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College awards Bicentennial Medals to four alums By SOFIA JONES CONTRIBUTING WRITER Last Saturday, the College marked the start of the 20182019 academic year with the annual convocation ceremony in Chapin Hall, which included the awarding of this year’s Bicentennial Medals. Four alums received the medals, given each year since 1993 for “significant achievement in any field of endeavor.” The 2018 recipients of the Bicentennial Medals were John Walcott ’71, Cheryl Robinson Joyner ’85, Michael Wynn ’93 and Shoshana Clark Stewart ’02. These alums come from a variety of fields of work and experiences, which Director of Alumni Relations Brooks Foehl ’88 explained was precisely the point. The awards are meant to be a “celebration of the breadth and depth of achievements within the alumni body,” he said. The first recipient, John Walcott, is a journalist with over 40 years of experience at The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Bloomberg and other publications. He is currently the editor-in-chief for national security and foreign affairs at Thomson Reuters Corporation, a mass media and information firm. He served as the Washington bureau chief of the media company Knight Ridder, where he published many stories investigating the verity of claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Additionally, Walcott co-authored the book Best Laid Plans: The Inside Story of America's War Against Terrorism. His experience was also the subject of Rob Reiner's 2017 movie, Shock and Awe. At a time when political leaders were waging war in the Middle East, Walcott sought to gain what College President
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROMAN IWASIWKA. President Maud Mandel awarded medals to alums Michael Wynn ’93, Shoshana Clark Stewart ’02, Cheryl Robinson Joyner ’85 and John Walcott ’71. Maud Mandel called “a grasp of the wider picture.” His doubts about the accuracy of political claims led him to go against the grain, investigating further to get to the truth. “History has since proven that you were right,” Mandel said to Walcott at Saturday’s ceremony. Joyner then received her award for her achievements in the entertainment industry, as an executive responsible for some of music’s most influential global marketing campaigns in recent decades. Joyner has worked at Sony, MCA, Warner Bros. Records and the Universal Music Group, and has crafted marketing campaigns for artists such as Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna and Stevie Wonder. She was also the recipient of two professional Grammy Awards in 2005 and
2015 for her support of the Recording Academy’s education and advocacy work. Most recently, Joyner founded and now serves as chairman of PARA Music Group, which licenses music globally. Joyner also gave this year’s Convocation address. She urged the senior class to recognize the strength in the College community as they embark on their final year. She told the audience of how, at times, it was difficult for her to find her place at the College in the early 1980s, shortly after the school had started accepting women. “I felt like a fish out of water who had landed in the Purple Valley,” she said of arriving on campus as a 16-year-old first-year. Joyner said that this experience prepared her well for a career in a male-dominated in-
dustry, as she learned to stand for herself and value those who stood for her. She encouraged students to seek out others and bond over shared interests and ambitions. “Elevate, empower and inspire others,” she said. The third recipient of the medal was Wynn, the Pittsfield Police Department chief of police. Wynn served as acting chief of police for ten years, before being officially sworn in as chief last year. Over that time, he has worked to connect the police department to the broader Pittsfield community and to diversify the force. He is also the author of the 2008 book, Rising Through the Ranks: Leadership Tools and Techniques for Law Enforcement. Mandel praised the work of Wynn, who started as a Campus Safety and Security officer while a student at the College.
Honor committee revises code By DAVEY MORSE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On Sept. 10, Dean of the College Marlene Sandstrom emailed the student body about two significant changes to the College’s academic Code of Conduct. The first narrows the scope of “reportable” Honor Code violations. The second details the sanctions and requirements that the Honor and Discipline Committee might issue in response to a student’s violation. Most notable is the “mandatory educational tutorial,” which, according to the Code of Conduct, is a new option “designed to educate students about the importance of academic integrity” and to “serve as a guide for proper practices around collaboration, citation, quotation and more.” The eight student representatives of the Honor and Discipline Committee compiled these revisions last spring and first introduced them to the eight faculty members of the committee in May. Faculty chair and Professor of Sociology Olga Shevchenko noted that many violations have historically occurred due to lack of knowledge rather than malice. “Oftentimes, academic violations occur when students don't really know how to properly cite, how to use sources or how to take notes in a way that minimizes the danger of direct citations creeping into the text,” she said. Of the cases she saw last year, Shevchenko estimated that roughly a quarter resulted from misunderstanding and improper citation practices. In Shevchenko’s understanding, the members of the committee thought the previous version of the academic Code “was a bit of a blunt instrument that didn’t include any real tools for students to learn.” Reportable violations are included in a
student’s formal disciplinary record, and students are required to declare them when asked about their college disciplinary history by other parties, like graduate schools or employers. Previously, reportable violations constituted the vast majority of violations, according to Sandstrom. “All cases in which students were found to have violated the [original] Honor Code resulted in a sanction that was reportable,” she said, adding that this reality often frustrated the studentrun committee. Now, any violations that do not result in probation, suspension or expulsion are recorded tem-
than a strictly punitive one,” Sandstrom said. The Honor and Discipline Committee is currently determining the form that a mandatory educational tutorial would take. “The educational tutorial is new, so much so that now we have to discuss what types of tutorials should be put together. Do they exist [already]? Are they available at other institutions?” Shevchenko said. Sandstrom added that it would be likely take the form of an online tutorial. Additionally, she noted that “student members of the Honor Committee are currently working on the content.”
“Honor Committee members are increasingly committed to approaching their work from an educational perspective rather than a strictly punitive one.” Marlene Sandstrom Dean of the College porarily in the dean’s office until they expire upon the student’s graduation. Thus, students who are not given probation or more serious punishments do not have to report having received any College discipline. It is this class of violation that the revisions to the Code of Conduct attempt to address. “Honor Committee members are increasingly committed to approaching their work from an educational perspective rather
These changes now bring the College’s approach to violations of the Honor Code in line with its approach to non-academic violations. “[Many] low-level violations typically result in non-reportable responses such as a letter of warning, a meeting with a dean, a self-reflective exercise or some other educational assignments,” Sandstrom noted. While the Code of Conduct updates do not substantially change non-academic (i.e., social or sexual)
misconduct, “[the] newly created range of responses brings honor code violations more closely in line with the way other code violations are handled,” she said. Specifically, the updated Code of Conduct now stipulates that violations of the Honor Code resulting in a warning, a mandatory educational tutorial, failure in the assignment or failure in the course still do not “automatically become part of the student's permanent record unless it is accompanied by disciplinary probation or suspension.” Talks of these changes were also motivated in part by a recent increase in the number of cases that have been brought before the Honor and Discipline Committee, as Shevchenko oberserved. “We're still trying to wrap our heads around why,” she said. “Just to give you a comparison, ten years ago I think the committee heard 15 cases. If you go 20 years back, I think it would be single digits – last year it was 34.” According to the Honor and Discipline Committee reports from the past 15 years, there has been an average annual increase of just under two cases per year. According to Shevchenko, the source of this trend is currently not clear. “Is there more cheating? Are we just better at figuring it out now that we have digital search tools?... It’s a tricky case,” she said. “On the cusp of this, we felt that [because] more and more students are being affected by these sanctions and we have to make sure that they're not affected unfairly punitively.” These new policies will apply retroactively to students who have already received violations but have not yet had to report them. However, students who have already reported violations cannot have their reports withdrawn by the College.
“Respect has been a hallmark of your career,” she said. The fourth medalist was Shoshana Clark Stewart, CEO of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation. The foundation was created in 2006 by HRH Prince Charles of Wales to help revitalize and preserve historic regions in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Myanmar. Under Stewart’s leadership, the foundation has become a new type of non-governmental organization: one that sponsors economic growth by supporting local artists and by training over 6,000 people to create economically lucrative and traditional goods. Stewart has also overseen the building of community health clinics and a school for 200 students. In her address, Mandel noted that this was a particularly astonishing feat in an area not
used to seeing women in positions of power. The selection process for medalists is meant to solicit a diversity of careers. Foehl explained that each year, the alumni relations committee works with the executive committee of the Society of Alumni to compile a list of alumni doing groundbreaking work in their field. Recommendations come through the office itself, but also from outside nominations. The president of the College, or in this year’s case, former Interim President Tiku Majumder, then selects anywhere between four and seven recipients. This year’s convocation ceremony also included a procession of the Class of 2019, clad in their graduation caps and gowns, and an address from Mandel. Mandel spoke about the work of understanding historical legacy and how, as the senior class begins to plan for life after Williams, they will have a role in creating a new legacy. The ceremony also included a musical performance by Angela Chan ’19 and a recognition of the 28 members of the Class of 2019 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa by Dean of the College Marlene Sandstrom. The Grosvenor Cup Award for integrity, dedication and service to the Williams community was awarded to Alia Richardson ’19. College Council Co-Presidents, Lizzy Hibbard ’19 and Moisés Roman Mendoza ’19 spoke on behalf of the senior class, acknowledging the college’s own legacy. “Williams has a complicated history, and its paradoxes and contradictions exist to this day,” Hibbard said. “The irony of a Williams education, though, is that instead of making us blind to those problems, it allows us to begin to understand them.”
Two employees sue College for unpaid overtime By NICHOLAS GOLDROSEN EXECUTIVE EDITOR This spring, one former and one current teacher at the College’s Children’s Center filed a lawsuit against the College alleging damages of $75,000 for unpaid overtime, according to documents filed in the Berkshire County Superior Court. In addition, the documents alleged retaliation against the employees, Shana Shippee and Kristen Tool, for raising that concern to the College. The College claims that the employees were properly compensated at all times and denies the allegations. The case began in March of this year, when Shippee, who no longer works at the College, and Tool, who is still employed at the Children’s Center, filed complaints with the Fair Labor Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office. Following these complaints, they then filed a suit on May 2 in Berkshire County Superior Court, which was subsequently moved by the College to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Aug. 16. Both the complaints and the lawsuit hinge upon whether or not teachers at the College's Children’s Center, which provides early childhood education and preschool for families in the College community, are entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Teachers at the College’s Children’s Center were, until December 2016, classified as exempt from federal overtime laws according to the suit. Hence, they received a salary, rather than hourly wages, and were not paid overtime for working more than 40 hours in a given week. According to Danielle Gonzalez, the College’s direc-
tor of human resources, the College uses several criteria under the law to determine what positions are exempt. “The federal government defines criteria for positions that are exempt from the obligation to pay overtime under federal law,” Gonzalez said. “Under the current regulations, a position generally is exempt from overtime SEE OVERTIME, PAGE 5
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As part of a wider restructuring of the College’s disciplinary policies, Dean of the College Marlene Sandstrom recently announced updated guidelines on infractions considered to be “reportable,” a move which has especially affected violations of the Honor Code. In the past, any adjudication by the Honor and Discipline Committee resulting in discipline was considered a “reportable” offense, signifying that the violation would become part of the student’s formal disciplinary record and requiring the student to answer in the affirmative if asked whether they had been subject to discipline at the College. With the new guidelines, however, Honor Code violations are only “reportable” if they result in a sanction of “disciplinary probation, suspension or expulsion” from the College. We at the Record commend the decision to change the reporting guidelines for Honor Code violations, although we do have concerns about potential ramifications of the new policy. By making these infractions not “reportable,” the College
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Considering new policies on reporting Honor Code infractions more closely aligns itself with peer institutions, many of whom rely on professors and faculty to mete out disciplinary sanctions for academic violations. Although violations resulting in failure of a course will still be visible on an academic transcript, students who commit infractions will no longer have to announce that they have been formally disciplined, which is often a facet of graduate school and professional applications. We hope that students uphold the ideals of integrity laid out in the Honor Code if asked about a failed course or sanction due to an academic violation. While we recognize the gravity of the infractions that lead to Honor Code discipline, there is a fine demarcation between just and excessive punishment. We applaud the new distinctions in “reportable” offenses, as they seem to create a better balance between penance and potential for a student to grow beyond their infraction. The change in reporting guidelines is a positive step forward, but it also raises certain impor-
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tant concerns. The line of demarcation between “non-reportable” and “reportable” offenses seems unclear and somewhat arbitrary. In the publically accessible records of Honor Code violations, differences in severity between sanctions of failure of the course with and without disciplinary probation are not always apparent, and it is a legitimate question whether the seemingly arbitrary variation in sanction is commensurate with the stark gradation in punishment through the new guidelines. Above all, any change in the reporting guidelines assumes that the decisions and processes of the Honor and Discipline Committee are correct and just. It is difficult to dissociate discussion of reporting guidelines from a broader discussion of the structures of the Committee, which, like any other organization, is fallible. In light of this change, we also recommend attempting to retroactively institute the policy for graduates who have received Honor Code violations below the severity threshold instituted
by the revised guidelines. Although it will perhaps not affect students in the more distant past, this revision would be impactful for recent graduates. The essential question raised by the recent news from the Dean’s Office regarding Honor Code violations is what impact trespasses of academic integrity at the College should have on students going forward. We at the Record feel that the new reporting guidelines strike a delicate balance effectively. The new rules offer a concrete path for growth and redemption for those students sanctioned while accentuating the College’s commitment to academic integrity. Students make mistakes, and the shift in reporting guidelines reflects an awareness that academic violations should not necessarily follow them once they leave the College. Note: Cassie Deshong and Nicholas Goldrosen, Record editorial board members that serve on the Honor and Discipline Committee, were not involved in the development of this editorial.
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
What is convocation? By HAEON YOON AND SOPHIA SHIN
MAHESH SAHA ’22
A bunch of chairs under a tent.
LAUREN BARRY ’21
An excuse for Williams to brag that it invented the cap and gown.
HENRY NGUYEN ’20
Seniors realizing that they get to leave soon.
JACK MELNICK ’19
Having sat through it, I still don't know what it is.
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CORRECTION In last week’s article “Maud Mandel inducted as College’s 18th president,” College Council Co-President Lizzy Hibbard ’19 was quoted as saying, “Before we begin, we want to acknowledge that Williams College sits on the territory of the Mohican nation.” The preferred spelling of the indigenous group in question is “Mahican.”
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ment doesn’t bring any sense of accomplishment to students; it simply I love Williams and am incred- works to keep poor students poor ibly thankful for my place here, but throughout their time at the College. I think that as an institution, we can In addition to the financial burbecome better at many things. One den that the requirement puts on particularly frustrating aspect of the students, it also restricts summer Williams experience is the summer opportunities. A wealthy student earnings requirement. This require- who does not need to worry about ment boils down to different things, the summer earnings requirement depending on your perspective. For is able to choose summer experistudents, the requirement is an ex- ences without considering income. tra $1950 added to their term bills On the other hand, students who that reduces to $1300 for those in rely on financial aid to attend the extreme need, such as students on College must consider income, and full financial aid. To the College, the many students therefore forgo valurequirement represents an annual able experiences with non-profits income of about $3,000,000. and the like to pay their requireSome students may not notice ments. Even though the College althe summer earnings requirement lows you to waive the requirement bundled in with their term bills for one summer and offers alumni because their parents pay their sponsored internship grants in term bills, or they are lucky, hard- place to help, that is simply a Bandworking or wellAid on a festering connected enough wound that needs to have high-paying to be addressed. The College must summer jobs and Instead of offering recognize that the are able to set aside temporary solusome money to pay tions to students, requirement is a burden the requirement. the College should However, for stuthat is not equally and adapt its summer dents with lowerearnings policy to paying summer proportionally shared by ensure that stujobs or students dents will not have the students. that must send to abandon oppormoney home to tunities in order to help support their send a check to the families, the requirement is an im- office of student accounts. mense yearly burden. Oftentimes I understand that the summer these students are forced to take earnings requirement is not unique out loans to meet the requirement to Williams, but that does not mean – even if they demonstrate 100-per- it is reasonable – especially in its cent financial need. current form. The College must The College defends the summer recognize that the requirement is earnings requirement by assert- a burden that is not equally and ing that it “expects you to contrib- proportionally shared by students. ute in an important and meaning- Instead, if the College insists on ful way through your own assets, maintaining the requirement, it summer and campus earnings and, should strive to make it more eqin some cases, a student loan.” For uitable by considering scaling the those students already with demon- summer requirement with a stustrated need, however, the require- dent’s financial aid or getting rid of ment hampers their quests to bring the requirement entirely. themselves and their families up I truly believe in Williams and from poverty. Instead of putting the think that as an institution we can money towards purchasing necessi- lead the charge in changing or reties, the money goes directly to the moving policies like the summer College. The biggest question then earnings requirement that only serve is what’s “meaningful” about forc- to hamper the prospects of students ing students to borrow money that in need. they never thought they’d have to borrow or about taking most of a Konnor Herbst ’20 is from Tahlestudent’s summer earnings. In real- quah, Okla. He is a math and Engity, the summer earnings require- lish double major.
