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ception," said Gaudiani. However, projects. "We anticipated last year," response from the faculty as a sign stated Gaudiani, "there is no defini- reads the letter, "that the combination of trust and good faith." tive plan right now." President to Leave of the end of the campaign and the Dayton said that the Committee Neither Gaudiani nor Dayton ac- completion of our new academic plan in Being, which was formed to ad- counted for what prompted the deci- Proud Legacy and a new administrative team in dress the faculty's concerns over the sion to set a date for Gaudiani's de- ~lacefor a year would create a good summer, had made great progress on By COLEY WARD parture, a decision that was made lime for this transition." coming to an understanding of the news editor within the last three days. Dayton and Dayton affirmed Gaudiani's take issues that lead to the breakdown of President Claire L. Gaudiani Gaudiani were adamant that her de- on the reasons for her departure and communication and shared gover- cision to step down was not prompted provided a statement from the Chair leaves behind a legacy of academic nance. "Through the diligent work of excellence and SOCIal act: visrn as by the faculty petition that called for of the Faculty Steering and Confer- the committee, we more fully under- President of Connecticut College, a her resignation last May. ence Committee (FSCC), Professor stood the issues at hand and charted position she has held since 1988. A In her letter of resignation, Julie Rivkin, to show that the faculty a new course that has rebuilt faculty 1966 graduate of the college, Gaudiani stated that the decision was had ill fact reversed their position. trust and opened new lines of com- Gaudiani became its first alumna largely made before the spring semes- "1 am pleased to be ahle to for- munication," said Dayton. "And we president after earning her M.A. and ter turmoil and was a result of her ward you the enclosed statement of look forward to improving the shared long presidency. She felt it an appro- confidence signed by 88 of 101 ten- Ph.D. in French literature from Indi- priate stopping point after the ured faculty," reads the statement SEE GAUDIANI ana University. In its thirteenth year completion of several long-term from the FSCC Chair. "We take this page 9 under Gaudiani's leadership, the col- lege has risen in the national rankings, establishing a reputation as one of the country's finest liberal arts institu- FSCC Focuses Attention tions. With an enrollment of about 1600 on the Tenure Process students, Connecticut College is cur- ByANILGC .. rently the 16" most selective liberal . .. include them m her file to appeal the arts college in the nation with appli- associate news editor decision made by the administration." cations up 46% since 1994 and is "Every time someone gets denied According to Nathan, the Griev- ranked among the country's 30finesL tenure, it's controversial - every ance Committee put forward a rec- liberal arts colleges by U.S.News and single time," opines Ms. Tristan Anne ommendation that her case be recon- World Report. The school's endow- Borer, an associate professor in the sidered. "It did not sway the reversal ment stood at $166.5 million as of Connecticut College govemmentde- of the negative decision," remarked June, 2000. The 1999-2000 academic partrnent. Nathan. year alone was the school's most suc- The recent history of denials and When asked about that decision, cessful fnndraising cycle ever, boast- reversals of tenure tends to prove her Professor Stockard offered a carefully ing a $10 million donation, the larg- statement. engineered pithy remark: "I am not est gift ever from a living dounr. Prior Dr. T. Page Owen, then an assis- available for an interview, but I will to Gaudiani's arrival in 1988, the col- tant professor of botany, was denied say that I am glad to learn that tenure lege was ranked 41" with a paltry tenure in March 1999. Over 600 sig- reform is at the top of agenda for endowment of $32 million. natures and 100 letters in protest of FSCC this year." Additionally, since Gaudiani took the denial poured in from students, Professor Julie H. Rivkin, current over in 1988, twenty-four endowed faculty, alumni and parents. The Ten- chair of the Faculty Steering and professorships and directorships have ure Review Committee was pre- Conference Committee (FSCC), con- been created, bringing the total to 35. sented a nearly 500 page report, firmed that tenure reform was one of Ted Fiske, a former New York TImes which included the signatures and the top priorities of the committee this Education Editor and current author letters and over 14 additional letters year. According to her, FSCC is try- of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, from his colleagues at prestigious in- ing to make the policies and proce- praised the college's swift rise stitutions like Yale University and dures for tenure process clearer than through the ranks, saying, "Connecti- Monnt Holyoke College. The origi- it is now. When a tenure-track pro- cut College is a small school with a nal decision to deny him tenure was fessor is tenured, he/she automati- rapidly growing reputation as an aca- reversed by President Claire cally becomes an associate professor. demic powerhouse." Gaudiani in April 1999. Today, Dr. Once a professor becomes tenured, In her 1988 inaugural address, Dr. Owen treads across the science labo- the tenure cannot be revoked, unless Gaudiani stressed the need to provide ratories of Connecticut College as a in extraordinary circumstances like a Nader supporters at Conn symbolically protest his exclusion from the debates. Nader came to COlina week tenured professor and chair of the criminal act by the professor. ago to speak to both students and the New London community. The event was heavilly attended, filling SEE LEGACY botany department. The research requirement, or Brown auditorium to capacity. See story and campus politics spread, page 8. (Brown) In 1998, President Claire "maturity of scholarship require- page 9 Guadiani had initially decided to rec- ment" as the Information for Faculty ommend that the Board of Trustees handbook (IFF) puts it, has been one deny tenure for Ms. Mary Anne of the major issues behind the con- SGA Election Results Announced, Eventually Borrelli, then an assistantprofessor troversies surrounding the tenure pro- c government.After massive student cess. Professor Borrelli was-per- By KATI~HANDWERGER mow ff'Danief'Leajy is-a candidate. hce. However, according to knew thatLearyshou/d not have-been protests in Ms. Borrelli's support and ceived by the students to be a bril- Upset by this, Leary sought to find O'Donnell, while calling role, the an appeal for reversal of decision, the liant classroom teacher, but the pIe- staff writer speaking at the forum. answers. roommate never said anything on The PR committee held meetings president recommended to the Board vailing assumption then was that the Student Government Association Amy O'Donnell. public relations Leary's behalf, and therefore Leary of Trustees that Borrelli be granted college president had recommended soon after Tuesday's incident. After elections were held this past week to director of the SGA, explained, when was taken off the list of candidates. deciding whether or not to redo the tenure at their May meeting. denial of tenure for her at first, think- fill spots left vacant at the end of last the pollsters in Cro were informed by Leary explained the situation, saying, elections from the beginning (includ- President Gaudiani decided to ing that she did not have the requi- semester. Senior and junior class numerous freshman that Leary was "Amy [O'Donnell] read my name off ing nominating, campaigning, etc.) recommend that the Board of Trust- site research and publishing creden- elections were held on Tuesday and mistakenly left off of the ballot, they of tbe list and then proceeded to make the committee concluded that instead, ees deny tenure for Ms. Janice E. tials. rd 1h Wednesday, October 3 and 4 • were unsure of what measures to take. a comment to someone next to her the elections would merely be re-held Stcokard, an assistant professor of President Claire Gaudiani '66 Freshmen class candidates were sub- O'Donnell, who was in charge of the that sounded as if she had spoken to on Tuesday and Wednesday, and that anthropology, just before the spring said that, "Interestingly, the order is jected to a delay, in the form of a sec- elections, was unable to be contacted, me previously abut my situation, so Leary would not appear on the bal- break in Spring '00. Again, students a focus first on the quality of teach- ond election that was held a week and the elections were suspended my roommate did not speak up to lot. However, he was told that he launched a campaign in favor of ten- ing. It's important for students to later than planned. until further notice. explain where I was." could appear as a write-in candidate. ure for Professor Stockard. "We got know that every single evaluation that The delay in the freshmen class O'Donnell explained that the con- The confusion was furthered by After numerous proceedings with a table in Cro, created posters and students to know that every single elections was caused by some con- fusion stemmed from Leary's failure the fact that Leary was m.istakenly the PR committee and with Leary made handouts explaining the situa- evaluation that students do about the fusion about a candidate who was left to attend a mandatory meeting at the allowed to participate in speech night, himself, O'Donnell stated, "Things tion. We asked students to write let- quality of teaching is read by all the off the ballot. Supposed J-Board can- beginning of the nomination process. held later that week. This mix-up are as good as they can be at thc ters to President Gaudiani expressing on-campus deliberators. ... so stu- didate, Dartiel Leary, entered Cro on Due to a scheduling conflict, Leary stemmed from a failure to supply time." She also admitted that, "It was their shock that the administration dent review of teaching really mat- Tuesday morning to see that his name was unable to attend this meeting. SGA President Scott Montemerlo, very wrong that the sign in Cro was would not be recommending tenure ters." was not on the ballot, and a sign stat- Leary asked his roommate (who at- who ran speech night, with a list of for Professor Stockard and explain- Professor W. J. John Coats (chair ing "Freshman class elections have tended the meeting as a vice presi- candidates, and O'Donnell was not SEE SGA ing why the administration should of government department) thought been suspended because we don't dential candidate) to speak in his able to attend. Therefore, 00 one page B reconsider the decision," says the research requirements at this col- Zachary Nathan '01, one of the cam- lege were quite strong. Many others paign organizers .."We asked the stu- SEE TENURE dents to gi ve copies of their letters to ::::::::..-:..:::::::.::0.. ---;; DISPATCH To Play Fall Concert, Benefit Aids Orphans Professor Stockard so that she could page 9

By JESSIE VAN GROVSKY NPR Host to Speak at A&EEditor This year's fall concert boasts the talent of the up-and-coming band, College's Fall Weekend DISPATCH, formally known as One Fell Swoop, a rock, reggae, funk trio. Ray Suarez, host of National They will be perfomting at Palmer rt1 Public Radio's "Talk of the Na- Auditorium on November 3 • Tick- tion," will speak at Connecticut ets will be sold for $10 dollars for College on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Conn students and $12 for all others. The three members of DIS- 2:30 p.m, in John C. Evens Ball. PATCH, Brad Corrigan (vocals, The veteran interviewer will be drums, guitar, and percussion), Pete part of a "Summer Reading Event" Heimbold (vocals, bass, and guitar) during tile college's annual Fall and Chad Urmston (vocals, guitar, Weekend. The public is invited to bass and percussion) have been per- this free event. A book-signing will forming and writing since 1995. ln follow. that time, they have released four al- Suarez is the author of The Old bums: Silent Steeples (1996), Bang Neighborhood, a book that captures Bang (1997), Four Day Trials (1999), a crucial chapter in the expenen~e and Who are We Living For? (2000). of postwar America, He grew up In They have sold over 28,000 albums Brooklyn, N.Y" andbas long been and are popular among colleges and fascinated with the stories behind clubs along the East Coast. Chair of the largest uf our cities. . SAC (Student Activities Committee), In his book Suarez wnres: Lyman Sntith '03, commented "We Life in the city: for the millions had a large pool, and this was our first who lived it. was once something choice. They're the fastest rising stars less t!Jan the sum of their lifestyle in the prep school scene. It's a very choices: they woke up, they ate, powerful show." of three books chosen for Connecti- they shoveled coal, loved, hated, Unlike any previous fall concerts, cut College's Summer Readil!l! List prayed, mated, reproduced, died. this show benefits a non-governmen- For most, the home was not a dis- this year. All ~ere cho~ WIth. th~ academic year s theme, '1be City, tal organization called The World play object but a place to keep the AIDS Group, founded by Conn se- in mind. funds needed and funds acquired. who need our help," stated Smith. tured beyond the borders of its juris- few things they had managed to niors ChristofPutzel and Danny Har- Connecticut College IS IeCOg- Putzel said, "We appreciate that a "Our goal is to get complete corpo- diction. They are not just planning bold on to from the. sutpIuses pro- ris, as well as a Georgetown senior. nized as one of America's pre-emi band such as DISPATCH is conting rate sponsorship for the event, so that dlwed by the.ir labor. Their mate- The group aspires to construct an for our school, but they are planning nent coedncational, private liberal to Conn to support a worthwhile every dollar earned thro~gh ticket for the world. Smith concluded, rial life was made of the things they AIDS orphanage in Kenya and has arts colleges, offe,:",g 1,600 ~er- cause and to promote awareness of sales will go to charity. I think people "SAC has expanded its spear of in- didn't have to eat. weat, or b~ already raised $200,000 which. while aduates academic excellence In a the AIDS epidemic in Africa." should understand that even if they're fluence beyond the 1600 students right this Winnte. A concert~na significant, is still only a small por- rommunity shaped by a student-run ''This isn't just a fall concert. It's not familiar with the music, their sup- who reside ,at this school. We're af- b1aybe?AfllmiIyBible?Ahunting tion ofthe money needed lo he raised. honor code, It is located at 270 not just music. It's children who are port is still needed." fecting change globally and it's some- lifte'!" MoheguAve. New London. The hope is that the DISPATCH con- dying from a disease, who don't have This is the fITst time in the his- thing the COmmittee has never done." The Old Neighborhood was one cert will help close the gap between parents and are living on their own, tory of the college that SAC has ven- l1' THE COLLEGE VOICE

.: •• • PAGE 2 Editorial/O Inl n FRlDAY, OCTOBER 13, 200~ Fall Weekend: AlumnilParents a Poor Combination , " This weekend roughly marks the one-year anniver- However, we question the decision was made to merge sary of Director of Student Life Kristine Cyr Goodwin's the two traditionally separate weekends for parents and hmrn. Hlis doeSN'+", I a.m, pajama clad Tour de Force around campus. Home- recent alumni. This is about as bad a combination as Steak coming 2000 saw Goodwin roused from bed when Cam- Thai Juan. Milk and orange juice would go down easier, +note.. !ike \e:rtlonO-d.e..~' pus Safety reported to her that the situation in the Stu- Simply too many people will be on campus. With at least dent Center was out of control. With the traditional 3,500 current students, families and alumni, even a rein- "Dance Under the Stars" off the schedule, the Cro bar forced line-up of activities may notbe sufficient to keep was I;'acked well beyond capacity with current students a large number of people occupied, enjoying themselves, and alumni who had nothing else to do and no where and out of trouble. The festive atmosphere of HarvestFest else to go. When the beer ran out and the lights went off may quickly turn to a mob scene if long lines persist and the situation got ugly. food supplies run low. We applaud Alumni Relations for recognizing the We will be surprised if this weekend doesn't combine need to allow recent alums and students to celebrate the mayhem of last year's Homecoming and the bore- homecoming in traditional style with a dance on both dom of last year's Parent's Weekend. Even in the best nights of the weekend. We are also impressed with the case scenario, the combination of parents and alums will number and diversity of other events that are available prove exhaustive for students. The point of the two events for parents, alumni and friends during the day and in the run contrary to each other and force students to choose early evening. Last year, with no field sport matches between interacting with their recently graduated peers, scheduled and few other speakers. exhibits or shows, The spending time with their families, and fulfilling doma re- Voice criticized the lack of events on Parents' Weekend. sponsibilities by working at the HarvestFest booths. All We couldn't be happier with this year's line-up, which involved will lose. Separate weekends would allow for CLI\SS includes the Berlin Philharmonic, multiple art exhibits, parents and alums to participate in separate activities, in many seminars and discussions, three varsity sports and different atmospheres. More importantly, it would allow a keynote address by Ray Suarez, host of NPR's Talk of students to fully enjoy both events: ,y OF the Nation. To Vote For Nader? 