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The producer, set designer and construction team are responsible for production set and scenery safety. Overall responsibility lies with the producer and it's their job to ensure that competent people are hired to design and construct the set and scenery. The legal requirements for designing and building a set come under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (the Management Regulations). If a set and scenery are not designed, constructed and built correctly they'll be a hazard to all the people around it and that includes the audience as well as the actors, actresses and production teams. Jamie Squillare would like to share with you how to keep safety when designing and decorating a set.
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Nebraska Association of County Officials
1335 H Street Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 434-5660
Fax: (402) 434-5673
January 12, 2018 |
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2018 Institute of Excellence
2018 NACO Institute of Excellence Begins Soon – Enroll Today!
Much of the time serving as an elected official and leading county government is typical of a managerial position in the business world. Officials make decisions and manage the work to best serve their constituencies. Every so often, though, issues pop up that test the abilities of even the most seasoned officials. Quickly the role of being a manager shifts to the role of being a leader. To switch roles effectively one has to understand the difference in skills and qualities required.
NACO Institute of Excellence
is a yearlong professional development program for county officials. Enrollment is now open for the 2018 Institute beginning in March. Several areas of personal leadership development will be presented including one's:
· Personality preferences and leadership behaviors
· Leadership mission
· Active listening skills
Further into the year participants will learn skills for
· Managing conflicts
· Leading meetings
· Corresponding with legislators
Topics about influencing others and innovative thinking will move officials to lead at a higher level.
To learn more about
, class
to attend, click on these highlights.
NACO's Legislative Bill Review Day
NACO's Legislative Committee will meet on January 26 to review and take positions on 2018 legislation. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the NACO office at 1335 H Street in Lincoln.
After brief introductory remarks, affiliate groups will meet for discussion of bills pertinent to their membership. After the groups have met, the NACO Legislative Committee will reconvene as a whole to review and take positions on the entire list of bills. All county officials are encouraged to attend or discuss areas of concern with their NACO Board representative prior to the meeting.
Because lunch will be provided, please notify the NACO office at (402)434-5660 or
if you plan to attend. Because the Legislature is in session, parking around the Capitol may be limited. Public parking is not available behind the NACO office or in the MIPS lot. A parking garage is available at The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel at 12th and L Streets.
January County Board Responsibilities
County boards must hold a meeting and select a chairperson in January and set county officials' salaries by January 15, 2018.
To read more of the responsibility outlined in Nebraska statute for county boards, click
2018 NACO Scholarships Available
Nebraska high school seniors who are the children, stepchildren, or under the legal guardianship of county officials or employees are encouraged to apply for one of twelve $1,000.00 NACO scholarships. In addition to the twelve NACO scholarships, a special award, the Ronda Dix Memorial Scholarship, may be awarded to an applicant planning a career in nursing, physical therapy, or another medical field. Additional information and the application form can be found on the front page of the NACO website. The scholarship application deadline is March 1, 2018. To access the application from this article, click
Legislative Outreach Opportunity
Since the legislative session begins on January 3, it's a great time to reconnect with returning legislators. All county officials are encouraged to meet with their senators to share legislative priorities and establish relationships for the new year. When senators are at home in their districts on weekends and recess days, it's a perfect opportunity to offer tours of county facilities to explain county functions and services.
Ideas for hands-on learning could include:
* A trip around the county to view roads and bridges in need of repair.
* A tour of your county's jail to discuss health care costs, mental health issues, and space issues.
* A discussion of unfunded mandates, including a tour of your courthouse to point out space provided to Probation, Health and Human Services, and other state agencies.
* A discussion about county levies, valuations, and county fees.
Nebraska Energy Office Applies For Assistance To Local Governments
In 2012, the Nebraska Energy Office developed the Nebraska Energy Assurance Plan (EAP). The Nebraska EAP supports and integrates with the State Emergency Operations Plan (SEOP), administered by the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, and addresses energy in the event of an emergency. The SEOP also includes local components in the form of Local Emergency Operations Plans (LEOPs) for each of Nebraska's 93 counties.
