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Student government officialsdecided Monday to continue theAC
Transit bus pass program forthe 2010-2011 school year.
At the Associated Students ofMills College (ASMC)Committees and
ExecutiveMeeting Feb. 22, members werepresented with three pieces
ofinformation to make their decision.
The first was results from anundergraduate survey that
askedstudents whether or not they want-ed bus passes again next
year.ASMC gathered votes throughoutthe beginning of February by
send-ing out multiple e-mails with thelink to the survey question
and bytabling with computers in AdamsPlaza and at Founders. Out of
the
456 students who voted, 80 percentsaid they would like the
EasyPassprogram to continue, while 20 per-cent said they did not
want it tocontinue.
I think, based on the numbersand feedback, it seems to be an
important program. Were thevoice of the students and if it
issomething important to the stu-dents, then we will do it,
saidAmber Williams, Mills senior andASMC Co-President.
Internet outages swept MillsCollege the week of Feb. 8 due to
aconflict between the campus twoInternet service provider
routers,according to officials.
Senior Director of InformationTechnology Systems (ITS)
BruceMcCreary explained that one of therouters hijacked network
traffic.McCreary described the problem asa hardware logic error
that causedthe guest network provider to pro-vide a bad path for
our networktraffic. Its like a freeway workersending cars down the
wrong road.
Although originally shutdownthree times, the guest network
went
back online Feb. 17.Though administrators say they
have done their best to get the Millssystem in working order,
studentson campus are becoming worried.
Its been difficult getting myquestions to teachers via e-mail
andits just one week before exams,said senior Abigail Orona.
Senior Annie Peterson foundthe outages inconvenient for a
dif-ferent reason.
It was my birthday and I endedup not getting a lot of my
mes-sages. It was really frustrating, she said.
Despite community frustra-tions, Network AdministratorBabak
Oskouian said shuttingdown the Internet was necessary to
Mills College President JanetHolmgren announced on Mondayshe
will step down next spring after20 years in the position.
Holmgren made her decisionpublic to students, staff and
facultywho filled the Concert Hall Feb.22. She sent out a sudden
e-mailthat morning which stated she would be making a special
announcement later in the afternoon.
19 years ago, I came out onthis Concert Hall stage for my
firstpublic appearance as the electedpresident of Mills College. It
wasan overwhelming moment, truly
exciting and some of you were herethat day and were here when I
wasintroduced to the community by theBoard of Trustees, she
began,reminiscing about her first day oncampus in 1991.
All of you have grown withthe institution, and you have
grownwith me. I have to say that I am alittle fatter than I was 19
years agoand Im not any taller, but I am a lotmore experienced. And
I am evenmore committed and even moreproud of the work I do today
than Ihave ever had imagined when Ifirst came to Mills, she said to
theassembled crowd.
Holmgren did not offer anyconcrete reasons for her departurefrom
the presidency, saying only
that This is definitely a goodmoment for me, because I am at
thepeak of my energy and my spiritand my sense of wanting to tell
thestory of higher education, tell thestory about Mills, tell the
storyabout womens education andwomens leadership.
She said she would like to con-tinue to teach at the College
atsome point.
In a published message the nextday, Holmgren said she has
beencalled to resume writing andresearch that [she has] put on
holdfor nearly two decades.
After the meeting, she said shecame to the decision after a lot
of thought.
I have been thinking about this
and Ive talked to my daughters.This is both for myself and
forMills. There is never a right or per-fect time, but this is a
good time,she said. She added she wanted tomake the announcement
the rightway and on her own terms, beforeanyone came knocking on
mydoor, she said.
Athletics Director ThemyAdachi has been at the College for28
years, and remembers whenHolmgren arrived.
Im sad in the sense that shehas had a tremendous leadershipfor
much of the time Ive beenhere. Mills will find a strongleader, she
said. I rememberwhen she first got here it was
In a class meeting last Tuesday,Mills College seniors discussed
theidea of using their class gift to helpcreate a campus farm and
possiblyextending the areas included inSenior Paint Night.
They gathered in theFaculty/Staff Lounge Feb. 23 todiscuss plans
for the senior class asgraduation is less than threemonths
away.
Along with discussing theprocess for choosing a commence-ment
speaker, means of fundraisingand sponsoring social events,Senior
Class President RebeccaWaterhouse introduced some ideasfor the 2010
class gift.
This is our chance to give backto this great institution that we
are apart of, said Waterhouse.
Most of the seniors presentwere thrilled with the idea of
theirclass gift fund - which currentlyholds nearly $6000 - being
used tostart a fund for an on-campus farm.
I think its meant to be, saidsenior Katherine Kugay.
Waterhouse said she hopes therest of the Mills community
willtake to the idea as well.
I think it could be one of thebest gifts to give,
saidWaterhouse. It would be self sustaining.
According to ChristinaMcWhorter, Garden/Greenhouse
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s Mills College nears its20th anniversary of its
recommitment to womens educa-tion, it is an appropriate time
tostart the search for a president tolead the institution in a new,
posi-tive direction.
Janet Holmgrens presidency,which has spanned nearly twodecades,
has encompassed manychanges to the College. At the startof her
career the Board of Trusteeshad recently made the decision toremain
a single-sex institution aftera 16-day strike organized by
stu-dents. Throughout the followingyears Holmgren has proven
herdedication to womens educationand diversity.
At the time of the strike, admin-strators made the decision to
gocoed largely based on the Colleges
budget deficit. Even with todaysrecessionary economy,
Holmgren,who encourages fundraising andmodes of generating money,
hasensured that Mills stays fiscallysound. Enrollment is at an
all-timehigh, and the amount of applica-tions is also
record-breaking. TheCollege is continually recognizednationwide in
reports that rankhigher education, including U.S.News and World
Report andForbes, which placed Mills in thetop 50 colleges in the
country.
