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Volume CHI The Wooster Voice December 12, 1986 Number 13

Campus police and counseling reported." problems we have on campuses. The centers hear more and more about such However, no one professes to know economy has a lot to do with it." 21-ye- incidents because women in general Rape Plague exactly why the epidemics have spread "Add it all togethe-r- the ar old Epidemics feel more comfortable in reporting date campuses. drinking age, the state of the economy, on certain rape. But Parrot cautions, colleges "I wish knew," says Potsdam, NY, the transient society (campuses are in). Many Fall I have to do their part Campuses This chief Clinton Matott, whose Add all the little things together and police "Syracuse University had a very a particularly there you have it." he adds. force investigated highly publicized date rape case last heinous crime in September. Two Campuses are vulnerable, too. year," she reports. "When me victim University security guards because student memories are short. K By Karen LZiebell "Acquaintance rape happens very Clarkson took the case through the criminal rape of a "A couple of weeks (after the frequently on campuses," says Dan witnessed the violent justice system, the courts just slapped did intervene Hawelka murder), one of . our (CPS) Rape epidemics have plagued Keller, director of public safety at the sophomore, but not the hand of the perpetrator." thought the victim was undercover cops was in that same area an unusually high number of campuses University of Louisville and executive because they "If campuses are seen as supportive making love with late one night. He met a gal. this fall, and authorities do not know director of Campus Crime Prevention consensually to the victims, more will come form," another student approached her. and asked her. Don't why. Programs (CCPP). Parrot adds. "If not, victims won't talk reality, 19-ye- ar old Katherine you realize there was a rapemurder Illinois, Tennessee and San Diego Nonetheless, he adds, the crime In about it" ' State officials, among others, have traditionally has been underreported. Hawelka was dying. An autopsy report here a couple of weeks ago 7" reported multiple although probably "Auburn University did a study in showed she had been raped and beaten. "Her attitude was. "So?" Matott says, unbelievingly. unrelated campus rapes in just a few which only four acquaintance rapes She eventually died of strangulation. Texas Students was charged in People don't realize this is not a . months. were reported out of 600 (rapes)," he Brian McCarthy. 23. common occurence. It could be twenty Illinois police report ten rapes so far says. the case. Start A we one like it, this year. Six San Diego State "One reason we all may be getting "Crime runs a pattern. I would say years before get another minutes," o students have been attacked since an increase in the numbers is really just about every four years." Mototl says. but it could also be twenty Condoms-To-6- more he says. "It's not the last crime that September.. Two sexual assaults the an increase in the reporting of sexual "As funny as it sounds, the - it worries me; but the next one. ' - j-- ' University of North Dakota in one assults," speculates Paul Doebel, .' affluent our society gets, the more Service . Even increased patrols, better " week rocked the campus. Tennessee Illinois' associate vice chancellor for asked this over and over. We I lighting, escort services and police, investigating three rapes since administrative affairs. Tm ' self-defen- se classes all initiated September, report six for the year. "All we know is what's reported," don't keep track (of the number of protests). We have no listing of the ) recently on campuses to prevent rapes Officials aren't sure if there are concedes Dr. Andrea Parrot, a professor TX (CPS) Three enterprising demonstrations," she says. are not the ultimate answers. Austin. rapes being committed on their of human resource services at Cornell " increase the number of reported University of Texas students have , Foster says it doesn't matter because An in campuses-- or more women are University. "We know almost all condom-delive-ry if acquaintance rapes also called "date started a service in and "acquaintance rapes" they stranger rapes, or those committed by the demonstrations make no difference reporting mat around their Austin campus.'' . in the number of people who sign up. rapes" could be another reason wouldn't have reported in the past. someone the victim does not know, are Despite the problems another student "We go where we are invited to talk behind the high number of campus condom service encountered at Harvard, Texas, Minnesota, Oregon State, with students who have already rapes that have come to light in recent C.I.A. months. so. this marks a dramatic the UT students hope to franchise their Protests Massachusetts-Amhers- t, Iowa and expressed an interest." she says. If from past years, when most idea called "The Protection Rhode Island, among other places. Student protestors, however, forced change Up unreported. Connection" to other campuses Heat "It seems like everywhere they go the CIA to cancel a recruiter's planned such incideats went Referring the Auburn study, around the country. (the recriutersX they get protested." visit to the Uniiversity of to Nationwide says victims ' It is, says one partner. Christopher says Tom Swan. President of the VS. Massachusetts three weeks age by Louisville's Keller of acquaintance rape often experience Bray, "the perfect student business." door to the University's n By Rose Jackson Student Association in Washington. blocking the men-ow- more guilt than do victims of a "Everyone dreams about starting - D.C. "And it seems to be increasing. It career center. Boulder. CO (CPS) Anti-CI- A business," adds Sid Graef, who could tied into (the case of the arms University officials say he win have stanger's assault seem to be heating up again be ; along with classmate Christian Taylor, protests Congress's return to the school to interview "She may not want to get the other runner Eugene) Hasenfus or to composes the rest of the company. on American campuses. : may approval aid to the Contras in prospective CIA agents. person in trouble or she not want week, man 100 University of "Everyone wants that feeling of Last more Explains Barry Lefsky. "We don't her reputation ruined She maybe too chanted, waved Nicaragua." of Colorado students think brutal murderers should be on ; embarrassed or may not want to be presence of Sharon Foster, a CIA spokeswoman, They're counting on students having signs and protested the campus recruiting." accused of complicity," Keller Central Intellegence Agency recruiters says the agency visits "several hundred" other kinds of dreams, too. However, counter-protest-or Brian 'explains. campuses a year, and doesn't know "Everbody's going to be sexually active on campus. Darling, president of the school's "A decade ago. no one knew the months, CIA how many times the visits have been at some point so they may as well be Over the past two Republican Club, says: consequences of acquaintance rape," protestors at protested. . protected," Graef explains. recruiters have drawn don't see how people can come out Cornell's Parrot agrees. "Women felt 1 So during most evenings and early and protest an organization that's out guilty or responsible, and so many morning hours. Protection Connection for their best interests." didn't call what happened to them ! AmKtimrm Airr frt InvflT Itlflml C1X tO furious," says David Abrams, a Tape." Tm twelve condoms or contraceptive student who says he wanted to speak to "Some still don't" sponges for prices ranging from $5 to the recruiter. "These people don't Date rape. Parrot says, occurs !S20. me. They don't know why Tm because society sets it up mat way. know Bray says the idea arose last month interested in the CIA, and yet they're "Women are taught to be coy and Arts And Leisure 4 when one of the partners happened to prohibiting the way I can express manipulative, not loud and angry." Corrections mention the Japanese tradition of myself. They're deciding for me to "A man may feel he has the right, j Editorial 2 selling contraceptives door to door. whom I can express myself. They'rej especially if he just paid $50 for a To The Editor 2 Graef got enthusiastic enough about the Letters deciding for me whom I can apply to." dinner. Men may feel peer pressure to idea to print flyers and post them News And Feature The CIA has been "very successful" 'score.' And, if he doesn't he feels his around campus. Opinion in its signups, says Ravi Jain,a friends may think there's something' Sports 6 'wrong' with him," Parrot explain. Continued on Fag s "Men have to initiate, women have to CtontmuedonPUel be resistant" - -.- . . . . i . ". . . . -. . . Vi"'. vv. UK an now

