VOL.XCIXNO.16- PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 FEBRUARY 27, 2001 Alleged Embezzlement Bringing Back a Lost Tradition Launches Investigation Reunion and Commencement Come Together in Spring2002 possible involvement ot an- **.% BY DAN BERMAN BY MICAH COCEN ,/ Senior Editor AND KRISTIN POWELL other .. student, Bookswap News Editors Patrick Gavin '99 however, as the case stands, the investiga- Beginning in 2002, the two tion is focused on a sole suspect. defining events of Trinity Col- A special judiciary commit- Thus, this suggests that charge lege - Com mencement and Re- tee has launched an investiga- of embezzlement could extend union - will onceagain be held tion into the alleged as far back as at least a year ago over the same weekend, Direc- embezzlement of funds totaling . The judiciary comrnir.ei: be- tor of Alumni Relations just less than $1000 from the gan in vest igai ions into the mat- Present i Stewart "93 announced Trinity College'Bookswap. ter.this semester wnhour.hrsi. bs; week Details surrounding the mat- infoniiing'.ihes'iudeni.vvhohad The i wo events were previ- ter are unclear. However,- the beetVabroad last semester ously held •simultaneously -at case, brought to the attention of More than .one.'.source re: Trinity every year'until. 1.967, the SGA Steering Board in the •ported i hat the parents had seni when I rinity had a smaller and middle of last semester, is ex checks to ConnPIRG ai the re- all-male student and alumni peeled to be adjudicated within quest of the1 student win It: .body, the next week, according to a abroad last sanit'Sier. The pat- •"As-:ui alum,, 1 know few source close to the investigation ents, who sources say engaged events'are more-significant to The student suspected has in a dialogue svul-1 school offi- can community than Com- 1 WWW.TRINCO1L.EDU until Wednesday to present evi- cials were allegedly unaware o! i r\ o n c e vn e n t a n d Reunion '' Trinity celebrates Commencement. dence in his or her defense, the purpose of these checks, .Stewart wrote in an all-campus namely providing bank slips suspecting the student'legiti- email '"Commencementmarks they're faihilies.faculty.ad'mi'n: are mostly worried that having proving a lack of intent 10 de- macy owed money" gs ;uiu;iiing students entrance istration, and thealumni" Reunion at the same time as fraud ConnPIRG. To convici .. In tins semester's SGA elec- iiu.o tin: world beyond Trinity, The plans for commence- ..Commencement may diminish this student on embezzlement tions, ihe student reportedly and •Reunion commemorates ment ceremonies this spring are trve experience for the senior charges, the special judiciary submitted a petition to run lor our alumni's brief return from not- affected by the change. class;--''V ' committee must prove intern, scivaiovNH-large, but never ap- that world to iheir alma mater. Commencement .for theGlassol Laura.Schwartz '02 said that, according to the source peared on the ballot. SGA presi- Not only important milestones 2601 will be on May 20,.with /, -"commencement is a time that The case came to the attention dent]. Russell Fugett refused .to on the journey.begun on the Alumni VVeekend -held one-• the graduating class looks for- of the Bookswap after numerous cominenton the mater,however first, day of classes, Commence- • week later over Mcmongbpay ward:-1<$ kS their special week- complaints of bounced checks a source close.to the SGA con- ment and Reunion are also mo- Weekend. • • .' • end; the last.time they will all from students expecting money iinncd.that (he student's exclu- ments meant io be-celebrated ., Stewart's annouriceineni; has ... . be together- By adding the. re- from the organization. Initial sion horn the election by the larger Trinity commti- •sparked .yar'ipjas react iQits.lTom.;. bunion com:poi1cht 1 feel that the investigations suggested the .sat- FUNDS on page six nu y —senioi classmembersand : current .uhdefgraciiiatei. Avho 1' ^S^p seven Campus-Wide Charge for Ten Dollars Added, to luition Bill for Spring Semester Hopes to Deter Further Wndx room and dorm-specific dam- middle of. i,he year to raise Rumors have jyg^; leas ibCt-.were'daiuaged::"lf a BY ANDREW SCHURR age— normalI'y tucked away m- people's awareness of the van- to the natu're'and justiliqat'ion of ••4bunge in 'one, dofirt-was dam- News Writer conspicuously in the dalism issue on campus," said the charges, especially .ajtiGVng' •jge4:'.che'rij«s|t-ba:t'G0frijni unity ehcl-ol-the-year bills—were in- Ms. Howard. ... those students who do not par- shares the cost of it," she said. For the past ten years, the de- stead been mailed out sepa- Assessing students for dam- take in weel

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Dan -Berman focuses on Royal Jelly; a troupe of student apathy for a change. choreographers transforms JNOPINIONS... ..seep.3 Secibury 47 into an innova- tive festival.. see p. 17

Go deep sea fishing at News page 6 Max's Oyster Bar. This Opinion page2 restumnt review is tasty at Features page 12 Arts.,.,...... , page 17 Trinity represenitives participate in the NCCJ conference which focused least. IN FEATURES...... see p. 12 Announcements page 2 on issues of race, prejudice, and privilage. Sports page 28 PAGE 2 iQpiNION THE TRINITY TRIPOD - FEBRUARY 27,2001

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Co-Ed Mandate Not Inclusive James E. Cabot ?02 Abigail F. Thomas '03 To the Editor: on campus, and this would EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . MANAGING EDITOR The Co-Ed Mandate for fra- greatly diversify our Greek sys- ternities on this campus.needs tem. I am not calling for a large NEWS EDITORS OPINION EDITORS to be repealed. The Trustees growth in Greek organizations, MJWI Cogen '03 Kristin Powell '03 Brian P. Nanos '03 J. Ashe Reardon '02 voted in favor of this measure in but if these few minority orga- 1993, which requires fraterni- nizations became recognized it FEATURES EDITORS ARTS EDITORS ties to be co-ed if they wish to would be a great addition to our campus. Nathaniel E. Silver '02 Kara Klenk '02 SashaBmtt'03 Adrian Kudler'04 be recognized on campus. This meant that many fraternities Finally, Trinity College is the such as AD and Psi U had to only institution of higher edu- SPORTS EDITORS ANNOUNCEMENT EDITOR form umbrella organizations cation in the nation that has a Coley Dale '03 Shane Early '03 Lissy Woodlwms '03 with sororities such as Tri-dek Co-Ed Mandate. (We are actu- and Kappa. The Trustees and ally listed in Maxim Magazine PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS PRODUCTION MANAGER many in the administration for having this distinct honor!) Story Bingenheimer '04 Hannah Gant '03 James Nadzieja '04 reasoned that this male and fe- If other schools have not fol- Laura Rand '03 male interaction would im- lowed this trend it shows that prove gender relationships on this mandate is not an effective this campus. Although this and worthwhile policy. Conse- SENIOR EDITORS: Dan Bernian '01, Beth Gilligan '01, Patrick Noonan '01, mandate might have been effec- quently it could be argued that Matthew Purushotham'01, Geoffrey Stevens'01, tive in 1993, the times have this is even a racist and sexiest OivenTripp'01 changed and now the co-ed re- requirement. The Co-Ed Man- quirement does not help any- date prohibits minority organi- one on campus. COPY EDITORS: Davis Albohm '02, J. Russell Fugett '01, Julia Russel '04 ' zations from being recognized, and it is a requirement that Marcie Yoselevsky '04, Sarah Wrubel '04 First, the women that this mandate was meant to assist forces students to comply by now comment that it has noei- gender. If a business in corpo- BUSINESS MANAGER BUDGET DIRECTOR fect on them, and that it actu- rate America required workers Lara Harisay '03 Carolyn Rued '03 ally should be abolished. This to associate and comply by gen- goes for women who are in der it would certainly result in Greek organizations, and those a lawsuit. Furthermore the who are not. I've extensively workers would win this lawsuit! More Should Participate in Natl Conference on Community and Justice asked many women on campus In closing, repealing the Co- It is no surprise to Trinity students that issues of racism, dassism, sexism and homopho- this question, and they seem Ed Mandate would not affect bia plague our campus. It is encouraging to see Trinity administration make this issue a top overwhelming against, the the actual structure of Greek life mandate. Sorority members priority. Bringing the National Conference on Community and Justice to Trinity is a terrific on campus. Fraternities and so- also state that they currently cieties such as St. Anthony's first step in addressing these troubling issues. • have little or no association Hall and Cleo would continue The NCCJ has offered workshops for 75 years and has a proven reputation for facilitating with their male groups. Fur- to be co-ed because they have honest discussions among students. Last week's conference was powerful evidence of NCCJ's thermore, many women in so- had a successful experience effectiveness. rorities are quite alarmed when with this mandate. In fact, St. The Trinity administration, in conjunction with concerned students, should look into ways they are forced on probation Anthony Hall wentco-edin the to make the NCCJ experience available to a larger number of students. Possible ideas include because their male counter- 1980s, before the actual man- making these workshops a part of the First Year orientation program, or part of Trinity Days parts violated campus policies. date, and members of this fra- for all students. Administrators should'also participate in the conference. These sororities d id not do any- ternity comment that they thing wFortg, but they are pun- : would never plan to change Responsibility lies with students.as well. The organizers of the conference expected 40 ished, and this is directly, students to participate. Only 15 did, although this might have in fact strengthened the expe- their status. The mandate because of the co-ed mandate. would not change the Fire Soci- rience for those who did. Nonetheless, these conferences are valuable and eye opening and This is not fair for either the students lucky enough to be invited should makeevery effort to go to future conferences. ety (A D a nd Tri-Delt) or the Col- male and female organizations. umns (Psi U and Kappa). We Can All Learn Lessons from Trinity Squash Additionally, the Co-Ed Man- Their mem bers have little in- date prohibits many minority The day after the February 2 Trinity - Harvard men's squash match, squash player Rohan teraction as it is now. Yet repeal- Greek organizations from' be- Bhappu '02 was in the Cave,'talking about"how poorly Trinity had played. Nothing about his ing the"mandate would allow coming recognized on campus. tone indicated that the day before Trinity had actually won 5-4 against the number 2 team TheseGreek organizations have minority Greek organizations in the nation. According to him, although the team had won it had not played up to its poten- clauses in their charters that to be recognized. Repealing the tial. '••'•• ; state that they cannot, go co-ed co-ed mandate would also al- On Sunday, Trinity defeated Harvard 6 -3 to win their third consecutive National Intercol- and be recognized through low Pike and Crow to be recog- nized which is a good thing. legiate Squash Racquets Association Team Championship title. This victory was brought their national charter. Therefore these organizations must go off After all, both fraternities still their undefeated streak to 52 matches, stretching back to the 1998 NISRA tournament. function, even with the man- For the last.three years Trinity men's squash has demonstrated a pursuit of excellence rarely campus to other Universities such as Central Connecticut date in effect. seen elsewhere on campus. They have challengedthe best teams in the nation and defeated State University and the Uni- Thus, the.Co-Ed Mandate them, never falling into the trap of. complacency. In the process they have established the versity of Hartford to partici- needs to be repealed.because it greatest athletic dynasty in the history of the College and brought national and state media pate in events with their is the right thing to do. k does attention to Trinity. ' recognized brothers and sisters not help any group or institu- This year Trinity women's squash made a serious run at the.number 1 ranking, beating on those campuses. If the Co-Ed tion, and to an extent it is a rac- Harvard on February 2. Although they lost to that same Harvard team in their end of season Mandate were repealed these ist and sexist requirement. tournament, they won the Clarence Chaffee Trophy, awarded to the team that exhibits the minority Greek organizations highest level of sportsmanship, teamwork, character, friendliness, work, ethic, and improve- would be able to sponsor events Sincerely, ment. They were also the top team in regular season play. Dave Alexander'03 Too often Trinity students are content with mediocrity - in the classroom, on the playing fields and in extra curricular clubs and organizations. In fact, at times the College seems to celebrate mediocrity. Trinity squash should be applauded for its determination and pursuit Eager for Spring Break and tired of exams, Pillow Talk would of excellence. More importantly, it should be emulated. just like to sit back, relax, and bask in the mediocrity that is Trinity College. 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Another year, another stu- tration action (or inaction), or ity, congratulations - you've On thefjrsi item, 1 was some- side. But what happens a year dent embezzlement scandal. why do students simply ignore succeeded. You now have a stu- what successful: 1 didn't stay the from now, when students are Personally, I'm glad to see this the SGA and fail to monitor dent body so accustomed to entire time, but I left Voluntar- asking the same questions and latest version ol "Students Who what decisions student leaders watching things fail that we're ily. we see no progress has been 1 Can't Be Trusted With Trinity's are making? Quite simply, no longer outraged Things As lor Dean Brown's perfor- made? Money," lor no other reason where is the outrage at Trinity? don't have to work well any- mance, true to Trinity fashion, 1 Will there be lingerpointing? "•"*"""" My answer to those more, because it's Trinity. What- wasn't disappointed. Frankly, Probably. Infighting? Definitely. 1 Dan Berman questions is simple: stu- ever isn't broke, we'll fix ii What this must be the most easygoing Excuses' You better believe it. dents have such low ex- a college. man I've ever met. The man But disappointment? Ol course Controlling the Assumpt 10ns pectations of the This concept even applies liked everything!Student evalu- not - because we're used LO this ______administrativebodiesf.it outside ol Trinity. Recently, ations ol prolessorsandcourses sort ol thing here. Trinity, that it's nearly NESCAC College President;, - lantastic! Returning linn] ex- Trinity students have i he than tradition. At such a tradi- impossible to disappoint us. For voted to prohibit member ams and grades to students - same relationship with our ad- tion-poor school like Trinity, I example, nobody is surprised schools from acceptingat-large he's been doing it all this time ministration that Hartlord resi- would hate to see the few ones that another student took more bids to the NCAA or ECAC we do have evaporate. We than their share from the tournaments. This means that would be just another Wesleyan Bookswap. Students are not in every team sport, whoever So tell me, if Miller Brown agrees with or even worse - Connecticut shocked when Sharon wins the Conierence totirna- College! That simply won't do. Herzbergcr, Amy Howard and meiu goes to the NCAAs, and everything, how come nothing happens? At Trinity, some students the SGA point lingers at each nobody else. This means that if simply can't stop lrom helping other over the failure to bring the Bantams lose the Confer-. themselves to a bit of cash here just three more cable television once title, the season's over, no and can't understand why the dents have with the Hartford and there, whether from the channels to Trinity. And stu- matter where a particular learn rest of the faculty won't go city government: no real ex- Student ActivitiesFund, Austin dents know better than to ex- is ranked nationally. I'm certain along1 Felling students about pectations. Hartford residents that few students have heard current faculty and academic don't complain abotit the about, this action and fewer re- matters? Great idea! quality of the streets al'isir To those who have fought so valiantly to alize what it can do to Trinity So tell me, il'.Miller Brown snowstorms because they athletics. Ideally,such an'aciion lower the standards of the College and agrees with everything, how don't expect anything to be could raise questions about our measurement of success at Trinity, come nothing happens? done about it. future in NESCAC. but at Trin- Because, this is Trinity, where They also aren't surprised congratulations - you've succeeded. ity, the attitude, is. yeah, it sucks nothing happens unless some- by political infighting in Guy - what evet. one, somewhere, has a direct Hall or incptness in city gov- Arts Center, or the Bookswap pcci (rue leadership lrom vari- Monday night I went lo an personal stake in making it hap- ernment because they're used For the in, steal ing is simply pan ous administration "yes" men, SGA meeting, lor two reasons pen. A n y ad in i n istra tor ca n t el 1 to it - nothing shocks them of the Trinity tradition, iaest Lie- who see u as their |ob to appease First. 1 wanted to sec if I could us they agree wirh this, thai,or anymore. scribed by Director of Alumni everyone (i.e. tell the audience make it through anentirenicei- the oilier, it's the irnplementa- Students are the same way: Relations I'rescott Stewart as what they wain to hear) rather ing without ihe SGA violating i ion i hat's the real problem. Ad- we just shrug of I siories ol "The Long Blue Line." than speak the. truth or light lor it's own Constitution or voting ministration leaders know thai student embezzlement or ad- People often rne ask why.stu- a worthy cause to kick me out And second, 1 lip service can go a long way ministrative i i u" o m p o t e n c e dents don't: get riled up about Well, to those who have wanted to see how Dean ol Fac- into appeasing students because wo don't have higher various goings-on at Trinity. fought so valiantly to lower the ulty Miller Brown addressed a Oh, you agree with us - well standards, we don't expect Why don't students don't pro- standards of the College and large group ol students on the that's just swell Dean Brown; it's any more. That's no reason not test variousbonehead adminis- measurement of success at Trin- issues so nice to have someone on our lo deliver. Bush, Conducting Nation's Business, Doing a Fine Job