19~~ Point I Counterpoint I Every year since eighteen-yearolds received the right In light of the first two mind numbing Gore-Bush 5""'0'- to vote, the voting rate for eighteen to twenty-one year debates, it is easy to understand why apathy seems the ~ olds has declined. This tends to be the most liberal group best choice to many of our generation. Partisan politics . . . " ...... , ... . of voters, and also tends to be the most frequently ig- appears to be the only sort of politics happening in Wash- nored group. This is because the two candidates try to ington these days. Lobbyists seem to be everywhere and appeal more strongly to the swing vote, the centrist and their number only promises to increase. For many, the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR elderly voters. During the first presidential debate, Gore weight of soft money and big business in our govern- given field will talk a bit about what they do and answer and Bush spent a good portion of their time arguing about ment has proven overwhelming. To quote a friend, "the Alumni Actively Committed to questions, These events are very popular, and useful for II social security - an issue that most directly concerns older only difference between Republicans and Democrats is attendees, as they connect and network with other alumni \ , voters. No candidate made an appeal to more progres- who owns them." In the haze, we all search for answers, Conn College Students I was compelled to write, not to take issue with Rob., sive voters, beoause the Democrats hold a monopoly over for a politician who can make us believe in the political but to try to let the students know that there is a great them, An environmentalist certainly isn't going to vote process, who can be a "good" President and a good man. As a staff person here at the college, and as someone group of alumni out there that work together-formally for Bush. Amongst this confusion emerges Ralph Nader. From who is out meeting alumni and parents, I read The Col- and informally. Could things be different, and, I suppose, However, this year's election features Ralph the moment he arrived on the political scene he waged lege Voice at every possible opportunity. After reading better? Sure they could-and they will be, but it takes time .• Nader, a respected public citizen, who offers the Ameri- war against Washington and big business in order to pro- Rob Knake's piece in the 9/29/00 Voice I had to respond Building or improving upon a tradition of alumni involve- ' can left-wing a perfect opportunity to reclaim some of tect the common consumer from those more interested in to a point he makes in his closing, ment takes time and effort. Let me assure you, it is hap-, its rightful political power. Nader has managed to poll profit than humanity. His accomplishments over the years Allow me to summarize Rob's final point: Rob won- pening. around five percent of the popular vote, despite receiv- have improved all of our lives. He promises to expunge ders why Conn does not have a club for alumni to meet, Matthew E. Hawley ing little media coverage. If Nader receives five percent the soft money that has long choked elections from the and connect, as do Harvard and Yale. Rob admits that it Associate Director of Major Gifts, Office of Devel; , of the popular vote in November, he will win a percent political process, He is intelligent and compassionate; a would cost a great deal to have such a club, but feels it is opment that would cover the margin between Republican and good man. something due alumni because they give to the college ., Democrat in many states. The Democratic party cannot Alas, he is not the man we seek. He is a good man, annually. Historical Society Responds to ignore a loss of five percent of their voting base. They but he is far out of his depth. His focus is sinaply too For the record, let me say I work in development here would have to let the left-wing back into the party. small .. ' at Conn. I started in the Annual Fund and now work to Nader excels in several key areas where Gore's The biggest strike against Nader, however, has noth- increase the endowment. I would like to bring a bit of Claire's Claim of Insignificance ideas are lacking: In contrast to Gore's plan of tapping ing \0 do with issues or concerns.jlthas to do with votes. light to some things that I think could use some illumina- In the article, "Conn Hosts Community Development into the oil reserve to create more supply, Nader wants to And in terms of votes, Nader does not stand a chance. I tion. Summit," there is a discussion of the NLDC's projects irt convert from a non-renewable, fossil fuel economy to an know the argument: a vote for Nader is not simply a vote The Annual Fund is more than" ... six form letters New London's Fort Trumbull neighborhood. In particu- economy based on renewable energy. Gore wants to in- for him but a vote for a multi-party system. I have made asking for more money," Each year, half, or almost half, lar, President Gaudiani is quoted as saying, "This was a- crease the military spending budget to its biggest size the same argument myself. This election, though, is just of all alumni (it varies a bit) make gifts to the coJlege. In chunk of land that was one-hundred years ago an Italian ever, despite the lack of threat or enemy. Nader wants to not the right election to make that statement. the last ten years the level of support has increased from neighborhood. According to the historical society, there use that money and invest it in positive social programs If this were four years ago, I would say a vote for a about $1.6M to over $4M-and every penny of that money are no (properties) that are historically significant." such as investing in schools and universal health care. candidate like Ralph Nader would be well placed. This goes directly to work for the students and faculty here at It is obvious that President Gaudiani is referring to Nader favors withdrawing from the WTO and year, however, the Presidency is not the only issue that Conn. Alumni, as far as I can tell, do not expect any- the New London County Historical Society and New" NAFTA, unless these fair trade agreements include work- will be decided by this election. A record number of Su- thing in return for their gifts other than knowing that they London Landmarks. Both organizations have publicly, ers' riBh~s provisions, Gore is content to let American preme Court Justices are expected to retire and the new are helping support bright and creative people. stated that there is no one historically significant build-.I_ companies move 10 developing countries and pay for- President would select the replacement Justices. A fairly No doubt there are Yale and Harvard Clubs, and Wil- ing in the area, but the whole neighborhood as a whole ~ \ eign workers miserable wages under awful working con- well balanced court will be virtually remade overnight. liams and Amherst Clubs too, but it is inaportant to real- b.istorically and architecturally significantly. It represents , ditions in the name of corporate profit. Whether Bush states it outright or not, the Justices he ize that these schools have been around for some time- a New London neighborhood from the late 19lh and early While both Gore and Bush claim to favor cam- selects will very likely have an eye on overturning Roe v. one of them is the oldest school in the country, I believe. 20'" century. It would be difftcult to replicate the differ- , paign finance reform, they are currently running the most Wade. Gore, obviously, will appoiut Justices that will Beyond the fact that these schools have a long and im- ent, unique style of the various houses. This neighbor- expensive political race in American History. Nader has make such a development an impossibility. Although pressive tradition of alumni involvement and giving, they hood, saved and restored, would make a pleasing com-; refused donations from corporations, labor unions, and Nader supports freedom of choice, a vote for him will also bought real estate a long time agol panion to the state park at Fort Trumbull. other big businesses, because he does not believe in them. translate into a vote against Roe v. Wade. Are you will- What I can say, and there is no way Rob could have If President Gaudiani wishes to quote either New, He is the only candidate prepared to lead campaign fi- ing to risk that right to make a statement? known this, is that there are active and committed alumni London Landmarks or the New London Historical Soci- : nance reform, It may be sad comrnentaryon our system that we have out there who do hold events that help alumni connect- ety, we ask that she quote the whole statement and not ( In this election, Bush stands for large, unneces- to choose a more prominent candidate with a better chance and there is a great group of professionals in the Alumni just a portion of it. sary tax cuts; Gore stands for slightly smaller, slightly of winning over a candidate we may have more of a be- Relations office who help them. A good example are the Sally Ryan t, , less unnecessary tax cuts, Bush stands for fast-track log- lief in, but right now that is the case. The United States, Alumni Networking Parties being held in partnership with President . , ging which will destroy public lands in twenty years; Gore right or wrong, is a de facto two party system. A vote for other NESCAC schools. These events bring together New London Landmarks would like to give Yosemite fifty or sixty years. Nader a third party candidate who cannot possibly achieve vic- alumni and provide a forum in which noted alumni in a u clearly supports a progressive agenda that the left-wing tory is a wasted vote. This is the reality of it. can believe in, rather than a centrist agenda that So when you enter the polling stations in November, progressives can choose as a lesser-of-two-evils. Con- remember this: Voting with your head rather than your trary to popular believe, a vote for Nader is not a wasted heart may make YbU feel uncomfortable, but what you vote, because it is a vote in good faith. A wasted vote, is have to-gain from a third party choice is far out- distanced CORRECTION a resigned vote for Gore made solely because he's slightly by what you have to lose. less bad than Bush. In the September 22nd issue of The Voice, the article entitled "Student Levels of Satisfaction Varied After Financial Open Forum," Becky Pappas was incorrectly credited as the organizer of the student rally. A group of con- cerned students organized the rally.

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OPINION lYJeandering Along the Kinsey Scale 500 Words About 30,000 Dollars

Sara Kelley-Mudle IDeja Vuing Brad Krelt ILeft of Marx th ~or\ than a few people read my subtle leap out of "decision" on my part, made nonchalantly one sunny af- e c ose in my first column with a certain degree of Having returned from spending a day at Yale with a causing them to make less money. .surpnse. Many of them asked my friends if it was true, if ternoon. I know many of you wonder if homosexuality and bisexuality are genetic, environmentally influenced, friend, I can positively state that Conn students are a lot This will cause a whole mess of trouble, because our the~t had been a ffil~pnnt, or if I meant something else more well-adjusted and more confident than our New economics majors aren't going to know what to do with entirely. The quesll.on of my sexual identity has run a choice, or what. The answer is yes. This coming out, to others, and myself, was a long time coming and was Haven counterparts - even if we're not quite as good with themselves. They've been taught to make and analyze through the rum.0r mill so many times that at this point I standardized tests. Yale students, who have countless money, and that having money and having stuff is inher- decided it was ume to clarify the issue. influenced by many things, too numerous and too per- sonal to go into here. I doubted myself for a long time- times proven their intelligence, stiJl don't feel like they're ently good. So what's an economics major with no money I am bisexual. I am not really a lesbian who is afraid smart unless somebody takes the time to write the letter to do? to come nght out and say it. I am not really straight and was I just looking for a nicbe or going through a phase? But no, I realized, nobody in their right mind decides to "A" on their paper with a red pen. I've never met a Conn Hopefully, they won'tturn to ethics, because wedon't lo,!king for that trendy little niche that comes along with potentially be maligned by both straight and gay com- student whose self-esteem was completely wrapped up need anybody else reminding us that money is good. As - be!J'g '1.ueer. I am not just so horny that I don't make munities, ostracized, denied legal rights, and have their in the petty competition and the often irrelevant grades MasterCard will tell you, witb thirty seconds of advertis- ~~nctions .anyrnore .. I am not going through a phase. I ing time, your son's first baseball game is priceless. 'That sexual identity compared to that of Sharon Stone's in that a professor doles out. We Camels simply aren't here arnnot maki~g a political statement. I am, in spite of my is, about one hundred dollars for a couple of tickets, some Basic Instinct just for fun. to prove to somebody with silly letters like Ph.D. after intense loathing of labels, simply putting a name to what his name that we will be as bright as he is one day. hot dogs, aod maybe a hat - if you can afford the type of I am. I know that some may think my revelations and ru- minations about being bi have nothing to do them; they Unfortunately, rather than an obsession with our let- pricelessness that a hat offers after your other expenses. . But wait, you object, you've been vehemently pro- The lines between our spiritual values and OUrmoney , don't know anyone who is gay or lesbian or bi. Well, I ter-grade self-wonh, we don't feel that our education is cI~g yo,:u straight identity for the past three years. seem to be blurring more everyday. That's why I can hate to break it to you, but you're wrong. Statistically, valuable unless somebody takes the time to write a lot of Were you lying tous? What happened? No, I was not simply mention "thirty thousand dollars" in most va&"ue ten percent of the people you know aren't straight. So if big numbers on a paycheck for us. It's as though we're lymg. Yes, I did identity myself as straight for a long contexts, and students here will know that I'm you think no one you know is queer, either you're hang- fooling ourselves into thinking that Connecticut College, talking; time, and enjoyed my straight-girl niche within SOUL about the price of Connecticut College tuition per yem-. ing out with Jeny Falwell, Or your friends and acquain- a place called UConn by one out of every three of our during that time. Heck, I was known as the honorary College should not be about how much money 0110 has to tances are in the closet. Secrets, especially ones that are parents, is the college name employers are lusting after. lesbian for quite some time, and the title was just that- spend over a four year period to make a lot more money intrinsic to entire sense of being, put a burden Let's be honest with ourselves. As a professor of mine someone's later on his tite. We should not be at Connecticut Col- • honorary. Have no fear though I was not converted or on any relationship. These are secrets that shouldn't need once said, "Nobody goes to a liberal arts school to get a brainwa~hed by anyone--nobocty won a toaster. Some- lege because of a cost-benefit analysis. I suppose I could to be kept. Coming out is difficult and occasionally pain- job." times things change. Human sexuality is not static. I have gone to some public school back horne (such as tlC ful, but it makes the air a little easier to breathe. The Despite what optimistic faculty may believe, we are Berkeley), majored in computer science or business, have always accepted the possibility that I migbt be at- more people who come out, the easier it will be for oth- a school obsessed with making money. It seems that these spent tracted to or interested In another woman, or women in days, everybody is an economics major, or an economics less, and made much more money doing so. But that J ers, both to come out themselves, and to be come out to. doesn't take something much more important into ac- ~eneral. This possibility has simply become a reality. I And what are friends for if not to make life a little easier double major (coupled witb international relations), or at JU~(made a subtle move along the Kinsey scale, and now count, something which is truly priceless. I enjoy learn- for each other? least a minor. I performed a battery of tests to analyze all suddenly everything is different. of this. It seems that pretty soon, we'll be producing too ing here, even though I'll never use my history major to I'm out. Now it's your turn . ....1don't mean to make it sound as if this was a simple many economics majors. They're going to flood the eco- get a high-paying job. nomics majors market, thereby increasing the supply without increasing the demand for economics majors,

David Byrd Magic: The Gathering Brings the Apocalypse.-

