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The Grizzly, May 2, 2019

Courtney A. DuChene

Skylar Haas

Sam Isola

Johnny Myers

Shelsea Deravil

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Collegeville, Pa. Thursday, May 2, 2019 Vol. 43 Issue 22 Hollywood actor visits Ursinus Courtney Duchene spiritual but also very artistic and [email protected] so he kind of lives out his art in a socially conscious way,” she “Art is the way we save said. “The first [talk] was the arts lives,” actor, playwright, and because I’ve been very involved director Colman Domingo said with the arts since I was a teen- during his April 13 talk on cam- ager… Art expresses the most pus. Domingo, who has appeared part of a person. So to me, art is in “If Beale Street Could Talk,” very spiritual.” “Fear of the Walking Dead,” Ofori, who has been a long- “Selma,” “Lee Daniels’ The time friend of and went to high Butler,” and “Lincoln” spoke on school with Domingo, introduced campus as part of the Faith and him before the talk. She said, Life Forum. “Mr. Domingo has been a very Started by Reverend Terri empowering and inspiring friend Ofori, the forum seeks to “[en- and I want to now welcome him gage] leading thinkers in our to come forward.” community and across the nation Prior to the talk, Colleg- that speak to matters of ultimate eville’s mayor Reverend Dr. concern such as love, peace, Aidsand Wright-Riggins offered social justice, and the intersec- Domingo the key to the Colle- tion of race, religion and gender geville borough. He said to Do- Image courtesy of Ursinus Comunications that affect our community and mingo, “you have breathed life world,” according to the UC into so many of us through your Colman Domingo came to Ursinus to talk about faith and art. website. Domingo’s talk was art, through your performances, death of his parents in 2006 and are always trying to fight it, run even after they passed. the first of what Reverend Ofori through your very personality.” that as a result he feels that death from it, act like it doesn’t exist, “I had faith and I know that hopes will be an ongoing lecture Domingo’s talk, titled “Spiri- has figured prominently in his but at the end of the day we all it came from my parents. They series. She said that Domingo tuality and the Arts: Using Grief work as a writer. know it’s coming and He knows always believed that I could do and his focus on spirituality in as a Catalyst for Creative Expres- “I knew that art had the power it too, that’s why he’s so funny.” anything,” he said. “My mother the arts was a natural choice to sion and Social Transformation,” to save and I was really becom- Domingo attributes the suc- had a lot of faith in me and she kick off the series. centered on how he uses grief ing a recipient of that [after the cess he found in his career to had dreams for me that I didn’t “He was the first person who and faith to inform his work as death of my parents] because I the faith and support he received even have for myself.” came to mind. He’s a very good an actor, director, and playwright. put everything into art,” Domin- from his parents before their His parents’ faith in him friend of mine. I thought he He shared with the audience that go said. “Death is always living deaths. He believes their dreams embodied a person who was very his career “catapulted” after the in my work in some way. People for him propelled him forward See Domingo on pg. 3 UCDC brings dynamic performances to COSA Skylar Haas level with their faculty and guest “This is my first year working [email protected] artists currently working in the with Jenn and she is a creative field,” according to the UCDC ball of energy. We only had a This year, Ursinus ended Spring Concert pamphlet. week to work with Jenn where CoSA with a multifaceted show One of the dancers, Jeniece we had rehearsals every day and performance in which Butts, ’20 was in all four of the for a week straight that were all several students and faculty dances this year. “Working with between 4-6 hours. The rehears- members came together with the these choreographers is always a als were always filled with fun assistance of professional artists fun and enlightening experience” energy that kept us going during and choreographers to put on Butts said. “Each of the chore- these long hours,” Butts said. UCDC’s Spring Concert. The ographers was very understand- The music was all produced show took place April 25-27 in ing of our schedules, injuries, through the bells by the dancers the Lenfest Theater of the Kalei- skill level, physical flexibility/ in this piece. doscope Performing Arts Center. capabilities…etc.” Kiela Brewer, Butts’ favorite dance was the Senior Donnay Burden helped class of 2020, said. tap dance. “It challenged me. choreograph the show. The first dance number was a Having to tap and play a desk Every semester, the Ursi- tap dance. It was called “Don’t bell at the same time required nus College Dance Company Worry If You Know It,” choreo- a level of multitasking that I “provides an opportunity for graphed by Jenn Rose, a NYC have never been exposed to in Image courtesy of Ursinus Comunications students to work at a professional based choreographer working in theater, concert dance, and film. See UCDC on pg. 2 www. ursi- 2 - News SAM ROSENTHAL and WILLIAM WEHRS, News Editors UCDC continued from pg. 1 This was a more intense and a new move or style of hip hop fies the undulations of the Great culture through their rehearsals serious number. The dancers we are always giving a little his- Serpent. The Great Serpent, it’s and pieces,” Butts said. a dance. It was also such a fun emerged in red outfits and moved tory background as ,” Butts your breath. What gives life. All A lot of time and effort went piece to perform because we in very dramatic motions. This stated. the undulations starting from into rehearsing for this concert. were able to vibe with each other piece told a story about Burden. “I genuinely favored the the