students held a vigil in Axinn to honor the 145 lives lost during but began to like it more after seeing it for be to allow far less to go the recycling facili- a day or two.” ties to be sorted at the end of the year. the Taliban-led terrorist attack that occurred at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. january 15, 2015 | News 3 Alumni Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List MCAB’s WHAT’S By Caroline Jashke Last week, Forbes released its third an- nual “30 under 30” list, highlighting young HAPPENING AT - cluded three Middlebury alumni: Alexan- dra Cart ’08 and Emily Núñez Cavness ’12 MIDDLEBURY? were featured in the social entrepreneurs list, and Lisa Gretebeck ’10 was included in Trivia Night Come to Crossroads for trivia! There will After graduating from Middlebury, Cart, be pub night for 21+ students with two Núñez Cavness and Greteback went on to forms of ID THURSDAY AT 9 P.M. Greteback co-founded Pou Sante: Amar Haiti, which improves the health and pro-pro- ductivity of the animals, thereby increasing Free Friday Film Come see Dear White People in Dana Cart started Madeira Global, an impact- Auditorium. - FRIDAY AT 7 & 10 P.M. turns by investing with companies provid- was on campus in October as part of Mid- dlebury’s Friday lecture series to provide students with her own insight about impact Courtesy of Emily Núñez Cavness Emily Núñez Cav Núñez Cavness started her company Sword & Plough at Middlebury with fellow graduates Cully Cavness ’ and professors like Jon Isham, Alan Has- Elizabeth Robinson, co-director of the Kavookjian ’ senfeld, Liz Robinson, Susan Ross, Charlie CSE said, “It’s great to be able to reach army surplus items and turns them into MacCormack, Dave Donahue, MariAnn out to these creative and innovative young - Osborne, Mike Kiernan and Heather Neu- alums and bring them back to talk to stu- pany provides manufacturing jobs to vet- wirth all played a guiding role in Sword & ” erans for the construction of its products - “A really unique and special thing about ued to Middlebury is the incredible support we ” Isham, give to students who have new ideas they At a conference held by Middlebury MacCormack and Ross all sit on Sword & - College’s Center for Social Entrepreneur- Plough’ ing students apply what they have learned ship (CSE) during Núñez Cavness’ senior Zumba After winning the CSE’s competition, in the classroom to real world challenges,” year, the keynote speaker introduced to Come to Zuma this Sunday in Wilson Sword & Plough experienced tremendous she added, Núñez Cavness the idea of companies re- Hall! Núñez Cavness offered some advice for SUNDAY AT 4 P.M. Cavness and her team put the company on Núñez Cavness — who was raised in a mili- Kickstarter, a global crowd funding plat- tary family and trained as a cadet for the Plough, there were many moments when I ’ was out of my comfort zone, and I initially MCAB CONCERT while at the College — took inspiration the end of Sword & Plough’s month-long This Saturday MCAB Small Concerts Initiative Presents: Deep Fried Orphani in Soon after Núñez Cavness began brain- Núñez Cavness said, “[Sword & Plough] our team took was to acknowledge these Coltraine Lounge at 9pm storming ideas for her company with the truly would not exist without Middlebury moments, encourage each other to dive in help of her sister, she entered into the CSE’s and especially the Middlebury Center for - ” into something that is way out of your com- Last week, Sword & Plough challenged current MiddCORE participants to design your classmates, go beyond telling them it’s - “It was they’re going to take the next step and make so helpful to have this group of peers and professors who wanted to hear about my the winning team’s idea and we’re hoping idea and who challenged me to develop it College offers admission to 280 early decision i applicants By Ethan Brady The Middlebury College Bobolinks Eight 02 Eight 02 is a post-Bop contemporary jazz The Bobolinks is an a cappella group students for the Class of 2019 under its Early fusion group with a particular knack for which sings a wide range of songs, improvisational risk-taking. Their sound Middlebury’s early decision program binds from pop music to country to oldies has been described as a mix of contem- physical copies were mailed to applicants’ in performances on and off campus. porary jazz with a decidedly fresh fusion Furthermore, Middlebury has expanded its partnership with the Posse Foundation, FRIDAY 7 PM will represent about 40 percent of the which pairs minority students in urban areas Climate Action Pub Night THURSDAY 8 PM - 10 PM class, which is expected to total around 690 Mogani Join environmental organizers old As a part of this program, thirty students Mogani, Middlebury’s premier Jazz/Lat- and new in celebrating the 10-year in the Class of 2019 will receive full-tuition in/Fusion group, plays a funky fusion of total, an 8 percent increase from last year’s anniversary of the Sunday Night scholarships as they pursue careers in science, hot Latin numbers, cool jazz classic, and originals. The band features Cobey Gatos largest applicant pool in Middlebury’s Middlebury has hosted a new Posse environmental organizing group and on keys, Glenn Goodwin on bass, Steve group of ten students from New York each the birthplace of 350.org. Music by MacLauchlan on sax, Justin Perdue on Gregory Buckles, Dean of Admissions, year since 1999 and added a second Posse Mobius Dick from 9 pm to 10 pm and guitar, Daniel Scharstein on drums, and said that 667 students applied under the Early of ten students from Chicago in the fall of DJ teddybear from 10pm to close. Carlos Velez on percussion. Decision I plan, a three percent decrease from FRIDAY 8 PM - 11 PM Free food and $3 beers for those who of ten hails from Los Angeles as part of an are 21+ (bring two forms of id.) The Doughboys initiative by the White House to improve the be considered in the regular admission pool, The Doughboys are a 10-piece ensemble presence of minorities in science, technology, SATURDAY 8 PM playing a danceable mix of soul music Last year’s admissions process exhibited Mamajamas from the 1950s to today! Several faculty members at the College This funky a cappella group wows SATURDAY 8 PM - 11 PM will visit the Posse Foundation’s Los Angeles I applicants for the Class of 2018, 287 were audiences with their diverse reper- Blues Jam toire ranging from Red Hot Chili Join us every 3rd Wednesday for Blues Over the past three years, the acceptance Peppers to the Grateful Dead to Nelly Jam. Dennis Willmott from Left Eye Jump rate for Early Decision I applicants has and everything in between. With a will provide lead guitar, bass, and drums strong emphasis on both musicality and these guys will back you up or take a Buckles said that the 280 accepted break and let you play. All musicians and students are from 32 states, the District of and fun, they always put on a good blues fans are welcome! Everyone will get show. a chance to play. are lower than those for the Class of 2018, SUNDAY 8 PM - 11 PM WEDNESDAY 8 PM - 10 PM whose early decision applicants hailed from Regular Decision plan will have until May 1 local Students and Vermonters Rally Against – and For – the XL Pipeline

By Alessandria Schumacher tol and an environmental activist. Vyh- and Harry Cramer nak condemned the “dinosaur fuels” of the past, and stressed the need to usher On Tuesday, January 13, about 45 in a new era of green energy. people gathered in front of Mead Chapel “We really need to be supporting the for a “rejection rally” against the Key- energies of the future, the energies that stone XL pipeline, joining over 130 rejec- do as little harm as possible, and allow us tion rallies nationwide. Encouraged by to live on this good earth with respect for 350.org and 350 Massachusetts, rallies one another,” she said. “It feels like its took place all across the country in the time. It’s time for us to grow up.” wake of Nebraska’s decision to allow the In contrast, Phil Hoxie ’17 and the pipeline to pass through. College Republicans held a rally in sup- The purpose of the ‘rejection’ rallies port of the pipeline and in support of the was to continue to show opposition to the jobs it would create. The rally was called Keystone XL pipeline that would carry ‘Students 4 Jobs’ on its Facebook page. tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to the “We want to reassure people who Gulf Coast in the hope that President

Harry Crmer Zane Anthony ’16.5 delivered opening remarks to supporters outside Mead Chapel.

the interest of foreign oil companies” by prewritten statement: “The pipeline will vetoing the Keystone XL pipeline. provide jobs which in turn with strength- “Tar sands development spells en our economy. Only with the help of a increased pollution, greenhouse gas- robust economy will the United States be ses, heavy metals, polluted aquifers, and able to solve the problems that the world climate chaos,” Schrader said. faces.” He encouraged people to rally for the Most importantly, Hoxie stressed good of all Americans. that no matter what the United States “Not just Americans,” a voice yelled did, the tar sands were likely to be used from the crowd, to cheers and clapping. regardless. “All kinds of people!” “Whether the United States builds “We’ve all been fighting this pipe- this pipeline or not, that oil is coming line for a ridiculous number of years,” out of the ground and there’s no way for Hannah Bristol ’14.5 said in her opening anybody to stop that,” Hoxie said.

Harry Crmer Bill Mckibben, activist and founder of 350.org, was among the protestors on Tuesday.

Obama will veto Congress’s decision to have dissenting views that there are other allow the pipeline. people who share [them],” Hoxie said, Middlebury’s rejection rally was “and that they are worth expressing – lead by a combination of individuals and especially in an academic context.” groups on campus, including Sunday One of the signs that the students Night Group, Divest Midd, Zane Anthony opposing the pipeline brandished irked ’16.5 and Emma Ronai-Durning ’18. Hoxie. “I helped organize this rally be- “I was kind of upset by ‘Middlebury cause I think it’s College rejects Key- really important that “When you see crowds stone XL’ as a blanket Middlebury be part of of people on TV sup- statement,” he said. a national movement “That’s supposed to against the Keystone porting something cover the whole student pipeline,” said Michael that you care about, body. It doesn’t. [We] Shrader ’18. “While are here to remind the this one is not neces- you have to be one of students of Middlebury sarily local, the affects that there is a dissent- Harry Crmer those people in the From left: Marcos Filho ’17, Sarah Breckenridge ’18, Phil Hoxie ’17.5 and Elias Gilman ’15 are global and affect us ing opinion, which is showed support for the Keystone XL pipeline at the ‘Students 4 Jobs’ rally on Tuesday. here at Middlebury, so crowd...” very important in any people have a right to Max Greenwald ’18 debate. It’s important know more about it.” to have two sides.” remarks. “We’ve had the largest climate The Chinese will buy it up in a second. In addition to students, a number of The rejection rally began on Mead march in history – and then beat that The Canadians are still waiting for their protestors in the crowd were members of Chapel steps with opening remarks by record and had another largest climate ideal situation – for the pipeline to go local communities and organizations. several students. Michael Schrader ’18 march in history,” Bristol added to laugh- through the United States, for it to be “I definitely support the cause here,” stated their purpose of the rally as “urg- ter and more cheers. refined in the United States, and be sold said Jennifer Vyhnak, a resident of Bris- ing President Obama to stand up against “Many of us here have been arrested. through the port of Louisiana to it’s final I don’t know how we can possibly say destination, wherever that may be.” any louder that this pipeline is bad news. Participants in the rejection rally cer- But the Republicans in Congress don’t tainly did not believe their efforts were seem to get the mes- in vain; the excitement sage,” Bristol said. among the demonstra- Phil Hoxie “I feel like I need to tors was palpable. Many ’17.5 disagreed, and apologize for my gen- of them were demon- stated that the pipe- strating for the first line would relieve a eration because we time to such an event. strained American have failed to deal Max Greenwald ’18 economy. with this issue and acknowledged that he “The green energy normally doesn’t show market is not a com- we’re dumping this on up to rallies like this, petitive market,” he your laps, and that’s because Middlebury said when asked about is such a “liberal and funding green energy not right.” environmentally con- instead. Ross Conrad scious school.” How- “I want to see in- Local Beekeeper ever, something caused centives for companies him to change his mind. to invest in greener technologies – com- “I saw some people were actually panies like Tesla, by boosting demand having a counter rally to this,” he noted, for those items, not necessarily through referring to the ‘Students 4 Jobs’ rally [direct investment].” that had occured minutes before the Harry Crmer Despite the sub-freezing temperatures, the demonstrators were happy to march. Alexander Khan ’17, who was unable march began. to make the event, agreed with Hoxie in a SEE PIPELINE, PAGE 5 | january 15, 2014 Local 5 Students Debate Both Sides of Pipeline

Continued from pg. 4 one centralized rally. provided by 350.org. The picture “will sion walked back up Mead Chapel hill “Everything’s going to have to be join a national mosaic of these pictures, chanting and into Proctor. The proces- “Clearly there is some division on more localized, more decentralized, if banners, et cetera to be broadcast to sion walked into the serving area and this issue, so I thought I’d show my sup- we’re going to be better stewards of this various larger news outlets,” Anthony through the dining hall. On Proctor port. You can’t always expect someone earth, in my view,” Conrad said. said. Terrace, the group gathered for one last else to do it. When you see crowds on Anthony and Ronai-Durning led the Following the photo, the proces- picture and dispersed. TV supporting something that you procession down Mead Chapel hill with care about, you have to be one of those a banner that read “Middlebury Rejects people in the crowd KXL” with a picture if you expect your “Barack Obama, of a pipeline dripping movement to gain black oil. The crowd any momentum.” Yes you can! consisting of students As students and Stop the dirty pipeline and members of the townspeople milled Middlebury commu- about by Mead Cha- Plan!” nity followed behind pel sharing stories in groups of twos of their inspira- Chant at Anti-Pipeline Rally and threes carrying tion to attend the candles and signs. As rally, and their experiences with past they walked down to Old Chapel, people climate activism at events locally and in chanted “Barack Obama, yes you can! Washington DC. Ross Conrad, a local Stop the dirty pipeline plan!” and “Tar beekeeper, attended the rally. sands kill! Pipelines spill!” “I feel like I need to apologize for In front of Old Chapel, the proces- my generation because we have failed to sion stopped to for a photo with their deal with this issue and we’re dumping signs, as did many other rejection this on your laps, and that’s not right,” rallies. The rejection rallies across the Conrad said. Conrad likes the format of country followed a very similar format, these local rejection rallies, rather than as most were developed from a toolkit Alessandria Schumacher The protesters gathered outside Old Chapel at the end holding signs and candles. Marijuana Coalition Optimistic for 2015

