Allegheny Welcomes Class of 2021

1876 The 2017 Campus VOLUME 142, ISSUE 2 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 – WWW.ALLEGHENYCAMPUS.COM Allegheny welcomes Class of 2021

By STEVEN HEINE Arthur Mueller, a senior at Junior News Editor the University of Pittsburgh, [email protected] was helping his sister move into her room. He noted that Allegheny College’s in- Allegheny’s move-in day was coming Class of 2021 began much less busy, compared their college careers with first- to the roughly four thou- year orientation on Aug. 26. sand people moving into Pitt The three-day orientation during his orientation. schedule started with the new “It was pretty crazy. There students moving into their were a lot of people,” Mueller dorm rooms. said. Casey McIntosh, ’21, said After move-in, students she was looking forward to attended meetings intended the newfound independence to assist them in obtaining that comes with living on her on-campus employment and own. exploring a few of Alleghe- ny’s majors. Additionally, the college held a resource fair in the campus center to help stu-

dents learn about Allegheny’s Everybody’s really variety of student services.

“ Darnell Epps, associate di- friendly so far, and yeah, it’s been a re- rector of the Inclusion, Diver- ally smooth orienta-“ sity, Equity, Access and Social tion so far. Justice Center, worked at one table assisting students. “The name pretty much spells it out, but we are tasked with the inclusion and diversity efforts here at Alleghe- Azira Fernandez ny College.” Epps said. “And Class of 2021 at the core of what we do is supporting systematically un- “I’m actually very happy derrepresented populations, about how things are going,” helping them academically, McIntosh said. “I’m really ex- helping them from a co-cur- cited to get to move-in today.” ricular standpoint and, you Azira Fernandez, ’21, said know, to help them have a she was looking forward to fruitful experience here at the working with her adviser, college.” Environmental Science Pro- Epps asked the incoming fessor and Department Chair class to be receptive to new Eric Pallant. She said she liked ideas and experiences during what she had seen from Al- their time in college. legheny so far. “Incoming students, I “It’s really nice. It’s real- would say be open, or keep ly cute. Everybody’s really an open mind and to challenge themselves to push past BRITTANY ADAMS/THE CAMPUS friendly so far, and yeah, it’s Admissions Counselor Louis J. Feher-Pekir greets first year student Heather Hainsey as she receives her dorm been a really smooth orienta- room key at Ravine Hall on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. tion so far.” See MOVE-IN page 2

Lawsuit against Allegheny College to enter mediation Complaint claims college discriminated against student

By ALEX WEIDENHOF college suspended Baskan for repeatedly told Baskan that the U.S. Department of Edu- actions the night before were rimand, the lawsuit claims the News Editor one semester, charging him his pocket knives, which he cation’s Office for Civil Rights, not “minor transgression[s].” college discriminated against [email protected] with underaged drinking, used while working for Phys- are looking into how the col- The suit claims Hall told Bas- him due to his Turkish de- vandalism and possession of ical Plant, and his Nerf guns lege handles reports of Title kan he “presented a danger to scent and appearance. A lawsuit filed against Al- weapons, among other poli- and BB guns were permitted IX violations on campus. One the College.” This count of the lawsuit is legheny College in United cy violations, according to a in Ravine. He claims student “The only basis for such was opened Dec. 5, 2014; the filed against both Allegheny States District Court — the copy of the civil complaint. workers actually had a cache a view was stereotypical no- and Hall, who the complaint other July 30, 2015. second in 2017 — will pro- His sentence was reduced of Nerf guns available and tions that might be generat- claims had an “underlying ceed in front of a federal mag- to probation after a Jan. 18 frequently engaged in fights ed by Baskan’s appearance, subconscious fear of Baskan” istrate judge. The college is appeal. Along with other con- using the guns. as Baskan had never engaged due to his race, “which is not accused of and denies charges ditions of his probation, Bas- The defendants denied in any conduct that even ap- warranted under the circum- of racial discrimination. kan was required to attend bi- “that the BB gun plaintiff pos- The only basis for proached violence,” the law- stances.” Altay Baskan, ’20, filed a monthly counseling sessions. sessed, displayed and used in “ suit reads. The second count of the such a view was ste- lawsuit against Allegheny and In the civil complaint, Bas- the residence hall was a toy, reotypical notions The college and Hall deny lawsuit, which claims Allegh-

Student Conduct Officer Joe kan’s attorney claims mem- and also … that the BB gun … that might be gener- these allegations, in their re- eny breached implied and ex- Hall April 21, claiming the bers of residence life, includ- presented no risk or danger ated by Baskan’s ap- sponses to the lawsuit. plicit contract with Baskan, college discriminated against ing student resident advisers to safety,” the answer to the perance, as Baskan Hall chose to suspend Bas- alleges the college violated its him based on his race and and the community adviser in civil complaint reads in part. had never engaged kan for one semester for his contract with him by “acting ethnicity in a student conduct Ravine-Narvik Hall, advised Allegheny and Hall deny the in any conduct that “ policy violations. The com- arbitrarily, irrationally and proceeding in December. him that drinking in his dor- college had a cache of Nerf even approached vi- plaint also alleges two FBI unreasonably in the course of The college formally de- mitory was permitted so long guns available for student use. olence agents spoke with him regard- its discipline of Baskan.” nied all allegations of the law- as he alerted RAs to this fact The defendants denied ing an anti-Semitic bias inci- Allegheny denies that col- suit July 3 and requested the and nothing got out of hand. that the BB gun was a toy, in- dent that occurred on his floor lege “policies and procedures” case be dismissed. Both par- Baskan’s attorney wrote the stead claiming that it had true after Baskan was suspended. created or constituted “a con- ties agreed July 21 to proceed college’s underaged drinking capability of harming people. Complaint Dean of Students Kimberly tract between Plaintiff and in front of a federal magistrate policy seems arbitary. In a separate incident on Scott .allegedly told Baskan Allegheny College.” judge. “Those rules, the manner the same day, Baskan was that the college gave files on The final count of Bask- “The college does not com- in which there was actual ad- written up by residence life In addition, a lawsuit filed every student who lived on san’s lawsuit claims the college ment on legal matters,” wrote herence to them, the manner staff for tossing his pocket in federal court earlier this Baskan’s floor to the FBI. invaded his privacy by requir- Eileen Petula, executive vice in which enforcement was knife into a couch, as well as year accused Allegheny of In its response to the most ing 16 counseling sessions. president and chief operat- haphazard and non-system- for making noise with his BB recent lawsuit, the college ad- The college denies that discrimination based on sex. ing officer, in an email to The atic, arbitrary and unreason- gun, the lawsuit claims. mits that the FBI did become they required Baskan to sign a That case was settled during Campus. able, and the means by which Baskan’s lawsuit against involved in an investigation release authorizing the college Edward Olds, Baskan’s at- their application and enforce- Allegheny College and Joe mediation in front of a magis- into the bias incident, but de- to view information regard- torney, and Allegheny Col- ment could be abused, are the Hall alleging racial discrimi- trate. Terms of the settlement nies they singled out Baskan. ing his counseling sessions, as lege President James Mullen subject of this case,” the com- nation is not the only federal were not released. After Baskan’s appeal, he Baskan’s lawsuit claims. did not return calls seeking plaint reads. case or investigation against At his meeting with Hall received a sentence of proba- The case will proceed in comment. Additionally, Baskan’s at- the college. the following Monday, Hall tion. federal court. The next action In December 2016, the torney claims, residence life Two investigations, led by allegedly told Baskan that his As a result of Baskan’s rep- is mediation on Oct. 15. September 1, 2017 The Campus AlleghenyCampus.com 2 [News]

