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VOllJiVlE XCI . ISSUE5 NEW LONDON. CONNEOK:UT Bieber Fever Strikes Again HEATHER HOLMES Biebs the pass because "Mistle- sian to sit down and listen to his 2009. In the course of two years, and will release his forthcom- Christmas album is that Bieber STAFF WRITER toe" is seriously catchy. music in earnest. This, I now re- the now 17-year-old released his ing album, Under the Mistletoe released his first single from Under the Mistletoe, aptly titled Unlike many of Bieber's big- Before this week, 1 had never alize, was a pretty gigantic mis- Iirst EP, My World (platinum in (which will likely go platinum), "Mistletoe," in mid-October. gest hits, it's the verses rather listened to Justin Bieber. Of take. I'm currently making up the U.S.), his first full-length al- on November 1. than the chorus on "Mistletoe" course, I had heard his biggest for lost time. bum, My World 2.0 (twice plati- This brings me to my main So it's a little jarring to listen to Bieber's new tunes when we that compel. "I should be chillin' hits in passing - "One Time" Bieber took over the airwaves num in the U.S.), a 3-D movie point: the glory that will be The with my folks, 1 know, but and "Baby" were unavoidable and the lockers of tvveens ev- entitled Justin Bieber: Never Justin Bieber Christmas Album. haven't even passed the Hal- J'mma be under the mistletoe," for a period of time - but I had erywhere after the release of Say Never (basically platinum It was only a matter of time. The loween milestone, much less Thanksgiving, but we'll give sings Bieber. never made the deliberate deci- his first single, "One Time," in if ticket sales worked that way) awkward part about promoting a CONTINUEO ON PAGE 9 There and Back Again

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Ghosts, Ghouls, and Gallows: The Men's XC Runs Paranomal at CC NORA SWENSON Towards Bid at STAFF WRITER larly well attended with while using the copier shared a story of his own. over 40 students stopping on the third floor around Standing in the foyer at by over the course of the 11:30 PM, Wellman re- the bottom of the stairs Nationals where one can see all the evening, and running counted, "I just had this from 8 to almost II PM. sense that somebody was way up to the third floor DAN MOORIN behind me." Unsure of railing, he looked up and son, the team has a chance to Last season, Wright cap- Professor Wellman SPORTS EDITOR what could have possi- very clearly saw someone make a serious run for a na- tured all-NESCAC honors noted early on that his talk was going to focus bly triggered this sensa- looking over the railing In Division lIT men's tional championship bid. Af- and secured a 56th place On the evening of Fri- day, October 28, with specilically on things that tion, the self-proclaimed down at him. But by the cross-country, the top two ter losing only one runner to Iinish at the New England happened to him, or that "agnostic ghost skeptic" time, Denniston made it teams at each regional graduation, the Camel men Regional meet. Lefmc, who lights dirruned and cur- he was able to directly proceeded to search the back up to the third floor meet are awarded a chance are poised to improve upon won rookie of the year ac- tains ominously drawn, source and credit. entire building and its nu- to search the area, there to compete at the national last year's finish. colades in the NESCAC, Larrabee common room With that, he dove right merous classrooms. was no one to be found. championships, with an ad- While departed senior finished just three places was host to a special ghost in, telling his first person- "I go to haunted houses Wellman made a point ditional two, possibly three, Shawn Mulcahy was an inte- behind Wright at regionals stories lecture by Profes- al experience that took whenever I can," Well- of saying he believed at-large bids. given to the gral member of the Camel's (59th), despite losing his sor TJ. Wellman, visit- place within the past year man said. He called cam- most ghost stories .are regions with the strongest success last year, head coach shoe early in the race after ing assistant professor in none other than Blaus- pus safety, asking them cumulative: "We're of- teams. This year, the New Jim Butler has brought in a being stepped on by an op- of religious .studies and tein Humanities Center. to also search the entire ten primed and ready England region is clearly one deep class of freshmen who posing runner. With the help one of Central Campus's Residential Education Wellman noted that oc- building, just to be sure and waiting for things of the strongest in the coun- are more than capable of of impressive finishes by casionally he works late no one else was in the to happen." In this par- try. Last season, the Con- Iilling the hole in the roster. Duarte, co-captain Brenner Fellows. REF programs into the night, and even building. Soon after, Of- ticular case, though, since necticut College men's cross Top runners co-captain Doug Green ' 12 and Colin Gallant were introduced in 2009 with the Campus Safety ficer Shamus Denniston he had not previously country team placed 12th at Wright '12, Mike LeDuc '12, the Camels secured the and allow faculty mem- officers passing through, carne over, who usu- been aware of Dennis- the New England regional '14, Andrew Duarte' 13 and 12th spot in New England, bers to work closely with the building can be ally searches the building ton's experience, Well- championship meet. The Tim Murtagh' 13 have been landing them three positions students and present in- "creepy as hell," particu- around 3 AM to see if any man doesn't feel he was Camels may have been well joined by freshmen stand- higher than the previous sea- formal talks, plan educa- larly with motion-sensor professors have fallen primed for the creepy away from a finish worthy of outs including Alex Mav- son. tional programs and host study breaks in the resi- lights that seem to go on asleep in their offices, event to occur, nationals; however, this sea- rovie and Patrick Dermody. dence halls after hours. and off on their own. After Wellman shared CONTINUEO ON PAGE 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 The event was particu- On one particular night, his experience, Denniston

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41 New London Renovations Let's Talk About Sexuality Fairy tales in Hollywood Katelyn Driscoll, J 6 91 12 Triathlete • .. EDITOR ALS / / / LETTERS"'" OOOBER ·31, 2011 THE COLLEGE VOICE • "The views and opinions expressed in The College Voice are strictly those of stu- ith the current economic state of dent authors, and not of Connecticut College. All content and editorial decisions Lately, everywhere] turn, Isee another Conn student, voice their concems WI I higher body that can do . d to appea to a remain in the hands of the students; neither the College's administration nor its holding a sign or dressed as a banana, protesting some our nation, an lt nd help generate change. March- faculty exercise control over the content." latest injustice on campus or in the world. Maybe it was something about I ,a . ., . . d N v rk City holding a sign rsn t gOIng to because Iwas an oblivious, overwhelmed freshman last mg aroun ew 10 . f h U Jazmine Hughes . b't'll gamer the attennon 0 t e .S. Editor-In·Chief year, but I don't recall seeing as much activism on cam- create Jobs, ut I WI 1 h d ey're the people w 0 can 0 some- lpekBakir Managing Editor pus then as Ihave in the past two mouths. it's refresh- government, and th '. k . . he sit ation The CC DISsenters now this Ayano Elson ing to know that there are students on this campus who thing about t e $I u '. .. .' Creative Director . d ., to exist WIthout recognition from SGA don't fit the apathetic college student stereotype, but at so their ecisron ro e-v , the same time, Ifeel like Isee the same students protest- confuses me a little. . Th 's SGA meetmg, members from CC News Editors David Liakos . ing for different causes. AtI ast urs day . · t an hour-long presentatIOn to the members David Shanfield r am not the most politically or socially active student Dlssen gave ,. of Conn's student govemment. But they weren t asking Opinions Editors Ethan Harfenist on campus and r don't think I have the authority to criti- cize anyone based on their participation in activism or for SGA's support for their group, despite some confu, Jerell Mays . f ome of their members. They spent an hour Arts & Entertainment Editors lack thereof. However, as a college community, Ibelieve sian rom s Devin Cohen ki SGA to support the Occupy Wall Street move- Melanie Thibeault it is our job to voice our opinions about certain issues as rng .. we want changed. If we don't stand up for what we ment. If they put so much effort into a presentat1o~ to Sports Editors Dan Moorin believe in or work to improve institutions or rules that persuade SGA to support their cause; why wouldn t they Jesse Moskowitz we find unjust, either at Conn or in the world outside of k them to also support their group. The two seem Photo Editors Tanaha Simon M . b . it. we're letting our talents and brains go to waste. We're to go hand-in-hand. Local change IS more 0 tamable Hannah Plishtin than national change. If CC Dissent and SGA found a Fiction Editors in college to learn, to be intellectually stimulated, and Sarah Fasano to think critically about the establishments around us, common ground to work on, they would be setting an Alex Soffron We should use the skills and the information we acquire example for the Wall Street protes~e~s a~d the U.S,. gov- Head Copy Editor Annie Mitchell from our time here to help us eloquently articulate our ernment: compromise. CC Dissent s choice to dechne Webmaster James Finucane discontent with social and political injustices and to SGA's backing from the onset of their club is analogous Web Content Editor Emily Rernpell actively engage in events that will get our points across to the Wall Street protesters refusing government sup- Multimedia Editor Meaghan Kelley to others. port for their proposals. The 9~% can't exist without Advertising Manager Sarah Kosofsky Dissatisfied with the current sphere of politics and. support from the I % and I'm not sure that a group can Finance Manager Sarah Weiss economics in the U.S., some students have formed a new exist without the benefits of SGA SIlPPOrt, such as fund- Public Relations Director Shannon Keating group on campus: CC Dissent. For a group of dissent- ing. But I'm willing to be proven; wrong. STAFF ers, they're a very calm, rational group of people who I don't disagree with the purpose of CC Dissent. In are working toward a common goal of supporting the fact, I support the group and their initiatives. They're a Writers Nora Britton Copy Editors Molly Bangs Lily Plotkin Annie Mitchell Occupy Wall Street - and more locally, Occupy New group of students who are passionate about a cause and Amber Villanueva Amanda Nadile Squadra Dumay London - movements. What makes this group distinct are actively pursuing change. They remind us that if Andrea Amulic Savannah Berger Caroline Lazar from other activist groups on campus is their decision to we're unhappy with the conditions and institutions that Jeff Baird Chris Gin forgo pursuing club status. surround us, it is our civil duty to go forth and occupy. Kyle David Smith Kyle David Smith Photographers- Group member Eliza Bryant' 12 explained the deci- Mollie Doherty Hannah Plishtin sion at a general body meeting last Friday. "Our role is Nora Swenson Illustrators Liza Gordon Megan Reback dissent. Trying to get support from a government body - Melane Thibeault Catherine Monahan Megan Costello Calli Stavola Alicia Toldi is counteractive. We don't need SGA to support us. That Arts Editor Liz Charky Ben Stepansky Caroline Dylag would be like Occupy Wall Street asking the U.S. gov- Duncan Spaulding Emmaline Deihl Sam Mauk ernment, 'Do you support us?'" Allison Cahoon I see the statement they are trying to make: they can Gregory Vance Contact Us [email protected] do this all on their own, without any help from a politi- lgmar Sterling cal body. But aren't the Occupy Wall Street protest- Julian Notano (860) 439-5437 270 Mohegan Avenue ers trying to get the government's attention? Don't Annaleah Cogan New London, 06320 Caell Smith cr they want the government to support their requests for economic change? That's the point of protesting-to .....

