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February 1, 2023
Volume 121,
Issue 12
Men’s basketball sees success with the addition of new players
Art Club resurges with new wave of artistic enthusiasm
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written, and there were meetings around the world and various different places to draft it.”
Beginning January 23, The Davidson Office of Sustainability hosted an event series titled “Finding Your Place in Climate Solutions. The series began with an interview with Dr. Henry Shue ‘61 and NPR Reporter Camila Domonoske ‘12, titled “Unseen Climate Urgency: Delay as the New Denial.” The series also included a workshop called “Unpacking Climate Science to Uncover Points of Intervention’’ on Wednesday. A dinner with members of the Davidson community involved in environmental and sustainability work is planned for February 1, and the series will culminate in a community circle on February 3rd.
Shue, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies (CIS) of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Merton College in Oxford, UK, is a rare climate activist in a movement made up mostly of Generation Z. During his time at Davidson the idea of sustainability was practically non-existent.
It was not until the 1990s that Dr. Shue began to fully understand the importance of climate awareness. While teaching at Cornell University, he began to work with many agricultural economists on researching underdeveloped countries. When asked by a colleague why he did not talk about issues surrounding the climate, Dr. Shue responded, “Well, it’s because I don’t know anything about the climate.” While he did not know much about the ethical issues at the time, his background in philosophy and international relations helped him understand the prevalence of the issue. “So in a way, I learned from [...] grad students, and then from the Framework Convention on Climate Change that was adopted in 1992 in Rio. [...] First it had to be
Shue continues, “One of the drafting meetings was in New York City and Manhattan, so since I was up in Ithaca, I just sort of invited myself down to the negotiations. And that made a big impression on me.”
As Dr. Shue attended these climate conventions, he met many people from all over India. “They were saying, ‘You guys in the West keep saying, ‘We’ve got a problem.’ Who is ‘we?’ You are the ones who industrialized and emitted all these greenhouse gasses. So we think you’ve got a problem,” Shue explains.
“This has been one of the big debates in the negotiations. [...] Since the countries that are now rich cause the problem, the countries that are still poor say that we should fix it.”
Director of Sustainability Yancey Fouche touched on the significance of the series.
“A unique element of this talk [...] is centering the learning and collaborations,” Fouche said. “We [in the Sustainability Office] feel like we have this sort of twofold opportunity and responsibility, which is to think about campus operations [...] and then also the education program.”
Additionally, Domonoske believes that younger generations have the chance to have a significant influence on the future of climate.
“There is the responsibility that is profound and almost overwhelming. [...] The urgency and scale of action that needs to happen now and what it asks of us feels so overwhelming, but it’s also in some ways, an honor. It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to have as transformative an impact on the future as everyone living today could.”
According to Dr. Shue, the most important takeaway from the talk and the workshop is “communicating the urgency.” As the need for sustainable methods becomes more urgent, Davidson has its own Climate Action Plan that aims to reduce the college’s emissions by 50% by 2026. Fouché explains that the idea behind
the plan was to create it within a timeframe that the people currently involved with it would still be held accountable and would continue to be excited about making it happen in the near future. Fouché says,“I feel good about the plan. It’s more project-based, which makes it more practical.”
As for Davidson students worried about their own climate footprint, Fouché urges students to not take on more than they can manage.
“When I look at our climate footprint, it’s just a tiny, tiny fraction of our overall carbon footprint,” Fouche said. “I have only so many hours in the day. It’s finding your place in the
middle of these things.”
Dr. Shue continued to emphasize the importance of taking action.
“I really do think that what happens in the next 10 or 15 years is going to make an enormous difference, because, you know, we have to turn it around,” Dr. Shue said. “Every year, the emissions are greater than the year before, except for the pandemic year of 2020. There’s never been a year when we reduced our emissions, and so we’ve got to do it. We’ve got to do it soon, if we’re gonna get them all the way down.”
Adam Hickey is a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division at the U.S. Department of Justice. He attended Davidson College (‘95-’96) before transferring to Harvard and then received his J.D. from Yale Law School. Hickey is a career federal prosecutor and oversees the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section and the Foreign Investment Review Section. The National Security Division has recently made headlines in cases involving Chinese intelligence operations, cracking down on lobbyists representing foreign countries, and the Mar-a-Lago classified document retention investigation.
PB: Can you provide an overview of your position at the Department of Justice?
AH: I’m a Deputy Assistant Attorney General, a sort of number two, along with three other colleagues, in a division that’s responsible for our national security work.
The National Security Division (NSD) is responsible for the Department of Justice’s work countering national security threats. You can divide the world of national security into two parts: counterterrorism, which is countering violence that has an ideological component to it, and counterintelligence, which is countering the activities of foreign governments. I’m responsible for the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section or CES, which covers most of our counterintelligence work. This includes criminal investigations that relate to statesponsored computer hacking […] efforts by Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea to hack into the U.S. government systems, critical infrastructure, or the private sector. It also oversees cases related to economic espionage, that is, efforts by foreign governments or stateowned enterprises to steal intellectual property from US companies.
CES also enforces export controls which limit where you can send certain products and technology around the world in the interest of national security; for example, to prevent an adversarial country from improving its military
by incorporating U.S.-origin technology.
We also enforce sanctions. When the Treasury Department imposes sanctions on, for example, a Russian oligarch, it becomes a violation of law to do business with that oligarch and to move assets belonging to that individual through the U.S. financial system. There are criminal penalties that apply if you intentionally violate sanctions, and we would take the lead in prosecuting such a case.
CES also enforces laws to prevent what we call “malign foreign influence” or covert foreign influence, which means foreign efforts to influence public opinion or policy in a way that is not transparent. There’s a statute called the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires public relations firms, lobbyists, and others to register if they’re trying to influence public opinion on behalf of a foreign government or entity.
I also supervise the Foreign Investment Review Section, which is responsible for a kind of regulatory work. For example, if a foreign company wants to buy an American company, the President of the United States has the power to block that acquisition if it
poses a risk to national security. Let’s say a foreign company wanted to buy a U.S. email provider, which stores a lot of sensitive personal data related to U.S. persons; that’s a transaction we’d scrutinize pretty closely.
