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OLLEGE OICE -VOLUME XXIII· NUMBER 6 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22,1999 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT I p CRONIN OK'D TO BECOME DOWNTOWN DORM Municipal Election Critical for Future of Redevelopment Pro-development PAC endorses four candidates The Committee endorsed four By ROB KNAKE candidates, Rob Pero (R). Rcid managing editor Burdick (R). Peg Curtin (D) and With elections less than two Ernest Hewett (D). The endorsing weeks away, the race for the New advertisement stares that "these four London City Council has recently councilors have pUI party politics aside and consistently worked to- heated up. Amidst contentions of dirty party gether to support our city." politics and personal grudges, a "We are not against anybody but newly formed political action com- we are for these candidates ... We are mittee (PAC) has endorsed four pro- sure that everyone wants redevelop' development councilors who are up ment, but we are worried that per- for reelection in ads running in The sonal grudges and party politics could New London Day and The College get ill the way." as the charge that President Voice. As far The move has angered both the Gaudiani '66 and the NLDC are be three other current councilmen and hind the PAC, Baker firmly denies it. the Democratic town chairman who So does Gaudiani. views it as a divisive measure backed "I have had absolutely no in- by the New London Development volvement with the PAC," said Gaudiani. "I have personally avoided Corporation. Walter Baker, a long time local talking to people about it. I have resident, formed "Keep New London worked hard to keep NLDC non Moving Forward" last June when he partisan ... We are taking no poxi heard rumors of political infighting tions." that made him and other Committee When he first saw the ad, Mayor members feel uncomfortable. Tim West (D) thought that President "We had hoped that the situation Gaudiani and the NLDC were behind would turn out that we did not need it. After speaking with President to do anything," said Baker. "But as Gaudiani and NLDC Chief Operut the two parties began to get active, I ing Officer David Goebel. he says he was able to confirm the rumor of dis- takes them at their word that NLDC PHOTO BY ROB KNAKE was not behind the PAC. "1 have told The Cronin Building, future home of a downtown Connecticut College dorm. sention in the Democratic Party and personal grudges towards Dr. Dr. Oaudiani that her involvement in Developers Named Gaudiani that could have a negative SEE LOCAL ELECTION Trustees OK Downtown Dorm Plan impact on the election and the rede- cOlltinued OilpaRe 7 for Downtown and velopment." By AMELIE BAUDOT The 35 to 40 students living downtown STUDENTS AND CUSTODIAL STAFF AGREE: will still be enrolled in classes at Conn, and staff writer transportation will be provided to and from Fort Trumbull Sites For those students who are tired of on- campus. There will be a kitchen in each apart- Party Aftermath campus living, the College will soon be of- ment, and students will cook their own meals. fering the opportunity to leave the campus Student opinions on the new project seem Construction could begin and live in downtown New London. to vary. Susie Lyons, a sophomore, thinks Reaches its Worst Level Cabrini Inc., an independent organization that it is a great idea but wonders if students in as little as one year funded by the College's Board of Trustees, living downtown will adjust to their new sur- By SARA ASSELIN on Monday as "lit up" with com- purchased the 100 year old Cronin building roundings. Explained Lyons, "It sounds great, By BRIAN BIELUCH plaints when compared to the staff writer sheets on other days. She went on on State Street and has now officially agreed and it seems like the project will expand the editor-in-chief to place 35 to 40 students in the building. A College atmosphere, but I don't lcnow how <./i1!ldeP1i whow~ up with a to explain that floor p"l\ies con\rib- Redevelopment of the historic Fort Trumbull ute to only part of Mond newly fanned cowpony, CBC (see article), easy the transition wiH be from the campus ~, l nlgb <1f-pattyltig till enmsu a and thre~ downtown buildings cou d morning mess. "There are no cus- wiU renovate the building and create ten to downtown fof'the students." are not the only ones who suffer. begin in as little as one year. In fact, tile most irresponsible todians over the weekend, so ob- apartments for Conn students. The goal for Other students seem to share Lyons' opin- The New London Development Corporation's the completion of the renovation is next Sep- ion and express fears that those students liv- students may not be aware of the viously the place is going to look Board of Directors met Monday to officially se- trail of excess they leave behind for bad," she said. tember. ing downtown would no longer attend events lect development firms for each project, marking President Gaudiani's inspiration for the on campus, thus splitting the campus com- someone else to clean up. Susie Eldred. a freshman living a major step towards actual construction. Enter the Connecticut College in Branford, described her floor on project was, in her words, "the notion that munity. Boston-based Corcoran Jennison will develop students should have the opportunity, if work- President Gaudiani addressed this issue. Custodial staff. Five days a week a typical Sunday morning as, "re- a hotel/conference center, waterfront housing, ath- ally nasty.The floors are all sticky, ing on an urban program, to experience a full "I doubt that 34 students attending all classes they show up at the crack of dawn letic facilities and a marina on the Fort Trumbull No one knows what it is. You think year or semester in the city." on campus but living downtown will have any to wash the floors, clean the bath- Peninsula. Corcoran, with assets of nearly $1 bil- rooms and recreate the neat and tidy maybe its beer, but its kind nfpink, The details of the downtown program are effect on the unity of the campus." She went lion, previously developed Harbor Point on the in the process of being worked out by faculty on to state that those students living down- environment that Conn students so you just try not to look at it." Boston waterfront, and is currently redeveloping Unidentified stickiness seem" and staff, but students will have to apply to town will still attend lectures and will be live in. a several-hundred-unit low-income housing project to be a common problem experi- live in the apartments. The application pro- much more present than students studying According to a cleaning staff in Stamford, CT, along with a brand-new large- member, Dee, who asked that her enced on Sunday. Kevin Spritzer cess will be similar to applying for a study overseas. scale housing/retail complex in downtown Stam- of Windham said he often finds "a abroad program. Recommendations will be When asked how this project will affect real name not be used, the dorms ford. get progressively worse as a Conn variety of sticky materials coating required, and those who choose to apply for the citizens of New London, Gaudiani an- Wheo asked by an NLDC board member "what swered, "The community is very enthusias- week progresses. Mid-week, she is the floor." downtown housing must be involved in a pro- ' has made this project attractive [to Corcoran] ... Other students complained of gram in which living downtown is a priority. tic to have students living downtown. The without many complaints. But af- other than money?" a Corcoran representative in- cigarette butts, spilled beer, strange For example, students involved in PICA campus will be part of the city and the city ter the weekend, the difference is dicated that the Fort Trumbull project fit the smells, "random wetness," and of (Program in Community Action), individu- will be part of the campus." substantial. als studying urban economics or those inter- SEE PROJECT DEVELOPERS "Monday is by far the worst," SEE DOWNTOWN DORM said Dee. She described the dorm SEE PARTY AFfERMA TH ested in making a documentary film of the continued on page 10 city might be eligible to live downtown. continued on page 9 assessment sheet that she fills out cOlltinued 011 page 7 Conn's Clayton Running For New London Board of Ed By CHRIS CIARMIELLO OPINION staff writer Students face off on Everyday, Connecticut College student Tammie Clayton wakes up at 7 a.m., goes to work campus chalkings, in the Leadership Education and Athletics in Part- local elections, and nership (LEAP) office for four hours or so, goes to class, and returns to LEAP to work for another the Housefellow hour. Then her day gets busy. system. After that-but before doing homework, teach- ing Bible study, or directing the College's Gospel page two choir, depending on the day-she spends at least two hours going door to door, talking with New A&E London residents about her candidacy for the town's Board of Education.