_How can you not care? I have heard a lot of people and government because their vote means absolutely Tim Stevens IComplaint of the Week say that they really don't care about the presidential elec- nothing. I have news for you. Your vote counts even tion. It seems to me that if you - live in the US, want less when you don't cast it. Maybe you are sick of poli- Strongman Competitions. Honestly, does anyone ever Social Security, don't like paying taxes, have an opinion tics because big businesses have all the power-by not Ladies and Gentleman, I have bad news. The world is ending. get tired of watching a man-mountain of muscle pulling- on abortion, go to school, get sick, want to save the trees, showing up at the polls on Election Day, you are as much an eighteen-wheeler along behind him as he walks? I drive a car, use energy, care about guns - then you might to blame for the corruption as all those big businesses. Yes, it is true. And how, beyond my usual awe-in- spiring knowledge of the future, do I know this? Last think not! have a stake in this election. And if you don't vote, then yo~ have no right to com- week while searching for something to watch on TV, I Don't get me wrong, I am a geek too. Iwrite for the-: , This presidential race, according to Brian Hawkins plain about anything ever again. school paper for God's sake. That alone must tell you (President of the College Democrats), is "the most im- I am happy to see that there has been increased po- came upon the final sign of the Apocalypse. I,like many other Americans, am always worried that would be something. Anyway, my problem isn't the game, per se. ' portant election in the last twenty years." "Americans litical activism and awarenes.s on campus lately. We TV the death of us all. However, after a sitcom starring Bette It just worries me that there are so many channels on have a choice this year about what they want to do with showed that we care about our OWl) "student" govern- Midler failed to bring about our end, I assumed that we television that this is a viable programming option. If their current prosperity." ment, lots of people came to hear Ralph Nader speak, all had several good years ahead of us. Alas, my unchar- you watched, you would grasp the sheer ridiculousness 1 ,The two candidates aren't the most exciting or char- and political clubs have been revived on campus. The acteristic bout of optimism proved to be erroneous be- of the situation. They used a highlight reel at the end ef I ismatic. So what? The President isn't there to entertain College Democrats were reinvigorated by Hawkins a few cause Magic: The Gathering is now on television. Not each match to display the key moment in competition. you. I think that it is more important to get someone in weeks ago, and there are unconfirmed rumors of a Col- only is it on, but it is on ESPN2. Yes, the same station Apparently, a card being flipped over is so thrilling one the Oval office who is going to be a capable leader, rather lege Republicans group on campus as well. But ynu know that has brought us great programming such as the can't help but watch it again. Tbe stage these two "war-' than someone who Saturday Night Live can make fun of the great thing about the,United States? You don't have Strongman Competitions and Pool Championships has riors" met on was grandiose, surrounding the table with ' every weekend. to be an active political activist to make a difference. All large view screens displaying random cards and fmag~' Some people claim that they don't care about politics you have to do is fill in a few bubb1es on November 7th. stooped so low as to sell out the entire planet by broad- casting this ... abomination. from this "exciting" spectacle. There were bleacher seats ,. ' I don't know how this could have happened. What filled with morefans than you'd find watching a game or' programming genius sat down and thought, "You know water polo here at our school. And as we all know, in the A Trip Down The Rabbit Hole what TV is missing? Pasty-faced geeks at a table with director's cut of the Bible (The Greatest Story Ever Told; looks far too intense for their actions facing off in a card The Way the Creator Intended), the final sign of the $;mon Wainwright IViewpoint game while two referees (because one supposes that one Apocalypse is described as something like, ''The moment ref would not be nearly enough) and a crowd of similarly when mankind is so bereft of entertainment that he turns to the only game less cool to play than Dungeons and me strange shifty-eyed looks that soon began to cause a minded individuals look on. And if we then throw two Last Wednesday on October 4th, several Connecticut Dragons." That, of course, is paraphrased. '.' , C61!ege students traveled to Boston to attend a protest very unpleasant feeling ill my stomach. However, of all commentators discussing the action in a language that, So the end is here. Time to give the folks call and agliinst the Presidential Debates being held that night. the.sights at that zoo of.people.HeeI that I learned the while made up of English words, is completely impos- a maybe.that girl who you never told how you felt. Far me, this was. the-first protest that I had ever been to most from the Fulon Gang, who-wereoaseeef peace and sible-to understand,..Lthink. we could have-ourselves a Then' get in bed, turn up your favorite CD as loud as it st>es an111 must admit it was quite an experience. As I write, I harmony scattered !\U;nllghout tile crowds. Quietly medi- great little show." I mean, come on people! Certainly can't help but being reminded of Dorothy's adventures tating. the Fulon Gong didn't bang on drums, wave signs, there must have been some sort of lumberjacking com- and wait for the fire and brimstone. And with your last inthe Wizard of Ox. or chant political slurs. All that I could say to explain petition out there that demands our attention or yet an- thoughts remember: this is all ESPN2's fault. ' ', Upon arrival at the protest, I quickly became lost as who and what the Fulon Gong is, is to simply say, "they other thrilling installment of the aforementioned mit tiny group encountered strange creatures, some good, are there because that is where they need to be". others bad, and most quite humorous. After the initial . Anyway, despite all these strange sights, I was really shtick of being there wore off, 1 began to observe many unpressed for rarely _haveI seen as many people in the strange things that you simply don't see around our cam- same place who care what is happening to our country. pUS. For example, stomping around the auditorium Even though there were times when I was filled with frus- How Europe's Last Emperor Impressed Me proudly waving signs promoting Al Gore and Joseph tration over the current system such as when I saw a girl Lieberman were the Carpenters Union clad in flamboy- doubl~d-over in agony becat.,lsesl]e was pepper sprayed Anil GC 15till the Globe Rotates antly bright orange shirts. Following the endless legions by pohce officers, I also felt immense hope for humanity of carpenters were random bands of third party advo- at the same time when protesters rushed to help the same I am not an avid fan of Siobodan Milosevic. I hated faced in political pundits' and foreign policy wizards' cates roaming around hoping to catch unwary reporters girl and guide her to a temporary paramedic. All around him during the 1991 Croatian crisis, the 1992 Bosnian cucles and spread throughout the globe. Milosevic woulq . for a minute or two. The mOre I walked, the more I real- me, people were sharing fruit and water with each other, imbroglio, the 1989 and 1998 episodes of massive re- not exit easily - that was the conventional wisdom. TheX ized that I wasn't in Connecticut anymore. Everywhere unconcerned about who they were helping and whether pression in Kosovo. However, I saluted him in 1999 when were right: he did not. When tides tumed totally agai,\st around me, there were people sporting butterfly wings, or not they deserved it. All that mattered was that every- he managed to survive in power, even after the explosive him in the form of a people's revolt, like the one that w~lls of Police Officers armed with pepper spray and one was there for a reason and it was a time for charity, domestic rebellion in Serbia in the aftermath of NATO's overthrew Filipino sttongman Fidel Marcos in the mid- b'\tons blocking random streets, and mysterious men in not selfishness. 78-days-Iong marathon assault on Serbia. dark suits who had wires falling out of their ears. 1980s and Indonesian "patriarch" Suhatto in the late Later that night on the way home to Conn Coli, my I hate dictators for their ruthlessness. I have hated ; Throughout my journey in that Wonderland, chants 1990s, Milosevic's unpredictability - perhaps his great.· head was filled with a storm of thoughts and ideas. It was Saddam Hussein; I have hated Ayatollah Khomeini; I have est weapon - impressed me again. like "Bush and Gore, corporate whores" crashed through only when I fell asleep that these thoughts began to dis- hated Pol Pot; I have hated Nicolai Ceaucescu; I have When the world was busy predicting the flight of thf air. All around me, small and large signs sprouted up solve into dreams until there was only one question left. .hated Joseph Stalin - all of them throughout my life. In- Milosevic to another country or a last-ditch gory attempt out of the crowds displaying political slogans. My favor- What would happen if even more people take an active deed, they deserve condemnation for their egregious lack at suppreSSiOn of the people's power and tightening of it~ among those had to be "Bush and Gore make me want role in politics instead of settling for the corrupt system of humanity. However, some of the most notorious lead- his gnp on power, he Simply acknowledged his defeat! toRalph". Sneaking around amidst the chaos, anarchists, that we have now? ers of the world have proved themselves to be the pin- He wants to spend more time with his grand onl eaSily identifted by a bandana worn over their face, gave nacles of political mastery time and again. For that un- Milosevich and a family person? Milosevic playing wJta canny ability to survive and remain in full charge even in his grandson? Do I buy that? No way! But'recognl4n~ the most adverse circumstances. the polillcal Impasse that he found himself in the ~orIJ. I have, at times, heaped praise upon the likes of days of October 2000, I would say his move-was asllwll~ PfizerU? Saddam and Milosevic. Frankly, Saddam's continual grip one. He did not get shot by his own citizens like Musso . 5 on power even in the aftermath of the West's attack and or Ceaucescu! That would have been so humiliating an IViewpoint the formidable Kurdish rebellion had impressed me a lot. end for a figure who has been absorbed in self-deln'iio\l, .' Of course, I am not an avid fan of Saddam either. They of grandeur as the messiah of the Balkans for tbe IltSl : After 150 years of being the brunt of jokes at spons Connecticut College for Women to our beloved Conn are butchers with twisted psyches-power hungry mani- decade or so! He did not flee his country like Marcos or tournaments and dean's conferences, Beaver College is Coli. Why not go again, and at the same time solve our acs! I do not have the slightest iota of doubt about their Idi Amin or Erik Honeker did! biling the bullet and changing its most unfortunate name. "financial challenge" by auctioning off the name to the repugnance. However, talent is talent. Just because some- The last despotic emperor of Europe was forceq out ",A! rose by any other name would smell as sweet?" Oh highest bidder. Think about it, Gates College, Buffet body is diabolical, it does not mean that hislher talent of power, but not necessarily indefinitely, I say. Th~ s",eet Juliet, if you had lived past thineen, you would University, Vanderbilt or Carnegie, oh wait those are should not be acknowledged. b~tcher of Belgrade is down, but not out: no, not ye!.-He ha:"e known differently. taken. I watched the! 996 domestic protests against still looms large in the Serbian politics as the leade. cJ ::What's in a name? Everything. You can't judge a book Maybe we could emphasize our international flaVOr Milosevic on television with great curiosity and suspense. the largest Serbian political party. Neither was his i!xi1. b~ its cover? People sure seem to. lust ask Barnes and and go with everybody's favorite sultan and have Brunei Milosevic had then been facing a tough time, with the very ungraceful! It could have been far worse: with 1h~ Ngble or goto.com, two companies with the same ser- U. Better yet, go even further and turn Conn back into a anti-Milosevic slogans from a coalition of students and Yugoslav citizens' angst running so high and mob"()lep- vi"-e, same price and same product as their two rivals, hotbed of radicalism: Bin Laden College. Our sports opposition leaders calling themselves "Zajedno" (To- tality taking charge, he could have suffered a far more A1\:iazon and Yahoo and are getting whomped. teams could be the Talibans and boy, would Islamic law gether) reverberating continuously in the Serbian atmo- humiliating exit! Mobs could have got hold of him ~ • 'Name recognition is everything in this world and it's make it easier for Kristene Cyr Goodwin and Dan De sphere. He had high-handedly invalidated the local roamed him naked in the streets! • o~ thing "Conn" just does not have. There are two ways Cecchis to turn us into a dry campus. election's results, ttying to forcibly strip them of their Even if he had fought a last-ditch battle against tbe' tohuild name recognition: steadily build up the value of Or we could follow the current trends in education wide victory. Serbian people, it would be his end if the violentmove~f , yqjrr product and slowly but surelY.I,eople will start to and go after COrpOratesponsorship. We've already got As the protests continued relentlessly, I had thought that did not succeed in his retention of power. As. shreWd associate your name WIth respectabIlIty. Or, hve on the the Unity Pepsi-Co room, why not go all they way. Or, Milosevic's heyday was over. It was not to be. He stalled tactician, Milosevic decided to play it safe and heaea hxiie' and get something catchy that sounds good and better yet, exploit our ties with pharmaceutical flying ti- for three months before giving the opposition control of decided to shun violence this time. Even in the cun:ent yoo'll have overnight success, ger Phizer. Phizer University? Sounds good to us. bankrupt and rampaged towns and cities. By then, politi- revolutionary air of Serbia, he is still revered by quite a· I.Conn's been nying to build a name for itself for sev- They're on the up and up too; and with Viagra and Zoloft cal mfightmg had ultimately ruptured the coalition. large segment of the Serbian populace as their national- erty- years now and it just isn't working. We could move flowing freely around campus, who needs J-Board, or T~anks .to the fragmentation of the opposition block, ist leader, thanks to the bloody images of the NATO bomb. altthe way from 27'h to 24'h in the US News rankings and SAC for that matter. MPo.sevic was able to revive his weakening grip on Serbia ing of Serbia and the anti-west sentiments fueled by them. it still wouldn't make a bit of difference. Think about it. On the other hand, we could stay within the US and Within a shon period. That was typical Milosevic for you: I would say Milosevic's move to step down without ydll may hear the words Conn and think ocean view and maybe just help a struggling corporation. Phillip Morris the classic Machiavellian! It came as a little surprise to violence after the revolutionar.ies stonned the parlial)lept drunken carnels. Everybody else thinks Uconn or com- seems to want to change their image. Morris College. me when Milosevic assumed hitheno largely ceremonial and other key offices was a gambit, and an astute one r"t preSIdency of Yugoslavia and converted it into an om- mpnity education. Think of all the community service they do with tutoring him, in light of the choices that he had right afte. ~. , Look at some of our peers. What if Williams or and disaster relief. Why, I bet they even gave more money nipotent post overnight, when the Serbian constitution revolutionaries' apparent capture of the state apparlllu$ .• Ainherst was Massachusetts College or Bat~s or Colby to Honduras after last year's hurricane than we did. It prevented him from serving another term as the Serbian In the politically volatiJe climate of the Balka~ .( w~s Maine College. Do you really thmk we d be strag- would even make sense for us to still be Camels. Light'em president in 1997. The power-maniacal opportunist and Slobodan Milosevlc plays the cards ngbt, he can still sta~¢ maestro of the political chessboard that he was I could gJjng behind that bunch? up. a comeback in the future. Mter all, he is a master o(.ma- , Conn's already done a name change once, from the Work in Pfizer. not have expected anything less from him! ' neuvers who can play both the witch and the witchdoClor , . When it was evident that opposition candidate Vojislav effectively, as displayed in his pivotal role in engender; Kostunica had somewhat unexpectedly snatched electoral ing the Bosnian crisis and the Dayton Accords re~ victory fr?ID t~e incu!TIbent president in Yugoslavia's tively. • .. 2000 presldenllal electiOns, a variety of speculations sur- .. •

