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he transition of 17 of Davidson’s 19 varsity teams last year to the Atlantic 10 conference has heightened the competition for many teams and increased the name recognition for the college. One of the challenges the move has posed, however, is a more grueling travel schedule for most of the 17 teams, who now travel farther for conference events than they did previously. Before every semester, the athletic department presents each team’s schedule to the Educational Policy Committee (EPC), a panel that reviews a variety of curriculum-related proposals, including those for new courses and new majors or minors. The EPC is responsible for approving varsity teams’ schedules to ensure that athletes do not miss more classes than the college’s academic regulations allow for athletic events. According to the official regulations for 2015-16, “schedules for athletic and other college-sponsored extracurricular activities may not require any student to miss more than three MWF classes or two TTh classes or laboratories.” Occasionally, the EPC grants exceptions for teams, allowing their athletes to miss an extra class. These exceptions usually occur when postseason competition, for which coaches cannot plan at the beginning of the year, forces athletes to miss additional class. All schools in the Southern Conference, where most of Davidson’s teams competed before moving to the Atlantic 10, reside in the southeast, with Samford University in Alabama the farthest away from Davidson. The Atlantic 10, however, includes schools as far north as the University of Massachusetts and as far west as St. Louis University. Davidson is the southernmost school in the conference. Teams like volleyball and baseball are most affected because their schedules require them to play each Atlantic 10 opponent at least once during the regular season. Teams like cross country and swimming, on the other hand, do not have to face conference opponents in the regular season, allowing them to attend competitions nearby. The large goegraphical distance between Davidson and many Atlantic 10 teams has made it crucial for the athletic department to create travel schedules that allow athletes to miss as little class as possible. Director of Athletics Jim Murphy is proud of how his department and the EPC have navigated the difficulties of the increased travel. He claimed that the number of missed classes for athletes did not increase last year. “I’ve been real pleased in that in terms of missed class and time away from campus, it has not been any greater than it was with our affiliation with the Southern Conference,” Murphy said. He noted that an excused absence granted to the baseball team last spring was the only one
needed for any team in 2014-2015. Murphy said he does not believe any exceptions have had to be granted this year. “There were no exceptions necessary, I don’t think, for this semester,” he said. “I’m not aware of any waiver [but] I’m not saying there’s not one.” Dr. Shelley Rigger, who serves as the Assistant Dean of Educational Policy in a role that supports the EPC, echoed Murphy, stating that the move to the Atlantic 10 hasn’t produced an unusually high number of exceptions granted. “For this semester and last semester, I honestly don’t remember whether there were exceptions, but basically nothing out of sync with what we’ve done in the past,” Rigger said. Some athletes, however, assert that competing in the Atlantic 10 has indeed forced them to miss more class time than previously. According to volleyball player Michelle McNeight ‘16, having to fly to conference matches has caused the team to miss three TuesdayThursday classes this fall, a number that would violate the academic regulation of two for those class days. The Davidsonian was unable to determine whether volleyball was granted the exception to miss the extra day of class. Cross country runner Dylan Carmack ‘19 claimed that he missed class on a Friday four times to travel to regular season meets this semester, a number that would exceed the maximum of three missed Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes permitted. Carmack said he worries how these missed classes will affect his grades in his two Friday classes.
When asked to address Carmack’s situation, Murphy asserted that cross country was not granted an exception this semester. “Track definitely did not have an exception. There was no waiver for that,” he said. Rigger noted that athletes might exceed the number of permitted missed classes without receiving an exception if they take part in an athletic activity that is only recommended, not required, by their coaches, meaning that the EPC-approved schedule wouldn’t account for it. Rigger, however, made clear that she does not know if this was the case with Carmack. “I don’t know what happened with cross country, but I would say, if they traveled in a way that was not what was reported on their schedule, then we should know about it, and no one’s told us anything about it,” Rigger said. She explained that the EPC would not know if a team or athlete were exceeding the permitted number of missed classes unless someone – say, an athlete or a professor – told the committee. Because cross country did not have to alter its regular season schedule after moving to the Atlantic 10, Carmack’s dilemma is not a result of the transition. Baseball pitcher Jake Batchelder ‘16 said that the number of Friday classes missed for baseball players was more last year than when they played in the Southern Conference. “I was lucky. I think I only had one MondayWednesday-Friday last spring,” Batchelder said.
