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Vol. 46, No. 15 The Independent Student Newspaper of Colorado College February 5, 2016 Bluegrass and Banjos Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn visit CC

By SOPHIA PRAY Tickets were sold out for Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn’s joint banjo performance this past Tuesday evening—and rightfully so. he husband and wife duo began their tour across the U.S. in the hopes of keeping their family together after their son, Juno, was born in 2013. As Fleck mentions on his touring website, “We decided that the best way to stay together more would be to play together more.” he couple’s connection through music manifested itself beautifully in Tuesday night’s performance. Both of them have very unique styles of playing banjo—Fleck described his style as being bluegrass oriented, and Washburn’s as being old timer— yet they were able to blend them together to create extremely alluring Photo courtesy of the CC Office of Communications. CC students and Colorado Springs residents, including the snowboarder pictured above, hit the slopes of the Preserve during the snowstorm at the beginning of the week. CC closed campus on Monday evening due to over a foot of snow. Continued on pg. 11 Paul-miki Akpablie Chosen for 2016 Conversations on Queen’s Young Leader Award Whiteness New student group meets ﬁrst night of and biochemistry major and de- ing a huge chunk of their income Black History Month By ANNIE ENGEN veloped Kadi Energy in Colorado on the charging of mobile devices. College’s Big Idea Competition last Akpablie himself is from Ho, Gha- Earlier this January, Colorado year. Kadi Energy is a company that na. By BRITTANY CAMACHO College’s very own Paul-miki Ak- provides its consumers with top- “I will recommend students to On Feb. 1, the irst day of Black dents often get the privilege to shove pablie, senior, was named a 2016 of-the-line energy products, most take part in the Big Idea Competi- History Month and the night of a [their history] under the rug, and not recipient of the Queen’s Young speciically a long-lasting phone tion but mere participation does full-blown blizzard at the Colo- notice a lot of these inequalities, and Leaders Award. he award, handed battery that uses solar power to not guarantee that you will be suc- rado College, seniors Justin Haas I think this group brings that to the out by Queen Elizabeth II herself charge cell phones. cessful at your venture,” said Ak- and Reed Young led an intimate fore.” at the Buckingham Palace in June, Akpablie used the $50,000 he pablie. “What is more important is conversation on whiteness at CC. Haas and Young wasted no time recognizes the achievements of ex- won in the Big Idea Competition dedication and perseverance. You Independent student group in bringing whiteness to the fore ceptional individuals between ages to distribute the chargers to people have to be willing to work hard and Conversations on Whiteness held on a personal level at the inaugural 18 and 29 working to transform the in Ghana, after he found out that its inaugural meeting in upstairs meeting. To guide discussion, the lives of others. many individuals living in under- Worner Center amidst treacher- co-heads posed three questions to Akpablie, age 22, is a CC math developed countries were spend- Continued on pg. 4 ous weather conditions pounding the members in attendance. his outside. 11 white students, includ- was the irst: “When in your life have ing Young and Haas, cozied up on you acknowledged your race?” the black leather couches of the Discomfort was palpable in the air lounge space to tackle whiteness at being asked a question the stu- on both a personal and institu- dents either hadn’t foreseen or had tional scale. never been asked. Young and Haas Haas and Young traded of in- acted as peaceable moderators, al- troductory statements, asking stu- lowing ample time for students to dents to state their years, majors, answer at their own pace. and motives behind participating One by one, students spoke on in Conversations on Whiteness. their irst experiences acknowledg- Once each student and co-heads ing their white identities. As stories had their turn, Haas, with an air of lowed, Haas and Young ofered poised responsibility, introduced more critical questions to ripen dis- the purpose of the forum. cussion, the following two setting “I think that it is unfair for stu- the tone for candid, uncensored dents of color on this campus to conversation: bear the burden of trying to edu- “How does race play into how you cate white students,” said Haas, a identify others? How do you think sentiment he expressed both dur- race relations are at CC?” Photo by Emily Kim. Senior Paul-miki Akpablie, owner of Kadi Energy, will be going to England in June to meet the ing and in conversation after the Queen. meeting. “I think that white stu- Continued on pg. 4

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February 5, 2016 News The Catalyst Trans Activist CeCe McDonald Shares Story of Wrongful Imprisonment

sota. She ended up serving 19 months, and more widely acknowledged, the CC commu- any other racial group. was released on good behavior. CeCe’s story ts many of these molds. Rel- By MONICA BLACK nity has begun to engage with them. How- e of-the-moment lecture will consist of ever, Delman emphasized the work students evant evidence produced by her pro-bono at- McDonald’s story, as well as her thoughts on have yet to do. torney was rejected, including testimony on CeCe McDonald’s story is the story of a mass incarceration and the queer and trans “CeCe McDonald has an inspiring story, the lives of trans women in the United States. lucky exception. liberation movements. She will also host a and hopefully the CC community takes in She was incarcerated in a men’s prison, plac- McDonald, who will be speaking in Be- workshop for interested students on Friday what she has to say and begins to think about ing her well-being at risk. With “male” and mis Great Hall this ursday, Feb. 4 at 7:00 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Glass House on self- their role in the work of social justice. We are a felony on her job applications, no one has p.m., has overcome many struggles as a trans care, intersectionality, and activism. all bound up in each other’s liberation,” said hired her despite her celebrity. woman of color: she was homeless, su ered “Colorado College students have brought Delman. In light of the rst-hand experience she has sexual assault at a young age, and experi- the campus community’s attention to the McDonald herself, in a past interview with with violence against trans women, racial in- enced suicidal ideation and job discrimi- issue of violence against trans women of Prison Abolition UK, challenged those with justice, and the prison-industrial complex, nation. As a child, she was forced to turn to color through protests and education about privilege to make changes. Hiring, being she is working on a documentary lm en- prostitution in order to combat the oppres- #blacktranslivesmatter,” said Liliana Delman, friends with, and protecting trans women is titled FREE CeCE!, co-produced by Orange sive poverty she endured. the Coordinator of Mentoring and Diversity of paramount importance to the cause. Being is the New Black actress Laverne Cox, who In St. Paul, Minn., on a late-night run to Initiatives at the Butler Center. “We thought a true activist, she said, is when “rich white claims her role as Sophia Burset on OITNB grab some groceries and avoid the daylight that bringing CeCe to campus aligns with a people can call out their other rich white is in part inspired by McDonald. rough stares she was used to getting, McDonald national narrative that demands justice for friends when they say something wrong.” McDonald’s story, FREE CeCE! explores the and four friends were provoked and attacked this community.” e protest movement #freecece that Mc- epidemic of violence against trans women of by Dean Schmitz outside a bar. He yelled rac- Delman is referring to the protests last fall Donald’s imprisonment inspired confronts color. ist, transphobic comments at them, to which in the Colorado Springs area led by Colo- the injustices that trans women of color suf- It was through connections to co-produc- McDonald verbally defended herself. rado College students, as well as the uproar fer daily in this country. 67 percent of anti- er Jacqueline Gares that the Butler Center After delivering a blow to McDonald’s face, surrounding the screening of Stonewall last LGBT homicide victims are trans women of brought McDonald to campus for the rst Schmitz charged again. In the course of the November, which focused on the exclusion color. Nearly one in six transgender people of the Craig G. Campbell Lecture Series. Mc- altercation, McDonald stabbed him in the of trans woman of color Marsha P. Johnson have been incarcerated at least once. One Donald’s attendance was made possible by heart with scissors. She was sentenced to 41 from her historically important role in the survey reported 38 percent of black trans the Butler Center, alumnus Craig G. Camp- months in a men’s prison, partially on ac- event. women are sexually assaulted in prison and bell ’73, and the Craig G. Campbell Lecture count of limited self-defense laws in Minne- In a day when these issues are becoming one- fth are denied hormones, more than Series.

CC Launches Snapchat Geoﬁ lters, CC Style Communications Plan By HELEN GRIFFITHS tions, stresses that the uni ed voice is unre- By JOE PURTELL lated to freedom of ideas. “It has nothing to As Snapchat Geo lters rapidly gain popu- do with the classroom,” she explained. “It’s larity, many colleges and cities are develop- about looking and sounding like we are the ing their own lters—CC included. As many may notice, there are new banners same entity.” Snapchat users now have the option of se- on the light posts of Nevada Street. e ban- Instead of unrelated icons, departments of lecting any of three Geo lters depicting Col- ners portray Colorado College’s new logo, CC will now have logos that are variants of orado College and its surrounding scenery. but this is only one component of the multi- the primary CC logo. New standards in pho- Geo lters are special overlays for snaps that faceted Master Communications Plan. tography and writing will insure a uniform can only be accessed in certain locations, A microcosm of the plan in totality, the logo image is presented to the world. “Colorado such as CC. is an attempt to bring a cohesive brand iden- College’s people are intelligent, individualis- One says ‘Colorado College’ above tall, tity to Colorado College. tic, innovative, and high achieving,” said Tur- blue mountains, while another is yellow and “It gives us a coherence of look that will nis. “ ese qualities must be re ected in all features the CC admissions building, Cutler communicate very clearly to the outside of the college’s communications.” Hall. e third, designed by Tyler Syms, rst- world that we are an educational institution “When we a rm those characteristics and year, says ‘Colorado College’ emblazoned in of the highest caliber,” said English Professor values that de ne us, we stay true to who we black and yellow above mountains. Steven Hayward. are, and to our mission,” wrote President Ti- “When I got to campus, I realized CC didn’t e logo is comprised of three shapes, each efenthaler in her opening letter to the Com- have geotags,” said Syms. “My friends here representative of a point of pride in CC. e munications Plan. “When we clarify those talked about how great it would be to get square (the outline) represents the Block qualities that distinguish us, we attract the some and how they would like to use them. Plan; the triangle (the mountains) represents right students, the right faculty, and the right I’m a photographer at the Catalyst, so I have the campus’ location; the circles (the Cs sta who will thrive at Colorado College and experience with editing. I also knew people themselves) represent the community. make it even greater for generations to come.” who made some at home. I thought I’d give Each tenant was chosen after President Ti- e CC brand is an attempt to market the it a shot.” efenthaler’s ‘Year of Listening,’ in which she authenticity (a word frequently used in the Syms continues: “I decided to include what talked to various members of the greater CC plan) of the community to the external world. makes CC unique. I looked up mountain clip community about what made the college dis- In her opening letter, President Tiefenthaler art on google and got my basic outline from tinct. expressed that the plan is geared at present that. en I chose the lettering and colored Two independent rms were consulted in CC clearly and authentically, emphasizing it in the CC black and gold. I modi ed it a bit the creation of the Communications Plan. CC’s mission “to provide the nest liberal and that was it. It was the rst one published. Victors & Spoils, Inc. was hired to conduct arts education in the country.” It’s free to make and you just submit it with a research while Studio/lab helped formulate “ e brand promise is a statement that no form to Snapchat.” the brand identity. other competitor can make, and it re ects On Snapchat’s website it describes the pur- In addition to the logo, guidelines have the tangible elements of our identity that de- pose of Geo lters, as artists and designers been implemented surrounding writing ne Colorado College for all respective audi- are encouraged to use this tool to bring their P G W . e CC Snapchat style, website presentation, social media, ences,” the Communications Plan reads. one-of-a-kind style to the Snapchat commu- Geo lters feature was designed by the CC community for the CC community. photography, and video. ere is also a new e Communications Plan has more to do nity. It says, “Simply choose the geographic standard in font (Electra and Proxima Nova). with marketing and fundraising than every area you want your lter to be available in e re-branding of CC focuses on present- day life on campus, but it will in uence how and upload an image asset. All images must “ ey’re fun to use. I hope to maybe come ing a ‘uni ed voice’ to the outside world. others view CC—and the schools direction be original artwork and have to be approved up with my own design. It’s a great way for Janet Turnis, Vice President of Communica- moving forward. by the Snapchat team.” students to be more involved in the image CC students have responded positively to projected of CC,” said sophomore Kate Nel- the new feature. son. “Social media can be an e ective way “Snapchat lters add a special aura of mys- for students to forge links with their commu- tique to traditionally unexceptional photo- nity.” graphs,” said Daniel Holland, rst-year. ere have been several additional geotags “ e CC geotags give me the opportunity added since then. Syms plans to produce to share with my family and friends where I more of his own. am and aspects of what I love about CC,” said “I have heard some students talking about sophomore Lev Marcus. a Club Tutt geotag for the library, while oth- “Snapchat lters make me look way cooler ers are asking for a small one that could go in than I actually am,” said sophomore Anna the corner and not take up as much room,” P C CC O C. e new logo is a part of the Master Smith. said Syms. Communications Plan, a standardized way for CC to address their community and constituents. e Catalyst • News • February 5, 2016 3 Sta Pro Event Sta : Keeping CC Safe

By NIYAT OGBAZGHI

In a country and a city where gun violence need assistance.” and terrorism seem to dominate our schools, Although a dangerous situation has never movie theaters, clinics, and stores on a daily taken place while Sta Pro was involved in basis, an unsettling fear hangs over the heads protecting a CC event, Calkins a rmed that of many people living in the U.S. as they navi- if one ever does take place, Sta Pro and gate through daily life. It’s enough to make Campus Safety would be sure to manage it college students question their security as and ease the fears of those in attendance. they walk across campus or merely sit in “Before each event, the staﬀ is given a brief- class. So, what exactly keeps Colorado Col- ing by someone from Campus Safety or the lege safe? CC event manager for that event and some Sta Pro, a direct contact with CC’s Campus general guidelines about student interaction Safety, is the company that provides security are provided.” to the faculty, sta , students, and the gen- Sophomore Kendal McGinnis claims that eral public at Colorado College sponsored despite the fact that our school is located in events. Associate Director of Campus Safety an open-carry city that is riddled with gun Nick Calkins claims that the Sta Pro sta violence, she always feels safe at CC events does its best to ensure the safety of CC stu- because of the security. dents, through protocols such as “ID checks, “ e school does a great job on protecting bag checks, and general public control.” its students,” said McGinnis. “I mean, I really “Our practice is to create a safety plan for got to hand it to Campus Safety, CC Safe Ride, every event,” said Calkins. “Many aspects of and also Sta Pro. ey transport you places those plans are universal for every event, but whenever you don’t feel safe and they are al- much of the plan depends on the event itself. ways on guard at all events and parties. ey e venue, expected attendance, inclusion do the job.” of alcohol, involvement of community members, or the nature of the group performing Photos by Phıllıp Engh. During CC events, or individuals speaking all require changes Campus Safety often collaborates with Sta Pro, to the plan in order for the event to have the a national company that focuses on providing best chance at success.” trained, professional personnel for crowd man- Calkins continues, “We employ crowd agement and event sta ng needs. Right: CC control queues, ID checkpoints, and designstudents may remember seeing the lion logo and yellow shirts of Sta Pro personnel at Winter Ball travel routes to manage the ﬂ ow of people rst week of this block. Members of Sta Pro and through the event and to allow sta the maxi- Campus Safety receive brie ngs on what to ex- mum opportunity to notice individuals that pect and look out for before every event.

Colorado Springs Crime Report News Briefs T C B R 58; and Pervez Sagarwala, 55. h ere has been Gov. Hıckenlooper Proposes to a seven and a half-year low of 4.1% percent no mention of other suspects or victims. Idea for Cyber Securıty Hub Colorado Springs’ unemployment rate aver- On Wednesday, Feb. 3, shortly before 12:30 CSPD has released the mugshots and ın Colorado aged at 4.8 percent in 2015, which was 1.2 p.m., a bank robbery occurred at the North names of “johns” before, notably in 2015 percent down from the unemployment rate Academy location of the Key Bank, located when six men were arrested. e Springs On Wednesday, Feb. 3, Gov. John Hick- in 2014. on the north side of Colorado Springs, re- police, hoping to ght against prostitution enlooper of Colorado proposed the cre- Although these unemployment rates are ported KKTV 11 News. A Colorado Springs and human tra cking in the city, made it a ations of a Cyber Security Intelligence low, it is key to note that the unemployment police detective, Jeremy Tidwell, spotted the policy at the beginning of last year to release Center; the center would be located in rates fell across every metropolitan Colorado robber, later identi ed as 28-year-old Ryan public record information about arrested Colorado Springs, reported Colorado area, with the exception of Grand Junction; Duncan as he was fl eeing the crime scenesex o enders. e approach has worked for Public Radio. e main reason behind Grand Junction’s unemployment rate was and chased him out of the bank. Tidwell is a other cities and police departments across this idea is that when a crime like a cyber the highest at 5.5 percent. Boulder held the member of the robbery unit. the country. attack occurs, there is no apparent go-to lowest rate across the state, which was 2.9 e chase ended at the parking lot of a local for help. percent. As a state, Colorado’s jobless rate apartment complex; Duncan was immedi- B B If launched, the CSIC would work to dropped in December to 3.5 percent from 3.6 ately arrested. A number of other detectives train non-profi t organizations, business- percent just a month before. O cials say that arrived at the scene and Duncan was taken es, and local governments in case of a cy- this matched the pre-recession unemploy- into custody by the Colorado Springs Police On Sunday, Jan. 31 at approximately 9:15 ber attack, also known as being “hacked.” ment rate of April 2007. Department. p.m., the Colorado Springs Police Depart- CPR also reports that Colorado Springs Currently, Duncan faces felony robbery ment reports that a local Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said that he is totally charges. Despite being in police custody, woman was robbed just outside of a liquor on board with the idea and claims that he the police have not released his mug shot store in the southeastern region of Colorado wants the Springs to “become the cyber Colorado Sprıngs Gas Prıces Hıt because they’re still investigating whether Springs, reported Fox 21 News. security capital of the nation.” Although Major Low, Predıcted or not he may have been involved in a string Reports say that the liquor store is located no company has been announced to be Not to Last of other recent robberies. No further details in the area between Highway 24 and South working on the project, entrepreneur have been released. Chelton Road. She was walking out when an Scott Nelson helped fabricate this kind of Due to cheap oil trends across the nation unidenti ed man stopped her in her tracks hub in his past works with the Western Cy- along with plentiful gas supplies, this past and robbed her at gunpoint as she went to ber Exchange. Monday, Feb. 1 marked a seven-year low for CSPD R P close her car door. e man took her cell gas prices; that day, the average price for a C ’ N phone and purse along with a number of gallon of regular unleaded gas was $1.64, ac- other personal belongings. Currently, CSPD cording to the Gazette. Across the nation, gas has not identi ed any suspects. Cıty’s Unemployment Rate prices also hit their seven-year lows on Mon- Earlier this week, four Colorado Springs Plummeted to Seven and a day. men linked with a number of prostitution Half-Year Low Despite this signifi cant drop, locals and solicitations were arrested, reports KKTV 11 Need to report a crime? For emergencies, call people everywhere should not get used to News. Reports say that the Colorado Springs 911. For all other crimes, or if you have infor- On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the U.S. Bureau these bargains. Although the Springs is pre- Police Department chose to release the mation on an ongoing investigation, contact of Labor Statistics released o cial data dicted to have “relatively fl at” gas prices names and mug shots of all of the men that the CSPD non-emergency number 719-444- for Colorado Springs—and this year, it is through this month, change is expected in were convicted. 7000. Crimes and minor tra c accidents can good news. According to the Gazette, the March. h e primary reason behind a pos- Convicts include Christopher J. Turner, 37; also be reported online at https://cspd.colora- data shows that the unemployment rate in sible increase is the slow increase of crude oil Joseph M. Sazenski, 62; Charles C. Freeman, dosprings.gov/ Colorado Springs fell, back in December, prices.