It is in part because of Holmgrenthat Mills created new
graduateprograms in business, public policyand education (and 4+1
programsare a great addition to our academ-ics). Several buildings
have beenrenovated, including Mills Hall,and she has overseen the
construc-tion of Vera Long, the EducationComplex, the Natural
SciencesBuilding and most recently the
Graduate School of Business. Overall, Mills has flourished,
but there is always room for leader-ship improvement. In
Holmgrenscase, two of the largest are in theareas of transparency
and manag-ing personnel. Holmgren is knownto reward loyalty and act
ruthlesslywhen it comes to firing employeeswho upset her, usually
tying claus-es to severance pay packages thatforbid those fired
from speakingout. In late 2008, controversy aroseafter she
attempted to fire much-loved Nancy Thornborrow, Deanof the Graduate
School ofBusiness, and students protested in2007 after then Dean of
StudentsJoanna Iwata was abruptly let go.Holmgren recently
announced sheis laying off her entire administra-tive staff because
the PresidentsOffice is restructuring.
Similarly, lack of transparencydoes not look well for the
College
as a whole. In national surveyresults from 2004 and 2008,
Millsfaculty said the administration wasnot open about its policies
and themajority said they did not feelinvolved in campus
decision-mak-ing. In the 2009 CollegeSustainability Report Card,
Millsexcelled in most areas of sustain-ability but received a F
rating inendowment transparency andshareholder engagement,
bringingthe total down. Students who workfor the Annual Fund report
severalalums have refused their annualdonations in recent years
becauseof Holmgrens refusal to explainmany of her decisions. There
is noreason to lose out on alumnae sup-port and college rankings
becauseof a presidents desire for ultimatecontrol and secrecy.
It is time for new leadership,and the upcoming
presidentialsearch committee should find a
leader who values academic excel-lence and prestige in the same
waysas Holmgren, but the new presi-dent should value the
importanceof interpersonal connections andfostering an environment
of inclu-siveness instead of the current cli-mate of fear and
fragmentation. Apresident who actually lives andnot just entertains
in the PresidentsHouse would also help the newpresident to build
bonds to thecampus community and get toknow staff and students on a
per-sonal level (Holmgren spends mostof her time these days in a
privatehome off campus). As the Collegehas never had a president of
color,choosing one might also be a stepin its mission to increase
diversity.
All in all, Holmgren has had asuccessful career as president,
butit is time for fresh administrativeleadership, which should
usher in anew era in the Colleges future.
h ew i n -t e r s
can be fan-t a s t i c a l l ycruel. And thebasic idea isto cope
with the very costly damageand deprecation which can occur.The
Shining
The onslaught of frozen, pow-dery hell has ceased its
incessantdownward drift. The Snow-rrific,snow-pocalyptic
snow-tacular isfinally over. The giant, slippery,glaring white,
crunchy mountainsare slowly melting into slushybrown pools of
gelatinous guck.
It was the week D.C. stood still. My new friend the
Washington
Post was like a two year old mes-merized with both bad snow
punsand its own snowy image. Yousnow what I mean. It was
snow-diculous. In case someone lived ina windowless box and could
notsee outside, they had all sorts ofsnow themed articles and
picturesand more pictures of snow-inspired, snowy snow scenes.There
was snow escape. Snow-where was safe.
I tried to fight back the first twodays. Whenever a break in
thesnow occurred, I threw on mydown, black, body-length jacketand
went for walks around theblock where, set against the sharpshocking
white, little puffy specksof people slipped and crawled, mit-ten
first, in dazed, giddy awe.
Along what was once a blackasphalt road, little foot paths
were
carved into knee-deep collectionsof snow by the people in front
ofme, so I marched single-file behinda small pack of students to
the cor-ner 7/11 which bravely stayed openthrough the storm.
With the federal government,schools and all other walks of
busi-ness closed - even Starbucks - allone really could do was
wanderand stare in awe. Side streets Idtraveled just a few days
before dis-appeared, buried under endlessdrifts, and the only thing
left visiblewere the tip-tops of the parkingmeters. For six days
the Capitolcreaked by with streets nearly iso-lated and scattered,
snowboundlocals on edge.
The police thought that it waswhat the old-timers used to
callcabin fever. A kind of claustropho-bic reaction which can occur
whenpeople are shut in together overlong periods of time.
TheShining.
Monday was when it started toturn ugly.
All classes canceled, a dormfull of college students now
sud-denly found themselves with noth-ing to do and nowhere to be
andno way of going anywhere toescape it. With custodial staffbound
in their homes by the snow,little piles of trash began to
formaround the trashcans.
The halls, with heaters runningon high, began to smell like
aspoiled-fruit-sour-milk-moldy-sock-beer-soaked-death. Voices inthe
hallway got louder. The toneswent from giddy to urgent.
Then, Tuesday night thewomens bathroom on the fourthfloor ran
out of toilet paper
Danny Torrance: What wasthe Donner Party?
Jack Torrance: They were aparty of settlers in
covered-wagontimes. They got snowbound onewinter in the mountains.
They hadto resort to cannibalism in order tostay alive.
Danny Torrance: You meanthey ate each other up?
Jack Torrance: They had to inorder to survive. The Shining.
This is when I found myselflying to my roommate, avoidingmy
friends. That box of Kleenexyou ask? No, I have no idea whereit
went! I found myself stuffing mybra, not to generously enhance
myfigure but to hide valuable contra-band from my now tensely
hystericfellow captives.
Wednesday the pipes began tofreeze and the cafeteria wasreduced
to using paper plates andplastic utensils. Thats also whenthe
toilets stopped flushing.
Then Thursday, the sun cameout, the trash was gone, the
toiletsflushed and the toilet paperreturned. Returned as if
nothinghad happened. Walking down thehall everyone greeted each
otherwith big smiles and desperaterelief. As I walked down the
stairs,the kid behind me hummed. Hewas humming as if the last
fewdays had never happened. But Iremember.
And with that, we avoidedRedrum REDRUM
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What should the Board ofTrustees look for in a new
College president?
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Someone who is inter-ested in community bringing in money
isimportant, but establishingcommunity is the mostimportant.
