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The Trinity Tripod Hartford, Conn. Volume CXVII Trinity College Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Number X Bicentennial Plan Aims to Involve Students Laptop Thief BEN GAMBUZZA ’20 part in the “shared gover- the company of President the World,” and “A Sus- MANAGING EDITOR nance” of the school and Berger-Sweeney and her tainable Future.” Carde- thus can make a difference. cabinet. They could also nas emphasized the “cele- Arrested suggest ideas with sticky The Strategic Initia- To show how important bration” component of this BEN GAMBUZZA ’20 notes. Tables marked with gathering, that Trinity’s tives for Trinity’s Summit students are to Summit’s MANAGING EDITOR Bicentennial plan have at implementation, a celebra- the three focuses of Sum- 200-year history, as well their core a focus on rele- tion of the plan took place mit were open for Trinity as its future, is some- A man unaffiliated vant liberal arts education, today in the Cave. All mem- community members to thing of which to be proud. with Trinity was arrest- Trinity as a first-choice bers of the Trinity commu- engage in meaningful con- ed in the library last school, and an emphasis on nity were welcome to ask versation: “A First-choice see BICENTENNIAL on page 3 night. His accomplice, experiential learning, par- questions about the plan in College,” “Hartford and who escaped, and he, ticularly regarding experi- have been connected with ences in Hartford. The Tri- a string of stolen laptops pod sat down with Dean of that have taken place Academic Affairs and Pro- throughout the semes- fessor of Political Science ter. The man arrested Sonia Cardenas to discuss has been described as a what the plan means for young, Caucasian male. students. Although some The series of events students have expressed began when a Trinity stu- concerns about the plan dent called the IT help seeming too broad or am- desk at 6:25pm and told biguous, Cardenas says the Dehryen Williams ’18— initiatives are much more who was working there nuanced, that there are at the time—that two “concrete” plans to imple- men were walking around ment the initiatives. Stu- the library suspiciously. dents are an integral part COURTESY OF Trinity College of this implementation The Plan is in recognition of the College’s upcoming bicenntennial, and hopes to honor 200 years ofhistory. see THIEF on page 4 for Cardenas. They take Top Minimal Electronic Releases of the Year Hartford Stage’s A Christmas Carol TRIP SLAYMAKER ’18 for whom the story had A&E EDITOR already become mytholo- gized. This may be because Charles Dickens’ 1843 the story’s structure and “Ghost story of Christmas” tone lend themselves to A Christmas Carol was so the stage. instantaneously popular This has certainly been that it was performed on true for the now twen- stage only a few years af- ty-year long run of Hart- ter its initial release. Such ford Stage’s production of was the novella’s imme- A Christmas Carol. Now diate success in England. directed by Elizabeth Wil- Before the age of effective liamson and overseen by copyright laws, small com- Artistic Director Darko panies in London made Tresnjak, Carol seems a killing on staging vari- poised to enter a new era. ations of Carol to large crowds of theatergoers see CAROL on page 9 COURTESY OF discogs.com The A&E Section of The Tripod reviews the top releases of the year in electronic and house music. AMANDA LAFFERTY ’21 scapes he creates through melancholy, and intro- A&E EDITOR bits and pieces of his 2016 verted-fit escape from re- performances with the ality. Actress has no limits Actress: “Audio Track 5” LCO at the Barbican in to what he can create, and featuring London Contempo- London and the Strelka his integration of such an rary Orchestra Institute in Moscow. He’s innovative collective such English DJ, Actress, reimagined these shows as the LCO into his own released a polished three- by layering soft tones compositions supports his track single in August. from each party involved. maturity and redesigned It would be unjust not to What resulted is a track idea of what it means for mention his full length which can be imagined music to be within the release of the year, AZD, as an ambient-esque club realm of dance. which has equal merit. experience with the offi- The reason this short re- cial “Audio Track 5,” or see RELEASES on page 10 lease is so enjoyable is contrarily through the 6 COURTESY OF CT Post and Defining Studios due to the textured sound- version, a deeper, more Trinity Professor stars in the title role of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. 