10-05-16 Davidsonian

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OctOber 5, 2016 VOl. 112 Issue 5

The Independent Student Newspaper of Davidson College since 1914

Inside NEWS Excitement stirs over new Political-Science professor Dr. Silvana Toska and her plethora of global experience 2 Davidson enacts plan for national reaccreditation 2 Editor-in-Chief Matt Landini pens editorial about Milo Yiannopoulos 3 LIVING DAVIDSON Students react to Waves III statue outside of Chambers 4 Students march together during a Black Lives Matter demonstration. Photo by Victor-Alan Weeks

Davidson Marches on Main Street WILSON PAVA Staff Writer

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ast Thursday a sizable group of faculty and students dressed in black met at the Chambers flagpole to march up and down Main Street in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in opposition to police brutality and discrimination. The Walk-Out event was organized by the Black Student Coalition (BSC), and anyone interested in participating was encouraged to the walk out of class at 12:30 pm that day.

The crowd was composed of students, professors, and administrators, including President Carol Quillen. Prior to the march, everyone gathered around the flagpole and assembled into a line to start the march towards Main Street.

Marchers held up signs that read statements such as: “Black Lives Matter” and “Police Brutality is NOT an OPINION it is an empirical REALITY.” As it moved, the group began to chant “Black lives matter” and “No justice; no peace; no racist police.”

Some of the student organizers expressed frustration at the fact that some of the marchers were not loudly participating in the chats.

The question was posed, why did people come if there were only going to mumble or whisper the invocations of justice?

To ensure the safety of such a high volume

of people, a large segment of Main Street was blocked off by Town of Davidson police officers.

No cars were allowed into the section, which was patrolled by police officers on bicycles and on foot. At various points, some protestors did try to cross the street, but they were quickly asked to move onto the sidewalk by the police officers.

One student, who wished to remain anonymous, shared her experience during the march.

“I was alarmed to see a man on Main Street holding a sign that said ‘Thank You for Your Service,’ clearly aimed towards police officers. While I do believe that there are plenty of good police officers, the purpose of our movement was to bring attention to an institutional issue that needs to be addressed. To stand during our march of solidarity with such a sign was inappropriate and even became distressing to several students.”

On the other hand, plenty of patrons, some with small children, on Main Street came out of homes and stores to show their support and cheer the protestors along. One man stood outside the bookstore and shook students hands as they passed.

After the march, the group gathered around the flagpole again in a circle. Akin to the event following the Charlotte shooting, students were encouraged to speak their minds. Only this time, the event was led by students instead of the administration.

Several students, including BSC President

Jada Wiggleton-Little ‘17, spoke about the impact that national events of police brutality had on their own lives and feelings of personal safety through personal anecdotes and poetry. Additionally, student leaders encouraged the attendees to look around not at who was present but to think about who was not.

The event concluded by offering an opportunity for anyone to speak before coming to a close at around 1:30 pm.

During the flagpole gathering, several students hung up fliers on the flagpole and columns of the nearest entrance to Chambers. Each poster depicted the image and information of a black man, woman, or child whose life was lost to police brutality.

Many non-black minority groups also participated in the march, showing their support for the community. Students from the Muslim Student Association (MSA) held a large sign, reading “Muslims in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter.”

Davidson’s MSA has historically offered strong support for instances protesting or drawing attention to racial injustice.

In addition, a group of Latinx students also demonstrated their solidarity. Santiago Navia ‘17 held a sign that read “Latinxs with Black Lives.”

Students in both groups represented just a small number of the many minority students who came together to protest in solidarity with Davidson’s black community.

PERSPECTIVES Nicolas Trevino '17 reflects on Milo's upcoming visit to campus 5 Katie Marshall '17 encourages civility in conversations 5 YOWL Who said it: Milo or Hitler? 6 Piano complainers surpass pianists as most annoying Uniongoers 6 Yowl editor enjoys calling out friends in insignificant publication 6 SPORTS First year womens' atheletes shine in fall athletics 7 Field-hockey competes in tough schedule at home 7

Political History Repeats: Analysis of past Davidsonian Articles

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LAURA DUNNAGAN Staff Writer

he student body at Davidson has a profound history of political awareness. Many know the tradition of cross-quad debates, as the College Republicans and Democrats exchange their opinions over political issues across the Eumenean and Philanthropic Halls. It is also no surprise that political pundits have coined this year to be one of the most outlandish in United States history. With less than fifty days until the 2016 Presidential Election, Davidson student voices have been especially fervent in the need to come out and vote. Nearly every day there are tables encouraging students to sign up for voter registration. While the College Republicans announced their decision not to support Donald Trump as their party’s presidential candidate this year, they are still active in grassroot politics.

However, student interest in politics is not unique to this election cycle nor to this college. In 2008, the highest percentage of youth since 1972 came out to vote when Barack Obama faced John McCain. Evidence points to a significant genera-

tional increase in voter turnout amongst young voters. In this issue, the Davidsonian analyzed the dialogue of political debate in an array of Perspectives and News articles that stretch over the past decade. The results demonstrate an uncanny recursive discourse on political issues and unresolved contentions.

Both nationwide and at Davidson, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has made himself a dominant figure in the political discourse. Since January, The Davidsonian has published seven articles that reference Trump, most of which denounce the candidate’s character, policies, and rhetoric. In January, Zohaib Zafar ‘17 wrote a commentary on Trump’s Islamophobic discourse. In May, Shassata Fahim ‘18 wrote a Perspectives piece entitled “Donald Trump is Dangerous,” in which he comments on Trump’s “bigotry” and tendency to alienate and discriminate against various groups of Americans. Since the College Republicans announced their lack of support for their parties candidate on September 14, The Davidsonian has published three articles, one News and two Perspectives pieces, regarding that topic.

On the other side of the aisle, the conversation, as has been circulated through The Davidsonian, is much more subdued. There has been a noticeable lack of commentary on the Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton.

But conversation circulating campus is quite different. Former Secretary Clinton is the only presidential candidate to have had a major political figure, in this case, Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, formally endorse her candidacy.