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CC Senior Organizes National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

By MONTANA BASS

During the second week of Block 6, it will in Maui, Hawaii’s only residential eating the Light of the Moon,” a book that profound- Colorado Springs is providing their services be National Eating Disorder Awareness disorder clinic. It was only after the self-dis- ly impacted Voller, will be one of the most ex- pro-bono so that any CC student who is wor- Week. As a part of her Senior Capstone Proj- covery she experienced during that time that citing speakers in the series. “I emailed her ried that they or a loved one might be strug- ect, Vanessa Voller has organized a three-day Voller felt she had inally reached full recov- to see if she’d be interested in coming to CC gling can get a free screening. ” event series to spread awareness about eat- ery. Now, she is determined that others fac- to speak,” said Voller, “and that was the start Voller feels that though eating disorders ing disorders and disordered eating to the ing the same struggles she did might recover of my Capstone project. She is an inspiration. are not widely talked about on campus, they Colorado College community. as well. I’m honored to have her here.” have a greater presence than people realize, Voller is highly involved in the CC commu- “It’s time for me to share my own story with Dr. Johnson will give a keynote lecture on and attendance at these events could be ex- nity. A sociology major, she is also the Glass the humble aspiration that it can and will hursday, Feb. 25 at 12:15 p.m. in Armstrong tremely important for some students who House Residential Advisor, FYE mentor, co- inspire others to get help and to heal,” said heater. may be experiencing disordered eating or manager of Sacred Grounds, and ORC trip Voller. “he most important thing for me for Jenni Shaefer, author of “Goodbye Ed, Hel- have friends that are. leader. However, during Voller’s irst three people to know is that healing, true healing, lo Me” will give a keynote lecture on Wednes- “Eating disorders are incredibly deadly,” years at CC, the eating disorder she was di- and recovery is possible. I think if someone day, Feb. 24, also at 12:15 p.m. in Armstrong. said Voller. “One person in the U.S. dies from agnosed with at 11, anorexia nervosa, contin- had said that to me when I was eleven or even “She is coming pro-bono,” Voller said, “which some form of eating disorder every 62 min- ued to haunt her. a irst year at CC it wouldn’t have taken a de- I am so grateful for.” utes. It’s become normal to become obsessed “When I was 11 years old, my therapist held cade for me to get better.” Other events include a screening of the with diet and exercise and throw around lan- my hand and told me, ‘Vanessa, if you don’t She continues: “I felt like there was a need documentary Just Eat, a body-positive yoga guage like, ‘I wish I was a certain weight.’ change your behavior you could die,’” said to have a talk about eating disorders on cam- class taught by Chelsea Rof, founder of Eat, We look the other way when people actually Voller. pus. Over the summer, I read a report from Breathe, hrive, training and workshops for need help.” hough her time at the Emily Clinic in St. the National Eating Disorder Association CC’s Athletics Department and Residential She continues: “It takes a lot of courage Paul facilitated her recovery, Voller did not that one out of four women and one out of Advisors, and free assessments and refer- to say that you’re struggling with something feel truly healed from her mental illness un- six men will deal with some sort of eating rals by certiied eating disorders specialists when everyone wants to be peppy and hap- til this year, after completing a 22-mile hike disorder during their undergraduate educa- from the Eating Disorder Center of Colorado py. Hopefully we’ll really be able to break along the Na’Pali coast in Kaua’i, an island in tion.” Voller set about creating an event series Springs. the stigma and have an open conversation the Hawaiian archipelago. that would address this issue in a CC-speciic “he project got out of control in the best so that no CC student will be part of that A venture grant over winter break funded manner. way possible,” Voller said. “CC Student Gov- 62-minute statistic.” both Voller’s hike and her time spent shad- Dr. Anita Johnson, head of the Ai’Pono ernment Association donated $10,000 for Keep an eye out for more scheduling infor- owing the medical staf at the Ai’Pono clinic clinic Voller visited and author of “Eating by these events. he Eating Disorder Center of mation as NEDA week gets closer.

Conversations on Whiteness

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Colorado College is no stranger to conver- interest as chosen both by the co-heads and “Do we need a safe space as white people? sations on race and diversity. he group is discussion participants. Probably not because we have this campus. timely in forming behind the momentum of he group is primarily designed to engage I wouldn’t assign that much meaning to the the Yik Yak situation that wrapped up the fall white students who otherwise would not words ‘safe space’ in terms of white people semester. Haas and Young, however, make face critical and personal race discussions. [discussing their race],” said Young. the point that in discussions on race and he co-heads sought out feedback from stu- Safe spaces, speciically at the Colorado diversity, white students are never asked to dents of all races as well as faculty, and were College, face stigmatization as spaces that analyze their own race. met with a majority positive responses about foster “political correctness.” Young and Haas “A lot of times when we talk about diversity their group. Haas, however, spoke insistently are not promoting conventional political cor- or racial issues, a lot of the focus is on minor- on his personal reservations in advertising rectness as a requirement for participation in ity races,” said Young, “and that’s like— that’s Conversations on Whiteness as a white-only the group. Photos by Emily Kim. Paul-miki Akpablie. the crux of the issue but [only] part of that group. “We don’t want the political correctness to solution.” “I think that starting a white only group hamper the student’s ability to engage in the he group’s primary Mission Statement is quite insensitive because of the history conversation,” said Haas, “but we also want Paul-miki Akpablie and goals, as outlined in the e-mail Haas sent component. However…it is meant for white them to be aware and to be intelligent about out via listservs such as EnAct and the Out- students to talk about white students,” said what they say.” door Recreation Committee, are as follows: Haas. Conversations on Whiteness meets Mon- Chosen for 2016 When asked about fostering discussion on days at 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Grounds. he next 1. To engage students in the critical exami- the white identity, the co-heads acknowl- meeting will be Monday, Feb. 15, irst Mon- Queen’s Young nation of White Identity edged the culture of safe spaces on campus day of Block 6. 2. To increase the number of white allies on and why Conversations on Whiteness does Leader Award campus not qualify as a conventional “safe space.” 3. To educate a critical mass on racial ineq- “Many spaces around CC’s campus are safe Photos by Emily Kim. he new student group Continued from the front page uities present in our society spaces for white students to talk about what- Conversations on Whiteness, led by seniors 4. Use knowledge gained in group meetings ever they choose to talk about,” said Haas. Justin Haas (below) and Reed Young, gathered engage actively with people in your commu- to efect future endeavors “I want [white students] to be “safe” in the in upstairs Worner for their irst meeting (below, nity.” left). sense that students feel comfortable in shar- Akpablie has dedicated himself to Kadi En- he group is set to host weekly discussions ing about their perspectives and their back- ergy since 2013, and over the next few years, following a speciic theme and looking to grounds but by no means is it a group that… plans to provide energy to over seven million achieve a goal through conversation. Con- need[s] a space to kind of deal with the white people. versations are to be guided either by read- dominated campus.” Akpablie will be lown out to England in ings, current events, short clips, or topics of Young shared similar sentiments. June, where he will spend a week meeting with corporate partners and participating in networking events—a great opportunity for both himself and Kadi Energy. “he most exciting thing about the award is that we will be taking a year-long course with Cambridge University. his course is tailored to our needs as social entrepreneurs,” said Akpablie. Akpablie knew Kadi Energy was doing great work, but also knew that the same could be said about the other 2000 commonwealth projects being considered for the award. It was a competitive process, and he is thrilled and grateful to have been selected as one of the 60 recipients. Instead of the nervousness that most CC students would feel before meeting Queen Elizabeth II, Akpablie is nothing but excited. “It is deinitely a dream come true and I am happy that with this award, Kadi can make the commitment to provide energy to 7 million Ghanaians in the next few years,” said Akpablie. e Catalyst • News • February 5, 2016 5

Big Idea Competition ATTENTION: JUNIORS Deadlines Loom By JACKSON PAINE THE 2016 Every April, $50,000 dollars in seed money e Big Idea program typically likes to sup- is distributed to student start-ups at Colo- port three kinds of startups: startups focused rado College. Innovation @CC is hosting its on dramatic innovations, small business CC GRANTS IN WRITING annual Big Idea competition, which focuses startups, and social startups. on giving students a platform to learn the “[Social Startups] are innovative new ven- process of turning an idea into something tures that are measured typically less in $15,000 for Block and Summer Projects feasible, and hopefully, fundable. terms of pro t and more by social impact and “ e number of teams that register for the value,” said Lange. Big Idea event varies from year to year,” said e Big Idea ties into Innovation @CC’s 2015 Winners Jill Lange, the Program Manager for Innova- larger goal of tying innovation to the liberal Kristi Murray • Karl Oman • Nicole Wilkinson tion @CC. “Last year, we had approximately arts experience on the Colorado College 20 teams directly or indirectly involved… but campus. Applications Available in the English Department only ve teams are allowed to advance to the “At the end of the day, the goal is to see stu- nal event.” dents from all academic backgrounds edu- Armstrong 245 or on the While $50,000 is available to be used as cated, relevant, equipped, and motivated to English Department Website seed money, it does not all have to be divided pursue innovative, impactful careers and op- up equally. e amount of funding each - portunities,” said Lange. “One way in which nalist receives is left to the discretion of the we do this is the annual Big Idea competi- INFORMATION MEETING judges. tion.” Last year, there were three big winners. In Students interested in putting together a Wednesday, February 17, 3:30 pm

rst place was Kadi Energy, which develops team and competing should email innova- Armstrong 256A a sustainable solar power battery for use in [email protected] for details. e regions of Africa where electricity from a deadline for registration is Feb. 8. 2015 winners will be there to power grid is unreliable. According to Jill Lange, Kadi Energy plans to use the $25,000 answer your questions. they won in the Big Idea to distribute “a solar- BIG IDEA TIMELINE powered battery charger for mobile phones,” which will allow mobile users without ready February 8 ■ Deadlines for teams to Application Deadline: Monday, March 7, 2:00 pm access to electricity to still be connected. register In second place was iDro, which developed March 8 ■ Deadline for draft versions of an easy-use hydroponic system to enable the packets For further information contact consumers to grow vegetables, fruits, and March 28 ■ Finalists announced herbs. For the sophistication of the plant sci- Professor Dan Tynan, ence and technology used in its production, March 31 ■ Deadline for nalists to Chair of the Selection Committee iDro was awarded $15,000 from the Big Idea submit the nal versions of their competition packs Panel. Colorado Springs Food Rescue got third place, and was awarded $10,000 to con- April 5 ■ e Big Idea Competition tinue their work.

CC Press Printer Receives CC Kicks O New Semester National Recognition with B.A.D.A.S.S. Training making. Cohick, and By ZASCHA FOX many others, sees the value in keeping older- By HANNAH GLOSSER Earlier this month, the seeming processes vitally e B.A.D.A.S.S. campaign, which stands plained that there are various situations, in College Book Art Associa- functioning. for “Being Aware, Deciding to Act, and Say- which it is appropriate for a B.A.D.A.S.S. to tion (CBAA) has awarded e NewLights Press ing Something” aims to create a commu- intervene. Aaron Cohick, master recently started REAEDR nity of active bystanders. “Instead of being B.A.D.A.S.S. training emphasizes that be- printer at e Press at Colo- Magazine, a publication a passive bystander, we can create a campus ing a BADASS does not require a dramatic rado College, the Emerging of “one-word poetry, c- community where we all recognize the role action; it can be as simple as asking if a per- Educator award. Not only tion, and non- ction,” ac- we play and have everyone feel safe,” said son is okay. BADASS training stresses this is he a beloved printer, but cording to the publishing Heather Horton, Director of the Wellness Re- element of safety throughout the commu- he also teaches courses and house’s blog. NewLights source Center. nity, and Bystander Action can promote this runs a business in Colorado also ghts to keep book e campaign focuses on three aspects: safety. Springs. art education programs stopping sexual and relationship violence, e Sexual Assault Response Coordinator e CBAA gives the alive at other colleges responding to people in distress, and gen- (SARC) and works closely with the Wellness Emerging Educator Teach- around the country (most erating an inclusive community at Colorado Resource Center to collaborate on various ing Award to people who recently, Mills College College. B.A.D.A.S.S. training strives to teach initiatives and events. they feel are outstanding in in San Francisco). Book community members how to distinguish “Maria Mendez, the new SARC, will be P C the instruction and study art is a unique specialty, problem situations and then provide the re- working closely with us, as she is trying to a of book art. To receive the C. Aaron Cohick, above, runs the Printing Press at CC and teaches because it allows people sources to know how to intervene appropri- sense of all things happening on campus,” award, an individual must several classes for students interested to combine writing and ately. said Horton. “However, the nature of the be nominated by an outside in the art of printing. visual art into one disci- “Being Aware” entails knowing the various BADASS training sessions will not change party, and go through levels pline. safety concerns in your community and criti- much. We re ne the training every time we of evaluation by CBAA board Many of e NewLights cally looking at the “norms” and in order to do it.” members. Press’ books feature large, eye-catching recognize which of those are problematic. “We do the Basic Certi cation training for e CBAA states that contributions to the graphics, using various colors and unique e premise behind B.A.D.A.S.S. is educat- student organizations, residence hall oors, eld of book art can include “lecturing, class- fonts. Often in the discipline of book arts, the ing oneself about these di erent situations, etc. and really anyone who would like to par- room instruction, high-quality student work graphic component of the book constitutes so one is able to handle it appropriately. Hor- ticipate,” explained Horton. (as evidence of superior teaching), confer- the book itself (rather than the graphics be- ton stressed the ability to identify barriers to In addition to the Basic Certi cation, the ences, and more.” e association reiterates ing a supplement to the words inside). taking action because once those are under- Wellness Resource Center o ers additional what an honor it is to receive this award, con- Cohick, while currently out of town and not stood, people are more likely to take action. training, in partnership with the Butler Cen- sidering how hard it is to get. available for an interview, has stated in vari- “‘Deciding to Act’ means not being a pas- ter, on what microagressions look like and Cohick, who joined the Colorado College ous previous ones that he strongly encour- sive bystander and feeling responsible to deal exclusion on campus. In addition, e Well- Faculty in 2010, has a BFA and MFA in paint- ages students to stop by and see the press as with the problem,” said Horton. An aspect of ness Resource Center o ers workshops on ing and printmaking, respectively. He is the much as they wish. this principle is taking responsibility for the how to help a friend, mental health rst aid owner of e NewLights Press, an indepen- Printmaking is complex and intricate pro- role you play, which can lead a person to be course, sex education, and empowerment dent publisher of experimental writing. cess and generally takes more than a semes- more empowered to act. Heather Horton ex- workshops. His business focuses on edgy and unusual ter to master, especially with no prior experi- processes, using the traditional method of ence. P printmaking. While many may think that the Aaron’s classes are o ered on a limited method of using large presses is outdated, basis, but the college also provides various C C. e many businesses similar to Cohick’s still exist classes taught by di erent professors on both B.A.D.A.S.S. and thrive. printmaking and book arts (generally with campaign seeks to Many book art enthusiasts will describe the some overlap between the two). turn CC students printing process as unique, and unlike any- All students, even those not intending to into active thing else. bystanders major or minor in art, are encouraged to try through several A certain important aspect is lost when their hand at this interesting and classical training technology takes over the world of book form of art. workshops. 6

The Catalyst February 5, 2016 Sports Hockey Wins One, Loses One Against Nebraska-Omaha

