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in what is now the Fishbowl, and there Roberts," Kassman said. hall parking lot. to the second floor of Eustis with the votes to open up By BEN HERBST will be no satellite bookstore as origi- According to Kassman, temporary The Pub, Spa, Stu-A office , and the rest of the Dean of Students office NEWS EDITOR ¦' nally planned. The Pub will take over locations have been arranged for each post office will return to the student staff . .. . . the space that is currently the Spa. of these items,. Student Activities, union once it is renovated. - "The project is going to be great, it digest to community The Cotter Union Expansion "J. think the project is going to cre- whose second floor office will be ren- No Pugh Center offices will be dis- is very exciting for this to come Committee met Monday, Nov. 21 to ate the student union that we deserve," ovated, wilj be moved to the Dana res- placed during construction, except for together and contemplate a spring discuss the effects of the construction Student Government Association Vice idence hall lounge.The Spa will be the office of Associate Dean of groundbreaking. The trustees are very By STEVEN WEINBERG of the Pulver Pavilion expansion on President and committee member moved to the current coffeehouse, and Students Susan McDougal which is excited about this project, as are we," EDITOR IN CHIEF offices and locations, that are current- Romeo Raugei '06 said. the Student Post Office will be moved becoming a new kitchen to service the Kassman said. "It has been a good ly housed in the union, which includ- After considering expanding this to a trailer in the Mary Low residence building. McDougal is being moved collaboration between the members of The Digest of Civil ed temporarily moving the Marchese' building project to include a new the committee and the architects," Discourse hopes to become Blue Light Pub to the Pottery studio in home for the Colby Bookstore on the Raugei said. more civil after a recent vote in Roberts Union, and to finalize plans south side of the building off of Page At the suggestion of David Pulver Presidents Council/ This past for the renovation. Commons, the committee decided '63, the donor behind the renovation Sunday, Nov. 20, PC concurred The next step in the process is the that project would be a later phase of project, hall staff and Presidents' with a recent recommendation approval of a budget for the project, development. At this time, the only Council members were asked to take from the College Affairs which should take place at the January addition will be that of the Pulver a look at- other school's: student Committee (CAC) to add facul- meeting of the Board of Trustees in Pavilion. Kassman hopes that the sec- unions when they were off campus ty, staff and administrators to Boston. That budget is prepared by ond phase can correlate with the during Thanksgiving break. the listserv's recipients. the Physical Plant Department and upcoming construction , since that Kassman explained that this exercise: For the past three years the Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and would reduce building costs. "We was intended "to find touches or Digest of Civil Discourse has Supervisor of Special Projects/ would like to have it done as soon as nuances they might find particularly been host to students debating Architect Joe Feely. possible. There is some savings by not helpful." She said that these sugges- issues such as the war on tenor "The budget is going to be ready. having all the machinery leave and tions will not alter layout because all Hopefully the groundbreaking will be then come back. If you could start the major parts are already set. in the late spring, and hopefully work phase two right away, then there In the coming years, the psychol- will-begin immediately after," com- would be some cost saving," Kassman ogy department offices and the A resolution mittee member and Dean of Students said. bookstore will be moved from passed by and Vice President for Student Affairs Raugei said that the biggest student Roberts Union to make room for an Janice Kassman said. Construction concern he has heard of has been "is eventual dorm in that building. Presidents' should take about a year, and the new there going to be a Pub?" The Pub will "What we are hoping someday is Council will student union will be opened for the be moved to the Pottery Club studio in that Bobs might become a dormito- fall 2007 semester. the basement of Roberts, and the club ry," Kassman explained, but in order open the The committee finalized locations will be moved to the old bake shop in for that to happen, psychology has to Digest to for different venues within the reno- the PPD building. "The Pub needs move to a new building on the Colby vated union, and the added space of to be in a place with a kitchen, that Green,"and the bookstore has to staff, faculty, PHOTO COURTESY OF BOHLIN CVWINSKI JACKSON the new pavilion which will house the is not a dormitory. So, we have An architectural rendering of the f irst-floorp lan for the renovated Cotter. move to a new home attached to and adminis- Joseph Family Spa and a new lounge found a way to place the Pub, for Union,which shows the addition of the Pulver Pavilion to the north. Cotter Union. ; area. The Coffeehouse will be housed one year, in the Pottery Club in trators.
Colby's Oak Institute hosts internatiorial JanPlan students to teach and climate of campus toler- ance, to less world-shaking spouts between Red Sox and symposium on torture and human rights Katrina victims in Houston Yankees fans and even the string of haikus by Jack Dairy such violence, has spent the'past five Center for the victims of Torture in St. reach Houston, because Tappan is not '07 last spring.¦Currenflyroiily -By-RAIIUL GUPTA & BYRON years—r€searemr4g-Av^y^_to-xnmoweiEaujJMinn., Bent Sorensen of the By BEN HERBST making the trip. • students and select administra- MEINERTH survivors to seek reparations , and to International Rehabilitation Council ——NEWS-fBrTQR ——— """^Werfrgureihat^tVan^ppoFtuHH^-—Jots, in the Dean of Students CONTRIBUTING WRITERS set up a database of human rights for Torture Victims (IRCT) in and a unique thing to do. It's going office receive the Digest. abuses to be used as a resource for Copenhagen, and Allen Keller M.D. A new JanPlan course will send to allow people to work with kids The resolution to concur •qr— ¦* ¦ : Hyl ¦ Especially poignant because of the those seeking justice. of the Bellevue/NYU Program for the nine students and one professor to first hand and see Katrina up close," with the CAC passed through ongoing trial of Saddam Hussein, the The day was Survivors of Torture Houston next month, to help at the SGA President Donnie O'Callaghan PC by a vote of 17 voting yes Oak Institute at Colby College held a divided into three addressed a larger- newly formed NOW (New Orleans '06 said. and 12 voting no. symposium titled , "Torture and panel discussions, The gap than-expected crowd West) College Prep school for dis- Project organizers held an informa- The debate beforehand was Human Rights: The Challenge of a workshop, and a in Olin 1. Among the placed elementary school students. tion session on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in lengthy, with most speaking Rehabilitation and Redress," on Nov. lunch with between what many suggestions put The course, Education 355j "Urban Lovejoy 100 for perspective appli- Hall Presidents allaying con- 19. The 2005 Oak Fellow Dr. Frances keynote speaker law says and forth -was that by and Multicultural Practicum in cants. About fifteen students attended cerns that the change would cut Lovemore was joined by panelists Beatrice Mterwa, Johnson, who pro- Education," will be taught by the session, and filled out and submit- down on students' willingness - from around the world to discuss an internationally- what happens posed that more focus Professor and Chair of Education ted an application at that meeting. The to express themselves freely on issues ranging from torture rehabilita- acclaimed human practically in torture rehabilita- Mark Tappan and will have both on- application asked about previous the Digest. These Presidents tion for the victims to civil suits as a rights lawyer from tion needs to be placed and off-campus components., experience working with children or stressed that the change would form of compensation , from objec- Zimbabwe. needs to be on forming a con- "This school was a school that had teaching, relevant coursework or add a healthy discretion to tives in transitional justice to the The first panel bridged. stituency for human been abandoned, and other academic postings. Ben Poulos '07, pres- usage of new tactics in human rights discussion, begin- rights networks, not what's happening now is preparation ident of Pierce, said if students advocacy. ning at 9:30 a.m., Carla Ferstman on the intricate legal they have taken this Its going to and why stu- are nervous about having their Lovemore, who runs the was "Torture Director of Redress In London system dealing with school and reused it for dents wanted professors read their position- > Zimbabwe 's Amani Trust, a group that Rehabilitation: torture . He asserted 456 elementary students, allow people to to participate. ing, "they should also be ner- provides community-based care to Medical and that while law is large- all evacuees being work with kids Tappan vous about speaking in class." survivors of torture and organized v io- Psychological Perspectives." Panelists ly a "spectator sport," everyday peo- taught by TFA teachers," guaranteed the Now that the motion has lence as well as documentation of Lovemore, Douglas Johnson of the ple can make a difference through Dean of Students and first hand and tri p to be "eye- passed through the PC, the community-based projects. Vice President for opening" and CAC hopes to work -with During the next seminar, "Civil Student Affairs Janice see Katrina up explained that Information Technology Suits as a Form of Redress: Suing the Kassman said. close. these k ids Services to have the digest _ Salvadoran Generals," Carlos R. The idea for the course "suffered great expanded to the wider Colby Mauricio, himself a victim of torture came from collaboration Donnie O'Callaghan '06 loss in a reall y community by the end of the in El Salvador, told his personal story between faculty of the SGA President traumatic semester, Gabe Adams '06 co- of suffering. He, along with his education department , time." Me also chair of the CAC said in a lawyer Shawn Roberts, promotes one staff of the Goldfarb said that this phone interview on Nov. 29. such community-driven initiative , Center for Civic Affairs tri p is part of She said the CAC was called, "The Stop Impunity Project," and Public Engagement, members of an effort to build a bridge between "excited [their recommenda- which disseminates awareness to pre- the Student Government Association, The Hall School , an elementary tion] passed PC and look for- vent further torture. The two were Student Activities and the Dean of school in Waterville, and the school in ward to implementing it." joined by Associate Professor of Students Office. Kassman said that an Houston, According to Adams, in the ' Government Ariel Armony, alumnus, Lou Krinsky '65, has been Before the group leaves for now-likely event that the new Following Mauricio's talk every- key in putting together the tri p. Houston, they will spend a week and a reci pients are added to the one adjourned for a special lunch in According to Associate Director of half on campus training with Tappan Digest, ITS will issue an offi- Roberts Union, the Goldfarb Center Alice Elliot , by working at The Hall School. uWe cial notification via email to all During the lunch, keynote speaker Krinsky "helped get [Colby groups] in are . going to get you in the schools recipients. When this happens Mterwa addressed the restriction of touch with Teach for America core here before you go," Tappan told the faculty, staff and administrators media in Zimbabwe and talked about members when it was disorganized prospective partici pants, On Jan. 15 will have the option to do noth- her struggle against the same. and has been pretty involved with that they will fl y to Houston, and begin ing and continue to receive the Following lunch was the day's last organization." assisting at the*school two days later, Digest or click on a link to seminar, "Transitional Justice: Pete Cook, the program director of remaining in the city for ten days. remove themselves from the Prosecution of Perpetrators, the Greater New Orleans Recovery "Students will be assigned to class- listserv. nvnoN Murrain/Tile cnuiv ECHO The panel "Civil Suit as a Form of Redress: Suing the Salvadoran Reparations for Victims," Panelists Corps for Teach for America lias also rooms to work with the, teachers and Generals " included testimony from torture survivor Carlos Mauriclo. been involved in this process, and will Continued on Page 3 be in charge of the students when they Continued on Pa«e 3.