Nebraska Energy Office Director, David Bracht has announced that his office is currently submitting an application to the U.S Department of Energy for competitive funding to use the award to update the Nebraska EAP and to partner with local governments, public power districts, rural electric cooperatives and other utilities to assess and strengthen local energy assurance and resiliency capabilities. This will aid the communities to effectively address the energy aspects of the Local Emergency Operations Plans and improve communications during energy emergencies.
NACO will seek to keep local governments informed of any and all progresses made in this endeavor.
Safe Driver Training Available
Mark Segerstrom, Road Safety Project Manager of the Nebraska Safety Council is offering a free one hour evidence-based PowerPoint presentation covering issues like seat belt and cell phone usage and distracted and defensive driving, pre-trip inspection, roundabouts, and seasonal winter driving. His intent is to remind employees of the dangers on the road and encourage them to be mindful of their driving environment. The more employees that attend the better although due to limited funds, he does need to stay on the eastern side of the state.
If you are interested, he is also available to meet with and talk to administrators about the implementation of a safe driver program or updating a current program. He can provide or share tool kits, policies and pledges from national organizations like NHTSA, FMCSA, DOT, OSHA and the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS).
To view his introduction and informative flyers, please click
Minimum Salary Recommendations Available
2019-2022 Minimum Salary Recommendations Report and Supplemental Information is Now Available
After completing its work, the 2017 Salary Committee forwarded its recommendations for 2019-2022 county elected officials' salaries to the NACO Board. Following approval of the report by the NACO Board, NACO President William Tielke presented an overview of the report and its contents at the October Legislative Conference at Wildcat Hills. The next day copies of the report and supplemental information was electronically forward to each county board chair and each county clerk. The supplemental information includes: 2017 and anticipated 2018 salaries of all elected officials, deputies, appointed officials, jail administrators and benefit information.
If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the referenced 2019 – 2022 Minimum Salary Recommendations report and supplemental information, please contact Elaine Menzel at
2018 Office of Violence Prevention Grants
The Nebraska Crime Commission has announced the availability of a
2018 Office of Violence prevention Grant [OVP].
The Application Instructions outline general guidelines, eligibility, and funding requirements. This information can also be found on the Crime Commission
. The application deadline is February 6.
Attached you will find the
Application Kit Instructions
and the
. You are encouraged to participate and distribute and post this announcement. Please contact Chris Harris, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention at the Nebraska Crime Commission, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4946 by
or call at 402-471-3813 (office) or 402-416-4129 (cell) or fax at 402-471-2837 with any questions.
2017-2018 Directory of County Officials
NACO's 2017-2018 Directory of County Officials is a valuable resource that not only gives you names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses of every county official in the state, but includes a listing of county board meeting days, NACO districts, county seats, NACO officers and directors, affiliate officers and NACO staff.
The NACO Directory is also still available in electronic format by selecting the "Directory of County Officials" icon on the NACO webpage. The electronic version is updated on a regular basis and contains the changes that occur between printings of the hard copies.
A printed directory is available for $19.00 if non-taxable and $20.00 if taxable.
Directory Order Form
County Government Day PowerPoint
The PowerPoint presentation is available electronically at no charge (sent via e-mail) for use by counties during their annual County Government Day. The PowerPoint provides a comprehensive look at county government functions in the State of Nebraska and can be customized by each county. CD's are also available for $10.00 each to cover processing, shipping and handling. To request the County Government Day PowerPoint electronically, please e-mail your request to
The CD order form is available
2017 County Board Handbook and Revisions
Newly Revised -- 2017 County Board Handbook and Related Revisions are Now Available
The cost for a current handbook, including legislative information from the 2017 session, is $80.00/book plus $18.00 shipping and handling per book. The 2017 Supplement to the County Board Handbook is available for $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. The order form is available on the
NACO website
or by clicking
The 2017 County Board Handbooks and Supplements will be available for pickup at the annual conference in December.
