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1876 The 2018
Campus
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Volume 143, Issue 3 – FRIDAY, September 7, 2018 – www.alleghenycampus.com
Garcia receives 12 to
24 month sentence
By ALEX WEIDENHOF part of his sentence, “but that
News Editor work release cannot allow the
weidenhofa@allegheny.edu defendant to be anywhere on
KELSEY EVANS or near the Allegheny College
Senior Photographer campus in Meadville,” Varda-
evansk@allegheny.edu ro said.
Garcia may be transferred
“Society expects better and to California, his home state,
there’s got to be punishment for his probation as “courtesy”
for it,” President Judge An- supervision, Vardaro said.
thony Vardaro told Moses “We understand it’s going
Alcantara Garcia, 21, during to be a rough road due to this
his 30-minute sentencing for conviction,” Ed Hatheway,
an April on-campus sexual Garcia’s defense attorney, said.
assault on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The maximum sentence
Garcia, a former Allegheny for indecent assault by forc-
College student who pleaded ible compulsion, a first-de-
no contest to indecent assault gree misdemeanor, is five
by forcible compulsion, was years of incarceration and a
sentenced to 12 to 24 months, $10,000 fine.
HOME OPENER
minus one day, of incarcera- “In my opinion, this is an
tion at the Crawford County appropriate plea agreement,”
Correctional Facility followed DiGiacomo said.
by three years of probation, as Vardaro also noted that
well as a $200 fine.
See page 8
the length of the sentence is
He pleaded no contest to high for indecent assault, the
the charge on July 19, as part charge to which Garcia plead-
of a plea agreement with the ed no contest.
Crawford County District At- “This sentence is in the top
torney’s Office. end of the aggravated range,
As part of the sentence, and the reason for that is that
Garcia will be required to reg- it is agreed upon by the par-
ister as a sex offender for 25 ties,” Vardaro said.
years, will not be allowed on DiGiacomo said a diffi-
the Allegheny College cam- cult issue in this case was that
pus and will not be allowed there is no “middle” charge
to contact the victim. Due to between sexual assault, a
time served before sentenc- second-degree felony, and
ing, Garcia will begin his sen- indecent assault by forcible
tence with 127 days of credit, compulsion, a first-degree
or just over four months. He misdemeanor. This agree-
was arrested May 1, and has ment, she said, was the best
been held in the correction- both parties could do to find
al facility unable to post a an appropriate sentence for
$40,000 monetary bond. the severity of Garcia’s crime.
“She doesn’t want to see When Garcia was arrested,
him again,” said Paula DiGia- he was originally charged with
como, first assistant district rape by forcible compulsion, a
attorney for Crawford Coun- first-degree felony; sexual as-
ty. “She doesn’t want to run sault, a second-degree felony;
into him.” indecent assault by forcible
The Campus does not pub- compulsion, a first-degree
lish the names of victims of misdemeanor; and indecent
KELSEY EVANS/THE CAMPUS
sexual assault. assault without consent, a sec-
Garcia is permitted to leave Top: Fullback Brandon Sellers, ’19, watches the Allegheny Gators play the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Engineers during the football game on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The Gators lost the game 40-19.
the facility on work release as See GARCIA page 3
Above: Allegheny tailback Tyler Balla, ’19, works his way through the RPI defense during the home opener.
IDEAS Center renovations to provide students space
By STEVEN HEINE ular basis,” adkins said. that we can reserve a space, While ABC no longer has
News Editor According to adkins, any and I think that if we want to an office in the IDEAS Center,
heines@allegheny.edu student group can technical- have events somewhere that’s Wheel anticipates the club will
ly use the IDEAS Center as a maybe more private for some relocate to a space in Brooks
Allegheny’s Inclusion, Diver- meeting space with his approv- students, that allows us to have Hall shared with other multi-
sity, Equity, Access and Social al. However, he said the groups that space in the IDEAS Cen- cultural clubs on campus.
Justice Center is renovating to who use the center most often ter,” Wheel said. “And I think “We haven’t been to Brooks
expand into Room 308 of the represent systematically mar- the expansion is good also for yet. I’m unsure how that’s
Henderson Campus Center. ginalized populations, includ- students to go in and use if going to work out, though,”
Associate Dean and Di- ing Union Latinx and the As- they need to.” Wheel said.
rector of the IDEAS Center sociation for the Advancement Before the renovations, Wheel said she envisioned
justin adkins said the renova- of Black Culture. Wheel said, the club had an the club using the new IDEAS
tion would allow the center to Jaimena Wheel, ’19, presi- office in the IDEAS Center Center space for events such
have more space for meetings. dent of ABC, said the renova- space that it used for storage. as game or movie nights.
“As many people know, by tions would allow the IDEAS “We did use our office a “It’s a small just sitting
walking by here the past cou- Center to provide a space for lot,” Wheel said. “We didn’t space, so it would probably EMILY RICE/THE CAMPUS
ple of years, the space was full smaller groups or individual actually use the storage. We be a more intimate event, not
and we weren’t able to host students to use as needed. had an office to use. So the ex- Allegheny’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access and
something super huge, just
meetings in here, and often “I think that the renova- pansion did affect the fact that Social Justice Center is converting a neighboring room
just ran out of space on a reg- tions allow — they have a room we no longer have an office.” See IDEAS page 2 into a meeting space for student organizations.
IN THIS WEEK’S CAMPUS
CONVENIENT SAYING OFFICIAL
SUSTAINABILITY GOODBYE INTRODUCTIONS
Reusable to-go boxes come to Prof. Lee Coates retires after over 26 Allegheny Student Government holds
McKinley’s Dining Hall as part of years of teaching, shares memories first official meeting of 2018-19 school
sustainability initiative. and lessons learned. year.
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2 September 7, 2018 The Campus
[News]
AlleghenyCampus.com
CATCH AND RELEASE:
Oddfellows bat set free
By STEVEN HEINE having them in their dorms Miller said, he could hear They’re easy enough to catch.”
News Editor — in fact, I know two of my students discussing his email Ferrence removed the bat
heines@allegheny.edu first-year advisees dealt with about the bat sighting. from the ceiling and took it
a bat in their dorm about two “So I opened the door and outside.
