Annual Security Report: College Farm Share Tackles Hunger 3 Years, 24 Crimes: p. 3 Feature Coverage, p. 6 vANGUARDTHE BROOKLYN COLLEGE Fall 2019, Issue 5 thebcvanguard.com Tuesday, October 8 RENOVATION UPS... Construction completedConstruction on the SchwachWhitehead / Ryan Plaza... but began anew at 1 Kenilworth.

...AND DOWNS IN THIS ISSUE: WHITEHEAD PLAZA DONE - P. 4 REZ HALL VACATED - P. 5 Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease The Clash’s “London Calling,” Hunter College Imports with Baked Goods Forty Years Later Esteemed Opera from Sicily p. 2 p. 7 p. 11 2 / THE VANGUARD NEWS OCTOBER 8, 2019 vANGUARD Fighting Alzheimer’s With Baked Goods General Inquiries [email protected] By Bobbie Bell studies have proven this Staff Writer statement. According Club Hours to a recent study from 118 Roosevelt Hall On Thursday, October Harvard Medical School, Monday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 3rd, 2019, graduate studies saw “a significant Tuesday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. students at the Diana link between worsening Rogovin Davidow Speech depression symptoms and Editor-in-Chief Learning and Hearing declining cognition over Quiara Vasquez Center hosted a bake sale two to seven years that was [email protected] for World Alzheimer’s Day, influenced by Alzheimer’s and to raise awareness of disease pathology,” Managing Editor suicide prevention. as per the article. The Danielle Kancelaric (left) and Daniella Lahno (right) Ryan Schwach Second year graduate article on Harvard manning the bake sale. / Bobbie Bell [email protected] students Daniella Lahno Medical School’s website acknowledges that while it depression”(Graham). and Danielle Kancelaric entitled, “Depression and is important that students Business Manager sold bakery items in front of Alzheimer’s” by MGH attend class, “the graduate Kancelaric and Lahno Farhad Rahman the Whitehead Breezeway Public Affairs thoroughly student organizations mentioned that they are [email protected] for the cause, despite the presents these findings. allow students to socialize actively reaching out to cold, rainy Thursday. However, it is also with each other while Nursing and Rehabilitation Layout Editor “It is a topic that most emphasizes that studies supporting important centers in New York to send Camila Dejesus people don’t talk about,” are still on going. This causes like these.” cards to those struggling [email protected] said Lahno, the treasurer is a primary reason why with Alzheimer’s Disease. of the graduate Speech- spreading awareness An article written in Digital Editor Language Hearing matters. “We want to bridge 2013 by Judith Graham The Alzheimer’s Walk Moises Taveras Organization, “Bringing the idea that awareness entitled, “Does Depression in New York is slowly [email protected] awareness leads to an can lead to prevention,” Contribute to Dementia?,” approaching, scheduled important conversation Kancelaric says. Thisreferences a report noted for October 26th. Many Section Editors that we as a society need to played a big factor in the in the British Journal of individuals will be News: Kevin Limiti have.” Lahno emphasized graduate students deciding Psychiatry. As stated, “The walking to raise money [email protected] that knowledge is power, to host a bake sale for both researchers found that for continued study on Features: M.A. Rahman and that refusing to world Alzheimer’s Day depressed adults over the Alzheimer’s disease. As [email protected] discuss illnesses such as and suicide prevention age of 50 were more than second year graduate Opinions: Edmund Zhen Alzheimer’s Disease will awareness together. twice as likely to develop students Kancelaric and [email protected] not help us find a cure. Heung-Yun, known as vascular dementia and Lahno said, awareness is Arts: Jack Coleman Kancelaric, the president Theresa Yang, is an assistant 65% more likely to develop key. The more we know, [email protected] of the organization, notes professor at the college and Alzheimer’s disease the more we can do to catch Sports: Conrad Hoyt that “suicide and depression helps oversee this graduate compared to adults in the early signs of this disease. [email protected] are often linked.” Recent student organization. Yang same age bracket without

Columnists Michael Castaneda Ryan Gleason Rendy Jones EVENT LISTING Allison Rapp Tuesday, October 8 Brooklyn Composers Collective Accounting Society’s Meet BKD Mirror by Tiger West Event 12:15 PM - 4:30 PM Staff Writers 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Student Center Glenwood Lounge International Socialist Tasha Balkaran Leonard & Claire Tow Center for (2nd floor) Organization’s Student Bobbie Bell the Preforming Arts Lobby Orientation Gabriela Flores Domincan Student Movement’s 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Isley Jean-Pierre Muslims Giving Back’s Hygiene Bachata/ Merengue Night Student Center Penthouse Carolann Lowe Kit Drive 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Milette Millington 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM Student Center Amersfort Lounge Carmen Saffioti Thursday, October 10 Student Center Jefferson-Wiliams (2nd floor) Maya Schubert Lounge (4th floor) Annah Valenti Korean Culture Club’s KCC Health Professions Panel Natalina Zieman Fundraiser ARiculate Presents The Fly 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM Student Center Maroon Room Faculty Advisor New Ingersoll Hall Lobby Hall of Fame Rm (lower level) (6th floor) Anthony Mancini Undergraduate Student Rotaract Club’s General Meeting Haitian American Student Government’s Senate General 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM Association’s Comedy Night Meetings Student Center’s State Lounge 8:00 PM - 9:45 PM 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (5th floor) Student Center Jefferson- Student Center Bedford Lounge Williams Lounge (4th floor) (2nd floor) American Sign Language Club’s First Meeting Kappa Phi Chi Sorority’s Open International Socialist 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM Mic Night Organization’s Table Student Center Alumni Lounge 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (4th floor) Student Center Bedford Lounge Whitehead Breezeway (2nd floor) Brooklyn Bahaadur’s Dance Chit Chat Club’s Tabling Practice 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Whitehead Breezeway Club Room (lower level) OCTOBER 8, 2019 NEWS THE VANGUARD / 3 Crimes Documented in Security Report By Gabriela Flores Staff Writer

