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April 18, 2018

Second Annual Pride Festival

By Ivy Pope

Staff Writer On April 13, Brevard College hosted its very own Pride Festival for the second year in a row, and with that festival came the college’s second annual drag show. Featured in this show were drag queens and kings: Ithika Cerise, Natasha Noir Nightly, Jada Queen, Katarina Eclipse, Viktor Grimm, Adonis Steel, Ida Carolina, Vincent Martin, and Cherry Wine. Three Brevard College students participated directly in the show: Dal Davis (Jada Queen), Caroline Vargas (Cherry Wine) and Lisa Arrona (Vincent Martin). Professional queens and kings were Viktor Grimm, who was ranked #6 in the nation for his drag king performance, and hosts the kingdom drag king showcase at Scandals nightclub in Asheville North Carolina. Ida Carolina was was the former Ms. Blue Ridge Pride, former Asheville Sweetheart, and is the current reigning Ms. Tricities, colloquially known as the Queen Elizabeth of the South. Adonis Steel is known as the pocket-sized daddy of Asheville. Katarina Eclipse, a.k.a. the Glitter Queen of the Mountains, is a former Ms. Inferno

a pageant put on each year during Halloween. Ithika Cerise is a step instructor, speaks Korean, and is known as Ms. “Traffic Hazard”. Natasha Noir Nightly is the bearded vixenn of Asheville. Cherry Wine and Vincent Martin were a duet performed by two Brevard students, Lisa Arrona and Caroline Vargas. When they were asked about how their characters came to exist, Lisa Arrona stated, “It all came down to the choice of songs. Cherry Wine chose the mash-up of New Rules by Dua Lipa and Poker Face by Lady Gaga. From there, we just decided to act out the song.” When asked whether she enjoyed participating in the drag show, Arrona responded, “I loved it! Cherry Wine and I were talking afterwards, and we both agreed that this was the best night of our lives so far. The first drag show we ever saw, was the one we were in! I loved hearing the other kings and queens stories - it made this night all the more meaningful.” When asked why the name Vincent Martin was chosen, Arrona responded: “I took a BuzzFeed quiz.” Caroline Vargas, described who Cherry Wine was to her saying, “Cherry Wine is the happiest

version of myself. I chose the name Cherry Wine because I am always drinking Cheerwine when I do drag makeup. It makes me happy, it’s bubbly, and it sounds like it’s an alcoholic drink, but it’s really just a fun soda.” Vargas also went on to discuss the look for Cherry Wine saying, “I built my whole look around the name, including the wine colored dress and the hundreds of rhinestones I put on it to make the soda bubbles.” When Vargas was asked what she thought about doing drag for a night, she replied: “I am very introverted out of drag. I was nervous all week because I know there is a lot of hate within the drag community towards queens who identify as female out of drag... “I felt like I was supposed to prove myself and show that I wasn’t just taking the easy route by choosing to be a queen instead of a king. As someone who never walks in heels, never wears makeup, never performs in front of people, and has never even been to a drag show, I can say that this is definitely not the easy route. I won’t even say how expensive it was to pull this look See ‘Pride Festival’ on page 8

Photo by Madison Ramsey


Pride flag on Blue Ridge Pride’s booth flaps in the wind.

Kendal James performs at Friday’s Pride Festival.

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Retirement Profile

Campus News

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The end of the Baker era By Kelly Kearnan

Staff writer Business and Organizational Professor, Drew Baker is retiring from Brevard College after 10 years. Baker was born and raised in Long Island, NY. His father was a commercial banker on Wall Street and his mother was a homemaker. They were married for over 50 years. Baker graduated from Dartmouth College, a liberal arts school in New Hampshire, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. “The closest thing to a business degree was Economics and the Economics classes accounted for about one third of all the courses I took,” Baker said. After earning his undergraduate degree, Baker moved to Chicago and began working at Harris Bank while also taking night classes to graduate with his MBA (emphasis in finance) at the University of Chicago. With 20 years of experience at Harris Bank, Baker enjoyed doing something different every four or five years. “Everything I taught at Brevard College I did at Harris Bank including management information systems, finance, and more,” Baker said. While working at Harris Bank, Baker met his wife of 34 years and had two daughters. His eldest daughter Anne, 31, is currently working in Tacoma, Washington as an architect. Claire, 28, worked for Epic, implementing systems at hospitals, but is now pursuing a career as a doula, helping mothers through pregnancy and birth. After his time at Harris Bank, Baker switched jobs to a business-to-business marketing services firm, MarketSense, where he worked for 10 years. He was the general manager of the Lead Management and Sales Support businesses. “I enjoyed being a Chicago sports fan,” Baker said. He was in Chicago for the ‘85 Bears, Blackhawk wins, the Michael Jordan era with the Bulls. After 31 years in Chicago, Baker was seeking a change in scenery and jobs. “I literally sat down with a blank sheet of paper,” Baker said. He and his wife moved to Brevard after his younger daughter, Claire, went off to college. Brevard College’s BORG program had offered a teaching position and was the first school out of a list to get serious and fly him down for an interview. Upon arriving, Baker expressed that he received tons of help from BORG professors Dr. Boerner, Cameron Austin, and Joe Ippolito. “I feel indebted to them,” Baker said. “I’m very impressed with the faculty here at Brevard; they

are such a fun and talented group to be around.” Baker has taught numerous business courses throughout his 10 years as a professor. “I get a particular kick out of the Finance Dance Experience,” Baker said. He plays a music video in the beginning of every finance class and asks music trivia questions about the artist or music for extra credit points. Baker really enjoyed the BORG Banquets and Hooding Ceremonies each year. “The banquet and ceremony wraps up the experience for the year for each of the students and faculty,” Baker said. During retirement, Baker wants to take a few months to relax on his farm with his wife and roughly 45 different animals. He then wants to do some more consulting to share his knowledge and expertise. In addition to hiking locally and playing tennis, Baker plans to travel to the National Parks out west and hopes to visit Italy and Greece abroad. Baker will continue doing his review emails for the Wall Street Journal’s Management Information Systems section and hopes to do an opinion piece for the journal in the future. “I’ve appreciated the time I’ve gotten to spend with everyone; it’s been a fun ride,” Baker said. His parting words to majors: “Read the Wall Street Journals, and be nice to the new BORG professors!”