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Cat Snell, junior
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bypassing shutting down theInternet, but it would be too muchof
a security risk. We had to stoptraffic to the Internet to protect
our-selves from viruses and cyber-attacks, he said.
McCreary felt that, although thethree outages were an
inconven-ience, the service provided byCisco Hardware is
satisfactoryoverall.
The service is actually prettygood, he said. We call Cisco,they
come and fix the problem.
Were pretty happy with the serviceweve had.
But some students arent on thesame page about the quality
ofInternet service on campus. Somebelieve the systems could
useimprovements from consistentserver outages during the
pastweeks.
The Internet here isnt up topar with student needs. A lot
oftimes it crashes if I have two orthree tabs up, said junior
HeatherWilliams.
Junior Rebecca Shelton alsoadded, Even on the days when the
Internets working its still prettyslow.
Although Internet problemshave been an issue on campus,McCreary
said such problems arelargely unreported.
We havent had any reports atthe help desk, and there haventbeen
any complaints to ITS of anyproblems other than these out-ages, he
said.
McCreary would like morefeedback from students aboutInternet
services on campus.
The most important thing tostress here is that if students
are
having problems of this nature theyreally need to get reported
to thehelp desk. With that information,we can look into it to see
if theresa real problem going on with ournetwork, he said.
Oskouian said he is pleasedwith the service as well, though
hementioned that the department isthinking of upgrading from 50
to100 megabits of bandwidth, achange that would improve
Internetspeed.
In August of 2007, we hadonly nine megabits of bandwidthand we
upgraded to 50. Our plan is
to double that by this summer, hesaid.
Oskouian declined to commenton the exact cost of such a
change,but said it wouldnt be much morethan what the college is
presentlyspending.
Were already paying $4,500 amonth for 50 megabits now,Oskouian
stated.
Some students would welcomethe change.
It would be really nice becauseI notice that around 6 p.m. the
con-nection gets really slow, saidSenior Marit
Coyman-Myklebust.
close after the strike and she wasreally saying that absolutely
thatthere is a place for womens educa-tion. It was a really
critical periodof time when she came. She wasnot only for
leadership for women,but leadership for all women.
Many students are also con-cerned about the future of
theColleges leadership.
I hope that the transitiondoesnt affect the students or
thefaculty in a bad way, saidSophomore Zainab Shabbir, whoattended
the community meeting.
Dean of UndergraduateAdmissions Giulietta Aquino, aCollege
alumna from the class of1993, talked about seeingHolmgren when she
was first wel-comed to the College.
I remember sitting in theConcert Hall, and she was intro-duced
to Mills College. And I
remember feeling excited and justhave chills because I was just
excit-ed. I feel very honored to haveworked with her and will
continueworking with her, she said.
Director of Student ActivitiesCourtney Young-Law also com-mented
on Holmgrens futureplans.
I think I appreciate her com-mitment to a thoughtful
transition,and I appreciate her contribution tostrengthening the
Mills communi-ty, she said.
Holmgren is the Colleges12th president. She took office dur-ing
the summer of 1991 afteradministrators and staff exited inresponse
to a failed attempt to turnMills into a coed institution.
In the history of MillsCollege, there are three importanteras:
Cyrus and Susan Mills,Aurelia Reinhardt and JanetHolmgren. And
those are the threemajor leaders in the history of
Mills College, said Provost andDean of Faculty Sandra Greer.
She currently serves on theBoard of Trustees at
PrincetonUniversity, after graduating fromthe school with a masters
in lin-guistics in 1971 and a Ph.D in thefield in 1974. She
currently teach-es a linguistics course at theCollege.
According to staff in thePresidents Office, Holmgrensassistant
was laid off in the begin-ning of February, and the officestwo
administrative assistants willalso be laid off, one on March 1and
the other on April 1.
Ramon Torrecilha, whose for-mal title is now Executive
VicePresident, recently moved to thePresidents Office after being
incharge of the Office of InstitutionalAdvancement.
Jennifer Courtneycontributed to this report.
Visiting Assistant ProfessorMartha Johnson was offered a
per-manent position at Mills Collegeafter participating in job
talks forthe department of government.
Applicants for the assistantprofessor of government with
anemphasis in comparative politicsposition, each of whom
specializedin a particular world region, pre-sented their research
to a commit-tee of faculty and students in aseries of lunchtime
lectures earlyin February.
Johnsons main area ofresearch focuses on developmentalpolitics
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In my talk, I addressed howdonor involvement in
Senegalesepolitics has influenced the statebureaucracy, said
Johnson. It ispart of a larger research project onthe challenge of
building greaterstate capacity in Sub-SaharanAfrica in the face of
widespreadclientelism.
The other candidates wereJennifer Piscopo, from UC SanDiego,
whose expertise lies in thepolitics of gender in Latin America;Enze
Han from George WashingtonUniversity, who spent over a
yearconducting field research about
ethnic identity and politics inChina, and Nikki Velasco
fromStanford University, who special-izes in political economy and
pre-viously taught at Mills.
Johnson will join government
professors Fred Lawson and PaulSchulman in the department,
teach-ing courses already offered as wellas new ones.
The new faculty member willbe responsible for developing
thecurriculum in comparative politics,which makes a crucial
contributionboth to the majors in government
and international relations and toPLEA, said Lawson. He
alsoexplained that the departmenthopes Johnson will promote
studyabroad programs and help buildlinks between the
governmentdepartment and other departmentsthat deal with world
affairs.
Students from last semesterssenior seminar who wrote thesesfor
the government department par-ticipated in the selection process
byspending time with the applicants,attending the presentations and
giving feedback on the candidates.
Our job is to try and commu-nicate with the potential
[candi-dates] to see if they fit into theMills community and see
what wefeel they can bring to the depart-ment, said senior Clare
Morterwho was part of the student panel.
Though the committee was notresponsible for hiring any of
thepotential candidates, they recom-mended Johnson to the Dean
ofFaculty.
Provost Sandra Greerannounced the decision to hire herwas by
e-mail sent on Feb. 22.
