December 3, 2015 | Vol. 114 no. 10 | middleburycampus.com Students Discuss Appropriation, Race by Philip bohlman - News Editor - On Monday, Nov. 30, Interim - - - - - - - and history. - - - the administration had a position - - dent. propriation. In response, Fernán- “cultivating respect and re- sponsibility for self, others and Michael O’hara - our shared environment” and - “fostering a diverse and inclusive SEE TOWN HALL, PAGE 2 New Framework Tackles Stress Middlebury Signs Climate by Eliza Teach - News Editor - Pledge with 200 Colleges - by Caroline Agsten - - News Editor dent stress and promote men- - - - - - - - ish and Interim Chief Diversity - “As institu- - - tions of higher education, we ap- - plaud the progress already made to promote clean energy and cli- - SEE “THE GRID”, PAGE 2 mate action as we seek a compre- hensive, ambitious agreement at the upcoming United Nations Cli- mate Negotiations in Paris. We - recognize the urgent need to act - now to avoid irreversible costs to - our global community’s economic prosperity and public health and are optimistic that world leaders will reach an agreement to secure a transition to a low carbon fu- ture. Today our school pledges to accelerate the transition to low- carbon energy while enhancing sustainable and resilient prac- - tices across our campus.” - - - - - - The Campus - TWO MEN STUDENTS SLEEP NEW SKETCH INDICTED FOR SEX OUTSIDE IN COMEDY GROUP: TRAFFICKING IN VT SOLIDARITY WITH MIDDLEBURY PAGE 4 VT HOMELESS DISCOUNT COMEDY PAGE 8 PAGE 12 inside 2NEWS | December 3, 2015 Community “The Grid” Focuses on Mental Health CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 items because the whole community had workshops will leverage Posse’s experi- yet to be involved in the conversation. ence designing and facilitating interac- Council “It wasn’t meant to be, ‘here’s what is tive experiences that explore and confront on what had transpired throughout the good for everybody, as we recognized the challenging sociopolitical issues facing year, particularly framed around student need for a much broader community con- higher education today.” stress. Update versation, which we have moved forward In addition to these workshops, the Col- “We discussed what it feels like to not - By Nick Garber be able to get out from underneath the ing to be really thoughtful about which of hold four faculty-recruitment workshops Community Council stressors of day-to-day life as students at the agenda items we felt were good, solid designed to boost their goal of further di- Correspondent & Contributing Middlebury and what that brought to the ideas to at least try, and which we would versifying the faculty. Writer have to hold on until more people weighed were missing, and what students thought On Nov. 9, Community Council reviewed in on them.” its large list of potential solutions to student Thus far this fall, “The Grid” has been generation students or students coming stress, discussing whether additional topics These talks on diversity and inclusiv- presented to the Board of Trustees, the from high school backgrounds where hav- should be added. ity paired with what was surfacing about President Senior Leadership Group, the ing some kind of summer preparation pro- Several students agreed that the advising student stress led to a sense of urgency on Middlebury Leadership Group, the Com- the part of the Board of Trustees that the munity Council and the entire Student potential long-term objective is the addi- opportunity to engage with their advisors administration needed to discuss these is- Life Division. Students were shown the on subjects that are not purely academic, sues and work to develop an action plan. plan on Dec. 2 and faculty will be shown they said, would be highly valued. “We were asked by the Board of Trust- on Dec. 17. - In addition, Public Safety Telecom ees to identify the areas in which we could These discussions have involved a pow- tion will continue. Manager and Tech Support Specialist Solon have the greatest impact and to identify erpoint on the components of “The Grid” “One of the important things we’ll need Coburn, citing a recent New York Times three ‘experiments’ that we could have on followed by brainstorm sessions in which to clarify moving forward is how this con- article, mentioned the possibility of framing the ground in September that would ad- small groups address what might already stress not simply as a negative emotion, dress some of the causes of student stress,” be happening on the small scale in order said. “What is a mechanism that allows the but as a tool which can be utilized to one’s advantage. to gauge what efforts are already afoot, campus to own this conversation and for On Nov. 16, the Council dedicated its perhaps departmentally or in a student it to continue in a robust fashion so that weren’t trying to collapse the diversity and meeting to the subject of faculty stress, with people really think their good ideas are be- inclusivity piece into the rest of the stu- several professors sharing their thoughts on already in place, these small groups have ing recorded and acted upon?” dent stress like a problem to be solved, but the issue. then fed additional ideas into “The Grid.” One such mechanism is slated to be rather saw a great deal of overlap between “One of the ironies of this is that as this a website welcoming community input the stressors that students brought with (who has taught in the Department of the grid grows, there is a danger of the thing to further the conversation surrounding them when they came to the College or ex- itself becoming an overwhelming docu- these objectives. Such a platform would perienced as a result of being a student in with another professor that certain measures ment, which we are trying to avoid,” Smith provide a space where new ideas can begin a community that traversed between the to combat student stress may only increase to take shape and form. realms of academic stress and issues of the stress felt by faculty. Self-scheduled with a thing that is supposed to be helping “We are beginning work on a website identity, community, student support and exams, she said, were one example. with stress!” that will act as a hub for discussion and bias. “There is a very high percentage of One of the experiments slated to begin ideas around issues of stress, inclusiv- cheating that goes on with self-scheduled In what started as a brainstorming ses- this Winter Term is a storytelling series ity, resilience, mind-body well-being and exams,” she said. “So if you’re managing sion with a white board and a great deal of called “It’s Not What You Think,” a space more,” said Vice President for Communi- the anxiety about whether your students buzz-words surrounding stressors across - cations and Marketing Bill Burger. “Given are going to be dishonest in taking it, or - verse with students on past failures and the number of initiatives that are being you’re spending the time following up on dez began to separate these words into the twists and turns of life. This is built considered and that are in place already a dishonesty case, that’s a lot of time and three categories which naturally morphed across the institution, we felt it would be an immense amount of stress for a faculty into the three experiments requested by about at a conference and is targeted to be helpful to the community if we created a member.” Whittington. a natural complement to existing story- modest site to describe these efforts and “We started by seeing how those quali- telling series such as “What Matters to Me invite suggestions and comments. I think ties or stressors settled into three big cat- and Why” put on by the Center for Social - got here, I did a lot of self-scheduled exams, egories, and then within each category we tinue to evolve the site and our approach because I thought it was easier for students,” started to brainstorm both what was al- the need to identify and build upon such to it over time.” he said. “But after several cycles of honor ready happening, as well as what we could code review committee reports, I could not synergies within the community. While this project could potentially imagine happening this year and beyond,” in good conscience continue because of the President of the College Laurie L. Pat- continue under a working group as a part incidence of cheating.” ton reached out to the community earlier of Community Council or some kind of hy- from each of those big umbrella categories “From a faculty perspective, when this week outlining a list of activities work- that we thought we could actually try to you encounter an instance of cheating or ing to create a more inclusive community, make happen this year.” plagiarism… there’s nothing in my teaching including several objectives outlined by She said, “We’ll need to see which career that has made me feel worse than “The Grid.” One such measure they have things are really going to stay and what is slated for this fall couldn’t be the more that,” Johnson said. taken is inviting the Posse Foundation to the space for experimentation. The idea substantial ticket items because they were Faculty also cited students’ frequent host three on-campus workshops — one here is to keep things dynamic and open. out of sync, and thus not yet included in desire to see course syllabi during the the budget cycle which starts every Janu- summer before registration takes place. for faulty and administrators and one for ary. They furthermore planned to follow “Very often, a faculty member is planning student leaders. what really works for Middlebury.” through with only the smaller agenda on using the summer or late summer weeks to pull [a syllabus] together,” said Smith on several points, adding that “it’s more Town Hall Forum Encourages Empathy CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cultural and racial sensitivities. Multiple scared because someone on this campus syllabus. It takes time to gauge what level community committed to civility, open- students noted that it was not the respon- considered this behavior okay, not unlike the students are at, and you need a little sibility of students of color to educate other the much worse incidents of targeted racism “[There’s] the argument that just because students on their cultures. Others called on I faced in my community growing up.” changing some things.” the administration to institute program- “So when you say, ‘You’re too sensitive’ Laursen listed several additional sources that we shouldn’t. I think of that as being ap- ming, whether it be required reading or or ‘have a thicker skin,’ I need you to under- of stress for many faculty, including plicable to free speech as well. We have the discussions during orientation week, that stand, I am ex- advising, developing and preparing new right to do all sorts of things, but maybe we would encourage students to engage in what hausted. I have had enough. These incidents courses, and maintaining a “rigorous shouldn’t — out of self respect and respect it means to live in a diverse community. have been eating away at me all semester, schedule” of publication. for our community,” Sargena said. Suggestions for how to self-educate were made me afraid to go to class, made me an- Johnson noted that the issue of varied — while some students pointed to the gry with myself and the strangers around publication was a common one, particularly town hall discussion, in which attendants internet and Google as a powerful tool for me because I do not know whether you are when balanced with a professor’s the ones doing these transgressions. It’s in- responsibility to teach. “It used to be that discussed the cultural symbolism of the sensitivities and history, many professors cidents like these that forced me to move when you were at a liberal arts college like sombrero. in attendance emphasized the superiority of off campus because I do not feel safe in this this, it was all about teaching. Increasingly, “I think the discussion came down to: if academic sources and the importance of us- community anymore. I don’t want to be here at liberal arts colleges, you are expected to have a big record of publications, in addition a historical reason for that, then you really ing the faculty as a resource. anymore.” to being the best possible teacher and being ought to question why you’re doing some- Nicolas Mendia ’16 shared his experi- Once the space reached capacity, stu- engaged in the community.” ence with confronting the student wearing dents, staff and administrators were turned This accumulation of “stuff,” Johnson Students wondered if College policy the sombrero, but emphasized that this was away, including Russell J. Leng ‘60 Profes- felt, is what prevents the College community could be changed to mitigate offensive ac- only one of many incidents that had affected sor of International Politics and Economics from “interacting with one another in low- tions or statements. One member of the him this semester. He related the student’s stakes, casual ways.” faculty responded that he believed includ- resistance to take off her sombrero and her “It was a missed opportunity to build Several students shared that this high ing controls on speech and dress in college conviction that she was not culturally ap- community that can easily be put right,” level of faculty stress often deters them from policy is too subjective and would privilege propriating, and that he had felt afraid upon “bothering” professors who they feel might certain voices. realizing that he could have faced repercus- hold another meeting in a larger venue and be busy – a revelation which struck faculty sions for approaching the student had she encourage everyone to attend. Gathering as particularly disappointing. amendment rights are not guaranteed at felt threatened. everyone together in this way is of the ut- “It breaks my heart when students say, private organizations like corporations, re- “This was the third incident of racism I most importance. It made me proud of who ligious groups or colleges. The College can had experienced this semester,” Mendia we are to see so many people show up yes- said. design community standards or put restric- said. “The Otter Nonsense ‘kissed her door- terday.” “The best part of my day is going into the tions on freedom of speech if it decides that man’ and the soccer team’s ‘Mexican jump- classroom,” agreed Johnson. “If students is appropriate for its mission. ing bean’ posters were the two others. These saying that he hoped that this would not be are worried about approaching faculty The discussion then moved to the issue incidents made me afraid. However small the end of the discussion and that he hoped because they’re worried about adding stress of the ignorance of white students towards you see them, I spent the next few weeks to host another forum in the coming weeks. load to the faculty, that’s a real problem.” local Vermonters React to Syrian Resettlement
