Seniors and Where They’Re Going

farewell issue Pull-out Creative 4 Writing Section 2 15 9 E H PT RINCIPIAPILOT 05.28.10 No.12 Vol.66 Seniors and where they’re going Read about a few graduating seniors and what they’ve learned, what they’re doing, and where they’ll be next year. It all begins on pages 13-14 of this issue. photos // Ken Baughman Committee on Publication addresses healthcare Ginny Tonkin line,” Davis began his talk. “We did not certain number of passable votes, it the options fi rst. Staff writer get what we were looking for.” was consciously passed as an imper- Davis explained that while current peaking from the fl oor of the “I’m not trying to mask over a de- fect document. Therefore, before the healthcare standards are viewed as Chapel on May 16, Phil Da- feat,” Davis said. “I’m concerned with bill goes into effect in 2014, plenty of monopolistic and exclusive, his board vis, the Manager of the Com- winning the war, not the battle. That’s litigation and legislative haggling will wants to show the opposite: “We want mittee on Publication (COP) why we’re not giving up.” change its shape. to allow people a menu of choices that in Boston, addressed health- Davis said that he and his team Besides continuing to talk to con- people are going to look at in 2014 that careS reform and its effect on Christian worked to keep spiritual healing an gressional leaders, Davis said, their includes Christian Science.” Scientists. Davis and Gary Jones, the option for everybody, not specifi cally work now lies in partnering with correc- When the healthcare debate began, manager of the Federal offi ce of the working for “my exemption.” He ex- tive legislation that is open to language Davis went to the Christian Science COP, who aided Davis with his work plained that although he and Jones that will ensure a non-discrimination Board of Directors to discuss the op- in Washington, D.C., spoke about the did not achieve their goal within the provision for spiritual healing with in- tions. These options included a way to state of healthcare for Christian Scien- healthcare bill, the bill is still not a surance companies. When viewed this opt into the system based on religion, a tists and the work they are doing. done deal. way, insurance companies could not re- way to opt out, or a combination of the In the end, when the bill reached a ject an applicant without considering “You’d like us to get to the bottom COP continued on Page 4 One love: Prinstock Jammin’ with Amnesty Kayleigh Kavanagh student community to gather togeth- making, sunbathing to bocce ball, and better if it had been done earlier in the Staff writer er and emerge from their individual jewelry-making to kite-fl ying. quarter. Prinstock was rescheduled or the Prinstock Jammin’ worlds.” Several bands sent their tunes fl oat- because of weather, but Oakes thinks with Amnesty festival on Prinstock took place around the ing across the fi eld, providing a beat to that there would have been an even Saturday of Week 8, God Chapel green, with a few booths spill- help carry the energy of the day’s fes- higher turn out if people were not feel- blessed Principia with the ing onto the grass near the concourse tivities. Junior James Suber comment- ing guilty about studying or writing most beautiful weather so and the library. Designated areas were ed, “The band stage should have been their capstones. far this year. marked by lines of fl uttering light blue moved to a more people-friendly loca- Junior Katie Hueffner said, “Prin- F sheets. Junior Daniel Georgatos, who tion” that was out of the sun. He sug- stock reminded me of art festivals in Prinstock, a throwback to Wood- stock with less LSD and more Frisbee, helped man the solar car booth, said gested that next year, the stage should downtown Dallas … it showed a bigger was much more than just a tree-hugging that the location was perfect. He esti- have been put on the Chapel steps. Su- sense of the community and revealed a hippie-fest. According to Prinstock co- mated that about half the campus was ber helped run the Native American changed atmosphere. It’s like Prin had organizer, junior Amelia Heron, the out enjoying the day. Awareness booth. a different vibe for a day, and I really festival was about the free expression The variety of fantastic booths was Senior Kateland Oakes said she liked that.” of creativity and celebrating the com- even more impressive because they enjoyed just walking around and see- Freshman Wren Saylor exclaimed munity’s unique talents and individual were all student-run. Students and visi- ing the different areas. She said that that the entire day went “beautifully.” passions. tors could learn from tables promoting it “made our campus feel alive.” She Much of