The Wellesley News THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF WELLESLEY COLLEGE WELLESLEY, MA 02481 • ESTABLISHED 1901 SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 | VOLUME 115, ISSUE 1 | THEWELLESLEYNEWS.COM THEWELLESLEYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 VOLUME 115, ISSUE 5 NEWS IN BRIEF Wellesley alumnae respond to senior survey Massachusetts implements state- In the annual survey conducted by the Office of Institutional Research, responses from the graduated seniors in the Class of 2014 showed that 66 percent intend to work full-time this fall and 19 percent would wide compulsory composting law enter full- and part-time graduate or professional programs. Half of the job-seekers received at least one job offer by the time of graduation, which is College remains in compliance with law above the National Association of Colleges and Employers’s national average of approximately 48 percent. Sixty-four percent of students reported that they had close enough relationships with three or more faculty members to have references, and 60 percent were able to interact with alumnae who gave advice to the new graduates. In addition, 82 percent of job- seeking seniors and 84 percent of those pursuing other degrees plan to continue in areas related to their undergraduate work. Eighty-six percent said that they were satisfied with their college education while 79 percent acknowledges benefits to attending a women’s college. Almost all alumane were happy with faculty teaching and availability. College celebrates LGBTQ month LGBTQ Programs and Services office hopes to raise awareness during LGBTQ History Month. This month was created as a time for educating as well as highlighting past accomplishments of LGBTQ people. Events have already begun on campus, which started with the SD Holman exhibit, “Butch: Not Like the Other Girls,” at the Jewett Art Center. The exhibit will be on display until Oct. 21. Today at 7 p.m. there will be a talk by Wellesley graduate of ’77, Rev. Irene Monroe, entitled “We All Start Somewhere” in the Clapp Library Lecture Room. The office will also BIANCA PICHAMUTHU ’16, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR host a comedy show by Jewish lesbian comedian Julie Wellesley incorporated composting in the dining halls well before the compulsory compost law went into effect. Goldman on Oct. 23 in Tishman Commons. All of these events are free and open to the public. By NASREEN AL-QADI ’18 northeastern United States manage their non-hazardous Staff Writer College participates in national cybersecurity residual waste. All of the College’s non-compostable awareness month trash is taken elsewhere. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) A new composting law in Massachusetts took effect “All our trash goes to a waste-to-electricity generation was established by President Obama in October 2004 to as of Oct. 1 to control the disposal of organic waste. plant which is better than being landfi-lled. But food raise awareness of cybersecurity and online safety. The According to the law, businesses that generate one ton waste is a horrible fuel because of its water content,” College will host John Sileo, CEO of The Sileo Group, or more of food waste a week are required to dispose of Willoughby said. which advises organizations such as the Pentagon, USA it by hauling it to energy-generating plants, composting The College has also been composting all of its yard Today, Blue Cross and Homeland Security on privacy facilities or farms to be sold as animal feed. waste onsite for the past 15 years, which eliminates and reputation. His presentation titled, “Data Spies, The ban is part of the Massachusetts Department of the need to buy mulch or loam except when needed in Human Hackers & Internet Attackers: Bulletproof Environmental Protection’s (DEP) long-term goal to large-scale projects. Your Privacy & Profits,” will take place later this reduce waste disposed of in landfills by 30 percent by Wellesley College was the only college in the area that month. Library and Technology Services (LTS) plans 2020. Although the law just took effect last Wednesday, worked closely with the DEP and the Massachusetts to encourage students to be aware of the physical Wellesley College has been running a compost program Board of Health, which helped the College implement safety of their laptops and other electronics. LTS since last year when the DEP first publicized the law. the changes. employees will place a “Security Alert” on unattended “We wanted to get ahead of the game so we didn’t “We spent a lot of time talking and working through electronics in libraries and public spaces. A “Security have to sit there and panic and try to do something the program with them, and I will give them a lot of Kudos” card and “Security Gnomes” will be printed on very quick to comply to these regulations,” Director of credit. They were innovative and willing to look at the 3-D printer in Clapp and left on computers that are Sustainability Patrick Willoughby