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Cauldron: (From Left to Right) Untitled by Allison Hammerly, Metropolis by Gabrielle Montesanti, and Dream-ing by Jessica Walters. These pieces were among many student works selected for the Cauldron’s 2014 edition.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

K’s Next Class to be Most Diverse

Kalamazoo College’s class of 2018 hopes to be the most diverse in history with 32 percent of the incoming stu-dents identifying themselves as people of color.

The domestic ethnic break-down of the class includes: 27 Asian Americans, 30 African Americans, one Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 41 Latinos and 22 multiracial students.

Eight percent of the class will be international students coming from 10 countries: China (eight), Georgia (one), India (two), Italy (one), Jamai-ca (three), South Korea (nine), Lebanon (one), Myanmar (one), Spain (one) and Viet-nam (six). Domestically, the students represent 29 states.

“We won’t know how many will actually enroll until the day the students move in.

ADMISSION

viola brownindex staff writer

32 percent of the incoming first year

class identify as people of color

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The IndexONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE STUDENT

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Lamppost to Honor Memory of Emily Stillman

CAMPUS

Student who died last year of bacterial meningitis will be

honored this Thursday with the dedication of a

lamppost

On June 5 at 4:00 p.m., a ceremony dedicated to Emily Stillman will take place to dedicate a lamppost in her honor. Stillman was a sopho-more at K when she died from bacterial meningitis in 2013. Stillman’s family will be in attendance and everyone is advised to wear pink and/or purple, which were Stillman’s favorite colors.

“I am so elated the College is finally dedicating a tangible space for her on campus. Last year, my friends and I tried getting a bench outside of Trowbridge Residence Hall dedicated to her, but that never came to fruition,” said Skylar Young ’15, incoming Secretary of Communications for the 2014-2015 Student Commission and a good friend of Stillman.

After Stillman’s death, her family started the Stillman Foundation, which hopes to raise awareness about me-ningococcal disease and the vaccination of the different strains of meningitis, as well as organ donation. The foun-dation also actively works with Michigan Gift of Life.

Recently, the foundation made a historic accomplish-ment by busing people from the United States to Canada to get vaccinated against all strains of meningitis, especial-ly the strain B that Stillman had, which isn’t covered in the US.

“Apart from making sure all of my family has been covered by meningitis vac-cine...my greatest effort has been working with and raising awareness about Emily Still-man at Kalamazoo College,” Young said. “I was the liaison for the Michigan Gift of Life campus-wide challenge in which Kalamazoo competed against other colleges in Mich-igan to raise awareness about organ donation by getting people to sign up to become

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CAULDRON on page 2

Student talent unveiled in the Cauldron’s 2014 editionThe literary magazine showcases 50 pieces of creative writing

and artwork

Kalamazoo College’s an-nual literary magazine, “The Cauldron,” was unveiled in the Chapel during last Friday’s Community Reflection.

The magazine gives out two awards to deserving pieces each year: The Divine Crow Award and the Stephanie Vib-bert Award. Senior Dorraine

Duncan’s poem, entitled “You go a fariin go bruk out,” re-ceived both the Divine Crow Award, as well as the Steph-anie Vibbert Award, a first in K history.

Editors-in-Chief Jane Huffman ’15 and David Landskroener ’14 structured the poems and artworks around a theme of trauma and tran-sitioning, displayed by the loose ordering of the book by the seasons. The preface of “The Cauldron” leads its readers into their vision:

“This year’s book is full of self-reflective and fearless

writing and art about times of trauma and transition, about things lost and things learned. The book examines the pow-er and importance of both memory and prophecy, and often teeters in between the unforgiving spaces of both past and present. [The writ-ers and artists’] sophisticated work reminds us that even in a desolate world, art has the power to deliver truth.”

Followed are excerpts from this year’s collection of student submitted artwork and poetry.

sarah wallacea&e editor

Database Trials Give Users Greater Access to Resources

Trial databases are available for students

and faculty to use; library seeking feedback

Kalamazoo College’s library subscribes to a myriad of da-tabases such as JSTOR, Psy-cINFO, and ProQuest Research Library. Students, faculty, and staff have access to papers and journals that range all academ-ic disciplines through these databases.

On top of its regular sub-scriptions, the library looks to bolster its database reach from time to time with da-tabase trials. These trials are offered by vendors for about a month, during which col-lege-wide access to the re-spective database is allowed.

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feedback from students and faculty, and it uses this feed-back to extend the offered data-bases accordingly. “For things we use as a trial, there are two voices we want to hear,” said Liz Smith, Reference and In-struction Librarian, “students and faculty.”

From faculty, the library wishes to receive feedback on whether the database contains information that their students will find helpful. As for stu-dents, the library looks for feed-back on whether the students are finding what they need, and if the database’s structure and content are usable.

“Some [databases] are really hard to use, with the way they are organized,” said Smith, “and if students find some-thing really difficult to use, we may not want to invest out money in it.”

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Leaking cables causes power outageRecent power outage on campus linked to

leaking cables, awaiting repairs

Outage: Students gather outside of the Weimer K. Hicks Center on Tuesday evening following a power outage and subsequent fire alarm. According to Director of Dining Services James Chantanasombut, the alarm was set off by steam from the pizza oven.

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Fixing the cables perma-nently will require an excava-tion and another power outage that would last until the new

cables are in place.If you were on Kalamazoo

College’s campus at the end of eighth week, you might have experienced the power outage that struck students soon after midnight on Friday, May 23, 2014.

Although the outage was drastic, it affected only seven buildings. These included Olds Upton Hall and Markin Racquet Center, as well as

Harmon, Hoben, Crissey, and Severn Residence Halls.

The outage lasted for over 24 hours, and was caused by a leak from one of the three main cables that feed the seven aforementioned buildings. Al-though only one of three cables was shorted, all three cables had to be disabled because some equipment inside each building requires power from all three cables, or else their

motors would malfunction, report Paul Manstrom of Fa-cilities Management.

