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V'OLUME XXXI • NUMBER 12 FRIDAY; FEBRUARY 2, 2007 CONNECTICUTCOLLEGE,NEW loNDON, CT Students, Faculty Attend Darfur Regional Conference At Brown • • S:V ALLISON ZELMAN ment. actions. This is unacceptable behav- Dr. Eric Reeves, an acclaimed ior for the host of an international contributing writer researcher of the Sudan conflict, event." began the weekend by emphasizing After a morning of motivation "Students Taking Action Now: the continual horror of the Darfur and networking, STAND groups Darfur" (STAND) organizations situation and the next round of tac- attended media, advocacy and across the country began 2007 by tics that young activists should take. divestment- workshops, where holding regional conferences with He also discussed the current obsta- speakers discussed helpful tools in the primary goal of informing stu- cle of Chinese involvement in fund- promoting activism and managing dents on how to become more effec- ing the Sudanese government's STAND organizations. Daniel tive organizers and advocates of armed forces and the Janjaweed. Millensen, the President and halting genocide in Darfur. The Along with profiting as a primary National Advocacy Director of the weekend of January 26th The weapons supplier, China has Sudan Divestment Task Force, Darfur Action Network at Brown abstained from UN Security explained methods of divestment University hosted the Northeast Council resolutions and continues to which do not hurt a university's eco- Regional Conference. bringing io a be uncooperative in discussion of an nomic state. Connecticut College Vv'~ variety of speakers. ranging intervention. In recognition of this was among many schools engaged froin the UNICEF Goodwill situation, Dr. Reeves introduced the in the preliminary stages of attempt- A'!'bassador Mia Farrow to former students to the new Darfur cam- ing to divest from Sudan. National Security Advisor Anthony paign. "Geoocide Olympics." As Emphasizing the importance of 1;'I'<'e. Eight students represented China will be the host of the divestment, he stated, "70-80% of Connecticut College's STAND Olympic Games in 2008, this cam- Sudan's oil revenues go to branch at the event and demonstrat- paign will strive to publicize the Khartoum's military expenditures." ed their support. In addition to country's central role in the interna- Mia Farrow and Dr. Eric Reeves members of the student body, visit- tional failure to stop the genocide. accompanied Connecticut College's ing Government professor Nikolas Dr. Reeves was careful in presenting Professor Nikolas Emmanuel in an Einmanuel represented the faculty (From left) Colleen MacPhee '10, Samantha Herndon '10, Sara Linarducci '10, Kristi Post '07, lauren Welch '01, Allison zelman that this campaign is not a boycott open panel discussion. Farrow and served as a panel speaker. '07, Miriam Wasser '09, Professor Nikolas Emmanuael, and Catharine Hawks '09 at Brown's Darfur conference. (zelman) of the Olympics, but an opportunity introduced the panel with a presen- STAND is a nationwide student- to advertise China's connection to tation, exhibiting photographs of ron anti-genocide coalition, whose nity. At least 400,000 people have than 3.5 million men, women and agreements, the Janjaweed, a the genocide. what she has witnessed on various Connecticut College chapter was been killed, more than two ntillion children currently rely on interna- Sudanese militia, are still active and Repeating the Olympic motto, founded three years ago. The ongo- civiUans have been forced to flee tional aid for survival. Despite continue to commit genocidal "One World, One Dream," he said, SEE DARFUR ing violence in Darfur continues to their homes and now live in dis- attempts to integrate a strong UN crimes against civilians in Darfur "The dream of the people of Darfur Continued 00 page stx cliallenge the international commu- placed-persons camps, and more peacekeeping force and cease-fire with the aid of the Sudanese govern- is steadfastly denied by Beijing's Campus Gears Up For RecycleMania 2007 Camels Around The Conn Prepares To Compete Against 200 u.s. Colleges and Universities World Christina Comfort '08: Biology Major BY SOPHIE MATHEWSON AND STEVE STRAUSS BVGREG SOWA news editor and editor in cbief Greyhound busses are big there, and news writer they have a lot of cheap airlines and This week marked the beginning hostels. And I actually got there 2 of RecycleMania, a competition College Voice: So, how did you weeks early with my family. We aimed at bolstering student aware- decide on ? stayed in the rainforest area near ness of campus recycling and waste James Cook, and went scuba diving. minimization. Conn, which placed Christina Comfort: Part of it was My favorite place was Byron Bay, in f>fth in last year's event, joins 200 that I didn't want to learn another New South Wales. It's basically a other U.S. colleges and universities, language. I also knew that I wanted hippie surf town. I rented a surf- up from last year's 87 competitors. to do something with marine biolo- board for 2 days, and there was a ton The competition, which. began offi- gy, aod when I looked ooline I found of beautiful sceoery. You could see cially on January 28th and will end that James Cook University [in the rainforest going all the way on April 7th, is not the only project Northern Queensland] had one of in which the Conn community is the best marine biology programs in currently involved; other the world. It turned out that someone Environmentally friendly ventures at Conn had a connection, so I was include SAC's Concert from able to set it up that way. Oonservation and The "Iicomagination Challenge." CV: How was James Cook dif- Since its 2001 beginning, ferent from Conn? RecycleMania has grown exponen- tially and now includes schools from CC: The dorms were really dif- allover the country. ferent. One dorm was 4 buildings, -The overall competition is split and we each had a dining hall. Plus into sub-categories. In Per Capita there were competitive sports Classic, the original RecycleMania between dorms. competition, schools compete to see Christina Comfort '08 which can collect the largest amount CV: What types of classes did of! acceptable recyclables per per- you have to take? scm. In Waste Minimization, down to the shore, and a lot of big schools compete to see which pro- CC: Mostly marine biology, but I jagged rocks. duces the least amount of municipal Tbe Conn community will be looking to step up their methods of environmental protection and recycling tbis spring (Gould). also took an indigenous studies solid waste (including both recy- class, which was really interesting. I CV: What was the social life like clables and trash) per person. This the container to determine which had 2 hours of classes a day, plus there? competition is intended to reward number it is). Those with additional Upcoming Events At Conn occasional labs, which were around those schools that generate the least questions should contact their resi- 3 hours. And I found a dance studio CC: It was a lot of fun. It's real- amount of 'waste aod recyclables, dent building environmental reps in town and signed up for classes ly easy to make friends there, emphasizing reuse and source (BERs) and house environmental "3 Artists" sculptures on exhibit there. because the people are so easygoing reduction over recycling. Schools reps (HERs) if they have any ques- and the atmosphere is very relaxed. are also ranked in a variety of target- tions about the competition or about through March 2nd CV: Did you have to do any field There are a lot of pubs, and the ed:material categories. recycling. Conn data collection aod work? drinking age is 18, so everyone's After Conn's impressive finish reportiog will be performed by really easygoing about that, too. And last year, the RecycleMania website Elizabeth Parillo '07 with assistance CC: My class studied the inter- they really love their barbeques. al~\) gave congratulations to the from grounds supervisor Jim Luce. -Rie Hachiyanagi and Soo Sunny Park will tidal reef flat. We had to take sam- Camels, "who ranked high in all of "This is something that everyooe speak about their work at 4:00 p.m, on Feb. ples to study the density and distri- CV: So, is Foster's Australian for the Targeted Materials areas." Cal can participate in," said one junior. bution of invertebrates - snails, beer? Slate San Marcos claimed the title of "Little things, like being sure to 14 in Cummings Arts Center room 308. worms, that kind of thing. We had a ~and Champion. recycle, can add up to big changes." huge class, so we were able to get a CC: No, I never even saw any- For those unsure of what materi- "It's really great that there's such -Brian Burnett will give a lecture about his lot done pretty quickly. one drinking it. The most popular al. qualify, recyclables include a concerted effort by the student work on March 2 from 4 - 5 p.m. in beer there is called XXXXGold. mixed paper (office paper, newspa- body in limiting the energy con- CV: Did you do any traveling pers, magazines & catalogues, card- sumption," added Paul Dryden '07. Cummings Arts Center room 308. while you were there? CV: Did you have any encoun- beard); glass bottles and other con- "It's somethiog we should all be ters with the famous Australian tainers, steel and aluminum contain- CC: I did a lot, actually. It's real- SEE RECYCLE ers, clean aluminum foil, and plas- Curated by Greg Bailey, assistant professor of art ly easy, because there's 'a whole SEE CAMELS AROUND THE WORLD tics (#1 ano#2 - check the bottom of Continued on page six backpacking culture there. Continued on page six NEWS SPORTS A&E