By Sarah Koenigsberg Simon instead touts the economic benefits of legalization, stating, “Creat- On Tuesday, January 6, the Vermont ing a legal market for marijuana would Coalition to Regulate Marijuana held a result in businesses’ being able to make news conference, a day before the state money, hire people, create jobs, increase legislative session was set to begin. Ad- economic activity in Vermont, and we see vocates for marijuana legalization be- it being a win for Vermont businesses.” lieve that 2015 could be a year of unprec- The MPP has demonstrated its in- edented progress. vestment in Vermont by hiring a field di- The leader of the coalition, the Mari- rector for operations in the state, paying juana Policy Project (MPP), announced a grassroots outreach director, and con- the coalition’s formation in July 2014. tributing thousands of dollars to local Proponents of criminal justice reform, and statewide political candidates over civil rights protection, medical profes- the past few years. sionals, and political groups join the Dr. Joseph McSherry, a neurophysi- MPP in its campaign for marijuana le- ologist at the University of Vermont galization reform. The organization de- Medical Center, emphasized the social fines its mission as “changing federal law benefits of legalization. He posited that to allow states to determine their own regulation would make it more difficult marijuana policies without federal inter- for underage people to access the drug. ference, as well as to regulate marijuana Additionally, he believes the health ef- like alcohol in all 50 states, D.C., and the fects of marijuana are less harmful than five territories.” those of alcohol. Vermont has been taking steps to- The opposition effort is spearheaded wards greater marijuana legalization by the Vermont branch of Smart Ap- since 2004, when it permitted the use Courtesy business insider proaches to Marijuana. Debbie Haskins, of the drug for medicinal purposes. In Some Vermonters hope to see the result of Colorado’s legalization before proceeding. the Executive Director, disagrees that 2013, the state decriminalized the pos- legalization would decrease marijuana session of small amounts of the drug. support regulating marijuana like alco- however, not of all of his colleagues are availability to teenagers. She warns In 2014, a bill was introduced outlining hol. A poll of voters conducted by WCAX on the same page. “I think people are still against the negative the legalization and last October found that 49 percent of waiting to see how it works with the de- impacts of mari- regulation of recre- “No matter how you slice voters supported legalization, while 43 criminalization, and also with Washing- juana – including ational marijuana, percent opposed it ton and Colorado, it, marijuana prohibition drops in IQ, chang- but it did not pass. and 8 percent were trying to figure out es in attention span “I don’t think it’s going to Instead, a bill has not been an effective uncertain. what they’ve done.” and memory, and approving a study of Vermont poli- be something of a major In 2014, Colo- policy for the state of higher incidence of the costs and ben- ticians have ex- rado garnered $60 anxiety, depression, priority this year. I think efits of legalization Vermont.” pressed similar am- million in revenue and other mental was passed. The bivalence towards people are still waiting from taxes, licens- Matt Simon disorders. RAND corporation, the issue. While es, and fees relating Haskins does to see how it works with which conducted the Political director of Marijuana Policy Project Governor Peter to medicinal and no t think economic study, is expected to Shumlin has stated the decriminalization, recreational mari- in-centives should reveal the results of that he is open to and with Washington and juana. However, outweigh these social risks, saying, “We its investigation within the next week. the idea of mari- the state has had hope that Vermonters care enough to Colorado...” However, new legislation is in the works. juana legalization, difficulties with di- have this discussion based on science State Senator David Zuckerman of Chit- he wants to wait to Joe Benning (R) version, road safe- rather than emotion or for money.” Sim- tenden intends to introduce a legaliza- see how the policy ty, and a lingering ilarly, others worry about the impact of Senate Minority Leader tion bill within the first few weeks of the change plays out in black market. such drug legalization at a time when legislative session. Colorado and Wash- As the state opiate addiction is a major concern in Supporters of legalization cite the ington State. contends with a Vermont. failure of prohibition as a policy as a rea- “I don’t think $100 million bud- The public has demonstrated signifi- son for reform. “No matter how you slice it’s going to be something of a major pri- get deficit, marijuana legalization may cant, though not overwhelming, support it, marijuana prohibition has not been an ority this year,” says Vermont State Sen- take a backseat to other issues in Ver- for the legalization of Marijuana. The effective policy for the state of Vermont,” ate Minority Leader Joe Benning. Ben- mont’s political spotlight. MPP conducted a poll in May 2014 that said Matt Simon, the Political Director of ning himself supports legalization with reported that 57 percent of Vermonters the MPP for New England. the benefits of taxation and regulation, 6 Local | January 15, 2015 Local Vermont Yankee Nuclear 15 Plant Shuts Down Operations lowdown

By Bilal Ansar Khan The Zone Foodie Fridays The Vermont Yankee Nuclear power plant shut down its operations at 1:04 p.m. on the 29th of December, and is no longer sending power to the New Eng- land electric grid. The 604-megawatt plant was responsible for producing 71 percent of all electricity produced and 35 percent of all electricity consumed within the state in its 42 years of opera- JAN 16, 3:30 PM tion, according to the Energy Informa- tion Agency. The plant is not expected to be dis- mantled until the 2040s. According to the final Site Assessment Study, it will Financial Aid Workshop in Middlebury be decommissioned even later if disman- Get advice on college admission and the tling and decontamination with fuel is Courtesy fairewinds.org going to occur on the site. The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant in Vernon was closed on Dec. 29. “I know this is hard news for the many Vermonters who have relied on the of a cooling tower, radioactive tritium diverse fields such as leisure and hos- Vermont Yankee plant for employment leaks and misstatements from plant ex- pitality, education and health services, and economic opportunity in Windham ecutives in the years 2007 to 2010 drew professional and business services and heavy criticism from environmental construction. County and beyond,” Governor Peter JAN. 15, 7-9 PM Shumlin said in a statement. The plant groups across the country. Vermont had Vermont Yankee is the fourth nu- employs about 550 people currently, and tried to close the plant in the wake of clear power plant to retire in the US. that number is expected to drop to 316 the events but Entergy Corporation - a The total number of functioning nuclear immediately. By 2016 the workforce will Louisiana-based energy company - suc- power plants is now less than 100. Five be further reduced to 127 people. cessfully sued the state claiming that new nuclear reactors are currently under Russian Duo Plays Concert in Brandon “My administration will continue it did not have the authority to force a construction in the country, with an ex- working with local communities to en- shutdown in 2011. pected combined capacity of more than sure that the Windham County region Entergy officials maintain that the 5,000 MW. - grows jobs and economic opportunity as reason for the closure is that the plant “We are moving full speed ahead - operations wind down at Vermont Yan- is no longer economically feasible due with local, sustainable no-carbon renew- kee. We will also continue to work with to availability of cheap natural gas from able in Vermont,” said Vermont Public Entergy [the parent company] and com- US shale fields. Entergy will give Wind- Service Commissioner Chris Recchia on munity partners to ensure that decom- ham County $10 million over five years the day the plant closed. missioning happens as promptly and beginning this year for economic devel- The Independent System Operator JAN 7, 7:30 PM smoothly as possible,” he said. opment, reported the Sentinel Source. of New England, which oversees Ver- Shumlin hailed the closure as “a No such agreements exist with New mont’s electric power system and trans- positive step for our state and our energy Hampshire or Massachusetts, homes to mission lines, is less optimistic about the second- and third-largest employee the closure. The organization released a future” and is optimistic that “Vermont’s All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast energy future is on a different, more sus- bases for Vermont Yankee. statement saying that while it “does not The regions of Cheshire County and favor any fuel or technology, the retire- tainable path that is creating jobs, re- Franklin County in Massachusetts and ment of this large nuclear station will ducing energy costs for Vermonters and Windham County in Vermont will lose result in less fuel diversity and greater slowing climate change.” more than 1100 jobs and $480 million dependence on natural gas as a fuel for The closure marks the end of the protracted legal battle between Vermont as a consequence of the shutdown, says a power generation.” and Entergy Corporation. The collapse study released from the UMass Donahue Institute of Hadley, Mass. The jobs span - Shumlin is Re-elected Governor of Vermont JAN. 18, 7-11 AM

