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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. Israel. ered. We were not the only team ods, that were unconnected to Long ago, there was a city I went to Dor because I was there that summer; Cornell the warehouse, as well as bits of Cello master class with called Dor, which sat on the coast Steve Doan; Harper Hall interested in the Middle East University and Hebrew street or drains; broken pottery, of the Mediterranean Sea by a region and archaeology; I left University (from Tel Aviv), as much of which was thrown away; natural harbor. Many sea-faring still interested in both and with well as a group of Germans, were and shattered animal bones and Friday, Nov. 6 peoples conquered Dor and ruled big muscles (okay, relatively big). working on other areas of the tel. shells. it for varying lengths of time, Many of the volunteers, includ The cycle of construction and I was most intrigued by the 3:00 p.m. adding their ideas about religion, ing myself, had only a very ama destruction from the numerous “special finds,” rarer and more Recent Advances in Biology architecture, and the arts to the teurish knowledge about archae conquests of Dor now convenient valuable objects, each of which lecture: “Fire Management and rich culture of the city. One such ology while others, anthropology ly provided us with a stratifica received a special number for Biodiversity in Southern group, the Phoenicians, produced majors or graduate students in tion of the remains of the ancient classification. The objects includ California Coastal Shrub their famous purple dye in Dor archaeology, better understood city. UC’s digging area was on ed a Hellenistic plate with Lands,” Paul Zedler, Center for using shellfish from the sea. the subject. the edge of the cliff over the detailed painting, many fertility Environmental Studies, UW A more famous nation, the Nonetheless, we all were ocean. The site contained the goddess figures made from hand Arboretum; Youngchild 161 Israelites, occupied the city at there to do the same job—per ruins of what had been the molds, complete oil lamps, beads, different periods until the forming the unending grunt industrial part of the city for and a temple statuette. 7:30 p.m. Romans took control. The work that excavating entails. many years. We expected our We began our days at four in Jazz Celebration Weekend Romans built “lovely drains” and Laboring under the hot sun, we digging to turn up artifacts most the morning, waking to a break concert: New York Voices, an enormous temple, which was worked with pickaxes, hoe-like ly from the Persian period, fast of tea or coffee, as well as LUJE, and Jazz Singers; visible to ships sailing up to the tools called turias, hand picks, though in some areas, we found Nutella and peanut butter on Memorial Chapel harbor. Each conquest of Dor led and brushes to clear away the items from the Iron Age. bread. Buses drove us to the tel, to the construction and, often, dirt, sand, rocks, and weeds that Earlier that season, full-time getting us there before dawn. By destruction of homes, temples, Saturday, Nov. 7 covered the ruins of Dor. archaeologists had discovered the time we got our tools out of and shops until the city had been Our expedition was only a the foundation of a large Persian the shed and distributed them, built up forty-five feet upon a continuance of UC’s excavations warehouse with three, and possi the sun had just begun to rise. 7:30 p.m. cliff overlooking the cove. I Jazz Celebration Weekend concert: Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Roberts on Ellington, featuring the Marcus Roberts Trio; Memorial Chapel
Sunday, Nov. 8
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Fencing meet: USFA C and Under Open; Buchanan Kiewit Center
1:00 p.m. Arts Academy faculty recital, Joanne Henderson, vio lin and viola, and Nell Jorgensen Buchman, piano, assisted by Jessica Downs, oboe, and Heidi Westermark, violin; Harper Hall
9:30 p.m. Coffeehouse entertainment: Eric E., singer/songwriter/acoustic A n Israeli courtyard. guitarist, will perform blues, Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Geery jazz, rock and alternative; Coffeehouse A D A PT educates, provides support for students with disabilities ADAPT stands for “teaching though. It also educates the gen disabilities, respectively. They Monday, Nov. 9 b y L i n d s a y S h a w and promoting all disability eral public on disability aware will also host another simulation Erin Gargulio’s favorite awareness.” It was officially rec ness. workshop second term in 7:30 p.m. memory about her involvement ognized by LUCC on October 21, A very active organization at Lucinda’s. Archaeology slide-illustrated with ADAPT is her opportunity- 1997. Before that time, Lawrence, ADAPT last year set Gargulioi said that ADAPT lecture: “The Unsolved Mystery to expose Lawrence students and Lawrence had a similar group in up an accommodations panel to will bring speakers and enter of the Agora Bone faculty to the difficulties of hav the 1970’s called the Lawrence educate professors and residence tainers to campus. They plan on Well,” Susan 1. Rotroff, professor ing a learning disability. “It is Difference, but that group dis life staff about disabilities. They inviting a woman from of classical archaeology, difficult to learn as fast as other solved decades ago. No official also hosted movie nights