Due to Hillary Clinton’s long tenure in politics and her previous presidential campaigns, former Davidson students have written about Clinton in her other government positions. In 2000, Khoury Ashooh ‘03 wrote a Viewpoint (now Perspectives) piece entitled: “Why is Hillary Clinton Afraid of Explaining Herself?” He attributes her political success to her “privilege of not having to explain herself in full.” Moreover, he claims that he “will never reveal her true self… because she has everything to hide.” This political commentary from sixteen years ago mirrors current political critiques that Clinton is secretive and untrustworthy. In 2008, while Clinton was

campaigning to be the Democratic Presidential Nominee, Zach Bennett ‘11 wrote that Clinton’s “populist policies” threatened both the American Dream and the future of the country.

Aside from commentary about specific candidates, Davidson students have historically been involved in the conversation about politics at large. In 2000, while the Supreme Court vacillated on how to determine a winner in the election between George Bush and Al Gore, former Davidsonian editors-in-chief Richard Vinson and Aaron Houck wrote about the state of political discourse. Vinson and Houck wrote “what [was] especially distressing about [that] process is the rhetoric emerging from the two camps….

Campaign promises and party platforms are not important anymore- ‘just as long as that other guy doesn’t win’ appears to be the prevailing sentiment among party headliners. Unfortunately, that mentality is all too common in the general voting public. Worse still, in the absence of sub-

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New Political Science Professor Brings International Perspectives KAMRAN SHAHBAZ Staff Writer

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o say that Davidson’s new political science professor Dr. Silvana Toska brings a wealth of global perspective to Davidson is an understatement. She is fluent in Albanian, Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and English and understands Hebrew, Vietnamese, Wolof, Turkish, and Farsi. Having attended more universities than she may be willing (or too humble) to admit, she has received master’s degrees from Oxford University, Georgetown University, and Cornell University, where she also obtained her Ph.D. Further, her extensive travels range from Vietnam to North Sudan to a list of nations much longer than the number of languages she speaks. However, after seeing more cultures, countries, and continents than some diplomats have visited in a lifetime, Toska is ready to settle in Davidson.

Having been a perpetual student most of her life, Toska jokes, “I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to anyone. I’m not going to have a huge pension fund when I retire.” It is clear that Toska is a distinguished scholar, but by no means is she the “armchair academic” who studies her discipline solely through books.

Although never a soldier, Toska has certainly gotten her boots on the ground. During her undergraduate study abroad with the University of Pennsylvania, she traveled to West Africa. The university in Senegal was on strike most of the time, and she says she was “lucky enough” to explore other countries such as Mali due to the closures. Toska has also interviewed hundreds of Egyptian, Syrian, and Yemeni protesters for her research on the spread and success of revolutions.

International travel is integral to personal growth, according to Toska. “I don’t think there has been a period in my life that I didn’t have an upcoming trip,” she says. However, Toska does not merely travel to familiar places. While she enjoyed a semester abroad in France, she finds her international experiences more rewarding in countries where she learned completely new customs and languages.

She says studying in Vietnam and Senegal “was completely different from what I grew up with, and that’s where I learned the most.” Toska’s breadth of international experiences makes it difficult for her to recommend just one place to study abroad, yet her recommendation is still clear: “Go to the place you know least. Get out of your comfort zone.”

What ignited Toska’s worldly passions? Her family always talked about global politics during her childhood, but her experiences in boarding school largely influenced her interests in international affairs. After leaving Albania, her native country, at the age of sixteen, Dr. Toska attended the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales.

With the mission of fostering international understanding, the school provides students with a plethora of opportunities to break out of their safe cultural cocoons and become global citizens. In a college with tremendous diversity, Toska learned about issues pertinent to her multinational classmates that she may have never thought about on her own.

These cross-cultural experiences in Toska’s education have also impacted her pedagogical approach at Davidson. Being exposed to diverse views early in life, Dr. Toska realized the importance of considering competing opinions while formulating or reevaluating personal beliefs. An atmosphere conducive to learning is manifest in her International Relations class, where she gives

every student who raises his or her hand a chance to participate, even at the risk of running class two minutes late.

Toska begins every class by calling on students for news on current events. She then relates the contemporary issues to class curriculum so that “students could fall in love and be excited about” both class material and discussing controversial issues in an academic setting.

“I never want to impose my perspective on my students,” she explains. “I want to approach the issues from many perspectives, and I want students to have their own views. I don’t want to punish students for having those views as long as they’re well-supported.”

This supportive, academic environment that Toska herself espouses was one of several attributes of Davidson that attracted her to the college. Although offered positions at other prestigious institutions, Toska remarks, “I felt more attached to this place than any other place I interviewed at.” She enjoys that “lots of growth” occurs by the time students become upperclassmen and loves how she can “rely on students to have thought about issues.”

When describing her most recent faculty meeting, she sighs that she was “a little sad when it was over,” especially since everyone in the political science department is “incredibly functional, very collegial,” and always ready to listen to her thoughts. As she expresses her sentiments regarding Davidson’s students and faculty, it is clear that Toska has found her niche faster than she expected and even before she could pick up her thirteenth language.

However, Toska has one principal passion that contributes to the exuberance with which she speaks about the upcoming year. While she is motivated to further research in social move-

Silvana Toska brings a breadth of international knowledge and experience to Davidson's Political Science program.

Photo courtesy of davidson.edu ments, political Islam, and African and Middle Eastern politics, Toska especially looks forward to contributing to Davidson as an educator. She has even rejected lucrative, non-teaching job offers to pursue what had always been her desire to be a professor. But why? For Toska, the answer is simple. “I’ve never cared about being super wealthy,” she says. “I want a level of comfort such that I can afford my house, my car, my travels, my books, but beyond that I would choose what makes me happiest. And I love research, and I love teaching.”

Digging into Davidson's Past in Politics Continued from Page 1 stantive debate over policy… increasingly the only characteristics candidates try to market are their personalities.” This commentary is similar to modern critiques of both presidential campaigns, particularly in regards to this election cycles’ debates.

