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November 16th, 2018 The Houghton Volume 115, Number 9 Houghton College’s Student Newspaper Since 1909 HOUGHTONSTAR.COM | [email protected] | FACEBOOK.COM/THEHOUGHTONSTAR | TWITTER.COM/HOUGHTONSTAR | INSTAGRAM @HOUGHTONSTAR INTERNATIONAL // VIENNA MOSAIC CENTER COFFEE REVIEW: JON BELLIAN THREE VIEWS // ISRAELI-PALESTIN- ARTIST OF THE WEEK: HOUGHTON’S HIDDEN HISTORY AND CONVERSATION FEATURES, P. 5 IAN CONFLICT OLIVA DONATO COLUMNS, P. 2-3 FEATURES, P. 4 OPINIONS, P. 6-7 FEATURES, P. 8 MOSAIC CENTER HIRES NEW STAFF

ABIGAIL REETH Along with Pettway and “Stay when it gets uncom- Cook, Marris Ackon ‘20 has fortable. Stay in a space where joined the Mosaic Center staff you will be questioned and as the Student Advisor for In- pushed but not condemned. clusive Excellence. Ackon ex- You will be respected and plains that her primary role protected but your views will is to “help advice committees be challenged.” Rather than a on campus and make sure that warning to the faint of heart, people feel welcomed and as Rev. Julian Cook offers these though their values and inter- words as both a challenge and ests are represented in the Mo- an invitation to the Houghton saic Center. I also represent community: “Come to the Mo- international students and stu- saic Center if you’re willing to dents of color [who can] come take the risk of dreaming and and talk to me about anything creating.” they’re concerned about.” Ad- Since opening in the JULIAN COOK, Mdiv ÄNNA PETTWAY, PhD MERRIS ACKON ditionally, Ackon hopes that the spring of 2018, the Mosaic COURTESY OF HOUGHTON COLLEGE Center will be “a place where Center’s purpose, as stated on so that includes providing both for their work as Mosaic Center “beautiful,” “challenging,” and students can feel at home [and] the sign outside its door in the formal and informal mentoring staff. As a clinical psychologist, “at times painful” experiences feel like they have a voice.” Campus Center basement, has to traditionally underrepresent- Pettway focused her research on campus as a black student Pettway echoes Ackon’s vi- been “to be a centrally located students, raising awareness, on race-based trauma and ex- have equipped him to work sion for the future of the Mo- ed, dynamic space that hosts and providing leadership,” as periences, and as the wife of a with the Mosaic Center. More- saic Center, desiring the space conversations, programming, well as “reviewing and recom- black man and the mother of a over, as the former assistant “to be a home away from home” and educational activities that mending policies and processes biracial child, she has seen “the director at Boston University’s for students who feel marginal- promote cultural diversity, eq- that are equitable, assisting stu- ways in which there are really Howard Thurman Center for ized in other places on campus. uity, and inclusion,” in order to dent organizations focused on two different experiences of Common Ground, Cook has Although the Center was cre- help “participants to discover a promoting diversity and social the United States, . . . and I’ve experience facilitating conver- ated particularly for minor- deeper identity in Christ.” justice, and then advising the tried to put myself in a posture sations among different types ity students, Pettway explains Leading in the pursuit of president’s cabinet on matters . . . to intentionally listen to and of people and helping students that students who identify with this goal are Dr. Änna Pettway related to diversity and believe and be approximate to to see themselves as compre- dominant or majority groups and Rev. Julian Cook who inclusion.” people who have had experi- hensive individuals rather than “are warmly welcomed into the serve as the Mosaic Center’s With these high ex- ences related to their race which dividing their identities into set Mosaic Center, but that they Advisors for Inclusive Excel- pectations for the Advisors for I will never be able to fully ex- categories. Cook hopes to bring should think of themselves lence. Pettway describes this Inclusive Excellence, Houghton perience or understand.” this model of conversation and as ‘guests’ in someone else’s role as “focusing on efforts that has enlisted Pettway and Cook As a 2013 Houghton comprehensive identity into the house and behave in the same make campus more inclusive, who are each uniquely prepared graduate, Cook believes his Mosaic Center. See MOSAIC page 2 TRACK TEAM LOOKS TO BREAK RECORDS PRISM DAVID KRALT 2018 Track season begins again at Houghton College, and with ERIN MAGGIO it comes more opportunities This year’s annual Christ- for the team to excel. About mas PRISM will feature over 70 students take part in track 200 performers, according to at Houghton, over double the the Houghton website. Perfor- number compared to 5 years mances will include vocal and ago. The team houses a num- instrumental music, scripture, ber of very talented members poetry, and artwork by both that routinely place high in students and faculty. Group their respective competitions performances include the brass and break school records. ensemble, Houghton Sym- These students include Isaac phony Orchestra, the College Worrall who runs 200 meters, Choir, the Men’s and Women’s Edena Sanchez running 400 Choirs, and a worship team. and 800 meters, Tyler Deus- Another feature of this chle running 5000 meters and year’s PRISM will be light- Dan Burdo running 800 me- ing that was purchased and ters. Another student, Gwen installed just this semester. Re- Stokes will be trying to break bekah Brennan, who is a major her own record in 400 interme- driving force behind the pro- diate hurdles. duction of this year’s PRISM “This track season will be and director of Houghton Aca- great after last year. The per- pella, said that “[The] crew of formances and growth that has faculty, staff, and students are developed from last season to preparing music of all genres this season is very promising.” and when combined with some said Tyler Deuschle, “The COURTESY OF HOUGHTON ATHLETICS incredible visually engaging team has grown substantially technology and art, the experi- with the incoming freshman.” lenging part is making sure the like working with a puzzle. But I began, I witnessed a large por- ence, we hope, will be enjoyed Patrick Hager, the head technical athletes are all on wouldn’t have it any other way. tion of our team doing workouts by all.” PRISM is not simply coach of the track team also the same page with what they I have a great staff, and the cul- on their own in preparation for an ordinary concert but one expressed excitement at what should be doing any given day. ture of the team is really thriv- the season. It made me smile a that displays a broad array of this year will hold for the track They often bounce around to ing. The other day, a few days bit to know we’ve created an at- team; “I’d say the most chal- different workouts, and so that’s after XC ended and before T&F mosphere where they believe in See PRISM page 2 2 |NEWS NOVEMBER 16, 2018 - International Perspectives // Vienna

