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Conference emphasizes female empowerment $JXLGHWROHVVHUNQRZQIUDWHU- VITA DADOO-LOMELI year’s theme was “Channeling Our Strength: Em- currently under-represented in leadership posi- QLW\UHSXWDWLRQV KDYH\RXKHDUG Staff Writer powering Women From the Inside Out,” a topic tions, are not granted equal 6nancial compensa- RIWKHWXUWOHQHFNIUDW" 6 meant to explore the distinct layers of female tion as men and are o8en victims of sexual as- identity and show the importance of overcoming sault. he eighth annual Women’s Leadership SPORTS Conference took place on Saturday in struggles collectively. Mitchem concluded her speech with a ques- the Lilly Gallery. Featuring exclusively To set the conference’s tone, Kristi Mitchem tion-and-answer session. She provided advice Tfemale speakers and participants, the six-hour ’92, former Davidson student and current execu- for women entering the workforce and suggested tive vice president at State Street Global Advisors, several ways in which women can successfully 7UDFNLPSUHVVHVDW$&KDP- event brought together women from diverse 7 educational backgrounds, professional persua- an investment management company, delivered and realistically ful6ll their professional as well as SLRQVKLSV sions and age groups to engage in a thoughtful a speech that examined gender equity in the personal aspirations. workplace in terms of female dignity. Under the discourse about female empowerment. See WLC %DVHEDOORSWLPLVWLFDWVWDUWRI Founded in 2008, the conference addresses umbrella of security, connectedness and purpose, di9erent themes in each of its installments. 7is Mitchem explored instances in which women are on page 3 VHDVRQ 8 “Build Your Future” survey reveals top concerns for students
STEFFANEY WOOD be better in a large survey for such demographics dent Dara Ferguson ‘17 hope that this will help feedback of the students,” Ferguson said. Senior Staff Writer to be overrepresented as opposed to underrepre- provide momentum to address issues that they Callinder added, “We want people on campus sented, as identi6ed by Linda LeFauve, Associate emphasized in their campaign platform such as to continue to feel like they have the power to Vice President for Planning and Institutional Re- mental health and meal plan. make an impact on campus. So if they think that tudents believe the top priority issues that search. Zevallos and Taylor both also stressed the “We want to continue to have a heartbeat on there’s anything they themselves can do, then we need addressing include mental health importance of noting the overlap between many campus, so maybe that means more polling and encourage them to come talk to us.” and wellness, academic stress, career de- priorities and policies so as not to skew data. huge cash prizes or 6nding other ways to get the Svelopment, campus social life, and 6nancial aid, “7e disparities where they do exist suggest according to the initial results of the Student a variance in the level of engagement with dif- Government Association’s “Build Your Future” ferent campus issues. [...] We also decided that survey. 7e survey, which included a $175 cash it was important to include a cash prize for one prize for a randomly selected participant, came randomly selected participant because it was a about as a method of garnering quantitative data very large sum of money, something that people surrounding campus attitudes toward SGA ini- would draw people to take the survey. It has not tiatives. been given away yet, but will be at a big reveal,” By design, the survey included all student said Taylor. demographics, ensuring that no one would be Added Zevallos, “Even at small campus like le8 out of the conversation. Overall, 40.8% of Davidson, you have so many constituent parts the student body participated in the survey, with to it that although we share commonalities and roughly equal distribution across the four classes. a common community, there are in some ways 7e survey also represented the shi8ing demo- such divergent perspectives that it’s hard to say graphics of the student body in respect to race, that ‘campus wants this.’ It’s better to say ‘these ethnicity, and gender. constituents want this’ and maybe others want Freshmen and sophomores prioritized din- it less so. 7at’s not at all meant to be divisive, ing options more, and upperclassmen were more it’s just an accurate representation of reality in concerned about mental health and sexual as- regards to who is at Davidson and what people’s sault prevention more. interests are.” Former SGA President Pablo Zevallos ‘16 and According to the results, a majority of stu- Vice President Kyle Taylor ‘16 sent out the survey dents think that the educational curriculum to help the future SGA leadership make headway should be more interdisciplinary and that cases in initiatives that are supported and important to of discrimination should be handled on an inter- students. Taylor explained that the survey was an personal level. adaptation of a general social survey and a survey Although none of the results were overly created and administered by UCLA. surprising, SGA plans to use the data to con- Taken as a whole, the survey is representative cretely and quantitatively represent the student of the student body’s demographic breakdown. body preferences to the Board of Trustees, fac- African-American and Latino students were, ulty, and administration. Newly-elected Student Results from a survey question. Seven hundred and ninety-six students participated in the however, generally underrepresented. It would Body President Ben Callinder ‘17 and Vice Presi- survey. Infographic by Michelle Wan. :
N!"# P%,! ' F!"#$%#& '(, ')*+ Acclaimed Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa visits campus AJ NADDAFF who 6rst met Khalifa while she was studying as a Staff Writer Columbia PHD student in Syria. “7e entire time I saw him during my stay--either at the Journal- ists’ Club or on a visit--I was very impacted by or Khaled Khalifa, acclaimed Syrian novel- how humble and generous he was,” she said. ist and screenwriter who visited Davidson While at Davidson, Khalifa spent some time last week, leaving his home country of war- writing at Summit on Main Street. In Damas- Ftorn Syria had always been out of the question. cus, he has spent the past 25 years writing at the It was only in the fall of 2015, four years into a Journalists’ Club, which the New York Times de- chaotic civil war when a sleep-deprived Khalifa scribed as “a local hangout” in a 2008 review of could hardly write anymore, that he reluctantly “In Praise of Hatred.” By now, Khalifa is so close accepted a year-long writing fellowship at Har- with the owners, waiters, and waitresses there vard. that they reserve his particular seat and table Khalifa was brought to the international daily for him. “I like [that] place. I go everyday around 11 - 12 p.m. Some days, I don’t have any- thing to write but I never leave the table until 6 p.m.,” he said. His meal is simple: cigarettes, wa- ter, and co9ee; nothing more, nothing less. “7e atmosphere is just right for me,” he said. As a result of the checkpoints following the uprising and government crackdown, the usual ten-minute commute to the Club can take hours. 7ere is an apparent longing in Khalifa’s eyes when he speaks about this comfortable environ- Photo by AJ Naddaff. ment that is much like his second home. He does not own any copies of his books or world, especially in Syria. ism. A8er 100 pages, I knew this male character material written about him. He is extremely During his visit, various faculty members was not necessary,” he explained. humble, loves cracking jokes, and never once seized the opportunity to include Khalifa in their Yet, Khalifa did 6nd himself inordinately stopped grinning even a8er four days of being class discussions and schedules. Every day stu- worrying about the decision. “Some days I did pummeled with questions from curious David- dents and faculty from various departments and not sleep. I wrote every day but some days I did son students. “He possessed a sort of easy laugh- interdisciplinary perspectives had the opportuni- not think this decision was good for me,” he ex- ter,” said Flannery Rokeby-Jackson ‘19, an Arab ty to meet with him outside of class. 