The o~"L- -Established 1904- J rinity ripod T T Volume CXIX “Scribere Aude!” Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Number VI Tobacco Age CT Supreme Court Hears Cases Here on Campus 21 in Hartford guished Justices Palmer BRENDAN HORAN ’21 and Vertefeuille among BRENDAN CLARK ’21 CONTRIBUTING WRITER our alumni, and I thank NEWS EDITOR them for the tremen- On the morning of dous example they set for Wednesday, Oct. 17th, our students every day.” Hartford is the page Trinity College host- The first case of the first city in Con- ed the Connecticut Su- day involved an appeal necticut to raise preme Court as part of of a murder conviction, the legal tobba- the Court’s On Circuit State of Connecticut v. co-purchase age to program. Since 1986, the Jean Jacques, and began 21 years old. On Circuit program has at 10:00 a.m. The Defen- 4 allowed oral arguments to dant, Jacques, had previ- be held at various schools ously been found guilty of On the Rwan- and universities in the a 2015 murder in Norwich State of Connecticut, to by a lower court. Howev- allow the general public, er, the key evidence in the PHOTO BY NICK CAITO dan Genocide particularly students, to case, a bag of drugs and 'll'he Court htaard ou cua nlatad t,o a murder onn-ril:too,n and one 0111 get an up-close look at the The Court heard one case related to a murder conviction and one on a cell phone belonging BHAVNA MAMNANI ’22 free spaeeh at CC.Sl!J. State’s appellate system. free speech at CCSU. to the victim, had been FEATURES EDITOR Last Wednesday’s tices discussed the legal ing host, and we thank found in the Defendant’s OPINION: The hearing was of special profession and their jur- everyone who has been apartment by police who page media has largely significance because two isprudential approaches. involved with the plan- did not have a search war- forgotten the Trinity alumni were pres- Prior to Wednesday’s ning, including staff and rant. The State argued effects of the ent as members of the hearings, Chief Justice volunteer attorneys who that because the Defen- genocide, which court: Associate Justice Richard A. Robinson had have familiarized the stu- dant’s lease had run out happened only in Richard N. Palmer and stated in a press release dents with the cases and and the landlord allowed 1994. Senior Associate Justice from the Connecticut Ju- appellate process.” In the the search, he had no rea- 6 Christine S. Vertefeuille. dicial Branch that “The same press release, Trin- sonable expectation of pri- Both graduated in 1972. Supreme Court is very ity College President and vacy. The state attorney, Trinstigram: Justice Palmer sat on much looking forward Professor of Neuroscience David Smith, argued that both panels, whereas Jus- to hearing arguments at Joanne Berger-Sweeney the Defendant had not Trintoberfest tice Vertefeuille sat on the Trinity College, and we stated that, “It is an hon- demonstrated an intent latter one. Some students are thrilled that Justice or for our campus com- to pay the next month’s MICKEY CORREA ’20 interested in the law also Palmer and Justice Ver- munity to host the ‘On rent, and had therefore STAFF WRITER had the opportunity to tefeuille will be part of Circuit’ program at Trin- abandoned the property. meet with the justices the visit to their alma ity.” Berger-Sweeney con- page over breakfast prior to the mater. Trinity has been tinued, noting that she Fashionable hearings, where the jus- a gracious and welcom- is “proud to count distin- Continued on page 3 falll-wear for a Trinity tra- dition. They’re warm, too! A Fall Musical with a

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There are no corrections in this Oct. 23 issue. NEWS Justices Palmer, Vertefeuille Return to Alma Mater the housing law and 4th regarding the targeting continued from page 1 Amendment protections. of individual students, Meanwhile, the defense The second case, Austin noting that certain limits attorney, Max Simmons, Haughwout v. Laura must exist considering the contended that the state Tordenti, began shortly after context of a school, where had provided no evidence 11:30 a.m. This was a civil students both work and live. that the Defendant had case concerning freedom This argument was again intended to abandon the of speech. The Plaintiff, followed by a question-and- apartment. He said that Haughwout, was expelled answer, where students the warrantless search was from Central Connecticut continued the discussion of therefore a violation of the State University after a the extent of free speech. 4th Amendment. series of statements and If the trial court’s ruling is Much of the questioning actions that were perceived overturned, the plaintiff by the justices concerned as threatening. These may be allowed to re-enroll technicalities of Connecticut include, but are not limited at Central Connecticut State housing law, specifically the to, bragging about bringing University. question of what constitutes a gun to school, mentioning The hearings were legal “abandonment,” an that he had bullets in his proceeded by informed area in which both attorneys car, wondering aloud how discussion in Public Policy admitted to having limited many bullets he would need and Law and Political knowledge. The panel to shoot up the school, and Science classes about the of justices grilled both stating that “someone should cases under review. The attorneys, repeatedly asking really shoot up the school.” Court was brought to tough questions to poke A trial court found that the Trinity through the efforts holes in their respective Plaintiff failed to prove that of the Public Policy and arguments, such as noting his free speech was violated. PHOTO BY JOHN ATASHIAN Law Department, Political that parolees, such as the Wednesday’s arguments Justice Ri.charoRichard N. Palmer asking a question to the plaintiff.pl.aintiff. Science Department, Trinity Defendant at the time, focused on whether the College Pre-Law Society, and have a lesser expectation of Plaintiff's words and actions threat.” The justices rebuked Several justices the Trinity Mock Trial Team privacy than others under constituted a “true threat” this argument, noting that questioned the State and the Court was originally the 4th Amendment. Each under the First Amendment. the record before them regarding how to review invited in the spring via a attorney had 30 minutes Defense attorney Mario reflects that Haughwout did the incidents, specifically letter authored by Brendan to make an oral argument Cerame opened by arguing make the statements. The whether they be viewed Clark ‘21, a Public Policy and answer questions from that his client did not State, represented by Ralph individually or taken in and Law and History Major. the judges, after which a make these statements, but Urban, conversely argued their totality. Several Both cases will be question-and-answer period acknowledged that for the that these statements justices also questioned the available for review, once was held with the audience, sake of argument, assuming constituted a “true threat” extent to which speech can decided, on the Court’s where students asked they were said, that they and should be considered in be allowed, notably Justice website at http://www.jud. many questions concerning did not constitute a “true their “totality.” Ecker, who raised concern ct.gov/. Trinsition Fellows Present Anti-Violence LVL Meets Program to SGA Members with Van- KIP LYNCH ’22 for the upcoming club plans on hosting advent of social media, STAFF WRITER campus project. They are tournaments with prizes the Fellows defined dilizers currently in the process as well as creating a