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hillary clinton’s college letters to a retired scripps professor By Anna Liss-Roy ‘20 Staff Writer

ot many people have insight into Hillary Clinton’s political and emotional development over the years. But of the few who do, retired Scripps English professor John Peavoy is one of them. Peavoy and Clinton, high school classmates from Park City, Illinois, agreed to stay in touch after graduation-Peavoy was headed to Yale, Clinton to Wellesley. Clinton’s letters to her old classmate, spanning from the late summer of 1965 to the spring of 1969, detail moments of angst, vulnerability, hopefulness, and occasional discomfort. She touches on subjects ranging from her relationship with her father to politics to her acid-dropping friend. Peavoy kept all of them.

Photo courtsey of The New York Times Peavoy shows the contents of one of the letters Hillary Clinton wrote to him.

Photo courtsey of The New York Times Peavoy displays the letters he recieved from Hillar y Clinton while they were college pen pals at Wellesley College and Yale University respectively almost 50 years ago.

Clinton’s letters are snarky and apartment in Cambridge at 3:15 introspective; they capture a time a.m., “but I’ll defend to expulsion of metamorphosis as she evolved her right to do as she pleases — an from a “Goldwater girl” and member improvement on Voltaire.” of the Young Republicans to an Her senior year, Clinton would impassioned become Wellesley’s civil servant and first student “it seems that you have antiwar protester. to deliver decided to become a reactor c o m m e n c e m e nat In one letter, she describes address, and rather than actor — experimenting thoughts from her everything around will with different letters to Peavoy social identities, were echoed in determine your life.” including “alienated her speech. She - HILLARY CLINTON, academic, involved IN A LETTER TO JOHN PEAVOY had written to him pseudo-hippie, in 1966, “It seems educational and social reformer and that you have decided to become a one-half of withdrawn simplicity.” reactor rather than actor — everything “I don’t condone her actions,” around will determine your life.” At wrote Clinton in response to an her 1969 commencement address, incident in which an older dorm- in a speech focused on “criticizing mate was caught at her boyfriend’s and constructive protest,” 21-year-

old Hillary repeated this theme, saying, “I find myself in a familiar position, that of reacting, something our generation has been doing for quite a while now.” Peavoy and Clinton were not close in high school and lost touch completely after college. While remaining dedicated pen pals for a few, transformative years, they were never really friends. The letters sat in Peavoy’s house for years until The New York Times contacted him about the correspondence and he allowed them to be read and copied. Peavoy and Clinton’s last correspondence was in March 25, 1969, when Clinton was headed off to law school. In the following 38 years, the two interacted only with a quick greeting at their 30-year high school reunion and a letter from Clinton, years later, requesting copies of her letters. The brief period of exchange between two college students was a thing of the past; although, for a while, Peavoy could count on a Christmas Card each year addressed from the White House.

lead college library position transferred to pomona college By Priya Canzius ‘20 Staff Writer

n August 29, 2016, the “lead college” of the Claremont Colleges Library transitioned from Claremont Graduate University (CGU) to Pomona. The role of the lead college is to help “govern the library within the intercollegiate system,” Communications and Programs Coordinator at the Claremont Colleges Library, Margaret Ellsworth said. “[It also] works closely with the Joint Governance Committee on library strategy and with the

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Claremont University Consortium regarding library administrative support.” “This is the first change in lead college since the library adopted the lead college agreement in 2012,” Ellsworth said. The library adopted this model “to provide academic oversight of the library [and] affirm the library’s central role in the scholarly life of the consortium,” according to a consortium-wide email from CGU President Robert Schult and Pomona College President David Oxtoby. Pomona was chosen to be the lead college of the library by mutual

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decision of the 7C presidents. “President David Oxtoby feels a deep commitment to the library and felt this would be a positive move for all parties,” the A.J. McFadden Dean of the Claremont Colleges Library, Kevin Mulroy said. “The library is delighted to have Pomona as its new lead college.” The transition of the lead college will not have a major effect on students’ use of the library; the only changes to be made to the library will occur on a “7C administrative level,” according to Ellsworth. “The library itself is not changing as a result of the new lead college;

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the name, the building, and the policies are all staying the same,” Ellsworth said. Thus, the library staff will not change due to this transition and Pomona students will not be favored for working positions. “The Student Worker Program hiring process is not affected by the change in lead college,” Ellsworth said. “Our student employment opportunities are open to students from all seven colleges,” Ashley Riordan, Student Worker Program Coordinator, said.

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2 • News

ask the sustainability chair: what are the issues, Mia Farago-Iwamasa SAS Sustainability Chair

s the SAS Sustainability chair and an environmental activist on campus, I get a lot of questions and concerns about Scripps’ sustainable efforts. Because of this, I wanted to make this column a regular part of the student paper to promote sustainability as a more transparent and visible part of our community. I’m sure you know the saying, “If you have a question, others have it too.” I want to use this space to open dialogue and hear from you, so please email me and I will address your concerns personally, and in this column so the entire student body can become more educated and hopefully more passionate about reducing our impact on the world. Because this is the first time this column is showing up in the paper and because we have a new group of first years on campus, I would like to use this issue to highlight some of the main areas of concern, what Scripps has done in the past, and our plans for the future.