in Milwaukee to discuss disabili Washington University; Wriston students,” she said. “Students records of the old group can be Kohler, showing films which ties in the workplace. They will auditorium. Reception follows with learning disabilities really found. exclusively featured people with also try to book Jerry Mills, a have to budget their time.” Gargulio is one of three co disabilities. man who sings about ADHD, 8:00 p.m. Gargulio and the rest of founders of the current club. For example, ADAPT showed and Rachel Barkton, a violinist Faculty Chamber recital: ADAPT conducted a workshop The other two co-founders (now the film “Mrs. Doubtfire” because who became disabled after an “Twentieth Century Percussion last year which allowed students graduated) are Arie Farnam and star Robin Williams has accident on Chicago’s elevated Masterpieces”; Harper Hall, and staff to experience life with a Kari Burdge. Last year the Attention Deficit Disorder. train. Representatives from Music-Drama Center learning disability through sim three students recognized the Gargulio mentioned that Kohler ADAPT have visited and educat ulation. One of Gargulio’s profes need for a support and educa Hall is the best place to show ed Freshman Studies classes, Tuesday, Nov. 10 sors, who was initially leery of tional club that was accessible to movies. Not only is it allergy-free, and they will also participate in Attention Deficit Disorder, now all students, as opposed to small but Wriston Arts Center, where the Multicultural Affairs 11:10 a.m. understands learning disabili individual support groups that films are usually shown, is not Committee’s Identity Forum. ties through simulated experi were scattered throughout cam wheelchair accessible, a major Guest Lecture: “Stephen To learn more about ADAPT, Sondheim and the American ence and fully supports ADAPT. pus. concern for members of ADAPT. Today, ADAPT’s goal is to This year ADAPT is planning stop in at a meeting every Musical Theatre Wednesday at 7pm in the Career Tradition,” Dan Egan; Wriston provide outreach, support, edu to host more movies such as cation, and resources for stu Center. There is also a disability auditorium “Blink” and “Dark Horse”, which dents with all disabilities in the are about visual and physical resource center in College Place. Appleton community. They are 4:15 p.m. 30 members strong and growing. Net Results, finding info on CORRECTION Of these, 22 have learning dis the World Wide Web; The following occurred in the Oct. 29, 1998 issue of the abilities, ten have Attention Lawrentian: Information Technology Deficit Disorder, two are visually Center, Second Floor, Library impaired, and two are physically “Pesticides pose threat” was a letter from Heidi Busse and Phil McKenna of Greenfire. impaired. ADAPT is not just for continued What's On; page 3 students with disabilities, We regret the error. Thursday, November 5 F ea t u r e s T h e La w r e n t ia n 3 Student adventures at Ontario theatre festival The performance itself may not group picture. leaves coated the town. Many the full set of “Much Ado” disap by Brandy K line have been unbearable, but sleep After lunch, our second streets are named with a pear to be replaced with a to- Six plays in three days with deprivation and lack of interest Shakespeare play was “Two Shakespearean theme. Titles of scale two story farmhouse com the picturesque town of did not make for a stimulating Gentlemen of Verona.” Once his plays, character names and plete with a running water Stratford as the setting. For the experience. again, the actors restored our place names that relate to his pump in the side yard. tenth time in 20 years, two van The evening’s musical pro faith in the high quality of the life and times abound in the This next set was “The loads of Lawrence students duction of “Man of la Mancha” atre at Stratford. In addition to neighborhoods surrounding the Miracle Worker,” which would traveled to Ontario for the more than made up for any being staged in the Victorian three theaters and the down also be our last show before the Stratford Theatre Festival. The flaws found in the rest of the period, the show opened in a town area. The Avon River runs long ride home. “Miracle” vans left at 7 pm Wednesday weekend’s fare. The set was an hockey rink, complete with ice through the center of it all, pro proved to be a touching story, night and, 13 hours later, imposing representation of a skaters and a seemingly slip viding many parks filled with and impressed many audience arrived in Stratford. 13th-century Inquisitorial tor pery floor. The timing of the ducks, geese and seagulls to members who had not expected Early that morning the dri ture chamber, and although the actors was right on, and amuse the tourists. to end the evening in tears. vers took an extended scenic show was very dark in tone, the although the matinee audience After a walk along the river Once again the Stratford route through the countryside performance was stellar. tried to distract them, the and dinner at Gene’s House of Trip was a success. What began of Canada, unbeknownst to the The later part of the evening actors responded to catcalls and Chinese and Canadian Food, as a bi-annual project has now passengers, who did not wake was spent at Bentley’s Pub, a made the audience a part of the the evening’s performance was gone two years straight, and up until the drivers found them well-known pub and eatery show. a brilliant production of looks to be heading into its selves thoroughly turned where actors have been known Stratford-on-Avon, Ontario Moliere’s “The Miser”. The third consecutive year. around and 40 miles in the to grab a drink after the show is known for more attributes script itself is a classic, and the wrong direction. But there was and talk with patrons. We saw than its annual theatre festival, cast understood the comedy, plenty of time, and the sunrise no actors at Bentley’s this year, but the town lives almost solely irony and farce that is some What. O n ? was beautiful. but the entire LU group met for for it. During the 1950s, the times wrongly interpreted as After a fine breakfast at a drinks and live music. railroad and shipping business melodrama. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 restaurant on the Stratford We spent the next morning that made Stratford one of the That evening, the LU group Town Square, we continued on sleeping in and exploring the major business centers of found themselves on a personal W ednesday, N ov. 11 to the Nurse’s Residence, where many shops Stratford has to Canada closed down, leaving ly guided tour of the backstage we were lodged. “Julius offer. Among the many dress little industry. At the same of the Festival Theatre, 6:30 p.m. Caesar,” one of three shops and delicatessens are gift time, a small theatre festival Stratford’s crowning glory. Purchasing and Upgrading Shakespearian plays we would shops for each theatre, novelty was beginning. The entire town Thanks to the LU Dean of Off- Your Computer; Informational see, was the first play of the day and new age boutiques, and a devoted itself to the festival, Campus Programs, Chuck Technology Center, Second and the first of three shows at sprinkling of coffeehouses. and since then, tourism has Lauter, we were guided by the Floor, Library the Festival Theatre. Before the second day’s been its main economic base. head props master of the Of the six shows, “Caesar” matinee, the group met for a Elegant maple trees sur Festival. 7:00 p.m. was the most disappointing. leisurely lunch on the island in round the grand brick houses on He led us through all back ASIA-A presents William The matinee audience was dis the Avon River. For the second narrow streets. Two weeks ago stage areas, including storage, Shreve, former Vietnam veter tracting, the choreography year in a row, everyone climbed the trees were at their peak of the prop shop, costume shop, an, speaking on “The Role of looked fabricated, and the into a gnarled old tree on the changing colors, and the reds, the stage itself and the so-called the Hmong People in the actors overplayed their parts. edge of the island to take our yellows, and oranges of the “Underworld” of passages, hid Vietnam War,” in honor of den entryways, vaums, traps, Veteran’s Day; Wriston audito elevators and cue stations. It rium Art prof comes from East to join ranks was an unmissable opportunity to see the backstage workings of she took part in some group Kay fragrance for the Saturday, Nov. 14 by Jessica Athens shows though mainly “working Clementine Gallery in New a professional theatre. Next came another late Staff W riter primarily as a metals teacher at York. Using the Mary Kay logo, little street studios.” She also she created delicate formica tags night at Bentley’s and another 1:00 p.m. morning picnic, this time in Football vs. Grinnell Anyone who has spent time worked at the Oriental Institute as the emblem for the new per College, School Spirit Tug-of- in Wriston may be wondering Museum and on outreach pro fume. The work and the opportu Shakespeare Park, further down the river bank. That War Contest at Halftime; who the dark-haired, energetic grams focused on metals. nity itself all spoke to one of her Banta Bowl new student who spends most of In 1996, she decided to greater interests as she states it: afternoon, the matinee was the her time in the sculpture studio return to the East Coast for her “the co-opting of art to elevate best of all performances attend is. We’d like to clue you in — she M.F.A. and found herself at the fashion.” ed. “Much Ado About Nothing,” was set in the lush background isn’t a student; she’s Assistant State University of New York at When asked, “What’s your Professor of Art Yumi Roth. New Paltz, where she focused work about?”, Roth responds of the Roaring Twenties. $2.00 o ff Roth, Lawrence University’s again on metals. More specifical with the following list: humor, Beatrice and Benedick, often newest addition to its art ly, she wanted to look at the common materials, and seem played as a woman and man in Processing department faculty, hails from overlap of metals and sculpture, ingly banal subjects presented in their twenties, were played as the East Coast. She completed incorporating the “level of detail an elevated format. Always 40-something rivals. The her undergraduate degrees, a and craftsmanship that inter plagued by a love/hate relation rivals/lovers as portrayed by B.A. in anthropology at Tufts ests me in sculpture” into her ship with objects—she notes veteran actors Brian Bedford We Use K o d ak 4x6 Paper University in Medford, work. that she loves to work with fake and Martha Henry unquestion For A Good Look Massachusetts, and a B.F.A. at During her stay at SUNY- wood paneling in sculpture, yet ably personified the director’s New Paltz, Roth