ing for more than a decade, but gees. Though there are many general mindset of the Vien- nomic, social, and basic needs according to the European Par- organizations in Austria set up nese people is still the same met so they may contribute too liament, it is generally agreed to offer help to refugees and and it was refected in the re- and enrich our societies in a upon that the “crisis” began in immigrants, my family and I cent elections. In the past, Aus- sustainable way at all levels, 2015. There are many facili- volunteered at an organization tria’s government has almost decrease the factors that cause ties in place to care for refugees called the Oasis, a little place always been liberal and leaned migrants to leave their home- in Austria, but none were pre- in Traiskirchen, a town on the left. However, in the most re- lands in the frst place, while pared for the sheer multitudes outskirts of Vienna. It is an cent election, the FPÖ won the addressing the concerns of the of people who came to Austria international Christian organi- election. The FPÖ is Austria’s communities of the nations re- seeking asylum. zation that is right next to the far-right, very conservative ceiving migrants. There were so many people Several nations in the EU, that it was impossible to pro- which are against immigra- vide a shelter for them all while tion, have resisted adopting they were being processed, so this pact, Austria being one of thousands of people had to sleep these. Austrian Vice-Chancel- outside on the grass outside the lor Heinz-Christian Strache, refugee camp. But no one com- head of the FPÖ party, has not DELANA THOMPSON plained because this was better clearly stated what issue the Vienna has been a interna- than the places and situations government has with the pact. tional city for a very long time, they were feeing from or the However, he has said that some with immigrants from all over other camps they were at be- points in the pact are “diamet- the world fnding a home and fore. I have personally heard rically opposed to our govern- being welcomed into in this stories about refugees who even ment program,” and that every great city. This is partially be- burned off their fngerprints and nation should have the ability cause Vienna is a center of cul- ran away from the horrible con- to deal with immigration with ture, arts, and intellect, as well ditions of some other camps, “full autonomy and sovereign- as an economic and political seeking better treatment at the ty.” Since then, Austrian Chan- center, and it always has been. camp in Austria. cellor, Sebastian Kurz, and

Vienna also has a very large This rush of immigrants and COURTESY OF FREEBEACON.COM Vice-Chancellor, Heinz-Chris- number of international orga- refugees caused a change of tian Strache, have stated that nizations which attract people heart in many native Austrians. biggest refugee camp in Austria party, well-known for their an- they will not sign the migration from all over the world. Other They saw it almost as an inva- and has been there since 1987, ti-immigration tendencies. compact at the UN conference than that, its economic privi- sion or a threat. When it was as refugees and immigrants Vienna is also home to one in Morocco this December, and lege, as Vienna is known for a small amount it was okay, have been coming to Austria of four United Nations head- that they expect other nations having a very high quality of but this many people? No one since even before then, though quarters. Recently the UN has to follow suit. life, has also attracted people wanted to deal with this, it was it was not widely known. fnalized its frst global agree- looking for a better life. But almost as if they thought they While I was there working ment on migration. In summa- Delana Thompson is a fresh- the recent refugee crisis marked could ignore the problem and it alongside other international ry, the compact aims to protect man at Houghton College, ma- an important change in the eyes would go away. This is where volunteers, more Austrians had migrants and reduce risks dur- joring in Art and Intercultural of the Austrian people. The I, and many other foreigners began stepping up to take over ing the process of their journey, Studies. fow of refugees into Europe is come into the story as volun- our roles and start to volunteer, fulfll their human rights, allow ongoing and has been happen- teers offering aid to the refu- especially the churches. But the migrants to have their eco-

MOSAIC from page 1 the Coffee and Conversation now a popular Christmas carol the gospel, and to celebrate the places.” There is also a specially way they might behave in a series as well as by provid- here in the United States. How- birth and life of Christ is both catered dinner for PRISM guests house or country that is not ing a safe space where under- ever, Brennan states that most exciting and humbling.” at the performance in Houghton, their home [or] homeland. That represented students can feel people do not actually meditate PRISM’s audience is com- which audience members can mindset should hopefully lead heard and at home, the Mosaic on the words and their deeper prised of students, faculty, and choose to attend for an addi- to a posture of humility and of Center staff continues to cre- meaning. Thus, the show will community members. Olivia tional price. These events create listening.” ate, in Cook’s words, “a place explore the key texts in the Bullock ’20, who attended last interest in PRISM for students, One way all of Houghton of respect, a place of love, but piece which will include A year’s PRISM, remarked that alumni, faculty, local families, can intentionally engage with a place of truth and reconcilia- Thrill of Hope, A New and Glo- “the talent displayed was in- and even people who may not the Mosaic Center is through tion and challenge.” Cook be- rious Morn, and Chains Shall credible.” Students can enjoy know about Houghton. With the Coffee and Conversational lieves the Mosaic Center issues He Break. PRISM, but it is not targeted such a broad target audience, series facilitated by Cook. He an invitation and challenge to Through the exploration of solely to them. The performers it allows Houghton students notes that these evenings give the Houghton campus: “Get in- “O Holy Night” as well as other are also traveling to Browncroft to display their talents to more “the Houghton Community volved. We need everybody at hymns, songs, poetry, and scrip- Church in Rochester this year, than they might otherwise be the opportunity to engage in a this communion table. Let’s do ture, PRISM’s purpose is the which they visited a few years able to. civil, loving, and courageous community.” celebration of Christ’s coming ago. The church now has a new- PRISM 2018 will be on Fri- dialogue about challenging is- PRISM from page 1 to the world. Brennan empha- ly remodeled worship center day, November 30th at 7:30 in sues.” On November 9th, the talents. sized, “It’s the desire of not only with top-of-the-line lighting and Rochester at the Browncroft series kicked off with the ques- This year’s PRISM is titled the Greatbatch School of Music sound systems. Brennan says Community Church and Sat- tion “Are things getting better?” “O Holy Night,” based on the but Houghton College and its that performing in places other urday, December 1, at 8pm in The next conversation will be a original French poem, “Minuit students, faculty, and staff to than Houghton allows for “the the Houghton Chapel, preceded Dinner and Discussion at 6:00 Chrétiens!” or “Cantique de praise our Lord and to draw oth- opportunity to share [the] pro- vt the optional dinner at 6pm . p.m. on Friday, November 16th Noël” written by Placide Cap- ers closer to him through our gram with new people, and to For additional information and in the dining hall. peau and set to music by Adol- gifts and talents, and to have give our students an opportunity to purchase tickets, visit the Through events such as phe Adam in 1847. The song is this platform, PRISM, to share to experience performing in new Houghton College website.

