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PUBUSHED WEEKLY BYTHE STUDENTS OF CONNECl1CUT COUEGE VOLUMEXXV· NUMBER 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001 CONNBCTIClff COUJJGE, NEW LONDON, CT INSIDE: CAMELY1\1PICS 2001 Fainstein Inauguration to Move Floralia Weekend . Group Art Attack sponsors a night of one-act plays. By BRAD KIUlrr
President Norman Fainstein's inauguration will be moving Floralia this year from its traditional date. Fainstein's inauguration, sched- uled for Saturday, May 4, conflicts with the planned dates for F1oralia. Floralia, Conn's annual outdoor spring music festival, is now tenta- tively set for Saturday, April 27. The two events can be held simultaneously, because both require significant college personnel and Riding in Cars With Boys resources. lacks focus but not saddness Finding a date for Fainstein's inauguration was difficult, because the members of the Board of Trustees will be flying in for the cel- ebration. The May 4 weekend is also the weekend of the spring Trustee, meeting. "That is the only weekend that many key people will be available," said Dean of Student Life Catherine WoodBrooks. TheMarshall FloorHockey Squad poses before beginningplay at Camelympics on Friday night. Pictured are [back row] from left, The weekend of Fainstein's inau- Chris Parks, Jay Breidis, Matt "Presto" Preston, Ryan "Woody" Woodward and [center] Will Tollefson. TheMarshall team was elimi- guration will require additional work nated in its second game by Freeman. Freeman Dormitory won the gold medal at this year's Camelympics competition, while from campus safety, physical plant SPORTS Windham won silver and Katherine Blunt took the bronze. Camelympics is an annual competition that pits dorms against each - including both grounds and cusro- other in a series of athletic and intellectual events. Competitoin began on Friday evening with a long distance race and ended dial services - and dinmg services. The season comes to a close "We'll have many outdoor events for the Field Hockey Team Saturday afternoon with the completion of the soccer competition. The GoldMedal Dance was held Saturday night to announce [for Fainstein's inauguration}:' the winners of the competiion and to celebrate the acheivements of all the participants. continued on page 7 tudy Abroad Students Relocated Over Conflict in Afghanistan By KAl~ WooDSOME abroad, left the decision to stay in Barnard is one of four • STAFF WRITER • Morocco or move to England up to Connecticut College juniors whose Connecticut College junior students and their families. Still, study abroad plans were altered by Lindsay Barnard spent only a month Barnard believes the college's strong the United States' military aggres- Jiving with her host family in Rabat, encouragement to relocate was pre- sion against Osama bin Laden, the Morocco before moving to a self- mature. leader of the AI Qaeda terrorist net- atering residential hall at the "I personally felt that the recom- work allegedly responsible for the niversity of Exeter in England. mendation by Vassar was more' a bombings of the World Trade Center Fear of anti-American sentiment result of the sensationalism and fears and Pentagon. Lindsay Berg, Sara rompted by the September 11th ter- that were beginning to circulate in Lathrop, and Ezra Rashkow, study- orist attacks and subsequent US the US," she said, "rather than any ing in Northern India with the retaliation in Afghanistan caused real threat within the Northwest School for International Training, arnard's parents to demand a African continent or, more specifi- were moved to Bangalore, a city ~ge. cally, Morocco." I located in the country's southern '""Our concern was not knowing Barnard finally agreed to relo- region. wllat, if any factions of Muslims [in cate to England in order to avoid Since northern India borders Morocco], agreed with the Taliban academic and financial pitfalls. Pakistan, tremendous uncertainty regime," said Pamela Barnard, "I think the ultimate question in about the region's security made it Lindsay's mother. my own mind was not one of politi- prudent to continue the next month Vassar College, the institute cal security, but academic security," through which Bamard is studying she said. continued on page 7 Pat McGee Concert to Benefit National Reduced Rounds Give Housefellows Less Work Pancreas Foundation Campus Divisions Altered from Four Zones to Two By JAIMIE ROGERS atic diseases in general. She knew By SARAHGREEN STAFF WRITER wWw.PancreasFoundation.com. that if she and the 80,000 people As a member of the Conn com- as resources." housefellows of those dorms are In 1998 Tom Holt was graduat- AssocIATE NEWS EmToR affected by pancreatitis per year munity, Tom Holt '02 wanted to do Housefellows will go through away. ing high school and on his way to were ever to lead normal lives, some his part to increase awareness of the The way that housefellows con- their dorms every Thursday, Friday, "For example, there are times Connecticut College in the fall. research would have to be done. NPF. He was inspired by last year's duct their rounds is changing. and Saturday night. Each of these when housefellows are allowed time His mother was about to begin Thus in 1998 Jane Holt co- DISPATCH concert, which benefit- Under the old system, the cam- nights, one housefellow for each off throughout the year," said something that would change the founded the National Pancreas ed the World Aids Group, an or~ani- pus was divided into four sections- half of campus will be on call. Campbell. "Picture KB, Smith and Jives people allover the world. Foundation, a non-profit organiza- zation co-founded by Conn gradu- North, South, and Central One and Because there are ten housefellows Blackstone-those three houesfel- Thirteen years ago, Jane Holt tion "dedicated to finding a cure for ates Christof Putzel '0 I and Danny Two, Housefellows were responsi- in south campus and eleven in north lows decide to take a Friday night was diagnosed with chronic pan- all diseases of the pancreas and to Harris '01. To put on a concert ben- ble, on a rotating basis, for monitor- campus, each housefellow will only off to go home and see their parents. creatitis, a severe disease that, if provide information and humanitari- efiting the NPF, Tom Holt worked g weekend activity in one of these have to be on call about once a Then that's where the on-call situa- untreated, causes the destruction an services to those people who ~e with Student Activities Director adrants. month. tion would come in." of the pancreas and leads to dia- suffering." Scott McEver and the Student The campus will now be divided "It's not more work," explained The sight of housefellows carry- betes. Since its inception four years Activities Committee. in half between North and South, Annie Brown, housefellow of ing walkie-talkies on weekend Jane's life changed dramatical- ago, the NPF has raised $220,000 Holt booked the Pat Mcgee . I'd housefellows will only be Windham. "Basically, we're just nights as they trek from one dorm to ly. She endured constant abdomi- ($100,000 raised this year alone), Band, a popular grass-roots group sponsible for making rounds in supposed to go through the dorm another will become a thing of the nal pain, which became so severe 95% of which goes directly to from Richmond, Virginia. Their there own dorms. once before we go out, if we go out, past, due to these procedural that she had to be hospitalized at research grants. Although this has album Shine was If3 on Billboard's "They have now taken over com- just to make sure everything's not changes. Housefellows will also be least four times a year. She was greatly improved awareness, the Top Internet Album Sales Chart and , letely doing the rounds in their too crazy, and then we're supposed on call less of the time, and they will allowed only a minimal amount of Foundation is still a long way from #1 on the Coalition of Independent ouse, which they do every night to go through again before we go to be able to build a better rapport with fat and every night she was con- fulfilling its goals. Music Stores Chart. hyways," explained Conway bed." their own dorms. nected to intravenous tubes willie "We received requests for a total The band, which began touring Campbell, Director of Residential The on-call housefellow is "We all collaborated on this," she slept. of $621,000 so we're not yet where in 1996, claims musical influences Life and Housing. "That's some- responsible for his or her half of the said Angela Simos, Housefellow of Jane Holt realized through her we need to be," said Jane Holt in a from James Taylor to Ray Charles 0 thing they do in their dorms any- campus. On-call housefellows make Jane Adams. "We all worked togeth- treatments that little was known written statement published on the waJ\>to see what's go\tlg on, to serve rounds in (!Jther dorms when the er on this,~o we're happy with it." about her di"ase or about pancre- Foundation's. wehsite, ...;.
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{~ ,~'~BE' 26, 2001 • TI.E COLLEGEVOICE SCC I ~- -- EDITORIAL&OPINION Goyemors Deserve Compensation for Their Work
The campus community would be better served by a system that treated the position of governor with the seri- .pusness that it deserves, The dorm governor chairs house council, handles dorm finances, organizes a dorm TNE, "crus)\,party, and has numerous other responsibilities. \"\~ fIRST ACT AS ?R£SIDENT- ...,t· !n,.S'ther words, the governor does almost as much work as the housefellow, and significantly more work than UM, I DONT THIN .. sluden! and peer advisors. Yet while the college has an application process for housefellows and student advisors, it \IE. SHOUL~ \lAVE YOUR. LET) (,£.T NAKE.D!~~~ ~\J~s.po,such process for dorm governors, who simply volunteer at room-pick meetings for the position. I" ,,:Ye~dorm governors are not compensated for their work. INAU\1URATION ON THE j;l.o)lsefellows get free housing and a stipend that basically covers their meal-plan. Peer Advisors get comer ,rq,oflls" Governors 'get a lot of hassle, and not much else. SAM~ 't/EE.l(ENll AS , , U's,no surprise that at the spring room-pick meeting, five minutes of uncomfortable silence follow the question, FlORAllA. "So, does anybody want 'to be governor?" , " 'CPJllpensating governors is an important step in recognizing the effort and hours the position requires. Governors ,.siI'14Iflbe rewarded, whether it's with a stipend similar to a housefellow stipend or by simply allowing them to pick ·~ir. !Q<>msfirst. A tangible reward will render the position more serious in the eyes of the student body. ~ r: : .clfrtainly. rewarding governors does have the potential to cause problems under the current system. if the prom- ~ ".ilil;;of.reward convinces otherwise hesitant students to take on more responsibility than they are willing to handle. If .. ,thY, college uses a more rigorous selection process, only dedicated, qualified students will become governors. y ... ,S~lecting and compensating governors will keep governors from getting frustrated with, and eventually reluctant ,(0 perform their jobs.
