The -Established 1904- rinity ripod T T Volume CXV “Scribere Aude!” Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Number V Board of Chartwells EAC Barnyard Hosts Trustees Annual Trintoberfest BRENDAN CLARK ’21 Employees Protest Over the past weekend, pretzels, and other festive MANAGING EDITOR Trinity College Entertain- foods to commemorate the The Tripod spoke Food Outsourcing ment Activities Council month of October. Pictured page with Board of Villegas, the in-house pro- (EAC) Barnyard hosted below is several mem- JAY PARK ’22 Trustees Chair duction can, and has been its annual Trintoberfest. bers of EAC Barnyard, NEWS EDITOR Cornelia Thorn- providing these food items The event had beer, who planned the event. burgh ’80 to During the spring se- with the same level of dili- discuss their fall mester of the 2018-2019 gence concerning allergens. 4 meeting. academic year, Trinity Villegas spoke with the College’s dining services Tripod and contends that provider—Chartwells—an- the real reason behind What is nounced their intention to Chartwells’ outsourcing outsource the production is in the interest of “sav- of their “Grab and Go” op- ing money,” which comes the Hunt? tions (otherwise known as at the expense of Lo- “Outtakes”) to New Jersey cal 217 Union members. GILLIAN REINHARD ’20 and New York. Outtakes is Villegas has stated that EDITOR-IN-CHIEF the brand of pre-made food the union has negotiated products, such as sand- “in good faith” with Chart- page The Tripod looks wiches and salads, sold in wells to keep the produc- at the Chadian the Bistro, the Cave, and tion in-house because “the phenomenon of Mather Hall. Unite Here quality of the product was Trinity students Local 217, the union which better in-house.” Villegas in New Jersey counts many employees of continued, noting that the ALI ODERMANN ’21 each October. Trinity Dining Services as union is “trying to keep 7 production here because it EAC Barnyard (members pictured above) planned members, has objected to this decision, claiming that is faster and not made in the Trintoberfest event. Joker these products have been another state” and because produced in-house for over “the students deserve 15 years without issue. freshly prepared food.” Review The union indicated Despite continued Death’s Brother that Chartwells made this union objection to their MACIEK J. PRADZIAD ’23 outsourcing decision be- proposal, Chartwells out- STAFF WRITER cause the New Jersey and sourced production in late Shown at Austin Arts New York facilities can September of this semester. Joker: does it live ly Diaz ’21, Nayantara better assure that their The department of page up to the hype? Ghosh ’22, Kayla Killieb- products are allergen-free. Theater and Dance pre- The anticipated rew ’23, David Marottolo However, according to Lead sented Death’s Brother film of the season ’22, and Nicole Saltzman Union Steward for Local (A Hair Piece) adapted is analyzed. see CHARTWELLS on page 3 ’22, featuring stage man- 217 at Trinity College Nene from Death of a Sales- 10 man by Arthur Miller. ager Jingpei Wang ’22 The show, directed and assistant stage man- Trinity Rowing Takes by Mitch Polin, featured ager Cameron Cortes ’22. Caroline Bacon ’23, Me- Congrats to all students Head of the gan Bodmer ’23, Daish- involved in this production! Charles Head of the Charles MATEO VAZQUEZ ’21 SPORTS EDITOR

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Follow us on Twitter @ TrinityTripod and visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/TrinityTripod. w--n emailing [email protected] Corrections or visiting our website, trinitytripod.com. 3 OCTOBER 22, 2019 Letter to the Editor Campus Safety Responds to Trinity Security Concerns My job is to do all I can incident through the coop- learned that addressing the presence of a Hart- community members to to keep this campus and erative efforts of Campus criminal activity is not ford Police officer on our use best practices for safe- every member of the Trin- Safety and the Hartford only challenging, but can campus each weekend to ty, for your own sake and ity community safe. That’s Police Department (HPD). be viewed typically as a be a visible presence on that of the whole campus. a responsibility I take very The police are moving for- moving target. Often when campus and to accelerate Closing exterior doors seriously, and it’s work ward with their work to criminal activity is ad- any necessary police re- behind you, closing and that I do in partnership hold those involved in both dressed in one area, it can sponse. These efforts will locking windows and safe- with all of you, with lo- incidents accountable. simply move to another. continue. In addition, we ty screens, not propping cal law enforcement, area While it was unsettling to The occurrence and selec- are part of the Southside doors - no matter how in- residents and organiza- have two such incidents tion of our campus as the Institution Neighborhood convenient, ensuring that tions, and, of course, my occur on campus in less scene of these recent inci- Alliance (SINA) safety your personal effects re- team in the Department than a week’s time, I ask dents, then, may have been committee that works with main secured and out of of Campus Safety and that you consider these in- influenced by factors well citizens and businesses to sight, and being aware of our contractor, Securitas. cidents in the broader con- beyond our boundaries. stabilize and improve the your surroundings are a It was particularly dis- text of an entire calendar Nonetheless, I have Frog Hollow neighborhood. few of the strategies I rec- tressing when we experi- year. In fact, over the last met with administrators Internally, we have ommend. As we work coop- enced two significant inci- several years, Hartford of the college and members shifted personnel to areas eratively to safeguard our dents on campus recently, has experienced a decrease of my department’s leader- that we believe warrant community, I assure you a robbery on Sept. 12 and a in crime in virtually every ship team to strategize our increased coverage given that the Campus Safety burglary on Sept. 17. Today, recorded category. Further, current and future deploy- recent salient events. Fur- Department will continue I write to you to provide the events that occurred ment of personnel. We have ther, I encourage you to to hear your concerns, wel- you with updates and in- on our campus occur in historically worked with use Trinity’s shuttles and come your suggestions, and formation on both of those similar frequency at other the HPD to develop strat- Campus Safety’s walking remain nimble and proac- cases and to reiterate our colleges and universities. egies based on observed escorts after dark. The tive in our deployment and dedication to keeping Trin- That said, we should not crime patterns or in con- department operates the responsiveness to the se- ity a safe place in which ignore the fact that these junction with large com- off-campus shuttle 7 days curity needs of the college. to learn, live, and work. occurrences were highly munity events such as the a week from 5:00 p.m. un- First, updates on the concerning, and appropri- Hartford Marathon, Pope til 11:00 p.m. and contracts cases. In the robbery, two ate strategies should be Park Festival, and various with Dattco bus services of the three individuals implemented to ensure parades, to mention a few. to provide the on-campus involved were apprehend- to the best of our abilities We maintain frequent shuttle Sunday through -Director-Dil'ectol' of CampusiClll.m]PIUS ed immediately, while the that they do not recur. communication with Thursday from 6:00 p.m. Safety BrianIBrian HeavrenHemviren third is still being sought. Based upon my decades HPD’s Community Service until 2:00 a.m., and Thurs- The sole offender in the of experience in law en- Officers who are assigned day through Saturday from campus burglary was iden- forcement at the Hartford to the south end of Hart- 8:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. tified the same day as the Police Department, I have ford. We have maintained Finally, we need all Tripod Editorial Women at the Summit: Do We Celebrate Coeducation? As Trinity recognizes 50 tended many of the “Wom- ney didn’t know, so she the opportunity to learn a campus accomplishing years of coeducation, the en at the Summit” events guessed and suggested that lot about leadership and important goals, I fear we College has promoted a se- to learn more about this the editor-in-chief of the self-confidence during are doing the mission of ries of events marketed as anniversary at Trinity and Tripod was one of the staff’s my time at the Tripod. coeducation a disservice. “Women at the Summit.” recently attended one en- managing editors, a man. Throughout the cele- Today, the staff of the Programming has involved titled, “Women in Leader- I (Gillian) am the edi- brations of coeducation, Tripod is still majority panels, guest speakers, and ship: A Conversation with tor-in-chief of the Tripod I have noticed that there male. Many members of celebrations throughout President Joanne Berger and I have been since the is a lack of recognition for the Trinity community campus and the world. My Sweeney and Board Chair fall of 2017, taking one se- student leadership on cam- still assume that the per- experience at Trinity and Cornie Thornburgh ’80.” mester off to study abroad pus. Many of the student son in charge of the paper experience as a woman has The