ENERGY You probably don’t know it, but WE HAVE SOLAR! ...kinda. This past summer, we put solar panels on the Garrison Fine Arts building and Routt Residence Hall (that supplies energy to NEW Hall). It took us a long time to get solar anywhere on campus so everyone who pushed for it is pretty excited. As for what uses energy, the college tries to use efficient light bulbs all around campus as much as possible. This includes the use of energy efficient LED bulbs. We have also tried to educate students on what they can do to reduce their energy use, for example unplugging appliances that are not in use, not over charging your electronic devices, washing clothes with cold water and not using the dryer. We are still advocating for more solar and renewable energy use, since many of our buildings do not have solar. We are also trying to reduce the use of lighting indoors. I know a few people in NEW Hall have noticed that the hallway and suite common room lights do not turn off. This is for safety reasons. However, students can help a lot by turning off the lights when they leave other common spaces like the kitchen, living room, browsing room, computer room and laundry room.

LEED Our NEW Hall is built to LEED Gold Certification Standards! But what does this mean? This is our first building on campus to have any kind of environmental action and awareness certification, while every other 5C has had certified buildings for years. The main reasoning behind certification (besides being environmentally friendly), was to put sustainability of the residence hall at the forefront of the architects and designers’ considerations and be a lasting sign of our sustainable efforts. In order to be certified, the building had to implement a certain number of initiatives under categories such as water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, innovation, and regional priorities. This helped us make the sustainability features more apparent as well as ensuring their actual implementation. While the Board of Trustees was on campus, they and other donors got to participate in the ribbon cutting opening ceremony. This was a great chance for the students and staff, who worked on the long process of getting the approval for certification and pushing for every sustainable feature, to really get people in power excited about sustainability. However, many of the board members

past actions, & future plans to make scripps more sustainable?

still saw NEW Hall primarily for its beauty. We still have a long way to go toward getting people in power to highly value sustainability, but I’m sure it will come with time and our continued efforts to make it visible through our complaints and our campus.

FOOD & MALOTT DINING HALL Processed foods and meat and dairy products are some of the highest contributors to pollution, energy and water consumption. Because of this, we have tried to implement more vegetarian and vegan options in the dining hall along with information on alternative eating. A while back, students tried to get a Meatless Monday, but there was pushback from the staff and faculty, who may not otherwise be able to access good quality meat products. Malott Dining Hall was also concerned about losing business because of this. We continue to work with the dining hall to get more vegetarian and vegan options available to students and would love your support and ideas. Malott also has a lot of other areas for improvement. For example, many students use the disposable cups, bowls and utensils because they are the most convenient. This produces a lot of waste! The average American produces over 4 pounds of waste EVERY DAY! This is astounding and does not only consist of the one trash can you take out, but the 70 trash cans that were filled upstream with the byproducts created from making the things you consume. Additionally, 99% of what we consume is thrown out within the first 6 months, and that coffee cup you use once and then throw away contributes immensely when repeated over the course of a year. We can do so much more to make reusable dishes the most accessible and encourage students to bring their own.

COMPOST Compost in the residence halls was officially implemented this year! It took us three years of pilot programs, board meetings, and a lot of research to get to this point. Our operation is still pretty small, with all of our food scraps going into one bin in the student garden, but we hope to expand and get more students excited about reducing their food waste. Malott Dining Hall also composts, but only their pre-consumer food scraps like melon peels and broccoli stems. This compost is mostly taken to grounds and some is delivered to a local high school where a class turns it into compost. However, what is composted is only a small percentage of the food waste generated. If you’ve been around the colleges for a while, you may have noticed that Pitzer used to have sorted bins for compost. However, they were recently combined because the students were not sorting their food properly and the “compost” bin was too contaminated to use. On the other hand, if you have been to Harvey Mudd’s dining hall recently, you may have noticed that they have started to provide separation bins for compostable and non-compostable food waste. Currently both bins are being trashed, but Mudd hopes that the City of Claremont will have a composting system that they can contribute to in the spring (the City has projected starting in January 2017). Before starting the program, Mudd wants to see if their students can handle the separation, which is why they have bins now. We will be keeping in contact with them and hope to implement something similar at Scripps.

RECYCLING There have been concerns about the outdoor recycling bins not being as identifiable as they should be (i.e., they look just like the trash cans). We are currently working on getting lids for the outdoor trash cans to distinguish them. The biggest hurdle with this has been the Board of Trustees, whose interest in preserving the aesthetic has slowed our progress. We also want to make sure everyone at Scripps knows what you can and cannot recycle. Therefore, we hope to create more signage soon.