THE COLLEGE VOICE Arts' & ntertainment PAGE 4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000 Two Conn Student Photographers Featured in New MUGZ Exhibition By JESSIE VANGROFSKY ows fall roughly on the bark, and 1 a&e editor love the way the leaves look with the light coming off of them," stated Smith. This picture I have to agree A coffee shop is not usually that this was a beautiful shot, and it considered a place to find great art was one of my favorites from his displayed. Yet, that's exactly what collection. Mugz, in downtown New London, His second favorite was called has done. The exhibit featured work Tribute to Weston. Smith stated "Ed by two Conn students, Mathew Weston is one of my favorite pho- Smith '01 and Amanda Rngers '02, tographers. His landscapes are full as well as a Waterford resident, of life." Smith continued, "when Katrina McGuire. you look at Tribute to Westoll, you The exhibit, which runs can feel the texture, the way the through the month of October, held bark feels and the roots twist and an opening reception on October lSI. tum, it reminded me a lot of his pho- Matthew Smith '01, a native of Lex- tography." ington Massachusetts displayed his The exhibit also features photographs of landscapes. Smith Amanda Rogers '02, from Seekonk, has been pursuing photography for Massachusetts. Rogers, an art ma- five years. He focuses on landscapes jor, just happened to fall into pho- "because there is so much beauty in tography. In order to contribute to the surrounding country side." her major, sbe had to take a photo- Many of the photographs were graph cylass, and she fell in love taken at Conn's Arboretum, while with it. others were from his hometown as Her pictures are "exclusively of well as the areas around Southeast- people in a wide array of environ- Above: Untitled #4, Matthew Smith '01. Left: Distracted, Amanda Rogers '02. ern Connecticut. His pictures were ments." She focused mainly on so well defined that the viewer could people in diners. "I like to take pic- Richard, a diner cook in Seekonk, "al- veyed anger. It was bursting with anyone who easily place herself in whatever land- tures of people at diners. You can ways had funny poses, and his expres- color and resembled a shattered mir- could afford it. scape he photographed, and then be capture people and the relatiouships sion is funny." This picture is one you ror. Selected transported into the mind of what- between people." The images on can create a story for. You start to think Another one of her pieces was works from ever he was trying to capture. To film form stories the second you about a family, maybe a hobby; it Plywood Woman. It was part of the each of the art- enhance the silver tones, Smith used look at them, and you can dictate evokes many emotions. scenery for Guys and Dolls, a play ists are on sale. a special kind of film called Kodak what's going on in the scene for Last, but definitely not least was that McGuire had worked on in high Rogers's pic- Infrared Film. This made the pic- hours. Her motivation behind tak- Katrina McGuire, from Waterford, CT. school. She painted it and put a glossy tures range ture seem to jump off the page with ing shots at diners was so "people Her paintings were incredible. One of finish on it. It was a striking piece from $50 to $85. Smith's go for from thew Smith said it best "this is great intense texture. can be able to share that moment in her paintings titled, Jealousy Sucks was that captured attention, as it was cov- $95 to $150, and McGuire's paintings coffee, a great atmosphere and great Untitled # I, is one of Smith's the picture easily," added Rogers. painted when she was going through ered in glass sequins. No one in the and sculptures range in price from art." It would be worth your while to favorites. It is a shot of reflected She elaborated on one of the hard times witb her boyfriend, "I was coffeehouse could walk past it and $70 to $250. find a few spare minutes to check out sbadows on the surface a tree with pictures called Behind the Counter. just trying to purge myself of jealousy," not stare. For $250, it would make The depth and intensity in each this great treasure yourself. the leaves hanging off. "The shad- added McGuire. This painting con- an excellent addition to the decor of artist's work was immeasurable. Mat- Bari Koral, Performed for Me, and I Liked It Just Fine Nurse Betty: Good for What Ails You cidentally Bv IAN ABRAMS vided a sense of atmosphere to mance was seamless and reflected a witnesses staffwnter Koral's songs that separated them sense of professionalism that is often Del's brutal from typical folk-rock offerings. absent in "college shows." *****Nurse Betty (R) murder at the On Friday, September 29"'. NYC Koral's setlist was comprised of Jeff shifted his weight in an ec- hands of two singer-songwriter Bari centric manner than sug- Running Time: 1hr; 50min hit men Koral performed in the gested being eaten alive (Freeman Cro's Nest for an audi- by fire ants, whereas and- Rock), ence of fewer than 10 Koral sang with her eyes Starring: Renee Zellweger, in a scene of students. For those who clenched tightly shut, Morgan Freeman, Chris truly unnec- I, attended, the perfor- enunciating perfectly Rock, Greg Kinnear essary vio- mance was an intimate every syllable, yelp and lence. In a wave of glimpse at the style of wail. The disparity in By MICAH WEISBERG an underrated stage presence between shock and folksinger and her ac- the two made their per- staff writer confusion, companist. The two formance as interesting Betty leaves managed to fill the to watch as it was to Nurse Betty is a dark comedy the scene of room with sound de- hear. which depicts the story of an inno- the crime spite the silence and Koral performed for cent diner waitress (Zellweger), who and heads lack of turnout. over an hour. Due to the is hopelessly infatuated with Doctor off to Los Koral's guitarist, conspicuous absence of David Revell (Kinnear), the star char- Angeles in search of something bet- fecUy cast for Rene Zellweger. Much Jeff, is an alumnus of a crowd, acter of A Reason to Love, a daily ter, namely her favorite TV hunk, of the movie's success falls on her as Connecticut College she flatteringly dedi- soap opera that dramatizes the trials David Revell. it traces Betty's journey from pathetic and honed his musical cated the show to me. and tribulations of the emergency Betty is so traumatized that she housewife to independent woman. talents in numerous Something is amiss. As room. doesn't realize her husband is actu- Morgan Freeman's character how- campus bands before much as I appreciate the Her obsession with the show is ally dead and begins to believe that ever, is poorly written. Some credit joining Koral after the gesture, I cannot help so great that she herself secretly as- A Reason to Love is real. Once her must be given to Freeman for salvag- release of her recent al- but think that if more pires to become a nurse, but only in road trip begins, the laughs come ing what he could from it. bum, Joy. Although the people had arrived, the her dreams. Betty's sleaze-ball hus- more easily. One of the funniest Chris Rock gives a rather medio- album, available on performance would band Del Sizemore, who owns a lo- scenes occurs when Betty confronts cre performance, with a comic shtick Amazon.com, is filled have been intensified; cal car dealership, treats her with no 'her idol at a Hollywood benefit. that has become somewhat stereo- with the same reedy, whatever eye-candy the respect and neglects her at home. The movie provides a healthy typical, though his character does soulful vocals and likes of this reviewer Betty is so ignorant at first to the op- dose of humor as it picks up steam. manage to get in a few brilliant one- storytelling that Koral and Scott McEver might pressive situation, that she never However, for the first half of film, the liners towards the end of the film. provided at Friday's performance, mostly original material, and went provide, we're no match for a large, questions the judgement of her hus- audience is left pretty much in the Overall, Nurse Betty is worth see- the addition of Jeff's electric guitar off without a hitch. Koral also cov- pulsing audience. Next time we are band. She accepts her fate, but at the dark about much of the plot. Too ing. You may not want to put it at the gave her arrangements a dose of ered Bob Dylan's "Silvio," adding able to see live music in such an inti- same time wishes there could be more many unanswered questions early on top of your list, but compared to some much-needed grit. Drawing alter- her own frenetic energy to the song, mate setting, let's give the perform- to herroutine life. may cause some frustration. But good of the other movies out in the theatres nately on lo-fi tones and pedal-steel and managing to sound rever- ers the recognition and support they Unaware of the side business that things come to those who wait. these days, it definie worse. riffing, Jeff's ornamentation pro- ent at the same time. Her perfor- deserve. her husband is mixed up in, Betty ac- The role of Betty Sizemore is per- Boston Camerata Brings Revels and Music Under the direction of Joel programming and superb perfor- mentator, Cohen is a leading authority The 1996 release of music by Cohen, the Boston Camerata will mances. The original Carmina on medieval and Renaissance musical John Dowland, "Farewell, Unkind: present rare and fascinating songs of Burana manuscript (B" century) is performance. He brings a unique style Songs and Dances," was nominated love, springtime and revelry in two probably the most important source of programming to the Boston for the French Grand Prix des performances at Connecticut College of secular, medieval Latin poetry in Camerata that has earned the ensemble . Discophiles. In 1997, "Angels: in November. existence. critical acclaim on five continents. 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t: ...... FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000 " THE COLLEGE VOICE 5 ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT .Pat Mcgee: Harmonizing Their Way to the Top Kenneth Tyler: Thirty By JESSE ERDHEIM away." Once associate a&e editor the band started its rendition of Years of Printmaking "Anybody," . In an a.ge When rock 'n 'roll con- percussionist nnues to dIstance itself from its natu- Chardy By NORA MIRICK tion" was interesting, as well. Printed ral roots and merge with hip-hop a la McEwan sub- staff writer on mold-made paper, Hockney pre- Kfd Rock, Korn and Good Charlotte, sents what appears from uf•ar to be a stituted his bon- Lyman Allyn Art Museum, It s refreshing to note that Some up- watercolor portrait within a frame is gos for an known for their wide array of artis- and- commg bands, such as the Pat really a lithograph. This print is small acoustic guitar tic, expressionist exhibits has just McGee Band, have created their own in comparison 10 the others. being only and head- acquired a new artists works. "Ken- " mch~ ~n the traditional rock world, 30" by 20", which is what first caught banged with AI neth Tyler: Thirty Years of providing an alternative to the sounds Walsh while the my attention. It's simplicity is entic- Printmaking," running from now ing, the frame only contains one man, of Fred Durst's shrieking raps. audience en- until November 26th. Since forming in 1996, the Rich- eouragingly placed slightly off-center. His shoul- Tyler, who began as a painter ders are slanted, and his face i6 off mond based Pat McGee Band has elapped in glee. came into printmaking, the artistic played in 32 Slates and has sold out After much in- alance. This contrasts the blue back- design and making of prints such ground, which fades perfectly towards clubs such as the Irving Plaza in New citement from as wood cuts or lithographs, in York, the House of Blues in Chicago, the crowd, most the top. Just being among these prints 1965. One year later, he opened a gave off a feeling of energy and inspi- and the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. notably a group school especially for printmaking, The band's much deserved success of URI boys, ration. They are all really interesunu Gemini GEL, where he became a in their own way and that just make was bolstered by the recent release the band teacher. All of the prints on display of its major label debut Shine from launched into them even more exciting. are his students' creations rather Overall, this exhibit radiates a feel Giant/Warner Brothers.' ' its most popular than his own. 111 ing of grand innovation. With pie On September 28 the Pat McGee son g Upon entering the gallery, the Band brought its lively acoustic rock "Rebecca" and of mediums available within the flel massive 59" by 75" print is strik- of printmaking and such a conrras " show to Lupo's in Providence to the concluded the ing. It is a mix of random comic , appreciation of about five hundred first half of its between prints, there is somethin scenes, words, faces and dots along there for people of all tastes, Just be I fans. After opening with an energetic set. with slashes that cross tbe entire version of "Passion," the band con- As usual, ing among all of these masterful ere print. To the "Picture of a Portrait gives a great sense tinued to play material from its pre- midway through its act, the band Pat McGee Band played more new ations of inspira a version of his heartfelt song in a Silver Frame," from David tion. it is marvelous! vious albums, including "Who Stole walked offstage and individual mem- material, including "Minute" and "Shine." Hockney's "A Hollywood Collec- Her From Heaven" and "Pride" in bers took solos. AI Walsh started this "Hero." However, the performance of Over the past few years the band's , which bassist John Small played irn- interlude by covering James Taylor's the second act's final song served as fanbase has enjoyed phenomenal , provised solos after Pat McGee (lead "Sweet Baby James" and Pat McGee the most inspired piece of musical grassroots growth, predominantly ~ vocals and guitar), AI Walsh (vocals followed by playing the Allman entertainment of the entire evening. because of the success of its energetic MOVIE : and rhythm guitar) and Jonathan Wi1- Brothers "Midnight Rider." Disap- Surprisingly, the band covered Pink live shows, as illustrated by the con- Hoyts Waterford 9 Fri, Mon - Thu 7: 159:45 ; Iiams (vocals, keyboard and organ) pointingly Jonathan Williams did not Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" cert at Lupo's. It is safe to say that it sung precise harmonies of the song's perform as the crowd anxiously and transitioned directly into its own is only a matter of time before these The Ladies Man (R) Sat - Sun (I :20 4:20) 7: 15 9:45 I chorus. awaited his version of "Walking in "On Your Way Out of Here." As an enormously talented musicians hit it Fri - Thu (1:404: I0) 7:30 9:45 Remember the Titan,: (PG,l ,~:, The band showcased many of its Memphis," "Piano Man," or "Rocket encore to its hour and a half set, Pat big, and Ican say I knew them when. Lost Souls (R) Fri, Mon Tlw 6:50 9:20 I new songs from Shine, including "I Man." McGee returned onstage with John Fri - Thu (I :003:30) 7:20 9:50 Sat - Sun (I: I04: 10) 6:50 9:20 .,Know," "What Ya Got" and "Run- Upon returning to the stage the Small and Jonathan Williams to play The Contender (R) The Exorcist (R) Fri - Thu (12:50 3:45) 6:40 9:30 Fri, Mon - Thu 6:40 9:30 Meet the Parents (PG-13) Sat - Sun (I :00 4:00) 6:40 9:30 Secret,.,. Theatre Performs Chekov's "The Bear" Fri - Thu (1:20 4:30) 7: IS 9:45 Bring uo« (PG-13) By JAY STEERE old man. My three other friends and an emotional rollercoaster as Then most of the audience went Get Carter (R) DTS Digital Fri - Thu 7:00 9: 15 " home, but my friends and I decided staff writer Itook our seats on a few metal fold- Smimoff's frustration builds because Fri - Thu (I :054:25) 7: 109:25 Digimon: The Movie (PO) ing chairs that would hold that he falls in love with the beautiful to explore the rest of the Secret The- Digimon: The Movie (PO) Jnst as the best blues music could night's audience of about thirty or Popova. The turmoil comes to a point atre. We discovered that downstairs Sat - Sun (1:30 4:30) only be found in the small, rickety forty people. The vaudeville play when the two almost face off in a was a band rehearsal room, a puppet Fri - Thu (I :30 4:05) ~ luke Joints, so too'sorne of the best began with a scene where Popova, duel. I'Il leave the plot summary at workshop and a bar and lounge. Remember the Titans (PG) Hoyts Mystic Village 3 "acting can be found at the Secret played by Alexis Leifheit, is la- that; I wouldn't want to give away When we met Milt Angelopolous Fri - Thu (12:55 4:00) 6:55 9:35 D" T and the Women (R) Theatre. As Iwalked past the elabo- menting the death of her husband anything. later that night he told us that there The Exorcist (R) rate window decorations of 128 and is being comforted by her eld- After the show, the actors held an was also a refrigerated safe with coat Fri (3:45) 6:45 9:25 Fri - Thu (12:45 3:40) 6:30 9:20 , ~ank Street,I found no ticket office, erly servant Luka, played by Rob- open forum where members of the racks in the basement that had appar- Sat (12:453:45) 6:45 9:25 ently been used to keep fur coats from Almost Famous (R) liut instead a friendly man who asked ert Daponte. He urges her to get out audience could ask questions or make Sun (12:45 3:45) 6:4.5 only for donations; eight dollars is of the house, as she has spent seven comments. As I listened to the actors molting. Fri - Thu (1: 15 3:55) 6:50 9:40 Mon - Thu (3:45) 7:00 : suggested, but every bit is appreci- months locked up in mourning, and and the director Milt Angelopolous Our conversation with Milt then Bring It On (PG-J3) ated. get out to meet some other men. describe their experience in produc- turned to the NLDC and the role it is Meet the Parents (PG-I3) Fri, Sun - Thu 7:00 9:25 I then found myself in a lounge She refuses, and asks to be left ing this play I realized that even in a playing in the redevelopment of New Fri (4: IS) 7:00 9:30 Sat 9:25 bathed in red light and decorated alone. short vaudeville such as this, the char- London. Despite the NLDC's mes- Sat (I: 154: 15) 7:00 9:30 with banners professing the impor- Luka departs, but when he re- acter development is key to the per- sage of revitalizing the downtown Pay It Forward (PG-13) Sneak Sun (1:15 4:15) 7:00 tance of the protests in Philadelphia, turns he tells her that there is a man formance. Milt and Alexis talked area, the Secret Theatre has not seen Preview Mon- Thu (4:15) 7:15 Seattle and Washington D.C. and at the door. The man storms in about how they worked with the char- any of the money, which it deserves Sat 7:00 .nrher points for activism. This was shortly afterwards and introduces acter of Popova to transform her from as an emerging cultural hub in down- Almost Famous (R) all finished off by manikin legs stick- himself as Smirnoff, play-ed by Bill someone who was a caricature of a town New London. Fri (4:00) 6:30 9:20 jng out from a missing ceiling tile Hossack, who demands repayment mourning wife to a character who The men and women of the se- Hoyts Groton 6 Sat (I :00 4:00) 6:30 9:20 cret Theatre are doing the best they • anda giant octopus tentacle that of a debt. Popova claims she has was truly paralyzed by her husband's The Ladies Man (R) Sun (1:004:00) 6:30 no money at the time, and an an- death. Bill Hossack talked about the can, and are tributes to the plight of :~.~oodlike a sentry in the corner of Fri, Mou - Thu 7:25 9:35 Mon - Thu (4:00) 7:30 ~eroom. . gry and stubborn Smirnoff stays at fine line between shouting which the inspired artist, but without help '~,' Stepping through a black curtain the house under the pretenses that makes one think of anger, and rais- they will lose their foothold in the Sat - Sun (1:50 4:05) 7:25 9:35 Saving Grace (R) , 'J found a modest stage with the two he will not leave until he gets his ing one's voice to portray that his new New London, so please take the Lost Souls (R) Fri (4:30) 7:15 9:25 props~a chair and a portrait of an money. What follows is a ride on character has conviction. opportunity to visit. Fri, Mon- Thu 7: 109:40 Sat Sun (I :30 4:30) 7: 15 9:25 -~ Sat - Sun (I :40 4: IS) 7: I09:40 Mon (I:30 4:30) 7: 15 Get Carter (R) Tue - Thu (4:30) 7:30 860.245.0017