base of the spine moving up “We have rehearsal weekly for and the audience,” Butts said. “It is an excerpt from a larger hip-hop piece the most, which – it’s like the Hindu Kundalini. each piece ranging from 2 hours The next dance number was project that [he] created that may be a bias statement due to The Great Danbala serpent is a week to 4 hours a week for a contemporary/modern dance. was performed at COSA. The the fact that I had a solo within our life force, a metaphor of our each piece specifically. When it Burden helped choreograph the piece is about how he dealt with the routine. In all honesty, I have source of movement, energy and comes time for the show we have modern dance “Psycho Trauma” this mental health, trauma, and a strong liking for the 90s era life.” about 4 days of tech rehearsal “I have worked with Donnay PTSD throughout his life. The within the black community, so it Butts has worked with where we are in the theatre per- since my freshman year and section in the UCDC show was was amazing to even experience Osaynde and Bond for many fecting lighting cues, transitions, he always knows how to push focus[ed] more on trauma,” Butts just a glimpse of what it would years now and recognized the making sure the costumes are me physically and emotion- said. be like back then from a dancer’s value that they bring to Ursinus, in check, and overall preparing ally through his pieces,” Butts The third dance number was point of view,” Brewer said. “This is my third year working everything for the stage,” Butts said. “Donnay held two prac- a hip hop piece and was called The show ended with a with them [Osayande and Bond] said. tices a week while the other two “Back to the Basics” and was number called African Dance and they know how to push you “Finally getting to perform [choreographers] held it once. choreographed by professional, Ensemble: Haitian Dance Yan- as a dancer. African Dance is these pieces is always so reward- With this, it was easier to input Joshua Polk. He “comes to us valou Suite. This was choreo- a style of dance that I hadn’t ing because so much time goes the routine into muscle memory. from . This is my graphed by Jeannine Osayande done until I got here so I am into creating what we love to They were all equally effective second year working with Josh and Ira Bond, who run a regional constantly learning something do,” Butts said. though because of their belief and every rehearsal with him is performance arts company. new from them. Their pieces in the dancers to go above and always high energy. One of my According to the UCDC Spring always have deep roots within beyond their challenging vision,” favorite parts of working with Concert program pamphlet, “The them which makes it so special Brewer said. Josh is that every time we learn Yanvalou movement…exempli- because we get to explore a rich Ursinus student makes history by being first student to be accepted in major program Sam Isola Rodriguez, a na- experience in applying and if she [email protected] tive, is a math and French double was accepted, all the better. major. She said that math is The application process was Ursinus first-year student difficult for her, and that it didn’t rather straightforward. Outside Elisa Rodriguez has made Ursi- always come easily. It wasn’t of her transcripts and recom- nus history by being the first stu- until she took AP Calculus AB mendation letters, she had to dent to be accepted by Carnegie her junior year of high school submit a one-page paper on why Mellon’s Summer Undergraduate that she realized she had a pas- she should be accepted and what Applied Mathematics Institute sion for it. “[Suami will] broaden skills she would acquire dur- (SUAMI) for the Summer of my horizons and help me better ing the experience. Rodriguez 2019. This is no small feat for appreciate the impact of math on said this was helpful to her in a any student, making it even more the world,” Rodriguez said. personal sense, as it forced her to impressive that she is a first- Her math journey at Ursinus think about her future and what year. Rodriguez is one of a small began with Dr. Anisah Nu’man, direction she wanted to go. but growing number of female assistant professor of mathemat- Rodriguez was on a spring STEM majors of color. ics and computer science, in break trip in Ireland when she The program is for under- Calculus 3. Dr. Nu’man encour- received the news about her Image courtesy of Ursinus Comunications graduates who are considering aged Rodriguez to apply to the acceptance. She said it, “was sur- Already thinking ahead to her PhD in math. Her dream job research careers in mathemati- Carnegie Mellon program after real news to receive in a surreal future, Rodriguez plans to try to would be something in the field cal sciences. According to the reviewing her application to a location.” do research or a similar fellow- of actuarial science assessing SUAMI website, the program is similar program at Iowa State The program spans about a ship each summer to continue to risk for insurance companies. designed to “help students make University. month period, from May 29th to gauge her interests. She wants to apply her studies to a rational decision by giving SUAMI usually prefers up- July 4th. Despite being nervous, Rodriguez will continue her help others while realizing her them a taste of the graduate ex- perclassmen applicants, but Ro- Rodriguez is excited to get work. travels and will study in Stras- own personal goals. perience, without excessive cost driguez thought of the process as She is hoping the experience will bourg, France next spring. After of time in their careers.” a “win-win situation.” If she was help guide her in determining Ursinus, she plans to pursue a denied, she still gained valuable what she wants to do in her field. The GRIZZLY Editorial Staff Letters to the Editor ([email protected]) COURTNEY DUCHENE Editor in Chief All letters submitted to The Grizzly must not exceed 250 words in length, Volume 43 Issue 22 SAM ROSENTHAL News Editor must be emailed, and must be accompanied by a full name and phone number to verify content. The Grizzly reserves the right to edit all material The Grizzly is a weekly student-run WILLIAM WEHRS News Editor for length, content, spelling and grammar, as well as the right to refuse publication that serves the Ursinus SIENNA COLEMAN Features Editor publication of any material submitted. All material submitted to The Grizzly community. Views expressed DANIEL WALKER Opinion Editor becomes property of The Grizzly. in The Grizzly do not necessarily DAVID MENDELSOHN Sports Editor reflect the views of the staff or SUZANNE ANGERMEIER Photo Editor college. ALIX SEGIL Online Editor LINDA MCINTYRE, JOHN- Ursinus Grizzly Copy Editors Staff positions at The Grizzly are open to students of all majors. Contact the NY MYERS, MARK LEDUC, adviser for details. 