Biden is Back: Former VP makes Faculty and official return to the university administration reach contract CALEB OWENS Senior Reporter agreement

Not even the rain and cold could keep the student body inside CALEB OWENS on Friday, when former Blue Hen Senior Reporter and Vice President Joe Biden made his official return to the university After over a year of largely with an address to students, faculty stagnant and divisive contract and community members on the negotiations, and nearly 280 days North Green. without a faculty contract, the The event had an atmosphere university’s American Association comparable to that of a pep rally, of Union Professors (AAUP) and with cheerleaders dancing onstage the administration reached an to the tune of “Delaware Forever” agreement that passed in a faculty and other songs performed by vote on Wednesday. the university’s marching band. 412 AAUP members voted The crowd contributed to the in favor of the agreement and 38 excitement with repeated chants of members cast rejections. Full­ “Biden is back.” time faculty are eligible for AAUP President Dennis Assanis membership and voting privilege, delivered the event’s opening and the contract applies to all full­ remarks, rallying the crowd around time faculty members. the return of alumnus Biden — The AAUP released a letter a “true Blue Hen” whose return characterizing the negotiations constitutes “a special moment MINJI KONG/THE REVIEW as “long and arduous,” spanning in the history of the University Former VP Biden marks return to university with address to the Blue Hen community. over a year and requiring a total of Delaware.” Assanis voiced of 22 meetings between the AAUP optimism that Biden’s return, issues, such as the environment, microphone, reminiscing about his contrasting the roles they assumed and university bargaining teams. primarily through the new Biden making safer communities, making time at the university. He recounted during their time in college. Throughout the negotiations, the Domestic Policy Institute, will place people healthier and ensuring his first stroll down The Green as “Valerie was on the Dean's List AAUP credited the bargaining the university at the forefront of civil rights for everyone. Whatever a first-generation college student, the whole time,” Biden said. “I was difficulties to the university’s social and scientific progress. challenges you want to tackle, you recalling a sense of motivation on the Dean’s hit-list. They put me initial proposals that it described “He knows more about public will need to know how to make your and importance that the university on social probation twice, when all in a previous letter as “shocking.” policy than anybody,” Assanis solutions work in the real world. evoked in him. He credited his I did was use a fire extinguisher on These proposals sought to said. “And (the institutel will allow That’s where public policy comes sister Valerie, who also attended anRA." eliminate retirement leaves and students and faculty to work with in.” the university, to his successful Biden pointed to his sources retirement payouts for all faculty some of today’s most important Biden then took t« the campaigns over the years, of inspiration at the university, members within six years, in SEE BIDEN IS BACK ON PAGE 5 addition to reducing university contributions to 403b retirement plans for new hires. As of last semester, the Trump budget proposal dams up Sea Grant funding university had revised its original proposals, presenting a retirement benefit system that left benefits WILLIAM KEBBE intact for current faculty but would Associate News Editor reduce university contributions to retirement payout and 403b Waves crash along the shore plans for faculty hired after July of Lewes beach, flooding the 2017. In effect, the administration small, salty-aired Delaware town proposed a two-tier benefit system, which sits near the boundary of with current faculty receiving the Delaware Bay and Atlantic retirement benefits preferable to Ocean. It is here, at the Hugh those of new' faculty. The AAUP R. Sharp campus, where many opposed the measure, claiming marine-focused researchers from that it would incite hostile faculty the university study the enormity divisions and damage an already of the ocean and its inhabitants. weak sense of faculty morale. Studies conducted to test the According to an AAUP letter, safety ol seafood, as well as the the university cited “revenue best coastal land management projections about stable to practices, are all funded in part by declining state support and stable the Delaware Sea Grant Program. tuition” and “concerns about In 1966, President Lyndon projected retirement liability” as B. Johnson signed legislation reasons for its proposed benefit creating the National Sea Grant cuts. Tuition rates continue to rise, College Program Act, designed however, and state contributions to enhance and support marine- to the university comprised only related research and educational 12 percent of the university’s total programming among a network of operating revenue for the 2016 colleges and universities. Now in its fiscal year. Recent annual surpluses 51st year, the Sea Grant program, EVE LOMBARDI/THE REVIEW have exceeded 200 million dollars. run by the National Oceanic and Under the newly proposed Trump budget, $1.5 million in funding would be lost from the Delaware Sea Grant Program. According to sociology' Atmospheric Administration professor and .AAUP Contract two thirds of its funding, graduate school program, plus the (NOAA), is comprised of 33 schools master’s and doctoral level Maintenance Officer Gerald Turkel, amounting to approximately $1.5 across the country, many of which students conducting research. equipment needed for fieldwork the negotiations reached a pivotal million. hug the border of a body of water, According to Mark Jolly, research. Graduate students moment in January following a “Obviously it’s shocking to the including Delaware. Director of Communications and funded by the program also meeting between AAUP leaders and system,” Mohsen Badiey, acting A half a century later, and the Environmental Public Education partake in community outreach Vice Provost Matthew Kinservik dean of the college of Earth, Ocean for CEOE, nine graduate and program appears to be undergoing events with the local Delaware and President Dennis Assanis. and the Environment (CEOE), said. post-graduate level students community, another cost covered dramatic changes. Under the Turkel said that the meeting led to “We have integrated that program were receiving funding from this Trump administration’s recent while at the university. renewed negotiations that enabled to the way we do research and budget proposal, the $250 million program in 2016. These students, as well as both sides to reach agreement on education of our students.”. With that funding, Badiey said allocated to NOAA would be all but faculty members who have used the most difficult issues. Badiey said the money from that the students receive a full dammed up. Delaware’s Sea Grant their eligibility to receive funding The negotiations had raised program would lose approximately the Sea Grant program funds stipend to cover the tuition of their from Delaware’s Sea Grant SEE BUDGET ON PAGE 5 SEE CONTRACT ON PAGE 4

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NATALIE WALTON a significant amount of his they would accidentally say the Senior Reporter research and lectures to implicit wrong word. bias. His most recent book, The next round, however, Two images were all it took titled “Blindspot,” is about how Greenwald switched the words. for social psychologist Tony perceptions and internal biases This time, the audience was Greenwald to prove the strength of shape our social interactions. supposed to say “left” whenever implicit bias. He was also part of the the image of an elderly person or One was the Ted Adelson group that created the Implicit the word “bad” appeared on screen. checkerboard, an optical illusion Association Test (IAT), which is The time it took the audience to that has been used for over two often used to check the strength respond was almost as quick as the decades. It shows a checkerboard of a person’s biases. There are over very first round when only images and cylinder and while two of the 10 tests offered by Project Implicit, were shown to the audience. squares appear to be different an effort funded by Harvard He explained that this was colors, they are actually the same. University. Each test provides the because of implicit bias. It was During a lecture given Monday chance for a user to understand easier for the audience to naturally night, which was sponsored by the their mental associations of certain associate “bad” with elderly people Center for the Study of Diversity, objects, faces and words. Some of and “good” with young people. Greenwald explained that even the topics covered include religion, While this might seem like after the illusion is explained, sexuality, skin tone and a variety prejudice, Greenwald argued that Edward H Adelson most people still cannot change of ethnicities. “associations are not prejudice.” COURTESY OF EDWARD H.ADELSON their perception of the colors. This Part of the lecture was He used the word “poison” as an The checker shadow illusion, an optical illusion developed by MIT vision scien­ is comparable to the implicit bias dedicated to providing a demo of example. While the word tends tist Edward Adelson, makes the area labeled A to appear darker than the area that humans will experience when an IAT, this particular one about to have a negative connotation, labeled B. interacting with others — they age. Greenwald asked the audience it does not necessarily elicit a departments and healthcare effective in research to eliminate might acknowledge our biases, but to say “left” whenever a picture of hostility or hatred. facilities. Greenwald argued that it,” she said. this doesn’t mean they can control an elderly person was shown and Greenwald explained that the these are not only expensive, but Greenwald said that he doesn’t them. “right” whenever a picture of a act of “selling” implicit bias comes have no evidentiary proof that they believe the people and places that “Concentrated mental effort to young person was shown. in three parts — establishing the actually work. have implicit bias are doing so prevent the conscious level from He then added in words. The science, applying the science and This part in particular stood intentionally. Often, the problem being governed by the automatic first round, he said every time selling the remedies. out to senior Austin Roadarmel. is seen as an unintended form of level does not help,” Greenwald a picture of an old person was “I used the word ‘remedies’ “One discouraging takeaway discrimination. said. shown and every time the word deliberately to make you think of is that we haven’t quite gotten to He also stated that just In this context, he continued, “good” flashed on screen he snake oil because some of what is the point where we actually have because none of the methods have the automatic level is our wanted the audience to say “left.” being sold as remedies for implicit remedies to (implicit bias],” he been proven effective yet doesn’t subconscious. Greenwald argued Every time the picture showed a bias has no greater claim to fame said. mean they never will be effective. that just because we acknowledge young person, or the word on the as a remedy than does snake oil,” Senior Brittany Welch echoed “Debiasing is not an easy thing and can choose to actively fight screen was “bad” he asked that the he said. this statement. to do,” he said. “But I would not against our subconscious thoughts audience say “right.” This proved to Classes and workshops are “It was shocking how he went give up hope in finding methods of does not mean we will actually be significantly more challenging, often used as ways to eliminate through five or six remedies for debiasing.” succeed. with those participating often implicit biases in places like implicit bias and then said that Greenwald has focused breaking out into laughter because courtrooms, offices, police none of them have been shown The economics of climate change: How taxes can reduce carbon emissions

