VOLUME 130 ISSUE 3 FRIDAY, SEP 14, 2018 CEDAR RAPIDS, Coe, One of the Fastest Growing Colleges in Iowa Cedar Rapids group-made up of Claudia work to enhance its colleges that are com­ facilities and to take Seven Day Chiappa Editor-in­ parable to Coe in terms greater advantage of its Forcast chief of their mission, their location. enrollment and endow­ "Coe's Center for ment-are struggling to Creativity & Careers recruit students. initiative drew na­ SAT SEP 15 This fall, Coe Col­ "It's a testament to tional attention when 86°/61 ° lege saw the highest overall enrollment in our current students, the Princeton Review our faculty, our staff;' ranked Coe in the top ostly Sunny 86°/65° the college's history as said Pres­ 25 colleges for intern­ ON SEP 17 it welcomed the class of ident David Mclnally. ships among all col­ ostly Sunny 87°/64° 2022, composed of 445 "Prospective students leges and universities UE SEP 18 students. are drawn to Coe more in the United States;' Partly Cloudy 82°/57° "Since the fall of that they have been said Kite. "The strength ED SEP 19 2013, Coe College has drawn to our compari­ of such programs 67°/51 ° enrolled the six largest full-time student bodies son schools for the last alongside our excep­ five years:' tional liberal arts cur­ 68°/52° in its history, making Coe the fastest growing Following a pat­ riculum conveys Coe's tern seen over the last focus on our mission 69°/52° college in the state;' said Joshua Kite, Dean of decade, Coe witnessed and momentum to­ high demand and Pres­ 'Stats Provided by The National Weather Admission. ward maintaining our ident Mclnally believes strength in the future:' Servcie Most colleges in Coe's comparison this is due to Coe's hard With 25 states and INDEX NEWS 2

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WHITE PRIVILEGE KELLIE KESSELRING WOMEN'S SOCCER MOVIE REVIEW 11 SYMPOSIUM P 3 P4 P7 DIVERSIONS 12 -TH_E_c_a_sM_a_s_N ews 2017-2018 STAFF Friday, Sep 14, 2018

seven countries rep­ year's retention rate ing new apartments or EDITOR-IN-CHIEF resented in this group dropped to 74% com­ let more students live off Mariah Soto and 29.3% of the stu­ pared to last year's 81 %, campus. Claudia Chiappa dents being of color or and Mclnally said the The new class' SAT COPY EDITORS international, the new college is working to average remained consis­ Mariah Soto freshmen class stood stabilize the numbers tent, and so did its GPA. Claudia Chiappa out for its geographical by tackling the two As academic standards Kasey Hendrickson and ethnic diversity. main factors influencing did not lower, Coe can While last year's Class retention rates: academic consider its success as LAYOUT EDITOR of 2021 saw an even progress and financial being the consequence Chris Arias larger number of ra­ pressure. of a greater interest in Mariah Soto cially diverse students Mclnally said Coe's students, says Mclnally. Claudia Chiappa (34.8%). According small class size is not "The growth Coe is COLUMNISTS to president Mclnally, threatened, as the mean seeing only happens if it Peyton McGuire overall Coe has been faculty to student ratio is authentic and organic. Ariel Crego increasingly becoming remains 11:1, while in Students have so many Michael Lachocki more welcoming and the colleges in the com- opportunities and receive Yuan Chai Connor Moellenbeck

STAFF WRITERS Allison Bartnick Mohan Xu Heather Fleck EnzoNagao Jieun Kim Ayam Shrestha Cynthia Salgado Scott Franklin Freshmen Class of 2022. SPORTS EDITORS Photo Courtesy the Coe Marketing Office. Delena Humble diverse. parison group is 12:1. Coe so many marketing mate­ "I believe that col­ has also added classroom rials;' said Mclnally. "But TREASURER leges that are going to be space and has expanded I think we are growing Mariah Soto most successful need to facilities such as the new because of the experience Claudia Chiappa look like America, and ARC and to Hickok to that prospective students FACULTY ADVISOR the world;' said Mclnally. meet the large incoming have when they physical­ Shawn Harmsen "Coe really went all in classes. ly come on campus and to try to become more "The next stage is meet other students. The MEDIA MANAGER diverse:' Residence Halls;' said reason our community Chris Arias According to president Mclnally. should be so proud of CONTACT US Mclnally, retention rate Currently, Coe's physical our growth is because it's [email protected] remains the most signif­ space is not at capacity, our current students and Phone: 319-299-8646 icant place for improve­ but if this growth persists, faculty who are the most Fax: 319-399-8031 ment. Mclnally said the school attractive reasons, the In particular, this will either work on build- most authentic reasons:' What's Happening ® Friday, Sep 14, 2018 Coe College Hosts White Privilege Sylllposiulll