cultural change as many On Sunday, of assisting Trinity in communal Steam account people making minute Oct. 21, the Student signing a contract that for all members. Isaiah changes. This consisted AMANDA HAUSMANN ‘21 Government Association will allow the College to Bailey ’22 presented his of combating the red dot NEWS EDITOR (SGA) heard updates compost leftover food. proposal on restarting the of power-based personal On Sunday, Oct. from its subcommittees, The Communications Chess Club. With support violence with a green 21, members of La Voz listened to requests for Committee discussed from a variety of students, dot of intervention. Latina (LVL) met with 5 approval by the Video methods in which to he hopes to expand The Trinsition Fellows Trinity students who were GamesClub and the promote social media interest and membership emphasized three identified as vandalizing Chess Club, and heard awareness such as beyond the wrestling methods of preventing an LVL banner hanging a presentation by the blog posts, as well as team and Pi Kappa Alpha. personal violence, known outside of Mather Hall on Trinsition Fellows about Instagram and Facebook Bailey intends to create as the “Three Ds”: distract, the evening of Saturday, the Green Dot Prevention posts with a theme an organization based delegate, and direct. Sept. 29. The names of Strategy. of “Meet the Student on competition, with Thereafter, the Trinsition the 5 students have not Every Government Association.” membership being based Fellows worked with SGA been published by Trinity subcommittee provided The Housing Committee off the ability to beat a members to brainstorm administrators or LVL. updates on previous discussed the efficiency current member. In order intervention tactics Regarding the incident meetings, priorities, as in which college funds are to maintain the club’s aligned with the “Three LVL stated, “La Voz well as their advancement being put to use in cases presence on campus, the Ds.” With the Green Dot Latina, like many other in the institution of their such as long-term projects “Chairman of the Board” Prevention program, the cultural organizations, overall objectives. The through methods such as will nominate his/her Trinsition Fellows and is dedicated to educating Food Committee discussed deferred maintenance. replacement every year. Trinity College aim to our campus and making a previous incident The Student The Trinsition actively prevent personal it a better place. Again, in which a student Government Association Fellows gave a violence among Trinity like our sibling cultural discovered a piece of metal heard requests for presentation on the Green students. organizations we are also in their vegetables, which approval by the Video Dot Prevention program. here to offer support to later led to the retraining Game Club and the Chess Aiming to prevent power- anyone struggling with this of Chartwells staff in the Club. The Video Game based personal violence, event and campus climate handling of vegetable Club described its goals the Trinsition Fellows in general.” crates. The Sustainability of providing a social club hope to change Trinity Committee is working on for gamers and advertised College’s culture. Tracing ways of garnering support its benefits as a club for the cultural changes and overall awareness students to relax. The introduced through the 4 OCTOBER 23, 2018 CHER Offers New Community Learning Opportunities students will be trained Indian Foundation; the AMANDA HAUSMAMN ‘21 learning courses, the described how CHER’s on preparing income Colt Park Project, where Community Action consolidation of Trinity’s NEWS EDITOR taxes and required to students are partnered Gateway Program, community learning and Trinity’s new volunteer weekly at with the National Parks and Public Humanities engagement opportunities community learning Trinity VITA Tax Clinic Service; the LatinX Collaborative summer should help meet students’ and engagement group helping Hartford residents Theater Project, where research, Community “growing demand for CHER, Center for prepare their taxes. As students are partnered Service and Civic community learning Hartford Engagement stated on the CHER with Hartford Stage; Engagement, the opportunities as Trinity’s and Research, is offering website, the ultimate goal and Riverside Recapture Liberal Arts Action Lab, student body shifts in community learning of community learning Project, where students Trinfo.Café, and Urban terms of the amount of courses this spring courses is to “foster are partnered with Educational Initiatives, students who are attracted semester and is accepting academic collaborations Riverfront Recapture. which facilitates to this of social action applications for the among students, faculty, Each project was proposed connections between work.” Crowley added that Liberal Arts Action Lab and community partners by by its affiliated Hartford Trinity and nearby public “many of the opportunities (LAAL) until Wednesday, extending the boundaries organization or partner schools. Regarding how that students have access Oct. 24. The courses are of the classroom into and was approved CHER impacts the way to through CHER, students Tax Policy and Inequality the local community.” by civically engaged community learning at other colleges wouldn’t in Hartford, Art and The LAAL projects individuals in Hartford and engagement takes have access to in a place Community, Analyzing that are available to who are members of LAAL’s place at Trinity, CHER that isn’t Hartford due to Schools, Teaching and apply for are the Culinary Hartford Advisory Board. Communications and Data Hartford’s long history of Learning, Environmental Careers Project, in which The creation of Assistant Erica Crowley being leaders on important Geophysics, Hispanic students are partnered CHER was announced stated that “CHER helps to issues. Hartford is full of Hartford, Queer Rhetorics, with the Billings Forge on Sept. 5 of this year, build lasting relationships activists and people that Arts in Education, and Community Works; the establishing a new group with community partners, really love the place they Geography of Transport. Neighborhood Needs that brings together making them easier are living and working in.” Each community learning Project, where students the ongoing community to reach out to in the Trinity students can enroll course integrates are partnered with learning and engagement future, and eliminating in the new community participation community Southwest and Behind efforts that previously some of the skepticism learning courses at the involvement and civic the Rocks Neighborhood acted independently at some partners may end of the fall semester, engagement into its Revitalization Zone; the Trinity. The 5 programs have about taking on however, the deadline curriculum such as Tax Student Success Project, that embody CHER are Trinity students for just for enrolling in LAAL is Policy and Inequality where students are Community Learning, a semester-long project.” this Wednesday, Oct. 24. in Hartford in which partnered with the West which includes community Additionally, Crowley Tobacco in Hartford? Got to be 21 The World Comes to mixed reactions according BRENDAN CLARK ’21 younger than 21." The ordinance also bans "the to the Courant, with many NEWS EDITOR Mather Quad sale of vaping products, voicing concern about The Hartford City which contain nictoine, the ban on e-cigarette BEN GAMBUZZA ’20 Madagascar, showecased Council unanimously to those under 21." and vaping products. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF aspects of their culture. passed an ordinance on The Courant These include Peter The Sweden table Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 Food and flags from had shrimp on toast, which raised the age countries lined the which they call Skagen. for the sale of tobacco perimeter of Gates Quad A table representing and tobacco-related on Saturday to celebrate African countries products, including culture. Steel pans gave students the e-cigarettes, to 21. The sounded and DJ Trouble opportunity to create ordinance, introduced Kidd played some tunes. African head wraps. by Councilman Larry Trinity students And, in a seeming Deutsch, according to representing countries symbolic gesture, Israel a press release from from Sweden, to Israel, to and Syria shared a table.. the American Lung Association, is a first in the State of Connecticut. The ordinance came on the heals of an announcement from the Connecticut Department of Public Health which, according to the press release, revealed that Flickr