While Allegheny College has
days ago, I think — so I know discovered our heroic chair- “Professor (of English)
remained mired in hot- that it happens around cam- person, Professor (Matthew) Susan Slote provided a blue
It took off, and sort of winged its way around
ter-than-usual weather since pus, but I’d never had one.” Ferrence, with a recycling bin recycling container, and then (Allegheny Hall). I don’t know if it went in there,
the beginning of the 2018- After noticing the bat, that he had borrowed from I grabbed a piece of scrap alu- but it flew away.”
19 academic year, the heat is Miller said he went into his Professor Susan Slote, and minum that I have in the back
not the only thing hanging office and closed the door. some kind of metallic card- of my office, because who —JOHN MILLER
around. “I think I actually first board covering,” Miller said. doesn’t have scrap aluminum Assistant professor of English,
Students and faculty alike Allegheny College
looked around to see if there “And he got up on a chair and in their office, and I used that
have reported seeing bats in was anyone else to notify covered the bat, slipped the just to gently cover the bat
buildings around campus. about the bat, but no one else covering over, and took it out- and knock him off the tile,”
John Miller, assistant pro- was around, or they were all side, and released it.” Ferrence said. discussion he had held re- clude animal welfare, the
fessor of English, said he saw a in their offices with doors shut Ferrence said he saw Mill- Slote said she was happy cently in his English 455 class. representation of animals in
bat outside his office in Odd- or talking to someone, and so er’s email about the bat as he she could assist Ferrence, but “We talked about an article literature, and I’m wonder-
fellows Hall the morning of I came in and I tried to think got into his office after a class. was glad she did not have to called ‘What is it like to be a ing if we have a policy here,
Monday, Sept. 3. about what to do,” Miller said. Ferrence said he decided to do too much more. bat,’” Miller said. “It’s a famous what we’re doing, who’s de-
“I walked in, put my stuff Miller decided to take a try to take the bat out himself, “He was kind of cute,” Slote philosophical meditation on cided on that, and if anyone
down, opened my door, came few pictures of the bat and as he did not want to see the said of the bat. “I felt sort of the problem of consciousness has, because it seems like it’s
out, started getting some cof- email the rest of the profes- creature harmed. He said he sorry for him, but I was also by Thomas Nagel, and so we actually a surprisingly wide-
fee, and as I came back into sors in the Department of had not encountered a bat at kind of glad that Professor just actually talked for a long spread problem, like people
my office, I was startled to English, asking what the pre- Allegheny before, but there Ferrence took him outside.” time about bat minds and are running into bats a decent
discover this black creature ferred course of action was. were a lot of him in his house Once outside, Ferrence put what it was like to be a bat, a amount,” Miller said.
hanging from the ceiling right “I’m relatively new here. when he was growing up. the bat on the ground, Miller bat’s experiences and the eth- Brian Gillette, assistant di-
outside my office door that I It’s the beginning of my fourth “Well, my first thought said. The bat did not move at ics and problems of trying to rector of Physical Plant, said
had somehow missed the first year,” Miller said. “I’ve never was, ‘who do I call,’ and then I first, so Ferrence prodded it imagine your way to a bat’s the department recommend-
time I stepped into the build- encountered a bat on campus realized I probably don’t real- and it flew off. mind. So it was kind of cool ed students talk to their resi-
ing,” Miller said. before, so I didn’t know if we ly want to call anybody,” Fer- “It took off, and sort of that it happened to show up dent advisers if they saw a bat
Miller said while he had should be alerting someone rence said. “First of all, it was winged its way around (Al- right then.” in their residence halls.
heard of students encounter- about it or if there was a pro- Labor Day, and then I didn’t legheny Hall),” Miller said. “I Miller said the incident “If they turn up in a resi-
ing bats around campus, he tocol, so I emailed everyone want somebody to come and don’t know if it went in there, was also appropriate because dence hall, we ask that you get
had never had an encounter. and asked.” hurt the bat, which I don’t but it flew away.” some of his scholarship re- a hold of your RA or Public
“This is my first campus Miller said classes started think anybody from the col- Miller said he found the volves around the treatment Safety, and we’ll send some-
experience with bats,” Miller to let out at about this time. lege would have, and then I timing of the incident to be of animals in literature. one to take care of them,” Gil-
said. “I have heard of students From the door of his office, recalled my bat background. appropriate, considering a “Some of my interests in- lette said.
College seeks new public safety director for school year
By ALEX WEIDENHOF make sure they’re fully staffed sible for the safety of our cam- topics important to the Al- public safety has to be a good Since Awadi’s departure
News Editor and someone gets to know pus, and it’s far-reaching in legheny community. partner. A good partner with from Allegheny, public safety
weidenhofa@allegheny.edu Allegheny, gets to know our terms of collaboration.” “It would be really great for city government — not just has had two interim directors.
community,” she said. Ford said one important all kinds of things, like per- the police, but the city govern- Sgt. Robert Wright served
Allegheny College has formed A role of the committee, factor to look for in candi- sonal safety,” Thompson said. ment in general — and work-
a search committee to find a as interim director until his
Thompson said, is to find out dates is experience working “We can certainly host pan- ing with the city manager, and
new leader for the Office of in a safety role on a college els and other kinds of things working with neighborhood retirement in June, and Sgt.
what it is that would motivate
Public Safety, which has been candidates to stay at Alleghe- campus. Although all public about issues that have come groups,” Thompson said. William Merchbaker has
without a permanent director ny. safety officers are sworn po- up.” She further described the taken over the duties since
since fall 2017. “Is it challenge in the job? lice officers, having gone to Thompson said last year’s role as being a “go-to” person Wright’s retirement.