This past Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Campus and Community Safety Services released its annual Public Safety Report to the BC community via e-alert and on their website. Under the federal Clery Act and state laws, the Public Safety Office is required to publish a yearly report that includes BC crime statistics and college policies. The Campus Crime Statistics included crimes from on- campus and non-campus properties. The report contains “public property” statistics from local Outside of Brooklyn College’s Public Safety Office. / Gabriela Flores “thoroughfares, streets, violations referrals, and conclude with evidence of incidents that have Wenz. sidewalks, and parking one referral for possession whether or not the students happened with assault Wenz stated that students, facilities, which is within of a weapon. The NYPD view e-mails from the and even larceny.” Galeno like DeLisser, must the campus or immediately handled four cases of college. thinks that there must report directly to RHBC adjacent to and accessible robbery off-campus. Business Management be a “more visible and Management or those from the campus.” Between 2016 and 2017, major Ahmed Jamal said accessible way to have this overseeing their residence Three years ago, the on-campus religious hate that he “doesn’t have information known to us, hall. Ultimately, BC has Department of Public crime through vandalism any concerns” on how students. For our safety.” “no direct control” of these Safety (DPS) filed two decreased from fivethe Public Safety Report For students living in homes. on-campus drug abuse incidents to one. No hate was shared. He recalled residence halls, legal aid Notably, the report violation arrests, two drug crimes occurred in 2018. a message that warned from BC was similarly mentioned that CUNY abuse violations referrals, Most students did not him of “gunshots fired” unknown. In a video “does not directly employ and two stalking cases. know they had access near campus. Since then, titled “Sexual Assault at individuals to whom There were also two thefts to the report. A student he feels “safe” with BC’s the “Residence Hall @ CUNY employees can on public property. In 2017, who decided to remain “immediate and effective” Brooklyn College,” student speak on a confidential there was one burglary and anonymous asked, “Is that e-alert system. Christine DeLisser “filed basis regarding sexual one drug abuse violation on BC News? Is it on the Mia Galeno, majoring in a formal report” against misconduct.” Instead, they referral on campus website?” Film and History, stated an RHBC employee who are given information to grounds. Two aggravated “Really? Through email? that before reading the sexually harassed her in “an outside company” assaults and two motor When?” asked another account, she did not know an elevator. The video called “CUNY’s Work/ vehicle thefts happened student, doubtful she even of the resources and formal creator Chris Omar shared Life Program” and other near BC. In 2018, the DPS receive the notification. procedures involved that DeLisser was left “confidential community received one report of Noticeably, the majority of with filing a misconduct to find out that Title IX counseling resources” stalking on campus, as well recipients overlook their report. After looking over has no jurisdiction over within New York. as two liquor law violation e-alerts. However, ITS the recent crime log, she the employees of private However, in the case in referrals, two drug abuse and Public Safety cannot expressed her worries institutions” like RHBC. which administrators or about the “insane number The Public Safety Report faculty wish to proceed Crime Statistics from 2016 to 2018 emphasizes this point as with filing a claim, the Burglary RHBC is not considered Public Safety Office “will 4% Weapon Possession Referral to be an “on-campus” or take a report for anybody.” 4% “non-campus” property After that, Wenz states that Liquor Law Violation Referral given that it is not “owned the office will forward the 8% by the institution” nor disclosed information to a Robbery “controlled by a student “detective that investigates 32% organization.” Housing sexual crime and sexual

Drug Abuse Violation Arrest halls are only suggested harassment” who will 8% by Brooklyn College to determine if “the college students as options but can arrest” the alleged have no affiliation to the attackers. college. All in all, the Public

Aggravated Assault According to Chief/ Safety Report provided 8% Director of Campus an extensive review of Security and Public Safety BC’s role in ensuring Donald Wenz, Public public safety. Nonetheless, Safety “cannot enter the security summary RHBC,” but “will respond if sheds light on issues that Stalking they (RHBC Management) improved or have yet to 12% notify us if an incident change for the collective Drug Abuse Violation Referral took place with a Brooklyn wellness of the college. 24% College student,” said 4 / THE VANGUARD NEWS OCTOBER 8, 2019 Whitehead Plaza Construction Ends, Woes Continue

