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Savannah Soraghan ‘27 explains the search process for new professors

Volume 122, Issue 09

December 6, 2023

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A look into how the Men’s Basketball team won the Hornets Nest Trophy

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Sofia Cimballa ‘26 reviews films from the fall 2023 season

The Yowl provides some tips on remaining neutral during heated discussions

Course Registration Proves Difficult in Popular Majors MADELINE RICHARD ‘26 (SHE/HER) SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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omplaints about Davidson’s course registration system, WebTree, is a common occurrence on campus when course registration rolls around. Each semester, students scroll through the course catalog and try to find the perfect configuration of classes. They review their schedules with their advisors, strategically arrange their trees, and hope their lottery number will secure their ideal schedule. However, they cannot be confident about what the upcoming semester will look like until the algorithm runs.

While WebTree is a tricky process for most students, some struggle more than others.

Many students in popular majors and programs — such as pre-med students and psychology majors — do not receive the classes they need through WebTree. There is an extremely high demand for many science and psychology classes, so not every student can receive their schedule of choice. Instead, students must ask professors to raise class ceilings or rely on add-drop to get necessary classes, leaving their schedules in a state of uncertainty and making it challenging for them to complete their requirements.

“My first round of WebTree only gave me two classes,” pre-med student and biology major Emily Smith ‘26 said. “I had to wake up at seven and fight for a spot in organic chemistry during add-drop, and I cannot get a fourth class because all of the ones I want to take are full.”

Daniel Yetsick ‘24 is a psychology major and has had similar issues.

“As a psychology major, it is quite difficult to get the required classes due to staff changes and so many kids being interested in psych,” Yestik. “This has led to so many kids fighting for so few spots trying to complete their major requirements. A lot of the courses also have a small ceiling and professors cannot always raise the cap for you, because once they do it for one student they have to do it for everyone, which is where Davidson will start to lose their professor-to-student ratio. “ Maggie Thrall ‘26, another psychology major, echoes Yetsick’s concerns.

“I’ve found it difficult to get into the classes to fulfill my major which puts a certain amount of anxiety on me.”

Though Davidson’s course registration ystem is challenging for students in popular programs, these curriculums are widely considered to be excellent. For instance, College Transitions ranks Davidson as the 23rd-best college for psychology and the 19th-best pre-med feeder school in the nation.

Likewise, Kate Sundquist, a contributor at CollegeVine, writes that liberal arts colleges like Davidson can be wonderful places for pre-med students. According to Sundquist,

Davidson’s small size inspired some pre-med students to attend, including Sam Burns ‘26.

“I heard that Davidson had a good pre-med program and I liked the fact that the students had one-on-one interaction [...] with their teachers,” Burns said. “I had [also] assumed with our small size that we [would] be able to get the classes we need.”

Once she arrived at Davidson, Burns found that her presumption was inaccurate. She says that she has strong connections with

A Graphic of the Webtree Course Selection Process. Photo by Mckinley Lettre ‘24 smaller schools usually encourage students to engage with challenging science and math classes rather than “weeding out” potential medical school applicants. She also explains that small liberal arts colleges allow students to form strong relationships with professors and faculty advisors. These close connections can improve the quality of students’ recommendation letters and mean that premed students have a dedicated support network as they apply to medical school. Moreover, Sundquist emphasizes that medical schools often look for strong communication skills, which liberal arts schools like Davidson help develop. Though liberal arts schools might seem like an unconventional choice for premed students, Sundquist makes it clear that they can be an excellent fit.

her professors, but realized that securing required classes was more challenging than she anticipated.

“We have the same problem that a big school would have with not having enough space in classes,” Burns said.

Though students believe that Davidson has strong offerings in their field of interest, they are concerned about how Davidson’s complex course registration system will impact their academic futures and ability to achieve their goals.

Thrall has been unable to get into PSY-200, a required class for all psychology majors and a prerequisite for upper-level psychology labs, during her time at Davidson. She plans to study abroad during the fall of her junior year as well, so she will not be able to take PSY-200

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until the spring of her junior year. “I’ll have to cram most of my upper-level classes and labs into senior year,” Thrall said. “For me, [that] takes away some of the joy of enjoying your last year with friends.”

Yetsick faced a similar problem. “Sophomore fall, I took my first psychology course and decided that was what I wanted to do [...] but waiting till sophomore year [to commit to psychology] set me back and forced me to take almost half of my major requirements in my senior year,” Yetsick said.

Burns is a chemistry major, and she also worries about fulfilling all of her requirements on time — particularly if she goes abroad next year. “[Being pre-med at Davidson] is very limiting,” Burns explained.

“It is hard to go abroad [and] to be pre-med and a chemistry major at the same time [...] they require so much out of you but they don’t give you the opportunity to be in those classes.”

Likewise, Smith is anxious about completing her pre-med requirements and biology major within four years. “I will likely not be able to go abroad and think I will have to take a gap year before applying to medical school,” Smith said.

Though students worry about their curriculum, Dr. Naila Mamoon, Davidson’s director of premedicine and allied health and a professor of public health, believes that Davidson’s course registration strategy works out in the long run.

“It’s nerve racking [...] because you can’t get you don’t know for sure if you get the courses you want,” Mamoon acknowledges. “But my experience has been [that] it works out [...] most students are able to complete to take all the pre-med prerequisite courses they need.”

She also encourages students to embrace flexibility in course scheduling and to appreciate that their original plan might change. “It won’t exactly work out the way we write it down,” Mamoon said. For instance, she emphasizes that students may take some biology and chemistry classes in a different sequence than they first planned. “I always write [course plans] with a pencil.”

“It is certainly a stressful process,” Mamoon added. “[But] it does eventually work out.”