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Dan Rosenfeld, the director of the Colby Museum of Art, -will be stepping down at the end of the Goldfarb Center to host four fellows next semester semester. Rosenfeld was named as ¦ director in the summer of 2002, the research they are doing," a'dding, campus." inertia/ ¦ ' ¦ ' • . ' . ' ¦ ' .' i replacing longtime museum direc- By BEN HERBST "we are interested with more person- ''We did not impose a lot of condi- The Founder and Principal of the; tor Hugh Gourley. NEWS EDITOR al interactions with students in less tions on the visits of these fellows, LEAP Science and Maths School in According to the e-mail sent out formal venues." we don't want somebody to come and Cape Town, South Africa, John by President William D. Adams The Goldfarb Center for Public Armony sent a notice to the entire spend all his/her time giving talks," Gilmour, will be working with this past Monday alerting the Affairs and Civic Engagement faculty on Oct. 13 requesting propos- . he said. Armony also said that this Professor of Anthropology Catherine Colby community to Rosenfeld's recently announced to the College als for fellowship grants from the program encouraged cooperation Besteman on the final chapter of her departure, Rosenfeld will be leav- community that they will host four Goldfarb Center. In between the book "Transforming Cape Town," aj ing to pursue other academic inter- fellows in a variety of disciplines dur- that e-mail he said Goldfarb Center chapter that chronicles Gilmour'sj ests.. ing the spring 2006 term. The $3,000 "This new program and disciplines not career as an educator in South Africa] .. . ECHO FILE PHOTO We are interest- In a Nov. 24 interview, Dan Rosenfeld will step down as fellowships cover related expenses gives faculty mem- usually associated The final fellow, Associate Rosenfeld declined to comment on director of the Colby Museum of Art for the fellows, and are part of the bers the possibility ed with more with the center, Professor of National and World the specifics of his plans next year, at the end of this semester. Goldfarb Center Visiting Fellows to invite a scholar, personal inter- A s s i s t, a n t Economy in the Department ofj but said he will miss the College Program. politician, activist Professor of Economic Sociology and Director of very much and wishes the school and about this collection from him: While The program, begins in March and or,, social .entrepre- actions with stu- Economics Glaudip Research at the Center for Study of museum, much success in the future. we will miss him at the Museum, we fellows come to campus for at least neur to spend., a Agostini, of . . the Democracy and Vitosha Research in 1 dents in less 'T 'believe' that Colby's^ goats and wish him the very best. I am privi- one -week. Dales have hot been set for week at Colby, .The , U n i ver s i d ad Sofia, Bulgaria Alexander Stoyanov vision arc, admirable and T saw them Ifigfd tn stPip in an Tnfprim Dirprtnr the arrival of each person, and during objectives of the formal venues. Alberto Hustado in will be working with Assistant fulfilled in a variety of ways here. I and am looking forward to helping their stay they will each give a lecture program are the fol-r Santiago Chile, will Professor of Government and tried very hard to make the museum a the Museum meet its goals for the or make some other type of presenta- lowing: (1) for the Ariel Armony come to campus to Environmental Studies Lillian reflection of those visions," he said. future," she said. tion. Associate Professor of faculty member: a Co-Director of the Goldfarb Center work with Assistant Botcheva-Andonova. The pair will be Lunder Curator of American Art Before coming to Colby from Government and Co-Director of the possibility to start for Public Affairs and Civic Professor of working on the design of "Poverty in Engagement Sharon Corwin will be replacing Philadelphia in 2002, Rosenfeld was Goldfarb Center Ariel Armony says or complete a pro- Economics Phil Transition: Achieving the Rosenfeld while the school seeks a the Academy Professor of the that the most important aspects of this ject te.c.. a profes- Brown to man Millennium Development Goals in replacement.' "It has been a pleasure Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, program are the collaboration sional paper or research proposal) poverty in Chile using a new method- Bulgaria," a research project. working with Dan over the past few the nation's oldest museum and acad- between the fellow and the faculty with a colleague from another ology. Armony also said that this program years. I have learned a great deal emy of fine arts. member and the informal interactions state/country; (2) for students: an Dr. Orit Tykocinski, of Ben Gurion will make the College more visible between the fellow and students—not opportunity to meet and interact with University in Israel, will work with nationally for bringing these scholars these formal presentations. He said experts and learn from their work and Professor and Department of to campus, and will also highlight the that the program is "much more than experience; and (3) for the fellow: a Psychology Chair Thahe Pittman . research of professors. "I don't think Mid-year motion passes [bringing guest lecturers to campus]. chance to work with a colleague, Pittman and Tykocinski have worked we hear enough about how these It is to be able to engage students to access Colby's library resources, and together in the past, and will continue [Colby] professors are great Presidents' Council vote be able to see these people through experience life in a small liberal arts their research in the realm of inaction researchers," he said.
By KATIEHAMM automatically given "an academic EDITOR IN CHIEF leg-up." She noted that mid-years are U«ve s tSorrtep :~)Lp DAVE S'BETTY BEGIN M Wain St. able to fulfill a lot of requirements ~ Presidents ' Council passed a while they are abroad during the fall , Wmsl ow / \ Walervflie , M* 873-1010 motion by a vote of 19-9 at their Nov. particularly the three semester lan- \ \ * 20 meeting that will recommend to guage requirement. She added that HOUSE OF PlZZA ¦ the Academic Affairs Committee tjjat mid-years are given priority in ,', > '! Boy Sl>v.et • Winslow, M"hu» VVNi Tu«s.-F«. mid-year students by seen as fresh- JanPIan and second semester class ^QxJQ 7;30 8-m.-5p.m. men in regard to selecting courses for selection over other first-years. 207-872-0773 their sophomore fall. Currently mid- However, Daniel Epstein '08, the We will match any of our competitor's deals! |Oftf i 7:30 fl,m. -12 Noon years are considered sophomores president of Sturtevant hall, also a mid- Ctossd Sua & Mori, e Vp when they choose classes for their year student, was adamant that this Mon-Sat,11am-nprryV UellVer Sun Noon. 10pm sophomore fall. motion get passed at the meeting. He The motion was proposed by stated that mid-year students were Marriner Hall President Christina "forced by the College to go abroad" Feng '08. Feng said at the meeting (another PC member later said that that she had talked to mid-years, com- some students chose to go abroad for monly known as "FcbFresh," and a lot their first-year fall) and that all olhcr of research had been done. ti "It's first-years have two chances at getting 1 important that rnid-year students get the requirements done with the first- - '¦ " " ' ¦ -• • . . • . h into the classes they need," she said. year status. "You didn 't get a leg-up ;\ The class status of mid-year stu- unless you happen to want to major in a dents is a concern for many reasons. language or something like that," Introductory classes are often difficult Epstein said. "We have to vote for this ^ririH^^^^^^^^^^^I^ MB^^^^^^^^^^^BL ^ to get into, and first-year students sign motion because people who come in in ^^ \^^^ K^^^^^^^^^^^ L. iJ^Kx ^K up for these classes before sopho- January are just the same as you, just mores do. Mid-year students may also the same as everyone else who is here." have trouble taking area requirement Dana Hall President Michael Klaus classes before senior year and have '07 spoke to Registrar George trouble going abroad. Coleman and concluded that the ¦ ¦ * \ ' J Junior Class Representative Annie motion would only significantly bene- i '< *V Mcars, a mid-year student, spoke out fit two or three students. KLlaus said U Alt Quinniptoc Unlv«reky &li^ ofl4»w • OutstandingfojuHy ' against the motion at the meeting. that he was in support of the motion. >^ ^ X%$(
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By MATT MORRISON still fade into hazes of alcohol, drug ourselves with the moral high rouse concern f orMoseC&tf' tdme STAFFWRITER abuse, gossip and the group mentali- ground and beg that to save us. . . ty to deny our identities when per- beg for that belief in moral progress, Make Colby College into a game soriaUccoimtability is at stake. How human progress, our progress to tell arrival and ended with vague commit- American borrowing or the reality of a By SAM MORALES campus. much have we really changed from us we're getting,hetter even as we ments toward economic reform, but ^eonsumption-obsessed society. As of if you'd like. We're a small STAFF WRITER Challenge yourself. See how many our stereotypical high school per- feel that same old asshole buried no budging on the subject of increased fall 2004, the United States' 4.5 per- people know your name by gradua- sonas? So often it seems we merely beneath our skin. religious freedom and human rights. cent of the world's population con- tion. Discover how many parties you redress our historic insecurities in a Give up that mght of partying and In back-to-back trips overseas, Only in tiny Mongolia, the most sumed 19 percent of its imports, a know about in one night. Distinguish jiew wardrobe. We clothe ourselves search for something better here. Try first to Argentina to attend the trien- sparsely populated country in the position maintained in no small capac- yourself with that article of clothing in our ever-replenishing elitism: in and convince yourself to settle down. nial Summit of the Americas, then on world—sandwiched between impos- ity by Asian central banks increasing- you wear religiously. You know the educated responsibility, our enlight- Fuck what's meaningful to you if a swing through East Asia, President ing regional titans Russia and China- ly in China. one, because nobody else owns it and ened reasoning skills, our keen that's what you need to do. If what's Bush encountered marked resistance did the president escape the cascade of Similarly, Latin America is central if they do, they don't wear it with the understanding of human relation- meaningful has changed, your defin- to his policies in some places more disappointments that have been the to the United States' future. A region same confidence that you do. Go to ships; and most importantly, that ition of meaning has changed along- aggressive than others. The new theme of his ventures abroad for the that has historically looked to. the U. S. big events; Eat with big people. Find side. Learning asks you to question willingness of foreign powers to past month. for leadership now rejects its power an eccentric hobby. Sign up for your what's defined. Don't just learn your respond