who got off to an interest ing partment ol Education! Under no need lor alarm on this issue. (D-MO)andJohn Kerry (D-MA) &v._ BY D. BARRETT BIJUR start in his new job by proclaim his new tax plan "the Depart- Liberals also cried "foul play" also want to continue the Bttsh Opinions Writer ing that 'The numbers don't lie. ment, ol Education will receive when Bush withdrew funds for' legacy? 1 don't think so... Al Gore carried Florida and the largest per- As long as Some media outlets have re- won the 2000election" centage: in- the Demo- ported that George W. Bush's McAulil le is referring to a re- crease ol any cratic lead- first month in the Oval Office cent media recount of the bal- department in e r s h i p has been overshadowed by the lots that he claims show Gore to the federal gov- agrees with misdeeds of his predecessor. be the true winner. "It's too bad ernment" the Bush's deci- These reports do not surprise Bush was so alraid ol counting President said sions, or can me. the votes that the press had to on Friday. He work with Former President Clinton do it. Bush should keep these also pointed him as they was too perplexed with his numbers in mind as he pushes out that Medi- have said own ego to leave quietly, and his radical right-wing agenda." care would re- they can do, has again shamed the nation - Now hold it right there, ceive an it's hard to this time for a scandal related Terry... additional $21 visualize to Presidential pardons he If there is one phrase that billion, on top this "radical made at the conclusion of his mischaracterizes the Bush ad- of the $216 bil- right-wing eight-year term. ministration to this point, it lion that the age n d a " But these news sources are would be "radical right-wing." nation cur- that Terry wrong - as he promised on First of all, this is a Republican rently spends M c A u 1 i f I" e January 20, Bush is merely con- president - regardless of the to keep the and others ducting "the nation's business," margin by which he was p r o g r a m so evidently rather than dwelling on elected, he will still govern from funded. Social see. Clinton's myriad infractions. the right. GeSrge W. Bush is Security will But of also benefit, course from the Bush there is a /// were Terry McAuliffe, 1 would want to plan, as almost good expla- half of the projected surplus international sex-based educa- nation for that: IT DOESN'T EX- shift attention from the egregious behavior will be earmarked for the pro- tion on his first day in office. I IST. of Democrats, and pin it on the other side. gram over the next 10 years am gladthat Bush's priorities lie • Claims that Bush isselflessly According to many Demo- at home, with the nation - and promoting this agenda are un- crats, the "right-wing agenda" .not Wjithfliiirnself.-or in the so- substantiated also makes provision for the re- cial issues o&Qther countrier s If I were Terry McAuliffe, I too uncler no obligatioitto" be mod- peal of*Rbe v Wade Sam 6therhBll4|(Bll;4.|reatcofi "wbul'd want to shiftfauction, Bush has dodged questions je- aw garding the Clintons," say,ij}g erale.'but heTtes-proven that he Warmck '04 calls herself "a big cern is-s-fqrpgjijj)5h"cf y 'Sorne crit- ?y fr&ni th§,eg«gj) % simply, "It's time to move ahead" 'is willing tq.see both sides, liberal" and claims that she. , ics,, &a$V BQsh'** is simply " ior,of ffi^.party,(and-atcempfito{ 1 suppose however that Bush tnaWe"'app'ropriat'e concessions can't support Bush because "1 , contirfuing his father's legacy pin it on the other side " t > could have made a play for the to his tax-plan, and do what's believe in a woman's right to by continuing to bomb military This .tactic won't work limelight by being a nuisance right for the nation Don't be- choose" >• mstMMfdhs in Iraq 'though., beca'use unlike other himself Instead, this dubious lieve me? The proof is in the The President is pro-life - we What do those critics say to politicians (past or present) distinction belongs to another pudding. all know that But as he sug- the Democratic leadeis who George W Bush is more con-, Democrat, the new Chairman - Throughout the campaign, gested during the campaign, he support pur most recent attack cerned with the nation andjtsi of the Democratic National liberals were convinced that does not plan on a repeal of the on Iraq? • , ,.. business he is with himself. Committee, Terry McAuliffe, Bush would eliminate the De- Roe v Wade decision. There is Do they think Dick Gephardt Amen. thiy TRIPOD OPINION PAGE 5

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Trinity Social Policy and Crime on Campus Writing in Support of the Idea of an Honor Code To the Editor: the idea of having an honor journed I felt that certain To the Editor: back the administrations limi- For me,it's hard to fathom rhe code. parties in favor of the code A quick disclaimer: This let- tations on Late Night. 1 mean fact that Trinity College.has' Students should, rather than had dominated the meeting ter is not an attack on any indi- the party has to end ai some been around for 178 years and passively accept the rules of col- and that many people in,the viduals, but rather a critique on point, right? still does not have, an honor lege, actively agree to abide by room felt alienated from the how certain administrativepro- Why? It's the middle of the code. So many other universities the rules of academic integrity discussion,, cedures at our college. weekend. Leave us alone. Cam- have honor codes that it is hard and not violate the trust of their 1 left thinking that honor 1 am writing to continue the pus Safety isn't sent around to o believe that Trinity lacks it jdlow students. code advocates may have dialogue initiated by Dan make sure we're not up IOO late : just committed an error 1 1 believe that an honor code The idea is thai when a pcr- Herman and Charles Hance that studying during the week could do wonders for the stu- son cheats, for example, he is not without realizing it. Some Why do they care how late people do not want an honor appeared in the February 13 is- dents of Trinity. . on|y cowardly dodging the sue of the Tripod. To briefly we're up partying on t he week- code on this campus, summarize, Berman's article end? Some people think it is dealt with a perceived lack of The abolition of Late N'ights On most campuses, 75% of all students just another high-tech elficiency of Campus Safety, d uring the week is also a bit over admit to some form of cheating. mousetrap so the authorities while Hance spoke out against the top. Some students have can'"catch you better". the arbitrary limitations placed schedules that permit them to But before 1 dive off the deep rules ol Trinity College, but is Some believe under a new on Late Night activities. 1 am re- socialize during the week and end and claim to be the moral also violating a pact, he has honor code students will neces- sponding to both because 1 be- not on weekends due to jobs or arbiter of this college, lee me made with his iellow students. sarily be asked to turn in their lieve, as do others with whom other obligations. What, I. ask, preface this discussion by say- Furthermore, cheating is an friends lor cheating. These no- I've spoken, that the two issues is the problem with allowing ing thai I am just a concerned unfair advantage that hurts all tions are false and are not at core the fraternities to host their are related, student who wants to see some of us. ' :-. ,'•.' . • '...''••. of the crusade for an honor code; Berman cited multiple friends whether n beduringthe positive change. On most campuses,75%of all the idea is to gel people to have week or on the weekend? muggings that have occurred Recently a movement has students admit to some form of an understanding of academic on campus in the last few 1 believe that the perceived begun to look at the possi- cheating, In surveys conducted integrity. months, placing some of the lack of Campus Safety presence bilities of having.an honor by Donald L McCabe of Rutgers Writing an honor code is a blame for these incidents on oncam pus is intimately related code, and I am absolutely in. University in'1990, 1992 and delicate and time-consuming Campus Safety, especially the • to this stricter and more irratio- favor of it. Why? Because if 1995 involving almost 7,000 affair that is intended toinclude the drafting of the code is siudentson 26small to medium everyone in its creation, If an lnstead of a force tasked with ensuring the executed properly and sized campuses, almost 80% of honor code is drafted and no safety of students, Campus Safety officers people willingly choose to undergraduate students admit- one accepts it, then it has been abide by it, it could have pro- ted to more than one incidents a futile exercise. are acting as operatives in a fierce battle found effects on students' of cheating. In my mind, the naysayetsare against partying at the wrong time experiences at Trinity. Academ ic honor codes.effec- the ones who we should be pay- An honor code could have an tivcly reduce cheating. In sur- ing the most attention to be- important mi pact on the devel- veys conducted in 1990 and cause they are the ones who unreliable shuttle service. He nal social policy. Instead ol a opment, of students' ethics that must be courted if the honor argues that: were students able force tasked with ensuring the they could carry with them for to depend on the shuttle to.be safety of students, Campus the rest of their lives. Giving students significant voice and there when they needed it, they Safety officers are acting as op- On February \5'h about 30 would not have to venture eratives in a fierce battleagainst studentsattended a meeting re- responsibility in issues of academic integrity across campus, putting them- partying at the wrong time. garding the possibility df an appears to significantly reduce cheating. selves at. risk. When pressed in the past, the honor code. Professor Adrienne As a senior 1 can remember a administration has claimed Fulco, Dean Mary Thomas and time at this school when Cam- that they are doing what many a student panel facilitated the 1995 of over 5,000 students on code is to work properly. Wide- pus Safety was a much more other institutions across the meeting. 14 small-to-medium-sized spread acceptance is the most visible force. Walking from country have been doing with , Committees were formed to campuses that have strong aca- important ingredient. MCEC to High Rise dorm with regard to alcohol and social address aspects of the codesuch demic honor codes, 57% of un- • Many-think the status quo is in your hand was ironically a policy. Well, if MIT jumped off as social integrity and academic dergraduate student fineatCampTrinTrin.I believe a bridge would you? Seriously, more "risky" proposition at a Ireedom among other things. respondents reported one or the cheating scandal that hap- Trinity College should make time when the alcohol policy But the issue of most concern more incidents of cheating. Giv- pened last semester was appall- was more liberal because ofi ic- decisions based on sound rea- lor me is academic integrity, so ing and the; students deserved son and the best interests of its ing students significant voice crs were more oiten found this discussion will be limited their punishments. students—not feel, handcuffed and responsibility in issues of walking around campus and to that topic. academic integrity appears to Maybe an honor code would not locked upintheirminivans.' by national trends in social policy. Your memory may be significantly reduce cheating. havechanged their minds about In the present time of more hazy, but you may recall that Some people will always lie and what they were getting into, when you matriculated at cheat, it is true, but some people maybe not, Trinity you signed a form, will also never grow upand un- : But maybe the reaction from Trinity College should make decisions based shook President Dobelle's derstand basic ethics. Some of the student body would have on sound reason and in the best interests of hand, and received a Ma- , these people are now Senators of been different. Rather than, "oh. triculation plaque. You may New York, but that's another is- the: administration caught Its students n not realize it, but what you sue entirely. ;• them it would have been, "hey, I signed said something to the. I believe thai! an honor code, • was cheated because these stu- effect of "I will obey the at the very least, may facilitate .dents yiplated,bur trusty*„ stringent rules governing* the It seems that in recent years, rules of Trinity College." some of that growing Up by ' " • 1 encourage 'other studerils to consumption of alcohol, one is the role of Campus Safety has When Prof. Fulco reminded making students more respon- support the honor, code'ahd hard pressed to find an officer, changed, Previously one might us of that event at the meeting, sible for their actions. If. the have a hand in drafting it. Stand on foot, patrol ling the "dark cor- •have to deal with the occasional very few people knew that that point of college is to teach you, up and support the honor code. ners" of Trinity's campus,-What nuisance of dumping a beer, is in fact what was signed that how to think, then the accep- . You pay tfte tuition; here's your the officers are doing is not clear • • but one was comforted by their day. I believe the fact that virtu- tance of an honor code must be chance to make thetules. ally no one (myself included) tome. presence all around campus. It an integral part of a student's "••••'.• , . - ., • -^- ...•.• ; seemed like their first priority seemed to know what they development, Sincerely,; •••• '•'•"'•• ' My fear is that they are busy signed st r ikes at the very core of investigating a noise complaint was the students' safety and When the meeting-was ad- .. •. Stephen Baxter'02 -.,•'' at 12:05 on a Saturday night that busting them was almost (which could have been cleared a burdensome part of their job, up with a knock on the door by Nowadays it seems you only see Sororities: Not Just AboutDrinking; the offended neighbor) or mak- Campus Safety in their vans or To the Editor: sis on drinking. as we want sisters.to be able to i ng sure that none of the Frater- (surprise, surprise) breaking up In an interview printed in The interview was held with take part in other activities on nities and Sororities are a late night. It seems that there the Tripod of January 30,1 was the intent of educating those campus. (god-forbid) hosting subversive are better uses for their time. quoted as havjngsaid that join- whoarethinkingof rushing, and Our sisterhood is diverse in illegal parties. This sort of policy only serves ing a Greek organization is "a I would like to inform those character with the exception Hance wrote about Campus to create an antagonistic, rather good way to get your parents to people that thereality is quite the that each sister isa strong indi- Safety breaking up late night than a friendly relationship be- pay for your beer." After read- contrary. ' ' : vidual. parties at fraternities. It is per- tween the students and Cam- ing the interview, 1 realized that Although Kappa may hold so- 1 write to dispel any myths haps somewhat reasonable to pus Safety. Let's strive toward what was meant to be a joke cial functions, we pride ourselves tha,t may have originated from ask the administration to at an arrangement in which stu- became subject to misinterpre- on philanthropy and school bet- my previous statement. 1 hope least hedge against some acts of dents feel that off icersare truly tation when put in black and terment. Thereare grade require- that freshmen now have a more stupidity and to ensure that there for their safetyMi not to white. ments in order to join, and accurate view of KKG, and 1 there are activities taking place serve as surrogate parents. It concerns me that 1 may weekly study halls are held. hope to see you in the fall! on weekend evenings until a have'misrepresented Kappa : • -To thosefwhti-may want to reasonable hour to keep stu- Sincerely, Kappa Gamma as a sorority rush: the- time commitment is Sincerely, dents busy. It is tempting to Matt • that places*any kind of'empha=" fetgeTbtifcSf raraiyffiaiia'|eable7 *^ld PAGE 6 THE TRINITY TRIPOD - FEBRUARY 27,2001 Student Suspected in Case On The Beat of Missing Bookswap Funds continued from page one concerned issues surrounding "What's Your Favorite Scary this matter Movie?" One student, Ramsay Saunders'03commented," If this At 10 30pm on February 17 a female student tailed Cam- student was kept off the ballot pus Safety complaining of an obscene phone call made to because of a suspission of guilt her room A male, claiming to be'representing Yale Univer- then such actions deserve just as •sity, a'Sked thestudent to participate in a; Survey. Thestudent much investigation as charges of complied, and the man proceeded.to ask her questions about embezzlement Does the SGA : assume people aie guilty until pornography and different sex acts. She soon became suspi- 7 cious, hung up the phone and reported the incident to Cam- proven innocent " pus Safety Incidents such as this have been a.recurrence on The handbook offers no ex- campus, and Campus Safety advises any students receiving plicit policy concern ing issue of such calls to hang up immediately and alert their office. either money laundering or em •bezzlement of school or activi- ties-funding. In addition it is unclear whether the case is lim- What Happened to Chivalry? ited to Trinity, or involves the state P1RG organization. The Bookstore, losing money. On February 23 at 12:33am at the Valet Club located at 50 This is the third embezzle- The Bookswap, which was in- Union Place, a Trinity College student was arrested, for comes at a time when the Col- ment scandal at Trinity College stituted by the SGA in conjunc- punching a female in the face. The student was intoxicated lege has experienced two . to emerge in the last five years. muggings and a cheating scan- tion with ConnPlRG in the and struggled with Hartford Police officers when they arrived spring of 1998, allows students on the scene. He was charged with third degree assault, to save money by giving them breach of the peace, and interfering with police officers. He "Ifthe student was kept off the ballot because an alternative to the college washeld at the police station and appeared in court the next of a suspission of guilt, then such actions bookstore, allowing them to morning. deserve to be investigated"- Ramsay Saunders buy and sel I textbooks without an inflationary middleman. The last offense involved loriner. clal which presumably account Tliis year the management ol Help, Help, I Can't Get Out! VP of Financing, Jim Valeric) lor-the time-gup between the ini- the Bookswap was handed over who was expelled and another tial investigation of Bookswap entirely toConnPIRG, although At 9:30am on February 23, Buildings and Grounds re- student who received a suspen- and the special judicial com mii- the SGA still contributes man- ported vandalism to a soda machine in the lobby of High sion. The most recent incident tee hearings. powe r. Rise. A Coke machine had been overturned and placed in front of the elevator so that passengers could not get out. The Office of Residential Life and the Dean of Students Office were notified, as well as the vending company, who came to remove the machine. Student Presidents Conference team that was the best team in post season play in team sports. BY J. RUSSELL FUGETT NF.SCAC or one of the best Tufts athletic director Bill The Endless Uses of a Mop News Writer • teams in the country all- year Gehling was a little more opti- loses in the NESCAC tourna- mistic. He believes that "a strong On Saturday, February 24, ment and is unable to accept a student voice on each of the col- At 8:25pm on February 17, Campus Safety responded to a 2001 the Student Senate at Tufts bid." lege campuses supported by report of theft and vandalism in the men's locker room of University in Medford, Massa- Hazelton feelsthatangry stu- alumni and Trustee's from the Ferris Athletic Center. Several lockers had been broken into, chusetts convened a meeting to dents, trustees and alumni from various institutions might cre- pried open with a mop handle. Items were reported as sto- discuss the future of post season the first NESCAC school this ate some change in the luturc." len and also scattered about the floor. Hartford Police is in- play for the New England Small happens too Will bring atten- The argument of the vestigating the incident. College Athletic Conference tion to this issue. NESCAC ath- NESCAC College Presidents has (NESCAC). : letic directors and the students been supported by a recently All of. the eleven schools at the conference believe that published book entitled The It's Never too Cold where invited toattend,but un- the at-large restriction will only Gqme.OfLife. This controversial fortunately only Trinity, led tq increased.pressure on stu- book is authored by William G. Bowdoiri, Connecticut College dent athletes to win the Bowen who is the former Presi- On February 24 at 8:18pm, as a Campus Safety officer was and host Tufts were able to at-" NESCAC and,the lowering of dent of Princeton. This book on routine patrol outside of Ferris Athletic Centerduring the tend the one day event. The the admissions standards so provides statistics and anec- basketball game, he spotted twelve individuals crowded Trinity delegation included that schools may get'those one dotes that attempt to demon- around a red Jeep Cherokee near Austin Arts Center. The of- SGA President Russell Fugett or two players they need to get strate that intercollegiate ficer approached the individuals who were holding plastic '01 and Field Hockey Captain them to the-NCAA. athletics are hurting academic cups in their hands. A cap for a keg was:discovered behind Whitney Brown '01 represent- .Associate Director Robin integrity at many institutions the passenger's seat of the vehicle and a'nearly empty keg ing student athletes. Through Sheppard as well as Hazelton through out the nation. was found in the back seat. The case has been referred to the the 1992 athletic season, there point out that "the NESCAC is The book used only two Dean ol Students Office. was no post season play for the the most competitive Confer- NESCAC schools in the re- NESCAC. The College Presi- ence in NCAA Division Three search that it has published and dents then voted and agreed to in Women's Field Hockey, La- it compared those schools to di- have a three year trial period of crosse and Soccer.... this decision vision one power houses that What are You Doing Here? NCAA and ECAC post season will definitely hurt wornenstu- have much lower academic