the Clarion Senior Staff Editor in Chief . . . . Jordon Morgan Managing Editor . . . Calum McAndrew Copy Editor . . . . . . Jeni Welch Campus News . . . . Zach Dickerson Opinion . . . . . . . . Florian Peyssonneaux Arts & Life . . . . . . Lauren M. Fowler Sports . . . . . . . . Calum McAndrew Layout & Design . . . Jeni Welch Faculty Advisor . . . . John B. Padgett

Other Staff Carmen Boone Ivy Pope Kelly Kearnan Daniel Ramos Mary Lewe Madison Ramsey Emily Massing Morgan Shepard Matheus Masukawa

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Campus News

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BC Percussion Security Ensemble performs Report in spring concert By Madison Ramsey

Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 11, the Brevard College Percussion Ensemble performed in their Spring Concert in the Porter Center’s Scott Concert Hall. Directed by Justin Mabry, the percussion ensemble performers included BC students Ryan Burnette, Raleigh Durham, Jadaline Hill, Chloe McGhee, Jaylaan Prioleau and Arianna Ruiz. The first piece that was performed was “Vous avez du feu?” by Emmanuel Séjourné, which consisted of the ensemble standing on in the stage in total darkness, and using the sound of flicking lighters to create not only the music, but also a miniature light show. The next piece, which was also considered a more “theatrical” piece by Mr. Justin Mabry, was called “Quench” by Gene Koshinski. No typical instruments were used to also play this piece, but instead members of the ensemble sat at a table on stage and used different sized bottles to create the music.

The third piece, played by Ryan Burnette on percussion and Arianna Ruiz on flute, were two movements from Phillip Parker’s “Beneath the Canopy,” movements known as “Rivers Gently Flowing” and “Python Dance.” Both movements had been played previously in their Junior Recital on April 1, according to Mr. Mabry, and he wanted to give them another chance to perform it. For the second part of the concert, the ensemble moved to more exotic music from Brazil and Trinidad. For the first piece of the second half, the ensemble played a traditional Brazilian tune normally played at Carnival, the “Samba Reggae.” While there were no steel drums used to play for the last four songs of the concert, the ensemble mimicked the sound effectively by using marimbas for traditional Trinidad tunes, which included the songs “Mary Ann,” “Yellow Bird,” “Trinidad Blue Basin” and concluded the concert with “Flag Woman.”


(Above) The ensemble (plus Mabry) performs “Trinidad Blue Basin” at Wednesday’s concert. (Below) Percussion Ensemble members Ryan Burnette, Raleigh Durham Jadaline Hill, Chloe McGhee, Jaylaan Prioleau and Arianna Ruiz perform “Quench.”

The most recent security reports for Brevard College have been released as of Monday, April. 16 at 12:58 p.m., according to Brevard College Campus Security. Students are once again reminded not to prop open the doors of any of the residence halls as it is a major security risk. It was reported that a student’s laundry was stolen from the laundry room. Students are reminded not to leave their clothes in the residence hall laundry rooms longer than necessary. A toilet in Myers Dining Hall was stopped up and littered with toilet paper. This behavior is extremely childish and any engaged in these juvenile acts should cease immediately. This type of vandalism makes more work for facilities, especially the housekeeping staff who has to clean it up. Please respect the hard work the housekeeping staff does and don’t make extra work for them. A considerable amount of trash has been left in the common areas of the Villages. Please dispose of your items in the proper place (for the Villages, it is the dumpster close to Ingles). This practice not only creates an unseemly site, but it also creates a health hazard. Students are also reminded to treat everyone courteously, and to not bully or threaten people in any way. We live in a small community and harassing others will result in punitive sanctions. Everyone is requested to contact Campus Security at (828)-577-9590 if wrongful or suspicious activity is observed on campus. — Zach Dickerson

Self Defense

Local Instructor, Malford Jeter, instructed a group of 15 women self-defense in Tornado Alley Tues. April 10 at 8 p.m. The event was sponsored by CAB.

Photo by Kelly Kearnan Photo by Madison Ramsey

Instructor demonstrates a technique on student and women’s soccer player, Mai Sakuma.

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Senior Profile

campus news

Jordon Morgan By Carmen Boone Staff Writer

Jordon Morgan is a senior at Brevard College with a major in English and an emphasis in journalism along with a minor in history. Morgan enjoys watching television, movies, and playing video games in his free time. He says, “I don’t do it because I’m a bored college kid and need a distraction. I absolutely love them as artistic mediums and want to absorb as much as possible.” He enjoys reading about history and non-fiction as well. Attending Brevard College was the primary choice for Morgan for a number of reasons. First, he has lived in this community all his life and is only 20 minutes away from campus. The appeal for him also included the half off tuition price for local residents. He says Brevard has given him very valuable learning experiences as well. Morgan decided he wanted to major in journalism as a senior in high school. He would love to professionally review video game and movies, as he often writes about in The Clarion. He also enjoys looking closely at politics and real world news and would love to write about

those as well. Morgan says about journalism, “I love the sense of integrity that journalism promotes. For a long time, I’ve been a firm believer in having a sense of pride in one’s character.” He wants to write about news as openly and truthfully as he can. Morgan loves his English major in general, he says, “…it’s allowed me the opportunity to read and digest so many amazing works of fiction and nonfiction.” His inspiration for writing came from watching major film reviewers and telling himself, “I want to be able to write and talk like that.” Morgan is currently the Editor in Chief in The Clarion staff. He assigns articles, keeps other staff on top of things, and deals with any issues. He of course writes articles himself as well. His plans after graduation are to look for some internships and learn real world experience writing about games, movies, or real news. He eventually aims to get a job in a major publication. Morgan says, “It’ll just depend on whatever publication job I land and letting me do any one of those things.”