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David Dean, Editor-in-Chi- ef Letters to The Wooster Voice Edward Eberhart, Associate Editor the Editor Founded November 13, 1883 Peter Westerman. Associate Editor Jeff Lietzke, Business Manager Sandeep Bhatia, Business Manager Dear Editor, Chris Shilts. Sports Editor The ducks Mr. Dennis lined up in a We all have skeletons in the closet feel obliged to wear White or freakish Published by the students of Kate Wolfe, Managing Editor neat little row have now KA POW that are best kept locked up. In as hairstyles. Tony Brown does not wear The College of Wooster. Ida Williams, Circulation Manager disappeared from sight. Donald much as I "painted a false picture", my a White fright wig to host his Black Wooster. Ohio Dennis, crack shot!-- - Bravo! It is altitude stems from how 'terribly issues "Forum". David Albin, Copy Editor Afro-Americ- always a pleasure "quack" to take up disappointed I have been with SOME an womanhood is my position in the shooting gallery, Blacks and with SOME Whites. symbolized on the cover of the alumni flufing up my feathers, paddling along. Sometimes I think I grew up with the bulletin by a sister pursuing a musical My last letter was a test I thought wrong Whites and became intimate career, as in Jim Crow days gone by. Utopian idealism was dead on the with the wrong Blacks; but that's life That fits the sports and entertainment college campus; but Mr. Dennis has outside the Utopian social whirl. role for Blacks like a boxet's glove. If . proved me wrong. They learned that in Money, status, and credentials do she were shown wielding a paint brush,' Sunday School the same as we did. -- most of the talking that anybody older alumni would be extremely -- Before Whiles act patronizing listens to in our society. Here and skeptical. What? A Black painter? No towards people of color, they are there, 's Who tribe encounters EASELS crossed the Atlantic! Only, condescending towards their own (i.e. pockets of resistance. Some of these drums beating out lewd rhythms in 44 . any White at any age who lacks spiteful people who spew invective at time. initiative). Too often, being belittled is the movers and shakers secretly covet So. is the glass 12 full or 12 built into White-on-Whi- te the exact same status symbols they empty? Is Black America 13 poor or " relationships: parent-chil- d, publicly deplore. They want the sound 23's getting by? (DO WE HAVE TO husband-wif- e, teacher-pupi- l, system,' the Mercedes, the gourmet LEARN FRACTIONS) bossman --employee, etc.. If I am a cuisine, the warm reception for the It is a crass world out here, kiddies. " good mimic, it is something I copied Famous Author without all the work The Koreans have taken over the off old friends and relations who are no currying favor it takes to acquire those grocery stores in Harlem and the Jews longer struggling. things. People imprisoned by have been put out of their job as - Being pathologically patronizing, impoverished circumstances seldom scapegoat. therefore. Is the white face comedy I lose sleep about The Love of Money. The Koreans know they can't depend like to do best. I should do The Black person anxious to blend in on Anglo-saxon- s. so they front money impressions of White paternalism on with the mainstream is as caught up in for each other to get started in small stage. Lacking that much nerve, I play surface appearances as I am. If I want business enterprises. They circumvent White House Chief of Staff Attorney devil's advocate in print It appears to to be downwardly mobile. I will do the hassles of getting government DONALD REGAN General have been to convincing. my wavy hair in the glossy, limp curls loans by helping each other out. EDWIN MEESE Is there any White person who has I have seen blonde secretaries wearing Hatians are making it the same way. not been humiliated by somebody downtown. Their heritage as slaves is not holding sometime? Whites accused of moral If I were a photographer for Essence, THEM back! Knowing they had a - Answers To Last ciipnTii iAiRiAriKi' ipi inferiority deserve a special niche and I I might ask Attalah Shabazz to scowl successful slave revolt almost two A A r ONSET jo H A was almost ready to occupy it in for the camera. We would not want centuries ago may have something to I I prel1a j E r1 R E I D silence. Malcolm's eldest daughter do with how they progress at a faster Week's . tei to look I was not obligated to read about TOO happy with her new wavy rate than their mainland-bo- m sisters and Puzzle 1 AL?1IC1E1 Crossword H ME MMJlfElL Black disunity at Wooster; I was just hair-d- o. As far as I know, Attalah docs brothers. Haitians aren't doing THEIR L I NIEJrI JN E E DI1E T unlucky enough to pick up the one not have her own talk show. time in the U.S. of A. playing Id Id e i o1 Cut-tliro- a r a s it r iad issue of the Voice that showed how Oprah Winfrey does. And Oprah at Hearts. T L A N -- Arjlls EI -- JSJED polarized Blacks are IN THEIR OWN wears the same permanent wave that Would I, as an artist, paint abstract j S Ljl J THE IrJs Vq E A Ir )sj WORDS. The merits of freedom of looks as stiff as ornamental wrought disinformation? No way! Being a association versus group identification iron fashioned by slave artisans in New realist, I hope and pray future A R E I JhIa II y A R d1 WA were being disputed. If this is such a Orleans, this is what Massa in the Big generations (all along the spectrum) S A C A fl Y E Lf"S eHn private quarrel, it should be kept out House at ABC wants to see ... for his will look back on Music Video as our aIniyi Is a 1 e m I It e n l the campus tabloid. delectation. It is Black women who Continued oa Page 5 Page 3 I.S.A The Allergist Encounter Letters to the Editor Continued from MS 2 I was sitting in my allergist's office Needless to say, I was taken somewhat I've learned through my International this summer, innocently waiting to aback, not only by his rudeness, but Relations courses. I've been shown common heritage. First your face the Old Testament, or inquire into the finally discover why I sneeze at maple also by his ignorance. how a bit of trust and communication changes in weird ways and then you more ancient, though highly civilized trees two months out of the year. I , Upon further discussion with him probably would have averted World melt into the stars ( Peter Gabriel's cultures of the world to find that there and guess the doctor decided I looked bored others during the summer, I War I and how; contrary to popular "Sledgehammer" video X have always been men and women, t and decided to begin the Inquisition: discovered there is a popular notion opinion. Ho Chi Minh was fighting I also hope Voice readers caught Mr. who never, heard of Jesus Christ, Find Out What Great Accomplishment among some people that an IR major L more for Vietnamese nationalism than Dennis's powerful Christmas message. among whom peace and benevolence Di Is Going To Make of Her Life.. useless. These tend to be the same for Communism. I've come to realize There is more to life than chasing the were of primary importance. --. Now, this question is difficult enough type of people who think all people that with objectivity on both sides and almighty dollar to Atlantic City or out During each January I spend here I to answer in a good state of mind, but who live in Babcock are freaks, that a lot of work, many of today's to the Silicon Valley! am always astounded at how quickly ' is nigh unto impossible with one people who don't speak English are problems might be alleviated. the atmosphere of "good will toward hundred scratches on your back. (For stupid, that every Libyan wants to kill So, you're sitting there saying, men" is dispelled and forgotten until - those of you who have had allergy Americans and that all Kenyans have "Who cares? It's all nice and wonderful Phil Gore the "season of giving" comes around testing, you know what I mean.) I their own pet elephant. A highly that you think IR is worthwhile and former art student on the calendar again. Is the desire for answered, "I plan to major in educated chemcial engineer even went you're probably right, but I'm going tc peace on earth necessarily connected to j International Relations. Actually, it's so far this summer as to inform me be dealing with international politics sugarplum faeries and reindeer sleighs? that Japanese people NEVER smiled. pretty much all I've wanted to do for anything." True. Chances are, a a Dear Editor, Is December the only month in which the past four years." To this, my Sure. physics, theater, English, With the advent of the Christmas so many people can think of others? doctor retorted, "Why something like What happened to the useful phrase psychology or even an International season and the therefore heightened Perhaps it is time to reconsider the THAT? seems to me." "open minded?" Sor far, that's what you to It silly Relations major aren't likely awareness on campus of Christian relationship between Christianity and be spending your spare time with the values it professes to uphold. values and the well-bless- ed But Gorbachev