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THE PublishedC by the StudentsOLBY of Colby College since 1877 Volume CXXXXIII, No. 8 CHO November 5, 2020 E Waterville, Maine Students host a discussion of anti-Blackness at Colby BY FIONA HUO dealt with the Akon Day inci- tered to attend the Akon Day began by describing the News Reporter dent that occured in the fall discussion. build-up to the Akon Day of 2018. They viewed the purpose incident. That fall, Four On Monday, Oct. 26, the The event, sponsored by of the series as a reckoning Winds, the College’s indige- second segment of a three the Department of Women’s, of the history of anti-Black- neous students club, created As of 12:00 a.m. on Nov. 3, according to the part series of student-led Gender, and Sexuality Stud- ness at Colby, examining the a poster detailing advice on New York Times: discussions on the History ies, was led by Terri Nwanma way the administration has how to avoid offensive Hal- of Anti-Blackness at Colby `22, Faith Nkansah-Siriboe responded to incidents of loween costumes. In the presidential race: College took place in Ostrove `22, and Micaela Duran `21. anti-Blackness, and reflect- Their poster included Auditorium in Diamond. Both Nkansah-Siriboe and ing on how Colby’s campus “Four signs your Halloween Biden Currently Leads with 209 Electoral The event was also streamed Duran work in Special Col- has failed and continues to costume is disrespectful,” Votes from: on Facebook Live by the Col- lections at Colby, from which fail to adequately support which included wearing Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, by Mutual Aid Fund. most of the information for marginalized students. accessories that resemble New Mexico, Illinois, Virginia, Maryland, Del- The series centers around the series was compiled. Nwanma added that they another culture’s sacred ar- ware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Conecticut, instances of anti-Blackness The three students shared felt a responsibility to “[doc- tifacts or any offensive sym- on campus, institutional that the History of An- ument] the stories of people bols. However, controversy New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, failures in responding to ti-Blackness at Colby College not having a good time on arose after an SGA email and Vermont. these racist incidents, and series received substantial campus and people who that reiterated Four Winds student resistance against pushback from the College. are affected by racism all overall message did so with Trump currently holds 118 Electoral Votes anti-Blackness. The discus- However, that did not deter around the world.” much milder language. from: sion on Oct. 26 specifically the 146 students who regis- The Oct. 26 presentation The Akon Day incident itself occurred on Nov. 11, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, North Dakota, South 2018. The event had been Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mis- an annual tradition, and the souri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississipi, Alam- 2018 event marked the 7th bama, Indiana, Kentuckym, West Virginia, and anniversary of it. South Carolina The party was thrown by the men’s lacrosse team and was predominantly attend- In the competitive Senate races: ed by white students. Par- Republican Roger Marshall wins in Kansas tygoers dressed in orange Republican John Cornyn wins in Texas jumpsuits and wore fake Republican Mitch McConnell wins in teardrop tattoos using rap- per Akon’s Konvicted album Kentucky as inspiration. Female stu- Republican Lindsey Graham wins in South dents braided their hair to Carolina mimic cornrows and wore Democrat John Hickenlooper wins in hoop earrings. Colorado These costumes were rac- ist; students appropriated Republican Kelly Loeffler will face Democrat Black culture through their Raphael Warnock in a January Special Election hair and accessories and in Georgia correlated Blackness with criminality by dressing in jumpsuits imitating prison garb. When these white stu- Photo courtesy of Wendy Wei Student panelists present at a segment of a three part series on the History of Anti-Blackness at Colby CONTIUED ON PAGE 2 Professors present perspective on educated dialogue regarding the election BY MOLLY GEORGE nority racial groups. While has been the evaporation ing have to do the best they Having an audience can ambiguity on the impact Layout Editor socioeconomic status is in- of split-ticket voters. But can to help people consider lead to inflated confidence of deficits in the cur- volved, education does not how has this happened? other perspectives, and bust and unnecessary argumen- rent economic climate On Monday, Nov. 2, facul- explain any difference be- This pop-up discussion will out of the bubble.” tation, rather than con- as spending continues ty from a variety of depart- tween races. confront the