You can save the shipping charges mentioned above if you fill out the form and email it to
Deb Eberly
If you are interested in purchasing a complete handbook or a supplement please contact
Deb Eberly
or call her at (402) 434-5660 ext. 232.
News from NACo
NACo Webinars
County Roles and Opportunities in Advancing Safety and Justice Through Collaboration
Jan. 25, 2018
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm CDT
Kathy Rowings
(202) 942-4279
Counties are uniquely positioned to lead efforts to advance safety and justice, as they run 91 percent of all jails with nearly 11 million people admitted every year. Join NACo for a three-part webinar series that will focus on key areas of local criminal justice systems that most affect counties and offer strategies counties can employ to address these issues, make their justice systems work more effectively and efficiently, and ultimately lead to safer and healthier communities. This webinar will highlight ways counties can develop and enhance collaboration and improve information sharing within the justice system, with other systems and between community-based service providers to enhance public safety and improve individual and community outcomes.
County Classified Ads
Legal Calendar
Property Assessment Calendar
2018 Elections
Associate & Sustaining Members
Upcoming Events
January 26, 2018
NACO's Legislative Review Day
NACO Office
1335 H Street
Lincoln, NE
Leslie Preston
so lunch numbers can be determined
February 13, 2018
Institute of Excellence
Advanced Institute
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Student Union
Ponderosa Room
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Register here
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- This topic has 152 replies, 73 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by Edukator.
- Why does STW forum attract so many of life's losers.
- rOcKeTdOgSubscriber
Anyone who posts on an internet forum is a loser by definition
Oh…hang on 😳Posted 7 years agoredthunderMember
Especially the ones with "P" by there names 😉Posted 7 years agoDancakeMember
I am a loser 'cos I am posting outside of work hours. Look at the weather; I SHOULD BE ON MY BIKE!Posted 7 years agowwaswasSubscriber
You know that the 'P' just denotes proficiency in appropriate use of their and there, don't you? 😉
Can you see what I did they're?Posted 7 years agoyossarianMember
This isn't like real life
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The comfort of strangers has it's attractions but never mistake it or apply real world logic to it.Posted 7 years agoredthunderMember
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I thought all the "P's" were silent and your all could rick 😉
See what I did over there 😉Posted 7 years agobullheartMember
*reported again for swearing*
Posted 7 years agoyunkiMember
this forum absolutely sickened and enraged me when I first started using it..
it seemed like some weird online fetish club for socially inept Tory Boy characters to come together and bully strangers with jeering and pedantry and sarcasm.. I hung in though because I was completely intrigued, I figured that the utter bellends were probably just a few bad apples, and I really needed to learn from some realworld experience on a couple of MTB related topics..
now I casually log on daily and behave exactly like the bellends that so repulsed me.. usually over my cornflakes without a care in the world..
hivemind, borg, STW.. call it what you will, this place is very very unsavoury and you WILL be assimilated..Posted 7 years agoTuckerUKMember
Out of interest, and veering slightly off topic, who else checked the thread to see if it was about them?
😳Posted 7 years agoRealManMember
But is allowed to carry on as normal here as if nothing had happened?
Obviously not 🙄Posted 7 years agoCoyoteMemberrandomjeremyMember
I only come here to reinforce my sense of superiority. Think of it as the online equivalent of a trip to Asda, you can't help but come away feeling better about yourself 🙂Posted 7 years agoCountZeroMember
I checked out of curiosity and found that one off the cuff remark had caused the OP to start up a whiny rant and called me a loser because he's a bit thin skinned. 🙄Posted 7 years ago
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Five kids expelled from the school Madame works in here in the last year. One for theft, one for literlly playing with fire and three for Internet abuses.