became more despises it in her hallway—Roth vision of “Redemption and Present this ad for S 2.00 off each roll o f the School of the Museum of 24 or 26 exp. 35mm color negative print Fine Arts in Boston, in 1993. intrigued with metal’s potential mentions she’s been lately Renewal.” Between shows, we again film No other coupons apply. Expires While working on her B.F.A., to be “functional,” and the subse intrigued with “the perception of Nov 30. I99R. Roth focused her attention most quent translation of the idea of abundance and choice, and our were invited to spend time in a ly on printmaking and metals. function into the art’s subject. complicity with materials.” restricted area. The set The open attitude of the art Rather than making a work Regarding her position at changeovers between shows at CMURRAY^ PHOTO CQ] “ department at Tufts, Roth functional, then, she made the Lawrence, Roth states that she either of the two theatres are an and VIDEO believes, led her to a more blend work about the idea of function. was looking for a job that “fit amazing thing to watch. In Avenue ed approach to the use of media. One of Roth’s finer stories completely with the way I think under one hour we witnessed — m a l l — 733-58851 After graduating from Tufts, describes the chance offer to cre [an art department] could work.” Roth migrated to Chicago, where ate a work based on a new Mary The structure of Lawrence’s art T h e E l ie W i e s e l P r iz e mmamm department, Roth felt, was “set up so that you could take it more in E t h i c s seriously.” Out of all the places to which she applied, she felt 1999 ESSAY CONTEST that the Lawrence professorship SUGGESTED THEMES rn-mWk best fit her skills and goals. • Discuss ethics based on a personal experience While content at Lawrence, • Why are we here? How are we to meet our ethical obligations? she contests that there is one • Reflect on an ethical aspect of a literary text primary difficulty for herself and or public policy issue
students alike. Unlike in ELIGIBILITY: FULL-TIME JUNIOR AND SENIOR UNDERGRADUATES Massachusetts and New York, DEADLINE:JANUARY22.1999
students here have virtually no N o more than three (3) essays from the same college, university or campus unit opportunity to go “see art.” Roth be considered in any one contest year. Essays must be accompanied by a letter feels that this kind of opportuni on school stationers verifying eligibility according to our gtitiielines ty is vital for a developing artist. FIRST PRIZE: $5,000 SECOND PRIZE: $2,500 When asked about Appleton THIRD PRIZE: Sl.SOO in general, she drily responded TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS: $500 EACH that she has been researching ENTRY FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION the development of the suburb in Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by December 18, 1998 to: modern America. Furthermore, The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics she boasted with delight, “it’s my The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanitv New studio art Assistant Professor Yumi Roth has plans new to addstudio art to second Superfund site!” 430 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1920 New York, NY 10017 her malls. Lawrence will sponsor a Photo by Lisa W eatherbee This inform ation is also available online through FastWF.B show on Roth’s work in fall ‘99. (Financial Aid Search Through the WEB) at www.fastweb.com. 4 The Lawrentian Op /E d T hursday , N o v em ber 5
->*****>• Careless votes should not be encouraged Ai ry, the last of the prohibi One of the most mis b y M i c h a e l S . C a r t e r tions against those guided efforts at increas (U-WIRE) LOS groups’ voting rights were ing the small percentage ANGELES, Calif.—It lifted, enabling them to of young voters is the seems everybody is eager share the fruits of repre “Rock the Vote” organiza to inform us what our sentative democracy tion. This group, which is rights are. Just as impor along with everybody else. closely affiliated with tant those rights, but not However, there was a MTV, registers young peo emphasized nearly as reason that these ple to vote, attempting to much, are the responsibil Americans were not use music as a way of ities they carry. One of the allowed to vote. The rea interesting them in the most serious of these son was valid; the prob political process. responsibility-weigh ted lem was that it was Unfortunately, Rock rights is the right to vote. applied to the wrong peo the Vote’s theme seems to And so, please, if you ple. It’s the same reason be: it’s better to express don’t know what’s going that anybody under the yourself through voting, on in the political world, if age of 18 is not allowed to no matter how unin you haven’t studied the vote. It was believed (and formed you are, than to propositions, if you aren’t continues to be in the case miss out on the opportuni familiar with the candi of minors) that Native ty. But, as you can bring a "SoUeTiMES X WoRRf J u » VJlLl W&D BttADSE OF M UMSUM- WEIGHT." dates’ records and posi Americans, blacks, and horse to water but can’t women did not have a suf make it drink, you can tions, don’t vote. Yes, I’ve Committee will continue marred by unnecessary ficient capacity for reason, register a person and drag said the unthinkable: if Coffeehouse to work to provide quali coughing. With the excep or that they did not have them to the