Journey to Israel; Women’s Soccer The puzzles are back! see page 2 takes 2nd in see page 4 conference; see page <3 T h e L a w r e n t i a n Vol. CXVI, No. 7 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1884 N o v e m b e r 5, 1998 Results are in! LUCC postpones pet judgment day are permitted without any sort in the hallways. state. by Josh H armon by A my H aegele of registration. Birds and small Ginke informed the council Although the Republicans caged mammals are permitted that it is impossible to elimi­ retained control of Congress, the Sparked by a recent rise in Last Tuesday, Republican unregistered animals on cam­ as long as the owner obtains nate pet odor and dander com­ Tommy Thompson was re-elected Democrats gained five seats in unanimous consent of the floor pletely from a room without the House, marking only the pus, the Lawrence University for a fourth term as governor of Community Council is consider­ residents. Dogs and cats are not repainting and refinishing the Wisconsin, beating Democratic third time since the Civil War allowed in residence halls, but entire room. A letter from a that the party in the White ing changing the legislation opponent Ed Garvey by a 21% governing student-owned pets. are allowed in fraternities and local asthma and allergy center margin. Wisconsin Democratic House has gained seats in a mid­ small houses with a unanimous confirmed this, stating that cat term election. During its Tuesday meeting, Senator Russ Feingold edged the council continued discus­ house vote. dander can even become lodged Republican opponent Mark The majority of voters polled The concerns of the resi­ under the paint. said that the Clinton scandal did sions from a previous meeting Neumann by 3%. about the subject. dence hall directors were pre­ Dean of Students Nancy Nov. 3 was election day across not affect their voting choices. sented to the council The hall Truesdell stated that she saw Democratic leaders cite the The current legislation cate­ the country. Americans voted for gorizes pets into three groups. directors feel that the rules in no indication that the council Senate seats in 34 states, gover­ continued Election; back pageSmall animals in aquariums their present form do not should make the rules more lib­ nor in 36, and the House in every address all possible circum­ eral. She believes that the num­ stances. For example, the legis­ ber of students who want pets lation does not describe what to be allowed seems to be should happen when a new stu­ decreasing. But according to dent moves to a floor where a one representative, those who pet has already been approved. seem genuinely concerned are But the hall directors do not not making their voices heard fully advocate banning pets, for by attending LUCC meetings. that would require that -t n - Several other representa­ dents find homes for pet- tives then mentioned the stu­ already on campus—an often dent concerns that they have long and tedious process. heard. The representatives Physical plant directors stated that many students have Vincent Maas and Harold would rather break the current Ginke were also present at the rules and keep their pets than meeting to answer the council’s take their pets to animal shel­ questions. Maas pointed out ters, likely because the that the residence buildings are Appleton shelter destroys all heated by hot water, which unclaimed pets after thirty prevents most pet dander from days. The Neenah shelter, circulating through ventilation though, has a no-kill policy. systems. Yet much dander can be circulated by student traffic continued LUCC; back page Family Weekend acclimates parents, siblings to LU life Jacob “Jake the Snake" Kline and Rob Klavens push LUCC's "small reptile" clause to the limit. Photo by Sara Schlarman lege life in the mainstream by C ameron K ramlich media. Parents seemed most anx­ Staff W riter ious about campus drinking and substance abuse. One parent was U. Chicago student government Scores of student families worried about the work-load her invaded the LU campus last freshman faces, while another weekend for Family Weekend, a parent voiced concerns about holds its first ever e-mail election new spin on an annual tradition Freshman Studies. “We had a phenomenal voter busy getting settled in. Apathy in which family members become Later that day, families head­ by K ary K elly turnout,” said Gupta, “In partic­ in SG elections is not that big of better acquainted with life at ed over to the Banta Bowl for the a problem, especially when the football game, which Lawrence (U-WIRE) CHICAGO, 111. ular, Shoreland and Snell- Lawrence. The