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Vol. 128, Issue 6
HEALTH & WELLNESS
SPORTS
Is there THC in your Halloween candy?
New-look Dawgs
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Huskies into season
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COE makes strides in undergraduate diversity Pg. 4
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NEWS
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‘Those people are dinosaurs’ Alumni association rep proposes new direction
By Matthew Hipolito Contributing writer At the Oct. 24 ASUW Board of Directors (BOD) meeting, Grant Kollet, a representative from the UW Alumni Association (UWAA), called the organization, as it stands today, “absolutely meaningless.” Kollet asked everyone in the room to close their eyes and picture a hypothetical UW alumnus, with a job, a car, kids, a house, and everything. This hypothetical person, he said, was likely a well-off white person who likes to golf and vacations to Hawaii. This person would live in a nice part of town and donate to the UW regardless of their membership in the UWAA. “Those people are dinosaurs,” Kollet said. “My future alumni are the people I’m looking at. It’s you. We need to be the organization about you and your story, and why your story matters.”
A big part of that, Kollet said, is a new strategy for the UWAA, whose goal is to promote loyalty and active support among alumni. “We want to be active stewards of an evolving university tradition,” Kollet said. “Not the one of our grandparents.” Kollet pointed to a pronoun pin worn by a board member, claiming that gender pronouns would not have been a concern for alumni just 10 years ago. The UWAA, he said, needs to continually evolve its programming and its activism to better help and connect Huskies of past, present, and future. “Why aren’t we doing something together so that your constituents can say, ‘They make a difference for me,’” he said. Kollet stressed the resources available to the UWAA. Through the alumni association, he said, the vast network of UW alumni, 500,000 strong, are eager to help current Huskies. “I’ve got money,” Kollet said. “I’ve got people and I have programs that I can already prove work, and I need your help to fill them.” International student representation After Kollet finished, the agenda moved to business from the week
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prior — the controversial bill proposed by ASUW Director of Internal Policy Cooper Robertson to establish a task force to investigate the creation of an International Student Coalition (ISC). Board Bill 4.06 was introduced earlier this quarter in light of the fact that international students are underrepresented in ASUW, and that there is currently no committee focused on issues specific to international students. The bill was hotly debated over questions of the size, scope, and composition of the task force, and was eventually tabled. “I had some very excellent meetings this week with some very passionate people to make sure that we’re drafting language that is very clear and precise, both in the scope of what the potential task force would look into, and what a potential commission would look like,” Robertson said, noting that there was still much work to do onthe bill. Robertson said that he works with the International Student Mentorship Program. He also holds a senior leadership position at the Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE), a new UW resource for international students,
where he works to better define CIRCLE’s role in the ISC. Board Bill 4.06 was once again tabled. According to Robertson, the bill may be reintroduced into senate before moving forward with the ISC. Bills passed The following bills were passed with no opposition: Board Bill 3.06 appropriated $500 to print stickers for an upcoming ASUW marketing campaign. Board Bill 3.07 appropriated $350 to upgrade computers at the ASUW Bike Shop and the student-run bulk food store Bean Basket. Board Bill 2.20 appointed senior Aaron Maritz to the Student Technology Fee Committee. Board Bill 4.08 approved the updated ASUW Judicial Committee request for review form for the 2019-2020 school year. Reach contributing writer Matthew Hipolito at development@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @hipolmat
Rising arsenic levels in food another consequence of global warming: Think twice about that bowl of rice
By Natalie Rand The Daily Arsenic is being found in food, and the increase in global temperatures due to climate change is causing its concentration to increase. This information was discovered by Rebecca Neumann, an associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering, who shared her concerning research findings the evening of Oct. 23 at a public lecture hosted by the College of Engineering in Kane Hall. Arsenic is a highly toxic chemical element. Its immediate effects on the body include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and muscle cramps. Long-term exposure (after five or more years) causes skin lesions, cancer, birth defects, cardiovascular disease, and more. Arsenic poisoning was little known or researched until 1995, when an epidemic of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh — caused by United Nations– funded groundwater wells built in the 1970s to provide a supposedly safer alternative