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what they may be comfortable with, to push past their comfort zone, because I think that you can grow, you can learn and you can encounter some really great things that way,” Epps said. At another table, Maytum Learning Commons Director Erin O’Day-Frye answered questions about her office’s main purpose and responsi- bilities. “Our office is a one-stop shop for academic support for all students,” O’Day-Frye said. O’Day-Frye also gave advice for incoming students. “Go to class, everyday,” O’Day-Frye said. At the conclusion of the resource fair, the class of 2021 headed to the David V. Wise Center where they met with their orientation groups for some small-group introduc- tion. Associate Professor of Music and Director of Cho- ral Activities James Niblock taught the incoming class the alma mater and they subse- quently headed off to convocation. After dinner, students attended residence hall meetings and community sessions intended to draw the class closer together.

BRITTANY ADAMS/THE CAMPUS Maria Graziano ‘18 and Cecily Millgan ‘18 carry first year students’ clothing into Ravine Hall on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.

PHOTOS BY BRITTANY ADAMS/THE CAMPUS Top: Maria Graziano, ’19, and Cecily Milligan, ’18, help first-year students move into Ravine-Narvik Hall on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Above: First year Nick Montgomery moves into Baldwin Hall with the help of his parents on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Matriculation speakers encourage tolerance

By STEVEN HEINE have shaped history, and those and the responsibility every Following MacStudy was Cor- sor of Political Science How- ended with a rendition of the Junior News Editor who have worked tirelessly, one of us shares to bring these ard Tamashiro gave remarks. alma mater. [email protected] nell LeSane, vice president for yet unassumingly, to make a values to life.” Sarah McLafferty, ’18, an Al- Trevor Mahan, ’21 stated Allegheny College President difference in their communi- Other notable Alleghe- enrollment and dean of ad- legheny Honor Committee that Mullen’s remarks pleased James Mullen delivered a speech ties and their world.” ny administrators and staff missions. co-chair, administered the and inspired him. during Allegheny’s Academic Mullen reserved a special members spoke during the honor code. “If anything, I just feel in- Convocation and Matriculation word for the parents of in- ceremony. After Mullen’s remarks, spired to join a new commu- Ceremony August 26. coming students. Provost and Dean of the Vice President of Student Life nity, not just here at Allegh- In his speech, Mullen “I know that this is a mo- College Ron Cole called on and Dean of Students Kim- eny, but here in Meadville as asked students to learn how to ment filled with many emo- the incoming class to learn Our statement of berly Scott spoke. The event well,” Mahan said.

tions for you,” Mullen said. from each other. “ respectfully engage in debate community is more Mullen described how the “You’re joining a commu- of controversial ideas, and re- than just words on a

recent rally in Charlottesville, nity,” Cole said. “Each of you ADVERTISEMENT minded them of the legacy of page. It represents Virginia was at odds with his brings your unique academic the college. the expectations that vision of Allegheny’s mission. interests, life experiences and we hold for each oth- “ “Conducting ourselves “Ours is a place where we cultures.” er and the responsi- with civility, with integrity, is believe hate diminishes com- The ceremony began with bility every one of us not only an expectation we set munity, that no person is su- a processional, as internation- shares to bring these for ourselves, it is our respon- preme over another, and that al students carried the flags of values to life.” sibility to the generation of an injustice against one of us their home countries to the Alleghenians who have pre- is an injustice against all of podium. Chaplain Jane Ellen ceded us,” Mullen said. “We us,” Mullen said. “Our state- Nickell gave a short invoca- James Mullen are joined to and accountable ment of community is more tion, then the speeches began. President of Allegheny to those generations of Al- than just words on a page. It Allegheny Student Gov- College legnehians who have shaped represents the expectations ernment President Mark their professions, those who that we hold for each other MacStudy, ’18, spoke first. After Cole’s speech, Profes- AlleghenyCampus.com The Campus September 1, 2017 [News] 3

