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Student Spotlight: Nathan Finch (Class of 2016) Elizabeth Bean Red&Black Contributor

Nathaniel Finch (class of 2016) is a business major who grew up on a beet farm in Murrysville, PA. Finch has played hockey for W&J for two years, and his hobbies include taking care of his livestock and watching Battle Star Galactica.

He normally spends his weekends volunteering parttime as a deputy sheriff in the town of Washington. “I strive to be a manager of a business one day, as well as continuing to farm the land that my family has lived on for five generations.”

Nathaniel also enjoys American history and karate,

as he has a purple belt and is the senpai at his dojo.

Nathaniel’s grandfather is the one who got him interested in history by hearing about his stories from the Second World War. “My maternal grandfather was the toughest guy I ever knew.

He killed twenty men before being imprisoned in an Allied Prison Camp.” Nathaniel says that his grandfather is 103 and still puttering around Argentina.

Nathaniel’s favorite movie is “The Crow” and he expresses fanship in many other sci-fi programs. He also admires Judge Judy and is very vocal about his views on social justice. Nathaniel likes to spend his time on campus

playing sports like basketball.

He also claims that he can raise and lower his cholesterol through concentration.

Nathaniel’s plans for spring break are to go on a hunting trip with his cousin Mose. His primary targets will include bears and wolves, particularly, werewolves. “I don’t have a lot of experience with vampires, but I have hunted werewolves. I shot one once, but by the time I got to it, it had turned back into my neighbor’s dog.” Nathaniel is excited for graduation, he says that he is confident that W&J has given him the skills he needs to go into agritourism and hopefully become the regional manager at a small paper supply company in

Pennsylvania.

Nathaniel has already started his own small business called UpCode Studios, providing clients

Caffrey’s teaching abilities seem instinctual, his current professorship is actually his fourth career.

Growing up, he always planned to be a businessman like his father.

During his undergrad college career at Seton Hall, Dr. Caffrey served as the student body president while working as a bartender.

Soon after graduating, he married his beloved wife, Paula, and moved to the Rutgers campus in New Jersey where he pushed his wife to pursue a PhD in Environmental Science.

For the next few years his wife studied, and Dr. Caffrey worked a full time job at

a, “big nasty multinational company” as a corporate council and briefly a pension administrator.

However, the business world did not match with Dr. Caffrey’s values and he soon left to pursue his passions.

Dr. Caffrey was always amazed by Historical Chinese art, especially paintings because, according to him, “through paintings, you can understand the culture of the time.”

Following some professional advice, Dr. Caffrey soon finished his second Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Yale (the first one in Asian Studies from Seton Hall). Dr. Caffrey

discovered his passion for teaching when he taught English to International students at Rutgers University.

Dr. Caffrey then got his PhD in East Asian History from Georgetown University.

In 2002 Dr. Caffrey began teaching at W&J with his main focus in Asian History.

In the spring of 2006, he was able to teach World Environmental History.

When asked why he became a professor he said, “I hate being told what to do.

Being a professor allows me to be in full control especially at a liberal arts school. I’m able to choose what I teach.”

When he is not grading papers, Dr. Caffrey enjoys

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with attractive websites and marketing solutions with his friend who is also a student at W&J.

Professor Spotlight: Dr. Patrick Caffrey Sue Tran Red&Black Contributor

If you have not had the pleasure of being a part of Dr. Patrick Caffrey’s classes, do yourself a favor and take one before you graduate. Speaking as someone who has taken his World Environmental History and Global Buddhism classes, Dr. Caffrey is passionate about what he teaches.

Although his classes are vigorous, with weekly engagement assessments and lots of interesting reading material, he somehow always piques students’ interest.

Although Dr.

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learning how to play the piano, being outdoors, cooking and going to classical concerts with his wife.

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Comedian Brings the Laughs During Fellows Weekend Mario Tiberie Red&Black Staff

This past weekend was W&J’s second “Fellows Weekend” for the semester. During Fellows Weekend, potential students who have been accepted not only into W&J, but also into the Washington Fellows Program, are invited to stay with a student host Friday night while touring and attending workshops on campus.

But this time around, the Student Activities Board (SAB) brought someone in to bring down the house.

Comedian Adam Grabowski opened his first show at W&J with a bang. Performing on stage at GnT’s Friday night, Grabowski joked about the stereotypes and differences between men and women.

Using a lot of participation from the crowd, Grabowski talked about different types of emotions, classic board games and, oddly enough, “food pervs.”

At the end, Grabowski even put classic Disney movies such as “Aladdin” and “The Little Mermaid” into hysterical perspectives.

Although he provided laughs the entire time, he

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ended on a serious note. He stressed the importance of accepting that we are all different, and that we shouldn’t shame ourselves because of the way we look.

Both students and prospective students alike enjoyed the show.

Jacob McGuire (class of 2019) praised the show by saying, “The guy was great!” He continued, “[Grabowski] was very authentic and real, which went really well with a crowd full of college and high school students.”

The overnights enjoyed the comedian as well. I happened to have three overnights and

each one couldn’t stop talking about how comical Grabowski was.

Having a comedian perform on campus was a great way to show the social life available to students at W&J. Prospective students often ask what the college has to offer besides parties and drinking, so having a stand-up comedy routine showed how the administration and SAB coordinate events and activities.

“I’ve been doing this for about four years, but this was my first time at W&J,” said Grabowski. “The crowd was great tonight, and I enjoyed

performing for all the students!” Grabowski has only been doing stand-up for about four years, but he has garnered quite a reputation.

He has performed over 450 shows in 45 states and has won numerous awards including 2012’s “Fastest Rising Star,” 2013’s “Comic of the Year” and 2014’s “Entertainer of the Year Runner-up.”

If you wish to find out more about Adam Grabowski or even go to see one of his other shows, you can visit www. adamcomedy.com to find out more information.

Here’s hoping he comes back to W&J in the future!

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Big Brother is Watching!

Leah Segal Red&Black Staff

With the world as technologically wired as it is, security is a big deal.

Criminals who hide behind the safety of a screen are able to hack into bank accounts or break into classified information-- taking down a major company in just a day’s time.

However, the convicts and terrorists are not the only ones breaking past firewalls and login screens.

Recently, the FBI has changed its privacy rules concerning access of NSA data on American citizens.

The NSA, or the National Security Agency, collects internal information regarding American internet, cellular and social media use.

In a statement by The Guardian, it was found “the new rules affect a set of powers colloquially known as Section

702”-- the section that is concerned with internal data.

That being said, the FBI’s new rules and possession of the NSA’s information calls into controversy, whether or not American privacy is being breached.

While the FBI is set in place to protect the United States’ government and public, there is a thin line between policing and being “Big Brother.”

For example, prior to the revisions made this year, “the FBI [was] allowed direct access to the NSA’s massive collections of international emails, texts and phone calls – which often include Americans on one end of the conversation.”

The FBI’s right to protect the American people should not be abused.

Luckily, an American Civil Liberties’ Watchdog, PCLOB (the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Group) is keeping an eye out on the FBIand letting the public know what they’re up to. In 2014, alone PCLOB discovered “FBI officials can search through

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Above, comic drawn depicting an American talking on his cell phone having a normal conversation while the NSA is listening to his phone conversation and writing it down.

data, using Americans’ identifying information” for “routine” queries unrelated to national security.

With that in mind, your “private” Instagram account is not so private after all. But, due to the pressure groups like PCLOB and those like it, the FBI is heeding their

warnings of overstepping boundaries. In a statement by The Guardian, Christopher Allen, a spokesperson for the FBI, reassured “Changes have been implemented based on PCLOB recommendations, but we cannot comment further due to classification.”

Overall, the FBI’s decisions and new regulations for Section 702- are undoubtedly going to aid in the protection of American citizens from criminals and terrorists alike.

However, it is nice to know, even the FBI has people looking over their shoulders.

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Turning Oil Rigs Into Coral Reefs

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Capri Backus Red&Black Contributor Off the coast of Long Beach, California, sunshine filters and drifts through the waves to illuminate columns of bright coral polyps and schools of fish.