was ending his long-term plan to enact accountable to their vote. Therefore, nei- Senior Luncheon and Foot Care Clinic By Linley Shaw a single-payer health care system for the ther candidate could do much to lobby- in Middlebury On Thursday morning, the Vermont state. This came as a disappointment to Legislature voted on a secret ballot to some and relief to others. The timing of “It’s been an incredible decide which candidate in the 2014 Ver- this announcement in December created mont Gubernatorial election would be some question as to whether he would be honor to serve as gover- named the governor of Vermont for the able to hold onto his governorship after nor of Vermont, and I’m next two years. Democrat Peter Shumlin the legislative vote. beat Republican Scott Milne with a final His adversary Scott Milne, a travel- so grateful for the oppor- vote of 110-69 among the legislature. agency president from Pomfret has little tunity to continue serving The decision was brought to Vermont political experience, but was determined lawmakers after incumbent Peter Shum- to revive the Republican Party in Ver- this state I love.” lin won a plurality of the popular vote in mont. Peter Shumlin the state, but did not receive a majority. Milne’s greatest hope to win the gov- - When this happens in Vermont, the vote ernorship was that Shumlin’s largest in- Re-elected governor of vermont is brought to the legislature, unless the flation of votes comes from Burlington, opponent withdraws from the race. Re- Vermont’s most populous area. Milne, ing for votes. JAN. 20, 10:00 AM publican candidate Scott Milne, however although not a favorite in Burlington, Multiple legislators weighed in on challenged the vote to be brought to the had won the most districts in Vermont. the different strategies of lobbying by state legislature after the final tally pro- Milne hoped that at Thursday’s vote leg- both candidates, but almost all agreed nounced a too-close-to-call win for the islators would vote according to their that it was likely they and their col- The Basics About Bears in New Haven incumbent. Shumlin had 46.4 percent of constituents’ desires, rather than voting leagues would elect Shumlin. the vote, barely edging out Milne’s 45.1 for the overall top vote-getter. Both candidates released statements - percent. Although nothing binds the legisla- after Thursday’s vote. Milne acknowl- Shumlin has received much discon- tors to vote for the plurality winner, the edged that although he did not prove to - tent from Vermonters in the last year. odds were stacked against Milne’s favor. be victorious, “I was happy to be a part of Many constituents are disappointed with Democrats rule the majority of both the it. I think the road that’s led us here has his repeated trips out of state to attend House and the Senate in Vermont. Re- a lot of people feeling like one person can to other priorities as chairman of the publicans only hold a third of the state’s make a difference.” Shumlin remarked, Democratic Governor’s Association, as total 180 seats. Thus Milne would have “It’s been an incredible honor to serve as well as his failure to execute Vermont’s needed to secure every Republican vote Governor of Vermont, and I am so grate- JAN. 22, 7:30 PM Obamacare exchange. Other criticize and a strong crowd of both Democrats ful for the opportunity to continue serv- his inability to make any dent in alter- and Independents. ing this state I love.” ing middle-class wages and high prop- The consequence of a secret ballot erty taxes. Shumlin’s most recent action is legislators would not publicly be held opinions Give JusTalks Staying Power It is only two weeks into Winter Term, and it is important to intentionally take a step sions of the past several years, we ought to JusTalks has once again hit the ground run- better understand their peers. have students who might not necessarily en- ning. Between their keynote speaker, Robin We on the Editorial Board have writ- about the issues we have seen on campus gage on issues of race, privilege and identity DiAngelo, and their main event, which drew ten about numerous challenges we face as and think about how we can work together to of their own accord attend JusTalks, too. In a campus community, including our lack of make Middlebury a stronger community that fact, the impact of the discussions might be third year running, many inclusivity, our at times damaging party cul- works for everyone. greatest on the students who have not yet editorial members of the Middle- ture, and our ongoing struggle against sexual Some students come into these conversa- The editorial bury community were assault, among others. What all of these chal- tions ready to roll. They have the language, a member of this community. represents the able to dive headlong into lenges have in common is that they do not are constantly thinking about their identities - important discussions have rubber-stamped solutions. They require and they know the ropes — whether this is be- es with making JusTalks a mandatory part the editorial board around identity and com- dialogue and student involvement — and cause they have wanted to engage with these of The Middlebury munity. Yet beyond the issues or because some aspect of their identity are insurmountable, and we hope to address Campus. personal value these dis- volunteer to participate. In order to make has left them with no choice but to constantly a few of them here. First, while it may seem cussions had for students change we need everyone, and that is why we engage. Others, however, may have come like more work for professors, experience has at the Campus believe that JusTalks should shown that the JusTalks facilitators are more there is also broader, less-talked-about value be mandatory — taking the form of an ongo- norm and that did not require them to engage than capable of running their discussions in- for the campus as a whole in having students with these questions. These students may not dependently. The degree to which a profes- year experience. choose to come to the larger JusTalks event sors choose to engage with the program is So what does that look like in practice? in J-Term, but by having mandatory discus- entirely up to them. This fall, four First Year Seminars had re- Second is the issue of time. Many students quired JusTalks discussion sections. Two would have an opportunity to learn, engage complain about the punishing schedule of editorial board trained JusTalks facilitators met once a week and embrace the discomfort that comes with the semester, and adding another mandatory EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with each of these classes and created space these discussions in a safe space, setting the commitment is certainly not something we Joe Flaherty for important conversations around identity tone for more thoughtful community-build- take lightly. Once again, however, the ben- MANAGING EDITOR and life at Middlebury. Professors counted ing over the next three years. Conor Grant attendance and engagement as part of the The argument to expand JusTalks is not one hour each week to explore the complex BUSINESS MANAGER participation grade. Based on the success of issues of identity is well worth it and will pay Sydney Larkin this pilot and the third annual J-Term event, of JusTalks have led multiple efforts to em- off as a long-term investment for the com- NEWS EDITORS six of the seven seminars this spring for in- phasize the importance of the program and munity. Claire Abbadi, Ellie Reinhardt, coming Febs will have have a JusTalks dis- The third issue is related to the curricu- Christian Jambora, Eliza Teach cussion section. We applaud this progress increases in attendance of the January event lum. Many liberal arts purists object to the OPINIONS EDITORS and hope that professors and college admin- program’s ostensible lack of academic merit, Hannah Bristol, Lawrence Dolan, istrators will consider including JusTalks in First Year Seminars are clear signs that the especially if they are required to factor stu- Edward O’Brien, Isaac Baker each of the 40 freshmen seminars in the fall College recognizes the value of the program. dents’ participation in JusTalks into their SPORTS EDITORS of 2015. In an Op-Ed last February, outgoing Dean of - Fritz Parker, Remo Plunkett, Emily JusTalks is an organization that focuses the College Shirley Collado discussed wheth- dent’s grade, we suggest that JusTalks atten- Bustard, Joe Macdonald, Alex Morris on engaging in dialogue about matters of er the JusTalks event should be mandatory dance would be considered a non-academic LOCAL EDITORS identity, race, gender, sexual orientation, for students and whether a mandatory event requirement that is tied to one’s second PE Isabelle Dietz, Annie Grayer class, ability and religion. While events like changes the nature of the discussions. As a credit — the credit would only be validated Alessandria Schumacher, Harry Cramer Midd Uncensored during orientation fo- upon completion of the semester. FEATURES EDITORS cus on what we are bringing to Middlebury, costs of making JusTalks a mandatory part One further consideration is that there are Jessica Cheung, Isabelle Stillman JusTalks focuses on the Mid- dlebury students on this campus who are marginal- ARTS AND SCIENCE EDITORS experience and has been great attendance at the ized for non-traditional reasons that might Emma Eastwood-Paticchio, Leah Lavigne how that inter- JusTalks dis- feel unwelcome at JusTalks. It is no secret PHOTOS EDITORS sects with the cus- that students with religious or conservative Rachel Frank, Michael O’Hara, Anahi experiences viewpoints are often silenced on this campus. Naranjo we have had Many of these students would likely forgo DESIGN EDITORS elsewhere participating in discussions on hot-button Evan Gallagher, Julia Hatheway in our CARTOON EDITOR lives. As for JusTalks discussions to be a safe place for Nolan Ellsworth we move truly all voices within the Middlebury com- ONLINE EDITORS t h r o u g h munity, the programming be mindful of the Jerrica Davy, Alex Herdman diversity of opinions at all ends of the spec- COPY EDITOR months on trum on this campus. Sarah Sicular on campus, Having taken all of these factors into con- STANDARDS EDITOR sideration, we as a Board support the JusT- Kate Hamilton alks coordinators’ vision of a permanent, THE CAMPUS VOICE HOSTS mandatory JusTalks union with the First Jessica Cheung, Michelle Irei Year Seminars. Years of successful program- ming and student initiative have proven that The Opinions pages of The Middlebury Campus provide a forum for constructive and respectful this concept has staying-power, especially as dialogue on substantive issues. With this in mind, it continues to bring new and younger stu- The Campus reserves the right to deny publication dents into its leadership. It is a powerful and of all or part of a submission for any reason. This meaningful program that is run by students includes, but is not limited to: the making of as- and for students — exactly the kind of initia- tive that the College should be supporting. This is a critical moment for JusTalks, and - we call on the administration to take this op- tacks. Any segment of a submitted article that con- portunity and help amplify the already sig- tains any of the aforementioned will be removed before publication. Contributors will be allowed to on our campus. reference prior articles published in the Opinions vaasu Taneja section or announcements for the public record. If a reference is made to prior articles, the submis- sion will be considered a letter to the editor. The Campus will not accept or print anonymous let- ters. The opinions expressed by contributors to the New Logo is a No Go Opinions section, as well as reviews, columns, edi- Last Wednesday, students who opened up uct left many students and alumni confused and obvious. Middlebury is world-renowned torial comics and other commentary, are views of the individual contributors and do not necessarily the Middlebury.edu webpage found them- for its strength in languages and internation- reflect the opinions of the newspaper. The Campus Campus’ Facebook and Twitter followers had al studies and the need to hammer home this welcomes letters to the editor at 250 words or less, the start of the New nearly 80 percent of almost 200 respondents strength with a globe image in the logo is per- or opinions submissions at 800 words or less. Sub- Year, the College has express disappointment with the logo. Many haps misplaced. mit works directly to the Opinions Editors, Drawer Editorial rolled out a new vi- alumni, weighing in on social media, remind- Part of the blame has to be on us, the stu- 30, [email protected] or via the paper’s web The editorial sual icon and brand ed others of the 2007 “maple leaf” logo for the dents. The numerous discussions and ses- site at www.middleburycampus.com. To be consid- represents the identity system for the College – a logo which was subsequently re- sions outlining the plans for the new logo ered for publications, submissions must be received - tracted after students and alumni expressed were opportunities for students to weigh in, by 5 p.m. Sunday. The Campus reserves the right to editorial board of The edit all submissions. ate institutions. The outrage at what they saw was the poor design and now that the end result is less than sat- Middlebury Campus. new logo – a shield and confusing imagery. isfactory, we have to acknowledge that per- The Middlebury Campus (USPS 556-060), the featuring icons of Old The most common critiques expressed haps we did not make our opinions known as student newspaper of Middlebury College, is pub- Chapel, the Green Mountains, a book and by students have to do with the visual icon’s much as we could have. lished by The Middlebury Campus Publications. Publication is every Thursday of the academic year, a globe – is designed to give thematic unity too-slick, corporate look and its use of the Nevertheless, overall the logo comes except during official college vacation periods and to the various entities that make up the Col- globe and book images. The Editorial Board across as one lacking subtlety and not neces- final examinations. Editorial and business offices lege. This array of institutions includes the agrees. After the logo’s rollout, some jok- are located in Hepburn Hall Annex, Middlebury Middlebury Institute of International Stud- ingly referenced how the globe and book call have liked to see a variety of options released College. The Middlebury Campus is produced on ies at Monterey, the Middlebury C.V. Starr to mind the “emoji” images of a smartphone Apple Macintosh computers using Adobe InDesign Schools Abroad, and the Middlebury School keyboard. Moreover, the globe is simply con- explore what the other possibilities were – a CS5 and is printed by the Press Republican in New York. The advertising deadline for all display and of the Environment. While it was undoubt- stylized “M”? A revamped College seal? Ei- classified advertising is 5 p.m. Friday for the follow- Web both use a nearly identical “vortex” logo. - ing week’s issue. Mailing address: The Middlebury under one icon, the new logo falls far short As a result, some students expressed confu- Campus, Drawer 30, Middlebury College, Middle- of what many students expected from a long sion as to whether the new image was a refer- here to stay. The Editorial Board hopes that bury, Vt., 05753. Business phone: (802) 443-5737. term identity system. ence to international studies or technological Please address distribution concerns to the Busi- Although there were a variety of meetings innovation. The need to unify the College’s we hope that the next visual icon is an im- ness Director. First class postage paid at Middle- bury, Vt., 05753. and forums held to discuss the visual icon as schools and programs is understandable, but provement. - the globe and book come across as simplistic 8 opinions january 15, 2015| Je Suis Charlie Aussi Je suis Charlie. These words echoed firmations of “Je suis Charlie” pervad- march in Paris, demonstrating that and if they did, there would be fewer across France as cities across the coun- ing social media, storefronts and news solidarity against such acts of terror- declaring “Je suis Charlie.” I cannot try, and around the world, on Sun- outlets alike. ism traverses international borders. speak to whether every French protest- day Jan. 11, And on Sunday, “Je suis Charlie” And in Bor- er is well informed Reader Op-Ed as people was chanted the loudest when as many deaux, the city “‘Je suis Charlie’ is more about Hebdo Emilie Munson ’16 is from p r o u d l y as 1.6 million people protested in cities where I have stud- brand satire. But p r o t e s t e d across France, the largest demonstra- ied for the past than a social media fad, nevertheless, I Cohasset, Mass. Wednes- tion in French modern history accord- six months, more more even than an out- believe their dec- day’s shocking terrorist attack on the ing to the Interior Ministry. Among the than 100,000 peo- cry against terrorism. It laration deserves headquarters of the satirical magazine participants were President François ple attended the respect. No satire Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Hollande of France, Chancellor An- protest, flooding is a defense of freedom of or political ex- “Still no terrorist attacks in France? gela Merkel of Germany, Prime Minis- the enormous pla- speech and a defense that pression merits Wait — we’ve got until the end of Janu- ter Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and za, Quinconces, the response of ary to present our best wishes,” says a Prime Minister David Cameron of Brit- and blocking up has produced national terrorist attack. gun-toting Islamic terrorist in a car- ain. These leaders joined hands in the the surrounding unity in France.” “Je suis Charlie” toon in Charlie Hebdo’s latest weekly city streets. There boldly argues that issue. Tragically, this cartoon would bearing signs and freedom of speech predict the death of its artist, Stéphane singing the Marseillaise were peo- cannot and will not be silenced by such Charbonnier, the editor of Charlie ple from all walks of life and all acts. Hebdo, and nine of his staff when ages: my host father even Watching the news in silence with gunmen stormed the magazine’s brought his five year my host family on Sunday evening, as weekly meeting shooting ev- old daughter to images from the day’s protests blanket- eryone inside. Among those the event. My ed every channel, I was further moved killed included four veteran French friends by this outpouring. I said nothing, but cartoonists regarded as “pillars all texted me to I looked at my host family with a new of political satire in France,” ac- ask, “Are you go- respect. They were a part of this people cording to The Guardian. Several ing? Are you there?” that was showing not fear but amazing people in the office were severely in- It was these signs, strength in the face of terrorism. They jured. this mass exhibition of sol- had seized this moment of tragedy to But the carnage wouldn’t stop there. idarity, that demonstrated to defend one of their national values, the Two police officers were killed as the me that a momentous event was freedom of expression. As an editor of gunmen exited the magazine offices, occurring. “Je suis Charlie” is more the Campus and a hopeful future jour- one shot at point-blank range. The than a social media fad, more nalist, this resonated with me. next day, another police officer was even than an outcry against One day later, I revisited Quin- killed in a Paris suburb and four terrorism. It is a defense conces, the site of Bordeaux’s protest. hostages were killed in a kosher of freedom of speech and a On the central monument, a visual supermarket in eastern Paris on defense that, to me, seems celebration of the Republic of France, Friday. These deaths are also con- to be producing incredible remained several remnants of the sidered part of the attack. national unity in France previous day’s solidarity. One sign, a The day of the initial attack, across cultural borders. small black and white paper saying President François Hollande of Some American news “Je suis Charlie,” held my eye. It was France declared these shoot- outlets have critiqued that duct-taped high on the monument to a ings a certain act of terrorism, not everyone knows the type statue of a chicken spreading his wings. confirming the language of the of satire — often provoca- A call for freedom of speech taped to Hebdo cartoon. And since that tive articles and cartoons a symbol of the strength of France: I day, the French have shown the targeting Islam — that wished the sign would stay there for a power of their own language: af- Charlie Hebdo produced long time to come. sarah lake Why It Sucks to Be a Sneakerhead at Middlebury I first got into sneakers towards the season up here. All things considered, sy of Benjamin Miller ’14.5, it’s always various rotation of sneakers. I can’t end of middle school, when my friend Vermont is not particularly friendly to a matter of scraping things together. tell you how many times people have Lucas and I what’s on your feet. I’m not the kind of You say trivial, money-sucking addic- asked me, “Do you wear a different would spend sneaker enthusiast who treats his col- tion, I say participation in a vibrant, pair of shoes everyday?” or “What’s the The A-List hours looking lection like a curator at the Met treats growing sub-culture. Whatever. But point of having the same shoe in two Luke Smith Stevens ’14.5 through East- old coins — I buy shoes to wear them. hey, if you’re feeling charitable, my different colors?” Obviously I don’t is from New York, N.Y. bay magazine But I don’t want them to look like Sam graduation IS coming up, and my have a different pair of shoes for every (a kind of Sky- Gamgee’s feet after one trip to the din- wishlist ain’t short. Let’s just move day of the semester. It’s not so much Mall for high school athletes) compar- ing hall. on. the comments that bother me, but the ing the different shoes, picking out our 2. Nowhere to cop new shoes. 4. People here don’t care about condescension in peoples’ tones. favorites on each page. As I got older Sneakers are distributed, much like sneakers at all. Like any cultural phe- Of course, these experiences are and able to do things like decide what everything else, according to demand. nomenon, the vitality of sneaker cul- truly inconsequential when compared clothes I wore, my interest in sneak- That means a store like Olympia Sports ture is ultimately grounded in the indi- to the homophobic, racist, and other- ers increased: I followed, and still do, (located right by Hannaford’s), is go- viduals that make wise discrimina- the industry on the internet and Insta- ing to stock only the most standard up its commu- “I’m what’s generally tory aggressions gram, I pay attention to the relation- shoes, editions that Nike or Adidas nity. It may seem called a sneakerhead . . . many students at ships between athletes and the brands can crank out a billion pairs of, ship weird to a lot of Middlebury face they endorse and generally try to ra- to the Middleburys of the world, and people, which is It’s a labor of love. Mid- on a daily basis. tionalize the money and time I devote know that they won’t have to restock fine (trust me, dlebury, it must be said, This is a totally to footwear. I know when shoes re- the retailer for a nice long time. That’s I think a lot of different kind of lease, where they will be available, and not to say that the shoes sneakerheads stuff y’all are into is not exactly an epicenter discussion. I sim- what clothes I would wear with them, covet are necessarily limited, but rath- is pretty weird), of this particular niche of ply mean to say should I be fortunate enough to snag er that the tastes of these enthusiasts but amongst in- popular culture.” that people here a pair. I’m what’s generally called a trend towards models and editions terested parties, have a funny way Sneakerhead. It’s a labor of love. other than the cheaper-by-the-dozen shoes can be a of negating or be- Middlebury, it must be said, is not basics. As a result, one is forced to pretty cool source of unity, debate, littling forms of cultural expression exactly an epicenter of this particular buy online. That means missing out passion and even history. Walking that are foreign to them. I certainly niche of popular culture. As a lifelong on kicks that would be easy to get in- into a sneaker store in SoHo or the understand why some people would New Yorker, I’m used to not only hav- store (due to the massive internet reli- Upper West Side is like walking into consider it shallow or materialistic to ing access to whatever the hell I want, ance of sneakerheads living in places a miniature convention and promises invest (in many senses of the word) so but also a community of people who like Middlebury) or the deepest circle to bring you into contact with a group much in sneakers. Perhaps that un- also want that thing and understand of sneaker hell: waiting for shipping to of people who share this interest with derstanding makes me self-conscious its place within a larger cultural con- break in that fresh pair. you and have a vocabulary to discuss and prone to imagining derision from text. In the remove of Middlebury, it 3. I’m broke. Ok that’s not spe- it. Middlebury has no end of intelli- my peers. But ultimately, any aesthet- can be hard to sustain an interest that cific to Middlebury, more of a general gent, engaging people, but in a place ic interest, be it shoes, photography or falls outside the general flow of college symptom of being a college student. its size, there isn’t likely to be a large $100 Lulu Lemon yoga pants, is neces- life, be it political, culinary, or sarto- Redeeming my High Life cans once a constituency representing every last sarily tied to a material object. In that rial in nature. Below is a four-pack of month gets me close to buying . . . a nook and cranny of popular culture. sense, materialism is a disease all of us reasons it sucks being a sneakerhead rack of High Life, but definitely not I’m sure other people have found the here at Middlebury share. If we can at Middlebury. a new pair of Roshe Runs. With all same to be true. acknowledge that, while also working 1. I’ll give you a hint: look outside. the “Last bar night of the semester!”s, 5. Finally, the disdain I receive from to increase our mindfulness and re- We have what, 10 weeks a year of nice which are always followed quickly by other students here regarding my foot- sponsibility as consumers, we will find weather, sprinkled amidst dreary fall “First bar night of the semester!”s, col- wear. Although most people can’t tell ourselves more capable of appreciat- rain, never-ending snow and gushing lege “sponsored” events which one has an Air Max 90 from a 95, which is cool, ing the myriad interests represented spring mud. Freakin mud has its own to pay for, and all my massages courte- they do notice that I’ve got a pretty at this school. | january 15, 2015 opinions9 Framing It Happens Here Nothing is Above Criticism As the student organizers of It Happens It Happens Here wants to sustain dia- Each horrifying act of violence that oc- for reassessing our own beliefs and our ideas Here (IHH), we wanted to take time to logue about how best to make the problems curs in the world cuts at us. Each example of about the beliefs of others. Philosophies and further the conversation around triggering associated with sexual violence as present cruelty takes our conceptions of security and faiths, even and advertis- for the broader Middlebury community as turns them around. Violence makes us ques- though they are ing. It Happens it is for people who have lived these experi- tion those places where we feel comfortable, so inherently Echoes Reader op-ed Here is a stu- ences. our ideas about the world and our values. linked to some Alex Newhouse ’17 is On behalf of It Happens dent-run sexual One thing is clear: there must be spaces We often wonder how it is possible for such people’s lives, from Stonington, Colo. Here. violence aware- for survivors to share their stories if/when terrible evil to exist in the hearts of humans, cannot be im- ness group. We they’re ready. There are reminders of sexu- and sometimes we think about just how pre- mune to the sort of inspection and reworking invite Middlebury students to anonymous- al violence all around us — look no further carious our own grasp on life is. that is necessary for a community to prosper ly share stories that detail personal experi- than to MiddSAFE’s bumper stickers and But, by and large, these acts make com- and progress. We need to return to those ences with sexual violence. These stories the posters on every bathroom door. We munities band together. Instead of tearing mental spaces where we feel most comfort- are read during annual events because we worry that at issue is not our form of adver- apart, they unify. Instead of sowing discord, able, because those spaces have bumps and believe that no voice is better able to foster tising, but our organization’s activist bent. they bring forth compassion. cracks that can lead us astray. Ultimately, if prevention and education than that of a To be certain, activism may very well be However, these events also incite anger. a belief, creed, philosophy, teaching or set of survivor. a form of self-care and healing for some Acts of violence seem to rarely stimulate the values is linked to destructive activity, we as There are many, many ways for survivors survivors. At IHH, we continue to (re)as- sort of cowering, debilitating fear that an- a society must take the step to investigate. to process their trauma, and no one path is sess how to incite meaningful change on tagonizing forces want. Instead, they bring It is not enough to simply investigate the more “right” or “wrong.” Yet for some sur- this campus. If we are to continue to hold forth a seething, red-hot pool of anger in criminals; rather, we have to question why vivors on this campus, IHH continues to be these events, we will continue to need to ad- a powerful resource, helping them regain vertise. In our minds, relegating survivors’ many people. Civilians occasionally retali- such criminals might build their decisions their sense of autonomy and agency in the experiences to the margins of this campus ate with warped and closed-minded ideas to destroy on the basis of beliefs they share. wake of tragedy. has never been and will never be an option. of vigilante justice, harming even more in- Every single person in this world deserves It has always been our intention to cre- IHH has never been about performance; nocent people in the process. The familiar respect. A good society cannot function un- ate safe spaces for survivors. Many people we’re in the business of providing survivors term “xenophobia” appears in news pro- less it is built on tolerance. Discrimination involved in IHH have experienced PTSD with a platform. We continue to believe in grams, social media feeds and speeches, and bigotry harm not just those who are tar- and triggering in the wake of their own as- the power of stories. We raise conscious- as more level-headed individuals remind geted but the entire community, threatening saults, and these criticisms weigh heavily in ness that It Happens Here in the hope that the populace that the vast, vast majority of to undermine the cohesive threads which tie our minds. Over the past few months, IHH one day, It won’t. world citizens condemn such senseless vio- us together. But respecting everyone does has hosted conversations with the campus lence. From the destruction, from the grief not preclude the questioning of values. We community in order to address these con- and from the anger, the constructive maxim cannot lose sight of social improvement and cerns. We look forward to continuing those Michelle Peng ‘15 inevitably arises: do not hate your neighbor conversations. We invite you to join us at Maddie Orcutt ‘16 for his beliefs and do not fear those beliefs; holes in our society. We cannot get compla- Chellis House Monday, Jan. 19 at 9 p.m. for Katie Preston ‘17 resist those who would spread evil in this cent. Challenging a belief is not challenging another such conversation. We welcome all Jingyi Wu ‘17 world. a person’s value, it is not insulting a person’s input. We must be tolerant. We must allow intelligence and it is not even extending the anger to dissipate, and we must accept some form of institutional racism. Rather, everyone as equal in this world. Each and criticizing a set of values sets us up to ad- every person alive deserves dignity and re- vance. Criticism shows us what is broken, An Op-Cartoon by nolan ellsworth spect until they prove otherwise, and their and it presents what we can do to make our belief of choice does not make them con- beliefs even more effective and more worthy nected to other evil done elsewhere which of our adherence. - Nothing is above reproach. Each and ev- lence, we must remain inclusive. That is how ery one of us needs to be challenged to move a people stands up to cruelty. By remaining forward. Too often, people do not question strong, by not bowing to the pressure of the each other’s deepest and most strongly held human tendency to retaliate, we help break beliefs because of a fear of offending or de- down such systems, which produce evil in meaning. But these are the beliefs that most need questioning. As citizens seeking a more But tolerance is only one element of a liberal, inclusive, peaceful society, we need humanistic society. We have often shown to ask ourselves if toleration of individuals the strength and ability to move beyond must equate to acceptance of every aspect anger and to accept those who are different of every belief. It is time to move forward from us. In our pursuit of peace, however, we must recognize the inconvenient, often questions. Beliefs, creeds, philosophies and incendiary truth that nothing is above criti- sets of values have the power to incite people cism. The possibility exists for a tolerant so- to action. As such, each of these should be ciety to fall into relativist traps and to ignore subject to inspection and review. We need to look at our set of beliefs and investigate present. No community, belief, creed, set of what we can do differently, and if these be- values, philosophy or group is perfect, and liefs might have some capacity to warp col- each has its own problems and its own ca- lective action in a certain way. If so, we can pacity for producing unsavory results. And so, as educated citizens of the world more peaceful future. community, these events serve as catalysts What Shirley Taught Us she has spearheaded a number of diversity initiatives that feb graduation about hardships low-income students face at Middlebury. I many people have already called brave and impressive. But was moderating the event, the contribution I wish to highlight is one that is less visible. and Dean Collado was getting In my interactions with Shirley, I have known her to be a season begins reader op-ed grilled by students asking for Harry Zieve-Cohen ’15 is Such commitment to meaningful communication is, alas, too from Brooklyn, N.Y. Dean Collado repeatedly rare at Middlebury (and, to be sure, in the world outside). reminded students that be- Too often, we look to administrators to take action for us and cause Middlebury is a 501(c)(3), a great deal of information thus miss an opportunity for real intellectual growth. Social life is unsatisfactory? Tell Ron and Shirley to do something. instance) can be found online. Students or speakers are racist or homophobic? Demand that they be formally reprimanded or prohibited from speaking. defending Middlebury against the charges of uninformed, When I went to Shirley with a concern about an anti-Semitic self-righteous students. Yet she never ignores them because, speaker, she heard me out, expressed sympathy, but refused whether students knew it or not, she shares their concerns. to take action herself. Contact those bringing the speaker to A lesser Dean would not have even attended that Money at campus, she told me. - When I argue that offensive statements should go unpun- ancing act of both supporting students and unhesitatingly ished at Middlebury, I’m often met with the retort, “That’s challenging us. easy to say if you’re white and straight and male.” Fair enough. I have had the privilege of getting to know Dean Collado Shirley, I know, would agree; she has basically told me the very well over these past few years. She was an early support- same thing. But she has also taught me that administrative er of Middlebury Foods, and our team has had dinner with her several times. With each meal, we’d open up a bit more We do much better when we call each other out, maybe in about our personal lives, and she would too. Through these the pages of this very paper. Speaking up takes bravery, but and many other conversations, I have come to see that Shirley it does much more good than hiding behind the Dean. Shir- ley never lets anyone hide behind her. As a community, we needs and often lacks. should hope that her successor will take a similar approach. Shirley is a Hispanic woman with a noticeable Brooklyn Middlebury was never the obvious home for Shirley Col- lado. It was brave for the College to hire her, and it was brave the Dean’s secretary. In most administrative and Board meet- for her to take the job. Whether you agree with everything nolan ellsworth ings, she is the only woman of color in the room. For endur- Shirley believes or not (as Shirley can tell you, I disagree with ing this alone she deserves great credit. Changing the racial her plenty), we can all follow her example. MiddKids could makeup of the College has always been Shirley’s priority, and afford to take some more risks. 10opinions january 15, 2015| Youth Ambivalence Have you seen the movie Boyhood? sun beats into his bedroom, highlighting tell you the number of my peers who a partisan political argument, as is nor- I watched it on my plane ride back to the dust on the TV screen that his mom were that guy this past midterm election, mally the nature of this column, but I felt school this January — United had free asked him to clean a few days ago. too lazy or “busy” to vote. I myself came it an important enough issue to set the movies for Seem familiar? Seem sad? The im- close to being that guy after seeing the tone for this new year of writing. While once, shock- age does not preview that generation of I myself cannot claim to be above this Swing Vote er! — and the change-makers for which our predeces- research involved with voting by mail. youth ambivalence that I have laid out, Erin Van Gessel ’17.5 is sors have stressed a need. Gone is the But then I remembered the outcome I still want to highlight it. As Middlebury from San Francisco, Calif. impression generation of dreamers, replaced instead of voting. I remembered that I might not students, we all like to think of ourselves on me. with a level of contentedness and lethar- be deeply impassioned about that prop- as educated, involved world citizens, but For those who don’t know, it follows a gy we have not yet earned for ourselves. osition on medical malpractice suits or I think we must also keep in mind the boy, Mason, over a twelve-year period as Our planet’s temperature rises with even who the lieutenant governor of my privilege and ease of living that we expe- he grows to be an adult. Boyhood there- each passing day, technology poses in- state was (am I the only one who doesn’t rience in this 14-square-mile New Eng- fore doubles as a sort of societal docu- creasingly dangerous threats and our know what they do?), but doing a little land utopia. While it’s great to push the mentary, spanning from 2002 to 2013. American government remains as called research and casting my ballot kept me Real Food movement through campus, That chronology aligns perfectly with my upon as ever, yet historically unproduc- in the game of democracy. Vot- i n g partner with Divest Middlebury and the own growing up. I, and all other 90s ba- tive. These unsustainable trends make on (sometimes seemingly unim- like, let us not forget about an even more bies from the year of the dog or year of our generation the linchpin of progress; portant) issues might not have basic yet overlooked the pig, experienced our righteous tween we just need to take on the challenge. changed my life, but it helped way to stay and teen years during that period. Some events have recently demon- make sure that I lived a life that involved: While I was able to appreciate the strated clear social objectives, like the could one day incite change. the civic expired trends the movie brought back climate march last fall. These social up- Because it all comes down to duty of vot- to life — 1990s Volvo station wagons, risings are reminiscent of past student this: when we do not vote, ing. Soulja Boy songs and the iPod Mini just protests — civil rights, anti-Vietnam we disenfranchise War, et. cetera — and they are one way our- 18-year-old Mason, evoked a less empa- to counteract the ambivalence that runs selves; thetic response from me. rampant in our generation. individu- Mason embodied a sentiment my gen- There is, however, another, even als lose eration seems all too familiar with: am- easier way to stay involved in public life: their say bivalence. Whether it was seen through voting. in politi- his low number of smiles and laughs or For some reason that I cannot fathom cal life his lack of involvement and interest in young people (aged 18-24) have had his- and ex- activities and people, Mason didn’t bring torically low voter turnout rates since tremist a whole lot to the table, and what’s more, gaining the right to vote in 1972. In 2012 g r o u p s he didn’t seem to care. only 41 percent of young people came out a c c r u e I asked a few of my friends if they to vote. This is no small thing — the “Mil- concen- knew this type in real life — the kid veg- lennial generation” makes up a quarter t r a t e d of the electorate! — stressing the poten- power. “Do you know where we go to vote? remote in one hand and cellphone in the This “Nope, wait... it’s voting season?” other. He texts “LOL” back to a friend So, we return to that dude watching w a s n ’ t without actually cracking a smile. The exactly Eunice kim Thank You Coach Wanner! If you happen to walk by the Middlebury To put it simply, Coach Wanner has Crew Team Sweatshop in the early afternoon, had a tremendous impact on the Middle- College for Cats chances are you will see a former U.S. Na- bury Crew Team. Under his direction, the tional Team team has grown from 20 athletes to over rower plug- 70, and we are starting to see some of the Reader Op-Ed ging away team’s best results ever. Last spring, in ad- On behalf of the on the er- dition to the win in the Petite Finals at the Middlebury Crew Team gometer with Dad Vail Regatta, the women’s varsity four Middlebury students. varsity boats made the Grand Final at the Noel Wanner, the Head Coach of our crew New England Rowing Championship. This team, is one of those coaches who believe that past fall, the varsity women’s eight placed in order for their athletes to thrive, everyone 9th in the Head of the Charles Regatta col- needs to be fully committed to the task at legiate eight event. In addition, the women hand, from rower to coxswain to coach. At narrowly missed out on 2nd place to Wil- the end of last semester, we received the sad liams College by .05 seconds at the Head of news that Coach Wanner will be leaving us to the Fish. These are the best fall results the become the Head Men’s Coach at Tufts Uni- women have ever seen. Our men’s team versity. consistently places among the top ten Coach Wanner began his rowing career as eights programs in New England and wins a novice walk-on at Wesleyan University in in small boat events throughout the sea- the late eighties. Although he came to Wes- son. Last season, the novice men came in leyan expecting to play lacrosse, by the time 4th at the New England Rowing Champi- spring season rolled around he was hooked onship, and this fall the men’s varsity four on rowing. He rowed for his remaining years came in 7th at the Head of the Charles. An Op-Cartoon by win homer in the varsity men’s eight. After graduation, When people ask us why we row, the an- Coach Wanner stayed as the Novice Men’s swer usually revolves around competition, Coach in addition to training for the pre-elite the thrill of success, a touch of masochism, National Team selection camp. Beginning in a willingness to be in shape and the desire 1992, he went on to row for several years with to participate in the ultimate team sport. the U.S. National Team. He won national championships and raced internationally at the dedication and passion of both the the World Championships and the World athletes and the coach, as crew requires a Cup Series. level of patience and teamwork not found Middlebury Crew was founded in 1989, in many other facets of life. Coach Wanner when two entrepreneurially spirited students is responsible for a generation of student sold off a laptop and a motorcycle to purchase athletes who have learned to push through - er of Harvard University. The original team not only in rowing but also in life. Known was in fact not the Middlebury Crew Team for his inspirational speeches, particularly but rather the Polar Bear Rowing Club (the in moments of self-doubt and fear, Coach initials of the two founders were PB), as the Wanner has had a knack for calming even college did not want to be held liable for any the craziest of rowers. issues. Like most other club crew teams with Coach Wanner, thank you so much for limited funding and resources, Middlebury all of the time, dedication, passion and mainly raced fours. Coach Wanner joined love you have put into our crew team. If the Middlebury Crew Team as the Novice it weren’t for you, many of us would have Coach in 2007 and quickly transitioned to given up a long time ago. While all of us are the Head Coach position. He has since been saddened by the news of your departure, responsible for the growth and direction of this period represents an exciting transi- our team, including the switch from rowing tion for both you and us. We will sorely fours competitively to rowing eights. This miss your life metaphors, your dog Dag- transition required a big step up in commit- goo and your pride in us as we cut the cake ment and competition, as we began racing and toss the watermelon on every stroke. against fully funded and established var- Your smile and congratulations at the end of races motivate us to work harder every “Yes, I’m afraid he comes with the property. I’m told he’s very quiet though.” raced in the open eight event at the Dad Vail day. We look forward to leaving it all on the Regatta, they were destroyed. Last spring, the line against your new team and wish you women’s eight won the Petite Finals. the best of luck in your future endeavors! | january 15, 2015 opinions11 The Punishment of Being Innocent Here I stand with a lit candle at this vigil along than enough bullets fired to kill the majority of ing their faces. She removed the cloth one by one with 30 other Middlebury students, staff and faculty them. As if spilling the blood of these children was from 49 children’s faces and the 50th one was her to remember and pray for the 132 innocent children not enough, the terrorists then went to classrooms, son. Life is not the same for the mother anymore and the eight teachers who dragged scared children from under the tables and and receiving justice won’t bring her son back.” Reader op-ed lost their lives and 122 who did not hesitate before putting a bullet through their The Taliban said that they want Pakistan to feel Naina Qayyum ’15 is from received bullet injuries in tiny bodies. Most children were shot in the head. pain as they felt pain due to the Pakistan Army’s op- Chitral, Pakistan. a school attack by the Tali- The teachers, who were trying to evacuate the chil- erations against the terrorists in the tribal areas of ban in the city of Pesha- dren out of the classrooms, were tied to chairs and the country that killed the families and children of war, Pakistan. Twelve thousand miles away, here at burnt alive in front of their students. How can one Taliban fighters. Yes, Pakistan did feel the pain — Middlebury College, we all come together to mourn eulogize for these teachers and sympathize with the it is a sorrow too large to bear. But the pain made and try to comprehend the carnage in Peshawar. We parents who lost the children — the noor (light) of Pakistan stronger; it made humanity more united never met the dead children or their families; but their eyes? Thinking of words, I have none. against the barbarians. we feel connected. We feel sorrow for those who lost The death of one person can impact a whole family Mariam Khan ’16 whose parents are from Pesha- their innocent lives, anger for the heartless savages and their memories remain forever in the minds of war shared her thoughts about the event. for setting the worst example of brutality, confusion those who love them. Zeest Hassan ’17 shared, “My “My memories of Peshawar are beautiful; it is a for what humanity has come to and worry for the cousin’s 18 year old son, who was the only child, was region that is simple and seemingly from a differ- coming generations who are witnessing the worst shot thrice before he died. The mother was told to ent era. The unfortunate reality is that it is also an forms of terror in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, look through 50 dead bodies of children lying on the area that is plagued by violence and conflict because United States, France, Somalia and the list goes on. f l o o r with cloth of drones, drugs and warfare.” Khan further said, The day of Dec. 16, 2014 was unlike any other hid- “I was completely shocked and heartbroken when normal school day for the children of the Army I heard of the events that happened on December Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan. 16th. I feel so blessed to have such an intimate Dressed in their green and white uni- perception of the events and to have the sup- forms, with their books and friends, port from members of the campus commu- these children were going about nity and the Scott Center for Spiritual and their daily routine of attending religious life upon my arrival to campus.” classes. But these children were This flickering light of this candle at unaware of their fatal fate and this vigil is not just the remembrance that this may be the last day, of the bloodshed, but it is a symbol of or the last moments that they unity and support that the College will share with their friends, shares with Pakistan, with all the teachers and parents. parents in the world who lost their In the morning at 10 a.m., children and their loved ones due seven terrorists disguised in to terrorism. Children are children the Pakistani paramilitary — whether they are civilians, chil- uniform entered the school dren of the military, or the children building, headed to the big of Taliban fighters — they deserve auditorium where lots of love and care, not bullets and life children were gathered to at- long trauma of witnessing inhu- tend a school function and mane violence. Rahman Baba, a opened fire at them indis- famous poet from Peshawar said, criminately. The children “We are all one body. Whoever tried to run out of the audi- tortures another, wounds him- torium, but there were more self.” Rubi Saavedra Divestment: The Financial Argument This January is set to be a big month and we think you should too; we just in spite of, or rather because of, a lack from fossil fuels, let’s consider the fact for the Middlebury Divestment from might save the planet in the process. of reliance on the most impactful fossil that fossil fuel companies are still ve- Fossil Fuels Campaign, otherwise For starters, one of the great myths fuel companies. hemently spending enormous amounts known as Di- surrounding divestment is that the elim- Furthermore, we are not advocating of money on capital expenditures (CA- vestMidd, as ination of investments in the top 200 divestment because of some antiquated PEX) to develop and discover new re- Reader Op-ed we lay the fossil fuel companies from our endow- obsession with peak oil. Of course, fossil serves that have the potential to become Sophie Vaughan ’17 is g r o u n d w o r k ment would necessarily result in lower fuels are a finite resource and thus a the- unburnable, a prospect which, accord- from San Francisco, Calif. for a presen- returns and subsequent budget cuts in oretically unsustainable resource, but ing to a 2013 Carbon Tracker Initiative Nate Cleveland ’16.5 is tation to the areas such as financial aid. In fact, the we’re not kidding ourselves. We know report, could result in up to $6.74 tril- from Devon, Pa. members of investment literature repeatedly shows that recent technological advances have lion in wasted capital investments by the Board of that fossil free portfolios have higher shed light on enormous reserves of oil. the top 200 fossil fuel companies over Trustees in the spring, when we will ask risk-adjusted returns. Total reliance on this fact, however, may the next decade. Why, you ask, are fos- them to once again to consider and vote So, what does this mean? Essential- lead us into dangerous territory. Oil sil fuel companies not investing more on divestment. In order to achieve suc- ly, fossil fuel companies generally have companies are valued by their proven into research and development of clean cess in the spring, the Middlebury com- more risk due to their presence in often or predicted reserves, which means that technologies? One would assume fossil munity must unite in support of divest- politically and economically volatile if these reserves cannot be burned or fuel companies are rational actors and ment to signal to the Board of Trustees countries. Additionally, the increased taken out of the ground for a variety of would obviously want to increase efforts the necessity of our ask. costs fossil fuel companies would have reasons, such as carbon pricing or water at developing clean technology sources We as DivestMidd realize, however, to incur as a result of new legislation constraints, the value of these compa- that, given our concerns above, are most that in order to unite in support of di- placing a price on carbon would prove nies would see a significant negative im- likely to prove profitable in the energy vestment we must all understand the substantial in adding costs to produc- pact. For oil companies, reserves in the market of the future. These companies, reasons for divestment, at least to the tion. And, a price on carbon sometime ground are future revenue streams, and however, are also stuck in their ways extent that one feels he or she can have in the near future is not farfetched con- if reserves cannot be drilled, refined, and have a hard time imagining a world an informed decision on the subject. sidering recent advances in discussions and sold, revenue will be hurt. Shocks to not dependent on fossil fuels. But we at Thus, in pursuit of an “educated elector- related to climate change and interna- revenue would lead to changes in profit- Middlebury, on the other hand, should ate” on divestment, we are holding three tional agreements on carbon emissions, ability, which impacts stock prices and certainly have within our capacity the “teach-ins,” or information and discus- not to mention the growing urgency due returns to shareholders. ability to imagine a world powered by sion sessions, each one focusing on a to climate impacts. Just because oil companies have the clean technologies and should therefore different pillar holding up the argument Yet we don’t even need a price on knowledge that reserves are available, have the foresight to divest from fossil for divestment, which include financial, carbon for divestment to make financial that doesn’t mean that they’re easily ac- fuels and reinvest in clean technologies. political and social justice reasons. sense. As a matter of fact, one of Black- cessible or necessarily worth the cost Finally, if we were to divest, the pro- The subject of this article and of the rock’s numerous iShares ETFs (with the of extraction. This could be due to a cess of selling off our holdings would first teach-in, which was held yesterday, ticker DSI) is composed of 400 compa- number of factors including the chang- not be done in a haphazard manner that is the financial argument for divest- nies with positive environmental, social, ing resource landscape to shale gas and could in any way endanger our financial ment. In many ways, this is a great place and governance practices (compared to phosphate or the falling costs of clean performance. In all likelihood the pro- to start in launching Divestment 2.0, for industry competitors), includes only technology costs, especially for solar cess would take between two and five the financial argument proves the sur- one of the top 200 fossil fuel companies, PVs and onshore wind. In this way, we years, which proves even more reason prising and well-substantiated reasons tracks the S&P 500 Index, and, since in- may be grossly over-evaluating fos- to announce divestment from to top why we’re advocating for divestment. ception in 2007 has outperformed the sil fuel companies, an idea commonly 200 fossil fuel companies as soon as To those who think supporters of di- S&P 500 by over 3 percent. This is sub- known as stranded carbon asset theory, possible. vestment are just ignorant tree-hugging stantial, as the S&P 500, which includes which essentially predicts the presence In sum, it makes clear financial sense environmentalists whose sole goal is to 14 of the top 200 fossil fuel companies, of a carbon bubble that when it breaks, to divest from fossil fuels. If you agree save the Earth, be warned: the financial is considered to be one of the broadest could result in severe losses for owners please sign the petition at go/divest- argument for divestment is sound, even benchmark indexes of large U.S. pub- of long positions in fossil fuel compa- midd and come to the next divestment independent of environmental con- licly traded companies. In this way, DSI nies. teach-in on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 4:30 cerns. So listen up. We know our stuff, has steadily demonstrated high returns If that’s not reason enough to divest p.m. in BiHall 438! 12features The Middlebury Campus| JANUARY 15, 2015 13