601 E. Main Street GABRIELA HOWELL, Collegeville, PA 19426 SHELSEA DERAVIL All content Copyright © 2019 The Grizzly. DORON TAUSSIG Adviser www.ursinusgrizzly.com THE GRIZZLY | Thursday, May 2, 2019 3 - News COSA features play about racism on campus Angela Antoinette Bey’s “The White Feather Project” depicts the prob- lems of white fragility and cowardice. at large. But I knew I needed a that were sent out about the bias someone outside of the Ursinus in a racial bias incident spoke. Johnny Myers more specific access point and incident, the core questions, community. So I conducted a Sonya Jacobsen ’19 at- [email protected] lots of time to create a piece and the question “what does it search on TheatrePhiladelphia, tended the performance. She like I’d hoped and imagined. mean to be brave?” All of these went on a number of interviews, said that “White students should As most students were wind- When the grant was announced images were meant to provoke and found the perfect candi- be educating themselves about ing down from their presenta- in September, I found the questions in the audience as two date— Rachel Cicero,” they these types of issues,” and was tions during COSA, senior perfect incubator. I’d examine actors performed scenes based said. “Rachel and I conducted excited to witness the perfor- Angela Antoinette Bey was white fragility and cowardice at on interviews Bey and their auditions months later at Ursinus mance which left her with “more just getting started with theirs. Ursinus College and I’d make dramaturg, Rachel Cicero, con- and Philadelphia. We looked for questions than I came in with.” Bey’s original work, “The White my findings accessible, honest, ducted with students on campus. collaborators who were eager, She said that the “White Feather Feather Project,” appeared in the and reflective. Thus, ‘The White Cicero holds a degree from New dynamic, and invested in devis- Project” was “a good way to talk Black Box theater on April 25th Feather Project’ was born.” College of Florida, where they ing theatre practice— especially about racial issues on campus.” at 6:00 pm. Prior to the performance, studied anthropology, dance, and with ethnographic data.” Bey hopes that the piece will “The White Feather Proj- audience members were asked to performance. Bey said that their search draw attention to the fact that ect” is a theatrical performance self-identify their racial identity lead them to “two professional campus conversations on race that addresses white fragility before the performance began. Philadelphia-based performers,” and inclusion are not enough. and cowardice. The play was Members that identified as “When the grant was an- Bonnie Baldini and Quinton “There is a difference be- inspired by scholarly resources people of color were permitted to nounced in September, I Alexander. tween “all are welcome here” and first-person accounts in order enter the stage where the perfor- found the perfect incubator. Many of the scenes featured and “this was created with you in to discuss how colleges at large, mance would take place. White I’d examine white fragility and both white and black students mind.” I don’t think “including” and specifically Ursinus, fail at audience members were asked to cowardice at Ursinus College responding to the recent racial people of color is enough,” they providing adequate resources to remain outside and read over a and I’d make my findings ac- bias incidents on campus. In said. “Inclusion isn’t the prob- keep students of color safe on “Racial Equity Glossary,” which cessible, honest, and reflec- one scene, a black actor gave a lem. The problem is account- campus. Recent racially-charged included a series of racially- tive. Thus, ‘The White Feather monologue about how he “loves ability. We need to hold each incidents have ignited fierce significant terms such as cultural Project’ was born.” CIE” because it exposes the other accountable and understand discussion about what is con- appropriation, diaspora, and —Angela Bey racist students on campus. In that that process isn’t aiming Class of 2019 sidered a hate crime on campus. intersectionality before they were another scene, a black student to be wrapped up in a bow. It’s The work took a firm stance on permitted to enter the space. confronts a white student who messy, vulnerable work and ever these issues in particular and Unlike a typical performance is attempting to cover up the happening. White community forced the Ursinus community where the audience is seated n-word in the snow. Even when members need to listen and hear to discuss how these topics hurt during the production, Bey had Bey shared a bit about the the word is covered by an actor POC, implicate themselves in Ursinus’ racial understanding. audience members stand in the process of working with Cicero. playing a campus safety officer our struggles, then not shy away Director Angela Bey shared performance space with the “For dramaturg, I knew I wanted and the snow melts away, how- from making safer spaces for what drove them to create the actors. In the black box, the audi- someone who’d