PB: I want to ask you later about the prosecutions and purposes behind each of those individual offices, but first, tell me more about your journey to your current position.
Previously you worked in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), and you also spent time in private practice. Why were you interested in public service?
AH: I’m a little embarrassed to say this, but I always wanted to be a lawyer, and at least since middle school, I wanted to be a prosecutor. I liked the idea of being a lawyer who helps protect people. After law school, I clerked for a couple of years, and I went to a law firm, in part, because it’s hard to get into the DOJ unless you have a little bit of legal work experience. But going to SDNY was something I wanted to do pretty much as early as I knew a place like SDNY existed. I worked
This March, the Davidson community will see its first entirely student-directed musical in years. Breanna Suarez ‘25 saw a sign in the greenroom of the Cunningham Theater Building on campus for a student-led theater group that no longer existed. After this, she decided to restart Davidson’s Dionysia Theater Group. Dionysia’s fall performance of The Vagina Monologues was the group’s first performance since its revival, but this spring, the theater group will be performing an entirely student-led production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Suarez, who serves as co-director alongside Davis Varnado ‘25, explained that the show is “a fun musical” with “children played by adults in a spelling bee.” This show was specifically chosen because of its lighthearted and witty nature, as well as the opportunity to work in relevant jokes and allusions, explained cast member Isabella McCormick ‘25. One additional aspect of the show’s appeal is that it involves audience interaction. Specifically, students will be invited on stage to participate in a spelling bee along with the cast members.
Suarez and Varnado serve two distinct and important roles in the direction process. Suarez handles the musical numbers and works closely with the choreographer, as a self-proclaimed
“theater baby.” She also sought out production rights and worked to ensure adequate funding for the performance. In order to achieve this goal, Suarez applied for the Davidson Arts and Creative Engagement Grant and is now using it to fund Putnam
Conversely, Varnado works with the actors and pays attention to the scene work and acting. During rehearsals, Varnado does thirty-minute individual meetings with the cast members to discuss their characters. He explained, “I have been talking to all the different actors, and [asking] them off the bat is how [they] feel about the show so far. And [I’ve] been expecting some ‘it’s fine, it’s a lot of work,’ but they’ve all just said, ‘I love it so much, I’ve met so many new friends, [and] it’s been such an amazing experience. I’m so excited to keep going with rehearsals.”
Neither Varnado nor Suarez have extensive experience with directing. Varnado’s experience is limited to “a few short scenes and [a] fifteen minute movie scene [in a directing class].” However, he shared that “directing is something that [he’s] always been interested in.” Both students and the show’s cast are “so excited, so motivated, and just so happy [which] is really special.”
Several of Putnam’s cast members also shared their thoughts and excitement about the production. “This seemed like a great
opportunity to be in a musical but also do something new that I hadn’t done before, explore my theatrical musicality in a new, fun way, [and] expand my musical repertoire,” said McCormick.
Florence Cuomo ‘23 shared similar sentiments about being in Putnam
“Everyone is [involved] because they love theater,” she said, “because they love to sing, because they love to dance, because they love musicals. And so it’s a different energy that I really like and that inspires me to be really committed to the project.”
Cuomo also expressed her gratitude towards Suarez. As a senior, the revival of Dionysia has created one final opportunity for Cuomo to participate in a musical.
Samantha Smith ‘25 was also quick to join the cast. She appreciated the student leadership but was also looking to make up for a past mistake. “My high school did [Putnam] my sophomore year,” she said, “and I never auditioned and I regretted it for the years to come.”
Though this is not a regular departmental show at Davidson, the cast is still committed to rehearsing as often as possible and going through all the necessary steps to prepare a high quality musical. Cuomo explained that they have been meeting three times each week to “have a vocal rehearsal or a blocking
rehearsal where [they] work on the movements on stage, or a choreography rehearsal, where [they] work on the dancing.” Despite the regimented rehearsals, Smith said that “it’s very much low pressure [and] a lot of fun.”
Some cast members had some initial worries about the dynamics between themselves and the directors, given that both the cast and production teams are made up entirely of students. “I was a little worried going into it [about there being] weird power levels,” McCormick shared. However, Cuomo explained that these concerns quickly disappeared as this structure proved to create true camaraderie and support. “The dynamics are very friendly [and] respectful,” Smith said. “I think we respect our student directors so much for the work they’re putting in so we want to give them our best and help bring their vision to life.”
The team behind Putnam is confident that the show will be well-received by the Davidson community. In terms of the content of Putnam, McCormick shared that “although it’s funny and silly, it does have a more emotional undertone. So people get a good laugh and also leave feeling like ‘wow, okay, I was moved by that.”
tive on ballot proposal 3, the Reproductive Freedom for All amendment, which invalidated the 1931 law and closed Whitmer’s lawsuit.
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade , the landmark court case that made the right to privacy—and abortion—a federally protected right, with the 5-4 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization . In the post- Roe environment, abortion access will vary by state based on state legislatures.
In a number of states, trigger laws went into effect following Dobbs , curtailing abortion access across the country. Trigger laws are policies passed by a legislative body but don’t go into effect until a certain event occurs, such as a Supreme Court decision, to make them enforceable. Other states like Michigan had old statutes in place that pre-dated Roe and threatened abortion access. However, they were deemed ineffective under Roe . Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit against the state’s 1931 abortion ban, winning a preliminary injunction thereby protecting the right to abortion. In November, Michigan voters voted in the affirma -
Nearly two years ago in 2021, Governor of South Carolina Henry McMaster (R) signed a law that banned abortions after 6 weeks, except in cases of pregnancies by rape and incest or when the mother’s life is in danger. Ruling against the ban and in favor of the right to privacy, which is expressly stated in South Carolina’s constitution unlike the U.S. Constitution, the state Supreme Court noted that the law must provide sufficient time to determine if one is pregnant and what steps to take.
Justice Kaye Hearn asserted that “six weeks is, quite simply, not a reasonable time period.”
