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VOLUME 130COSMOS ISSUE 13 FRIDAY, JAN 25, 2019 CEDAR RAPIDS, Long Night Against Procrastination Returns With a Few Changes

Lauren reason everyone’s here.” conclusion points...but Hansen This event pushes I wanted to spotlight Layout st udents to complete the work it takes to get Look inside to read Editor their work prior to there” about the upcoming major exams and seek The top prize is a Student Senate The Long Night help before difficulties T-shirt. In the past, President and Vice Against Procrastination impact grades. To any student could President elections! will return to campus encourage studying, qualify for a shirt Thursday, February 21 students gain prizes the after four hours of in Stewart Memorial more time they log in study in the library. Library. This will be the the library. The longer However, to alleviate fifth year of the event. students work, the concerns that students 2 writing center “Coe is really big on better prize. simply wait out the conferences, 2 speaking tradition and this is one “Long Night is and time requirement by center conferences, of the best traditions,” always has been a watching Netflix or 3 tutoring sessions, said Constance Schlitter celebration of student other similar activities, 3 SI sessions, 2 non- (‘20). “I think because, labor--the labor of a new step has been required faculty offices yes it allows us to hang academic work.,” said added. hours (with different out with our friends Head Coordinator Passport challenges professors), 1 faculty and be social, but also Allison Carr. “We will need to be or staff arranged study to put a focus on our are accustomed to completed and stamped session and 1 reference academics which is celebrating successful prior to Long Night. librarian appointment. really the root of the efforts at natural The challenges include: Story Continued on Page 2 INDEX Cedar Rapids Weekly FEATURE 2 STUD. ELECTIONS 4 Forecast PROFILE 7 SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI Cloudy Cloudy AM Snow/ Sunny Sunny Cloudy Snow SPORTS 8 8*/2* 8*/7* Windy -2*/-15* -7*/-18* -7*/-18* Showers 18*/-8 5*/-12* WORLD MAP 10 MOVIE REVIEW 11 Courtesy of the National Weather Service DIVERSIONS 12 THE COSMOS Feature 2 2018-2019 STAFF Friday, Jan 25, 2019

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF These are things that but even if students do sessions and late-night Mariah Soto many students already not receive a shirt there office hours. There have Claudia Chiappa do everyday. Once a are plenty of other prizes also been activities such ASSISTANT TO student completes the available. as puzzles, coloring or THE EDITOR minimum requirements “This is a pretty big nature walks for students Heather Fleck for 5 challenges, they change that we're just who need a break. These need to bring their trying out, and I hope it activities change for each COPY EDITORS passport to Allison Carr, will be successful or at event, so with planning Ayam Shrestha Constance Schlitter, or least give us some idea of still underway there has LAYOUT EDITOR the library Reference how to continue tweaking been no confirmation on Lauren Hansen Desk for a validation Long Night so that it what to expect this year. stamp. Passports are remains fun for students “It’s [Long Night] just COLUMNISTS available at the reference but also supportive of another display of how Peyton McGuire desk of the library. the broader academic Coe is reaching out and Ariel Crego The passports also mission of the college,” trying to find ways to help Michael Lachocki give students who are said Carr. you succeed...yes, this is Yuan Chai unable to attend the There are plenty a one night event, but the STAFF WRITERS entire Long Night a of resources during lessons that come and the Allison Bartnick chance to earn a T-shirt. the event. In previous experience that comes we Mohan Xu The stock increased this years, faculty and staff hope bleed into other areas Heather Fleck year from 150 to 250, have conducted review of your life,” said Schlitter. Ayam Shrestha Cynthia Salgado Scott Franklin Spring 2019 Schedule Aayush Jaiswal Caleb Rigdon Thur January 31 2019-2020 Graduating Senior Grad Applications Due my.coe Heejung Chu Wed February 6 Last day to change method of grading for first 7-week courses Yuan (Catherine) Chai Thurs February 14 last day to withdraw from first 7-week courses PHOTOGRAPHERS Fri March 1 Last day to change method of grading for full term courses Antonio Perez Sat - Sun March 2-10 Spring Term Recess (starting after class on Friday) Zuzanna Nowobilski Mon March 11 Begin second half of Spring Term 7-week courses SPORTS EDITOR Mon - Fri March 11-29 Advising Season Delena Humble Wed March 27 Last day to withdraw from full term courses Tues - Fri April 2-5 Registration for Fall Term 2019 TREASURER Wed April 3 Last day to change method of grading for second 7-week courses Claudia Chiappa Fri April 12 Last day to withdraw from second 7-week courses Mariah Soto Tues April 16 Student Research Symposium (No Day Classes --Evening Classes will meet) FACULTY ADVISOR Thur April 18 Open Online Registration until last day of finals Shawn Harmsen Thur April 18 Summer Registration Opens for Internships and Practicums CONTACT US Tues April 30 Last day of term classes [email protected] Wed May 1 Reading Day OR VISIT US AT... Thur - Fri, Mon-Tues May 2-3, 6-7 Final Exams coecosmoscom.com What's Happening 3 Friday, Jan 25, 2019 The Cosmos Launches Its Website