when Washington pushes, So what does all this mean for the and influence. Venezuela, home to the adultish extra-curriculars and please, Give up that new definitions and rattle them off should be of great concern to the future of the U.S. in the world? The stridently anti-Bush Chavez, is the please, please, never doubt the eter- blindly in class. Ask yourself if you U.S. as it attempts to remain pros- planet is no longer as simple as it was largest producer of oil in the western nal party. Hook up with the hot guy, night of fake inwardly understand that new con- perous and secure. for much of the twentieth century, hemisphere; Brazil (another country the hot girl. That hot connotation meaning and cept you're outwardly applying. On his mission to Latin America, with America leading the good guys that voted against Bush's proposal) is may have changed but you still yearn Give up that night of fake meaning the president's move to reopen negoti- against the Soviet Union and its omi- the fifth-largest country in the world like you did in high school. C'rnon, obligated impor- and obligated importance and go ations on a proposed free-trade zone nous specter of nuclear holocaust. and holds sway over the other coun- you know that. tance and go party your ass off. Go do something encompassing every nation of the tries of South America. Focusing his Follow most of these rules and party your ass stupid. Go inject some life back into Americas except Cuba, was quickly attention on America's backyard you will come out on top or at least your veins. Go puke with regret at defeated by a committed opposition On his mission ° might do Bush a great deal of good, somewhere near it. Then you'll go off. Go do some- your self-exposure the next morning, led by Venezuelan strongman Hugo to Latin America, especially when foreign media alleges out into life, realize you're nothing stupid. Go but always try and get back to that Chavez. A radically anti-globalization that Chavez's Though U.S. leaders and start calling college the best four thing place where you know the meaning figure, Chavez tapped into both feel- the president's like to talk about the shared destiny of years of your life. This begs the inject life back is surging through your body. ings among Latin Americans of being move to reopen the Americas, it might be the case that question: do we try and change how your veins. College can be meaningful. Colby neglected by the United States (whose greater U:S. interest in the nearly three we see the world once out of school into is disgustingly superficial, glossed- attentions they see as increasingly negotiations on dozen other nations in the Americas to make it more like our glimmering over and caddy. It is also beautiful, turning to the Middle East and East would prove these to not just be past; those four years attributed to redemptive and important. I'm a liar Asia at their expense) and economic a proposed free- words. feeling good? Or, do we alter pur inescapable faith in ourselves. and I'm certain you are too. We may "woes that have plagued many coun- trade zone. .. When asked to explain the present to make sure we never face We merely cover the same inade- not lie with our heart, but we lie with tries in the region over the past two Malaysian reaction to recent appear- that looming let down when all the quacies with the same transparent our language, we lie with our decades. Massive anti-Bush protests was quickly ances by both President Bush and Hu superficial shit that boosts our egos tricks. We're still scared like chil- actions. We lie with or without our hounded the president throughout his defeated by a Jintao, -the leader of China, a writer is challenged by the abundant reality dren, frightened of failure, and intent. We lie just by speaking, trip, with demonstrators in Brazil named. Karim Raslan complained that life is far bigger than we ever breeding novel insecurities. Do we because the interpretation of others burning effigies of the president and committed oppo- about Bush's obsessive concern with imagined? really evolve or do we only find alone contorts every one of us; Push heckling the American leader as a sition. . . terrorism that dominated, his speech. I am not arguing for the insignifi- clever ways of polishing ourselves? yourself to believe in the truth even "fascist" and "terrorist." He then contrasted that with Hu's cance of life. I argue that life at At root, we must be just as good, and as your life kills you. The voyage to Asia was more sub- willingness to speak on a wide pletho- Colby is often sickly prioritized. We evil as everyone else, but we bless dued but no more successful. In Japan, ra of issues-health, society, environ- Bush was finally in friendly territory Traditional allies like France, ment. "Bush sees all of us through with Prime Minister Junichiro Germany and Japan are contending [this] one prism (terrorism). . . [Hu] Koizumi, but failed to get a Japanese with their own demographic realities talked about our agenda, not just his Charity work? I neverk^ ban on U.S. beef lifted. After his visit while China threatens to eclipse them agenda." In the end, it . will very likely to South Korea, the tiny but important all in decades—or even years. Indeed, require a change in this one-dimen- state made public plans to reduce its a large part of China's willingness to sional mentality-a genuine demonstra- until recently^ T^ it's a good thing troops in Iraq by a third. The presi- assert itself, both on the world stage tion of American concern for the dent's stop in China, widely seen as and to the United States, is its strong problems of nations who sorely need and went on the tour. some of these reasons. With titles like the centerpiece of his Asian journey, presence in the U.S. economy, it-to restore America's tarnished influ- By KATE BERMAN The last time I toured anything, I "What you heed to know about HIV," began with a government crackdown whether in the United States' massive ence and prestige in the world. ' ¦ ' ., STAFF WRITER was exploring the Colby Campus in these pamphlets indicated what might on dissidents in preparation for Bush's trade deficit, financing of compulsive the fall of 2001.1 was eighteen years be afflicting the guests at the shelter. I have avoided doing charity for old,. and a pimply,.sophomore was One educational brochure concerning ¦¦ ¦ : ¦ years! It is not that I didn?t have faith explaining ¦ why the FJilIside: dorms drug' use read! "Just say maybe. . . ;•^^-¦-'I_T7_7?5 - in noble causes—A do_I just didn't aren't really as_; hideous as people because sometimes life isn't as easy as . have much faith in myself. Charity think. Pour years later, I was at a local yes or no." seemed to be for the reliable peoplej homeless shelter, in a room that That phrase was comedic gold to Think Merle is you know, the over-achievers. Since I smelled like its residents were about me. I whispered to my roommate, "I'll AnadditiontoKate Emmfsmum Student Center expansion. These didn't have the management skills to 50,000 unwashed gym socks. I real- consider doing blow today, I'm not benches will be placed in the Student ww^ complete papers in a timely fashion, ized that the pimply sophomore was going to commit to it..just note that Center with a brass plate denoting the the thought of participating in com- right. Plenty of my thoughts con- it's a possibility." I was amused by the Dear Editors-in-Chief, names of the students who crafted right? Send munity service without an order from cerned how lucky I was, how much wishy-washy nature of the "maybe" them. the court just seemed foolish. Why try my aid was needed and how guilty I command. Ever since Nancy Reagan's In her recent Echo article, Annie This January Kate will be the teach- your thoughts to follow through with something if I felt for 22 years of prolonged self- "Just say no" campaign in 1980, Kearney did a marvelous job of cap- ing associate in the Jan Plan Furniture knew that I would fail? Yes, keeping interest. Mostly, I was just uncomfort- authorities have tried to simplify drug turing the spirit and joie de vivre of Making Course at the Colby-Hume to the Echo. my extracurricular activities limited to able. resistance to a pre-programmed reply. Kate Braemer, '07. But Kate was too Center. She follows in the footsteps of purely selfish pursuits was clearly the Kids are supposed to say no. If they modest to mention that she is also a Elizabeth Turnbull, Emily Allen, We love getting wiser path. don't say no, become hooked on talented furniture maker. Gillian Fisher and Megan Loosigan. , But then something happened. It drugs, and eventually opt for sub- Last January she created a proto- letters. seemed like a typical afternoon. My Of course, there stance over shelter, the expectation type bench for those destined to be Sincerely Yours, roommate said that if I kept her com- are reasons why gets lowered to a "maybe." Is the created by future students from ,the H. Alan Hume, M.D. E-mail us at pany on an errand then she would divide between the willpower of col- European Re Beech which must be take me to the tobacco store to look at individuals are lege students and homeless really that felled next year to make way for the [email protected] aviator sunglasses. I like aviator sun- homeless—rea- great? In my experience, the margin of glasses. I wanted another pair. kids who abstain from liquor is just as , sons that set Suddenly, in a crazy, cosmic turn-of- slim as that of homeless people who True Tales of Terror and Truth from Colby Security events, I found myself standing in a them apart from can make a sensible judgment call homeless shelter where my room- about whether or not they will inject a by Steven Weinberg mate had gone to pick up an applica- members of soci- syringe of heroin into their forearm. tion to volunteer. "Would you like ety who can live In our fast-paced world of intellec- two?" the woman asked glancing in tual enthusiasts, we rarely bother with my direction. on their own. activities that could lead to failure. What was I supposed to say? "No, Hence, I have never given serious she's the altruistic one, I'm just here consideration to a career in modeling to buy more aviators," I accepted the We walked through the small house or open-heart surgery. The message to application and regarded the situa- which serves as temporary shelter for the homeless, as weak as it seems, tion, I do not do a sport, ( complain more people than anyone would care might be just what we all need: a goal about how boring Waterville is at to imagine. We learned about the cal- of success with permission to slip a least three times a day, and lately, I iber of "guests" who reside there, Of little. So I decided that I would volun- was beginning to catch reruns of course, there are reasons why individ- teer. I'd like to participate in a worthy Golden Girls reruns. Turning down uals are homeless—reasons that set cause, If I am flaky, so be it, but I'll do the opportunity to help those less for- them apart from members of society my best. And if I fail , then maybe I'll tunate would not just be lazy; it would who can live on their own. Pamphlets frccbase crack from n cardboard box be pathetic. So I filled out the paper hung on the wall which specified under a bridge, But probably not.