or Thatcher. about ter philanthropic activities associated with, We don't need religion to be College Wooster's Last Call For Freshman File percent of the of and often attributed to those values, I humanitarian! It's population is international. not would like to take the opportunity to sudent-edite- d that hard to try international relations Freshman . File, the anthology of freshman essays, express some personal discontent with right here. For instance, when you needs a staff of ten or more freshmen who are interested in the general consciousness pervading the Heather Abt writing, editing, and working as a group to decide on the ten hear a new foreign student struggling Christmas season. with an American slang term, instead best essays to be published. Michael Allen, Director or The During my first year here at explain it? And Reading and Writing Center, tried organizing a staff in of laughing, why not Woo ster I was disgusted to find that November, but had difficulty competing with the Forum events international students, when an many Christians mistakenly believe and other activities. So, he is trying again. American student seems interested in that charity, altruism, and morality are Students interested in forming a staff for next semester should you country and culture, take some Christian inventions, and that before go to The Reading and Writing Center, Library level 2, and sign time and tell about it. the arrival of Jesus Christ the up, giving their name, box number and meeting night they These may seem like insignificant commuinities of the world were would most like to have. Mr. Allen will net in touch with gestures, but you'd be surprised how hotbeds of immorality and interested students when they come back from Christmas break. much more open minded you become. misanthropy. Contrary to these Get acheckup, life is worth it Freshmen interested in contributing to Freshman File should So, you see, my allergist was misconceptions, one need only look at start submitting their essays to The Reading and Writing Center mistaken. International Relations for now. Essays will be accepted through January 31, 1987. Essays me as a majore, for everyone as a life can be on any topic, in any format, from any class, although outlook is not silly or useless. In fact, it's priceles in a world of students are encouraged to submit essays from Freshman SAJMT UNlCfiOSA Seminar. Essays must be typed, with no identification on the international "us versus them." Oh, WlK LmCWfcrSTMAS SPIRIT essay Itself. lhe writer s name and box number should be by the way the chemical engineer was OF-Hi- s OUJftf printed on a cover sheet attached to the essay. Because wrong too. Japanese people DO smile. submissions will be considered anonymously, students interested "7' anthologyin joining Freshman File may also competition.submit their essays to the "

I : i v Skies will be variably cloudy today and it will be cold with just a slight chance of snow flurries. The high will range from 25 to 30. Tonight promises to be partly cloudy with a low of 15 to 20. The weekend weather will ca cold. Dry conditions early in the weekend will give way to precipitation late in the weekend. Skies will be mostly sunny Saturday and mostly cloudy on Sunday. Variably cloudy skies will prevail both nights. Highs will be in th 25 to 30 range Saturday and the 34 to 39 range "unday. Lows will be 20 to 25. There will be a chance of rain or snow Sunday TRIVIA: December snowfall thus far is inch. Page 4 has slipped away from the music of the Experience Album Review Pretenders. Too many of the cuts fall A. Elements of the Wooster disappointingly into almost identical Courtney Miller molds and formats constructing a Tequila Soup: The Final Performance Music reviewer sometimes annoying monotony The Wooster Voice usually unheard in Pretenders music. Wooster, displaying their chops for Ted Silverman resulted in further bookings for the of Artist: From a band whose past efforts have Omega section all to see. One last gig occur ed in jv4 Music critic band at a successful Album: (SIRE Records) resulted such phenomenal works as party and outside of Lowry Center for October for the Beta section. This Crawl" among others, J. The Wooster Voice "Learning To an end of the year festival last May. took place in Douglass basement for a For quite some time now Chrissie and is given credit for bringing bands They were then hired by the S.AJ3. to rowdy and enthusiastic crowd of Hynde has been considered by many to as The Violent Femmes and The This Saturday. December 13th the such entertain the departing class of '86 party-goer- s. As usual positive be one of the leading female Alarm into the American popular final performance of a perrenial College during senior week. enthusiasm predominated at this event composersNperformers in rock and rolL consciousness , it may be hard for of Wooster rock-n-ro- ll institution will This year Tequila Soup" got right even though the venue was packed Considering a musician of her Pretenders admirers to accept the Due to the impending take place. back in the swing of things at Crandell solidly with party goers. experience, talent, and previous eeks drummer, Felix apparent change in attitude mat departure of House's traditional Bacchanalia. New Tequila Soup has enjoyed a great deal accomplishments.it becomes easy for " Close". member of through on Get Hendrickson, (a founding too-muc- additions to Tequila Soup's" roster, of success resulting in an avid people to expect perhaps a little h At the risk' of reiterating a much the band) "Tequila Soup" will take the Jeff Bacon on Saxophones, Eric Knorr following of supportive students. This from supergroups such as The discussed issue, it is certainly more stage for the last time. Felix on trumpet and Dave Cook on following can not simply be attributed Pretenders. than just a foolish notion to say that attributes his departure to his decision keyboard's added an overwhelming to the fact that fellow students and On their most recent release "Get the birth of Chrissie's second daughter to make a bid for the '88 presidential tightness and solidity to the band's friends support mem. It is clearly due Close"(although not an album without (fathered by Simple Minds' Jim Kerr) election. Founded in the fall of 1985 sound. Their solo abilities also shined to the outstanding degree of musical positive factors) it becomes evident may have taken more man just a'little by a core of student musicians, both as new members of this terminally integrity, polish, professionalism and after not too many listenings that fire and drive out of Chrissie and her music and non-- music majors, "Tequila successful band. Alongside of an added sense of humor which merited maybe some of the passion and heart ' music. In the song "Chill Factor" the Soup" began inauspiciously playing in Wooster favorites. The Oroboros" and the recognition of hordes of students lyrics seem to hint at a little of her small house basements around campus. a new talent in the area. The and several organizations. Attendenoe there, a move he now wishes he could discontent; " She's getting olderYeah, Music majors, Patrick Miller and Fine Young Minds", Tequila Soup" at Ichabod's (for once) comes highly take back. But what's more important: getting a change has Billy Simms, (both accomplished she's wiseBut shined at this outdoor beginning of the recommended in order to catch the last the letter of the boycott, or the spirit? changed the girl Gone's the sparkle students of the ) political science semester gig. One week later, the fading glimpses of this terrific Shouldn't a boycott work for the artists from her eyes". The lyrics in this song major-- bassist, Peter Westerman and student entertainment committee of rock-n-ro- ll combination. Both the instead of against mem? ' as well as those in several others make artist-drumme- r, Felix Hendrickson S.AU. hired the band to warm up for College of Wooster, and The Wooster Linda Ronstadt's contribution to the 'subtle references to her desire to be a joined together to bring the disparate "Buckwheat Zydeco's Us Sont Partis Voice , wish the members of Tequila song "African Skies" also is a good mother. In general, the lyrical elements of their own musical tastes Band". They gave an inspiring Soup and more specifically, Felix contentious issue. Christgau thinks attitude present tends' to throw the into a cohesive product. Each of these Hendrickson the best of luck in their very presence is "a slap in the face performance of their classic repertoire her album into the same depressing mode -- musicians came out of anti-aparthe- id four for the entire population of the College future endeavors. to the world movement." Factor". I individually different musical that characterizes "Chill And yet, even Ronstadt, who Joining Chrissie on mis album are backgrounds. Patrick Miller focused shamelessly played in Sun City Robbie Mcintosh (who his attention on the more Paul Simon's "Graceland": Music South