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THE STATEMENT
Piper Kerman, whose
book inspired Netflix
series, addresses
packed Rackham
By TANYA MADHANI
Daily Staff Reporter
The Rackham Auditorium was
packed to full capacity Tuesday
night as Piper Kerman, author
of “Orange is the New Black:
My Time in a Women’s Prison,”
spoke about her experience in the
criminal justice system and mass
incarceration in the United States.
Kerman’s memoir inspired the
award-winning Netflix series of the
same name. Created by Jenji Kohan,
the show, now in its fourth season,
features an Emmy Award-winning
and -nominated cast. The series
has received widespread critical
acclaim for shedding light on prison
conditions and the social effects of
mass incarceration in the country.
The Netflix series follows the
story of Piper Chapman, an upper-
class woman from New York who is
sent to prison for several years after
laundering drug money overseas.
Kerman’s story is very similar.
After graduating from Smith
College in 1992, Kerman said she
felt lost and unsure of her career and
became involved in trafficking drug
money after entering a romantic
relationship with an older woman
who worked for an international
drug ring. Their travels included
locations such as Bali and Zurich.
Kerman now travels around
the
country
advocating
for
prison reform and an end to
mass incarceration. Kerman is
a
white,
middle-class
woman
with
a
college
education,
a
demographic statistically unlikely
to be incarcerated, she said. But by
writing about her time in prison,
she said she hopes more people will
have the drive to become informed
IFC partners with
campus groups for
sessions on alcohol,
sexual assault
By ALLANA AKHTAR
Daily Staff Reporter
The Interfraternity Council
teamed
up
with
several
campus organizations to host
an educational forum for new
fraternity pledges on alcohol,
cultural
appropriation
and
sexual misconduct.
In the first discussion of its
kind, around 450 fraternity
pledges
gathered
in
Angell
Hall
auditoriums
for
this
mandatory seminar over nearly
three hours Sunday afternoon.
Pledges received presentations
from the University Health
Service, Expect Respect, the
Sexual Assault Prevention and
Awareness Center and their
fellow fraternity members in a
lecture format before breaking
into small groups of about 25 for
more intimate discussion.
IFC President Alex Krupiak,
an LSA senior, organized the
educational
seminar
after
conceiving the idea in June. He
said though many fraternity
members do learn about these
issues and ways to prevent them
at some point in their first year,
he wanted to give new pledges
the tools to prevent harmful
situations as soon as they join
Greek life.
“The whole plan for the
meeting
was
to
get
new
members coming into the Greek
community, specifically within
IFC, to have some education
right away,” Krupiak said. “I
really wanted to extend to them
education
right
when
they
are stepping into the Greek
community because they are a
part of our community and they
are representing it as soon as
they become new members.”
LSA junior Nico Espinosa, a
SAPAC student volunteer, said
though alcohol, sexual assault
GREEK LIFE
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ARTS
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See GREEK LIFE, Page 3A
Late, famous
playwright honored
with performance
in namesake theater
By GRACE HAMILTON
Daily Arts Writer
Some pieces of art, despite
changing
times,
tastes
and
popular
culture,
remain
“timeless.” These works are ones
that not only
reflect, but also
define culture.
One
of
these is Arthur
Miller’s
1947
play, “All My
Sons.”
From
Oct. 9 to Oct. 18,
the play returns
to its birthplace
to
celebrate
the 100th year of the School of
Music, Theatre & Dance and the
centennial of Arthur Miller’s birth.
SMTD has produced the play with
a cast of 10 actors and director
Wendy Goldberg. The premiere
of the play last week kicked off
a series of events in honor of the
anniversaries.
Playwright Arthur Miller is
arguably one of the most important
American makers of these works.
His subtle critique of the American
Dream and intimately recognizable
characters are graspable to any
audience. “All My Sons,” one of his
earliest and most popular plays,
perfectly captures his artisty and
commentary.
Based on true events, the
story follows Joe Keller and
his family. Joe authorized the
sale of defective airplane parts
during WWII, leading to 21 plane
crashes. The blame, however, is
put on Joe’s partner while he is
exonerated. The family struggles
with the grief of their lost son,
Larry, as their youngest, Chris,
prepares to propose to Larry’s
ex-fiancée. In 24 hours, grief, guilt
and moral dilemma unfold.
“All My Sons” made its Broadway
debut in 1947 as Miller’s second
large professional production. His
first had closed after only four
performances in 1940, in what can
College Democrats,
Students for Sanders
hold watch parties
By ALLANA AKHTAR
and CAMY METWALLY
Daily Staff Reporter
and For the Daily
At the two public watch parties
held on campus Tuesday night,
students
generally
said
they
felt the first Democratic debate
covered the most important
issues. Even so, students were
divided
on
whether
former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
won the debate.
The University’s chapter of the
College Democrats and Students
for Sanders both held watch
parties for Thursday’s debate,
which aired on CNN. In addition
to Clinton and Sanders, the two
Democratic frontrunners, former
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley,
former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb
and former Rhode Island Gov.
Lincoln Chafee also participated.
The College Democrats’ watch
party filled two large auditoriums
in the Ford School of Public Policy,
while a Students for Sanders
event drew about 40 students
to an apartment off-campus for
pizza and drinks.
Aaron Kall, director of the
University’s debate program, said
he thought Clinton gave the best
overall performance. He added
that he thought the Democratic
debate was less contentious than
the Republican one, with far less
negativity and back-and-forth
between candidates.
“They wanted it to be more
of a discussion on the issues and
Assembly votes
to allocate funds
for early game day
dining program
By JACKIE CHARNIGA
Daily Staff Reporter
Holly
Rider-Milkovich,
director of the Sexual Assault
Awareness
and
Prevention
Center, joined Central Student
Government on Tuesday to
outline
proposed
revisions
to
the
Student
Sexual
Misconduct Policy.
Rider-Milkovich, who helped
draft the policy revisions, said
proposed
changes
include
definitions of terms such as
force and coercion and changes
to the ways witnesses are
identified in reports.
Rider-Milkovich
said
potential changes were based on
data collected from the results
of the University’s campus
climate survey, which was
released earlier this summer.
She said the report provided a
See MILLER’S ‘SONS’, Page 6A
See DEBATE, Page 3A
See CSG, Page 2A
EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily
Piper Kerman, author of “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” discusses her experience with the criminal justice system in the United States
during an address in Rackham Auditorium on Tuesday.
RUBY WALLAU/Daily
LSA sophomore Nick Kolenda, the president of Students for Sanders, reacts to the the Democratic Presidential Debate
during the watch party hosted by Students for Sanders at an apartment on Liberty Street on Tuesday.
All My Sons
Arthur Miller
Theater
Weekend of Oct. 15
General Admission
$28, Students $12
with valid ID
‘Orange is the New Black’
author calls for prison reform
Fraternity
pledges join
SAPAC for
training day
SMTD stages
Arthur Miller’s
‘All My Sons’
Clinton, Sanders the focus
of first Democratic debate
CSG talks
draft policy
on sexual
assault
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