Photo by Shannon Summitt

Morgan speaks at the Humanities division Honors and Awards ceremony.

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Diversity Forum Internet safety

Brevard College Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Megan Keiser, hosted Assistant U.S Attorney Don Gast to discuss Internet safety in this week’s Diversity Forum on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Gast focussed on three specific issues regarding Internet safety: sexting, child pornography, and cyberbullying. “I like to compare the Internet to a big city; I think it is a good metaphor,” Gast said. He described a big city and how the Internet provides wide scale accessibility, opportunities and necessities; however, both have “dark alleys” and places where you do not want to go. The forum provided clarity about the definition of each issue, as well as statistics in the participation of children and adults. In addition, Gast focused on the consequences of participating in sexting, cyberbullying, or child pornography. Gast encourages everyone to be aware of these topics as Brevard College students become older and begin to have children and as technology becomes more and more prevalent. “These are things you’ll have to keep abreast of as a parent,” Gast said. Diversity forums are a way to connect various people and exchange ideas. Check your Brevard email accounts for information on the next forum. —Kelly Kearnan

Photo by Kelly Kearnan

Students learn from Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Gast at Tuesday’s Diversity Forum.


Honors and Awards Day 2018

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The following students were honored during Brevard College’s annual Honors and Awards Day celebrations earlier this month. The Clarion congratulates all who were honored this year.

Arts

Haley McGavin: Outstanding Art Major Rachel Byrd: Highest GPA - Freshman Sidney Holloway: Highest GPA - Sophomore Olivia Murray: Highest GPA - Junior Haley McGavin: Highest GPA - Senior Audrey Ashburner: Outstanding Art - Art History Shannon Summit: Outstanding Art -Digital Media MacKenzie Samotis: Outstanding Art - Painting Thomas Ruple: Outstanding Art - Painting Haley McGavin: Outstanding Art - Ceramics Katherine White: Outstanding Art - Photography Ivy Blanton: Outstanding Art - Foundations Year Haley McGavin: Outstanding Art - Sculpture Sallie Riggan: Outstanding Art - Advancement (drawing) Casey Whitmire: Outstanding Art - Advancement (sculpture) Haley McGavin: Outstanding Contributions to the Art Department Sidney Holloway: Outstanding Art - Advancement (ceramics) Whitney Ward: Outstanding Art - Advancement (digital media) Callie Darress: Outstanding Art - Advancement (painting)

Theatre Amanda Heskett: Outstanding Theatre Major

Elizabeth Clevenger: Highest GPA - Freshman Clara Reichart: Highest GPA - Sophomore Sarah Haga: Highest GPA - Junior Faith Alexander: Highest GPA - Senior Derrick Hill: Outstanding Actor in a Comedic Role, “Boeing, Boeing” Faith Alexander: Outstanding Actress in a Comedic Role, “Boeing, Boeing” Anthony Zuniga: Outstanding Actor in a Dramatic Role, “Our Town” Sarah Haga: Outstanding Actress in a Dramatic Role, “Our Town” John Pate: Outstanding Actor in a Musical Role, “Brother Wolf ” Lily Bartleson: Outstanding Actress in a Musical Role, “Brother Wolf ” Teila Vochatzer: Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design, “Boeing, Boeing”

Theatre (continued)

Lance Perl: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design, “Brother Wolf ” Hallie Moore: Outstanding Achievement in Makeup, “Brother Wolf ” Lisa Arrona: Newcomer’s Award Claudia Dahlman: No Small Parts Award K’nique Eichelberger: No Small Parts Award Elizabeth Clevenger: Outstanding Crew Member Teila Vochatzer: Excellence in Stage Management Kendal James: Award for Sustained Growth

Business and Organizational Leadership (BORG)

Megan Shina: Grace Roy Award Rebeccah Rojas: Best Freshman Business Plan (Handy-Cab) Gabrielle Midgett: Best Freshman Business Plan (Handy-Cab) Xavier Mariduena: Best Freshman Business Plan (Handy-Cab) Jackson Nash: Best Freshman Business Plan (HandyCab) Tyler Gregory: Meritorious Academic Performance Florian Peyssonneaux: Meritorious Academic Performance Matther Brethen: Meritorious Academic Performance Thibault Tranchant: Meritorious Academic Performance Kelly Kearnan: Outstanding Academic Performance Tim Hengst: Outstanding Academic Performance Rebeccah Rojas: Outstanding Academic Performance Javier Bautista: Superior Academic Performance Kelsey Kushner: Superior Academic Performance Xavier Mariduena: Superior Academic Performance Javier Bautista: Highest Cumulative GPA Tim Hengst: Highest Cumulative GPA Xavier Mariduena: Highest Cumulative GPA Rebeccah Rojas: Highest Cumulative GPA Jesse Omezi: Mt. Pisgah Award Tyler Gregory: Mt. Pisgah Award Kelly Kearnan: Ray Fisher Leadership Award Amanda McBriar: Sustainable Leadership Award Javier Bautista: Highest Academic Achievement

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BORG (continued)

Rebeccah Rojas: Dr.Barbara Boerner Emerging Leader Scholarship Award Megan Shina: Expectations of Senior Year Ricki Kuhn: Expectations of Senior Year Rebeccah Rojas: Dr.Barbara Boerner Emerging Leader Scholarship Award Megan Shina: Expectations of Senior Year Ricki Kuhn: Expectations of Senior Year