The South Carolina ban was suspended by federal courts after being signed by the Governor in 2021, then briefly allowed to take hold after the Dobbs court decision
until the state Supreme Court took up the case in August. Currently, abortion in South Carolina is barred 20 weeks after fertilization, but Republicans, including McMaster, have said they are pressing forward with new restrictions against abortion access.
Here in North Carolina, abortion is banned after 20 weeks. In 2022, Governor Roy Cooper (D) issued an executive order to protect those seeking or providing abortions in the state, including people who live outside of North Carolina, from other states’ laws. While Republicans have called for greater restrictions to abortion access, Cooper maintains the veto power over the Republican majority in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly. Democrats in Raleigh have introduced a bill that would codify the ruling of Roe v. Wade into state law; however, passing this bill is unlikely given how close Republicans are to having supermajorities that could override Cooper’s veto.
Abortion pills have become a focal point over the issue of abortion access, including in North Carolina, and this method accounts for over half of all abortions in the country now. On January 25, an OB/GYN filed a lawsuit against North Carolina regulations that go beyond what the FDA requires. The same day, drugmaker GenBioPro filed a lawsuit against the state of West Virginia, claiming that it is unconstitutional to ban the use of abortion pills deemed safe by the FDA since 2000. This is the first of many state lawsuits over the sale of abortion pills, challenging how much power the U.S. Constitution grants the federal government over states, in a battle likely to end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Across the country, advocates for abortion rights have been fighting against efforts to ban and restrict access to abortion. In the 2022 elections, in every state that voted on the question of abortion, abortion access was supported. On January 20, the March for Life hosted its annual anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C., acting as a kind of celebration for the group. Two days later, the Women’s March hosted its annual rally, which started in 2017; with the question of abortion being at the state level now, over 200 events were held in 46 states.
OWEN WILLIAMSON ‘24 (HE/HIM) STAFF WRITER
“Six weeks is, quite simply, not a reasonable time period.”
— Justice Kaye HearnMembers of the Putnam cast rehearse their choreography (left) and go over their lines in preparation for the production (right) which will premiere March 18. - Brianna Suarez ‘25
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there for about five years. Everyone starts doing the same type of cases: entry-level drug, fraud, immigration, and gun crimes, that kind of thing.
Over time, I started to specialize in national security work, mostly international drug trafficking and counterterrorism cases. As part of that work, I was detailed to something called the Guantanamo Review Task Force. Then-President Obama [set] up a task force to evaluate the evidence against detainees in Guantanamo Bay and to make an assessment of whether some of them could be prosecuted in federal court. That experience was eyeopening. I learned a lot about the terrorism threat leading up to and after 9/11.
I was captivated by national security work. I loved working in DC. I loved working in an interagency environment. I had done a few trials in SDNY, but I came to think that maybe I was interested in doing something beyond trial work. By 2012, NSD was looking for someone with prosecutorial experience to start opening national security cyber cases. Before 2012, we didn’t look at statesponsored hacking as a crime that you would investigate and prosecute like any other kind of crime; instead, we looked at it as a military or intelligence problem.
The prosecutor’s office in New York sent me to NSD for four years to build national security cyber cases. At the end of my details, I went back to SDNY and did appellate work for about six months before I was promoted to the job I have now.
PB: There is a classic decision for people wanting to practice criminal law between wanting to be a prosecutor or defense attorney, and you said that you always wanted to be a prosecutor. Could you speak more to why you were passionate about that?
AH: You need both sides. You need good lawyers to be defense lawyers and good lawyers to be prosecutors. Our system of criminal justice rests on both sides having the opportunity to come to court and make their arguments with the idea that the truth will win out. I have a lot of respect for defense attorneys but being a prosecutor spoke to me because I empathize with crime victims. The law is there principally to protect us from people who would intend us harm. There’s an element of patriotism in it, too. I think most Assistant U.S. Attorneys will tell you, there’s something both thrilling and humbling about standing up in court and entering an appearance on behalf of the U.S. government.
PB: Jumping into your current role,would you give examples of prosecutions that each of the offices that you oversee brings?
AH: To take one example, there’s a Chinese telecommunications company called Huawei. It’s currently charged in two cases that are
pending in federal court, one in Brooklyn, [and] one in Seattle. The allegations in those cases are essential that the company violated sanctions by doing business through a subsidiary in Iran and making related financial payments through the U.S. financial sector, and also that the company conspired to steal intellectual property from American companies.
To take another example, last September we unsealed charges against two Iranian nationals, who are accused of launching extortionate cyber-attacks on U.S. victims, ranging from state and local governments to utility companies. According to the charges, they used encryption to lock those systems up [...] and then sent ransom demands saying, “if you don’t pay me, I’m either going to leak your information, or I’m going to leave your system locked, or both.” You’ll sometimes hear malicious software used for that purpose referred to as ransomware.
PB: The phrase ‘rule of law’ has been in the news a lot lately. Can you speak a little bit about what it means to you personally, and also what it means to our country?
AH: Sure. What I think of is that you have a neutral principle or standard, and you apply that standard without fear or favor. You apply it to the powerful and the weak, to the rich and the poor, without regard to someone’s station in life, or their resources, or their race or their gender, or anything else and without regard to political parties. You apply the law based on the facts, not based on any of these collateral considerations. I think it’s a critical part of who we are as a country and how our democracy works that we aspire to do this. It’s an imperfect system, but we aspire to apply the law based on the facts, not based on irrelevant considerations.
PB: It is my understanding that Department of Justice employees pride themselves on being apolitical. How do you continue to maintain that in what some would argue is an increasingly partisan environment?
AH: There’s a deep culture of not talking about politics in the Justice Department. What gets you good attention on the street with your friends or on cable TV is not the same thing that gets you good attention within the Justice Department. Within the Justice Department, if you walk around with the same attitude and speech as a cable TV commentator, that will be very bad for your career. The culture of the [DoJ] is not to approach problems through the lens of your own political policy preferences.
The other advantage to my work, and I think to criminal work generally, is that it’s pretty inherently nonpartisan. Whether we’re talking about enforcing drug laws or prosecuting financial fraud, or national security, there’s a common objective there, which is to protect society or protect the victims of fraud, or to advance American interests when it comes to
national security, and protect American lives. That’s a pretty common foundation. And you can work from that foundation with colleagues, regardless of what their politics are.
