First Class Mail U.S. Postage PAID Lancaster PA The College Reporter Permit 901 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA http://www.the-college-reporter.com VOLUME 54, ISSUE 15 17 students and teachers killed at public high school in Parkland, Florida BY BORIS ZYUMBYULEV prayers and condolences to the Staff Writer families of the victims of the ter- 17 people were shot dead on rible Florida shooting. No child, Wednesday, February 14, at Mar- teacher or anyone else should jory Stoneman Douglas High ever feel unsafe in an American School in Parkland, Florida. The school.” Following that the Presi- shooter, Nikolas Cruz, was a for- dent continued that he was already mer student at the school who had working with Florida Governor been expelled for disciplinary rea- Rick Scott. On the following day, sons, and has been described as the national address was aired, a “troubled kid” by reports from where the President called for uni- faculty, administrators, and other ty in the face of tragedy, but also students. focused on mental health, and not On Wednesday, Nikolas Cruz so much on gun control. arrived at Stoneman Douglas High Gordon Weekes, the Broward School at 2:19pm with an UBER. County’s chief assistant public de- He carried a black backpack, fender informed the press that Mr. where he had stashed a semi au- Cruz is held at the county’s jail tomatic AR-15 rifle and a number without bond, and has been put of of loaded magazines. The rifle Photo courtesy of abcnews.com. on suicide watch. Additionally, had been purchased legally by Family members wait embrace outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Thursday, February 15, Mr. Cruz Cruz in February 2017. According School in Parkland, Florida following a deadly shooting that left 17 dead. was accused of 17 counts of pre- to reports the shooter remained in the chaos. Later Nikolas Cruz noted that Mr. Cruz looked very meditated murder. As the police only in the freshman building. He allegedly stopped by a Wall-mart, much like a “typical high school is still trying to piece the story of shot in 5 classrooms and hallways a Subway, and a McDonald’s be- student” at the moment. Mr. Cruz’s life, it seems that the on the first and second floors, be- fore he was caught by the police at President Trump’s first public shooter has been suffering from fore getting rid of the weapon and 3:41pm. Officer Michael Leonard, response to the event was through see CONGRESS, page 2 leaving the premise by blending who arrested him without trouble, Twitter, where he began with, “My Benjamin Jerner, Esq comes to F&M to Passengers and crew dead following speak about transgender civil rights law plane crash outside of Moscow, Russia BY RUBY VAN DYK sy ever since. Jerner pointed out BY SUNYA HASSAN crash remains uncertain, Rus- Staff Writer the fact that women used to be ex- Layout Assistamt sia’s Interstate Aviation Commit- On Thursday, February 15th, cluded from public restrooms until On February 11th, a Saratov tee (IAC) suggested that ice and Benjamin Jerner came to F&M to they entered the workforce during Airlines flight crashed about 25 some matter of human error likely discuss the current legal landscape the Industrial Revolution. Bath- miles from Moscow’s Domodedo- holds responsibility. The ice might impacting access to public bath- rooms were also segregated by vo Airport. The Antonov An-148 have hampered the speed sensors, rooms. Jerner, a lawyer from Phila- race until the Civil Rights Move- aircraft held 65 passengers and which is partly the pilot’s fault delphia, has spent the last 20 years ment. This means public bathrooms 5 crew members on board, all of as they failed to turn on the heat- practicing law and specializing in have had a history of exclusion. whom died during the crash. The ing unit for the plane’s measuring estate planning, probate and estate In the last few years the issue of plane was headed to a Russian city equipment. This results in flawed administration, adoption and le- public restroom use in regards to called Orsk, near the border of Ka- speed data, which caused the pilots gal issues impacting gay, lesbian, transgender people has begun to zakhstan, but it disappeared off to incorrectly speed up in order bisexual and transgender clients. garner more attention and debate. the radar shortly after takeoff. The to avoid stalling, precipitating the Jerner’s talk, titled “Bathrooms - Some people argue that transgen- An-148 went down in Ramenskoye plane’s plummet from the sky just Where do we Stand (or Sit?)” had a der individuals should have to use District, in the Moscow region. a few minutes after taking off. In great turnout. Students, faculty, and the restrooms that corresponds with CNN’s Matthew Chance reported a public statement, the IAC said, even a