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Friday, February 4, 2011 THE LAWRENTIAN Vol. CXXVIII, No. 14 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Plantz team wins 46th annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest Maggie Brickner year were “Trivialeaks,” in second behind the 2011 team, revealed “The contest is so important to so term. The Trivia Masters had to Staff Writer place, and in third place “Scott what made the team so successful: many people, and it is up to you to make another major adjustment Pilgrim vs. the Superbad Iowans A huge number of dedicated play- make sure everything goes well.” after the Internet became avail- in Revolt.” ers and a commitment to playing In addition to the title and able in order to keep the contest Teams from around the country This year’s on-campus winning every action question ranked as eternal fame as the Grand Master, a challenge. tuned into Lawrence University’s team “Morgan Freeman” came the most important. Finally, in Acon was also responsible for Because of the Internet, Trivia WLFM station last weekend to from Plantz Hall. The team, com- accordance with the Trivia Credo, selecting the Grand Master for the has become more focused on compete in the 46th Annual Great posed of Plantz residents as well having fun and staying relaxed can 2012 contest. At the award cer- searching for trivial facts instead Midwest Trivia Contest. as volunteers from across campus, prevent burnout in the later hours emony at 2:01 a.m. Monday morn- of on direct knowledge of the During the 50-hour contest — had, at one point, over 40 people of the contest. ing, Acon officially announced that information. Despite some minor which this year lasted 51 hours — working on the team. Peterson continued, “Crazy, Jake Fisher would be taking his modifications, the contest has 84 teams answered 376 questions In past years, the Plantz team, crazy stuff happens in Trivia every place next year. remained student-run for the in pursuit of a winning title. traditionally named in honor of year, but what made this particular Each year the contest starts entire 45 years. Trivia began at its traditional Morgan Freeman, has performed year so special was actually win- with the answer to the previous For those who did not have 10:00:37 p.m. last Friday night, well. Another common trivia team ning the damn thing.” year’s Super Garruda, the last time to play this year, rest assured and the competitors were in for a tradition the “Morgan Freeman” The Plantz team received question of the weekend, creat- that the 47th Annual Great long and trivial ride. From “Disney team followed was having an enor- a “whiskey duck” — a “Ducks ing a contest that runs “year- Midwest Trivia Contest promises Hour” to “Paula Deen Hour” to a mously long name in order to stay Unlimited” promotional bottle round.” This tradition has earned to be equally as exciting, and now. “Project Runway” action question, on the phone longer and block from Jim Beam — in honor of Lawrence Trivia recognition for contestants have a whole year the weekend was packed with rea- other teams from calling in. their efforts. The runner-up teams being the world’s longest-running instead of 30 minutes to find the sons not to sleep. This year the team’s name was on-campus were the “Soviets,” a trivia contest. The Great Midwest answer to the first question: “What In the off-campus division, “Morgan Freeman Plus Plantz’s team run out of co-op house, and Trivia Contest is also debatably was the log entry on Sept. 29, “Trivia Pirates ARGH!!!” won a well- Pecorous Pastures Propose “Butter our Bread with Butter,” a the longest-running college radio 1961 at 2 p.m. PST in the Alamo deserved Trivia poster — stabbed Presenting Persnickety Penguins team of LU alums. trivia contest. Airways Daily Log at McCarran by the Trivia Masters — for first with Ponchos to Prevent Pernicious Derrell Acon, this year’s trivia Since 1966 Trivia has under- International Airport?” place prize after placing as runner- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico- Grand Diva, was responsible for gone some slight changes, includ- up for the past two years. Runners- volcanoconiosis.” running this year’s contest. Acon ing a switch from taking place in up in the off-campus division this Greg Peterson, a driving force commented on why he loves Trivia: spring term to happening in winter Greenfire launches Waste Reduction Month with activism Amy Sandquist mania is increasing the amount of decrease, that may mean that our News Editor recycling and reducing the amount advertising was effective.” of waste, the Clean Plate Challenge Waste Reduction Month Throughout the month of is reducing food waste and bring- encourages reflection about ways February, Greenfire is promot- ing your own mug to the café is in which energy and resources ing waste reduction all over cam- reducing paper cup waste.” are utilized at Lawrence. When pus. The club dubbed February Some Greenfire members wel- asked about other sources of waste “Waste Reduction Month” and comed the beginning of Waste on campus, Patterson and Miner aims to spread awareness about Reduction Month with a visual and agreed that they would both like the amount of waste generated on physical reminder of how easily to see more responsible heating campus and methods to reduce waste accumulates. practices during the winter. that waste. Patterson explained, “This Said Miner, “There’s a fair Waste Reduction Month will week, starting on Tuesday and amount of inefficient heating sys- involve two of Greenfire’s annu- going through Sunday, a bunch of tems around campus. They’re very al environmental initiatives: Greenfire members are carrying expensive to replace, but they’re Recyclemania, a national competi- around their trash — collecting slowly being replaced. Greenfire tion in which Lawrence partici- all the waste that is not able to be has a 90 percent efficient boiler pates every year and the Clean recycled, not able to be composted, and some of the other small hous- Plate Challenge, a yearly calcula- and is not toilet paper.” es are getting those over the next tion of the food waste weight in Patterson noted that carry- few years.” Andrew Commons. ing her trash around has changed Patterson agreed, saying, “I Last term, Greenfire co-presi- the way that she makes decisions know a lot of the heating problems dent Sophie Patterson suggested about using disposable items. are inefficient heating and cooling further reducing the price of cof- Both Bon Appétit and an systems, but also students […] fee for students who order coffee environmental studies class are opening their windows if it’s too in their own mugs “in hopes of collaborating with Greenfire for hot. If students know what to do increasing the amount of people the Clean Plate Challenge. Miner and who to call to get things fixed, who bring in a travel mug or a explained that the environmental then a lot of problems could be reusable mug,” she said. studies class, taught by Associate decreased.” Patrick Miner, Greenfire co- Professors of Geology Jeff Clark On the other hand, Miner iden- president, explained that the and Andrew Knudsen, has taken tified a positive trend in campus club decided to incorporate all a leading role in analysis of the paper use. “Green Roots has tried three waste reduction initiatives waste from Andrew Commons. pretty hard to get more double into Waste Reduction Month. He Miner noted: “The class that’s sided printing around campus Image courtesy of Jamie Cartwright explained, “We were thinking about working with us on the Clean and recycled paper,” he explained. Students interested in getting house at 8:30 p.m., but if students all of these events and we thought Plate Challenge collected data dur- “Pretty soon, all the paper on cam- involved with Greenfire, Waste cannot attend, they can check out we should combine them all into ing fourth week, and then we’re pus will be recycled and almost Reduction Month or both have a lawrence.edu/sorg/greenfire or Waste Reduction Month, because collecting data during seventh all the printers of campus print variety of options, according to e-mail [email protected] for they were all dealing with waste.” week. We can compare data from double sided, so there’s been a Patterson and Miner. Greenfire information about events and vol- Miner continued: “Recycle- those two weeks, and if there’s a noticeable dip in paper usage.” meets Thursdays at the Greenfire unteering.

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2 NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 ENST Fest celebrates student environmental projects Tammy Tran Said Grady, “I never really Staff Writer looked at the trees at Lawrence. They’re around, but we don’t really Members of the environmental look at them carefully. That was studies department gathered Jan. one of the coolest parts — just 27 to host ENST Fest, a celebration learning all this background and of student field experiences. stories about the trees and how ENST Fest is an annual oppor- they’re taken care of.” tunity for graduating seniors to Prior to Grady’s study, a demonstrate ways in which they detailed and accurate record of have applied their knowledge of Lawrence trees did not exist. Now, environmental studies outside the Grady is working towards the cre- classroom. ation of a map for tree donors so “It’s something we’re going that they can assess the value of to do every year from here on their contributions to Lawrence’s out,” stated Associate Professor of campus. Geology Jeffrey Clark, the chair of Heather Huebner then shared the environmental studies depart- her experiences working with soil ment. “It’s a celebration of what extractions from local rivers to folks have done and also to see examine contaminated sediment. the variety of opportunities out According to Huebner, her intern- there [for] what people are inter- ship at an extraction analysis lab ested in.” allowed her to gain experience working in a laboratory setting. Photo by Minh Nguyen The event began with poster Students present their projects focusing on environmental issues to faculty, staff and peers. “This was a really great learn- presentations, where attendees ment.” meet consumer demands for long Program. In conducting a nutri- ing experience for me because I learned and inquired about a vari- Sae Goto, an international stu- lasting and aesthetically beautiful tion survey while in Sierra Leone, could work from taking the sam- ety of environmental studies proj- dent at Lawrence from Japan, con- flowers, companies were not con- Meadows recognized a solid con- ples in from the client, prepar- ects. Some posters included Meg tinued ENST Fest with a talk on cerned with the hazardous chemi- nection between hunger and the ing everything and then actually Gallagher’s study on the effect of her internship experience at Hibiya cals they were using. From her environment. Meadows claimed, running extractions and analyzing road salt on hydraulic conductivity Kadan, a prestigious Japanese flow- research, Goto suggested a second- “If your population isn’t fed, the what comes from them,” stated of storm water retention ponds, er company. During her internship, ary brand to the flower company last thing you’re going to worry Huebner. “During my time there I Sophie Leppanen’s internship with Goto participated in many commu- that focused on sustainability. about is keeping the environment was able to view the entire process eastern Wisconsin Sustainable nity outreach programs and envi- Sophie Patterson then shared healthy.” of what happens right when you Farmers’ Network and Lakeshore ronmental events to teach children stories from her experiences this The goal of Meadow’s studies take something from a contami- Natural Resource Partnership about green roots. past winter break, volunteering at is to provide suggestions for NGOs nated river.” and Kevin Mason’s internship In addition to this, she was a farm in Costa Rica. Interested in and the Sierra Leone government. The ENST Fest presenta- at Heckrodt Nature Preserve in able to conduct a study on a topic agriculture and practicing Spanish, Meadows discussed the tions then branched outside Menasha, Wis. of her choosing. “I wanted to focus Patterson looked to World Wide destructive effects that the coun- of the Wisconsin area, as Marc The latter half of ENST Fest on flower production in Japan. The Opportunities on Organic Farms, try’s 12-year war had on its envi- Deheeger discussed his research consisted of student presentations reason why I was interested in this an organization that connects pen- ronment: “At Sierra Leone’s inde- at the Coe Wilderness Field Station focused on a wide range of dif- was because we always see flowers itential volunteers with opportuni- pendence, the country was covered in Minnesota. Through an ACM ferent experiences. To start, Nate and think they’re really pretty but ties on farms around the world. In in 70 percent forest. In present Ecology class, Deheeger studied Grady shared his findings during never think about where they are her place of service in Costa Rica, day, it’s 4 percent. The environ- trees and tree age as well as lichen. an independent study on the geo- grown and transported. Unlike veg- Patterson’s primary project was to ment has been seriously degrad- Looking at lichen, he was able graphic information system. etables and fruits, a lot of people build a solar water heater at the ed.” to confirm the theory that “differ- Grady used the GIS to map don’t think about flowers because farm. The event concluded with ent trees have different species of trees throughout the Lawrence they don’t eat them. There’s less Will Meadows concluded the refreshments and an opportunity lichen because of the chemicals campus to create a solid resource concern about how safe and envi- event with his presentation on his to ask students further questions that they have in the park. It was for future Lawrentians to have a ronmentally sustainable they are,” work in Sierra Leone with Associat about their projects. an interesting way of using what precise record of where trees on said Goto. Professor of Government Skran’s you have as your natural tools of campus are plotted. Goto noticed that in order to Kids Give Community Outreach sight to come up with an experi- Research grants offer opportunities for student projects and learning