PB: What is the strangest case you’ve ever encountered?
AH: Depends on what you mean by strange, but I will say what I found interesting about prosecuting narcotics traffickers is [that] their work looks like a business. It’s just a bit screwed up. They have some of the same human concerns that many entrepreneurs would have, but it takes them in a different direction.
One case I prosecuted involved an essentially all-female heroin distribution ring, where all of the players were in the same family. The source of supply was nicknamed Abuela. She was in Ecuador. She was sending heroin to relatives in the Bronx, who were then using their daughters and nieces as lookouts when they would sell the drugs, and there was something both fascinating and deeply sad about working on that case.
You asked me a bit about prosecutorial discretion. One of the insights I had as a prosecutor is that the rules are designed to allow you to gather evidence and prosecute the guilty. What made me feel especially empowered as a prosecutor was when, yes, the evidence of guilt was there, but the just result in this case called for an element of discretion. For example, for one of the daughters that I mentioned who was acting as a lookout, it didn’t seem to me or my supervisors that prison time for that first offense was going to be the best outcome. You often have opportunities as a prosecutor to seek less than the law would allow you to in terms of punishment, because it is the more just result or is otherwise justified by the circumstances.
Another case, similar to that, was also a narcotics trafficking conspiracy involving meth distribution. One of the subjects of the investigation was a very young guy who was dating someone who exploited him and used him to run drug proceeds back to the West Coast. But for this case, he was on track to go to, I think, medical school. To me, the mistakes he made were not enough to upend the path he otherwise would be on, and he deserved a second chance. Those are two examples of circumstances where we sought to resolve the case through an alternative disposition, through a lighter sentence or a plea to a lesser offense.
Those cases stand out to me because of the opportunity I had as a lawyer, “Well, I could seek the maximum here, but the fairer thing is something short of that.” I look back on that, and the values of the office, and those are moments of pride.
PB: Have you found your work humanizing at all? There’s a moralistic narrative that we all grew up with, which is just like, criminals
are bad. Have you found your work to shift that narrative?
AH: In the sense that people act out of selfishness, greed, or for lack of forethought, yes and no. However, there are instances where one of the defendants I prosecuted molested the three-year-old daughter of his exgirlfriend when she walked out of the room just for a few moments. I also prosecuted terrorist cases. I was involved in the investigation and indictment of the defendants who are responsible for 9/11. I would say that, just as there is a spectrum of character and human nature, there are some people who make a single mistake, and then there are others who seem more purely venal and selfish, and you have less sympathy for them.
PB: What is one class in college that you didn’t take, but wish you had?
AH: Computer Science.
PB: That makes sense. If you could be doing anything else other than what you’re doing right now, what do you think that it would be?
AH: Hard question. When I was a kid, I thought about being a pilot. How many 10-year-olds want to be pilots? Probably a lot. But I’ve never second-guessed being a lawyer. I honestly can’t imagine what I’d do if I weren’t a lawyer.
In college, I worked for the Davidsonian my freshman year, and when I went to Harvard, I worked for the Harvard Crimson. I think being a reporter was fun. I don’t know if I could have survived or thrived as a journalist. I think I probably found the calling for me, but maybe that would have been the alternative.
PB: Is there any advice that you want to give Davidson undergraduates?
AH: I get that question a lot. There are two things I say in response. One is to read the newspaper. I got this advice from one of my Davidson professors, Professor Ahrensdorf. You should read the newspaper every day. Even if you may not be able to make it through all of it, understanding what’s happening in the world is really important and understanding it by reading something that someone has taken the time and care to put into paragraphs of text is different from grabbing whatever the headline of the moment is on TV. Breaking news has its place, but it’s hard to offer context and thoughtful reflection the moment something happens.
And the second thing is when I was in college, I put a lot of thought into, “okay, I’m here, how do I get there? And how will that get me all the way over there?” You do have to think about where you want to end up and how to position yourself. But it’s really important to figure out what you like, what you want, and not just professionally, but also what kind of life you want to have.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
This summer, I examined 312 bills introduced ithe South Carolina state legislature that either advance or threaten racial equity. With this data, I illustrate South Carolina’s legislative landscape and paths toward racial equity in areas like education, democracy, and criminal justice. Several issue areas influence racial equity in South Carolina. In particular, the areas which saw the most legislative action were education, democracy, the criminal-legal system, and economic equity. One bill introduced advances racial equity by setting maximum contaminant levels in public water systems, as contamination often disproportionately harms Black communities. Another threatens
which serve the most marginalized students.
Meanwhile, a Democrat-sponsored bill would advance racial equity by providing that the scent of marijuana alone does not provide law enforcement with probable cause for stop, seizure, or arrest, since Black Americans often face disproportionate suspicion of drug possession.
In efforts to advance racial equity, bipartisanship is key: bills with bipartisan sponsorship are much more likely to make it out of committee, pass at least one chamber of the legislature, and be signed into law. Examples of bipartisan bills include one introduced by Democrats that advances racial equity by offering businesses tax incentives to employ formerly incarcerated individuals, who are disproportionately Black and face barriers to re-entering employment. Another bill introduced by Republicans advances
real impact have been hijacked by fear-driven narratives such as the ‘threat’ of critical race theory or fabricated claims of election fraud. For example, fear surrounding critical race theory has pushed many Republican legislators to more strongly support private school vouchers, as this option can now be advertised as funding “an escape from CRT” pushed by public schools. However, this policy position will have inequitable consequences as tax dollars will be diverted from the public schools that support the most marginalized groups. Similarly, the false
As a result, Rep. Brawley lost a primary against another incumbent Black Democrat, Rep. Johnson. Whereas there were previously two Black representatives for Hopkins, SC, the gerrymandered redistricting now only allows for one. These trends will continue to threaten racial equity in South Carolina by underrepresenting Black South Carolinians and driving polarization.