After reading Nick Rodricks' article "Where Is people were or what they were doing, but we rugby team. "Ah, that's sick." Our silly Bates the men's rugby team's tradition, they were Our Pride in Camel Athletics? ," we got to think- thought it was awesome. We soon came to find Bobcat friend was impressed by the clear Camel chanting. By now you've probably realized howl ing: there is a lac.E1usteramount of school spirit out that '~was n~e otherthan the men's rugby pride "i'p!a"ed oy.our Rugby team •.aud.we much we love spirited chanting, so needless to , here at Connecticut College. Every day we hear team. Javed it. say the women's rugby team was even more people around campus saying how much they We find the rugby team's devotion and enthu- Similarly, the women's rugby team has a awesome in our book. love Conn, but the lacking attendance at athletic siasm to be inspiring. The team has been out on strong sense of spirit. This past Thursday, while These spirited teams embody what we hope all games, in addition to the general lack of Camel the green belting their chant in unison almost the two of us were stuck in our tiny triple, writ- Conn College sports teams aspire to be, and are swag around campus, says otherwise. Rodricks every Thursday night. Tbey exemplify what it ing papers for our freshman seminar, a mob of paragons of what Camel Spirit should be. So, we points out that nothing is being done to help means to have spirit, and as students searching cheering girls ran past our room. They proceeded should all learn from our peers in club rugby, and increase the school spirit and support for athletic for more open displays of camel pride, we truly to go and pick up one of our floor-mates for a strive to emulate their incredible Camel Pride. teams. We'd have to agree, but with one excep- appreciate the rugby team's chants. rugby event. The exuberance and gusto that we tion. Rugby. There was even an instant when one of our heard from down the hall was remarkable and Love, During our first week at Conn, we encountered friends, who goes to Bates, came to stay the certainly lifted our spirits, letting us know that Rugby's biggest fans a strange spectacle while spending some time night and was incredibly impressed by the valor even though we may be stuck inside writing, Savannah Berger '15 outside in front of Harkness. An assembly of of the rugby chants. As she walked with us up to our fellow camels were not. They were having & Olivia Wilcox '15 large, brawny men had come together on Tempel Cro for a late night treat of some good 01' moz- a grand old time, and so we were able to live Green and was shouting chants at the top of their zarella sticks, she exclaimed, "Who are those vicariously through them. lungs. We hadn't the foggiest idea who these dudes?!?" We informed her that it was Conn's Later on, we heard the rugby girls again. Like

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA- A highway situ- SWEDEN - The new Facebook data centre is being placed in ated in Utah was temporarily closed. After, a truck the city of Lulea, Sweden. This is due to the fact that Lulea's cool carrying at least twenty million bees was overturned, weather can be used to cool the data servers for up to ten months freeing the insects. The truck was headed towards Cal- of the year, greatly reducing costs. c , ifornia, where the bees would have been used to pol- linate almond crops. Interstate 15 was closed down for several hours in order for local beekeepers to recapture the bees.

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AUSTRALIA- Frightening Wonn Facts: In Australia, WEST ANTARCTICA- In the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf in the Giant Gippsland worm can grow up to three feet long West Antarctica, it has been reported that a large crack has been and can allegedly be heard burrowing by fanners. InNew sighted. Scientists believe that this threatens to break loose part Zealand, the North Auckland Wonn glows in the dark and of the natural cycle of whales calving in a region of the Antarctic. can be up to four-and-a-half feet long!

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SOUTH AFRICA- South Africa's official opposition JAPAN - An update on the Japan Earthquake situation: Seven party has made by electing a black woman to lead par- months after the world's worst nuclear disaster in twenty-five liament for the first time. Lindiwe Mazibuko, 31, hopes years, there has been a plan announced on Saturday to create to spearhead the party at the next African National Con- facilities to store radioactive wastes to clean up the surrounding : - gress elections in 2014. of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

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4 THE CDLLEGE VOla OOOBER, 31, 2011 Editors, David liakos & David Shcnheld NEWS // / FEATURES newsethecofepevotce.orq SGA New London Hall Renovations: Newsand More Than Just a New Look CHRISTOPHER GIRl STAFF WRITER Minutes and lower the build- ing's air temperature. With construction completed Within a few years, in 1915, New London Hall was the building won't the first academic building on use any resources Connecticut College's campus. to heat or cool it. Designed by the firm Ewing These changes mean & Chapell, the building was that the fence will named in honor of New Lon- continue to encircle dan's generosity and assistance northeastern comer in the founding of the college. of Tempel to accom- Though the latest renova- modate the drilling tions to New London Hall operation. may be the most significant, An interesting take they won't be the first. In on sustainability has 1935, a grant from the Rock- come in the form of DORIAN EHRLICH efeller Foundation funded the a work setup model SGACHIEF OF construction of the building's known as partriering. COMMUNICATIONS greenhouse. Some 45 years lat- Though this isn't the er, in the early 1980s, a round first Conn construc- of renovations were made to tion project that has provide students with new fa- taken advantage of [Editor's note: These notes from cilities to accommodate rapid parmering, it is sig- SGA meetings are part of an on- scientific advancement. nificant nonetheless. going collaboration between The To promote a more sustain- In essence, partner- Voice and SGA.] able campus, designers wanted ing is a working style these current renovations 'to that tries to put everyone in- CCDissen!: The non-affiliated make the new building as en- volved in the project on a level organization CCDissent came to vironmentally sustainable as field of input. Used because. of open forum to discuss their trip possible. The team decided to its reflection of the school's to New York to attend Taking seek Leadership in Energy and liberal arts tradition of open-: Over Wall Street and their plans Environmental Design (LEED) ness and integration, partnering to support other such non-violent certification through the U.S. seeks to more closely bridge' protests and movements. CCDis- Green Building Council. Pri- the gap between concept and sent then asked for SGA's support marily, this meant that every real world application. for continuing to effect change material used in construction In addition to substantial in- through non-violence. This pro- had to meet certain conditions; ternal renovations on the exist- posal sparked a debate among the locally sourced and recycled ing New London Hall, the new assembly members about whether materials will be used wherever structure will include a sepa- the assembly can simply vote possible, and components used rate tower connected by a glass to officially support CCDissent within the facilities themselves hallway. Though they'll both without feedback from their con- will promote clean air quality, be considered New London stituencies. Most of the assembly which accounts for a signifi- Hall, the new tower is some- agreed that SGA needs to engage cant amount of LEED credit thing of a complement to the the public before holding a vote distribution. The building will original building. Its architec- of support. This proposal sparked also increase water efficiency ture and dimensions will close- another debate about the proper by about 20%, and will feature ly mirror the original, with the procedure for engaging the public: a shower and bicycle racks to most noticeable difference be- Should senators discuss this with promote bicycle commuting .. ci ing the use of terracotta .rather new state of the art classroom classeo m s-pace~ranging frQlTl ing and cooling system wi)) be their house council, should SGA Undoubtedly the most signif- than locally sourced granite. to house the Biology, Botan~a wet lab to a 48-seat lecture even more revolutionary. Seek- hold a referendum or should both icant part of the project, at least This decision was made pri- and Computer Science depart- hall. ing LEED certification has al- actions be taken? The debate will in terms of sustainability, is the marily because the granite is ments (the relocation of the CS Though the new New Lon- lowed the school to make a continue next week. use of geothermal heating and now nearly impossible to come department will allow for the don Hall may not run the gamut bold statement about its adher- cooling systems. Water will be by, and would have been ex- demolition or re-purposing of of sustainable features, the use Resolutions 9 and 10: Vice ence to sustainability that may run through a series of wells tremely expensive to acquire. the Strider and Winthrop an- of recycled, local, and clean President Edward Fisher ' 12 and continue in future construction as deep as 500 feet into the In terms of renovation and nex), Each floor of the new materials is undoubtedly a step Chief of Communications Dorian projects .• ground of Tempel Green, using function, the existing building building, aside from the upper in the right direction. Needless Ehrlich ' 14 brought resolutions 9 the earth as a heat sink to raise will be outfitted with brand one, will feature a unique large to say, 'the geothermal heat- and 10 to the assembly last Thurs- day. Resolution 9 addresses the lack of guidelines in the C-Book for mid-semester senator replace- ments, and resolution 10 over- Ghosts, Ghouls and Gallows rides the referendum for these changes. This issue most recently CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 arose when Janet Tso '12 from "It was as though people ning. She says that she herself Returning to campus build- topic of scary events on Conn's Hamilton stepped down, and ap- Wellman then went on to dis- Were pacing consistently, and does not believe in ghosts, and ings at Connecticut College, campus, he settled into some pointed Laura Garciduenas '14 as cuss a ghost hunt that took place that they were invisible except thinks she might have been hal- Wellman spoke of a class he. stories of some of his friends her replacement. This appointment in Palmer Auditorium. He and a for the shadows of their feet." lucinating. However, another taught in Fanning 419, where he who had actually gotten used to conflicted with how the executive number of other campus safety Wellman mentioned that he's student attending the event in- said that, as a professor watch- living in haunted houses, even board felt replacements should be officers were granted overnight been back there since, in hopes sisted they knew someone who ing his students enter the class asking for his assistance in ask- dealt with, yet without any strict access to the building. of seeing a ghost or some super- had seen something similar. on a regular basis, "it seemed, ing ghosts and "Little Men" to guidelines, SGA has no authority After asking the group of natural phenomenon. Gallows Lane is another no- like every time someone move with them. to tell dorms otherwise. Unfortu- students whether they had ever Wellman then went on to torious and well known haunt- walked in, they would deflate," What was particularly stir- nately, due to technical difficulties, heard of "Ruth," Wellman not- ask if any of the students in the ed area on campus, located on as though the energy were just ring were the two times when, the new guidelines were excluded ed that she is one of the ghosts common room had heard of a hill in Connecticut College's being taken out of them from an after telling stories of the "Little from the resolution, and the resolu- that most of the staff at Con- the little girl in Harris. "Early arboretum where New London overwhelming presence. Men" running across the living tions were tabled until next week. necticut College is aware of. mornings, often before students executed convicts were hanged. One student inquired about room at his friends' house, and Ruth was a New London arrive," Wellman divulged, "a The infamous "Arboretum Knowlton and the validity of the mysterious feet belonging Housing Feedback: Chair of patron who often attended the young girl who can't be more Scream" is something that of- the story of girls committing to an unknown figure seen by Residential Affairs Justine Keller shows and concerts held at the than about 5 or 6 years old ten occurs at night, often heard suicide in the building due to a repairman in the small town , 13 asked senators to provide feed- college many years ago. Her stands by the frozen ice cream by late night wanderers. The Coast Guard cadets refusing to of Newark, Delaware, another back on the housing lottery after eventual· death was unknown machine, and then disappears." scream has happened frequent- marry them. To this, Wellman student at the event admitted requesting the senators to bring to most of the community, and Wellman maintains that this Iy enough that even the New replied, "It seems like that story to having heard the exact same this issue to their houses for the last it appears that even up to six is something that happens with London Police know about it, only really pops up with the things happening to one of her two weeks. Despite these repeated months after her death, fellow some frequency, as opposed to and will often send new recruit running of the Haunted House," own family members, who requests, only three senators had audience members would com- other ghost sightings, Further- policemen to go search the area, which took place Friday eve- lived near Philadelphia. Well- any feedback on this issue. More ment on her presence at shows, more, dozens of reports have knowing that they'll never be ning as well, "But wouldn't man, though initially surprised, feedback is expected to come in only to be corrected by neigh- come from people who do not able to source the sound. they be dead year-round?" noted that the proximity of the the next meeting. Keller also asked bors who knew she had died know each other, nor do they To this, one student inquired, Wellman pointed out that often two cities,. and insisted that it senators to 'provide her with feed- several months before. Appar- know anything about the his- apologetic for possibly debunk- "what starts off as fiction can was quite possible and actually back on dorm stigma, also to be ently, her death did not prevent tory of the girl's sighting. "The ing the claim, if screeching become disassociated and be- common for similar things to discussed in the next meeting. her ghost from continuing to at- girl is often so visible and real- owls might be responsible. To come the lore of the building." occur. tend the performances. istic, that the witnesses are ini- this, Wellman replied, "Don't He thinks they may be partly At that point, Wellman com- Soccer Fields: SAAC will be Lore has it that Ruth conti- tially concerned that there's a ever apologize for debunking." the case for Knowlton. men ted that most ghosts just placing signs around Harkness . nus to visit on the occasion, sit- child in the building," Wellman . Debunking, he believes, is ab- Wellman acknowledged that want people to know they're Green with the SGA seal kindly ting in her favorite spot on the added. solutely essential in dealing by attending ghost hunts and there and that they existed. asking all to be considerate of their left side of the Palmer audience But why would there be a with the unknown and mak- going places late at night, he Then they stop. playing field when using the green. balcony (if you're on stage and little girl there in the first place? ing sense of things that aren't was definitely "asking for trou- And then, just at that mo. facing the audience), Wellman Wellman said he had done some readily explained. Wellman ble" to begin with. Neverthe- ment, the lights in the Larra- Thanksgiving Classic: SGA himself admitted to sitting in research and found out that then admitted to the possibil- less, he remains agnostic about bee hallway went out, to a few will be beginning a new tradition: that section intentionally, hop- Harris was actually built over ity of screech owls, but that it the existence of ghosts. gasps. an all-women's round robin foot- ing to catch a glimpse of the a demolished neighborhood - certainly couldn't be traced to "I don't know what causes "Whenever I do this talk, ball tournament among women woman, most recently at the unfortunately nothing else is mountain lions or mongrel coy- them, but people desperately weird things happen!" Wellman from all four classes. President Di- Senior Dance performance last known as far as why the girl otes, since they don't exist in want to explain why these proclaimed. It was only then ane Essis ' 12 has begun to speak year. might still reappear every now Connecticut. things happen," Wellman ex- that one student in the group to athletic directors about the fea- Another creepy event that and then. One student attending the plained. He went on to discuss remembered it was due to the sibility of holding this tournament Wellman witnessed occurred Sarah Kosofsky' 12 cornmnt- common hour, Pete Konowski what he described as "proof of "Are you afraid of the dark?" given reservations for the different when lights above the balcony ed that after walking back to her '12, offered a personal recount- agency," enabling one to vouch event that ran from 10-11 PM fields on campus. Nevertheless, in Palmer were turning on and room in Wright late one eve- ing of his own, where "it ap- for a ghost's existence and be- to save money and energy for a ground has been broken on begin- off On their own, in sequence. ning, looking in through doors peared as though someone's ing a person or something we better Floralia .• ning this tradition. • . He even captured the occur- of Harris, she saw what seemed scream had been cut short on could interact with. rence on fi1m. like a group of 10 people run- 'the Fire Trails." After having exhausted the