7e History plained. Studies student who attended both his English Department and the Middle East and North Af- Sharing his works with con6dants is what and Arabic lectures. rica Student Association each sponsored meals. gets Khalifa through di WLC draws diverse participants crime log Continued from Page 1 sessions, conference members were prompted to Time Reported Description / Location ask thoughtful questions of the panel members Following Mitchem’s opening remarks, the regarding their past professional experiences, 2/18/16 at 2202 hrs Larceny Misdemeanor (Vending) at conference attendees dispersed to their respec- personal struggles, female role models and long- Little. tive group breakout sessions. 7is year’s confer- time sources of inspiration. Most importantly, ence included two breakout sessions directed by however, the panel discussion provided a multi- Further Investigation. a diverse collection of female community leaders. faceted insight on what it means to be a female 7e sessions served as small forums for groups to member of the Davidson community, along with Larceny Misdemeanor (Backpack) at its rewarding and challenging moments. 2/19/16 at 1737 hrs discuss critical topics that a9ect the larger female Vail Commons. population. Visiting speakers this year included “I was a student at Davidson back when there Kelley Finley, senior lecturer and undergraduate were not many female students and very little Unfounded advisor for the Women’s and Gender Studies Pro- female faculty members,” Dean Bray recalled. gram at UNC Charlotte, and Ebony Kimbrough, “During [Carol Quillen’s] inauguration I was owner, head coach and member of the Carolina blindsided by how powerful it was for me as a Queens, Charlotte’s Independent Women’s Foot- woman graduate of Davidson to feel like 6nally 2/21/16 at 0200 hrs Underage Consumption/Urinating in ball League team. Students and faculty members I belong, that I was really part of the community.” Pubic at Arm$eld. 7e conference concluded with closing re- also featured into the breakout sessions, leading Dean Referral. discussions on a myriad of subjects, including marks by the its co-chairs, Nora Marie Wartan ’16 health, motherhood, and cross-cultural beauty and Emily Davidson ’16. In her speech, Wartan standards. During the sessions, attendees were highlighted the importance on hosting a confer- encouraged to draw from their personal experi- ence by women for women and identi6ed ways ence and knowledge to participate in insightful in which public discourse about women’s issues conversations, facilitated by interventions and can lead to pragmatic solutions. “7e intergen- Residence Life O%ce moves feedback from the sessions’ leaders. erational discussions we have at the conference A8er the breakout sessions, attendees re- are crucial in understanding the issues that all turned to the Lilly Gallery for lunch and an open women face every day and the accomplishments panel discussion facilitated by conference partici- we have achieved, or the lack thereof, and what lottery system online pants. 7is year’s panel members included stu- we can do to 6x that,” Wartan commented. “Being a woman […] is not a 9:00 to 5:00 dent Adrienne Miller ‘16, member of the confer- MEERA NAGARAJ was done, I think the online system will take out job,” she continued. “It is something that we are a lot of stress.” ence’s board and Public Health major; Courtney Staff Writer Spear, Director of Food at Summit Outpost since constantly invested in in every environment we A major goal of the new electronic housing its opening in October 2013 and previous man- place ourselves in […] It is a very daunting task to selection is to eliminate some of the negative ager of the Davidson Farmers Market; Kathy Bray identify the problems the women face and then to he Residence Life O Conference attendees participate in different breakout sessions. Photos by Aly Dove. living davidson P!"# $ F#%&'!&( )$, )*+, SIDIMÉ Instgram page highlights student fashion SEV STIER Grayson ’17, and Julia Vining ’18. “"e purpose er actually wear this at Davidson!’ [SIDIMÉ] who dress in di#erent out%ts. SIDIMÉ plans to STAFF WRITER [of SIDIMÉ] is to appreciate the uniqueness of makes these students feel more comfortable incorporate street-style photographs into their people and the way they express themselves in to step out and wear di#erent things,” explains staged collection and hopes to eventually facil- IDIMÉ is a new style project that cele- the Davidson community,” Odusmosu said. SI- Vining. "e pressure to conform is certainly a itate a peer-to-peer clothing exchange in which brates innovation and imagination in the DIMÉ does not solely express style, but instead, struggle both at Davidson and beyond, and it students can buy or sell clothing items. "is new clothing that Davidson students wear. "e showcases, according to Nnadi, “your passion, “can be hard for people who have all this cre- project gives Davidson students an opportunity Sname SIDIMÉ is an acronym for two di#erent your background, and what you are interested ativity to express themselves in clothing,” claims to forge connections with one another in a new style initiatives created by Davidson students— in.” Grayson. SIDIMÉ hopes to empower individu- way, and, as Odusmosu said to close this past Style in Davidson and Dime Limited with "eir Instagram page launched two weeks als to wear something di#erent and express their weekend’s shoot, “thank you for being you.” To an aigu at the end for some added $are. "e ago and the group can already foresee the im- uniqueness through fashion. view their current projects, follow them on Ins- group was co-founded earlier this semester by pact it will have on Davidson students. “A lot of "e style team meets every weekend for a tagram at @SI_DI_ME. Tife Odusmosu ’17, David Nnadi ’17, Deanna our models say, ‘I love this out%t, but I’d nev- photo shoot with a variety of Davidson students Seán Curran Company harnesses Central Asian in!uence COLLEEN KARLOVICH of their time in Asia, the performers adopted tra- Following the show, Elizabeth Coker, a dancer white out%t, which, against a black backdrop, STAFF WRITER ditional Kyrgyz mountain music—a signi%cant and the co-artistic director, along with other cast made the dancers appear as if they were stars. Ad- feature, for it is rarely heard in western concert and crewmembers, answered questions. Coker ditionally, the music to this piece was a series of ast Tuesday, February 16, Davidson Col- venues. commented that “Social Discourse” was Seán’s at- bells combined with lines from the %lm “Exam- lege hosted the Seán Curran Company in For this performance, the Seán Curran Com- tempt at creating a dance that was solely focused ined Life” and “"e Atheism Tapes”. Coker com- the Duke Family Performance Hall. "is pany presented two pieces: “Social Discourse” on movement. "e dancers were challenged by mented later that the recordings were not neces- Lperformance was part of the C. Shaw and Nancy and “Le& Exit: Faith, Doubt, and Reason.” In “So- Seán to solve the natural limitations posed by sarily included for their content, but rather for K. Smith Artist Series for the 2015-2016 season. cial Discourse,” all the dancers began on the stage their bodies. cadence and rhythm that the speaker provided. "e Seán Curran Company was founded in brightly colored, long-sleeve leotards, and In “Le& Exit: Faith, Doubt, and Reason,” the Regarding the choreography, there were