complement my ever, the audience is reminded us.” piece. “In late August, I read ence was gathered around a small artistic impulses without being that the pain of incident remains Michael Harriot’s ‘White People table onto which the n-word was the same. Someone with a strong because the n-word still haunts Are Cowards’ published on “The spelled out in white feathers. mission statement and a real the stage in a chalk outline. The Follow us on Root.” The article inspired me Throughout the play, screens that passion for the kind of delicate, final scene referenced this year’s ! to deep dive into the psychology surrounded the audience pro- race-work we’d be conducting. diversity monologues in which a @ursinusgrizzly of white fragility and cowardice jected images of campus emails I also knew I wanted to find student accused of involvement Domingo continued from pg. 1 Talk.” In the recent adaptation of up. People kept saying I would the novel of the like to be that free in whatever propelled him to use his career to same name, Domingo plays the I’m doing. The way he integrated Word on the Street create social change. He shared father of the main female char- his spirituality in the arts made How do you feel about Bear Bash? with the audience that early in acter. During the talk, Domingo them feel very human and it his career he chose to turn down shared that many people came made them want to be that free a role for a character named to him and thanked him for his in whatever they’re doing,” she “I urge you to support its student performers, “Cool-whip Tyrell” and to begin non-violent representation of said. “He took all that sadness seeking out and even writing a working class black man. He and grief and channeled it. I hope including Taahira Davis.” parts that better represent African encouraged young artists in the people see that they can channel -Joe Makuc, 2019 Americans. audience to be equally conscious their grief or trauma into some- “I think why I do films like of their work. thing else” ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ or “I’m a man who works Inspiring people to have faith “I think Bear Bash is cool.” ‘Birth of a Nation,’ or ‘Lincoln,’ around the globe with a big in themselves is one of Colman’s -Aaron Edwards, 2021 or ‘’ and why... my platform, but I’m very much central goals for his art. “My career is possibly different than just a hometown boy,” he job is to open you up again to any other actor, it’s because of said.“Anyone in here who’s tal- believe in something, to have “I’m excited to see my childhood hero Sean a couple things. I think I have ented, any theatre student who’s faith,” he said. Kingston in concert.” something special… I know talented, you can get work, but Future talks in the Faith and I’m very specific in choosing be conscious of the work you’re Life Forum series will center on -Jake Supran, 2020 why I’m doing what I’m doing doing and why you’re doing it.” topics such as faith and technolo- because I think I want to make a Ofori noted that many people gy and faith and medicine. Ofori bigger difference in the world,” who attended the talk found Do- hopes that the next talk will be “I’m excited for Bear Bash. Hopefully, the per- he said. mingo’s advice and his life story sometime next spring. former performs this time though.” This especially figures into to be “freeing.” -Floyd Curry, 2020 his role in “If Beale Street Could “The word ‘free’ kept coming www.ursinusgrizzly.com THE GRIZZLY SIENNA COLEMAN FEATURES [email protected] “Calling all Textures” event Fridge of the brings the community together Shelsea Deravil Blake added, “I’m very proud of because this was a [email protected] its turnout. There was a good mix Bonner idea. Seeing a large white crowd in the audience week of classes and races. It was a very On April 12 and 13, the supportive crowd.” gave me a better perspective “Calling all Textures” event The second event, the Hair on whites. Some are willing MCS department snags brought the campus community Fashion Show was also a suc- to learn other cultures and together by celebrating all hair cess. Twenty-two participants experiences.” Blake was also textures. The two-day event that acted as runway models, rep- glad white people attended, as the last Reese’s ice cream mainly targeted minorities also resenting various cultures and that was part of her main goal. garnered attention from white places, such as Africa, Afro- “It was cool to see them see from the C-store and hides students. Created, sponsored, Caribbean and Afro-Latino/ us in our element,” she said. and held by sophomore Bonner Hispania. Participants modeled “The point of them being there students Badia Weeks, Kelsey Dashiki print, a type of Afri- was for them to critically think it in their barren freezer. Blake, and Aaliyah Stephens, the can gown, traditional Mexican about our struggle, how we deal “Calling all Textures” event had floral patterned dresses, and the with hair.” There were several an amazing turnout and created a colors of their flags. white students who purchased space for the community to learn Although the two-day events hair products, and many of and talk about all hair textures. were targeted primarily to them asked questions to be The Big Hair Panel and Expo, people of color, a vast number more educated on hair overall. the first event out of the two of white people showed up to Weeks, Blake, and Stephens nights, had a great turnout. Stu- support the event. “I was really admit that working on the event dents, professors, and even the surprised,” Weeks said. “At was a little stressful, but it was hosts’ family members came to more than worth it to create a celebrate beauty and self-worth. first, I didn’t know how the space “where for a day or two The Panel included vendors campus would respond to the the community comes together from Philadelphia and other hair events…if the community and is united.” They even hope nearby areas who have their own would interact. I knew white to