Christmas in Davidson Brings Joy to Students and Town Members

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STELLA MACKLER ‘26 (SHE/HER) CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF

hristmas in Davidson brings Santa, hot chocolate and holiday cheer to Main Street every year. Going on its 35th celebration, this year’s event hosted musical performances from primary schools in the area, a Saturday morning parade and a fashion show for dogs among other events. Many Davidson students have found an annual tradition in attending Christmas in Davidson.

The Rotary Club of Davidson hosts a “Giving Tree Village” each year on the Town Green in front of the library. Each of the 60 trees is sponsored by individuals or local businesses in support of local nonprofits and community members vote on the best decorated tree.

“I arrived and I immediately went to the Christmas tree tour,” said Siobhan Kelley ‘26. “All the Christmas trees are decorated by nonprofits and you could donate, I think it was $1 per ticket.

And then you would vote with the tickets at the end on your favorite Christmas tree. My favorite was kind of nautical.”

The event in downtown Davidson ran from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 and brought out families and children of all ages.

Maggie Woodward ‘26 saw it as a unique opportunity for the college and the town to come together.

“I thought it was really awesome to see the college students interact with the town,” Woodward said. “I feel like we don’t often see so much overlap between the two groups.”

Cheerleader Alexis Roudenko ‘24 performed with her team on Saturday night as part of the celebration.

“We performed a few of our dances to Christmas music, danced to Sweet Caroline, and called out a “Let’s Go Cats” cheer,” Roudenko said. “We also had jingle bell necklaces that we handed out to the kids watching.”

Roudenko sees value in interacting with the Town of Davidson and community members who aren’t part of the college environment.

“We’ve always kinda prioritized hosting and attending events like these,” Roudenko said. “I also think it’s important because the town is always supporting student and faculty-led events on campus, like sports games and various performances, so this was a great way for the college to support and engage with the town!”

Ty Cryan ‘24 was drawn to the sentimental value of it all.

“I always remember going to Christmas festivals like this back in my hometown in Burlington,” Cryan said. “I figured the small town charm of towns like Davidson really comes out in events like these.”

The performers and vendors persisted through rainey weekend evenings.

“I went on Friday in the pouring rain and as my oma, my German grandmother says, there isn’t bad weather, only improper clothing,” Cryan said. “So me and my friend Jack

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News

Arab Studies Department Seeks New Professor

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SAVANNAH SORAGHAN ‘27 (SHE/HER) STAFF WRITER

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he Arab Studies Department is searching for a new tenure-track professor to begin during the 2024-2025 school year. Tenured professors are guaranteed their job until they retire, and the department is looking for candidates who will teach more aspects of Arab culture, with preference given to candidates focused on the modern period.

Dr. Rebbecca Joubin is the chair of the Arab Studies Department and the department’s only full time faculty member. There is significance in the longevity of a tenure-track professor’s position at Davidson.

“A tenure-track professor will, hopefully, stay for their career here and this continuity is important,” Joubin said. “Students can get to know this professor during their freshman year and then senior year, when they’re applying for jobs or graduate programs and need recommendations, this faculty member is still here.”

Joubin places special emphasis on the ability of candidates to engage and connect with students. She has allowed each candidate to host in class demonstrations in the advanced Arabic class, Political Parodies in Syria. Class demonstrations take the form of potential lessons and subjects candidates may focus on should they be hired.

They also serve as an opportunity to observe how student proficiency matches that of the candidate. This factor is unique within language departments, as advanced classes in the Arab Studies Department are conducted entirely in Arabic.

“It’s challenging, they’re coming in and they don’t know the levels of the students,” Joubin said. “The students are all advanced but some are native speakers and some have had more time living in the Arab world. These class demos are also a way to see the candidate’s patience with students, their inclusivity, and their interest in getting to know the students.”

Aidan Rose Devlin ‘26 is an Arab Studies minor and sees value in participating in class demonstrations with potential professors.

“I think it is very important for students to share their opinion on professor candidates since they will be interacting with and teaching students themselves,” Devlin said. “Dr. Joubin asked for our input because she wanted to know how her students felt about the professor candidate and how they liked the candidates’ teaching styles, energy, and engagement with students in the classroom setting,”

Professor Joubin working with a student for the Arab Studies Department. Photo from Davidson College Website

Virginia Heiser ‘24 has appreciated the opportunity to participate in different styles of classes.

“I’ve had a ton of fun with each candidate and getting to know how different professors teach,” Heiser said. “I have not had a single semester at Davidson without taking a class with Dr. Joubin.”

After class, Joubin will often encourage students to get coffee or lunch with candidates, to continue getting to know them in a less formal setting.

“It’s important to see the candidates patience in terms of continuing to speak Arabic with students outside of class and answering their questions,” Joubin said.

In addition to the demos, students are also given the opportunity to sit in on candidates’ job talk, which is open to the public. A job talk consists of a 40 minute conversation between the committee and the potential professor where they present their research and answer questions from the board.

“They’re presenting their research as if they’re at a conference and then we give feedback. It’s a very friendly session,” Joubin said.

The hiring process in the Arab Studies Department is unique in that Joubin is the only full time faculty member. Heiser sees the potential for a new position as an opportunity to attract

more students to take Arabic.

“What I would hope is that, since there would be more classes with different topics of interest, more students in the department potentially,” Heiser said. “However, I think that she has done an excellent job running it on her own, she’s definitely created a very close knit community.”

The department itself is very communal, and Hesier thinks that is a key element of its welcoming character.

I would hope that whoever comes on also has that same mentality of keeping the department close, and keeping the students as a whole connected,” Heiser said. “She [Joubin] makes sure if you’re in a higher level, you’re tutoring lower levels. She really knows every class so I would hope that a new professor would have the same dedication to emphasizing that.”