voting booth, you can’t exercise a right ty entertainment in the tion of a colicky infant, no the necessary powers of but can’t make them responsibly (as in being Coffeehouse, and to stim one was coerced to attend. judgment to make deci think. an informed voter), don’t clarifications ulate efforts to improve So, it’s strange that anyone sions of great importance. If a person doesn’t care exercise it at all. the overall atmosphere. who found the concert Though of course we enough about government This is no elitist point The Coffeehouse Thank you for your con worth hearing would want know today that one’s eth to go out and register him of view. Any adult U.S. Committee appreciates tinued support and to cough during its perfor nicity or sex doesn’t ren or herself without having citizen (as long as he or the recent comments and encouragement. mance. der a person devoid of rea to be spoon-fed by the she isn’t in prison) has the suggestions offered by A single unrehearsed son, the point remains a rock music industry, they right to vote. Becoming an the Lawrentian and oth —Megan Threlkeld, cough can unfairly dis valid one: if you don’t probably shouldn’t be vot informed voter requires ers. We have taken sev Leslie Askew rupt the pianissimo of have the good judgment to ing at all. There’s no value nothing more than a little eral steps to implement The Coffeehouse forty disciplined singers. be able to exercise your in expressing yourself bit of time. But if you those suggestions, Committee And if only that were voting rights responsibly, unless you have some choose not to be informed, including our recent the end of it! you shouldn’t have the thing to say. please don’t bother voting. campus survey in the Unsatisfied, the lonely right to vote. This is pre Do we want people In years past, as we all Memorial Union. cough seeks consorts. A cisely why voting rights who don’t know what know, Native Americans, The amount of Only the single hurrumph will have never been extended they’re doing to vote? blacks, and women were responses we received inspire a dozen scratchy to children. Elections have serious not allowed to participate indicated an interest on throats all over the audi The existence of these consequences. Leave the sound of in the elective process. Of the part of students in torium. prohibitions, past and voting to those who care. course, we are now the future of the One of my students present, highlight the It’s better not to vote at enlightened enough to Coffeehouse. Most of the listening told me that I shouldn’t seriousness with which all than to do so reckless realize the injustice of comments were very pos expect people to stop voting is and continues to ly. Please—don’t rock the that bygone state of itive; on the whole people being people just because be regarded. vote. In my short acquain affairs. During this centu think we’re doing a pret tance with Lawrence they are at a concert. It’s ty good job. Some sugges University, I have been a good point. People and Crossword 101 tions for further favorably impressed with their needs are truly improvement included many aspects of the more important than Just Horsing Around" By Cmy Frey offering more variety in school: interesting, tal music: perhaps the music, especially jazz ented, and hard-working coughing serves to ACROSS 1 2 3 3 6 7 1 10 11 12 13 and student acts, making remind us of that basic 1 N. Y. C. art district students, stimulating 4 1 ’ ■ the Coffeehouse a smok 5 Monks’ CEO 14 13 16 colleagues, friendly and fact. 10 Retired 1 ■ ing facility, keeping the supportive administra I maintain, however, 17 I t 19 fluorescent lights off as that most of the cough 14 Black ■ tive personnel, a quality 15 Soak 20 21 22 much as possible, and library. Even the wide ing we hear at concerts is ■ variously altering the psychologically induced 16 Strong wind 24 23 26 hallways in Briggs Hall H U 23 17 Vest _ ■ decor. are a testament to the rather than physiologi 18 Good Judgement 27 21 29 30 31 32 For the record, there school’s vision of quality cally mandated. There ■ ■ 20 Winter mo. 33 35 is a significant difference education. I love rum are many sounds, for 21 Outdo _ _ ■ between the Coffeehouse maging through the instance, that our bodies 37 31 22 Brought to a con 34 Committee and the com shelves of recordings and are wont from time to clusion ■ 1 39 mercial business of the videos in the Media time to produce—sneez 23 Knead need ■ ■ Coffeehouse. We are a Center. The user-friendly ing, burping, and several 25 Touch down 42 43 ■ 1 44 programming committee, other sounds we don’t 27 Indian term of respect approach has even 45 47 run by students in order revived my enthusiasm often hear at Schumann 29 European horsemen ■ “ 53 54 to provide entertain 33 Love in Roma 41 49 50 for those big wax discs. recitals. Why, then, all 34 Out-of-date ” ■ 33 ment. The Coffeehouse Nothing, however, the coughing? JJ 36 57 itself, including all the 35 Story telling place ■ has impressed me so Let’s agree as a com 36 Monetary units 39 . j , refreshment and coffee deeply as how conserva munity to refrain from ■ ■ sales, is run as a part of 37 Insert mark 62 tory students listen to coughing in Memorial 38 Stringed instrument 1 ■ 44 Memorial Union. The music: they listen intent Chapel or Harper Hall. 39 Tee precursor committee has no ly. I hear it in the class Intent listening is one of 40 Pilots a jet 7 Mr. Reynolds 41 A way to tie