First Class Mail U.S. Postage PAID Lancaster PA The College Reporter Permit 901 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA http://www.the-college-reporter.com VOLUME 50, ISSUE 21 F&M screens documentary exploring student’s experience in Ugandan war BY SHIRA KIPNEES news anchor or delivered in dry char- Staff Writer acters through a Twitter feed,” he said. F&M hosted a screening of the “These films provide the rare chance award-winning documentary, War/ to view the experience firsthand, giv- Dance, featuring Dominic Akena ’16, ing voices to subjects that are often last Thursday night. Both War/Dance misunderstood or absent-mindedly and Innocente, another documentary, ignored.” are the work of filmmaker-couple, Reese added he hopes the films Sean and Andrea Fine. The films were will bring the community together and shown in connection with the Fines’ break down societal boundaries. Common Hour speech. “In giving a stage to youths that The film presents Akena’s back- come from such different backgrounds ground — he was forced to be a child than much of our F&M community, soldier for a month at the age of nine we can expand our concept of us, after being captured by the Lord’s and narrow our vision of them,” he Resistance Army in his native Ugan- continued. da — as well as two other Ugandan Akena explained he wanted his fel- photo by Krissy Montville ’14 youths and explores how they express low students to come away with an un- Dominic Akena ’16, one of the subjects of the documentary War/Dance, spoke themselves through music. derstanding that there is always some- at Common Hour last week. A screening of War/Dance took place that night. According to Zachary Reese, video thing that can help people when they some of the traumas he went through feeling sorry for myself to celebrating production program manager for the experience tragedies. at a young age. what I have left of me with singing, theatre, dance, and film (TDF) depart- “I hope that people learn and take “I never really understood the dancing, and making music.” ment, the documentary is important for with them the idea that there is always power of music until music was Akena originally thought he would the F&M community to see because it something that can help you get back the only thing I realized I [had] left never attend college, but F&M gave provides insight into worlds that many up on your feet no matter how far you in me; music was the only thing I him an opportunity to continue with people do not fully understand. have fallen in life,” he said. “Things enjoyed at the time,” he said. “It also his life, despite issues he faced. “When we listen to stories of suf- like music, arts, sports, etc., are the made painful memories easy to live fering, like the ones of the children of tools we should use everyday as a third with, as I turned my life around from see SCREENING, page 2 Uganda or a homeless teen in Ameri- foot to stand on. They really help.” ca, we are often hearing it delivered to Akena ended up pursuing music as us from a source outside of that com- a way to reclaim some sense of nor- Tuberculosis diagnosed at F&M, munity — spoken by a wealthy U.S. malcy in his life and to help forget Health Department to investigate Margaret Hazlett, dean of the College, informed the campus of a Venezuela experiences mass protests case of active tuberculosis (TB) on F&M’s campus through an email sent in response to social, economic issues Friday, Feb. 21. The ill person is now off campus at home. In her email, Hazlett explained that TB is caused by Mycobacterium tu- BY STEVEN VIERA a special election following the death berculosis and can be spread through the air when an infected person coughs, News Editor of former president Hugo Chavez, for sneezes, speaks, or sings. It is not spread through casual contact. Starting this month, mass protests many of the problems. Hazlett also encouraged the campus community to remain calm, explain- have broken out across the South “This is a rich country, and we can’t ing that most people exposed to TB are protected by their immune system American nation of Venezuela. Origi- even buy a kilo of flour, a rich coun- and do not become ill. Yet, the bacterium can remain dormant. Symptoms nally a response to the country’s eco- try, but we live in misery,” said Marta of active TB include a cough that lasts longer than three weeks, unexplained nomic and social woes, the protests Rivas, a protestor, in the nydailynews. weight loss, loss of appetite, chest pain, night sweats, fatigue, weakness, nau- dramatically intensified after govern- com article “Thousands gather in Ven- sea, fever, chills and coughing up blood. ment forces opened fire and killed sev- ezuela to