By MARIEL WILSON he Colorado College men’s hockey team the period. It would end up being their only played two radically diferent games this goal of the game as freshman goalie Jacob weekend, beating Nebraska-Omaha 5-1 on Nehama made 36 saves for CC. Friday night and losing 6-1 the following In the third period, three more Tigers Saturday night. Scoring the only goal on scored. At the 9:04 mark, freshman forward Saturday night, senior forward Hunter Fejes Trevor Gooch made a goal of a rebound. expressed his frustration with the team’s His goal was followed a few minutes later efort on the night of their loss. by junior forward Christain Heil, who made “he way we performed on Saturday was his second goal of the year. Junior forward unacceptable,” said Fejes. “Our team has Sam Rothstein inished of the scoring with been making signiicant strides in the right an empty-net goal. Nebraska-Omaha had direction…however, Saturday night’s game pulled out their goalie in order to have a 6x4 was a step backwards. I think the most advantage, but even that couldn’t give them important theme we are trying to tackle as a the edge over the Tigers. team is consistency. Obviously, consistency he Tigers’ record for the season is now at has been our biggest challenge as a team. 6-19-1 with 4-11-1 in conference. he team is We have such a young team this year, so our not discouraged, noting the diiculty of their upperclassmen are trying to set the example. conference and the extreme signiicance of If we do that then the underclassmen will their win on Friday. start to follow our lead.” “Our team is embracing the role of being Nebraska-Omaha came out strong on the underdog every weekend,” said Fejes. Saturday after their loss on Friday. hey “We have been improving a lot throughout scored twice in the irst period and then four this whole season. If you look at our last 13 more times in the second period. Fejes’ goal games, we are 6-6-1 since the beginning of came with just 1:08 left in the second period. December. I should also mention that our It was his 12th goal of the season, a team last 10 games have been against nationally high. he Tigers toughened their defense ranked teams…Our record this year does not in the third period, debuting junior goalie represent the way we are playing right now.” Derek Shatzer. he third period was scoreless “Our team has a lot of conidence heading for both teams. into the last eight games of the regular Sophomore defenseman Duggie Lagrone season. If we get hot anything can happen. believes the team’s split results are still a Our main focus is to keep moving up our push in the right direction. conference. We have to keep inding ways “It was great to get a win like that and put to get points on the weekend so we can keep ourselves in a position to win the weekend, moving up in the standings. Our conference but we learned a lot about how we need to standings are so tight right now and with one better mentally prepare for the next night,” good weekend we could be sitting at ifth said Lagrone. “Ultimately it’s going to help place in our conference.” us moving forward for the rest of the season.” Feeling conident and ready, the team also Five diferent Tigers scored the ive goals agrees that Saturday night’s loss is something Photos by TYLER SYM. Top: Sam Rothstein takes it to the net. Left: Tigers celebrate a goal. Right: Amdrew Farney battles Nebraska-Omaha for the puck. on Friday. he score remained 0-0 in the irst to put in the past and quickly move beyond period but both teams got on the board in as they work toward what they hope will be a We are competing against one another. As a next night ready to play or we get back to work the second. Freshman forward Mason Bergh successful playof series. result, the intensity in practice has been high on Monday and prepare for a new weekend.” and junior forward Luc Gerdes each scored “As a team, we need to erase what happened all week, which will translate into the games.” he Tigers prepare to take on Minnesota power play goals in the irst half of the second last weekend against Omaha. We cannot “It’s important to not let emotions get too Duluth this Friday and Saturday. hough period. Nebraska-Omaha cut the Tigers’ lead dwell on the past,” said Fejes. “Instead, we high after a win, and we can’t get too low after pressure may be high, it seems that for these in half with just a little over a minute left in are working very hard on and of the ice. a loss,” said Lagrone. “So we come back the players, morale is even higher.

Photos by brooke davis. Left: Sophie Harlam takes a jump. Right: Emma Krakof competes in a fence class. First-Years Shine at CC Equestrian Team Horse Show

By HANNAH WESTERMAN

First things irst: yes, Colorado College fun because I got to spend two days around brightly colored jumps. Flat classes are walk- groups. his is how CC came away with two actually does have an equestrian team. horses and some of my favorite people.” trot, beginner and advanced walk-trot-canter, separate second-place inishes in beginner Despite an existence shrouded in mystery, the he CC Equestrian team competes as novice, intermediate, and open, with open walk-trot-canter by irst-year Julia Gilman and CC equestrian club team has put together a English riders through the Intercollegiate being the most advanced. Fence classes are junior Sereniti Mora. With her second place hardworking and dedicated group of women Horse Shows Association (IHSA). In order to only novice, intermediate, and open. What ribbon, Mora gained enough points to move this year. heir eforts paid of this weekend as keep things fair, the IHSA requires a lottery to is particularly impressive is that fence riders up to advanced walk-trot-canter. the team hosted their home show at the MM decide which horse to pair with each rider. For are not told the fence routine for their jumps “Olivia Frey gave a valiant efort in some Equestrian Center in Fountain, Colo. Despite each show, nearby teams contribute horses to until the day of the competition. hey have to very large and competitive intermediate the cold weather, the team spent most of the lottery. adapt quickly in order to place well. Points are level classes, Emma Krakof got fourth on Saturday and Sunday outside, competing and At the CC home show, eight other schools awarded to the top six riders in each class. CC Novice Flat, I got 4th in Novice fences and ensuring that the show ran smoothly. were represented: CU-Boulder, University came away with many top three inishes last ifth on Novice lat, and Anna Lynn-Palevsky “he show went great overall,” said team of Wyoming, Laramie Community College, weekend. got fourth in beginner walk-trot-canter,” said captain Briana Silver. “he team came together Colby Community College, University of First-year Sophie Harlam placed second in Silver. to help everything run smoothly and everyone Nebraska-Lincoln, USAFA, UC-Colorado open fences and irst in open lat. Mirroring he CC Equestrian team is open to any had some great rides. I really love the team Springs, and Colorado School of Mines. Harlam, irst-year Anna Lang placed second student at any point in the year to join. dynamic this year. Not only are we illed with Despite facing the possibility of riding in open lat and irst in open fences. Lang also Members of the team are not required to talented riders, but with really fun, helpful, an unfamiliar horse, the members of the earned “reserve high-point rider” on Sunday, compete at shows. interesting and smart ladies as well. his is a CC equestrian team had some amazing meaning that she earned the second most he team’s coach, Tracy Powers, is ready young team with mostly underclassmen, and performances in their individual classes. points that day out of all the competing riders. to take on brand new riders or experienced it never ceases to amaze me how well they Classes are broken into two categories: lat First-year Mac Millard secured third in riders who want to try out the collegiate level. adapt and handle all of these new situations. and fences. Fence classes are what most people advanced walk-trot-canter. In some of the All that’s needed is a love of horses and the hey really are all superstars. While home picture when they think of horse shows, where more beginner classes, it is sometimes desire to become part of a great community of shows are always stressful, this one was really horses and riders leaping elegantly over tall, necessary to break a large class into multiple teammates. 7 e Catalyst • Sports • February 5, 2016

Upcoming Sporting Events

Men’s Hockey (6-19-1, 4-11-1 NCHC) Masters Open, All Day Women’s Basketball (3-18, 2-8 SCAC) Thursday, Feb. 11 @ Southern Friday, Feb. 5 @ Minnesota-Duluth, Friday, Feb. 6 vs. University of Dallas, 8 p.m. Collegiate Athletic Conference, 10 7:07 p.m. Men’s Basketball (13-8, 8-2 SCAC) Sunday, Feb. 7 vs. Austin College, 3 p.m. a.m./ 1 p.m./6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 @ Minnesota-Duluth, Friday, Feb. 6 vs. University of Dallas, 7:07 p.m. 6 p.m. Men and Women’s Swimming and Sunday, Feb. 7 vs. Austin College, Diving Women’s Track and Field 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 @ Southern Sunday, Feb. 7 @ Colorado USATF Collegiate Athletic Conference, 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball Drops the Ball on Friday, Comes Back Strong on Sunday Tigers fall to Texas Lutheran, but triumph over Southwestern

By EVAN HAMLIN e men’s basketball team faced o against so far this season, with his name showing two conference opponents this weekend, up amongst the team leaders in almost Texas Lutheran University and Southwestern every measurable o ensive and defensive University. e team lost its game on category. Friday night, falling to Texas Lutheran 66- Houska’s play has been dynamic as well. He 80. e Tigers won their Sunday afternoon put up 19 points against TLU, including four showdown against Southwestern 86-73 in three-point eld goals. Partee emphasized overtime. CC and TLU are currently battling Hatch and Houska’s “huge impact in both for rst place in the SCAC, with TLU holding games this weekend.” a narrow lead over the Tigers. After Friday’s loss, a renewed vigor and e Tigers could have potentially taken the sense of competition drove CC to hand lead in the SCAC with a win on Friday, but a Southwestern University an 86-73 loss in sluggish start and failure to stick to the game overtime on Sunday. “It seemed that we plan caused the Tigers to back themselves were more hungry on Sunday,” said Houska. into a corner by the end of the rst half. “We let our sets work and knocked down our “We fueled their o ense by taking quick shots.” shots on our o ensive side of the ball, while Hatch led the team with 21 points in the not allowing their defense the chance to contest. Senior guard Justin Berardino break down,” said Head Coach Andy Partee. poured on almost half of the 20 points in the A lack of patience on o ense resulted in not extra frame, proving to be a decisive factor in enough quality shots and too many forced the contest. plays. “Justin’s statistics were very impressive,” Partee didn’t see a need for any signi cant Partee said. “As a point guard and facilitator, adjustments to the game plan on Sunday, he was the glue in our o ensive execution. saying all that was necessary was “simply He found his own o ense within the ow.” better execution of what we are capable of Houska added 13 additional tallies and doing well.” eight rebounds to help propel the Tigers to a “We didn’t execute as well as we could redeeming victory have on either ends,” said sophomore guard e loss to TLU is only the second Eric Houska. “Defensively we just weren’t conference loss CC has been handed so far good enough.” At one point in the rst half this season. A Centenary College victory over the Bulldogs’ score was nearly double that of TLU on Sunday puts CC within a half game of CC’s. the rst-place Bulldogs. Partee cited the play of sophomore forward Heading into the home stretch, the team’s John Hatch as a key di erence-maker in the focus hasn’t changed. “ e nal few weeks weekend’s contests. Hatch’s 61.4 three-point are always hard fought battles,” Houska said. percentage leads the entire SCAC. His 58.7 “We just need to keep focusing and continue eld goal percentage also ties him for rst in to play better basketball.” the division. While teams like CC vie for a top spot in the “John Hatch has been doing an outstanding conference standings, other schools battle to job on both ends of the oor,” said Houska. simply make the postseason cut. As Partee “It’s really helpful when you have that kind puts it: “We’re still in the hunt for the top of leeway, especially on defense, where you seed.” With just four games left in the regular know he’s going to make a play.” season, CC is easily within striking distance P TYLER SYM. Top: Eric Houska res a deep three against Texas Lutheran. Bottom: Eric Hatch has put up impressive numbers of rst place. Houska takes a jump shot in front of a opping Texas Lutheran player. Women’s Basketball Wins as CC Celebrates Women in Sports

By HANNAH WESTERMAN

After a tough start to their weekend snagged some fast points to increase their ters, putting the score at 46-29. it done.” against Texas Lutheran University, wom- lead and secure their victory. The game Things got dangerously close in the fi- It was a great day for a win as Colorado en’s basketball came out strong against ended 66-54. nal quarter. Southwestern dominated the College celebrated the 30th annual Na- Southwestern University. The win broke an When the Tigers faced off against Texas shooting, tying the game 62-62 with 2:09 tional Girls and Women in Sports Day. eight-game rut for the Tigers. The team’s Lutheran last weekend on the Bulldogs left. Two free throws by sophomore guard Though the official date is Feb. 3, the Tigers record now stands at 3-18 overall and 2-8 home court, they lost 45-75. Though still a Francesca Cendali lifted the Tigers back celebrated early with local grade-schoolers in conference. loss, this latest game against Texas Luther- into the lead. But then, with only half a who came to campus for activities through- “All season long it’s really been one or an shows that the women’s team still has a minute left, the Pirates tied it up again at out the gym and the opportunity to meet two mistakes from us being in a positive lot of fight in them. 65-65. Once again, Cendali was crucial at the women of CC basketball. spot,” said Head Coach Liz Doran. “It’s a That fighting spirit shone against South- the free throw line. Adding two more free “Getting to meet the girls after the game big confidence boost to go from almost to western on Sunday. In their previous game throws, Cendali gave the Tigers the final is great because it’s fun to remember when turn the corner and get it done.” On Fri- against Southwestern, the Tigers lost 55-71. lead. A last second free throw by Ukasick you were just beginning to play, and you day, Texas Lutheran gained the lead in the Sunday’s game was a very different game. ended the game 68-65. hope maybe you can be a bit of a role model first quarter but the Tigers kept fighting in “When we played [Southwestern] at their “Especially with the free throws, muscle to them,” said Ukasick. “It’s awesome that the second quarter. Junior forward Korbyn place, we didn’t feel as confident,” said memory really set in like I’ve done it before there is an event that recognizes women in Ukasick scored seven points in just 1:16 Ukasick. “At home, coming off of such a fun, so I can do it now and try not to think about sports because it’s an important thing, and minutes, putting the Tigers just five points emotional game against TLU, even though it,” said Cendali. sometimes it gets underrepresented.” behind Texas Lutheran. Ukasick continued we lost, I think it reenergized us. We were It was an amazing game for the Tigers “It’s really neat to see little girls in YMCA to shine in the first half, sinking a three just confident in our ability to win, and we shooting-wise. They had a 71.4 percent jerseys coming around, getting a chance to pointer with just 25 seconds left on the knew we were the better team. Believing from the floor and 66.7 percent long range. talk to some of [the team],” agreed Doran. “I board decreasing the deficit to just three at that helped a lot.” And Cendali wasn’t the only Tiger nailing think National Girls and Women in Sports 23-26. But then a foul by CC sent the Bull- Tigers had a 14-2 run during that first the free throws. The team had an 85.7 free- Day is a really important day because you dogs to the free throw line to end the half quarter, ending with a three pointer by throw percentage. The Tigers majorly im- get more girls interested in sports.” 28-23. senior guard Katie Waters. It rained three proved in turnovers, from 30 at Southwest- This weekend the Tigers have two more In the third quarter, Texas Lutheran never pointers in the second quarter, with both ern to 15 at home. home games against conference rivals Uni- gave up their lead but the Tigers kept on CC and Southwestern scoring two each in “It was an extra week to prepare. Not versity of Dallas and Austin College. their tail. In the fourth quarter, three layups the first two minutes. Despite Southwest- much really changed between what South- “With this win we all felt a lot of confi- from senior forward Danielle Davis and a ern’s efforts, CC maintained their lead for western did at their place and what they dence and are ready, really ready, to get a jumper from Ukasick narrowed the score the rest of the half, even extending it to 18 did out here,” said Doran. “You knew ex- win especially against Dallas and Austin to 44-47. Unfortunately, in the last min- points with less than four minutes left. The actly what was coming and it came down and hopefully get a chance to make confer- ute and a half of the quarter, the Bulldogs half ended with a fast break layup by Wa- really to that execution piece. We finally got ence tournament,” said Cendali. 8

February 5, 2016 Active Life The Catalyst

P . Left: Matt, a companion Chris made on his travels, follows up a pitch in Yosemite Valley. Right: Chris Dickson camping below Gannett and the Gooseneck Glacier in Wyoming. Chris Dickson Travels the West

By ANNA GRIGSBY

After nishing up work in early June with he was working in an o ce. He decided to did he encounter amazing wilderness land- which Dickson calls “one of the coolest expe- the Outdoor Education Center (OEC) at Col- hit the road for the summer, doing things he scapes, he also met incredible people. One riences of my life.” orado College, Chris Dickson, a former CC loved like climbing and mountaineering. night in Jackson, Wyo., he played guitar, sang e next step for Dickson is to pursue a ca- graduate, packed up his things and sought One of Dickson’s rst moves prior to leav- country songs, and drank whiskey around a reer doing what he loves. At the moment, he out a new adventure. For four months he ing Colorado Springs was to build a sleeping re with a group of four people from Georgia. is living the glorious ski bum life just outside traveled through the West, exploring the platform in the back of his SUV, knowing that Nights spent with strangers who are friends of Telluride, Colo. with some other former mountains of Grand Teton National Park, ve-star hotels or even B&Bs were not in his by the morning are unforgettable for Dick- CC graduates. He works at an outdoor gear big-wall climbing in the Yosemite Valley, future. He then budgeted how much money son. In Yosemite Valley, he encountered folks shop and will begin his NOLS (National Out- trekking across glaciers in British Columbia, he was willing to spend throughout the sum- from Brazil, the U.K., Spain, and Japan, and door Leadership School) Instructor Course and climbing spires in the Wind River Range. mer on gas for his travels. In four months of climbed alongside them for a period of time. in May. He is hoping to work for NOLS this “Each of these places left an indelible mark travel, Dickson put 6,000 miles on his car, One of his most memorable encounters summer through rock climbing and back- on me, and I hope to return to all of them slept over 100 nights in his car, and drove was meeting someone named Matt in Yo- packing courses within the Rockies. After this again soon,” Dickson said when discussing through nine di erent states. semite Valley who incidentally knew Dick- summer, he hopes to combine career and his travels. His sentiment and attachment to Some readers might cringe at the thought son’s friend Nick Koch (‘13), a fellow CC mountains as often as possible. these spectacular areas and views display the of bugs and no showers, restaurants, or kitch- climber. “His name was Matt, he had driven I asked Dickson what advice he had for true love one can foster for the outdoors. In ens, whereas others (myself included) get directly to Yosemite after graduating high someone wanting to pack their things up and his two years working with the OEC, Dick- excited about the thought of packing up and school, and he was living the quintessential adventure after college (or whenever, really). son realized a desire to pursue a career in setting out for the slightly unknown. dirtbag climbing life.” Dickson had climbed “Just go. And don’t look back. Adventures outdoor recreation. His motivation came in roughout his travels, Dickson found only two routes within the Tuolumne high should not be things that wait. You’ll return part from working with the OEC, but also climbing opportunities every chance he country when Matt convinced him to climb happier, healthier, and ready to take on what- from hearing of his friends’ adventures while could, often involving camping. Not only ‘ e Nose’ on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, ever comes next.”