Africa's segregated resort mecca replaced Jimmy Scott after his death contemporary musical trends. Billy in the late seventies, ought to be The Pretenders' first world Simms interests stemmed from the following To Jerk! Knees By allowed mistakes, Her appearence here tour), drummer , and legacy of jazz-fusio- n. Peter in no way endorses apartheid. bassist Mai com Foster. The tour Westerman's backround was rooted in By Tim Riley (CPS) Tennessee. Presley broke the color ban The same fuss about political content lineup, however, will differ somewhat, the west-coa- st psychelic movement of back in 1956 by making black Paul Simon's "Graceland," his best , in pop music surfaced when john with Stevens playing bass and knee-jer- rhythms accessible to a huge white TM. late '60's. Lastly. Felix flip-flopp- the album ever, has caused a k Lennon ed on the issue of. audience, and his legend symbolizes on drums. Hendrickson came from a tradition of liberal backlash. Some of the most violent political change by singing debt American music has to its The Pretenders worked with producer American blues and straight out rock. influential rock critics around are intent the "count me out, in" on "Revolution" this variety black roots. Jimmy Iovine (Simple Minds) who can Together they integrated on dismissing the album's great back in 1968. of personal interests into a The opening words of the song not only be given credit for the album's virtues, mythic proportions and But if the Lennon debate was besides motivating neatly establish the record's mythical 1 production, but also for conglomerate sound wherein each voice disarming musical intelligence because the point the song has a moral dimensions: Chrissie to get back into writing is expressed in unison. The influences Simon, alas, was just not politically message that's still worm pondering Mississippi Delta was shinning songs and back into the rock and roll of jazz,, blues, funk, soul, reggae, "correct" enough in these fervently The condemning "Graceland," which never "new-wave- ", anti-aparth- a national guitar country, bluegrass, eid times. like pretends to be anything but personal, Although the production is more and good old rock-n-ro- ll can I am following the river down the or psychedelic To write "Graceland," of course, for political insensitivity seems way highway less adequate the album does tend to all be sensed in their unique production Simon trekked off to South Africa as a off base. war.-F- lack a sound technical coherency. For a of dance music. "Tequila Soup" student to learn of regional rhythms Through the cradle of the civil or band whose roots lie in guitar-- based integrates these forces to give a fresh and cultures. He returned to mix what all the personal lyrics here, the Still, on "Graceland" Simojijnakes rock, there is an obvious lack translation to classic hits, esoteric he learned with his own heritage. album is really about'racial integration even the most personal lyrics of - prominent guitar lines in a good deal of numbers and a score of original But soon after Simon appeared on in America and throughout the world. politically evocative.- When he ! the songs. Li cuts such as "How Much compositions. David LeHerman Show" with The musical symbolism couldn't be compares Ronstadt's upbringing in the The Did You Get For Your Soul" there is Their original staff also included the some of the South African musicians more incisive. Arizona desert to singer Joseph even a slight funk appeal as well as a dynamic presence of Kate Tate, '86, a from whom he learned and with whom Every song on Graceland, moreover, Shabalala's childhood in Soweto, he's bubbly energetic performer who strived he played (at triple union pay scales), is danceable. In fact, the new (to us) not consigning either to a social class. preponderance of synthesizer. Despite to get the audience on their feet She the criticism began. South African rythms are downright He's celebrating the fact that what they these and other gaps in structure and J possessed a vibrant vocal range and "Village Voice" critic Robert ebullient. This is because Simon's both have in common is a voice with format, songs like the opener, "My J, lended a profeesional harmonic element Christgau blasted the record as naive guitarist Ray Phiri, bassist Baghiti which to sing and celebrate life. Baby", and the Meg Keene cover, sound. Kumalo Is sac Mtshali are to Tequila Soup's" overall She and wrong-heade- d. Critic Dave Marsh and drummer Similarly, on "The Myth of "," do tend to revive also contributed a large part of the concurred in his "Rock'n'Roll all South African, and the music is a Fingerprints." Simon closes the some of the old Pretender spirit. But reggae influence upon the musical Confidential."- - "For Simon," Marsh direct borrowing from Johannesburg's album with the story of a forgotten talk except for these and perhaps one or two selections they chose to explore. wrote, "the idea seems to be that in a most popular style, "umganga." show host, a Jack Paar who could be others, this album does little to stand In the fall semester of "85 the band time and place where communication is The minority white state even plays anybody. The image of the title tells out from the rest of the ordinary and commenced by performing in the difficult, the attempt to create public "Graceland" on the radio as a bromide us that it's not our fingerprints that mediocre releases of the recent past It's basement of Shearer house and from meaning should be abandoned." to the current state of emergency. But make us unique, it's what we have in troubling to think that a band which their launched out on a performance Although both of these critics what's ironic is that these buoyant common. has never been ordinary, seems to have career around campus and even in compliment Simon's writing and rythms are more man a tonic to the These are not exactly pro-aparth- eid lost some of its kick. downtown Wooster. Their musical integration of diverse musical cultures, melancholy lyrics. They draw their messages. The whole idea of rock and roll has integrity began to be noticed by several neither takes Simon at his lyrical word. strength from realism. Once again, They run through the album, and cast always been to have a good time. organizations that had the financial Their interpretations of this landmark oppressed blacks are teaching whites all the critics' rigid accusations that Maybe The Pretenders can rekindle the backing to book them. Their big break record make Simon seem like a how to dance on their problems. Simon somehow has sold out to or fire during mis year's tour. But if you

ad-sch- ignored South African oppression in a came following an outstanding gr ool English preppie with little Maybe Simon was not supposed to listen closely and read between the performance at Ichabod's Battle of the or no understanding of the power of have learned. In the process of creating bizarre light lines, it may become apparent to you Bands. They were soon hired by prejudice. And just the opposite is a terrific album, he made a couple of Simon's crime seems to be that he also, that and The Wooster's own "Theatrical" with two true. political gaffes. failed to confirm somebody else's Pretenders just might not be having as other student bands, "Exit" and "The The Everly Brothers join Simon to Simon unintentionally broke the political veiwpoints. That never much fun as they used to. Flashbacks". A large contingent of sing the title track, an homage to Elvis United Nations cultural boycott of works, and it never wilL "Graceland" Wooster students turned out which Presley's mansion in Memphis, South Africa by recording some tracks deserves to be judged on its own terms. Page 5 Cheryl Lower and The Peace Corps Mission in Thailand