By Harry Cramer roughly 350 refugees a year to resettle, Local News Editor using a screening process that takes 1,000 days. In the aftermath of the devastating Other candidates in the 2016 Ver- terrorist attacks in France and Beirut, mont Gubernatorial election have been the United States refugee resettlement less receptive. Two Republican candi- program has come under intense scru- dates, Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott tiny. The national dialogue surrounding and former Wall Street banker Bruce Lis- resettlement has grown increasingly po- man, have called for resettlement efforts larized, especially after President Barack to cease. Obama’s decision in September to admit “I think it’s incumbent upon us to an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees. [cease resettlement efforts],” said Scott, With the 2016 gubernatorial elections in “until such time as the federal govern- Vermont fast approaching, politicians on ment can prove it is meeting its national both sides of the aisle have weighed in. security obligations; making sure that Governor Peter Shumlin (D), who there is a rigorous process, to make sure has already declared he will not be run- that it’s just those peace loving Syrians, ning for reelection, has expressed his and others, that want to come into our support for accepting Syrian refugees states.” into Vermont. Bruce Lisman, a fellow Republican “You’ve got to stand up for what’s candidate expressed a similar sentiment. right,” Shumlin said. “I believe the right “It’s very tempting to see these pic- thing to do is for Vermont to say, to folks tures and videos and say we’ve got to do fleeing torture and terror, we are a wel- something,” said Lisman. He urged that Courtesy burlington Free Press coming state.” the state “take a step back” and consider Governor Shumlin strongly supports Obama’s call to increase Syrian resettlement. Governor Shumlin has been very ac- the security ramifications of allowing Syr- tive on Twitter in his support. In Novem- tled, but the VRRP expects to bring Syr- east, this includes governor Charlie Baker ians to resettle in Vermont. ian refugees to Vermont within the next (R) of Massachusetts, Paul LePage (R) ber, he posted videos and pictures of his Sue Minter, one of two Democrat- meetings with refugees from a variety of year. of Maine and Maggie Hassan (D) of New ic candidates for Governor, supported In fact, lost amongst the polemics Hampshire. Notably, Governor Hassan countries. Vermont Shumlin’s call to has a long histroy of the debate are the specifics of the re- was the first Democratic governor to call “You’ve got to stand up welcome Syrian ref- settlement process itself, and the atten- for resettlement to cease. of refugee resettle- ugees. ment. Since 1989, dant screening procedures. For Syrian Rhetoric has also varied, with some for what’s right. I believe “Keep Vermont refugees, officials governors more Vermont has re- compassionate and settled over 6,000 the right thing to do is for say screening pro- adamant than oth- open,” read one of cedures are among “No terrorist will wait ers. Idaho Governor refugees primarily Vermont to say, to folks Minter’s tweets. from Bosnia, Bhu- the most stringent four or five years in Butch Otter said that fleeing torture and ter- “Thank you Gov- in the world. he would use “any le- tan, Nepal, Burun- ernor Shumlin and poor circumstances to di, Congo, Rwanda, ror, we are a welcoming First, refugees gal means available” Representative Pe- are screened by come into the United to block Syrian refu- Somalia and Sudan. state.” ter Welch for votes “Two days be- the United Nations States.” gees from resettling opposing intoler- High Commioner there. fore Thanksgiving, Peter Shumlin ance and standing I’m thankful for for Refugees (UN- The issue has Governor of Vermont up for refugees.” HCR). The process Achraf Alamatouri also been addressed refugees who have Matt Dunne, come to Vermont,” read one tweet. includes in -depth Employee of Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program by most presidential a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, refugee interviews, candidates. In an in- Ultimately, Shumlin claimed that agreed. “I have to say that when I heard those who hoped to stop refugee resettle- reference checks in their country of origin terview with Fox News, Ted Cruz (R) de- Phil Scott’s position on it, I was extremely and biological screenings. Only a small clared that “those who are fleeing perse- ment were espousing values antithetical disappointed.” to what it means to be American. percentage of these refugees are viable to cution should be resettled in the Middle “I would have hoped that Phil would be resettled overseas, including survivors East, in majority Muslim countries. Now “When people are dying,” said Shum- be someone who would not just fall in line lin in an interview with NPR, “when of torture, victims of sexual violence and on the other hand, Christians who are be- with the right- wing Republicans in Con- targets of political persecution. ing targeted for persecution, for genocide, people’s lives are being threatened, when gress,” Dunne continued. they’re getting in little rafts to escape If a refugee passes this stage and is who are being beheaded or cruxified, we After facing this intense criticism, referred to the United States, they un- should be providing safe haven to them.” wherever they were ... we don’t become Scott toned back his statement – if only the country that says, ‘We’re closing the dergo a strict process performed in coor- Jeb Bush expressed a similar senti- slightly. dination with the State Department, the ment: “There are a lot of Christians in borders. We don’t trust you, and we’re “When asked what I would do, I not going to let you in.’” FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center, the De- Syria that have no place now. They’ll be probably should have gone a little further partment of Defense and the Department either executed or imprisoned, either by Although Shumlin’s support has to explain that I don’t understand the sit- drawn the ire of some Vermonters, in- of Homeland Secu- Assad or by ISIS. I uation and I certainly don’t feel like we rity. Fingerprints think we should focus dividual states do not have the legal au- can pause or stop the refugee program in thority to block refugee resettlement. Ac- are collected, back- It would be a cruel iro- our efforts, as it re- its entirety,” he said. “But I do honestly stories checked for lates to the refugees, cording to the Refugee Act of 1980, the feel the highest obligation of any govern- ny if a terrorist attack authority over refugee resettlement rests accuracy and VISAs to the Christians who ment is to ensure the safety and security scrutinized. Of the in France caused us to are being slaugh- at the federal level. In 2012, the Supreme of every citizen.” Court took up a similar case regarding applicants, approxi- abandon the Ameri- tered.” Currently, the Vermont Refugee Re- mately half will pass Perhaps the most immigration from Mexico, and ruled that settlement Program (VRRP) serves as the can values embodied in individual states do not have the right to this two- year test. impassioned plea only resettlement program in Vermont. Supporters of to resettle refugees enforce unique immigration laws. No Syrian refugees have yet been reset- France’s gift to Amer- Historically, Vermont has allowed resettlement in Ver- came from Senator mont believe that ica, the Statue of Lib- Patrick Leahy (D) of these layers of secu- erty.” Vermont. In an open rity are strong and Patrick Leahy letter published last that terrorists would Vermont Senator week, he called for his not bother to infil- fellow Vermonters to trate such a secure system. reexamine their “knee- jerk” reactions to “No terrorist will wait four or five the refugee crisis. years in poor circumstances to come into “Intolerance has no place in this the United States,” said Achraf Alama- great and good country,” read the letter. touri, an English teacher who left Syria “Accepting refugees is a part of our histo- in 2011 and currently works with the Ver- ry, our culture, of who we are, and it can mont Refugee Resettlement Program. be done safely with the proper screening Amila Merdzanovic, speaking on procedures. This week, we give thanks behalf of the Vermont Refugee Resettle- for our freedom and for the American ment Program with WPTZ News, said that tradition of serving as a beacon of hope “Americans, Vermonters, need to trust to those who are persecuted and in need the system because the system works.” of refuge. It would be a cruel irony if a Nationally, these voices are in the mi- terrorist attack in France caused us to nority. Thirty governors, of both parties, abandon the American values embodied Courtesy valley News have called for the United States to cease in France’s gift to America, the Statue of Rallies in favor of and in opposition to Syrian resettlement clashed outside the Statehouse. the resettlement of refugees until security Liberty.” concerns can be addressed. In the North- 4Local | December 3, 2015 Two New York Men Indicted Local lowdown 3 Local News Editor Last week, Gary Delima and Sharif Cargo, both age 26 of Brooklyn, NY, were indicted by a federal grand jury for vari- Christmas Sleigh Ride in Bristol ous charges of human trafficking in Ver- mont. Enjoy this two day event of festivities in According to a statement released by Bristol. With arts and crafts, baked goods, the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Dis- trict of Vermont, “Delima and Cargo are everything you need to get yourself into accused of recruiting, enticing and main- the holiday spirit. Centered around the St. taining two individuals referred to in the Ambrose Church, the holiday festivities indictment as “Victim 1” and “Victim 2,” will also include a silver tea event on Fri- day and a visit from Santa on Saturday. and using force, threats of force, fraud and coercion to cause them to engage in DEC. 4 1-5PM, DEC. 5 9AM-5PM commercial sex acts between Sept. 2012 and Sept. 2013.” In addition, Delima was accused of transporting a minor, referred to as “Victim 3,” to Vermont to engage in prostitution earlier this year. Courtesy UCANSTOPTRAFFICK.org Delima and Cargo were first sus- pected of human trafficking in July of able resources. “No one deals drugs alone,” said Info Session on Communal Living 2013 when law enforcement officials re- Prior to this indictment for human Geni Cowles, First Assistant U.S. Attor- sponded to a call in a South Burlington trafficking, Delima and Cargo were also ney in the Vermont district. “For every Has the end of the semester gotten you hotel and found the two men there with indicted back in dealer our office charges there’s a circle down? Are you sick of your roommates? If two women. The March for distribut- of people, charged and uncharged, who so, joining the 14-unit eco-village neigh- police found evi- “You become addicted to ing heroin and co- make that drug dealing activity possible borhood might be for you. There will be dence of prostitu- caine in Vermont. and profitable.” drugs, so now you don’t an information session on this project to tion and narcot- Cowles said 75 percent of the people This connection be- ics on the scene. have an actual pimp over tween the drug trade who support drug dealers are women. In addition, they your head, you have a and human traffick- They provide support by giving them and more. Coming to Bristol across from found that one of growing drug addiction, ing in Vermont is housing, cars and contact lists. Many the town park, this project is expecting to the women had not uncommon. women are also used to transport drugs been listed online so the only way to sup- Human traf- or make minor deals. Cowles added that earlier that day as port that drug addiction ficking often begins many of these women are also trafficked DEC. 3 7-9PM an available es- with an addiction to for sex. Of these women, Cowles articu- cort in the South really is to prostitute. I heroin, cocaine or lated that 60 percent were under 30, Burlington area. didn’t realize that this other opiates while most were addicted to substances and Records from the was going to turn into a under the control one quarter were in a romantic relation- website showed of their perpetrator. ship with the dealer. that Cargo’s email heroin addiction.” Once dependent on The current indictment of Delima address had been drugs, victims of hu- and Cargo highlights the common trend Library Tag Sale associated with Jasmine Grace man trafficking of- that human and drug trafficking are in- the email and Looking for cheap holiday gifts or extra Survivor of sex trafficking ten turn to using sex extricably linked. other similar ad- as a means to make In light of this rising trend, public decorations for your room? Stop by vertisements. money to feed their and private groups are working to re- the Lincoln Library to check out items This past February, police received addiction and to pay off drug debts. Jas- duce human and drug trafficking in Ver- donated for re-sale. This sale will include another call from a South Burlington ho- mine Grace, a survivor of sex trafficking mont. In addition to the U.S. Attorney’s items such as necklaces, pins, earrings, tel, where they found two women. These and drug addiction featured ucanstop- U Can Stop Traffick campaign discussed purses and more. women said that they were engaged traffick.org, elaborated on this idea in above, the Vermont Human Trafficking in prostitution and that Delima had DEC. 4 10AM-4PM brought them here from New York for that purpose. One of these two women was a minor, which would lead Delima to face worse charges, if found guilty of sex trafficking of a child. If convicted of Sex Trafficking by Force and Coercion, both Cargo and De- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs lima would face a minimum sentence Perform in Brandon of 15 years in prison up to a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to a If you are looking to get your dose of statement by the U. S. Attorney’s District Disney for the week, then this event is for of Vermont Office. If found guilty of sex you. Spearheaded by the youth drama trafficking of a child, Delima could also program at the Brandon Recreation receive ten years to a lifetime in prison. Department, this production is put on by The indictment of Cargo and Delima came just several weeks after U.S. At- Whitting schools. Tickets are $5, and free torney for the District of Vermont Eric for children under four. Miller launched an anti-sex trafficking DEC. 4, 7PM media campaign in Vermont in response to the rise in sex trafficking in the state in recent years. According to the Na- tional Human Trafficking Resource Cen- ter, they received 37 calls and reports of seven human trafficking cases that mentioned Vermont in 2014, which was Eyes on the Land Exhibit up from the 17 calls and reports of three Courtesy Vt Digger cases in 2012. As of June 30, they had re- Co-organized by the Shelburne Museum ceived 14 calls and three cases referenc- and the Vermont Land Trust, this exhibit ing Vermont. her interview on the website. Task Force was formed in 2010. The task features the work of 13 Vermont art- The media campaign led by Eric “You become addicted to drugs, so force included two representatives from ists who were inspired by 15 conserved Miller consists of a website, ucanstop- now you don’t have an actual pimp over Give Way to Freedom, a Vermont-based Vermont lands. Each work is a visual essay that entails the artist’s response to traffick.org. The homepages reads, “U your head, you have a growing drug ad- non-profit that works locally and inter- the protected places they depicted. The Can Stop Traffick – help end sex and diction, so the only way to support that nationally to end human trafficking and exhibition will be on display until Jan. 3, drug trafficking in Vermont.” The web- drug addiction really is to prostitute,” support victims. As a result of the Ver- but do not miss your chance to check it site features the stories of three women Grace said. “I didn’t realize that this was mont Human Trafficking Task Force, out! All ages are welcome and tickets are from Vermont who were victims of sex going to turn into a heroin addiction.” legislation was passed in 2011 that man- free with museum admission. trafficking and ended up abusing drugs. Not only are victims of sex traffick- dated training on human trafficking for
There is also a one minute public service ing drug abusers, many are also helping law enforcement and gave the possibility DEC. 3 12PM-5PM announcement video and a list of avail- financially support drug dealers. of a life sentence. opinions Stress and the Student Body As the end of the semester draws near, that this issue is complex and no solution is remove students from the room. The opinions straight to a solutions-oriented narrative. a familiar topic bubbles to the surface of perfect, immediate or all encompassing. that were voiced during the open portion of Meanwhile, students have been leaders everyday conversation: stress. The student We also wish to point out, however, the meeting bear little resemblance to the at combating this issue. SGA President Ilana body, as a collective, is stressed. But we that no solution will be successful without sentiments voiced by students themselves. Gratch ’16 proposed the creation of a peer- are less certain on an ongoing dialogue between students and Some professors talked about how students counseling program, which would enable precisely why students the administration. In the wake of Nathan overextend themselves in extracurricular students to connect and work through editorial are stressed and how Alexander’s suicide last spring, members commitments, causing stress; the reality is everyday stresses and challenges in an The editorial to combat it. The of the administration attempted to address far more complex, as students could have approachable environment. Due to liability represents the answers to “why” and student stress and implement solutions told them. issues, the suggestion is facing pushback. We “how” are numerous through a project coined “The Grid.” Inclusive Professors and members of the understand that formalizing students’ role as The Middlebury and multifaceted. “counselors” could pose potential problems. Campus as One’s academic But there are plenty of other student-led decided by the initiatives that deal with sensitive issues, editorial board. situation, social life including JusTalks, MiddSafe and Res Life. and extracurricular Thankfully, under the guidance of Barbara engagements can all contribute to experiences McCall, SGA will expand the Winter Term of stress. The editorial board recognizes Workshop entitled “Student Support Network” this January. This course will train students to support their peers in a robust, substantive capacity. We appreciate this editorial board effort and hope to see it eventually formalized EDITOR-IN-CHIEF into a mentorship program between older Claire Abbadi and younger students. MANAGING EDITOR Leah Lavigne stand on their own. We recognize the BUSINESS MANAGER administration’s efforts to promote wellness, Wyatt French particularly through “The Grid.” Suggested NEWS EDITORS solutions are varied, from mindfulness Christian Jambora, Eliza Teach, Phil exercises in the short term to additional Bohlman, Caroline Agsten CRAs in the long term. OPINIONS EDITORS In the meantime, what can we do? Kate Hamilton, Erin Van Gessel, Sara Policies and programs take time to implement Hodgkins, Francesca Haass and many of us will graduate before these SPORTS EDITORS plans come to fruition. But we can attempt Joe MacDonald, Alex Morris, Emily to take control of our daily reality and of the Bustard, Andrew Rigas ways we process and perpetuate narratives LOCAL EDITORS of stress. It often seems like we are engaged Harry Cramer, Alessandria