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Copeland Colloquium Focuses on Translation

Amherst Expands Case Management Sophie Chung ’17 Managing News Editor

Photography Editor Olivia Tarantino ’15

Students in Professor Catherine Ciepiela’s Dostoevsky class read the works of the Russian author in translation.

Ciepiela is one of the organizers of this year’s Copeland Colloquium.

Christina Hansen ’17 Staff Writer The 2014-2015 Copeland Colloquium begins at 7 p.m. this Wednesday evening with a screening of Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film “Lost in Translation.”

Hosted by Amherst Cinema, the film will be introduced by Mount Holyoke Professor Christopher Benfrey and will be followed by a 20-minute discussion. For each month of the academic year, a different film will receive a similar analytical treatment as part of a translation film series, just one of the many events scheduled for this year’s Copeland Colloquium, “Words in Transit: The Cultures of Translation.”

Since its creation in 1971, the Copeland Colloquium has sought to bring together scholars, lecturers, artists and others from all disciplines and corners of the globe to provide varying perspectives on a specific theme.

“Our intention has been to make Amherst College less aloof, more connected by reaching out to local and national institutions to create a series of events that involve students, faculty, staff, administrators and the general public in the Pioneer Valley,” said steering committee member and Professor of Latin American and Latino Culture Ilan Stavans.

This year’s theme, “Words in Transit,” explores both the perils and possibilities that come with communicating across language barriers via translation. In an email sent to the

Amherst community earlier this month, Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein said that the colloquium will also focus on related themes of immigration, journalism, hybrid cultures, international diplomacy and the role of the humanities in a multicultural society.

“There are around 6,500 languages in the world today,” Stavans said. “Speaking one, maybe two of these languages makes us members of the community. That community, to survive needs to be in constant dialogue with others.”

Another central focus of this year’s theme will be the challenges and opportunities that technology poses for effective translation.

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This year Amherst College has expanded its Case Management Team, a division of the Office of Student Affairs that provides care to students who require support for non-academic matters.

Last year Associate Dean of Students Scott Howard was Amherst’s sole case manager. This year, Howard will be joined on the Case Management team by former Director of Residential Life Torin Moore and former Residential Life Area Coordinator Andy Tew. “We work really hard in those situations to consult and work closely with class deans to help keep our arms around our students by helping them build support networks, developing relationships with people on campus,” Howard said. “And also to navigate challenges that might come up–whether that’s medical, emotional, personal, financial or social adjustment issues.”

The Case Management Team works with students by focusing on the well-being of the student as a whole-beyond just academics.

“We are really trying to do our best to make sure that we attend to the whole person,” Moore said.

Besides providing counseling and support, the Case Management Team also works to streamline the leave and readmission process, a logistical process of which Moore is now in charge.

In promoting and offering this case-by-case care, the team has already worked personally with many Amherst students. Saul Grullon ’15 is one student who said he has benefited from Howard’s case management work.

“The relationship I have with Scott has a lot of depth,” Grullon said. “We don’t always have that opportunity with class deans because they’re so busy, and for that reason, I feel that the case manager position is ideal.”

Grullon added that he appreciated the Case Management Team’s focus on “the small

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College Appoints New Dean of Student Conduct Ryan Cenek ’18 Staff Writer Amherst welcomed Dean Gendron, the college’s new assistant dean and director of student conduct and community standards, to campus this Monday.

“I’m here to assist students in maximizing community assets and to help young, emerging adults really grow through their interpersonal conflicts into people who are negotiating smartly, reasonably and fairly,” Gendron said.

In his current role, Gendron will adjudicate disciplinary cases and guide overall disciplinary policy. Gendron will also participate in the Title IX team, led by Title IX Coordinator Laurie Frankl. Until now, Dean of Students Alex Vasquez had been handling disciplinary cases.

“Student conduct work often has a connotation of punishment and sanction, and that is a misconception that I think Amherst and I

are looking to dispel,” Gendron said. “Student conduct work is more about critical decisionmaking and wellness, and discussions about how students’ behaviors affect themselves and those around them.”

“Essentially, Dean coordinates our conduct process in all of its many layers,” Vasquez said.

“He’s doing one-on-one work with students, but he’s also coordinating the conduct process generally, which answers the question, ‘what happens when a student does x?’”

Vasquez and Chief Student Affairs Officer Suzanne Coffey made the decision to hire Gendron with advisement from a committee of students and administrators. The college used a higher education consulting firm called Keeling & Associates to assist in the hiring process.

Gendron comes to Amherst from Brandeis University, where he served as the Director of Student Rights and Community Standards.

“Dean has unbelievable experience at

Brandeis. He has great Title IX experience, great conduct experience,” Vasquez said.

Vasquez also praised Gendron’s skill in ensuring consistency in disciplinary processes.

“Some of what we’re doing in conduct right now is really tightening things up, making sure that every time x happens, y happens, so that there’s less variability,” Vasquez said. “He’s done all of that.”

Jayson Paul ’16 was one of two students on the committee that hired Gendron.

“I was really very much concerned about how the candidates seemed to relate to students,” Paul said.

Paul described Gendron as “very down-toearth and approachable for students.”

“He had this air of really understanding Amherst,” Paul said.

The hiring represents a change to the status quo in several ways. Gendron takes over a newly created position within the Office of

Student Affairs. Prior to this year, Amherst disciplinary and conduct policy was handled by the dean of student conduct. While the two positions are similar, Gendron’s role is broader and involves more dialogue with students and greater examination of current policies and practices.

“I’m very interested in meeting students where they’re at, whether as individuals or in affinity cohorts, and asking them to think critically about what we have in writing here at Amherstnot only to better reflect the student culture as it is now, but also to better reflect the evolving world around us,” Gendron said.

Gendron said that he is eager to listen to student input as he begins his new job.

“Student-directed policymaking, with the helpful expertise of the professional staff, is absolutely what I’m about,” Gendron said.

Gendron begins work full time next Monday, Sept. 22.

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Copeland Colloquium Sept.7, 2014 to Sept. 15, 2014

>>Sept. 8, 2014 9:46 a.m., Pontypool An officer and the fire department responded to an alarm that was activated by a second-floor detector for an unidentified reason. The system was reset.

12:55 p.m., The Evergreens An officer investigated a fire alarm and found it was caused by construction work.

9:24 p.m., South College Dormitory An officer investigated a report of a burning odor on the first floor. The odor was found to be the microwave in the common room. >>Sept. 11, 2014 4:29 a.m., Life Sciences Building Officers and the fire department responded to an alarm and found it may have been caused by a malfunctioning light.

7:49 p.m., Wilson Admissions Officers responded to an intrusion alarm and found it was accidentally set off by an employee.

an officer discovered several bottles of alcohol. The alcohol was confiscated, as the student was underage. The matter was referred to the Student Affairs Office.

12:44 a.m., Pond Dormitory An officer encountered a visitor smoking marijuana from a bong in a first-floor suite.

The bong and a small amount of marijuana were confiscated. One resident was fined $100 for the smoking violation. The matter was also referred to the Student Affairs Office.

12:45 a.m., Pond Dormitory While speaking with a student in his room, an officer discovered a lit candle. The student was fined $100 for creating an endangering condition.

8:53 a.m., 40 Dickinson St. An officer investigated an intrusion alarm and found it was accidentally set off by an employee.

11:51 p.m., Social Quad An officer encountered two underage students with alcohol. It was disposed of, and the matter was referred to the Student Affairs Office. >>September 12, 2014 12:02 a.m., Social Quad An officer observed a woman urinating in the social quad. She was identified as a visitor and warned about her activity.

12:50 a.m., Mead Dr. Officers responded to a report of a possible fight outside of Charles Pratt. No activity was found.

2:43 a.m., Quadrangle Road A written no-trespass order was issued to a man.

8:13 p.m., Morrow Dormitory An officer responded to a complaint of loud music and issued a warning at a secondfloor room.

10:26 p.m., Coolidge Dormitory An officer encountered students gathered in the basement with alcohol and a beer pong table. The alcohol was disposed of, and the students were dispersed.

12:48 p.m., James Dormitory An officer responded to a complaint about the odor of marijuana and traced it to a first floor room. No one was at the room. >>Sept. 14, 2014 12:19 a.m., Marsh House A town resident complained about loud music coming from Marsh. Upon arrival, an officer located a group of students in the common room with alcohol. The alcohol was disposed of, and the students left the area.

12:49 a.m., Valentine Dining Hall An officer discovered a large amount of papers were ripped from bulletin boards and thrown on the floor in the lobby.

1:05 a.m., Barrett Hill Dr. An officer observed an intoxicated male attempting to hug a female who was rejecting his advances. The man, who was known by the officer as a student, left the area before the officer could speak to him.

The matter was referred to the Student Affairs Office.

2:07 a.m., Powerhouse An officer encountered an intoxicated student kicking furniture over on the Powerhouse patio. He was identified and returned the furniture to its proper location.