At 12:28am on February 25, Campus Safety responded to "The NESCAC is the most competitive Conference in NCAA Division a call of an in toxicated female student in Funston. Other stu- dents were visibly upset that Campus Safety had responded Three in Women's Field Hockey, Lacrosse and Soccer.... this decision to the call instead of TCERT. The student was found in.the will definitely hurt women student athletes the most." -Robin Sheppard bathroom, vomiting into the toilet. She was in and out of consciousness at the scene, and transported via ambulance for treatment at Hartford Hospital. Investigation into the play. They later extended the dent athletes the most." • matter showed that the student had.consumed five shots of standards. The students at the trial period three more years. Tufts President John rum and some Coca-Cola. conference generally thought is During this second trial period Dibiaggio told us that "the Col- was unfair to compare NCAA the.NCAA instituted cheauto^. lege Presidents feel that stan- Division One schools to the matie qualifier (AQ) for NCAA dards are being lowered so that NESCAC schools who play in You Damn Kids!! Division Three. This meant that the integrity of institutions is division three. Whitney Brown all Conference Winners -would being com promised." Dibiaggio '01 stated that she understands receive.an'automatic bid to the was not optimistic about the Che arguments of the NESCAC At 4:30am on February 25 a report was issued to Campus NCAA tournament. • '. possibility for the NESCAC Col- presidents, but "they have no Safety from the Hartford Police Department who had re- ^Starting next year/only the lege Presidents changing there rnerit..-we -are. not turning into sponded to a call about a loud party at the Cleo house,' lo- winner of the NESCAC tourna- , mind in the near future;. The Division One schools." cated at 98 Vernon Street. The resident of 102 Vernon Street ment will be able to go to the current set up' is apparently a' Brown felt that the Confer- made the complaint. Police arrived on the scene and advised NCAA tournament in all team compromise to maintain^some ence was a success. There is a fi- residents to shut off the music, warning arrest, if they had to sports. Trinity's Athletic.Direc- form of post season play"" nal vote of the NESCAC return. The residents complied with the advice of the offic- tor Rick Hazelton tells us that Dibiaggio feets that this com- ers. • .'"•'••• he is against this limitation on Presidents-in Boston on April 19. promise maybeabandoned and Brown sees a "potential for stu- at-large bids. He believes that that the Conference could revert "this will not change until a dent action...if we can be seen or back to the pre-1992 days of no heard on April 19." FEBRUARY 21,, 2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD NEWS PAGE 7 Students React to Decision Regarding Commencement Controversy Concerning Issue Sparks Harsh Criticism of the Decision continued from page one effort on the part of Trinity Col- initial reaction from students new date, stating that, "we have more so than those in the past. weekend is being-compromised lege to keep future money pour- that dissipated once the event had overwhelming positive re- Seniors wilt only-benefit from for those who have worked so ing in. They should make the was underway. action from the alumni." combining, the two events; they hard to get to that point. .weekend's logo be, 'we didn't The Alumni Office and other Smaller logistical concerns most certainly will not lose "I have always pictured my care about you while you were Trinity committees studied such as housing and parking out." Trinity graduation as a special students, but now that you.are Commencement/Reunion will also be worked, on. . Despite Stewart's pledge that, time that 1 will share with my embarking on a potentially Weekends at Weslyean, Tufts, Stewart noted that because of "senior week will remain the fellow graduates and will re- money making career, we are Princeton, Brown and others the short turnaround time be- same," some students remain member for many years to interested in what you think'" before the decision was made to tween the end of the academic skeptical of what the adminis- come. Though I will still re- Not everyone is against the combine the events. At other year and che new weekend, tration is doing. For example, member our last days together combined weekend, however. schools, Stewart said that the not as many alumni can be Reifman said, "there is never regardless of what other activi- Joe Reynolds '03 commented combination, "didn't take away housed on campus and that any discussion with students ties Trinity has chosen to in- that, "I am strongly in favor of from the weekend, it enhanced the College will reserve extra regarding major changes in the the weekend. hotel spaces. college. Why should this be any "The reason we're doing this As for the traditional parking different?" "I am strongly in favor of the plan.Jt will be is to benefit the students and crunch, Stewart admits some Schwartz added that,"l think beneficial to the out-going seniors as well as alumni equally. It will not take creativity will be needed, pos- it's sad and disappointing that to the whole school." -Joe Reynolds away from the importance of sibly including off-campus it is not more meaningful to the graduation and commence- sites like the Learning Corridor forces behind this new plan that .ment," Stewart added. parking garage. we would like to celebrate us a elude on that weekend, 1 think che plan. Nqt only will the In addition, the Alumni Of- "This isn't something we just class and not as an entire Trin- that it makes light of the hard school be reviving a tradition fice, is planning the first Com- came up with yesterday. There's ity community." work we have done at Trinity for from Trinity days gone by, but mencement/Alumni .Reunion been a lot-of logistical thought Stewart understands the 4 years." it will be both beneficial to the Weekend more than a year in Davis Albohm '02 added his out-going seniors as well as to advance in order to alleviate fears as well, stating that, "1 am the School as a whole." student, concerns and ensure "The weekend's logo: 'we didn't care about worried that the alumni would Reynolds also pointed out student involvement in orga- you while you were students, but now that steal some of the spotlight that thai, "both Stewart and other nizing the festivities. you're making money we are interested in what we deserve alter lour years of members of his aniazini' stai "The reason we're doing this hard work. 1 believe that our last are also (airly recent alumni of so far in advance is. so we can you think.'"-Marll Mftmi v/tfai at Trinity should be the college. They remember have a d la logue,'"' stated Sicvva rt, skrdonly by our classmates- how importm Commence- who also pledged that,ttas"we g,o y y ment was for them and will not forward with these plans, there Reynolds shares Stewart's op- be seen as a success, staling,, and families in an intimate set- lose sight of that come next will be every effort made toget timism, saying, "if tile-school "k's a bold idea - it's a bold "Gtaduauotw/eekend s\iou\d years commencement cer- student involvement with the does their homework wJiicfi I change md people m ohm V a celebration lot only our emnny' nning. will, they can pro- resistant, bur e class, and not a huge alumni . Sicwart is mindful of a pos- l( is unknown how moving duce an amazing event,* stated ally you'll find a buying in to party." ' siblc b.itklash from students, Reunion from Memorial D;iy Reynolds. (he idea. A more cynical reacuon c;imc bin maint.nrir, hisopiiinism for weekend will affect alumni,but "I thinkseniors next year will "This will be the defining Iroin Marl i Kciirn;in '0.3, who ilic combined weekend, noun;; Siowan insists in. n alumni have sul! have a very special com- moment of.the academic year .•UKI ihe plan w;is, "yet .moilicr iluiriilicrschoolsh.uLisiinil.ir ' hern crulmsiasi u:.aboui the mencement ceremony, even ,>: Trinity College."

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Ms. Howard points but that the excess substantial amount of work and money money will be used to fund repairs for that went into the new lounges thenext round of damages, should they . Many students whose dorms have occur, and that students-will :not: be been.vandalized are also.exasperated billed next time until this extra money with, the situation. "You damn fresh- is used up. man!!" yelled one RA inJarvis last week- The Office of Residential Life hopes • end, after observing yet another broken that this new policy will motivate stu- window. .;..'.•• dents to take a tougher stance on their .: Unfortunately, even students who live friends and neighbors' destructive ways. nowhere near any. of the vandalized ar- "No one wants to take responsibility for eas are stuck footing the bill for their mis- something that that person didn't do..,the ''area tit elassmates,:and more that one underlying goal behind it is to have: student has been forced by irate parents enough outrage from the peers who are to fork up their own money to cover the affected by it that it won't occur again," charges; says Ms. Howard. She readily admits that LAURA RAND billing all students for some- The lounge in Jones' basement where damages occoured thing that a minority is do- ing is far from a perfect Continued from page one ing students for damages, the school re- solution, but points out that to repair it. . quires that a minimum of ten dollars be the widespread indifference One major complaint that students assessed. This means that while the ac- among the studerit body and have is that the amount charged for some tual cost per person may be lower than unwjllingness-.to'.help iden- of the incidents seems exorbitant. Unfor- ten dollars, Residential Life must bill the tify the guilty-parties farth e tunately, Ms. Howard says, when charg- full ten to each student. acts of vandalism has frus- trated attempts to reach a more .equitable stoluiio.fr. ••.•• . participaie in ceremonies marking the • "People-::knp\v who did Western leaders emirate's liberation from Iraqi occupa- these things, and ho one join Kuwait to tion in I9CM. wants to come lorwiinJ and 'He met with Israeli Prime Minister- give informal ion... but since mark Gulf War elect Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Au- we've:put.-the'thurges on, I've thority President Yasser Arafat on received two anonymous win Sunday. He backed Arafat's call for an pieces of•• information,", says end to Israeli trade restrictions but urged Ms. Howard. l'We'ie not try- KUWAIT Gl.TY (CNN)- Kuwait an end to the violence "from both sides." ing to collect money:' we're Earlier, Powell said new U.S. President trying to change behavior." LAURA RAND marked the 10th anniversary of its lib- Reese Lee '03 tries his code in Jones eration from Iraqi occupation Sunday, George W. Bush would play a "strong Ms. Howard and the Office joined by former U.S. President George role" in the Middle East peace process, of Residential-Life are visibly frustrated Hopefully the added incentive ol a Bush and former British Prime Minister but he has told Sharon that the United at-the lack of student respect for their hefty bill will somewhat quell the desire John Major. States would not be as involved in nego- own living spaces, especially after the to wreak havocpn campus in the luture. Bush and retired U.S. Gen. Norman tiations as it had been under the Clinton Schwarzkopf arrived on Saturday, along administration. with Major and • Arafat said Sunday he former British Prime ' hoped negotiations Minister Margaret ' ' . could resume where : Thatcher. U.S. Secre- they left oil with the ;;: CAREER SERVICES; :; tary of State Colin government ol outgoing Powell, who was .Israeli leader. Ehud D-.. 'Barak. , . • \ chairman of thejoint Chiefs of Staff during It's an unlikely pros- ARE YOU INTERESTED M the Persian Gulf War, pect: Sharon has said he flew into Kuwait on S would stand by signed -'r'C^ PURSUING Sunday as part ol a . agreements but not by four-day Mideast peace proposals raised at GRADUATE SCHOOL OR A visit. inconclusive negotia- Green, red and tions. Earlier, Sharon re FELLOWSHIP? white bursts of light . . iterated his stand that he exploded in the skies • . • • . - . •-..... •. would not.resume peace over the seaside Flag Square on Saturday talks with the Palestinians until all vio- evening, just a few hours before Bush ar- lence ends. rived with his wife, Barbara. On Sunday, Bush watched men in long robes wave More arrests after their swords and rifles as they performed THEN SAVE THE DATE AND the arda, the Persian Gulf's traditional Spain bombing dance that depicts the "joy of victory." COME TO LUNCH WITH This is the first time Kuwait has held MADRID, Spain — Ten suspected official celebrations to mark the anniver- .members of the Basque separatist group sary, since about 600 Kuwaitis and oth- ETA have been arrested by Spanish po- DEAN ISAAC COLBERT ers living in the emirate before the war lice. The arrests came in a series of over- are still missing. Kuwait accuses Iraq of night raids three days after the latest DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT MIT holding them as prisoners, a claim fatal bombing blamed on the group.. Baghdad denies. Two commuters were killed in the city A decade after the war, Iraqi officials in a car bombing on Thursday which still have territorial claims on Kuwait, took the number of deaths linked toETA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2001 and years of sanctions have failed to dis- in:just over a year to 26. lodge Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The United States has defense agreements Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja with Kuwait, and Powell said Sunday told reporters 10 people had been ar- 12:00 NOON that Kuwaiti and U.S. leaders have kept rested between Saturday and Sunday, but in touch since the Gulf conflict. warned it was too early to say whether police had dismantled ETA's operations in San Sebastian. RlTTENBERG LOUNGE Powell urges Israel . ..'Politicians'have said- Thursday's bombing was an attempt by ETA to in- to open Palestin- timidate voters ahead of early regional elections which have been called for May ian trade 13.:TFif teen alleged ETA supporters were TO RSVP OR FOR MORE arrested on Friday, a day after the deten- INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT KUWAIT CITY (CNN) - U.S. Secre- tion of the suspected military leader of tary of State Colin Powell pressed both ETA. .. " ANDREA SAARI IN Palestinians and Israelis on Sunday to The two men were on their way to CAREER SERVICES, X. 2084 OR end five months of clashes between work at an electrical components com- them so trade and peace talks can re- pany when the bomb, in a parked car, sume. Powell traveled later Sunday to ]or- was annare.ntlv rlprnnarpri hv rpmntp FEBRUARY 27,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD NEWS PAGE 9 CSPAN-Televised Lecture Enlightens Trinity Community and Nation to Truth About Holocaust subject matter: Susan Zuccotti's other bishops and cardinals to didn't happen because there is statements. Samuel Kassow, BY ANNIE SCRANTON Under His Very Window, and help in the secret housing ol no letter saying it did.-.. Every- History Professor, talked News Writer Ryshlacks's The Pope, Hitler, Jews after the first round up of one knew the Pope stood for broadly about the scope of his- and World War II. Dobelle October 16 because not one helping Jews because of the tory in this debate. "The ques- Well over 100 students, fac- urged,"There is no more fitting written directive had been ulty,and residentsof the greater place than Trinity College to saved through the years. She Hartford area gathered in the hold this debate, where we are concluded her side of the debate Washington Room at Trinity committed to the pursuit of with, "As a lawyer would write, College to actively listen and truth... Today Trinity is a cross biased towards one side is how participate in an educational road for all things Italian, and Rysh lacks' book reads, not as an Trinity debate. we must abandon visions of the historian, passionate, search ing Not only was the debate of ivory tower." for the truth." interest! ng topic, Pope Pius XH's Alcorn moderated the debate, Ryshlack, though debating Choices Made During the Holo- which was opened by Zuccotti, against a.well-informed and caust, but it was also televised a distinguished scholar of the well-spoken professor, did an byCSPAN. Holocaust. Zuccotti debated the excellent job at rebutting This event was the first in side that the Pope did not do Zuccotti's remarks. He began Trinity's history to be televised enough to helpjews in the Ho- with some introductory facts, nationally, and John Alcorn, locaust and she opened her stating that while 80%of Euro- professor in the Italian Studies speech by pleading that the dif- pean Jews died in the Holocaust, Department, is to thank lor that. ferences between her., and 85% of Italian Jews survived in that period. HANNAH OANT "Pope Pius XII is a pope that you either Jove His speech compiled with ar- Dobelle addresses a packed hall guinentsagainst Zuccotti rested or hate. . . But is this really what history primarily on three facts: I) The mountains of testimony." tioit here to answer is this-could should be about? " -Frank Coppa dilfieuhy of rescue efforts was Alter a brief rejoinder on the Pope have done m ore to help ; underestimated, 2) Zuccotti's both sides, esteemed scholars Jews during this moral catastro- book was published on lack of were designated to give t heir re- phe?" Uercl Lang used an anal- Alcorn teaches Modern Italy, a Ryshlack's book were "facts." evidence, and 3.) Determining sponses to the debate, T*rank ogy describing A Catholic course registering all of Italy's Many different cases were the. correct way lor the Pope to Coppa of St. John's University, person. history throughout the ages, cited for this side, induding t ha't lead is not an easy decision to had this to say: "Pope Pius XII is "If a person has allotted a cer- and this topic of debate coin- Pope Pius XII never publicly make. a pope that you cither love or tain amount of money to give to cides with the material being condemned the anti-Jewish One ol the highlights ol hate. .. 13ut is this really what the Catholic church, even more taught in his class. laws, ihat there is no evidence Ryshlack's speech was when he history should be about!1 People than a tithe, then do his respon- President Dobelle opened the that the Pope helped Jews'es- began listing off quotes from. should take an objective look m sibilities end there? II that per- lortim, and commented on the cape such taws ;ind the Third Vatican officials and Italians history." son opened up his door in the many duties and responsibili- Reich in general,and that many living throughout that Irian Riz.vi, "01, commented morning to get the paper and ties ilv..u go along with leader- homilies given by priests talked timeframe that praised Pope. on Cop pa's statement saying; "I saw a homeless child sitting on ship, namely relcrring to those about the clangers ol mix'ingliv- Pius Xll'sellbns. i hink Coppa 'summarized it .' his doorstep, should he just of Pope Pius XII and his reign ing between Jews and Chris- In response to Zuceottr's best when he said each author close the door because he is al- from 1922-1W. tians. chuinaboi.it there beingnowrii- was see king ev ide nee to prove a ready doing his part: to help the The onset'ol this debate was Zuccotti contends that all of ten word as to the el Ions of the subjective, point ol view". world? Or does he have a moral sparked with the coincidence ol her sources are primary, ones Pope, Ryshlack says, "It is bad :Two Trinity professors fin- responsibility to help that t wo new releases, ol hooks on the and that the Pope did not tell logic on bo ill sides to say it ished up the debate, with their child?" . Career Services Resume Deadlines