Joubin makes a point to highlight that she is looking for a new professor who will best serve the students, and student needs.

“When we hire for tenure, we have very high standards and I hope that the students know that this hire is for them,” Joubin said.

Christmas in Davidson Adds Nostalgia to Holiday Season

Christmas tree farm at Christmas in Davidson. Photo by Anika Banerjee ‘24

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We went and there was a pretty good turnout.

All of the performances were still going on, there was a brass band still playing in the downpour right in the middle of the street, no cover or anything, and all the vendors were still out selling. The music was by far my favorite part.”

Cryan also took advantage of the opportunity to try out some local food options.

“There were alot of restaurants in the area, like Mestizos and Crazy Pig, selling street very reasonably priced so my friend and I got dinner there for very cheap and the food was delicious,” Cryan said. “That was kind of awesome.”

The festivities included a parade on Saturday morning, along with the three nights

Nativity scene at Christmas in Davidson. Photo by Viginia Barber ‘26

of merrymaking. Kelley watched the parade from the Pickled Peach.

“It was so cute, hundreds of community members were there,” Kelley said. “It was really nice to witness the town coming together in a really cheerful way.”

Kelley found in the celebration an opportunity for joy and reflection.

“It was just really nice, because I think especially right now, just because of the

current political and economic state of the world, things can have a tendency to feel really bleak,” Kelley said. “Little things like that, like the town coming together and seeing all the community members celebrating with one another in a really joyful way was super heartwarming to watch and made me feel really grateful not just for Davidson College, but for the Town of Davidson.”

Features

Davidson’s LGBTQIA+ Community: Then and Now

ARSHI HUSAIN ‘26 (SHE/HER) FEATURES EDITOR

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ou Are Not A Stranger Here (YANASH) is an LGBTQ+ organization on campus with anonymous membership. It serves as a resource for students, whether they are questioning their sexuality or not, to connect with the queer community at Davidson. Sam Hotchkiss ‘08 is one of the founding members of the official YANASH, as the group may have existed in some unofficial capacity prior to its charter as a formal organization.

Despite feeling comfortable being out himself, Hotchkiss recalled that during his freshman year, “there were like maybe 4 or 5 out queer individuals.” The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), which paved the way for what is now Queers & Allies (Q&A), “felt like it existed in name only.”

“I would characterize it as sort of just limping along,” Hotchkiss said. “There wasn’t really much of a structure to it. It didn’t really feel like there were people who were actively involved in it.”

Hotchkiss worked as a Health Adviser for half his time at Davidson under former Health Educator Georgia Ringle. According to Hotchkiss, where GSA failed to provide a sense of affinity for LGBTQ+ students on campus, Davidson Health Advisers served as an important platform to educate the broader campus community on what it meant to be queer. He credits Ringle with the idea to create YANASH, while he facilitated the meetings.

“There were maybe up to 10 individuals who would come… I’m really glad that it’s something that the college was supportive of us doing,” Hotchkiss said. “The Dean of Admissions at the time was openly gay, and so to know that someone in that type of position could be open about their sexuality just sort of reinforced the fact that it was accepted within

that community.”

YANASH has continued under new leadership each year since Hotchikiss graduated. Ridley Browder ‘24 is the current president.

“Compared to where I grew up in Memphis, TN, Davidson is so much more of an accepting place,” Browder said. “I’ve made many queer friends who I feel like I can be myself around.

Because Davidson is such a small school, it can sometimes feel like there aren’t that many queer people on campus. However, in spaces like YANASH or Queers and Allies, you’ll find there are so many more of us than you think!”

Although many students like Browder and Hotchkiss felt, and still feel comfortable expressing their sexuality at Davidson, the environment is not always an accepting one.

“The social environment at and around Davidson is always changing, so we can never be guaranteed our safety as queer people except in spaces like YANASH,” Browder said.

In a 2008 publication of The Davidsonian, Lee Crook Bruner ‘04 wrote about an instance when he felt targeted as a gay man at Davidson.

“The night before my college graduation I was singled out at a college fraternity party and called a ‘f**.’ It was a tough way to end my college career at a place that I loved.”

Bruner was not out during his time at Davidson and after graduation, advocated to promote LGBTQ+ alumni involvement in student life.

Uday* is the President of Queers & Allies, a group that represents members of the Davidson College community who “identify as LGBTQQUIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, undecided, intersex, asexual, allies, pansexual) as well as straight allies.” He feels as though a stigma exists around being queer at Davidson,.

“People have used the F slur here fairly frequently,” Uday said. “I don’t think that there’s a large, violently homophobic majority at Davidson, but I do think it’s hard to escape

The LGBTQIA+ flags. Photo from Boston University. every aspect of bias that you grew up with.

Homophobia is definitely still a problem at Davidson.”

In addition to student support, Uday consistently seeks out greater recognition from the administration.

“Sometimes I think the administration could move faster to support us,” Uday said. “I think we [ students] are doing more DE&I [diversity, equity, and inclusion] work than we should be.

Our job here is to be students, our job here is not to do administrative work for diversity, our job is not to fix this place. It feels unfair to require queer students to do more work to be able to enjoy the same benefits that everybody else enjoys… such as having a room or floor that is affirming to them.”

Andi*, Q&A treasurer, related to the difficulties that come with being out in college.

“I was not comfortable being out when I first got here,” Andi said. “I was trying to figure out my sexuality in a new environment. I met

a lot of people who were queer when I started hanging out in the Lavender Lounge, and it just became a lot more ‘safe.’”