12:24 p.m., Pond Dormitory A resident of a first floor suite reported that someone damaged a shelving unit while the residents were away from their room the previous night.

6:11 p.m., Valentine Dining Hall An officer assisted Dining Services staff with an altercation that occurred between two employees.

>>Sept. 13, 2014 12:41 a.m., Pond Dormitory While speaking to a student in his room,

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Continued from Page 1 “Do Facebook, Twitter and Instagram bring us closer together? Or do they push us further apart making people lonelier, less in touch with society? And how do different linguistic communities interact on social media?” Stavans asked.

The task of exploring these questions will be taken on in a series of “Translator Talks.”

Among those scheduled to present their ideas are international investigative reporter and New Yorker staff writer John Lee Anderson, novelist Jeff Parker and German literature translator Susan Bernofsky.

Other collaborators from less linguistic backgrounds have been invited as well.

“We thought it would be most interesting to invite people involved in other areas like music and engage them in a conversation about translation,” said steering committee member and Professor of Russian Catherine Ciepiela, “They may not have been asked to talk about translation before. But that’s another way which we thought, ‘oh that’ll really open the conversation up’— if the people you’re inviting don’t have a professional line on translation. We’re interested in seeing how translation issues affect many areas of cultural life.”

One of these unusual voices weighing in on the question of translation will be worldrenowned Panamanian jazz pianist and composer Danilo Pérez.

“It’s an interesting place to talk about the link between history and culture and language and music,” Ciepiela said. “Jazz is an in-

ternational idiom that still draws on local traditions, not just musical, but even linguistic traditions. Indigenous languages and Spanish are part of the texture of his music.”

The experimental theater group Double Edge will also join the conversation, performing on Sept. 28 their adaptations of “Don Quixote,” “The Arabian Nights,” and “The Odyssey” with the first-year quad as their stage.

The discussion will not just be limited to those visiting campus, however. Amherst students are already beginning work on a series of related projects that will engage both the campus community and the Pioneer Valley community.

“Amherst College students will be involved with NPR in producing an oral history of immigrants to the region who tell stories about learning English, and [others] will also collaborate with the Amherst Regional High School in producing short plays about young people coming to the United States,” Stavans said.

One student, Melih Levi ’15, is currently developing a blog that he says will function as a sort of “hub for student reflections.” Levi hopes to recruit submissions, including translations done by students, writings on translation and visual arts.

“I really think that translation is crucial for what we do in the humanities,” Ciepiela said. “And Amherst, I’m proud to say, is really having to get out in front culturally as an advocate of the liberal arts and the humanities.

The practice of translation goes to the heart of what we do, I think.”

Case Management Team Continued from Page 1 things.”

“It’s good to have someone like Scott around who asks the little big questions,” he said.

Although the Case Management Team is prepared to help students in desperate situations, much of its work focuses on helping students with the smaller problems and worries that are a normal part of the college experience.

Bonnie Drake ’17 said she appreciated the team’s willingness to deal with less urgent issues.

“I’m always reassured by them,” Drake said. “They are willing to do what needs to be done while respecting students’ wishes on matters.”

Drake said that she has never used the team’s resources in a formal capacity, but she has appreciated the opportunity to come to Howard with questions about college life.

In speaking about the Case Management Team, both Drake and members of the Office of Student Affairs emphasized the team’s versatility.

“It’s a source that can be very informal, I think, and extremely helpful,” Drake said.

Many students have already been making consistent use of the Case Management team: the Counseling Center and the class deans both routinely refer students to the team. However, some students who were interviewed said they believed that many of their peers were unaware of the team’s existence.

“What I hope is that we will be providing even more information as we move along and folks will know more about what we are doing,” Moore said about the team’s plans for the upcoming year. “I think students will be hearing a lot more about us. It’s a new structure and it’s a new way of doing things. So we want to make sure students are aware of who we are and what we do.”

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Opinion Editorial

The Powerhouse: Saving Our Social and Actual Lives The eagerly awaited Powerhouse opened on Friday, Sept. 5, greeting a crowd of students and administrators with steak sandwiches and hors d’oeuvres. Since then, the Powerhouse Committee has demonstrated the versatility of the space, following up their opening event with a feast of wings and pizza for hungry Saturday-night partiers and a screening of the seminal 1980’s classic “Goonies.”

With plenty of email updates on its building progress, the administration has hyped the space as a much-needed oasis, the silver bullet to fix problems of student life on campus. Now, the question is: has it made any marked difference over the cramped suites and the large crowds that dominate the socials?

In the past few years, anxieties have risen among our entire community over the reliance on the socials, athletic suites and pre-gaming as the bedrock of campus social life. Will Savino’s now infamous 2012 article in The Indicator bemoaned the lack of alternate spaces in which to meet and actually talk to new people from different social circles. Often, the most vibrant social interaction students have is bonding over the shared experience of “putting your beer down and walking away” when parties are broken up by campus police.

Afraid of parties being shut down, students would drink too much too quickly in their dorm rooms and then run to the social suites, which the police can’t break up as regularly. This pat-

tern created a toxic environment in the crowded, dark social dorms, which became a cesspool for dangerous alcohol consumption and potential sexual assault.

While the new party policy has been a great step forward for encouraging smaller parties — like formals, or events thrown by teams and clubs — the Powerhouse has truly been a game-changer for students of all different social circles to come together in a safe environment.

The versatility of the space alone proves the fact that the Powerhouse truly has enormous potential to bridge social divides. The dynamic of the Powerhouse will continue to develop as the year goes on and it becomes available for weekday events.

Until then, exciting evening events are lined up in the space, including the first TAP of the year: the newly renamed “Amherst Beach Bash.”

Because the Powerhouse is far more visible than dank, dark suites and the possibilities of socializing other than grinding are available, our campus community has become much safer. In terms of both dangerous intoxication levels and sexual assault, visibility means safety. Students throwing up over the railing or the stairwell of the socials can be easily ignored due to the nature of “suite-hopping.” The openness of this new space allows both police and students around to not only watch out for warning signs of a dangerous situation but also to send ACEMS to an easily identifiable place for immediate care. The same principle applies to bystander interven-

tions. With the new training and added visibility, every student now has all the tools to help a friend, acquaintance or stranger from potentially damaging and irreversible situations. Ultimately,

the Powerhouse is fantastically beneficial to us not only for all its social potential (and free food) but also for its openness making this campus a safer place.

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The Presidential Question: Do We Even Need One? Nick Bruce ’15E and Jeff Feldman ’15 Contributing Writers

When we speak of community at Amherst, we are speaking of the power to decide what the common space we all inhabit looks like — which is to say, what our politics looks like. Behold the Powerhouse.

As Elson points out, there is a crisis at Amherst. It’s a crisis of space, of political geography, so to speak. It is a crisis of common space, of lack of common space. It is a crisis of lack of easily realizable political space, of a place for convocation about issues that concern us. It is a crisis of subjective space, of the space wherein one crafts their subjectivity and the way they engage others within what is indubitably our common space.

On account of the crisis of space — which is to say, an abundance of boundaries, bicameral dining halls, and shadily-governed Associations of students exclusive in nature and operating within a regulatory gray area — we encounter the crisis of community.

Our community suffers because boundaries separate one space from another, one student from one another, one conversation from one

another, and one idea from all of us.

In order to enact our will, we must go through offices, annexes and committees before a public meeting is even considered. Imagine a sand box into which one pours droplets of glue. In time, when and if others agree, these dots coagulate into larger globules. In this sandbox, which we’ll call our community, where that coagulation, whirling about, experiences no barriers to pass through, these globules become the communal identity. The enactment of so general a will — our will — contrasts the process we have now. Put simply, the institution of the presidency puts up barriers in the sandbox. These barriers prevent globules from growing to their natural size. The office of the presidency prevents the evolution and enactment of our general will.

The president purports to actualize the will of the students in the “realm of power” — the Association of Amherst Students. In reality, the presidency as an institution at Amherst can never realize, or claim to have power over, our general will. By the very existence of the student body presidency, democracy becomes a chimera. Citizenship becomes a chimera too. The president cannot be said to have power over such a gen-

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eral will of students, because the creation of the office itself prevents the organic evolution and realization of our general will in the first place.

Every presidential candidate focuses on changing something. They focus on accomplishing this goal by exercising their power — the power of the office. Bully pulpits by definition induce and provide the capacity for the use of force, not power. Power arises when people come together in mutual accord and act in harmony.

Force entails the exertion of a strong will on the being of the unwilling.

Force, therefore, and not power, constitutes the rationale behind the office of student body president. This is why presidential candidates emphasize their oversized sense of self, their aggressiveness, and their ability to bulldoze other students to force a desirable outcome.

The rationale as to why our general will is stillborn is straightforward.