Read more about the recyclingefforts Thewintersports season at Connis in UK based rock band is at Conn,as wellas the interestingbut mys- full Swing.Check out pages 9 and IOta backlScopeout their new , plus the teriousfelinepresenceon campusthiswin- find out how your favoriteteam has done newestfrom ,on pages4 and ter.Thmto pagesixfor more infonnation. duringthe long break period. 2 • FEBRUARY 2, 2007 • THE COLLEGEVOICE EDITORIAL&OPINION Higdon,' Trustees Take A Stand @IN l}®~ U ~~1i®~®l1~ If Activist students, faculty members,. and adrninistra- college, to make a difference. ()l!!mif_~&~~. tors at Connhavelongspokenoutagainstthedevastat- Comparisonstodivestmentfromthe SouthAfrican I f> ~lJ1f~ ~ Sunday Rivet ing human rights violations in Darfur, Sudan. This grass- apartheid regime are immature; the landscape of institu- roots movement took on a new form upon the beginning tional fund management is drastically more c~mplex 6f, winter break, when the issue was brought to the now than it was then. Fifteen years ago, institutions like ExecutiveCommitteeofConn'sBoardof Trustees.By Connhad relativelydirectcontroloverits endowment appealing to fund managers and other college presidents, assets. Since that time, institutions have nearly univer- PresidentHigdon,alongwiththe Trustees,has takena sally adopted a co-mingledpolicy; to maximizethe critical step towards the application of monetary pres- potential of our endowment, our assets are arranged in sure on the Sudanese government enabling the genocide. such a way that the school itself has a miniscule stake in t(l The trustees' ExecutiveCommittee unanimously a gargantuanfund.Higdonandthe Trusteeshavebeen endorsed Higdon's letter, which requests that fund man- valiant in their actions. In terms of divestment, the most agers "immediately divest from investments in compa- Conn can do is to take a proactive stance in starting the nies that are in any way providingsupportto the gov- engineof the proverbialbandwagon.Hopefully,many "ernmentof Sudanin its genocidalcampaign."Higdon's otherswilljumpon. letter, backed by the full support of the Board of Trustees, signifies a deep commitment, on the part of the • " A Reminder:

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The College Voice would like to welcome all students, tacult'y and staff back to campusforthe spr~ng semest~r. • ------~TH;:E~C~O~LLE~G~E~V~O~IC~E~.:.:FE:E:.~UAK::'~2~,~2~OO~7~.~3~ OPINION WHY? ".SERIOUSLY, WHY? THE STATE OF THE UNION IS... ALEx FRECON • GET YOUR FRECON ANDREW MEYER • I HAVE ADD " YOur head bangs your body into ..' sub .. co-ed bathrooms for the workers at Actually, it ended up being Nebraska. Who saw that one coming? A few IlliSSlon as you open your eyes and ' Charles Schwab? Do they have co- random thoughts I had while watching the State of the Union address, .. "We need to expand the use of hybrid vehicles ... we need to continue to stram them into focus, You ed bathrooms at the Metrodome? Do awake to find whatever microscopic expand our research in new methods of producing ethanol..." wait, what's they have cooed bathrooms at freak- I haven't seen this much clapping given out since the STD-infested guy morsel of light that has snaked its that rumbling noise? Oh, that's just Exxon-Mobil's new squadroo of tanks ing McDonalds? NO, NO and NO! jumped in on an orgy. heading straight for the building in response . .' way around the protection of your This whole "experience" provides .. blinds Skating on your face. It hurts, people with nothing but awkward Congress would be more exciting if it had a sports "The enemy knows that the days of comfortable sanction ..... are Ionq bad. You immediately cover your moments, and unpleasant stories to audience. Specifically, it needs the two or three ran- over." That's right, terrorists! We're taking away your couches and replac face with your tell friends back home. Do you dom shirtless drunk: guys who yell sarcastic comments ing them with UNCOMFORTABLE woody benches of sanction! What do hands and know what my friends did when I and start random chants in the middle of the speech. you think ofTHAT! barrel out of told them that I had to listen to a girl For example: "I've been told by our secretary of bed into the address her feminine product needs .",~,.~ '., " .., defense that ... " "DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE! DE- Bush just told us that we pushed the terrorists out of their safe haven in ""t''''#-'',. ' hallway. two stalls next to mine? FENSE!" And you know there would be no shortage Afghanistan, only to allow them to enter a new safe haven somewhere else There are a of clapping between those de-fense chants. which is clearly untrue. I've been to New Haven plenty of times, and some million things It went sometlting like this: of those areas sure don't seem safe to me. wrong right "Ladies and gentlemen ... blah blah blah ... I have ~. now. ranging "EWWWWWWWWWW the high honor of being able to begin tltis speech with these words: Madam My favorite people to watch are the ones who clearly don't want to stand from the pain GROOOOSSSSSSSS" Speaker. .. " That's great and all, George, except that by saying those couple up during standing ovations: first they just sit there, then their heads 51"'t in your head to the decisions you sentences BEFORE you said Madam Speaker, yon didn't actually begin looking around quickly when a few people stand, and you can tell tlUlt made last night, but all you want to And that's rightfully so. It's not a with those words. they're tltinking "SIT SIT SIT SIT," then more people stand, their faces do.is go to the bathroom and take a question of maturity; it's a question change to one of hopelessness as they realize they'll have to stand, and they fucking piss. You open the door. of decency. I am a dude, and accord- "I congratulate the democratic majority ... and I would like to reward finally reluctantly stand up. And speaking of standing up, I think ingly, I should go to the bathroom them with tltis gift: a free hnnting trip with Dick Cheney. Thank you." should be yelling "STAND UP!" every time he tltinks an ovation is appro- "DAMMIT!" with dudes. You dig? Going to the (Cheney begins sbooting applauders). Ok, so maybe he didn't say that last priate. And speaking of rappers, can you believe Bush didn't invite Kanyc bathroom should not be a cooed part, but yon know he was thinking it. West to his speech? And speaking of starting too many sentences in a row Well look what we have here!! experience. Ask any girl here on with "and speaking of," grammar rules do not apply to this column, in the : Poor Decision #7 has bafflingly campus, co-ed bathrooms are not We have a shortage of gas. We also have an immigration problem. Why same way that pronunciation rules do not apply to Bush. • made their way into your bathroom that tight. is not not embrace the immigrants, and make them all bring food as they cross the and is gleefully brushing their teeth, about cooed bathrooms, and I doubt border? After all, very few things increase gas production like Mexican Nancy Pelosi blinks more than everybody I know ... combined. doing their hair, basically anything he ever will. food. else that will force you to have to try But don't worry, the solution is NATO has deployed troops in Afghanistan, the first time it has deployed and take care of your business with simple. There are two bathrooms on "Unemployment is low... inflation is low ... " my ratings are low ... forces in an area outside of the North Atlantic ... meaning its new name is them there. Oh yes, its just you too, each floor, both cooed. All we have hmrnm ... maybe I should try increasing unemployment and inflation? essentially TO. In a related story, the artist/organization formerly known as and oh yes, you're dam right he/she to do is install one side with a sign NATO randomly started yelling utter nonsense and complaining about sees you. that reads "men" and the other bath- "Everyone in this chamber knows tltis to be true ... yet somehow, we everything, from his coach to his former quarterbacks to the fact that When I first found out room with a very similar sign, with have not found it within ourselves to act." Wait. .. back up a second ... did Wendy's didn't give him as many ketchup packets as he would have liked Connecticut College had cooed bath- just a different configuration of let- you just say Congress failed to act? Congress, the body of government that last night. rooms, I didn't give it much thought. ters. The letters on that sign would is always being so proactive and never gridlocked over meaningless argu- I figured, hey, college is a leaming read "Women." ments? Are you sure? I don't really have a conclusion, so instead, I'm gonna share a couple experience. I'm sure I'll gain some Would it be a