Index Fall 2010 Week Three

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Bed Bugs Make Anticipated Campus Debut

By Kelsey Nuttall Executive Editor

The nation-wide rise of bed bugs, anticipated to hit our campus this fall, saw its first confirmed case Thursday.

A resident of Harmon Hall was determined to have the rash indicative of bed bugs. In response to this case, Residence Life called Rose Pest Solutions, an exterminator the school had looked into in the event that bed bugs hit campus. “We call in the experts for this,” said Associate Dean of Students Dana Jansma.

The bugs, according to Jansma, are said to be hard to treat. “They’re very good hitchhikers,” she said. In response to the call, Rose Pest Solutions did a

heat treatment in the student’s room. This involves heating the room up to about 120 degrees for between six and eight hours. The heat kills both the bugs and their eggs. Additionally, the connected rooms and laundry room in Harmon were treated for bugs.

In a campus notification sent out after the report, students were informed about the pests. “Bed bugs are 5-7 mm, wingless, reddish-brown, and flat ovalSee BED BUGS, Page 3

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Residence Halls Invaded Despite Locked Windows Trowbridge and Hoben Halls. There was also an incident last week in a Photo/Kelsey Nuttall K’13

By Kelsey Nuttall Executive Editor Two first-floor residential windows were invaded on Saturday night, despite being locked.

After receiving the student call Security contacted the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KPS) and officers arrived within ten minutes of the report, according to Security Officer Phyllis Marsh. KPS has descriptions of three subjects and “a good set of finger prints,” said Marsh.

These incidences marked the second and third break-in on campus since the start of fall classes. “A lot of people have been shaken by this recent crime streak,” said Phoebe Solomon K’13, member of the Executive Student Commission Council, at their meeting Monday.

According to Campus Security, the break-ins on Saturday were in

Harmon room. In all three instances,

things were stolen, but only the recent break-ins were through locked windows.

“When we see things like this happening it’s usually in waves like this,” said Dana Jansma, Associate Dean of Students. Jansma urged students to call security right away if they see anything suspicious on campus.

In the incidents reported Saturday, Security wasn’t called until the next morning, according to Campus Security. “There were people that heard noises and nobody called,” said Director of Security Tim Young. “[Students] can’t be afraid to call.”

In response to these incidents a spotlight has been added to the security car. “It lights it up like daylight,” said Marsh. Additionally, all first-floor residence hall room See BREAK-INS, Page 3

FEATURES Ellen Murphy K’12 Learns the Language of Study Abroad

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Shot at Health Available

By Matt Muñoz Staff Writer

The Health Center will be offering flu shots this quarter for $25 to all interested students.

The shots are part of an effort to help bolster the immunity of the Kalamazoo College community against illness this winter. This year, the vaccination includes prevention against both H1N1 and the more common strain of the influenza virus.

One of many common misconceptions about the flu shot is that it may cause illness instead of preventing it.

According to staff, it is other illnesses that recipients of the shot need to watch out for during the time immediately following injection.

“Be sure that you are protecting yourself while your body is building immunity to influenza to prevent becoming ill with a different illness,” said Health Center staff member Jennifer Combes.

According to Health Center staff, it is advised to get the shot once per year, although there are some exceptions to the rule. For example, it is advised that anyone with allergies to eggs not get the vaccination. The staff at the Health Center is ready to help with any other questions or concerns. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m..

SPORTS Updated Angell Field Renovation Plans Revealed

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Fourth Week is Coming Out Week

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In support of Coming Out Week Kalei-

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Red on Monday Orange on Tuesday Yellow on Wednesday Green on Thursday Blue on Friday Monday, October 11: -Coming Out Stories Meeting*, Hicks 111A, 8 p.m.

-”But I’m a Cheerleader” Movie Showing, Bissell Theater, 9 p.m. *This meeting emphasizes confidentiality. It is a safe space and there is no pressure to talk.

Mae Newnum & Kelsey Nuttall

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Alumni Look-Alike PHOTO CONTEST

Wednesday, October 13: “Speak Out”, Richardson Room (Jazzman’s), 9 p.m.

This is an open mic-style event for people to share poetry, stories, etc.