The Dark Side of Skiing Spring Canyon Trail

By SARAH FLEMING Features Breathtaking

To many CC students, skiing is more than is proliferation of wealth concentrated in Pikes Peak Views a sport or a sideline hobby. Skiing is closer small areas negatively a ects the thousands to a lifelong passion; it’s almost a religion. of people that ski resorts and towns must Accessible hiking area becoming a destination spot We exalt the gods of the mountains, and we employ to keep the operation running: lift do anything to catch a powder day. I will be operators, mechanical workers, restaurant for CC students to beat weekend crowds the rst to a rm that the best days of my life cooks, hotel maids—the list goes on. E orts have been spent “shredding the gnar,” and I to provide a ordable housing have either never feel so excited about life as when slid- stretched the de nition of “a ordable” to By MARY MURPHY ing down a slope on a powder day. include those with doctor’s salaries (in As- But all of this comes at a steep price—even pen, the minimum income to qualify for this In the southwest corner of Garden of the the end there is a steep gain that will lead to more than the extravagant amount of money housing is $60,000; the maximum is $1 mil- Gods is a hidden trailhead. e two short loops a ridge with breathtaking views of Pikes. It is we spend on gear, lift tickets, and transporta- lion) or resulted in unreasonably cramped combined with an out-and-back trail make very easy to accidently hike o -trail (which tion. quarters (last December, Vail Resorts told its this area a great place to explore. roughout we did). Hike a bit further east for yet anoth- Skiing is a notoriously environmentally de- employees that due to housing shortage, they the 2.5-mile trail, one meanders through the er surprising view of Pikes and a light, hilly structive sport, and as it gets more corporate- would have to take on extra roommates and beautiful yet rocky terrain that Garden of the gain onto a “mystery trail.” dominated and institutionalized, it is becom- “get used to bunk beds”). As a result, workers Gods is known for, but this trailhead is free of After researching other trails near Spring ing less of a stoked expression of the soul, camp in the woods, sleep in their cars, or live the usual hordes of tourists that invade Gar- Canyon, I have come to the conclusion that and more of a demonstration of wealth and in cheaper places and drive or hitchhike two den of the Gods each day. this is not an original trail, but a manmade status. Skiing has moved far from its roots plus hours to and from the mountain every Although this trail at Garden of the Gods o shoot by hikers looking to get a longer as a necessary mode of transportation with day. is for beginner hikers and seemed pretty hike. It does loop back around to the middle added fun bonus, and it is even past its initial e environmental impact of the ski indus- straightforward from the online map, the be- mark where the out-and-back trail begins, growth in the U.S. as a niche diversion. Skiing try is not small. e construction of ski areas ginning was misleading and not well marked but if you do take this path please remember has developed into a pro t-driven venture requires extensive logging and destruction (as well as a few other sections). Some advice: to stick to the trail. A good rule of thumb is for the bene t of the few at the expense of the of animals’ natural habitat—it is akin to con- stay to the right and make sure to stay on trail. to stay on the wider paths and take the paths many. structing a small city in a mountain environ- is hike is accented with many large rock for- that look more traveled if you are unsure of Let’s take some of the favorite and famed ment. While many resorts are making e orts mations, which the trail takes you around and the trail. Another tip for this trail: go in the ski resorts of Colorado for example. Most ski to reduce the CO2 impact of their lift and over. You will encounter these rock forma- late afternoon when you can see the sun areas started because towns needed a new mountain operations, it’s di cult for them tions very quickly, and the rst is known as the re ecting behind the clouds and onto the economic industry once the gold and silver to mitigate the impact of those giant mostly- Siamese Twins. Due to the terrain, this trail is summit of Pikes Peak. rush died down. ese run-down old min- empty homes or the fossil fuels it takes to get not conducive to trail running. is light hike is a perfect afternoon ex- ing towns have now become mega resort all of those people and resources to the re- In addition to the rock formations, there are cursion if you are looking to get outside with complexes, t with ve-star hotels and res- sorts in the rst place. an abundance of panoramic views overlook- some friends and explore, or if you are just taurants, 8,000 square-foot on-slope vacation e bottom line is that the way the ski in- ing Pikes Peak. ese breaks in the trail, either looking for some great photo-ops of Pikes. homes that are occupied two weeks out of the dustry is developing—corporate, institution- through the brush or along ridges, allow you And, as always, some hiking wisdom to take year, and street shops such as Patagonia. al, exclusionary—is incompatible with the to enjoy the beauty of the rocky valley as well with you on the trail. As John Muir said: e commercialization of skiing is driving adventure, solace, and connection we seek as the breathtaking views of the fourteener to “Between two pines is a doorway to a new out the local mountainfolk to make room for from the mountains in the rst place. Regard- our west. world.” the super rich. e median price of a single- less, we aren’t likely to forsake our pursuit of e rst loop, or trail section to the right, is How to nd the trail: drive to the main family home in Breckenridge is $1,035,806. powder because of any moral qualms. Per- rather short and will take you back around to entrance of Garden of the Gods, o 31st St. In Aspen, which has the most expensive real haps the best course of action is for us to both the Cabin Canyon Trail. is trail gives you ac- From the Garden of the Gods entrance, the estate in the country, it’s $5,081,388 (appar- become aware of the detrimental impact ski- cess to the out-and-back as well as the looping Spring Canyon Trail turn o is about two ently the cheapest home for sale there in re- ing can have and do our best to nd a way to trail to the left. De nitely hike the out-and- miles down Garden Drive. cent years was a trailer for $559,000). return to the roots of skiing. back, which is no more than a mile long. At e Catalyst • Active Life • February 5, 2016 9 Ins & Outs of Backcountry Hut Touring

By GRIFFIN MANSI Backcountry skiers often talk about ‘hut and avalanche awareness and rescue skills trips.’ ose unfamiliar with skier lingo may are a necessity. e best option is to take an be left wondering, ‘What exactly is a hut trip, AIARE Level 1 course to learn those skills. and what does it entail?’ Gear you’ll need What is a hut? is is the big section because backcountry ‘Huts’ are small cabins that are located skiing requires much more equipment than deep in the backcountry. Often groups are in-bounds skiing. Here’s what you will need: required to hike in a few miles with food, Beacon, Shovel, Probe: ese are absolute gear, etc. necessary when traveling in the backcountry. Make sure you have a metal, backcountry- How to plan speci c shovel. Now that you’ve decided that you want to -Skis with AT bindings or tele bindings with a venture to a hut, you need to begin planning. tour mode and heel risers If you are trying to book an entire hut, you’ll -Climbing skins need to do so at least a month in advance. -Adjustable ski poles However, there are a few huts throughout -AT boots - Make sure your boots have a good Colorado that are on a rst-come, rst-serve walk mode. basis. -Backpack: ~ 50 liters works for most trips Once you’ve booked a hut, you need to look -Base layers at the skiable terrain. CalTopo.com is a useful -Middle weight layers - I usually have a tool because it is loaded with USGS maps and synthetic shirt and micro pu vest. allows you to highlight speci c slope angles. -Shell Jacket - Leave your heavy, insulated Google Earth is also great for nding ski areas. resort jacket at home. If you don’t have a Next, you need to look at weather shell, a rain jacket is a good substitute, just conditions. NOAA.com and other weather bring a couple extra layers. sites will tell you about the projected snow -Shell Pants - As long as your pants aren’t P . Level II ski leader training participants at Cameron Pass. and temperatures. e Colorado Avalanche super insulated you should be ne. Again, Information Center, CAIC.com, has detailed rain pants are a good substitute. -Nalgenes - leave your camelback at home stir fry. A deck of cards is always a nice low reports on avalanche conditions throughout -Sunglasses - ese should have dark lenses because it will freeze on the ski tour. weight thing to bring. the state. You need to read CAIC every day and sun protection on the side. -Sleeping Bag - Some huts have bedding but in the weeks leading up to the trip so you -Goggles bringing a summer weight sleeping bag is a Food to pack are familiar with the snowpack and how it is -Beanie good idea. Here, the possibilities are endless because being a ected or could be a ected by new -Gloves -Comfortable shoes to wear around the hut the world is your refrigerator. e deciding snow. -Liner gloves - ese are perfect for touring. -Clothes to wear in the hut - e woodstoves factor for what food you bring is weight and -Baseball hat - Snapback trucker hats are also make the huts extremely warm. portability. Also, if you bring eggs, place them Other planning great for touring. inside by the door so that they don’t freeze or To go backcountry skiing, you need to be a -Helmet - Your decision to bring one should Other gear to consider get too hot from the wood stove. competent skier at a resort. You don’t need depend on the terrain you intend to ski. Most huts come stocked with pots and to be shredding double black diamonds or Map and compass - You can print out Caltopo pans, utensils, plates, etc. Often a list of the With the proper planning, hut trips can be sending 25-foot cli s. You just need to be very maps. supplies in the hut will be on the website the best option for backcountry skiing. Get a comfortable and strong on skis. -Headlamp where you booked it. If you want to get really great group of friends together, nd a hut to Backcountry skiing is inherently dangerous -Multi tool fancy you could carry in a wok and make stay in, and get out there. Winter Park: A Mountain Unknown Hidden treasure troves abound in little-known ski area Feature-Packed By ROBERT MALONE and Free The locals of any ski resort will know jump. If you are like most advanced skiers where the best place is to ski on the moun- and don’t want to become a park rat, then tain. There are many factors that impact Mary Jane is for you. where this may be. The weather on the day Mary Jane is rough skiing filled with end- of skiing as well as the weather over the less moguls, vertical chutes, and a number I need a checking past few days can make the snow feel like of cliffs. 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February 5, 2016 Life The Catalyst Meet the Men Behind Your Sushi

By ABE LAHR You can ind Charles Wilemon and Bradley slept with, the drugs they did, or how much Garcia manning Benji’s Sushi Stand every alcohol they drank,” Wilemon said. “I mean, weekday from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Wi- I did it when I was in my early twenties, but it lemon is a veteran of Bon Appetit who has gets old really quick.” worked at a number of the food stations on It’s not just the party culture that can be a campus. nuisance for Wilemon. “[One example is] “I started of doing sushi at the Preserve,” people spouting of stuf that their professors said Wilemon. told them as gospel instead of thinking for “About ive years ago we used to do a rotat- themselves,” Wilemon added. “When people ing menu every night. We started doing su- come in my line I try to get them to think for shi once a week [...] after the remodel they themselves. I’ll say ‘hat’s a cool viewpoint, opened up a sushi stand and they tried run- but what’s the practicality behind that or how ning it with other people and it just wasn’t would you implement that certain viewpoint?’ working, and then this year they put up a I play devil’s advocate a lot.” In response Gar- full-time sushi stand with me and Bradley cia added: “hat’s one way of putting it.” running it.” “I’m not really as mean as I come across,” Garcia, now 20, originally worked in Ras- Wilemon clariied. “My tagline for us is ‘High- tall. “I started doing omelets and they’ve ly Inappropriate, Mildly Ofensive’ just be- always been trying to get me onto sushi full- cause when we get on a roll we forget where time with Charles and then once we got a to stop the jokes. We’re never intending to new omelet guy they moved me to sushi full- insult anyone or question someone’s beliefs time,” he said. because your beliefs are your beliefs, and no Photo by Tess Gruenberg. Bradley Garcia (left) and Charles Wilemon (right) Both Wilemon and Garcia say they enjoy one should have a right to change that in you. the company of students while they work. But sometimes when we’re joking around we istry on a plate.” she passed away all the grandkids decided to “he best part is just talking to you guys,” forget where that line is sometimes. But we Wilemon spent some time in Japan and get frog tattoos. So we all got frog tattoos and Wilemon said. “Most of you are really cool. never mean to be ofensive.” noticed some not-so-subtle diferences in I got a dart frog because I also collect them Seeing diferent viewpoints because, you Both chefs enjoy the work that goes into sushi’s American counterpart. as pets. I have four or ive diferent species at know, I’m from a diferent generation. I’ve making sushi. “American sushi is covered in sauces and home.” got twenty or thirty years on most of you guys. “It’s something that you have to do perfect- has rice and is almost always a roll of some “I always liked the fall,” he explains when My daughter is the same age as you guys. So ly, you have to really pay attention to it,” Gar- sort,” said Wilemon. “In Japan, sushi is usu- asked about his leaf tattoo, “but in Colorado it’s just that I have diferent viewpoints and cia explained. “You can’t just kind of throw a ally nigiri style, which is the ish over the rice. the primary color is gold and brown, so I got it’s sometimes really cool to hear your difer- burger on the grill or whatever. You have to And you don’t get a choice. You walk into the the leaves so I could remember what real fall ent views and takes on things.” actually cut everything exact lengths. It has restaurant and you pay your money and the looks like to me.” “I like to talk to you guys,” said Garcia. “You to be perfect and I have a very meticulous chef puts the food in front of you and that’s When you’re in Benji’s waiting for your su- have a lot of fun things to say. But for me it’s attitude towards cooking. I’ll do things that what you’re eating that night. hat was my shi, or just standing around because you’re for a diferent reason. It’s like, you all are my would make a lot of chefs be all like ‘Dude, irst experience with uni, which is sea urchin. bored, talking to Wilemon and Garcia can age. A lot of you are a little bit older than me, just do this. Don’t add all the little details and Don’t like that at all. hat’s really salty. It’s an lead to some fun conversations. All it takes a little bit younger than me, so it’s like talking stuf,’ but with sushi you have to do all those acquired taste.” is someone asking a question. Sometimes to kids from school and stuf.” little details so it’s really itting for me person- One of Wilemon’s notable features is his students have a tendency to stay in their own Sometimes, though, we can get on their ally.” tattoos. He has a dart frog inked on his right bubbles when they’re not with other stu- nerves. “he aesthetic,” answered Wilemon when arm and a design with a leaf inked on the left. dents. Wilemon and Garcia are prime exam- “he most annoying thing is listening to all asked about why he loves his work. “You have “I got the frog because my grandmother ples of the engaging kind of people who work the things people take pride in that I don’t to be precise. If you do it right it looks good was really into frogs,” he said. “Growing up at and with CC that someone might miss out feel they should take pride in, like who they when you’re done with it. It’s kind of like art- she had frogs all over the house and when on if they stay in their bubble. SOCC Expands Dependable Mediocrity: A Review of Wooglin’s Deli By EBONI STATHAM By MEREDITH ALLEN he Sounds of Colorado College had a successful irst semester of events, such as Gay- If you are associated with Colorado College East Coaster, I strongly concur. Wooglin’s Deli: hard Productions: Bubbles and Bass, Home- and have yet to dine at Wooglin’s Deli, you live Aside from the food, Wooglin’s also strug- 823 N. Tejon St. boy Sandman, Shabazz Palaces, and more. in an alternate universe. However, I encour- gles with its atmosphere. While the staf is Mon.—Sat. 2.5/5 Although irst semester Events Manager Quinn age you to stay there. Wooglin’s is a prime ex- consistently friendly and welcoming, the 7 a.m.—9 p.m. Webb has graduated, Francesca Lipinsky is ample of mediocre food and drink, but no one physical setup is dim and a bit sleepy. A lack excited to continue with a few events to end seems to question its menu. It has become a of indoor lighting makes it diicult to work service, Wooglin’s does have its perks. he the school year. he Sounds of Colorado Col- breakfast staple of the of-campus diet, a reg- and fails to highlight one of Wooglin’s sell- prices are afordable for college students and lege is currently planning Battle of the Bands. ular meeting place for group projects, a close ing points: its local artwork. Additionally, its the community at large. Iofredo also noted his event is a great opportunity for students option for those hung-over mornings, and a shortage of electrical outlets prompts many that the Bloody Mary is “bomb.” he que- to come together to show support and vote for quick spot for fourth-week dinners. to-go orders. sadillas, too, are always a hit. However, I still some of their favorite bands in the hopes that For the growing number of vegans and veg- To-go orders have their own set give Wooglin’s a 2.5/5 star review. they will have the opportunity to perform at etarians in the Colorado College community, of issues. Wooglin’s use of styrofoam is out- I am no economics major, but I know that Llamapalooza, the annual music and arts fes- Wooglin’s falls short. he hummus wrap of- dated and environmentally questionable, es- competition is good for the free market, the tival at the end of the year. fers not even a suggestion of uniqueness and pecially when considering how many other evolution of a menu, and, thus, my belly. he station has also hired junior Eliza Jacob- the salads can be summed up as plates of la- restaurants have switched to recyclable or As Wooglin’s is placed strategically close to son who will be taking over sophomore David vorless vegetables with a side of ranch. If you compostable containers. On this issue, how- campus, it has a monopoly over of-campus Andrews’ position as Program Manager. She are in search of a healthy, meatless, or glu- ever, it must be noted that the responsibility quick eats. Sadly, neither La’au’s nor the food has been a DJ since her freshman year here ten-free meal, you are better of at Mountain is also on diners to take initiative and con- truck can challenge Wooglin’s because they at CC and plans on having her own show this Mama or Poor Richard’s, no questions asked. sider waste. Additionally, I recognize the cost ofer specialty menus. At my ive-year re- year as well. Although the SOCC does have a While Wooglin’s caters to the standard associated with switching materials. On an- union, I would like to see another deli-like substantial focus on events, it is irst and fore- omnivore diet, it leaves much to be desired. other note, I suggest that Wooglin’s expand restaurant just as close to campus. Without most a radio station. Senior Jenna Iofredo noted that the bacon its recycling. he sole recycling bin by the this competition and our demand for tast- “I would like to see the SOCC expand and needs to be thicker. Another senior, Lila men’s bathroom is poorly marked and unde- ier, rather than convenient, food, I suspect improve next year,” said Jacobson. “First, I be- Rosenman, said that the sandwiches are in rutilized. Wooglin’s will continue to provide depend- lieve there should be more of an emphasis on serious need of toasting and that overall the In my four years at Colorado College, I have ably mediocre oferings. the promotion of student shows.” he SOCC food is never hot enough. he tuna salad walked optimistically, ex- streaming in the dining halls will be a good received some praise, but raised concerns citedly, and (h)angrily into irst step. around consuming ish in a landlocked state Wooglin’s. Each time I have Lastly, Erin Sugarman is the Online Content and canned tuna more generally. left with a sense of disap- Manager and will be managing thesocc.org As for cofee, tea, baked goods, and break- pointment. Why, then, do and senior Caroline Andryc will be taking over fast, the consensus is mixed. he alternative I keep going back? he Rain Robinson’s position of Promotions Man- milk oferings are a plus, but the specialty answer is simple: conve- ager. drinks are regarded by senior Josie Brownell nience. As Brownell stated, he Sounds of Colorado College staf is ex- as simply bad. On the contrary, the muins “he convenience factor is cited to end the year with a bang. With the ad- are dependable and the lemon bars ofer an huge.” dition of new staf committed to expanding the occasional treat. Breakfast sandwiches and Senior Anna Kelly ap- station, the music scene will be in good hands. burritos are also a strength of the menu. Se- plauded Wooglin’s call-in With a few small but important upgrades in nior Sachi Ishida suggested that breakfast orders. hey ofer a fast the studio and the possibility of streaming in should be served all day. However, Rosen- option for those mornings the dining halls, it will be a great opportunity man, New York bagel aicionado, notes the when a banana just won’t to hear student voices and student choices. weakness of Wooglin’s bagels. As a fellow cut it. Beyond its prompt Photo by Kiki Kauffman 11 he Catalyst • Life • February 5, 2016 Report from Sundance: Virtual Reality is a Hit

