November 20, 2015 by The Hill News

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SLU Reacts to Attacks on Paris By FANTA CONDE GUEST WRITER

n the night of Friday, November 13, a series of blasts and gunfire shook the streets of Paris. Nearly 130 Parisian residents and tourists were massacred, according to CNN. International terrorist group ISIS quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. Only hours before on Friday evening, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the western coast of Japan. While no deaths were reported, the island of Ryukyu reportedly suffered damages. The following day, at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, two alleged ISIS suicide bombers struck Beirut, Lebanon. The death toll reached 43, with 239 additional Lebanese wounded. Instagram users worldwide quickly took to social media, utilizing solidarity hashtags such as #PrayforParis (see above graphic). As the news of Paris spread, online support to other devastated regions seemed to wane, resulting in a backlash targeted at western media outlets. Read more coverage on Paris, Beirut, Baghdad, and Syria on Pages 4, 5, and 9. The above data was compiled at press time, 2:00 a.m. on November 19 and is not adjusted for regional online language use.

Terrorist attacks in Paris reminded the Laurentian community that while traveling abroad we should be aware of our surrounding and of the constant risk, says Associate Dean of International and Intercultural Studies Karl Schonberg. Yet he reminds that St. Lawrence has a fantastic tradition of study abroad in the French city Rouen, just 80 miles northwest from Paris, which is actually one of our oldest study abroad programs. “We have had generations of student going there to learn a lot about the French culture and the global Francophone world. I don’t think violence is the reason to stop doing that,” says Schonberg. At the same time, Schonberg points out that we have to take the current threat seriously. “You have to think realistically about what the risks are, and we tell students that during our orientation process. We talk to CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Hashtag for Paris: Social Media in the Wake of Massacre By BOBBY BAIRD STAFF WRITER Social media played a pivotal role transmitting information during and after the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. Concerned family, friends, and relatives turned to Facebook and Twitter to check in on the wellbeing of their loved ones. The web is now flooded with images of the attacks, and shows of support for France. “When I logged into Facebook I found my message box full with people wanting to check in on me, even people who I hadn’t talked to since high school,” says James Chily, a St. Lawrence exchange student in the France program. James used social media to check in on his host brother who was working in Paris during the attacks. “It was a huge relief to find out he was safe. He was just baking a cake with his girl-

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friend,” says Chily. Assistant Professor Eloise Brezault currently directs the France program in Rouen, 80 miles northwest of Paris. When she woke up to the news of the attacks, she immediately sent texts, and Facebook messages to all of the students in the program. “It was very helpful to immediately see that everyone involved in the program was safe,” says Brezault. Social media provided a sigh of relief to those who were worried about the whereabouts of friends and family in the city. Facebook released ‘Safety Check’, a feature which allowed people to identify themselves and others as safe. Twitter released the hashtag #PorteOuverte to identify safe havens for people fleeing the attacks to go and rest. “It was a useful tool, but I wish it had been made available to other

crises around the world. Where was safety check during the earthquakes in Japan? Or during the attacks in Lebanon?” says Amy Feiereisel ‘15, a St. Lawrence graduate and a former The Hill News editor living in Paris. Feiereisel agrees that the Facebook features were useful, but felt that people around the world who face terror on a daily basis are marginalized because of a lack of access to this technology. Facebook helped people check whether their loved ones were safe, and Twitter helped people in shock find safe havens in a sea of chaos. The content of these websites has changed since the attacks. Anyone scrolling through their newsfeed will find photos or armed police patrolling the streets, videos of the attacks, and text from people expressing both sadness and rage. “The images, and videos are overwhelming for many of those

who experienced the attacks, it’s hard to find a thoughtful analysis of what actually happened,” added Brezault. She had been relying more on sources like The New York Times and Le Monde for a better interpretation of what really happened in Paris. “It’s hard to avoid the sting of what happened when you’re constantly being bombarded. It’s so much more horrifying that I ever could’ve imagined,” noted Hannah Gauthier, a St. Lawrence student in France. Gauthier also spoke of the controversy surrounding Facebook profile picture filters, allowing people to superpose a French national flag over their profile photos in the sign of sympathy. She points out that only showing one flag marginalizes people effected in other countries. Gauthier noted that it is important to support not only people of

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Paris, but also the Muslim community that will face potential backlash from these attacks. Hate is already spreading across the web, including an image of an atomic explosion with text claiming: “Japan has been at peace with the U.S. since August 9th, 1945. It’s time we made peace with the Muslim world.” It is hard to even put into words how out of touch this sick fear-mongering mentality is. All hope is not lost, the web offers a forum where an educated conversation can be held about religious prejudice. “This conversation is happening on social media, and it’s going to help us realize the majority of Muslims are not extremists,” says Chily. Social media is already lighting up with the hashtag #NotInMyName which is being used by Muslim people who are condemning the Paris terrorist attacks. Read Online: http://www.the hillnews.org Tweet At Us: @hillnews Or Facebook! facebook.com/ the-hill-news

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Dangers of Drone Use By GAVIN DAVIS STAFF WRITER Armed drones are pilotless aircrafts equipped with air-to-ground missiles. They can hover over their target for hours before striking suddenly. Pilots steer them and fire missiles using remote control, sitting in front of video monitors. During a C.I.A. mission over Pakistan, a pilot could be as far away as Nevada. The ultimate purpose of drone strikes is to kill terror suspects who pose a threat to the United States’ national security. However, President Obama acknowledges that drones have also killed civilians. Yet Obama will continue to use drone strikes as his Administration’s primary form of counter-terror. While drone strikes have been somewhat effective in taking out terrorist threats, their negative ethical implications far outweigh their benefits. Drone warfare is extremely detrimental for drone pilots. Because drone pilots are thousands of miles removed from their targets, the process is desensitizing. A drone pilot could be asked to fly surveillance in one country in the morning and bomb another in the afternoon. The act of hitting the kill button can have very real psychological costs that are often taken lightly by the Air Force. In addition to causing mental harm to pilots in the United States, drones kill far more civilians than legitimate terrorist suspects. Pakistan has absorbed some four hundred drone strikes since 2004, more than any other country. However, only a mere two percent of those who die from United States drone strikes are highlevel terror suspects. As for the other ninety-eight percent,

the Obama Administration has made it extremely hard to determine who is a civilian and who is not. The Administration classifies every male from ages eighteen to sixty as a terrorist, regardless of evidence. Furthermore, many drone strikes kill women and children. The United States Government has even deliberately and unintentionally targeted wedding celebrations. The most devastating aspect of these drones is an implemented technique known as “double tapping.” This is when a drone bombs a target, waits a few moments, and then circles back to kill the first responders as they rush to help the victims. The “guilty until proven innocent” culture that the United States has forced onto Pakistan and other countries in the Middle East needs to come to an end. Drone strikes evidently make the United States less safe. When a drone strike hits a wedding and kills innocent civilians, it creates a culture of fear and hatred toward America. Drone strikes in the Middle East are causing more people than usual to hate America and join radical militant groups. In order for the tragic implications of drone strikes to be mitigated, drone warfare needs to be reformed. There needs to be specific protocol that outlines when it is absolutely necessary to use a drone strike. Civilians should not have to live in fear because the United States Air Force got a hunch wrong. Also, Congress needs to improve its oversight of drone strikes and make sure they are being used ethically. In short, the unethical and ineffectiveness of drone strikes need to be considered more widely because, as of right now, they are doing far more harm than good.