big deal? No, random thoughts from other people ... maturity from the whole ordeal. Two because you wouldn't have to con- "We need to encourage price transparency ... " but then how will I be able years later, I'm on my knees. vert the stalls to urinals, Why? to see the prices? I prefer the opaque ones, preferably in black font, at least Laura, on standing ovations and applause: Because, to be honest, at this point I 12 point, Times New Roman. "This is like a squatting exercise for these people. The ridiculousness Of To the Gods of Connecticut don't think that I, or other dudes, tltis does not go unseen by me. This is absolutely stupid. A 49 minute College: care. It's unfair to both sexes, espe- Imagine if you got this kind of applause in class? "Andrew, do you have speech interrupted 62 times by applause. That's more than once per cially the females, because their sex an answer?" "Well ... (applause) I think .... (more applause) ... Hobbes minute." Please 'change this whole does not have the advantage of was wrong .... (standing ovation) and I eat babies, making their life that debacle of an idea, for it really being notoriously "gross" or "dirty." much more solitary, nasty, brutish, and short (thunderous applauding so loud Mallory, on the subway guy: serves no purpose. Now. I know that Let's say there are eighteen the roof collapses). "The subway guy was my favorite part ... probably the only man to giXe Conn offers single sex floors, but dorms on campus (I just tried to a thumbs up in the State of the Union. Ever." that's not the issue. I know of count- count) with three floors each. Each Everybody was just standing except for one person in the front of the less schools where the floors are CO~ floor has two bathrooms, so each screen. I wonder how it feels to be that guy, called out on national televi- As always, questions/ideas/comments/your credit card numbers can be ed yet the bathrooms are not. So, donn has six. Thus, there are rough- sion? I hope he at least had a good reason to not stand, preferably something sent to meyercolurnnts'gmail.com again, the problem is not that I have Iy 108 bathrooms in Connecticut I could relate to, such as "eh, I'm lazy." a co-ed floor. The problem.. .is co- College. What we need is 108 signs. ed bathrooms, Hey, and another thing, do WEALTH AND THE END OF THE AMERICAN DREAM I mean honestly, what is the the faculty have cooed bathrooms? point of this? Can you think of any FRED KEMPER. VIEWPOINT other situation in real life where I DIDN'T THINK SO. Reading through astounding. Those from wealthy had a net worth of $5,998 and the ever lawyer they are either given or bathrooms are co-ed? Do they have DeTocqueville's. "Democracy in families have far better connections median Hispanic household had a can afford. This leads many in the America" made me question the with the job market, are able to net worth of $7,932. The median lower economic strata to be being health and state of our democracy. afford expensive prep courses for white family, however, had a net wrongly imprisoned, and many in In his eyes, SATs, GREs, etc, are able to attend worth of over ten times these the upper strata to be let off with what makes better equipped private schools and amounts at $88,651. Over the past miniscule sentences because of their UNNERSITY America dif- often times have legacies to presti- years, this gap between earnings has ability to spend exorbitant amounts ferent from gious institutions. The wealthy also actually been on the rise. These of money defending themselves. SUMMER STUDY other coun- have the distinct privilege of not huge disappearances in income This creates a type of inequality that tries is the having to balance their classes with point to the obvious problem of the is not only terrifying, but inherently presence of a other jobs or work study, and can varying degrees of equality and unequal as it often elevates the INTERNSHIP PROGRAM social and plan their future career pursuits opportunity between the white wealthy above the law.?? , political sys- without worrying about how they majority and the minority popula- Going back to DeTocquevillt, tem that are going to pay for health care, etc. tion. The advantages of wealth are our democracy has lost the spark of emphasizes and strives for equality. Colleges that are need-blind also present, however in dealing with the equality it may once have had. As The absence of a strong established perpetuate the cycle of inequality. minority population; more barriers wealth concentrates further into the MsIl\llCu~ aristocracy allows one to pass from Colleges that are need-blind place to advancement are raised in the hands of a few and the disparity eu~rtlS~~~,I one economic realm to another as students from wealthy backgrounds inherent racism in America's educa- between rich and poor increase , 'I'.i'lYl"e1tl1 Sti~ long as one upholds the American with the greater opportunities they tion system, job market and society opportunities for the poor decrease. ." O

BY STEVEN BLOOM and bubbly, My favorite song off the album, although staff writer less catchy, is "Split Needles," that features a charming , , tambourine, Although it is the same poppy sound as Do you remember the scene in Garden. State where their previous two CDs, is loud- 's character, Samantha, puts headphones er in tone, Along with "Phantom Limb" and "Split over Largeman's () ears and says, "You gotta Needles", "Sleeping Lessons" and "" will be hear this one song, it will change your life, I swear." fan favorites. Of course you do, And the first thing you did when In its entirety, the album reminds me of Weezer's you got home from the theater or finished the DVD was Pinkerton, an album that was different than the band's I I download that song, "" by The Shins, Y~u usual style that later developed a cult following. probably thought it was incredible, Well little did you Wincing the Night Away proves to be full of fun and know-unless you did- The Shius are back, and they're danceable music, and while The Shins have developed j" I better than ever. quite a resume over the past 10 years, they haven't The Shins formed in in 1997 when reached their plateau yet. singer and lead guitarist and bassist " , both formerly of rock band Flake Music.joined forces with guitarist and mummer . Nearly two months after the band came together, they released seven singles and q~ickly signed with Records, . Soon after they broke onto the rock scene by touring BY SOPHIE FITZGERALD with , The Shins released their first "I didn't know she was in rehab. "She was in rehab? She needs to album, Oh, Inverted World. The album was reviewed as staff writer If she doesn't want to be in rehab, dye her hair red again." having a jangly pop sound, much like then she should enjoy herself at the -Andrea Packard '07 and , It featured songs "Weird beach." Divide", "Girl Inform Me", and the previously men- After a week of treatment at the -Chase Morgan '07 "For her own good she should" tioned "New Slang", In 2003, The Shins released their Wonderland Center in California'S get her act together. If she wants to second full-length album an album Laurel Canyon, Lindsay Lehan "1 think it's a real shame that take acting seriously, she needs to that proved the band belonged in all indie music circles. resumed working on her film IKnow child stars are forced into a world of become an actual actress, and then On January 23rd, the band released Wincing the Who Killed Me, What do you think debauchery, cocaine, and breast maybe people will respect her. Also,' Night Away, their third major CD release. The first sin- about Lohan's short stint in rehab, implants, I really sympathize with she needs to stop smoking so her gle is called "Phantom Limb", and it is by far the which people thought ended when her problem of having too much voice sounds normal and not so strongest track, Previously, The Shins confidently she left to go shopping and hang out money at such a young age.. " husky." boasted a soothing, yet catchy, sound. "Phantom Limb", at the beach? -Beano Zybler '07 -Chrissy Mitchell '07 n,.,ch like the rest of the album, is contrarily very upbeat ~~~~ ',," ALL I NEED Is LOVE it will include a performance by MIX-MAsTER LACROIX brates it. Vogue's Sarah Mowers- exciting thing to be released since O.D.B. II in his rawest form 11 from described the show as part of "~' Anthology in 2000 is the vault "which will show you why body of work that is an endless nar- the new soundtrack to Cirque du he was considered one of the illest rative around his favorite subjects.j] Soleil's Love, MCs ever." His inspiration, as stated in the Engineered and compiled by the show's program, was roses, peonies, original Beatles producer, George Wilco - Sky Blue Sky violets, marigolds and geraniums, _ Martin and his son, Giles, Love is Arguably one of the most important Like spring, his design is ephemeral thrilling, It is remarkable that songs rock bands in the last ten years, and light as breath, that have been around for over forty Wilco is releasing the follow-up to Couture was a whisper about years can still sound new and can be their experimental 2004 disc Ghost flowers, Lacroix saying it with a imagined and arranged in fresh, is Born, Some of the songs