I • OQOB~R 31, 2011 THECOLlEGE VOla NEWS· 5 The Myths of Eating Local Occupy Conn A stab at sustainable meat College The OWS movement influences formation of CC Dissent

MEGAN REBACK STAFF WRITER

Now in its sixth week of action, the City on November 5, which is Guy Occupy Wall Street movement has Fawkes Day, Guy Fawkes, as portrayed gained momentum across the globe, in the comic book V for Vendetta and in local communities and on college later in the 2006 movie, inspires the campuses. Focused mainly on protest- overthrow of a future totalitarian so- ing social and economic inequity, cor- ciety. The sinister mask Fawkes wears porate greed and the impact of finances has become iconic in the movement. on government, occupiers span across "Our next steps as a group are to or- race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic ganizing fundraising events and teach- status and location. ins and discussions on campus as well Students at Connecticut College as a permanent occupation of some have protested both on Wall Street place on campus, Zuccotti Park-style, and in New London in solidarity with We want to start making a big splash. er local produce is really "greener." Several students quickly raised their the movement, and have even formed Stay tuned for a Latin American food Last year. Harris added a new Nowak spoke in the Charles Chu hands to offer various answers to his a group on campus called CC Dissent. night in Coffee Grounds and for an extension to its sal d bar: the lo- room at 4:30 PM on October 27, question, Nowak then displayed a According to their Facebook page, the event series featuring panel discussions cally grown seetio . In ,addition to A professor of food studies at The list of common assumptions about group is "an autonomous student or- with professors about OWS as well as , the dining hall's bdem new look, Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy, locally grown food on the projector. ganization dedicated to identifying, documentaries regarding the current Harris now allowf environmentally Nowak enjoys a "holistic view of They included rebuilding the econo- analyzing and confronting structures of state of our society and government," conscious and curious students to try education" in which "food is in- my, food tasting better and fresher, power in our society. Through student- Bryant said, produce that iS own' in New Eng- terdisciplinary." Professor Nowak decreasing green house gasses and developed programs and discussions CC Dissent also recently appealed land and the tri- tate area, ' passionately argued that communi- the supposition that the local pro- on and off campus, CC Dissent is ex- to Connecticut College's SGA at Open But in the I cture "The Myth of ties should view food in economic, duce is healthier. Another student ploring and reinforcing intersectional Forum on October 27, bringing along 'Eat Local': fhet Case of Tuscan political and cultural terms. added that biodiversity helps to dis- communities of activism among Conn over fifteen supporters, including a pro- Butcher Dar}o Ceccihini ," Zachary Nowak began by asking the au- tribute products more efficiently and students, faculty, staff, New Londoners fessor, staff members and New London Nowak raiser the question ofwheth- dience, "Why is local important?" another even suggested that it makes and NESCAC schools, We are develop- residents. capitalism fairer. ing teach-ins.five ins, trips and weekly According to a member of SGA, "In Indiana, where I'm from, I discussions, as well as partnering with CC Dissent wants SGA to sign a letter see the benefits of eating locally be- Occupy New London to support the of support for the Occupy Wall Street cause it supports the conununity and protests occurring daily downtown," movement, following the example of pushes for a better lifestyle where The group uses measures and tactics multiple peer institutions. Several com- eating according to season is neces- that mirror those used on Wall Street, munity members voiced opposition sary," said RasAmen Oladuwa ' 14, including General Assemblies, where to the letter, stating that Occupy Wall one of the students who provided an committees discuss their thoughts and Street demonizes the financial services answer to Nowak's query. "We've needs without a formal leadership industry. The CC Dissenters were quick see obesity rates decline and a gen- component, as well as "stack lists," in to assure, however, that the intention of erally healthier population, My which protesters can voice their opin- the movement was not to demonize the family is about to go directly to the ions, Typicall, people who are tradi- financial sector. farm that produces our food and that tionally underrepresented, including After a short discussion during open has helped me to have a greater ap- women and minorities, are prioritized forum about how best to address this preciation for the food I'm eating." in the stacks. question, including voting support, Meat is often left out of discus- According to Eliza Bryant ' 12 who holding a student referendum and ex- , sions surrcundin 10

I, THE COLLEGE VOICE 6------OOOBER 31, 2011 Editors, Bhon Hcrfeorst & Jerell Moys OPINIONS opinions@thecollegeNolce,org Freedom of From the Living Room to the Choice? Dorm Room Of Promiscuity and Halloween