h ~oinpensating governors will keep them performing well, and give students dorm'leaders who will stay moti- vated to work throughout the year. 1 ~.niursday Benefit in '62 Room Poorly Planned ~ ..' ..'\. ~... ft"i'." .... , ·,4st year, DISPATCH provided a well-received performance to benefit the World Aids Group. Next Thursday, the.'Pili McGee Band will give a concert to benefit the National Pancreas Foundation. Although this concert may " PfQy,e: uccessful, it's plagued by venue and scheduling problems that will make the conc;ert impossible for many stu- -den!~ IP attend. ~" '~c,heduling the fall concert for a Thursday night was a poor choice. Many students have labs on Thursday 'I.xxe~.gs or classes on Friday. This forces students to choose between going to the fall concert and attending to aca- _ d~mic~. " ·.,~The fall concert is a special event and would be more appropriately held on a Friday or Saturday night. Events like Tl:ffi's are routine. A student who might happen to have a paper to write or test to study for on a Thursday night I,E'Il',a1\Yaysattend the following week. The Pat McGee concert is a once-a-year event, which many students will be ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .fq~c,~!.lto miss. LEITERS TO 11lE EDITOR "...... Fhe u .. venue also poses a major threat to the successof the concert. For the student bands, DJ's, and comedy groups ;~a.t.q~nnally use the 1962 room, the size of the performance space is not as much of an issue. However, the band ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1P,f!~?;called "The Dave Matthews of the south," will surely need more space for their equipment. victory ... would act as a counterweight to Iran ... and r-U~/.,:J!I~size and layout of the 1962 room also makefor poor acoustics, .as anybody who has ever attended a N20 War in Afghanistan is would offer the possibility of new trade routes that could ,""ctormance or crowded lecture in the space knows. Not only will the crowd be annoyed at the muffling of the >f'-1 .. Doubleplusgood weaken Russian and Iranian influence in the region." ,;bap<\~O;::performance,this high-profile band might be offended. There is also various evidence that either imply or ")~",J~~st year's DISPATCH concert was held in Palmer Auditorium, a considerably larger performance space, and To the editors: directly assert that the U.S. has been planning interven- .ltv~n fhen not every concert attendee was able to get a seat. Pat McGee's popularity is comparab.le to if not greater In George Orwell's nightmare world of 1984, there tion in Afghanistan for months if not years before the than Dispatch's and the meager space offered by the 1962 room will not make a comfortable environment for those exists in Newspeak the word "duckspeak," meaning September 11th attack even took place, the motivation '",:Wh,..o ~e able to attend the concert. simply "to quack like a duck." The Party's hope was to being of course oil, but I won't go into that here, as il "~,,c;9nnecticut College students always look forward to performances by the groups that we are fortunate enough make articulate speech issue from the larynx without doesn't seem necessary for my points. But it would do ,~o gel on campus each year. All the same, a successful event requires extensive planning and attention to detail. If involving the higher brain centers at all, thus eliminating us all well, especially in the context of our previous for- ;.rhe, decisions made surrounding the impending Pat Mcgee concert are any indication, students have good reason to any intelligent and especially critical thinking. Dong's eign policy deceptions and failures, to question and ,~.}vMYof what. this year's Floralia will bring. response to my editorial is doubleplusgood duckspeak- challenge everything our government does, especially
'l \ I ·It· Big Brother would be proud. It saddens and disgusts me when it puts us into a war which threatens to take far that such inane parroting of simple and dehumanizing more innocent lives than the terrorist attack it claims 10 ·ONJ.~'" ',"" THE POSSIBILI1Y OF BECOMING THE economic theory is supposed to serve as some sort of be responding to did. refutation of anything that I said. IT we want to draw Since Dong doesn't make one single even attempt to tGREATEST GENERATION comparisons to bin Laden, economic theory is pretty counter anything I said beyond the assertion that it must close- people exist not as people, but as "human capital," all be part of some "conspiracy theory," there's really BHilAMlN CARMICHAEL • VIEWPOINT • mere means to an end. Profit; whereas of course for bin not much else necessary to say, so I'll simply stop here. Laden, his followers exist as mere means in the end of I could of course go on and on, but I won't- 1would just .....-1aJways marveled at the war stories my grandfather pered by the modem, commercial America. Living in the religious purity . suggest that people like Dong break out of the econom- told me. His stories of flying under heavy fire, of drop- economic security and social freedom of the 90s, our Capitalism is not freedom (as economists and big ics ghetto they've relegated themselves to and read a ping bombs, painted a picture of bravery and courage. generation has had to make few sacrifices, and has had ' business would have us believe) anymore than war is book or two about. history or sociology (or if they're par- ,JV,~J,?l1dstories of his co-pilots and bombers conveyed a even less to rally against. In the place of unity has come peace (as our government would have us believe) or ticularly daring, both). Events do not exist out of thin J:fi.~t(J~fintimate comraderie. In telling me these stories, division. All that has unified our generation is a commit- ignorance is strength (as the media attempts to force air, so to speak ... divorced from socio-historic context. ,be would pull out a map and with a sweep of his hand, ment to doing well in school, and reaching after the elu- upon us). Our government is not the people either. It is If we are genuinely interested in the root causes and '\'~!iu;;ly gesturing at. all of Europe, he told of the scope sive 1600 SAT score. Our epoch has been one defined true that the American people are for the most part gen- conditions that led to this terrorist attack, and truly care his.iadventures. My grandmother's tales of all her ',,'If not by principals, but by a lack thereof. Indeed, we have uinely caring and generous and peaceful; our govern- about preventing another, we won't find it in thejuveoile ..l·Rosie~' companions ring with the same dated COffi- lived in a world of luxury, and as we know no other real- ment is not. It is a simple fact and if Dong wants to dis- explanation of "evil," nor will we find ourselves any ,~{a~,";., Together, their stories portray a time when life ity, it seems natural. pute it with some facts, I would like to hear them- We safer by killing innocent civilians halfway around the ;,}y'!,s,-p;pictures, yellowed and faded with time, that not only live, but to live well and freely, I cannot help but porations) that they used to massacre hundreds of thou- always accompanied such stories. hope that some of that zeit.geist could be reborn in mod- sands in East Timor? The C.I.A. didn't. supply Suharto's Washington Conference Gives •(l ".l ~!1d myself envying them at times. They had some- em times. Often, after hearing my grandparents' stories, regime with lists of "subversives" which were then mur- Environmentalism a Boost .,\hiIl,;. to live for. Their patriotism was such that they I wished for some unifying cause, to which I assumed dered? We didn't support Pinochet's military overthrow ifgugl.>t for a return to the American way of life. that I, and my generation, would rise, and in doing so, of the democratically elected government of Allende? To the editor, ;'cS'n'l'"!ced of the glory Of this nation, they halted their prove our wprth not only to the world, but generations Nixon didn't order the C.LA. to "make the economy Last Friday seven Conn students traveled down to careers and educations and put their lives at risk to to come as well. scream" in Chile to "prevent Allende from coming to George Washington University for the third annual iP'!,fl;jlr,l< America. Nothing is more worthy of reverence. Perhaps now is our chance. Perhaps now, if the war power or unseat him"? But Iguess that the thousands of ECOnference, a student. organized weekend of vigorous "","Before the war, I feared that these principals had escalates to a feverish pitch, our time may come. And yet families that lost loved ones in disappearances and ter- workshops and panel discussions. We listened to and ,bj;ell"\ost. In longest period of sustained economic I am uncertain as to whether or not I want my wish real- ror campaigns by the Chilean secret police can be com- questioned top leaders in social change groups, includ- , grow-ill.in history, the young generations have been pam- ized. forted by the fact that some of them have been "dis- ing Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for placed" from poverty by the wonderful policies of the Health, Environment, and Justice, Friends of the Earth, United States. Is it at all possible that they might see the the Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA, Defenders 'of situation differently? Is it at all possible that the world Wildlife, the National Association of State PIRGs, :....1·. might see the United States' foreign policy differently Environmental Defense, and Rainforest A~tion '. ';' • .'1 THE COLLEGE VOICE from how our corporate controlled media portrays it- the Network. media that loves to highlight atrocities committed by To hear from grown-ups dedicating their lives to , '.~" 'L-" Box4970 • OFFICE (860) 439-2843 enemies of the hour while at the same time ignoring positive social development, to see our vision is more atrocities committed by either our own government or than youthful idealism, to talk wilb 2,000 other ~w'l'e E-MAIL: [email protected] our governments supported allies? and active students, was incredibly inspiring. Sudejeqly Finally, and most relevant to the current events and it became clear how vital we are, that as 18-30 year,o\ds situation, it needs to be pointed out that our government EDITORS-IN-CHIEF we hold the magic coin in our hands. We are 'lbe helped cultivate and encourage militant Islamic groups nation's top consumers. 