bring the event back next hair, beauty, or cosmetic lines. Bonner students would attend There was also a vendor who year. promoted his shoe line, Legacy. Tanisha Singleton Thompson— founder of Beauty’s Ultimate Gift: Healthy Hair Flair, and licensed cosmetologist and beauty consultant—commented on the event: “I enjoyed inter- acting with all the students and teaching them new techniques and skills for their hair. I really appreciated them being comfort- able with sharing the challenges that are faced with natural hair such as styling, keeping it mois- turized, and maintaining their curls.” Thompson taught students about different kinds of hair and beauty products, such as the en- ergy booster Adoratherapy, and Bass brushes for styling hair. Another vendor, Sparkle Hill, a makeup artist and the owner of a matte cosmetic collection, said that “the event was extremely fun and informative and I would love to participate again [if it becomes an annual thing].” “The event went very well,” Calling all interesting fridges! If you Weeks said. “Everyone seemed have a refrigerator you would like featured to enjoy it, and it brought a lot of people together. I saw a lot of in the Grizzly, please email sicoleman@ unity and uplifting one another, ursinus.edu which is something that was Blake and Weeks at the event. really needed on this campus.” Photo courtesy of Kelsey Blake. www.ursinusgrizzly.com THE GRIZZLY | Thursday, May 2, 2019 5 - Features Sophomore, AJ Belville, wins scholarship to study in Scotland for a year

Shelsea Deravil in from Florida just for the inter- travelling to for Sum- stuff with viruses since I was His trips will hold new [email protected] view that day. [The interviewers] mer Fellows. Biology professor young. And the cool thing about experiences for Belville in very stuck us in a room and pulled Dr. Rebecca Lyczak and Belville Glasgow is that they have a different spheres. First, he will us out individually to interview will be researching genetics. He dedicated virology department. explore genetics, then he will Every year, the St. Andrew’s us. They also put us in a panel in hopes to learn the tools necessary Going there, hopefully, I’ll be travel to Scotland to immerse Society of Philadelphia awards front of old men, where we were to become an effective re- able to get involved, and speak to himself in music. He is beyond five scholarships to students then berated with questions. It searcher. After Ursinus, Belville some people who are important excited for both opportunities. from participating was crazy.” While he was at din- hopes to specialize in virology: in the field that I want to get into. institutions, including Ursinus, ner in Wismer that night, Belville “I’ve known that I wanted to do So that’s a win for me.” allowing students to study in received the good news that he Scotland for a year. This year’s had been accepted as the scholar- Ursinus winner is AJ Belville ship winner. ’21, who received the Mutch Belville’s Mutch Scholarship Scholarship, and who will spend is not tied to his biochemistry his junior year at the University and molecular biology major; of Glasgow. Belville is also an artist. He St. Andrew’s Society of released his first album “For My Philadelphia was organized and Future Wife” in the summer of founded in 1747 by a group of 2017, and during his trip to Scot- Pennsylvanian men of Scottish land he is excited to immerse ancestry. Its goal, as stated on the himself in the Glasgow music St. Andrew’s Society webpage, scene. is to allow “[scholars] to truly experience and appreciate the culture, history, and character of “I’ve been listening to a lot Scotland; to fully immerse them- of Scottish folk music lately,” selves in the academic and social Belville said, “and it’s been life.” This is what Belville plans driving a lot of my writing for to do when he heads to Scotland my next album.” next year. The road to Scotland wasn’t —AJ Belville easy. Belville began the internal Class of 2021 application the day that Assis- tant Dean Kelly Sorensen sent out an announcement about it, “I’ve been listening to a lot and submitted it the following of Scottish folk music lately,” day. About two months later, he Belville said, “and it’s been received an exciting email from driving a lot of my writing for Sorensen, informing him that he my next album.” This is why St. would be Ursinus’ candidate for Andrew’s society wants him to the Mutch Scholarship. explore music during his time in However, the interview pro- Scotland. At Ursinus, when Bel- cess—held at the Union League ville writes music, he goes out to of Philadelphia—was stressful the football field, parking lot, or and somewhat “harrowing.” any quiet place late at night so he “It was long,” Belville said. “I can peacefully write alone. was with seven other qualified Besides Scotland and music, candidates and one of them flew Belville also looks forward to AJ Belville wins scholarship to study at the University of Glasgow. Photo courtesy of Ursinus Communications Happening on Campus Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Harry Potter Es- Late Night Pan- Bear Bash Ursinus College Selections from the Transfer Tuesday Last Day of Class- cape Room cakes! 7:00 p.m. Chapel musical Fun Home 11:00 a.m. es 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 7:30 p.m. Gravel Lot 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Corson Hall p.m. Wismer *Rain location Bomberger Hall Kaleidoscope Len- Myrin 124 Floy Lewis Bakes Meditation Chapel fest Theater Center*

