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Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1998-1999 Student Newspapers 4-9-1999 College Voice Vol. 22 No. 18 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1998_1999 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 22 No. 18" (1999). 1998-1999. 21. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1998_1999/21 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1998-1999 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. BACK TO ARTS AND HUMAN NATURE CRAFTS TOUCH Local parks are Worth a visit. Student display in Students offer aid in Cummings. Honduras. pageS page 7 page 12 "--"'"0LLEGE oren VoLUMEXXII· NUMBER 18 FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1999 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT Gaudiani- Free Speech V5. Civility Debating Discretion and Free Speech Classes Join to Discuss Defends Voice Ad Policy with NESCAC CT ADL Director By KATIE STEPHENSON Although he is an "ardent propo- Presidents' nent of free speech," Likund believes news editor that CODOH's ads have "very lillie Over the past month, debate has to do with the Holocaust and are more Decision intensified over an advenisement run about propagating gardeh variety in The Voice by the Committee for By ROB KNAKE anti-Semitism." He said that if Bra- Open Debate on the Holocaust dley Smith's advertisement had not managing editor (CODOH). The ad questioned the been run, his and CODOH's right to President Claire Gaudiani met validity of various aspects of the free speech would not have been in- with student leaders, athletes and Holocaust. Since the February 26 ad, fringed upon, The Voice, he thought, coaches on Thursday evening to field letters condemning both the paper's should have exercised discretion by questions on the NESCAC Presi- decision to run the ad and the asser- not running their ad. dents' decision to limit post season tions made within the ad, have taken "Freedom of the press is ulti- play. Defending the decision, over Opinion pages, and discussions mately about discretion," said Gaudiani responded to the issues on free speech have become a part of Likund. debates, classes, and lectures across raised by a hostile but courteous au- Defending the position of The dience. campus. College Voice, Brian Bieluch, Co- Capitalizing on this atmosphere The decision, handed down to Editor in Chief, quoted The Voice's of open dialogne, Professors Vogel New England Small College Athletic editorial of March 5, which stated, and Swanson, of the philosophy and Conference (NESCAC) students on "We believe that the best way to com- government departments, combined bat speech that we disagree with is February 8, allows only the NESCAC two of their classes to discuss the is- champion to advance to post season not through prior restraint of speech sue. Attending the debate was Rob play in the NCAA tournament. All but through more speech." Likund, Executive Director of other NCAA invitations to NESCAC Whereas Likund argned that Connecticut's Anti-Defamation printing the CODOH ad would do schools must be refused. In addition, League (ADL). post season pJay in other tournaments more harm than good, Bieluch argued Mathis Martin, Laura Miller, Ray Likund began the discussion by the opposite, believing that by print- is prohibited. DeSouza, Kait Stokes, and Tim offering the audience a history of the Student opposition to the decision ing the ad the paper had provided a has been strong both at Conn and Hanson, above, join in the ADL, explaining that it was founded service to the reading public. Bieluch other NESCAC colleges. On Febru- discussion during ajoint meeting of 86 years ago to "combat anti- said, "we don't want to let ideas like Semitism and other forms of bigotry." those expressed by CODOH boil be- ary 18, Conn's SGA ratified a uni- Professor Vogel's Tolerance and the To further these goals, Likund said, form statement written by NESCAC low the surface." Intolerable and Professor theADL arranges school-based diver- Attending students were divided student governments protesting the Swanson's Constitutional Law. sity programs and focuses on elirni- new limits on post-season play. in their views. Some believed that by Approximately 50 students were nating hate crimes and discrimina- When asked by Mike Mueller '00 printing the ad, Tile Voice was mak- how the decision was reached, ~ present for the hour and fifteen tiOll presenting facts to counter ing it much too easy for groups like Aiter CODOH to voice their views. Gaudiani explained that the decision !12 minute long discussion. Rob the arguments made by the ad's was the result of two years of study On the other side of the debate, :l