KATIE LIMING related deaths are expected to removing the burden of the fee to set the cap at a level that will lot of work going on in Republican- Staff Reporter rise into the thousands annually, on families while simultaneously produce the desired economic held districts,” Chajes said. and more frequent severe weather incentivizing reduction of carbon effects. Different CCL chapters face Patiently waiting for the events will cause billions of dollars emissions. “The [cap and trade] cap will different local political climates crowd of students to thin, Michael in damage to infrastructure. Mark Economic theory suggests undoubtedly be wrong. Then and therefore, their advocacy Mark maintains a gentle smile and the CCL hope to minimize that as long as it is free to pollute, what do you do?" Joshua Duke, tactics vary. behind his plastic folding table the chances of these catastrophes firms will do so. A policy placing professor of applied economics “In Democratic districts at the GreenAllies environmental from ever happening. a fee on carbon seeks to create a and statistics at the university, such as Delaware, we are mainly advocacy conference, held at Economists have long market for emissions. Under a fee, said. working to educate our delegation Messiah College. known that as long as there is a firm will reduce its emissions “The key advantage of the tax on how our proposal fits with their As a group leader for the no monetary incentive to reduce until the cost of abating one approach is that it puts a clear priorities and making sure that Harrisburg chapter of the Citizens’ pollution, firms will continue more ton of CO2-equivalent is price on carbon, which can be they know we will have their backs Climate Lobby (CCL), Mark spends to pollute if it is cheaper to do greater than the fee for emitting adjusted with new info and which to vote for our proposal, or one hours each month garnering so. Because of their deleterious that ton. This naturally leads to can be slowly ramped up over sufficiently similar, if and when support for the policy program effects on climate, greenhouse the efficiency point of a market, time to give the economy a chance it is offered by the Republicans,” that he and the CCL believe will gas emissions are considered where it is most advantageous for to adjust," Duke said. Chajes said. help the U.S. significantly reduce negative externalities, a type of a firm to neither emit nor abate It is easier to adjust the level The GOP is typically thought its carbon emissions, without market failure in which the side one more ton of CO2-equivalent. of a tax than it is to change the of as opposing climate action, but dampening the economy or effects of commercial activity are A carbon tax is not the only number of emissions permits this trend may be changing. creating a tangle of government not reflected in the cost of the policy tool useful for reducing on the market. While a cap and In February, the Climate regulations. product or service. carbon emissions. Under a system trade system would require Leadership Council came out “We visit Congressional offices CCL espouses a policy, known as “cap and trade,” the additional bureaucracy to with its own carbon tax proposal. in D.C. and in home districts. We commonly known as a carbon government creates a limit, or manage the issue and exchange The Council is an international meet face to face with members of tax, which seeks to correct this “cap,” on the number tons of of emissions permits, a carbon conservative advocacy group of Congress when we can,” Mark said. by placing the responsibility for CO2-equivalent emitted in a given fee can be layered onto existing politicians and economists that As a member of CCL, he explains greenhouse gas emissions on the year and mandates that firms governmental structures. This promotes a market-based solution the proposal to policymakers but emitting party. CCL's specific possess permits for every ton of gives carbon fees an added degree to climate change issues. also engages with local citizens to proposal places a $15 fee on every CO2-equivalent they emit. The of flexibility and helps address Similar to CCL, it proposes a raise public support. ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) or government only issues as many the qualms of legislators. fee on carbon emissions, with the “We write letters to the its greenhouse gas equivalent, permits as there are tons of CO2- “[A carbon fee] offers revenue returned to .American editor and op-eds. We make measured as CO2eq, emitted in an equivalent in the cap. something to both sides of households. While the Council presentations to organizations, effort to encourage industry and Once the permits have been the political spectrum,” Beth acknowledges uncertainties service clubs, congregations - consumers to adopt more efficient issued, firms may “trade” their Chajes, group leader of the about the causes of climate whoever will have us," Mark said. technologies and practices. permits. The firms that can Wilmington-Newark CCL chapter, change, it claims that its impacts He said promoting CCL’s Under this plan, a upgrade their technology to said.“Republicans like that it are too great to ignore and that policy can be thankless work, manufacturing plant would pay reduce emissions at low cost is a market-based, revenue- conservatives should seize the but it is a mission he believes $15 for every ton of CO2 it emits can sell permits to firms for neutral solution that doesn’t opportunity of a Republican is critical to minimizing future during its production processes. which updates would be more grow government or rely on Congress and presidency to pass climate impacts. Consumers buying gas at the expensive, allowing for emissions regulations, while Democrats like climate legislation that protects With emissions of carbon pump would also pay for the reductions to occur where it is that the dividend would actually free market ideals. dioxide and other greenhouse amount of CO2-equivalent they most economically feasible. benefit lower and middle income CCL has partnered with the gases still on the rise, the United emit from burning gasoline. Both systems have their households.” Council, and the two groups States stands to lose a lot if no This incentivizes consumers strengths and weaknesses, but Political feasibility is one have similar fee and dividend action is taken to combat climate to drive less and purchase climate policies ultimately depend of the biggest hurdles faced by proposals. However, the Council change, according to a study more fuel-efficient vehicles and on the willingness of legislators climate activists. Armed with hopes to impose a $40 fee on each by the Center for Integrative pushes producers to innovate and lobbyists to create change. viable policy solutions backed by ton of CO2. Environmental Research at the new technology to create more “Many politicians found the scientists and economists, the They believe that this is the University of Maryland. efficient production systems. cap and trade way too complicated, next step for groups like CCL is minimum amount needed to For example, a global However, the CCL knows that too unpredictable and too easy to winning the support of federal produce the emissions reductions temperature increase of just higher prices can place serious game,” Mark stated in an email. legislators. necessary for the U.S. to meet the 2 degrees Celsius could cause financial strain on families. They In addition to being hard to “Anything proposed by commitments it made in the Paris billions of dollars in economic propose that the revenue from the understand, some economists Democrats while Republicans are Agreement. Under the Council's losses in everything from fee be redistributed to households doubt the viability of a cap and in control of Congress is pretty model, a $40 fee would produce agriculture to tourism. Heat- through a monthly dividend, trade system because it is difficult much dead on arrival. So there’s a enough revenue to give a family of SEE CARBON ON PAGE 4 APRIL 11, 2017 EI udreview.com Reevaluating interests: Professor CONTRACT

lectures on U.S. relations CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 concerns among faculty about the either 50 or 75 percent, varying newAssanisadministration.asprior by plan. According to professor with Middle East to January the collective bargaining and former environmental lawyer had remained unproductive and Jeremy Firestone, calculating this SHANNON MURPHY of applications and the number of involved in the Middle East as we uncompromising, creating doubts workload may prove difficult, Senior Reporter awards received by members of our have in the past,” he said. “We can about faculty-administration and the addition of a workload community,” Foley said. reduce our commitment, reduce relations going forward. requirement will result in a relative Students braved the Delaware This lecture was also one of the our involvement.” Turkel said that the bargaining net loss of money for faculty. rain Thursday afternoon to see first events of Middle East month, One such change in the “It’s a multi-million dollar Daniel Green give a lecture entitled also coordinated by IGS. Lectures, global order is climate change. difficulties brought attention to “Reconsidering American Interests films and other programming will Green discussed the impact of the need for faculty representation transfer of wealth from faculty to in the Middle East” in the ISE Lab. be available to students throughout environmental deterioration on and heightened awareness of the the university," Firestone said. This was the first of three the month, all celebrating the human health and politics during AAUP’s role, ultimately working Firestone said that, with the presentations in the third annual history and culture of the Middle the “looming environmental to strengthen the union with new plan not taking effect for Fulbright Lecture Series, hosted by East and North Africa regions from catastrophe." Another structural nearly 120 new faculty members retirees until July 2020, the measure the Institute for Global Studies (IGS) antiquity to modern day. change is a decreasing dependency joining throughout the process. He could pose faculty retention issues and Department of Political Science Daniel Green is an associate on the region for oil, due to emphasized the need to maintain for the university as many faculty and International Relations. professor of political science and changing circumstances and new this strength, as the next round may opt to file retirement papers This year’s theme is “Fostering a international relations. His Fulbright technologies. of contract negotiations will not prior to July 2020 and claim the Tradition of Mutual Understanding award enabled him to go to Ghana “There have been global occur for nearly four years. previous retirement leave that in a Time of Change," designed in 1989 to conduct research on changes that mean we should care to invite expert perspectives on local government decentralization less about who should control “The length between does not require a workload. the shifting state of international and political strategy. He joined Middle Eastern oil,” he said. “You negotiations) does pose a challenge Moreover, should currently eligible relations and how different regions the university in 1994 and has been don’t need to use oil as a reason to to the AAUP," Turkel said. “The faculty choose not to retire before reflect these changes. teaching specialized courses about take over the Middle East.” AAUP will have to continue to make July 2020, they will have to work Amy Greenwald Foley, associate international relations in the Middle Green concluded the lecture faculty aware of the significance longer to receive the compensation director for global outreach at IGS, East since 2003. with his ideas for what American of the union in affecting their promised under the previous gave introductory remarks. To begin the lecture, Green strategy in the Middle East should everyday lives and ability to do contract. “When we were planning this stated that now more than ever be in upcoming years. As we their work.” Another subject of contention spring lecture series, we wanted to it is important to consider U.S. move forward in the new global The contract advances faculty was the retirement payout, which create a theme that was relevant involvement in international affairs. context, he suggested lessening our interests in several areas, as it was established in the ’90s and saw and meaningful for the time,” “It’s a good time to revisit and involvement in order to refocus our leaves the “most important” faculty an increase the early 2000s. The she said. “We also wanted to rethink American interest in the interest. acknowledge that we are living in a Middle East, given an interesting “I’m arguing that it’s a good benefits intact, offers “reasonable” payout grants a calculated sum to time of intense change.” historical perspective on things,” he time to change our foreign policy, salary increases and strengthens faculty members upon retirement, Each of the three lectures in the said. to live up to the ideal of being a the AAUP’s role in protecting and, although a topic of dispute series will be given by a different Green centered his talk around liberal democratic country,” Green faculty working conditions, Turkel since the last contract agreement, university professor, representing one question: how important should said. said. He also said that, in spite of was ultimately kept intact as an diverse areas of expertise and the Middle East be to the United However, Green conveyed the length of the negotiations, the incentive to keep faculty at the perspectives on foreign policy. States today? To find an answer he doubt that such a strategy will working relations between the two university. “We don’t have to find people first looked to this history of the be followed under the current teams was always “very good.” “We are extremely happy to from around the world to come relationship between American and administration. The contract’s major have reached this agreement with and speak to us,” Foley said. “We Middle Eastern nations. “1 suspect we’re probably about faculty concession involved the the AAUP and to see the strong have experts here on campus and I “The Middle East has always to do the opposite of what I just replacement of “retirement endorsement by the faculty," am thrilled that we have so many been a strategic region, at a crucial advocated,” he said. students that are interesting in point in the global system,” he said, Sally Tyre, a freshman political leave” options with an “enhanced university Chief Human Resources hearing about it.” describing how it has been a source science and public policy major, phased retirement.” The previous Officer Thomas Lapenta stated She spoke about the Fulbright of contention as nations compete enjoyed the lecture and was left retirement leave option granted in an email statement. “Working program’s increasing prominence for dominance over resources. wanting to learn more about how to faculty a percentage of their salary together, we ended up with a at the university. In the past, over Green cited America's first interest implement the policy ideas Green upon retirement for either a year contract that allows us to build 170 members of the university in the Middle East as sponsoring suggested. or one semester, at respective upon the University of Delaware’s community have received Fulbright Saudis in the oil industry. “Theory can only take us so salary' rates of 73 and 100 percent. reputation as a premiere institution awards. Five students and alumni Green described “global and far,” she said. “How arc we actually The new agreement requires that, and support our faculty in teaching have earned awards for the regional structural changes” that in going to do it?” in order to receive similar salary tomorrow’s leaders and advancing upcoming year. modern times have created a need percentages upon retirement, vital research.” “We've expanded our outreach for a new direction in policy. faculty members must contribute and our programming, and we “I’m really suggesting that we have increased both the number don’t have a strong reason to be an accompanying “workload” of BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CARBON DROPANCHOR & SUMMER SESSION 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 JOIN US FOR four almost S2.000 in dividends in £ IN N E W YORK CITY the first year. Like the CCL, the Council proposes incremental increases in the fee once the program is established, which would result in even higher dividends. Most carbon tax proposals that include the return of revenue to households aim to reduce the burden of more expensive goods and services, but some suggest that this money would be better used to fund renewable energy projects. The long-term success of CREDIT CLASSES START: climate change policy depends on the availability of new technologies MAY 22 | JUNE 12 | JULY 5 to further reduce emissions. Because it could be years before these types of technology would IN-PERSON, ONLINE or HYBRID be necessary or profitable, many industries are reluctant to invest in the research needed to develop them. Revenue from a carbon MORE INFO: tax could be used to subsidize research and development in BUCKS.EDU/SUMMER renewables, which could even lower the amount of the fee in the future. Taxes that raise federal revenue are often hard to pass, 750+ undergraduate and graduate courses especially in a conservative Online, classroom, and hybrid formats. legislative branch. But just as Vi<1tihg students welcome. there are now climate policies not only backed but even proposed by www.lehman.edu/summer conservatives, attitudes towards taxes may be changing as well. “I used to think taxes were federally infeasible, but no more,” Duke said. “Budget pressures have evolved.” ■m LEHMAN COLLEGE ONLINE

