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Permit #35 ) -~-~ :,;.""",;>:"" ...' •• :'U'.:Jo'" New London, CT " ,j \ \ •• Olee PUBLISHED WeEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE VOLUMEXXX • NUMBER7 FRIDAY,OCTOBER28, 2005 CONNECTICUTCOLLEGE,NEWLoNDON,CT College Plans to Begin Renovation of Old Plex This Summer By THOMAS McEVOY by the end of next June to fund both renovations are "phase one" of the of the Plex and the designs for the The second phase of the renova- completed by the end of January. news editor projects. Strategic Plan. classrooms." tion process for the two dorms will After that process, a complete and The renovation of the two out- "The College is starting here The work that will start next occur during the summer of 2007 final list of classrooms anticipated During its meeting earlier this moded Plex dorms, Hamilton and because it is essential that we summer on Hamilton and Marshall and will include gutting the dorms for renovation will be compiled. month, the Board of Trustees Marshall, is part of the College's improve the residential area for stu- will include refinishing their exteri- so that the infrastructure can be Hammond noted that Oliva Hall in approved the College administra- Strategic Plan, a document endorsed dents," he said. ors so that they conform to the rest overhauled. Major changes to the Cummings and room 106 in Bill tion's plans to complete the renova- last October by President Fainstein, According to Hammond, the of the Plex, in addition to replacing interiors of the residence halls will Hall are expected to be among the tion of the Plex and upgrade nine that assesses the College's current $500,000 the College has raised for all the furniture in the buildings. include air-conditioning, elevators, first rooms renovated. classrooms beginning next summer. values and priorities and where it the $7 million renovation projects Students will be allowed to move The College's commitment to Five-hundred thousand dollars has and refinished bathrooms. hopes to move as it approaches its gives the College the ability "to con- into the dorms after the summer. been raised through fundraising to Regarding the classroom renova- centennial anniversary. Vice tract with architects and designers to "The College doesn't have the abili- draw up project plans. The College tions, the College is currently begin- SEE RENOVATIONS President for Administration, do the architectural work that is nec- ty right now to offload students," hopes to raise a total of $7 million ning classroom designs now, which continued on page 6 Ulysses Hammond, noted that these essary to complete the construction Hammond noted. Ulysses Hammond said should be Duster DANCE CLUB Let the dancing begin ... N.L. City Council Speaks on Candidates Discuss Pluralism Eminent Domain By NIKHIL A. IYENGAR By HALEY HOFMANN inated City Council, whom the 1 New London Party holds at least staff writer editor-in-chief partially responsible for the eminent City council candidates of the domain crisis. "Assimilation or Pluralism?" newly-formed 1 New London Party New London began to use emi- This is the question that Troy Duster, spoke Sunday night about New nent domain in the 1960s, although the 2004 -2005 President of the London's history of using the power the issue has only now garnered American Sociological Association, of "eminent domain" to evict home- national attention. Green Party can- asked Thursday, October 27, in Olin owners for the sake of economic didate Andy Derr, who also spoke at 014. Students from various sociolo- development With Susette Kelo, of the event, detailed how the city bull- gy classes, as well as faculty mem- Kelo v. New London fame, in atten- dozed an entire section of down- bers, attended the lecture, which dance, I New London candidates Dr. town, promising that a department gave meaningful insight into why Charles Frink, Mike Cristofaro, and store would open. This never there is an essential need for diversi- Tom Picinich, detailed the decades- occurred. Similarly, in the 1970s, the ty on college campuses and in life. long history of eminent domain city bulldozed 3.25 acres on Bank The lecture, The Hierarchy of usage in New London, which, the Street, which to this day sit empty. Culture as the Barrier to candidates alleged, has been a histo- As a result of repeated failure in Democratic Pluralism, was centered ry of deception and failure. The I attempts to achieve economic devel- on the idea that the perception of New London Party, which boasts "culture" in society limits