event was former­ Hitchcock saw much larger vot­ U.S. Government can’t even get ly known as Parents’ Weekend. won . — Point and click. That is all ing numbers, with Shoreland 33 percent of the population to The activities began on Students expressed mixed students had to do to vote in almost doubling the number of vote in the presidential elec­ Friday, when parents visited reactions to this year’s Family this year’s Student Government votes of the top winner from tion,” said True. classes and rediscovered the joy Weekend. Many commented on (SG.) This election marked the last year.” Some students were pleased of learning through the eyes of the coincidence of Family first time e-mail ballots The electronic ballots also with the electronic ballots, cit­ their children. However, a small Weekend falling on Halloween, a appeared on the University of decrease the potential for fraud. ing its convenience as the pri­ number of parents arrived in traditional time for college par­ Chicago campus, giving stu­ Each voter is asked to provide a mary benefit. Appleton in time for this. ties. Others said the weekend dents the opportunity to cast special authorization code, “I definitely prefer e-mail to Lawrence students enjoyed a was a well-executed example of their votes from their homes. making the origin of an e-mail having to stand in line and sit reprise from Downer Friday Lawrence at its best. Members of SG noted that ballot much easier to trace than down somewhere. It will make night by sharing dinner with “Family Weekend provided an well over half of the voters sub­ that of a paper ballot. Those me more likely to vote in the their families. Victoria’s Italian excellent opportunity for my par­ mitted ballots via e-mail. who tabulated the results sus­ future,” explained San restaurant on College Avenue ents to better understand what I “We switched to e-mail pect minimal or no fraudulent Bretheim, a second-year stu­ was the most popular locale. go through every day,” said one because everyone will get it. ballots in this election. Votes dent. President Warch greeted the sophomore. Everyone is set up with an e- were counted three times to “It was an easy, quick, con­ Lawrence parents Saturday After attending three mail account and most people ensure accuracy. venient, and seemingly accu­ morning at Riverview Lounge in Lawrence classes in a row, one check it at least every couple of “It seems important to vote, rate way to vote,” said first-year the Memorial Union. After an parent said she felt much more days,” explained Victoria True, but it is not as though we are student Aiko Onishi. introduction to Lawrence, empathetic toward her son’s the nominee for the Graduate deciding some great social issue Others were put off by the President Warch described the lifestyle. Affairs chair. “It gives everyone or anything. You just have to impersonal tone of the ballot. process of educating students for The weekend ultimately is a chance to vote.” take it for what it’s worth,” “The e-mail ballots didn’t let a well-rounded, full life in an designed to bring families closer Parag Gupta, SG president, explained first-year student me get to know the candidates,” information economy. Following together and ease the transition confirmed the accessibility of e- Greg Gurda. said first year student his speech, parents asked the out of the home and into the real mail, citing an increase in voter “I think this election was a Mennatallah Eltakistudent, “It president questions about the world. According to freshman turnout from previous years; success, particularly when you was just some faceless e-mail so state of affairs at Lawrence. Rick Herzog, “Everyone goes out between 900 and 1000 students consider that it’s the second I abstained from voting alto­ The topics of these questions with their parents. This is a good voted in the election. week of classes and everyone is gether.” reflected interpretations of col­ thing.” 2 The Lawrentian F e a t u r e s Thursday, November 5 What's OH? Archaeology and travels in Israel at Lawrence learned this story this summer at Dor. The university’s teams bly four, huge rooms that might b y E l i z a b e t h G e e r y as a volunteer on the University have been digging there for have served as storage areas for of California-Berkley/Santa about twelve years, and the site equipment related to the harbor Thursday, Nov.5 Part I of a series. Part II will Barbara team excavating a small has been open even longer; yet enterprises. We also found other run next week. area of Tel Dor in present-day many artifacts still lie undiscov­ walls, built at various time peri­ 4:10 p.m.