If the president of the student body does what the students want, the students can do it themselves. If the president of the student body does things that the students do not want, or do not understand, that president cannot claim to represent the will of the students. If the administration is in fact completely in charge, we en-

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counter a finer problem: the assertion that a handful of students purportedly care more about the school than others — already a dubious assertion — and on that basis give themselves the right to intermediate powers on the basis of the intensity of their care, becomes an even shadier proposition (let alone the logical answer to that problem in and of itself).

The common is not an Association of students. In the same way that AAS and the office of student body president delineate boundaries that diminish the subjectivity of citizenship, our dorms and our dining hall are segmented in ways that predate our arrival here and that inhibit the mutual hanging out we yearn for — the realization of community.

Our community is each and every student equal to always participate in the decision-making process. It is through the condition of equality, paradoxically, that excellence arises.

The human will and its wellsprings of creativity and energy spring forth to differentiate one from another when we realize that we start from the same point. We must, on account of this equality, perform excellently if we wish to differentiate ourselves from others.

We encounter today the logic,

beauty and power of common space.

Students celebrate the Powerhouse because it lives up to its name: we rejoice not in the Powerhouse itself, but in the power of the house that we built. The space connects us. The feeling that permeates the space is that of public happiness: we are what this is, and we like who we are.

We were once skeptical as to what the nature and role of the Powerhouse would be. Such is the nature of not knowing, of living amidst crisis.

The fly buzzing about the bedroom cannot see its way out, in spite of the open window. It buzzes confusedly about the room, thinking itself contained. Alas, the window has always been open. Eventually the fly exits the room and finds itself free once again in the openness and beauty of the outside world, its world.

Common architectural space breeds common political space, and so on and so forth, continuously, fluidly. Community and public happiness rise out of openings in architectural and political space. Our Powerhouse opened a wondrous space — one we have yearned for and now love in turn. That space realizes our power of togetherness. We believe in the continuous spirit of the project.

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ALS Challenge Used for Politics Eli Mansbach ’18 Staff Writer Like thousands of other teenagers, Ohio State University student senate president Megan Marzec completed the ALS ice bucket challenge.

But Marzec added a twist. There was no ice in her bucket. There was no water in her bucket. Just “blood.”

On September 2, Marzec put her own spin on the ALS ice bucket challenge that was issued to her by the president of the university, Roderick McDavis. Instead of raising awareness for the disease that the challenge was originally started for, Marzec saw the challenge as a chance to spread a political message. In her video, Marzec dumped a bucket of water, tomato juice and red paint, or “blood,” on herself, saying, “As student senate president, I’m sending a message of student concern of the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine by the Israeli state. [...]

This bucket of blood symbolizes the thousands of displaced and murdered Palestinians, atrocities that which [Ohio University] is directly complacent in.”

While I cannot deny that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, the mode that Marzec used to convey her message was not only inappropriate but also very disrespectful. The ice bucket challenge has been used to bring the horrors of ALS to public attention to spread awareness and raise funds for ALS research. And it was a success. According to the ALS Association’s website, as of Sept., they have received $109.8 million in ice bucket donations. The fact that Marzec deemed it appropriate to disclose her opinion via this challenge disgraces what the ice bucket challenge stands for.

Not only was Marzec’s method extreme, but it only ended up backfiring. As someone who grew up in a Jewish home and attended Hebrew schools and camps, I have been taught to be proud of Israel and to support its endeavors.

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That does not mean, however, that I agree with everything that Israel has done. Despite the fact that Hamas has been barraging Israel with rockets since withdrawal from the territory in 2005 and that Hamas has housed its rockets in schools and hospitals, there have been too many civilian casualties in the most recent conflict between Hamas and Israel. (Although Hamas has been barraging Israel with rockets since 2005 and housing weapons in schools and hospitals, the civilian casualties in the most recent conflict are completely unjustified. Reports typically agree that around 2,100 militants and civilians were killed by Israeli strikes.)

This number is too high, and I believe that Israel should have done more to prevent civilian death, and, in that way, Marzec has a point.

But because of the way she expressed her opinion, she received a negative reaction from many people, including Ohio University. (However, the gruesome way in which she expressed her opinion took away from the message.) Ohio University students and administrators spoke out against Marzec. Some simply criticized her actions or requested her resignation; others sent death threats, according to The Athens News.

The student government condemned the video, and the university released a statement responding to it, saying, “Her actions do not reflect the position of Ohio University or President McDavis. We recognize the rights of individual students to speak out on matters of public concern and we will continue to do so, but want to be clear that the message shared today by her is not an institutional position or a belief held by President McDavis.”

Marzec had a point, and a good one at that, but she disgraced herself by taking it too far.

She disrespected what the ice bucket challenge stands for and put her message out in a way that turned people against her. The world tends to villainize radicals, so next time, put your opinion out in a way that people won’t revolt against.

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Taking Control of the Amherst Narrative Elson Browne-Low ’15 Contributing Writer I think everyone in the Amherst community would agree that what is worse than having a little-known name is having a bad name. Now, explaining why Amherst is so great is hard, and in the highly competitive college admissions race it seems what we’ve been pitching is “things won’t get worse,” rather than “things are better than ever.” Amherst College is one of the best educational institutions in the world, but who would believe us now? This year we have a chance to act, to take control of this narrative. When we are done every member of our community should feel confident saying, “Amherst College is better than ever.”

My last article addressed what I believe to be the institution’s disease, but now I want to be explicit about what I think we need to do to address this. Some will ask if this article actually matters, since students have no actual power to change this attitude, but, of course, that’s the problem with the way our governing institutions work. To my critics I can currently only reply: trust the Board of Trustees and the administration; they’re nice people.

Amherst, I believe Board of Trustee decisions should always have involved voting students. Further, the AAS should always have had, as part of its essential purpose, their appointment and support. Let’s be clear: this isn’t just about the negative effects of not having such a structure in place, but why it is the right thing to do.

Again, let me pose a question to you: do members of the Amherst community have a legitimate right to play a meaningful part in the decisions affecting them? That there might even be debate over the answer to this question says so much about how we have drifted. What have we become in our quest to maintain our traditions and elite ranking? Would we have even seen this quiet malaise if the college were not under so much pressure?

At heart I am proposing that we refuse to simply react to the forces shoving the college in one direction or the other. It is time that Amherst College seizes the public narrative and defines itself both for internal cohesion and external branding. I don’t know what that final narrative will be, but I do know that it must be one of inclusion and real action. Amherst College students have been pushed away by the structure of the institutions which govern them, and are simply tired of talk for the sake of talk.

The gargantuan headache that the new science center became flushes out what is wrong with our institutions at the highest level. The Board of Trustees lost the college millions of dollars more or less destroying and rebuilding the road behind the Mead Art Museum. In my opinion, they made the right decision, and if students were on the board the very same thing would have happened. But guess what, Amherst? No student can say “we” lost all that money, because students had no actual vote.

Let’s take it down one step on the ladder of “representation.” The AAS constitution states that it is committed to “articulating student voices for action and change,” and that it shall “affect” the college’s policies and priorities.

To put it frankly, that means the AAS is compelled, more or less, just to talk. That’s it. By implication, unless there is a scandal so impactful it actually changes admission rates, the administration and board actually don’t have to do anything but listen and nod along. Sound familiar?

I want to be fair here, however, and say that administration and board members have definitely tried to respond to students. But when it comes down to it, they don’t have to, something which is so obvious we can’t help but feel disinterested. That AAS elections “don’t really matter” is a sentiment students have related

to me again and again. And what can the AAS reply? “Trust the board and administration”?

“We absolutely swear they’ll listen”?

That some of the foremost young academics in the world spend all day criticizing systems and institutions on this campus is a burning irony that we need to confront honestly. There is no dearth of ability here. The problem is that we debate the question I raised at the beginning of this essay: do students have a legitimate right to play a meaningful part in the decisions which affect them? This is the war of words we must confront throughout this year and, I believe, the first step is rebuilding Amherst’s narrative.

But enough talk; let’s get some facts down.

First, it’s not just going to be a magical board vote that establishes student positions. I’ve tried to enact reforms both in the nonprofit and business worlds, and I’ve suffered embarrassment, pushed away friends and felt about as emotionally exhausted as humanly possible.

But suffering and shame are meaningless without learning, and I’ve gone out of my way to learn.

Let’s break one important illusion: there won’t be voting students at the end of this year.

Business environments require consensus before important policy changes can be enacted, largely because the consequences of those actions need to be assessed and accounted for.

Experience has taught me that business is not just about great ideas, but actual effects, and so this change will bounce around within the board and administration for perhaps two years. During my time as AAS president, if elected, I will assemble a team of students, senators, administrators, board members and any other relevant voices with the goal of assessing and accounting for the effects of enabling students to vote on board decisions. Our express aim will be to cut down on the time it takes for this to come to fruition.