Unpacking social currents on campus Reco cili By DAVEY MORSE For the most part, the expectations I developed as a prospective Williams student align with what I’ve experienced. The food is pretty solid. The professors are incredibly thoughtful in leading discussions, asking questions and communicating material. The campus feels isolated. The community is welcoming and small, first-year entries are homey, many students are athletic and there’s substantial work. But, there are certain aspects of campus dynamics that run contrary to each other and have surprised me and some of my peers. The first is the administration’s emphasis on our lives, in all of its social, intellectual and physical dimensions. In the first-years’ classwide meeting, President Maud Mandel encouraged us to pursue our interests in school, independent of pressure to get a job or plan our lives. Her speech caught my attention not by deviating from the liberal arts mantra preached by similar institutions throughout the admissions process, but rather by so fully embracing it. In an effort to address all parts of our lives, the administration openly discussed several problems that students face in college. Members of the faculty opened up about their struggles with substance abuse and their undergraduate workloads, Dean of the College Marlene Sandstrom talked about healthy social and romantic relationships and the “Speak About It” performers educated us on consent and sexual assault prevention. I loved that the administration was willing to address topics that many of our high schools deem taboo. While the newness of this holistic emphasis might be a part of any transition from day school to a college where students live, I can’t help but be grateful for and impressed by the College’s strong values and
mi ed messa es abo t t e olle e willingness to talk in a language that students understand. That’s not to say that the school is run solely with this desirable spirit and that there are not many ways in which it could better meet the needs of its students. Indeed, I have learned that there are ways in which it is lacking. But, against the backdrop of this overwhelmingly positive introduction to the administration, I was surprised that many upperclassmen conveyed to us a very critical attitude toward the College. Jamboree at Previews this past April first introduced me to this dynamic. Students presented reasons as to why Williams should have an Asian American Studies program. About halfway through, one student spearheading the effort went further, asking prospective minority students to reconsider whether they should attend. It struck me quite intensely that an event meant to introduce us to student life ran contrary to the aim of having us enroll. For the reasons the performers listed, many of us did judge that an Asian American Studies program seemed overdue. We reasoned that the students were using this opportunity to address prospective students to leverage their demands. I also appreciated the freedom they wielded in denouncing the College. Yet, there was something unsettling for me about their rebuke of the school. Since arriving on campus a few weeks ago, it has become clear that the critical attitude toward the school I witnessed at Previews was no outlier. During First Days, we attended an event called “Voices,” in which five older students shared their stories and struggles here, often painting the College in a negative light. One of the speakers concluded that her appreciation for the College does not come from seeing it as a city on a hill, but rather from embracing her somewhat imperfect experiences here.
During President Mandel’s induction ceremony, College Council CoPresidents Lizzy Hibbard ’19 and Moisés Roman Mendoza ’19 delivered a speech that, rather than celebrating its new president, was much more centered on the ways in which Williams is lacking. They asserted, “This would not be a true welcome without addressing our faults and our flaws.” I believe that an outspoken student body willing to be critical is important for a school to improve and stay current. I also think that getting a realistic picture of life here – one that discusses the rich opportunities and community as well as academic challenges, the hookup scene and the role of alcohol and drugs on campus – is necessary and healthy for new students. But, when the administration offers insight about our holistic well-being and doesn’t mention the sociopolitical currents of the students – like efforts for an Asian American Studies program – and simultaneously older students talk of the administration, in public settings, in often disapproving terms, new students are left to piece together the relationship between these two views of campus themselves. Doing so is a big, puzzling task. It is possible that it is also a task not unique to Ephs; maybe all college students come to understand how their school’s leaders relate to the student body through a process of personal reasoning. But, it could be worthwhile for the faculty and students to examine the gap a new student might perceive between the social currents on campus and official communications – and do so as openly as the administration introduced the Class of 2022 to the College and as honestly as the upperclassmen have presented its faults. Davey Morse ’22 is from New York, N.Y. His major is undecided.
Are entries the only option? A first-year’s search for friendship in the entry By CLARA LEE “Hey, Clara!” I turn around and see a familiar face. I know they’re in my entry, but for the life of me, I can’t muster up a name. I beam at them and wave – safe and sweet. Such an event is quite common for first-years. In fact, on multiple occasions, I’ve bonded with other students over the difficulties of navigating large entries. I can’t keep track of the number of times I’ve heard or said, “I only know, like, 10 people in my entry!” The entry system is conceptually appealing, but practically difficult – especially when the average entry contains over 40 students. An entry is one-tenth of the entire first-year class, or about two times as large as it should be. It’s been three weeks into freshman year, and I know maybe a fourth of the people in my entry (and by know, I mean I know their names). After asking around, I’ve learned that the entry system either works or doesn’t work. The friendships some upperclassmen formed in the frenetic first week of college dissolved as the year went on. Students also found friendships in the clubs they joined, the classes they attended and even in their orientation trips. How well an entry works for you depends, to a certain extent, on who you are. Many of my friends of color at the College feel somewhat out of place in their entries because of how white entries generally are. Given that the College is still predominantly white, it’s inevitable that entries will also be predominantly white. One of the many unfortunate results of this is that students of color can feel like they’re inadvertently representing their racial or ethnic groups. One upperclassman told me that they felt, at times, like they were being tokenized, or assessed first through the lens of their race. Another student said they usually enjoyed spending time with their entry, but
only when they “forgot” they weren’t white. The same applies for international students, who make up an even smaller part of campus. My international friend is one of only three international students in her entry. The closeness of an entry could also be influenced by its architecture. Frosh Quad entries are organized in a way that has the potential to foster feelings of disconnectedness. Unlike in Mission, where people of the same entry live in the same hall and share one, big common room, Frosh Quad residents share a common room with a few other students. If you want to socialize with a large group of people, you have to awkwardly (yes, things are only awkward if you make them awkward, but usually first encounters are pretty awkward) meander through the winding labyrinth that is Frosh Quad in the hopes of stumbling upon a common room that isn’t a desert wasteland. Having said all of that, I do see the value in forming larger entries. For one, there’s less pressure for someone who may not love their entry to be present at every entry get-together. The absence of a couple people from meetings won’t raise alarm or instigate judgment because it’s more likely than not most people won’t remember everyone in their entry, anyway. An entry with 40+ students provides an initial network for students new to Williams and desperate for a pack of people to prowl the campus with, but it doesn’t force friendships. You also have a larger fishing pond, more plentiful waters to test. In the end, an entry is what you make of it. A degree of luck is also involved. Friendships can be found in the most unexpected ways and in the most unexpected places. Entries are not be-all-end-alls, and though they might offer a level of convenience and proximity, they’re not your only options. Clara Lee ’22 is from Bayside, N.Y. Her major is undecided.
DARIN LI ’21
Bridging the athlete and non-athlete divide Calling for more conversations By KEVIN COAKLEY
itself on its diverse voices, to create an atmosphere that encourages a relaI once overheard someone say, “Peo- tively homogenous group of people to ple who don’t play sports just don’t get stay within their own social sphere. Not it.” Although I disagree, I see where he only is it logically incompatible, but it is was coming from. Athletes at the College harmful, as it unnecessarily separates lead incredibly busy lives that demand students from various backgrounds and a precarious balance between athletics identities who would benefit from learnand academics. Even when out of sea- ing from one another. son, teams practice constantly. Their efSecond is the issue of space. This forts have led to unprecedented athletic has been written about extensively success for the College and, as a result, by Gregory P. Zaffino ’17 (“Out of the Williams has won 21 of 23 Directors’ dorms, beyond our values,” April 26, Cups for the best Division III program. 2017), but it bears repeating. The way The role of an athlete at Williams is a that off-campus housing is currently privilege, but it is also an set up gives heavy prefimmense source of preserence to athletes. This sure that people who do because “off-campus” All students stand ishousing not play varsity sports that is within to benefit if artificial walking distance to can avoid. This massive focus on is scarce, and barriers between ath- campus athletic success comes demand for it is high. with problematic side- letes and non-athletes People often must comeffects that are magnimit to these houses are broken down. fied by the large stuyears in advance, requirdent-athlete presence ing the renters to know on campus. The source exactly who they want to of this is the amount of time that ath- live with. The issue is that non-athletes letes are expected to spend with their are often not as sure about who they teams. Because of the constant prac- will be friends with, and so they are untices, travel on weekends for games able to take advantage of the off-camand related team functions, student- pus housing system as easily as athletes athletes have little leeway to drift away can. The renter is also often required to from their teams. Consequently, being sign a lease for the house as a first-year an athlete often becomes a primary or sophomore, which many folks canpart of their identities as Williams not afford to do with the risk inherent students regardless of other extracur- in that agreement. ricular commitments. People often I’ve laid out some problems that I gravitate towards others with shared think a lot of people are aware of but experiences, so this incentivizes ath- do not talk about enough. Part of the letes to befriend other athletes. reason is a lack of representation of There are a few major problems with non-athletes in this dialogue. The Colthis system. First, athletes are often lege has the Student-Athlete Advisory white and come from disproportionately Committee (SAAC) whose “mission is wealthier backgrounds. It is a direct con- to improve the experience of studenttradiction for the College, which prides athletes at Williams,” but there are no
opportunities for people not on varsity teams to bring their viewpoints to the table. The College should have a separate committee made up of athletes, non-athletes and the administration specifically dedicated to examining and finding solutions for key issues that perpetuate this divide. All students stand to benefit if artificial barriers between athletes and non-athletes are broken down. There is a great deal of progress that can be achieved if only we begin the conversation. I would like to end by reflecting on my personal experience with the athlete and non-athlete divide. I was a student athlete in high school and have always loved sports. I’ve been committed to athletics since I got here, writing for the football and men’s tennis teams, doing the scorebook for the women’s basketball games and working with the athletic director and other coaches in community outreach projects. Keeping these things in mind, it felt quite jarring during my first year when I was labelled a “non-athlete” because I wasn’t on a varsity team. It should be noted that individual students are not at fault for this divide, and that some people may not follow its mandate. I have many student-athlete friends who make a conscious effort to create relationships outside of their teams. But, we as a community need to make a decision. Victory is joyous only if everyone believes it to be so. Do the countless Directors’ Cups add to the community at-large in a meaningful way? Are they worth the cost? Williams always shoots for the stars, but in doing so, we should make sure that everyone is on board. Kevin Coakley ’20 is from Lenox, Mass. He is an economics major.
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Integrative Wellbeing Services relocates to Hewat House By ROSE HOUGLET CONTRIBUTING WRITER Over the summer, Integrative Wellbeing Services (IWS) relocated to Hewat House, at the bottom of Hoxsey St. across from Thompson Health Center, in response to the College’s efforts to expand mental health and wellbeing services. The purpose of IWS has remained the same, however, according to director Gwendolyn Adam. “Integrative Wellbeing Services provides psychological and psychiatric treatment, crisis intervention and wellbeing promotion services to students, aiming to not only intervene when students struggle, but to also reach out to students to teach them necessary skills to promote wellbeing overall,” she said. In recent years, the emphasis on mental health services has increased. “There is a current national level crisis in mental health for the college age population, with data indicating that rates of depression and anxiety on college campuses across the nation increased significantly each year since 2011,” Adam added. Among the studies that Adam listed included which stated that 91-percent of students nationally reported feeling overwhelmed in the past year, 88-percent feeling exhausted, 71-percent feeling very lonely and 53-percent feeling hopeless, all of which are seen by the Center for Disease Control as having the potential to contribute to suicidal thoughts or actions. In response, Adam said, the College has expanded its crisis services, increased ongoing psychotherapy, hired three full time staff positions in less than two years, diversified its team and broadened its individual and group therapy services and medication management, among other endeavors. The consequent relocation to Hewat House also contributes to IWS’s goal of supporting students and staff, according to Adam. “The College worked
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IWS has relocated to Hewat House as part of a broader expansion in its scope and mission. In the last two years, the College has also hired three more full time staff, necessitating a larger space. with architects and IWS staff to design a place to support the specific work of IWS, allowing for the first time in several years all IWS staff and trainees to be housed together,” she said. Through these expansions, Adam considered the role that privilege plays in the College’s ability to provide access to mental health. She also spoke to the College’s responsibility to help develop “a more comprehensive and strategic understanding of college student wellbeing – both here at Williams and in colleges across the country.”
Adam described that IWS aims to “understand the education, skills and practices college students need to: experience and relate to stress in healthy ways; experience intense feelings and stay safe while coping; connect with peers and other supports in healthy ways; and, develop plans for self-care that will be sustaining throughout the rigors of college life and beyond.” Students’ wellbeing, and their knowing how to maximize and contribute to it, is also a central component of the expansion. The new location
will provide group sessions (combatting the notion that students often feel they are the only ones struggling), special workshop sessions on issues ranging from body acceptance to sleep, community groups on issues of gender and sexual orientation, weekly drop-in sessions through “Let’s Talk” and mid-day opportunities to practice mindfulness. These are not the only activities that will take place. “There are also campus level efforts, like Together Tuesdays, where we prioritize our role in advocating
for all identities across campus, as well as partnerships across departments (Chaplain’s Office, Davis Center and Dean’s Office) to offer opportunities to promote community,” Adam said. In spite of all these services, Adam acknowledged that student happiness is not always the immediate goal of their work. “Our goal is not student happiness when happiness is not called for given the circumstance,” she said. “Our goal is that students can be present to what is actually happening in their lives, have room for their
needs, know how to take good care of themselves and contribute to the care for others and ask for help when needed.” As the College looks to best reflect the changes on our campus and nationwide, Adam explained, IWS retains its original mission of providing “the highest quality mental health treatment services” and contributing to students’ wellbeing while emphasizing a need for “understanding how to cultivate needed skills in college students that will empower their wellbeing in college and beyond.