Humanities

Carmen Boone: The Clarion(student newspaper) Zach Dickerson: The Clarion (student newspaper) Lauren Fowler: The Clarion (student newspaper) Mary Lewe: The Clarion (student newspaper) Calum McAndrew: The Clarion (student newspaper) Jordon Morgan: Editor, The Clarion (student newspaper) Florian Peyssonneaux: The Clarion (student newspaper) Jeni Welch: The Clarion (student newspaper) Kate Stephens: Editor, Chiaroscuro (student literary magazine) Rebecca Brackett: Pastimes History Club Kiara Jordan: Pastimes History Club Emma Moore: Pastimes History Club Joshua Brown: Excellence in Philosophy and Religion Joevell Lee: Excellence in Philosophy and Religion Janelle Cole: Excellence in World Religions Mai Kasukma: Excellence in World Religions Courtney Sharp: Excellence in World Religions Kiara Jordan: Excellence in Writing Breyer Owen: Excellence in Writing Alex Tenjhay: Excellence in Writing Janelle Cole: Expert Logicians Mary Lewe: Expert Logicians Tiesha Pressley: Expert Logicians Cameron Ranslow: Expert Logicians Janelle Cole: Excellence in Environmental Literature and Theology Alexis Henley: Excellence in Language Studies Sarah Haga: Excellence in Young Adult Literature Courtney Sharp: Excellence in Young Adult Literature Shane Sentelle: Excellence in Literary Criticism Scarlett Rogers: Excellence in Modern American Literature Alexis Henley: Excellence in Creative Writing

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Humanities (continued)

Alexis Henley: Achievement in Southern Literature Scarlett Rogers: Achievement in Southern Literature Julie Carter: Reacting to the Past Katelyn Didio: Reacting to the Past Madison Ramsey: Reacting to the Past Daniel Brown: Outstanding History Major Emma Moore: Outstanding History Major Scarlett Rogers: Outstanding English Major Tiesha Pressley: Outstanding Philosophy and Religion Major Janelle Cole: Outstanding Integrated Studies Major

Math and Science

Lucas Gomez: Highest GPA - Environmental Studies Audrey Cardwell: Citizenship Award - Environmental Studies Molly Riddle: Outstanding Senior - Environmental Studies Tyler Petit: Highest GPA - Math Suzanne Ashmore: Citizenship Award - Mathematics Samantha Miranda: Outstanding Senior - Mathematics Justin Harris: Highest GPA - Health Science Studies Kara Salz: Citizenship Award - Health Science Studies Kelsie Rhyne: Outstanding Senior - Health Science Studies Caroline Safford: Highest GPA - Biology Megan Orr: Citizenship Award - Biology Savanna Lyda: Outstanding Senior - Biology Tyler Petit: Highest GPA - Applied Physics Hannah Arensman: Highest GPA - Exercise Science Alexandra Steinhoff: Highest GPA - Exercise Science Taylor Morris: Citizenship Award - Exercise Science Zach Hutelin: Outstanding Senior - Exercise Science McKayla Robinette: Science and Math Faculty Scholarship Lauren Fowler: Student Environmental Stewardship Award

Social Science

Haley Putnam: Exceptional Research in Psychology Sydney Alecewitz: Professional Promise Victoria Hayes : Professional Promise Haley Putnam: Outstanding Student in Psychology/ Highest GPA (4.0) Kelsey Kushner: Highest Academic Achievement by a Double Major (CRJ & Psychology)



Social Science (continued) Kelly Kearnan: Highest Academic Achievement by a Criminal Justice Minor Kristen Rathburn: Outstanding Criminal Justice Senior Danny Goodman: Exceptional Scholastic Achievement in Criminal Justice - Junior Rebecca Harris: Exceptional Scholastic Achievement in Criminal Justice - Sophomore Hannah Weatherall: Exceptional Scholastic Achievement in Criminal Justice - Freshman Raheem Brown: Service to Peers Award Evan Ippolito: Dedicated Service to Community Rebecca Harris: Dedicated Service to Alpha Phi Sigma Emily Beauchamp: Dedicated Service to the Criminal Justice program Emily Beauchamp: Most effective representative of the Criminal Justice program to the criminal justice community Sadeia Karvonen: Hardest Working promoting the Criminal Justice major Emma Godina: Overcoming Adversity

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Wilderness Leadership Experiential Education (WLEE)

Anna Heard: Outstanding Senior Award Janelle Cole: Outstanding Senior Award

Campus Life

Caitlyn Cloud-Morton: Freshman of the Year Katie McBriar: Sophomore of the Year Abi Fuesler: Junior of the Year Christopher Center: Senior of the Year Grace Kelley: Service Award Yascara “Yajaira” Chavez: Ambassador Award Lauren Fowler: Above and Beyond Award Janelle Cole: Above and Beyond Award Lonnie Brisker: Rising Star Award McKayla Robinette: Rising Star Award Hannah Spear: Rising Star Award Stephanie Ball: Peer Leader of the Year Rakeem Sweezy: RA of the Year (will be renamed the Rakeem Sweezy Award) List of honor and award recipients courtesy of Leigh Evans

Photo by Thom Kennedy

Students pose on stage after the campus wide Honors and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 4.