to contaminated surface-level water — brought the disease to international attention. Since then, more research has been done concerning levels of arsenic in ecosystems and their effects on public health. This research has come inconveniently late, however, as scientists have discovered that arsenic is found in crops. To this day, arsenic poisoning is still such a new topic that there is still no legal limit on how much arsenic can be in food. “Arsenic was just not on the radar screen of anybody,” Neumann said about the years leading up to the Bangladesh outbreak. “So I think we knew to test waters for microbial contamination … and a whole suite of other things, but arsenic wasn’t on the radar screen.” Scientists have found arsenic in high concentrations in U.S. soil as well, partly due to natural occurrence but also largely due to the historical usage of arsenic in agricultural pesticides. This has been contaminating various crops, especially grains, due to plant uptake of the poisonous chemical. (You can read the Consumer Reports guideline to see how much arsenic you’re
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currently consuming.) Although it’s well known now that arsenic is found in food and the toxic chemical has been mostly banned from pesticides since the 1980s, Neumann’s research indicates a troubling new development: The rise in global temperatures caused by climate change is increasing arsenic concentrations in food. When microbes in soil undergo anaerobic respiration (non-oxygen breathing), they pick up arsenic in soil sediments along the way and release it into groundwater, which is then taken up by crops. Neumann’s research revealed that when temperatures increase, this microbial reaction speeds up, releasing more arsenic into groundwater and increasing concentrations of it in crops. It is in especially high concentrations in rice due to how much water is needed to grow it. Not only is this dangerous for human health, but arsenic is also deadly to crops themselves at certain threshold amounts. This means that as world temperatures rise, there will be fewer crops to feed the world’s population. Though this all sounds
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Lydia Ely The Daily Rebecca Neumann, Ph.D, presents on the rising levels of arsenic in food worldwide in Kane Hall. like doom and gloom, there is still hope. Neumann says that different farming techniques can help to reduce arsenic in grain; one way is alternate wetting and drying, a rice farming technique. This system promotes increased oxygen in soil, allowing microbes to respire aerobically (breathe oxygen) rather than making them perform the anaerobic respiration that causes them to release arsenic into groundwater. Bioengineering of crops is a possible solution as well. “There are active efforts to engineer rice that takes less arsenic, and if it takes it up, does
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not translocate that arsenic to the grain,” Neumann said. When asked by an audience member what the call to action should be, Neumann said that raising awareness of this potential effect of climate change is one of the best things we can do to help. “I’m not sure there’s much awareness around this issue, so raising awareness is good,” Neumann said. Reach writer Natalie Rand at wellness@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @n_rand_
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A Twix up your sleeve: Razors and drugs are not and never were in your Halloween candy By Miranda Milton The Daily I went trick-or-treating for over 10 years and never once had someone tamper with my candy, my brother’s candy, my friend’s candy, or my classmates’ candy. My parents didn’t even check. I didn’t hear about the razor blade myth until I was in middle school and was doing my last years of trick-or-treating (yes, I trick-ortreated until I was 14). I’ve only met one person who checked a kid’s candy, and they never found anything. In their article “The Razor Blade in the Apple: The Social Construction of Urban Legends,” Joel Best and Gerald T. Horiuchi explain that the urban legend, also named “Halloween sadism,” started in the 1970s, with apples instead of candy. The fear was that razor blades or needles would be pushed into apples and then given out to kids. Halloween sadism first made a real impression in 1970, when there were 10 reported incidents of tampered candy across the country. The number rose to 14 the next year but quickly declined to one the following year. A “Halloween sadist” was the scapegoat for common fears in the late 60s and early 70s. Threats to children were on the rise. Reports of child abuse were increasing and left the nation seeing every child as a potential victim of atrocities. With the continuation of the Vietnam War, social tension, and mistrust of others were also growing. According to Best and Horiuchi, this fear, combined with the newly developed anxiety around protecting children, allowed the myth of
Christine McManigal @christeth Halloween sadism to flourish. After 1973, reported incidents of contaminated candy hovered at zero to three per year until Halloween 1982, when the number increased to 12. This came just over a month after the Tylenol Murders. The Tylenol Murders were a series of deaths due to Tylenol pills that had been tampered with. It is believed that the pills were taken from store shelves,
laced with deadly potassium cyanide, and then returned to the shelf to be bought by others. The culprit took seven lives in the Chicago area but was never caught. The incident led to new safety laws around food and drug packaging, like peel-away seals over pill bottles. Many incidents of reported Halloween sadism have turned out to be exaggerated or not related to Halloween candy, like