'Businesses, the money th,.ey BRADLEY KRErr SPORTS EDITOR that would eventually become the Taliban, "freedom donate to campaigns, the policies implemented itt tjle fighters," targeted at the Russian "scourge." And in fact, COLEY WARD ADAM ROGOWIN political and economic system, the pillaging.',of we continued to tacitly support the Taliban, despite its resources for about 20% of the world's population, lbe horrible human rights record throughout the 90's increasing gap between rich and poor- all these could because it was believed that it would allow U,S. oil MANAGINGEDITORS PHOTO EDITOR not be without our dollar in the grocery store, the :gas interests the opportunity to set up a pipeline from the . JAMIE THOMSON station, the mall, the packie . , MiCHAEL STEWART Caspian Sea, through Afghanistan, thus avoiding the With such direct actions as letter writing, phone necessity of going through Iran. And in actuality, that calls, pledges, and protests, as well as nationwide net- AssOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR may very well be the real reason behind the drive to DOW working with our new friends, we drive the call for ~or- BUSINESS MANAGER remove the Taliban from power. Now, before I solicit porate accountability in the global economy. Look ,out TiM BARCO more unfounded accusations of being a "conspiracy the- MEGHAN SHERBURN for your chance to stop funding for drilling without ,on- orist," it would do those would-be accusers of reading servation and maximum resource use, to call Staples I"'d A&E EDITOR some of their cherished mainstream newspapers- from OPINION EDITOR demand they stop cutting 97% of their lumber from U1d- the Wall Street Journal. The main interests of American MAUREEN MIESMER LAYOUTEDITOR growth forests, to halt the passing of the "Fast Track" IAN ABRAMS and other Western elites lie in making Afghanistan "a bill that would speed up the already flippant implemen- SHERYL LINSKY prime transhipment route for the export of Central tation of World Bank policies. Join us, your fellow con- Assoc. A&E EDITOR, Asia's vast oil, gas and other natural resources." "Like sumers, in slowing the unsustainable growth that. threat- • EDITORIAL CARTOONIST them or not," the Journal continues without fear of con- • MiCAH WEISBERG HEAD CoPY EDITOR ens the rights of Earth and all its beings . JORDAN GEARY tradiction, "the Taliban are the players most capable of DESANfA I think we returned from D.C. stronger than we ever JESS achieving peace in Afghanistan at this moment in histo- thought possible. , ,;,~ :i:.- ""-- ---:t.:l..-_...... I ry." The New York Tiroes similarly reported, 'The •Kate Guthrie, '02 Clinton Administration haftaken the view that a Taliban v 1'-·-::-- =:=::-----:-==-----======- __------:------l-L~
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About a year ago, [ was waiting in the airport for year-olds walking around Berkeley talking on cell phones, as though they ERIC SEVERsoN • . .. AND JUSTICE FOR All a plane home, when, as most people occasionally do, were somehow so important that they couldn't stop and use a pay phone I felt the need to use the bathroom. because they just didn't have the time. For as long as I can remember, AmeritatfrlliJi- Simple enough. I had been using bathrooms for a Has there ever been a 12 year-old who is that busy? Are there 20 year- lacy history has been a subject of immense ifiteres'Mo while by that point in my life, and everything seemed olds that are? me. My interest in the American Civil War hn'd First to be going okay until a man walked to the urinal Is there anyone, really, who is not in the business of saving lives or run- World War causes some to question my sanlty" '>\8 a next to me. . .ning countries that is so important that they can't be out of contact for an . fourth grader, I came home from school and lurn~d We disagreed about the purpose of the hour or two? on CNN during the Gulf War. My studies ot-The lat- urinal. A hundred years ago, people didn't own phones. Now you're weird if ter half of this century and my observations 'Ot coo- While I feel that urinals are best left in you can't be reached from anyone, anywhere in the world, immediately. flict in the last ten years lead me to an ine\litallle silence Or conversation between friends, .*. question: how much do we truly know about What is this man next tn me felt that urinals were clearly places to both 1 don't really know where to begin with all of the things f hate about taking place? ,) .,~? 1\) relieve one's bladder and, B) purchase stock over a cell cell phones. There's the obvious: they make noise in otherwise peace- An examination of the twentieth century wiJI readily show us that-this is phone. ful places, they make drivers drive dangerously. not a new question. The sinking of the USS Maine in 1898 was used'to'Jds- So for those of you keeping score at home, there are peo- But I have to admit they provide a service. tify war with Spain; the evidence implicating Spain was highly qUeStron- ple out there who believe that they have not one free waking A week ago, I got to speak to one of my closest friends from home able, but this fact was lost in a sea of war-hawk sentiment in the'~;nion's moment away from making money. because he has free long distance on his cell phone at night. I felt like newspapers. A minority of those who questioned the validity of J'resii:te'nt I was in Oakland. Wilson's claim that America was helping to "make the world safe foraeir1&- Every day, a new friend of mine--- decides to buy a cell phone, I think the problem I have with cell phones is the same problem racy" in the First World War were censored, jailed, and in extre~e:Cases, much to my chagrin and threats of violence. "But don't worry," I have with AOL's instant messenger. Yes, you can keep in touch with murdered. The true nature of our nation's involvement in Southeast A.shi was this friend assures me, "I'm not going to be one of those annoying people, hut you're not really talking to them. People type in sentence kept hidden away in classified federal archives until the Pentagoh'Papers cell phone users. I only have my cell phone in case of emergencies." fragments and emoticons with instant messenger; they don't talk. were printed by the New York Times in 1971. I' '...... Inevitably, the definition of an emergency changes. And being that guy whose friend is in a room, typing on instant If one takes a close look at how newspapers react to imntinent ~ A year ago, a friend of mine got a cell phone so his family could messenger and talking to you is worse. You feel like your conversation conflict, one will see that dissenting opinions in the mass media a1~Jt Dis- reach him in case of emergency, such as a family member dying. An emer- is being turned into nonsense so your friend can multitask his human rela- appear in the weeks before war, and only tend to reappear when th;war in gency now means somebody who he knows in some way wants to talk to tionships. question has dragged on for an extended period. For example, when him - even if he's in the ntiddle of a restaurant eating dinner. There comes a point when it's better to commit to one conversation or President Bush the First ordered military action to liberate Kuwait:'Opinion So it involves more than a little restraint, when this happens, for me not another, rather than committing to having neither by trying to have both. columns almost unanimously praised his courage in standing up to Jttl~scirl's to pour a bowl of soup on his lap. So in other words, keep your cell phone buried, preferably in the aggression. Almost no one bothered to mention that at the time Il'uslt'w..s Also, I'm a hig fan of soup. garbage, if you actually enjoy relating to people. And above all, keep them the only world leader who had been condeomed as an aggressor '6y·t!le ••• away from the dinner table. Not all food is as good as soup. United Nations (for his handling of the Panama crisis.) During the"~, tel. Even little children own cell phones these days. I saw far too many 12 evision screens were filled with images of Tomahawk ntissiles flying'acidss the sky and Iraqi soldiers surrendering en masse. It was not until four'~eiirs later that I discovered that twenty-two thousand Iraqis, ten percent althem 1 civilians, were casualties of this conflict. It simply wasn't discussed:' 1 ,j Regardless of how one feels about the merits of previous and'i;dtren, SARAH GREEN • VIEWPOINT American military actions, one ought to recognize that excessive sedreey tin •• high places, even during wartime, is antithetical to the very notion or libert~ Tufts, Brown, Wesleyan, Barnard, Vassar, Why not require students to take five or six out of the seven 'foundation which we claim to be defending. Granted, there are certainly cases iHiJhjtb Grinnell, Williams, Amherst. Eight schools that courses? Another option is condensing the seven areas into four, such as 1) classifying of information and withholding of facts from the pUblic'i~G;li. l' appear on top-25 lists every year. Wesleyan, science and math, 2) philosophy, and religion, 3) creative and literary arts, fied; during the Second World War the effectiveness of German w2aponry Williams, Grinnell, and Amherst were on the a11- and 4) history and social science. You're still covering the same topics, but against American Naval Vessels was kept under wraps, and rigll'tly·So. powerful US News and World Report's list of the the student has more flexibility in choosing which classes to take to fulfill Sintilarly, many of the details of our nation's current campa/fIT";n hest colleges, and all four were in the top twelve. those broader requirements, Afghanistan must remain secret; however, it is our duty as Americans tc What do all eight of these schools have in common? Furthermore, the current system of 7 area requirements (which is really ensure that this secrecy does not become so excessive as to violatelth~"}1lib- None of them have general education requirements. . eight, when you count foreign language) supports courses affectionately lie's right to know. ;.' ,"
I have an emergency plan in case a campus skunk ever sprays me:";r won I be going back to my dorm room. The smell would travel up and 1I0Winl SUVS ARE S-U-C-K-Y hallway. People would know what had happened, and that's the kind :O'Ni. i C t dent that breeds nicknames, the kind of nicknames that stick witii''you ~I