TRACK from page 1 HOUGHTON HOSTS DRESSAGE CLINIC what we are doing, in each oth- University to compete late in er, and in Houghton’s mission. I the season. The top runners will DAVID KRALT total, each one a private lesson old Thoroughbred horse, Rever- always say my goal for the team also be in Utica at the Empire 8 This weekend, Hough- lasting 45 minutes. People from ence, during the clinic. “I began is to leave with the relationships conference to score their own ton will be hosting a Dressage all over New York signed up to working with horses as a young and memories that I had when I titles in their individual events. Clinic at the new equestrian work with Majewski as she is teenager and have always had a competed at Messiah College. I Non-track students can look for- center. The clinic begins Friday highly skilled with horses, and passion for working and train- think we’re seeing a lot of life- ward to cheering on their fellow at 4:30pm, ending Saturday at a very capable teacher helping ing horses.” she said, “I plan long relationships forming, and students in a variety of home 5:00pm. Agnieszka Majewski others towards more advanced on continuing after college better competition before of it.” events here at Houghton. The will be teaching for the duration riding techniques and training. working under an international The Track team has had frst events takes place Friday, of the clinic. It is organized by From as young as 12 years to equestrian athlete and honing many successes recently. Many December 7th, then again on Houghton’s Equestrian Program older then 50, many different my skills to be able to be a fu- of the students have earned 1st Friday, January 18th. Houghton Director, Larissa Ries, and stu- people with a variety of skill ture eventing international rider to 3rd place awards in their re- will also be hosting the Empire dent interns Hannah Williamson levels and horse breeds will be myself.” spective events. Coach Hager 8 Outdoor Track & Field Cham- and Abigail Fulmer. It has been taking part in the event. This The clinic will be an- holds high hopes for the team pionships in early May. in planning since the beginning includes ponies, all the way up other opportunity for students this year however, believing For more information about of the summer after Majew- to horses who compete at Fed- and locals alike to learn how that the students are more then the track team and upcoming ski taught a three day clinic for eration Equestrian International to handle their horses better. capable to support each other track events, students can go to Houghton. Afterwards, Majews- levels. For students who would like to and beat their own personal re- the Houghton Atheletics web- ki was invited to teach for anoth- Abigail Fulmer, a se- watch the event, it is $10 to au- cords. site, as well as contact Coach er clinic at Houghton which she nior equestrian performance dit on Friday, and $20 on Satur- Some students from the team Hager at Patrick.Hager@hough- accepted. There will be 28 rides major, will be riding her 5 year day. will be travelling to Bucknell ton.edu NOVEMBER 16, 2018 NEWS // COLUMNS | 3 Houghton’s Hidden History CHRIS CILENTO planted, one for each man who These names should be me- They stand in silent memori- died. Today nine of these mighty morialized for all to see. Sadly, am, tall and strong. They mark the oaks are still here, even though the memorial plaque was taken passing of the seasons in stately Willard Avenue no longer runs in down when Fancher Hall was grandeur, shading students in the front of the Paine Science build- moved. For decades, it lay, spring and summer, and dropping ing (it was rerouted behind the largely forgotten and gathering their colorful leaves in autumn. building due to safety concerns). dust, in the Houghton College We walk among them, marvel- The April 8, 1949 issue of the archives in the basement of the ing at their magnifcence and Houghton Star describes the me- Willard J. Houghton Library. reveling in their beauty but never morial that was never fnished. It Now, due to the efforts of the col- knowing their true signifcance. reads: “Each of the ten trees will lege archivist, Laura Habecker, Never realizing that these mighty have a plaque at its base bearing this memorial has been found, oaks mark the lives of heroes. the name of the man of whom dusted off, and included in a In 1942, the Japanese armada it is representative. A rock, a county-wide memorial exhibition attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing Houghtonian symbol, will be This writer encourages all the United States into the second placed at the beginning of the Houghton students, faculty, and World War. The call went out for drive…to explain the memo- staff to walk among these monu- volunteers and the draft was en- rial.” In lieu of this, Houghton mental trees and refect on the acted. Men from all walks of life College administrators eventu- courage of these men and the suddenly found themselves thrust ally installed a plaque in front of freedom they have helped bring in to battle. More than 407,316 Fancher Hall describing three dif- to this country. Then let us come of these men, husbands, broth- ferent memorials in the vicinity together, as a student body, to ers, sons, would never return. (the three hemlock trees, the ten work with the college to raise On March 29, 1949, Hough- oak trees, and the walking path). funds to fnish the original memo- ton College administration decid- Richard F. Bennet, Merril W. rial, so they can be remembered. ed to memorialize those students, McKinley, Henry E Samuels, No hero should be forgotten. faculty, and staff who made the Robert M. Danner, J. Merton, Mc- For when we forget our heroes, ultimate sacrifce for our freedom. Mahon, John H. Smith, Warren T. we lose a piece of ourselves. Willard Avenue became “Memo- Dayton, Ralph L. Norton, Carl IMAGES COURTESY OF RAVENWORKS STUDIOS rial Row” as ten Pin Oaks were M. Wagner, Walter F. Ferchen. Spiritual Refections