Don’t miss a chance to participate in a Kalamazoo College tradition! Submit your writingfiction, non-fiction & poetry to The Cauldron, K’s annual literary magazine and see YOUR words IN PRINT. For questions and submissions, e-mail Cauldron@kzoo.edu

Simply re-create a photo from the 1970 yearbook. Try your best to imitate the hairstyles, clothing, objects, and background seen in the original photo.

-All participants will receive a print credit for their entry

Enter for a chance to win a digital camera or t-shirts for your student group!!

-The deadline for entries is Wednesday October 13, 2010 at 8 a.m.

See http://reason.kzoo.edu/archives/photocontest for complete details

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By Meghan Hiscock Staff Writer

The New Home of The Arcus Center for Social Justice

A little over a year has passed since the inception of Kalamazoo College’s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. The center blossomed out of a twelve-person exploratory committee’s summer-long brainstorming session, and has since put into action several programs and has planned an exciting schedule of upcoming events, starting with a discussion to be held on Monday, October 18th.

The newly hired executive director, Dr. Jamie Grant, leads a full time staff of three and a part-time staff of two into the center’s second year. Dr. Grant has spent over twenty years fighting to protect the human rights of the LGBT community, the mentally ill, and victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Currently, the center is successfully running its social justice scholarship program, which is available to both incoming high schoolers and current K students who have displayed excellence and promise in social justice work. The program hosts “convenings,” a series of three to five lectures per year, faculty workshops, and staff and student fellowship programs. The Arcus Center also recently streamlined its grant application process, and will soon be unveiling a new, user-friendly version.

The center’s vision for the future includes interfacing with nearly all other campus departments and resources to create unique

inter-disciplinary programs, functioning as a an innovative, cutting edge resource in liberal arts education and soundly preparing all K graduates for a future in social justice influenced work.

The upcoming installment of the center’s lecture series will take place on Monday the 18th of October at 6:00 pm in the Olmstead Room. Speakers at the event will include Dazon Dixon Diallo, founder of an organization that reaches out to women with HIV in South Africa and holds sexual and reproductive health classes in Atlanta, Anthony Flaccavento, who assists marginalized Appalachian communities with the tools of sustainable forestry and agriculture and Sandra Barnhill, advocate for imprisoned parents and their families.

In mid-November, three more speakers—Kenyon Farros, director of Queers for Economic Justice, Rebecca Fox, of the National Coalition for LGBT Health, and Aimme Thorne-Thomsen, former director of the Pro-Choice Public Education Project and founder of the ProVoice movement—will come to K to hold a conversation about their respective causes and the actions we can all take to help.

Hopefully, the wide array of discussion topics will attract the crowd the center is hoping for and kick-start a year of successful training in social justice leadership.

The following were discussed at the Student Commission meeting on Monday, October 4, 2010:

Student Commission Minutes

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What’s Happening at the Arcus Center?

-A member of Student Commission will be checking in on the room checkout policy that the library began last year.

-One line has been added to the school’s alcohol policy stating that no alcohol can be served in residence halls or buildings on campus.

-Historically, Student Commission does a campus forum in the fall.

Topics were debated for that event.

-There have been three campus break-ins in during the first two weeks of school.

-Student Commission has a new, fully functioning web site linked off the portal.

-Student Organizations have requested, in their budgets, a total of $43,463 for the fall quarter. Student Commission has set aside $28,782 for requests.

-The Education Policy Comittee is looking into having a larger role in college wide discussions and is going to be discussing changes for the SIP policies in order to make them fairer.

-In accordance with first-year feedback, there may be changes made to Orientation.

-In order to inform students about the renovations of Angell Field, StuComm will be requesting that campus responds to a short survey (via email) regarding the funding and transparency of the project.

BED BUGS: Campus Sees First Case in Harmon Residence Hall shaped. They are typically found in the seam of an infected mattress,” said the notification.

According to Director of Student Health Services Lisa Ailstock, the bugs produce a rash. “It’s small red bumps, usually in a line. Generally they itch a little bit,” she said.

The only necessary treatment for the rash is a cortisone cream or anti-itch lotion, according to The

Student Health Center. “They’re transmitted though clothes, through clutter, through stuff,” said Ailstock.

