UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL • UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LABORATORY SCHOOLS 1362 EAST 59TH STREET,U-High CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60637 DECEMBER Midway 15, 2016 VOLUME 93, NUMBER 4 Affinity clubs respond to Trump win Daniela each minority group in different After presidential election, club Garcia, BSA ways. JSA President Emma vice president, Rafkin noted that Jews at Lab members hold discussions, events believes the are concerned about the effect discussion Trump has had on Americans in by Michael Rubin “rapists,” and that “we should effectively pro- terms of hate crimes and public assistant editor definitely disallow any Muslims vided a platform discrimination. With a new presidential from coming in. Any of them.” for students to “The rhetoric of this election administration entering office His comments have caused decompress and have caused all minorities to in just over a month, student members of minority groups in Elizabeth Daniela Emma begin focusing worry and has caused hate crimes organizations at U-High are America to question whether Van Ha Garcia Rafkin on the positive. to spike,” Emma said. “The attempting to find solace through President Trump will follow constituents of their clubs. Club The statement she wrote with number of Neo-Nazi references facilitating club discussions and through on his racist and leaders created written statements BSA President Tamera Carter stated has drastically increased since the through writing group statements, discriminatory claims, and dwell and presented for up to two in part, “It’s extremely important to election as well.” addressing the possible effects on how his presidency will affect minutes. let people vent and express their The Southern Poverty Law Donald Trump will have on the American people. ASA Vice President Elizabeth opinions on the current political Center, a civil rights and minority groups in America. On Nov. 15, members of Van Ha said U-High students can situation of our country. Although education organization based in Throughout the campaign, seven U-High affinity groups — and should rely on each other for the results may have not been Montgomery, Alabama, released President-elect Donald Trump was Latinos Unidos, Black Students’ support moving forward. what we expected, we only turn statistics stating that in the 10 days known for making comments that Association, Asian Students’ “During our meetings, we have to positivity and take this as a way following the election, it received target specific minority groups, Association, Jewish Students’ discussed our reactions towards to fight for what we, as citizens almost 900 reports of harassment worrying many Lab students of his Association, Muslim Students’ not just how the election affected of the United States, deserve. and intimidation in schools across future actions. Association, Feminist Club us, but how the media affects us as It is extremely important to the nation. According to The Huffington and Spectrum — and Diversity a large group of culturally diverse engage people in these important Many harassers were reported Post, Mr. Trump has publicly Initiative and Collaborative people,” Elizabeth said. “As a conversations which affect and to have invoked Trump’s name stated that he believes “laziness Efforts gathered to share written result, all of the affinity clubs came target many different cultural, during assaults, making it clear is a trait in blacks,” that Mexican statements on how the results together to remind all of us that we religious and racial groups.” that these events stemmed from immigrants are “criminals” and of the election had affected the are stronger together.” A Trump presidency will affect the results of the election. New MLK Day plans Play to the beat intend to unite students by Sonny Lee partner Lab, University of Chicago features editor Community Service Center and The annual Martin Luther King the University of Chicago Charter Jr. assembly will be held Jan. 12, but Schools. unlike past assemblies, according “The idea is to get students from to Black Students’ Association li- all three schools serving alongside aison Ariel Toole, one another on this year’s assem- the southside or bly will be less of in the city of Chi- a talent show cago depending where students on what the proj- are performing ects are,” Service their own pieces, Learning Coor- but rather, have a dinator Hannah common thread Roche said. “It’s that connects Ariel Hannah in honor of Mar- the acts. Perfor- Toole Roche tin Luther King mances by cul- Jr. and the legacy tural clubs will be prefaced with of service and community action short speeches and explanations that he had.” to state how each one connects to Families can sign up to volun- this year’s theme. teer together, students can sign “We’re trying