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will always be one of my favorite fsymbol also has to be one of its citi- Continued prom Page 4 movies about the American govern- zens: exercising his right to burn that ment and it is perhaps fitting that Iflag in protest." Michael Douglas' speech at the end My message, then, is an old but writer is forced to write something could never be uttered by a real U.S. isimple one to those ultra-patriots who about how he or she loves the soldiers. president, Aside from admitting that 'would seek to silence everyone else : But why must we state that? The bur- he was a card carrying member pf the :support the troops and act as patriotic 1 den of proof should not be on us to ACLU (a travesty!), he said the pro- ias you wish, but understand the hesi- pr\ be a given? opposing at the top of yours. You | I think that In many ways movies want to claim this land as the ' land of j Please recycle express what we cannot express our- the free '? Then the symbol of your '> selves. "The American President" country cannot just be a flag, The | ';: ^ttii$JEcfro! Arts & Entertainment this wee Technical difficulties derail long awa ited RJD2 Facultyexhibit their work , criticizeit
THURSDAY, DEC. 1 pocket), said "Hi, I'm RJ," and start- By STEVEN WEINBERG dered: might the student ever get to There are paintings by Bevin Engman By JOHN DEBRU1CKER ¦ ¦ • ¦ ¦ ' ed spinning. He wore a tee shirt, EDITOR IN CHIEF level? . - • that capture her rigorous attention and STAFF WRITER an • Bluelights Concert ^indistinctive pants and unkempt Which brings; me to the other rea- appreciation of paint. Printmaking 9:30pza. ; beard. A projection screen behind him son every college student* especially professor Scott Reed shows expertise I^rimer Chapel In the wake of the success of the on stage showed some very thought- The role of an ego-crusher in many any current or past studio art student, with a range of mediums, from a fas- New Deal's electronic performance ful and at times politically tounge-in- ways defines the job of a studio art should be visiting the Colby Museum cinating method of recycl ing and rein- FRIOAYjpEC Z earlier this semester, the Student cheek visuals. Since RJ occupies professor. This rare breed of teacher is venting students scrap linoleum cuts v International Coffee Hour Programming Board brought " the bimselfso much by manipulating his charged with the unruly task of depro- to his own imaginative paintings. 4:30- 6 p.m. illustrious D.J./producer RJD2 to turntables, these visuals serve the pur- gramming the would-be Abstract There is a lot Maggie Libby reshows some of her i Mary Low Coffeehouse Page Commons on Saturday Noj\ 19. pose of stimulating the crowd optical- Expressionists thinking art is art : paintings of famo-us Colby women • Colby Dinner Theater Colby students heavily anticipated ly. These images did little to further some sort of unbridled whirlwind of more to art that hung in the President's room of 5:30 p.m. this show; RJ's tracks circulated the appeal of the show for me, but the expression devoid of instruction imag- than cutting off Miller Library towards the end of last Cotter Union/ 131 Page heavily on the MP3 playlists, a testa- video of the guy who could dance on inable only through breaths of ciga- Spring. These paintings were a wel- • Sirens Concert ment to the man's talent in producing, crutches was pretty dope nonetheless. rette smoke in a world mysteriously ears and it is come break from some of the somber 7:30 p.m. mixing and performing. But within a few minutes after the shot in black and white where every- the job of the (sometimes decaying) looking por- Lorimer Chapel I continue to be impressed by the start of his set, it became clear that one seems to have a fake French traits of dead white men covering that • Junior/Senior Prom lineup of acts SPB has brought us this disaster had struck. Rjd2, whose accent or to be sitting at a cafe and, to art professor to room. There is also a wide variety of 10 p.m. semester. We are getting real value music is so impressive in its technical instruct. works by Garry Mitchell, Abbot ¦ make that clear Foss Dining Hall out of our concert budget so far this difficulty, experienced technical diffi- - .In other words, there is a lot more to Meader, Infancy Meader and Bonnie year, especially considering this culties. "RJ flew in that night from art than cutting off ears and it is the to a student. Bishop. SATURDAY; DEC. 3 show was free for students, heavily Philadelphia and somewhere along job of the art professor to make that To say the least, it irall good. Go • Music at Colby Series: Colby anticipated as it was. RJ's , shows the way one of his suitcases got lost. clear to a student. Making a color into enjoy the sampler as a break as Symphony Orchestra involve him using as many- as four In the suitcase were his two mixers wheel or a tonal grid may seem silly or of Art sometime between now and the reality of a semester of dawns. Or, 7:30 p;m. turntables as we saw that night. His and all of his needles," explained childish, but these are basic exercises when exams take over: the Annual as I have alluded to earlier, go to act Lorimer Chapel performance is not all written origi- Concert Chair Adam Gerringer-Dunn to help one understand less subtle Department of Art Exhibition at the out a childish and cowardly urge and ? Colby ldol nally per.se, but is samples of obscure '08. Colby rented some mixers and interactions going on in a composi- Colby College Museum of Art. It is a pick your professors work apart. Put 9 p.m. tracks from other obscure artists, pri- needles for RJ to use, but he was tion. It's a daunting job for anyone show of the art faculty who teach your hand on your chin, stand contro- Cotter Union/131 Page marily, hip-hop in nature. On his without the ones he is used to having that hopefully, in the long run, is everything from foundations; to paint- posto and sneer. I mean, it is all good, albums, his splicing seems brilliantly for performances . The problems did appreciated by the students. ing, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, but there is always room for criticism. SUNDAY, DEC. 4 cohesive and sometimes miridblow- not stop there. "Because the stage in As an art major myself (having both photography, pottery and to running Should you have no relation to the • Dance Club ing in some psychedelic Way. Page Commons is a collapsible stage, my ego and romanticized notions sin- the art slide library. art department at all, conscript a friend 12 p.m. - ' -; The man's appearance does not it shakes slightly when people are on cerely crushed) I have often wondered The whole show is a sort of sampler who does. Have he or she demonize Alfond Athletic Center • conventionally lend itself to what a it," Geringer-Dunn added. These if the professor does not enjoy—just a of mediums and techniques from the their professor for you. It should be • Popular Indian Mowies: Colby crowd might think of as some- slight shakes are just enough to cause little bit—bringing students down to art faculty. In it one sees photographs fune really, as long as long as the pro- "Veer Zara* (2004) one who came to rock your socks off. a record to skip, so any movement Rj the level. I mean, might the corollary by Jere DeWaters and Dee Peppe that fessor is not walkingby, in which case Tp.m. - . Hell, to say the least, he was an needed to do between turntables had to the moral authority this job affords both take you from exotic, though still be sure to have the critique quickly Lovejby 100 unapologetic music geek. He quietly to be done with extra care, and in be a sort of shallow satisfaction from sensitive, views abroad to now- shift to a constructive analysis. strolled onto the stage (I think I saw a leveling? 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MADISON G0UZIE/THE COLBY ECHO CD Review The Colby Dance Team hosts a night of a cappella , dancing, the theatrical arts and of course sweet desserts. Terrorhawk steals attentions whilst kicking and screaming "Goblet" Muggles proclaim a magical hit allow Paffi 's scream/sing to By TODD OLMSTEAD assume true-melodic contour in the STAFF WRITER Tnvyizard Tournament. sense that when a race car slows By CHRISTINE O'BRIEN Here one competitor down for a warning lap that they're CONTRIBUTING WRITER from each of three wiz- I don't listen to a whole lot of still goingjreally fast, and that it's ard schools will coin- hardcore, because, to be blunt, hard- not going to last for long. The next Darker than the first three install- pete in three harrowing core is difficult to listen to. song, "5, 6 Kids" shows that the ments, "Harry Potter , G oblet of tasks. Not surprisingl y, I certainly don't like to pigeon- previously mentioned notions of. Fire," is sure to please viewers of all Harry is entered into hole entire genres (or sub-genres is punk traditionalism are only one ages. Goblet is a cinematic adventure the tournament despite perhaps more appropriate), but the aspect of the band, as they launch for those who have not read the book the fact that the mini- bottomlinc is that it takes a certain into a 6/4 time signature jaunt that and also still provides loyal fans with mum age limit is 17. attitude to listen to it, and, personal- is equally precise and violent. a few surprises. Lightening the ly, I don't always have it. Add to that Though the album is immaculate Terrorhawk Avid readers will notice that weight of this movie is fact that it is becoming the most in its playing, there's nothing Bear vs. Shark Director Mike Newell (also the direc- the Yule Ball , an annu- laughable trend in popular music as g lossy about the production of tor of "Donnie Brasco") chose to al formal where the it mixes with emo and pop-punk, Matthew Jillard, who produced leave out a few choice scenes, but this students are able to and I just can't invest a large amount Converge's masterpiece "Jane Doc." he leads the way for the energy and ultimately did not affect the feel of the shed their robes and WWW.MOVIE. VAII00.COM of my time in weeding out the good Arid if songs like "The Great general noise of the album. I'm big movie, From the breathtaking special dance the night away Potter and Granger enter adolescence. from the bad when there's so much Dinosaurs "With the Fifties Section," into lyrics myself, but the way he effects to the magnificent casting, to live music that was other useless music out there, (also in 6/4) are brutal in their fre- slurs his words allows him to blend Goblet is truly a magical treat. interesting if not entertaining. In this not the godlike figure he is made out But I've come across one band in netic drum pummeling and incom- into the wall of sound and assume For those who haven't read the scene viewers can see how much the to be and Harry begins to realize that my experience that defies the con- prehensible howling, they are the role of both frontmun and indis- book. Goblet follows 14-year-old actors , Watson in particular , have he cannot always