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By LAUREN TRIMBER campus into Meadville, powers sitting on cabinet, News Editor come to campus on Thurs- but I feel like you gain so [email protected] THE CAMPUS day. much more through meet- WWW.ALLEGHENYCAMPUS.COM Allegheny Student Gov- Currently, the Loop ing administrators and fac- ernment met for the first only runs from Allegheny ulty,” she said. “We [ASG] time this year on Tuesday, to Meadville on Wednes- accomplished a lot last year, MARLEY PARISH Editor-in-Chief Aug. 29 on the third floor day, Friday and Saturday, so we’re looking to build off JOSEPH TINGLEY Editor-in-Chief of the campus center. After but ASG found that a lot of of that. We’re looking for- [email protected] students go into town on ward to putting more every swearing in the senate, senators were given the option to Thursday. day useful things around either approve or table last campus, like more water LAUREN TRIMBER News Editor year’s minutes. Class of 2020 bottle refill stations. We’re STEVEN HEINE Junior News Editor Senator Jason Ferrante made looking forward to doing [email protected] a motion to table the min- things around campus that utes since everyone had not “I’m just looking for- get rid of preformed as- yet seen them. With the mo- ward to a good year. sumptions of ASG.” JEN RODRIGUEZ Features Editor I think we’re going While Pratt is excited to tion seconded, ASG tabled “ [email protected] to get a lot of stuff see what ASG will do, she the minutes from last year’s done. final meeting and turned to explained that there will be challenges along the way. “I ALEX HOLMES Sports Editor new events and goals for this [email protected] year. think my personal biggest With the senate election challenge is going to be all for the class of 2021 ap- the peronnel management. ELLIS GIACOMELLI Science/International Editor Stella Pratt I’m a comping senior, so proaching, first-year liaison Class of 2018 [email protected] Matt Steinberg, ’20, has been that’s a lot to have to keep a watch on because you have a working on getting both “That is a very dangerous lot of different viewpoints, a CHRIS BRINDLE Opinion Editor Grounds for Change and walk—to and from town— the Tippie Alumni Center lot of different maturity lev- especially when it’s later at [email protected] reserved for ASG. Grounds els, a lot of different grade night,” Sieber said. With so for Change will be used by levels,” she explained. many students walking to Videographer and Photo Editor interested first-year senators She does believe her own BRITTANY ADAMS and from Meadville, having to give campaign speeches challenges can be overcome JEVON COOPER Junior Photo Editor the Loop as a safer alterna- and the Tippie Alumni Cen- through ASG working to- tive could be beneficial. KELSEY EVANS Junior Photo Editor ter will be used for informa- gether, however. “I think With former vice presi- [email protected] tional sessions concerning until we all start working dent Matt Hartwell study- the 2021 election. together and get our flow ing abroad this semester, According to Jason Fer- it’s going to be the biggest CASSIE BACHIK Copy Editor the positions were shifted at rante, the representatives of challenge because things [email protected] the beginning of this year. the class of 2020 are working get controversial. People Former chief of staff Valeria with Steinberg to prepare for have different views, so we Hurst became vice presi- ABBEY HUGHES Web Manager the upcoming election. In have to make sure we’re all dent, which left the chief of [email protected] the coming weeks, they will respecting each other. We staff position open at the be- be promoting the event and can all disagree without beginning of this year. During hanging fliers across campus ing rude,” she said. “I’m just KEEGAN SUMSER Business Manager the meeting, ASG voted to to spread information con- looking forward to a good [email protected] cerning it. allow Stella Pratt to take year. I think it’s going to be According to head of the spot and, following the great. I think we’re going to the Sustainability Com- quick vote, swore her in. get a lot of stuff done We MICHAEL CROWLEY Interim Faculty Adviser mittee Akeem Adesiji, ’20, As the chief of staff, Pratt ended well last year, and we [email protected] ASG will be preparing for will work with relations be- just need to continue that.” the October Energy Chal- tween cabinet and senate. According to Pratt, ASG lenge, a campus-wide event “The college committees has been discussing the idea Follow us on Twitter @ACCampus that takes place throughout council is a bunch of ad- of adding more benches to Follow us on Instagram @ac_campus October and encourages ministrators, students, and campus and putting a well- Like us on Facebook “The Campus Newspaper” students to use electricity faculty committees, so my ness vending machine into responsibly. Along with the job is to put students up to the campus center, which challenge, Adesiji explained be on that position,” Pratt will allow students access that ASG will also be work- explained. “I’m also over- to thing they need on week- ing on “getting some sort of all personnel management ends when the health center CORRECTION reusable takeout containers of ASG. Technically, I’m in is closed. “I’m just looking in McKinley’s.” charge of personnel and cab- forward to a good year,” As ASG moved onto class inet, and I’m making sure Pratt said. “I think it’s going reports, Class of 2019 rep- everyone’s doing their job.” to be great. I think we’re go- In the Aug. 25, 2017 edition of The Campus, Chris Finaret, resentative John Sieber ex- With her new position, ing to get a lot of stuff done a visiting professor, was identified as a member of the wrong plained they had discussed Pratt is most excited for the We ended well last year, and department. He is a visiting professor of economics. the possibility of having the larger role she will play in we just need to continue Loop, the bus that runs from ASG. “You give away voting t h at .”

FIRST STAFF MEETING CRIME BLOTTER

The Campus Newspaper will hold its first weekly staff Editor’s Note: The weekly Crime Blotter is compiled using the Daily Crime Log meeting on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 in the Henderson available in the Office of Public Safety. Crimes reported may still be under Campus Center on the 3rd floor, room 303. investigation. Crimes listed below are collected the Thursday before publication. June 2, 2017 Wise Center There will be pizza, beverages, cookies and a chance to Theft. meet the staff. Aug. 2, 2017 College Court Bring your friends, so you can have a chance to take Theft. stories, photo assignments and contribute to the award- Aug. 26, 2017 winning newspaper. Rustic Bridge Attempted Theft. 4 September 1, 2017 The Campus [opinion] AlleghenyCampus.com Thinking about vocation at the start of a new year How an old concept is more relevant now than ever before