went to Seated on the floor at die back of die teacher busy planning lessons, you study Thai in America? Do you new location in my house and popping teacher shortage. Third period I give temple, I could see everybody. The correcting homework, making visual like Thai people? Do you like out at me when I least expect it an "extra" class, intending to They never female students, uniform in die their displays, et al. Thailand? Which country do you like additional English drilling. white shirts, blue pleated skirts, and What's showed up. Toward the end of the Almost half of Thailand's 190 Peace better? Can you eat spicy food? chin-leng- period decided to eat lunch, and as I th haircuts, sat opposite die Corps Volunteers (PCV's) work in the your monthly salary? How long have This past week was typically I walked to the cafeteria, I passed the males, who also wore white shirts, but education program in die Gelds, in you been here? Do you like Thai men? wonderful and despairing. On Monday physical education area. There were had black shorts and crewcut far-rangi-ng and non-form- al education, Are you married? No?! How old are at 7:30 am. I opened my top desk my students, still being drilled by hair black hair. Stubby on the boys, scientific English and university you? Twenty-four- ? You look eighteen drawer. Again?!? Somewhere in the Ajaan Deate. I don't know what silky on the girls, but die same shade. teacher's training. Other volunteers .You should be married. Yes, you mass of paper, pens, and a stapler lives happened. Obviously we were oa Everywhere. From this vantage point I work in the areas of agriculture should be married. Do you have a a lizard, and it regularly deposits lizard different time schedules. Time is in a could study skull shapes and determine fisheries, 4-- H advising, malaria" boyfriend? Do you want a Thai droppings in die drawer. One of these different, wonderful (albeit frustrating) whose ears stuck out the farthest. eradication, engineering, laboratory and boyfriend? Are Thai men handsome? days ni come face-to-fa-ce with it ( or i dimension here in Thailand. Both Seven monks sans eyebrows and hair, medical technical science, physical ' Oh, you speak so welL so welL hand-to-sno- ut, as the case may be.) conceptually and pragmatically extreme robed in cotton the color of spicy therapy, and nutrition. On Monday afternoon Ajaan (teacher) from minute -to- -minute "Western orange curry, glided in, knelt and paid Following completion of a two- - to Orasa (hex name) told me that I have to time." I continue to struggle with respects to the Buddha, then waited for four-mon- th training period, volunteers have the second midterm examination Speaking Thai is both a joy and a Thai time." As die self-avow- ed Queen the head monk, or abbot, to enter. serve two years. Our training is done prepared in a week. Usually my frustration. I love it. I almost wish my of Schedules ("Anne, can we meet for When he came in, the chanting began. by Americans and Thais and includes workload is reasonable teaching and job was exclusively in Thai so I could dinner a week from Thursday at 6:15 Each monk grasped two sections of die language, cross cultural and technical preparation fill a forty-ho- ur week. The use all the time. Aside from the pro.?") the change ha been hard. long string which originated at the components. The average age of a it additional work for the midterms, English teachers, most of whom speak Buddha statue. All the teachers and PCV is twenty-nin- e, but we have however, turns a normal week into a English, no one at the school or in the students held solitary candles twenty-on- e year olds as well as busy one. Also on Monday one of the village can really converse, so I must surrounded by tissue-and-wi- re "flower seventy-on- e year olds. janitors told me that I had to go to the rely on my Thai. I wish I were fluent. Let me be honest. I love winter. petals.'' This was the day of the You think all PCV's live in grass principal's meeting at 3:30. 1 consider My happiness increases proportion ' It's too easy to make generalizations . in Buddha's birth, death, and huts, right? Before entered die Peace myself luckier than other volunteers I about people without knowing the ' to die snow depth. I revel in cold, enlightenment; one of die most revered Corps I, too, had visions of living like because our school rarely has faculty crisp mountain weather, turtleneck Buddhist calendar, and we subtleties that come out through higher days in the a camper for two years, cooking over a meetings and they last no more than Sweaters, and frosty breath. Never level conversation. It's too easy to . were at my village's temple. fire, carrying my water, bathing two hours. My friends in die malaria guess ( probably incorrectly) what die having lived farther south than northern , forty-fiv- e who-knows-whe- The chanting ended some re. That description is eradication program must endure (and speaker is saying when you only know Utah, the heat of this tropical climate at minutes later. We left die temple, put accurate in other Peace Corps countries, that is the word for it) monthly, half of the vocabulary she is using. first hit me like a steambath. The on, stretched our stiff legs, day-lon- g being our shoes most of us in Thailand live in office meetings. After : but Language, ironically, doesn't mean change last July (1985) from camping and lit our candles. The number three is : wooden or concrete houses with' numbed by seven or eight hours of in die Rocky Mountains one week to" ' communication. I have been in sacred in Buddhism so our prorrssiorisl electricity and running water ( always ' rapid, iffrhnirtil Thai, everyone turns to -- discussions in which everyone spoke Thailand the next was harsh, but I do circled die temple three times. Brass cold, usually running) I do have to haul the PCV and asks. "What do you think believe IVe acclimated. sheepishly the same language yet nothing was j I bells suspended irom the red, green. That, plus of what we discussed?" Monday's my own drinking water. ever communicated. Conversely, I admit that on the nights when die , and yellow enameled roof tinkled in die washing laundry by hand makes me fee! meeting wasn't a faculty meeting, have shared special moments of mercury dips to, oh, about 65P I use a wind. Gray clouds scurried in front of more rustic. however; I slowly understood the topic a bit understanding with Thais when we comforter. One year ago that never the moon m a Halloween sky. My Other Peace Corps countries have but wanted to double check. didn't speak at alL hi America, though, would have happened. That's not to students' faces, some surprisingly dubbed us the Country Club of the "Tomorrow there are how many . say don't miss the cold. ' do: I am a person who wants to know , I I I somber for thirteen-yea-r olds, giggling are correct in their teachers here?" I asked. "Eight" "And ' Peace Corps. They everythingabout another person, a fantasize about it in the hope that it as usual, glowed in the soft assumption that the physical life here the others are going to a meeting in situation, et aL and here my lack of might lower the humidity dr illumination. The night was magical. is not hard (or it is, we're blissfully Chantaburi. right?" "Yes." "What's the if fluency is a frustration. I miss not temperature. . . .Okay, CheryL It's How lucky I was to experience this. I that fact). am accurately meeting?" Some reply dial I didn't unaware of I being able to express myself early March and you're walking across had almost turned down my neighbor's aware, however, of the psychological understand. "Oh. I see," I nod ( I bluff articulately. the Quad. Yesterday the ice and snow invitation to go to the temple that toughness of this experience. it quite a bit in Thailand. It could be a covering made the Quad resemble -- evening. I had expected her to offer So many aspects of Thai culture are deadly habit with which to return to tundra, but today it's slush. And in prayers to the Buddha and make merit at odds with American culture. .My America.) "Do you have any ideas?" your boots. And rain is pelting your Ohmigosh! A lizard the size of then quickly return home, and I wasn't most trying times have been when they ask. Thoughts flash through my face. Are you cold yet, Cheryl? Recall Australia is on my wall. In actuality, in die mood for die usual temple visit these two cultures compete for my mind. I could teach aerobics. I could shivering on a chairlift ride ascending when Tipapom asked, I said , example is privacy. We it's but ten centimeters ( three inches) But . behavior. An have an. Utah's Wasatch Mountains in a January long, but then so is Australia on my everyuiing-you-always-wanted-to-kn- ow "Okay." She reminded me that I had to are all told as children. "Don't stare, snowstorm. Stiff fingers and toes world map. As an oldest child I was die -a-bout-Ajaan dress "ribrey" (appropriately) and I said, honey. It's not polite." It's a strong par complement a windburnt. face. Wind

