The Sandspur Volume 124 Issue 3

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A sprinkler malfunction in Pugsley Hall last Friday sent students, faculty, staff and emergency personnel into a panic. A week later, people are still pointing fingers.

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he fire sprinkler in a Pugsley Hall room of two students, Rafael De Osma ‘20 and Joaquin Angulo ‘19, broke on Friday, September 22, around 11 p.m., flooding the students’ room and the floors beneath them. Three fire

Title IX: Protection for the perpetrators

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Keila Makowski ‘21 explains why Betsy Devos’ choice to rescind Obama’s Title IX protections are wrong.

trucks, a fire rescue vehicle, and Campus Safety personnel immediately reported to the scene and evacuated all residents to control the flooding and potential damage. Pugsley Hall is the current house for Rollins fraternity chapter Tau Kappa Epsilon. De Osma and Angulo are roommates and members of the fraternity.

Around 11 p.m. Friday, De

Osma was returning to his room, with friend Felipe Pachon ’19, when he opened his door and water began pouring from the ceiling. “I literally opened the door to my room and the [sprinkler head] went off,” said De Osma.

Angulo was asleep in the room when De Osma arrived, so he was pretty confused as to how

50 gallons of chlorine spilled into Lake Virginia

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Students go un-notified when lack of maintenance causes a chlorine spill into the lake.

it happened. However, Angulo believes the door hit the sprinkler as well, due to its positioning on the ceiling near the door.

Campus Safety officials and emergency responders told the students they believe the sprinkler was set off by a shirt hanging on the sprinkler head. Responders found a broken hanger and a shirt on the floor beneath it. Ken

Miller, Assistant Vice President of Public Safety, stated, “At this point, we have no information leading us to believe it was a system or hardware malfunction.

All life safety systems worked as intended.”

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The Cradle will still rock The Sandspur sits

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down with the cast and crew of upcoming play, The Cradle Will Rock, before its debut on October 7.

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Protecting the perpetrator: Title IX’s new guidelines Betsy DeVos, the current U.S. Secretary of Education, rescinded protections in place for sexual assault survivors on college campuses.

Keila Makowski

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pproximately 20 percent of women and 5 to 6 percent of men in college will be victims of sexual assault. More than 50 percent of these assaults occur on campus.

To bring these numbers into perspective, calculated for Rollins College, that is 654 women and 197 men from this year’s student body. In comparison, less than 10 percent of reported cases of sexual assault are false.

These facts and statistics are why Title IX exists, and they are being ignored by Betsy DeVos. Title IX is a law that outlaws discrimination based on gender or sex, and in 2011 the Obama administration released guidelines on how campus sexual assaults should be handled, which comes down to removing anything or anyone that creates a “hostile environment” for the reporting party or victim. Whether the environment’s hostility is decided

on a case-by-case basis, such as one instance of rape or continued unwanted sexual advances.

It is simple, straightforward, and entirely in defense of survivors of sexual assault. For the last six years, these have been the go-to principles, and these are what DeVos is rescinding, not Title IX itself.

The question comes down to why DeVos felt the need to change something that seemed to be in the best interest of the injured party, and I think she is ignorant of the facts I have outlined. Instead of doing research and studying statistics, she buys into the rape culture narrative of women supposedly making things up or deciding their regretted sex act was rape to protect their reputation or to ruin another’s.

This encourages the false pretense that college males are really poor, innocent boys with bright futures. DeVos, in essence, repealed the guidelines to protect the people accused of sexual assault. She believes it to

be unfair to remove the accused from the environment of the survivor. Supposedly, this process is somehow deeming them guilty before trial, rather than being a protection from prolonged suffering to someone who has been through enough.

Much like DeVos’ statement on how bears are more of a risk than guns to public schools, she seems totally removed from the actual dangers. In her eyes, it is more of a danger to be falsely accused of sexual assault than it is to be further assaulted or prolong feelings of violation by allowing the assailant to continue to attend school with the survivor. DeVos does not understand that sexual assault is already the most underreported crime, with only 12 percent of campus sexual assaults being reported, such a low number that will only decrease if the government continues to take the side of the perpetrators over the survivors.

One of the changes that sticks in my mind is that to the appeals process. Under the

Obama administration, either party could appeal the decision in a sexual harassment case. Under DeVos’s plan, schools have the choice between allowing no one to appeal, allowing both parties to appeal, and—the one that disturbs me—only allowing the assailant to appeal. This is disgusting.