that was due to effective ad- Junior Kristen Rosen said, “Prin- various causes, and could participate added that the one negative aspect of vertisements put forth by co-organizers in everything from painting to T-shirt Prinstock was that it would have been stock was a great opportunity for the Prinstock continued on Page 4 02NEWS PRINCIPIAPILOT 05.28.10 Contents Tuition Discount Benefi t 5 Voice to the voiceless Pilot Perspective 6 CS column: living Science 6 Maija Baldauf cording to Procter, there are four or days, she wrote a collection of ten Staff Writer fi ve colonies of Dalits in Udaipur, monologues and Mangelsdorf wrote Politics on Elena Kagan 7 several of which she and Mangels- several songs. Although Mangels- Photo story: Robin Hood 8 ithin the culture dorf visited during their stay. dorf and Procter are performers, of India, there is Even within the Dalit commu- neither of them had experience Lit supplement, pages 9-12 a class of people nity, there is a sense of hierarchy. writing their own songs or mono- Senior featurettes 13 so oppressed that Most Dalits do manual or “unclean logues before working on this proj- they don’t even labor” that no one else will do, in- ect. Mangelsdorf said it was diffi - Life after graduating Prin 14 Wregister within the nation’s theoreti- cluding cleaning toilets, slaughter- cult to look through over 80 pages cally abolished caste system. Profi le: Clint Staley 15 ing animals for food, and repairing of notes from her interviews and During the fall 2009 India shoes. However, Procter said their choose just one concept for a song. Sports: Chain Net Classic 15 Abroad, seniors Anna Procter and translator was also a member of the Mangelsdorf said she was unable Tabea Mangelsdorf lived with, in- Natural disaster effects 16 Dalit class, but was able to interact to compose music in India because terviewed, and researched the Dalit with other Indians and study at a she didn’t have access to an instru- Marijuana at Principia? 16 ment during their stay. She worked mainly with lyrics and rhythms Alice concludes campaign 17 while abroad. Kenji’s 10 favorite songs 18 Although Procter and Mangels- dorf wrote the rough material for Campus Snapshots 20 their presentation while in India, Mangelsdorf said she changed some of her lyrics when she returned from the trip. She also decided to include TEAMPILOT more vocals and both violin and bass accompaniment, and wrote Editors in Chief David Miller parts for each of those instruments. Katie Ward Through weeks of observation Design Editors Steve Bailey and conversation, it became clearer Warren Curkendall to Mangelsdorf and Procter that what they were learning needed to Photo Editor Benjamin Chernivsky be shared with a broader community. Web Editor Matt Donatelli Mangelsdorf said, “These people Senior Copy Editor Maija Baldauf poured out their hearts for us.” Procter said, “It’s just important Ad Manager Jessica Dunlap and beautiful to share these stories; Tabea and Anna spending time with Dalit friends in India. photos to just get a window into a way of Ad Designer Steve Bailey life that’s so completely different courtesy of Anna Procter Faculty Advisers Elizabeth Toohey from your own.” She added that Karen Davis people, and crafted a series of mono- university in the city. Dalits are not paid any attention in logues and songs to commemorate their own country, much less in the Staff Writers Maija Baldauf their experience. During their home stay, Mangels- United States. Laura Buchanan Mangelsdorf also believes in the Zach Buttolph On Wednesday of Week 10, they dorf and Procter were placed with a will perform “Untouchable Voices,” Dalit family. They soon found that power of sharing these stories with Kenny D’Evelyn people who might not otherwise Amber Dahlin the culmination of their work, for none of their new family members Anne Goodrich-Stuart the last time in the Black Box The- could speak any English. know about the oppression and mis- Janet Irvine ater. “It defi nitely pushed our limits treatment of Dalits. She said, “Once Kayleigh Kavanagh Mangelsdorf and Procter fi rst in a lot of ways,” said Procter. The you meet the people [involved in an Ron Meyer issue], you actually really care.” Hillary Moser shared this performance with the pair stayed with a core family of 12, campus on Saturday of Week 1. not including the many friends and Mangelsdorf said that it was dif- Eric Odanga fi cult to write songs about the issue Ezra Ranz “Untouchable Voices” was so well visitors who were often around. As Christina Schaule received that the pair decided to Mangelsdorf put it, they slept “like without sounding “preachy.” She Eric Siegling schedule a second performance.

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