(.1(ATlXN STlLUNGS • EARTH HOUSE through college and up through your 30th alumni anniversary. ~'I ",,"'-,; (0'_.' t I plan on getting into my car and driving the five hours home to s'o!i'~ I:.' , 'When and why did it become so popular to drive Sport Utility Car companies are targeting the upper cmst of American con- Philadelphia. I mean, I can't really afford to stay in a hotel until the"sm~l ''"Vehicles (SUV's)? Think back to ten years ago and remember/"'. sumers, and their marketing techniques are working. The media wears off and I will need to go somewhere I'll be able to douse .!Jysc1H, i"'wllell Jeep Cherokee and GMC Jimmy were a few of the only I_~ has bombarded us with images of the Chevrolet Suburban tearing tomato juice for a couple of days. I'll just email my assignm~rl~"!{n :~v~rsize vehicles on the road. Now look around on the high- ,! up a rocky road, or the Ford Explorer atop a picturesque moun- Professors will understand. _ .. l'way, m a city, even on our very own campus of IOtelligent, 1 tain. Not only are these images of SUV's totally hypocritical ;"educated individuals; we are surrounded by SUV's that hardly \ (SUV's are the most environmentally unfriendly cars you can I'm hoping it won't come to that. I don't ever want to bathe in tomato flit lnto a single parking space. In the last several years, almost . buy), the images are also false. The vast majority of SUV own- jnice. I don't even like to drink tomato juice. But I'll tell you what.-.~ihe-' every major car company has come out with a new model Of~,. .~ ers rarely use the features for which these vehicles are other night, when I almost stepped on that sknnk, I thooght my worst fe t'SUv, each clainting to be bigger and better than the rest.. !... de~igned., The closest many will come to properly using had been realized. . I '''SUV's have quickly become a status symbol for upper- ""0 .. ~. ,. therr SOY s .s kicking them mto 4-wheel drive 10 a snow- In light of my recent brush with stink, I've decided to call for action. I ,. ~irl.(ddle class Americans. In light of this disturhing trend, I Itt..... t . oV" storm on the way to work from the snburbs to the dty. time to do something about the skunks that have infiltrated the campus. I p(p I:flave to wonder: what ISthe appeal of an expenSive, often dan- "leUy 0 The whole concept of an SOY IS a perfectly Amencan one. pose shooting them. .: ~"~'erous, gas-guzzling monster of a vehicle? We are a country of consumers; we want it our way, we demand access I've considered the various options. My neigh- I ~, • Is the allure of SOY's the freedom of knowing you could drive off-road to more goods and more space than any human being needs, and we only bors and I called campus safety to see if any- t . ~ \ if the opportunity suddenly presented itself, or the sense of power and safe- concern ourselves with our own needs and wants. Think of the irony of the thing could be done. The officer on the phone • '''ty people feel when they're driving the biggest vehicle on the road, or sim- SUV in this day in age: we are mnning out of space due to overpopulation, said the skunks were here first and that we It l'ply the novelty of owning one ~f the latest trendy vehicles? and yet we are ohsessed with these enormous vehicles. While we are rapid- should try and coexist. Not on my watch. ~., It's amazing to think that with all we know about global warnting and ly using up fossil fuels and other non-renewable sources of energy, we con- Don't get me wrong. I'm all for ani- rt>allution, we continue to take stepS toward destroying the future of this plan- tinue to support less fuel-efficient vehicles. Rather than utilizing renewable mal rights. I'm a vegetarian for God's sake. '.,';t.- While it may not feel like you personally are affecting the e~virooment sources of energy, which are currently available, we make the choice to pour If there's a way to get rid of the skunks that won't wl)en you're in the car lot deciding between the Navigator and the our d5'llars into gasoline companies. At the same time, we buy SUV's harm the poor things, then that's peachy. But ;.'Excursion, you absolutely are. By purchasing a Sport Utility Vehicle~ you because they make us feel safe. they have got to go. The sooner the better. ·'promote the manofacturing of more of these automobiles, which require While my massive SOY would kill anyone else in a car accident, at least Unfortunately, this is the kind of situation ;...nore materials than normal size cars. Every time you fill up your SOY with I would be fairly safe. Even though my vehicle obscures the view of driv- that won't be remedied until somebody actually icglis, which is up to three times more often than car owners, you support ers behind and around me, I can see perfectly. gets sprayed. Maybe, it won't be remedied until a .gasoline companies. These companies (particularly ExxonMobil, Chevron, As consnmers, we hold a great deal of power, when buying anything son or daughter of a donor gets sprayed. But eventu- I' and BP Amoco) are mnning out of gasoline sources, and are therefore using from shampoo to light bulbs to cars. 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4 •. OC'ffiUl.iR 26, 2001 • 'fill! COLLEGE VOItl! ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Group Art Attack Premieres With One-Acts Jeff Buckley Posthumous Live
By NANCY DINSIUOIU~ Shengold, featured monologues by Release Carries On Rock Legacy STAlIP WRITER several women ahout how they view themselves in their roles as waitress- By TARA MUUo'NS His voice alternates between Oil October 18 'Old 19, Group es. This piece made good use of thrilling crescendos and faint mur- Art Attack sponsored a night of one- space, switching scenes with the murs as a bohemian melody rever.' act performances in the Cro's Nest appearance of different characters. Before the day my brother left berates in the background. He deliv-' at the Crozier Williams College Each acror offered a strong portray- home to' chase after his adulthood, ers a grittier version of "Eternal d' Center. Group Art Attack is an inter- al of his or her character, particular- he and I were musical junkies. f was Life," and although this grunge 11 disciplinary support network that ly Jamie Mayer, as Melissa, who a follower of my Pied Piper sibling, adaptation is less enjoyable than the was started in the Theatre depart- shuwed particularly good range in frequently creeping up his shag-car- original, it is an impressive example '" ment. The group helps out with stu- her monologue. She was hoth funny peted steps to hear what he played. of Buckley's experimentation. ; dent projects and encourages partic- and sincere as she gave a real per- One night 1 pulled out an unfamiliar The alhum is swallowed by" ipation by students who are not spective on her role in life. which majors but wish to be involved in the disc. "Grace." Ilooked at images of Buckley's voice. He belts out an .! contrasted nicely with the more arts in some way. a shaggy- haired guy reminiscent of adrenalin-infused cover of MC5's comical performances of waitresses New York's CBGB era. His soulful The group's advisor, Robert "Kick out the Jams," and spiUs out' ib by Leslie Kandel, Hannah Snyder- eyes begged me to realize the poten- Knopf of the Theatre department, an intoxicating and hypnotic '" Beck, and Kate Berton. originally carne up with the idea of tial energy that conld fly from the anthem, "Lilac Wine." The transi-' I The final one- act, performed doing a night of one-act plays. The CD's circular orbit on the stereo. 1 lion between "Lilac Wine" and 1.1 only on Thursday, October 18, was president of Group Art Attack, did, and as Jeff Buckley crooned HOrace" is one of the most breath- "The Unexpurgated Memoirs of Deven Sisler, explained that one-act through his opening track, I laid my taking moments on the album. l\ I Bernard Mergendeiler,' hy Jules head against the player and let the performances are a good way to get Bnckley treats the French to the' 1 Peiffer, directed by Sisler. A couch electric beauty pour its way from the more people, especially those who whimsical and romantic "Je n'en was added to the set for this scene. speakers, to my fingertips, feet, and are not majors, involved in theatre. connais pas la fin" before delving- Kara Peters and Ned de Bary played back. into one of his most powerful songs, ')1 At the October 18 performance Naomi and Bernard, a couple who Buckley released this seminal a cover of Leonard Cohen's "- of the October One Acts, students had just met and were about to sleep work in 1994, shortly after his 93' "Hallelujah," On this track, Buckley' performed four pieces, along with a together when Bernard found he EP debut, "Live at Sin-E." The is humbled by the overwhelming. I. short film, shown afterwards. Sisler could not perform. The conversa- nineties ushered in this avant-garde reaction of his audience, stifling a ,I and Elisabeth Wexler were the direc- tion that followed was a witty dehate singer-songwriter, a mysterious fix- laugh of amazement before continu- it tors for this night of One-Acts, shar- on the nature of sex and relation- ture of New York's underground c1nb ing. He comes into his own as a star; al ing the task by each directing two ships that ended with Naomi con- and coffeehouse scene. Despite his pausing briefly to absorb his fame," pieces. Enhanced by the simple set- vincing Bernard that he could enjoy recognition in Manhattan's East as he encourages the audience to ting and lighting of the stage in the having sex with her. Village, his American fans were few. chime along with him as he climb Cro's Nest, most of the perfonnanc- A short film entitled "Deez He found greater fame in Europe, one step higher on the ladder of es used minimal props, often only Nuts," starring Taylor Cunningham, receiving the prestigious Gran Prix recognition. a table and chairs. This let the audi- Jordan Geary, and Ben Morse was to International Du Disque award and Towards the end of his perform- ence members concentrate com- Leslie Kandel was one of the stars of "Lives of Great Waitresses." (Stenger) have followed next, but technical gold record certification. It is with ance, a fan cries out with apprecia- pletely on the actors and the dia- difficulties prevented the film from this latest release, "Live A tion for the singer. Buckley logue onstage. humorous ending, which contrasted ed well and Peters did a good job of heing shown either night. L'Olympia", that Buckley encoun- responds, "Yon've given me very The first piece was "Two nicely with the rest of their conver- responding to the ridiculous com- The evening of October One- ters rock and roll stardom. much ... This is the first time this ever if Women," by Jules Feiffer, and it was sation. mands of Waters' character, using Acts was an entertaining slice of stu- Live A L'Olympia is a posthn- happened to ns ...you'te'r directed by Sisler. It featured a This piece was followed by two funny accents and pantomiming a dent theatre, and it served to high- mous addition to Buckley's canon of very ...strange, wonderful people," ~1. woman, played by Kate Berton, and piece directed by Wexler. "The Role funny story. The ending was a light the successful collaboration of work, produced by Buckley's moth- His unadulterated attitude toward his 0 her pregnant friend, played by Susan of Della," by John J. Wooten, was a humorous surprise; the audience dis- performing artists through Group er, Mary Guibert, and his guitarist, own music contributes to the power "'lJ Laszwaski, sitting at a table talking humorous one-act about a girl audi- covers that .the foul director is actu- Art Attack. We hope to see many Michael Tighe. The album is com- and purity that he delivers with each ,d' over coffee. It was a short piece that tioning for a director. Kara Peters ally a fellow actor trying to get the things from this organization in the prised of two stints at Olympia and song. The final track is a duo with' n centered around their discussion played Elizabeth, a girl who audi- same part. future. one appearance at a French Classic the famed Azerbaijani singer Alim' IJH about whether it was moraUy right tions for a role in a play directed by The next one- act directed hy Festival. The CD was mastered Qazimov, a legend of the Mugharn n to bring a child into the world. Both a less than pleasant authority, played Wexler was just as funny, "Lives of from two recordings found among musical genre that Buckley admired !( actors did a nice job handling the by Cassie Waters. The two interact- Great Waitresses;" by Nina his possessions after he drowned in for its clarity and poetic beauty.