By CHRIS BRINDLE ments of dissatisfaction. was not a Christian himself — Opinion Editor For example, this trend and at times a persecutor of [email protected] has a corollary in other so- them — but this quote per- cial spheres, such as marriage. fectly encapsulates working As waves of freshmen and Only half of adults are cur- toward a vocation. upperclassmen return to cam- rently married, as opposed to When setting out on a path puses across the country this just about 70 percent in 1950, of vocational discernment, week, there is one word that according the Pew Research there is one place to start — should be increasingly on Center. This occurred as the the self. their minds — vocation. rate of cohabitating with un- “In the hidden recesses of The word vocation will married partners increased the human heart the grace be familiar to some, such as 29 percent between 2007 and of a vocation takes the form those who have had religious 2016. This indicates there may of a dialogue. It is a dialogue education or attended Cath- be a general hesitancy when it between Christ and an indi- olic school while they were comes to long-term decision vidual, in which a personal younger, but it may be foreign making, whether in picking invitation is given,” Pope John to many others. a partner or committing to a Paul II wrote. The word comes from trade. For a secular student, this Christianity, specifically the It is in this way that the should be read as a pursuit for Latin word for “calling” or concept of vocation becomes self-understanding. With a “summons,” and was original- increasingly important. better understanding of one’s ly used in the context of enter- Whereas we may think of it self, more informed decisions ing religious life. as deciding what kind of ca- can be made about one’s life. When priests, nuns and reer best suits us, it is really These self-posed questions monks enter into their life about understanding what should not be overly ambi- of work, they take vows for sort of life we should live. For tious and existential, such life, which include collateral instance, a priest commits his as “who am I?” or “do I even commitments, such as vows life to his parish and a monk exist?” Equally important is of celibacy. Taking such a vow commits his whole self to his that they are not too superfi- is an incredible commitment. monastery. These are lifelong, cial, such as, “what do I like to One which requires large world defining commitments do?” amounts of thought, maturi- to a way of life. It is with this There is a space in be- ty and deliberation, which is sort of consideration for one’s tween these two extremes that why the process of “vocation- entire life that one should be- should be investigated, with al discernment” is so heavily gin to think about a vocation, questions like “where do I find emphasised in these spheres. and what sort of life they can the most meaning?,” “what do Contributed by Saint Joseph / flickr.com Although the word voca- best live. I find myself admiring about tion largely remains annexed individual and of peoples: no their call is to something very cation will prove useful for When thinking about vo- people?” or “what do words in churches, Catholic schools structure can guarantee this different. upperclassmen, as well. It will cation in college, it is import- like service and family mean and Sunday school classes, it development over and above For many, a vocation can enable them to think more ant to think of the choices one to me?” has a growing secular rele- human responsibility,” wrote be a call to form a family. For creatively and personally Only with a developing vance. makes now — what to major Pope Benedict XVI, in his en- many teachers and professors, about possible jobs to pur- As of April 2016, LinkedIn in, what organizations to ded- understanding of one’s self cyclical, “Caritas in veritate.” it is a call to serve future gen- sue, and will help them bet- reported that there has been a icate time to, what jobs to seek and what gives one a sense of It is one’s own responsibil- erations and involves a com- ter articulate their suitability steady climb in job-hopping — in lieu of the rest of one’s fulfillment, can one begin to ity to make a persistent and mitment to students. Many and the skills they offer when over the past 30 years. The life. adequately see where their life deliberate practice of search- find a call to more abstract applying, but it is not an easy statistic currently predicts the Finding one’s vocation is may best lead them. ing and questioning. This is concepts, such as creating and process. average college student will traditionally meant as finding Another component for a process that does not take building or forming human Maintaining a fixed view have 4 different jobs in the the work that God has intend- discernment is reflection. Stu- days, weeks or months, but relationships. This can lead on the rest of one’s life is diffi- first 10 years after their gradu- ed for you, but even for the dents should ask themselves sustains across a lifetime. one to careers in carpentry or cult when wading through the ation, according to the report. atheist or agnostic in an in- how they ended up at Allegh- Such careful deliberation in the business world. morass of everyday life. Our As of November 2006 — creasingly a-religious society, eny and what critical choices and self-exploration may And for some, their voca- gazes are often drawn down a decade prior — the Pew the concept of a calling is im- in their lives lead them here. seem, above all, self-serving, tion may be to work a variety to more temporal things, Research Center reported portant, because it can more By conducting a careful and the concept of a vocation of jobs across their lifetime. which may have more imme- that 47 percent of Americans easily lead one to fullfillment. analysis of one’s past deci- may appear to be a clever way This may allow them to meet diate impact but less lasting polled said they anticipated With a clear conception of sions, trends may emerge, of justifying one to do what a wide array of people and relevance. Poor experiences switching careers in the fu- what one views their role as, and these trend could reveal they want, but implicit in the learn about different social or jobs that one finds ill-suit- ture. they are released to do that preferences and personality concept of a vocation is ser- groups. Perhaps they derive ed for should not be discour- “Today’s college grads work unencumbered by the traits which were formerly vice. their drive and meaning from agements. It is often in those don’t just change jobs, they of- past or future. Thomas Mer- unknown to the individu- It is a humbling way to en- these changes in work, and moments when we learn the ten switch into entirely differ- ton, in his book “The Seven al. One may even see these vision one’s life. In thinking the new relationships they most about who we are, and ent industries,” CNN reported Story Mountain”, wrote about preferences emerge in choices about an inner “call” or “sum- form, which is, after all, the in this way they play an inte- in 2016. the feeling of freedom he felt they have made, such as what mons,” one begins to com- reason for viewing one’s life gral role in the one’s journey There is something to be when he found his calling. extracurriculars they invested mit themselves to something through the lens of a voca- for vocation. said about variety, and this “I was free. I had recovered their time into, or how they greater than their own ambi- tion: it lends higher meaning Regardless of the degree of trend isn’t entirely shocking my liberty,” he wrote. “The manage friendships and fami- tion. To answer a call, one is to the work they do. religiosity or faith on campus- as young adults are becoming only thing that mattered was ly relationships. led, not leading and therefore It is never too early to start es, searching for one’s work more exposed to an increas- the fact of the sacrifice, the es- But, this is not the only will enter a life of service. thinking about vocation. The through the lens of vocation is ing variety of jobs with the sential dedication to one’s self, way to discover one’s vocation Vocations vary drastically. earlier one starts, the more a meaningful way to embark advent of new technologies one’s will. The rest was only and there is no single way of For some, it means a life “ded- clarity they will have when on one’s life. As students are and industries. But, one may accidental.” determining it. icated to the service of the making decisions early in beginning to carve their way also suspect that this does One’s soul is in order and “A vocation is a call that Church as the universal sac- their Allegheny career; deci- through the next four years not represent a society wide right when “even the smallest requires a free and responsi- rament of salvation;” how the sions relating to clubs, organi- or preparing for their last two “occupational curiosity,” but things be done with reference ble answer. Integral human Catechism defines the call of zations, academics programs semesters, we would do well rather a form of wandering, to an end,” wrote Emperor development presupposes the those who enter religious life. and paths. to have the word vocation in- possibly coupled with mo- Marcus Aurelius. Aurelius responsible freedom of the But for the majority of people, Thinking about one’s vo- creasingly on our minds.