the percentage of high reported that there Courtesy of Nirina Randrianarisoa ’21 school students using are approximately 240 Patel, owner of a Mobil electronic cigarettes and businesses licensed to station on Washington associated products had sell tobacco in Hartford Street, who told the doubled over the course and noted that the Courant his concerns of two years. This report ordinance would take that "fewer businesses indicated that 14.7% effect immedietly. Fines are going to come here if of high school students of "$250 may be levied this continues." Despite used electronic nicotine for each violation, and this opposition, the delivery systems (ENDS), the city could suspend ordinance was in effect whereas in 2015 that tobacco licenses for those as of Monday, Oct. 22. number stood at 7.2%. who flout the mandate." Previous ordinances According to an Oct. 22 Council President have been passed Hartford Courant article Glendowlyn Thames statewide across the by Jeanna Carlesso, the called the mandate an country in the following ordinance bans the "sale "opportunity to be a states: California, of cigarettes, cigars, leader." Despite this Hawaii, Maine, New chewing tobacco, or enthusiasm, business Jersey, Oregon, and Courtesy of Nirina Randrianarisoa ’21 pipe tobacco to people owners have expressed Massachusetts. OPINION Warren’s Native Heritage A Cheap Political Ploy always been stories within individuals argued that this ens her stance as a can- veal can’t help but seem DAVID MAROTTOLO ’22 Sen. Warren’s family about was meant to bolster Sen. didate for the upcoming like a cheap bid for minori- STAFF WRITER a Cherokee ancestor. These Warren’s political career. elections. Many Native ty votes. Leveraging one’s stories referred to bigotry One such individual was Americans feel that she supposed ethnic status for Several people are against Warren’s mother Donald Trump, who deri- is claiming an undeserved the sake of an election is aware of the debate sur- for her supposed Cherokee sively referred to Sen. War- heritage, and are rightful- rarely convincing to voters. rounding Senator Eliza- and Delaware blood. This ren as “Pocahontas” during ly angered. I am inclined Furthermore, this beth Warren’s decision to became part of Sen. War- the 2016 electoral season. post the results of a DNA ren’s academic and political In response to this, test confirming her Native career: she was listed as Sen. Warren recently re- American heritage. While a “Native American” pro- leased the results of a “While I understand the temptation some may see this as a re- fessor at the University of DNA test, confirming her for Sen. Warren to flaunt the results buke of President Trump Pennsylvania and described Native American heritage. of this test in President Trump’s face, and a victory for the Left, as Harvard Law’s “first Sen. Warren possesses at I am inclined to disagree. woman of color”. She even least one Indian ancestor this ultimately weakens her stance.” In fact, this revelation contributed a family recipe between six and ten gen- causes more harm to Sen. to a Native American cook- erations back, making her Warren’s campaign than book. In response to this, anywhere from 1/64th to it does President Trump. many representatives of the 1/1,024th Native American. to agree; 0.06-1.6% is not does nothing to temper Before delving fur- various Native American The test was conducted enough to pose as a mi- President Trump’s pen- ther into this discussion, properly by a confirmed ex- nority student or to have chant for insults. A re- pert, leaving no doubts as to claimed the advantages of sult of 0.006-1.6% Native the results. However, Pres- affirmative action which heritage merely provides “She was listed as a ‘Native Amer- ident Trump has claimed Sen. Warren took. Sen. more fuel for his mockery ican’ professor at the University of that the results were fab- Warren herself has never and takes a dig at Native ricated and that he would demonstrated an affini- Americans and others who Pennsylvania and described as Har- not accept the conclusions ty for the tribes, merely see affirmative action as vard Law’s first woman of color.” of any similar test un- toting her lineage as a a means of righting his- less he were to, in his own genetic badge of honor. torical imbalances, not re- words, “test her personally.” We also cannot dismiss warding the elite. In light While I understand the Sen. Warren’s political of these factors, I would temptation for Sen. Warren motives. With midterms maintain that this weak- it would be prudent to tribes noted that such sto- to flaunt the results of this approaching and the next ens, not strengthens, Sen. provide some background ries were hardly enough to test in President Trump’s Presidential election only Warren’s chances in the information. There have prove such heritage. Other face, this ultimately weak- two years away, this re- upcoming election cycles. Meals, Money, and Mather: What’s in it For Us? Square on the week- swipe’s worth of Moun- monstrative of that point. If an exception can be AIDAN TUREK ’20 ends. The “traditional tain Dew, chips, and pop- And it’s not like Chartwells made for seniors, with their STAFF WRITER meal plan” accounts tarts in lieu of a meal? is totally obstinate, having 10-meal, $2,000 plan, there for 19 meals at Mather, It bears making the introduced new policies should be a similar plan for Trinity College is go- and costs as of Fall 2018 point that this is the and a 15-5 Flex plan, for no a large amount of people ing through what might $2,575, a figure that cheapest meal plan, extra cost, that gets at this who don’t—and often can’t— be described as an identi- has been raised in past which features, for almost basic problem. That doesn’t make full use of the tradi- ty crisis. Trinity is chang- years. Exemptions are all the people I’ve inter- solve our problem, though. tional 19. College is expen- ing—its students, its rare and hard to come viewed, many wasted I can imagine two likely sive, that’s obvious enough, buildings, its staff, its role by, and purposefully meals. We must pay for as a liberal arts college— so—Chartwells holds a the freedom to spend our and that has impinged on monopoly over dining at dining dollars elsewhere, “If an exception can be made for seniors, a sense of common com- Trinity College, making with the $3,000 15 Flex or munity. Few things bring it akin to social security. 