The newly opened Whitehead Plaza. / Ryan Schwach

By Kevin Limiti plaza at Whitehead has that we wouldn’t have a Gilbert also said that there he says is “not a burden News Editor cost about $880,000. bug every now and then. were issues with staffing. that we want our students Gilbert said that the It’s reality. Or that a toilet “My four or five people are to deal with.” The Whitehead Plaza window project would won’t break.” running around to four or “Student learning is the has opened Friday after a “pay dividends during the Gilbert said that because five projects each,” he said. most important priority we year of construction work. winter when it’s really cold of “deferred maintenance” “And every one of these is have so we invest most of However, the construction out,” adding that there that the college is very detailed and should our operating budget into woes and Brooklyn College “won’t be as many drafts.” essentially waiting for require their own personal faculty and construction,” continue on. Construction, renovation, something to break in person from the college to said Gilbert. “That’s According to Alan Gilbert, and repairs at Brooklyn order to fix it, which is oversee.” actually why we’re here.” Vice President of Finance College have been a source necessary—according Using the window Various construction and Administration, the of criticism for a while. to him—in order to save project at Whitehead as an projects planned for the last remaining issue with Last year, articles centered costs and meet budgetary example, he said that his future include building the opening of the plaza around the Instagram page funding levels. staff oversaw the project to medium sized lecture halls, was a statue which “[didn’t] ‘Brokelyn College’ which “The problem is in an make sure contractors were renovating Ingersoll as a fit in with the current spawned articles in the organization that is not abiding by safety guidelines Science building, repairing décor.” New York Post as well as fully funded. Especially as well as working with the heating at Roosevelt Construction was TV segments on News 12 higher education, whether professors, staff, and IT Hall, and providing air supposed to be finished and CBS news. it is public or private, people in order to move conditioning for 1310 before the end of the Gilbert said that he is “not you hit a point where [...] items out of certain rooms. Ingersoll. summer, but because of a big fan,” of the Instagram things just go,” said Gilbert, Gilbert said that the Also planned for the window scaffolding and page. citing the age of some of typical way to hire more future is renovation of the concerns about safety “It incites people,” he said. the buildings on campus. people to oversee various East Quad’s iconic clock from falling objects, “It’s unrealistic to expect “If we had a billion dollars construction projects tower. construction continued that in a campus this size that would help but then would be to either get more into the fall semester. with fields everywhere, we would also need staff to state funding or increase The construction of the people eating everywhere, oversee all the projects.” tuition, the latter of which “It’s unrealistic to expect that in a campus this size with fields everywhere, people eating everywhere, that we wouldn’t have a bug every now and then. It’s reality.” -Alan Gilbert, Facilities Dept. OCTOBER 8, 2019 NEWS/FEATURES THE VANGUARD / 5 How Aware Are We of Domestic Violence?

By Milette Millington “It can be a single act or Ingersoll Hall Extension, Violence, Sexual Violence at 718-951-5511, the office Staff Writer a pattern of behavior, the center is home to the and Stalking, “one in of Personal Counseling at based on the frequency, Returning Women’s Cafe, four women and one in 718-951-5363, or the office October is here once again, nature, and severity of the the Alice Miller Computer nine men were victims of of Student Affairs at 718- which means it’s Domestic conduct.” Lounge, a drop-in lounge contact sexual violence, 951-5352. Violence Awareness The policy also states and resource lounge. It also physical violence, and/ There are also multiple month. But how aware are that along with dating offers crisis intervention or stalking by an intimate resources off-campus we that domestic violence and intimate partner and advocacy services to partner with a negative in Brooklyn, as well as is happening? violence, domestic students on academic and impact such as injury, fear, Manhattan, Queens, and The CUNY Sexual violence is categorized non-academic issues. concern for safety, needing the Bronx. In Brooklyn, Misconduct policy, which under the umbrella term On September 24, the services.” these include New York is part of the Security “sexual violence” which center hosted “My Body, For those of you who have Women Against Rape Report for this year, defines also includes: “sexual My Rights,” a workshop had recent experiences of (212-777-4000); the Legal domestic violence as activity without affirmative that offered legal advice for domestic violence, you may Services Department for violence or sexual assault consent, sexual assault, students who have been be nervous to share your the Special Victims Bureau that is committed by: a rape/attempted rape, and victims of sexual assault. It stories, and that’s okay. (718-575-4447); and People current or former spouse forcible touching/fondling; was led by Jessica Morack, But just know that there Against Sexual Abuse, or intimate partner of the stalking/cyberstalking, a staff attorney with are places you can reach located at 1012 Eighth victim, a person who the and voyeurism.” the Center for Battered out to on campus. Other Avenue, an organization victim shares a child with, The Brooklyn College Women’s Legal Services. than physically going to that aids those who have an intimate partner or Women’s Center is a place According to the Center the Women’s Center, you been sexually abused, and spouse who lived with the on campus that offers for Disease Control can also call them at 718- conducts workshops on victim, or anyone else who students lots of assistance, (CDC) infographic Facts 951-5777. You can also call risk reduction for adults is covered by applicable running a variety of Everyone Should Know the office of Campus and and youth (718-834-9467). laws of domestic violence. programs. Located at 227 about Intimate Partner Community Safety Services Students Asked to Vacate Rez Hall’s Top Floors for Renovations By Natalina Zieman to it though. One of the Staff Writer reasons I moved out,” explained senior Kerri Students on the top three Pfeifer, who now lives off- floors of the Residence Hall campus. Many residents at 1 Kenilworth have been have experienced similar asked to move out, due to problems, especially with last-minute renovations. the office and maintenance Three weeks into the being unavailable on the semester, the students weekends. who were on those floors “No joke, [my roommate received an e-mail stating and I] were moved out that renovations will be of our room because her occurring and that they will pillow fell behind her bed, be displaced to lower levels and when she went to look of the residence hall, floors for it, it was all gross with one through five. No one is mold, we were assuming, sure when the renovations because that’s what it will be completed, except looked like,” explained Image Credit: Residence Hall @ Brooklyn College Facebook management, who did not senior accounting major grant the Vanguard any Frances Sanzone. She now because why would they reaction among the reclean and relocate all of information. The students lives off-campus as well. move us on to the floor, students who had to move my belongings six floors who were asked to move This year, there are new knowing that we would out of their room just a down.” rooms have already done rumors flying around have to move us off of couple weeks after moving Although these residents so, but they were not told the halls, that there is a it later?” asked Sophia in. experienced frustration when, or if, they will move mouse problem and the Savidis, a freshman film “I was shocked because about moving out of rooms back into their originally building is not up to date major. “I had finally I had just moved in and just weeks after moving assigned rooms for the on the New York City fire just finished feelinggotten everything just the in, the renovations could 2019-2020 school year. code. But apparently the comfortable in a new place way I wanted it. It felt like I benefit future and current With rumors of a mold renovations are to replace which took some adjusting. finally got a new home, and lower classmen residents problem and maintenance the pipes and to repaint the And then all of a sudden it then I had to leave it which for the upcoming years. not up to date, students are walls. Residents who were was just like ‘haha psych! was really upsetting,” As of press time, starting to grow tired of the affected by the renovations Let me just take that away explained freshman the management at 1 Residence Hall’s problems. were clearly unhappy with from you.’ It was just Marissa Aratari. “It affected Kenilworth have declined “I’ve heard there is a the lack of information, frustrating.” my experience here to give Vanguard a mold problem. No one in and the poor timing. That frustration at being negatively because it was statement. management confesses “I was a little bit annoyed, displaced was a common very tiring and draining to 6 / THE VANGUARD FEATURES OCTOBER 8, 2019 Food for Thought Brooklyn College Farm Share Looks to Tackle Food Insecurity On-Campus By M.A. Rahman Features Editor