authority over the actual room (most of the time), the best ways to sup 41 Burdened 8 Former CIA 43 Jane's mate quality or sale of coffee. and I hear it at concerts press the urge to cough 42 Pony 9 Tiger’s need 46 Sheriffs group In addition, we have in Harper Hall and Try to match the concen 44 Revise 10 Plan 47 Middle East chieftain no control over smoking Memorial Chapel. It’s tration of the perform 45 Relative 48 Strikebreaker 11 Goes with wedding or policies, which are regu very exciting to hear ers. If just plain listen 46 Horses’ gaits leader 49 Right lated by LUCC; the music accompanied by ing doesn’t do the trick, 48 Empty 12 In addition 50 River in Switzerland decor, which is decided 51 Largo book 13 A feat 51 Horse’s gait the silent sound of keen lozenges may prove help 52 Rather upon by the managers of concentration. ful. Come enjoy the 19 Touch, e.g. 53 _ Frank's diary the Union; or even 55 Custers' adversary 21 Newborn 54 Close by Hearers in Lawrence music; cough during 58 Hamlet 24 Irish Republic 56 Overzealous actor whether or not the lights University’s Memorial intermission, cough dur 59 Air 25 Mislays 57 Pay dirt are on. We do encourage Chapel were treated two ing the applause. But 60 Answered the alarm 26 Helper 58 Entitle communication among Saturdays ago to a m ar during the perfor 61 Arm bone 27 Gross receipts these different groups; a velous program of choral mance—better to swal 62 Existed 28 Jacob Amman fol student manager of the music. Within an hour, low. 63 Gas measuring device lower Quotable Quote Coffeehouse does serve Rick Bjella led the uni 64 Pub offering 29 Worried on the committee, and is versity’s choirs in a daz —Bradley Hunnicutt 30 Budwelser breed DOWN " The profession of involved in the program zling spectrum of music Lecturer in Music 1 Slave 31 Ms. Carpenter ming decisions we make. book-writing makes horse from all around the 2 Double-reed instrument 32 Disburse We have also shared world. We in the 34 Redecorate racing seem like a solid, 3 Toy with the student man audience, however, 4 A single unit 37 Kin group sensible business." agers all the comments performed less 5 Residues 38 Unsatisfactory excuse we received regarding 6 Promote 40 Chancy admirably. .. . John Steinbeck the sale of coffee. With Some of the even By GFR Associates E-Mail: [email protected] the help of student sug ing’s most beautiful Mail: GFR, P.O. Box 461, Schenectady, NY 12301 gestions, the Coffeehouse quiet moments were Thursday, November 5 O p / E d The La w r e n t ia n Where’s the love? STAFF EDITORIAL Many students woke up There are also groups that are Tuesday not knowing for whom or not explicitly political but have where to vote. By and large, those previously taken stands on campus groups involved in poli issues. None did last week. tics should have done more to Downer Feminist Council and inform students about the elec PRIDE both protested a Green tions. Bay television station last spring By registering students to for what they considered homo- vote and bussing them to the phobic bias. Neither group chose polling stations, the Participation to speak out against Senate in Government House helped to Majority Leader Trent Lott and mobilize the vote. However, many others who have vocally opposed students were still confused about gay-rights during this election. important details of the voting Last year, the Outdoor process. Recreation Club co-sponsored The College Democrats and with Greenfire a lecture about the Greenfire, the campus pro-envi Department of Natural Resources ronment organization, put out a and Tommy Thompson’s role in it, flyer endorsing Senate candidate yet ORC did not follow this up at Russ Feingold. These two were all when the governor was up for the only noticeable efforts that re-election. campus groups made to promote There is no excuse for a uni the elections. versity to have uninformed vot Neither the College ers. While some blame must lie "YeaH, X VoTeD, Jew I'M#WAT aKe ASH°WER." Democrats nor the College with those who do not seek out Republicans opted to write edito candidate information, this infor rials endorsing candidates or mation should be made as readily espousing causes and issues. For available as possible. Campus these groups, the period leading groups which have political inter 24” Pythons run wild on votersup to election day is the most ests ought to voice those interests staked his career on his “Thunderball” was on the 100 important of the entire year. And before election day, instead of by E van W yse father’s name. Humphrey has best books of the twentieth cen while the Democrats did put signs spending the rest of the year deal never shown the intellect or tury list, or answering ques Being from Minnesota, I up, there was no noise at all from ing with problems caused by innovation of his father, and tions about how he would deal have been approached several the Republicans. those in office. has been a mediocre candidate with gridlock by flexing his times with the question “What for years in Minnesota politics. bicep. was your state thinking?” This The Lawrentian, USPS 306-680, is published every week, 23 St. Paul mayor Norm The only real issue of con is, of course, in regards to the times per year while classes are in session, and is distributed free Coleman, the Republican can troversy in his campaign was election on Tuesday of former of charge to students, faculty, and staff on the