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r FT "'_.~v --wrani 1 1 UP 7 TIm COLLEGE VOICE nt Arts & Entertai FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000 PAGE6 Barenaked Ladies' Maroon Dissapointing, Generic Pop Flock Theater Captures O'Neil Once Again the song annoying. It either sounds Bv KATIE WASSELL ment" and "If I Had A Million 001- which he hid the food. It is missing. used, There were masks, shadows, like cheap knock offs of old BN~ Bv KATIE WASSELL staff writer lars." The ghosts, actually life size puppets, life-sized Toy Theater puppets and The music is ordinary at best, and songs, or pseudo techno beats. staj} writer luminaries. The use of light and th t to enter aunt him. They are I sal back to listen to the new is only pushed over the edge into em- Since Stunt, the Barenaked La- sound truly added an eerie feeling A lone man sits on the edge of the roughly carved with nails protruding Barenaked Ladies album, Maroon. I barrassment by the lyrics. Lyrics dies have found some sort of a for- while in the forest, or realistic mo- from their mouths. They have come recalled the old Barenaked Ladies such as, "It's like a dream you try to mula for writing songs, and have stage in plain clothing and a straw hat. ments when loud blanks were shot simple nylon string upon his lap, to haunt him. The hysteria begins. He music I had listened to for remember but it's gone, Then you try stuck to it ever since. These songs on 'A from the Emperor's gun. shoots at them and continues to run. years ... Gordon, Born on a Pirate to scream but it only comes out as a the new album annoy me, but others he plays music from the islands. His The young actor who played The drums grow louder and he is con- Ship, Maybe YOll Should Drive, and, yawn, When you try to see the world might enjoy them. They are satisfac- accent and his song entrance the au- Emperor Jones, Malik Selemne dience. He sits alone, but sings like fronted with the ghost of his friend of course, the classic Rock Spectacle. beynnd your front door, Take your tory songs, but definitely not ones Burke, was wonderful. He was be- he is with friends. The audience is that he had killed years before. He I remember the that I would expect the lievable and genuine, and the audi- finally full, and the time has come to shoots at him and runs. Barenaked Ladies in same musicians who ence could actually feel his terror as begin the show. The night grows, and he shows concert. They always left wrote "What a Good he ran through the forest. Derron . The lights go down, and a young more and more evidence of breaking. me in awe; they had im- Boy" to produce. Wood, the director of lle, once again girl, a slave girl, in flowing layers of He is stranded in the extreme heat measurable creativity There are two songs put on a terrific production. His use cloth slowly creeps onto the stage. It without water, food. He is visited by and were always able to that I found acceptable, of puppetry was magical. Even IS Emperor Jones' palace. She is the hallucinations throughout his trip. get the audience to sing, or at least comparable to though O'Neill used puppets and only servant left on the property; the He sees slaves in fields, and the slave laugh and dance. Their old Barenaked Ladies masks in some of his plays, Derron rest have fled to the mountains for the driver with a whip. He sees the im- music was original. They music. One is "Sell, created these images with help from ceremonies. They are preparing to ages of men at a slave auction. had songs that evoked Sell, Sell." The music is puppeteers Marc Petrosino and murder the tyrant Emperor, Brutus He sees a huge alligator in a river tears; they also had songs weird and almost dream- Russell Tucker. Jones. with a figure wearing a traditional that spoke of tree houses, like, but the lyrics are Derron believes that the "life-size • The Emperor, African-American African mask squealing and screech- green dresses and Kraft interesting, and make a toy theater puppets represent meta- like his slaves, wakes when a white ing. Emperor Jones runs and disap- Macaroni and Cheese. bold statement about phors Eugene O'Neill used." Just man arrives to tell him of the ceremo- pears. The play closes with the white Then, Stunt was re- stardom and the Holly- like /le, this play truly deserves the nies taking place in the hills. The man man, who at first warns Emperor leased. It lacked that wood industry. attention that Flock Theater has de- 'tells him of his slave's plan, and the Jones, and a tribal leader finding the folky, fun and passionate The second, "Hidden cided to give it by incorporating it in Emperor does not fret, but claims that Emperor and killing him. feeling of the other al- Sun," is the hidden track he knew it was coming soon. He The second in a Eugene O'Neill the Festival. Eugene O'Neill, the bums. "One Week" be- on the CD. The lyrics are dresses himself and runs to the forest festival, Emperor Jones truly capti- only American playwright to ever re- came a hit, and everyone actually good, and the to flee the country. He is confident vated the audience. The use of pup- ceive the Nobel Prize, and a former ran to the stores for that music is nice and soft. resident of New London, will be cel- of his successful escape. He hears the petry, similar to the puppets in /le, one song. BNL concerts Often, when J ask ebrated by Flock Theatre through one drums of the ceremony all around added a mystical quality to the show. sold out because of that someone if they like more play. The Hairy Ape will open a him, but knows that he is capable to The Emperor was played by a per- one song. The new con- band, they will say, on October 19, with only one more escape; he has food hidden and he son, but his hallucinations were all cert-goers were baffled "Yeah, but I like the knows the woods. played by puppets or actors wearing production on the 21". Fortunately for when the band played band's older stuff. They us, this will be at our very own Tansill His journey starts. The drums are masks. songs from their previ- are too mainstream echoing in his ears. He runs and runs, The true magic of this perfor- Black Box theatre. ous albums. Thus, my now." This answer used to bother me and eventually comes to his spot at mance was the various techniques disillusionment began. time, cause the way I rhyme's genua because 1 felt that the person would Maroon is their most recent make you smile ... " say that just to portray the image that album, and unfortunately, my fellow The Barenaked Ladies have al- they were more knowledgeable about old-school Barenaked Ladies fans, it ways been known for strange and music than they really were. follows much in the footsteps of mysteriously amusing lyrics, but For the first time, I understand Stunt, The taste of widespread fame those above do not make sense. They that answer, If someone were to ask and stardom has morphed these are stupid and aggravating. The mu- me if Ilike the Barenaked Ladies, I unique and talented musicians to ge- sic is weak. It would seem that where would reply, "They are too main- neric, Top 40's celebrities. The songs the lyrics are not strong, that maybe stream now. Their older stuff is so are mediocre and boring, compared the music would be strong to redeem much better." to "Brian Wilson;' "The Old Apart- the song. The music tends to make

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, . Beyond The Hill Latest Israeli, Palestinian outbreak closer to Baylor U. By LEE ANN ANDERSON "It is the worst it has ever been ... since the Six Days War in 1967." - John Anthony, missionary to Israel and Permanent Resident The Lariat (Baylor U.) Israel and a permanent resident in the overwhelming force." would declare Palestine a state with If a reasonable concession is bassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, had .. (U-WIRE) WACO. Texas - On country, is on campus for Missions Annan is to d.iscuss the kidnap- Jerusalem as its capital. given, Mitchell said he thinks the his security clearance reinstated late Tuesday. United Nations Secretary Emphasis Week. He said "it is the ping in Lebanon Thursday to try to ''They were to reach a decision on demonstrations on the streets could Tuesday, allowing him to join the ef- General Kofi Annan appealed to Is- worst it has ever been ... since the Six defuse the risk of Israeli retribution Palestine but passed the deadline ... be stopped. Yet that concession would forts toward peace. rael and Palestine in an effort to stop Days War in 1967:' against Lebanon and Syria. Arafat had wanted Israel to comply have to be Jerusalem, which was de- Recently. Barak has appeared what is said to be the worst outbreak Anthony's son. a Baylor fresh- At sundown Monday. the dead- in Madrid and Camp David." clared an international city by the more receptive to a compromise, tell- of fighting in the last four years. man, is also a permanent resident of line set by Barak for Palestinians to Mitchell said. United Nations in 1948. Both parties ing Israeli radio he would accept an In Annan. has extended his stay in Israel. and was friends with the three end the violence expired. Barak Israel offered Palestinians "pock- would have to agree with the United inquiry "under the authority and re- .jsrael and IS currently holding peace Israeli soldiers who were captured by threatened that if Arafat failed to end ets" of land, but "Arafat wanted more Nations that Jerusalem is an interna- sponsibility of the United States." talks With Israeli Prime Minister the Shiite Muslim guerrillas of the violence, Israel would no longer of East Jerusalem." Anthony said. tional city and allow it to be the capi- Initially. he said he would only con- Ehud Barak and Palestinian Author- Hezbollah. The fate of these soldiers participate in the peace process. and Anthony explained the issue as a tal for both Israel aod Palestine. sider submitting Israeli findings to the i,ty President Yasser Arafat. could have major effects on the peace Israel's military would use whatever matter of face. There is "no such thing Mitchell said. Americans for review. Israel has JI Two weeks ago, the violence be- process. force necessary to bring calm to the as one wins, one loses ... there can The violence has ebbed over the agreed to a summit with Ararat; how- .tween the Israelis and Palestinians "Palestinian authorities should be streets. only be compromise," he said. An- past few days. partially because of the ever. Barak said the Palestinian leader was sparked by the visit of contro- able to secure (their) release ... to pre- "If they stop the fighting and thony added that he does not think presence of high-prof lie mediators in must first publicly declare a termi- versial Israeli politician Ariel Sharon vent retaliation rather than to further negative aggression' on both sides, there is a man-made solution to this 1srael. Annan, Russian Prime Minis- nation to the clashes. Arafat will per- to a holy site in Jerusalem that is sa- peace. The consequences would be there is a good chance for continued issue. ter Igor Ivanov, European Union Se- mit further discussions if Israel agrees ered to both Jews and Muslims. Since enormous for Palestine;' Dr. William peace and making progress." On the other hand. Mitchell said curity Chief Javier Solana and EU to allow an international commission Sept. 28. almost 90 people have been A. Mitchell. a political science pro- Mitchell said. he "believes both sides want to see a peace envoy Miguel Moratinos were to investigate the events. killed. and all but five were Palestin- fessor who specializes in Middle 'The real issue is over Jerusa- decision before President Bill shuttling between Jerusalem and (This article was supplemented ians and Israeli Arabs. Eastern Studies. said. "Israel does lem." Clinton's term expires. Palestine is Gaza. Late Wednesday. British For- with reports from MSNBC, John Anthony, a missionary to what it says it will do - and with On Sept. 13. Arafat stated he uncomfortable with the idea of Jo- eign Minister Robin Cook was ex- CNN .com and The Associated Press) seph Lieberman as vice president." pected to meet Barak. Th~ U.S. Am- " , Syracuse to wait on court ruling before acting on Napster By" MARCUS K. GARNER The College of Arts and Sciences. 8"\\ . " Daily Orange (Syracuse D.) defendants. A court order to shut down the site was issued in July. but spoke a different tone. . " (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE. NY - was stayed by a U.S. Circuit Court "I sympathize with the artists," .No news IS good news for Napster of Appeals several hours later. she said. "They do lose a lot of users, according to Syracuse Univer- King sent letters to 27 universi- money. But at the same time, we're 'Sltyofficials. ties asking them to block Napster use. not selling (the music files) or mak- toO~~.,,~_,,_.~..~w,.~_ ,{ Although Napster.com returned ing any money off of it:' UOm Schools were asked to respond by J whenever YQU Heed it ~,.[reI!. "before a federal appeals court Oc1.2. Sept. 29. New York University. Jim Hopkins. manager of client It tkJesn.'t raiu in '\'our room. Ie. . J all has been quiet in the debate over projects and programs for Comput- .: l' -- t CompuBan com to jhw flut more. Pepperdine, University of Chicago There's no: tr«f{ic; and no charge for pal'Jmlg. .LQgon 0www . •. " . the legality of the music file-swap- and Brown University all agreed to ing and Media Services, said his de- YQU don"t hece to line ul> OT drive through. Dick on Cirde of Frteuds to [etlm IHI", you cun .ping company's practices. The three- abide by King's request. partment already takes steps to pro- There's jll-tit you, an o{ten ..annoying mare or two. earn $40 for (ouch {ril'ud you refer who 0l)('ru and f'llud1 tect SU's network from a potential Judge panel that presided over the Villanova University was another And y{ntf coml)uter. a ComlmBauk account. hearings adjourned without making of the schools that chose to restrict Napster-induced traffic jam on the That's the beauly part. a decision. For now, that means busi- Napster use, citing increased traffic system. You elm cpen an accou.nt right online ness as usual for the program. on its campus network. "We monitor network utilities," «tid cem haj,peH in minutes. BecaU$~ there's your bank. Right (»1 ycntr compufe, s, a/)I>roval ~.. And on SU's campus, that means "We were at 100 percent utiliza- Hopkins said. "When any part of the CompuBank is a rec! banJc in every UI(". You get {Tee Or call us ru «r 888-479·9292. l' access has not changed. network peaks at 70 to 80 percent. tion from I I a.m. until 2 a.m .... said basic checking, free savings, access to free ATM "Napster at Syracuse is going to John Center, assistant director of data we look for what the problem is. We networks and a COllipuBunK Visa check card )'tnt om 'remain available," said Gary networks at Villanova. are starting to trace the system to see ese to buy books, clothes ... ju.~t about anything. ",McGinnis, director of client services However, the Massachusetts In- what percentage of the network is 'and computer and media services at stitute of Technology, Stanford Uni- Napster. It hasn't reached critical ~ ,ISU. versity. the University of California yet. " , Kevin Morrow. an SU spokes- at Los Angeles and Princeton Univer- If they discover a problem deter- .rnan, echoed McGinnis' statement, sity are among the schools that re- mined to be caused by Napster, the adding that there is no reason to fit- fused to ban Napster on their cam- site could be filtered. Hopkins added. , ter Napster from the network at this puses. Curtis Russell, a senior informa- time. Although SU was not one of the tion technology major. said he feels .1 "We've seen nothing from the schools petitioned by King. several that SU has the resources necessary ;courts saying we should ban students students expressed strong opinions on to adjust the network to the needs 'from using Napster," Morrow said. the legalities surrounding the debate. Napster usage may create. In April. Howard E. King. the at- "Music is music," sophomore ''The school has money:' Russell torney for rock band Metallica and Jesse Aden said. "I exchange CDs said. "Blocking the network is some- '.rap artist Dr. Dre, filed a lawsuit with my friends all the time. I really thing they want to do. not something 'against Napster, claiming Yale Uni- don't think Metallica needs anymore they have to do." -versity, University of Southern Cali- money." .fornia and Indiana University as co- Nicola Pasquarelli. a freshman in