The Lavender Lounge provides a safe space to those on campus who identify as LGBTQIA+ or as allies. While YANASH stays true to its mission of retaining full confidentiality in regard to its members and meetings, the Lounge serves as an additional affinity space.

Despite struggles, leaders of the queer community on campus remain committed to their work and cultivating a welcoming, accepting environment.

“If somebody has questions about queerness, if somebody has questions about what it means to be a good ally, or even just debate, I’m willing to hold those conversations with them,” Uday said. “Grab a meal. Talk about it.

Be kind, always.” *These students opted not to use their full

Crime Log

Time Reported

Description/Location

11/08/23 12:35 hrs

Felony Breaking & Entering a Building PCC #3 Fiji, Further Investigation

11/18/23 23:18 hrs

Alcohol Offense: Consume by a Person Under 21 Patterson Court, Inactive

11/18/23 23:52 hrs

Alcohol Offense: Consume by a Person Under 21 Daley, Inactive

11/19/23 02:15 hrs

Injury to Property Offense

11/20/23 22:10 hrs

Rape Offense; First Degree Burglary

Steam Plant, Inactive

Watts, Further Investigation No new crimes have been reported since 11/20.

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Perspectives

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Referendum in Motion DAVIDSON STUDENTS FOR CEASEFIRE

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he past two months, Davidson Students for Ceasefire has been collecting signatures with the aim of enacting a referendum to vote on ceasefire.

With 10% of the student body signing on, the referendum has been put into motion. In the coming days, SGA will send a studentwide vote on the following statement: we urgently call for an immediate, permanent ceasefire by all parties and the release of the remaining 160 Israeli hostages and the thousands of Palestinian administrative detainees imprisoned without trial.

of American empire and global interconnectedness on Davidson’s campus.

America’s War on the Middle East, North Africa, South and Central Asia Understanding “why ceasefire” requires context of the United States’ war efforts •

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This referendum aims to: 1. Identify and disclose the majority opinion of the student body. The choice to endorse or oppose a ceasefire exposes disjunctures between policy and desires of those residing in the USA. 2. Promote and encourage an antiwar framework in Davidson’s culture.

Davidson alumni enter and influence U.S. foreign policy. Davidson College’s passive, distanced, US-centric lens naturalizes war’s seeming inevitability.

Over time, we seek a heightened political consciousness and awareness

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Over the past 20 years, U.S. and allied air forces have dropped more than 337,000 bombs and missiles on other countries, or 46 strikes per day for 20 years.

At least 940,000 people have died due to direct war violence in the United States’ post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. An estimated 3.6-3.8 million people have died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones, bringing the total death toll to at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting.

38 million people have been displaced by the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and the Philippines, in which the US has been significantly involved in.

These statistics are from Brown University’s Summary of Cost War

Following September 11, 2001, the US has selectively suspended international law in the name of emergency and its alleged Global War on Terror. Contrary to the very terms purportedly upheld and promoted by the USA as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, the USA has embraced various forms of torture, extraordinary rendition, permanent imprisonment, carpet-bombing, spying on UN leaders, and warrantless wiretapping. Violence is not an unavoidable or unintended consequence of US foreign policy; war is a means of destabilizing the Middle East. U.S. policymakers scarcely consider alternatives to war following 9/11 attacks, as evidenced by invasions of Iraq and/or Gaza.

We reject the United States’ pretense of exceptionalism, immunity, innocence and unlimited authority on the global political stage. Under the guise of executive world authority, America has justified violence against Asia, Africa, and South America in its Global War on Terror. We reject the political framework that paints a “seemingly impenetrable religious, racial, and cultural difference of Muslim extremists [serving] to dehumanize them,” as described by political scientist Rebecca Sanders. We similarly reject the political framework that presents Jews as a group that possesses a “hidden power that they use to promote their own collective

agenda at the expense of other people,” as described by the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism. These stereotypes detract attention from the USA’s motivations in the Middle East, while also fomenting immoral, violent attitudes and behaviors.

For the past 60 years, the majority of the USA’s funds to Israel have taken the form of weapons grants, according to the Congressional Research Service. Since the early 2000s, the USA has become conversely reliant on Israel for military technology.

Further, the United States’ relationship with Israel maintains American access to oil in Middle East countries, aligning with the USA’s intent to globally dominate.On average, the USA sends three billion dollars annually to Israel, according to the USAID and the Department of State.

While seemingly localized to Davidson, an official student body endorsement of a ceasefire would act as dissension to the US government’s military and financial support of the Israeli state’s bombardment, ground invasion, and siege on Gaza. Simply legitimizing the possibility of a ceasefire in the minds of our peers, many of whom go on to work in places like the State Department, goes far beyond Davidson.

Seeking Connection

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NATHANAEL BAGONZA ‘24 (HE/HIM)

t’s 4:55 PM on a Sunday in December and I am walking to Nummit, but really I’m avoiding walking to the library. I had no particular reason to be avoiding the library; I just didn’t want to be in my apartment anymore as all my roommates had left for dinner, and I didn’t want to face the stark reality of all the work I’d have to finish once I got to first libs. So I packed up my backpack and started walking in search of a place that would be an open, warm, and inviting locale for a weary traveler like myself to rest his hat after a long journey home.

As I began my voyage across campus from somewhere to nowhere, first stopping at Nummit, I was swiftly greeted with a locked door and stacked up bar stools; I’d forgotten they close at 5:00 PM. I headed to my fraternity’s house on Patterson Court as it was right next door, but the day after a rainy winter party left it smelly and the floor looking like a muddy Jackson Pollock; my senses couldn’t handle it for very long and I end up leaving Ksig after a few minutes.