However, since some build-ings had been equipped with backup generators, emergen-cy lights within them were ac-tivated. Others, however, like Markin, Crissey, and Severn relied only on battery powered backup lights. Since the battery

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news

The 2014 Cauldron makes its debutThe literary magazine showcased 50 pieces of creative writing and artwork in this spring’s edition. Read two poetic selections from Editor-in-Chief David Landskroener ‘14 and senior Madeline Weisner

The YearIn Review

sports

The Index looks back upon a successful year in Kalamazoo College Athletics. Seniors and first years alike demonstrated aptitude and talent on their fields of play, ensuring future success for the programs. PAGE 8

buzzkill

Anti-Federalistsraise flag on campus“A coalition of Anti-federalists hoisted up the Gadsden Flag on the Kalamazoo College flagpole two weeks ago. It read ‘Don’t Tread on Me,’ and proudly displayed the iconic rattlesnake. These stalwart statesmen...” PAGE 3PAGE 2

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ran out by the end of the day, Facilities Management pro-vided lanterns within stair-cases to illuminate steps and prevent accidents.

To try to fix the issue, FacMan changed the fuse, but the fuse burned again, twice, then thrice, after its in-stallation. After further exam-ination, FacMan determined that that problem was caused by a leak from one of the three main cables running through conduit.

In order to restore electrici-ty, K had to replace the cables. However, since it does not have the equipment to carry out such procedures, a con-

tractor was hired. The contractor tried to pull

the cables out of the conduit without avail. As digging down the street would elongate the power outage, an undesir-able option by students and faculty, the contractor decided to run three new cables through another route. The route runs above ground from a manhole in front of Mandelle to another manhole in the driveway next to Olds Upton. Full of warning signs, the path the cables take is now restricted, with the driveway being closed to protect the cables.

Even though it was only a one-day job, the repairs were highly expensive. The con-

tractor employed up to eight workers and many trucks and equipment, raising the costs to more than an estimated $100,000.

The leaking cable has been in the ground since Harmon was built 55 years ago. Al-though there are different ways to test the cables underground, maintaining them is nearly impossible.

Fixing the cables perma-nently will require an excava-tion and another power outage that would last until the new cables are in place. FacMan plans to postpone this proce-dure until the summer, when there is not as high of a demand for electricity.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Stetson Chapel’s bell tower peaks out from behind the Oaks on Kalamazoo College’s Arcadian Hill one afternoon

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While faculty feedback tends to be positive or informational, student feedback is mostly infrequent and negative, Smith mentioned. “I don’t think we get a lot of feedback from students, particularly on the database trails. We don’t always hear when people are happy; we always hear when people are sad. People email us when they think the library is noisy.”

Faculty offer more positive feedback and suggestions. Some faculty members suggest the trial of specific databases they believe

will add value to the library’s index. Other faculty members point out that some databas-es on trial duplicate what the library already has access to, thereby helping the library re-orient its budget to more effective uses.

Database trials will continue to be run for the coming years. The library runs 5-10 da-tabase trials a year. Trials are mostly imple-mented through the middle of the quarter, when students are apt to use them the most.

The library appreciates any feedback, es-pecially from students and faculty via email or phone.

Database Trials Give Users Greater Access to Resources

organ donators.”Young reported that Ka-

lamazoo College came in sec-ond for the challenge and that next year she is “absolutely determined to get first place.”

“I have been in consul-tation with Lisa Ailstock, Director of Health Services in raising awareness about meningitis,” Young said.

Skylar calls “Stills”, her

nickname for Stillman, one of her best friends and someone that she genuinely clicked with instantly.

“We are so different and yet so similar. We lived in Crissey basement last year with Mindy, Bryan, and Jar-ed, and it was so much fun,” Young said. “There are no adjectives that can describe her, no words that can express the beautiful human being she

was inside or out. She always made me laugh, and made me feel better.”

“Emily has the biggest heart, the best laugh, and is the person I continue to turn to when I need guidance and perspective. She is all around me, and the people she touched throughout her life. Her death has affected me in both expected and unexpected ways,” Young concluded.

Lamppost to Honor Memory of Emily Stillman

Leaking Cables on Academy Cause Power Outages

So far we have 377 students who have said they are coming, but I know we’ll lose a few between now and September, and maybe gain a few. I hope to matriculate around 360-ish students,” said Eric Staab, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

Even though the College didn’t meet its goal of 390 students, it’s still proud of the numbers because college admissions have been down all across the Midwest.

“We are very pleased with many aspects of this class. It is slightly shy of our goal of 390 students, however, this was a very rough year for liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. Many others saw shortfalls far greater than that of K’s, so it could have been a lot worse. The academic quality of this class is excellent,

similar to previous years,” said Staab.Since this class isn’t as large as the previous

incoming class of 464 students, Admissions believes that it will not be a problem to ac-commodate this new class through registration, housing or the College’s social atmosphere. The diversity of this class comes when stu-dents are pushing for an Intercultural Center on campus.

Admissions is still unsure of the impact this current crop of students will have on K history, claiming every class leaves a unique legacy at K.

“Every year the group of new students coming has some impact on the current stu-dents, but that is not something I could know in advance as to how this year’s new cohort of students will impact the returning students,” said Staab.

K’s Next Class to be Most DiverseDIVERSE FROM PAGE 1

TRIALS FROM PAGE 1

MEMORY FROM PAGE 1

Last SpringMadeline Weisner

This is what our days are like–broken washer, backdoor unlocked,windows open. Wind chimes. On Saturdayall four of us are asleep at noon, withbedroom doors ajar.Music plays.Tonight we’ll drink, talk to strangers,quarrel with friends.We’ll try not to cry.We’re content here together, but we won’t stay long.At least we don’t work so hard that wedon’t have time to love each other;we do.