said. different methods of doing this,” Willoughby said. properly secured. Wellesley College began composting at Bates dining The disposal of compost is expensive but still cheaper hall a year and a half ago at the pre-consumer side or than the trash hauling, which can be up to $90 per ton. College ombudsperson Elizabeth Lieberman will in the dining hall kitchen. All of the extra food and Since 25 percent of trash taken to landfills is organic, continue in role scraps collected during preparation were composted. composting saves space, which is already limited in Ombudsperson Elizabeth Lieberman will continue After Wintersession 2013, the College started a post- Massachusetts. At Wellesley, the compost program is in her role throughout the 2014-2015 academic year. consumer composting program. currently cost-neutral. This is partly due to the fact that Lieberman has served as ombudsperson since 2011. At first, the Office of Sustainability found it difficult the College requires two companies for hauling — one Before, she taught in the department of chemistry to regulate since students were new to sorting out for trash and one for compost. and as assistant dean of the College and director of the compost. However, students soon adapted to “It was always my goal to make it cost neutral the Office of Sponsored Research. Lieberman is also the changes since most items in the dining halls are because I never really thought we could make it cost a Wellesley graduate. The ombudsperson facilitates compostable. Examples of items that cannot be positive,” Willoughby said. disputes between individuals on campus by providing composted include plastic cutlery, napkins, ice cream Last year, the Office of Sustainability had a goal of information, helping to problem solve, identifying cone wrappers, straw wrappers, sugar and tea packets. expanding its composting program campus-wide by resources and moderating conversations. All “We are not backyard composting. Instead, we are summer 2014, and the office met its goals. As of spring conversations with the ombudsperson are informal and composting on a relatively large scale, which is very semester of last year, the program has been running confidential except in the case of sexual harassment different than composting, say in your backyard,” both pre-consumer and post-consumer compost at or physical danger. Lieberman is available to meet Willoughby said. all five dining halls. Many students are impressed by with any Wellesley community members on Tuesdays According to the law, large institutions have the Wellesley’s implementation. between 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. and then again from option of selling their organic waste as animal feed, but “I’m proud of Wellesley for composting because it is 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. this is not an option for the College due to the napkins a lot more difficult to do when the infrastructure isn’t and plastic cutlery in the compost. Instead, Wellesley’s implemented in the city,” Heidi Wade ’16 said. compost is taken to WeCare Environmental, which is Even though the Office of Sustainability has a responsible for helping organizations and companies in COMPOST, page 2 CONTENTS SPORTS NEWS.......................... ARTS, 9 1 & WELLNESS, 12 FEATURES................. 5 Charli XCX rocks out on OPINIONS................. 7 Wellesley Fresh, Slater stage at Fall Frenzy concert ARTS............................ 9 add new international food SPORTS...................... 11 2 THE WELLESLEY NEWS OCTOBER 8, 2014 NEWS Wellesley students support protestors in Hong Kong By HAJINStudents PARK ’17 organize on-campus awareness“We’re campaign trying to show students in Hong Kong that even Contributing Writer though we’re not in the square with them, we’re with them By EMMA KING ’18 in spirit,” Chung said. Contributing Writer Wellesley students came together to show support The event led by Chung and other students was well for ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong last attended. They handed out hundreds of ribbons, running College Government (CG) Vice Wednesday. Although Wednesday was China’s National out of ribbons by the end of the day, and took almost 100 President Charlotte Harris noted a Day and a public holiday in Hong Kong, thousands of photos for the national tumblr. The Facebook event that the growing problem of over-programming at Hong Kongers were in protest of Beijing’s control over organizers created, “Stand Up for Hong Kong,” had more Wellesley during presidents’ training last Hong Kong’s leadership. than 150 attendees. month. Last year, 2,227 curricular events, Hong Kong was scheduled to have full universal suffrage “I think the campaign is brilliant. I am always really 4,365 special events and 2,384 student in its 2017 elections for the chief executive. Beijing, inspired by how college students seem to be the most activities took place. In total, students, however, maintains its right to determine candidates for the politically active,” AnnaJoy Gillis ’15 said.