our views five candidates, hopes to defeat cur- SEE EMINENT DOMAIN because it causes us to divide our" rent members of the Democrat-dom- Continued oa Page 6 world into "ours" vs. "everybody else's". This dichotomy refuses to allow us to see cultures as unique Students Assist With and wonderful in their own right, but instead, as lumped together in the category of "ethnic." PHOTO BY ELIZABETH MITCHELL Katrina Clean-Up Primarily, Professor Duster dis- The Connecticut College Dance Club held its first show of the semester Thursday through Saturday evenings in the dance studio on the third cussed the Assimilation Theory. floor of Cro. The show, which was dedicated 10 the victims of recent hurricanes in the Gulf region, is entirely student run, and each of the 13 By JOANNA GILLIA food and supplies, bagging beans According to the theory, an individ- dances is choreographed by students. and rice, cooking for the 100+ vol- ual "adopts" the language, religion, associate news editor unteers, unloading trucks, or going etc. of the group to which they wish relating to our notion of "cultural ty. Also, Duster addressed any sub- propose questions like Professor out into the neighborhood and clean- to "belong," Moreover, the indivld- hierarchy." In the end, Duster jects that the students or faculty Duster's: do we want assimilation or As Fall Break descended on ing up debris." The students were ual also goes through the five stages sought to expound npon in their members were unclear about. pluralism? Do we want one uniform Connecticut College, most students accompanied by the CC Chaplain of diversity, which consist of: detrimental relationships to demo- The lecture on democratic plu- and harmonized society, or would were eagerly preparing to head Randy Bond as well as Scott Intolerance, Tolerance, Acceptance, cratic pluralism. ralism was a definite must, especial- we rather an equally harmonious home for a weekend of rest, relax- McEver, the director of student life. Appreciation, and Mutual A ten-minute round of question ly for a campus that prides itself on society with the added spice of each ation and of course, mom's home The students and staff were also Enhancement. Also, Duster and answer followed Professor diversity. Moreover, the lecture culture? cooking. However, four Conn stu- joined by Austin Evers and Stephen addressed the concepts of the "sav- Duster's lecture, which opened the pointed out that in our society we dents gave up their weekend of well Woodard, ministers from the New age" versus the "civilized," and gave floor to various questions about the tend to lnmp groups together. As a deserved relaxation in order to assist London Collegiate Ministry. some anthropological background pros and cons of a pluralistic socie- result, we must force ourselves to victims of Hurricane Katrina in The trip was essentially the brain • Biloxi, Mississippi. child of Reverend Randy Bond, the WCNI Transfers Ownership to College From October 13th-16th four Protestant Chaplain at Connecticut students, Russell Chase 01', Jackie College. Reverend Bond lived in By JOANNA GILLIA Bryant, Samantha Couture and New Orleans for five years and was However, as of 1990, the Board was which is composed of five members Specifically, the Board of Directors Lindsey Roethe 08', traveled to connected to a church in Jackson, associate news editor restructured, leaving it under the of the Connecticut College faculty will be responsible for overseeing Biloxi on a mission trip in order to Mississippi. Through his connection control of Connecticut College stu- and staff. the station's operations, and help residents rebuild their homes with the church in Jackson, Bond Most Connecticut College stu- dents. Carey noted that the transfer finances. Most importantly, the and their lives after the devastation learned of a program to aid hurricane dents are well aware that the College posed problems, because "legally, directors will make sure that the sta- caused by Hurricane Katrina. victims through the Bay Vista has its own student run radio station, the responsibilities and liabilities of tion is complying with all Federal According to Lindsey Rothe 08, "the Baptist Church, located in Biloxi, WCNl 90.9. In fact, on any given the corporation and the broadcast The chair of the Board of and State broadcasting regulations. main goals of the trip were to just go night, many students tune into 90.9 license rested with the student board Directors, Connecticut Milstone was quick to point out down there and help in any way we SEE CLEAN-UP EM.