The Cosmos Staff would also like to welcome our new members: Aay- Hello Kohawks and ush Jaiswal, Caleb welcome back for Spring Rigdon, Hee Jung 2019. The semester Chu, and Kaleb started with heavy snow Fillenworth as staff showers and plenty of writers, Zuzanna cancelled classes, but the Nowobilski as our Cosmos is sure it will be photographer, and an exciting semester. If Lauren Hansen as there is something you our layout editor. would like to see more They are all excit- of in your student paper, ed to capture the please contact us via events around cam- email ([email protected]) pus and bring them and let us know! And if to you each week. that it finally has an active Stay safe this winter and you wish to become in- In addition, the Cos- website. Go check it out to make it a great semester volved, simply email the mos is excited to share read our current and past Kohawks! Cosmos directly. with the Coe community stories at coecosmoscom. The Cosmos team com. Musician Performs at the PUB

Cynthia Travis write and produce Salgado his music, he also plays Staff Writer guitar, piano, bass drums, and clarinet. Travis Atreo is from On Wednesday, Jan- the West Coast and had uary 23rd SAC held an his grandparents at the event at the Pub wel- concert on Wednesday. coming musician Travis The audience got a set of Atreo to Coe. Travis is Travis’s original music a youtuber who does and a cover. Due to his covers with his own twist piano running out of to them from a variety of battery, the set was cut artists. Travis has gone to short. Perhaps due to the be noticed by Taylor Swift bad weather, not many after covering her song students participated to “Style”. Not only does the event on Wednesday. Travis Atreo sings at a SAC-sponsored event in the Pub. Photo by Cynthia Salgado. Student Elections 4 Friday, Jan 25, 2019 Kohawks to Choose Student Body Presi- dent and VP in Upcoming Elections

any other Kohawk facing the walkways Ayam Shrestha the same struggles and better lit Copy- similar experiences that would be one Editor most students can relate way to make to. By running for these the college The Student Senate positions they feel that safer while Elections to vote for the they can make an impact increasing Student Body President in the Coe Community the diversity and Vice President for on a great level. in dining op- the 2019 school year Having been involved tions would has been scheduled for in a number of activi- help make Tuesday, January 29. ties within and outside international Kohawks can vote for school and experienc- and students their candidate of choice ing all facets of Student from diverse between 8am and 8pm Government, the pair cultural that day. The pre-election have realized that the background debate, according to the voice of every student feel more ‘at Student Senate, is set to actually matters, includ- home’. happen Monday, January ing themselves. The pair Having aims on making college acquired the 28, at 5pm in Cherry From left to right: Riley Fonck (‘20) a good experience for all Coe experi- Auditorium. and Constance Schlitter (‘20). Photo Kohawks. ence for over Cosmos sat down provided by the candidates. with the three candidate “Making college, a two years, pairs who are running better experience for they feel well that students can get more for the elections on three everyone whether you’re aware of the areas that opportunities wich they different occasions so as from across the street needs attention on cam- believe is a right of every to let the Coe Commu- or from halfway across pus, one of them being Kohawk on campus. nity know the candidates the globe is our main the residence halls and Fonck stated that the better, their inspirations focus; which we aim to the other sustainabili- first thing they would do to run for the respective accomplish by empha- ty. They are passionate if they get elected would positions and aspirations sizing on safety, diversity on making the campus be to call each other and for the school year of & inclusion and through more eco friendly. With scream in joy after which 2019. better living environ- their relations with she would send “literally ment among others,” said Coe’s faculty and staff 40 emails about what to do Constance and Riley Schlitter, during a con- on a personal level, they next.” Constance Schlitter, versation with Cosmos believe they can act as a (‘20) and Riley Fonck earlier this week. The bridge between the stu- (‘20) see themselves as pair believes that keeping dents, faculty and staff so Student Elections 5 Friday, Jan 25, 2019