Brian Keating speaks on losing the Nobel Prize By SAMUEL WOLF NEWS EDITOR Monday 9-10-18 2:54 p.m. Mission Park: A smoke detector in Mills was activated. The cause of the alarm was burnt popcorn. Before officers arrived, a student called CSS to report the cause and that there was no fire. One student was found to have refused to leave during the mandatory evacuation because of an unauthorized pet in her room. The safety and environmental compliance office was advised. Tuesday 9-11-18 2:39 p.m. Park Street: Officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident. The dispatcher notified the Williamstown Police Department. Northern Berkshire Emergency Services were called to evaluate a driver. 8:31 p.m. Horn Hall: In response to a room opening, an officer observed a wooden incense-burning tray, a bamboo stick and a trashcan filled with ash. The officer advised the student that incense burning is against college policy as a safety violation. The materials were confiscated and turned in to safety and environmental safety inspectors.
from a college groundskeeper with a photo of graffiti on a cooling/heating unit on the west side of the building. The graffiti could not be seen from the parking lot. The officer took an incident report and submitted a work order to have the graffiti removed. 1:30 p.m. Wood Lot: Tree limbs were reported down. A very large limb had fallen on the east section of the parking lot. Several vehicles in the lot were damaged. An incident report was started, photos were taken and car owners were contacted. The college administrative office in charge of liability issues was contacted. Thursday 9-13-18 2:19 p.m. Lasell Gym: A student came to CSS to report a lost engagement ring. After lifting, the student reported that they walked from Lasell to the bookstore. Friday 9-14-18 6:44 p.m. ’62 Center Costume Shop: An officer was dispatched to help catch a squirrel. An officer caught and released the squirrel. It was noted that the squirrel did not have any physical contact with anyone.
Wednesday 9-12-18 1:09 a.m. Bernhard Music Center: Officers found a large glass window next to the north entrance shattered. The window was approximately eight feet by five feet. No one was in the immediate area. The on-call architectural tradesperson was contacted and came to campus. The window was boarded up to secure it until it could be repaired. 6:54 a.m. Thompson: An officer responded to perform a welfare check on a student for a parent who asked CSS to check on them and have them call home immediately. 8:58 a.m. Spencer Art Building: An officer received an email
8:19 p.m. Wood House: CSS responded to a report of a hornet in a student’s room. It turned out to be a honeybee. An Officer was able to capture the bee and release it back outside. Sunday 9-16-18 3:15 p.m. Hopkins Hall: A student reported that while he was off campus near The Store at Five Corners he had his iPhone and water belt stolen. He was part of a group that was roller skiing when they placed their belongings down in the grass near where they were parked. Several of them placed their water belts down and went on an extra half hour ski. All the belts were gone when they came back.
On Friday, physicist and University of California San Diego professor Brian Keating visited the College to discuss his recently published book, Losing the Nobel Prize, about his attempts to find traces of gravitational waves from the very early universe. The telescope that Keating helped design and build, BICEP2, reportedly found evidence of these waves in 2014, placing Keating in contention for a Nobel Prize. However, later analysis revealed that it was possible that these signals were caused by intergalactic dust, invalidating the findings. Keating lectured on his passion for astronomy, his trip to Antarctica to build the telescope and the problems he sees with the Nobel Prize selection process. Keating was first introduced by Jay Pasachoff, professor of astronomy at the College and the author of numerous astronomy and physics textbooks. Keating began by thanking Pasachoff, to whom he attributes his passion for astronomy. “He was really my first introduction to astronomy,” Keating said. “Without him, I wouldn’t be an astronomer, in all likelihood, because it was his A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets… that really served as an inspiration to me when I got my first telescope at age 13.” Keating described the boundless nature of the universe as an inspiration of his. At one point, he shined a laser on a corner of Wege Auditorium, where he was speaking. “In any direction you look, within this laser’s mark, you can see several thousand galaxies, each one with billions of stars,” he said. However, the vastness of the universe all originated from a single point: the big bang. “[Physicists] weren’t looking to find the big bang; they found it serendipitously. And I believe that those are the greatest discoveries,” Keating said. However, much about the big bang is still unknown. In building the telescope BICEP2, Keating hoped to show evidence of a theory of the early universe called inflation, which would provide a glimpse of what he called “the first birth pangs of the big bang.”
The telescope, which worked by detecting tiny traces of heat from the early universe, needed to be placed in a cold region. “You wouldn’t put a microwave telescope, detecting traces of heat, in a hot place in Southern California, despite how easy that would be for me or my family,” Keating said. Instead, the telescope had to be built at the South Pole, where Keating ultimately travelled. First, he travelled from New Zealand to McMurdo Station, on the edge of Antarctica. “It looked like a cross between a stripmining base and – what’s your guys’ worst enemy? Bowdoin?” he said. The South Pole itself was even more desolate. “There’s no place to get clothes at the South Pole,” Keating said. “There’s no Wal-Mart. You have to bring them yourself, and the clothes have to be bright, so they can find your body if you die.” Referring to his living quarters at the South Pole station, he said that “it was smaller than a California State Penitentiary cell.” At first, it appeared that Keating’s work was rewarded with clear evidence of the gravitational waves that he was looking for, upending the scientific community. “We were all whispered as being surefire Nobel Prize contenders,” he said. However, he and others ultimately realized that their results could have been a false signal created by
interference from intergalactic dust. Keating partially blamed confirmation bias for the original misinterpretation. “We set out to see something, and we saw it,” he said. After finding what they had been originally looking for, Keating said, he and others were less likely to skeptically analyze the data. “People see [scientists] as perfect meat robots with no bias, but that’s not true,” he added. Looking back, Keating is not surprised that intergalactic dust interfered with the data. “[Astronomers] are looking through a dirty, dusty windshield,” he said. “In a way, dust is Janus-faced: it can build planets and it can destroy Nobel Prizes.” Indeed, the loss of the Nobel Prize served as a turning point in Keating’s outlook, as well as the inspiration for his book title. “It caused me to reevaluate my animating impulse, which was to win the Nobel Prize, really at any cost,” he said. Not long after, Keating was asked by the Nobel Committee to nominate recipients for the following year. Keating framed his frustration in terms of college rejections. “Imagine this lovely universe where you don’t get into Williams, and you get sent a letter saying, ‘Well, you didn’t get in, but do you know anyone who would be good?’ That’s what it felt like,” he said. Keating has since focused significant energy toward ad-
dressing perceived flaws in how the Nobel Prize is given out. He pointed out that only two women have ever won the Nobel Prize in physics, and none since 1963. Additionally, he criticized the current policy that prevents people from receiving the prize posthumously. At one point, he even described the Nobel Committee as monopolistic and concerned with the preservation of its own power over the advancement of science. “It’s an all-powerful monopoly, and I think it should change,” he said. One solution that he has suggested is allowing more people to participate in the selection process. “My identity was meant to be concealed for 50 years,” he said, referring to his status in submitting candidates for the prize. To him, that dynamic makes it less likely for marginalized scientists to win the Nobel Prize and makes the field a more insular and less welcoming institution. To combat this, Keating has created a website, https:// losingthenobelprize.org/, which allows anyone to suggest future Nobel Prize winners. “We must use the allure of this medallion to benefit scientists, especially young scientists and underrepresented scientists,” he said. “My plan is to contact people I know on the Nobel Committee and lay a stack of petitions on them, so that it can be changed for its own good.”
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In his lecture, Keating discussed his physics research and critiqued the Nobel Prize selection process.
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Berkshire Bioblitz hosted by College for first time By ALLIE CAMPBELL CONTRIBUTING WRITER This past weekend, students, biologists, naturalists and professors joined the general public in Hopkins Memorial Forest to participate in the ninth annual Berkshire Bioblitz – a 24-hour biological survey and educational program. The event began at noon on Saturday and ended at noon the following day. This year’s Bioblitz was hosted by the College and sponsored by Dr. Augie’s science education programs and Berkshire Environmental Action Team. In addition to Dr. Augie's, numerous local biologists and naturalists as well as many local charities and institutions including Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Berkshire Community College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Williams College Center for Learning in Action, Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, Hoosic River Watershed Association and the Nature Conservancy, all collaborated to make the 2018 Bioblitz happen. Elizabeth Orenstein, outreach and education director for the Berkshire Environmental Action Team, explained at last week’s Log Lunch that a Bioblitz is a biological survey that takes place in a specific location over a specific period of time. The goal of the event is to catalog as many species as possible within an established time constraint. The result is a comprehensive catalog of regional species that informs land management, conservation efforts, biological research and local involvement. The first Berkshire Bioblitz took place in 2010 in Pittsfield State Forest and produced the first comprehensive species catalog for that property, with 947 species identified. Since then, the event has taken place in a variety of locations in the county, including Great Barrington and the Berkshire National Resources Property.
In the talk, Orenstein explained the advantages of a Bioblitz. “Bioblitzes are a really concise way to get a survey of who’s living on a particular piece of property, and this helps us understand who’s there, why they’re important and how we can prioritize them,” she said. Occasionally, Bioblitzes lead to the discovery of new or invasive species. During the 2016 Bioblitz at Mount Greylock, Charley Eiseman, a local naturalist and insect specialist, discovered a new species of gnat, which he named Phytosciara greylockensis after the mountain. Bioblitzes are an opportunity for locals to get outside, work alongside biologists and naturalists and learn about local wildlife. They are designed to increase public awareness regarding the benefits and variety of local wildlife. In addition to conducting a biological survey, this year’s Berkshire Bioblitz offered a variety of hands-on, family-oriented programming including bird banding, an invasive species identification exhibit, microscope and specimen set-ups and a water filtration activity. Hourly shuttles, which began as soon as the Bioblitz started, left from Paresky Center to bring students to Hopkins Memorial Forest to participate in surveys, programs and talks and enjoy seasonal refreshments offered at the Bioblitz. The program included a variety of discussions relating to Hopkins Forest wildlife, including a pollinator walk led by biology professor Joan Edwards. Saturday evening, visitors enjoyed a moth light show and Rene Wendell’s “Owl Prowl” guided walk. “We had a whole bunch of amazing field biologists who study everything from moths to fungi to birds and fish and macroinvertebrates,” said Sarah Gardner, associate director and lecturer of environmental studies at the College. Gardner described her 13-year old son
spending “hours identifying macroinvertebrates and putting them into vials for further investigation by students and scientists. It was a truly amazing event,” she said. Her “only regret was that more Williams students didn’t participate.” Andrew Jones, manager of Hopkins Memorial Forest, agreed that the event was a success but shares Gardner’s dis-
Yesterday, Goodrich Coffee Bar opened for the year. Goodrich is completely studentorganized and student-run, with five students comprising the management team. The management team’s roles include supply, personnel, finances, operations/projects and marketing/outreach/events. The coffee bar returned to Goodrich Hall after a brief stay in Dodd House last year while Goodrich was undergoing renovations. The renovations, which affected the floor and roof, were necessary to strengthen the structural soundness of the building. While the coffee bar returned to its usual spot, the management team will introduce a few new changes to the operations. There will now be Sunday morning hours from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., whereas last year the coffee bar was only open Monday through Friday. Additionally, they hope “to provide a breakfast option on Sunday mornings so that people can swipe for before brunch,” Kate Latimore ’19, the personnel manager, said. The coffee bar mainly offers breakfast foods such as bagels and yogurt, as well as coffee, tea and bottled drinks. This semester, they will bring back “cream cheese flavor of the month and
some secret new menu items,” Latimore said. Goodrich also caters school events. They will be catering Homecoming, offering bagels and coffee for purchase. Their website gives more information on catering and how one can request for an event to be catered. In addition to the food and catering services, Goodrich hosts events throughout the semester. For example, Latimore said students can look forward to boba tea nights on Tuesdays and Stressbusters, a weekly event that offers a respite from academic work and is put on in collaboration with All-Campus Entertainment (ACE), on Wednesdays. In addition to these weekly events, the managers of the coffee bar also plan on collaborating with performing arts groups at the College throughout the semester. One of the hallmarks of Goodrich Coffee Bar is its status as a community space, and this is an aspect of the coffee bar that they will seek to uphold and celebrate throughout the semester. Latimore said that the community aspect of Goodrich is the best part of working there. She said that the space in Goodrich is more conducive to creating a sense of community than the space in Dodd House. “The coffee bar is smaller, so it’s more integrated into the open seating space,” she said. The setup in Go-
life forms, including mosses and small invertebrates, require further lab analysis in order to be properly identified. Jones does not expect to have all surveyed lifeforms tallied for a few weeks. However, some notable discoveries from the survey include the spring salamander and the rare Connecticut warbler. Once completed, species data will be made available to the College com-
munity. Jones hopes that “having these results available might help spur further research into some of these organisms in the near future,” perhaps conducted by students. “These kinds of surveys are especially useful if repeated using consistent methods – therefore offering information on how plant and wildlife populations may be changing over time,” Jones said.
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At the 2018 Berkshire Bioblitz, held in Hopkins Forest, students, scientists and community members came together to document wildlife in the area.
Goodrich reopens in original location By ANJALI POE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
appointment in turnout, commenting that “given the splendid conditions, I would have hoped for higher attendance.” Approximately 150 people participated in the Bioblitz over the 24-hour period. The group was comprised of Williams community members as well as the general public. According to Jones, “the data for many of the plants and animals are still being tallied.” Many
odrich facilitates more interaction between the customers and the students working at the coffee bar, whereas in Dodd House, the students working were more hidden and physically separated from the customers. Additionally, it is great being “able to work with friends while serving friends and the general student body,” Latimore said. There are many ways people can get involved in this community. There are 33 members of the Goodrich staff this semester, and they hire “at the beginning of fall semester and at the end of winter study,” Latimore said. If a student wants to get involved, they can access the application through daily messages, the Goodrich Coffee Bar Facebook page or Instagram. Due to the fact that many people go abroad or graduate, spots are always opening up, and students are encouraged to apply if they are interested. For those who do not want to work at the coffee bar but still want to be involved, Latimore noted that the management team of the coffee bar is receptive to suggestions from not only baristas, but also customers of the coffee bar. She stressed that the team takes these suggestions “seriously because [they] want to make Goodrich as accessible and welcoming as possible.”
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After a year in Dodd House, Goodrich coffee bar returned to Goodrich Hall yesterday following renovations.
Two employees sue for $75,000 in damages for unpaid overtime, College claims no wrongdoing CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 regulations if the employee is paid on a salary basis; the salary is the equivalent of at least $455 per week; and the primary responsibilities involve executive, administrative or professional duties. If it doesn’t fall within one of the federal exemptions, federal law requires the college to pay overtime, which it does.” Gonzalez also noted that, on some occasions, employees may be legally exempt from overtime pay but still receive it to ensure better compensation than the law requires. “Beyond mere compliance with the law, the College also works to ensure that the classification and total compensation package are fair and equitable for the employees,” she said. “This could lead to the College treating some employees as entitled to overtime as a matter of College classification, even if federal law does not require it.” The College, as it admits in its answer to the lawsuit filed in the district court, reclassified the teachers’ positions in December 2016 so that they would receive overtime pay. In her complaint to the attorney general’s office, obtained via public records laws, Tool writes, “[In] December 2016 my status changed from salary to hourly. I went from four weeks vacation a year to three, my sick time went from not being tracked to accrued starting at zero and my paid family leave went from being covered at 100% to being covered at 60%. I was told not to question these changes.” In early 2018, according to Tool’s complaint, she wrote a letter demanding overtime for the time she was classi-
fied as exempt, arguing that classification was improper. At this point, she and Shippee filed the complaints with the attorney general’s office, which then wrote in response that, “we are authorizing you to pursue this matter through a private civil lawsuit.” They then filed the suit on May 2, alleging unpaid overtime as well as unspecified retaliation against Tool (and later, in an amended complaint, against Shippee too). They also claimed that they were routinely required to work more than 40 hours per week in order to meet the demands of their jobs. In its answer to the lawsuit, filed on Sept. 7, the College denied that at any point it failed to compensate Tool and Shippee fully in accordance with federal law. The College wrote that “Plaintiffs’ claims for unpaid overtime compensation fail because Plaintiffs at all times were exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirements under the ‘administrative’ exemption established pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1) and 29 C.F.R. §541.200, et. seq.” Additionally, the College alleged that Tool and Shippee failed to “comply with the statutory prerequisites set forth in M.G.L. ch. 149, § 150, in that Plaintiffs failed to first file a complaint with the Attorney General of the Commonwealth and either wait the requisite time prior to filing suit or receive the Attorney General’s assent to the filing of their complaint.” However, on April 24 and 25 the Massachusetts attorney general’s office sent Shippee and Tool, respectively, letters which stated, “This letter is to inform you that we are authorizing you to pursue
this matter through a private civil lawsuit.” The College claimed a variety of other affirmative defenses, including that the claims have been unduly delayed and are outside the statute of limitations. The College also alleges that at least part of the time Shippee and Tool are seeking overtime pay for was worked without the College’s knowledge or was not necessary for them to meet their job requirements. Finally, the College stated that, “any actions taken by the College in connection with Plaintiffs’ compensation were done in good faith conformance with and reliance upon” applicable regulations. The College would not comment on the specifics of this litigation beyond their court filings. However, Gonzalez stated that she was not aware of any positions at the College ever being misclassified under the FLSA standards. “We’re not aware of this ever actually happening,” she said. “A few years ago, the Obama administration proposed expanding the categories of positions entitled to overtime by narrowing the federal exemptions. The College responded to the proposed new regulations by reviewing positions on campus that might need to be reclassified if and when the new regulations were to go into effect. Those regulations were shelved and never went into effect. Even though it was not required by law, the College did end up reclassifying some employees because it seemed like the right thing to do. The compensation of these employees went up and they began to receive overtime pay not required by federal law.”