The Plague DoctorDavid Landskroener

Dr. William Drake performed an autopsy in 1969 on Robert Rayford, an American teenager

from Missouri who had the earliest confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America.

Sometimes in the cleanest chambersspeckles appear on white-cell floors.

Sometimes you prostitute yourselfto find the pleasure of outbreak.

Sometimes in New York and LAthe coffins are from Missouri.

Sometimes a third of Europe diesand sometimes a third of queers die.

Sometimes the hopelessness of lovemanifests itself as lesions.

One time a doctor stared aheada plague reflected in his eyes.

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CAULDRON

Student Commission Election ResultsThe following candidates were elected to the Commission for the fall of 2014

Black and Orange Award Winners

Alexander Werder ‘15Graham Wojtas ‘16Jasmine Kyon ‘17

Melissa Erikson ‘17

Andrew Ertle ‘15Emily Sklar ‘16

Samantha Weaver ‘17Will Guedes ‘15

Andrew Kaylor ‘17

Samantha Foran ‘15Jose Lopez ‘17

Rachel Selina ‘17Justin Danzy ‘16

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Best Collaborative Program:

Athletic Leadership Council, K Cheer, Student Activities

Committee, and Student Commission for the Homecoming Week

Programs

The Innovation Award: Student Activities

Committee

Advisor of the Year: Brian Dietz

The Buzz Spirit Award: Student Commission

Organization of the Year: The Index

Emerging Leader Award:Graham Key

Enlightened Leader Award:

Quinn McCormick

Advocate of the Year: Shannon Dion

Most Committed to Service:

Sisters in Science

Program of the Year: Athletic Leadership

Council for the Special Olympics Programs

New Member of the Year:

Viola Brown

Best Mentor: Kaitlyn Thiry

Outstanding Officer: Cameron Goodall

President of the Year: Darrin Camilleri

Best Promotion: Student Activities

Committee

The Scholar Award: Claire De Witt

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Orange Bench Moved Due to Lack of Stoners

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Anti-Federalists Hoist Gadsden FlagIn a bizzare turn of events, the Anti-

Federalists transcend time and space

Flag: The Anti-Federalists pay a visit to the twenty-first century to hoist the Gasden Flag on the campus’ flagpole. Colin Smith reports on their presence on campus and how their legacy lives on through current interpretations of their work.

For Her Latest Column, EmilyPizza Decides to Eat Herself

Unsatisfied with cafeteria food, Emily Pizza puts her mouth where her mouth is

After eating in the cafeteria for the entire quarter, I realized how boring and tasteless the meals could be. Tofu, green beans, and yeast rolls began to take a toll on my palate, espe-cially after last week.

The pizza was so bland I could hardly bear another bite, so yesterday I decided to try the most special kind of pizza. The one that couldn’t ever be boring: the one that’s writing this article.

So, I sat down in the Crissey kitchen with some salt, pepper, hot sauce, and ketchup and went to discover the delicious tastes of the human anatomy. PIZZA on page 4

E-CigsBring Campus Closer

Can’t Even: Wind Down Wednesdays will undergo a #transformationtuesday to become White Girl Wednes-days. OSI recommends bringing your fave Starbucks fat-free latte and wearing yoga pants.Kalamazoo College decid-

ed to revisit its Smoking Poli-cy to allay the outrage received from students. According to the revised version, students are now allowed to use elec-tronic cigarettes (e-cigs) in all regions of the campus.

According to K’s smoking body, e-cigs deliver the same flavor and feeling of fulfill-ment, without the downside of second-hand smoke.

“As e-cigs are not as harm-ful to our students,” said Pres-ident Wilson-Oyelaran. “We have decided that there is no reason to prevent their use.”

The College defines e-cigs

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TECH MARIJUANA

PIZZA’S KITCHEN

I started easily with the fingers, which I can guaran-tee are just as easy to bite off as carrots. With a little ketchup, these tasted like little hot dogs, but more juicy, like eating a rare steak.

I microwaved two more—making sure that I would have enough to continue writing—and with a dash of pepper and hot sauce, they tasted much better.

Then I started on the legs: the thigh was easiest to get so I carved off a hock and set to work frying it up. As it would be hard to eat the rest of myself if I passed out due to blood loss, I made sure to stop the bleeding on my leg before I continued using bandaging techniques communing used on LandSea.

The meat was amazing, sea-soned with salt and pepper to

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A coalition of Anti-fed-eralists hoisted up the Gads-den Flag on the Kalamazoo College flagpole two weeks

ago. It read “Don’t Tread on Me,” and proudly displayed the iconic rattlesnake. These stalwart statesmen wax sealed a letter of grievances they sent via pigeon to the Editor of The Index, voicing their opposition to the ratification of the United States Constitu-tion. They signed their names as Brutus, Centinel, Federal Farmer, and Cato.

Cato, unlike the other An-

ti-Federalists, doesn’t keep his identity hidden. He reveals himself as George Clinton. But clearly he’s not the George Clinton who served as Vice President under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, because he died two hundred years ago. Rather, he’s the godfather of all things funk. Clinton said, “We’re standing for one nation under groove.”

These veiled writers op-

pose a Constitution without a Bill of Rights, fearing a tyranny of the majority. A few specific qualms included: the emergence of a monarch through an “Energetic Exec-utive,” as proposed by Alex-ander Hamilton in Federalist No. 70, too much power taken away from the State govern-ments, and a lack of a Bill

New hazy smoking policy allows

electronic cigarettes to be used on campus

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OSI Introduces “White Girl Wednesday” Event

OSI unveils new program, students

“cannot even”

FacMan removes the orange bench,

because it was being used as a study space

instead of its intended recreational purposes

Earlier this quarter, Facil-ities Management (FacMan) removed the orange bench be-tween residence halls Severn and Crissey because it was not being used for its original purpose: to create a peaceful place for students to smoke weed. FacMan worker Mary Jane Peters explained that the administration asked them to move the bench to a place where it would get more use.