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FREDERICK MCNULTY Even though the dorms had treated CONTRIBUTOR me well, by the end of my sophomore very prevalent in modern-day col- year I had an itch to be whisked away to As one might expect, the dances lege life. "The problem [on college some other part of campus. As a junior at Connecticut College are events campuses] isn't hooking up, it's that I assumed I could have a single in any where students exude sex appeal in hooking up is the only way of be- dorm, but 1 wanted something more. ways they are unable to elsewhere. ing sexual that my students see as At Conn, there are a host of "specialty The outfits at the recent Halloween an option /' she said. "There were housing" options. including the River dance were no exception. Many no counter-messages. Students who Ridge Apartments, the 360 apartments, of the female students wore short, are deeply religious feel entirely un- Earth House and the newly minted Win- skimpy and sensual costumes - if supported in their desire to remain chester Houses. I assumed this process these excuses to wear as little as pos- virgins till marriage. [Conversely,] would be highly competitive, and the sible can still be classified as "cos- Students who are interested in poly- chance of acquiring such a home as a tumes," that is. I don't have a prob- amory, love-based sexual relation- junior seemed unlikely. I was sure spe- lem with women choosing to wear ships with more than one person, are cialty housing was reserved for seniors what they please; in fact, I would ar- seen as simply weird." Of course, who had somehow impressed Residen- gue that having the freedom to dress most people on campus hardly need tial Education and Living (REAL) with as oneself is a right. These outfits a sociologist to tell them this: they their ability to cure homelessness in may make a few students uncomfort- live it every day. New London with their chamber music able, but this discomfort is merely While there is always room for im- trio. another aspect of living in a diveJs~ provement, Connecticut College is I did feel a little swindled by my lack community: you have to accept other hardly one of the worst campuses in of options. At many of my friends' col- people's choices. As these women terms of sexual acceptance. The di- leges, students were rewarded for their will tell you, they choose to wear verse population, supportive admin- upperclassmen status, moving into these outfits. But are women truly istration, and lack of a Greek system the "junior apartments" or participat- Students prepare a luncheon in [the] kitchen of Mosier House, afforded the choice of how to dress? unquestionably playa positive role ing in the tradition of renting nearby one of the former off-campus housing options. in setting the tone for gender equity. ramschackled houses from elderly la- Lisa Belkin, a blogger for The New dies they had tricked into thinking they I fear that women on York Times, caused quite a stir when were upstanding citizens: I yeamed for she reported on a Sigma Nu frater- this excitement. Although some stu- our own campus lack nity at Duke University sending dents at Conn choose to move to houses the choice, especially at nearly 300 female students an invi- off campus, the walking-distance real tation to a Halloween party asking estate choices are scarce, and it has dances, to dress in an each to "dress up as a slutty nurse, seemed to me that REAL frowns upon inexplicit manner. a slutty doctor, a slutty schoolgirl or this choice. Specialty Housing appeared just a total slut." This fraternity not to be my best bet. only buys into the idea that female In some wild tum of events, I was The 2004 major motion picture students should be expected to sexu- granted an apartment in 360, where I Mean Girls raised an excellent point ally objectify themselves, but it also would live in the spring after returning on this issue. In one scene Cady Her- propagates the idea further, by host- from a semester abroad. Upon return- on, naive high school junior played ing events to facilitate the misogyny. ing, I took full advantage of my very by Lindsey Lohan, plans to attend a Feminist author and blogger Jes- non-Conn Coil lifestyle. I cooked lavish Halloween party hosted by "the Plas- sica Valenti famously told Stephen meals of spinach-based stews, I did my tics," a group of popular girls who Colbert that she would not care if homework on a coffee table in my robe, act as societal gatekeepers. After women were flashing their breasts and I hosted get-togethers that took Cady spends nearly all day assem- for Girls Gone Wild if they chose to hours for campus safety to notice. 360 bling a complicated outfit of a zom- do it for their own satisfaction. Col- felt luxurious, a bubble bath in a tub bie bride, she arrives at the costume bert, playing into his faux-conserva- that had possibly been dirtied by fewer party only to find herself outcasted. tive persona, responded with shock: people than one in lA. To her surprise, the other girls have why would a feminist hold such a There were, of course, things to dressed, as she puts it, "like sluts," permissive point of view? Valenti re- miss about living on campus. No meal sporting miniskirts, haltertops, high sponded that she did not believe that could revitalize a Sunday the way Har- heels and fishnet stockings. Amidst most women did it for themselves ris greasy eggs do; visiting someone in her classmates' outward expressions but, instead, society incentivized South campus required a day's notice; a of sexuality, Cady feels ashamed the choice of self-exploitation. The talk in Blaustein might be skipped for a that she would be immature enough same concept applies here. There are cozier Sex and the City episode online. to believe that a Halloween party some women who truly revel in the But generally, the positives out- would involve actually celebrating opportunity to dress in a provocative weighed the negatives, and living in the manner at dances or on Halloween. 360 apartments became its own kind the holiday, as opposed to wearing The 360 Apartments, today. as little clothing as possible. People, such as Cady from Mean of community. Attending each other's The point here is not that all the Girls, who don't choose to dress like various events was informative and girls at the party should have dressed "a total slut" at a Duke frat party fun (unsurprisingly, hardly anyone who local foods section. In considering why particular lessoh we learned in my like the gory but fully-clothed un- should not "bemarginalized in social lived in dorms made it). Even though I students are so eager to move a longer apartment was that duct tape is a meth- dead bride zombie that Cady did. situations. I have female friends on was sad to only have been afforded this walk or sometimes a drive away from od of heating a faulty windowed house, In fact, I would be just as much campus who feel uncomfortable go- opulent lifestyle for a semester, I knew campus, I assumed they were seeking and fridge-ditched feta cheese will stink opposed, if not more so, to a soci- ing to the dances because they do there was no way I would be so lucky freedom: freedom to eat and do what after spring break. These are valuable ety that forbade women from dress- not wish to dress down and they do to live there again. I applied to live on they wanted. lessons that even CELS cannot prepare ing up in ways that allowed them to not want to be socially ostracized. campus for my senior year. Still, as a senior, I have begun to ap- us for. express their sexuality. In general, These friends, all of whom wished When I returned this fall I was filled preciate the dorm life again. I think it is Not every student, however, is afford- these events become problematic to remain anonymous, were forced with worry: would I adjust to living in especially nice for incoming freshman ed this preparation. This living situation when women lack the fundamental to settle for a quiet movie night with a dorm after attending house meetings to feel like they are part of a commu- is an option enjoyed by that two percent choice of what they want to wear. friends, instead of the excitement that were attended by under five people nity, not to be sequestered in a freshman at Conn. I fear for the day when I drink Just as Cady's choice not to dress in of the Halloween dance. They ad- and lasted under five minutes? Would donn, festering with confusion. I am champagne from my 36~ balcony, with an overly sexualized manner is disre- mit they still had fun, but they were I forget to dress myself for midnight especially appreciative of the Residen- inhabitants past and present, and watch garded when she arrives at the party, disappointed that they felt excluded pees? Would I play well with others? So tial Educational Fellow program, which the KB basement dwellers protest my I fear women on our own campus fr6m the soiree. It is disappoint- far, I have. puts on a lot of great events I am glad to good fortune with their cardboard "Oc- lack the choice, especially at dances, ing that conversations about such a It appears that this year specialty- be able to enjoy. cupy Specialty Housing" signs. Until to dress in an inexplicit manner. fundamental right. to free expression housing options have become more and Specialty Housing is a great option then I will be thankful {or what I had, Unfortunately, this issue of non- are still being debated in the twenty- more attracti ve to students - scores of that this school provides. It encourages and what I have now: a high-ceilinged choice extends past what one wears first century. If we're ever going to students have hounded my roommates students to ease into the eventuality of single in Harkness that looks out on the on October 31; it permeates society continue moving toward the goal of and I for our application secrets. Our the real world where toilet paper, no admissions green, where I listen to tours long before pumpkins are ripe for gender equality, then we will have theme was sustainable food; a topic matter how thin, must be routinely pur- beginning and ending, br~gging about picking. Sociologist and Huffington to understand that different people so ubiquitous presently that even Har- chased. It is a growing experience. A the ninety-eight percent .• Post contributor Lisa Wade noted in dress differently - and there's noth- ris has embraced it with its short-lived \ a 2007 interview that this problem is ing wrong with that .• , \

I • THE COLLEGE vorr- OOOBER 31, 2011 OPINIONS' 7 Glory Days: Professors' Pasts and their Relevance in the Present

KYLE DAVID SMITH STAFF WRITER fact .it was taught hy her department first methodology for counting the chair. The activity that was more im- homeless in the 1990 census. While portant at the time? Varsity soccer. Flores spoke passionately about pub- Even at a school like Conn that has Although she went on to receive a lic service, his dedication didn't stop small classes and accessible faculty, major American Studies award for him from sending out his teaching Attbe end of Pall Weeba41 re- .lIblD1t lIR ~ 8pOlt.l-' it can be easy to forget that our pro- her senior honors thesis, this still credentials every spring in the hope ceived a c:aU from Campus Safety tl!us. 'Wheo •• tuileat _ a Vio- fessors are people, too. Among their didn't seal her fate as a history pro- of being whisked away into the world alerting me, u tbe HousefeUow ~ ~ ~ bave to cIecide pedagogical rants of wisdom and fessor. As Stock noted, it wasn't un- of teaching. thatlWo of my nMidents' bilt.. bad tblIlr ,pOlities lie' loyally to life-altering comments in the mar- til after she went to graduate school, Professor Gallagher had much to been found in a tree by the p~ dIeit ~ aUlOCiallWUs with· gins of essays, it's sometimes hard to following time spent as an elemen- say about his stint at the University man patio. After helping one of thb in ... cO"iPlaai&}'. or to upholdin,l see any speck of infallibility among tary school teacher, that she realized of Chicago. Likening his time spent owners relrievethem,l sent out III tile \'lllIIOI tht -.tltute it. those whose jobs are to be bastions that teaching at the collegiaie level at the university to a tour of duty in email to the dorm, ukio& if illY- MPy of P 011t;alpu. work for of knowledge in our odd collegiate was her true calling. the military, Gallagher admitted. that one knew what bad happened. I th6 Office llI~, BlIdOlIO universe. Those who attended the Professor Nier thought that he he was tempted to get back in his received a few responses through of the lIIOII~I elemeutl of Glory Days Panel on October 26, would be forever doomed to work in truck and drive home even on the email and in person, saying that our community tIlM .. taik about however, were reminded that profes- the warehouses of his family's dental first day when he was one of the os- two alumni were responsible. The is tbe Honor Code. Wlren _. sors are indeed people- people who tracized few who didn't know how to bikes bad been chained to tbe rack viewm, pro.pectlve .tudenll Ial- used to find themselves in the very navigate the brutal culture. outside tbe dorm, and thus the ways try to get a MUle of wb..., places that average college students Learning from people with experi- wbeels were removed before being our applicants would acbowJedae find themselves in today. Surprisingly, ence is always enlightening; hearing lofted into tbe tree, wbere tbey re- the Honor Code'. importance add Professors Catherine McN icol becoming a professor how four now successful individuals ceived further damllle. actively uphold it. We (u employ- Stock (History; BA, MA, PhD Yale found their way into a profession that This is just one example of the eea of the CoIle,e) .peak 1atJely University), Ronald J.O. Flores (So- doesn't mean you have I hold in the utmost respect was en- vandalism that bu been present about ~onorablo vam,., and It II ciology; AB, AM Fordham Universi- to be incessantly bur- tirely refreshing. While mistakes and throughout campus tbis year. Thus mucb barder to do 80l'fOUdlywIleD ty; PhD Brown University), Eugene tragedies are inevitable, those who far, there bave heeD almost a doz- I've ju.t opened III -n with a V. Gallagher (Religious Studies; BA ied in your work, and use these to their advantage find the en broken windows, alone with a lengthy list of dorm damage. from LaSalle University; MA, PhD Uni- most good. multitude of broken screens, Iigbt the past week. The Honor Code is versity of Chicago) and Jason A. Nier it doesn't mean you Taking advantage of the connec- fixtures. exit signs and destroyed one of the primary reuons that I (Psychology; BA The Pennsylvania have to always be an tions that only college can provide bulletin boards. Generally, this am here, and thus it'. critical that State University; MA, PhD Univer- - both scholarly and otherwise - is destruction is dismissed as a by- _ uphold III ideal. through ill sity of Delaware) stepped away from "A" student. always beneficial. Expanding aca- product of alcobol use or tbe row- practice on campus. their usual roles as academic edu- demic diversity and intellectual cu- .diness of athletic teams, but that My purpose of this piece is not cators for an hour to act instead as supply business after spending three riosity can sometimes be better than deflection is unwarranted and only to blame. However, I want us to quasi-life coaches, and spoke .about college summers there. A self-pro- striving for marketability. A particu- serves to rid ourselves of responsi- consider tbe atmospbere we have the ways in which their academic claimed perennial late-bloomer, Nier larly resonating word of advice came bility. Too often we forgettbat our created surrounding the Honor and professional careers landed them eventually found himself on a more at the close of the panel and from Honor Code requires us to bold Code on our campus tbat condones the holy grails of teaching positions. academic track, but it didn't always Professor Gallagher, who has been botb ourselves and others account- being a bystander. There are al- Surprisingly, becoming a professor look like he was destined for great- teaching at Conn for more than thir- able for actions. We frequently ways going to be members of our doesn't mean you have to be inces- ness. ty years. In the words of Gallagher, complain about the damages done, community wbo will choose not santly buried in your work (at least Professor Flores knew early on "Watcb the people who are the best but think that if it's not us doing it, to respect other students' property as an undergraduate), and it doesn't that he wanted to teach, but it took at what they do. The ones that truly it's not our responsibility. or space, bUIinstead of lelting this mean you have to always be the per- him a little while to make it there. He invest themselves. See what it takes There bave been some chang- year of increased vandalism de- fect "A" student. Professor Stock, for spoke about a previous job working to be successful in the long term." es to the Honor Code in tbe past fine us. we can use it as a cbance example, skipped her all-important for the Census Bureau of New York, Luckily, we have our professors to • IIlOlltnotably thll ~D to reflllCl OD DIU' ootIIIIlllnity and junior seminar at ide, des~ite e wliete he belped come up with the look, to fpr this .• ~ ....~_"~.1I'lliIl.8I/iiii~Dwl_ of countability. We are a residential campus-proudly so-and it is important for us to recognize how special our Honor Code is, in tbal it (hopefully) draws students who want to be in a respectful com- munity, and gives us an outlet for redirecting the resl. So, tbe next time you see somebody rip down a bulletin board, smash a window or chuck someone's bike into a tree. please confront that studenl and make them take responsibility. Ultimately. my hope is that we can have more pride in our scbool and more money in our pockets .•