the death of Kevin Toston. The fiveyear-old supposedly died after ingesting heroin-laced candy, but it was later discovered that he found the heroin in his uncle’s home. Some of the mass panic can be attributed to news coverage. Despite the few incidents, news outlets covered Halloween sadism extensively and painted a more worrisome picture than some thought was necessary. While the fear of razors or needles has diminished, a new form of suspected Halloween sadism has taken its place: drugs. It seems that every year, Facebook moms share posts warning to be on the lookout for ecstasy being passed off as Halloween candy. Ecstasy does often come in shapes similar to sugary candies such as Smarties or Pez. But every year, screenshots of these posts are shared on Twitter, usually with a caption similar to “no one is going to give away their drugs for free.” And it’s a solid argument. Cannabis-laced candy or ecstacy tablets are not cheap, and people think this urban legend is even less plausible than the original. Twitter has highlighted the absurdity with new a meme saying kids will have to pay for any drug-laced candy. But like with the original fear in the 70s, media and police are taking the perceived threat seriously. They annually issue warnings to parents, often with stories of “recently seized” drug-laced candy as evidence. I’ll believe it when I see it. Reach writer Miranda Milton at wellness@dailyuw.com Twitter: @mirandamilton99
VETERANS APPRECIATION NAVY & MARINE CORPS BALL
COFFEE WITH VETS
VETERAN ALUMNI REUNION
Friday, Nov. 1 | 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. UW Seattle | HUB Ballroom
Thursday, Nov. 7 | 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. UW Bothell | UW1 011
Friday, Nov. 8 | 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. UW Seattle | Ravenna Brewing Co. 5408 26th Ave NE., Seattle, WA 98105
SALUTE TO SERVICE TAILGATE
VETERANS ARCHWAY CLEANUP
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. UW Seattle | ASUW Shell House
Thursday, Nov. 7 | 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. UW Bothell | Veterans Archway
SALUTE TO SERVICE FOOTBALL
LUNCH AT THE UWB VRC
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 1:00 p.m. UW Seattle | Husky Stadium – UW v Utah
Thursday, Nov. 7 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. UW Bothell - UW1 011 (Veteran Resource Center)
FLAG LAYING CEREMONY
DINE & DIALOGUE WITH UWB
Monday, Nov. 4 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. UW Tacoma | Prairie Line Trail
Thursday, Nov. 7 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. UW Bothell | Idea Project Space (UW-161)
STAFF & FACULTY WORKSHOP BACK2BASICS
UWT SOCIAL & HAPPY HOUR
Tuesday, Nov. 5 | 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. UW Seattle | Mueller Hall – Room 153
Friday, Nov. 8 | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. UW Tacoma | The Swiss Restaurant & Pub 1904 Jefferson Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402
VETERANS APPRECIATION 5K
Saturday, Nov. 9 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. UW Seattle | Medal of Honor Memorial VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
Monday, Nov. 11 | 11:00 a.m. UW Seattle | Medal of Honor Memorial VETERANS DAY RECEPTION
Monday, Nov. 11 | 30 min. after ceremony UW Seattle | Kane Hall
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SCIENCE
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College of Engineering DTC admissions process makes strides in diversifying engineering How UW Engineering welcomed its most diverse freshman class yet By Divya Rajasekhar The Daily This year, the UW College of Engineering (COE) admitted their most diverse class ever, which is especially significant considering how highly it is ranked in the nation. Nine out of the 10 departments in the COE are ranked highly in their respective areas, with two ranking in the top 10. Additionally, the COE is highly regarded among public engineering schools. With this prestige, as well as the desirability of engineering, come two words which students dread: “capacity-constrained.” The Direct-To-College (DTC) admissions process, introduced in the 2018 freshman application cycle, aims to tackle this problem of uncertainty in the admission process. Computer science has also followed this model. Many students before the autumn 2018 overhaul know the uncertainty of taking prerequisite classes in pursuit of a degree they might not get. “In the old model, there was very little certainty that a student would be admitted to an engineering major,” Brian Fabien, associate dean of the College of Engineering, said. “Once a student is admitted to a major, their retention rates are very high. With the old system, we could not ensure that large numbers of students would be admitted to majors.” COE admitted a fall 2019 DTC cohort of 785 students and saw an increase in the percent of women admitted at 35%, compared to fall 2018, which consisted of 32.4% women. Fabien explained that the
UW has nearly twice the ratio of women to men, compared to the national average of 20%. “The number of students we have this year is the number that we wanted to have,” UW Director of Admissions Paul Seegert said. “Last year, we ended up with more students than we expected. When you offer admission to students, you don’t know for sure how many will accept.” Additionally, in the fall 2019 DTC cohort, 11.5% of the students came from underrepresented minority backgrounds and 24.1% were first-generation students. The DTC admissions process allows students applying to the UW as freshmen to select an engineering major of their choice, and if admitted to the UW, they are guaranteed an engineering major through the new placement process. Because the admissions process is holistic, it aims to facilitate more diversity in the incoming class each year. Seegert emphasized that the holistic review process takes into account more than just academics and that there are many recruitment efforts to get more diverse applicants. “The idea is to have a class of students that is both academically able to take advantage of the education here and that represents the diversity of the state and country,” Seegert said. Seegert clarified that although race is not considered in the admissions process, considering achievements and essays about overcoming diversity gives the admissions department a more