“It is too bad, really,” Pe-ters said. “I have been out there a few times and saw students using the bench for other activities. I suppose the

school thought this wasn’t appropriate.”

Several students have ex-pressed irritation at the school for moving the orange bench.

“I understand that the school likes to keep up its stoner reputation, but I think that there just aren’t a lot of students here right now who enjoy marijuana,” Brandon Siedlaczek ’16 said. “Person-ally, I mostly used the bench for studying. I would have group study parties out on there before exams.”

Siedlaczek’s feelings about smoking seem to be shared with many other students on K’s campus. “I understand that some people enjoy smoking in their free time to relax, but I don’t see the appeal to that. To relax, I usually get ahead with my schoolwork,” Sharayu Salvi ’17 said.=

There have been many conversations surrounding

BuzzkillONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF BASIC ACTIVITY

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In the recent weeks, the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) has noticed a decreased

attendance rate of their weekly Wind Down Wednesdays.

“Nobody comes anymore,” one representative from OSI stated. “No matter how many t-shirts and tubes of paint we provide, nobody seems to want to spend their hump day un-winding with us.”

OSI has come up with a solu-tion to solve this dilemma. The

same representative announced, “Next year, Kalamazoo College will be replacing ‘Wind Down Wednesdays’ with ‘White Girl Wednesdays!’”

White Girl Wednesdays will be very similar to Wind Down Wednesdays, the one difference being that instead of various crafts, and students will be able

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news

Hoard of beavers mistake Arcus Center for damConstruction on the upcoming Arcus Center was delayed Tuesday when construction workers realized they’d been locked out by a hoard of beavers mistaking the building’s unique wall construction for one of their own wooden huts.

Index uses same tennis picture again

sports

Having already used the photo known to staffers as IMG_9441 in three previous issues of the paper, the Index’s layout team opted to use it again rather than look through the massive file of other good photos. PAGE 8

opinion“I’m glad my meal swipes don’t roll over”In a heartfelt op-ed, sophomore Emma Wiener recounts her positive experience with the student meal plan, which prevents unused meal swipes from rolling over to the following week. “It sure keeps me in great shape!” she says. PAGE 4PAGE 2

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New Mascot:K’s local squirrell replaces the hornet

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katie schmitzsnooze editor

colin smithindex token hipster

emily pizzaauto cannibal

kamal kamalaldinindex staff good guy

Starting next year, the Arcus Cen-­ter for Social Justice Leadership, in collaboration with EnvOrg and Divest Kalamazoo, will start a new rickshaw service running up and down Academy Street. A rickshaw, for those who may not

be familiar with this particular form of transport, is a small two-­wheeled carriage, which is pulled by a person. The rickshaw service, named Hornet-­A-­Go-­Go, will employ work-­study eligible students to ferry their fellow classmates, professors, and staff members up and down Academy to destinations such as the library, Anderson Athletic Center, and the nearly complete Arcus Center. Dr. Marie Jayne Kannavis, In-­

terim Director of the Arcus Center, came up with the rickshaw idea after hearing several complaints among students, faculty, and staff that the Arcus Center is too far from campus and not easily accessible. But this program has expanded and will reach all different areas of campus.The rickshaw service could not

have been implemented without the help and logistical planning of EnvOrg and Divest Kalamazoo,

who see the rickshaws not only as a sustainable form of transportation, but also a way to give back to the community. “Sometimes I feel a bit guilty

about driving my car from Severn to the library, so I’m very excited for this rickshaw service, which will allow me to get up the hill with-­out needing to drive,” said EnvOrg member Maggie Clay. “There are times where one of my

suitemates will borrow my Audi for a Chipotle run and I need to get to the gym, so having this rickshaw

said DeWaters resident Mike Frege. Lorrie Rang, President of Divest

Kalamazoo, also stressed the ben-­

employing able-­bodied students who need a job to pay their increasing tuition at K, rather than purchasing fossil fuels by driving cars up and down Academy. The rickshaw service will com-­

mence operations during Orientation week and will have service hours from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, with a weekend schedule of 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Arcus Center hopes to even-­

tually partner with the Security Of-­

24-­hours and a part of a Safe Ride Program that would allow students to be ferried from off campus locations safely back to campus at night.

Everyday I’m Pedalin’: Students will have the opportunity for their fellow students to ferry them everywhere on campus via rickshaw.

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perfection, and the ketchup made some great chicken-­y tasting strips.Then, I moved on to my

abdomen. Luckily for me I have abs of steel, so I was eating pure muscle. So lean;; not an inch of fat I tell you! I marinated it in some soy sauce I found sitting on the counter in the kitchen in Crissey and sautéed it with some onions and garlic I found in the fridge. To anyone in Crissey who is missing onions, garlic, or soy sauce, my bad!This was by far the best thing

I ate. The tenderness of the meat, along with the excess of iron-­y blood mixing with the salty soy sauce made for an amazing taste that I couldn’t match with any other meal, espe-­cially those in the cafeteria. The onions and the garlic added a little something extra to the meat, which

I really enjoyed.Next, I decided to try some

gluteus muscle. So, with perfect precision, I carved off a good portion and decided to make a pulled-­glu-­te sandwich, which I seasoned with ketchup. This, I have to say, was not the most delicious part of the body.