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“Got Milk” advertisement demonstrates the prevalence of sexism in advertising.

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Destructive Nature of Sexism in Advertising By GRACE WETZEL STAFF WRITER We are bombarded with images shown to us by the advertising industry, an average of over 3,000 ads per day. It's all too easy to say that we are unaffected and that we don't pay attention to advertisements, but only eight percent of what we see is actually processed by our conscious brain. The rest is held and reworked in our brain's deep recesses. Advertising is a very powerful force, and it is important to analyze the messages that the media is sending us and how these messages may be shaping our beliefs. Although not always present, there are many sexist themes prevalent in advertising. Through both subtle and overt strategies, the advertising industry promotes a sexist society through female objectification that has various consequences. The advertising industry shapes how we feel about ourselves through a concept of normalcy. When we see advertisements, they tell us what we should be, what we should want and how we should feel. Unfortunately, this influential environment is not used to promote a healthy image of women. The focus on females in advertising is generally on appearance. Appearance is seen over and over again as the most important piece of female identity. Women considered attractive are used to sell everything from food to clothes to cars. Unfortunately, the attractive women in these advertisements are usually objectified through techniques like body fragmentation, where a woman is reduced

to just one sexualized part of her body, direct objectification, where her body is turned into an actual object such as a beer bottle, or her body is exposed through revealing clothing and panned over in a sexual way. All of this focus on female appearance can't help but have consequences on how we view women in other aspects of society. First of all, high expectations are created from the unrealistic portrayals of women in advertising. Images are so photoshopped that you can sometimes be looking at three different women together in one image. Impossible proportions are created, all flaws are removed, and the image is so distorted that it may not even resemble the original model. All of this can lead to unrealistic expectations for women and men of what a partner should look like. This in turn can lead to self-confidence issues that results in mental illness, especially for women. Depression, eating disorders, and low self-esteem are three of the most common mental health problems for women, and this is only encouraged by the limited view of beauty expressed in the media. The objectification of women in advertising can ultimately lead to a consequence of violence. "Turning a human being into a thing is almost always the first step toward justifying violence against that person," states Jean Kilbourne, creator of the documentary series Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women. When women lose their identity in advertisements and become sexualized objects, the perception of women in general as people with feelings, emotions,

and dreams is lessened, and a rape culture is created. Often times, direct violence is even portrayed in advertisements. There is an ad for the Ford car company, in which a spacious trunk is illustrated through a man that has three women tied up in the back of his car. Other fashion ads show men stepping on or choking women. These kinds of portrayals eroticize violence and create desensitization about the important and persistent issue of violence against women. In these ways, the media forcefeeds us unhealthy images. Men are definitely eroticized in advertisements too, and sometimes an advertisement's focus is solely on a male's unrealistic appearance, which is an issue that should not be overlooked. However, the difference between the two is the implication. The difference is what these images are telling our society. For men, appearance is not their only valued trait. Also, when sexualized, men are shown in a position of power, as compared to women, who are sexualized to appear weaker and more vulnerable. The majority of men don't live in a world where they are likely to be beaten, catcalled, harassed, or sexually assaulted, whereas women do. This is the consequence of a sexist society encouraged by our media system. The best way to combat this deeply ingrained system is simply to become educated and aware of the gendered norms that advertisements are promoting and the messages that they are sending. When viewing an advertisement, critically evaluating it can shine a new light on the messages that we see every day and take for granted.

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SLU Students Respond to Mizzou Tensions Would You Kick Out President Fox? By TRAVIS HAMRE STAFF WRITER We all know our very gregarious, friendly President Fox. He is filled with nothing but passion and love for this University, which is what makes him the President we all admire. Recently, University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned after significant pressure from the student body over his lackluster response to campus racial issues. Ithaca’s student body has followed Missouri’s example by protesting for their president, Tom Ronchon, to step down. The resignation of Tim Wolfe was necessary to bring the very real racial issues in this country to the national forefront, but the movement needs to transition from a reactive, confrontational stage to a proactive, collaborative stage. There are legitimate diversity and racial concerns here at St. Lawrence. There could easily be a future situation where a buildup of racial insensitivities by white St. Lawrence community members causes enough outrage for certain students to model Missouri and call for President Fox’s resignation. Would you direct the blame at our friendly, goodintentioned President if racial problems got worse? I certainly would not ask for President Fox to resign. President Fox is not a racist, and Tim Wolfe and Tom Ronchon are not either. Every president wants students to have a safe and great education at their university. What is not guaranteed is that each president has an understanding of the fundamental differences of the lives of whites versus non-whites based on a system of white privilege. Currently, the movements at Missouri and Ithaca are reactive attempts to remove the white institutional leaders who appear to purposely let the system of their privilege go on. Racial minorities are angry and rightfully so. They are out to win their fundamental rights and complete human dignity in a powerfully confrontational way. However, continuing to pressure leaders who cannot see the racial problems and differences of their constituents is only a topically effective solution to a deeprooted problem. Tim Wolfe’s resignation speech actually makes a powerful suggestion on how to solve the problem through collaboration: “Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation. We have to respect each other enough to stop

yelling at each other and start listening, and quit intimidating each other.” Although it seems only fair that white people should repent for being involved in an oppressive system by taking complete responsibility to alleviate the country from its racial problems, white privilege makes it impossible for whites to address a problem that most of them cannot see. Whites do not see their privilege. What non-whites need to understand is that the vast majority of white people are good people but live under the false color-blind assumption that everyone’s experiences are based on the same raceneutral circumstances. A white person not understanding their privilege does not make them a racist, just unaware. To solve the problem of eroding inherited racial privilege, both sides are going to have to make an effort to meet half-way to educate each other on everyone’s differing viewpoints and experiences with race. White people need to be aware that there are fundamental differences in experiences based on race. Listening and understanding in an open, empathetic way will be the vital first steps for whites to be aware of their privilege and how to be a more racially aware community member. In addition, nonwhites will need to be careful in their rhetoric toward white people. It seems unfair for nonwhites to have to be careful with their rhetoric after certain white people have been anything but careful or sensitive. The problem will continue to be at an impasse if whites never get the chance to have conversations and listen. Whites will never reach out or change if they feel attacked or guilted. Calling good-natured, unaware white people “racist” only makes the problem worse because whites are more likely to discredit their privilege if they are being called something that is most likely simply not true. Fighting inflammatory and oppressive rhetoric with more inflammatory rhetoric will not solve any problems. If President Fox started to let certain institutional racial insensitivities go unpunished, the student body should collaborate with him and their own peers to educate everybody on the next steps to make the campus a more inclusive and safe place for all groups, rather than calling him a racist and discrediting his ability to lead. Progress and healing will only happen working together, not against each other.