Republican involvement is necessary to pass legislation that advances racial equity in South Carolina. Bills with bipartisan sponsorship fare significantly better in
racial equity by requiring that the deliverer of absentee ballots has a government-issued photo ID, which could lead to the exclusion of ballots from marginalized communities. With regard to legislation along party lines, Democrats introduced the most pro-equity legislation, but Republicans still introduced nearly 50 bills that advance racial equity. A Republican-sponsored bill would advance racial equity by facilitating the deployment of broadband technology to underserved rural areas of the state, many of which include predominantly Black communities.
racial equity by replacing “Economics” as a high school graduation requirement with “Personal Finance”—a more practical set of skills that will disproportionately benefit students who do not attend college.
To attract bipartisanship, equitable solutions should be framed as positive-sum. Policy solutions that advance racial equity should not be viewed as one group’s sacrifice to uplift another group; rather, solutions that advance racial equity lift everyone up. For instance, a Republican-introduced bill signed by the governor created technical college
Democrats did not introduce any bills that threatened racial equity, and Republicans introduced over 50 bills in that category. Among these is a bill that would threaten racial equity by funding private school vouchers through tax credits, which shrinks the revenue available for public schools,
scholarship opportunities that open new doors for students while simultaneously meeting the state’s workforce needs. Here, improved educational access for some also promotes economic growth for all.
Fear-driven narratives foster harmful policy positions. Important policy discussions with
claims of election fraud from 2020 influenced the passing of a bill which establishes a more partisan and powerful State Election Commission with wide-ranging authority to initiate audits in county election offices. This could possibly allow for election subversion and the general sowing of distrust in elections through excessive and unnecessary audit authority. With these two examples, it becomes apparent how fear-driven, often false, narratives create political energy to support policies that threaten racial equity. Additionally, gerrymandering threatens racial equity in South Carolina. A recent redistricting of South Carolina has further entrenched gerrymandering along racial lines. This will make it difficult to advance racial equity through legislation as Black voters have been systemically underrepresented through these redistricting changes. As an example, my conversation with Rep. Wendy Brawley revealed that her predominantly Black district was combined with a neighboring predominantly Black district.
the legislative process. In addition, while Democrats introduce far more pro-equity legislation, the number of bills that pass at least one chamber of the legislature is nearly even between Republicans and Democrats. In summary, a state with a strong Republican majority needs to engage this political party on bills to advance racial equity through the state legislature.
Mills Jordan ‘25 (he/him) is a Political Science major and Chinese minor from Charleston, South Carolina. Mills can be reached for comment at mijordan@davidson. edu.
With the ‘Cats back on campus for spring semester, that means one thing and one thing only; Davidson Men’s Basketball is well underway. After an impressive start to the season, the boys continue to battle it out in Belk and on the road. Some of the team’s most impressive wins so far have come over SEC powerhouse South Carolina and A10 rivals LaSalle and Fordham. A very impressive game earlier this year was when the ‘Cats lost to top ranked Purdue in Indianapolis by a narrow margin of eight points. Fifth year senior and captain Foster Loyer ‘23 said, while the team has not “won quite as many games as [they] would have liked, [they] are confident and optimistic about finishing this season strong.” Loyer is a key player for Davidson. Just last week, he joined past Wildcats in the 1,000 point club, becoming the 54th player in school history to reach the mark, and only the fourth transfer.
Loyer is not the only one to watch this season though. Loyer commented on the potential of the freshman class. He argued that, despite college basketball being a huge transition, Reed Bailey ‘26, Sean Logan ‘26, and Achile Spadone ‘26 have
“done everything to take the right steps to be successful in the future.”
Bailey in particular has had a standout season, starting every game. His aggressive mindset and intelligence regarding the game has served him well this season. Similarly, Loyer credits the older transfers, Connor Kochera ‘25 from William and Mary and David Skogman ‘24 from Buffalo, for their experience and wisdom. Loyer asserts that, not only were they “able to learn and adjust to the system very quickly,” but they have worked to develop a very young team in an impressive manner. In addition, they have both contributed to the ‘Cats success this season in different ways.
More than any of the players though, the most exciting addition to the Davidson Basketball program is new coach
Matt McKillop ‘06. Replacing his father after a 33 year reign including numerous accolades and worldwide praise. While McKillop has tough footsteps to follow, his past experience with the team has served him well. McKillop was not only a standout player all four years at Davidson, but also an assistant coach in the program for fourteen years. Having joined the coaching staff in 2008, he helped extensively with recruiting, scheduling, scouting, analytics, and community involvement. This experience has allowed McKillop to be successful in terms of team growth, both on and off the court this season.
At this point in the season, the ‘Cats are confident that a chance at winning the A-10 tournament is still feasible. Loyer states that the team is really starting to “gel together and play their best basketball.” The team heads into the second half of the conference season with optimism for the future and a work ethic like no other. Exciting upcoming games against A-10 rivals UMass, Fordham, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, and George Washington will be key to the trajectory of the rest of the season. If the ‘Cats are able to overcome their first-half woes and finish out the season strong, the possibility of going deep in the A-10 tournament will be bright.
Around two wees ago in Columbia, South Carolina, the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Team raced at the Carolina Challenge. Joe dosReis ‘23 won the 800 meters with a time of 1:49.82. This was dosReis’ 4th indoor win as he barely beat out Furman’s Matthew Smith. Some personal records were shattered. Frances Whitworth ‘24 placed 10th in the mile event while shattering her personal record by eight seconds at a remarkable time of 5:08.83. Sophomores, Charlie Siebert and Kenny Eheman both shattered their personal records in the 3,000 meter event. Siebert finished with a time of 8:20.24 which previously snapped an 8:32 personal record. Eheman ran a 8:23.91 which was nine seconds
faster than his personal record as well.
This past weekend the Wildcats went up to Boston University for the 2023 John Thomas Terrier Classic. Jayden Smith ‘25, won the 60 M hurdle event at an impressive 7.82 seconds while Isaac Bynum ‘24 finished 3rd. Jack Curtin also placed third for the Men’s triple jump. For the Women’s indoor team, they placed 2nd behind Boston University for the 4x400 M relay. Kierra Marshall ‘24 who performed in the 4x400 M relay placed 7th in the 200 M Dash.