inviting its participant to Claudia think about controversial Chiappa topics. Editor-in­ "The white privi- chief lege symposium was an opportunity for Coe Col­ lege to host an event with Last Friday, September positive lasting change, 7 and Saturday, September for not only the cam­ 8, Coe was honored to pus, but for the greater host the White Privilege Northeastern Iowa area;' Symposium, a conference said Jalisa Hunter ('20), meant to open discussion that volunteered at the about race, privilege, iden­ event. "It was there that tity and equity. the intersection of race, The symposium is class, and gender was part of a 20 year confer­ told in such a way, that ence created by Dr. Eddie all who walked from the Moore Jr. here in Iowa Stacey Walker, Keynote Speaker. conference left with new Photo by Antonio Perez ('19). and offers large opportu­ knowledge and aware­ nities for education and ness of the system they of sociology Jacqueline and meant for participants entertainment while also were born into. But most Battalora; and Stacey of all ages and background. importantly, Walker, member of the "It was a h uge success," it was where Linn County Board of said David Mcinally, that attendees Supervisors. Guests had believes the attendance to learned that then the possibility to the event reflected Coe's the system we choose between several sincere effort at becoming were born in sessions and workshops more diverse. to (and the located all over campus oppression that goes along with it) does not have to be the legacy we leave behind." This year's keynote speak­ ers included Dr. Yusef Sa­ _ ___, laam; attorney and professor Yusef Salaam, Keynote Speaker. Photo by Antonio Perez ('19) Students entering symposium. Photo by Antonio Perez ('19). What's Happening Friday, Sep 14, 2018 Food Service Manager Kellie Kesselring

Heather ''I've been cooking Prior to being in that job in Chicago was at Fleck since I was small, learn­ program she worked for kind of a well known Staff Writer ing from my grand­ a company in Chicago place, The Little Goat mother;' said Kesselring. for eleven years, until Diner;' sain Kesselring. Eventually ended up at recession hit and she was Kesselring worked with Last spring Sodexo The Silver Fork, which laid off. She found her­ celebrity Chef Stephanie added a new addition is out of The Center on self without a job, and Izard. to their Coe staff, Kellie Halsted in Chicago. This thanks to a friend she As for Coe, Kessel­ Kesselring. is where she learned to applied and was accept - ring ring says she loved At first Kesselring was be a professional chef. ed into The Silver Fork the students and how so a chef working back in the Kesselring has been in Program. many people know each kitchen at Coe. After So­ culinary professionally Kesselring grew other. There is a Food dexo had a shift in man­ for seven years. up not far from here, Committee that meets agement, a position once a month and any­ opened up that was one is welcome. perfect according to "It's all about Kesselring. kinda getting every­ "My goal is to body together, sorta make 100% cus­ like an open table tomer service discussion about experience;' she concerns or positive said and that is feedback, what's why she applied to going well, what's be the Food Ser­ not going well;' said vice Manager and Kesselring. "We are that is her current very open to getting position. "I make feedback and trying sure everything is to accommodate as running smoothly. I much as possible. I also handle com­ mean there's some­ plaints, concerns, things we can't do and help people if [we] try to come up someone has a food with some kind of Kellie Kesselring, Food Service Manager at Coe. concern:' solution:' Photo courtesy ef Coe Marketing Department. She is also responsi­ Kesselring's advice ble for making sure the "I credit my profes­ in West Branch, Iowa for the student body is PUB runs smoothly. sional career to being a which is off ofI-80. She to find your path and go "I want to make sure part of that program ... lived in Iowa City for with it. everyone has a great expe­ I know I would not be some time and then "Don't be afraid to be rience when they come in here if it wasn't for that lived in Chicago for 10 yourself;' said Kessel­ either the dining room or program:' Kesselring years. ring. "And if you can't the PUB;' said Kesselring. said. "My first professional find yourself, keep What's Happening Friday, Sep 14, 2018 A Rocky Start into College, Say Freshrnen