The reason it's taken so seriously in school is that the victims of cyberbullying are reckoned to be four time more likely to commit suicide. Overall youth suicide rates are down in some countries though, notably those with high Internet use. I can produce no evidence for my views but I speculate that the social and supportive role of Internet communities has a positive effect that outweighs the negative effect of cyberbullying. On STW there's usually mix: support from the hand ringers, home truths from the preceptive and mockery from the inept.
Don't worry that we may have been responsible for our recent loss, the guy got positive posts about the stuff he did and I don't remember him ever being involved in a barny on the chat forum – I rarely read or post on the bike bit, bikes just aren't worth arguing about.Posted 7 years agoteamhurtmoreMember
STW reflects life in many ways and reminded me of BBC's Question Time especially last night. Generally interesting and informative, sometimes amusing, sometimes irritating, moderated with varying degrees of skill and success. And then there is the bully character -aka Prescott last night. Talks nonsense, shouts down more informed people (women last night), gets easily ripped apart (like all bullies), shouts louder and repetitively, throws insults around and finally looks a fool. A true mirror on society!Posted 7 years agoBruceWeeMember
It's all sex related. The more you're getting the more you get. The less you're getting the less you get. If you're getting none you better resign yourself to a prolonged dry spell.
After two years you might as well give up on the hope of ever getting your end away again and start posting on internet forums instead.Posted 7 years agosmell_itMember
Obviously not
Yeah, but you are sitting sweet with a pocket full of skanked cash, so who's the winner really?Posted 7 years agovoodoo_chileMember
Faceless keyboard warriors, giving out abuse because they would not do it face to face……..come on then!Posted 7 years agojfletchMember
Gotta love that there is 4 pages of waffle about when someone said something mildly nobish about ME ME ME!
Oh and CountZero, chill out. I ignored your original post because it was just a bit petty and irelivant. Maybe you should have done the same here.Posted 7 years agoMr WoppitMember
it was just a bit petty and
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support from the hand ringers, home truths from the preceptive and mockery from the inept.
so you plumped for mockery from the inept again 🙄
Sometimes on STW there is such delicious irony in peoples posts [ yes i know 😳 ]Posted 7 years agosootyandjimMember
Mr Woppitt – Its all about covers dontchaknow?
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Junkyard can't resist commenting on my post in a less than positive manner as usual and finding things in it I'm sure I didn't type.
I'm still trying to work out who I'm mocking and where the irony is? Unless it's the incorrect spelling of wringing. Care to explain, Junkyard.Posted 7 years ago
If you think calling someone a hand ringer is not mocking then I disagreePosted 7 years ago
that is the irony and then I mocked you for mocking hence the irony in mine.CougarSubscriber
The wise man mocks the man, the mocked man mocks the mocker.Posted 7 years ago
that is too clever for me , which one am i again?
Oh and which one are you ?Posted 7 years agoDezBSubscriber
I like that Cougar. It's got a ring to it.
Is Edukator suggesting that adults on here may respond in the same way as children to "internet bullying"?Posted 7 years ago
But I haven't named any hand wringers or made fun of them so I haven't mocked anyone, Junkyard. I could talk about the STW fatties but unless I name one I'm not mocking anyone. For anyone to be insulted they'd have to consider themselves to be a hand wringer or fat in which case they should also recongnise I'm stating a fact rather than mocking unless I add something derogatory about hand wringers or fatties.
Some posters on STW are hand wringers and some are fat. Fact, not mockery. Mockery would include making fun of those characteristics which I haven't.
And the irony, where's that?Posted 7 years agoCougarSubscriber
I like that Cougar. It's got a ring to it.
I can't claim originality, mind. Anyone know what it's from without Googling? (-:Posted 7 years ago
So the term hand wringer is not at all a term of mockery for people you disagree with ?
