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Volume 83, Issue 25

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March 28, 2018

March for Our Lives By Madison Ramsey Staff Writer



Washington, D.C. — On March 24, tens of thousands of marchers descended on Pennsylvania Ave for the March for Our Lives, a demonstration organized as a response in part because of the Parkland school shooting. The organizers of the march estimated that about 800,000 people showed up for the event, while there were more than 800 other sister marches around the world. Speakers at the event included Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Sarah Chadwick, Jaclyn Corin, Ryan Deitsch, Sam Fuentes, Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky and Alex Wind. Also, Edna Chávez and Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the event. All of the speakers touched on how gun violence has affected themselves and their

community, and some, like David Hogg, called lawmakers out for taking money from the NRA. At the beginning of his speech, Hogg tied a $1.05 price tag around the microphone, explaining that it was “a reminder for you guys to know how much Marco Rubio took for every student’s life in Florida.” He also took a strong stance against lawmakers and others who have criticized the movement and failed to enact gun reform policies. “When politicians say that your voice doesn’t matter because the NRA owns them, we say: No more,” Hogg said. “When politicians send their thoughts and prayers with no action, we say: No more.” Edna Chávez, a 17-year-old from south Los Angeles, spoke on how her community has become desensitized to the issue due to the frequent gun violence in her community. “For decades, my community of South Los Angeles

has become accustomed to this violence,” said Chávez. “It is normal to see flowers honoring the lives of black and brown youth that have lost their lives to a bullet.” Yo l a n d a R e e n e K i n g , t h e s i x - y e a rgranddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., also spoke, referring to her grandfather. “I have a dream that enough is enough,” Yolanda King said. “And that this should be a gun-free world, period.” Emma Gonzalez, another student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the final speaker at the march, stood on stage for six minutes and twenty seconds, the exact time that the shooting lasted, before beginning her speech. “Six minutes and 20 seconds,” Gonzalez said. “In a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were taken from us. 15 were injured. And everyone—absolutely, everyone—in the Douglas community was forever altered.”

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Protesters gather in Washington, D.C. across the street from the Trump International Hotel during Saturday’s March for Our Lives.

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Composting at Brevard College Students prepare for next Town Hall Meeting April 11 By Jeni Welch

Brevard College Students Austin Sweat, Evan Ippolito, Caroline David, Xzavier HolmesCopeland and Michael Anton are actively working on a Town Hall Meeting that will be presented in Dunham Auditorium on April 11 at 7 p.m. The Town Hall Meeting topic will focus on the correlation between underage drinking and athletics. The committee will concentrate on the problem and coming up with solutions involving the issue. The Town Hall Meetings are part of the Criminal Justice Honor Society—Alpha Phi Sigma—initiatives with the C.A.R.E Coalition of Transylvania County. C.A.R.E Coalition is a community group dedicated to reducing substance abuse and misuse in Transylvania County. The Town Hall student committee has had several meetings to research and prepare a presentation. Four panelists will provide insights and commentary about the topic following the student’s presentation. The panelists will include a professor at Brevard College, a teacher at Brevard High School, a Student Resource Officer at Brevard High School and a Brevard College coach. “Two panelists have already been confirmed to participate, including Brevard College Men’s Lacrosse Coach Eric McKinney and Student Resource Officer at Brevard High School, Mark Ellenberger,” Senior Austin Sweat said. “We are hoping to have a large student and community audience to spread awareness about the problems arising from underage drinking, specifically within athletics.” Alpha Phi Sigma – Pi Alpha Lambda’s Chapter theme for the 2017-2018 calendar year is crime prevention. “Our goal of Pi Alpha Lambda is to share strategies and measures that seek to reduce the risk of crimes occurring,” Chapter President Kristen Rathbun said. The Criminal Justice Honor Society and Town Hall Meeting Committee encourages students and community members to attend the event on Wed., April 11 at 7 p.m. in Dunham Auditorium.

—Kelly Kearnan

Copy Editor Brevard College is aiming to start up one of the winning entries for the Environmental Sustainability Contest in 2017. The Student Government Association (SGA) took on the composting project earlier this school year and are looking to cut the ribbon to coincide with Brevard College Earthfest. The compost pile will be near Ross Hall with maintenance transporting the “pre-consumer” waste with a new lift, purchased by the SGA. The “pre-consumer” waste is simply food that is not placed on someone’s plate. The waste will be collected daily in buckets and then relocated. “This project has been a few years in the making,” Lauren Fowler, SGA president said. “Pretty much since I started at Brevard College, I’ve been trying to figure out how to make this

Security Report

The most recent security reports for Brevard College have been released as of Monday, Mar. 26 at 12:46 p.m., according to Brevard College Campus Security. There have been several incidents of residence hall doors being propped open and locking mechanisms being disabled. This reduces the level of security for the residence halls, especially due to the recent shelter in place announcement, it should be obvious to all that it is imperative to abide to all security regulations. Fortunately, the incident was not a serious matter, however, we can not assume this to be the case all the time. There have been several parties on campus involving underage drinking. Drinking on campus is allowed in specifically designated residence halls (Green and the Villages), those under 21 can not be involved in these activities. These activities are a violation of North Carolina state law and if these practices continue, it may become necessary to call in the police and those involved will be issued violations. Don’t risk having that type of charge on your permanent record. There has recently been an incident in which a student has written distasteful graffiti on a professor’s door. This type of juvenile behavior will not be tolerated at Brevard College. Everyone is requested to contact Campus Security at (828)-577-9590 if wrongful or suspicious activity is observed on campus. — Zach Dickerson