I am under no illusions that such a team requires convincing people with diverse perspectives to agree on this idea, but I have already convinced several stakeholders in the Amherst community. That board decisions should involve voting students is an idea that has been bouncing around for some time, and there are models we can replicate, the University of Massachusetts being the most obvious. Further, we will seek advice from other reformed institutions, so that this process is no more protracted than it needs to be.

The AAS constitution should also be amended on the basis of thorough senate debate as to its exact wording. This is because the words we use will tell much of the future story of Amherst; they will likely inform future senates’ mindset, as well as that of the student body more broadly. More specifically, I believe a new committee will need to be established, one whose aim is to actively seek student opinion on matters upon which the board deliberates, as well as to comprehensively inform those students who cast votes on our behalf.

Finally, Amherst, I want to make the point that we’ve got an opportunity few institutions do. We have a chance to inspire potential applicants by clearly demonstrating that we are willing to confront our challenges not just because we have been forced to, but because we want to.

My broader goal is that we, Amherst College, believe not just in our fantastic academics, but our truly great community. Let’s turn our energy from anger and apathy to building that community. I believe we can only do this is if we are frank about our institutions and frank about where we have gone wrong. I’ve said all that I can say, Amherst. My candidacy, however, has always been about the belief that talking just isn’t enough.

When we are done, all our applicants should toss and turn at night, not just because getting into Amherst would be great, but because they want to attend this college, and no other.

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Amherst professor Ronald C. Rosbottom’s book “When Paris Went Dark” is a social and cultural analysis of France’s capital city under the Nazi Occupation.

“When Paris Went Dark:” A Fresh Look at the City of Lights Darya Bor ’18 Contributing Writer Good books are apt to attract a lot of press attention, and books with dramatic titles and beloved subjects are even likelier attention-grabbers.

Professor of French and European Studies Ronald C. Rosbottom’s recent book “When Paris Went Dark” is no exception.

“When Paris Went Dark” is a description of France’s capital city under the Nazi occupation during the years of 1940 to 1944. In his text, Professor Rosbottom explores the darkening effect the Nazi Occupation placed on Paris by showcasing quotidian life of the city’s residents.

Rosbottom shows that the German war machine affected the day-to-day functioning of the typical Parisian café-goer rather quickly. With automobiles forbidden and a nightly curfew, the city’s legendary bustle was, in effect, silenced. In undertaking the writing of this book, Rosbottom said he aimed “to educate English readers with something the French [already] know a lot about.”

Many students are first acquainted with the acclaimed professor while taking his First-Year Seminar Pariscape. The course, a student favorite for 15 years, describes the city from the perspectives of the many writers, painters, philosophers and social commentators enamored with it. During the course, numerous students ask the same question: “How did people live under the Nazi regime in Paris?” Professor Rosbottom remembers the book’s inception with

laughter: “Questions started coming up [during the course], and before I knew it, I was writing a book!” he said.

Although Rosbottom spent most of his adult life in Paris, research for the book took eight years, and its actual writing took two. “Amherst College is very generous to its scholar-teachers,” he said, referencing the school’s financing of his many extensive trips to the book’s eponymous city, a special sabbatical reserved for professors after six semesters of teaching and the research process itself. He and his assistants pored over archives, private memoirs, letters, diaries, novels, films and newspapers, even interviewing 25 people who lived through the Occupation. Commenting on what makes “When Paris Went Dark” different from other texts on the same topic, he said, “I was aiming for my book to not be a traditional historical analysis but rather a more sociological, if you wish, a cultural analysis of what went on.”

The book achieves that fully, showing how the day-to-day life of Parisians changed, from nighttime blackouts and the automobile ban to teenage rebellion and closed metro stops. He also explores the French police’s racial policy and the feminine feel that overcame the city when many Parisian men were imprisoned.

He emphasizes that the spirit of Paris did not change, but for a reason one might not expect: the Germans wanted to send a specific message to the world — they may have been Nazis, but they were very good at conserving Parisian culture, even though places

like jazz clubs and houses of prostitution were forbidden in Germany itself. Rosbottom called “When Paris Went Dark” a history of two opposing cultures looking at each other and thinking, “How do I live with these people?”

The most memorable stories from the book, said Rosbottom, were “about how people hid or escaped,” specifically Jews who survived by constantly moving around, getting protection or being lucky. “French Jews thought they would be protected,” he lamented, “but the saddest story was when the Germans imposed the wearing of the yellow star in June of 1942 to anyone above the age of six. To see children with stars on was moving, very moving.”

To this day there are traces of Nazi occupation in Paris in small plaques on buildings that give “different streets different stories,” Rosbottom said. For a long time, this time in Parisian history was hushed because, Rosbottom noted, “it is as important for a nation, unfortunately, to control its history as it is to control its borders.” By the 1970s people were ready to talk about it. The Occupation “is still an important element of collective memory [of Parisians],” Rosbottom said.

“When Paris Went Dark” aims to remind its audience to not judge those in the difficult position of choosing protect their neighbors or to expose their secret, to rebel against enemy forces or to comply with their demands. Rosbottom hopes to face the readers with an uncomfortable question: “What would you have

done?”

In reflecting upon the writing process, Rosbottom said he wrote countless drafts. “The best thing about writing is rewriting,” he joked.

“Sending someone a first or second draft is suicidal!” On a more serious note, he remembered previous interviews and reviews, which have been remarkably different for this very public book than for academic journals. He commented on the reactions people have had, saying “there is no better feeling than writing something and having someone read it and tell you it’s good.”

When asked about his future

plans, Rosbottom said he has made no decisions about writing another book. Right now, he will finish his promotions (next up is an interview on C-SPAN 2 and with the Smithsonian) and continue teaching at the College. People who read “When Paris Went Dark” have sent him handwritten letters about events in the book that jog their own childhood memories or phrases they heard their grandparents say about their experience in Occupied Paris. He joked that eventually he will have enough new material to publish a sequel called — what else? — When Paris Went Darker.

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Little, Brown & Company published professor of French and European Studies Ronald C. Rosbottom’s book on August 5.

Amherst Chamber Series Off to Promising Start Andrew Smith ’18 Contributing Writer On Sunday, September 14, I had the pleasure of attending a chamber performance in Buckley by A Far Cry. At Sunday’s performance, the 19-member, Boston-based chamber orchestra was accompanied by solo violinist Augustin Hadelich. A Far Cry is especially worthy of attention as the group is self-conducted and elects no permanent leader, instead choosing to take turns designing programs. The program performed on this occasion

was entitled “Return to Idyll” and was conceived by violinist Annie Rabbat.

The program featured three pieces: Thomas Adès’s “Arcadiana,” Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Sonata for Violin and Piano” and Leoš Janáček’s “Idyll.”

The first piece, “Arcadiana,” opened the program with a somber tone. The piece quickly gained greater personality contrasting consonance and dissonance to create and release tension. Right away, the skill and passion of the individuals in the orchestra was apparent. The musicians’ faces showed their emotions as the music

visibly affected them. One particular moment truly showed this when, for a time, only a quartet played, each individual contrasting their parts as if in a violent competition. Then, the orchestra returned to performing in unison.

A number of moments throughout “Arcadiana,” notably a masterful calland-answer section from two violinists kept listeners captivated throughout. The piece ended quietly but in no way serenely, leaving the audience in a sullen mood.

The second piece was without a doubt the highlight of the perfor-

mance. “Sonata for Violin and Piano” featured soloist Augustin Hadelich, who is currently working with A Far Cry, though not actually a permanent member. The first movement was a testament to how well the group played together. It was tight and smooth — a magnificent display of musicians coming together to perform.

The second movement was where the true virtuosity of Hadelich shone.

His technical ability managed to stand out even amongst the powerful players of A Far Cry that surrounded him.

It was profoundly beautiful to hear and watch the way in which he led the group through the piece. This was not an example of a soloist playing over a group providing background noise, but of masterful listening and the ability to lead the piece so that all of the players were heard at a higher quality. The tonal quality coming from the entire group was so powerful. Specifically, I must recognize percussionist George Nickson. Watching him throughout this movement was Continued on next page

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inspiring, though somewhat comedic. At one point, I watched as he stood on one leg, silencing the gong behind him with the other while using his hands to quickly switch between mallets and a bass drum. As I watched him at work, I witnessed him perfectly highlighting the group’s melodic and harmonic lines. His masterful management of four instruments was astounding.

The third and final movement of the Shostakovich was much less aggressive than the previous movement. For that reason, it was all the more impressive. The difficulty involved in performing slower music is rarely recognized. Each individual musician is exposed and if a note is incorrect or out of tune, it is heard by the audience. The greatest difference between music and other entertainment forms, such as sports, is that the musician aims for and expects perfection. No one anticipates an athlete to perform without a number of mistakes during every game, but for a musician, a single mistake can be fatal to a performance.