* 4 < f > APRIL 11, 2017 udreview.com BIDEN IS BACK CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 including the deans and professors “He | Biden] said, ‘Why don’t you who instilled a sense of civic get Pam on the phone?" Moss said. obligation within him at a turbulent “I typed in the number and he took time. With the Vietnam War and the phone from me and Facetimed civil rights movement ongoing, my mom.” Biden said that the social unrest — Moss said that Biden offered compounded by events such as the his mother encouraging words assassinations of his role models about her son, reassuring her that Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther “If I was his professor, I would give King Jr. — created a widespread him an ‘A.’” discouragement of civic engagement Chemical engineering professor during his undergraduate and law and Faculty Senate president Prasad school years. He said that he hopes Dhurjati attended the rally and said to inspire the millennial generation he anticipates that the presence of to become more politically involved Biden and the Institute will benefit through ms work at the university, everyone at the university. just as he was during his time there. “Having someone with the Biden elaborated on his stature of Joe Biden is going to plans for the Biden Institute, with tremendously enhance the profile aims to draw from students and of the university,” Dhurjati said. the community in addressing “I think it will bring in traffic of civil and human rights, LGBTQ many important people and elevate rights, social justice and income the intellectual climate at the inequality, among other social university. I see all good here.” and political issues. He referenced Similar optimism was reflected several individuals who will be among students, with hopes that involved with the Institute, such as Biden will play a direct role in Managing Director Mike Donilon, a improving the university itself. leading political strategist and long­ Junior Hannaleigh Scott finds time consultant to Biden. Others Biden’s past support of sexual mentioned were Don Graves, a assault victims particularly prominent consultant known for encouraging. his work to help revive Detroit, “I have two y aunger sisters who and Executive Director Cathy are going to go here, so it’s really McLaughlin, the former director of comforting to know that somebody the Harvard Institute of Politics. who has been passionate about Junior David Moss had the helping sexual assault victims is opportunity to interact with Biden getting involved at a campus where before the speech, finding himself it’s definitely an issue,” Scott said. in the thick of things after class Biden concluded the event with in Memorial Hall and hiding in a a friendly invitation to students. hallway when the police began “When you see me walking to direct people out of the lobby. down the campus, don’t pretend When Biden entered the building he you don’t know me,” Biden said. pulled Moss from the small crowd, “Say hi." who told Biden that his mother, Pamela, adores the former VP. Horrors of the Mexican Drug W ar: BUDGET Cartel violence and the internet KRISTEN MULVIHILL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 political crises. The government Braham said. “The quality of the Senior Reporter Program, conduct research that “So this is going to affect other started losing its grip over news in Mexico is really difficult to Badiey said has application to components of our college. The Persephone Braham started mainstream news. This is when the ascertain now.” the local community. In the past, program cannot stand |the] long her presentation with a warning of cartels stepped in. The creation of the Internet research funded by the program term health and growth it has graphic, disturbing images includ­ Braham explained that the sparked the rise of blogs and looked into the economics of enjoyed over the last few decades.” ed in her slideshow. cartels leveraged the news media social media as new sources of Delaware’s coastline, a major As climate change models Braham, who spoke at the and the internet to communicate news in Mexico. Braham said that source of tourism-related revenue predict an increase in disruptive university on Wednesday in visually with the public and the particularly after 2007, blogs and for the state. In 2015, Delaware’s forces for marine environments, Recitation Hall, told students to government. Gruesomely violent other social media outlets began tourism industry brought in S486 Badiey said the outcomes of past imagine walking into a supermarket, images were used as shock tactics to relay the investigative news and million in taxes and fees and research projects have had direct picking up a copy of the “National and visual propaganda by the violent images that were suppressed made up five percent of the GDP. implications for the Delaware Enquirer” and seeing images of cartels. from the mainstream news. according to the Delaware Tourism community. severed body parts on the front “This discourse of extreme The cartels used this to their Office. In understanding the man­ page. This happens in Mexico. violence was a visual journalistic advantage to send graphic messages, Erosion of Delaware’s made contribution to the myriad “More civilians are killed in commonplace in Mexican tabloid also known as “narcomensajes.” The shorelines would have of oceanic issues, researchers have Mexico as a result of drug violence news,” Braham said. narcomensajes created by the narco consequential impacts on the used the money from the program than in our two wars in Afghanistan The mainstream news in Mexico cartel combine text and images of tourism industry, and according to to see the effects on both a macro and Iraq, which are ongoing,” began facing intense pressures from body parts to show the public, other Badiey, researchers from the Sea and micro level. Specifically, studies Braham said. the government. When journalists cartels and the government the Grant program investigated the are currently being conducted to Braham, an associate professor reported on cartel violence and bloody consequences of defiance. economic effects if erosion were to identify and quantify microplastics of Spanish and Latin American crime, they were blamed for “What happens usually is the worsen, as well as ways to prevent in the Delaware Bay, which end up and Iberian Studies, presented provoking violence. Braham noted drug cartels kill a mass of people, it. in local water supplies and damage on the Mexican Drug War and the that Mexico is currently the third- cut them up and post a sign saying Research like this, Badiey the health of aquatic animals, as cartels’ use of the Internet and worst place in the world to be a who they are and why they were cut argued, exemplifies the well as how ocean acidification news outlets. She studies tabloid journalist, behind Iraq and Syria. up. It’s then the police’s job to clean interdisciplinary importance of is affecting local populations of journalism and the growing online “No one is able to tell exactly it up as fast as possible, before the program. The research into sharks. presence of Mexican cartel violence how many journalists have been anyone can take a picture of it,” Delaware’s eroding shoreline Research pertaining to ocean from the ’90s forward. killed since the war started,” Braham said. “The cartel does this She has written “Crimes Braham said. knowing that someone will take a used engineering and economic acidification, marine pollutants components to understand the and shoreline erosion represent Against the State, Crimes Against Mexico is also ranked 149 out of picture and put it online.” Persons: Detective Fiction in Cuba problem more holistically. only a portion of what is taking 180 countries in Reporters Without The drug cartels also used “The impact of a program like place through this program, all and Mexico” and has published Borders World Press Freedom the internet to establish an several articles on Latin American this is huge,” Badiey said. “The culminating in the continued Index. This measures the amount amicable dialogue with the public. lack of having something like that exploration and comprehension and Caribbean literature. of freedom available to journalists Some messages offered help and would affect not only the science of the aquatic world. The work Her talk was part of the Global in a nation. In comparison, the U.S. protection to civilians and criticized Digital Cultures lecture series, the government, claiming it wasn’t Icomponent], but also the local students and professors are doing, is ranked at number 41. community and outreach.” in Badiey’s mind, keep Delaware’s which is offered by the Center for Journalists in Mexico began on the public’s side. Global and Area Studies. It may If Congress and the current ecosystems resilient. mysteriously disappearing and Braham concluded with telling administration were to sign A lack of funding might prove be taken as a one-credit pass or some were even killed while out to students that the actual drug fail course titled Issues in Global the budget into law, then a big devastating to the resiliency of this dinner with their families, Braham problem is in the United States, not Studies. said. The mainstream press was in Mexico. Our purchase of illegal question mark would loom over ecosystem. the future of the program, Badiey “If that ecosystem degrades, Braham prefaced with three completely under attack. drugs provides Mexico with its important concepts: there are no majority of cash flow. Additionally, said. While not specifying where it will affect the living health for In response, the mainstream auxiliary funding would come people as well as living species “good guys” in the Mexican Drug media began practicing self­ the majority of weapons used in the War, drug trafficking is economic Mexican drug wars come from the from, Badiey mentioned that around this area,” he said. censorship. Instead of reporting and Mexican news has been cutting scientific programs, like on the details of horrific crimes, United States. traditionally an organ of the state. “It’s important to understand the Sea Grant program, underscore headlines vaguely told readers “Take from your minds all what happened - with no more that when it comes to the Narco a larger phenomenon that stifles thought of this being an issue of cartels and trafficking, it is an the longevity of programs like this. investigating into the “who’s” and good versus evil, or even legal “why’s,” Braham said. amorphous concept. Anyone who “At this point, with the federal versus illegal in most contexts," uses illegal drugs here in the U.S. budget considering cutting other “We call this a rhetoric of Braham said. “This is economic.” nominalism, where it looks like they is complicit,” Braham said. “It also programs, in general science is During the '90s, Mexico are saying things that are news, but cannot be separated from the state under fire right now,” he said. suffered a series of economic and really they are just saying things,” and law enforcement in Mexico.” » APRIL 11, 2017 udreview.com University students Staying positive while and alumni win prestigious HIV-positive