Corbin Hill’s Farm Share program at Brooklyn College offers CUNY students, faculty, and workers healthy produce options on the go via its single-day pick-up service. Since spring 2018, the weekly subscription-based program has held an active presence on the BC campus. Located in Ingersoll Hall, the program provides produce for low-income areas and boasts well over a hundred subscribers from the campus, thanks in part to its partnership with the BC Agricultural Center. The farm share in Ingersoll let students pick up produce. / M.A. Rahman “For [at least] 15 dollars a week, we get a bunch program. Thus a vacuum has the program, the program’s coming across the city, you of produce from upstate Beyond the combination been left for major food aim to mitigate the effects may not necessarily have distributed to Brooklyn of accessibility and distributors like Corbin of food deserts is part of time to go to the store and College,” explained healthy produce, there’s an Hill to fulfill with their a wider effort by faculty pick stuff up.” Angelica Rodriguez, an altruistic purpose behind own program, seeking members of various BC Evans insists that the aims Urban Sustainability major the program: the need to to address “the needs of centers and services to of Farm Share are altruism and volunteer for Farm remedy the encroaching low-income communities introduce students to and convenience. Share at BC. problem of “food deserts” through our affordable healthier diet options. At present, studies like By signing up through the appearing in places like prices and flexibility with These include the one from the Food Bank website for the Brooklyn New York City. sign-up and payment Office of Environmental For New York City indicate College drop-off location According to the USDA, options,” as their website Health and Safety, the that the status of “food for the Corbin Hill Food “food deserts are defined as puts it. Department of Health and insecure” persons in the Project, users are offered parts of the country vapid The result is Farm Share, Nutrition Sciences, and the city includes nearly 1.3 a choice between paying of fresh fruit, vegetables, noted for its locations, Sustainability Council. million NYC residents are between $15 and $28 a and other healthy whole prices and going as far “We need to have more deemed “food insecure.” week for various bundles of foods, usually found in accepting the now obscure sustainable food systems That is, around 1.3 million fresh produce. Additional impoverished areas. This Health Bucks as valid that will give food to people at some point have locally-produced add-ons is largely due to a lack of payment. everybody,” said Evans. unexpectedly gone hungry such as eggs, bulk flour, or grocery stores, farmers’ According to Urban “Especially on Brooklyn without access to a reliable even raw honey are offered markets, and healthy food Sustainability major Ian College: a very diverse food source, typically due to “shareholders” in the providers.” Evans, a volunteer with campus, and with people to economic conditions. With the success and growth of Farm Share programs throughout the country like the one at Brooklyn College, interest in the business does not appear to be dwindling anytime soon. “Corbin Hill has been helpful against food deserts because their programs are in areas where food deserts exist,” said BC Farm Share Sustainability Coordinator Julissa Lora. “They establish themselves in areas where they are needed.” “It’s a bright spot on campus, and it’s the favorite time of the week for many of us to meet people we don’t usually work with,” said Carrie Sadovnik, chair of the BC Sustainability Council.