Memphis' Wolf River in 1997. His voice harmonizes with (t The life-affirnting lyricism and Qazimov's perfectly, his haunting " Barrymore's Latest: No One In The Driver's Seat dreamlike melodies Buckley is best falsetto permeating the audience like ' known for maintain their integrity on a musical residue. "Live A Riding In Cars lVith Boys chron- this album, but are more experimen- L'Olympia" .veveals the intimate' Riding in icles the experiences of Beverly tal, like his other posthumous live side of Buckley, an artist whose D'Onofrio (Drew Barrymore) from release, "Mystery White Boy." On fame and beauty came as quickly as' Cars With 1968, when she gives birth at the age this live rendition of "Dream his passing in the ebb and flow of /1 : of fifteen, to 1985, as she relentless- Boys Brother," Buckley invites listeners to Mississippi waters. . ly pursues her dreams of being a join him on a meditative excursion. writer in New York City. Several young actors, including Cody and . ***UU Logan Arens (Jason, ages six and Rated:PG-13 three) portray Beverly's SOIL This Length:132 minntes culminates in Adam Garcia's per- formance as the frustrated and torn MOUIE TIMES Starring; DrewBarrymore, adult Jason in 1985. Steve Zahn SteveZahn,Sarah Gilbert stars as Raymond Hasek, Beverly's Directedby:PennyMarshall hopeless and heroin-addicted bus- Hoyts Waterford 9 Snnunary:A single mother hand, and Brittany Murphy stars as withdreams of becominga Fay, Beverly's best friend and fellow Don't Say A Word (R) Fri - Thu (12:50 3:30) 6:40 9:15 writer has a son at age fif- teenage mother, Riding in Cars with Boys (PG-13) Fri - Thn (12:40 3:40) Marshall attempts to weave the teen In 1968. and goes The problem with Riding III throw herself down a flight of stairs 6:309:25 I story around Beverly's relentless Cars With Boys is not that the view- in an attempt to miscarry, yet only through a failed marriage 13 Ghosts (R) Fri - Thu 0:204:20) 7:05 9:40 pursuit of her dreams, and her love er cannot sympathize with Beverly ends up sliding down the steps in her '1' Zoolander (PG-13) Fri - Thu (1:10 3:50) 7:25 9:45 .,. witha a drng addicted father for her son. However, the movie's and her struggles through insur- pajamas time after time. This scene dominant focus is on the utter disap- mountable obstacles, nor that the cleverly approaches a frightening K·Pax (PG) Fri - Thu (12:55 3:55) 6:55 9:50 pointments of Beverly's life as a viewer cannot sympathize with her problem with touching and naive The Last Castle (R) Fri - Thu (12:35 3:35) 6:35 9:30, Sat By MAURIlEN MmsMER young mother, as she is turned down son's dysfnnctional and difficult humor. 6:359:30 for college scholarships hecause of childhood. The problem is that the A&E EDITOR Based on the actual memoirs of Corky Romano (PG-13) Fri - Thu (1:304:10) 7:15 9:20 her son. Even moments that come viewer cannot sympathize with them Beverly D'Onofrio, Riding In Cars More often than not, moviegoers across as jovial 'and lighthearted, as a family going through these hard With Boys is an entertaining and Training Day (R) Fri - Thu (12:45 3:45) 6:45 9:35 leave the theater after a film feeling such as Jason's hirthday party, are times together. The only character heartfelt film. Barrymore does a Bandits (PG-I3) Fri- Thu (1:004:00) 6:50 9:50 that they either loved, hated, or tainted by disappointment. that truly seems to love anyone is wonderful job portraying the desper- could at least offer some opinion on In one scene, Beverly questions Jason's father, Ray, who despite the ation of Beverly, who only wants to the movie'. Even movies that do not whether she reaUy loves Jason or fact that he is a heroin jnnkie, ends realize her interrupted adolescent Hoyts Groton 6 polarize the viewer into "love" or only loves him because she has to, up being' one of the most likeable dreams. Zahn and the various actors "hate" usually elicit enough of a and although the characters around characters in the film. Zahn manages who portray Jason also do a com- From Hell (R) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:00) 7:00 9:40, Sat _ Sun response so that the audience mem- her assure her that she really does to bring a rea] sense of struggle and mendahle job of developing their (I:004:00) 7:00 9:40 . ber can' subjectively offer recom- love her son, the movie fails to real- emotion to this role, and is believ- individual character's emotions and mendations. ly demonstrate this to the viewer. able in his love for Jason. Bones (R) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:20) 7:20 9:35, Sat _ Sun (1:20 needs. Riding In Cars With Boys 4:20) 7:20 9:35 .: Unfortunately, a movie occa- Yes, she tries to protect him from his However, despite this lack of falls short, however, because these sionally comes along that manages heroin-addicted. father, and yes, she emotive response, Riding In Cars characters, although highly devel- Training Day (R) Fri, Mon - Thu (4: 10) 6:40 9:30, Sat- to straddle perfectly that line only wants his life to be better, but With Boys is a poignant look at oped, pursue their individual lives in Sun (1:10 4:10) 6:409:30 between like and dislike, between the viewer cannot help but feel that motherhood that manages to address lanes that only occasionally intersect 13 Ghosts (R) Fri, Mon - Thu (3:50) 6:509:15, Sat _ Sun she .only wants his life to be better toleration and repulsion. The latest its challenges with a unique and an~ are often non-passing. (12:503:50) 6:509: 15 Penny Marshall film, Riding In Ca rs because that would make her life effective humor. In one early scene, With Boys, does just this. hetter as well. Beverly repeatedly attempts to The Last Castle (R) Fri, Mon - Tbu (3:40) 6:30 9:20, Sat- Sun (12:40 3:40) 6:30 9:20 Iron Monkey (PG-13) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:30) 7:10 9:25, Sat Dormlife Jordan Geary - Sun (1:30 4:30) 7:109:25
THIS CAfETERIA FOoD IS GETTINl7 VoR'iE. Hoyts Mystic 3 EVE Rl'PAY. K-Pax (PG-13) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:00) 6'45 9'30 S t _ Sun (I:00 4:00) 6:45 9:30 . ., a Bandits (PG-13) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:15) 7'00 9'35 Sat _ Sun (1:154:15) 7:00 9:35 . ., Joy Ride (R) Fri - Thu (4:30) 9:40 Hearts in Atlantis (PG-13) Fri, Mon _ Th 7'1 S (1:30)7:15 u . 5, Sat - un
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rnE COLLEeEVOICE' OemEER 26, 2001 • 5 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Monk Gives Engaging Performance in Mercy BE KIND, REWIND: TIuCK & TREAT
By IlEATIIERDEBARI People who say that college express and translate an emotional faceted implement was phenomenal. Sli\FF WRITER kids are too old to be going trick or experience into a visual one. Theater and music performances tra- treating are most likely the same "Mercy" is a mysterious collabo- The highlight of the large back- ditionally use words to convey a ignorant twits who actually think ration between two geniuses of their drop screen was when a dozen peo- message to the audience. However, Carrot Top is funny. This upcoming ple, dressed in white, gyrated fields: Meredith Monk, a filmmaker, the singers used chants, chirps, and Wednesday my friends and I, just around the stage. The screen showed choreographer, singer, and director, wordless phrases to communicate. as we did last year, will don cos- a hypnotizing image with hlack, and Ann Hamilton, a visual They aren't human characters tumes (and not just black gray, and white lines. Every time artist/sculptor. This music/theater because you don't learn anything clothes ... we are not THOSE kids), they stopped in unison, their white piece, which was shown on about their background; rather, they and between the hours of nine and clothes seemed to align with the Saturday, October 20, in Palmer are instruments that create the midnight will go house to house, lines of the background. It was like Auditorium at Connecticut College, sounds of a long, wearying ballad. waking up children, surprising old for my friend's birthday and that watching a music video that was is exemplary of what is known as The absence of real words allows the ladies, and getting more candy than just made it hit all the harder. IUs edited to produce aesthetic effects, extended vocal technique, or inter- viewer to engage in the interpreta- we will ever need (I still have pop- the ultimate haunted house movie except that the art was intelligently disciplinary performance, a field in tion, which is key in strong, abstract corn balls from last year). and a brilliant psychological film put together right there on the spot. which Meredith Monk is a pioneer. performances. However, while we, the cool kids, LOSER OF THE WEEK. The emotive and profound The music of Monk's work has been Walking back to my dorm after will be out trick-or-treating, ] am TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE responses this techni9ue evoked are made available in CDs such as seeing "Mercy," I heard other audi- sure there are losers among the (who really cares?) what made "Mercy" such a unique "Volcano Songs," "Book of Days," ence members describing the per- campus populace that will claim to Last year I took Introduction to and enjoyable experience. In seeing "Monk and Abbess", "Do You Be," formance as being "way out there," be above this age- old tradition and Film Studies (big ups to my main this type of performance for the first and questioning the meanings "Turtle Dreams," and several others. Meredith Monk pefbrmed "Mercy" Saturday cop lame excuses like homework. man Prof. Tetzlaff), and as our f1n,~ time, I felt that I was not able to put behind the piece. "Mercy" was in This unusual technique defies These people do not have their pri- projects we all had to pair up and effective is that you see what the together a story, or a plot; rather, the many ways, "way out there" as a traditional, conventional music/the- orities in order (candy and dressing do a presentation on one of the character sees, and so you are able to individual segments seemed to stand distinct and creative type of per- ater pieces. My favorite aspect of up like a super hero should come movies we had watched, sympathize. You can obtain differ- on their own. formance. Monk and Hamilton freed "Mercy" was its use of the backdrop before education) and will obvious- Unfortunately, 1 fell asleep during ent information about the person In the beginning of the piece, we the audience to interpret the mes- screen, which examined the person- ly never have a high-profile video the class where we picked which they are looking at: their gestures, see the shadows of two women at a sages of the piece however they review column like mine. But since movie we were going to do (and al visions of several different indi- their emotions- what they are feel- table. Soon, Hamilton, begins to chose, and this interpretive freedom I do pity these poor fools, I will fall that no good Liz Wexler paired up viduals. In ordinary performances, ing. The screen was a bright green at write in one long stroke on a piece of made "Mercy" a unique and deeply into line and give you a video to with somebody else on Citizen the audience may focus on some- one point, and at another, a piercing paper, leaving the audience curious engaging piece. rent if you want to make your Kane ... well your lack of loyalty i. thing different than the director blue, and this, along with the many and confused. Halloween spooky without leaving in print now Wexler, so looks like I intends. What makes this piece so visual movements, helps the artists The use of language as a multi- your room and another to avoid had the last laugh), and I got stuck (although you deserve whatever with the last pick: Texas Chainsaw you get, you nerds). Massacre, along with the other kid Don't Get Carried Away-Just Watch It on Saturday WlNNER OF THE WEEK: who fell asJeep. Now don't get me THE SHINING (Jack Nicholson, wrong, TCM is in the Film Studies By ANDREA Ionrco each of Bridgman and Packer's per- Shelly Duvall) curriculum for a reason; from the STAn' WRITER formances, but it also symbolizes When it comes to horror view of a film student or critic, it is their desire to bring their art and movies, I am admittedly a pansy. a brilliant film. The camera work, A red satin screen hangs in the their audiences to a new level. It rep- I've gotten better with time and the cinematography, the sound, [he middle of the stage. Images twist resents their wish to include the only close my eyes half of the time images. .vall of that stuff is top and distort before the audience. Two audience in their journey of chal- during a shock movie like Scream notch. However, if you're looking dancers perform, but four seem to lenging the mind while testing their or Friday the 13th and then feel fine for a movie to have a good scare float in and out of the audience's own boundaries. The performance is later, but The Shining is a movie I with your buddies over, (his is not view. With its innovative lighting, lit from the back, allowing the saw when Iwas tbirteen and think- it. It has not stood the test of time the aid of an old overhead projector, dancers to be seen in light and shad- ing about it still scares the living well, and the dated seventies look and the unique choreography of the ow. "Carried Away" marks daylights out of me. It's Stanley comes off as laughable in a movie husband and wife duo Art Bridgman BridgmanlPacker's second partner- Kubrick at his best, and where it shouldn't be: ditto for the and ,Myrna Packer, "Carried Away" ship with the Grammy Award win- nobody ... NOBODY, does crazy as main villain's makeup job. And plays, with the minds of the audi- ning composer Glen Velez. "Carried well as Nicholson. Pacing is used while Kubrick used pacing so well ence. The red satin screen provides a Away" is brought to life by Velez's to near perfection in this movie. in The Shining, it is botched here. backdrop to their moving picture of score, which combines complex and Long, slow portions make you feel as the initial scenes feature the intertwined shadows, a picture that energetic rhythms with vocals that as if you are spiraling into madness same thing happening over and. challenges and transcends. rise and fall with the images of the along with Nicholson. That spiral is over again. Towards the end it The onStage program at dancers. the key, as the insanity doesn't all resorts to shock value and at the Connecticut College continues its Bridgman/Peeker's orrStege-per orne arytllf at -once, but in"tlow very end completely falls apart (she 2001-2002 season on Saturday, formance promises to provide the teases, making you aware of its gets rescued by truckers that hap- October 27 with Bridgman/Packer's audience with a breathtaking, inven- presence, but not letting you see it. pen to be driving by? Sorry if I Inventive form of dance theatre in tive, and powerful picture of dance. The minimal use of characters and ruined that one for any of you...). Ir "Carried Away." Bridgman and It will question and confound but even dialogue is inspiring; the fact isvisually stunning, but only watch Packer met in 1978, and since then will offer no answers. Their October that Kubrick can do so much with it if that's your thing. have dazzled audiences around the 27 performance will also include a visuals alone, astounding. Well kids, as always it's been world with their highly athletic and presentation of their 1998 "Kata," a "Nicholson just blows you away real, but I've got work to do. Not deeply sensual performances. They work also intensified by the music of with his performance, says Hot homework mind you. but a little have toured throughout the United Velez. "Kata" was inspired by the Pants University freshman and costume research: perhaps a trip or States, performing at various dance martial arts and is named after a 2001 Carnelympics bronze medal- two to the Salvation Anny, and a festiVals and as guest artists at uni- series of karate movements. list in Capture the Flag, Matthew strategic planning session with rhe versity dance departments. Their "Carried Away" is presentedin col- Corley, "He seems to be living it other Naked Trojans on how to best technique emphasizes the impor- laboration with the Dance instead of acting." Nicholson is not hit an unsuspecting New London, controlling the body's force ranee of Department and will take place in the only one who put his heart and and how to make sure we rernem- and energy while strengthening the intimacy, reflecting timing so per- astute. their onstage intimacy so Myers Studio in Cro. There will be a soul into this movie, you can tell ber everybody who didn't give us connecuons within the body. fect, it can only be achieved with a potent, that everything they do rings discussion with the artists following it's something Kubrick put a Jot of candy last year-they promised it :Intricate lifts and stunning part- closeness that reaches into and true." the performance. Tickets are $12; his time into, as is his trademark. I this year, and they'd hetter follow mark the duo's performances. nering becomes part of the subconscious." Their most recent collaboration, $ II for seniors and $6 for students. remember that I saw it at five in the up. Now THAT, Illy friends, is what Critics claim that "each movement, Deborah Jowitt of The Village Voice "Carried Away" exemplifies the For more information, call 439- moming after pulling an all-nighter Halloween is all about. each lift radiates with passion and proclaims: "Their timing is so awe-inspiring qualities found in ARTS (2787).