In this unlikely ecosystem, Platform Eureka, an oil platform, functions as the foundation for marine life, though critics and supporters differ on whether or not it should be.

Oil rigs, as the NyTimes notes, has been on the American horizon since the late 1890s-and with the majority of oil platforms built in the 1960s and 70s, hundreds are slated to reach their economic peak.

Oil wells, at this stage, reach decommissioning: partially since they reach their capacity, and partially since these platforms are both unsightly and a potential

for environmental disaster.

In the United States, federal law mandates the removal of oil and gas platforms, with companies given five years after their oil rigs reach capacity.

For shallow rigs, the cost can hover around $50,000.

But for deep rigs, which many of California’s rigs are, the cost can be up to $15,000,000.

It’s an alien thought, at first glance. Juxtaposed next to the thought of a flourishing marine ecosystem, oil rigs seem to be the antithesis of a healthy coral reef--the thought recalls images of devastation and oil-based destruction, and of the traumatic consequences of mismanaged oil in the Pacific Ocean.

As an extension, many materials and structures used to create artificial reefs seem more like acts of pollution than possible solutions; subway cars sourced from New York, concrete structures, “steel-

hulled vessels”, oil and gas platforms, and more natural materials like rocks and shells create “new habitats,” and can help to create underwater communities.

The benefits of artificial reefs can be difficult to quantify. Although NOAA states that the general consensus agrees that “artificial reefs can effectively accumulate fish and other organisms, ” opposition argues that artificial reefs merely detract from natural reefs.

Scientists are also unsure whether or not artificial reefs actually help to produce more fish, with some arguing that artificial reefs just provide for a cool spot to hang.

Even when artificial reefs, like oil rigs, actually do help to extend the range of a species like the red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, the sheer size of natural reefs dwarf contributions made by these

artificial reefs are considered “trivial.” What do artificial reefs provide? Anthropogenic, or human-created, structures provide hard, vertical structures for coral growth and sea life: the more complex, sturdy, and large, the better.

However, some materials like tires, for example, can potentially become a source of leached petrochemicals or heavy metal toxicants, a 2012 NOAA report states, and decommissioned oil rigs have the potential to “pose obstructions to navigation,” and, along with other artificial reefs, attract invasive species.

Opponents to oil rigs, in particular, also cite the irresponsibility of allowing oil rigs to become habitats: besides the unknown long-term effects and the underdevelopment of artificial reef science, oil and gas companies would essentially be released from the extremely costly venture

of completely removing oil rigs and restoring the marine environment.

California’s Rigs-toReefs program, which is allowed under law AB 2503, however, will funnel 55-80% of saved costs to the state; the majority of this goes towards California's Endowment for Marine Preservation.

Dr. Sean B. Hecht, the Executive Director of UCLA’s Environmental Law Center also criticizes that the law’s vague writing is tilted in oil’s favor, with the law essentially forcing the overseeing body to allow partial rig decommissioning if it can provide a net marine benefit, even if it's unsuitable for other reasons.

Opponents, like the Ocean Conservancy and the Natural Resources Defense Council also make the argument that artificial reefs wouldn’t help to resuscitate marine life if it were to be used for recreation.

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Wachowski Brothers now Wachowski Sisters Leah Segal Red&Black Staff

Most people have watched, or are at least aware of, blockbuster hits such as The Matrix, Cloud Atlas and V is for Vendetta.

However, what people aren’t aware of involves the directors behind the cameras of these films-- the Wachowski’s.

Formerly known as the Wachowski Brothers, these

two directors have made huge strides for the transgender community when Larry Wachowski came out as a transgendered, and she is now Lana Wachowski.

More recently however Andy Wachowski, a large supporter of his sister, also had some big news to break: he is also transgender.

Years after the news of Lana, Andy Wachowski has now become Lilly Wachowski.

Although the news may seem a joyous and liberating moment for the younger Wachowski sister, nothing

could be farther from the truth. Hoping to stay out of the media’s eye-- Lilly Wachowski’s decision to keep her transition to herself proved to be unsuccessful.

In an article by CNN, it was discovered an “outlet threatened to out the younger Wachowski,” which led to the announcement, that she had been anticipating with "dread and/or eye rolling exasperation."

Nevertheless, Lilly’s coming out serves as an inspiration for others in the transgender community.

When the news of the media interest reached Lilly, she decided to take matters in her own hands. As she recounts an altercation with a journalist from the Daily Mail she stated “After he had given me his card, and I closed the door it began to dawn on me where I had heard of the Daily Mail.

It was the 'news' organization that had played a huge part in the national public outing of Lucy Meadows, an elementary school teacher and trans woman in the UK.” With this realization, Lilly decided to take action into her own

hands and came out-- on her own terms.

By taking control of the situation, not only was Wachowski stripping the reporter of satisfaction-but she was showing other transgendered people to accept themselves and take control of their lives.

Overall, although the transition of the younger Wachowski come as a shock to some, the Wachowski Brothers, now turned Sisters, are making waves in the transgender world.

smartphones and keyboards, most people usually type out their full sentence without using too much shorthand.

But just as full sentences have become popular to use, so has “lol.” But why do we do this?

I believe most of the time, people aren’t really aware when they are doing it. “Lol” literally means “laugh out loud,” but it has also come to signify a variety of things.

Someone could be sarcastic and not very pleased when they use “lol” and another one could be embarrassed or uncertain of things.

Some use it to express happiness, while others only text “lol” as a reply to someone. Whatever reason you have for using “lol” at the end of a comment or sentence,

consider switching to another term, or simply end with correct punctuation.

“I’d say I use ‘lol’ most of the time when finishing up a text, but I’m not sure why,” said Richard Habgood (Class of 2019). “It’s just a habit at this point, honestly.”

“Haha” and “lmao” are other frequent abbreviations used as punctuation in text messages even when, many times, the conversation isn’t necessarily funny.

“I try to use other words or phrases when I text such as ‘you know,’ ‘right’ and ‘correct,’” said Josh Whitted (Class of 2019). “I think we should try to start using traditional punctuation marks more often as well!”

Some people are irked when they see a text message

that only says “lol,” as they expect to see actual sentences or phrases.

Even though text messaging is supposed to be composed of quick and simple messages, it is sloppy writing to constantly use “lol” as punctuation.

The use of “lol” may even transfer over to writing realworld documents for some

students - which you definitely don’t want to happen!

No matter if you agree or disagree with using “lol” while texting, you can’t deny the prominence it has gained.

I’ll leave with you this: if we’re going to keep using “lol” as punctuation in text messages, why don’t we at least try to make the messages a little funnier?

LOL: From Slang to Punctuation Mario Tiebre Red&Black Staff

How many times do you catch yourself putting the abbreviation “lol” at the end of a sentence while texting?

Sure, sometimes your message (or the messages you read) can be pretty funny, but if you text “Going to get dinner now,” do you really need to put “lol” at the end of it?

Using “lol” as a punctuation mark has become the norm in today’s texting era - I know I’m guilty of it.

When texting first started, people were encouraged to use short abbreviations and lingo because full keyboards were not available at the time. Now with the advent of

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Feel Good Corner

Helping the Homeless, One Barista Cart at a Time

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Rachel Bellhy Red&Black Contributor

The Big Issue Foundation is a charity based out of London and they are making big changes in the UK. They rely completely on donations to stay up and running, and the money these donors give is turning homeless people’s lives around.

Through a specific program called Change Please, which was founded by Cemal Ezel,

it trains these homeless men or women to run a miniature barista out of a cart.

They sell cappuccinos, lattes, hot chocolate, espressos and other hot drinks out of these carts. By doing this it helps transition them back into the working world.

“It’s about showing that each person that’s homeless, in some way, shape, or form there’s beauty inside of everyone… If we can give them a job, then we are going some way to reducing homelessness,” said Ezel. This is a beautiful thing Ezel and The Big Issue is trying to tackle

one barista cart at a time. The homeless that participate in this program are provided with housing and are paid for their work; it gives them an opportunity and hope they would not have had any other way.

Jattinder Bodwal is currently a part of this program and when speaking on the homeless condition he says: “There are people out there that don’t like homeless people and look at us as low lives and dirty. It sucks the life out of you.”