diverse class. As stated by Fabien, the retention rate of the first DTC cohort is 95%, indicating that students are interested in pursuing engineering if they are guaranteed a degree. Departmental admission in engineering programs was formerly based mainly on student performance in prerequisite classes. This gradesdriven approach led to large numbers of minority students being unable to enter the engineering majors, according to Fabien. These percentages mark a large increase from last year at 7.5% underrepresented minority status and 16.9% first-generation students. It’s not just this cohort of the College of Engineering that is growing more diverse — the holistic admissions process aims to increase diversity among the entire freshman class. “This year’s admitted students are the second largest in terms of class,” Seegert said. “The way the whole freshman review process works is to help us have a diverse class. That’s the whole idea of the holistic review process we use to admit students.” This year’s incoming freshman class has the largest number of underrepresented minority students, with 1070 students identifying as URM. In 2017, there were 1066 underrepresented minority students in the incoming freshman class, while in 2018, there were 998. With the new admissions process and the introduction of Engineering Peer Educators, students in the College of
Thelonious Goerz Generated in R with tidyr The Daily received the number of admits and the percentages for each group but not the exact values from COE. Exact values of categories may differ slightly due to rounding error. Categories: Women, men, Washington, out of state, firstgeneration, multi-generation, International, domestic Engineering have more resources to graduate from the program. “We definitely think that the [diversity of ] engineers we produce in the College of Engineering should be representative of Washington and the U.S. in general,” Fabien said. The DTC admissions process shows that more students from diverse backgrounds are being given opportunities to pursue engineering at the UW, which in turn can provide a foundation for diversifying engineering as a profession. The College of Engineering aims to put its ideals into practice not only with its students, but with its diverse faculty, almost 25% of whom are
women. “[Engineering is] very multidisciplinary, and every engineering enterprise needs input from a diverse group,” Fabien said. “We highly value diversity, including diversity of opinions. Diversity is critical to our success.” Reach reporter Divya Rajasekhar at science@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @divraj16 *These statistics are courtesy of the UW College of Engineering and do not include students from the STARS (Washington State Academic RedShirt) program, whose admissions process is separate from DTC.
Where art and science meet
How a studio art major turned neuroscientist is trying to cure hearing loss and keep with it through master’s and Ph.D. degrees. Then, there are others who happen upon the field and, unsuspectingly, fall in love with it. Jennifer Stone, a research professor at the UW, falls into the latter category. A self-described “prolific drawer,” Stone started her college career as a By Ash Shah The Daily studio art major at Skidmore College, though switched to biology after she took Editor’s note: Steminism is a biweekly an introductory course she was dreading, feature column where Ash Shah highlights after bad experiences in high school. work and research being done by womxn However, she found herself connecting in STEM at the UW. with the professors in the department and realized biology’s potential as an outlet to The path from student to researcher continue to express her artistic side. is not set in stone; most take the more “One of the earliest projects I traditional route where they choose a was involved in was doing scientific field during their undergraduate years illustration with insects,” Stone said. She would go out in the winter and collect nymphs which she would then sketch throughout the season through late January. She felt a connection with the faculty and biologists that she had interacted with and felt a sense of support that she hadn’t been getting from the studio art program. “It was a nice intersection between arts and science, and I think that really helped cement my interest in biology,” Stone said. “I had a couple of really strong interactions with women biologists there.” As a postbac, she took two years to focus on research in Boston while deciding between dental and medical schools, during which time she worked in a lab that was studying cerebral cortical Courtesy of Jennifer Stone development, and her life took another
turn to neuroscience. Later, she settled at the UW where she could research and fulfill her calling to be an artist, incorporating illustrations into her teaching and focus on her research, studying hair cells, which she refers to as the most beautiful cells in the body. Stone’s research today is focused around the regeneration of hair cells in mammals during adulthood. Her team studies the natural capacity that mammals have to regenerate their hair cells. Hair cells exist in our ears converting sound waves into electrical signals. Hearing loss is an extremely widespread phenomenon, affecting many adults over the age of 65. This makes it particularly difficult to hear in noisy environments, resulting in feelings of isolation. This often also affects balance and other forms of spatial awareness. Most of these disorders can be traced back to changes in the ear, but no one really knows what causes this hearing loss, and there isn’t a cure. The team is looking at problems with the vestibular system, a part of the inner ear which involves balance, causing hearing and balance disorders and includes conditions such as dizziness and vertigo. While there is no natural regeneration in the auditory sensory organ, the cochlea, the vestibular organs have a natural capacity to regenerate some of their hair cells.