Schum- in a competitive “Work Olympics,” where acher, Annie Grayer everyone tries to one-up each other with FEATURES EDITORS how much they have on their plates. Stress Emilie Munson, Hye-Jin Kim, becomes a humble brag; if you’re stressed, Jack Apollo George you’re high achieving. ARTS AND SCIENCE EDITORS This culture contributes to and heightens Elizabeth Zhou, Toby Aicher, Oakley Haight week approaches, let us make an effort to PHOTOS EDITORS consciously avoid stress-related monologues. Rachel Frank, Anahi Naranjo, Michael Let us not use our workload as a default line O’Hara, Anthea Viragh of conversation. By all means voice genuine DESIGN EDITOR concerns and seek help in times of trouble — Cordelia Prouvost there are resources and friends on campus CARTOON EDITOR jena ritchey who would be willing to lend a hand. But also Nolan Ellsworth remember that stress need not consume your ONLINE EDITORS pedagogy training and increasing Parton’s administration are largely out of touch with daily reality; you are more than your stress. If Maggie Cochrane, Jerrica Davy counseling staff emerged as proposed the stressors of today’s college students. you’re taking a much-needed break from your COPY EDITOR initiatives. But these efforts were conceived Students have the added anxieties of applying work, don’t spend it talking about your work. Sarah Sicular over the summer and student input was not for increasingly competitive internships and THE CAMPUS VOICE HOST taken into consideration. jobs, dealing with ever-rising student debt of Middlebury culture and college is one of Nathaniel Wiener This is problematic. “Student stress” and managing the omnipresent role of social the few times in our lives that we will have SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR is inherently a student issue and we can media in our lives. While we recognize that the time and space to learn to better manage Nathaniel Wiener offer insight into what that issue looks like. the administration is now seeking student stress and anxiety. The stressors that exist VIDEO EDITOR Without student input, the administration’s input, namely at “The Grid” meeting on at Middlebury are also steeped in the world Jason Zhang conversation has become single-minded. Wednesday, this initiative should have outside of the College. Let’s commit ourselves The Opinions pages of The Middlebury Campus pro- Likewise, when student stress emerged as a occurred much earlier. One must understand as a community to addressing this issue and vide a forum for constructive and respectful dialogue topic in a recent faculty meeting, the faculty a problem before devising a solution. In the to looking out for one another in the coming on substantive issues. With this in mind, The Campus voted to move into executive session and case of student stress, the College jumped weeks. reserves the right to deny publication of all or part of a submission for any reason. This includes, but is not limited to: the making of assertions based on hearsay; the relation of private conversations; the libelous men- Our Role in the Syrian Refugee Crisis or personal attacks. Any segment of a submitted ar- ticle that contains any of the aforementioned will be dents to come to our campus. removed before publication. Contributors will be al- becoming friends with these students and lowed to reference prior articles published in the Opin- injustices and tragedies happening all over easy, both for our administration and for the having them be a part of our close-knit com- ions section or announcements for the public record. the world. There’s a feeling of helplessness in refugee students. We would have to do noth- munity, we would all have a better under- If a reference is made to prior articles, the submission will be considered a letter to the editor. The Campus the way we discuss the problems of the day ing more than send money to the University standing of refugees as human beings, rather will not accept or print anonymous letters. The opin- that are dis- of Jordan for the purpose of scholarships for than as statistics in a newspaper. ions expressed by contributors to the Opinions section, tant from our refugees. As Sanderson points out, a year Most importantly, however, we would be as well as reviews, columns, editorial comics and other reader op-ed own homes. of tuition at the University of Jordan costs setting an example for colleges and univer- commentary, are views of the individual contribu- Jeff Holland ’19 is from We usually 16,000 Jordanian di- sities all across the nars, or about $22,560 United States. Middle- Cleveland, Ohio. just shake our “I argue that bringing newspaper. The Campus welcomes letters to the editor heads in dis- USD, which means bury is no stranger to at 250 words or less, or opinions submissions at 800 may and say, “This is awful, but there’s noth- that paying for a quar- even just a few Syrian setting examples for words or less. Submit works directly to the Opinions the rest of the coun- Editors, Drawer 30, [email protected] or via ing we can do about it.” ter of one student’s refugee students here the paper’s web site at www.middleburycampus.com. But sometimes you actually can do tuition would only be try to follow. In 1823, To be considered for publications, submissions must something about it, whether you know it or about $5,640 per year. would make a huge we set an example be received by 5 p.m. Sunday. The Campus reserves not. As Travis Sanderson ’19 pointed out in Plus, there are already the right to edit all submissions. his op-ed from last week, “A Call for Con- 619,000 Syrian refu- difference for the stu- institution to give a science,” we as students at an elite American gees in Jordan. This dents, for us and for bachelor’s degree to an The Middlebury Campus (USPS 556-060), the stu- college have an exceptional opportunity to option makes a lot of African-American. We dent newspaper of Middlebury College, is published by American higher edu- The Middlebury Campus Publications. Publication is do our part for Syrian refugees. practical sense. set examples in lan- every Thursday of the academic year, except during of- We attend a school with a rapidly increas- One might then cation as a whole.” guage instruction with ing $1.1 billion endowment. What can we our world-renowned do with that money to help Syrian refugees? is so much easier and language schools and Sanderson outlined two important things cheaper, why even consider actually bringing our Doctor of Modern Languages degree. Campus is produced on Apple Macintosh computers our school can do to help, but in case you a Syrian student here to campus? I argue that Today, we continue to set examples with our using Adobe InDesign CS5 and is printed by the Press missed it, I will summarize them below: bringing even just a few Syrian refugee stu- commitment to sustainability and becoming Republican in New York. The advertising deadline for 1. We can partially subsidize the tuition dents here would make a huge difference for carbon-neutral by 2016. Middlebury is a pio- for the following week’s issue. Mailing address: The of Syrian refugee students at universities in the students, for us and for American higher neer among American institutions of higher Middlebury Campus, Drawer 30, Middlebury College, the Middle East – such as the University of education as a whole. The Syrian students Middlebury, Vt., 05753. Business phone: (802) 443- Jordan – with whom we already have a close would bring us their unique perspectives on - 5737. Please address distribution concerns to the Busi- partnership and a study abroad school. come Syrian refugees to our campus. When 2. We can offer scholarships and cover violence in Syria and xenophobia abroad. We we do so, hopefully other colleges and univer- Vt., 05753. transportation costs for Syrian refugee stu- would provide them with safety, community sities will follow suit. 6 opinions | DECEMBER 3, 2015 Sleep-out for homelessness A liberal arts student trying to “lever- most of my time crunching numbers, I also ed, whenever they needed it. We advocated As a Middlebury community, we con- age their privilege” by spending the summer spent a considerable amount of time listen- for clients. We were not trying to give them stantly acknowledge the fact that we are working at a homeless shelter – a classic ing to conversations regarding the delivery a rigmarole about accessing services; we such a privileged institution. Because we are move for a of services to low-income individuals. While instead provided them with a service-rich in such a privileged position, the least we can self-pro- many people engaged in conversations were environment in which they could thrive and do is to help to support our most vulnerable Reader Op-ed claimed so- become self-sustaining. community members. This Saturday is the Dan Adamek ’18 cial justice lives, the majority of those in these discus- Most importantly, however, individu- perfect opportunity to continue the success is from Herkimer, NY warrior. But, sions instead viewed poverty as a product of als were treated like humans. Ensuring that stories coming out of John Graham Housing when I ac- laziness and entitlement. each one of our clients knew that they were & Service. On Dec. 5, the Shelter will hold its cepted a position as a Shepherd Poverty In- These sentiments were not just con- worth something made a noticeable differ- second annual Sleep-out to End Homeless- tern at John Graham Housing & Services I ence in how successful they were. It seems ness. At 4 p.m., community members will wasn’t thinking about the juxtaposition of most right-leaning areas, in my hometown, like a simple concept that when individuals gather for a candlelight vigil on the Middle- working at a homeless shelter while attend- it is a common thought that a large portion are humanized and treated with compassion bury Town Green followed by a light sup- ing a college with a $1.1 billion endowment. of those who receive any type of govern- they are able to more easily and quickly reach per. Afterwards, community members will I was thinking about working in solidarity ment assistance are “leeches on the system” build an encampment by Otter Creek Falls with low-income and homeless individuals who should just “go get a job”. Even though narratives today — particularly conservative to spend just one night in the cold that our because I believe that every person deserves I cringed to hear these words knowing that ones — social programs are seen as unneces- homeless neighbors have to deal with daily. - some of my friends were dependent on gov- sary and wasteful. According to this school Perhaps one of the most important aspects one a safe place to lay their head at night is ernment assistance, at the time, I was just of this event is the fundraising part. Please a reserved adolescent who hadn’t really and end a “system of dependence” is with visit go/sleepout to make a donation or visit but also a human right. been immersed in another narrative. Thus, austerity — the rapid defunding and degra- Now, I’m not a “typical” student at Mid- I thought that my feelings about everyone’s dation of vital social programs. This type of out fundraised enough to purchase a transi- tional housing unit in Middlebury that has in my immediate family to attend a private ones. dehumanizing poor and low-income people since housed multiple working families, vet- college. I went to a public school where pov- I couldn’t have been more incorrect. is morally just. Cutting food stamps doesn’t erans and chronically homeless individuals. erty was rampant. Despite my working class Fast forward more than a year to the force people to “work harder,” it causes re- Please join me and other community background, I’ve never had to worry about - cipients to starve. Slashing Section 8 vouch- members this Saturday for any parts of the my basic needs being met; I never fret about rounded by the positive energy of a Vermont ers doesn’t make people “get off the system,” event or consider making a gift to the Shelter when I would eat next or if I’d have a home summer, I began working at John Graham. it forces recipients onto the streets. And lim- so that it may continue the great work that it in which I could sleep unlike many of my iting Medicaid coverage doesn’t “improve does to make our community the best that it peers in high school. director oriented me with the shelter’s phi- work ethics,” it causes people to die from can be. I hope to see you there! Having grown up in an economically- losophy. Its philosophy was one that was treatable illnesses. depressed area, I have been hypersensitive vastly different from which I was accus- When I stepped off as an intern at the ——————— to issues surrounding class and inequal- tomed. The Shelter believed that everyone Shelter right before the academic year, I Dan currently works as a Service Coor- ity for many years and this consequently —regardless of their background — deserved witnessed how successful people are when dinator at John Graham Housing & Services piqued my interest during my junior year of housing as a human right. Without meet- they’re treated with dignity and their basic and is on its Board of Directors. Please con- high school in an internship working in local ing this basic need, it’s nearly impossible to needs are met. John Graham Housing & tact him with any questions at dadamek@ government, particularly in the area of social overcome addiction, seek employment or Services has it right. This is what they do ev- middlebury.edu. services. I ended up enjoying my job, and even be remotely healthy. Their food shelf worked there on and off until I left my home- did not have limits; when those we served former residents who are dying to tell their town to attend college. Although I spent needed food, we gave them what they need- success stories. Inviting Cultural Appropriation onto Our Campus To put it bluntly, Felly is the epitome his video “Gorilla,” which is also featured in likely to be arrested for it. Black people are black culture is “cool.” Black sound is “cool.” of cultural appropriation and white privi- the link to his album, and he uses lines like also more likely to be incarcerated, and for Being a criminal, which in this country is lege. He takes the culture, the language, the “My inner being Rastafarian.” According to a longer amount of time. And those black synonymous with being black, is “cool.” The style and the stereotypical criminality of people are the lucky ones; the unlucky ones human beings who produced these things, black culture “an afro-centric religious and social move- being Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Sandra who live these lives and who die because and uses it ment based in the Caribbean island of Ja- they can’t escape the same things Felly so Voices on for aesthetic maica. It stems from the roots of Rastafari right word though, since the exploitation purposes. in rising against the post-colonial oppres- and murder of black people serves to sup- Considering Middlebury College’s own diversity His music sion of poor blacks.” It is intrinsically tied port white supremacy. But white people history with appropriation, it’s no surprise Elizabeth Dunn ’18 continues on to blackness and a sense of place, and the aren’t interested in appropriating that side that Felly was chosen as our visiting art- the tradition obstacles and violence black people face as of black culture – the pain, uncertainty and ist. Diversity is more than just a word; it’s is writing on behalf of the of musical a result of white supremacy. It is not smok- fear. recognizing the cultural backgrounds of Institutional Diversity blackface, in Felly doesn’t seem especially interested all of our community members and being which white to Bob Marley. Rastafarianism is black. It in interacting with actual black people ei- cognizant of those when making decisions musicians culturally appropriate African is exclusive, radical, politically charged and ther. There are few black people in his vid- that affect our campus. People don’t rec- American Vernacular English (AAVE) for has been appropriated almost to the point eos, and a quick scroll of his SoundCloud ognize that what’s fun for them can be in- their own personal gain despite not being of incoherency by white people who, despite page reveals pictures of him hanging out credibly harmful to students of color. Some connected to the culture. Felly, those who what they say, seem to have no understand- with his white friends and singing to a ma- individuals cannot remove the features ap- were responsible for bringing him here and ing of how the labels and practices they pla- jority white crowd. People of color general- propriated for entertainment value once those planning to attend his concert are un- giarize actually work. confronted with a racist reality. The bulk of aware of the systematic racism black people The thing is, because Felly, and other the community wide conversations, like the face, and how even seemingly innocuous or white people, have privilege because of almost feels like playing “Where’s Waldo.” ones before and after Thanksgiving Break their race, they don’t really need to under- Or maybe it’s because his hometown of concerning issues of inclusivity and appro- reinforce discrimination. stand how black culture or systematic rac- Trumbull, Connecticut is 94 percent white priation, didn’t occur until after Felly was For example, in addition