Such sentiments are been very tough for her. centers, tutoring, and Ayam expressed by several She explained, "Well, I also set up appointments Shrestha Staff Writer other freshmen. cannot answer whether with professors to clear "From the first day college is very tough as I confusions:' She added our classes started, we still have to wait and see. that spending time in had tons of assignments However, up till now, it's the library works, but Transitioning into to do;' said Aayush just the same amount students should try not college is tough. Coe's Jaiswal ('22), an inter­ of work I did in high to use this time to be on first year students have national student from school:' their phones. had bumpy ride in the Nepal. "I have never had Senior students agree to Stressing more into first three or so weeks to work so hard during the fact that transition­ Kelly's point, Moritz of college. Some most my A-Levels despite ing into college is tough Rusch ('19) who led common challenges the science curricu- and suggested to develop the International Stu­ that first year students lum is considered to be efficient study habits to dent Orientation stat­ have faced is managing ed, "Most students are time for their unaware of the studies and so­ free tutoring cial life. available at Coe "The past and thus try few weeks have taking matters been tough;' into their own said Jacob Weis hand until it is ('22). "I did too late. So it not have much is good to take to do at home tutoring even if when I was in 1 ~~;;;;;~ :::;;:;::~~~;;~;s,..., you have small high school. The issues in your entire evening L;dl.:.:_~=s~:::~::__::__.::..=:::...... __-=:= ~======~~d:...... ~_J New students move in. courses. This after school would be Photo by Heather Fleck not only helps clear con­ yours to socialize, hang explicitly challenging. do better. fusions, but also devel­ out with friends and ops a good study habit have some fun after all But now, eight hours of "First year of college sleep during weekdays is a difficult transition as you are expected to that work in school:' study for tutoring as He added that "since have been something of and you will discover myths and legends for study habits that works well:' He added, "Going freshman year of college to the counselor is also has kicked off, there are me.Nothing could have for you;' said Rachel prepared me for this:' Kelly ('19') "I would thus a great idea to overcome tons of reading, analyz­ stress or any sorts of ing writing-basically In contrary to Weis's suggest first year students and Jaiswal's opinions, to start making the most psychological problems studying to do. And you might face while despite all that you still Yulin Ann, who hails out of the resources avail­ from Cambodia feels able on campus such as studying or in any other don't think you're doing situation:' so well in class:' that college has not the writing and speaking What's Happening Friday, Sep 14, 2018

Ariel a system of steel rods design of the chimes and Notes are shared be­ Crego cemented inside steel the mechanical mockups tween the chimes, but Columnist casings--a clever work­ of the chimes themselves. due to location and around to counter what The 40 chimes are sus­ spacing of each chime, lies beneath the tower. pended from cables and the sound perceived by The final site has an have large disc-shaped a visitor will be differ­ The seventeenth abandoned mine running strikers inside their steel ent and unique to each anniversary of Septem­ underneath, and the earth bodies, with large alumi­ chime. ber 11th has come and was too thin to properly num plates in between Tower of Voices gone, but one ambitious support the structure. each chime that act as opened Sunday, Septem­ monument has finally These steel rods run down sails, catching the wind ber 9 as part of the Flight opened to the public: into the ground--some and spinning each chime's 93 National Memorial, the impressive Tower of reaching 83 feet to sup­ striker to create sound. located near Shanksville, Voices, created to honor port the weight of the Two octaves make Pennsylvania. the forty heroes of Flight tower properly. the sounds of the chimes. 93, who were able to The largest prevent their plane from hurdle was the de­ reaching its destination sign of the chimes. and sacrificing their lives Murdoch worked to do so. with a team of The tower is a feat computer scientists of many different fields, to model the site engineering, acoustics, and see how the computational modeling wind would inter­ and material science ex­ act with various perts all came together to types of chimes-­ assist architect Paul Mur­ the tower design doch to make his monu­ itself went through ment a reality. His vision: several iterations a 93 foot tall concrete to allow the wind and steel tower-structure to approach the weighing in at 548,000 chimes fully. pounds, housing 40 sep­ Engineering the arate steel wind chimes sound was done that would sway and sing An internal look at the Tower during the dedication cere­ with a engineering with the wind. mony. Only eight chimes are present for now, with the rest firm, Arup, who The tower is anchored expected to be added this fall. created the acoustic to the ground through Photo provided by WJAC Sports (J) Friday, Sep 14, 2018 Kohawk Woinen Bring Hoine a Victory