BBQ. There was too much fat and not enough meat to keep me sus-­tained, and had a musty sort-­of taste.Sadly, the blood loss is too great

for me to continue and I had to be taken to the hospital by Security, but what they say is true: humans taste a bit like chicken. I write this as I sit in my hos-­

pital bed with a reconstructed leg, buttock, and abdomen, along with

developed by Kalamazoo College re-­searchers. Stay tuned for next year’s bite of Pizza’s Kitchen where I will be sampling other students.

lack of a Bill of Rights.Clinton summarized their stances

when he said, “I wanna testify: power taken away from the States would be funked up. You gotta free your mind, and your ass will follow, dig? Tear the roof off the sucker and give up that funk.”Brutus said it was only over

230 years ago when the United

States declared independence from Britain, and, “to ratify this Con-­stitution would be to enforce mo-­narchal rule that we just declared freedom from.” He also continued to cite recent “tyrannical” legisla-­tion, namely, the respective Alien and the Sedition Acts.The other Anti-­Federalists

claimed the Federalist Party led by President John Adams handled the XYZ affair poorly—no, this is not

down. “But, keep in mind Adams also forgot to double check his breeches’ buttons!” reminded Brutus.

In this letter to the editor, the four statesmen reminded the Articles of Confederation would have worked with just a bit more time. To gain voters—free white men who own at least $132 in property—they are printing off their works as The An-­ti-­Federalist Papers and will be dis-­tributing them throughout campus this week.

as any plastic cylindrical objects that produces smoke from one of its ends. It’s basically a type of vape that

comes in many varieties: some are the size of a regular cigarette or cigar, while others extend to as long as a baguette. The administration, however,

believes that a group of students is bending the policy. Based on a few testimonies, some students have been removing the electrical circuits of e-­cigs responsible for producing water smoke and the red glow, and replacing it with cannabis. The stu-­dents would then resume to light up and smoke the cannabis inside the remaining plastic. Like I said, it’s basically a vape. Due to its technical legality, this

smoking system cannot be restricted by K’s policies. “We are not doing anything illegal,” said Will Dandler ’17. “If anything, we are comply-­ing with K’s policies and promot-­

This endeavor has grasped the attention of the College’s faculty. Dr. Lance Wiser, professor of Phi-­losophy, voiced his impress with the students’ determination to use the substances of their choice. “It is

a wonderful thing, seeing how the human mind can be at such a high state of intelligence and creativity when there is strong enough of a drive,” he said.

Some faculty members have even been helping e-­cig smokers with their “mischief,” as some K administra-­tors are now calling it. The chemistry department is working on a solution for the melting of the plastic cylin-­ders when they are used for weed. “If we coat the plastic portion of the e-­cig with a certain aluminum alloy, the melting will be prevented, and

Dr. Karl Burk, Chair of the Chem-­istry Department. This process should increase the

e-­cig’s longevity. “We already make students pay huge amounts to come here and study. At least, with longer lasting e-­cigs, students will save some money, and perhaps take their professors out to a proper dinner,” added Burk with a hearty chortle.As of now, the admission is hes-­

itant to publish any revisions to the policy. e-­cigs have been strength-­ening student-­faculty bonds, which bolster the personal connections between students and faculty, a selling point K has utilized for years in promoting itself.

gather in Hicks and engage in various “white girl” activities. “We’ve already started looking for someone who will provide yoga pants in bulk for a good price,” said OSI. “We also have a plethora of iron-­on letters, so students can customize their butts with any word or phrase that they want.”

Instead of providing popcorn and soda to attending students, pita chips

be available to sample, along with

working with Kalamazoo College

Dining Services to try and perfectly replicate Panera’s Broccoli Cheddar Soup,’ said OSI. “Perhaps we could also offer pastries for an addition-­al 99 cents. We tried to collaborate with Starbucks, but like most white girls ‘they just cannot’.” Other activities will include

expressing each other’s feelings in 140 characters or less, creating Cute Emergency or nostalgic ‘90s TV stickers and putting them on

famous photographs, and creating a safe space to discuss their favorite drinks on Starbuck’s secret menu. OSI would like to stress that

anyone and everyone is welcome

to attend “White Girl Wednesdays,” regardless of gender or race. “In ad-­dition to being a time for students to gather together and unwind, it will also be a form of cultural aware-­ness,” OSI stated. “We’re really killing two birds with one stone. I think students will be absolute-­ly thrilled.” More information about White

Girl Wednesdays can be found by searching the following hashtags on Twitter: #WhiteGirlWednesdays #white #girl #Wednesdays #Wind-­DownWednesdays #wind #down

#hump #starbucks

the orange bench and where it will be placed next. Some administrators sug-­gested donating the bench to another

They explained that Hope College has expressed that they would be in-­terested in having the orange bench

on their campus. “It’s not our fault that we don’t smoke as much weed as the school would like us to,” said Shannon Haupt ’16, who was recently offered a blunt by her professor when he found her to be too stressed and doing too much studying. Haupt lives in the Sustainability

Living Learning House next to where the orange bench

used to be. She said she appre-­ciates the school’s attempts to help students relax—such as Wind Down Wednesday, Tuesdays With…, and Spliff Saturday—but she wishes the administration would acknowl-­

edge that students really do need to focus on other things. “I just want the orange bench back,” Haupt said. “to study on.”