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''"y. ,I "aPAGE8 Politics FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000 SGA Announces Election Results Green Party Candidate Ralph Nader Comes to continued from page 1 cited about (her) new position" and hopes to be a positive influence on put up. It would not have been put up the judiciary committee. Conn, Draws Enthusiastic Supporting Crowd if I had been around, and I apologize The new freshman class elections to Daniel for this." looked to fill a presidential position, :~,NaderSpeaks About the Amalgamation of Politics and Big Business Leary, who based his decision to a vice presidential position, two J- attend Connecticut College largely on Board positions, and two SAC rep- the possibility of serving on the judi- resentative positions. '. By COLEY WARD growing progressive movement in ciary board, believed that with the The new SAC representatives for news editor this country." bad publicity caused by the sign and the class of 2004 are Ben Berlin and Ralph Nader arrived an hour late Furthering his argument about the by word of mouth, as a write-in can- Rick Gropper. They hope to bring , 'l)l his speaking engagement at Con- importance of a third party, Nader didate, there would have been no way new ideas to the activities commit- , necticut College on Wednesday, Oc- pointed out that even if the Green to win the election. Rule states that tee such as more bands on campus -, tober 4, but he was greeted by a stand- Party did not win, it could help ef- write-in candidates are not allowed chosen directly by the students, and : ring ovation nonetheless. Evans Au- fect change in Washington. "It's very to put up signs or send out e-mails new and interesting themes for week- '. "ditericm was sopacked that students, important to have a watchdog. Think announcing their candidacy. The end dances and events, Esther Howel "faculty, community members, and strategically about voting in one of only way he could have spread infor- and Alex Macy join the J-board as media that were standing in the aisles the forty states where Bush and Gore mation about himself would have freshman representatives. Howel has , had to be asked to take a seat on stage are going to sweep each other ... If all been by word of mouth. When asked had a great deal of experience deal- -, behind the podium, in order 10 avoid of you would like to see your elected ifhe believed that the PR committee's ing with judiciary issues including ..,\a fire hazard. officials vote their consciences in decision was unfair, Leary stated, her role as a prosecuting attorney in ,~' -, Nader, the Green Party candidate Washington, wby don't you?" ''The decision the committee came to the teen courts of Alabama. Macy 1.., for President, addressed the capacity Nader criticized his opponents, was the only one they could have promises to strive to uphold the stan- I crowd, warning of the commercial- specifically AJ Gore, saying, "Yester- given the circumstances. However, dards of Connecticut College and 'to '" ization of publ ic elections and day, Al Gore had the gall to say 'I'm the actioos which caused this to be- "represent the students in the same ',.' roundly criticizing his opponents for gonna fight for the middJe class fami- come an issue in the first place were manner he would represent himself." ,'everything rrom their labor policies lies who have to pay the majority of largely their fault as well as mine." The title of vice president goes to to improper fund-raising. the taxes." Pushing for the imple- Despite the confusion with the Renaldo Punzalan. Punzalan has Timothy Bowles, a Green Party mentation of a "living wage," Nader class of 2004, junior and senior elec- many ideas for the campus including candidate for state senator in the eigh- asked of the current minimum-wage tions went smoothly. The only posi- ways to receive better internet access, teenth district, introduced Nader. He laws, "How can you live on $5.75 an tions needing to be filled for the class penny drives to raise money for the criticized the exclusion of this can- hour?" Attacking the Clinton-Gore of '02 were for SAC representatives. freshman class, and extra camel van didate from the Presidential debate administration on the issue of health Although there were no nominated services. Finally, the new president thp night before, saying, "The trav- care, Nader claimed that" I0 million candidates for this position, Josh for the class of 2004 is Andrew esty of his absence in the debate last more Americans do not have health MacGuire and Jim O'Rourke won as Musoke, Having lived in six coun- night is another episode in the con- insurance than did when Clinton and the only write-in candidates. The se- tries, speaking three languages ffu- tinuing erosion of OUfdemocratic ide- Gore took office." nior class needed only a J-Board po- ently, and being SGA's diversity rep- als." Bowles also stressed the irnpor- Closing out his speech, Ralph sition filled. Again, there were no resentative, Musoke hopes to bring a •ranee of ecological advancement, Nader talked about the importance of nominated candidates, yet there were worldly perspective to the campus, saying, "Renewable energy solutions America's youth to the Green Party four write-ins. Tiffany Bowlby won ~ are.not viable, they are inevitable." movement. He described a situation the position. Bowlby says she is "ex- ; .){alph Nader took the podium af- where large corporations, who are ~ ter Bowles and, spurred on by a counted on as important donors, of- healthy' round of applause, proceeded ten play an important role in shaping ,I.. to criticize the election process, spe- the curriculum of many Universities. c)fically the debate commission. "Our "Who determines your curriculum Election Day is ~ elections are put up to the highest bid- here at Connecticut College?" Nader der, when public elections should be asked, continuing, "Because, at most universities, the curriculum is really '\ financed by public funds," he said. if you have a ticket, you are not in- viable third party. "I think you know a trade-school curriculum. But what , Naden highlighted his exclusion from vited to this debate." Offering his own Thesday, November the differences between bad demo- about getting citizen skills? What ....thepresidential debates as an ex- solution to the exclusiveness of the crats and worse republicans. They're about connecting the college with the , wnpl~ of how government elections debates, Nader said, "We are going morphing into one big party." Speak- ~ are being dictated by corporate spon- community?" to start a people's debate commission ing on behalf of his own Green Party, Nader closed with a statement sors and contributors. He described after this election, and we are going 7th. Vote early, vote he, said; "We can't do any more. that drew considerable applause from \ a situation at.rhe first presidential to smash the existing debate commis- We're being closed out by these two the crowd. He joked about his late debate held the, night before, where sion," parties morphing into one corporate arrival and tight schedule, saying, "I , he was ·denied a chance to view the Lamenting the similarities be- party." But, he added, "Win or lose, often! debate even as a spectator. Nader said have to be at Yale in 7 minutes. I was tween George W. Bush and Al Gore, we're going to come out with mil- advised to short-shrift Connecticut ~.'I)ewas told by a police officer, "Even Nader pushed for the necessity of a lions of votes, which will forge a College, and I refused." .Survey Says: Conn Students not as Apathetic as Thought, Mostly Liberal .. ;~Y LARA M'ZRACK Democrat, then was briefly Libertar- because Gore is old party politics. "ll iii iii 4. staff writer ian and finally Green." Another se- there should be a three party sys- 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Totals nior explained that "being involved tem." He said that in the past fOUT Democrat o 7 , . Politics at Connecticut College with activism and environmentalism years he has become more conserva- 20 22 30 79 ; may not often be in the forefront of has educated and informed my po- tive yet is still a Democrat. He was ~epul:llican 1 1 2 13 4 21 : conversation, but opinions certainly litical stance." more liberal his freshman year. 'GreenParty 1 o 2 1 2 6 'ex,!s!. The College Voice recently "I used to be dead set in my demo- Montemerlo said that Connecticut 'sponsored a "Politics on Campus" cratic views but Ihave question now," College students have "become more ,ndependent 2 12 2 8 11 35 survey, attempting to gauge the po- wrote a sophomore. A freshman said involved in politics" over the last four ~ociafjst o o o 1 o 1 , litical tendencies of the student body. about hislher beliefs, "They've be- years, but he still feels that there is ,•Studentsl 'were....asked questions re- come stronger. I have been more ex- further to go. His most important lil:lertarian o o o o 1 1 , gardillg party identification, cam- posed to people with other political campaign issues are "taxes, abortion, ~eform Party o o o o o o paignissues, the candidate they sup- believes so I feel stronger about my the Supreme Court, education and the rnaffiliated 1 3 6 port and whether or not they plan on own". environment." Montemerlo stressed o 12 22 xoting. Some students seemed disen- the importance of student voting as a .. , "Connecticut College claims to be chanted. "I was a lot more conserva- chance for them "to voice opinions Bush 3 2 a liberal campus, and most of the stu- tive," wrote one freshman, "Now I and express their beliefs .": 1 13 5 24 dents who answered the survey are know all candidates are voiceless Marc Belisle'04 is a Republican pore 1 25 8 28 36 98 Democrats, but there are also Green pigs." A senior answered the question who considers himself to be only Nader 1 1 1 3 8 Party members, Republicans, a "Yes, I no longer have any [political "85% conservative." While he agreed 14 couple Libertarians, Socialists, a Re- beliefs]." A sophomore, who is a So- that this is a liberal campus, he said Buchanan o 0 0 0 0 0 form Party supporter, many Indepen- cialist, wrote "Oh yes, I was pure be- that there "are more Republicans than ~ndecided o 1 6 2 3 12 dents and lots of students who feel fore, and now Conn has changed me." people think there are." Belisle is also Other 2, no political affiliation at all. A Green Party junior wrote, "I am "not afraid to tell people I'm a con- e 0 4 6 12 Unsurprisingly, if the election were more of an anarchist now." Another servative. Most people are accepting held today and solely at Connecticut member of the Green Party wrote, of opposing views." He stressed Abortion 0 " College, Al Gore would win by a "Before, Ijust didn't care. Now, I sup- "when you have large groups of 10 5 17 23 55 'landslide, followed by George W. port self-knowledge ... with this you people who share ideas, like this cam- Death Penalty 1 4 4 9 13 31 Bush and Ralph Nader. No one voted can govern yourself, you need no pus, you get a fervor." Belisle said Education 2 5 · for Pat.Buchanan, including the government." A senior Democrat that his most important issues are eco- 19 36 28 90 ·single Reform Party student. feels "I have' become more disgusted nomic, international and moral is- ~nvironment 0 9 7 16 18 50 • According to this survey, educa- with the general political world. Col- sues. He is pro-life and against the Gay Rights 0 3 10 7 26 tion is the most important campaign lege itself has not dictated this ... age death penalty. Belisle said that his 6 ,-Issue, followed by abortion, the en- has." "political ideology has not changed" I-lealth Care 1 " ill 3 13 14 41 ~vironment, health care, taxes, the Deidre Farrell '04 supports the since coming here. ~oc. Securi!y 1 5 2 9 8 25 , "death penalty, gay rights and social Green Party because their "platform The Issues: '1"'. security. Studtmts also indicated for- places value on the same things I The issue most important to stu- L axes 3 5 1 13 10 42 -. eign·policy, corporate responsibility, place value on." She warned that this dents is education. Gore's Education globalization, animal rights, prison not the right party for everyone but Agenda includes using tests to ensure j~sue~ an~tgun 'control as important. "if you take a stance against the accountability, test new elementary f In this modern age in which stu- WTO, if you think the Ballistic Mis- school teachers in their teaching skills 6J dents are. receiving political news sile Treaty will lead to a new arms and their knowledge, have all states "fr<>m CNN, the Internet and Conan race, if you think corporations have administer the National Assessment .t O',Bri,an,. it \s easy for them to be- too much power both nationally and of Education Progress (NAEPl, en- , come disillusioned or disinterested, internationally, if you believe in Cam- courage states to create rigorous high as many claimed to be on the survey_ paign Finance Reform, then I don't school exit requirements, invest $170 . One-student wrote, "] am a hermit." see how you could vote for Bush or over ten years in the public schools _"Another survey form, filled out by a Gore because you clearly

PAGE 9 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000 Conn President to Leave Proud, Strong Legacy Gaudiani to Resign After continued from page 1 , students with first-hand experience of Thirteen Years at Conn flan Increasingly globalized society. .,"We will need to bring greater cul- continued from page 1 _ ,turalknowledge and foreign language governance process as we move for- proficiency to all fields of work Gaudiani. "I think what we saw in ward." May was the evidence of that pace." lrPlUCh of which will OCcur in an inter~ Gaudiani said that when the ",national setting," Due to the late breaking nature of Committee in Being worked so well Over the past ten years, the col- this story, no faculty members were this summer "putting things back to- available for comment. .lege participated in two successful gether" and with the vote of confi- For her part, Gaudiani will take ,:plan~in~ cycles and is currently dence in September, "it seemed time her sabbatical and keep her eyes open IlIworking 10 the second year of a five to go back to plan A," and end her for further career opportunities. "Ev- ~ear strategic plan designed to allow presidency this spring. ery year I have been offered oppor- students to participate in Gaudiani's Gaudiani explained the faculty's tunities and Ihave always refused an ~,dream of an intemational experience. push for her resignation in terms of interview because of my commitment "CISLA [Tour Cummings Center for the fast pace of change at the col- to the college," said Gaudiani. Now, .i}nternational Studies in the Liberal lege. "When an institution moves as Gaudiani will not turn a deaf ear. ' Arts], SATA [Study Away Teach fast as we've moved over twelve Gaudiani plans to continue her ,,Away], and TRIPS [Traveling Re- years, there are natural stresses that work as a citizen volunteer as Presi- v search and Immersion Program], are build and when we are working as dent of the New London Develop- > Jthreepro~rams ~hat give students the hard as all of us have been working ment Corporation (NLDC), a position opportumty to intern, study, and do through a campaign, with extensive she has held since Governor Rowland "research in countries across the globe. travel and high demands on time and asked her to take over the defunct or- C This commitment to "greater cultural energy, communications can ganization, She will also complete the ( ,knowledge" led the Fiske Guide to weaken and erode the kind of rela- writing of her book on generosity and , Colleges to write in its 1997 edition, tionships that ought to be part of our the wisdom tradition while a visiting .:"'Connecticut College has arguably academic community," said resident at Yale Law School, ~'thebest-conceived undergraduate "I(~tudyabroad program anywhere." I In addition to its ground-break- ~jng study abroad program, the college Changes to Fall Weekend ~;,basbuilt or renovated more than $50 _.,million worth of buildings, The EW, Olin Science Center (1995), which Aimed at Pleasing Students, 'boasts a state-of-the-art observatory, .'and the Hale Laboratory, which pro- 'vides a home for faculty-student Alumni, and Parents chemistry research, are just two ex- amples of the commitment the By LISETIE PARTELOW ANO Friday will kick off the weekend's Gaudiani administration has made to DANJARKO main events, The Berlin Philhar- r- cutting-edge facilities, Four new aca- monic Wind Quartet will also per- staff writer I demic centers were created that eo- form on Friday evening, Saturday I abled students to complement their Due to complaints concerning the features several home athletic con- lack of activities and events during 1 majors by earning certificates in spe- tests, including the cooed alumni/un- : cialized fields: The Toor Cummings last year's Homecoming Weekend, dergraduate regatta, volleyball, men's : Center for International Studies and the Office of Student Life as well as water polo, women's field hockey, tbe Office of Development! Alumni I the Liberal Arts (1989), The Center and men's and women's Soccer Relations have put extra effort into games, I for the Arts and Technology (1991), : The Goodwin-Niering Center for the planning for this year's Fall Other important Saturday events : Conservation Biology and Environ- Weekend. Some of tbe main changes include the State of the College ad- in this year's program include new I mental Studies (1993), and The Claire Lynn Gaudiani Ph.,D '66 will step down as president at the completion of her 13th year (courtesy) dress, a picnic with President nighttime events such as a dance fea- Gandiani, and a discussion with Ray I Holleran Center for Community Ac- role in the NLDC with her responsi- stumblings, saying, "When an insti- an institution; It's how you resolve turing live music and an after hours Suarez, author of summer reading : tion and Public Policy (1997). The bilities as president of the college ul- tution moves as fast as we've moved them and I think our college as an comedy club. : Goodwiri-Niering Center was lauded timately proved problematic for over twelve fuII years, there are natu- selection The Old Neighborhood, institution can be very proud of the Last year many alumni were dis- I in Newsweek's 1998 college's edition, Gaudiani. A decision to purchase ral stresses that build, When we are Harvestfest, an annual festival with way we have resolved this difficulty appointed to find few activities, es- food, music and arts and crafts will I which described itas "oneofthe best classroom work- and recovering from the stresses that pecially on Saturday night. As a re- be taking place on Knowlton Green : environmental-studies programs in space in a "In the past 25 years, there have ing as that created," sult, they crowded Cro Bar, which throughout the afternoon, Fall Camel ItheUnitedStates,"Thepercentageof