happen” she added. There were several different options as to how to start the composting. An Earthtub was considered but reconsidered after realizing that it was going to be expensive and not large enough for the amount of compost that is expected. “We are not sure how much compost [the school will have],” Fowler said. “But Dr. Cabin is assuming a five gallon bucket a day.” The Earthtub also takes too long to complete a cycle. This would slow down the composting to only once a week. The compost pile on campus is instead based on the simple method where the pile is turned over every few weeks. This is why the food is “pre-consumer,” meats and compostable plates and utensils take higher temperatures to break down. “Dr. Cabin has been the biggest supporter and help for this project,” Fowler said. “He’s really been kind of the unsung hero behind the scenes helping us come up with game plans and doing research and helping us talk to people.” According to Fowler, the compost will be used for the flower beds on campus and possibly for the green house once the pile has matured.

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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Retirement Profile

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Moore saying goodbye after 15 years at BC By Mary Lewe

Staff Writer Professor of Psychology Dan Moore is nearing the end of a successful career of research, teaching and mentorship. Throughout his time at Brevard College, he has been at the forefront of the psychology program, worked with many excellent colleagues, and helped students work through capstone and research projects. When Moore was hired 15 years ago, there was no psychology program at all. “I think that was the biggest challenge, was creating the program where one didn’t exist,” Moore said. His main goal in creating the program was to prepare students for graduate work. Since its inception, the psychology program has been reworked twice to meet the needs of a changing campus culture. When Moore graduated from high school in nearby Hendersonville, North Carolina in 1971, he had no idea that he would one day create the psychology major program here at Brevard College. “Frankly I didn’t think I was college material. I struggled in high school,” Moore said. “In fact, I almost quit because I was so certain I was going to be a rockstar.” Moore did not take what some might call a “traditional” path to earning his doctorate and beginning his career. After graduating high school, he spent time playing with his rock band, All Time High, in places like Tucson, Arizona and Daytona Beach, Florida. “It certainly taught me that I needed another career, but it was more fun than should be allowed,” Moore said of his rock n’ roll days. “I played in Daytona Beach and lived right there on the beach, so it was a pretty good time in the early 70s,” Moore said. Moore eventually went on to earn his undergraduate degree in psychology from UNC Asheville and an M.A. and PhD. in psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He took on his first teaching job at Saint Leo University near Tampa, Florida. Despite learning from his days in the rock band, if he could offer a piece of advice to young high school grads and college students today it would be, “Get your education now, don’t wait,” he said. “Not just because of the education’s value, but the likelihood of forming new and varied lifelong friendships. “That’s what I missed out on by not going straight to college is being in a cohort, a large group of people that would follow each other.” In many of his classes, Moore is known to share his predictions for the future. “Most of the people in this room, in ten years, will have children, and most of you are going to have friends here that you will stay with the rest of your life,” Moore said he told them. Looking back, Moore has no regrets about the course of his studies, however he does admire one option at BC above the others. “If there had been a WLEE program when I was in college, that’s probably what I would’ve done,” Moore said. Moore says he has enjoyed watching the progress of the WLEE program, which was already functioning when he joined the BC faculty. “I remember being so proud sitting in the auditorium and watching the film clips from their trips, what a great joy that was,” Moore said. Another of Moore’s greatest joys at BC has been taking students on annual trips to Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) conferences. He has taken groups of students to the SEPA conferences every year he has worked for the college, and says the students usually bring an average of about three papers to present, which are comprised of original research he helps them to compile.

You can read more about this year’s SEPA trip in last week’s issue of the Clarion. Moore says that the success of his career has depended on the great mentors he had throughout his studies. “I had really wonderful mentors in undergrad and just fantastic mentors in grad school, and my whole plan was trying to be that for students,” Moore said. Moore says that his colleagues will be the toughest thing to leave behind as he begins his retirement. “I’ve had great fun with them,” he said. He will also miss working with his students and serving as a mentor, “The protégé experience is something hard to leave behind,” Moore said. Although the ending of Moore’s time at BC is bittersweet, he looks forward to more free time beginning this summer. “I’m planning to read more. The classics, quite frankly. And rereading all my humanities books from when I was in college. I feel like I want to be clearer on our history, human history,” Moore said.

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Professor Moore speaks at a past Honors and Awards Night.

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Professor Moore – seen here at the bottom right – poses with his band All Time High in Tucson, Arizona in 1974. Moore has since changed his hairstyle.

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BORG faculty facing changes for Fall 2018 By Florian Peyssonneaux Opinion Editor

The business program is one of the largest in Brevard College, and it is about to change tremendously. Indeed, as of Fall 2018 many business teachers will leave Brevard College. For all non-graduating students, it is the time of the year to register for Fall classes. However, some BORG students found themselves surprised when they didn’t see most teachers on the list of BORG faculty. Out of the five business teachers that are now present at Brevard College, only two of them will be present in the Fall 2018 which represent a big change for such a small school, and the BORG program. “You always hate to lose people with experience, but then you hire people with different experience and it keeps things dynamic,” said Dr. Woodsmall. “It just happen coincidentally that we have a small faculty to begin with and we have a number of people

ended leaving at the same time.” Dr. Boerner, who has been a teacher at Brevard College, is going to retire at the end of the Spring semester after 21 years in the BORG program. As well as teaching courses such as critical and practical leadership and international business, she is the social sciences Division Chair and Coordinator of the Business and Organizational Leadership Major. The college is also looking to replace Dr. Boerner and to find a new division chair for the program. Drew Baker has been shaping the business program over the years and teaches Finance and MIS among other courses. He will be leaving the college to pursue other activities. Baker announced on March 16 that the Spring of 2018 will be his last semester at Brevard College after being a business teacher for 10 years at BC. Dr. Christian, who joined the Brevard College faculty only a few years ago, will be leaving after this semester.