Local Deli Disappoints Once Again In All But Dessert
Mid-Town sun-dried tomato spread on a We were excited when they told another sandwich was missing, so pumpemickel bagel. The front of the us that they did have fresh mozzarel- we told them and they brought it out Deli Mid-Town Deli menu says, "H&H la, but then after a confusing round with the wrap a few minutes later. Bagels-Like No Other Bagel or of questions, we discovered that the Everybody had paid for t1)eir Breakfast in the World," so I was woman taking our order had never order except for one person, so one *UUUU surprised when they only had three heard of fresh mozzarella before, Located at: 399 Williams St of the women tried to work the cash random kinds from which to choose, nor did they have it. Then they told register. She could not figure out and no plain ones. When I took the us that while about half of the how to ring up more than one item ai first bite of the sandwicb, or! should options involved some form of a time, and decided what to charge By DEBORAH BLOCK say attempted to, I realized what the chicken, they were all out and would us for a piece of cheesecake. Wb~n. advertisement really meant: "No STAFF WRITER have to substitute it with sliced we gave her the money, she realized other bagel or breakfast in the world turkey. And as it was 1:00 pm when that she did not know how to get After Harris food, pizza and is so small, dense, stale and awful." we came in, we could no longer change either, so she gave up out ~f Chinese, nothing sounds more appe- The only redeeming feature of order any breakfast foods, other than frustration and gave us the money tizing than ordering from a deli, this first order was the Carnegie Deli bagels. back. which is why I was excited when the cheesecake, which was. in fact, So we placed our order and wait- The two women then apologized menu for Mid-Town Deli appeared divine. That was the main reason we ed while a handful of other cus- for the wait, and we left to eat the in the first issue of The College decided to give the Mid-Town Deli tomers came in and waited with us. food back at school. For while the Voice. one more try, and we called to order The same two people who took our restaurant did not have dirt piles, it , A few weeks later, on a Monday again last Friday for lunch. , The College Voice. delivered orders were also making the food did not look clean. We opened one evening at about 5:45 pm, myself When we called, I immediately and deliveries. At one point, another of the sandwiches, which was turkey weekly to every dorm ?n campus. and a group of friends ordered deliv- asked how long our order would woman came in and took over the with roasted peppers, cheese, and and mailed to alurnni, parents. ery from the Williams Street restau- take for delivery, and the man on the food preparation. lettuce on wheat bread,to find the and friends across the world. rant. The man who took our order other end replied that they were About 40 minutes after we had bread was stale and falling apart and said that the food would arrive in "really hacked up, so it would prob- ordered, the people who had come in the other ingredients were placed about half an hour. So at about 6:30 ably be about 45 minutes. But if you after us got their food and left, while carelessly in the box. After a few pm when the food had not arrived come in, it will be a lot quicker." we still waited. Fifteen miuntes bites of the wrap, I looked down to • If you aren't already enjoy!ng we were not too concerned. Then at So after the two minute drive to later, we were told our order was see lots of mushrooms. A bagel witl; 6:50 those of us who had a 7 pm the small shop in the plaza past the ready, except that they had just hummus was rock solid, the convenience of home delivery. class decided that we would have to gas stations on Williams Street, we noticed another order slip, and they On a more positive note, the take the food and run-if it ever , call 860-439-2813. went in to order. The restaurant has could not read their own handwrit- cheesecake was incredibly rich and , came. By 7:10 pm we ran to class white walls, a small counter, several ing, so we had to tell them again creamy, and worth every cent of th~ , while those who did not have class square tables, a lunch counter and what we ordered: a pesto grilled $4.75 we did not pay. The lon~ and continued to wait for another 30 retro-Iooking orange chairs. We • chicken wrap with no mushrooms, short of this twice-disappointing The College Voice minutes for,the food to come. were the onl > people there except swiss cheese, a4d, of course, turkey experience? The.Mid-Town Deli is.a "Ii d" After class, I was starving and for the two people behind the count- "Raising the Standar instead of chicken. Meanwhile, we good choice for dessert, and nothing could not wait to eat my turkey with er. checked the other boxes and noticed else. . ", 6'."0<:1\)8"" 26,2001 • 'Ii,. COUf.G. VOICE
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~rd -'ll" . I I TilE COU.EGE VOICE. OcroEER 26, 2001 • 7 NEWS CONTINUED Fainstein Inauguration to Move Floralia Study Abroad Students Relocated Over continued from page 1 Director of Student Activities. WoodBrooks said. "I'm Sure there moving Floralia weekend will pose No decision has been made will be a tent or two. There will be no major problem. Other faculty Conflict in Afghanistan about whether or not to move tradi- symposiums. The inauguration members feel that while this may not tional senior activities, such as sen- continued from page 1 itself, I hope, will be on the green." be the ideal solution in some stu- ior dinner and fishbowl, which pre- International Studies, no programs go or a whole bunch unexpectedly Floralia weekend requires addi- dents' eyes, there really is no perfect of the program at the south India cede Floralia, that Conn students participate in come home?" said Regan. tional work from many of the same answer and this is the best way of site. SIT directors relied upon State Possible conflicts for seniors have been canceled or suspended for The group has begun to plan for departments, which makes schedul- handling the situation. Department travel warnings, as well may arise from rescheduling the the semester. Study Abroad Teach this possibility by actively working ing the two events on the same day "My experience has been that no as their international and domestic events. Senior thesis projects are due Abroad programs to Mexico, out the details of a strategy address- virtually impossible. matter what time we plan big scale contacts, to make the decision. in early May, and the combination of Prague, and Rome are not in jeop- ing housing, tuition, communica- In addition to moving the events ... there are always students Although students were frustrat- Senior weekend and Floralia typical- ardy, and numbers of study abroad tions, and academic programming, Saturday Floralia concert, there are that complain tbat this doesn't fit ed with the sudden change, they ly have been a chance for seniors to applications for the spring semester registration, and credits. The ease into their schedule," said were relieved SIT allowed them to tentative plans to move the Friday a unwind. are normal. No TRIPS excursions with which the college responds to cappella concert, the Sunday morn- WoodBrooks. remain in India. "I think that there will be some are planned for the second semester. canceled international programs is ing music brunch, and other events "I see Floralia as a very well In a letter entitled, "On Why students who will choose to make Extra precautions have been contingent upon the timing of the which have become part of the tradi- attended, very popular student event. Osama Shouldn't Interfere with this a bigger issue than it needs to taken to ensure the safety of students cancellations. tional Floralia weekend. And I hope that the inauguration will SIT," Rashkow wrote, "I don't think be," said McEver. "I hope the major- already outside the country. All pro- According to Regan, academic "We're trying to take the whole be a very well attended event." capitalism necessarily needs to be ity of students will enjoy Floralia gram directors are letting students credits would not be as difficult to overthrown. I think poetry needs to event and shift it back to the previ- and the inauguration," use phones to communicate with calculate if students returned late in ous week," said Scott McEver, be written. Anyone who wants to parents, offering counseling servic- Student life is confident that the semester, with coursework and change the world should realize how es, and establishing security plans in programs almost complete. Students much self-improvement they need the event of unexpected crises. returning from trips canceled early Pat McGee Concert to Benefit National first. Come east my friends, come Large group travel has been can- in the semester may be left with the east," celed or broken into smaller groups. alternative of changing programs or SIT students since have returned Students also have been advised not heading back to Conn. But travelers Pancreas Foundation to the northern city of Jaipur to con- to act like obvious American tourists confronted with a mid-semester can- tinue with the program as scheduled. and to report all travel plans to their continued from page 1 participating in fund raising efforts cellation may face unfinished cours- endocrine cells, which in tum pro- They are encouraged to gather infor- directors. on our behalf and devoting time and es and incomplete academic require- duce insulin, the enzyme which reg- mation from local newspapers, "I am very confident in all our Metallica and is very popular within energy to our cause. We are over- ments. Tuition reimbursement might ulates the body's blood sugar, and if rather than using North American program providers that our students the college community, having sold whelmed by and grateful for this also pose a problem for students not produced, can cause potentially media as their primary news source. will be taken care of," said Parson. out many venues in "college-heavy effort and look forward to more caught in this position. fatal diabetes. "We must reassure them that the Since 55 percent of Conn's jun- towns." events such as this one across the Before presenting the contin- Acute and chronic pancreatitis is hysteria they're hearing from "We're doing this to get the word country." ior class studies away each year, gency plan to President Norman often misdiagnosed, or left altogeth- friends, family, CNN, and the Indian future travel restrictions and can- out and to raise money," said Tom One of the most fatal pancreatic Fainstein at the November 13th er undiagnosed. media is not reflective of the reality celed study abroad programs could Holt, who hopes to sell all 800 tick- diseases is pancreatic cancer, the 5th Senior Administrator's meeting, Jane Holt's gall bladder was where they are," said Chris Deegan, upset the balance in the college's ets for the November 1st concert that leading cause of cancer death in the Regan will consult the Financial