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TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 22 WESLEYANARGUS.COM WSA Passes New Greek Life Resolution By Tess Morgan and Millie Dent document, including current stu- News Editors dents and alumni. The resolution calls for in- At the Wesleyan Student creased regulation of Greek life on Assembly (WSA) general assembly campus, including the creation of on Sunday, May 3, members of the an Office of Greek Life, Greek Life WSA voted 27-1 to pass Resolution Safety Standards, and a Greek Life D: Community Initiatives to Judicial Board, which would disci- Reform and Regulate Greek Life at pline and police members of Greek Wesleyan University. The resolu- organizations in addition to the tion was written primarily by se- Student Judicial Board (SJB). niors Matt Leibowitz and Alex Pack, Leibowitz described his motiva- both members of Alpha Epsilon Pi tion for creating the resolution. (AEPi), and the resolution has eight “I’ve been working on this issue sponsors other than Leibowitz and since freshman year, trying to figure Pack: Nicole Brenner ’15, Scott out how within the fraternity system Elias ’14, Ben Marvin-Vanderryn at Wesleyan I could work to create a ’17, Lucy Finn ’14, Jackie Freed ’15, culture of consent in these organiza- Michael Creager ’15, Lily Donahue tions,” Leibowitz said. “With all the ’15, and Madison Moore ’16. There are also 10 official sponsors of the RESOLUTION, page 4 DAN FUCHS/ARTS EDITOR “(SUPER)man”, a film by Richie Starzec ’14, was shot this past November, along with many other the- Brew Bakers Offers sis films. John Ryan ’14, pictured above, served as the director of photography. Eclectic Food, Music Reel Life By Rebecca Brill bean and carrot hummus sandwich. Film Thesis Projects to Screen This Weekend in CFS Assistant Features Editor The pastries, which include assorted muffins, cookies, and bars, are fresh- By Gwendolyn Rosen Though most of the excitement a community of support among the Ah, springtime at Wesleyan: ly baked each day. Arts Editor for the thesis screenings lies in con- majors. Foss Hill is bustling, Chance the Brew Bakers can get busy, but gratulating the majors for all of their “Everyone was so supportive, Rapper is coming, and you’re sud- it seldom feels crowded. Floor-to- “Someone said something hard work, the films hardly stand as and there was a real sense of cama- denly down to the last of your meals ceiling windows carry light into funny to me, a friend who gradu- single-effort ventures. The film theses raderie,” Hall said. “It wasn’t com- and points. A maxed-out meal plan the room, opening up the already- ated last year, and he said that reflect the collaborative nature of arts petitive or nasty; everyone wanted can be disheartening, but it’s also spacious restaurant. The cheerful making a thesis is like losing your at Wesleyan. Many senior film majors everyone’s movie to be as good as they a good excuse to check out some yellow walls are covered in art col- virginity,” said film major Sidney spent time working on other films be- could be.” Middletown eateries. An early after- lected by owner and manager Eloise Schleiff ’14. “And I think there’s a sides their own. Many non-major students col- noon meal at 169 Main Street is a Tencher, and a soundtrack of folk lot of truth to that.” “Every weekend, you’re devoted laborated on the films as well. For in- compelling alternative to groveling classics and eclectic world music, Now that the deed is done, to filming and being in this produc- stance, Leah Khambata ’14 held open for guest meals at Usdan. also handpicked by Tencher, plays the campus community waits with tive mindset, and so you build a mo- auditions for her film, “A Future to Brew Bakers offers an extensive in the background. A dark-haired baited breath for classes to end mentum and everyone just gets in the Hold,” in September, meaning that menu of breakfast and lunch dishes woman in a flowing caftan, Tencher and the screenings of the film the- zone,” said Peter Conforti ’14, who her cast was made up of students from as well as several daily specials. The herself is a warm presence. On a ses to begin. This year, the class of worked closely on the sets of fellow all niches of the University. The non- food is prepared on the premises bright Sunday afternoon, she floats 2014 has produced 9 screenplays, film majors Spencer Burnham ’14 film-major housemate of Andrew by chef and co-owner Josef Aigner from table to table, catching up with 17 digital films, 10 16mm films, and Elijah Cone ’14. Cohen ’14, Alexander Cantrell ’14, and executive chef Michael Leister. regular customers and making sure and 1 history and theory film While each filmmaker is trying provided both story inspiration and Popular menu items include the that newcomers are comfortable. thesis. Each project started with to bring hir film to perfection, Henry voice-over narration for Cohen’s doc- Brew Boilermaker breakfast wrap, In the kitchen, Aigner a unique vision, and the results Hall ’14, who made a musical com- umentary. The film centered around which contains marinated steak and include films about pickles, bird- edy, said that this did not lead to a roasted potatoes, and the garbanzo BREW BAKERS, page 6 watchers, and an “Asswhoopin’.” competitive atmosphere, but rather THESES, page 12 Rare Reminder Food Writers Reflect on a Year in Culinary Adventures

“Tell us anything about your at Wesleyan and reflects the tenor of or honey butter—but eventually real- relationship with food.” my college experience at any given mo- ized I wanted something healthy as This was the open-ended ment. well, much as I needed a quiet night or prompt we gave to Argus food edi- In the fall, when everything was two to balance out my partying. tors and staff writers this past week. new and every weekend an excuse to in- Now my constant is a bowl of The results we got were thoughtful, dulge, I sprinkled chocolate chips into frozen peaches and blueberries from sometimes poetic accounts of differ- batter to make crispy, chocolaty custom the waffle station, paired with a mix of ent facets of food life at Wesleyan. waffles that were inevitably the envy of bubbly water and orange juice, and I my dining companions. Accompanying don’t spend much time wondering what An Ode to Brunch my waffle would be a side of scrambled the rest of my meal will be. After all, By Emma Davis eggs and a vegan chocolate muffin (the as long as I get to see the same bleary- Assistant Food Editor recipe for which Bon Appétit seems to eyed faces of my friends and stretch out have progressively mangled since the against the plastic-backed chairs of the “On my way!” “loud or quiet?” start of the year). Usdan quiet side, I don’t have to be too “be there in 15!” There is nothing Then came my more adventur- bothered with the quality of the food. quite so cheering as the explosion ous period, when the waffle station felt Brunch to me means friendship, and I of brunch texts that greets me each overly familiar and the scrambled eggs couldn’t be more delighted to have had ADAM KELLER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF weekend morning, promising good too obviously powdered to be worth so many Saturdays and Sundays eating Rare Reminder, Inc. prints a variety of high-school and college food and even better company consuming. I experimented with differ- with the people I love. newspapers, including the one you’re holding right now! See within a five-minute walk. Usdan ent combinations of sugar and starch— page 8 for more. brunch is especially charming, a chocolate-chip oatmeal, crumbly coffee ritual that has evolved over my time cake, bagels with chocolate soy spread FOOD FIGHT, page 13