When asked if those changes in staff will impact the students and current BORG majors, Dr. Woodsmall declared that “The business program is always going to change, because that’s what business does. We keep up to date with everything and just like any organization you have turns for various reasons” Dr. Woodsmall who is also the chair of the search committee said that in the next few weeks, “I believe we are going to extend the offer to one candidate.” For students who are worried about all those changes in the faculty, “we built the schedule for next semester based on what the course needs were and then we will have people qualified to teach those classes, and life goes on,” assured Dr. Woodsmall. The names of the candidates that have been interviewed and selected have not yet been announced, but there should be 2 new additions to the BORG faculty before next semester starts.

Korsakov in 1888. The symphony was on point throughout, with a performance that was straight out of a Hollywood epic. It flashes your mind with a barrage of emotions that are familiar, but also ones that make you think. It also will undoubtedly give you goosebumps, especially towards the end of the piece. With appropriately loud, accentuated flourishes, the ending will leave you wanting more. The second piece showcased a saxophone performance from Andrew Hasher, winner of the 2017 Spring Concerto Competition. It’s easy to see why he earned that award, as aside from a slight hiccup halfway through, Hasher showed his skill with masterful solo bits that topped off an already great piece. Speaking of award winners, the 2017 Fall Concerto Competition winner Jacob Wang blew everything else away, no small feat by the

way, with his tremendous piano solo during the final piece. Seemingly entranced by the music he was playing, and who could blame him, Wang displayed an uncanny ability for an intense passion to his craft. It appropriately ended the concert on a high note. As a companion event to the Fine Arts Gala a few days before, the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra proved to be an astounding showcase of musical talent that, with any luck, will come back to BC sooner rather than later.

UNC School of the Arts Gold Medal Soloists put on a fantastic show By Jordon Morgan

Editor in Chief Living up to their moniker, the Gold Medal Soloists, formally known as the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra, put on a fantastic show, with the highlight of the afternoon being two tremendous solos performed by two award winning musicians. A unique aspect about the concert, at least compared to some of the other recent ones held at Brevard College, is that it only featured three main pieces, though they were fittingly long and told their own unique stories. After introductions by Brian Cole, Dean of the School of Music at UNCSA, Kathryn Gresham, Chair of the Fine Arts department, and David Joyce, Brevard College President, the concert began proper with a rendition of the Russian Easter Overture, created by Nikolai Rimsky-

Photo by Jordon Morgan

UNCSA concludes their second piece, including Andrew Hasher’s saxophone solo.

SGA announces 2018-19 candidates

The Student Government Association has announced candidates running for office for the 2018-19 academic year. The only office with more than one candidate is for SGA president. Candidates are as follows: • President: Abi Fuesler, Bliss Joseph • Vice president: Caitlin Cloud-Morton • Secretary: Rebeccah Rojas • Speaker of clubs: Audrey Cardwell Because no one ran for the office of treasurer, the incoming SGA Executive Board will appoint a qualified student to the position, according to Michael Cohen. For more about the candidates, check out the following pages for their bios. Voting begins Thursday, March 29 and ends on April 3. Next year’s officers will be formally introduced at Honors and Awards Day on April 4. — Jeni Welch

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SGA Elections

SGA Candidates for 2018-2019 President: Abi Fuesler, Junior Home: San Diego, California Major: Integrated Studies: WLEE and BORG Minor: Environmental Studies Email: [email protected]

President: Bliss Joseph, Junior Home: Greenville, South Carolina Major: Environmental Science Minor: Biology Email: [email protected]

I’m a member of IWIL, the WLEE Work Study Team, and the Honors Program where I serve on the Honors Planning Committee. I am also a Senator in SGA, President and Co-Founder of Tight Knit, and Secretary for Outing Club.

I am a TA for communications where I host study sessions and peer mentor. I am the treasurer of SGA and where I budget and manage the Student Government’s finances.

As SGA President, I will promote a safe, inclusive, and welcoming campus environment. I want every student and faculty member at Brevard College to truly feel a part of the body of Brevard. I am running for SGA President because I’ll genuinely enjoy doing the work- I have organizational prowess and weirdly overwhelming amounts of energy for paperwork and meetings. Since I became interested in the position I’ve educated myself about SGA and Brevard College procedures and operations. Students should vote for me because the most important part of being of the President of SGA is accurately representing the student body, so that all are heard-not just my personal opinions. I have the people skills and the passion to listen to students and consequently be their voice.

I am running for President because I want to enable others to make a difference. Through creating a more intertwined campus, community projects can be done easier and more efficiently. When individuals are brought together more than just work occurs, bonding and unity begins to take form. My motivation is to make an impact inside of an individual rather than on an individual. I have observed how this association could improve the productivity of the student body as well as create a closer bond between students, faculty, and the community. Through communication and empathy I hope to implement diversity in activities and events around campus. Students should vote for me because I love Brevard College and with this love and passion I have a great amount of determination in wanting to do the best I can for this college. If anyone has further questions about my ideas for the campus I would love to talk.