TRIGGER WARNING This article contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be trig- gering to survivors.

mick (‘20). “Not just through daily life,” said vivors are not imme- Caleb problems we face, but Davis (‘20). “The issue is diately presented with Rigdon problems everyone on that many of them have resources to help them Staff Writer campus deal with every stigmas around them, emotionally heal,” said d ay.” and therefore do not McCormick. Some of the major get a lot of appreciation: At the end of the day, Mary and Rob issues Mary and Rob things like AAP and Se- Mary and Rob just Student Body Presi- want to address as Pres- curity escorting students want to empower the dent and Vice President ident and Vice Presi- to and from campus have students of Coe. candidates Mary McCor- dent include the lack of very few positive interac- “There are a lot of mick and Robert Davis handicap accessibility to tions with students. We people on campus with are vying for votes from all buildings on campus, want to change that.” great ideas, and it is the Coe student popu- not enough support The main step in important we listen to lation for two reasons: for survivors of rape de-stigmatizing those their ideas and incor- they want to make Coe a and sexual violence on things, according to the porate them into what better place for everyone, campus, and the lack of duo, is in promoting the we do moving forward and they firmly believe awareness of the differ- positives those programs to improve Coe,” Davis that they can do that. ent programs Coe offers bring to campus. Along said. “We are running for its students. with that, they want to “We want to be the these positions because “Coe has a ton of be advocates for sexual middlemen between we want to solve prob- great programs in assault survivors. For the students of Coe lems,” said McCor- place to help students example, instead of just and the people in following the charge,” added McCor- Title IX court- mick. “If we do that like process, well, then everyone at they believe Coe will not only get Coe should a high-quality educa- bring back tion, but a high-quality more heal- Coe experience.” ing-oriented processes that put the survi- vors’ mental and emotional health first. “In my ex- perience, sur-

From left to right: Robert Davis ('20) and Mary McCormick ('20). Photo provided by the candidates. Student Elections 6 Friday, Jan 25, 2019

Cynthia and Public Relations. housing, sustainability, anyone else believes Salgado Although Chandler is Caf development, and needs change.” Staff Writer from the West Coast, Res life,” said Rey. “For “We have a lot of considering how Res life we want better aspirations, and a much time he spends incentives for RA’s. We main thing is that we believe that breakfast Hannah and Chandler away from home, he have to be more open,” should be longer in the Hannah Rey (‘20) has come to consider said Hannah. “I be- and Chandler Robles Cedar Rapids a sec- Pub. For housing we lieve we should have (‘21) are current candi- ond home. hope to get renovations office hours because dates for Student Body “Throughout the going. Sustainability, it is more relatable President and Vice years I have heard we would like to do when you communi- President. Hannah is many people com- some sort of rooftop cate from student to from Cedar Rapids but plain, so I thought, garden. We would also student. We just want has moved around a maybe if I run some- like to donate some of to be more open, to lot throughout her life. one will hear my our food to shelters in be accessible to the She is double major- voice and hear others the community. Caf de- student body.” Robles ing in Sociology, and people voices too,” velopment is one of the agreed by adding, Criminal and Social said Rey in regards to biggest ones, we want “More accountability, Justice. Chandler is why she decided to to improve the food. openness and avail- from Port Townsend, run for President. Although this is what ability to what people Washington and he is “We have five we have on paper, we have to say.” also a double major categories for our are happy to take any If Hannah and with Communications platform: Pub hours, suggestions from what Chandler were to win elections, they said the first thing they would do would be meet with Tom Hicks or David McInally to start on a timetable for when changes would start to be implemented.