elaborate exhibits have wait-times up to music video based on Alice in Wonderland. ly attach hands with bodies. It’s not overtly REEL TALK By THOMAS CRANDALL four hours, including “The Holo-Cinema,” I head upstairs to the Samsung Gear VR sex; it’s more intimate and uncomfortable. in which you can interact with holographic lounge; unfortunately, the headsets use My perspective shifts as I look at the bodies “Which one would you like to try?” worlds of Star Wars, Jurassic Park, or “The only Samsung phones. Experiences range from afar or upside down; unlike porn, I get “’Come?’ I think that’s it.” Martian VR Experience,” where you can from social issues of minorities, from liv- to choose my “scene.” By the end, everyone She looks confused. play through scenes of The Martian as Matt ing among a rural tribe in Kenya to fu- is staring up at me as they disappear under “The porn one.” Damon’s character, Mark Watney. turistic sci-fi, such as waking up after a the tarp, hidden again. Creepy. “Oh, okay,” she replies, adjusting head- I finish my first experience, “In The Eyes 30-year cryogenic freeze. I start with “6x9: Of course, Sundance has more exhibits phones and a Samsung Gear Virtual Reality of An Animal,” created by a collective called An Immersive of Solitary Confinement,” than anyone could experience at home, (VR) headset over my face. Titles appear, Marshmallow Laser Feast. Four black, fu- produced by the Guardian. Of course, I’m but already virtual reality is commercially and I begin. turistic helmets hang from the ceiling, alone. A voice prompts me to memorize my available. Companies like Oculus Rift sell For many, the Sundance Film Festival adorned with different colored grasses; it cell. upscale headsets for $600, but Google’s conjures images of fur coats, Robert Red- looks like an art installation itself. Thank- I look down at my twin cot, and then I Cardboard, a DIY cardboard set, sells for as ford, or weird indie films, but virtual reality fully, it’s only a 10-minute wait, as I slip on see a desk, stool, and toilet. I hear actual low as ive dollars. Cutting edge VR is still is already becoming part of the buzz. Crit- my headset and buckle a backpack across prison recordings as inmates describe expensive (one prototype, the Microsoft Ho- ics, industry professionals, and fans alike my chest. The VR simulates the worlds of their psychological experiences of solitary. loLens, is $3,000), but products like Google rush up the stairs to the New Frontier VR four animal species: a fly, dragonfly, frog, Scrawled handwritten words appear on the Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR ($99) are exhibit as Colorado College alum Andy and owl. My vest buzzes, simulating wings wall, such as “depression” and “suicide.” consumer friendly. Oculus Rift even has Goldstein leads our class to the main floor. as I explore pixelated, shifting green cano- The headphones aren’t noise cancelling, so multi-player VR shooters, and Sony Playsta- His creepy VR doll horror story, Sisters, is pies below me in 360-degree view. I crawl I can still hear the voices of others around tion VR is launching a PS4 headset this year, already available as a smartphone app. I along bark, and trees pulse in black and me; still, the environment is convincing. boasting ultra-real 120 frames per second still haven’t made it to the end. white as I look for prey. I even hear leaves One inmate describes seeing his cell from gameplay. HTC Vive Pre, a PC Steam VR, is Demos range from narrative films to blow around me, and I’m reminded of my above one day, and I begin to float toward also set to hit shelves in April. point of view world experiences. Some are physical body only because my butt is slid- the ceiling. It’s uncanny. VR is still in development, and like 3D it like normal video installations, such as Es- ing off the chair as I look around excitedly. I wanted to try “Notes on Blindness,” an will take time to address motion sickness cape Pod, a looped animated film follow- Some take all day to try, such as “The experience of being blind, but hearing the and eye fatigue. But, the potential for im- ing a gold deer through surreal deserts or Leviathan,” an exhibit that uses motion man next to me talk about a porn one, I mersive, interactive storytelling already has endless stairs (one bizarre sequence even sensors to pair physical touch with virtual had to try it. “Viens!” begins sitting in the ilmmakers and artists boggling, with Sun- involves emerging from inside the deer images. Another demo involves a multi- middle of a plastic tarp. People surround dance leading the way. through its rear, a pulsing butthole). Anoth- person, avatar experience, where you ex- me, and I realize they are all naked. Sud- Plus, Andy Goldstein and Robyn Tong, co- er demo is a two-screen loop of contempo- plore a crypt with a friend, interacting with denly, they start touching each other, and founders of Otherworld Interactive, will be rary Compton, Calif., set to music by Kend- each other and digital objects. In others, I’m looking down on a moving, mass of part of Cornerstone Arts Week. Make sure to rick Lamar, or a slow-motion performance you choose your own adventure, like the bodies. Some perform oral sex, but most visit them to experience “Sisters” yourself, of a stunt man setting himself on fire. More history of Cuban dance or an animated are in such a tangle that I can’t immediate- Feb. 26. Bluegrass and Banjos: Winter X Games

Béla Fleck and Abigail By MATT SARACENO Washburn Visit CC The Evolution of By SOPHIA PRAY Competitive Winter Sports Continued from the front page Last weekend, Buttermilk Mountain at As- exposure via airtime, there’s no reason for pen played host to the 20th annual Winter X them to pay as highly. rhythms. Jeremy Becker, a junior and Having Fleck and Washburn on campus Games. Featuring hundreds of athletes from If allowed to degenerate further, the cur- banjo player for the CC Bluegrass En- to perform was truly inspirational, espe- dozens of countries of origin, the Winter X rent competition paradigm will become semble, said he has never heard two ban- cially because many students were able to Games is the premiere event for several dis- an increasingly high-risk, low-reward situ- jos sound as good together as that night: meet them personally from the previous ciplines of winter sports, including freestyle ation. In my estimation, that may not be a “Usually in bluegrass music you’ll have events CC held. skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling. bad thing. one of a bunch of instruments like banjo, On Sunday, Jan. 31, Washburn held an his year, ESPN (who broadcasts the event) Getting rich is not why any athlete starts guitar, iddle, mandolin, and base, but very afternoon spiritual meeting in which at- decided to partner up with Xbox to bring competition skiing and snowboarding. he rarely you’ll hear two banjos. hey really tending students were able to share their Halo 5: Guardians, a stop on the Halo World draw is the activation of low state, where pulled it of.” personal stories and relect on their most Championship Tour, to X Games 20. he an athlete’s learned experience in the dis- he concert was illed with a variety of vulnerable moments, getting words of ad- decision left many members of the winter cipline combines with complete immersion songs and associated stories, including vice from Washburn herself. While relect- sports communities peeved, as ESPN chose in the task at hand to elevate the athlete’s hand-written pieces by both Fleck and ing on this session at the concert, she said: to air live action of the Halo tournament in- creativity and ultimately achieve a unique Washburn, a Chinese song learned by “We got deep, didn’t we… We got deep.” stead of several high-proile events in both and organic approach to their ield. Washburn while she studied in China, and Later that night, Fleck attended and held snowboarding and skiing disciplines. In high-proile competition riding, the others from their joint album they released a question and answer session for the Logan Imlach, a non-competing profes- events are curated and judged in speciic in 2014. From Fleck’s precise and quick screening of the ilm hrow Down Your sional skier, quipped via Facebook, “So ways. Tricks are ranked by diiculty, which ingering on his banjo to Washburn’s pow- Heart, in which Fleck journeyed through happy Jossi walked away with the win. Not usually places importance on high degrees erful strumming and soulful voice, there parts of Africa to create and record songs sure how everybody was watching it, but on of spins and lips. In order to stay current, was an incredible array of talent present with local musicians there—essentially, he TSN (Canadian ESPN), I was pretty pissed top-level athletes have to keep up with between the two of them. As Becker de- was “bringing back” the banjo to its roots. to be missing [slopestyle] runs just to see the new tricks that their competitors learn scribed, “It’s really neat to see how they’re he ilm showcased Fleck’s skills, but also people play video games.” In an interview throughout the year. Instead of reaching a married couple making an album while promoted and explained the inspiration for Gamespot.com, however, Halo devel- within themselves to create something new raising a child and just having a really good for various sounds in his personal album opment boss Kiki Wolfkill praised the deci- and organic, these riders are required to time on stage.” Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3: Af- sion, claiming “ESPN’s embrace of esports be technically proicient at performing the Along with the incredible merit of their rica Sessions. will go a long way to legitimizing competi- current canon of tricks in their discipline. music, they delivered a very entertaining Both Fleck and Washburn then gave tive gaming as an athletic endeavor,” and If this type of competition riding really is presentation. hroughout the show, Wash- their time the following Monday to help that the position of esports is “not that on the decline, then perhaps a new para- burn and Fleck were making jokes and in- teach the members of the CC Bluegrass diferent from where ‘extreme sports’ was digm can take its place. Competition is involving the audience through lyric writing Ensemble more about the music they were in the ‘90s—basically earning its place in herent to humans, but it should be based and a sing-along. making. mainstream culture and amassing viewer- on the betterment of self rather than the “It was incredible. hey have a great “It is super inspirational for me as an ship over time.” decimation of the competition. If smaller, sense of humor, and it’s just been a really aspiring banjo player. I’ve heard Béla’s While this is certainly true to a degree, more freestyle-oriented companies take the fun interactive show,” said sophomore Ca- work, and I’ve seen him in concert with only the top handful of riders in the world in reins in organizing these types of events, the leigh Cassidy said. the Flecktones while I was in high school, any freestyle-oriented winter sports disci- judging criteria can be critically evaluated Perhaps one of the funnier moments but learning techniques from him person- pline make enough money to live comfort- and changed in order to foster progressive came when Washburn recounted her story ally—on everything from stage presence, ably. he majority of professionals would be and creative riding, rather than spin-to- of when Fleck came to CC to perform with to talking to the audience, to how to move very keen to amass greater viewership and win huckfests that monetarily reward those his former band the Flecktones. Despite mike cables—was super informative. Abi- hopefully bring some inancial support to willing to separate themselves from the pas- the popularity of his band at that time, she gail also taught us how to project better the smaller, more niche side of the winter sionate, creative base of community mem- didn’t see the show, therefore missing an singing-wise. It was a great experience.” sports industry that often goes ignored by bers that piqued these athletes’ interest in opportunity to see her future husband per- major media outlets in the irst place. hey riding. form. feel they are still in a precarious position. hese high-stakes competitions are de- “I loved hearing about the CC stories When it comes down to it, the criticism is structive to the cohesiveness of the com- from Abigail,” said irst-year Harrison aimed at ESPN, not the gaming community. munities that their elite participants origi- Selle. Washburn incorporated her memo- High-level competitive winter sports ath- nally cut their teeth in. hey corrupt the ries from CC between songs, reminisc- letes make their money via endorsements individual’s goal of self-progression and de- ing on her time in the all-female acapella and contest winnings; if airtime is taken velopment of creativity to something more group Element, as well as telling of her irst away from a certain athlete’s event one year, narrowly focused on competition results, bluegrass concert at Poor Richards, a pizza their sponsors may be inclined to reduce checklists of tricks, and cash money. his restaurant located in downtown Colorado that athlete’s inancial support the next corruption is detrimental to the art form of Photo by Greg Williamson. Springs. year. Since the company won’t get as much freestyle winter sports. A Q&A with Béla Fleck 12 he Catalyst • Life • February 5, 2016 A Cold Play at Half Time Springs Surreal: Depicting the Dream World of the Southwest NICK’S PICKS By NICK DYE This Sunday, many of us will huddle game in erupted in laughter and howling By SAMANTHA SILVERMAN around whatever TV or screen we can in reaction to the Jackson controversy the find to watch the 50th edition of the Super year before. “Springs Surreal” is an exhibit at the To the left hang her two oil paintings, Bowl. We have many ardent supporters of Two years later, Prince opened his show Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in “Foxfire (The Creation of the Aurora),” the Denver Broncos in our midst, watch- with a phallic silhouette of him and his its final weekend of exhibition display- and “Folkesagn (Moving the Moon),” il- ing what may likely be Peyton Manning’s guitar. Two years after that, The Boss, ing the surrealist work of four Colorado lustrating people running through the last game. Others may root for the domi- Bruce Springsteen famously slid into a Springs-based artists. The Fine Arts Cen- dark of the desert, disguised in masks nant Carolina Panthers and the near-un- camera lens crotch first. Madonna invited ter describes “Spring Surreal” as “working of foxes and rabbits. There is an air of stoppable Cam Newton. However, there M.I.A. on to the stage. In some form of within the realms of dreamscape, fantasy, freedom and purity in the painting, with is likely a silent majority of us who just protest, the Sri Lankan rapper decided to ready-made, and chance, the landscape rabbit-people running, arms in the air, watch the game out of sheer habit. flip off over 100 million people. of the subconscious psyche and natu- through the grey sky, and the hunched- Yes, the Super Bowl determines who will In the age of the Internet, gaffes have ral conflicts between order, chaos, and over foxes dancing under the northern be the NFL Champion this season, but turned into memes. Last year, “Left Shark” chance via unexpected materials and lights. don’t be fooled; the game is ultimately became a national phenomenon after one subjects, questioning long standing be- Beckstrom’s juxtaposition of darkness about entertainment and making money. of Katy Perry’s shark dancers seemingly liefs about art, ourselves, and the world and her subtle notes of vibrant pinks, The 21 most-viewed television broadcasts forgot his moves and winged it. The year around us.” greens, and blues create a dream world of all time have been Super Bowls. before that, the Red Hot Chili Peppers Surrealism bridges the tangible world based in the spaces we presently occupy, Whether or not you support football, it who backed Bruno Mars for roughly 45 and our imaginations, re-rooting us in the as if there is no distinction between Col- is an American institution. Ultimately, it seconds flung around wildly with instru- place where we live, in the beauty of the orado, our dreams, and what we create may not be about winners and losers, but ments that weren’t plugged in. In 2013, shadows of the mountains, and in the soft when we allow them to overlap. the sheer fanfare of it all. It’s expensive. the typically graceful and gorgeous Be- nightglow of the desert. Here in Colora- These artists show what it means to be It’s shiny. It’s huge. yoncé was caught in a freeze frame, which do, we are who we are because of what is of a place: to lose oneself in the color, In the center of this tradition is the Su- to redditors seemed to resemble the Hulk. around us. The art of Lorelei Beckstrom, motion, and intricacy of the southwest. per Bowl Halftime Show, a 15-minute Overall, while the Super Bowl halftime Aaron Graces, Kay Williams Johnson, and And in this place, we can be wild animals, non-stop jam-packed medley of America’s show catches awkward moment year after Chris Sedgwick reminds us that our po- summoning the northern lights, pulling most mainstream artists. This year’s edi- year, it is overwhelmingly impressive. tential to create lies deep in our dreams, the clouds to grace us with rain, because tion, sponsored by Pepsi for the third year The show typically lasts fifteen minutes, triggered by the natural world. why wouldn’t we be able to? We are not in a row, is to be performed by Coldplay. packed into about thirty to forty-five min- Lorelei Beckstrom, originally from Min- limited to this concrete reality. Art gives Coldplay is somewhat of a disappointing utes of actual halftime. This may be shock- nesota, moved to Colorado in 1994 and us the access to explore the spirituality of choice for a headliner. They’re coming off ing, but before the halftime show the only has since focused on what she describes a place, and the way our dreams expose a very weak album, A Head Full of Dreams. things on the field are football players. as “narrative figurative oil painting.” our imaginations. Pepsi may have realized that when they That means in probably less than 15 min- Painting is a form of storytelling, as seen Only open until this Sunday, Feb. 7, decided to bring on past performers Be- utes an entire massive stage with working in her piece, “The Stormbringers,” which “Springs Surreal” exposes the unique yoncé and Bruno Mars, who rocked the lights, lasers, palm trees, you name it, is depicts nine replications of the same complexity of living in Colorado Springs, stage in 2013 and 2014, respectively. set up in the middle of a football field. bearded man, dressed in orange, pulling and allows you to see far beyond Colorado The Halftime Show is an institution in it- While the performers occasionally screw rain clouds with rope over a barren plain. College’s two blocks on Cascade Avenue. self that can have moments as memorable up, the show is an impressive feat. Katy as Malcolm Butler’s catch last year. There Perry entered the show on a giant metal- Photo by Kat seems to be a moment in each show that lic lion float and then left it on some kind Guerrero. becomes media fodder for the days and of shooting star lift. Most concerts don’t Art installations in “Springs Surreal” weeks to follow. This may have all begun even get that kind of theatricality. at the Colorado with Janet Jackson in 2004 when Justin Coldplay may not end up being the best Springs Fine Arts Timberlake exposed her breast on one pick for a show like this. (Especially be- Center. of the biggest television broadcasts of all ing an English band playing the 50th an- time. niversary of possibly the most American I remember the following year, when show event on earth.) Either way, they Paul McCartney was performing. In the will probably end up making an impact, middle of the performance, McCartney whether they put on a spectacle or some- took off his jacket. The den I watched the one flies crotch-first into a cameraman.