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Tracy Schaperow, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologis

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Dr, Schaperow speclalll,es in helping college students to overcome anxiety. depression. and relationsh(p struggles. whlJ6 planning for a successful future, •

Professors Flores, Gallagher and Nier speak with students about the good old days. .Located two mifes from campus

I 8, OPINIONS ------oaOBER 31, 2011, THE COLLEGE VOICE Halloween 2011: Creative Camel Costume Collection

MADISON WINEY CONTRIBUTOR years, she's been a Reese's cup, an iPod and "Bop It Extreme 2," Halloween is a pivotal part of where she kept the theme song the school year. It marks the be- on repeat attached to the inside ginning of fall, the end of mid- of her costume and people could terms and gives girls an excuse twist and pull her body parts. to dress seductively ...just kid- This year, she decided on some- ding, that's every Thursday and thing that, chances are, no one Saturday. Of course there are al- has done before. Joelson wore a ways the ever-unique costumes trash bag with words like "sad" like the Playboy bunny, Greek and "excited" taped to it. What goddess and that girl who wears was she? Emotional baggage, leg warmers and neon spandex Other students were creat- but no one really knows what ing flashbacks to our childhood. she is. Although these classic Gracie Pearlman' 14 was seen as costumes are always a hit, I took Zenon from the famous Disney the opportunity to find some Channel trilogy, "Zenon, Girl of people with real creativity. the 21st Century." Zetus lupetus, The snow on Saturday got ev- she made every person who saw eryone excited for Christmas, in- her feel like a kid again. cluding Meaghan McGrath' 14. There was talk of some cou- In honor of the chilly holidays ples costumes, but unlike the ahead, McGrath was seen walk- traditional "Jane and Tarzan" ing around dressed as a Christ- or "doctor and OUTSet" Gabriel mas present. With her sparkly Shlager '15 and his roommate, tights and many bows, she made Christophe Desorbay '15, ex- everyone feel like the holidays pressed their brotherly bond were just around the Comer. as Shaggy and Scooby Doo, Sarah Joelson '15 has a his- respectively. Some friends tory of inanimate object Hal- took couples costumes to a loween costumes. In previous whole new level: jokesters Ben Chris Muscatello '10 and Cecy Cuevas' 12 in a state of marital bliss. Nadell '15 and Roopa Ramku- occasions, there's a high possi- do on campus, and that maybe mar '15 decided to switch it up bility of overdose. the Coasties were having more with Ramkumar dressed as·a There were also several ru- fun than you? Well, believe it pimp, and Nadell as her naughty mored off-the-wall costumes: or not, we were having fun too. nurse. Talk about a gender rever- one person dressed in all pink Knowlton held a spooky haunted sal. and topped it off with a sneaker house, there was a raucus Cro Many students ultimately strapped to their head, so they monster mash and some students chose group costumes. Hannah could be gum stuck to the bot- even sat outside their rooms giv- Beazley 'IS spent this Hallow- tom of a shoe. Another dressed ing out candy to anyone who een as an instrument-less band up in all black and glued glit- wanted to trick-or-treat. Some member. "A couple of friends tel' and streamers to herself to students took full advantage of and I are going to be a hick be "the life of the party." A boy these activities" while others bluegrass band- which means wore all black with yellow lines stayed in and made their own overalls, straw hats, blacked out down the middle of his body to fun. For most students, howev- teeth and Appalachian accents." imitate a road. One student strut- er, it was just a normal night of she said. ted his stuff in a bright purple party-hopping in ridiculous and Leila Teitelrnan 'is and a morph suit. provocative costumes. few of her friends could be These creative concoctions No one can argue that Hallow- seen running around campus as spread across the street, too. een hasn't changed dramatically the Beanie Babies that we all Logan Donahey, a cadet at the since we were children. Our thought would be worth a for- Coast Guard Acadenlf, gathered pafenrs rio longer walk us from tune one day. agroupoffriendsanddressedup house to house, and we aren't Who loves wearing head-to- as the Justice League. Danahey laying the candy out at the end toe cheetah print? Not too many said that even at the CGA, they of the night and in order to trade people, and especially not Haley still dress up and have a good with our friends. Regardless of Wegner '13. She decided to be a time. "This Friday, [there was] this sad truth, it will always be tacky cheetah for Halloween to a dance in our ballroom-not an exciting day of the year, with ffi imitate the middle-aged moms mandatory, but people wore cos- many fun costumes and 'excir- ~ who think animal print is in style. tumes and generally [had] fun. ing things to do around campus. i Wegner sifted through Crystal On Monday we'll have a din- Just beware of the eerie new l.L. Mall to find the tackiest clothes ner with the whole Corps where scarecrow at the sundial that re- ~ possible, like cheetah tights and people wear costumes and then sembles a creepy sleeping man ,J: fingernail decals. Though she we trick-or-treat on the hill." at one o'clock in the morning. Christophe Desorbay! 15 and Gabriel Shlager '15 as Shaggy and Scooby. admits that cheetah print has the Was there any time where you Now that's a real scare. Happy potential to be classy on some felt like there wasn't anything to Halloweenl » The Connecticut Hammer Massacre: Not as Scary as it Sounds

KELLY FRANKLIN CONTRIBUTOR tersection of two vaults." So, if you were invited to the "Groin Enthusiasts Bob the Builder rampages in a local Convention" you might be horren- Home Depot. A hammer factory fire dously offended at the idea of a bunch with no survivors. MC Hammer kill- of people congregating to discuss and ing bored suburban housewives. All inspect each other's groins, when re- of these are possible explanations for ally it's a simple architect convention. what the "Connecticut Hammer Mas- An invitation to a "massacre" kind of sacre" could be about and, after the sounds like an invitation to be mur- jury finally makes its decision, all are dered, when really it's an invitation incorrect. to watch a bunch of college guys play Despite sounding like some local- with frisbees. ized destruction of tools, the Connecti- After the break-down of the name cut Hammer Massacre is an ultimate "Connecticut Hammer Massacre," frisbee tournament. Shocked? So was the reasoning behind the phrasing be- l. However, after a few moments of comes more clear, but the fact remains pondering, I decided the only way to that almost no one besides the ultimate truly understand the logic behind the C frisbee team and me knew about this baffling name choice for this tourna- ..J W event because a) the event's name is ment was to break down the title word ii: z -c confusing and b) because ultimate fris- by word. :J:

( THE CDLlEGE VOICE OOOBER 31, 2011 Editors, Devin Cohen and Melanie Thibeault ARTS /// ENTERTAINMENT ortsothecoftegevolce,org Hollywood's New Happily Ever After Fairytales replace vampire flicks as Hollywood's latest obsession STEPHANIE SCHWARTZ simple as it initially seems, Don't watch this STAFF WRITER show expecting the television version of En- My junior year of high school, I got into a huge chanted. debate WIth my English teacher. Our assignment NBC offers Grimm (Fridays at9 PM), in which was ~own~e an original fairy tale, complete with has fairy tale villains, like the Big Bad Wolf him- magic, pnnces, giants and the strong morals self, commit grisly crimes parallel to those found commonly found in such tales. 1 however, in- in the stories. Eating Little Red Riding Hood cluded symbolism and a complex vocabulary as thus becomes kidnapping young girls in red well, Apparently, that was not acceptable. sweatshirts ... and then still eating them. A Port- '.'It's a fairy tale," my teacher critiqued. "A land cop, descendent of the Brothers Grimm, child should be able to understand it." She then must neatly catch these fantastical criminals by handed me a two-page list of all the SAT words the end of each episode. and descriptive clauses that I must remove. Don't think the film industry has dropped the Needless to say, I felt myself being wrongly cen- ball, however. In the first half of 2012, viewers sured. Weren't fairy tales for adults as well? will see the release of two Snow White varia- .: Well, Ms. King, it now seems that the enter- tions. Both boast a strong female lead, a fierce tainment industry agrees with me. Throughout female villain and a stellar supporting cast, suc- ~Oll, Hollywood launched an avalanche of proj- cessfully marketing to informed audiences of the ects, all based on the folklore of childhood spe- twenty-first-century. I personally look forward cifically for grown ups. ' to a Snow White that, as a girl, I can watch past At the helm were such young adult fare as Red the age of twelve without outwardly cringing. Riding Hood and Beastly, both of which provid- Other movies slated for early next year include ed more melodramatic takes on the traditional Jack the Giant-Killer and Hansel and Gretel: tales. Upon their release earlier this year, the Witch Hunters. Both feature an array of fan- entertainment media immediately began to gos- tastic actors, ranging from favorites lrke Ewan SIp. WIth Twilight almost over and the vampire McGregor and Stanley Tucci to indie darlings craze (finally) losing steam, could fairy tales be like Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arteton. Ever the answer? Could tales inspired by the Broth- considered the German brother and sister so fond ers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen feed the of sweets growing up into vengeful bounty hunt- scores of adolescents craving steamy, dark, fan- ers? Well, apparently, somebody did, because tastical romance? they are making a movie about it. Fairy tales certainly could help fill that gap. This resent onslaught of fairy tale-themed me- More recent projects, however, have taken a dia feels so newsworthy simply due to its target more mature approach. Last week saw the pre- audience. The entertainment industry has been miere of two network TV shows with fairy-tale using such stories for inspiration since the 1930s; premises, both hoping to appeal to adult audi- it is hardly a recent development. Their themes ences. and morals have become so common that they have been embedded into a global conscious. • ABC's Once Upon a Time (Sundays at 8 PM) traps such iconic characters as Snow White, Yet, the idea of fairy tales created solely for adult Prince Charming and Rumplestiltskin in modem- viewers has rarely been considered mainstream day reality, described as "someplace horrible" entertainment until now. That's simply unfair. with no happy endings. Since the show comes Snow White chokes Edward Cullen, a perfect allegory for the gradual decline of After all, all adults need happily ever afters too.' from the writers of Lost, viewers know already the vampire flick and the resurgence of fairy tales in Hollywood cinema. that nothing (and I mean nothing) will be as Baby Baby; It's Cold Outside No One's Too Old for Young heartthrob's new single Nickelodeon Flashbacks reminds fans why they love the Biebs