225 Block plans, and even with their 10-meal, $2,000 plan, there everyone on campus to- We all pay in so that ev- then, according to one per- should be a similar plan for a large gether more than Mather eryone can use Mather, turbed student, the mon- Dining Hall. In a fitting as the costs involved in ey spent at the Cave or amount of people who don’t-and often parallel with the rest of the regular maintenance the Bistro never amount- can’t-make full use of the traditional 19” campus, Mather Hall of a decent dining hall ed to the increased costs and Chartwells are them- are high. This scheme of their plan. Not only are selves the center of some isn’t wrong and is com- students paying more to controversy and change. mon to college campus- spend the money already Chartwells, in a dialogue es the nation over, but out of their pockets, but scenarios that clarify this and at a place like Trinity, with Trinity College, has that can’t excuse the fact they often end up unable issue. Either Chartwells is where costs are rising by the initiated serious reforms that the basic plan is to spend all their dining charging students the real day, we can ill afford as stu- to satisfy the needs of unrealistic. How many dollars - meaning that cost of their services—that dents to lose the ten bucks the community. However students have paid for even with this costly free- they could not operate un- or so per meal lost. There much Chartwells might meals they didn’t eat? dom, people are still pay- less every student paid at needs to be a reckoning of change, I think the con- How many times have ing for meals they don’t least the basic meal plan what the students want and cerns over Mather miss swipes just evaporated eat. To be fair, operating amount—in which case what Chartwells can pro- an essential point salient prices should be adjust- vide, a discussion informed to the entire enterprise. ed to reflect that reality, not by an assumption of ma- The basic meal plan is “How many of us can hon- and meal plans structured licious intent, but by sound unrealistic. Few students around practical lines, in- financial reality. The next use all their meals in each estly say that we got our swipe’s stead of misguiding and time you swipe in at Ma- week, a conclusion I’ve worth of Mountain Dew, chips, gouging a not insignificant ther, think about the money reached after a series of and pop tarts in lieu of a meal?” number of students. Or, you could be saving with a informal interviews with that Chartwells operates practical meal plan instead various members of cam- under the conviction that of being practically fined for pus from all walks of life. the average student eats missing a meal, or several. Athletes have practice, with nothing to show on as a dining service on their full 19 meals of the ba- This is my opinion, but I ask games, study sessions. the student’s end? How campus is hardly a walk sic plan, or spends the left- you—do you think losing fif- Clubs have meetings. many of us can honest- in the park, and Gold- overs in other ways, which ty dollars a week for meals People go to Blueback ly say that we got our berg’s difficulties are - de is simply not the case. you don’t eat is worth it? 6 October 23, 2018 U.S. Human Rights: Not First, But Better Than Most ed States has no “real” demn Nazis at Charlottes- ment is essentially an ab- conduct as in Pakistan? DANIEL NESBITT ’22 human rights issues due ville, while still bad, is in solutist take on Trump’s Arriving at a conclu- STAFF WRITER to our seemingly accept- no way equivalent to the “America First” that sion, the article reads, ing environment.” To as- torturing and dismember- would have the U.S. cut “without acknowledg- In the October 16th sert that people believe ment of a dissident jour- all $27.7 billion planned ment of our ubiquitous issue of the Tripod, an there are no real human human rights violations opinion piece argued that rights violations in the we cannot make any we, as U.S. citizens, do U.S. would be, in the progress, let alone ad- not have a right to criti- words of Justice Scal- “Just because one has concern for in- vise any other nation.” cize other nations’ human ia, “pure applesauce.” ternational human rights does not The a priori assertion rights violations because It is certainly plausible mean that one does not care about hu- that human rights vio- we live “in a country that many have claimed lations are ubiquitous where so many people that the U.S. experienc- man rights within the United States.” in the U.S. is simply fear for their life every es fewer human rights not true. While human day.” The piece contin- violations or violations rights violations are ues, arguing, “the Unit- of a lesser magnitude. nalist, a situation that is foreign aid. Admitting reported frequently in ed States has an indefi- In addition, the article currently playing out in that “there are people media, the upholding of nite amount of problems fails to cite even a single Saudi Arabia, a country who, with genuine con- human rights rarely, if to solve before stepping example of someone mak- that somehow sits on the cern, want to defend hu- ever, gets reported. In in to aid the rest of the ing this absolutist claim. United Nations Human man rights internation- addition, the U.S. does, world. Finally, the arti- The article then asks, Rights Council (UNHRC). ally,” the article argues in fact, have the footing cle concludes, “without “Do we really have the Some other human rights that these people are hyp- to advise other nations, acknowledgment of [the privilege to judge oth- violations from UNHRC ocritically “putting other particularly regarding U.S.’s] human rights vi- er nations’ definition of committee members in- nations’ people before our freedom of speech. The olations, we cannot make human rights?” Not only clude China’s internment own,” an absurd and non- United States is the any progress, let alone does this piece gravely of Uighurs and other sensical proposition. Just global vanguard of de- advise any other nation.” exaggerate the current Muslim minorities, the because one has concern fending and upholding This analysis of the U.S.’s standard of human rights repression of dissent and for international human freedom of speech, a free- role in international hu- in the United States, but public criticism in Cuba, rights does not mean that dom that has become in- man rights is signifi- it also relies on the flawed as well as the dilapidat- one does not care about creasingly restricted and cantly flawed and ridden post-modern pre-supposi- ed state of the Socialist human rights within the limited across the world; with faulty and falla- tion that somehow all hu- disaster that is Venezue- United States. In addi- surely the United States cious presuppositions. man rights violations are la. It is perfectly reason- tion, the piece asserts, has the authority to ad- able for the United States “People in our own coun- vise other nations on to criticize these nations’ try suffer from similar this human rights issue. “ It is reasonable and rational to appalling violations. fatalities and issues ev- The United States posit that Trump’s failure to con- Continuing this line of ery single day.” Are U.S. certainly does have room demn Nazis at Charlottesville, thinking, the piece claims, citizens jailed for dissent for improvement in hu- “the United States has under a zero-tolerance man rights as the U.S. while still bad, is in no way equiva- an indefinite amount of policy as in Egypt? Are was ranked only 17th of lent to the torturing and dismem- problems to solve before U.S. citizens gathered 159 countries in CATO berment of a dissident journalist.” stepping in to aid the rest and tortured because of Institute’s 2017 Human of the world.” While it is their presumed homosex- Freedom Index. Howev- undoubtedly true that the uality as in Chechnya? er, to claim the U.S. has Within the very first equally egregious. For