March 2, 2020 The Voice of the Students Volume 75, Issue 7 CNN Commentator Van Jones Offers Assurances About 2020 Election BY MARIAGIOVANNA JUMPER Van Jones, CNN political commentator and host of “Redemption Project” and “The Van Jones Show” on CNN, visited Adelphi on February 20, to hold a sold-out lecture and master class for 15 students and faculty. He talked about the political climate moving toward Super Tuesday and for the rest of the 2020 presidential election. Throughout his lecture in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Jones brought us back to the 2016 election and the polarization that has been our reality since. The event was sponsored by The William E. Simon Lecture in American Civilization and Values. Jones was selected because he is a well-known commentator and he was Students joined CNN’S Van Jones in the Concert Hall of the PAC after hearing his reflections on the 2016 election and his comments about lauded as the Voice of Reason during the 2020 landscape. Photo provided by Amy Harrison the Obama campaign, according to Amy and 2020 Presidential elections. many of the people who felt distant from the race it was up to Hillary Clinton to Harrison, executive director of special Looking back, Jones described his beliefs and politics. Jones described reclaim the institutional underpinnings events and engagement. the institutional and political rebellions Trump’s next three brilliant steps in of her party and reintegrate those who Traci Levy, chair and associate taking place in both the Republican and securing his candidacy on the Republican had joined Sanders in his rebellion. Jones professor in the political science Democratic parties, these rebellions being ticket. He promised radical Christian pointed to her unsatisfactory attempt to department, said of the event, “During perpetrated by Donald Trump and Bernie groups ultra-conservative judges and gave do this as her ultimate downfall. He said his talk at Adelphi, Van Jones delivered Sanders respectively. Each came with their them a list he would be taking from. He that when Clinton drew out a circle of the empathetic, thought-provoking and own ideals that separated the traditional promoted an anti-immigrant outlook to those who she was giving a new voice insightful political analysis for which he is views of the party from their own and were extreme nativists. And he appealed to big to—the Muslim, LGBTQ+, Black Lives known. I left thinking about his statements met by disbelief in their own campaigns. businesspersons by promising tax cuts and Matter communities, etc.—she left out that we shouldn’t `fight fire with fire when Jones argued that both Trump and Sanders other financial incentives to them, while many people who traditionally identified the fire is in the nursery’ and his perspective were underestimated when they began also promoting certain entitlements and as Democrats. Jones described this circle that asking for affordable college isn’t their campaigns for the 2016 election. social benefits for workers. as too small and excluding the white, asking for socialism; it’s asking for what The reaction and outcome of On the contrary, Sanders did not straight man who needed help because our grandparents enjoyed.” these rebellions within each party were win his rebellion in the Democratic party, of a lack of employment or other issues. After a master class during which radically different. As Trump broke though he was able to receive around 47 He also pointed to the arrogance of her students were able to ask him questions, down the institutional underpinnings of percent of the Democratic primary vote, campaign and the out-right declarations Jones shared his assessment of the 2016 the Republican party, he also absorbed according to Jones. With Sanders out of continued on page 2 The Coronavirus Travel Ban Has Made it Challenging for Some International Students to Return to Campus BY JADE MCCLINTON-DORLEY “Depending on the individual student coronavirus,” Dong said, adding that In the meantime, with fears of the and their academic program, International she also wore a mask as a preventative spread of this new virus—that had not As confirmed cases of the Services and Academic Services are measure. “The International Center asked been previously identified in humans—still coronavirus—now officially called working to determine when each student me to have a physical examination in a concern, people may be wondering what COVID-19 by the World Health will be able to return,” Badala said. “Some the HealthCenter before my orientation precautions Adelphi will take to protect Organization—continue to rise, while as of the students will be able to resume their meeting with Wendy. I really thought it students. of this writing no cases have yet to reach studies in the summer, and others in the was necessary and reasonable, as well as Todd Wilson, Adelphi’s strategic New York, Adelphi’s Garden City campus fall. We are currently working with each understandable.” communications director, said, “Health has been impacted. Students from China student individually to identify alternative Dong shared that she had an Services immediately connected with got caught in the travel ban that was set in educational methods, such as online and extremely pleasant experience in Health local and state health departments to make place to stop the virus from spreading, just independent studies, in order to maintain Services. “The doctor was very nice and sure our procedures were in line with as they were supposed to return to classes their connection with their academic said that I could take off my mask the their recommendations along with those this semester. This situation has affected program and keep them on track.” moment she met me. I was touched by this of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control other college campuses in the area as well. One Panther who successfully made it because she did not see me as a ‘potential and Prevention). Those who had recently Wendy Badala, director of to Adelphi before the air travel restrictions virus.’ She said that I was healthy. After returned from mainland China were International Services, confirmed that for is Yufeng Dong, a visiting scholar who first that, I had a successful orientation meeting screened and Health Services will continue several students, the travel ban restricted arrived in New York on January 27. on February 12 with Wendy.” to offer its services to students and share their travel from mainland China. For “After I arrived at Hempstead, I Dong said that luckily the travel information with all of campus.” some, that may mean missing the entire stayed at home for almost two weeks restrictions have had no impact on her As for what the next couple of months semester. voluntarily, in case I was infected with semester and life here on campus. continued on page 3 2 • March 2, 2020 NEWS The Delphian A Word from the Editor Very often in life, we fool ourselves by thinking we are in no rush, that we have all the time in the world. We feel when college starts that it will last forever, that we will always be young, that our loved ones will always be just a phone call or car ride away and Editors-in-Chief that life can never take a dramatic change or turn in the blink of an eye. Jaclyn Tracy Volume 75 When I heard the news of the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Issue 7 Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, as well as John, Keri and Alyssa Albotelli, Sarah and Payton News Editor Chester, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan, I was in complete disbelief of the situation. Jaclyn Tracy Earle Hall Media Center To be honest, it sounded so unbelievable to me, that my mind automatically assumed, and One South Avenue as bad as it is, somewhat hoped that it was sensationalist journalism. Editorials Editor Garden City, NY 11530 A beloved father, husband and role model to so many, his young, sweet and Victoria Grinthal determined 13-year-old daughter, two mothers, a father, two daughters, a basketball HOW TO REACH US coach and a pilot. They all had plans for that day, to get where they were going safely, Features & Entertainment Editor Main Office: 516-877-6935 and to return home to their loved ones at the end of the day. Their loved ones had plans of Maria Giovanna Jumper E-mail: [email protected] them returning home for Sunday dinner, sitting around the table and just being together as a family. But, that unfortunately was not the case. Sports Editors LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Witnessing first-hand the outpouring of grief, on all forms of social media and Jake Malone Letters to the editor must be less than television news networks, whether you were a fan of Kobe or not, the support and love Maxmillian Robinson 400 words and include the author’s being shown to his now widowed wife, Vanessa, was enough to make even the most cold- name, as well as affiliation to the blooded human’s heart ache a bit. But, as with every tragedy, as time passed discussion Production Artists college. Letters may be edited for the died down, as those impacted by it struggle to adjust to their new reality behind the Kayla Giovanniello purposes of space and clarity. scenes. 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