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CARA EINBINDER exceptionally foggy day and like a football, and his BFFL Annnnnd cue the swooning. the music indus- CONTRIBUTOR Tommy also just happens to Gerald's is an upside-down The music video is especially in- try. He's ensured Our generation is currently have an exceptional imagina- ice cream cone. I decided to teresting. It's usual Bieber fare: at least a decent al- watch "Sid the Vampire Slay- suffering from a collective tion. However,i found myself 'fake snow is falling all over the bum in Believe by '90s hangover. But honestly, getting into the story, perhaps er," in honor of Halloween, place, his hair is impeccable, and employing Kanye Sid, after seeing a vampire who can blame us? Unlike more then r did when I was -then there's the lady of his dreams and Drake. Even the 'OOs, which I can't quite a young'un. I mainly found flick with Arnold and Sticky, looking longingly into his eyes at amidst insane haters recall for various reasons, the it remarkable that so many decides that his friend Stinky an-outdoor cafe. But all of a sud- and equally insane '90s was an era of incredibly mundane occurrences could is in fact a vampire, and that den liiebs is looking older. He's love-stricken fans, respectable music. It was the be linked together and trans- he must vanquish Stinky be- -definitely the same teen heartthrob Bieber has some- dawn of coffee shop culture, formed into a magical story. fore he plunges the world into who flirts with the camera, but it's how maintained not flannel and most importantly, I also felt as though 1could disarray. now more apparent that he'll soon only a level head incredible cartoons. I'm talk- connect more with the adults Hey Arnold struck me with be a legal adult. Even his sound is but a clean image ing about the Nickelodeon in the show, quite possibly its clever jokes and witty dia- a little-more mature - as I blasted and a sense of hu- greats here; like Rugrats, Hey because of my age. I found logue. Nineties Nicktoons his new single nonstop this past mor. His videos for placed much more impor- Arnold, Doug, Ren & Stimpy myself laughing almost more week, one of my roommates asked website Funnyor- and Angry Beavers. incredulously, "What happened to die .com that make Due to high demand, Nick- his squeak?" light of his celeb- elodeon execs decided to Bieber isn't exactly a stranger to rity status ("Bieber bring the wholesome anima- the adult world of the music indus- Takes Over") and tions back to their station try, even at seventeen. He has col- his sex symbol im- TeenNick, with alternating laborated with some of the biggest age ("Justin Bieber schedules of happiness every names in the business, from Usher Screensaver") could weeknight from 12 to 3:30 and Chris Brown to Ludacris and charm any skep- AM. I for one, was thrilled. The Dream. He's already working tic into a Belieber. These shows held good on his next album after Under the "Bieber's popular- memories for me - of being Mistletoe, called Believe, which ity has caused safety young and innocent; a time is expected to drop 2012 and fea- concerns," accord- before I really had to worry ture the likes of Drake and Kanye ing to his Wikipedia about my own image. West. Since he's currently hanging article, but that popularity shows ground, especially as far as Christ- Iwas quite excited to watch out somewhere between early teen no signs of stopping. mas music goes, but it will provide some of these old shows. pop star and established musician, So now Bieber will join the ranks an inoffensive Top-40 soundtrack tance into character interac- Sure, I had a couple papers at the adults than any of the Bieber could go in any direction of stars like Mariah Carey with the to the holiday season. What may tion and humor than the co- due, a looming Russian exam babies. Stew, who kept get- inclusion of a Christmas album in really kick-start Bieber's mature vert sexuality and shock value with Believe. He's right on the and ... well, never mind, [ ting ridiculous injuries each threshold of adulthood and has the his discography. December is my musical career, though, will be Be- of today's cartoons, for which quickly narrowed it down to time he tried to fix some- opportunity to show the world that favorite time of the year, and hi lieve, and I really look forward to I have a deep appreciation.In- my two favorite Nicktoons: thing, Didi, who had her six- he's more than just a pretty 'face be adding Under the Mistletoe to the innovation - or stagnation - stead of typical and easy, the Rugrats and Hey Arnold. teen pairs of shoes stolen by my repertoire of Christmas music that album has in store. For now, cartoonists and screenwriters with millions of young female ad- What I didn't expect though Tommy and company, and this holiday season. It'll likely be a though, enjoy "Mistletoe:" "Your consciously chose to create mirers. was how different 1 found Grandpa Pickles, who has lS-track expansion of "Mistletoe"; lips on my lips, that's a very merry a more developed and intel- Bieber is headed in the right these shows to be. I recalled clearly has decided that his •• channing, cute and mindlessly Christmas." • lectually challenging type of direction to make the transition these cartoons being simple, entire family is insane, all il- '.' poppy. I don't predict that Under cartoon, where imagination from teen to adult, one that's of- albeit very entertaining. Upon lustrate just how relatable Ru- the Mistletoe will break any new is everything, and nothing is ten riddled with difficulties in revisiting '90s Nickland, I grats characters can be. necessarily as it appears to be. realized just how clever the Beyond my newfound con- This is why these cartoons writers of these shows were. nection with these old char- Rugrats was especially im- acters, Rugrats left me with have such staying power. They still demand people's pressive Ones of my favorite a fleeting sense of nostalgia. episodes I viewed, "Send in I do admittedly yearn for attention, despite the fact that many of these Nicktoons are the Clouds," depicts Tommy the time when something as actually almost twenty years classically 'wishing on a star' simple as fog and a silly wish old. Even in my twenties, I for an airplane. Much to his could constitute an adventure. find the dialogues to be rel- chagrin, Tommy finds that he Each baby is so happy and has turned his entire house carefree, a feeling I won't evant, entertaining and ridicu- lously funny. Most important- into a giant airplane and has have until this month of mid- ly though, these writers knew to get into the "crockpit" to terms is over, and I have con- about vampires, flying houses land it in order to save his sumed a quality beverage or (hello, Up?) and football family from accidentally two. walking out the door and into Hey Arnold is equally im- shaped heads before they be- came mainstream. And that's impending doom. Of course, pressive. First of all, nothing the house isn't actually an air- trumps the ingenue that Ar- just really hip.' plane; it just happens to be an nold's head is actually shaped • .....~------,-:;-