being graceful draping of chiffon in a unique ways. It doesn't matter that considered for inclusion are cheerful tone, and the flower concept Martin may have hopped on the "Impossible Germany". "Shake it effortlessly held together the show mash-up bandwagon, The combina- oe-, IIWalkenll and "Either Way,ll like grosgrain ribbon in a young tions on Love are better than Danger all played last fall while the band girl's hair, Mouse's Grey Album, the Jay was on the road. With color usage seeming to b BY PAUL DRYDEN Z/Linkin Park collaboration, and BY ARETI A, SAKELLARIS like those of any other designer- Kanye West - Graduation Girl Talk combined. except on hallucinogens-his ampli- - a&eco-editor a&eassociate editor The first single from King Kanye's The opening, "Because", a ase co-editor fied colors are part of the allure new album will be "Homecoming" haunting track from Abbey Road, behind wearing his clothing, Lacroix featuring Coldplay lead singer I am going to , Not to contains only the vocal track, The While 2006 was a great year for With forty couture shows under couture commands attention becausel Chris Martin, who recently guested gamble, booze, and get married, but silences are long but only to increase up and coming acts, it is looking his belt, you'd think Christian it is bold and challenges a woman to on a track from Jay-Z's comeback to see Love, the new Cirqne du the potency of the vocals, Martin like 2007 will be big for some Lacroix would be old news, Yet, his wear his creations with panache and album, Kingdom Come, One collab- S(>leil show based on the music of then seamlessly connects "Drive My established stars. Here are some shows continue to astound the fash- class, Endowed with a wonderfnl orator from West's 2005 album Late tire Beatles. This is probably the Car" (Rubber Soul) with the guitar you should be looking out for: ion world because he is the only eye for transforming the unusual into Registration who will be returning greatest way I could spend my solo from "Taxman"(Revolver) that designer that could ever devise, exe- something desirable, his color ele- for "Graduation" is multi-instru- spring break, flows into "What You're Doing" Smashing Pumpkins cute, and present a show with as ments can be dissociated to reveal a mental creative genius Jon Brion. The Beatles have demanded (Beatles For Sale) and ends with This classic 90s band spent the fall many design elements as he did in plentitude of cobalt blue and yellow, attention and respect, if not love, "The Word" (Rubber Souf). It is in the studio with legendary produc- his Paris presentation on January which are both spot-on for this - TBA sipce they formed as The Quarry genius because it was unimaginable er Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The 23rd, spring, Contain yourself, I'm beyond excit- Men in 1957, This is partly because until it became reality. Cars, The Darkness), at work on Teetering in four-inch high stilet- Gold lame with a blossom pro- ed too, ui the nature of John Lennon and There are twenty-six tracks on their first new album since 1999, tos near the line of insanity, truding through the fabric is his liter- this album, each either an enhanced Paul McCartney, both natural per- Supposedly it sounds like a blend of Lacroix's models bombarded Paris al take on spring, and that touch car- version of the original ("Help''', "All Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - formers with natural egos, but also Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie with luxe short and column dresses ried through some other memorable You Need Is Love") or newly con- Living with the Living because of the undeniable creativity with some sort of "twist." alike, prints, and embellishments looks, A ruffled ombre skirt in grey tlrat flowed through the band as a ceived versions and combinations. If their last album, Shake the referencing everything from the fading to white hues was paired with whole, The original thirteen "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Sheets, is any indication, these indie NJ,N, - Year Zero romantics to folklorists to the mods. a black sequined coat, and the look arc classics, serving as the founda- Kite!/I Want You (She's So rock veterans should be ready to The follow up to With Teeth has To an unacquainted eye, it would was completed with a coral pink tion of rock and roll, and as the Heavy)/Helter Skelter" is the explode with this new release, been described as a concept album seem that the presentation was a dis- blossom and a hat of black roses';' prime examples of musical innova- strongest, creepiest, and most excit- by lead singer Trent Reznor. He aster and in desperate need of a con- pure poetry in flowing motion. tion. ing track on the album, bringing out - Finding Forever recently said "it's part of a bigger ceptual and aesthetic editing over- Lacroix introduced a black, white, • There is the possibility that the the Beatles' edginess and various In a leaked track from the album, haul. picture of a number of things I'm and grey graphic skirt with a satin intrigue of the Beatles will fade, influences. Cornmon samples MLK1s famous "I working on. Essentially I wrote the But Lacroix does not march his canary yellow cocktail jacket Naturally, listening to "Dear After a traditional run-through 0 Have a Dream" speech and features soundtrack to a movie that doesn't girls down the runway in an attempt adorned with the blossom, But his Prudence" hundreds of times can "Being For The Benefit of Mr. some guesting from Will.l.Am exist." to expound an explicit statement most seductive and subversive look make the song lose its appeal. Kite!", already a demented carnival (Black Eyed Peas), The album was about the need to be futuristic (see coproduced by his friend and men- was a black silk tulip dress with a Fortunately, for those who are song, the whimsical ending is lay- Wu- Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams Balenciaga), a return to the sixties tor Kanye West. Cornmon says it's a sheer bust and minimal ruffles detail Beatles obsessed, they have treated ered with the ominous bass-line of "I This legendary hip-hop group is (see Gucci and others), or high mix of vintage soul, progressive separated by a black blossom; the us pretty well, Not much time passes Want You" and the screams of finally planning on releasing their waists and slim cuts (see Miu Mill), jazz and what he calls "futuristic coat featured feathers at the cuffs, before a new Beatles-related object, first new album in six years, It will Lacroix is Lacroix: we love him whether it is a book, documentary, or boom bap." West has already pro- SEE LOVE be their first group recording since because he is a master craftsman claimed that it's the best rap album I SEE MiX-MASTER Cp compilation of rarities, is the death of 01' Dirty Bastard in and, though be is serious about how released. But certainly the most Continued Onpage five of the year, he does fashion: he has fun and cele- November 2004, RZA has promised Continued on pagefive

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staff writer press has not missed. In the midst of huge backlash that the Internet will the press backlash after the Golden surely cause. Gibson, Richards, and Season three of Grey's Anatomy Globes, Knight spoke outwardly on Washington show this quite clearly. audience of Grey's Anatomy would has seen its fair share of drama both Ellen DeGeneres's talk show and The show itself appears to be be able to put the event behind them. on TV and behind the Scenes. Forget TVLA Washington checked into a rehab making up for off-camera drama It was not until the Golden McDreamy and McSteamy, the real A t'Ua .. center in order to address the issues with the recent plot twists, perhaps Globe Awards, specifically when the heat is between T.R. Knight, who that caused his verbal outburst. to refocus the audience on their tele- cast and crew were questioned after plays George O'Malley, and Isaiah Regardless of the off-camera visions and not their favorite enter- Winning an award, that thiogs really Wilshington, who portrays Preston events, the show must go on, and the tainment blogs, ln a recent episode got out of control. Isaiah Burke, after Washington allegedly real-life drama has added a new way there were TWO wedding proposals Washington stepped in front of the called Knight a homophobic slur on to look at the show, particularly the in the course of 3 minutes. Yes, we show's writer, interrupting her, and the set this fall (after which Patrick scenes between O'Malley (Knight) are heading into February TV proclaimed that he had not "called "McDreamy" Dempsey supposedly and Burke (Washington). The two sweeps, but it does seem a bit T.R. a f--_." It was certainly a punched Washington). characters are close in the show, and extreme. Luckily, the writers did not jarring and distasteful move on : In the fall, the media caused therefore it is hard to believe that the decide on the obvious choice of Washington's part, since it merely two actors may not even speak: to McDreamy proposing to Meredith most of the buzz around the incident brought back the controversy. The each other once the director yells, Grey, but stuck with the supporting and there