WATER I know water has been a hot topic, especially here in drought ridden Southern California. Scripps has done a LOT in the past few years to reduce our water use and make the water we are using more efficient. Some of the past projects the Grounds department has implemented include: replanting the Platt Boulevard islands (the planters in the middle of the road) with native, drought-tolerant plants; replacing may of the lawns with alternative landscaping; and replacing other lawns with Bermuda grass, which does not have to be watered as often or at all when it is dormant for a month during the winter (usually when we are on winter break, but don’t be surprised if it looks more brown in the winter). Some of the projects Facilities has implemented include low flow showerheads and low flow toilets. We students can do a lot to reduce our overall water consumption as well. Some things students can do are: take shorter showers, turn off the sink when possible, report leaky sinks (to maintenance@scrippscollege.edu) and broken sprinklers (to grounds@scrippscollege.edu), and only do your laundry when you have a full load. NEW Hall also has a host of water saving features including water runoff collection and reuse, drip irrigation, and low flow sinks, showers and toilets. Even though we have come a long way toward reducing our water footprint, more is still needed and we would love your input on areas where you know we be more water efficient.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED I know there are more sustainable issues and there is already a lot of information here. That is why the Scripps Environmental Education and Development team (SEED, aka the Environmental Club) are working to create a Green Guide for the students with all the resources out there and ways to submit your opinions and suggestions. To make our campus a greener place, we need you to help us generate ideas and demonstrate enthusiasm. Please stop by the club’s meetings if you can (Monday at 7:30 in GJW) or email us (scrippsgreen@gmail.com) with your ideas or any initiatives you would like to help out with. Please send large questions, concerns, or ideas to me so I can share them in this column and help spread the word about Scripps’ sustainability.

Mia Farago-Iwamasa SAS Sustainability Chair mfaragoi7384@scrippscollege.edu

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PARTY CANCELLATIONS WELL INTENDED, BUT WILL WORSEN SITUATION

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By Maureen Cowhey ‘19 Business Manager & Staff Writer

n the eyes of college administrators, parties can appear to be the epitome of undesirable activities, fostering a culture of alcohol, drugs, nonconsensual activity and overall PR nightmares. The flashing lights of ambulances seen almost every Saturday night transporting students who have had too much to drink is a testament to the legitimacy of the administration’s concerns with parties. In response, many annual 5C parties, such as Anything But Clothes (ABC), have been cancelled this semester. Parties at the Claremont Colleges have been scaled back by the administration a little more every year. As a college student, I see where they are coming from. Fewer parties should equal fewer transports, sexual assaults, and unsafe activities. However, this has not been the case. The Scripps College Class of 2020 has had more students transported since the school year began than the Class of 2019 had the entire school year, according to the Dean of Students office. Meaning, fewer parties do not mean safer habits. I believe that a lack of parties actually leads to worse outcomes. Without a party to

attend every week, students are forced to go off campus in search of a good time in unsafe spaces. Also, students have nowhere to go after they pre-game, leading to drinking throughout the night rather than for a set time. 5C dances are highly regulated with Campus Security officers everywhere, whereas dorm parties and off campus parties are not regulated at all. This is not to say that the presence of Campus Security puts an end to all sexual assault, because we know it does not. However, if the aim is to decrease sexual assault on campus, moving parties from regulated, crowded 5C spaces to more secluded and intimate settings is not a better solution. Furthermore, the Scripps party rule does not foster a culture of safe drinking. Students are afraid of getting caught in their dorms with alcohol, because the policies are so strict and the rules are enforced. This leads students to search off campus for alcohol and parties, putting students in potentially dangerous situations. Increasing the amount of 5C parties and removing the strict party and alcohol policies seems counterintuitive to decreasing the number of transports and sexual assaults. However, the current situation is not safer.

Fewer parties do not mean safer habits

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4 • Sports

cms concussion policy

gives injured students time to heal Jo Nordhoff-Beard Staff Writer

s a human being who inhabits this earth, I do not think much about what happens to me if I hit my head and sustain a concussion. I’ve never played contact sports, and take for granted the fact that I have a fully functioning brain. Concussions are one of those injuries that can happen when you least expect them to, and, unlike other injuries, concussions do not have a formulaic timeline as to how they are expected to heal. No concussion operates on the same timeline, and the after effects, if the person is a college student, require a lot of support from administrators, athletic personnel, professors, fellow students and friends. For athletes at a very academically rigorous group of schools, like the Claremont Colleges, concussions are terrifying because they have the ability to transform a student’s potential for academic success, which for most people is more important than their success in athletics. Steve Graves, the head athletic trainer for CMS Athletics, describes concussions as an injury that athletes take very seriously because they do not want to start doing badly in school in a hyper competitive environment like the 5Cs. CMS also educates all of their athletes about the dangers of concussions and their effects, so much so that students are not hesitant to reveal their concussions because they have been taught how serious the injury is. Over the 2015-2016 academic year, CMS athletes had 13 concussions, which was much lower than their previous average of around 20-25 concussions. This year, five concussions have already been reported. For all concussion injuries, CMS has a Concussion Management Plan, which includes detailed steps, like a pre participation assessment, recognition, analysis, and then diagnosis of the concussion, post concussion management which includes daily check ins and physical evaluations with athletic training staff,