Justin Jones tural differences within Sri Lankan Staff Writer culture. The awards also range from $500 to $2,000. Posters from the Alumni Office The Hopfensperger Award have recently been placed around was created in honor of Joseph campus advertising several grants A. Hopfensperger ‘52, a long-time available to students. Each grant director of Bjorklunden. The grant has a unique history, sponsorship pays for students to participate in and cause. one of the many weeklong semi- The Eloise Frick Cherven nars taking place at Lawrence’s Memorial Fund was established in “northern campus” over the sum- memory of Eloise Frick Cherven mer. ‘76. The fund seeks to support stu- This summer’s programs dent projects that “broaden their include a seminar entitled “Pride experience or knowledge, help oth- and Prejudice (Without Zombies)” ers, and prove of future value.” led by Associate Professor of Individual prizes range from $500 English Tim Spurgin and a “Tritone to $2,000. Jazz Fantasy Camp” run by Last year’s Frick Cherven Kimberly-Clark Professor of Music Awardees spent three weeks in and Director of Jazz Studies Fred Sierra Leone investigating the envi- Sturm. ronmental conditions associated The application process is with poverty, particularly in the rather simple, requiring mainly a overpopulated capitol of Freetown. brief description of what students In a similar vein, the Class of intend to use the grant for and 1968 Peace and Social Activism the benefit it would bring to the Project Fund was created to sup- campus. These grants represent a port collaborative projects by stu- significant step towards further- dents and faculty that address ing learning, in all its aspects, at contemporary and historical Lawrence. humanitarian issues from a “local, Both the Frick Cherven and regional or global perspective.” the Class of 1968 grant applica- Last year, some of the award- tions are due Feb. 11, and the ees participated in a peace educa- Hopfensperger Award application tion program in the Sri Lankan is due Feb. 18. region of Trincomalee. The experi- ence was designed to teach media- tion, conflict management and cul- THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 VARIETY 3 I hereby reaffirm: the importance of taking risks Nate Grady regret-filled, sleepless nights. easy, comfortably padded way out react, judge, criticize. opened up the possibility, some- for The Lawrentian On the contrary, all I likely and was racked by days, some- And it really isn’t hard: All you thing that the easy way out funda- managed was some trite, squeakily times months of regret and self- have to do is speak and act and mentally cannot do. When I was about 10 years delivered assurance that “I’ll do my frustration for not auditioning, for live the truth. All you have to do is For as Ward poignantly sums it old, my grandfather — a man I will best to remember your advice” — not voicing my opinions, for not let the world in a little, share your up, “The person who risks nothing strive to emulate and live up to in the hopes it would hasten our telling her how I felt. For not. inner dialogue, speak what is on does nothing, has nothing and is for the rest of my life — tried to trip to Coral Cay 36-hole Mini-Golf Taking. The Risk. your mind. nothing. He may avoid suffering impress upon me the importance — before promptly putting it out However, now that I have a And while the easy way out and sorrow, but he simply can- of taking risks, something his long of my mind. few more years behind me and, always led to regret and frustra- not learn, feel, change, grow, love years and varied experiences had I have spent the 12 years since like Casper, the meaning of my tion, the risk always leads to self- — live. Chained by his certitudes, taught him to deeply value. slowly learning what my grand- grandfather’s wonderful poem has satisfaction and justification. That he is a slave, he has forfeited He read to me a poem by father relayed to me in about a drifted back to me as a friendly is not to say I would ever have freedom. Only a person who risks William Arthur Ward quite aptly minute, and why he deemed it so and increasingly pertinent ghost, gotten a part in a play, or that is free.” entitled “To Risk” that he held very important. As a decidedly shy, and I have learned for myself what it half the girls I was interested in I’d like you to know, Grandpa, dear. I wish I could claim that this overly-concerned-by-what-was- means to take risks, and why doing would have in any way returned that at long last, I too am free. poem struck my 10-year-old heart cool young man, I spent most of so is so important. the sentiment — but still I would with life-changing reverberations high school watching my various Taking risks means finding have tried. I would have satisfied Editor’s note: “I hereby reaf- — that from then on his value was hopes slip away — hopes to take yourself, asserting your true beliefs my yearning, I would have quelled firm,” a new corner of the The my value, and that, having been part in a play, hopes to stand up and sticking to them. Taking risks the endless, nagging question of Lawrentian, aims to foster a cam- provided this insight at such a for my true beliefs and, of course, means pursuing your passions, “what if,” I would have been true pus-wide dialogue about personal young age, I was able to bypass hopes to act on my strictly close- your ideals — not recklessly, but to myself — and that alone would belief. What do you believe? Think years of missed opportunities and mouthed crushes. without the petty concerns we all have been fulfilling. about it, write it down, and send it Time after time I chose the have over how other people will In taking the risk, I would have to [email protected] Ask a fifth-year: a guide to melting cheesehead dreams Naturally, I was disappointed to don’t do well anyway. more than to see the Packers have story is going to end with the see “Da Bears” fall to our rival I think you should watch the their hopes crushed on Sunday. Steelers slapping the glass slipper Green Bay Packers in the NFC Super Bowl, and that you will thor- Why all the animosity after four out of the prince’s hand and shat- Championship game. oughly enjoy it. Why? Because the years, and especially since many of tering the hopes and dreams of a Since I no longer have a vested Packers are going to get destroyed. these people have graduated? Well, city — and in many ways, a state interest in the outcome, I was won- Yes, I know it’s sportsmanship revenge is a dish best served not — into a thousand pieces. dering: is it worth it to watch the or whatever to root for the team only cold, but also frozen — just The Steelers are going to melt Super Bowl this Sunday — and in your division or conference at ask Dr. Victor Fries. the dreams of these Cheeseheads should I root for the Packers since the Super Bowl, but with a rivalry Plus, the Packers are prob- and then we will stab those dreams LU is in Cheesehead territory? as fierce and bloody as Bears/ ably going to lose anyway. I’m with our sharp tortilla chips of Packers, I don’t see how solidarity no ESPN sports expert, but the mockery. How many more allu- Thanks, can happen and healing can begin. Packers squeaked into the playoffs sions to my hate for the Packers Sad Bear at a snowy picnic table Even though we are in the as the number-six seed — I assume can I make? Thousands! But there’s middle of enemy territory, I have that means sixth place — and the not enough room or ink to print Hi, Sad Bear. It seems like we no incentive to cheer for the Pack Steelers won their division, so the them in this paper. have a lot in common. Maybe we on Sunday. I remember Feb. 2007 Steelers are a better team — I So, yes, Sad Bear, watch the should hang out! Like you, I am when we lost to the Indianapolis guess. Super Bowl on Sunday and root Evan Williams also from the Chicagoland area Colts in the Super Bowl, and none So even though this is the first for the Steelers. Then on Monday Columnist and very sad that our team isn’t of my Cheesehead friends rooted Super Bowl appearance by Green laugh heartily in the face of any going to the Super Bowl. I also for Da Bears, and to add insult to Bay in a long time, and it’s kind Packers fans you know. Of course, don’t really care about sports, but I injury, they mocked us Bears fans of neat that the Packers are a non- if the Packers win, avoid these Dear Evan, support Chicago teams, especially after we lost. profit team owned by the fans, and friends and pretend like you didn’t While I’m not really into sports, when they’re doing well. Except for Well, even though it’s been a whole bunch of other heartwarm- watch the game. I support Chicago teams since the Cubs. I hate the Cubs, and they four years, I would like nothing ing mumbo-jumbo, this Cinderella I’m from the Chicagoland area.

lished books — great big, profound good argument for a way to spend books! Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung, your time. Let us now praise recreational men Alan Watts, Jack Kerouac, Gary It must then come down to Snyder and Ken Kesey, to name one’s priorities. Some people don’t or perhaps when one should be one of the purist forms of escap- Erik Wyse a few. Then again, most of these even like any conventional notion Staff Writer working. ism available — that is, unless people died, so even with drugs of recreation; they are called The first and most obvious you are watching something like they couldn’t stave off death. accountants. Some people like choice is sleep. Most people don’t “Schindler’s List.” Our library has College life is hectic, to say the The only apparent downside to whips and leather; they are called get enough of it; overrated, under- many great movies but many I least. We flood our brains with so this last option — besides eventual Gwar people. The point is, if there rated, no matter — sleep is neces- will never watch while at Lawrence much information and then are death — is that drugs are expen- is a point, that different folks like sary to our ultimate survival, so because watching recreations of asked to process it all in a timely sive, for the most part. It’s impor- different strokes. Mayonnaise has I am told. When I haven’t slept the horrors of war provides no fashion and generate some sort tant to have something you can never been very good to me, but to my brain enters a weird territo- good break from schoolwork. In of intellectual progression. It can do to relax and re-energize that some it’s a second cousin — a fatty ry. It seems a little like a state most cases I would rather continue seem daunting at times — unnerv- doesn’t slice your bread in half. substance they choose to whisper of euphoria, but then my head with my work than watch an actor ing and troublesome — like try- You could have an impromp- sweet nothings to. starts hurting. I begin to easily or director pander for an Oscar. ing to toilet-train an infant in the tu wedding, or go bowling with America was founded on the forget things; my conversations I asked a close friend of mine middle of a battlefield. ice cubes. These are both great ideal of doing just enough work and interactions with other people what a good recreational activity It becomes important to be options, but for my taste I would to get by while placing a premium are laughable. In these moments at school was. Her response was, able to step away from the many rather spend my free time spin- on recreation. So the nuclear fam- of sleep deprivation I can’t posit “You can experiment with drugs. academic demands of school, to ning fantastical stories or gener- ily can have its Miracle Whip and a sound argument, let alone dress That’s a great way to waste time.” engage in activities that refresh ating absurd ideas. The power of swallow the sense of responsibility myself properly. This response is most interesting. the brain. With that said, I want thought often subdues action in — if only until lunch is over. But Another great recreation I like Many great scholars and writ- to present a few top recreational my case. Then again, whispering do not forlorn my friend, dinner is to take part in is watching movies. ers of the twentieth century experi- activities to do when not working, sweet nothings to a lover puts up a soon enough! Movies are capable of providing mented with drugs, and they pub-