From left to right:Chandler Robles's (‘21) and Hannah Rey (‘20) . Photo provided by the candidates. Profile 7 Friday, Jan 25, 2019 Faculty Profile: Stephen Hughes program. puter scientists excited Heather system that work really “I got to this program is solving a problem in Fleck w e l l .” Assistant to and decided that this isn’t the most efficient way Hughes said that his “ap- the Editor really what I wanted to possible or optimizing proach to teaching is very do at all...after two years the code, making it run problem based.” He tries Associate Professor in the program I left with ‘x’ percent faster,” said to give students problem of Computer Science a masters degree” said Hughes. “I approach and when the student Stephen Hughes is Hughes. it from a different per- doesn’t know how to one of two professors Hughes went on to at spective. I approach it solve it Hughes helps that run the computer IBM and he didn’t en- from the idea that we them figure out what they science major here are need to do. Coe. Hughes is on his Aside from teaching fifth year teaching at at Coe, Hughes travels Coe and he teaches In- from Cedar Falls, Iowa troductory to Computer every day to be able to Science, which is CS teach Coe. He grew up in 1, and he also teaches northeast Maryland, just Interactive Systems De- outside of Baltimore and sign, Operating Systems, when he was younger he Net-Centric Comput- took part in taekwondo ing, Foundations of making it to black belt. Computer Science, and The last question that was Mobile Computing. asked to Hughes was if “My interest in he had any mentors and becoming a computer what advice he has for science professor started students at Coe. Hughes when I was an under- had some mentors graduate,” said Hughes. including Dr. William J. “I was asked to be on Sacco who ran a compa- a research project with ny called Tri-Analytics one of my professors that Hughes worked for and I liked the fact in high school. that neither one of us Picture provided by Stephen Hughes. “You’ve got to have knew the answer to the the connections,” said question we were trying joy the environment in design software because Hughes. “when you go to address [which] was which he worked, so he people have information out into the world and really appealing to me.” moved on and went back needs and humans are make your way, [you] After Hughes gradu- to graduate school at the good at some things and have something [you] can ated from the under- University of Pittsburgh computers are good at touch back on.” graduate program that and obtained his Ph.D. other things and the two he was enrolled in he “What gets most com- together can produce a went straight to a Ph.D What's Happening Sports 8 Friday, Jan 25, 2019 Coe Swim and Dive Teams Named Scholar All-Americans

Delena roster of 12 or Humble more student- Sports athletes.” This Editor past Fall, both the men’s This past Fall the and women’s swim and teams met dive teams pushed this goal. themselves in the pool The as well as the classroom. men’s squad This past week, the team finished the earned the recognition term with a of Scholar All-American team GPA status. of 3.12. The To earn this award, Coe men’s Photo by Coe SID. teams are “required team was one of the to post of grade point four American Rivers The women’s squad GPA is the highest of average (GPA) of 3.0 or conference men’s swim ended the semester all teams that achieved higher for the Fall 2018 and dive teams who with an impressive Scholar All-American semester and maintain a received recognition. team GPA of 3.49. Their status.