In the Women’s 500 M Run, Aleia Gisolfi-McCready ‘25 and Sophia Hood ‘24 placed fifth and seventh respectively. Briela Fuller ‘23 placed 13th in the women’s 1,000 M run.
The Wildcats Men and Women’s Track and Field have another event this weekend at the University of South Carolina.
“We haven’t won quite as many games as we would have liked, we are confident and optimistic about finishing this season strong.” — Foster Loyer
Upon writing this profile of this January’s Winterfest, I dove into some Davidsonian archives with a curiosity about the origins of this annual party in Union. According to a February 1, 2012 edition of the paper, the idea for Winterfest came out of SGA in 2010 as an effort to unite “up the hill” and “down the hill” cultures, referring to a divide on campus between those involved with Patterson Court and those uninvolved. At that time, Winterfest was planned by the Union Board and SGA in conjunction with the PCC, whereas this year it was spearheaded by Laura Bullock ‘23, chair of the Concert Committee. One of the founding ideas behind Winterfest was to provide a chance for students to gather, dance, and enjoy good music at an event independent of Patterson Court. In 2012, the attendance at Winterfest was between 1200 and 1400 students, which was 66% to 77% of the student body at the time. The attendance for this year’s Winterfest didn’t reach that
threshold, but Union was definitely not empty. According to SGA, a little over 1000 students were in attendance.
Food, games, crafts, and bouncy apparatuses were scattered throughout Union. And in the words of Lars Oehler ‘26, “there were orbeez everywhere.” The stage occupied the central area on the ground floor to ensure that students could view the performances from the balconies. 2023’s Winterfest saw two New York City-based bands that have been rising in popularity in recent years: Quarters of Change and Laundry Day. Quarters of Change opened with a set of songs that set the tone for the night and gave the crowd some energy with which to welcome Laundry Day. Laundry Day, the headliner of the night, was advertised more than Quarters of Change leading up to Winterfest, and many students found the opener to be a striking surprise. Violet Calkin ‘26 shared, “I was quite literally listening to T-Love by Quarters of Change while getting ready for the concert, so hearing that they were the opener was so startling and so fantastic. I daresay they were the best part of the night!” The energy for Laundry Day was also present in
the crowd with some students even sharing that the band was their favorite. Laundry Day’s most popular songs were a big hit, including “Jane,” which has over nine million listens on Spotify and “FRIENDS,” which has over 14 million listens. They also performed other songs from their albums, and they even shared a song from an upcoming album. Laundry Day said goodnight to the crowd and began to exit the stage before running back out to close out the night with a cover of “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus, a huge crowd pleaser. The band members, Sawyer Nunes, Jude Ciulla, Etai Abramovich, Henry Weingartner, and Henry Pearl, are all in their early 20s and were able to relate to the crowd well. They interacted with the audience throughout the show, and they were sure to shout out Steph Curry several times throughout the set. It’s safe to say this year’s Winterfest was a hit!
Katherine Marshall ‘26 (she/her) is an undecided major from Atlanta, GA. Katherine can be reached for comment at kamarshall@davidson.edu.
Now, why might someone be mysteriously heading to the VAC at 7:00 pm on a Thursday night? A group of students crosses main street, they call a number posted on the door to be let in (not all of us are lucky enough to have VAC Catcard access) and they disappear up the stairs. Well, it’s a mystery no longer! Davidson’s very own art club, “Ars Longa,” holds a weekly meeting for anyone interested in art and creativity. The latin name pays homage to the phrase “ars longa, vita brevitas: art is long, life is short.” With this motto at its foundation, Ars Longa provides a space to slow down from fast-paced college life.
Although it has existed for many years, Ars Longa reached a turning point in 2019. Laura Bullock ‘23 took on its responsibilities her freshman year and explained what prompted her.
“When I came in freshman year (2019), I wasn’t enrolled in any studio courses and wanted an opportunity to use the painting resources at the VAC,” Bullock said. “I started meeting with [Assistant Professor of Art] Katie [St. Clair] and we organized a watercolor and gouache painting session in the spring of 2020.”
The COVID-19 pandemic followed shortly after two meetings and, even when back on campus, the VAC remained closed to students not enrolled in art courses.
Now a senior, Bullock reorganized the club’s weekly sessions and planned with St. Clair “to find underclassmen for leadership positions so the club would have a future.” In a nod to Bullock’s own young start as leader of the club, Belle Staley ‘26 stepped up to be the president with a host of other students, mainly underclassmen, transitioning to its executive board.
Once again, Ars Longa exists in the midst of a revival– new leadership, new interest, and overall new enthusiasm for the
resource. The fall meetings were mainly focused on figure drawing with an occasional watercolor session. A typical session would start with chatting in the classroom, music humming on the speaker in the background, and collecting one’s preferred materials: newsprint or mixed media paper, charcoal, graphite, pencils, pastels. The room takes the shape of a crescent, with students arranged on stools all viewing different angles of the model setup staged center. Drawing boards rest precariously on knees as a model walks in and settles into poses in full or partial
nude. Ars Longa provides the rare and incomparable artist experience of figure drawing outside of the classroom. The club hires a variety of professional and student models who pose for an evening of sketching. Speaking from experience, the hour-long meeting passes by in a blur. We move through 3 minute poses all the way to a 15 minute detailed sketch. As the phone timer rings for the last time, I feel like I’m waking up out of a meditative experience. The night ends with musings over others’ work, washing off charcoaled covered hands, and walking out of the VAC, out of a separate world and back onto campus.
Staley underscored the importance of immersion. Staley lives her role as president with the goal of “creating a space for people who want to be more than whatever major they are.” Ars Longa is here to build a community around art, and Staley aspires to keep “making it relevant.” In the coming weeks, the Ars Longa Executive Board hopes to encourage new members to create, continue sessions of drawing and watercolor, and expand into painting or sculpture in the following years. Timing could be changing soon for easier hours and an increased turnout, so follow along on Instagram (@davidsonartclub) or email Staley (bestaley@davidson.edu) for updates. Continuing Bullock’s mission of accessibility, this reinvigorated Ars Longa recognizes the club’s opportunity for students without an artistic outlet in their class schedule because, quite simply, it is not easy to get into a Davidson studio art class. Though Staley acknowledged that sometimes the “VAC is its own entire world,” that world doesn’t have to be intimidating; Ars Longa can transport you into it for one comforting hour of creativity.
is an English and Biology double major from McLean, VA. She can be reached for comment at cagoodin@davidson.edu.