Pizza Flag

OSI

E-Cigs

Memory

Since sometime in the early 20th century, Kalamazoo College’s mascot has been the Hornet. Yet, President Wilson-­Oyelaran and other higher ups expressed how troubled she feels about the lack of noticeable “Hornet Pride” she sees on campus. To revive Kalamazoo College spirit she announced to change the school’s mascot from a hornet to a squirrel.In an interview with Prez W-­O,

she explained for any pride to be awakened in the student popula-­tion there should be a close simi-­larity between a college’s mascot and its students.“The Hornet is neither charismatic

nor engaging. But the students can relate to the squirrel. Like them, they

are endlessly busy, always hidden away in their dorm rooms, and only

W-­O. “This is the kind of shared stuff that gets people excited about being part of a college.”To make the President’s vision a

reality, she is undertaking a multitude of changes, as well as partitioning out a large portion of the College’s branding and advertising funds to promote the squirrel’s image.The beloved “Hornet Hive” will

transform into the “Squirrel Shrub.”

the system, which is being redesigned to be more squirrel-­themed. Along with this, the staff has been working to redesign the school’s logo.

new logo similar to the hornet image we currently have. The proposed image was a squirrel lashing its bushy tail curling forward in attack mode, much like our current hornet with its pointed stinger. President O-­W, however, rational-­

ized that the reason for the mascot change was not to give off the impres-­sion that K is intimidating. Rather, the new image will resemble a squir-­rel in its natural position: calmly munching on a nut. This logo will look much like the photograph of the squirrel that appears currently on the school’s website.“The mascot, as well as its image,

-­tution,” said President W-­O. “I think we all recognize that this is the side of us we want to promote.”

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Squirrel to Replace Hornet as Mascot

Arcus Moves Forward with Rickshaw Service

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Sustainable and fossil fuel free transport coming to campus

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OFF!CAMPUSEVENTSDionysis Greek Festival11:00 a.m.Arcadia Creek Festival Place

Thursday, 6/5

Friday, 6/6

ON!CAMPUSEVENTS

ARTS

Wednesday, 6/4Senior Class Celebration4:00 p.m.Upper Quad

REVIEW

!e Head and the Heart: A Presentation of Rock Artists

Saturday, 6/7

Kalamazoo’s State Theatre hosted the folk-­rock band The Head and The Heart on May 28. Indie-­rock quintet Lucius opened the night. The concert was completely sold out and the entire front stage area

-­tors. There was an obvious excite-­ment in the air, visible by the con-­tinuous clapping and shouting both before Lucius came on-­ stage and during their performance.Lucius walked onstage with a

wood block and tambourine. The two female lead singers, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, wore identical half

TRISHA DUNHAM"#$%% &'(#)'

Sunday, 6/8

CorrectionsIn a recent article about the Men’s Tennis seniors, one statistic was incorrect. The piece read, “After winning all three double’s matches, Case received wins at number’s one and three singles to complete the 5-­0 sweep.” For the record, Case received wins at one and four singles.K’s three singles was winning the second set (5-­2) when the match was called for Case with four singles’ loss.

blonde bobs while the rest of the band, Peter Lalish, Dan Molad, and Andrew Burri wore all-­black suits. During the band’s interview with

Sunday Times they explained their

50 years ago, every act was hyper-­stylised. It wasn’t just about the music;; all of it was connected, and people wanted it that way . . . For us, it all ties in: two voices as one, the fact that we write together and

other’s sentences.”Lucius started in Boston at the

Berklee College of Music where lead singers Laessig and Wolfe met at school. The band’s debut album is titled Wildewoman and was re-­leased last October.During the show the band played

a variety of songs from their debut

album Wildewoman and stopped to dedicate their song “Wildewoman” to “all the women in the crowd.”

-­comed The Head and the Heart. During the short transition period, the audience was bursting with excite-­ment. Several songs from the album were played over the loud speakers and the audience sang along eagerly anticipating the band’s opening. Unlike Lucius, the band did not

wear coordinating attire. A major-­ity of the members wore comfort-­able clothing—a mixture of t-­shirts and button downs with no particular theme. Female vocalist and violin-­ist, Charity Rose Thielen, distinctly wore all black with her blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail. In an interview with Jerri Howell

from Style Spotting, Thielen said, “I

the one piece from my wardrobe I won’t leave the house without.” In addition, “My fashion is often in-­spired after a walk through an art museum.”

Kalamazoo College student Jose-­

and said, “It’s hard to put into words what hearing The Head and The Heart live felt like. It was awesome being at the State Theater with amazing music and amazing friends.”The band played a variety of

songs from both of their albums, The Head and the Heart and Let’s Be Still. The crowd demanded an encore, and they got one. Vocalist Josiah Johnson came out and played a solo song, and then the entire band came out for another encore.

This past weekend, OSI hosted their

works of art, ranging from oil paintings

to poetry and photography were

Art Prize Showcases Student Work

Monday, 6/9Scream for Ice Cream9:00 p.m.Lower Atrium in Hicks

Dionysis Greek Festival11:00 a.m.Arcadia Creek Festival Place

Arts Fair3:00 p.m.Bronson Park

Art Hop5:00 p.m.Downtown Kalamazoo

Bell’s Beer Garden5:00 p.m.Bronson Park

Cabaret8:00 p.m.Farmer’s Alley Theatre

Dionysis Greek Festival11:00 a.mArcadia Creek Festival Place

Arts Fair9:00 a.mBronson Park

Cabaret8:00 p.mFarmer’s Alley Theatre

Cabaret2:00 p.mFarmer’s Alley Theatre

Tuesday, 6/10

Some Pictures Need Words: Photographs by Alan Cohen12:00 p.mKalamazoo Institute of Arts

Inspiration from Nature: Pictured is Anni Rayas beside her artwork, “Seed”

Winner: Pictured is winner Jenna Riehl’s “Consumption”, a 30x40inch oil painting Voting: Table where students put in their vote for two of their favorite pieces.

Rocking: The Head and the Heart Performing at the Kalamazoo State Theatre in Downtown Kalamazoo on May 28

SeniorSPAGE 6 4 JUNE 2014

As we bid farewell to this fair Arcadian Hill, these are our famous last words, our closing remarks, our final say, and our way of passing on a wee bit of wisdom for our fellow K students. Let our words

and aphorisms speak volumes about our time spent here in Kalamazoo and may they be not only read, but also lived for years to come.