modern, been perhaps five truly transforming bard Unfortunately for Gaudiani, this was not prepared for such a large Connection will provide many fam- I science graduates has increased technoJogi- college presidents in America and by as all particular path to recovery includes crowd and quickly ran out of drinks. ily activities, and several campus of- ·~150% since 1988, due largely to the cal I y all accords, Claire's presidency ranks of us a change of leadership; however, Without an all-campus activity, there fices and departments will hold open upgrade of major facilities and the e qui P p e d among that top five." . Former Provost h a v e Connecticut College's esteemed were many incidences of dorm darn- houses for the College Fair, recruitment of talented new faculty, dow n tow n and John Hays Professor of History, bee n president will leave behind her a age from restless alumni. Saturday night the theater depart- In 1997, Gaudiani took her zeal building was Yale University work- reputation for having been a pioneer This year, through the combined for social justice to Connecticut met with re- . g ment will present Sophie in her field. Frank M. Turner.,a em- effort of many offices, Homecoming College's surrounding neighbor- sistance from the college faculty and through a campaign, with extensive Treadwells's Maclunal and dane ber of the executive committee of the and Parents Weekend are being held alumni will give a performance called hoods, winning election as the head was a major reason for the faculty's travel and high demands on time and Board of Trustees and the John Hay simultaneously, and students' con- RFJBOUND, Later, parents, students of the New London Development demand for Gaudiani's resignation in energy, communications can weaken Professor of History at Yale Univer- cerns regarding last year's Home- and alumni will bave the opportunity Corporation, Through this post, May of '00, Overspending, a strategy and erode the kind of relationships sity, addressed her legacy, saying, "In coming weekend are being ad- to dance to live music by Sugar Gaudiani spearheaded what has come that helped accelerate its rise through that ought to be part of our academic the past 25 years, there have been dressed. The Office of Student Life Daddy and attend a late night com- to be referred to as the New London the rankings, eventually caught up community. [ think what we saw in perhaps five truly transforming col- and the Development Office worked renaissance, including the decision to with the institution, and an attempt May was the evidence of that pace." edy show, Cro Bar and the snack shop lege presidents in America and by all closely together to provide activities bring Pfizer and a $299 million glo- to balance the budget this semester Addressing the pressure on her to wiII also have extended hours on Sat- accords, Claire's presidency ranks for Parents, as well as activities aimed urday night bal research and development facil- has been met with resistance from the resign, Dr. Gaudiani said, "Funda- among that top five," at students and the young alumni who Throughout the weekend, Lyman ity to the city. college community. mentally, it's never the problems you typically return for Homecoming The difficulty of balancing her Gaudiani explained her recent have that define you as a person or Allyn Museum of Art will have free Weekend, Assistant Director of De- admission and Cummings Arts Cen- velopment Liz Chaney said, "We ter Galleries will showcase works by FSCC Focuses Attention on the Tenure Process combined Parents Weekend and Andrea Champlin and Hoge Pay, Homecomiog Weekend this year in With all these activities and more, continued from page 1 hopes of providing one schedule that the hope is that Fall Weekend 2000 they had different requirements,they case. The student protest by itself tion requirements, are they going to will please the students, their fami- will fulfill the promise of improve- would have probably tried to meet would not have done it, but what it stay at 3-2 or are they going to give a lies, the alumni and the trustees." ment. in the college share this opinion. them, In other words, they were prob- did was it got the administration's 2-2 and bire more faculty to make The annual student a cappella When The College Voice ap- ably formed by the culture." attention on it In the meantime, a up?" Personally, Professor Coats singing groups' concert at 10 p.m, on proached Ms. Helen B. Regan, act- Nonetheless, Regan maintained couple of things happened." would like to see the latler happen, ing provost and dean of faculty of that over the years, Connecticut Col- The acting provost, however, de- but then he admitted that there were Connecticut College, about the rig- lege had been awarding tenure to pro- nied that the change in the president's "budgetary implications," Funding Found to Complete orousness of the maturity of scholar- fessors who are good in both the decision had anything to do with stu- Brian Aoaeh' 01, a physics major ship requirement, she thus justified fields, besides being committed to the dent protests, "It is true that she had who has been doing research with it: "Pedagogy is necessary but not third clause of the tenure require- a reputation as an excellent Physics Professor Arlan W. Mantz Squash Courts by Season's Open sufficient for good teaching, It is not ment: service. teacher ... but the reversal was a con- during the three summers since his , an either/or situation. " Professor Coats elaborated, "You sequence of student protests." freshman year, made assertions simi- Bv MATIHEW B, KESSLER the additional cost dictated more Professor Coats echoed Regan's cannot get tenured at Connecticut While Professor Borer believed lar to those of Professor Coats, Al- sports editor funding be found to complete the sentiments, "In general, I think they College if you are not a good teacher, that the research requirements at though he said that he thought a rig- renovations. but you can be a pretty good teacher Conn are higher tban that of "other orous research requirement for pro- President Claire Gaudiani '66 Contrary to wide spread campus contribute to each other. There has notified the college through a cam- always been an idea here of a teacher- in classroom and still not get tenured. liberal arts colleges that I am aware fessors was immensely beneficial to speculation, Athletic Director Ken There are people students like, who of," she said she was glad that "Con- the students in the hard sciences, he pus-wide voice mail and e-mail this McBryde insisted that all $100,000 scholar." past week, that the college has found However, Regan admitted that sometimes do not get tenure. The way necticut College has done a lot to do went on to add further, "If all the pro- of the donation, which had been given additional funding to complete the expressly for the building of the new there are some tenured professors it works is: you have to have a good to facilitate research," like lowering fessors were adequately staffed so renovation of three squash courts. squash courts, has been used solely who do not do much research and combination of teaching and schol- the teaching load from 3-3 to 3-2 that no one has to carry a heavier The renovations are expected to be for that purpose, Many students had excel in classroom teaching, "The arship, which usually [in my field] is [three courses one semester and two teaching load than they need to, The finished in time for the start of the expressed concern that the funds had reverse is also true," says Regan. publication of books or refereed jour- courses another semester] for the pro- reality in some of the departments is nal articles." fessors. She added, "... We instituted that there are not enough professors season in early November. been used to ease the college's finan- Professor Borer offered a supply- Gaudiani's email said the follow- cial burden. ,.-and-demand analysis in that context, Nathan thinks that Professor Stockard a sabbatical before tenure, which very and some of them teach a lot more ing: "I am delighted to announce that The new squash court structure "Well, I think that's probably true that was not deficient in any of the major few of our peer institutions do. Very COurses than tbey regularly should, the plans we have set in place to com- designed by physical plant will allow I there are people who have been here tenure requirements: "The reasons few of my colleagues around the What it means is that professors were mostly kept from the students, country get time off before tenure to nught not have as much time to de- plete the funding for the squash courts spectators to view all three new courts : for quite a while who came to Coo- have worked, and we have the fund- simultaneously, as opposed to the old : necticut ColJege under a different era, The only official issue that we were work on research. So, research re- vote ~o perfecting their materials, quirements are pretty hectic here, but ing, and the squash courts will be structure which, dne to the height of I when the research requirements were informed of was some concern about updating their notes regularly and certain evaluations of her teaching the administration also helps us to completed in time for the season." the walls, restricted spectators' view I not as rigorous as they are now ... You what not If all the departments are facilitate it: pre-tenure sabbaticals, She concluded, "Thanks very much to only one court. : know, things evolved. Being .an aea- because we were told that was the adequately staffed, hopefully there only area we as students could ad- lower teaching loads, In the first two for everyone's ~~tienc.e.W,ear,~mov- McBryde revealed that the addi- I demic now is very, very different Will be a correspondent decrease in dress. It was our belief that these sup- years of a tenure-track professor's the course-load each of them carries, ing on in a posiuve duect.lO.n. tional funds found to complete the from being an academic then, an.d I Squash court renovations began squash courts is in the neighborhood think it's not necessarily a good thing posed concerns from certain evalua- entry to the college, helshe gets Some Hopefully, they could dedicate ad- tions must have been taken out of research money in the summer. We equate tim~ to teaching and sufficient during the end of last semester, but of $65,000, which along with the that we have a much more rigorous carne to a grinding halt when the roof original $100,000 donation will cover context and could not be considered get money to go to conferences, They time to ~Olngresearch elsewhere." scholarship requirement I mean, ba- collapsed after a load-beanng wall the cost of the new roof structure and representative of Professor [the administration] are actually quite Kevin Wilkinson' 01 a chemis- sically, to get a job now, in ~eneral, was mistakenly demolished. As a re- walls. Once the three international Stockard's excellent teaching record. generous in helping us do our re- try major who has. also been doing you have to have publ ications III search here." sult, the $100,000 donation that was courts are completed, Conn will have graduate school, and that's new. There was also some quick mention resear~h with different professors of Professor Stockard's research as Professor Coats disagreed with initially set aside to fmance renova- a total of five squash courts, Two rae- These professors who have been here ev~r smce his freshman year also a possible factor, which we believed Professor Borer. According to him, tions was spent on repainng the roof. quetball courts are converted into for a long time didn't have to pubhsh PO~nted out that doing res~arch to be absurd. Professor Stockard's the Connecticut College research re- Ph sical plant was consulted to de- squash courts for use during the sea- ._in graduate schoo~.In the market, at pr ved With professors proved very first book is in its fourth prillting, and quirements do not quite match those ,y new roof structure that would son, Construction of the courts is set \ least in political SCience, graduate stu- productIVe, In his freshman year he Sign a . fth hr she wrote a second book while at the of national universities, neither do allow for the completion 0 e t ee to begin in mid-October and take two dents are coming out of graduate even. Went to a conference in Mos- I college." they match the likes of Williams new international-style courts, and and a half weeks to complete, : schools with publications already ill ~owm COurseof a research with Pro- In regards to Professor Borrelli's among the liberal arts colleges, He : journal articles. They have to h

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PAGE 11 Sports FRIDA Y, OCTOBER 13, 2000 Women's Soccer Set for Late-Season Run After Defeating Wesleyan By ERIKA SENNESETH team followed its huge win over staff writer staff writer Wesleyan with a 4-1 pasting of Mount Holyoke this past Thursday, to even The Olympics have come to an After a hit of a slow start to the end but water polo, "the worlds' most season, women's Soccer (5-5 overall Its record at 5-5. What's responsible for the im- demanding game", to borrow a 3-2 hom~) has picked up the pace and phrase from NBC's Olympic cover- remams m contention for a berth in p~ov~ment? It appears to be a com- bination of many things. With almost age, can still be watched here at the NESCAC (New England Small Conn. Men's water polo is having a College Athletic Conference) tourna- half the team composed of freshmen and about six of them starting every challenging, but encouraging, first ment. To do so they must keep up season, their present level of play. Conn was game. Conn may have just needed a little more time before they com- Last weekend, these 12 Camels defeated 10 five of their first seven pletely gelled together. Another rea- of aquatic prowess spent their Fall games by league rivals Middlebury, son could be the reportedly, "com- Break competing against some of the Trinity, Tufts, Amherst, and Colby, by pletely gross" pickle juice, a new best tearns in New England. On Sat- a combined score of 10-1. Their two trend for sports teams which is con- urday, after a two-hour, involuntary victories came against non-league sumed to prevent dehydration. The tour of the Queens area via minivan, opponents Coast Guard, who held team drank the pickle juice before the the Camels arrived at Queens College Conn scoreless in the first half before Wesleyan game as it was sent to them in New York to take on USMMA (U. the lady camels scored three goals by Alyssa Hitch's '03 father. The S. Merchant Marines Academy) near the end of the match, and against team also switched from a 4-3-3 to a King's Poinl. UMass Dartmouth, who they de- 4-4-2 combination and has worked a The pool resembled something feated in overtime. considerable amount on high-pres- out of swamp thing, and the chlorine However, things took an exciting sure defense. "Coach (Ken Klein) level was high enough to kill a small turn for the team last weekend when wants us to mark up and deny the child, but the men were undaunted. they broke the 14 game winning shot, so they ultimately can't score" Despite some overzealous refereeing streak of Wheaton College, who was says midfielder Ashley Altieri '04. that resulted in a few key players be- ranked l l'" in the nation. The Lady Whatever the reason may be. ing ejected, Conn held its own in a Camels fell hehind 1-0 near the end Conn now finds themselves with an valiant loss to the 4th ranked Divi- of the first half after Wheaton scored outside chance of making the sion illteam. Sophomore scorer John on a penalty kick, but came back onto NESCAC Tournament, provided they Traversi commented, "Maybe if cer- the field strong, tying up the game in can ':Yinth~irlast three league games, tain players could stay in the game, the fifth minute of the second half starnng this Saturday at 2:30pm on we could have done a little better." when Kelly Roman '04 scored a goal Harkness Green against Bowdoin Traversi leads all scorers thus far with off of a pass from Christine Culver who is ranked 2"' in the NESCAC: 16 goals in six games. '04. Roman's goal was the first goal They will also play Williams, who is After high medicinal doses of scored against Wheaton since Sep- 41h in the NESCAC, and Bates, who Visine, our men did battle with sec- tember 21~l.Wheaton had a few more is 5th. The top seven teams qualify ond ranked MIT. Outnumbered and chances, out-shooting the Lady Cam- for the inaugural NESCAC women's overmatched, the Camels rose to the els 10-4, but failed to beat goalkeeper championship tournament. First challenge. MIT jumped out to an Laura Knisely '02, who had a total of round games will be played on Octo- early lead, but Conn responded with live saves in the game. In the 82"' ber 24", and semifinal and champi- their highest goal total of the season minute, Lena Eckhoff '02 scored an Conn trailed 2-0 early in the second back with an unassisted goal by the onship games will be played on Oc- ."...---- unassisted goal, leading Conn to a 2- half, because Wesleyan converted 2 team's leading scorer, Christine Cul- tober 28-29 at the home field of the I triumph. of their 3 shots ofthe game into goals. ver. Soon after, at 69:30, Roman tied number ODeseed. At this point Conn The Lady Camels Ihen recorded The first Wesleyan goal was disputed, things up, finishing a pass from Kristi is tied for 8'" place with intrastate ri- their first NESCAC victory of the as they appeared to be offside. The Fitzgerald '04. Culver scored yet val Trinity, with a 1-5 record in the season when they beat Wesleyan 3-2 second goal resulted from a miscom- again on an assist from Lauren NESCAC, but with a strong finish to on Saturday, October 7'" at home. munication on the part of Conn's de- Luciano '03 with only I: 18 left in the their season, the Lady Camels will Despite completely dominating the fense. Less than a minute after game to give the Lady Camels a huge have a chance of making it to the tour- game, out-shooting Wesleyan 19-3, Wesleyan's 2nd goal, COQ.nanswered come-from-behind 3-2 victory. The nament.