Thursday, March 01, 2001 Abn-Aniro Incorporated Phone Clerk /Customer Rep. Liaison South Congregational Church of Hartford Director of Christian Albert Einstein College of Medicine Research Program Education . • • . Anicrifit Nutrition Production Artist Student Conservation Association (CSA) Internship ASPIRA Association, Inc. Summer Internship Syracuse University Assistant Residence Director • Boston University Students Syracuse University Graduate Residence Coordinator Camp Laurel Counselors Town of Yarmouth Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors City Year Greater Philadelphia Corps Member University of Connecticut Health Center College Summer Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CMC!) Programs Fellowship Program Coordinator University of Connecticut Undergraduate Education and Instruction Connecticut Children's Medical Center Administrative Associate Tutor/Counselor and Academic Tutors Cushing Academy Teachers University of Massachusetts Medical Center A,B,Cs of Minority DataTrax User Support Medical School Admissions Donna Karan, Internationa! Executive Assistant WBMX-FM (Mix 98.5) Promotion Assistant, Street Team DynCorp Management Resources Internship Women's League, Inc. Assistant Teacher, Pre-school eSource Corporation Education Coordinator (Administrative ZeusLogic Internship Assistant to Training Manager) Familymeds, Inc. Internship Friday, March 2,2001 Federal Reserve Board Research Assistant Boston Marketing Strategies, Inc. Summer Marketing Internship Fishers Island School District Shool Business Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Program Coordinator^ (Policy FleetBoston Financial Internet Marketing Comnuinications Internship Analyst), Paralegal Specialist . . . Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Marketing and Development Hillels of Illinois Lewis Summer Intern program in Jewish Assistant Community Service ...... , Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: Manager of Mark-ting and Public,. • IBM e-business Main Frame DBA " : ' • ' • • Relations . • ... 'Women's League, Inc/(The) Lead Teacher (Pre-SchoolV ' : ' : Hartford Youth Peace Initiative Program Associate Industrial Risk Insurers Underwriting Analyst Monday, March 5,2001 Institute for Humane Studies (Liberty Program) IHS Seminar Columbia University - NatiohalScience Foundation Summer Interlochen, Center of the Arts Cabin Counselor, Stage Crew, Research Fellows Accompanist, Photo'Dept., Practice Supervisors, Campus Retail Store Japan-America Student Conference Delegate (American) Thursday, March 8, 2001 Conference Institute of International Bankers Assistant to the Communications Massachusetts General Hospital Program Coordinator Director • Media Vest Worldwide Assistant Media Planner Northfield Mount Hermon School Technical Director/Designer Friday. March 9.2001 Overland Travel Photography Internship Associated Medical Schools of New York Minority Recruitment Peabody Essex Museum Research Fellowships on New England Conference History and Culture Fairleigh Dickinson University East Coast Collegiate Entrepreneur Reitman Personnel Junior Manufacturing Engineer Contest Salomon Smith Barney Sales Assistant (Full-time or Part-time) FleetBoston Financial Fleet All-Stars' Student Leaders Discuss Racism Over Trinity Days

licipants were top campus leaders. The isiration by Alain Davis '02."There were, the problems that Trinity faces. "We have Bv JAMES CABOT NCQ tends to focus on leaders. Those are a couple of us who had gone to the a huge problem of classism, and racism Tripod Staff the folks thai: tend to go out and take Anytown programs," says Davis. "It was and sexism and homophobia. We have risks and organize for change,' says a really deep and intense program. It got the big eating disorder issue on campus During Trinity Days fifteen campus Klase.' you involved and engaged and made you and that comes from something. At par- leaders met in a workshop organized by On Tuesday the group met again in the think for yourself. Everybody 1 kno"w ties there is always someone who feels the National Conference for Community W.rnon Social Center for a full day of who went there said that we had to try left out. We have a huge retention prob- and Justice to discuss issues of race, class workshops. Events included the. "privi- toget them." Davis worked with Heather lems with males of color," says Davis. and privilege and how they affect life at lege walk," during which participants Alperin '04, a nd then with the adminis- "It was kind of a shock for me coming Trinity. Students in attendance included stepped forward or backward in re- tration to bring the group to campus. here," agrees Pat Marinaro '03. "Where the leaders of campus multi-cultural or- sponse to specific questions such as "Did • Administrators had hoped for at lease I'm from 1 was friendly with people of. ganizatjons, fraternities, sports teams both of your parents go to college?" 40 students to attend, according to all different races and colors and here music groups, and this reporter, The which were asked by the facilitators. Herzberger. The actual turnout was people break into groups much more." closer to 15. "You always want to see more Davis says that he hopes to incorpo- people but you have to work with what rate workships like this one into Trinity's "We were all very impressed.J'here is never a space to you've got," says Lacey, who added that first year orientation. Lacy says that he talk about race, class, gender and everyone has a lot to . he thought the smaller turnout facili- thinks that it would be better for stu- say about these issues," -Darlene Klase tated a more "personal" dialogue. dents in their second year at Trinity to The conference was eye opening for participate in this sort of conference, several of the white students who at- The NCCJ is a national organization workshop was facilitated by Darlene "The walk of privilege was the most in- tended. "Going in, 1 didn't really realize with 66 field offices across America. Klase, Associate Director for the Con- triguing thing. You had a chance'to see what a serious issue racism, you could President Evan Dobelle serves on the necticut-Western Massachusetts NCCJ, what is often taken for granted," says call it almost segregation, was for NCCJ board of directors. The Connecti- RochelleCalhoun, Associate Dean of the JamalLacey'03, president of IMANI. people," says Hogan. Me mentioned the cut-Western Massachusetts chapter College at Mt. Holyokc College/and A nurn ber of other exercises followed, predominantly minority table in Mather runs Camp Anytown for high school stu- Michael Burchclle of W L Gore and As- including several times when students as an example. "I noticed it but i didn't dents and the Metro Hartford Convcvsa- sociates in Newark, Delaware. broke into smaller groups to discuss know the events ihat took place that lead ,lions on Race, which is a live week "We wereall very impressed with the various issues. At one point, students depth of understaiidingon these issues," broke into groups alongiines of racial says Klase. "There is never a;space to talk background to discuss issues of identity, "It was a deep and intense program. It got you involved about race, class, gender and everyone racism and prejudice. "When we broke and engaged and made you. think for yourself. Everybody has a lot to say about these-igsvies;:; ; . up into small groups I got to hear what The conference began ori Monday' Other people had to say about these is- said that we had to try to get them." -Alain Davis night with a quiet dinner iri H[.amlin sues," said Jed Schwartz, president of the Hall. Sharon HerEberger, Vice President '"••PsiUpsilon fraternity. for Student Services, introduced: the:' •-'-Student reactions to the conference up to that.l didn't know that the people program for adults, in addition to the threefacl'ltt^tors to the group of stuBenfe: •7were. uniformly positive."I thought that who sit there feel that it is the only place workshops targeted at college student- ' Aiso-present'at the dinn.erwas Karia >. the workshop Was very effective and they have to sit. 1 had seen things like that leaders, according to Klase. Spurlock-6\?ans, Dean of;lylulticukiirai very focused and goal-oriented," says but 1 did not understand what was in- The administration is now in the pro- Affairs, Neither of these administrators ; Thomas Hogan '03, president of the Tri n- volved." cess of receiving feedback from students participated, in the workshops, at the re- ity Pipes and Drums. • • : Schwartz also saw something for the who participated in the workshops, ac- quest of the NCCj. "I am usually skeptical about things first time. "1 had never really thought cording lo Herzberger. She is planning a The Monday night activities consisted like this, but 1 thought that it was run about it before. Now I see how the cam- meeting with President Dobelle and mainly of introductions and exercises • well," Schwartz adds. • - pus is very segregated, It is de facto seg- those students in the next two weeks to designed to bring the group together. The The idea of the NCCj corning to Trin- regated," he says. discus:; ideas thai ini^lucome out ot the introductions illustrated that it the par- ity was initially suggested to the admin- Othcrstudents seemed more savvy to conference.

