The Trinity Tripod Hartford, Conn. Volume CXVII Trinity College Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Number VI Campus Safety Breaks up Overcrowded Party Field Hockey Con- CHRIS BULFINCH’ 18 State University. Attend- though one young wom- sult of alcohol poisoning. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ees from other univer- an was hospitalized; the There were also reports tinues Streak sities arrived in buses, reason for her hospital- of fights breaking out On Friday night, parked on Summit Street. ization is currently un- among partygoers, though CARLY CAO ’20 around 11:00 pm, a mas- The CSA initially clear, but sources at the Campus Safety attributed CONTRIBUTING WRITER sive party in Mather Hall planned for 200–250 at- scene indicated that it some of the pushing and got out of control, prompt- tendees, but many tick- was the result of a panic shoving to the quick de- Trinity’s field hock- ing Campus Safety and ets were sold before Fri- attack. Campus Safety parture of so many peo- ey team closed the regu- Hartford Police to inter- day night by student believes it was the re- ple from Mather Hall. lar season with a 4-0 win vene. Attendees came organizations at the oth- against Amherst on Senior from colleges around Con- er universities, accord- Night, giving the Bantams necticut. At least one par- ing to Campus Safety. an overall season record tygoer was hospitalized. As the crowds arrived of 10-5. Trinity later beat The event, organized at Mather Hall, Campus Hamilton in the NESCAC by Trinity’s Caribbe- Safety arrived to address quarterfinals, allowing an Student Association concerns about fire safety. them to advance to the (CSA) in conjunction with The number of people in semifinals. the Student Activities, Mather Hall was a viola- The game took a slow Involvement, and Leader- tion of Trinity’s fire codes. start but picked up when ship (SAIL) Office, began After seeing the scale of Kendall Brown ’21 took around 9:00 pm, after ad- the party, Campus Safety possession of the ball and vertising at several col- contacted the branch of found co-captain Kelcie leges around Connecticut. the Hartford Police De- Finn ’18 to finish the play Students from the Uni- partment (HPD) dedicat- and score the first goal of versity of Hartford, the ed to Trinity’s campus; the game. The Bantams University of Connecti- the Trinity HPD branch kept up the energy through- cut, Central Connecticut in turn called for backup. out the game, buoyed by COURTESY OF Chris Bulfinch States University, and The partygoers left the initial success. Campus Safety and Hartford PD escort students from Mather Hall. Southern Connecticut without any incident, see FIELD HOCKEY on page 14 Ellsworth House Combines History, Law Field Hockey Tours Europe CHRIS BULFINCH ’18 CARA BRADLEY ’20 Daly says, “For me the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CONTRIBUTING WRITER most spectacular aspect Unbeknownst to many of the trip to Holland Trinity students, a major This summer, the was the realization that figure of early American Trinity College field hock- sports is a universal lan- history and jurisprudence ey team embarked on a guage. We would show lived just a few miles away once-in-a-lifetime tour of up to these hockey clubs from campus. Oliver Ells- Europe. Touring four cit- to play teams where half worth, a prominent law- ies and five hockey clubs the women didn’t speak yer in Connecticut before in seven days, the Ban- English. However, be- the American Revolution tams divided their time cause we all understood and a framer of the Con- between hockey matches the rules and customs of stitution, had his home in and tourism activities, the sport, we were able to Windsor, just miles from fully immersing them- interact in an authentic Trinity. On Oct. 24, Trin- COURTESY OF Glenn Falk selves into European cul- way.” ity’s American Legal His- Trinity students visited Oliver Ellsworth’s home in Windsor. ture. tory class traveled to the the property until 1903. worth prior to their visit. Senior captain Cara see EUROPE on page 7 Ellsworth House to learn The Ellsworth House was The museum features more about the life of an placed on the National many pieces of original obscure founding father. Register of Historic Places Ellsworth furniture, dat- Oliver Ellsworth, born in 1970 and was declared ing to the period of Oliver’s in Windsor in 1745, was a National Historic Land- life. Many of the rooms are an influential, if not wide- mark in 1989. The house arranged as they were ly recognized, actor in was opened as a museum during Ellsworth’s life- early American history. A by the Connecticut Daugh- time, including historical prominent lawyer in colo- ters of the American Revo- portraits and portions of nial