No one would describe themselves as a hand wringer any more than someone right wing would describe themselves as a swivelled eyed loon
I have not named anyone as a swivelled eyed loon so am not mocking their views now am i for example. Its not a strong/good argument IMHO.
you used a term of mockery to describe those you disagree with whilst saying only the inept use mockery.Posted 7 years ago
there are lots of other phrases tin foil hat wearing conspiracist that convey your mockery for the person/ their view.
Sometimes I'm one of the hand wringers myself. Check out some of my contributions to eco/end of the civilised world threads. Sometimes I'm a swivel-eyed loon too if I think it will help me get my way in real life. There's not much to be gained from doing it on here though.
What you've been doing on this thread I would most definitely define as hand wringing, Junkyard. Trying to impose your own version of over-the-top political correctness on another poster who doesn't agree with you, with your judgemental comments, and over-deep analysis of a pretty harmless initial post that included a couple of paragraphs of relevant content and a perceptive view of how STWers behave – a view very much confirmeded by your overtly aggressive posts aimed at me in response to my posts that were in no way aimed at yourself. You have done exactly what I was talking about when I refered to hand wringing.Posted 7 years ago
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In special Ynet interview, Olmert denies report on secret meeting with senior Saudi official, says he is unimpressed by Syrian president's declarations, and rejects possibility of releasing Barghouti in exchange for kidnapped IDF soldiers
... Prime Minister Ehud Olmert .... says that he was stunned to read Yedioth Ahronoth's leading story heralding that he had met a senior Saudi official – perhaps King Abdullah himself....In a special interview with Ynet on Monday, Olmert systematically denied the report, charging that the Israeli press has "a speculative imagination."
While he denied having held talks with Saudi officials, Olmert expressed a crystal clear position on Syria . President Bashar Assad , he says, is not a partner in peace for the time being.
The prime minister brushed aside Syria overtures towards Israel as political maneuvers to ease mounting international pressure on Syria to play a more constructive role in the Middle East.
As for Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah , Olmert believes the fiery Shiite cleric is in no better situation than his Syrian patron, despite a high turnout for his 'victory' speech on Friday.
...[on] post-war Lebanon....
.... in southern Lebanon not one Hizbullah member is seen carrying weapons. One cannot crush all the weapons they have, but it cannot be activated and sent, with the reality of 3,000 multinational force soldiers and 15,000 Lebanese army soldiers….
"For two months or a month and a half since the end of the war there has been no smuggling. Something happened, gentlemen, we must open our eyes, something happened that today Hizbullah and Nasrallah are outcast inside Lebanon. Something happened, that today the moderate Arab states are coming out against this radical Shiite extremism."
... Is Fouad Siniora, the Lebanese Prime Minister, a potential peace partner?
"I can't point to contacts being held with Fouad Siniora. In principle I don't rule out that option, to the contrary. I would have viewed the matter positively if Siniora would hold direct contacts with me if only regarding UN decisions on future relations between Israel and Lebanon. There are plenty of international officials interested in this meeting, I listen to them, but I see no development at the moment."
Can Assad be Israel's peace partner?
....What I understand from that is that the Syrians … continue to sponsor terrorists, including Palestinian terror groups working against us in the territories. I don't see in their behavior a sign that could encourage Israel to start a process.
"The United States is opposed to talks with Syria not because it opposes peace. It, like many others, doesn't believe that Syria wants peace, but that Syria's face is turned towards lessening pressure on it, which is the result of its support for terror – Terror against the United States in Iraq and terror against Israel in the territories.
"This explains America's suspicion over talks with the Syrians, because they believe the Syrians do not truly mean what they say, and there is no reason we should give Syria rewards it doesn't deserve. I didn't say Assad is no partner. At this moment in time … I don't see in him a partner to steps that could lead to negotiations."