It tells survivors that they do not matter if a case does not go their way. This message is reiterated when colleges can no longer remove an alleged assailant from campus for the comfort of the victim. This might sound fair, but the overwhelming majority of the accused are guilty, and this policy is forcing survivors to go to school with their rapists, creating an environment where survivors fear for their safety.

The new guidelines end with a paragraph about how much Title IX has accomplished in the 45 years since it was passed. It seems to overlook the fact that these new provisions are a step backward for the rights of sexual assault survivors everywhere.

What could Trump’s decision about DACA mean for America?

Nilly Kohzad ‘19 explains how she thinks the removal of the DACA program could affect hundreds of thousands of people.

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eferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an American Immigration Policy that was implemented by the Obama administration. Recently, it has been making headlines due to President Trump’s decision to end DACA. This decision has been noted as a deeply unpopular move with the American people, leaving many questioning Trump’s route for our nation.

It is estimated that about 800,000 individuals will be affected by this policy change. So, what does this mean? Where is Trump heading with this and what should we, the people, think about it? As a child of immigrant parents, it is easy for me

to understand how these individuals feel. Often times, immigrants or undocumented individuals live their lives in fear of deportation. wImagine growing up in a country, imagine loving a country immensely, and imagine someone out of nowhere saying that you must leave. You must leave everything you built, you must leave the country you have called home for multiple years, and you must take your bags and start from scratch somewhere else. It is an extremely tough situation to be in.

Ending a program like DACA has the severity of splitting families apart and leaving children stranded. The repercussions to Trump’s actions are clear, though he claims that this change will be beneficial in the long run.

Furthermore, many also claim that these “Dreamers” are more American than Americans themselves. They are hard-working individuals who have lived their lives in fear of deportation and in fear of losing the many opportunities and privileges that American citizens often take for granted. They started from nothing and built their lives with the dirt from their own hands and the sweat from their own faces, and that alone is commendable.

That alone is what makes America, America.

Therefore, why should we take away such a significant chunk of our population, one that is hardworking and impressive? Will this hinder our country as a whole? I believe that America is a country whose foundations were built on immigrants and their work. If it were

not for the immigrants who arrived to this country, there most definitely would not be the New York, Los Angeles, and Miami we love today. The government should take this into consideration and reevaluate their decision.

At the end of the day, it is important to realize that these immigrants and deferred individuals are in fact real people, not numbers. Therefore, as a nation and as true Americans, we must realize that putting the fate of these hardworking individuals in the hands of Congress can be extremely detrimental.

It is up to us, as citizens and as lovers of humanity, to express our opinions and provide a helping hand to those who rightfully deserve it. As one of the most developed countries in the world, this should be our moral duty.

The opinions on this page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sandspur or Rollins College.

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De Osma provided a photo showing the sprinkler head detached from the wall, proving the problem remains unfixed.

TKE ‣ Continued from page 1 However, both boys claimed this was not possible. “The sprinkler was already detached one inch from the ceiling, so I am positive the door must have hit it when I opened it,” said De Osma.

“They claim the shirt they found was mine, but I was outside the room. Hence, it was impossible for me to leave the room without activating the sprinkler, and my roommate was asleep.”

Angulo confirmed this, stating, “We’ve noticed before that [the sprinkler head] was already a little bit down.”

Both students claimed there was no smoke present or any other reason for the sprinkler to be set off on its own.

As of Monday, September 25, the sprinkler remained unrepaired. De Osma presented a photo of the hole still visible in the ceiling and the base of the system noticeably separated, making the flooding incident prone to happen again. The current state of the sprinkler could be seen as a fire hazard if it were to not properly function during a real fire, especially since there are many other students currently living in Pugsley.

Nicholas Khazzam ’18, President of Rollins Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter, confirmed the sprinkler was somehow pulled out of the wall, causing the flooding. “It was just like a waterfall. The first and second floors were flooded,” said Khazzam.

Khazzam claims there was minimal damage to Pugsley Hall.

The only room on the first floor

The light of three fire trucks illuminates the front of Pugsley Hall, home to the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Photos by Kalli Joslin, The Sandspur. is the fraternity’s chapter room, which did have some flooding; therefore, the carpeting was taken out and thrown away. Khazzam clarified, “Everything is dry now, except for the AC unit in that room. No policies were broken; it was just a malfunction.” Regarding property damage, Campus Safety said, “We have not put a specific value to the personal and college-owned property that was damaged. A more detailed assessment will be completed this week.”