Courtesy of Jennifer Stone Hearing aids amplify sounds for the cochlea, but if the cochlea is already degenerated, they don’t help. Cochlear implants bypass the injured cochlea altogether and directly stimulate the nerve. “But, neither of them is curing the problem,” Stone said. “So we’d like to find a way to.” Though her path diverged from the typical model, Stone found ways to blend both of her interests, finding a place for biology and art in her career. Reach Assistant Science Editor Ash Shah at science@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @itsashshah
ARTS & LEISURE
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Former Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon is just getting started Rippon spoke about his bumpy road to success and his new memoir at a U Book Store event
By Beth Cassidy Contributing writer He’s the 2016 U.S. national champion, a 2018 Winter Olympic bronze medalist, a Time Magazine 100 most influential person, a major voice in the LGBTQIA+ community,
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a Forbes 30 under 30 luminary, and the winner of season 26 of “Dancing with the Stars.” For Adam Rippon, at the mere age of 28, this is just the beginning. Friday, Oct. 18, Rippon sat down with The Daily as a moderator during an event hosted by University Book Store at the University Temple United Methodist Church to discuss his newly released memoir, “Beautiful on the Outside.” The book chronicles his life journey and the lessons he learned along the way. In the book, Rippon redefines “the journey,” outlining what it was like to start from quite literally nothing — with only pennies and stealing apples from his gym to survive — to becoming the sensational outand-proud athlete that stole America’s heart. After three attempts to qualify, Rippon was finally chosen to compete at the 2018 Olympics and won a bronze medal, making him the United States’ first openly gay athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
“Beautiful on the Outside,” Rippon said, is meant to be paired with a glass of sauvignon blanc and a cozy spot by the fireplace. Rippon wrote his book with the intention that it be read as if you were chatting with him. With a carefree, confident demeanor, Rippon looks absolutely stunning on the cover with a brightly colored, dramatic headshot. During the talk, Rippon says his ultimate passion is to make people laugh, and he wanted that to be translated into the cover of his book and title. “Yeah, it may be what’s on the inside that counts, but life is so much better when it’s beautiful on the outside,” Rippon writes in his book. During the talk, he shared why this title is important to him, saying he didn’t want people to think this memoir was a very serious one. “It wasn’t until I could find the humor in what has happened to me, it wasn’t until I could laugh at myself and process what I’d been through, I realized that I was the one holding myself back
and that’s the real meaning of the title,” Rippon said. When asked why he chose to write a book, Rippon laughed a little. “As we say in the book world, I wanted to end one chapter and start another,” he said. With the whirlwind of events leading up to his success, Rippon said that he had a lot to process. Skating was a defining role in his identity, and he knew he had to take steps to create a new narrative for himself beyond the Olympic podium. Writing the book was a therapeutic way to revisit moments in his life both difficult and triumphant. In the memoir, Rippon writes about the intersectionality in his experience. Being the oldest of six children, gay, the son of divorced parents, and “poor as shit,” he had many obstacles to hurdle before getting to the top. Using humor and charm, Rippon narrates how he couchsurfed in his teens while in the training process, all the while grappling with his sexuality and coming to accept his authentic
self. “I was told to tone it down, as to not appear too gay,” Rippon said. “But I knew the people telling me this were dealing with their own insecurities and projecting in on me. Therapy, everyone, go to therapy.” And Rippon laughed as he spoke about the adversity he faced being a gay athlete. “I knew I had a platform and was given this opportunity to have a voice, and I’m just happy it reaches so many,” Rippon said. Toward the end of our conversation, Rippon graciously gave out his tokens of advice for those struggling with walking comfortably in their own skin. First, he said, “trust the process.” Second, he shared his mom’s motto: “When you walk into a room, already assume the people love you.” Third, if you want a great butt, take up figure skating. Reach contributing writer Beth Cassidy at development@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @_bethcassidy_
Virtuoso violinist Rachel Lee Priday joins School of Music A new professor of violin and what that means for UW By Henry Zing Contributing writer
“It’s like learning to fry eggs with your left hand while painting a picture with your right hand.” This is how Ronald Patterson, professor of violin at the UW, described the challenging process of mastering the instrument. With the recent appointment of Rachel Lee Priday to the position of assistant professor of violin, Patterson will no longer be alone while guiding students through this process. For the enthusiasts and consumers of classical music at the UW, Priday’s appointment promises to reward audiences with an increased output of live performances from the School of Music’s strings program. Born in Chicago, Priday began studying the violin at the age of four, becoming a pupil of Dorothy DeLay and eventually studying under the legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division. Priday recalled first meeting Perlman at age 10. “It was kind of funny because I didn’t have that much awareness of him at that point, except that I would see him on CD covers,” Priday said.