HOME SCHEDULE 1/26/19 Saturday Men’s and Women’s Swimming vs. St Ambrose @12:00 pm 1/27/19 Sunday JV Men’s Basketball vs. @3:00 pm 1/28/19 Monday JV Women’s Basketball vs. College @ 7:00 pm 1/30/19 Wednesday Women’s Basketball vs. @ 6:00 pm Men’s Basketball vs. Buena Vista University @ 7:00 pm 2/1/19 Friday Wrestling vs. @ 7:00 pm Sports 9 Friday, Jan 25, 2019 Wartburg Defeat Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Delena quarter, putting the digits within the first Jared Kruse (22’) Humble Kohawks just out of three and half minutes pulled Coe within 6 Sports reach of a victory. The of the third quarter. points of the Knights Editor first ten minutes of the No matter, the Knights at 18-12. game were dominated prevailed against the Wartburg answered This past Monday, by Wartburg, Kohawk's surge. By with a 16-3 run to the Coe College outscoring Coe 28-8. the fourth quarter, the take a 19-point lead Kohawks welcomed The Kohawks came Knights had secured against the Kohakws. the Wartburg Knights out strong second their defeat over the The Knights ended to Kohawk Arena for quarter as they tripled Kohawks, 89-65. the half 38-23 over the an American Rivers their first quarter shots. On the men’s side, Kohawk's. match up. Both the Wartburg responded the Knights came out The Kohawks came men’s and women’s strongly, leaving Coe aggressive, scoring 16 within single digits team fell to the Knights trailing 52-32 at the points to Coe’s 5 only of the win more than that night. half. five minutes into the once in the second The women took Coming back game. half, but the Knights to the court first. The with a new energy, Coe junior, Josh emerged victorious, No. 19 Knights came the Kohawks cut the Schmitt, scored 8 of 69-54. out strong in the first Knight’s lead to single Coe’s first ten points. The women are now 10-8, 4-5 ARC. The men are also 10-8, 4-5 ARC. They return to action Wednesday, January 30, to take on in Pella, Iowa. Stats provided by Coe SID.

Photo by Coe SID. World Map 10 Friday, Jan 25, 2019 A Nigerian agency fighting against peo- ple trafficking has found at least 20,000 Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro girls stranded in Mali, according to promised that he will protect the environment as BBC. Some of the girls had been tricked he works on growing the economy. He promised into going by traffickers while others to free Brazil of corruption, crime and econom- had been kidnapped. The agency is now ic mismanagement, to implement tax and social working with the Nigerian authorities, security reforms. Critics of his policies feared that Mali's government, and the International this growth meant a relaxation of environmental Organisation for Migration (IOM) to protections, but Mr Bolsonaro said economic de- repatriate the girls. velopment and environmental protection should go "hand-in-hand".

Hours after President Donald Trump officially recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the youngest the country's legitimate president, a defiant member of India's Nehru-Gandhi political Nicolas Maduro appeared before supporters to dynasty, took on a formal leadership role accuse the United States of backing an attempt- in the main opposition Congress Party ed coup. Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday gave Wednesday, injecting a burst of enthusiasm US diplomats 72 hours to leave the country in among its ranks as the country gears up for response to the head of the National Assembly general elections. declaring himself acting president amid mas- sive anti-government protests. Movie Review 11 Friday, Jan 25, 2019