Lawrence didate, was formerly a his announcement that he pro wrestler Jesse Ventura as University campus. Mail subscriptions are twenty dollars per Democrat and an aide to Skip. favored the legalization of pros governor. I would like to use year. Second-class postage paid at Appleton, Wisconsin. POST He switched parties in 1996 for titution. Minnesota voters this opportunity to demon MASTER: Send address changes to the Lawrentian, 115 S. Drew, fear of being associated with respected his frankness and strate that fluoridation of the Appleton, WI 54911. Minnesota Senator Paul rewarded him for it. drinking water or some other Wellstone, a notorious liberal. I disagree with many of his fluke has not caused Minnesota To get the gubernatorial nomi positions, such as opposing gov voters to lose their sanity. T he Law rentian nation, he had to play to the ernment funding of student aid The candidate formerly conservative wing of the party, for higher education or sup known as “The Body” is serious Editorial policy is determined by the editor. Any and he was unable to move porting concealed weapon per about his commitment to the opinions which appear unsigned are those of the himself far enough from these mits. I didn’t vote in position. He served for four majority of the Lawrentian editorial board. extreme positions. Minnesota, and had I voted years as mayor of the Letters to the editor are welcome and encouraged. The editor Coleman and Humphrey there I don’t know whether I Minneapolis suburb in which reserves the right to edit for style and space. Letters must be sub both made mistakes in how to would have voted for Ventura he grew up when he became fed mitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesdays prior to publication to the Information deal with this third party or not, but I certainly would up with the course it was tak Desk, mailed to the above address, or e-mailed to upstart. Humphrey, anticipat have considered it. ing. He cares strongly about “[email protected].” ing Ventura would draw more The decisive 37% of education, and admitting his votes from Coleman, refused to Minnesota voters who cast Editorial Policy lack of knowledge on the sub participate in votes where he their votes for Jesse were not -All submissions to the editorials page must be turned in to ject, named a teacher of 36 wasn’t invited. Neither candi stupid or mislead on Tuesday. the Lawrentian no later than 8 p.m. on the Tuesday before pub years as his running mate. He date criticized him, and his Ventura was a refreshing alter lication. received the endorsement of humor and quick-wit in debates native to The Simpleton and -If submitted on a computer disk, it must be Macintosh for the Reform Party, the same made him rise in the polls con The Schemer. His honesty and mat. party as Ross Perot. sistently. charisma stood out well against -The Lawrentian reserves the right to print any submissions Governor-elect Ventura’s Ventura was everyman’s their politics-as-usual rhetoric. received after the above deadline, and to edit each submission opponents in the campaign nei candidate, not an attorney like Jesse “The Mind” Ventura, as for clarity, decency, and grammar. ther took him seriously nor his opponents, but a down-to- he told Tom Brokaw he would -Letters to the editor should not be more than 350 words, were great potential governor’s earth centrist who didn’t talk like to be called, can accom and will be edited for clarity, decency, and grammar. in their own right. down to voters. He played the plish much reform as the first -Guest editorials may be arranged by contacting the editor- Skip Humphrey, the anti-intellectual, publicly won Reform Party Governor in the in-chief or the editorials editor in advance of the publishing Democrat candidate, has dering where Ian Fleming’s United States. date.
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and Howlin' Wolf to contemporary greats like Buddy Term 1 Program>g] Guide Guy and Eric Clapton. Phish hooks the mainstream valid untilitni 12-12-98 W ednesday Sunday 7:00-9:00 SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS with “The Story of the Ghost”12:00-1:30 THE RUMOR MILL Hosted by The Mad Mosher Hosted by Justin Mills and Mel Howell The Mad Mosher gives you a thorough clinical “Story of the Ghost” picks up a Justin and Mel host 90 minutes of ska, rocksteady, examination of death, black, thrash, speed, and all by D avid Warner simpler, song-oriented thread roots reggae, and Jamaican jazz, spanning the last other extreme forms of metal. Carcass, Morbid (U-WIRE) GREENCAS- in a most appealing fashion. three decades. From the 1960s Jamaican ska of Angel, Death, Emperor, Deicide, Hypocrisy, Sacred TLE, Ind.