www.ursinusgrizzly.com THE GRIZZLY DANIEL WALKER OPINION [email protected] We must not ignore China’s cultural purging William Wehrs however. In 2016, there were 800 The Uighur also cannot leave were told they had one minute ment. According to the BBC, [email protected] mosques in the eastern region of legally because the Chinese to get the exercise yard and then “State-run TV has been show- China, but 200 were bulldozed in government has passed an edict run. Those who were too slow ing glossy reports, full of clean When one turns on the news 2017 and 600 more are scheduled that forced all of them to sur- faced severe punishment: “There classrooms and grateful students, these days, one tends to see to be bulldozed this year. render their passports. According was a special room to punish apparently willingly submitting constant stories about the 2020 The Uighur people are also to the Chinese government, they those who didn’t run fast enough themselves to the coursework.” Presidential election, or President subjects of intensive surveillance simply wanted the passports for . . . There were two men there, Additionally, testimonials are Donald Trump. When Trump’s technology and their homes are safe keeping. Uighurs are also one to beat with a belt, the other frequently shown. “I have deeply administration was in the midst frequently raided by the Chinese prohibited from practicing Islam just to kick.” Ablet said. He was understood my own mistakes,’ of separating children on the US government. According to the As- in any way, such as fasting during released and was fortunate to be one man tells the camera, vowing borders, people did an admirable sociated Press, the Chinese gov- Ramadan. According to Durrie one of the last to be able to leave. to be a good citizen ‘after I get job coming together to protest ernment keeps tabs on what they Bouscaren of PRI, if the Chinese His 74-year-old father and eight home.’” Yet, when the BBC tried the inhumane policy. It is highly perceive to be subversive activity government eventually deems of his siblings were not lucky and to inspect the camps, they were unfortunate that the 24-hour news through a network of around that a person is too subversive, are currently still incarcerated. turned away by Chinese police media has paid compartively 1.1 million spies. The spies are then she or he will be sent to a Ablet noted, “There is no-one left officials. Despite the efforts of a little attention to a growing sent by the government to live in “re-education camp.” Stephanie outside.” few intrepid journalistic parties, problem in China: the increased Uighur homes in what is known Nebehay estimates that there are A woman, Mihrigul Tursun, including the ones cited in this persecution of the Muslim minor- as the “ Pair Up and Become 1.5 million Mulisms being sent to told CNN of the horrible condi- article, the media has failed to ity population, most notably Family” program.” The Chinese these camps. tions she witnessed. Her three give this issue the mainstream the Uighurs, but other minority government paints this as simply The conditions at these camps children were taken from her and recognition that it deserves. Muslim populations as well such a friendly example of cultural ex- are often horrible. These camps when she was finally released, There is a growing cultural as the Kazakhs and the Kyrgyzs. change, but in fact the spies then often involved forced indoctrina- she inquired about the fate of her purging and it deserves far more According to Rachel Harris of report on ridiculously innocuous tion of Chinese values. Camp infant child, and was flatly told focus by our media and Ameri- “The Guardian,” China has begun things like Uighur families not residents are expected to sing pa- that he had died. During her im- can citizens. We should be just to bulldoze many of the Uighur’s wanting cigarettes or alcohol or triotic songs and speak Mandarin. prisonment, she was kept in a cell as willing to take similar actions mosques. Satellite images were not watching television. If the camp residents refuse, then with more than 50 other women. when similar policy is happening able to confirm that the Keriya As reported by BBC News, they will be beaten or starved. One woman had spent six months in other countries. mosque, which was probably the Chinese government has Ablet Tursun Tohti spoke to BBC in there and was covered with built in 1237, and was located in also passed strict laws that limit news about his harrowing experi- rashes. Follow us on the southern region of Hotan, no Uighurs’ freedom of expression. ence. He recalls that he and the China has continued to Instagram! longer exists. It is far from the For example, long beards and fellow residents were woken up maintain its position that there is @ursinusgrizzly only mosque to suffer this fate, headscarves are now forbidden. before sunrise each morning and nothing wrong with this treat- Disney’s newest ‘Dumbo” fails to soar make the original story recog- and Eddy.” The Pink Elephant Jen Joseph [email protected] nizable –– “Cinderella,” “The scene that scared us all to Jungle Book, etc.” death as kids? Barely a men- Back to the House of Mouse’s tion. Imagine if the Burton who Reboots, remakes, reinven- increased reluctance to invest in made Beetlejuice and Nightmare tions. We’ve all heard of ‘em, anything other than a sure bet. Before Christmas, not the shell we’ve all seen a few, and heck, Arguably the last big risk the of a director he is now, made the sometimes they’re even good. Disney company made was last Pink Elephant scene. Think of all “The Wizard of Oz” is techni- decade with the release of “The the new imagery we could have cally a remake. So is the musical Princess and the Frog,” which gotten from that. The only good version of “Little Shop of Hor- by most accounts was a mild fi- thing this reboot has is a lack of rors.” But all that aside, it’s no nancial failure. This failure led to notoriously racist crows, but at news that we are living in the age the dissolution of cel animation least then I would have felt some of reboots. And it makes sense! in the company and an increased sort of ways about this plummet After all, why take the risk of reliance on CGI. After all, all the of a flick. doing something new when you Pixar movies were doing well, so And that really is the prob- can make money on an already- why not just make new Disney lem. Safety. These reboots aren’t branded