Title IX Coordinator Gil- Is it opportunity to do some a Pennsylvania Act 120-cer- debate over students’ use of for Meadville residents. Ford said the college has no
lian Ford heads the com- things in and out of campus? tified academy, Ford said the fake I.D.s would have been “If a community member definite timeline for the posi-
mittee, which also includes, Maybe they want to teach a expectations for police and a good opportunity to have has a need or has a question tion to be filled — she said the
among others, Joe Hall, assis- class, maybe they want to get campus officers are different. public safety address students. or wants to know how to get
tant dean of students; Gretch- search committee will discuss
involved in the community, “Their role is to keep our “If there’s ever something something done, that they
en Beck, associate dean of stu- campus safe and healthy, bubbling on campus, some know they can at least start that — but the committee will
maybe they have a family and
dents for wellness education; they want to get involved in where, I think, in a criminal kind of an issue that crosses with this person they know, not rush to fill the position.
and Alyssa Ribeiro, assistant the school system,” Thompson role, their role is to maintain lines into safety, that crosses that they met at an event,” “I don’t think it’s as simple
professor of history and chair said. “I would look for what it order,” she said. lines into legal issues, I think Thompson added. as filling the role,” she said.
of the Campus Life and Com- is that motivates that person Thompson described her public safety will be our big- The previous director, Ali “We want the right person for
munity Standards Commit- to want to stay, and finding view of public safety’s role as gest resource,” she said. Awadi, joined the college in our campus.”
tee. someone who has some kind “community policing.” Public safety is a part of July 2016. Under his lead- Overall, the college is eager
“It makes sense for me to of connection here.” “It’s about officers who get Allegheny, Thompson said, ership, the Office of Public
to see if the new director will
be part of the committee (as The committee was to know and engage with the and the office has an oppor- safety expanded its reporting
Title IX coordinator), but community. And policing is tunity to engage in a tenet of of crimes and began the Ga- bring changes to the Office of
formed in June, and Ford was
I’ll be working closely with appointed the head because less about patrolling and more the college: creating discus- tor Patrol Service. Awadi did, Public Safety.
(Dean of Students) April she served as interim dean about engaging students,” she sion. however, have some contro- “As a member of this com-
Thompson,” Ford said. of students at that time, Ford said. “I’ve heard Allegheny is versial moments, such as ac- munity, I’m very excited about
Thompson said one of her said. She said the members of An opportunity that comes known for creating more di- quiring ballistic vests from the this search, and I think we
main goals with hiring a new the search committee play an with the hiring of a new direc- alog instead of less,” she said. City of Meadville, researching have some real opportunity
director of public safety is to integral role in public safety’s tor is the chance to change the “So let’s talk about it.” the addition of security cam- here to have an engaged pub-
ensure the position will be responsibilities on campus. perception and role of public In addition to having bet- eras on campus and allegedly
lic safety office and program,”
filled for a while. “We feel like we have a re- safety on campus, Thompson ter relationships on campus, discussing arming officers.
“We’ve had some turnover said. One such change may Thompson said the director Awadi left the college in Thompson said. “I’d like to
ally well-rounded group that
in several key positions, and I is really well represented,” be having the director engage should also extend into the fall 2017. A listing for the po- see that happen as we hire a
think the community’s look- Ford said. “This position is more with students via the Meadville community. sition was posted online June new person, engaged with the
ing to stabilize that area, to important because it’s respon- office hosting discussions on “I think that the director of 1, 2018. whole community.
IDEAS from page 1
a more chill type of event,”
Wheel said.
Eileen Petula, executive
vice president and chief oper-
ating officer, said the IDEAS
Center renovations were con- It’s a small just sitting
nected to the college’s Strate- space, so it would
gic Action Plan. probably be a more
“There are many things
going on on campus which
intimate event.”
are part of the high-impact
enhancements that came out —JAIMENA WHEEL
of the Strategic Action Plan,” Class of 2019,
Petula said. Allegheny College
Petula said the SAP iden-
tified high-impact projects
for potential investment. The ics, appeared before the plan-
SAP focused on areas such as ning boards for the SAP.
athletics, student life, and ac- Petula said the renovations
ademics. Former Dean of Stu- was paid for by refinancing
dents Kimberly Scott selected college debt. The college also
the IDEAS Center renovation took out a $10 million loan, of
as one of multiple potential which $3.5 million was used
projects in the area of student for high-impact projects. Pet-
life. Scott’s recommendations, ula said the IDEAS Center, as
along with ideas for projects well as other student life proj-
EMILY RICE/THE CAMPUS in the athletic department ects, used $1.5 million of the
The IDEAS Center renovations were among a number of high-impact projects in the area of student life. and in the realm of academ- funds.
AlleghenyCampus.com
[News]
The Campus September 7, 2018 3
GARCIA from page 1 ASG talks goals, elections,
preparations for 2018-19
By SARA HOLTHOUSE
News Editor
holthouses@allegheny.edu
On the third floor of the
Henderson Campus Center,
I’m here because I want to make a difference in
Allegheny Student Govern-
my college community, and because I believe I
ment held its first official have the leadership qualities to do so.”
general assembly meeting of
—JACOB FLEMING
the 2018-19 session Tuesday
Class of 2022,
night, Sept. 4. Allegheny College
ASG held an informal
meeting last week, but Tues-
day night was the first meet- First-year elections will ASG adviser and Associ-
ing that went through all the be coming up soon, and ate Dean for Wellness Edu-
basics of a normal assembly ASG President Camilla Go- cation Gretchen Beck also
meeting. First-year students mez, ’19, encouraged ASG gave the cabinet her report.
interested in joining ASG members to come out and “I’m excited to be work-
for the upcoming year were support them. ing with all of you,” Beck
Courtesy of Crawford County Correctional Facility also invited, and about eight “We’ll be having events said. “Class presidents, I’ll
Moses Alcantara Garcia, 21, was sentenced to 12 to 24 months in the Crawford Coun- interested first-year students for them to give speeches be connecting with you and
ty Correctional Facility, followed by three years of probation, for charges related to an attended the meeting and next week,” Gomez said. we’ll have meetings about
April on-campus sexual assault. In addition to the first- your goals. … Cabinet mem-
introduced themselves to
cabinet. They gave their first year senate preparations bers, it’s been a little busy
ond-degree misdemeanor.
If he was convicted on all names and told the cabinet and elections, ASG also dis- with Welcome Weekend and
charges, he faced up to 37 why they wanted to be a part cussed goals for this upcom- Orientation and all that, but
years in prison and a $65,000 of ASG. ing year, along with swearing I’ll be sending you notes too.
fine. “I’m here because I want in their current senators by So, welcome back.”