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t 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9th, members of the Davidson community gathered in the Lilly Family Gallery for a presentation hosted by the Honor Council Speaker Series and co-sponsored by the Chidsey Center for Leadership Development and the Vann Center for Ethics: “Living the Honor Code: During and After Davidson.” Mary Scott Manning ‘17, Chair of the Honor Council Speaker Series Committee, introduced the crowd to the evening’s presenter, Alexandra McArthur ‘09, commending her as an individual who “lives her life as a celebration.” Among many impressive accomplishments, McArthur graduated from Davidson cum laude as a history major, cofounded the Women’s Leadership Conference during her time at Davidson, and was crowned Miss Wheelchair America in 2011. She is currently
a social consultant at the Taproot Foundation in New York City, where she works with large corporations to coordinate opportunities for nonprofit work within their corporate agendas. As McArthur took the stage, she thanked the Davidson community at large for their continued support and reception of her visit. She initially emphasized the importance of both leadership and ethics, as well as their collaborative properties and potential impacts within the Davidson student population. McArthur began her presentation by expressing her happiness that the Honor Code is still “alive and well” on campus and in the larger alumni community. She then transitioned to a multimedia element of the speech, by introducing a compilation of videos that was contributed by various Davidson alumni where
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his fall, the Chinese Studies Department and Center for Career Development unveiled the new Davidson in East Asia Internship Program as an opportunity for 10 students to engage in an internship for two months this summer in various regions of East and Southeast Asia. The areas include, but are not exclusive to Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The 10 selected students will each receive a $5,000 grant covering airfare, transportation costs, housing and utilities, food and other cost-of-living expenses. Funding for the grants comes from the Freeman Foundation, which emphasizes one-to-one contact in a global environment and holds a specific interest in connecting with liberal arts colleges, according to Dr. Fuji Lozada, professor of anthropology and environmental studies, who played an instrumental role in obtaining funding for the program. The program will require students
to completes activities that foster professional development, such as the creation of an eportfolio, as well as putting together informative community presentations before and after the internship. Goals of the program include providing a high-impact and experience-based learning environment in which students strengthen their language and cultural navigation skills as well as further their cultural awareness of East and Southeast Asian societies. Lozada said that the Davidson-in-East Asia Internship Program comes at a pivotal moment, in light of college president Carol Quillen’s commitment several years ago to create “Transition to Impact” initiatives that are aimed at ensuring student success in the transition from campus life and college classes to careers of service. This program will further those goals and prepare students for work globally. The internship positions are “opportunities for students to take what they learn here, in a liberal arts setting, and apply it and think through it and use it in the real world,” according to Lozada. He exapnded on this to
explain that through working for a global organization, “students will be able to see what works or what doesn’t work, and you learn a lot from that.” The skills learned from an internship can be redirected in the classroom as well. “Students will come back and reflect more on the issue in class,” Lozada said. Increasing global awareness and allowing students to implement problem-solving and critical thinking skills learned in the classroom in the real world appear to be major themes of the program. “We want students to realize that there’s a big world out there, and East and South Asia will be an important part of our future,” Lozada said. The emphasis, he states is not for students to be “fluent linguistically” but rather to develop a “cultural fluidity” through the internship by developing the skills needed to thrive in a different culture. According to Lozada, “the goals for the internship in East Asia program mirror Davidson’s wider goals that enable graduates to be self-aware, thoughtful, and knowledgeable — global citizens who are at ease with differences among people and
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he Chaplain’s Office annually leads spiritual trips for students over spring break. This year’s group will travel on a pilgrimage to Taizé Community in Burgundy, France, where students will have the opportunity to explore more deeply their own spirituality, however they may define this concept. Rob Spach, college chaplain, Karen Soos, associate chaplain and campus Catholic minister, and Greg McIntyre, associate rector at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and campus Episcopalian advisor, will lead students to the monastery. In addition to the spiritual journey that students will experience, the trip is also an international experience. Elizabeth Welliver ’16 went on the trip to Taizé two years ago and found a place where she was forced to meditate and sit with a lot of her anxieties about life. “It was actually a difficult week for me,” she said. “I didn’t have access to internet, I couldn’t look things up, I couldn’t worry. I couldn’t run away from my anxiety. So I found myself sitting with it a lot. I was looking for peace in that.” In this time of reflection, Welliver made several meaningful international relationships and is even still in contact with girls from Germany and Portugal that she met during her visit. She recommends this trip “to adventurers, anyone who’s willing to step out of their typical social sphere, comfort zone to be immersed in a new linguistic environment.” Like Welliver, Monica Prudencio ’17 believes that students do not have to be from a certain religious background to attend the trip. “You just need to be open to spirituality because even if you don’t have one, that’s fine, but the reason you’re going is that you want to explore it and figure out ‘why do I not believe anything?’ or ‘is there something more that I am missing?’” However, it is important to remember that the brothers are Christian, therefore the fundamental values of the monastery are Christian morals, but all are welcome. On this pilgrimage, students will join the brothers in a prayer service three times a day that often consists two-thirds of singing. Two lines of scripture are repeated over and over, creating a meditative state. For some it helps them focus on the message. “People will sing what they won’t say,” Soos said. “It’s almost a way of planting seeds in people through song.” For others, like Welliver, hearing the music performed live is a highlight of the trip. “I looked forward to hearing the music the most. I have been singing Taizé songs for about three
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cultures.” Additionally, he continued, participants in this program will learn to be “teambuilders who are able to work effectively with a wide range of people and partners.” Several warm leads for organizations that may offer internship positions have already been identified by the Chinese Department and the Center for Career Development through alumni, parent, and faculty networks. They cover a wide variety of fields such as arts, media, banking, public policy and government, consulting, technology and software, and sustainability and renewable energy. However, interested students who have identified a specific opportunity are encouraged to apply for the internship program. The internship program is open to students of all years and majors. Interested students should plan on attending one of two information sessions in the fall and submit a written application and resume through Handshake by December 1. For more information, contact Professor Fuji Lozada at erlozada@davidson.edu or Jamie Stamey at jastamey@davidson.edu.