Interestingly, even talking points that seem unique to this election have been raised by former Davidson students. In 2008, Anjan Mukherjee ‘09 wrote a commentary on then Presidentelect Barack Obama’s particularly savvy use of

the Internet to reach the youngest generation of voters, a contrast to the current discussion of Hillary Clinton’s misuse of the internet via her private server used for emails. In a different vein, former students have chosen to poke fun at presidential candidates. One such article was a survey published in October 2000 by Joy Gerdy and Matt Zogby in which they asked their subjects “Which of these key issues do you feel will be most influential in the upcoming election?” Potential responses included “candidate’s hairstyle” and “closeness of relationship to Kevin Bacon.”

Aside from commentary on political figures,

former students have written about issues that remain relevant in contemporary political discourse - including the role of the Supreme Court, funding for political campaigns, turmoil within the Republican party, and economic policies regarding the Cuban Embargo.

Previously, The Davidsonian itself played a different role in the political conversation on campus. In October 2008, the paper featured a full-page advertisement for Barack Obama and subsequently endorsed him for president. In that endorsement, the paper acknowledged that it “[had] not often endorsed political candidates,”

citing only two previous endorsements in issues dating back to 1974: one for Democratic Presidential Nominee Michael Dukakis in 1988 and the other for Democratic Congressional Candidate and Davidson-town mayor Randy Kincaid in 1976. The paper attributed its unusual endorsement to the “gravity of [that] year’s election” based on economic and educational policies.

To read previous editions of the Davidsonian, visit the digital archives available on our website at davidsonian.com.

Davidson Seeks Reaccreditation from the SACS

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ETHAN EHRENHAFT Staff Writer

n October 17, eight elite individuals from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) will be arriving on campus. Their mission? To determine whether Davidson is worthy of being reaccredited as one of America’s institutions of higher learning. Any student’s answer to one of their questions may influence that decision. While here, the committee of eight may stop a student or faculty member whom they come across and fire off some questions at them.

Such questions will test the person’s knowledge of the effects of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), a program a special Davidson committee of faculty and students has put together to improve certain “gateway” classes. To help prepare students for such an encounter, information, including small flyers and pamphlets, will be distributed around campus to help further educate students about the QEP. Every college and university must get reaccredited periodically by an accrediting agency. In the case of Davidson, this occurs on a ten-year basis. Schools in the United States are divided in seven geographic areas, each with its own agency.

Those agencies fall under the umbrella of a national accrediting agency which then reports to the federal government. The process ensures a quality standard of education throughout the country. Aside from embarrassment, failure to be reaccredited means that a college is ineligible

for federal funding and financial aid. The SACS Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) is the regional agency in charge of accrediting institutions throughout the south, including Davidson.

The reaccreditation process consists of several steps. For the first one, thousands of documents were sent to SACSCOC in the form of a website covering everything from financial statements to the state of the library to academic affairs according to Vice President for Strategic Services Patrick Sellers.

“Academic affairs traditionally has traditionally been the most difficult area for schools to get accredited just because the standards for schools are high” says Sellers.

Last year, learning outcomes were listed on all course syllabuses. All syllabuses were kept on record. The syllabus collection was one of the 88 standards the submitted website had to contain.

Reviewers had to also to look over the resume and record of every single professor and determine if they were sufficiently qualified to teach their courses.

The off-site reaccreditation committee looked over the report, which was submitted in March 2016 and returned in May 2016. Davidson then spent the summer evaluating weaknesses found

by SACS and finding materials to submit to SACS to address the said issues.

Evaluating the school is now the responsibility of the on-site reaccreditation committee. The committee will meet to do formal interviews with faculty and students inside Union, along with the more random ones they will conduct with stu-

dents across campus for two days. Many of the scheduled interviews will focus on discussing the August 31 submission. One of the largest components of said submission is the QEP. The QEP, while being central to the reaccreditation process, is also central to the mission of what Davidson is trying to achieve as a liberal arts school as well.

Every school that is getting reaccredited must come up with a QEP. “That plan must advance student learning in some way or the environment for student learning” says Professor Trent Foley, who helped lead the committee which created Davidson’s QEP. The QEP took nearly two years assemble.

Last year the team met once a week, a massive commitment. After a five year implementation period, the school must submit data regarding the QEP showing it was either a success or failure.

Davidson’s QEP is entitled “Opening Wide the Gateways: Enhancing Student Learning and Promoting Inclusion in the Quantitative Disciplines.” A PDF and further general information about the plan is available on Davidson’s website.

The plan seeks to address “gateway” classes in six departments: Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics/Computer Science, Psychology, and Physics. A “gateway” course is considered the first class required in a discipline to obtain credit for a major. Many 101 courses fall into this category. The QEP aims to come up with strategies to help students performances in such classes.

Professors in the first departments to implement the QEP attended a week-long program over the summer after graduation. “The basic

idea behind what we’re trying to do is think about our introductory courses in a more intentional way so that these courses are welcoming to students from every possible background” according to Dr. Fred Smith, who will teach Econ 101, a gateway course, this spring.

As Davidson seeks to make its student body increasingly diverse, the school must also make sure that “the diverse student body is getting a quality experience” says Sellers. This is speaking to all members of the student body who have been historically underrepresented at Davidson, from those of color to those who are first generation college students.

There are numerous strategies being employed to make this goal a reality. To gather data, professors will attempt to test the effectiveness of their teaching. This involves trying out new test and quiz formats, engaging with students more directly, and holding focus groups. It is a more systematic approach than has been taken in the past to evaluate various teaching methods.

The QEP, and the accreditation process as a whole, will aid Davidson in furthering its mission to improve the education experience of all who attend the school. The program will aid in making an learning environment already known for close relationships with professors even more connected. Sellers stresses, “We should, as an institution, in every part of Davidson, be trying to continually improve.” That mentality, according to him, is what reaccreditation is all about.

News Letter from the Editor:

Milo Yiannopoulos

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fame and wealth as a way to brush off personal attacks. His logic follows, “call me names, but I’m richer and better dressed than you.” Probably true, especially when addressing a crowd of 20-somethings studying the liberal arts. His relative worth, however, is nonexistent.