#ConcernedStudents1950

By QUEVAUGHN CARUTH STAFF WRITER Campuses around the nation are starting to protest and speak out against racism on college campuses. While some believe that these protests are unnecessary and distracting, there are those who believe that these protests are the only way their voices could be heard. These nonviolent protests date back to frustrations from last fall semester when there was delayed outcry on the University of Missouri campus concerning the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Most people did not hear of this incident until the football team decided to boycott playing another game, the decision that forced Wolfe, the University President, to resign. According to a timeline organized by NBC News, these recent events can be traced back to early September. The head of the Missouri Student’s Association, Payton Head, claims he was walking through campus when men in the back of a pickup truck called him the N-word. This sparked complaints to campus police from Head and his friends. A few days then passed, the school paper picked up the story, but no response from administration. On September 16th, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin posted on Twitter, “Hate has no place on the Mizzou campus., followed by a link to a public statement that states that he has "heard from far too many of you who have experienced incidents of bias and discrimination on and off campus." On October 5th, a black student government group on campus complained of a white, drunk male interrupting their session and using the N-word. Three days later, Chancellor Loftin announced mandatory online diversity training. In an effort to make a statement, a group of students referred to themselves as Concerned Student 1950 (named for the year black students were first admitted to the University of Missouri) and protested the school homecoming parade, blocking a red convertible in which President Wolfe was the passenger. In the video, the students stood in solidarity in front of the car in order to finish their heartfelt speeches. The President did not get out of his car and acknowledge the students; instead they were treated as if they were traffic. This is what essentially led to the call for his resignation. The group demanded an apology after this incident on October 21st, and three days later, a swastika drawn in feces was found on a bathroom wall in a dorm. Three days after this horrific incident, President Wolfe decided to meet with the group of concerned students. While it is not clear to me what the demands of the students were, he did not appease them. After multiple nonviolent protests were carried out by different groups of students on campus, black

University of Missouri football players released a statement on Nov. 7th threatening to boycott the season until Wolfe "resigns or is removed due to his negligence toward marginalized students' experiences." In a press conference following the incident, he stated that he “takes full responsibility” and “hoped it would help the University heal.” While there are those who stand in solidarity, there are those who stand in opposition of these protests as well. These individuals believe that the University president was a good man that did not deserve to lose his job. However, these sentiments tend to undermine the efforts made by the concerned students. Missouri Lieutenant Governor Kinder blames the left and calls Missouri's protests “appalling.” Kinder states how many conservatives have “allowed this to happen” by “averting our gaze as tenured radicals have taken over the university.” He added, “we could not avert our gaze from the appalling events at the University of Missouri in the last week”. The reactions to recent events hint that black students’ concerns (as they pertain to their college experience) are delusional and unnecessary. Social media and news outlets continue to act as catalysts by sparking protests and campaigns at universities across the nation. In response, faculties at these universities are starting to recognize their own faults as students start to voice their opinions. For example, the Dean of Students at Claremont McKenna College in California resigned after reports that students conducted hunger strikes to bring attention to the black students that have received a lack of support. Students at Ithaca, Plattsburgh, Yale, Vanderbilt, and many others such as our own had mainly black students and allies showing respect for Missouri students by pledging solidarity. Students achieved this by wearing all black on Thursday, Nov. 12 or marching and protesting on their campuses. So how does this relate to us? According to Forbes, three percent of St. Lawrence’s student body is black while 80 percent are white.

Our campus is not exempt from this phenomenon and we should be proactive as a community to combat it. Some students here at SLU have decided to participate in this social movement because they either relate to this systemic problem or respect Missouri students’s concerns. The black students on this campus are indeed a minority, and it is very possible that some have experienced some sort of exclusion or discrimination by their peers. Whether the racism is overt or discrete, it still lingers in 2015 and we need to support our fellow black students during times of national unrest. In an interview about her support for #Mizzou, sophomore Global Studies/French major Rian Falcon introduced a new group on campus. She states, “Carefree Black Girls was founded to give the black women at SLU a safe space on campus where we could talk about, and find solutions to our unique experiences on a predominantly white campus. For our first event, we have decided to host a photo campaign to express our solidarity with Mizzou. To continue the campaign, we hope to host a panel when we return from break. We hope to include insightful faculty, staff, and students on campus. On Thursday November 12th, a group of students wore all black to express our solidarity with Mizzou. This day, I felt unity and power with my fellow people of color and was heartened to see that so many students welcome change.” Personally I have never been a fan of racism or anything that resembles it. I cannot say that there are striking examples of racism here at SLU, but what I will say is that every semester since I've been here I have been discretely reminded that race still creates barriers amongst people that we see on a day-to-day basis. In the end, we are all students that study here, we are all here to learn, and we all have goals. Humans want to be accepted, respected and we want to move forward. Let's break bad habits and realize our generation is a different group of people.

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Rian Falcon ‘18, founder of Care Free Black Girls, stands in solidarity with the affected University students from California to New York.

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Security Blotter Nov. 11 1:49 PM Kitchen in Dean Eaton was reported to be trashed. Nov. 11 8:16 PM Verbal argument between two students at 62 Park St. Subjects were separated and departed area. Nov. 12 10:45 PM Subject observed on security breaking the arm of the mechanical gate to the inner-campus near Facilities. Nov. 12 11:57 PM Fire safety violation reported in Huellet, due to a sensor that was covered with a hat. Nov. 13 8:20 AM Stolen bike reported from in front of Hepburn Hall. Nov. 13 5:35 PM Student reported damaged bike at Sykes Nov. 13 6:35 PM Report of spectator in need of EMS at Appleton Arena after being struck with puck. Sign off. Nov. 13 8:17 PM Two candles found in Hulett, residents issued a fire safety violation Nov. 13 10:26 PM Alcohol policy violation at 53 Park St. (Kappa Delta Sigma) Nov. 14 9:07PM Alcohol policy violation Rebert Hall was discovered after loud music was heard. Nov. 14 10:33 PM Report of an individual with a face laceration in Lee Hall due to striking a rock while intoxicated. Transported to CPH Nov. 14 11:11 PM Intoxicated student in Jencks Hall. Transported to CPH Nov. 14 11:54 PM Intoxicated student in Whitman Hall. Transported to CPH Nov. 15 1:23 AM Report of an intoxicated student in stairwell Sykes Hall. Sign off Nov. 15 12:15 AM Intoxicated student in Lee. Transported to CPH Nov. 15 2:36 AM Two subjects observed throwing items at windows near Kirk Douglas Hall. Apprehended by Security. Nov. 15 2:00 AM Vandalism to 4 exit signs in Sykes Nov. 15 12:10 AM Intoxicated individual in Lee Hall. Transported to CPH Nov. 15 3:20 PM Individual with chest pain at Kirk Douglas Hall. Transported to CPH by student driver Nov. 15 10:46 PM Fire alarm activated due to burnt popcorn Nov. 16 10:51 AM Fire alarm activated in 53 Park St. (Kappa Delta Sigma) due to burnt food Nov. 17 2:54 PM Report of a larceny in Rebert Hall Nov. 17 9:02 PM Report of injured student in Newell. Transported to CPH by student driver Nov. 18 4:30 AM Ill student in Whitman Hall. Transported to CPH by student driver SEMESTER RUNNING TALLIES: Bike Thefts: 18 | DWIs: 1 Open Containers: 8 | Alcohol-Related Transports: 31

What is Thelmo up to?