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opinion

The Clarion

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Can we trust Facebook? ‘Pride Do people still have a right to privacy on social media? By Florian Peyssonneaux Opinion Editor

After the recent scandals that have occured in that past weeks, can we still think that Facebook is really private and safe for the millions of people that use it? When Facebook users voluntarily post information about themselves, post pictures of friends and family, some selfies or videos, share to a friend’s page or on their own timeline, click on an advertisement, like a friend’s post or comment on something you see do you really think that what you are doing is private? Facebook isn’t just a page that you and your friends see and comment on. The magic behind social media is much more complex than your own personal blog. To put things into perspective would anyone take a selfie or a family picture and just leave it in a public space where everybody can see it? Probably not. But then imagine that right next to this personal picture you write down your name, address, hobbies and personal information. If all this data was public, you might wonder at some point if anyone sharing or collecting this information. Well this is exactly what happened with Facebook, the only difference is that people are posting and sharing information with Facebook thinking maybe in a naive way that their personal information is protected. Facebook also links people together because of their center of interest, but more likely you get assimilated to your friends, so you also placed in a group with people you like. Similarly to the other 200 million people in the United States use this social media, I voluntarily gave Facebook my name, where I live, the name of my school, or things like my relationship status, what movies I like to watch and what sport I play. Even though I have probably posted more than I can remember, I can’t remember anything I posted that could harm me. Of course the right to privacy is important, but for average users like most of us there is nothing that could be ruin one’s reputation. However the fact that companies can use your informations to profile you is a problem. Plus the fact that private messages might be accessed by other people and could include some very personal information. Another example to show that Facebook is trying to know you better is the system of

animated emojis recently added to the site. When people just used to be able to “like”, “comment” or “share” a post, now there are more features to the like button. Emotions such as love, laugh, sadness or wow can be used to like a post. By doing so, Facebook can target its users even more. Let’s imagine that you like things on Facebook related to the car industry, but dislike all posts about Corvette, then the ads that will appear will show cars but nothing about Corvette because you have been targeted. In this context, the question of a right to privacy still remains the same. The big fault that really disturbed me is that Mark Zuckerberg and the people working for Facebook let a third party company gather the profiles of 87 million Facebook users. All that information included everything people had on their Facebook pages, even direct messages that were private to Facebook users. The data was then sold to Cambridge Analytica, a company that does political research, and had links to Donald Trump’s campaign. In this situation, Facebook gives the impression that they knew about the security breach for years and didn't do anything to fix it. Testifying in front of the Congress, Zuckerberg, speaking like a toddler who accidentally painted on the walls of his parent’s room and not like a 33-year-old billionaire social media genius said, “We need to do better” and “My mistake, and I’m sorry.” Weirdly enough, after almost 10 hours of testimony Facebook stock went up, placing Zuckerberg the seventh richest person in the world with nearly $3 billion. This is also one of the reasons why Zuckerberg has been so successful because Facebook is first of all a business. Far from the time Zuckerberg was just trying to rank the girls at his college, various companies are ready to spend millions to have a target market already described and chosen for their product in particular because of their tastes and personal information. So, if you still worry that your information and posts might be sold to companies to target you for advertisement and products, there is only one way to remain safe and it is to not post on social media at all.

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together, but I will say it was 2000% worth it. After I met the queens and kings I wasn’t nervous at all when it was actually time to perform. A lot of people came to watch the show, but instead of feeling intimidated all I felt was support. I couldn’t stop smiling. I would totally do this again (and again and again and again).” Katarina Eclipse began drag five years ago. “I went to a drag show one night and was inspired by these amazing artists walking out in costumes and hair that they had made. They performed with so much confidence and personality that I realized I wanted that.” Katarina was a shy, quiet kid before drag, and desired to break out and be herself without any fear. When Katarina was asked how long she had been performing at Brevard, she responded, “This is my second year. I used to work at the Subway in Brevard, and one of the students gave them my name and they asked me to come out for the first performance. I brought a few queens with me last year, and we all performed. What was amazing is to see how we went from roughly ten people last year, to the whole crowd this year.” Katarina said that her favorite thing about drag is how easy it is for her to meet people. She loves talking with people and learning their stories. “Being transgender and a drag queen opens so many doors. I get messages all the time from people who ‘might want to be trans’ or some who are afraid to come out.” She continues to perform because she never knows how she is affecting someone else’s life.


Steve Woodsmall’s campaign booth at the Festival.


Arts & Life

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‘Deep Sea Exploration’

On the Titanic and other adventures in discovery with Robert Ballard By Lauren M. Fowler

Arts & Life Editor Brevard College in partnership with the Transylvania County Library Foundation welcomed Dr. Robert Ballard, best known as the discoverer of the lost wreck of the Titanic, last Thursday night as the Spring 2018 J. R. McDowell Speaker. Ballard began his talk discussing his journey from the U.S. Navy to becoming a professor of oceanography. “I was born in Kansas where is, of course, where all the best oceanographers come from.” he joked. Later, during his childhood, he moved to Pacific Beach in San Diego, California where his true love for the ocean took root. Ballard began working with Andreas Rechnitzer's Ocean Systems Group at North American Aviation in 1962 when his father, who also worked for the group, got him a part time job. This solidified his drive to pursue work associated with the ocean and discovery of what mysteries its depths held. In 1965, Ballard graduated from the University of Santa Barbara in California with an undergraduate degree in chemistry and geology. During this period, he completed the Army’s ROTC program in which he gained an Army officer’s commission in Army Intelligence. After completing the masters program in geophysics at University of Hawaii's Institute of Geophysics he went on to pursue a doctorate in marine geology at the University of South California. His schooling there was cut short when he was called upon for active duty to move from Army to the US Navy to work as an oceanographer and liaison between the Office of Naval Research and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. After leaving active duty and entering the Naval Reserve, Ballard continued his work with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution working on research and funding for the Alvin undersea research program. During this time, Ballard completed his doctorate in marine geology and geophysics at the University of Rhode Island. Between 1969 and 1982, Ballard worked on several projects to find geothermal vents on the ocean floor. During his talk, he described the discomfort of living inside a tiny vessel during these exploration trips for weeks at a time, “The ceilings in the submarines are only about 6 feet tall - so when you're 6’3 you end up hunched over all the time.” he added jokingly, “I used to have more hair!” One of his most successful black smoker exploration trips was at the Galapagos rift where these formations had not previously been observed until the Alvin was able to locate them. Ballard and geophysicist Jean Francheteau went on a dive to observe them firsthand, coming back with new information about the temperature of the black smokers. “I used the arm to stick the thermometer down into the of the vent and when I went to pull it out, the entire thing had melted!” Ballard is probably best known for his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic. The project began in 1985 while he was aboard the French research ship Le Suroît using side scan sonar technology. When the French ship was recalled, he transferred to the R/V Knorr to continue the search. Recently released information reveals that the project was not originally meant to be focused on finding the Titanic but was an secret project funded by the US Navy to locate two nuclear powered attack submarines, the USS Scorpion and USS Thresher and recover the nuclear technology. Ballard was able to use Argo, a deep sea underwater robot craft that he developed, to continue the project using a technique that utilized a process of locating debris from when the subs reacted to the pressure and exploded. The Titanic also exploded under pressure when it sunk to the bottom so this technique was used in locating it as well.