The best way to prevent their spread is not to move clothing, bedding or other materials from a room once they are discovered.

The bugs are not anything to be afraid of according to Jansma.

They don’t carry any diseases. “It’s just a matter of nuisance more than

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BREAK-INS: Security Issues Warning

windows are going to be modified with the insertion of a screw. Since break-ins through locked windows have not been reported in the past, the extra modification is being made now to prevent this new discrepancy.

By locking windows and doors, students can help to prevent crime on campus.

Jansma also encouraged students to make sure their belongings are covered under insurance, as the school is not accountable for damage or theft.

Young also asked that students read the e-mail alerts, sent out after all incident reports such as these. Some students reported having their windows banged on and shaken, but because they read the reports, they knew to have them all of the way locked instead of latched at the four-inch hinge.

“The campus community is only going to be as safe as all of us make it,” said Young.

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Words Matter

By Joan Hawxhurst Contributor

Words matter. When the former Center for Career Development merged with the Guilds, we added the word “professional” to the name of our department. What does it mean to be a “professional” in the 21st century?

According to Merriam-Webster, the word “profession” has several significant meanings, among them: -the act of taking the vows of a religious community, as in “profession of faith” -an act of openly declaring or publicly claiming a belief, faith, or opinion, such as a “profession of disagreement” -a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation (sound familiar?)

-a whole body of persons engaged in such a calling (sounds like a Guild!)

Obviously the work of the Center for Career and Professional Development aligns most directly with the last two definitions. While the CCPD doesn’t expect to foster religious experiences through our programs and services, we do encourage students to reflect on their beliefs and opinions as they identify their career calling and build strong professional relationships.

Educator and author Parker Palmer writes about living an “undivided life,” in which one’s “soul and role” are fully aligned. As every K student crafts a unique K-Plan that leads toward postgraduate opportunities, we’ll invite you to find your own best answers to these questions: -Who am I? What are my passions and skills?

-What kinds of careers best fit who I am as an individual and as a community member? How can I make a meaningful contribution through my work?

-How can I get there from here? What do I need to do to get ready?

In the words of the CCPD mission statement, we create meaningful connections to the world of work, empowering Kalamazoo College students to explore, identify and pursue their diverse interests, values and passions, and to develop a framework of skills, networks and knowledge for successful lifelong career planning and professional development.

As you prepare for your own profession, however you choose to define it, the CCPD is here to help. Browse extensive resources and information about our programs and services at our website: www.kzoo.edu/career. Drop by our offices on the first floor of Dewing Hall with a quick question about your résumé or job search. We hold drop-in hours Monday through Thursday from 1 to 4:30 pm.

Are you unsure of what to major in?

Need direction in choosing employment options or a graduate school? Looking to hone your résumé and cover letter for a particular application? For help with these questions, or even help forming your own question, you are welcome to schedule an appointment with a career counselor during business hours.

Throughout the year, this CCPD column will invite you to consider various aspects of your own professional development. This week’s invitation is to participate in the upcoming Professional Development Institute on October 14 and 15.

The PDI offers you access to a broad range of alumni professionals, through strategy sessions, networking events, and Guild gatherings. Check out the complete schedule on our website and plan to attend any or all of the free sessions.

We’re looking forward to a great year with you!

By Anya Khongthavornpipat Staff Writer

As a larger part of our lives move into the digital age, so do books and textbooks.

Amazon’s Kindle store boasts over 700,000 items of e-books, newspapers, magazines and blogs. CourseSmart, an online etextbook service, claims on its website to have over 90 percent of core textbooks used in North American universities available as e-books. Moving from traditional books to e-books may provide college students with many advantages – but as with any kind of change, there will be skeptics.

The K Bookstore started selling “jumpbooks” this quarter, according to Debbie Roberts, the manager. There are only approximately a dozen titles available, but only 5-6 copies have been sold due to lack of advertising. The jumpbooks are a part of CourseSmart’s online service, except the student pays directly at K’s register and receives an access code, instead of having to buy online.

CourseSmart functions through an e-book “rental” system. Students purchase access to a textbook for 180 or 360 days, which is more than enough to last for a course.