several in 1997 and has premiered 27 performances tight black shorts. "roughout this visually over- dancers enter the stage one by one, dressed in re- images of mudras and Christian iconography; and toured over 65 venues in the United States, whelming piece, the dancers used their bodies to ligious garb. "e house lights remained on even furthermore, several minutes of the dance were France, Germany, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyz Repub- show the interplay between hard angles (such as a&er several dancers had begun their solo work, based upon tai-chi tradition. lic, and Kazakhstan. In 2012, the company was the bend in their elbows or a twist of their heads) and %nally went out a&er nine dancers were on "e Seán Curran Company was absolutely selected by DanceMotion USA to perform and and the more curved features of their bodies. "is stage. Dancers changed into a second costume, amazing and a thrill to watch. I highly recom- teach throughout Central Asia as cultural ambas- dance highlighted the artistic and $exible fea- which was an out%t combining bright colors and mend seeking them out at the nearest venue to sadors of the U.S. State Department. As a result tures of each dancer, as well as their athleticism. patterns. "ey changed a third time into an all- you. It’s a show you would not want to miss! Courtesy Photo Delilahs head to recording studio for "rst album in two years JACOB HEGE As part of the recording process, the group great opportunity for the group to spend some the process as coming “full circle… for most of STAFF WRITER will drive to Charlottesville, VA to work with quality bonding and making memories togeth- the seniors… [because] the beginning and now a recording artist that both the Delilahs and er. Jones commented that the trip, “should be a the end of our time as Delilahs has been punc- he Delilahs are recording a new album! the Generals have worked with before. Grace fun time, and my parents are even more excited tuated by this process.” Every two years or so, the all-female a Seekins ‘16 stated that they spend most of the about it than I am! It will be so fun to road trip You can currently preorder a CD for $15 or capella group records and sells an album weekend recording, noting that they will “lay with everyone and spend a weekend away from a signed copy for $30 via the group’s GoFund- Tthat highlights the group’s musical talents and down solo tracks on Friday and then record all Davidson. I’m excited to put together all of the Me page, which can be found on Facebook. "e favorite songs. In order to feature more of the Saturday and part of Sunday if we need it.” music we’ve worked on this year and to record album is expected be released by the 2016 hol- girls and to make the process slightly less de- Group member Elena Jones ‘18 is from a CD for the %rst time.” iday season. manding, the group will break up the recording Charlottesville, so the group will be staying at "e last time the Delilahs recorded a CD process into two semesters. her house for the weekend. "e time will be a was Seekins’s sophomore year; she described Cardamom-Cinnamon Macaroons THE CHEW 2.2 Mary Porter Adapted from Stupideasypaleo.com Materials Directions (Makes 16 Macaroons) Measuring cups and spoons 1 large bowl 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line Hand mixer or whisk a baking sheet with parchment paper. Baking sheet 2) In a large bowl, combine the egg whites and honey. Beat slightly until the white have lightened a bit. Ingredients 3) Add remaining ingredients and mix well. 2 egg whites 4) Refrigerate the mixture for about 30 Courtesy Photo ¼ cup honey minutes. ¼ tsp sea salt 5) Use a small scoop or spoon to por- Take a break from mid-terms to recreate this 2 ¼ tsp vanilla extract tion out the macaroons. sweet treat! 2 tsp ground cardamom 6) Bake for about 20 minutes or until 1 tsp cinnamon just golden brown. Cool and enjoy! Want your favorite recipe featured? Email editor Mary Porter at 2 ½ cups shredded coconut [email protected] to get involved! perspectives P!"# $ F#%&'!&( )*, )+,- Yeezus just rose again PETER BOWMAN certainly not the stu" of any extant liturgy. Chance the proof that, yes, this is still true. But while the supreme of counting stacks with Jesus, Lamar imagines a run-in Rapper’s verse on the opening track, “Know what God beauty of the production is still beautiful, the old shit with God as an old man in “How Much A Dollar Cost?” hen Kanye West dropped said when he made the #rst rainbow / Just throw this at may just be getting old. !e brilliance of some mo- Instead of saying “What up Yeezus?” he asks Lamar: the end if I’m too late for the intro,”5 is a direct quote of ments—the title that suggests Escobar, Picasso, and St. “Have you ever opened up Exodus 14? / A humble man “I Am A God” in 2013, 11 it was the latest in a tra- West’s “Late” where he raps “If I can catch the beat then Paul; the doubled signi#cance of “FML”; the re%ection of is all that we ever need.” ditionW of celebrity blasphemy, from slow down the tempo / Just throw this at the end if I’m “Real Friends”; the savvy collaborations—makes verses If West’s work is gospel, Lamar’s is scripture. But for John Lennon’s famous declaration too late for the intro.” By putting West’s words in God’s about sex with Taylor Swi$ and being richer than Ray both the blurring of spirituality and secularity can be in 1966 to Michael Jackson’s unset- mouth, Chance makes it clear: this may be a god dream, J all the more petulant. Moments of repentance, which productive—even if Lamar is the better poet. Wheth- tling BRIT Awards performance in but it’s the gospel of Kanye. felt more real on 2011’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted er addressed to the fashion industry or the police state, 1996. As much as believers may fume over comparisons Occasionally West sounds remorseful: he tweeted Fantasy,” start to seem predictable when they don’t come declarations of black divinity are radical in an industry in January that “My number one enemy has been my with any real promise of change. that seems intent on only canonizing whiteness. So with God, these acts are reminders that the entertain- 6 ment industry produces its own sort of divinity. ego… there is only one throne and that’s God’s….” It’s But if he changed he wouldn’t be Kanye. Like the while Kanye puts the #nishing touches on his ever-un- While some rage at West’s messianic posturing, hardly convincing, though. If 2010’s “Watch the !rone” God of the Book of Job, his ways are beyond our un- built church, Kendrick is out making a congregation. As le$ any doubts about whose throne we should be watch- derstanding. We can only listen to his declarations of for Chance? Believe him when he raps on “Ultralight I think it’s much of what makes his work compelling. 12 “I Am A God” may not even properly be blasphemy: ing, “TLOP” con#rms that Yeezus will keep rising again might and have faith that we’ll be rewarded with anoth- Beam”: “Uhh, I’m just having fun with it.” he claims it was a response to a snub at a fashion show, and again. As he raps on “Freestyle 4,” “!is that rap god er album, another track. Shall he that contendeth with and in an interview with Zane Lowe he suggested that shit n****.” And while West recently tweeted, “!is was Kanye instruct him? Let’s just pray the next album isn’t Peter Bowman `16 is an English major from he wrote it against racial self-hate. “Would it had been made with love. Only God can judge me. So I only ex- only on Tidal. Charlotte, North Carolina. Contact him at pebow- better if I had a song that said ‘I am a n****?’,” he asks. 1 pect love back!!!” it’s the love of an embittered disciple: While the church of Kanye has a genius for an ar- [email protected] Declaring himself a god means a great deal in a coun- e"usive but conditional, deferential but self-promoting, chitect, there isn’t much outside of the sanctuary. !e 1bbc viral. “Kanye West Zane Lowe (full interview).” Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, 23 Sep 2013. try that would rather see its black minority as a pack of con#dent but madly insecure. prayer is too postmodern to reach any heaven beyond Web. 20 Feb 2016. thugs instead of a host of angels. In a 2013 interview with !e New York Times West the world of corporations and haute couture, but the Yee- 2West, Kanye. @kanyewest. “To Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, New York Times, and any other white publica- I won’t wade into the discussion of where to dif- recounts being le$ o" a basketball squad despite excel- zus faithful know it doesn’t need to. !e man in the con- tion. Please do not comment on black music anymore.” 3:27 PM, 15 Feb 2016. Tweet. 21 Feb 2016. ferentiate between radical self-love and plain hubris, ling: “I wasn’t on my eighth-grade team, because some fessional, the man at the altar, the man on the cruci#x, 3West, Kanye. “Ultralight Beam.” *Rap Genius*. Genius Media Inc. Web. 21 Feb 2016. but presumably there’s a line to be drawn somewhere. coach — some Grammy, some reviewer, some fashion the god in the stained glass—they’re all Kanye regardless 4West, Kanye. @kanyewest. “This album is actually a Gospel album.” 11:54 AM, 27 Jan 2016. Tweet. 21 person, some blah blah blah — they’re all the same of whatever he claims to believe in. And if it’s blasphemy, Feb 2016. With West’s recent Twitter tirades saying things like “To 7 Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, New York Times, and any oth- as that coach.” At the end of “Ultralight Beam” Kirk who cares? It’s a monument to that deeply human quest 5“Ultralight Beam”; West, Kanye. “Late.” *Rap Genius*. Genius Media Inc. Web. 21 Feb 2016. Franklin preaches, “Father, this prayer is for everyone to tell the coach to go to hell, even if it means becoming, 6West, Kanye. @kanyewest. “My number one enemy has been my ego… there is only one throne and er white publication. Please do not comment on black 8 music anymore,” maybe it’s best that I don’t.2 More in- that feels they’re not good enough.” “TLOP” could be invoking, or one-upping God in the process. that’s God’s …” 11:07 AM, 17 Feb 2016. Tweet. 21 Feb 2016. teresting to me are the religious overtones of much of that prayer, West’s attempt to design something over his !ere are others outside of that chapel, though. 7Caramanica, Jon. “Behind Kanye’s Mask.” The New York Times. 11 Jun 2013. Web. 20 Feb 2016. West’s work. “!e Life of Pablo,” his seventh studio al- perceived void of inadequacy. !ere’s no indication that Kendrick Lamar, whose storytelling is unrivaled, claims, “Ultralight Beam.” the void will ever be #lled, however, and it’s hard for me “My word will never be as strong as God’s word. All I 9Reed, Lou. “Lou Reed Talks Kanye West’s Yeezus.” The Talkhouse. 3 Sep 2014. Web. 20 Feb 2016. bum, opens with “Ultralight Beam,” a swelling track that 10 begins with a four-year-old crying “We want the Lord!”3 to imagine what could come a$er “TLOP” other than am is just a vessel, doing his work.” If this seems more 10Quoted in“Kendrick Lamar: ‘All I Am Is a Vessel, Doing His Work.’” Relevant Magazine. 16 Mar 2015. And it’s good. Really good. But what Lord does it really more of the same: something beautiful but still dark and believable than West’s vaguely spiritual tweets, that’s be- Web. 21 Feb 2016. ask us to want? twisted. cause “To Pimp A Butter%y” has a totally di"erent soul: 11West, Kanye. “I Am A God.” *Rap Genius*. Genius Media Inc. Web. 21 Feb 2016.; Lamar, Kendrick. “!is album is actually a Gospel album,” West In Lou Reed’s review of “Yeezus” he writes that like the outro of “!e Art of Peer Pressure,” it’s both “How Much A Dollar Cost?” *Rap Genius*. Genius Media Inc. Web. 21 Feb 2016. tweeted a month before its release.4 If every track “!ere are moments of supreme beauty and greatness hauntingly apocalyptic and stirringly hopeful. Lamar’s 12“Ultralight Beam.” sounded like “Ultralight Beam” it might be, though on this record, and then some of it is the same old shit. struggle with being a black artist in this country is the But the guy really, really, really is talented.”9 “TLOP” is struggle of being a prophet, not becoming a god. Instead Honor is more about fairness than trust DR. DAVID PERRY cided to place complete trust in every student. What theirs. 2) Because we know that even generally consci- On that last point, I worry that many of our fac- would that entail? 1) We could delete from the Honor entious people don’t always do the right thing. (E.g., ulty greatly underestimate the risks of cheating on t Davidson we o$en tie Code the requirement to report cheating by one’s peers our students procrastinate, they panic, they get wasted take-home exams and plagiarism on papers by our the concepts of hon- and the penalty for not reporting. 2) We could dissolve the night before a test, or they don’t check their uses of students. We don’t actually have a reliable estimate or and trust so closely the Honor Council, because we would never expect sources carefully enough.) So we need to have ways to of the percentage of Davidson students who cheat, Atogether that I fear we miss any Honor Code infractions for them to investigate or monitor conduct and performance according to high apparently because we’re afraid to do that research, some important distinctions try. 3) We could make all written tests take-home, and ethical standards, and punish violations of academic even though national surveys indicate that over 70% between the two, and obscure assume that no one will use any unauthorized materi- integrity. of college students overall admit to cheating, as do the extent to which our actual als during tests, collaborate with others in prohibited Part of our solemn responsibility as faculty is to about 50% of students at schools with explicit honor practices re%ect trust and whether we are according ways, or exceed speci#ed time limits. We could also ensure fairness: 1) Fairness of students toward one codes. I’d wager that our percentage is lower than that, students the right amount of trust. eliminate the restrictions on backpacks and electron- another, that none takes unfair advantage of an oppor- maybe even much lower, but I have no solid evidence We faculty at Davidson place a lot of trust in our ic devices during self-scheduled exams in Chambers. tunity to cheat. 2) Fairness to other researchers and to support that belief. No one knows, because we ha- students to uphold academic integrity, more so than (Why even require such exams to be held only in one writers, giving them due credit for their ideas. And 3) ven’t asked. I think we should be surveying our senior at any other educational institution I know. !at’s building?) And 4) when reading your course papers, fairness to ourselves, in students not deceiving us to students anonymously, every year. not only because you have individually pledged to be we wouldn’t need to check whether you cited sources believe that they merit grades they haven’t earned. To be sure, some faculty report even minor errors honest: you genuinely seem to take ownership of the properly or paraphrased thoroughly, because of course A commitment to fairness is the main point of an in citation as full-blown plagiarism, which is unjust to Honor Code as a kind of sacred collective promise, not you would always give credit where credit is due. honor code, not trust per se. Trust can be the happy their students. But other faculty don’t place adequate an alien thing imposed upon you. But as you know, in In fact, if we really trusted you, we wouldn’t need consequence of a demonstrated commitment to hones- checks on potential test-cheating opportunities, or use practice we don’t completely trust you to do the right to require you to take any tests or submit any papers ty and