Leon Hayner, Senior Director of Residential Life and Explorations, confirmed damages are still being assessed, but said, “Yes, there was water damage to personal belongings and to the building.” The damage included multiple pieces of De Osma and Angulo’s property.

“It’s really bad, all my stuff

is soaked,” explained De Osma.

“My roommate and I were soaking wet, standing outside Pugsley looking at all of our ruined things, including my passport and F-1 Visa.” De Osma is an international student from Peru, while Angola is from Mexico.

Their room is set up into two separate spaces; therefore, De Osma’s property received the most water damage.

Unfortunately, De Osma reported Campus Safety did not believe his account of what happened and was not entirely supportive during the process.

“They were not compassionate at all,” he stated. “All they were saying was that it was our fault and that we might be liable for thousands of dollars in damage.

Aside from this, they gave us two empty rooms in Pugsley, but told us that if our room is not

ready in one week, they would start charging us single-room fees.”

In regards to reparations and consequences, Hayner said, “We will review and will follow our code of conduct and guide to residence hall living expectations.

In general, students who cause damage to college property or property of others, even if by accident, are required to pay restitution and could face additional sanctions.”

Aside from immediate frustrations with faculty, De Osma and Angulo applaud Rollins’ maintenance crew for placing ventilation systems and dehumidifiers throughout the room.

“It looks like we will be ready to move back into the room soon,” he explained.

Coming of age after 9/11 While last week’s issue was dedicated to the devastation of Hurricane Irma, we must still remember those whose lives were forever changed on September 11, 2001.

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t was in orchestra class when Jono Lee learned that American Airlines flight 11 struck the north tower. His teacher turned on the TV so Lee and his classmates in California could see what was happening on the other side of the country.

Lee, 13 years old at the time, remembers the images of the towers burning and people jumping, noting that they almost seemed “fake.” On the anniversary of the attacks, Lee, now 29, says he did not fully understand the serious nature of what had happened when he was younger.

“I understand the severity now,” says Lee. September 11, 2001 has become a part of collective memory in the United States. Since at least 2013, Rollins has commemorated the day with the event “Remembering 9/11,” a time for the community to gather in silence and remember the victims, survivors, and first responders.

Rollins could not recognize 9/11 this year due to the devastation of Hurricane Irma. The Sandspur, which usually publishes an article in remembrance, devoted that week’s issue to covering the community’s recovery from Hurricane Irma.

To describe the impact of

9/11 is to attempt the impossible. It touched and continues to touch all of our lives, whether we remember it or not. Some of us may know people who bought tickets for one of the hijacked planes but missed their flight. Others may know people who worked in the World Trade Center or the Pentagon.

The Head of Archives and Special Collections at Rollins, Wenxian Zhang, highlights the close connection of our college with the day’s events. Rollins alumni Tony Wilner ’82 and Manny Papir ’89 donated stone markers from the three crash sites—the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville,

Penn.—which eventually were incorporated into the 9/11 Memorial next to the Veteran’s Memorial. Wilner had been working for the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, and Papir for Mayor Giuliani as Deputy Chief of Staff. In their own way, these alumni helped make something new out of what was broken, bringing together bits of memory that may have otherwise been forgotten.

While not a Rollins alum, Billy Collins of the Winter Park Institute was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2001–2003. For the first anniversary of the attacks, Collins wrote “The Names,” a poem that remembers the vic-

tims of that day. He moves through the alphabet from A to Z, finding from the long list of names one for every letter—except X. “Let X stand, if it can, for the ones unfound,” Collins says.

Remembering 9/11 brings with it sadness. Many lives were lost, and people old enough now divide their world into two periods, pre- and post-9/11.

As we move forward in time, the world sees more and more people who have known only a post-9/11 world. We should always remember, even if we never have known, because some things are too important to forget.

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Damage control at Dining Services Heather Borochaner

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n Thursday, Sept. 21, the SGA Dining Services held an open forum for anyone to voice their concerns with the new dining system on campus and to offer their suggestions. Questions were primarily answered

by Gustavo Vasconez and other members of the campus dining services staff.

The forum opened with a brief explanation behind the reasoning of the changes to both the layout of the campus center and the student meal plans. Bill Short, Associate VP for Finance & Assistant Treasurer, explained that the biggest problem within the dining services was managing the cost and access to food, and that there was always a rough adjustment period needed when big changes were made.

The first question came from a student who wanted to know the thought process behind switching the payment method from a la carte to a swipe plan.