This is an opportunity to not only try and change the

individuals’ lives, but also to change the public’s view as a whole of homelessness.

It gives homeless people more of an opportunity to interact with people, therefore others can understand the situation better and may be more willing to help.

Phil Underhill is another one of the homeless men that participates in this program, when speaking of it he says: “I felt like I was unemployable due to the amount of time there’s been nothing meaningful in terms of my career. My favorite part of the

job is definitely interacting with the customers.”

It brings meaning back into their lives giving them a purpose again.

The joy this program brings to these people is truly astounding; seeing them go and try to turn their lives around can’t help but bring a smile to one’s face.

They are starting their journey from the bottom and Change Please provides them with the building blocks to start their lives anew. This is a program that should be implemented throughout the world.

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Mr. Darcy’s Famous Shirt Comes to America Lauren Lamm Red&Black Copy Editor

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the pond scene in the 1995 adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” is the most memorable, albeit inauthentic, part of the miniseries.

In August, the iconic shirt that Colin Firth wears in the aforementioned adaptation will be part of an exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Fans of the miniseries will know exactly which shirt, because it has risen to legendary proportions due to a mutual love of both Firth and the heightened drama of Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet meeting immediately after his dip, eliciting a comment from Ms. Bennet’s aunt that he is, “as handsome as in his portrait. Though perhaps a little less formally

attired.” This shirt will be on display as part of the library’s Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity, exhibit.

Unlike the movie, however, it will not be dowsed in water, but Janine Barchas, a University of Texas English professor and curator for this exhibit, predicts that it will be dowsed in love, as she commented, “We will be giving the Folger some Windex, to be used in what we anticipate will be a daily wiping-down of lipstick marks.”

Though probably a joke, “the shirt” secured Firth’s spot as one of Austen’s finest Mr. Darcy’s in the hearts of casual fans and Janeites alike.

Indeed, the fact that this shirt is part of an exhibit that highlights the “cult” of celebrity is apropos because this scene itself, named “Darcy’s Dive” has risen to independent stardom, and according to Dr. Troost, it was voted, “one of the most iconic moments in recent

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television history.” Last year, Dr. Troost gave a talk on “the shirt” at a conference in which she discussed how Andrew Davies, the screenwriter, “used the wet shirt scene to put Mr. Darcy’s emotional transformation front and center.”

Though it may have been intended to put the emotional transformation front and center, the shirt also put

Firth front and center. Other roles, such as Jamie in “Love Actually,” Mark Darcy in “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and Geoffrey Thwaites in “St. Trinian’s,” incorporate scenes in which Firth inevitably ends up completely drenched in order to parody the iconic Dive.

England has also capitalized on its stardom through the famous, 12-foot

traveling Mr. Darcy statue that UKTV used to advertise their re-showing of the six-part miniseries.

American fans are ecstatic that this iconic piece of Austen cinema will arrive in August and stay until Nov 6.

For those who cannot go to DC, they can always express their ardent admiration and love for “the shirt” on its Facebook page.

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Poetry Corner

by Diana Ciarallo

Begin as acorns Quaint shell hats Hope for a drizzle From the merciful sky After all To reach its bliss We must grow Tall and high We wait, We wait Grow weary Diminutive, inconsequential Arrested at impasse Yearn to grow All with time Testing patience Sunshine and rain Powerful and strong Majestic trees Branches reach out To the vault of heaven Began as acorns Planted and sown Will all grow as mercy decides

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A Surrealist's Dream: Olin Opens New Gallery Exhibit Oscar Wilde once wrote, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” Life is a masterpiece. This is most certainly the case. However, some art does more than just imitate life. Some artists force us to stop and smell the roses, to appreciate the masterpiece of life. Imagine that you are outside on a beautiful spring day.

Imagine walking through a flourishing field of brilliantly colored flowers, all in full bloom. Imagine that there’s a clear, blue, sky hanging overhead and imagine that these delicate flowers are lightly swaying to and fro amidst the gentle breeze. Amanda McCavour creates this effect by suspending hundreds of fabric

pixels with thread from the ceiling. Drawing on the concept of the natural versus the manufactured, McCavour’s work uses thread to recreate the structures and growth patterns that are found in minerals and plants. That is why her latest project, Pink Field, Blue Fog, almost appears to be so very real - to the point where you can practically imagine little butterflies going about these neon bright flowers.

McCavour explained that she first came up with the idea for this particular form of art in a drawing class. Taking the concept of the lines that appear in drawings, she decided to expand the ways that people view them by having them look at different kinds of lines.

Armed with a sewing machine and some gauze material to get to work on her thread drawings and installations,

the artist stated that, “By sewing into fabric that dissolves in water I can build up stitched lines on a temporary surface.

The crossing threads create strength so that when the fabric is dissolved, the thread drawing can hold together without a base.” Taking great consideration into how people would move through and experience the piece, McCavour clearly intends her exhibit to be set up as an interactive one.

The 2D and 3D implications of this abstract field display the embroidery’s dual nature of subtle quality versus accumulative presence. As an exhibit appropriate for the beginning of spring, the presence of color, line and thread in this intricately woven field of flowers and clouds allows the viewers to explore and take in its contrasts of structural possibilities and fragility.

symphonies, along with other pieces from the 1808 concert, and called them, “some of the greatest classical music ever written.” He reinvented some of the pieces to create a three hour concert which focuses mainly on Beethoven, but also on Scottish history. Dausgaard commented, “The proportions of the works also change as they become parts of something bigger - so Symphony Number Six, which is one of Beethoven's longest, now basically takes the role of an extended overture.” Although Dausgaard alters the original

performances slightly, the historic significance and worth is still evident. Performing momentous pieces is an important factor in today’s society as it combines the past’s themes with modern day ones.

When asked about the intensity of performing some of Beethoven’s original works for three hours, Dausgaard describes the process as “daunting” and “marathon-like.” The musicians in the orchestra must spend hours every day stamina training. This makes sense as Beethoven was a musician who constantly

fashioned new styles of music throughout his time composing. His works are long, unique and incredibly intense.

In order to perform a piece by Beethoven, a musician must be experienced and disciplined in order to conquer the piece and represent it well.

It is obvious that Dausgaard and his orchestra are disciplined and trained effectively to perform Beethoven’s works.

The Scottish Symphony Orchestra has practiced and trained for six months now in preparation for a historic performance.

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Scottish Conductor Brings Back Beethoven Abigail Pipcho Red&Black Contributor Ludwig van Beethoven began his music career at a young age. By seven he started performing publically. At age 11, Beethoven composed his first work, “9 Variations in C Minor.” From there, his productions grew in length and complexity.

Throughout his lifetime, Beethoven produced hundreds of compositions that are still enjoyed to this day. Re-

cently, a Scottish Symphony Orchestra proposed a lineup of a three hour concert series that will recreate several of Beethoven’s original symphonies.

The orchestra is headed by Danish conductor, Thomas Dausgaard. Dausgaard began working with the orchestra six months ago and is already creating performances of a lifetime. The performance is based off of one of Beethoven’s original concert performances that premiered in 1808. Dausgaard took pieces of Beethoven’s fifth and sixth

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“Requiem for a Dream” Reveals the Reality of Drug Use Ben Langdon Red&Black Staff

Every once in a while there comes a film that is a must watch for very atypical reasons.

It is not a must-watch because of the directing. It is not a must watch for any specific performance.

Instead, it is a mustwatch because of the cultural significance and the larger

picture of humanity that the film presents.

Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 film “Requiem for a Dream” is a must watch for this exact reason.

“Requiem for a Dream” follows the lives of 4 drugaddicted Coney Island residents. As Sara Goldfarb (played by Ellen Burstyn), Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto), Marion Silver (Jennifer Connelly) and Tyrone C. Love (Marlon Wayans) dive deeper and deeper into their druginduced utopias, more and more personal sacrifices are

made to keep the addiction alive.

“Requiem for a Dream” takes the audience on a trip down the rabbit hole as the film is shot through the eyes of someone in a heroin induced state. Aronofsky accomplishes this goal through his use of the, “hip hop montage.” A hip hop montage is extremely fast cutting of the film scenes in order to show passage of time.