Students volunteer at the Brooklyn College Farm Share. / M.A. Rahman OCTOBER 8, 2019 OPINIONS THE VANGUARD / 7 On The Record: The Clash, “London Calling”

By Allison Rapp to tone down his rhetoric. big bad Boris, the next Hawkins, a far stretch from to voice their opinion. Columnist Does this sound familiar? few weeks will be nothing their early days playing What happens with those But as if that wasn’t bad short of a show. So much with The Sex Pistols. young people if Brexit I left the United States enough, things came to corruption, so little time. And yet, Joe Strummer goes through? Revolution? in the hands of a corrupt, an even bigger head when So this week I’m listening was always committed to Anarchy? Another guitar- incompetent, and unruly Johnson said the best way to the band that inspired an the left, and that definitely smashing record like leader. I arrived in the to honor the memory entire previous generation included writing lyrics London Calling? United Kingdom where, it of Jo Cox, a member to tell the higher-ups to that emphasized how the After London Calling was turns out, the leader isn’t of Parliament who was go to hell: the Clash. More working people of Britain released, Strummer spoke that much better. murdered by a far-right specifically, their 1979 were tired of those in about the message behind Yes, I’m talking about extremist in June of 2016, double album, London power using their authority the title track. “We felt that the ever-charming Donald was to “get Brexit done.” Calling. for nothing but their we were struggling about Trump and his English Cox had campaigned I’ll be the first to announce own personal fame and to slip down a slope or counterpart, Boris Johnson extensively for refugees that punk has never been comfort. “In these days of something, grasping with (or as my politics professor in the UK, as well as my scene. I dabble in evil Presidentes, working our fingernails,” he said. likes to call him, “big bad supporting the movement a lot of different artists for the clampdown, but “And there was no one Boris”), both of whom to remain in the EU. He and genres and my taste lately one or two has fully there to help us.” have landed in hot water has refused to apologize, is wide-ranging, but I’ll paid their due,” he sings on In New York, on the this past week. activity of the far-right admit I’m a little lost when “Clampdown.” corner of East 7th St. and Johnson announced an has been on the rise, and it comes to punk. Perhaps Now what’s more punk Avenue A, just across the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline extremists frequently I’ve never been that angry than that? street from Tompkins some time ago, a spooky praise Johnson for his in my life. But if there’s one A possible answer might Square Park, is a mural date which is rapidly words and opinions. thing I can get behind, it’s lie within the current of Strummer. It’s brightly approaching. On Sept. 10, I thought I left the revolution and rebellion, young population of the colored and has one of his he suspended Parliament messy, racist politics and that’s something The UK. Imagine coming of most famous song titles for five weeks, some say in behind. Day-to-day life Clash have always excelled age as a teenager and one of on it: “Know Your Rights”. an effort to squeak around will change very little here at. the very first political shifts These young people know any anti-Brexit deals that in Scotland if Brexit does you experience is your own their rights. It might be too might come about. In a go through, but the idea Here’s what makes country removing itself late to use them. historic decision, the UK’s that far-right extremism London Calling a fantastic from one of the largest Supreme Court deemed is gaining momentum in album, all nineteen tracks global influences to ever this suspension unlawful. places outside the States is of it: it pays homage to a exist. According to a March Regardless, he has stated alarming... lot of good, quality rock n’ 2019 poll, 74% of those that he hasn’t ruled out Which is why I was roll, blues, reggae, and jazz who were too young to vote suspending Parliament delighted to hear that came before it. It came in the 2016 referendum for a second time. He about Nancy Pelosi’s at a time when The Clash but are now of voting age has consistently used impeachment inquiry chose to deviate from what would vote to remain in words like “surrender” announcement. Thepeople were used to as a the EU. It’s not certain if and “traitor” to describe evidence is stacked, the punk band. When they another referendum will be anti-Brexit deals and American people are more toured in the states in the held; in which case, those those who support them, than ready, the only shame late 70’s, they opted for young people, around two though many members of is that it didn’t happen supporting acts like Bo million of them, won’t Parliament have asked him sooner. Between this and Diddley and Screamin’ Jay even have the chance v 8 / THE VANGUARD OPINIONS OCTOBER 8, 2019 Good Etiquette is Important For The Wellbeing of Society