Photo via Conscious Life News

Robert Ballard aboard one of the research submarines like the one used to locate the Titanic and the wreckage from several other ships.

After locating debris from the subs, the team was able to follow the trail till they located the boiler and later the debris and eventually the boiler of the Titanic. On September 1, 1985, the team finally located the hull of the Titanic. The team did a quick search of the exterior and were able to determine that the ship had split in half before sinking to the bottom of the ocean. In 1986, Ballard returned to the site aboard the Atlantis II to do a more extensive search of the wreck. From this second trip, Ballard and his team were able to take the first detailed photographs of the interior of the Titanic wreckage. After achieving fame from discover the Titanic, the door were opened for Ballard to begin search the sea floors for other lost ships. Between 1989 and 1999, Ballard was able to locate the wreckage of ships such as the Bismarck, USS Yorktown and the Lusitania. In his 1976 book titled Deep Water, Ancient Ships, William Bascom suggested that the Black Sea could still hold the remains of ships sunk in antiquity due to the depth and high salt content of the water that would not only preserve them, but make it impossible for wood eating organisms to survive there and decompose the wreckage. Ballard and his team turned their efforts in this direction in early 2000. Dr. Jim Reynolds, Professor of Geology at Brevard College, was in attendance at Ballard’s talk and gave an excellent explanation about the history behind this project and its importance today saying, “The Black Sea has a fascinating Holocene history. Until ~7200 years ago it was a freshwater lake at the bottom of an inland basin. The lake shoreline was ~100 m below sea level. As the continental glaciers melted, sea level rose and finally flooded through the Straits of Bosphorus to rapidly fill the deep basin. I was particularly intrigued with Ballard's exploration of the anoxic bottom of the Black Sea. Because there is no dissolved oxygen in the bottom water, organic material doesn't decay. Shipwrecks, human remains, and maybe even the village in which Noah lived, prior to the flooding of the Black Sea Basin, are preserved on the seafloor. Ballard was also able to date the timing of the basin-filling flood by carbon dating clam shells. Freshwater clams are displaced by saltwater species ~7200 years ago.” See ‘Deep Sea,’ page 11

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Living Planet

Arts & Life

The Clarion

| April 18, 2018

Emerald of the mountain skies T h e R u b y T h ro a t e d H u m m i n g b i rd By Lauren M. Fowler

Arts & Life Editor Today I watched an emerald shatter. A tiny soul abruptly snatched away from an already short experience on this planet. A tiny female hummingbird buzzing about her day doing typical hummingbird things when sudden she hit the glass and all that ended. I’d heard about window kills and how birds tend to get disoriented or don’t see the clean glass for what it is, but I’d never actually witnessed the sharp jab of a tiny creature hitting a window so hard that the impact actually kills them. While sitting in the Porter Center talking to Robert Ballard before his talk - I heard a sudden and sharp ping on the window of Scotts Commons. I didn’t realize what it was at first, but later noticed a tiny green speck on the ground. After the discussion when I went to leave, Dr Frick and I went outside and picked up the tiny bird. Holding such a small and delicate creature in your hands is indescribable. Being there at the moment of her death was something sacred. We decided that the best way to honor her and her life would be to turn her empty shell into a study skin for the biology lab so that others might be able to hold it and experience the power and intricacy such a tiny creature contains. Hummingbirds have always held a type of magic for me. Simply the fact that they can fly with such speed and precision possessing the tiny wings and stout body that they do, the specific evolution of the shape of their body that allows them to thrive in a harsh planet, and the power looking into the eyes of one of these

animals can cause one to understand. Hummingbirds aren’t natives to the area but visitors in the spring while on their migration path from further south. Several species of hummingbird visit our area and the Ruby Throated Hummingbird is among one of the most striking. Ruby Throated Hummingbirds return to North Carolina in spring from wintering further south in Mexico and Central America, and leave again in early October when the season begin to change. These tiny birds only average about 3.4 grams which is slightly lighter than a nickel and slightly heavier than a penny. The males of this species are the only ones that possess the signature fiery red coloring on their necks. Females are slightly smaller with a more rounded, white colored tail tip to set them apart. With their iridescent green feathers, these tiny birds appear to be like tiny emeralds flitting around throughout the flowers collecting nectar with their long beaks that have evolved to fit perfectly down into the flower and collect the sweet nectar within. They are particularly attracted to red and dark purple flowers and will get their source of protein from eating tiny insects they find also feeding on the flowers. Hummingbird mating fittingly moved quickly and only last for a few seconds. The female lays on average two eggs at a time and will care for and raise the hatchlings on her own. She will typically have two broods per summer. In the past few years, Hummingbirds have suffered impacts from global warming - returning to North Carolina around the same time each year, but finding frigid

temperatures still lingering in the area. Their tiny bodys weren’t able to handle the freezing temperatures and many died from the cold. Luckily, these birds are not endangered and the populations remain in good health for the time being.