Connecticut, he often lution after restorations original wallpaper. A coin held court in his home, in the 1980s and 1990s. purse, a gift to Ellsworth adjudicating a wide range Ellsworth’s house from Napoleon, is includ- of cases. Ellsworth was caught the attention of ed along with a collec- also a delegate at the Con- Glenn Falk, an Adjunct tion of Ellsworth silver. stitutional Convention. Professor of Public Pol- The house sits at 778 The Ellsworth House icy and Law. At Trinity, Palisado Ave, in Wind- was constructed in 1781, Falk’s course, Ameri- sor, CT. The museum on property owned by Ells- can Legal History, deals would be of interest for worth’s father, and was oc- with issues relating to both legal historians cupied by Oliver Ellsworth early American history and history buffs alike, COURTESY OF Summer Washburn until his death in 1807; the and jurisprudence; the an oft-overlooked piece Trinity Field Hockey was able to enhance their skills in a new country. Ellsworth family lived on class read a book on Ells- of American history. 2 OCTOBER 31, 2017 The Tripod Editorial Trinity Tripod “Trinity”: School, Community, Negative Adjective Established in 1904 It is undeniable that are also many members of simply, is there anything Editor in Chief “Trinity” functions as a the community that would wrong with being “Trinity?” noun and an adjective. like to consider themselves Trinity’s culture can CHRIS BULFINCH ’18 “Trinity,” as an adjective, as somewhere in between strangely benefit its stu- Managing Editors can describe a person, a the two extremes. dents. It presents two very Ben Gambuzza ’20 style of clothes, or an event. Students who come to different ways of life upon gillian Reinhard ’20 It can be difficult to dissect Trinity freshman year with a first weekend on-campus, the meaning of the word. It an array of Patagonia fleec- giving students the oppor- News Editors Features Editor hosts a variety of meanings: es and prep school diplomas tunity to decide where they Joe DiBacco ’19 JENNA BEHAN ’19 preppy, entitled, close-knit, are already “Trinity.” Choos- would like to be and chal- katherine rohloff ’19 AMANDA SCOPELLITI ’20 or cut-off. It can be a com- ing to embrace this identity lenges students to create pliment, but often serves as or doing everything possible their own way. Trinity is ex- Opinion Editors Sports Editors a tongue-in-cheek insult. It to stray from it is up to each tremely binary, and Trinity Matt Epstein ’19 Nate Choukas ’18 is interesting to speculate if individual student. That’s is nothing less than a way Bora Zalonshja ’20 ALEX DAHLEM ’20 other school names have be- what college is for. It is an of life. But, is this really a come adjectives in the daily opportunity for each stu- bad thing? A&E Editors Senior Editors conversation of students. dent to discover themselves, Perhaps there is nothing Trip Slaymaker ’18 JUSTIN FORTIER ’18 With the negative connota- to de-stress when they need wrong with being “Trini- Amanda Lafferty ’21 WILL SNAPE ’18 tion of “Trinity” as an adjec- it, and to figure out their ty” for people that are part tive, we, the student body, passions in life. of the Trinity community. AMANDA MUCCIO ’18 should act to overcome this For all of the in-depth Perhaps this emphasis on Copy Chief CHARLIE MCMAHON ’18 connotation. analyses and complaints of the extremes is over-exag- SARAH BECKMANN ’18 Many would argue that Trinity’s culture, nothing gerated and the opportu- Staff Writers it is a challenge to define seems to be able to change nity to stray from the com- Copy Editors Jaymie Bianca ’21 oneself in Trinity’s environ- it. It is up to the admin- mon two paths is out there. ALISON COFRANCESCO ’20 JAMES CALABRESI ’20 ment. Several would argue istration to reach out to Complaining about Trinity’s EMILY TURNER ’18 Cam Chottiner ’20 that the culture here is bi- broader, more diverse group culture is not conducive to ELISABED GEDEVANISHVILI ’20 Parker Fiske ’18 nary: there are the non-con- of students, but it is also changing it. There are so- AMANDA HAUSSMAN’21 formist types, who skip important for students not cial issues and a duality Photography Editor SAM HOLLEY ’19 weekend parties and avoid to feel forced to conform of life at Trinity, but that MILOSZ KOWAL ’18 BRENDAN CLARK ’21 Vineyard Vines, and the to either side of Trinity’s can be argued of any place Joseph Ladd ’19 conformists, who embrace a spectrum. At such a small where 2,000 young adults preppy lifestyle and go out school where outside enter- are placed in a small, closed Business Managers four or more times a week. tainment is predominant- environment. Danielle bibeault ’19 The binary stereotype is ap- ly only accessible by car or Life at Trinity can be MICAH ONDITI ’18 plicable to all aspects of life.