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Ten R||sons to Watch Temptation Thoughts on the Grammys shirt I wouldn't be'surprise'd'if nd ThiltWeek BY TAMARRA BENOIT nees included 'NSYNC, Britney Features Writer his socks and shoes/matched Spears, Madonna, Don Henley, too. His singing was fabu Iou« as and Steely Dan. In the category i&MMandy will actually go 'a helL he made Dido's part his own. He of best pop performance by a •#., §w ' They are the Oscars of the sang in short, breaths and im- 1 •?!*!• *% -A' duo group with vocal, the nomi- x : : music world and everybody provised some of the melody. It 9r li's a ii'icerhidr,we"ek dose of scandal-before Thursday nees were "Bye, Bye, Bye," - night who is anybody wants one. A went perfectly with Eminem's 'Nsync, "Breathless"- The Corrs, Grammy means that you have lyrics. 8. To get ideas on how to cheat on your significant other "Cousin Dupree"-Steely' Dan, while they are abroad. made it in the music business. When fhe perforrriance.was "Pinch Me"-Barenaked Ladies, There are influential people out over, the very "satisfied' and re- "Show Me the Meaning of Being 7. Watch Andy cry when he finds out that A) Shannon there who find your music ex- lieved audience clapped enthu-. Lonely"-Backstreet Boys. The dumped him and B) the whole country hates him. ceptional enough to deserve an siastic-allyv a's -sdmechirig that. I winner was none other than... award. It's an honor that most ^thought] wp,uldjngver;see,hap-; Steely Dan?.; _.... •.••.• 6. To realize that, hey, your life might suck but it could musicians will never experi- ..^ne'd.'.Etoi'rtern: aeiUse'd;'dfTiat-:; : ;; be worse....you could be Valerie. ) ' U2iwas'a big Winner for the ence. However, on Febru- •-.•". . night, taking home ary 21st, some got their 5. The chance that the. cameraman could whip out three:Grammys in- another key phrase such as, "Right now, the showis your chance. cluding one of the life." • If one word could de- most coveted awards, scribe the entire night it record of the year for 4. The Enya-like, mysterious, tropical music serves as would be "classy". From their rock single,"It's A good study tunes, the performances to the Beautiful Day." That presenters, to even the also won song of the .?. To se.e Shannon struggle xoith the decision: Hot-bodied host of the evening, Jon Ivy league graduate or wh iny bitch with a bad sun burn. •-y.ea;r. Eminem also Stewart. A no'ther notable j::w.aJfked away : with moment was Madonna's 2. Andy's relationship advice: "Better 5 different girls ;three, including best than 1 girl on 5different nights." grand entrance and.her ;'rap^olb performance, performance of her latest ;1?t>e_st}rap performance songs. But it was no big I To watch slutly girls throw themselves at guys without ^b,y;^|fduQ';qr.:group for having to ruin a pair of shoes and get red Psi-U sludge on secret that the most an- •piscontribution in Dr. your pants! ticipated part of the Spire's "Forgot About show would not be Dolly ;;tj)re^and;for best rap Parton's hoe-down duet /.alBum. Fora man who Trinity Net: Part 11 with country singer Alan Ssaid in on e of h is so ngs Jackson, but Eminem's dents who have not endured that-he would never D. BARRETT BIJUR performance of his latest years of endless PI slips, there is S^wiris'a. Gtra'mmy be- 4 Features Writer hit single, "Stan" with Icati&e' "they can't even much to be thankful for with El ton John. this system. ||tqrnach [him] let alone The duet was pubh- : (Editor's Note: Beginning on A- i,;f:-.:^staTid [him]", it looks This college isn't all about 'cized for days befote the October 17, The Tripod began a academics however. In many • ^'®^vflik&the Gnunmies got big event, and lhonesdyM|e0S;i|g?gays at the.yei^totqif his series of articles entitled "The dorm rooms, computers have y : a;{yl|^tpjn:a.if ,to say, ,-Yes,^we,a- • St ew-ie. Wond er-- cam e ,.ou 1.1 o. the time and use the student ori- America Online's clever In- sexuals. Parts of his music-are naflydid it and it was good' We present the award for Album of ented web-pages like stant Messenger software al- specifically dedicated to gays, finally have a truce!" As was ex- the. Year, the most sought after and whenever he decides to in- Camptrintrin.com and the lows users to send each other pected, after' the whole thing,; award in music land. The nomi- Dailyjolt.com. What does this messages in real time, and have sult his rivals, he nevei fails to Eminem had. to redeem himself' , nees \yernu^^nuwajwcujuae scattered as was usuail mean though for our campus private or public chat sessions, accuse them of being queer His and did what he did best. He for that night. They were:"Mid- culture? What are the ramifica- thus reducing the use of the latest accusation towards Eric flippedoff.the.audienceasthey rjight. Vultures"-Beck, "The tions on everyday life? . telephone. While the online of Everlast was so big, that ur. continued to,clap like crazy .MarshallMathersLP"-Eminem, sparked a feud between the two Trinity students interviewed conversations are convenient fans It was a sight to remember. • "Kid A"- Radio.Head, "You're that lasted for months and en- identified two key innovations for users, they lack the person- The winners of the awards :.. The ©ne"-Paul Simon, and "Two tailed vicious and image- that have begun to change the ality of a live, person-to-person were scattered in many of the Against One "-Steely Dan. As scorching songs, which they cyberscape of the college. The conversation. . categories that night. Nominees • .Bette- finished- naming the wrote about each other Come lirst is the introduction ol an that I Was sujre would win, lost nominees everyone grew quiet, This has sent alarm through on boys, kiss and make up academic tool called"My Black- the minds of some Trinity stu- miserably In the category of Eyes weie on that envelope as if board," and the second is the dents. "H can be dangerous, be- As I predicted, the perfor- best pop vocal album the nomi- it contained the Ark of theCov- advancement of non-academic cause people say things that mance did not come until the websites like the Dailyjolt and they wouldn't necessarily say very end of the night The Camptrintrin.com. over the phone or in person" Grammys undoubtedly Blackboard is an online saysSarahShoukimas'CH. She wanted to save the best for last. teaching tool which professors adds, "Ilyl.is taking away from There was a huge screen in the can use to assign readings, cre- our personal relationships, we background that displayed ate a syllabus, or post grades. It have become overly dependent large thunderbolts and rain- also has. a forum function, on it." At the same time, Chris drops. The background music which allows students to have Silverman thinks that 1M isn't to "Stan" played and Eminem class discussions in cyber- such a bad thing: "1 see my began to rap. His rapping was space. friends on campus throughout sharp and flawless as usual. He has a disti net voice that catches Chris Silverman '03 reports the day, and then talk to them your ear every, time you hear it that he has used the system later in the evening on 1M." He and it makes you want to hear once and found it largely, unin- concedes however "there are more as his shocking lyrics lure formative. "The biggest prob- people I wouldn't call on the you iri. When it was time for the lem with it was that the phone, but 1 would send an 1M- relrain usually sung by singer professor never updated it" message to." Does this mean the Dido, Elton John's voice wa's Silverman . says. Marissa ritual of courtship is becoming heard and he appeared sud- Coughlin '04 agreed saying, "it a thing of the past? "1 don't denly on stage from behind a works for some classes, but not think so, it's just an easy ice- rotating screen. As usual for for all - the forum was really just breaker" says Ben Sayles'01. Elton John.hisout fit was an eye a bunch of unrelated posts." The notion of the cyber-rela- sore as well as an eye catcher. He (IrjisYeme'ster, a revitalized ESF (EducationvSports and Fun) One of the big ad vantages of the tionship has taken a new turn wore a neon green and pink program returns to Trinity with senior Matt HitzusenHn.com- new software will be online at Trinity with the sometimes- polka dot suit with matching rnand. Based on the ESF Dream Camp that is held at Trinity each course registration. For stu- See TRINITY on page 15 summer, this year long program runs four days a week and com- bines tutoring and creativity to help further the talents of fifty Hartford children"As coordinator of the pr<3gra;iriiMa:|t.has been, OVERHEARD pivotal-pi rebuilding the program after a semester Ba tap rid1 is in charge- b&roughly twenty Trinity stQdetif.stc^n||s;|nehtors "[Beating Harvard] makes Trinity the most and friends to the local students Matt, a;hi5'tpry"majqrffrorn Worcester, MA, hopes ESF will act as a lesourcel'fpr.these chil- bad-ass assemblage of squash demons ever to dren lrttehha^cing Jhe fundamentals of edition and strength- ening their!,talents •, .^.' '•'.-:.• ' ''';• V. ' spring, snarling, from the fiery pits of hell." Before.'becommg involved with ESF, Matt, volunteered with Boys aqd Girls Club, Neighborhood Posse and Best Buddies. He Recently published in an article from the February 22nd edi: hopes to w©[k with reach kn Amei ica next year before continu- tion of the Hartford Advocate. . ' ing onto 1tiOriin the face of this conflict. Thornton .'.alsaadvised us to keep the dialogue open Last Saturday, the student Qtrgariiza-., ;yith' the other side and to perform pur tion Voices ^— "'' ^ ' "•'••'- -'••••• ^ctJwnsAyitfr openness. What was must Mystical VOID, held a non^\dolf hce%&init% : poignant»V^^s;when Thornton told the workshop. This traihMg^ foe using'an: group.that though they had to accept the FlSCtS civil disobedience, was meant toprepare risks of non-violent civil disobedience, VIRGO fZb >5> -MAR 20 the members of VOID for the upcoming (they also commit to the tenant of non- AUG 2-5-SETT demonstrations againsjp.the Free Trade injury to opponents. ; The two most powerful planets in the : Get prepared to spend the next thirty Area of the A mer icas or, :FTA A 'in ^Que- ;•;,' The specific guidelines of the non-vio- days practically worshipping a ro- zodiac, Pluto and Mars, are combin- bec City on. April 20h22;A.,,:; '• •'">- "'. , lent direct/action campaign against the mantic partner or a friend. The Sun ing in your house of career this week, The FTAA aims to'exterid' theNAFTA FTAA.arethat.protesters will use no vio- making this the perfect time to bite : is entering Pisces, emphasizing oth- (North Arrierican •£fee:trad^.'Aigreeh I;e&e,"phy5ical;or verbal towards any ers, sostep out of the spotlight.right the bullet with summer or first-time men^totheentire.hgrtiisphere,aradQuer •' person^wili-carry no Weapons, will no't now and reflect. When you're not re- job plans. A chance like this won't bec,City will host secrettiegotiatioris of v "brmgpruse.ariy alcohol or illegal drugs flecting, however, iron out the details come around again for a long time, so the'Sf^rldleaderairiibrder^o impietA :and wiH.notdestroy property While get moving. In fact, take action in ev- ; : and plans for others, as no one can ment the FTAA.; •'iVOfD; bfcLie^s:tht;:v Bi;h-OCT2: JL The non-vio- protesters in Anyone who has stereotyped you as AKILS lence training Quebec , City. non-confrontational, or a pushover, MAR 21 -APR IS workshop .An affinity in the past has another thing com ing marked the be- this; week. Pluto enters your House of Your charm and magnetism are way group is .essen- up this week, so you can expect ginning of a tially a cell °l War, and you'll be indestructible in large scale mo- debates and disagreements for the people to warm up to your intense 15-30 people questioning, as you'll prov idc a much bilization effort next two weeks. You're coming into who join to- needed breath of fresh air for almost VOID plans on gether to, per- yourself and your power as a person performing at everyone. Personally, you'll feel like form a number and a voice, of leadership, so don't shy you need to know everything this Trinity, joining of functions in- away from what you know to be the the large-scale week, and as Mars moves into your cluding mobi- right course. house of personal exploration, take grassroots mo- lizing lor an b i 1 i z a tion • SCORPIO some of that inquisitive energy and event, assigning point it at yourself. against the tasks, so that OCT 2 5 -NOV 21 FTAA. This in- each member is It seems like everything you want cludes working accountable, this week is going to cost you, but 2 TAURUS ^ families, stu- what you don't realize is that this is provide a struc- AFX ZO-MAY 2' 1NDYMED1A.ORG due to the fact that you have some very dents, farmers,, ture .in which On the outside, you'll need to practice expensive tastes. The thing is, don't environmental- Anti-FTAAprotest poster.' the group looks some lip-zipping this week, and be ists, people of •'.••'. deny yourself anything, and (eel the ...... ;, .• ..out lor the extra careful not to upset the status faith, animal, rights.activists'.organized safety and well-beingof each individual. pleasure that comes from spending quo in your life, no matter how frus- labor and many others. The members of Finally, it provides emotional support in hard earned time orunoney on whai trating they make you. They'll turn- VOID believed itis-essenfial .to. under-',. you want. In romance, listen to what, •What can be a:tensee:n viro'nrrient. A ff i n- around and be to your great benelit stand and.be trained/in non-vBIeni^i'vii \ ity groups'also make,-consensus-bar?.ecl people mean to say rather than what soon, so keep your ear to the ground disobedience; as.nort-yiolent.di.rect ac- decisions iri. order to make sure,each in- comes out ol their mouths, and re- lor opportunities that ihe very situa- tion is oric of the -l^Gy epmponfet'HsaP the" dividual is comfortable.with the actions member that a little tenderness goes a tions you hate right now might planned.demptistrations against the of, the group. '' '•• CX^'.i} ••'••. • long way: present. ; FTAA.' '. ":':.'• ""'.:•;.;t^- ,:f: '.;\:';:/:2 '••;•.. Otice all the, participants pf the non- Jy'lolericc training workshop\vere com- McCook ^p^lPg^f .f6rt:S.ble'.'.with the basic ideas..of NOVI2-1..T.C 2 I MAY 21 -JCIN2O SteveThprntori \vasbri5,Ught';iri;f6litcili- no'n-viplence.and consensus, the work- Whoa, there tiger. Mars moves'into Changes arrive one by one this week, tate the workshop. f;le;begari by^lefining shop shifted in orderto put these ideas ' Sagittarius this week, filling you with both thrilling and threatening to non-violent civil disobedience wiitjr-a^ into practice. The group participated in aggressive energy that you'll have to overwhelm you. Don't stand outside Martin Luther King quote frp.nf"A Let- a.number.of role-playinggameslfhe first . work hard to funnel into productive the lire, however, as it's paramount ter from a Birmingham Ja'i'l'Vihat ex-•• ' involved^ confrontation between a pro- endeavors. Its also going to make your that you embrace the self you feel has plained "Nonviolent direct action seeks, .fester and. FTAA employee, The mock bl urting-out-w hat's-on-your-mind- been dormant lor some time now. to create a crisis:.ancl ibst'erftjeh

TICKETS •' BOX Of FltE ;U CO-SPOHSOREO"BY WE A.MCAH AMERICAN CULTURAL CEMER REGULAR S27-S19 860 486 4226;'" f:: \n THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES IHS1I1IIH. Pun(i(Ki In part by tho HdUartkl Dane* Project Of (he N«v> England Fuuncail-an for in* Arti, with l-eart JQRGENSEN AUDITORIUM STUDENTS SZ0-S10 M-F11AM-5PM ., OL AN(> funding fram Ihu N*Uonat Endow m«ni for thn Art * ... ,,, and Ida Dor Is Ouhe CharKaoia Foundation Additional m. r SENIORS S25-$17. WWJQRGENSENITr/UtJSJ itrta funding prowtd«n UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT fa SHORT STORIES The Trinity Alumnus Prizes in Fiction: $250, $175, and $100 for short sto- ries of any length. One submission per student.

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.-•...".-. ,^:;,dents) presently-registered at Trinity, College. - THE TRINITY TRIPOD ARTS PAGE- 17 Royal Jelly Transforms Seabury 47 into a Carnival Dancing and Singing Combine into Raucous and Passionate Performance

: : : op PETER thee visitors were formeformerr stu r—: ' """" •' ;• .•;•"" "~ ~~~. ~~—: : dents. They were making [J WANNEMACHER turn to the stage that thev < Arts Writer called home. The performance of ir,- The brochure read "experi- dance and singing ihar. R ence the energy of this artistic Jelly put on l':ebri]Jrv2!' colective. of choreographers, quite possibly one of the dancers and musicians founded' performance.-; ol ihe SiuHi by Trinity alumnae K.C. Chun seriesihisyear 'The nmht v '95 and Carolyn Merrit '96." wonderiui lestival ol chor

The entire work also had fluidity to it, a consistent path that lasted from the opening snap of the group dance piece to the final bedtime-themed section.

Noone knew what this would raphyand composiiion that mean. Seabury 47 is host lo never loss 'it sell n'i innovai inn. • The group, which is from ihe many performances through- COURTESY Of AUSTIN ARTSCtNTER out the year. The performers are Boston area i:. essentially lour Members of Royal Jelly perform their own brand of movement, ol ten a mix of Trinity students • dancer musicians which they combine with vocals and pre-recorded material. and visiting artists. This time I lie 1'ic S rlc i1,- i!n: danc-

CMS, bur the show's strength lay puzzii-'alsodul not jartheellect. in its variety and in Us use of of constant string thai kept all multiple performance tech- the pieces united iis one work. niques. -. • The show took another im- •From all this, the evening •pressive turn when ihe entire look on a strange mix of carni- group, nuisicktrfs mid.dancers, val and rock concert. The short, began a kind of, sing-a-long distinct: pieces felt likesongson , 1 piece called j;tye. a play list . •, . The song, for it really was Yet., Ai the same time, the wild mostly a song, began with lesiivityof dancers and the en-.'. Heather McQ.uist.on", a dancer, m;y thai wen! Irom musicians singing a I'i'ii'lt.'.a cappella lo dancers and back again,' melody. It was simple, repeti- made the entire performance tive,' and easy to follow. The feel, like something from a•'_, piece was actually one of Royal i;roupol street perlormers. The, .. Jelly's longest, but remained entire work also had fluidity to relatively simple, with only it, a consistent path that lasted some percussion, added voices, Irom the opening snap ol.the and little movement. group dance piece to the final Give was one of the most fas- bedume-themed section. •> V cinating pieces in the perlor- The show opened with three mance, but it did not stand out dancers snapping in four-lour so much that it looked awkward rhythm. The music ol saxo- - in the context of the other phone, 'high-pitched vocal works. bursts, and a single drum soon The show closed with preci- came in and the dancers began pice, another group piece. Dur- using slow kicking motions and ing this work,each woman was ballet-type turns. dressed in a nightgown. Preci- IffOPULATtONi This first, piece, called trying, pice also regained that sense of eventually and intentionally iestival from the'opening num- lost its synchronized movement ber; its penultimate moment in- and became a frantic celebra- volved the three dancers tion of energy, with wild jumps becoming wild and energized in the air and widesmiles on the once again. dancers' laces. This was one ol •The entire show was so wild, the most beautiful moments in yet exact, that it played like iff5"'' the piece, and a 'theme the group some amazing carnival. Ir

The wild festivity of dancers and the energy that went from musicians to dancers and back again, made the entire performance feel like something from a group of street performers.

returned to on a number of oc- would seem that the audience casions. . was traveling through the The second piece was a soft woods and came upon this per- solo piece called uind and rain, formance. . choreographed by'K.C. Chun. The a lid ience was not chased Chun showed a complete un- away by the wild performances SAY IT derstanding of the delicacy and Wr So in whieh'they just happened to From the guys who brought you "There's Something About Mary/' intimacy of each motion she come across, rather these danc- was using. ers and musicians allowed us to Sand and rain also involved view them creating new work less percussive music, depend- with tenderness and enthusi- ing more on the gentle beat and asm. : vtfww.sayitisntsomovie.com the occasional saxophone k was especially moving to melody. After the show, Andre know that the founders of this MARCH 16TH OM* Hi TflEATBES Balazs described the dances as phenomenal performance "3-D animations of the sounds," group were recently Trinity stu- which came across well in the dents like ourselves. Their performance. strong presentation was a testa- The only break from the live- ment to our own potential lor music theme was in the puzzle, the future. Aspiring artists can a marvelous duet between only hope to capture the same Chun and Carolyn Merritt. The magic as Royal Jelly. W^^

PAGE 18 ARTS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - FEBRUARY 27,200\ Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream haunting and powerful

ing to score throughout a dry heart-wrenching. BY ADRIAN KUDLER spell in the city. The lack of Unfortunately, this is one Arts Editor . ' heroine eventually tears apart time during the movie when die blissful relationshipof Hary the action seems overly-drawn Requiem for a Dream is a and Marion, and leads to the out. Because of the fast pace of movie about drugs! And yet, the degeneration of all the charac- the rest of the film, this scene, newest offering from Pi director ters. in addition to an increasingly Darren Aronofsky isn't the Tyrone and Harry head down tedious, dream sequence also usual "drugs are bad, they mess to Florida to find heroine, where featuring Burstyn, regrettably up your life" fare presented in they are arrested en route. bog down the film for their du- movies like Trainspotting or Marion sells her body in des- rations. However, Requiem is al- Traffic. peration. ways quick to bounce back. This movie, written by At the end of the movie, each Jennifer Connelly perfectly Aronofsky and Hubert Selbyjr, character is broken in a differ- embodies the role of Marion, the who wrote the book of the same ent way. Each is a victim of drug beautiful daughter of rich par- Wonder Boys, at Cinestudiq this week, will show us a name, doesn't rely on the gory abuse, but the graphic result ents who loves Harry, but ends different side of the academic life we're sq accustomed images associated with snort- comes not from visuals of track up loving heroine a little more. to. Michael Douglas plays an adulterous novelist/college ing cocaine or shooting up hero- marks or needles, but from the ' Marlon Wayans is also sur- professor in this adaptation from Michael Chabon's ine, hut rather on the gory gutted lives of the.characters. prisingly strong in his role as novel. The movie also features Tobey Maguire, Frances turnes a drug addicts life can Aronofsky is brilliant in the Tyrone. It's nice to see the typi- McDormand and Robert Downey, Jr. take.. .->••. way he ha ndles the shooting of cally comic actor in such a dra- The.story centers around the drug scenes. When a char- matic and serious role. He does Brighton Beach resident Harry acter smokes, swallow or shoots well with a part that is less than Goldfarb, played by Jared Leto up, the audience sees only completely whole. of My So-Called Life fame. quicks cuts of rolled-up dollar Tyrone's storyline, in fact, is Harry is! an amateur,DJ who bills, dilating pupils or infested the one weak link within Rc- spends most of his time trolling blood streams. quierti. There are repeated refer- for heroine with his best friend. This tccnique is utilized re- ences to his relationship with Tyrone, played^by. Marlon peatedly in.Requiem, contrib- his mother, mainly through Wayans.The rest of the time he's uting to the frjghteningly high Flash backs, but it is never made out wreaking havoc'with his pace of most of the movie. The clear where the story came I torn beautiful girlfriend Marion, end features cuts between each or where it is going. played by Jennifer Connelly, of the four main characters in jared Leto is the weakest also an addict. . • their drug-caused predica- member of the cast, but still Ellen. Burstyn, playing ments, spliced with images of performs admirably. His Long Godspell, the trippy musical based on the gospel accord- Harry's mother Sara, rounds out the things that drove them into Island accent seems slightly ing to Matthew, will be performed at Austin Arts Center the cast. She spends most of her such a place. The result is a forced, but his love lor his on March 9-11. Justin Ball '01 directs, while Kari Ann time watching television, and haunting view that pounds it- mother and for Marion comes Sweeney '03 choreographs and Professor Gerald Moshell experiences a kind of rebirth self repeatedly, into, the brains across as so pure and .strong as directs the music. Scored by Stephen Schwartz, the musi- when she discovers she's, been of the viewer. It.is an effect that to be. tortured. cal features several catchy and recognizable tunes, includ- chosen.to be on a game show. is almost dazing.. Vye know we The dream mentioned in the ing "Day by Day," "The Lessons You Learn," "Turn Back She wattts to wear the red dress were hit by, some'F.Hjng power- title refers to a recurring vision Old Man," and "Prepare Ye." Filled with talented Trinity she wore' to Harry's high school ful, but what exactly was it? Harry has of seeing Marion students, Godspell should provide for a fun and entertain- graduation on television, but The actors wor.k extremely standing at the end of a pier. ing evening. finds she. :no..longer fits into it. well together to drive home When he goes to speak to her, Determined to. wear it, she goes these same points. Burstyn is she always disappears. The on a diet fueled:by prescription frightening in her loneliness dream mirrors Hurry's event u:il • weight-loss pills. anddesperation.andherdepen- loss of Marion through boih throughout the course of Re- ., dence on her,television is real their descents into drug use. qiiiemfora Dream, Burstyn ar-? . and.disturbing. \ \ Requiem {or a Dream is a ticula'tely portrays'-, Sara's . ••• • She especially shines in one beautifully-shot and extremely descent.into speed addiction. particular scene in which intense look at the effects drugs She hallucinates that the Harry comes to visit. At this have on relationships and on refridgerator is going to attack. point, she is strung outon. up- life/Through the dextrous cin- her, that she is a guest on her-Ta- pers. Yet', between1 repeated, of- ematography and strong acting, vorite show, that characters ,fers of food:and drink; she the movie ends up being not 1 Professor of English Barbara Benedict's book. A Cul- from television step out into .her manages to express to her son about the drugs the mscl ves, but tural History of Early Modern Inquiry, was published living room. how empty and meaningless about those things which di- recently by the University of Chicago Press. The book, Meanwhile, Hany, Tyrone her life has been since the loss rectly surround the drugs, those according to a review in Libary Journal, "tries to discover and Marion are desperately try- of her husband The acting is things that are the true threats why, in that era [early modern England (1660-1820)], the curiosity seeker often became the curiosity and the .afi- cionado of. monsters became the monster itself." The, vol- ume is a comprehensive look at the nature of curiosity and the curious in'this era, and should be a captivating read. •..' ... - .,.'.•'

