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NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT • I· 0I. •• • • • THE COLLEGE VO CE CONNECTICUT COlLEGE'S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER ~--- NEWS OPINIONS ARTS----, ,---SPORTS.--- 2016 Winthrop Res Life Stipends The Globalization of the March Madness's Scholars Honored Get Major Increase Gin & Tonic Most Likely Carousel: Reimagining a New London Phenonenom Play for our Times Prepares to Enter NBA which included junior Doug (with) no voice, no agency and ISABELLE SMITH SARAH ROSE GRUSZECKI a theater department as progres- Henton •17, all pushed each other no rights," Grossman argued. STAFF WRITER OPINIONS EDITOR sive and critically minded as from a young age, enabling all Conn's had decided to stage a However, it became in- Upon first reading the script Kris Dunn, arguably the best of them to develop skills and production of the 1945 Rodgers creasingly clear through my for Caronsel throngh a theater college point guard in the nation, proficiency both as a team and and Hammerstein musical. discussions with the cast and course at Connecticut College, started his basketball career right individually. Their coach, Craig My initial hostile sentiments production team members that I found myself deeply troubled here in New London, Connecti- Parker. according to Henton, "has were further articulated in a re- the collaborations between by the show's problematic and cut. Ever since he started playing an overall ridiculous record," He cent panel discussion on the pro- the Music, Dance and The- outdated content. As a woman, I competitively, he has been a was able to pass his own love of duction, titled Carousel in Con- ater Departments to create was particularly infuriated by the common name on top rated lists. the game on to the young men, versation, where theatre historian this production were 'far from show's representation of female Last year he shared the honor of Dunn went off to Providence and feminist scholar Barbara traditional. Set in Ocean Beach, characters as passive. disernpow- Big East Player of the Year, and College to play for the Friars with Wallace Grossman described New London, the piece did not ered agents required to conform this year he was named Big East a sense of purpose. the musical as "archaic beyond feel nearly as distant as in my to traditional gender roles. I Preseason Player of the Year, Because of his love and respect comprehension," particularly in initial readings, Although the could not wrap my head around Dunn started playing on a team for the game itself, Dunn is regards to the depiction of Julie, female leads were certainly not how, or why, such a production with "chemistry" when he was more focused on improvement, the female lead of the show. fre~ from adversity, characters could possibly be produced just ten years old, 'His closest "She's a thing .... 3 possession ... CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 today and was baffled as to why childhood friends and teammates, The Nameaug Gathering: A Festival is Born slew of other sponsors and local on-campus Friday Nights Live, owner of The Telegraph and orga- weeks later. But Walker is con- LUCAPOWELL organizations, New London looks Arbofest and FIoraiia lineups, "I nizer of IAmFest, Nameaug will vinced that the two will co-exist CO·EDITOR IN CHIEF set to host Nameaug, a music could've just brought in bigger look to be both similar and differ- positively, particularly in light of SAC's mission to re-think the What's the best way to bring a festival geared entirely towards acts for FNL, but I wanted to see ent from its fall counterpart, The annual Spring Fling so that it is community together? I .don't think the city itself, The festival will if I could do something a little festival will be a production of less dangerous, "FIoraiia doesn't many would argue with a music welcome everyone to Parade more creative with the money." Martin's same non-profit compa- need to be modified that much, festival, nor with the ambitious Plaza "around a shared experience "At first I thought about making ny, New London Music Festivals it just needs to be put in a differ- proposition SAC concert chair of local music and business, Arbofest a bit bigger, but I think Inc. The festival will be slightly ent context," said Walker, who Luke Walker' 16 has put forth to The idea for Nameaug was Arbofest is already a nice size, So different, however, in its goal-ori- brought the Nameaug proposal to the entire New London commu- developed by Walker and the SAC then I started thinking about doing ented focus: to promote local something like IAmFest but in the businesses and nonprofits and to SGA this past Thursday, nity, team, with the interest of echoing "We believe that Nameaug In collaboration with the New ,the positivity and engagement of spring," The idea received support bridge gaps in the community, The festival will also not escape Gathering could help to change London record store The Tele- the annual fall IAmFest, "This from SAC as well as a variety the conception that FIoraiia is the graph, SAC, President Bergeron, year my budget was a bit bigger of clubs who are now officially drawing comparisons to Connecti- co-sponsoring the event. cut College's own annual spring the Coast Guard Academy and a than in past years", said Walk- CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 er, who has also orchestrated Working with Rich Martin, festival, FIoralia, occurring two I! . ''1'lIi_sandopiniOoseJPressed inn;,Colk8'l~~" . Wrth Cach "You're" senior? What are your plans for next year?" that comes my way, sIIi<:d¥;Gwse of student aut!I<J{s, aIld no;~. • c"l":-, . Igrow slightly more anxious about each day that Iremain unemployed. Navigating the .. ;~ content and editorial ~fOlll3in in~~Cll' . terrain of post-grad before I've laid a finger on my diploma is daunting, and Iassume !be stUdilnts; neither the College's Ildministllltionnor ,!,"faCtittY .' exerciseCOlUt01 ovtrthe content.... , ~: '. it'll remain that way UQtiI I cross some sort of thres~ld of adulth~. Mayhe it'll happen when J learn what a mortgage is, or cook a meal in which eggs aren't the main ingredient, or' feel a sense of accomplishment greater than when Ifinish a Netflix series. Wherever that threshold may he, I'm certainly not prepared for it. Why is that question so hard to answer? Why can't I just say, honestly, "I plan on & getting a job, having some friends and maybe having enough money to buy organic pro- duce"? Why the pressure to have something "good enough" to report to people who don't DANA SORKIN know me well enough to know that I'd rather not be asked? In light of all tltis ambiguity, I came up with a strategy that I'd like to share with any and all seniors, and any and all Editors:in Chief 0/ , •• , students who will eventUally become seniors: tell everyone you're getting a dog. e I the perfect respoase. As soon as people hear you're getting a dog, follow-up ques- otph liQni;"Ybu _to write? WIi8t 00 yclllwant to write about? VilU thilIk your fe • t thiDk-pieces are goona save the world?" to'""wesome! What breed?" Deflecting post-grad questions is;q. art. and dogs are the ideal medium. The worst part 01:1BY approaching entranee into the post-grad world has been realiz- tin.g Ihat coUcge.t!J!D..'~h me what Iwant my "*'to he. This is a rough realization, : "'t!oIisidering ~aidte invesbnent, but it allKr.lllalres me think about what t have . gain,edinCQ!Iei!e, l.\earped how to think, hoWlOWnte, how to research,how to argue, .' howto.expiess·my Opiplons liQd what ledme to them, how to reflect and change my Mot EDITORIAL STAFF .- . .w(mO~tIie list goe~on: Not png a con~lareer plan lIIay seem like a ~wback, _ • 0 .0 '!P<!JnaylJe it is, Or maybe !~on 't.need, to know lJIy.car~,,,yet. .' fro befugitonest, [might as' well admit ~-I don't even knowif I'll actually get -.::'~e MOLLlEREID '" dog.lt'S.IJ:Ue.RlJ!ighi ~ fbo much responsi~:: . .' .. SAM WILCOX , . Hallie News MAlA HIBBETT SARAfl ROSE GRUSZECKI Opinions PETER BURDGE DYLAN STEI~ Sports DANA GALLAGHER. He4dCopy , CREATIVE STAFF ,~..". , . 1t c ANNAGRQFIK ; .Ji L JAMES LAFORTEZZA ~ Illustr4tion Editors . • ",. 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