Aid originally removed due to misdiag- SIT's Director of Asian Studies. housing and academic arenas. Dean will be held in the 1962 Room. US. Untreatable by chemotherapy, Office, the Committee on Academic nosis. According to her son, "it's a Deegan said international study of the Faculty Helen Regan solicited In addition to the profits from the pancreatic cancer is difficult both to Standing, and the Academic and terrible disease and nobody knows is more important now than ever the help of Fred Paxton, Dean of ticket sales, many campus organiza- diagnose and to treat. It is estimated Administrative Procedures anything about it." before. International Studies and Mary tions, including J-Board, Student that 25,000 people, or roughly the Committee. Assuming this is a one- Besides seeing a well-known "It is a very important time for Devins, Dean and Assistant Dean of Life, and individual classes will be equivalent of the New London popu- semester phenomenon, she does not band next Thursday, Conn students Americans to be in that part of the International Studies, to draft a doc- contributing significant donations. lation, wiJl die of pancreatic cancer believe it will affect college admis- will have the opportunity to change world," commented Deegan, "so that ument concerning the possible rami- "We're looking to bring together this year, despite the NPF's efforts to sions. Should this short-term crisis the lives of people like Jane Holt, we have people on the ground really fications of travel warnings. as many constituents as we can," increase awareness and fund become drawn out, however, Regan who have struggled to live their lives seeing what it's about," "The biggest questions we'll ask said SAC President Lyman Smith research. acknowledged that a long-range under constant pain. "She'd leave According to Shirley Parson, '03. are what if a lot of students who are solution for a housing crunch must An essential organ in the diges- the hospital and come to a hockey Associate Director of National and planning to study abroad either don't be arranged. This concert is the first of its tive process, the pancreas helps game, or go to a play, whatever my kind, and according to Rebecca digest proteins, fats and carbohy- siblings and I were doing at the Smith, the Press Correspondent to drates before they can be absorbed time," recalled Tom Holt. "She's a the NPF, "it's exciting to see future through the small intestine. In addi- real hero," COLLEGE STUDENTS business leaders actively driving and tion, the Pancreas produces THINK SUN NOT SNOWl
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After Camelympics, Governors Discuss Position • CISIA F1lATuRE
By JAtMIE ROGERS many responsibilities, according to involved would help to distribute Chnosing to be a governor is choos- STAFF WRITER several governors interviewed, they some of the work. ing to sacrifice personal time for the Between 1\vo Cultures were willing to accept the challenge. In addition, some felt that the good of the dorm. As leaders of the House Council, "I reaJly enjoy it," said Sara position would be improved by a On the whole, however, gover- nous language of Guarani. BY EUZABE111 KNORR house governors fill a vital need Wilkinson, governor of Blackstone, stipend or other incentive, such as nors were excited about their posi- "For eleven days basically we within the campus community. "I think it's a great part of the cam- room priority, a perk currently tion simply because of the support STAFF WRJTER communicated in sign language and Connecticut College has a strong pus community." offered to House Fellows and Peer group behind it. fragmented Spanish," said Brennan. commi~ent to providing weekend Emily Serrell of Larabee, the Advisors. Katie Snape, governor of Park, Mike Brennan got all he expect- The experience left him drained, activities for the campus, and it is second largest dorm on campus, said Katherine Rollo of Marshall remarked, "this is a great group of ed and more this summer when he but he came out of it with a better the House Council of each dorm tbat she felt very "motivated and excit- agreed that "a stipend might be a governors," while Wilkinson com- spent two months in Paraguay for his understanding of how the indigenous orchestrates these events. ed" to be a governor. good idea," but just to cover expens- mented on the enthusiastic support CISLA internship. people related to the people living in A ,\Q,lunteer position, the gover- Since Camelympics last week, es. from her House Fellow and House As the first CISLA student ever the more urban setting. Because of nor is chosen in the spring when when which governors found them- Governors, who are responsible Council. to explore this South American this he could see more completely future-r2sidents of the dorms meet selves working three events and two for purchasing the food for events, Furthermore, the new adminis- country, Brennan split his time the issues Paraguay faces in the to pick rooms and elect house COun- tasks (such as standing at the info have lost money when businesses do trative position of Area Coordinators between living in the country's development of a newly democratic cil positions. desk), some of the governors are not complete the tax exemption has helped to connect the Board of urban center and among the indige- conntry. The governor, who is in charge concerned by the amount of work forms (governors are reimbursed for Governors and the Office of Student nous peoples of the area. "Though the cultures are of collecpng dorm dues and presid- the position entails. their purchases but not always for Life. "We have a pretty good rela- Paraguay was a nation under dic- extremely different," Brennan said, in~ over House Council, is also In many dorms multiple candi- the sales tax). tionship with them," Erik Kling of tatorship, until its democratization in 'They're walking a common path responsible for organizing many dates run for the position of gover- While some people support com- 360 house said. 1989. It was this change that attract- toward an identity." inter-dorm events such as nor, while in others someone must pensating governors, others, such as Although they have the support ed Brennan to the country. While in Asuncion, Brennan Camelytapics, TNE's and crush par- be chosen, sometimes begrudgingly. Laurie Goglia, feel that stipends of House Council, some governors "I wanted to see how people became friends with several people ties. -~'.J Some commented that they volun- might give people the wrong incen- do feel under appreciated within the were adapting to such a sudden involved in cuJtural renewal. In the , The Board of Governors, who teered for the position just because tive to run for the position. campus community. According to change," Brennan said." wake of the dictatorship, there is a meet to plan campus-wide activities, every dorm needs a governor. "We're afraid of people doing Rachel Blumberg of JA, Chair of the The Centro de Artes Visuales, push to get Paraguayan youth to is headed by Laurie Goglia, Chair of When asked what could be done this for the wrong reasons," she Board's Committee on Morale, "a located in Asuncion, is one of the reengage in culture. Residential Life, and works in con- to improve the situation, some gov- explained. hug or a pat on the back couldn't best and newest museums in "It's like this newfound freedom junction with the school's Area ernors wished they had known more In addition, some governors hurt anyone." Paraguay and was the base for of expression," Brennan explained, Coordinators, Becky Riopel and about the responsibilities the posi- believe that the satisfaction of mak- Brennan's exploration. The museum "There is definitely a vibrance now Christie Greenhall. tion entails. Others hoped that get- ing a difference in the campus com- specializes in popular Latin in Paraguay- a vibrance of renewal." Although the governors have ting the Peer Advisors more munity is enough incentive. American culture as well as urban, Brennan described his host, Ticio rural, and indigenous Paraguayan Escobar, a cultural critic and the art. curator to the indigenous art depart- The museum was an ideal place ment at the museum, as an enormous to learn about many different aspects aid in transition into the foreign cul- of the cultures. Brennan served as an ture and in the establishment of con- intern in the center of investigation tacts. Though he spent his first three and documentation, documenting weeks in a hotel, the last month pieces of art for exhibitions and Brennan spent living in his own doing research. house behind his host's. He was While Brennan spent the majori- indulged with expensive artwork on ty of his time at the museum, he also the walls, and a maid to do his spent eleven days away from the housework. urban, developing democracy to live "In Paraguay:' Brennan said, "lf among a group of the indigenous you have money, you have a lot of peoples. money." "I got to see how life is both An anthropology major, Brennan ways, living among the indigenous is now working on his CISLA inde- and living among very modern peo- pendent study, a piece called ple," he said. 'Paraguay's Cultural Journey: Brennan described the eleven Indigenous and Urban Movements'. days he spent living among the Pai He is adding historical and cultural Taytera culture in a remote area research and testimonies from con- about eight hours north of the capital tacts he established, to augment his as being very tough. He traveled to own personal observations of living their town with a professor from in the country. Kansas, and while there lived in a "I definitely learned about mud-walled, thatch-roofed, two- myself just living there alone," said room house, belonging to the family Brennan, "I also learned that I am of an indigenous representative to a lucky to have the life I lead." Paraguayan government assembly. Brennan has come away from the He observed their lifestyles, attend- experience with a number of things. ed schools, went to a festival, and He also has gained a heightened tried to absorb as much about their interest in bow other peoples live, ways as possible. and is ready to go out and travel The major challenge was that again. aside from one of his host's daugh- ters, everyone spoke only the indige-
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\ Class of 2001 1:e Connecticut CollegeJudiciary Board recently released statistics regarding student conduct and 17% \ campus adjudication for the year 2000-2001.
(Left) Breakdown by percent of guilty convictions for disciplinary infractions by class year. last year's juniors (class of 2002) accounted for thefewest violations, at 14%. The class of 2001 had the second , Class of 2004 fewest at 17%. The classes of2oo3 and 2004 each had roughly a third of guilty infractions - 32%for 37% the class of2oo3, 37%for the class of2004.
(Down-left) Percentage of students who were found guilty, not guilty, and not tried for infractions. C1.55 of 2002 The overwhelming trUljorityof students, 77%, werefound guilty by the j-board. 21% were found not- 14% guilty, and 2% were not tried.