was little heard from ABC rest of the cast stood there looking or any of the cast members involved I Face-Off!Dramacontinues between Wasbington(left) and Knight (right). I "cut." characters. While ABC insists that shocked and uncomfortable. It seems that actors need to Washington will not be fired, the at that time. One has to wonder Washington, although attempting to racial) this past year that have great- R whether the season has a larger audi- show's cast? The media speculated remember that with the age of COITI show's tone will probably change execute his own damage control, ly tarnished their reputations. that if it had been Patrick Dempsey ence because of the on-set scandal. munication at hand, they will be with the scandalous events this past managed only to look like another Of course, this also raises the and he had made a racial slur, Either way, as the New Year arrived held accountable for every word fall. Grey's Anatomy proves that a Mel Gibson or Michael Richards, question of why, if he did refer to Dempsey would have been fired in a and new episodes were back on the they utter, whether they truly mean truly great show will provide both both of whom have made offensive Knight with a biased term, has heartbeat. This speaks of an underly- air, it seemed that the cast and the what they are saying. Once they've on and off screen drama. comments (although their slurs were Washington remained a part of the ing issue of gay rights, a fact that the blundered, there is no escaping the "You Hear That New Jam, Yet?" No Rules of Attraction: Odd Celeb Couples BY CHASE HOFFBERGER BY ANDY PALLADINO from R. Kelly, Snoop, Nas, Mary J. with the RJAA, seized over 80,000 advantage, since there's no pressure to compete with staff uiriter Blige, Andre 3000, John Legend, CDs, four vehicles, and recording staff writer each other. There are also the conflicting styles; Fergie's Beyonce, Young Jeezy Kanye West, gear. into the hip-hop thang while Duhamel is a bit more clas- One sad truth about hip-hop is and Ghostface DJ Drama has been influential in In the celebrity world, boyfriend and girlfriend pair- sic. that you need to always be on the KilIah: a staggering lineup of hip- the development of such southern ings are not required to make any sense. In the spirit of As for some honorable mentions, there's William H. scene to stay on the scene. Rappers hop's biggest names all on one CD. rappers as Lil' Wayne, Young Jeezy this upcoming Valentine's Day, we'll be taking a look at Macy and Felicity Huffman, Ashton Kutcher and Demi thought to be the next best thing one The problem with these mix- and T.l. His legend is no secret to the the couples whose very existence blows our minds. Moore, Michael "No Talent Ass Clown" Bolton and day can fall off into obscurity in the tapes is that they are illegal. Tracks general public. In the past year he Please keep in mind that a lot of these are based on Nicolette Sheridan, Bruce Springsteen and that 9/11 blink of an eye if they haven't been get leaked to the DJs with the inten- has appeared on the cover of XXL rumors and have yet to be confumed by one or both par- widow, and Angelina Jolie and anyone she's ever been putting out new stuff. For this rea- tion of being used "for promotional Magazine, and he was scheduled to ties. But since they always lie about the denials anyway, with, from Brad Pitt to her brother. son, rappers are constantly either in use only." Still, go to websites like release his first album later in the we'll go with it. the studio working on their new sin- mixunit.com and you'll find page year, Gangsta Grillz: The Album on First up are singers John Mayer and Jessica Simpson. gle or on the set filming a video. It's after page of mix tapes being sold Atlantic Records. He was the recipi- The former is the picture you'd see if you looked up a "what have you done for me lately without the official permission of ent of four trophies at the Justo's "boring" in the dictionary, while the latter is as hyper business" that can put acts on their the record companies that hold the 10th Annual Awards. and excitable as they come. Intelligence levels are quite backs if they aren't producing. rights to the songs. The arrest of DJ Drama, who is different as well. He is seen as very brainy while she is One way to stay on the scene is But mix tapes are capable of considered one of the top five DJs in a total ditz. This pairings has been reported on and off in by appearing on . Rappers serving as legitimate and valuable the country, has raised chaos in the the tabloids for quite some time, but now it's starting to can go into the studio for an after- forms of promotion. The success of mix tape community. Rapper Gravy come out as true. Just hope MTV isn't planning another noon and lay down three rough many rappers, including Lil' Wayne released a track titled "F*** the "Newlyweds." tracks to appear on a mix tape. The and all the members of G-Unit, has RIAA" and DJ Kay Slay just put out With Jim Carrey, he's not the one who's "smokin'", process takes them almost no time depended on mix tapes. It's their a mix tape in which he removed his but his girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy, is. The Oscar-level and serves as free promotion for way of staying on the scene and name from the cover in an effort to actor and Razzie-winning actress/Playmate got together their album. making sure their voices are heard sidestep the RJAA. after her divorce from director John Asher. Despite -The driving force behind mix- with new material. The bottom line is that mix tapes being on opposite ends of the respectability spectrum tapes are DJs. Spinners like DJ Kay Standing on the other side of this will continue to exist. Without and a decade apart, they are both in the field of comedy, Slay. Big Mike and fence is the Recording Industry acknowledging it, their distribution which does serve as an understandable common interest. take tracks rappers have been work- Association of America (RIAA), an benefits not just the DJs and rappers, But still, it's obvious to see who's the dumb and who's ing-on and put them onto mixtapes at organization of stone-cold suits but also the record companies who the dumber here. an extremely rapid pace. The mixes determined to make us college stu- feed off the promotion. And we ben- This next couple is a man with a woman's name and allow the listener to hear new tracks dents pay for music rappers want us efit from them, too, because they a woman with a man's name, but that doesn't even begin before they've been released, a to hear for free. On January 16th DJ give us a chance to ask the question to level them out. They are none other than Marilyn move that works also in promoting Drama (nee TYree Simmons), and everyone wishes they could ask first: Manson and Evan Rachel Wood. As you likely already the' rapper. On a mix tape, like the his protege Don Cannon, were "you hear that new jam, yet?" know, Manson is the Goth shock rocker who's been hor- one' released on January 20th by DJ arrested in their Gangsta Grillz stu- rifying parents everywhere for about a dozen years now White Owl, you can hear tracks dio in Atlanta as police, working and Wood is the teenage star of several independent "!!!!------I movies. Manson, pushing 40, recently split up with his wife, Dita Von Tesse. Be on the lookout for his upcom- Love ing movie based on the life of author Lewis Carroll, which will star them both. continued from page 4 Finally, there's Josh Duhamel and Fergie. Duhamel is a lead actor last seen in Touristas and Fergie is proba- '''Helter Skelter." We Do It In the Road" all in one song; and experience bly the only reason why people pay attention to the .Heavy. the haunting beauty of "Eleanor Rigby" properly Black Eyed Peas. If you're wondering "Who amel?," .Love is incapable of replacing the original versions remixed and remastered . you've hit a key factor here: the female is more popular of The Beatles' songs, but it is the only place you can than the male. When this happens, it's usually not going hear "Sun King" played backwards; "Hey Bulldog", to work out. Just ask Reese Witherspoon, Hilary Swank., "Lady Madonna", and the drum line from "Why Don't or Kim Basinger (although Alec Baldwin's popularity has soared and her's sank since they divorced). Of Mix-Master course being in two different entertainment fields is an continued from page 4 Couture offers a forum for a designer to extend his Still, Lacroix pushes the envelope. creativity to its farthest. Lacroix presented an unexpect- Lily Cole's flawless walk in the tulle, gold threaded, Love music? Constantly filling your ed .reinterpretation of the corset worn over an over- extravagantly embroidered wedding dress while wearing whelming mess of black chiffon and tulle ruffles, high an ornate headpiece and veil for the show's finale, clear- keyhole neckline and puff-sleeves. Metallic disks ly indicates that the show was very Lacroix. announced the natural waist is back and he avoided overt sexiness by tying it with innocent enough pink ribbon. friends in on interesting new bands? ".00 you know something Tell the campus. about entertainment that Get involved in 1bl Voicland write ", we don't? Write an article • for 4&1.