Photo via Stiver Photos, Nature Notes

(Above) This female Ruby Throated Hummingbird appears to be suspended in air as her wings move in a figure-8 motion at speeds incomprehensible to the human eye. (Below) A male Ruby Throated Hummingbird with the signature fiery red feathers at his neck.

Photo by Russ Thompson

Voice of the Rivers 2018 weekend trip

Last weekend this year’s VOR group practiced canoeing at local Camp High Rocks and on the French Broad River in preparation for their 18day trip on the Haw and Cape Fear Rivers this May. Back row left to right: Lance Perl, Chad Young, Shannon Kerr, Emilie Abbott, Olivia Brock, Mary Lewe, Dr. Sarah Maveety, Molly Brown and Lucas Gomez Front row: Jessica Wiegandt, Samantha Munson, Audrey Cardwell, Isabel Edwards, Abi Fuesler and Dr. Jennifer Kafsky

Photo by Neal Beam


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‘One Campus, Many Cultures’ ‘Deep Sea’ IWIL hosts successful cultural event By Mary Lewe

Staff Writer You might not expect to see French Napoleons and Italian tiramisu in the Myers Dining Hall at Brevard College, but then again Wednesday night was not a typical evening at the cafeteria. The Institute for Women in Leadership (IWIL) has been planning the “One Campus, Many Cultures” event throughout the entire school year and saw their plans come together this week with flags and foods representing the native countries of some of Brevard’s international students. “We’re celebrating the many cultures on campus and the fact that we are one community,” Claire Sikes said. Claire is in the second year IWIL cohort group. With just seven members including Daphne Creasman, their faculty supervisor, the group had to work hard and plan well in advance to pull off such a large scale event. As people walked into the sunny entryway of Myers Dining Hall Wednesday evening, IWIL members were there to greet them and encourage them to add a dot on a large world map to indicate their hometowns. While many stopped to mark their homes, others followed their noses into the main hall where a buffet of foods from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America awaited. Some students recommended dishes from their home countries, while other dishes were researched by the IWIL women. IWIL faculty member Alessandra ‘Le’ Tavoloni, was able to help put together a special dish from her native Brazil. Feijoada is traditionally made with pinto beans, but Tavoloni and Dean of Students Debbie D’Anna worked together to cook up a delish dish of black beans and pork. “It’s very known in Brazil, it’s not something you’ll find anywhere else because it’s very

typical of Brazil,” Le said about the dish. She talked about how there are variations of the dish in other areas of the world with Portuguese roots. “In the past, it was easier to put everything in one dish to feed all the people,” she said. Traditionally feijoada includes all parts of the pig, from the belly to blood sausage. This rendition included salty pulled pork and was a favorite of several students at the event. Some of the other dishes offered were Spanish paella, Norwegian Christmas cabbage, Scottish stout stew, Costa Rican gallo pinto, German jaeger schnitzel, and a Kenyan chicken peanut stew. These were accompanied by more familiar dishes such as Swedish meatballs and ginger tofu. In order to provide the campus community with such diverse options for the event, the group utilized money from the IWIL fund and discussed recipes in depth with Director of Dining Services, Sarj Singh. Singh was able to help them narrow down the menu to items that were within budget and attainable for the evening. Overall, the event was a success. “I like it because I love the other countries’ food,” Mai Sakuma said. Mai is an international student from Japan, but her favorite food actually came from a country over 10,000 miles away. “My favorite was the Brazilian dish,” Mai said. IWIL member Anna Denko said that the group sought to bring awareness to the campus community with the event. “Although we are one campus, there are people from all over,” she said. “Other people may not know we have this many cultures on campus.” With flavor and festive color, IWIL grabbed the attention of students, bringing a taste of home to some of the most valuable people on our campus: our international students.

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By following a trail of ceramic Sinop-style wine jugs, Ballard and his team were able to locate several wrecks that gave insight to the exact route traders took. The jugs dated from late 5th to early 6th century and were tossed over the side of the boats when empty while the traders traveled along the trade routes. These findings gave new insight to the technological and economic changes that occurred throughout the politically and socially charged time they originated in. Ballard continues to be active in his field and started a group focused on education and development of Aquaculture techniques to fight the issue of growing populations and rapidly decreasing land for agricultural. He commented several times about the viability of the ocean as a means for food production. His passion about the fact that the ocean covers a vast majority of our planet and we barely know even a sliver of what lies under the waters had led him to continue to pursue exploration of new technology to improve our relationship with the planet and the probability of the survival of our species on it. Student Lucas Gomez was in attendance at the talk and shared his enthusiasm about Ballard’s most recent project saying, “It was so cool to see his passion shift from the Titanic, to young people but with the same enthusiasm. It was also very interesting that he made a point to make his young crew 55% women. I support that 100%. I wanted to ask his thoughts on dead zones under aquaculture sites. I am also pro-Aquaculture, however a common question that I get is how I would address the dead zones beneath the huge cages. Very moved by his presentation and would like to see more of him either on the web or speaking.” For those that missed out on this incredible talk, a quick search for Robert Ballard online will locate several TED Talks and National Geographic articles and video interviews that are worth checking out. If you want to be inspired to push your boundaries and learn how to make a difference on our planet, hearing this man talk about his passions and adventures will do it.

The Working Writers’ Reading featuring the poetry of

Ken Chamlee Thursday, April 19

The Grace Creech West Lecture Series Presents

Leigh Ann Henion

Photo by Peter Trench

Students enjoy authentic international dishes from around the world at the One Campus, Many Cultures event sponsored by IWIL.