(Below) Percentage of students convicted by gender. Male students accounted for the overwhelming ". majority of convictions at 71%, while female students made up a much smaller percentage of convic- tions at 29%. '"
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continued from page 12 remarkable." continued from page 12 , \mocked off later in a blowont." before being ousted by the College but this year helped a lot, so I am not that Lesley Gerberding '03 feeJ~ .s As for next season, expect and by freshman phenom Christa of New Jersey in overtime, 1-0. When looking back On the going into next season totally "very deceiving because of ""4QaI)y much of the same from the women's Thoeresz. Eckhoff tallied five goals, season, much like when looking .The defensive duo of Susan blind ... That is a little comforting." close games and overtime I field hockey team, accept with two of which were game winners. ~ack on the lose to Bowdoill, Camel Getty and Lauren Park, both fresh- In total, the team loses four play- As a whole, the team ~ improved, results. With all but four for a total of eleven points, while ,Field Hockey has nothing to be men, are also looking to step into ers next season: Tri-captains strong but was unable to risetobe\N members of this year's squad return- Thoeresz had six goals and fourteen larger roles as the future becomes ashamed of accordinJ}fu their coach- Knisely, Eckhoff, and Sara Molina challenges in the 200 I season as to ing next fall, the Camels will have a points. .':ls and captains. Many thought the the present, while Mary Bushnell '02, as well as Return-to-College fulfill its potential. 'That is definite- good, young team that will be a Thoeresz's season began slowly, '05 looks to continue her playing 'b1oUntains the tearn had to climb athlete Lori Kessel. To fill their roles ly something that will motivate us threat to any team that they face. but as she settled in she caught fire, time, and Paige Diamond '05 pre- :through out the season were ones the Camels will rely on their current for next season," claims Thoeresz. Said Humpage, who hopes that the ending the season averaging one pares to step-up and fill a 24' by 8' ~at the team could not climb and youth as it slowly matures into expe- As Lauren Luciano describes, play down the stretch in 2001 will point per game. Christa beads up a void left by the graduation of goal- ~ll be successful; \ a coaching rience. Bolstered by a strong sopho- the 2002 campaign should ~·1jffe.-- guide the Camels into next fall: "I freshman class that appears poised keeper Laura Knisely. Diamond, ~hange for the first time in over a more class who as juniors will look ent: "We have something to)~k am excited for the future of this and confident enough to bring the , who made 6 appearances this sea- : !lecade, injuries to key players, a to restore what will be lost with the forward to now; next year'''''~ team." In 2002 look for the veteran' team back to its winning ways of .joung defensive core, many come son, feels that this season was good four who Thoeresz feels "will be going to be ready to come ba<;j<:put core of Huffman, Bassett, and the 1998, when this year's seniors were for hei adjustment to the tearo's sys- very difficult replace." and [avenge) our cnisfortun~ .....froIDbehind wins, and a late season to Crt>m returning Eleni Kotsonis '03 (who freshman, and the team made it all tems, coaches, and to college play. Next year's team will hope to this season," ~llJJ1p. However, the Camels saw ~::...:.: was out most of 2001 with a shoul- the way to the quarterfinals of the Of her larger role next season, remain as closely bonded wbile • through it all, taking on every chal- ...... der inju.ry) to lead a talented group Division III national tournament Diamond said, "I'm a little nervous, looking 10 put behind them a record :..:.:.. "",nge that came at them. "We over- of underclassmen to avenge this sea- .:.:.. "~ . came a lot of challenges,' said sons loses, and towards the 2002 ...... Hitchner "The fact that we found our NESCAC crown...... way back to the top is absolutely Seniors Lead the Way for Women's Tennis ...... ~.. ~- . continued from page 12 ...... ~ is in control. With her wraparound tennis. My goal in playing on the tennis," she smiles, " whe~t Men's Soccer Has Difficult Year ly leaving this season," she smiles, sunglasses and the confident smile team was to have fun and to improve means hitting with friends, CN;~g "with the most confidence that I on her face, she moves uneningly to my game. I think both of these goals to get involved in some sort~~s continued from page 12 look in Erich Archer's eyes, every have had in the last four years." put away a volley or smash a winner have been met." She feels that the circle." ~: ... got sidetracked. With a healthy time he was asked what the results of What lies ahead for tbe down the line. Herren has played drills and the serving exercises that As for her future P"IJl~t- squad one can only wonder what- the teams last game was; frustration. senior? She would like to continue for the team since her sophomore Coach Huch made the women do side of tennis, this Environ~ will happen now that this team is Coach Lessig also made the com- playing tennis for as long as possi- year. This year she ancbored the during their practices really con- Studies major would like to- • e more experienced, ment that, "It's certainly frustrating. ble, perhaps becoming involved in number three doubles spot. Since tributed to her improvement as weU some time off before begin~ r The men's soccer season is not Seems as when one player comes off an Adult USTA league. She is an she started playing competitive ten- as the improvement of everyone on future career. " I want to spe~e over yet though and tbe Camels hope the injury list another goes to the Econocnics major and a Government nis in seventh grade she has been the team. time having fun before I sett!a~n to end their season with a win this sidelines - no excuses, but does minor and would like to pursue her mostly a doubles player and feels When asked about her ten- and find a job." When she. d Saturday at Tufts. Tufts is tied for , account for some of our inconsisten- interests by becoming a trader in most comfortable when she is play- ills career after graduation, she says a job, she would like to ~tor, 4th in the NESCAC standings with a cy." New York. ing alongside someone else. that she would like to continue play- preferably, a non-profit envit"'1"¢n- record of 5 - 3 - 0 and will not give The offensive outhurst that sent Watching the women play She joined the team so that she ing with the same goals of meeting tal organization, ideally ou} q.,be Conn an easy game. Tufts has Salve Regina reeling was an exam- doubles, you can always tell that could be "part of a really fun group fun people and improving. "I would West. •• .. clinched a spot in the NESCAC tour- ple of what this team is capable of Herren, the other senior on the team, of people who have a passion for like to find a way to keep up with ..... : nament and will be vying for a better doing when they are at their best. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• seed in the postseason. With any With a host of fully recovered play- LEITERS TO THE EDITOR ::•••• luck the Camels will be able to play ers next year and the return of an • • t/le role of the spoiler and frustrate experienced group of players, the •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• the Boston-based team. Connecticut College men's soccer .. .~ The schedule is almost up for the tearn will be determined 10 turn this Americans Strive to fatwa", Well, first of all I doubt Mr. rorism - as defined by intellectu- not been an all out Arneric lip- Connecticut College Camels. The losing record around. Dong even knows how to speU fatwa als at the White House). May I ask, port. Agreed that "capjtalistP~ t~- season can be summed up by the be Heroes Of in Arabic, let alone its meaning. A where is the "American freedom" of sents [y)our freedom" but it olJos~- Consumerist fatwa can only be issued by a reli- . the 140 million Pakistanis, a vast resents the abject slavery of pne'Wil- gious scholar (who has, on average, majority of whom condemns the 9- lion Iraqis, half of them QhildI:ep, 1MFootball Indulgence spent around thirty years of his life . II tragedy bpt at the same time who have been starved - ~9ftt- studying the religion) and not by stands firmly, against the tragedy that ally "starved" - to death ~~,t.e.:,._~ continued from page 12 isn't any prize for second place. It's To the editor: nobodies like Bin Laden. Secoodly, started on 10-7 and is continuing? million Afghans who woul~~te these elite atWetes play for, I'm sure time for these men to suck up the A fervent group of people hailed the presence of "striking similari- Ben Carmichael's article last nothing to eat in another thr~ thpy enjoy it, but the real reason is pain and finish up the last two weeks the cars going down Manbattan's ties" between the two does not prove week entioned ABC's Bill Maher. time as projected by ~lt. or the right to wear the "Intramural of the season like they were meant to II th Avenue last Saturday. Holding, in any way that America is not a ter- His "politically incorrect" takes on You're crying overyour u~~.ts Football Champions" t-shirts. be played, good luck gentlemen. up banners that read "You're Heros" rorist. It only suggests that we can everything under the sun were [whicb] were [y]our symbo'~~~- Il' .. «tll...1 T1)ese items are a higWy valued (sic), the group shouted "Thank argue _overwhich is the bigger of ~e appreciated by, consery.atW andJib- uments" ;..please take.. time ~ ...... comm~dity on campus, an There yoU" at the puzzled drivers. Isaw no two. And, I guess, that doesn't leave eeals alike as freedom of expression. some tears on the monumeni(• ..(~h•• fire trucks or police cars, and so I the rest of the world much of a Until, that is, the night he said that being built hy the Afghans ~ ~e concluded that the heroes were sub- choice when Mr. President insists lobbing cruise cnissiles from 2000 setting your yellow packets ~f}e SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE AT urbanites on a patriotic mission: to that "you're either with us or you're miles away was a cowardly act while and feeding them to their don~. go to ball games, to eat at restau- with the terrorists" because accord~ flying a jet with yourself on board Let me ask you, how would ~r rants, and to parade sbopping bags ing to Dong's statement there is not was not. This cost him heavily as he "American self respect" feel if 1ie downtown. much difference between the two. I lost sponsors and viewers, and the Taliban were to bomb NYC and ~~n When I was a child, the highest seriously believe he did not spend lesson, according to the White drop "naan kebab" wraIlP~d 1n medal in BuJgaria was inscribed much time thinking before he com- House spokesman Ari Flescher was Afghani flag for you to eat?' • 'Hero of Socialist Labor.' So I pro- pared America -- the self-pro- that "there are recninders to all Who's evil and who'S peJL pose that Mr. Bush start awarding claimed international champion of Americans that they need to watch $I1mh l.(tWiYlJff CniteRf! at OX!f'.,d fltfcrs MUdcml die, unl'a:ruJlekd opportImity ttl 'Vo'lX"ki1ll!i~l.u(I· what constitutes terrorism afId: ~t ally wltb (Jxt'utd ~t.:l:wl:m In priviJl.t'- tUllJciah. the hallnfID'\ Vf.U1 O:d:unJ tldloJl,;olfion. medals inscribed 'Hero of freedom, libelrY and human rights what they say, watch what they do, doesn't. .. we can argue for"""t. But• Consumerist Indulgence.' - to Bin Laden, who is widely and this is not a time for remarks if we can do nothing else, lee.. t o~ Inqualitied unde:T~ru.dll:llles~Ie is the tllliy vhiiting: .s.tutk.nt pn:.\gratn l>pOl.t:liUrco:dby Ml Yes, you'll say, but doesn't the accepted as a terrorist (although we like that; there never is." But then buy those moronic ideas (hftl-liiJr American college that gh~s stuclcou: ll~lili to lbe ftd! t'illfli,"