The third movement of this piece embraced these dangers and did not merely manage them, but excelled in spite of them. With contrasting

dynamics, gorgeous tone from Hadelich and tight-knit playing from the group, the second piece from the program left the audience in awe.

The third and final part of the program was entitled “Idyll” and lends itself to the name of the program, “Return to Idyll.” This piece was of a much lighter tone than the previous ones and created a serene atmosphere in Buckley. The piece brought the program together as it contrasted the previous dark, moody and haunting performances with something happy. Hadelich brought the audience to the edge of their seats with the first two sections of the program, but now they could sit back, relax and watch masters bring music to life. From turmoil to a soothing landscape, A Far Cry truly returned us to idyll.

A Far Cry took music and elevated it to true art, expressing emotion via body language and astounding quality of sound. I was able to speak with some of the Criers (how the orchestra refers to its members) after the show and to hear their excitement for performing their own arrangements. It made me smile to see a group working to bring life to old music. Hosting A Far Cry at Amherst was a wonderful opportunity and left me excited to hear the other groups that will perform on campus throughout the year.

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A Far Cry, a 19-member chamber orchestra group, performed a 3-piece classical music program in Buckley Recital Hall on Sunday.

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Profiling Fashion at Amherst: Sam Callahan ’18 Tasha Kim ’18 Contributing Writer A self-described food and fashion aficionado, Sam Callahan, a first-year from San Antonio, Texas, is known for brewing his own coffee in the Charles Pratt common room and having an encyclopedic knowledge of men’s fashion.

His style is never ostentatious; rather, it’s quietly polished. He has a keen eye for details. Thoughtful and introspective in person with a dry and surprising sense of humor, Sam can usually be spotted around campus wearing his signature wire-rimmed glasses and leather high top sneakers.

Q: Tell me about where you’re from and what your hobbies are.

A: Well, I’m from San Antonio, and I guess I don’t really relate much to San Antonio, but it’s okay. I’m interested in fashion, obviously, coffee … I like cinema. I like reading a lot, but I don’t really like literature classes, too much writing for me. I like economics. What else do I like? I like food generally, but I don’t like eating, especially at Val. I really only eat a lot whenever it’s good food. Yeah, I guess I’m a little picky.

You could call it tasteful, I don’t know [laughs]. And I’m interested in music.

Q: Is your family also interested in fashion, or is it something that you took to on your own?

A: I guess I kind of took to it on my own. My aunt is pretty into fashion.

She’s in the fashion industry. She is the vice president of marketing or some-

thing for Michael Kors.

lot for stuff.

Q: How would you describe your sense of style?

A: I knew this question was coming and I knew I wasn’t going to have a real answer. Yeah, I don’t know, I don’t know if I can describe it. It’s definitely still in flux. Definitely trending towards darker stuff. I think I’m trying to move into kind of a slightly looser silhouette, at least on top. I don’t know. I really like Undercover [the designer]. I really like their spring/summer ’15 line, I thought that was really good. Raf Simons x Sterling Ruby this season, that was very good as well. I actually really wanted one of their coats, but it didn’t make it off the runway. I was going to save up for it. I don’t know how I was going to save up for it, since I don’t have an income [laughs]. So that kind of makes an interest in fashion difficult when you don’t have an income, but I make do. I actually have zero outerwear right now. Well, I have one coat, but it’s kind of ugly.

Q: What is your favorite thing in your closet?

A: I was also prepared for this [laughs].

There are two things I’m kind of torn between: these Balmain high tops from Spring/Summer 14, and this Yohji Yamamoto sweater. I don’t know what season the sweater is from actually, because I bought it secondhand. It’s got some cool detailing, it drapes really well. It’s slightly oversized, so I think it fits pretty well. I would offer to put it on for you, but it’s a little hot for that [laughs].

Q: Do you have any style icons or influences?

A: Well, Raf Simons, I like him a lot.

Earlier Hedi Slimane … I kind of hated his spring/summer ’15 line, but other people liked it, whatever. I thought it was pretty empty. Yohji Yamamoto I think is so cool. Rei Kawakubo…I don’t have any Comme des Garçons stuff, but I’d love to pick some up. I’m looking at a few things actually to pick up on the secondhand market. Oh yeah, I use the secondhand market a

Q: Do you plan your outfits out or do you just throw them on in the morning?

A: Kind of both. I kind of already know what works in my closet and what doesn’t, and I work from that. So it’s not super planned but it definitely has an element of thought to it.

Q: If you could wear one outfit for the rest of your life, what would it be?

A: Do I have to own it currently? From what I own currently, it would be black jeans with my Balmain hightops and then depending on season, it would either be the Yohji Yamamoto sweater I showed you, or the t-shirt I wore yesterday. It’s Stephan Schneider from his candlelight collection.

Q: What is one thing you think every guy should have in his wardrobe?

A: There are the obvious ones, like nice jeans or whatever, but like I think the

Note from Cartoonist Denzel Wood Wm. Denzel Wood ’18 Staff Cartoonist Hello, I’m Denzel, Amherst’s latest cartoonist. Cartooning has been a staple pasttime of mine for well over a decade. It’s been a long time since I’ve done it regularly, but I’ve been planning on being highly active in my cartooning during college, so here we are.

I plan on having a cartoon in The

Amherst Student every week, alternating between a series, and some stand alone cartoons highlighting issues or jokes unique to Amherst College, just to keep the topics I cover fresh.

The series I’m doing features a neuroscientist named Jack, and a donkey named Tucker that Jack mentally enhanced to have human intelligence, among many other characters. The story goes on from that premise, and

shall come to its final gripping conclusion at the end of my four years here at Amherst.

I hope this can be a fun collaboration of humor and intrigue between cartoonist and audience, and I look forward to seeing how that plays out during my time here. Hopefully my cartoons will be entertaining, but if not, just humor me. Because ultimately, that’s what I’m trying to do for you!

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Fashion is “like art I can wear,” says first-year student and San Antonio, Texas native Sam Callahan ’18. ideal one is white sneakers, white lowtops.

Q: Ultimately, what interests you about fashion?

A: I like looking good. I’m interested in art, generally. It’s like art I can wear.

Unfortunately, its also art I can’t really afford [laughs].

Thinking about writing about the latest cultural trends and news?

A&L Wants You! If you are interested in writing for A&L, email the editors at mcummings16@ amherst.edu or emardeusz16@amherst.edu.

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Firedogs Cruise to First Place at J&W Invite First-Year Natsis Named Tournament MVP

Drew Kiley ’18 Staff Writer Following a second-place finish at last week’s Springfield Invitational, Amherst women’s volleyball returned to action in the Johnson & Wales Invitational this past weekend. The Firedogs dominated throughout, claiming four straight-set victories en route to first place.

Amherst opened the tournament on Friday night against hosts Johnson & Wales.

Having already defeated JWU last weekend in straight sets, the Firedogs entered the match confident.

They claimed a 3-0 victory once again (25-18, 25-19, 25-13) to open on a commanding note.

Maggie Danner ‘17 led all hitters with 12 kills, while setter Nicole Carter ’16 directed the offense with 20 assists, and libero Katie Warshaw ’16 tallied 14 digs.

Nicole Gould ’17 added five kills and eight digs in the winning effort while Kate Bres ’17 helped direct the offense with 11 helpers. First-year Marialexa Natsis recorded five kills and two block assists while Kelci Keeno ’17 had seven digs.

In their second game Friday night, the Firedogs coasted past the University of New England 3-0 (25-12, 25-8, 25-16).

Amherst never really looked vulnerable, dominating throughout in the victory and recording an impressive .294 team hitting percentage.

Natsis led the Purple & White with seven kills and two blocks, while Warshaw recorded 17 digs. Warshaw and Gould each claimed three service aces to keep UNE off-balance.

Bres notched 10 assists, while Danner and Samantha Newby ’16 combined for 11 kills and

four blocks.

On Saturday, Amherst earned a pair of straight-set victories against Keene State. In the first match, the Owls kept each set close, but ultimately couldn’t claim any of them losing to Amherst 25-22, 25-22 and 25-21. The Firedogs endured a difficult match offensively, as Keene held them to a .176 hitting percentage for the match. Amherst, however, was strong on defense, recording 9.5 blocks and holding Keene State to a .087 hitting percentage.

Natsis led all players with four solo blocks and added six kills. Danner floored 10 kills to lead all hitters while co-captain Lauren Antion ’15 recorded three blocks. Warshaw continued her stellar tournament with another 17 digs, and Gould claimed nine kills with seven digs.

In the championship game on Saturday, Amherst faced Keene State once again, defeating the Owls 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-11) to claim first place.

The Firedogs recorded 11.5 total team blocks to their opponent’s 2.0 to cap off a spectacular tournament.

Jennifer Krems ’18 recorded five total blocks to highlight a strong defensive effort from the team. Natsis added five kills and two blocks, while Lizzie Ahern ’16 and Danner each recorded eight kills.