Advice From Seniors

“When getting involved on campus, don't spread yourself too thin. Choose one or two organizations and dig deeply into the work. It's much more rewarding, because you can find what really drives you.”–Darrin Camilleri

“Be vulnerable to your education. Let it consume you. When you

challenge your own thoughts or beliefs you grow as a scholar and a human being. Theory is secondary

to praxis.”-Allison Tinsey

“Be spontaneous. Go out at the last minute and try new places. It'll lead to great memories!” -Anna Asbury

“Prioritize your happiness. There are always things that you should

be doing, but take time to do things that you want to be doing. Do those

things and enjoy yourself.”–Rachel Pieciak

“Life’s too short to drink shitty beer.”–Curtis Gough

“Get to know your professors personally. Most students at bigger

schools don't have that kind of opportunity, so take advantage!”

–Claire Diekman

“One, don't be afraid to tell someone you're overwhelmed.

The best way to get help is to ask for it. Two, the best way to beat

the winter quarter blues is a puppy chow night with your best friends.”

– Madeleine Aborn

“When in doubt, blue Powerade.”– Alex Subbaraman

“At the end of the day your transformative moments won’t be exams, they’ll be the times you step outside of your comfort zone.”–Charlotte Steele

“There’s nothing wrong with taking college seriously. People love to say, ‘just enjoy your time here,’ or ‘stop stressing,’ but at the end of the day, the harder you work the farther you can go.”–Spencer Thompson

“Make sure to always be pushing yourself to meet new people. The friendships and experiences you have will be worth the initial so-cial awkwardness, promise.”– Wyatt Smith

“Don't be afraid to be alone, learn to enjoy your own company and be

okay with you.” –Claire DeWitt

“The people in the mail/copy center, the registrar crew, and NaShera Sutton are really incredible people that make this school run. Get to know them! –Kari Paine

“It’s never too late to try something new. These four years are anything

but set in stone and now is the time to grow and try something that

pushes your limits.”–Colin Lennox

4 JUNE 2014 PAGE 7FEATURESHUMANS OF K

Meet the New Members of S3AMALLIKA MITRA!"#$%&"' "()$*&

Throughout the week, I sat down with four of the nine new members of S3A. “I decided to join S3A because

sexual assault is far too prevalent and I really think K needs a support network for survivors…and group to raise awareness about rape culture,” Maya Edery ’15 said. She added that not only survivors of sexual assault and rape are affected by these sit-­uations. “Everyone is somehow involved

in it…family, friends, the perpetra-­tor,” Maya said. “I want everyone to know that we truly are a support network for anyone who wants to work (these issues) out.”

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor-­in-­Chief......................Allison TinseyAssociate Editor..................Graham KeyLayout Editor...................Rey HernándezNews Editor.....................Katie SchmitzFeatures Editor........................Mallika MitraOpinions Editor.......................Emily PizzaArts & Entertainment Editor....Sarah WallaceSports Editor.......................Daniel HerrickWeb Editor.............................Clare LeeBusiness Manager...................Ogden WrightCopy Editor.........................Francesca DeAnda

GENERAL STAFFArtist in Residence..................Shelby TuthillStaff Photographer....................Robert ManorStaff Writer...............................Viola BrownStaff Writer...............................Colin SmithStaff Writer..................Justina KilumelumeStaff Writer..........................Olivia Nalugya

Staff Writer......Kamalaldin M. KamalaldinStaff Writer.................Spencer MacDonaldStaff Writer........................Camden KrusecStaff Writer.........................Trisha Dunham

EDITORIAL

POLICY

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POLICY

We, the Index staff, produce this pub-­lication to accomplish the following goals: The Index will serve as a means of communication between students, administrators and members of the com-­munity. We will respect all opinions and present them in an unbiased manner. The Index will inform and entertain readers and address trends and issues import-­ant to its audience. Although we are a staff comprised solely of unpaid student members, we will strive to make The Index accurate and truthful to adhere to all standards of professional journalism. We recognize and respect the privileges given to us under the First Amendment, including the freedoms of speech and of the press. The Index is a form of edito-­rial expression and we, the staff have the authority to make our own content decisions. We will provide a sounding board for the campus community;; there-­fore the opinions expressed in by-­lines, opinion articles and letters should not be considered to be the opinions of the newspaper staff as a whole.

THE INDEXONE!HUNDRED!THIRTY!SEVEN YEARS OF

SERVICE TO THE STUDENT

Outside of S3A, Maya is a double major in Anthropology and Sociol-­ogy, and Women, Gender, and Sex-­uality who enjoys soccer, photogra-­phy, hanging out with friends, and the beach. She is a Civic Engage-­ment Scholar for SMART Girls and a member of Amnesty International. Kelan Gill ’17, who has a back-­

ground in sexual education, ex-­pressed that he wants S3A members to be viewed as peers who will never judge or hold different opinions of a student because of their experiences.

“I worked at Planned Parenthood for two and a half years …they in-­stilled a lot of morals and values in me and I really wanted to carry on

health,” Kelan said. “As much as people like to think we’re a liberal arts schools and things like this don’t

happen, they do… they’re going to continue happening if people don’t do anything.”Kelan, who is a planned Studio

Art Major, will be a LandSea Leader this upcoming summer and spends his free time with music, art, and his skateboard. Emily Kowey ’17, who ex-­

pressed that she is very excited to be a part of the S3A team and see where the group goes next year, be-­lieves sexual assault and violence are “taboo subjects… but shouldn’t be.” “I felt that a lot of people who

have been through…sexual assault or violence have had their voice taken away and their power taken away, and I don’t think that anyone should feel that way,” Emily said.

future, will be a LandSea Leader this upcoming summer, and loves to dance. Rachel Leider K’15 explained

that S3A is an inclusive group for everybody, and is “molding and

“I feel pretty passionate about feminism and feminist issues and, although it’s not exclusive to women or women’s issues, (S3A) holds a pretty feminist ideology,” Rachel said. She added that she wanted to join S3A because, as a freshman and sophomore, she viewed it as a group that had the power to make a change. The Anthropology and Sociol-­

ogy major and Spanish minor will be a Peer Leader, is involved with EnvOrg, and enjoys outdoors activi-­ties, playing with dogs, and cooking.

