Annual Security Report: College Farm Share Tackles Hunger 3 Years, 24 Crimes: p. 3 Feature Coverage, p. 6 vANGUARDTHE BROOKLYN COLLEGE Fall 2019, Issue 5 thebcvanguard.com Tuesday, October 8 RENOVATION UPS... Construction completed on the Whitehead Plaza... but began anew at 1 Kenilworth. but began anew at Plaza... / RyanWhitehead Schwach on the Construction completed ...AND DOWNS IN THIS ISSUE: WHITEHEAD PLAZA DONE - P. 4 REZ HALL VACATED - P. 5 Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease The Clash’s “London Calling,” Hunter College Imports with Baked Goods Forty Years Later Esteemed Opera from Sicily p. 2 p. 7 p. 11 2 / THE VANGUARD NEWS OCTOBER 8, 2019 vANGUARD Fighting Alzheimer’s With Baked Goods General Inquiries [email protected] By Bobbie Bell studies have proven this Staff Writer statement. According Club Hours to a recent study from 118 Roosevelt Hall On Thursday, October Harvard Medical School, Monday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 3rd, 2019, graduate studies saw “a significant Tuesday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. students at the Diana link between worsening Rogovin Davidow Speech depression symptoms and Editor-in-Chief Learning and Hearing declining cognition over Quiara Vasquez Center hosted a bake sale two to seven years that was [email protected] for World Alzheimer’s Day, influenced by Alzheimer’s and to raise awareness of disease pathology,” Managing Editor suicide prevention. as per the article. The Danielle Kancelaric (left) and Daniella Lahno (right) Ryan Schwach Second year graduate article on Harvard manning the bake sale. / Bobbie Bell [email protected] students Daniella Lahno Medical School’s website acknowledges that while it depression”(Graham). and Danielle Kancelaric entitled, “Depression and is important that students Business Manager sold bakery items in front of Alzheimer’s” by MGH attend class, “the graduate Kancelaric and Lahno Farhad Rahman the Whitehead Breezeway Public Affairs thoroughly student organizations mentioned that they are [email protected] for the cause, despite the presents these findings. allow students to socialize actively reaching out to cold, rainy Thursday. However, it is also with each other while Nursing and Rehabilitation Layout Editor “It is a topic that most emphasizes that studies supporting important centers in New York to send Camila Dejesus people don’t talk about,” are still on going. This causes like these.” cards to those struggling [email protected] said Lahno, the treasurer is a primary reason why with Alzheimer’s Disease. of the graduate Speech- spreading awareness An article written in Digital Editor Language Hearing matters. “We want to bridge 2013 by Judith Graham The Alzheimer’s Walk Moises Taveras Organization, “Bringing the idea that awareness entitled, “Does Depression in New York is slowly [email protected] awareness leads to an can lead to prevention,” Contribute to Dementia?,” approaching, scheduled important conversation Kancelaric says. Thisreferences a report noted for October 26th. Many Section Editors that we as a society need to played a big factor in the in the British Journal of individuals will be News: Kevin Limiti have.” Lahno emphasized graduate students deciding Psychiatry. As stated, “The walking to raise money [email protected] that knowledge is power, to host a bake sale for both researchers found that for continued study on Features: M.A. Rahman and that refusing to world Alzheimer’s Day depressed adults over the Alzheimer’s disease. As [email protected] discuss illnesses such as and suicide prevention age of 50 were more than second year graduate Opinions: Edmund Zhen Alzheimer’s Disease will awareness together. twice as likely to develop students Kancelaric and [email protected] not help us find a cure. Heung-Yun, known as vascular dementia and Lahno said, awareness is Arts: Jack Coleman Kancelaric, the president Theresa Yang, is an assistant 65% more likely to develop key. The more we know, [email protected] of the organization, notes professor at the college and Alzheimer’s disease the more we can do to catch Sports: Conrad Hoyt that “suicide and depression helps oversee this graduate compared to adults in the early signs of this disease. 