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Priday continued her studies by completing a dual degree program at Harvard University and the New England Conservatory of Music, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Music. Priday’s arrival at the UW is significant, as it brings the strings program more in line with the organizational model used by most university strings programs. It now more closely reflects the composition of an orchestra: two professors of violin, one of viola, and one of cello. “I think she’ll make a wonderful addition to the School of Music,” Patterson said. “I think it’s something long overdue. For all these years, I’ve been the only violin teacher, and it’s pretty hard to define a School of Music when you only have one violin teacher.” In addition to increasing the violin student capacity, Priday’s appointment to the School of Music faculty allows for an increased focus on faculty performance. “She is a performer, and I’m not really performing anymore,” Patterson said. Priday has performed as a soloist with many major U.S. and international orchestras from St. Louis to South Africa and has earned a reputation for the
brilliance and beauty of her sound. Thursday, Oct. 24, Priday made her UW performance debut, performing a series of works with pianist Julio Elizalde. While a calm October night unfolded outside, Priday unleashed incredible emotion and energy from within Meany Hall. The performance included Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances, a popular piece that Priday invigorated with eerie false harmonics and dark, rich notes in the lower registers. Priday’s execution of contemporary composer Esa-Pekka Salonen’s “Lachen Verlernt” (laughing unlearnt) stood out in the program, with Priday evoking intense anguish and melancholy while attacking the technically challenging portions with impressive skill. Priday has a generous schedule of performances planned for the upcoming months. Priday will be performing Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante Dec. 6 with fellow faculty members Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir (cello), Mary Lynch (oboe), and Seth Krimsky (bassoon). She will also be joining Thorsteinsdóttir and Craig Sheppard (piano) Dec. 9 and Feb. 29 in a performance of Beethoven’s complete
Sammi Bushman The Daily Rachel Lee Priday performs works by Bernstein, Bartók, Salonen, Stravinsky, and Franck on the violin in her debut UW recital at Meany Hall on Oct. 24, 2019. cycle of piano trios. “It’s great to have the chance to play for students, and I think it’s important to see your teacher out there playing,” Priday said. Reach contributing writer Henry Zing at development@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @ZingHenry
SPORTS
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‘A motor that won’t turn off’: Meek keeps the Huskies rolling with his energy
Conor Courtney The Daily Lucas Meek burst into Washington’s rotation this year, scoring six goals in 11 games, including a game winner to upset Stanford on Oct. 3, 2019. made the NCAA tournament and growing up, it was the only By Le Bui The Daily a year ago, the Huskies have sport that he really played. turned to sophomore Lucas “When I was three or four, my When it comes to the world Meek, and he has answered the aunt came back from England of sports, the “next man call. and got me a David Beckham up” mentality has always “I told myself that my time Manchester United jersey,” Meek been something that players would come eventually and my said. “I fell in love with the jersey and coaches have preached job is to be prepared when it and in turn fell in love with consistently over the years. After does,” Meek said. soccer.” the departures of Kyle Coffee, The midfielder’s love for From that moment onward, Scott Menzies, Quentin Pearson, soccer started at an early age, the young Meek had his sights and more from a squad that
set on becoming a soccer superstar. His best teammate at the time was a brick wall in his playroom. “I would use it as my goal and passing buddy every day growing up,” Meek said. “Whenever I got home from school, I would be passing, shooting, and juggling with the wall. I definitely broke plenty of lamps and other things along the way.” Meek watched UW Soccer religiously as a child, and when it came time to decide which school he would play for, there was really no other option that he considered, or even wanted to consider. Now, Meek is one of the driving forces on the No. 1 team in the country, with six goals and two assists on the season. Through 15 games, the Huskies only have one loss, and are still undefeated in conference play as the regular season nears its conclusion. Although Meek has been excellent on the field for the UW with his goalscoring prowess, his teammates and coaches laud his level of excitement, enthusiasm, and kindness as aspects that have contributed to the team’s success. “Meek is the type of guy who sees you walk into the room and asks you how your day is,” head coach Jamie Clark said. “He’s just super nice and a pleasure to be around and you want guys
like that in the locker room to get the other guys going.” Outside of soccer, Meek lives with teammates Gio Miglietti, Blake Bodily, and Jaret Townsend, and they acknowledge that Meek’s animation extends beyond what is seen on the soccer field or in the locker room. The trio have their fair share of stories to tell about the sophomore. “I’ll be doing my own thing or eating food in the kitchen and all of a sudden, I hear Lucas yelling at the TV playing FIFA,” Bodily said. “I don’t think his excitement level ever goes down.” When asked what the possibilities are for the future of the Huskies, he recognizes that they are doing extremely well so far but is still feeling unsatisfied until the ultimate goals are reached. “We are having an incredible season right now and I hope we can continue to trend in the right direction,” Meek said. “Our goal at the beginning of the season was to win the Pac-12 title and I feel like we are getting closer and closer to achieving that.” Reach reporter Le Bui at sports@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @LeBui18