Warshaw claimed 19 digs as Bres and Carter combined to dish out 22 of the Firedogs’ 33 assists.

“I think this weekend was incredibly important going into NESCAC play,” Warshaw said. “Our mental toughness was the key factor in winning the Johnson & Wales tournament, and it will be crucial for our games against Trinity and Wesleyan as well. While out of conference matches are always good

for our team’s improvement, we can’t wait to start competing against NESCAC teams.”

Natsis was named the tournament’s most outstanding player, and Warshaw joined her on the all-tournament team.

The Firedogs will look to build off of their strong performance this Friday, Sept.

19, as they travel to Trinity for their NESCAC

opener.

The Bantams have started the season 6-2 and will look to continue their strong play behind a balanced offensive attack and a stingy defense that averages 18.47 digs per set. The Amherst defense will have to key in on Kate Kiddens who leads the Trinity attack with 2.94 kills per set in order to be successful.

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The Firedogs will look to continue to dominate the net as they open their NESCAC season at Trinity and Wesleyan.

Cross Country Runs Hard at Women’s Golf Debuts with Fifth Place Finish at NYU UMass Invite Holly Burwick ’16 Senior Staff Writer Men The No. 22 Amherst men’s cross-country team opened its 2014 campaign this past weekend at the UMass Invitational. The team has its highest preseason ranking since 2010.

Greg Turissini ’15, a team captain said he was excited about the upcoming season.

“In addition to a solid class of returners, we have a great group of freshmen that will hopefully vie for a spot on varsity (top 7). We have ambitious goals for the upcoming season, including a trip… the national championship in November,” Turissini said.

At UMass, the Jeffs finished fifth among six teams in the competition. The University of Vermont, Boston College and the University of Maine took the top three places. Amherst was the only Div. III team that participated in the event.

“The meet went great in that we did what I had hoped the guys would do — work on focusing, keeping groups intact and using the race more as a controlled effort, as opposed to an all out race,” said Coach Ned Nedeau.

Leading this effort for the Jeffs was firstyear runner Mohamed Hussein who clocked in at 19:54. This slated him at 35th in the 89-runner field. Dan Crowley ’16 and Jeff Seelaus ’16 finished with Hussein as they crossed the tape just milliseconds behind the first-year.

Rounding off the Jeffs’ top seven finishers were KC Fussell ’15 (19:55), Steven Lucey ’17 (20:10), Kevin Connors ’17 (20:15) and Romey Sklar ’15 (20:17).

The Jeffs will return to the trails Saturday, Sept. 27 to compete in the Purple Valley Classic, hosted by NESCAC archrival Williams.

Women The Amherst women’s cross-country team took to the trails for the second time this season when they competed in the UMass Invitational this past Saturday. The Jeffs finished sixth in the event as the only Div. III team to participate amongst a field of Div. I runners.

Boston College took home the event, followed by the Univ. of Conn. and UMass Amherst.

Building off of last weekend’s performance at the Smith Invitational, Lexi Sinclair ’16 paved the way for the Jeffs. Her 17:54 finishing time placed her 14th in a field of 125 runners. Savanna Gornisiewicz ’17 was next for Amherst with a finishing time of 18:09 (25th overall). Nicky Roberts ’18 took 31st overall and third amongst the Jeffs.

Rounding out the top seven for the Purple and White were Lizzy Briskin ’15 (18:45), Jessie Kaliski ’15 (18:48), Catherine Lowdon ’17 (19:22) and Betsy Black ’16 (19:26).

Coach Cassie Funke-Harris said she was pleased with her team’s results. “I was really happy with the way we raced on Saturday.

After the brutally hot and humid conditions that we experienced at Smith last week, we had about as close to perfect cross-country weather as you could ask for. On top of that, the course was in unbelievable condition, and those two factors resulted in some really fast times. Granted, the course and conditions have changed from year to year, but this is the first time since 2009 that we’ve had our entire top five runners under 19:00, and Lexi is the first Amherst runner to ever run under 18:00 at that meet,” Funke-Harris said.

The Jeffs will aim to put themselves in a great position to compete again when they return to action against NESCAC foes on Saturday, Sept. 27 for the Purple Valley Classic hosted by Williams.

Greg Williams ’16 Staff Writer Men The men’s golf team placed 18th this weekend at the 31st Duke Nelson Invitational in Middlebury, Vt. this past weekend. Out of 25 teams, it was Rensselaer Tech that finished first, and the two top-finishing NESCAC programs were Trinity and Middlebury at second and fourth, respectively. First-year Sam Procter led the Jeffs in scoring, with a two-day score of 159, which was good for 32nd individually in the tournament.

Josh Moser ’15 was the next Jeff on the scorecard, as he shot a 79 and an 84, for a two-day score of 164. Justin Hendrickson ’18, Liam Fine ’17 and Brandon Brown ’15 rounded out the Jeffs’ scoring this weekend, and the team shot a combined 656 for the weekend.

“Once again we were a little disappointed in our performance this weekend. Sam Procter played well on Sunday, but our returners haven’t been able to play to the level they have in previous seasons. Overall the first-years’ performances have been good, but we need the upperclassmen if we hope to perform to the level we’ll need to as the fall moves along,” said Coach Jack Arena.

The Jeffs will be back at it this weekend at the two-day Williams Invitational on the 20th and 21st.

Women The women’s golf team had a solid debut in the NYU Invitational, as they finished fifth overall out of a 12-competitor field. NYU, Mount Holyoke and Middlebury took the first three spots this past weekend. Jamie Gracie ’17 led the way for the Jeffs with a two-day score of 154, shooting a 79 and a 75, which was good for the fifth overall individual score. Zoe Wong ’18 performed well in her first time on the links in the purple and

white, shooting a 158 over the two days. Angelina Guan ’17, CJ Bernstein ’15 and Katherine Britt ’15 finished with scores of 178, 179, and 183 to complete the Jeffs’ scorecard.

“Our team goal was to place in the top five which we did. I wasn’t quite sure with the absence of our three juniors abroad. Jamie Gracie’s summer work on her game showed with a very solid 79-75 and placed fifth. We were delighted with Zoe Wong’s first tournament (78-80) and a top 10 finish. Her potential is exciting. CJ Bernstein had one of her best competitive rounds of 85 but had a hard time putting a second day round together. Proud of her improvement over the past two years,” said Coach Michelle Morgan.

The team as a whole struggled with their putting both days and recognizes that if we are to place in the top three we have some work to do on the greens,” Coach Morgan added.

The Jeffs will be staying close to home this upcoming weekend as they will be participating in the Mount Holyoke Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.

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The Jeffs look to continue their strong season at Williams.

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The Amherst Student • September 17, 2014

Schedule

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Men’s Golf @ Williams Invitational, 1 p.m.

Women’s Golf @ Mount Holyoke Invitational, TBD Volleyball @ Wesleyan, 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer @ Williams, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Men’s Soccer @ Conn. College, 4 p.m.

Field Hockey @ Keene State, 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ Springfield, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY Volleyball @ Trinity, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY Men’s Golf @ Williams Invitational, 1 p.m.

Women’s Golf @ Mount Holyoke Invitational, TBD Women’s Soccer vs. Lasell, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY Field Hockey vs. Williams, 11 a.m.

Women’s Soccer vs. Williams, 12 p.m.

Football vs. Bates, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY Field Hockey @ Springfield, 7 p.m.

Unranked Bowdoin Upsets 20th Ranked Women’s Soccer Virginia Hassell ’16 Staff Writer In the team’s home opener last Wednesday, Amherst women’s soccer (2-1-0) sailed to a 6-0 victory over Mount Holyoke (1-3-0). Entering the week ranked 20th in the country, the Jeffs came out firing, wasting no time to find their way onto the scoreboard.

Just nine minutes into action, senior cocaptain Mel Stier crossed the ball from the left side of the box to connect with junior Rachael Abernethy. Abernethy headed the ball into the net to push Amherst ahead. From there, Amherst never looked back.

“We had a solid win against Mt. Holyoke in

which every player was able to contribute,” said junior Megan Kim. “Bowdoin was definitely a learning experience, one that has given us insight on what we need to work on as a team.”

The Amherst offense produced a dominant performance, earning a 17-2 shot advantage on goal. Ten minutes before halftime, first-year Hannah Guzzi connected on her first collegiate goal with the help of sophomores Quinn Phillips and Emily Hester. This goal gave the Jeffs a 2-0 advantage leading into intermission.

“The freshmen have been really awesome so far — stepping up and making a huge impact right from the start on and off the field, which is exactly what we need from them,” said cocaptain Meghan Mills ’15.

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Again and again, the Purple and White found the back of the Mount Holyoke net. At the 56:21 mark, Guzzi cleaned up the rebound of her own shot to extend the lead to 3-0 and tally her second career goal.