On many college campuses, the value of constructive social discourse has been under-emphasized for some time. I bear some responsibility for the lull in contrasting narratives presented in the Davidsonian. Although Davidson students differ in their backgrounds, lifestyles, opinions, and beliefs, the Davidsonian has not taken full advantage of our diversity by facilitating rigorous debate around controversial topics. At first glance, that’s a good thing: why go looking for controversy?

Is it not unwieldy to promote conflict?

He wrongly intimates that our internal standards of decency and love for each other are signs of liberal biases. There is not a liberal bias at Davidson. I point to Professor Ken Menkhaus’ excellent response to the College Fix’s baseless suggestion that the political science department exhibited bias in the classroom. Matt Lamb, a painfully arduous writer – not journalist – authored the “takedown” piece based on publicly disclosed voter information. His work follows a pattern of conservative victimization, one that Yiannopoulos echoes with sickly aplomb.

Milo Yiannopoulos, who manufactures controversy, has already provoked conflict on numerous college campuses.

The forum for the Milo debate, especially this week, has been Facebook. Social media gives every student a loud microphone and a captive audience. The results, not surprisingly, have been inelegant. Some comments are wonderfully insightful – offering glimpses into an eclectic student body. Other comments have been unceremoniously hateful. They ignore or forget disparity of experience and rely on ad hominem attacks and slurs.

While Davidson has always held steady – a standard-bearer of what higher education should aspire to – the discourse over Yiannopoulos’ imminent visit is deeply troubling.

The dissent, mind you, is born from good intentions. More often than not, the students willing to man a picket line are committed to their cause not at the behest of personal affliction, but by personal connection. It is difficult to offend a historically WASP-centric campus, but we do a disservice to ourselves and to our community by ignoring how one man’s rhetorical pretense impacts our immediate classmates. Many of the white students chanting “Black Lives Matter” will never understand the fear their black classmates experience when being interrogated by a police officer. However, disparity of experience should not matter at Davidson. As one community, their struggles are our struggles. The opposite is also true. To say, “you can’t possibly understand; therefore, you can’t possibly help,” deepens discord. Even if it is not always achieved in the moment, this is the ideal – unity when faced with hate – that we must live up to. Without an ideal, how can we improve?

Moreover, without common convictions, we are like any other college or university. I believe we are exceptional.

Yiannopoulos has maintained his surreptitious career (income stream) by propagating the myth of the “regressive left.” Though he once commented on the state of rhetorical decay on college campuses, he has since sprouted from a wallflower into a persistent agitator. His original auspices were correct: many colleges and universities have been overly protective in the speakers they invite and (often subsequently) dis-invite to campus. This phenomenon is not new. It’s the driving force behind initiatives like the Disinvitation Dinner at Yale. With fame, he pivoted. Now he lambasts feminists, belittles rape survivors, degrades the LGBTQIA community, and vilifies students of color.

His Twitter handle, Nero, is born out of an idolization so misconstrued it only reinforces Yiannopoulos’ predilection for intellectual masturbation. He’s a relative blip in a movement holding onto a vision of America that never existed. In his past “lectures” – though that designation affords him far too much credibility – Milo points to his tangential

Davidsonian.com

crime log Time Reported

Description / Location

09/28/16 at 0200 hrs

Fondling at Patterson Ct. Circle.

Prosecution Denied.

09/29/16 at 1859 hrs

Disorderly Conduct at Faculty Drive.

Further Investigation.

09/30/16 at 1700 hrs

Injury to Real Property Unauthorized Use of Motor at Ridge Rd. Futher Investigation.

09/30/16 at 2330 hrs

Larceny (Backpack) at Knobloch.

Unfounded.

10/01/16 at 0341 hrs

Underage Consumption at Belk.

Dean Referral.

Matthew Landini, Editor-in-Chief

t is not often that I find myself compelled to step out of my role as a facilitator of impartial reporting and overseer of basic journalistic principles. It’s a comfortable role, seldom challenged by imminent divisiveness and pending acrimony.

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William F. Buckley Jr., the conservative powerhouse, authored the following mission statement for the National Review in 1955: “The largest cultural menace in America is the conformity of the intellectual cliques which, in education as well as the arts, are out to impose upon the nation their modish fads and fallacies, and have nearly succeeded in doing so. In this cultural issue, we are, without reservations, on the side of excellence (rather than “newness”) and of honest intellectual combat (rather than conformity).”

The alt-right is new. It is neither excellent nor honest. Yiannopoulos encourages conformity in his fold by vilifying those he disagrees with.

Moreover he has built a community of individuals so self-aggrandizing that they cannot differentiate hate speech from free speech.

While I feel no fondness towards Milo, he should still be taken seriously. Many students do not believe that his invitation is indicative of Davidson’s academic or social spirit. He verbally attacks minority communities. From those communities, many individuals find solace and safety on campus. They rightly argue that their time can be better used to promote real change and inspire new allies. There is nothing to be gained from sitting in front of Milo’s podium. If his aim is to rile and “troll,” Davidson is not falling for it.

As of this moment, Yiannopoulos is still scheduled to speak on campus. To dis-invite him would reinforce his belief (and that of his supporters) that students live in artificial campuses free from malice and criticism. The Davidson “bubble” may seem real, but few students believe that Davidson shields them from adversity. For those students who Milo does not try to systematically devalue, I challenge you to hear what he has to say. Argue for this community. Do not shout him down. To do so will only play into his attempt to spread discord. Many other colleges and universities have already failed this challenge. Davidson isn’t many other colleges and universities.

Challenge him.

Respectfully, with a hint of Southern charm, prove that we can match his ideas with some of our own. One of the many merits of rigorous academic scholarship is the ability to outsmart, not just outwit, your opponents.

All the best, Matthew Landini P.S. Leslie Jones rocks.

*Note: this is not a news article. The reflections are those of the author and are not representative of the broader student body.