fellowship OLIVIA MANN the video was from an outsider’s Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Copy Editor perspective, so he decided to Defamation Media Award. JESSICA LEIBMAN cipients to choose the research upload it to YouTube. Rebecca Glinn, a junior women Staff Reporter they are interested in and choose On Dec. 18, 2011, Josh Robbins Robbins said that when he and gender studies and public This year, the National Sci­ the university where they would had only had unprotected sex for a walked to the Vanderbilt HIV policy double major, said she ence Foundation Graduate Re­ like to pursue the research. The mere five minutes, when there was Vaccine Program to receive his test only recently acknowledged HIV/ search Fellowship Program (GRFP) winners of the fellowship are not a knock on the door, interrupting result, he knew in his gut that he AIDS stigma as another layer of was awarded to 2,000 people na­ bounded by the financial support. the sexual encounter. It was a had been infected with HIV. What oppression that LGBTQ individuals tionwide. Twelve out of the 2,000 “This gives you the freedom good friend of Robbins, who had surprised him was the viral load, or may face. winners were students, both at to: one, choose the university with stopped by and needed to talk. the measure of the number of HIX' “When I acknowledged that, as the graduate and undergraduate the most interesting research, and In that five-minute encounter, particles in a milliliter of blood. a women and gender studies major, level, and alumni from the univer­ two, research an area that you are Robbins contracted the human Robbins expected a viral load of who tries to be aware of the issues sity. Two of the winners from the interested in rather than being re­ immunodeficiency virus (HIX) 175,000. LGBTQ individuals face, I did not university were Hannah Clipp and stricted by an external grant,” Ge­ that causes acquired immune His final result, which was consider HIV/AIDS stigma as an Nicholas Geneva. neva said. “So the money is to al­ deficiency syndrome ( XIDS). read to him by doctors at the issue,” Glinn said, “then maybe the According to the National Sci­ low me to do research full time as On Wednesday, as part of the Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program, general student population could ence Foundation website, the fel­ a Ph.D. student and pursue a field Wellness Speaker Series, hosted said that Robbins’ viral load was at really benefit from education on lowship recognizes students who that I think is meaningful.” by the Promoters of Wellness, 5.5 million. HIV/AIDS.” are pursuing research-based Mas­ Out of this year’s 2,000 win­ Robbins reflected on his life before Within 24 hours of his medical The most important takeaway, ter’s and doctoral degrees in fields ners, 1,158 were women and 498 and after diagnosis. diagnosis of HIV-positive, Robbins Robbins said, was that contracting like science, technology, engineer­ were from minority groups. Clipp On Jan. 24, 2012, nearly a had a support group — his sister, HIX' is not a death sentence; one’s ing and mathematics. The award discussed how it felt to be recog­ month after having unprotected stepmother and father. But the life will change, but it does not includes 534,000 for three years nized as a woman of color in sci­ sex, Robbins was medically hardest call was still to come. mean one cannot live life to the and SI2,000 in cost of education ence. diagnosed with HIX’. Earlier that “On Nov. 30, I was comirmed fullest and have healthy sexual allowances for tuition and fees to “I appreciate that the NSF month, Robbins felt flu-like negative by a blood test, 1 had relationships. paid to the school. recognizes the underrepresenta­ symptoms, but he “wasn’t thinking unprotected sex on Dec. 18 and “People do not understand The GRFP is extremely com ­ tion of women in science as an is­ about HIV at all.” It only hit him then I felt flu-like symptoms on Jan. HIV/AIDS, and oftentimes they are petitive. This past year there were sue,” Clipp said. “Even further, as when, upon visiting a walk-in clinic, 2,” Robbins said. “I knew timeline- afraid, but I think seeing someone more than 13,000 applicants and a minority woman in a field that a doctor said, “We need to talk wise exactly who the person was, like Josh speak, can really dissolve only 15 percent of those appli­ has been historically dominated about your high-risk behavior.” and I knew that they did not know those fears,” Samantha Schneider, cants won the fellowship. by white men, it feels important Robbins recorded a video of they were positive.” a senior cognitive science major, Clipp is completing her mas­ to set precedents and spread the himself arriving at the Vanderbilt “I immediately made the said. “We are always afraid of the ter’s degree in wildlife ecology at awareness that there are no limits HP Vaccine Program. In the call because I had not infected unknown, and education is the the university. For her master’s to achievement in this field.” unlikely occurrence that he was anyone and 1 knew that he did not best way to combat the unknown." thesis research, she is working HIX negative, Robbins did not want intentionally infect me,” Robbins Robbins does not raise with the Smithsonian Migratory to forget how he felt; suspended said. “I wanted him to not put awareness and try to tackle the Bird Center and Cornell Univer­ between a healthy lif e and what he anyone else at risk because he was stigma of HIV exclusively through sity. Clipp stated in an email mes­ thought was a death sentence. not aware of his own status.” his blog. Robbins also created “Ask sage that she is studying the stop­ He continued to record the The man who exposed Robbins HIV.” The iPhone app, which is over ecology of landbirds passing video as the doctors told him he to HIV is now a friend. He wrote a available for free in the App Store, through the Gulf Coast during the was HIV-positive, a moment which blog entry about getting the call allows users to ask questions spring and fall migration. changed his life forever. from Robbins that led to his own about HIV/AIDS. Each question is On the other hand, Geneva “At that time, I did not know diagnosis on Robbins’ blog, “I’m answered individually; while the is a senior at the university. He one person that had ever told Still Josh.” app does not diagnose or treat stated in an email message that me that they were HIV-positive,” Robbins created, “I’m Still HIV/AIDS, the app offers quick, as an undergraduate, his research Robbins said. “I also knew that Josh,” out of a desire to be in detailed answers to point users in involved running simulations on as soon as they said that I was control of his story', to raise the right direction. supercomputers in order to look HIX positive, that I would forget awareness and to try to tackle the “The motto behind my blog at the physics driving the flow — anything else they said. And so I stigma of HIV. is: I’m still Josh, and you are still a feat that has been unachievable did it for that purpose — so that I “I wanted to stand up and yell you,” Robbins said. through traditional experimental could listen back to what they said; in town that I had HIV, that I am “As long as you guys are still but also because I wanted to hear means. Geneva will be going to COURTESY OF HANNAH CLIPP going to survive and that I am still going to be you, then I’m still going the University of Notre Dame for This year, the National Science Foun­ those words again.” Josh,” Robbins said. to be me. And we just have this his graduate degree where he will dation Graduate Research Fellowship A couple of weeks after The blog, which has been disease now that I am just dealing Program (GFRP) was awarded to learning he was HIX positive, in operation since Robbins' with.” study how to quantify uncertainty 2,000 people nationwide. Of those for the computer simulations. 12,000, twelve were from the Univer­ Robbins continued to watch the HIV-positive diagnosis in 2012, The GRFP is designed for re­ sity of Delaware. video. He realized how powerful was recently nominated for a CLASSIFIEDS ALL ADS WILL ALSO APPEAR ON UDREVIEW.COM PLEASE CALL (302)-831-2771 OR EMAIL [email protected] IF INTERESTED IN PLACING A CLASSIFIED AD. FOR RENT

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After over a year of contested it’s difficult to say anything and exhausting contract for certain, as the lack of negotiations, faculty and transparency at the university administration reached an makes finances a subject of agreement that passed a faculty am biguity. vote last week. The negotiations And this attempt to subvert began with jarring and faculty authority does not limit unreasonable administration itself to faculty-administration proposals that would eliminate quarrels, as student power is faculty retirement payouts and directly related to that of the reduce contributions to faculty faculty. Faculty are students’ retirement plans. Even after primary contacts at the abandoning these efforts in university, being the resources response to collective faculty and relationships that shape opposition, the administration student experiences and help still insisted on weakening project the student body’s faculty by proposing a two- voice. If the administration tiered retirement benefit neglects to hear out and address system, attempting to form a the faculty’s requests, it is schism between current and neglecting to listen to students. new faculty members. While the If the administration cannot eventual contract managed to be receptive to the demands of save the disputed benefits and its esteemed faculty members, advances several other faculty there is no reason to expect for interests, it does not negate the it to answer to its students. impression left by the process The university's initial — one lasting over a year and failure to respond to the leaving the faculty without a requests of the faculty also contract- for over 280 days. constitutes an affront to the The administration’s actions system of dual governance. revealed an effort to exercise Dual governance, or the notion unchecked power over the that the administration and university, and the implications faculty should have an even of this extend beyond the fine say on university affairs — a print of a contract. higher education tradition Ratber than working to w'hich has been diminished balance the interests of both nationwide in recent years — parties, the bargaining arguably was evidently left unrecognized became a fight to retain the by the administration. Dual previous benefits that had governance is fundamental to a been jeopardized by the wholesome and representative administration's early proposals. campus community, and its RYAN ASHKENASE/THE REVIEW The administration’s attempt to observance ultimately enhances In foregoing the negotiations of a contract for so long, the administration demonstrated its lack of concern for faculty. assert its position above that the experiences of students. of the faculty was evidenced If the university truly seeks by its unresponsiveness to to be a premiere institution contract agreement will inflict any request for administrative an attempt to centralize power faculty bargaining efforts and distinguish itself from little lasting damage, the action at this university. and corporatize an educational throughout the fall semester. other schools, it must regard message conveyed throughout This exasperating tendency institution. The cited financial concerns faculty as integral to its the university and beyond is evidences the bureaucratic, administration in attempt administration. This ought to be troubling. Simply reaching an corporatized and increasingly Editorials are developed by The to legitimate its proposals, the university’s priority — not agreement does not erase the political climate of higher Review staff, led this week by but recent surpluses and profit maximization. blemish left by the process. education. It is not the behavior Senior Reporter Caleb Owens administrative salaries indicate Although The Review staff Instead, it mirrors the kind of of a university that values its and Editorial Editor Alex little need for concern. However, acknowledges that the final frustration that accompanies members as equals, constituting Eichenstein. U.S. Missiles Land in Syria

In the early hours of 2013, President Barack Obama The Trump administration domestic interests, calling the Trump administration) but Thursday morning, in an announced that he had made warned that it’s ready to take upon his slogan of “America violated the UN Charter. unprecedented series of events, two decisions: first, that the further military action if the First” and criticizing the There is so much we do President Trump launched a U.S. should act against Syria, regime of Bashar al-Assad foreign entanglements of his not know about the nature or strategic strike on a Syrian and second, that he would wages another chemical attack, predecessors. But when he outcome of these attacks. The airbase, sending 59 Tomahawk seek explicit authorization but gave no indication the U.S. announced the strikes late unfolding situation is oddly Land Attack Missiles from from Congress to do so. With intended to intervene more Thursday night, Trump said he reminiscent of late 2002; an the USS Ross and USS Porter. that, the administration set broadly in Syria’s civil war. was moved by the images of the escalating American presence The strike was announced out on a different campaign U.S. Ambassador to the more than 70 men, women and in Syria and Kuwait and the as a response to a recent than the military one we had United Nations Nikki Haley said children who died in the April 4 arming of rebels in opposition chemical weapons attack in been preparing for: to convince that Assad’s government “must gas attack. to the government. The Syria, allegedly perpetrated by the American people that never use chemical weapons “No child of God should outcome remains unclear, but dictator Bashar al-Assad. But intervening in Syria was in the again, ever” and that Iran and ever suffer such horror,” Trump an invasion, a la Iraqi Freedom, evidence of his involvement is country’s interest. Russia bore responsibility for said. is easily possible. not completely clear. Congress and the American propping up the Syrian leader “Child|ren| of God” aside, The Trump administration A senior Pentagon official people proved strongly and perpetuating the conflict the geopolitical ramifications has remained adamant that said the U.S. is assessin g opposed to the use of military there. of this attack are staggering. this move was a one time deal, any information that would force. In the end, however, the “The United States took a The first 100 days of Trumps but Trump’s track record on implicate the Russians knew or threat of military action and a very measured step last night,” administration were meant keeping promises is patchy at assisted in the latest poison-gas surprise offer by Russia ended Haley told a meeting of the to be focused on improving best. Like many of his promises attack and an attack on a local up achieving something no Security Council on Friday. “We relations with Russia, as per his and mantras, he has already hospital. one had imagined possible: the are prepared to do more.” campaign. They were meant to demonstrated a clear reversal But first, a little peaceful removal of 1,300 tons U.S. President Donald draw focus to domestic issues of his position on foreign background. In the 1990s this of Syria’s chemical weapons. Trump’s decision to launch a instead of provoking the steps policy. The next 72 hours will strategy was known as “cruise There have been reports of cruise missile strike in Syria to another foreign intervention. be very revealing, but only the missile diplomacy." After al- stray weapons and widespread after accusing Assad of using These recent actions have only coming years will truly reveal Q aeda brought dow n two U.S. use of industrial chemicals chemical weapons against added to Russia’s denunciation what Trump has in store for the embassies in Africa, President like chlorine, but no evidence civilians was a signal of a major of the attack. United States. Bill Clinton launched missiles at of systematic deception on the shift to a strategy of toppling Ironically, Vladimir Putin’s training camps in Afghanistan part of the Syrian government. the regime. It has also deepened condemnation is just. What — Michael Mossessian is a and a pharmaceutical factory In that same speech, Barack tensions with Russia, sending a Trump has done is an act of freshman. He can be contacted in Sudan. He launched more Obama introduced his idea of message to President Vladimir war, an international crime. It at [email protected] . missiles against Saddam a “red line” in Syria, which was Putin that Trump’s expressed is a provocation of Syria and of Hussein after the dictator not meant to be crossed. In desire to improve U.S. relations her allies. His actions were not kicked out weapons inspectors. light of recent events, it seems with Moscow has limits. only unconstitutional (Congress Following a similar as though Trump wishes to Trump ran for president was not consulted on the attack chemical weapons attack in enforce that line too. on a promise to focus on U.S. before it was authorized by