During the sentencing, I think any judge that looks at this will say this is to make a difference in my having them recite an oath. Beck also promised to
both parties spoke on what the plea agreement, and he’ll serve all of this.” college community, and be- “Our biggest goal is prob- plan a tour of the new Stu-
occurred during the April cause I believe I have the ably digitizing everything,” dent Life Suite space for
assault. Hatheway said both —Anthony Vardaro said Moneesha Jayabalan, ASG on the third floor of the
leadership qualities to do
Garcia and the victim were at President Judge, ’19, attorney general. Campus Center, possibly for
Crawford County Court of Common Pleas so,” Jacob Fleming, ’22, said.
a party at Delta Tau Delta and There were also reports next week, bringing an end
Many of the first-years
left to go to the victim’s resi- to this week’s meeting.
were a part of student gov- from each of the represented
dence hall, which, Hatheway
ernment in their high classes as well as the adviser Information about up-
said, “was not uncommon,
The judge conceded he is dents justin adkins were in schools, and they all ex- report. coming first-year senate
(but) not in a romantic sense.”
“They were good friends, near retirement, but added attendance at the Wednesday pressed excitement to con- Each class president in- elections and candidates will
which makes this even worse,” “I think any judge that looks sentencing in support of Gar- tinue that at Allegheny. troduced themselves and be released as the elections
Hatheway said. “I think we’re at this will say this is the plea cia. Another first year stu- talked briefly about the approach. Candidates are
dealing with a good young agreement, and he’ll serve all DiGiacomo added that the dent, Sophie Adams, said proxy applications they re- required to file their election
man who had a bad night of this.” victim did not want to “ruin” ceived over this last week. paperwork by 5 p.m. Friday,
she wanted to join ASG to
and, unfortunately, it affected Garcia received letters of Garcia’s life, but sought an ap- “We did receive a few ap- Sept. 7.
gain experience with the
the victim, (and) it affected support from Linda Ernst, propriate sentence for Garcia’s plications for proxies that ASG meets at 7 p.m. ev-
organization, a goal she has
his life.” the college’s interlibrary loan crime. ery Tuesday, the next one
had since before coming to we’re excited about, and
Garcia, who served in a manager, and Darnell Epps, “They also wanted it to re-
Allegheny. which we should get to and being Sept. 11, in Campus
Junior ROTC program in his Allegheny’s former associate flect the impact this has had
“I wanted to get involved nominate early next week,” Center room 301/302, and
Santa Ana, California, high director of the Inclusion, Di- on the victim,” DiGiacomo
at Allegheny, and I’ve always said Emma Godel, class of meetings are open to all stu-
school, asked the judge about versity, Equity, Access and So- said. “It’s been difficult for her
had an interest in student 2021 president. dents.
the possibility of an early re- cial Justice Center. because she has to live with it
lease from probation, so he Jacquie Kondrot, former every day. … She wants to try government,” Adams said.
could join the military. associate dean of students, to continue her education at “I’ve just never had the time
“You can expect to serve all
of (the sentence),” Vardaro said.
and IDEAS Center Director
and Associate Dean of Stu-
Allegheny. It’s been very diffi-
cult for her to do that.”
to do it, and now I do, and
I want to make a difference.” THE
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4 September 7, 2018 The Campus
[OPINION]
AlleghenyCampus.com
Political misinformation
can influence, shape
impressionable minds
Parental impact on attitudes
By SHANE OSTROM ask my mother about it.
Junior Opinion Editor I asked her about illegal
ostroms@allegheny.edu immigration, adopting my
I have always been a neurot- father’s general, unfair phras-
ic person, worked up by a ing: “What makes Hispanics
never-ending stream of loud illegal, mom?” I was con-
thoughts, social anxieties, fused. I had Hispanic friends.
and irrational phobias that, to In fact, my parents had His-
this day, make little sense to panic friends. She explained
me. At the age of 3, I devel- to me that Hispanic people
oped a fear of men in glasses aren’t illegal, but that peo-
for some reason. Then I was ple who are undocumented
terrified of the dark, con- sought jobs that belonged to
stantly checking and recheck- “hard-working legal Ameri-
ing for entities behind doors cans,” a term I began to real-
and curtains. ize was completely loaded.
But I often think back to “Usually they come to
one fear I regretfully recall: America by hiding in the
when I was a child my parents backs of cars,” she told me
both had a prejudice against flatly, extremely misin-
Hispanic people that rubbed formed. I had to have been Photo contributed by commons.wikimedia.com
off on me. in first or second grade at the
“They come here illegally,” time. From that moment on, I am not sharing this em- ularly haunting for me today.
my father told me. I developed a ridiculous, un- barrassing childhood fear as Though immigration policy
“You can tell who they are fair, misinformed, xenopho- a confessional, but rather, as has always been a major issue,
because they drive old pickup bic fear of Hispanic people. a reflection of how impres- we now see it becoming more
trucks to gather scrap metal Anytime I got in a car, I sionable children can be. Had aggressive, more personal I am sad to say that the discourse attacking
because they can’t work any- would check over my shoul- and more inhumane. I gener-
der for Hispanics hiding in
I not started questioning ev- Hispanic families, children and workers is
where legally,” he said. erything my parents told me ally avoid discussing politics
Interestingly enough, an- the backseat. My fear of the with my parents, but I cannot
rooted in a long complicated history of
upon developing angst at a oppression and supremacy.”
other part of his argument dark shifted. Instead of fear- help but wonder what their
relatively young age, I fear I
involved the idea that un- ing the possibilities of mon- thoughts are on the upsurge
could have been a racist per- —SHANE OSTROM
documented immigrants are sters, I feared Hispanic peo- of Immigration and Customs
son my whole life. Junior opinion editor
stealing jobs from hard-work- ple hiding in my house. To Enforcement.
me, the fear of people was I now understand how
ing Americans. I distinctly Anyone who looks or acts
stronger than any other entity complicated immigration is,
remember him expressing “un-American” can be a target plicated history of oppression in the same position I was
frustration once when we that could be lurking in the from immigrants’ reasons for
now, citizen or not. And what and supremacy, and recent by being taught harmful lies.