Cate Goodin ‘26 (she/her) CATE GOODIN ‘26 (SHE/HER) KATHERINE MARSHALL ‘26 (SHE/HER) INCOMING ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR Laundry Day performs at Winterfest 2023. Photo credit Kyra Dalbo ‘25 A student’s painting setup in the VAC. Photo credit Belle Staley ‘26 Archival image of Winterfest 2010. Photo credit Union BoardOh, my loyal Davidsonian Buzzfeed Quiz takers, how I’ve missed all three (3) of you! Rather than psychoanalyze you this early in the semester, I’m just going to give you some weekend plans. That you have to follow. Obviously. (I will find you and make sure. Don’t try me.)
New semester, new classes…how badly did webtree screw you over?
A - You woke up at 7 am on January 3rd for add/drop and it did you absolutely no good.
B - Karma was on your side and you somehow got what you wanted?
C - You got the classes you originally wanted…you are now regretting that.
D - Eh. They’re classes. You hope you’ll graduate.
Have you been eating regularly at Commons?
A - Unfortunately.
B - GOD no. There are other dining options and you’re utilizing them HEAVILY.
C - You’re halfway surviving solely on bagels, but like, yeah.
D - Honestly, you think commons is underrated - it’s simply not that bad.
Mostly A’s:
Self-Care Weekend - It sounds like you’re having a tough start to your semester, spend some time on yourself this weekend! Watch a movie, sleep in, spread your work out so you don’t wake up with the most intense Sunday Scaries known to man, the works.
Mostly C’s: Reconnect - Give your grandparents a call. Send an out-of-context picture to your friends from home. Actually grab a meal with that friend you’ve been meaning to catch up with. They will all really appreciate it.
How long did it take you to spot that person that you really, REALLY didn’t want to see?
A - When’d we come back from break? The 16th? Yeah. It was the 16th.
B - A solid week, which you felt was pretty good.
C - A few days, but you’re just pretending like they didn’t see you, so does it really even count?
D - You haven’t actually been avoiding anyone? What is wrong with you people?
The real question on everyone’s mind - Have you slept through a class yet?
A - It happened ONE TIME!
B - Not yet!
C - Yes. Like, numerous times.
D - There’s been some close calls…
Mostly B’s: Do something risky - My friend, it seems like you have been having some good luck. USE IT. Tell that person something you’ve been scared to, or take a trip down to Carowinds and ride that one roller coaster that looks a bit dangerous, or email that professor from last semester that they really suck. I don’t know what your prerogative is.
Mostly D’s: Go out! - Is it gonna be gross? Yes. Will you do some things you will regret? Absolutely. You should do it anyway.
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Situation: two Davidson alumni and family friends (shout out to Kate and Alex Jung) arrive on campus to watch Davidson men’s basketball absolutely destroy St. Louis… Well, that part of the night didn’t exactly play out, but dinner at Brickhouse Tavern was great! The Brickhouse (an old Cotton Mill turned restaurant) offers Davidson students a little something they could use some more of: coolness. From the funky wall decor to the high-ceiling bar room to the history of the building itself, Brickhouse is just a cool place to be. For a large and always bustling restaurant, the wait staff is consistently relaxed and abundantly friendly, while still making sure to check the ol’ wristwatch occasionally so diners can make it to the game on time. With my combined experiences at Brickhouse I’ve tasted Crabcakes, Flatbreads, Pretzel Bites, the best Tater Tots in Davidson, and most recently a deliciously seasoned Blackened Atlantic Cod. All those dishes were satisfactory and most were superb. While the Crab Cakes could’ve used less breading and more meaty goodness, the Tater Tots stole the show and evened out the plate. The Blackened Cod was flaky and packed with Cajun flavor. It’s my highest recommendation. Furthermore, it would be a true mistake to attend Brickhouse without starting your meal off with the Pretzel Bites; fresh, warm, salted, and glistening with that last-minute coat of melted butter, it’s a struggle not to fill up on apps. Brickhouse dishes reflect remarkable and consistent attention to detail. I will certainly be returning soon.
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The IMCAA (Intra Mural College Athlete Association) has announced an investigation into the B League Basketball Tournament at Davidson College. An unnamed team reportedly has tried to offer incentives for joining their team in the non-competitive IM league. Between offers of straight cash and ludicrous NIL deals, it appears that the IMCAA has found a team responsible for actually trying in intramurals. Targeted recruits for the team allegedly include a previously unknown alumni, Ctephen Surry (‘22). Incentives reportedly included up to $25,000, an egregious amount of money otherwise referred to as “a third of a year at Davidson”.
The team was also accused of taking the “paper classes”, most notably used at UNC in the mid 2010s, in order to stay eligible. Paper classes only exist on paper and require no work in order to pass and maintain an eligible GPA. After further investigation, these were found to be referred to as “being a Communications Major” at Davidson. The investigation of these alleged “Communications Studies Classes” are still ongoing.
This unnamed IM basketball team claims that “the IMLeagues site is unusable. In our defense there was no way to actually know if we had added someone to the team. How were we to know offering money for IM players was illegal when all we could see were 30 popup ads over every rule.”
Recruiting violations are nothing new to Davidson IM sports. Just last year, a group of seniors attempted to recruit the tallest freshmen nonners for their IM volleyball league by putting each freshman’s desired class at the top of their Webtree and only trading for commitment to their IM team in return. Thankfully, Angie Dewberry found it suspicious
that so many seniors wanted to take BIO114, and the incessant emails from pre-med students begging professors to let them into their classes lead to further investigation.