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SGA Candidates for 2018-2019 Vice President: Caitlin Cloud-Morton Home: Lithonia, Georgia Major: Music Education I am involved with Diverse Women of Brevard College, the Fine Arts Club, Institute of Women in Leadership and a Student ambassador. I work in Coltrane underground, and play on the softball team. I am planning to publish my first book on my birthday August 1. As VP of SGA, I want to make sure that students get a say in what’s happening on campus. Students are left out of the loop so often and we aren’t updated enough on information that I find very important for the student body to know. I will encourage that we keep the students in the loop and ensure that you guys are updated of the improvements we will make in the school. I want this place to feel more like home and I want BC as a community to be more like family! I do believe that we will be able to accomplish this in the 2018-19 school year! Secretary: Rebeccah Rojas, Freshman Home: Southern California Major: Business and Organizational Leadership

Speaker of Clubs: Audrey Cardwell, Sophomore Home: Denver, North Carolina Major(s): Environmental Studies and Math

I play for Brevard College women’s soccer team as a goal keeper, I am a member of the L.I.F.E club, Tight-Knit club, Canterbury club, and I am also a member of the Institute for Women in Leadership.

I play Women’s soccer and I am activie in SGA, BC Greens, and Dimensions.

I hope to increase Brevard College’s student engagement through becoming SGA’s Secretary. Having this opportunity to run as SGA’s Secretary will allow me to act upon the student body’s needs through communication and commitment. I have had the experience to practice my leadership skills on the soccer field and in a classroom setting that has allowed me to develop the necessary characteristics that are needed to become Brevard College SGA’s Secretary.

As speaker of the clubs I would like to accomplish more unity across the clubs and continue to encourage more campus wide events and service projects. I am running for this position to continue to serve as a leader and strive to positively impact this campus. I am qualified for this position because I have a year under my belt serving as our campus’ SGA speaker of the clubs. I will continue to fulfill the students needs by encouraging new clubs to be created if the interest is there and encouraging and assisting the preexisting clubs to make strides to accomplish all their goals they have set for the year.

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Fashion Spotlight: Normcore

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Foamy loafers and freaky fathers By Mary Lewe

Staff Writer Some call it boring, some think it’s edgy. Normcore, a movement that has existed in the fashion world since around 2013, and has been described as bland and lazy. GQ Magazine called it a “Made-up word for dressing (on purpose) like you don’t care about your appearance in order to look like so-called ‘normal’ people.” Some reduce it to the punchline of an inside joke, but despite the criticism, it’s still kicking in the year 2018. Some see the unisex, unremarkable casual styles as the symbol of an apathetic generation. Plagued by both ennui and discontent, millennials’ fashion innovations lie in the expression of age-old ideas: clunky sneakers, mom jeans and turtlenecks. Perhaps they use these style to mock previous generations. Or, maybe normcore is a push against typical societal expectations for high-fashion looks to be pretty, sexy and elaborate. Demna Gvasalia, creative director of fashion brand Balenciaga and head designer of the fashion collective Vetements, is at least partially responsible for the continued growth of normcore styles, with Fall 2017 runway looks that included chunky triple-soled sneakers and sweatpants.

Born in soviet Georgia, Gvasalia has made a point to say more with his fashion. He even made a nod to democratic socialist candidate Bernie Sanders, adopting the font and style of Sanders’s campaign logo for Balenciaga’s own logo on t-shirts, sweatshirts, and puffy coats. “One of the things we wanted to create was a logotype that gave a corporate vision very vividly,” Gvasalia said at the 2017 Vogue Forces of Fashion conference. “In my research, Bernie Sanders’s was most present at that time; that’s why it resembles it so directly and obviously I was very aware of it. I wanted it to be [similar] — that was my message with this collection.” Normcore is comparable in its origins to the early 20th century Dada movement in visual art. Dadaism was created in response to the violence of World War I, and there is no doubt that the early 21st century has had its own share of violence. Maybe normcore is yet another reaction to the unspeakable violence of terrorism and war, about one hundred years following the Dada movement. Or, perhaps more likely, normcore is a response to the confused ludicrousness of our modern political and corporate world. Gvasalia turned heads when he directly referenced Kering, the multi-billion-dollar parent company See ‘Foamy Loafers’ on page 9

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Come congratulate the BC Cheerleaders on their second win of the season!

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Living Planet

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Saying goodbye to the world’s last male northern white rhino By Lauren M. Fowler

Arts & Life Editor Just last Tuesday, March 20, 2018, the world’s last male northern white rhino died at age 45 from complications from ongoing illness leaving only two living rhinos of the same subspecies left on the planet. Sudan, who was in the care of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, was euthanized at 45 years of age by the veterinary team that had fought for years to save him. After enduring years of medical care due to ongoing infection and illness he was so weak he was unable to stand in his last days. In an interview with the Washington Post, Richard Vigne, chief executive of the conservancy, said in response to Sudan’s death, “We at Ol Pejeta are all saddened by Sudan’s death. He was an amazing rhino, a great ambassador for his species, and will be remembered for the work he did to raise awareness globally of the plight facing not only rhinos, but also the many thousands of other species facing extinction as a result of unsustainable human activity. One day, his demise will hopefully be seen as a seminal moment for conservationists worldwide.” Sudan was born in the 1970s in South Sudan, Africa and was captured and taken to the Dvur Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic when he was 3 years old. Sudan and another male northern white rhino, Suni, were brought back to Africa

