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The Bates Student THE VOICE OF BATES COLLEGE SINCE 1873 WEDNESDAY September 21, 2016 Vol. 147, Issue. 2 Lewiston, Maine FORUM ARTS & LEISURE SPORTS 80s dance comes to Nationally-renowned The football team a close with reckless choreographer Sean Dorsey concludes their abandon works with the Dance long preseason, as Department during a two- they take on Trinity week residency away this weekend to open the season See Page 2 See Page 5 See Page 8 Continued success for the Climbing on up BCDC Students lead (another) initiative for BCDC finds increased student participation new rock wall in Purposeful Work Initiative Climbing has been a popular activity in the gym, prompting George Fiske ‘19 to want to expand it. MAX HUANG/THE BATES STUDENT haps the wall would be moved to LUCIA BROWN a more convenient location, away STAFF WRITER from the chaos of the track. Ideas concerning a new rock The climbing wall at Merrill wall have been in various stages for Gymnasium, adjacent to the track, years. Last year, Callum Douglas The BCDC is working with students to find internships and Purposeful Work Initiatives during the Summer. has been a much enjoyed and well- ‘16, Jordan Cargill ‘16, and Toby MAX HUANG/THE BATES STUDENT used resource for years. Recently, Myers ‘16, picked up the idea from the wall has become so popular that graduated climbers. However, ac- familiar with the Bates Career De- ternships. Examples of 2016 core George Fiske ‘19, along with the rest cording to Fiske, the new rock wall NICO BARDIN velopment Center or their initiative, employers: Owl Cybersecurity in initiative has “never been followed MANAGING NEWS EDITOR of the Bates climbing community, is the Purposeful Work initiative aims Denver, a congressional office in now leading the movement to ex- through to completion. This year to guide students towards Bates- Washington D.C., Central Maine pand it. we’re picking up right where Cal- In today’s hyper-competitive specific internships that work in Medical Center in Lewiston, and With the increased presence lum, Jordan and Toby left off, so professional world, undergraduate conjunction with core employers, LMCG Investments in Boston - to of indoor rock climbing gyms na- we’re in a good spot.” students constantly feel the pres- and provides funding for unpaid or name just a few”, says Christina tion and worldwide, (the first one A strong argument and proven sure to obtain summer internships low-paid internships. The BCDC Patrick of the Bates Career Develop- opened in America as recently as student support is necessary in win- in order to gain professional experi- has invested considerable time and ment Center. 1987), Bates’s climbing community, ning the approval of the administra- ence and boost their resume for the resources into establishing a net- This year marks the third year along with the world’s, is rapidly tion, and the initiative has been met frightening day when they apply work of core-employers that offer of the BCDC’s installation of the growing. with great support already. In only for post-graduate jobs. There are Bates-specific internships. Purposeful Work Initiative, which According to Fiske, a new wall one week, 83 people have signed the resources here at Bates that students “The core employer network is provides current Bates students with is needed to “accommodate the in- petition--a majority of the signers may use to their advantage in secur- intentionally diverse to align with a trajectory for their four years at creasing number of climbers on members of the class of 2020. ing summer internships and making the wide array of students’ interests. Bates and works to prepare them campus and the increasing skill lev- Despite the clear enthusiasm them more desirable and competi- We grew from 46 core employers in academically and professionally for els of those who climb.” A new wall expressed from a large number of tive candidates in the professional 2015 to 68 core employers in 2016. would, presumably, “be bigger, and Bates students, the administration world. Core employers prioritize hiring See BCDC, PAGE 4 offer a more varied, interesting expe- For students who may not be Bates students into their paid in- rience, with more holds, overhangs, See ROCK WALL, PAGE 4 and surfaces”, says Fiske. And per- Sexual Violence Awareness Club to change the conversation The goals and aims Club wants to include more people in the discussion of sexual assault of the Concerned ignorance or intentional malicious opened only on weekdays from nine KATHERINE ZIEGLER Students of Color enabling.” to five, and closed on weekends, STAFF WRITER Unlike other campus programs, which is when most sexual assault such as Green Dot that is a top- cases occur. There has been a lot of discus- down program fostered by the ad- But SVAC is not just about sion surrounding sexual violence at Bates ministration, SVAC offers a student- talking. “There’s a lot of activism in- on college campuses in the news, centered and student-run approach. volved,” says Cramer, “not necessari- but has there been enough at Bates? “Despite the fact that we have ly standing out in front of commons Charlotte Cramer ‘19, and Ceri systems in place that will help peo- and shouting at people, but the kind The student group outlines the Kurtz ‘19, didn’t think so, and as a ple, there isn’t a lot of student sup- of stuff where we’re just engaging result they founded the Sexual Vio- port and student awareness, but with the campus.” Those students upcoming year lence Awareness Club to help start obviously students are for the most on campus over Short Term last year conversations about sexual violence part the perpetrators, they are the might remember SVAC’s art exposé, ming, work, and resources that are and the campus cultures that facili- people that are standing by,” says which they hope to continue this MARIAM HAYRAPETYAN of the Office of Intercultural Educa- ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR tate it. Cramer. year. tion, similar to what academics go “I don’t think a lot of people The bi-monthly club meetings SVAC truly aims to reach the through).” Therefore, “the submis- talk about this stuff and know this are discussion-based, similar to the entire campus community. “It’s On Thursday the 15th, the sion is the final reporting document stuff. It’s a very quiet topic that not Feminist Collective, another club about bringing everyone together, Concerned Students of Color at from the third party on their con- a lot of people think about, it’s really on campus that deals with gender is- because it’s an issue that a lot of Bates, held their first open meeting clusions and recommendations for not their fault. I remember my first sues. Discussion topics have includ- people have. It does not discrimi- and discussed some of the goals for the OIE.” year thinking, ‘I know this is impor- ed staying safe during 80s dance, nate,” says Cramer. Naturally, they this year, as well as reviewed the ac- The main goal of reviewing the tant, but this doesn’t really happen,’” and consent, as well as an upcoming are looking to partner with other complishment of last year. First or- OIE is to “see how the OIE stacks said Cramer. discussion on the ramifications of groups and clubs on campus, like ganized by Jalen Baker in November up to similar diversity centers at in- Co-president Kurtz shared a the Health Center’s new hours for FemCo and Outfront, as well as 2015, this organized group of stu- stitutions across the country, and to similar perspective, stating, “I per- those who have experienced sexual obtaining greater involvement from dents’ mission “is to air and address have a chance to document whether sonally think that there’s a popula- assault. There has been a fair amount athletes on campus. issues and concerns with the institu- or not the OIE is helping students tion on campus that is very aware of pushback from the student body “Reaching out to athletic teams tions and overall community that is of color as best as it can, as well as of the problem and actively tries over the changes of the health center is an effective way of reaching out Bates College. [They] work with ad- if it was achieving its mission. The to prevent or at the very least talk hours, many arguing that the new to a large and influential part of the ministration, faculty, and students review started over the summer and about it, but there’s also a large por- and fewer hours are depriving stu- Bates community,” stress SVACs to create solutions for these issues.” will probably continue over this fall tion of people here that completely dents of resources that could be of community liaisons, Claire Sul- This year, the student group will semester.” ignore the issue which is incredibly aid in the immediate aftermath of be submitting a review of the OIE problematic, because a lot of those a sexual assault.