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Editors-in-Chief In Light of Divestment, a Call for Accountability Miranda Katz Adam Keller By Maya Berkman and Becca Caspar- verage and capital he needed to move can be seen as a bellwether for student we can support. Furthermore, the Production Manager Johnson the parties in the direction both have activism in the absence of diplomatic BDS movement frames the conflict in Michelle Woodcock committed to as their ultimate goal? progress. The movement towards BDS terms of absolute rights and absolute We are writing this piece in our Unfortunately, the answer is no. J is emblematic of what happens on wrongs, aiming to shift the dynamics Executive Editors capacity as student activists, dedicated Street U was founded to harness stu- many campuses when students no lon- for the parties abroad, in this case, for Abbey Francis to an end to the Israeli occupation, dent political will to take on some of ger see a serious commitment from our Israel, instead of taking into consid- Olivia Horton the worst dynamics and broken politi- Christina Norris and in recognition that the greater communities and our elected officials eration the fact that the parties - like cause of peace is not served by another cal discussions: one where our politi- to end the conflict. But BDS is a tactic, those in most other major conflicts - News Editors Millie Dent campus debate mired in polarization, cians are continually called upon to and with any tactic, the question must will never be able to reach a final status Tess Morgan which frames the debate in terms of demonstrate their rhetorical support be: towards what goal? agreement without the help of a me- Asst. News Editors Courtney Laermer absolute rights and absolute wrongs. In for Israel but are prevented from tak- As J Street U, we believe funda- diator such as the United States. Sofi Goode the last week, as negotiations between ing meaningful action to support the mentally that both Palestinians and So, the question remains: what is Features Editors Gabe Rosenberg Israelis and Palestinians, brokered by two-state solution that will guarantee Jews deserve the right to self-determi- our role - as students, as Americans, Rebecca Seidel our Secretary of State, John Kerry, Israel a secure and democratic future. nation, dignity, and freedom. But we and as activists - to resolve the conflict Asst. Features Editor Rebecca Brill came to an end, the Wesleyan Student It was those dynamics that made it do not believe that this situation is a and end the occupation? Food Editor Jess Zalph Assembly voted to divest their hold- nearly impossible for Secretary Kerry zero-sum game, where justice for one We recognize that many support- Asst. Food Editors Emma Davis ings in companies that materially profit to do the work that we all know is party must invariably lead to injustice ers of the divestment bid at Wesleyan Erica DeMichiel from the occupation. This concurrent so necessary to bring the conflict to a for the other. We believe that there are are desperate to find ways to help end Opinion Editors Josh Cohen timing is not coincidental. With blame peaceful resolution. These entrenched solutions available that can protect the the occupation for the interests of Jenn Cummings to go around, Israelis and Palestinians interests forced New Jersey Governor security and dignity of both Israelis Palestinians and Israelis alike. But this Jess Zalph Chris Christie to apologize for using Asst. Opinion Editor Jenny Davis failed to make serious progress towards and Palestinians. For us, and a major- frustration must lead to even sharper Arts Editors Dan Fuchs a final status agreement to the end of the phrase “occupied territories” at a ity of both peoples, the best way to and more focused efforts as Americans Gwendolyn Rosen the conflict. This official setback to the conference not two months ago. These achieve justice for all is through a two- to change our own political dynam- Asst. Arts Editor William Donnelly peace process is deeply disappointing, entrenched interests resulted in many state solution. ics. We must all take responsibility as Sports Editors Josh Cohen and the campus vote marks a zenith of in the traditional pro-Israel commu- Therefore, while we applaud the Americans for the broken politics with- Brett Keating student disapproval with the situation. nity being angrier about John Kerry’s desire to mobilize on campus and in in our own government, and redouble Asst. Sports Editors Felipe DaCosta But as the blame game kicks up as warning that without a two-state so- the wider political community to gen- our efforts to change them. With that Gili Lipman to who is not a “real partner” for peace, lution Israel may be heading towards erate reactions from our elected offi- work, we can lead the US to be a seri- Photo Editors Trisha Arora we prefer introspection as Americans: apartheid than about the fact that this cials and communal leaders - instead ous partner for peace. Kathy Lee were we serious partners? Despite US round of negotia tions yielded no seri- of meeting the ongoing conflict with Corey Sobotka energy, have the broken political dy- ous progress. silence and resignation - the fact is that Caspar-Johnson is a member of the Asst. Photo Editor Noah Mertz namics around this issue changed Whether we agree with it or not, the BDS movement is not clear about class of 2015 and Berkman is a mem- Head Layout Josh Neitzel enough to give Secretary Kerry the le- the passage of divestment at Wesleyan its intended outcomes, and is not one ber of the class of 2016. Layout Jessica Carlson Courtney Laermer Akila Raoul Sofia Zaidman Hostility Surrounding Sunday’s Divestment Discussion Business Manager Andrew Hove Advertising Manager Katya Sapozhnina By Rebecca Markell, Aviv Fraiman, productive and meaningful discussion the resolution suggests, this decision is the room. Due to previous instances of Web Editor Cumhur Korkut and Sami Viterbi that leads to real solutions, not campus merely symbolic. It serves only to associ- harassment and the antagonistic actions Social Media Editor Kirby Sokolow polarization. ate Wesleyan with the BDS movement, of many in the meeting, we did not feel Distribution Managers Aaron Veerasuntharam On Sunday night, May 4th, a reso- In addition to the hostile campus whose leaders openly call for the de- comfortable leaving until the crowd Chris Higel-McGovern lution was brought to the WSA entitled: climate that it has created and contin- struction of the State of Israel. Although had dissipated. Members of the WSA Ampersand Editor Sarah Esocoff “Wesleyan Divestment From Companies ues to perpetuate, we also feel that this in the meeting, sponsors of the resolu- offered to escort us out of the build- Head Copy Editor Elana Rosenthal Profiting from or Contributing to Illegal Copy Editors Allison Conley resolution fails to accomplish its alleged tion stated that it was not associated ing and even call a Public Safety officer Alexandra Corrim Occupation of Palestine.” As Wesleyan goals. One of the clauses of the resolu- with BDS, they clearly invoke the BDS to ease our discomfort and ensure our Erica DeMichiel students and Israel supporters who tion states that it aims to “stand against movement in a WeSpeak published last safety. Although we did not feel the need Emma Sherman voiced our opinions against the resolu- any and all injustices.” While this is week by citing and using the language of to take them up on this offer, they clearly Header Art and Design Jessie Loo tion, we felt marginalized and targeted obviously an admirable goal, we believe the official BDS website. Furthermore, recognized the intimidation that per- Alex Cantrell for our beliefs. The room was full of in- that this resolution, if it has any tan- we proposed an amendment condemn- vaded the meeting. No student on this credible hostility, despite the efforts of gible effects, perpetuates human rights ing the official BDS movement in order campus should be made to feel unsafe Thank you to our generous donors: WSA members to keep it civil. As the abuses. It directly harms the security of to make the resolution more represen- for his or her beliefs. This resolution is Alice and Colby Andrus vocal minority in the meeting, we were both Palestinians and Israelis by target- tative of the student body. This was re- damaging to the campus climate and to Brooke Byers shushed and openly mocked. This atmo- ing companies that provide equipment jected by the resolution’s sponsors, dem- the people it purports to help. Lawrence Ling sphere of disrespect is not at all condu- and assistance to their security forces. onstrating its inherent ties to BDS. Alex Wilkinson cive to open dialogue, and is oppressive This hurts the lives of real people. As soon as the result of the vote was Markell is a member of the class of to anyone who does not hold the major- However, due to the unfeasibil- revealed, many of the students in sup- 2014; Fraiman is a member of the ity view. 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Find an Error? Contact us at [email protected] TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 3 news Climate Panel Addresses Economics of Divestment By Sofi Goode the Responsible Endowments Coalition Marshall said. “From there, in tandem “Maybe staying in and using your tion, but not the only option, and also Assistant News Editor wants to be part of is a multiracial and with responsible investing and sup- voice is better than getting out and vot- a movement that, while it is fought for, multi-class movement. We’re really porting more environmentally-minded ing with your feet,” Skillman said. “...I also questioned and strengthened by A group of students, faculty, and thinking about how to build that focus startups and companies doing things don’t know the answer to that, but I that questioning.” staff gathered in PAC 002 on Thursday, that is shared, that acknowledges differ- for social change, it can be the begin- think you have to think about it before Wes, Divest! and the CIR will be April 30 to discuss climate change and ences in both causes and impacts. What ning to a larger re-envisioning of how you think divestment is the obvious introducing a referendum to the admin- divestment. The panel, titled “Inequality our movement looks like shapes what we can profit and how that is morally strategy.” istration and Board of Trustees in the and the Climate Crisis: A Panel we can achieve.” supported. While he was using that as Herz spoke to this point, reiter- fall of 2014. Discussion on Fossil Fuel Divestment,” Not all of the panelists were as a counterargument, I felt like it was ex- ating her support of divestment as the “We’re going to present a formal was hosted by Wes, Divest! and the assertive about the ethos behind the actly the point.” most effective approach in the fossil fuel document outlining every aspect of di- Committee for Investor Responsibility divestment platform. Skillman raised Marshall further acknowledged industry. vestment...that dives deep into all of the (CIR) and aimed to explain the moral several questions about the motivation that any divestment would be an on- “As much as you want to change economics,” Marshall said. “Where we and economic implications of divesting behind divestment and the potential going process, and she stated that the internal corporate policy, it’s a step,” still stand is that we have the passion from fossil fuel companies. consequences. beginning of this process is the goal of Herz said. “It signals that shareholders and we know that this matters, but we The four panelists were specifically “Is the reason for divestment at Wes, Divest! are acknowledging this is a problem are not financial advisors, and we’re not chosen to represent different areas of bottom because it satisfies an absolute “From a practical standpoint and for them. It’s an example of how this equipped to tell you where you should expertise and points of view. The pan- ethical principle?” Skillman asked. an endowment standpoint, [divesting matters internally to a company and to be putting your money....With the elists included Onte Johnson, a com- “Like, without regard to the conse- on an ethical basis] sounds scary, and it their bottom line, but it’s not the end- Committee for Investor Responsibility, munity organizer with the Sierra Club’s quences, we should do it because it’s is scary,” Marshall said. “That is unstable game for an authentic climate change we’re going to try to present a more in- Beyond Coal campaign in Bridgeport, right and it would be wrong if we didn’t and a huge idea that is very much long- movement.... I think it’s interesting to depth proposal.” Conn.; Beth Herz ’07, a board mem- do it? Is that it? Or is it a question of term. But that’s an important aspect of look at a combination. How can we do Although Marshall acknowledged ber for the Responsible Endowments means versus ends? Given the alterna- this campaign. Really, no campus cam- both? How can we use our feet and our that there is still much work to be Coalition; Professor of Economics tives available to us, is the best thing for paign is asking for immediate [pulling] voices?” done with the administration and the Gilbert Skillman; and University Head us to do [to] divest?” of all holdings out, because that would The panel aimed to raise difficult University Investment Office, she stated of Operations and Investment Associate Skillman expressed concern that if have really difficult ramifications. But economic and ethical questions and to that the number of attendees at the pan- Brett Salafia. the reason for divestment was to uphold at the same time, the administration is push attendees to think about the most el was encouraging. Wes, Divest! member Claire an ethical principle, the University must not saying ‘We’re going to start trying’ responsible and effective course of ac- “It was so heartening to see that Marshall ’17 spoke to the necessity of divest from any industry that has similar yet. That’s what we want. We want to tion. Tess Altman ’17 said that the event room totally full, people staying for the having panelists from diverse back- moral issues, which could cut it off from know that they can develop a concrete made her consider divestment and the majority [of the panel] and really en- grounds. many major industries and severely af- plan that will be enacted that’s thinking alternatives more complexly. gaging the full conversation,” Marshall “[The organizers] had a collective fect the endowment. about the long-term in terms of our en- “I think divestment is a very good said. “....We might need to turn up the vision of having a very clear platform Skillman raised the topic as a con- dowment but also in terms of the entire solution, [but] I don’t know if it’s the heat, we might need to get a little bit to deconstruct the myths around what cern; Marshall found this to be a com- planet that is really affected.” only solution ever,” Altman said. “...I more assertive and a little bit more resis- we’re doing and make it really clear that pelling pro-divestment argument. Skillman’s second point led to fur- don’t know if it’s the only thing the tant to actually make change, but right we’ve thought about this a lot and have “There is this national force be- ther discussion about the effectiveness school can do in that regard. I think now, people with all views of the issue tried our best to see all sides of it and hind specifically fossil fuel divestment, of divestment versus the potential for it’s a good option and I think it should are coming together and actually talking really believe it is an important moral, and we have to start somewhere,” effecting change as shareholders. continue to be considered a good op- about it.” ethical, environmental cause,” Marshall said. “We wanted an unbiased platform.... The idea was to really tie in the moral aspect of this and that it’s not just this greater ideal of environmental- ism that can be so abstract and hard for people connect with.” CIR member Michelle Li ’16 add- ed that different viewpoints were important to appeal to attendees from various parts of the University community. “Student groups and the administration often find themselves with divergent aims,” Li wrote in an email to The Argus. “Panels like this bring together students and members from the faculty, administration, as well as those working outside Wesleyan in a neutral atmosphere to foster communication and learning. I think, no matter where you stand on the divestment issue, it’s important to understand the view from the other side, and understand the moral and financial implications behind your stance, in order for discussion to move forward.” The event began with an opening statement from each panelist, and then opened up to a question and answer format. In her statement, Herz asserted that the divestment movement must focus on local and tangible goals. “Sometimes when we focus on a universal and distant goal...like climate change, like divestment, we lose track of how it’s actually affecting people in our community...and we cannot afford SADICHCHHA ADHIKARI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER to do that,” Herz said. “So the move- Various speakers at a Wes, Divest! and Commitee for Investor Responsibility panel discussed the pros and cons of divestment in regard to ment that I want to be part of and that economic and social justice. WSA Votes to Reaffirm African American Studies By Millie Dent plinary lines to fill the gaps that have the University feels that there isn’t American Studies Department. itated by the fact that a large amount News Editor been present in the program for years; any demand for African-American “The fact that two professors leav- of the work that Professor Mahurin demands a public and documented re- Studies,” Hosam wrote in an email to ing the program leaves such a huge gap was doing this semester would fall to On Sunday, May 4, the Wesleyan sponse to the first three clauses from The Argus. “Our work, therefore, will indicates the shallowness of the fac- her.” Student Assembly (WSA) unanimously the Provost and/or the President of be to correct this false assumption in ulty pickings to begin with,” Hosam Hosam discussed what changes passed a resolution titled, “Demanding Wesleyan,” the resolution reads. order to demonstrate the demand for wrote. “Taking the #MahurinisWhy he hopes will be brought about with the Re-Prioritization of African- Sadasia McCutchen ’17 and more courses in the program as well campaign for example, the outcry for the passing of the resolution. American Studies at Wesleyan.” The Christian Hosam ’15 drafted the as the anger that students have over [Visiting Assistant Professor of English “What we absolutely need is an resolution had 421 University student resolution with the input of other feeling that a program that deals intel- and African American Studies Sarah] explanation of how the University is signatures as of press time. University students, some of whom are lectually with issues of oppression and Mahurin to stay was not received with prioritizing its hires and why [African “[The WSA] calls upon the affiliated with the African American marginalization has to prove its worth the idea of making her an opportunity American Studies] seems to be so low University to recognize the importance Studies major and some who are not. in spite of a very material oppression hire. Furthermore, [Assistant Professor on the list,” Hosam wrote. “Students of African-American studies; demands Hosam described the drive be- and marginalization.” of History and African American should have a say and know the ways that the Provost prioritize faculty hires hind the creation of the resolution. Hosam went into further de- Studies Leash] Wright decision to leave that the university comes to its deci- in African-American Studies; urges “We are under the impression tail about his dissatisfaction with the Wesleyan was a difficult one for her sions in terms of its academic deci- that these hires are made across disci- (and are open to being corrected) that University’s handling of the African and one that we are certain was precip- sions.” 4 • NEWS THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 WSA Adopts Resolution Supporting Divestment

By Courtney Laermer Diego, UC Berkeley, Oberlin College, the resolution inherently associates the wrote. “They also failed to pass an the meeting’s atmosphere was hostile. Assistant News Editor University of Massachusetts-Boston, University with the BDS movement, amendment condemning terrorism and “Every time I spoke, I was laughed Arizona State University, Hampshire an organization that she says calls for divesting from anyone indirectly fund- at, shushed, and mocked (by other at- At Sunday’s meeting, the Wesleyan College, University of Michigan- the destruction of the state of Israel and ing terrorist organizations.” tendees, not WSA members),” Markell Student Assembly (WSA) voted to adopt Dearborn, Wayne State University, and denies the right for Jewish self-determi- Becca Caspar-Johnson ’15, a mem- wrote. “When WSA members attempt- Resolution 11.35, which calls for the others. nation. ber of J Street U, explained that J Street ed to keep order and respect, their re- University and the WSA to divest from The work of the international “It divests from both Israeli and U opposes the BDS movement and quest was ignored and the negative at- companies that profit from the occupa- Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) Palestinian security, and undermines ne- Resolution 11.35. titude continued to pervade the room. tion of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, movement encouraged the adoption gotiations towards a peaceful two-state “I do not believe that divestment is After the vote passed, supporters of the and East Jerusalem. of this resolution. Consequently, some solution,” Markell wrote in an email to an effective tactic in ending the Israeli- resolution screamed out in victory and Members of the WSA had dis- students believe that this conclusion is The Argus. Palestinian conflict and the human rights continued to audibly do so after leaving cussed this resolution during the three a concrete step toward ending the occu- Opponents of the resolution in- violations encompassed by the Israeli oc- the room, disrupting the meeting to the weekly meetings that preceded the vote. pation and restoring the internationally troduced two last-minute amendments, cupation, and am disappointed that the point where WSA members had to repri- According to WSA President Nicole recognized rights of Palestinian people. both of which were rejected by the WSA WSA passed up a chance to include an mand them for their disrespect.” Updegrove ’14, the WSA is peripher- “[The resolution demands divest- following continuous debate. amendment supporting Israel’s right to However, Christian Hosam ’15 ally invested in the region through about ment from] companies that a) provide “One of the rejected amendments exist within a two-state solution, which explained that from his perspective, the $80,000 that is currently a part of the weaponry, security systems, prisons, or condemned the BDS movement, while I believe is the only viable political so- idea of a resolution designed to claim Wesleyan Endowment. other military support for the illegal oc- the second called for divestment from lution to the conflict,” Caspar-Johnson that we desire not to be complicit in “We will likely move to a more cupation of the Palestinian territories; or indirect support of groups recognized wrote in an email to The Argus. “I would human rights atrocities should not be a transparent section of the Wesleyan b) facilitate the building or maintenance by the US government as terrorist or- call upon the community to find av- politically divisive issue. Endowment where we can be sure of the illegal Separation Wall or the ganizations,” the press release read. “… enues for constructive engagement with “From being in the meeting, it felt that student money is invested some- demolition of Palestinian homes; or c) Regarding the latter, assembly members both sides as a means to furthering the as though a number of people were con- where that all students can support,” facilitate the building, maintenance, or recognized its practical impossibility, cause of human rights in the region.” cerned about the potential co-option of Updegrove wrote in an email to The economic development of illegal Israeli as well as the fact that support of these However, other students, such as the rhetoric coming out of the resolu- Argus. settlements, outposts, and segregated organizations is already illegal under US Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) tion,” Hosam wrote in an email to The Earlier this year, members of the roads and transportation systems on law. Co-signers of the resolution voiced member JJ Mitchell ’15, were in firm Argus. “I query that because it sends a University circulated a petition calling the occupied Palestinian territory (Gaza that both of these amendments would support of the resolution. message that we are more concerned for divestment, and over one quarter of Strip, West Bank, and annexed East contradict the original resolution.” “The WSA’s vote to pass the resolu- about political correctness than the oc- the student body signed the petition. A Jerusalem); for the purpose of removing Markell commented on the refusal tion gives me hope that the student body cupation itself. I am heartened, however, press release circulated by students in the financial incentive to participate in to add the amendments. cares about where our money is going that the resolution passed as it did and support of the WSA decision explained the illegal occupation and exploitation “Even though supporters of the and refuses to be complicit in funding an I hope that this is indicative of the way that the petition also recognized the di- of indigenous Palestinians and their resolution denied involvement with the illegal colonial project,” Mitchell wrote that the University can evolve from very vestment resolutions passed by the stu- land,” the resolution reads. BDS movement, they refused to add in an email to The Argus. difficult dialogues on social and global dent governments of UC Irvine, UC San Rebecca Markell ’14 believes that amendments condemning it,” Markell Markell explained that she felt that justice issues.” May Day Celebrates International Workers’ Day