Aronofsky’s use of this editing method is extremely powerful in “Requiem for a Dream” because it accurately shows the downward spiral of

drug addiction and the loss of control from it.

This film does what no after school special or health class video could do. It accurately portrays the dangers of drug use without being sensational or disingenuous.

Aronofsky described the film’s message as, “Ultimately the film is about the lengths people will go to escape their realities, and what happens when you chase after a fantasy.”

Aronofsky has also described “Requiem for a Dream” as, “pummeling.”

I found this to be a very accurate description.

It is hard, as a viewer, to look away from the life shattering decisions that these addicts make.

As the characters in the film slowly chip away at their perception of reality, viewers are shown what happens when people are willing to sacrifice their humanity to chase their fantasies.

The ability to depict such serious subject matter without sacrificing believability is what makes “Requiem for a Dream” must-watch cinema.

Film Review: “10 Cloverfield Lane” Induces Terror Tyler Phillips

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In 2007, moviegoers who sat in screenings of “Transformers” were presented with a mysterious trailer that showed New York City under attack by an unidentifiable force.

No title was given to the film, which was later revealed to be 2008’s “Cloverfield,” directed

by J.J. Abrams (director of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and the current Star Trek series). This guerilla marketing format led to its notoriety which contributed to blockbuster sales.

The film’s trailer was notable for a scene in which the head of the Statue of Liberty is hurled into downtown Manhattan, leaving audiences obsessed with what the film

could entail. Eight years later, a similar marketing campaign was used for “10 Cloverfield Lane”, a spin-off to the original “Cloverfield.” J.J. Abrams returns as producer with Dan Trachtenberg directing the cast of Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher, Jr. A major difference in “10 Cloverfield Lane” is that the, “found footage” format that became popular in films like “Paranormal Activity” and “Chronicle,” has been abandoned, now with a fixed format. The connection is a large part of what attracted people like myself to theaters this past weekend. The film’s tag even suggests that the core idea of the original has changed, “Monsters come in many forms.”

Much of the film takes place in an underground bunker owned by Goodman’s

character, Howard Stambler.

After Michelle (Winstead) crashes her car leaving town post-breakup, Howard finds her and brings her to his shelter.

This is all just before the opening credits even start and the pacing fits all of this in perfectly. As the story unfolds, he explains that an “attack” of some sort has happened above ground and that the surface air is now toxic. She then meets Emmett (Gallagher Jr.), who helped Howard build the bunker and has been under his protection.

Michelle, however, does not believe their stories at first and tries to escape. As she sees what is left of the outside farm from behind a small window, she finally understands Howard’s fear. The three then become a small family of sorts and live in cooperation amid brief power surges that

raise more questions for both Michelle and the audience. As tensions grow to monstrous proportions, Michelle and Emmett plan another escape, although they sacrifice their safety in doing so and the outside may actually be worse than life in the bunker with the unstable Howard. The final act of the film turns the entire plot on its side and I won’t spoil it here but those who watched “Cloverfield” may expect part of it. I did, but there were more elements to it that continued to surprise me.

There is never a stagnant moment in the film and I can assure you that because I had to go to the bathroom throughout the duration and there was never more than two minutes that passed without a major plot point occurring.

Some might have not found the connection to 2008’s “Cloverfield” if it

weren’t for the shared name.

The connection is more abstract – to say the least without spoiling much – and the past film’s events were crucial in order to set the backdrop for “10 Cloverfield Lane.” Abrams explained the relation, and said, “While it’s not what you might expect from a movie that has the name “Cloverfield” in it, I think you’ll … understand the connection when you see the whole thing.” This becomes clearer as the film progresses and much more is revealed.

Abrams is already planning another installment to this anthology which is sure to expand this universe even further. Despite beginning as a psychological thriller where the key is that things are not the way they seem, it only becomes more terrifying once the truth is revealed. I rate it an 8.5/10.

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Artist Creates Sensational Art . . . Literally Leah Segal Red&Black Red&Black Staff

It's true that everybody sees the world in their own way.

But for a young Irish artist, this idea is taken to a whole new level.

Jack Coulter, an abstract painter and photographer, has from a neurological condition called synesthesia. In essence, this medical abnormality occurs when stimulation of one sense creates an impression by another sense: smelling colors, tasting noises, or in Coulter’s case—hearing color.

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Coulter stat-

ed it is, “like hearing a noise and seeing it manifested in color.”

On stormy nights, he is presented with a recurring dream of fantastic color explosions, correlating to the external noises of the thunder, lightning and rain.

That being said, it comes as no surprise that this, “superpower” influences his art, as well as how he perceives the world.

From a very early age, Coulter knew he saw the world differently from those around him.

On the subject of his youth, he stated, “I lived in my own world.” However, the recognition of this by his Aunt Christine (a print artist herself) started his love and dedication to painting. Recounting

his days as a child he remembered having a vivid memory of, "being at one of my aunt’s exhibitions as a child. I could 'hear' her paintings."

From that point on, she became Coulter’s instructor, mentor and so much more.

“We were very close, and I feel very privileged to have had her influence. She always believed in me, even when no one else did.”

Now, as an established artist himself, he is giving others hope through his pieces. Recently, he was contacted by a young girl contemplating suicide.

However, through discovery of his work, she wrote to him thanking Coulter for giving her hope.

When questioned about the occurrence, the young art-

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ist stated he felt humbled that, “A painting of mine has now dictated her entire life’s existence.”

Another customer wrote to Coulter stating his piece “Cancer” spiritually spoke to her dying mother (who coincidentally was suffering from

Stage IV ovarian cancer), and the painting was hung above her bed.

Although not all of his fans need spiritual awakening, one thing is certain: Coulter’s synesthesia is helping others perceive the world in brand new ways—just as he has.

Album Review: Eric Church's 'Mr. Misunderstood' Chance Burchick Red&Black Contributor

Eric Church’s newest album, “Mr. Misunderstood,” came as a surprise to just about everybody.

Its release was completely undisclosed and came out unannounced in November of 2015. “Mr. Misunderstood” has ten tracks total and each has a very unique feel to it.

Even with this variance, when you put some of the lyrics together, you can find a story of an outsider-type of kid whose only desire in life is to be a rock-and-roll musician… or so he thought.

Through the rock-and-roll, blues and soul filled ballads, “Mistress Named Music” and “Mr. Misunderstood” (the title track), the clever lyrics of “Record Year” and “Kill a Word” and the upbeat, bluesy-folk feel of “Chattanooga Lucy,” Church creates and authentic sound.

Combining those with slower, sentimental songs such as “Holdin’ My Own” and “Three Year Old,” Church has yet again torn down the boundaries that are music genres to create this great album.

His album was released as country, but can appeal to a vast number of musical tastes for these very same reasons.

The title track opens with the lines, “Hey there weird kid in your high top shoes, sitting in the back of the class, I was just like you.” He carries this

through the song with lyrics displaying a similarity to this boy, “Mr. Misunderstood.”

Being an outcast, being different, liking things that others are uninterested in, are all things that almost everyone will experience.

This is probably what made this track such a hit of off this record. This song pulls in an audience with relatability, and the rest of the album keeps the audience with variability.

On the other end of the spectrum, “Chattanooga Lucy” presents itself on this

album as a blues or folk sound.

“Two miles east of the Chickamauga, just over the hill and across the holla,” opens this ballad about a woman he finds himself always going back to.

The next single that will come from this album will be “Record Year.”

With this song he takes an unconventional spin on the, “typical break-up song.”

Overall, this album really impressed me and I highly recommend it to any music lover with a taste for country blues and relatable lyrics.

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Drug Tests Given to Division III Athletes Brian Brust Red&Black Contributor

Many college freshmen enter Division III athletics hopeful for their future in sports because of the promise of a no strings attached college sports experience that was given to them during their college selection process. However, as these athletes enter their freshman season, they are constantly under threat of the future possibility of a random drug test administered either by the NCAA or their university/college.

Despite the fact that NCAA student-athletes are not directly paid for competing in athletics, the NCAA holds the power to mandate any

student-athlete to drug testing.