2 December 5, 2017 The Trinity Tripod Tripod Editorial Established in 1904 A Thank You from The Tripod Each semester at The section editor is extremely in for The Tripod at a time Editor-in-Chief Tripod brings an almost impressive. We were lucky we truly needed her. Sim- GILLIAN REINHARD ’20 entirely new approach to enough to work alongside ilarly, without the work layout, journalism, and many editors from the of managing editor Ben Managing Editor general philosophy of the class of 2018, particularly Gambuzza ’20 the Tripod Ben Gambuzza ’20 organization. Because of Trip Slaymaker ’18 in Arts would not be possible. He a standard, but necessary, and Nate Choukas ’18 in effectively led the copy-ed- News Editors Features Editor semesterly staff change, Sports, who provided their iting team, and constantly Joe DiBacco ’19 JENNA BEHAN ’19 vastly differing perspec- guidance and expertise to committed himself to pro- katherine rohloff ’19 AMANDA SCOPELLITI ’20 tives and ideas to the pa- the process. We were also viding quality content. per, which can be a posi- lucky to work with new, We are extremely ex- Opinion Editors Sports Editors tive and negative. talented editors and the cited for the upcoming se- Matt Epstein ’19 Nate Choukas ’18 As the last fall 2017 many first-years who took mester- readers can look Bora Zalonshja ’20 ALEX DAHLEM ’20 issue of the paper goes to the initiative to get in- forward to new and en- print, we would like to volved with The Tripod. A gaging changes in layout A&E Editors Senior Editors take the time to thank ev- special thanks also to our and articles. Reflecting on Trip Slaymaker ’18 CHRIS BULFINCH ’18 eryone who has made The senior editors who set the fall 2017, The Tripod staff Amanda Lafferty ’21 JUSTIN FORTIER ’18 Tripod a success. Going to bar before us, particularly was able to embark on les- WILL SNAPE ’18 the printer each week to Chris Bulfinch ’18, whose sons in serious reporting, Copy Chief AMANDA MUCCIO ’18 create a complex, five-sec- leadership early in the se- including trips off-campus SARAH BECKMANN ’18 CHARLIE MCMAHON ’18 tion newspaper is a her- mester was invaluable. to find stories or investi- culean task that is made The Tripod is partic- gating the incidents that Copy Editors Staff Writers possible through the guid- ularly thankful for our happen at Trinity. A partic- ALISON COFRANCESCO ’20 Jaymie Bianca ’21 ance of several profession- hard-working copy-edit- ular highlight was to have EMILY TURNER ’18 JAMES CALABRESI ’20 al mentors and none more ing team. Amanda Haus- dinner with pulitzer-prize ELISABED GEDEVANISHVILI ’20 Cam Chottiner ’20 so than our advisor, Jett mann ’21, Alison Cofran- winner and editor of the Bettina King-Smith ’21 Eleanna Davos ’20 McCalister. His assistance cesco ’20, and Elisabed Philadelphia Inquirer Bill Zoe russell ’20 Parker Fiske ’18 with understanding Ado- Gedevanishvili ’20, among Marimow ’69. AMANDA HAUSSMAN’21 be Indesign and his com- others, these editors are As our last issue goes to Photography Editor SAM HOLLEY ’19 mitment to hard-hitting, tasked with picking up the the printer, we would final- MILOSZ KOWAL ’18 Joseph Ladd ’19 student journalism were small errors that we make, ly like to thank the Trini- Madison Vaughn ’21 greatly appreciated. He which, at times, can be a ty community at large, Henry Wu ’21 was a fantastic resource painstaking process. Our who served as a helpful Business Managers for all of us. In addition, business manager, Dan- (and sometimes neces- Danielle bibeault ’19 The Tripod works with ielle Bibeault ’19, assisted sarily critical) audience. MICAH ONDITI ’18 countless members of the greatly with the financial For students that enjoy The Trinity Tripod has been published by the students of Trinity College since 1904. community to provide ac- management of The Tri- and follow The Tripod, we Its staff members are committed to the reporting and distribution of news and ideas curate and up-to-date in- pod. Her work in advertis- cannot stress enough that that are relevant to the College community. The Tripod is published weekly on Tues- formation- from Campus ing took us to a new level now is the ideal time to days during the academic year. Student subscription is included in the Student Activ- ities Fee (SAF). For non-students looking to subscribe, a one-semester subscription Safety, to Chartwells em- of professionalism and we get involved- whether your costs $30.00 and a one-year subscription costs $50.00. 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