Staying on the attack, Amherst’s Kim assisted Abernethy in netting two additional goals.

With Abernethy’s hat trick, the Jeffs took a commanding 5-0 lead. The first of the two came in the 68th minute when Abernethy finished Kim’s through ball. In the 83rd minute Kim connected on a cross with Abernethy, who headed in her second for the Jeffs.

The Amherst sophomore class rounded out the scoring in the final minute. A Phillips cross ricocheted off of the crossbar only to fall at the

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feet of sophomore Sarah Zuckerman, who capitalized on the opportunity.

Amherst keeper Holly Burwick ’16 posted her second shutout of the season, while seniors Meghan Mills and Caroline Broder recorded one save apiece.

On Saturday, Amherst returned to conference play, falling 1-0 to the Polar Bears of Bowdoin (2-0-0). Despite Burwick’s four-save effort, Bowdoin slotted in the first and only goal of the game after receiving a penalty kick in the 63rd minute.

“We did not bring our best game on Saturday, and the result showed,” Stier said. “Bowdoin is a good team and they came ready to play.

That game was a great learning experience, and it’ll make us stronger in the long run.”

Both teams entered halftime with six shot attempts, but Bowdoin finished with a slight 13-2 shot advantage. Nearing the end of the game and down by one, Amherst increased their pressure. Kim delivered two unsuccessful shots, and shortly thereafter, Abernethy sent a ball deflecting off of the goalie post. Bowdoin controlled the last three minutes of the game to clench the victory.

On Wednesday, Amherst returns to action against nonconference opponent Springfield.

Then, on Saturday women’s soccer will play NESCAC rival Williams College.

“The NESCAC is always super competitive, so we’re looking ahead to the next game with confidence and are very excited to be seeing Williams at home this Saturday,” Mills said.

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Sophomore Sarah Zuckerman has scored one goal on the season.

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Field Hockey Falls to Top-Ranked Bowdoin Lauren Tuiskula ’17 Staff Writer The Amherst field hockey team faced another setback this weekend, falling 2-1 to the defending national champions, Bowdoin.

Despite first-year Caroline Fiore scoring her first collegiate goal, Amherst couldn’t top the Polar Bears and drops to 2-2 on the year and 1-2 in NESCAC competition.

The game was tightly contested, remaining scoreless throughout much of the first half.

Bowdoin would open the scoring before the intermission, however, as Rachel Kennedy scored unassisted in the 32nd minute. The Polar Bears carried the 1-0 lead into the break, as well as an 8-3 advantage in shots and a 3-0 advantage in penalty corners.

Kennedy tacked on goal number two just 36 seconds into the second half. This one came off an assist from Adrienne O’Donnell, extending the Bowdoin lead to 2-0.

Amherst mounted a strong comeback in the second half, holding the 4-3 edge in shots and 3-0 advantage in penalty corners.

Fiore’s goal came with under five minutes left

in the contest. The Jeffs’ efforts fell just short, however, as Bowdoin maintained its one goal lead to finish with the 2-1 win.

“I play defense so having an opportunity to score doesn’t come that often,” said Fiore on scoring her first ever collegiate goal. “I was really happy I got the chance, and then it went in, and I was really excited to have helped the team out.”

Fiore also discussed the team’s morale moving forward.

“These last few games, we have had a little trouble starting with as much intensity as we end with, which led to other teams scoring quickly and catching us on our heels,” she said.

“These next few games, I think we are going to really focus on starting strong and keeping up that intensity throughout the entire game.

Once we do that and come together, I think we are going to be really great.”

The 12th-ranked Jeffs travel to face Keene State on Wednesday, Sept. 17 before hosting Williams on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 11 a.m.

Amherst was victorious in both contests during the 2013 regular season, defeating the Owls by a 3-2 score and downing the Ephs 4-0.

Men’s Soccer Wins First NESCAC Game of Season Jason Stein ’16 Sports Section Editor In a rematch of a double-overtime thriller from the 2013 NESCAC Semifinals, the men’s soccer team secured its first NESCAC victory of 2014 with a 1-0 victory over the Bowdoin Polar Bears this past Saturday. With the win, the Jeffs improve to 2-0-1 on the season.

Throughout the first five minutes, the Jeffs had two shots and a corner kick but came up empty in those efforts. The Polar Bears responded with a corner kick and a shot attempt of their own, but goalkeeper Thomas Bull ’16 was there to make the save.

After the first period of play, the game was still scoreless. The Jeffs held a 5-2 shots advantage over the Polar Bears in the first half, while Bowdoin held a slight 4-3 edge in corner kicks.

Amherst kicked off the second period of play with a pair of shots and corner kicks in the first five minutes. Over the next 10 minutes, the Jeffs and Polar Bears traded shots to no avail for either side.

However, a little more than 15 minutes into the second half, junior striker Greg Singer struck a well-placed shot past Bowdoin goalkeeper Noah Safian to move the Jeffs ahead 1-0.

In the final minute of the game, Bowdoin forward Andrew Jones put a promising shot on net, but Bull was there to save it and preserve the 1-0 victory for the Jeffs.

On the day, Bull had three saves, bringing his total to 10 on the season. With the win, the junior posted his first shutout of 2014 and 25th shutout of his career.

“Going up to Bowdoin and getting a victory is a good result for us,” head coach Justin Serpone said. “They are a tough team and will win a bunch of games this year.”

This week, the Jeffs have two important NESCAC matchups and will look to extend their 22-game NESCAC unbeaten streak.

Amherst will face off against the Conn. College Camels on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Thus far this season, the Camels are 2-10 (0-1 in NESCAC play), with their lone loss coming against Middlebury this past weekend. Last season in mid-September, the Camels put up a strong fight against the Jeffs at Hitchcock Field, as they managed to salvage a 0-0 double-overtime draw with the Jeffs.

Serpone said that the Camels “are fast, tough and well organized. Going there midweek is about as tough as it gets in this league.

We will certainly have our hands full.”

Later on in the week, the Jeffs will take on Williams in the highly-anticipated home opener on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 2:30 p.m. The last time Amherst faced the Ephs on Hitchcock Field, the Jeffs fell in the 2013 Elite Eight.

While Amherst was victorious against the Ephs in its first two matchups against Williams, the Jeffs were unable to earn the victory in the NCAA Tournament.

The Jeffs beat the Ephs by a score of 1-0 in double overtime during the regular season and again beat Williams 1-0 in the NESCAC Championship, but fell 1-0 in the Elite Eight.

Thus far, the Ephs have come out of the gates strong, as they are 3-1-0 on the season and 2-0 in the NESCAC, having defeated both Colby and Trinity in NESCAC play. Williams’ first loss came in their last game as the Ephs fell 1-0 to Babson.

“We haven’t started even thinking about Williams yet because Conn. College will be such an important game,” Serpone said. “I’d expect that we will get familiar with [Williams] at the end of the week.”

By Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Hitchcock Field, however, the Jeffs will be prepared to face the Ephs and will look to avenge their 2013 NCAA Tournament loss.

Photo courtesy of Reid McWilliams ’16

Junior Greg Singer scored the winning goal against Bowdoin on Saturday.

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Roger Goodell: You’re Fired.

The Darell Deal Jason Darell ’18 From domestic violence to child abuse, the NFL had a downright horrible week, as three players are now in trouble with the law. In his debut column, Jason details his thoughts on the Ray Rice case, particularly regarding NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s actions and decisions throughout the process. He explains why he believes Goodell should be fired and outlines the future implications for NFL should it attempt to address its off-the-field violence problem.

Two weeks into the NFL season, the biggest story has nothing to do with a play that transpired on a football field, but rather one that occured in an elevator.

On Feb. 15, 2014, Ray Rice, then running back for the Baltimore Ravens, and his nowwife Janay Palmer were involved in a physical altercation in Atlantic City. Shortly afterwards, videos surfaced displaying Rice dragging his unconscious wife out of an elevator. Needless to say, both the general public and the NFL as a whole were outraged. While he was convicted of third-degree aggravated assault, Rice avoided jail time by agreeing to attend a pre-trial intervention program. As a result of his offenses, the NFL suspended him for two games on July 25, 2014. Or so we thought.

On Monday, Sept. 8, TMZ released footage showing Rice violently punching his fiancé.

That very day, Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, suspended Rice indefinitely, and the Ravens immediately cancelled the remainder of his contract. While Goodell claims that the NFL office had not seen the video prior to its release to the public, multiple sources contend this assertion. Former FBI director Robert Mueller has been hired to investigate the league’s handling of the case. This fiasco has raised two major questions: should Rice have been further punished? Should Goodell remain the NFL’s commissioner after all of his obvious recent blunders?