The prices of the e-books are cheaper than the price of a new print book, though students may find cheaper deals for used books. The CourseSmart 180 day edition of Java Concepts for Java 5 and 6, 5th Edition used in COMP110 costs $62.50, compared to $124.95 for the print version. However, some students have bought used versions for $20. E-books may be cheaper than new print versions, though it is up to the student to find cheaper deals.

With CourseSmart, the student is given two options: the first is to download the e-book to their computer. If the e-book is downloaded, it can be used while offline but is restricted to only that computer.

The second option is to access the ebook online. This requires an Internet connection, but the student will be able to access the e-book from any computer

without having to carry around a laptop.

Campus-wide WiFi and computer labs throughout campus means a student will rarely be denied access to an e-book.

The e-book viewer works on all modern browsers, including those on smartphones such as Android devices and the iPhone.

CourseSmart also has free applications for the iPhone and iPad available. The student is also allowed to print pages legally, and can make highlights and add notes directly from the viewer.

Amazon’s Kindle Store is focused on novels, which is useful for seminars and social studies classes. Kindle e-books can’t be viewed online, but there are Kindle programs for PCs, Macs and smartphones.

The programs are synced across the internet. Students can read novels on their phone while walking, and when they open their laptops the reader program will be synced to display the latest page. There is also the option to purchase a Kindle device, which uses an eink display that behaves like an actual page and doesn’t cause eyestrain the way LCD screens do. A Kindle is lighter and smaller than most novels, and can store many different novels on the device; this is convenient for students with many different novels from different classes.

As with CourseSmart, Kindle devices and programs also allow highlighting and note-taking.

E-books present several advantages: they don’t need to be carried around, they can be accessed on your phone/laptop, and they may be cheaper. However, many people are unaccustomed to reading on LCD screens, or prefer to manually take notes. When asked for an opinion, Roberts said e-books are “kind of the way of the future”, but she personally prefers having an actual book in her hands. She also said that the K Bookstore is looking into book rental services, but it is uncertain when it will be implemented.

Photo/Anya Khongthavornpipat K’14

Photo courtesy of kzoo.edu

CCPD: Preparing for Your Profession Jumpbooks Hop Into Bookstore

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At Home in the World: The W Curve: Costa Rica with Ellen

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By Ellen Murphy Staff Writer and I understand. I say gracias as I get out of the taxi, late to class. Gracias after the bus driver waits for me running towards him with my hands up in the rain. Gracias, I say as I clap with the class after Spinning on Tuesday mornings. Gracias after Berni, the program director, brings me tea and tissues when I can’t explain the car accident anymore through my tears. Gracias to the small farmers market when the vender lets me try his tropical fruits. Gracias for

the bike I rented at Puerto Viejo to explore the Caribbean town in my bathing suit. In this way, gracias, from what I understand seems like a return for a great service.

But other times I use gracias in return for pure graciousness and I have to wonder if it’s only a coincidence that they share the first five letters. To the most generous of people in my Costa Rican life, my host family, I know there are times gracias is in order.

Gracias por la cena after dinner. Gracias por la cafecita as I lay in bed and gracias por mi madre who brings me my coffee and a snack in the afternoon. Gracias y lo siento when mi padre comes to open the gate after I lost my house keys. Gracias for the tea mi padre makes everyday for my cough. Gracias for hand washing my clothes, for the soup on cold nights, for the candies on my bedside table, for talking slow so I’m able to understand, for the practical jokes to break the ice and for the birthday cake I know will be made.

Gracias for the roof over my head and the warm bed.

And before this starts to sound too much like Goodnight Moon, gracias por todos. Thank you for everything.

All of this without a strong knowledge of Spanish. Depending solely on the word “thank you,” as people around me guess my needs, emphasizes the language without words that I catch myself practicing in my head on my way to and from school. It is sounds and faces, smiles and movements I am learning as I climb my way out of the first depth of The W Curve – I am told Spanish will come later.

Photos courtesy of Ellen Murphy K’12

My head fills with simple Spanish words. I find myself repeating nonsense on my thirty-minute walk to and from school. Practicing nothing – baby talk, the Spanish sounds I hear and then sometimes nothing. I forget about Spanish completely until I am forced back into it, forced to convey my emotions in a different language, to update others on my thoughts and activities. Back and forth, like the ocean I find after long bus rides from San Jose on the weekends.

