November 16th, 2018 The Houghton Volume 115, Number 9 Houghton College’s Student Newspaper Since 1909 HOUGHTONSTAR.COM | [email protected] | FACEBOOK.COM/THEHOUGHTONSTAR | TWITTER.COM/HOUGHTONSTAR | INSTAGRAM @HOUGHTONSTAR INTERNATIONAL // VIENNA MOSAIC CENTER COFFEE REVIEW: JON BELLIAN THREE VIEWS // ISRAELI-PALESTIN- ARTIST OF THE WEEK: HOUGHTON’S HIDDEN HISTORY AND CONVERSATION FEATURES, P. 5 IAN CONFLICT OLIVA DONATO COLUMNS, P. 2-3 FEATURES, P. 4 OPINIONS, P. 6-7 FEATURES, P. 8 MOSAIC CENTER HIRES NEW STAFF ABIGAIL REETH Along with Pettway and “Stay when it gets uncom- Cook, Marris Ackon ‘20 has fortable. Stay in a space where Joined the Mosaic Center staff you will be Questioned and as the Student Advisor for In- pushed but not condemned. clusive Excellence. Ackon ex- You will be respected and plains that her primary role protected but your views will is to “help advice committees be challenged.” Rather than a on campus and make sure that warning to the faint of heart, people feel welcomed and as Rev. Julian Cook offers these though their values and inter- words as both a challenge and ests are represented in the Mo- an invitation to the Houghton saic Center. I also represent community: “Come to the Mo- international students and stu- saic Center if you’re willing to dents of color [who can] come take the risk of dreaming and and talk to me about anything creating.” they’re concerned about.” Ad- JULIAN COOK, Mdiv ÄNNA PETTWAY, PhD MERRIS ACKON Since opening in the ditionally, Ackon hopes that the spring of 2018, the Mosaic COURTESY OF HOUGHTON COLLEGE Center will be “a place where Center’s purpose, as stated on so that includes providing both for their work as Mosaic Center “beautiful,” “challenging,” and students can feel at home [and] the sign outside its door in the formal and informal mentoring staff. As a clinical psychologist, “at times painful” experiences feel like they have a voice.” Campus Center basement, has to traditionally underrepresent- Pettway focused her research on campus as a black student Pettway echoes Ackon’s vi- been “to be a centrally locat- ed students, raising awareness, on race-based trauma and ex- have eQuipped him to work sion for the future of the Mo- ed, dynamic space that hosts and providing leadership,” as periences, and as the wife of a with the Mosaic Center. More- saic Center, desiring the space conversations, programming, well as “reviewing and recom- black man and the mother of a over, as the former assistant “to be a home away from home” and educational activities that mending policies and processes biracial child, she has seen “the director at Boston University’s for students who feel marginal- promote cultural diversity, eq- that are equitable, assisting stu- ways in which there are really Howard Thurman Center for ized in other places on campus. uity, and inclusion,” in order to dent organizations focused on two different experiences of Common Ground, Cook has Although the Center was cre- help “participants to discover a promoting diversity and social the United States, . and I’ve experience facilitating conver- ated particularly for minor- deeper identity in Christ.” justice, and then advising the tried to put myself in a posture sations among different types ity students, Pettway explains Leading in the pursuit of president’s cabinet on matters . to intentionally listen to and of people and helping students that students who identify with this goal are Dr. Änna Pettway related to diversity and believe and be approximate to to see themselves as compre- dominant or majority groups and Rev. Julian Cook who inclusion.” people who have had experi- hensive individuals rather than “are warmly welcomed into the serve as the Mosaic Center’s With these high ex- ences related to their race which dividing their identities into set Mosaic Center, but that they Advisors for Inclusive Excel- pectations for the Advisors for I will never be able to fully ex- categories. Cook hopes to bring should think of themselves lence. Pettway describes this Inclusive Excellence, Houghton perience or understand.” this model of conversation and as ‘guests’ in someone else’s role as “focusing on efforts that has enlisted Pettway and Cook As a 2013 Houghton comprehensive identity into the house and behave in the same make campus more inclusive, who are each uniQuely prepared graduate, Cook believes his Mosaic Center. See MOSAIC page 2 TRACK TEAM LOOKS TO BREAK RECORDS PRISM DAVID KRALT 2018 Track season begins again at Houghton College, and with ERIN MAGGIO it comes more opportunities This year’s annual Christ- for the team to excel. About mas PRISM will feature over 70 students take part in track 200 performers, according to at Houghton, over double the the Houghton website. Perfor- number compared to 5 years mances will