If studying has your brain fried completely toa crisp, maybe you'll want to check out the no-thinking-re- quired double feature of David Arquette in See Spot Run, and Brendan Fraser in Monkeybone. The former features Arquette, famous for 1-800-Collect commercials and a marriage to Courteney Cox, and his relationship with a dog who's smarter than he is. The latter details the ques- tionably hilarious results of Fraser's personality take- over by a fictional monkey he has created for the comic strip he writes. Check 'em out, you won't have to think too hard, and you probably won't have to laugh too hard: COURTESY OF WWW.IMAGESJOURNAL.COM Jennifer Conn&lly and Jared Leto play strung out lovers desper ate to score in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream FEBRUARY 27,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD ARTS PAGE 19 Trinity Pipes & Drums Hosts Annual Ceilidh Men in Kilts Invade Vernon Social Center for an Evening of Celtic Music and Dance

BY BETH GIUIGAN been bothered by any ol the concessions Senior Editor the band has made within thisCehic tra- dition. The band itself originally carne into The sounds or a lone bagpiper floated beingin 1958,underrheguidanceo[ Pro- across the quad Friday evening, signal- fessor Henry Hood. Hood helped the ing the start of a weekend of Celtic group acheive the sutlicient recognition events at Trinity. Students not preoccuj to be selected to play at the dedication ol pied with the progress of the basketball the Dowries Memorial Clock Tower, and team that same night filtered into at a Hartford pep rally for Richard Nixon. Cinestudio for the opportunity to see Unfortunately, the Pipes&r Drums had Braveheart on the big screen. dilficulty carrying on after Hood's de- Sponsored by the Trinity College Pipes parture Irom the college, and conse- & Drums, the screening of the film quently became defunct around 1964. served as a prelude to the band's fourth However, thanks 10 the efforts ol an in- annual Ceilidh, which took place on Sat- trepid then-freshman by the.name of urday, February 24 in Vernon Social James Macrae Baird, the bagpipes resur- Center. faced on campus in 1996 , • As audience members filed into the Bainl, who graduated last year, de- theatre to watch Mel Gibson rally the cided th:u he wanted M learn I he mstrti- Scots against their English oppressors., MicTn.iinci '.M?nt aboui amiaciing local' band members spread the word about- bagpipe insjrui.-ioh; Bruce Lasaroll and Saturdays celebration, handing out fli- N'liman liiiii.:'-.. who m tiirr, ollered '.o ers and talking up the event iiiiiil .i i\--.-11•.•;•;ti interesi meeting at linr The word "ceilidh" is usually uelmeii uv Appriixun.Hi.'i) t.hiny-live people

Those unfamiliar with Scottish customs were curious as to the exact meaning of the word "ceilidh," which is usually defined as a celebration of sorts, involving

drinks (preferably whisky) and traditional Scottish COURT ESY Or JAMES BAIKP dancing. The Trinity Pip^s & Drums march on the quad shortly after. their 1998 reinstatement oh campus. ; ' as a celebration ol sons, involving showed up at thai iiist meeting, ant I the drinks (prclerably whiskey; and -ir.uh- 'I riuuy PipesOsr I )rums became ati ive lor Drums per! or in ing a prelude, and a med- . Haired Maiden." tional Scottish dancing The Trinity- ihelirsi lime in almost t. h i r I y I s \ c years ley ol'limes;' Two pci loriners known as The evening's announcer, John Spen- sponsored Ceilidh strays slightly imni The band lias gone on to play.it giadu .i/he SltieJiugMhen did a medley ol songs, cer,ciedited Trinity bagpipe instructors thai delinition in thai it is IH.HO ^l a. at ion,.is well asai various local parades, followed by.Torre nee. Coe on the Celtic Bi Lice l.anaroll and Norman [ones, and musical showcase and. ihanks to school and the school's I7')ili anniversary cel- h.if.p,- I lighland dancing by the Hanks the band's student leader; Tom lingan rules, a whisky-lree event ebration Sisters helped energize the crowd, and '03, with making the night such a suc- : Nevertheless, the Ceilidh has proved Now- live vears later, the band is still then the,Shieling and Trinity-Pipes &r cess. '., • .- , \ : • .. • successlul since its inception in January going'strong. 1 his year's Ceilidh got ol I 'Drums took the stage again, bringing t he Commented H.ogan, "There was a 1998, and audience members have noi tea good start, with the Trmify Pipes&r Ceilidh to intermission. • • •.-•' great turnout...! got the sense that the au- The second ;'nalf.' n[. the show followed •.dien.ee really enjoyed all the acts.' We re- a si iiiilar.lhrvn.Vf, leutu'ring the same per-' • : "ally'lried, to niove thi:ngs along quickly, formers entertaining the audience' with; - NVvKrhhjhkthe crowd appreciated tluu" some different tunes, including a inov-. ':• Attendance at this year's Ceilidh was ing version ol;''''Amazing Grace"-, by'the- probably the highest'since 1998, with a SliK'litig and "fci''i;cn,ce Coe. The liigh-'- combination 61' Scots Irom the Greater light ol the evening, however, was the II art lord area and Trinity students fill- ine'clley of songs by the massed band, ing virtually every chair at die event. which brought together the Trinity pip- While, the number of'students involved ers arid'anyone else who had expressed in t lie band has II uct ua ted over the years, interest in performing with them. The the strong audience turnout Saturday group played a variety of songs, includ- night may very well be an indicator that ing "Scotland the Brave" and "Brown- the bagpipes are here to stay.

NETWORKING SKILLS WITH JIM KING MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001 - 4:30 P.M. Cristina Lundy's TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2001 - 12:00 NOON Thesis on HIV/AIDS ALUMNI AND STUDENT OF COLOR RECEPTION This Weekend at Garmany Hall TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2001 - 5:30 P.M.

BY ADRIAN KUDLER . The piece was written by Lundy, Arts Editor with additional material coming HUMAN RESOURCES NETWORKING RECEPTION irom freewriting exercises conducted THURSDAY, MARCH P.M. by the performers in which they an- 8/2001 - 5:30 Senior Cristina Lundy presents her swered questions such as "What do thesis this Friday and Saturday at 8:00 you know about AIDS?" and "How pin in Garmany Hall of Austin Arts would your life be different if the dis- HEALTH PROFESSIONS ALUMNI PANEL Center. The piece involves dancers,-ac- ease did not exist?" TUESDAY, MARCH 13,2001 -7:00 P.M. tors and singers and acts as an accom- She felt this was necessary to the paniment to her written thesis. conception of the piece, as all the pre- The entire project deals with the viously written material she encoun- GRADUATE SCHOOL way we view HIV/AIDS as a society. tered in her research presented the Lundy examined many artistic disease only through a person suffer- AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES sources and their treatment of char- ing from it. Lundy's goal was to WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14,2001 - 12:00 NOON acters with the disease, and concluded present HIV/AIDS as the social phe- that tod-often we marginalize the nomena that-we all, despite our own magnitude of HIV/AIDS. : = health, need to con tend with. IDP ROUNDTABLE LUNCH She laments the tendency pf.the ca- Moreover, Lundy describes the sual viewer to .feel/sorry while watch- piece as "a history lesson on AIDS." It THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2001 - 12:00 NOON ing a character suffering.from the •.•incorporates-material from vocal per- disease in a movie or play, but then to formances, plays and literature cre- leavethatsorrow behind upon depart- ated abou;t the subject in the twenty ing the theater. Through her perlor- years since it has come to our atten- FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: mance, she hopes to present HIV/ tion.. WWW.TRINCOLL.EDU/DEPTS/CAREERySTUDENTS/WELCOME.HTM AIDS as something that has imposed The result should be moving and itself on society, rather than as just an innovative, and will change the way element existing within society. we look at AIDS and its sufferers. PAGE 20 ARTS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - FEBRUARY 27,2001 Hypocrisy Rampant at This Year's Grammy Awards Openly Supports, Subtley Vilifies Eminem and his Performance With Elton John would be too much to ask. BY SASHA BRATT 3 The big problem here is that the hy- • Arts Editor pocrisy was far too evident this year. A few years ago, the only place we could "There are places 1 remember, all my hear Eminem's music was on rock and life, though some have changed,somefor- rap radio stations. His addictively devi- ever and notfor better..." ous lyrics and freestyle abilities made -The Beatles him the stalwart and resident, bad boy Last week the masses were "privi- on TRL Ironically, his popularity came leged" to witness the Forty-Third (dear from the same place as the very boy Lord, has it been that many?) Annual bands that he despises: MTV and the tee- Grammy Awards. I am sure you have all nybopper generation. heard of the Grammys. It's the show that Eminem's lyrics are obviously not for usually gives its best award to some innocent ears. Such people do not need comeback kid from, like, 18 generations to hear about his fantasies involving the. ago and ignores the talents of the current rape of his mother and the killing of his generation. girlfriend. Instead, they come for his Its marketers, however, are smart funny lyrics. But.said humor is not only enough to nominate a few of the more the pretty bow on. a very complicated controversial or experimental acts of the package, a package that he doesn't apolo- day; that way, the ratings will go upward gize for, nor should he. arid onward. Brilliant. But now, Eminem is a freak show. His I, of course, detest this hypocrisy, but act hasn't changed in two years, but now it makes good business sense, and Isup- the people behind the Grammys are

The Real Slim Shady is not Elvis or The Beatles., he is Mar shall Mathers ofDetroit..To hear this idiot Greene fumble over his words and contradict himself made me throw numerous objects at the television.

pose that is all that matters. touting his anti-gay lyrics, as well as You can't be living on planet Earth other aspects of his music. Like this was without knowing that Eminem,a.k.a. the . abigshock. Please. Then; they found out' Real Slim Shady, was the star attraction that Elton John happened to like the in the music industry this past year. ' song and would be interested in a duet. It didn't matter that he, along with the Don't get me wrong...this is a great rat- COURTESY OF WWW.EONL1NE.COM other nominees, was robbed by a voting ings ploy. I am not upset that.it works; I Elton John watches as Eminem "thanks" the crowd board that is too busying patting itself am upset that people are blind to the bla- after the duo's Grammy performance. on the back to give the award for the Best tant aspect of it. Album of the Year to the band that ac- Do you think the1 Record ing Academy tiple gay and lesbian organizations pro- me throw numerous objects nt the tele- tually had the best album.- No, that voters are'"upset" that there were mul- testing the performance of Slim Shady? vision. Why wouldn't thisguy shut up? Of course not; it was on the news, and On my "sh ut-up meter," he got a I ull "5 out that means more press. More outrage of 5"shut the hell ups." What a self-righ- equals more viewers. teous [expletive 1. He is so noble to allow I am not saying that I leel bad for us to hear Eminem, even if he is olleti- Eminem, but he was definitely used here. sive and horrible. "We arc not ben-: to Hey Freshmen* The flipside is that he too gets more ex- defend or vilify"? Good, then be quiet, posure, because as they say, any press is and let me make-up my own mind. good press. . Fortunately, Eminem eventually per- apply to the Tuto- So, here is what the Recording Acad- formed "Stan" with the openly gay Elton emy felt was appropriate i n order for the* John. Oooooh, the controversy. It doesn't show to go on. Jon Stewart (the host) matter if I like Eminem or Eltonjohn.il rial College! came out to say, "This obviously is the was a good performance. It didn't need moment we've all been waiting for...are the hype. It was an, interesting mix of you ready to meet...the president of the different styles, and their beautifully

His addictively devious lyrics and freestyle abilities The deadline has made him the stalwart and resident bad boy on TRL Ironically, [Eminem's] popularity came from the same place as the very boy bands that he despises: MTV been extended un- and the teenybopper generation.

til March 12th. Recording Academy?!? [Here's] lylichael staged hug at the end was heartwarm- Greene!" WOW!!! What a.humofous in- ing- ' troduction, Jon. ••••'.' It was followed in proper fashion by The tension could be cut, with a Eminem flipping off the entire crowd. chainsaw. It was just a performance of He is outrageous, this is what he does, its one song, but apparently a disclaimer part of his schtick. Were we shocked??? Applications are was necessary: No! I was just hoping those fingers were pointing at Greene. They would say to "...Witness the walls of division him, "Why do I get a special 'be careful' available online at crumble...we're not here to defend or to intro, huh?" vilify, but to recognize the records that But was this performance enough for are notable. People are mad, and they are the viewing audience? Of course not! www.trincoll.edu talking. We can't edit out the art that Those witty scriptwriters had to draw makes us uncomfortable, because, re- out every last bit of drama that they member, that's what our parents tried to could from this situation. When Bette do.with Elvis,:.t,he Rolling Stohesand the Midler came out to present the award for or in Louise Bea'tles...M6st of the adults who have Album of the Year, her comments began judged this music have not listened to the with, "and now for the most controver- music." . sialawardof theevening." Wasthisnec- Fisher's off ice in essary? Is it really that controversial? Okay, first of all, the Real Slim Shady There were five groups, and one was go- is not Elvis or The Beatles...he is Marshall ing to win; there is nothing controversial the Tutorial Col- Mathers of Detroit. That's it! And Elvis about.that. That was the way all the sangabout Heartbreak:Hptel, which isn't awards went the whole night. exactly an obsessed fan who hurts every- It obviously pained the Academy to lege building. one around hirn.and ultimately kills have Slim Shady there, but their only himself. • . "-. . consolation was found in the ratings the To hear this idiot Greene fumble over next day, and then they knew their suf- his words and contradict himself made fering was worth it. Hypocrites!!! -.,«..!• fw *H.' Would you like a unique op- portunity to address your classmates, parents, and friends? If so, you could be the next Class Day speaker!

One of Trinity's oldest traditions, Class Day occurs tk Saturday before Commencement, May 1% 2001. Class Day is a celebration the accomplishments and friendships of the Class of 2001. The program for the Day includes a speaker from the Class of 2001 who is determined via a contest!