...Iran's nuclear ambitions
...Olmert doesn't rule out the possibility of Israel accepting an UN-monitored peaceful nuclear program, despite suspicions over Iran's intensions. "If Iran in fact develops nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and accepts international monitoring in a manner that clearly proves there is no real danger, the situation will be different. We need to remember that the process of nuclearization for peaceful purposes is completely different from military nuclearization and the use of nuclear arms The differences are easily identified.
The question of whether we believe the Iranians are serious – I am not sure. "I don't believe the United States takes seriously Iran's excuses … I estimate that for the sake of creating the right atmosphere for negotiations, the United States doesn't want to give the impression that it is coming to the table with the belief that nothing helps."
[on Arab members of Knesset]
The prime minister lashed out at pro-Hizbullah comments voiced by some Israeli Arab MKs ..... The behavior of Israeli Arab MKs is of great concern … the Attorney-General has justly initiated a criminal probe into a behavior that is very, very problematic.
"Israeli Arab MKs are toeing a very extremist line and it is difficult not to see in their remarks an anti-Israel feeling of the first order … MKs are exhibiting political radicalism which calls for concern, which sometimes goes beyond what a democratic country can tolerate."........
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CONVENIENCE PKG anti-theft alarm system, comfort access keyless entry, rear manual side sunshades, front/rear park distance control, xenon headlights, HARD DRIVE-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM 16:9 high-resolution display, 3-D screen, voice command system, real time traffic info, iDrive system w/on-board computer, 6 programmable memory buttons, 12 GB media storage, PREMIUM PKG Dakota leather seat trim, universal garage door opener, auto-dimming pwr folding exterior mirrors w/2-position memory, auto-dimming rearview mirror w/compass, pwr front seats w/4-way pwr lumbar, 2-position driver seat memory, BMW Assist, Bluetooth interface, SATELLITE RADIO, VALUE PKG iPod & USB adapter, Dakota leather seat trim, heated front seats, 17' x 8.0" V-spoke alloy wheels (style 285), P225/45R17 run-flat performance tires, 6-SPEED STEPTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION normal, sport & manual shift modes. BMW 328i xDrive with Titanium Silver Metallic exterior and Beige interior features a Straight 6 Cylinder Engine with 230 HP at 6500 RPM*. Serviced here, Non-Smoker vehicle.
This 328i xDrive is priced $2,400 below NADA Retail. Approx. Original Base Sticker Price: $39,200*.
Vehicle price includes Dealer Finance Rebate of between $500-$750 dollars. This rebate is only available to finance customers. Customers paying cash are not eligible for this discount, and vehicle price is subject to change. See dealer for full offer deta Pricing analysis performed on 5/2/2019. Horsepower calculations based on trim engine configuration. Please confirm the accuracy of the included equipment by calling us prior to purchase.
KBB.com Consumer Reviews
- 5.0
driving enthousiest will love this car!
By Woodrow on Wednesday, November 27, 2013I have had my 328i with sport package now for over 3 years. It has been a great car to own and drive. I have only owned sports cars and this is one of the best. Also have a M3, and for traveling I like my 328 better. The stereo and handling are the best. German cars have a reputation for being problematic but I haven't had any big issues with either of my beamers. I do recommend avoiding the dealerships and changing the oil more frequently than BMW suggest if you want to keep it long term.
- 5.0
Certified Pre-Owned
By JuJu on Saturday, December 03, 2011I bought my 3-Series after searching for months and this was last resort that I stopped at BMW to see what used cars they had on the lot. I haven't bought a used car in over a decade and wasn't thrilled with the idea of buying them again because of headaches. I saw this car in my price range and fell in love. The warranty was better than any new cars I was looking at so was the price. The car is fantastic and drives like a dream. The car is mechanically sound and the body was in great condition. I have been driving it for over a year and will buy again. I would highly recommend a certified pre-owned BMW
- 5.0
Great car, has been really good.
By anonimous on Thursday, July 17, 2014The engine and driving is still solid. I expected to go past 250,000. I don't care too much about the run-flat tires, and the black paint on the roof trimming is starting to peel off. Mechanically, it's in great shape though.