From there, I walk wherever my feet decide to carry me (which, in a subconscious betrayal, is ultimately towards the library), before I realize what is happening and stop moving for a moment. *** I’ve had a lot of different homes in my life. Moving from one home to another home to another so frequently blurred the lines between them all, and soon enough blurred the lines between the homes and the journeys to and from them. If I wanted to survive in any of these new environments, I had to be as comfortable in my childhood home as, say, my freshman year dorm room at Davidson, hundreds of miles away in a totally unfamiliar part of the country for me

(and get rather quickly at that). The great gulfs in distance between them all (or rather, distances that necessitated other modes of transportation other than how far my own two feet, which growing up was really only to my middle school, my friend Jamie’s house, and the library) made the road to and from each place a space for being in and of itself; and thus, so too would I have to get comfortable in the passenger seat of my mom’s car, or the terminals of Boston Logan Airport.

Eventually, it started to feel like the whole world was a part of one big room, all connected in a sort of linear progression to the very first childhood home I could remember. I would wake up in the morning in one room all the same, leave my bedroom for the bathroom all the same, head to the living room where my stuff is packed by the door all the same, and eventually head into the location where I’m expected to sleep all the same.

Over time I got to see the process of leaving home, usually out of dissatisfaction with wherever I was in the moment, as freeing and as comforting as being in a space I could call one; the journey itself became a place I could find home within.

Public transportation has always been the objectively best way to experience this underrated aspect of the human condition, all for the fact that you can just walk in at point A and get shepherded to point B as though they were one in the same location, separated by the mere passage of time, which was already going to tick on anyway. Simply put, with public transportation, you get to wherever it is you’re going without having to actively do anything other than just exist, day or night.

Nothing else is required except a few dollars for entry into a space that is rarely too hot or too cold, all alongside fellow travelers who each have their own story that brought them to converge at this given place and moment.

An important business meeting, a birthday party, or perhaps nothing in particular either, every part of town one gets off at painting a part of a portrait of one of these countless people you might’ve never seen before and probably won’t see again.

When I went abroad with Davidson in France last semester, I would take their stellar metro for fun on most days. I’d go in with no plans of where to go and just ride around town. I was comforted by noting that, like all good connections, if I got too carried away I could circle back to my starting point and evaluate then whether it (unlikely) or I (more likely) had changed enough for home to become visible again at the end of the loop.

The same was true when I took one of their cutting edge high speed trains. I sat down for my voyage all the way down the coast, entering the train station with the Hausmann style apartments of Paris pressed at my back, sitting on the comfy red seats in the cabin watching wistfully as the black outlines of trees whipped across the dark blue sky in a blur, until they all merged seamlessly into the ocean when I arrived. *** As I looked at the statue of the man sitting in front of Chambers, a figure I think about often (I could write a whole different perspectives piece on the class changeover and what he sees), I couldn’t help but realize that I was hungry not just for an accessible public place to exist, I was also looking for the ability to embark on a journey to get there in the first place. I took in the man and the purpling cloudy sky all around him, and thought if there was a train that would take me to Charlotte I’d have plenty of places to explore and discover home in, getting there and back quickly and efficiently.

The Charlotte public library would probably have been my first stop if this was the case, ironically. Libraries are free

everywhere, and I’d just bought a very expensive plane ticket for break so I was feeling kind of frugal. In actuality, though, I would’ve gone to the library first as I recently heard at a fundraiser for the new library they’re building that its top floor is the only free access space in the entire city with a view of the city’s skyline. While it’s a sad fact that there aren’t more of spaces like it, I thought how beautiful the possibility of breaking out of these four walls that make up the bubble of Davidson College would be, standing on a rooftop with people from all walks of life, separately but simultaneously watching apartment lights flicker on in homes across the city, the early winter sun setting in the cold open air.

But there is no train to Charlotte from Davidson. So I kept walking, through the doors of our very own library, dreaded as it may be, dropping my phone accidently as I tried to press my CatCard to the scanner.

I frustratedly headed to my familiar corner on the first floor, not excited for the new location to continue avoiding doing my math homework in feeling somewhat upset about it all.

That is, until I saw a friend come in a few minutes later, and realized I didn’t have to go very far to find connection in the first place; so we sat together under one roof, blankly staring out the window at the night sky that blankets us all.

Sports

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Davidson Men’s Basketball Wins Hornets Nest Trophy and Continues Solid Play

The ‘Cats look to continue their two game winning streak as they start a home stretch during the exam period A rivalry game proved to be exactly what Davidson needed to break out of the mini funk which included losing 3 out of 4 games. The Cats’ headed to nearby UNC Charlotte looking to avenge last year’s heartbreaking buzzer-beater loss in the annual Battle for the Hornets’ Nest. Things did not get off to a promising start, as the Wildcats fell into a quick 11-0 hole prompting an early timeout from Matt McKillop. A pair of Kochera three pointers allowed Davidson to exhale, and the ‘Cats rode this momentum to erasing the 11 point early deficit and went into the half tied at 33 with Charlotte. The game plan clearly changed in the second half as Davidson leaned heavily on senior forward David Skogman who scored 20 of his game-high and career-high 30 points.

Skogman continuously battered the undersized 49ers in the paint while also making his presence felt from beyond the arc with a trio of threes en route to a 85-81 victory.

Skogman told the Davidsonian after the game that: “it felt great to get the Hornet’s Nest Trophy back after last year’s loss, and also to see us be able to respond and be resilient after a tough game against Saint Mary’s. We’re feeling confident as we head into the exam period and the month of December.”