Memoirist and Creative Nonfiction Writer Reading from her work

Monday, April 23

Both events are at 7 p.m. in MG 125

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Sports

The Clarion

| April 18, 2018

Student athletics honorees By Jon Cole

Sports Information Director Six Brevard student-athletes were selected to the USA South All-Sportsmanship team for their respective sports in the spring 2018 season. Among them included Drake Black (baseball), Margaret Correll (women's tennis), Austin Fisher (men's golf), Jackson McKaig (men's lacrosse), Tom Mittring (men's tennis) and Nina Siu (women's lacrosse). Black, who has 13 appearances over the course of the season, is responsible for seven complete games in 2018. The Williamson, S.C., senior has logged a team-high 74 innings, allowing 68 runs (48 earned runs), striking out a teamhigh 81 batters while limiting opponents to 37 walks along the way. Black, who is 2-10 on the season, has converted at least six strikeouts on six occasions, including a career-high 17 in a 5-3 victory at Berea on March 17. In that game, Black scattered six hits over nine innings, allowed three runs and two walks while facing 36 Mountaineer hitters. Correll wrapped up her first season with the Tornados by posting four singles wins and four doubles wins over the course of the season. The Salisbury, N.C., native garnered a victory in her first collegiate match, downing Kaitlyn Thomas (Montreat) by scores of 6-2, 6-2. She notched her second win in the spring season at Wesleyan against YuanYuan Zhang by a 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 margin. That was quickly followed by a 7-6 (7-4), 0-6, 11-9 victory over Maryville's Carter Dickinson before a win in season finale against Ashley Ferrell (Berea) by scores of 6-2, 6-4. Alongside her teammate Mekenzie Bowman,

Correll earned doubles wins against Montreat, Piedmont, Wesleyan and Berea. Fisher, who had the lowest scoring average of any men's golfer on the Brevard roster, earned five top 20 finishes along the way. His best finish came at the Mars Hill Invitational, where he wrapped up the two-day event with scores of 76 and 71 (147), finishing three shots off the pace set by Mars Hill's Harry Butler. The Hendersonville, N.C., native was also in the battle for the Tennessee River Rumble on April 4, where he finished in a five-way tie for fourth place after rounds of 74 and 75. Fisher carded scores in the 70s in 16 of 18 rounds on the season with his lowest round (71) coming on day two of the Mars Hill Spring Invite on Feb. 26-27. His best two-day score (144) came at the Bob Dibble Classic (Sept. 25-26) and J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate (March 10-11). McKaig enters the final game of the 2018 season this weekend at Pfeiffer with 44 goals, 20 assists, 64 points and a 66.7 shot on goal percentage to his credit. The Gainesville, Fla., native has played and started in all 11 games over the course of the season and ranks atop the team in goals, points and shots (105). An all-around performer, McKaig has 26 ground balls to his credit, which ranks him third on the team. He has scored at least two goals in every game this season except one, including a single-game season-high eight goals as the Tornados dominated Emmanuel 18-5. He has been an instrumental cog in Brevard's program record in wins in a season (nine), while leading the Tornados to a perfect mark at home (8-0) and establishing the program-record winning streak,

which is ongoing at six games. Mittring closed out his career by winning the final nine singles matches of the season as the No. 1 seeded player. The Menden, Germany, native capped off his career ranked sixth alltime in Brevard men's tennis victories, grabbing the most single-season singles wins (13) since the 2011-12 season. Mittring put together a dominating performance against USA South foes this season, posting an 11-1 mark against league foes with only loss to Piedmont. Mittring made quick work of his USA South opponents, winning eight of the 12 matches in two sets, including 6-0, 6-0 sweeps of Mike Malpartida and Dakota Massucco. He also downed two players who were First Team All-USA South, and posted three singles wins against DII opponents and one doubles win. Mittring, who teamed with Tim Hengst on 14 occasions, was 10-7 in doubles action, winning seven of 12 matches against USA South foes. Siu became the second player in Brevard women's lacrosse history to reach 100 career points and 100 career goals. She wrapped up a career that placed her first in points (188), goals (120), assists (68), shots attempted (216), man-down goals (seven). The Greensboro, N.C., native ended the 2018 campaign with 104 shots, 54 goals, 13 assists, 67 points and 13 ground balls. Siu tallied at least one goal in 12 of the 14 matches, scoring at least four goals in seven contests. Her best outing of the season came in mid-March when she tallied a career-high nine goals in a 21-7 victory over Felician on March 7. For more information on Brevard College athletics check out www.bctornados.com.

Arensman claims Women’s SECCC Criterium By Jon Cole

Sports Information Director CLEMSON, S.C. – Brevard cyclist Hannah Arensman earned the Women's A criterium race in the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships (SECCC) held at Clemson on Sunday morning. Arensman rebounded from a difficult seventh place finish in the Women's A group road race on Saturday to claim the title on Sunday morning. "I raced this weekend at the SECCC Championships with the best of teammates," said Arensman. "Janelle's determination and encouragement was the driving force behind our little Brevard squad. She helped me through a long day Saturday, for the road race and the lead out that delivered me to the line in the puddle of the criterium win today." Arensman received an assist in the final sprint

from teammate Janelle Cole, who placed fifth in the criterium race, as the pair was separated in the waning moments of the race with Arensman grabbing the victory. "It was a rough ride for both of us on Saturday, but that fueled an aggressive and fun criterium race on Sunday," said Cole. "I'm thrilled with our successfully executed strategy and feel confident riding into the Collegiate Road National Championships with such a fantastic teammate." It is the second top 10 outing for Cole, who also took part in the Women's A group road race on Saturday, which resulted in an eighth place outing. Brevard cycling will now turn its attention to the Collegiate Road National Championships in Grand Junction, Colo., set for May 4-6. For more information on the Tornados, check out www.bctornados.com.