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It seems like hardly a week goes by without a headline about the collision of race, politics and education on American campuses, as policymakers, students and activists battle over hot-button words like diversity and fairness. Often, they speak about groups of people — black students, Latino students, Asian students — rather than focusing on individuals.
But it's the individual stories that fascinate Clark Burnett and J. Joseph, rising seniors at Yale, who last month launched the second season of a documentary series exploring the perception of blackness. Each episode of "Now, In Color" features an interview with a student who settles into a comfortable chair, sips a hot beverage, and fields the opening question: "What's in your cup?" From there, the filmmakers seek a portrait of his or her life — as a black student, but also as an athlete or daughter or friend.
The project started at Yale (where I also attended), but the budding filmmakers are searching the country for black people of all ages to feature in their third season. I recently talked with them about their video series. (Our conversation has been edited for clarity and length.)
Vivian: What motivated you to start this project?
Clark: I'm from Green Brook, N.J. I study sociology and I live in the suburbs. That's been a huge part of my life, actually. We've had a lot of discussions at Yale, and just over the course of my life, about race and the role of what neighborhood you grew up in. And I think coming from the suburbs has shaped a lot of how I see the world, and discovering my blackness and the implications of my race. In first grade I was, I think, the only black boy in my grade, maybe the only black student. That was the case for multiple years. And then in high school, it was more diverse than my middle school. And then college is when I really found a black community in an educational setting.
J.: I'm from New Haven, Conn., born and raised, and still sticking around here. At Yale, I'm studying film and media, which has been an interesting experience in that I've always been very passionate about film. And it's in very recent years kind of grown to be a way with which I can deal with the black experience, which is kind of what led to this project.
Vivian: I definitely had a similar experience of not necessarily thinking about race, or thinking about it subconsciously, in middle school, and then coming to grips with it in high school and certainly in college.
How did you decide on the series format, on the title?
Clark: We didn't want to do a series about people just reading a laundry list of things that they have accomplished in front of the camera. So we gave a lot of thought to having some sort of concept, having something to center this series around.
We knew that we wanted each interview to feel intimate and personal, which is where the setting, the chair and the mug comes from. We sit people in front of fireplace, and it's kind of like a discussion. It was in the colder months, so we were thinking, you know, hot chocolate, that's something that could work well right in front of the fireplace. And then the next natural thing is, "What's in your cup?" What do you care about, what are your ambitions, what occupies your mind?
I can remember J. and I meeting in my room. I was thinking of this Mickey Mouse poster from years ago, and it says, "Now in Technicolor." People have different interpretations of the title, but for me, I think it was saying that films were in black and white, and this one is now in Technicolor. And the title speaks to, "Now, in the lives of students of color." There's a comma in there, and that's important.
J.: It's very, very meaningful to us, the first year coming to Yale and experiencing a vibrant, beautiful, talented community of people. Not really having had that in our lives growing up, and being able to see examples of people in Ivy League schools, or really well-renowned higher education, that look like me. We're trying to tell as many black stories as possible and resist one-dimensional representations.
Vivian: I'm curious about the recruitment process. Did you have to convince your subjects to talk about the experience of being black at Yale?
This is very personal for me, because I wrote my senior thesis at Yale on what it means to be an Asian-American writer and discovering that identity. I reached out to a lot of Asian-American writers to talk about that, and a lot of them just didn't want to talk about the topic. They didn't want to be seen with that label.
J.: We never really faced an issue with people not wanting to tell their stories or at first being hesitant about telling their stories. I think part of that had to do with just being very up front about the fact that this was a project about telling their story first. Not about being a black person in XYZ situation, but rather it's, what is it to be Anita Norman, or what is it to be Katerra Logan, or Isaiah Genece or Leonard Galmon, to name some of our subjects.