New York locals walking about Manhattan. / Kaique Rocha By Edmund Zhen at the corner, spitting on as creating a cleaner and population and the control, social awareness, Opinions Editor the platform, or acting like safer space for everyone. number of homeless New etc. It would also be helpful lunatics, etc., I get pissed as Using that money, we can Yorkers sleeping each night to implement other things As a New Yorker, when hell. develop programs and in municipal shelters is that would help catalyze I think of etiquette, I To change that, I believe initiatives to help those now 74 percent higher a snowball effect on this immediately think of the it is crucial for the who are in need of support than it was ten years ago. growth. Rewinding back MTA. People from all government to create the most. In NYC, the The number of homeless to the MTA, how would walks of life, backgrounds, etiquette laws similar to number of homeless people single adults is 150 percent your life be when you and cultures, clustered Singapore’s. Things like has reached the highest higher than it was ten years take the train/bus and together in rectangular spitting, littering, public since the Great Depression. a g o.” the people were more cars, being whisked away urinating, smoking in non- The Coalition For The But even if we don’t do this respectful of each other from crumbling stations designated spots, etc., can Homeless did a study on on a large scale, we could and their environment? into the unknown. It’s land you with hefty fines the number of homeless create a punitive system The seat and floor you use truly an experience like no and even jail time. For people and found that in schools or private areas are clean. There is no loud other. But the worst of it all example, if you are caught “In February 2019, there (in alignment with the music or people screaming is the public indecencies. spitting in places such were 63,615 homeless law of course) that follows “IT’S SHOWTIME” on Growing up in a strict as coffee shops, markets, people, including 15,344 this idea to teach people your train. There will be family entails proper theaters, public buildings, homeless families with the things they failed to no more smell or sight of mannerism, consideration or public roads, you will be 22,717 homeless children learn when they were urine or feces all over. Just of others, and public punished with slaps across sleeping each night in the kids. In other words, it think, how would your life awareness, so anything the face as well as a $1000 New York City municipal is beneficial for society be changed if these rules that is contrary to that, fine. In one aspect, it would shelter system. Families as a whole, as it builds were implemented? I get uncomfortable. So be a good way to generate make up three-quarters character in people and when I see people peeing revenue for the city, as well of the homeless shelter teaches them respect, self- THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE vANGUARD is looking for writers, photographers, and illustrators!

For more info, contact us at [email protected] Or stop by during club hours: 11-4 Mondays/Tuesdays in 118 Roosevelt OCTOBER 8, 2019 ARTS THE VANGUARD / 9 Brooklyn College Theater Department 2019 Fall Preview By Quiara Vasquez playwrights of color, two of whom Editor-in-Chief have Pulitzers and two of whom have Netflix shows. (Which is Private institutions may sweep the higher accolade, I’ll leave the Princeton Review’s “Best up to you.) That’s a pretty high Colleges” lists, but there’s one list pedigree to begin with, and some on which Brooklyn College gives of the actors involved in these the Ivy League a run for its money productions have great track - and no, I’m not talking about the records at the college. fabled “Most Asbestos” rankings. Maybe the only bad thing about I’m talking about our brilliant this season’s crop of plays is the theater department, which for the posters the college has seen fit to low, low price of $10 a ticket offers advertise them. “Posters” might Brooklynites the chance to see be stretching it. “Scribbles” might some of the best theater that off- be a better word here. They’re very off-Broadway has to offer. “abstract,” which is a nice way of I counted recently, and I’ve seen saying that they look like they were 29 plays put on by the Department drawn in MS Paint by a five-year- of Theater since 2015 (and that’s old. Were they drawn in MS Paint not counting the trio of plays by a five-year-old? I sincerely hope performed during the annual the answer to that question is yes. One-Act Festival, in which case I cannot stress enough: what the the number balloons to nearly Department of Theater lacks in forty). Of those thirty-ish plays, graphic designers, it more than two of them were awful, and the makes up for in literally every sort rest ranged from good to brilliant. of creative talent. I’m a little biased, of course, Without further ado, the four having known dozens of people plays we’ll be seeing this semester. involved both on- and off-stage From Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, students Image Credit: Department of Theater in the theater department, but my can see Antoinette Nwandu’s “Pass friends from off-campus agree Over,” directed by Cristina Duarte, Nwandu is the most obscure of the beating out recent BC grad Sarah that the average BC production in the Don Buchwald Theater. four playwrights, but that’s not the DeLappe’s “The Wolves” (which is pretty damn solid. And if you “Pass Over” is an allegorical play same as being the least talented. received an excellent on-campus can’t trust a 19-year-old NYU about racism and police brutality, Spike Lee is a fan - he tapped her production last year). I think sophomore, who can you trust? taking just as many cues from to write for the Netflix adaptation DeLappe should have gone home This semester, the campus is “Waiting for Godot” as it does of his film “She’s Gotta Have It” - with the prize - and bluntly, I staging four plays by acclaimed the murder of Trayvon Martin. and as they say, “game recognize think she would have gone home g am e .” with the prize had Donald Trump Just one week later, from not won the presidency, and Oct. 25 to Oct. 30, at the New American intelligentsia not felt the Workshop Theater, students can subsequent need to throw Middle see Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ play America a bone. But Nottage is “Gloria,” directed by Michael a playwriting heavyweight, and Page. The play starts out like director Tara Elliott is a BC veteran your average workplace comedy, with a rock-solid reputation. set in a Manhattan magazine Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The headquarters. But things take Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” a dark turn when an employee directed by Matthew Williams, shows up with a gun and hopes finishes off the quartet of plays of revenge. And just if you were in the New Workshop Theater wondering, Jacobs-Jenkins wrote from Dec. 6 to Dec. 11. The play the play three years before the re-imagines the case of history’s Capital Gazette shooting in 2018. most famous traitor, placing (I would call it prescient, but at Judas on metaphorical trial in a this point in America, writing metaphorical courtroom. Guirgis about a mass shooting feels almost is a bit of an eccentric, and his banal.) earlier play “Jesus Hopped the The most well-known of the A Train” was recently staged at four plays coming to the Tow Lehman to great effect earlier this Center this fall is Lynn Nottage’s year. Will CUNY go two for two? “Sweat,” which is playing in the I’m excited to find out. Buchwald Theater from Nov. 15 to Tickets for all these plays are Nov. 23. The play centers around a available online for $15 for current Pennsylvania factory town on the BC students, but there are further brink of economic collapse, and discounts if you buy tickets in- the workers there who find their person at the box office, or if you buy lives collapsing with it. Racialized for all four shows simultaneously. Image Credit: Department of Theater resentment ensues. The play won More info is available online at the 2017 Pulitzer for Drama, brooklyncollegepresents.org. 10 / THE VANGUARD ARTS OCTOBER 8, 2019 Looking for Alaska: A Revisit Ahead of Hulu Series