include vocal and ago. The team houses a num- instrumental music, scripture, ber of very talented members poetry, and artwork by both that routinely place high in students and faculty. Group their respective competitions performances include the brass and break school records. ensemble, Houghton Sym- These students include Isaac phony Orchestra, the College Worrall who runs 200 meters, Choir, the Men’s and Women’s Edena Sanchez running 400 Choirs, and a worship team. and 800 meters, Tyler Deus- Another feature of this chle running 5000 meters and year’s PRISM will be light- Dan Burdo running 800 me- ing that was purchased and ters. Another student, Gwen installed just this semester. Re- Stokes will be trying to break bekah Brennan, who is a maJor her own record in 400 interme- driving force behind the pro- diate hurdles. duction of this year’s PRISM “This track season will be and director of Houghton Aca- great after last year. The per- pella, said that “[The] crew of formances and growth that has faculty, staff, and students are developed from last season to preparing music of all genres this season is very promising.” and when combined with some said Tyler Deuschle, “The COURTESY OF HOUGHTON ATHLETICS incredible visually engaging team has grown substantially technology and art, the experi- with the incoming freshman.” lenging part is making sure the like working with a puzzle. But I began, I witnessed a large por- ence, we hope, will be enJoyed Patrick Hager, the head technical athletes are all on wouldn’t have it any other way. tion of our team doing workouts by all.” PRISM is not simply coach of the track team also the same page with what they I have a great staff, and the cul- on their own in preparation for an ordinary concert but one expressed excitement at what should be doing any given day. ture of the team is really thriv- the season. It made me smile a that displays a broad array of this year will hold for the track They often bounce around to ing. The other day, a few days bit to know we’ve created an at- team; “I’d say the most chal- different workouts, and so that’s after XC ended and before T&F mosphere where they believe in See PRISM page 2 2 |NEWS NOVEMBER 16, 2018 - International Perspectives // Vienna ing for more than a decade, but gees. Though there are many general mindset of the Vien- nomic, social, and basic needs according to the European Par- organizations in Austria set up nese people is still the same met so they may contribute too liament, it is generally agreed to offer help to refugees and and it was refected in the re- and enrich our societies in a upon that the “crisis” began in immigrants, my family and I cent elections. In the past, Aus- sustainable way at all levels, 2015. There are many facili- volunteered at an organization tria’s government has almost decrease the factors that cause ties in place to care for refugees called the Oasis, a little place always been liberal and leaned migrants to leave their home- in Austria, but none were pre- in Traiskirchen, a town on the left. However, in the most re- lands in the frst place, while pared for the sheer multitudes outskirts of Vienna. It is an cent election, the FPÖ won the addressing the concerns of the of people who came to Austria international Christian organi- election. The FPÖ is Austria’s communities of the nations re- seeking asylum. zation that is right next to the far-right, very conservative ceiving migrants. There were so many people Several nations in the EU, that it was impossible to pro- which are against immigra- vide a shelter for them all while tion, have resisted adopting they were being processed, so this pact, Austria being one of thousands of people had to sleep these. Austrian Vice-Chancel- outside on the grass outside the lor Heinz-Christian Strache, refugee camp. But no one com- head of the FPÖ party, has not DELANA THOMPSON plained because this was better clearly stated what issue the Vienna has been a interna- than the places and situations government has with the pact. tional city for a very long time, they were feeing from or the However, he has said that some with immigrants from all over other camps they were at be- points in the pact are “diamet- the world fnding a home and fore. I have personally heard rically opposed to our govern- being welcomed into in this stories about refugees who even ment program,” and that every great city. This is partially be- burned off their fngerprints and nation should have the ability cause Vienna is a center of cul- ran away from the horrible con- to deal with immigration with ture, arts, and intellect, as well ditions of some other camps, “full autonomy and sovereign- as an economic and political seeking better treatment at the ty.” Since then, Austrian Chan- center, and it always has been.