in 2009 to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Suni died only a few years later, making Sudan the last living male of the subspecies. By the time the two were brought to the conservancy, they were both thought to be too old to be fertile throwing into question the plans to reestablish the species. Today only two females, Najin and Fatu, remain. While in-vitro fertilization is still being considered in an attempt to save the subspecies from total extinction, the likelihood of losing this species during this century is more likely each day. Rhinos are severely endangered due to heavy poaching and high prices offered for their horns. Prized as decoration for knives and in Chinese traditional medicine, rhino horn has been sought after and over harvested for years leaving only around 30,000 rhinos left on earth. Attempts were made to extract members of the northern white rhino herd from South Sudan and Congo to hopefully preserve the species, but because of war and a harsh political climate, efforts were denied by the Congolese government. In 2003, only 20 wild rhinos were left in Congo’s Garamba National Park and within a few years had been totally decimated due to unregulated poaching. Although prices for rhino horn appear to have dropped in the recent years, according to WildAid, in just the last five years alone

around 1000 rhinos have been found dead from poaching. WildAid is a group focused on reducing the number of products developed from endangered species bought and sold worldwide through education and legal action and have been active in the fight against trade of rhino horn since 2000. During the last fews years of his life, Sudan was protected around the clock by armed guards and his horn removed in an attempt to stop poachers from seeking him out. Despite these protections, he and his female relatives frequently suffered attacks. “Sudan was the last northern white rhino that was born in the wild. His death is a cruel symbol of human disregard for nature and it saddened everyone who knew him,”Jan Stejskal, director of international projects at the Dvur Králové Zoo in Czech Republic, told Agence France-Presse. “This is a creature that didn’t fail in evolution,” said Thomas Hildebrandt, head of reproduction management at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin and one of the project’s leaders. “It’s in this situation because of us.” Although the future of this species is bleak and the world suffered a heavy loss with Sudan’s death, efforts are still underway to save this incredible species and only go to show how important it is for humans to begin acknowledging the impact that they directly have on our planet and all the life in it and to take action against trade and exploitation of vulnerable species.

The Institute for Women in Leadership Presents:

ONE CAMPUS, MANY CULTURES

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Sudan and one of his caretakers at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 11TH, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Authentic cuisine will be provided! WHERE: Robbins Plaza - Outside Meyers Dining Hall WHY: To recognize and explore cross-cultural voices represented on our campus

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WLEE weekend trip

By Emily Massing

Staff Writer Editor’s note: On Friday afternoon, the WLE 101 backpacking class, taught by professor Clyde Carter, departed for three days and two nights of backpacking and camping in the area of Pisgah National Forest around John Rock, near the Center for Wildlife Education and fish hatchery. Staff writer Emily Massing, a student in that class, wrote this article about the class’s weekend adventure. We were all split up into three groups. Group 1 was Jesse Money, Grant Southers and Justin Sturgill, Group 2 was Brad Stewart, Shay Tompkins, Jordan Tucker and Justin Queen, finally Group 3 was Nicole Rusden, Hannah Weatherall and me. Everyone piled into the van after loading and we were on our way. We got to the fish hatchery around 4:30 p.m. and before we started our hike, Clyde had a short lesson on how to properly put our packs on without hurting our backs or shoulders. After the lesson we determined a leader and a “sweep,” someone who brings up the rear to make sure no one gets left behind, and we were on our way. We determined Jesse Money to be our first leader and Nicole Rusden as our sweep. We hiked two miles along the Cat Gap trail to Picklesimer Fields to set up camp for the first night. Once we arrived, Beau, our TA, gave us a lesson on how to hang our bear bags so animals wouldn’t get our food at night. After each of the three groups hung their bear bags, we were told to find a place to put our sleeping tarps. After my group got our tarp up, I went and helped Justin, Grant and Jesse with theirs. Once everyone’s tarp was up, we started cooking dinner. My group made mac and cheese over a Dragonfly stove for dinner. The mac and cheese was very bland but not too bad for being made in the woods. After eating, everyone had to put away food bags using their bear bags. After everything was put up, we sat around the fire that Clyde and Beau made and played games like “What are you bringing to the picnic?” Clyde showed us “Magic Goat Writing” for the first time as well. After a couple of rounds of magic goat writing, where only Beau and Shay understood what was going on, we started to tell some ghost stories, and then Beau told funny stories See ‘WLEE trip’ on page 11

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A reading list in honor of Woman’s History Month in March 1. The Blazing World

7. Sally Ride by Siri Hustvedt

2. Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruley Woman

by Anne Helen Peterson

3. The Invention of Wings

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

9. Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement

by Sue Monk Kidd

4. Bad Feminist

by Lynn Sherr

8. Women Who Run With the Wolves

10. Ball of Fire by Stefan Kanfer

by Roxane Gay

5. Reading Lolita in Tehran

11. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

by Azar Nafisi

6. The Handmaid’s Tale

12. The Secret History of Wonder Woman

by Jill Lepore

by Margaret Atwood

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that owns Balenciaga. Online publication Highsnobiety wrote about Gvasalia’s directness with regard to acknowledging its own absurdity. Despite the competitive nature of the fashion industry, his looks poked fun at the competition, feeding into the existential fear that seems so prevalent these days. “It’s this nihilism that made Vetements’ Spring/Summer 2017 presentation, loaded to the brim with collaborative product, such a subtle blow,” Gregk Foley wrote in an article for Highsnobiety in December 2017. Brands like Birkenstock and Crocs have seen growth along with the increased prevalence of normcore styles. There is certainly an aspect of comfort that goes into many of the looks: joggers, comfortable shoes, high waistlines, loose wide-legged pants all fit into the normcore spectrum. This could be a nod to the working class, if only it weren’t for the high price point of many of the items. In addition to the aforementioned triplesoled sneakers, Balenciaga also released a line of platform Crocs. Yes, you read that right: platform. Crocs. The foamy loafers, once donned only by soccer moms and their off-the-field children, have become almost cool, riding in the wake of the “ugly pretty” stylistic movement. The cost of these Crocs is not so familiar to the typical family, however. In fact, at $850, the cost has been inflated to over 22 times the price of a classic pair of the shoes. Perhaps a parallel movement that increased energy and patience for normcore stylings is the Danish concept of “Hygge.” Pronounced “hueguh,” Hygge is a word with no exact English translation which basically refers to feelings