By Michelle Li Workers’ Day is rarely made, an obser- dreds of thousands of people that were of socioeconomic issues, some mem- that have intrinsic value. Some citi- Staff Writer vation that was noted in the discussion all part of this labor coalition move- bers act in a way consistent with so- zens, however, questioned the feasibil- among the dinner’s attendees. ment. It was this really cool event, to cialist ideals, according to Horowitz. ity of such an initiative. In line with its mission to fos- “Kids in school think it’s [just] have this revolutionary spirit through- “It’s very anarchic in the way we Middletown Potluck has previ- ter a sense of community between about celebrating the coming of sum- out this really big group of people sur- act,” Horowitz explained. “It deals a ously collaborated with St. Vincent de the University and Middletown resi- mer,” said a Middletown resident who rounding labor and work.” lot with shared responsibility. It doesn’t Paul in its potlucks and other projects. dents, the student group Middletown attended the event. To celebrate the American labor really look toward capital; it’s really Horowitz explained that, though the Potluck hosted a dinner and discussion The event that inspired the origi- movement, the United States adopt- about human beings sitting together. group is successful in bringing togeth- at St. Vincent de Paul food pantry on nation of International Workers’s Day ed Labor Day to commemorate the So in that sense I think [Middletown er activist-minded students and regu- Thursday, May 1. The May Day din- transpired in Chicago. In what is now achievement of workers. Potluck] definitely is revolutionary lar patrons of St. Vincent de Paul, its ner was held in honor of International known as the Haymarket Massacre, a “Labor Day here, in September, and socialist in its beliefs.” events do not see a lot of middle-class, Workers’ Day, a celebration of labor labor demonstration that took place is not really celebrated,” Horowitz At the dinner, attendees were non-activist Middletown residents in and people in the working classes at Haymarket Square in Chicago on said. “It’s like, oh, you get off from encouraged to discuss events that an- attendance. Horowitz stated that the around the world. May 4, 1886 took a violent turn when work, great. But I think it’s really im- gered them. Middletown residents current objective of the group is to “It wasn’t a question whether we an unidentified individual threw a portant to celebrate May Day on May raised sentiments of discontent with bring together members of all socio- were going to do a May Day dinner, bomb at the police, who were acting 1, and have it be the international day unemployment, reduced work hours, economic circumstances within the because it was right up our alley,” ex- to disperse the demonstration. This of labor, because May Day has found a and rising bus fare costs. Ari Ebstein Middletown community in its pot- plained Middletown Potluck member resulted in an exchange of gunshots way to preserve its socialist and revolu- ’16, a Middletown Potluck organizer, lucks. and event organizer Yael Horowitz between police and demonstrators. tionary roots. It’s a lot more grassroots, reflected on Brazilian citizens’ reac- “I think, for what it was, it ’17. “Everyone, in some capacity or This incident sparked international and it’s a lot more real, I think, than tions to a similar sense of discontent. worked well,” Horowitz said. “I be- another, at some point in their life, labor movements to organize around Labor Day in a lot of ways.” “In Brazil, people started a riot lieve whenever people who don’t nor- works. Labor is a way to unite people May 1 and to adopt May Day as a At the dinner, some of the attend- when the bus fares went up,” Ebstein mally sit together and eat together are and bridge different class and other holiday for workers’ rights. ees noted that the United States opted said. sitting together and eating together, gaps, because everyone has to work “Last year, I was on a gap year in to celebrate Labor Day to avoid social- Most students and some something’s been accomplished…. I somehow.” Israel, and May Day was celebrated ist implications. Middletown Potluck Middletown residents voiced their think the dinner was a series of a lot of In the United States, the connec- there,” Horowitz said. “I celebrated it is not a political group, but through support for an alternative society that little successes, of meaningful conver- tion between May 1 and International last year by this huge rally with hun- their focus on the human dimensions redefines work and labor as actions sations between individuals.” Resolution: WSA Recommends Greek Life Regulation

Continued from front page that individual members of an organi- “I think it’s definitely a compli- education from a different viewpoint. organizations on campus, I support the zation can do to change the culture [in cated situation…having both these She believes that creating spaces for the idea of increased oversight as long as it conversations and resolutions right now the long term], so we thought that a lot resolutions out on the table, especially other Greek organizations on campus is used in tandem with coeducation,” on campus, I thought it was important of these reforms...would be a way to when they kind of are different or kind will help with sexual assault. Morgan said. “Roth has said that he to have additional measures to change make sure that the best part of these or- of could work together,” Brenner said. “In my fight for trying to get a won’t put [coeducation] into effect until the culture regardless of what steps the ganizations [are] maintained and grow, “I’m not really sure how they’ll end up female-run space on campus for Rho fall 2015…and I think this is probably administration takes on co-education. while the worst parts are weeded out working together or if they’ll just be Ep I have realized that [President the best we can do…in the meantime.” This [means] things like trainings and over time.” one.” Michael Roth] and his administra- Elias, a WSA representative on the required standards for parties that Resolution D comes soon after the Marvin-Vanderryn, a member of tion are against all Greeks and because Sustainability, Facilities, and Finance would make the culture safer regardless controversial passing of Resolution B, a the WSA Academic Affairs Committee, of this I worry that the conversation Committee and Beta Theta Pi member, of what happens with these three orga- document demanding that fraternities spoke about his reasoning for not sup- about sexual assault prevention is get- spoke about what he thinks needs to be nizations.” with houses become coeducational or porting fraternities becoming coeduca- ting sidetracked by a separate [desire] done beyond the resolution. Leibowitz and Pack both men- disband. The writers of Resolution D tional. to eliminate Greek life at Wesleyan...” “I think there needs to be more tioned that the resolution grew out of stated that it was created independent “A lot of the argument has said that Finn wrote in an email to The Argus. educational partnerships between numerous internal conversations of of B and is not meant to contend B’s these are unsafe spaces for women, and “I agree that there is a problem with Greek organizations and athletic teams AEPi members as well as conversations passing. I’m not sure the solution to that is put- male-dominated spaces on this campus with SART [Sexual Assault Response with members of other Greek organiza- “It is completely neutral to ting women into the spaces,” Marvin- and that it promotes an unhealthy so- Team], the Title IX Policy & Education tions who shared the goal of creating a Resolution B,” Leibowitz said. Vanderryn said. “I think I’m really con- cial dynamic, but I believe this problem Committee, and our Sexual Violence Greek system with increased oversight. “Regardless of what action the adminis- cerned about the first two years because can be changed not by attacking, blam- Resource Coordinator,” Elias wrote in “Greek life sort of exists in the tration or the WSA takes on [Resolution if we say that there’s a culture there that ing, and forcing change on the existing an email to The Argus. “In particular, shadows and [has] to do its own thing,” B], this is something completely sepa- is harmful to women, the first couple of spaces, but creating new ones for the there should be more male-to-male dia- Pack said. “[They] set [their] own rules rate. These are important measures to years when that culture still exists, I’m minorities that deserve a home on this logue and education on sexual assault, and regulations to a large extent, espe- take within these organizations so that really nervous to see how that’s going to campus.” gender dynamics, and social justice is- cially Greek organizations that are not they’re more regulated.” go over…. I just think that [coeduca- Anya Morgan ’14 supports both sues so that males are pushed out of housed. [In AEPi], we’ve always tried However, as Brenner (who is Chair tion] has been held up as this idea that Resolution B and Resolution D and their comfort zone and critically en- to have conversations internally about of the Student Budget Committee and will radically change the culture, and hopes that the University will eventu- gaging with how they need to be more sexual violence and how we can act re- Vice President-elect of the WSA) ac- I’m not sure it will.” ally support coeducation in fraternities. conscious of their privilege and what sponsibly and live up to standards…. knowledged, the resolutions may not Finn, co-founder of Rho Epsilon “While I’m very hesitant to sup- constitutes appropriate and inappropri- But [I] worry that there is only so much be able to exist together. Pi [Rho Ep], came at the issue of co- port any expansion of Greek life and ate behavior.” TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 5 KNOW YOUR IX Nine things you should know about your Title IX rights and Wesleyan’s Title IX responsibilities, courtesy of Know Your IX:

1. Title IX is a landmark federal 6. Schools may not retaliate civil right that prohibits sex against someone filing a discrimination in education. complaint and must keep a Title IX is not just about sports; it also complainant-victim safe from addresses sexual harassment, gender- other retaliatory harassment, or based discrimination, and sexual behavior. violence. 7. Schools can issue a no 2. Title IX does not apply to female contact directive under Title IX students only. to prevent the accused student Female, male, and gender non- from approaching or interacting conforming students are protected with you. from any sex-based discrimination, harassment, or violence. 8. In cases of sexual violence, schools are prohibited from 3. Schools must be proactive in encouraging or allowing ensuring that their campuses are mediation of the complaint free of sex discrimination. instead of a formal hearing. If a school knows or reasonably should know about discrimination, harassment, 9. Schools cannot discourage you or violence that is creating a “hostile from continuing your education. environment” for any student, it must You have a right to your education, and every educational program and opportunity act to eliminate it, remedy the harm available to you, and the school MUST adjust caused, and prevent its recurrence. to ensure you can continue pursuing it in a non-hostile environment. 4. Schools must have an established procedure for handling complaints of sex discrimination, sexual If Wesleyan is not respecting your rights, harassment or sexual violence. you have options. Learn more and get involved at 5. Schools must take immediate knowyourix.org, action to ensure a complainant- or email Wesleyan student activists at victim can continue hir education [email protected] free of ongoing sex discrimination, sexual harassment, or sexual violence. 6 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 features

first time that I hadn’t had something understand myself, and I really don’t planned for me. I was pre-med since I think I’ve had that since elementary WesCeleb: was three years old, I’m not even kid- school. I studied at UCL [University ANIKA AMIN ding. In third grade, I wrote myself an College London] and I did a hodge- acceptance letter from Harvard Medical podge of things. I took a class about By Sonya Levine A: I know that you plan Holi, but what my mom that I was still going to be pre- School. So I took a step back, and it was the origin of fairy tales, which blew Staff Writer other sorts of things does Shakti do? med. I rationalized it; I was like, “You really scary but great. I looked into a my mind. I also studied medieval AA: The first Holi ever, [I] and my co- know, med schools are looking for well- bunch of different careers, and I thought literature. We read all of the original As a theater and psychology horts of Shakti 2012 planned, which rounded candidates now, and if I do about theater a lot, and at that point I “Cinderellas,” “Sleeping Beauties,” double major, Anika Amin ’14 is we’re very proud of. We have Samsara, theater and biology, they’re really going had been stage-managing a little, and I [and] Hans Christian Andersen. used to carefully observing others. which is an annual cultural showcase to think that I understand the world in was realizing, through Shakti, that I do This time, The Argus asked Amin to where we have dances and songs. I write ways most doctors don’t.” Theater was well administrating and leading things, A: So what’s your plan after gradu- take a closer look at her own world. and direct and perform, and there’s a always inherently part of me and was the and I do well with numbers and stats, ation? The theater and psychology double group of us that writes MC skits, which reason that I got to come to Wesleyan, and housekeeping. I wanted to be a little AA: I am going to UCLA Law major spoke to The Argus about is just like parody. The entire show is and then I took Intro Psych my fresh- bit more involved in the arts from that School in the fall. I am hoping to be Shakti, her love of New Jersey, and basically a musical performance inter- man year just because it was something end, and I had spoken to a bunch of part of their Entertainment Media changing the course of her career spersed [with] a plot. The CFA helps that I was curious about. I just found alumni and I happened about looking and Intellectual Property Program. I path from medicine to law. sponsor Henna at Olin, where we do that I am the most intrigued and the into law. I spoke to a few alumni who want to come back after three years. henna and eat. most intellectually stimulated when I’m were in the entertainment industry do- It’s really funny—people are always The Argus: What are you involved We also have Shakti formal, a night finding out about other people, whether ing law, and I fell in love with what they telling me that they’re really excited with on campus? where we get to cater food up to the that’s through acting, or writing and did. for me to go to LA, because it will Anika Amin: I am involved with DFC and dress up. My freshman year, plays, working with people, or if it’s be so beautiful all of the time. I’m theater. I work in the theater de- it was kind of like, you dress up however figuratively through the science of how A: Did you go abroad? such an East Coast baby, and I’m so partment and the psych depart- you want—it could be Western clothes, people think, and biases, social stigma, AA: I went to London. I’m a bit of an in love with New Jersey, that it hurts ment, where I’m the administrative it could be South-Asian clothes. My and cognitive sciences—it blows my anglophile, which apparently would me to be so far for so long. So, I’m assistant’s assistant. There’s this little sophomore year, I went home, because I mind. have driven my dad crazy because I going with the intention of coming office in the back of the mail room live in New Jersey—I am very loud and think he hates London. I chose London back. Hopefully, in a few years I’ll be that most people don’t know about, proud about living in New Jersey—and A: What caused the shift from pre-med because I wanted to be around theater working in New York. and I sit there, and I watch “Grey’s I picked up a bunch of my mom’s saris to law? but I wanted to be in an academic set- Anatomy” and “Scandal,” and every and we put them on all of my friends. So AA: I came in compromising to be ting. I went second semester junior year, A: What are you going to miss most once in a while I have to make cop- that’s what we’ve done since my sopho- pre-med, and I found myself continu- because first semester is Samsara. I think about Wesleyan? ies and scans for professors, which is more year. ously postponing my fulfillment of that in retrospect I would have tried to not AA: I really think it’s being in a place a pretty solid job. At the theater de- Then, lastly, we have Bollywood compromise. I took bio freshman and do that because it was hard to jump where I can walk around on campus partment, I work as a theater techni- nights. We just watch a Bollywood mov- sophomore year, and then I applied to into the London college culture second wearing a Harry Potter shirt and cian, so I work on stage and I hang ie, which is about three-and-a-half hours Mount Sinai’s Humanities in Medicine semester. They had already all gotten to cargo capris from middle school and lights, build sets, hang up all the long on average, and we play drinking program, which now has a new name. know each other and formed their clubs, no one cares. I was baking cakes for drapings, clean the space, and deal games to them. Every time there’s a song You apply as a sophomore in college, and all the shows were filled up, and the show that I’m stage-managing with guests when they come. I’m or dance number, slow motion, or wind and you have to be a non-strictly science their terms are set up differently than right now, “Wild Things,” and I had president of Shakti, the South Asian inside, which is something that happens major, and if you get in, you don’t have ours, so I was really jumping in in the one cake in each hand. So I had the Students’ Association, although so often, we drink. Usually by scene five to finish pre-med requirements or the middle. I’m very shy when I meet new cakes, and a Weshop bag, and my we’ve considered changing the everyone’s plastered, because that’s how MCAT. Instead, you take an eight-week people, so it was challenging. It was real- bright orange backpack, and I was name to, like, South Asian Cultural many tropes are in Bollywood movies. intensive in between your junior and se- ly something I’d never done before, and going to the first Tech-In for Spring Association, because not everyone nior year and you are then accepted into it helped me understand myself. When Dance. I was walking around with in it is South Asian. And then I’m A: Switching gears, how did you choose Mount Sinai’s medical school, which is you come to Wesleyan as a freshman, one yellow and one blue cake, and on the Student Judicial Board. to study theater and psych? an incredible school. They really want you’re always around everybody else. I was just like, I don’t care because AA: It’s kind of interesting because to promote well-rounded applicants, I eventually found people, but I no one else cares about the fact that A: How did you get involved in choosing to study theater and psych and as the MCATS are changing, they’re did get a lot of time to myself and I start- there’s this little girl with an orange Shakti? is inherently why I chose to come to adding psychology and sociology, so ed studying for the LSATs there. I really backpack holding a blue and a yel- AA: I went to the student fair fresh- Wesleyan. I went to a pre-med high there is this bigger-picture shift in medi- appreciated that time to take a step back low cake walking around like that’s man year and I was walking through school, which was a magnet school, and cine and the pre-med world toward hu- from being in a social setting and just nothing. and these two people yelled, no joke, all of our classes had to have at least one manities, this program especially. “Downtown Browntown!”, which is project that was medically oriented. I’ve I applied to that and I got a couple something that we still do to this been involved in theater since I was very of rounds in, which was very humbling, day, which might be problematic. little—it was the generic musical-theater and then I didn’t get in, and then I ran There were two booths, one was the high school thing—and I would be out of options. I didn’t have anything South Asian Students’ Association bussed back to my home high school to else to postpone. I had this great ner- and one was for bhangra, which is do “Hello, Dolly!” and “Once Upon a vous breakdown during my winter break this upbeat dancing from the prov- Mattress.” Because we didn’t have that at sophomore year, where I watched six ince of Punjab, which is in north- my actual high school, I was always that seasons of “One Tree Hill” in my room ern India. So they were next to each girl that was putting on skits in class, and my mother thought that death was other, and I was always curious and once my English teacher was writ- coming to me, because she’s a very his- about doing bhangra. I was very ing a play and I had her produce it, and trionic, wonderfully foreign woman. I repressed in terms of extracurricular we did it in school. sat her down before I came back, and I activities in high school, and then I I was always just trying to throw it was like, “I wanted to do this, mainly went to the first meeting, and I con- in there. It just became really apparent for you guys, but I don’t think that I can tinued going obligatorily because to me how important it was to have that do this for the rest of my life. I would there weren’t a lot of South Asians in my life, so I really wanted to come to not be happy.” [My mom] was like, “I’ll on campus, and it was mildly enjoy- a school that had a strong theater pro- accept you not doing this if you tell me able to hang out with the few that gram. I also needed a school that had a something else that you want to do.” were there. strong science background so I could tell So I took some time, and it was the C/O ANIKA AMIN Brew Bakers: Local Eatery Fuels Community