Huskies look to new leadership ahead of season debut By Alec Dietz The Daily While college students around campus are buying costumes and getting ready for Halloween parties, the Washington men’s basketball team will don its Adidas uniforms for the first time in an exhibition this Thursday against Western Washington. When they do, the Huskies will be led by a completely different looking group of players, including five-star freshmen, a couple of surging juniors, and some unknown second-year players. “I’m just excited, we’re ready to get out on that floor in front of our fans and make some things happen,” junior Nahziah Carter said. Along with fellow junior Hameir Wright and senior Sam Timmins, Carter has seen an
increased leadership role this year following the departure of a significant senior class. With David Crisp, Matisse Thybulle, Noah Dickerson, and Dominic Green all graduated, Carter is now one of the older guys on the team, and one of the top contributors from a season ago. “You can’t be the young guy forever,” Carter said. “I was that young guy for two years. It’s a big step in maturity for me. Some things you need in life, and I guess I needed this in my life. Learning from those guys last year, I think I’ve been able to mature beyond my years and I’m able to be a leader for those young guys.” With so many of their former stars having moved on, Carter is the only player on the squad who averaged more than three points a game in 2018-19. The
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The underground market for Dawg Pack tickets might be your best bet By Sydney Nash Contributing writer It’s that time of the year already; aggressive tweets are flying, Greek Row is getting all riled up, and I have Michael Bublé’s “Christmas” album on repeat. You guessed it, Apple Cup season is upon us. The long-awaited football game at the end of November brings the Dawg Pack ticket black market into the spotlight. The underground market allows students in need of a ticket to buy another student’s Dawg Pack ticket from them and join the student section. According to the Dawg Pack ticket website, tickets can only be transferred to another student. Regardless, Dawg Pack tickets are a limited commodity, and students who can’t attend the home games are looking to make a profit. Some students without tickets are willing to bypass the system and turn to sellers online to secure their tickets. The black market runs almost exclusively online, where students offer up tickets on platforms like Facebook and Wildfire. People wanting to attend big games, like the Apple Cup, are willing to pay big bucks, but the prices can seem a bit unfair depending on how many games you plan on attending. The student section package
grants access to every home, regular season football and men’s basketball game, and costs only $150 dollars. It’s a great deal for the dedicated Husky fan. If you were to go to all 26 of those football and basketball games using Dawg Pack tickets, each game would cost roughly $6.15. This year, students online generally seem to be selling their Apple Cup tickets for about $75 to $150 per ticket, which ranges from 50% to 100% of the Dawg Pack ticket’s entire worth. Just for one game. However, not everyone plans on attending enough games for the Dawg Pack ticket to seem like a good deal. Some people plan on buying individual student section tickets instead, not realizing that some of the prices will be so high. Since Dawg Pack tickets are sold out for this year, the only way to avoid the underground market is to buy a Husky Ticket Office single game, student section ticket. But as I delved further into the price comparisons, I was mildly alarmed at the box office alternative. Surprisingly, it may be cheaper to pay another student for their Dawg Pack ticket despite the ridiculous seeming price than it is to legitimately purchase a singlegame student section ticket from
Life at the extremes By Marissa Gaston The Daily In one of my classes, I was recently involved in a group discussion about judicial activism. Even though my thoughts were clearly the minority view, I appreciated the ongoing discussion that was respectful, thoughtful, and acknowledged the key elements of my opposing argument. The group seemed to be approaching a common ground. This feeling was shattered when someone spoke up and passionately expressed a much more extreme stance that dismissed the legitimacy of the previously discussed middle-ground points. More than just disagreeing with that individual, I sensed my thought processes reflexively jerk back toward an extreme position on my side of the issue. I felt disillusioned and angry, both at this student for their lack of understanding of my views and at myself for my own reaction. In that moment, I was no longer interested in contributing to the discussion or in compromising with someone who seemed to think my ideas were invalid. It’s a vicious cycle of the worst possible kind; people tend to react to extremes with extremes. Professor Mark Alan Smith, associate chair of the political science department, has noticed these extreme reactions between opposing groups in America today. “I would say it’s a dynamic between elites and masses and who participates and where,” Smith said. “The political parties are further apart than they have been at least in recent memory, maybe going back to the 19th century.” These divides are amplified by social media, which tends to disproportionately represent especially passionate and often extreme voices. What is missing is a centrist perspective. “The middle has essentially dropped out,” Smith said. Smith also outlined that whether we vote left or right is correlated more than ever today with identity markers like race, religion, gender, and region. The tighter your personal identity is linked with a political party, the more it can feel like a part of yourself is losing when your party loses an election. Because of this increasingly close alignment, it follows that in a politically charged discussion people are more likely to feel personally attacked when someone challenges their political beliefs. The UW has a student body whose political affiliation is approximately 71% liberal. Alexander Peterson, a senior majoring in economics, doesn’t necessarily identify with the liberal majority.