Gatorz AlleghenyCampus.com [International] The Campus September 1, 2017 5 Experiential learning takes students abroad 2017 seminars in Germany and Poland, Greece, Cuba, Itlay and the Great Lakes

By ELLIS GIACOMELLI Science/International Editor [email protected]

The International Education Office offers annual Experiential Learning Seminars following each spring semester. At the end of the 2017 spring semester, four global seminars and one departmental seminar provided credit-bearing opportunities to students interested in immersing themselves in a subject and place. Proposed by faculty, each global seminar focuses on a central theme and is guided by one or more faculty members. The History Department seminar involves living and working on a replica of the USS Niagara, a nineteenth century wooden vessel commissioned during the War of 1812 which fought at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813.

“Berlin to Warsaw” Eric Boynton, professor and chair of the philosophy and religious studies department, led a group of eight students from Washington D.C. to Berlin to explore the history and geography of Holocaust memorializations. “Part of my research is looking at commemoration and memorialization of essentially evil,” Boynton said. “How do you commemorate an epic failure? That’s what a lot of these memorials were worried about.” Before their departure from the U.S., Boynton asked students to research contemporary Eu- ropean issues of migration and xenophobia as well as ongoing refugee crises. Boynton said these Submitted by Eric Boynton preparations were designed to help students understand what Europe is like today with respect Mark Abrams, ‘18 and Danielle Higbee, ‘18 walk at the Treblinka memorial, near the to the seminar’s twentieth century context. village of Treblinka, Poland. The group travelled to Washington D.C., Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Krakow and Warsaw, to study and reflect on several memorializations, Boynton said. “All the memorials were very well done but different in their styles, and that’s kind of what we were looking at,” said Danielle Higbee, ‘18. Some memorials were primarily photographs, and others were walls or formations construct- ed using headstones from destroyed Jewish cemeteries, Higbee said. According to Higbee the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw approached memorialization quite differently. “It was really cool to compare the Warsaw one to the Berlin one because the Berlin one was so abstract,” Higbee said. “The Warsaw museum was very hands-on with information covering the walls. It was a very historical, typical museum — how you would imagine a museum.” Higbee described the Jewish Museum in Berlin as having three paths leading to three separate areas of the museum: a path to exile, a path to death and a path to survival. “It was more about moving through the museum and feeling something,” Higbee said. The seminar concluded at the site of the Treblinka extermination camp in Warsaw. Stones now cover the grassy hill and stand where the camp’s buildings used to stand. “Literary Landscapes of Greece: Ikaria” “The title is literary landscapes, which I think is more accurate now after having gone on the trip,” said Anastasios Mihalopoulos, ‘19. The seminar focused on nonfiction writing and learning to write about where you are and what you see, Mihalopoulos said. Submitted by Christopher Bakken Led by Professor and Chair of the English department Christopher Bakken, the group began Students pose as sculptures in the Roman Agora at Limenas in Thasos, Greece. and concluded the seminar in Athens. During the three-week seminar, the group travelled to mountainous Delphi, the beaches of Thasos and the blue zone of Ikaria. Each space gave students the opportunity to practice nonfiction writing and travel writing in different environments, Mihalopoulos said. A chemistry major and writing minor, Mihalopoulos said he appreciated studying Ikaria, one of only a few places in the world described as a “blue zone.” “They’re areas that are known to have extremely high life expectancies,” he said. “We studied the diet there — there are a lot of compounds and chemistry that go along with that, but at the same time we looked at the broad scope of things. It was kind of getting me out of that mechanistic lab feel.” Before the departure from Greece, the group spent some time back in Athens visiting monuments and the National Archaeological Museum. Mihalopoulos said he enjoyed the opportunity to see many parts of Greece and to better understand his own writing. “I use a lot of my chemistry in my writing and a lot of my writing in my chemistry, so it was a good trip to go and play around with the synergy between those two,” Mihalopoulos said. “La Bella Figura: Italy Then and Now” Professor of English David Miller and Professor of Communication Arts Mark Cosdon took students to Italy to explore the concept of “La Bella Figura.” “It’s a famous Italian expression that really has to do with the honor-bound aspects of Italian Submitted by Mark Cosdon culture — looking good is basically what it says,” Miller said. “And no matter how things really The dome of the Santa Maria della Salute is visible from the Accademia Bridge in are for you, you want people to think that you’re well-off, that you’re doing well, that you’re cool.” Venice, Italy. Miller said students used literature and Italian films to get a sense of “La Bella Figura” in time “[The Christian Center for Reflection and Dialogue] was basically a place for us to branch — in the fascist Italy of the Mussolini era and the Italy of today. out and go to other locations that weren’t as frequented by tourists,” Riess said. “It offered an “There are good things and bad things about this kind of honor-bound culture because some- educational tourism or a service learning tourism, so we got to look at that kind of model too.” times it lacks a certain degree of introspection and truth-telling,” Miller said. “In many ways “History Under Sail: The Flagship Niagara and the Great Lakes” there’s a very heroic past and yet there are these interesting questions about Italian culture as well, Andy Nunn, ‘18 heard about several global seminars but decided to attend the History De- which don’t always necessarily reflect well on Italians.” partment’s seminar aboard the replica of the USS Niagara. Students were asked to think about these concepts and actively engage in the culture through “I didn’t hear about this domestic one and immediately when I read about it, I thought: wow assignments and research of a particular topic that began before the seminar. Miller said students that’s so random but also so cool,” Nunn said. presented their research to one another in Italy. Nunn and nine other college students from Mercyhurst University, Florida Keys Community “We tried to get students to think about travelling rather than simply being tourists,” Miller College and Niagara University spent three weeks as trainees learning to sail the ship under the said. “That involves, above all, having some understanding of the country and its culture.” “Cuba: Revolutionary Products” direction of the full-time crew, bringing the group to an approximate total of 30 sailors, he said. “I’ve been going there since 1996, and I’ve seen the island change quite a bit, especially in Nunn said the ship’s journey consisted of four main stretches: from Erie to Cleveland, Cleve- terms of tourism,” said Barbara Riess, professor of modern and classical languages. land to Toledo, Toledo to Put-In-Bay and Put-In-Bay back to Erie. The crew also took day trips Riess and Professor of Environmental Science Brittany Davis accompanied 12 students to to visit museums, monuments and Niagara Falls. different sites in Cuba so they could experience and study types of tourism. Riess said they also Although the replica has modern components, it still offers a nineteenth century experience, attended several lectures that covered resource management, agriculture, U.S. Cuban relations Nunn said. and the natural impact of tourism among other topics. “The only difference is they have motors now, and there’s some electricity on the ship,” he said. Based on these lectures, the seminar focused on tourism and what the Cuban Revolution “But other than that I slept in the hammocks, I bumped my head a thousand times down below the means today, Riess said. deck because it was so short. I ate on the ship, and I learned all the ropes of the ship — literally the ropes.” “First we had to get a background on these things so we could start exploring the sort of par- While learning about the operational aspects of the ship, trainees learned about maritime adox between this socialist revolution and this hugely capitalist activity,” she said. history and the War of 1812. The group’s itinerary included playing baseball with Cuban students, visiting Topes de Collan- “It was all very active learning,” Nunn said. “You learned by doing, you learned by hearing, tes National Park, museums, beaches, monuments, farms and the Christian Center for Reflection listening, talking, asking questions. There was definitely some reading involved but the reading and Dialogue in Cardenas. was all supplemented with real stuff.”