Continued from front page town’s cuisine when creating specials. “At [other] restaurants, they throw had been hired simply as a result of nepo- That said, Tencher has been hesitant Leister, a Connecticut native with over 30 all that stuff out, but as much as it will let tism. to hire Wesleyan students as cashiers and (Tencher’s husband) and Leister are hard years of restaurant experience, once based us, we’ll go to the very end,” Tencher said. “When we opened this restaurant, it waiters. Though many are qualified for at work, rolling out hamburger meat a special off of a gustatory dream he had. Aigner handpicks the ingredients was really down,” Aigner said, “so we just the job, Tencher notices that students’ and flattening it into patties. Burgers “One time, I had a dream,” Leister for Brew Bakers at a bulk shopping mar- brought up the food quality and stayed schedules fill up over the course of the are Aigner’s specialty—there is even one said. “It was Martin Luther King Day, ket in Hartford called Restaurant Depot. with the same price at the beginning.” school year, leaving them too busy to on the menu named after him—and too, so it was weird. It was like, totally By eliminating the middleman, the staff Though prices have been raised commit to their jobs at Brew Bakers. the staff takes pride in its freshly ground bizarre. I played around with it and just keeps prices down and ingredients fresh. since 2008, affordability has remained a “Sometimes I do [hire Wesleyan stu- meat. As Leister places a patty on the tray, switched it around.” Tencher and Aigner bought Brew priority. By keeping prices low while en- dents], but most of the times, they come Tencher points out the meat’s bright red Leister doesn’t remember what the Bakers from its original owners in 2008. suring quality products, Tencher has built here with all this availability, and the next hue. dish was, in part because playing with Previously, Aigner worked with Leicher at a committed community of regulars at week they say to me, ‘Oh, I have this class, “When you buy it in the supermar- food is fairly commonplace in the Brew a fine-dining restaurant in Manchester, the eatery, many of whom are Wesleyan- and so I can’t work here on these three ket, the inside is going be gray and the Bakers kitchen. Once, when a batch of CT. He had grown tired of the long hours affiliated. days,’” she said. “And it’s really bad…I outside is going to be gray,” she said. “We muffins crumbled, Leister used the pieces his job entailed, and since attending culi- Tencher, who also works as a DJ at just wish the classes wouldn’t interfere, just grind it.” to construct a cake. Another time, a tray nary school in Austria, he hoped to pur- WESU, cherishes her close bonds with but they do because it’s during the day.” For the restaurant, Aigner and of seven-layer bars got burnt, and Leister chase an eatery of his own. Tencher, too, Wesleyan students and especially admires Academic commitment may pre- Leister also make sausages and cure used the crumbs as a coating for a ball- had experience in the restaurant industry, their good manners. vent you from getting a job at Brew meat and fish such as corned beef, pas- shaped chocolate dessert. but unlike Aigner, she had reservations “I’ll tell you, the best part of my job Bakers, but it doesn’t necessarily have to trami, and ahi tuna. Collaboration plays Waste, in general, is frowned upon about purchasing a restaurant. is [interacting with] the Wesleyan kids,” stop you from visiting the eatery regularly. a major role in the Brew Bakers kitchen. at Brew Bakers. The staff aims to mini- After the couple purchased Brew she said. “In my experience, they have all The restaurant’s spacious wooden booths, Aigner and Leister regularly bounce ideas mize the amount of food that is thrown Bakers, they, along with Leicher, worked been super nice, really polite. And when in fact, serve as workspaces conducive to for specials off one another and are not out by using ingredients to their full hard to reorganize it. They cleaned the I meet the parents and they come for studying and essay writing. The coffee afraid to get creative with their menu. capacity. The remains of vegetables, for kitchen thoroughly to ensure it met graduation or parents’ weekend, I always is strong and will fuel you through your Aigner, who is from Salzburg, Austria, example, are regularly boiled to create a health code standards. They also replaced tell them, ‘You’ve done such a great job studies, but be warned: you’ll have to pay has taken inspiration from his home- stock, which is used as the base for soups. staff members they felt lacked skill and here.’” for refills. TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS features • 7 PROFESSOR’S BOOKSHELF: LOGAN DANCEY

professors, and I really thought they were really motivated to learn about the topics what they’re getting!—but they’re really in- cool. And I thought, wow, they seem like and really enjoy debating and discussing terested in broader theoretical explanations they have a great job. And, maybe it looks things. for the politics. This is what most political a little better from the outside than when One difficulty can be getting stu- scientists are interested in, so it’s good that you’re actually in it, but I’m happy that it’s dents to think about politics in a different I feel like I can come into class and stu- what I’m doing. way. Because politics is something people dents want to talk about it. often already have preset views about, to A: I know a lot of your work focuses on try to challenge those assumptions and A: What are you working on now? Congress. What pulled you that direction? push people on them can be challenging. LD: I’m working on a few main things LD: My work now is on both Congress The other difficulty is, on a campus where right now. I’m still working on this lon- and public opinion, which isn’t where I there are a lot of liberal students, pushing ger-term project that I alluded to, about started when I went into graduate school. I them to think through commonly held congressional behavior and the extent to just really liked American politics and po- beliefs and sparking debate. One of the which outsider candidates, if they run on a litical science in general. And then I started things I worry about is that there will be platform of changing Congress, the extent working with a professor at the University a presumed consensus within the class on to which they engage in behaviors aimed of Minnesota, and his main focus was how we should think about politics and at reforming Congress in some way; and Congress, so I got pulled in that direction. how we should think about the national I’m looking how Congress responds to I would like to say that it was this love of debates that are going on. I would like to variations in public attitudes towards it.

C/O NEWSLETTER.BLOGS.WESLEYAN.EDU Congress, but I really just got pulled in push students so they think that there is Though in the general public, attitudes that direction, and then I really started to not just a consensus view out there on how tend to be negative, there is some varia- By Jess Zalph of different presidents for Christmas. My enjoy the work there. things should be. I try to foster a debate tion over time. That’s part of a broader Food Editor first set was Nixon and Kennedy, and now But I think one thing that interested where people can recognize different sides interest in Congressional change and over time I have started to fill it out, so me, and still does, is people’s disdain for and respect differences in opinion and Congressional responsiveness to dissatis- This semester, Assistant Professor I have Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Truman, Congress. When I was getting my Ph.D. still hold their views. When I’m teaching faction with the institution. of Government Logan Dancey is teach- Nixon, Kennedy, Carter, Reagan, and in political science, people would always my intro class, if anything keeps me up at I’ve also been doing some work on ing two courses, GOVT 238: American Clinton. And the Republican mascot. I’ve say to me, “Oh, are you going to go clean night, that would probably be it: trying to constituent knowledge of the positions Political Parties and GOVT 373: found that Wild Bill’s Nostalgia Store is up Washington?” And I always said, “No, figure out a way to teach a class that’s con- that their elected officials take, in particu- Congressional Reform. Even though he actually a great place to get presidential that’s not what I’m going to do.” But it in- ducive to honest but productive conversa- lar senators, and looking at how polariza- has made his students promise not to make bobbleheads. trigued me that this was everyone’s view. tion about contemporary issues. tion affects the levels of knowledge in the any more “political party” jokes, his classes So, the literature I initially got drawn to constituency. I’m particularly looking at still take a spirited approach to complex A: What is your first political memory? was public opinion about Congress and A: If students learn nothing else, what’s when candidates stake out more extreme issues. Dancey sat down with The Argus LD: I have this memory—and I don’t people’s opinions about the institution. one thing you want them to take away positions, whether constituents are bet- to discuss the process of teaching politics, know if it’s true or not—from when I was I felt there wasn’t a lot of work on how from your classes? ter able to pick up where their politicians the role of public opinion in society, and in first grade in 1988. They paired kinder- Congress tries to reform itself in response LD: If they learn nothing else? From a gov- stand and what that means for account- bobblehead dolls. garteners and first graders with the fifth to public opinion. The general assump- ernment perspective, what I want them to ability. On the one hand, we want con- and sixth graders. And I remember that tion I was seeing in the literature was that take away is a recognition of the diversity stituents to know their elected officials’ The Argus: What’s on your bookshelf? I had just been sitting watching the news Congress did not really respond to these of politics and the extent to which notions positions in order to be able to hold them Logan Dancey: Political science books the other night with my parents and there attitudes and the level of satisfaction, of how to solve problems in our society are accountable; but on the other hand, there’s are on my bookshelf! Right now, what I’ve was something about how Kitty Dukakis, though they might nod to it during elec- highly contested. Also, that though it plays a lot of dissatisfaction with candidates been reading has mostly been for classes. the wife of Michael Dukakis, the governor tions. I wanted to see if candidates who ran out in the democratic process in a way that moving to the ideological extremes. So, One [class] is [American] Political Parties, of Massachusetts who ran for president as outsiders actually behaved any different- might seem messy at times, it is also pro- it can provide this good of clarifying posi- and that was a literature I only knew the in 1988, was running the anti-drug cam- ly when they got to Congress, and that’s ductive. tions for constituents, but at the same time outskirts of. I knew “parties and Congress” paign. And for some reason, I remember how I started. So my interest in Congress From an academic perspective, I making it so there is less common ground. and “parties and public opinion,” but saying to my sixth-grade buddy when I has largely formed from outsiders’ views want my students to be able to read and The last thing I’m working on...is I didn’t know so much of the literature was in first grade that “Kitty Dukakis is of it, and I wanted to see how that played comprehend but at the same time chal- about judicial confirmation hearings in about, “what is a party?” and about how running an anti-drug campaign.” And into how members behaved, and then that lenge what they’re reading and think about the Senate. A couple of coworkers and I parties change and adapt. I spent a lot of I remember him looking at the teacher, started my broader interest in what moti- alternative explanations and ideas, and have collected transcripts of a bunch of the summer reading up on that to prepare not knowing what to say. But honestly, I vates Congressional behavior. use the readings not just as information these hearings and looked at questions that for the course and have been reading some don’t know if this is a story I’ve invented That’s why I like this class I’m teach- gathering but also as sparking new ideas nominees get asked during these hearings, of the stuff for the first time. I always en- in my head to convince myself that I was ing on Congressional reform, because it that students can pursue and research. If and what predicts the questions that nomi- joy that. Then, the other course I’m teach- destined to be a political scientist or if it’s allows me talk with smart students about someone came out of my classes and felt nees get asked, and whether the types of ing is a congressional reform class, and so something that actually happened. how Congress should function, why that this is what they gained, that would questions they get asked predict their even- I’ve been reading a mix of academic books people dislike Congress, what reforms be pretty rewarding. tual confirmation. For the most part, we’ve on congressional reform (which are typi- A: Do you think this story destined you to shouldn’t be instituted, and what the con- found very little evidence that the hearings cally pretty dense, historical accounts of be a political scientist? sequences would be of these reforms. It’s A: What topics do students seem to have are really about information gathering by how Congress has changed over time) LD: I think it’s a sign, perhaps. At least, a fun class. the most fun with in your classes? senators. Instead, the predictors about and some more popular books. Lawrence that I was interested in politics. But no, I LD: Students always seem interested in what nominees get asked tend to be big Lessig at Harvard has a book, “Republic, don’t necessarily think so. It wasn’t really A: What do you think is your greatest campaign finance because there are so factors. For example, is it divided govern- Lost,” on campaign finance and corrup- until college that I decided political science challenge teaching government? many rules. Because things have really ment, is it a presidential election year? If so, tion, so we just recently read that in that was what I wanted to do. LD: It’s different at Wesleyan than at the changed over time, it’s a topic that students they get harder questions, or rather, more class. That class is fun because it’s a mix of other places I have taught, to be honest. have some sense of but don’t understand ideologically charged questions. And then academic and more popular readings. A: What made you decide it was some- The challenges I don’t face at Wesleyan are completely. Whenever I talk about it, stu- we found pretty minimal evidence that the thing you wanted to do? getting students motivated and interested, dents seem to have a lot of interest in the intensiveness of the hearing, once you ac- A: I’m looking at your bookshelf now. LD: I really liked the classes and I really and that’s really nice. It would be so much system—why it evolved the way it did. count for other factors, is all that impor- Could you tell me the story of the bobble- liked the readings. Going to my govern- worse to walk into the room and not have I also really think students at tant for whether the nominee actually gets head collection? ment classes as an undergrad was fun. the students be as interested—that can be Wesleyan really like delving into theoreti- confirmed or not. So it’s questioning, what LD: I think sometime in college my sister And I thought, well, if it’s fun and I like it, challenging. For the most part, at the other cal arguments. They don’t just want me is the purpose of the hearings? What role got me a bobblehead doll of Richard Nixon maybe this suggests that this is something places I have taught, the students were in- to come in and talk about the politics of do they serve? What information if any are and then kept giving me bobblehead dolls I want to do. And I had some really good terested, but at Wesleyan, the students are the day—or maybe they do, but that’s not senators taking from these hearings? 8 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014

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TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 9 WEEKEND IN REVIEW

ANDREW RIBNER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ANDREW RIBNER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Top and right: Spring Dance took place this Friday and Saturday in the ’92 Theater.

