1876 The 2018 Campus Meadville, Pennsylvania Volume 143, Issue 6 – FRIDAY, September 28, 2018 – www.alleghenycampus.com Former counselor A COMMUNITY Pereira found guilty By ALEX WEIDENHOF News Editor [email protected] TRADITION Luiz Heleno Pereira, 53, was found guilty on two counts Annual community DeHart Local Foods Dinner related to his having sexual embraces local roots and honors late professor See FEATURES page 7 contact with an 11-year-old boy, court records show. Pereira was Allegheny Col- lege’s associate director of admissions and coordinator of international recruitment until his Jan. 24, 2018, arrest. A jury impaneled Sept. 19 found Pereira guilty of PEREIRA unlawful contact with a mi- nor, a third-degree felony, Pennsylvania amended its and corruption of minors, charges against Pereira on a first-degree misdemeanor, Sept. 12. The motion, which on Sept. 20. was granted by Crawford Pereira was found not County of Common Pleas guilty on two other charges President Judge Anthony — indecent assault of a per- Vardaro on Sept. 13, added son under 13 years of age, a the charge of corruption of first-degree misdemeanor, minors. and harassment by subject- Pereira faces up to 12 ing another to physical con- years in prison and a $25,000 tact, a summary offense. fine. He is scheduled to be The Commonwealth of sentenced Friday, Nov. 2. Ball visits campus to talk climate change, renewable energy By STEVEN HEINE Junior News Editor [email protected] Jeffrey Ball, Woodrow Wil- son Visiting Fellow and scholar-in-residence at Stan- ELLIS GIACOMELLI/THE CAMPUS ford University’s Steyer-Tay- The DeHart Local Foods Dinner and Farmer’s Market was held Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, on Allegheny’s campus. lor Center for Energy and Finance, delivered a talk at ASG welcomes Thompson, talks communication 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the Tillotson Room of the Patricia Bush Tippie Alumni Officers ask students to meet senators halfway to accomplish goals Center. By SARA Ball discussed the chal- la Gomez, ’19, ASG in what comes next — after Environmental Affairs Com- BALL HOLTHOUSE president. “It’s telling the protests — and how to be- mittee led by Cat Lord, ’20, lenges of renewable energy Junior News Editor your class presidents come “inclusive of many stu- brought into consideration a policy, and his work as a and just want to make a lot [email protected] you’re upset and tell- dent voices.” few changes coming for the reporter writing on renew- of money, you should dig ing us about it in Talk “We are hoping to have green to-go boxes at McKin- able energy issues. He said into this,” Ball said. Allegheny Student About It Tuesday … some changes for you as soon ley’s Dining Hall. while he was not a trained Ball’s talk centered Government gath- ASG is supposed to as possible, because I know “We’re working on a key- scientist, he felt his work as a around the dangers of cli- ered for its regular be a channel, not a there are some students that chain for the tokens that reporter made it possible to mate change and the chal- general assembly THOMPSON source.” are looking for some new students use for the box ma- explain scientific concepts in lenges of managing the twin meeting, while also Jason Ferran- policy changes,” Thompson chine, because people keep a valuable and relatable way. forces of environmental welcoming Dean of Students, te, ’20, said students need to said. “So if you have ideas and losing them,” Lord said. “I don’t mean you have progress and economic in- April Thompson as a guest come to general assembly suggestions of ways we can Class of 2022 Vice Pres- a narrow perspective, I just centives. speaker and discussing how meetings and talk to members improve, fun things that we ident Kathryn Philippe mean that I have a different “Because I think history to better communicate with of ASG in order for ASG to can do, I’m hopefully going to brought up the possibility of perspective than you do,” suggests that when envi- students. be more involved and readily get more opportunities to be sustainable, reusable cups like Ball said. ronmental progress and the ASG returned to its discus- available to students, saying the dean of fun in the weeks the to-go boxes in places like Ball started writing about sion about Talk About It Tues- students need to meet ASG a h e a d .” Smoothie Street. profit motive are in conflict, energy policy because he day and decided to hold Talk halfway. ASG also went through “They do have a sign up the progress doesn’t hap- was interested in exploring About It Tuesday every few “If you want something weekly cabinet and class re- in the smoothie station that pen,” Ball said. weeks with different themes. done in