to appropri- ism works. For example, while black people booked, but hopefully in the future people ating AAVE, Felly appropriates Rastafari- and white people smoke marijuana at the any black people to associate with. But more will be more aware of the implications of same rate, black people are four times more likely it’s because black people aren’t “cool”; bringing certain artists to campus. Student Transcript from Town Hall Meeting I was sitting here thinking about what I angry or afraid, you should listen even more lic Safety and said I was being aggressive to- So when you say, “You’re too sensitive” hoped to get out of this meeting and the idea to what they have to say because you can wards her. Hear me when I say there is fear or “have a thicker skin,” I need you to under- of emotion has been a reoccurring theme for deny intelligence or rationality but you can- in even calling someone out on this campus, stand, I have had my thicker skin. I am ex- me. It’s been mentioned a few times in this not deny someone’s lived emotions. I want because the repercussions can be so much hausted. I have had enough. These incidents meeting and every time we’ve gone around I to acknowledge some of the emotions I felt worse for People of Color. I’ve felt this fear have been eating away at me all semester, hoped that these past two weeks. many times before, especially throughout made me afraid to go to class, made me angry we would Her response to me kindly asking why this semester. with myself and the strangers around me be- READER OP-ED latch on she was wearing that sombrero in Proctor, This was the third incident of racism I cause I do not know whether you are the ones Nicolas Mendia ’16 and delve verbatim, was, “You know, I just really like to had experienced this semester. The Otter doing these transgressions. It’s incidents like is from Chicago, IL a little get turnt.” That hurt. It hurt to have someone Nonsense “kissed her doorman” and the soc- these that forced me to move off campus be- deeper, but look me dead in the eye and have them say cer team’s “Mexican jumping bean” posters cause I do not feel safe in this community I still don’t a cultural artifact important to my heritage were the two others. These incidents made anymore. I don’t want to be here anymore. Note: this piece is an think it’s was nothing more than a prop for them to get me afraid. However small you see them, I On the worst days, I don’t even want to be liv- edited and ammended been given drunk. Then when I tried to explain myself, spent the next few weeks scared because ing. These events have had serious, dire con- transcription of the author’s its respects. to have her dismiss me by saying, “Oh no I someone on this campus considered this be- sequences on me, and the saddest part is that speech at the Nov. 30 town And I am got this in Canada for my birthday.” – but havior okay, not unlike the much worse inci- I’m not the only one. I need someone to hear hall meeting afraid to what you’re doing is cultural appropriation dents of targeted racism I faced in my com- me when I say that mine is one of too many speak on it. and it – “Oh no, it’s not cultural appropria- munity growing up. This on top of me having narratives on this campus that share in these I am afraid to say what I am about to say be- tion, I’m not doing that. It’s totally okay.” She to stop three belligerently drunk soccer play- emotions. I need someone to understand that cause of a number of different reasons, pri- turned her back to me, dismissing any more ers from trying to shit in the urinals in Proc- there are consequences to what you are do- marily that on this campus emotional people conversation and I became furious. It was tor and have them tell me that, “they won’t ing. There are consequences that you don’t are torn down: your rationality and intelli- in that moment that I realized this was not have to clean it up so it’s not their problem”. see that are destroying People of Color on gence are questioned because you’re just this an ignorant person; this was someone who Please hear me when I say that however few this campus. And I need someone to hear me, person who’s yelling or crying or swearing. I was racist. You need to hear that. This was or many, these people are in our community really hear me when I ask, is it going to take want to acknowledge this, so that you hear someone who was racist. This moment alone right now. And this is the baggage I held as I me when I say that that is the opposite of the struck fear in me too: this girl could have very walked up to that girl in Proctor that Satur- case. When you come across someone who is well come back at me, could have called Pub- day night. CARTOONS
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BOONE MCCOY-CRISP 8 features | December 3, 2015 Camping For A Cause: Shelter Hosts Sleep-Out to Combat Homelessness by Hye-Jin Kim Features Editor
It’s no surprise there’s little over- lap between winter-camping enthusi- asts and Addison County’s homeless. In our own community, there are those who will have no choice but to spend How is it Still a at least one frigid night outside this winter. While most of us are fortunate (Midd) Thing? enough to lack first-hand experience, sleeping outside frankly sucks (unless by Charlie Ascher there’s a $200 sub-zero sleeping bag Senior Columnist involved). Though homelessness in Addison If you were to think of the most County is not as obvious and visible surefire way to make yourself look an issue as it is in urban cities, the fig- stupid what would it be? Answering a ures on rural poverty are troubling. question wrong in class? Calling some- According to the John Graham Shelter one the wrong name? Pushing a pull website, there has been a 54 percent door? Nope. Without a doubt it has to increase in childhood homelessness be opening the McCullough mailboxes. in Vermont – the number of children courtesy of john graham shelter The McCullough mailbox locks rising from 785 in 2009 to over 1,400 Participants from last year’s “Sleep Out to End Homelessness” raised over $30,000 for have probably caused me more embar- this year. More than 3,000 Vermont the John Graham Shelter in Vergennes — enough to buy a transitional housing unit. rassment than my mouth ever has — households were homeless and reliant and that is saying something. How are on emergency shelters in 2014. Participants from last year’s “Sleep- “We’re facing an unprecedented these locks still a thing? In order to raise awareness and Out to End Homelessness” raised over wait-list for people who want to get Mailboxes are so important here: I collect donations for Addison County’s $30,000 for the John Graham Shelter into homes,” Adamek said. He blamed probably get what, seven letters a year? homeless, the John Graham Shelter in – enough to purchase a transitional stagnant wages and rising living costs Two are pamphlets from the bookstore, Vergennes is hosting its second annual housing unit. The event will begin at for the increased demand, noting that four are holiday letters and the last is sleep-out on 4 p.m. with the “vast majority” of people at the a cryptic newspaper clipping from my Saturday, Dec. 5 a candlelight shelter and in transitional housing grandma. Big shout out to my grand- at the foot of Ot- vigil, followed were working at least part-time. ma for being the only person to make ter Creek Falls “There’s the psychological fear by a light sup- As of Sunday, over $20,000 has a college-aged male hum the “We Just near Marble- of not having a safe, warm place per at St. Ste- been raised for the John Graham Shel- Got A Letter” song from Blue’s Clues as works. For those ven’s Episcopal ter. Adamek said this year’s goal is to he goes to open his mailbox. willing to sleep to rest one’s head at night.” Church. Sleep- raise $30,000. So far, teams from the out participants Porter Hospital nurses’ union, the Here’s the thing; when I finally fin- outside, albeit ish humming Blue’s Clues songs and go more comfort- are asked to Walden Project at Vergennes Union to open my mailbox, I’m faced with a ably than those Dan adamek ‘18 bring a bag of High School, and the College have all puzzle that would have caged Nic Cage food, a box of signed up for the event. who are home- John graham shelter board of directors in “National Treasure.” I have yet to less, it is an diapers, toilet- Charlie Mitchell ’18 decided to at- check if the solution is hidden in the opportunity to ries, hygiene tend the sleep-out after volunteering Declaration of Independence. Nothing raise awareness and collect supplies products, clean- at the Charter House in town. “I’ve cages Nic Cage … except for the Mc- for those afflicted by rural poverty. ing supplies and a new quilt or set of witnessed that struggle [of homeless- Cullough mailbox locks. “The shock value of having to sleep sheets for the John Graham Shelter. ness],” he said. “I’m signing up to have If you have ever had to get mail in the cold can bolster people to action,” In the sleep-out’s inaugural year, that conversation.” out of your mailbox, you know what said Dan Adamek ’18, who currently 40 participants raised over $30,000. The John Graham Shelter views the problem is. Never had a problem serves on the John Graham Shelter’s The money was used to buy a transi- homelessness as a community problem opening your mailbox? Congratula- Board of Directors. “And sleeping out- tional housing unit for homeless mem- that requires a community solution. tions, you’re a master lock picker. I am side is not just about physically facing bers of Addison County before they can “I’m there to raise my own aware- convinced that opening a Middlebury the elements. There’s the psychological be placed in a permanent home. One of ness as much as anyone else’s with this mailbox in one try is a miracle almost fear of not having a safe, warm place to the residents of the housing unit had experience,” Mitchell said. To donate, as great as breakfast for dinner. rest one’s head at night.” been homeless for over eight years. visit johngrahamshelter.org. It should be a straightforward af- fair. All you have to do is twist a knob to three numbers, turn the knob one more time, and pull the door to you. It just never goes that easily. The mailboxes can smell fear. You double-check your mailbox combina- tion because despite being a college- aged student able to remember ob- scure details about the mitochondria (the powerhouse of the cell!), you can’t for the life of you remember three one or two digit numbers. You then double- check the instructions so there is no way you turn the knob the wrong way. Finally, you muster up the courage to make your attempt. After turning the antagonist wheel with a precision you last used entering your CRNs in Bannerweb, you pull the door only to be met with a thunk. Convinced that everyone in the mailroom is watching you, you feel like a miserable failure. That’s what the mailbox wants. Maybe it’s the fact that the locks spin in the opposite di- rection of normal locks, or maybe it’s that finicky last turn at the end, but in any case, these locks are legitimately the worst. I am utterly convinced that switch- ing out the mailbox locks would de- crease student embarrassment num- bers by at least 37 percent. This is clearly a switch that needs to be made. It’s time for you to stop feeling like a failure and start feeling like Nic Cage. courtesy of john graham shelter How are the mailbox locks still a People paticipating in this year’s “Sleep-Out” will camp at Marbleworks, near the foot of the Otter Creek Falls in Middlebury. thing? december 3, 2015 features 9 Carbon Countdown: Electricity Use Maintaining Large Carbon Footprint by Forrest Wallace from electricity usage. 143kW demonstration solar system near When the College purchases elec- McCardell Bicentennial Hall, which tricity from CVPS, it cannot control the consists of 34 solar trackers. In total, the Beyond emissions from heating and source of the electricity or whether it is system produces about 200,000 kilo- cooling, travel and waste, the College carbon neutral. Until 2013, the vast ma- watt-hours annually, which is only one must address emissions from purchased jority of Vermont’s power (70 percent) percent of the College’s total electricity electricity in order to reach its goal of came from nuclear energy, which is car- consumption. According to the College’s carbon neutrality by 2016. When the bon neutral. Much of the remainder of website, the electricity generated by this Te College uses about 22 Climate Action Plan (CAP) was adopted the state’s electricity came from hydro- system is enough to power Forest Hall in 2008, electricity purchases accounted power, another source of clean energy. throughout the year. million kilowatt hours of for only 2 percent of the College’s total Most of Vermont’s nuclear power came Though solar power could be used electricity per year. Where from the Vermont Yankee nuclear pow- does it come from? had risen to almost 7 percent. Though er plant, which shut down in late 2014. is not currently feasible for large-scale this was largely due to a decrease in Due to this, utilities have since had to power generation. Because of the rela- total gross emissions from heating and purchase electricity from non-renew- - cooling, emissions from purchased elec- able sources. els, the College would need a huge solar 20% tricity did rise from 676 metric tons Green Mountain Power, which system to meet its energy needs. This cogenerated on of carbon dioxide recently presents multiple problems, including campus equivalent in 2007 merged with the physical infrastructure of the system to 864 tons in 2014. In order to further reduce net CVPS, pre- and energy storage. The College dicts that In order to further reduce net emis- uses about 22 mil- emissions from electricity pur- only 55 per- sions from electricity purchases, the lion kilowatt hours chases, the College should contin- cent of its College should continue to focus on re- of electricity per fuel mix in ducing electricity consumption. Signs year. Of this en- ue to focus on reducing electricity 2015 will be ergy, 20 percent consumption. renewable, they leave the room have become in- is cogenerated on coming from creasingly prevalent on campus and campus by turbines nuclear and help to encourage more sustainable 80% connected to the hydroelectric purchased from the central heating plant. The steam gen- sources. The other 45 percent of its fuel is the sentiment that students are still Central Vermont erated by the plant (from biomass and mix will consist mainly of “system” pow- largely unaware of the impacts of their Public Service fossil fuel combustion) drives turbines, er, which comes from various sources, lifestyle choices on sustainability. Corporation which generate electricity. The steam is including fossil fuels. In calculating car- Since 2007, carbon emissions due then piped throughout campus to meet bon emissions from purchased electric- to purchased electricity at the College the heating and cooling demand. The ity, the College must factor this in. have risen by 188 metric tons of carbon remaining 80 percent of the College’s To help reduce net emissions from dioxide, nearly 30 percent. Though only electricity is purchased from the Cen- electricity, the CAP recommended con- a small contribution to the College’s tral Vermont Public Service Corporation servation as well as investigating alter- overall carbon emissions, reduction of (CVPS). Because the combustion of bio- native energy sources, such as wind and electricity usage or a shift toward re- mass is considered carbon neutral, it is solar power. newable energy sources will help the this purchased electricity that accounts In 2012, well after the CAP went College reach its goal of carbon neutral- for the College’s net carbon emissions into action, the College installed a small ity by 2016. Study Abroad Photo Contest Winners by Hye-Jin Kim Features Editor
1st place: “Coca-Cola Man” by Anthea Vita Von Viragh (Beijing, China)
“[This photo] symbolizes how West- ern influence has impacted traditional China,” Von Viragh said. “I submitted this photo because of the vibrant col- Wellness Tip ors and the happiness this photo ex- udes. Also, I like the reaction people get when they look at this photo. It’s usu- ally light-hearted and happy.” She used of the Week a Nikon D800 to capture this shot. by Wellness Leaders The Ideal Nap 2nd place: “Firewood” by Noah Stone (Dho Tarap, Nepal). This village sits at over 14,000 feet elevation, well above the Himalayan Feeling too exhausted to do your work? treeline. “Men and women travel for as long as three days to collect wood to burn Studies show that a quick power nap of 10- in their homes,” said Stone. “It is a testament to just how difficult life can be in the 20 minutes is the perfect length to get your remote reaches of the world.” He used a Nikon D5200. energy back up. Longer naps can cause sleep inertia, or a period of grogginess and reduced performance caused by waking in the middle of deep sleep, although a 90 minute nap goes through a full REM cycle so you can wake up feeling refreshed!
Mental Health News:
- Barbara McCall is hosting a Free Winter Term Workshop focusing on peer to peer support called Student Support Network. Be sure to sign up this week!
-Board games have been made available in Proctor Lounge by the SGA for student use. Connect with your friends over a game of Battleship: stress less, play more!