official "Gross Bug catcher" of my Cheryl-but-were-afraidrt- ro "Yes, I know. Ill put on a suitcase." of our culture. Peace Corps realizes pierces you'parka as you ski down the household; such rigorous training made Giggles from the children. 1 mean a this, because on the application I could invite them all over to my .mountain. Enough? I open my eyes. me rather caDonsed to insects and other skirt." I quickly corrected myself. (The prospective voluteers must explain house to visit the lizards. "No. No Still 95F and 95 humidity. But the creatures. Little did I know how this now? Thai word for suitcase and shirt differ how they will deal with "Life in the ideas." ( Why are we doing I windchin factor must make it about 90 valuable this conditioning would be only by only one consonant.) We, that is, FishbowL" Staring was invented in How long have they known that . Consoled, I feel cooler. four-ye- once entered Peace Corps , myself, Tipapom, and her ar old Thailand. Tm certain. For a long time I the eight of the twenty-od-d teachers will be now share my room with son, rode off on the family motorcycle. I thought Td go crazy here because one because I here?) I smile. It's so Thai. occasional ant army, flying I am glad that I went that very sacred of my neighbors would sit outside my spiders, an night. yet another what we insects, and lizards. House lizards are of I had of house and watch me as I sat working al I dunk everyone should experience half-joking- varieties here: small and big. ( I ly refer to as a "Peace Corps was two my desk. My first reaction of Thailand. What images come to your learning-experienc- e can imagine all the biologists cringing two jobs in their Experience." invasion. I was mad. I wouldn't look at mind? Temples. Fluorescent green rice lifetime, if only for one month each. " Peace Corps Volunteer as they read this article.) The small, I im'i the girL Slowly I realized that she had paddies reflecting a golden sunset. Shy ' One is to work in a busy cafeteria or ten-centime- ter ( three inches ) lizards teaching English and assisting with never in her sixteen years had one of hats. Water "Jeenk-jos- smiles hidden under straw restaurant and thereby learn know nice Thailand. My are called " because dial's die agricultural projects in these unusual creatures from America buffalo enjoying a mud bath. Or admit a little consideration feels. (And to see 400-pup- noise they make. The "dookays" are home and workplace is a il what was it-y- near her. She just wondered I ou're not sure if I'm in Taiwan or how much food we waste.) The other kilometers larger perhaps fifteen inches and junior high school set three doing. So now I go outside and talk a Thailand. job is to teach. Since junior high oxymoron?). make a racket when they calL One from a large village ( an bit with her. maybe show her a book school IVe noticed my teachers in great villages friend made me laugh when he said Students from even smaller I'm reading, and return to my room. detail. What makes one "good" and tiavel as long as one hour every quite earnestly. "Dookays are not They are small The following day I taught my usual anothr "bad?" Did I learn anyrhing after . morning and afternoon to study at this lizards. Cheryl. crocodiles." And I'm convinced the classes, then I was scheduled to ten years of scrutiny? I think so. And eight-ye-ar old school. An eighteen Oh! You speak Thai?! What country the ContlrtuacTon pag hour teaching load keeps this novice are you from? How many years did dookay's favorite pastime is hiding in a observe extra classes because of 6. Page 6

in characterize the two is impossible. But the Continued from page 5 Wild fluctuations mood most PVCs' experiences. We're not industrially developing world has been Review: Amahl and the now it's my chance to incorporate all psychotic, but I've noticed that our thrown into a high-tec- h world within that 1 liked. It's hard. My sense of moods intensify here. Perhaps that the last few decades. Can it be responsibility to these students is comes from being alone. My positive absorbed? Understood? Should it be? Tom Karsten Night Visitors incredible. I know that I cannot let qualities shine more than I am bothered by the fact that this Fine Arts critic my tiredness affect the way I treat everconversely, my bad qualities are exchange of infor mation is so The Wooster Voice them. But at times that seems even more prominent. This solitary one-side- d. Why does "development" occasions when impossible. There are experience allows me to do a lot of imply "Western development?" "Amahl and the Night Visitors" was that was requisite for their parts. my house, self-analys- is I don't even want to leave and improvement. I During training our director of training staged by the Wooster Chorus and the This performance was also simply the upcoming American) told us, "In years knowing that in mean, faults which I could overlook in (an two FreecQander Theater over the weekend of not Biblical enough. "Amahl and the three-minu- te school I'll say walk to the US now glare at me, and because I youH look back on this and think, 'I the 6th. David Walker was stage Night Visitors" is a story about the morning" to one learned so much from How "hello" and "good now see them, I can begin to change the Thais. director, and John Russel music birth of Christ, not about how cutesy smiling all the time. can I ever thank them for teaching me hundred students, them. director. Amahl is. The audience, if it was it's so much. I hope I want to love them, but sometimes Thursday night was my weekly just they got The performance was awake, laughed at improper times, and something Now I so hard. dinner at Noinah's house. Last out of it.'" undistinguished. The Shepard chorus the miracle of Christ's birth came off as into the review class (it felt understand his point. I no I walked semester her older sister lived with me offer was good, but the music, provided by a kind of afterthought The shepherd on stage) not quite answers to my earlier questions other as if I were walking at the school. This term Nataiya has student members of the Wooster costumes were those of Irish potato every than this: the West has as much to knowing how I'd teach. I want moved, but I still visit her family in Orchestra, sounded weak and unsure. farmers, not of Jews and Gentiles in everything (an learn from Eastern cultures as they do student to understand town. Every Thursday evening I can There were also problems among the ancient Palestine. The dancers should Peace from us. A true balance of exchanged goal, but then so is the mid-easter- idealistic be found seated at a circular table with individual singers. Amahl (Laura have been exotic n, and not here information is vital to our Corps) and these students were all the family, talking, laughing, and Schwartz) was adequate, but His Scottish folk. The set was Comy as it understanding of the other. I believe because they were lost. enjoying a great Thai meaL Mother (Nancy Degener) cleared her unimaginative, and the mural above the made me forget we Americans, especially, expect sounds, the students throat on stage, and did not exhibit stage was tacky. Mercifully, the that I was tired. The following others to adopt our ways without reciprocation. good voice control. The Kings performance was less than an hour. activity period, English Club, with its n effect this (Andrew Doud, Edward Ridley, and "Amahl and the Night Visitors-ca- first-lev- el students, also went The most profound of seventy I've been in Thialand since July Christopher Palestrant) suffered from be a beautiful story if done by a typing the midterm and experience for me is learning that there well. I finished 1985. I think I've finally settled down their own youth. Their age prohibited mature company, but Wooster's And at that exists a whole other world of which we JA left school in a great mood. and made it my home. Last week I them from exuding the kind of old, production did the show an injustice. Tiger Children (we precise moment the dreamt that I was back in America and Continued on page 8 stately appearance and richness of voice know them as Boy Scouts) were missed Thailand so much I had to dismissed. They came charging up the return. I've noticed the change in my one-lan- e road I was walking down. I attitude gradually, but now I can truly stood to one side as they ran by. understand a line in a letter I received brandishing walking sticks and from a Wooster friend who was a whooping. I love these crazy students Volunteer in aother country. She more than they'll ever know. wrote. "Don't you wonder why you ever thought this place was so different? America seems strange to The smell of jasmine and incense. . me now." I agree. But what's so .having an old lady with white hair, different? Doesn't Buehler's 5 brown leathery skin,-- blood-re- d supermarket sell chicken feet and pig's beetlenut juice dribbling out of her faces? mouth grab my arm to stroke my white skin, and smile. . .receiving this p. YOUR USED BOOKS on a worksheet I gave to my students: CASH FOR Mr. Benson is a tall man. What is Friday was great, as Fridays always Mr. Benson like? He's a mountain are. Clouds warming from magento to boy with a flag over it. . .daydreaming orange to gold kept my focus during - of snow and cold weather. . .the my morning run. Morning classes assembly was in DECEMBER neighbor's chickens running around the went well. An as after lunch to yard. . . Linda and I were eating in a progress I returned nightmarket and examined a big kettle teach my fifth-perio- d class. I asked a -- of soup. Sure enough chicken. How teacher if the students would study this 8TH 18TH could we tell? By the heads floating in afternoon. "Yes," he replied. I it! Another UFO (Unidentified double-checke- d with the next teacher I Floating Object) was in the soup and saw. "No," she said. "Go ahead and 9 a.m. 4 p.m. we jokingly decided it was a koala bear. go into Chantaburi." Business needed We thought we spotted telltale to be done in the provincial capital, eucalyptus leaves afloat. . .passing a fifty miles away, so I walked the white pick-u- p truck with twenty half-mil- e to the main road, waited monks seated in the bed. . .meeting a