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years but I never heard it live and it’s very different live. So harmonizing with people was really neat.” Taizé Community is an ecumenical monastery, where Catholic and Presbyterian brothMONTH PAID ers live together. It was founded on the central idea of reconciliation, and it was never meant RESIDENCY to become a major pilgrimage site. The monasAT A LEADING tery was started in 1940 by a man named RogACCOUNTING FIRM er Schutz, who was raised in a very religious, Protestant home. When he was in college, he and several of his friends were highly interested in the idea of monasticism. However, PERCENT monasticism is not a practice of Protestantism. Despite this setback, the friends began JOB PLACEMENT to live in an apartment and tried to recreate HISTORY a Christian monastery where they would pray together and live in harmony. Once Schutz graduated college, he moved to a small village in West France, bought a farmhouse, and began to pray multiple times a day and practice the idea of reconciliation. Schutz was joined — ALL WITH — by several other Protestant monks, and they began to take in Jewish families during World War II. Following the war, they took in GerACCOUNTING man POWs, offering them hospitality and a EXPERIENCE chance for reconciliation. NECESSARY In the mid-1960s, the monastery had several Catholic and Protestant monks, which is revolutionary in its own right because it is believed to be the only monastery in the world with a mixture of the two sects of religion. They began to notice that several hundreds LEARN MORE of young people were coming to join them for prayer. Most of these young “seekers” were not of any faith, but rather they were coming to Taizé to find a sense of spirituality, whatever that means for the individual. Today, the brothers have kept a similar atmosphere of its origins with simplicity and openness to people at all stages of their faith. As Soos described the Bible study, “the brother leading the Bible study, started the first day and said, “We are going to present you with a story, and talk about that story, and we think it’s a story you can learn something from, we think it’s a great story. So we are going to share that story; we hope that you listen and think about it. But if at the end of the week, you still don’t believe that story, that’s fine.” The brothPlease subscribe at www.davidsonian.com. ers have no intention of converting orNORT-14-1000-1088 inflictJob # NORT-14-1000-1088.indd 8-22-2014 11: ing their own version of God. The Chaplain’s Office alternates this trip to Job info Fonts and and Images FollowCreative theTeam Davidsonian on Twitter Instagram Taizé with one to Nicaragua every other year. Northeastern Client Brand Director None Fonts @The_Davidsonian. Unfortunately, the applications for the trip this None Bleed Creative Director None Helvetica Neue (75 Bold, 77 Bold Condensed, 57 Conspring are closed—another tripTrim to Taizé will 5” x 7.5” Studio Artist thom densed, Condensed Bold) take place in the spring of 2018. Live None Production Contact pc Images
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difficult for athletes to attend all their classes, it has produced some benefits as well. Batchelder “So I was fortunate, but I think other people defi- said that flying more often to games has been nitely missed a lot of class, especially on Fridays.” more conducive to getting his school work done. For some athletes, the increased amount of “I personally get motion sick when I go on travel has made them think twice about enroll- a bus,” Batchelder said, “so driving to UNCG or ing in Friday afternoon classes, a decision made driving to Samford or places in the SoCon, it was tougher if those classes are crucial to fulfill an harder to do work, whereas on a plane I don’t feel academic requirement. Field hockey goalkeeper uncomfortable doing homework.” Connie Cape ‘16 planned ahead before filling out For McNeight, traveling by plane has promptWebTree in the summer. ed more bonding opportunities for the volleyball “Knowing field hockey will travel mostly team. “[The travel] has been way more fun than Thursdays or Fridays, I try to work that into my in the SoCon,” she said. “Basically, we get to go schedule to miss as little as possible,” Cape wrote to these cool cities with our team, and our coach via email. “But then I miss out on possible classes is really good about letting us visit places while offered later in the afternoon or only available in we’re there.” Earlier this year, the team was able the fall. to visit the National September 11 Memorial and “Some of my teammates are not as lucky as me Museum in New York on a trip to play Fordham. and need to take late classes for their major, and McNeight also praised the athletic department have missed over the limit of excused absences for for providing a charter flight at one point this seaathletics,” she continued. son, allowing her to avoid missing a class day she While the increased travel has made it more would have missed had they flown commercially.
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ost students experience film in their everyday life, whether it is accessed via social media, a show on Netflix, YouTube video, or commercial advertisement. This habit and frequent exposure to film reveal an aspect of 21st century culture. However, the role of film in the Davidson curriculum remains elusive without a major program and only an interdisciplinary minor. As the course catalog states, “Combining introductory and advanced courses in film and media studies with electives from the humanities and the social sciences, the interdisciplinary minor seeks to create critically sensitive readers of film and media while fostering insight into one of the principal forms of art and communication in the contemporary era […] Experience in film or video production helps to prepare students to function more effectively and participate more actively in the ever-developing multimedia culture of the 21st century.” Currently, the interdisciplinary Film and Media Studies minor offers a few of its own departmental courses and also includes overlaps with various departments, such as English, music, anthropology, sociology, French, German, Spanish and Chinese. The inherent nature of film as interdisciplinary complicates its creation into a major. Film made its way into the curriculum in the 1990s and has continued to grow since its initial incorporation. In its history at Davidson, film’s predominant focus is supposed to be film as a medium, as opposed to film con-
tent and professional emphasis, according to Dr. Paul Miller, associate professor of English. Miller teaches courses with a focus on film and media, including “Film as Narrative Art” and “Documentary Film.” He said, “The moving image has a curious history with the liberal arts. It’s curious how it will work its way into the curriculum. The broader question I think is how fast, when, and how well it happens, but whether it happens should not be the question. It seems pretty obvious to me that [the Film and Media Studies major will be created] with computers and the moving image having a huge effect.” A possibility for students interested in majoring in film is going through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies to create a major. Of the CIS majors from the classes of 2007 through 2016, Film and Media Studies comprised about 3%. The top majors were “independently fashioned” majors, neuroscience, and public health, all according to a document created by the CIS. “It’s a mystery to me how we still don’t have a film studies major here at Davidson,” said Dr. Neil Lerner, professor of music and cocoordinator of the interdisciplinary minor. “I do think we turn away prospective students who are interested in majoring in film.” Lerner has suggested that the college create a film studies program similar to that of peer institution Wesleyan University. The film studies program at Wesleyan University has produced filmmaker alumni such as Mike White, Michael Bay and Matthew Weiner, creator of the award-winning AMC show “Mad Men.”