Wednesday, November 18 Office Hours: President Ryan Orvis— Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Vice President of Senate Affairs R. Christopher Di Mezzo—Monday and Tuesday, 8-10 p.m. NEW BUSINESS: – Mixed Martial Arts Club granted $200 for shield, mitts, gloves, wraps, and headgear – Two constitutional amendments were passed: + Created a Diversity Chair + Eliminated the Public Relations Chair, responsibilities of PR Chair given to the Secretary OLD BUSINESS: – $7,130 granted for students to attend the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) annual conference in Portland, Oregon.

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Coming home to a pantry of Homegrown SLU talent brings Java down for Open Mic Night fave snacks. Thanks, Mom!

Skipping class on Friday to hit Reaching for the Java snacks the road early and getting a handful of carrots Essay due at 11:59 PM on Friday night. What fresh hell is this?!

Thirsty Java band members trolling for SLU girls

Shutting out Clarkson 3-0 and shutting up the pep band

Smuggling in boze in your bra..in a zip-loc bag... Showing up at 7 and expecting a seat #rookiemistake

Democrats Debate in Des Moines By ANDREW WATSON STAFF WRITER

The second Democratic Primary Debate took place this past Saturday November 14th, just one day after deadly terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris collectively killed close 200 people. Despite security concerns, the debate went ahead as planned with Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley as the three remaining Democratic candidates. Unlike the first debate, where Clinton dominated and only strengthened her lead in the polls, the second debate was murkier. A a CBS post-debate poll showed Clinton winning the debate with 51% of the vote, compared to Sanders 28%, with O’Malley at just 7%. However the U.S. Media seemed less sure of Clinton’s success due to multiple gaffes on domestic and financial policy. The media could agree on only one thing; moderator John Dickerson, anchor of CBS’ “Face the Nation”, had the strongest showing of any debate moderator so far. The debate was dominated by questions centered on the threat of Daesh (ISIS) and terrorism as a whole. Sanders was weakest in this area of foreign policy. He did not have a response to how he would handle the Paris attacks other than his condolences for the victims. According to the Washington Post, this was a missed chance for Sanders to impress viewers on his foreign policy credentials. According to Politico, O’Malley also suffered from the foreign policy focus in the debate. Moderator John Dickerson asked O’Malley, “is the world too dangerous for a governor with no foreign policy experience?” O’Malley struggled in

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Sanders, Clinton, and O’Malley met in Iowa to debate last Saturday.

answering. Clinton had the strongest showing on foreign policy questions; a CBS post-debate poll showed that 60% of Democrats and independents watching the debate felt she would do the best job on foreign policy. Clinton’s strength is unsurprising considering her past experience as U.S. Secretary of State. Republican candidates on Twitter, and some other media outlets, blasted Clinton and her fellow candidates for not using the term “Radical Islam” to describe the Paris attacks. Domestically, as was the case in the first debate, Sanders had the strongest showing. As stated by the Washington Post, Sanders rhetoric and policy plans for ending crony capitalism and fixing income inequality earned high marks from the audience and viewers. It was on these issues that Hillary Clinton made her biggest mistake of the night. She may have been the clearcut winner of the debate, if not for making a connection between the tragedy of 9/11 and the influx of donations that her campaign received from large financial corporations. Clinton stated that she helped Manhattan and Wall Street rebuild after the 9/11 attacks and

that was why they gave her large financial donations to support her campaign. The answer sounded out of touch, callous and simply unbelievable to many viewers, especially on social media. Clinton defended these remarks during and after the debate, fending off accusations that she used 9/11 victims as a tool to defend her donations. Sanders chose not too hit back particularly hard, instead stating that regardless of what she did in New York as a Senator, the banks are too big now and must be broken up. Although Clinton polled well after the debate, her remarks on 9/11 may come back to haunt her in later debates or in the general election, if she secures the nomination. Instead choosing her as the clear winner, the media picked another victor; moderator John Dickerson. NPR’s Ron Elving said Dickerson “had a fair minded but bracing question for each candidate,” while the Washington Post listed him as one of the major winners in the debate. The next debate takes place Saturday December 19th. It will be interesting to see who is still on the stage, with Sanders and Clinton polling ahead of O’Malley by double digits.

Canton Fire Ravishes Apartment By ELLE LUCAS MANAGING EDITOR On the morning of Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 1:05 AM over 70 firefighters from eleven local fire departments battled blazes at 17 Pine St. The flames were detected by a neighbor at 12:30 a.m. but had already begun to consume the multi-level apartment. According to a report from North Country Now, Robert Crowe of the Canton Fire Department said that “the fire extended rapidly from the first

floor to the attic, causing significant roof damage and eventually leading to the collapse of the roof into the second floor.” Crowe added that three fire hydrants were in operation along with two units of aerial apparatus. The fire burned for over six hours and the Canton Fire Department was back in service at 6:37 a.m. Many SLU students witnessed the fire, and several rumors began to circulate regarding the location of the incident. The Java theme house on University Ave. was speculated

as a possible site, until Tom Mathiasen ‘16 heard fire sirens coming from the direction of downtown Canton around 3 a.m. Countless Snapchat stories depicted smoke pouring out of windows and bright orange flames roaring against a black sky. There were no injuries reported at the under-construction zone of the apartment and the blaze is currently being examined by the St. Lawrence County Fire Investigation Team. The blazes could be seen from the SLU campus.

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Sarah Delany ’17 Hometown: Clayton, NY (Abroad in Rouen, France) “I actually flew out of Paris a few hours before the attack for a weekend trip to Switzerland. I didn’t know about the attacks until Saturday morning when I had wifi. This is France’s equivalent to 9/11, however, we are all safe in Rouen.”

Paul Barrett ’16 Hometown: Rochester, NY “Having visited Paris briefly during my time spent abroad, my heart goes out to Parisians and the SLU students that were in Paris at the time. This tragedy shows us that the Islamic State terrorist group is an organized entity capable of expanding its influence westward.”

Yoshifumi Kobayashi ’17 Hometown: Osaka, Japan “It reminded me of the huge tsunami that hit northern Japan 5 years ago. What’s scary about this tragedy in Paris is that it was people who attacked, which let the victims have the enemy to revenge on. I am scared of what could happen next.”

Hayley Humiston ’16 Hometown: Lake George, NY (Abroad in Rouen, France) “At first, I couldn’t wrap my head around what was going on, especially since my mom, aunt and I had just been in Paris two days prior and they would have to return to Paris to fly back to the US the following Sunday. This honestly made it so much more personal and real for me.”

Judith DeGroat Associate Professor of History “I lived in Paris for more than a year and return often for research. France is a second home to me. When I saw the news, the echo of violence around the world became an inseparable part of the horror and grief. I began to wonder: how do the souls of people who live through such violence every day survive?”

Natalia Singer Professor of English “I have been to France 12 times, and I was the accompanying faculty member on the Global Francophone Cultures program twice, in 2010 and 2011. I have spent time in the neighborhood where many of the fatalities took place. I know those streets. As I tried to process the horrific events of Friday night, I worry that people will close their hearts to the refugees from Syria who are seeking asylum and are running for their lives, running from the prospect of becoming victims of deadly attacks like the ones that shook Paris.”

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Haley DeParde ’17 Hometown: Minneapolis, MN (Abroad in Prague) “On my way home in the metro, I saw a women with a small pin of the Eiffel Tower in her hat and I almost started to cry. It was such a small thing but symbolized so much strength and perseverance to me; it was a resistance to living in fear and a symbol of love to Paris.”

