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Equinox c? Covering the days and knights... at FDU's Metropolitan Campus February 11,2016 Vol. XXVII Issue VIII Black Box Breaking Into Teaneck Arts Scene He said Black Box has a com By Elizabeth White fortable, low key vibe where students of all ages can kick back and chill after (TEANECK) - The Black Box Perform school. ing Arts Center in Teaneck is the up "I believe so much in Black Box and coming place for people of all ages and have so much fun with Black Box interested in learning about theater that I walked away from a 20-year legal and music. The performing arts center features a variety of different theater aspects, including workshops, musical performances, improv nights, and play readings. "The goal now that we have the space is to program for the entire com The Black Box Performing Arts Center crew. munity," said Matt Okin, their artistic director. "The key to what we do is col quire said. Theater feeds his soul and laboration. It's a very collaborative en makes his blood pump and working career to do this full time," said Huey vironment." with Black Box is what he wants to be Esquire, who is a part of the Black Box doing. team and helps manage events with "There's a really great vibe Okin. here, and it's shared by a lot of differ More of the programs being ent people of different ages," Huey Es held at Black Box this year are geared quire said about their program. toward college students like the Spring For more information, visit Teen Musical Theater workshop pro their website at www.blackboxnvnj. duction of "Hair." com or call (201) 357-2221. "You can count on five or six All Photo Credits: Dustin Niles events here every month," Huey Es Teaneck Trains are Ticking Time Bombs 47 people and destroying part of their ing transported by these trains. downtown. "If a train in Bogota exploded "It is horrifying how many thou on a Sunday, they'd have to wait until sands of people are exposed to the the state opened up the next day for dangers of Bakken and crude oil from them to tell us what was on it," said the possibility of explosion, from the Schmelz. pollution that goes through our air ev Their ultimate goal is to ban eryday, and the amount of schools that Bakken crude oil. "We don't want their are located along the train tracks," said money. We want them out," said Carey. Fisher. "They're a multi million dollar, There is a march planned for a if not billion dollar, company. They can clean energy revolution in Philadelphia move their damn railroad someplace this July at the Democratic National else where there's no people in harms Convention. way." Matt Smith with Food and Wa Since the CSX trains are inter ter Watch New Jersey said, "We want state travelers, they are regulated un those decision makers to know that the der federal rule. 10,000 people there only support an "What is really most disheart- energy strategy that is about keeping fossil fuels in the ground and quickly A crowd gathers on Main Street in Bogota on Jan. 31 to protest trains carrying developing clean renewable energy so Bakken crude oil through Bergen County. that we have a chance at healthy cli By Molly Holt and Elizabeth track protesting the CSX trains. They mate in the livable future." White then marched to the Wells Fargo on Until further action is taken the corner of Main St. and Larch Ave. by the federal government to ban the (TEANECK) - Local residents gathered to gather for various guest speakers. transportation of Bakken crude oil, lo in Bogota, on Sunday Jan. 31, to pro Mayors, councilmen and activists all cal communities along the tracks are test against the shipment of Bakken spoke on behalf of the communities. encouraged to develop their own evac crude oil by train through local com "We have to do what we have uation plans. munities. Bakken crude oil is highly to do in order to keep ourselves safe," According to David Miles, explosive and could cause massive fires said Mayor of Bogota and FDU alumni FDU Director of Public Safety and co- in Bergen County should the train de Christopher Kelemen. chair of the Metro Campus Emergency rail. Residents are concerned due to The Coalition to Ban Unsafe Management Team, they have evacu the proximity of houses, schools, and Oil Trains, a local activist group, led ation plans in case of an environmen Protester carries sign at the rally. tal disaster, but in that situation they emergency services to the tracks. the demonstration. The coalition was All Photo Credits: Molly Holt "We thought the trains were founded by Paula Rogovin in August would he under the guidance of local carrying, I don't know, cars, merchan 2014. Rogovin partnered with co-spon ening is the lack of political support we authorities. The basic outline of the dise, or whatever," said Victoria Fisher, sor 35ONJ'S Rosemary Dreger Carey have seen," Fisher said. plan is located on FDU's website under a long time Teaneck resident and com for this demonstration in order to raise The coalition has sent numer the Public Safety section. munity activist. "A lot of people didn't awareness in the local community. ous petitions and proposals to the fed "We hope we never have tot realize how dangerous the chemi The fear of a Bakken crude eral government and seen no action. deal with things like that, but we do cals and oil were that were traveling oil explosion is warranted. According According to the mayor of Bergenfield, have plans in place in case we do," said through our back yards." to CBC News, in 2013 a train carrying Norman Schmelz, the federal gov Miles. "In case of an emergency, stu Over 50 people stood on the Bakken crude oil derailed and explod ernment is delayed in informing local dents should check their FDU alerts for Main Street bridge located over the rail ed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, killing communities on what materials are be further instructions." Page 2 The Equinox February ii, 2016 News Scandal in Flint Leaves Officials in Murky Water By Christina Martinez (TEANECK) - On Dec. 14, 2015, May or Karen W. Weaver declared a state of emergency for Flint, Michigan in re sponse Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's re search which found a high level of lead in the water and pipes. Darnell Earley, an emergency manager elected by Governor Snyder, made the decision to switch the Detroit water system in order to save money despite the fact that the Flint water was known to be heavily polluted and cor roded. Though the state of emergency was just declared two months ago, the water has had other problems in the past. In Sep. 2014, city officials found a form of chloroform bacteria in the water system and told residents that they should boil their water. A month later. General Motors, who has Water in a Flint hospital on Oct. 16,2015. a factory in Flint, released a statement Photo Credit: Joyce Zhu that they would no longer use Flint wa feel bad that I can't get the help. I don't water lead levels were the highest." ter because it corrodes their car parts. ings on different houses and found a want to expose my kids to lead." Residents of Flint began to In an article written by Michael Moore, large exposure of lead as well, but they On Jan. 29, officials an complain to the government about the he stated that Governor Snyder made did not do anything about it. nounced that the amount of lead in the brown water but the government told sure General Motors was able to re Many people are arguing that water is more than the filters can han them the water was still safe. The local ceive water from Detroit. the Flint Water crisis would not have dle. government knew about the problem, In Jan. 2015, Lee Ann Walters, happened if the town was majority The United States Public but chose to ignore it and told resi a resident of Flint, found 104 per bil white. In the recent US Census, 56.6% Health Service announced that 26 out dents that the water was fine. lion amount of lead in her water. She of its residents are black, while 35.7% of the 4,000 households samples test Lead exposure can cause mas called the Environmental Protection residents are white. They also argue ed 150 parts per billion. This number is sive damages to people, even in small Agency (E.P.A.), and they sent a repre that it would not have happened in a 10 times the amount recommended by amounts. Lead poisoning could affect sentative. The EPA did two more fest- rich town. Most of Flint's residents are poor. the Environmental Protection Agency. a child's behavior, intelligence, and Residents are also angry that Virginia Tech performed a growth, but it will take a while for each they still have to pay for the water, study on the amount of lead in the wa child to realize the effects. even though they are unable to drink ter. This study was released on Sep. S, In an interview with the New it. Many feel forced because they do 2015. Dr. Marc Edwards and his team York Times, commenting on the dam not want their water to be turned off.

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