From top-left to bottom-right: Bu"y Satchwell, Caroline Sulich, Kelan Gill, Rachel Leider, Colin Cepuran, Maya Jo Edery, Mireya Guzman-Ortiz, Emily Kowey, Danielle Purkey

Starting in May, Kalamazoo Col-­

(OSI) started up a new free online movie streaming service that allows students to watch movies featured on Channel 22 on their computers. Some are calling it a K-­version of

are on the stream are ones that are current and past movies that have aired on Channel 22. “OSI decided to do this because

there was student demand for it. OSI recognizes that not everyone

has access to a TV, but a majority of students have access to a laptop,” said Mark Campbell, Graduate As-­

-­volvement.

The brainchild behind the project is Brian Dietz, Assistant Dean of Students, Director of Student In-­volvement and the Hicks Center, who started this in the Fall of 2013 with the intention of K being one of

There were technical issues so the service was not able to launch until May.

“Brian Dietz initiated this system for the College. He helped us get it,

school to have a system like this,” said Kari Paine ’14, OSI Intern.As of now the system is in devel-­

opment as it is currently only avail-­able on Kalamazoo College Wi-­Fi. There’s hope to expand the avail-­

ability to off campus students and to provide a broader range of movies.“We want to spread the word

to use it. Also, we hope that students

special opportunity only less than 30 campuses around the country are streaming movies,” said Campbell.To view access the streaming

site, people can go to movies.kzoo.edu using on campus Wi-­Fi.

O!ce of Student Involvement Launches A New Net"ix-Like Streaming Service for Students

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Similar to Net,ix, K launches movie streaming website cur-rently available to those with

access to K Wi-Fi

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SPORTSPAGE 8 JUNE 4, 2014 THE INDEX

issue of The Index and close the books on the athletic year for good, allow us to wander back through the impressive play that occupied 2013-­2014.The Baseball and Soft-­

ball teams completed their transition to the new Angell Field Complex as they were able to compete on their

The softball team respond-­ed with their most wins in a season since 2002. Not to be outdone, the Men’s Baseball

tied for the second-­winnin-­gest baseball season in school

-­er appearance in the MIAA post-­season tournament.

Baseball was just one of a handful of Hornet teams to make an appear-­ance in post-­season play.

of the K squads to play in the post-­season when they made their sec-­ond-­straight appearance in the MIAA tournament. The Women’s Tennis team joined the group of post-­season appearanc-­es after winning the MIAA regular season title outright

As we have all come to expect, the Men’s Tennis team continued their unique run-­through history as they

straight conference cham-­pionship and 39th consec-­utive NCAA appearance.Freshman Brandon

Metzler and sophomore Sarah Woods were selected as the MIAA’s player of the year in Men’s and Women’s Tennis, respectively. The two

would both go on to appear in the NCAA’s individual championships before being ousted in the round of 32.Though the competition is

stiff, Metzler may have turned

performance in a year domi-­nated by youth. Logan Horejsi (Volleyball) and David Smith (Men’s Golf) joined Metzler as freshmen selected to First-­Team All-­MIAA honors.

Tristyn Edsall and Colleen -­

ed to the All-­MIAA Women’s Swimming & Diving team. And Mitchell VanKoever-­ing (Baseball), Noah Bushaw (Men’s Soccer) and Josh Robsion (Men’s Soccer) added to the class’s honors by earning second-­team selections.The youth movement is

alive and well for Kalamazoo athletics. Teams such as Base-­ball and Men’s Soccer have

squads consistently featured starting lineups loaded with

for many K teams with so many young athletes kicking off their careers with outstand-­

While these competitors leave us with something to look ahead too, the four-­year careers from the class of 2014 will not easily be forgotten. The young talent will con-­tinue to carry the momen-­tum forward, but for many of K’s teams, the snowball began picking up consider-­able speed four years ago.Senior wide receiver

Josh Wise and fellow four-­year player and defensive end Ian Good, along with stellar sophomore quarter-­back Justin Danzy, ensured that the 2013 football season will not soon fade into ob-­scurity as they led an assault on the school’s record book.Jordan Meeth’s name

won’t appear in the record book, but the four-­year start-­ing defender will be sorely missed after she earned her third-­straight selection to an All-­MIAA team with a sec-­ond-­team selection this year.In the winter, it was senior

Mark Ghafari dazzling with his scoring ability on the hardwood as he left his im-­pression on the Men’s Bas-­ketball team’s record book. Ghafari missed out on MIAA player of the year honors, but his position on the All-­

play he exhibited all year.As Ghafari was leading

the Men’s team, fellow senior Nicole Antoine, a second-­team All-­MIAA selection, was among a group of senior leaders on the Women’s Basketball team who just missed the MIAA playoff by one game.Finally, Holly Cooperrid-­

er, a former Women’s Basket-­ball player, was selected to the All-­MIAA Women’s Lacrosse

-­-­

tion. Not only was Lacrosse new for Cooperrider in 2014, the season was also the inau-­gural year for the varsity team.Soon to join the Women’s

team will be a varsity Men’s Lacrosse team. Head coach Vincent Redko will begin to organize his team next year to

The future, though, is for the future. There is time to look forward to a new Men’s Lacrosse team and hypoth-­esize the potential success-­es of many young Hornet teams. For now though, take a second to remember the moments of these most recent seasons as another year passes us by and we bid fare-­well to our senior athletes.

Athletics: Year inReview

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Sports Editor Daniel Herrick wraps up a year of Hornet athletics. Successes were seen by many teams and individuals, especially

!rst-years. As the seniors leave the courts and !elds, their legacy is sure to continue into the future.