Short explained the financial aid had already been established for the year, problems would have been caused had they tried to adjust it further. He assured students that “tier planning” would be available next year, and maybe next semester. “Tier planning” would be chevwaper than

the cost to swipe into the campus center now.

Short also explained that student athletes have to eat a lot more than the average student for their sports, and that it was not fair for them to have to spend that much more money on necessary meals.

This brought up concern to another student who asked why they didn’t wait another year to apply the changes if they knew they were going to be rough on the students. “Freshman are going to think this is normal,” she said, also pointing out that athletes are more of a minority on campus.

The forum leaders pointed out that 25 percent of Rollins students are athletes, so they really aren’t that much of a minority and need help as much as the other students. The Sandspur was unable to confirm whether this statistic is correct, or not.

From there, they informed the students attending they were taking full ownership of the rough transition, and knew that students were struggling. “We still have a ways to go,” they admitted, thanking students for their understanding and patience with the transition.

“I felt like I was lied to,” said one vegan student who after ordering supposedly vegan options from the campus center found that the food had milk or

cheese products. She said she felt like she was wasting her meal plan since she mostly had to eat off campus to meet her needs.

Vasconez told her that he and others had been meeting with parents and students about the vegan options on campus and they were “willing to become more informative about what they offered.” He explained that much of the listings of food were listed through use of technology and how sometimes technology is not very reliable. “Can we find a way to communicate better?

Absolutely,” he said. He made sure to emphasize that there were vegan options at each station in the campus center, and all a student needed to do was ask.

“It is better to be more proactive than reactive,” he said.

This brought another to student to express her concern that there were very few gluten and dairy free options. Vasconez explained that they were adding as many allergen free options as they could, and do not want to risk cross-contamination, which had been a large problem in previous years. He suggested that more space on campus might be needed in order to have every need properly tended to, but continuing to expand would be a work in progress for years to come.

One student pointed out that cross-contamination seemed

to be even worse this year based off what she had seen. Employees making her food didn’t change their gloves after touching either a meat based product or something with gluten in it, or not even replacing the bagel if they put on a topping by mistake that the student could not eat.

The student also mentioned how it was difficult for off-campus students who do not have a meal plan to sit with their friends inside the campus center. She also voiced concerns with vegetarian and vegan options being removed from Dave’s Boathouse, which had been there last year.

Vasconez explained that the problem with the employees would be handled immediately, and that they were trained as much as they could be before serving food to students. He also apologized for the removed options from Dave’s, explaining that it is still a proper restaurant and that items were kept based on their popularity. As for having to swipe into the campus center, he explained that there needed to be a way to control and monitor the amount of people inside, along with it being a security concern. He said that they thought there was enough space across the campus to sacrifice the freedom of that seating area, but he had been wrong and the campus would work on creating more space.

When one student asked if the quality of the food had gone down, Vasconez was quick to explain that it was more of a perception than a reality. “Nothing in the production of the food has changed, everything is fresh, and I would be happy to offer tours of the kitchen if any students still had concerns.” he voiced.

Vasconez continued by saying that if there were any students having serious problems using their meal plan or dietary needs, he would like to have a one-on-one discussion with them to help. The same went for the seniors and how their meal plan money would be handled.

He wanted to make it a case by case address.

After hearing that Dave’s no longer offered gluten free bread, Vasconez guaranteed that this problem would be fixed immediately. He also said that green smoothies would be making a comeback, likely in the library next semester.

The whole dining services team wants students to know their feedback is important.

“We are here to serve,” said Vasconez. “We are making lists of your comments and suggestions.” They continued to press they were paying attention and brought these issues up at every meeting they had, and and appreciate and seriously consider the suggestions of students.

The impact of discrimination at Rollins Students describe the effects of discrimination they have felt on Rollins campus and provide resources for others who feel threatened.

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iscrimination is a sensitive issue that has been popping up everywhere, from college campuses to other institutions and communities, it has become a controversial subject that in fact, needs to be addressed. Discrimination is a term which describes the act of being unjust or prejudicial towards different groups of people whether that is in terms of their race, gender, age or sex. Unfortunately, there have been many accounts of discriminative action not only in the country we live in but around the world. It seems to be a continuous problem that groups of people have been experiencing. Some say humans are innately discriminative and

have their own preferences while others say racism and sexism are ideologies learned in the process of growing up and the effect of mingling in society. Whatever the reason may be, I personally believe that making a group of individuals feel like the “other” in a negative way and isolating them because of physical or characteristically differences that most likely are out of their control is very insensitive. As Rollins students our aim has always been to be the better individual, the mature individual and of course the individual with ample knowledge about world differences therefore having a much more open mind and level of understanding than those who lack the education that we have.