All entries will be judged by a committee of admin- istrators, faculty, and members of the senior class. Speeches will be judged by content and the individual's public speaking capability. Speeches should be lighthearted and reminiscent of - •.,-.your memories at IVinity/ r . :

All entries must he submitted by Friday, March 16, 2002. Please mail speeches to Nicole Tateosiany96,W99, Alumni Office. For more information regarding content and length of the speech, please contact Nicole Tateosian at extension 2406. PAGE 22 ANNOUNCEMENTS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - FEBRUARY 27,2001 LECTURES Wednesday, February 28 7:30 PM Jennifer Koh The psychology and sociology departments Jennifer Kbh performs with the Hartford Sym- and women's studies program presnts "Exotic be- phony Orchestra on Friday, March 2. Call (860)- comes Erotic. Exlaining the Enigma of Sexual 246-8742 lor tickets. Orientation" to be presented by Daryl Bern of Cristina Lundy You stole what? Where? Cornell University. Washington Room, Mather On Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3 at 8:00 Halt. Admission is free. PM in the Austin Arts Center Garmany Hall, Thursday, March 1 4:00 PM Cristina Lundy will be performing her senior A guard has recently been assigned Norma Jiminez, from the Harvard Graduate thesis: Ms. Lundy's thesis poignantly explores to watch the men's locker room in perceptions relating to individuals with HIV/ Ferris. Apparently said locker room School of Education will be presenting "What do AIDS. Admission is free, all are welcome. was broken into and several items were you mean 'Who am I'and 'Where am I Heading'?; stolen from a broken looker. This is a Ethnic Identity and Academic Achievment GODSPELL pretty lame move on so many levels. Among Low Income Mexican Descent Adoles- On Friday and Saturday, March 9 amd 10 at Firstly, why steal people's stuff? Sec- cents" in Life Sciences 132. Part of the Faculty 8:00 PM and Sunday. March 11 at 2:00 PM, the De- ondly, if you're going to steal people's Candidate in Psychology and Educational Stud- partment of Music presents the Trinity College things try to avoid the belongings of ies. Spring Musical, Godspell. Tickest are $8 general. the largest people on campus. Third, Thursday, March 1 ' 4:15 PM $5 discounts, free with Trinity ID. Autsin Arts what exactly could be that appealing The Anthropology Department presents a lec- Center, Goodwin Theater. Call 297-2199 for tick- in a locker in the men's locker room ture given by Stuart Kirsch, University of Michi- ets or more information. anyway? I can picture the police report gan, University of Cambridge, in McCook 201. ^DondeEstas? now: Burglar found 200 feet from "Knowledge, nature and globalization in New '• The Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble wil Ferris Athletic Center face down in the Guinea." Admission is free, all are welcome. be performing iDdnde Estcis? for the Trinity Com- grass clutching a bag full of sweaty Friday, March 2 7:00 PM munity. The performance is on March 15 at 8:00 wrestling unisuits. The perpetrator Attentionaflmusicians, there will bear Un- PM at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hart- was apparently-over come by the odor censored Hip-Hop Lecture in the McCook Hall ford. A recepcioriand shuttle busare included in of his satchel of stolen goods. Auditorium. This will be a multi-media lecture the price of the ticket ($15 per person and special giving you a look inside Hip-Hop/ featuring un- $8 for students). Room Invasions seen behind the scenes footage of rnajbr tours and The Eton College Choir of Men and candid interviews with major Hip-Hop artist, Boys There.were two other rather dis- this event .will be one you will not want to miss. ;•. On Monday, March 26 at 7:30 PM The Eton turbing instances of breaking and en- It's the hottest and most comprehensive lecture College .Choir of Men and Boys from Windsor, tering in the last week. One victim was about Hip-Hopcukure in the Nation and its right England, directed by Ralph Allwood will per- innocently sleeping in his room hereat Trinity. : ;• •' V .:•., form at. theTrinity College Chapel. Preferred seat- around 350 on a weekend night when Tuesday, March 6 5:30 PM ing tickets are available by advance purchase. he heard knocking on his bedroom Dr..David Cruz-Uribe, Assistant Professor of Order forms are available at the Chapel entrance door. Having no idea what,was going Mathematics at Trinity College, will sign copies or at 297-2012; General admission tickets a re $20 on he groaned "what?" fully expecting of "Fourier Analysis" by Javier Duoandikoetxea, and tickets for the Trinity College students, fac- to have to go smack one of his room- translated by Dr. David Cruz-Uribe (American ulty, administration and staff are just $10 each. mates around. Instead he hears two fe- Mathematical Society, 2000). The event is free and male voices telling him that they need open to the public. All are welcome. '• Interested in Performance Work? to get their jackets.. He gets out of his , The Spring Theater piece scheduled lor April Thursday, March 8 4:00 PM 19, 20, and 21— tentatively titled "Safety" — will bed dressed in only his boxers perhaps Colombian writer Medardo Arias-Satizabal; assuming it. had to be one his female be based on a recent tragic event in Hartford. R will read from his recent novel, "Que es un Soplo will be constructed using information from the friends who thought she left some- la Vida" (EditorialAVcayuela, 2000}at Gallows Hartford and Trinity communities. This piece thing in his.room blah blah blah. He Hill Bookstore on the campus of Trinity College will have no auditions. Instead, it will be largely opens the doOr only to find two girls (across from Austin Arts Center). All are wel- developed from Prof. Robbie McCauley's Perfor- he had never met before in his life, come. • mance Art 307 class, who, seeing him in his mid-slumber, fully bed headed glory, turned and fled from the room. Another incident of breaking and entering was reported not to far from the scene of the first. However, while . the first group of assailants turned and bolted, this attacker actually assaulted her victim; The individual in question burst into a quad and demanded to know the code for the downstairs CINESTUDIO lounge in which the snack vending ma- chine is kept. When the victim re- WONDER BOYS Wed. - Sat, Feb. 28 - March 3 - 7:30 PM ported that he did not know the code, Sat, March 3 2:30 PM the perpetrator grasped him by the la- ' (2000) Directed by Curtis Hanson. Screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the book by Michael Chabon. pels and through him against the wall Cast: Michael Douglas,TbbeyMaguire,Frances McDormand,Robert Downeyjr., Katie Holmes, Michael and insisted that he tell her the code. In Douglas Avon a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Wonder Boys, playing a deceptively comfortable, a' vain attempt to save his own life, the pot-smoking college,professor in Pittsburgh. On the eve of a weekehd literary festival, Doiiglas' world helpless marl told his attacker that the deconstructs: his wife walks out, his girlfriend announces she's pregnant, his prize student talkssuicide, RA might have the knowledge, which and his New.York editor flies out to see his (unfinished) book. A compassionate comedy that mines the she required. With this knowledge, she finally left the room,, presumably to gold in academic life, with a brilliant cast including Robert Dowriey, Jr. as the publishing flak with more accost said R A. Maybe we need guards than completed galleys on his agenda... 112 min. www.wonderboysmovie.com for all the rooms!!! • THE GIFT Fri. & Sat, March 2 & 3 9:50 PM , (2001) Director: Sam Raimi. Screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton and Torn Epperson. Cast: CateBlanchett, Greg Kinnear, Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi, Hilary Swank. Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth I, The Talented With friends like these... Mr. Ripley) brings a.haunted intensity to her starring role in The Gift, a story reportedly based on the One of AT's close friends was mother of screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton. The film is set in the swampy cypress groves of rural Geor- rudely awakened last weekend by gia, where Blanchett plays a single mother of three boys, who is blessed - or cursed - with an eerie con- noises from his common room. Stum- nection to the world of spirits. Trouble begins when Blanchett encourages an abused woman (Hilary bling out of bed he came upon a Swank) to leave herhusband.a pathologically hot-headed mechanic played by Keanu Reeves. "A moody stranger who was in the process of supernatural.thriller, vivid with submerged feeling." A 0. Scott, New York Times. 120 min. vomiting in his trash can. So far so good. www.thegiftmovie.com , . Seeing that he was no longer alone, QUILLS Sun.-Tues.,March4-6 7:30 PM the unannounced visitor groggily Sun., March 4 2:30 PM looked up and said, "Ah, shoot! Matt ; sent me to sttioke you up and instead I ' .(2000)pirector:;Pri:ilip Kauf hian. Screenplay by Doug Wright; based on his play. Cast: Geoffrey Rush, am vomiting in your trash canr* :t Kate Wirisletjoaqui'n, Phoenix; Michael Caine, To paraphrase a famous saying, maybe each society should Following this friendly introduc- be judged for the way they would have' tolerated (or not) the Marquis de Sade. In Napoleonic France, the tion, questions raced through his mind. pornographic, wildly anti-clerical de Sade was shut up in a lunatic asylum. Based on an Obie Award- Who was this character? Who was this winning play, Quillsstars Geoffrey Rush as de.SadeJoaquin Phoenix as his understanding warden, and Matt? What in the world was going on Michael Caine as a bureaucrat dispensed to keep the Marquis from disseminating his "filth." Kate Winslet here? •.;•..': takes on another role most of her contemporaries wouldn't touch, a seductive laundress who becomes Thinking quickly, he responded de Sade's ally.. Director PhilipKauf man knows something about censorship himself: his Henry and June with a trite "Get the hell out of here," was the first film to get stuck •with an NC-17 rating. 120 min. www.quillsmdvie.com and then stumbled back to bed. -compiled by Christine McCarthy McMorris WMa!!tl1^t1ffl»^

ART AFTERHRS. Carolyn Webb Film Viewing Wednesday Night Movie-Series From Monday, January 29 through Friday, On Wednesday, February 28 at 7:00 PM inter- On Wednesday, February 28 come see the March L6, Carolyn Webb will be featured in the nationally acclaimed filmmaker Lisa Lewenz movie Shaft at 10:00 PM in the McCook audito- Austin Arts Center Widener Gallery. Her famil- will show her.documentary film "A Letter With- rium. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Office iar yet mysterious abstract sculptures are made out Words." Ms. Lewenz will lead the discussion. of Student Activites' and Campus Centers from elements of nature. Admisson is free, open Held in the McCook Auditorium. Admission is (OSACCV •'•. ••;•' from 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM daily. free. Sponsored by the German Clubjewish Stud- Latin American and Iberian Film Coney Island 2000 ies, Women's Studies. Adventures In Ocean Studies Series An exhibition of photographs taken by Trin- OrbWednesday, Feb 28 at- 7:30 PM in the Life SEA Deariof Enrollment Brain Hopewell will ity College photography students: Cory Benard, Sciences auditorium Butterfly (La leni>ua Je fas be on campus on March 1 at 4:00 PM in the Of- Amy Cox, Paul D'Amato, Fatou-Maty Diouf, mariposas), directed by Jose Luis Cuerda will be fice of International Programs.Goodwin Lounge. Hannah Gant, Adjua Greaves, Peter Goldwyn, shown. Admission is free. Pan. of the Latin Ameri- Noah Harrell, John Klinger, Ryan Sax, Skyler Aboard a tall shipyoucan earn a semester's worth of credit. • . can and Iberian Film Series. Speaker: Moiscs Shepard, Alexa Storch, Dorothy Wang, Rachel Castillo, Deptof Modern Languages, Trinity Col-.-, Weise. Located in the Mather Art Space. The Ex- Peace Corps lege. '. ' hibition runs February 5 to March 10, 2000. There will be a Peace Corps Information Ses- Bill Watch sion on March 1 at 6:00 PM in the Hartford Public On Wednesday, February 28 from 9:30 PM - Library, 500 Main Street. Come talk with recently 11:30.PM in the Bistro Koeppel Student Center Chapel Happenings returned Peace Corps Volunteers and Recruiters. Call 1-800-424-8580 for more information. "Bill Watch" and his fusion band perform. Admis- sion isfree,all are welcome. TUESDAY-February 27 . . ., •. .v'-; Game Lunch : Unsigned Hype 8:30 pm Quaker Prayer Group''_ Starting Monday the 26th there will be a game Crypt Chapel . lunch in Mather Dining Hall. Every Monday from Unsigned Hype Concert willtake.place on Fri- WEDNESDAY - February 28 12:00 to 1:00 we will be playing an assortment of . day, March 2 in the Ver.non Place Social Center at 12:15 pm • Ash Wednesday service &r ' games from chess to bridge to backgammon to 10:00 I'M. Admission is free, alt. bev., ID required. imposition of ashes hearts. Everyone is welcome, but we would espe- Sponsored by MOCA, the Underground Coffee 5:00 pm Roman Catholic Ash cially like to extend this invitation to freshmen House,'andOSACC Wednesday Mass • . . • and .faculty. If you are not on the meal plan and Mardi Gras! 6:00 pm Carillon &r Change Ringing would like to come, send an e-mail to On Saturday, March 3,TCAChostsMardiGras Lessons [email protected] by the Sun- from 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM in the Vernon Place So- THURSDAY-March 1 day night before. Our table will be in the center cial Center. Ad in issjon is free. Alt. Bev, ID required. 6:30 pm ZEN Meditation of Mather Dining Hal 1. Feel free to bring you own Crypt Chapel games, For more information contact Jon Amory FRIDAY-March 2 at x3443 or Kim Stevens at x3477. :.. 12:15 pm Muslim Prayers Studying Around the World Classifieds Crypt Chapel A showcase of Trinity Sponsored Programs will 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross be displayed on Tuesday, March 6 from 5:30 PM - Fraternities*Sororities Friendship Chapel 7:30 PM in the Washington Room. Event is open Clubs*Student Groups SATURDAY-March 3 to the entire Trinity Community. A fun, festive Earn $1000 - $2000 this semester with the easy Campusfundraiser.com three hour fundraising 5:15 pm Service of Praise & Worship evening to learn about Trninty Sponsored Study event! No sales required. Fundraising dates are SUNDAY-March 4 ...... Away Programs. Enjoy global cuisine and enter- 4:15 pm EVENSONG with Chapel filling quickly, so call (888) 923-3238, or visit tainment; Sponsored by the Office of Interna-, • www.campusfundraiser.com Singers . • tional Programs. 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist Service Crypt Chapel Part time positions available 5:30 pm Roman Catholic Mass flexible hours working with other Trinity students Call Jerry Morris Package 246-3595

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Julian Bah "01 also international tour to Europe for Mike Carucci '01,Jay Civet ti '01, ' '' PROSNIT chipped in a double double to the team since Merola has been and Ben Ramsey'03. Sports Writer pace the Bantams. The game While most Trinity students head coach. Several upperclassmen will was marked by enthusiastic fan will be basking in the warm cli- In 1998 the club traveled to add experience and maturity, The Trinity Basketball team support on both sides with mate of some far away Carib- Wales and England, winning namely Rob Bohn '02, Jason hosted the first annual Conn. College bringing up a lot bean Island during Spring one of five matches against pre- Butsch '01, Phil Thompson "01, NESCAC Tournament this past of fans from New London. Break, thirty four members of dominantly club teams. "A suc- Adam Reckert '02, Al White '02, weekend at Ferris Athletic Cen- When a Camel player missed a the men's rugby team will be cessful international tour Nick Hildebidle '02, and Dan ter. The semifinal were played three pointer.with seven sec- spending their break in the cool doesn't always mean winning Jones '02. The rest of the squad on Friday and the finals were on onds to play, Tabb grabbed the and misty climate of Ireland. all your matches" Merola noted. is made up of promising young Saturday night. In the early rebound and iced the game After departing campus on "What is important is the expe- players including Eric Francis game on Friday, Amherst from the foul line. The final Thursday afternoon on March rience and memories the play- '03, Matt Brown '04, Ryan College, the four seed beat score was Trinity 76-72. 15, the team will spend the next ers will gain. Not only will we Ziemba '03, Mark Wilson '03, Colby College the two seed to However, the Ban tarns ran out ten days traveling throughout return as a better rugby team, Nate Wiessner'04,JoeScala '03, Ireland and will return to cam- but the player themselves will Jeff Tucker '03, Dan Picard '03, pus on Sunday March 25. be better individuals". Dave Allen '03, Alex Boyatt '03, The game was marked by enthusiastic The tour begins in Dublin Ben Lazarus '03, Thayer Fox '03, fan support on both sides with Conn. Upon returning from Ireland, : where two matches will be the team will play three home Zane McAdoo '03, Steve Gross College bringing a lot of fans up from played against the school's matches on March 31 vs. Coast '03,and EliMondry-Cohen'04., New London. namesake, Trinity College of Guard, April 7 versus Williams To Iurther ensure a successful Dublin. After, spending four College.and April 28 versus tour, three recent alumni, who days in Dublin the team then Central Connecticut. Away arecurrently playing with local advance tothclinals.', • Trinity- of miracles the next night as travels west to Gal way City for games are scheduled against men's teams, have decided to faced rival Connecticut College they lost in the finals to another two matches against Colby College on April 1.4 and tour with the team—jcfl Vencus in the other semifinal game. Amherst. The game was close the Athlone Institute of Sports on April 21-22, the team will '97, Mike York '99 and Brett The game turned out to be a most of the way, but foul trouble Technology. The trip then ends compete in the annual "Beast ol Will is "96. tiue classic'as Conn. College and poor free throw shooting in the town of Limerick, where the East" Collegiate Tourna- Any new players wishing to and the Bantams battled right enabled Amherst to sneak in the team will play their final ment in Newport, Rhode Island. join the team lor the spring sea- to the wire. Conn., led by All- and get the victory. match against Crescent College. In addition to Coach Merola, son are welcome to come out to Atnerican Kareem Tatum; took Tabb once again led the Ban- Along the way, several national assistant coach Michael Fox practice. Regular season prac- a 8 point lead into half time. tams and he was aided on of- landmarks will be visited such will also accompany the team tice begins on Tuesday, Febru- However, the Bantams were fense by Julian Bah and Ryan as Dublin, Connemara Coast to Ireland. Assistant Coaches ary 27 from 6 PM -8 PM in Unit able to chip away at the Camel Uszenski '03. The loss ended a and the Cliffs of Moher. Brian Purely and Dan O'Brien D (Ferris Athletic Center) and lead and a three poincerby Mike fantastic season for the Bantams "This will a unique opportu- are planning to join the team in every Tuesday/Thursday from Keohane'01 tied the game at 57 on a sour note. They finished nity for our team to travel midweek. The squad includesa 4-6 P'M for the rest of the semes- - 57. Trinity soon took their the year at 19-6 and were the abroad and compete against number of veteran players led ter (Outside it weather permit- first lead since the first half NESCAC regular season cham- school rugby teams that have by seniors Matt Albrecht, Loua ting.) Interested players are when Mike LaBella '01 hit a pions. been in existence over 75 years," Coetzee, Darren King,Pat King, asked to contact Coach Merola three point basket to put the Although the team will lose Jamie McCloskey, Pat Sawicki, said Coach Bob Merola."Since at 621-8148 or email: Bantams on top. some key players to graduation, Colin Vautour, Billy Yorns and the game of rugby is a major [email protected] for more Keohane, Labella, and Cap- ' they still look forward to a suc- Jorge Zarzosa.The forward puck sport in Ireland, our team will details. tain Colin Tabb '01. paced the cessful season next year. intramural BARRA STRATEGIC CONSULTING GROUP

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Coley Dale '03: When thinking of Shane Early '03: Ok, I like great sports movies that I have seen Notre Dame and Rudy is a pretty over the past 19 years, one comes to good movie, but it's way too mind: Rudy. I don't even like Notre Editors Picks close to being a chick flick. It's Dame. They're overrated and at best just too cheesy to be the greatest a Carquest Bowl team, but when I sports movie of all time. saw Rudy get up time after time, This question was a tough one for when he was knocked down and WHAT IS THE inc. It came clown to four final- when I.saw his emotions when he ists The Natural, Field of Dreams, didn't get into his dream school, it GREATEST White Men Can't Jump, and Bull really was cool. I know, some of you Durham. will say, "what about Major League!" It was a tough choice but I had But how can it compare with the story. SPORTS MOVIE OF to go with Field of Dreams. about a kid who wants to be a part of Everybody loves Roy Hobbes and Notre Dame so bad, that he works on ALL TIME? Nuke Laloosh, but I just couldn't the field for free? The final scene, • pass on a movie that had Fenway when he- gets carried off the field Park and Shoeless Joe Jackson in shows just how great this movie is. it. Student Athlete Women's Squash Completes Profile An Undefeated Dual Season Name AkhilBehl Hometown Bombay, India Lady Bantams Drop Princeton, But Fall to Harvard at Howe Cup Class 2001 Major. Economics Akhil is a member of the Trinity Men's Squash Team, He maintains a 3.5 G.RA. and is a three time first team. All- A met ican. Akhil i& a former National Squash Champion in India and was a 2000 National Scholar A thlete.