2011 just started at 11 p.m on not too bad taking into account type “Lunar New Year” into Google them a happy New Year and come The other new year Wednesday and it has nothing to that I already had my celebration and you will see that it is being drop by International House from Minh Nguyen do with the time difference. It in International House two days celebrated in at least six countries: time to time because you might get Staff Writer is certainly a strange experience prior. Vietnam, China, Mongolia, South to share some of the most amazing to spend the Lunar New Year in The Chinese Department orga- Korea, Japan and Singapore. So New Year food ever. And be nice Econometrics and make it through nized the whole party, but Lunar if you see your friends or other to cats and rabbits, because this is This might sound strange, “New Year’s Eve” in snow instead New Year is celebrated in many Lawrentians around campus who their lunar year. but in a few parts of the world, of fireworks. But it’s certainly parts of the world. To get an idea, are from the countries above, wish

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4 FEATURES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 Domestic gourmands: Apollon, worth the wait? Naveed Islam & Tasmia at Il Angolo’s next door. I bet they later was good but this was easily NI: Each dish came with a helping Rahman didn’t keep her waiting. my favorite part of the evening. TR: I could think of some cool of grilled vegetables and struck a Features Editor & Staff Writer things to do with fire right now if nice balance of flavors. My grouper NI: Anyway, the place was busy TR: And what a long evening it they don’t give us our food. was so soft that I didn’t need my TR: If you think that you and your when we got there but fortunately turned out to be. knife to cut through it. I loved that date never run out of things to talk we were seated right away. It’s NI: The waiter eventually real- you could make out the individual about… a small little bistro with a little NI: I had walked from campus ized his mistake and apologized tastes of the things that came in over a dozen tables and a scant without earmuffs and had a head- profusely before bringing us our my grouper fillet. The spinach was NI: Stop it! few waiters tending to the room. ache when I came in. But that soup salads. Their dressing was home- easy to spot but I thought the crab- We had a table in the corner by cleared it right up. made. meat wouldn’t stand out next to TR: …and are willing to brave the window where we could see the rest of the fish. It came with a winds blowing at 53 m.p.h. to put the wind cutting across mounds TR: A Tylenol may have worked TR: The salad was very colorful, yellow hollandaise sauce and some that theory to the test… of snow. too. I thought the soup was very with some juicy olives, tomatoes, creamy rice. good as well. It was almost like onions and feta cheese alongside NI: Oh, come on! TR: The room was dimly lit to they had melted a few lemon bars the usual greens. I enjoyed the TR: I couldn’t finish all of my set the mood. They played Greek in a broth and served it to us. dressing as well. stuffed shrimp, but what I had TR: …stop by Apollon on 207 N music on the speakers, but kept it tasted quite good. The meat was Appleton Street to — to a low and polite volume so as NI: It was heavenly. You could NI: He took away our plates once cooked to a perfect white glow and not to distract from all the eating really taste the lemon. we were done and served us two was appropriately juicy. NI: It wasn’t that bad! that wasn’t happening. The wall cups of complimentary double- behind us had a painting of a villa TR: Then came the drought. berry gelato, two purple scoops of NI: I had some, and I can attest to TR: We were waiting for 45 min- on the mountainside overlooking soft berry wonderfulness. the deliciousness of her shrimp. utes! the sea. NI: Oh, right. The room was quite packed and our waiter must have TR: I feel that he is a bit presump- TR: For dessert we ordered a slice NI: The food was good. NI: They started us off with a been busy taking care of his other tuous with this gelato. What if we of delicious chocolate mousse basket of fresh bread and their customers. didn’t like berries? cake. TR: But was it “45-minutes” good? homemade hummus. TR: So, he forgot about us. NI: I guess that’s the trade-off for NI: A layer of frosting and brown NI: And we got complimentary TR: I found the bread to be a little getting something complimentary. sugar, followed by a layer of double-berry gelato. hard to chew. The outer crust was NI: I’m sure it wasn’t like that. We get it for free but they get to creamy chocolate and finished crunchy but tough and the rest He just didn’t look in our gen- choose what it is. with a hard dark chocolate shell at TR: I was so hungry. of it was soft but somehow still eral direction for the next sev- the bottom. difficult to tear. It gave my teeth eral minutes. I suppose we should TR: Dinner was served while we NI: Let’s rewind. We had reserva- a workout. make some idle chitchat while we were still licking the berry off TR: They didn’t overdo it with the tions for 6:30 p.m. at Apollon. It’s wait for him to glance at us over our spoons. I ordered the baked sweetness. It tasted quite good. a small restaurant across from the NI: I agree. It wasn’t like any bread his shoulder. Ahem. So, how are stuffed shrimp that featured public library on Appleton Street I’ve ever tasted before. The hum- things? salmon, shallots, exotic herbs and NI: Overall, I was happy with the that serves Mediterranean food. mus was quite good and had a nice cheeses stuffed into massive piece food. Yes, they may have stretched flavor and saved the bread from TR: I want my food! of shrimp. our conversational limits like the TR: It was cold and I had Doritos being altogether bland. elastic waistband around a fat kid, for lunch. NI: Err… oh look at that table over NI: I had the Stuffed Grouper Fillet but it was worth the wait. TR: We were served two bowls of there. The waiter is serving lamb where the titular fresh fish was NI: That’s college. Get over it. We soup once we were done with our and pours a thick brown sauce packing scallions, spinach and TR: I begrudgingly agree. Stop by stopped at a few places on the way bread. over the dish. He takes a match crab meat among other things. Apollon on a slow night to enjoy to let our faces thaw and were a and holds it close to the dish, caus- some fine Mediterranean cuisine. wee bit late. NI: It was a rich and creamy lemon ing the lamb and the trail of sauce TR: We clearly enjoy the idea of and egg-yolk soup cooked in a being poured to go up in flames. It stuffing things in other things. TR: President Jill Beck was eating warm broth. The food that came looked very cool. Across the Pond: Go Black and White! Lauren Mimms ahead of time and we boarded resumed and Fulham succeeded at for The Lawrentian the tube, Strongbow — amazing beating down its small-time oppo- British cider that the VR really nent. I made sure to buy a Fulham needs to start carrying — in hand, scarf that day and am proud to be Here at the London Centre ready to witness what would be an a newly appointed Fulham fan. Winter 2010-2011, we’re a family. eye-opening game for me. The days following the game A crazy, varied, 12-person fam- We pushed through crowds flew by with many more exciting ily that probably wouldn’t have on the long walk from the tube events in between, but football had known each other in Appleton, stop to Craven Cottage Stadium to creep back into focus this last but a family nonetheless. We share — Fulham’s home — with fans weekend. A few of us decided to family dinners twice a week, go to slurring their teams’ theme songs, double book. Paris together, plan movie dates mobbing together as a gelatinous We would attend a high-profile and, of course, share tube rides. force. game, Arsenal vs. Huddersfield But one thing half of our group When we finally reached our Town in the morning, and then fol- loves to do just a bit more than the seats, I was amazed at how close lowing just two hours later, Adam, Photo courtesy of Lauren Mimms million other London activities is we were to the field. A row behind Steve and I would take seats for went home and the three of us ray and fans going wild, Fulham to attend football matches. one goal, we could practically Fulham vs. Tottenham. made it through cheering crowds virtually ended the game at that As a self-proclaimed non-fan touch each player. The game began The day was epic. Approaching to board the tube and arrive at our point. The second half showed of sports, I was surprised at my as players hit the field at full force. Arsenal’s Emirates stadium is like next stop, the familiar Cottage. no remorse for the Spurs, and we attraction to this worldwide obses- I couldn’t tell you their names or heading toward a Spartan army. While on the tube, we switched walked away victorious. sion. I have to give some credit individual stats, but their speed It’s huge, overwhelming, and full scarves to support Fulham again London has shown me the for my recent obsession to LU and vigor was striking. To me, it of intensely passionate “Gunners.” against the favored Tottenham errors in my anti-sports ways and footballers Adam Readinger and appeared much more impressive We sat high in the stands, viewing Spurs. awakened in me a new sense of Stephen Exarhos, who undoubt- than any American game. the whole game as it unfolded. This game became the most pride and passion for a sport that edly filled our term’s minds with Fulham made amazing goals Surprisingly, Hudderfield exciting of all. Within the first 15 many Americans don’t appreciate. football stats and news of the as West Bromwich fell behind, and Town — the underdog — managed minutes, Fulham had scored two All I have to say to that is give the upcoming matches we can’t miss. I became an instant fan. At half- to keep Arsenal at bay for most of goals. Two! Most games don’t even game a chance, and Go Black and My personal obsession began time, I made sure to try a signature the game, but the home team man- make it that far. By the end of the White! at our first match, Fulham vs. West “Vegetable Pie,” far from ballpark aged to win 2-1. first half, Fulham had four under Bromwich. The boys bought tickets franks and Miller Lites. The game Right after it ended, others the belt. With Tottenham in disar-