were driving. shadows. emigrating, to the policies about the detained children?
that dictate how it is done, events prove we still have a How many of them grew up
“You can also tell because I kept this phobia a secret Or the 1,475 undocumented
and I am in no place to be the long way to go. without changing their per-
they’re always going exactly for a very long time, simply children? Or the chemical
judge that determines wheth- I was blessed with a spective? There is blood on
the speed limit because they because it was humiliating. straight jackets without their
After a few years, I simply er or not a person deserves free-thinking and ratio- the hands of the adults that
know if they get pulled over parents consent in the Shiloh
, they will be deported,” he grew out of being scared and to be in America. To me, be- Treatment Center in Texas? nal, mind open to person- misguided us and led us
said. realized it was irrational. longing in a country is mere- I am sad to say that the al growth, so I escaped my to where we are today, and
Even as an impressionable I understood that my pre- ly paperwork, and I prefer to discourse attacking Hispanic harmful ways of thinking, the only way to counter it is
child, I could sense a flaw in sumptions were unfair and look at a person’s character. families, children and work- but it is nauseating to think through action and proper,
his logic. Naturally, I went to that my parents were wrong. Reflecting on this is partic- ers is rooted in a long, com- how many children were put unbiased re-education.
Rotten Tomatoes hopes to gain
Sex & diversity with new critics
Relationships By JEN RODRIGUEZ by female critics. The same
Photo contributed by commons.wikimedia.com
old white dude to tell me what ingly male.
study found that only 18 didn’t work for him about ‘A Second, these movies are
What do you want to know?
Senior Opinion Editor
rodriguezj@allegheny.edu
percent of the reviews were Wrinkle in Time’, it wasn’t never given a chance. Most
An upcoming advice column Over the past couple years,
more attention has been giv-
written by underrepresented
ethnic and racial film critics. I
made for him. I want to know
what that film meant to wom-
of the time, even before the
movie hits theaters for public
from students at Allegheny! en to the lack of diversity in noticed this when I had wrote en of color, to biracial wom- audiences, the film is already
?
the film industry. The lack an article on “Red Sparrow,” en, to teen women of color, to being called disappointing
?
of diverse film leads have as many of the reviews I had teens that are biracial,” Brie or terrible. A 2018 San Di-
?
skewed films from reality and trudged through were written Larson said, at the Women in ego University study found
have created a void of repre- by male critics. Film’s Crystal+Lucy Awards that male critics were harsh-
sentation for general audi- Honestly, I have never re- on June 13, 2018. er than women on films with
ence members. ally taken movie critics and At the awards ceremo-
female leads, according to the
The New York Times pub- their reviews quite as seri- ny, Larson puts it perfectly
New York Times article.
lished an article on Tuesday, ously as they want readers into why we need diversity
We want your
I want to say I am sur-
Aug. 28, about Rotten Toma- to. I firmly believe in creat- in film critiquing. If you do
prised, but I am not. Rather,
toes, which has added about ing your own opinion about not have various voices in
films, because oftentimes, the film industry, especially this study has concluded what
questions!
200 movie critics on Tuesday,
reviews will make the movies in film critique, films are not many female movie reviewers
Aug. 28, in hopes of being
out to be awful, and you think going to be seen or reviewed or fans already know about
more inclusive. Rotten Toma-
the movie is great. Reading by the people who should be. the environment surround-
toes is one of the first film re-
Send us your questions on awful reviews can turn people Repeatedly, we hear from the ing film review.
view websites that has taken
away from a movie they may same critics about various This issue of diversity in
sex and relationships at this step in becoming more
diverse. have loved. I think on some films and genres, and these film review stems from the
accampusopinioneditor@gmail.com
Looking back at the multi- level, however, I have never critics have their biases that overwhelming lack of diver-
ple film review articles I wrote truly taken reviews seriously can influence their reviews. sity in Hollywood. The lack
over the last two semesters, because the critics are not as I cannot speak for every- of gender, racial and ethnic
I had jokingly talked to my diverse as they should be. one, but I am tired of reading minority roles in films and
friends about becoming a Part of me wants to say the same reviews written by production has been receiv-
movie critic. There is a lack it has never been about who the same people, especial- ing more attention lately, and
of popular female film crit- has reviewed the movie I am ly when a movie is actual- for good reason.
ics, especially in media and about to go see, but as I exam- ly good. Granted, there are One of the biggest mov-
film review sites like Rotten ine my favorite movies and movies out there that deserve ies of 2017, “Black Panther,”
Tomatoes, and it would have the popular reviews of them, these soul-crushing reviews. for example, boasted an out-
been a nice hobby. I think it is hard to take these More often than not, most standing black cast and pro-
This lack of female film reviews seriously. film critics have tastes that do duction team. The audience’s
critics, and minority critics As the University of not reflect the general audi- excitement for the film, spe-
as well, is one of the biggest Southern California’s An- ences of films. cifically within black com-
issues surrounding the film nenberg Inclusion Initiative I am tired of the awful re-
munities, showed how Hol-
industry. When the film in- study found, movie critics are views on films with female
lywood has been lacking in
dustry lacks the voices of commonly white and male, leads. First, we are barely get-
diversity for film leads, movie
these groups, the industry making it rare to see female, ting enough of these films,
roles and production teams.
creates a skewed view of re- African-American or any though these movies are also
minority film critic in the plagued by the lack of racial Rotten Tomatoes has tak-
ality based on the majority’s
perspective. Many reviewers industry. Eighty two percent and ethnic diversity in the en one of the first steps, at
who contribute to movie crit- of the reviews assembled on lead roles. Outside of the ro- least in their part of the film
ic sites are usually white and Rotten Tomatoes in 2017 for mance and comedy genres, industry, to creating a more
male. A study of 19,559 film the highest grossing movies female-led movies in action diverse base of movie critics.
reviews done by the Univer- were written by white critics, or fantasy are uncommon. And while some film critic
sity of Southern California’s and 78 percent were writ- We need to create more films sites and production compa-
Annenberg Inclusion Initia- ten by men, according to the across various genres for fe- nies have taken steps to be
tive in June 2018 found that University of Southern Cali- male characters and we need more diverse, we still have
Photo contributed by pixabay.com 77.8 percent were by male fornia’s study. to stop the unfair criticisms years ahead of us before mov-
critics and 22.2 percent were “I do not need a 40-year- by critics that are overwhelm- ies truly represent society.