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HOLLY CLAYTOR Philadelphia and Boston, as well Layaali brought several of these with the musicians. Gore Hall in the Roselle Center Senior Reporter as at Middlebury University, cookbooks to the event to be Masmoudi says she plans to for the Arts stood in a standing where she previously worked. sold, and Moushabeck says that make this Arabic Music Event an ovation for the ensemble of As Middle-Eastern conflict She says last year there were 100% of the book’s profits are annual tradition at the university. Middle-Eastern musicians. continues, one professor is almost 300 people in attendance. used to support Syrian refugees. She has attended oriental jazz determined to educate the The event was free and open Senior Fatma Eukamseem concerts three times and says “1 thought (this eventl would lift university and surrounding to the public to encourage as says that this dedication toward next year she aims to bring that our spirits and give us a little community about the humanized many attendees as possible. helping refugees was one of the type of music to campus. She hope," Masmoudi says. “When nature and peaceful ideals of the One student, freshman most inspiring parts about the thinks that having an ensemble we think about the Middle East Arabic culture. Thomas Kitson, expressed great ensem ble’s purpose. with this cultural fusion will there’s a lot of turmoil. We look The Arabic music ensemble admiration for the event. As “It was really breathtaking,” “make it more appealing to to music as a message of hope Layaali performed Thursday a singer, Kitson says they had Eukamseem says. American audiences and to our and peace to show that Arabs night in the Roselle Center a deep appreciation for the Masmoudi expressed students and our community.” enjoy love and happiness and for Performing Arts. Each of different style of music. extreme gratitude to every At the conclusion of the peace and music." the musicians originated from "The funky rhythm that organization on campus that event, the entire population of Arabic countries such as Syria, they use, 10/8 is really assisted in sponsoring this Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine. unconventional,” Kitson says. event. She says that without the The group is now based in Throughout the event, the support of the Office of Provost, Boston, and travels throughout audience was introduced to Institute for Global Studies, the country to spread their the various instruments used Center for Global and Area cultural ideas through music by the Arab ensemble, such as Studies, the English Language performances. the oud and qanun, two string Institute and the Department “The purpose of the event instruments played in the Middle of Languages, Literatures and is to bring awareness of Arabic East. Cultures, Political Sciences, music and Arabic culture,” says Layaali also expressed to the Music, Anthropology and Women Professor Ikram Masmoudi, who audience their goal as musicians and Gender Studies departments, single-handedly organized the to help Syrian refugees. Michel this event would not have been entire production. “Apart from Moushabeck, one member of the possible. what the students learn in class ensemble, works as a publisher “I’m not doing it as a person,” there’s not much happening on when he is not performing. Masmoudi says. “I’m doing it as a our campus about Arabic culture Through this occupation, faculty member who has support or Middle-Eastern culture.” Moushabeck paired with a behind her from her school.” This is the second year that cookbook writer and created a The professor began Masmoudi has invited Layaali collaborative cookbook entirely planning for this night since to perform at the university. devoted to soup recipes. “Soup she booked the venue in late This idea was developed after for Syria” has been published October. It wasn't until mid- remembering several Layaali throughout the world . March that she finally collected performances she attended in enough funds to secure a date XANDER OPIYO/THE REVIEW

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GRACE MCKENNA really have a hip-hop community here Senior Reporter American politics and Joey like they do at other universities,” Tsugranes says. change with the instances of His debut studio album “B4.DA.SS” JACK BEATSON Students practiced their hip-hop After the main performances, unjustified violence in the cases was released in 2015, and the Senior Reporter moves on the floor: spinning on their there were individual performances of Trayvon Martin, Alton Sterling, young rapper has seen an increase heads, doing backflips and learning within the all-styles battle, where Michael Brown and the surely in popularity since then. He has new moves from each other. The students from all across the university Music has long been a platform hundreds of other instances that were utilized his platform almost entirely students tried different styles for challenged each other and were for protest — the hippie wave of the never brought to light. The Black Lives for political outreach, even in his each song that played on the stereo, judged by alumni, including Phil 1960s was when it really began to be Matter movement came to fruition, freestyles and public interviews. from Drake’s new album to Kendrick Rodriquez, Miles Morales and a man utilized as a medium to speak up for and African Americans found His new record, “ALL-AMERIKKK. JM Lamar’s. who goes by the name “Jin N Juice.” what you believed in. Protest music themselves with a platform to speak BADASS,” was released on Friday, The Isodynamic Dance Crew Impact Dance Company’s Aleya persisted, but as music became more out against racial injustice. This, in April 7, and is quite possibly one of hosted their first annual dance Smith, sophomore and secretary of saturated with artists it began to take turn, lead to the hip-hop community the most bold hip-hop records to presentation and hip-hop competition the dance group, says that Impact a back seat to other topics: lyrics in tapping into the movement. It's not come out in a long time. in Bacchus Theater at Perkins Student was formed for events like this, to pop became more sexualized, and like this community had been silent Joey tackles just about every Center on Saturday night. With this promote their own goals, since they the advent of gangster rap brought by any means, but now their voices issue that black americans face in event, House of Hip Hop, they brought are relatively new. on a whole new sound of music that were truly heard by America more today’s political climate, and gets home dance team alumni to judge the “We want to have some fun and was entirely untapped. than ever. as direct as yelling “f— Donald individual competition. put our name out there, see what Artists like N.W.A., Tupac, Kendrick Lamar’s landmark Trump” on the track “Rockabye Impact Dance Company, Evolution the other groups are like and get our Biggie, Nas and Wu-Tang Clan record “To Pimp a Butterfly” tackled Baby,” and expressing that Trump is Dance Team and Isodynamic, all dance group fit in with all of the other were some of the pioneers of the a number of issues regarding race “not equipped to take this country based at the university, performed at dance groups,” Smith says. gangster rap movement in the late — not just the relationship of black over” on leading single “Land of the the pre-competition performances. Arianna Marks, sophomore 1980s and early 1990s. They rapped Americans and police officers, but Free.” The entire record, right down Styles ranged from traditional hip-hop and social media chair for Impact, about genuine experiences growing the systematic issues as well. The the implicit title, is a protest piece, to ballet to street style. expanded on this idea. up in impoverished areas, and record even explores the ancestry' but the last couple of minutes of Harriet Tsugranes, a senior and “We just started last semester the struggles that came with that of black Americans, and Lamar tries the album are, what I feel, the most Isodynamic co-vice president, founded and our mission is to give back to the environment— gangs, drugs, violence to cram as much as he can into the important. the dance team two years ago with community so we’ve been performing and sometimes the psychological approximately 82 minute length of I could deconstruct and the theme “the House of Hip Hop” in at schools and hospitals, and our consequences. While on the exterior “TPAB.” The album was, obviously, reconstruct Joey’s half-spoken, half- mind since the very beginning. whole idea is to help, which is why it may have seemed like gangster a smash hit — it’s been discussed, rapped monologue at the end of “I helped start this club and this we’re called Impact,” Marks says. rap was some sort of contest to see praised, criticized, and picked apart “Amerikkkan Idol,” but it simply dance crew and 1 choreographed Even though only a few of the who was the hardest, there was much many times since its release in 2015. wouldn’t have the same effect as tonight’s event, so it’s really exciting dance teams on campus showed up, more hidden beneath. It almost seemed to act as a catalyst listening to the track, which you can that this is finally happening for us,” Tsugranes was more than excited Tupac is very well known to for rappers to be more vocal in their do on YouTube. In these few minutes, Tsugranes says. to welcome all of the dance teams have been outspoken about both his music. Joey sums up the issues that his The event’s purpose was to present, even the newest ones. She political and philosophical beliefs. He ScHoolboy Q’s “Blank Face LP,” album speaks to, including some of unite all of the dance teams at the was also especially excited to welcome spoke about these beliefs not only released in 2016, also covered some his views on the black community: university and the dance community the large crowd present at the event. through his lyrics, but in interviews of these topics. Although the record “'Cause who do we call when the with hip-hop — the genre with which “Everybody has their own hip and at concerts. Sure, he was rough isn’t as politically in-depth as “TPAB,” police break the law’ most dance groups on campus are hop pieces and they’re all performing around the edges — Tupac was the there are some incredibly powerful We are so quick to pick up a gun and associated. However, Afrodesiac and them,” Tsugranes says. “It’s a mix and real deal. He had the experience, lyrics as well. Q’s leading single for kill one another Dark Arts dance teams were not our own group is very diverse, some the street cred, and he was a pretty the album, “THat Part,” was released But not quick enough to pick it up present. people like to do all sorts of different formidable guy. But he was smart. as an alternate version, remixed and protect each other “1 feel like hip-hop started off dancing, so it’s great to see so many He was informed. He was well-read. by the rap collective Black Hippy The code words to killin’ a black man in a community, with a community different people here ready to learn Most importantly, he was vocal. (Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab- by police is ‘He’s got a gun'” focus, so we’re trying to bring that and connect through hip hop.” After the 1990s, hip-hop became Soul and Jay Rock). In the alternate to the university, because we don’t increasingly more commercialized. version, Q raps: The passage is, for lack of a better The genre was flooded with artists, “Enemies gotta bob and weave word, intense. It teeters on conspiracy many of whom were not really in it Gangbangin’ like we stand for at points, but Joey’s message is one to say anything of any substance — somethin’ of clear and profound importance. which is totally fine. Music does not When .Alton Sterling gettin’ killed for The record dropped at a very have to be some sort of profound nothin’ important time in American history, philosophical art piece. But politics Two cowards in the car, they’re just and I believe it is more than worth and philosophy in rap took a seat there to film the listen for everyone, whether a to the side. There were not too Sayin’ BlackLivesMatter should’ve rap fan or not, whether a liberal or many outspoken rappers (save for died with him” a conservative - because the album Kanye West’s infamous “George The verse hits at the end of the is thought provoking. It’s intelligent, Bush doesn’t care about black song, making it all the more impactful. purpose-driven, and shows a clear people” outburst on a post-9/11 TV The impact is compounded w hen one intelligence and awareness on Joey's broadcast). realizes that ScHoolboy Q is also not behalf. The rapper has been public However, the political climate generally known for being outspoken about reading black literature from began to change. As the twenty-first in this manner. Lamar and Q aren’t the likes of Malcolm X, and the record century persisted, more and more the only rappers to make bold he made is an important piece of art racially-driven hate crimes began statements regarding race in their in modem America. GRACE MCKENNA/THE REVIEW to find their way to the surface of music — Chance the Rapper and public news outlets. Police brutality Kanye West are some examples of came under greater scrutiny and mainstream rappers doing the same the media tapped into it heavily as thing. It’s become pretty apparent Small-screen sound-off: a market, particularly in terms of in the underground and younger violence toward African-Americans. generation of rap however, which is >• ] 1 l S a A a - "When We Rise" Of course, this violence and injustice where Joey BadaSS fits in. COURTESY OF TOP DAWG ENTER­ has always been there. It never went Brooklyn native Joey BadaSS TAINMENT AND CINEMATIC MUSIC RYAN THORNTON of the movement will generate anger away, it simply became buried. has been active since the release of GROUP/PRO ERA Senior Reporter and fear in the viewers themselves. But all of that began to his debut mixtape “1999” in 2012. The show depicts the aggressive attitudes from both politicians and □eve Jones. Roma Guy. Ken Jones. citizens in the 1970s and 80s toward Fhese are names you probably don’t LGBTQ people. For certain people, Biden voted Supreme Head of Universe mow. But after watching ABC’s these attitudes will seem outdated niniseries “When We Rise,” they will and left in the past. But the scenes ALEX KARLESSES aecome names you won’t forget. where gay people from the 70s deal Senior Reporter The miniseries, created by LGBTQ with the same issues gay people deal ights activist Dustin Lance Black who with today are a reminder that there is Disclaimer This is a work of satire. von an Academy Award for his 2008 still work to be done. All statements and characters are ilm “Milk,” shows the evolution of It is disheartening to watch a fictional. die LGBTQ rights movement through young Cleve Jones, who is at the A bald eagle soared across die eyes of several pivotal figures center of the series, come out as gay The Green on Friday as former Vice ighting for equal rights. The show, to his father, only for his father to President Joe Biden took the stage vhich aired on ABC on Feb. 27 and suggest ways to fix him, even offering and pumped his fist heroically. This continued through March 3, begins electroshock therapy to make his son was the only event that could have iust after the monumental Stonewall “normal.” It is trustrating to see Roma succeeded in getting college students diots. It is a reminder of how far the Guy, a lesbian who wants to start a up before 10 a.m. novement has come as the show family with her partner, struggle to As president of the university slowly progresses to modem times. have a child and raise her in a world Dennis Assanis surveyed The Green While the show’s theme of that is uncomfortable with LGBT that morning, he realized his school strength in unity may seem cliche, it people. It is horrifying to watch Ken had a lot more students than he s the show’s ability to tell a true story, Jones, a black, gay man who pushed thought. me audiences may not be familiar for inclusion for black people in In anticipation of Biden's majestic vith, that makes the series so fresh. the LGBTQ movement, to watch his amval, birds stopped singing and In a time where gay marriage is partner suffer from AIDS. professors actually stopped talking as egal across the country, the show’s These issues are still relevant a jumbotron, even bigger than the one violent and heartbreaking depictions now. the football team has, showed a video if the many setbacks throughout the But the show is not all depressing. of Biaen discussing ice cream choices. ’ay rights movement are shocking. At times, the series is a celebration of “He likes chocolate chip!” a chorus Hie character’s emotions of anger the hard work that LGBTO activists of professors shouts from the third LORRAINE COOK/THE REVIEW ind fear throughout the early years have done for decades. It is inspiring floor of Broun Lab.