I make lists of words I like or want to remember, in hopes that those will be the words I repeat. Rima-rhyme, piedrastone, cultivar-to grow. Yet I’ve never used any of these words in a sentence.

Instead, what surprises me is the amount of times I say, “Gracias.” Though gracias isn’t “thank you” to me, I fully understand the idea behind thanking. She thanks. I thank. We thank you. I find myself using gracias to fill silences as my host mother hands me the rice and beans over the dinner table and speaks of the poor elementary school where she teaches. And when the cashier at Mas X Menos quickly mumbles as I buy my midnight snack of plantain chips there is this pause and my panicked mind races to catch up with her words before gracias pours out.

Then there are times when my baby talk pays off

Breaking the Bubble:Cracking the Mystery of Kalamazoo’s Music Scene

By Emily Townsend Staff Writer

While the city of Kalamazoo embraces a diverse and growing music scene, K College still seems to be affected by the everpresent ‘K Bubble.’ Louie Miller K ’13 said Kalamazoo seems to have a smaller music scene than his hometown, Ann Arbor, Mich.

“I have seen some good shows at The Strutt, but I haven’t seen a lot of good local bands.”

The Strutt, as many K students know is a part pub-part venue-part recording studiopart coffee brewery-part everything cool and hip-part coffee shop adjacent to campus across Stadium Drive. After only three years, The Strutt stands out as a host to local bands as well as bigger touring names.

With a family-friendly atmosphere and over twenty-one shows that tend to scare away younger college and high school students, the Strutt has something to offer most music appreciators. The Grand Rapids based blog, Recoil said, “[. . .] Its the city’s best music venue. Every college town should be so lucky.”

Shows at the Strutt include a safe, smokefree environment but tickets tend to cost nine or more dollars. But despite the on-campus opinion, there is a music scene outside of The Strutt. Allie Fine WMU ’12 said “The Kalamazoo music scene, once you find a show or one person in the scene, it’s pretty easy to

hear about a lot of shows all the time.”

Often times, Kalamazoo College bulletin boards are skipped on the show promoter’s flyer route because of a general perception that K students won’t come out to shows.

To further disconnect students from the hidden music scene, many posters state the bands playing, the time and cost of the show, but don’t list the actual address. Interested students may have noticed posters usually say a nickname for the house (i.e. the frontier house, the fat guy house, the no fun house, etc.). Promoters do this to keep their unlicensed venue out of the limelight of the law. To find the actual address one must text

or find the promoter on Facebook.

Zach Smith WMU ’13, promoter and member of local punk band, Ackley Kid, said “The scene is intimate in the way that all bands know each other, they know all the promoters, and all the houses are very DIY. The scene’s pretty big for the city size.”

If you are looking to find out more about local music, look around for shows at The Strutt, Fat Guy House, No Fun House, Deer Blood House, The Ant Hill, The Vine Collective, or the Peace Center. Other news can be found at the Peace Center’s website: peacecenter.wordpress.com or at ditkalamazoo.wordpress.com.

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Movie Channel Hits K Campus Cable Harvest Fest Celebrates Autumn New B B W Staff Writer and Environmental Consciousness y

By Ellen Smith Contributor EnvOrg hosts the Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 10 between one and four on the lower quad. Harvest Festival, previously known as Fall Fest, is the annual celebration of autumn, our community, and our environment.

This year, Harvest Festival will feature two local musical acts, Jes Kramer and Graham Parsons and the Go Rounds. Local political candidates Don Cooney and Sean McCann will speak briefly and meet and greet with attendees. In celebration of the harvest and local foods, a few local farms will be present to sell their fall produce.

Free snacks donated by local bakeries will also be available.

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Through Kalamazoo College’s cable system, students may now enjoy a variety of recently released movies broadcasted on channel 22. At this moment, students may enjoy watching films in their dorm rooms at their convenience with the channel running and organizer, many other local groups twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. join them in sponsoring tables and Though there are a few minor start up issues activities at the festival. EnvOrg, along still needed to be worked out, such as movies with other campus organizations and playing back to back with no indication of what the Living Learning Houses will be will be screened next, Brian Dietz, Dean of sponsoring fall-themed crafts and Student Development, stressed that “the channel activities, such as pumpkin painting, was only installed last week, so we are just apple prints, button-making, and fall learning all the programming capabilities, but the bingo (with the chance to win gift movies are up and running for October.” Those certificates from local businesses). undertaking this initiative are also in the process Some local community organizations – of creating a website where K students can look like the IDEA Association, Great Lakes up the scheduled times for the available titles.