Dr. Johnson has been a visit-ing professor at Mills since
springof 2009, and has already provenherself to be an able teacher,
Greersaid. We look forward to havingher join our community.
Seniors participate in meeting to determine a 2010 class gift
anddiscuss locations on campus for Senior Paint Night in May.
Coordinator, the College had acampus farm in the early
1900s.
Bon Apptit, the catering anddining company on campus, hasagreed
to purchase all of the pro-duce potentially grown on such
afarm.
There are some potential prob-lems with the idea that need to
beworked out. McWhorter said sheand a Mills MBA student are
cur-rently working on a feasibility plan.
I want to know that its goingto work before I put a shovel in
theground, said McWhorter.
If the senior class chooses tohelp fund the new farm,McWhorter
said she plans to use
the money to prepare a plot of landfor farming. The process
wouldinclude buying equipment, settingup a work shed and building
clean-ing facilities.
A campus farm would alsocreate job opportunities for
Millsstudents.
Seniors also discussed changesto Senior Paint Night, an
annualevent during which seniors paintvarious areas around
campus.
According to AssistantDirector of Student Activities andSenior
Class Adviser MandyBenson, seniors will also haveaccess to an
entire wall somewherein Rothwell Center this year.Benson said the
wall can include amural or graffiti images.
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President Holmgren to end her tenure next academic year to
continue teaching on campus
Class Gift, from page 1
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ASMC approves AC Transit EasyPass
ASMC also took into account.According to Cleo Goodwin,Senior
Marketing Representativefor AC Transit, there has been anaverage of
400 users per month.
The numbers show Millscommitment, said Goodwin at
themeeting.
Lastly, ASMC senators spoke tothe students they represent to get
afeel for whether they wanted tocontinue the program.
Sunil Tara, Senior MarketingRepresentative for AC Transit,
saidat the meeting that the program isgreat because of its low
cost, con-venience and because it is environ-mently friendly.
After the information was pre-sented, ASMC deliberated
beforevoting unanimously to keep theprogram.
Before the meeting,, Millssophomore and ASMC MemberAya Fawakhiri
talked about theoriginal intention of the pilot pro-
gram, which began last fall.The idea was to have a pass
that allowed students to go all overthe East Bay and Trans-Bay,
saidFawakhiri.
According to Fawakhiri, unlim-ited bus passes normally cost
$132a month, but Mills studentsreceived the same passes for $96this
school year.
The price of the passes will goup to $120 a year per student
nowthat the program has been madepermanent.
ASMC showed great supportfor the program.
To be honest, I have only usedthe pass once, but I love it. Its
con-venient. I would pay the money tohave it even if I didnt use,
saidFawakhiri.
According to Goodwin, gradu-ate students get to vote in April
onwhether or not they want the pass-es as well.
Nicole Vermeercontributed to this report
Internet outages on campus cause frustration for students and
community
The new faculty memberwill be responsible for
developing the curriculumin comparative politics,which makes a
crucial
contribution both to themajors in government andinternational
relations and
to PLEA Professor Fred Lawson
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Modern dancetroupe offersperformancesfor community
A combination of original cho-reography, composition,
costumingand culture makes up Dance Elixir,a local modern dance
companyfounded and directed by MillsCollege alumna Leyya Tawil.
Tawil, who graduated from theCollege in 2003, was joined by
fel-low alumna Isabelle Sjahsarn, a2002 graduate, in
performingSaints and Angels Feb. 19 and 26at the Temescal Arts
Centre.
According to Tawil, the pro-gram represents dance as a prac-tice
of faith and giving, evokingimages of sainthood, sacrednessand
angelic beings.
Im interested to see who turnsout for this show because itsnamed
Saints and Angels,Sjahsarn said, concerned thatDance Elixirs
typically very athe-ist crowd may not attend.
Tawil said the saints and angelsthat appear in the choreography
arenot the religious type, though theshow makes plenty of spiritual
ref-erences, including a bread and winereception in between
acts.
Were not religious, Sjahsarnsaid.
We practice dance, Tawilinterjected. Thats like my reli-gionThe
saints and angels Imreferring to are like the archangelsof
dance.
Tawil and Sjahsarn think abouttheir choreography as if it
weresacred scripture, their bodiesbecoming temples and their
move-ments becoming prayer.Everything they do is dance.
Its very mysterious, danceand what we do all day, Tawilsaid.
We dont really come homewith a paycheck or anything tangi-
ble, she laughed. It has to be acalling. Otherwise you
wouldnt[do it].
Dance is their calling in life andthey both said they have loved
it aslong as they can remember.
My first memories are ofdancing and that being my dream,Sjahsarn
said. Her first memoryinvolved dancing with her teddybear at the
age of four.
I dont ever remember notdancing, Tawil said, who recallsmaking
up dances to Madonna andMichael Jackson songs.
But neither of their parents sawdancing as anything more than
achildhood hobby.
The concept of dance as acareer was so far beyond the realmof
things that I was supposed to bewhen I grew up, Tawil said.
I just knew I wanted to dance.I loved to dance. I want to dance,
Iwant to dance, I want to dance, andI didnt even know what
thatmeant.
Tawil was attending theUniversity of Michigan, intendingto
become an electrical engineer,when she realized that she couldnot
live without dance.
I couldnt stop dancing, sheremembered.
Though she had been studyingdance very seriously for manyyears,
Sjahsarns dream of a careerin dance was just as mysterious toher
parents.
They thought I was going todo something in government,Sjahsarn
said, who remembers hermom pushing her to attend a uni-versity
instead of auditioning forlocal ballet companies.
Lucky for me, she added.The two met at Mills, where
Tawil earned her M.F.A. andSjahsarn earned her B.A. in
dance.
The education I got [at Mills]balanced out what I received
atUniversity of Michigan, Tawil
said. I was able to round out myeducation here.
The Colleges history wasincredibly important to both Tawiland
Sjahsarn.
A lot of very important artistscame out of this program and
alsovisited here, Tawil said. It hap-pened here.
