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The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878 VOLUME 140, NO. 7 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 WWW.STUDLIFE.COM BLACK REP: CROWNS STILL UNDEFEATED The Black Rep’s latest show Women’s soccer explores the history, dominates to win significance and symbolism two matches, of hats in the black church. remains perfect LET THE OLIN GAMES BEGIN (Sports, pg 5) (Sports, pg 9) (Scene, pg 3) GLOW UP WU joins Annual Balloon Glow returns to Forest Park University Climate Change Coalition CURRAN NEENAN CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Washington University is join- ing the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3), a network of 17 North American universities with a shared mission to combat climate change. While joining involves no finan- cial commitment, UC3 members pledge to pool their resources and share best practices so as to acceler- ate climate action. The UC3 is closely affiliated with the Climate Leadership Network, a larger cooperative with hundreds of participating universities, of which Washington University is not a member. “The core commitment is that each of the institutions is committing to be a catalyst for additional climate action within their regions,” Assistant Vice Chancellor of Sustainability Phil Valko said. Members of student group Green Action are optimistic about the University’s participation in UC3. PHOTOS BY ISABELLA NEUBAUER | STUDENT LIFE “We’ve heard the chancellor say Balloons ignite for the 46th Annual Balloon Glow event in Forest Park Friday, Sept. 14. The balloons were ignited and displayed Friday and the a lot of words before about want- annual balloon race took place Saturday, along with various other festivities. Both events drew large crowds from around St. Louis and beyond. ing to make Wash. U. a leader on climate...so this is nice that there’s READ MORE IN SCENE ON PAGE 4 SEE UC3, PAGE 6 Campus leaders reflect on anniversary of Stockley verdict NOAH SLAUGHTER but I don’t think it was harder are committed to figuring it out.’” On top of these efforts, the CDI with each other through difficulty, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER than Ferguson. I don’t think it was The Academy for Diversity is in the middle of its campus cli- through disagreement, through harder than the NAACP boycott. and Inclusion was the first action mate assessment, which began last ideological differences,” dela Pena In 2011 Jason Stockley, a white It was just hard.” taken from recommendations by semester. The assessment—which said. “If we can do that with com- St. Louis police officer, fatally shot Most of the new CDI initiatives the Commission on Diversity and occurs every two years—uses focus passion, with some grace, with Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year- were not precipitated directly by Inclusion, which spent August groups instead of surveys. an eye toward the humanity of old African-American man. the Stockley case and are parts of 2015 through October 2017 “Rather than waiting to ana- people, I think that will go a really Stockley was acquitted one year an ongoing effort by the University, researching issues on campus lyze this large data set to be able to long way.” ago Sept. 15., a decision sparked according to dela Pena. before releasing 19 reports. think about how we make changes Hudson hopes the University protests throughout the city in the “I think this campus has, for a “We really see the Academy as [and] how we make improvements, can continue to improve efforts following days. In the year since long time, been attentive to how being an advocate for staff diver- we’re able to do it almost in real for diversity, inclusion and equity, the verdict, Washington University we make the campus more racially sity, working closely with human time because we’re having these despite setbacks like the Stockley has taken several steps to support diverse, how we think about the cli- resources, and also we see it as conversations with students,” dela verdict. students, staff and faculty and to mate on the campus once we have the primary driver, along with the Pena said. “It’s a balancing act to con- promote diversity and inclusion. diverse groups of students here,” CDI, to help change culture and Both dela Pena and Davis urge stantly recognize the immediate After the verdict was announced, dela Pena said. “I think that the climate,” Davis said. students who want to engage with pains, the immediate injustice, the many members of the Wash. U. events after the Stockley verdict Additionally, last spring, the issues of race and diversity on immediate real-life implications for community took part in protests really helped us to think about how College of Arts and Sciences campus to join student organiza- people today and to keep in per- around the city. That