What [podcast] will make you a better person? (1) Of course, I would be remiss to not say Serial, the new podcast by Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder. It has killer cliffhangers and incredible writing. It Has inspiring spoofs, spoiler specials and productive con- versations about narrative, ethics in reporting and storytelling. Listen What to it! Another favorite is Love & Radio. Creator Nick Vanderkolk describes L&R as intimate stories from “the seedy to the sublime.” They are so inti- mate they can get uncomfortable, “but in a good way.” Some episodes are so weird, I can’t fully get on board, but Love and Radio consistent- [THING] will ly pushes me out of my comfort zone as a human and as a producer. It nurtures compassion and inspires sonically. —Erin Davis, Visiting Winter Term “Sound and Story” Instructor (1) make you a What [philosopher] will make you a better person? When I think of the life-skills that I've learned from doing philosophy, three things stand out. First, philosophy teaches one to be fairly dis- criminating about what's necessary, and there's something very liber- ating about recognizing that something once assumed to be necessary (1) better is in fact contingent. Second, philosophy teaches one to solve bigger (6) problems by breaking them up into a collection of smaller problems that are easier to solve. Third, philosophy encourages rigorous thought across a wide variety of topics. What [book] will make you a better person? What [play] will make you a better per- person? I don't know that there's one person who perfectly embodies all three I never like books that set out to make me a better per- of the ideals to which I alluded in my previous email, but David Hume, son? Interviews by Jessica Cheung and Annie Grayer. son (self-help books, say, though I've found a few help- Hamlet suggests that theatre is a mirror, Immanuel Kant, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Wilfrid Sellars strike me as ful now and then!) I think any book that enlarges your Design by Julia Hatheway. - sense of the world and that allows you entry into In response to your question, there are so en" philosopher; I care more about the ideas than who said them. another point of view has the potential of increasing many plays, but I will cite just one exam- -Kareem Khalifa, Associate Professor of Philosophy your awareness, opening your eyes, stretching those ple. In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the muscles of compassion—which to me might be the best Sun, the character Walter Lee is about to What [book] will make you a better person? commit a despicable and immoral act be- Reading Spenser's The Faerie Queene will make you a better person! inspirational non-self-help book of the moment is one fore he comes to the conclusion that this Spenser thought that the activity of reading was a profoundly MORAL which I used to give to all the volunteers who went act will be devastating to his family and activity, so the poem teaches you to be a good, careful, ethical reader - down to spend a year at our farm and literacy project to his manhood. When the audience sees of the poem and the book of life! (2) in the Dominican republic, alta gracia. it is Rebecca Walter Lee’s struggle, they too realize (5) --Marion Wells, Associate Professor of English & American Literatures Solnit's very short, very amazing Hope in the Dark: that Walter’s ultimate decision makes him Untold histories, Wild Possibilities. It's a rousing What [book] will make you a better person? call to activism—urging us to think outside the box, Tough question. Guy Vanderhaeghe, Homesick. (You can’t see it, but I must now go back to trying to comprehend to "change the imagination of change,” her phrase, so keep changing my mind!) A beautifully crafted story about family love, wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and that we can begin to turn around some of the colossal growing up, and loss. It will make you wise! gluttony. (6) challenges facing us as a planet and species. Solnit —Brett Millier, Reginald L. Cook Professor of American Literature -Nathaniel Nesmith, C3 Post-Doctoral claims (and I agree!) that one place to begin is with the Fellow in Theatre stories we tell and spread that help us to re-imagine What [research study] will make you a better person? ourselves and the world we live in, which is what the (4) The original paper by Hodgkin and Huxley In the 1950’s that described best stories and books do. Will this book or any book What [political text] will make you the ionic basis of resting and action potentials for which they won a make us a better person? I guess ultimately, it's up to a better person? Nobel Prize. In the 1950’s equipment was ancient, they had to be espe- us. As Rilke reminds us at the end of "Archaic Torso of On the 25th anniversary of the Velvet cially creative, very mathematical, and were especially intuitive. (3) Apollo," having described Apollo's statue, the moment Revolution, Václav Havel’s “The Power of —Tom Root, Professor of Biology and Neuroscience of art is over, and now, reader, "You must change your the Powerless.” It will make you a better (2) life." person, because a life lived in truth is a What [television series] will make you a better person? life that matters. Or as Havel said, “For I'd argue that the TV series Mad Men will make you a "better" person. --Julia Alvarez ’71, writer-in-residence the real question is whether the brighter I put "better" in quotes because I do think what a "better" person is is future is really always so distant. What very debatable. But I'd suggest that Mad Men makes us more thought- What [study] will make you a better person? if, on the contrary, it has been here for a ful and aware, especially of the relationship between the personal, psychology. Particularly the work of Diener & Selig- long time already, and only our own blind- man, which demonstrates very happy people are highly ness and weakness has prevented us from social restrictions depicted in Mad Men are a thing of the past, but as social and have strong social relationships. If you seeing it around us and within us, and kept the seasons unfold, I think we come to see how we've inherited those want to be a better person, be a better friend, sibling, us from developing it?” social assumptions and how far we still have to go. And because we partner, etc. High quality relationships are central to -Allison Stanger, Russell J. Leng '60 our happiness. (5) social issues in our own lives. (4) Professor of International Politics and (3) -Robert Moeller, Assistant Professor of Psychology Economics -Louisa Stein, Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture 14 Advertisements January 15, 2015 | | january 15, 2015 features15 JusTalks is a student-led forum that aims to spark converastion about issues of identity–gender, race, sexual orientation, class, etc.–in order to increase under- standing and participation in the diverse community on campus. Afer a year of planning, JusTalks kicked of with a keynote speaker, Robin DiAngelo. Te event continued over into Saturday, with diferent activities and topics that inspire thoughtful, and at times uncomfortable, conversations among students. Third JusTalks Keynote Tackles Whiteness B mine ideas we hold about racism. “In light of the recent events in Fergu- son and elsewhere, I felt that we needed to culture references, humor, anecdotes from bring a speaker to campus that would be able her own work, own students and numerous - Wojciechowska ‘17, a fellow JusTalks orga- tion plays out on multiple levels, from white nizer. The organizers came across her work people living in largely segregated spaces to in the fall while training their facilitators for thinking about who we view as racists. She the First-Year Seminar program. asked the audience to ask each other tough questions—to try and shed the common be- focuses on white racial literacy, and I felt that - a talk such as hers was needed here at Mid- dents or is only perpetuated by “bad” people. dlebury,” she said. “There seems to be a wide spectrum of how white students on campus about the limitations of her knowledge, ask- understand race relations, or if they do at all. ing people of color in the room to hold her accountable and lend another lens on expe- students who’ve never talked about these is- riences of whiteness if they felt comfortable sues before start that dialogue.” doing so. Students who attended the talk agreed, Although JusTalks’ programming has posing questions to strategize ways to bring extended from its J-Term events and into conversations on whiteness into other spac- the First-Year Seminars with their discus- es, and pondered ways to combat their own sion sections, as a JusTalks organizer, I can racial privilege. attest to the fact that our work in J-Term “I came here because mainly as an in- is currently the centerpiece of this student ana hi naranjo - week and gives participants some insights on the larger societal issues that relate to the from Canada. “So I came here mostly to un- cial Literacy,” and based on her book with various social identities they will discuss that - weekend. The past two JusTalks keynote that exists in the States.” Massachusetts, delivered the third annual ily “speak directly to the white folks in the “The talk shed some light on dynamics JusTalks keynote address in Wilson Hall on - - that may exist even in my home country, so minology for those new to discussing race, to it was good for me to think about. I’m really - illuminate how white privilege operates in - glad I came.” American society and to ultimately under- sues and gave an especially timely lecture. JusTalks Event Charges Emotions, Seeks to Grow By Anastasia Capatina which resulted in one group focusing on mi- tions across all grade levels in an event called back with their arms crossed or whatever croaggressions and language communica- — I’d rather that person be there to experi- Late afternoon on Saturday, Wilson Hall tion, and another on body image, one of the But for now, they are making strides to ence something like JusTalks at least once in erupted in cheers. The 130 students who had most popular groups of the hour. integrate JusTalks into classroom curriculum their lifetime at Middlebury because at least just participated in JusTalks, an all-day, stu- For Anna Iglitzin ’17.5, Open Spaces cap- they’ve registered that conversation,” Yellow- dent led discussion event that encourages tured the spirit of the day. “In the same way you have a discussion social justice dialogue, were wrapping up a section to a class or a screening, that would years at Middlebury without talking about day of heavy exchanges with dancing, loud - be a once-a-week meeting, an hour long,” ex- these things and that to me is worse than whoops and even a birthday ballad to one son and Garner and all the judicial cases, and plained organizer Kate McCreary ’15. anything else.” lucky partaker. To an outsider, the crowd’s I just thought it was fascinating because it felt So far, Justalks have gotten mostly posi- “We’re not trying to teach anyone any- enthusiasm sounded not unlike the ending like everyone really wanted to be there and - thing, because we’re still learning,” organizer ovations to an admired summer camp, an to learn something,” she said. “Everyone was fessors; six out of the seven they spoke with odd comparison for an event one participant sharing from a place they felt comfortable too are considering experimenting with a Just- coming back to this and we keep organizing it described as “emotionally taxing.” so a lot of students talked about not knowing alks discussion section. Three have already is because we see value in it, every time we do how to engage agreed to make this. We just wish more people would be will- second-year attendees collaborated with ju- and a lot of it mandatory. ing to go through the process with us.” nior and senior facilitators and organizers “We’re not living up to the mission students talk- The goal Some participants, like Iglitzin, agree in a giant think-tank of serious questions. ed about the of the college, which talks about of mandatory on a more consistent, seminar-like model of Questions about race relations, gender, class, ways in which participation JusTalks over a full day of the program, al- - they had been being able to have students lead may sound ences on their Middlebury experience. personally af- extreme, and - Middlebury and engage with the fected by racial even like a po- ing on the atmosphere. “I would say that the in the auditorium. One could simply say that world. By not being able to talk tential dilution problem with anything like that is that the people talked. Yet the kind of conversations it felt like a re- of the enthusi- ‘let down’ is hard too; you’re in this environ- about certain inequities, we’re not ally cool bal- asm students ment for a whole day, [it’s] super intense, and the program was primarily aimed, were big ance of people doing that.” like Iglitzin and then you sort of walk out of it and you walk group discussions, intimate hour-long con- who came from Kimm enjoyed back into your life. I feel like I’m sort of still versations one-on-one and open platforms to afi yellow-duke ’15 - so much at today on Monday feeling tired and trying to respond to posed prompts. justalks organizer points.” Saturday’s pro- remember what it was that was so emotion- For Mandy Kimm ’17, who decided to be A Feb Orientation leader this upcoming gram. Yet considering that the students who ally taxing and what was challenging.” a JusTalks facilitator after participating as a February, Iglitzin is already thinking about didn’t register for last week’s Justalks are Iglitzin captures the fatigue of many of freshman last year, the day was about build- the ways Justalks will spill over to reach in- likely those very same students who are less the participants of this year’s JusTalks, who ing empathy. coming students. comfortable addressing the issues raised at tackled some of big questions about social in- For the organizers of the event, nine up- - said. “It’s a safe space for people to open up perclassmen women for whom JusTalks is less willing or shy members of the student sonal and group identity. For these students, and share things that they really wouldn’t be a personal project, this level of engagement body makes some sense. it’s a pleasant weariness, not unlike the ache able to, or feel comfortable, or have the occa- proves that there is a continuous need for “I would rather someone be there even if of sore muscles after an intense workout — sion to share about themselves and their situ- such conversations on campus. they didn’t want to be there — and sat there satisfying and humming with the anticipa- “[JusTalks] was basically started by a the whole day like grouchy and were sitting tion of growth from another day at the gym. gets very personal.” group of students who felt that our college’s Kimm led a talk on mental health and curriculum doesn’t have a space to talk about emotional and spiritual well-being with a inequality and power and privilege,” orga- group of freshman, discussing “how Middle- bury is or is not a place that supports emo- living up to the mission of the college, which tional well being,” she said. She added that talks about being able to have students lead some of the questions addressed were, “How Middlebury and engage with the world. By acceptable is it to talk to people when you’re not being able to talk about certain inequities, struggling? How does it feel to look around we’re not doing that.” and see how everyone seems to be putting on Fellow organizer Molly McShane ’16.5 added, “I think people genuinely want to have top of it?” She later added, “That discussion the conversations but just don’t know how, so was really meaningful.” I think by giving people the outlet, there are a According to Kimm, in an activity called lot of people who wanted to take up that op- Open Spaces, students chose to join facili- portunity.” tated groups focusing on topics ranging from One of the main long-term goals of JusT- - alks is to make it a mandatory portion of as lations, to LGBTQ life at Midd, to rape cul- - ture and sexual assault. Students also got to stitutions like Williams College have already suggest two categories of their own choosing, ana hi naranjo mandated JustTalks-equivalent conversa- A participant speaks up in front of a group of 100 students at the JusTalks event. 16 features january 15, 2015 Snow Bowl Lift Operations: A Family Affair