PeaceJam, and Fair Food Matters – will Each month, ten new movies will be featured also be there. on the channel, relating to a particular theme or In the event of bad weather, the time of year. With Halloween fast approaching, festival will be moved to the Hicks select horror movies will be shown during Center Banquet Hall. the first month of the channel’s launch. Along with frightening choices like “Shutter Island,” Photo courtesy of Leeor Schweitzer K’11 more comedic films like “Youth in Revolt” and

“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” will be available for viewing. Other future themes may revolve around spring break, holiday favorites, or pertain to a particular history month. Through this website, those in charge of the channel are hoping to receive feedback and requests from K students on what movies they would like to see shown.

The channel is another product of this year’s newly instated Student Activities Fee. “Many students were excited about it last year as plans for the fee were discussed,” Dietz said.

Along with this new movie channel, other channels have been added to the lineup of available networks that come as part of Kalamazoo College’s cable package.

In order to promote the broadcast, those in charge of the project are asking K students to offer their suggestions for a network title and logo in a “Name The Channel” contest.

The winner will be awarded their choice of fifty dollars in K-Bucks or in the form of a gift certificate to the student bookstore. Students should look for submission guidelines, dates, and entry information, soon to be available on Hornet Hive later this week.

The Social Network Meets College Town Theatres

By Thomas Zimmer Staff Writer Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield have a falling out over Facebook. Why does one man betray another? It could be greed, jealousy, or pride, or just the need to create something cool.

“The Social Network” put that question to the test throughout the film’s version of the true relationship of Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. The direction, writing, and performances all merit Oscar consideration, and the film keeps the viewer captivated throughout.

The movie centers on the lives of Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg, “Zombieland”), Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), and Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake, “Alpha Dog”).

Zuckerberg is a sophomore

at Harvard University when he creates “Facesmash” one drunken night after a break up with a girlfriend. He, then, takes it one step forward by turning it into “The Facebook.” His best friend Saverin becomes the CEO, and finances the operation.

However, when Parker, creator of Napster, sees the merit in the idea of their project, friendships begin to unravel.

As the film goes forward, the problems between the characters continue to escalate into betrayal and corruption.

Aaron Sorkin’s excellent adaptation skills are made evident in this move – the adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s nonfiction book “The Accidental Billionaires.”

David Fincher (director, “The Curious Case of Benjamin

Button”) should give himself a gold star for his excellence in directing for every aspect of this film. Not only does the writing and direction deserve Oscar nominations but a good number of the cast do as well. Eisenberg is completely believable and he makes the audience hates him, a testament to his range as an actor.

Andrew Garfield is the film’s best performance, and he is the emotional core of the movie.

The music by Trevor Reznor and Atticus Ross was confusing at first, but it eventually reveled its foreshadowing tone. The rest of the cast and crew really brought their “A-game” to this picture as well.

Because of the dedication of the writer, director, cast, and

Graphic/Hannah Daly K’13

crew, “The Social Network” is one of the best films of the year, and leaves the viewer wondering

why people are attracted to a website and business with such a history of corruption.

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Cherry Stems from the City of Kalamazoo: World Premier Begins Locally B M N y

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Many upperclassmen can tell stories about Fall Quarter two years ago when independent filmmaking invaded our quiet campus. K buzzed about the shooting of “Cherry,” and many students helped the production, both behind and in front of the camera.

Now the time has come from “Cherry” to pop into theaters, and Jeff Fine (writer-director), and his brother Matt (producer) decided to hold the world premiere here in Kalamazoo at Celebration Cinemas (6600 Ring Road, near Crossroads Mall).

The film follows a 17year-old virginal freshman and his relationships with women throughout his first semester. That may sounds like “American Pie,” but the story goes much deeper

than that. “The story is a bit of a male fantasy, and (spoiler alert) there is profanity! But the film also has a big heart and a good message--minus all the (another spoiler alert) sex, booze, and sleeping in class!” Jeff Palmer, K’s media relations director, said.