United States has human Are U.S. citizens jailed no right to criticize other sentence, a flawed state- example, it is reasonable rights problems that need for making “blasphe- nations’ civil rights re- ment arises: “There are and rational to posit that to be addressed, the logi- mous” comments online cords is simply asinine. arguments that the Unit- Trump’s failure to con- cal extension of this state- or engaging in same-sex Disregard for Rwandan Genocide Still Prevalent BHAVNA MAMNANI ’22 sidering its brutality, it’s accounts of assorted events, The details and insight only concern white people FEATURES EDITOR easy to assume this would mostly those unknown to these survivors retained and their “traumas” when have been all over the me- the public. Currently, Stan- from experiencing such citizens of other countries The disregard of the dia - but for some reason, ton is in Rwanda and has vile hatred is not some- survive actual agonizing Rwandan Genocide is many us in the West have been publishing narratives thing to take lightly; espe- events. While the role of the most blatant form never heard about it. From from those who survived cially in a country where America does not include of racism showcased mental health is deemed being social justice war- by mainstream media. “It’s easy to assume this would an unserious topic, to read riors, we have a moral re- The Rwandan Genocide have been all over the media - but vivid stories from people sponsibility to at least make who are living seemingly these voices heard and urge occurred for one hundred for some reason, many of us in the days in the summer of 1994. untouched, is eye-opening. people to educate them- Hutu extremists blamed West have never heard about it.” The fact that one of the selves on other parts of the the Tutsis for the death of sole accessible means of world. Living in our bubble Hutu President Habyari- first-person information will not only continue to iso- mana and immediately be- rumors of Clinton’s con- the Rwandan Genocide. on the Rwandan Geno- late us but will perpetuate gan to carry out mass Tutsi cealed awareness of the One man recounts a Tutsi cide is being published by the ever so common Amer- execution the day after his genocide as it occurred to friend pretending to enjoy a freelance photographer ican mindset of ignorance. death. Militias were given mainstream media’s con- I encourage you to sim- hit lists that targeted gov- scious choice to avoid re- “While the role of America does not ply log into Instagram, ernment opponents and porting on a genocide that search for @humansofny, their families, neighbors affected people of color, no include being social justice warriors, and read just one account killed neighbors, and men reason is reason enough to we have a moral responsibility to of the Rwandan Geno- killed their Tutsi wives in let the stories of the trau- at least make these voices heard.” cide. The complexity and defense of their own lives. matized remain untouched. long-lasting effects of geno- In one hundred days, about Freelance photographer cide, especially one so re- 800,000 people were mur- and founder of the popular cent, is incomprehensible, dered. But why is this atroc- Instagram account, “Hu- killing other Tutsis to mask who relies on social media but educating ourselves is ity against humanity never mans of New York”, Bran- his own fear of being killed. to spread the word, is dis- the first step to a globally spoken of to the same ex- don Stanton travels glob- He only removes his mask heartening. The focus of our competent mind, which is tent as the Holocaust? Con- ally, reporting first-person in the presence of his friend. mainstream media seems to one we should all strive for. 8 October 23, 2018

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The Trinity Tripod The Trinity Tripod The Trinity Tripod Simran Seth ’19 is showing us how to make Katherine Rohloff ’19 displays formal outfit. Caroline Brink ’21 wearing a famously styled an everyday style look expensive. Here she is She is wearing a black long sleeve, grey plaid fall look Caroline is wearing a shearling vest, wearing a grey sweater and a white puff vest. skirt, and black boots. You can wear this type of burgundy knit sweater, black leggings, knit Color coordinating very well she is wearing look to an E-board meeting or an event, either beige socks, and light brown kesey boots. This black ripped jeans with tight cuffs, black and way you’ll look good! look is a good way to stay in style. white Coach low-tops and a matching gold & black Coach belt. Joseph Orosco: From Novice to National Boxer worry-free. He credits the competition, Orosco went work and never giving up. BHAVNA MAMNANI ’22 Orosco reveals that no one opportunity to travel as had any expectations for up against an opponent He acknowledges the fact FEATURES EDITOR one of the main reasons him coming from Trinity the judges took partiali- that everyone is busy and Among the various he chose Trinity. As a as our boxing team had ty to due to his Air Force it’s easy to dismiss sports clubs Trinity offers for stu- California native, travel- never really been exposed status; while it was clear and clubs as an excuse to dents to get involved, one ling is rooted in his veins. to the competitive boxing that Orosco was winning, do homework or study, of the most low-profile yet In terms of his boxing realm until Orosco’s first the referee kept breaking but being committed to a entertaining is the boxing journey, Orosco starts off match; this resulted in a the fight up as soon as goal, more specifically his club. Current boxing club frankly and admits he lost harder match as it was dif- Orosco had the chance to goal of being the best box- president and national- his first two fights, but ficult to be in favor of the make an actual impact. er he possibly could, takes ly ranked boxer, Joseph with reason, of course. He judges, which played a role He ended up losing this effort and responsibility. Orosco ’19, describes his versed a twelve year expe- in making it to nationals. fight, but won the Sports- Orosco’s vow to himself eventful experience with rienced German boxer as In his regional competi- manship Award for his de- and the sport is admirable. the boxing club. His box- a student who had barely tion, he was put up against termination. Orosco takes When asked for advice, ing career started in his a few months of training, a friend, but he promised the loss and the award as Orosco simply says, “take freshman year; never hav- however, Orosco shares himself, “no matter what, encouragement to focus advantage of Trinity’s re- ing any martial arts ex- that they are now close I’m not losing” and won and beat his own prestige. sources.” While there are perience, Orosco decided friends, which is one of the fight with his first During his junior year, a plethora of things to crit- to join boxing due to its the best parts of compet- technical knockout. In Orosco was consumed by icize, we must be thank- easy accessibility and ab- ing. Orosco took this as the last round of the com- his academics, but kept ful for the opportunities sence of financial burden. motivation to do better petition, Orosco fought a up his winning streak the College gives us and Not only did he join as a and resolved to, “never competitor from the Army and built his reputation take it upon ourselves to fulfillment to his child- lose any more matches.” and won, propelling him to where he is now: a na- make the most of our time. hood dream of being able In his sophomore year, to the national champi- tionally ranked champi- Whether it be a newspa- to box, but Orosco also ex- his winning