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 FEATURES 5 Welcome to arcade paradise: A trip to Funset Boulevard required if I wanted to do Funset Tips from a townie justice. Katie Kasper So Tuesday night, I dragged Layout Editor two of my friends, Andy King ‘11 — LUCC’s current president, and Movies: probably the most Billy Bunzel ‘11 — currently unim- common answer to “what should portant to Lawrence’s democrat- we do?” Whether new or old, com- ic regime, to Hollywood Cinema edy or thriller, at home or in the under the guise of procrastination. theater, movies can entertain for To demonstrate how easy get- hours on end — Hobbit marathon, ting to Funset is, I will admit anyone? that Bunzel, from somewhere-else But even this favorite Wisconsin, and King, your aver- Lawrentian pastime gets old after age “Chicagoland” resident, knew watching Gollum “unexpectedly” where we were going better than sneak up behind Sam for the bazil- their townie driver. lionth time — and for once you Once there, however, it was just wish Frodo would fight back obvious we were in my territory, as and an epic battle of Harfoot vs. King coyly asked if we had to pay Stoor Hobbit would ensue, prefer- to get in. I responded, “of course ably in slow motion. not,” and confidently strutted past So if you’re tired of the old the ticket booths with my escorts Photo courtesy of Katie Kasper in my wake. movie routine, here’s a place to roids with a train you can ride the jackpot, while Bunzel punched To closely paraphrase the make your film life a little more Funset is located in the back of Hollywood Cinema, past the around it — now do you under- ducks in a game called “Wacky words of my friends, “Oh wise and vivacious: Funset Boulevard. stand my jealousy of Benjamin Ducks.” gracious Katie, this was the most The name pretty much says it ticket booths and the snack stand. Walk down a small flight of stairs Button? Bunzel and I then combined fun we’ve had since the invention all: Funset Boulevard is like a sun- After loading up on $5 worth our gunman skills to defeat zom- of razor scooters. Please! Have set, beautiful and life-changing, and you’re there, with a carousel to your left and bumper cars to of tokens each, King, Bunzel and bies in “The House of the Dead 2.” some more Smarties.” but more “fun” — nudge nudge, I hit the arcade games. We started After saving Bunzel’s life multiple Like I stated earlier, Funset word-play at its finest — and so your right. Pass the air hockey tables to with a game called “Ice-Ball” in times — you have to shoot them Boulevard is an arcade paradise, much classier than Funset Street. which you roll a ball into rings of in the head! — I lost 4 tokens to and that’s just the beginning of Most Lawrence students have get to the core of any arcade, the prize counter. Funset’s prize different point values. King nearly — “Toy Story” throwback — “The what it has to offer. While the been just steps away from enter- broke the cage above the rings Claw!” playground is off limits for those ing this arcade paradise and they counter is oval shaped, with prizes — worth anywhere between five with the sheer force of his throw, Finally, we used our remain- past puberty, there is laser tag, didn’t even know it, because yet he racked up the highest score. ing tokens on the “Cyclone” game mini-golf, bumper cars, a carousel, Funset is located inside Marcus’ tickets and thousands of tickets — displayed in a glass showcase and I took a more timid approach and mentioned above, because our batting cages and a grill for all Hollywood Cinema. That’s right wound up with half the tickets. thorough research had determined ages to enjoy. moviegoers, you can have your hanging from the walls. If you’re a flirt like Bunzel, you Funset lesson number one: Arcade that it gives the most tickets per So if you’re feeling old and movie and eat your delicious games are not your friend. token. grumbly and want to spice up your candy prizes too. might get more Smarties for your buck. Sadly, my charm was inef- We then tested a large variety Giddy and token-less, King, normal movie routine, give your After deciding to write this of games. King preferred the gam- Bunzel and I weighed our com- inner child a chance to run free at “tips from a townie” on my favor- fective — this could be because I was trying to pass as a 13-year- bling ones like “Speed Demon,” bined tickets at the prize counter Funset Boulevard before the start ite theater counterpart, I realized which was suspiciously reminis- for a total of 400. With that and of a feature film. it had been a while — a least a old in hopes that the employees would let me into the “let’s shrink cent of a roulette table. I watched our good looks, we acquired three month! — since I’d dance-dance- a light go around and around googly-eyes, two bouncy balls, two revolution-ed in public, and I the kids playground.” Imagine a McDonald’s playground on ste- the “Cyclone” bubble and tried candy-bracelets, an Airhead and a knew some recon work would be to press the button when it hit whole lot of Smarties. Meet the Staff: Irene Janos From our kitchen to yours Tammy Tran and works alongside staff in the Staff Writer alumni office to put on the Viking Anneliese Abney Add the spices, honey, and tea. Mix in the walnuts, flour, cin- Bench Golf Outing event in the Chef If you have tea infusers or tea namon, baking powder and salt. spring. bags, you can also fill those with Drop the batter, one tablespoon Meet Irene Janos, admin- As a secretary who has been at istrative assistant at the Office the spices and loose tea and put at a time, onto the prepared bak- Lawrence for a number of years, Spiced tea and them in the water that way. Stir, ing sheets. of Alumni and Constituency Janos has been able to witness the Engagement. then remove the saucepan from With the back of a spoon, flat- changes that have taken place on walnut crisps the heat. ten and smooth each cookie Janos has been a staff member campus. at Lawrence since 1973 — a little We have so much snow outside Cover and let steep for 10 min- into rounds. Leave two inches “In my years of being here,” right now! I don’t know about utes. between each cookie. over 37 years. When she began states Janos, “I have seen the devel- her career here, Janos was mainly you, but that makes me want to Add milk and return to the heat, Bake for five minutes, then opment of the Wriston Art Center curl up at home with a huge mug stirring constantly while you switch the pans around, rotate responsible for grant writing as a and the Buchannan Kiewit center. secretary in Sampson House. Since of tea and a lot of sweet treats, bring it to a brief boil. them 180 degrees and bake the There was also an expansion of the and hibernate until spring. So Strain into tea cups and serve! cookies for another five to eight then, she has made the move from library. I was also on board when Sampson House to Sage Cottage in honor of that sentiment, I’ve You can also add some extra minutes — until the cookies are we renovated Alexander Gym and decided to share two super-quick honey, if you wish. browned around the edges. — now the International House — built Hiett Hall.” and then to Landis Peabody. and easy recipes with you. The Serves 4. Don’t worry if the cookies are “There was a smaller scale spiced tea we discovered a few still a little soft when they first In 1998, Janos transitioned to of operation when I started com- the alumni office, located near the years ago in Ruth Law’s book WALNUT CRISPS come out of the oven, they’ll pared to what we have now in “Indian Light Cooking” and have What you need: harden as they cool. Conservatory West offices. Today, annual giving,” said Janos. During she remains an integral part of the tweaked a bit to suit our tastes 1 cup walnuts Once they’ve completely cooled, her time at Lawrence, Janos better. The cookies I found in 1 large egg remove them from the parch- alumni offices, which is now locat- has been here for the Lawrence ed in the Landis Peabody building. Dana Jacobi’s wonderful “12 Best 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, ment paper. Leadership Fund during the 1970s, Foods Cookbook” — if you’re packed Makes 24 cookies. Janos plays a crucial and exten- the Lawrence Ahead campaign for sive role in the Office of Alumni interested in cookbooks, I highly 1 1/2 Tbsp whole-wheat flour the ‘80s, Lawrence 150 throughout recommend checking it out. 1/3 tsp ground cinnamon Guten Appetit! and Constituency Engagement as the mid-’90s and today’s More an administrative assistant. She is 1/8 tsp baking powder Light campaign, which will con- SPICED TEA (MASALA CHAI) pinch of salt the office’s principal receptionist, clude Oct. 2011. and contributes to the class secre- What you need: “This has been my whole work- 1 two-inch cinnamon stick What to do: tary program through data entry, ing environment,” said Janos. “It class letters and class newsletters. 3 green cardamom pods Preheat oven to 350 degrees really is a big part of my life. 2 cloves Fahrenheit, with racks in upper Janos also helps to coordinate People I’ve met over the course alumni reunions for Milwaukee- 3 heaped teaspoons or 4 tea bags and lower third of the oven of my employment, I’ve enjoyed. I of black tea (any generic black and line two baking sheets with Downer college alums and is cur- have formulated many friendships rently working to organize the tea will do — Law recommends parchment paper. among the faculty and staff.” Orange Pekoe) Chop up the walnuts in a food June 2011 Lawrence reunion Outside of working at through mailings and data entry. 1/4 cup milk of choice (I love processor and set aside. Lawrence, Janos loves to relax by almond milk, but it’s really up In a bowl, beat the egg until yolk Janos’ additional responsibili- reading books. Some of her favor- ties include organizing Welcome to you) and white are blended. ite things to do also include going 2 tablespoons honey, agave or Stir in the sugar and beat ener- Week, coordinating monthly lun- on walks, playing golf and swim- cheons and assisting Linda Fuerst sugar getically until well combined, ming. She is also keen on taking about one minute. Note: Jacobi with the annual senior dinner. road trips with her husband dur- Furthermore, Janos helps to set up What to do: says it should look like “grainy ing the summer. Boil 3 cups of water in a small caramel.” the annual Blue and White Dinner Photo by Tara Atkinson for Fall Festival every October, saucepan. THE LAWRENTIAN