By Hye-Jin Kim fight, some days are long days. But what Getting on and off the chairlift for I love about my job, especially this ski the first time can be terrifying. It can area, is how much of a family we are.” also be quality comedy. There is even a Stephan Kerr started working at the short film by Warren Miller, an iconic Snow Bowl when he was 16, and has been action sports filmmaker, solely devoted snowboarding here since he was eight. to the potentially traumatic experience: He recalled planning his runs to rotate “Chairlift-Funny Disasters” – check it between lift huts to hang out with differ- out on YouTube. ent lift operators. “I grew up here,” he But the lift operators at the Middle- said. bury College Snow Bowl work hard to Given the cost of lift tickets, gear prevent any real trauma to skiiers and and travel, skiing and snowboarding boarders. Some, like Tim Kerr of Bran- is an ironically difficult sport to access don, Vt. have over 20 years of experi- for some Vermont residents. Foster ence. Provencher, a Sheehan lift operator, has “We’re kind of unique, in that in big- never skied or snowboarded in his life. ger areas, they have lift operators who Asked if he ever considered it, he replied are lift operators and snowmakers who without hesitation: “nope.” are snowmakers,” said Snow Bowl ski- Stephan Kerr said most of his high area manager Peter Mackey. “[Here], school friends were more into riding one of our operators will be making snow snowmobiles than chairlifts. “If my dad at night and a couple days later, working didn’t work here, I never would’ve gotten on a lift.” into [snowboarding]. Because he worked According to 23-year old lift op- here, I got to take lessons for free,” he erator Stephan said Kerr, snow-mak- Stephan ing is the more was an avid difficult part of snowboarder his job. until he had a “It can be snowboarding dangerous,” he accident at the said. “The air hy- bottom of Al- drant can hit you len in 2011. with up to 500 “I went lbs of pressure to stop and if you discharge caught an the line incorrectly.” edge,” he said hye-jin kim Despite the inherent dangers, there of the accident. “My face hit the ground, my board came up over the top of my Lift operators Stephan Kerr, left, and his father Tim Kerr of Brandon, Vt. have operated is very little turnover among Snow Bowl the Snow Bowl lifts for years, even in negative-ten and twenty degree temperatures. employees according to Mackey. He ex- head and flipped me on my back. I did plained this is likely due to the ski area’s a scorpion.” He ended up with two com- Game of War) or completes crossword kind of known what to wear just over small size and family atmosphere. Many pressed vertebrae and a month of re- puzzles and reads daily comics as a dis- years of growing up here in Vermont.” of the lift operators also work together at hab. “[My mobility for snowboarding] traction. The lift huts also conveniently Provencher, like my shivering self, the Bread Loaf campus in the summer. is pretty limited now,” he said. “Plus my have Wi-Fi. is not so immune to the feels-like-nega- In the case of Tim and his son dad told me if I even grabbed my board As for the cold, it doesn’t faze him. tive-22-degrees wind-chill. Stephan, operating Worth Lift on a from the closet, he’s going to stuff it up “We work in shifts,” he said. “Thirty “There’s a lot of nice days, but also a “chausty” (a hybridization of ‘chilly’ no man’s land.” minutes on, then thirty minutes off,” lot of cold days,” he said, pausing to se- and ‘frosty’ made popular by Snow Bowl While Stephan admits to feeling a Stephan said. “We dress for it.” While cure the chair for me. I clumsily plopped manager Peter Mackey) Sunday after- little jealous watching snowboarders some skiers swear by hand and toe- down. As the lift begins to lurch forward, noon is quite literally a family affair. shred down Allen on powder days, he’s warmers on single-digit days, Stephan he sent me off with a little wisdom in his “We have some days we like each happily taken up ice-fishing and hunt- relies on steel-toed boots and his hardy slow and unwavering Canadian drawl. other, some days we don’t,” chuckled ing with his dad. On slow days, Stephan local upbringing. “It’s very rare that I “But you gotta take the good with the Stephan. “We ride in together, so if we plays games on his Kindle (especially wear hand warmers or toe warmers. I’ve bad.” WANT A PIECE OF THE ACTION? The Middlebury Campus is seeking new editors for the spring semester! Editorial applications are encouraged for the following sections: ONLINE ARTS&SCIENCES SPORTS OPINIONS NEWS FEATURES

