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OCTOBER 17, 2016 VOLUME 96, ISSUE #3 pioneer.cooper.edu [email protected] VOL. 96 // #3 // PAGE 2 THE PIONEER OCTOBER 17, 2016 FACES OF COOPER: GRACE KENDALL MARY DWYER (ME ‘19) Editor-in-Chief: Tell us about your background When I was at Pratt, I became in- Pranav Joneja (ME ‘18) and how it impacted your ca- volved in a lot of different groups reer path. dealing with policy and the revi- sion of our approach to policy. I Associate Editors: I grew up in Richmond, Virgin- think it is important to recognize ia with two siblings who studied that everything is not going to Matthew Grattan (ChE ‘19) engineering. I attended Smith work the same in different envi- College where I majored in En- ronments. The government issues Kavya Udupa (BSE ‘19) glish and Psychology. Originally, I a lot of guidance and legal policy intended to be a high school En- regarding Title IX and diversi- glish teacher, but then I joined ty, but how we interact with the Smith’s Residence Life and my students to ensure the policies Front Cover: plans reconfigured. I was a Resi- are in place varies from school to dent Director for a couple of years, school. At Cooper, a school that is Zekiel Maloney (Art ‘20) and when I was in grad school at so small where everybody knows Meet Grace Kendall. Photo by Wentao Zhang (ChE ‘19). the University of Maryland Col- everyone, our policy coordina- lege Park, I had a grad assistant- tion will be different from a place ronment for all students and that needs beyond Title IX. The needs ship at UMD Baltimore Coun- like NYU where they have entire is the entire reason I became in- for Title IX are much more clear ty. I started working at Pratt’s offices dedicated to one goal. In volved in student affairs. based on school policy than they Online Operations: Residence Life in 2006. I was in the development of policies pro- are for other aspects of identity. Anushree Sreedhar (ChE ‘18) charge of the first-year students, cess in Pratt, we went through a What are your goals at Cooper? and then transitioned to the Di- lot of iterations to ensure that Tell us what you want a Cooper rector of Special Projects. In the our process aligned with the stu- Right now my goals are really just student to know about you. spring of 2015, I was appointed dents. The process should meet to meet as many people as I can, the interim Title IX coordinator. I the needs of the people involved so that I can understand what I really think it is important, par- Director of Photography: remained the Director of Special with it, not just what the policy students need and want, and then ticularly in a college environment, Winter Leng (ChE ‘18) Projects, and then I became the dictates. develop processes to meet those that all students feel welcome, are non-interim Title IX coordinator. needs. I have approached vari- included, and have their rights In both roles I became a coordi- What brought you to Cooper ous student clubs and groups so I upheld. Everyone should know nator for student diversity initia- Union? can meet everyone and introduce that they are entitled to that by tives. the concept of Title IX and raise being students here and that Photographers: I really like the idea of being able awareness about who the student there are a lot of people willing to What experiences at Pratt to dedicate full-time efforts to Ti- body can go to if they encounter help them if they are in a situation Sage Gu (CE ‘19) strengthened your passion for tle IX, Diversity, and Inclusion. My an issue. The next steps are devel- where people are not giving them Yifei Simon Shao (ME ‘19) what you do? responsibilities revolve around oping more programmatic things all of their rights, including them, creating a safe and healthy envi- and resources, figuring out the or making them feel welcome. ◊ Wentao Zhang (ChE ‘19) MUSEUM REVIEW: THE COOPER HEWITT GABRIELA GODLEWSKI (CE ‘19) Comic: Peter Cooper was known as a for student admission. Don’t throughout the 20th century, and we were asked to design a possi- philanthropist for his dedication let that deter you from visiting, a collection of Louis Comfort Tif- ble solution to our problem that Kyle Finkelstein (Art ‘20) to the advancement of science though. Just flash your Cooper ID fany glassware. There is also the would address the theme and then and art in our society, a goal im- at the ticket booth and you get ac- famous Immersion Room, which submit the final design to be a part mortalized in our institution. cess to all the incredible exhibits has become very popular on so- of the exhibit. People of all ages What few people know is that for $9. cial media. The