anger and blame from others. Here’s a proposal: our moral MORGAN SMITH best to grow towards wholeness children of God. We can’t fx our Yet making mistakes and com- discourse (and the emotions that and holiness in fellowship with problems, or stop ourselves and My church, Sojourners Men- mitting minor wrongs is part of go with it) must emphasize mercy one another. others from doing wrong. But nonite Fellowship, celebrates a learning how to be a good person and compassion over guilt, shame, This is one of the great les- Christ has embraced the whole seven-week advent season. No- living in a fallen world: it’s hard, anger, and blame. This isn’t a fan- sons of Advent. We are (as people sorry lot, saying he’ll walk with vember 11th marks the frst Sun- and we have to fgure it out by cy-sounding version of “let’s just at my church like to say) sojourn- us until we’re made new. So we day of Advent, and I’m delighted trial-and-error. Moreover, many all move on and be nice to each ers in the land of not-quite: sur- hope, and try again. to begin this time of waiting and of the wrongs we commit stem (at other.” Wrongdoing that seriously rounded by and contributing to I’ll leave you-all with this, by watching and wondering. Taking least in part) from larger systems harms others must be recognized brokenness, we are also beloved Yehudah Amichai: a long while to refect on the bro- beyond our control. We don’t get and denounced as such, and those kenness of the world and the great to choose who teaches us what it who commit these wrongs must In my garden I saw jasmine blossoms swept hope of our promised Redeemer means to act and live well or the face meaningful consequences. in an autumnal wind and clinging to a bougainvillea bush. never fails to quicken and deepen external pressures we face going But in less egregious cases – Oh, what a blunder, what a waste, what a senseless loss. my sense of God’s incomprehen- forward. And Christians believe particularly persons (of all ages) I saw a sun dip in the sea, I saw God. sible grace. that we are redeemed from sin. slowly working towards a better What blunder, what hope! One matter that will weigh on Both our deliberate wrongdoings character – we should tone down I saw two birds trapped in the domed terminal in the airport, my mind and heart this Advent is and our moral mis-formations are our rhetoric and the passion that fying desperately above the commotion below. the proper place for guilt, shame, forgiven. So where does this leave lies behind it. It is not our respon- Oh, what a blunder, what a fight, what desperate love, anger, and blame in the Christian guilt, shame, anger, and blame? sibility to manage and atone for what an out without an out, what a vision of hallowed wings! life. Each of us is a fallen crea- To excise them completely would every actual and potential act A plane circled above it all, calling: ture, touched by sin and death. be to disregard the reality of our of wrongdoing in ourselves and I’m trying, I’m trying again. We do many wrong things, and wrongdoing, but neither can they others. Rather, we are to forgive Try, they tell him from the control tower. surely these wrongs should incur be the end of the story. We must others their trespasses as often as Try again, try again. guilt and shame in ourselves, and fnd the right balance. we repent of our own, and do our Houghton STAR Rerun

ROBERT H. PRESLEY the southwest of Souilly, then a hill overlooking the valley lead- the news by radio. The telegraph better than we had dared hope for the Headquarters of the First ing from Benoite-Vaux to Souilly. lines, of course, had too much quite so soon, as certain as it was This rerun column features vari- American Army. As I remember Incidentally we never made the business for news work. to come eventually. ous Houghton STAR articles from it, Benoite-Vaux consisted chief- second leg of that journey. The For several days the offcial our archives. These articles do ly of three things, muddy roads, Armistice prevented. communiques transmitted by This is an excerpt of Robert not contain current information, muddy felds, and well just plain Unlike some branches of the radio had indicated a rapid east- H. Presley’s account of his expe- but are meant to show the past mud. I rained most of the time we service, the Signal Corps can be- ward movement of the battle lines riences during the Great War. The culture and events on Houghton were there. Of course there were gin to function before it arrives on practically the entire Western reader can fnd the remainder of Campus throughout the College’s a few houses and trees and ditch- at its place in the line. There are Front so what I will tell you about this article in the Houghton star history This particular article is es, but it was mostly mud always telephone and telegraph was not such a shock to us as it archives. Simply go to the Hough- from Volume 12, Issue 4 of the The Seventh Corps of which wires to be strung and telephones otherwise would have been. One ton Library webpage, click on STAR published on November the 326th Field Battalion was a and switchboards to be installed day shortly before November archives, select The Houghton 15th 1919. part was moving from Remire- and repaired, messages to be 11th one of our radio operators STAR and search for Volume 12 mont, down near the Swiss bor- sent and received, and, not the came running down to the of- Issue 4 of the STAR published on The day the Armistice be- der, to the town of the Regret least important of all, news to be fcers’ quarters with an exciting November 15th 1919. tween the Allied and Associated (pro. re-gray), about four kilome- gathered from the surrounding bit of news he had just copied. It Powers as Party of the First Part ters south of Verdun. There it was atmosphere, as it were. This lat- was the frst sincere peace over- and the German Republic as the to relieve the 17th French Colo- ter, among many other things falls ture from the German High Com- Party of the Second Part was nial Corps which then occupied to the lot of the Radio company. mand. We had followed with ever signed, my outft, the 326th Field that sector. While resting here Where we were, newspapers of increasing interest the reports of Signal Battalion, was stationed after coming the frst leg of the any sort were imaginary, at least, the abdication of the Kaiser fol- at Benoite-Vaux (pron. ben-wot- trip we made ourselves as com- as the square root of “minus one,” lowed closely by his cowardly voe). Benoite-Vaux is a little vil- fortable as possible in some old so it is easy to realize the impor- fight and that of the Crown lage located 8 or 9 kilometers to French barracks in the woods on tance of the work of picking up Prince, but there was something 4 | FEATURES NOVEMBER 16, 2018 Mosaic Center Asks Tough Questions