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Not only will Daisey be offering two perfor- tion consumer information and time is rede- truth and awareness has brought trouble in the past. J-term classes and the public in Kevin P. character haikus. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts (MCA) 232 The Performing Arts Series is more By Connor Forrest on Jan. 17 at 4:15 p.m. All members of the was accused of compromising journalistic community are welcome to listen and partic- great example. The experimentation Daisey integrity. Granted, The Agony and the Ec- ipate in what is sure to be a riveting dialogue does with storytelling excites and enchants stasy of Steve Jobs was moved beyond the During a recent survey, an overwhelm- about theater, journalism, truth and social in an entirely different way. Apart from an stage and adapted for the broadcast This ing percentage of students said they wanted change. enthralling stage presence and delivery, Da- American Life where artistic license is less to see more storytelling events like TEDx, Acclaimed by the New York Times as isey’s tales are enjoyable both for their own well received. Moth and Cocoon. This Friday, Jan. 16 and - sake and for the larger picture he offers his Saturday, Jan. 17 in Wright Memorial The- eration,” and handling a berth of provocative audience. obligation does an entertainer such as Dais- atre at 8 p.m., students will have that op- topics, Daisey is one of the most illustrious He broaches issues many people don’t ey have to maintain strict interpretations of portunity. Mike Daisey is a monologist who and controversial performers of the College’s like talking about like consumer capitalism truth? How far does artistic license extend? demands a reaction. season. or how our world is built on the subjugation Yes, Daisey is a man with a message, but A self-proclaimed mansplainer, Daisey His reactionary monologues weave to- and ownership of women. In his show Yes the vehicle is humor. Ultimately, the public- doesn’t pull any punches as he tears into rel- gether autobiography, gonzo journalism and Man this past summer, Daisey didn’t try to radio broadcast was retracted by host Ira evant political and personal topics without unscripted performance to tell hilarious and speak for women — instead he used his own Glass, but today Daisey remains true to his apology or censorship, poking fun at himself intriguing stories that characterize our age. life as a way of framing discussion about mission to delight and incite dialogue. and his audience along the way while leaving In Faster Better Social he examines the roil- his audience with a lot to chew on. ing landscape of technological change. The Agony and created dozens of powerful solo performanc- In Faster Better Social, he will be dis- Daisey explores a new world where the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs he was taking a es, each characterized by biting and clever cussing the increasing presence of technol- smartphones have fundamentally altered deliberate stance on the effect consumer criticisms of social and political landscapes ogy in our lives. What are we gaining? What our perception and interaction with the capitalism has on the world. Unfortunately, and provocative delivery. are we losing? And what are we becoming? world, “privacy” enables the commoditiza- however, the nature of Daisey’s crusade for This fall he performed a critically ac- All the Faces of the Moon. He is a longtime host and storyteller with The Moth, a contributor to The New York Times, The Guardian, Harp- er’s Magazine, Newsweek, WIRED, Vanity Fair, Slate, Salon, NPR and the BBC and has appeared on both Real Time with Bill Maher and the Late Show with David Letterman. - tions. Apart from those he poses during performance, his continued existence and success invite larger wonderings about what obligations a performer such as Daisey has to his or her audience. Must facts be kept entirely pure or is elaboration an inherent and necessary part of the genre — does being a professional dif- ferentiate Daisey from my brother fudging - pends on whether the primary objective is to entertain or to inform. Regardless, Daisey is worthwhile on two levels, both for what he says and for what he represents. of public theater. His engrossing delivery and thoughtfulness guarantee an entertain- ing hour and something to talk about for many days after the performance. Come to the Wright Memorial Theatre this Friday or Saturday at 8pm and start the evening off right. Tickets are $6 for students; $15 for fac- ulty, staff, alumni, and other ID card hold- - ursa waz Storyteller Mike Daisey will bring his controversial performance of Faster Better Social to Wright Memorial Theatre this J-term. for the rec rd BY LEAH LAVIGNE Nutini says that he has smoked mari- “Great Dictator” speech makes an appear- ter – yet both of his previous albums have juana every day since he turned sixteen, and ance in the middle of the track, spoken by Caustic In an era when artists – especially young indeed, the seductive growl of his vocals and Love, though it features songs varying in artists – are increasingly dependent on the subject matter often suggest the veracity of portrayal of Hitler in The Great Dictator. length from two to seven minutes, achieved success of formulaic three-and-a-half minute his claim. Caustic Love is full of samples, like the platinum status just two months after it was singles to spark their careers, and the tops of After ten years of experience in the - released and remained at the top spot on the - industry, with Caustic Love Nutini has UK charts for three weeks. In fact, Nutini is sicians like Taylor Swift who make carefully “Let Me Down Easy” and an excerpt from one of only nine artists who has topped the crafted business choices that tap into the de- instrument and more bold musical risks “Giving Up” by Gladys Knight & The Pips in UK albums charts for more than three weeks sires of radio stations, executives and lucra- comprising an artistic journey that begs to be one of two interludes that mark transition Caustic tive demographics in order to prolong their listened to from beginning to end in one sit- points within the album. Love and his sophomore release Sunny Side longevity, bold and ambitious choices are ting, and then, if time allows, over and over Nutini’s record self-consciously draws Up, proving that the album as a form is not again. Nutini’s rare vocal talent displays a on other art, pointing to and crediting his dead and that even in, and perhaps especial- successful music. bristling, three-dimensional vivacity burst- ly in, today’s digital marketplace, musicians There is, of course, something to be said ing – no, crackling between tones as do not need to conform to industry formulas for having enough music industry savvy to – with urgent emo- varied as Irish- to achieve longevity in a music career. repeatedly produce albums that adapt to the tional authentic- man Shane Mc- Nutini leaves the listener with the short, ever-changing landscape of popular music – ity, demanding CAUSTIC LOVE Gowan’s drunk- peaceful “Someone Like You,” which crystal- Swift’s eight-year, comfortably marketable the listener’s sus- en, toothless lead lizes the crooning capabilities of his vocals career represents a certain brand of longevity tained attention by PAOLO NUTINI of The Pogues while cleansing the palate of the emotional only possible through a careful calculation of as he transitions to Rastafarian ride of the previous 12 tracks. Though the skillful business decisions – but adaptation between smooth, melodies and vo- song only has two stanzas, it is a perfect rep- in the name of conformity with expectations psychedelic crooning, notes that are both cal stylings to the heavy use of female backup resentation of everything that Nutini does is a weak and, worst of all, safe, kind of evo- raspy and full of clarity and subtle details of singers so essential to bands like The Roll- best: skillfully communicating meaning in a lution. enunciation throughout the album. ing Stones at the height of their popularity. concise time-frame, correctly choosing which Scottish crooner Paolo Nutini released In one of the best songs on the record, What is most impressive about Caustic Love - is that Nutini boldly and successfully experi- tional effect and surprising the listener with gaining instant success with his decadently - ments with so many styles while still crafting an unexpected musical addition, which, in a coherent and engaging album that logically the case of “Someone Like You,” is one excel- to the much more experienced Rod Stewart - - - Through this iron sky that’s fast becoming mains, above all, authentically Nutini. From mony in the second stanza. Above all, Nutini funky to falsetto, psychedelic to smooth, rock is subtle and bold, controlled and reckless. and relaxed folk fare, Nutini’s most recent re- carefully enunciating “religions” with four and roll to R&B, Nutini transitions effortless- Caustic Love, is an R&B album syllables instead of three is just one of many ly between genres in the space of just over an that draws on Nutini’s passion and intuitive stylistic decisions that reject listener compla- hour. talent for a decidedly American genre. cency. A clip from Charlie Chaplin’s famous Nutini never panders – he knows bet- 20 arts SCIENCES January 15, 2015 | Dance spOtlight: Movement Matters By Mandy Kimm ment across disciplines and academic I look around me and so much of departments. Dance Department Chair what I see is divided into separate cat- Christal Brown expressed her enthusi- egories like academic and extracurricu- asm for the project, which she will direct lar, useful and useless, justice and injus- as it expands to engage the campus as a tice, natural and artificial, rational and whole. irrational, mind and body. These kinds “Movement Matters is an explora- of binaries can be useful as a way of un- tion of how human bodies literally and derstanding what is or is not, but I have metaphorically shape our physical and found they often lead to a narrow view of political worlds,” Brown said. “Regard- our experience as something that can be less of academic discipline, dance and subdivided and neatly delineated. movement offer deep insight into how Take the example of physical educa- we think about ourselves, both indi- tion — for many of us, physical education vidually and as part of the larger human classes are tacked onto our academic community.” schedule or relegated to an extracurric- By blending the boundaries that ular activity that we view as lesser im- typically separate disciplines, Movement portance than schoolwork. I often hear Matters is exemplifying the liberal arts people talk about the relief that comes at its best, constantly questioning and with engaging in physical activity, since innovating what it means to learn and so much of our time at the College is in engage in education. Embodied scholar- the cerebral, academic realm, but this ship is the epitome of the study of dance comment raises an important question. as an art form and an academic disci- Isn’t every activity in some way physi- pline, and this project aims to explore cal? We experience the world through how embodiment and attention to the our bodies from necessity, walking from physical experience can enrich any field place to place, sitting in chairs, speaking of study. Most fundamentally, it aims to and reading. At every moment we are grapple with the way we experience our taking in the world around us through bodies in relation to the world. What if our physical perception of sensory infor- physical education wasn’t treated sepa- mation in sight, smell, taste, touch and rately, but instead integrated holistically sound. And yet, conscious attention to into our educational experience, because our physicality is often limited to desig- body and mind are not separate? nated spaces. We set aside time here and The project has brought Kate Speer, there to go to the gym, for a walk or to Makeda Thomas and Maree ReMalia to a PE class, but otherwise I wonder if we campus for J-term, and the three danc- don’t often walk around imagining that ers will work to create cross-disciplinary our bodies are just shells for our mental links and new avenues for connecting existences. movement and academic scholarship. It struck me recently that many ad- After this month of research and explo- vancements in technology seem oriented ration, one of the artists will be selected towards mechanically replacing physical for a two-year residency as Middlebury’s work. From the mechanization of indus- Mellon Interdisciplinary Choreogra- try to automobiles to electronic commu- pher, who will deepen the explorations nication and commerce, it seems that they begin this month and develop con- the amount of physical engagement we nections and innovations of movement have with our world is decreasing. So the and embodiment across disciplines. question arises: Does movement matter? After public master classes this The Dance Department is currently week, including one on Jan. 15 with engaging in a project that answers with Speer from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the a resounding yes, and is aptly named Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts Movement Matters. Supported by a grant (CFA) Dance Theatre, the artists will from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, give a culminating presentation on their Movement Matters is a multi-year proj- work during J-term on Jan. 26 at 10:30 ect that intends to challenge separations a.m. in the CFA Dance Theatre. For more and seek out collaboration and creative information about the project and the Garrett Jones integration of movement and embodi- artists, visit go/movementmatters. Maree ReMalia is one of three artists-in-residence dancing in Movement Matters. one life left BY ALEX NEWHOUSE almost frustratingly complex. But what the game, each death of one of my clones And what a beautiful game it is, makes the game and its story special is became that much harder to stomach. too. The art uses something similar to I’ve experienced my share of exis- the tool you use to complete the puzzles: The Swapper device becomes a method “found” objects, and in the background tential crises in my life, not surprisingly. the Swapper device. for storytelling that I did not expect. At you might see what looks like a block of But rarely have I had to confront ques- The little machine gives this game its the end of the game, I became attached wood, or a cloth-covered wall, or a piece tions of my own physical and mental impact. Allowing you to clone yourself to the clones my device was fabricating of metal. It all gives the excavation site existence. This is my body, and I’m in- up to four times and to transfer control which I had previously created and killed a cobbled-together look, making it even habiting it. My mind controls my body, to one of the clones, the device becomes carelessly and unthinkingly. more alien and more intriguing than it my consciousness is a part of my mind. the foundational mechanic of the puzzles And this is because the game made otherwise would be. Thus, I, my mind and my body are more you have to solve. Some require you to me think. As the number of different What this game becomes, then, is or less one. But The Swapper chal- fling a clone across a chasm. Others force clones I had controlled climbed into the a strong example for the potential of lenges all of that. Like a punch to the you to press on several levers at the same hundreds, I began to think about con- games to tell stories. It isn’t a cinema- metaphysical gut, this game forces you time. Since all the clones move and jump sciousness. The story encourages this style game that tells you a narrative with to confront your own vulnerability and simultaneously, coordinating them all is line of thought, making you question if clear dialogue and cutscenes. Rather, it the disconnect between your conscious- a challenge that quickly becomes a part each clone is actually a mindless autom- presents you with a world and a mechan- ness and your body. It’s not just a clev- of the puzzle it- aton, and mak- ic that make you think. It causes you to erly designed, visually appealing puzzle self. Thankfully, The Swapper ing you wonder question your life and to wonder about game. The Swapper is a journey down time slows down if you can still the truths we hold so self-evident every the deepest wells of existential turmoil, when you’re aim- be intact after day. It is too bad that so much of the best challenging the Descartesian maxim, “I ing to swap to another clone. This caused having switched between so many bod- story is hidden away in secret logs, be- think, therefore I am.” some of the most satisfying moments of ies. cause this game tackles philosophy in a The game begins in an abandoned the game for me – I would jump off an All of this wouldn’t work if it didn’t way few other games have done before. excavation station on an alien planet, edge, plummeting to certain death, but play so well. But it does. And for the four It demonstrates the power of storytelling ambient sound echoing off the metal before my character died, I would slow to five hours it took me to complete The when you are the actor – because of your walls and the light flickering over damp down time and fling a clone up onto a Swapper, I was engrossed. The game role in the game, and because of your ac- and dusty rock corridors. Controlling higher ledge, reaching an otherwise in- made me want to explore its gloomy, tions with the device, you become a part a spaceman named Theseus, you are accessible place. My original clone died sinister depths, and I dove deep into the of how the story unfolds. This is one of tasked with the exploration of this site in the process, but the sacrifice allowed heart of the excavation site to discover the best games of the past few years. and the discovery of why the crew sud- me to finish the puzzle. the game’s secrets. Although I had to Few other experiences have captured the denly disappeared. Over time, however, these puzzles turn to the Internet once or twice, the existential struggle as perfectly as The Framed around platformer mechan- slowly started to gnaw at my sense of puzzles never grew frustrating or stale, Swapper. Available on the PC, PlaySta- ics, The Swapper shines most in its in- justice. As the story gradually colored and the diversity of the environments tion 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita creasingly challenging puzzles, which the world, fed by dialogue, environmen- was such that I never grew bored look- and Wii U, this is a game that everyone start at the mundane and end at the tal clues, and logs scattered throughout ing at it. should play. | January 15, 2015 Advertisements21 22sports | january15, 2015

