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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 10-25-2018 The Grizzly, October 25, 2018 Courtney A. DuChene Shelsea Deravil Madison Rodak Mark LeDuc Kevin Leon See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Authors Courtney A. DuChene, Shelsea Deravil, Madison Rodak, Mark LeDuc, Kevin Leon, Sophia DiBattista, Daniel Walker, Gabriela Howell, and Sam Rosenthal IN THIS ISSUE: THE Radium Girls pg.2 L.A.X. pg.4 Prestige TV pg.6 Rugby pg.7 GRIZZLYStudent newspaper of Ursinus College Collegeville, Pa. Thursday, October 25, 2018 Vol. 43 Issue 6 New discriminatory act policy draws criticism Shelsea Deravil map for those lodging complaints [email protected] of discrimination and harass- ment, and adds a layer of restor- Nearly a month ago, on Sept. ative mediation and community 25, President Brock Blomberg healing.” sent a school-wide email sharing The website also defined the new Policy on Discrimina- what a discriminatory act is and tory Acts, which was created stated that it’s comprised of two to outline the ways in which sub-categories: discriminatory discriminatory acts should be harassment and hate crimes. reported on campus and to issue According to the new policy, a clear policy on how the college discriminatory harassment is will respond. Now some students “An act that has the purpose or are expressing their disappoint- effect of unreasonably interfering ment in the new policy. with a person’s employment or According to Heather Lob- education, or creating a hostile ban-Viravong, special assistant to employment or educational en- President Blomberg, this policy vironment where the motivation is the first of its kind at Ursinus. for this act is based substantially While other colleges have similar on the target’s actual or per- “Bias Policies,” Ursinus had ceived identity as a member of a outlined procedures for deal- class protected by the College’s Photo courtesy of Ursinus Communications ing with discriminatory acts in non-discrimination policy.” other places, rather than having a It defines a hate crime as formal bias policy. requiring “an underlying criminal Radium Girls will take the stage The school chose the name act – e.g., criminal homicide, “Policy on Discriminatory Acts,” sexual assault, robbery, aggra- rather than “bias policy,” because vated assault, burglary, motor the administration believes that vehicle theft, arson, larceny- this November the term “bias incident” suffers theft, simple assault, intimida- from many limitations, accord- tion, or destruction/damage/ Preview of the upcoming play directed by ing to the UC website. The vandalism of property — where website further states these new such crime manifests evidence procedures aim to “clarify and that the target was intentionally Dr. Meghan Brodie expand procedure in the event selected because of the perpetra- Madison Rodak early twentieth century, radium movies, television, and of course of discriminatory acts, including tor’s bias related to the target’s [email protected] was believed to be a wonder cure theater. hate crimes,” in order to develop actual or perceived race, gender, for everything from cancer to im- “Radium Girls is… an excel- a safe campus. gender identity, religion, sexual Madame Curie is coming to potence. Radium was added and lent example of how an artistic Lobban-Viravong believes orientation, ethnicity, national campus. On November 1, the used to market water, cosmetics, work can address the four guid- that this new policy, and its care- origin and/or disability or other play “Radium Girls” will take food, toothpaste, and cotton, ing CIE questions that help the fully selected name, will help classification protected by ap- over the Blackbox Theatre at among many other products.” Ursinus community frame the students with many different plicable law.” Ursinus’ Kaleidoscope. Directed Brodie said the story cen- experience of learning and living types of discrimination com- Many people in the Ursinus by Dr. Meghan Brodie, Assistant ters around females painting together,” Brodie said. “The play plaints. community believe the decision Professor of Theater, the play watch dials for the U.S. Radium serves as a warning of the dan- “This policy is not just about to update the bias policy and features an array of Ursinus Corporation. “The dial painters gers inherent in making decisions race; it covers all affiliations change it to the Discriminatory students and tells a thought-pro- were poisoned and died from the in a vacuum without regard for -- gender, sexual orientation, Acts policy resulted from an voking story centered in the year radium in the paint they were us- the well-being of others.” religion. The question of the incident last year when a student 1926, when watches were the all ing and the corporation covered The cast and crew of Radium right term has to be a question spelled out a racial epithet in the the rage and cost some people it up. The women affected fought Girls cross many different majors for the community as a whole to snow. Dean Debbie Nolan noti- their lives. the U.S. Radium Corporation for and class years, something answer, based on history from fied the campus in a school wide Science and history are wo- years.” Brodie proudly highlights. “I past events,” she said. “The Dis- email with the subject line “bias ven into the play, Brodie notes. Brodie related Radium Girls am delighted to be working with criminatory Acts Policy affirms “D.W. Gregory’s ‘Ra- to the teachings of CIE, and how the college’s deep commitment, dium Girls’ is based on real-life its lessons can extend past the See on pg. See on pg. provides a comprehensive road Policy 2 events,” Brodie said. “In the texts read in class—leaping into Radium 2 www.ursinusgrizzly.com KIM CORONA, News Editor and Photographer),” Haan says. Radium continued from pg. 1 “This policy is watered- certain about the new policy, the “Irene and Miss Wiley have been Policy continued from pg. 1 down,” stated Law-Johnson, administration plans to update several first-year students as well really fun characters to develop “the rules [that are supposed to it regularly to make sure that it as some student actors already in particular because for one, incident.” address to race] are light and meets the community’s needs. familiar to Ursinus audiences. these were real people that were Several people responded to general. [When it comes to racial The college’s diversity commit- The actors and production crew around during this whole scan- the email with their own campus- incidents], they should expel the tee plans to review the policy at represent many majors and it dal. So bringing my own take on wide emails asking what kind of racists and move on!” the end of the fall 2018 semester is exciting to see them come these two badass ladies has been disciplinary actions the students Furthermore, both students and will again seek feedback together to form a tightly-knit a great challenge!” would face and questioning found some of the procedures, from faculty, staff, and students, artistic community.” “I’ve loved working with whether the incident was “‘bias’ and how they are outlined, to be according to Lobban-Viravong. everybody in this cast and crew,” or racist?” a bit unnecessary. “Students shouldn’t imagine Haan said. “We are called to ev- President Blomberg asked for For example, sections like that we have closed the book on ery rehearsal which has provided student feedback on updating the “What is the investigatory pro- reviewing the policy,” she said. “Radium girls is...an excel- us with ample opportunity to policy in a student-wide email in cess?” and “How will the college Under the updated policy, lent example of how an artis- bond and get very familiar with May of 2018, five months after community heal from acts of members of the Ursinus com- tic work can address the four the show as a whole, as opposed the incident. In his email, he discrimination/work to prevent munity have three options to guiding CIE questions that to just the scenes that we are stated that students and faculty future incidents?” are very self- report an act of discrimination. help the Ursinus community individually in. I’m just so happy members on the college’s diver- explanatory. Individuals can file a report with frame the experience of learn- and lucky that I get to work with sity committee had been working “I wasn’t surprised about this a Campus Safety Officer, located ing and living together.” this talented group of people to update the policy throughout new policy. My past roommate, in Wismer Hall, or call 610- every day!” the spring semester. Students friend, and I have been targeted 409-3333. They may also report —Dr. Meghan Brodie Assistant Professor of Theater Haan’s sentiments about her were asked to take a short survey racially. … [The school] has a discrimination act through experience working on the show to give their feedback. power and resources to change an online form located in the are echoed by co-star Byrne. Some members of the student the things that us people of color Campus Safety section of the Brodie also gushes about the “When starting my first year body continue to believe the vocalize about but just choose Ursinus website under the Policy set and costume designers for here at Ursinus this past August I school’s efforts aren’t enough.