Center left: “Wild Things” took audience members from 182 Cross to Indian Hill in an interactive performance.

Bottom: The Spring Alumni Startup Showcase on Sunday, May 4 fea- tured graduates and students working in entrepreneurship.

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SADICHCHHA ADHIKARI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SADICHCHHA ADHIKARI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 10 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 arts THE IDIOT BOX Laugh Track: “LOOKING” Better Than Oreos By Michael Darer gant, and shallow. At other times, they are from Groff’s point of view and supple- By Meg de Recat A lot of us have worked together— Staff Writer compassionate, witty, humble, and gen- mented by a few quick shots of his Staff Writer actually, I think almost everyone has erous. They sit within a cultural context partner looking anxious. It goes with- worked together in some way in the Among the series that pre- that, by virtue of its potential for support out saying that this is the less interest- When I sat down to watch a re- past. It’s a very fun, relaxed vibe. We miered in 2014, there was no show and camaraderie, often shapes the way ing and less honest route to take, but hearsal of “Laugh Track” last week, had the whole semester to do it, so it as promising, brilliant, and flawed in which they view their social roles, but ultimately, “Looking” is full of missed I made the fatal mistake of show- never felt rushed or under pressure. as HBO’s new dramedy, “Looking.” that never defines them or overtly directs opportunities such as this one. ing up late. Missing even a minute Heralded by an almost comically their choices. These are dynamically and On other fronts, the show strug- of this hysterical play, written by A: How has it been working with the wrongheaded and offensive review daringly self-aware characters who are ac- gles with the way in which it treats its Keelin Ryan ’14 and Sarah Esocoff dual storyline? in Esquire in which a writer attacked quainted with the way they may be seen female characters (an issue discussed ’15, will throw you into a pit of con- BF: As actors, it’s fun that we get the show for being boring and re- by others, both within and without. They in a nonfictional context by Jezebel fusion because this show is different to play two different characters, be- quested more of the fanfare he and act with nuance and passion, and often earlier this year), but possesses slightly than most; there are two storylines cause we get to play the level one his friends expect from the fictional defiance, of both people and structures. more self-awareness about this issue throughout the show. “Laugh Track” characters—the actors that are in gay community, the program seemed They are intelligent and funny, but never than other shows about the gay com- is about a sitcom called “He’s a the sitcom—and then the level two positioned as a daring new chapter in at the expense of realism. They are not be- munity. Many are all too comfort- Dad,” and it depicts the daily dilem- characters, [who are] the actual sit- the mainstream portrayal of the gay holden to the stereotypes that haunt past able deploying the offensive “fag-hag” mas and dramas that occur on the com characters. So it’s unique being community, treating its characters as, fictionalized portrayals of gay men, auras trope in ways that benefit absolutely set of the show. This intertwining able to play two different people. gasp, people. Esquire’s cheekily bro- that sought to both aggrandize and debase no one. of reality and sitcom provides the Sarah Esocoff: And that was re- mophobic takedown of the first few characters in order to remove them, at all All that said, “Looking” is a show comedy-ready setting that Ryan and ally fun to write, too. We would sit episodes seemed to only confirm this: costs, from the balance that would make worthy of attention. Even as it strug- Esocoff were aiming for when writ- down to write, and we would have “Looking” was a show that defied the them human. gles with the same questions of rep- ing this play. to write an intentionally bad sitcom expectations set by forerunners such “Looking” is also a show that de- resentation and inclusion that plague The two met while working on scene, which was a fun and different as “Glee” and “Queer as Folk,” and mands intense scrutiny. As a program, past shows of its type, it manages to the Ampersand together (which is experience. that it offered a vision of gay life that it proves, along with the Glees and the at least engage with them beyond the the first hint that this show will be KR: It was also hard, because I’ve would rattle those who were comfort- Modern Families of the world, that het- point that viewers might have come hilarious) and teamed up to write never tried to write that kind of able with the gay community as an eronormativity is in no way based on to expect. It’s far from perfect, but their play and find the seven-person thing before, but I think it worked entertainment quotient and no more. heterosexuality. Even as it proves keenly vibrates with acumen and potential, cast that has taken the script from out okay. In a whole host of ways, it has observed and deeply felt, “Looking” only seeming to promise a step forward the page to the stage. Within the proven to be a more honest look at rarely directs its blistering and empathetic in depictions of queer communities. show, each character fits into two A: Did the show translate to the the nuances of gay culture. At its gaze anywhere but at the white gay man, “Looking” is consistently well-written stereotypical roles, one offstage and stage the way that you thought it best, “Looking” is daringly and un- who remains one of the few occupants of and acted, with characters whose flaws one onstage. There is the crazy old would? pretentiously human, conscious of the many queer communities with whom are cogent markers of their humanity, lady, the stoner hipster, the girly KR: Yeah, our cast is so good that its context without asserting it as an so-called mainstream culture is com- as well as the evolution of their percep- space-case, the dramatic teen, the the play just exceeds every expecta- object lesson. In many other ways, fortable engaging. Upon its arrival and tions of their loved ones, their com- diva, and the dorky nice guy. It’s tion I had in my mind. Everyone is it falls flat. But, to its credit, it is a throughout its run, “Looking” was praised munities, and their responsibilities. practically a sitcom within a sitcom, just so funny. It’s been very smooth show that falls flat in far more daring for including multiple Latino characters, Upon close examination, “Looking” with the jokes bouncing around the sailing! ways than any of its predecessors, and and there are moments during its first sea- and its characters seem to be work- stage from start to finish. often does so only because of the im- son where it brilliantly diagrams and dis- ing through many of the same issues. After their rehearsal, I sat down A: So the show will be playing at mensely high bar that the writing sets cusses what those characters have to con- They both gesture toward notions of with Ryan, Esocoff, and Beanie 8 p.m. on Friday, May 9, and at 2 when the show is at its peak. tend within a marginalized sphere that, acceptance of self and community in Feldstein ’15, one of the main char- p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, May “Looking” is set in San itself, is more than happy marginalizing. ways that seem strikingly immediate acters in the show, to discuss the 10. Why do you think people should Francisco and follows the lives of Too often, however, the experience and unique, while also universalized writing, production, and final prod- come to watch the show next week- three gay men, played by Jonathan of these characters becomes a conjugate and transcended. uct of “Laugh Track.” end? Groff, Murray Bartlett, and Frankie of the experiences of the male-dominated “Looking” is not perfect. It is far BF: Everyone should come be- J. Alvarez. Each character is a sharp ensemble. For instance, midway through from perfect. It is unmistakably bril- The Argus: What prompted you to cause— subversion of stereotypes, possessing the season, Groff’s character is accused liant yet unquestionably problematic. write this show? KR: (Interrupting) The show only qualities that seem generic or reduc- by a friend of slumming because he has However, it’s also one of the few shows Keelin Ryan: I wanted to do a show runs a fun and flirty 70 minutes— tive on the surface but are bent and chosen to date a Chicano barber named that seems to care about where on that before I left Wes, because it’s really BF: (Interrupting) Not minutes! angled in unique and textured ways. Richie (portrayed magnificently by Raul question it stands. “Looking” is a pro- easy to put up a show here compared Simply mins! The shortness of the The result is that each character feels Castillo). When the issue is brought up gram that seems dedicated to growth, to the real world, and I knew that show is reflected in the fact that its wonderfully, frustratingly alive. At again, however, it has become an issue of and it seems to be on track for a mar- if I left without doing it, it would mins, not minutes. And we don’t times, they are dumb, selfish, arro- whether Groff is ashamed of Richie, seen velous evolution. be a big regret. And I had this idea have a show on Spring Fling so that last semester, and I went to Beanie’s everyone can go and enjoy Spring house, because I was really excited Fling and then come on Friday and about it, and we talked about it and Saturday. she said that I should do it. So I KR: We expect every person to come needed to write it over winter break to all three shows, nothing less. and I didn’t want to do it alone, so I SE: And it’ll be a really great study asked Sarah to help me, and we basi- break! Because we all know that ev- cally planned out scenes last semes- eryone’s RAs are gonna be like, ‘Oh, ter and wrote it over winter break. come to the dorm lounge for this shitty single box of Oreos,’ but our A: How has the vibe and camarade- show is much better. rie been while putting on the show? KR: “Laugh Track”: BETTER Beanie Feldstein: The vibe is great! THAN OREOS.

C/O BLOG.CTNEWS.COM TRISHA ARORA/PHOTO EDITOR “Looking” is confirmed for a second season on HBO. The cast of “Laugh Track” is sure to deliver a hilarious study break during reading week. TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS arts • 11 Campus MovieFest Inspires Speedy Creativity

By Dan Fuchs Ani Acopian ’16. The film used its followed an expecting mother explor- “I actually fell asleep at 7 p.m., people just running on the other side Arts Editor light, upbeat subject matter to ex- ing her fears, was partially inspired by and then I woke up at 8 the next of the houses, pretending to be the plore issues of body image and con- work that Yeran did in writing classes morning because I had class to go the different partiers,” Cramer said. If you were in Exley on the eve- fidence. and over the summer. day we submitted, but I fell asleep Pruitt was excited by student ning of Wednesday, April 30, you “It’s about getting dressed but “The script came together when so early,” Burke said. “[Acopian] fell enthusiasm, even after the event had might have seen bright blue ban- also about the internal struggles I took a screenwriting class over the asleep really early. We’re still tired ended. ners, smelled the salty aroma of fresh about your body and yourself and summer at Wes with Steve Collins, from it.” “Even after they left, I still see popcorn, and heard the loud chatter what you’re going to be doing when and everybody walked away with For others, like “Party Shot,” people posting their videos online, of dozens of students ready to show you’re getting dressed,” Burke said. a 12-page screenplay,” Yeran said. the difficulty came in choreograph- people are still talking about it,” their work to their peers. This was Best Comedy, as well as Best “Later on, we worked on it a little ing their end result rather than the Pruitt said. “I’m really excited that the finale of Campus MovieFest, a Direction, went to “Party Shot,” more, and when this opportunity hours it took to make it. Burnham, people were excited to create and get weeklong filmmaking competition which consisted of one four-minute came out, I just kind of chopped off Cone, Conforti, and Cramer had to involved.” in which groups of students wrote, tracking shot following partiers down parts of it and adapted it into a five- cheat the space of Fountain Avenue And, should the event come directed, and edited short films with Fountain Avenue. “Party Shot” was minute screenplay.” and deceive the viewer by reusing ac- next year, Yeran encouraged students maximum runtimes of five minutes. directed by seniors Spencer Burnham, The winning films for Best tors in multiple roles. not to make their movie simply as With over 30 groups and over 500 Elijah Cone, Peter Cramer, and Peter Actor, Best Actress, Best Comedy, “It looks like it’s a lot more part of the competition. students participating, there was Conforti. The film grew out of one Best Drama, and Best Picture will people than it is because it’s the same “Don’t make the movie for this much to be excited about. small idea: the intricately choreo- all be competing in a nation-wide people in every house just running, festival,” Yeran said. “Make the mov- “It was fun to see people’s ex- graphed flash mob number that competition in Hollywood amongst the camera running on one...and the ie you want to make.” citement over what was going on closed the film. other participating schools. The Best because we had the red carpet, and “[Cone] proposed the idea to Picture winner, in addition, will go to people were taking pictures, and pop- have a disco, ‘Saturday Night Fever’- the Cannes Film Festival as part of a corn was given out, so that brought style synchronized dance,” Burnham Campus Movie Festival booth. people to the finale,” said Danielle said. Though the end result was a cel- Pruitt ’15, who, as a part of Wesleyan Best Drama went to “Janitor,” ebration of rapid collective campus Women in Film, helped to reach out directed by Nikki Dodd ’15, which moviemaking, the week beforehand to and bring Campus MovieFest to profiled the recent issues surrounding was anything but congratulatory. On Wesleyan. hours and wages of custodial staff. April 22, students picked up a cam- At the event, the top 16 films Dodd interviewed custodial staff as era, a tripod, and a laptop pre-loaded were screened, as well as highlights well as members of USLAC (United with editing software provided by from the other films. Prizes were Student Labor Action Coalition). She Campus MovieFest. From there, stu- given to Best Actor, Actress, Comedy, was inspired by the opportunity to dents gathered crew members as fast Drama, and Picture, as well as awards create a dialogue and connection be- as they could. for directing and cinematography. tween students and University staff. “[Rebecca Wyzan ’15], she got The Best Actor award went to Will “The idea for the documentary us a dog on time...everybody was Stewart ’17 for his role in “Antgirl kind of sprang up around bridg- cast last minute, [Michelle Agresti 2: Crawling In Love,” a trailer for a ing the language gap and having a ’14] was cast like two days before the hilarious romantic comedy in which conversation with people who work shoot started, and just very luckily the male lead falls in love with a in this university and spend just as the schedule worked out,” Yeran said. woman who is part ant. That film much time here as I do, basically,” Though the spirit of collabora- was co-directed by freshmen Allison Dodd said. tion was there, exhausted students Cronan and Kiley Rossetter. Last but not least, Best Picture worked long hours, shooting well Best Actress went to Lauren went to “Hush,” which was directed into the nights and editing up until C/O CAMPUSMOVIEFEST.COM Burke ’16, who starred in “Dressed,” by Zhou Yeran ’15 and also won Best the last minute, when movies were “Hush,” which was directed by Zhou Yeran ’15, won Best Picture and which she co-wrote and directed with Cinematography. The film, which due at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 28. Best Cinematography at Wesleyan’s Campus MovieFest. “Grey’s Anatomy” Says Farewell to Sandra Oh By Beanie Feldstein Cristina’s most iconic moments. Cristina is operating on the heart of After seven years of no contact, he With only two episodes left, Contributing Writer Dr. Derek Shepard, Meredith’s hus- wanted her to come to his hospital we “Grey’s Anatomy” fans are stuck Season 3: “Drowning on Dry band. As if that wasn’t enough, she to see what she could have; he wants with the task of preparing ourselves ABC has been using the phrase Land” is being held at gunpoint because her to take over for him. When emotionally for the departure of “Farewell to Cristina” to promote There is a major ferry accident, there is a shooter in the hospital Cristina gets off the plane, Meredith Cristina Yang. She is one of the most the final episodes of the 10th season and all the doctors are called to the whose mission was to kill Derek. In is there to pick her up. Cristina ap- driven, intelligent, and fiercely lov- of “Grey’s Anatomy.” To any “Grey’s scene. Meredith falls into the freez- order to save Cristina, Meredith tells proaches, and Meredith just stares ing women on television, and it has Anatomy” fan, those are the worst ing cold water and remains there for the shooter to shoot her. Instead, the at her and states, “You’re leaving.” been an honor to know her and love words in the English language. That hours until Derek fishes her out. shooter shoots at Owen, the love of And with that, every single “Grey’s her for the past 10 years. She is a leg- is because they mark the beginning They get her back to the hospital, Cristina’s life. However, Cristina re- Anatomy” fan began to scream or end. The show will not be the same of the exit of Dr. Cristina Yang, but she is dying. Cristina leaves in fuses to give up on Derek, even with cry. without her. played by the glorious Sandra Oh, the middle of her shift, which she the love of her life lying there bleed- who is leaving the world of Grey- would never do, and walks dazedly ing, for Meredith’s sake and contin- Sloan Memorial Hospital (which through the 99-cent store in her ues to operate with tears streaming true fans still call Seattle Grace) at scrubs, aimlessly putting miscella- down her face. It is one of the most the end of this season. neous items into her shopping cart. powerful, intense, emotional dis- Cristina Yang was first intro- Then, she goes to the bar across the plays of friendship, showing why the duced to audience members as one of street and sits with the bartender, ultimate “Grey’s Anatomy” couple the five original interns hired to be- unpacking her random items. When will always be the “Twisted Sisters:” gin their surgical residency at Seattle the bartender suggests that she goes Meredith and Cristina. Grace working under Dr. Miranda back to the hospital, she quips, “I’m Bailey. She is the best friend, or coping! So shut up and look at all Season 7: “Shock to the System” “person” (which all fans know is my crap.” It is the perfect Cristina After taking a break from sur- the true label for best friendship), moment: hilarious and yet so deep. gery to recover from the emotional to the titular character, Meredith trauma of the shooting, Cristina Grey. She is an Asian-American Jew Season 3: “Didn’t We Almost Have comes back to the hospital and gets who graduated top of her class at It All?” back in the OR for the first time. As Stanford Medical School and then Every time I hear Ingrid the other doctors are working, one went on to be the best, most badass Michaelson’s “Keep Breathing” I of them clumsily knocks into a tray cardiothoracic surgeon in Seattle. think of the Season 3 finale because and it falls loudly, scaring everyone. She is a wildly smart, dedicated, loy- it underscores the final minutes They look around and can’t find al doctor who does not take bullshit of the episode, including arguably Cristina, because she is lying on her from anyone, including her superi- one of the most memorable “Grey’s side on the floor, shaking in shock. ors. She also refuses to work out or Anatomy” moments ever: Meredith Meredith runs into the OR and lies eat healthily, and she and Meredith cutting Cristina out of her wedding on the ground beside her trying to “screw boys like whores on tequila.” dress after Burke leaves her at the comfort her. As they talk, one single Basically, she is the best human be- altar. She stands in their apartment tear flows from Cristina’s left eye, ing in the whole world. in the wedding dress, looks around, across the bridge of her nose, over Cristina Yang’s brilliance is in- and begins to hyperventilate. She her right eyelid and down to the debted to two spectacular women: says, “He’s gone. I’m free. Damnit. floor. That visual is so striking be- show creator Shonda Rhimes and Damnit. Damnit! Damnit! Take this cause Cristina is the most confident the utterly dazzling actress who off! Take it off!” Meredith takes scis- surgeon. To see her so shaken is star- brings her to life, Sandra Oh. Oh sors, cuts her out of the dress, and tling. won the Golden Globe for her work then holds her as she sobs standing on “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2006. She in her slip. It is gut-wrenching. Season 10: “We Are Never Ever is easily one of the best actors cur- Getting Back Together” rently working in television, film, Season 6: “Death and All His In the most recent episode, or theater. She is truly a gift. As an Friends” Cristina is asked to speak about her ode to her breathtaking performance The season finale of the sixth innovative research at a hospital in C/O CELEBUZZ.COM throughout the past ten years on the season of “Grey’s Anatomy” is the Zürich, only to discover that it was After 10 seasons, dedicated “Grey’s” fans are sad to see Sandra show, let’s take a look at some of most intense episode of the series. Dr. Burke that wanted her there. Oh leave the cast. 12 • arts THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 “Wild Things” Romp Across Wesleyan Campus