KYLA NIES discussion with a video en- to do so and playing devil’s The idea is that students get open heart and attentive ears. titled “Black Guy Breaks Into advocate when the conversa- used to discussing serious and Come, be challenged, and A Car” in which a white male tion became one-sided. Stu- sensitive issues in a formal learn something you might Last Friday, November actor and a black male actor dents responded thoughtfully, setting so that they can begin not have known, from your 9th, the Mosaic Center hosted attempted to break into a car. frequently, and creativity to to start the same conversa- fellow human beings. I myself its frst “Coffee and Conver- No one confronted the white the question of progress. No tions in other informal set- look forward to the next event sation,” a time in which stu- man in the 30 minutes he “at- “answer” to the question of tings and across perspectives. so that I can grow more.” The dents from many different tempted” to break in. When progress was agreed upon but In the words of Senior Helen Mosaic Center will be hosting backgrounds came together the black man pretended to students like Quiah comment- Draper, who attended last Fri- another “Coffee and Conver- to dialogue about race and break into the vehicle, he was ed that the conversation itself day’s event: “I think it is im- sation” on Friday, November minority issues in America. confronted by armed police was a great way “to see where portant for students to attend 16th at 7pm in the Mosaic “The goal [of coffee and con- within 30 seconds. Rev. Cook everyone is coming from, in- these events no matter what Center. All are welcome to at- versation] is to provide, in a then raised the question “are stead of just sitting in our bub- perspective you come with, tend, and there will be coffee, sense, a laboratory for stu- things getting better?” to the ble and judging each other”. as long as you come with an tea, and cookies. dents to engage in construc- group. On one hand it was Even in moments of dis- PHOTO COURTESY OF PIXABAY tive dialogue around criti- easy to see the ways in which agreement and tension, stu- cal conversations and do the America is still fraught with dents remained open and re- work our world so desperate- racial tension after watch- spectful. “I was very proud of ly needs” said Reverend Ju- ing the video, but Rev. Cook Houghton students for carry- lian Cook, the director of the was quick to point out that ing out such a hard discussion newly established Houghton on the other hand, there have with such honesty,” says Rev. Bethel Campus and Advisor been clear markers of progress Cook, “civil dialogue is pos- for Inclusive Excellence, such as the election of Barack sible but it is incredibly hard who meditated the discus- Obama, the Black Lives Mat- work and it is the only way sion. The event was well at- ter Movement, etc.. Students of achieving genuine commu- tended with every chair in discussed this tension between nity.” In an effort to continue the Mosaic Center flled by progress and lack thereof for to build that “genuine commu- students of “different races, over an hour, listening to opin- nity” the Mosaic Center will cultures, socio-economics ions one at a time. continue to host “Coffee and classes, and genders” ob- Rev. Cook moderated with Conversation” once a month served Jolene Quiah ‘20. excellence, allowing for any- or bi-weekly and focus on a Rev. Cook opened the one who wanted to participate different question each time. Fall Sports Come to a Close

QUINN HULL Country. Tyler Deuschle, cord of 6-12. Though they did Shilvock went on to be named Houghton Volleyball Matthew Gostomski, and not total the amount of wins Houghton’s representative for came just short of missing Shelby Langlois all received they expected, these numbers the Men’s Sportsman of the their conference tournament Another fall season of 1st Team All-Conference hon- do not reflect the team we Year team. as well. The team ended with Houghton athletics is in ors, and Joel Wheeler, Gwen saw on the field. “I truly be- Despite the disappoint- an overall record of 12-18. the books, as cross coun- Stokes, and Emily Blosdale lieve we were a top four talent ing season, the Highlanders In conference however the try finished their season all received 2nd Team All- in the conference. It doesn’t have their eyes set on next team was 4-4, and just one at the NCAA Atlantic Re- Conference Honors. “I’m always go your way, and we season. “Our potential upside match sort of qualifying for gional Championship in proud of the teams. All sea- experienced that in a few is tremendous, as we will be the tournament. Senior Am- Glassboro, NJ last Satur- son we’ve faced tough condi- critical moments,” said junior returning 3 of our top 4 goal ber Edwards was an Empire day. It was a strong finish tions” Coach Patrick Hager midfielder Ben DiCrasto. scorers as well a number of 8 Second Team All-Confer- to a very productive season said, “Collectively, these The Empire 8 clearly rec- experienced midfielders and ence Selection. After a sea- for Houghton Cross Coun- teams have raised the level of ognized this to be true when defenders,” said DiCrasto. son in which she recorded try. Tyler Deuschle led their training and it’s going to they awarded All-Conference The Women’s Soccer team 3.2 kills per set, which was the men’s team finishing pay high dividends moving honors to five of our High- jumped out to a hot start this good for second place in the 80th out of 307, and Emily forward.” landers. Freshman attacker year. The team held an unde- conference. Blosdale finished first for Houghton Men’s and Brice Bogna earned a First feated record of 4-0-2 through Houghton Field Hockey the women placing 108th Women’s Soccer also have Team All-Conference selec- their first six games of the also missed the Empire 8 out of 305. come to a close with both tion, while Andrew Bussey, year, but were unable to find Tournament with a record The season was full of teams missing their confer- Ben DiCrasto, Gabe VanWyk, success in Empire 8 play. The of 5-12. The team fought accolades and accomplish- ence tournaments. The men and Ben Lawrence all earned team went 0-6-2 in confer- hard the whole season, but ments for Houghton Cross ended their season with a re- Second Team honors. Zach ence leaving them with a 6-7- tended to find themselves on 3 record overall. the wrong side of more than Much like the men’s team, a few close finishes. Three the women had more than a members of the team how- few positives to walk away ever would be named Second with. Head coach, David Team All-Conference selec- Lewis, earned his 400th ca- tions including Caitlin Jen- reer victory after a 6-0 win nings, Nicole Jennings, and over Medaille College. Senior Hannah Daniels. attacker, Jessica Beattie, led Women’s Tennis finished the Empire 8 in average points the season with a record of per game with 24 points in 4-4 just a game behind the only 16 games, she also led rival Alfred Saxons at 5-3. the conference with 8 total The team was just a head to assists. Beattie was rewarded head victory away from mak- with a First Team All-Confer- ing it to their second straight ence selection. Sophomore tournament appearance but forward, Kealy DeForest, was fell just short at the hands the Empire 8’s second place of newly appointed Alfred finisher in total goals with 10 Head Coach, and Houghton in only 16 games. DeForest alumnus, Jordan Crouch. The played 5 less games than the team will be back in action The Houghton Field Hockey team first place finisher, and came during the spring season.