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sports editor Following a tough loss to Colby the Camels hung in until the very in which they arguably out-played Following a good stretch f end of . The team's hard NESCAC Playoff Berth the host team, the Camels stayed in play during the winter break wh~n work payed off when Mauer scored Maine to face Bowdoin College the Matt Fava the Connecticut College women's her team-leading eighth goal of the While this losing streak left the After shooting an absolutely very next day. The Polar Bears, hockey. team registered three wins season with just 28 seconds sports writer team frustrated, belief that they astounding 79% from the field, the who are currently second in the remaining. For the second Consecu- III a row, they have been dealt sev- could tum things around remained home team entered the intermission women's hockey NESCAC stand- tive game, the Conn team was The Connecticut College men's eral hard-to-swallow loses in suc- high, as all but one of these losses with an impressive 40-20 lead. As ings, provided another tough test headed for overtime. But the extra basketball team made a run at the cession. Dating back to a January was by seven points or Jess. It was was expected, the highly ranked for a road-weary Conn team. frame did not last long as Hamilton beginning of the season that consti- 17th game against Amherst, the clear that the team had hit a rough Bates squad made a run in the see- However, the Camels showed no scored just 24 seconds into sudden tuted their best start since the pro- Lady Camels have played five patch, but it was equally clear that ond half. They were even able to cut sign of tiring from the previous death overtime. gram's NCAA Final Four appear- away games in a row, all of which they needed just a few lucky the deficit to a startling eight points game as they came out strong Once again, the Camels had to ance in the 1998-1999 season. After bounces in order to snap out of the have been loses. However, despite before CC was able to put a stop to against Bowdoin. The visitors were pick themselves up after a heart- the first semester of play, the team slump. the comeback. Crucial offensive a 6-1 blowout in the first game of able to get on the board first when breaking loss as they traveled to was standing at a respectable 7-3 In the first game of last week- spurts were provided by Christian the road trip against the Amherst Van Slyke assisted her fellow for- Hartford, Connecticut to meet record, and things were looking up. end's play, the Camels played a very Mosley '08, who dropped a game College Lord Jeffs, Conn has been ward Jill Mauer '08 for a goal. It hosts Trinity College the following Having set lofty goals for them- close game with the visiting Tufts high 23 points, and Jeff Young '08 extremely competitive in every was Van Slyke's team-leading 12th day. Much like the game against selves during the off-season, howev- University Jumbos. Conn was able contributing a healthy 16 points. game during the current losing point of the season. Moreover, the Bowdoin which followed a loss the er, the Camels were not satisfied, to Hold the Jumbos' leading scorer This weekend, the Camels face a streak. The Camels lost' each of Lady Camels had Bowdoin on the night before, the Camels got on the and came back from break with to just two second half points, and in demanding road trip where they will their last four games by one goal, ropes until the hosts slotted home: board first with an Emily Mason ambitions to continue their winning doing so, CC held the visitors to 19 look to make two more upsets an,d including two games that were goal with less than two minutes '09 strike late in the first period. ways. While most college students less points than their season average. improve on their 11-9 record. This decided in 'overtime. remaining in the game. This sent However, the visitors allowed were taking it easy during winter Even though the hosts displayed a will not be an easy task, as they will The first of these one goal loses the game to overtime where the Trinity back into the game during vacation, the team came back to brilliant effort on defense, it was not need to take down the NCAA #1 came against the Colby College Polar Bears completed the heart- the second period, as the Bantams campus early, worked hard on their enough to get the job done, as they seed and currently unbeaten Mules on Friday, January 19th in breaking comeback with a "gold- added two goals in the first ten game and came up with wins over were unable to find the offensive Amherst College side (20-0) on Waterville..Maine. The game start- en" goal five minutes into the extra minutes after the break. Not to be John Jay College, Roger Williams firepower to take down the Jumbos. Friday night. The Lord Jeffs made it ed off with back-and-forth action period. In an impressive perform- denied, the Camels evened the University and Eastern Nazarene In what was expected to be a fast- to the NCAA Final Four last year, between the two teams, but the ance, Conn goalie Sara Christopher score at 2-2 on an unassisted goal College, improving to 10-3. paced, high-scoring game, the final and continue to be a dominant force hosts were able to strike first on a '10, who has split time with Lauren by Erin Davey '10 late in the sec- At this point, the squad had won score was a surprisingly low at 63- in the NESCAC. Directly following Laura Anning '09 shot just under Mellen '09 throughout the season, ond. Unfortunately, Conn faltered eight of their last nine games and 56 in favor of the visitors. this match-up, CC will make their 16 minutes into the opening period .• registered 49 saves. in the final frame as they allowed a was eager to carry this streak into However, the Saturday match-up way to Trinity College for a In the second period, Anning Following almost a full week Trinity goal midway through the league play. One game before league was an entirely different story than Saturday afternoon game. scored the eventual game winning off from games, the Lady Camels third period which gave the hosts a play began, however, CC was the previous game. Somehow, some- Presenting another formidable chal- goal to put the Mules up 2-0. The team traveled to Clinton, New York 3-2 victory. tripped up by Johnson & Wales way, the Camels came out of the lenge, Trinity is ranked #41 in the visiting Camels remained competi- to face Hamilton College last The women's hockey team will University in a disappointing 67-63 locker room refreshed and hungry NCAA and boasts a 16-3 overall tive throughout the rest of the game Friday night. Similarly to the previ- try to end their five game losing loss. The game was close through- for a win. Facing the daunting task record. With four games left in the as Captain Kristen Van Slyke '08 ous two contests, Conn played their streak as they finally return to out, but the Camels were not able to of knocking off the nation's #19 season, this young Camel team is scored early on in the third period. opponent very closely. The game Dayton Arena to host Wesleyan pull it out in the end. Thus' began an seeded team in Bates College, Conn looking to post a late-season run and Unfortunately, the Camels could remained scoreless throughout the University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday unfortunate stretch of six consecu- did not back down. Leading scorer make the NESCAC playoffs. not complete the comeback despite first 37 minutes of the contest until night. tive losses, including four in the Charles Stone '08 won the tip off, out-shooting Colby 39 to 28 in the the hosts were able to score at the NESCAC. and the Camels never looked back. game. "endOftheSeCOndframe.However, Champions League