fifteen minutes, and caught a $030 fourteen-mont- bus into Chantaburi. I'm going to h old baby who can J already "wai ' (bow with folded hands). miss this public transportation when I . .Steve's a teacher who's been here for return to the Land of the Private Car almost two years. He told us that he (USA). and his housemate adopted a neighborhood dog. Steve went to a conference, and several days after his Thailand is caught in the quandary return noticed the dog was missing. facing most developing nations the His housemate told him that another dilemma of a merging East and West teacher ate it. (Usually dog is eaten (I acknowledge the new use of "North" only on the northeast Laotian border.). . and "South" as terms illustrating the .seeing a father, mother, and two world's political and economic division children riding on the fmily moped. . but will use the terms East and West.) .hearing the low chanting as I walk by I'm fascinated as I observe the a temple in the early morning. . . meshing, and at times, opposition of the cultural and technological introductions from the West in this m ww Thursday was typical in that I had very Eastern land. How does a society 11 both emotional extremes. I thought, combine the two? Can it? Our 'A BOOKSTORE.. .AND MORE almost in the same moment, "Why am Western culture has grown up with I here?" and Tm so glad I'm here." emerging technology; to the separate 'Page 7

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Milestones Surpassed as Muskies Hold Off Swim Team's Season Looks To Be Lady Scots guard Tricia Rown and the bal handling one second and a long outside shot Better Than Ever p-- by Pat Doncgan of sophomore guard Dee Ann Mcll, the which went in and out. However, Muskies were able to moc out on top trailing by eight with 2:07 to play, Lady Scot senior Lisa Diment early. With 10:52 left in the half, the Muskingum was able to gather in the bv Wes Johston entered the game needing only eight Muskies were leading 18-- 8 as Coach rebound and follow up the missed shot a points to pass Maribcth Bcntlcr on the Hart called, a time out to try-an- d while being fouled to allow for three all-tim- e scoring list in Lady Scot regroup.- - The sideline chat paid off as point opportunity. basketball history. With 6:53 to go in the Lady Scots closed the gap to 20rl7 Muskingum and the Lady Scots Wow! Last weekend, the Woostcr viewing themselves in the near future. men's and women's swimming teams the game, Diment was able to with 8:00 minutes to play in the first traded baskets until the game ended. Dcnison was ranked third nationally , overcome the pressure of such a fear half. Both teams traded baskets as thc Overall, the ability of Muskingum to contionucd their outstanding last year and will undoubtedly rank as and became the all-ti- me scoring leader relied on good defensive pressure to take advantage of the transition game performances as both teams swam well high or higher this year. Although the for the Lady Scots. However, the force their opponent into tough and a tough full -- court pressure allowed against phcnomcnol Dcnison and an men lost, they showed real character as outcome for the Lady Scots was not as offensive situations, the first half them to achieve victory. Both teams assortment of teams in the talent-lade- n they battled Dcnison to the end. Yet, positive as Muskingum held off a late ended with the Lady Scots trailing played a hard nosed type of ball with Mt. Union meet. Yet, the highlights even against Dcnison's unbelievable 38-3- of the meet were the national Woostcr rally to defeat the Lady Scots Muskingum 2. several examples of women crashing to talent, the men surprised all by 67-5- 8. The second half opened up with the the floor for the loose ball. The Lady qualifying of Brooke Henderson in the dominating the men's 50 free with 2-- 100 in time, 6 breaststroke an excellent co-capta- in Using a tough pressure defense and Lady Scots in a zone defense which Scots fell to as Muskingum . Scott Mclean winning, 5-- qualifying some good transition basketball. Muskingum took advantage of early improved its record to 1. and the naitonal of the followed by Tim McDermott in Muskingum was able to keep the Lady with some crisp outside shooting. The Lady Scots provide an example women's 200 free relay - Brooke second. Scots out of their game plan for most Muskingum, using tough full court of women's basketball at its Finest. A Henderson, Kris Baumann, Andrea All the men turned in great of the evening. Throughout the contest pressure defense and a torrid transition prospective ail-Americ- an, tough Weigel and Kay Schwerzler with a performances in the Mount Union time of 2:42.2. the Muskies were able to take game, was able to take a 14 point lead underclass participants, are included in . meet. The highlight of this meet was a As women, the Dcnison and for the nd advantage of fast break points resulting with 15:12 remaing in the contest. every game. Again, congratulations to come-from-behi- victory in the 400

all-ti- me Mount Union meets simply provided co-capta- in from some fine pressure defense. The Lady -- Scotts, using good hustle Lisa Diment for becoming the medly with Ben Spriggs At the onset, both teams came out ' on some second shot opportunities cut leader in Lady Scot basketball history. two more opponents for the women to providing the needed spark to lead his trying to capitalize on transition the lead to 10, as Michelle Brittain The Lady Scots will now have about a master. Along with the national team ales, Jeff Burt, Ted Au. and Ted basketball. The Lady Scots and the came off the bench and added two quick month off before returning to action on qualifying performances, everybody on Fricdmont to victory. swam very Muskies were utilizing a variety of baskets. However, as the Muskies January 7 when they host the Kenyon the team well in both This weekend, the teams, have a meets, for the season to be this early zones and man-to-ma- n defenses in order moved back to the offensive end of the Ladies. Keep up the hard work, for this home meet on Saturday against Mount to trip up the opponent. However, floor, the Lady Scots employed some writer sincerely appreciates the time and to-alread- y have individuals qualified Union at 11:00 AJA. It's the perfect to for naitonals is quite some study and members of the team u using the outside shooting of junior tough defense to force the shot clock to and effort put forth up this date. break 7 I accomplishment. This writer is would love to know that you care looking forward to the inevitable about their success. Ill see y there. achievment of other women swimmers. Near Comeback Becomes Heartbreaking Setback The Dcnison meet provided a goal of Lisa Blackadar by Chris Shilts Named

. liery defense, led by the hustle Gary a of hit the free throw, the game became the call, and perhaps himself, he First-Tea- m All American It was a big night for those attending Meszaros 39-3- caused frequent Eagle 8 squeaker. The catalyst for the kneeled near the scorer's table with head Wooster - Ashland game In Held Hockey the last toumovcrs and kept the Scots in the Scots' resurgence was the defensive in arms. Gunther hit both shots , ' Tuesday. Baby McWoo was game. born. When the first half was done, play of Adams which forced a couple of ignoring the crowd, unbothered by by News Services 31-2- 3 there was a ceremony for senior fall .Ashland had a commanding lead, seconds later 57-5- r turnovers. Fittingly, Wims' timeout Ashland won 5. athletes, and Al Van Wie gave a very senior defender but nothing was lost and won. Adams was fouled. He hit the first of As for the future, if the Scots can College of Wooster gracious speech for retiring cross The capped second half was a different ball two free throws to tie the game at 39. play with the came intensity, and feel Lisa Blackadar (Stirling, NJ.) country coach Jim Bean. Byhalftime, game, hockey career by , a different story. It was a As the clock ticked away, the crowd , the same belief. Coach Wims predicts off a sensational field seemed that this was all the good in first-tea- m All-Ameri- ca by it demonstration of a group of men who, quiet at the onset, began cheering the victories. "Except for maybe Wright being named world for Wooster basketball fans. despite Blackadar, who also was the the odds, believed in themselves Scots along. The crowd pleas er of the State," Wims explains, "this is the best Perm Monto. The Ashland Eagles (NCAA II affiliate) and fought all -- first-tea- m All-Nor- th Coaai for it was worth. When night was when Rich teamed up with talent well face all year." Some say named felt out the Scots and were well alley-oo- p Conference, earned the praises victory was in sight, the Scots went O'Brien on an slam dunk. that there is a lesson in losing, as hard Athletic prepared for a strong second half. after throughout the midwest opportunities instead of sitting With seven and a half minutes left. as it is to swallow. But the Scots of coaches first three-point- er Lebron Gladden scored the points back to let time take its course. It was Rich hit a to once again fought on and will keep fighting. with her consistent, effective style of night, of the giving Ashland a lead a telling story of gutsy performances, bring the Scots within one. The Scots Some day the breaks will come their playing. they would have throughout the half. especially the performances of Henry never could take the lead, but the "Lisa is a talented athlete and a way. . Ashland's big man was John Bizeau, Adams and Chuck Rich. Eagles couldn't run away from the strong defensive player, but she