fnished with a 5-12 record. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUGHTON COLLEGE up only one goal short. NOVEMBER 16, 2018 FEATURES | 5 Review // Glory Sound Prep

TYGER DOELL trying to be famous or pretend- ing to be happy. Anyone who knows the This desire to do what he popular music of the past year wants with his music is also or so recognizes the name shown in Bellion’s experimen- of Jon Bellion. Bellion has tation of sound throughout the climbed from obscurity into album. “Stupid Deep” has a rif fame since the release of his in the chorus which is reminis- 2016 debut studio album, The cent of an echo, representing the song’s chorus which talks about Human Condition. Before the an empty soul. “Mah’s Joint” has release of the album, Bellion aforementioned religious under- had released mixtapes which tones, with audio from sermons he produced and distributed and hymns present in the song. himself, including Scattered Other songs, like “Adult Swim” Thoughts Vol. 1, Translations and “Let’s Begin” harken back Through Speakers, The Sepa- to Bellion’s earlier raps, with ration, and The Defnition. other mixes of pop and blues Throughout these albums, a thrown in. Finally, there are theme that Bellion promotes is songs like “Couples Retreat,” the idea that he is a self-made which seem to almost cut off man, refusing to sell-out to big the chorus throughout the song, corporations or record labels or “Blu,” which has piano and to promote his music. Instead, keyboard parts that are harsh Bellion relied on more grass- and soft at the same time, leav- roots advertising and distrib- ing the listener unsure of how to uting of his music until he re- feel. These more experimental leased The Human Condition, tracks show Bellion’s desire to afterwards going on tour with mix it up with his music, and his refusal to simply give in to what the band Twenty One Pilots his fans or the music industry which helped him skyrocket to want. fame. In the end, Bellion’s purpose Fast forward two years to behind the album is clear: we Jon Bellion released his new album on November 9th. PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER the relatively surprising an- should think back to our roots, nouncement and subsequent using them as a launching point release of his newest album, been given. In other songs, like Swim,” in which there are dif- sire to “get better” instead to try new things and push our- Glory Sound Prep, which was “Mah’s Joint,” he talks about his ferent “channels” that feature of “gettin’ bigger.” Bellion selves to new heights. Rather released November 9th. While family and the profound impact different guest artists, as well attributes the desire to im- than viewing music as a way to The Human Condition focused they’ve had on his life. We also as Bellion’s references to the prove himself to authentic- catapult to success, he sees it as more on some of the enduring get a rare glimpse into Bellion’s various people he’s looked up ity and a desire to grow as a way to express himself and questions and issues in Bel- personal life in songs like “Con- to over the years. an artist, rather than to a improve. This is a comforting lion’s life, Glory Sound Prep versations with My Wife” and Another huge theme that hunger for fame. In “The thought to old and young alike, is more of an homage to his “Couples Retreat,” where he re- Bellion develops throughout Internet,” he truly faces this throughout our constant human humble beginnings, and a win- veals that he’s married and sings the album is the confict be- confict head on by decry- attempts to maintain a grip on dow into the way he grapples about his wife. tween fame and authenticity. ing the use of social media, both the past and the future. This theme shows up musi- with his sudden rise to star- In The Human Condition, Bel- claiming that “life became To some, the experimentation cally as well. In the song “Blu,” lion hints at his desire to be dangerous the day we all in Bellion’s new album can be dom. we see homage to Bellion’s Throughout the album, authentic with his fans, but in became famous.” Later on a sticking point, especially for faith not only in the lyrics, but those who felt comfortable with one major theme Bellion ex- Glory Sound Prep this theme in “Let’s Begin,” he claims also in the hymn-like chorus. his sound in The Human Con- takes center stage. In “Con- he “stopped fexin’ on the pands on is the various infu- In “Mah’s Joint,” we hear more dition. However, his departure ences he’s had in his life. In Christian infuences, as well as versations with My Wife,” he socials,” which corresponds can also be seen as his mani- songs like “JT” and “Cau- what seems to be audio from a sings about his marriage, hop- to his long social media ab- festo: the end goal isn’t fame, tionary Tales,” he cites his religious revival or sermon. But ing that it won’t be strained by sence for the past year. Bel- but rather self-expression and faith, thanking God in many if one song captures Bellion’s his new-found fame. In “Let’s lion decides, in the end, that growth. Now, that’s a message instances for the talent he’s multiple infuences, it’s “Adult Begin,” he sings about his de- authenticity is better than that we all can get behind..