Last Monday Title IX came out with an email prohibiting Discrimination as well as sexual

and domestic abuse and/or violence. Reading this article made me curious as to whether any Rollins students have experienced such things and what their views are. Shyanne Lovan ‘20 suggested that she has never felt any form of discrimination on Rollins campus. For her it was an easy adjustment. She states that “sports like golf helped a lot as it allowed me to instantly meet people and have friends to fall back on. I personally think that it is wrong to discriminate based on race or gender and a lot of people are quick to judge, people should be more open before deciding not to associate with someone.” On the other hand, Day Cho’ 20 says he has heard some people complaining about this issue but has not personally been affected in any extreme way. He stated that “For me as

an Asian it does not bother me, although I tend to be the only Asian in my group of friends. I think it allows me to have a fresh cultural perspective for others at the same time be unique and different. He continued saying that “It seems that today’s generation is discriminative in a very passive aggressive way, the movie Get Out portrays it perfectly. It’s the idea that I don’t hate you but I don’t want to sit next to you either”. Finally, Day wrapped it up by saying “At the end of the day it is important to be yourself and not be afraid of being open and honest, that is my advice to others”.

As Rollins college students and future alumni our goal is has always been to become global citizens, game changers and knowledgeable members of society. As the office of Title IX

suggested, “Any form of sexual and gender-based discrimination that interferes with an individual’s ability to be an engaged learner threatens the core values of our institution to be a diverse and inclusive community and home to the best and brightest scholars, students, faculty and staff”.

Discrimination in any context is a problem and if any of you have felt threatened, attacked, violated or discriminated in any form which has made you uncomfortable please contact the office of Title IX to get the best and most critical assistance you need in order to solve the issue.

And in the words of the wonderful Nelson Mandela himself “People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.

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50 Gallons of Liquid Chlorine Spilled into Lake Virginia over the Summer Liquid chlorine spill was attended to as soon as Rollins College employees realized that the chemical had leaked into the lake.

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ollins’ Alfond swimming pool requires a slew of chemicals to maintain a safe and sanitary environment for swimmers and sunbathers, but this summer one of the chemicals that protects swimmers proved dangerous for the surrounding environment.

At 6 p.m. on July 31, 50 gallons of liquid chlorine spilled onto the ground and into Rollins’ own Lake Virginia.

According to the official incident report from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s State Watch Office, the leak was caused by lack of maintenance on the pipes within the pool’s chlorine delivery system. The Center for Disease Control considers quantities over 52.83 gallons a large spill.

Nate Weyant, Rollins’ assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications, stated the Rollins facilities management oversees the pool’s maintenance.

However, it was further clarified by Scott Rayburn, Emergency Planning Coordinator, that maintenance is contracted out to Spies Pool, LLC. The Kissimmee-based Spies Pool is a local pool contractor specializing in chemical infrastructure for commercial pools, as well as the sale of chemicals to pool owners.

Rayburn is actually the official who officially reported the leak. He said, “We notified the DEP as soon as the seriousness of the situation became clear.

We also notified the National Response Center, as well as the Florida State Watch Office.” The report was made to the DEP on August 2, which is two days after the spill reportedly happened.

According to Rayburn, “[Campus Safety personnel] attempted to contain the release into Lake Virginia. [Personnel] mitigated any chlorine damage by flushing and diluting the chlorine with water.” The official report shows 15 gallons of water were used to dilute the 50 gallons of chlorine.

The student body was not made aware of this incident over the summer. When asked why, Rayburn said, “This incident occurred late in the day on August 1. No students were actually on campus. As soon as the spill was discovered, the leak was stopped.”

Leon Hayner, Senior Director of Residential Life and Explorations, said, “Very few students were on campus at that time.

Only a handful who were still around, bridging from summer to fall housing.”

However, Lake Virginia is open to public use, and there were certainly members of the public using the body of water during the summer. Some students were alarmed to hear this happened and went untold to the campus and general public.

Julia Simas ‘18 said, “Rollins has always prided itself in being an open and inclusive campus.

Hearing this was completely shocking to me.”

Simas continued by saying, “Whenever something happens on campus, we are always included, and faculty has always said they want to hear what students have to say. But, because this happened over the summer, they swept it under the rug. Just because we aren’t here, doesn’t mean it isn’t our home, and what happens here doesn’t impact us.”