Returning home for the start of an eight game stretch at Belk Arena for the Holidays, Davidson welcomed in a familiar foe Wright State on Saturday afternoon. Spectators were expecting a high-scoring affair and that is exactly what they got. Davidson eclipsed the 80 point mark for the third time this season thanks to strong efforts from guards Huffman and Durkin and forward Bailey. Huffman utilized his ability to slash to the basket to drop a career-high 20 points on an efficient 8-12 from the field and an even more impressive 7-7 from two point range. It was a back-and-forth contest until the 15:21 mark of the second half when an Brizzi three put the ‘Cats up by 5. They would never relinquish the lead and ultimately took the victory from a pesky Wright State squad 82-73.

Skogman as well that, “overall, our season has gotten off to a positive start, but not without its ups and downs.” The offensive end was a significant point of strength, he mentioned, “specifically in our early break and sharing the ball”. What to improve on the most? “We need to continue to get tougher and grow together as a defensive unit if we want to reach our full potential”, he stated, and it’s hard not to like hearing that from the team’s interior anchor and leading rebounder.

In the coming weeks, the ‘Cats will enjoy some home cooking leading into and beyond the Holidays. They will play 5 more non-conference games to close out that part of their schedule before they begin A-10 play by hosting the Dayton Flyers on January 1st who finished 3rd last season and are poised to compete again for an A-10 regular season title. Davidson begins this stretch on Wednesday night against the Campbell Fighting Camels at 7pm.

THOMAS KADE ‘26 SPORTS WRITER (HE/HIM) AND BEN WOLF ‘26 SPORTS WRITER (HE/HIM)

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fter a season in which the Wildcats fell short against top-seeded VCU in the A-10 tournament they have now carried higher expectations into a second campaign under coach Matt McKillop. Replacing the leadership and output of Sam Mennenga and Foster Loyer ’23–the only two Wildcats to average double figures in scoring and two of the team’s three leading rebounders–would require increased influence and production from the returning upperclassmen and contributions from incoming first-years and transfer players.

So far, both factors have been present. The ’Cats have three players averaging 10 or more points and three more averaging at least 8. Those 6–David Skogman ’24, Grant Huffman ’24, Bobby Durkin ’27, Connor Kochera ’24, Reed Bailey ’26, and Angelo Brizzi ’26–span a wide range of ages. The team has relied upon that combination of youth and experience to a 5-3 record about a month into the season.

The ’Cats opened at Belk Arena on November 6th with a resounding 86-63 victory over Division III Washington and Lee. Brizzi, a redshirt sophomore, led the way with 15 points in his first game since transferring from Villanova, while Durkin made 3 three-pointers as part of a 13-point collegiate debut. Durkin felt that the opening night game was “a great experience, which allowed me to get some confidence and help my team get the first win after a long preseason.”

They then headed west for a weekend at the Asheville Championship. First on the docket was Maryland, an extremely athletic, highly-touted opponent coming off a March Madness appearance and first-round victory. Not only did Davidson hang with the Terrapins, but they got out to an early lead thanks to hot shooting and good decision-making with the basketball in their hands. The Terrapins fought back and the game appeared destined for overtime, but Durkin nailed a three-pointer–his fourth of the night–to break a 61-61 tie with just 13 seconds remaining to send the ’Cats to the tournament championship game against Clemson. Davidson once again took a lead into the half, but Clemson shot 58.6% from the field in the final 20 minutes. The Tigers ended up with a 68-65 win after a questionable reaching foul call on what appeared to be a clean steal by Brizzi that would have resulted in a go-ahead layup.

The following weekend, the ’Cats made a trip to Johnson City, Tennessee to take on East Tennessee State, where they dropped yet another heartbreaker 70-68 after controlling the game for almost its entirety and coming up short on a buzzer-beater attempt. They returned to Belk Arena and bounced back, blowing out Boston University 69-45 behind a 23-point effort from Kochera. A Black Friday trip to Moraga, California to take on Saint Mary’s (ranked #24th at the time) yielded a non-competitive loss heading into a 7-day break.

‘Cats Celebrate Three (Left) Photo by Tim Cowie and Kochera ‘24, Durkin ‘27 and Skogman ‘24 Celebrate Basket (Right) Photo by Dani Gariglio

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Davidson Volleyball Senior Spotlight Video

Arts and Entertainment 6 Recounting the Fall of 2023’s Cinematic Universe SOFIA CIMBALLA ‘26 (SHE/HER) SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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n the month of November (okay, and the first day of December), I went to the movies more than I have in some years in the past: a whole five times. I’ve been overwhelmed with the cinematic options available to me recently, and I can’t remember the last time so many options enticed me… maybe I’m of the “cultural productions are specifically targeted to me” demographic now (or maybe Jacob Elordi has just had a very busy year).

So, if you’re in the mood for a movie, can’t decide where to best allocate your precious time (finals season!), and feel that my strong (baseless, non-critically informed) opinions, published by the generous Arts and Culture editing team, are how you want to make this decision: you’re in luck! Here are some ruminations on Priscilla, The Eras Tour Movie, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Napoleon, and Saltburn.

Priscilla: Letterboxd Review of Choice: “watching priscilla and shaking my head when elvis says anything so the other people in the theater know i disagree” -kendall (“pro” letterboxd user), october 6, 2023 Priscilla is a new favorite. One hour and fifty minutes of engaging, incisive, and aesthetically delightful work from Sofia Coppola. This film stars the perfectly cast Jacob Elordi as Elvis and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla, their intense height difference (6’5 to 5’1!) serving as a persistent, potent reminder of the deep power imbalance ingrained in their relationship. The last scene shows Priscilla leaving her marriage and pulling out of Graceland, with Dolly Parton’s version of “I Will Always Love You” playing, triumphantly, as the movie closes, and Coppola’s take on Priscilla’s story ends.