Avery Twist ’16 Hometown: Potsdam, NY “I immediately remembered landing in Paris for my second semester during the Charlie Hebdo shooting, and awaking from my jet lag slumber in order to protest the attacks on the streets of Rouen that same night. I know all of France is now showing that same defiant resolve I got to witness last year.”

Paige Friedlander ’16 Hometown: Oyster Bay, NY “It is hard to imagine that a place with a bridge full of locks holding people’s love together could be targeted by a terrorist group to only gain the grief of a nation and the world.”

Emily Smith ’17 Hometown: Scituate, MA (Abroad in London) “My friend who is studying in Paris messaged me saying, ‘They’re shooting people execution style. Sixty people are dead so far.’ I remember hearing fireworks down the street the next evening and reassuring myself that that’s what they were– fireworks–and not AK-47s.”

Anna Pond ’15 Hometown: Burlington, VT (Alumna living in Le Havre, France teaching English) “For me, the most powerful thing has been the French’s determination to continue life as usual and to show that they aren’t going to be beaten by anyone threatening their country or their culture.” Tim Wheeler ’15 Hometown: West Hartford, CT (Alumnus living in Paris teaching English; was 1 mile away from the attacks) “I received a text from a friend who I was supposed to be meeting at a bar in the 11th arrondissement that said, ‘Hey, go home. It’s not safe out. I’m not sure if you’ve heard but there are shootings all over Paris. Go home.’ It was all that was on TV for the rest of the night.”

TERROR IN PARIS NOVEMBER 13, 2015 Interviews conducted by REBECCA DOSER, EMERY YOUNGER, SYDNEY FALLONE

PHOTO COURTESY OF ELLE LUCAS

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

If You Don’t Post a Photo, Did You Really Make It? By MAGGIE ROBERTS GUEST WRITER

Pictured is the tampon dispenser in the 1st floor Student Center bathroom with a note that it will be removed in the coming weeks.

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So Long, Farewell,Tampons By CAT BENNETT GUEST WRITER Reader, do me a favor. Before continuing, name in your head some basic necessities. Food is the first thing that comes to mind, right? Water. Shelter. Clothes are optional. Healthcare. Still searching? Wait! What about feminine hygiene products? Feminine hygiene products, ranging from cloth pads to tampons to diva cups, are a reality for every woman in the United States, though access may be different in other countries and other cultures. It remains a fact, however, that cisgender females have been ovulating and menstruating since we became multicellular, and women have been finding creative ways to handle their bodies for generations. According to Menstrual Cup.co, ancient Egyptians used softened papyrus as tampons, ancient Romans used wool, and other females used paper, moss and animal skins. The first “sanitary pads” went on sale in 1896, but it wasn’t until the mid-1920s and the advent of closed-crotched underwear that we started to move towards our Americanized versions of moss pads. Nowadays, women’s lives seem more hectic and demanding than ever, and society expects us to work whether we are doubled over from cramps or not. It makes sense, then, that most organizations – St Lawrence included – have tampon and pad dispensers installed in their bathrooms in case of emergency. This trend, however, seems to be changing on campus. Approximately three weeks ago, pink signs began appearing on every dispenser saying, “Attention: This machine is no longer in service

and will be removed in the near future. Feminine hygiene products are available for purchase at the Bookstore.” I contacted Facilities and the department for Environmental Health and Safety and have not yet received an answer. Therefore, I am not quite sure why these ‘machines’ are being removed. While an answer would be greatly appreciated, it may be beside the point. As a woman, I am willing to make the radical claim that it is necessary to have access to a product that prevents blood and the lining of one’s uterus from pouring down one’s leg. Curious to understand a broader spectrum of opinions, I performed an informal survey asking cisgender women whether or not they had ever used the dispensers, if they knew of their imminent removal, and what their thoughts were on the matter. The responses were varied, but 13 of 17 women concluded that while not all those questioned had relied on the dispensers (citing hormonal birth control, a lack of quarters, and personal preparation), they should not, in any way, be taken out. Women surveyed said things like: “I personally have never used them, but I would be concerned for someone who did suddenly need to and couldn’t,” and “The signs say you can buy tampons at the bookstore, but the point of having them in the bathroom is for when you need one while you are [there]. Are we expected to stuff toilet paper in our pants and go to the bookstore?” Many women cited the fact that the dispensers are often empty and that friends can usually provide supplies. One responder said, “…so few people do actually use them…I would be concerned if students felt they were having

an important resource taken away, but I am unsure if anyone actually feels this way.” I wanted to know, however, how legitimate the claim that one could purchase pads at the Bookstore was, and a quick trip there resulted in my staring at a shelf of four tampon boxes and four packages of mini-pantiliners. It is true that at other times heavier pads have been available, but for a campus of at least one thousand (guesstimating here) menstruating individuals, the store seemed about as well-stocked as the dispensers. Which is, of course, the main point of this article: why are products that are vital to female functioning not readily available to those in need? New York State is not alone in taxing tampons and diva cups; the Department of Taxation and Finance states: “Feminine hygiene products are generally used to control a normal bodily function and to maintain personal cleanliness. Sales of these products are, therefore, generally subject to sales tax.” Bathrooms with dispensers are often no help anyway because St Lawrence rarely fills them, and perhaps this is due to the lack of demand. As one survey taker so aptly put it, however, “Low use for an emergency item is not grounds for removing it. Imagine if they took out all the AEDs because no one had a heart attack for 10 years, or all the fire extinguishers because the building had never burned down. What is wrong with them being there now? If they were used so infrequently, why would it be trouble to fill them up once in a while? I cannot see how having them in the bathrooms is detrimental, except maybe that they’re ugly. But you know what’s even uglier? Free bleeding.”

In today’s world the next best thing from a painting, is food! Who knew that art could be edible? Across the board, students have become more fascinated with food and are not only eating the food, but also displaying it like a work of art. “I think that people are drawn into capturing their food in an attractive, mouth-watering fashion through photography in order to grasp people’s attention specifically over social media. I believe that the creativity behind food has truly come to the forefront of our minds,” said Rebecca Doser ‘16, founder of Food Blog “Breakfastwithbex.” Food and art now go hand-inhand on college campuses. In past years, it was not possible to share and post your food creations on the Internet. There was no way to get a new recipe or review a meal, but now it is literally at our fingertips. “It is easy to find recipes, try them out and review them. I didn’t have that. I had oldfashioned cookbooks. But now, it is amazing what you can find online these days. Social media has taken over the food world,” said Chef Russo, current culinary arts teacher at Wilton High School and former professor at Norwalk Community College. Not only can you find recipes and reviews online, but it is also common to see people, more specifically, young adults posting

what they had for lunch that day. “Food can totally be trendy too, so it is exciting to try and make new things and indulge in food fads,” said Maddie Cleworth. Cleworth, an active member of St. Lawrence University’s club, Spoon University, believes creating food can be not only recreational, but therapeutic as well. “It is therapeutic in a way. I like food, I like being creative, and I like to see what the final outcome looks like, and more importantly, tastes like,” Cleworth said. Is that another reason why students are obsessed with food? Not only is it fun for them, but it is a stress reliever too. Are there ways businesses can use their knowledge of students’ obsessions of food and their products to benefit themselves? The Potsdam Bagelry store manager, Jonathan Puglia, said the restaurant definitely utilizes social media to bring in their targeted customers. “Our targeted customer are students like yourself. We want to attract them to our store, so we use photos and social media to advertise. How can you not be attracted to our sandwiches when you see them online? I feel like students look at food all the time on social media, so why not hop on the bandwagon,” said Puglia. It is obvious that students are obsessed with food. Whether they think it is art, recreation, or a form of therapy, food is always on students’ minds. But let’s be honest… if you don’t post a photo of your food, did you really make it?