streak shot onship, where he faced on. When discussing his per editor or a national- plains how boxing is the up to nineteen fights and the effects of being an overall progress and im- champion, striving for our best way for him to travel he qualified to compete in unknown fighter. During provement, Orosco trib- best can only ameliorate and see more of the world the regional competition. his fight in the national utes his success to hard our college experience. Arts & Entertainment A Satire: On the Ethicality of Caffeinated Liquids JOHN lLAWSONLAWSON ’20'20 young adult male for the al- joy with which pagans sacri- is that though Americans empire; that is to say, coffee CONTRIBUTING WRITER legory herein, for the habits fice young virgins to goat-de- are largely of pathetic bodily profiteers wring labor from of these reprobates are wide- mons. It is poured into a hea- composition, they are not so their hired hands as a farm- Since the dawn of west- ly emulated by the naïve thenistic goblet, or “mug”, pathetic as to need caffeine hand does milk from a cow. ern imperialism centuries masses. The swine awakes which bears text on its side: to keep from lapsing into 3. Only the Lord should ago, coffee has been an un- in a daze on his cheap mat- I performed unparalleled lethargy. Thus, to expunge receive the reverence afford- fortunate staple of devel- tress, still unsure whether sexual feats with my mouth coffee from the earth is to ed to coffee. A close reading oped economies all over the he dreamt his sensuous un- at Miami Beach. He brings end a corporate tyranny of of the Good Book finds no world. Untold numbers of conscious fantasies or if, in- the scalding “cup o’ Joe”, as lies. There are multitudi- allowance whatsoever made subjugated laborers have deed, he is the owner of his- they deign to refer to it, to nous additional reasons for for the worship of the brown harvested the fruits of coffee tory’s largest Aryan harem. his wretched and unshaven such, some of which have re- liquids – indeed, coffee has plantations to line the pock- He removes his gaudily col- lips. It scalds him, searing ceived allusions above, but I likely emerged as the lead- ets of fat capitalist pigs. Cor- ored bedsheets from around off bits of dead dermis from will conveniently list a small ing false idol of our day. porations of grotesque size, his pathetic lower body and the inside of his mouth, sample of them, audience, in such as Keurig or the lamen- drunkenly waddles to his some of which begin to float case there are short attention It is customary to end a table Dunkin’ Donuts, have closet, where he dons gar- around like amoeba in his spans among your ranks. grim treatise such as this warped mass consciousness ments of the lowest quality mug. Once he has ingested one with words of hope and into the deluded belief that and taste. His repulsive “tee- his outsized fill of the muddy 1. Supplements such as cheer to counterbalance the coffee is necessary for prop- shirt” reads something to the liquid, he feels a queer surge caffeine deform the body darkness expounded above. er function. Those precious effect of: I have far more In- of energy from the surface into a sort of chemical slav- One might expect me to con- few who avoid the dark tercourse than do you. Upon of his contemptible scalp to ery. Like those who have clude with the proclamation substance are typically rid- conducting his unsuccessful his stubby, jam infested toes. given their lives over to the that mankind shall triumph iculed as follows: “How on hygienic procedures in the The caffeine has worked its evils of the Drug World, over coffee, shattering it as God’s green earth do you washroom – for the hygiene pagan voodoo on the ner- those who drink coffee de- a coffee mug might shatter function without the aid of of such a creature cannot be vous system of the young pend upon it for joy and on linoleum. I make no such that most blessed chemical improved even if he should male. He is born again, risen comfort. One should depend proclamation. The hold of stimulant, caffeine?” One spend six hours “brushing like a pigeon from the trash on the Lord and the Lord great powers such as Star- can scarcely leave his abode his teeth” – he staggers im- heap, whereas prior he was alone for joy and comfort. bucks and McCafe, I sus- without being assaulted by potently to his kitchen. Here more akin to a sparrow float- 2. Coffee makes very pect, will go unchallenged, advertisements proclaim- he removes some dreadful ing numbly in a cesspool. obese the wallets of wicked and indeed will likely per- ing: “COFFEE IS YOUR frozen comestibles from the Americans, and all those men. Those who run coffee sist until the Rapture. Until LIFEBLOOD! GUZZLE IT icebox and warms them by whom they have colonized plantations treat their la- that day, audience, sully not IN GREAT QUANTITIES!” means of electricity. This with their slimy economic borers as America treats her your lips with brown liquids. Evil as its proprietors may ritual is called “breaking tentacles, revere the spurt of be, the moral content of the fast”, but in truth, the energy they feel upon quaff- the drink itself remains only thing that ends up bro- ing their precious brown little parsed. Does one dis- ken is the creature’s soul. liquids. Such is the holiness honor himself and his God Now we come to the they confer upon coffee that, by swallowing gallons of subject of this treatise. Our indeed, one wonders when brownish, caffeinated liq- swine, now grinning visibly, the Holy Trinity will receive uid each year? Have the procures coffee in some form a fourth member. The grand Americans desanctified the from his cabinet. The filth corporate illusion wrought blessed morning hour by takes many forms – ground upon the gullible, flimsy in- synonymizing it with cap- coffee beans resembling a tellects of the masses is that puccinos and French roasts? sort of brown cocaine, wan- no human can survive the I, a man of renowned sa- ton crystals to be dissolved modern “rat race” without gacity, apprise thee, O au- in impure tap water, or, the assistance of caffeine. dience, that each of these lewdest of all, so-called “K Modern man, being total- quandaries can be answered cups” which litter the earth ly unable to question those only in the affirmative. nearly as much as they litter things told to him by his eco- Consider the first hour Christian morality. Our ruf- nomic overlords, has “eaten of a typical American’s day. fian prepares his coffee with the lies with a spoon,” as it The Trinity Tripod We will use a representative the same bestial, frenzied were. The truth, of course, Separating the Art from the Artist: Handle with Care lLKZLIZ FOSTERlFOSTEJR '22’22 view Brown as a scumbag, has been in and out of jail, atic behavior. However, very havior, when we enjoy their CONTRIBUTING WRITER enough support the abus- but his new releases never rarely are these celebrities’ content? To condemn art er’s work for Brown to con- fail to gain traction on the careers truly over. When as we condemn the artists The assumed “I” in art, tinuously find a home in charts. These rappers’ abu- Youtuber Jake Paul was themselves could result in especially music, is assigned the Billboard Hot 100. De- sive tendencies are still fresh fired from Disney—after be- censorship across all genres to the artist. As Lorde sings spite graphic evidence of his wounds, yet their music con- ing exposed for a series of of music. Without the art- about heading for that crime, Chris Brown was giv- tinues to succeed. How do heinous behaviors ranging ist, the art itself would not green light, we assume it is en permission back