conversation be- between then and now. leaders on campus are is a man. These are all been closely entwined. Be- tween the two women was Despite this, the male stu- women. They are leaders personal indicators to me fore ever beginning class- especially significant, as dents on the Tripod staff of sports teams, political that there remain strides es as a first-year, I was a Trinity is the first NES- collectively receive more clubs, cultural organiza- to be undertaken in this participant in in Venture, CAC school with both a associations, correspon- tions, a capella groups, just celebration of coeducation. a pre-orientation pro- woman president and dence, and questions for to name a few. They are As we commemorate this gram designed with wom- board chair of the College. editor-in-chief of the Tri- accomplishing impressive occasion, it is important to en’s leadership in mind. The two women spoke per- pod than I do any given things that are changing keep in mind the obstacles I benefited greatly from ceptively about their ex- week of the academic year. our campus for the better. women still face at Trinity. being so closely and quick- periences as leaders, and For a long time, I blamed As I attend each “Wom- Today, I am happy to ly connected to a network how Trinity has changed this community-wide lack en at the Summit” event, work with male students of women at Trinity, a re- and grown since making of association for edi- I see many of the same who redirect Tripod cor- source I hope every female the decision to embrace co- tor-in-chief of the Tripod on faces in the audience and respondence to me or student has access to today. education fifty years ago. entirely myself—I wasn’t many of the same people shout out to correct Pres- In the midst of our cele- To contribute to the outgoing enough or I didn’t recognized as leaders. I ident Berger-Sweeney. brations as a community, I conversation, moderator of do enough work to promote fear that by calling these For this historic occasion recognize that Trinity has the event Sarah Cody ’95 the school newspaper. students “women leaders,” at the College, it is cru- a lot to commemorate re- asked about student lead- When I initially joined we are losing recognition cial to move past the idea garding this historic occa- ership at Trinity. The two the Tripod editorial board of their accomplishments. of noting “women lead- sion. The College has made panelists named two fe- as a first-year, I was work- Additionally, if Trini- ers” and instead high- significant strides in enroll- male students. Cody, who ing with mostly male edi- ty only recognizes one or light the work of many ing and supporting wom- was excited to talk about tors, typically older than two student leaders and “leaders who are women.” en. I’m incredibly grateful her connection to the Tri- me. It was extremely in- one or two administrative for the various women on pod when she was a stu- timidating to help on pro- leaders who are women campus I have regarded dent, asked if the paper duction nights or voice throughout this celebra- as leaders and role models. was today run by a woman. my opinion on articles. tion, while there are doz- -GMR Because of this, I have at- President Berger-Swee- However, this gave me ens of notable women on 4 NEWS Board of Trustees Hold Annual Chartwells Workers Fall Meeting over Weekend; Protest Against Curriculum, Facilities Addressed Food Production a third-party “arbitrator.” tinued planning discus- the following individuals continued from page one BRENDAN CLARK ’21 continued from page one The union is seeking the sions are critical to the and organizations rec- MANAGING EDITOR An immediate repercus- return of preparation and execution of a successful ognized: Roberta P. and sion of the outsourcing of production of the grab- campaign. The campaign Raymond J. Beech, Su- The Trinity College production has been the loss and-go options to Trinity’s is a “critical one” for the zanne d’Harcourt Hooper Board of Trustees held of four dining service em- in-house facilities. Along College and Thornburgh and Michael C. Huebsch, their fall meeting this ployees at Trinity College, with the arbitration, the stated that the “Board the Mastercard Founda- past weekend, addressing added Villegas. While the Chartwells labor relations is excited to oversee it.” tion Scholars Program at a myriad of issues facing employees did not lose their management has been in Several members of the African Leadership the College presently and jobs, they were “bumped” contact with the union’s la- the college’s Curriculum Academy, Shuk Kuen in the coming years. The to other positions and bor relations master to fa- Committee also present- Cheung and Bun Chak Board was also in atten- have assumed work that cilitate this arbitration. The ed at the Board meeting Poon, Donald E. Scott, dance at Trinity’s Wall diverges from their previ- union expects to receive this on Oct. 18, where they and William B. Tyree and of Honor Induction Cer- ous assignments. Villegas decision between Novem- discussed the curricular Kathryn George Tyree. emony on Friday, Oct. maintains that these em- ber and December, 2019. revision proposal that Thornburgh added that 20, which recognizes ployees have “lost what they The Tripod also reached has been presented to this ceremony recogniz- the considerable philan- had done for a long time.” out to Director of Dining the faculty and solicit- es that it is important thropic gifts many alum- Local 217 has most re- Services at Trinity College ed feedback from Board “not only to ask for gifts ni/alumnae and busi- cently escalated this issue Martin Turcotte, as well as members on the propos- for the College, but to ness associations have to arbitration, a form of Resident District Manag- al. Saturday’s meeting celebrate them as well.” made throughout histo- alternative dispute resolu- er of Chartwells Paul Ver- was reserved for “setting The Board also induct- ry in support of Trinity. tion, with the legally bind- meal, but did not get a com- goals and future agen- ed new trustees this week- The Board, which ing decision being made by ment prior to publication. meets three times during da items for the board,” end who were appointed the academic year, as well added Thornburgh. in July, including Eric as for a Board retreat in Thornburgh also stat- Estes ’91, John S. Gates, The College Campus May, convened on Thurs- ed that facilities needs Jr. ’76, Jeffrey B. Haw- day, Oct. 17 and con- would be a topic of dis- kins ’92, and Kelli Har- Safety Report cluded their meetings on cussion at the Board rington Tomlinson ’94. Saturday, Oct. 19. Chair meeting, with special The thirty-one Char- Tuesday, Oct. 15 Tuesday, Oct. 15 of the Board of Trustees attention afforded to ter Trustees, together On-Campus Dorm Near 76 Vernon the “heating system and with the Funston Trust- Cornelia P. Thornburgh (Campus Safety) ’80 spoke with the Tripod its continued repairs.” ee, are charged with before the meeting, add- Thornburgh continued “preserving Trinity’s ing that key topics of dis- that the gradual replace- mission.” President of Sex offense (rape). Vandalism on walkway. cussion included “enroll- ment of the heating sys- the College Joanne Berg- Referred to Title IX coor- ment and student issues, tem would be completed er-Sweeney and Presi- dinator. the faculty’s new curricu- “over a period of time” and dent of the Trinity Col- lar revision proposal, and would likely require the lege Alumni Association the forthcoming capital “issuance of public debt” also serve on the board campaign.” Thornburgh to finance the project. in an ex-officio capacity. added that “as with any The 2019 Wall of Hon- Thornburgh stated that or Ceremony, which took the “Board’s role is not Sunday, Oct. 13 Saturday, Oct. 12 campaign, you don’t get Funston 122 Vernon Street (AD) all the money at once,” place on Friday in front to manage, but to in- but stressed that the con- of the Fuller Arch, saw quire and ask questions.” Stalking on campus. Burglary/larceny. Intercollegiate Update: News on Nearby Campuses

The 2019 College Admissions Scandal Brown University Tufts University