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“Waves III” as told by Davidson Students PARKER SMITH ALEXANDRA ZIRINIS

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STAFF WRITERS

arker: This sculpture makes me feel like I have spent a long night of studying in preparation for a final exam. The numbers and class material are crammed into my mind, and I just sit and take it all in. The location of this piece reveals its real purpose. Next to Chambers with five roads connecting to its circular path, it is indeed the point at which all of the major locations of Davidson’s campus connect. Thereby, this sculpture is almost inescapable. This piece gives me the confidence to succeed and the motivation to fulfill my many duties as a student. Made of steel and stone, the letters and symbols that con-

struct “Waves III” are a representation of every student at Davidson, and the strong foundations that construct each and every one of us. Because of this, “Waves III” should give you confidence and strength everyday.

Alexandra: This sculpture, Waves III, grabs my attention as the light hits it. I walk out of Chambers and because it is early in the morning, the sun pounds the stainless steel, almost making it hard to look at and analyze - which happens to be my task. The lights and colors reflect off of the grooves of the metal. I am interested in the symbols that are all bent and crafted together to create the body of the sculpture. I like how they are big enough to be identified as they curve inward towards the knees that the man seems to be drawing near to

his chest - a position that seems to be a reflection of the figure either comforting him or herself or trying to find some sort of solace. The symbols that connect to form the skeleton of the body are somewhat ambiguous to me. Although I do not necessarily know what each of these symbols mean, I am quite intrigued by them. This may not have been my favorite sculpture on campus when I arrived about a week ago, but as I force myself to study the sharp grooves and intertwining symbols I begin to appreciate it more.

Jaume Plensa Waves III, 2012, stainless steel Courtesy image Gift of James G. Pepper ‘65

Davidson College Farm Stand Photographs by Mary Porter ‘18

Fall Campus Market Schedule October 14 October 28 Novemeber 11 Parents’ Weekend December 2

From 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM outside of the Union Amphitheater, members of the Davidson Community can purchase fresh vegetables, fruits, and flowers grown locally at the Farm at Davidson.

THE CHEW 2.13 Aromatic Noodles with Lime Peanut Sauce Rachael Falcetta Adapted from Foodnetwork.com Makes 6 Servings Courtesy Photo

Want your favorite recipe featured? Email editor Mary Porter at maporter@davidson.edu to get involved!

A great meal to share with friends and family over Fall Break!

Ingredients 3/4 pound spinach linguine or wholewheat spaghetti 2 cups (about 9 ounces) broccoli florets 2 cups (about 6 ounces) snow peas, trimmed 2 cups (about 6 ounces) sugar snap peas, trimmed 1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 scallion, cut into pieces 3/4 inch fresh ginger, finely grated 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/2 cup shelled unsalted peanuts

Directions

1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of water according to the directions on the package. Drain and rinse with cold water. While the pasta is cooking put the broccoli in a steamer basket over a large pot of boiling water and steam it for 3 minutes. Add the snow peas and sugar snap peas and steam for an additional 2 minutes.

2. Toast the peanuts in a dry pan over a medium heat until they become fragrant, about 3 minutes. Set them aside to cool.

3. Make the sauce by pureeing the peanut butter, soy sauce, water, vinegar, lime juice, scallion, ginger, sugar and red pepper flakes in a food processor or blender until smooth.

4. Right before serving, toss the pasta with 3/4 cup of the peanut sauce. Divide into 6 serving bowls and top each serving with the vegetables. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the vegetables.

Coarsely chop the peanuts, sprinkle them on top and serve.

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Why We Should Have Ignored Milo and What to Do About It Now

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NICHOLAS TREVINO

he Center for Political Engagement (CPE)’s myopic decision to invite Milo benefits bigots, threatens minority groups, and jeopardizes healthy campus discourse. Milo is a click-bait bully who profits from spreading intolerance against disadvantaged communities. He does not deserve the platform Davidson has given him. Disappointingly, some students have attempted to justify the event by framing it within the free speech debate. This framing ignores many students’ legitimate anxieties about their position on campus. I will address why the CPE should not have invited Milo, and give a few suggestions about what to do next.

First, Milo financially profits from promoting intolerance towards marginalized communities. Milo has fostered a social media community of proudly racist and sexist bullies, which he has used to incite attacks against women and people of color on social media. He has publicly celebrated his fans harassing women like Leslie Jones by stealing and publishing their nude pictures, phone numbers and passports. He has complained that troubled teens become socially liberal instead of cutting themselves, argues that birth control makes women unattractive and crazy, calls fat people disgusting, hates Muslims, and argues that there are fewer smart girls than boys. This dialogue is not “messy and rough” it’s violent and it puts people at risk. Insipid arguments that only blame his followers for bullying ignore that he actively encourages them with articles like “Trolls Will Save The World,” because trolls generate controversy and web traffic that provides him financial

windfall through ad revenue.

Second, Davidson financially benefits Milo by providing him a podium. The CPE has consistently noted that Davidson has not paid Milo, under the pretense that this somehow absolves them from any responsibility. It does not. Their decision to extend him a platform increases the publicity that drives his store’s sales, his website’s advertisement revenue, and inspires direct funding from his sponsors. Instead of just ignoring the troll, the CPE has chosen to reward the hateful rhetoric he uses to generate controversy and make money.

Third, Milo has no interest in constructive student dialogue. Healthy dialogue requires trust, empathy, and self-awareness.

Milo displays none of these. He sells shirts with “Everyone Who Hates Me is Ugly,” “Keep Calm and Worship me,” and “God Hates Fags, but He Hates Feminists more.”

He argues that women facing Internet harassment should just log off. Milo has not come to Davidson to respectfully exchange ideas. He’s come to spread hate and make money.