- On Monday, Dec. 7. there will be free 3rd place: “A View From Above” by Demetrius Borge (Tromso, Norway). massages in the Crest Room from 1:30 p.m. “The story behind this photo is one of multi-national experience,” said Borge, to 3:30 p.m. to promote relaxation. who traveled from Prague to Bordeaux to Amsterdan to Oslo before arriving in Tromso, “where I eventually hiked up to the backyard of the Airbnb I was staying -On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Crossroads will host a at and took this photo … it was a nice culmination of my study abroad experience, “Back to Childhood Night” from 4:30 p.m. both literally and physically.” Borge used a Canon Rebel T3i. to 8 p.m. 10Features | December 3, 2015 December 3, 2015 | features 11 19 percent of respondents indicated - books. - Chair of the Finance Commit- tion? involved in discussions about the The Yearbook Question and for [the Kaleidoscope] to be real- could help reduce the price of the 19% this time. Kaleidoscope. of respondents indicated photos and records from athletic Kalei- that they would be interested Kaleidoscope’s production were doscope is instrumental. The book - Kaleidoscope was pro- - in a paid position to help better future product. - produce the yearbook. 1873 to 1881, but then production the book. ticular, create the class books distrib- - - stopped. The publication returned, Editor-in-chief of Middle- uted at the 25th and 50th reunions. now in bound book form, in 1894. bury Magazine Middlebury Magazine Kalei- have a smaller scaled down product doscope was produced in 1873. Since Kaleido- Kaleidoscope for assumed a new name, The Laurea, scope its Then & Now section. - Changes this Year One of the most important - them make important editorial deci- uses of the Kaleidoscope is as a Kaleido- Kaleidoscope have resulted scope still has immense potential. and student interest in the publica- sions. as The Laurea in 1901 but after that Unlike at schools such as tion has waned and waxed. - For the archivists in Special Collec- halted. The Future of the Yearbook discussions on how little students Some administrators attribute He envisions the Kaleidoscope 33% Kaleidoscope Kalei- students’ lack of interest in the Ka- Of students believe the few students want to participate in of the Kaleidoscope. Since 1909, the other sources such as Athletic Com- - doscope abandoned the job before the leidoscope yearbook is a good use of - to evaluate current student opinion Kaleidoscope has been created and the students activity fee and Jostens, who takes senior por- a second point of research to under- towards the Kaleidoscope with the staff at Jostens. The 2015 the Kaleidoscope has been one of the one: in 1920, World War One pro- - there has been little conversation themselves to interrupt- - seniors. “Understandably, students today the thousands of dollars it is allo- ed cam- tos and other pus life or very recent graduates don’t of the Kaleidoscope Still, the rise of social media the pictures and the text that capture as male see a very great value in it. (...) the book. Of students said that the money students obsolete. Others - should be allocated to student - left the It’s not nostalgia for them. It’s courses, often visit Special Collec- 90 percent of tions to examine the Kaleidoscope as - counter with organizations and on campus book and administrators to address today.” worries about “We’re not looking for a of students to edit their content, well as other historical documents. activities instead Bill burger The SGA survey Kalei- year long solution; we’re doscope vice president of Marketing and communications and editors col- looking for a solution that laborate with media in the - will build quality.” of the the staff of Jos- Ka- Kaleidoscope, the book was created leidoscope the hope was that someone would re- to do that, then it History can be pre- aaron de toledo - served. 29% Kaleidoscope was printed, Kaleido- chair of the finance commiittee press in Rutland, Vermont. Later, the scope is in production with Jostens percent of respondents did not know - been a little students paid for a special edition - frustrated in Some wonder and editors review proofs of the - book. Once approved, it is printed in Kaleidoscope for free. our efforts to preserve social - Student responses were mixed - - were responsible for production. As the Kaleidoscope contains - tions. Kaleidoscopes little - editor-in-chief of the Kaleidoscope. - - - nine percent of students said that the tions will allow student involvement - 20% The Yearbook Today - Kaleido- ties, instead. Another 20 percent of Kaleidoscope of students said appeared in the Kaleidoscope, but scope students said a cheaper alternative of two to three unpaid students in staff. a cheaper alternative fewer than 100 students attended the Kaleido- Kaleidoscope, the - Uses of the Yearbook students had no preference. munications. While certain elements The Kaleidoscope - scope publication should be updated to should be found - - warm support for the Kaleidoscope,
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Kaleidoscope 1873 1894 1909 The Kaleido- The Kaleidoscope under its former name, The Kaleidoscope. 1960s-1970s The publication is now bound - is founded. editors opted to eliminate photo captions and student book, as opposed to the small 1920 - since 1909 in which the Ka- 2015 leidoscope was not published. 1881 1900 - turbulence and chaos of the era. students decide to elimi- Production of the nate the Kaleidoscope? but under a new name: The Laurea. The Kaleidoscope halts. in World War One arts Sciences Middlebury Discount Comedy to Launch By Elizabeth Zhou Arts & Sciences Editor For years, the College has been home to a variety of bands, acapella groups, chamber music ensembles, improvisa- tional comedy troupes and more. Wide- ranging as the performance venues are on campus, however, there still remains much to be explored. This semester, the newly formed group Middlebury Discount Comedy, also known as MDC, is working to fill a niche that has yet to take hold in the College’s arts scene: sketch comedy. As opposed to improv comedy, in which nearly all of the material is con- jured at the spur of the moment during the performance, a sketch comedy show is made up of a series of short, pre-re- hearsed scenes. Of the 20 people who at- tended the open informational meeting for MDC at the beginning of the semester, twelve students returned with audition sketches, and have been official members of the group since then: Faraz Ahmad ’19, Isabella Alonzo ’18, Liana Barron ’18, Dan Fulham ’18, Shannon Gibbs ’18, Al- exander Herdman ’17, Marney Kline ’17.5, Sebastian LaPointe ’18, Peter Lindholm ’17.5, Jack Ralph ’18, Greg Swartz ’17.5 and Joseph Haggerty ’19. Founded by Shannon Gibbs ’18, MDC Anahi Naranjo is devoted to the creation and interpreta- Middlebury Discount Comedy will bring silliness and social commentary to their premiere show on Dec. 10 in the Hepburn Zoo. tion of completely original sketches. In putting together the group, Gibbs ex- to be,” Dan Fulham explained. “Improv joining MDC, but described his experi- show will premiere at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. plained that she was mainly looking for “a is awesome, but if there is some sort of ence thus far as a “blast.” His integration on Thursday, Dec. 10 in the Hepburn Zoo. team of writers who could act and actors point, you can focus what you’re doing a into the group speaks to the accessibility Through a healthy dose of “ran- who could write.” little more.” that the sketch comedy format provides. dom absurdity,” as Fulham put it, the Six members are theatre majors, five For some artists, the pre-written and That is not to say that the organiza- group plans to deliver politically-charged serve as main writers and one works as pre-rehearsed nature of sketch comedy tion has not encountered its fair share of sketches that address on-campus and the technical director. Associate Profes- not only provides a mechanism for more challenges, however. In the crafting of global issues in a manner that is both silly sor of Theatre Alex Draper acts as the nuanced messaging, but also allows for completely original sketches, members and thought-provoking. group’s faculty advisor. Providing guid- more comfortable expression onstage. have inevitably struggled with writer’s “I think that there’s not enough sat- ance in the production aspect of the show, Most members of MDC have experiment- block. ire about Middlebury because we’re all he has helped set the stage for high-qual- ed with improv before, but found it to be As Kline explained, “It’s hard to get so busy, so we don’t really put our ef- ity props, costumes and technical work. incongruent with their natural perfor- people over the edge to believe that they forts into articulating our thoughts about Members of MDC view their work as mance style. really can contribute something worth- school in ways more effective than whin- a unique forum for humor on campus. “Improv is hard and scary, because while. Coach Shannon has been really ing in op-eds or to each other,” Kline said. “This is a necessary outlet for com- you have a lot of pressure to be funny,” good at drawing this out from individu- “We think that humor is such a powerful edy that I think has been missing from Alonzo explained. “So it’s impressive to als.” tool for getting real, sometimes contro- Middlebury and that we are more than watch the other groups do what they do, The subject matter behind MDC’s versial, opinions out into the public in happy to supply,” Swartz said. “We’ve but at the same time, I’m very comfort- original sketches ranges from Atwater to ways that might enact change.” become accustomed to certain formats, able with scripted things, because I get to the weirdly sexual nature of how humans “Although it’s a variety show, we all but there’s so much more out there that read it over and over and interpret it how pet bunnies to an existential candidate seem to have come together under this Middlebury as a school has not really em- I want.” in the 2016 presidential campaign who weird amorphous group statement,” braced.” Besides starring in a few commer- makes his fear of death all too known to Gibbs added. “Very post-modern, very “With sketch comedy, you can metic- cials as a child, Ahmad ’19 had not taken the public. Supplemented by brief one- Freudian, very odd. But it’s going to be ulously craft what you want your product part in any performance venues prior to hit jokes in between sketches, MDC’s first really fun.” b0oking it By Abigail Walton Set during the reign of Queen Eliza- Each act features quotes from both tween Will Shakespeare and Kit Marlowe. Contributing Columnist beth I, the books open with the murder Shakespeare’s sonnet and Marlowe’s play, Both are extremely likable characters who of Kit, a member of the Prometheus Club creating the illusion that we instantly want to succeed, It takes a certain kind of daring to who provides services for the queen. Soon the book holds a true, as- Bear concocts a yet the dilemmas they face make the main characters of your novel after, his roommate, Will Shakespeare, yet-undiscovered history are truly tragic. The strength two of the most gifted writers in history: wonderful blend is deemed worthy of being Kit’s succes- of the era. Bear concocts of the story lies in the gut- William Shakespeare and Kit Marlowe sor, for he writes a wonderful blend of fact wrenching heartache be- (more commonly plays that contain tween Will and Christopher, known to us as The stratford man enough magic to fairy tale and plays and the hatred, the jealously and Christopher Mar- keep England’s mythologies, allowing lowe). Yet author the reader to discover the anything to be with the oth- Elizabeth Bear succeeds in this regard. himself in the land of Fay, where he has Arthurian legend again. er. It is these emotions that Like Shakespeare’s plays, The Strat- - been saved as a favor to Queen Elizabeth. She tries to be as histori- make the ending we all know ford Man Knighted by Morgana Le Fay, he drinks cally accurate as possible, - with Ink and Steel water that prevents him from returning to whilst cultivating the cess. In pushing us to rethink and Hell and Earth containing the latter the mortal world for long periods of time characters’ personalities everything we thought we two. Though splitting up the story dis- and must transfer his loyalty for Queen beyond the myths that knew about not only William rupts the rhythm, many would consider Elizabeth to Queen Mebd. Yet in a world surround these historical Shakespeare but also Chris- the cumulative 900 pages to be too long where “all stories are true,” each Queen topher Marlowe’s suspicious death, The for a single novel, so I understand the represents each other and supporting one The focus of both Ink and Steel and Stratford Man stands as a truly brilliant publishing decision. strengthens the reign of the other as well. Hell and Earth is the relationship be- historical fantasy series.
Fall Dance Concert don’t Middlebury’s Sound Investment Jazz Ensem- This Oscar-nominated documentary unfolds the life This night of new dance works showcases the choreogra- ble celebrates the wisdom that “it don’t mean - phy of emerging student dance artists at the intermediate a thing if it ain’t got that swing” with a pro- ments providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and and advanced levels, and the annual Newcomers’ Piece, miss gram of contemporary jazz compositions illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA. choreographed this year by Maree ReMalia. this 12/5, 8-10 P.M., MCA DANCE THEATER December 3, 2015| arts SCIENCES13 Seven Professors Join Science Faculty By Ben Hawthorne brings in chemistry, biology and genetics. Contributing Writer According to Laurence, most of this inter- disciplinary collaboration will “happen The College has welcomed seven new later on, as right now [Durst] is just creat- science and math professors in the last ing the tool.” He also draws on disciplines two years. outside of the liberal arts, particularly This year’s new professors are Assis- engineering and computer programming. tant Professor of Neuroscience Amanda He and his research team build much of Crocker, Assistant Professor of Biol- their equipment themselves, mainly for ogy Jill Mikucki and Assistant Professor cost saving reasons. of Mathematics Albert Kim. Professors who came to Middlebury in the 2014-15 microbiology, with special focus on mi- school year include Assistant Professor of crobiology in bodies of water underneath Physics Michael Durst, Assistant Profes- Antarctic ice-sheets (called subglacial en- sors of Psychology Mike Dash and Robert - Moeller and Assistant Professor of Chem- sons in Antarctica. This includes multiple istry and Biochemistry Lesley-Ann Gid- years on the Whillans Ice Stream Subgla- dings. cial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) - student interest in the sciences. Science istence of active microbial life underneath enrollment increased by 6.9 percent be- the Antarctic ice sheets. tween 2001 and 2012, and has continued to grow since then. cleanly sample a sub-glacial lake (to sam- These new professors bring their ple a lake without introducing biological unique research interests to the College, or chemical contaminants), a feat also which include everything from medical achieved in the WISSARD project. Mi- technology to advanced ice drills. kucki and her teams have devoted a great Durst is developing the use of two deal of their effort to avoiding contami- photon lasers for biomedical imagery. nating the Antarctic environments that This technique, which he describes as a they work in. much more advanced microscope, can “We want to collect our samples in produce extremely high resolution 3D im- a mindful way, as we know that we can ages of tissue in real time. In a demonstra- potentially change the ecosystem just by tion, he produced a real time 3D image of brain activity in a live mouse’s brain at a we can be the most mindful, minimize our depth of one millimeter. Though the de- impact and make our impact transient,” vice is currently limited to depths on the Middlebury College Mikucki said. “I really want to know what Assistant Professor of Physics Micahel Durst will teach a class on biomedical imaging. order of a few millimeters, Durst hopes to is happening under the ice sheets and I improve the depth penetration through do not want to accidentally see something narrow their searches for extraterrestrial data science knowledge similar to what changing the shape of the lasers’ pulse life. However, she is careful to note that he used at Google in his research. His and through incorporating nonlinear op- we may be surprised by the adaptability - tics. practices for cleaning our instruments of extraterrestrial microbes to live in situ- miology – the study of disease across His use of light and lasers for bio- and samples.” geography – and he is devising methods medical imaging follows in the vein of Though her drive to avoid contami- tolerate. to detect cancer clusters (locations with the team who won the 2014 Nobel Prize nation is partially to do with needs di- - abnormally high cancer rates), including in Chemistry, who used a different tech- rectly relevant to her research, it also crobes are able to deal with these extreme using advanced statistical techniques like - relates to her long-term goals, namely to conditions, because that will help us in- Bayesian modeling. cence microscopy,” to perform biomedi- form our search for extraterrestrial life However, he cautions that one should cal imaging. Durst says that he is able to including Mikucki, see Antarctic research in ice-covered oceans,” Mikucki said. “It not infer from his research that certain get a deeper and better resolution image as a staging ground for extraterrestrial would be nice to have some clue of what locations are more cancer-prone because with his technique than the Nobel Prize research. The applicability of Antarctic we might be looking for so we can narrow of geographical factors like contaminated winners, but that each one of his images research to the search for extraterrestri- our search.” water supply or proximity to power lines. takes a considerable period of time to al microbial life in the solar system was Indeed, Mikucki has personally col- A confounding variable, such as low