to make this year’s up individually as a club, and then assembly very memorable and they leave campus for sites around to not shock people, but to make the city to serve for the day. them think,”Ariel said. Unlike past years, Mrs. Roche ex- Thomas Holt, a professor of plained that this year’s hope for the American and African American Day of Service is to connect almost history at U. of C., will be speak- all families with more than 20 off- ing on this year’s theme: “Be The campus service site. But there will People.” Ariel, a senior, explained still be one project on campus with that the theme is a play on the pre- Kraft Heinz Micronutrient Cam- amble of the Constitution. paign in partnership with Stop “We took it as a play off of the Hunger Now. preamble and crossing ‘we’ out “In the past two years, we’ve had because ‘be’ is more proactive and a large majority of the Lab School ‘we’ is more passive about the is- volunteers and Charter school sues that are going on right now, kids — the youngest ones — stay and it’s actually not a true repre- on campus to do projects,” Mrs. sentation of our society and culture Roche said. “So we had them in the in America, and we still have lots of cafeteria making sandwiches for a shelter and doing no-sew fleece work to do,” Ariel said. “So we’re midway photo by paige fishman hoping that this year we can bring blankets. This year our hope is to all the cultural clubs together and connect all families and all stu- GETTING JAZZY FOR WINTER WITH MILES DAVIS. Freshman Riya Chadha plays the clarinet instill this idea with other people.” dents no matter their age with a with her fellow Jazz Band members at the Jazz Band fall concert in Gordon Parks Art Hall A Day of Service will also be held community service off campus.” on Dec. 6. This was the band’s first concert of the season and performances included “Love in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Breakfast, lunch and trans- Remains” by Bobby Watson, “Four” by Miles Davis, “Pick Up The Pieces” by Average White lifelong service. Like the past two portation will be provided. Band and “Monaco” by T.S. Monk. The band is conducted by Francisco Dean. years, this year’s Day of Service will Registration deadline is Jan. 9. inside 4 • ARTS 6-7 • IN-DEPTH 12 • FEATURES For senior Lucy Students from Seeking new experiences, Ordman, spray paint beyond Lab’s H Sam Fleming spent fall and photography are her “bubble” explain quarter studying in preferred artistic media, their support of Spain, while Simone through which she finds President-elect Einhorn studied in emotional connection. Donald Trump. California. NEWS • THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 2016 2 U-HIGH MIDWAY • UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, CHICAGO Climate survey influences diverse changes Administration holds discussions, while students attend conference by Emma Trone of these subsets of the community assistant editor primarily through student affinity In the wake of the AIM Survey groups, Mr. Garcia-Gonzales said. results, the call for improvements “Being intentional in potentially to the Lab diversity climate has reaching out to those groups been undertaken by the admin- and seeing if there’s feedback as istration while students attended far as what the school can do to the Student Diversity Leadership potentially meet their needs is Conference (SDLC) in Atlanta to one of our next steps,” Mr. Garcia- engage in discussion about diver- Gonzales said. sity with students from across the According to Asian Students’ As- country, as well as students hold- sociation president Victoria Gin, ing celebrations of diversity on addressing microaggressions by campus. faculty towards students of color Principal Stephanie Weber and would greatly improve the envi- Student Council members moder- ronment of inclusion among mar- ated student discussions around ginalized groups. the results of the AIM report the “I think it would be effective if week of Nov. 7. The purpose of the there was a way to have a faculty discussions was to gain insight meeting about diversity, and allow into student’s priorities in shaping the faculty to know how the stu- the diversity of the school, accord- dents are feeling. If the students ing to Ms. Weber. present how they’re feeling it won’t “The conversations about the be taken seriously,” Victoria said. AIM study and some of the open “It would have to be the faculty forums I’ve had with students members saying ‘this is how the in the high school has really students feel, I’ve had a lot of peo- revealed the need for specific ple come up to me about these is- programming and education sues, and this is how we proceed.” around the aspects of student life Assemblies on terminology that aren’t necessarily academic,” surrounding cross-cultural midway photo by benji wittenbrink Ms. Weber said.