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Trinity Tripod, 1992-04-28 THE TRINITY TRIPOD Vol. XC No.22 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 APRIL 28, 1992 Spring Weekend Revelers Defy Bad Weather BY JONATHAN HEUSER News Editor Spring Weekend, the three day Trinity institution which typically provides a grand finale to classes in the form of seventy-two hours of substance-aided celebration, came to a thunderous conclu- sion Sunday afternoon as the strains of De La Soul and Big Audio Dynamite II shattered the Gallows Hill calm. Friday's sun and fun had decayed into a cold, dreary rain by the evening. Alpha Delta Phi and Saint Anthony's Hall held parties on Friday night. Saturday Softball was dampened by the drops, but stu- dents' spirits soared nonethe- less: the campus was just wait- ing to explode into a celebratory frenzy, kicked off by a Chi Al- pha Rho afternoon parry. Nighttime events took a turn for the formal as St. Elmo's Hall and Psi Upsilon held semi- formal events, Elmo's in the SUZANNE FALLENDER Washington Room, and Psi-U SUZANNE FALUNBEK Mick Jones, former lead guitarist of The Clash, in a tent at the fraternity's One of the two leads from the rap group De La Soul performing Sunday afternoon with his band Big Audio Vernon Street house. performing in the field house last Sunday. The band Dynamite II. The band performed songs from its However, these events finished lip its forty-minute set with a rendition of its album The Globe, including the hit Rush. and the accompanying dormi- hit Me Myself and I. tory parties and late-night as- semblies werebut a preliminary Davis Defeats West By for the Sunday concert. Dean of Students Names The bands, contracted to / perform by the Trinity College One Vote For Presidency Activities Council (TC AC), were Kristina Dow s Successor BYTIMBARR taken, and in addition to that to play on the Life Science Cen- BY JONATHAN HEUSER sume their new positions at the Opinion Editor . the rhetoric surrounding the ter quad if the weather were News Editor end of the year, and will hold campaign and the mudslinging sunny, but were chased into the their positions for the duration Student Government As- at the different candidates." field house by the precipitation The Office of the Dean of of the 1992-3 school year. sociation (SGA) Elections were At last Tuesday's SGA and low temperatures. Students announced interim re- During January and Feb- held on Monday, April 13 for meeting, current officers, includ- Students began to gather placements for two key Office ruary of the 1992-3 school year, the positions of President, Vice ing Mr. Woerz, the incumbent outside of the Ferris Athletic of Residential Life positions be- the Office of the Dean of Stu- President, Vice President of Fi- President, discussed a runoff Center Field House long before ing vacated at the end of this dents will organize a search for nance, and for three positions election, but decided that since the scheduled 1:45p.m. opening year. a permanent replacement for on the Student Government there were no provisions in the of the doors, and a sizable con- Kathleen Duggan, a Ms. Dow. Association budget committee. constitution for such an action tingent of the general public was graduate fellow in student life Dean of Students David Trinity's new SGA Presi- unless in the event of a tie, no apparent, loitering about the and supervisor of the Student Winer, the man who will lead dent is Quanli Davis '93, and the run-off election would be orga- entrance. Life Resource Center, was the selection of the permanent new Vice President is Emelie nized. The field house, altered riamed as the temporary Direc- replacements, said, "It is impor- East '94, who ran uncontested. For the office of Vice Presi- from its normal cold weather tor of the Office of Residential tant to get someone in these jobs Derek Abrams won his dent of Finance, Derek Abrams sports team workout configura- Life. as soon as possible, but this is a bid for Vice Presidentof Finance, received 333 votes, and Joshua tion, was virtually unrecogniz- Kristina Dow '74, Direc- difficult time of year to do it." and the new budget committee Lahey '95 received 286. able as the arena where tennis, tor of Residential Life for the "Kathy [Duggan] is well members are Eric Johnson '94, Kathy Duggan, Coordi- lacrosse, baseball, and track par- past fifteen years, announced thought of by the student body, Jabari Miller '95, and Kali Erwin nator of the Student Life Re- ticipants hone their talents dur- her intention to step down in and many students have been '94. source Center (SLRC), said that ing the cold weather months. order to pursue