Tripod: "This season championship teams?" the Trinity Men's Akhil: "This year's Squash has dominated team has more depth. allof it's opponents. We're much stronger in What accounts for this ' the five through nine level of success?" spots." Akhil: "Our team is Tripod: How does the individually more team stay together in talented than our com- such an individual Pam Saunders '04 extends for a shot WWW.SQUA5HTALK.COM petitors. Squash is"a - sport?" When the two teams met ear- haps all of the.prematch enthu- very individual sport BYKATHRYN Akhil: "There are lier in the season, the Bantams siasm distracted thegirlsduring and our team is the most" YOUNGBIRD defeated the Crimson 5-4 the match. The team was not .fourteen people on the Sportswriter talented intercollegiate The women lost in the finals able to perform at as they had team and we all relate to by final score of 6-3. Molly' hoped. squash team ever." each other very well. Just one step small away from Anderson '02 lost her match in This is perhaps because oi the Tripod: "How does this, There are no groups perfection. This is the story of 5 games; Sam Lewins'03 won in pressure of playing in the num- year's team compare to. the Trinity Women's Squash's 5 games; Pam Saunders '04 lost ber one spot. ..within the team and season. in 5 games; Amina Helal "04 This season has been a great the past two national ; that's allowed us to gel.' Trinity completed its most won in 3; and Liz Frank won in success lor the women's squash successful season ever. The 5 games. team. team finished second at the The girls got psyched up lor They completed an unde- Howe Cup, falling to rival their biggest match of their sea- feated dual season lor the first Harvard and with their victory son, having their hearts set on time ever, receiving honors for over Princeton the team won being national championships. this at their last match of the ROGGI'S the 2000-01 dual season chain- The music was playing loud, season against Princeton on Complete Foreign & Domestic Auto Repair February 23, which they won 8- "This was our most successful season 1. Thisvictoryclinched the dual season championship lor the i ever/'- Head Coach Wendy Bartktt Bantams. Most importantly, the team Customer pionship. gold and blue ribbons were in came together. "More than ever, Servke On February 16"\ 17'1', and the hair, cheers echoed through we really became enthusiastic 18'\ the Trinity College women's the air. when we needed to, had fun to- squash team competed for the Adrenaline was pumping as gether, and became close like a national championship at the the introductions were being family over the course of the Howe Cup, which was hosted made, the crowd cheered loud- season," said Saunders. by Yale University. est, as the top seeded Bantams Despite the disappointing Trinity was the top seeded were announced. loss the weekend had many team and though they cruised Despite all this excitement, positive. The most impressive through the early rounds, the the Bantams lost the first five of which was trinity winning team fell just short of a national matches. With the Five victo- the Howe Cup's Sportsmanship title. As Trinity was to surren- ries Harvard clinched the Howe Award. der their national title hopes at Cup championship. "This was our most success- the feet of their fiercest rival, the One would think that after ful season ever," said Head Harvard Crimson. that kind of an initial defeat Coach Wendy Bartlett. Trinity knew that to they spirits would die down a bit, Next year when the women 67'A Madison Strtet, Hartford, CT would have to defeat the Crim- however, according to Barbara go to face the Howe Cup they son,as the two teams had estab- Escobar '04, cheering was just will be one year wiser, and 646-3444 lished themselves as the as loud and strong throughout hopefully will enter the final 333 Main St. Manchester, CT nation's top teams during the the entire match, once more and go out as cham- dual meet season. Escobar thought that per- pions. , , •wyw.roggitgMage.com ^^^^ FEBRUARY 27,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD SPOR TS PAGE 27 Trinity Swim Team Performs Well at NESCACs Bantams Close Season on a High Note, With Many Time Improvements carnc together to score some well. important points." Dropping significant time The team continued its in their respective events. strongshowingon Saturday as On Friday, February 16, the well. 200 yard freestyle relay fin- Multiple swimmers scored ished eleventh. much needed points in the fi- The 50 yard breaststroke nals. saw Jenny Bartlett '04 finish Kicking off the finals, was an impressive tenth, with the 200 yard medley relay of Alison Hunt "04 not far be- Nicholas "01, Rorer '03, hind. Hunt earned a twentieth Blanchard '02, and Dale '03 place finish. who edged out the relay team Julia Kaye '04 finished four- from Connecticut College to teenth in the 500 yard place tenth. freestyle, and Jessica Harmon In the 400 yard 1M, Chris- '02 and Katie Bryant '01 fin- tian Sterling "02 swam against ished sixteenth and seven- his brother, Andrew Sterling teenth in the 1-meter diving. '03 of Middlebury and fin- In the 400 yard medley re- ished a strong 16 place. Reese lay, the team just edged out

A Trinity swimmer enters the water tAURA RAND Julia Kaye '04 finished 14 in the 500 NESCACs, while the women best time of 27.74. yard freestyle, and Jessica Harmon '02 BY COLEY DALE finished a hard-fought elev- The 200 yard 1M saw Alex and Katie Bryant '01 finished 16 and 17 Sports Editor enth. Blanchard '02 drop almost 2 in the I -meter diving. The men's ineet was filled seconds as he placed fifteenth The Trinity College Men's with excitement, as the Ban- in the event.. and Women's Swimming and tams saw many personal best The 50 yard freestyle saw Lee also swam well, as placed Bowdoin to finish tenth. Diving teams both closed out times and some strong relay Richard Dale '03 tie for the 19 nineteenth in that same event. On Saturday, the team fin- their seasons on a high note. spot. . Sunday saw some great ished eighth in the 200 yard Brad Albus '01 helped the swims as well. medley relay, just behind Tufts Bantams score some addi- Sterling took 12 in the 1650 University. "1 thought that we all had great swims tional team points by placing yard freestyle, Julia Kaye finished thirteenth "and we came together to score some eighth in the 1-meter diving In the 200 yard Backstroke, in the 400IM, and the team saw important points." -Adam Casavant '04 competition. ; Biegeleisen '02 and Casavant Bartlett finished fourteenth in The highlight of the day placed twenty fourth and the 100 yard breaststroke. Sun- though, came when Trinity's twentieth, respectively. day saw some solid finishes as The men traveled to Bow- linishes. ' Chris Nicholas '01, Rorer''03, Rorer swam a fine race as well, with Kaye finishing sev- doin this past weekend, and To start off the meet, Chris Blanchard '02, and Dale '03 well. He finished twelfth in the enth in the 1650 yard freestyle. the women swam at Wesleyan Rorer'03 finished ninth in the upset the Bates 400 yard med- 200 yard breaststroke. Lydia Barret '02 finished twenty on February 17. 50 yard breaststrokc, followed ley relay team to earn a ninth Finally, in the 400 yard re- first in the 200 butterfly, with Both teams finished with closely by Nate Folkemer '01, place linish. lay, the team of Blanchard, Katie LaFleur close behind in excellent performances, and Andy Copleman '01. "The team did really welloh Dale, Sterling and Nicholas, the twenty fourth spot. which included many large In the 50 yard backstroke, Friday," said Adam'Casavant beat Bowdoin to finish in the The team came away from time drops. Adam Casavant '04 cruised '04. "1 thought that we all had tenth spot. the event generally pleased The men finished 10 at into 21 place, with a personal some great swims arid we The women also performed . with the outcome. Bantam Scoreboard

Sunday, February 25: Sunday February 18: Women:.sJfifi.Hockey v. Colby: L 3-1 Men's Swimming and Diving: 10th at i NESCAC Championships Cup Finals

Men's Squash v. Harvard: 6-3 to win t ^\4j \J NISRA Championships 'v ' " ' ference rns

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Men's Ice Hockey v.Bowdoin: L 4-3 in vTBowdoin: W 70-63- •-l " ' :f Quarterfinals men's Basketball v. Bowdoin: L 75-66 • / • Men's Squash v. Yale: W 9-0 in NIS I'S Ice Hockey v. Massachusetts College: W: 6-2 Women's Squash v. Princeton: W 5-4 Women's Squash at Howe Cup Finals (Princeton): VOL. XCIX NO. 16 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 FEBRUARY 27,2001 Hat Trick For Sauash Bantams capture their third straight national championship victory at Trinity. matches played. $>*•> BY SHANE EARLY f With the dual Championship Determined to rebound from - Sports Editor in hand Trinity shifted its focus what team considered a poor toNlSRA Team championships. performance earlier in the sea- UCLA Basketball, Florida Boosted by the return of son, the Bantams got strong per- State Football, and now Trinity Jonathan Smith '03, Trinity de- formances throughout their Men's Squash, it is official Trin- feated the second ranked nine-man lineup. ity Men's Squash is a dynasty. Harvard Crimson in the Howe Trinity was led by the play of Over the past two weeks the Cup Finals. , Michael Ferriera '04. Ferriera Bantams defeated third ranked On their way finals took on who manned Trinity's number Princeton and then went on to Cornell and Yale. These one spot, has emerged as a win their third consecutive matches were marked by the dominant force over the second Howe Cup Championship. dominance that has become al- half of the season. The 8-1 victory over most expected.from. Trinity Ferriera's 3-2 victory Princeton clinched Trinity's un- squash.- V.1 ••, clinched the championship for defeated dual season. • Both the quarterfinal match the Bantams. This is Trinity's second con- against Cornell and semifinal Trinity alsogot victories from secutive undefeated dual sea- match against Yale resulted in Smith, Lefike Ragonste '02, son. lopsided 9-0 Trinity victories. Rohan Bhappu '02, Nicholas The victory, which was the In their final match against Kyme '03, and Pat Malloy '04. teams fourteenth oh the season, Harvard, Trinity renewed what With the Howe Cup and Dual extended the Bantam's winning has become the most] ntense ri- season championships under streak to 49 consecutive valry in intercollegiate sports. theirbelt,Trinity will now shift matches. The Bantam's home On February 2 when the Ban- its focus to the upcoming winning streak was also ex- tams took.on Harvard, the singles championship. tended. As Trinity has now won match came down to the day's Trinity will enter nine players 36 consecutive home matches. final .matches. . in the tournament, which will The win also marked Head This past Sunday,Trinity cap- take place this weekend. Coach Paul Assaiante's 100th tured five of the first seven Michael Ferriera '04 poised for a shot WWW.SQUASHTALK.COM Wrestling Takes New Englands Hockey Falls In BY ALICE ROBINSON Sports Writer Nescac Playoffs f After completing the dual . jneet season with a record of 15- assists from Pierandri and Matt $-|^t-hfe;Bantam wrestlers were BY PATRICK -|riad^|S,takeon New England Brown '02. ) MARINARO The goal gave Trinity a lead •;;• Trinity entered the post sea- Sports Writer son ranked No. 1 in New En- with 12:28 left in the game. This igland Division 111 and No. 5 in lead stood until there was 3:11 ;all New England divisions. The The Men's Ice Hockey team left in the game, when Bowdoin iteam had earned a first place finished off it's season with a scored a shorthanded goal. Iseed.in the New England Col- heartbreaking overtime loss to "Goals like that shouldn't hap- lege Conference Wrestling As- the visiting Bowdoin College pen," said Dunham. sociation championships. Polar Bears in the quarterfinals, Once in overt!.ne, the game of the NESCAC tournament. was marked by missed scoring The Bantams did not disap- The loss sends, the Bantams- opportunities, until Bowdoin point their fans and scored 89.5 home for the winter, while the stole the puck and knocked points bringing home their first Polar Bears to face top seeded home the game winner on a ever New England Champion- Middlebury College next week- breakaway goal. The goal came ship. Steve Mulvihill '01 grapples with his opponent end. Trinity ends its season with just 2:34 left in overtime. "Our team as a whole is really with a 15-7-2 record. . _, The game was one of missed special, everyone works hard • opportunities. more from Maine, finished the "We played well," said Head - and has a good time, but when the season in the New England'" The Bantams had opportuni- meet in the sixth spot at 165 Coach John Dunham. "We. we need to work hard we do," tournament ties to take a twogoalleadin the pound class. played hard and competed well. commented captain Mike "Winning the championship It just didn't happen for us. It third period and then also had Michael Doros '04, earned a Marcucio'01. title at Williams was unex- was an excellent team effort." chances to end the game in over- sixth place finish in the 184- Marcucio captured first place pected because we have such • Trinity came out and grabbed time. in the 133-pound weight divi- small numberson the team,but pound class. an early lead in the first period. "We didn't score when we sion. everyone is really good and Doros completed his rookie Steve LaBrie '04 scored off as- needed to,".said Dunham. "Bow- stepped up. 1 am excited for the campaign with an impressive Marcucio and sophomore sists from Greg O'Leary '03 and doin did." Mark Foresi, who placed second nationals'and I hope that I will record of 21-6. Michael Say re '02 at 12:06 of the The loss ends the Bantams in the 141-pound weight divi- be successful there," said Foresi. At the end of a victorious first period, hopes for a NESCAC Tourna- sion, will both be olf to compete Along with the victories of season, the wrestling team says LaBrie then scored three min- ment championship and a berth in the NCAA Division 111 Na- both Marcucio and Foresi, four good-bye to the seniors and utes later off assists from An- in the NCAA Division III Men's tional Championships other Bantam wrestlers placed looks ahead to next season. • in the top six of their respective "There are only four seniors drew Haider '03 and Tom Ice Hockey Tournament. The tournament.will be held Pierandri'04. on March 23 at Wartburg Col- weight-classes. graduating, and hopefully the While the loss ends this sea- Bowdoin got on the board son, it does ofler hope for a solid lege in Waterloo, Iowa. Marcucio wasn't the only se- incoming recruits will be able to with under two minutes left in campaign next season. Both wrestlers competed at nior captain crucial in the contribute to the success of the the openi ng period scoring on a "The season was very posi- Nationals last.seaso.n as well. • team's championship title. team," said Marcucio regarding : power play goal. . , . ,'. ' "1 hope to place at nationals the future of the wrestling team tive/ said, Dunham." Fellow senior captains, "The power play'goal gave and become an Ail-American. Agreeing with Marcucio We got back to our winning Steven Mulvihill and Ted them a lot of life," said Dunham. This is my last year to compete Foresi said, "Next year we will ways, and hopefully it is a sign Govola both placed at-the .- Bowdoin then tied the game' and it would be great to earn just have to step up in each of things to come." championship tournament. shortly into the second period that honor," said Marcucio. Mulvihill placed second in weight class." The Bantams will return a With a strong returning scoringariother power play goal solid-nucleus of players that Western Mass native, Foresi the heavyweight class, and just 35seconds in to the period. also hopes to place in the top Govola placed fourth in the 174- nucleus it appears Trinity wil went 12-4-1 in the arguably the be able to continue their success The game remained tied un- . toughest Division III conference eight at Nationals. pound weight class. til Mark Col well '02 scored off Foresi suffered his first loss of -Lucas McKittr-ick, a sopho- into future seasons. in the country.