Fourth, this event makes students feel estranged from and threatened by their community. Some tone-deaf students have argued that nobody should feel threatened, because concerned students can just “choose not to go.” These students’ disappointing lack of empathy reveals they haven’t listened to their peers’ experiences. Many of my Muslim, rape survivor, undocumented, Black, and queer friends have repeatedly shared that event threatens them. They worry that their community members might be sympathetic to his bigotry. Growing up, people constantly denied their identity and ability to safely participate in public. They’ve often faced a lifetime of isolating insults that have attempted to shame them, and deny

their right to dignity. When these students hear their privileged peers deny their life’s anxieties as irrational or overly sensitive it dissolves the trust that binds them to this community. Merely telling someone they shouldn’t feel afraid does not address their fears. It ignored them. These students face a grating decision between risking emotional abuse by attending, or guilt for not attending and thereby failing to stand up against a bully attacking their community.

Fifth, Milo entrenches the false but common view among liberals that conservatives are all racist and sexist. Too many of my fellow progressives reflexively dismiss all conservative thinkers as bigoted without honestly debating their ideas. Milo reinforces that myth, by actually being an alt-right bigot. The CPE could have invited a vibrant conservative thinker like Ross Douthat, David Brooks, or Jennifer Rubin. Instead they’ve reinforced liberals' worst prejudices and stereotypes about conservatives.

Sixth, the CPE’s decision creates a loselose situation for anyone against bigotry.

Milo falsely argues, “Colleges can’t handle disagreeing opinions.” If students choose to protest, boycott, or cancel the event, Milo will rake in money from his community by claiming that he’s right about college students. If too many students attend the event then it looks like he’s found a receptive audience.

The CPE’s blunder has left students against bigotry with few options. At this point, we can only minimize bad outcomes.

Here’s how: First, The CPE board members responsible for Milo’s invitation should step down.

Their shortsighted decision has made students feel unwelcome, isolated, and threatened. It’s especially disappointing that the CPE’s liberal members failed to realize how

this event abuses minority communities to attempt to teach privileged people about proper “discourse.” This is inexcusable. Nobody who fails their community this badly (despite their good intentions) deserves keep their job.

Second, students should refrain from counterproductive protests, angry confrontations, and constant interruptions. As a rule to live by, never argue with someone on film when they control the editing. Milo earns money through viral articles that falsely argue that college students “can’t handle disagreeing opinions.” He can edit filmed student protests (even peaceful ones) to paint Davidson as inimical to free speech to his Alt-right audience. Don’t give him the opportunity. Alternatively, students shouldn’t boycott or try to cancel the event, because he will argue that college students flee from dissenting opinions. Personally, I believe students should actively make the event as boring as possible to deny him profitable controversy. Maybe the entire audience can wear black in solidarity as a form of protest?

I’ll admit these toothless gestures do little to address the problems I’ve listed, but at this point there are no good solutions. Thanks CPE! Davidson has spent the last several decades changing from an institution that excluded minorities and women to a more inclusive institution. Inviting Milo does not advance that goal. Whether Davidson wants to admit it or not, the CPE has helped legitimize a bully by giving him a platform to spread his intolerance and hate.

feed, and in the middle of my absent-minded scrolling, I came across a comment in which someone says that they wished another student wasn’t born. This bothered me all night until I eventually fell asleep and I couldn’t stop thinking about it when I woke up this morning. Although I'm not a very political person and won’t pretend to be, I certainly learned a lot after reading the 43 pages of comments (I literally copied them into word and it came out to 43 pages). Nonetheless, as much as I am not a political person, I would like to think that I am an empathetic person. This is not to say that I agree with all that was said or that agreement is even necessary. In fact, kudos to those who did take a stand in a respectful way. I applaud you so much for your bravery.

What this does remind me of however, is of two rules that I remember learning in elementary school—the golden rule of treating others how you wish to be treated and of being the bigger person.

Again, as a privileged person on this campus, I cannot begin to comprehend the

emotions that come with this visit and I respect the frustrations expressed by both sides the other night. What I hope however, is that more people follow the example of those who posted respectfully rather than resorting to hurtful insults or mockery.

Better yet, and maybe this is because I don’t often post on Facebook, my hope for this campus would be to walk into the Union for me evening cup of coffee and see people talking about these issues face to face and respectfully rather than behind a computer screen.

I do appreciate how hard it can be to talk in person about these issues, but these sorts of conversations, where I've talked and more importantly listened to a person who disagrees with me have been when I've also learned the most and really felt like I was engaging with the person sitting across from me. Maybe it’s the extrovert in me, but it's by actually talking face to face with others that I’ve made the relationships I’ve come to cherish.

I know this is an oversimplified and cli-

ché perspective, but this is how I see Davidson building a stronger community, by actually talking to each other. By talking to each other, I don’t mean the conversation you have as you pass through the hallways to chambers or the typical Davidson competition to see who has had the craziest and busiest week. What I mean, is conversation where you actually get to know the other person as a person, and take the time to slow down and really listen instead of running to the next club meeting, lab, or volunteer job. So, if you want to talk, that offer for a cup of coffee (or tea if you prefer) still stands.

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’m exhausted. Not because I’m writing a thesis and juggling work like any other Davidson student, but because I just finished reading the comment thread on Facebook regarding the upcoming visit my Milo Yiannopoulos. I’ll be frank, I know next to nothing about this guy (though after reading the pages and pages of Facebook comments I can at least appreciate how controversial he is). What I do know is that after reading this seemingly endless string of comments and replies, sifting through the countless arguments, I felt both pride at the way some students conducted themselves on this online forum, as well as disappointment at the hateful words used by individuals on both sides to convey their emotions.

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Who Said It: Milo or Hitler?

Piano Complainers Pass Pianists on List of Most Annoying Union-Goers

In light of the controversy surrounding Milo Yiannopoulos’ invitation to speak at Davidson College, the Yowl would like to draw not-so-subtle comparisons between the philosophies of this modern alt-right media figure and Adolf Hitler. Can you tell who said what from their quotes alone?

This Monday, The Yowl obtained an exclusive first look at the annual list of Most Annoying Union-Goers. The list, released every fall as the flagship segment of the ‘State of the Union’ report, has remained rather unchanged for the past decade.