the ticket office. Even if a student seller is trying to take advantage of someone by upcharging a single ticket, it is still cheaper to buy from an online seller than the official ticket office. That is a problem. According to the Husky Ticket Office, single game student section tickets for the UW vs USC game this year cost $65. The black market prices ranged from $30 to $50 for the same game. Ultimately, buying a ticket for any football game is a doubleedged sword. Although it is a shady move to charge fellow students much more than a ticket is worth, the Husky Ticket Office prices are so high the black market becomes the most viable option for those looking for single-game tickets. Students should not be trapped in a supply-and-demand situation just to support their own teams. The only good option is to buy your own Dawg Pack ticket early, avoiding the inevitable confusion and the hit to your bank account that black market tickets may cause. With this season’s Dawg Pack tickets sold out, this leaves narrow options for those wanting to attend football games for the rest of the fall, especially this year’s Apple Cup. The best option it seems is to look for students selling online and
try to find the lowest price. Not everyone in the black market is trying to make a huge profit when selling their ticket, as some ask for just enough to break even. This is not the usual case for this year’s biggest game. “Determining the value of each ticket definitely depends on the game, but selling a ticket for $90 or starting a bidding war for your ticket is not the reason the Dawg Pack exists,“ Nathan Santo Domingo, a UW alumnus who graduated last year, said via Twitter messages. I completely agree. Students should not be capitalizing off other students looking for a ticket, but the ticket office prices allows them to. This says a lot about the ticket office itself. If students are forced to rely on other students to sell their
Anna Schnell @artiistannaschnell Dawg Pack tickets, just to attend games at a reasonable price, that means there is something wrong with the student prices available through the traditional routes. It shouldn’t be expensive to be part of the student section. Being a part of the Dawg Pack should not be a cutthroat business, but with Dawg Pack tickets sold out and box office prices remaining high, the black market remains a necessary evil for students wanting to attend games. Everyone who wants to cheer for the Huskies this Apple Cup should be able to, not just those willing to pay the price. Reach contributing writer Sydney Nash at development@dailyuw.com Twitter @sydneym_nash
Political polarization on campus contributes to a polarized society
Peterson is active within ASUW and describes the political dialogue as “largely positive.” But he’s experienced exceptions too. “It can be discouraging if you expect to be successful with a bunch of legislation [and] you don’t hold that dominant position,” Peterson said. “You’re like one of five people in this little minority on a lot of legislation.” Farah Al-Qurishi is a self-described conservative student who transferred to the UW from Edmonds Community College last year. She often does not feel comfortable discussing her true views with other students on campus. “I feel like I have to hide it from people,” Al-Qurishi said. “When I came to UW, I feel as though everybody’s going the same direction. They all share the same views. And anyone else who thinks differently is like an outcast.” Al-Qurishi specifically remembers a student in one of her classes who referred to people who hold conservative views as “rightwing maniacs,” and now avoids starting conversations with those who hold opposing ideological views. “The people I’ve encountered [who] have opposing views to mine just immediately attack anyone with my views,” Al-Qurishi said. “And so if they’re going to attack someone with conservative views, I feel like there’s no reason getting into an argument ... and causing more destruction.” It is not OK that anyone, liberal or conservative, should feel reluctant to engage in civic discourse. It is not OK to ignore and dismiss those we disagree with without trying to understand them. Even if we can’t find a mutually acceptable middle ground yet, we must, at a minimum, be able to listen and respect each other. So how can we communicate better across our differences? Smith suggests building relationships with people outside of politics first. When politics do enter into the discussion at a later point, it’s easier to see that someone “can be a good person and they happen [to have] different political beliefs.” Peterson has experience building these relationships with other students. Last year, he helped spearhead UW Democracy through Dialogue with the Carlson Center for Leadership, where students shared a meal together before moving into a policy discussion. “Having a small group tends to be really good,” Peterson said. “The discussions that I’ve been a part of there have been very fruitful, even though I definitely remember conversations where we could not resolve underlying differences in opinion.” I have some strong opinions that I will defend ardently. I do not apologize for that. But right now, we have a polarized political
mess where we all pontificate endlessly and fail to hear a word besides our own. It is fantastically unlikely that one side or one party has all of the answers, and sometimes a new angle is just as good as new facts. Sometimes someone else’s interpretation can be just as impactful as a revolutionary new piece of
information. We love to talk, but we struggle to listen. And we have to change. Reach writer Marissa Gaston at opinion@dailyuw.com.
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