Linkund, left, Executive Director of owner Bradley Smitb, Director of many students supported the policies and debate by the NESCAC Presi- the Connecticut branch of the Anti- CODOH, Likund said that the ads dents. NESCAC Presidents were 8 nf The Voice and the advertising ibaIply divided on the future of post- '\ltt~~1:~'l~'"Defemation League (ADL) have been runrung since 1991 pro- policy designed by the Editorial Season pIal" • III ~ provides background on th~ ADL's viding CODOH,. he contended, with Board. Jade Dalton '01, felt that there ~ r-r , ~ Win/Win srruation. Whether the ad "One of the possible decisions were significant benefits in running ~ mISSIOn. runs or not, it promotes discussion by the advertisement which were high- SEENESCAC ~ The Conn community reacts: bringing the issues presented by lighted by the fact thai discussions ~ CODOH to the forefront, Likund ar- similar to the one she was participat- continued on page 5 • page three gued. .. ing in were occurring . Cloudy, with a chance of. •• After Record Season, Men's Basketball Coach to Leave Conn By KATIE STEPHENSON Miller, who has coached at Conn for six seasons, created one of the top news editor Division ill programs in the nation hortly after the cheers for the compiling a 95-58 record during his Connecticnt College's men's tenure. His teams amassed an 85-20 Sbasketball team died down, record over the last four years and sadness replaced the excitement of qualified for post season tournament making it to the NCAA Final Four three times, including back-to-back and the relief at the end of the sea- NCAA Tournament appearances son. Following the team's return (1998-1999). from Virginia, Coach Glenn Miller This season, Connecticut College announced that he would be leav- won a school record 27 consecutive ing Conn to take a position as Head games and was the only remaining Coach of Division I Brown Univer- undefeated team in men's college sity, basketball before falling to Mizan Ayers, a freshman from Hampden-Sydney 74-58 in the na- the team, said that rumors had cir- tional semifinals on Friday March 19. cnlated during the season about the Miller, over the course of the sea- possibility that Miller would leave son, was named the NESCAC Coach Conn, so the announcement did not of the Year and led Conn to the nurn- come as a complete surprise. How- her one ranking in Division illfor the ever, he added, "I don't think any first time in school history. He also of the players thought it would be claimed the top spot in the National this soon." He continued saying Association of Basketball Coaches that the team was upset that Miller Division III poll for the final two is leaving, but at the same time, weeks of the season. they will continue to benefit from Senior co-captain Dwayne Coach Glenn Miller cuts the net down after our last victorious game. what they learned from him. Stallings emphasized the important According to Miller, "Leaving role Coach Miller has played for the practice. His strength was "getting us ing seasons. Connecticut College is one of the members of the team over the years. focused and ready to play every day:' "I feel that the program is in toughest decisions that I've had to "He [Miller] wanted us to be the best said Ayers. great shape and has an excellent op- make, but this is a wonderful op- that we could be and that feeling was Despite questions about how sue- portunity to maintain a level of ex- portunity for myself and my fam- contagious." One of his greatest cessful the team will be next season cellence for the next several years," ily. It's been a wonderful experi- strengths as a coach is his genuine without Miller and his coaching staff, said Miller. ~ ence and I am grateful for the sup- "love for basketball," said Stallings. both Miller and the teams players feel According to the Athletic De- - port that I receive for President Ayers echoed Stallings praise, that the team will continue to play SEEMILLER ... Claire Gaudiani and Athletics Di- adding that Coach Miller demon- well and draw attention to both the . ~ rector Ken McBryde." strated dedication at every game and program and the college 10 upcom- cOIltlllued 011 page 9 1Serbian Minister, Professors Clash over Kosovo ~ By KATIE STEPHENSON cal significance of Kosovo, the rela- tionship between the YugoslaVian A black cloud of smoke news editor Serbs and Albanians, the goals and loomed over Larrabee "Genocide," "ethnic cleansing" objectives of the Serbian offensive Green on late Monday and "human rights violations" were the importance of media coverage' afternoon after a brush among the terms discussed on and whether or not the United State~ Wednesday April 7, as an audience is acting in its national interests.