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One in Two Thousand By LYDIA DUAN FEATURES EDITOR I first met Robbie through our mutual friend, Natalie Newton ’20, and I was thrilled to have met another tea aficionado. Upon parting ways from that first encounter, Robbie told me, “I’ll sacrifice a goat for you.” The rest is history. I sat down with Robbie the other day to discuss his tea-drinking habits, his flag-sewing stories and his concerning winter apparel. Robbie, you’ve told me multiple times when I was stressed that you’d sacrifice a goat for me. Thank you for that. How did you start using this phrase? It started among my high school friends as a way of thanking someone. Saying that you’d sacrifice a goat to a pagan deity or god brings them good fortune, like wishing them well on a journey. I don’t know exactly the context it arose from, but then it just became a thing and developed a life of its own. It became a useful phrase and then a part of my character. A lot of people, who I’m pretty sure don’t even know my name, just know that I’ll sacrifice a goat for them. That’s beautiful. Can you share some other goat-related stories? The summer between freshman and sophomore year [of college], I was an intern for my local historical society. It had a goat yoga program where people would come and pay to have a yoga class where goats would be placed on their back. I had four duties: making sure the goats didn’t escape, taking the money from the people, placing baby goats on their backs – that was my favorite part – and, my least favorite part, picking up the goat poop. Yeah, it was a weird, awesome experience. I did get to bottle feed one of the baby goats. That was the highlight of my summer. It was
wearing a diaper too, because it was six days old. It was adorable; my heart melted.
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My heart is melting too. Don’t you sew as well? What’s your favorite thing you’ve made? Yeah! It’s one of my favorite hobbies. My favorite thing is the M3 flag I decided to make for the entry. I made this decision in October. It took me until literally the last entry snacks to finish it. I actually timed it on my phone; every time I would pick up the thing to start sewing, I would turn on a stopwatch on my phone. And it took me 284 hours. It’s two alpacas on each side with M3 in the center. Oh god, that one was painful. Did you sew a flag last year? Yes, because I am a masochist and thought it would take a lot less time than it did. It’s actually the flag of the Palaiologos family, the last Byzantine emperors. I’m probably slaughtering the name. Also, they have the coolest of all symbols. I used over a mile of yellow thread. It’s currently hanging on the inside door of my room in Bryant. [Shows Byzantine flag.] That’s amazing! Is flag-sewing connected to the flags you hung outside your window of Morgan last year? Yeah, I have a thing for flags. I love history, and flags are a way of showing it. I wanted something to decorate the inside of my walls with, and flags are like $5 on Amazon. So, I just got a few command hooks and put up the flags. But I got too many flags for command hooks, and I was living on the top floor, so I was like, “Hey, it would be cool if I flew a flag out there.” What flags do you have? I have like 18 or 19 flags. I have a few common ones, like the British flag and the Scottish flag. I also have the im-
KATIE BRULE/PHOTO EDITOR ROBBIE'S HOMETOWN SMITHTOWN, N.Y.
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perial Russian flag, the flag of the Kingdom of Prussia, the flag of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the banner of Edward III, the flag of Wales, a nice dragon, the flag of the Qin dynasty from China and a lot more. Did you always know you wanted to major in history and classics? I actually came here wanting to be a chemistry major. That was the worst decision of my life. It crashed and burned so badly. My first history class was “Islamic Law,” and I really enjoyed that. Then I took Professor Chris Waters’s “Europe in the 20th Century” and now I’ve snowballed from there. [This summer] I was in Bulgaria, excavating a Byzantine monastery occupied from the early fifth to late seventh century, and it had a reliquary that contained the bones of an unknown saint. I’m studying in Greece next semester; the plan is Athens.
MOST CUPS OF TEA CONSUMED 19 IN ONE DAY
Alright, Robbie, let’s switch over to beverages now. How many cups of tea do you drink a day? Ah yes, the infamous topic. It was more extreme last year. There was this one period of two weeks where I went a bit nuts on an anthropology final paper because I really enjoyed the course, and I was researching artifacts from Teotihuacan in Mexico. I wrote a 135-page paper, and I wrote the bulk of it in a two-week period with other coursework going on. I got three hours of sleep per night on average. But also, caffeine doesn’t affect me much; it was more the warmth going into my body and the ritual that calmed me and helped me deal with that massive stress. I drank 19 cups of tea in one day. And during that period, it was like 11 to 14 cups on average. Now it’s closer to seven or eight a day. Do you drink coffee at all? Jessica [Thompson ’21] told
me you’ve eaten raw coffee beans before?
You’re also often found wearing kilts. Why kilts?
Only when I need it. Basically, this was also because of freshman year chemistry. The dining hall opens at 7:30 a.m., I had a class in Science Quad at 8 a.m. and I needed a lot of caffeine to stay awake during said class. I can only drink so much liquid in such little time, and I can’t afford to have to pee in class because I’m bad enough at chemistry as is, and I can’t just walk out. So, I bought on Amazon a 10-pound bag of coffee beans. I would have about 100 coffee beans a day, which was about 10 cups worth, most of them first thing in the morning right after I woke up. And yeah, horrible idea. The stomach cramps were intense. One time I literally thought I was having a stroke. It was my biggest freshman year blunder. That and whipped cream.
Because I like kilts? It’s hard to think of an exact reason why, I usually answer with “Why not?” It’s a nice day, and I feel like wearing a kilt. My mother actually got it for me for Christmas last year; she’s been trying to convince me to get a kilt for the past three years, and I finally relented and said sure, that would make a great Christmas gift. I’m only tangentially Scottish, so I sort of have a right to wear it by descent? Not really, just enough to justify it. I think it’s a Black Watch tartan, which was a military regiment in Scotland, and I have no relation to it whatsoever, it just looked cool. It was a good decision.
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I had an addiction to whipped cream. I would literally have a bowlful of whipped cream from the dining hall. And I would do that multiple times a day, which is ironic, because now I’m effectively vegan, and I don’t eat any dairy products. I’ve changed a lot since freshman year [laughs.] Robbie, you can often be found studying standing up in Upper Paresky, right? There are a few health benefits, but mainly for me, I have very low blood pressure, so when I stand up I get dizzy very quickly, and if I sit down for too long I get very tired, so standing is just more comfortable for me. I stay awake longer and feel more alert. And actually, over the course of a year, I’m not sure if this is true, but I’ve heard standing for eight hours a day is equivalent to running about five marathons.
That sounds like a very good decision. Finally, I’ve heard that you’ve gotten hypothermia a couple of times? That’s another one of those freshman year things. I wore shorts and a T-shirt every day until the end of March freshman year. No jacket, nothing. I would wear gloves but fingerless. It started in middle school, because the people who ran the school and controlled the heating were absolute sadists. They would heat the school to about 80 degrees during the middle of the winter. It made no sense. I just didn’t own pants. So yeah, I just wanted to keep doing that over here, and through sheer willpower I made it through, but I did get hypothermia a few times. It was not pleasant. I stopped feeling cold at that point, which I knew was a problem. It was Williamstown weather, so being in 10 degrees for about an hour did it. Robbie! Do you have a coat and pants now? Now I actually get cold really easily, which is part of the reason why I drink so much tea. I bought sweatpants on clearance at the Williams store, and I own a lot of pants.
CSS provides student job opportunities “The way we do things here is that we’ll train the workers in all the jobs that we have. So, The next time you see a if someone can’t make their green vest and a radio patrol- shift, they’ll put it in our text ling Paresky late at night, try group and any other student to imagine a new person be- can pick up those hours,” exhind that uniform. Approxi- plained Scott Braman, secumately 35 of the green-vested rity patrol supervisor and curfigures across campus are not rent manager of CSS’s student Campus Safety and Security employment program. From this varied set of work (CSS) officers at all, but fellow peers and classmates work- experiences, Braman described ing part-time at CSS’s student the connections that form during a student’s time at CSS. “A lot of work program. Alison Warner, associate the students we get as first years director for Clery Compliance stay the entire four years,” he and Training and a past man- said. “I’ve had student workers ager of CSS’s student employ- that worked for us 10 or 15 years ment program, views student ago, and I’ll see them at alumni employment as an important events, and they’ll still come up and have a conversation with aspect of CSS’s operations. “Student workers help us in a me. It’s pretty amazing.” Alejandro Zuleta ’21, who variety of ways,” she said. “They check the emergency phones has worked with CSS since on campus, they provide stu- his first year, agreed. He said CSS staff have dent escorts and always been they work during supportive of special events like concerts and “[The job] gives us an students joining the team. athletic games. inside look into “I rememThese student ber roles supplement something we don't manmy freshyear, our department usually get to Scott Braman as a whole when came around we may not have see as students.” to my entry extra staffing for talking about those positions.” Ben Morton ’19 CSS, and he There are mentioned three types of that you can positions availwork there. able to students at CSS: campus monitors, He told us that if we wanted whose duties include test- a job there, we should shoot ing emergency phones, pro- him an email. Right away, I viding student escorts and asked him for his contact inmonitoring common spaces formation,” Zuleta said. Although being a campus on campus from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.; switchboard operators, patrol might seem like an acwho take and redirect calls at tion-packed experience, Zuthe Williams Switchboard; leta’s most impactful memoand office assistants, who as- ries while working for CSS sist with paperwork during have been quieter moments. “The officers are a lot CSS’s daytime hours. These students are also on friendlier than I think most hand to park cars at football people would imagine at games, direct traffic dur- first,” Zuleta said. “I rememing major college-sponsored ber working during a football events and assist with crowd game my freshman year, and control and backstage opera- I would get paired up with an officer manning the gates. tions during concerts. By KRISTEN ALTMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Nancy [Macauley] is one of them, and she’s a really cool person; she’s really nice. She asked me all about myself, and then she quizzed me on the school's geography when I was still a freshman.” Indeed, CSS staff members develop positive friendships and networks with students involved with CSS. Ben Morton ’19 said that he began working for CSS his freshman year, per his wrestling teammates’ (who also worked for CSS) recommendation. According to Morton, “[Braman] was extremely excited to welcome more wrestlers on board due to his positive experience with having some of my teammates as employees. “I have been able to interact with the people in charge of CSS at Williams and talk to them about issues that my classmates and I are curious about,” Morton said. “It gives an inside look into something we don't usually get to see as students.” Describing the impact of student employment at CSS, Braman said, “I think the College in general does a great job of helping students with employment and preparing them for the future, whether that be through helping them write resumes or giving them actual job experience. You’ll have something under your belt and be able to say, ‘I worked for four years at the College, and here is what I did.’” “For us, it’s very positive,” said Warner. “Students are able to fill some spots that we can’t, and it’s just extra sets of eyes and ears for us when there’s a lot of different activities and a lot of things going on.” If you are interested in getting to know your fellow CSS officers while picking up some real world work experience, contact Scott Braman at sbraman@williams.edu for more information.
By LYDIA DUAN FEATURES EDITOR From exchanging textbooks to sitting down for a latte, students regularly engage with the Williams Bookstore. Staff who work to keep the shop running smoothly include Melinda Diaz, an Idaho native who landed in Williamstown through what she calls a “series of accidents.” Two years ago, during a crosscountry road trip that went literally from coast to coast, she passed through Williamstown to visit her sister in Vermont. A year later, she came in early one morning to the bookstore to purchase something new to read and met eventual coworker Anna Hefferman ’12. They joked about receiving advanced reading copies and soon enough, Hefferman had handed her a business card. “It was serendipity,” Diaz said, laughing. “I was like, ‘Whoa, books before they come out, how do I get that job?’ And [Hefferman] said, ‘Oh we’re hiring.’” In the year since Diaz has started at the store, she has become familiar with the ebb and flow of customers that pass through. She explained that business is heavily dependent upon the time of year and the activity both at the College and in Williamstown. “It totally depends on the season. Lately, with everybody coming in to get their textbooks, it’s been all students all the time,” Diaz said. “Other parts of the year, it’s mostly just residents and people passing through, like tourists during the Williams Theatre Festival. They’re from New York and Boston and everywhere else. It definitely fluctuates.” As the range of customers changes, so too does the selection of books offered at the bookstore. She outlined the process that takes a novel from the warehouse to the store shelf. Follett, the company that heads the bookstore, determines the selection of titles that are stocked on any given day. The
books, usually new releases, are shipped to the store and depending on how they sell, may be pulled in six or so months to create room for the next flood of printed materials. As a smaller store with limited capacity, the selection of titles available for purchase is constantly updated. “It’s harder to keep classics around because there’s not that much space,” Diaz said. “Anything too old we have to pull and send back to the warehouse.” As an avid reader herself, Diaz finds herself excited by the arrivals of new book shipments. Beyond that, she enjoys the quieter environment and grounded atmosphere that the store provides. Having worked in the whirlwind industries of retail and restaurants five years prior, Diaz often reflects on how different this new job experience is for her. “I really like how quiet it is,” she said. “It does get busy, but you’re just working with books and people. There’s not this crazy stress to it like I’m used to.” For the customer interactions, she finds that they are generally positive in comparison to those in her previous occupations.
From working in point-ofsales to plugging away with data entry, Diaz said she has been constantly learning since coming to the store. “I learn new things all the time,” she said. “You wouldn’t think that there are all these back-end things you have to learn about text receiving and merchandising… You think you just put the books out, but there’s such a system we have to go through.” Beyond books, Diaz is an independent silversmith whose jewelry and metallic creations can be found on Etsy or at lucksmithmetals.com. She has been metalworking for years now, creating a wide mix of jewelry pieces ranging from delicate silver rings to more intricately wrought constellation-based necklaces. Though working two jobs at once has proved challenging in the past, she finds immense satisfaction in working with her hands and the tangibility of visible results. This remains true with her work in jewelry making and the bookstore. “There are always things to do. I just think it’s really productive. It’s fulfilling,” she said.