count on other peo- ventional logic of hardcore; Bear vs. intelligent, employing a handclap pensable instrument. Harry Potter(Danicl Radcliflb) during grown up since the first movie . ple to rescue him, Shark. Being on Equal Vision breakdown and a baritone saxo- This is a furious' record that will his fourth year at Hogwurts School for Newell made an inspired choice Despite the darker current, Goblet Records immediately carries the phone. slap you in the face and demand Witchcraft and Wizardry, a place when setting the scene for this bal l was by far the most humorous of the connotation. The label got its repu- Likewise, "Baraga Embankment" your attention , but it requires an where headmaster Albus Dumblcdore and turned the castle 's great hall into four Harry Cotter movies to date, tation , as the loyal home to begins «s the most melodic tunc ol active listener through anil through , (Sir Michael Garnbon) is king and a cavernous igloo reminiscent of the Expertly cast supporting characters Converge for rnuch of their career, the record, with nothing more than as it has many subtleties that sepa- mystery abounds. T/ie movie opens DeLaucr Gala in "Mow to Lose a Recfa Skeefer (M iranda Richardson) but Bear vs. Shark is hardcore only vocals and piano, but Bear vs. rate it from your typical hardcore or with the Quidditch World Cup, nn ath- Guy in 10 Days." and "Mad-eye" Moody (Brendan in its frenetic soniti assault on the Shark belie any sensibility of a true punk fare. The the listener will be letic event more popular than the The movie does mi excellent job of Glecson) carried their scenes, giving listener, fronted by the screaming "slow song" by spending the latter rewarded for his or her hard work World Scries and Super Bowl com- transitioning from darker to the the film depth and charisma while vocals of Marc Pafti. half of the tune battering the listen- with a gratifying intellectuall y stim- bined. During the contest, a group ot lighter fare, and also presents equally witty one-liners from the main charac- But Bear vs. Shark is fur more er's brain with a caustic horn sec- ulating musical experience. On death eaters announce the return ol poignant trials of growing up, Not ters balanced the scenes. From the innovative than this tag would per- tion akin to Rudiohcnd' s "The Equal Vision 's website their leader, Lord Voldcmort (Ralph only does Harry spend the movie bat- nngsty teenage drama to the dark bat- mit, and their depth grows on their National Anthem," (www.equnlvision.com), , guitarist Fienncs), by going on a murderous tling a horntail dragon, death eaters tles with Lord Voldemort, it is easy to second album', "Terrorhawk," • If there 's one detractor from the Dnyc Cmviglio is quoted as saying, rampage and leaving nothing but and the infamous Voldemort, but lie, see vyhy Goblet has been a smash hit in Unafraid to make a statement, they record that stands out, and that is the "We feel that 'Terrorhawk' is a despair in their wake. Ron and Hermione:must begin to lake the box ofliiies, pulling in over $400 waste no time getting to the npiso on inability tounderstand Paffi 's lyrics; diverse musical experience and the Harry and his friends, Ron Weasley on adolescence one ' awkward million since its release on Nov, 17. If the first track "Catamaran," which is there are no liner notes to assist, and whole album should.be viewed as a (Rupert Grint) ami Hermione Granger moment at a time; take for instance, you haven't already, I highly recom- minimalist in its use of more tradi- Ills musings are often lost as he single entity.,." For once, this isn 't (Emma Watson), survive the attack the now jealous and competitive ten- mend you take a trip down to Flagship tional punk tendencies; the guitar shrieks and stutters his way through some musician making lofty, unde- and return to Hogwarts unscathed. sion between Hurry and Ron. Also, (stadium seating anyone?) and see and drums barrel forward with reck- the 15 tracks on the album. But I served claims about his now album , Upon the students* return, there are several pivotal scenes, in what ail the excitement is about, less abandon, slowing do\vn only to wouldn't have it any other way, as and I couldn't agree with him more. Dumblcdore publicizes th« upcoming which Dumblcdore admits that lie is Julie Goell brings Commed ia Dell' Arte to Stricter SPOTLIGHT ON TH E ARTS
By BETH COLE which would allow her to . marry , and engaging for; the audience. ' Florindo. Sarah Schleck '06 expertly Director Julie Goell chose to take the Sarah Schleck '06 : CONTRIBUTING WRITER played Madame Pantaloon who is feminist views of Smeraldina's char- her daughter acter, layed by Meagan Berg '07, and that." trying to marry off p By JOEROSE THARAKAN to the most update it by using current dialogue. Her own the comedy a "Servant of Two Clarice, Siu lvJan Ko '07, / STAFF WRITER ' :; Masters" was my first experience affluent suiton Beatrice reveals her The dialogue seemed a little out of love story watching a theatre production at identity to ClarictTwhile still pretend- place but was humorous nonetheless. with the stage Colby, and I was not let down. The ing to be her suitor Frederigo. "Servant of Two Masters" was the It's Thanksgiving Day in New staged when play, written by Carlo Goldoni in Beatrice's disguise results in an first Italian play to relinquish the use York City and I'm spending my she played 1745 and directed by visiting exciting fight scene between Silvio of masks, which allowed the actors to evening at the Hilton Theater watch- the part of Director Julie, Goell instantly (David T, Cheng '06), who is in love experiment with facial expressions. ing the late show of "Chitty Chitty Rapuhzel in reminded me of The Colby Bang Bang." Of course, I'm second grade s u c h cast high- impressed by the glamour of and then a Shakespearean lighted this Broadway and I'm even more fasci- munchkin in
nated by the lights and special the ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ " plays as "Two change well. ^'Wizard • ' : . ¦; . . • - . . '. DANA EISEN8ERG/.HE COLBY ECHO Gentlemen of In particular, effects , but what I'm really looking of Oz" at a Sarah Schleck '06. Verona" and Peter Perry- at are the actors. Even while the kids summer stock "Romeo and Fried titan <'ooh" and "ahh" at the flying car, it's near her home. "I grew up going to We move to the subject of her Juliet," but with '09, who the sheer talent and contagious old cheesy, yet classy musicals but most recent production and remi- a twist. "Servant played the enthusiasm pouring forth from the rhy love for theater was born only nisce over the scenes that riiade me of Two Masters - role of a actors that's carrying the show. when my sister auditioned for a cry out with laughter. "My charac- is an example of mute porter Now, where have I encountered part in a play and I tagged along ter 's energy is supposed to come a . Commedia and waiter, such enthusiasm before? My mind because I wanted to do what she from the pelvis area, but as she was Dell' Arte play used facial wanders back to the weekend was doing," she shared: now a woman that had to be con- in which the expressions before break, as I watched "A With little encouragement, she's veyed differently, namely from my playwright cre- and move- Servant of Two Masters" open on been on a roll since then doing show cleavage, [which was] enhanced ates a scenario ment to cre- Strider. An Italian comedy, a genre after show and perfecting her talent.. mightily by the corset! But for and allows the ate a unusual for Colby's stage—the She worked with a community the- example, we couldn't have Silvio actors to impro- hysterical play was pure humor and delight. ater show of "Crucible" for a while attack me, (as decreed by the origi- ANGIEPOWNCO/THE COLBY ECHO vise. Julie Goell Director Julie Goell delights Stider audiences with a "Servan t of Two Masters. " character. Colorful costumes and overly and then interned at the aforemen- nal script), it just wouldn't be done. explains that the The quar- exaggerated moves moved the tioned summer stock. "It was an all- So we had to find a way for me to script of a tet of musi- audience to tears of laughter while around experience since we built attack him;" As it turns out, the solu- "Servant of Two Masters" is a result with Clarice. The confusion escalates cians including Avi David- 08, guitar; the witty script kept us alert and sets, changed ' gels; ran tion , came in the form of a link of of a lawyer who transcribed the first throughout the play as Truffaldino Megan Deeley '07, -violin. Stephanie entertained. For those, that sound/lights/etc, even ironed every- sausages which everyone received a version of the play. gives the wrong items to his two Lynn Gray '09, cello and Eleanor Watched the show, a particularly thing ourselves..." But a stint . as a good round of beating from at some- Truffaldino played by Bobby masters, Florindo and Beatrice, who O'Rourke '07, percussion, were tal- memorable character was page in the U.S. House of point or the other during the show Underwood-Halpern '08, is the char- also happen to be lovers. ented and lively. Pantalorte, the lady of the house, Representatives during her junior The incredible - physicality on dis- acter for whom the play is named. The play concludes on a happy note The one pitfall of the performance played by Sarah Schleck '06 from year of high school forced her off- play during the show brought a Truffaldino decides to satisfy his with Truffaldino revealing his servi- was that the audience clearly foresaw Albert Lea, Minnesota. Originally, stage for a while arid when she .final- breath of fresh air to Strider's ambi- hunger by Working for two masters, tude to the two masters and the cre- the ending of the play towards the scripted for a m a) e character, the ly, set foot at Colby she wasn't sure ence, "There was, just no holding Florindo,: Jani Jung '07 and Beatrice, ation of three couples between end of the first act. The play's pre- role of the miserly, manipulative if she wanted to have another go at it back. I just thought everyone was so Jane Lee '06, in order to obtain dou- Smeraldina, Meagan Berg '07 and dictable plot made it drag on and man was changed to include until she met her roommate, a the- strong and everything was ensemble ble the wages. Truffaldino is not the Truffaldino, Florindo and Beatrice, could have been condensed into an Schleck's talent. Obviously talent ater COOT alum, who introduced work." only character creating confusion and Silvio and Clarice. effective and engaging one-act play; like hers hasn't kept itself hidden her to all the right people in Colby's By now I'm wondering what the though; as Beatrice is disguised as Colby's version of the play was nevertheless, a "Servant of Two these , past years. A government little theatrical world. In no time she future has in store for this budding her late brother Federigo Rasponi in well-acted and included references to Masters" was a delightful Strider and international , studies double was launched