Aside from scholarships, even Division I studentathletes are not compensated for their participation, even while universities generate ridiculous amounts of money by advertising them as individuals representing the school.

Previous arguments for drug testing have contended that because student-athletes represent the NCAA, in particular the Division I and II athletes that are awarded scholarships for participation, the NCAA should hold the right to drug test these athletes.

An article presented

by USA Today in 2011 illustrated the frustration that is accompanied with drug testing. Programs have found that the costs of the testing greatly outweigh the benefits.

These policies are up for debate and will likely be changed in the future, but it seems even more contradictive to drug test Division III studentathletes - individuals that are not even eligible for athletic scholarships. Even though the rules pertaining to Division III athletes are more lenient than for Division I or II, these laws are still in place.

While amendments to prior drug testing policies have been proposed, the Division III Management Council ruled that discontinuing drug testing for Division III athletes would result in a complete inability to discourage drug use among student-athletes.

Should the NCAA hold this power over individuals that do not even reap any benefit from consistently representing both their college and the NCAA? As previously

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mentioned, the effectiveness of forced drug testing has long been questioned. Although the logic behind these policies is obviously up for debate, it is also right to question the lawfulness of the current rules. The policies illustrate the NCAA’s lawful ability to

directly invade the privacy of student athletes. Division III athletes are prevented from reaping any benefit from their dedication and hard workyet they are legally subjected to drug tests by the same organization they are not compensated to represent.

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Big Bang Theory Offensive?

Erin Haughey Red&Black Contributor

Is AI Going Too Far? In 1996, the famous chessplaying computer Deep Blue had won against chess master Gary Kasparov in what seemed to be one of the largest steps in artificial intelligence.

Since then, voice companions such as Siri or Google Voice have flooded the mobile telephone, robots have been adaptive to human emotion and AI has covered a number of sciences from mathematics to physics. But when does technology get too far, and replace us?

One of the oldest board games to date is called Go, and was traced back to China over 2,500 years ago. Played on a 19x19 grid board, players attempt to own a majority of the board with their pieces.

It is much more complex than chess, and seems nearly impossible for a computer to beat a professional at this ancient game that requires significant strategy, until now.

Google designed a supercomputer to play against the world champion from South Korea, Lee Sedol.

The computer, aptly named AlphaGo, was a force to reckon with, beating Sedol all three games played.

Tens of thousands of spectators were baffled by what a computer could handle. Even Sedol himself

after the three matches had exclaimed, “When I look back on the three matches, even if I were to go back and redo the first match, I think I would not be able to win because I misjudged AlphaGo.” AlphaGo’s performance was

Of course, there have been positive sides to artificial intelligence’s rising...

But AI is always learning, observing, thinking, planning and perceiving.

a reminder of what Deep Blue had accomplished in the midlate 90’s, and, to be brutally honest, has a much more terrifying result. After three games, Sedol had finally won, in comparison to Kasparov’s consistent victories against Deep Blue.

Not only this, but when Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates, Steven Hawking and Elon Musk had come together to talk about artificial

intelligence, an evident fear in all of them was certain.

Wozniak had exclaimed, “If we build these devices to take care of everything for us, eventually they'll think faster than us and they'll get rid of the slow humans to run companies more efficiently.”

While many may disagree, look at how far quick computing has reached, how easily programs can beat professionals at games such as Chess or Go, and how voice control has become a necessity in automobiles and mobile telephones today.

Even Bill Gates, the man who just released Cortana for Windows 10 agreed with Wozniak, stating, “I don’t understand why some people are not concerned,” in reference to artificial intelligence.

Of course, there have been positive sides to artificial intelligence’s rising.

From cancer research to personal assistants, AI is not as bad as it may sometimes seem.

But AI is always learning, observing, thinking, planning and perceiving. And when something has that much computing power to do all of this within a split second, we must ask ourselves: “are we setting up the human race for failure?”

The Big Bang Theory is a popular late-night sitcom about four nerdy college professors living in Pasadena, California. They are all experts in their fields of science and are not afraid to show it. The four friends work together at an exceptional university and have exceptional minds.

Sheldon, Leonard, Raj and Howard are portrayed as nerdy 30 year-old men who can’t get a date. The women that they do pursue are just as nerdy as they are.

The show is meant to be light and funny. However, some have raised concern over the humor. It has been said that we are not laughing with the nerds, but laughing at them. Some say that show is trying isolate “normal” and “nerdy.”

In reality, I don’t think the audience is meant to absolutely relate to any of the characters. Yes, the show does make fun at the nerdier side

of society, however, Friends makes fun of 30 year-olds who can’t make ends meet living in New York City. The same can be said for Sex in the City and Everybody Loves Raymond.

If the Big Bang Theory is offensive, then every sitcom ever made could be considered offensive. Let’s venture back in time to I Love Lucy. It could be said that how Ricky Ricardo portrayed Cuban immigrants was offensive.

Comedy is bound is offend some people in some way.

That is simply the nature of comedy.

The intentions of the writers of these sitcoms is what should be examined.

Is there a hurtful purpose to the way they portray the characters or it is just for the sake of a good laugh? I don’t think the writers of these sitcoms have ill intentions or trying to target and hurt a specific group of people.

In a world that is so serious and full of stress it is almost a necessity that these shows bring forth some comic relief so that we can keep our sanity.

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Coping by Forgetting or Joking About Tragic Events Christopher Frydryck Red&Black Staff

Chances are if the news is on nearby, some tragic event has partaken and the channel is covering it, expressing emotion, bias and sometimes even fear of morbidity.

But what is morbid, and what makes a national or international tragedy morbid?

It is common for us to find tragic events such as the Challenger explosion, a video on YouTube with well over one million views, interesting to the viewer. It is a release of dopamine and epinephrine within the brain’s reward system. There isn’t actually a release of pleasure when these videos are watched, but more a reward of finishing what many others couldn’t, thus achieving a higher tolerance to macabre art and events.

This is also why people enjoy horror movies and study serial killers; it is an

experience that typically would be deemed unnatural or obscure, but instead is an excuse to do so.

Some people claim that a majority of society is forgetting national tragedies.

Events such as 9/11, the Paris bombings, the JFK assassination and others are being slowly forgotten by the majority of society.

In fact, only 75% of the US population remembers 9/11, only 45% remembers the Challenger explosion, 7.5% of the population remembers Pearl Harbor and only 1% remembers the Titanic sinking. In fact, author of The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell exclaimed, “And of the great entrepreneurs of this era people will have forgotten Steve Jobs. Who's Steve Jobs again?” But is he wrong?

This is not necessarily exclaiming that Steve Job’s death was a national tragedy, it seems that no matter the

circumstance, people tend to forget events quite frequently.

It seems that almost all tragic events today are popularized through satirical means. Daily occurrences may include jokes about the Holocaust, ISIS or the bubonic plague. This is a coping mechanism used by many to remember, but also deal with a tragic situation.

On a similar circumstance, this is why when someone in the family passes away, people gather around their lifeless body and initially morn, but soon will laugh and joke to remember the loss of the one they loved.

It seems that 36 days after a tragic event, it is socially acceptable to joke about it. In fact, a study during Hurricane Sandy had exemplified this.

Measuring people’s response to a parody account of @ AHURRICANESANDY, was quite interesting. The study had concluded, “As time passed, though, it

became more and more acceptable to ’find humor in the tragedy,’ and people’s rankings climbed—reaching a peak 36 days after landfall.”

Social psychologists believe this may be quite accurate for all events of all magnitudes: the death of a loved one, a horrific earthquake or even an international disaster.

This all leads back to the attraction of the macabre.

In Eric G. Wilson’s book, Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck, Wilson exclaims, “Our attraction to the macabre is on some level a desire to experience someone else’s suffering.” This is why people are glued to their televisions watching a horrific event and most likely remembering it through humor.

Does the majority of the public actually forget national tragedies that are witnessed?