the Kohawks Delena 11-4, three Humble Sports of their four Editor shots falling ~--~~---~ on frame. Whereas The women's soccer Kohawk goal­ team traveled to Rock keeper, Kacey Island, Illinois this past Baker ('21) Monday to take on the only had to Augustana Vikings. With save four of the strong defensive attacks Vikings eleven and an aggressive offense, attempts. Syd­ the Kohawk's earned an ney Schroder early goal for the victory. ('21), Karlye Twelve minutes into Waterman the match, Junior Mor­ ('21), Brylee Brylee Bastian ('20 ). gan Petsche found Brylee Bastain, and senior Photo Courtesy of CoeAthletics.com Bastain('20) for the lone Miranda Anderson goal of the match. This accounted for each of was Bastain's first official they face Fontbonne live video and stats can Coe' shots. goal as a Kohawk, ring­ at Webster University. be found at CoeAthlet­ The now 2-2-1 Ko­ ing in the victory for the The match is scheduled ics.com. hawk women return to team. to begin at 1 p.m. in St. competition Saturday as Augustana outshot Louis, Mo. A link to Home Schedule

Sat. 15 9:00 am Women's vs. Nebraska Wesleyan University Sat. 15 1:00 pm Football vs. Sat. 15 2:00 pm Women's Tennis vs. Sun. 16 2:00 pm JV Football vs. Saint Ambrose University Tue. 18 6:00 pm JV vs. Loras Tue. 18 7:30 pm Men's Soccer vs. Knox College Tue. 18 7:30 pm Volleyball vs. Loras Wed. 19 6:30 pm Women's Soccer vs. St. Catherine University Sports ® Friday, Sep 14, 2018

Men's Soccer Falls to Cornell

defense rallied Delena through the Humble Sports remainder of 111..:. :. ; ~· • Editor the half, as they . _, .._:; : ,.. ~- put up a strong defensive wall ~~- s~ --., -. ~ - __ l.·-~.--~ ~,,~ The Coe men's soc­ that the Rams ·. - ..... cer team welcomed could not break L .=~______:_: ___.:==:==:~=:~;;...... '.;::::::._.:=__J cross town rival, the through. Alec Balta ('19) during Wednesday's game. Cornell Rams, to Coming Photo by Delena Humble ('19). Clark Field this past into the second Wednesday, Sep­ half, the air was tember 12, for their electric on the field. 2-0 deficit. ('22) and Kanta Inoue annual match up. Each team was eager to As the second half ('22) finished with one The Kohawks fought find the other's goals, was coming to a close, shot on goal each. a tough battle, and but the Rams were first the Rams found anoth­ The Kohawks will ended up losing to the to succeed. er opportunity on goal have another chance Rams 3-0. Only a minute into and scored during the to beat the Rams this Early in the game, the second half, the 83rd minute. The final Saturday, as they play the Rams were able Rams optimized their score of the game was for the official Bremer to find the back of chances on goal during 3-0. Jordan Webb ('20) cup point. The match the net, putting the a corner kick, leaving led the Kohawks with is scheduled to being Kohawks down one the Kohawks with a two attempts on goal, at 3:00 pm in Mount goal. The Kohawk while Luis Gonzalez Vernon. core oar

Cross Country Womens The Kohawk women earned a seventh-place finish out of 16 teams with 219 team points, Les Duke Invite. Cross Country Mens The Kohawk men finished 12th out of 19 teams, recording 370 points, Les Duke Invite. Coe Football Coe wins 42-7 against Cornell, Sep. 9, 2018. Mens Soccer Cornell beats Coe 3-0, Sep. 12, 2018. Women's Soccer Coe beats Augustana 1-0, Sep. 11, 2018. Volleyball Dubuque beats Coe 3-0 in their American Rivers Conference season opener. World Map ® Friday, Sep 14, 2018

Wor s argest o s ore win arm as Over 1,000 people have been detained in been opened in the Irish Sea. 87 turbines russia after a massive, nation-wide protest cover 145 square kilometers and has the against the government's proposal to raise total capacity of 659 megawatts, enough the retirement age. to power 590,000 homes.