As a relatively unstable substance, the chlorine did not remain in the Lake Virginia environment for long (a fully-loaded pool will lose all of its chlorine to ultraviolet-driven dissipation in one to two days). However, the effects on the immediate environment were similar to the intended effect of chlorine in a pool: many small things dying.

Bacteria and other microorganisms near the shore would have been killed on-contact with the chlorine’s main and active byproduct, hypochlorous acid.

While bacterial die off in the isolated and human-centered environment of a swimming pool is often considered a good thing, in the natural environment, these microorganisms provide beneficial services to the aquatic ecosystem, such as decomposition

Photos by Ellie Rushing Rollins is lucky enough to have the sights of Lake Virginia as apart of their campus. However, the lake was subjected to a spill of chlorine. and an available food source.

Additionally, the hypochlorous acid eats away at the protective mucus coating the skin of all fish. When this coating is damaged, the fish are made more susceptible to infection and disease, as well as the possibility of dying from the stress of mu-

cus loss alone. No fish deaths in Lake Virginia were reported to the DEP after the incident.

When asked what steps were being taken to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future, Rayburn responded “(Rollins is) installing a new system that will notify the Of-

fice of Campus Safety and Facilities Management if a leak is detected.” While this will not prevent spills entirely, when added in tandem with a more robust maintenance schedule the volume of future spills, and the damage to Lake Virginia, will be minimized.

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Discovering inner peace through film Diego Medrano

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Six must-haves for any kitchen Kira Bernhard

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ow that a couple of weeks have gone by since school started, hopefully students are beginning to settle into their new living situations. Whether you are living on or off campus, everyone can benefit from having some cheap, versatile, and delicious food on hand. This list is limited it to six must-have items perfect for any Rollins students' kitchen.

1. Snack Bars Even if a student planned to wake up an hour before class to have a nutritious breakfast, everyone knows there are days when students need a quick fix. Energy, protein, and granola bars are some of the easiest snacks to take on the go. Even so, they can be filled with many additives, including an excess of added sugars. With this in mind, try reaching for bars sweetened with natural ingredients, like dates, honey, or coconut sugar.

2. Canned Beans This is one of the best sources of vegetarian protein! Chickpeas and lentils add texture to grain bowls and bulk up salads.

Canned beans have a long shelf life, but that often means the product comes packaged with many chemicals. Try purchasing some with an ingredient list of only beans, water, and salt.

3. Frozen Vegetables Fresh vegetables can easily go bad, so a better investment would be in frozen vegetables.

Peas, broccoli, brussels sprouts, edamame, and riced cauliflower are necessities of mine, but find

what works for you. A bit of variety can often take a student's meal far.

4. Oatmeal Oatmeal has tons of fiber to keep one fuller for a longer amount of time, and it is customizable because one can choose what type to use (steel cut, rolled, instant), how to prepare them (on the stove top or in the microwave), and how to enjoy them. It does not have to be bland. If you are craving a sweet version, add fruits, nut butter, and some granola (or check out last week’s recipe). If one prefers savory flavors, mix in some nutritional yeast and veggies, and top it with an egg.

5. Nut Butter Besides tasting delicious, nuts contain heart-healthy fats needed to keep our bodies and brains functioning optimally. Enjoy them as a topping, in a sauce, in baked goods, or even straight out of the jar. Make sure to read the ingredient(s) label on nut butter jars, because many of them have added sugars. For those who are allergic to nuts, sunflower seed butter would work too.

6. Eggs Scrambled. Poached. Hardboiled. Yes, it can be done in the microwave! Although a skillet is preferable, the microwave still does a pretty good job. Just like oats, eggs can be made however one fancies. Even if one does not like this inexpensive source of protein on its own, eggs can be incorporated in many other ways. For example, a microwavable mug cake is always an option for those with a large sweet tooth!

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or over a decade, the Global Peace Film Festival (GPFF) worked with Rollins to screen films on-campus that capture various current obstacles to and solutions for global peace.

These screenings have always been free to all students.

Aside from Rollins’ central position in Winter Park, the benefits of the partnership for the festival abounded. Many on-campus organizations, such as Amnesty International, as well as many Community Engagement classes already dedicate their time to pursuing peace through active service. These dedicated students and professors are prime subjects for discussion and possible action on these films. Many students also worked as interns or volunteers for the festival, and some even screened their own films. The impact upon Rollins students from participation in the festival ranges from joining an activist club on-campus to building a school in Tanzania after graduation. This kept on track with the mission and tagline of

the festival, “It starts here.”