Photos courtesy of Charles Schulz.

academic accommodations, and planning of a timeline to return to activity. CMS values their athletes as students first and prioritizes their academic success. The department does whatever it can to support its athletes with concussion rehab and procuring academic accommodations. Graves says that “there is no pressure on the athlete to start playing sooner than they feel able to”. Hayden Craig SC’20, a reserve goalie for the CMS Athenas soccer team, got a concussion on September 16 and 17 in practice and warm up for the game the next day. Craig had not previously had a concussion and suffered symptoms for 10 days until September 26. When asked about how it impacted her playing abilities, Craig said she “lost a good bit of strength and endurance. When I returned to practice and physical activity in general, I felt that I had a lot of catching up to do to get back to the athletic shape that I was in prior”.

“My professors were all very supportive. They often reassured me that it was perfectly acceptable for me to not attend class and they would help me catch up when I was recovered, but I decided that I did not want to fall completely behind in the material,” Craig said. Craig still went to class even though she was excused from it and faced the dilemma of wanting to keep doing well in school but at the same time knowing that her health and recovery was the most important. Both Craig’s teammates and friends, as well as the CMS Sports Medicine team, supported her as much as they could and made her recovery process easier with their support and reassurance. Craig’s teammates “continuously asked how I was doing and reassured me that I would get better soon and I would be back out on the field in no time”. Craig’s teammates also had had other experiences with concussions and shared them with her, which also comforted her. Craig also said that her “roommates, Claire and Tova, and my friend, Sam, played a crucial role in helping me get better: they were always there to help me with whatever I needed and encourage me to keep my spirits up because it would be over soon”. For Craig, the CMS concussion policy allowed her to take as much time as she needed to heal, with no pressure put on her to return to playing prematurely. This policy supported her and created a healthy recovery environment for her so she could resume playing at her full potential when the time was right.

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SPOTLIGHT

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S e p t. 2 8 Personal finance ----Employer panel

Emily Diamond ‘20 Staff Writer

ith the school year now in full swing, many seniors are planning for their future. The four-day Life After Scripps program aimed to help prepare students do just that. “Life After Scripps is meant to show students the possibilities, encourage them to think about what life post-Scripps would look like and give them the information to make informed choices,” said Niah Grimes, Program Lead of Life After Scripps, as well as Career Counselor and Student Employment Coordinator. “The main goal is for students to feel more empowered in their own career narrative.” From Wednesday, Sept. 28 to Saturday, Oct. 1, eleven different events were offered to students, including workshops on personal finance, interviewing, LinkedIn, salary negotiation and navigating microagressions in the workplace. The events kicked off with the personal finance workshop. Students learned about budgets, apartments and paychecks from marketing strategist Meg Long. “Long was really passionate about helping women with their budgets and teaching how to talk about money,” Anna Cechony ’16 said. “I appreciated that she presented it in a way that was not condescending.” Next was the employer panel, which was one of the most popular events. During this event, employers from ASICS, Live Nation, Medallia and Accenture shared their knowledge on the job and internship search and taught students how to seal the deal. Another well-received event was salary negotiation, where students learned how to

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research salaries and practice negotiating. hoped. “For the magnitude of the program, we “Salary negotiation was so helpful,” Cechony were hoping to reach a lot more,” Grimes said. said. “I had no idea how to negotiate salary and “We had approximately 130-140 students attend figure out how much I needed to and could make the events.” before this event.” Sturgeon, Cechony and Lianne Sturgeon ’19 Grimes highly recommend “I just feel like you’re kind of also attended salary students to attend the cheating yourself if you don’t negotiation as well as the events in the future and international job search take advantage of the know these tactics... if you have workshop. “Even though resources at CP&R. the time and capacity and are I’m a sophomore, I found “If you go to CP&R, they these events to be worth will be able to do more thinking about your future postit,” she said. “I especially workshops and bring in college, it’s absolutely worth it.” more consulting firms like salary negotiation because it is so important, that can interview you. Go - LIANNE STURGEON ‘19 especially for women. I support them so they can learned not to be scared grow,” Sturgeon said. of it. If you act with confidence, nothing too bad “I just feel like you’re kind of cheating yourself can happen.” if you don’t know these tactics,” Cechony said. “If Grimes led the workshop about you have the time and capacity and are thinking microaggressions in the workplace. “Learning about your future post-college, it’s absolutely how to navigate that bias and prejudice in the worth it.” workplace is really important and I think we have “Why wait?” Grimes concluded. “Especially an obligation to help students with that,” she said. if you are feeling overwhelmed or unsure, Grimes noted that the range of events allows coming to Life After Scripps events or CP&R is a every student to feel like there is something for proactive way to brainstorm your future and start them. “It’s a great way to meet and network generating ideas.” with people who are really dedicated to helping Scripps students.” This year, Life After Scripps was revamped. Instead of cramming 25 events into one week, the coordinators minimized the number of events with the hope of increasing attendance. However, the results were still not as they had