room features two were discovering the same type of his goal remains alive outside of interactive walls that visitors can design process that everyone at- Writers: our school in a beautiful museum Traveling from our natural habi- design by drawing on the tablet in tending the Cooper Union learns Monica Abdallah (ChE ‘17) tucked away in the Upper East tats in the casual East Village to the middle of the room. The result and implements in their projects. Side: the Cooper-Hewitt Smith- the more upscale Upper East Side is the drawing projected onto the Mary Dwyer (ME ‘19) sonian Design Museum. The Coo- compliments a museum outing walls, making for a great design I strongly recommend taking at Noah Fechter (CE ‘20) per-Hewitt is a unique museum perfectly. Breathing in the fresh lesson and photo op. least a few hours off from studies dedicated entirely to design and air from Central Park, I arrived or projects to go to see what the Daniel Galperin (ChE ‘18) its implementations in both mod- at the Cooper-Hewitt and bought Notably, the third floor is entirely Cooper-Hewitt has to offer. What ern and historic contexts. my ticket. With my ticket, dedicated to exhibiting the design I love most about this museum— Juan José García (Art ‘20) they gave me process as it integrates in our dai- especially in the eyes of a Cooper Robert Godkin (ChE ‘18) The Cooper-Hewitt Mu- a large sty- ly life. The exhibit, “By the Peo- student—is that there are exhibi- seum was lus: one end ple: Designing a Better America,” tions that anyone in our school Gabriela Godlewski (CE ‘19) founded worked as a presents ingenious inventions can enjoy. The inventions fea- Emma Faith Hill (Art ‘17) in 1897 pen for draw- made by average people and ar- tured on the third floor are per- by Peter ing on tab- chitecture plans for sustainable fect for an engineer and budding Anthony Passalacqua (CE ‘18) Cooper’s lets spread homes. It not only highlights the entrepreneur. Architects can en- Michael Pasternak (ME ‘17) three grand- through- social and economic inequality joy and draw inspiration from the daughters, out the that exists in our society, but also various plans and models on dis- Brandon Quinere (CE ‘19) Amy, Eleanor, museum and demonstrates how thinkers, when play. Everything featured in the and Sarah Coo- the other end saved favor- presented with a problem, can de- museum is a work of art that art- Hossam Saleh (ChE ‘18) per-Hewitt. It ite exhibits to a personal library sign a solution through architec- ists and everyone else can enjoy. Tandis Shoushtary (Art ‘20) was originally an extension accessible online. This stylus and ture and engineering. The Cooper Hewitt is a testament of the Cooper Union located in library were integrated in the to Peter Cooper’s legacy that can Tobias Stein (CE ‘18) the fourth floor of the Founda- museum experience to make the A personal favorite was the and should be appreciated. ◊ tion Building. In 1967, the Smith- exhibits more interactive, further Process Lab, a room that guided sonian Institution absorbed it as distinguishing the Cooper-Hewitt the viewer step-by-step through the design branch in their exten- from other museums. the design process. First we The Pioneer is printed on sive museum network. Shortly were asked to packing paper with soy-based after in 1970, the museum and The Cooper-Hewitt houses many choose a stick- ink by Victoria Sobel (Art ‘13), its exhibitions were moved into interesting exhibitions but a few er stating a Jacob Jackmauh (Art ‘18) and the Andrew Carnegie mansion on were particularly notable. The first theme we were others on their risograph in 91st and 5th overlooking Central exhibit I saw, entitled “Scraps: interested in, Brooklyn. Park where it remains open to the Fashion, Textiles, and Creative such as family, public to this day. Reuse,” showed the work of three technology, or designers who were inspired by resilience. The museum is open every day sustainability to use discarded Then we were from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Since it was PVC and fabric scraps to make asked to find Questions? Concerns? once a part of the Cooper Union, clothing and accessories. Oth- a problem re- Email The Pioneer at the Cooper-Hewitt offered free er exhibitions include treasures lating to our [email protected] or visit LL217. admission to students. However, from the Hewitt sisters’ personal central theme. when the Cooper Union began collections, a room full of mirrors After sifting charging half-tuition, the Coo- and shoes painted silver, notable through inspi- per-Hewitt also began charging examples of interior design pieces ration cards Photo by Gabriela Godlewski (CE ‘19).