Well, yes and no. With the ever-so-vast growth of social media, technological means

and cameras in everyone’s pockets, it is almost hard to forget events. We are programmed to record, save and show videos to our friends because of someone’s pain because they “did it for the Vine.” Michael Stevens, producer of Vsauce, had summed up people’s reactions to events quite vividly with the quote, “We often find uncertainty more unpleasant than unpleasant certainty.”

Yes, people are forgetting national and international tragedies that strike every day, and because of our macabre sense of humor (also known as schadenfreude) we are desensitized by what was lethal or mentally scarring for others. However, this content is making its way online everyday on popular news websites, video sharing hubs and vlogs around the world, reminding ourselves that our memories are no longer private.

Loving One’s Country Versus Demonizing Other Countries Ben Langdon Red&Black Staff

Patriotism can be a great thing. By looking at others as Americans and not political adversaries, we can form a common bond that is committed to solving America’s issues.

Unfortunately, patriotism, when in the hands of a demagogue like Donald Trump, can lead this country into the politics of division.

In July 2015, Trump released a statement on the

security of the United StatesMexico border claiming that “the United States has become a dumping ground for Mexico and, in fact, for many other parts of the world.” These ultra-nationalistic statements have become common place within the Trump campaign.

Just a couple of weeks ago, Trump refused to immediately disavow the support of David Duke, a prominent member of the Ku Klux Klan.

These statements and the recent violence that has erupted at Trump campaign

rallies indicates that Trump and his supporters have latched onto an ultranationalistic ideology that rejects the recent forces of globalization and multiculturalism. This is a very dangerous sentiment that must be stamped out.

Loving one’s country is one thing. Demonizing other countries is something completely different.

If Trump is elected and decides to not participate in the global community, then the United States will be put at

a significant disadvantage economically.

The economic results of ultra-nationalism would pale in comparison to the dangers of state worship. We cannot, as a nation, put the needs of the state above the needs of the people. We cannot be fear mongered into positions that reject the global community.

It is no coincidence that a study by Politico found that the one trait that linked most Trump supporters was authoritarianism. Trump feeds off the idea that voters are so

disheartened by the political system that all they want is a strong presence in the White House. It is important to know that strength is not shown by insulting your co-workers in the global workplace.

Presidential strength should not be determined by who can alienate the most people, but by who can represent the values that America was founded on.

Ultra-nationalism threatens the very notion of the United States as the land of opportunity.

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Cut the Humanities?

Lauryn Lamm Red&Black Copy Editor

Realistically, the United States ranks low on international tests in math and science. This ranking however, does not mean that funding and support for the humanities should be cut.

Figures as high as President Obama urge students away from majors like art history and English because they are considered “expensive luxuries” in today’s world.

Republicans, according to the Washington Post, want to go as far as defunding the humanities because, as Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott asked, “Is it a vital interest of the state to have more anthropologists?”

People that align with this sentiment will likely agree with their proposal that students follow technical training rather than liberal arts in order to be more competitive in this technological age.

Many students today find that college is when they discover what they excel in and how to make their passions and abilities work for them.

Carolyn Tomlinson (Class of 2016) said that, “It’s important that people have the option to pursue what they’re good at.

My high school pushed people into science regardless of their aptitude for it, leaving a lot of people with lowered self-esteem because it simply didn’t click.”

Technical training is important, and we would not be able to function as a society without those fields, but that does not mean we should go so far as to cut programs of study that work to advance knowledge of languages, literature, art, music, philosophy and religion.

At the risk of sounding derivative, the humanities are what keep us humane. It is our knowledge and understanding of different cultures, past and present, that allows for barriers to be broken.

Without literature, art and music, a large portion of cultural history would be lost.

Ancient civilizations would be nothing more than crumbling remains and a cautionary tale to do better than they.

Kayla Marasia (Class of 2019) focused on how literature specifically agrees with such sentiments and said, “The characters and ideas in classic literature document human nature through the centuries and allow us to achieve a higher level of understanding of each other. Literature is vital to human empathy.” Such empathy is what allows people to not only relate to each other but also to work together.

Though competitiveness and tension will always be a component of human nature, erasing the means through which we access higher understandings of ourselves and others would be largely detrimental to the already delicate balance of cooperation.

In reality, both the STEM fields and the humanities seek out the answers to the most desperate question we ask: why?

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Walt Whitman: Poet or Philosopher?

Rachel Bellhy Red&Black Contributor

of his time so people were surprised by his style.

Whitman himself even wrote some of his poetry for his future readers knowing we would understand it differently than they did in the 1800’s, acknowledging that ideas and ways of thinking change often.

He directly does this in the poem he wrote “Poets to Come” writing: “But you, a new brood, native, athletic, continental, greater than before known, / Arouse!

upon his ideas within his poetry, then in that aspect, yes, he could be considered a philosopher because he seemed to love exploration and being able to figure people out and always finding a way to connect with others.

He was so different from everyone else during his Was Walt Whitman a poet, a time. Nonetheless, he was philosopher, or both? still that great poet many He was loved and hated have come to love. by many; some believed his I do not believe he writing was revolutionary, could only be referred to and others believed it as a philosopher, to be too vulgar and considering he has an inappropriate.

Opinions on his “I consider Walt Whitman to entire book filled from cover to cover with work varied greatly, but regardless of be first and foremost a poet-- beautiful poetry; there one’s personal beliefs one of the greatest American is absolutely no way he could only be called a Whitman’s knack for writing cannot be poets. There may not be a firm philosopher.

I had a conversation denied. boundary between poetry and with Dr. Carolyn A recent talk given

by Dr. Edward Whitley, philosophy, especially philosophy Kyler, an English professor at W&J, who an English professor in the broadest sense: the love is currently teaching from Lehigh University, on Whitman and the of wisdom. But Whitman a class on Whitman.

She said, “I consider Bohemians sparked interest in some students certainly considered himself a Walt Whitman to be first and foremost on campus on the history poet.” a poet--one of the of Whitman and who he greatest American - Dr. Carolyn Kyler really was. poets. There may not Since Whitman’s be a firm boundary poetry style was so between poetry and different because of his philosophy, especially use of free verse and lengthy lines, other poets of the time Arouse—for you must justify philosophy in the broadest sense: the love of wisdom. tried to undermine him by me—you must answer.”

It’s as if he knew we But Whitman certainly claiming he was not a true would be analyzing his work considered himself a poet.” poet.

In the end that is all that Some people claimed he years and years later; even was more like a philosopher with the title he makes it really matters; it’s not what because his ideas were clear he is a poet and then the world views Whitman forward thinking and he acknowledging all those that as, but what Whitman views himself as and, in my did not write his poetry like will come after him.

So if one was to base opinion, he saw himself as a everyone else. In reality, I believe he was just ahead one’s opinion of him solely poet.

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The Political Corner

Hillary Clinton and the Divide Bernie Sanders and Free College in the Democratic Party Ben Langdon Red&Black Staff

join the Clinton coalition, or the country risks a Trump presidency.

This shift to party unification has already begun and can be seen in the The Democratic primary has not most recent Democratic debate when gone as expected for Hillary Clinton.

Clinton stated, “We get into vigorous If one were to tell Clinton in the fall of debate about issues, but compare the last year that she would have lost the substance of this debate with what Michigan primary to Bernie Sanders, you saw on the Republican stage she would have laughed right in the last week."

This statement served face of that person. as a reminder Despite the to Sanders’ Michigan hiccup, supporters: you and an opponent For Clinton to have a chance may not like me, who refuses to during the general election, but look at the make it easy for alternative. her, it appears that she needs to start to unite Clinton’s shift Clinton is headed to the left on issues the party and reach out to straight for the such as trade and Democratic Sanders’ supporters. immigration also nomination. For show that she is Clinton to have a trying to extend chance during the an olive branch to general election, Sanders devotees. she needs to start to unite the party This is great for the Democratic and reach out to Sanders’ supporters.

Party’s chances in the upcoming It is undeniable that Clinton has general election.