Both Jeff and Matt Fine knew Kalamazoo was the only place they wanted for the premiere of the movie. “We got to come back to the place that gave us the opportunity to make our movie,” Jeff Fine said.

The brothers feel a sense of pride when it comes to the city and its people because of the two months they spent working and making connections. “We’d go into these people’s lives and throw their world upside down and they

would bring us cookies,” Matt Fine said.

Many members of the Kalamazoo community are excited for “Cherry” and the Fine brothers to be coming back to the area.

“Everyone who worked on-camera or behind the scenes is delighted that “Cherry” has made its way to the big screen here in Kalamazoo,” Palmer said. “People who got a sneak peak in Dewing 103 last May really enjoyed it.”

“Cherry” has successfully played at many festivals leading up to this theatrical premiere, and after nearly every showing, the Fine brothers have plenty of good things to say about the college and the city of Kalamazoo. “Here’s this beautiful little school in Michigan that many haven’t heard of,” Matt

Fine said, “and the stories we’re going to tell is about Michigan and the people we worked with.”

The movie will be running at Celebration Cinemas for at least two weeks starting Friday, October 8. The Fine brothers plan on hosting as many question sessions after showings as they can and giving away posters. They also are trying to have events throughout town. Friday night, after the 7 p.m. showing, Old Dog Tavern (402 E. Michigan Avenue) will be holding an after party for anyone 18 and up who attends that showing.

The Fine brothers said they wanted to make the Kalamazoo premiere feel like a festival to help “Cherry” get noticed. “What we’re doing right now is like the North Hampshire primary,” Jeff Fine

said. “We need to show the world we’re a national candidate.”

After the premiere here, “Cherry” will be playing in a couple of other Michigan cities and Boston, and then expanding out to other college cities before a larger New York or Los Angeles showing.

The story is a very truthful story of college life, making campuses the target audience.

The college is featured prominently throughout the film, along with the rest of the city.

“Watch for shots of Academy St., Hoben, Trowbridge, Light Fine Arts, Humphrey House, the Quad, and more,” Palmer said. “And watch for cameos of K students, faculty, and staff. This is definitely one time you should sit through the credits.”

Kalamazoo Professor Gail Griffin’s Book Remembers Tragic Murder-Suicide

By Ian Flanagan Staff Writer

month through Wayne State University Press. “‘The Events of October”: MurderSuicide on a Small Campus” details the story of Maggie and Neenef, two K students who dated on and off in the 1998-99 academic year.

After separating over the summer, Maggie chose not to become involved in a relationship with Neenef again in the new year because of his controlling behavior. Partway through Fall Quarter, Neenef purchased a shotgun and hid it in his room. On the night of October 18, 1999, Neenef convinced Maggie to come to his room in DeWaters.

After talking for a few hours, Neenef retrieved the gun he had hidden. He shot Maggie twice, killing her, and then killed himself with a third shot. The later chapters of the book discuss the reaction on campus to the murder-suicide at K and attempt to answer the Photos courtesy of Goodreads.com

K College’s Gail Griffin, the Ann & Donald Parfet Distinguished Professor of English, published her third work last

question of why it happened here.

Alyce Brady, who was a professor of Computer Science at the time of the murder-suicide and currently serves as K’s Registrar, said that Griffin’s book did a “beautiful job of bearing witness to the various experiences that different members of campus had.” Brady said that she read the book overnight and that she has already lent her copy to several staff members.

Griffin said that she interviewed as broadly as possible, joining several social networking websites to find alumni who would be willing to talk about the incident. She spoke to Maggie’s friends and family members, to Neenef’s friends and his neighbors from DeWaters, and to K faculty and staff members about their experiences surrounding the murder-suicide. She uncovered college documents: the President’s memo to the campus community the day after the murder-suicide, a presidential memo from earlier that year announcing a ban on guns on campus, the full police report for the incident, and all of the 1999-2000 issues of The Index in the college’s archives.