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S e p t. 2 8 Personal finance ----Employer panel

Emily Diamond ‘20 Staff Writer

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8 • Features

“THE

ONE”

Earthquake swarm in Salton Sea area: seismologists issue warning about possible “big one” Isobel Whitcomb ‘17 Environmental Columnist

or people living in Southern California, the phrase “The Big One” refers to the fabled major earthquake for which Los Angeles is supposedly long overdue. It has become a part of common parlance. “The Big One” can take on a far fetched quality of local legend-- it’s referred to constantly in conversation and pop culture (I’m thinking of the recent flop of a film with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson). However, it’s actually a very real possibility. Southern California residents were reminded of this fact on Wednesday, September 28, when a cluster of earthquakes took place in the Salton Sea area, near the town of Bombay Beach. The day of the earthquake was warm. Everyone in the region received some kind of advisory. For students at the 5Cs, that would have come in the form of a text message or email. However, these advisories didn’t offer much detail in what exactly was going on beneath our feet. The email sent out by Campus Safety, referring to a small cluster of earthquakes in the Salton Sea area, mentioned an increased risk of a larger earthquake and reminded students what to do in the event of such a quake. If your reaction to these texts and emails was anything like mine, you probably picked up your phone, shrugged, mentioned it in passing to the person you happened to be sitting with at the time, and promptly forgot about the warning (after all, it had just been earlier that week that we’d received a similar advisory about something as seemingly innocuous as dust). However, some seismologists in the area were alarmed by the swarm of

earthquakes. In the 24 hours after the first quake, around 200 more occurred. Only three quakes registered above 4.0 on the Richter scale-- a level at which most people resting indoors can feel the ground shaking. The swarm was concerning because of the risk of triggering a much larger earthquake. It turns out that the 200 or so miniquakes occurred along the Imperial Fault where it crosses the particularly volatile southern end of the San Andreas fault. According to seismologist Ken Hudnut’s 1989 hypothesis, when two faults intersect perpendicularly, clusters of small earthquakes in one fault can trigger a much larger earthquake in the connecting fault, especially when that fault is as large and volatile as the San Andreas. Consistent with this hypothesis, risk of a major earthquake (magnitude 7.0 or greater) spiked suddenly in the aftermath of the Salton Sea’s swarm of quakes. In any given week in Southern California, there is about a 1/10,000 risk of an earthquake of this magnitude taking place. By the end of the week, this probability had gone up to 1/100. Luckily, this risk eventually subsided. By Monday, October 3, fault activity had returned to normal background noise and the threat of a major earthquake returned to normal. In the aftermath of this scare many seismologists are warning people to stay prepared. Others however, advise us Southern Californians not to hold our breath. Although the 25 years the San Andreas has been “overdue” for a major earthquake may seem significant, in geological time, a quarter century is a blip. In all likelihood, “The Big One” is still a long time coming.

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nobel assembly announces

award winners Erin Matheson ‘18 Science Columnist

he Nobel prizes for Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were announced Monday, October 4, 2016. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa “for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.” The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was awarded to David J. Thouless; the other half jointly to F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter,” and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for “discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.” Laureates in Chemistry and Physics were recognized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and granted the $930,000 prize for furthering scientific discovery. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm recognized Ohsumi for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine centers around a fundamental cellular process for decaying and recycling cellular components. He used baker’s yeast and identified specific genes to unveil the specific machinery that we use to adapt to starvation or infection. The discoveries can help understanding of cancer and neurological disease. The research for the Physics Nobel Prize used advanced mathematical methods to study unusual phases of matter such as superconductivity. They used conductance and topological concepts to understand the states of matter. The applications of their research is promising for the futures of materials science and electronics. The research for the Chemistry Nobel Prize began in 1983 when Sauvage joined two circularshaped molecules and moved them relative to each other. In 1991, Stoddart used the same molecules and moved them along an axle. Feringa used these prior findings and developed a molecular motor that spun continually. 2016’s Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have taken static molecular systems and transformed them into energy-filled states in which their movements can be controlled. Molecular machines will most likely be used in the development of things such as new materials, sensors and energy storage systems. The potential for growth is similar to that of the electric motor in the early 1800s. In his Chemistry Nobel Prize acceptance speech, the chemist Stoddart stated, “You must keep supporting the fundamentals of science. Science is global.” His message to further scientific thought and diversity of science is an inspirational one during such fractional times. Researchers that have dedicated their lives to pursuing knowledge are recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries.