Both dancers said they contin-ued to think about the other
afterleaving Mills, leading to their even-tual collaboration.
She had never left my psy-che, Tawil said about Sjahsarn.
Tawil also feels particularlyclose to the Oakland community.She
said she wants to give the citya chance to see this work beforeshe
takes Dance Elixir on tour tothe Middle East.
The idea that its free is reallyimportant... I want to do as
manythings to give back to Oakland aspossible, Tawil said. Its kind
oflike an offering.
Members of the Dance Elixir company practice during their dress
rehearsal for Saints and Angelsbefore their Feb. 19 performance for
the Oakland community. Mills alumna Leyya Tawil, the directorand
founder of the modern dance company, is pictured above in the dark
blue costume.
Inspired by spirituality
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If you need a break from yourheavy course load, I
recommendheading to Crown & Crumpet, a teasalon tucked away in
San Franciscohot-spot Ghirardelli Square.
With everything from open-faced crumpet sandwiches to pota-toes
with avocado and cheddar,Crown & Crumpet is a great placeto
gather with friends over a nicemeal and a hot pot of tea.
You dont need to dress up toappreciate the tasty teas and
delec-table cuisine, not to mention thedecor. No other tea room I
know ofso successfully combines Victorianelegance with modern
flair.
I was always obsessed withthe English thing, co-owner andnative
San Franciscan Amy Deantold me over a warm scone withclotted cream
and a cup of Crown& Crumpets private blend, brewedexclusively
in the UnitedKingdom. Even before I lived inLondon, I was always
going to tea
parties.Why, then, does Crown &
Crumpet feature polka-dottedlampshades, hot pink floor tiles
anda televised fire in the fireplace?
[My husband and I] wanted toget the formula right, Dean said.We
wanted to open a tea room inthe U.S. that was traditional but
notstuffy like the Americanized tearooms with cats all over
theirteapots. We wanted to create anaesthetically-pleasing tea
experi-ence that mixed the old with thenew.
Thus the Deans used 18th cen-tury furniture sparingly and
refusedto put a single piece of mismatchedchina on the table. Even
the tearooms name caters to the quirky,modern look.
We wanted somethingcheeky, Dean said, so we chose aplay on
words. Crumpet is Britishslang for a cute, little girlfriendwhile
Crown, of course, refers tothe King.
Regardless of whether or notpeople get the humor behind thename,
Dean said customers of all
walks of life fill up the vibrantly-colored cushioned chairs of
Crown& Crumpet fast.
We get everyone from three to95 years old because so many
peo-ple love the ritual of tea, Deansaid.
We get old couples, we getmothers and daughters, we get
girlscelebrating their 21st birthdays...Everybody is welcome as
long as atable is open.
Crown & Crumpet features 38types of tea, including
popularblends like Paris, a black teainfused with bergamot and
vanilla;Strawberry Fields, a Japanesegreen tea with sweet
strawberrychips; and Blue Eyes, an herbalblend of hibiscus, rose
hips, orangeand apple.
The tea salon also includes fourdifferent menus - breakfast,
lunch,afternoon tea and evening - so thatyou can have tea time
anywherebetween 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. onweekends.
Dean recommends that collegestudents bring their significant
oth-ers to afternoon tea for Tea for
Two, which provides eight teasandwiches, four house-madescones,
two toasted crumpets andtwo large pots of tea for $21 perperson,
which is decidedly pricey,one of the restaurants downfalls.
Crown & Crumpet also offersmany Trolley Dolly tea optionsin
which you can order whateveryou please, including tea with aslice
of house-made cake for $8.50or tea with eight assorted sweetsand
treats for $12.
In addition, Crown & Crumpetoffers more than its tearoom.
Theboutique, located downstairs,stocks everything from
scentedcupcake cards to Alice inWonderland tea sets.
Starting Feb. 22, Mills studentscan get 10 percent off their
pur-chases from the tea room and a sur-prise if they show their
Mills ID.Just be sure to call ahead so thatyour surprise will be
ready.
Crown & Crumpet is located at207 Ghirardelli Square, 900
NorthPoint San Francisco, a tourist areaconveniently accessible by
bothpublic transit and car.
SStteepphhaanniiee SScceerrrraaCOPY EDITOR
Crown & Crumpet Tea Salon in San Franciscos Ghirardelli
Square offers a variety of teas, sandwiches, pastries and other
treats. Weekends are busy at the tea room sobe sure to get a
reservation if you want to enjoy afternoon tea. Mills students who
bring their Mills ID during this next month get a 10 percent
discount and a surprise.
STEPHANIE SCERRA
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Upon hearing the wordEgypt, the famous pyramids ofGiza and the
popular Bangles songWalk Like an Egyptian maycome to mind. But for
junior inter-national relations major NicoleBeckerman, Egypt
represents theopportunity of a lifetime, which iswhy she chose to
use a scholarshipfrom an American nonprofit towardher tuition this
semester as shestudies abroad in Cairo.
Anyone who knows meknows Ive been planning my tripfor a very
long time, Beckermansaid. The scholarship was justicing on the
cake.
Beckerman has been studyingabroad in the capital city of
Egyptsince June 2009. She was recentlyawarded a $5,000 scholarship
fromthe National Society of CollegiateScholars (NSCS), an honors
socie-ty for college freshmen and sopho-mores with a 3.4 GPA or
higherthat rank in the top 20 percent oftheir class. The
organization inviteseligible students to take advantageof the
resources they provide,which includes scholarships, lead-ership
training and internships.
For NSCS Coordinator ofOutreach Communications JanineDeegan, it
is common to see enthu-siasm like Beckermans in
studentapplications. But seeing a passionfor Middle Eastern affairs
is some-thing special.
Nicoles application reallystood out because her choice madesense
since she has a MiddleEastern relations background,Deegan said.
Her desire to study EgyptianArabic makes it especially
impor-tant to study in Cairo since Cairosthe only place to formally
learn it.Nicoles application was goodbecause she actually wants
[hertrip] to help in her profession ver-sus just for the
experience.