Spoon University Makes its Way to CC 24-Hour Theater Returns to CC

By LIVIA ABULS By ZASCHA FOX Last week, a petition to bring Spoon Uni- Heyman. “And you can do whatever you At irst glance, a play written, directed, and Jamner described the struggle to ensure versity to Colorado College was pitched in want with it, it attracts everyone.” performed all within 24 hours seems im- that everything gets done and is executed the hopes of kick-starting a new campus While food is the central focus of the on- possible. But Maya Jamner, a junior theater properly, while also letting the creative pro- community. In just three short days, the 300 line magazine, health and itness are often major, directed this semester’s 24-hour the- cess happen as naturally and serendipitously necessary signatures were acquired to found related. CC’s vibrant and active community ater event, which brings together a group of as possible. a chapter of the national publication at CC, seems to be the perfect place for such a pub- around 15 enthusiastic and talented young “It’s a mashing together of diferent per- meaning within the semester there will be a lication to thrive. Also, Spoon U connects students. sonalities, diferent talents, diferent creative new outlet for writers and food-fanatics alike. readers to a wide network of college food Maya attracted directors, writers, actors, abilities,” Jamner explained.” It makes it re- Emmy Heyman, a current CC sophomore, enthusiasts around the country, expanding and a tech crew for the show with posters, a ally hard, but I think that’s also what makes it is the face behind the efort. CC’s small campus of just over 2,000. Facebook group, and by word of mouth. really great.” he spontaneous nature of this “It’s an online magazine written for college Talia Worth, another CC sophomore who “Some people stay up all night and stay particular event is hard to replicate under students, by college students, and it’s a place has had extensive exposure to Spoon U at in the theater the entire time,” said Jamner diferent circumstances. for people to write articles about health or home in Chicago, says she is excited for of the varying levels of participation. “Some he previous 24-hour theater, run by cur- new food trends that are coming out,” said Spoon U to come to campus. people just come and go, and sometimes we rent sophomore Eviva Kahne, was what Heyman, who hopes to cultivate a new cam- “Who doesn’t love good food and secret have to track down actors at the last minute. inspired Maya to become the head of this pus culture surrounding food. fun recipes that CC students know and can We end up collecting year’s performance. However, Spoon U is more than simply share with all of us?” said Worth. people as the night “It’s a mashing together It featured a similar articles: It is a national community with his publication has the ability to connect and day go on.” structure of multiple emphasis on all things food. Articles range CC students to one another on a completely Students are able of diferent personalities, individual skits, all from, “How to Make hai Peanut Sauce out new and fresh level. to do as many jobs as diferent talents, diferent brought together into of Dining Hall Ingredients,” to “Girl Scout Additionally, Worth speaks to the helpful- they like; some even one cohesive play. Cookie Wine Pairings You Need to Try,” with ness of the restaurant guide: “I use it all the do a little bit of each creative abilities” “I think that there’s emphasis on the speciic colleges the writers time at home because there’s a chapter close one. he lexibility of something really fun hail from. to my house, and I think it’s super helpful. the various positions is one of the aspects and hilarious about continuing jokes over What this means for CC is articles about I love to hear what other students suggest. that participants love. the course of the entire show, and inding Colorado Cofee hacks, winning Rastall, and Also, the pictures are so appetizing you can’t his year’s 24-hour theater depicted ways to weave together parts that don’t origi- economical ways to shop at Whole Foods. In help but want to go and try the restaurants “Moonprance,” a ictional, low-budget ilm nally go together,” said Jamner. addition to written pieces, Spoon U presents out.” If that doesn’t prompt you to want a festival intended to poke fun at Sundance Next year, however, she thinks that it could restaurant guides and reviews to college- new and college-friendly guide to Colorado Festival. be fun to just participate and let someone speciic areas, which will ofer up new and Springs restaurants, I’m not sure what will. “Something sort of magical happens when else run it, just like she did. She’s excited exciting options for your of-campus crav- Applications are up now for community all of the things that weren’t working sud- about the prospect of 24-hour theater beings. he publication also presents step- manager, social media manager, editorial denly come together,” said Jamner. “Accord- coming a regular event here at CC, and hopes by-step video guides to make delicious cre- director, writers, and photographers at spoo- ing to the rules, you really can’t come in with that other theater enthusiasts will carry it on. ations such as “2-Ingredient Pumpkin Spice nuniversity.com/apply. material.” his lack of preparation creates an 24-hour theater is just one of CC’s many Muins You Can’t Mess Up.” he Feb. 14 deadline is quickly approach- interesting dynamic between writers. student-run performing arts events, showing Heyman, inspired by friends on other cam- ing. he many facets to this publication are “I really like the mad rush of everything,” that there are countless ways to get involved puses to extend the publication to Colorado quite attractive to CC students looking to said Jamner. “I think that the biggest chal- with theater, dance, music, and other disci- College, is excited for what is to come. both read and write, and the excitement the lenge is that it’s truly a collaborative process, plines. For information on the next 24-hour “I think it would be really cool to have at campus has shown about this new opportu- so there has to be a balance of control and theater, keep your eye out for posters and CC, we don’t have anything else like it,” said nity will likely foster a positive community at letting go.” other signs posted around campus. 13 he Catalyst • 10 Questions • February 5, 2016 HAMPTON SIDES Colorado College’s current Journalist-in-Residence discusses his life as a renowned journalist and historian, overcoming writer’s block, and his past as a musician.

Interview by Liz Forster Photography by Phillip Engh

CATALYST: When were you irst introduced to journalism? What made you want to pursue When did you leave? it as a career? I left outside full time in 1998 to work on a book about WWII in the Philippines. It was a story Hampton Sides: I grew up in the Woodward and Bernstein era of journalism. here was a about the Bataan Death March and the prison camps run by the Japanese. I spent two or three whole generation of young journalists who saw what Woodward and Bernstein did at the years on that project. I traveled all over the world, including Japan. hat book, “Ghost Sol- Washington Post in bringing down Nixon and were inspired to go into journalism. I was dei- diers,” came out in 2001. hat book changed my life. Up to that point, all the writing I had done nitely part of that generation. I had a little notebook and was the editor of my high school was hustling, freelancing, trying to get three stories out of one trip. I had three kids at that time. newspaper. I wanted to be a journalist. What that meant for me was to go to D.C., work my I was terriied I wouldn’t make it. It sold nearly a million copies, though, and I thought, ‘Wow, sources, and bring down the powerful vested interests. I did exactly that for nearly a decade, I can make a living out of this.’ It changed the whole dynamic for me. I also had thought of my- and I hated it. I hated that kind of source journalism. It wasn’t for me; I wasn’t good at it. I self almost exclusively as journalist. In that book, even though it was a historical topic, it was spent that decade worming my way slowly but surely into writing history and writing long based on interviews with survivors and veterans. But here I was, a historian now. From then form narrative noniction books and magazine pieces, just trying to get away from Washing- on, I’ve written more historical books that go deeper into the past. here is a semi-permeable ton. hat was the pinnacle of journalism—to be Woodward and Bernstein. It never really hap- membrane between journalism and history, and between writing for periodicals and longer pened like that before, where the president was brought down by reporting. books. I enjoy how they inform each other. So, that’s been a transition for me.

What are some of the publications you have worked and/or freelanced for? What is your least favorite story you have written?

I’ve worked for National Geographic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, I wrote a proile last year for a men’s magazine on Cristiano Ronaldo, the greatest soccer play- he New Yorker, Esquire, and Outside. I was an editor and a writer at Outside. I now jump er in the world—or at least he thinks he is. I lew to Madrid and waited over a week to interview around still a lot, working on a piece for the Atlantic. him. I know it sounds really terrible to be stuck in Madrid, but I couldn’t leave hotel as the phone might ring anytime. During the interview, he got distracted and left the interview with- What was it like working at Outside magazine? in one minute. I spent all this money and had to piece his proile together by talking to other people. He’s a douche. I interviewed his family, other players, and watched him practice. I like When I irst started working at Outside, they were based in Chicago. We called it Inside maga- to go deep on my pieces. To do a proile on someone you haven’t met, it’s diicult. You have to zine because it’s so cold working in downtown Chicago that we just stayed inside most of reinvent the wheel to make it work. I went to [one of Ronaldo’s photo shoots for underwear], the time. We sent writers all over the world to write these pieces, but we stayed inside and which was very close to him and his junk. drank cofee all day and drank bourbon and beer all night and put these pieces together. We were unhealthy and not outside-y at all. When the company moved to Santa Fe in 1994, that How do you overcome the cliché ‘writer’s block’? [culture] changed. We started actually doing stuf we were writing about. People were skiing, camping, and biking a lot. Now, I hardly recognize the place. hese guys paraglide to work and One of the ways is having three kids who are in college. I know a lot of writers have to wait for kayak home pretty much. It is extremely gear-savvy and techy kind of crew that runs it. Also, their muse to kick in, you know, ‘I didn’t feel like it today, so I didn’t write.’ I chuckle at that. just a really cool place. All magazines have some kind of beat, focus, and a lifestyle that they For me, the muse is the bills that have to be paid. It’s a job, and I mean that in the best sense cover. I can’t think of anything as interesting as the outdoors. he politics of the outdoors, the of the world. A surgeon can’t say that, like he just doesn’t feel like operating today. he writer environmental politics, sports, adventure, travel. It’s something I never got tired of and still can’t either. If you’re stuck in a story, work on another part of the story. If there is a kink there, think it’s great. go somewhere else. Also, sleeping on it. Sometimes, you wake up and the problem is solved.

I have two sons here. I think it was their worst nightmare having me on campus, as if I would show up to Classy Wednesday and be doing keg stands. But, I think I’ve done a good job.

What books or projects are you working on now?

I’m working on a new one about the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, which was truly one of the gnarliest battles in U.S. history. I’m going to Korea this summer, maybe to North Korea, but I don’t want to go to jail and spend 12 years in a labor camp.

What do you do in your free time?

I have a group of friends in Santa Fe who have a shack in an arroyo, and we listen to music as loud as it will go for hours. It’s like ice ish- ing: guys being guys. I also swim a lot. I’ve swam across Mississippi river in Memphis, which you’re not supposed to do, and I wrote about it for Outside.

If you could enroll in a CC class, what would it be?

One of the ield-trip classes CC is so famous for, like the Faulkner Class in Memphis or the Homer class in Greece.

What have you found at or learned about CC that surprised you since starting here last year as Journalist-in-Residence?

It’s an extraordinary place, a light-on-its-feet institution. If there’s a Hampton Sides and his canine companion, Cassie, on the Donald E. Autrey Field (more commonly known as the Yampa problem, people ix it. If you have an idea for class or symposium or Field). Sides, a New York Times best-selling author and well-known journalist, has been the Journalist-in-Residence at Colo- a speaker to bring in, it happens. At most institutions, people line up rado College since 2014. He teaches narrative non-iction at CC and has taught several blocks, including Topics in Creative Writing: he Art of Fact (held last Spring) and the upcoming Writing Wild: he Literary Journalism of the Outdoors (Spring and give you excuses why it won’t work. Here, they make it happen. 2016, Block 8). Sides also collaborates with the English Department and the Film and New Media Studies Department to It’s like, if you can do that much in three and a half weeks, what can’t bring fellow journalists to speak at CC. His most recent book, “In he Kingdom of Ice,” was chosen for the Colorado Springs you do? here’s a suppleness and unpretentiousness about the ap- city-wide Reading Program. proach. 14

February 5, 2016 Opinion The Catalyst Shooting Yourself in the Foot: Letter to the Editor: RE. “A Bikini Body or The Body?” By So- How Gun Control Rhetoric Hinders Progress phia Pray. (Life Section, 1/29/16). Last week’s Catalyst featured an article about Women’s Health Magazine’s decision to no longer include phrases like “bikini body” and “drop two sizes” on its covers. Featured in the Catalyst article was the description that the image that comes to mind for “bikini body” is “a white, blonde woman with a very slim body.” In an interview with a Colorado College female who bears a body many would describe along the lines of “white, blonde, and slim,” she attests that she does not see her body as “ideal,” and by no means does she glorify it. In regards to the Catalyst article about Women’s Health’s vow to retire particular body type vocabulary, the writer predict- ed that only once models become more diversified in terms of body type and race will their images become inclusive and liberating. The new #AerieREAL campaign by lingerie company Aerie, however, hires healthy-figured, natural models and promises to leave them untouched by Photoshop. Most recently, Aerie’s new- est model is Barbie Ferreira who proudly presents her U.S. size 12 body “unapolo- getically.” Although this campaign challenges supermodel standards, not all women will feel empowered. We live in an era in which attractiveness is equated with having a slender figure. However, this era also bears sentiments that embrace curvier women and shame Since 1970, 1.4 million people have lost their lives to gun violence those with slender figures, such as the Lane Bryant “I’m no Angel” campaign. By WES MILLER from campus would be a palatable as- that those who are to any degree pro-gun This campaign stigmatized those with sumption. That’s not to say there aren’t are somehow lesser and beneath respect- bodies similar to ones featured in Victo- Any debate surrounding violence tends those on campus who are pro-gun, but I’d ability is abhorrent and cancerous to any ria’s Secret advertisements. It called for to draw strong emotional reactions from be willing to bet that those who feel that progress to be made on the issue. This such women to not feel body-confident. everyone, and lately the polarizing con- way here at Colorado College construct narrative exists here much more than From this, it is safe to say that no figure versations surrounding gun violence their argument differently than the sort we’d like to admit, as it tends to seep in can truly be “ideal” in our society that is have been saturated with a particular of person who thinks it’s a good idea to when the intense emotions surrounding obsessed with perfection. virulence. grab some drinking buddies, guns, and this debate come forth in the aftermath of Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, MD from Psy- Given the historical and societal con- occupy a federal wildlife preserve in east- an all-too-common tragedy. Regardless chcentral.com, released in 2012 that 80 text, it’s understandable why the debates ern Oregon because they feel the need to of how right it might feel to hold those percent of women hate their bodies and sometimes feel more like a fracas than an stick it to Obama. views, they more often lead to radicaliza- another 10 percent have eating disorders. academic exchange of ideas. Since 1970, The flaws in the rhetoric of the pro-gun tion than to compromise and progress. According to another site, an astounding there have been 1.4 million Americans control side of the debate are much more The reality of the matter is that either 90 percent of women admit their body who have lost their lives (including sui- relevant to this campus as there certainly side can come up with a set of assump- makes them feel ashamed. Female desire cides, accidents and murder) to gun vio- are aspects to that side of the debate that tions about politics, society, and human for body perfection is no longer simply a lence, and yet, despite the fierce debates are destructive to progress. It is easy to nature that uphold their views to be un- weight issue. Women with “normal-sized” that permeate national conversation, look at the issue from a singular perspec- challengeable and righteous, but it’s that bodies and even those “underweight” still there is often little “progress” made in tive that’s convenient to preconceived very tendency that’s responsible for so struggle with body acceptance. any direction on the issue. beliefs and notions, but that mindset is much of the polarization and stagnation In the end, there is little cheering for As a country we clearly feel intensely not one that leads to compromise or any that has diseased the intellectual content women on either end of the scale. What about the issue, yet we hamstring our- sort of progress. Once you look at some surrounding the issue. should be brandished is that women of selves from making progress by using statistics it seems a bit ridiculous that To borrow from Megan McArdle, “The all body types are worthy of retailers’ at- rhetoric that accelerates the decay into there has been no progress at all. A Pew better your message makes you feel about tentions. Furthermore, no body deserves feuding and quarrel. Those who are pro- research poll in July found that 85 per- yourself, the less likely it is that you are critical comments from trolls. gun will bleat about naïve, soft, bleeding cent of the public favored making pri- convincing anyone else. The messages By CHARLOTTE WALL heart liberals or democratically-elected vate gun sales and sales at gun shows that make you feel great about yourself tyrants when they look to deflect from subject to background checks, and there (and of course, your like-minded friends) statistics about licensed firearms ending was substantial bipartisan support for are the ones that suggest you’re a moral up in murders. And those who are anti- barring the mentally ill from purchasing giant striding boldly across the land- Did you read something this gun will lecture about how clearly any firearms. scape, wielding your inescapable ethical week in the Catalyst that gun sold in the United States is a body One of the reasons why there has been logic.” made you want to argue count waiting to happen and that those such little progress is because those who The ways we reach compromise and who see guns’ utility in society are un- are for gun control often knowingly or progress are by understanding that on with a writer? Send your derdeveloped Neanderthals with views unknowingly belittle those on the other the other side of the issue are logical, responses for publication to that polite society has left far behind. side of the table and come across as con- rational human beings who are just as [email protected] Regardless of where someone stands on temptuous and mind-bogglingly unin- moral as the other side. Rather than the issue, you’d hope that with the stakes formed about the actual guns they want paint the other side as villains or intel- (aka bodies) being as high as they are regulated. An example would be a law lectually challenged, it might be a good we could find the ability to have a semi- passed in New York that banned ammu- exercise to try and understand what sort productive deliberation on the matters at nition magazines that held more than of contexts, influences, and ideas went hand, but you’d be about as wrong as an seven bullets. If that seems like a solid in to the beliefs they hold so you can be effigy of Pol Pot at a Cambodian wedding. piece of legislation you should consider armed with truly understanding why they The rhetoric on the pro-second amend- that for most guns there are basically no fight so fiercely for ideas so diametrically ment side of the issue is a great example types of magazines that would hold less opposed to your own. Only if both sides of how the entire discussion has taken a than seven bullets. There are countless try to respectfully understand where the nosedive from relative sanity (I haven’t other examples of blithe antagonism that other side is coming from will there ever been alive long enough to know if this the anti-gun side often purport in this de- be any sort of progress, and this issue de- conversation has ever had a tone that bate, but frighteningly often the antago- serves better than the rancid discourse could be called levelheaded) to a deluge nism isn’t really that blithe at all. Piers that currently occurs. The corpses of gun of rhetorical discharges so foul that they Morgan is a high profile case who regu- violence care little for how righteous an would make bonobos blush. There are larly berated those who are pro-gun for argument is, and until we can make this a lot of delusions, misconceptions, and being either malicious or stupid, often debate less about ideology and more fallacies that some who argue on that choosing to paint those people as coun- about solutions backed up by rigorous side employ, but to say that particular try bumpkins who have been around the evidence, the progress made will be to- perspective is mostly (hopefully) absent bases with their cousins. The narrative ken at best. 15 he Catalyst • Opinion • February 5, 2016 ‘Ye and Wiz Fight, Promote Waves 2016: Electability vs. Honesty