REI #OptOutside By AMANDA BROOKS PHOTO EDITOR What would you do if you were paid to skip classes and work tomorrow to do something fun for the day? The popular outdoor equipment store, REI, is doing just that for their employees on Black Friday this year, and they are not going quietly. A whole ad campaign has been developed around the idea to not only get REI employees out of the aisles and into the wilderness on Black Friday, but customers and any other consumer around the world as well. Use the hashtag #optoutside and you could get your outdoors-y photo featured on their website: over 890,000 people already have. The “Opt Outside” website even features an interactive map full with places all over the country to inspire Black Friday day trips. While there are no North Country locations on the map (come on, REI!), the site suggests a variety of activities including biking loops just outside big cities, hiking trails to scenic overlooks, and even backcountry skiing.

While many businesses use social media and advertising to get into their customers’ (and potential customers’) heads and promote mindless consumerism, REI seems to be using its interweb power for good, not evil. In a short video, CEO Jerry Stritzke urges viewers to get outside on Black Friday because “a life lived outside is a life well-lived”. And while it may just be really good advertising to get customers to come in after the turkey (or butternut squash)-filled holiday weekend, REI’s campaign does get you to think. A morning hike up Azure Mountain or cycling around Lake Placid both sound like better ways to spend the rest of the holiday with your family rather than pushing and shoving in the aisles of Target. Instead of buying hundreds of dollars’ worth of fancy electronics and marked-down clothing this Black Friday, let’s follow REI’s lead and take a step outdoors. You’ll save money, see some awesome views, and even start working off all of that pumpkin pie. So, where will you go to #optoutside?

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CATHOLIC HARBOR OF FAITH AND MORALS

St. Lawrence burns on the gridiron.

Saint Lawrence: The Man,The Myth, The Martyr By EMMA HENNESSEY STAFF WRITER

We’ve all said the words “St. Lawrence” hundreds of times and associate it with so many personal memories, that it is easy to forget the “Saint” part of our university’s name. Sure, we may have mastered the art of using the “Here We Go Saints” geotag on Snapchat, or shouting the words raucously at a hockey game, but it sometimes seems that the word has lost its original meaning and has adopted one completely our own. It is less about the word, and more about the place. Really, it is easy to fall into a whole semantic, postmodern spiral about the thing. Before one has a complete existential freak-out, there is actually a wonderful history about the figure of St. Lawrence waiting to be uncovered, to help the student body understand both this school’s and this entire region’s name. So, who is St. Lawrence, and why will he forever live on in all of our resumes and Linkedin profiles? Who was this person we mention every day, and why don’t many of us actually know? To begin- for some of the less religiously inclined- as a saint, St. Lawrence is a person formally that the Catholic Church formally canonized for his acts of holiness. He is thought to have been a deacon of Rome around 257 AD, or one

of the seven people designated to handle church finances, particularly in regards to the poor. While St. Lawrence was a deacon, Pope St. Sixtus was condemned to death in religious persecution by the standing emperor of Rome. After the Sixtus’ death, the prefect of Rome ordered St. Lawrence to turn over all the wealth of the church to the emperor. According to a source from St. Ambrose, the earliest account of the tale, St. Lawrence asked for three days to gather the wealth. Instead of doing so, he worked quickly to distribute all of the church’s wealth to the city’s poor to ensure the prefect would not seize it. In three days time, St. Lawrence was brought to a hearing and ordered to surrender the treasure. He then pointed to the poor, the crippled, and the suffering, and told the prefect that these were the real treasures of Rome. One account even reports he said, “the Church is truly rich, far richer than your emperor.” In this act of defiance towards the emperor, St. Lawrence was martyred, and condemned by the prefect to endure a slow and excruciating death. According to the tale, the prefect ordered that St. Lawrence be tied onto an iron grill, or gridiron, above coals and slowly burned, although supposedly his fierce devotion towards God allowed him immunity to pain. He reportedly even told the judge

“turn me over, I’m done on this side” in a last act of defiance and mockery towards the Roman government. As he died, he prayed for the conversion of Rome to Catholicism, which many Catholics credit for the decline of paganism after his death. However, some scholars question if St. Lawrence was actually burned on an iron grill, or if this is a misconception due to a mistranslation changing passus est (he suffered) to assus est (he was roasted). Regardless, St. Lawrence was one of the most celebrated martyrs in the Catholic faith, especially in Rome, where he is considered a patron of the city. The gridiron to this day is still heavily associated with the saint. The supposed original gridiron that the saint was martyred on is displayed in the San Lorenzo Basilica in Rome, a popular destination for Catholic pilgrimage. So, yes; the Gridiron annual one can find stacked in the ODY bookshelves? Named after the iron grill used to burn a martyr to death over hot coals. A 14 foot statue of St. Lawrence with his gridiron in hand can still be seen at the St. Lawrence River, watching over the Thousand Islands. It has come to be not only a symbol for the saint, but a symbol of defiance, representing courage in devotion to God, and placing the needs of the many poor above the needs of the rich few. So why was the St. Lawrence River region, and thus this school, named after the saint? Jacques Cartier, the famous French explorer known as the first European to claim what is now Canada for France, arrived at the Gulf of St. Lawrence on St. Lawrence’s feast day, an important Catholic holiday celebrated each year on August 11th (often in an arguably gruesome fashion by grilling food). Cartier named the river after the saint and the name stuck, making the region today the sixth oldest surviving European place name in the country. On the anniversary of the saint’s martyrdom and the European discovery of the region, one can see the Perseids meteor shower, one of the most notable meteor showers in the northern hemisphere, which coincides with the event each year. Many Catholics still refer to this shower as the “tears of St. Lawrence,” returning each year to remind people of the saint’s ultimate sacrifice, and inspire them to live by similar faith. Overall, the region’s martyred namesake isn’t a bad guy to have an institution named after, and whether one is Catholic or not, he is someone in whom we can all find a reminder of the fundamental values of St. Lawrence whenever we utter his name: truth, light, bravery, and putting the needs of the greater world ahead of the needs of ourselves. All the more reason to yell, “here we go, Saints!”

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Party With a Plan By BOBBY BAIRD STAFF WRITER It’s Saturday night, and junior George Salmons is mixing a cosmopolitan. It will be his fourth cocktail of the night. George is not considering any of the consequences of this choice. At the very least, tomorrow he may end up being too hungover to do his schoolwork. The lack of responsibility in this instance reflects a much larger issue; students aren’t taught how to respect alcohol.