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Melinda Diaz has worked at the Williams Bookstore for the past year.
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Spotlight on research: Donnelly examines women in rebel groups By IRENE LOEWENSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER Type “rebel groups” into Google’s image search, and the first 64 photos will be of men. But while men may be the face of many rebel groups, women often play a critical role in the groups’ strategy. Phoebe Donnelly, the Stanley Kaplan Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science and Leadership Studies Program, researches the role of women in rebel groups. She is finishing her dissertation, “Wedded to Warfare: Coercive Marriage Systems inside Rebel Groups.” Her dissertation focuses on two groups and their involvement in specific countries: AlShabaab in Somalia and Kenya and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. “I’m interested in how groups bring in women and how they handle the relationships between men and women once they bring in women,” she said. LRA, a group founded by Joseph Kony, seeks to establish a state based on Kony’s interpretation of the Ten Commandments. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, Al-Shabaab is an Islamist militant group whose main goal is to create a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia. For Donnelly, researching these two groups was beneficial in several ways. “I chose Al-Shabaab and the LRA because I wanted to have regional consistency with both groups being based in East Africa, and I was interested in having two groups that claim to be based in two different religions – Islam and an adaptation of Christianity with local spiritual beliefs,” Donnelly said. “There has also been no literature
PHOTO COURTESY OF PHOEBE DONNELLY.
Phoebe Donnelly’s research explores marriage and gender dynamics in rebel groups such as Al-Shabaab and the Lord’s Resistance Army. on gender dynamics inside Al-Shabaab despite scholars writing about gender dynamics inside other rebel groups in the region.” In her dissertation, Donnelly argues that the rebel groups use marriage to tie people to the group, a tactic the LRA employs by setting up arranged marriages between its members and its abductees. “By marrying them and creating these families, it creates a more cohesive group,” she said. According to Donnelly, while the LRA sees marriage as a way to establish a new, coherent society among its members, Al-Shabaab views it as a tool to control a population in an occupied area. By marrying women into the group, Al-Shabaab separates them from the rest of society
and gains new members, thus bolstering their movement. Marriage is central to how Al-Shabaab rules the areas it occupies, Donnelly asserts. But in Somalia, deradicalization programs, which provide rehabilitation to ex-members of the group, have not caught up with this reality. In her research, Donnelly has not encountered any such program – run either by the Somali government or international organizations – that accepts women. Especially without the help of such programs, women who have been coerced into these kinds of marriages have trouble leaving, since people outside the group perceive them as a threat. Donnelly is also working on an article about how Al-Shabaab uses Kenyan sex workers as spies. The article, entitled
Ramunto’s delights with crisp pizza, flavorful menu By VINCENT JIANG CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Log, home to Thursday night trivia and a hangout place for students and community members alike, is now the host to Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza. This pizzeria is the newest out of seven other branches scattered across New England, all of which have positive reviews. After a dinner at Ramunto’s, it is easy to say that this branch will soon follow suit. Garlic knots are a staple in pizzerias, and the knots here ($4.50 for six, $7.95 for twelve) did not disappoint. Served warm with a side of marinara sauce, the garlic aroma was hard to forget. The fried exterior crackled against my teeth, but only for a brief moment as it quickly gave way to a soft and doughy interior. Oftentimes, garlic knots suffer from being overly oily, but these were well-balanced, with enough garlic to be flavorful but not overpowering. Ramunto’s Jumbo Wings ($10.95 for ten) were not noticeably bigger than the average buffalo wing, but the misleading name should not take away from the intense flavor. We had it mild, but the wings also come in hot or kamikaze, along with a choice of either blue cheese or ranch dressing. The wings themselves were cooked to a lovely golden color, and the skin was nice and crisp, though a bit tougher than I expected. The buffalo sauce was tart with a little bit of kick – enough to
feel it, but not enough so to start chugging water. For those looking for something lighter, the cranberry, goat cheese and almond salad ($8.95 for half, $11.95 for full) was a refreshing, though slightly pricier, option. The cheese looked crumbly, but it was actually rather creamy and almost reminiscent of mild yogurt. It paired well with the tangy, sweet cranberries and tomatoes, though the almonds were lost in the other flavors. And unlike other salads that need to be drowned in dressing to enjoy, the toppings were enough to make this one a delight to eat. For pizza, Ramunto’s offers either 14- or 16-inch pies, as well as a daily rotating selection of individual slices. The cheese slice ($2.00) checked all the boxes of a good slice of pizza: a lightly toasted crust, rich flavor and stretchy cheese – though probably not as stringy as Whitmans’ mozzarella sticks. While the tomato sauce was lacking – I often couldn’t taste it – it is no wonder why the lunch special (two cheese slices and a fountain drink for $3.75) is so popular. For those who prefer the Sicilian slice ($2.40), the crust was thicker and doughier compared to the regular cheese, and the tomato sauce was slightly sweeter. The specialty slices (about $3.00 each) were a good way to spice things up. The buffalo chicken with blue cheese slice had soft and tender chicken, and the sauce was a little hotter than mild. The pesto slice with black olives and roasted red peppers
was an even greater departure from the cheese. While the pesto flavor was distinct, it faded from the tongue quickly, and the toppings provided a nice texture that left me wanting more. All the slices were satisfyingly crisp, though unlike the regular slice, the cheese almost disappeared under the other flavors. On days when you don’t feel like pizza, Ramunto’s also offers a variety of other options. The spicy jalapeño burger ($10.95) – comprising of Monterey Jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and jalapeños – is for those who enjoy the heat. The spiciness was the first sensation that registered, but the beefiness of the burger itself took enough edge off of the burger to reveal the tartness of the peppers. The grilled chicken wrap ($8.75), consisting of chicken, bacon, tomato, lettuce and ranch dressing in a flour tortilla, was average. The chicken was a bit dry, but there was a good meat to vegetables ratio. It also came with a side of homemade chips, which were surprisingly good. A nice shade of golden orange, they were lightly salted and almost crunchy, which paired well with the texture of the wrap. Overall, the service at Ramunto’s was friendly and food came out in a timely fashion (aside from one dish, which was quickly remedied once we brought it up). Factoring in the student discount, Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza is a good place to grab a meal when dining hall food starts to bore or if family come to visit!
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Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza, located at the Log, offers a wide variety of dishes from pizza to wraps.
“Sex Workers: Al-Shabaab’s Ideological Weakness” and co-authored by Katharine Petrich of Northeastern University, is expected to appear in the journal Small Wars and Insurgencies next February. That Al-Shabaab is an Islamic group yet uses sex workers often surprises most people, Donnelly said. “You would think that that would make them not conducive to working with sex workers,” she said. But the group is willing to sacrifice its professed ideology for the sake of espionage. Sex workers obtain intelligence from clients who work for the Kenyan government; in turn, Al-Shabaab pays the sex workers for information. Donnelly’s other project is a book chapter called “Children of Al-Shabaab.” The chapter
will appear in Challenging Conceptions: Children Born of Wartime Rape and Sexual Exploitation, which is set to be published by the University of Pennsylvania Press next September. The chapter describes the challenges facing children born to women in coerced marriages to AlShabaab members. Donnelly argues that AlShabaab usually tries to keep children in the group. “I think Al-Shabaab wants them because they think they are the future of this group,” she said. If they are released from the group, however, children can face stigma. “Obviously, it wasn’t these children’s choice – they were not voluntarily born into this group,” she said. “But people see them as part of this group and as threatening.”
Donnelly wasn’t always interested in pursuing academia; at first, she wanted to be a lawyer. After graduating in 2008 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in political science, she decided to work at a law firm as a paralegal. “I thought most of the work was pretty boring,” she said. But she enjoyed working on several pro bono cases about asylum applications, for which she had to research why the asylum-seekers were leaving their home countries. “I would get so fascinated reading about these different regions,” Donnelly said. “That kind of pushed me into thinking I wanted to focus on international relations.” After about a year and a half at the law firm, she left to work on Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) first senatorial campaign. When Blumenthal won, Donnelly moved to D.C. to work in his office on national security and gender issues. She then went to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, from which she received her master’s degree in law and diplomacy and will soon receive her Ph.D. in international relations. She taught classes for both undergraduates and graduate students. This fall, she is co-teaching “World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations” with James McAllister, professor of political science. In the spring, she will teach “Gender and Conflict in International Relations” and “Security in Africa.” “I’m one of the rare people getting a Ph.D. who did it to teach,” she said. “Most people are really interested in research – and I love research – but I just love teaching. I really like connecting with students.”
This week in Williams history Articles from the archives: 2003
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College alum donates ‘Star Frog Man’ art to biggest fans By KAIRA MEDIRATTA ARTS EDITOR Out of the 123 original artworks loaned to students by the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) for their Williams Art Loan for Living Spaces (WALLS) initiative, Zhu Wei’s New Pictures of the Strikingly Bizarre #9 was the first work to go this year: claimed by Zach Babat ’21, who camped out overnight beginning the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 8. Wei’s biggest fans, however, would have to be Richard “Cros” Saint ’19 and Andrew Wallace ’19, who met the piece not long after they met each other. Saint and Wallace, who were roommates in their first year and continue to live in the same house in their senior year, chose this work during their first semester at the College. Some may recall their first moment of fame in the Record when they were featured in a photo box on the front page getting this exact piece. Throughout the past four semesters, excluding their study abroad ventures in St. Petersburg and Paris (respectively), the duo braved the interminable WALLS lines again and again just to borrow Wei’s piece, which they came to think of as a “pet,” or their “third roommate – the cleanest roommate we’ve ever had!” as they described it. This journey seemed to come full circle when Jack
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRADLEY WAKOFF.
Richard “Cros” Saint ’19 and Andrew Wallace ’19 proudly exhibit their beloved artwork generously donated by Jack Wadsworth ’61. Wadsworth ’61, donor of the artwork, in fact gifted two original prints of the piece to Saint and Wallace – to keep! – on Sunday, Sept. 9. “We were astonished and emotional to learn that we would be receiving prints of our own,” recalled Wallace. “We could never have anticipated getting to own copies of the piece of art with which we fell in love as freshmen. Now seniors, we dreaded leaving our painting as we dreaded leaving Williams next year – now, we get to take with us the former, and with it a piece of the latter.” Mr. and Mrs. Wadsworth’s generosity extends far beyond
this event; in fact, Wadsworth has purchased eight additional original works by Wei from his series Pictures of the Strikingly Bizarre, which he is gifting to past student borrowers of Wei’s works who have shared special connections with the artworks in their WALLS notebooks – namely Abby Brustad ’19, Mikhayla Armstrong ’19 and three other alums. As any student who has participated in WALLS will know, a small notebook is given to each student with their respective artwork, the idea being that each borrower will add a small message,
creating a collection of personal anecdotes throughout the years. The notebook for New Pictures of the Strikingly Bizarre #9 in particular tells a multi-year saga of a growing friendship between two boys and their “Star Frog Man,” as they came to call the piece. The journey is a heartfelt one – beginning with first impressions (they were drawn to “the sad, maybe inquisitive look on the Star Frog Man’s face, and the face of his friend in the background” said Wallace) to the work becoming a sort of “calming and reassuring” presence in the duo’s lives.
“Star Frog Man” took on another form back in May of 2017 when Saint and Wallace created t-shirts with the artwork featured on them, gifting one to Wadsworth himself. Underneath the image, the shirts read: “Star Frog Man / Donated to WCMA WALLS by Jack Wadsworth ’61 and beloved by all.” Beyond Wei’s pieces, Wadsworth has in fact donated 10 works to the WALLS collection, including intricate Japanese woodcuts by Kitagawa Utamaro and Torii Kiyonaga. Wei, however, would have to be the most provocative artist of Wadsworth’s collec-
tion. As one of China’s most notable contemporary artists of the post-Tiananmen period, Wei is also known for his critique of politics and society in a rapidly evolving China. As renowned Chinese art historian and critic Lu Hong points out, “The wisdom of Zhu Wei’s works lies in showing us that when one is pursuing a contemporary expression, the most important thing is to retain the means of a traditional rendition, to produce innovative results. It is especially crucial to retain a point of uniqueness in one’s artistic output in this time, when the development of contemporary art is under the threat of homogenization.” Indeed, Wadsworth’s admiration for Wei’s work was made obvious during the giving-over ceremony of the artworks that Sunday, where he stressed not only the importance of protest artists like Wei, but also of programs like WALLS that facilitate relationships between students and the artworks themselves. “The work they [Mr. & Mrs. Wadsworth] have done with the museum has clearly been successful in allowing more students to actively engage with pieces of art, and allowing art to filter into their daily lives,” added Wallace. And perhaps the most memorable moment of all was when Wadsworth ripped open his shirt à la Clark Kent to reveal none other than his “Star Frog Man” shirt.
‘Shock and Awe’ underwhelms By MITCHELL MORRIS STAFF WRITER
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Bi-racial artist Sainabo Sey’s new album I’m a Dream unapologetically explores themes of race and gender.
Sainabo Sey’s new album shapes the exciting era of femme soul-pop By HANNAH TAGER STAFF WRITER Drawing on both her Gambian and Swedish roots, Seinabo Sey has scraped away a little of Scandinavia’s white washing with her new album, I’m a Dream. Sey found fame after the Norwegian D.J. Kygo remixed her song “Younger,” the breakout single from her EP For Madeleine. Sey’s voice, robust and ripened by her R&B background, makes “Younger (Kygo Remix)” hold its own alongside Kygo’s other famous soul remix, Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing.” While soul seeps into the songs of I’m a Dream, Sey’s music is pure pop. However, such a description should not be taken as pejorative. After all, Marvin Gaye was considered pop during his time. Sey’s sound is just as much Eurodance as it is R&B, and, while not personally ascribing to any genre, she can best be categorized as soul-pop. This hyphenation and genre-bending seem to echo Sey’s bi-racial and Gambian-Swedish heritage; Sey was born to a Swedish mother and a Gambian father, the late Maudo Sey, an Afro-pop musician renowned in The Gambia and Senegal. In her music and performances, Sey grapples with and unpacks her roots. At the 2016 Swedish Grammy Awards, Sey staged a protest of sorts by inviting over 100 black and biracial Swedish women to silently stand on stage as Sey performed. “I basically just wanted to show that we exist,” Sey explained to The New York Times. “I wanted people in that room to feel looked at and to understand, maybe for a second, how it feels to be a minority.”