Lifetime Television Channel will release In October, Brown University found Tufts University recently made the decision a made-for-TV movie about the recent college the fraternity Sigma Chi guilty of hazing to keep its Confucius Institute agreement. admissions scandal featuring celebrities Lori and alcohol violations, according to the The educational collaboration between Tufts Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. The scandal Brown Daily Herald. In a College-sponsored and Beijing Normal University in China has shaped the world of college admissions, investion, the College was found guilty has existed at the College since 2015 and and has begun important conversations about of "misrepresenting information and focuses on Chinese language and culture privillege and prestige in the admissions process. violating University operational rules." education, according to the Tufts Daily News. While the two actresses are not mentioned Brown confirmed the suspension to the Tufts was urged by Congressman Seth in the film, Trinity College is. In a scene of Herald for the next five years, lasting until Moulton (D-MA) to dissasociate with the the movie where the mastermind behind 2024. Meanwhile, members of Sigma Chi are Institute because of its funding provided by the scandal meets with a prospective ineligible to join any othe Greek organization the Ministory of Education of the People's college freshman, the student in question at Brown. The fraternity did not take the Republic of China. Moulton argued that the admits that her SAT scores and GPA are steps to appeal the decision, and will not be organization "undermines human rights by not up to par with Yale University, her holding activities either on or off campus. shaping the perception of the Chinese on issues dream school where her boyfriend attends. Sigma Chi is not the first organization at such as Tibetan independence, China's relation "Realistically, if I want to be near my Brown to receive suspension. The Buxton with Taiwan and the 1989 Tiananmen Square boyfriend, should I just be going for Trinity?" International House lost privileges in massacre." In the Daily, a Tibetan-identifying she asks, to the horror of her mother. January 2019 for unauthorized possession student at Tufts expressed her concerns. "Don't give me heart attacks, and don't sell of alchol, according to the Herald. Despite the debates, Tufts will yourself short," the mother in the film responds. Sigma Chi has been at Brown since 1914. continue its association with the Confucius Institue as of October. OPINION Despite Resistance, Vaccines Important for Public Health ELEANNA DAVOS ’20 to the hazards in their envi- ed States fully vaccinate to not vaccinate their child from person to person. CONTRIBUTING WRITER ronment and will build their their children according to can endanger other chil- The common cold at immune system that way. the recommended immuni- dren and vulnerable people. Trinity spreads like wild- In the last 10 years, In an ideal world, I sup- zation schedule. Forgoing Measles has been at the fire. Imagine what would there has been a great up- pose parents could do what- vaccinations creates a risk forefront of the anti-vax happen if people were at- tick in the number of people ever they want to harm of contracting diseases. It movement, even though tending with no form of who have become vocal on their child with no repercus- also creates risk to com- measles has been largely immunizations, making not vaccinating their chil- sions to society. Considering munities and vulnerable controlled because most them perfect targets for dren. While the majority of that is not possible, we need groups of people who can- people get the very safe diseases and illnesses that their claims are unfound- to put this entire movement not be vaccinated because and very effective vaccine. we have otherwise protect- ed and unsupported, this into perspective and under- of their age or health status. We are now seeing danger- ed ourselves from. Com- movement is now becoming stand that parents making To put this into perspec- ous new outbreaks because munities depend on high a danger to society. Being a these uneducated cavalier tive, many vaccines are un- some parents are refusing immunization rates to keep parent means doing what is decisions are not only selfish able to be given to newborns, vaccines for their children. vaccine-preventable diseas- best for your child, following and unintelligent, they are such as the measles vaccine, There have been repeated es from spreading. When the guidance of physicians putting other children at which is recommended at measles outbreaks in the more people are immu- and specialists of those risk. One parent’s mindless 12-15 months of age, leaving United States – such as nized, there is less risk for who are smarter and more decision not to properly care young children vulnerable. the Disneyland outbreak, everyone. The more parents knowledgeable than you. for their child is not just a Many diseases are partic- among six others this year that choose to not vaccinate So why is it that now disservice to their own child. ularly dangerous for young – because of communities their children, the greater parents have taken it upon They are putting other chil- children. There are also where too many parents re- the risk that infection will themselves to withhold dren around them at risk some children who can’t be fuse the vaccine. To make spread in the community. proper care and decide on and in danger on behalf of vaccinated, such as pediatric matters worse, parents are The consequences of con- behalf of their children? their own reckless decision. cancer patients who are un- now lying on school regis- tracting major illness are They will not be vaccinated Immunity is the body’s dergoing chemotherapy or tration forms, stating and not harmless. Measles can with no reason other than way of preventing disease. radiation treatment. These verifying that their child cause brain swelling, which they think (with no medical When a baby is born, his/ children are at increased has been vaccinated just can lead to brain damage background) that vaccines her immune system is not risk of serious complications to enroll their child, while or death. Mumps can cause will harm their child. There fully developed, which can or even death. Vaccines are keeping the fact that by en- permanent deafness. Men- are two schools of thought put him/her at greater risk not just about protecting rolling their child hundreds ingitis can also lead to per- presented in the anti-vax for infections. Vaccines re- your child. Vaccines protect of other children are now at manent deafness or brain movement: that vaccines duce a child’s risk of infec- other children and the entire risk. Vaccines are not just damage. Vaccines are not lead to further health com- tion by working with his/her community. Vaccine-pre- about protecting your child. a guarantee protector, but plications, some irreversible, body’s natural defenses to ventable diseases (with the Vaccines protect other chil- they do provide us with and that vaccines are not an help safely develop immuni- exception of tetanus) are dren and the entire com- the added defensive shield effective method. Rather, ty to disease. The vast ma- spread from person to per- munity. Vaccine-prevent- from these illness that we children should be exposed jority of parents in the Unit- son. The decision of a parent able diseases are spread otherwise wouldn’t have. Hong Kong, China, and the Meaning of Democracy In the past four months, everyone in the West, exorbitant housing pric- street. And, it’s her fault The Chinese government the protests in Hong Kong ranging from college news- es, social immobility and for fooling herself into should keep its promis- have been reported on paper editors to the gener- income disparity, but also saying that the majority es by keeping its hands the news all across world. al manager of the Houston due to the fact that the of HK people support the off Hong Kong because it The declining “Financial Rockets, has been post- economic power of main- bill. The Chinese govern- backfires every time the Center of Asia” has been ing and pronouncing the land China has surpassed ment, on the other hand, Chinese government at- blemished by violence and slogan “Stand with Hong that of Hong Kong to cer- used the common tactic of tempts to meddle with chaos. Caused by the con- Kong” as if this is a new tain extents. The feeling censorship and pivoting Hong Kong’s autonomy. troversial Extradition Bill global trend in which ev- of despair of young peo- public attention and rhet- The Hong Kong Crisis with concerns that it would eryone wants to take part. ple was also exacerbated oric by scapegoating U.S. is far more complex than further deteriorate the au- It’s not surprising that by the fact that the Chief and the Western powers the simple binary nature tonomy and the self-gover- the West is obsessed with Executive of Hong Kong for their “interferences in of democracy vs. autocra- nance of Hong Kong (HK), this slogan, because the was elected not by the pop- HK anti-extradition bill cy. Not all protesters are a quarter of the population Hong Kong crisis from ular vote, but rather by marching.” The Chinese committing vandalism, took to the streets and their point of view is sim- a 400-member “Election government and media nor are all police officers protested. The protesters ple: pro-democracy pro- Committee” whose mem- also delegitimize protest- “beanbag-gun-wielding” were still not satisfied af- tests, good; authoritarian bers are disproportion- ers by describing them as claimed in a Tripod ar- ter the withdrawal of the China, bad. I bet most of ately from the business as “young losers.” These ticle from Sept. 10, 2019. bill and asked the HK them who chanted/typed and elite classes. Most of tactics only escalate the A world where people are government to fulfill the vehemently “Stand with them favor pro-Beijing crisis and hinder the real more inclined to adhere so called “five demands,” HK” online know nothing and business interest in efforts to address the un- to their own comfort zone which were essentially of the nuances and facets the Legislative Council. derlying issues that drive has been flooded with sen- asking the government of the crisis itself. There I’m not here trying to these young people to get sational headlines. Now for the implementation of is a clear social cleavage defend the HK and the on the street in the first more than ever, it is im- universal suffrage, am- between the younger and Chinese government in place. As someone who is portant for college students nesty for arrested protest- older generation in terms any way. The HK govern- from China and came to to reject the tendency ers, and an independent of their attitudes towards ment and its