role of media, necting to learn. The main to maintain economic ments led discussions and When group size is larger, particularly social media, “Does Debate Matter?” takeaway was that a focus growth in the short term. presented on panels related the Turnout Gap shrinks, re- in creating echo chambers Hosted by: Aaron Hanlon, on better listening creates While some industries to the election. Specifically, gardless of socioeconomic where we are drawn to nar- Assistant Professor of En- more informed arguments. are doing well (Donihue each event focused on a dif- status. This effect is due to ratives that cast the other glish, Director of Science, Hanlon said, “it’s the idea mentioned Amazon as ferent perspective on origi- three determinants: rational side as dangerous and men- Technology, and Society that we should approach an example), most small nal ways to discuss politics. choice, empowerment theo- acing. It will also confront “Pollsters typically find arguments with the goals businesses and individu- ry, and elite mobilization. the stark implications of that presidential debates of learning and connecting, als are struggling, and so “The Racial Turnout Gap: With campaign statistics, this turn.” don’t have much of an im- not winning.” an effort to preserve small Myths and Mobilization” Levan emphasized that In this presentation, Shea pact on how people vote, businesses will be import- Carrie Levan, Assistant closing the gap matters. She summarized the transfor- but what about the smaller “The election of 2020 in a ant in the long run. Professor of Government suggested that the best solu- mation into negative par- debates and discussions in pandemic economy” The professors discussed “Many political pundits tion is mobilizing voters tisanship as a dramatic our day-to-day lives? When Michael Donihue and the ideas for the economy to point to the turnout dispari- through personal canvass- change in American politics. we discuss politics with fam- Economics Department recover as economic and ties between Voters of Color ing with clear instructional “We used to see the oth- ily, friends, on social media, “The coronavirus pan- social tension exacerbate and White voters. But what information. er party as the opposition, and in the classroom, are we demic has had an unprece- each other. Donihue closed role does racism serve as a The reason politicians do mistaken on policy is- changing people’s minds? If dented impact on the global with a possible scenario of source of these disparities? not take advantage of this sues, but also good Amer- not, what’s the value of polit- economy. Faculty from the reform measures, consti- What are the potential con- strategy is their focus on icans, neighbors, friends,” ical debate?” economics department will tutional compromise, in- sequences if these dispar- winning elections rather Shea stated. This informal discussion share their reflections on frastructure investments, ities persist? And perhaps, than mobilizing voters. The Seeing the opposing po- centered around preparing the pandemic and some of and faith in the country – most importantly, what are vicious cycle of campaign litical party as a threat or for the inevitably controver- the accompanying econom- though he admitted it is not potential solutions to clos- audiences and active voters evil is due to the reemer- sial political conversations ic issues that face Americans likely. ing the Racial Turnout Gap impacts the nuanced yet gence of a partisan press. that surround the election. as they head to the polls.” in US elections?” real Racial Turnout Gap. While media companies Participants shared anec- In this conversation be- This Friday, Nov. 6, an- The Racial Turnout Gap can benefit from this busi- dotes of successful and frus- tween five economists, re- other election-focused fac- relates back to the Vot- “How New Media is Re- ness model, Shea claims it trating debates in daily situ- flections and predictions ulty discussion will take er Rights Act but is also a shaping Electrical Politics” is bad for democracy. ations and brainstormed led to a hopeful outlook for place as part of the Histo- mechanism of conventional Daniel M. Shea, Ph.D., To combat this divisive strategies for productive the country. Each contrib- rians Reading the News wisdom and stereotypes, Chair, Department of view on partisanship, citi- and polite political debates. utor shared an overall im- with Friends series of con- amplifying narratives that Government, Professor of zens need to consider an- Preparing for conversa- pression of the economic versations. This Post-Elec- minority groups vote less Government other side’s perspective, lis- tions is important, everyone state of the U.S. in the con- tion Edition will be held because they are disengaged “One of the most signif- ten with an open mind, and in the discussion

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