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Pride & Prejudice

Features • 9

Condoms: Part Two Written by Sophia Rosenthal ‘17, Sex Columnist

*The following work is strictly fictional. Any similarities to real life are completely coincidental. I am absolutely not writing about you, I promise. Any similarities to the characters in Jane Austen’s novel are due to the fact that I am indeed stealing her characters.*

izzie, Jane, and Lydia had strolled onto North Quad earlier than was usual for a Friday, so when Lydia’s friend Emily scuffled up to them excitedly, they were unprepared for the breathless excitement that greeted them: “You guys! Guess what I heard!” This was a rather typical utterance in Lydia’s group of friends. Nevertheless, what followed this time was just as unpredicted for Jane and Lizzie as it was for their youngest sister. Apparently,” Emily began, lowering her voice, “there’s a group of CMC alums on campus this weekend who graduated a few years ago and have already made, like, millions on their startup.” “Let’s all find rich husbands tonight!” Lydia sang. “Lydia, have you learned nothing at Scripps?!” “Jaaaane. How cool would it be to hook up with an alum? Even you can’t deny it” “Oh yeah, super cool,” Lizzie rolled her eyes. “Instead of a disappointing night, you can have a disappointing night with someone who can afford to buy you fries from In-NOut the next morning!” Lydia ignored her, and she and Emily wandered off to find their future husbands. Jane and Lizzie wandered off to find better music and something to drink. wo hours later, everyone found what they were looking for at the Senior Apartments. Or at least, Jane and Lizzie found beats and beverage, and Lydia and Emily found the giant crowd containing the two alums in question. The eldest Bennett sisters were dancing on a couch when Lydia called out to them, grabbing them by the arms and dragging them outside. “Guys! You have to meet Will and Charlie! They’re so cool and...” she paused, lowering her voice, “they’re so hot.” Before either of them could say “go home, Lydia, you’re drunk,” they were shaking hands with Charlie Bingley and Will Darcy.

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he young entrepreneurs were wearing button-downs with the sleeves rolled up, cologne that definitely wasn’t Old Spice, and expressions of mild bewilderment. Charlie was friendly, and spoke with Jane for some time about her Philosophy thesis (he’d taken a class with her advisor back in the day), and both girls were thrilled that he was so genuine, so cute, and even better, so interested in Jane. ill Darcy shook their hands politely and then stood back, awkwardly checking his phone and avoiding eye contact with Lizzie, who, after getting nothing but short, curt responses from the preoccupied alum, had determined him to be predictably boring and self-centered. Lizzie excused herself to go check on Lydia, who had wandered off with the baseball team. Jane, always looking after her sisters, went with her, after telling Charlie she would be right back.

ane walked the reluctant Lydia back to her dorm at Scripps, and Lizzie walked back to the Apartments alone. She saw Charlie and Will, but had little interest in approaching them without Jane, since Charlie was clearly interested in her sister, and Will seemed incapable of being interested in anyone who wasn’t also rich and boring. As she walked past them unnoticed, she heard her sister’s name: “Jane seems really cool.” It was Bingley. “Yeah, you gonna hit that? Dude, are we gonna be those creepy alums?” Darcy smirked. Bingley laughed, “Nah, I don’t know. I’ll see what happens.” Lizzie listened, annoyed but not at all surprised. “What about her sister, what’s her name, Lizzie?” Bingley continued. “She’s pretty cute.” “She’s alright,” Lizzie could hear the annoyed shrug in Darcy’s voice. “But I mean as far as Scrippsies go, she’s, like, barely tolerable.” “Wow, that seems unreasonably harsh, even for you,” his friend laughed. Lizzie, suddenly not in the mood to party, found her friend Charlotte and walked back to Scripps. She considered kicking both Darcy and Bingley in the shins as she walked by.

hey ran into Jane walking the other way. “You guys are heading back already?” she asked, not trying to hide the slight disappointment in her voice. “Yeah. Trust me, there’s nothing--and no one--worth sticking around for.” “Okay, well...I told Charlie and Will I’d come back, but-” “Charlie has your number, right? He can text you if he really wants to see you again. And don’t even talk to me about that Will guy. He’s a classic douche.” Jane, Lizzie, and Charlotte walked back to Scripps together to watch Grey’s Anatomy. Charlie Bingley made the rounds and talked to several girls; he thought about Jane the entire time. Will Darcy watched his friend make small talk. At 1am, he walked back to the apartment they were staying in to finish a project, like a good little businessman. All in all, the evening had been tolerable.

Takeaways From This Week, ‘Cause This is Not Just Entertainment: -Love your sisters, stand up for your sisters, take care of your sisters. -If you are “barely tolerable,” it is only because you are too much for those who can’t hang. -Douchebags have feelings, too. -Don’t let the Darcys get you down. (To be continued…)