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Alum discusses embodying honor in life after Davidson H.2%12'08(I$.@(J7<0(G each of them express what the Honor Code means to them. The audience looked on as various successful graduates, including lawyers and surgeons, discussed what they had taken away from their Davidson Honor Code experiences. Recurring themes and ideas included the concepts of “setting high expectations for oneself,” acting as ambassadors for the wider Davidson community, and continuing to exhibit “honor, trust, respect, and learning” in all aspects of life. Following the inspirational clips, McArthur returned to the stage to share her unique perspective on the Honor Code, made so by her personal experiences at Davidson. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of five, McArthur expressed how she faces incredible obstacles in regard to the stigmas attached to wheelchairs. She stated that she began to truly know herself once she realized it was “up to [her] to change expectations” and delineate herself as an honest, trustworthy person. She wanted these attributes to outshine her physical disabilities. This epiphany led McArthur to feel very comfortable and supported at Davidson, a place where she knew that her peers held themselves to a standard of kindness and that the community was nurturing. McArthur then proceeded to discuss the three main lessons she had learned in conjunction with the Honor Code. She discussed the importance of practicing honorability (i.e. getting better at making the right choice each time one does so); using one’s honor to enhance the
community around him or her and thriving in that community; and the aspirational qualities of obtaining honor. She emphasized the third lesson the most, accentuating the importance of knowing “how to hold onto ambition that is greater than [one’s] self.” At Davidson, according to McArthur, the community especially fosters this, as the standards are so forcefully upheld by students and faculty alike. The format of the presentation then moved to a Q&A. Among many thought-provoking questions posed by the audience, one individual inquired as to how McArthur reacts to instances in the professional world where others may not hold themselves to the same standards of honor as she. McArthur responded by discussing the importance of her Davidson friends’ guidance and support postgraduation when faced with moral questions and issues. She also clarified the importance of knowing oneself and one’s values when approaching professional situations, concluding that ultimately, such knowledge will gain more respect from colleagues and superiors in the workplace. Following the event, the room was abuzz with positive reactions and enthusiastic applause. Rachel McKay ’17 said that she “appreciated hearing [McArthur’s] perspective on moral and ethical qualms in the real world,” and she found it useful to “get some retrospect” from an individual with Honor Code experience outside of the Davidson bubble. Many other students reiterated Rachel’s sentiments and expressed their appreciation to the Honor Council for hosting such an event.
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Bye ‘17) and wife Paige (Kessler Catterall ‘18) make us consider the ways that people choose to overlook symptoms when they are inconvenient or too difficult to deal with. While “Great God Pan� is not a clear-cut example of how everyone deals with sexual abuse (and we should not expect it to be), it gives a pretty good look at one instance and how it affects an entire group of people. From tough decisions and intense conversations with Jamie’s wife to the tense yet endearing visit from his father, Jamie’s story will leave you thinking and very possibly in tears. “It’s emotionally taxing and it took a long time to wrap my head around some of the emotions Jamie experiences,� Lott said. As for preparation, Lott attributes “a lot of that to [director] Sharon [Green] and talking about things I have experienced and somehow connecting them to Jamie. This was really difficult since I can’t say I’ve experienced anything close to these issues.� Lott would like to stress that he “could not have done it without the help from the cast and crew� and that “they are really incredible people.� If you want to see just how much the hard work has paid off be sure to get your tickets for “The Great God Pan� this week! The show opens Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Barber Theatre and will play throughout the remainder of the weekend. More information can be found at http:// www.davidson.edu/the-arts/theatre.
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Allowing room for vulnerability when perfection fails NATALIE SKOWLUND
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omeone could probably write her Ph.D. dissertation on student experiences of stress at Davidson College due to the abundance of student-written literature on the matter published in both formal and informal spaces. We tend to obsess over the impact of huge workloads and too many extracurricular activities on our stress levels, blaming these external factors for our unhappiness. To be fair, much of this sentiment is merited—Davidson can’t pretend to always make student health a priority with its expectations of high academic rigor. At the same time, however, it seems that we too often just focus on the issues outside of ourselves that cause us distress. But what if part of the problem is also that we are afraid of being vulnerable with ourselves? Perhaps part of the problem is not just that we face unhealthily high expectations from our college, families, and peers, but also that we don’t want to recognize situations in
which what we truly need is not what is most practical or feasible. I’ve noticed this phenomenon within myself before, but it has only been recently that I have realized that this fear of recognizing my own vulnerabilities cannot continue. It is easier for me to find external things to blame for how I am feeling—illness, a huge essay, or a bad interaction with a friend. Yet, maybe my own refusal to allow myself to get enough sleep or to take a break from studying is also to blame for my stress. Certainly, there are deadlines that cannot be extended, and only so much time in a day, but I suppose it comes down to a matter of priorities. And maybe the priorities I have set in the past weren’t the right ones. Academics are important, but so is a balanced life. At what point should we decide that only one of the two
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could exist in our lives? So, I’ve begun to rethink things. My life is not simply about meeting deadlines or looking good on paper. My life is also about taking morning walks, reading a good poem, and spending time with loved ones. I guess if that means that I no longer see academics as the “be all, end all” of my life at Davidson, I’m okay with that. But it takes courage to live that philosophy out in real life, to relinquish conditioned ideas of success and embrace life as more than one giant evaluation. While I definitely haven’t achieved this perfect life balance yet, maybe the first step all of us can take toward recognizing our inner vulnerabilities is to just be still with ourselves—and I mean that literally. It seems the popular sentiment about life at Davidson emphasizes the need to be constantly occupied. You are either doing homework, partying hard, or doing home-