Anthony Lane, for The New Yorker, puts it best: “To point out that “Priscilla” is superficial, even more so than Coppola’s other films, is no derogation, because surfaces are her subject.

She examines the skin of the observable world without presuming to seek the flesh beneath, and this latest work is an agglomeration of things—purchases, ornaments, and textures.”

The Eras Tour Movie: Letterbox Review of Choice: “Citizen Kane found dead in a ditch.” - CinemaJoe (letterboxd “Patron”), October 13, 2023 I’m not sure if this movie necessarily should be considered in a film review, but I did watch it in a movie theater, and it was awesome. An absolute blast. If you, like me, attended The Eras Tour without really seeing The Eras Tour (thank you, Ticketmaster, for selling tickets behind the stage and halfway to the moon), you absolutely must attend. Even if you didn’t go to The Eras Tour, even if you don’t know who Taylor Swift is (liar), you must attend. My friends and I remarked that watching this film was like having vision better than the human eye is capable of – the production, editing, and quality are all that good. Bonus points for a theater full of pre-teen girls who were costumed and performing like their lives depended on it.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Letterboxd Review of Choice: “caught myself getting upset when the bad guy i know is bad turns out to be bad” – gracky, november 14, 2023 Yes. Fun. Thank you, The Hunger Games franchise for this gift and all of the others that came before. Yes, I have some complaints… I would have changed some things… Lucy Gray was a little too manic pixie dream girl. The singing was a bit much at points. But, all around it, was exciting and a nostalgic return to The Hunger Games-verse. And Olivia Rodrigo’s “Can’t Catch Me Now” is an immediate classic – yes, “Safe and Sound,” “Yellow Flicker Beat,” levels of The Hunger Games-soundtrack awesomeness.

Napoleon: Letterboxd review of choice: “god forbid short man have hobbies” – noen (letterboxd “patron”), november 23, 2023 Letterboxd notable mention: “Can’t wait for Sofia Coppola’s Josephine” – audreypicnic, november 15, 2023 This movie was probably not made for me. Still, I reserve the right to say I did not enjoy it. I felt that there was no coherent theme, no animating story it was trying to tell: it lacked the narrative appeal the best biopics are able to capture and achieve.

There was also so much fighting without it feeling engaging or

A scene from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie poster Photo from People Magazine thrilling. I also really hated watching those horses die! They died brutally! Also – not the movie to watch with your family over Thanksgiving break. Just trust me on this.

Saltburn: (spoilers) (srsly do not read this w/out having seen the movie, it will ruin it.)

Letterboxd Review of Choice: “the best movie to feature greg mottola’s superbad” – nolan (letterboxd “patron”), october 19, 2023 Where to begin? Potentially controversial, as reviews have been pretty mixed, but I absolutely adored Saltburn. Sure, I can see room for criticism, but watching was a ridiculously fun experience. It was visually stunning, hilarious, absolutely crazy, and also slightly disturbing… but yes, overall fun. I was fully immersed as I watched the movie, and scenes stuck with me long after watching. The movie was also fairly intelligent, with lots to dissect afterwards, and literary references aplenty – to share those references would be to spoil, and the best way to watch this movie is going in unkowing. I will be watching it again. A movie made to be condensed into aesthetic TikTok edits to Troye Sivan and songs from Lorde’s Melodrama. Cue “Murder on the Dancefloor.”

Sofia Cimballa 2026 (she/her) is an English and History double major from Palm Beach, Florida. She can be reached for comment at socimballa@davidson.edu.

Interview with Studio Art Major, Joe Claire ‘24 CATE GOODIN ‘26 (SHE/HER) ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CO-EDITOR

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he Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center (lovingly called the VAC), though just one street away, always seems a mysterious place on campus.

So, on a sunny day on the Nummit porch, I got insight from Joe Claire ‘24, a Studio Art Major who spends over twenty hours a week at the VAC. Joe declared his major at the end of sophomore year and, complemented with his Digital Studies minor, he has developed his own niche of “digital art that is manifested physically,” as he puts it, which leads to “a lot of digital printmaking.”

C:What was the first art class you took at Davidson?

J: Basic sculpture, online, on Zoom. It was less creative hands on engagement, but it actually ended up including a lot of art theory. Cort Savage [Art Professor and Joe’s advisor] explained a lot of fundamental art concepts to me over Zoom; He explained how art worked.

C: What is your favorite art class you’ve taken?

J: Favorite art class is Intro to Digital Art. That class is the best bang for your buck in terms of resume building. Even if you’re not an art student, it teaches you the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite. When people ask me “I’m trying to take one art class, what should I do?” I always say that one.

C: How else are you involved in the arts at Davidson?

J: I am involved in WALT– the co-president of that. I got involved in WALT as a way to be creative outside of classes, so I first started engaging in that because I enjoyed the media components. I was friends with one of the previous presidents and would just say “hey can I come take a picture of this band

playing or this event?” “can I design a poster for you” – I designed an album cover for his band. And I think I bonded with all of the friends that I have over this shared love of multi-disciplinary audio-video culture. I love music, but I also love music videos, album covers, t-shirts, all of the stuff that accompanies the audio component.

C: What’s your funniest VAC memory?

J: I think one time I was really stressed out and Adam Saacke was like “hey hop in this little red wagon” and we did laps around the VAC, like in the elevator, around the Rodin, in the middle of the night.

C: Have you made your studio your own space?

J: It’s a very messy space, but I like to work on a bunch of different projects at once. So having my own space where no one is yelling at me for having a messy work flow is a productive space for me.

C: Do you have any artists that inspire you?

J: “Wade Guyton– he does a lot of large format print-making.