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10 • Features

LIONS and TIGERS and BEARS,

oh my? 5CS ACCOMMODATE MORE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS Catalina Biesman-Simons ‘18 Staff Writer

s a transfer I was not entirely shocked to discover ESAs (Emotional Support Animals) scampering around the Claremont campuses--I was acquainted with another student’s emotional support hedgehog at the previous college I attended. What did catch my attention, however, was the surprising number of them. For those of us desperately missing pets from home, or just hoping to occasionally enjoy the company of a furry friend without any of the accompanying responsibility, this is a fabulous development. However, I cannot help but wonder at the quantity of students suddenly qualified to have their critters on campus. “Obviously it’s great for the people who actually need them, but I feel like half of those kids just pay a doctor to write that letter,” one Scripps sophomore said. Others raised concerns about students with allergies, but most seemed unperturbed by the latest increase in the 5Cs four-legged population. “I think that people should have animals if they need or want them,” Finn Williams (PZ) said. “I don’t think it’s a problem…as long as people treat [the animals] the way that they should,” said Gina Robertson. “I hate when people just assume I’m gaming the system,” a Scripps student said. “I really appreciate having my dog to come home to, and I have a real certification — not one of those Internet things.” I was intrigued by how one can certify a pet, so I decided to investigate “one of those Internet things.” A little Googling revealed a thriving industry of questionable online doctors willing to certify your pet for a fee of anywhere between $60 and $250. All I had to do was take a personal quiz, and the doctor

would send me my very own letter of certification. What’s more, it would only take two business days! I completed my questionnaire on CertaPet.com in under five minutes, and was informed that my pet and I are good candidates for ESA status. I called their hotline number with a few clarifying questions, just to be thorough. It turns out that even though I do not have my own mental health care provider they can match me with one over the phone. There are

“...most seemed unperturbed by the latest increase in the 5C fourlegged population.”

also no restrictions as to the type of animal eligible to become an ESA. As long as they do not pose a threat to others and do not fall under the category of outlawed exotic creatures, most critters seem to be fair game. The representative was unsure when I asked about the possibility of retaining multiple ESAs. However, he seemed to think it might be possible to certify both my (imaginary) miniature horse Bernie and (also fictional) duck Donald. Satisfied that Bernie and Donald could accompany me anywhere for the right price, I asked about the financial cost of this endeavor. Prices directly correlated to a sliding scale of where I might be allowed to go with my animal companions. A letter describing my rights under the Fair Housing Act would allow my pet to live with me, while a letter also covering my right to fly with Donald as per the Air Carrier Access Act would cost more. Bernie the

miniature horse, however, would not be allowed to fly with me given his large size. Airlines ask that your pet reside in your lap or under your seat, and despite his small stature Bernie just is not a lap pony. Confident that Bernie, Donald and I were on the right path to spending all of our time together, I decided to meet with the Disability Resource Center in Tranquada to find out more. Sadly I have already missed the deadline for housing accommodations this year, but if I arm myself with ESA documentation from CertaPet and fill out two forms provided online about my unique situation I can apply for next year. A committee will review my application and pass judgment over the summer. Ideally, Bernie, Donald and I would like to reside in Toll or New Hall so that we might be close to big lawns for grazing. However, Res Life at Scripps works hard to arrange housing to accommodate both students with pets, and those with allergies or other concerns. Before an animal can move in, the housing team checks with neighbors and roommates to ensure that everyone is okay with the arrangement. Some rooms are set aside as no pet zones. Clark Hall, for example, has a few “ESA Free” spaces for this purpose. “All requests are balanced with the overall need for the safety of the entire Scripps residential community, as well as the need to prevent disruptions to the community potentially caused by the animals,” Charlotte Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Scripps said. “Any student with concerns should contact a member of the Scripps Res Life team.” Although I will not be pursuing ESA status for Bernie and Donald anytime soon, I’m glad to know that this resource is available at the 5Cs. As long as no cat-dog fights break out on the Wood steps, I feel that ESA pets are a friendly addition to our community.

Pictured: a very good dog. Photo courtesy of All Pets Animal Hospital.

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FREE STATE of JONES:

Opinions • 11

“a sermon led by a problematic pastor”

Photo courtesy of Willamette Week.

Ali Bush ‘19 Film Columnist

atthew McConaughey is a military nurse turned rebel deserter in the poverty-ridden Jones County Mississippi in director Gary Ross’s new film, “Free State of Jones” (2016). The reverent, monologuefilled saga centers around a group of runaway slaves, ex-Confederate soldiers and other Southern outcasts, all lead by the heroic, omniscient, Newt Knight (Matthew McConaughey). After being fed up with rich plantation owners’ ability to opt out of fighting in the war, McConaughey deserts his military responsibilities and teams up with a group of runaway slaves to hide out in the swamps of southeastern Mississippi. Their rebel community grows to over 200 exslaves and ex-soldiers, and they eventually ransack plantations, gain control of many countries and declare loyalty to the Union. A subject that still splits Mississippians today, Newt is considered a poor-man’s hero and revolutionary to some, and an anarchist murderer to others. Based on true events, the subject had the potential to be a somewhat riveting and insightful film, but this twoand-a-half-hour sermon is not only problematic, i t ’s j u s t p l a i n boring. The entire film’s plot revolved around the character Newt Knight, played by a grimy McConaughey. Knight is an almostomnipresent hero, always there to give us an insightful tidbit about life or a profound monologue on equality. While this is all admirable and extremely well-intentioned, it