Looking for Alaska promotional image for the Hulu original series. /

By Michael Castaneda health issues. the protagonist, moving trailer for the TV show, but Columnist “Looking For Alaska” These books are in the to a boarding school in Alaska dies. is the second John Green young adult (YA) section Alabama and obtaining a What Green does well is Hulu is coming out with book I have read and it and while I thought Turtles group of friends. The main flesh out Miles and Alaska an eight-part TV series is the first book that he transcended the genre, ones, including Miles, as people. Alaska is not a called “Looking for Alaska” ever wrote. He states in “Looking for Alaska” the Colonel, Alaska, and Manic Pixie Dream Girl; based on the John Green other material that he was certainly falls right square Takumi are insightfully instead she is a fleshed book of the same name. offered a movie deal that into the ethos. fleshed out; Green makes out character who is who In anticipation of that, I gave him the money to Just to get your attention, you feel like you know she is for reasons of life thought I would read the move to New York with this book has been banned them personally. One can experience. Miles, too, source material. his then-girlfriend and in some schools and guess that Miles may be a has thoughts and feelings During the summer, I continue to write. Nothing libraries for its intentionally stand-in for Green. And, of both loss and grief read John Green’s latest ever happened to make non-titillating descriptions while he denies that the after Alaska dies, but his book “Turtles All The “Alaska” into a movie until of oral sex, which the book is autobiographical idealized image of Alaska Way Down,” which quite a film adaptation of his author says, are supposed as most first novels are, matures too, albeit with honestly blew me away book, “The Fault in Our to be in contrast with the and most writers write help from his friends. His with its sensitivity and Stars,” became a hit at the meaningful dry humping, what they know, the reader very cool friends, who insight towards mental box office. groping, and good old senses their similarity. happen to be as supportive making out elsewhere in Miles falls for Alaska as any TV friends (e.g. the book. Young, who I love as a The Big Bang Theory and It’s hard not to feel a little character. I believe that Friends), though I can’t manipulated by the obvious plenty of guys meet and be certain that the Hulu tropes of a young adult fall in love with this type show will be able to get novel set in high school. of girl at least once in their the subtleties and insights Everyone knows how it lives. Their dynamic is a that make this book worth feels to start a new school, relatable one: some nerdy reading. make new friends, and be introverted guy meets An Alabama prep school both excited and scared a beautiful emotionally seems a long way off from of being away from home unstable girl who for Flatbush. The book’s for the first time. Many some reason flirts with depiction of the high of the experiences cited at him enough to make him school experience didn’t the beginning of the book feel special, but remains match mine whatsoever. are poignant for the main physically and emotionally Still, I was sad when the character but can get tired unavailable to him. book ended. I wanted to for the reader, after all, it’s And of course, she has a spend more time with the mostly a collection of first boyfriend. This tension is characters. I think that experiences. both energizing and vexing says something. Now, I just At first, the novel is to a mind that might not have to find someone with mainly plot-driven, be able to handle such a a Hulu account. but shifts to a wholly dilemma. I hope I am not character-driven story. The giving too much away story begins with Miles, here, and it’s obvious in the OCTOBER 8, 2019 ARTS/SATIRE THE VANGUARD / 11 An Italian Opera to be Performed at Hunter College