protest, support embattled According to the email, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health has been noti- eral protesters, some of them students. government.” fied and will be conducting a medical investigation to assess if and where Protesters took the streets earlier this Following almost two weeks of TB has spread. In order to do so, the College has provided the Department month in response to high inflation, ris- peaceful protesting, violence broke out of Health a short list of students and faculty that may have been exposed to ing crime rates, and shortages of basic on Feb. 12 as government forces killed the ill person. goods, such as foodstuffs. According three protesters, according to CNN. If you would like more information, please consult the Department of to the article, “Venezuela: What’s the Since then, protestors have erected Health at 1-877-PA-HEALTH orwww.health.state.pa.us. crisis about?” on CNN.com, protest- makeshift barricades around their Additional information also can be found at the following Centers for Dis- ers blame Nicolas Maduro, Venezu- ease Control website:www.cdc.gov/TB. ela’s president, who came to power in see VENEZUELA, page 2 Inside this week’s issue ... Opinion & Editorial Arts & Entertainment “Editor chronicles voyages The Lego Movie may be the best into internet darkness” animated film since Toy Story 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 7 Campus Life Sports The Vagina Monologues examines Equestrian Team officially declared female experiences for V-Day inactive for the semester PAGE 5 PAGE 11 Page 2 News The College Reporter Viera’s Crime Watch Venezuela: Government faces pressure Friday, Feb. 14, 11:01 p.m. — A from politicians, international community shuttle driver reported a group of stu- continued from page 1 to go,” Capriles said according to dents impeding the shuttle’s move- demonstrations and thrown rocks at se- nydailynews.com. ment by standing in front of it, pre- curity forces, with police and National John Kerry, America’s secretary of venting it from passing. Guardsmen responding with volleys state, weighed in on the situation. Friday, Feb. 14, 11:18 p.m. — There of tear gas according to nydailynews. “I am watching with increasing was a noise complaint in the College com, which pointed out that over 100 concern the situation in Venezuela,” Row apartments. Officers from the people have been injured. he said in the article “Kerry says Ven- Department of Public Safety (DPS) The government responded to the ezuela Crackdown is ‘Unacceptable’” issued the students a warning and the protests with rallies of their own in sup- on NYTimes.com. “The government’s music was turned down. port of President Maduro who, accord- use of force and judicial intimida- Friday, Feb. 14, 11:30 p.m. — A student reported the theft of $150, ing to CNN, accused the United States tion against citizens and political fig- cash, from her purse in Thomas Hall. of plotting to destabilize Venezuela. ures, who are exercising a legitimate Saturday, Feb. 15 — A student reported continuing harassment Additionally, the government arrested right to protest, is unacceptable and from her ex-boyfriend. Leopoldo Lopez, an opposition leader, will only increase the likelihood of Saturday, Feb. 15, 1:56 a.m. — Underage drinking was reported. on murder and terrorism charges. violence.” A student was transported to Lancaster General Hospital (LGH). Venezuelan politicians have also Despite pressures from rival politi- The same student was found to have a fake ID. been active — for example, Henrique cians and the international community, Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:16 p.m. — There was a domestic disturbance Capriles, a presidential candidate, Maduro remained resolute. in College Row. Both parties were cited. spoke at a rally alongside Lilian Tin- “This elected president, the son of Monday, Feb. 17 — DPS received a report from the College’s tori, Lopez’s wife. Capriles, who was Chavez, is going to keep protecting the Title IX Deputy Coordinator that a sexual assault occurred on a political prisoner of the state in people,” he said, according to nydaily- Jan. 17. 2002 — at the same facility where Lo- news.com. “Nobody is going to black- Tuesday, Feb. 18, 9:30 p.m. — DPS responded to an odor of mari- pez is being held — called for Lopez’s mail me.” juana in Bonchek College House and discovered a drug violation release and for protestors to continue in progress. The student committing the violation jumped out of pressuring the government. Sophomore Steven Viera is the News his or her window and ran across the residential quad. The prefect “If [Maduro] can’t [solve Ven- Editor. His email is sviera@fandm.