personal inter- impressed by her. She has expe- The Presidential race was the use of voting machines Instead, a huge stage and ests at the end of this year. rience in residential life at Sa- decided by a slim margin. In helped to eliminate the human stacks of speakers and amplifi- Carolyn Voelkening credHeartUniversity. Between order of finish of the four candi- error factor in tallying the votes. ers consumed a large portion of Wallach '90, a graduate fellow her qualifications and reputa- dates, Quanti Davis received 191 "Had it been by hand, the the floor space. Colored spot in physical education, and cur- tion, she seemed like the right votes, Pat West'94 190, Craig votes would have been re- lights, suspended from a metal- rently the freshmen women's choice," he said. Woerz'93 164, and E. Clive counted," she said. lic arch, shone upon the stage, crew coach and an intern in the Dean Winer explained Bard'93 116. Ms. Duggan went on to and dual disco balls flashed the office of the Dean of Students, that Ms. Duggan will report to President-elect Davis said explain that each machine totals room as they spun languidly. will fill in as Duggan's assistant. Assistant Dean of Students Kirk that "My personal victory is the votes, and then the results Soon, a crowd began to Kjm Kolesar'91, Assistant Peters, who "has a lot of experi- mixed with bittersweet emo- from each machine are added gather near the stage. Director of Residential Life, is ence in residential life and stu- tions as a result of the campaign- up to form the cumulative, and An assortment of Hart- departing as well. dents activites." ing tactics which were under- please turn to page 6 please turn In page 5 The two women will as- please turn to page 6 mmfimrm va At B»*wjtfa nwnw Mini m M JI ;• WHAT'S INSIDE THIS WEEK'S TRIPOD... WORLD OUTLOOK: FEATURES: ARTS: SPORTS: Turn to page 9 for a critique of pro- The baseball season is in full swing, Student Dancers will be performing Baseball, Women's Lacrosse and life activism. On page 10 Abstract and on page 15 Chris Morea recalls a in a Spring Showcase this weekend. Men's Lacrosse all wenl undefeated explainsits conclusions and its pur- Little League anecdote of his own. Turn to page 17. For a look back at last week, strengthening their ECAC pose. Also on page 10, look for a Newly elected Features Editor John some of Trinity's best arts events this playoff hopes. Women's Rugby very philosophical consideration of Viener reports on Saturday's Funfair spring, turn to pages 18 & 19. Senior could have its best team ever. Read democracy's Heretics and Radicals on page 16. Also inside - Brian artists display their work in the Wid- all about it in Sports on the back by Tom Catlaw. Johnson's Sterling Sketches returns! ener Gallery. See page 20. page. OPINION PUBLISHED Wr-EKLY It THE STUDENTS or TRINITY COLUEOE JOHN B. AKASIE II EDITOR-IN-CHIEF f an editor is not careful, he can easily find ists who know how to contact students and get them to I himself publishing imformation that he share their knowledge with the Trinity community. wants to publish rather than publishing information I think that many of the issues The Tripod dealt DANIEL J. SCANLAN that the reader wants (or needs) to read. with this semester are good examples of these experts' MANAGING EDITOR Sitting in The Tripod office with deadlines ap- work. The stories that made the front pages of the last proaching, it can be easy to get this attitude that the ten issues might not always have been good news, but editor "knows" everything important that is going they nevertheless represented information that stu- on and is completely able to pick the information that dents wanted (and needed) to read. AMY McGILL is to be passed on to the newspaper's readers with no You are experts, too. You, as readers, have been in ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR help from anyone. The editor is often placed in the the position to let me know the extent of your own LAUREL PORTNOY position of playing the part of "the expert." expertise concerning the issues of the past semester. SARA WEDLOCK Let's face it. Editors are not "the experts." As It surprises me how many letters I have received ARTS EDITORS The Tripod's Editor-in-Chief, I have talked with a lot this semester. Occasionally, I got the "unsigned letter" of people who are considered "experts" concerning that criticizes The Tripod about some error or omission, C. CLIFTON FULLER IV certain issues, but that made me a well-informed but most of the time these were anything but helpful. CHRISTOPHER G. MOREA individual - not necessarily an expert.
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