By Jack Coleman by tenor Alberto Profeta, of Italian-American about the competition after a stint in the military Arts Editor sopranos Valentina Organizations of Brooklyn only two months prior to to see that his lover, Lola Miserendino and Natasa (FIAO), the father and son the deadline, Mascagni (Miserendino), to his In the spirit of Italian Katài, mezzo-soprano duo managed to successful entrusted his friends, surprise, has married Alfio Heritage Month, Brooklyn Marisa Rainieri, and import the opera to the Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (di Salvo). In his anger and College’s Sebastian baritone Salvo di Salvo. states. and Guido Menasci, to jealousy, Turrido seduces Giordano has helped “To be able to have “The Mascagni foundation write the libretto, which is Santuzza (Katài) and the Pietro Mascagni my town in Sicily being bringing this show to New based off of a short story (this is where the drama Foundation (all the way represented in New York York shows that we as of the same name. Out of really begins) Lola begins from Sicily!) to perform City is a blessing and gift Italian-Americans are able seventy three submitted, an affair with her once- Cavalleria Rusticana at that I will always cherish.” to share the beauty of our Mascagni’s opera, as well lover, Turrido, also out of Hunter College’s Danny Says Giordano, who is culture with the rest of the as three others’, was chosen jealousy. Kaye Playhouse on Sunday, currently working on a world in one of the biggest to be performed in 1890 If you’d like to know how Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. Master of Science degree and most diverse cities in at the Teatro Costanzi the story unfolds, (hint: The famous one-act here at BC, says that he the world,” said Giordano. in Rome. Since then, the blood will be spilled), opera, directed by Guia and his father, Anthony “This type of opportunity show has been performed you’d better get tickets to Farinelli Mascagni, will Giordano, have been makes me proud that I am countless times and is now the show, which can be be accompanied by the planning this event since of Italian heritage.” a mainstay in the canon of purchased online on the Città Di Castellammare 2018 when they saw the In 1889, as the story goes, Italian opera. Danny Kaye Playhouse del Golfo Wind Orchestra, orchestra perform at the Pietro Mascagni submitted Cavalleria Rusticana website or in person at the and will also be performed Christopher Columbus Cavalleria Rusticana to is a verismo (realist) box office. in Boston, Toronto, and Parade that year. With a competition for young classic. The young Turrido Montreal. The cast is led help from the Federation composers. Having heard (Profeta) arrives home My Job Vs. My Passion

As you can tell from my my li’l piggies, and I’m week for that bank account Although, as much as I with a guitar and dream comedic writing, I don’t guessing neither did my to get a few more zeroes. love sending my size 12 catchers! But in order exactly fit into the office or family, friends, and peers. I’m just like you! dumplings to your dads, to achieve that, to make retail game. It’s true, my job We all have sacrifices we Sure! My hours are up uncles and friends, selling my dreams come true is a bit more interesting. are forced to make in this to me, and my payment is feet pictures is not my and live the ideal college Yeah, I sell pictures of my world. also up to me, but my job passion. experience, I have to sell feet on Instagram. It actually isn’t as is just like anyone else’s. All My passion is being the pictures of my hairless I know it is a bit degrading as it sounds. It is those working in the food best gosh darn college hooves to businessmen unorthodox, but as a just like your job! You wake service industry, sales, student I can be. I want over the Internet. struggling college student, up, get dressed, have some manual labor and blue my Bachelor’s! I want my Worth it! it was an easy decision coffee, rub butter on your collar/white collar industry high GPA! I want my social to make. I didn’t think feet and take pictures, and have walked so that I may circle so tight we hang out I’d be selling Polaroids of then wait till the end of the run! on the East Quad every day 12 / THE VANGUARD SPORTS OCTOBER 8, 2019 Anna Curran: A Multifaceted Athlete

Anna Curran killing it for the Brooklyn Bulldog / Damion Reid By Conrad Hoyt opportunities the sports Curran was born in passes, and always in the Soccer is a team sport of Sports Editor world opened up for her. China, but grew up in right position to defend. course, but it is important “Aside from being Manhattan. Starting with Curran is now in her third for each individual player “I feel as if sports have extracurriculars, sports playing soccer, and more year with the soccer team, to see improvement in made me the type of have opened me up to specifically in the AYSO and notes the differences their own game. person I am today in terms a possible career path (American Youth Soccer between this year and her “Personally, I know I’m a of building a strong work [athletic training/physical Organization), Curran second and first years in lot more comfortable and ethic, dedication and grit. therapy] and hobbies found that she could be terms of leadership. confident with the ball. I And I am forever grateful [sports photography],” successful at any position “I have become more definitely have seen a large for that.” Curran said. on the field. vocal and attentive on improvement in my game Anna Curran is a junior While Curran is also “When I started playing and off the field,” she said. compared to my freshman at Brooklyn College and a a swimmer and softball soccer I’d say I was an “Personally, I feel as if I y e ar.” midfielder on the women’s player, the fall is dedicated attacking player,” she said. lead by example and help Curran plays in co-ed soccer team. She is entering to soccer. Her schedule “But it also depended on everyone on the team leagues in the summer her second year on the wasn’t always so varied. what team I played for at with anything they might across Manhattan and swim team and fourth Once upon a time, soccer the time, and what position need.” She noted how this Brooklyn. For a sports- year playing softball. She was the all-encompassing needed filling.” can range from advice in lover, one sport and one also played on the school sport, year-round. Curran now finds herself school, game-day routines, season is never enough. basketball team for a little “Around middle school I often at defensive midfield or just life in general. Professional aspirations while. Curran is a sports focused more on soccer. I for the Bulldogs. A The Bulldogs are 2-6- are important, but Curran lover, plain and simple. would balance school and defensive midfielder is the 1 this year, but have won has learned that through Playing tee-ball, soccer recreational soccer in the first line of defense, and also two of their last three. This sports, other life lessons and basketball as a kid, fall, indoor soccer in the the first entry into attack. A momentum can hopefully and goals can be achieved. Curran fell in love with the winter, and back to outdoor defensive midfielder has to get them to .500, and from competitiveness and other in the spring.” be vocal, precise with their there anything is possible. CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT OUR NEW URL: THEBCvANGUARD.COM OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA @THEBCVANGUARD!