executive, on study in the U.S., I’m a towards oversimplifica- probe into the police use the HK government and one hand, are responsible student of democracy and tion and actually think in of force. The HK pro-de- China, a cleavage which for their failure to direct- I believe there is noth- a non-binary, and mul- mocracy protest attracts has been forming in Hong ly address these problems ing wrong if the people of tifaceted manner about attention from around the Kong for decades. Con- by alleviating income dis- Hong Kong demand the international incidents. world and particularly de- trasted with older genera- parity and providing more change of electoral rules mocracies in the West. The tions, (some of whom fled to affordable housing for for universal suffrage; slogan “Stand with Hong Hong Kong when the Com- the growing young popu- however, when political TheThe author11aJ1thor of this Kong! Fight for Freedom” munists took over China lation. It’s Carrie Lam’s, issues like universal suf- piece expressed to the has been widely used by in 1949, who also enjoyed the current Chief Execu- frage in HK cannot be TripodTripod thatthat theythey need toto people and politicians who economic prosperity of HK tive, fault for refusing to solved in the foreseeable publish anonymously111nonymously are supportive of the HK in the 1970s and 1980s) the withdraw the extradition future, the least the HK due to fearfeu of retl111i111tionretaliation protesters and consider younger generation was bill immediately after a government can do is to from thethe ChineseChinese governgovern­- the protest to be a demo- disillusioned about their quarter of the HK pop- come up with real concrete ment whenwhen they returnretPJJrn cratic movement. Almost future not only because of ulation marched on the policies to fix these issues. home for winterwinter break.breBlko 6 OCTOBER 22, 2019 Trump’s Foreign Policy: Finding a Recipe for Peace critics of these wars, not ests in continuing to send interest payments alone. taxpayer to begin with. ETHAN YANG ’20 CNN or MSNBC. The fact our men and women in Along with this shocking The words of George CONTRIBUTING WRITER that the mainstream media uniform into harm’s way figure, the US govern- Washington say it best. I’m going to be hon- and the foreign policy es- – to fight and die in a re- ment has greenlighted In Tocqueville’s legend- est – in 2016 I, along with tablishment are so quick to gion most of us can’t point a defense budget of 684 ary book, Democracy in countless other college attack proponents of peace to on a map. According to billion dollars for 2019 America, Tocqueville cites students, thought the elec- is absolutely shameful. the Watson Institute at and 738 billion dollars for a letter Washington wrote tion of President Trump Today, the biggest thing Brown University, there 2020. For context, these to advocate for a more re- was going to lead the na- in the news is the removal have been over 21 million figures are greater than served foreign policy. The tion into something akin of 50 US troops from the refugees that have been the next seven countries letter reads, “Why quit our to World War Three. I was Syrian-Turkish border. created, 5.9 trillion dol- combined, dwarfing our own to stand on foreign wrong and now I think The controversy is that lars spent since 9/11, and rivals China and Russia. ground? Why, by intertwin- Trump’s foreign policy in those troops were essen- an appalling list of human These wars leave us ing our destiny with that of the Middle East has been, tial to keeping stability in rights violations, all due to with no money for our- any part of Europe, entan- by far, the best of any pres- the region and preventing US incursion in the Middle selves and are a betray- gle our peace and prosper- ident in recent history. a Turkish massacre of the East. If we can barely trust al to the taxpayer. Yet it ity in the toils of European Granted that’s not say- Kurdish militia, our allies. our government to run seems like few Democrat- ambition, rivalship, in- ing much considering the I do concede that a hasty the country here at home, ic presidential candidates terest, humor or caprice?” Obama administration pullout would be question- why would we even think are speaking out and Washington was re- failed in its promise to bring able. That was, until the about nation-building in even fewer are standing ferring to the tumultuous our troops home and then Trump administration se- the Middle East? Saddam with the President’s de- and unstable situation in proceeded to bomb Libya cured a ceasefire for our Hussein, Muammar Gadd- cision. Free public col- continental Europe that back into the stone age, cre- Kurdish allies to retreat. afi, and Bashar Al-Assad lege, for example, would many wanted the US to ating a civil war. George W. Furthermore, there will are all awful men and cost 79 billion dollars a intervene in. Sound famil- Bush, in 2001, brought the always be a reason to be brutal dictators, but our year according to the De- iar? The feuds and conflicts country into what’s become anywhere, whether it is wars have been more de- partment of Education, in the Middle East and a never-ending war in the “weapons of mass destruc- structive than they could entirely feasible if we re- around the world are sel- Middle East. Over 500,000 tion” in Iraq, ISIS in Syr- have ever hoped to be. formed our foreign policy. dom our problem. Most of individuals have died as a ia, or every single human Taking a more reserved Keeping tens of thou- the time our actions make result of US involvement rights violation in every stance on foreign policy sands of troops in the Mid- things worse. Our birth- post 9/11, we have spent part of the world. Howev- is putting America first, dle East and even more all right as Americans and trillions of taxpayer dol- er, let’s not get distracted no matter your political around the world is not our gift to the world is the lars, and both sides of the from the broader issue: US stance. The national debt building a better American right to life, liberty, and the political spectrum are only involvement in the region is soaring over 22 tril- infrastructure. It’s time to pursuit of happiness. Wag- calling for more bloodshed. has caused the carnage and lion dollars, and the Pew take the money wasted ing endless wars prevents Of all people, Trinity instability that exist today. Research Center reports on bloodshed and invest us from guaranteeing alum Tucker Carlson is Further, the United that 393 billion dollars it here at home, or better any of those rights. Let’s probably one of the biggest States has no clear inter- are owed for this year’s yet, to not take it from the bring our soldiers home. Psychedelics: The Future of Mental Health Treatment ibogaine, LSD, MDMA DANIEL NESBITT ’22 dose of psilocybin, around much like psilocybin. One native to methadone. Fur- (“ecstasy”), mescaline, and 60% of patients were no LSD study found that thermore, a 2018 study OPINION EDITOR psilocybin (found in mag- longer clinically depressed participants, even a year found that “ibogaine was As many of us are ic mushrooms), as well or anxious, and 80% expe- after treatment, showed associated with substan- aware, there is currently a as derivatives and ana- rienced reduced symptoms greatly decreased anxiety tive effects on opioid with- mental health crisis in our logues of these substances. of depression and anxiety. generation. Across almost In recent years, howev- These findings are simply all demographic measures, er, more researchers have astonishing, indicating “Psychedelic drugs have rates of depression, anxi- begun to explore the effects that psilocybin could be enormous potential for combat- ety, and suicidal ideation of psychedelic treatment more effective than typical are increasing at an alarm- on anxiety and depression, SSRIs like Zoloft or Prozac, ting mental illness and addiction.” ing pace. While there are a in addition to substance but without the common myriad of ways to go about abuse. One of the most major adverse side effects. addressing this problem, promising psychedelics In addition, there have levels. Further, a recent drawal symptoms and been some studies indi- meta-analysis of studies drug use in subject for cating that psilocybin, in measuring LSD’s effect on whom other treatments conjunction with cognitive alcohol dependency found had been unsuccessful.” “While there are myriad ways to go behavioral therapy, helps that LSD nearly doubled Despite these enormous- about addressing this problem, one with smoking cessation the chances of a positive ly positive effects, ibo- and alcohol dependency. It outcome. One 2016 study gaine remains a Schedule of the most effective and promising is important to note that of patients with major de- I drug under federal law. possible remedies is psychedelics.” more studies must be con- pressive disorder found Psychedelic drugs have ducted before definitive that treatment of DMT enormous potential for conclusions can be drawn led to, on average, a 50% combatting mental illness one of the most effective so far is psilocybin. While as there are very few stud- reduction in symptoms. and addiction, however and promising possible the volume of literature is ies so far, and all have rel- Another psychedel- drug prohibition has im- remedies is psychedelics. still relatively small due to atively small sample sizes. ic worth mentioning is peded these great scien- Unfortunately, in the the illegality of the drug While psilocybin