CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 31, 2018 THE RECORDER VOLUME 118 | ISSUE 10 Jahana Hayes And Ayanna Pressley Speak At CCSU Congressional candidates Jahana Hayes, left, and Ayanna Pressley, right, came to Central Connecticut's downtown campus on Sunday for a student forum. KRISTINA VAKHMAN | STAFF BY KRISTINA VAKHMAN Pressley on Sunday. England’s first African-American women in a certain way and I just rejected that.” NEWS EDITOR Hayes, a former National Teacher of the in Congress. For Hayes, the thought is still That idea incorporated itself one way or Year who is running for Connecticut’s Fifth unbelievable. another into Hayes’ and Pressley’s answers aking history was a major Congressional District against Republican “When I saw it in print, something throughout the forum. Audience questions theme at a Central Connecticut Manny Santos on Nov. 6, and Pressley, came over me,” Hayes said when asked by ranged from how to preserve performing student forum downtown a longtime Boston city council member forum attendee Veronica DeLandro what it arts in schools to matters of public safety Mfeaturing Democratic Congressional unopposed in the race for Massachusetts’ meant to be in such a position. “There is this following last week’s shooting of a Pittsburgh Candidates Jahana Hayes and Ayanna Seventh District, are poised to become New narrative that you have to connect all the dots synagogue. CONTINUES ON PAGE 5 CCSU LOCAL Help Foster Children, Donate A Suitcase BY KRISTINA VAKHMAN bags,” Dylan said. “I can luggage up into my NEWS EDITOR make a change.” SUV and having to go With adoptive mother back-and-forth to load ylan Maldonado Doris Maldonado's them up,” Maldonado entered foster help, Dylan has started stated. The need for care with nothing a suitcase drive; they've the suitcases, and for Dwhen he was nine months had over 200 pieces support, she added, is old. Now 15, he wants to of luggage donated, great for Connecticut's make sure every child has including some from close to 5,000 children enough to fill a suitcase— Central Connecticut, in foster care. “There's and has a suitcase in the to their cause so far. an urgency for homes first place. The pair delivers them that'll nurture these Native American civil rights activist LaDonna Brave Bull Allard poses with ISABELLA CHAN | STAFF South Windsor High School students. “I have seen so many across the state to foster children.” [foster] children arrive children in need. Maldonado has Activist Talks Native American Rights at our house and they “We have pictures personally seen this At CCSU just come with garbage of me stacking the need with the nine BY ISABELLA CHAN trespassing of Native American CONTINUES ON PAGE 3 STAFF WRITER sacred sites. "Around the world, we’re in SGA entral Connecticut's Torp Theatre trouble. We have less than 22 percent was nearly filled to capacity last of native grass and native plants left Student Drops, Revises SGA Treasurer Thursday for LaDonna Brave Bull in the world [and] less than 5 percent CAllard's visit as this semester's civil rights of clean drinkable water. How did we Impeachment Petition speaker. get here?" Allard asked the audience. Allard is a Native American civil "I truly believe the only reason why BY KRISTINA VAKHMAN that she is in the clear like I said, those are the NEWS EDITOR rights activist and a member of the my people are alive today, after all the per university policy rules, so I respect them," Lakota Tribe in North Dakota. In acts of genocide that happened to us, after posting a private Clark said. She added 2016, she ran the Sacred Stone Camp is to defend the water and plants." entral Connecticut Snapchat video that that Assistant Director on her own land to help the protests Protests shortly began after the student Ally Clark, captioned CCSU students of Student Conduct against the Dakota Access Pipeline announcement of construction, who called for who support Supreme Stephanie Reis confirmed (DAPL). Cthe Student Government starting with the Standing Rock Court Justice Brett DeVivo hadn't violated The DAPL runs oil underground Reservation's schools, and growing Association Treasurer Kavanaugh as supporters any policy, as DeVivo had for 1,172 miles. It begins in northwest continuously from there. Kristina DeVivo's of rapists. not directly named Clark North Dakota, passing through The elementary school students impeachment, has "I made a new one or any other student South Dakota, Iowa and under the wrote letters on what water meant to dropped and replaced her because it was confirmed featured in her Snapchat Mississippi River to an oil terminal them and the importance of having petition with an edited by [the Office of] Student video. in Illinois. a healthy environment. The high version. Conduct that [DeVivo] Clark, who led a Concerns quickly grew for school students then ran for miles The latest petition didn't break any rules, demonstration in support the project due to its potential across states, bringing awareness to comes after DeVivo which I think doesn't of Kavanaugh during an environmental issues and its the danger of the pipelines. announced last week make any sense at all, but anti-Kavanaugh protest CONTINUES ON PAGE 4 CONTINUES ON PAGE 4 2 OCTOBER 31, 2018 NEWS THE RECORDER THE RECORDER Sexual Misconduct On College Campuses Student Center Bruno originally received 1615 Stanley Street tips from students and New Britain, CT 06050 professors saying that Perlstein 860.832.3744 was "creepy," and she decided to look further into it. [email protected] One of Perlstein's victims centralrecorder.org reported sexual misconduct twitter.com/therecorder against him and Central's response was for the professor to just not go near the student Editor-in-Chief anymore. Sexual misconduct Angela Fortuna [email protected] allegations had been reported two decades ago, but nothing Managing Editor had been done. Sarah Willson Bruno, when trying to piece [email protected] the story together, could not News Editor obtain access to any personnel ANGELA FORTUNA | STAFF Kristina Vakhman From left to right: Dr. Vivian Martin, Bailey Vandiver, Frank Lomonte, Ruth files, which led to the story Kelly Langevin, Assistant Bruno and Matthew Kauffman. taking six months to complete. [email protected] BY KELLY LANGEVIN in, is currently suing the school's which is ultimately how one Bruno had to find victims over ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR newspaper. They now have three appeals a decision. social media and make them feel Arts & Entertainment Editor comfortable sharing their story. Natalie Dest lawsuits against them. The Kernel ended up in two or colleges across the "When you're covering Shaina Lapuebla James Harwood, an other lawsuits by filing more United States, the issue entomology professor at UK, was requests for documents from sexual assault, these are people entertainment@centralrecorder. who have already lost control of com of sexual misconduct investigated for alleged sexual other colleges to see if sexual Fhas become a reality too a situation and you don't want harassment. The professor assault was also happening on Sports Editor many students are familiar reached a resignation agreement other grounds in the state. to place them in that situation Patrick Gustavson with. In an effort to open up with the college that allowed Frank Lomonte, Director again. I think it's okay to tell Ryan Jones, Assistant the conversation, Central him to still have pay benefits as of the Brechner Center for people you believe them. You sportseditor@centralrecorder. 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