AlleghenyCampus.com
[science] The Campus September 7, 2018 5
Coates retires after
more than 26 years of
teaching at Allegheny
By HANNAH SCHAFFER
Science/International Editor
schafferh@allegheny.edu
Lee Coates retired from Al-
legheny College last year af-
ter serving as a professor of
biology, neuroscience and
global health studies since
1992.
Coates spent two years
at Bucks County Com-
munity College in Bucks
County, PA, studying biol-
ogy before transferring to
the University of Montana
COATES
where he received earned
his bachelor’s in Zoology. search,” Coates said.
Coates went on to receive a Coates’ general research
doctorate in physiology from interests are sensory neuro-
the University of New Mexico physiology and comparative
and worked as a postdoctoral animal physiology.
fellow in neurophysiology at As part of his graduate
Dartmouth Medical School. work, Coates investigated na-
In 1992, Coates accepted a sal carbon dioxide receptors.
one-year temporary teaching “Really I was studying the
position at Allegheny. control of breathing,” Coates
“I was at Dartmouth Med- said.
“I’m a physiologist (and)
'SPORK THE QUAD'
ical School in a postdoctoral
position that was focused on neuroscientist who stud-
research, so I had done some ies how the brain controls
teaching to medical students, breathing,” Coates said, “I
and I had really liked the was very interested in how
teaching aspect of the area I the body senses carbon diox-
was in,” Coates said. “I also ide.”
saw all the pressures that full Coates explained that
mammals have both carbon PHOTOS BY ZAFIRAH
time researchers were under,
dioxide receptors in your ABDULRAHOOF/THE CAMPUS
and it wasn’t that appealing
to me to be that dependent nose as well as your brain.
on getting grants.” “The brainstem receptors Above: Metal sporks
Instead, Coates decided are the ones responsible for lined Gator Quad on
to pursue teaching. let’s say if you are holding Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018.
“I thought it would be nice your breath for a minute or Led by Kelly Boulton,
to do a year of teaching to see two, eventually the carbon Allegheny sustainability
if I liked it,” he said. dioxide goes up and receptors
coordinator, the giveaway
in the brain say that carbon
dioxide is high, and I’m going was organized with the
to make you breathe,” Coates hope of cutting down on
said. disposable plastic utensils.
“We actually regulate car-
“I discovered that at bon dioxide more than we do Left: Sporks were in the
a liberal arts college, oxygen,” Coates said. ground and were free
you can actually do Although many people for students, faculty and
believe oxygen is more im-
research and teach.” portant, carbon dioxide is
staff to take in front of
the Henderson Campus
— LEE COATES actually the more important
respiratory gas for land ani- Center. They were given
Professor of biology,
neuroscience and global mals. away with a sheet of
health studies, Coates has also used his paper that said, “Every
Allegheny College investigation of nasal carbon year on campus, we use
dioxide receptor mechanisms and throw away over
to research sudden infant 300,000 utensils.”
death syndrome.
Coates’s one-year tempo- “SIDS has a definition
Campus asks:
rary position in neuroscience of exclusion,” Coates said. ‘What sustainability initiatives
became not so temporary. “You have a normal healthy
His position was extend- baby that stops breathing
and dies, and if you rule out
would you like to see on campus?’
ed into a two-year position.
Coates ended up teaching at everything else, you label it
Allegheny for 26 years. a SIDS death,” said Coates.
“At that point, I discovered Since SIDS has a definition of
that at a liberal arts college, exclusion, the exact cause of
you can actually do research SIDS is unclear.
and teach, but you’re not pri- “What folks think is hap-
marily a researcher like you pening, is that babies will
would be at a big university,” often be on their stomachs
said Coates, “What appealed and will start breathing their
to me was the balance be- own expired air, which has
tween teaching and research.” carbon dioxide in it,” explains
Coates explained that he Coates.
enjoyed getting to know the Research about SIDS pos-
students at Allegheny, as well sibly being caused by babies
as being given the opportu- sleeping on their stomachs led
nity to teach many different to the Back to Sleep campaign,
courses. which advocates for babies
sleeping on their backs. MARZOUCA JENNINGS MILLER
“I really got to know the
students I was working with, “[Back to Sleep] was an “Less food waste.” “I would like to see a reusable “No more receipts at
which was a benefit as well,” educational program that McKinley’s.”
said Coates. “At a university, educated parents to put their -Taylor Marzouca, ’21 utensil.”
-Chris David Miller, ’19
you are so narrowly focused babies on their backs instead -Jazz Jennings, ’22
on what you are doing and you of their stomachs, and that
can’t really bridge out of that.” actually reduced SIDS by
While at Allegheny, Coates half,” Coates said.
was able to teach a wide va- In addition to research-
riety of courses, including ing carbon dioxide receptors,
Organismal Physiology and Coates has also researched
Ecology, Animal Physiology, Alzheimer’s disease.
Sensory Neurophysiology, “We are looking at in-
The Science and Pseudosci- terventions that will reduce
ence of Alternative Medicine, Alzheimer’s,” Coates said.
Investigative Approaches in “There’s no cure for Alzhei-
Biology, History of Neuro- mer’s, but there might be in-
science and Foundations of terventions that slow the pro-
Neuroscience. Coates also gression of the disease.”
worked with colleagues in the Although Coates retired
Department of Psychology to this year, he is still on campus
helping students with their ROACH FIRESTONE DAVIS
establish a neuroscience ma-
jor at Allegheny. senior projects. Coates cur- “I think it would be really cool if “I would like to see more
“The fact that Allegheny rently has students looking
“I would like to see
College has senior projects at exercise, diet and mental more of the refillable they made sure all the computers people educated about
meant that I had to have an activity to see if any of these water stations.” were turned off in the evening.” the reusable boxes.”
active research program that interventions help slow the -David Roach, ’21
engaged students in my re- progression of Alzheimer’s. -Hannah Firestone, ’19 -Emily Davis, ’22
6 September 7, 2018 The Campus
[Features] AlleghenyCampus.com
Getting greener: Reusable to-go
boxes come to McKinley’s
By ELLIS GIACOMELLI before launching the program ing to the company website. room to run them through
Features Editor in McKinley’s. The OZZI company pro- several times in a row. Boul-
giacomellie@allegheny.edu Boulton said an OZZI duces its own reusable plastic ton and Lang both said they
machine was purchased products, including boxes, have been pleased with the
After six years of offering re- with funds provided by ASG cups and silverware, but the longevity of the Whirley’s
usable to-go boxes in Brooks to avoid major changes to college opted to use the same boxes.