fairness. But trust freely bestowed can also be the best tools to identify plagiarism. I’m personally thing. One way to make that clear is to think what or other work products. Instead, at the end of each forfeited. Our obligation to academic integrity justi#es con%icted about the requirement that our students re- would be entailed if we did grant you unconditional, course, we could ask you to tell us how well you’ve our having a degree of prudent mistrust of our students. port others’ cheating, in other words, that failing to re- boundless trust. mastered the course material and what grade you de- Given the nature of our honor system at David- port is as much an Honor Code violation as the cheat- Imagine, #rst, that we had a way to test incoming served. Some students who may not be entirely con#- son, we can at least take some comfort in the #ndings ing itself. On the other hand, that requirement makes freshmen on their comprehension of what academic dent about their mastery of the material or what grade of careful researchers like Dan Ariely (“!e [Honest] me extremely con#dent that there will be no cheating integrity entails, employing myriad examples of what they deserve might then ask us to test their compre- Truth about Dishonesty”) that people are less likely to during an in-class exam a$er I’ve distributed the test counts as cheating and plagiarism. If some didn’t pass hension and skills. But if any students said to us, “I’m cheat: 1) When they’ve made a public commitment questions and le$ the room! !at’s a welcome change that test initially, we might coach them intensively until con#dent that I thoroughly mastered the material in to practice ethical conduct (like the pledge-signing from the in-room proctoring that I felt compelled to they did pass. But let’s say that before classes start, they this course, and deserve an A,” what reason would we ceremony that Dean Shandley instituted years ago). do in other college settings. all pass the test, and solemnly pledge to be scrupulous- have to doubt them, seeing as they satis#ed our “rigor- 2) When they’ve also pledged to hold one another In any case, I hope that these thoughts will stimu- ly honest and uphold academic integrity throughout ous” assessment of their comprehension of and com- accountable for cheating. 3) When their peers open- late further re%ection and dialogue. their sojourn at Davidson. mitment to integrity as incoming freshmen? ly value honesty. 4) When they regard honesty and So based on our con#dence in your understand- Now, I’m sure you’ll agree that it would be a huge fairness as integral to their personal identity. 5) When Dr. David Perry is a Professor of Applied Ethics ing of and commitment to academic integrity (i.e., mistake to trust you to that degree. But why? 1) Be- they’re reminded of their obligations every time they and the Director of the Vann Center for Ethics at Da- we’d assume that no one will cheat, because every- cause we know better than our students what it takes take a test or submit a paper. 6) When their professors vidson College. Contact him at daperry@davidson. one knows what cheating looks like, and everyone’s to exhibit mastery and excellence in our #elds. !at’s guard against cheating and plagiarism, so that honest edu pledged not to cheat), let’s then imagine that we’ve de- partly what it means to have earned a Ph.D., to have students don’t feel like dishonest ones are free riders on proven that mastery to others who previously proven their ethics. the davidsonian staff editors-in-chief :LOO0F'XIÀH Michelle Wan news editors Mary Click Kate McNaughton living davidson editor Mary Porter perspectives editor Will Weisgerber yowl editors Paul Henderson Sophie McHugh sports editors Ethan Faust Jason Feldman photo editor Shea Parikh web editors Sabrina Cheema Bridget Lavender business manager Austin Newsome graphic design editor Sophia Smith THE 3D ISSUE M-9-) F0*:*0,': A/ R'*'(-)+ A/ E(', P-7' ;8<; G59 W10 N0 O)' S>.?'@ R.71+ O) D'3*-,'/ T.)@', B,0:') P-7' 0 Y'-,/ 02 GSS C*-//- '/ F0,70++') D5,- .)7 S+5@')+’/ D'- 4-+' W.+1 B.70+'@ R'*-+.(' P-7' 9;: This Issue Brought to You By: Carrier Pigeons THE DAVIDSONIAN Local Peeping Tom Views Self As Modern Day S+5@')+’/ B',).' Senior Scrambles To Stockpile Prescriptions While S-)@',/ L-?+0? Still On Parents Insurance Nick Carraway S+.3:', T.?/ S3-*'/ A"er a lengthy visit to the Davidson Health Center, Todd Raimondi ‘16 came Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about Davidson’s latest F0, U)@'3.@'@ to the realization that his cushy coverage under his parents’ United Healthcare scandal. Recently, the menace popularly dubbed “Peeping Tomcat” was detained insurance plan was nearing its expiration. Raimondi, who had initially visited the and identi&ed as Ned Gutz ‘19. In the midst of his formal trial process, !e Yowl C*-//6-+'’/ V0+' health center for a simple routine checkup, was inspired to fabricate a wealth of was able to conduct an informal P-7' 8 illnesses in order to obtain prescriptions for medication that, as he put it, “would investigation of our own, begin- pretty much leave me set for at least 30 more years.” ning with the man himself. I)+,0@53.)7 T1' “On the checkup slip, he wrote ‘sni#es’ in the blank as his reason for visiting,” “I don’t really see what I did recalled Nurse Joy, “But a"er slipping out brie$y for a heated phone call with his wrong,” declared Gutz, the young G.) -)@ J5.3' mom, he returned looking positively ghoulish!” man charged with multiple ac- C*'-)/' Raimondi reportedly prattled o% symptoms including dizziness, inability to counts of peering into his neigh- P-7' DDD concentrate, hemorrhoids, morning sickness, thigh cramps, discolored nasal dis- bor’s windows, in some incidents charge, a fractured spine, vision loss, fever, seasonal allergies, hiccups, coughing even photographing them. “If S'(') A*+',)-+.(' up blood, forgetfulness, and more. anything, it was merely a natu- ralistic observation. I shouldn’t U/'/ F0, T1-+ B'/+ be penalized just because my 02 L.0)'* R.31.' IRB approval form never came through.” A*456 Gutz, whose Sentelle dormito- P-7' 8 ry room provides him with a per- fect view of the Cannon windows, intends to submit his journal as S-9.)7 “I+’/ A** F0, further evidence that his actions C1-,.+9” A+ D,.): were not stalking, but rather a purely academic endeavor. Gutz’ P.): D0'/)’+ EA35/' moleskine notebook contains P5:.)7 0) T-4*' detailed entries such as “6:23 P-7' Forget meathead, Southern, nerdy, or built their own (now condemned) four story preppy.!e Yowl’s here with a guide to the frat palace, and can o"en be found operating reputations of Davidson’s less conventional jackhammers down the hill. fraternities: Your Davidson Honor Section !e Candy Frat - Be it Skittles, Starbursts Editors: !e Murder Frat - If you’ve got a taste or Fruit-by-the-Foot, the men of Upsilon Kai Paul Henderson for homicide, Alpha Ro Bruticon is the place don’t judge; they’re always down to hang out for you! Widely known for their “Come on and indulge their sugary desires. Sophie “The Rock” McHugh Down to the Basement…No, Really, Get in the Basement” party. !e slayers of this frat !e Turtleneck Frat - If you like keeping always have a killer good time! your neck warm at all times of the year, you’ll Writers: Namrebiel Hannah feel right at home with the brothers of Tau !e Email Frat - Hate face-to-face inter- Necronia Omega, a strangely high number action? So do the brothers of Rakka Beta James Patterson probably of who wear turtlenecks on a daily basis, and Track Sigma, who communicate exclusively have little else in common. with hotmail accounts, and have never actu- readers like You! ally met in person. !e [Censored] Frat - !e boys of Sigma Telepathe Digacron just can’t get enough of it. Note: The Yowl is a satirical !e Construction Worker Frat - Guys supplement to The Davidsonian. who know their way around a grouting Hence, nothing in it should be taken as truth. Word. trowel tend to gravitate towards Alpha Pepsi Tau, whose hard-hat-wearing membership sports P!"