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STAFF EDITORIAL Steve Nordin Staff Writer “I will gleefully for- get the sad attempts Trivia was awesome, to begin with. at facial hair made by Six-week break While sleep deprivation and myself and my peers.” wallowing in garbage at the “We Although the six-week break is not necessarily a permanent feature of the Lawrence Went Greek Because Kappa Kappa calendar, students, faculty and staff have had ample time to reflect on this new sched- Awesome Was Too Selective” the VR. The question of the indi- ule. We at The Lawrentian have been considering ways in which the time could be better team’s Trivia table probably cost vidual in an established history is complex and I will duly ignore utilized by Lawrentians. me some sophistication points, it was a great time. I definitely plan many aspects of the discussion. Currently, the university offers a very limited number of programs during the break, Feel free to fill in the gaps. and few of these options are reoccurring. Interim programs offered at other universi- on modifying that memory in my later years and using it in my Lawrence has a storied past — ties provide models for how future Lawrence activities could be structured. Coe College, mandatory nostalgic “college is the rich in tradition. You only need dig a Lawrence-sized liberal arts school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offers both domestic and best time of your life” talk with a bit to discover it. international trips over its three-week May term. Led by Coe professors, past trips have future young folk. For example, we used to send included service learning at a Lakota Sioux Reservation in South Dakota and even an I started thinking about “the a burning raft down the Fox River architectural history course in Sicily. good ol’ college days” we’re liv- in order to celebrate Homecoming. DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. offers similar programs during their January ing — especially whether they are While I am sure there must be some regulations now against interim term including numerous international options, all offered at reasonable prices. spent focusing on graduating and moving on to the happy days of such nautical pyromania and such All of these programs offer affordable alternatives to semester-long study abroad an endeavor would likely cause a options, and they provide stimulating options for a long break from normal classes. The a dead-end office job and piling graduate school debt. chemical fire on the Fox should we December 2009 trip led by Professor Finkler to southern China for a study of water qual- The haze of time will hopefully attempt to revive it, you have to ity is an excellent example of programs like these at Lawrence. wash over the smell of dropped admit it is a rather nifty concept. We encourage the administration to incentivize projects, special classes and trips Toppers and whatever I stepped What bastions of tradition over upcoming six-week breaks. Opportunities for unorthodox learning experiences and in on my way to the showers. I will do we still see at Lawrence? The cross-cultural communication would be needed and welcome additions to Lawrence’s gleefully forget the sad attempts matriculation handshake — bar- liberal arts curriculum. at facial hair made by myself and ring my porcine influenza-rid- my peers. den Class of 2013 — class col- Compare these trivialities ors, Trivia, Greek Life, the Viking to aged photographs of serious Room, graduation? undergraduates in ties and jack- The university is reviving the President’s Winter Carnival, which and how to format the reactions ets on their way to class found in I commend; I hope that many I have. What exactly is the dif- yearbooks and on fraternity house Lawrentians participate. However, ference between this and finding walls. Are their “fond years” at Learning by choice much of what was is no longer. a syllabus for a class online and Lawrence, recited at every reunion, One needs only to speak about the are answered before I can ask reading what has been assigned in the same as mine? Certainly not. Warch Campus Center with certain them. Sometimes, I don’t have order to think about it or discuss I think there is definitely a dif- stodgy upperclassmen to prompt a the reading done, and I can only it with a friend? ference in “school spirit” between lengthy tirade against the architec- hope that the notes I take will My message to you seniors those days and now. tural interloper and veneration of make sense to me later. And yet, without graduate school plans I worked at Reunion Weekend the sacred “Old Downer.” I’m already feeling a preemptive or you juniors with doubts is this past summer and the two To be frank, from what I nostalgia for this process that gets this: School does not have to end ideas most commonly expressed understand of the quality of Old repeated day in and day out. when assignments do. If any- by alumni were “where is the near- Downer food, Andrew’s Commons The justification most people thing, school can get much better est liquor mart?” and how great looks like a four-star restaurant present for this feeling has some- because you’ll get to think about Lawrence was “back in the day.” applauded by every animal, con- thing to do with being used to what interests you, rather than Every arriving alumnus and alum- sumer and vegetable rights group being in school. It is true that we fulfilling the requirements that na would hug like old friends then in existence. Despite this improve- don’t remember a time in our lives are meant to make us well-round- talk of mutual acquaintances and ment, their “Lawrence Difference” when we weren’t really in school, ed but sometimes leave us bitter. that crazy guy everyone knew. is now irrevocably different than and even though we kind of hate Before you do that in June, Can I see myself hugging that my own. the monotony of it, we know or in a year or two or three, classmate with the prodigious Gustave Flaubert once said, there’s a new kind of monotony let me give you one assignment. neck beard and laughing about a “Our ignorance of history causes Magdalena Waz waiting for us when we’re done. Make a list of the things you particular Trivia team name when I us to slander our own times.” Columnist Maybe the familiar monotony is neglected to learn fully due to col- am old and grey? Not really. I never My personal “bright college better. lege constraints. Find those books talked to him anyhow, and frankly, years” are impugned through my My dad always tells me that that interest you, or find the job his facial hair is both weird and Last week, I had one of those unawareness of those that came he really wishes he were back in that will let you experience those intimidating to a guy like me. days in class during which I won- before. Our individual educations school to have time to just sit things and do that. I feel that my “individualized” dered if I wanted to stay in school will be enhanced by visiting the around and learn. I’m not sure if When I boil it down like that education makes the whole col- forever. I could probably attri- archives, chatting with the alumni I ever gave myself that time, espe- it sounds silly, as if I am simply legiate experience revolve around bute this to the regular “senior and alumnae of our founding insti- cially not in college between work telling you to do what you love, my activities, my friends and my questioning all decisions made” tutions and enduring the seniors’ and “maintaining” friendships. So, but it’s more complicated than classes. It isolates me from the feeling. But this time around was reactionary tales. maybe I went about school the that. We’ve always been told by greater story of Lawrence and its a little different, because I was After all, there is likely truth wrong way. Maybe I should have parents and by teachers that if we history, with no substantive bond concerned with what school actu- and beauty in that spilled cup of been here to learn. keep looking while we’re in school to those who came before me and ally did/does for me. garlic sauce on your carpet. Just But I also never stop to think we’re bound to find something will come after. In school, I can sit in class give it time to mature, and it will about what it is that I have been we like. This is a nice exploration, Do not interpret this as a call after having read a book or an likely become a fond memory of learning. I’ve received a number of but one directed by other people. for huge lecture classes and stan- article and ask or answer ques- our youth and collegiate happi- syllabi, and those stapled sheets It’s time for our own learning to dardized tests so we can later tions. Sometimes, my questions ness. of paper tell me what to read begin. mutually lament their failings at

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS 7 Chicago Mayoral Election: Parking meter privatization Patrick Miner Asset Relief Program. it holds future City Councils to we feed these meters.” ally intended for these purposes. Opinions & Editorials Editor Why, then, did Morgan the terms of the current coun- Gery Chico, current mayoral This less-than-truthful remark Stanley’s fund pay $1.15 billion to cil. Attorney Clint Krislov, who candidate and former head of does not come as a huge surprise Chicago for control over a public filed a lawsuit concerning the deal, the Chicago Public Schools, calls given Emanuel’s history. His past In less than three weeks, a utility when they were receiving stated in December that “other city Moseley’s plan to take back control activities include advocating for Chicago election will decide the 10 billion in public dollars pulled councils have the right to make of the meters “wild-eyed... reck- the passing of the disaster known future of the nation’s second most from taxpayers? new laws and regulations and [this less... irresponsible.” Candidate as NAFTA, accepting campaign powerful mayoral post. Like New Daley and his government deal] binds other city councils in William Walls proposed a com- contributions from Freddie Mac York’s Bloombergian Monarchy, struck the parking privatization that respect.” promise of sorts where the city though he served on its board, Chicago’s mayorship has been held deal to seal up a gap in the bud- Parking for an hour in the recovers a small portion of each sending a dead fish in the mail to for ages by one powerful figure. get, but according to a report by Loop now costs $5 — up from year’s meter profits. But such a a pollster and shouting the names Richard M. Daley, son of former the staff of Scott Waguespack, $3 before the lease began. Daley compromise belittles the authority of political opponents over dinner Chicago-King Richard J. Daley, is Alderman for the 32nd ward, the either lacks the ability to weigh the of the city government to protect while stabbing a steak knife into not seeking reelection after his 22 actual value of the meters over consequences of his actions or he its residents. the table and yelling, “dead!” years in office. the lease term is at least $4 bil- doesn’t care that his plan will cost Comments from Rahm The privatization of Chicago’s R.M. Daley’s recent accom- lion. A memorandum from Morgan the city and taxpayers billions. Emanuel, Obama’s former Chief of parking meters is just one issue plishments include making a deal Stanley’s fund predicted that they In the mayoral race, the priva- Staff, have so far referred mostly in this election that can serve as to lease Chicago’s parking meters will receive $11.6 billion from con- tization of the meters has been to the misuse of the $1.15 bil- a tool for analyzing candidates. to an infrastructure investment sumers over the course of the a common talking point. Of the lion garnered through the proj- Chicago’s new mayor needs to take fund in December 2008. The ven- lease — the meter prices were qua- six candidates who will appear on ect: “I do have a problem because into account the city’s long-term ture, Chicago Parking Meters LLC, drupled after the deal was made the ballot, former Senator Carol the money was not used for its sustainability and put the interests is managed by Morgan Stanley and and they will double again in less Moseley Braun has been the only original intended purpose, which of residents at the fore — making will control Chicago’s 36,000 park- than two years. one to take a strong stance against was to invest in key infrastructure, the Chicago brand of corruption a ing meters for 75 years. In October Daley’s deal to lease the meters the parking deal: “Chicagoans need investments in making the city a thing of the past. 2008, two months prior to the deal, not only puts a strain on drivers, a mayor who will be on their side, more productive city economically Morgan Stanley received a $10 bil- but it will also cause future budget not on the side of Morgan Stanley so you can grow jobs.” However, lion bailout from the Treasury problems. Furthermore, the sign- and the investment bankers who according to the Chicago Tribune, Department’s $700 billion Trouble ing of the lease was illegal because make billions off of the quarters none of the $1.15 billion was actu- Lack of background information in news and social media real danger when interpreting and Twitter and Facebook encourage the event. all the talk about the effects of the Alan Duff understanding events. users to create short news posts. Another example is the cur- riots on worldwide oil prices. Staff Writer Especially guilty of these These small bites of information rent protests taking place in Egypt. It is unwise to take a quote out actions are televised new stations, are useful when in the context News sources like CNN and The of context because it can so easily Internet RSS feeds and tweets; how- of friends and family members New York Times, USA Today or the have its meaning lost. Similarly, A few hundred years ago, ever, most media are guilty of this that a person is communicating Post Crescent are happy to provide certain literary or artistic works a mob of individuals destroyed transgression. They cover complex with on a regular basis, but to information about the protests and like Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle about $3.5 million worth of assets news stories with just a few sen- an outsider, many of these news how long President Mubarak has Tom’s Cabin” or Leonardo da owned by a large company as a tences and provide the who, what, feeds would make no sense with- been in office. They do not explain Vinci’s “Last Supper” lose much means of protest. All of these indi- when and where without context out background information. why Mubarak has remained in of their meaning and impact when viduals were never apprehended for the why. Media coverage seems One example of a lack of office for as long as he has, or the the necessary context is lacking. for their actions. to allow and encourage a form of proper context in the news comes fact that Mubarak’s plan to have If our media outlets provided I have, in a very unspecific ignorance. from an article published recently his son Gamal put into a position background information and con- way, just described the Boston When no background informa- by Fox News with the headline of power in the Egyptian govern- text with their headlining articles Tea Party. If this famous event tion or historical context is given, “South Dakota Lawmakers Propose ment was one of the many tipping and broadcast topics, the public had occurred yesterday, a similar many misinterpretations can be Mandating Gun Ownership — to points that started the protests. could make well-informed deci- news ticker probably would have made. Take, for example, the head- Make Point About Health Law.” The Mubarak was unique because sions that would not be a result run across the bottom of CNN, Fox line “Two men walk into a bar title alone allows only one side of he was one of the first presidents of ignorance. We might even be or your local news station. The and get knocked out.” Was there the conflict between political ideas of Egypt to not come directly from able to talk about politics without ability for the sources that give us a fight? Did two men walk into a to be shown in any fair light. The the military, which makes the most everyone yelling at each other. the latest headlines like news sta- metal bar and bash their heads article never shows the other side recent decision for the military to tions, newspapers and tweets to against it? of the story so that readers can stand aside all the more amazing. take events out of their context is a Social media websites like make their own decisions about Trends like these are lost among