Basically, he uses a printer five-feet wide, times however long the roll of paper is, and the printer costs like $6,000, so you have to be really careful with them, but the whole thing is that he’s not careful with them. He pulls the paper through and drags it around. I’m the lab monitor in the VAC, so I operate a printer in the same way, so because I learned how to do that, a lot of my art is now digital. I’m using that same printer like he is– I’m definitely not abusing it! – but a lot of my art, in the way that it’s produced, is inspired by how he produces his work.”

As winter break draws nearer, Joe is looking forward to using a scholarship that he was awarded to further his art practice. He’s using the funds to get a ticket to NYC where he’ll “take a tour of New York City art galleries,” keeping the

Joe Claire sitting in his studio Photo Credit: Malú Alvarez ‘02 creativity going over the break. But, before then, finals include a 25 minute presentation “basically covering all of the art I’ve created at Davidson that’s probably going to go into my senior show in the spring,” on top of his other coursework, as well.

The spring will be the big season, as he and the other majors have their own gallery shows. The work for it is heavy now, though: “I’m always cranking out art pieces for Studio Art. I’ve been doing 25, 30 hours in the studio every week.” Now you have a little glimpse as to what’s going on in those senior studios– and also know which art class to take for your Ways of Knowing– with Joe’s insight.

Cate Goodin 2026 (she/her) is an English major and Art History minor from McLean, VA. She can be reached for comment at cagoodin@davidson.edu.

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9 Stockpile 14 Fishing device 15 Hi, to Jaime 16 Put forth, as a theory 17 Metallic ore is extracted from them 19 Picasso or Neruda 20 Free radio ad (abbr.)

21 Fall recreational sport at 38-Across 23 Three of spades, say 25 Musician Brian 26 Salon job 27 Pros’ opponents 29 Interval in music 32 Potter’s need 33 “That’s ___-brainer!”

34 Croquet striker 38 Where 21-Across was first played (in 1951) 41 “The Gift of the Magi” author 42 Alligator-snouted fish 43 Actress Swenson of “Benson” 44 Close female acquaintance 46 Big name in travel guides 47 Day, to Diego 50 Wall, in Gaul 51 Brine-cured Greek cheese 52 Recreational sports at 38-Across, familiarly 56 ___ polloi (the masses) 59 C-sharp alias 60 “Zero Dark Thirty” group 62 Bingham of “Baywatch” 63 Pennsylvania port or lake 64 Sack opening?

65 Caravan stopovers 66 Start to grill, as a steak 67 Ice cream brand

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4 Yearning 5 What an adult once was

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8 Belk Arena sight 9 Thumbs-up

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11 “There’s no such thing ___ publicity”

12 “___ me!” (“How foolish I was!”)

13 Committed an Honor Code violation

18 Producers (abbr.)

22 Fill with love

24 Not feeling well 27 “___ I!” (“Same here!”)

28 Lexicographer Webster 29 Musician Yoko

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SAM GREENBERG ‘27 (HE/HIM)

f you take a stroll past the train tracks, you might stumble upon a strip mall which is home to a little gem called The Egg Cafe.

Upon walking in, you will see regulars sitting at the bar and walls covered in corny sayings that you have heard enough times that you could recite them from memory.

The service is solid. You will never have to wait a long time to get someone’s attention despite the fact that the restaurant is always crowded. Additionally, the food will be in front of you within 15 minutes of ordering. When you get your coffee, you will find that no one else has the same mug as you. This small touch softens the blow for when you realize that the coffee is on the weaker side and you only managed five hours of sleep the night before.

There is no “best” thing to get at The Egg. I have yet to dine with someone who has complained about the food.

However, I recommend the

Sunrise Special because it shows off the versatility of The Egg. I found the homefries to be crispy on the edges while soft on the inside and seasoned adequately with salt and pepper. The eggs were cooked over easy as I had asked. Biscuits and gravy were not something I am very accustomed to, yet the biscuits were fluffy and the gravy was peppery: all I could ask for.

Most importantly, the bacon was perfectly cooked: not too crispy but not undercooked.

You will not have a bad morning if you start it at The Egg Cafe. With good food and good service, the only thing this place falls short on is its coffee.

For that reason, I give The Egg Cafe a 9/10.

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A Guide to Being Politically Neutral: How to Make Sure You Cause No Arguments or Tension Among Anyone Whatsoever

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t is hard to make friends these days. If you have an opinion on anything, you are going to get canceled. Do you drink out of plastic water bottles? Environmental terrorist. Do you carry around a metal water bottle? Children probably mined the materials to make that.

Do you enjoy hunting? You probably also support school shootings. Are you vaccinated? You sheep.

Here at the Yowl, we’re pretty experienced in offending people. We know what it’s like to be berated for expressing opinions, as well as false information. We’ve sent enough apology emails to know how to please everyone. Here are some tips to make sure you don’t cause tensions with anyone.

Possible Question: What’s your opinion on abortion?

Appropriate response: We birth babies? I thought we laid eggs.

Alternative appropriate response: It depends on how much you can brainwash the babies once they’re born.

Stolen election?

In America, everything is free. (Start singing the Free Bird Guitar Solo).

Are you concerned about Global Warming?

With you around, the whole place is gonna catch on fire, you hottie. ;) What do you think about the upcoming election?

The student government election? I haven’t decided yet.

Are you vaccinated?

Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots! Let’s do a round of Fireball, on me.

Should we increase the minimum wage?

There are other rewards in life besides money, like pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.

What’s your opinion on the death penalty?

Gotta go out someway.

Can you be racist toward white people?

I can try.

Healthcare is expensive, don’t you say?

I don’t go to the doctor. I’ve never been sick a day in my life.

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Try and control these guns. (Flex).

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I love Mexican food. I prefer On the Border.

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