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The Democratic Repu ic o t e Con­ go's court has ruled that 6 presidential candidates are unable to run in the upcoming election, which has been de­ Over 1 million people in the East layed . Including former warlord, and Coast face mandatory evacuation opposition leader, Jean-Pierre Bemba as Hurricane Florence gains in due to pending case in the Internation- strength. al Criminal Court. Bemba has claimed that the elections would be a sham and a "parody" without his participation. Music Op-Ed @ Friday, Sep 14, 2018 Rest in Peace, Mac

is my duty to exempli­ Conner fy how great he truly Moellenbeck was, even beyond the Columnist music. Mac Miller came up in a time where The music com­ music (particularly munity took a huge hip hop) needed guid­ hit this week, as the ance, along with the young legend Mac likes of Wiz Khalifa, Miller died on Sep­ these guys really took tember 7 in his home the new wave and in California. Unfor­ made it their own. tunately, the media He influenced kids has painted him as who were my age, kids someone he was not. just trying to find a It does not do him way in a world that or his legacy justice to Photo Courtesy of PigionsandPlanes. wasn't so forgiving. talk about his flaws, Mac Miller first troubles, or about KIDS and Best Day the most as a music hit the scene majorly those things that Ever. Coming up from fan, is to see someone around the 2010 area could have been bet­ Pittsburgh with Wiz, who struggled with his with the mixtapes ter. As a music fan, it they took the world inner demons lose the by storm. There was fight. However, Mac a good chance if you did not lose. He won. were listening to any­ Mac brought smiles to thing new in 2010, it everyone face that had was that of Mac Miller. the chance of meeting It is truly devas­ him or even listening to tating to see such an him. Let everyone who amazing star leave us, has been influenced by months after a phe­ Mac Miller remember nomenal album, and him the right way, the days before he starts his artist who inspired us tour. It is important to that we are all individ­ remember the joy Mac ually in fact the most Miller and his music dope. brought it, whether it Fly high Mac, may was early or later in his your amazing soul live career. on. Photo Courtesy of SplashFestival (20 ). What saddens me Movie Review Friday, Sep 14, 2018

what's Hh li and what'sn Ii Slender Man referring to the Leutner the CGI was horrendous. Peyton my belief. tragedy, and it sickens There was better comput- McGuire Four teenage girls, Columnist Wren (Joey King), Hal- me. er imaging being used in ., The entire second act 1980 than there was in lie (Julia Telles), Chloe (Jaz Sinclair) and Katie of the film involves our this trash piece. (Annalise Basso), live in "protagonists" journeying Don't go to watch This movie should a small Massachusetts into the woods, planning this film. Just. .. don't. I not exist. Period. It is the town. Urged by Katie, the to "sacrifice something saw it for free and I still embodiment of every- group decides to partake they love" to the Slender want my money back. thing that is wrong with in the "summoning" of a Man to appease him. You'll never forgive your- the entertainment indus- being known as Slender Sound familiar? There's self if you see it. try today: capitalizing on Man (Javier Botet), who a reason this film wasn't things they don't under- is allegedly responsible allowed in any theatres stand and making light of for most child disappear- in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a real-life tragedy. Slen- ances due to his powerful where the whole morbid My Rating: der Man is a Gen-Xer's hold over those who call affair occurred. A BIG FAT ZERO take on a Millenial/Gen on him. On top of that, the Z phenomenon, which Thinking it to be film's insistence that all is extremely obvious a hoax, the girls forget child/teenage/young Rotten Tomatoes: 7% through the complete about it until Katie dis- adult disappearances bungling of dialogue and appears in the middle of have to do with the epon- mischaracterization of a field trip and cannot be ymous monster, and its what a teenager acts like, found. In a panic, the re- release right in the mid- among other things. maining girls realize that dle of Mollie Tibbetts' The tragedy, in this Slender Man is coming disappearance, should case, is the near fatal for them next-unless they have kept it out of Iowa stabbing of Payton Leut- can offer it what it truly cinemas as well. Yet, here ner in 2014, which is not wants. we are. only alluded to in this It is the pure defini- Everything in this film but is disrespected tion of schlock. It is the movie was bad. The and used like a regular lowest of the low that acting, the setting, the horror trope. As such, I Hollywood could go effects: everything. At went into this film think- short of making a ro- times I couldn't even see ing it shouldn't have been mantic film involving the what was going on on - made and came out over- 9/11 disaster. The whole screen, and other times I whelmingly confirmed in plot structure is clearly didn't want to know. And Photo courtasy of Screen Gems Diversions @ Friday, Sep 14, 2018 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ·~···~ ·~ l()SSl\T()lll) 14 16

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