At age 15, Beckerman beganstudying Egyptian belly dancingand
what started out as a hobbyquickly turned into a passion. In
theU.S., Beckerman owns her ownbelly dancing business that
offerseverything from lessons to privateshows.
People who do the Egyptianstyle have the biggest, most realand
human personalities on stage,Beckerman said. I find them togive the
most dynamic and movingperformances with every body partengaged and
present - from theirtoes to their hair - without oppress-ing or
threatening the audienceand, therefore excluding them. Agood
Egyptian dancer knows howto draw people in, how to be
vul-nerable.
Beckerman even designs herown Egyptian-style belly dancecostumes
both abroad and at home.
Im currently apprenticed to amajor designer here and learning
alot, Beckerman said. From cou-ture sewing techniques to
businessmanagement to Arabic words forcostuming terms, its an
adventureand Im grateful to be learning somuch.
Nevertheless, Beckermaninsists that belly dancing isnt theonly
reason she went to Cairo.
Dancing drew me into themusic, then the language, then
theculture, then the politics and thenthe business, Beckerman
said.Years later, I am now an IR majorlearning Arabic and
eventuallywanting to do business here. I bare-ly dance here, as a
matter of fact.Funny how things unfold, isnt it?
International RelationsProfessor Fred Lawson said he wasnot
surprised that Beckerman wonthe scholarship, for she has alwaysbeen
ambitious and highly moti-vated. As a first-year, Beckermantook an
upper division course inMiddle Eastern politics, a challeng-ing
feat given that the course wasintended for advanced
students.However, according to Lawson,Beckerman put forth the
effort tokeep up to speed.
Nicoles commitment tostudy in Cairo was both impressiveand
reassuring, Lawson said.
She didnt take the easy wayout. There is nowhere in the
worldlike Cairo. It has been the center ofthe Arab world for at
least 100years and has a reputation for inno-vation. There are
important anduseful books that can help studentsunderstand the Arab
world, butimportant parts of the nuances andsubtleties usually dont
get trans-ferred into them. The only way forAmericans to learn
another lan-guage is somewhere else becausethe U.S. is so
English-dominant.
As Lawson anticipated,Beckerman said she has gainedscholarly and
worldly experiencesthat she couldnt have gotten any-where else.
People say immersion makesthings easier, which is
completelyfalse, Beckerman said. It makesthings hard and
uncomfortable byforcing you to work on the lan-guage. Its
invaluable to actuallylearn a language, but it does notmake things
easier.
Still, Beckerman said life inCairo has gotten less difficult
overtime.
Everything has gotten betterand better as my Arabic hasimproved.
Thats a major factor inhaving an easy time here or not,Beckerman
said. It makes thingsgo much more smoothly.
Even when her Arabic wasntat its best, Beckerman said
Egyptians were easier to talk tothan the average American.
People in general are less iso-lated from each other here and
theyreally help each other out,Beckerman said. Strangers cantalk to
each other on the street andnot feel scared and you get to knowthe
people in your neighborhood soyou do feel like part of the
commu-nity.
Beckerman is also learning tofind her own favorite places off
thebeaten path.
Azhar Park near the citadel isa lovely garden that looks
overCairo and is great for just strollingand attending
concerts,Beckerman said.
Behind the major suuq Khanal Khalili, there are some very
oldmosques and buildings that are litbeautifully and look awesome
bynight or day, she said. Actually,the place where I feel like I
dontwant to be anywhere else in theworld is sitting in a plastic
chair ina cheap street cafe, sipping sometea downtown under palm
trees,just hanging out.
According to Deegan, there are60 Mills women who have
earnedmembership to NSCS since theMills chapter was founded in
2009.NSCS receives between 150 and300 applications from its
membersfor each semester fall, springand summer for the studyabroad
scholarship. Of the scholar-ship winners, Beckerman is thefirst to
travel to Cairo.
Beckerman said she is gratefulshe chose Cairo.
I could have [completed mymajor] at Mills and had everythingin
order to meet my requirements;and actually, I had everything
doneexcept a few electives,Beckerman said.
But this provides me with amuch deeper type of IR major.
Ivegotten to gain a much richer under-standing of Middle Eastern
politicsthrough language and socialimmersion than I ever could
haveback in the U.S.
Through her own experiencesin Cairo, Beckerman illustrates
thebenefits of studying abroad, sincethrough her studies, Cairo has
gonefrom feeling like a foreign countryto being a home.
The expats constant refrainis, Ana mish khwaga. Ana saknahenna,
which means, I am not aforeigner. I live here.
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Each issue this semester we will look at interesting things
inthe Colleges past, going further back in time. This
column,originally published on March 6, 1952, describes some of
theunique social atmospheres of Mills at the time.
Mills through the decades
Mills student receives scholarshipwhile studying abroad in
Cairo
Left: Beckerman (right) enjoys life abroad. Above: A cafe in
Cairois one of the many places that Beckerman visits in her free
time.