in "Twelve Angry Broadway star but she calms my order to collect money for her dowry, the present day, which kept it fresh Theater performance. major and a Chinese minor, Men," a Powder and Wig show aspirations saying that she doesn't Schleck looks to theater as "a directed by Mark Attiyeh and plan on pursuing a career in theater break from what is an otherwise "Raised in Captivity" by Nina. Silver and that her interests lie further east stressful study regime. It keeps me during her first year. in the Chinese mainland where "all RJD2:»£M grounded in a weird sort of way In the fall of her sophomore year, the . action is." She started learning ^^ and reminds me that there's more she participated in the first ever the Chinese l^niagt.; at Colby and to life than keeping my nose in the "Slices of Life Festival" at Colby .then was awarded the Freeman grant songs from his original underground ered, I doubt RJ lost any fans that books," she explained. And what and her 15 minute monologue as to live and study in China last year Continued From Page 6 success of an album, "Deadringer." night. He still went through 75 LPs is it that drives her into the lime- Mrs. Sorkin took her: all the way to and is enthralled with the country The momentum picked up somewhat, in the course of the abbreviated light? "I don't know. Maybe compete in the Regional American and its people. I can hear her fervor some cases he could not help but as the sound began to appear more show! The humbled mix master because I'm a Leo...no, don't write College Theater Festival that year. as she talks about the political situa- 1 have his LPs skip. cohesive, but the show never com- offered, "at the end of the day, you that!" she joked. "There's some- She acquired some hands on experi- tion in China right now - the world Though he managed to get through pletely recovered from the technical just gotta get through it, right?" I thing really magical about the sto- ence .jitage, managing for famous debate of whether they need ¦ , "Ghostwriter," "2 More Dead": aid frustrati ons. Withpurbelng" able to wish him much," better Tuck on his ries people can tell withr their "Machinal" directed—by Liz a democracy Or not. 'Oh'\ve1i^/H^' "Good Times Roll, Pt. 2" (some of run between his turntables, and with- west coast tour promoting his new voices and body language. I'm a Newmann arid later working as the say "politics is nothing but show his more prolific tracks), the show out using the stuff he's most familiar album, "Since we last spoke." And very vocal sort of person—I've Social Chair for Colby's Powder business for ugly people anyway!" just couldn't float without everything with, RJ just could not deliver the for crying out loud someone find the always prefened to use the tele- and Wig. She is currently Vice clicking on all cylinders. He cut the show he wanted. man's suitcase! phone versus e-mail, things like President of the same group. set noticeably short, apologizing and The crowd bore with him through explaining the problems as best he much of the struggle, pining for ~ __«__ ^ _^_^_^_^_r \^^_TV j_ M M^^^_^^_T^__ j_r_T^» V zI^^^^^^tJ^^^^K^^w^^K^^m^E^^Mi^^^^^^^E*T*£i^F ^^ TE^w _BM^^2 __T^__ <__ ^ ______r _B __r __. ______l could. He returned for a brief encore, some of the break beat brilliance r i ¦ ¦ " ¦ ^V ______¦. 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having a let down after their upset of well, saying 23 of 24 shots. Offensive By AJ HERRMANN By LAURA WILLIAMSON ful at taking them out of their accomplishments of the season the night before; In this game the leaders were Covelli, who scored , the STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER offense. During this match Juniata team also earned many individual Mules were led by Osborne, who twice, and Josh Reber '08, who assist- served us tough and took us out of honors. Cleaver became the first scored in-the first and third periods ed on three Colby goals. The only problem with tourna- our offense. The first game, muctvof Colby volleyball player in program At the beginning of the season, and was helped along by" classmate The men took on the University of ment time is that if you do not it was nerves. It was intimidating to history to be named to American Coach Jim Toitorella said two things Patrick Rutherford '07, who also Southern Maine on Nov. 29 and came return home as national champions, be in a huge stadium without the Volleyball Coaches Association about the success of this year's men's scored in the first and assisted on one away with their fifth straight Victory. then you undoubtedly end the sea- 500 to 1,000 fans that we haid grown (AVCA) All-America Team. Asa hockey team: that it would depend on of Osborne's goal. First-years contin- Despite being down at various points son on a loss. However, for the accustomed to. I admire our team third team selection, Cleaver was the leadership of Greg Osborne '07 ued to provide some help as Cook got in the game, the Mules-sewed four Colby volleyball team, their loss to though. We did not give up and just one of two players from New and Jake Bay ley '06, and that he was his second win of the season in goal as unanswered goals in the final ten min- defending national champions came out the second game and con- England to be named an All- not worried about the relative youth Covelli and Cass Buttafuoco '09 utes to take the 6-3 win. . ' Juniata College in the Elite 8 match tinued to play hard. We still did riot American. Teammate Adams of the team because he expected assisted on Rutherford's goal. Coyelli proved himself to be; an of the NCAA tournament is nothing play as well as we had played the earned honorable mention All- many first-year players to contribute The Mules continued their hard asset to the team again, scoring his about which to hang their heads. previous two weekends, but I think American honors. Cleaver and straight off the bat. After sweeping work over the Thanksgiving weekend, third game winning goal of the sea- "Speaking for the seniors, I know we might have even played harder." Adams were also named first team through its first road trip against facing Nichols and Salve Regina in son. Colby's opportunity to take the we are so grateful for the season we The 2005 season will still go All NESCAC players, as well as Babson College and UMass-Boston the Colby-Bowdoin Face-off game came when USM suffered two had and we couldn't have asked for down in the record books as the first team All New England players. and defeating Nichols College and Challenge.- The first game against penalties over the course of seconds, anything more of the girls or our first time the Colby volleyball pro- Cleaver was named NESCAC play- Salve-Regina University in the Nichols was played down in allowing Osborne and T.J. Kelley '08 coaches," Tri-Captain Cait Cleaver gram accomplished many outstand- er of the year, as teammate, Kirby, Colby-Bowdoin face-off challenge, it Brunswick and saw a furious come- to put together some power plays. '06 said. ing achievements. This is the first earned NESCAC defensive player appears that Tortorella has been right back against a better than expected Colby had a goal and three assists As for the final match of the sea- season Colby went undefeated on of the year, and coach, Parent, was on the money with his predictions. Nichols squad, with Colby scoring from Arthur Fritch '08, while Kelley son, Juniata took Colby in three their home court, going 15-0. It is named NESCAC coach of the year The Mules are now 4-0 and sit tied for three goals iri the final 15 minutes of had two goals and two assists. games 0-3 (13-30, 29-31, 16-30). the first season the team won and for the second time. Parent also first place in the New England Small the game to pull out a 5-4 win. Buttafuoco had a goal and Josh Reber Cleaver had 11 kills and 12 digs, hosted the New England Small earned New England coach of the College Athletic Conference after two Osborne had yet another outstanding '08 had three assists. Tri-Captain Kaitlin Adams '06 had School Athletic Conference year for the first time." league games. performance by scoring two goals for Colby continues play this weekend seven kills and three blocks while Championship, which they did for "What an incredible season! This The season got off to a great start the second straight game and adding with home league games against Tri-Captain Meg Devlin '06, the first time going undefeated in team just demonstrated so much with a 4-1 road victory over then tenth in an assist on another. He got help Skidmpre College and Castleton State ¦ Mariah Daly ' 06 and Meredith conference play (17-0). This is the character throughout the entire sea- ranked Babson on Nov. 18. Leading from defenseman Arthur Fritch '08, College. Though traditionally both Lawler '09 all added five kills first season the team (qualified for son, but particularly tiiose last two the scoring for Colby was Joel Coyelli who pitched in with two assists and sides have been easy "wins for Colby, apiece. Devlin also added 17 digs, the NCAA tournament, never mind weekends we hosted the NESCAC '09, who netted the first goal of the scored the game winning goal with Castleton State has been somewhat while Lawler tallied two blocks. hosting and winning the New and NCAA championships. ! think night and also chipped in with an nine minutes left in the third period. surprising this year, winning its first Defensive libero Kendall Kirby '07 England Regional championship. throughout the season, we were assist on a third period goal by The following day's game against ever game as a Division-Ill program had 17 digs on the match. And for the first time Colby earned pretty evenly matched physically Osborne. Also performing well for the Salve Regina proved to be a little eas- and drawing with' St. Anselm's "One thing stands out in my mind thenght to participate in the nation- with many of our opponents, but Mules was first-year goalie Andy ier for the Mules, as they got to play College, a team which beat the Mules about this match," Head Coach al quarterfinal match. Though it did there was just a confidence about Cook '09, who showed up big time in on their own ice for the first time this lastyeaf' Still, both games should end Candice Parent said. "All season riot go their way, they can still say this team that I cannot explain It net by saving 35 of 36 Babson shots. season and dominated play on route to' up in the victory column for the top long we have served teams tough proudly that they were the first was an honor to coach them this The Mules finished the sweep of a 6-1 thrashing of the Seahawks. ranked Mules, who seem to be on and been able to capitalize on their Colby volleyball to make it that far. year and be part of something so. their road trip the next day against Goaltender Ben Grandjean '07 got his their way to yet another outstanding overpasses and have been success- To go along with the many team special," Parent said. UMass-Boston, showing no signs of first start of the season and performed season.