Women s Squash Gets Come-From- continuedfrompagelO to sign West Ham misfit Javier Mascherano ( is still awaiting FA approval), the Reds have added Behind Victory Against T'.U·iits might remember that I predicted that Bayem Munich Alvaro Arbela from Deportiva La Coarunia as well as 18 - .6. ~ ~ I could well win this years competition again ... my year-old teenage sensation Duran. They become the lat- .thoughts have not changed. I still back the German pow- est players to join the Reds after Dutch striker Jordy By Ben Eagle squash teams visited Tufts and of the sets en route to a thrilling erhouse, their toughest test I believe will come in two Brouwer and Argentinian defender Emiliano Insua as sports writer played to different results. The Camels victory. Other victories for weeks against Real Madrid who themselves are going well as 21 year-old Italian goalkeeper Daniele Padelli women, who are 5-11 on the season, the ladies were Sage Shanley '07 at through a domestic crisis. have also signed. After the black ball is rolled held a clinic on how to launch a the #4 spot, Cara Flynn '10, and Let's us move to the island. Chelsea suffered a blis- Will Drogba, Kaka, or Morientes win the golden around in your palm for a few min- comeback when they defeated the Amanda Poe '07 at the #8 position. tering blow on Wednesday night when their star left boot? Currently all three players have five goals. Or utes, it begins to get warm. Only in Lady Jumbos 5-4 last Friday. It The men, who are an impressive defender, Ashley Cole, went to ground clutching this could Crouch, van Nistelrooy, Dica or Saha catch them? this state can the ball be put on the began at the number three seed when 7-6 on the season, unfortunately knee. The diagnosis - knee ligament damage, leaving Juninho leads the competition with assists (5), but hardwood, and smacked towards the senior co-captain Anna Bullard weren't as lucky on the court that him with the possibility of being out for the remainder of Ronalda (Christiano), Villa, and Eto'o are hot on his red box painted on the wall. For bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to day, loosing 8-1 to the Tuft's squad. the season. This is a major blow for the team from heels. All these questions will be answered in my next those of you who don't quite know win the match. Later, at the number One bright spot in this somewhat London as their injury crisis is getting worse by the day. column.. what I'm talking about, the sport is one seed, the same situation seemed lopsided loss was the play of Danny Cole is the latest member of the Chelsea star studded The remaining teams in the Champions League have squash. With goggles firmly fas- to be unfolding for Ryan McManus Bloom '07. The senior, as if taking a defense to pick up a knock. Manager Mourinho expects all re-stocked their arsenals and will be ready to do bat- tened to your face, there is no better '08. The junior fell to an 8-1 deficit page out of the women's book, ral- central defenders John Terry and Khalid Boulahrouz to tle in a fortnight's time. For an up close and personal game to play on that court. Not even against the Jumbo's top player and it lied for an impressive five game vic- be back soon, effectively minimizing the blow. preview of the first knock-out stage in this year's racquetball. seemed as though Tufts would win tory. Mourinho must make a game time decision whether to Champions League you will have to join me for my sec- Last weekend the men and the deciding game in their match. play captain John Terry in this weekend's Premier and part of this column. women's Connecticut College But McManus rallied, taking the rest League match-up against Charlton, or wait for the fol- Pick up a CC Voice and enjoy. lowing week against Middlesbrough. Oh and P.S. T am sticking with my Fantasy Football Liverpool has strengthened their squad for the wide receiver Marvin Harrison. Go COLTS. Men~Hockey remainder of the season. After obtaining FIFA approval

continued from page 10 home the game winner six minutes ances on the day. Howarth '10 and into the third stanza. Both Parker '10 Liamero '09 recorded two goals Women's Basketball '10 dominated between the pipes, and his Amherst counterpart, Josh apiece, while Rob Campbell '08 recording 26 saves. Fillman, recorded 23 saves. recorded three assists for the home continued from page 10 Six days later, the Camels suf- However, the Camels rebounded team. Conn-the team will lace up against 2:00 p.m. at Luce. Despite still being fered a narrow 2-1 defeat against three days later and trounced The men's hockey team looks to host Amherst College Friday, another NESCAC opponent: Trinity without a NESCAC win, the Camels then-13th-ranked Amherst College. Hamilton, 5-1. Parker '10 had the continue their winnings ways. as February 2nd at 7:00 p.m. The fol- College. The Camels will play the look to be regrouped and ready for Howarth '10 recorded the only standout performance of the game; they face-off against conference lowing day-Alumni Saturday at Bantams in an afternoon contest, two important contests. Camel score at 5:03 in the first peri- the Conn goalie recorded 33 saves opponents Trinity College on od. Amherst's Ryan Blurns evened on 34 shots. Not to be outdone by February 2nd and Wesleyan the score at I-I at 12:16 in the first, their goalkeeper, three other Camels University on February 3rd. Old Friends and teammate Jeff Landers put players registered stellar perform-

continued from page 10 assists) to go along with 6 penalties (12 minutes) in 32 batting average, 1l homeruns, 38 RBIs, 64 runs scored, games. He looks to figure much more prominently in the 73 hits, 18 doubles, 15 stolen bases in 55 games) and Terriers' game plan next season, considering that two of was selected to the first team All-ACC squad. As the the team's forwards will be graduating. McCarthy' draft In the new year, think Padres are currently weak at the hot comer, we could be status will improve greatly after one or two more solid seeing Matty at the major league level very, very soon. seasons at BU. John McCarthy currently plays at one of the most In closing, I'd just like to congratulate all three of prestigious and historic hockey schools in the nation, these guys for their tremendous achievements over the about writing for Boston University. "Johnny Mac" was drafted in the 7th past few years, as well as the achievements they are sure round (202nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Draft. In addi- to make in professional athletics for years to come. tion, McCarthy is only a sophomore, having played for They've risen to the top of their respective fields in col- the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL for the 2004- lege athletics and will no doubt continue to impress on Vn;rp 2005 season. He recorded 10 goals and 8 assists in 60 the grandest of stages. Congratulations to Zak, Matty, games for the Buccaneers. As a second year player at and Johnny, and good luck in your pursuits and endeav- BU, McCarthy still has plenty of time to develop. This ors. past season, McCarthy recorded 4 points (2 goals, 2 .. ,- -wOMEN's HOCKEY MEN's BASKETBALL WOMEN'S - r 11 2006/07 STANDINGS BASKETBALL 2006JQ7 I 2006107 STANDINGS I , STANDINGS . TeamConf. Overall Team- Conf Overall l'eam Clmf OyeralJ Amh 6-0 21-0 Bow 6-0 20-1 Midd 10-0-1 15-1-1 Trin 4-2 16-3 Thf 5-0 13-6 Bow 7-2-2 11-5-2 Thf 3-2 12-7 Will 4-1 17-3 Amh 8-3-2 12-5-2 , WiIJ 3-2 10-10 Bat 3-2 11-8 Ham 4-5-1 6-10-1 Bat 2-3 16-3 Amh 3-3 12-9 Col 3-5-3 5-7-5 Midd 2-3 12-7 Midd 2-3 10-9 3-5-3 6-9-3 Will Wes 2-3 6:12 Wes 2-3 11-7 3-7-0 7-9-1 Trin Bow 2-4 11-7 Col 1-5 5-14 1-6-3 3-12-3 Wes Col 2-4 11-10 Trin 1-5 10-9 2-8-1 5-11-1 Conn Conn 1-4 11-9 Conn 0-5 9-10 l , ... , \, '- k' 10 • FEBRUARY 2, 2007 • TuE COLLEGE VOICE-' CAMELSPORTS Welcome Men's Hockey Tops Bowdoin, Hamilton Old