By Emily Bustard - Coming off of a training trip to Flori- The most recent home meet against Peters ’16 sweeping the 3-meter competi- - started the New Year with a splash. The men have had a three-meet winning streak which included 50 yard sprinting events - - - showing off the depth of the team with and the shorter 100 yard individual med- - ley — provided more opportunities for the Panthers to show their speed. - Cormick came out on top of their heats in - contested events. - day. “We put in what it takes to of the women’s captains, the team has challenge ourselves and be further improved upon the strong endur- better than we were yes- - terday.” formances, Cheuk won the 50 freestyle, “really honing in on technique work and - Teddy Kuo ’15 style. On the deep end of the pool, divers Men’s Captain “This team is great at taking on chal- lenging workouts while having fun,” said Caitlin Carroll ’17 won the 1000 freestyle - ergy.” “Though the women’s team lost to claimed the men’s 100 individual medley title. NESCACs I think we’re starting to focus on what we need to.” the 100 individual medley with a time of - almost 5 seconds. Hillas also won the 50 day, January 17 in Schenectady, N.Y. The men won 10 out of 16 events against the middlebury great eight - RANKING TEAM - Plunkett’s Predictions - Rachel Frank Squash 1 Both teams are off to exceptional starts in 2015. Men’s basketball While no longer undefeated, 2 this team holds promise. Track Opens Season at Dartmouth men’s indoor track By Bryan Holtzman Shortsleeve also produced the almost Program records are sort of a unheard of accomplishment of tying a 3 big deal. the success of her previous spring’s season their seasons on Sunday, Jan. 11 at the In the preliminary round of the 60 meters swimming and diving hurdles — his first attempt at the distance the finals in the 60-meter hurdles, finish- Both squads are displaying - 4 great depth. Huge turnaround are not a relay-only meet, and the teams onds, which equaled his personal record preliminary time of 9.57 seconds was only for the men. contested the normal compliment of - events. nals, he managed to run the same time, Women’s Hockey - - The team has dominated cently completed cross country season, Shortsleeve was not the only athlete to 5 NESCAC play and remains undefeated on home ice. runners sat out the meet. For the sprint- - ers and field event athletes, though, the women’s basketball Still work to be done, but an 6 improvement over last season. season and a good test of current fit- running 61.99 seconds for 17th place. ness against strong competition from all “Sunday’s meet was a great opportu- The Panthers quickly return to action, Men’s hockey NCAA divisions. nity for us to measure our fitness to start traveling to the famed Armory track in If this team can stay healthy Senior Taylor Shortsleeve ’15 high- the season,” said captain Fritz Parker ’15. Washington Heights, New York for the 7 they’ll be effective going lighted the men’s team performances. Gotham Cup on Friday, Jan. 16. Follow- forward. - centimeter in the high jump, soaring to impressed with the team’s fitness none- ing day in recent history for the program the field house theless.” with the inaugural meet in Virtue Field 8 Hurry up. The lacrosse teams - look cold out there. by the Numb3rs Women’s Hockey Wins both halves of doubleheader CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 win. from the strong play of many of their younger Total number of individual matches lost by proved up to the task of defending the slim the Middlebury women’s squash team so far lead. After the Panthers killed off the penalty, of the Panthers’ 11 goals during the week, in the 2015 segment of their season. 1 Wardwell scored an empty-net goal – her Program record setting high at one apiece in the third period, and the jump by indoor track team score would stay knotted until Young’s goal they go up against Amherst this weekend. member Taylor Shortsleeve ’15. 6’4.25” The Lord Jeffs – currently ranked ninth in Penalty minutes earned by men’s hockey - the nation – remain undefeated in the con- co-captain Derek Pimentel ’15 so far this ference, although they have not yet squared 16 season, a team high. - Individual event victories recorded by the men’s swimming and diving team in their meet against Bates, the team’s third straight win. 9 contest on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Panthers College, the Panthers move up to second in Jeffs on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16 and 17, won their third game of the week, riding an the conference standings, now trailing only Points scored by Dylan Sinnickson ’15 Amherst. wins in advance of postseason play. in the Panthers’ January 11 matchup 25 against Tufts, a game high. 22sports | january15, 2015