By Sharifa Lookman a mysterious jungle. He sails to an veloping the material with the whole The show was certainly not whole thing is ‘We’re 20 now, but Staff Writer island where he finds angry beasts group of people we cast.” lacking in things bizarre. After the we were 10 once,’” Oswald said. “So known as the “Wild Things” and Not only was the production audience was invited into a yard we’re trying to have some of that Two students stood on cement subsequently befriends them and be- process dependent upon collabo- decorated for a birthday party, we nostalgia factor in there.” steps railed with red and yellow bal- comes their king. Max then decides ration between cast and crew, but had the opportunity to interact From speaking with the direc- loons. A red crown was drawn on my that he is tired and goes home, de- also with the audience itself. Maddy with the various characters. And tors and cast, I anticipated that this hand. We stood there for a few min- spite the distress of the Wild Things. Oswald ’14, who played a character characters they were. College stu- nostalgia would provoke naivety and utes, awkwardly confused having Directors Emmie Finckel ’14, in the play, noted the show’s depen- dents were walking around acting laughter. Instead, by the end of the just been initiated into a secret club Emma MacLean ’14, and Josef dence on audience participation. like kindergarteners: tossing things, show, I felt just a little too old and a that used crowns as currency. After Mehling ’14 took the nostalgic “I’ve never done a show where insulting each other, and throw- little too sad. We walked back from a small group had gathered, a high themes from this childhood tale and the audience actually makes the ing tantrums. I felt like I had been the cemetery, serenading and consol- pitched voice shouted, “Come to my transformed them into an interac- show,” Oswald said. “So much of our thrown into a really bad birthday ing ourselves with a somber tune in birthday party!” And so it began: the tive portrayal of the culmination of actions are for the audience based on flashback that was in dire need of an attempt to drown out the screams meeting of the Wild Things. their college careers and the coming how the audience is interacting with parental supervision. of the Wild Things as they stood This interactive and experimen- of adulthood. us and just trying to include them.” The narrative was confusing across the asphalt sea. Max stood in tal adaptation of “Where the Wild “Part of the adaptation process In a sense, the audience became as children raced around and the the boat sobbing, once a fictitious Things Are” premiered this Friday at has been sort of getting the analogy as much a character in the play as audience awkwardly watched and storybook character and childhood 182 Cross St. with two 45-minute to our college experience and the the actors. Audience member and feigned understanding, unsure of hero but now a human with skin, shows. The show led the audience three of us as seniors heading to- visiting international student Martin their actual purpose. And then we bones, and a broken heart. I was through an adventure on Indian Hill ward graduation and whatever lies Gschwentner shared this viewpoint were beckoned onto a cardboard overcome with nostalgia and melan- and allowed them to play with the beyond,” Mehling said. after seeing one of Friday’s perfor- boat, each assigned a role (such choly. I didn’t want to face my own “Wild Things” at sunset. Though there were officially mances. as the sea, bubbles, or ducks), and Wild Things. “Where the Wild Things Are” three directors, the cast and crew “I really like how they involved then made our way up Indian Hill. The past is remembered as be- is a children’s book written by both stressed the collaborative pro- everybody,” Gschwentner said. “It Here we met the Wild Things: bi- ing comfortable and fun, but chanc- Maurice Sendak about a boy named cess. really felt like everybody was playing zarre skeleton-savage hybrids who es are the future that awaits us is also Max who, after being put in time- “We [the directors] came up a role.” growled and raced around the grassy alight with laughter, success, and out by his mother for gallivanting with a loose structure to break the An exciting and crucial role for land. The narrative became more possibilities. around in a wolf costume, finds that play up into,” Finckel said. “But re- the directors was selecting the actors obscure as we gathered in a large “We wish we could go back his bedroom has transformed into ally we all worked together on de- based on a quirky and creative Wes- circle to watch a sacrificial crown- to being little and protected and inspired aesthetic. ing. There was so much confusion as not having to deal with real world “In the casting process, we we left the Wild Things, and yet the things,” Oswald said. “But at the were really looking for people who emotional weight of what had just same time, the future is really excit- weren’t necessarily theater people happened was very potent. ing. The Wild Things aren’t scary, but were creative thinkers and peo- “To me, it meant that we have really, because [in the play] Max be- ple who would come into this pro- to go on this journey away from comes friends with them and has a cess and want to contribute their home but we aren’t quite sure what really good time.” thoughts and ideas rather than sort to expect out there,” Oswald said. So perhaps, being at the begin- of performing whatever we threw at “You know that home is back there, ning of the summer and at the end them,” Finckel said. but you’re off facing these Wild of an exciting phase in my life, I have In order to ascertain the actors’ Things and you don’t know how no choice but to face the future and creativity, the directors created an they’re going to be or how you’re go- those scary, and yet brilliantly beau- unconventional and innovative au- ing to conquer them. I think that it tiful, Wild Things. And with that dition process. mirrors my life right now.” I toast, with beer, coffee, or what- “We had people perform a si- A majority of the cast was made ever beverage proves my supposed lent movement piece to a poem and up of seniors; these members found adulthood, to a summer of self- then also read a children’s book to that the notion of leaving home to remembrance and self-exploration. us,” Mehling said. “So that was re- face these Wild Things paralleled And just maybe at some point over ally a way to find people who would their leaving the University to enter the next few months I’ll put down commit agency and personal creative the adult world. Still, it was as much the laptop and coffee or the phone ANDREW RIBNER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER independence to the project. And about reexamining the past as it was and booze in favor of a glass of warm “Wild Things” took place this weekend on Indian Hill and included cre- make sure that we got some weirdos about conquering a fear of the future. milk and a slightly worn storybook. ative storytelling and audience participation. in there, too.” “Our mantra through this Hopefully you will, too. Theses: Film Capstones Showcase a Year of Hard Work Continued from front page ing size of the film major in the class said. fied.” Presentations of History/Theory of 2015 and class of 2016. Khambata is most proud of the True to original visions or not, and Screenplay theses will be held Cantrell’s grandmother, who lived in However, when plans fall parts of her film in which she stuck the film theses are ready to be shared Tuesday May 6 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., re- Middletown until she passed away at through, Cone says it’s necessary to to her gut feelings, despite mixed with the Wesleyan community. The spectively, in the Center for Film Studies. 104 years old, while Cohen was still be flexible. reviews from her advisors and peers. first premiere of many for the future Screenings of the films will be held at the editing her interviews. “You’re gonna run across a lot “Ultimately you want to make leaders in film, these screenings are Goldsmith Family Cinema May 9-11 at Cohen and Khambata both of bumps in the road,” Cone said. a movie that is yours,” Khambata not to be missed. You might get the 8 p.m. found challenges in condensing “You have to be willing to change said. “And if your vision gets lost chance to witness the starting days Additional reporting by Dan Fuchs, their stories into the 12-minute your movie to deal with that, or to in the process, you won’t feel satis- of the next Michael Bay! Meg de Recat, and Charles Martin. maximum for thesis films. be ready to deal with anything that “Ideally, I would have liked to might come up.” have time to develop the characters Burnham urges future filmmak- and really get into the depths of it,” ers to dive into the process because Khambata said. “So I did feel like I moments of utter frustration are was squashing a feature movie into inevitable in the world of film and 12 minutes.” thesis craziness. Though difficulties are expect- “You’ll love it, and you’ll hate ed in such an arduous process such it, and hopefully ultimately you’ll as making a film from the bottom either love it or have come to terms up, most filmmakers failed to pre- with it,” Burnham said. dict which aspect of production This “love-hate” often re- would give them the most trouble. sults from the final product being “The first challenge was when nothing like the original expecta- we broke one of the cameras; that tion. Keelin Ryan ’14, who wrote a was not easy,” Burnham said. screenplay titled “Winging It” about “Definitely made shooting more dif- the aforementioned birdwatchers, ficult.” was happy that her project differed John Ryan ’14 found writing in from her original vision because she the pre-production phase to be the learned from the process. hardest part, but was pleasantly sur- “I know that I progressed a lot prised with his logistical success. along the way,” she said. “I learned a “I got really lucky with my loca- lot, and I feel like that’s the most you tions and actors,” Ryan said. “Those could ask for.” were the things that I thought would Ian Vazquez ’14, who also pro- be hardest.” duced a screenplay, said that the tan- Khambata advises future film- gible product is extremely reward- makers to secure a cast and crew ing. early in the process, as not everyone “I mean, to write 109 pages, gets as lucky as Ryan. and it’s the first thing I’ve ever writ- “Getting everything done ten, and that I was able to come up early is definitely a plus, especially with something completely on my with the film majors now because own and to have it actually done DAN FUCHS/ARTS EDITOR there’re so many more of them,” said on paper and say that I did that, is Production thesis filmmakers are required to assemble cast and crew members in the fall semester be- Khambata, referring to the increas- a great accomplishment,” Vazquez fore shooting their theses over the span of one or two weekends. TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 13 food Butter Mochi, A Food Fight: Feelings on Food Continued from front page few places. Often, restaurant owners this particular category of food). Not have asked us what they can do to only have I gained a greater apprecia- Magical Cake Food is a Bridge get Wesleyan students through their tion for quality dining, but I’ve also By Ari Rudess doors. When adding new vegan and been exposed to a variety of customs WesStuffed Co-Founder vegetarian items to their menus and and cultures as a result. instituting student discounts doesn’t Though my journeys abroad When we started our blog, work, they often look to us, a blog have been fairly limited, my proxim- WesStuffed, our intention was that is geared towards the student ity to New York City allows me to fairly clear: to educate Wesleyan body, as a way to spread the word experience the flavors of the world students about the wonderful about their food. without having to hop on a plane. dining options both on and off When we write about Each block brings new travels into campus. As we continued work- Middletown eateries, we like to taste: savory ramen, cheesy pizza, ing on the blog, however, we think that we’re doing more than sweet macaroons, and housemade ice came to a realization. It started just promoting restaurants. We think cream are just a handful of my pre- when we began interviewing res- of food as an integral part of society, ferred culinary delights. taurant owners. As Wesleyan stu- and one of the main connecting el- Food starts conversation and dents, we are inspired by passion ements between people. Especially spreads cultural awareness, all while and perseverance, and these men over the past few years, there have nourishing the mind and the heart. and women, who put their entire been several initiatives to close the Food is a universal necessity, and it’s hearts and souls into the success gap between the Wesleyan com- safe to say that even the pickiest of and excellence of their eateries, munity and Middletown at large. eaters have a story behind their fa- epitomized these traits. Many of We hope to achieve similar goals vorite dish. them had grown up, or currently through WesStuffed. Last year, we I consider myself a relatively EMMA DAVIS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER live, in Middletown. Their restau- began publishing some of our articles well-rounded eater, but there are so Butter mochi is a heavenly study food. rants were their ways of “giving on the Middletown Patch, a publi- many things I have yet to taste that back” to their community, and in cation that reaches the Middletown it would be foolish to label myself By Emma Davis group and hallmates in Clark. doing so, they often fulfilled their community. It is our hope that with a culinary connoisseur. Until I can Assistant Food Editor After coming back for seconds, own lifelong dreams. the right awareness, more Wesleyan classify myself as the epicure I often then thirds, and finally shame- Some people say that good students will make the trek to Main dream of becoming, my cross-cul- Mochi is a cake that surpris- facedly for fourths and fifths, I restaurants are all that Middletown Street to try Middletown restaurants. tural eating adventures will continue es. Curiously nondescript in ap- realized I absolutely had to get has to offer. Although I personal- Perhaps if they like them enough with full force. pearance, it has a gooey, slightly my hands on her recipe. ly beg to differ, I can understand they’ll come back, get to know the But hold the shrimp, please. chewy texture that is similar to I have yet to make butter mo- where people get this notion. The owners a little bit, and begin to feel the tapioca balls used in bubble chi myself, but rest assured that a Middletown Business District the connection to the community The Poeticism of Food tea, but with a much sweeter pan or two will be cooling in the alone is home to 35 eateries, and that we have already developed. By Jess Zalph taste. Biting into a piece feels a Clark kitchen at some point soon. this does not include restaurants We think that besides be- Food Editor lot like sinking your teeth into After all, if mochi can’t get me within the historic North End ing sustenance, food is a bridge. pure gluten, or at least the rice through reading week, what will? neighborhood or off Main Street. Throughout history it has connected About the Author flour equivalent. As the American palate expands, people to each other. Rather than There was a young girl who liked tea If someone had told me in Directions and good food takes a more cen- maintaining the Wesleyan bubble, And pickles and onions and brie. advance that I would fall head 1. Cream butter and sugar in tral role in our culture and value we want to integrate ourselves into When she wanted a fix over heels in love with this culi- mixing bowl. system, it would make sense that the local community where we spend All these toppings she’d mix nary oddity, I might have scoffed. 2. Add the eggs, then the Middletown, which holds one of four years of our lives, and we think And disgusted, her friends would all But fall in love I did, and I have Mochiko/rice flour and baking the longest Main Streets in the that a great slice of pizza, a steaming flee. eagerly sought out the unassum- powder. region, would become host to a bowl of Vietnamese pho, or a heap- ingly sugary flavor and gluey con- 3. To evaporated milk, add water multitude of restaurants. In many ing pile of pancakes could be the first A Collection Describing the sistency of mochi ever since. to reach 2 cups of liquid. ways, these businesses shape the step. Wesleyan Population Although native to Japan, 4. Add this liquid and rest of in- flavor of the town. There was a girl in a hurry mochi is also popular in Hawaii, gredients into the mixing bowl. Restaurants like O’Rourke’s The Culture of Food But not eating filled her with worry. particularly in the form of “butter Stir well for a smooth batter. Diner attract customers not By Erica DeMichiel So she went looking for food mochi.” A few degrees removed 5. Pour into lightly greased or only from other Connecticut Assistant Food Editor That didn’t have to be chewed from the bean paste-filled ver- sprayed 9 x 13 inch pan. regions, but also from other And spent the rest of her days eating sions of mochi sold overseas, but- 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 states. Recently, NoRA Cupcake As a lover of travel with an in- curry. ter mochi is the butter chicken minutes. Company, Krust Pizza, and satiable appetite, I’ve learned that it’s of Japanese desserts, eminently 7. Cool and cut with a plastic Eli Cannon’s Tap Bar started a impossible to separate food and cul- There was a guy who liked beans, Westerner-friendly in its sim- knife. weekly “First Thursdays” event ture. After all, every dish has to have But of a good kitchen he could only plicity. Easy to make—and even where they bring in vendors, ar- originated somewhere. dream. easier to devour—it’s a great INGREDIENTS tisans, and musicians from all Having suffered from a mild So he went looking for food study snack (or birthday cake for 1 16 OZ. BOX OF MOCHIKO (OR ANY over Connecticut, encouraging case of food neophobia as a child, I’ve That didn’t have to be stewed a gluten-free friend). RICE FLOUR) guests to share food, discover been making up for lost time by sam- And spent the rest of his days eating I was first introduced to but- 1/3 CUP BUTTER new artists and bands, and enjoy pling any exotic delicacies that I can cream. ter mochi by Kira FitzGerald ’17, 2 1/4 CUP SUGAR Middletown in a unique way. In get my hands on. Pâté, octopus, and who hails from Honolulu. This 4 EGGS interviewing these entrepreneurs, even fried caterpillar have all some- There was a girl who liked beer past weekend, she baked two pans 2 TSP. BAKING POWDER we realized that despite the deli- how wormed their way into my diet But it was illegal, she feared. of butter mochi—both of which 1 TSP. VANILLA cious food and fascinating people since the day my bout of picky eat- So she went looking for food had to be carefully distributed so 1 12 OZ. CAN OF EVAPORATED MILK that Middletown has to offer, ing ended (unfortunately, my shell- That didn’t have to be brewed as not to be eaten immediately— 1 13.5 OZ. CAN OF COCONUT MILK Wesleyan students rarely frequent fish allergy has prevented me from And from then on was a little bit to share with her Spring Dance Middletown eateries, excluding a developing a thorough knowledge of weird. Finally, Fake Chicken That Tastes Like Chicken By Erica DeMichiel known what it was.” tofu. costs of such an Assistant Food Editor Founded by Ethan Brown, Beyond “I don’t mind the development of ambitious en- Meat cites its main goal as follows: “Our non-meat chicken,” said Sarah Essner ’17, deavor. As students at a school with such a mission is to create mass-market solutions who has been a vegetarian for three years. “Although large population of vegans and vegetar- that perfectly replace animal protein with “It’s actually nice to have that alternative these new ‘meat’ ians, we are often exposed to an array of plant protein.” The company believes when other protein options get boring.” products do solve non-meat substitutes. These alternative that its innovations have the potential to In addition to expanding the choices some of the envi- meats are staples at most dining loca- improve public health and human rela- of those who are already vegetarian or ronmental prob- tions on campus, and even people who tionships with the environment. And if vegan, this substitute chicken could also lems created by don’t abstain from meat have probably the company’s imitation chicken has the be useful for those who are thinking about animal husband- gotten a brief taste of life as an herbivore. power to mislead Mark Bittman, maybe making the switch to a plant-based diet. ry, I am wary of Unfortunately, these “meats” often taste its goal for a more eco- and taste-conscious “When I talk with most people the resource[s]… almost nothing like the products they are food industry isn’t so lofty after all. about going vegan, they tell me that they’d that laborato- inspired by; even if they turn out to be Currently, this particular variety of miss the taste of meat too much,” said ries will require good, it’s easy to point out the differences Beyond Meat’s vegan products is only sold Fred Ayres ’17, who is a practicing vegan. to create them,” between what’s authentic and what’s not. in the Whole Foods Markets of Northern Ayres said. “Very “With these new products, more and C/O HOMEMADELEVITY.COM However, the California-based firm California, though the company hopes to more people will feel comfortable mak- likely, the same Beyond Meat recently developed a chicken make its newest creation available across ing the leap to vegetarianism or vegan- resources that New products are blurring the lines of real and fake strip substitute that allegedly tastes exactly the country within the next year. ism. They can get all the benefits of one lab-grown in the food industry. like the real thing. If it sounds too good to Since this version of fake chicken meat without having to give up the burger or chick- ity of a product like ersatz chicken. be true, perhaps this bit of information will is such a convincing reminder of the real taste.” en breast would necessitate could grow However, the advancements made convince you otherwise: acclaimed New thing, one might expect a vegan or a Though the product itself sounds an even larger amount of vegetables and over the course of the next year could York Times food writer Mark Bittman vegetarian to be reluctant to give it a try. promising from the standpoint of hu- grains.” likely hint at the success, or failure, of confessed in a 2012 op-ed piece that “the However, some view it as a pleasant change man and environmental well-being, With so many factors to consider, Beyond Meat’s current business ven- chicken would have fooled me if I hadn’t from more typical meatless options such as concerns exist regarding the economic it’s difficult to predict the sustainabil- ture. 14 • food THE WESLEYAN ARGUS TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 Perfect Picnic Food for Foss