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Timothy Paschalis 6 | OPINIONS NOVEMBER 16, 2018 THREE The Israeli- by incorporating them waves of aliyah. After have hung onto it, claiming into an apartheid state, or the expulsion of the Jews ANNA SCHILKE ownership just as fervently through some combination from ancient Israel by the as the Jewish family that of the two.” Professor Romans in 70 A.D., the Jews In Jerusalem, there is a holds the legal deed. Alam’s claim couldn’t be continued to have a majority house. Who does that house further from the truth. Israel presence in signifcant It’s owned by a Jewish belong to? I confess I don’t is a country consisting areas. Harvard legal woman, a second generation know. I frst heard this story primarily of refugees and professor Alan Dershowitz immigrant. She inherited it from a journalist who was their descendants who have notes, “…despite repeated from her father, who bought speaking on the Israeli- COURTESY OF TIM PASCHALIS exercised their right to efforts by the Romans, it from a realtor. The woman Palestinian confict; I’m SKYLAR HILLMAN self-determination. These the crusaders, and some has never known another not even sure it’s verifably Jewish refugees were feeing Muslims to make Palestine home. Neither have her true. But it illustrates the In 1896, a young persecution from Eastern empty of Jews, thousands children, or the family dog. complexity of this issue Viennese journalist Europe, Russia, and from of Jews managed to remain Their entire lives have been in a way that I have a hard surprised the world by Middle-Eastern nations. in its holy cities, especially spent on the same street, time articulating with only declaring that it was feasible Even before Herzl wrote Jerusalem, Safad, Tiberias, with the same scraggly statistics and research. Like for the Jews to return home. his pamphlet, Jews had and Hebron.” There were backyard and slightly a Jewish and Palestinian The editor of the New Free already begun to immigrate also Jewish communities crooked mailbox. family can both have Press in Vienna, Austria, to Palestine, starting in the in Gaza, Rafah, Ashkelon, Less than a hundred reasonable claims to the Theodore Herzl wrote the 1880s. Six to seven waves of Caesarea, Jaffa, Acre, and miles away, across a barbed same house, two different famous Zionist pamphlet Jewish immigration would Jericho. Jerusalem was a wire wall manned by IDF people groups can have “Der Judenstaat,” which follow, known as aliyah. predominantly Jewish city agents, a Palestinian family reasonable claims the same was in favor of a Jewish Instead of acquiring the well before the frst aliyah. is in almost the exact same land. homeland. When Herzl land of Palestine through Although the land given situation. Except their house Take some of the common delivered his proposal in imperialistic methods, to the Jewish community in is a tent in a refugee camp, arguments. Some people Basel, Switzerland in 1897, the Jews purchased a the 1947 UN division was and they didn’t buy it from a start with which group has a he articulated a formidable signifcant amount of land more than they had owned realtor. But like their Jewish stronger historical tie to the case for the Jews to leave from absentee land-owners previously, the Israelis have counterparts, the children land. Given that both have diaspora and return home. and speculators. As Martin also acquired the additional have never known another existed in the Middle East As the world watched, Buber, a strong supporter of land in conficts they did not home. for over two thousand years, Herzl spoke about the Palestinian rights, observed initiate. Critics claim the There are two keys to it seems a little absurd to need and possibility to in 1939: “Our settlers do not Jews displaced local Arabs that house in Jerusalem. One start basing current decisions reestablish the ancient state come here as do colonists who were descendants of belongs to the Jewish family on who can fnd the earliest of Israel; ffty-one years from the Occident, to Canaanites and had lived on who currently occupy the pottery shards. Both groups later under the leadership have natives do their work the property, uninterrupted, house. The other belongs to have outstanding specimens. of David Ben-Gurion, for them; they set their for 1300 years, but the Palestinian family in the Others point to issues of the Jews declared Israel a shoulders to the plow and Dershowitz’s research refugee camp. They have whom has possessed the land nation once more. The next they spend their strength undermines this claim. hung onto it for almost a for longer. Again, it’s a long day, war was brought upon and their blood to make the Palestine’s demographics hundred years, from the day and complicated question, the infant nation. Through land fruitful.” Scholars like before the frst aliyah their long-dead patriarch and there’s no clear victor. In extraordinary resilience Buber show that the Jews consisted of a melting fed the city with his family, the last hundred years alone, and the lack of coordination feeing persecution were not pot of different groups. abandoning the house and the lines of land ownership on behalf of the League colonialists. The population included most of his belongings in have changed at least once of Arab nations, the rag- Furthermore, historian Greeks, Turks, Armenians, favor of safety. They have every ten years. In some tag Israeli Defense Force Paul Johnson has Arabs, Besnians, Druzes, hung onto it, hoping for a cases these changes were defeated the large militaries documented the attempts Circassians, Persians, day when they can return. UN sanctioned, in others of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, of many colonial powers Sudanese, etc. Dershowitz Not only the city where they were a result of wars, Transjordan, Saudi Arabia, to thwart the establishment states, “the few Arabs who they used to live, but to that in others terrorism, in yet Iraq, and Yemen. Israel was of a Jewish homeland. lived in Palestine…when house, with the scraggly others illegal settlements. A reborn! The Jews returned “Everywhere in the West, Jewish settlement began, backyard and slightly few brave souls try to stick home. the foreign offces, defense were a tiny remnant of a crooked mailbox. They with one of the many maps Seventy years after ministries, and big business volatile population, which the successful birth of were against the Zionists” had been in constant fux, the Jewish state, Israel’s he writes. Jewish refugees as a result of unending right to self-determination had to overcome British, conficts between local continues to be controversial Turkish, and Pan-Arab tribes and local despots.” around the world, sparking imperialism to achieve Jews constituted a higher debates among academics, self-determination. Britain demographic in Palestine politicians, and laymen. eventually came to the than the Arabs before the Although there are many side of the Zionists for a creation of Israel. controversies associated couple of decades in the Research conducted by with the nation of Israel, I early twentieth century, well-known scholars reveal shall focus on the validity with support from the the truth behind the origins of Israel’s statehood. First, Balfour Declaration. But of the modern state of Israel. I will address a major under pressure from Arab Far from being a “bastard criticism. terrorism, Britain started to child of imperialism,” the As M. Shahid Alam, limit Jewish immigration to establishment of the Jewish Professor of Economics at Palestine. In the end, Britain state emerged through legal Northwestern University, transferred the partition and ethical procedures. has adamantly asserted, “A plan over to the U.N who Claims of colonialism are Jewish state in Palestine divided up the land in 1947. outright false. could only emerge as the Critics of Israel’s right bastard child of imperialist to self-determination fail to powers, and it could only realize that the Jews have come into existence by compromised a signifcant displacing the greater part of presence in Palestine Skylar is a junior majoring in the Palestinian population, for millennia before the Political Science.