As of writing, the unnamed basketball team only has 4 players listed on the roster. It is unclear if they will be able to field a team, despite the ploy to bring in professionals. The season allegedly starts this week, so be sure to report any teams for violations if you see a player even remotely competent on the court.
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Our most loyal Yowl readers will remember last semester’s issue, “A Guide to Conversations,” an article that took me to the depths of my humanity and was, undoubtedly, my most challenging piece as a Yowl correspondent. Well, that work has now been outdone. As a naturally socially stunted person, I tried following my own advice taken from my previous ethnographic research, setting out on a journey to finally make a few friends. I would like to clarify here that I do in fact have two friends, both of whom are in relationships, so I guess you could say I really have four friends. Anyways, I thought it would be for the best to stop being the third wheel and break out as my own individual once and for all (definitely not because my friends kept telling me to leave the room).
To keep the process as scientific as possible, I tried three (3) different methods of reaching out to people in order to see which one worked best. They did all fail, but don’t worry about that part; what really matters is the science.
Method 1: Try talking to someone in one of your classes. From my research, this is the typical way people make friends, and one I hypothesized would be the easiest. During the first trial for this method, I saw someone from a class I took last semester coming up the stairs. I said their name at three (3) gradually increasing volume levels, but they didn’t hear me any of the times. I repeated this trial with a different person walking up the stairs. Similarly, I called their name at three (3) gradually increasing volumes. This person heard me, made eye contact with me, and then looked away and continued walking.
Method 2: Reach out over social media. Maybe there’s a person you’ve interacted with on a very basic level where you run in similar, but not completely the same friend groups. Because of your meekly interactions and stories you’ve heard about them, you internally label this person as “cool.” You decide to reach out to them via social media with the most direct wording possible only to open their reply and see the phrase, “I don’t have the capacity.” While there is room for interpretation, I’d be lying if I said the message didn’t sting with every exclamation point.
Method 3: After the first two methods failed, I just gave up :( Douglas Hicks ‘90 (he/him) is President of Davidson College and is originally from his mom. He can be reached for comment at douglashicks@davidson.edu.
Let me set the mood; it’s a Thursday night and I sit across from a fraternity member (we’ll call him Mr. Khakis) concerned about rush. Perhaps he should be more worried about the lifelessness in his eyes after downing 7 beers, but he’s concerned about rush. Yes, for a couple of freshman boys, it’s time to lose your identity to “the brotherhood,” then realize that it’s culty, and then just have parties with the people that you like, and occasionally rep the frat. The man I sit with is concerned about a quasi fraternity hierarchy and claims this particular fraternity is the best fraternity on campus. Though it would be the worst fraternity at any other school, it is the “best” here, which means that you think you’re a beast, when you’re just a nerd like everyone else in this godforsaken place.
However, all the nerdy fraternities on campus can promise that they have the most refined, intelligent brand of politically incorrect humor. Mr. Khakis believes that his brotherhood rides the line but they never cross it. He stated that “riding the line is how it’s done–like mayhe–did I say mayhe? Oh shit, sorry I meant ‘maybe.’ Maybe. Interesting word. Maybe,--what was I saying?” When I asked him what his favorite topics were to joke,
he said that he enjoyed the occasional September 11th jokes, though “the libs kind of took that one,” so he mostly jokes about President Trump and Joe Biden. It’s hard to tell how serious he is when he says “do you think the democrats just found votes for the 2020 election? How did they find votes? It’s the mail-insI swear to God man (I’m a woman).” I asked him what other topics he found humorous, and he said he didn’t want to say them on the record. So off the record he told me all about his favorite national tragedies, and his favorite clips of Joe Biden’s biggest failures. He drank another beer and said “I’m not even drunk, but I gotta throw up in the sink.” I asked Mr. Khakis one more time for his thoughts for potential rushies. He said “if you watch Family Guy, you’ll fit in well.” He then ripped his weed pen and said he was going to Cookout. He quickly came back in saying “who can take me to Cookout,” but everyone was clearly drunk. He said “fuck I need some pledges–I mean I need some new members. I need new members so we can hang out and drive to Cookout.” Do you watch Family guy? Do you want to drive drunk people to Cookout? Do you think you have what it takes to carry around a sense of pride based on a couple of Greek letters? Join a fraternity.
“[Insert trying to be relatable story at the beginning of class here]”
- My Professor
When he first entered college, he was agile, quick, strong, an athletic-god some might say. Fresh out of the end of his high school baseball career, Kevin Chester was ready to move into the world of college. He proudly walked through Chamber’s halls, wearing his high school baseball cap, not afraid to tell anyone about the emails that used to flood his inbox from D3 coaches.
However, as the years went on, Chester’s love for baseball became a love for drinking beer, and as his six pack became a beer belly, Chester began to realize that maybe he no longer was the baseball star that he was in high school. After his attempt to walk on sophomore year failed, Chester settled for club baseball (yes, we have a club baseball team). However, he still proudly wore the Washington and Lee Baseball t-shirt that he got at an 10th grade summer advanced camp.
Now, toward the end of his college career, the frequency of comments about the good old baseball days has significantly di-
minished, and girls are no longer interested when he tells them that he could have played college baseball if it weren’t for his injuries. In fact, girls even seem surprised that he ever played a sport at all.
He now spends his day swiping through tinder (which includes an outdated sports picture from his freshman year) and watching baseball games in public places. He loves to be able to look at the games “from an expert angle,” and he believes he is the best man to commentate major league baseball because “it’s just like college ball, but there are some rule changes.” He also somehow has experience in every single conceivable baseball play (there are like 8 or 9) and he is quick to interject into a conversation and talk about “field days,” and “that one tournament I went to, but I had to sit out, but I supported the team.” He can’t wait to return to the world of sports, and he’s even started packing Zyns; “tobacco’s half the battle, right? If I can chew tobacco right, I can play baseball again, despite my injuries.”
Doug Hicks Spotted Avoiding Eye Contact, Pretends
He’s Texting Someone on Main Street
New president is just like the rest of us. No need for all the pretend “I relate to the student body” shit. He truly is a Davidson Wildcat. I heard he was scrolling through Yik Yak the other day in Summit Coffee.
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