so- produce. He is therefore working on com- laborated directly with numerous space cio-economic class and inaccessibility to bining his research with a novel technique agencies. Her graduate work was fund- called temporal focus-setting, which he “I think this work lends itself to ed by NASA, and she continues to work rates. hopes will greatly reduce the time needed the search for life on other planets, as closely with NASA, including by working “There’s two valid ways we can in- per image. Instead of capturing point im- Antarctica is an analogue in some im- terpret these data,” Kim said. “We could ages, this technique would allow the de- She has also used ice drills designed by use this as a way to target public health vice to record activity in slices of tissue. the German space agency, in large part interventions. Or we could control for the As a long term goal, Durst and his team that they are cold and potentially really to test their designs before they are de- things that we already know cause spikes of student researchers aim to miniaturize salty,” Mikucki said. “The other thing is ployed on extraterrestrial probes. their device (which currently takes up a that the mindfulness approach [to avoid- She has worked in several other some new unexplained trend that we can several square meter table) to the size of a ing contamination of the local ecosystem] projects across Antarctica, including at investigate.” probe that can be inserted into the body. is even more important on other planets, Blood Falls in the McMurdo Dry Valleys Professors have many different rea- Colin Laurence ’17, who worked in Durst’s as NASA recognizes. My belief is that we (so named because of the iron oxide that sons for choosing to come to Middlebury. lab during the summer of 2015, asserts have to be able to pull off clean sampling colors the waterfall bright red) and on Both Durst and Kim emphasized the claims that this would be a “revolution- in Antarctica before we can send a probe the Antarctic Peninsula. She stresses that teaching-centric nature of positions at the ary” advance in imaging technology. or especially a manned mission to these Antarctica is an extremely diverse conti- College as the main factor in their deci- His research is extremely interdis- other places.” nent, very much unlike the stereotype of sions to teach here. ciplinary, both within physics and with She also hopes that understanding it being a homogenous frozen wasteland. “When I was a grad student I really other sciences. Within physics, his work what enables microbes to live in the cold, “Antarctica’s a big continent; it is the enjoyed teaching; I taught my own class combines elements of optics, electromag- dark and often salty environments of sub- size of the U.S. and Mexico combined,“ even though that wasn’t a requirement of netism and quantum physics. He also glacial waters will help space agencies Mukucki said. “And there’s not just one grad students,” Kim said. “My plan was to type of lake in America, so we should ex- work for a little while to get a little experi- pect a diversity of water systems below ence then to come back and teach. I was the ice sheets. For example, Blood Falls always aiming for a liberal arts college, is really salty, and the water there is -7° not some big research institution.” Celsius, while Whillans is closer to fresh Professors are also excited by Mid- water.” dlebury’s emphasis on interdisciplinary Not all of the new professors come research and collaboration. Durst, whose from the traditional professorial back- research is inherently interdisciplinary, - is one example of this. Mikucki was also search. Kim, for example, was a data sci- particularly excited by the prospect of entist at Google before entering academia. interdisciplinary collaboration, citing it He worked in Google’s ads department, as a main reason for choosing to come to analyzing which types of ad campaigns Middlebury. and ads worked most effectively. Working “I found myself in my research work- with Google’s data presented unique sta- ing across disciplines; and the more di- tistical problems, as Google’s datasets are verse and farther reaching the collabo- far larger than datasets that most statisti- cians work with. the more rewarding it has always been,” “Google’s data set is so big that you Mikucki said. “Being new to Middlebury, my outward impression is that this is a have multiple sets of servers spread out place that really works on interdisciplin- - ary collaboration. I felt like Middlebury nitely led to challenges to analyzing our was a place where you could really press data; we had to modify traditional statis- the limits of conventional interdisciplin- tical methods to work on multiple serv- ary studies, and really reach out beyond University of illInois at chicago ers.” the sciences and also do some creative Micahel Durst researches two-photon laser imaging and its application to medicine. He continues to apply statistics and and risky science.” 14 arts SCIENCES | December 3, 2015 for the rec rd By Devin McGrath-Conwell cording by the Original Broadway Cast of to create a truly free nation. Shortly after the run of the musical themes in Act One. Contributing Columnist the 46 original songs from the show. The we are introduced to “The Schuyler Sis- In Act Two, Miranda fully reveals his me- In 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda read result is a remarkably album that allows a ters”: Angelica, Eliza and Peggy (two of lodic and lyrical talent. The second song Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander glimpse of the incomparable show for all whom will fall in love with Hamilton and of Act Two, “Cabinet Battle #1,” is a rap Hamilton and was inspired deeply by his of us who don’t yet have the opportunity provide a touching love story and deliver battle face-off between now Secretary of story. A few months later he read what to see the show on the stage. musical highlights throughout the play). the Treasury Hamilton and Secretary of he called Hamilton Mixtape at the White The soundtrack opens with “Alexan- In their introductory piece the sisters State Thomas Jefferson over Hamilton’s House Evening of Poetry, Music and der Hamilton.” We are introduced to the sing about “the Revolution happening in financial plan. Jefferson fights against the Spoken Word accompanied by Alex eponymous hero when Aaron Burr asks New York” and the need for Thomas Jef- the idea of the consolidation of state Lacamoire. us “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a ferson to include women “in his sequel” debt because Hamilton can’t “tax the Miranda was fascinated with the whore and a Scotsman, / Dropped in the to the Declaration of Independence. South cuz we got it made in the shade,” story of the maverick founding father middle of a forgotten spot in the Carib- Following the expository pieces of the but Hamilton retorts with his hot-headed who overcame seemingly insurmount- bean by providence first act, “You’ll Be and passionate beliefs by pointing out able odds to champion the U.S. Constitu- / Impoverished, in Back” is a brilliant that most of the South’s economic base is tion, found the New York Post and defeat squalor, grow up Hamilton: song delivered by gleaned from slave labor. The framing of competitors such as John Adams, Aaron to be a hero and a King George, who the debate as a rap battle infuses it with Burr and others who did not want to take scholar?” He may An American Musical is quite sure that energy and it has both striking and hu- the risks he saw as necessary to help the be asking us, but the silly American morous lyrics. Following up a few songs fledgling nation. Miranda’s interest gave the musical intends colonies will come later, we hear “The Room Where it Hap- birth to a project of rare creativity and to tell us in explicit detail the rise of the crawling back when he sends “a fully pens” (my personal favorite song from historical importance. In February 2015 man. This first song works as one part armed battalion / To remind you of my the show) detailing the conversation be- Hamilton-An American Musical, with historical lesson and one part soaring love!” tween Madison, Hamilton and Jefferson music, lyrics and book written by Miran- R&B piece that introduces the musical The remainder of the first act deliv- to agree on a financial plan while ceding da premiered Off-Broadway, and in Au- and lyrical themes that will be repeated ers other brilliant songs including “Sat- that the capital would reside in Washing- gust it made its Broadway debut. throughout the soundtrack. This is a isfied”, a powerful ballad where Angelica ton D.C. The song is a daunting jazz com- In telling the under-appreciated practice employed wonderfully by Mi- delivers a toast at her sister Eliza and position that is bookended by themes of story of Hamilton, Miranda assembled a randa, who introduces specific genres Alexander’s wedding realizing she wish- hip-hop. cast made up of underrepresented minor- and melodies with different characters to es she could be beside Hamilton, and To avoid any spoilers for those who ity American actors. The music itself is an ground them in their music. the hip-hop piece “Ten Duel Command- do not know the remainder of Hamilton’s astonishing eclectic mix of genres rooted The first act details the landing of ments,” which introduces the concept of story, I will end my review here. Even by a phenomenal collection of hip-hop Hamilton in New York where he meets a duel, which returns later in the play. outside of the context of the show itself, and rap numbers, which, alongside its Aaron Burr and becomes involved in the But all of these songs lead up to “Non- the songs of “Hamilton” are a remarkable unceasingly original production, deeply politics of the fledgling nation. The song Stop” at the close of Act One, which is one feat of songwriting. It is an album that distinguishes itself from the majority of “My Shot” is Hamilton’s first solo song of the standouts in the show. The nearly contemplates the way that history is told the other shows playing on Broadway. and shows us his inner thoughts. Miran- seven minute song details the non-stop and who chooses what is remembered by The show has received immensely posi- da, who plays Hamilton, is a formidable pursuit of equality and reformed govern- the ages. Miranda has chosen a powerful tive critical acclaim and an unprecedent- performer and he unloads in this song ment by Hamilton, and builds to a series figure to base his songs off, and his talent ed box office response. In September, encapsulating the drive of the soon-to- of emotional crescendos that set-up the will no doubt make his brainchild a musi- Atlantic Records released a studio re- be-Federalists who rap about their need tribulations of Act Two, and encompasses cal accomplishment for the ages. ISO Show Celebrates Cultural Spectrum By Cole Merrell verse show,” and it quickly became clear Staff Writer why: There was not an empty chair to be seen and the air was buzzing loudly Walking into Wilson Hall at 7:15 with excited pre-show chatter. After a p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, I immediately few more minutes of scrambling to make chose a seat in the front section of the sure everyone had a seat, Sarah Karerat auditorium and began scrolling through ’18, Maryam Mahboob ’18 and Thomas old text conversations as to appear pop- Gawel ’18 stepped onstage. All of the ular and connected while sitting alone, noise in the room quickly coalesced into 45 minutes early. Within 15 minutes, a uniform body of screaming and clap- people on both sides began asking about ping. The hosts introduced the show as the status of the seats directly next to a celebration of our unique differences, me (“No, they’re not saved, you can take identities and diversity – or, as Gawel them, I don’t have friends”), and by 7:45 said to hysterical applause, “a show p.m., the room was so full that we were about everything Donald Trump hates.” asked to pack tightly into our rows in or- Soon, the curtains parted. der to accommodate the sizable number Celebrating the 20th anniversary of of students standing near the entrance the ISO, “Spectrum” was the most di- who could not find seats. versified show that the group has ever Michael O’Hara The board of the 2015 Interna- preformed. This was reflected both in Midd Masti closed out the show with an energetic performance of South Asian dance. tional Students’ Organization (ISO) name and in the incredible variety of the show, “Spectrum,” promoted the event night’s performances. Throughout the evening, afropella, Fijian Meke Dance, the audience was told not to fear the as “Middlebury’s biggest and most di- traditional Chinese lyric poetry, K-pop, “scary accents” of a Russian group be- Bollywood dance, Capoeira and many cause the Cold War was long over. The other distinct cultural art forms all took auditorium erupted in laughter, and a the stage, each doing their part to dem- student behind me exclaimed, “It’s so onstrate the full range of diversity pres- not politically correct, and I love it!” ent at the College. “Spectrum” was fantastically enter- “Watching the show is perceiving taining, with 139 energetic performers different cultures through the eyes of coming together to celebrate diversity in these young performers, and for me, every sense of the word. The ISO show this is special,” Danilo Herrera ’18 said. succeeded in both juxtaposing a myriad “Middlebury College does a good job of of art forms from many cultures and em- raising important issues about diversity phasizing the core values that exist in all and bring them into discussion … I be- of us, no matter our background. lieve that the ISO show is an example Perhaps the embodiment of the of how art can affect and transform our spirit of the ISO came before the show perception of these issues in ways that actually started, however, when the au- political and social conversations can- dience was asked to take a moment of not.” silence for the recent tragedies in Paris, Karerat, Mahboob and Gawel all not- Beirut and other areas in the world ex- ed the need for the show to be both enter- periencing conflict or exploitation. For a taining and educational. Combined with minute, we all stood in quiet solidarity, their own diverse backgrounds, com- fully aware of our differences but unified munication amongst each other helped in an empathy that transcended cultural them to figure out what was appropri- lines. ate to say. The trio opted out of using At the College, we truly are members pre-written comments, instead allowing of an international community, and the their jokes and remarks to be situational. ISO show was proof that celebrating our The ability of the hosts to respond to the diversity is also a way of recognizing our performers in a genuine, non-scripted human similarities. After all, in Gawel’s Michael O’Hara way helped to give the show a sense of words, “when it comes to K-Pop and Bol- Students put modern Japanese dance moves on display in an upbeat performance. improvisational lightness. At one point, lywood, we all go bananas.”
December 3, 2015| arts SCIENCES 15 Performing Arts Sp TLight By Connor Forrest The New Yorker as “a hilariously funny Senior Columnist ode to slightly immoral and irresponsi- ble losers.” I am tired of the empty, easy-come- When asked what motivates his easy-go gratification of most of the writing, Kavner stated that he likes things I watch these days. Don’t get me “writing that doesn’t feel like it’s trying wrong, sometimes all I want is two hours to be smarter than everyone else in the of slack-jawed vegetation, but recently I world” and loves “when even the most have been thirsting for more. serious of plays with the most serious of Middlebury’s event listing describes topics manage to be hilariously funny.” Clickshare as a play about “a group of Most people would agree with Ka- employees at a popular news website vner’s sentiment that he wants “more who live and die by the viral content of messy plays that don’t wrap up in a nice their pieces. But when they break a story little package and you forget about five that’s bigger than anything they’ve ever seconds later.” Clickshare is certainly seen before, their lives hang in the bal- one such play. ance.” I am here to promise you that it is Onscreen, he has acted in or written so much less melodramatic and so much for projects with Comedy Central, ESPN, more gratifying than such a description VH1, ABC, Netflix and Dreamworks. His would suggest. Rather than hiding out in comedy videos have garnered millions your room this weekend and putting on a of views online, and have been featured unfulfilling movie that you will forget as on the BBC, MSNBC, NPR and online in you shuffle back from your post-credits The New York Times, Huffpost, Time, bathroom visit, come down to the MCA Gawker, Vanity Fair and The Atlantic, and immerse yourself in a play that will among other places. leave you both stimulated and satisfied. When not writing for the stage and The playwright, Lucas Kavner ’06.5, Courtesy Theatre Department screen or acting, Kavner composes es- is a Brooklyn-based writer, performer Written and directed by Middlebury alums, Clickshare will premiere this weekend. says for The Washington Post, The Be- and comedian from Plano, Texas who liever, New York Magazine, The New norm. I also tend to love things I’d never found problem. The affordability thing possesses an incredible gift for what New Yorker, Slate, Dallas Morning News, think of writing myself … I like seeing ends up playing into so many other York Magazine describes as “artfully un- The Billfold, Flavorwire and McSwee- plays about underdogs, about people things, too. Because when only old, rich, derwritten, unaffectedly colloquial and ney’s. Along the way, he also spent three whose stories aren’t getting told any- white people can afford to see new plays, often uproarious dialogue.” Since gradu- years as a staff reporter and videogra- where else.” then the plays have to cater to the old, ating from Middlebury, Kavner has been pher at The Huffington Post. Although Kavner has not said where rich, white people. And that often leads filling newspapers, televisions, stages Scrolling through his hundreds of the vision for this particular work origi- to very boring plays.” and websites with his evocative and crit- articles and projects, I was most