In a shocking development, this year’s annoyance index marks a historic shift. For the first time since 2008 (‘Kids Who Just Sit There Waiting For Steph To Walk By’ won that year), piano players have been bumped from the top spot on the list. In a remarkable reversal of fortunes that defies all conventional wisdom, ‘The Kid Incessantly Complaining About The Pianist’ has overtaken the perennial powerhouse — ‘The Kid Incessantly Banging Keys While I’m Trying to Study’ — atop the rankings.

“I honestly didn’t think it would ever happen in my tenure at Davidson,” remarked music professor David Baker, who, as it turns out, hates the union piano just as much as any student. “This really shows the shift that the Davidson population has undergone regarding what we find most annoying as a com“It has gotten to the point munity.”

“This is actually huge,” exwhere students feel the need to plained third-generation union pianist Donny Fitzgerald ‘17, end every lapse in conversation “My dad couldn’t believe it when with an overly-dramatic ‘Like I told him.” honestly I can’t do work with The student-led committee behind the decision is said to that piano playing. Did I menhave debated the matter of first tion I have all this work?” place for over an hour.

“Look, it wasn’t an easy choice,” commented one anonymous member of the committee. “Obviously complaints about Beethoven wannabes are usually warranted, but it has gotten to the point where students seem to feel the need to end every lapse in conversation with an overly-dramatic ‘Like honestly I can’t do all this work with that piano playing. Did I mention I have all this work?’ Also, I heard some kid play Lupe Fiasco’s ‘The Show Goes On’ one time. Sh#t was dope as hell. I didn’t even know that was possible.”

According to the official list, the third place ranking for Most Annoying Union-Goers went to ‘The Kid Who Blocks The Fridge For 5 Minutes Tallying Up How Many Milks He Can Buy At Late Night.”

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“Wenn es dem internationalen Finanzjudentum in und außerhalb Europas gelingen sollte, die Völker noch einmal in einen Weltkrieg zu stürzen, dann wird das Ergebnis nicht der Sieg des Judentums sein, sondern die Vernichtung der jüdischen Rasse in Europa!”

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“In terms of female happiness, women’s liberation was probably a mistake, and it was a mistake driven by technology that was, of course, invented by men.”

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“If there’s one thing we learned from the battle with communism, it’s that the west can’t compromise on its values. It can’t apologize for itself, like the left constantly wants us to do.”

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“Gab es denn da einen Unrat, eine Schamlosigkeit in irgendeiner Form, vor allem des kulturellen Lebens, an der nicht wenigstens ein Jude beteiligt gewesen wäre?”

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“Das bolschewistische Ungeheuer, dem sie die europäischen Nationen ausliefern wollen, wird sie und ihre Völker dereinst selbst zerfetzen. Der Jude aber wird nicht die europäischen Völker ausrotten, sondern er wird das Opfer seines eigenen Anschlages sein.”

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“Here’s my suggestion to fix the gender wars online: Women should just log off. Given that men built the internet, along with the rest of modern civilisation, I think it’s only fair that they get to keep it.”

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Milo: 2, 3, 6. Hitler: 1, 4, 5.

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Hence, nothing in it should be taken as truth. Word.

Yowl Editor Gets Rush From Calling Out Friends in Insignificant, Unread Publication Undercover reports from the area around the Davidsonian office in the Union have confirmed that the Yowl editor gets a sick, depraved rush from calling out his friends in his insignificant publication. The Yowl, which averages around 2-3 readers on a weekly basis, has reportedly served as the editor’s chance to enact a form of “vigilante justice” on a campus “that is just asking for it.”

“Look at them, the fools,” the editor reportedly whispered to himself as he finished laying out an issue last week. “All of them blissfully going about their lives, so naïve. Little do they know these very articles are about them! Next time you do something annoying, you better watch out. Sweet justice will be mine, and every single member of the student body will be laughing come Thursday.”

Unaware of how little his work on the paper matters, the editor was supposedly seen cackling to himself while peering out of the glass window of the Davidsonian room at students that could see him very clearly but tried to pre-

“Look at them, the fools... All of them blissfully going about their lives, so naïve.

Little do they know these very articles are about them! Sweet justice will be mine, and every single member of the student body will be laughing come Thursday.”

tend he wasn’t there.

“The best part is, no one ever has any idea.

It’s so simple. A little name change here, a little subtext there. And boom! I’ve emotionally destroyed someone without anyone ever realizing it. Yes, yes, good. Go ahead and laugh away. Pa - I mean, the Yowl editor - is gonna get you.”

The Yowl editor supposedly spends dozens of hours a week locked away writing articles that he believes are widely circulated and will be appreciated by hundreds of adoring fans.

“Everyone reads the Davidsonian and the Yowl. Yes, yes, that much is clear,” the editor has been overheard saying. “What I do here is important. Maybe it will even score me a job one day. All of this looks so good on a resume, no doubt about that. No point in being involved in anything else on campus.”

At press time, the Yowl editor was seen typing up an article in campus Summit while smiling widely and whispering to himself.

“Ha ha! This one is about you Becky!”

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Freshman To Watch: Women’s Fall Athletics WES KERR Staff Writer

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he transition from high school to college academic life is hard enough, but competing at the Division I level in a rigorous academic environment is highly demanding. These impressive freshmen have stepped in right away and contributed in big ways to their teams.

Seeley Yoo - Soccer

A breakout game will get you instant attention from coaches and spectators alike. That is exactly what happened to freshman Seeley Yoo on the Women’s soccer team. The Richmond, VA athlete completely took over the September 1 game against East Tennessee State, scoring three goals.

Her astounding performance and contribution in the 4-3 victory propelled her to the team lead in goals and points and named her the A-10 Rookie of the Week. Yoo admits “the physicality and speed of play is very challenging compared to high school soccer.” Winning is important to the star freshman as she hopes to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Tournament in Rhode Island. “As a team, we want to be the ones who have the most fight, giving 100% effort every game”.

difficult to effectively balance her various commitments, especially while competing at such a high level. Finally, Treadwell believes in her teammates and has high hopes for 2016. “This season, I have full confidence in our team to win the A10 Championship.”