“Part of it is finding a personal, inner peace,” said Nina Streich, the executive director of the GPFF, as she explained the GPFF’s take on global peace.

“It’s finding compassion for the world in whatever way most drives you.”

“Global peace, it’s not just the absence of war,” Artistic Director Kelly DeVine elaborated.

“Some people have these utopian views where there’s no conflict and they think it can’t be done. There’s always going to be conflict. We try to show models of non-aggressive, peaceful ways of resolving that conflict.”

She described that some of these involve respect for one another, internal peace, and striving towards an attainable way of life.

Both of these views serve to stress what DeVine most hoped to convey to audiences: the films in the Global Peace Film Festival were not simply cinema for its own sake. DeVine described her personal passion for stories as loving to find and display new ways to see and walk through the world. Art is emotionally enriching in many ways, and these films were a means to attract

people to activism and enrich local civic groups. Besides those students active at Rollins, the GPFF works year-round in the Orlando area with Amnesty, the League of Women Voters, and Global Hope, just to name a few.

DeVine aimed to get us part of the way there. What she searched for in a film is, “that a film demonstrates issues and also provides solutions.” A film for the GPFF should have a proud acknowledgement of the strains and the toils, but should also give a sense that there remains work to be done. This year’s films ranged from the struggles of a Syrian refugee’s journey from a Lebanese refugee camp to Canada, to a highlight of the Armenian Genocide—to this day unacknowledged by the Turkish government—to the story of several Bulgarian high school students who graduated into a completely new world as the Berlin Wall came down. All of these spoke of peace in some manner, and all of them told those at Rollins why they should care and where they can start.

“We can invest now and change things,” Devine advocated, “or we can ignore it at our peril.”

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A review of Lord of Shadows

Cassandra Clare’s newest book in the Shadowhunter universe takes on a decisively more political tone than her previous works, paralleling pitfalls in modern governance.

Keila Makowski

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Columnist

ord of Shadows, Cassandra Clare’s newest novel in her massive three-series collective universe of The Shadowhunter Chronicles, took a turn from the previous books in that it directly takes on politics. The government, in the form of the ominous Clave, has created what is known as the “Cold Peace” in the wake of a horrible war where the faeries of the world had allied against the Shadowhunters. The Cold Peace reflected some of the harshest treaties in history, such as the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. The faeries have been forbidden from taking up arms and from being represented in the Clave, and they were being forced to pay reparations. These were all reminiscent of the treaty that eventually led to World War II. Indeed, like Germany, the fey bristled under the oppressive thumb of the Clave.

Besides being reminiscent of history, Clare also made clear references to the current political climate of America. One of the main points made by the novel was that when the government passes hateful legislation, the most hateful among its citizens

will take that as a sign that their hate is justified. Indeed, much like Americans crying out to make this country great again and calling themselves the “silent majority,” there was a faction in the Clave that wanted the Clave to have more power over Downworlders (a collective term for non-human creatures). These scenarios reflected the current times as well as human history, continuing references to World War II and the Holocaust.

For the first time in 11 Shadowhunter books, the Clave made a move from being a necessary evil to villains. Clare made a powerful statement about hate, racism, and fascism, and she made the message easier to digest by putting it under the guise of fantasy; it is easier to call out a fictional government than it is to call out our own. The book contemplated issues that are both relevant and difficult to answer: What is justice and what is revenge? What is necessary and what is evil? Can punishing an entire race be fair?

The series has one more book to be released, so Clare has not offered an answer yet. However, she has given a starting point for her readers to consider their own answers.

Photos by Bleagolf Above: Guest director Tony Simotes and the cast of ART’s The Cradle Will Rock in rehearsal.

Below: Cast members tirelessly rehearse to perfect the show before opening night on Oct. 7.

The Cradle Will Still Rock

Despite substantial setbacks from Hurricane Irma, the cast and crew of The Cradle Will Rock in the Annie Russell Theatre are hard at work as they prepare to open on Friday.

Anna Kjoller

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he Annie Russell Theatre opened its eighty-fifth season with The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein. The musical describes the post-Great Depression era where political corruption and corporate greed take over a fictional town called Steeltown, USA. The fight about unionization between the working class and the main antagonist Mr. Mister portrays a powerful message about class struggles through comedic

playwriting.