COURTESY OF NICOLE BECKERMAN
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CalendarMARCH 1 14
9Tuesday
8Monday
Tacos y TelenovelasWhat: Enjoy authentic Mexican foodand
telenovelas.When: 12:15 p.m.Where: Solidarity LoungeContact:
Student DiversityPrograms, (510) 430-3165
Queer and Trans People ofColor Reel Vivid Film SeriesWhat: Enjoy
a series of films fromthe Queer Women of Color MediaAccess
Program.When: 7 p.m.Where: Faculty/Staff LoungeContact: Student
DiversityPrograms, (510) 430-3165
1Monday
Alison Gopnik Speaks on ChildDevelopmentWhat: Alison Gopnik, a
professorof Psychology at the UC Berkeley,will speak about child
development.This event is open to all who give adonation to the
Habitot Children'sMuseum.When: 6 - 8 p.m.Where: Habitot
Children'sMuseum, 2065 Kittredge Street,BerkeleyContact: (510)
647-1111,or visit: www.habitot.org
Not Modern Art: An ExchangeWhat: Clark and Wagner will dis-cuss
20th century art.When: 7:30 p.m.Where: Lisser HallContact: Art
Museum,(510) 430-2164
Songwriters UnpluggedShowcase at Yoshi's What: A free concert
with JenniferKohWhen: 6 p.m.Where:San Francisco CommunityMusic
CenterContact: http://sfcmc.org
4Thursday
5Fr iday
3Wednesday
Mills Undergraduate CatalogWorkshopWhat: Learn more about the
Millscatalog and its many features.Hosted by the M Center.When: 4
p.m.Where: TBAContact: M Center, (510) 430-2000
"The Garden" DocumentaryWhat: Participate in a discussionafter
viewing "The Garden."When: 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.When: Student
UnionContact: Christina McWhorter,[email protected] or (510)
430-2230
2Tuesday
Step Up to the Mic, KaraokeTimeWhat: Enjoy karaoke, games
andrefreshments.When: 2 - 4 p.m.Where: 1301 Shattuck AvenueContact:
Patricia Hirabara,(510) 981-6690
Museums on UsWhat: Free admission for Bank ofAmerica
cardholders.When: All dayWhere:The Tech Museum, 201 S.Market St.,
San JoseContact:(408) 294-8324
7Sunday
Career Advice by Andy TeachWhat: Learn helpful tips about
differ-ent career topics at this informativemeeting.When: 12:30 - 2
p.m.Where: GSB 109Contact: Kate Dey, (510) 430-3177
Signal Flow 2010: Music andSound Art FestivalWhat: A Music and
Sound Art festi-val presented by the Mills CollegeMusic
Department.When: 8 - 11 p.m.Where: Music Building Contact: Steed
Cowart,(510) 430-2334
6Saturday
The Tech Awards Gallery:Technology Benefiting Humanity What: A
showcase of technologicalworks that benefit humanity.When: 10 a.m.
- 5 p.m.Where: The Tech Museum, 201 S.Market St., San JoseContact:
(408) 294-8324
The Booksmith Hosts a discus-sion on Half The SkyWhat: Come
discuss Kristof andWuDunn's book Half the Sky.When: 6:30 - 8
p.m.Where: The Booksmith, 1644 HaightSt., San FranciscoContact:
(415) 863-8688
Blood and Marrow DriveWhat: The American Red Cross,along with
the classes of 2012 and2013, is hosting a blood and bonemarrow
drive at Mills.When: 10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.Where: Solidarity
LoungeContact: 1(800) 733-2767 or visitredcrossblood.org (Sponsor
Code:MILLSCOLLEGE)For volunteers, contact:AlexisRedeemer,
[email protected]
10Wednesday
11Thursday
Making the Most of a CareerFairWhat: Learn how to make themost
of job fairs.When: 12 p.m.Where: Cowell Conference RoomContact:
Pooja Sharma (510) 430-2694
Carrie Pilto on Henri MatisseWhat: Hear curator Carrie
Piltosperspective on Matisses famouswork.When: 6:30 p.m.Where: SF
MOMA, 151 ThirdStreet, San FranciscoContact:www.sfmoma.org
12Fr iday
Lecture by artist AnthonyDiscenzaWhat: Listen to media
artist,Anthony Discenza speak.When: 7:30 p.m.Where: Danforth
Lecture HallContact: Art Department,(510)430-2117
"Fair Trade Oakland" CampaignKick-offWhat: Learn about the
campaign tomake Oakland a fair trade city.When: 6:30 - 8 p.m.Where:
Old Town Square, 555 10thSt.Contact:www.fairtradetownsusa.org
Sunday Hip Hop ScrambleWhat: A fun mixer as part of theStudent
Diversity Programs at Mills.When: 9 a.m.Where: GSB Great
HallContact: Student DiversityPrograms, (510) 430-3165 or
[email protected]
Battle of the Bands What: Listen to local bands and affectwhich
band wins the battle.When: 5:30 p.m.Where: DNA Lounge, 375
11thStreet, San FranciscoContact: www.dnalounge.com
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"Nuclear Tipping Point"What: A panel discussion with theformer
Secretary of State GeorgeShultz, former Secretary of DefenseWilliam
Perry and PloughsharesFund Board member Gloria Duffy,CEO of the
Commonwealth Club ofCalifornia. Following the panel, therewill be a
screening of the documen-tary "Nuclear Tipping point.When: 6:30 - 8
p.m.Where: Cowell Theater at FortMason Center, San
FranciscoContact: (415) 775-2244 [email protected]
13Saturday
Eemax and Zurnos AmazingCircus HumansWhat: Eemax and Zurno's
AmazingCircus Humans presents a differentlook at the circus: where
the humansare the animals! The show includespuppets,
contortionists, acrobatics,aerialists, clowns and theatre.When: 7
p.m.Where: Kinetic Arts Center, 785 7thStreet, OaklandCost: $15
(adult); $10 Youth/Seniors(Under 13/Over
65)Contact:[email protected]
14Sunday
Signal Flow 2010: Music andSound Art Festival (2nd Day)What: A
Music and Sound Art fes-tival presented by the Mills CollegeMusic
Department.When: 8 - 11 p.m.Where: Music Building Contact: Steed
Cowart,(510) 430-2334
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Senior Kirin Khan is a rowerwith nine years of experience
underher belt, but as of June 2009, shehas a new title: Student
AthleticRepresentativeof the Assoc-iation of Divi-sion III
(DIII)Independence.
Khan wasselected torepresent stu-dent athletes in DIII sports,
actingas a liaison between allIndependence Schools and theNational
Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA).
As the acting representative,Khan must vote on issues thataffect
DIII NCAA athletics. She isthe only student representative forthe
Association.
Mills College is not part of asports conference. Instead, it is
partof the Association of IndependenceSchools. Due to the minimal
number of DIII schools in theregion, there is not enough compet-ing
teams to make a conference.
The Association ofIndependence Schools consists of14 colleges
and universities with asmall student population, whichranks them
below conference stan-dards. Being part of the Associationgives
small schools what someconsider to be an equal opportunityin the
athletic world.