into the we allow ourselves to sup- from creating a ruckus in exist. But after it has been Ella herself barreling down industry. Women and men port objectively bad people? his neighborhood to emo- thrust into the world, do we to the light. Listeners natu- still choose to work with him, I’ll be the first to ad- tionally abusing his girl- dismiss the work as means rally attribute a first-person rather than dismiss him as mit that “No Flockin’” is friend—he was denounced of condemning the artist? narrative to the creator, and the abusive piece of garbage a banger, but does Kodak “over.” But Paul still holds As a society, we have when the topic centers on that he is. Chris Brown suc- Black’s catchy music war- a channel with over 11 mil- chosen to watch Woody relationships or personal is- ceeds because we allow our- rant excusing his crimes? lion subscribers and has a Allen’s films, despite his sues, there’s no harm done. selves to separate his con- Am I a bad person when I lis- net worth of four million child sex abuse allegations When the artist is “unprob- tent from his personality. ten to XXXTentacion’s “Look dollars. An audience larger and admire Dr. Seuss’s lematic,” there’s no need to Similarly, XXXTenta- at me!”? If we draw a solid than Greece’s population books, ignoring his early further explore the artist’s cion and Kodak Black, both line between artist and art, still actively subscribes to racist content. Our admi- relationship with the art. breakout rap stars from declaring the body of work his content. Mass condem- ration for art continues to The problem of separat- southern Florida, have a entirely separate from the nation is no longer equiv- outweigh the problemat- ing art from artist is serious litany of charges ranging person who created it, then alent to ending a career. ic actions of artists. As we when it falls on abusers like from physically assaulting no, I’m not. Neither are the It’s necessary to expose continue this behavior in Chris Brown. In 2009, the a pregnant woman to aggra- millions of people continu- the dangerous actions of an 2018, we effectively allow rapper was found guilty of vated sexual assault. The ing to listen to Chris Brown. artist, but to entirely dis- the villains of our society assault against Rihanna, now deceased X was able At least once a week, miss their work creates a to capitalize on our chosen his girlfriend at the time, to forge a successful career the hashtag “#___IsOver- complex problem. Can we ignorance. The art may be but he has still managed despite his serious charges, Party” trends, indicating ignore an artist’s problem- separate from the artist, to maintain a successful enabling his music to live that a new celebrity has atic flaws, even when they but horrific actions leave career. While many people past his death. Kodak Black been exposed for problem- take form in criminal be- no room for a blind eye. 10 OCTOBER 23, 2018 Fall Musical: Clear, but Too Light? ment-instigated injustices. feel to the issues presented. continued from page 1 The actors were hap- Choquet, as well as the as each actor sung a py with the performance. other actors, realized the song from a different musi- I attended the Saturday delicacy with which the cal, each of which obvious- one. Ansel Burn ’20, who whole topic of immigration ly exists in its own world. starred in “Wait for It,” one needed to be taken: “I was a This absence of character, of his favorite songs from bit anxious on opening night which in turn prohibited Hamilton, said of the show, because immigration is such any sort of character devel- “I thought for the amount a controversial topic and I opment, gave the show a of time we had and for the did not know how the au- sort of universality. It was number of actors, we did dience would react; none of the idea that this could hap- as good a job as possibly us knew. But seeing people pen to anyone. And even if could be expected of us. The in the audience so engaged PHOTO BY JOHN ATASHIAN you’re not an immigrant message we were trying to and moved by the stories to America, everyone can send was well delivered, made me realize that shar- do something to help their and I thought it was a pret- ing real individual stories fellow man. Complacency ty excellent performance.” is the most effective way is looked down upon here. And Pauline Choquet to catch people’s attention Along with no protagonist, ’19, who sung elegantly and on the reality of this topic.” there was also no plot. satirically in “Sal Tlay Ka Choquet captures what The whole performance Siti” from Book of Mormon, I think made this perfor- was a portrait, a portrait commended the director on mance, at its most basic of an issue facing Amer- her rehearsal style. Choquet level, poignant: emotion. ica at this very moment. told The Tripod: “The best Genuine emotion is present- Nikola Mizgier ’19, who thing about this show was ed in the stories recited by on stage told of her own that the director gave us a the actors, which makes the immigration to America lot of chances to make it our audience, despite their poli- from Poland, emphasized own. They asked us what tics, inevitably sympathetic to The Tripod the topicali- songs or monologues we to the suffering and, ulti- PHOTO BY JOHN ATASHIAN ty of the performance: “the liked best, and even includ- mately, optimistic of the tri- main motive of our musi- ed some original writing. We umph of the down-trodden. funny anymore. A better The choreography, more- cal was to clearly draw the all got to perform what we Although clearly with read on what American audi- over, sometimes was dis- connection between politics wanted… I think [that’s] the the best intentions, the pro- ences would laugh at would tracting, to the point that and the immigration real- main reason why we all en- duction failed at times to have been appreciated. it made certain serious ities by phrasing the real joyed working on this show.” maintain the gravity and I also got mixed messages subjects seem less serious. struggle in terms of what But since this wasn’t import of America’s immi- as to the point of the quotes Swaying back and forth has been seen recently on The Wizard of Oz, or West gration crisis. Sure, we’ve from American Presidents with arms akimbo, step- the media in comparison Side Story, instead of veil- all laughed at impressions (projected above the stage) ping foot-to-foot, it seemed [with] how the “outsider” ing a hidden and serious of Trump calling Mexican at the end of the show. The a bit comical, in a context attitudes have changed meaning with lightness and immigrants “rapists,” but cast read quotes from George where comedy isn’t necessar- across history.” Langston frivolity, Huddles Masses only because he’s so unbe- W. Bush, Barack Obama, ily right. The old question, Hughes’ hopeful and even was very clear and explicitly lievably missing the mark. Ronald Reagan, and Abra- “too soon?,” applies here. motivating poem “Harlem” serious about what we were When the musical reiter- ham Lincoln on the promise But certain artists stood was also used to put Amer- in for. Characters continual- ated the quote on stage, it of America. Was the point to out. Xinbei Lin ’21, for ex- ica’s current problems in ly spoke at the audience and got a singular laugh from show how everyone really ample, mixed a pure and the greater context of Amer- broke the fourth wall, giv- a singular person at the wants the best for Ameri- sincere voice with commu- ican history and govern- ing a personal, immediate Saturday performance (I’m ca? If so, is it right to quote nicative facial expression. not joking). What does this a president who signed into And