Back To By Chris Helms Friends The World's sports writer The Connecticut College men's With those of us in the senior hockey team bas had an active class on the verge of graduation and Game schedule since last report. The currently contemplating our employ- Camels are 7 -1 0-1 on the season. ment prospects, or lack thereof, sev- Dear Sportsfans, boasting a 5-3 home record and a eral of myoId friends and former respectable 6-7 conference record, classmates from my days at North Welcome back to another excit- and have already assured that they Andover Middle School and St. ing semester will finish better than last season's John's Preparatory School in at Connecticut 4-19-1 mark. With one more win in Danvers, are in very College and their final six games, the men's interesting and enviable situations. A international hockey team will finish with their friend of mine from middle school is sports cover- best winning percentage of current most likely age, brought Coach Jim Ward's four-year tenure. going to be to you by your Since most Conn students left drafted in the very own for Christmas break on December 2007 NFL GERALDWOLS international 20th, the Camels have gone 3-6-1, draft, one of Viewpoint man of sports: including two impressive home wins my friends me. I had a over NESCAC conference foes from high long discussion with my editor at the Hamilton (January 27th) and school was beginning of the week regarding the Bowdoin (January 20th). However, drafted by the CHRIS HELMS subject matter of my latest column. to go along with these notable hnme .San Diego VIEWPOLNT After a long internal debate, I have victories, CC also registered two Padres last decided to break up my latest col- home losses coming on January 19th year, and The C01m men's hockey team is positioned tv make the NESCAC Tournament, boosted by bome wins over Bowdoin and Hamilton (Afitcbel/). umn into two halves. The first half to Colby and January 26th to another high school friend is current- (printed this week) will ease you Amherst. period, Greg Valenski recorded two coming from Ryan Blossom with ly playing in Hockey East and was back into the wonderful world of Greg Parker' 10 had an outstand- assists, and goaltender Ben just 5: 13 left to play. The Camels drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the football (soccer). I will report some ing performance in net for the Grandjean recorded 23 saves en remained calm under pressure, 2006 NHL Draft. I'd like to take a news, the latest events, and the most Camels in the Colby game, but his route to a victory. recording two goals in the final four Team Conf. Overall brief look at all three of these old recent transfer talk that is going on dominant effort was not enough to The Camels faired much better minutes of the game to earn the win. friends of mine and explain why you Amh across the great pond. The second slow down the Mules' offense. the next day against Bowdoin, a Brian Gallagher '08 tied the game at 9-3-1 12-4-1 should look out for them on the pro- Wes half (printed two weeks from now) Connecticut College would ulti- team that was #11 in the cnuntry 3-3 with 3:32 tn play, and Brian 7-3-3 9-4-4 fessional scene in their respective will give a detailed analysis of the matel y fall short of their Maine- heading into the game, when they Liamero '09 scored his third goal of Bow 7-4-2 10-4-3 sports. remaining teams left In the dwelling counterparts with a final toppled the Polar Bears 4-3. Ryan the season with I:30 left in the third Col 7-5-1 9-6-2 Zak DeOssie is one of the most Champions League, including player score of 3-1; Brian Warner '09 Howarth ' 10 recorded two goals on to give the Camels the win. Laimero Midd 7-5-1 10-6-2 dominant linebackers in all of col- profiles as well as betting tips and of scored the lone Camei goal. Jake the day, the latter of which gave the '09 was set up for the shot on a nifty CONN 6-7-0 7-10-1 lege football. This is not surprising course my predictions. Henry '07 and Brett Moore ' 10 Camels the lead at the end of the pass from Sean Driscoll '10. Parker WiD 5-6-2 5-10-2 given his size (6'4" 268), speed (4.70 Without further ado, let me dive assisted on Warner's first period second period. That lead soon disap- Trin 4-6-3 6-8-4 40 yard time), and genealogy (his into the latest news from around the goal. For the visitors, TJ. Kelley peared, however, as Bowdoin SEE MEN'S HOCKEY Ham 3-9-1 4-13-1 dad, Steve, starred in the NFL with European Football world. We start netted the game-winner with eight responded with two goals in the the Dallas Cowboys, New York Continued on page nine 'fuf 2-11-0 5-13-0 with Italy and AC Milan. Italian and minutes remaining in the second third period, with the go-ahead goal Giants, and New England Patriots). AC Milan powerhouse mid fielder This is especially impressive due to Gennaro Gattuso has committed his the fact that he plays in the Ivy future to the Milan giants byextend- Women's Basketball Falls To Tufts, Bates League, which historically is not a ing his contract by two years until great conference for developing NFL June 201 I. The powerful midfielder, afternoon contest away against caliber talent, at Brown University. often compared with Steven Gerrard another NESCAC opponent: Bates DeOssie was recently selected to of Liverpool and Frank Lampard of College. play in the 82nd East-West Shrine Chelsea, will no doubt maintain his The Camels again put up a Game and earned All-American hon- intensity and tenacity in the middle valiant fight, but the game slipped ors for the second straight season. of the park and will aid AC Milan in away late in the second half, leaving Moreover, the Brown co-captain has competing in the Champions League the visitors still winless in confer- enjoyed quite the four-year career as well as the Seria A competitions. ence competition. Bobcats standout with the Bears. totaling 308 tackles, Staying with the Milan giants, or Val Beckwith troubled Conn defend- 10.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions over rather moving to AC Milan, is three- ers all afternoon, netting 21 points in 35 games. This past season, DeOssie time FIFA world player of the year an exemplary offensive performance registered 103 tackles and 1 sack. On and two-time FIFA World Cup win- that lead all scorers. Beckwith also ESPN's Draft Tracker, DeOssie is ner Ronaldo (for roughly $5.5mil- collected nine rebounds to establish listed as the 15th ranked outside line- I~). The 30 year-old Brazilian herself as a dominant force at both backer, and the initial read is that he Jtitestro becomes the third recruit at ends of the court. Close behind her could be drafted early on the second ~t-Milan dnring the current transfer was teammate Lauren Yanofsky, day of the draft. Zak's only downside (l,.eriod,following goalkeeper Marco whose defensive presence of five is that he has been somewhat injury Storari and right-back Massimo blocked shots and six rebounds nice- prone, missing games due to shoul.. Oddo. ly complimented her 20-point out- der surgery and a partially tom liga-

There has been a change at the ing. i ment in his left knee at different peri- helm of Bayern Munich. Felix On the Camel side, Lindsay ods. Injury concerns aside, Zak will 'Maggat is out and previous Bayern Michel '08 notched a team-high 14 continue to impress many potential Munich manger Ottmar Hitzfeld is points, while Laura Coderre contin- suitors as he participates in --t~' in. A 3-2 defeat at BV Borussia u

Women's Hockey Women's Basketball M&W Swimming & Diving 2/2 Wesleyan, 7:00 p.m. 2/2 Amherst, 7:00 p.m. 2/3 vs Bales & Wellesley @ Wellesley, 1:00 p.m. (Women) 2/9 Williams, 8:00 p.m. 2/3 Trinity, 2:00 p.m. 2/23-25 NESCAC Championship @ Bowdoin, all day 2/10 Middlebury, 3:30 p.m. 2/6 @ Coast Guard Academy, 7:00 p.m. 3/15-3/17 NCAA Championship @ U of Houston, all day

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