cur- ibogaine. Most of the re- tific discoveries. What late 1960s, the FDA de- itself, study after study rently has the largest body search on this psycho- sets psychedelics apart veloped extremely strict has found promising re- of research among psyche- tropic has focused on its is that there is very lit- regulations, hampering re- sults. For example, a 2016 delics, there are others potential role in combat- tle risk for addiction and search for decades to come. study of cancer patients that show great promise ting opioid addiction, a negative long-term ef- Currently, there are many found that five weeks after as well, namely DMT (aya- crucial field given the fects. Through the con- psychedelics classified as taking a high dose of psi- huasca) and LSD. For the current opioid crisis. Mul- tinuation of prohibition, Schedule I controlled sub- locybin, patients showed treatment of depression tiple studies have found hundreds of thousands, if stances under the Con- statistically significant im- and anxiety, the litera- that ibogaine is an effec- not millions of people, are trolled Substances Act of provements on a number ture, though limited at tive treatment for opioid unable to seek promising 1971. Some examples in- of medical depression/anx- this point, indicates that dependence, particularly treatment options. This clude DMT (sometimes iety scales. Furthermore, both drugs could help pro- with heroin, and could is why we must end the referred to as ayahuasca), six months after a high duce positive outcomes, perhaps be another alter- drug prohibition entirely. FEATURES Women at the Summit: WGRAC Then and Now

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Coeducation at Trinity Col- "Asnearaswecantell," through the 1972- Explaining the grounds for maintaining now to run a successful intercollegiate is necessary to attract prospective fresh­ 73 academic year, there is "no hard the quota, Smith cited that the college is athletic program, he added. men to the College, he added. lege, Oct. 2 saw the event evidence of any discrimination against "still making the transition from a men's Dulz responded, "quotas are controls over Dulz said she views the admissions office WGRAC Then and Now: women," at Trinity said vice-president college to a coeducational college." what the student body looks like." The quota as Ha gatekeeper. 11 11 Admissfons gives the Thomas A. Smith. Smith said he advocates "The college is uncertain ol the con­ al the College accentuates the belief that College control over who the students are," 1970s to Present, a panel the maintenance of the quota in the absence sequences of any dramatic shift in the "men are the first c1ass citizens," she she added. Dulz also asked, "What are the of this evidence. · enrollment pattern," Smith said, and so ­ stressed. criteria of who gets to come?" presentation of the history .. Sm2t~, Donal_~ Vierin~ .'42, chairman of · sh~uld . keep a quota on women. Higgins said the purpose of this College is The Colle~e · should determine "how of the Women and Gender TRINITY TRIPOD Resource Action Center (WGRAC) at Trinity. Pan- WGRAC is a big factor in ,Boar

Bounana (above, right) was a marketing intern at Infosys. 8 OCTOBER 22, 2019 Profiling the SGA Members from the Class of 2023 Throughout the year, NATALIE SUKHMAN ’23 first-year SGA members CONTRIBUTING WRITER serve on various committees Adyanna Odom, Senator The Student Govern- and in recent years have Odom is one of four senators for the Class of 2023. She is from ment Association (SGA) re- organized cookouts and Houston, Texas and is interested in majoring in International Studies cently held elections for the formals. and Public Policy & Law with a minor in Human Rights Studies. Some first-year class at Trinity, These profiles are meant of her hobbies include hiking and doing painting by numbers. At Trinity, the class of 2023. This year, to give first-year students Odom is involved with La Voz Latina, the Temple Hip Hop Festival, and senatorial positions for the and other members of the CONNPirg. She is excited to be at Trinity to experience the multitude of incoming class were unop- Trinity community the opportunities and meet the cool people who attend. She was inspired to posed, however, there was opportunity to learn more join Trinity’s SGA to help foster an environment that students feel like an election held for the class about those representing they can succeed in. Some of her goals as a senator include making sure of 2023 president won by them in student govern- Trinity students have the best quality lives possible on campus. She also Jason Farrell. ment. hopes to visit all 61 national parks during her lifetime.

Jason Farrell, Class President Max Norteman, Senator Jason Farrell is the President of the Class of 2023. He is from West Hartford, Connecticut and wants to double major in Political Science Norteman is a Class of 2023 senator from North Attleboro, Massa- and Human Rights with a minor in Spanish. Some of Jason’s hobbies in- chusetts who intends to major in Political Science. A few of his hobbies clude playing piano, singing, playing soccer, and running. He is excited include rugby, journalism, storytelling, radio, and movies. Some of the to be at Trinity because of the opportunity to meet people from all over activities Max participates in at Trinity are the rugby team, writing for the world and encounter many new perspectives. In addition to being the Trinity Tripod, hosting a podcast, and volunteering at Cinestudio. a key representative for the Class of 2023 in the Student Government He loves being a Trinity student because he is surrounded by people Association (SGA), he is on the track team, sings for the acapella group who are just as excited to change the world as he is. Norteman joined the Trinity Pipes, and works at the Underground Coffeehouse. Farrell’s SGA because he wanted to make sure that everyone’s voices are heard, ambitions include studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country to all while continuing to make Trinity a safe and comfortable campus for improve his language skills and attending law school to become a civil all. One of his goals is to write a weekly column/biography on the facility rights attorney. His desire to give the Class of 2023 a louder voice so and food service staff because he believes they deserve recognition for they all feel like Trinity is a place where they belong led him to join their greatness. the SGA. This year, as Class President, Jason wants to help make SGA a place that all students feel comfortable to approach and voice their ideas. Joshua Jacoves, Senator Jacoves is a Class of 2023 senator from Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Deion Kelly, Senator He plans on majoring in Public Policy & Law with a minor in Political Kelly is a Class of 2023 senator from Atlanta, Georgia. His intended Science. Some of his interests include hiking and camping. In addition major is Sociology with a minor in Mathematics and Education. Some of to the SGA, Joshua is involved with Treehouse, Brew Club, and the Hil- his interests include singing, dancing, and motivating others. At Trin- lel House at Trinity. He chose to get involved with the SGA because he ity, Deion is currently involved with SGA, the Trinity Pipes, the Trin- wanted to be able to represent the Class of 2023 by bringing their ideas ity Gospel Choir, MOCA, and is volunteering at the COOP. He is very and perspectives to the other SGA members as well as Trinity’s adminis- excited about Trinity because of the new adventures he hopes to embark tration. As a senator, Joshua hopes to enact common sense change here upon with his fellow classmates. Kelly was led to join the SGA to ensure at Trinity to make Trinity the best it can be and to help every student that being the “voice” of Trinity’s community incorporates the school’s succeed. After college, he wants to pursue constitutional law to help mission to engage, connect, and transform. make the world a better place. Diverse, Qualified Students Supported by MRT Interns missions counselors make cants are required to write Trinity community will be. The Multicultural Recruit- OLIVIA PAPP ’23 up the Multicultural Re- a reflection on their partici- Student interns also ment team also tries to in- CONTRIBUTING WRITER cruitment Team, and they pation in past communities play a large role in this tegrate the city of Hartford Trinity’s Multicultural serve to organize and co- and speak on how they will process. Throughout the while prospective students Recruitment Team is a pro- ordinate their two main continue to engage with year, these interns are are on campus, in order gram led by the Office of Ad- events, the Fall Preview the Trinity community. plan and coordinate the to highlight how accessi- missions that aims to make and the Passport to Trin- Students must also send in visit days. They plan activ- ble and lively the city is. a positive impact on the col- ity event in the spring. their transcripts as well as ities both on campus and The Multicultural Re- lege community. This team Through these two pro- a recommendation letter. in the Hartford area for cruitment Team is looking ensures that Trinity to grams, prospective stu- The admissions team the prospective students for any type of student admits qualified students dents gain first-hand in - decides who is admitted during these weekends. involvement, especial- who will bring a sense of sight into the daily life of into this program. They