of wellbeing, warmth and comfort, and can be applied to the chunky sweaters and socks, sweatpants and coziness of typical normcore items. Hygge became a fad in the U.S. mostly following the publication of Meik Wiking’s The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living. Although Hygge and normcore are not synonymous, there is a certainly a great deal of overlap in the trends that cannot be ignored. Despite frustration from many who long for the elegance and “maximalism” of past trends, it seems that normcore is going to stick around a bit longer. So hang on to those comfy sweats, maybe you’ll be wearing them to your next high-fashion event.

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Many have reduced normcore to the punchline of an inside joke, but the New York Times claims that the irony and novelty of the movement of “dressing in normal clothes” gives it a notable place in the fashion world.

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Netflix Review

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‘Devilman: Crybaby,’ a violent, sex-crazed tragedy By Jordon Morgan Editor in Chief



Through all of “Devilman: Crybaby’s” gratuitous violence, nudity, and sexual content, lies an interesting, emotional, and even tragic tale that explores what it truly means to be human; and that being a demon or a monster lies more than what appears on the surface. The latest iteration of the original Japanese manga that ran from 1972 to 1973, “Crybaby” follows Akira Fudo, who is informed by his best friend Ryo Asuka that an ancient race of demons has returned to Earth and is taking over by possessing humans one by one, something that is only detectable to the keenest of eyes. Another caveat of that is that if humans are able to fight against possession, that is to say if they are pure of heart enough, they possess all of that demon’s powers and physical appearance but retain their consciousness. Possessed by the champion of demon-kind Amon, Akira vows to fight the hellspawn to protect everyone he loves. It was just mentioned, but it bears reminding: “Devilman: Crybaby” is extremely violent and is loaded with graphic nudity. Granted that isn’t in and of itself a negative, it’s just more of a reminder. Given that kind of content, this show is much more geared toward hardcore fans of anime who aren’t turned off by that level of sex and gore. For those people, your time invested in this show will be well worth it. The show reportedly covers the entirety of the manga, but it does a great job of keeping its pacing steady. At no point does it feel rushed or slowed down, and the episodes more often than not feature great cliffhangers that make you keep wanting to watch it. It also helped that the show does a great job in fleshing out all of its characters. Even the ones who only appear for a brief amount of time feel important and when they die, it has a genuine effect on the story. They aren’t just there for cannon fodder. Akira is at the forefront as his overwhelming empathy for those around him led to him earning the derision of being called a crybaby. But, as his childhood friend and crush Miki says, he only cries for other people, never himself. He is filled with so much love for those around him that it too often shows through his tears. That being said, a notable issue with the show is that the plot can be a bit convoluted at times.

It takes a lot of backtracking through your mind during certain episodes to remember how the lore works, who all the characters are and their relationships, and not to mention just what is happening during some particularly hectic action sequences. A different small issue comes in the form of one troublesome subplot involving Amon’s former lover. While in some ways it doesn’t completely fall under the category of “pointless,” as it would leave a sizable chunk of story out of the show if taken out, in other ways it does because after it’s concluded you’ll be wondering what exactly was the point of it all. Regardless, “Devilman: Crybaby” still soars on the strength of its story, violent though it may be, its action, and especially its conclusion. It is a finale that is bittersweet and tragic. The biggest achievement of “Devilman: Crybaby” is that it demonstrates the idea of being “human” or “good” goes beyond superficial appearances. It says that we as the supposed enlightened race can be just as irrational, violent, corrupt, and deceitful as the literal demons of Satan. Any fan of anime should give this show a try. I highly doubt you’ll regret it.

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Stephen Hawking

The life of a genius By Matheus Masukawa

Staff Writer On March 14 in Cambridge, England, Stephen Hawking, one of the most respected physicists in the world died at the age of 76. The British theoretical physicist and cosmologist suffered from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), which is a rare degenerative disease that paralyzes the muscles of the body. Although it doesn’t attack cerebral functions, and his condition was discovered when he was 21 years old. Stephen Hawking studied at St. Albans High School. After that, he went to University College in Oxford, where he initially wanted to study mathematics, although his father wanted him to acquire a medical degree. In the end, Hawking opted to study physics and chemistry. After three years, he graduated and went on to study at Trinity Hall in Cambridge for his doctorate. Right after that, Hawking started his research and teaching career, where he got a charge in Cambridge University. Stephen Hawking was married twice, for the first time to Jane Hawking in 1965, but they separated in 1991. The second marriage was to a woman named Elaine Mason One of the many remarkable things about Stephen Hawking was that everyone found themselves studying his accomplishments and theories. For example, he believed that humans can only survive for another 200 years and must learn how to live in the space. In an interview with CNN, Stephen Hawking said,”I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space.” After he was diagnosed with ALS, he kept studying and developed a computer that helps people with conditions similar to his speak effectively. S o m e o f t h e H a w k i n g ’s g r e a t e s t accomplishments include his theories about the laws of black holes mechanics. He also wrote a famous book “A Brief History of Time” about cosmology. And he authored other books like “The Universe in a Nutshell”, “Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays.” In addition, Stephen Hawking is famous for his theories regarding the universe. Many people respect and follow his theories, including The Big Bang Theory. After his death, many celebrities from all circles used social media to say goodbye and thanks for Stephen Hawking like NASA, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jim Parsons, Katy Perry and others. To end on one of his phrases, “It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.”