“I feel that [the theatre department faculty] from what they told us, still found the content extremely relevant to a lot of the political turmoil going on today,” said assistant director Fiona Campbell ’18. “It rings really true to audiences today, we feel.”

The cast and crew have always worked diligently to produce amazing shows, spending countless hours running lines and learning songs. However, recent circumstances revolving around Hurricane Irma caused significant delays. The cast lost

about a week of rehearsal, some even more if they had to evacuate and could not come back on time. However, this has not altered the mood of the cast. If anything, it has motivated them to work harder.

“The cast has been really wonderful, taking the initiative to rehearse things outside of rehearsal,” said Campbell. “Running lines with each other and running their songs with our extra accompanist, Fletcher Wilson. We’re trying to recover as much ground as we can by rehearsing multiple things at the

same time by splitting up our creative team.”

With only about two and a half weeks of rehearsal prior to Irma and jumping into technical rehearsal, or ‘tech,’ week a week after returning to school, the cast and crew have worked diligently every night at rehearsal to catch up on lost time.

Jordan Barnett ’21, who plays Gus Polack and the Cop, said, “We’ve held the situation in a positive manner… We mess around and joke about it, but everyone’s really stepped up about it. We don’t want to fail on stage.

But I think we’ll definitely be able to pull it off.”

As the remaining days of rehearsal become numbered, both Campbell and Barnett believe that nothing will slow down the production, even with Irma.

“This show is going to be really unlike any show we’ve done at the Annie before,” proclaimed Campbell.

The Cradle Will Rock will premier Friday, Sept. 29 until Sunday, Oct. 7 in the Annie Russell Theatre with various show times each day. The showtimes for each day are posted online.

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Photos by Kira Bernhard, The Sandspur

Men’s soccer wins their first conference game 1-0

Fritz Engel ‘18 makes the only goal of the Tar’s first conference game, obtaining their first win in conference play.

Manny Rodriguez

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he game on Wednesday night against Florida Southern was the game of the week. There was so much action and the stands were almost filled with students, friends, and family cheering on their team.

The Tars entered their first game for the Sunshine State Conference with a tough but great shutout win over Florida Southern. The only goal for the 1-0 game was made by Fritz Engler ‘18, moving Rollins to 3-0-1 on the year and 1-0-0 in conference play, while Florida Southern falls to 2-1-0, and 0-1-0 in SSC action.

In the first half, both teams battled constantly back and forth, each building up chances to put the ball in the back of the other team’s net. Julian Grundler ‘18 finished the first half with three saves, and turned away multiple one-on-one chances from the Mocs. Even though the Mocs outshot the Tars 6-5 in the first half, Rollins continued to give it all they have to get the win.

In the second half, the action intensified as Rollins worked to take possession to grip onto the game. Florida Southern did give up a golden chance halfway through the second half, missing an open net when Grundler was caught rushing towards the long pass.

The game was scoreless until minute 81, when Rollins’ increased pressure earned them more chances at goal. It was a corner and Junior Captain Johnny Nartowicz ‘18 took it, which was deflected by Liam Luke ‘20 who then fell to Senior Engler, who tipped it to the back of the net. The crowd went wild with a point on the scoreboard. Luke’s deflection on the game-winner earned him an assist and his first point in a Rollins uniform.

Florida Southern tried to pick up the pressure looking for an equalizer, but nothing came through Grundler, who blocked the Mocs’ most promising attack in the closing seconds, solidifying Rollins for the win.

Alex Chopra ‘18 commented, “The game went well and we fought hard; Julian, our goal-

keeper, played great in goal, and Fritz came in clutch late in the game to give us the win. Now that we’re in the conference play, every game is going to be tough no matter who the opponent is.

If we keep up our work ethic, I definitely see big things coming down the road, but we’re just taking it one game at a time at this point. Our next game is this Saturday against Barry University; they’ll be a good opponent and we’re excited to face them.”

The Tars are now 51-13-10 all-time against Florida Southern.

Head Coach Keith Buckley improves to 309-148-30, as he is into his 27th season for the Rollins soccer program. Rollins will continue to work hard and get more wins at the Sunshine State Conference play, including their next game to Miami to take on the Barry University Buccaneers.

The match is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m.

Rollins also climbed one spot higher in the NCAA Division II United Soccer Coaches National Poll, settling at the Top 20. Tars will host Nove Southeastern on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

Ben Grant ‘19 (above) tries to maintain control of the play, while Johnny Nartowicz ‘18 (below) competes for possession of the ball during last Wednesday’s home opener against Florida Southern College..