he mission of the Houghton Star is to preserve and promote the values of dialogue, transparency and integrity that have characterized Houghton TCollege since its inception. This will be done by serving as a medium for the expression of student thought and as a quality publication of signifcant campus news, Houghton area news, and events. NOVEMBER 16, 2018 OPINIONS | 7 VIEWS Palestinian Confict that have been drawn over asked some hard questions. in which Israeli troops storm the last century, but due to We currently pour billions LINNEA LACELLE-PETERSON Palestinian towns under the the abovementioned wars, of dollars into the nation of cover of darkness, and search terrorism, illegal settlements, Israel each year. We play a Israel has been a nation homes with neither warning and various forms of large part in their government, for 70 years. Whether its or warrant. Al-Salhi’s death is corruption, there’s no map that and our militaries exchange formation was an ethical or but one example pulled from the international community weapons and technology. moral right, the fact remains a pool of far too many. He is is willing to objectively Many of the treaties between that it has been a player on a victim of a terror tactic that claim as satisfactory or the Palestinians and the the international feld for has no other intended effect accurate. Finally, there’s Israelis - such as the Camp longer than our parents’ than to make sure Palestinians COURTESY OF LINNEA LACELLE-PETERSON the issue of religious ties. David Accords - have been generation has been alive. do not forget exactly how erasing their history and their On this, too, both Jews and negotiated on our soil. After almost three quarters vulnerable they are. claim to a homeland they’ve Palestinians have strong The ethics of the depth of of a century of impact as a Their children are not been pushed to the margins claims. Jerusalem is the American involvement is a nation, the question of Jewish safe, their own lives are not of. home of the Wailing Wall and matter of debate in and of legitimacy needs to take a safe, and their land is not Israel stands now as an the Dome of the Rock, two itself, but for the moment I backseat to the discussion of safe. Under Prime Minister unjustly divided state with of the holiest places in the am more interested in how their actions. The question Benjamin Netanyahu, the Palestinian blood on its world to Judaism and Islam our current aid is affecting that needs consideration is number of Israeli settlers in hands. (And lest we get respectively. the potential of peace. This that of violence: is Israel an the West Bank grew from into the argument that the Given this incredibly is an issue that we - as voters aggressor? approximately 2,000 to violence goes both ways, let’s complex history - which I’ve - need to be aware of. If our On January 3rd, Israeli upwards of 120,000. For a remember that there’s a huge oversimplifed for brevity’s money is directly or indirectly soldiers shot and killed people already pushed off difference between violence sake - any earnest solution responsible for bloodshed, it Mos’ab Tamimi, making him their land, often by force, this to throw off oppressors, and to the Israeli-Palestinian needs to stop. the frst Palestinian casualty is unforgivable. This Israeli state-sanctioned violence confict must take into That’s a hard possibility. of 2018. He was seventeen expansion is accompanied carried out by a military account both group’s claims But it’s a hard issue, one years old. Since then, at least not only by a further with 3.8 billion dollars of to the land. This is hardly that causes me to stumble on 51 other children have been displacement of people, but American backing.) Whether a new position; American house ownership, let alone killed in the confict, and over also by destruction of ancient or not a nation deserves to be foreign policy has been ownership of a whole nation. 150 adults. (Though Israeli Palestinian villages. a nation is a messy question trumpeting the “two-state” I am, however, insistent on civilians have also died at Not only is this a gross that I, personally, am not solution for years. Yet for three things. The loss of life Palestinian hands, the total display of power, it’s a equipped to answer; whether all of the talk about fnding a needs to stop. It needs to stop number of casualties since destruction of proof of or not a nation should be able way to divide the land, we are with a solution that recognizes January is 11 individuals. Palestinian heritage. One of to violate human rights with still a long way away from a the validity of both Jewish None of them were children.) the most common arguments impunity, on the other hand, peaceful and content Israel/ and Palestinian claims, and The threat of violence that for the Jewish right to the seems pretty straightforward. Palestine. Waves of violence Americans needs to consider Palestinians live under is total land is the roots they have pass, terrorism and religious how our aid and foreign and constant. Not even their in the region; it’s position killings continue, and a wall policy might be harming houses are safe. Raed al-Salhi, that conveniently ignores the with armed soldiers and that goal. Those are three validity of similar Palestinian 22, was shot seven times at Linnea is a junior with an barbed wire is being slowly extraordinarily big things to claims. By destroying close range in his own home undecided major. built. What exactly should be insist on; I recognize that. But during a night raid, a practice Palestinian history, Israel is done about this situation? if we want a real solution - a I cannot answer that permanent and fair one - they question as a Palestinian or must be acknowledged. an Israeli; I am neither. But I can comment out of my identities as a Christian and an American, identities that Anna is a senior majoring in cause me to consider this Writing. question slightly differently than I might otherwise. From the perspective of the frst, I believe in the importance of peace. Much of the rhetoric surrounding this issue seems more concerned with making biblical arguments and trying to protect holy sites or oil rights. This is unacceptable. As followers of a man who chose to die rather than pick up a sword, our frst priority ought to be fnding solutions to this problem that stop bloodshed. Everything else is of secondary importance. To this end, it’s time American foreign policy COURTESY OF MIICHEAL SIEVERS You can comment on articles online at www.houghtonstar.com Letters to the editor SUBMIT TO should be 250 words or less [email protected]

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“I have loved the wilderness and painting and drawing for as long as I can remember. I began drawing portraits a few years ago, and after spending a semester in Alaska I used the photos I took as subjects for my oil paintings. My style also includes replicating old family photographs, and abstract combinations of landscapes and portraits. I am a senior environmental biology major with a minor in art, and have run cross country and track all four years at Houghton.”

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