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work. And maybe there’s a little sleep thrown in there. When is it okay to spend time alone, though, and just be with ourselves? Out of the chaos of our schedules at Davidson, we must extract some time to devote to inner listening. Whether it is running on the cross country trails or writing in a journal, taking the time to allow ourselves to focus on internal needs and emotions is an important act of self-love. To listen to ourselves, to recognize our fears and desires rather than suppress them, could completely change our perspectives or reroute our paths for the better. In many respects, to be vulnerable is a choice. Certainly, there are psychological barriers, and even external constraints, to being able to acknowledge our own points of weakness. Even so, intentionally opening ourselves to the parts of ourselves we don’t necessarily want to notice will invite in the possibility of a life driven as much by our inner needs as the expectations imposed on us by external forces. Natalie Skowlund `18 is a Political Science major from Portland, Oregon. Contact her at naskowlund@davidson.edu
Reason and faith: Davidson’s heritage—and hopefully its future
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wo sentences in Davidson’s Statement of Purpose, last revised in 2005, offer profound insights into education of the whole person and implicitly challenge us to think deeply about how we wish to live in college and thereafter: Davidson dedicates itself to the quest for truth and encourages teachers and students to explore the whole of reality, whether physical or spiritual, with unlimited employment of their intellectual powers. At Davidson [religious] faith and reason work together in mutual respect and benefit toward growth in learning, understanding, and wisdom. The first sentence rightly notes that the “whole of reality” contains both physical and spiritual components. Mathematics, the natural sciences, and the social sciences in which scientific methods can be applied effectively can produce impressive, useful knowledge about the universe (e.g., Albert Einstein’s famous e=mc2 and the discovery of DNA). But so can the non-scientific areas of learning that inherently involve moral, spiritual, or aesthetic judgments: art, film studies, history, music, philosophy, religion, literature (including religious literature), and others. Neuroscience, for example, can teach us
much about how the brain works; for understanding what this remarkable part of the body means for human beings, nothing surpasses the Emily Dickinson poem that begins The Brain—is wider than the Sky— For—put them side by side— The one the other will contain With ease—and You—beside— In helping us to consider the “whole of reality” as we make decisions about our lives and careers, Chaplain Rob Spach and other people who address faith questions on campus make invaluable contributions to the education of Davidson students. They help to counter what New York Times’ columnist David Brooks on October 6 called the “emptiness deep down” evident on many campuses today. **** The second sentence quoted from the Statement of Purpose almost certainly is more controversial than the first one. Many academics and some other Americans believe that religious faith, if it continues to exist, should be a private matter and hence should have no role in education. They apparently think that reason, in conjunction with the storehouse of knowledge available to teachers, is sufficient to develop well-educated adults. I respectfully disagree. Far more than any other institution in history, religious organizations—and countless inspired religious leaders—have usefully addressed the ultimate questions of life, which are faith questions. These include, but are not limited to, “Why am
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I here?” and “What principles and practices should guide my life, both as an individual and in relation to broader communities?” In “The Summer Day,” contemporary poet Mary Oliver stated the second question memorably: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Reason alone does not answer this kind of question. Understanding the role of faith also is essential to understanding history. Religious institutions helped to bring increased respect for law to Western Europe in the late Middle Ages and the spread of increasingly democratic governments thereafter in Northern Europe, North America, and elsewhere. Lacking politically influential religious institutions that emphasized inalienable human rights and the equality of all persons, most Asian nations—despite their many cultural and technological achievements—were slow to develop democracy and the rule of law. To take faith and reason seriously as contributors to education requires understanding their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Like everyone else, people of faith—and religious institutions—are not perfect. Faith communities are especially prone to missteps when “faith” is (a) defined in terms of rigid beliefs; (b) separated from reason, rather than being seen as congruent with it; or (c) used to justify the killing of innocent people, contrary to the teachings of all the major monotheistic faiths as well as philosophical ones such as Buddhism. But reason too can be misused, as when students and teachers ignore or belittle evidence that casts doubt on a favored theory or interpretation.
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faith and reason, The Heart of Christianity; Rediscovering a Life of Faith (2003): “People throughout history and across cultures have had experiences that seem overwhelmingly to them to be experiences of the sacred. . . . The experiential base of religion is very strong, and for me is ultimately its most persuasive ground.” (p. 64) That is how I know that faith is true for me: not from assenting to a set of beliefs, but rather from experiencing over many years an often deep connection with what philosopher William James, in describing religious experience, called “the More.” For me, the experiential truth contained in Psalm 23 and in the Prayer of Saint Francis (and in many other religious texts, passages from Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets, spoken “messages” in Quaker Meeting, etc.) is as real as a physical object such as the Chambers building. Second, while academics and popular media (e.g., novels and movies) often touch upon questions of meaning and purpose, religious traditions focus on these questions and encourage their adherents to live lives that are filled with love, joy, peace, kindness, and other positive values. Davidson has an Honor Code—and reveres it—because faith, which includes issues of honesty and integrity, has always been part of the academic enterprise here. Davidson’s tradition of service also derives from its base in faith. Third, reason and faith fit together well in an academic community. “Reason” emphasizes individual achievement, epitomized in the differentiation of student grades from the excellent “A” to the failing “F” and by the fact that only a small percentage of students are invited to join Phi Beta Kappa. In contrast, “faith” stresses the equality of all people at Davidson, from President Carol Quillen to the student who is struggling to maintain a high enough GPA to remain in school. In faith we are truly one community, regardless of academic achievement, athletic ability, popularity, or material wealth. May faith and reason continue to be encouraged to “work together in mutual respect and benefit toward growth in learning, understanding, and wisdom.”
To take faith and reason seriously as contributors to education requires understanding their weaknesses as well as their strengths.