# $ D!%&'()*&!*.+), Track conludes indoor with strong A-10 showing ISAAC MERVIS until the end. of hitting the game winning home run in the bot- lowing the lead of two shining stars, freshman Staff Writer “When the bell rang to signal the $nal lap, I tom of the ninth, every runner dreams of win- Caroline Yarbrough and junior Hannah Rieden. tried to make the pass, but he held me o% and ning a championship with only inches le# in the !e A-10 All Conference selections shined this picked up the pace even more,” he said. “When race,” Brewster said. “All I envisioned during my weekend. ast weekend, the Davidson men’s and that happened I fell back a little bit and remember winter break training was winning that race. It’s Yarbrough allowed her dominance from the women’s Track and Field squads travelled thinking back to my senior year of high school de$nitely a moment I will never forget.” cross-country season to translate to the track. to Rhode Island to compete in the A-10 In- when I was out-kicked in the $nal stretch at the Brewster leaned over the $nish line .04 sec- A four-sport athlete in high school, Yarbrough Ldoor Championships. Come Sunday a#ernoon, state championship, $nishing a close second. On onds before Fitzpatrick, taking home the individ- now focuses all of her energy on running. She both teams were able to leave with a sense of ac- Saturday night, with 200 to go, I remembered ual championship. In that moment, running 100 attributes her success at Davidson to “a greater complishment. how painful it was losing a championship race in miles per week in the chilly North Carolina win- emphasis on running, combined with a di%er- !e men’s team, who $nished $#h over- the $nal stretch.” ter, and doing intense interval training to work ent approach to training, great coaching, and so all with 57 team points, was headlined by A-10 With a sour taste still in his mouth, the trans- on closing speed, were all made worthwhile. He much encouragement and camaraderie amongst Champion runners Patrick Rollo ‘16 and William fer from the University of Illinois did everything le# a champion. A day later, without much in our team.” !is combination translated into a $rst Brewster ’17. in his power to make sure that he would never the tank, he followed that performance up with place $nish in the 3000m (9:55.52) and a third Tight from the get-go, it became clear that feel that way again. a third place $nish in the 3,000m, with a time of place mark in the 5000m. Saturday’s 5k was going to come down to two “Just like every basketball player always 8:26.55. Rieden, for her part, broke the 800m school competitors in the last laps. Brewster and Saint dreams of making the game winning shot as time Rollo is no stranger to the 800m race. !e record for the third time this season, with a time Louis junior Neal Fitzpatrick were neck and neck expires, and every baseball player always dreams senior was the reigning champion coming into of 2:12.41, $nishing in second place. !ese two the weekend, with high hopes of repeating. “!e athletes are looking forward to the outdoor sea- good and bad thing about running,” noted Rol- son, and they are the primary reasons as to why lo, “is that you approach every race with a blank we are so excited. slate. Anyone could win any given day. !is gave Despite a successful Indoor Championship me the con$dence to believe in my ability to de- meet, the teams won’t be celebrating for too much fend my indoor title, but also the cautiousness longer. “Feelings of success are o#en "eeting,” not to take the moment for granted.” noted Rollo. “Not because they are not satisfying His con$dence propelled him to a great start, achievements necessarily, but because they only which translated into another battle down the serve as an impetus to motivate future perfor- $nal stretch. In the last 50 meters, Rollo pulled mances. Competition is like an unquenchable away with a half-second victory. “My coach and thirst that drives me to desire to achieve much dad probably would have preferred I made the larger goals.” decision easier,” he added, “but sometimes that’s !e goals are high for both teams. Brewster how the race pans out.” has his sights on the school record in the 5K, an- Behind that title-winning duo, the team other A-10 Championship, and an appearance at boasted several top-10 $nishes. !e 4x800m Nationals. team of Ramsay Ritchie ‘18, Dylan Carmack ‘19, For Rollo, “!is championship meet has prov- Ben Corson ‘17 and Rollo set a new school record en to our team as a whole that we are ready to with a time of 7:52.28. Freshman Sean Caveney compete at the next level, and I’m excited for our $nished fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.44), while prospects in the upcoming outdoor season.” Jacob Hostetler ‘18 scurried to a $#h place $nish Brewster knows as well as anyone that “in a in the 400m with a time of 49.98. Senior co-cap- tactical, championship race, anything can hap- tain Daniel Samet recorded a $#h place $nish pen. Anybody can beat anybody on any given in the 5k and another top-10 $nish in the one- day. So, I just need to keep training hard and be a mile in his $nal A-10 Indoor Championship. !e gamer when the gun goes o%.” 4x400m team of Charles Rappe ‘16, Caveney, !e road to the Outdoor A-10 Championship Amir Pappu ‘16, and Hostetler recorded a sev- starts now, and you can bet when the gun goes enth place $nish with a time of 3:27.03. Jordan o% in a couple months, the Wildcats will be ready :LOO%UHZVWHU·RXWOXQJHVKLVRSSRQHQWDWWKHÀQLVKOLQHWRWDNHWKHFRQIHUHQFHWLWOHLQWKH. Marshall ‘17 $nished eighth in the heptathlon. to run. Photo by Daniel Petty/Atlantic 10. !e women’s team showed great tenacity, fol- How the Warriors have made people numb to greatness STEPHEN PACHECO But this isn’t another one of those articles. in looking at the Warriors’s future success, both possible proposition, with some slight maneuver- Staff Writer !is isn’t another attempt to make us somehow resulting from their own accomplishments in ad- ing and tactical decisions it’s scary to realize that more amazed at the Warriors’s success and ac- dition to the barriers of a possible major injury, this may just be possible. While I highly doubt complishments. At this point, I’ve accepted that lapsing into a state of complacency due to an un- that this will ever actually come to fruition, the arriors Become Fastest Team Ever as an impossible task. sustainable level of success and accomplishments idea of signing another “superstar” or high-cali- To Win 50 Games.” !is is an article about the Warriors’s greatest or the formation of a competing super-team, ber player who will contribute to the team’s suc- “Warriors Chase History With barrier to their own success: themselves. Every reminiscent of the 2008 Boston Celtics or 2012 cess will be tossed around for years to come. Yet, “WRecord-Setting Season.” team that has ever been mentioned in the conver- Miami Heat. while the move may seem valuable in the short- “Steph Curry Pursues All-Time Great Status sation about the all-time greats – the ’86 Celtics, term, it could have e%ects that damage the chem- with Record-Smashing Season.” the ’87 Lakers, the ’96 Bulls, the ’02 Lakers – has Pride & Contract Extensions istry, cohesion, and compatability of the team in “2016 Warriors: GOAT?” had to face an obstacle that either destroyed or Every great group of people always faces a the long run. For example, the Cavs are already “2016 Warriors vs. 1996 Bulls: !e Greatest strengthened their dominance. !e Celtics had challenge to the individual pride of its members considering trading away Kevin Love a little over Teams Ever Assembled.” their rival Lakers constantly breathing down or outlook on their personal ceilings of success