Submitted by Barbara Riess Submitted by Andy Nunn Students hike through Topes de Collantes National Park in the Escambray Mountains, Cuba. U.S. Brig Niagara docked at Put-In-Bay, Ohio, the ship’s last stop before returning to Erie. 6 September 1, 2017 The Campus [Features] AlleghenyCampus.com ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ breaks records and a celebrity fanbase

Contrbuted by anygator.com Start of something new ‘Here lies Taylor Swift’s Reputation’

By MARLEY PARISH closes by firing insults at Editor-in-Chief the various Taylors like, [email protected] “There she goes, playing the victim again,” “You Taylor Swift did more can’t possibly be that sur- than shake off the haters in prised all of the time” and her new music video for her “Oh stop acting like you’re hit song, “Look What You all nice. You are so fake.” Made Me Do.” Instead, Swift has decided to confront her critics and embrace all of the negative comments each one of her personas has been I was half expecting subject to throughout her “ professional career. her to crawl out of

There are no teardrops the computer screen on her guitar in the video. and attack me like Swift, surrounded by snakes in the horror film. By and dressed head-to-toe in the end of the video, “ jewelry resembling snakes, comes off as an angry and I wished that was the immature teenage girl in direction Swift de- this over-the-top video but cided to take. BRITTANY ADAMS/THE CAMPUS well-produced video. Top: Linda Gibson Clue, senior associate director of admissions, directs two members of residence life staff of The video opens with a Baldiwn Hall on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. scene straight out of “The Marley Parish Above: Jason Ferrante ‘20 answers first year student, Willa Jones Irwin questions regarding the football’s team Ring” as Swift crawls out of Class of 2019 first home game on Aug. 26, 2017. a grave marked with a head- stone that reads, “Here lies Taylor Swift’s Reputation.” Swift’s overall goal of the I was half expecting her to video gets lost in the dra- #What’sYourStory exhibits the diversity crawl out of the computer matic and elaborate sets, screen and attack me like costumes and hostile lyrics. of Allegheny students at class orientation in the horror film. By the Is this video supposed to end of the video, I wished make viewers respect her for By JEN RODRIGUEZ brought a different percep- on the panel gave their own the panelists said that their that was the direction Swift being able to mock her bad Features Editor tive and various identities, distinctive advice for the up- friend groups had drastically decided to take. At the very [email protected] reputation? Although Tay- ranging from different home coming year weaved through changed from their freshman least, it would have given me lor confronts criticisms like states to sexual orientation. their stories and experiences years. However, they conclud- fewer nightmares. playing the victim too much, The freshmen orienta- Of the five students on the they shared. The usual advice ed that this was a good thing, “Look What You Made being a pop villain who tion for the Class of 2021 panel, most were from the was given, covering classes, for without the change, they Me Do” is full of hidden only includes models in her held multiple events and surrounding Meadville area, friends and relationships. would have never found their messages that countless crit- “squad” and the serial dater, services for the new resi- family. A family at college, ics have tried to unpack and this video only reaffirms all like Ohio or Pennsylvania, dents of Allegheny College but Rosa Orduno, ‘19, came they said, was one of the keys decode. Although the mu- of the negative attitudes as- this past weekend and with- sic video is well-made with from Santa Ana, Calif. to some of the best years of sociated with the singer. in the orientation schedule its intricately designed sets, “Coming to Allegheny was your life at college. To find a