**** Why do I consider faith (at its best) to be a worthy complement to reason (also at its best) not only in education but also—more importantly—in life as a whole? Here are three reasons: First, although the world and the universe of which it is a small part are indeed material (i.e., matter in motion), people also experience life at a profound level as non-material (i.e., spiritual). For large numbers of people throughout history, words like love, faith, commitment, God, Allah, and the Spirit have had at least as much resonance as material entities such as house, bread, and money. Indeed, as the popular religious writer Marcus Borg wrote in a book that combines
Dr. Ralph Levering taught U.S. history at Davidson College from 1986 to 2013. He is a member of Davidson Friends (Quaker) meeting. Contact him at ralevering@davidson.edu
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Student Jumps Through Cookout Window Yelling “I’ll Do It My Damn Self ” MOORESVILLE, N.C.—Reports have been rushing in since this past Saturday night of a local Davidson College student having allegedly jumped through the window of the Exit 36 Cookout yelling, “I’ll do it my damn self.” The student, who is an undeclared junior at Davidson, had reportedly been there since Friday night. It is unclear how any level of order confusion could have occurred, let alone escalated to this level of customer frustration-induced autonomy, given the simple customer service arrangement of two completely separate yet parallel drive through lines, in addition to a walk-up window. Alternative reports from the ground suggest the possibility that the customer was in no way frustrated with the duration of his wait, but rather truly wished to personally engage in the realization of his Cookout order.
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“The student continued on to the cash register, yelled out his number, facilitated a monetary exchange, and ensured himself that he would have a nice night.” Although motives remain unclear, there is no question that the customer did indeed exit through the driver’s seat window of his 2001 Nissan Maxima, crawl over the hood of a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro and proceed through the easternmost facing drive-through window of the Cookout business franchise, tears and sweat soaking through a form-fitting Second Belk flickerball tank. Upon entering the building, the customer himself did in fact prepare his own chocolate cobbler Fancy Shake™ with Cookout Tray™ consisting of a chicken quesadilla, hushpuppies and homemade slaw. The student then continued on to the cash register, yelled out his number, facilitated a monetary exchange of $7.78 and ensured himself that he would “have a nice night.” The excitement of 355 West Plaza Drive did not stop there, as the student then returned to his vehicle in the outermost drive through line, turned off the engine, initiated the hazard lights and reentered Cookout through the same window, where he continued to work alongside contracted employees into the night as the newfound collaborative brought the orders of patrons to fruition. In an early Sunday morning investigation of the event, when asked what motivated him to execute such self-rule the previous night, the student responded, “I wasn’t gonna do it but then I did.” He later added, “Like I was just gonna wait, but then I went and got my food instead cause I was like, ‘I’m hungry now’.” However the student did make clear that this moment of sovereignty came at a price. “I can’t go there anymore, but there’s one on 25.”
Headlice Colony Celebrates Six Generations Of Residency On Freshman’s Scalp Although it is 2015, single mothers are still associated with stereotypes of helplessness and despair. Mandy Leggs is out to shatter that stigma. After her former home was flooded with poison and her husband was murdered, Leggs --pregnant and alone-- fled to take refuge in a nearby Denver Broncos baseball cap. This turned out to be a wise move. Soon after her daring decision, the cap was transferred from the head of one Richardson Hall resident to another. “Alan and I have a sort of flirtationship going on,” rationed Sophia Chobsky ‘19, “First Rich is a co-ed freshman hall, so there’s an awful lot of head-to-head contact going on, if you know what I mean.” “There’s no way she could have gotten the lice from anyone but me,” Alan Merkel ‘19 interjected proudly. “Sophia has only ever worn my hats. We’re not dating, but we are exclusive.” What was merely an assertion of dominance on Merkel’s part turned out to be a life-changing miracle for Leggs. After “Today marks the beginning of the transferring her impregnated body firmly onto sixth generation of the Leggs Family. Chobsky’s scalp, Leggs We’re thinking about having a potgave birth to octuplets. “I’m not going to lie, luck in Sophia’s bangs to celebrate.” giving birth to eight children all on my own was pretty tough. But after a few hours my bundles of joy started mating with each other, and look where we are now! I don’t regret anything,” she gushed. After just three weeks, Leggs is now grandmother to 64 “darling little angels” and 278 further descendants. Don Leggs, great-great-grandchild of Mandy Leggs, reported: “My wife and I just had our first child, which marks the beginning of the sixth generation of the Leggs family. We’re thinking about having a potluck in Sophia’s bangs to celebrate.” Of course, not all is peaceful on the homefront. At a State of the Cranium address on Sophia’s hidden bald spot, Mayor Leonard Leggs warned of impending danger: “We’ve already lost so many brothers and sisters to the scratch of the fingernail that I fear it’s only a matter of time before the fabled comb returns. I urge everyone who has young children to store them safely behind Sophia’s ear, and all others to transfer to another scalp if the opportunity arises.” The Legg family’s fears, however, are misplaced. Chobsky has made no moves to eradicate the residents on her head. In fact, she argues that their presence has strengthened her relationship with Merkel. “I think the idea that we’re currently housing genetically related insect colonies on our heads has brought us closer together.” stated Chobsky. “That, and the fact that no one else will touch us.”