Such themes are breached, swallowed and spat back up in I’m a Dream. In “Breathe,” Sey starts with quivering strings that build and bolster the listener’s excitement; its cadence echoes Sey’s own story and relationship with her race. The song was written while Sey was on sabbatical in Senegal. “Back home, they’re scared, oh, so scared of me/ That I become scared of me, I’ve become scared of me,” she sings. Sey sounds reserved at the beginning of the song, holding back her typical booming and round lower register. Sey releases a bit more of her sound in the prechorus as she sings that she believes her “future is different.” She finally unleashes her full-bodied voice, “Now we’re moving forward ever, backwards/ never, forward ever, backwards never,” channeling frustration with Sweden’s social stagnation. While perhaps “Breathe” is better at communicating Sey’s emotions through its crescendos than lyrics, “Never Get Used To” is probably the song that best captures Sey’s skills as a songwriter. Maudo Sey passed away in 2013 – Sey then created the EP For Maudo in 2015 – and “Never Get Used To” catalogues her grief for her father. The poppy soul beat is penetrating, exacerbating the effect of her harrowing lyrics: in the bridge she sings, “I sing because you told me to/ And then I stop because I sound just like you/ I speak the way you taught me to/ And then I scream because I can’t speak to you.” These pithy lines sum up the rage and sadness of
anybody who has lost a parent, friend or lover; mannerisms and sounds constantly stir up an insatiable desire to be with those absent. Sey is not one for subtlety with her lyrics, and “Never Get Used To” functions as a contemporary incarnation of Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs,” recalling Stevie Nicks’ frustrations in the “Silver Springs” lyrics, “You’ll never get away from the sound/ Of the woman who loves you.” For a deeper understanding of Sey’s range of sound, “I Owe You Nothing” – released as a single in March and accompanied by a music video – pairs a deep bass beat with an old school, neo-soul sound, perhaps a nod to Erykah Badu whom Sey has recognized as an influence. The song also features a gospel chorus during its bridge, accompanying Sey as she sings, “Why you always have to try me?/ You think that I’m gon’ follow blindly.” The angry beat pulses and propels the song forward as Sey repeats many times in the chorus, “I owe you nothing, nothing.” Nothing about the song is pretty, which makes the feminine rage Sey expresses ever more potent. “I Owe You Nothing,” like many songs in I’m a Dream, seems to be a song that only Sey could make as she draws on her unique musical and biographical backgrounds – gospel, neo-soul and pop seamlessly blend together. However, she has made her singular sound wholly palatable. It is pop music, but Sey’s lyrics are smart and her sound is distinct. Joining the likes of Lorde and Janelle Monae, Sey is shaping an exciting era of guilt-free femme pop.
Shock and Awe, which opened at Images last week, is a new film by director Rob Reiner that tells the true story of the courageous journalists who challenged the narrative propagated by the George W. Bush Administration and the mainstream media leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The journalists, working for the now-defunct publishing company KnightRidder, were harassed, discredited and insulted as unpatriotic by readers and fellow journalists alike for questioning the invasion in the hyper-nationalist post9/11 atmosphere, but in spite of this adversity they held firm and continued to report the truth. Tragically, Knight-Ridder’s warnings went unheeded and America barreled headlong into a costly and regrettable war in Iraq in March of 2003. When the dust finally settled after years of conflict, countless lives had been lost, trillions of dollars had been spent and not a single weapon of mass destruction had been found. Only in hindsight would the world realize that Knight-Ridder and their lead editor John Walcott ’71 (portrayed in the film by director Rob Reiner) had been right about Iraq all along. Shock and Awe seeks to tell this important and timely story about journalism and political power in America. The story behind Shock and Awe is nothing short
of inspirational. However, despite the power and relevance of its underlying story, Shock and Awe falls short as a film. Choppy pacing and underwhelming performances from some Hollywood veterans are partially to blame, but Shock and Awe’s critical flaw is something more insidious: it is a film with an identity crisis, unable to state clearly and confidently what kind of story it wants to be. This crisis underlies much of Shock and Awe’s story, and it can be felt acutely from the film’s opening moments. Shock and Awe opens on the morning of September 11th, 2001. The North Tower of the World Trade Center has just been hit, a plume of smoke billows from Lower Manhattan and America is in chaos. In the middle of this familiar but no less tragic scene we are introduced to Walcott, who emanates strength, stoicism and a grisled “been-there” attitude as he placates his writers and turns them towards the critical task ahead: finding out who was behind the attacks. It’s a tense, emotional moment, and Walcott’s rousing speech seems to be hitting all the right notes, when suddenly reporter John Landay (played by Woody Harrelson) barges into the room dressed in a full Lance Armstrong getup, bike shorts and all, and exclaims wildly “It was Al-Qaeda!” Whether Landay actually arrived at work in full cyclist’s clothes on the morn-
ing of September 11th, 2001 or whether the director was simply looking to provide a little comic relief I can’t say, but what is abundantly clear is that Harrelson’s bombastic entrance was completely discordant with the emotional scene that had been developing and the serious tone that Shock and Awe had established. This isn’t to say that there can’t be moments of levity in a film about a tragedy. On the contrary, I believe that this is a synthesis that other films in the genre such as The Post and All the President’s Men have used to great effect. However, if one is bold enough to attempt to mix levity into a film about 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq, two things are necessary: finesse and proportionality. Unfortunately, Shock and Awe demonstrates a mastery of neither. Jokes are goofy, crude and on the nose. Romantic subplots are tossed in needlessly, explored shallowly, and brought to no satisfying conclusion. These aspects of the film are cringe-worthy to be sure, but what makes them capital offenses is how poorly they pair with the harrowing imagery of soldiers wounded in Iraq or the teary-eyed speeches about journalistic integrity given by Walcott. Shock and Awe shifts in tone so frequently and so drastically that even Hollywood standouts Woody Harrelson, James Marsden and Tommy Lee Jones can’t seem to bridge the gap. As a result, Shock and Awe is an unremarkable film, despite its remarkable source material.
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Although Robert Reiner’s film has a good story to tell, it unfortunately comes off as derivative.
9 ARTS
The Williams Record
September 19, 2018
‘Dance We Must’ struggles to reconcile art with appropriation By WILSON LAM STAFF WRITER This summer, I interned with the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA), and was told that one of the summer’s highlights would be Dance We Must, an exhibition in collaboration with Berkshire Countybased dance troupe Jacob’s Pillow. I was instructed by my supervisor to familiarize myself with the show and familiarize myself I did. No words could ever describe what met my eyes after I trudged upstairs. Two dimly lit galleries stood before me, each filled with costumes that hailed from various cultures and traditions. Initially awed by the costumes’ beauty and excellent preservation – some of them were over a century old – I was caught off guard by the exhibits’ accompanying text. As I circled both spaces, I became increasingly uncomfortable with each plaque I read. The costumes turned out to be created and worn by all-white American dancers performing mostly for American audiences with little to no intention of acknowledging the achievements and complexities of the cultures they attempted to represent; one of the performance sets was named Primitive Rhythms. Most disconcertingly, a “mustsee” piece, a costume made by Ruth St. Denis, supposedly portrays Kuan Yin, a Chinese goddess of mercy who arrived with the spread of Buddhism from South Asia. Whatever St. Denis was trying to embody in her near-sacrilegious ensemble, however, was nothing like the
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This exhibit, which opened on June 29, has evoked many mixed feelings regarding Jacob's Pillow's use of ethnic garb as costume. dignified bodhisattva I had so often seen. To see a goddess turned into little more than a striptease character was not in my job description. By the time I walked out of the galleries and into the museum offices, I was unsure of how to go about my work day without breaking down. In the museum, we called object labels “tombstones.” That term seemed especially appropriate as I contemplated this affront to a deity so closely tied to my culture and to devotees in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the global diaspora. My fury comes in two parts. Firstly, it is directed at St. Denis and Shawn, the couple who founded Jacob's Pillow, and at all the performances they have
created by twisting elements of my culture and many others’ to fit their ulterior motives. More insultingly, a tombstone next to “Egyptian” costumes explained that St. Denis had debuted with ancient Egyptian-inspired costumes and dances before a new movement directed the vogue towards the greatly colonized Orient and its various religions. Ever opportunistic, she then devoted her creativity (or lack thereof) to aping Asian cultures, while branching out towards Native American mysticism. Alas, St. Denis and Shawn are dead, but their possessions live on and therefore their deeds continue to haunt us. The second part is directed at those responsible for the exhi-
bition’s creation and narration. As part of the College, any language in the show would automatically be WCMA-endorsed and, by extension, endorsed by the College. The tombstone next to the “Kuan Yin” costume praised St. Denis for being a “magpie” because she had fashioned it out of literal trash. In another, the couple’s “ingenuity” was again praised for making a “Thai” headdress out of a colander. Although terminology such as ‘cultural appropriation’ and ‘racism’ was peppered throughout the museum text, it felt more like an attempt to utilize buzzwords and give the appearance of addressing the problematic aspects of the exhibits.
With each day that I interned, I encountered countless tourists who marveled at the sheer magnificence of the costumes; completely (perhaps willfully) unaware of the fact that each and every artifact was drenched in the figurative blood of civilizations from whom St. Denis and Shawn had “taken inspiration.” Besides the odd academic expressing concern and/or displeasure at the exhibition – a lady claiming to work for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City told my colleague that it was a disgrace that an institution of the College’s standing should be hosting such an exhibition – the vast majority of our visitors found no fault with the show. This was perhaps the more complicated frustration of
the two, but it is the one against which we could still take remedial action. As the show stays open until November, I have proposed alterations or supplements to existing signage to provide an opportunity to talk back. In an all-staff meeting surrounding the exhibition, an intern argued that the exhibition was celebrating the discovery of century-old archival costumes and materials that formed the building blocks for modern American dance. I countered that this exhibition should therefore be a reckoning that this almostlegendary couple in the world of dance had built the foundations of modern American dance on the appropriation, othering and exoticizing of peoples around the world they deemed “primitive” as much as they had found their cultural practices ‘beautiful’ and ‘spiritual’. This exhibition was a literal showcase of Jacob’s Pillow’s dirty laundry, and an excellent opportunity to educate visitors on histories and narratives they would rather ignore. As I sat through the strains of piano to which a dance emulating the Maori haka was set, I could only wish I had told every person who had come through WCMA’s glass doors asking specifically to see Dance We Must about all the things that made me uncomfortable in the space. I must say that I hold nothing but respect for the exhibition and its curators, and I still appreciate the beauty of the tainted artifacts. In the meantime, I can only implore you to visit Dance We Must for yourselves and join an all-campus conversation about cultural (mis)appropriation on Sept. 20.
New tutorial studies the unique intersection of music and literature By JULIA CHIANG CONTRIBUTING WRITER To M. Jennifer Bloxam, professor of music, there are a few archetypal narratives that run the course of time in many different forms. This idea is the basis for the music department’s newest course, “Shakespeare through Music.” In this course, Bloxam calls upon her students to trace the ways in which composers, screenwriters and choreographers have over time used music to reinterpret and retell the plays of William Shakespeare. Bloxam began her exposure to Shakespeare in a less than lackluster high school setting. After she gained a renewed interest in the subject over ten years ago, she turned to media responses to Shakespearean stories that are closely woven into our culture, with a focus on works that heavily rely on music. For example, the section on Romeo and Juliet exposes students to productions from Hector Berlioz’s dramatic symphony, to Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet and to Leonard Bernstein’s musical West Side Story. Through all of these different versions, each artist plays with Shakespeare’s narrative, reframing the plot in their own styles and expressing critical themes in new ways. The story of feuding clans and star-crossed lovers unfolds across the screen – and stage – in period blouses or punk rock
jackets, startling in their similarities and differences. Bloxam describes her fascination with these archetypal stories as vehicles for cultural expression. They reveal to later audiences how the culture at the time dealt with questions such as class friction, sexism, gender roles and familial relations – issues that are still in flux and heavily debated today. By observing how art interprets, ignores or otherwise treats those problems, there is much to learn about ourselves and the past. This course is curiously and uniquely interdisciplinary, firmly wedged between the English and music departments. It is also far from Bloxam’s scholarship, which is primarily focused on early music. However, she said that she decided to explore and offer this class because she delights in being able to study subjects a little outside her specialty, and she especially enjoys the opportunity to learn new perspectives from the students here. Bloxam continues to offer a class regarding the opera Carmen, another subject not strictly within her specialty, but one that she greatly enjoys conducting. Regarding the decision to offer her class as a tutorial, “I know what I think, and I would much rather watch other people trade ideas and build insights,” Bloxam said. She especially values students from different backgrounds, so that the class will have more diverse perspectives to consider. With a laugh, she commented that
she “hoped that [she] could get a theater major” into her class. The class is “a lovely combination of both comparative literature and music, analyzing [them both] together,” Caroline Tally ’21, who is enrolled in Bloxam’s tutorial, said. Tally took two classes on Russian literature last year, and wished to continue her study of literature while pursuing a music major. She was also particularly enthusiastic about this course because of its ability to examine perspectives from various disciplines. Beyond merely creating a more interesting class, Bloxam hopes that by offering such a multifaceted course, she can introduce music to students who might otherwise never find themselves in that department. This class is not meant to be solely for music majors, and Bloxam specifically noted that she hopes to “allow people with very different backgrounds and skill sets to not be intimidated.” She hopes that students with little or no prior experience have the opportunity to study music. “Talking to people outside of music … opens my imagination to entertain other ways of experiencing and approaching a piece of music,” Bloxam said. “Shakespeare through Music” is a valuable addition to the curriculum of the College because of its examination of two subjects that cannot be divorced from each other. Shakespeare’s tales are inextricably woven through literature and music, and Bloxam’s efforts to closely examine this phenomenon are not to be missed.
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Professor Jennifer Bloxam currently teaches courses on Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music.
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Crystal Moselle's latest coming-of-age film features a group of young female skateboarders in New York City.
‘Skate Kitchen’ explores sisterhood By WENDY HERNANDEZ STAFF WRITER Crystal Moselle’s Skate Kitchen veers sharply off the path of romantic comedies. It ditches type-casting in favor of a documentary and coming-of-age hybrid for an in-depth look at women in skater subculture. The movie itself borrows its name from an Instagram-famous female skating collective, members of whom play fictionalized versions of themselves. Unique in many other aspects, Skate Kitchen’s strongest suit is its handling of gender. Camille, a main character in the film, has a skateboarding accident at the beginning of the film which leads her mother to ban skateboarding on the grounds that an injury might prevent Camille from having kids someday. The film presents gender-based double standards such as the fact that female bodies are typically perceived as more frail, and yet they are expected to carry children. It slowly becomes known that Camille and her mother have a strained relationship. During their fights, she retreats from their arguments by watching Instagram videos of Skate Kitchen. She creates more distance between her mother and herself by responding only in English even though her mother speaks to her in Spanish. At this point it’d be easy to write off Camille as a disrespectful, bratty teenager. She runs away, driving this point home. But as she gets closer to Janay, one of
the girls from Skate Kitchen who offers her a temporary place to say, Camille reveals a history of custody battles. Camille’s “difficult to live with mother” is also far from perfect, disappearing for stretches at a time to go out dancing with her boyfriend and criticizing her daughter’s hypo-feminine wardrobe. Skate Kitchen also critically examines male-female relationships. In another conversation with Janay, Camille admits that she only moved back in with her mother because her father was completely unprepared for anything in the “girl-world.” Once she started “growing, changing” it was no longer possible to pass for one of the guys in her genderless haze of wearing jerseys and playing sports. Camille found herself “needing a mom” again - someone to field her questions about bras, periods and all things puberty. Though intentional on the part of her father, raising Camille as “one of the boys” seemingly prevents Camille from exploring her gender identity, and Camille comes across to viewers as gender fluid. Additionally, throughout Skate Kitchen men are portrayed as hostile, with several girl versus guy skater posse face-offs, for example. At other times, the males including Devon, Camille's love interest, are predatory: Devon has a habit of taking pictures of beautiful skater girls, a male skater drugs one of the Skate Kitchen members in a park in broad daylight and Devon’s friends callously watch porn around
Camille when she has no other place to stay. Skate Kitchen isn’t without its shortcomings. I would’ve preferred less scenes of people simply getting high and more accurate wardrobe choices for the skateboarding. So while I applaud the film for its diverse array of characters (African Americans, Latinas and Caucasians) and its attempt to give them distinct personalities, it feels like someone spun the millennial wheel of fortune to spew out different versions of the same character. There were also some inconsistencies. For instance, why portray Camille studying at the library if we never see her go to school nor hear her mention it? What redeems Skate Kitchen for me are its unspoken rallies in favor of communication. Despite her issues with her mother, the two eventually reconcile. Camille stops retreating into social media and starts responding to her mother in Spanish. The falling out with the skater girls also centers on communication. It’s also worth pointing out that the male presence in the film serves to critique a historically male-dominated culture. I’d encourage anyone who likes to play detective, search for deeper meanings and fight for more representative roles of women in cinema to look for the answers to these questions in a screening of Skate Kitchen. Moselle cleverly disguises an anthem for the modern woman behind stills and screen candy of disaffected youth.