10· ARTS THE ffilLEGE VOICE OOOBER 31,2011 Farewell to Indie's FNL: Green Day v. Blink-182 First Couple Who wins in the battle of the 90s pop-punk giants? MARK FERREIRA Sonic Youth's power couple splits, leaving STAFF WRITER fans in shock Friday night, I was at a punk rock concert in Cro," standing between sweaty, gyrating rock stars and a head banging. fist pumping audience. Lyr- ics only filled the gaps between the distorted power chord-driven riffs of Blink-182 and Green Day. As soon as Blink-182 opened the concert up with "Damnit," the crowd erupted into a frenzied mosh pit. The Friday Night Live [FNL] event was a battle of the bands of two cover bands: Green Day and Blink-182. The bands not only emulated the sound of Blink and Green Day but they also took on the style of the punk rockers they were impersonating. In the Blink-182 band Jon Markson' 12 and Andy Stein- Zeller ' 14 wore backwards baseball hats typical of the skater-punk look of Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge. The members of the Green Day cover band, with the exception the bassist who looked like a cross between Gan- dalf from Lord of The Rings and a hog farmer, wore black collared shirts and ties similar to those worn by Green Day during their early years. The bands took turns playing two sets of four songs each. The Blink-l 82 band played eight of Blink-182's best known songs including, "All the Small Things," "What's My Age Again," "Rock Show" and "Dumpweed''. About 85% of the audience sang along to Blink's pop punk anthems, However, Kim Gordan and Thurston Moore before their recent breakup. the Green Day cover band performed fairly unknown songs in their set. In the beginning of the show DaveMa '13. the lead singer of the Green Day cover DAVID L1AKOS ing approaches of Gordon and Moore band, warned the audience that they NEWS EDITOR that has made Sonic Youth a great were not going to perform any songs original. from American Idiot or 21st Century This month, the independent mu- Moore (as well as Ranaldo) was Breakdown. sic world was rocked by news of the trained by the avant-garde guitarist As a result, the energy and audience breakup of Kim Gordon and Thurston and composer Glenn Branca. It is due participation died down a considerable Moore, the musical power couple of in part to Moore's songwriting influ- amount during lhi>Green DaY:sets. Al- New York-based rock group Sonic ence that Sonic Youth is widely cred- though the band performed songs like Youth. Married since 1984, they re- ited with revolutionizing guitar tuning "Longview," "Minority," "Insomnia" leased a brief statement announcing techniques and introducing numerous and "Basket Case," in between these their split on October 14, saying that other innovations to American rock popular songs they played songs that the future of the band is "uncertain" music. Critic Stephen Erlewine went few people could sing along to. Evenif as a result of their breakup. The news as far to ~a~. il t nP.j'llPol 'j\,~fl,elj.,\e~ was greeted with shock by most ob- the perfonn.~'i" dpth,t,)j~9 .tl't,i',baJl.'!'s what rock guitar could dO-.. "His con- radio friendly hits, they need to remem- servers and commentators, as Gordon tribution of experimentalist style with ber to sacrifice their personal tastes for and Moore have come to symbolize formal musical acumen makes him the enjoyment ofthe crowd; And while the consistency and longevity of Sonic one of the best guitarists of his era, in Dave did a great job matching the sing- Youth, one of the most enduring bands addition to a fine vocalist in his own ing style of Bradley from Sublime in of the 1980s and American rock mu- right to boot. the last FNL event, he struggled to imi- sic. Amidst chaotic events such as the Gordon, on the other hand, had little tate the vocal intonations of Billie Joe suicide of their friend Kurt Cobain in musical training before joining Sonic Armstrong. 1994, as well as the numerous break- Youth and is probably the least accorn- The most impressive thing about the ups and subsequent reunion tours, concert was the enthusiasm of both the Moore and Gordon have remained a bands and the audience. Andy, the bass constant presence in the scene, until Despite my longtime crush player for Blink-182, constantly spun, now. on Kim Gordon circa 1987 danced and sometimes flailed around Despite my longtime crush on Kim the stage. He even sacrificed some bass Gordon circa 1987 (let's face it, her (let's face it, her rant on lines to pull off a dance move. Being rant on "Kool Thing" is hot), I am "Kool Thing" is hot), 1 a part of an audience where everyone deeply saddened by the dimmed pros- am deeply saddened by the jives to the same music creates a sense pects for Sonic Youth's future. Though of community that few experiences can Gordon and Moore rarely have sung dimmed prospects for match. The Green Day band let the au- duets in Sonic Youth tracks and their Top photo: Guitarist Dave Ma '13 and drummer Dave Romanow '12 throw Sonic Youth'sfuture. dience choose the last song, "Basket lyrics are opaque and infrequently per- down some Green Day tunes, as Jon Markson' 12 (middle photo) salutes his Case" beat out "When I Come Around." sonal, their partnership has in many Blink-182fans. plished musician in the band (She is When it was over, the entire crowd ways defined the aesthetic and image Sonic Youth's bassist and, for the re- of Sonic Youth, and it is hard for me cord, she can thrash). What she brings, to picture the group continuing with- however, is a fierce energy, powerful out them as a couple. Therefore, the convictions and a haunting, often spo- announcement of their split affords ken-word, vocal style that has become an opportunity to assess the group's. a trademark and one of the most rec- legacy. ognizable elements of the band's style. When surveying Sonic Youth's dis- What she contributes to the band is a cography, an immediately salient fact political sensibility and a palpable en- is the range of time over which they ergy. have produced excellent records. The band's most sublime moments From the brilliant mid-80s series of occur when those two tendencies, classics (Evol, Sister and the epochal the daring musical experimentation Daydream Nation), to their twenty- of Moore and the harsh singing and first-century renaissance that includes narrative style of Gordon, clash. A Murray Street and Sonic Nurse, Sonic perfect example of this phenomenon Youth has maintained an astonish- is "'Cross the Breeze" off Daydream ing rate of production littered with Nation. The music thumps at a furious masterpieces. Their last LP, 2009's pace, with meandering guitar parts, The Eternal, gave no indication that while Gordon spat such great one-lin- they planned on slowing down, even. ers as "Let's go walkin' on the water though it was an album with a simple I Now you think I'm Satan's daugh- rock aesthetic not too keen experimen- ter" and "I took a look into the hate tation. Daydream Nation is recognized I It made me. feel very up-to-date," as one of the greatest American al- while oozing seduction and a bracing, bums of all time, as well as one of my violent sexuality. There, as in many of own personal favorites, in any genre, Sonic Youth's best moments, tire bold and many bands, even Nirvana, My and powerful melodies and the shock- Bloody Valentine and other numer- ing lyrics and vocals come perfectly to ous members of the experimentalist a head. Andy Stein-Zeller '14 and Markson of the Blink-182 cover band play for an postrock movement have acknowl- It is a great loss for independent mu- eclectic and costumed audience during last Friday's FNL. edged their enormous influence on the sic that, because of this split; we may dience would win the battle. From my see some original songs mixed ill with genre. never hear another new Sonic Youth chanted "One more song," and the host position in the room, I thought Blink the set list. Doing a complete set of co v- How central was the partnership of song. But over the past thirty years, the responded with "Not going to happen." received the loudest response. How- ers disables the creativity and innova- Gordon and Moore to these success- partnership between Thurston Moore This is a shame because the addition of ever, for the second concert in a row, tion that new bands add to the sphere es? The band's second guitarist, Lee and Kim Gordon has given us !TI0re an encore would have pumped up the the bands tied. When an event is adver- of music. These cover bands do an Ranaldo, always pens and sings sev- than enough enduring music to listen crowd and would have enhanced the tised as a battle ofthe bands, I would've excellent job of attracting a broad audi- eral songs per album (think of him as to over and over again, and as they ending of the battle. liked to see a definitive winner be cho- ence to the concerts and music scene at Sonic Youth's George Harrison). He's go their separate ways, we will find With no more songs to play, the show sen at the end of the show. Conn. But we must not forget that new a key influence in the group's overall new ways to interpret Sonic Youth's ended, but not before an audience poll In addition, while the FNL Cover music should be appreciated and cel- style, but in my view, at least, it has legacy .• was taken. The band that managed to Band Battle concerts attract fans of ebrated as well .• been the tension between the compet- receive the loudest cheer from the au- these famous bands, it would be nice to • THECOLlEGE VOla· OOOBER 31. 2011 SPORTS· II This World Series Was Men's Cross One For the Ages, Folks Country Runs Cardinals take home the title in a phenominal series

BEN STEPANSKY STAFF WRITER Towards Bid to to ever occur in which the Cardinals Catcher Mike Napoli, who was There is a loss of interest in the forced a game seven after a 10-9 win traded to the Rangers at the begin- MLB playoffs when big-market in eleven innings. ning of the season also had a phe- teams get knocked out. When Mari- What made game six so thrilling for nominal series. Prior to game seven ano Rivera doesn't have the chance those unfortunate many who missed he had collected ten of the Rangers' Nationals to face David Ortiz with a full count it? How about six lead changes? twenty-eight RBIs in the World Se- and two outs in the bottom of the How about not once, but twice, the ries and was the offensive hero in ninth, when Tim Lincecum can't Cardinals were down to their final game four, hitting a 3-run home run fire the fastball past Ryan Howard's strike before executing yet another in the sixth inning to ensure the win. powerful bat. At the beginning of the game-tying hit? How about the first His knowledgeable pitch calling be- 2qll season, baseball fans across the game six or seven walk-off home hind the plate also provided evidence country could have announced with run since 1993 and the first walk-off for him to be considered one of the confidence that the World Series home run with a team down 3-2 in best catchers in the league. would feature a couple teams with the World Series since Kirby Puck- So listen up, baseball fans: ac-

I David Freese has a 10110 smile about after earning MVP honors on route 10 a Cardinals World Series title. I two of the top three salaries in the ett's for the Twins in 1991? With all cording to the baseball playoff. for- league: the Boston Red Sox and the of this happening late into a St. Louis mat, we watched the two best teams Philadelphia Phillies. night in October, it set the stage for from each league compete in one of Low and Debold, the Red Sox an epic conclusion on Friday night. It the best World Series in history. The ter a dismal was simply one of the grea World Rangers had a chance to win their Ph'lttit Series in Major League his .'- ow fttYtV"hlltrttlio'lI'ship"ill-'fra1Wlflse hrs- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 were eliminated in the first round by will people begin to give these two. tory and the Cardinals padded their the National League team that won teams some credit? place as second in all-time World As of October 17, dividually, Mike LeDuc bury (7), Bates (9), the title, the St. Louis Cardinals. If not, here are a few more reasons. Series titles with their eleventh. We there are eight NES- placed seventh at NE- Tufts, Williams and Their foe, the Texas Rangers, made There are a handful of players who witnessed the work of two driven CAe men's cross coun- SCACs this past week- Bowdoin are all nation- it back to the Series for the second made a name for themselves in the and intuitive managers in Texas' Ron try teams ranked in the end, less than a minute ally ranked teams. Not straight year. So why weren't sports 20 II Postseason and particularly in Washington and St. Louis' Tony La top ten in New England. behind the first place to mention MIT, which fa s more interested in this October the World Series. Most noteworthy Russa. Washington was part of the The Camel runners find finisher. Alex Mavrovic currently sits at number stlowdown? The lack of recogniz- are David Freese of the Cardinals success in turning the Rangers into themselves just ahead had a breakout perfor- 12 in the country. able names? The disappointment that and Mike Napoli of the Rangers. The a competitive franchise year in and of Amherst and Wes- mance, coming in at the Fortunately, the meet their team let them down? Re- year out and La Russa is one leyan. Middlebury sits 29th spot in the field. will be held November gardless of the reason, I'll give of the winningest managers in atop the standings, fol- Murtagh had an impres- 12 at Bowdoin, a course you a (ew motives as to why baseball history. lowed by MIT, while sive day as well, finish- that favors our Camel pepple• should have been inter- Amidst all the turmoil in the NESCAC rivals Bates, ing three spots behind runners. "We are excit- ested in this series. world (and in the NBA nego- Williams, Tufts and Mavrovic at number 32. ed that regionals will be ;fbis series was full of drama tiations). why not enjoy an Bowdoin are at three, Unfortunately, Wright held at Bowdoin ," said with each game having its own American classic: the game of four. five and six. re- and Duarte were un- Murtagh. "Their course plot line. Game one featured baseball. I know that I will be spectively. able perform at the high is very similar to our each team's ace, chiis Car- counting down the days to the The Camel men have level they are capable home track at Harkness penter for the Cardinals and start of spring training in Feb- been working hard to of. The team's sixth Memorial Park; it re- ruary. put themselves in a po- ally favors our runner's C.1. Wi lson for the Rangers, If the Camels yet it was a pinch hit single by After all the drama, the sition to stun their NE- across the board." starting five run- Coach Butler reminds the unknown Allen Craig that Cardinals won their eleventh SCAC foes and the rest the camels almost daily proved the difference as the. World Series title in franchise of New England, and ners can hit there of the 2002 cross coun- Cardinals edged tile Rangers. A . history. It was a wild ride for earn a combined top best limes or better, try team, which finished slicing single that landed inches a St. Louis team that refused four finish at region- the team's com- fourth at NESCACs and away from outfielder Nelson to be defeated, coming back als. Tracking the team bined score could New England regionals, Cruz's glove provided an early from deficits again and again. thus far, their com- propel them to the earning them a bid (0 lead in the series. In game two, Even when the Texas Rangers bined individual times nationals. Just like their the Rangers mounted a stel- jumped out to an. early 2-0 lead have yet to turn heads nationalleve!. coach, the team knows lar comeback with two runs. in after the top of the first inning in New England. The place finish overall at that a chance (0 run at the ninth inning to balance the in game seven, Cardinals ace team knows, however, the meet may not have the national champion- series. Albert Pujols displayed Chris Carpenter buckled down exactly what they are been exactly what the ships is a realistic goal. ortq. of the best World Series to throw five shut out mnings capable of, and with the New England regional Camels were hoping With just two weeks be- performances in game three, and break out players such as, David Freese and Allen Craig, meet a short two weeks for, however, the strong fore the race, the Con- going 5 for 6 with three home Albert Pujols' three home runs helped the Cardinals take provided the big hits needed. A away, the Camels have performances by Mav- necticut College men's runs and six RBIs in the Cardi- game three in Texas and ultimately the series. rovic and Murtagh are cross-country team is nals' 16-7 romp of the Rangers. team that stole the NL wild card high hopes for a stellar a great sign for New ready to make a state- Texas came right back in game 28-year-old Freese recorded the most birth from the Atlanta Braves who finish to the season. "We know we have a Englands. If the Cam- ment nationally. It four thanks to an outstanding pitch- RBIs ever in a postseason and has stood I 0 ~ games ahead at the end of els starting five runners won't be an easy task, ing performance by Derek Holland placed himself in World Series his- August has taken the baseball world lot of potential up front, can hit there best times but the team is con- (8.1 innings,2 hits, 7 Ks). Game five tory after his game six performance. by storm. Even Cardinals' manager and we definitely have yet to show it," said or better, the team's fident they can reach will go down in. World Series lore as Freese hit a 2-out, 2-strike, 2-run Tony La Russa was quoted as saying. Murtagh '13. "We have combined score could their full potential and the "Phone Fiasco" when the bullpen triple in the bottom of the ninth to "It's hard to explain how this hap- the talent to get to na- propel them to the na- complete the goal they phone in Arlington, Texas decided to tie the game and force extra innings, pened." (from ESPN .com) However, tional level. set out for themselves not work for the Cardinals and the completed his heroism with a leadoff if my Red Sox couldn't win it all this tionals, we just have yet to put it all together at The field at the New at the beginning of the Rangers came back to secure a 4-2 walk-off home run in the eleventh, year, I'm happy, as a baseball fan, to congratulate the 21111 51. Louis Car- one race." England regional meet season .• victory. and initiated the Cardinals late sea- Murtagh certainly will be as strong as it And then there was game six: one son celebration of shredding the jer- dinals, World Series Champions .• isn't joking around. In- has ever been. Middle- of the most exciting baseball games sey of any deserving player.