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8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 Iris Out: “Dumb and Dumber” worth a second look Micah Paisner such film. For those who haven’t As she walks through the The dialogue between Lloyd The scene works extremely well in Staff Writer seen the film, the title should give airport, she places her briefcase and Harry is where the film really developing their cluelessness. The away more than enough. down and continues on her way. shines. As a child, I remember man is clearly bothered by them, Written and directed by the Watching her from the car, Lloyd asking my father who was dumb but they continue to annoy him Farrelly brothers in 1994, “Dumb runs through the airport, grabs the and who was dumber, and over without noticing. and Dumber” follows the clueless briefcase and attempts to catch a decade and a half later, I still Over the years, “Dumb and pair Lloyd Christmas and Harry her before her flight departs. cannot tell. One of the most mem- Dumber” has been referred to as a Dunne on their journey across the Reaching the gate, he runs orable scenes between the two classic low-brow film. And like any country to return a briefcase to a onto the jet way. When stopped happens after they pick up a hitch- of these films, it has its pitfalls. beautiful woman. by a flight attendant, he yells, hiker, who is actually one of the Just as the viewer expects, Harry “Dumb and Dumber” tells the “It’s okay, I’m a limo driver,” only men chasing them. also falls in love with Mary, which viewer everything he or she needs to instantaneously fall off the jet The three of them all sit in results in plotting between the to know and expect from the film way, as the plane has already taken the front seat, with the hitchhiker characters. But by the end, every- within the first few minutes. Lloyd, off. sitting in the middle. First, Harry thing is resolved. a limo driver, drives the tense As the title suggests, Lloyd is and Lloyd play tag. They each try While problems of predictabil- Mary Swanson — played by Lauren dumb. But this seemingly unim- to end the game and both end up ity like the romance plot occur Holly — to the airport. portant scene sets up the entire throwing a tantrum. Then, Lloyd throughout, these issues are far Attempting to impress her, he plot of the film. Mary left the brief- asks the hitchhiker if he wants to outweighed by the jokes. Rarely tells her that he has aspirations case behind as part of a ransom, hear the most annoying sound in does a joke miss in the film, a far of opening a store specializing and the kidnappers were meant to the world. Without waiting for an cry from the Farrelly brothers’ in worm farms, called “I’ve Got pick it up at the airport. But when answer, he makes the shrieking recent films. It is truly no surprise Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema Worms.” Lloyd immediately falls Lloyd comes along to complicate noise. Harry joins in as well. that “Dumb and Dumber” helped Sometimes a comedy comes in love with her, and upon drop- issues, they believe that he’s a pro- The scene ends with them catapult Jim Carrey into stardom. along that is so stupid that it just ping her at the airport asks her fessional who is interfering, rather singing, as they tell the hitch- works. “Dumb and Dumber” is one for a hug. than a clueless limo driver. hiker that they don’t need a radio.

Artist Spotlight: Emily Owens

Andrew LaCombe and Piano,” a trio for flute, cello ers for a long time,” she said. Staff Writer and piano by Rorem and “Les “Being outside makes me feel Folies d’Espagne,” a solo piece very comfortable, relaxed and by Marais that she will play on happy, so I pull from a lot of Junior Emily Owens equally piccolo. those feelings when I’m play- enjoys painting and playing “You usually don’t hear ing.” flute, but she certainly sees these pieces on programs, but In both music and art, a difference between the two it’s all really cool music,” com- Owens is inspired by the people areas when it comes to practic- mented Owens. “Part of it is around her, and is always try- ing them. playful, but there are also some ing something new. “To me, it’s more of a medi- really intense and beautiful “I’m constantly inspired by tative practice to paint, and moments. my friends and what they can practicing my flute is more of “Giving a piece of music to do, and I constantly want to a very intense study,” Owens an audience is something that do new things with my music noted. “I definitely enjoy prac- is really special to me,” she and my art, so I am trying new ticing my flute, but I can let continued. “I enjoy all aspects things all the time,” she said. my mind wander more when I of performance, from dressing “I was very scared of the pic- paint, so it’s a little more relax- up to busting out some sweet colo at first, but after spending ing.” notes!” some time with it, I love it. Alto Owens is pursuing a bach- This year, Owens has flute is next.” elor of music degree in flute played in Wind Ensemble, in On the art side of things, performance with a minor in the pit orchestra for “Into the Owens mentioned, “I’m always studio art. After starting flute Woods” and in woodwind and trying to work in new mediums in fifth grade in her hometown flute quintets. In addition to by taking classes that involve of Springfield, Va., she spent her interest in music, she lives sculpture or lots of computer most of her time in high school in the McCarthy co-op house work, which are new challenges focused on painting. Lawrence and is the treasurer of ORC. for me. I’m still growing.” drew her in because of the Owens enjoys the outdoors, Though Owens has no art opportunity to study both and definitely sees a connec- shows coming up, she hopes to music and art. tion between that interest and display her artwork in a show In her junior recital music. soon, possibly this spring. If Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. “In a lot of ways, nature has you can’t wait that long, at least in Harper Hall, Owens will per- been a main source of inspira- go check out her recital Feb. 9 form Feld’s “Sonata for Flute tion for music and compos- at 6 p.m. in Harper Hall. Photo by Oren Jakobson

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 Conchordance takes a road trip to Missouri Justin Jones Conchordance is complete- Staff Writer ly student run, with Associate Professor of Music and Associate Up until last Thursday I’d been Director of Choral Studies Phillip rather disappointed at the lack Swan, director of Cantala and of a cappella music on campus. Chair of the Music Education To be honest, I’d expected the Department, serving as their advis- cheesy choral covers of “Don’t er. Stop Believin’” and “Pokerface” The group’s student leader- would be an almost non-stop ship gives them quite a bit of guilty pleasure. Yet, when I finally freedom, according to Schuld. “I’ll did find come across some a cap- show up to rehearsal and say, ‘Hey, pella music, it wasn’t at all what I I like this song, I think we should had expected. sing it’ and if everyone agrees … Conchordance, the all-female I usually arrange it or find [an a cappella group on campus, were arrangement] for female voices,” a pleasant surprise, with their art- described Schuld. ful renditions of everything from Their repertoire for this year world music to pop. Last weekend, includes pop songs like Seal’s “Kiss the group took their talent on by a Rose” and “Firework” by Katy a road trip to the International Perry, as well as a number of more Championships of Collegiate A classical and world music pieces. Cappella in Springfield, MO — and “We like to do all kinds of styles according to music director Katie of music,” said Schuld. “One of Schuld, it was well worth the drive. our favorites is Bulgarian music.” Conchordance first came Even with such a wide range of Photo by Will Melnick styles, Conchordance is also open together in Spring 2007, when cur- pating, and they were genuinely across the country. campus from schools across the rent music director Katie Schuld to requests from students. “We always tell people to honored just to be asked. “We As for the rest of this year, Midwest. was a freshman. Schuld was asked [were] told that this was the most Conchordance plans to not only So if you’d like to come see by Beth Melzer ‘09 and Megan just send us a message on our Facebook page or to e-mail us if selective they have ever been,” get their name out there but to some real a cappella singing, you Hendrickson ‘08 to help them recalled Schuld. And even though bring a cappella music to life on can catch Conchordance perform- bring a group together. The group they have song requests,” added Schuld. they didn’t advance to the semi- campus. They intend to continue ing a Soundboard slot Feb. 27 in is still going strong with ten mem- finals they were content with their their “Night of A Capella” tradition the Pusey Room at 9 p.m. bers, and they hold auditions twice As for the competition, it was Conchordance’s first year partici- performance and loved meeting in the spring and may even try to a year. other a cappella singers from bring other a cappella groups to Wrapped up in books: Hemingway’s gender-bending “The Garden of Eden” Bridget Donnelly This year, however, I found was a book he had worked on for I’ve come to expect from the quint- identity — she has him cut and Associate News Editor my book-buying habits taking on 15 years, completing multiple proj- essential manly man. die his hair exactly like hers and a strange theme. Day after day, ects, including “The Old Man and Soon after they arrive at their convinces him to share the same The six-week break means only I would end up home with yet the Sea” and “A Moveable Feast” hotel at le Grau-du-Roi, Catherine woman with her — David retreats a few things for me: temp jobs, another book by an American male in the meantime. Knowing this, it cuts her hair like a boy and Bourne into his stories, which are his past, books and Christmas flavors at all writer. Anyone who knows my is difficult not to read the novel finds his beautiful wife placing and which take over the narrative the chain coffee shops — which reading preferences knows that somewhat autobiographically. him in a gender-bender scenario of the novel itself. makes me miss Appleton more such books generally rank lowest The novel explores the lives in which she continually switches When “The Garden of Eden” than anything else. And of course, on my list. But, after finally giving of David and Catherine Bourne, her own gender role within their was first published in 1986, crit- bookstores. in and reading “A Moveable Feast” a pair of newlyweds carousing sexual relationship. ics objected to the adulteration When I’m home, my lust for last summer, I found a soft spot the French-Spanish coast in typi- Eventually, Catherine and of the original text by editors more books is insatiable; maybe for Hemingway and his expatri- cal expatriate fashion. David is a David get involved with Marita, a who removed somewhere around it’s just my boredom that con- ate compatriots, male and female writer whose first two books have girl they meet in Cannes, and the 130,000 words to create a coher- veys me almost daily to the book- alike. achieved some success, and his three must deal with the problems ent whole. David’s best writing is store, from which I never return Browsing my favorite book- charming wife serves as a sort of that arise through their jealousy ultimately destroyed by Catherine empty-handed. These I add to my store in Oak Park, Ill., it’s impossi- benefactress, providing the money for one another as Catherine and in a fit of jealousy, and it is easy already overwhelming book collec- ble not to pause at the Hemingway to front his next project. Marita grow into their respective to imagine Hemingway rolling in tion, imagining that my bedroom section, which takes up a good Before the end of the first nicknames — Devil and Heiress. his grave at the corruption of this somewhat resembles the stash of shelf and a half or so. I spotted chapter, Hemingway breaks into Despite my fascination with piece of writing which perhaps, J.A. Symington — the legendary a little book called “The Garden something I never thought I would the uncharacteristic portrayal like David’s, contained the story he bibliophile who stole manuscripts of Eden,” and, after skimming the see from him. Sure, the charac- of gender, the most fascinating had waited his entire life to tell in from the Brontë Parsonage in the editor’s preface, it immediately ters drink one whiskey and Perrier aspect of this novel was the way the ashes of burned cahiers at the 1930s — and making it even more became a part of my collection. after another and are overwhelmed Hemingway weaves ideas regard- bottom of the trash can. impossible to choose what to read “The Garden of Eden” was by their ennui, but these aren’t the ing the writing process into the next. left unfinished at the time of bullfighting-watching, ambulance- narrative of the story itself. As Hemingway’s death in 1961, but it driving, fish-catching characters Catherine gradually usurps David’s Sat. Nite Duets bring great vibes “All Nite Long”