Only first-years can ap- ly through hosting the diversity to campus. It a Trinity student. Not only are primarily looking for ply to become interns, and students during the one- also gives these notewor- are these students able to academically inclined stu- during the first semester night visit days in both thy students the exclusive identify a greater sense dents who will strive to en- of participation, the in- the fall and spring. Host- opportunity to experience of campus and student gage with the Trinity com- tern must work with ad- ing prospective students the Trinity culture over culture, but they are also munity. The team is drawn missions as a tour guide allows future members the course of a weekend. able to see the role living to applicants who are not in order to gain a greater of the community the op- The Tripod spoke with in an urban setting plays afraid to try new things and understanding of the work portunity to figure out if Multicultural Recruit- in a college students’ life. bring new perspectives and of the Office of Admissions. Trinity is right for them. ment Team Intern Masho This program is high- ideas to campus. Student The interns plan ways to For those interested in Jmukhadze ’22 and chair ly advertised to students participation is a crucial make the weekend as inter- hosting, they can reach of the program and Se- through the Trinity web- component to the success esting and fun as possible, out to Courtney Roach nior Assistant Director site as well as through of the program, and the whether it be by attending (courtney.roach@trincoll. of Admissions Courtney email and word of mouth. more numbers behind the a comedy show in down- edu) or Masho Jmukhadze Roach ’16 to learn more. The application process is program, the stronger the town Hartford or doing (mariam.jmukhadze@trin- Both students and ad- fairly detailed, as appli- program and the overall something fun on campus. coll.edu) to learn more. Arts & Entertainment Album Review: A Look Back at The Life of Pablo back” and “Facts” quickly other stand out moments proved that the industry ELIZABETH FOSTER ’22 ing up to its release. Let’s start where it all became my favorite songs that bring a smile to my was more digital than ever. A&E EDITOR began: Kanye West plans and persist in my playlists face every time I play Pab- After adding, removing, When Pitchfork re- for a 2014 release of an to this day. As the album lo on loop. A$AP Rocky and and re-adding features leased their list for the best album titled So Help Me has aged, I’ve only grown Tyler, The Creator’s remix from Sia and Vic Mensa, albums of the past decade, God following 2013’s Yee - to appreciate it more. of “Freestyle 4” is owed a the song eventually stayed Kanye West’s Yeezus and zus. Things fall apart and The record is filled with shout out as well; the beau- stagnant on the album. The My Beautiful Dark Twist- soon enough, it’s 2015 moments so weird they tifully chaotic “WHAT THE final “Wolves” is a haunt- ed Fantasy fell among and Kanye tweets a track could be only Kanye-level FUCK RIGHT NOW” fea- ing track that’s become the the top 20, with the lat- list for an album suppos- brilliance. The sampling of tures a cacophony of noise backing track to countless ter dubbed second only edly titled Swish. Soon Desiigner’s “Panda” on “Pt mixing with the Wang$ap memes, Tik-Toks, and emo- to Frank Ocean’s Blonde. enough, Swish transforms 2” not only was an absurd duo’s respective flairs and tional moments in my car. Succeeded by his own prod- into Waves before finally artistic decision, but also Tyler mumbling an iconic The long term effects igy, West’s influence in the becoming The Life of Pab- helped to skyrocket the “Floopy goober, motherfuck- of Pablo last to this day industry throughout the lo on Feb. 9, two days be- G.O.O.D. Music signee’s ca- er, floopy fuckin’ goober.” as Kanye’s devout fanbase decade is unmistakable. fore the album’s release. reer. Remember when you Kanye’s editing of the now knows to expect noth- However, an iconic mo- On Feb. 11, Pablo pre- couldn’t escape Desiigner’s track “Wolves” also marked ing but disarray during ment missing from Pitch- miered at Kanye’s Yeezy eclectic “GRRA!” noises? a moment from which an album rollout. The fork’s account of the best Szn 3 show at Madison Me neither. And who can the music industry would Life of Pablo also marks a albums of the decade was Square Garden. The exact forget the gospel beauty of never return. The era of highlight of the rapper’s Kanye’s The Life Of Pab- moment Pablo dropped, “Ultralight Beam” featur- streaming had finally ce- tribute to his religion as lo. The 2016 LP is far from I was settled into a couch ing Chance the Rapper in mented itself, allowing he stated that the highly the rapper-producer-mo- in the arts magazine’s of- the prime of his career? In mega artists like Kanye anticipated Jesus Is King gul-etc’s magnum opus, fice of my high school. 2016, it truly was a God West to tweak their tracks, is also a gospel album. A but I’m here to make the For the next two hours, dream. Rihanna’s appear- patching them like a vid- Pitchfork album of the de- argument that TLOP was the show, complete with ance on “Famous” and eo game update, until the cade The Life of Pablo may far from a T-FLOP—and the Kardashians decked Young Thug’s crooning of pieces reached their full not be, but an iconic piece to highlight some of the out in feathery garments, “baby I’m back in town” on potential. In his tweeting of music, art, and Kanye- iconic moments lead- enraptured me. “Feed- “Highlights” are two “Ima fix wolves,” Kanye ness it most certainly is.

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Even the unhing- lated with a compelling strongest statement the STAFF WRITER of Gotham City because ing of Fleck’s mind was performance that truly film made was about the shown subtly by making showed the actor’s emo- stigma of mental health Todd Phillips’ Joker of the never ending bul- the camera slightly off tional range and dedica- within our society; how- is a film that will chal- lying he endures due to center at times, making tion to the art of acting. ever, issues of celebrity lenge an audience’s view his mental health issues. for a compelling image and Although there were worship, income inequal- on complex characters in The constant isolation letting the audience know some standout aspects of ity, and gun violence felt the same vein as Mar- Fleck suffers from a cold, visually that the problems the film, the weakest cog like they were included tin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver uncaring society inevita - on screen are worsening. in the entire machine was strictly as talking points, and The King of Comedy. bly leads him down a har - As beautiful as these the writing. Despite the not necessarily issues However, Joker does not rowing path of madness shots were, they would fact that the plot made co- that Todd Phillips or Scott reach the technical and that makes him revolt not be as effective if they herent sense, I felt that the Silver had a stance on. cinematic heights of the against his surroundings were not complemented romantic subplot includ- Joker is a visually aforementioned master- by becoming the embodi - by Phoenix’s disturbing ing Sophie Dumond (Zazie striking film whose grim- pieces . Although the film’s ment of chaos: the Joker. performance as the title Beetz) was unnecessary ness will leave audiences exploration in mental The visual storytelling character. The way Phoe- and did not add to the plot. unsettled with the depic- health awareness within of Joker at times was ex- nix was able to portray a The acting talents of Beetz tion of madness unfolding urban areas is perfect- tremely impressive, espe- man whose social abilities were unfortunately wast- before their eyes and the ly portrayed by Joaquin cially when it came to the are inhibited by a patho- ed as she had less than 10 consequences that come Phoenix’s performance combination of directing logical laughing condition minutes on screen, leading with it. Although it has and beautifully captured and cinematography. The and other mental disor- up to a reveal that felt un- a strong message about by Lawrence Sher’s cin- various symmetrical wide ders truly emphasizes derwhelming as it was un- mental health awareness, ematography, the shal- shots Phillips and Sher the way in which our so- derdeveloped. Aside from the film fails to deeply low writing ultimately were able to capture truly ciety tends to ignore and that plot quirk, the writ- analyze the other socie- brings the film down. pronounced not only the stigmatize these issues. ing of the film felt so bloat- tal issues people in urban The plot of Joker re- filthiness of Gotham City, Phoenix clearly demon- ed in the ideas and issues areas are facing today volves around Arthur but also the loneliness strated the depths of it was trying to present and ultimately takes on Fleck, a comedian who and isolation Fleck felt madness that a mind can that it felt like it was say- more than it can handle. consistently fails to bring when surrounded by mil - 10 OCTOBER 22, 2019 The New Phenomenon Tiny Desk Concerts: A Review enthusiast William Tjelt- the reggae-inspired groove gether. In their last piece, affirmation of everything HUNTER SAVERY ’20 veit, I finally watched the was undeniably infectious. Shaggy and Sting trotted fine and decent in the A&E EDITOR dynamic duo take the tiny The two paired as well as out a fusion of “Shape of world. This may not