Conferences are for bigschools to compete against eachother, and
the Association is for the
smaller schools to compete againsteach other, said Khan.
According to Mills AthleticDirector Themy Adachi, Khan isthe
first athlete from Mills Collegeto sit on the NCAA committee.
In addition to being representa-tive, Khan is part the
NCAAMinority Opportunities and InterestCommittee. She is the only
DIIIstudent athlete representative forNCAA.
Khan was also nominated bythe National Student AthleteCommittee
(SAC) to be part of theNCAA Management Council, onceagain, being
the only student ath-lete on the council.
Every schools SAC asks theirstudent athletes opinions pertaining
to sports issues, and thenreports back to the DIII NCAA.Part of
Khans duty as representa-tive is to call other schools in
theAssociation to get their opinions.
On top of chairing multiplecommittees and councils, Khan
hasparticipated in the making of twovideos discussing hot topics
for theNCAA, which will ultimately bepresented to California
legislators.
Most often, DIII teams areassumed to be made up of
averageathletes. However, DIII athleticsare based on not offering
athleticscholarships, the schools geographical location and student
population.
DIII schools are where students who pursue multiple inter-ests
go, said Carrie Davis, headCrew Coach. At a DI school, youhave time
for academics, yoursport, and that is it. You cant
actively be involved in society.Division I and Division III
athletesdo the same exact things.
DIII athletes becomeOlympians and professionals, saidKhan. But,
the vast majority ofthem arent going into pro sports.
Khan began her athletic careerin 2001 at the University
ofSouthern California. After drop-ping out, Khan came to Mills.
I came back to crew at Mills.It has helped me get through
somehard times. It made me take care ofmyself at times when I might
nothave, said Khan.
Though crew has helped hermaintain a positive lifestyle, Khanis
critical of the sports history.
While acting as the DIII represen-tative, Khans goal is to
change theideals behind it all.
Rowing is a white upper-classsport. Historically it is a
discrimi-natory sport, said Khan. I want tochange the perception of
athletesand who they are. When peoplethink about crew I dont want
themto see a face, but the act of rowing.
Taking notice of Khans efforts,Adachi said, Kirin
understandswhat it takes to be a good athlete.She understands the
benefit ofpushing yourself, gaining confi-dence to know one can do
anythingyou set yourself up for.
Davis, inspired by Khansintense devotion to athletics said,
She has tenacity. She is outspokenand courageous and a team
needsthat. The way she handles andspeaks about situations has
animpact.
But like everyone, Khan is notimmune to lifes struggles.
When things seem to fall apartI go to Haas, said Khan. I
havenever felt so cared about. These arethe people Im closest to on
campus. They are the people whohave had my back for all theseyears.
I am honored they would goall the way with me.
Humbled by her experience asrepresentative, Khan said, Forthem
to think I could represent thewhole school is tremendous.
Give Mills a piece of your mind!The Office of Institutional
Research & Planning conducts student surveys on behalf of the
College. Your participation in these surveys is vital to the growth
and improvement of Mills programs and services.
Living-Learning Communities Experience, January and April: A
two-part survey directedtowards first-year students. This online
survey is your chance to evaluate the LLC program, your RA and
Advisor.
Graduate Services Satisfaction, February: An online survey aimed
at evaluating your unique position at Mills as a graduate student
and the services and supports available to you.
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), February: Help
Mills improve the quality of theundergraduate experience by letting
us know what academic and social activities you have partici-pated
in and how youve grown as a result. Open to all first-year students
and seniors online.
Multi-Institutional Survey of Leadership (MSL), March: Explores
the role of higher education indeveloping leadership capabilities.
All undergraduates are invited to participate online.
Your First College Year (YFCY), April: All first-year students
are asked to participate in thisimportant survey about your
experiences, what youve gained and how youve changed after
completing your first year of college.
Senior Survey, April: All graduating seniors are encouraged to
participate in this survey about yourcollege experience, your
future plans and your personal and academic achievements.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!!
PARTICIPANTS ARE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING FOR A $350 CASH
PRIZE.
Please help Mills improve the experience of all students by
participating in these surveys when they aresent to your e-mail
account! Every voice heard increases the value of the information
we receive. Be heard!
ALIXANDRA GREENMAN
Kirin Khan, third from left, practices with fellow team members
at Briones Reservoir, located 20minutes from Mills College. She is
the first student athlete from Mills to be a NCAA
representative.
Khan impacts sports world as NCAA representative
This weeks CycloneSpotlight highlights junior tennis player
Cheryl Sundheim,who understands that winningisnt just about what
happenson the court.
Sundheim, a continuingcommuter and transfer studentfrom Foothill
College, wonboth of her doubles and singlesmatches against Notre
Dame deNamur University (NDNU),leading the Mills tennis team toa
match win of 54 in team points.
By bringing her husband,son and friends to watch hermatch Sat.
Feb. 20, theCyclone fan base outnumberedthe NDNU fans at their
ownhome match.
Sundheim picked up tennislater in life but quickly excelledin
the sport at Foothill College.There, she competed on thetennis team
for two years, land-ing herself a position on theAll-Conference
team in 2009.
Not only has she broughther experience as a progressingathlete
to Mills, but also a positive attitude that has spreadto her
teammates.
Cheryl played some of herbest tennis thus far Saturday,and I
know shell keep
improving, said head TennisCoach Jesse Medvene-Collins.
When she wasnt doingeverything she could to winpoints, she was
encouragingand cheering for her teammates. I think in anymatch but
especially in aclose match like we had onSaturday the intangibles
likesupporting your teammatesplay a huge role in what teamends up
with the victory, said MedveneCollins.
Sundheim and her fellowtennis players competed againSat. Feb. 27
at DominicanUniversity. Their next homematch is Fri. March 12 at
2p.m. against Dixie State.
Cyclone Spotlight
A public service announcement from APER
Tennis athlete showcases enthusiasm
CCaarrrrooll PPaaggeeSPORTS & HEALTH EDITOR
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