—It seems like the Still, not everything works. Ken Boothe and the Skatalites to the English 2-tone Reich, and many more will be played. The show music industry these days is In trying to create a tuneful, movement of the late 1970s to the punk-induced focuses on pure metal, with occasional theme days. Filled with multitudes of bands graceful and entertaining type vibes of today's ska artists, this show plays it all. 9:00-10:30 THE ART OF THE PIANO that are all looking for their of pop music, Phish sometimes Weekly giveaways, concert announcements, and Hosted by Matthew Jordan place at the top with a trendy, falls short. This is probably the latest breaking news keeps ska fans of the Fox Matthew helps you explore the vast and time-hon catchy little tune that sounds because this isn’t their natural Valley updated on the world of ska. ored literature of the piano and the artists who per 1:30-3:00 THE CRYSTAL B A L L form it. The show will cover classical music from all just like the last one-hit-won- environment. Songs such as Hosted by Katrina Jagodinsky periods performed by pianists since the advent of der. “Fikus” and “Shafty” sound more like old Phish fragments Get swingin' on The Crystal Ball with the likes of recording, although it will occasionally switch to the It is therefore refreshing to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the Mighty Blue Kings. blue note. see a band like Phish continu or introductions. “Fikus” con sists of Mike Gordon singing on We'll be jumpin' loud enough to resurrect the great 10:30-12:00 NIGHT MUSIC ing to make music their way swingers of the 1940s like Louis Prima and Count Hosted by David Rees and Finding success while doing a high, raspy voice with little Basie as well as bringing you the latest in jump- From Baroque to Minimalist, Horowitz to Miles it. The Vermont-based mother more than a weird drum beat in blues and rock-a-billy fun. Davis, you'll never know quite what to expect from ship of concert jams brings the background. “Shafty” 3:00-4:00 PUNKRAWKACADEMY David. Kick off your shoes, mix yourself a drink, and their melodic, soothing style sounds like some kind of call Hosted by The Professor prepare to be mystified by Night Music. straight from the tour circuit to and response track with Trey Class is in session at the Punkrawkacademy. The ------T h u rs d a------y the studio. Anastasio singing a line only to Academy follows punk rock from the 1970s (The 7:00-8:30 THE DREAM CAFE In Phish’s latest album, have a chorus repeat what he Damned, Iggy Pop, The Business) into today's Hosted by Ruben Guy “The Story of the Ghost,” they said. scene (No Use For a Name, Lunachicks, Assorted From Greg Brown to Bob Dylan, tune into a melliflu have helped to close the gap If these are the only weak Jellybeans). Tune in, because a mind is a terrible ous mix of today's best contemporary folk music. between the bong-hugging, points, then “The Story of the thing to waste. 8:30-9:00 DRAMA DERANGIA free-loving, retro flower chil Ghost” is truly a resounding 4:00-5:30 THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN Hosted by Josh Vande Hey and Guests dren and the mainstream success. The jam masters have Hosted by Dan Caveney Directed and Written by Josh Vande Hey music crowd. They have kept kept their acid trip sense of This show builds and deconstructs music. From the Live, original radio drama will be performed each week on the Drama Derangia. The show will follow their love of the jam, but have humor. Nowhere is this seen punk of Jawbreaker, the honest indie rock of more than in “Limb by Limb,” a Lullaby for the Working Class and Lambchop, to the a radio mini-series format and will feature special shortened the songs (only one is loud and beautiful softness of Bedhead, this show celebrity guest stars on a regular basis. Tune in, over five minutes) and left out song about (you guessed it) los ing body parts limb by limb, all features what's still amazing because it's sure to be a hoot and a half the long solos and divergent about indie and college ori 9:00-10:30 MUSIC OF THE to an almost reggae groove. In riffs. ented rock.
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Quarterback Steve Wesley fights for yardage in last week’s victory against Monmouth College. Photo by Sara Schlarman LUCC Election results convenessummarized CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 issues on which their candidates A representative from the focused, such as HMO reform, Appleton Humane Society was education, and social security, as scheduled to appear, but was reasons for their success. not able to attend. The council The Democratic party also did however receive a letter captured several governor seats, from the Kenosha Humane notably in California, Iowa, Society that urged prohibition Alabama, and South Carolina. of most pets for the sake of ani For the Republicans, George mal welfare. W. Bush and Jeb Bush—both One council member, Patrick sons of former U.S. President McDonough, stated “This dis George Bush—were elected gov cussion is just going to go on ernor in Texas and Florida, and on and on. ... We need respectively. something. Whether [a pro Several third-party candi posed amendment] goes more dates garnered victories, includ liberal or conservative, we need ing incumbents Argus King, gov to put something out there and ernor of Maine, and Bernard have the council vote on it.” Sanders, Vermont congressman. Possible solutions proposed Reform Party candidate Jesse at Tuesday’s meeting included Ventura scored an upset victory pet-free rooms, floors, or halls; in the Minnesota governor’s race. issuing fines for broken rules; Ventura, a former professional and incorporating the honor wrestler and Brooklyn Park code into the current legisla mayor, won 37% of the vote to tion. Though the council talked beat Democrat Skip Humphrey much of amending the legisla and Republican Norm Coleman. Young fans epitomize school spirit. Coincidentally, Cub Scout colors and Viking colors are the same. tion, they took no action until Average voter turnout nation Photo by Sara Schlarman the next meeting. wide was estimated at 37%.