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SEASON COOPER Senior Reporter to really be able to address this problem,” Green says. One in four female students and Senior Alexis Trench, president one in six male students are sexually of SIGC, decided to invite Green to violated while earning their degree. campus because of the “frustration” Green, a YouTube personality she felt following former Breitbart and sex educator visited campus editor Milo Yiannopoulos’ visit for a candid conversation on rape to campus last fall. Trench said culture. This is one of many startling denying that rape culture exists is statistics Green shared about sexual part of the problem. violence on Thursday evening in “There was a lot of conversation Mitchell Hall. saying rape culture was non-existent Organized by the Special Interest and this is something I felt very Greek Council (SIGC), students were passionate about,” Trench says. “I invited to participate in the lecture wanted to provide an educational through activities that took an in- experience for people to draw their depth look at their attitudes and own conclusions.” responses to sexual violence. The Green shared alarming figures event is part of a series planned for about sexual violence by highlighting the campus “kNOw More" campaign, public cases and instances in and more advocates and educators popular culture. According to are scheduled to appear throughout Green, data about sexual assault is April for Sexual Assault Awareness not always accurate because of the and Prevention Month. lack of reporting. In addition, she Green began her Sex Plus series said the stigmas surrounding rape on her YouTube channel in 2008 worsen the problem. while she was a student at University According to the Rape, Abuse MINJI KONG/THE REVIEW of California, Berkeley. Her channel & Incest National Network (RAINN), currently has over one million college-age adults are at higher risk sexual violence. change your mind.” culture exists and how to combat it,” subscribers. Green hopes to spread for sexual violence in comparison The key to taking down sexual For the students who attended Clarke says. “Because if you get this “sex positivity” and end sexual to other age groups. Green also assault in Green’s terms is simple: the event, the message of consent information out to everyone, people violence by speaking at universities pointed out that transgender consent. resonated, especially in the context will be equipped to combat it.” around the country. women and women of color “Consent is normal — not like of Greek life. Junior Joshua Clarke Green encourages students Green pinpoints four categories statistically experience sexual a weird thing, not a word people says students need to be “equipped” not to be bystanders and to most that allow rape culture to persist: violence in proportionally higher have never heard before — just a to handle these situations. importantly have conversations toleration, minimization, instances numbers. By dissecting the trends normal part of sex,” Green says. “We “I think it’s a really imDortant with friends and family members. of victim blaming and gender roles. that uphold sexual assault, Green have to use our words to make sure conversation to have on a campus, “You have a very’ powerful “These are things that we have emphasized that society no longer that things are clear, people should where so man) people are involved voice,” Green says. “Start a to see and pay attention to in order make “excuses” when it comes to note that it is reversible and you can in Greek life, to know that rape conversation in vour community .”

Bluetracks: Verde Our "next things" RYAN THORNTON Senior Reporter aquamarine blue for their kitchen family. walls, while 1 squirm in bed most We moved to the unfinished Throughout our lives, our focus nights, wondering what my future basement, where cardboard boxes has been on the “next thing.” In career will be. overflowed with clothes and books. high school, the “next thing” was They are at a serene point in Valuables,* like autographed pfiofos college, and in college, the “next their lives. I am not. I was jealous. of sports heroes and their children’s thing” became a job. Our professors My parents felt it was important old belongings, were stacked next hound us with relentless emails for me to meet some of their to the staircase. My dad noticed a about internships — our key to enter neighbors. I followed them over to soccer ball covered with signatures. the fabled “real world” that once the other houses and met some of He asked his neighbor who had seemed so distant — and urge us to their new friends. They were all so signed the ball. It could have been perfect our resumes so that we can kind. So happy. And why shouldn’t a whole professional team (the enter that mysterious new reality: they be? They reached their horizon. homeowner worked for a sporting our “next thing.” Chasing our “next A marvelous, tranquil horizon. One goods company), and could be worth thing” feels like chasing the horizon. that seemed so far from me. a great deal of money. We never stop. The chase never ends. I entered their houses and But what happens when we saw all of the different layouts and The neighbor explained how it was finally reach the horizon? What’s it features they had chosen, each room signed by his son’s soccer team from like when the “next thing” becomes thoroughly thought out and never years ago. They signed it for his son the “last thing?” completely finished. Everything while the boy was in the hospital. His Last summer, my parents bought was “a work in progress,” as more son had been in a coma for weeks. the last house they will ever buy. It furniture was coming and different They almost lost him. is a dazzling house in a stunning ideas needed testing. My envy left me. 1 thought new community in Lewes, Del. that This is the life, I thought, as my about how that coma could have entices people — mostly those who parents joked with the neighbors been that boy’s “last thing.” 1 saw COURTESY OF JACOB MORALES are about to retire — with resort about how beautiful their house was. the neighbor’s demeanor change as living. Community members can take Good work mom and dad. he told the story, and how quickly advantage of the immense outdoor I still felt envious. he forgot about that house and that heavy, just for a moment, like SARASAJER pool with a swim-up bar, a walking One of my parent’s new community. Music ( onlribulor the swarm of dust, grass, and exhaust belched by the lawn trail that weaves its way through neighbors, a friendly couple who When I returned to Newark, I I’ve always been a bit mower after the first cut of the towering trees and a lustrous lake lived directly across the street, took resumed working toward my “next nonplussed about spring, an year. and a cafe inside a cozy community us through their whole house. There thing.” But it felt different. It felt interim season beckoned or Here are this season’s best clubhouse, all a short distance from were stunning, bright paintings on secondary. shooed by a pretentious rodent the Delaware beaches. the walls, all painted by the man’s residing in Pennsylvania. I tracks born in the rare, certainly No one knows what it’s like to see it more as a coming or a spring moments. I guess you I spent all of spring break at the mother. One was a painting of the reach the “last thing.” When we reach going than a state with staying could call them greentracks. mini-resort. Three model homes were family playing on the beach. More our horizons, they may not be as power to reside in. Spring, available to tour at the entrance of the were from his mother’s art classes glamorous as my parent's horizon. with all the cabin fever and Hand Habits: “Nite Life” sexual awakening it conjures community. I toured all three, and I she had taken many years ago while Maybe we won’t even know we up, is indecisive at best. When Pile: “Worms” left each one feeling like I stepped she was in college. They showed all found our “last thing.” it’s 43 degrees in the morning Diet Cig: “Link in Bio” out of an episode of “The Property the events that were once the “next Maybe we should just be and 73 degrees by noon, I’m Brothers.” The houses were elegant, things.” Graduating college. Having a thankful for having a “next thing.” forced to wear the same lay ered outfit most days, which always Alex G: “Proud” each with their own personality, and includes a rain jacket and each seemingly unattainable. They Palehound: “Flowing Over” Birkenstocks. Despite the back would be out of my price range until and forth of frost and porch the end of time. margaritas, the season of the in Happyness: “Bigger Glass Less between undeniably comes into Full” But not for the older (sorry mom its own for a few precious day s. and dad) couples touring the houses. Hajk: “Magazine” Their eyes darted from room to room These spring days thaw our as they imagined the home they bones completely and invite Chicano Batman: “Freedom is the green forward. The air is a Free” would retire in. Surely this would not poignant memory: we remember be the wall color they would choose Kendrick Lamar: “HUMRLE.” we’ve done this reincarnation for their kitchen. But the nautical thing before and the feeling of the year turning the corner Gorillaz feat. Jehnny Beth anchor in the comer of the master is unmissable, distinct. It’s as (Claptone Remix): “We Got The bedroom would be perfect for their distinct as the smell of Vicks Power” future living room. vapor rub (which is not as I watched the couples, whose effective in easing seasonal allergies as it was with winter smiles were even brighter than the colds). It's as acute as the pain beaming blue walls of the model in your bare anklebone after home we toured. I felt envious. it’s struck by the aluminum of Their biggest worry is deciding your Razor scooter. It hangs LORRAINE COOK/THE REVIEW between a freshwater blue or a gentle