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Peyton to spend time with his movie? The visuals are the Spider-Man movies McGuire more laid-back uncle absolutely stunning. I’ve seen in my life, and Columnist Aaron (Mahershala Ali). It almost seemed like I’ve seen pretty much all One night, Miles I was watching an of them, Spider-Verse and Aaron sneak into interactive comic book, has become my favorite, 2018 was a good the New York subway with colorful costumes hands down. year for Spider- tunnels to spray paint; and differing styles to I encourage anyone Man. From Tom Miles is subsequently represent the multiple and everyone to see this Holland’s wonderful bitten by a strange Spider-people (Kimiko movie; it was nominated performance in Infinity looking spider. After Glenn’s SP//dr is in an for an Oscar for a War, the decent box discovering he is anime style while John reason. Whether you’re office performance of developing spider-like Mulaney’s Peter Porker a die-hard Marvel fan Venom, to the smash abilities like his idol, is a Looney Tunes- or just appreciate good hit PlayStation game, Miles witnesses Spider- esque pig). animation, you won’t it seemed like the wall Man being killed by the The acting is all go wrong with Spider- crawler could do no Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) phenomenal, with Verse. wrong. Spider-Man: Into following a universal extra props to Moor, My Rating: the Spider-Verse was no breaking experiment. Johnson, and Hailee different, giving a fresh Mourning, he makes Steinfeld as Gwen and unique take on the the shocking discovery Stacy/Spider-Gwen Rotten Tomatoes: 97% universe while providing that another Peter for the great chemistry some of the best visuals Parker (Jake Johnson) they all shared. The to come out of an has appeared and thing that really makes animated film in years. realizes that multiple this movie shine is the In a universe like wall crawlers across little moments that you ours, Miles Morales the “Spider-Verse” have don’t see in the trailers, (Shameik Moore) is a been forcefully brought like Miles’ attempt teenager who idolizes into his reality. With to steal a computer, Spider-Man (Chris limited time before Aaron teaching Miles Pine), the defender of the inter-dimensional how to flirt (which goes New York and superhero heroes fade into nothing, hilariously wrong), and extraordinaire. Loathing Miles dons a suit of his even Nicholas Cage’s his strict police officer own to help them get Spider-Noir chewing father (Brian Tyree back home and take the the scenery with as Henry), and struggling Kingpin down. many callbacks to to adapt to his new What isn’t there 1930s detective tropes school, Miles prefers to love about this as possible. Out of all Picture taken from Marvel. com Diversions 12 Friday, Jan 25, 2019 COE Crossword ACROSS 68 Whirling current 1 Senegal's capital 69 Pretended to be 6 Website for techies Crossword courtesy of The Washington The PostCrossword courtesy of 10 Talk show runner DOWN 14 2018 romaine 1 Cabinet div. lettuce concern 2 Biting 15 Drinking glass 3 South __, 2018 edges Olympics site 16 "What's gotten __ 4 Boxing legend you?" 5 2016 Olympics city 17 Mortgage check, 6 Colonial news source say 7 Capital of Cyprus 20 Italian three 8 Old Rom. ruler 21 Classified ad 9 Airport screening abbr. org. 22 "How exciting!" 10 Greeting mouthed 23 Brit's sau- to a stadium cam sage-with-potatoes 11 Like home-run-rob- dish bing catches 30 Benelux locale: 12 RR stop Abbr. 13 Typical Nick Jr. 31 Furniture chain watcher also known for 18 Venison source Swedish meatballs 19 "Patience you must 32 Wash. Nats' div. have" Jedi master 33 "Encore!" 24 Bundestag nos 36 Barbara of TV's 25 Tries hard (for) "Mission: Impossi- 26 Part of SWAK ble" 27 Endangered Hawai- 37 Patriarch from ian goose Eden 28 Bluish gray 38 Calls on for help 29 Studly dudes Weekly SUDOKU 40 Stash out of sight 33 Heirloom storage spot 42 Highland caps 34 Organic fertilizer 43 Blockheads 35 Arsenal contents 45 "I don't mind eels 36 Lumber unit / Except as meals" 37 Bicker poet Nash 39 SpongeBob, e.g. 46 __ nutshell: 41 What Frosty's eyes are briefly made of 47 Had on 44 Made a misleading www.websudoku.com Sudoku courtesy of 48 Évian water move 49 42-7, say, in an 47 "W" on a light bulb NFL game 48 Thick & Fluffy waffle 54 Consume brand 55 Eggy drink 50 Like 29-Down 56 Key lime __ 51 Clamorous 58 What ends many 52 In different places a line, and what 53 Mournful song begins each of the 57 Barely managed, with puzzle's three other "out" long answers 58 Drop by, with "in" 64 Citizenship rec- 59 Federation in OPEC itation 60 One-eighty 65 Bad day for 61 Do simple math Caesar 62 Org. with Nets ... and 66 Intrude rudely, nets with "in" 67 Cancún cash 63 Dude