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Yang same age bracket without Columnists Michael Castaneda Ryan Gleason Rendy Jones EVENT LISTING Allison Rapp Tuesday, October 8 Brooklyn Composers Collective Accounting Society’s Meet BKD Mirror by Tiger West Event 12:15 PM - 4:30 PM Staff Writers 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Student Center Glenwood Lounge International Socialist Tasha Balkaran Leonard & Claire Tow Center for (2nd floor) Organization’s Student Bobbie Bell the Preforming Arts Lobby Orientation Gabriela Flores Domincan Student Movement’s 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Isley Jean-Pierre Muslims Giving Back’s Hygiene Bachata/ Merengue Night Student Center Penthouse Carolann Lowe Kit Drive 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Milette Millington 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM Student Center Amersfort Lounge Carmen Saffioti Thursday, October 10 Student Center Jefferson-Wiliams (2nd floor) Maya Schubert Lounge (4th floor) Annah Valenti Korean Culture Club’s KCC Health Professions Panel Natalina Zieman Fundraiser ARiculate Presents The Fly 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM Student Center Maroon Room Faculty Advisor New Ingersoll Hall Lobby Hall of Fame Rm (lower level) (6th floor) Anthony Mancini Undergraduate Student Rotaract Club’s General Meeting Haitian American Student Government’s Senate General 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM Association’s Comedy Night Meetings Student Center’s State Lounge 8:00 PM - 9:45 PM 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (5th floor) Student Center Jefferson- Student Center Bedford Lounge Williams Lounge (4th floor) (2nd floor) American Sign Language Club’s First Meeting Kappa Phi Chi Sorority’s Open International Socialist 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM Mic Night Organization’s Table Student Center Alumni Lounge 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (4th floor) Student Center Bedford Lounge Whitehead Breezeway (2nd floor) Brooklyn Bahaadur’s Dance Chit Chat Club’s Tabling Practice 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Whitehead Breezeway Club Room (lower level) OCTOBER 8, 2019 NEWS THE VANGUARD / 3 Crimes Documented in Security Report By Gabriela Flores Staff Writer This past Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Campus and Community Safety Services released its annual Public Safety Report to the BC community via e-alert and on their website. Under the federal Clery Act and state laws, the Public Safety Office is required to publish a yearly report that includes BC crime statistics and college policies. The Campus Crime Statistics included crimes from on- campus and non-campus properties. The report contains “public property” statistics from local Outside of Brooklyn College’s Public Safety Office. / Gabriela Flores “thoroughfares, streets, violations referrals, and conclude with evidence of incidents that have Wenz. sidewalks, and parking one referral for possession whether or not the students happened with assault Wenz stated that students, facilities, which is within of a weapon. The NYPD view e-mails from the and even larceny.” Galeno like DeLisser, must the campus or immediately handled four cases of college. thinks that there must report directly to RHBC adjacent to and accessible robbery off-campus. Business Management be a “more visible and Management or those from the campus.” Between 2016 and 2017, major Ahmed Jamal said accessible way to have this overseeing their residence Three years ago, the on-campus religious hate that he “doesn’t have information known to us, hall. Ultimately, BC has Department of Public crime through vandalism any concerns” on how students. For our safety.” “no direct control” of these Safety (DPS) filed two decreased from fivethe Public Safety Report For students living in homes. on-campus drug abuse incidents to one. No hate was shared. He recalled residence halls, legal aid Notably, the report violation arrests, two drug crimes occurred in 2018. a message that warned from BC was similarly mentioned that CUNY abuse violations referrals, Most students did not him of “gunshots fired” unknown. In a video “does not directly employ and two stalking cases. know they had access near campus. Since then, titled “Sexual Assault at individuals to whom There were also two thefts to the report. A student he feels “safe” with BC’s the “Residence Hall @ CUNY employees can on public property. In 2017, who decided to remain “immediate and effective” Brooklyn College,” student speak on a confidential there was one burglary and anonymous asked, “Is that e-alert system. Christine DeLisser “filed basis regarding sexual one drug abuse violation on BC News? Is it on the Mia Galeno, majoring in a formal report” against misconduct.” Instead, they referral on campus website?” Film and History, stated an RHBC employee who are given information to grounds. Two aggravated “Really? Through email? that before reading the sexually harassed her in “an outside company” assaults and two motor When?” asked another account, she did not know an elevator. The video called “CUNY’s Work/ vehicle thefts happened student, doubtful she even of the resources and formal creator Chris Omar shared Life Program” and other near BC. In 2018, the DPS receive the notification. procedures involved that DeLisser was left “confidential community received one report of Noticeably, the majority of with filing a misconduct to find out that Title IX counseling resources” stalking on campus, as well recipients overlook their report.