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about a guy named Timmy. It got late and the fire started to die down, so everyone headed back to their tarps to get ready for bed. It was a pretty restless sleep for everyone. Clyde came and woke everyone up around 7 a.m. to start cooking breakfast. The girls and I made cheesy hash browns. After hanging out and eating, Clyde gave a lesson on giving good feedback on lessons, because each of us had to prepare a lesson to share. Nicole went first with her lesson on edible wildlife, followed by Justin Queen with his lesson on riparian buffers, then Shay talked about predator/prey relationships. Hannah taught about Appalachian music, and I finished the first set of lessons with a game of headbands about mammals of the Appalachians. After our lessons, everyone packed up their gear and decided on a leader and sweep again. This time Grant was the leader and Jesse and I were sweep. We started heading out around 12:30-1:00 to head to our campsite near the headwaters for King’s Creek on Cat Gap Loop. Once we arrived at our campsite, everyone picked a spot to set up their group’s tents and make lunch. My group made chicken and cheese quesadillas for lunch. They were a lot better than expected. After everyone ate, we met under the big group tarp to do a couple more lessons. Brad did his lesson on mushrooms in the Appalachians, Grant did his on fire and rebirth, then Jordan did his on tracking. After the lessons, we did more Magic Goat Writing. Justin Queen and I finally figured out how to read it, and then we made dinner. My group made veggie stir fry, so I didn’t

eat dinner—I just shared trail mix with Jordan because his group made mac and cheese and he doesn’t like it. After cleaning up after dinner and fixing tarps because of rain, we did more Magic Goat Writing and Clyde taught us more knots to try to do. It started to get pretty late, so everyone pretty much packed up, hung their bear bags, and headed to bed. This night, mostly everyone slept pretty well. Sunday morning, Beau woke everyone up around 7 a.m. so we would have time to make breakfast. The girls were supposed to make cinnamon oatmeal, but none of us were that hungry or felt like getting up to start the stove and make it. So our breakfast consisted of trail mix. The other groups didn’t really make breakfast either because we all wanted to get back to school. Everyone started packing things up once we all got up and about. Once we were all packed up, we had two more lessons to go. Jesse did a lesson on how the Appalachian mountains formed, and Justin Sturgill did his on Native Americans of the Appalachians. After the lessons and everyone made sure they were all packed up, we determined Justin Sturgill as our leader and Jesse wanted to be sweep again. Once we were back on the trail going down the mountain, it was kind of hard to go slow so people complained that Justin was going too fast and told Nicole to be leader. You could tell there was some tension on the hike back because people were irritable. Once back to the van, everyone was so relieved to be able to sit in a real seat, and now that we were on our way back, we all finally relaxed. After we got back to school we all cleaned our gear and headed back to our comfortable beds and real bathrooms.

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Hikers getting ready for a day of hiking. Hannah Weatherall (on the right) seems excited.

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Earthfest! By Jeni Welch Copy Editor



Earthfest is headed to Brevard College a little early this year. Normally the week-long celebration, known as Earthweek is celebrated around Earth Day, April 22. However, this year the celebration will be on Saturday, April 7. Local vendors, live music and earth friendly crafts are looking to bring everyone together to celebrate sustainability and earth friendly living according to the Student Government Association (SGA) president, Lauren Fowler. “The week before is the really interesting part,” said Fowler. “Earthweek is focused on educations and activism.” Litter pickups will be on campus and in Pisgah every day during the week. Athletes will also be joining in to help for D3 week. Monday evening will be hosting local reptile guru, Steve O’Neal, as he speaks about reptiles and their habitats. In the past O’Neal has brought along turtles and snakes for students to meet. On Wednesday night, SGA will be playing the documentary “Island Earth” with the goal to skype with the documentary’s creator as well. Other events are in the works but not set in stone quite yet. There will be a 5k to raise money for the Pisgah Conservancy. Brevard Yoga will be on campus one morning offering meditation and a yoga class with an “earth-y focus.” Also in the activities is the “Weigh the Waste” challenge where student volunteers will collect all food waste in the cafeteria from people’s plates. At the end of the day the food waste will be weighed in an attempt to see how much food is wasted daily. The “Weigh the Waste” challenge shows, “why it’s important to be more conscientious of how much we waste and how important it is to have a solid composting system in place,” Fowler said. Last year, over 100 pounds of food waste was collected. This year, SGA has been working towards bringing composting to campus. One of the winning ideas of the 2017 Environmental Sustainability Contest will be kicking off during Earthweek. Earthday was founded on April 22, 1970, by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. The grassroots explosion eventually led to the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. According to the official Earth Day website, earthday.org, “over 1 billion people in 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world.”