same day, the we become more intentional about offered a new three-credit inter- tions, take classes in these subject spective that it doesn’t mean that University held a panel discussion the work that we’re doing,” group dialogue course, which will areas and get involved with the we should give up. It doesn’t mean and the Center for Diversity and This summer, the University be available again in spring 2019. CDI. nothing’s changing,” Hudson said. Inclusion (CDI) hosted an event hired Nicole Hudson to serve as Over the past year, university “I want us to be able to struggle “It means we have to remember exclusively for students. assistant vice chancellor for the graduate students also formed an through difficult conversations that this is a long, long road that “It was an opportunity for the new Academy for Diversity and advisory council to work with the together in a way that keeps us will only shift if we continue to community here to gather, be in Inclusion. Hudson was previously CDI. committed to our relationships push forward.” community with each other, voice the deputy mayor for racial equity their frustrations and, at the same and priority initiatives for St. Louis time, think about what our role City and also previously served as is as a university in affecting race the communications director for relations in the city of St. Louis,” the Ferguson Commission. Associate Vice Chancellor for The Academy for Diversity Student Affairs and Dean of the and Inclusion has been charged Center for Diversity and Inclusion with improving the culture across Emelyn dela Pena said. all schools and campuses at the One year later, Vice Provost University and focusing specifi- Adrienne Davis sees the Stockley cally on diversity, inclusion and verdict as one part of a larger arc equity for staff. that includes the Ferguson protests, “What I have observed and the NAACP boycott of Missouri, what made me interested in taking the University of Missouri pro- on the challenge of building the tests and the incident in July when Academy is that there is a sincere Clayton police accused a group of commitment to figure out what it incoming black first-year students takes to be better,” Hudson said. of not paying for their meals at “In situations where folks have IHOP. pushed back on the University “Missouri has always been the about various issues, the response center and the heart of what our from the administration—while nation could be in terms of racial some might not have always found equity,” Davis said. “We see the it perfect—has, in my eyes, been worst and we see the best possi- genuine in the attempt to say, JORDAN CHOW | STUDENT LIFE bilities here—the Stockley verdict ‘We hear you. We recognize that Protestors hold up their phones during a protest outside the Justice Center in Downtown St. Louis last September. was really hard and challenging, there’s a challenge here, and we This protest and others like it followed the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley one year ago. CONTACT BY POST CONTACT BY EMAIL CONTACT BY PHONE ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE #1039 [email protected] NEWSROOM 314.935.5995 #320 DANFORTH UNIVERSITY CENTER [email protected] ADVERTISING 314.935.6713 ST. LOUIS, MO 63130-4899 [email protected] FAX 314.935.5938 2 STUDENT LIFE DANIELLE DRAKE-FLAM & OLIVIA SZYMANSKI | SENIOR NEWS EDITORS | [email protected] MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 College of Arts and Sciences theFLIPSIDE introduces focus groups to MON 17 TUES 18 WED 19 PARTLY CLOUDY MOSTLY SUNNY SUNNY 90/70 93/70 93/72 reduce student stress GRACE STOHR groups to create a survey In her surveys, Smith CONTRIBUTING REPORTER that will go to the entire noticed differences in stress undergraduate student body. between different demo- EVENT CALENDAR Dean of the College of “We’re hoping the focus graphic groups, a topic she Arts and Sciences Jen Smith groups will give us some wants to research more in MONDAY 17 is running focus groups on ideas to test with the stu- the future. the various sources behind dent body as a whole and “We’ve talked about Lecture: “Building Social Work in China” student stress. then go from there to get recruiting groups of a single Brown Hall, Brown Lounge, noon Smith decided to form the the faculty to make some identity. That’s not what Sheying Chen, professor and director of the Center for Social Work Study at the School focus groups after results changes.” Smith said “How we’re doing for this round of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University in Beijing, will speak. The event is free and of a survey indicated that we structure moving forward because we’re trying to stress and anxiety had risen depends on the information gather more general infor- open to the public, boxed lunches will be available.

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