37-2- 18-foo- who accounted for 11 points and six Ashland led 7 with 15:26 pesty Scots. Adams' ter tied the MY APOLOGIES contributes to the team in many ways rebounds in the first half. It was a remaining in the game when Coach Lu game at 53 with just under two as well," said Wooster coach Sheila L slow-pace- d first half. Both teams took Wims called a timeout to recharge his minutes left, and his two free throws This week we were to feature Noonan. "She is an excellent leader, time to set up, allowing for the battered troops. This marked the tied it again at 55 with 28 seconds left. seventeen outstanding fall athletes. and she has a good sense of what it , defenses to return to the proper end of beginning of an elegant surge which A questionable call at midcourt put Due to illnesses among the staff and takes to make the team successful. the court. Ashland outplayed Wooster just fell short. Ashland's Mark Taylor Keith Gunther at the line with one December's schoolwork crunch, we are "Wooster qualified for the NCAA in the first half, partially due to blown scored on a lay-u-p when play resumed. second left. "It's unfortunate that we had unable to present this special issue at Division II tournament in each of opportunities by the Scots. Mike Eight unanswered points by Matt to lose on a call with one second left," this time. Look for it first thing next Lisa's four years here," added Noonan, McCormik and John Mead executed a Hiestand, O'Brien, and Rich brought recalled Wims later. It was more semester. , My deepest and sincere "and she played a major role in the beautiful pick-and-r- oll play, but Mead's the Scots to within four. Rich then unfortunate that the man who apologies to the readers, athletes, and team's success. It is hard to measure lay-u-p didn't sink. .Later Mike O'Brien stole the ball, on the Eagles' next committed the foul was Henry Adams, especially the coaches who took the lay-u- p alley-oo- p missed a off a pass a possession, dribbled downcourt, sank one so ever-prese- nt in the Scots' time to nominate athletes. Continued on page 8 tough play, but it could've gone in. A his lay-u- p and was fouled. When Rich comeback. Showing his disgust with --Chris Shilts Page 8

C J.A. Protests Heat Up Nationwide Continued from page 7 - h -- i. If- - her effectiveness statistically, but she . Continued from page 1 Diment Named always seemed to make the big play for H us. We knew we could count on her in student at the University of Player of the Month graduate pressure situations." Texas and member of Democracy in In addition to Blackadar, three other Acadcmia. MVP Wooster players were honored by being "This is true because of the kind of and named to the Perm Monto Great Lakes doing," he says. recruiting it's The Regional Team. Juniors Amy kind people they are recruiting have of Johnson (Wilmette, 111.) and Sarah never talked to a liberal in their entire Heath (Lewisburg, Pa.) were named to are the kind of people we By News Services lives. These the first team, while senior Kate reaching.' have trouble Koehler (Warren, N.J.) was named, see CIA as "People still the honorable mention. Johnson, a center, protecting the American way of life." scored two goals and added five assists . he says. We have to go further to College of Wooster senior captain this season, while Heath, a goalie, change that mindset." Lisa Diment (Kalamazoo, Mich.), a registered nine shutouts and a save the University of Texas at At 5-foo- t-1 1 post, has been named North percentage of .897. Koehler, a wing, Austin, about 40 students protested the Coast Athletic Conference Player of ' led the team in scoring with nine goals CIA recruitment effort there two weeks the Month after scoring 181 points in and four assists. """" " ' --- (pe ago. Y wj,l' .. . . seven games for an average of 25.9 Wooster finished the season with a The demonstration, which began at v points per game. She set a school 13-- 6 overall record and garnered a share Burdine Hall, followed a speech by record for most points in a game with of the NCAC championship with a 6--2 former CIA agent John Stockwell, in 33 against Marietta in the season record. The Lady Scots also won the which he accused the CIA of opener and then broke her own record state championship, the Great Lakes manipulating the press, overthrowing 34 points against Ohio . Regional title and earned a bid to the democracies, installing military with Dominican 10 days later. In addition, NCAA Division II tournament for the dictators and preparing for a U.S. 14M- - dill -- she leads the team in rebounding with VlJI uti )i$tn fourth consecutive year and for the fifth invasion of Nicaragua. - ' an average of 9.4 per game. time in the last six years.

Texas Students Start A Diment, who needs just nine points ConcJoms-To-G- o Service to become Wooster's all-ti- me leading scorer with 940 points (see women's Continued from page 1 basketball article), also was named the Most Valuable Player in the Great Bray says the phone started ringing Lakes Colleges Association DAILY within 30 minutes. tournament. She Scored 71 points in The campus Health Center soon three games, including 31 against bestowed legitemacy on the firm. "We Kalamazoo. CHRISTMAS SPECIALS pass out their information on venereal diseases and they distribute our fryers," "These are two great honors, and Taylor says. "Let the (uninformed) Lisa is certainly deserving of both," make jokes. We are a serious said Wooster coach Chris Hart. "Her BOXED CHRISTMAS CARDS business." offensive statistics reflect her The idea was never accepted at importance to the team, but she has MUGS Harvard last year, when six freshmen become a more complete player this started "Spermbusters." It lasted only season with her improvement on "several days," says Darius Zoroufy, defense." CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS one of the student backers of the Harvard experiment. Continued from page 6 "It was deemed to be in bad taste CLOTHING 4 unofficially by the school in the West know nothing. Or a administrators." Zoroufy says. "It was distorted little. I have been confronted SMUCKERS BOXED GIFT PACKS something they didn't want operating with a radically different way of on campus." viewing everything: religion, time, Harvard prohibits students from lifestyle, death, food, the hierarchy of GOURMET POPCORN operating businessess out of dorm society (even more patriarchal than rooms, a spokeswoman at the Dean of America's). I feel a bit like the PLUSH CHRISTMAS ANIMALS Students office says. She declined bewildered elephant Horton in the Dr. further comment on the subject, saying Seuss classic Horton Hears a Who. To it would be "inappropriate." Horton's astonishment, he learns that CHRISTMAS TINS "Yeah, there is a rule about that," an entire world exists in a dustpeck Zoroufy admits. "We decided it wasn't which sits atop a clover. I share BOOKS worth it to risk (disciplinary action). Horton's honest amazement. There is We were advised not to continue." another way of living to which we Westerners are oblivious. Our mya A lot of schools are nervous about nn dispensing contraceptives. Indiana confidence in the West has also l9f University dorms, for example, are narrowed our perspectives; we think we the best way to do everything. selling condoms for the first time ever know SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL OUR MANY CUSTOMERS! learning all is that this fall, but only under stipulation the What I'm most of are dorms don't promote or advertise their we need each other; our lives all availability. richer when we share. For every Nevertheless, some ideas die hard. conjugation I teach my students, they Harvard's Spermbusters may begin teach me something. anew. TO "We have thought of reviving it," before you do." Zoroufy says. "We are looking at a But if Zoroufy is serious about "A BOOKSTORE...AND MORE " few different ways of making it legal. making Spermbusters go, he should But, even legally, Tm sure the drop the slogan. UTs Bray warns. university will not look kindly on it." "How could they be taken seriously . CHRISTMAS HOURS; 9 AJX - 4 PJX MONDAY - SATURDAY - Ifand when the business rises again, . with a slogan like that? It's absurd. WB WILL EE OPEN THROUGH DECEMBER 24TH Zoroufy resolves Spermbusters will Why should we (joke) and sabatoge our keep its motto, "Guaranteed to come . .own business 7". - - .....