Established 1879
A Voice for the Students FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
“Every day, I feel the pressure to fit into the mold...” “HWS is uniquely positioned to discuss, to queer, to undermine and reconstruct, gender.”
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“Students, faculty, staff, and administration need to be coming together to understand how the system is affecting people, and brainstorm about how to move forward. Apathy is no longer an option.”
“Why do I feel like I’m suddenly invisible to everyone here?”
“There is so much rich, wonderful, and celebratory history embedded in the coordinate system. But as society evolved, learns, grows, and expands, institutions must adapt to accommodate.”
“I am not a he, she, or they. I am me.” “Our current system, while it has taken some steps in the right direction, still needs to continue to move forward in order to create a place where transgender people can feel safe.”
“I am not a woman, and I am not a man, and for that I am truly living a life of consequence...”
The Future of
the Coordinate System Coverage begins on page 5 with eight viewpoints written by transgender, nonbinary, and/or gender non-comforming identifying/questioning students and alums.
News WS Congress p. 3 HWS Votes p. 3 Connections p. 4 Rugby (Opinion) p. 7
Coordinate System IC p. 10
Hi st o ry & C onte xt p. 5 Vi ew po i n ts 1 + 2 p. 5
E-Scape p. 11
Vi ew po i nt s 3 + 4 + 5 p. 6
Walkout p. 12
Vi ew p o i nts 6 + 7 p. 7 Vi ew point 8 p. 8