Pauline Choquet, in tell us? It tells us that this law a bill that prohibited the song from Book of Mor- U]P)C({J)IDll.IDlgUpcoming Arts and81.rndl EntertainmentJEnterlS1.iID1meID11t whole thing, this whole employers from knowingly mon mentioned above, con- EventsJEveIDlts game that started in No- hire an illegal immigrant veyed the ironic tone of the vember 2016, isn’t really (Reagan; Immigration Re- entire musical, and was a game. No one thinks it’s form and Control Act)? compelling and convincing. The Mill BlackBfack Beach and Sugar PondJPi0nd : Friday, Oct. 26 10:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. Movie Review: A Star Is Born love story, a tragedy, and to find and write songs EMILY BLANCHARD ’22 Cinestudfo JFilm §hi0wings: a rags-to-riches story. that authenticated both Cinestudio Film Showings: CONTRIBUTING WRITER Blackkklansman, Tuesday Oct. 23 - Cooper is able to capture his musical ability and these themes while incor- acting expertise. Along Thursday Oct. 25 Director and actor porating his first-person with spectacular act- Bradley Cooper (Jackson experiences about the ing, the featured songs Juliet, Naked, Friday Oct. 26 - Sunday Maine) successfully re- raw realities of mortali- have become popular on Oct. 28 vived the classic Holly- ty and romance in rela- their own, you can hear wood tale in his take of tionships in Hollywood, Gaga and Coopers Shal- A Star is Born (2018) of during the height and the low or Gaga’s Always Bad Reputation, Tuesday, Oct. 30 - Thurs- the decades-old romantic downfall of famous musi- Remember Us This Way day Nov. 1 saga between a failing cians’ careers. The film’s continuously on the ra- musical star, Jackson popularity was ensured dio as they hold high Maine, and a struggling by the amazing acting of spaces in the top charts The Bushnell: unknown talent, Ally Lady Gaga (Ally Campa- on Itunes. The songs Black Violin, Oct. 24 8 p.m. Campana. The musical na) and through Coopers’ emotional message and Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert, Oct. drama has been breaking own robust acting which raw display of fame in challenged all other ren- their lyrics allow fans 27 hearts of audience mem- bers and blowing up in ditions of the film to to connect to the mov- box offices since its first take home the top prize. ie on a much deeper Austin Arts Center: rendition in 1937. The Gaga did not over-utilize level. Paired with the At the Goodwin Theater: Derek Brown, thing that allowed this her voice, which would epic nature of the plot, movie to have its fourth be expected of for such a the songs that Gaga the Fifty Fifty Tour commercial success, and high-powered musician and Cooper sang stay Saturday, October 27, 7:30 p.m. for Cooper to fully cap- in her first major acting with fans for far longer Crossing genres from jazz to classical to italize on it is the plots gig, and instead conjured than just at the mov- funk, Derek Brown (of BEATBoX SAX) is tri-tiered genre capabili- deep held emotions from ie theater, allowing for ty. A Star is Born (2018) her personal experiences A Star is Born to reach embarking on a massive project to per- includes three differ- with the music industry to its passion invoking re- form at least once in each of the 50 states ent stories that you can lead the way for a power- sponse that has swept in one year. track simultaneously ful performance. 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Contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Sponsored by WGRAC, YDSA, Political Science, Public Policy and Law, Human Rights, American Studies, and the Language and Culture Departments Inside Sports: Volley- Trinity College ball and Football Trinity Women’s Volleyball Defeats Wheaton aged and came back with a JULIA KENNARD’20 up solid numbers for the team. 25-23 win, which forced a The next day of the tour- CONTRIBUTING WRITER ffth set. The Bantams used nament, the Bantams split On October 19th in this ffth set to their ad- up their fnal two matches of Northampton, Massachu- vantage and came back to this tournament. Their frst setts the Trinity Women’s win 15-10, defeating WPI. match was against Brandeis Volleyball team traveled Colette Scheffers ’20 led and the Bantams lost 3-0 in to the Hall of Fame Vol- the way for the Bantams their frst game. The Bantams leyball Invitational. This with 21 kills accompanied second match was against event was hosted by Smith by Racheal Underwood Wheaton College in Massa- College and the Bantams ’19, the senior co-captain chusetts and Trinity won 3-2. began by playing Worcester who posted 14 kills and Overall, Trinity won 3-2 in Polytech Institute. In the three service aces. Han- the tournament after beating frst set, WPI came in with na Engstrom ’19, also a Worcester Tech 3-2 on Friday. a 13-25 victory over the senior co-captain fnished The Trinity’s Volleyball team Bantams, but Trinity came the match with ten kills. is 13-8 this season and they back to win the next set 25- However, it was Jessica are taking a trip to Maine 26. During the third set, it Yang ’21, a setter, that led to compete in the New En- was a battle to the fnish as the team with fve service gland Small College Athletic WPI squeaked out a 24-26 aces. Wyllie Boughton ’20 Conference to Rival Bates win. This left WPI having a added fve kills, four block and Colby next weekend. 2-1 lead in the match. The assists, and a pair of aces DAVID B. NEWMAN Bantams were not discour- during the game, putting TheTe Bantams prepare to set the ball for a possible shotshot. Bantams Win Over the Polar Bears For 20th Time

CAM CHOTTINER ’20 Following the pick, the STAFF WRITER Bantams march down the feld was capped This weekend, the off by a 21-yard touch- Trinity Bantams football down pass by Lambert team took their talents to Koby Schofer ’20. This to Brunswick, Maine to would mark the frst square off against the touchdown in Lambert’s Bowdoin Bobcats. Com- young career at Trinity ing off a big homecoming College. The Bantams win over Tufts last week- would add another score end, the Bantams looked just before the end of the to keep the momentum frst quarter, but had the rolling and start a win- PAT blocked, making ning streak. Going into the score 13-0 in favor Brunswick, the omens of the Bantams. Trini- were good for the Ban- ty would go on to score tams, as they have not twice more in the second lost to Bowdoin in two quarter, leaving them decades, a rather aston- a very comfortable 27-0 ishing feat in NESCAC lead at halftime. Early athletics. The Bantams on in the third quarter, came out with a bit of a Max Chipouras ’19 add- new look lineup as Sea- ed his second rushing mus Lambert ’22 made touchdown of the con- his frst career start as test, putting Trinity up the Trinity quarterback. 34-0. Unfortunately, The rookie would go on with just 8 seconds left to have a memorable de- in the quarter, the shut- but, going 22-29 for 280 out bid was ended on a TRINITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS 1lrinity College Football Helmet passing yards and three four-yard touchdown run Bears, marking their 20th Trinity College Football Helmet. passing touchdowns. The by the Bowdoin quarter- consecutive victory over Bantam’s frst score of the back. Showing no mercy, Bates. The team returns day came as the result of the Bantams added two to action next Saturday at an interception deep in more scores in the fourth The Coop as they take on their own territory by quarter en route to a 48-6 Middlebury at 1:00 PM. Chandler Colberg ’19. victory over the Polar

Bantam Home Sports This Week:

Football v. Middlebury: Saturday @1 Womens Volleyball v. Bates: Saturday @2