is overwhelming. I mean, he is always there to correct racists’ wrongs, comfort distressed widows and offer wisdom to runaway slaves. Furthermore, the viewer lacks any information about our protagonist’s past, motives or flaws. While the film contains many complex and interesting characters, such as Moses (Mahershala Ali), an escaped slave determined to be reunited with his family, we only connect with these characters through Knight. Other characters seem to not exist unless they are interacting with our heroic white male protagonist. Unfortunately, in this film, and in much of today’s entertainment, black faces and female faces simply cannot emerge from the shadow of strong white male leads. While the movie closely adheres to true, historical facts about Knight, McConaughey’s character is simply another in Hollywood’s long lineage of white male saviors. As a film set in Civil Warera Mississippi, slavery is basically put on the back burner of this film’s focus. It tends to concentrate more on class difference between poor farmers and plantation owners. Furthermore, by setting yet another film in the Antebellum South through the eyes of a white person, Hollywood is again walking a fine line: while making slavery a visible topic in American entertainment is vital to understanding our history and

“in this film...black faces and female faces cannot emerge from the shadow of strong white male leads”

starting to heal the scars slavery inflicted, it seems to me that Hollywood is simply making profit off of slavery. Black characters in this film are clearly secondary to the white characters, and black actors only appear in the film when talking to Knight, as if the only reason for their presence is to prove that Knight isn’t a racist southern man after all. As the second half of the movie attempts to focus on a shift towards African Americans’ voting rights, the plot still all seems to revolve around Knight and proving his trustworthiness as a southern white man. The main character of a movie about slavery and African Americans’ civil rights simply cannot be a white person anymore. After all the seemingly meaningful discussion that occurred after last year’s #OscarsSoWhite movement, I would have thought that director Gary Ross would have taken a clue and created more meaningful roles for black actors in this film, not just token characters. One of the few redeeming qualities I can can offer about the film is its representation of the South. As a native Mississippian, I appreciate that fact that the film doesn’t depict the South as a racist wasteland. As for this film though, it seems the screenplay writers overestimated the emotional capacity it takes for an audience to sit through two and a half hours of pious, slightly-pretentious manslpaining. Lacking the emotional power and skillful acting of “12 Years A Slave” (2013) and the intensity of “Django Unchained” (2012), the whole movie feels like a sermon led by a problematic pastor. So unless you’re into obscure facts about Mississippi history, skip “Free State of Jones.”

“pious, slightlypretentious mansplaining”

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12 • Arts & Entertainment TSV: What are you involved with on campus? KR: On campus, I am a Scholar in Action Coordinator at Laspa Center for Leadership at Scripps and Lab TA for IBC. I am an NSP Team Leader, Secretary of Ekta (5C South Asian Student Association), Claremont Tamasha (Bollywood Dance Company) Board Member, Claremont Colleges Fighting Cancer Publicity Officer, 5C DESI (South Asian Vocal Group) Co-founder and Vocalist, and Pomona Concert Choir singer.

Krithika Rao ‘19

with Layne Wells ‘19, Staff Writer Hometown: Cupertino, CA Major/Minors: Biochemistry (Pre-Med) and Asian American Studies

TSV: What has been your favorite class since coming to Claremont? KR: Health Inequities at PZ. As a pre-med student and an Asian American Studies minor, everything about that class was so relevant. We talked about how sickness and disease are not isolated to individual people, and how social factors like race, class, citizenship status, etc. affect risk factors and access to health care. The best part of the class was the community engagement portion, where we went to Monterey Park every other week to teach immigrants English in preparation for their citizenship exams. That class not only taught me more about the social experience of health, but also truly made me feel like I was making a difference in the community. TSV: Tell us about an experience you had at Scripps this year that was particularly meaningful or transformative for you. KR: Very early in this semester, I broke my ankle while riding a skateboard, which has led to surgery, bed rest and months of using a wheelchair.

While dealing with recovery has been a serious adjustment, it allowed me to take a step back and evaluate my life. I realized that I was overwhelmed and stretched far too thin by all of my extracurricular activities before, and bed rest forced me to take time out for myself and prioritize the activities that mattered to me most. Also, it made me realize how fortunate I am to be surrounded by such a kind, loving and helpful community as Scripps, with friends who would jump through hoops for me to help me feel loved and safe. All in all, I feel blessed. TSV: As a mentor, what advice can you give to new students to get the most out of their first year at Scripps? KR: Don’t be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone and try new things! Let your interests stay fluid and organic – rather than trying to define your major or interests early on, let yourself be open to finding new passions. Attend discussions, talks and club meetings on topics or areas you haven’t learned much about. Take advantage of all of the amazing free resources available to Scripps students, like all of the invited guest speakers, workshops and trainings. You learn and grow the most when you least expect it. TSV: Have you done a “Describe Yourself with Three Fictional Characters” challenge? KR: Liz Lemon from 30 Rock, Flynn Ryder from Tangled, and Donkey from Shrek.

Fall-ing in love Photos by Jessica Padover ‘17 Clockwise from upper-left: Maddie Wilson, Madeline Sy, Jessi Ramos, Anita Shenoi, Erin Matheson, and Mandeep Sandhu

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