By Emily Bustard - Coming off of a training trip to Flori- The most recent home meet against Peters ’16 sweeping the 3-meter competi- - started the New Year with a splash. The men have had a three-meet winning streak which included 50 yard sprinting events - - - showing off the depth of the team with and the shorter 100 yard individual med- - ley — provided more opportunities for the Panthers to show their speed. - Cormick came out on top of their heats in - contested events. - day. “We put in what it takes to of the women’s captains, the team has challenge ourselves and be further improved upon the strong endur- better than we were yes- - terday.” formances, Cheuk won the 50 freestyle, “really honing in on technique work and - Teddy Kuo ’15 style. On the deep end of the pool, divers Men’s Captain “This team is great at taking on chal- lenging workouts while having fun,” said Caitlin Carroll ’17 won the 1000 freestyle - ergy.” “Though the women’s team lost to claimed the men’s 100 individual medley title. NESCACs I think we’re starting to focus on what we need to.” the 100 individual medley with a time of - almost 5 seconds. Hillas also won the 50 day, January 17 in Schenectady, N.Y. The men won 10 out of 16 events against the middlebury great eight - RANKING TEAM - Plunkett’s Predictions - Rachel Frank Squash 1 Both teams are off to exceptional starts in 2015. Men’s basketball While no longer undefeated, 2 this team holds promise. Track Opens Season at Dartmouth men’s indoor track By Bryan Holtzman Shortsleeve also produced the almost Program records are sort of a unheard of accomplishment of tying a 3 big deal. the success of her previous spring’s season their seasons on Sunday, Jan. 11 at the In the preliminary round of the 60 meters swimming and diving hurdles — his first attempt at the distance the finals in the 60-meter hurdles, finish- Both squads are displaying - 4 great depth. Huge turnaround are not a relay-only meet, and the teams onds, which equaled his personal record preliminary time of 9.57 seconds was only for the men. contested the normal compliment of - events. nals, he managed to run the same time, Women’s Hockey - - The team has dominated cently completed cross country season, Shortsleeve was not the only athlete to 5 NESCAC play and remains undefeated on home ice. runners sat out the meet. For the sprint- - ers and field event athletes, though, the women’s basketball Still work to be done, but an 6 improvement over last season. season and a good test of current fit- running 61.99 seconds for 17th place. ness against strong competition from all “Sunday’s meet was a great opportu- The Panthers quickly return to action, Men’s hockey NCAA divisions. nity for us to measure our fitness to start traveling to the famed Armory track in If this team can stay healthy Senior Taylor Shortsleeve ’15 high- the season,” said captain Fritz Parker ’15. Washington Heights, New York for the 7 they’ll be effective going lighted the men’s team performances. Gotham Cup on Friday, Jan. 16. Follow- forward. - centimeter in the high jump, soaring to impressed with the team’s fitness none- ing day in recent history for the program the field house theless.” with the inaugural meet in Virtue Field 8 Hurry up. The lacrosse teams - look cold out there. by the Numb3rs Women’s Hockey Wins both halves of doubleheader CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 win. from the strong play of many of their younger Total number of individual matches lost by proved up to the task of defending the slim the Middlebury women’s squash team so far lead. After the Panthers killed off the penalty, of the Panthers’ 11 goals during the week, in the 2015 segment of their season. 1 Wardwell scored an empty-net goal – her Program record setting high at one apiece in the third period, and the jump by indoor track team score would stay knotted until Young’s goal they go up against Amherst this weekend. member Taylor Shortsleeve ’15. 6’4.25” The Lord Jeffs – currently ranked ninth in Penalty minutes earned by men’s hockey - the nation – remain undefeated in the con- co-captain Derek Pimentel ’15 so far this ference, although they have not yet squared 16 season, a team high. - Individual event victories recorded by the men’s swimming and diving team in their meet against Bates, the team’s third straight win. 9 contest on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Panthers College, the Panthers move up to second in Jeffs on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16 and 17, won their third game of the week, riding an the conference standings, now trailing only Points scored by Dylan Sinnickson ’15 Amherst. wins in advance of postseason play. in the Panthers’ January 11 matchup 25 against Tufts, a game high. january 15, 2015| SPORTS23 Squash Teams Earn Conference Victories By Will Case on Saturday, Jan 11. playing in William- The Mount Holyoke squad was no match stown against 22nd ranked Bowdoin and bottom of the Panthers’ lineup contin- for the Panthers, as Middlebury emerged Middlebury squash continued its 23rd ranked Colby. The Panthers had no ued its consistent play, as Dewey ’18 and victorious in each match. Audrey Ellen strong start to the season, as both the problem handling both the Polar Bears Robert Galluccio ’14 swept their oppo- ’17 played in the seventh slot for Sun- men’s and women’s squads swept the and the Mules, defeating Bowdoin 8-1 nents in both matches. day’s match, but was a highlight for the weekend to improve to 6-1, both teams’ and Colby 7-2. The Middlebury women’s side also women’s team on an already very bright only defeat coming at the hands of sec- Ben Krant ’17 had a strong day, win- had continued its success this week- day as she swept her opponent by a com- ond-ranked Trinity. The 19th ranked ning both of his matches, capturing both end. On Saturday, Jan. 10 the Panthers bined 33-3 score. Lizzy Hurst ’18 saw the men’s team set the tone on Friday, Jan. in the minimum six games. After defeat- defeated 19th ranked Bowdoin 9-0 and first in-match action of her career for the 9 in Cambridge, Massachusetts against 22nd ranked Colby 8-1. The only loss of Panthers on Sunday. She played in the 33rd ranked MIT, seizing the day with a three games (eight, eight, five), Wyatt the day came when the women’s number ninth slot and put an exclamation point 9-0 victory and no Panther player need- French ’17 went ahead of Colby’s Ben one player, Saskia Powell-Gray ’16, took on the strong effort by the Panthers with ing more than four games to win their Kwass two games to nothing in the day’s on Colby’s top player Devin Mullaney her 33-4 victory over Mount Holyoke match. second match. With the exception of the ’18. After losing the first match, Powell- freshman Amanda Lee. Highlights for the Panthers were An- Trinity match at the beginning of the Gray maintained her composure and Next up for both teams is the Yale drew Cadienhead ’17, David Cromwell season, French has yet to drop a match. fought back, leading two games to one. Round Robin this Saturday and Sunday. ’16 and Cameron Dewey ’18, who all won However, in the third game against Mullaney evened up the score by win- The men and women face Columbia and a game 11-0. Cromwell’s strong showing Kwass, French played a scrappy game ning decisively in the fourth game, 11-2, George Washington on Saturday, Jan. 17 comes on the heels of his performance that went down to the wire, ultimately and then carried the momentum into the and Sunday, Jan. 18, respectively. The last month in the Division III Individual losing 13 to 11. After dropping another rubber match, narrowly edging out Pow- weekend’s highlight will be the women’s Championships, where he advanced to chance to close out Kwass and lock up ell-Gray 11-7. match against the fourth ranked host a point in the third slot for Middlebury, On Sunday, Jan. 11 the women’s team school Yale at 12:30pm on Saturday, The Panthers stayed in Massachusetts French would not be denied in the rub- continued to dominate its competition. Jan. 17. By Joe MacDonald in which we really needed somebody to step - 14 points on the strength of a 4-7 shooting With its victory in the conference opener up, it was great to see Rachel come in and hit ing such a young team, it was good for us to night from beyond the arc. Knox managed Friday, Jan. 9 at home against Bates, the establish right from the start that we will be a eight points and six rebounds and Kauffman Middlebury women’s basketball team got its chipped in seven boards and seven assists to eighth victory of the season, one more than teammates, to be ready whenever the coach The Panthers couldn’t keep the magic go with her six points. the seven that the team secured in 2013-14. Since the New Year began, the Panthers have that if I provided a bit of an offensive spark 37 loss against Tufts at home on Sunday, gone 2-2, adding an exciting OT win over through my shooting and passing that I Jan. 11. Middlebury had their worst shooting they stepped up their defensive intensity in Anna Maria on Saturday, Jan. 3 and suffering the last ten minutes and offensively we did losses at Plattsburgh St. on Tuesday, Jan. 6 Following the thrilling victory over Anna - not respond well. I think it was a good learn- and at home against Tufts on Sunday, Jan. 11. Maria, Middlebury fell hard to Plattsburgh son-low in points. Middlebury was again out Guard Sarah Kauffman ’18 not only rebounded handily (46-36), but played solid Middlebury returns to conference action played an impressive 41 minutes, but had a was Plattsburgh’s dominance on the boards, with road games at Wesleyan (0-2 NESCAC) great shooting night against Anna Maria in as the Cardinals out rebounded Middlebury and Conn College (1-1 NESCAC) this week- 48-33. Elizabeth Knox ’17, Siobhan O’Sullivan deep. Crews led the Panthers in scoring with end. - ’17, Crews and Kaufman all tallied 11 points in was hotly contested throughout with 11 lead six assists, four rebounds and two blocks, changes. The Panthers took a two-point lead while Kauffman pulled down eight boards of panther sc0reboard her own. Middlebury had better luck in its next Tufts mounted an early lead L and had two free throws to take the lead with Women’s basketball vs. Tufts 57-37 that proved too steep for the eight seconds left. Lindsay Bond of Anna Ma- year against a Bates team that provided the Panthers. ria was only able to get one shot to fall, forc- Panthers with their only conference win in Two NESCAC losses broke the ing the game into overtime. 2013-14. Middlebury earned a nine-point L In the extra period, Rachel Collins ’18 men’s basketball vs. Tufts 80-63 team’s undefeated record. opened the scoring with a three-pointer, the arc (6-13, 46.2 percent) and gathering 30 The Panthers scored with 24 creating a lead that Middlebury never relin- points in the paint. Knox gathered a game- men’s ice hockey vs. Wesleyan W high 21 points and added seven boards while 3-2 (OT) seconds remaining to edge Kauffman put together a double-double with Wesleyan. 14 points and 14 rebounds. Alexis Coolidge Offensive pressure led to women’s ice hockey vs. Wesleyan 3-1 W Middlebury goals late in the second and third periods. Maria game, we were struggling offensively 7-2 W The men’s team recorded a trio as a team and Rachel (Collins) came in and Men’s squash vs. Colby of wins over the weekend. hit some really big shots for us...In a game

editors’ picks

NO TWO 18 BULLS I see a split decision in this Wesleyan isn’t the strongest team. Da Bulls, da Bulls, da Bulls. doubleheader as the top two teams Knox is going to light it up. in the NESCAC square off. two losses last weekend. REMO PLUNKETT (21-13, .617)

YES ONE 12 HAWKS Amherst’s schedule has been softer Conn. College doesn’t stand a Joe Mac might be back from The way they’re playing right than Proctor’s creepily watery soft- chance. Wesleyan....we’ll see. abroad, but his win percentage is now, I’m not sure anyone could serve. still way down under. beat them. Fritz Parker (63-59, .516) YES TWO 14 HAWKS Oh baby, it’s good to be back. Then I remember it’s currently 80 But most importantly, new year, You better believe I want that top degrees in Uruguay. You win some new me in editors’ picks. spot. you lose some. Alex Morris (38-37, .507)

NO ONE 17 BULLS Nice baby pic, Emily. Just kidding, You think you’re hot stuff, huh, Fritz is washed up. The kids are too Good thing we’re back, Alex. This it’s terrible. Remo? young. section was nearing disaster.

Joe macdonald (35-42, .455)

NO ONE 16 HAWKS These top two teams haven’t really Wesleyan will be a challenge, She will score above her average in The Hawks have a higher run into any big competition within but the team will do well this game winning percentage this season the NESCAC until now, but I see it against Castleton. than the Bulls. being a fairly even match. Emily Bustard (15-19, .441) sports 24

New Year New Team Stephan Koenigsberger ’16 and the Panther men’s swim team opened the winter season 0-4 in 2014. The team is 3-0 so far in 2015, with their 151-137 victory over Bates on Sunday, Jan. 11 giving the men their second dual-meet win over a conference opponent this year. See page 22 for full coverage. Rachel Frank Men’s Hockey Sits at 2-2 in 2015 Panthers Take By Charlie Ascher The Middlebury men’s hockey scored again when Evan Neugold seeded Wesleyan. These games team has begun to turn things ’16 intercepted a Hamilton pass provided, as Klein put it, “a mea- Two on Own Ice around. In their last two home and found Mike Najjar ’17, who suring stick” to “see where we are at By Fritz Parker goal at the 13-minute mark for the games of the fall semester the Pan- this point in the season.” period’s only goal, bringing the goalie. Middlebury sealed the vic- The Trinity game was a close The fourth-ranked Middlebury thers lost 5-3 to Amherst and then women’s hockey team grabbed a shelled Hamilton in a 6-2 victory. tory with two goals in the third, one fought affair. After falling behind Middlebury outshot Wesleyan from captain George Ordway ’15 pair of conference wins this Fri- 25-16 in Friday’s game. The Pan- The team then returned to action day and Saturday, Jan. 9 and 10, on Jan. 2 in the New Years Col- and the other from Charles, who thers took advantage of both of scored two power play goals in the to one when Evan Neugold scored defeating Wesleyan in both games their power play opportunities, lege Hockey Classic in Lake Placid of a weekend doubleheader on the where they beat St. Michael’s 2-1 game. Goaltender Stephen Klein through the legs of the Trinity goal- scoring two of their six goals on the ’18 played well in net, stopping 22 tender in the third period. Trinity Panthers’ home ice. man-up advantage. The Cardinals, and lost to Hobart 4-1. A week later Entering the weekend’s games, the Panthers lost to Trinity 3-1 and of Hamilton’s 24 shots, and picked converted on the power play three meanwhile, were 0-4 on the power and a half minutes later and then the Panthers sat in third in the NE- play in the game. then beat Wesleyan 3-2 in over- SCAC conference standings at 3-1, time. experience that Klein feels he “will held on for the win. Trinity convert- Saturday’s game would not always remember.” ed on two of their six power plays. as Amherst and Bowdoin remained be such an easy win for the Pan- Before going on break the team unbeaten in league play. A pair of hosted Amherst and Hamilton in The Panthers returned to action After their tough loss against thers. The opening period saw the at the New Years College Hockey Trinity, the Panthers squared off matchups with the 4-4 Cardinals two teams locked in a hard-fought back-to-back games at home. Go- presented a prime opportunity for ing up against the 15th ranked Classic in Lake Placid. Middlebury against Wesleyan. Middlebury once stalemate, with neither squad able was able to start the New Year on again found themselves in a 2-0 the Panthers to gain ground on the to capitalize on the few scoring Lord Jeffs, the Panthers kept it Lord Jeffs and Polar Bears in the close, erasing successive two-goal a positive note as they defeated St. hole after two periods, but this time opportunities that they had. The Michael’s 2-1 on Jan. 2. Greg Con- they were able to equalize. Driven standings. Middlebury did not let that op- from Jake Charles ’16 and a goal by the play of captain Derek Pi- with the scoreboard still reading season three-quarters through the mentel ’15 and leading scorer Ron- portunity get away from them. Fri- 0-0. from Mark McLellan ’18. It seemed day’s weekend opener saw the Pan- ald Fishman, the Panthers struck The Panthers broke through Falvey. The Panthers then took a twice in the third. Middlebury’s thers start slow before riding a big in the second minute of the sec- lead just over halfway through the third, but it was ruled that the goal 2-0 lead with just under three min- ond period, with Jessica Young utes left in the second period when period when Pimentel received a Wesleyan’s Jordan Schildhaus ’18 converting a goal with assists had come off of its moorings, ne- gating the score. Amherst took the Ronald Fishman ’16 cashed in on from Carly Watson ’17 and Em- the power play. Middlebury was puck past Wesleyan’s goaltender. notching an unassisted goal at the ily Fluke ’15. After Julia Wardwell 4-3 lead three minutes later on the seven-minute mark for the 1-0 power play and sealed the victory then able to hold on for a 2-1 win, Pimentel then scored again exactly ’16 was send to the penalty box for as Klein was once again solid in net, twelve minutes later to tie the game advantage. From that point until interference, Wesleyan scored just the end of the opening period, the seconds. stopping 33 of 34. at two goals apiece, this time on the 18 minutes into the power play In the second day of the tourna- power play, as he knocked a loose Middlebury skaters put four goals to knot the score at one apiece. A - past the Wesleyan goalkeeper to ter exactly as they hoped. In their ment the Panthers faced off against puck out of the air and into the Wes- Middlebury man-up opportunity the Hobart Statesmen. An early leyan goal. Middlebury dominated give their team a decisive early last game of 2014 the Panthers lead. Elizabeth Wulf ’18 scored the were able to shake off the tough Middlebury goal was disallowed be- play in the third but were unable to see the Panthers take the lead back, cause of a high stick. The Panthers come up with the game-winner, so - as Mandigo – assisted by Hlinka loss to Amherst from the previ- ello ’17, Janka Hlinka ’18 and Kelly ous night and beat Hamilton 6-2. then fell behind 2-0 before cutting play continued to overtime. With and Wardwell – snuck one past the the Hobart lead to one on a power just 24 seconds left to play in the - Cardinal keeper. Middlebury was up 3-0 just 12 play blast from David Belluche ’18 - - man received a pass from Pimentel Katie Mandigo ’16 made the trade power play opportunities, score 5-1 with her third goal of the goal shorthanded 5:10 in, Vincent fortunately, Middlebury ended up though neither team was able to losing 4-1. Middlebury was outshot a dramatic Middlebury comeback. season midway through the second - Gisonti ’18 scored at even strength, period, before a Wesleyan goal late and Jake Charles redirected a shot 35-28 in the loss. The men’s hockey team returns nal opportunity to tie the score to action this weekend with two in the period cut the Panther lead when Anna Van Kula ’16 took a for a power play goal. Hamilton countered the Middlebury attack Term the Panthers had back-to- tough matchups: a Friday away tripping penalty with three min- back road games against the best game at 7th ranked Plattsburgh St. of play. utes remaining on the clock, but with two goals of their own, but The third period was quiet on were never able to equalize. 8:49 and worst teams in the NESCAC, and then a Saturday home game the Middlebury penalty kill unity against 3rd ranked Norwich. the scoring front, with Maddie into the second period the Panthers Winslow ’18 scoring a power play SEE WOMEN’S HOCKEY, PAGE 22 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SQUASH EARN KEY DEFEATS BATES, FALLS TO VICTORIES IN PAST TUFTS OVER WEEKEND COUPLE OF WEEKS PAGE 23 PAGE 23 inside sports