september 4, 2015 LYST THE CATATHE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF COLORADO COLLEGE NEWS 2 Opinion 7 SPORTS 9 LIFE 13 FRIDAY WEEK 2 BLOCK 1 WOMEN MCCORMICK’S OT BREWHAHA: DAGGER LIFTS VOL. 46 IN ISIS DENVER BEER NO. 2 TIGERS OVER FESTIVAL CARTHAGE MORE: Page 7 CATALYSTNEWSPAPER.COM MORE: Page 12 MORE: Page 14 Illustration by Rachel Fischman Photo courtesy of CC Athletics Photo by Taylor Steine Benji’s eliminates the beloved Mexican station and expands MISSING noodle bowl and sushi bar. TACOS BENJI’S: Page 6 Photo by Emily Kim Tutt Library to unveil renovations for the upcoming year Madelyn Santa sits down with the EMMA MARTIN Staff Writer Preserve’s Jonathan mands of the Block Plan have un- The Tutt Library renovation is cur- to discuss his lifelong derscored every aspect of the Tutt rently in its third phase: design de- “Our vision is to be the �inest liberal Library renovation. velopment. The design development friend Patrick, dining arts institution, but to do it our way,” Construction is slated to begin di- phase drills down into the mechani- said Lyrae Williams, Assistant Vice rectly after Commencement of the cal, electrical, and structural details in Dublin, and sweet President of the Of�ice of Institutional 2015-2016 year, and so marks the of the building, exact speci�ications Planning and Effectiveness. “We must apex of several years of careful lis- of �loor plans, and �inal architectural loops. MORE: Page 5 build on and support our strengths, tening, creative planning, and critical features. and our strength is the Block Plan.” organization revolving around the The locations of doors and win- TUTT: Page 4 INSIDE: The unique advantages and de- revamping our library. Colorado College’s Student Body President American Sniper and American democracy: A conversation between CC and USAFA Jacob Walden debunks HELEN GRIFFITHS Staff Writer the discretionary funds military in con�licts abroad. said USAFA Professor Gregory Las- myth and gives a sneak Christopher Dylewski, from USAFA, ki. “College is in part a preparation peek of CCSGA’s plans On Sunday, Aug. 30, almost 100 stu- and Helen Grif�iths, from Colorado for democratic dialogue, and so we dents from the Air Force Academy and College, planned the event, which feel this exchange really matters for for the school year. Colorado College came together for was the launch of the Democratic building a robust citizenry,” “American Sniper and American De- Dialogue Project. Students were drawn to the event MORE: Page 4 mocracy,” an event organized by the “The goal of the Democratic Dia- for a variety of reasons. Democratic Dialogue Project where logue Project is to encourage sub- “The opportunity to interact with @catalystnews students were invited to watch Amer- stantive exchange between future ci- students from the Air Force Academy ican Sniper, share a meal, and debate vilian and military leaders on matters is what attracted me,” said Louisa AMERICAN SNIPER: ideas on American foreign policy, de- of importance to the U.S., in order to Page 2 mocracy, and the changing role of the enrich the health of our democracy,” 2 NEWS September 4, 2015 CANDELARIA ALCAT SexualNews Editor safety and wellness on the rise as CC recovers from losing SARC The 2014-2015 academic year con- cluded a busy year for Colorado Col- lege’s Wellness Center and the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC). This time was �illed with climate sur- veys, a myriad of fun and educational programs, and an abundance of student feedback. Coming into this school year, however, Colorado College was not prepared for losing beloved SARC Tara Misra, a staff member who had earned credibility as well as likeability among students. Although the Wellness Center and oth- er programs plan to continue what they started with Misra, they see that their plans may be delayed as a consequence. Fellow staff members Gail Murphy- Geiss, Associate Professor of Sociology and Title IX Coordinator, and Heather Horton, Director of the Wellness Re- Photographs by Emilia Whitmer source Center, are excited for Misra, but Pam Shipp, the interim SARC, will be working with the Wellness Center, pictured above, to provide services and programing for students they acknowledge that there is no way in lieu of Tara Misra’s departure. to replace her in the short term. However, Pam Shipp, CC Alum and counselor at Boettcher Heath Center, has stepped in for the interim position. gramming. we’ve begun planning a search for this cess,” said Horton. “As it has been in Due to her experience with CC, sexual “She was willing to be on-call so that semester.” the past, there will be students on the assault, and trauma, many believe that we can maintain what we thought was a Ideally, the new SARC will begin on Jan. search, there will be an open session for she is well beyond