Swift is back to her old were events that highlighted costumes and characters, the so different, you can’t find a If someone is uncom- group of people that could ways, but instead of calling some of Allegheny’s traits. “ overall motive behind the out ex-boyfriends, she is go- decent taco here,” Orduno fortable with who provided a sense of belonging Allegheny aspired to exhib- “ video is snake-like, petty and ing after her frienemies and commented. you are or who you was one of the most reward- it the diversity and unique- damaging to her reputation. look what they made her do: The transition from home want to be, too bad ing experiences one could ness of each of their students Swift washes the cem- make a pathetic and petty to campus comprised a shock for them. gain during college, according through #What’sYourStory, etery dirt off in a bathtub music video that only solid- from the panelists, from the to the students. sharing select stories and ex- filled to the rim with jewels, ifies her awful personality culture to the people on the With #What’sYour- periences to help the newest a nod to Kim Kardashian and rightfully earned repu- campus, the diversity and cul- Story, Allegheny hoped to class of Allegheny transition who was locked in her bath- tation. ture of the community was show the “true inclusiveness successfully and positively. Dai’Quan Day room while thieves robbed Ironically, “Look What what attracted many of them and equity” that they strive #What’s Your Story was held Class of 2020 her in Paris. You Made Me Do” had to come to Meadville. Be- for in the community, Associ- She also recreates a on the second day of orienta- around 10.1 million streams sides community, Allegheny ate Director of the Inclusion, knock-off version of Mi- on Spotify, breaking records tion, and consisted of a panel offered a new perspective of Diversity, Equity, Access & ley Cyrus’s 2010 “Can’t Be for Swift even after her feud of current Allegheny students who they were and who they “If someone is uncomfort- Social Justice Center, Dar- Tamed” music video by earlier in the year with the ranging from different back- could be, along with their own nell Epps said. Epps and the hanging from a swing in an company. The New York grounds and identities, who able with who you are or who IDEAS Center were in charge oversized birdcage, dressed Times reported that the vid- would share their own stories opportunity to explore their you want to be, too bad for in an orange romper. Is it a eo had 24 million views by from their time at Allegheny. identities. A common theme them,” Day said. of the project, and felt that the play on “Orange is the New Monday, Aug. 28, just one The panel included, Han- that resonated with them was Every piece of advice that event was a powerful and in- Black?” What did Cyrus do day after its release during nah Firestone, ‘19, Brian Hill, the ability to be open-mind- they gave cycled back to one spiring way to have incoming to Swift? Whatever Swift is MTV’s Video Music Awards. ‘19, Rosa Orduno, ‘19, Matt ed and to have a willingness specific area, friends and fam- students reflect on themselves trying to do in this part of The world might move Wild, ‘18 and Dai’Quan Day, to step outside their comfort ily. It seemed that each one and others within their new the video is unclear, confus- on, “another day, anoth- ‘20, five Allegheny students zones, which had resulted in was in agreement on the idea community. ing and tacky. Her attempt to er drama,” but Swift is still with various backgrounds each of them finding com- that the friends you have and Epps also said that the di- mock other performers is a hung up on those who have and unique identities. Their mon ground with others in the friends you will make the versity-orientated event was failure and comes off as her wronged and criticized her stories were a way to highlight the community. first year of college, may not another step in the right di- simply stealing other peo- in the past. the diversity at Allegheny, but While the panel was pri- stay your friends by the time rection for the inclusiveness ple’s successful ideas to pass I used to be a Swift fan, also as an opportunity for marily focused on the story- you graduate. and equity goals of Allegheny, off as her embracing her rep- but this music video broke incoming students to reflect telling of the Allegheny stu- “The people in your life but there was still work to do utation. my heart; and we are never on themselves and their own dents, they also gave some will come and go, and that’s for full inclusiveness and eq- Ending with a line of for- ever ever getting back to- identities. much needed advice to the okay,” Firestone said. uity within Allegheny’s com- mer Taylor personas, Swift gether. Each student on the panel freshmen class. Each student In their stories, most of munity. AlleghenyCampus.com [Features] The Campus September 1, 2017 7

CLUBS, GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES, OH MY!

PHOTOS BY JEVON COOPER/THE CAMPUS Top, above left, and above top: Allegheny students wander the campus center participating in the Student Involvement Fair. The event showcases the clubs and organizations on campus on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. Above bottom: Matthew Kim, ‘19, and Hakeem Adesiji, ‘20, at the involvment fair on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017.

Service Saturday encourages engagement with community

By KELSEY EVANS the next, need help with men- like making sure the people hundred,” Razevich said. Nunn said. “There is often start to finish, from finding Junior Photo Editor toring youth.” I’m with are having a good Service Saturdays are also separation between Meadville volunteer work, to building a [email protected] Cate Hovey, ’18, and Andy time as well.” targeted towards first year and Allegheny, but projects resume, to finally finding an Nunn, ’18, have been partic- students according to Nunn. like these allow for mutual internship.” All Allegheny students are ipating in Service Saturdays Coming to campus, students appreciation and engagement Nunn said since he has welcome to participate in this since their first years at Al- can be isolated from engaging between the two.” been participating in Service year’s first Service Saturday,

legheny. in the community, but aiming During a Service Saturday Saturdays since his freshman hosted by Civic Engagement “I really enjoy service and It has helped me meet the event at first year students last year, Hovey raked a com- year in 2012, that volunteer in the Allegheny Gateway, on “ people in Mead- Sept. 2. these events have opened a ville and I’ve gained could remedy the problem. munity member’s lawn and work has truly changed his “Our goal for the first Ser- lot of doors and connections,” “Since most incoming stu- said she was thanked with a life. a lot of experience “ vice Saturday is to get more Hovey said. “It has helped me through working at dents don’t know a lot about bag of fudge. “My involvement in Ser- freshmen into the community meet people in Meadville and various service sites Meadville and there aren’t “It was my favorite mem- vice Saturdays has blossomed and to learn more about the I’ve gained a lot of experience many opportunities to get ory from a Service Saturday,” into various work in Mead- organizations in Meadville,” through working at various into the community, this is Hovey said. “It showed how ville and now the opportunity said Corey Razevich, the service sites.” a great event for first years,” valued our time was to help to be the coordinator of Make Americorps VISTA repre- Nunn, who is also the stu- Cate Hovey Hovey said. out Meadville’s residents.” a Difference Day,” Nunn said. sentative and co-coordinator dent project coordinator of Class of 2018 Despite a lack of a Service Saturday and Civic “It has really ignited my pas- of the Service Saturday pro- this year’s Make a Difference close-knit relationship be- Engagement are also connect- sion for community service in grams in the Civic Engage- Day, a nationally recognized tween Meadville and Al- ed to bigger projects in Al- general and that’s something I ment office. service day on Oct. 14 where Razevich said he expects a legheny, community service legheny’s Gateway. feel really good about.” “Service Saturdays occur over one hundred projects are large turnout for the first Ser- can help forge a strong bond “These events help stu- If you are interested in once a month and the proj- completed in Meadville, had a vice Saturday of the year. among the two. dents find their interests and volunteering for this year’s ects change depending on similar experience to Hovey. “Typically we get about “It allows new students to help build resumes for intern- first Service Saturday, sign the month,” Razevich said. “Community service has sixty to seventy Allegheny get involved in the commu- ships and jobs in the future,” up through myAllegheny or “For example during the first changed my life,” Nunn said. students who volunteer, but nity and meet people who Razevich said. “The offices email Davis Program Coor- month, an organization may “It genuinely feels good and for the first one this year we are doing good work and are in the learning commons are dinator Bethany Cocchi at have us help clean, but during I have met new people and I are expecting around one like-minded individuals,” geared to help students from [email protected]. AlleghenyCampus.com 8 September 1, 2017 The Campus [SPORTS]