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when Jones finally gets President Bill pushing forward, all while enjoying It seemed as though the DelaWorld earth-shattering news - that UD had a Biden instructed the crowd to get Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton the rollercoaster of emotions that any shut down for the time being as they pep band. involved in their communities and in to visit the AIDS Memorial Quilt in good drama should provide. welcomed back their favorite son. Finally, the moment that the politics. And that some of the best Washington D.C. It is fulfilling when Check out this series. You will “Who is that?” a girl wearing a crowd had been waiting for arrived. and brightest minds he has ever met Guy’s daughter tells her parents that learn a lot, and you might be inspired t-shirt with a collage of Biden eating ice The secret service forced the pep band turned out to be campaign managers their love has been an inspiration in to continue the fight. cream says, pointing to the stage. to stop playing so that AC DC's “Shook and political strategists. her life. And, after seeing the horrors Her friend tried to explain that it Me All Night Long” could announce The crowd paused as each the LGBTQ community faced in the was the university president, Dennis the arrival of the man, the myth, the member logs into UDSIS and changes 70s and 80s, it is powerful to watch Assanis, but she did not seem to recall legend. their major to political science. the Supreme Court rule in favor of who that was. Flames and t-shirt cannons “My job is to get you turned on to legalizing gay marriage across the Limited edition t-shirts were ignited, sending the crowd into a politics again," Biden says. “So if you country. handed out as the growing crowd frenzy, but Biden did not even emerge don't like something, get off your rear Early in the series, Jones is opened their Snapchats and envisioned from the doors. Instead, he simply and change it.” inspired by Harvey Milk (the same the moment when their hero would floated down from the heavens, his With that, Biden dropped the man depicted in Black’s film “Milk”) emerge gracefully from the doors of smile literally blinding people in the mic, dived into the crowd, and then who encouraged gay people to come Memorial. front row. disappeared into the clouds once out. By coming out, people would see “You better give him a suite at the As he begins his speech, the more, aviators on even though it’s the gay people in their lives, and Milk Courtyard Marriott,” one fan says as he crowd listens with rapt attention. raining. The clouds couldn’t stop him hoped that once they saw them, they tries to hop the fence. “He deserves a “I was on the Dean’s hit list,” Biden and his dream. would support the movement. palace!” says to an entranced crowd. “I don’t Dazed, the crowd dispersed. In the same way, the miniseries Tears streamed down the secret know why, all I did was spray an RA The first act of involvement in the seems like an attempt to get people service agent’s face who carts the fan with a fire extinguisher.” community is to make Biden's to join the fight for equality by away. It was evident that he agreed. The cheers were deafening as the birthday a national holiday. teaching them about the gay rights The pep band began playing the students voiced their approval of what movement. By watching “When We Delaware fight song, and the entire they had only dreamed of doing in Rise,” people can learn about an crowd was finally distracted from their their residence halls. The message was COURTESY OF ABC important movement that is still statue ideas for their idol by even more clear - Harter RAs needed to chill.

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ALANA STEWART the industry would have to rely found comfort in the winding path Senior Reporter on her talent for illustrating and Shaw took to establish her career. her creativity. To support herself “I think that even though even if Dallas Shaw swept into the Morris financially, she maintained a job you don’t have a straight career path, Library lecture room dressed like teaching children how to illustrate you will find your way,” Rafferty says. spring. With her hair perfectly curled while working on her company after “It’s really comforting to hear that.” and a chilion, pleated dress twirling hours. Today, Shaw has come a long around her knees, it became clear why Shaw has a reputation as a personal- “I taught from seven in the way from making cold calls and style guru. morning until two in the afternoon getting ignored. She has a long list In her Twitter biography, Shaw and then from 2:30 to 11 I would of clients, from Target to Oscar de la RACHEL CURRY/THE REVIEW describes herself as a “fashion work on my own business,” Shaw Renta. Also included on Shaws list of illustrator, luxury product designer says. “I started it online and I just kept clients is Disney. Coming “full circle,” legs aching and throat tom, yet you |and| author." Her website ticks off a at it for years.” Shaw says she is now able to work KATHERINE NAILS feel invigorated all the same. long list of services she provides for Shaw's company is currently with Disney in the capacity she always Senior Reporter It restores the childlike sense of fashion and lifestyle companies and based in Delaware, though she mostly wanted to. Most recently, she worked wonder that that many of us cannot her list of clients is just as extensive. consults with high rolling New York with them to turn Cinderella into a It would be a gross understatement to remember possessing. Traveling is In an event hosted by the fashion City clients. Growing up in Scranton, fashion illustration for the Cinderella say the political climate of the United one of the few actions that dismisses merchandising club on Monday, Shaw Pa., this lifestyle was never one she movie. States and the world has become preconceived bias and prejudice made a stop at the university as a part would have imagined for herself. Each day presents a new increasingly turbulent in recent years. and replaces them with a guileless of her book tour to speak about her Shaw credits her artistic talents opportunity and Shaw is willing to Our children and grandchildren innocence. unconventional experience entering for allowing her to stick her foot into welcome them all. Learning to use will read of this era in their history Staying confined to a comer of into the competitive world of fashion the fashion-industry doorway. Even fashion and beauty to boost her books as one of uncertainty and great the vast world perpetuates ignorance, and the process of writing her first after leaving her career as an animator, confidence has allow ed her to thrive in change. breeds fear and plays directly into book, “The Way She Wears It.” illustrating has remained a crucial the industry she once never imagined It is this for these reasons that a the hands of the perpetrators of the In the sixth grade, Shaw grabbed part of her career. Her new book, “The would be within reach. large number of people I’ve talked to feared attacks, whose goal is to take a piece of paper, a pen and a stamp Way She Wears It,” is scattered with “I was thrown into the fashion recently are refusing to travel outside away the fundamental bond we share and WTOte an ambitious letter to Shaw’s own illustrations in addition industry—I (began] working for these of the United States. They fear sudden as humans. the animators at Disney Animation to her fashion and sty le advice. huge designers and all of a sudden policy change and acts of terrorism or To be able to experience reality Studios requesting that they hire her. Shaw also credits her own I was intimidated,” Shaw says. “1 aggression. from the perspectives of people She had been illustrating since age ambition and persistence for her realized I had to get comfortable I, however, reject this fear. who have lived vastly different lives four and had her mind set on working success. When she started her and confident with myself (and] I During the summer of 2012 I from us is precious. It allows us to for Disney. She received a bittersweet company, it was only after a multitude had to feel comfortable in what I was found myself in Scuol, a town of a little appreciate differences while seeing response. Unfortunately, read the of dead-end cold calls that Shaw was wearing to not freeze up in this crazy over 2,000 people nestled deep in the that as humans, we all share the response, it would be illegal for them able to speak with a representative at industry.” Swiss Alps. The town is engulfed in fundamental desires for happiness, to hire her. But they did offer advice DKNY. fields of wildflowers fading upward health and safety for ourselves and on how she could work her way “You have to be persistent and into snow capped peaks that would our loved ones. toward her dream job. have that drive because you hear a have made the von Trapp family For various logistical reasons Shaw carried that advice with her million no’s,” Shaw says. swoon. many people cannot trek to far off and, after doing several internships After her introduction, Shaw The people of the town were places, but for those of us who are with Disney and graduating college took questions from the audience incredibly self- sufficient- they got able, the opportunity to travel that with a degree in illustration, she was members at the event, who consisted the majority of their water in the life has dropped into our laps is an able to get a job there soon after mostly of women in fashion-related summertime from a system of wells opportunity that we dare not waste. graduating. majors. Sophomore apparel design which were hooked up to a network It is our job to use the cards we “I knew when I was very young and fashion merchandising major, of natural springs. have been dealt to educate ourselves that I wanted to do something Tori Raff, was amazed at Shaw’s Since then I have developed an about our world to the best of our creative,” Shaw says. “I thought confidence and grace. insatiable hunger to see the world abilities. lUisneyj was so magical and 1 still “I want to be her,” Raff says with outside of my own comer of suburbia, Everytime I find myself in a new gravitate toward-all that.” a laugh. “Even talking to her, I feel like and despite having traveled often, the city I return with new perspectives, After obtaining her dream job, I’m more confident." sensation of seeing a new place never opinions and ideas. I return being able Shaw realized that Disney was moving As many women in attendance changes. to view not just the place 1 visited, but toward the digital realm — a held she were seniors, job-anxiety was also Traveling to a new country is my own home as well, with fresh eyes. didn’t possess any experience in. With present in the lecture room. Many seeing a grey world dissipate into one I decline to cling to outdated, one­ a pre-existing interest in fashion and were wondering how they could pulsating with brilliant color. sided views. I decline to succumb to lifestyle, Shaw made the decision to make it in the “cut-throat,” as Shaw It is jumping into a lake on a evil. Above all, I decline to be scared. restart her career and establish her describes it, fashion industry. torrid August afternoon. For these reasons and countless COURTESY OF DALLAS SHAW own company in that field. Junior apparel design and fashion It is running as fast as you can or others, I will travel. 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BRANDON HOLVECK Assistant Sports Editor of worked out — right time, right conference meet they can achieve training, right coach.” their potential,” Waite said. “We want It’s a Tuesday afternoon and The right coach is Waite, a to do well at these races that we go tucked behind Tubby Raymond Field, Brigham Young University graduate to throughout the season, but really the Delaware women’s track and who joined the Blue Hens in October they’re just stepping stones along the Reid team is in the midst of a weekly as the new distance guru. Under his way to the conference championship. workout. Hours after the practice guidance this winter, the team set It’s really glorified practice, getting began, Liz McGroart’ , the team’s school records in the individual 800 us ready for the big one that really MVP in the winter season, is the final meter run (Jeannette Bendolph), the counts.” Blue Hen left on the track. She is 4x800 meter relay and the distance Delaware last won the CAAs as completing one last all-out 400-meter medley relay. a team in 2014. This season they repeat — the cherry on top to a long “The trust has been huge," Waite also have a chance to have multiple day of work. said. “The fact that I feel like they can individual champions, including Her teammates line the trust me and I trust them to do what McGroarty and Bendolph. McGroarty track, some cooling down and I’m asking them to do, that’s why currently has the second fastest others stretching, all with signs of these results are really coming the times at 800 meters and 1500 meters exhaustion painted on their faces. As way they are right now.” in the CAA this season. Bendolph’s McGroarty hammers down the back Waite himself is no stranger 2:10.23 personal best at the Raleigh straight away, it’s Ryan Waite, the to the running spotlight. He burst Relays places her third in the CAA team's distance coach, who is peering onto the scene as a sophomore at in the 800 meter. When it comes to over his shoulder pacing McGroarty. BYU when he ran a school record race day, McGroarty’s game plan is She’s right on his heels — a coach 1:46.83 in the individual 800 meter. simple. and athlete working harmoniously After completing his career at BYU, “When you get to the toward their goals. Waite became a pacer for the Nike championship races it’s just race McGroarty has already helped Oregon Project, an elite training the people you’re with, don’t give set two Delaware school records in group coached by Alberto Salazar. them, don’t give anyone else too the indoor season and has improved The group features Olympians such much credit and everyone made it to COURTESY OF DELAWARE ATHLETICS on multiple personal bests early in as Matthew Centrowitz Jr., the 2016 that line so you have just as good a Junior Liz McGroarty has recorded the second fastest times in the CAA in the the spring. She’s part of a Blue Hens 1500-meter Olympic gold medalist, chance as they do,” McGroart said. 800 and 1500 meter runs this season. team that has made vast jumps from who served as a reference for Waite In the process, the Blue Hens a season ago. McGroarty lowered her when he applied for the Delaware could take down more school “I know that was helpful for me as and representing your team as well S00 meter personal best by over four job. records. McGroarty and Bendolph an athlete when my coaches did as you can.” Coming off of his seconds with a 2:09.48 mark at the With his professional running are currently second and third in that, and they told me ‘look Ryan, career performance, Walter is one Raleigh Relays in late March and has days most likely behind him, Waite's Delaware history in the 800 meter, you did this workout I know you can player who will be heavily relied lowered her 1500 meter personal sole focus has been placed on his just a second and two seconds behind accomplish this time’ and I would go upon to help get them there. best by over five seconds to 4:25.41 Delaware distance squad. The team’s the school record, respectively. and do it, so I’ve tried to incorporate “I had text messages from at the Colonial Relays two weekends main goal is to place well at the CAA McGroarty is also third all-time in the that a little bit into working with all everybody, just a lot of people saying ago. championships, which will be held on 1500 meter. of the athletes here,” Waite said. ‘Congrats, that’s awesome,’ just a “A lot of this 1 think has been a Delaware’s home track Saturday, May Waite reminds his athletes of “I think it’s just taking it one lot of support from family, friends long time coming,” McGroarty' said. “1 6. their past successes from either day at a time, one race at a time,” from high school, my old coaches,’ think for all of us it was one of those “My goal is just to help all of the workouts or races to give them McGroarty said. “When you get to Walter said. “It’s cool when guys can things we knew was there, but it was athletes be put in the best possible confidence as they toe the line in that day and that race just putting recognize that.” just building and finally it just kind position so that when they get to the often pressured-filled meets. the best out there that you can do DELAWARE BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES DECEMBER MATCHUP WITH NOTRE DAME