Student Spreading Hate on Yik Yak Really Just Hates Self DAVIDSON, N.C.— This morning Brandon Borstein woke up on the right side of the bed—for the first time in his life. Or at least that’s how he phrased it in a recent roundtable discussion designed to raise awareness of digital harassment on campus. “I was part of the problem,” said Borstein, a junior from Okeedokee, Kansas. “I would go on Yik Yak three, four times a day and say some really awful stuff about pretty much everyone. Every club, every student group, every sports team, every professor. But today I realized that each time I was just disguising something I hated in myself.” Several other students, inspired by Borstein’s honesty, followed his example. According to senior Betty Kint, “A month ago someone was playing loud music in their apartment one weekend. So I took to Yik Yak and told them to STFU. And it got likes. Like, a lot of likes. But I think I was just lonely and wished I could have a reason to play loud music.” The President of the college even issued an email to the student body praising the recent string of “brave, courageous confessions.” Despite such glimpses of candor and self-reflection, however, the tone on Yik Yak has yet to change. “I just hate it when people try to participate in class,” griped a
“Davidson is the worst. Nothing ever happens here,” declared a yellow compass fully aware that if only she involved herself in the community, she might not hate her situation so much.”
red sailboat down on her grades. “Why are the girls here so ugly,” complained a green tipi frustrated with his own self-image. “Davidson is the worst. Nothing ever happens here,” declared a yellow compass fully aware that if only she involved herself in the community instead of sitting angrily on the couch waiting for Yik Yak to refresh, she might not hate her situation so much. One student came forward with a message markedly different from Borstein’s. Benny Dickerson, a sophomore from Houston, claimed that this is all part of the suffocating, politically correct culture Davidson promotes. “There are literally no girls here who will ingratiate your every sexual craving whenever you want it. We have all these nice guys like me who don’t get what they deserve. It’s literally a tragedy,” he said. When pressed further, he claimed that “Yik Yak gives us a way to speak the truth. I don’t hate myself, I hate this place for not appeasing my every destructive whim.” When asked if he had considered the fact that he may just be unpleasant, misogynistic, or just an allaround loser, Dickerson would have none of it. “No way. It’s just part of the culture.” Part of the culture indeed.
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Men’s basketball looks to replicate success of last year JASON FELDMAN
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his season, no one is going to be caught off guard by the Davidson men’s basketball team. A year after winning the regular season conference title outright and earning the school’s first ever at-large bid to the NCAA tournament despite being picked 12th in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, it’s fair to say the Wildcats will have more of a target on their back this season. With such a big challenge on his team’s plate, coach Bob McKillop has put his trust in the trio of Brian Sullivan ‘16, Jack Gibbs ‘17, and Peyton Aldridge ‘18 as captains for this season. “Clearly the catalysts for our program are Jack and Brian and Peyton,” McKillop said after Saturday’s exhibition victory over Lenoir-Rhyne. “As those three guys lead us, that’s how we’re going to be this year, and we’re incredibly confident about their ability to lead us.” Sullivan and Gibbs are captains for the second year in a row, while Aldridge takes on the role as a sophomore, just as Gibbs had last season. After an impressive campaign where he was forced to play many tough minutes around the
basket due to Davidson’s depleted depth in the frontcourt, Aldridge knows he will have to take on a bigger role in his sophomore campaign. “I have to step up and be more vocal at times and help the team however I can,” Aldridge said. The versatility of Aldridge and Jordan Barham ‘16 will be significant this season, as both of them have the ability to hold their own down low and on the perimeter, on both the offensive and defensive ends. Barham in particular will look to stretch the floor more with an improved three-point shot to go along with his long-established ability to slash to the hoop. For a coach like McKillop who readily acknowledges that lineup versatility is important to him, those two players are especially valuable to the team. Though nine of the team’s 10 top scorers from last season are back, that one loss is a significant one to say the least. Tyler Kalinoski ‘15, the reigning A-10 Player of the Year, is now playing professionally with Elan Chalon in France after graduating in May. The players all know it won’t be easy to replace Kalinoski. As Aldridge explained, “he did a lot of the dirty work.” While Kalinoski certainly wasn’t the flashiest
player, the Wildcat backcourt still has a large void to fill this season. Though Gibbs and Sullivan are the most likely to make up some of his backcourt scoring production, Barham will also fill the role a bit as he moves to more of a wing position. Additionally, Jordan Watkins ‘18 and Rusty Reigel ‘18 are likely to see increased minutes this year at the guard spot. While both members of the freshmen class, KiShawn Pritchett ‘19 and Dusan Kovacevic ‘19, have already been ruled out for the season with injuries, the Wildcats do in many ways add a player with the return of Jake Belford ‘17. After playing in just six games last season before suffering a season-ending injury, Belford returns with two years of eligibility remaining. Not only will he give the Wildcats another big body to ease the minutes on the rest of the frontcourt, but his ability to stretch the floor and pull opposing centers away from the rim will be very significant. Another interesting factor behind the scenes will be Boston College transfer Will Magarity ‘18. Though he will not be able to play in any games this season due to NCAA transfer rules, his impact in practice should be substantial. Having a
Coach Bob McKillop directs the offense from the sideline during Saturday’s 96-64 exhibition victory over Lenoir-Rhyne. Photo by Shea Parikh.