property, amirite? films basically the same? made because anyone had an One company that has really Disney’s latest high-profile idea for a movie. They’re only taken the reboot cash cow to new project, his remake of “Dumbo,” ever done to milk the omnipres- heights is the venerated, much- is a watering-down of every- ent “Disney nostalgia” market beloved, and wholly benevolent thing the original and innocent of every last dollar, so they’re Disney Corporation. Since the if occasionally dark “Dumbo” safe, watered-down, and joy- surprise success of Tim Bur- stood for. The whole climax of less. Disney has become its own ton’s reinvention of “Alice in Dumbo learning to fly? Over Judge Doom, destroying all its Wonderland,” Disney has tried in the first act. All the dynamic old ‘toons, and killing themself everything from Wicked-style animal characters? Replace them in the process. Ah well. At least hero/villain flips with Maleficent, with humanity-deprived hu- Danny DeVito was good in it. near shot-for-shot remakes with man characters with the acting 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast,” chops of Plank from “Ed, Edd, to changes mild enough to still www.ursinusgrizzly.com THE GRIZZLY | Thursday, May 2, 2019 7 - Sports continued from pg. The “Fine, Baseball 8 quite a bit this year and their ef- we’ll do this forts are worthy of many plau- dits. Mumme set several program later” Award: records. There are the aforemen- tioned home run records, but he Kayla Quinn also set the program record in doubles and single-season RBIs, and tied the record in overall hits, with a strong candidacy to catch the career mark for hits next season. He ends the sea- son tied for the most home runs in the country with 14. He is a shoo-in for All-CC honors and very well could find himself as an All-American by the end of Photo courtesy of Dave Morgan/Stylish Images the season. First-year first baseman Jon Moldoff had an incredible rook- ie campaign. He had 44 RBIs, Football team preparing for fall which would have set the school’s single-season record if not for the Photo courtesy of UC Athletics existence of Mumme (45 RBIs). season with spring workouts David Mendelsohn He has a strong candidacy for [email protected] Centennial Conference Rookie- Tom Cardozo McCain said, “I think a huge change, I was excited about the [email protected] of-the-Year. part to our success right now opportunity. I know how to run On April 9, the UC Soft- Jacobs turned himself into an is the hard work we have been routes and block, but if this is ball Team was slated to play a elite offensive player. He had the putting in, in the weight room what I can do to help the team, The Ursinus College football Tuesday double header against seventh-highest on-base percent- with Coach [Eric] Hoffman and I am all in.” team is midway through their Swarthmore College. age in the CC with .466, and was Coach [Mike] Moronese. Guys With several players standing spring football season and they The first leg of the double eighth in batting average with [have] just bought in to make out this spring the defense will are looking to top their perfor- header had a rain delay, then a .389 while being a defensive this program better.” also have a new defensive line mance from last fall with an 8-3 lightning delay before being com- force. He threw out 17 would-be As the Bears continue to grind coach. Coach Demetrius Wilson record. pleted that Tuesday. The coaches base stealers this season. through the spring season, some is coming from Indianapolis to The Bears have a five-week- decided, ambitiously, to try to Finally, Fiorentino set the of the stand-out players include help the Bears and their defen- long practice schedule, includ- squeeze in the second game be- team record for triples in a sea- freshman defensive end Kevin sive line unit along with second- ing lifts throughout the weeks. fore sundown. They managed to son after just 19 games. He fin- Diehl and rising senior tight end year defensive coordinator Steve Jake McCain, the Bears start- get to the bottom of the fifth in- ished second in all of Division Matt Gallagher. Devlin. ing middle linebacker, said, “We ning before it became too dark. III with 10 triples. Diehl has been working tena- While the senior class gradu- are looking good, everyone is Nearly three weeks later, Sun- Most of the Bears offensive ciously in the weight room and it ates, more talent files into the working hard in the weight room day, the game had to be complet- contributions came from non- is showing on the practice field, program with the incoming and on the practice field.” ed as both UC and Swat needed seniors, with infielder Carter according to Jake McCain. freshman class. The Bears are McCain, a rising senior, to sort out playoff seeding, so the Usowski the only starting posi- Along with Diehl’s hard work hoping to bring in approximately hopes to lead the Bears defense game was to be finished. tion player to graduate this year. in the weight room and on the 30 first-year players next season to an even better season than the The Bears resumed with run- Usowski wrapped up his career field, Gallagher is making a to help add depth and talent to last, and hopefully win a Centen- ners on first and second and no with a .319 career batting aver- position change from fullback the roster. nial Conference Championship. outs, down 3-1 but Swat quickly age and 88 RBIs. He was a two- to tight end in order to help put The Bears hope to continue ”This league is so competi- got two outs before senior Kayla time All-CC honoree. the team in a better position to their hot streak from last fall into tive that any team has a chance. Quinn came up and drilled a game- The Bears should still be able succeed. Making this position the second half of spring prac- So why not us?” McCain said. tying triple over the right fielder’s to excite next season with all of change is not easy for any play- tices and offseason lifting. With There are several factors that head. Teammate Morgan Comfort their returning offensive talent as er, but Gallagher is dedicated to new additions to the coaching contribute to a radical increase would drive her in one batter later well as additional development help the team in any way pos- staff and rising stars, the Bears in success for the Bears the last and the Bears won 4-3 to clinch the with a young core of high-poten- sible. are ready to attack next fall and few seasons, and therefore the No. 3 seed in the CC tournament. tial pitchers. Gallagher said, “When Coach compete for a Centennial Con- increased optimism. asked me to make the position ference Championship. 