PHOTOS BY MAUA HOSSLER/THE CAMPUS Bryce Evans, ‘18, Izaak Miller, ‘18 and Jorge Olan, ‘20, participate passing drills during practice on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at the Andrew Wells Robertson Athletic Complex. Men’s soccer eager to begin 2017 season Senior players prepare for final season with teammates By MAURA HOSSLER The men’s soccer team par- for his final season. Evans is po- ories, the Allegheny Men’s Sports Editor takes in a multitude of activi- sitioned as a center midfielder, is Soccer team senior class will [email protected] ties together off-field, and are majoring in computer science, miss the off-field outings with On the Allegheny Men’s Soc- still in contact with one an- and minoring in Spanish. one another most. To begin cer team, six members are pre- other in the off-season. “I most enjoyed the time this season, the Allegheny paring to enter their final colle- I’ve spent with my teammates,” men’s soccer team will open giate soccer season with both a Twichel said. “Before presea- against King’s College at 7 collection of bittersweet memo- son this fall, our team traveled p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 in Wil- ries and high expectations. to Canada to get some play in kes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Tolossa Hassan, ’18, Iza- We also hope to win and to sightsee together.” “We hope to make it to the ak Miller, ’18, David Stekla, “ Full back, Twichel from NCAC tournament this sea-

and become the con- ’18, Bryce Evans, ’18, Corey ference champions, Girad, Pennslyvania is major- son,” Miller said. “We also hope Twichel, ’18 and Tristen Tha- ing in neuroscience and mi- to win and become the confer- and it all starts with“ kar, ’18 have been members of the very first game. noring in English. ence champions, and it all starts the soccer team since the fall Beyond on-field mem- with the very first game.” season of 2014, their first semester at Allegheny College. Hassan, from Seattle, started in all 18 games as a forward Gator Updater Seniors Corey Twichel, Tolossa Hassan, David Stekla, Izaak Miller in the last season. Hassan is Bryce Evans and Izaak Miller pose for a group photo Class of 2018 Friday, September 1, 2017 an economics major and a during practice on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at the Andrew Women’s Volleyball Middle East and North Afri- Wells Robertson Athletic Complex. can studies minor. “I want our class to cre- vs. Grove City College my freshman season, and we Thakar of Beaver Falls, “One of our team goals is ate new traditions this season 2 p.m. to defend the home turf, or had a huge crowd in the stand,” Pennsylvania will be posi- and to set an example for the Miller said. “It’s still my favor- tioned as a center midfielder to stay undefeated at all our underclassmen to aspire to Women’s Soccer home matches,” Hassan said. ite memory at Allegheny.” this season, is majoring in re- after we graduate, and are no Miller is a computer science ligious studies, and is minor- @ Rochester Insitute of Technology “I’m looking forward to those longer members of this team,” 2 p.m. games with my teammates.” major, a French minor, and is ing in biology. Thakar made Bryce Evans said. Entering his last soccer from Norwich, Conneticut. note of several favorite mem- Team captain Evans, a two- season, Miller, another start- From Woodlands, Texas ories from his collegiate ca- time All-NCAC selected ath- Women’s Volleyball ing forward, reflected on one and majoring in chemistry reer, and the most prominent lete (2016 Second-Team, 2015 vs. Mount Union of his first collegiate games. and minoring in psychology, memory was his opportunity Honorable Mention) from 4 p.m. “Our team defeated Penn Stekla will be returning as the to play against the collegiate Scottsdale, Arizona has high ex- State Behrend at home during starting goalkeeper. team his father coaches. pectations of his teammates and Men’s Soccer @ King’s College 7 p.m. Marks looks ahead to final season Saturday, September 2, 2017 Q&A with Allegheny football’s running back Women’s Volleyball vs. Alma College By MAURA HOSSLER to help the younger guys out Sports Editor and help get them going on 10 a.m. [email protected] the right track. By creating a The Campus: What are closer relationship between Women’s Volleyball your expectations and hopes freshman and upperclassmen vs. SUNY Geneseo for this upcoming football the retention of our freshman 2 p.m. season? should increase.” Ben Marks, ’18: “I expect Women’s Golf the team to be very compet- @ Wooster Gatorade Collegitate Invitational itive in every single game. I TBA hope this is the first year that our record shows all the hard work the team has put in for “Football is a very Men’s Cross Country the last two seasons. I hope unique sport where @ Chatham University Cougar Challenge the team culture changes it’s really the only TBA Coach Hammer has brought sport once you are finished with college,“ to Allegheny show through.” unless you play pro- Women’s Cross Country The Campus: When is your fessional, that you @ Chatham University Cougar Challenge first game of the season? can never play again. TBA Marks: “Our first home Submitted by Ben Marks game is next Saturday, and it Women’s Soccer would be really cool to have starting our senior year. Foot- tunities left to strap up and Ben Marks @ Nazareth College a really good turn out by the Class of 2018 ball is a very unique sport to play the game we have all students to help cheer us on where it’s really the only sport been playing for so long. I just 1 p.m. and give us the energy.” once you are finished with hope that all of the seniors The Campus: Do you have The Campus: How do you college, unless you play pro- don’t leave anything left in the Men’s Soccer any personal goals for this feel as a senior football player, fessional, that you can never tank and go all out so that we @ Scranton University season? entering your final season? play again. The seniors only can have a very memorable 3 p.m. Marks: “I personally hope Marks: “It’s bittersweet have 10 guaranteed oppor- senior season.”