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COLLEGE votes" NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT VOLUME XXXIII • ISSUE 5 MONDAY, October 20, 2008 Then and For the Love of Kroft Now:How CBS news reporter Steve Kroft comes to Much Has Conn for Fall Weekend Connecticut KATE KOLENDA '09 College ( staff writer AcclaimedjoumalistSteveKroftwill Changed? be speaking to Connecticut College this Saturday in an event aptly named LILAH RAPTOPOULOS '11 "A Conversation with Steve Kroft." Kroft, 63, is the recipient of eleven opinions editor Emmys and three Peabody awards. He was awarded the George Arents Walk up the stairs to Cro's Nest this Medal, the most prestigious award week and the stage won't be occupied given to graduates of Syracuse Uni- by a band of suburban hipsters or a versity, and the Medallion of the handful of dancing juniors. Instead, University of Albany, the highest the microphones will be held by an honor given by the school. He holds . older crowd. On Wednesday after- Honorary Doctorates from Indiana noon at 4:30 PM, three Connecticut University, State University of New College alumni will take an hour to York, Binghamton and Long Island respond to questions regarding the University. The United States Army "Then and Now" of our beloved school. granted him numerous journalism This panel, conveniently called awards and a Bronze Star for Merito- "Then and Now", will be an oppor- rious Achievement, all for his journal- tunity to hear alumni answer ques- istic service during the Vietnam War. tions about the student body of the Kroft joined CBS News in 1980 as past: Conn myths that have been a reporter, and in 1984 became a for- buried, bygone weekend entertain- eign correspondent at the network's ment, and the changes they see at the London Bureau. In 1986, he returned school today, among other things. to New York to be a principal cor- "I think in general students can respondent on a newsmagazine TV hope to learn about what Conn used show West 57th, until the program to be like, what things have stayed was canceled in 1989. That fall, Kroft the same and what is different, as joined 60 Minutes, and has been fil- well as how modem times affected ing significant, thought-provoking Photo courtesy oj Web student life on campus and what spe- and award-winning reports ever since. Street's 60 trillion dollar shadow So at 1:30 PM this Saturday, join cial things we have in our history that On Saturday, Kroft will most likely market. During the 1992 presiden- the rest of the College community make us Conn students who we are" speak on the cunent financial crisis , tial election, Bill and Hillary Clinton in welcoming Steve Kroft to Conn. and the presidential election, and is said senior and Student Activities gave Kroft an exclusive interview af- extremely qualified to do so. On Oc- Council Chair Gili Ben- Yosef '09, ter allegations of infidelity were lev- tober 5, 2008, he reported on Wall who will be moderating the event. eled at the soon-to-be 42nd president. SAC formed a small "Then and Now" committee, with Director of Alumni Relations Bridget McShane, Inspecting Connecticut College's when the idea for Spirit Week first formed as a response to students who wanted to hear about student life in Endowment previous years. "I told them that I would gladly find a few alumni to Finding the real cost of a Connecticut College education participate on this panel and who also spanned the decades," said Me- city on a hill is provided, $113 mil- percent or so is contributed thanks to Shane. "Alumni always love the op- NORA SWENSON '12 lion seems like a plausible number for Connecticut College's solid endow- portunity to speak with students." Connecticut College's operating bud- ment, a $200 million threshold that Hildegard Meili VanDeusen' 43 will staff writer get. has steadily grown since the College's be one of the panelists. As a student Then, $49,385 - the other steep num- establishment in 1911, as well as an she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a As college students, most worries likely focus on upcoming midterm ex- ber rriany fear - the student tuition for annual fund that constitutes for a $5 degree in English and was involved in 2008-2009. Countless students have million dollar package that may be Student Life (donn council), the stu- ams, sports practices, club fundraising events, or even just getting enough expressed a desire to know exactly spent directly on campus services. dent newspaper, and the languageclub. what this significant sum of money Some might be surprised to know "I was married during my senior time to do laundry. Unfortunately for parents however, the focus while stu- is going towards, and although a pre- that the $200 million endowment is year before my husband went over- cise break-down might be expected, actually small in comparison to other seas in World War II," she told the dents are away will likely be of the tuition bills that, in every sense of the Paul Maroni, the Vice President for peer liberal arts scHools in the New Alumni Relations. "Through Con- England area, such a~Wesleyan, Trin- expression, "hit home." Finance at Connecticut College ex- necticut College's guidance depart- The price tag attached to a qual- plained, "It's not that simple." ity, Amherst or Bates, all with endow- ment I was introduced to Time Inc. ity education is not easy to swallow, Knowing that the operating budget ments upwards of $400 million. and immediately after graduation be- especially if it is unknown where ex- for the school in a given year is $113 "There's a reason: for this though," gan a fascinating journalism career on actly the tuition is going. For this rea- million, the school can determine how Vice President for ~ollege Advance- the editorial staff of Life magazine." son, The Voice felt it a good idea to much student tuition will cover. Keep- ment Gregory Waldron noted. "Part of According to VanDeusen, Con- get some facts to start answering these ing in mind that Conn's enrollment this is due to the fact that Connecticut necticut College "was then and still questions. roughly includes 1,850 students, mul- College is a relatively new institu- is tops academically as well as in its Let's start with a number. Say, $113 tiplying by the tuition sum equates to tion," having only been established in commitment to the best in education." million. No, that's not the 2008-2009 a conclusive amount of $92,194,750, 1911. Whereas the bther schools have VanDeusen will be accompanied student tuition. Rather, it's the school's or roughly 80 percent of Conn's oper- had a century or two more to build up by Sue Milenette Haerle '67, a their endowment due in part to com- tuition. Factoring in food services, ating budget. "You might be wondering where SEE THEN AND NOW faculty, utilities, landscaping, trans- SEE THE COST portation, and Campus Safety, as well the remaining 20 percent comes from then," Maroni continued. Another 9 continued on page four as countless other services this small continued on page four OPINIO NEWS ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS Are your par- Find out how Find out about Who will you be ents coming Conn can pull Conn's Cam- clapping your this weekend? an upset over pus Interna- hands for this Find some weekend? See Middlebury on tionalism on perspective on page 9 Page 12 page 4 Page 6 5 73 -, THE COLLEGE VOICE EDITORIALS October 20, 2008 CONTRIBUTE: e-mail [email protected] Letter From The The COLLEGE VOICE Box 4970 • Office (860) 439-2813 President Email: [email protected] To The Editor, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kudos to the editors and staff of The Voice for the work you're doing to take Ben Eagle '09 this newspaper to a new level. I look forward to reading it every week, and have noted your efforts and the very positive results. MANAGING EDITOR As we begin Spirit Week and head into Fall Weekend and the public launch Claire Gould' 10 of our Campaign for Connecticut College, I wanted to write and encourage all students to take advantage of the broad scope of special activities and events planned throughout the corning week. NEWS EDITORS This Campaign is about you, the.students. It's about the future of Connecticut Lauren Morrow '09 College. And it's about our extended community of alumni, parents and friends Kasey Lum ' 11 who have already given so much to support this very special kind of education Weprovide. SPORTS EDITOR Over the course of the Campaign, we will continue to enhance this College Ben Eagle '09 in a number of ways, including support for faculty and students, new programs, the continued renewal of our beautiful campus, and several additional key ini- tiatives.