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Safford, Stephens qualify for Collegiate Nationals

By Jon Cole

Sports Information Director Two members of the Brevard climbing program, Caroline Safford and Matt Stephens, qualified for Collegiate Nationals in the Appalachian Regions following their performance in Nashville, Tenn., at the Appalachian Regional Championships over the weekend. The Tornados capped off Saturday’s event, held at The Crag, with a third place team showing. Brevard finished behind North Carolina and Duke. “Our climbers showed great tenacity in the face of our most adverse seasons yet,” said head coach Travis Gray. “Only seven of our 10 climbers were able to compete, which really put the extra pressure on those individuals to perform and do well. Our third place team finish is something that I am very proud of for our team’s legacy and we are excited to use what we learned this season to help us with our success at next year’s event.” Safford finished fifth in the speed competition among 10 climbers taking part in the event. She reached the next round of competition based on rules that govern the Appalachian Region, which allow the top five climbers in each category per gender to qualify for Collegiate Nationals. Safford also enjoyed solid finishes in the sport climbing competition and bouldering competition, finishing eighth place in each. She was the eighth of 12 women in sport climbing and eighth of 19 taking part in bouldering. Stephens brought home first place in the speed climbing competition, recording the best time of 21 individuals at the event. Stephens also reached the podium in the sport climbing competition, placing second among 18 males taking part in the event, to qualify for Collegiate Nationals. His performance edged out teammates Jordan Haak (sixth), Sam Schaer (sixth) and Mac Fitzgerald (10th). Stephens claimed second in in the bouldering competition, which included 33 participants. The Tornados now turn their attention to Collegiate National Championships which take place at the Momentum Indoor Climbing facility in Houston, Texas on April 20-22.

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Tornado women close golf season in Cherokee Valley By Jon Cole

Sports Information Director Seniors Kelsie Rhyne and Courtney Sharp put the finishing touches on their collegiate golf careers this week when they head to the Palmetto state to take part in the Cherokee Valley Women’s Invitational at the Cherokee Valley Country Club in Tigerville, S.C. It is the fifth tournament of the spring for the Brevard women’s golf team, which began at the Converse Spring Invite on Feb. 19-20. Last weekend the Tornados, who took part in the Wingate Challenge in Monroe, N.C., played on the par 72 course at the Rolling Hills Country Club which is 5,968 yards in distance. Brevard was represented by two individuals, Rhyne and Taylor Scovel.

Scovel was the top finisher for Brevard, placing 54th in the event after shooting 37-overpar (181) in two rounds of play. Scovel’s scores included a 91 in the first and a 90 in the second as she was 18-over-par on Tuesday afternoon. After recording two pars on the front nine, Scovel came through with three on the back nine at the 10th, 11th and 13th holes to shave two strokes from her front nine score. Rhyne carded a 189 for the Tornados, finishing 45-over par with rounds of 95 and 94, as she finished in 56th. The senior posted four pars on the final day and three on the front nine, which took place at the second, fifth and ninth holes.

BC Tennis takes on Georgia colleges By Carmen Boone

Staff Writer On Friday, March 23, the Brevard College tennis team traveled to Georgia to play two matches over the weekend. The first match was at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning in Lookout Mountain, TN. The second match was scheduled for Sunday at 12 p.m. in Macon, GA. However, the weather called for rain on Sunday, so the match got moved to Saturday night at 8 p.m. The first match was against Covenant College. Covenant took the win for doubles with scores of 9-7, 8-1 and 8-1. Singles were not much different. Covenant took six more wins against the BC women scoring, at number one, 6-0, 6-0. At number two the scores were 6-1, 6-0, number three, 6-1, 6-2. Number four was 6-1, 6-4. Singles number five the score was 6-4, 6-1, and at number six, 6-0, 6-0. The BC men finishing with some losses as well against Covenant. Doubles put Covenant on top with scores of 8-6, 8-6 and 8-1. Tom Mittring came out with a win for Brevard with a score of 3-6, 7-6, and winning 10-4 in a tie breaker for the match. At number two singles, Tim Hengst finished with a loss of 6-3, 7-5. Number three singles, Will Christiansen fell to Covenant with a score of 6-4, 7-5. Jaume Reig came out with a loss at number four singles scoring 6-0, 6-4. At number five singles, David Bumgarner lost with scores of 6-1, 6-0, and Florian Peyssonneaux finished at six, losing with scores of 6-2, 6-1. After the first match finished around 3 p.m.,

the team traveled 3 hours to Macon, GA for the women’s second match of the day at 8 p.m. The women played against Wesleyan College. Kelsey Kushner and Jen Cox took a win at number one doubles with a score of 8-3. At number two doubles, Margaret Correll and Kenzie Bowman won scoring 8-2. Number three doubles took a win as well with Carmen Boone and Christiana Beltran scoring 8-1. Singles was a success as well for the Tornados. Kelsey Kushner won at number one with a score of 6-1, 6-3. Jen Cox won at number two scoring 7-5, 6-1. At number three doubles Margaret Correll won the first set 6-2, lost the second set 4-6, and then won the tie breaker 10-4 for the match. At number four singles, with the longest game of the night, playing until midnight, Kenzie Bowman played a long match winning the first set 7-6 after a seven-point tie breaker, lost the second set 4-6, and ultimately won her match with a tie break score of 13-11. At number five singles, Carmen Boone took a win with scores of 6-0, 6-1. Christiana Beltran won at number six singles scoring 6-1, 6-0. Even with a loss against Covenant, the weekend was a success given that the women played two matches in one day, and still managing to win their second. The team bonded with bus rides, team meals and hotel stays. The next match will be Wednesday, March. 28 at 2:30 p.m. in Maryville, TN.