10 SPORTS
The Williams Record
September 19, 2018
Women's soccer remains undefeated, shutting out Colby, Springfield
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Sarah Kelly ’20 contributed an assist and helped orchestrate the offense with timely passing as women's soccer extended its win streak to five. By ALEXANDER CHRIST CONTRIBUTING WRITER Women’s soccer (5-0, 3-0 in the NESCAC) extended its win streak to five by shutting out Springfield and Colby over the weekend. Against Springfield, Victoria Laino ’21 scored the game winner at 51:57 after Sarah Kelly ’20 sent a beautiful pass from 20 yards outside the penalty box to within five yards of the goal.
There, Laino slid and volleyed the ball into the net to give Williams a 1-0 victory. The Ephs created two scoring opportunities early in the first half. At 2:51 and 6:45, Sydney Jones ’21 ran by several defenders to get two open shots, but both attempts were blocked by Springfield goalie Jackie Davis. The two shots by Jones turned out to be the only scoring opportunities of the first
half. Timely headers and clutch saves by Springfield kept the game scoreless. “It was a tale of two games in many ways,” said head coach Michelyne Pinard. “Things weren't working for us in the first half, and I think we were feeling a little sorry for ourselves. It was nice to see our fight in the second half.” Bolstered by a pep talk at halftime, the Ephs took control early
in the second half. Fullbacks Liz Webber ’20, Maria Chapman ’22, and Kelly suffocated Springfield's offense, allowing the rest of the team to blitz the opposing defense. In the 50th and 51st minutes, Kelly sent two perfect passes into the goal box, one of which resulted in a Williams goal. At 56:17, Jones nearly scored after dodging defenders to dribble one-on-one against Davis, but again Davis made a
nice save. Although the Ephs did not add to their lead, the difference in offense was noticeable. In the final minutes, Springfield seemed to finally develop counter as the Pride earned a pair of indirect free kicks off two Eph fouls. Springfield shot both into the goal box, but one was cleared by a Williams defender, while the other went wide right of the goal. The Ephs stalled for the last few seconds to earn their fifth victory. The Ephs finished with a 16-7 advantage in shots on goal. The Pride’s Davis allowed one goal the whole game, and had nine saves. Goalkeeper tricaptain Olivia Barnhill ’19 recorded two saves in the shutout. On Saturday, women’s soccer capitalized on an early goal to win 1-0 against Colby. Continuing her impressive early season offensive run, Jones scored the only goal of the game at 10:12. A clearance from the Colby goalkeeper gave Williams possession at midfield, where Natalie Turner-Wyatt ’19 collected the ball and made a pass through the Colby backline. The agile Jones avoided the defenders, cut left to dodge the goalie and buried the ball in the net. “Our ball movement allows our target to get a lot of scoring opportunities,” noted Pinard. “And she [Jones] is doing an incredible job converting.” Jones pressured Colby early, forcing them back to its own end line often. The strategy netted Williams eight corner kicks and 12 shots on goal in the first half.
A free kick late in the first half saw Colby's only real opportunity to score. An indirect free kick to Colby midfielder Mannon Frykholm gave her space to dribble near the penalty box. She drew Eph defenders and then sent a pass to Katie Senechal, but Senechal's shot sailed high. The second half was back and forth as both teams worked hard to establish control of the game. The Ephs persisted, however, and with finely tuned play they nearly doubled their lead. In the 85th minute, Georgia Lord ’21 and Jones darted into the penalty box as the ball came loose. Lord pounded the ball towards the net, but Colby goalie Shannon Gray dropped to the ground to block the shot. The ball then ricocheted to Jones who hammered it towards the middle, but Gray recovered and made a diving save. The outstanding saves by Gray kept Colby within one. In the final minutes, the Ephs maintained possession for long stretches to claim the 1-0 win. Williams finished the game with an advantage in shots on goal (21-7) and corner kicks (111). Colby goalkeeper Dani Lonati played the first 45 minutes, made one save and allowed one goal. Shannon Gray played the final 45 minutes, made six saves and allowed no goals. Barnhill played the full 90 minutes and had two saves in the shutout. The Ephs travel to Amherst on Saturday to play their rival at 12:00 p.m.
Football kicks off season opener with away victory over Bowdoin By JOE LAROCCA CONTRIBUTING WRITER Football (1-0 in the NESCAC) scored the first 41 points of the game and totaled 476 yards on offense to beat Bowdoin 41-6 in the season opener. The sophomore class shined, with quarterback Bobby Maimaron ’21 scoring four touchdowns, two of which were caught by receiver Frank Stola ’21. Running back TJ Dozier ’21 rushed 21 times for 128 yards (6.2 yards per carry) and one touchdown and linebacker TJ Rothmann ’21 recorded a teamhigh eight tackles. Today's victory was the Ephs' sixth consecutive win over the Polar Bears and second straight season-opening win over them. Maimaron connected on 13 of 23 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns and he added 73 yards and two scores on the ground. Stola led the team in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (82), and made two beautiful touchdown catches in the second quarter to help the Ephs pull away. After an exchange of punts, Williams scored its first touchdown when Dozier weaved
his way through the Bowdoin defense for a 20-yard score at 8:50 in the first quarter. Bowdoin managed to pick up a first down on its next series, but the drive stalled due to an illegal forward pass penalty, which resulted in an eight-yard loss and a loss of down. On their next drive, the Ephs converted twice on third down, the second of which was a 38-yard touchdown run by Maimaron – the quarterback's longest run of the game – to put Williams up 14-0. In the second quarter, the Ephs scored touchdowns on back-to-back drives and added a field goal right before halftime to extend the lead to 31-0. On third-and-nine from Bowdoin’s 28-yard line, Maimaron found receiver Joey Volpe ’19 for a 17-yard gain. Maimaron followed the third-down conversion with a beautiful fade to Stola in the back of the end zone for their first touchdown connection of the year. Five minutes before halftime, Maimaron orchestrated a 13-play drive, featuring quick handoffs to Dozier and a 10-yard sweep run by receiver Rashad Morrison ’21. However, the Ephs were fortunate not to turn the ball over in
the red zone, as a fumble by running back Kyle Horihan ’20 was recovered by offensive lineman Patrick Watson ’21. The Ephs capitalized on the fumble recovery by running what may have been Maimaron's best play of the game. Rolling out to his right to evade defenders, the quarterback hit a wide-open Stola in stride in the front-right corner of the end zone for the touchdown. The next Bowdoin drive, which started with under a minute to play, ended in just three plays, as linebacker Luke Appuzi ’20 picked off Bowdoin’s quarterback Austin McCrum’s pass. Apuzzi returned the interception to the Bowdoin 25-yard line. The Ephs cashed in on the turnover, driving inside the 10-yard line where placekicker Andrew Schreibstein ’22 converted his first collegiate field goal. Bowdoin made its first trip inside the Williams 40-yard line in the third quarter, only to see its field goal attempt miss wide left. Williams then continued its first-half momentum, with Maimaron running in yet another touchdown on third-and-goal to make it 38-0. The play turned out to
be Maimaron's last, as quarterback Jackson Bischoping ’22 came in and led a field goal drive of his own. Late in the fourth quarter, Bowdoin managed to score a touchdown but the ensuing extra point attempt was blocked, resulting in the final score of 41-6. Williams held Bowdoin to 245 total yards and it was also a near penalty-free day for the Ephs, who recorded just two penalties for 10 yards, compared to six for 44 yards for the Polar Bears. Williams was particularly strong on third downs. The Ephs were extremely efficient, converting nine of 15 tries (60.0%) compared to just six of 18 (33.3%) for the Polar Bears. But perhaps the most striking difference was each team's ground attack. Although Bowdoin rushed for a decent 108 yards, Williams ran for an impressive 305 and with its strong running game, Williams dominated time of possession, holding the ball for over 33 minutes. On special teams, Schreibstein was a perfect seven-forseven on his kicks, making two field goals and five extra points. Head coach Mark Raymond was impressed by the way his team set the tone and played an
efficient, mistake-free game. “I was really happy with the way our guys played today,” he said. “We prepared very hard, and it showed today. I was really pleased with the way they came out, played physi-
cal, tough football, and stayed away from big mistakes. They just played a real solid game.” On Saturday at 1:00 p.m., the men will host Colby in their 2018 home opener on Farley-Lamb Field.
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Frank Stola ’21 had eight receptions for 82 yards against Bowdoin.
CAPTAINS’ CORNER: MIA WEINLAND ’19 What sports did you play as a child?
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By CASSIE DESHONG SPORTS EDITOR
Team: Women's Volleyball Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Residence: 63 Hoxsey Major: Political Economy Snack bar order: Nachos with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sauce
I started playing volleyball at the end of middle school. But I played basketball and ran track and field throughout high school. Then I came to college wanting to play volleyball. I did the recruiting process a little bit later than most people in the States purely because the coaches couldn’t fly out to Tokyo to come watch me play. How do you think you have progressed as a player in these four years on the team? I think I’ve improved immensely. I came in with such a low volleyball I.Q. compared to my teammates. The joke was that I remember sitting in [head coach Christi Kelsey’s] office during one of the first weeks of preseason and her literally having to explain to me how the rotations of volleyball worked and where I was supposed to stand on the court. I didn’t know because it was pretty low-grade volleyball at my high school compared to the college scene. But it’s been a
lot of fun and now I feel way more comfortable playing and talking about the rules of volleyball [laughs]. Volleyball is viewed as a very team-oriented sport — what are your favorite moments with the team so far? We have an incredibly closeknit group of girls. We have 16 people and everyone is very good friends with each other. It’s been very fun to see all these relationships developing over the past few weeks. And in terms of my four years here, my class in particular has done a lot of things together like going on trips and excursions and things like that. It’s a relationship that definitely transcends the volleyball court. What are some of your personal and team goals for the season? Personally, I want to leave with no regrets — I’m definitely not playing professional volleyball, so this is going to be the last of my athletic career. So, just have fun! And for our team, we
have so much potential and talent that I know we can do well, so my goal is to unlock that potential and perform to the standard that we know we can. Given that you are from Japan, how did you find out about the College? My great-grandmother was actually at Sweetwood, the nursing home which is on the way to The Store on Five Corners. So we would come up there and visit her and come to the College to play frisbee when she was napping [laughs]. And my grandfather also went here, so he was definitely pushing for the Ephs. Did you find there was a culture shock when you arrived in the States? Most of my extended family is American, so we’ve been coming to the states every summer — I’ve never actually lived in the States besides for college, but my family culturally is pretty American, so it wasn’t like a huge culture shock. The difference from going from Tokyo — a met-
ropolitan that’s massive and busy and has public transportation — to Williamstown was a little bit of a shock, but most people get that.
year in Pakistan, contributing heavily to the STEM education and computer capabilities of Pakistani girls and young women. It’s really cool.
Your teammate and tricaptain Tess Richman ’19 went to Tokyo with you this summer. How did you and Tess spend your time there?
What’s the dynamic with the other two captains, Tess Richman ’19 and Ally Ostrow ’19?
Tess worked in a brewery there and I was doing a fellowship and working at a refugee organization. You and Tess also went to the Yale Circle for Women Summit two years ago. What was that experience like? The Circle of Women is a national organization that has chapters at a bunch of universities, and the Yale chapter hosted a summit for the support of the organization and the support of the knowledge of girl’s education. They provide funds and support for projects in developing countries that support girl’s education. The Williams Chapter that we started last year actually started a school last
Our class came in super close right from the get-go, with a lot of love and admiration for each other. And so I think between the three of us, there’s a lot of respect and we’ve been close friends for threeplus years now. It’s been fun and a great dynamic. What is your relationship with head Coach Kelsey like? She’s awesome. She has sort of stepped up and played this role of parent, as I have been orphaned in the United States because my parents don’t live here. So [Coach Kelsey] taught me how to drive — she was my sponsor and bravely sat in the back seat of the car while I took my driver’s test. And I failed that one [laughs]. But she was incredibly supportive!
September 19, 2018
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The Williams Record
Khari Stephenson ’04 recalls MLS career and international play By BEN WEINSTEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER You wouldn’t expect this from a footballer who made it to Major League Soccer (MLS), but for Jamaican-born Khari Stephenson ’04, it was education – not soccer – that always came first. Part of his attitude can be credited to his parents. Born to a mother with a Ph.D. and a father who was Jamaica’s consul general to Toronto and then ambassador to Cuba, it was hammered into Stephenson’s head from the get-go: “School’s the most important thing – and then football.” But that’s not to say football wasn’t important. From elementary school, Stephenson was thrust into Jamaica’s highest levels of competition. His elementary school, Mona Prep, was known for being the best on the island, having won the championship for 12 consecutive years. The school has produced other professional footballers, such as Andy Williams, Omar Holness and Alex Blake ’03. For high school, Stephenson attended Choate Rosemary Hall, a prestigious boarding school in Conneticut. At first, life 1600 miles away from home was hard. “I was calling home every day, saying, ‘Meet me at the airport. I’m coming home,’” Stephenson said. When it came time to apply to college, Stephenson was drawn
to Williams through a network of Jamaican footballers who had become Ephs, including Blake, Josef Powell ’02 and Marc Williams ’02. “We had that familiarity with playing with each other since [age] eight, nine, ten,” Stephenson said. “It was a very unique situation,” he continued. “We weren’t just friends – we grew up together.” With his choice made, Stephenson arrived in Williamstown in August of 2000. Stephenson has always been interested in math. “Math always came super easy to me,” he said. In grade school in Jamaica, he had taken a class in accounting. At the suggestion of a helpful teacher, he set his eyes on a career as an actuary. To Stephenson’s dismay, the College didn’t have an actuarial program set up. So he settled on the next best thing as his major: economics. “I wanted to understand the real world,” he said. To that end, Stephenson also took a number of classes in psychology, almost enough to consider a double major. On the pitch, Stephenson joined the Ephs as a midfielder. By the time he graduated, Stephenson had scored enough goals (40) to place fifth in Williams’s all-time men’s records and had accumulated enough total points (96) for fourth. Asked about his most memorable game, he recalled a tournament match against Colby in his first
year. Stephenson came off the bench and scored three goals, tying the record for most goals scored in one game. “As a rookie, it was a real proving movement for me,” he said. Stephenson was one of the few Div. III college athletes invited to the MLS pre-draft combine. “At the combine, at first they were like, ‘Who? Where’s he from? William and Mary?’” he said. However, Stephenson quickly put himself on the radar. “I was big – six foot two, I could jump, I could score,” he said. After impressing in a number of exhibition games, Stephenson was selected 27th overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. In the MLS, getting drafted by a team doesn’t guarantee a roster spot in the same way it does in leagues like the NBA. All it means is first right of refusal. Stephenson’s rights were traded to the Kansas City Wizards, where he was offered a contract. He came off the bench but didn’t get much playing time, logging only 44 minutes over three games. In September 2004, Stephenson went home to play in exhibition matches for the Jamaican national team. There, he impressed once again. After another solid performance for the national team in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he emerged as one of the best players on the team.