By PRANIT GARG By PAULINA UKRAINETS Over the past week, celebrity drama on the feud. She tweeted, “Awww @kanyewest Yesterday, I was trying to navigate the earn money, and most likely as is everyone Twitter has been highly entertaining. are you mad I’m not around to play in your overwhelmingly crowded aisles of King else who had anything to do with produc- It all started when Kanye West declared [anus] anymore?” (Expectedly, this tweet Soopers in search of a carton of milk smaller ing the bottle of juice I am holding. Nobody that he would be changing his album name has caused a plethora of disturbing memes than half a gallon, when suddenly my eyes in the headquarters of the juice company for the third time (from So Help Me God to circulate on the Internet). Feeling that he caught sight of something that I never knew realistically cares how much more Vitamin to Swish to, inally, Waves). By naming his had to clarify, West tweeted that “[he’s] not existed: powdered mashed potatoes. C I get; they care about overtaking their album Waves, West ofended rapper and into that kind of [stuf],” that he “never let here they were, nonchalantly leaning competition, getting more money, and thus cannabis connoisseur Wiz Khalifa. Khalifa [exes] play with his [anus].” against hundreds of other sachets with dif- ensuring the successful continuation of the tweeted that Max B, a rapper whose music If the participants of this feud were to be ferent lavors and varieties: bacon, “chick- market economy. he values that human- is often characterized as “wavy,” created the ranked, the internet’s consensus is largely en-y lavor,” and so on. I picked one up and ity theoretically holds in such high esteem, wave; “that there is no wave without him.” that Khalifa was destroyed by West, who was turned it over. On the back it read: “Made honesty and integrity for example, only He continued to tweet, “hit this kk and be- destroyed by Rose, making Rose the ulti- with real potatoes!” come into play on the labels and in the PR come yourself.” mate champion in this incident. Authenticity is so easy to ind these days. campaigns of these products. To understand the rest of this event, un- A large number of West fans were dis- Or, rather, not as easy to ind as it is to in- Is it so surprising, then, that Sanders was derstanding the context is especially impor- appointed about the fact that he dragged vent; to slap the labels of “real,” “authentic,” only 0.3 percent behind Clinton on Mon- tant. In 2008, Kanye West was in a relation- Khalifa’s child into the feud. West probably “natural,” or “honest” onto absolutely any- day? People have slowly begun removing ship with “exotic dancer” Amber Rose. his understood that he had crossed a boundary thing, whether it deserves the title or not. In the “consumer” from their identity, and relationship lasted for two years. In 2011, as he tweeted, “God’s dream… Never speak a culture where you can go into a supermar- have started realizing that it’s not how many Khalifa began dating Amber Rose. He had a on kids again… all love… all blessings.” Be- ket and ind over 200 varieties of dinner that choices you have, but what those choices child with her, married her in 2013, and i- ing an avid reader of most of West’s social you can make with only water and a micro- are, that matters. nally divorced her in 2014. his complicated media posts, I am certain that this is the wave, lack of choice is not the problem. he Sanders identiies himself as a “demo- love triangle never caused any public ani- closest equivalent to an apology that he can problem is that choice not presenting itself cratic socialist,” and that terminology puts mosity amongst the rappers, though. manage. for what it is, not being honest about what a lot of people of. Since the rise of the Bol- Now, that being said, West interpreted It seems that the feud has now been re- it’s really made of. sheviks, the term “socialism” has carried Khalifa’s mention of “kk” to mean his wife, solved. West recently tweeted, “Me and Wiz his past Monday was the day of the Iowa negative connotations for many Americans. Kim Kardashian. And so, West went berserk. spoke yesterday. Great convo. All positive.” caucus. On the Republican side, Ted Cruz However, according to the OED, socialism He went on a 20-plus tweet rant covering Additionally, Kim Kardashian posted a pic- overtook Trump by 3.3 percent, but on the is “a theory or system of social organiza- everything from Khalifa’s music (“no one ture of her with Rose on Instagram in which Democratic side, the gap between Hill- tion based on state or collective ownership I know has ever listened to one of your al- they look like “BFFs.” In today’s world, where ary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was much and regulation of the means of production, bums all the way through”), to his love af- social media plays such an important role, it smaller; Clinton led by only 0.3 percent. Ac- distribution, and exchange for the com- fairs (“you let a [private dancer] trap you”), seems that this is fairly reliable evidence of cording to an infographic by the New York mon beneit of all members of society,” with to his child (“You own waves????? I own a resolution to the feud. Times, a large number of democratic voters “common beneit” of all members of society your child!!!”), and even his pants (“I went To conclude, two outcomes have come diverged over what mattered to them the playing a key part in that deinition. to your twitter and you were wearing cool from this event. One, discussions of this most in choosing a candidate: electability, Socialism undoubtedly entails less choice pants”). Khalifa responded with the clarii- event left all of Twitter thoroughly enter- or honesty and trustworthiness. While 77 even in its democratic form –– Sanders has cation “KK is weed fool, reason’s why your tained for one full day. Two, it has increased percent of Clinton’s supporters consider said that he wants to implement Medicare- not wavy.” In response to that, West tweeted, the hype surrounding the already super- electability the most important factor in for-all, which would severely impair the “I’m happy that I now know that KK means hyped album, Waves, that West is releasing choosing a candidate, 83 percent of Sand- current market-based system of health weed…please excuse the confusion…now on Feb. 11. West claimed that this “is not al- ers’ supporters consider honesty the most care, thus giving the consumers little or no back to #WAVES.” bum of the year,” but rather, “album of the important trait. choice about what sort of health care they Rose, the central igure of Kanye and Khal- life.” Let’s hope he can back it up! he current image of modern-day United receive. But, even though in this scenario ifa’s relationship, did not stay quiet through States revolves around consumerism. As I you as a consumer may not end up having walked through the aisles of King Soopers, many options, everybody will have access I experienced sensory overload from the to free health care; physical health will be- abundance of choices I had. Every packet, come an option for the 29 million Ameri- carton, and bottle screamed at me, telling cans that are currently without health in- me to choose it because it was “hand-made surance. with care in the valleys of Alabama” or be- Is this potential decrease in choices so cause it “contains 20 percent more Vitamin scary, then? I don’t know about you, but I C” than its competitor. would be happy to live without 20 percent I picked up the overwhelmingly Vitamin more Vitamin C or having my powdered C’d bottle of orange juice and brought it to mashed potatoes taste like chicken if there Photo courtesy of twitter. the check-out counter, where the girl didn’t was some common benefit to all members ask me anything other than, “cash or card?” of society, and not those just lucky enough And why should she? She is only here to to have a choice. What’s Your Vocation?

By ROBBIE ADLER Why trade schools are For many people, the large draw of trade “The Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing in schools is the hands-on type of learn- 2015 and Beyond” stated that almost three making a comeback across ing. For some people, large amounts of and a half million manufacturing jobs will the United States. problem-solving and task-oriented learn- need to be filled in the next decade. This is $8,909 ing are more stimulating than reading, partly because of age demographics. A dis- Average annual cost of a two- It seems that the days when the manu- writing, and labs. For these people, trade proportionate amount of workers belong facturing industry was the backbone of schools could be a better option than col- to the baby boomer generation, meaning year college or trade school the American economy are long gone. lege, and enrollment in these schools has that an estimated 2.7 million workers will Upward social mobility, the fundamen- been steadily rising. retire in the next de- tal impetus of American society, dictated Another draw is that cade, leaving their that the industrial era is a remnant of the skilled craftsmen jobs open. In addi- past to be replaced by a nation of thinkers can enjoy more lu- here is a higher demand tion, the manufac- $24,061 crative careers than turing sector of the and leaders. Carpenters and steel workers, for skilled craftsmen now electricians and machinists: these were one might expect. economy is continu- Average annual cost of in- the jobs once dutifully filled by previous In 2014 the average than at any point in the last ing to grow, and un- state public college generations, but are unfit for a genera- yearly salaries for a few decades. like unskilled labor, tion of young minds looking for a better base-level carpenter these are jobs that life than that of their parents. If so, then and an electrician tend to stay in the one would expect that prospects for col- were $45,590 and U.S. lege graduates would be on the rise, while $54,530, respectively. A cost estimator I am not arguing that trade school will vocational schools, the college equivalent earned $64,340, and a lineman took home necessarily be a better option for everyone $47,831 for much of America’s skilled labor, would an average of $72,089. These jobs include than a four-year college—certainly there be sliding into neglect. benefits such as health coverage, life in- are advantages that a college education Average annual cost of a However, this dynamic does not play out: surance, and comprehensive retirement holds over a vocational degree. However, unemployment and underemployment plans. In contrast, the six-year median it is undeniable that opportunities for private college rates for recent college graduates are near- salary for Colorado College graduates, ac- skilled trade workers are on the rise, and ly double what they were in 2007. Given the cording to StartClass, is $26,600. vocational occupations, which have long steep rise in tuition, there is now serious Another reason that trade schools are been the foundation of America’s middle debate about whether a four-year degree is a viable option is that the manufacturing class, still constitute an important part of $42,000 worth the cost. Meanwhile, the industrial industry is still a highly relevant sector of our economy. If a business or liberal arts- sector is experiencing a resurgence, and the economy. There is a higher demand minded career path fails spark any enthu- Average starting salary for a vocational schools now look like a promis- for skilled craftsmen now than at any siasm, it is worthwhile to give vocational ing alternative to a four-year degree. point in the last few decades. A study called school some thought. vocational college graduate. he Catalyst • The Back Page • January 22, 2016

John Ramsey spends most of These days, Ramsey is work- tomers. During my time in the Colorado Springs Connection: In an effort to better con- his days in Tejon Street Music ing on a collection of 150 guitars shop three customers came in to nect Colorado College with the larger community of Colorado caring for guitars, banjos, man- that an American aid worker was chat with John and strum on their Springs, the Catalyst is featuring one community member each dolins, and ukuleles. His hands looking to liquidate due to an as- collection of artfully crafted and week. We will focus on telling the stories of residents through have seen thousands of instru- signment in Ukraine. In the 40 meticulously cared for guitars photographs and direct quotes. ments in the 40 years that Tejon years that Ramsey has owned Te- and banjos. As the store enters Street Music has occupied 330 jon Street Music he has seen Col- the digital world John and Sean N. Tejon in downtown Colorado orado Springs change quite a bit. are expanding their business Springs. John opened the shop “The Citadel Mall used to be the across the globe and have con- in 1976 and has recently brought edge of town,” said Ramsey, “but nected with customers in coun- aboard his son, Sean, to help him now, Colorado Springs has grown tries as far away as Germany. with the store’s website and so- so much.” Tejon Street Music at- cial media platforms. tracts a dedicated crowd of cus-

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2016 Chinese New Year Celebration Tea & Crat: Local Love Faculty Recital Kathy Kelly’s talk on “he Further Journalist in Residence Lecture he Chinese Student Association Join Museum Assistant Archivist, CC violin instructor Jerilyn Jor- Invention of Nonviolence, a Gospel Series: Peter Breslow sponsored celebration that involves Stephanie Prochaska, for a look at gensen joins pianist Cullan Bryant Perspective” 7 – 8:30 p.m., Gaylord Hall Chinese culture-related performanc- love through the Colorado Springs 7 – 9 p.m., Gaylord Hall to perform the complete sonatas es and authentic Chinese New Year Pioneer Museum’s archival collec- activities and food. tion. for piano and violin by Beethoven, 6 – 8 p.m., Gaylord Hall 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Colorado Springs Concert II. Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon St 3 - 4:30 p.m., Packard Hall

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February 19, 2016 Life The Catalyst Tejon Street Corner Thieves: Local Music with a Cathartic Nature By EBONI STATHAM he Tejon Street Corner hieves character- out, want to get your ill, want to get your ize themselves as “fast-paced mountain folk.” head chopped of, go to sugar hill.” Despite As one of the most popular bands in Colo- the rather violent lyrics, the fast-paced mu- rado Springs, you can catch them performing sic, the ingerpicking of the instruments, and at local bars, Colorado music festivals, and the entire spectacle makes you want to join venues such as he Black Sheep and Flux in and dance. Capacitor. Comprised of Connor O’Neal on Each song tells a story, often times a story the banjo and vocals, Cameron Forbess on full of pain or sadness, but regardless, the au- guitar, washboard, and backing vocals, and dience is invited to participate in this story- Shawn D’Amario on washboard and backing telling through listening or dancing along. vocals, these Colorado locals will surely blow After the experience of listening to Tejon you away. Street Corner hieves, you do not necessar- Although they do not have any upcoming ily feel sad or overwhelmed due to its lyrical shows posted at the moment, they perform content, but rather overjoyed through its ca- quite frequently with high energy and en- thartic nature and maybe a little exhausted thusiasm that will make you want to move from dancing along. Regardless of if you like your feet and dance. If you’ve never heard of folk, country blues, or americana, I deinitely them, I recommend listening to their songs would recommend that everyone see this “Ain’t Got Trouble” or “Five Foot Two” from band at least once. Go to a show at Oscar’s their Live at Flux album. If you’re still not Oyster Bar where they routinely have Kara- convinced, head on over to their Facebook oke Open Mic with the group, go see them page and listen to “Sugar Hill,” one of their when they perform at the Flux Capacitor, or free songs you can easily download, with go to Manitou Springs where they can often lyrics such as “want to get your eyes blacked be seen performing on the streets. Photo by Katherine Guerrero. Members of he Tejon Street Corner hieves Relations: Coming Soon to a (Taylor) Theatre Near You By ZASCHA FOX his spring, one of Colorado College’s most to get material for the group pieces, asking show.” he rehearsals are a mix of really funny Kautz was apprehensive about directing popular theater events will be returning to questions and inding out what the CC moments mixed with dialogues about really this year, as she was unsure about her ability Taylor heater. Relations is a show about community responds to most. In the past, serious issues. “We really formed a family,” to recreate the incredible atmosphere and “love, sex, and relationships on campus,” that Relations has been wildly successful. Taylor says Kautz. “It was a place of complete trust, community that was so present last year. is directed, written, and acted by students. heater is, “always packed for all four shows, complete openness. hose were people you But, after just one rehearsal, she saw that it Junior Emily Kautz, one of the co- and people seem really excited to see the could go to anytime.” was still very much there. “Seeing everything directors of Relations, describes the content show,” said Kautz. What makes Relations unique is that it’s come together, and watching people confront as “essentially anything about human he word that comes to mind the most when more than just a play. he directors of the these issues head on, but with a community connection at CC” including “race, gender, talking about Relations is “real.” In essence, show also bring in guest speakers to educate there that supports them,” she says is her hookups, sexual assault, even funny tinder the cast is not putting on an act, but rather the cast about related issues. Last year, the favorite part of the show. stories.” telling very personal stories that “help them speakers included experts on gender luidity Often,people audition after seeing and Roughly 12 to 15 people are chosen to be connect with the audience. It’s just people and people who have undergone gender- being inspired by the show. One of this in the cast, as Kautz (now a junior) was in standing there telling truths,” said Kautz. reassignment surgeries. In one of the past year’s actresses said that she was a “fangirl her sophomore year. Each actor can only be he raw, intimate nature of the show makes rehearsals, the whole crew sat in a circle and of Relations, and couldn’t wait to actually be in the show once, although past actors often the cast grow extremely close by the end wrote down any questions that they had, a part of it this year.” Some people come see come back to direct in later years. of the process. Writers submit their own from ‘questions they’ve always wanted to the show out of curiosity, wondering if there’s he cast comes from “all diferent walks pieces, which must be based of of personal ask the other gender,’ to ‘how do you recover ‘a story about me in there’. “It’s sexy, it’s fun, of life,” said Kautz. “A ton of the people have experience. According to Kautz, everyone from a broken heart?’ hey answered them people are doing crazy things, erotic things, never acted in their life. We have a huge range involved is “put out of their comfort zone, as a group and each person was able to it’s eye-catching but subtle at the same time.” from lacrosse players to theater majors.” and opens up and talks about the things that contribute their unique experiences. Kautz and her fellow directors are still Often times, the people with the least never really get talked about.” he part of the show that takes the most accepting submissions, and would love to acting experience have the most popular It creates a natural and positive space strength is deinitely the sexual assault section. see more pieces. he show will go up in pieces, since their performances can come during rehearsals, which Kautz describes as People are welcome to act in their own pieces, Taylor heater during third week of Block 8. of as more genuine. “exciting, but zen at the same time.” in which case the actors are really “speaking Professors, faculty, and paraprofs are also he play is predominantly made up of he directors’ goals this year are to “bring from the heart. here is something in them strongly encouraged to submit. “Everyone monologues, but also includes group scenes, issues to light, make people laugh and make that they really identify with.” It is deinitely from the CC community is involved,” which which are usually comical in nature. he people cry. It’s an experience for both the diicult, but “having that supportive system is makes it such a popular show and a bonding directors use the Relations Facebook page audience and for the people involved in the what makes it low so smoothly.” experience. Nick’s Picks: Kanye & Rihanna