Dining Hall, Allegheny Col- McKinley’s operations. type of box already in use at “I maybe throw out 10 a
lege has brought the to-go box The OZZI machine pur- Brooks because of its level of year, and with the amount
program to McKinley’s Food chase was approved by ASG, that we do purchase, that’s a
performance, according to
Court, the result of a collab- according to both Boulton very, very small percentage,”
Lang.
oration between Parkhurst and Akeem Adesiji, ’20, for- Lang said.
The green boxes are a
Dining Services, the Office of The Brooks transition to
mer ASG director of sustain- regional product of Whir-
Sustainability and Allegheny reusable boxes began as a vol- ELLIS GIACOMELLI/THE CAMPUS
ability and environmental ley-DrinkWorks in Warren,
Student Government. untary program, with white Sustainability Coordinator Kelly Boulton, ’02, places a
affairs. Pennsylvania. The boxes are
“We create enough waste compostable boxes available reusable to-go box in the McKinley’s Food Court OZZI
The ASG Class of 2020 made with a BPA-free plas-
in McKinley’s to fill the Wise for free when it launched. machine. When boxes are placed in the slot, the barcode
Student Action Fund was ap- tic, Boulton said, and were
Center pool 12 times,” said Now, participation in the on the box is scanned, and a token is released in return.
proved by ASG to provide initially selected because of
Kelly Boulton, ’02, sustain- program is incentivized, and
$15,000 for the $21,782.50 to- Whirley’s low prices and the
ability coordinator. students must pay for a white terials at a different, local ton, who has worked with
tal cost of the OZZI machine, durability of their product.
This visualization is based compostable box at Brooks compost facility are possibil- several sustainability student
barcode stickers, tokens,
on McKinley’s compostable if they do not wish to use a ities, according to Boulton, workers, ASG directors of
scanner and other machine
paper waste produced in one green box. but whether materials are sustainability and environ-
supplies in the spring, accord-
year, waste production that Using a white compostable composted at Allegheny or mental affairs and Students
ing to the ASG Class of 2020
could be mitigated with the box with a compostable cup at elsewhere is not the point. for Environmental Action
SAF Proposal. The remaining
newly established program Brooks costs 50 cents for the Boulton said the real goal is members.
balance was covered by the
in McKinley’s, according to box and 25 cents for the cup, reducing total waste. Adesiji recalled one of his
Boulton. ASG Surplus Fund, the pro- We create enough according to Yvonne Long- “Less waste going to a land-
posal states. first experiences working
When reusable to-go boxes waste in McKinley’s streth, Brooks greeter. Pur- fill is better from a waste pro- toward offering more reus-
Located inside McKinley’s
were first brought to Brooks to fill the Wise Center chasing only the compostable duction standpoint, but also, able boxes — a Spring 2017
in 2012, Boulton wanted to near the registers, OZZI is de-
signed specifically for the col- pool 12 times” cup costs $1, to fill one’s own that minimizes the amount of demonstration hosted by SEA
initiate a campus-wide pro- reusable cup is 75 cents and greenhouse gas emissions that in the lobby of the Hender-
gram that would include lection of reusable to-go con-
—KELLY BOULTON to replace a lost or damaged are coming out of that waste son Campus Center where
both Brooks and McKinley’s, tainers. At McKinley’s, used
Sustainability coordinator green reusable box is $3, breaking down in the landfill,” club members stacked white
she said. However, because containers deposited in the
Longstreth said. she said. compostable to-go boxes and
of how the two facilities are OZZI machine are sanitized
The initial order of Brooks The McKinley’s program Reducing total waste may shared waste statistics with
organized, the details for a and returned to food stations
is currently voluntary, with reduce the college’s carbon the hashtag, #ACdoawaywith-
program in McKinley’s were by Parkhurst employees. reusable boxes was funded by
white compostable boxes still footprint and contribute to its takeaway on social media.
more complicated to work The boxes used in Brooks the Office of Sustainability
available at no cost, but Lang goal of carbon neutrality by Boulton said she hopes to
out. are the same type used in and ASG with replacement
said she hopes to eventually 2020, according to Boulton’s continue collaborating with
“The problem with McKinley’s, but each McKin- and maintenance costs cov-
pull the compostable boxes calculations. students through ASG and its
McKinley’s was, because you ley’s reusable box has a bar- ered by Parkhurst, Lang said.
back from counters and see Boulton has worked out current Director of Sustain-
pay at the end, there was no code sticker on the bottom, Prior to the official start
an increase in green box use that the effect of the Brooks ability and Environmental Af-
easy point at the beginning which is scanned by the OZZI of the to-go box program
after working out any issues reusable to-go box program fairs, Cathlin Lord, ’20.
of the transaction to swap a machine upon return. at Brooks, Boulton said she
this year. can be described by the plant- Sections regarding stu-
dirty box for a clean box, and When students are fin- worked closely with students
While the college is com- ing of 100 trees and the carbon
you can’t do that at the food ished with a reusable box, to test the strength of the box- dent interest in reusable to-
mitted to making use of its emissions they would offset.
stations because it’s a health they can exchange a used box es. go boxes were included in
composting facilities, and In the same way, McKinley’s
code issue,” Boulton said. for a clean one at Brooks or a “I worked with a student the 2011 ASG-administered
composting can theoretical- could also make an impact,
Director of Board Opera- used box for a token at either at that time, and I gave her a Student Life Survey when the
ly be great, the white com- with the possibility of over
tions Stephanie Lang said the Brooks or OZZI in McKin- couple boxes and said ‘Look, Brooks program was being
postable boxes are difficult to 400 trees metaphorically off-
limited dishwashing capacity ley’s. The token can then be your job this week is to just discussed, and Boulton said
keep up with in practice, ac- setting emissions.
in McKinley’s, relative to the used at either location to re- try to destroy them — throw she looks forward to receiv-
cording to Adesiji. “It’s so important because,
large capacity in Brooks, as ceive a clean box, and boxes them down stairwells, I want ing student feedback again.