“Alcohol monitoring has fallen out of style on campuses, as educators don’t know how to manage such a large group of students.” Four out of five students report that they drink alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Half of these students will practice unsafe consumption, or binge drinking, though many college students do not understand the dangerous repercussions of doing so. According to the NIAAA, “1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcoholrelated unintentional injuries.” The Institute notes that 97,000 students between these ages are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault. The effects of alcohol last longer than one night, evident in the fact that 25 percent of students report falling behind in school due to the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol monitoring has fallen out of style on campuses, as educators don’t know how to manage such a large group of students. The New York Times reports that only half of all colleges and universities consistently enforce their alcohol policies. The article notes that only a third of universities do compliance checks to monitor the illegal sale of alcohol to minors. SLU has its own methods of curbing binge drinking. All SLU students are required to sit through an assembly with Dean of Student Life Rance Davis. In these assemblies Davis warns students of the consequences of risky drinking behavior. Though fear is an effective motivator, SLU uses education to change

student behavior. “After seeing Rance for an alcohol related incident, students are required to schedule a counseling session. We believe education is key in forming good habits,” says Shirley Sochia, a CASAC-G at the Diana B. Torrey health and counseling center. Sochia adds that the safest way to avoid the dangers of drinking is abstinence. Asking college students to completely reject alcohol is unrealistic, as it is deeply ingrained in the social aspect of university life. “It’s very easy for firstyears, when everyone’s still establishing their roots and social habits for the remainder of their college career, to establish unhealthy roots from a commonly felt sentiment that the only social events going on around campus are directly related to drinking,” says Salmons. Randy Haveson, the author of Party With a Plan, asserts that simply instructing students to drink responsibly is confusing because “responsible drinking” is subjective. “I’ve had students tell me they’ve had 10-12 beers, but [they] don’t drive. So [they were] being responsible,” says Haveson. Students hear this message over and over again, and they don’t understand how to interpret it. Haveson’s new book offers an explanation to the confusion. “What I use is called the 0,1,2,3 approachit’s sort of like the speed limit for drinking. It gets students to consider the consequences of their actions before making a risky decision,” says Haveson. His formulaic approach gives students a way to measure if they’re drinking responsibly. In Havson’s formula, level zero means that the student should consider not drinking because it could impact their physical health, or ability to complete academic work. Level one refers to the number of drinks an individual should have an hour. Level two is the number of days you should drink a week. Three refers to the number of drinks you should have in a 24-hour period. Students don’t understand the risks of binge drinking, administrators don’t know how to effectively manage the subject, and often our conversation is shrouded in vague terminology. When going out to party this Saturday, I encourage my fellow students to monitor their consumption habits. The risks of binge drinking can be avoided if we think before we act.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Street Art Madness

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMANDA BROOKS/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Sterling Downey and Melissa Proietti, co-founders and co-directors of Montreal’s Fresh Paint Gallery and the annual Under Pressure graffiti festival, spoke at SLU on Monday about street art and graffiti and their positive impacts on community in both schools and city neighborhoods.

Kaitlyn Bristowe shines as the Bachelorette.

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Emotionally Involved: One Guy’s Perspec tive on The Bachelorette By CORY LATOUR GUEST WRITER Are you ready to be wooed, entranced, and emotionally challenged? If the answer to that question is “yes” then you should be watching ABC’s The Bachelorette, which just finished its eleventh season. If you answered “no” to the question, then you can crawl back to the shallow, gray, and loveless reality that you dwell in. Season eleven uses the same format as the previous ten seasons. One bachelorette (Kaitlyn Bristowe) is the center of courtship for two-dozen or so male suitors. The season ends with a proposal from the candidates that Bristowe narrows down.

Let us not forget about the beautiful ceremonies of Trista, Ashley, and Desiree from other seasons that aired on ABC, following the show’s dénouement. The highlights from the most recent season include drunken embarrassment (Ryan M.), a group date with comedian Amy Schumer, and some good, oldfashioned meet the parents. What the show lacks in artistic value (it is reality television, people), it makes up for with the wide range of emotion it invokes in its protagonists and audience. This virtue in itself is a staple of good reality television. You will find yourself smiling, laughing, crying, and sometimes confused, as characters are eliminated and relationships are constructed. The symbolic rose

is handed out to the contenders at the end of each episode, which acknowledges the bachelors who will advance to the next episode. You will often find yourself yelling at the screen, thinking “how the f*** did you eliminate Jared?!” However, the show’s climax also comes at its penultimate episode, as Kaitlyn hands out her final rose. The timing of this pinnacle engulfs the viewer until the very end, which makes The Bachelorette an ideal binge watch. As the weather gets colder, warm yourself up by streaming the show. You will find yourself needing to know who ends up happily ever after by the end of the first episode. IMDB Rating: 2.9/10. My Rating: 3.5/5.

Java Monday?

PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH HEATHERTON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Brooklyn poet, J. Mase III slammed poetry pieces on the topics of African-Americans, human rights, LGBTQ, America, and his personal life on Java this past Monday.

NEWS ISIS Threatens Washington D.C.

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A First Person Account

By REBECCA DOSER NEWS EDITOR I made my way to Terminal 35 in the Ronald Reagan National Airport to await my flight back to St. Lawrence after a four-day visit to Washington, D.C. this past weekend. I glanced up at the television screens flashing variations of the breaking news: “News ISIS video warns of attack on Washington.” My heart dropped. Everyone’s eyes were glued to the television. Cell phones began ringing. Fear struck the faces of many. “ISIS Just Named D.C. as Possible Target for Terrorist Attacks,” “A New Islamic State Video Threatens a Paris-Style Attack on Washington” and more headlines grasp my attention as my eyes span across every television screen in the airport. “Bex,” I hear from my friend Annie who just happened to land back in D.C. from a trip to Texas at the same time that I was waiting for my own flight. Her face was more worried than I had ever seen before. Pale, tired, and anxious, she gave me a hug. “Bex, I’m freaked out. I’ve never been this worried in my life. The world is ending,” she said to me. “Everything will be okay, I promise.” “How do you know?! You saw what they did to Paris. This isn’t

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A screen shot from the ISIS Propaganda Video which was released this week.

just a threat anymore. I’m scared for my life,” she said. As we talked, I was texting with many other friends in D.C. who were frantically concerned as well. One of my previous co-workers at the Library of Congress said, “This is not even okay. They made threats to London and Rome as well….like, this whole ISIS attack all over is scary and nerve racking and twisted. I’m really nervous.” I felt sick. The Islamic State warned in a new video that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and they threatened to attack Washington. The message to countries involved

what it called the “crusader campaign,” which was delivered by a man identified as Al Ghareeb the Algerian, according to Reuters. The man said, “We say to the states that take part in the crusader campaign that, by God, you will have a day, God willing, like France’s and by God, as we struck France in the center of its abode in Paris, then we swear that we will strike America at its center in Washington.” In response, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would not comment on the video saying that it did not receive information indicating a potential attack.