have I am writing this arti- stage. Boy, was I sleeping Trinity and L.L. Bean with My Heart” and Juice Wrld’s been the best Tiny Desk cle to remedy a grave over- on this one! Checkmate a chemistry that seemed “Lucid Dream” with guest Concert, and the album sight on behalf of myself atheists, because nothing truly preternatural. The vocals on the latter from that this collaboration and the entire Tripod arts short of divine intervention effervescent Shaggy called Gene Noble. Again, the produced, 44/876, is far section. I truly dropped could have created such his pal “Stingy” as the two age old villain of genre has from the best work of ei- the ball and let this go on a wondrous pairing. Al- gassed each other up and been defeated. There are ther performer, but the for far too long. I failed to though the duo may seem redefined their already no more boxes in music, we chemistry of these two recognize the triumph of like an odd couple, reggae legendary acts. The sec- have reached the height of performing live makes the human spirit that was was a major influence for ond song “Don’t Make Me postmodern music. Every- something greater than the NPR Tiny Desk Con- The Police’s brand of new Wait” was every bit as jubi- one can find joy in this con- the sum of its parts. So if cert performed by Jamai- wave rock, as evidenced by lant as the last and Sting’s cert, Democrats and Repub- you find the time, sit back can reggae legend, Shag- their classic bop “So Lone- sound was brought to a licans, kings and peasants, and take in Shaggy and gy and Police frontman, ly.” These legends came new level with Shaggy’s boomers and millennial so- Sting’s joie de vivre. The Sting. The recording was together out of mutual ad- verses and ad libs. If there cialists, there’s something mighty Kurt Vonnegut released back in mid-July, miration and the results is such a thing as a soul- here for everyone. once wrote, “I urge you but wrapped up in a hot are purely electric, yet the mate, these two have found In these dark and po- to please notice when you girl summer filled with sound is wholly laid-back. theirs and it is impossible larized times, it’s more are happy, and exclaim impeachment drama and The concert kicked off not to smile while watch- important than ever to or murmur or think at $5 margarita deals, the with a rendition of Sting’s ing them jam. This Anglo- highlight the bright spots some point, ‘If this isn’t concert went overlooked classic “Englishman in Caribbean collision was in the world, particularly nice, I don’t know what by this critic. After much New York,” now including already worthy of many a those that bring togeth- is.” So take notice of one delay and at the behest of Shaggy’s verses about a Ja- conversation, but the two er people from different of God’s great gifts and my roommate, noted out- maican in New York. The did more than weave their backgrounds. Shaggy and head over to NPR mu- doorsman and consonant song was light-hearted and own hits and styles to- Sting’s collaboration is an sic, you won’t regret it. A Look into the Historic Vernon Street Soapbox Derby student organizations. CONNOR STRUYK ’20 The race could be run STAFF WRITER in a similar way to how As is probably quite ob- Red Bull does their annual vious by now, I have a deep soapbox races around the love for almost everything world. The course would automotive. I spend far too be marked out and lined much of my time browsing with hay bales for safety the internet looking for and along the course small interesting car advertise- jumps or obstacles could be ments and Formula One placed. The Red Bull rac- races are one of the few es are somewhat extreme things that can get me out in this regard. However, of bed on the weekend be- I feel that even a signifi- fore noon. It is for this rea- cantly toned-down course son that Trinity has some- would still be highly enjoy- times disappointed me. able. Cars would be stan- Trinity is located between dardized based upon a cer- two of the most historic tain tire and bearing each race tracks in the United team would be required to States: Lime Rock Park use. Other than that, each and Thompson Speedway team would basically have @CAMPTRINCOLL Motorsports Park. These free reign as to how they two tracks are close by, could create their own car. A soapbox derby race as captured by the Instagram which is why it shocked me Teams could be judged not @camptrincoll. that there is no real motor- only on who completed to sport tradition or passion track the fastest, but on for racing on campus at all. categories such as who As it turns out, there created the nicest car, who used to be. Several decades had the most creative cos- ago, Vernon Street played tumes, and who had the host to a soapbox race. best crash. Safety could be From what I’ve been able improved (admittedly not to find, it seems as though much) by forcing all driv- Trinity’s fraternities would ers to wear crash helmets create their own soapbox and safety harnesses. Cars cars and race against each would also be sent down other down Vernon Street. the track one at a time to For those of you who don’t avoid potential collisions. know, a soapbox car uses I admit that this idea exclusively gravity and would probably be a hard driver skill to try and get sell as there is a not insig- down a hill the fastest. For nificant safety concern as some unknown reason (I’m well as the issue of closing sure it had something to Vernon Street for a day to do with safety), this tradi- allow the race to happen. tion was stopped. I propose However, this soapbox that we try and bring it race used to be a tradition @CAMPTRINCOLL back but this time, orga- and I feel that with a few modifications, this race nize it on a grander scale. The @camptrincoll Instagram captured the tradi- Instead of having only the could be conducted safe- fraternities participate, ly and help bring the dif- tion of the soapbox race on Vernon Street. the race should be open ferent student organiza- to all cultural houses and tions on campus together. SPORTS Bantams Improve After Difficult Opening Start Volleyball has Unfortunate Football Defeats Loss to Wesleyan Colby College Mules Trinity Women’s volleyball team traveled to Wesleyan this past This past Saturday, the Trinity Bantams improved their weekend only to add three more unfortunate loses to their 7 game los- record to 4-2 after a 43-7 victory over Colby College Mules. ing streak. Thursday’s loss was against No. 24 ranked Wesleyan, giving Starting out strong in the first quarter for the Bantams were The Cardinals a 7-1 overall record in the NESCAC. After trailing behind Tijani Harris and DeVante Reid, scoring both touchdowns in at the start of each set, the Bantams furiously competed to close the gap the first quarter to put the Bantams ahead 14-0. The Trinity until eventually the Cardinals closed out for a 3-0 victory. In game two of defense came out firing in the first half, forcing Colby to punt the weekend, the Bantams faced its second nationally-ranked program, on all five of their possessions. The Bantams continued to con- falling to Johnson & Wales 3-0. The Bantams came out with just .095 sistently put up numbers, scoring 8 in the second quarter, 14 on the afternoon but managed to stay within 12 points in each set. For in the 3rd quarter, and 7 in the fourth. The final touchdown Saturday’s contest, the Bantams faced Juniata, No. 14 in the nation. of the game was a 12-yard pass to senior tri-captain WR Koby While the Bantams had the lead for the majority of the first set, and Schofer, giving Schofer his Trinity-record, 22nd career touch- kept it close in the third, they were unable to close out on any of them, down reception. The previous record was held by Tom McDavitt’s making it their third 3-0 loss of the weekend. Trinity will face Colby this ’94 record of 21. The Trinity offense finished with a total of 480 upcoming Friday in hopes of remaining in the pool of playoff wildcards. yards to 268 for the Mules. The Bantams hope to add to their 3-game win streak next Sat., Oct. 26 against Williams College. Women’s Soccer has a Men’s Cross Country Draw Against Middlebury In perhaps their best game this season, Trinity Women’s soc- Finishes 14th at Invitational cer put on a defensive show this past Saturday against #1 Middle- bury. In a scoreless 110 minutes of play, neither team could find In Waterford, Connecticut this past Saturday, 27 schools competed the back of the net. With Middlebury leading Trinity 5-3 in shots at the Connecticut College Men’s Cross Country Invitational at Hark- on goal, the Bantams sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Stuart kept ness State Park . Among the 27, Trinity totaled 367 points to finish all five from traveling between the goal pipes. Although both teams 14th, falling behind 13th-place Wesleyan by only 17 points. The team had their fair share of opportunities to score, Middlebury was able title was won by Williams with 33 points. Individually, Trinity senior to find the back of the net in the second overtime, only to haveit co-captain Ace McAlister came in sixth place with a time of 24:49:6. His called back due to a foul prior to the shot. The Bantams offense time was 53 seconds off the first place time. Trinity had a tremendous was led by freshman Aspen Hawkins, contributing to two of the showing, placing junior Stephen Tyler among the top 50, and senior co-captain Timothy Bogomolov in the top 100. The NESCAC Champion- three shots on goal. With an overall record of 