the U.S. Senate you ports. Cabinet reports includ- says they can’t accept re- complicated, consequential While there were many Thinking about communi- write to your senators, you at- ed scheduling times to work usable cups, for health and issues. questions surrounding the cation and its importance, tend town hall meetings,” Fer- on the ASG float for the up- safety reasons,” Ferrante said. “This is maybe the moth- potential uses of renewable ASG members talked about rante said. “We can try, but we coming Meadville Halloween “I don’t know what they are er of all mega issues, and if energy in daily life, Ball did the organization’s role in stu- also need to hear something parade, getting service hours exactly, but it’s the same rea- you want to make a differ- not think there were many dent-led initiatives after last back.” and discussing applications sons you can’t bring your own ence in the world, you should clear answers to climate week’s protests. Thompson attended the for the College Committees plates to Kinz.” dig into this, and if you don’t change. “Half of representation is meeting to talk about wanting Council. care too much about mak- just showing up,” said Cami- students to be more involved The Sustainability and See ASG page 3 ing a difference in the world, See BALL page 2 IN THIS WEEK’S CAMPUS A LOOK INSIDE LEARNING THE UNSUNG HEROES Allegheny Student Government’s LANGUAGE Assistant coaches devote time, energy and passion to the Allegheny College Committees Council searches Max Kade International House allows for on-campus language immersion. Athletic Department as mentors for bodies to fill committee spots. and cheerleaders. Page 2 Page 5 Page 8 H 69° L 50° H 61° L 46° H 69° L 57° FRIDAY Rain: 10% SATURDAY Rain: 10% SUNDAY Rain: 40% Sunset: 7:07 p.m. Sunrise: 7:15 a.m. Sunset: 7:05 p.m. Sunrise: 7:16 a.m. Sunset: 7:04 p.m. 2 September 28, 2018 The Campus [News] AlleghenyCampus.com BALL from page 1 “Not only is it the case that renewable energy isn’t a silver bullet, but I’m sorry to tell you that there ain’t no silver bullet, period,” Ball said. What matters in this fight is the developing world. While developed nations And the developing world is going to continue are largely moving towards to burn a lot of coal, a lot of oil and increasing more environmentally friend- amounts of natural gas.” ly energy policies, they are not the biggest sources of pol- —JEFFERY BALL Scholar-in-residence, lution, Ball said. Most of the Stanford University emissions from fossil fuels come from developing na- Ball used the example of Ukraine spread radioactive tions such as China and India. the French transition to nu- fallout over parts of southern “What matters in this fight clear energy in the 1970s to Germany. is the developing world,” Ball show that major energy tran- “The reason these tech- said. “And the developing sitions are possible. nologies grew was because world is going to continue to “The world has a history of burn a lot of coal, a lot of oil, people threw money at them,” and increasing amounts of affecting energy transitions, Ball said. natural gas.” and the world has a history of Ball said the modern Ball referenced actors as solving environmental prob- world was entering the third diverse as the petroleum com- lems, when the world decides stage, which he called the age pany Royal Dutch Shell, Saudi those problems are crises,” of competitiveness, in which Arabia and a German farmer Ball said. renewable energy and fossil to show how global patterns Ball said the history of re- fuels are equally sensible eco- are trending toward the ex- newable energy could be di- nomically. pansion of renewable energy. vided into three phases. The “Not everywhere, there “If you feel you need to first one, the age of necessity, are a lot of (asterisks to this, persuade CEOs that this is an saw renewable energy as a but the point is we are on the existential issue to them, you niche technology. For exam- cusp of economically compet- are wrong,” Ball said ple, solar panels were rare in itive renewable energy which Photo contributed by Jesse Tomkiewicz Standford University’s scholar-in-residence Jefferey Ball spoke on climate change While it was good for any setting other than outer changes the game in really space. fundamental ways,” Ball said. and energy Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in the Tillotson Room of the Patricia Bush Tippie countries to transition to dif- Alumni Center. ferent sources of energy, in- “At that point, renewable “We have yet to see how that cluding nuclear, Ball thinks energy is a science project,” plays out.” People, by the way, who live in Mason said Ball’s talk re- many questions to think the best course would be to Ball said.