The Davidsonian A-10 Men’s Basketball Predictions 1) Davidson 2) Rhode Island 3) Virginia Commonwealth 4) George Washington 5) Dayton 6) Richmond 7) Saint Joseph’s
8) St. Bonaventure 9) Saint Louis 10) La Salle 11) Duquesne 12) Massachusetts 13) George Mason 14) Fordham
player of his size and ability on the scout team will be very helpful for the frontcourt as they prepare to go against many tough opponents. Aldridge acknowledged the mental confidence he and his teammates gain from being guarded by Magarity. “We know if we can score against Will in the post we’re going to be able to score against anybody.” This year, there are some new rule changes that could have a significant impact across all of college basketball. The most notable of these changes is the reduction of the 35-second shot clock to 30 seconds. However, with Davidson’s ability to get efficient shots through McKillop’s offense, the Wildcats are likely not to have many issues with this change. As McKillop himself put it, “it’s a game of rhythm,” and his offense is one of the best in all of college basketball at getting his players in rhythm. Gibbs also acknowledged just how well McKillop prepares them to flourish. “[McKillop] puts us in positions where we can succeed,” he said. One change that could be more significant is a new set of rules that will change the way referees call fouls. “The refs are calling things a little tighter, so we have got to take advantage of it on offense,” Sullivan explained after getting to the free throw line 13 times on Saturday. “I just want to come out aggressively and attack.” McKillop also acknowledged the increased need to attack the hoop this year and his confidence in the team’s ability to do so. “We think we have the ability to attack, and Brian and Jack are particularly good at it,” he remarked. Also, though it may not have an impact on the game itself, Wildcat fans will be excited to know that pregame dunking is now fully legal, so anyone arriving early to Belk Arena this the season can expect a show from Barham. In this year’s preseason poll, the Wildcats were picked third behind Dayton and Rhode Island. However, when also factoring in stalwarts George Washington, VCU, and Richmond, there are six teams who have a chance to challenge for the conference title this season. Gibbs was named to the preseason all-conference first team, while Sullivan was named to the second team. Aldridge and Barham also have a chance to find their names on these lists by season’s end. Though there are some marquee games on the schedule, including trips to preseason No. 1 UNC and No. 14 California and a showdown against Pittsburgh at Madison Square Garden, the team knows that they have to take it one game at a time and that no game within the Atlantic 10 is ever easy, especially as the defending regular season conference champion. “Every team in the A-10 is tough, so we just know that we’re going to have to come out and give it our all every single game because they’re going to be out to get us,” Aldridge said. Though the Wildcats may not have the fivestar recruits to match up with a few of the nation’s top teams, what they lack in that area they make up for with their team chemistry. When the offense is flowing and the team is playing together to their full potential, they will certainly be able to give any team in the country a run for their money this season. Davidson opens play at home against UCF on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in Belk Arena.
Deep freshman class expected to contribute for Wrestling IAN ROBERTSON
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he ultimate objective of a wrestling match sounds almost too simple: pin your opponent and the match is over. Yet this apparent simplicity is an exasperating conundrum, given that such an objective is rarely achieved without an immense amount of effort and prematch preparation. Some matches may last two minutes, other more grueling ones test each competitor’s physical strength, stamina, and mental fortitude for much longer. With this in mind, the wrestling team began its pre-season preparation numerous months in advance. The focus of training is far from one-dimensional, with a combination of strength and endurance training necessary for concrete success. Pushing each other’s mental and physical boundaries in practice means that when the time comes for these limits to be tested in competition, every member should be ready. Despite retaining just over half of last year’s starters, head coach Bob Patnesky has remained
optimistic about what this year’s squad could achieve. “I am especially excited about this incoming class due to the depth and the quality of student-athletes we have,” he noted. “We lost a lot of veteran starters last year, but I feel confident these freshmen will help fill that void.” Patnesky’s confidence seems warranted, given the noteworthy credentials of the eight freshmen joining the wrestling team. Jason Flatt ’19 brings with him two impressive second places at the Georgia state tournament in his junior and senior seasons, while Aidan Conroy ‘19 earned Prep All-America status twice as a student at Northfield Mount Hermon. The team’s other six freshmen had equally impressive accomplishments during their high school athletic careers. With a team so young yet also exceedingly talented and coachable, the importance of the freshmen contributions to the program’s success cannot be overstated. Missing most prominently from last year’s team is Scott Patrick ‘15, a 2014 Southern Conference Champion and NCAA tournament qualifier. Patrick led the team with an impressive overall record of 76-34, followed
by Kevin Birmingham ‘15 and Anthony Elias ‘15 who earned 55 and 44 total victories for the Cats, respectively. Nathaniel Powers ‘16 is now the leading returner after chalking up 24 total wins last season. Evidently, replacing these voids will be no easy task and the team hopes consistent hard work and dedication will serve as the basic foundation for continued success. Coach Patnesky likes what he’s seeing, saying, “They’ve been working hard this preseason, and I’m excited to see this hard work pay off during the season.” The team’s official season began November 1 with the Maryland Duals, where the Wildcats faced off against Maryland, Buffalo, Johns Hopkins, and West Liberty. Against Maryland, Tony Palumbo ’19, in his first ever collegiate match, won an 8-4 decision over Maryland’s Patrick Gerish at 157 pounds. As the lone Davidson victor against a Terrapin opponent, Palumbo was the bright spot in what was otherwise a tough start to the season for the Wildcats. However, despite losses against Buffalo and Maryland, the Wildcats responded with resilience by posting a 25-9 victory over West Liberty. The team was able
to end the trip with a resounding victory, securing the match with a string of four consecutive victories. Most recently, on November 7, the ‘Cats suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of SoCon rival and Wrestling powerhouse Appalachian State. Although there were no individual Davidson victories, Dustin Runzo ‘18 and Konner Pritchard ‘18 put up strong efforts in respective 5-2 and 5-1 decisions. Given the relative inexperience of the group and the strength of Appalachian State’s squad, the defeat certainly gives the Davidson squad no reason to panic. Upon releasing the team’s official schedule before the season, Coach Patnesky noted that it provided “a great combination of winnable matches and tough tests for us as a team.” If this statement holds true, the ‘Cats hope to work toward the SoCon and NCAA tournaments by gradually increasing their match experience. Davidson Wrestling next heads north to Greensboro College for a November 12 match, hoping to rebound from their loss at Appalachian State.
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Jack Gibbs ‘17 Photo by Shea Parikh
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