The book includes a section looking at the phenomenon of femicide and femicidesuicide from psychological, sociological, and criminological perspectives. Maggie Jackson, K’10, stated that in that section “some of the things [Griffin] says are surprising, troubling” and that on the whole “it was a very interesting and eye-opening experience to read Gail’s book.” She said that several seniors she knew have purchased the book from the bookstore. Brady described Griffin’s work as a “full, rounded, three-dimensional of what lead to the murder-suicide and what lead out of it.”

Gail said that on Friday of third week the Chapel will host a Community Reflection entitled “It CAN Happen Here: Intimate Partner Violence,” which will highlight Maggie’s story as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The message of the event, Gail said, is that it is a “necessity for us to be aware of what makes a healthy relationship and what makes a dangerous one.” The Reflection is held each year in October, close to Maggie’s birthday, and members of her family typically attend.

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Short Stars as Kalamazoo Women’s Soccer Makes Dramatic Comeback

By Andrei Vinter Staff Writer Kalamazoo dominated the game from that point on, keeping the ball away from Hope for long periods of the game. A breakthrough looked inevitable. Kalamazoo continued to press, and they were rewarded for their hard work 8 minutes from time.

The ball bounced near the top of the Hope 18-yard box. Short hit a powerful volley as she collided with a defender, and watched from the ground as her shot sailed past the Hope goalie and into the back of the net.

With only 7 minutes remaining, a draw looked like the likely result, but with less than 15 seconds remaining in the game, Short once again proved lethal after running on to a lofted pass, and driving an angled drive around the Hope goalkeeper.

Photo courtesy of Paul Manstrom

Sophomore forward Jackie Short scored twice as Kalamazoo’s women soccer team completed a come from behind victory against Rivals Hope.

The game looked destined for a draw until an action packed second half saw Kalamazoo fall behind.

However, the team did not give up as #9 Short scored two volleys in the space of 8 minutes to lift Kalamazoo to a hard fought, deserved victory.

It looked as though luck would not be on Kalamazoo’s side when Hope scored the opener after a scramble in the 6-yard box. Sophomore defender Megan Burns cleared the first shot off the goal-line, but the team failed to get the ball out of the box on the second attempt as Hope pushed it in.

The whole team erupted with joy as what was looking like loss turned into an awe-inspiring victory.

Short was unlucky as to not add to her tally, striking the post twice, the first came back off the crossbar in the first half, while the other agonizingly came back off the post in the last minute while the game was still tied.

Kalamazoo’s sophomore goalkeeper Courtney McCoy did well to keep the Hornets in the game with a point blank save early in the second half.

The team improved their all-time record against Hope to 22-14-2, and their season record improves to 5-5-2 (2-0-2 MIAA). The Hornets will be looking to add another win to their record as they travel to Olivet to take on the Comets on Saturday.

Angell Field Anticipates “Long Overdue” Renovations

By Ian Geiman Staff Writer Built over half a century ago, Angell field and the other dedicated sports fields for Kalamazoo College have long been reportedly plagued with problems, ranging from an aging field house to field drainage. A massive renovation project has been proposed after years of dealing with these issues, which will encompass Angell field as well as the other sports fields, the field house, the press box, stadium seating, and the parking lot, according to Kristen Smith, director of athletics for K College.

Smith said the project is going to replace the existing grass with synthetic turf in addition to retaining walls to prevent water drainage from rendering the fields unusable after rain, which currently causes games to be relocated or canceled.

The existing field house cannot handle the two to five teams using the facility, Smith detailed, and will be expanded to a two-story building mirroring traditional Kalamazoo College architecture. Equipment, storage, and training rooms will be enlarged and improved along with the locker rooms and medical

station.

The new setup will provide home and visiting teams space, even during simultaneous home games - a major problem in the existing structure, according to Smith. Other renovations include the replacement of the 1946 press box, and all the bleachers for the fields. Parking will be improved with an expanded, paved lot with handicap options, instead of the current grass and dirt parking available now.

Teams and clubs interested in using an athletic field will also be provided with space through the creation of a multi function area, supporting the main idea behind the renovations - to increase the quality of the varsity fields and create a positive, supportive campus environment to increase student involvement in athletic activities.

The renovations are “long overdue”, said Smith, and that the changes are “investing in the future of the institution and the students that are here.” A starting date for the project has not been set.