cap- nated, Clickshare was first developed Luckily, the College has adressed ically acclaimed works. tured by The Days of Yore, a website at the Middlebury Summer Play Labs. the affordability problem. Tickets to Like the best of Kavner’s writing, Kavner co-founded in 2013 to host inter- Taking place in August, the labs of- Clickshare are only $6 for students, so both his major 2011 play, Fish Eye (a views with some of the most celebrated fer students the opportunity to flourish show your support by walking down to critic’s pick in Time Out and a featured artists and writers in the country about creatively in a non-academic setting. the MCA this Thursday, Friday or Satur- work in New York Magazine’s Best The- their pre-fame years. Current students are paired with expe- day (Dec. 3-5) at 7:30 p.m. or Saturday atre of the Year list) and his 2013 play, When asked what kind of theater he rienced alumni to develop ideas, gener- at 2:00 p.m. Friday’s performance will Carnival Kids (a critic’s pick of The New finds most inspiring, Kavner responded, ate art pieces and learn valuable career also feature a talk with Kavner, Theatre York Times), approach intimately perti- “I love plays that don’t go where you skills related to the theatre and film in- Professor and Director Alexander Drap- nent topics with brilliant ingenuity and think they will. I hate things that are too dustries. er and the cast. You will not want to miss humor. clean or overwritten or plot-heavy. Any Kavner absolutely loves what he this hilarious and evocative play as it of- According to one critic, Fish Eye time I see the writer’s writing onstage, does, but if he could change one thing fers a dark satire of Internet culture in “explodes the traditional chronology of when a character is too consciously well about theatre, it would be the cost of at- the age of viruses, both real and imag- romance and offers a modern take on the spoken, I immediately tune out. Early tendance. ined. It was written by a Midd kid and impossible exhilaration of love — when on, I tried really hard to always write “We all say it,” he said, “but afford- directed by a Midd kid – it is only right nothing means everything and every- to the left of what the characters really ability is just the biggest thing. If the for it to be attended by Midd kids. Visit thing means nothing — and the entire wanted to say, so when they say exactly people who actually love theater, who go/boxoffice or stop by either of the box world shrinks down to a single moment.” what they’re thinking, it becomes star- are active members of the community, offices in McCullough or the MCA for Meanwhile, Carnival Kids was hailed by tling, rather than some over-eloquent can’t afford to see it, that’s such a pro- tickets. Roadkill Tells Intimate Tale of Sexuality By Rebecca Coates-Finke the characters and a good way to pre- Contributing Writer serve some of the work we did with the actors in rehearsal.” Signs directed the way to the Bun- The set was cleverly constructed, ker in Freeman International Center with metal poles forming the car in as audience members made their way which the majority of the play takes to the premiere of Roadkill, the senior place. When four of the characters get in work of Tosca Giustini ’15.5 and Leah a car accident near the end of the show, Sarbib ’15.5. Running from Nov. 19-21, the actors meticulously disassembled the devised play explores four differ- the metal pieces, transforming the skele- ent friends’ connections to a girl named ton into a wreck at their feet. Small white Lindsey McPherson, described by Gius- pieces of paper decorated the floor, en- tini as “a reflection of the other charac- abling the performers to create a dream- ters, their hopes and desires.” At various like atmosphere as they tossed them into points throughout the play, each charac- the air. ter shares stories about their relation- Throughout the show, Lindsey ship with this girl, all of which are sexual McPherson, played by Caitlyn Meager or romantic in some way. ’17, represents and articulates taboos The story takes place in a world that and myths of sexuality. From everyone producer and director Giustini called “a else’s point of view, her character is all- heightened representation of our me- knowing and constantly in control. She dia’s obsession with sex.” While the main has also caused her friends a great deal action follows four friends, played by of frustration and anger, leading them to Kathleen Gudas ’16.5, Lorena Neira ’17, finally confront her at a club in New York Will Lupica ’18 and Kean Haunt ’17, on a City. In this way, the car ride becomes a road trip to New York City, the underly- space of empowerment for the other four ing socio-cultural commentary unfolded characters. Michael O’Hara through recordings created by Sarbib. If For the audience, these confronta- Four friends embark on a road trip in a story of empowerment and confrontations. these recordings sounded familiar, it is tions, while harsh, felt necessary and because they were written and recorded real. After all, these are people recogniz- in the style of their inspirations, which Roadkill succeeded in being both funny lives and our play lives often got blurry ing their hurt and claiming that they de- included the organization Christian and poignant. Because so much of the – we’d end up talking about the play all serve better. But once Lindsey McPher- Mothers Against Masturbation, literoti- content was drawn from media repre- the time and things from our lives would son is left alone on stage, we are given ca based on Harry Potter and the Death- sentations in our lives and from the per- inspire ideas outside of rehearsal ... I’ve the opportunity to see something softer ly Hallows, an NPR segment and more. sonal experiences of college students, been influenced by things I’ve seen and and far more complicated, as she ends Sarbib referred to scenes featur- the work was also vastly relatable for lived and this idea has been brewing for the play repeating, “I just want to be ing the recordings as “unreality scenes,” many viewers. so long now that, with a few exceptions, loved.” since they offered “a good way to make In describing her influences, Sar- it’s difficult to pinpoint what comes from Last weekend’s performance of the points that we couldn’t make with bib wrote: “… the line between our real where.” 16advertisements | december 3, 2015
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Forward Connor Huff ’16 did his best Middlebury did earn its second win of ball back over on a St. Amour charge in the going. Center Matt Daley ’16 and guards Jake Charles Barkley impression, scraping up 12 the young season with a consummate 103- paint. Rensselaer missed a jumper on their Brown ’17 and Matt St. Amour ’17 have served boards in 25 minutes off the bench. 63 victory over in-state opponent Johnson next possession, giving Middlebury hope as the backbone of this young but otherwise State. The story of the game was a 60-20 once again. Brown then dropped in a two- talented roster. with a 80-63 win at SUNY-New Paltz on advantage for the Panthers in the rebounding pointer off of an offensive rebound to tighten The Panthers began their season with Tuesday, Nov. 24 and were able to enter department. The Panthers’ 27 offensive the score at 65-64. some tournament action hosted by Medaille their short Thanksgiving break on a high boards led to 28 second-chance points Both teams proceeded to make a pair of College in the Western New York Knee note. Middlebury showed early on that they compared to just one for Johnson State. free throws, and Middlebury fouled to send and Orthopedic Tournament. Despite the were the superior club to the now 1-4 New Multiple players put up impressive stat their opponent to the line with six seconds comical name of the setting, Middlebury’s Paltz Hawks. Daley had 10 points and six lines. Daley earned his second double-double to play. After Jonathan Luster missed the competition proved no joke, and the Panthers of the year with 15 points and 10 boards. St. second of his free throws, the Panthers tried limped home with an 0-2 record. Amour and Huff both scored in double digits to get up the court for a chance at a game- The opening matchup saw Middlebury half points — most of which came from the with 17 and 10, respectively. Guard Bryan tying two, but were unable to get a shot off, pitted against a hot-shooting Baldwin Wallace interior. Middlebury held the Hawks to 27 Jones ’17 scored a career-high 14 points, and closing the door on a possible comeback. squad on Friday, Nov. 20. The Panthers took guard Zach Baines ’19 set his own career high The Panthers are now 2-4, a disappointing with ten points. Forward Nick Tarantino ’18 start for a team with lofty aspirations, but Yellow Jackets exploded for 54 points in the (12 rebounds) and forward Eric McCord ’19 there are bright spots to point out, both as a second half and held a 24-point advantage points and 10 boards, and Brown and Daly (10 rebounds, nine points), both made big team an individually. nearly joined him with double-doubles of impacts off of the bench. “It’s still really early in our season and we that Middlebury eventually lost 97-87. their own. Brown tallied 10 points and seven Middlebury suffered a heartbreaker, 68- are still learning to trust each other with our St. Amour was a bright spot for assists while Daly racked up nine points and 66, on the road at Rensselaer on Tuesday, plays and defensive rotations,” St. Amour Middlebury, lighting up the scoreboard for a eight dimes. Dec. 1. Brown’s career-high 20 points and said. Playing very good teams early, they career-high 33 points on 7-17 shooting (3-6 The Panthers were once again stymied Daley’s third triple-double were not enough have been able to expose our early season 3PT FG) and an insane 16-20 from the stripe, in the opener of the University of Rochester to top 4-1 Rensselaer. The Panthers entered mistakes but the more we’ve worked together and has been relied on early on to become the Holiday Inn/Airport Tournament, losing 70- halftime down 33-24 after shooting just the better we have gotten. team’s go-to scorer. 55 to No. 25 Oswego State. Middlebury was “Jack Daly and [Connor] Huff have been “I am comfortable with it,” St. Amour from beyond the arc, but chipped away after very strong contributors so far, both offering said, “but there are a lot of other guys that can halftime and had a chance to win the ball score so I don’t need to force it.” from deep and 11-23 (47.8 percent) from the game late. Middlebury meets Johnson St. once again free throw line. St. Amour tallied six points in a stretch on Thursday, Dec. 3, and will open its home start and tallied seven points, seven boards, Oswego didn’t shoot much better of one minute and 38 seconds, shrinking schedule with Castleton on Tuesday, Dec. 8. four assists and two steals. Cross Country Finishes Season at NCAA Championship By Jackie Kearney The men finished 24th in a field of 32 the team scoring. Also racing were competed. For the men, Wisconsin-Eau Staff Writer teams, while the women were eighth in Nikki Schachman ’16 (187) and Emma Claire won the championship and Ian a similar field of 32 teams. DeCamp ’17 (216). Outside LaMere of Wisconsin-Platteville claimed On Saturday, Nov. 21 both the Nadler led the women’s of the Middlebury team, the individual title. men’s and women’s cross-country team with a 28th place Williams won the national Matt felt reflective after his final race teams competed at the NCAA National finish. “It wasn’t the championship and Abrah as a Middlebury panther. Championship at University of “I just tried to stay in best race we’ve Masterson of Cornell “It was an incredible day,” Matt said. Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Winneconne, the lead pack and remain run, but it was College was the individual “Coming back from a draining regional Wisconsin this past Saturday. It was relaxed,” Nadler said. “I champion. race, we gave it our all. It wasn’t the a chilly day with highs in the upper was struggling near the end the best race we On the men’s side, best race we’ve run, but it was the best 20’s, but the Panthers made the most but overall I’m happy with could have run.” Sebastian Matt ’16 finished race we could have run. Mickey came in of it. Facing challenging conditions my race. Everyone on the as an All-American in 17th clutch, leading us from the beginning to and competition, both the men and team put it all out there and place. Chony Aispuro the end.” the women’s teams posted impressive we should be happy with Sebastian matt ’16 ’18 (92), Brian Rich ’17 This wraps up the season for the finishes in the final meet of the season. that.” (137), Sam Cartwright ’16 cross-country teams, but shortly we will On the men’s side, Sebastian Matt Adrian Walsh ’16 (53), (229) and Kevin Serrao see many of them race out on the track. ’16 earned All-American honors, as did Erzsie Nagy ’17 (94), Sasha Whittle ’18 (245) scored the rest of the points There will be many of the same match- Abigail Nadler ’19 for the women as they ’17 (142) and Katherine Tercek ’16 for Middlebury. Conor Evans ’19 (253) ups and it promises to remain exciting. both finished in the top 35 places overall. (152) followed Nadler to complete and Sam Klockenkemper ’17 (267) also Squash Teams Split Opening Games the middlebury By Will Case fourth game. retrieve most of his attacking shots and he great eight Senior Writer “I felt strongest when I controlled the started to get impatient and hit some tins.” pace of the game and made [Knaggs] play Regardless of Middlebury’s performance Before Thanksgiving break, men’s and my game instead of hers,” Comai said. “I against Cornell, the men’s match against RANKING TEAM women’s squash travelled down U.S. Route Rigas’ Reasoning. thought the strongest part of my game was Western Ontario held the most importance in 7 to Williamstown, Mass. for a tournament changing directions and moving her up and regards to post-season seeding. The Panthers at Williams College on Saturday, Nov. 21. Field Hockey down the court ... to set up opportunities for rebounded from their 8-1 loss to the Big Red The Panther men and women were in action #1 without a doubt. Congrats! ... attacking shots.” with an equally decisive 8-1 victory over the 1 against Cornell Saturday afternoon, and Moving forward into their tough schedule 19th-ranked Mustangs. the men’s squad also took the court against to come, women’s squash knows they are still Once again, French led the way for the Western Ontario in a pivotal match for year- cross country in a good position for success this season. Panthers from the third slot on the ladder end national tournament seeding. Eighth in the entire country is Senior co-Captain Tiffany Hau ’16, who with a dominant three-set sweep (11-3, 11-4 2 For both the men and women, Cornell was pretty good. held the fourth slot on the ladder against and 11-6). going to be a tough match from the outset. Cornell, explained that the team has “never “Defensive game and movement were The Cornell women entered the day ranked Women’s BasKetBall sixth in the country, while the Cornell men “such a physically demanding sport.” Catherine Harrison ’19 won ranked 12th. “I think it’s great that we are able to play “Williams’ courts are hot and fast, which The women’s squad dropped all nine of 3 NESCAC player of the week. some of the stronger teams early on in the really helped me execute my defensive, up- their matches; although this seems like a season because it prepares us for later on in tempo game.” tough way to start the season, the Panthers the season when we play some of our closer With solid performances from Henry saw plenty of bright spots. Most notable was Women’s Hockey rivals such as Bates and Williams,” Comai Pearson ’17, Will Kurth ’18, Ben Krant ’17 Tough loss to Elmira, but they said. and Sam Giddins ’18 on the bottom half of and Alexa Comai ’19, who were second and 4 looked dominant at home. The men’s squad did not fare much the ladder, French’s continued improvement better than the Panther women against would sure-up the top of the Panthers’ lineup Kuijpers gave Cornell junior Rachel Cornell, with Wyatt French ’17 tallying the as the season continues to heat up. Men’s Hockey Scherman a very good match, even taking the lone match victory for the Panthers. French “My defensive game has always been my 5 clinched a win in four sets, winning three strength, and to have a more well rounded game I need to attack more,” French said. respectively — she put up an impressive Squash His three straight wins (11-6, 11-5 and 11-9) Head Coach Mark Lewis has implemented The men dominated no. 19 did not come easily, but French’s adjustment competitor ranked 28th in the nation. 