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sweep, but they were not able to back on the right path after tak- despite how the season ended son. David Mendelsohn turn the corner again after that ing both games against Muhlen- up in the end. This was clearly a The Bears tried their best to [email protected] and get back to their winning berg the next week. It was ideal team capable of winning baseball get the job done against Washing- ways. not just because they were win- games. ton College on UC’s senior day The Ursinus College Baseball The next week they lost both of ning games, but also because of What really put the Bears in this past Saturday. team wrapped up its 2019 cam- their matchups to Haverford with the fashion in which they won a bind was a double-header split Down 6-2 entering the ninth paign this weekend, falling just a non-conference win wedged those games. The first game was with McDaniel on April 20. They inning, it started to look like they short of playoff aspirations. in between the losses. They lost a comeback and a close victory, came all the way back from down would come back after a leadoff The Bears finished 18-18 over- the first leg 7-3, with sophomore 6-4. UC scored five runs in the 8-1 in game one, but the game home run by Fiorentino. They all, with a record of 7-11 in the catcher Tom Jacobs responsible 8th inning, including a 2-run go- continued its back-and forth pace continued to rally and scored one Centennial Conference, giving for driving in all three runs. ahead blast by Jacobs. when McDaniel ultimately won more run before making the final them an 8th place finish in the CC. The second game against The second game was a blow- 17-16. out, losing 6-4, and were elimi- They were in a position to Haverford was even closer. The out that the Bears won 22-9. That Ursinus made the second game nated from postseason contention. control their own destiny, for the Bears lost by just one run, 6-5, and was an historic game in many much less interesting, winning the The Bears honored their se- most part, after their historic April left the bases loaded in the ninth ways for the Bears. Junior stand- matchup 12-6, including a home niors before losing the second 6 sweep of the #11 Johns Hopkins in their pursuit of a comeback. outs Alex Mumme and Fioren- run by first base standout Jon game 16-1 and dropping a mean- Blue Jays in a Saturday double The offense wasn’t quite able to tino each homered twice, with Moldoff. ingless 5-2 game at Franklin and header. They won the games by earn back the runs coughed up by Mumme’s home runs setting new After that split with McDan- Marshall on Sunday to conclude a combined score of 26-17, and the bullpen in a 4-run Haverford standards for the Ursinus program iel, the Bears had minimal wiggle an eventful season. it was the first time Ursinus had 7th inning in time to complete the in both single-season blasts and room in order to make the play- Though they obviously did not ever swept Hopkins. comeback. career home runs. offs, and that whittled down to end up where they wanted to this After the sweep, the Bears had After that, Ursinus got in- Winning games several differ- zero wiggle room after a 6-4 loss season, the Bears accomplished 13 conference games left to play volved in a slugfest with Gettys- ent ways is generally indicative of to Franklin and Marshall on April and were in a playoff position. burg in a Saturday twin-bill. The a high-quality team. That adage 23. The Bears would have to win See on pg. Unfortunately, they won just four first game vacillated between the holds up for this year’s UC team, out in order to make the postsea- Baseball 7 of their remaining games against two teams as Ursinus surrendered CC opponents. a 5-run lead in the bottom of the The Bears did not even get 8th inning at the battleground. one night to celebrate their sweep The potent UC offense earned the of Hopkins before they had to eat lead back to go up 9-8, only to get a 10-1 loss to #6 Swarthmore on walked-off by the Bullets in the April 7. Ursinus had previously bottom of the ninth. played a very tight game against The Bears were determined Swarthmore, and the national- to make the second game against powerhouse Garnet did not want Gettysburg much less interesting. to play a close one again, evi- They had a 7-2 lead after their dently. half of the fifth inning, includ- Swarthmore, the defending ing a home run by Fiorentino, but conference champions, jumped those pesky Bullets came back to out to a quick 8-0 lead in the first knot the score at 7 before the end five innings of the Sunday affair, of the fifth inning. Ursinus woke with the Bears scoring just one up after that and outscored them run on an RBI groundout by ju- the rest of the way, winning 11-8, nior outfielder Dom Fiorentino. registering a lofty 31 hits between Photo courtesy of Dave Morgan/Stylish Images It’s hard to blame the Bears for the two games. faltering to a team like Swat the Junior Mike Stanziale hit a home run in the ninth inning of the Bears’ extra-inning win over #7 TCNJ. It It looked like they were getting proved to be important when TCNJ tied it in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game to extras. day after earning a well-fought Upcoming Games Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

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