'Proof: Not just for mathematicians
By Kyle Jackola
staff Writer
M athematics might never be the same
for audiences after seeing David
Auburn’s “Proof” Indeed, the title takes its
name from mathematical logic in which one
goes through a series of logical and ultimately
infallible steps to arrive at a hypothesized
conclusion—however, if that’s too much for
you non-math-geeks, rest easy.
Guest director Catherine Berricklow offers
a different, and more universally accessible,
interpretation of the play in her program
notes. “In spite of the subject matter implied
by the title, human relationships and family
are at the center of ‘Proof.’”
Indeed, “Proof’ revolves around the tension
sparked by the questionable authorship of
a seemingly revolutionary mathematical
hypothesis. But within the basic story lies the
many intricate and interpersonal subplots that
give meaning to the whole show.
The main character, Katherine, is dealing
with the pressures of family and identity
in the wake death. Her sister Claire battles
with self-esteem issues and tries desperately
to keep her family from falling apart. Hal,
Katherine’s quirky love interest, tries to win
the affections and professional respect of his
m,
Thea Dunn
The cast of “Proof,” left to right: Therman Elkins, Addison Dent, Hannah Leonard and
Mallory Ringenbach. The production will run through Sunday.
former advisor’s daughter. And finally, there
is the old man, Robert, who shows up from
time to time to give his daughter Katherine
fatherly advice and keep her teetering on the
edge of sanity.
See 'Proof,' page 3
Divestment resolution endorsed
By Kayla Lead
staff Writer
D ivest Brevard is a movement that is
gaining more followers each day.
Jamie Ellisor, president of BC Greens,
has spent this semester working with club
members and advisor, James Reynolds, on
proposing divestment to Brevard College.
The club is not asking to be completely
divested by tomorrow, but to be divested by
the year 2018.
On Thursday, Nov. 14, BC Greens met to
discuss their next steps for Divest Brevard.
James Reynolds, also known as JR, was
comparing investment in fossil fuels to being
invested in tortoise poachers. We would be
teaching students not to poach and giving
scholarships to students who will come
study why poaching is so horrifying, yet
still have stocks in companies promoting the
poaching.
Investing in fossil fuels is hypocritical. If
BC is teaching sustainability and wilderness
leadership, then why are we taking part in
killing our earth?
“We don’t know where we are currently
invested because it changes on a daily basis,”
JR said, “[BC] has money in a whole bunch
of stocks and you get returns from that. I am
not sure if we have a green fund, so I sent
them a list of a whole bunch of green funds.
So, they know these things exist.”
The club expressed their want and need for
more students to reach out and promote Divest
Brevard. “When we take it to the board, we
want the whole campus to support it,” JR
said. For the students that do not understand
what divestment means, the club wants you
to know that this simply means removing our
endowment money (your scholarship money)
from fossil fuel stocks. This does not mean
they want you to stop driving your cars on
campus, using chargers for your laptops or
phones, etc.
The club agreed that the next steps to move
forward were to have a meeting with SGA
(Student Government Association) and get
their endorsement. So a meeting was set for
Monday, Nov. 18.
See 'Divestment,' page 4