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ~ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ f. : :? . - , , . - , . .. ¦¦::¦ ¦ : ^ Three wins and no losses rWmiipsoit 77i_ Ec/70 congratulates... for women's basketball Sugarloafffom • ¦ ** r. The Echo would like to congrat- Aaron Stepka '06 All-NESCAC uiate the following fall athletes who Second Teaih Offense Volleyball ProfessorBussem ¦ received' New England Small ; '• ' Mike lbrnich '06 All-NESCAC Kaitlin Adams '06 All- College Athletic Conference, All- Second Team Offense NESCAC First Team, AVCA All- Continued From Page 10 American arid other prestigious Andrew Heaney '07 All- Region Team, AH-American honors, . ' :. NESCAC Second Team Defense honorable mention Mike Bmcco '06 All-NESCAC Caitlin Cleaver '06 All- three important shortcuts that every Field Hockey Second Team Defense NESCAC First Team, NESCAC Colby Sugarloafer should be able to Mary Clare Snediker '09 All- Player of the Year, AVCA All- navigate with their eyes closed. I NESCAC Second Team Men's, Soccer Region Team, AH-American Thijxl' won't detail these now; but you fresh- — Jamief£nos\ W A1I;NESCAC \ DanKierrtan'07 All-NESCAC Team " • _ * i people out there should ask the stale -—Second Team —¦ Second' Team" .,. .. Kendall ' Kirby '0t'ME$cM: \ among us how to best get to Route Defensive Player of the Year ' 104 from campus and how to avoid Football Women's Soccer Candice Parent NESCAC the traffic lights in Norridgewock and Dan Oliphant '06 All-NESCAC Laura Williamson '07 All- Coach of the Year, AVCA All- Madison. First Team Offense, American NESCAC First Team Region Coach of the Year If you get to the mountain early, Football Coaches Association's Liza Benson '07 All-NESCAC start your day on the SuperQuad. Division III all-star team selection First Team Women's Cross Country Have your second descent end at the . Roddy Ames '06 All-NESCAC Katie McCabe '08 All-NESCAC Jess Minty '06 All-NESCAC ¦ Spillway East chair. After disembark- First Team Offense Second Team Honors, AH-American Honors ing the slow double, head left and Justin Smith '07 All-NESCAC Kara McCabe '06 All-NESCAC Karen Prisby '07 All-NESCAC JUSTIN DUNN/THE COLBY ECHO skate across the catwalk until you Second Team Offense Second Team Honors, AH-American Honors Regina Wohl '08 looks for a pass or shot. The women are currently unde- come to the top of the King Pineiift. feated, with wins against Newbury Husson and Maine Maritime. Skiing on the sunny side of the moun- tain, make laps on this lineless lift ¦ Wohl was 6-8 shooting in the first until heading in for lunch, which, if ' • < By PETER KILKELLY Starring: That One Kid . half and 5-6 from three to lead the lan ahead, should be a delicious Atfay vyHh Words foy Ra,ud Hal! 12-01-OS CONTRIBUTING WRITER you p i " i 'i i way for Colby. With the rest of the bag lunch put together by Dining team having an off shooting night, Services the night before. Two wins in the Colby Tip-off tour- Wohl was Colby 's main offensive Now, if you get there late, head up nament and a victory against Maine threat and was able to carry the team. the Wiffletree and ski down to King Maritime Academy is a very promis- Colby was able to use good defense, Pine to avoid the lines. Either way, ing way for Coach Lori Gear McBride fast break points and Wohl's hot you will have the afternoon to ski the to start her Colby women's basketball shooting to finish the first half ahead front of the mountain when the sun coaching career. by seven points. and the crowds have vanished and the Wins over Newbury College on Husson battled back in the second park has softened up. Nov. 18 and over Husson College on half to take the lead (39-38) with 8:16 Finally, never even think about ski- Nov. 20 gave Colby College's left. However, Colby went on a 7-0 ing the Snowfields before Jatc women's basketball team io a 2-0 start run over the next 3:30 to take a 46-39 February. For bumps, ski the left side to the season. lead for good. Husson had chances at of Haulback under the King Pine lift by Hootle Glangreco In the first game, good defense and the end but Colby executed better on or Choker. For a real challenge take Jli ne Bug hustle on the offensive boards helped offense and had good stops to help Winter 's Way or Bubblecuffer. For i — 1 Colby to gain a large lead in the first win, the most fun on a powder day stick to half and they never looked back. Husson could have climbed to the thin path down the extreme left Colby forced 32 turnovers in the game within one but missed two free throws side of Skidder (between the competi- and were able to score points off of with 1:34 remaining and it was just a tion moguls and the woods), or the these turnovers. matter of making free throws from woods between Skidder and With a 36-14 lead at half it was there on out, Williamson hit one of Hayburner. Also, when all your simply too large a lead for a Newbury two free throw rows at the end of the friends want to ski the famed White team that has a small bench to come game with seven seconds remaining Nitro, follow them for three turns but back from, Newbury was unable to to give Colby a three point lead and then veer right into Powder Keg, an mount any sort of run against the Husson could not get off a final shot aptly named narrow chute that Colby defense. With the Colby bench to try to tie the game. requires a more technical approach. being much deeper than Newbury's, The Mules took on Maine Maritime Trust me, you won't be sorry. the Nighlhawks could not come back Academy on Nov. 28 and came away For a little adventure dip off of against such a large lead. with a 65-58 victory. Tracy Nalc '07 Spillway X-Cut into what used to be Katie McCabe '08 led the Mules led the team with 21 points, five called Max Headrc-om Glade but is with 11 points and added four rebounds and three assists, McCabe now on ly marked by a sign that reads rebounds. Captain Laura Williamson added 12 point!) and eight rebounds, "Gondi Line Valve Box", or venture '07 scored 10 points, had four while Captain Kate Emery '06 had 11 into Cant Dog Glade. But, if you rebounds, three assists and three steals points and four rebounds, The Mules seek a lot of adventure, ski down in a very good effort olf the bench. sealed the victory alter an 11-2 run in from the Snowfields and head out of Point guard Kathleen Nicholson '08 the final 2:30 of the game, Despite the bounds before reaching the top of hud u solid game with nine points and three victories, McBride knows that Cant Dog, There you will find cliffs seven rebounds, Captain Molly Rice there is still room for improvement for to negotiate and a few other surpris- '07 hud six points and nine rebounds the Mules before they face their more es you 'll just have to discover on and Lauren Duval '09 had seven difficult New England Small College in your own. Have Fun! pohats^nd seven rebounds her first Athletic Conference opponents. She "And so, Jimmy, fro mthis day forw ardwe will have an college game, noted, "We've been play ing very hard annual family feast to celebrate your parents ' suppressed, Colby also proved it could win but have yet to quite click the way we close games with its second win want to on both ends of the floor." jwSffiffiBS! Tbtwffli^' volatile relationship. " , against Husson, Regina Wohl *08 had Colby played Rivier College on . ifmSw.fiw rSisSTtS ^SS ^ m\9 Nov. 30 nftir press time and will take ^SiSS BIWHEI) IIY DIE C.C.IIO. a huge first half with all of her 17 ^^wmMMmtti,:, kJm'fJSwiy' NOTC; THE OPINIONS CXPHfSaCn IN TW8 COMIC SIHIf AflB THOSE W IIIK HIVST AND MS NOT NICCSSWIII.Y points in the first half to single hund- on Emmanuel College on Saturday, edly keep Colby in the game. Firstmeet a successf atone /brX^lbysw Devastator of the Week
void after her impressive perfor- By JOHN WALLER mances so early in the season. ' '• ' l CONTRIBUTING¦ WRITER The men's team also performed ¦J' ' ' ¦ ' ¦ - . well, with a final score of Amherst It was a bittersweet start to the sea- 183, Colby 99. son for the Colby swimming and div- Senior Captain Chris DeSantis ing teams last Saturday going up said he was happy with his team's agdinst perennial national power- performance overall and is looking house Amherst College. Both men's forward to seeing what they can do and! women's teams were unable to the rest of the season. DeSantis come up with the at-home victory, but helped his team by winning the 100 both\teams swam well and were able breast and finishing in second in the to take a lot of positives away from 200 breast. Finishing right behind the meet. him in the breaststroke was Patrick Head Coach Tom Burton was ecsta- Dean '07, who also finished second tic with his teams' performances. in the200 IM., "Overall we had a great meet," he The Mules got another first place said: "I couldn't have asked for better finish .from Jabez Dewey '07 in the — ¦ ~~ ¦ performances! as individuals or as a : ' ' . .. •: ¦ . . .. " BMANA KONDRAT/THE COLBY ECHO 100, back and it looks like a great sea- team. From racing, to skill implemen- While neither- the' mennor women were able to win their meet against son lies ahead, for him. He was the key Amherst, many swimmers on both teams had outstanding performances. leadoff to the team's close victory in tation, to support, it was a great begin- ¦ ning to our season." the 200 free relay that Burton called, , . NOAH BAUZS/THE COLBY ECHO The women's team kept it close school record in the 200 IM. She was school record in the 200 back with a "a wonderful ending to the meet" with a final score of Amherst 154, also second in the 100 free. time of 2:11.72. She also had a great Dewey was followed in the relay by Colby 116. The team was led by Annie Muir also finished the day hitting race in the 100 back, but unfortunater Ryan Adams '07- Evan Mullin '08 and Drww &ilienXir Muir '07 and Kelly Norsworthy '08 an NCAA B Cut time. She qualified in ly was up against defending national Sam Wampler '09, who all scored in Just four games into the season, Cohen is already a leader, oh his team and saw outstanding performances the 200 breast, winning the event, and champ Brittany Sasser in both events multiple events. aad throughout the NESCAC. Cohen is currently ranked first in the from two first-years, Kelsey Potdevin picked up some huge points for her and was unable to gain the victories. Burton, who was extremely happy NESCAC for rebounding, averaging ten per game, and he also leads the and Jamie Warner. team by finishing second in the 200 Warner also had two fantastic races with how both teams performed NESCAC in blocked shots, averaging 4.5 per game. He is ninth in the Norsworthy continued where she IM and 1 ,000 free. on Saturday winning both the 100 and against Amherst said, "I look forward NESCAC for scoring, tallying 57 points in his first four games. Cohen led left off last year, dominating the 100 Potdevin and Warner started their 200 fly. The team lost AH-American to seeing what we can accomplish at the Mules in their 93-90 victory over Lesley University on Nov. 22. He breast and 200 IM with outstanding Colby careers off with a bang. butterflier Laura Miller, to graduation the Camel Invite at Connecticut had 24 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots. Cohen currently leads performances. She made the NCAA B Potdevin added her name to the Wall last year, but it appears that V/amer College next week." tie Mules in blocked shots and rebounds. Cut in the 100 breast and broke the in " , her. first race as a Mule setting the should be able to step in and fill the WA NTED: UNDERGRAD ESSAYS on Irish subjects, including but not limited to Irish literature, history, politics, music, art, or religion, written Independently or for a Colby course during A new ^tradition: looking back the academic year 2005-2006. on the 2005 Mules fall season DEADLINE: St Patrick's Day, March 17, 2006. The Colby women's soccer team finished the season with a record of Colby's annual James Augustine Healy Prize honors the seven wins, three losses and five ties. benefactor whose legacy to Colby established the Healy The team reached the NESCAC tour- nament semi-final after upsetting sec- Collection of Irish and Irish-American literature housed in ond seeded Amherst College on Special Collections of Miller Library. Prize: $100. penalty kicks. The Colby men's soccer team fin- DYNASTYSIGNS ished with a .500 record of 7-7. The By JUSTIN ANSEL season included conference wins Format: Essays should be at least six pages, doublespaced. against Connecticut College and Provide a title page giving the title of the paper and the author's Trinity College as well as tough over- As snow begins to fall and athletics time losses to CBB rivals Bowdoin name, email, phone number, and year at Colby. Your name begin to move from outdoors to and Bates College. • should not appear anywhere else on the submission! : inside, it seems, appropriate to review ... The C°lby >mQ?