NICK’S PICKS By NICK DYE Kanye West – The Life of Pablo (7.8/10) “Runaway” or “New Slaves” are masterly Overall, Kanye is like your friend who album that didn’t make the cut, “FourFive Kanye West’s seventh and latest album, crafted songs that feel like Kanye finessed did the first block challenge and still man- Seconds,” and “Bitch Better Have My Mon- The Life of Pablo, feels rushed, slapped to- and sharpened into final products. Previ- aged to get the best grade in your FYE. Even ey.” ANTI lacks a massive Rihanna pop hit. gether, mismatched, and disjointed. How- ous Kanye success is about him as a master when his first priority isn’t making great Rihanna is a pop star, but ANTI is an R&B ever, only Kanye West could make an al- craftsman of hip-hop production and song- music, because Kanye’s focus is apparently album. She draws from current R&B suc- bum that deserves all those adjectives and writing. Production on TLOP feels absent fashion right now, he can still use his repu- cesses of Beyoncé and Frank Ocean and yet is still considered a great work. of the Kanye touch for the most part. Lyri- tation, popularity, controversy, friends, old school doo-wop and soul. Fans of Ri- Kanye album’s up until this point have cally, some verses are phenomenal, while skill, and ear to piece together a great work. hanna’s Top 40 pop hits would be shocked followed a few central themes. College others are childish jabs at Taylor Swift and Best Tracks: “Fade” (featuring Ty Dolla by the toned-down sign of ANTI. Dropout was about persevering and fol- Ray J. “All Day,” a massive hard-hitting sin- $ign & Post Malone), “Ultralight Beam” Rihanna’s last two albums were party- lowing your dreams; Late Registration gle from a year ago, is sadly missing from (featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly starters with loud production from Mike was political and reminiscent; Graduation this album. Price, The-Dream & Kirk Franklin), Will Made-It, Calvin Harris and David was about stadium status success; 808s Yeezus had minimal, largely unknown “Waves” (featuring Chris Brown & Kid Guetta. This time she takes on minimal- and Heartbreak was a break up album; My features; TLOP is chocked to the brim with Cudi) ist production from Noah “40” Shabib, DJ Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was about newcomers and Grammy-winners. Kanye Mustard, Timbaland, No I.D., and rumored the rise from personal downfall; and Ye- cornerstones like Kid Cudi and Frank Rihanna – ANTI (7.1/10) boyfriend Travi$ Scott. She also directly ezus was about art and minimalism. Pablo Ocean appear; huge stars like Rihanna, The Rihanna has rewritten the rules. ANTI, covers Tame Impala’s “New Person, Same draws from all of this, yet it also is a mix of Weeknd, and Chris Brown help Kanye out, her eighth album, went platinum in a day Ol’ Mistakes,” replacing Kevin Parker’s vo- disconnected thoughts. and rising stars like Chance The Rapper, Ty because she gave it out for free on Tidal, cals with her own, but keeping the same It’s hard to tell how long ‘Ye worked on Dolla $ign, Young Thug, and Post Malone the Jay-Z owned streaming service. TLOP is instrumentation. Pablo. “Wolves,” and “Fade” came out last appear too. also being distributed on this overly expen- ANTI is unexpected. It was accidentally year at Yeezy Season 1 and 2 fashion shows. With Kanye all over the place, he is free to sive service. However, ANTI is Rihanna’s surprise-released. That was probably a (“Wolves” originally had Sia and Vic Mensa, explore different sounds instead of produc- least likely album to be a hit. good move. Hype for this Rihanna album which, depending on your opinion, is bet- tion themes that previous albums used. On The Barbadian singer is a pop phenom- could have destroyed it. This is an album ter or worse than Frank Ocean and Pultiz- the opener, “Ultra Light Beam,” Kanye uses enon second to Beyoncé, but more prolific. Rihanna needed listeners to go into with er-Prize-winning vocalist Caroline Shaw). purely gospel sounds. The closer, “Fade,” is A hit single promoted each Rihanna album minimal expectations. Curiosity to hear the Other songs, like “Waves,” and “30 Hours,” a pure old-school 80’s house track, which until now. Loud was preluded by “What’s new Rihanna album was necessary to hear could have been made hours before the al- Kanye drops maybe four total lines. (There My Name”; Talk That Talk, “We Found the new Rihanna sound. bum’s release at Madison Square Garden. are several songs where Kanye appears Love,” and Unapologetic had “Diamonds.” Best Tracks: “Higher,” “Love On The That’s been an issue since songs like minimally to other artists). Rihanna had hit singles leading up to this Brain,” “Yeah, I Said It” 12 he Catalyst • Life • February 19, 2016 A Beginning Investigation into Our Local Proile: 50/50 Cofee House Sense of Self: Fashion at CC By LIVIA ABULS “I often don’t think of going of-campus ceptable location, a real storefront. Switch- By SAMANTHA SILVERMAN to do my work,” says Colorado College ju- back bought out Fifty-Fifty and it opened in niorGillian Hyde. Well, you might want to February of 2015. Now, the originally sepa- Fashion is a universal concept, but there gasp.” Impetus behind one’s irst purchase rethink that because there is a new cofee rate spaces are on their way to becoming a is deinitely something unique about this of Birkenstocks aside, I think it is safe to say shop in town, and its unique history com- glorious, connected business; unifying the place, and the common joke of the “CC Bub- that there is a lack of expectation in the way bined with craft cofee is sure to have you experience from roast to cup. ble” contains a certain level of truth when ap- one is “supposed” to look here, and a lack of running. Fifty-Fifty is unique in that it is owned by plied to fashion (or lack thereof) here; some- judgmental community. If rolling out of bed Fifty-Fifty Coffee House, located on the its roaster, making it a new combination thing about the way students dress must be before class somehow its into the “CC ste- corner of Boulder and Institute, a five-min- of experimental concocting and “roasting relective of the ideology of our small culture reotype,” then that is more than ine by me. ute drive south east of campus. Nearing its for the machine,” as Michelle put it. he within these few blocks of campus. With no expectation for how our peers look, one-year anniversary, they have a lot to baristas at Fifty-Fifty double as roasters in Over the course of this block, I will be in- you do not have to dress for an audience. show for it. After speaking with Michelle, Switchback, and as a result they truly know vestigating fashion on the Colorado College here are no standards of dress here, and if one of Fifty-Fifty’s two managers, I learned the ins-and-outs of these beans and how campus, and the various means by which you wake up feeling like wearing all orange quite a bit about the founding of Fifty-Fifty to truly make a delicious blend. he sci- students choose to express themselves, and because you feel like or want to feel like the and the mission of the neighborhood cof- ence behind the cofee is truly remarkable, what they consider to be worth expressing. color orange that day, no one will give it a fee shop. and Fifty-Fifty has set out to revolutionize After only one block at second thought. The shop has always served coffee, but a this “3rd wave specialty cofee” by creating CC, Winter Start Chase Some people dress be- few years ago two women bought out the cofee without the frills. heir menu is less Brown was quick to note, cause unfortunately it is old business and created Fifty-Fifty, named about the add-ins, such as milks and syrups, “there are very distinct Fashion can be a form socially unacceptable not after their respective shares of 50% of the and more about the cofee itself: where it styles here,” and I cannot of art and storytelling to, and some may use the business, but rumored to be named becomes from and how it was produced. help but ask why. At my if you let it. clothes they see their peers cause a drink is 50% coffee and 50% milk, Michelle said that the business is at a breakfast table this morn- in in order to try it into it’s unclear… but still a clever, and catchy, “transition point” right now. Renovations ing sat a pair of brightly the environment around name. Soon after these women started are slowly starting to connect the spaces of colored pajama pants, a them, but when it comes their business, Brandon of Switchback Cof- Switchback Roasters and Fifty-Fifty Coffee purple oxford button-down, multiple sock- down to it, fashion can be a form of art and fee Roasters bought the space next door… House, knocking down the central wall and and-sandals, un-brushed hair, and an outit storytelling if you let it. and the rest is history. making the space into their dream: a com- that could have come out of a fashion maga- When asked how she gets dressed in the Switchback began in a garage in the munity driven hub for productivity and zine, and that was totally normal. As quickly morning, irst year Maggie O’Brien respond- springs with the vision of bringing high pleasure. After not even one year, this busi- as we can write it of, how people dress—how ed as though each morning is an opportunity quality craft coffee to the area. Since its in- ness has shown incredible promise and people choose to present themselves—is an to create art, “[I love] piecing diferent things ception, they have grown extensively and internally has made huge leaps, definitely essential part of a community. together to create character, and usually moved their business to a more socially ac- worth the drive over. So what does what we wear say about who [think] about color and shape.” In her wood- we are? In a place with more color blocking en jewelry and various tones of red, Maggie than not, leather sandals in all seasons, and compared everything on her body to “stories Jef Verhey Makes CC Livable a disproportionate amount of nose rings per and where [she’s] been,” relecting on her ex- capita, it is apparent that this is a self-perpet- periences wearing certain clothes to various By ABE LAHR uating environment of strong personalities people and places in her life. If you have lived in Slocum, the Colorado low at that position [...] I’ve almost seen as within a community that emphasizes indi- And so on the sidewalk on your way to College Inn, Synergy 1, Synergy 2, Kappa many RLCs in this building as I have classes vidual expression. breakfast, you may pass Maggie wearing ar- Sigma, FIJI, or the Lennox (Glass) House, go through. Unfortunately, I feel like RLCs “his school deinitely attracts a certain ticles of clothing from her semester in Nepal, chances are you’ve seen Jef Verhey, the man could be more efective if it was more of a type of person,” laughs Brice Tucker ’18, or a pajama-zombie, or another Patagonia in charge of maintenance in the southeast long-term position.” “but there is deinitely a transition in the leece, but there is nothing that anyone could quadrant of campus. Verhey has worked here Zak Kroger, current RLC of Slocum and for- way people dress within the irst few weeks wear that would be “wrong” here. full time since December of 2002. mer Loomis RLC, appears to be an anomaly, of getting here.” Tucker compares some stu- Here, there is not a standard of beauty, Interestingly, this is the irst maintenance having held the position for ive years. RAs, dents to looking as if they came “straight out nor a standard of perfection, but rather a job he has held. His last job was as a short or- who serve on the front lines, also perform im- of Woodstock.” While observing the strange standard of self. Next week, I will be delving der cook. “I just knew that I was tired of being portant roles. “If the RAs aren’t doing their job paradox of some students trying to look like further into how CC students project them- a cook all the time and that needed to change,” as good as they can it’s gonna make everybody they didn’t try, he was quick to add, “yet selves as individuals, either on a personal says Verhey. “[An] opportunity popped up and else’s life harder because we’re gonna have I sometimes will leave my room and look level or through a campus-wide trend, and it worked out [...] moving here just seemed like more paperwork to ill out, we’re gonna have at myself in the mirror later in the day and why that matters so much. a good idea just because of the lexibility and more stuf in the hallway that we’re gonna the stability, because I was getting ready to have to coniscate, stuf like that.” start a family.” For Verhey, the most enjoyable aspect of Fates and Furies Verhey thinks he was able to get CC to hire working in maintenance is “getting to know him for a maintenance position without any the students on a irst name basis and just BRUNETTES ON BOOKS By BECCA GASPERONI & KRISTI MURRAY experience in the ield by “just having a good being able to run across somebody cruising personality and being willing to learn new across campus and stop and have a conversa- “Fates and Furies” was given to me on this gives us glimpses of their love and resentment things, and having a good team that will teach tion, instead of people who are just standoish past block break, and I have not been able through short bursts of description. you all of the stuf.” or feel like they shouldn’t even communicate to put it down since. It is the type of book Something that struck me about “Fates and “It doesn’t take long to igure it all out,” says with somebody in my class or level or what- that makes me appreciate recommenda- Furies” is that the novel seemed a manifesta- Verhey. “You deal with the same stuf all the ever.” And it’s a win-win situation, because it tions from friends who know exactly the tion of everything I knew about success and time. It’s just having a good mind for trouble- makes his job easier. Verhey says that forging kind of novel that I would love: descriptive, marriage and love, but played out in brilliant shooting. Honestly, if I can’t igure out a prob- these relationships “builds a respect where poignant, a sharp insight into a regular cou- imagery and language. Grof’s writing pulled lem, I’ll go ind something that’s not broken stuf doesn’t get broken as much.” ple. Lauren Grof focuses the novel on the me into the life of Lotto and Mathilede and and see how it works and ind out why this Miraculously, students don’t get on Ver- rise and fall of a couple that met in college. rooted me there, even when the inevitable, thing isn’t working.” hey’s nerves. “You have to understand that hrough close and beautiful description, she unfortunate turn in the story arrived. From After working in the southeast quadrant for it’s a learning environment,” Verhey explains. brings the reader into the life of the very beginning, I became 13 years, Verhey has found that each building “Most of you haven’t been out of the shelter Lotto and Mathilede, inserting invested in their characters, “has its own nuances that make it unique.” He of your own homes, you haven’t had to worry us into their turmoil and their and their love for each other. has found that the CC Inn can pose a bit of a about ixing your own stuf, so when I get the love and sex life. However, if you are not so problem, probably because it’s “one of the last opportunity I try to explain things that stu- hough it is intensely cen- much a romantic reader, this places people pick, and then you end up with dents could do diferently to prevent things tered on Lotto and Mathilede, might not be the novel for you. a whole bunch of people that didn’t really from happening.” the novel examines the way I feel a strong pull towards de- want to be there in the irst place.” he Lennox We might be here to learn academics, but in which time can strengthen scriptive writing and rarely do (Glass) House serves as the poster child. “It’s we should also learn how to live on our own and chip away at relationships; things feel slow for me, but I always beautiful,” he says. “he people there without destroying the few things left in our mothers, friends, lovers. As a could understand other read- just try to take care of the house.” care. his, Verhey is more than happy to teach. senior, it was both relatable ers losing interest. he pace Unsurprisingly, “Mathias has always had a He recognizes that students are sometimes reputation for being a party house; Jackson, overcome by an innate desire to destroy ev- and terrifying to watch friend- of the novel is incredibly fast likewise.” However, there’s probably a rea- erything in sight. ships constrict and unravel as at times, with passages in the son for that. “Mathias, eight years ago, was “Some students just feel the urge to break time passes. Careers, love lives, same chapter jumping months sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. hey something or they do it on accident trying to and children enrich the lives of or years ahead. Other times, didn’t put freshmen in there and I think it show how fragile something is,” Verhey says. the characters, but also pull them into their Grof can keep the reader in the same room was for good reason. Because now any fresh- “I’ve had students bet $10 that they couldn’t own insular world. for multiple pages, taking time to settle into man that goes in there gets a completely dif- punch a hole in a wall and then it ends up Grof also explores the ways that success the setting of the place. For those looking for ferent experience than the freshmen in the costing them a lot more than $10 to ix the can unfold in a life. Lotto, who believed him- action, the beginning of this book might be other two big buildings.” hole in the wall. I don’t know; it’s a learning self to be an actor, inally discovers his talent hard to get through. However, the strength Verhey has observed some cycles that some- experience. hat’s the way I see it.” in playwriting, after years of struggling to land of the novel really comes out in Grof’s lan- one in a diferent position might not notice. Verhey cares for the welfare of CC students. acting gigs. At a time in our lives when most guage and her meticulously crafted sentenc- One is the movement of RLCs, who are vital to His advice for us? “Be more aware [...] every- of us are wary about our futures, it was reas- es, and that is an efect not many can ignore. Verhey’s work. “I rely on the RLC to help hold body today is so wrapped up in technology that suring to see that all the adversity and struggle Lauren Grof’s book unfolds in sharp, the RAs accountable for what they’re sup- they can’t hear a cart driving behind them be- Lotto endured eventually paid of. Of course, stunning prose, and subtly challenges your posed to be doing.” But at CC, they don’t tend cause they have their headphones in. hey’re this is not the case for everyone, but stories beliefs, encouraging the reader to realize to last long. staring down at their phones when they’re like these encourage us to keep pursuing our some things about marriage and love and “hree years generally is about as long in the middle of the street half the time. hey interests. he success has an obvious efect life that they may have been hesitant to ex- as they want an RLC to be around,” Verhey need to just stop and pay attention to what’s go- on his relationship with his wife, and Grof amine before. notes. “hey want for there to be a constant ing around them or life is gonna pass them by.”