By Eden Jablon 2. Whisk together peanut butter, Staff Writer soy sauce, and ginger juice. Add ad- INGREDIENTS ditional water (or coconut milk), 1 As the weather grows warmer, tablespoon at a time, to thin sauce 1 14 OZ. PACKAGE EXTRA-FIRM a whole new type of food begins if necessary. (Some peanut but- TOFU to dominate the Wesleyan culinary ters are thicker than others, so the 1 TBSP. VEGETABLE OR PEANUT scene: picnic food. The salads, sand- amount you need depends on the OIL wiches, and juices characteristic of type of peanut butter you use.) You 6 TBSP. CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER the summer season have crept onto can also try adding brown sugar, 1 TBSP. SOY SAUCE Foss Hill, where students are drawn rice vinegar, and cayenne. 1 TBSP. GINGER JUICE to soak in the sun during their 3. Heat sandwich wraps, tortillas, 1 SMALL CARROT, PEELED AND free time. However, pre-made Bon pitas, or naan according to package SHREDDED Appétit sandwiches are the most instructions. You want them to be 1 SMALL SWEET RED PEPPER, prevalent. pliable so they can be folded over SLICED This article, in addition to without breaking. Top each with 4 1/4 CUP SLICED GREEN ONION containing a tried-and-true recipe pieces of tofu, shredded carrot, red 2 TBSP. CHOPPED CILANTRO for crispy tofu sandwiches, is a pepper, and peanut sauce and fold. 4 SANDWICH WRAPS, PITAS, call for change. Though time con- Feel free to add green onion, cilan- TORTILLAS, OR NAAN straints and limited points stop us tro, or lime if desired. from picking up the spatula as often as we should, I think it’s extremely important for college students to have a few recipes under their belts. This recipe makes four sandwiches, but you can adapt it and eat the leftover ingredients (peanut butter, tofu, bread, and peppers) later. What’s more, fresh-made foods are more nutritious than packaged ones, and you can adapt them to suit your unique dietary needs. To make this recipe vegan, all you need to do is use vegan bread.

Nutty Vegetable Sandwiches (adapted from ohmyveggies.com, serves 4) 1. Cut tofu into 8 slices; cut each slice into 2 triangles. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Carefully place tofu in skillet (the oil may splatter a little!); cook about 5 minutes on each side, until golden and crispy. Transfer tofu to C/O OHMYVEGGIES.COM plate lined with paper towels to ab- Homemade sandwiches are a good option for Foss picnics. sorb any extra oil. TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS 15 sports Baseball Team Wraps Historic Regular Season By Toby Rosen “I don’t think so,” Hill said when Staff Writer asked if he thought he had balked. “The umpire made a call. You just The baseball team (24-10, 10-2 kind of roll with the punches. Deal NESCAC) capped its 2014 regu- with it.” lar season with a doubleheader split The senior dealt with it and did on Dresser Diamond against Trinity what he has done all season, getting on Saturday, May 3. Trinity toppled out of the jam to preserve the big lead Wesleyan 4-2 in the first game, but and help give the Cardinals an 8-0 the Cardinals bounced back in the victory on Senior Day. second, besting the Bantams 8-0. “A lot of it comes with prepara- Wesleyan then dropped its season fi- tion,” Hill said about his success this nale 7-3 at Eastern Connecticut State season. “You come to the field every on Sunday, May 4. day and you just prepare like you’re Wesleyan’s 24-10 regular-season going to be the guy out of the pen.” record is its best finish under Head When Hill was asked if it felt Baseball Coach Mark Woodworth good to take a win home on Senior ’94, who took over as head coach in Day, you could sense the nostalgia in 2002, and its highest regular-season his voice. win percentage (.706) since 1994, “Absolutely,” Hill said. “It’s a lit- when it went 24-6 (.800). That sea- tle crazy that this is my last time play- son, the Cardinals and shortstop ing on this field. So, it is what it is. It’s Woodworth ended up losing to nice to come out with a win, though.” Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the Division Woodworth recognized the ter- III National Championship Game. rific careers of the three senior cap- Nick Cooney ’15 (5-2, 3.65 tains: Hill, Jeff Blout, and Chris Law. ERA) took the mound for the Cards “They have this legacy now of in the first game of the Trinity dou- two Little Threes and being the top bleheader. The junior southpaw bat- seed in the NESCAC tournament, and tled without his best stuff, tossing five that is a credit to them,” Woodworth 2/3 innings. Cooney relinquished six C/O BRIAN KATTEN said. “They have been great to coach. hits and four runs while walking four Donnie Cimino ’15 led baseball with a .351 batting average, 46 hits, 36 runs, and 14 steals during the They’ve been standouts on the field. and striking out seven. regular season. They’ve been standout leaders. And The Cardinal bats were stifled I’m so super proud of them.” most of the game, but the Birds man- Captain Donnie Cimino ’15 pecting a bunt. The lead was more than enough Next up for Wesleyan is the aged to make things interesting in the started the scoring all on his own in “That’s actually a play we have,” for Pittore, who brought some of his NESCAC tournament, which starts bottom of the eighth. Trailing 4-1, the fourth. The junior center fielder Schaefer said. “You pretend to bunt. most electric stuff. The sophomore on Friday, May 9 at Tufts. The Wesleyan had the bases loaded with singled, stole second and third, and And then hopefully they come in, and right-hander threw 7.1 shutout in- Cardinals, who earned the top seed in no outs when Sam Goodwin-Boyd then forced a balk by the Bantam’s then you swing. It felt pretty good. nings, allowing only four hits and the West, will take on Bates (19-15, ’15 hit a deep drive to left that fell pitcher to give Wesleyan a 1-0 lead. It’s exactly what I was trying to do.” striking out four. 7-5 NESCAC), the second seed from just short of the fence for a sacrifice “He was trying to quick-pitch, The play seemed to be a momen- “I think I just got in a zone the East. fly. and he just didn’t come set,” Cimino tum shift, as the Cardinals went on to out there,” Pittore said. “I felt really “We’re in it for the long haul,” It was a case of close but not said about the balk. “And I think I score four runs in the inning on RBIs comfortable on the mound. I’ve been Woodworth said. “And we’ll just keep quite, as the Cards couldn’t manage was in his head a little bit at second, from Andrew Yin ’15 and Cimino. changing my windup a little bit, so playing until they tell us to stop play- anymore runs and fell 4-2. The loss and then he was a little rattled. And Cimino showed just how dangerous that felt great out there. I had all three ing.” was the third in a row for Wesleyan, then we got the first run across, and he is on the bases by scoring all the pitches working for the most part. It’s Wesleyan has never won a its first losing streak of the season. we just started rolling.” way from second base on a wild pitch hard to beat when you have all those NESCAC tournament. The winner In addition to Gavin Pittore Wesleyan’s big inning came in to push Wesleyan’s lead to 5-0. working, so it was good.” will receive an automatic bid to the ’16 (5-1, 3.47 ERA) having his best the bottom of the fifth. After Ben “You could tell that they were Things got a little interesting NCAA Division III tournament. start of the season, the Cardinal bats Hoynes ’15 reached on an error by the rattled,” Cimino said. “[Trinity’s after Captain Jimmy Hill ’14 (2-0, “We got a big week of practice rebounded in a big way to take the Bantam’s shortstop, Ellis Schaefer ’17 pitcher] put his head down after he 0.66 ERA) was called for a balk in the ahead of us,” Cimino said. “We’re just second game of the doubleheader, hit a butcher-boy single past Trinity’s threw the ball, and I was just going to eighth, putting Trinity runners at sec- excited to be where we’re at right now. putting an end to the losing streak. drawn-in third baseman, who was ex- take it right away.” ond and third with only one out. And we’ll see how far we can go.” Track and Field Finds Personal Success in Springfield