CARMINE DIPALMA Senior Reporter didn’t even think twice about it, I know I’ll be at that game,” Delaware's men’s basketball Delaware basketball enthusiast team will be put to the test next Jason Wolfthal said. “It’s no season on Dec. 9 when Notre secret that our student sections Dame comes to Newark. have been a little weak recently, Freshman Ryan Daly however it's awesome to see our understands the magnitude school play against a nationally of a game like this. The 6’4” ranked team. I’m sure the guard from Ardmore, Pa. had attendance for that game will be a breakout season for the Blue tremendous.” Hens in which he earned the The most important aspect honors of CAA Men’s Basketball of bringing in a school like Notre Rookie of the Week five times. Dame is to attract people to the Daly found his groove early on in game and to boost attendance the season and stayed consistent number. Delaware finished this throughout, averaging 16 points past season 13-20 overall but a gam e. are looking forward to next “Obviously you don’t want season to establish themselves to say any game is any more and put while putting Delaware important than the other but on the map. Daly has played FIGHTING IRISH seeing Notre Dame on our tremendous his first season but vs schedule definitely is intriguing,” feels as though this game has an Daly said. “I think we’re going amazing opportunity to boost FIEHlIN tiL.Uk HkNS to prepare for them like we do Delaware basketball. The recent everyone else and hopefully we seasons of the basketball team n f C £ M 8 £ R 9 can win because although it’s have been less than stellar and cool they’re coming to Delaware, with a big game like Notre Dame we still want to win.” there is a chance to make an Daly is excited to welcome impact and create a buzz around COURTESY OF DELAWARE ATHLETICS a powerhouse like Notre Dame. the team. The Blue Hens will welcome NCAA powerhouse Notre Dame to Newark this December. Delaware head coach Martin The game will be a true test for “Delaware basketball has Ingelsby was an assistant for the Fighting Irish for 13 years. an up and coming Blue Hens not been the best thing in recent team. The announcement has years,” Daly said. “The BOB had the entire campus buzzing. hasn’t been filled. However, our have already begun talking about get a big crowd and when they games in the future.” “After hearing about the program now has a buzz about next year. Hopefully bringing a come and see us compete they Notre Dame announcement I us and more people this year top-tier ACC team to the Bob will will want to come to all home

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Hofstra showed some guts as they squeezed passed the Delaware men’s lacrosse team, 11-9, in the third CAA battle of the season for the sports commentary Blue Hens on Saturday afternoon. The Hens fell down early in the The most wonderful time game, finding themselves down only one goal in the fourth, but they could of the year: Baseball is not seize control as they dropped to back 7-5 overall and 0-2 in the CAA, losing KYLE DOHERTY two straight games. Senior Reporter Hofstra improved to 10-0 overall and 2-0 in the CAA, amounting to Bright sunshine and a light their best start in school history. They breeze. The distinct smell of are the only remaining undefeated freshly-clipped grass mixing team in the entire country. with the scent of some nearby Hofstra scored the first two goals freshly grilled hotdogs. The of the contest and never looked back sound of the leather ball as they held the lead throughout making perfect contact with the the entire game. The Pride led 6-2 at smooth, wooden bat, followed halftime and jumped ahead 7-2 in by the sight of an outfielder the early second half, but Delaware making a flawless diving catch. kept fighting on and nearly came Opening Day 2017 is upon us, back to win, falling just short. and no one is happier about it The game stats were almost than me. even as Hofstra held a slim lead in Before I continue, 1 must shots (32-31) and ground balls (29- COURTESY OF UD REVIEW ARCHIVES admit I’m a bit biased toward 27). Hofstra’s Josh Byrne scored Sophomore Andrew Romagnoli recorded three goals in Delaware’s loss to CAA rival Hofstra last Saturday. baseball. I grew up on the game four goals and added an assist, while and although I was never good Jimmy Yanes was right behind him enough to play in high school, I with three goals and one assist. On Jackson Finigan, Hirschmann, Major, Delaware in their last seven meetings. Delaware will take on Towson participated in Little and Junior the Hens side, Steve Delargy had Matt Olbrich, Trupert Ortlieb, Phil Delaware’s last victory over the Pride next Saturday to close out the recreational leagues all the three goals and one assist, while Pena, co-captain Brian Pickup, co­ came in the 2011 CAA Tournament. season’s home schedule. They will way up through my sophomore Romagnoli added three goals. captain Carson Scott, Anthony Delaware was unable to handle the honor head coach Shillinglaw, who is year. My lifelong interest in Delaware honored its 14 seniors Sebasdani, Dan Simonetti, Sam Walsh Pride this time, but last month, they retiring after this season, concluding the game was enhanced about on senior night viiich includes and Gavin Weaver. were able to defeat no.l ranked his 42-year reign at the helm for the five years ago when my favorite DeLargy, Parker Ferrigan, co-captain Hofstra has now taken down Rutgers. Blue Hens. sports team of all-time, the Baltimore Orioles, finally climbed out of the cellar they SPRING HAS SPRUNG: DELAWARE were in for nearly two decades and put together a competent squad that regularly competes for the postseason. FOOTBALL BEGINS APRIL PRACTICE Once my O’s returned to prominence, baseball season overtook the watered-down NFL as my absolute favorite sporting season of the year. With a season as along as the MLB’s, a grueling 162 game marathon, it might be hard for some people to get excited for Opening Day. What difference do a handful of games in April make in a sport whose regular season finishes at the end of Septem ber? In truth, I think my endearment to the Opening Day has just as much to do with what it represents as it does with the game itself. Opening Day coincides with the beginning of spring, and with 30 teams suddenly all on an equal playing field to compete for a championship in a sport as unpredictable as baseball, it’s hard not to feel the sense of rebirth that’s thick in the COURTESY OF UD REVIEW ARCHIVES air. To me, Opening Day is a New coach Danny Rocco and his team begin spring practice this week. new beginning, a reason to get excited for a new sport after a busted bracket or, in my case, a HANNAH TRADER from a 3-8 season in 2011 to 8-3 in start of last season as a sophomore, capability of getting teams underway dismal season by your favorite Staff Reporter 2012. This instant improvement can he will be moving on to his third along with his “do it right now” NFL team . be attributed to Rocco’s philosophy. spring practice with his third new mindset will offer a new and exciting The return of baseball The spring tends to bring “Going into this spring, starting head coach. vision. also marks the return of a thoughts of weather warming, at a new program, I don’t believe in “The last month or so we’ve near-constant fix for the rabid flowers blooming and summer the idea of rebuilding because 1 feel been really focused on the mental Senior offensive lineman Jake Trump sports fan. With 30 teams approaching. For a specific group of like that minimizes the senior classes side,” Reeder said. “Now it’s time has high expectations for his final all playing 162 games, there athletes at Delaware, it means one opportunity to be successful," Rocco to start preparing physically. We're spring practice and final season. thing: football. said. “My outlook for every team I’ve embracing a whole new system and As a senior and starter, he is ready are competitive games on TV Delaware’s football team is coached, first year or not, is I owe it whole new language. A big emphasis to help lead the team. from noon until nearly 2 in gearing up for spring practice, which to everyone, especially the seniors, to starting this spring will be competing “I'm extremely excited about the morning every single day. starts Tuesday, April 4. With a new make the decisions necessary to give everyday at practice. We’ve felt the this spring. It gives us a great With all of the uncertainty and season brought a new head coach, us the best chance to win. If a player pain of close losses and with a lot of chance to review the plays and negative energy making the Danny Rocco. As he begins his reign can help the team win now, then returning leadership from the team just get to talk everything out,” rounds in the United States at Delaware, Rocco views the spring playing them now is my obligation to and Coach Rocco, we’re hoping to be Trump said. “It’s the time when today, baseball is a welcome as a new opportunity. this team.” on the other end.” players start to step up." safe haven from the seemingly “Everybody has a fresh start,” In terms of filling positions and Returning quarterback Joe With an overall record of 4-7 daily barrage of nonsense that Rocco said. “Everybody has a new encouraging competition among the Walker is looking to use this spring for the 2016 season, the Blue Hens is forced down our throats by aeginning. Those guys who have players, Rocco’s philosophy is to “put to perfect the new systems Rocco is have been anxiously waiting to the m edia. aeen in the starting line up, they’re it on tape.” Starting in the spring, introducing. step out on the field and get back Opening Day is one of the probably going to roll out there on everything gets filmed and every “With spring practices starting to work. earliest signs that summer Tuesday and be in the starting lineup. play is evaluated. What the spring we get to work on putting the ball “We’re back outside, we’re is near, and that means soon Their peers recognize a good number brings Rocco is a special opportunity in the best players’ hands,” Walker teaching, coaching and playing my nights will be filled with of them as being the right guys. But, because the seniors have graduated said. “Whether it’s myself needing to football," Rocco said. “Every part barbeques, beautiful weather for everybody, them included, it’s a and the freshman have not arrived know exactly where to put the ball of the job’s important, but we're and most importantly, baseball. fresh start, it’s a clean slate.” yet, resulting in a smaller roster, or receivers knowing where to make starting the phase we all really In Rocco’s time at Liberty allowing more looks for the returning the best catch, going into this spring enjoy and 1 couldn’t be more University, he immediately turned players. we’re just looking to get smarter and excited.” the team around from a 1-10 record Rocco is not the only one sharper.” in 2005 to a 6-5 record the following looking forward to this spring. Junior The quarterback said Coach year, his first at the school. He saw linebacker Troy Reeder is excited to Rocco’s history at previous schools the same success at the University of get back out on the field. Transferring shows the confidence he has in the Richmond, where he took the Spiders from Penn State University before the Blue Hens. He knows Coach Rocco’s

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