prepared for this po- high-level program so we don’t fall back 1. Both students and faculty will be part students for hopefully lots of students to sition. too far, but it’s inevitable,” said Murphy- of the search committee. meet candidates and attend their pre- Shipp volunteered to be on-call as well Geiss. “Without a full-time SARC who is “A key thing though certainly is that, sentations.” as to deal with emergencies and work loved and trusted, it’s not going to be in terms of the response and advocacy Murphy-Geiss echoes her strong re- with Horton and Murphy-Geiss for pro- the same for the �irst semester. However, piece, that is de�initely in place,” said gards toward student input in this Murphy-Geiss. “There’s not a change in search. terms of what is being offered and stu- “In the past two searches, for Tara who dents at CC have already engaged with was the last SARC and Heather who was Pam and know her so she’s not an un- the SARC before her, it was the students’ known entity.” Despite the fact that hav- voices that really carried the candidates ing a new face in such a powerful posi- and I plan on that being the same this tion could be detrimental, Horton sees time,” said Murphy-Geiss. this as an exciting time nonetheless for Murphy-Geiss and Horton, alongside sexual health and continuing the dif�icult Rochelle Mason, are spearheading the conversations that the White House Cli- search for the new SARC. mate Survey sparked. “One of the things that I think is pretty Last semester, CC made a modi�ied ver- exciting about the moment that we’re in sion of the White House Climate Survey. is that it feels like there’s increased stu- The anonymous survey reached out to dent energy around sexual assault, in- students to inquire about sexual safety, timate partner bounds, and all kinds of how they felt about CC’s procedural poli- things,” said Horton. “I think with all of cies, and many more questions pertain- the stuff that we’re planning for the year, ing to sexual assault and Title IX. The what an exciting time for students to be survey had over 1,000 responses. really engaged and to be talking about “There’s this wonderful opportunity those things that we want to address for students to be engaged in the pro- from the survey.” American Sniper: CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE might be like when he comes back from tions the military does and doesn’t have. affairs was very interesting.” a tour.” AFA andThe CC discussion start was brought upthe because conversation“I really enjoyed making connections “That is a perspective I could never of Chris’ mental health issues and how with the cadets,” said McKenzie. “CC can McKenzie, a CC student. have really understand other than intel- many times he was deployed,” said Mck- not only be a physical bubble, but a so- “The subject of the military, its role lectually,” he said. “Speaking with the ca- enzie. cial bubble. Even one evening interact- and funding are very important and in- dets was a chance to put actual faces and According to many students, the op- ing with students my own age coming teresting,” said sophomore Theo Hook- names to the people that these issues portunity to interact with those beyond from very different social and academic er, explaining why he went. directly will affect.” CC was the highlight of the event. backgrounds was enriching.” The event began by screening Ameri- The movie was also a chance to discuss “As an outsider looking in at the Air “I felt that just seeing the CC and USA- can Sniper, a movie about the deadliest a wide range of topics. During the din- Force Academy, there were a lot of things FA students together unsettled assump- sniper in US history. The audience fol- ner that followed, a group of students I didn’t understand,” said Maya Patel. “To tions about the sorts of students who lowed his multiple deployments to Iraq discussed the war in Iraq, terrorism, and me, the whole �irst year just seemed like attend each institution,” said Professor and his struggle with PTSD. ISIS, while another debated ideas of hu- continual hazing but for them it was ex- Laski. “I heard lots of important revela- “When the students from the Air Force manitarian intervention, universal hu- tremely important. The intensity taught tions: some CC students did not know Academy watched the movie, it was man rights and cultural relativism. them to be responsible for other people that USAFA considers itself a liberal arts not an abstract depiction of a faraway Katherine Nelson, a CC student, was in subsequent years.” college.” phenomenon, but a possible portrait of part of a conversation on the role Amer- “The best part of the event were de�i- The Democratic Dialogue Project will their futures and the realities they will ica should claim (or relinquish) on the nitely the conversations afterward.