Tom Pilcher Nite Long” EP, which features some A sample couplet: “Look, I am Arts & Entertainment Editor of the best album art I’ve seen in a me / This is here, we are us / while — check out the picture on Funkytown, spooky life / Dig them I could write a clever lead to the side of this article. first.” preface this review, but in the Sat. Nite Duets don’t have The tune also features some slacker spirit of the band in ques- the most professional recording classic “American Rock Band” tion, I’m not going to do so. I think sound, and in fact, some of the moves: a spooky organ opening, I’ll just go down a few Hamm’s in songs on “All Nite Long” sound like multiple guitar solos and a nice the shower with my bros and jam they could have been rehearsed huge shout chorus at the end. out to tunes. Maybe some slouchy a few more times. But Sat. Nite Sat. Nite Duets plant them- ‘90s American indie bands; you Duets is the rare band that truly selves firmly in the sometimes- know, just guitars and drums and owns this sound and really makes bizarre Pavement/Stephen Malk- maybe some keyboards, man. it work. The crackling, lo-fi sound mus style of humor throughout All joking aside, this week I and freewheeling loose feeling is the record, adding hints of the Art finally checked out the Milwaukee all part of the communal, good Brut’s cultural awareness but with group Sat. Nite Duets, per the time-heavy experience. much less polish. recommendation of the Wisconsin They sound like your neigh- This oddball humor is perhaps music blog Muzzle of Bees. It’s borhood garage band that listens the band’s biggest asset; in an age almost difficult to pigeonhole to tons of Pavement, that has a of overly serious indie bands, a these guys in a quick sentence, but pretty great sense of humor and band that calls one of their best to borrow from their hilariously that always throws great parties. tunes “BF Season” — short for minimal website biography, “Sat. Doesn’t every neighborhood have “Boyfriend Season” — is a welcome Photo courtesy of Sat. Night Duets Nite Duets is an American Rock one of those? breath of fresh air. Band from Milwaukee, WI.” “All Nite Long” opens with a To get a better sense of Sat. downloads of both albums. Feb. 26 as a part of Band Booking The band has two releases to goofy, loping guitar tune of the Nite Duets’ weirdo humor, check Luckily for Lawrentians, these Committee’s Broadly Local Music their name, 2009’s self-released, same name that is ostensibly about out their website at satniteduets. Milwaukee dudes will bring their Festival. See you there; I’ll bring self-titled album and 2010’s “All a party, but who knows for sure. tumblr.com, which also offers free slacker rock and roll to campus the Hamm’s. THE LAWRENTIAN

10 SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 Men’s BB scores big, splits two-game set Lawrence University

Jared Padway but then a pair of three-pointers for The Lawrentian by Chris Siebert and Jon Mays brought the lead back to a safe The past week has been a roll- margin of 16. er coaster ride for the Lawrence Down the stretch, the Vikings Vikings’ men’s hoops fans, as led by as many as 24 points, the Vikings ran out to a big win thanks to a extraordinary effort by over Carroll University 85-65 last Mays, contributing a career-high Saturday, but lost a close matchup 38 points and eight rebounds over 84-80 in Tuesday night’s contest the course of the game. Junior against Ripon College. guard Tyler Crisman added 13 Saturday afternoon, the points, while senior center Erik Standings Vikings began slowly against the Borresen grabbed 12 rebounds to Carroll Pioneers (9-7, 7-4 MWC), aid in the victory. Men’s basketball and it wasn’t until 9:21 remained Tuesday night’s contest MWC O’All in the first half that the Vikings against the Ripon Red Hawks (11- took their first lead of the game. 7, 9-4 MWC) saw the Vikings work St. Norbert 11-2 15-3 Once the Vikings grabbed the lead, hard to rally back from a huge sec- Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke Ripon 9-4 11-7 ond-half deficit. Down by 18 with Carroll 7-4 9-7 they never looked back, and the remaining. their excellent at the charity stripe. 15:28 left to play, Lawrence went Lawrence 8-5 9-9 Pioneers were left chasing them After a stout defensive pos- Despite the miss, Crisman fin- on a 17-2 sparked by a couple of Illinois College 7-5 11-6 for the remainder of the contest. session by the Ripon Red Hawks, ished with a career-high 29 points, big three-pointers by Crisman and Grinnell 6-6 11-6 At the end of the first half Koth converted a three-point play while Mays added 23 points and some stifling team defense. Lake Forest 6-6 8-9 Conor Klusendorf had an impres- against the Vikings, which led to a Borresen provided another double- After some back-and-forth Beloit 5-6 6-10 sive dunk to lift the Vikings’ spirits three-point deficit for Coach Joel double night with 15 points and 15 play, the Vikings and Red Hawks Monmouth 1-10 3-13 as they went into the locker room DaPagter’s team with very little rebounds. at halftime up 40-31. found themselves in a 75-75 tie Knox 0-12 1-16 with 2:39 left to play. time remaining. The Vikings will return to Lawrence seemed as if it had Crisman attempted an off-bal- action when they go on a two-game With 1:38 remaining, Borresen Women’s basketball no intention of slowing down in ance three-pointer in an attempt road trip this weekend against the second half of the game, as its hit a jumper to give the Vikings MWC O’All their first lead of the half. However, to retie the game in its closing Lake Forest (8-9, 6-6 MWC) and stellar performance continued. seconds, but unfortunately for the Illinois College (11-6, 7-5 MWC). the lead was short lived, as Ripon’s St. Norbert 12-1 16-2 With eight minutes remaining, Vikings, it didn’t fall, and despite Talyor Koth was fouled on the Monmouth 9-2 11-5 the Pioneers had worked hard to Mays’s late three-pointer, the visi- next possession and tied the game Illinois College 8-4 10-7 cut the deficit down to 10 points, tors lost 84-80 as Ripon continued from the free-throw line with 1:19 Carroll 7-4 11-5 Lake Forest 6-5 8-8 Grinnell 5-7 6-10 Beloit 4-6 6-9 Knox 4-8 5-12 Sports Trivia Ripon 4-9 5-13 Lawrence 0-13 0-18

Q: Last Wednesday night’s game between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh, a 3-0 win for the Penguins, featured what ridicu- Hockey lous event in the final minute? MWC O’All A: A fight between the two goalies. When Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro apparently tripped a Pittsburgh forward, his counterpart, veteran Brent Johnson, took offense and expressed it in a surprising way. Johnson dropped his gloves, skating from goal crease to goal MSOE 12-1-1 15-3-1 crease, met DiPietro at the other end of the ice and dropped him immediately with a left hook to the right eye. Adrian 12-1-1 15-3-1 Marian 11-3-0 14-5-0 Q: Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitski quietly hit 22,000 career points this week, making him the 24th player in NBA history to Lawrence 7-7-0 9-9-1 do so. The West German-born Nowitzki now stands in fourth all-time in scoring by a foreign-born player, behind Hakeem Olajuwon, Northland 5-7-2 6-11-2 Dominique Wilkins and what 1990s great? Lake Forest 4-9-1 4-14-1 A: Patrick Ewing. While the Georgetown-educated New York Knick may never have seemed like a foreigner to American fans, Ewing Concordia 1-12-1 1-17-1 was born in Kingston, Jamaica and lived there until his family moved to Massachusetts when he was 11 years old. Finlandia 1-13-0 1-17-0