a year a#er swapping him for Wiggins, and you At this point in the season, articles like these their necks, challenging their success and look- and achievement when grouped together. Shaq can’t help but think the Cavs would be better o% about the Golden State Warriors have "ooded ing to destroy their dominance any chance they le# Kobe when Kobe wanted to win a champi- if that trade never happened in the $rst place. In ESPN and the greater Internet community to could (and vice versa). !e Bulls had to deal with onship on his own. Durant and Westbrook will the pursuit of a championship in the short-term, such an extent that we gloss over them like we Michael Jordan’s departure a#er a mixture of more than likely split this o%-season a#er mul- the Cavs made a decision that a%ected them neg- would an advertisement for KIA on NBA.com tragedy, a questioning of meaning and success, tiple years of upper-class mediocrity following atively in the long-run. or a TMZ report on the Kardashians. We have and a thirst for a new challenge forced him out their 2012 NBA Finals trip. Additionally, Harden While I’m not saying signing a player of Du- become so desensitized to the deluge of articles of the Finals and into the minor leagues. And the le# that same Finals team a#er realizing that he rant’s status (or lower, most likely much, much recapping and predicting the Warriors’s success Lakers faced an ego challenge and identity crisis could not only start for another team, but be- lower) would inherently hurt the team, it could that we don’t understand how to look at this team a#er Shaq was traded to the Heat. come a superstar in his own right (as he has since have long term e%ects that alter the chemistry from a fresh perspective. So what will the Warriors’ barrier be? What become). and functionality of the team. We have to re- Sitting down to write this article, I must have will be their obstacle? What will step up to stum- Every supporting member of the current member that upgrading to a better player can- deleted at least 15 dra#s before arriving at an ul- ble them on their path to all-time success? A#er Warriors team not named Steph Curry faces this not be equated with upgrading to a better team. timate conclusion: no one wants to read another the $nal buzzer inevitably sounds to cap this same dilemma: stay with the team and continue Golden State has a perfect formula of talent right article about the greatness of the Warriors. !is NBA season – a#er the Warriors have raised an- winning or accept a fat contract from another now, and any subsequent alteration to that lineup team has accomplished the seemingly impossible other banner into the ra#ers –a#er another ring team in order to prove their individual abilities should be seriously considered beforehand. in that they have made greatness commonplace, ceremony, trip to the White House, and Larry in a new environment. While they outwardly At this point, it seems the Warriors’ greatest history boring, and success trivial. !ey have O’Brien patch on their jerseys – how will the show their loyalty and love for Golden State now, barrier to future success rests solely in them- dominated the league to the point where every Warriors stay motivated a#er capping the great- no one can say that a max contract won’t entice selves. When you reach the level of historic suc- subsequent win is somehow both over-scruti- est season of all-time virtually unchallenged? Green, !ompson, Barnes, Iguodala, or Bogut cess the Warriors have, your greatest competition nized and completely glossed over at the same How will they skirt boredom, avoid the trap of away from their beloved team in the future. !e becomes yourself. !e Warriors have spoiled us time. Each ground-breaking victory generates complacency, and refuse to take a step back in love of money and fame is a dangerous thing, and with greatness. !ey’ve "ooded us with history, more and more content about chasing history, 2017? no team – no matter how seemingly loyal or sat- and we’ve started to become numb to its potency. and – simultaneously – more and more numb- While these articles are normally written in is$ed they may seem to be - is above that pride. Instead of saturating newsfeeds and websites with ness to the unparalleled level of success they are the days following a championship, I have never articles predicting the Warriors’ record-breaking achieving. !e Warriors have made greatness so in my life been more certain of an inevitable out- Lineup Additions conclusion to the season, we should start to fo- pedestrian that each loss carries the weight of an come and less interested in yet another take on !ere have been rumors circulating for some cus on what lies beyond. A championship and NBA Finals Game 7 blowout, and every win as the Warriors’s historical season. !erefore, now time now that the Warriors are actually in the record-shattering season are inevitable. What unsurprising and expected as a preseason victory is as good of a time as ever to tackle this topic. As best position to sign Kevin Durant in the o%-sea- comes next is the true question. over the Sixers. I see it, there are two main barriers to focus on son. While this sounds like an improbable/im- sports P!"# $ F#%&'!&( )*, )+,- Swimming shatters numerous records at A-10s LO DONATO on Saturday night. Williams ‘17, Emma Tobey ‘16 and Kassie Shan- next year in mind, Lankiewicz explained, “I was Staff Writer When asked how she felt about winning the non ‘17 put together a time of 1:42.81. really happy to hit several best times this year and award in consecutive years, Lankiewicz noted, “I Records continued to fall throughout the defend my titles but am still a little ways out of he Davidson swimming and diving pro- was really grateful to my teammates and coaches week. Lankiewicz won the 200-yard freestyle reach of qualifying for NCAAs. #at’s something grams competed in the 2016 Atlantic 10 for having put me in a position to defend my ti- with a NCAA B standard time of 1:46.92, setting I would like to take one last shot at accomplishing Swimming and Diving Championships, tles this year. #ere are some incredibly talented both an A-10 and school record. Two Wildcats next year.” Twhich began Wednesday, Feb. 17 and concluded scored in the top-10 in the 200-freestyle -- Healy women in our conference, so I couldn’t have done On the "nal day of the championships, the Saturday, Feb. 20 at the SPIRE Institute in Gene- it without my teammates holding me to high recorded a notable third-place "nish with a time women collected three school records and one va, Ohio. A!er "nishing fourth a year ago, the standards throughout the season and in particu- of 1:48.25. of their A-10 records. Moreton "nished ninth in women improved this year with a third overall lar my coaches’ support; they deserve so much of Williams won the 100 breaststroke with a time the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:01.40, which "nish, while the men grabbed seventh place. the credit for any successes I’ve had.” of 1:01.73, and her preliminary performance set broke a Davidson record that had been set in Elise Lankiewicz ‘17 dominated the Champi- On the whole, the women’s team broke many conference and school records, touching the wall 2001. onships, winning the 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle Davidson records in Ohio. #e 800 freestyle relay at the 1:01.23 mark. “I knew my goals were di$cult so I always and 1650 freestyle while also helping the 800 team highlighted the "rst day of the Champion- Day three came to a close as the women took had them in mind during our many practices,” freestyle relay, 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle ships, as the quartet of Maggie Farrell ‘19, Eliz- a "rst-place "nish in the 400 medley relay. Kate Moreton said. “#is weekend I thought back to relay squads to "rst-place "nishes. Lankiewicz abeth Weldon ‘18, Lankiewicz and Angie Healy Moreton ‘18, Williams, Farrell and Lankiewicz all the pace sets we had done and that helped me swam a time of 16:39.65 in the 1650 freestyle, a ‘16 crushed the event with a time of 7:16.79, set- swam the relay in 3:42.31, setting yet anoth- feel con"dent going into a race. A!er qualifying grand 10 seconds faster than her competition. ting an Atlantic 10 record. A "ve-year Davidson er school record. Along with the medley relay, for the A "nal in the 100 back on Friday, I nev- Justi"ably, she was named the meet’s Most Out- record was also broken on the "rst day in the 200- Moreton also swam to a third-place "nish in the er could have imagined placing third overall and standing Performer for the second straight year yard medley relay, as Anabelle Durham ‘19, Katy 100 backstroke, in 55.67 seconds. standing on the podium. It was such an awesome As for the men, Luke Burton ‘16 swam the experience.” best individual performance for Davidson in the Also on Saturday, Williams also won the 200 early going, recording a time of 47.53 in the 100 breaststroke and set a school record with with yard backstroke and tallying second place. He a standard time of 2:12.65 and the 400 freestyle also set a Davidson record with his preliminary relay squad of Shannon, Farrell, Lankiewicz and time of 47.53 seconds. Healy set Atlantic 10 and school records with a #e 400 medley relay team, comprised of Bur- time of 3:19.65. ton, Taylor Willenbring ‘18, Cameron Bard ‘16 #e women swimmers had a lot to say about and Colin MacKay ‘16, swam a time of 3:16.36, their team’s supportive and motivating dynamic. which broke a "ve-year Davidson record and As Moreton described, “At this championship placed them second overall. meet, we all made a ton of noise for the people Bard, Clay Resweber ‘18 and Grant Smith ‘16 swimming to the point where we lost our voices. also "nished day three with notable "nishes for “We fed o% each other’s energy, and it made the ‘Cats. Bard placed sixth in the 100 butter&y for some really fast swimming.” with a time of 49.45, Resweber took sixth in the #e men swimmers "nished the " nal night 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39.66 and Smith successfully, with Burton claiming a "rst-place placed "!h in the 400 IM with a time of 3:57.25. "nish. #e senior hit the wall at the 1:43.76 mark Headed into the "nal day of the champion- in the 200 backstroke, good for another NCAA ships, the Wildcats had "ve gold medals, four At- B time. lantic 10 records and seven school records under Resweber, Riley League ‘18, Max Schimanski their belts. ‘16, Smith and Bard all recorded top-10 "nishes Lankiewicz completed her &awless perfor- for the ‘Cats to end the night. mance with an undefeated outing on the "nal Katy Williams ‘17 set both conference and school records with her performance in the day. 100 breaststroke. Photo by John Reid/Atlantic 10. Recapping this weekend, with her goals for Young baseball squad begins season with promise JASON FELDMAN few inches of his "rst career home run with what for the taking. easy for their young squad, they are con"dent Sports Co-Editor amounted to a long double o% the top of the wall While the focus is primarily on the A-10 sea- about what they can do this year. “I think this in the team’s 5-0 victory over Bu%alo. son, the team also has a daunting nonconference year we have the best team chemistry since I’ve Combining this young talent with some im- schedule facing them. A!er a tough 7-4 loss been here,” explained Sidwell. “We have a lot of ver the past two years, the Davidson proving returning players, the team has a nice against ACC foe Wake Forest in the "rst of two really great guys, and everyone is playing for the baseball program has begun to turn a overall balance. Beeker will lead the pitching sta% meetings between the schools this season, the guy next to him instead of themselves.” With the corner. A!er being stuck between 17 and and is able to mentor all the young arms with team will also have a home game against Duke combination of this mentality and the raw tal- O19 wins every season between 2009 and 2013, the his experience, while upperclassmen, including and travel to nationally ranked powerhouses ent on the squad both in the lineup and on the team has dragged its win total up from that range Sidwell and Will Robertson ’17, have come back UNC and South Carolina. mound, an A-10 title is certainly within reach by double digits the past few years, winning 29 in looking like new players. Both of them provided #ough the Wildcats know nothing will come this season. their "nal SoCon season in 2014. Last year, the a spark in the lineup this weekend, as Robertson Wildcats followed that up with 28 wins in their hit the "rst two home runs of his career, while inaugural A-10 campaign, including a big win in Sidwell was 4 for 8 at the plate himself. Both of the conference tournament over top-seeded Saint these players credit associate head coach Rucker Louis. Taylor for the strides they made at the plate in the #is season, the team will have to replace o%-season. the production of eight graduating seniors, who Putting these players alongside established together pitched over 200 innings last year. “Ev- stalwarts, including Lee Miller ’16, Sam Foy ’16, ery member of the 2015 class had a vital impact and Alec Acosta ’18, the team is not short of in helping us win and reach the culture that the depth. As Robertson remarked, “One advantage Davidson Baseball program has developed into,” of having so much depth is that everyone feels explained "!h-year senior Clark Beeker ’16. “We the need to compete and get better every day in relied heavily on upperclassman pitching, and practice to try to earn time on the "eld.” Because our o%ense was surrounded around proven, col- of this, the team expects to continue to get better lege-ready hitters.” and better as the season wears on. Despite losing all that talent and leadership, If this past weekend is any indication, Wilson the team still has reason for optimism. #is year’s Field could be a daunting environment for oppos- freshman class is among the deepest the program ing teams to come into this season. #roughout has seen, especially in terms of pitching. Austin the weekend, the right "eld deck was o!en over- Leonard ’19 and Peyton Hopkins ’19 are among &owing with students to the point that opposing the many young arms that are expected to be cogs teams began to question whether the turnout was at the back of the bullpen, while Adrian Mayans atypical. Sidwell attested to the e%ect of having ’19 will bring some pop to the lineup with his bat. so many of his fellow students in attendance this Catcher Jake Sidwell ’17 had high praise for them, weekend, saying, “#e fan support was incredible remarking, “they’re talented and go out there and this past weekend, and hopefully that continues compete.” for the rest of the season.” #ese freshmen put their talent on display #roughout the team, the focus is primari- this past weekend, as the Wildcats took two out ly on performing well in conference play. Every of three games at home. Leonard came into a single player has his sights set on the same prize: tight game against Marist in a jam and was able winning the A-10 title, and the appearance in the to limit the damage so that the o%ense could rally NCAA tournament that comes with it. A!er be- in the bottom half of the inning, before Hopkins ing picked sixth in the conference preseason poll, came in for the save to preserve a 4-3 victory and they know it won’t be an easy task. However, the Leonard’s "rst career W. #e next day, a!er be- squad showed last year they belong in the league, Shortstop Alec Acosta ‘18 is one of the few bats returning to the starting lineup this ing given the start at DH, Mayans came within a so a good shot at an A-10 title is certainly there season. Photo by Shea Parikh.