The Democrats struggled with young voters this cannot afford to have a split in their primary season. Young voters, a key party like the Republicans have in Democratic voting bloc, have flocked theirs. to her opponent in unbelievable If Democrats believe that Trump numbers (83% of voters aged 18-29 is as dangerous Clinton and Sanders chose Sanders in the New Hampshire make him out to be, then it is primary). It is important for Clinton important for the party to avoid to reach out to these young voters unnecessary divisions. If Clinton now in order to prevent them from wants to avoid the nightmare that staying home on Election Day. is a Trump presidency, then it is As the Republican Party becomes important for her to expand her base more and more fractured, it is within the Democratic Party, and that essential that the Democrats do not means reaching out to the people that follow suit. After the primary ends, it voted against her. is important that Sanders’ supporters

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level, wait until our budgets include the cost of public education at an even higher level.

Things cost money, to put it As I was scrolling through my Twitter succinctly. It is simply not realistic feed a few days ago, I came across a to believe or argue that a college tweet that gave me a near panic attack degree should or can be free. The for the future of this country. degree, like so many rational thinkers To summarize, the tweet basically have pointed out in the past, is an argued that, although Bernie Sanders investment. The investment, though may not become president in 2016, costly, will pay for itself one day it is a good sign that all of the young through professions such as being a voters are going doctor or lawyer. to be voting for Individuals in Sanders is a unicorn- professional candidates like Sanders for the next can candidate with unrealistic occupations several years.If our count a particular generation truly skill-set that policy proposals. does plan on voting is beneficial to for candidates like society. As students, Sanders in the we are earning our future, the United degrees and will see States of America will be charting a the pay-off come as we enter into the dangerous and harmful course. professional world.

Our generation hears Sanders This is not to say that tuition promise free college without rates are too high or that we should realizing, of course, that there can pay $60,000 to attend a college or clearly never be a good or service university. Our education system that is free. As one candidate stated needs fixing, and improvements can in a debate earlier this election cycle, always be made.

“Free college at the age of 20 means But it is irresponsible for you’re paying for it at the age of 30.” candidates like Bernie Sanders to Sure, as a young student, all you prey on the concerns of students and are thinking about is how to pay promise things that simply will not for college. Don’t let the short term, work. however, impact your long term Though not a Democrat or Hillary judgement.

Clinton supporter, I can understand As Andrew P. Kelly wrote in her frustration as she debates a The New York Times, free college candidate who promises fantasy “simply shifts costs from students solutions to real problems. Sanders is to taxpayers.” If we think we are a unicorn-candidate with unrealistic experiencing budget problems now, policy proposals. Do not let his in Pennsylvania and at the federal rhetoric or promises fool you.

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Women's Basketball Advance to ECAC Division III Championship Jordan Toohey Red&Black Staff

W&J Women’s Basketball team put up a strong fight in the ECAC basketball tournament this past weekend, as they made it to the championship game, but suffered a tough loss in the finals.

W&J was able to secure the top seed in the ECAC tournament, granting them to host all three of their games in the tournament, including the semifinals and final for the top four teams.

The girls were able to get through the semifinal game pretty easily, as the beat fourth-seeded Marywood 8555 in the semifinals. With this win the team moved to 24-5 on the season, which ties the highest win total in program history (by the 2008-2009 team).

Stevenson was able to beat Waynesburg 83-75 in the other semifinal game, so the Presidents were to host them in the finals.

The game against Marywood was very one sided as the Presidents shot 47.6 percent from behind the arc (going 10 for 21), shot 39.4 percent (28 of 71) and were able to score 33 points from turnovers.

Taylor Cortazzo led in scoring for the presidents with a season high 23 points

for herself, followed by Beka Bellhy who finished with 10 points, followed by Amirah Moore with 8 points. After this contest, the women are looking to set a single season program wins record as they are going into the championship game.

Despite a hard fought battle, the Presidents weren’t able to capture the ECAC South title as they lost to third seed Stevenson 73-70. They finished their season at 24-6 that is tied for the most wins in a single season for the program that was last done by the 20082009 team.

Despite coming out of the gates quickly, the Presidents weren’t able to hold their lead as Stevenson came back very quickly. Although the Presidents were able to respond to Stevenson’s lead, they weren’t able to close out the game.

Bellhy recorded a game high 26 points and 9 rebounds, followed by Moore with 15 points, and Cortazzo and Danielle Parker with 10 points.

Bellhy finished her collegiate career with 117 games, which sets a new W&J Women’s Basketball record. She finishes her career with multiple accolades: Third for most points scored all time (1,602), second place in highest single season point total (579), and in seventh place for career rebounds (697).

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Locker Room Talk with Nick Petrella Carolyn Wilson Red&Black Copy editor

For any high schooler, making the decision of which college to attend is difficult.

For high school athletes, however, the decision could be even more challenging.

Chances are, these student athletes are probably being recruited by multiple schools, and how are these students supposed to make the choice of which team is best for them? This is where Locker Room Talk (LRT) steps in.

What started out as a school project in the fall of 2013, soon became a passion for Nick Petrella, Keirsten Sires and Annie Weis. LRT’s site recently launched this past November and is giving college athlete recruiting a whole new level.

“The goal behind Locker Room Talk is to empower student-athletes and give them a voice they never had before.

LRT allows them to anonymously rate and review their college coach and it is the only site that gives them this ability,” said Petrella. “For the first time, college athletes can now freely express how they feel about their college athletic experience in a public forum.

It also helps prospective college athletes, as well as college athletes looking to transfer, in choosing which school/

coach they want to play for.

It gives those athletes a never before available inside look at college coaches and athletic programs.”Deciding to play a sport in college, at any level, is a commitment. Sports are time consuming and the athlete must be dedicated to the team, game and coach to really enjoy playing. By having a platform where college athletes can review freely and openly about their coach can greatly impact a student’s decision to play and where to go.

LRT gives high schoolers a realistic expectation of what to expect if they choose to play at that school. “College recruiting is so difficult because of all the things that go into it. It is such an important decision for someone to make at such a young age it can very easily get overwhelming,” said Petrella.

“A lot of people who haven’t gone through the recruiting process don’t understand things such as how proactive athletes should be in the process, how early they should start it, and certain rules and regulations they have to follow. Not to mention, there are some coaches out there how unfortunately do not have the best interest of the recruit in mind and they say whatever they think it will take to get [them to] commit.”

While starting out as popular in the Northeast, LRT is slowly expanding to include

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reviews of coaches from all across the nation.

However, this is just the beginning of LRT. “In 5 years, we envision LRT being a go-to destination for any athlete in the recruiting or transfer process. As well as an aid for recruits, we envision LRT continuing to be an empowering service for college athletes by allowing them to freely express their opinion on their athletic experience,” said Petrella.

“In that same grain, those ratings and reviews can allow our site to be a recruiting tool for coaches and programs if they receive positive reviews.

If the reviews are negative, coaches and programs can internalize those as constructive criticism to help improve their program and the experience of their athletes.In 5 years, we see LRT being a force for good in the recruiting and college athletic world.”

If you have something to say about your coach, or are curious about what is being said currently, check out LRT at www.lockerrromtalk.com.

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Effects of College Sports on Student Athletes Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff

Recently, surveys were produced to find out what the effect of college sports has on the lives of those college athletes after they graduate.

Studies have shown two major findings. First, female college athletes have shown to make great employees; while, on the other hand, male football and basketball players pay a physical price later in life.

Although these results don’t apply to all college athletes, this is what the majority says in the survey of 30,000 college graduates, athletes and nonathletes. Insights showed

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that 48% of female athletes reported feeling engaged at work compared to the 41% that are non-athletes. This engagement is translated into their productivity, loyalty and success they experienced while they were college athletes.

Now, on the other hand, among all the men only 38% of athletes and 36% percent of non-athletes reported feeling engaged in their work.

Although these statistics were taken from everyday college graduates who were either athletes or non-athletes, there is no concrete way to know whether or not having the success of competing

in collegiate sports leads to a fulfilling and satisfying career. It could be merely coincidental, but according to this research survey, it does appear that female athletes have better success in the work field compared to male athletes.

Further research was released by a consulting firm EY in 2014, where out of 400 women executives from five different countries, over half played sports at a collegiate level and 94% of them considered themselves athletes. Athletes are on different schedules than nonathletes at universities, where they need to learn to balance

class and their sport, along with any other extracurricular activities they are involved in.