Involved in that, of course, is their black experience, which they spoke to very well. But we really highlighted that this was about telling their story, and people were very excited about that. You know, very often, you're right, there is resistance to being pigeonholed into talking about yourself from a particular perspective. And I think a lot of our subjects saw this as an opportunity to avoid being pigeonholed and just tell their story as it is, in full.
Clark: Right. And I think the mission of the project is still one of our greatest challenges. In trying to expand the perception of blackness, we have to be very careful about making sure that we're responsibly representing different demographics. I think it's true that we're never going to reach 100 percent representation in the people that we pick, because there are so many different intersections. But there are certain decisions that we do have to make, especially considering finding people from different parts of the African diaspora.
Vivian: How would you characterize the conversation around race at Yale now? From my experience, it felt like something that certain pockets think about all the time, but it wasn't something the entire campus was always thinking about. My junior year, there was the whole controversy with the Halloween costumes that turned into Calhoun and "master," but certainly there were peaks and troughs.
Clark: To me, it seems that, more frequently than we'd like, an unfortunate incident comes up that repositions the racial discussion toward the forefront of campus discourse. Most recently it was, in an act of racism, a white graduate student, Sarah Braasch, calling the police on Lolade Siyonbola, a black graduate student napping in the common area of her dorm while working on a paper. Incidentally, Lolade was our teaching assistant last year for a class J. and I took together. I also have another good friend who has been stopped multiple times around campus and asked for an ID to prove that he goes here.
It's not new that black students often have to consider things like this. Whether we like it or not, there will always be someone questioning your right to be here, or celebrating the fact that you're here.
J: For many students of color, Yale feels exclusionary on a daily basis, and I think that exclusion, in the many forms that it takes, is at the heart of the overall conversation. The work that's being done on campus is very much about addressing that exclusion, and that's in many ways what we're trying to address with "Now, In Color." The project is about normalizing and celebrating blackness. It's an assertion and a reminder that black people and black experience have as much a place on this campus and elsewhere as anyone else and any other experience.
Vivian: I'm curious how you see your series engaging or not engaging with politics.
J.: Sometimes the people we're interviewing, they'll talk about politics, or they'll talk about the way in which their experiences are very much linked to politics. But that's not the focus of the episodes. So really, the political work is in normalizing the image of blackness and telling as many black stories as possible.
We want to get this in the hands of younger members in our community. If there's just one kid who's like, "I decided to apply to Yale, or Harvard, or wherever, because I saw someone who looked like me, and I felt like this is achievable for me," then I think we did it right. That's really the kind of work that we're trying to do. It's politics of representation.
Clark: It's important to note that the people we feature, we don't think so highly of them because they go to Yale — it's because of who they are. It's about the things in their cup.
Just being a black student at Yale, it becomes political. People see you as, you know, "Here is a black person doing something maybe different than what I expected," or, "I'm impressed, because you are black and also you go to Yale."
But another thing is that I love hearing is when people say, "I cried during an episode," or, "I felt like I got to know someone better." It feels — it's definitely political, and I think that using empathy and storytelling to accomplish that political work is very powerful.
Vivian: What is in each of your cups?
Clark: My cup right now is almost all about production. We're traveling around the country shooting Season 3 while fund-raising. Summer beef in hip-hop is in my cup. I'll finish Drake's new album soon. It's long. My buzz-cut is in my cup — a throwback to my younger self. Graduation is also in my cup, coming next spring.
J: Writing is in my cup in a big way. My senior thesis is going to be a feature-length screenplay, and so I've been preparing material for that. Writing is also just a major way that I process what's on my mind. In the last month, I've been writing a bunch of short essay pieces. It's been cathartic, especially during production, which, while rewarding, is very stressful. "Now, In Color" is always in my cup. I'm very excited with where we're taking this season.
Vivian Wang is a reporter at The New York Times, covering New York State politics in Albany. She graduated from Yale in 2017.
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