Maddie Hunter - Cross Country

How often do you see a collegiate athlete compete in TWO different sports? Enter the incredible Maddie Hunter. During the spring, she’s playing lacrosse, but in the fall, she’s blazing on the cross country trails. While running for St. Anne’s Belfield School in Charlottesville, she led her team to a VISAA Division I state championship in her senior season while also winning the individual title. She holds the school record in the 5K, 3-mile, 1600m, 1000m, and the 800m. At Davidson, she debuted with a 5k time of 18:28, finishing fifth overall in the Charlotte Preview, a three team meet. Her performance named her the A-10 Rookie of the Week. Last Saturday, she ran a sea-

son best 18:12 in Louisville. Fisher’s most important goal this first year is to help the team to place in the top 5 in the A10 Tournament. “I’ll do anything I can from motivating teammates, to just being there for them.” She admits that it will be a challenge managing two sports and academics, but attributes her coaches to the reason why she is able to pull it off. “They are very instrumental and I would not be successful without their support system.”

Emily Roebuck - Field Hockey

A two-sport athlete at Roland Park High School, Emily Roebuck is ready to take her field hockey talents to the next level here at Davidson.

In 2014 , she was selected to the National Futures Championship and won the National Indoor Tournament with her club team that same year.

She also captained her high school team en route to a second-team all-state award her senior year.

On September 3, in her first ever college appearance, Roebuck tallied a goal in a 8-1 rout of LIU

Brooklyn. She has adored the support from her teammates ever since day one. “About halfway through the workout, once everyone was feeling more and more tired, we pushed through by encouraging each other instead of discouraging those who began falling behind. At the very end of the test, when my teammate saw me struggling, she grabbed my arm and pulled me across the field so that I would complete the last run.

This showed me right off the bat the supportive dynamic on which my team thrives, and this attitude has persisted and carried us through our season.” Roebuck mentions the pace of the game being significantly more challenging than what she had previously experienced. Finally, she believes that consistency is key, and hopes to find that in her game all season long. “ Instead of discrete moments of solid play, I’m working to make every pass hard, every reception on my stick, every sprint faster. As my coach says, if you did everything perfect all the time, then you’d be on the national team.”

Josie Treadwell - Volleyball

Coming all the way from Los Angeles, Josie Treadwell is looking to make an impact on a team looking to build on its 8-win improvement last season. An experienced beach volleyball player, Treadwell won gold at the 2013 USA Volleyball Junior Beach Tour. During her senior year of high school, she captained her team, the Wolverines, and was named to the LA Times all-area second team. Treadwell has contributed effectively so far this season, racking up 14 kills and a very respectable 125 digs, with a season high 14 versus South Carolina. Treadwell believes her greatest moments so far this season have come not on, but off the court. “This team has truly become my family here at Davidson. “ Like all of us here at this amazing institution, Treadwell finds it most

Maddie Hunter was a Cross Country State Champion in her Senior Season at St. Anne’s Belfield School in Charlottesville, VA. Photo by Andrew Shurtleff

Josie Treadwell won gold at the 2013 USA Volleyball Junior Beach Tour. Photo by Amy Franklin

Field Hockey Looks to Rebound During Home Stand JONATHAN SEWANEE

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ot many Davidson teams have the luxury of playing five consecutive games at home, but the Davidson field hockey team isn’t quite basking in the comfort of competing in front of their home fans. The team faces a tough slate during their home stand, and they know that home-field advantage may not always be a significant advantage when matching with tough opponents.

However, the first game of the homestand started off well for the Wildcats. Led by Courtney Byler ‘19, the ‘Cats vanquished Appalachian State last Friday by a score of 4-1. Byler recorded three assists along with two defensive saves. Goals came from four different players, including seniors Becca Jones and Katherine English, junior

Paige Albert, and sophomore Leigha Nortie.

Senior Anne Federico is the catalyst for the offense, with twelve points so far on the season.

English, a 2015 A-10 All-Tournament Team selection, is a strong midfield presence, with ten points so far. Lauren McFayden and Becca Jones, both seniors, also help lead the Wildcat offense.

For defense, the Cats have a solid core, with juniors Lauren Gampper, Morgan French, and Anna Brewer. The trio of juniors started every game last season and look to continue to anchor the backfield. In goal, the ‘Cats are young, with sophomore keeper Bean Rodriguez playing the majority of the time along with freshman Sarah Zeszotarski assisting with some games, such as in the Appalachian State game.

On Sunday, the ‘Cats faced Pacific, who coming into the game were first in the nation in goals scored and were riding a eight-game win

Senior Becca Jones ‘18 sprints down the field in Davidson’s September 16 match against VCU. Photo by Yilin Wang

streak. The ‘Cats fought hard but Pacific escaped with a 4-3 win after going up early and hanging on to grab the victory.

On Tuesday, the ‘Cats faced North Carolina, who was the 2015 NCAA runner-up. North Carolina is currently ranked No. 3 in the latest field hockey coaches’ poll and last week beat former No. 1 and No. 2 Syracuse and Duke, respectively.

UNC handed the Wildcats a tough 6-0 loss in a hardfought game against a difficult opponent.

After North Carolina, the Cats close out their home stand with two A-10 games against Saint Francis and Massachusetts. Massachusetts was the A-10 Tournament Champions in 2015, and the ‘Cats will need to be on the top of their game to beat the Minutewomen.

Although the losing record of the ‘Cats suggests that the team has been struggling, they have lost six one-goal games which shows the

Wildcats have been in contention in most of the games. After the Appalachian State game, Coach Ginny Turner, the 2015 A-10 Coach of the Year, spoke of the win as a turning point for the season and hoped that the ‘Cats could build on the momentum throughout the rest of the homestand.

Although the team did not produce the result they were looking for in the last couple of games, Wildcat fans need to keep in mind that the tough opponents the team are facing now will help them during the rest of the season.

Overall, the team hopes to come out of this five game home stand with some momentum for the upcoming road games and then the A-10 tournament. One thing is for sure however: the victories will not necessarily come easy with their tough schedule for the rest of the season.

The team’s 3-2 loss to VCU was one of many narrow defeats this season. Photo by Yilin Wang

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