6 Western Ontario. to a more patient pace allowed him a match and his team strengthen their attacking game. Like Kuijpers in the second slot, Comai As a result of this training, French says he pushed Cornell sophomore Charlotte Knaggs Hanson. Men’s basketball in [his] drops and volley drops” in the next well but I made a couple of bad decisions few matches. before narrowly surrendering three games 7 Johnson St. is a sign of things going for kill shots at the wrong time and The Squash teams will head to Clinton, in a row. She dropped the second set and the to come. hitting the tin,” French said. “In the next N.Y. to play at Hamilton College this decisive fourth set to Knaggs 11-6. The real couple of games I decided to be more patient Saturday, Dec. 5. Both squads face Hamilton turning point of the match was when Comai Swimming and really wait until the perfect opportunity at 2 p.m., and the men will play a second lost the third game 11-9, falling just short of Tough start to the season to attack. I was able to control the pace and match against Hobart at 5 p.m. a 2-1 lead that would’ve carried her into the 8 18sports | December 3, 2015 Jennings Scores Only Goal of Championship Game game, where TCNJ defeated the Panthers With the win, the Panthers advanced to By Nicole Roos before going on to win the national cham- the championship game on Sunday against half, for the rest of the game we were in a fa- Staff Writer NESCAC foe Bowdoin. Top ranked Bowdoin miliar position of having maintain the win, had given Middlebury their only two losses of while they were in a new position of having to second ever NCAA Championship on Sun- game at the four-minute mark after Shan- the season. come from behind,” Miller said. day, Nov. 22 on Washington and Lee’s Turf non Hutteman ’16 redirected a penalty cor- “To get to the national championship we Early in the second half the Panthers were ner insertion her way. Just six minutes later, had to beat teams that were ranked sixth, awarded four penalty corners in a three-min- College of New Jersey 4-1 in Saturday’s Nov. Annie Leonard ’18 tallied her team-best 24th - ute stretch, but were unable to capitalize on goal off a pass from Grace Jennings ’19 to put doin had to beat teams ranked fourth, eighth, any of the scoring opportunities. Bowdoin ranked Bowdoin in the championship game - and unranked,” Miller pointed out. “So [we drew a pair of penalty corners in the 59th on Sunday, Nov. 22. ard moved into fourth place in Middlebury’s “Our journey to the national champion- single-season record book. Twenty minutes saves to maintain the Panther’s advantage. In ship really started with the tone set by the later, Caroline Knapp ’18 sent in a rebound think this gave us a bit of a mental edge over the 62nd minute, Bowdoin had another pair seniors and coaches at the beginning of the Bowdoin ... who came in undefeated, and had of scoring attempts, the best coming from Liz season,” Emily Miller ’17, the team’s start- lead. TCNJ responded with a few good scor- yet to play from behind all season.” Znamierowski whose shot after a rebound hit ing opportunities, but impressive saves by the right post and bounced away. The Polar known ... from day one of preseason that our Panther goalie Miller and the defensive line Bears were unable to convert any of their at- goal ... was to win the National Champion- led by Jillian Green ’16 kept the Lions score- scoring opportunities by Bowdoin. Miller, ship.” though, made a kicking save to keep the held on for the national title. Miller describes a memorable moment af- The Panther’s offensive line came out ter the Panthers broke their three-year win- strong in the second half, and Schulman corner of the game, Kelsey Mullaney had her in shots, while Middlebury held a 9-5 advan- ning streak by losing to Bowdoin in the NES- was able to send another ball past the Lion’s CAC Championship. by Miller. Immediately following the corner, six saves in goal to earn her eighth shutout of “We were all standing together after the just over six minutes remaining in the match, the Panthers made a quick transition and be- the season, while Belitz made three stops for game, kind of sad, and one of our seniors TCNJ got on the board when Jaclyn Douglas gan an offensive attack. A Bowdoin defender the Polar Bears. [said], ‘Two words: national championship.’ redirected a shot past a diving Miller. tipped a pass from Schulman, and Jennings Anna Kenyon ’16, Schulman and Lauren [The loss] stung, and I think that ... spurred The Panthers held an 8-6 advantage in collected the ball in the middle of the circle Berestecky ’17 were each named to the all- us to go on to be so driven and dominant in shots and 3-2 advantage in penalty corners. before ripping a shot past the Bowdoin goalie tournament team, while Bridget Instrum ’16 the rest of our games this season.” was named the tournament’s Most Outstand- while Lions goalie Schlupp was credited with able to hold on to the advantage for the re- ing Player. three stops. Women’s Hockey Stuns Reigning NESCAC Champs By Ethan Brady third power play goal of the night and seal a a snipe of a shot into the top-right corner of the power play in the third period when Win- Staff Writer 5-1 victory for the Panthers. the net, and the Panthers were unable to an- slow sent her wrist shot to the far side of the The Middlebury Panthers got their sea- The next day, the Panthers again defeated swer the goal despite a power play opportu- net, securing a 3-1 win for her team. son off to a strong start with a 3-1 record. The the Trinity Bantams with a score of 2-1. nity less than a minute later. “We had a good weekend battling some team beat NESCAC rival Trinity twice, 5-1 Just as in the previous night, Trinity took The Soaring Eagles gained some breath- of the top teams in the country,” Mandigo and 2-1, on opening weekend, then hosted ing room as the power play expired when the said. “We have a young team, but everything the Panther/Cardinal Classic this past week- initial shot was blocked before Shelby Labe puck bounced off the stick of a Middlebury is coming together nicely. We have high ex- end, where they fell to second-ranked Elmira jumped on the rebound and scored to put defender, leaving a race down the ice. Wat- pectations for ourselves, but most impor- College 3-1 and defeated Wisconsin-Stevens her team ahead. son knocked the puck away, but the aggres- tantly we are willing to put the hard work in Point 3-1. Maddie Winslow ’18 led the way Winslow answered for Middlebury in the sive Soaring Eagles slipped the puck into the for the outcomes that we want.” for the Panthers, tallying two goals and four second period, shooting a wrister to the top goal. With its pair of wins against conference assists in the four games and garnering NE- left corner of the net. Following an Elmira timeout with 3:22 rival Trinity, Middlebury sits atop the NES- SCAC Player of the Week for her play at the The game appeared to be heading into left, the Panthers pulled Dreher, but were tournament. overtime when Wulf broke free from a pack unable to close the gap as Elmira took home return to the ice this weekend for a two-game On Friday, Middlebury scored three times behind the net and gained some space. She the win. on the power play on its way to a 5-1 win quickly fed Anna Van Kula ’16 in front, who “While we had a disappointing loss on 2) on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5. over Trinity in the NESCAC season opener. sent a shot into the back of the net for the Friday night, we felt good about how we game-winning tally with only 47 seconds re- played,” Mandigo said. “We competed all maining in regulation. over the ice, and although we had a few This past weekend, the Panthers hosted breakdowns, overall we played well.” by the Numb3rs lead 3:43 into the game on a power play goal the Panther/Cardinal Classic in Kenyon On Sunday, the Panthers redeemed from the right point. The women soon found their momentum with a power play goal of Arena. On Friday night, they fell to second- themselves with a 3-1 victory over Wiscon- their own. Carly Watson’s ’17 shot from the ranked Elmira by the score of 3-1 after lead- 17 left point, though blocked, was put home for ing midway through the second period. game of the Panther/Cardinal Classic in Ke- a rebound by Katie Mandigo ’16. The Pan- nyon Arena. one-timed a shot from the slot on the pow- thers struck again with the extra attacker at 2 11:22, taking a 2-1 lead with a goal by Eliza- er play into the back of the net at the 16:38 when Jessica Young ’18 stuffed home a pass from Janka Hlinka ’18. Only 22 seconds lat- beth Wulf ’18. Leading 2-1 in the second period, the Elmira tied the game with an extra at- er, the Pointers came right back and tied the 18 Panthers added to their lead when Mandigo tacker 12:48 into the second period.The game at 1. Panthers went on the power play at the 7:36 Two minutes into the second period, Win- saved, and Kelly Sherman ’17 added one on mark, with their best chance coming when slow dug the puck out of the corner, skated to 24 a breakaway. Mandigo’s shot hit the pipe. the goal and sent a cross to Shanna Hickman Elmira took a 2-1 lead with less than nine into the third period to score Middlebury’s minutes remaining in the third period with The Panthers added an insurance goal on 1:55.38 Swim Teams Dive into Beginning of Season By Emily Bustard and Wyer touched the wall just .21 seconds Men’s and women’s swimming and diving started their season on Saturday, Nov. 21, (1:39.82). hosting Connecticut College and Tufts at the Head Coach Bob Rueppel differentiated Middlebury Natatorium. the program’s strategies for the men and the While both the men and women lost to women. Connecticut College (152-128 and 152-136, “On the women’s side we’re hoping to respectively), and the Panther men sustained build off of last season’s success: getting a 176-112 loss to Tufts, the Middlebury further along not only in the conference but women edged Tufts 151-149. on the national level,” Rueppel said. “One of Isabel Wyer ’18 started the season off my goals coming in [for the men is] to have a real solid foundation in the program.” So despite the team’s overall losses, the eight different men’s swimmers who scored big in events throughout the meet helped set Rachel frank her a third place spot. the versatile foundation that Rueppel talked - about. onds as the highest scoring Panther swimming in the event. Stephan Koenigsberger ’16 and Bryan breaststroke (2:14.33). Michael McGean ’17 did well in long- Sarah Bartholomae ’18 and Katie Corrigan back took both third and fourth place for (9:51.71). the Panthers, and co-Captain Maddie Pierce second (22.24) behind Cheuk, and Taylor Cheuk, Brendan Leech ’19, McLaughlin for the Panthers. in the 3-meter to take second in both events. (2:16.86). of the day (1:27.24). Their splits of 22.12, Amherst will host Middlebury this Middlebury showed strength in their Saturday, Dec. 5 for what ought to be another relays. Wyer (back), Liza MacCowatt ’19 fast meet. December 3, 2015 | SPORTS19 Men’s Hockey Opens Season with Mixed Results By Andrew Rigas After Bowdoin tied the game at one, Sports Editor Haggerty put the Panthers back in front with a shot to the top left corner off a feed The Middlebury men’s hockey team from Braeden Quast ’18. Gisonti and Mc- opened its new season, and the Neil Sin- Govern made it a three goal lead by the end clair coaching era, by defeating Colby 4-0 and tying Bowdoin 4-4 on Nov. 21 and 22. the season. The following weekend, Nov. 27-28, the In the second period, Mike Sullivan took Panthers fell to Plattsburgh St. 5-4 and Connecticut College 1-0 in the PrimeLink when he created some space for himself Great Northern ShootOut. and snuck a wrist shot past Klein. Against Bowdoin in the season and NE- Off the opening faceoff of the third pe- SCAC opener, the teams looked even in the riod, Spencer Antunez scored just seven - seconds in, making it a one goal game. With rance Goguen ’16 scored off a faceoff win by 8:45 left in the period, Bowdoin’s Matt Ru- Evan Neugold ’16 with 5:19 remaining. binoff tied the game at four on a shot from The Panthers added to their lead 11:21 the left circle. into the second period during Colby’s pow- “Unfortunately, we stopped playing the er play. Verrier circled behind his net to set up another Colby attack off of a Middlebury Rachel Frank and they capitalized on a couple of mis- clearance, but misplayed it. Vincent Gisonti Middlebury couldn’t seal the deal against Bowdoin, ending the game in a 4-4 tie. takes,” Neugold said. ’18 beat everyone down the ice and wrapped With a tie score, both teams had one the puck into the empty net. power play, but neither could convert the responded less than four minutes later, Neugold said. “We didn’t get the win but we “[Vinny’s goal] really sparked us,” Neu- man-up advantage into a game-winning but Middlebury regained the lead on Matt know we can play with the best teams in the gold said. “After that, we really controlled goal. Klein and Nathan Colannino, who nation.” the tempo of the game.” came on in Bowdoin’s net for Cronin, made minutes later. The Cardinals responded The loss pitted Middlebury against Con- Colby did have several chances to score several saves to keep the score at 4-4 and with two goals from Jesse Neher and Cole necticut College in the ShootOut consola- - force overtime. Klein saved 29 of 33 shots tion game the following day, and after two minder Stephen Klein ’18 was stout all on the day, while Colaninno stopped all 21 break. periods of scoreless play, the Panthers were night, saving 28 shots — 26 of which came shots in his direction. The game seemed to be slipping away defeated 1-0. The best chance for either side in over- from the Panthers in the second period, successfully killed three Colby power plays time came in the closing moments, when when Plattsburgh extended its lead to two start of the year in net for Middlebury, and in the second period. by converting a Middlebury turnover. Camel goalie Tom Conlin turned away 16 Middlebury dominated the third pe- a blocker save on. The puck landed in front However, the game was far from over; riod, outshooting Colby 15-2 and scoring of the net and all skaters closed on it, but 5:02 into the third period, Neugold sent minutes. twice more to secure the four-goal victory. Klein came away with it and the referee a shot into the top corner of the net on a With 8:25 remaining in the third period, - blew the play dead to end the game in a tie. Middlebury power play, and Gisonti scored Jake Giordano beat the Panther defense ing Jake Charles ’16, last season’s leading The schedule didn’t get any easier over his third goal in as many games with just and dished the puck off to Joe Birmingham Thanksgiving break, as Middlebury trav- under seven minutes remaining in regula- tion to knot the game at four. This loss to Conn. College brought career goal. Middlebury to 1-2-1 on the season. How- The 1-0 Panthers came out hot against round of the PrimeLink Great Northern regulation, the Cardinals’ Matt Quilty put ever, since the tournament game did not Bowdoin the next day, building a 4-1 lead ShootOut hosted by Norwich, falling 5-4 in the Panthers away for good on a power count in the conference, the Panthers still a back-and-forth contest. play goal, giving the Cardinals the 5-4 vic- have a 1-0-1 NESCAC record. back in the third period to tie the game. tory and ending the Panthers’ comeback at- Men’s hockey will travel to Conn. Col- Just 4:12 into the contest, Brendan Mc- the Cardinals on Friday, Nov. 27, and did tempt. lege on Friday, Dec. 4 for a chance to Govern skated down the right side and beat so quickly; Charles notched his second goal “I’m really proud of the way we com- avenge their loss and then on to Tufts on Polar Bear goalie Peter Cronin. of the year just 39 seconds in. Plattsburgh peted and the effort that all the guys gave,” Saturday, Dec. 5. Women’s Basketball Unbeaten in Opening Stretch By Alex Deutsch ended the first quarter with a 14-9 lead, victorious from the constant back-and- shots and a layup to seal a five-point Staff Writer and did not look back. forth that ended with a score of 61-58. win. Kaufman led Middlebury again in The Middlebury women’s basketball Oneonta only hit 14 of their attempted Harrison was the high scorer of the scoring with 18 points, while Harrison team has had quite the hot start thus 75 shots (18.7 percent shooting), and game, with 20 points and 9 rebounds, scored 12. Eileen Daley ’18 scored far in the season. Going undefeated in grabbed 40 rebounds while Middlebury while Colleen Caveney ’19 had 12 points five and recorded a career-high of 13 the month of November, the team has shot an impressive 41.7 percent from and went 6-7 from the field. Kaufman rebounds. beaten Oneonta State (60-38) on Friday, the field, going 25-60. The Panthers again scored in double-digits, racking up After a very promising start to her Nov. 20, Hartwick College (61-58) on also grabbed 58 rebounds. Point guard ten points total. Middlebury continued Middlebury career, Harrison — who Nov. 21 and Johnson State (57-52) on Sarah Kaufman ’18 led Middlebury’s their shooting success going 24-50 from averages 16.0 points and 12.0 rebounds Tuesday, Nov. 24. The Panthers have scoring effort, sinking 23 points total in the field (48 percent). per game, and shot an 82.4 percentage relied on their underclassmen’s talent to the game. Catherine Harrison ’19 also Three days later on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from the floor (14-17) — was named the win games in the absence of captain and helped seal the win in her impressive the Panthers embarked on another road NESCAC Player of the Week. most senior leader, Elizabeth Knox ’17, college debut: she knotted her first trip to face their local rival, Johnson The Panthers will begin to rev up who is injured and hoping to return to career double-double, scoring 12 points State (JSU). Middlebury won what their out-of-conference schedule as they the courts in January. and grabbing 15 boards. proved to be another close contest 57-52. face Skidmore on the road this Saturday, Middlebury began the season at the One day later, the team carried this JSU cut Middlebury’s lead down to December 5th at 2 p.m. before NESCAC momentum into their matchup against two with just under a minute remaining. where they played the host. The Panthers Hartwick College. Middlebury emerged However, the Panthers hit three foul
Can men’s hockey avenge their loss NBA pick’em: Who wins, Lebron’s Can women’s basketball CFB pick’em: Who wins the Big editors’ picks @ Conn College on Friday, Dec. 4? current team or his former team continue its undefeated start @ Ten Championship Game (No. 4 (Cavs @ Heat)? Skidmore on Saturday, Dec. 5? Iowa v. No. 5 Michigan St.)?
HEAT NO MICHIGAN ST. The Panthers outshot Conn last Pat Riley has assembled yet another Skidmore beat Hartwick by 17 and I just think they’re the better game, they just couldn’t score. They good team, this time without Midd only beat them by 3. team. will this time. LeBron. Andrew Rigas (20-15, .571)
CAVS MICHIGAN ST. Christmas is so close I can taste the Something about hometown glory. If they beat them last year, they can My friend from U. Michigan peppermint mocha and hear Mariah would be so ashamed of this pick. Carey. Alex Morris (79-76, .510)
CAVS IOWA I think they’ll win, especially They have Lebron James. Winning streaks seem to be a Their mascot is named Herky the since this game will actually count trend this year for Middlebury Hawk, which is great. towards the NESCAC standings. Athletics. Emily Bustard (50-55, .476)
NO CAVS IOWA I don’t like this matchup on the Gimme more Dellavedova. Kid is a Common opponents mean nothing, Michigan St. shouldn’t be in this road for the boys. winner. Rigas. Read a book. game. They needed the biggest miracle play of all time to beat Michigan. Joe macdonald (73-83, .468) sports December 3, 2015 | 20 Against All odds Middlebury Field hockey wins first national championship Since 1998
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