No matter what division of college sports they come from, they all have to deal with the same struggle of balancing everything throughout their college years.

Athletes are also to report more positive feelings about their lives in general in at least four out of five key areas: how they feel physically, how connected they are with their communities, how fulfilled they are in their social networks, their sense of purpose and how well they are thriving. In all of these categories they are

lacrosse team.

Upon completion of her master’s degree, Valerio did not want to give up coaching which is how she found herself at W&J. Here, she was recommended and hired within weeks.

Valerio acknowledges that coaching is not a typical job.

“It’s definitely a lot of work and I have to make sacrifices, but I enjoy what I do and hope to stay in this career for a long time” Valerio explains.

Outside of regular practice times, Valerio spends her time travelling across the country to recruit potential prospective students.

Along with coaching at W&J, Valerio also spends time coaching for a local club team whose season runs from the

summer into the fall.

Between recruiting and coaching club, Valerio has her time stretched thinly.

This, however, does not stop her from consistently being present and active in the lives of her W&J players.

“In order to succeed as a coach, I work to understand my athletes; their personalities, abilities, goals and why they play lacrosse.

Above all else, my players are here to receive an education, which is why I believe in providing support and encouragement for the team beyond the lacrosse field.

My assistant and I take an invested interest in their academics, hobbies and future goals, so we can help them achieve their dreams after college” Valerio says.

It is this invested interest that motivates her players to work hard both on and off the field. The women’s lacrosse team has high hopes of winning this year’s ORLC Championship.

Valerio is confident in her team and says, “Our team is extremely talented and the girls have been working really hard over the last few months to achieve this goal.”

With all of the training, hard work and commitment that the women’s lacrosse team has put in thus far in the season, this goal is highly attainable under Valerio’s coaching.

Valerio is gratified in her position as head coach and will continue to counsel and guide the lives of her players.

“At the end of the day,

higher than any non-athletes responses.

Despite such positive responses for most athletes, things differ when it comes to male football and basketball players.

They reported their physical well-being to be very weak compared to any other athletes and even nonathletes.

This is shown to the correlation in football associated with brain trauma.

Sports with high physical contact have shown to hurt athletes in the future (especially males) due to all of the trauma that they have suffered over a lifetime of enduring physical pain.

Coach Spotlight: Alison Valerio, Women’s Lacrosse Staff Abby Pipcho

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W&J Women’s Lacrosse recently began its 2016 spring season with a starting record of 1-3.

Head coach Alison Valerio of Geneva, N.Y. utilizes her background in Education to link teaching with coaching in order to instruct and advise her team accordingly.

Valerio attended Niagara University for both her bachelor and master degrees in Education.

She began her career in coaching while pursuing her master’s degree at Niagara.

There, she served as one of the assistant coaches for their

coaching is rewarding for me, not because of wins and conference accolades, but because (like teaching) I can make a difference in the lives of my players.”

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World’s Highest Paid Female Athlete Amidst Doping Scandal

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Jordan Toohey Red&Black Staff

Five-time Grand Slam champion and the world highest paid female athlete, Maria Sharapova had a lot going for her until this past Monday.

Sharapova announced to media that she tested positive for the drug meldonium, which was recently banned in January.

Along with Sharapova, there have been a string of other athletes that have failed the test.

Meldonium is a drug that is meant for people who suffer heart and circulatory conditions and it gives them more physical capacity and mental function in order to give them a boost of energy.

The drug was banned because it aids in oxygen upkeep and helps with endurance levels, giving athletes a better

advantage. Other athletes that tested positive include Ekaterina Bobrova, who is a former European champion who was part of the Olympic gold medal winning Russian team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Other athletes include Russian cyclist Eduard Vorganov and Swedish former 1500 meter world champion runner Abeba Aregawi.

Although the above athletes listed for testing positive are not from the US it recently has been found that 182 out of 8,300 US athletes tested positive also.

Sharapova tested positive Jan. 26, when she competed against Serena Williams (and lost) in the quarterfinals of the Australian open.

After that match, Sharapova has not played since because of a forearm injury but will be suspended provisionally pending a ruling in the case. She is now suspended

from her sponsorship with Nike, where she had her own clothing line with and signed an eight year extension with in 2010 that is worth up to $70 million.

She was very surprised that she failed the drug test, and is very surprised with how quickly her sponsors turned their backs on her.

Going off of the Nike suspension, Porsche also postponed all planned activities that they had with Sharapova, along with the Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer who also suspended any negotiations and contracts with Sharapova.

Although these above companies suspended their ties with her, that does not mean they are severed.

There is a chance that in the future she could regain these sponsorships and improve the relationship that she lost with these few companies.

Luckily, not all sponsors

turned their back from her, as Evian said they would not dismiss any relationship with her, but they would watch the situation closely as the investigation is under way.

These companies were very quick to disassociate themselves, although in the past with other athletes they did not do the same.

Nike stood beside Lance Armstrong for the entire time as he battled the doping accusations and eventually ended up defending him publically with the situation.

Also Nike has stood by other athletes in their times where they were dealing with similar incidents, including Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant.

Finally they resigned Michael Vick in 2011, after dropping him in 2007, after he served time in prison for his involvement in the dog fighting operation.

On the other hand, TAG Heuer signed quarterback Tom Brady to an endorsement deal after last fall when the team was caught using underinflated game balls.

Although it seems to be that the reasoning behind these companies quickly dropping Sharapova was because social media information hit and it spread like wildfire.

Sharapova tried to do everything she could to make the situation right and better for herself and all of the people who are directly involved with her, as she held multiple news conferences acknowledging that she failed the test and tried to provide an explanation for herself failing the test.

As the investigation further continues, Sharapova’s future is in the hands of the people on her case as her sponsorships, career and even possibly her life are at stake.

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The Young Philanthropists

Press Release

Martin Ethington The Young Philanthropists MartinE@theyp.org 203-441-0544

#Adventure2016: Traveling Platform Allows Students to Work, Study and Volunteer Around America New Haven, CT -- “Why don’t colleges include traveling around the 6 populated continents as part of their programs?” The Young Philanthropists (YP) are offering colleges and their students the first step this year as they unveil #Adventure2016. It’s a summer program that travels around a continent and allows students work jobs, volunteer for charities, take summer courses and attend various social events with local communities. It also provides food, lodging and transportation from Los Angeles, CA to Portland, OR to New York, NY to Savannah, GA during June 1 - August 27, 2016.

“I don’t think we’ll be able to solve the global problems our generation will face if we don’t actually understand, if we don’t go and see the systems and individuals in the world,” said Founder Matt Friedlund.“The best way to do that is to meet people and get to know places. And the best way to do that is to work on a project or share ideas or have a party or just hang out. So that’s basically what we do along the routes.”

The YP partners with most organizations in towns and cities along the route. Students can volunteer however they want - to gain experience or just to do work they enjoy. And they can take any summer class for which 12 or more students register - at Community College or University credit price-points.

Classes are complemented by a General Curriculum, open to everyone, which features talks from local leaders and experts.

Perhaps the best part is that participants only pay for some of the services, the remainder is covered by sponsors and partnerships. There is a fee for classes, which is paid directly to the accrediting institution. Students also have access to various types of summer jobs - temporary and summer-long - and to most sources they would use to pay for college courses. Students are also eligible to apply for “work-study” through The YP - which can allow students to come for free.

“We’re just in the right time in history,” said Andy Deckert, director of marketing. “Technology has made transportation more accessible - and people are really getting behind the social enterprise sector - so we’ve just been able to put together a lot of different worlds - travel, education, business, social service, entertainment, and so many others - to create an encounter with the world that will change anyone’s life.”

Participants can register online at theyp.org/adventure2016 or in person at one of The YP’s tour events in North America.

The Young Philanthropists is a not for profit organization working to make traveling the world an accessible way to educate everyone, so that anyone has a shot at solving global problems. They do this by setting up routes around continents that allow participants to have jobs, volunteer, study courses, hear from local leaders and experts, attend social events, and explore the most beautiful landscapes around a continent - all during a summer. The YP plans to have routes around 6 continents by 2021.

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