4-6-2, Trinity will go ships will take place Sat., Nov. 2 at Williams College. on to face Eastern Connecticut State University on Oct. 23 at 7pm. Women’s Crew Reflects on the Head of Charles Races OLIVIA PAPP ’23 crews first had to row a CONTRIBUTING WRITER 7k up the Charles River to the start of the race in The Head of The downtown Boston, next Charles Regatta is one to the Boston Universi- of the most prestigious, ty DeWolfe Boathouse. famous, and exciting re- The course was a feat in gattas in the world. Tra- itself, as herds of spec- ditionally held on the tators stood cheering penultimate weekend in at each bridge, fighting October, the Head of the for a spot on the sides Charles hosts the best, of the river to see re- most qualified rowers to nowned rowers compete. compete amongst each The Head of the other. The entire course Charles Regatta is an is a strenuous three mile honor to attend, and the distance, which serves Trinity women’s rowing as a true testament to program reinforces this the physical and mental special honor by select- endurance of competing ing the top eight athletes TRINITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS athletes. In total, there from the program to row 'l':rfurrityTrinity CollegeIColllege womens four crus:i.ngcrusing down the race cm.llrseocourse. are 11,000 athletes com- in this regatta. The in- peting from 24 countries, tended notion is that of 19:10. The athletes in coxswain Zoe Russel ’20. Charles Regatta was an thus making this regatta athletes who trained the first boat were Claire “The Head of The intense, memorable expe- the largest in the world. hard over the summer Grigglestone ’21, Kirsten Charles presents a rience. Trinity rowers pre- With 66 different events are rewarded for their Thiim ’20, Summer Dow unique opportunity for pared for this race all fall, taking place in the 55th work by being reserved ’22, Isabella Bianchini us to compete against as they were on the water Head of The Charles Re- a spot for this race. The ’23, and coxswain Caitlin teams we don’t see in the to train around 6 o’clock gatta over the course women’s team decided Southwick ’20. The wom- regular spring season,” each morning, competing of Oct. 19th and 20th, to focus on racing two en’s second boat was not said Claire Grigglestone with themselves and oth- both men’s and women’s fours, as prior results far behind in 19th place ’21. “I think both boats ers in order to be the best. Trinity rowing teams in regattas had gone with a time of 19:32. The laid down a solid per- Whether or not the end were excited to qualify well with these lineups. athletes competing in the formance and still have results were the intended for this esteemed event. The women’s team second boat were Kather- room for improvement product, all athletes and Launching from the gave it their best effort, ine Cerulle ’22, Olivia Papp for the spring,” she said. supporters had a great CRI Boathouse (Commu- as the first four boat ’23, Hannah Walsh ’22, Overall, the week- time competing and spec- nity Rowing Incorpora- came in 13th place out Deborah Moore ’22, and end of the Head of the tating over the weekend. tion), the Trinity Rowing of 36 boats with a time Inside Sports: Recap of the week Trinity College and Women’s Crew

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At Head of the Charles, Men’s Rowing Achieves Goals race because a turn can MATEO VAZQUEZ ’21 waters. The lineup for the good mindset to attack step of the way. In the legitimately make or SPORTS EDITOR crews consisted of: Jack the rest of the race. It end, the varsity eight fin- break a crew’s results. Reid ’20, Nicholas Roll was quite intense as they ished in 11th place over- This past weekend the One of the turns in ’21, Kenneth Somerville passed through multiple all and was the top NES- men’s rowing team got a particular - the Elliot ’21, Peter Teel ’21, Jack bridges, they kept their CAC team at the HOCR. chance to be featured in Bridge - is by far one of Impronto ’23, Aidan Lee composure and were able The Bantams four also both the Collegiate eight the most notorious turns ’21, Aaron Xing ’23, Tyler to maintain the margin presented a strong finish and the Collegiate four at as many crews often Brennan ’22, and coxswain between them and Wil- in their event. After an the Head of the Charles must make emergen- Amelia Churchill ’21 in the liams keeping the race explosive start, the crew (HOCR). The competition cy veering off course or men’s eight. In the four the very close. Behind them settled right into a solid in both events was quite risk colliding with the lineup was: Andrew Fran- was the University of rhythm and began closing intense as Trinity was go- bridge or another crew kini ’21, Jeffrey Pendergast California Santa Barba- the margin on the Uni- ing up against a vast array (something that happens ’23, Matthew Vazquez ’21, ra (UCSB) and it became versity of Washington St. of NESCAC teams includ- in almost every event). Chad Obrey ’23, and Liam quite clear very quick- Louis crew ahead of them. ing Williams, Wesleyan, Hence, if a crew cannot O’Connor ’23. After a nice ly that the real race was The four also had an Bates, and Conn. College execute these turns effi- steady state and warmup between Williams and amazing course line and all of which were pre- ciently, the last stretch down the course, the team Trinity as UCSB began turn as their coxswain senting very competitive of the race could be lost found themselves right to fall off from the rest of Liam O’Connor ’23 placed eights for this year’s race. within a matter of sec- around Boston Universi- the pack. As the crew ap- them on a beautiful line On Saturday, the team onds. However, this ty (directly across from proached what would be through the Elliot turn. arrived at CRI around thought was far away the giant CITGO sign). the tightest turn in the As the crew came through noon just in time to see from Trinity’s oarsmen’s At the start is where race the Elliot Bridge, the Elliot Bridge, they be- their coach Kevin Mc- mind as they focused the vast array of compe- coxswain Amelia Chur- gan building their sprint Dermott get back from on following the man in tition can truly be seen. chill ’21 called for strong and finished stern to bow the end of his race in the front of them. They con- Hundreds of crews in the starboard pressure. on the University of Wash- men’s senior master four tinued throughout prac- warmup areas and more Almost instantly the ington St. Louis crew. (50+) rowing under the tice with this intense getting in line approaching crew responded, and she The four finished 18th Palm Beach Rowing Asso- focus practicing a row- the starting block is quite was able to thread the overall, and hence requal- ciation. He did particular- ing term of “head in the a breath-taking sight. Yet needle just allowing the ified again for next year. ly well, placing 4th out of boat,” quite literally just it is once again a crucial buoys to scrape against This year the HOCR 34th completing the course focusing on the oarsmen moment to practice “head the side of the boat put- is a huge accomplishment in a time of 18:05. After, a and task in front of them in the boat” and focus just ting the crew in the short- for the Bantams as they quick rigging of the boats, and ignoring the distrac- on the race ahead. As the est and best possible line recently added two fresh- the team stayed to the wa- tions outside of the boat. Bantams approached the for the turn. However, as men, Aaron Xing and ters of CRI as they prac- It is quite easy along start, they were set to fol- they were coming under Jack Impronto, to the var- ticed for Sunday’s race. It the 5000 meters of the low Williams College and the Elliot, they were held sity crew, as well as fresh- was a serene experience Charles to get distract- knew that if they were go- up by the Rutgers crew as men Jeff Prendergast and as the chaos of racing ed by the chanting of ing to be in any contention they failed to yield ear- Chad Obrey in the four. was a ways down shore. If fans and chaos of boats to finish the race in a good ly enough. Yet, the crew The HOCR is a testament anything, the practice row passing and trying to position, they would have kept their “head in the of how far the team has was an almost tranquil pass other boats or even to stick with them through- boat” and as soon as they come and the degree to experience to get some the threats of collisions. out the course. Right out had the chance, passed which they have worked strokes in on the Charles. This is why “head in of the start the Bantams through Rutgers within to obtain that speed. With One of the aspects of the the boat” ideology is were cooking at race pace a few strokes. The rest of the fall championships course that the crew prac- such a crucial aspect settling in from their the race was a blur as they coming up for this week- ticed in particular was to put into practice. high sprint into a smooth crossed the finish shortly end, the team is in a great turns. The HOCR is often On Sunday morning, and steady pace down the after closing the margin position to once again referred to as a coxswain the team took to the course putting them in a on Williams with every dominate the NESCAC.

Coming Up This Weekend for Bantam Fri. Sat.

Volleyball @ Colby, 8:00pm Men and Women rowing @ Fall Rowing Festival Worster Tect, Men Soccer v. Wesleyan @11am Field Hockey v. Wesleyan @11am Football v. Williams @1:30 pm Womens Soccer v. Wesleyan @2pm Volleyball v. Bates @2pm