By Tobias Thor Lichtenstein made an impact in a big way. results from their consistent heart and Livious’ final meets as a Cardinal may have been slightly disappointing, Staff Writer “I felt great,” Drew said. “A laboring. athlete. After a stellar season full of it did nothing to diminish the effort whole bunch of the NESCAC was “This Cardinal track and field surprises and successes, Livious trav- exercised by the Cardinals. The sun was shining and spirits there, so seeing familiar faces made it squad has seen more adversity than eled into Springfield with the right “I am so proud of my Lady Cards were high in Springfield as track and all the more enjoyable.” most, but we’ve also managed to over- mindset. because we focused when we needed field competed in the New England After accruing top NESCAC come most of it,” Drew said. “Luca “To be honest, I was pretty calm to and got the job done, with great Division III Championships on May honors in the 200m and long jump, Ameri [’15] was injured [for most of entering into this meet,” Livious said. records and great PRs,” Livious said. 1-3. After a long and arduous outdoor Drew came into New Englands with the season], but came back to run an “Because everything after NESCAC “We were all bummed by the plac- season, only a brave few participated high expectations. His performance 800 in under two minutes. Nikita is individual-based, I didn’t have the ing in the NESCAC, but the placing in the competitive New England notched 13 team points, enough to Rajgopal [’17] dropped her 800 time pressure of scoring team points, but I didn’t do justice to how hard they’ve meet, as around a dozen combined give the Cardinal men a tie for 20th by nine seconds during the year, [and] went in there as the senior who needs been working.” from both the men and women’s out of 32 teams. Though he would Gregory Tavarez [’16] ran his personal to cherish her last two meets—and I ECACs and New England Opens teams entered. have preferred to take the New record in the 800 while dropping his did, I had fun, and I got a small record still pose opportunities for Wesleyan After a drawn-out and difficult England crown home, second place is time by two seconds.” out of it.” to keep finishing strong, and many of weekend, two familiar faces were certainly no failure. Drew also made sure to point Besides placing third in the ham- those who weren’t able to compete in able to reach All-New England sta- “I feel like I finished well; I got out the determination of many oth- mer throw, Livious also broke her pre- Springfield, such as thrower Agbon tus. LaDarius Drew ’15 and Captain a silver medal in the 200m so that’s ers, highlighting Idara Foster ’15 and vious record yet again, outperform- Edomwonyi ’16, will look to make Sierra Livious ’14 faced the region’s something I can take some pride in for Alexis Walker ’16 fighting through in- ing herself by nearly two inches. Her some noise at the tail end of the post- elite in order to achieve top-three hon- the moment,” Drew said. “My times I jury at NESCACs to facilitate a third- throw gave the Wesleyan women six season. However, while it remains to ors. Livious was able to score 166-4 ran this week are consistent with my place finish in the 4x100m relay, and points, tying them for 27th out of 33 be seen what Livious and Drew will for a third-place finish in the hammer fastest times for the season, so that’s Kimora Brock ’15 leading the 4x400m teams. do to cap off their brilliant campaigns, throw, while Drew’s unfailing excel- good.” relay team to a runner-up finish at the “I never expect anything from their work and leadership throughout lence was on full display yet again as The Wesleyan track-and-fielders same meet. the hammer,” Livious said. “I could the past few seasons have made for a he ran :21.99 in the 200m for runner- have been working extremely hard and “We are a spectacular team, and screw up next week or the week after, satisfying finish, nonetheless. up honors, and :11.14 in the 100m en finding personal success this year, cul- the improvements and performances so that’s how I try to stay focused.” “The team has come a long way route to a fourth-place finish. Being minating in solid showings through- speak for themselves,” Drew said. “No As captains, Noah Nichols ’14 since my freshman year, and I am so the only male Wesleyan competitor, out the season. Although the postsea- other direction for us to go but up.” and Livious were tasked with leading excited [to] check back on their prog- the pressure reached astronomical son doesn’t allow for all the Cardinal Though Drew has another year a young core of competitors through ress,” Livious said. “It was an out- heights for Drew, but his confidence athletes to compete, Drew was quick left to assert his dominance in the a loaded NESCAC division. While a standing season, and I’ll miss all of and work ethic shone through as he to point out some of those who found ’Cac, last weekend marked one of seventh-place finish for both squads them.”

Recycle this Argus! 16 THE WESLEYAN ARGUS sports TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 Men’s Crew Fifth, Women’s Sixth at New Englands

By Daniel Kim She was so happy. For most girls, this race Staff Writer was different. It was big. It was something that hadn’t happened in a while. For her, On Saturday, May 3, the men’s as a senior that was the best feeling, seeing and women’s crew teams traveled to her reaction.” Worcester, Mass. for the New England Brigham also spoke about an in- Rowing Championships, where they teraction she had with one of the Bates competed against teams from across 2V winners, to whom she had to give her the region. After some hard racing, the “betting tee,” which are the T-shirts every Cardinals returned with two medals and rower brings to a regatta to give to which- the accomplishment of having every eight ever boat wins its race. Though NESCAC reach its respective Grand Finals race after rivals, the two rowers celebrated both of all boats advanced from their initial heats. their victories over a common, greater The Cardinal women’s First Varsity foe: Williams. (1V) finished its Grand Finals race in “I was giving my shirt to the Bates sixth place out of 16, with a time of girl,” Brigham recalled. “She was like 7:15.47. The 3V came in fifth of 10 at ‘Yeah, I was just so excited to see that a time of 7:44.88. The Novice Eight fin- Williams wasn’t on the podium.’ I said, ished fourth of 12 in 7:34.74, just a few ‘You have so many shirts, what are you seconds behind Mount Holyoke’s third- going to do with all [of them]?’ And she place performance. [replied], ‘The only one I really care about The men’s 1V came in fifth of 15 is this one right here, the purple one.’” in its Grand Finals race, just two sec- Indeed, the Cardinal women’s 2V onds behind a top-two finish at a time of out-raced Williams for a second time 6:13.74. The 3V finished fourth of six in this season, having beaten them last week 6:44.23, ahead of Williams and UMass on Williams’ home course in western Amherst. Massachusetts. Most notably, the two Wesleyan In addition to the 2V’s laudable suc- medals were won by the men’s and C/O ANTHONY GRUPPUSO cess, the entire team celebrated a great women’s 2V boats, as they continued The women’s crew 1V boat raced in the Grand Final of New Englands, finishing 6th of 16 total boats at accomplishment this weekend. Even their highly competitive streak that was the championships. though some boats were hoping for med- highlighted in last week’s wins when the als, the team as a whole showed its grit men beat Trinity and the women broke of the top-three finishers. Emma Halter other’s power.” words before the Grand Finals race that and competitiveness. Williams’ 14-year streak over Wesleyan. ’17 of the 2V team reflected on the tight Despite this setback, the boat kept it reflected this competitive spirit. “One of the goals at the beginning The Cardinal men finished in third place race. together and finished strong. “Right before we went out on the of the year that coaches and captains out of 12 with a time of 6:22.79, just a “The Grand Finals were intense,” “One thing about racing with so water, he said something like, ‘You guys made was to get all of our boats into the quarter of a second behind WPI’s second- Halter said. “We had two crews that were many other crews is there are people have a shot at a medal. I wouldn’t tell you Grand Finals,” Halter said. “So the fact place performance in the Grand Finals. within four seconds of our [first heat] around you the whole time,” Halter said. this if you didn’t actually have a shot. It that not only were our first two boats in Although Williams’ 2V came in first, time. So we knew we were going to have “You can see multiple boats behind you; would be the first time in a long time,’” there, but [also] the third boat and the Wesleyan left the race with a medal and to fight.” you’re watching your competition. You Brigham said. novice boat—in fact, all the Wesleyan faster times than those of rivals Bates and On top of competing with other can hear the people in front of you be- After a great race, Brigham recalled boats, all three men’s boats as well—just Trinity in a close, highly competitive race. boats, the 2V faced a different, unpredict- cause you can hear their coxswain. Just her favorite part of the weekend as not proves how hard we’ve worked this year. The women’s 2V also came in able problem in that race. knowing that everyone around you is winning the medal itself, but rather the We’ve done more lifts than in the past; third place out of 12 with a finish time “About 20 strokes in, we lost our cox working really hard and that the only reaction of one of her teammates to a we’ve done more erg work than in the of 7:19.619. Bates and Trinity bested box,” Halter said. “Which means half the thing you can do is row your hardest and medal-winning performance. past.” Wesleyan with the Bobcats coming boat couldn’t hear anything our coxswain hope that you care more about this race “The best moment this weekend Brigham echoed this sentiment. in first and the Bantams in second. was saying. It lost power. So it was sort than the girl in the boat next to you.” was when we finished the race,” Brigham “People have said that it feels dif- However, the Cardinals comfortably kept of like rowing blind. We all really had to Hannah Brigham ’17 recalled wom- said. “I turned around, and the girl be- ferent,” she said. “Everyone shows up to Williams, Wellesley, and Middlebury out tune into each other and build off of each en’s Head Coach Patrick Tynan’s inspiring hind me, Lucy [Finn ’14], was crying. every lift, to every practice.” Lord Jeffs Thwomp Men’s Lax to End Season

By Grant Lounsbury fast start, and they took the early 4-1 Cardinals with 50 points on the sea- Staff Writer lead. But in the rematch, where the son: 35 goals and 15 assists. Quentin Cardinals were hoping to avenge the DellaFera ’15 was second on the team The men’s lacrosse season came earlier loss, it was the Jeffs who jumped with 35 points, followed closely by to an abrupt end on Saturday, May 3 out to post the early 4-1 lead, which Graham Macnab ’14 with 33. DellaFera when the Cards faced off with Little they would never relinquish. and Macnab will join Daniell in repre- Three rival Amherst, who defeated the “They didn’t change up much, senting Wesleyan on the 2014 second Cardinals 12-8 in the semifinals of the they just played fast and executed team all-NESCAC squad, while four- NESCAC tournament. when they had opportunities,” Albert year starting defender Albert, who led “There is no denying that it said. the team with 17 caused turnovers, will was a very disappointing game,” said The Jeffs continued to dominate be the lone Cardinal named to the first Captain Elliot Albert ’14. “It was one the game in the third quarter, outscor- team all-NESCAC squad. of our poorer efforts all season, and it ing the Cardinals 6-3 and taking a Despite losing key players such as happened to be in the semifinals.” commanding 12-5 lead into the final Albert, Daniell, Macnab, and Captain From the opening whistle, the 15 minutes. It seemed the Cardinals Sam Stanton ’14 to graduation, the Lord Jeffs dominated, winning five might mount a comeback, scoring two Cardinals will return a strong team of six face-offs, taking 10 more shots goals in less than two minutes, but in and look to a promising 2015 roster. than the Cardinals, and jumping out the end it was too little too late. The Returning two of the top-three points to a 4-0 lead before the end of the first Jeffs clamped down on defense and leaders, Prezioso and DellaFera, the quarter. The Cardinals finally got on would not give up another goal until Cardinals look to be strong on offense. the board with 1:46 remaining in the there was less than a minute to play in Although they will be losing Albert, opening quarter when Lyle Mitchell the game, and the Cardinals were never who was the heart of the defense, there ’16 scored his first of three goals of able to get close enough to threaten the are a few young players who look to the day. By the end of the first half, Jeffs. step up. C/O BRIAN KATTEN the Jeffs were leading 6-2 and were in With the win, the Jeffs made their “I think the squad is going to be Mike Giambanco ’14 is one of 13 seniors who suited up for men’s lax complete control. The two goals in the first NESCAC Championship game very strong with some underclassmen for the last time against Amherst. first 30 minutes of play was one of the appearance, where they faced four- taking that next step into leadership lowest offensive outputs of the season time defending champion Tufts, who roles,” Albert said. “Mikhiel Tareen been above average between the pipes, not end the way the Cardinals wanted for the Cardinals. had avenged its lone NESCAC loss in a [’15] and Kevin Campbell [’15] will posting a 5-2 record with a save per- it to, they have a lot to be proud of, “Amherst went up 4-0, which dominant fashion, defeating Williams be two guys on the defensive side that centage of .529 while giving up 9.71 and they can look back on achieving was a tough hole to get out of,” said 17-6 in Saturday’s other semifinal will continue to lead the defense next goals per game. another winning record and a season Captain Aidan Daniell ’14. “They match. On Sunday, May 4, the Jumbos year.” “The lacrosse team will return a with many strong performances. were fired up, and we worked hard, extended their championship streak to In addition, Justin Schick ’15 will solid core of players and will be in the “Obviously we didn’t achieve our but the gap was tough to close.” five, beating the Lord Jeffs for the title be returning for the Cardinals in the running again for a NESCAC title,” goal but it was still a great season with The last time the two teams by a lopsided score of 20-13. cage. After taking over the starting role Daniell said. a lot to be proud of,” Albert said. “This met, it was the Cardinals who had the Matt Prezioso ’15 led the halfway through the season, Schick has Although the 2014 campaign did was definitely a very special team.”