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 SPORTS 11 Gabriel, Brengels excel at meet Greg Peterson Brengel also finished well in Athletes of the week Sports Editor the 200-yard backstroke, in which he took second place, and swam by Alyssa Onan The Lawrence University the first leg of Lawrence’s sec- Swim Team traveled to Carthage ond-place 400-yard medley relay College last Saturday to compete team. Brengel’s brother, freshman in the Wisconsin Private College Walker Brengel, finished at the Peter Brengel: Swimming Championships. While Carthage, head of a trio of freshman in the 200-yard freestyle, taking third with 358 points on the women’s If you could swim anywhere in 1:50:76 while Evan Flack took side and 347 on the men’s side of in the world, where would it fourth in 1:52:21 and Ted Chritton the competition, dominated the be and why? placed fifth with a time of 1:52:51. meet and scored more points than I always enjoy swimming Gabriel’s meet was the stron- the other four teams combined, outdoors, so if I could pick gest individual performance by the Lawrence swimmers held off one place to swim year round a Lawrence swimmer, though — strong challenges from Carroll’s it would most likely be San besides her win in the 1650-yard women’s team and Ripon’s men to Diego. There are a number of freestyle, Gabriel swam the third finish in second on both sides of incredible swimmers that come leg of a second-place 200-yard the meet. from southern California and I freestyle relay, finished second in Lawrence’s strongest perfor- think training outdoors makes the 500-yard freestyle and took mances came from junior Peter all the difference. Brengel, who finished the 100-yard third in the 200-yard freestyle. With no meets scheduled for backstroke in 54.53 seconds to How are you preparing for the this weekend, LUST will next travel claim first place over Ripon’s Glenn conference meet and what are to UW-Stevens Point to compete in Dworsky, and freshman Hannah you doing to improve off of the Eastbay Invitational Feb. 19. Gabriel, who won the 1650-yard your accomplishments from freestyle in 19:01.53 seconds. last year? Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke Well, this year’s freshmen class really changed the dynamics of the team as a whole; bringing greater focus Hockey loses twice against MSOE and intensity during training. I feel like everyone on the team has really stepped up to put forth extra effort during sets. This team mentality has enhanced my drive to be faster in the water, and with Jon Mays the Raiders (15-3-1, 12-1-1 MCHA) this drive I hope to repeat my accomplishments from last season. Staff Writer scoreless as well as MSOE went 0-7 while up a skater. Would you rather swim a relay or an individual event? The second game was a dif- Relays bring a new dynamic to racing because you know the effort you put into your swim has The Lawrence men’s hockey a direct effect on the three other swimmers in the relay. However, that is not to discount individual team dropped a pair of games to ferent story on the power play, as Lawrence scored both their goals events. The adrenaline you get when you go up against a rival allows you to do some pretty awesome the nationally ranked Milwaukee stuff. So to answer your question, I would say both are great in their own respects. School of Engineering this week- with a man advantage, and MSOE end. The Vikings (9-9-1, 7-7-0 added two power-play goals as well. However, the Raiders scored What is the best part about swimming? How about the worst? MCHA) have now lost four games As an experienced swimmer, the best part about swimming is the last two weeks of training lead- in a row, all to nationally ranked three consecutive goals to break open a 1-1 tie and complete the ing up to conference and potentially nationals. Not only is the end of the season close, but knowing opponents, as they were swept by that all of your hard work put in throughout the year will result your best times is a great feeling. Adrian College in last weekend’s sweep over the Vikings. Jameson Raymond had scored The worst part, to be honest, is the six to eight months of intense training, leading up to just three series. days. If you’re sick or just a little off for those three days, then … that’s swimming. The Vikings could not get for Lawrence to tie the game at a goal apiece, but the Vikings anything going offensively in the If there was one NCAA rule about swimming that you could change, what would it be and why? opener of the MSOE series, which wouldn’t score again until just three minutes left, when the game Definitely the suit ban would be the rule I would change. I understand that the idea of a $300- was played on Lawrence’s home 500 suit that only lasts maybe 15 swims is crazy, but if there is something out there that gives ice. Lawrence was held scoreless was nearly out of reach. Derek Brickan scored late in me the completive advantage, allowing me to swim that much faster, then I’m willing to pay for it. in the game, and allowed goals in However, I also understand that [the price of] a $300-500 suit limits others from using them. both the first and second periods. the game to cut the lead to 4-2, but The Vikings appeared to have the Vikings couldn’t cut any more trimmed the Raiders’ lead to 2-1 into the deficit. after Reijo Wahlin put the puck in The Vikings have two home the back of the net, but the official games against Northland College Matt Hughes: Hockey waived off the goal for a high stick. this weekend as they look to get The penalty kill for both teams back to their winning ways. The What has been your most memorable was superb as the Vikings went games will begin 7 p.m. Friday and hockey moment while at LU? What 0-6 on the power play but held 4 p.m. Saturday. made it so memorable? My most memorable hockey came earlier this year when we won our first game of the season against Stevens Women’s basketball continues slump Point. This game was my most memo- Erik Borresen The Vikings were led by Nakita rable because of the fact that we were Staff Wroter Chadwick’s 13 points and six supposedly the “underdogs” and we rebounds. Freshman Alex Deshler went into their barn and beat them in front of their fans. The Viking women’s basketball also chipped in 12 points and six team fell to 0-17 on the year with boards in the losing effort. How old were you when you started a loss to the Carroll University Turnover woes continued for playing hockey? What got you start- Pioneers Saturday at Alexander the women, as they notched a ed and what’s kept you in the game? Gymnasium. remarkable 39 against Carroll. All I didn’t start playing hockey till I The Pioneers jumped out of hope is not gone for the team, was seven, which is considered pretty the gate with a 19-10 advantage though. Womens’ basketball late in the hockey world. I taught with 10 minutes to go in the first enthusiast Jon Mays commented, myself how to skate by rollerblading in half, but the Vikings trimmed the “If the lady Vikes take care of the the driveway every chance I got. Sure lead to just three points with 6:49 ball down the stretch, I can see this is a bit biased but the fact that left. From there, though, the game them winning a couple games. I hockey is the best game in the world got ugly. Carroll went on a 16-2 believe in these girls!” is the reason why I have continued to run, and eventually ended up lead- Lawrence returns to action play it for the past 16 years of my life. ing Lawrence 39-22 at the break. Tuesday night against Ripon The Vikings never came closer College. The team will then travel What is the biggest challenge the than 13 points the rest of the way to Lake Forest College and Illinois team has faced this year? How did/is Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke as the Pioneers stretched the lead, College this weekend. the team approaching it? eventually going on to win 59-38. Consistency is the biggest challenge we face every year. It is one of the hardest obstacles that a good team must overcome. We approach this challenge by trying to simplify things. Take it one shift at a time, one period, one game — and then see what happens in the end.

Jamie, College Avenue, What are your favorite pre- and post-game meals? My favorite pre-game meal is breakfast at Galvan’s by the rink. Breakfast is the best meal of the day. My favorite post-game meal is after home games when all the guys and their families go to Exhibit A. See you Sunday. Texas Roadhouse.

What is the best feature of the hockey team, either on or off the rink? 3:45 a.m. —Eager fans The best feature of our team is our concept of family. I think anyone who knows the hockey team and the guys it consists of [understands] what I mean. THE LAWRENTIAN 12 VARIETY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 The Lawrentian Editor-in-Chief: What’s on your iPod? Maureen Darras Business Manager Jinglei Xiao Jami Lin ‘11 Managing Editor: Mya Win

News Editor: “Screw You, Winter Blues”: So it’s It’s the Lion King. And Lil’ Scene fame does it justice. for lyrics like “It’s a friend thing, Amy Sandquist February and you’re hungry and Wayne. Mashed up. And as a bonus, friends are everywhere! In the you know you have to walk all the there is a stellar music video with 6. Los Campesinos!, “You! Me! kitchen, the den, hanging out on Associate News Editor: way to the campus center to get clips of the Disney animated film Dancing!” the stairs!” and not because of my Bridget Donnelly food, but it’s below zero and slushy to match. In the words of Elise Obviously, a song with three lust for Jorma Taccone. out and you can’t find your favor- Pesch, “This is what happens when exclamation points is going to Co-Features Editors: ite mittens. What to do, what to people who were kids in the ‘90s cheer you up — the frenzied open- 9. DJ BAHLER, “Mum Mum Mum Naveed Islam do… pop this playlist on your iPod grow up.” djDOYOU actually has ing just builds and builds into Moth” David Rubin and instantly feel sunshinier, even a whole EP of Disney mashups, a frenetic crescendo of joy and This guy made a whole album Opinions/Editorials Editor: though you’re stuck in Appleton, including gems like Mulan vs. spasms. This is an older song from of Passion Pit mashups and named Patrick Miner Wisconsin. Gucci Mane and Ariel vs. Aaliyah. the band out of Cardiff, Wales. it, aptly, Mashin’ Pit. This track, centered around Passion Pit’s Arts & Entertainment Editor: 1. Generationals, “Faces in the 4. Soulja Boy, “Turn My Swag On” 7. Simon & Garfunkel, “59th Street “Moth’s Wings” from their album Tom Pilcher Dark” Okay, say what you want about Bridge Song” “Manners,” is heavy on the Lady Generationals sound like they this song, but can you really be These guys tell us to “Slow Gaga, who will always hold a place Sports Editor: should be from the 1960s, but gloomy while listening to it? No, it down / you move too fast” which near and dear to my heart — and Gregory Peterson luckily for us, Ted Joyner and just makes you want to dance. This is always a good reminder for us my Facebook newsfeed. Photo Editor: Grant Widmer are from now. This song defines the word “earworm” Lawrentians. Whenever I hear this Tara Atkinson song is from their album “Con for me. From Wikipedia: “Earworm, song I picture a guy in a Newsies 10. Willow Smith, “Whip My Hair” Law,” and it makes me want to a loan translation of the German cap doing a little jig and throwing We all wish we were this Associate Photo Editors: shake a maraca. ‘Ohrwurm,’ is a portion of a song pebbles on the ground. This is also 10-year-old girl. The daughter of Minh Nguyen or other music that repeats com- the song my father wants played at Will Smith and Jada Pinkett is a Natasha Pugh 2. Branches, “The Inventor’s pulsively in one’s mind.” Special his funeral, strangely enough. budding actress and is signed to Daughter” thanks to Alex Ajayi for remind- Jay Z’s record label. What were Layout Editor: My sister Cori got me into this ing me about these deep, soulful 8. The Lonely Island, “Just 2 we doing 10 years ago? Nothing. Katie Kasper band out of Azusa, Calif. They lyrics. Guyz” Nothing. Look at her dancing in Associate Layout Editor: actually perform weekly at Azusa Before the Lonely Island took her video — I covet that swag. Jamie Cartwright Pacific University. Their sunny folk 5. Metric, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s over SNL and blew up with hits Caution: Dancing too vigorously to pop always brightens my mood Alright” like “I’m On a Boat” and “I Just this song may cause whiplash. Just Copy Chief: whenever I anticipate another 8 This is my favorite Bob Dylan Had Sex,” they made this little ask my roommate. Emily Koenig a.m. chemistry lab. song, and while I was lurking ditty, which later showed up on around YouTube I stumbled upon their “Incredibad” album. I like to Copy Editor: 3. djDOYOU, “Stuntin’ Like this cover. I really do think that think that my adoration of this Emily Hamm Mufasa (Simba vs. Lil’ Wayne)” Emily Haines of Broken Social song comes from my appreciation Web Manager: Karl Hailperin

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