“We don’t have the capac- number one, it’s eliminating
well as limited storage space taken from one location can you to open and close them a Although no formal survey
ity in our composting facility our carbon footprint,” Lang
in McKinley’s and the pos- be returned to the other. million times, see if these are is currently planned, she said
to run that much material … said. “The college has a pas-
sibility of adding labor costs To date, OZZI machines going to last,’” she said. sion for that, and Parkhurst is she welcomes questions and
and we have too much dry
for employees to collect used have diverted approximately Boulton also recalled hav- able to adapt to what the col- concerns.
material and not enough wet
boxes were also challenges five million disposable con- ing students take the test box- lege wants.” With the semester now
material to keep the ratio
that needed to be addressed tainers from landfills, accord- es to the Brooks dishwashing right, so most of those boxes Lang said Parkhurst is underway, the OZZI machine
are just being thrown away,” happy to be a “champion” for is up-and-running in McKin-
Adesiji said. what the college believes in ley’s, and Boulton said it will
The bulkiness of the to- and help its students develop eventually be able to notify
go boxes combined with low habits they can take with them Parkhurst via text message or
amounts of wet food material when they leave Allegheny. email when the cart inside the
to help break down the box- She said the reusable to-go machine is getting full.
es does not allow for effec- boxes are an exciting project As with most changes,
tive composting, so boxes get and hopes to see the McKin- Lang said, the transition may
discarded when the college’s ley’s program be as successful take some getting used to but
composting facility cannot as the Brooks program. will be beneficial in the long-
take in any more dry material, “It’s just been easy now, run.
Boulton explained. our team has really developed “If we create habits now
“Students keep coming a system for it down here, and of being more green, being
to me and saying — ‘Can we I rarely see the white boxes,” more conscious of our carbon
start composting in the res- Lang said. “Where before, we footprint, that will continue
idence halls?’ — which we were going through probably throughout the rest of your
would love to do, but we can’t 300 every two days, so it really adult lives, and maybe you’ll
do because we have so many does eliminate a lot of our pa- pass it on to your kids,” Lang
compostable containers com- per waste and our paper cost.” said. “Is it going to be as easy
Contributed by Students for Environmental Action ing out of McKinley’s,” Boul- Student involvement has once you’re out of college?
Students for Environmental Action demonstrate the level of McKinley’s waste pro- ton said. been essential in working No, but it’s definitely some-
duction from compostable to-go boxes on April 15, 2017, in the Henderson Campus Future opportunities to to offer reusable boxes cam- thing we want to instill in all
Center lobby. compost excess college ma- pus-wide, according to Boul- of you.”
Mind full of fluff: ‘Christopher Robin’ fails to deliver
intelligent story in favor of nostalgic cast of characters
By LAUREN TRIMBER Winnie the Pooh fans: Christopher Robin’s The friends sit together on teaching her the value of work the Hundred Acre Wood.
Features Editor brace yourselves. “Christopher character arc so closely a log and watch the sunset, and logic over imagination. Since Christopher Robin’s
trimberl@allegheny.edu Robin” is OK. As much as my mirrored Peter Banning’s in promising they will never While Christopher Robin wife and daughter are
affection for Pooh begged me “Hook” and George Banks’ in forget each other. After prepares to work during a spending the weekend where
Oh, bother. to love the movie, I have to “Mary Poppins” that I found leaving for boarding school, weekend he was supposed to he grew up, Christopher
Winnie the Pooh’s classic admit I left the theater feeling myself wondering if Disney Christopher Robin is mocked, spend with his family, Pooh Robin must sneakily reach the
catchphrase played repeatedly underwhelmed. It certainly is contractually obligated to bullied and, following his wakes up in the Hundred doorway to the Hundred Acre
in my head as I watched had its strong points, but the make a film about a bored father’s death while he is Acre Wood and realizes he Wood with Pooh, who fails at
“Christopher Robin,” a film I movie substituted nostalgia man rediscovering his away, slowly starts to lose his is alone. Confused over the making the journey subtly.
had been anticipating for weeks. for an engaging plot. childhood whimsy every few imagination and free spirit. disappearance of his friends,
Based on A.A. Milne’s When they reach the
“Christopher Robin’s” decades. Shown as a montage, Pooh wanders through the
characters, “Christopher doorway, Christopher Robin
derivative plot is undoubtedly “Christopher Robin” Christopher Robin enlists in doorway Christopher Robin
Robin” almost immediately reluctantly decides to enter
one of its largest faults. begins with a young the army, meets and marries used to enter the forest and
caught my attention because With older, disenchanted Christopher Robin in the his wife and is employed by a walks into the real world, and help Pooh find his friends.
of my love for the little yellow protagonist Christopher Hundred Acre Wood, where luggage company. As an adult, where he finds his aged friend Collecting his old friends
bear. So, with popcorn in Robin trying to navigate the his friends are throwing him he is a workaholic who hardly in a garden. one by one, Christopher
hand and tissues ready in case difficulties of adult life while a goodbye party before he interacts with his family. After Christopher Robin Robin gradually regains his
childhood memories became learning to embrace his leaves for boarding school. When he does have time to recovers from the shock of imagination as he pretends
too emotional, I entered childhood imagination once After spending the afternoon talk to his young daughter seeing Pooh for the first time to fight off the dreaded
the theater prepared for a again, the movie is nearly with Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Madeline, their conversations in decades, he resolves to take Heffalumps to convince the
wonderful movie. indistinguishable from other Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and revolve around preparing her Pooh back to his childhood others he has truly returned.
Instead, I could only think, films that focus on similar Roo, Christopher Robin ends to begin at the same boarding home in the countryside, which
“Oh, bother.” topics. the day with Pooh. school he attended and contains another doorway to See POOH page 7
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