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Khari Stephenson ’04 has impressed in both domestic and international play during his professional career. When he returned to Kansas City in time for the playoffs, Stephenson’s playing time increased. After having come off the bench for the entire season and logging only 44 minutes over three games, Stephenson became an instrumental piece in the Wizards’ championship push. The team made it all the way to the MLS Cup. Stephen-
son was the first rookie or developmental player in MLS history to start in the final. Stephenson would play in Scandinavia the following season for Swedish teams GAIS and AIK and then for Norway’s Aalesunds FK, where he was joined by Demar Phillips, another Jamaican teammate. Stephenson returned to the
MLS in 2010. He last played for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2015. After relaying all this information, Stephenson was quick to point out, “I still haven’t officially retired.” Whether he continues to play professionally or not, Stephenson has made his mark at every level of soccer he has played at.
Men's soccer ties Colby, edges Babson on last-minute strike By MANDELA NAMASTE STAFF WRITER Men’s soccer (2-0-1, 1-0-1 in the NESCAC) hosted two matches at Cole Field over the weekend, emerging with a win against Babson and a doubleovertime tie against Colby. Williams rose to the occasion against Babson, with Demian Gass ’20 scoring the winning goal with just eight seconds to go in regulation, en route to a 2-1 win. This match was active and filled with foreshadowing right from the start, as an Eli
Petrik ’21 cross to Gass was headed just left of the goal in the second minute. Both teams were off to the races from there. Just four minutes later, a corner from Babson midfielder Ross Shellow was deflected by Williams goalie Aaron Schein ’19 right onto the foot of midfielder Mitchell Collins, who slotted it into the net to put Babson on the scoreboard 1-0. The Beavers were unable to put together a sustained attack for the rest of the half because Gass and the Ephs were dogged in their
pursuit of a tying opportunity – an opportunity they would finally convert in the 26th minute. Gass took a free kick from the top left corner of the box, hitting a wall of Beaver defenders. After bouncing around the penalty area momentarily, the ball landed at the feet of defender Sean Dory ’19, who poked it into the top right corner of the net to tie the match at 1-1. The Ephs entered the halftime having tied up the score. The Ephs were not content with a second straight tie, a mindset
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Demian Gass ’20 scored the game-winning goal against Babson during the last seconds of the game.
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made evident by their play in the second half. The men resumed their aggressive style as soon as the second-half whistle blew, winning numerous headers and constantly looking up the field to generate an attack. This soon resulted in a 52nd minute corner kick from Chris Fleischer ’20 directed towards striker Bobby Fabricant ’20, but in Fabricant's attempt to head the ball, he collided with Beaver goalie Steven Heintzelman. Fabricant left the game with an injury and would not return. However, despite losing one of its most proficient attackers, Williams continued to dominate possession and create chances at a prodigious rate. In the 66th minute, the Ephs took two corner kicks, the first being saved by Heintzelman and the second resulting in a fast and high laser from Fleischer, and shots from Nick Boardman ’22 and Petrik both landed wide in the following minutes. This onslaught continued to build and it began to wear down the Babson defenders. As the final seconds of regulation wound down, the Ephs entered the offensive third of the field again, this time led by defender Jules Oberg ’22. The Babson defense blitzed Oberg, but in their effort to contain the freshman, Oberg noticed Gass streaking by him on the left wing, and played a through ball into the box. Gass took one touch, and roped it past Heintzelman for the game-winner, keeping the Ephs undefeated.
Outside of a desperate cross to Fabricant in the 90th minute, neither team made much offensive noise for the remainder of the half, setting the stage for overtime. While neither team scored in the extra periods, it was easily the 20 most eventful minutes of the match. In the 94th minute, Gass gained control of the ball right in front of the net, surrounded by defenders, and rocketed the ball high, while in the 95th minute, Colby's Lucas Pereira's shot was blocked by a Williams defender just feels away from Schein. Both teams were able to finally take advantage of worn-down defenders and make more runs upfield, but due to various factors, nobody was able to convert. Colby goalie Dan Carlson recorded five saves in the match while Schein made three saves in recording the clean sheet. After the match, head coach Erin Sullivan ’96 believed the team played a game it could have won. “We forced some chances during times when we could have been a little more precise, whether that was overpowering a chance or just bad timing on some endline sequences, and I think that's disappointing,” he said. “We were in good areas, some of the same areas as last week, but playing Colby required some quality that we just didn't have today.” On Saturday, the men will travel to Amherst and face their archrivals at 2:30 p.m.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK “Sam had a very nice summer of golf, and it has carried into the fall season here at Williams. He has worked very hard at all aspects of his game, and it shows. This past weekend at Middlebury, he simply outplayed the field, making good decisions and staying positive when some breaks did not go his way.”
“I was very impressed with Andrew's performance. In his first collegiate game, he was exceptional. It is very difficult to handle of the kicking and punting duties, and Andrew did it remarkably well.”
– Head coach Josh Hillman
– Head coach Mark Raymond
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Heintzelman recorded four saves while Schein made three saves for the third consecutive match. On Saturday, the men survived a full 110-minute marathon contest and picked up a point in a 0-0 draw with the Colby Mules. Despite scoring five goals in the first match of the season, including four in the first half alone, the Ephs found themselves locked in a defensive struggle with the Mules, especially in the first half. Outstanding play by both back lines saw little forward movement, and whatever offensive progressions each team made would soon be offset by a header, clearance or deflection out of danger. Due in large part to the work of forward Jeff Rosenberg, Colby made several inroads towards the goal in the first 45 minutes, but none gifted any tangible success. Each squad left the pitch at halftime wanting more. The Eph offense started to pick up early in the second half, as midfielder Petrik came close to scoring on several occasions within the opening minutes, but to no avail. However, in the 54th minute, Colby had its best chance of the day, as forward Wyatt McDonald put his foot on a cross with an open net directly in front of him. However, he took slightly too long to gather himself, enabling Schein to recover and pounce on the ball, denying the Mules a chance at denting the scoreboard.
SAM GOLDENRING '20
ANDREW SCHREIBSTEIN '22
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Goldenring captured an individual victory at the Duke Nelson Invitational, finishing three shots under for the tournament.
Schreibstein went 7-7 on his kicks, converting two field goals and five extra point opportunities in his Eph debut.
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The Williams Record
September 19, 2018
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Men's golf traveled with five athletes to the Duke Nelson Invtiational. Co-captain Sam Goldenring ’20 placed first in the tournament, three shots better than the second-place competitor.
Men’s golf wins Duke Nelson Invitational By JAKE FOEHL TEAM CORRESPONDENT Over the weekend, men’s golf scored a total of 584 to finish first at the Duke Nelson Invitational, its first meet of the season. With hopes of an early season victory, the Ephs finished the first day with some strong plays, heading into Sunday with a score of 293. Co-captain Sam Goldenring ’20 led the Ephs charge with an impressive two-under 69 that left Goldenring in the lead of the individual scoring by one shot. As the Eph’s No. 1 player, Goldenring had a characteristically steady round, highlighted by an eagle on the par-five first and two birdies. Goldenring demonstrated some strong play leading into the season. Co-captain Jake Foehl ’19 turned in another solid performance with a two-over 73. Foehl similarly played a steady
round from start to finish with two birdies alongside four bogeys. Foehl sat tied 10th on the individual leaderboard. In his debut for the Ephs, David Brewer ’22 demonstrated his value to the team with a four-over 75. Brewer had a rough stretch on holes 11 to 14, making four consecutive bogeys. However, Brewer rallied to play the rest of the round even par. Ben Beiers ’20 turned in a five-over 76 to round out the score. Beiers found trouble on the 15th that eventually led to a double bogey. Beau David ’21 rounded out the game with a shot of 79. “We got off to a slow start and really dug in and fought to get it back,” Foehl said of the round. “That's a good sign early on that we're going to be a tough team to shake.” The first round total of 293 left the Ephs at nine-over par and in second place, trailing leader NYU by two shots.
Behind the Ephs sat Johnson and Wales University at 294 (10-over), followed by Trinity and Amherst at 296 (12-over). The condensed leaderboard meant that it was anyone's game heading into Sunday, and the Ephs hoped for another strong day to give themselves a good chance for an early victory. Coming into the day two shots behind overnight leaders NYU, the team got off to a slow start, at one point falling more than 10 shots back of the lead and into 10th place on the leaderboard. Despite falling behind, the men never let their heads drop and through grit and determination, unleashed a furious team charge to the No. 1 spot on the leaderboard, where they would end the day. As has so often been the case, Goldenring was once again rock solid both in the shift he put in for the Ephs and his own pursuit of the
Games this week Friday Sept. 21 Women's volleyball, Illinois Wesleyan Invitational Away, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Women's soccer vs. Amherst Away, 12 p.m.
Field hockey vs. Amherst Away, 11 a.m.
Sept. 22 Women's golf, Mt. Holyoke Invitational Away, all day
Men's cross country, Purple Valley Mt. Greylock Regional High School, 12:10 p.m.
Women's cross country, Purple Valley Mt. Greylock Regional High School, 1 p.m.
Sunday Sept. 23 Women's golf Mt. Holyoke Invitational Away, all day
Women's soccer vs. Bates
Football vs. Colby
Away, 12 p.m.
Weston Field, 1 p.m.
Field hockey vs. Amherst Away, 11 a.m.
Men's soccer vs. Amherst Away, 2:30 p.m.
Men's tennis, Williams Invitational Hunt Courts, 9 a.m.
Women's volleyball, Illinois Wesleyan Invitational College
Men's soccer vs. Bates
Away, 6 p.m.
Away, 3 p.m.
individual title. Coming into the day with a one-shot lead in the individual competition after a two-under 69 [on Saturday], Goldenring started the day with a birdie on the first but found trouble on the third, which ultimately led to a double. Not to be denied, he played the rest of his round in twounder fashion to finish with a one-under score of 70 for the day, leaving him at threeunder for the tournament and three shots ahead of the nearest challenger. Foehl's day was typical of the Ephs' fighting spirit. After flying out of the gates with a birdie on the first, Foehl endured a slump, which featured six bogeys over the next seven holes, leaving him at five-over on the day through eight holes. In need of a spark, Foehl dug in and rattled off three birdies in his next seven holes before eventually finishing with a crucial four-over 75.
David's round closely mirrored that of Foehl in the fight he showed to come back after another slow start. After five bogeys in his opening nine holes, David turned things around with a pair of birdies on his 10th and 12th holes, both par-threes. Following this strong run, David managed to par out and get in the clubhouse with a two-over 73, another strong round for the Ephs. Brewer once again displayed his cool composure by following his debut 75 with another solid round of twoover 73. While his teammates' rounds ebbed and flowed, Brewer plugged through his 18 holes in a relatively lowstress manner with one birdie, three bogeys and 14 pars. Brewer's 73 rounded out a very solid Sunday score of 291 (seven-over) to take the Ephs' two-day total to 584 (16-over), four shots better off than the next competi-
tor. Trailing the Ephs was second-place finisher Trinity at 588 (20-over), followed by Saturday leader NYU at 590 (22-over). The team could not have hoped for a better start to the season, highlighted by Goldenring's exceptional individual play, Brewer's impressive debut and the team's ability to battle through tough stretches all around. After the round, Goldenring remarked, “The team fought really hard today and never gave up. I think we dropped down to 10th place after a slow start on the front nine, but we kept chipping away and came out on top.” Determined not to rest on this weekend's accomplishments, the Ephs will look to continue this run of form with another strong performance at their home tournament, the Williams Fall Invitational, this weekend from Sept. 22 to 23 at the Taconic Golf Club.
Women’s tennis hosts, dominates Lindsay Morehouse Invitational By REBECCA KUO CONTRIBUTING WRITER Women’s tennis won 17 of the 21 matches in its games against Skidmore and Middlebury at the Lindsay Morehouse Invitational held at the Eph's Hunt Tennis Courts this weekend. The invitational is an annual event in honor of Eph and former women's tennis captain Lindsay Morehouse '00, who was one of the three Williams alums who passed away in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. Morehouse was an AllAmerican, who memorably led the Ephs to the NCAA championship in all four years of her collegiate career. Her memory stands today — a tree was planted during Homecoming of 2001 next to the tennis courts and a small service is held annually in addition to the invitational played each year. The Morehouse Invitational is played in a round-robin format with three different flights, allowing players more opportunities to participate, as there is no elimination. While no tournament winner was crowned, on Sunday, the College presented the Lindsay Morehouse award to one senior player from each participating team for exemplary sportsmanship, friendliness and character. The Ephs come into the season with a smaller team than last year after graduating four seniors and gaining only two new first-years. For day one of the invitational on Friday, Williams faced off against Skidmore in doubles and made a clean sweep of all three matches. The duo of co-captain Leah Bush ’19 and Chloe Hen-
derson ’20 overcame Risa Fukushige and Dea Koiava 8-1, while co-captain Korina Neveux ’19 and Maxine Ng ’22 defeated Lily Feldman and Audrey Soohoo 8-5. Julia Pham ’22 and Emily Zheng ’20 won against Sofia Carlsson and Jacqueline Ahn 8-6. “It's just so fun to compete,” head coach Anik Cepeda said. “It's what this team loves to do, and it's what we're best at. That's what this tournament does for us; it always gives us excitement for the year ahead and an opportunity to work on new things.” Cepeda is in her second year as head coach and led the team to a third-place finish in last year's NCAA championship. On Saturday, the women played nine singles matches as well as three doubles matches against Skidmore and Middlebury. Bush and Neveux won their morning singles matches, with Zheng picking up a victory as well. Henderson played a very close match but was defeated by Koiava. Ng and Pham also fell to Skidmore in their matches. In the afternoon singles against Skidmore, Ng and Henderson bounced back. Ng defeated Jacqueline Ahn 6-1, 6-1 and Henderson defeated Laura Swenson 6-1, 6-1. While, Bush fell to Renee Karchere-Sun in her second singles match of the day. Williams swept the doubles matches against Middlebury. With their quick backhands and consistent serving, Bush and Henderson defeated Emily Bian and AnnMartin Skelly 8-2. The team of Ng and Neveux also thwarted their opponents, Christina Puccinelli and Emma Gorman 8-2.
The Ephs demonstrated “a lot of effort, hustle and camaraderie,” Cepeda said of the day. “[We're] looking forward to mixing up the doubles tomorrow and the singles versus Middlebury!” On day three of the Invitational, Williams played four doubles matches against Skidmore and three singles matches against Middlebury, sweeping across the board. Neveux and Henderson swept Skidmore's Carlsson and Arielle Gal 6-0 in their first doubles match of the day. Ng and Zheng defeated Skidmore 6-2 in their first match on Sunday. In the second round of doubles, the Ephs switched partners. Neveux and Zheng defeated Skidmore 6-3. Ng and Henderson played a grueling tiebreaker set but eventually won 7-3. In singles matchups, Williams came away three for three, with Neveux, Henderson and Ng all foiling their Middlebury opponents. Overall, the Ephs won 17 of their 21 matches against Skidmore and Middlebury over the weekend. It was a dominant showing to begin the year. On Sunday afternoon, the Lindsay Morehouse Awards were handed out to Skidmore's Swenson, Middlebury's Puccinelli and Williams' Bush. “Leah is a leader in giving 100 percent of what she has to offer,” Cepeda said. “I'm excited for her year! Our first tournament [is] under our belts. Competition gives us feedback on where we're at and where we need to go. We're looking forward to two more weeks of work!” The women will play next at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association from Sept. 28 to 30 at Middlebury.