223 Thames Street ~~Ul.~ Groton, CT www.paulspastashop.com PASTA I 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM 860-445-5276 Tuesday - Sunday / ------THE COLLEGE VOla ------12 OOOBER 31, 2011 Editors: Dan Moorin and Jesse Moskowitz SPORTSIII scortseehecoleoevorce.orq NESCAC Triple-Threat Katelyn Driscoll '12 excels on and off the pitch, ice and turf CALLI STAVOLA STAFF WRITER and safety net. How she is able to bal- Just last week the women's soccer doesn't mind because she says her ath- sports and doesn't favor one sport over ance her time and excel academically, season wrapped up with a final record of letic endeavors help her keep busy. another. She was named captain for la- Many college students who are active while maintaining an active social life, is four wins, eight losses and one tie. Their For the past few seasons the women's crosse and soccer and is an active leader on campus complain how there is simply a complete mystery to-me. only conference win came over Bow- soccer and lacrosse teams have been in on the ice as well. not enough time in the day. I myself play It is one thing to be able to play many doin, in a dramatic overtime finish. Next a bit of a slump. This season the soccer Katelyn has nine siblings and five of one collegiate sport and constantly com- different Spoils but it is a completely dif- week ice hockey begins and Katelyn team fell into last place in the NESCAC, them have attended Connecticut Col- plain about how 1 have no free time in ferent story to excel at every sport you will have to make the difficult transition and last spring the lacrosse team finished lege. All of her siblings played a varsity season. It gets to the point where I don't play. Katelyn is a starter for all three from the grass to ice. Additionally, she last as well. The women's hockey team, Spoil. Katelyn's younger brother, Teddy, understand how my friends put up with sports and last year in lacrosse. she aver- must transition her focus from offense however, has enjoyed a lot of success in is a freshman here at Conn, and will be me from September to November. The aged 3.06 goals per game and was ranked to defense, as she plays up front on the the past years and they should look just trying out for the men's hockey and la- thought of my friends who play mare 8th highest scorer in the NESCAC. She pitch and an the blue line in hockey. She as strong this season. The team has made crosse teams. It is obvious that Katelyn than one Spoil makes me cringe. led the camels with 36 goals, 12 assists, will have to do this again in the spring it to playoffs for the past four years, each comes from a long line of smart athletes, Katelyn Driscoll plays three varsity 36 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers. and switch back to playing offense for season they look to make a deep playoff but she holds bragging rights over all the sports, soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse. Katelyn was named to the Intercollegiate lacrosse. For most, it would be frustrat- run. Although hockey has been stonger members of her family as the only one to Katelyn is also a behavioral neurosci- Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association ing not having much time to take a break than soccer and lacrosse, Katelyn is still play three collegiate sports .• ence major, a member of THINK SAFE (IWLCA) All-Region First Team. in between sports, however, Katelyn able to maintain a positive attitude in all

Competing in one NESCAC sport is more than enough commitment for most, yet Katelyn Driscoll has been able tofind a healthy balance between work and athletics as a member of the women s soccer, hockey and lacrosse teams.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT NFL Midseason Men's Cross Country, Mltn's Waler Polo (2-16), 61h place oul of 11, NESCAC Championships Conn 11 -1710na Women's Cross Country: Conn 5 - 1 6 Fordham 91h place out of 11, NESCAC Championships Women's Volleyball (18·8). Awards Men's Soccer (9-5-1 ), Conn 3 - 0 Stevens Tech Conn 1 - 2 Trlnlly Conn 2 - 3 Tufts Jesse Moskowitz bestows honors for the so YOU DON'T MISS IT best of the first half Women's Volleyball, NESCAC Quarterfinals @ Bowdoin Men's & Women's Crass Country, JESSE MOSKOWITZ vs, Middlebury 11/4 8,00 PM ECAC Division III Championship SPORTS EDITOR one grabs and a league leading award for his work this season. @WllIiams ten of these receptions have Men's Water Polo, 11/512.00 PM MVP- Aaron Rodgers gone for scores. Despite seeing Rookie of the Year- Cam Northern Division Champlanshlp @ MIT (Green Bay Packers): The man constant double teams and safe- Newton (Carolina Panthers): 11/5.11/6 All day is a statistical anomaly. Through ty help, Johnson has managed While this award is traditionally seven games, Rodgers has to consistently produce. In his split into a defensive and offen- amassed 2,372 yards through first four games he managed to sive category, for this predic- NI~S(~l'(~I)O"TI~llll1'NI'IN(.S the air, with twenty touchdowns amass eight touchdowns, beat- tion they have been combined. COIIPIUlD BY THE COlLEGE VOICE and a mere three interceptions. ing teams deep as well as domi- Newton is the obvious choice His 125.7 QB rating is tops in nating them near the end-zone. here. His play has silenced all This isthe fourth installment ofthe NESCACPower Ranking. The Power Ranking will the league, ranking 20 points As teams began not allowing those who doubted him coming I NEStA!: be posted weekly and willrank the eleven NESCACschools based on football, men's and women's soccer, field hockey, and volleyball. higher than second best Tom Megatron to go over the top, he aut of college. The twenty-two ll~~ For the fourth straight week, Amherst sits atop the rankings. Trinityjumps from the Brady. His completion percent- started working underneath, av- year old ranks fourth in the NFL sixth spot to the third due to wins in field hockey and volleyball.Tufts dips down to sixth as their mens and age is also best in the NFL as eraging six grabs for 119 yards in passing yards and despite his womens soccer teams lose a spot in the rankings. Conn shifts down from eighth to ninth placeafterbeing Rodgers makes connections over his next three contests. position has the second most seeded sixth in the NESCACvolleyball playoff bracket. on 71.5 percent of his throws. Johnson's speed, strength, and rushing TDs in the league. Completing passes at such a 6 foot 5 inch frame make him Though his 82.8 passer rat- MEN'S WOMEN'S IELO HOCKEY I LAST SCHOOL FOOTBALL SOCCER SOCCER VOLLEYBALL AVERAGE high rate and boasting a league a matchup nightmare for any ing is not phenomenal, he has """ leading 9.93 yards per attempt. defense. His hands are some managed games quite well. A AMHERST 2 s 2,0 make for a rough day for op- of the best in the game as well, three point loss to New Orleans posing defenses. Rodgers has only dropping twa of his sixty- and seven point loss to Green MIDDLEBURY 8 4 2 3 3 4,0 3 achieved these unbelievable seven targets and not losing a Bay prove that Cam is able to + i milestones without the help of fumble thus far in the season. hang with the best in the busi- TRINITY t 2 3 10 4 4 4,6 6 a dominant running game. His ness. Newton has few comple- i two core running backs, James Defensive Player of the mentary pieces around him on WILLIAMS j 3 s 3 6 7 4,8 2 Starks and Ryan Grant, have Year- Patrick Willis (San a weak Carolina team, but has 1 been able to keep defenses hon- Francisco 4gers): Patrick Wil- still managed to hold bis own. I BOWDOIN 1 4 10 8 4,8 s est, but have averaged just a lis has been a dominant defen- i little more than four yards per sive force since he entered the Coach of the Year- Jim Har- TUFTS 10 6 5 s 2 5,6 4 carry. The Packers are 7-0 be- league in 2007. His forty-seven baugh (San Francisco 4gers): r 1 cause of Aaron Rodgers. The tackles and seven passes de- In his first full season with San WESLEYAN s 2 4 7 11 7 ...... Pack hold the 31 st ranked pass flected have helped anchor a Francisco, Harbaugh has re- 5,8 defense but this hasn't stopped defense that is second best in defined the way modern bay- HAMILTON 7 9 6 8 10 Rodgers I squad from outscoring the league against the rush. area fans look at ger football. 8.0 opponents by an phenomenal Opposing offenses game-plan The team sits atop the NFC 12 points per game. The Pack- around keeping the ball away West with a 5-1 record due to CONNCOll 7 11 9 6 8.25 ers are the league's best team from Willis, yet he still man- Harbaugh's hardnased coach- and Aaron Rodgers is playing ages to consistently rack up ing style. The team came back COLBY 9 8 7 11 8 8,6 far and away like the league's tackles and deflections. In from a steep second half deficit best player. Easy choice. their important week six game, to beat Philadelphia, dominated BATES 1 6 11 9 10 9 9,0 Willis made seven tackles and Tampa Bay and to top it all off, Offensive Player of the deflected a season high three engineered a win against the Year- Calvin Johnson (De- passes on route to a win over 5-0 Detroit Lions. Harbaugh troit Lions): Megatron is an Calvin Johnson's Lions. This has gotten the most out of his The poll was devised as follows: Sports Editors, Dan Moorln and Jesse Moskowitz ranked all NESCAC schools in each sport, These rankings were based on NESCAC standings as well offensive freak of nature. In players, turning underachieving award could very well go to as quality wins and influenciallosses to NESCAC opponents. These scores were averaged to their first fully healthy season Darelle Revis, Ndamukang Alex Smith into a consistent create a composite overall ranking for each school. Note that Connecticut College does not together Johnson and quarter- Suh or Jared Allen because the quarterback and helping mold a participate in football. back Matt Stafford have been sports media tends to overhype top-ten defensive unit. • putting on a shaw. Cal-Jo has extravagant players, but the de- collected 679 yards on forty- pendable Willis deserves this

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