\ls cross-country the fall-mthldte-' season at Colby: -a team finished the'Season in impressive recap I will Hvrite-following each-iea- fashion finishing 13th out of 43_ earns Contacts: Pat Burdlck, Special Collections (paburdic) and son. this year in what I hope becomes at New Englands as well as coming in an annual tradition of The Echo. Too 19th out of 38 teams at the ECAC Jennifer Thorn, English (Jjthom) " r often, we focus on the national or meets the previous week. regional sports scene and forget about The Colby women's cross-country the athletics occur- team finished third ring in Waterville, in the . NESCAC Maine. championship meet, The fall sports Too often, we sixth in the ECAC season at Colby was focus on the meet, second in New by most measures a Englands and an success. The season national or impressive fifth in culminated in a fall regional sports the NCAA champi- day in which the onships. Quit kvetching Colby football team scene and forget The Colby wrapped up a 7-1 about the athlet- women's field hock- Please recycle season and the vol- ics occurring in ey team finished the Your 31st Echo Spring leyball team won year with a 5-8 Biennial conies conveniently- their NCAA region- Waterville. record that included after this year's late al final. Those who a N ESC AC win over this Echo. traveled down to Amherst. Hanukkah . It, like the Bowdom College to watch the loot- The Colby women's golf team fin- Festival of Lights, is eight ball game and made it back for the ished the year with a win against crazy ni ghts...of algorithms 1 ! volleyball game were treated to an rival Bowdoin and the men and outstanding day of athletic competi- women 's team combined to come in tion that almost made you forgot we 10th out of 13th at the Maine State with a major Meet and 6th out of 8th at the Maine- JI JI JL LT .1 1. ¦< jry do not attend a school I ^JC ^JR i i athletic program. What follows is a Farmington invite. brief recap for each Colby team. The Colby men and women 's HOUSE OF The Colby women's volley ball crew and tennis teams also finished team finished the season with a record the fall portion of their schedules in of 37-4. The season included a New preparation for their main seasons in lingland Small College Athletic the spring. 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will need continued focus and By ALEXA LINDAUER improvement will be on the defensive -.^—J___SPORTS EDITOR. „__ .. _ end. The team has shown that they can defend, but in the close games, like After a disappointing start to their the one against Denison, we'll need season with two losses at the stronger defensive stands at critical EVERYBODY'S UNDERDOG University of Chicago, the men's bas- moments." By ZACH RUSSEty ketball team is on the upswing with The Mules took their first win of two consecutive wins which they the season against Lesley University hope to turn into four after this week- on Nov. 22. The game was a nail-biter, I am by no means more qualified end's Colby Invitational. with Colby down 89-90 with one than many other Colby students to The men traveled to Chicago on minute on the clock. Farrell was sent speak on matters of Sugarloaf, but Nov. 19 and 20, where they took on to the line with 30 seconds remaining, I've got a column and they don 't, so the University of Chicago and where he sunk both shots to the give you're just going to have to trust me. Denison University. The Mules fell to Colby a one point lead. After a block I grew to become the excellent can- Chicago, 64-53, in both teams' season and a rebound, Cohen was also sent to didate that I am, according to Career opener. The match could have easily the line where he made both of his Services, for a future in ski bumming gone to either team, with Chicago not shots. With seven seconds on the in my home state of New York and the opening" up their " lead until the final clock, Colby was able to hold off Green Mountains of Vermont. So four minutes of the game. Captain Lesley and take the 93-90 victory. believe rrie. when I say that we are Andrew Jenkins '06 led the team in Cohen had 24 points for the Mules lucky; it gets no better than Sugarloaf scoring, tallying 18 points, while while Jenkins had 19 and Farrell had this side' of the Mississippi. junior Drew Cohen was close behind 18. Cohen also had 15 rebounds, Let's start with the night before. ^ ^ __—__—___—__—.—__— . „» _ _— "ni—^— B_ g___j_ — ¦!!¦! NOWI BAIA2S/THE COLOY ECHO with 14. Cohen also led the Mules in while Preston Decker '08 had seven. Planning to ski the next day is no Colby hustles towards the goal. The women opened their season with one NESCA C win and one NESCAC loss, rebounds, with eight, while also conT , The Mules tied their wins to their excuse for taking it easy on a Friday as well as a victory over the University of Southern Maine. The women will get this weekend and next week off tributing five blocks. Nick Farrell '07 losses with an easy victory over the or Saturday. "You 're in college. It 's before fa cing off aga inst Bowdoin next Saturday in their third NESCA C match. added a team-leading six assists for University of Maine at Presque Isle, short. Push yourself." That 's my Colby. 100-47. Jenkins had 16 points, six motto, as my professors will tell you. Colby shortened the margin but rebounds and five assists, while The only exception to this rule would was still unable to pull past Denison Cohen had 12 points, seven rebounds be if snowfall totals are expected to Women's hockey defeats Amherst in a game that ended 74-71. Farrell led and six blocks, The entire Colby team exceed six inches. In this case I rec- the team in scoring, with 16 points, saw minutes in the match, with every ommend a sleep aid , Tylenol PJV1 or By ERIN SHAIMLEY game." Women's hockey followed their while Captain Nate Dick '06 con- player contributing points to the final Nyquil will do. Otherwise the mere STAFF WRITER Shaking off Friday 's defeat, the victory on Saturday with another ' on tributed 12. Cohen had 10 reboi|nds, score. excitement will keep you up all night Mules took on the Amherst Lord Jeffs Tuesday, this time over USM, defeat- while he and Dick each had two This weekend, Colby will host the and you 'll be running on fumes the The women's hockey team suffered on Saturday. "We were determined not ing them 7-0, Anning, who has consis- blocks for the Mules. Farrell also had Colby Invitational and will take on next day when your legs will be a tough loss to Connecticut College in to let down for one minute so that the tently put the puck in the net in the eight assists. The match saw Ihe Brooklyn College tomorrow at 7 p.m. wondering how, for the love of god , their scuson opener but bounced back other team could not capitalize on our first three games, scored two goals Mules make several impressive come- The outcome of that match will deter- you ended up in a North Korean to defeat Amherst College unci the and had two assists. Colette Finley '09 backs, but they were never able to mine what time and who Ihe Mules prison camp. University of Southern Maine, With also added a pair of goals. First-year gain the upper hand and pull off the will play on Saturday. The game will It s morning now and being smart, one New England Small College Amanda Comeau, Heather Nickerson victory. The last two minutes saw either occur at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m., and you remembered to leave your car as Athletic Conference win and one loss, I have never '09 and Julian each had a goal to bring Colby within one point of Denison , Ihe Muks could face Babson College close to the parking lot exit as possi- the women are now li flh in the league. seen a team the score to 7-0, but a good three point shot by or the University of Maine at ble. On a powder day the lots will not Because nearly half of the learn The women gained a second 5-2 Denison with 20 seconds remaining Farming Ion. Dick noted thiil defense be plowed until Jong after you have experienced their first collegiate game fight so hard or victory against USM on Mov, 29, scaled the win for Denison, will he key in taking victories over Icll for the mountain , so, to save your on Nov, 18, the Mules were subject to be more aggres- Although they suffered a disap- After the first two matches, Dick their opponents. "In order lo be suc- back , park close to the road. nerves. Connecticut opened the game pointing opening loss to Connecticut, concluded that Colby will need to cessful this weekend we will have lo Once on the road north, there are with three quick goals, depleting some sive in the last women's hockey looks like they are focus on defense to pull off wins in limit the looks tlicy will have at the of the Colby-,.women's momentum. five minutes of a bouncing back. They are utilizing the tight matches. He said, "The area that basket and rebound well." Continued on Page 8 Yet, fi ghting back against the 3-0 young talent on their team to their deficit , the Mules out-shot game. advantage. However, Barada com- Connecticut by a margin of 42-17 and mented that the team still would like rarely let the puck out of their zone. Lindsay Barada '06 to work on staying out of the penalty I'irst-ycar Laura Anning scored in the Forward box. "Many of the plays in our past INSIDE SPORTS firs t period off of an assist by Rebecca three games have been special teams Swimming falls to Amherst Julian '09 to decrease the margin to where we are cither a man up or a man Pespite the loss; both the men and women saw two. Julian scored another goal with vulnerabilities ," Barada said. The down. It's difficult to maintain an strong performances in their first meet, PAGE 9 4:07 left on the clock to mak« the final Colby women beat Amherst 2-0 with offensive attack when one of your score 5-2. Senior Lindsay Barada was goals by Anning and Nicole Crocker players is in the box.** The women very proud oftho way her team played '09, Goalkeeper Genevieve Trigannc would also like to improve their con- Women's basketball at 3-0 at the end of the game. "I have never '08 had 17 saves for Colby Mid the sistency. The team will get a break this With three ^ins behind them, the women are seen a team fi ght so hard or be more women were pleased with their defen- weekend before rallying for a win preparing for their first NESCAC match .. MQES aggressive in the last five minutes of a sive game, against Bowdoin College on-Dee. 10.