few members of the Lan- their biological sex rather than their from Moscow that “The snow is “A factor in the development of a caster community all gathered to gender identity. According to Jerner, very dense…the Moscow region special situation in the flight could listen to Mr. Jerner. Jerner started this is extremely problematic be- has had some of its heaviest snow- be the wrong data about flight out by laying out a brief history of cause this could subjugate transgen- fall in decades. It’s not clear at this speed on pilots’ indicators which public restrooms. Public restrooms der individuals to the risk of physi- stage whether weather was a factor was likely due to iced Pitot tubes were created in ancient Rome and in this crash.” have been subject to controver- see TRUMP, page 2 While the official cause of the see ECONOMY, page 2 Inside this Issue... Opinion & Editorial Arts & Entertainment Student shares thoughts on Student reviews Fall Out Florida shooting Boy’s latest album page 6 page 3 Campus Life Sports Common hour talk Men’s wrestling wins educates on oragami senior night match page 5 page 7 Page 2 News The College Reporter Congress: Government comes to budget agreement in early hours of morning continued from page 1 sources. However, a few hours that some of the trolls participated Cruz had an extensive social me- later, Jordan Jereb backtracked in conversations with journalists dia history, where he would show- significant mental illness. Weekes, his statement; additionally, Bro- from ABC and NYT and purpose- case his guns and be prone to an- and Cruz’s public defender, Meli- ward County Sheriff Scott Israel fully fed them misinformation. imal cruelty. Additionally, Florida sa McNeill, both stressed that this reported in a press conference that On Friday, the Federal Bureau Senator Marco Rubio and Florida needs to be taken into account as there’s no confirmed connection of Investigation admitted to be- Governor Rick Scott criticized the the judicial process continues. between ROF and Nikolas Cruz. ing informed about Nikolas Cruz, FBI and its director Christopher On Thursday afternoon, the An- Later the story was traced back but that they failed to act upon Wray for failing to act upon the ti-Defamation League reported by the ADL to several threads on the information. On January 5, a information. U.S. Attorney Gen- that a white supremacist organiza- Discord and 4chan. Politico con- person close to the gunman called eral Jeff Sessions, according to tion called the Republic of Florida tacted Joan Donovan, a researcher the FBI to tell them of “Cruz’s Reuters, has ordered a review of had informed them that Mr. Cruz who tracks online misinformation gun ownership, desire to kill peo- the Bureau and the Department of had some militant training with campaigns for Data & Society, a ple, erratic behavior, and disturb- Justice procedures. them. The spokesperson from think tank in New York City, who ing social media posts, as well as ROF was named Jordan Jereb. called the tactics used by trolls the potential of him conducting Sophomore Boris Zyumbyu- The story was then quickly picked on these two platforms as “source a school shooting” according to lev is a staff writer. His email is up by ABC, the Associated Press, hacking.” Politico also reported a statement by the Bureau. Mr. [email protected]. NYT and many more other media CRIME WATCH Friday, February 9, 12:31am - The Department of Public Safety (DPS) re- sponded to a report of harassment at College Hill. Friday, February 9, 10:06pm - DPS received a loud noise complaint at 504 W James St. Saturday, February 10, 8:23pm - DPS received a loud noise complaint for a party in Marshall Hall. Sunday, February 11, 12:09am - DPS received a report of intoxicated stu- dents on the first floor of Weis College House. Sunday, February 11, 12:50am - DPS responded to a loud noise complaint in North Schnader Hall. Monday, February 12, 1:52pm - DPS responded to a report of damaged property at 625 Lancaster Ave. Monday, February 12, 5:40pm - DPS responded to a medical assist in Col- lege Row. Tuesday, February 13, 6:24pm - DPS performed a medical assist for a stu- dent who twisted her ankle in Dietz Hall. Photo courtesy of wsoctv.com. Thursday, February 15, 2:11pm - Suspicious activity reported in Steinman Mourners in Moscow, Russia continue to hold vigils following the deadly plane crash that killed all passengers and crew on board on February 11. College Center. Russia: People hunt for answers Jerner: Lawyer speaks to the legal following devastating plan crash arguments of bathroom controversy continued from page 1 in fact apply to transgender individ- continued from page 1 signed regional jet was first intro- uals because their “sex” is the issue (speed probes) which their heating duced in 2009.