While Rice’s original punishment was in no way sufficient, it is equally unreasonable for the NFL to effectively end his career after the fact. Goodell made a choice, albeit an poor one, to ban Rice for only two games. To renege on his decision, based solely on public opinion, is unfair to Rice, and sets an unsavory precedent for the future. These ideas are based on the fact that the NFL has had access to all the surveillance videos since early spring, which has been corroborated by numerous sources. The Associated Press released a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number, in which a woman says, “You’re right. It’s terrible.” Reports state that this acknowledgement is confirmation of the NFL receiving the surveillance video.

There is no doubt that what Rice did was wrong, but according to multiple sources, he has been upfront about his actions since the beginning. The same cannot be said about Goodell. Recently extending Rice’s punishment is a textbook case of violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment in the American Constitution.While the NFL is a private organization and not bound by the constitution, the principle remains the same: Rice has been wronged by the NFL. For example, if Rice had lied to the NFL about what had occurred during his multiple meetings with the NFL earlier this year, then Goodell’s recent actions would at least be somewhat justifiable. Unfortunately, the only difference between then and now is the dissemination of the incriminating video to the public. Justice should not depend upon public opinion, as it is an absolute. If we are to believe that Rice has never lied about his actions, then it is entirely unfair for us, and for Goodell, to judge him more harshly after the fact.

What is especially outrageous is that Goodell asserts that the NFL office had never seen the video until it was revealed to the world. There are two possible outcomes of this claim. If it is true, then it is appalling that the NFL didn’t try hard enough to obtain this video evidence. On the other hand, if this claim is false, then Goodell has failed us twice: first by only suspending Rice for two games, and second, for lying in order to retain what remains of his reputation.

No matter which way you look at it, it is

unfair for Rice to have been punished twice, and his indefinite suspension must be lifted immediately. The NFL cannot be granted the power to retroactively extend punishments.

Adding to the complications surrounding this case, Janay Rice, the victim of Rice’s violence, has vehemently defended her husband through various social media outlets.

In effectively ending the running back’s career, Goodell has not only damaged Rice himself, but also the original victim. Is this fair?

While Rice’s suspension arguably should have been indefinite from the beginning, it is entirely unjust for Goodell and the NFL to further punish him after the fact because of public outcry.

Ever since he gave out the lenient twogame suspension, Goodell has been under fire.

While he briefly reconciled with the public by recognizing that this was an insufficient punishment, the recent developments in this case have left his reputation in shambles. There is no question that he has made mistakes, but should Goodell be ousted as commissioner of the NFL? The answer to this question is an emphatic yes.

While Goodell has long been seen as an ineffectual puppet of the NFL owners, this incident has taken him to a new low. He has proven to be a terrible investigator and an undeniably unfair judge. The worst thing that Goodell has done is distract the public from Rice, the real villain, with his ineptitude.

What should be a story about domestic abuse has transformed into an unfortunate tale of bureaucratic incompetency, which is certainly unfair to the millions of Americans who have themselves been victims of domestic abuse.

The next step for the NFL is obvious.

Through this “independent investigation” led

by Mueller, the league will identify and fire a scapegoat. The public cannot, and will not, be satisfied with this decision. The problem at hand is not the result of a single person, but of a league that is too rich and powerful to fail. While Goodell is not the only one responsible for this, he must take the fall, as he is the commissioner.

Anyone else is not sufficient.

If Goodell is ousted as commissioner, however, the issue is not solved. The handling of the Rice case is a manifestation of an institution wide problem, and the NFL must make reforms in order to prevent scandals like this from happening in the future. Furthermore, the NFL should try to directly intervene in players’ behavior. It is absolutely unacceptable how many NFL players have had various run-ins with the law. This past week, another running back, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, was indicted on charges of child abuse, and defensive end Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers was benched following an assault conviction. That’s three cases emerging over the course of about a week.

This is a product of the culture created by the league itself. Every week, it seems as if another NFL player has broken the law in one way or another. One way to fix this is to make it absolutely clear that there is no tolerance for criminal offenses, especially those of a violent nature. By originally giving Rice only a two-game suspension, Goodell sent the entirely wrong message. While the NFL has the reputation for coming down extremely hard on drug protocol violators, it does not give violent criminals the same treatment, which certainly has to change.

If the NFL can create a culture that is entirely intolerant of violent offenders, then the players will be forced to fix their behavior unless they wish to face severe consquences. I’m confident that the NFL is able to make these changes, all it takes is the will to do so.

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FRESH FACES: CLASS OF 2018 ATHLETES

Sam Schneider — Baseball First Year Seminar: Thinking Through Improvisation What are you looking forward to about the season? Hopefully getting off to a good start early on.

What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? It’s tough to balance your time with working out and doing your homework.

What was your favorite team activity so far? We’ve had some fun mixers.

Pre-game ritual: I have the same breakfast of sausage and hash browns. For lunch, I have a Jersey Mike’s cheesesteak.

Favorite Pro Athlete: Clayton Kershaw

Kelly Karczewski — Lacrosse First Year Seminar: Drugs in History What are you looking forward to about the season? Long bus rides, for the bonding aspect, and winning, obviously.

What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? Having a lot of free time What was your favorite team activity so far? Laser tag with women’s ice hockey Pre-game ritual: If I’m really nervous about a big game, I always read my favorite chapter of “The Shining” Favorite Pro Athlete: Sydney Leroux

Elizabeth Turnbull — Field Hockey First Year Seminar: Thinking Through Improvisation What are you looking forward to about the season? Playing at the collegiate level and bonding with the team What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? Being away from home. I am so used to being able to go home after a long day and talk with my parents and siblings.

What was your favorite team activity so far? LEADS program Pre-game ritual: I personally like to listen to Disney music, as weird as it sounds, but it gets me pumped up.

Favorite Pro Athlete: Rachel Dawson

Rebecca Ford — Basketball First Year Seminar: Thinking Through Improvisation What are you looking forward to about the season? Becoming a better player, hanging out with the team and winning a national championship.

What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? The pace of the game and the fact that I will now play against girls who are my height or taller What was your favorite team activity so far? Team dinners Pre-game ritual: Pep talk from Dad Favorite Pro Athlete: Skylar Diggins

Mariaalexis Natsis — Ben Birkenfield — Tennis Volleyball First Year Seminar: Evolution and the Intellectual Revolution What are you looking forward to about the season? Hopefully having a great season and being able to defend the team’s championship from last year What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? More hours on the court What was your favorite team activity so far? Drilling together, playing some doubles points, getting the rhythm going Pre-game ritual: Tie my shoes right before I start the match Favorite Pro Athlete: Roger Federer

First Year Seminar: Friendship What are you looking forward to about the season? Playing other NESCAC schools will really bring us together What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? I never had double days in high school What was your favorite team activity so far? We do little choreographed dances and sing a song together.

Pre-game ritual: We get in a circle and put our hands in the middle and go, “Fire it up, Firedogs! Woof! Woof! Woof!”

Favorite Pro Athlete: Blake Griffin

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First Year Seminar: Drugs and History What are you looking forward to about the season? Winning the NESCAC Championship What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? Not being the best player on your team anymore What was your favorite team activity so far? The team movie we went to Pre-game ritual: I do, but I’d rather not say Favorite Pro Athlete: Lebron James

First Year Seminar: Friendship What are you looking forward to about the season? Winning each day What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? The size of the other athletes What was your favorite team activity so far? Saturday socials Pre-game ritual: I get my wrist taped once, and then I take the tape off, and I tape it again Favorite Pro Athlete: Kobe Bryant

First Year Seminar: Archival Explorations What are you looking forward to about the season? The postseason and how it progresses What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics? The increase in mileage we run a week.

What was your favorite team activity so far? Dinners at Val Pre-game ritual: Three-mile warm-up and then we get into a huddle and go “ACXC!” Favorite Pro Athlete: Steve Prefontaine

Bolaji Ekhator — Football First Year Seminar: Growing Up in America What are you looking forward to about the season? Opportunity to develop as a player and as a person What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics?

Getting used to the schedule and adjusting my time management What was your favorite team activity so far? Going out to dinner with the upperclassmen defensive linemen at Pasta E Basta Pre-game ritual: I call my mom before each game.

Favorite Pro Athlete: Lebron James

Lee Owen — Soccer First Year Seminar: Death and Dying in Islam What are you looking forward to about the season? Learning from the upperclassmen and competing every day What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics?

As a senior, you were hot stuff, and as a freshman, you haven’t proven anything.

What was your favorite team activity so far? Every night before a game, we get frozen yogurt.

Pre-game ritual: Assistant coach always makes a pump-up video Favorite Pro Athlete: Hugo Lloris

Mary Grace Cronin — Field Hockey First Year Seminar: Understanding Haiti What are you looking forward to about the season? Camaraderie and hopefully winning a national championship What is the toughest part about transitioning to college athletics?

Speed of the game What was your favorite team activity so far? Before every game, we listen to Michael Jackson and hold hands.

Pre-game ritual: I wear the same sports bra and spandex every day (I wash them).

Favorite Pro Athlete: Herschel Walker