A Department of Homeland Security official said, “While we take all threats seriously, we do not have specific credible information of an attack on the U.S. homeland.” Additionally, the man also warned Europe in the video to anticipate more attacks saying, “I say to the European countries that we are coming, coming with booby traps and explosives, coming with explosive belts and (gun) silencers and you will be unable to stop us because today we are much stronger than before.” Despite the questionable credible evidence of the threat,

many in D.C. along with myself were greatly affected by this news. The airport was filled with much concern, as many individuals displayed concern and grabbed their cell phones. Carroll County Public Schools, northwest of Baltimore, suspended all field trips into Washington on Monday, according to The Washington Post. The Paris attacks definitely generate great concern among many in the workforce, but high anxiety should not ensue quite yet. “My friend’s mom told me to avoid large crowds,” Trimber said to me in the airport. Others agree. Ashaki Robinson Johns, a social science analyst at the Department of Housing and Urban Developments told The Washington Post that she knows colleagues who plan to avoid Metro trains and large crowds, however, Robinson Johns, the President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) does not think HUD is on the terrorist hit list. Kelly Appenzeller ’15 says, “I work two blocks from The White House. There is a little more security and a change in armor for Capitol Hill police…but everyone here just keeps doing what we do because what ISIS wants is for us to live in fear. Its fanatical terrorism.”

BEIRUT AND BAGHDAD SUFFER TRAGEDY, PARIS OVERSHADOWS Balance of media coverage questioned By ELLE LUCAS and THOMAS MATHIASEN MANAGING EDITORS The unprecedented terrorist attacks in Paris drew the attention of the western media away from other deadly attacks that occurred in the Middle East and Muslim communities over last weekend. Two suicide bombers targeted a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon on Thurs., Nov. 12, in what has been called the worst attack to strike the city in years. There are 43 confirmed dead and over 200 injured victims of the terrorizing event. The attack took place in the neighborhood of Bourj al-Barajneh which is home to a Palestinian refugee camp that has “absorbed many refugees,” says the New York Times. While ISIS has claimed responsibility in the attack, the Islamic State extremist group has yet to be confirmed as the sole perpetrator. A potential suspect has identified himself as one of the bombers and told investigators he was an ISIS recruit that arrived

from Syria with three other attackers two days prior. CNN reports that “Lebanese intelligence officials said the bombers could be part of a cell dispatched to Beirut by ISIS leadership, but investigators are working to verify the surviving suspect’s claim.” The group, who attacked during a bustling rush-hour in order to maximize casualties, said it intended to target Shiite Muslims in addition to Hezbollah, the “Shiite militant organization that backs the Syrian government in the civil war raging next door” according to the NYT. The explosions detonated within 150 meters and five minutes of one another. A video released by CNN filmed with an unsteady camera in the chaotic crowds after the bombings shows red and blue lights flashing, citizens of Beirut carrying other bodies, what appears to be an emergency medical center, all amongst the shattered glass, clothing, shoes, and general wreckage littering the streets. Journalist Tamara Qiblawi,

reporting from Beirut, said in a voiceover that it was a “scene of carnage.” The next day, more violence occurred as two bomb blasts in the capital city of Iraq took the lives of 26 and wounded dozens more, according to the NYT. Like in Lebanon, the two blasts also targeted Shiite communities in Baghdad. While ISIS took responsibility for the first attack, it is unclear if the terrorist group was also responsible for the second attack later that day. The first blast occurred at a memorial service for a Shiite militia soldier who died fighting against the Islamic State in a Baghdad suburb. The suicide bomber’s blast left 21 dead and over 40 others wounded. The second attack was a detonation of a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) which was set off outside a Shiite shrine in Sadar City. This blast killed 5 and wounded 15. These attacks mark a continuing trend of terrorism that has occurred in Iraq’s capital city as well as

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The Lebanese attacks were located on the borders of equal turmoil.

throughout the rest of the country and neighboring nations like Syria. Since the Islamic State and their extremist followers have emerged, these attacks have become a near daily occurrence throughout the country. The majority of these attacks have targeted the Shiite civilian communities and Iraqi forces and government officials with explosions similar to the ones on Friday creating the highest death tolls in urban areas. What has rendered even more shocking reaction to these tragic events, however, is not the death toll but rather the lack of coverage in wake of the Paris massacre.

Social media platforms have become inundated with uproar from the global community pressing major news organizations to highlight other equally devastating incidents. While the situation in Paris may be considered a semi-regular occurrence in the Middle East, major news outlets have taken to extensive coverage due to the influence the French capital has over the western world. It will become the responsibility of both the readers and the media to create a better balance between the news we want to hear versus the news we should hear.

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Security Blotter Nov. 11 1:49 PM Kitchen in Dean Eaton was reported to be trashed. Nov. 11 8:16 PM Verbal argument between two students at 62 Park St. Subjects were separated and departed area. Nov. 12 10:45 PM Subject observed on security breaking the arm of the mechanical gate to the inner-campus near Facilities. Nov. 12 11:57 PM Fire safety violation reported in Hulett, due to a sensor that was covered with a hat. Nov. 13 8:20 AM Stolen bike reported from in front of Hepburn Hall. Nov. 13 5:35 PM Student reported damaged bike at Sykes Nov. 13 6:35 PM Report of spectator in need of EMS at Appleton Arena after being struck with puck. Sign off. Nov. 13 8:17 PM Two candles found in Hulett, residents issued a fire safety violation. Nov. 13 10:26 PM Alcohol policy violation at 53 Park St. (Kappa Delta Sigma). Nov. 14 9:07PM Alcohol policy violation Rebert Hall was discovered after loud music was heard. Nov. 14 10:33 PM Report of an individual with a face laceration in Lee Hall due to striking a rock while intoxicated. Transported to CPH. Nov. 14 11:11 PM Intoxicated student in Jencks Hall. Transported to CPH. Nov. 14 11:54 PM Intoxicated student in Whitman Hall. Transported to CPH. Nov. 15 1:23 AM Report of an intoxicated student in stairwell Sykes Hall. Sign off. Nov. 15 12:15 AM Intoxicated student in Lee. Transported to CPH Nov. 15 2:36 AM Two subjects observed throwing items at windows near Kirk Douglas Hall. Apprehended by Security. Nov. 15 2:00 AM Vandalism to 4 exit signs in Sykes. Nov. 15 12:10 AM Intoxicated individual in Lee Hall. Transported to CPH. Nov. 15 3:20 PM Individual with chest pain at Kirk Douglas Hall. Transported to CPH by student driver Nov. 15 10:46 PM Fire alarm activated due to burnt popcorn. Nov. 16 10:51 AM Fire alarm activated in 53 Park St. (Kappa Delta Sigma) due to burnt food. Nov. 17 2:54 PM Report of a larceny in Rebert Hall. Nov. 17 9:02 PM Report of injured student in Newell. Transported to CPH by student driver. Nov. 18 4:30 AM Ill student in Whitman Hall. Transported to CPH by student driver. SEMESTER RUNNING TALLIES: Bike Thefts: 18 | DWIs: 1 Open Containers: 8 | Alcohol-Related Transports: 31

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Coming home to a pantry of Homegrown SLU talent brings Java down for Open Mic Night fave snacks. Thanks, Mom!

Skipping class on Friday to hit Reaching for the Java snacks the road early and getting a handful of carrots Essay due at 11:59 PM on Friday night. What fresh hell is this?!

Thirsty Java band members trolling for SLU girls

Shutting out Clarkson 3-0 and shutting up the pep band

Smuggling in booze in your bra..in a zip-loc bag... Showing up at 7 and expecting a seat #rookiemistake

Democrats Debate in Des Moines By ANDREW WATSON STAFF WRITER

PHOTO COURTESY OF SLATE

Sanders, Clinton, and O’Malley met in Iowa to debate last Saturday.

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