victory, as I simultaneously jumped Gorski Triumphant at Rolex Kessler up and down with the rest of the from page 8 Cornell faithful, satisfied I had seen Championships an amazing game with a classic last- lem. second finish. Iturned and saw Jay's By ASHLEY GRIFFIN so easy, Ali managed to pull through During Harvard's final drive Jay grandmother exulting with arms and get the win at 7-5,6-3. Gorski's staff writer Bolton's grandmother, who I had pumping in the air, and then turning sixth and final match showed the been conversing with the entire game, towards me with her arms now open. The Connecticut College most heart as it went to three sets. Ali turned to me, and began to speak as I hugged her and told her congratu- women's tennis team should feel ex- won the first set over Williams' Tracy if she had known me my entire life. Jations. IJeft the stands, a tear in each tremely proud of their number one Cheung 6-2. Cheung made a come- "I talked to I ay yesterday on the eye, feeling jubilant and excited and player, Ali Gorski '04, this week af- back in the second set winning 6-3. phone and told him what I always tell satisfied all at once, a feeling 1 ter her performance at the Rolex Gorski gutted it out in the third set him before a game," she said in her couldn't remember experiencing in a .Championship held at Williams Col- winning 6-3. sweet voice, making me for a mo- long time. lege on Friday and Saturday, Septem- Back at Connecticut College, the ment wish she was my grandmother ber 29 and 30. At the tournament, tennis team had their match vs. and that I was out on the field, put- I returned by train to Conn on Gorski's sale loss was to Williams' Springfield scheduled for Thursday, ting my body on the line for my Sunday morning, and sat across from player Selma Kikic in her opening October 5, postponed. The team had school. She continued, "I told him an elderly couple. As I reflected on match, falling 0-6, 2-6. a match on Tuesday, October 10, to stay healthy and win. I also told my weekend in Boston, specifically After this devastating defeat, against UMASS Dartmouth, which him I would pray before the game and the football garne, I overheard the Gorski bounced back, to say the least. they dominated 8- L Finally, the team that his grandfather would be root- couple's conversation just as the train She continued on to win her next five had a match this past Thursday ing for him. You see his grandfather conductor announced the next station consecutive matches. She easily de- against Brandeis, and lost 8- L Pat died just two months ago. He stop, which would be New London, feated Montclair State's Maria The Lady Camels have a big loved watching Jay play football. We Connecticut. Cunningham 6-0, 6-0 in her second week coming up. On Sunday, Octo- never missed a game. I know he is "New London is a beautiful town. match. Gorski was let off the hook ber 15, they play Holy Cross at home looking down and pushing for him I remember driving through it and it in her third match against Andrea at 11p.m. on the south courts. The today." was just beautiful," the women said Erdekian from RPI when Erde retired added support on fall weekend will As Harvard lined up for the game- to her husband. "Isn't New London early. Gorski was already winning hopefully provide an even bigger winning field-goal attempt, the crowd where that all-girls school is?" she the match 4-1, but the early retire- home-court advantage. The follow- on its feet, each side hoping and pray- asked. "Yes it is," her husband re- ment allowed her to save her energy ing Monday the team has yet another Women's Volleyball Remains ing its school would be victorious plied. I decided to intervene, feeling for the upcoming matches. Gorski home match against Wheaton, fol- once this play ended, I found myself obligated to correct them. "Actually handily shut down RPI's Alex Koch lowed by a match at Wesleyan on Positive Behind Senior Captains cheering my hardest for Cornell to its a coed school now," Isaid. "I'm a in her fourth match 6-1, 6-4. Al- Wednesday, October 18. student there," I asserted. The man though her fifth match was not quite block the kick. I couldn't believe By MATI DIAPELLA enthused about the rest of the season, how involved in the game I had be- asked me what it was called. "Con- and it is catchy, so it has spread come. The ball was snapped and the necticut College," I told him, and A Sporting Weekend staff writer throughout the team. ki~ker sent it flying end over end, turned back to my window, feeling To be honest, a I-II record is not When asked about how they feel WIth enough power to go through satisfied I had done my job. The An Unofficial Guide to This Weekend's sometbing to be incredibly happy being the captains, both Wilson and goalposts twenty yards further out. woman turned to her husband and the Sporting Events on Campus about. The Connecticut College Guzzardo had excited reactions. Wil- Unfortunately for him the ball last thing I could hear her say before women's volleyball team opened the son said, "I feel very honored to be a sailed wide right. The Co.:oell side- I left the train was, "How about that! 2000 season with a win against Sa- captain of this team. These girls make As Connecticut College alumni Men's soccer, coming off a dif- line exploded onto the field to cel- An all-girls school letting boys in. I lem State, and they have not been able being a captain so rewarding because and the families of current Conn stu- ficult overtime loss to Wesleyan last ebrate an amazing come from behind can't believe it!" to win since then. The promising we are all so close. We stick together dents invade New London for Fall weekend, will look to rebound team that ousted Salem State in three through the good times and tlte -re- Weekend and Harvestfest, an impor- against nationally ranked Bowdoin at straight games to open the season is ally rough ones." tant schedule of Conn sporting events 12pm on Harkness Green. Cur- not so promising anymore ... or is it? Guzzardo reacted by saying, "I'm highlight this weekend's extrava- rently 5-5 overall and 2-4 in Co-captains Jenn Wilson 'OJ and Cross Country ganza. Here is your unofficial guide NESCAC (New England Small Col- very honored to be a captain this year. Kerri Guzzardo '0 I do not think that Being a captain requires patience, to all of the sporting contests involv- lege Athletic Conference) play, men's from page 8 is the case at all. For these two spir- responsibility and leadership. Some. ing our home teams that will be tak- soc~e: has three league games re- ited and talented women, this season times being a captain becomes overs minutes, while all 7 were under 21 ing place on campus this Saturday mammg before the start of the tically remarked, "We have had a is something to be extremely proud whelming or difficult, but I remind minutes. Jennifer Steig '02 ran 24 and Sunday, October 14" and 15'". NESCAC tournament on October very good season so far. We've made of. Guzzardo and Wilson are both on myself that my teammates believe seconds faster on the course than she Saturday. Oct. 14 31". Freshmen standout Darrell , progress each week and I'm pleased their last tour of duty with the Cam- that Ican do it, and I want to prove with the effort the team has been put- ran her freshman year with a time of Women's volleyball, which con- Comrie, who leads the team with nine 19:06. As Regina Mikulinsky '02 tinues to progress each week under points, and goaltender Zach Roth, els. These seniors are very exhilarated that they're right. The job of a cap- nng out. We've definitely caught the about the team in this, their final sea- tam does not end once you leave the said the girls are "working as a team the watchful eye of Head Coach Pat who has recorded a 1.73 goals- attention of the other strong teams in son of college volleyball. Both cap- court. You have to try to lead by ex: and 'pullin~ each .other up." At the Price, will look to end an eleven against-average and three shutouts New England and around the coun- tains are happy with the progress the ample such as going out strong in a Dickinson inVItatIOnal, the men and match-losing streak playing against thus far, will look to lead the Camel's try, and now it's time to take them on ~eamhas made since pre-season train- game, working hard in practice,.and head to head. The confidence we women together as one te~m came in Colby, Bates and Bowdoin at 9am quest for a berth in the NESCAC a close second to Ithaca WIththe low- in the Charles B. Luce Fieldhouse. tournament. mg. e~en tune managing and keeping up have gained over the last few weeks As Co-captain Wilson said, "We WIth school work." est combined score. Senior leaders 61ga Samborska, Women's soccer will follow the has been important. We need to carry are, as it has been said on our court Being captain is not sometaing Although the Conn campus was Kerri Guzzardo, Amy O'Donnell, men on Harkness Green as they battle that confidence into the champion- 'pleased but not satisfied' with our these two leaders take for granted, quiet over fall break, three vans full lenn Wilson and Lisa Barry will aim' Bowdoin at 2:30pm. This young ship meets and run aggressively to performances so far. We cannot dis- and .wtth their leadership this team is of excited, exhausted and successful to lead this young team in the right team IS led by newcomer Christine accomplish everything we set out to regard the progress that we have feehng very good about itself. Al- runners returned to campus on Sat- direction as the season begins to wind Culver '04" who leads the team in do. I've got faith in this team and made, however, we are determined to though the ~~ason is winding down, urday night. Their fall break may not down. scoring, and a strong defense an- am really looking forward to the big keep looking up and continue mak- the compeuuon and effort that wilJ have been spent typically, but they Men's water polo, in its first var- chored by Lauren Luciano '03, which meets coming. ing the incredible progress that we be put in is far from over. were definitely spent productlvely. sity season, will host Division 111 has allowed less then two goals per At last weekend's invitational, 4 have been. We want to win! Think- The two captains will lead the Easterns in the Gordon Natato- game. volleyball team into battle in three girls in the varsity race ran under 20 rium, beginning at lOam and run- Sunday, Oct. 15 ing forward, I have a very positive outlook for the rest of the season. We ~ifferent matches during the upcom- ning all day, and then continuing Women's Tennis, which experi- are thirteen girls who love the sport mg fall weekend. A trio of Maine all day Sunday. enced a face-lift over the summer and of volleyball, and I can't wait to see schools come into New London this Women's field hockey, the most Anyone interested in now features fiv.e freshmen includ- weekend, including Bates, Bowdoin surprising and successful Conn team what we do with all of the talent that ing #1 singles player Ali Go;ski will and Colby. The season is winding so far this season, will battle aim to knock off non-conferenc~ op- we have." Co-captain Guzzardo had a simi- down and home games are becom- covering sailing or crew, Bowdoin at 12pm on Silfen Field, ponent Holy Cross at 11am on the lar reaction. She believes that, "OUf mg scarce. A large fan turnout is ex- located behind the athletic center. south courts. New coach Deirdre pected and perhaps the Camels can Patty Peter's '02 and freshmen sen- record does not reflect the amount of Redden has these Lady Camels pull out an upset or two ... Or threel please call The Voice sations Emily Huffman and Stacy skills and talents that the team has. headed in the right direction as vet- Co-captain Wilson put it best when Sifleet lead the way for the Camel's, Our level of play keeps rising with erans Rachel Goodman '01 Sarah she stated, "I hope to really shake currently ranked #18 in the NFHCA each match and we will win at x2812 Bagley '03 and Amy Lovel~ss '03 some things up this weekend." poll, as they look to improve upon matches." Players and coaches alike have provided a calming influence for feel this way. Tb~ecaptains are very their 2-2 ho e record. this maturing team, - THE COLLEGE VOICE

PAGE 12 p Camel r FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000 Men's Soccer Set for Crucial NESCAC Game vs. Bowdoin Cross Country Teams Excel at Dickinson Invitational Enter Saturday's Contest with 2-4 League Record By BONNIE PROKESH prefer the sundaes, a lot of the guys By MATTHEW B. KESSLER took that speech to heart and Ithink backbone of a continually improving staff writer sports editor that's a big factor in why we've been defense, which has surrendered only While most Conn students went strutting our stuff the last couple of seventeen goals this season, includ- home or visited friends and relatives meets." In what has been termed as a ingjust eleven in its last nine games. must-win game for men's soccer (5- for fall Break, the men's and women's Though the men were disap- Roth has recorded a 1.73 goals- cross country teams took a six hour pointed to find that they did not re- 5 overall, 2-2 home), the young Cam- against-average in his nine starts, in- els are set to take on NESCAC (New van ride to Carlisle, Pennsylvania for ceive a national ranking following the cluding three shutouts, while effec- the Dickinson Cross Country Invita- invitational, they were ecstatic to England Small College Athletic Con- tively directing a very young defen- tional. Leaving early Thursday morn- learn that they now rank 6th in New ference) rival and nationally ranked sive unit, which also features fresh- Bowdoin (8-1 overall) this Saturday ing and retuming late Saturday night, England, the highest a Conn's men'. men NateAppel, Aaron Schuman and the teams were able to visit Runner's team has ever been ranked. Tri-Cap- at 12pm on Harkness Green. James Palten. World magazine headquarters as well tain Ben Brewer '0 I put the week- Coming off a difficult 2-1 over- Feeling like they gave away a win time loss to league opponent as take an audio tour of the end into perspective by simply re- last week against Wesleyan, men's Gettysburg battlegrounds. The trip marking, "We're running fast" Wesleyan last Saturday, men's soc- soccer enters Saturday's match-up arranged by head coaches Butler. ~he men's team is not the only cer enters this weekend 2-4 in even more focused on the task at After visiting the various sites and running Camels who are "running NESCAC league play, needing at hand. Bowdoin will be an extremely practicing in places far from home, fast." Coming off of a strong win at least two more league wins to put difficult team to play, even more dif- the teams were prepared to race in the home the previous Saturday, running themselves in position to earn a bid ficult as several key players for Conn highly competitive invitational. Both times that "would have won every in the NESCAC tournament, which have been nursing injnries through- teams ran exceptionally well against single meet that has ever been run on begins on October 31". out the week. Bowdoin is currently many nationally ranked schools on the Conn course, including the 1995 With only two more NESCAC ranked 15th in the nation, and num- league games remaining after this the site where the Mideast regional NESCAC (New England Small Col, ber two in the latest NSCAA New national qualifying meet will take Saturday's showdown with Bowdoin, England Regional poll. Conn must lege Athletic Conference) Champion- (home matches versus Bates and place. The men's team finished sec- ship race," according to Coach Ned come out of the gate strong and dic- ond out of 46 teams in the varsity Tufts), this weekend's game is cru- tate play if they are to have a shot at Bishop, the women placed 3rd out of cial to the camel's postseason hopes. race, placing only 9 points behind 46 teams in the Dickinson meet. upsetting a powerful Polar Bear team. Haverford, who is currently ranked The team is looking forward to the ''Everyone's going to bave to be Only 9'" ranked Moravian and II~ added crowd support from alumni 16th in the nation, while beating out ranked Ithaca beat Conn out. MOSI on there A game," Toobey asserted. Ithaca, currently ranked 22nd nation- and parents of current students who "We just can't make costly errors in impressive is the fact that the lady will be on campus for Fall Weekend ally. camels complete. the back. We have to all put it to- Dave Clayman '03 finished third and Harvestfest, which will hopefully gether and work as one. Each of us Maura Danahy '02, who finished give the home team an advantage overall with a time of 26:09 for the 5 7th overall in last Saturday's meet is going to have to have one of the mile course, only 21 seconds behind against perhaps the toughest oppo- best games we've had all season." with a time of 19:00 for the 51\ nent t1tey'Wiililave to face this sea- the winner. DarrenDlugo '02 placed (3.lmiles) remarked, "We have the A win this weekend versus ninth overall with a time of26:33, one son. Bowdoin would be the highlight of potential to do even more amazing Men's soccer enters the game week after breaking the 4-year old things then we have been doing now, the Camel's season, but a loss would school record on the borne cou with twelve players having recorded severely damage Conn's chance at a and as far as we have come'so far, to Men 's soccer hopes to improve its 2-2 home record this Satyurday vs. Speaking on the men's phenom- at least two points thus far in the sea- berth in the NESCAC tournament, be able to say that, isjust incredible." enal performance from the past week- son. This balanced scoring attack has Bowdoin on Harkness Green. Bowdoin enters with an 8-1 record. (Brown) the team's main goal entering the sea- She is not the only one excited end, head coach Jim Butler com- compensated for the lack of a go-to in points. with six, and scored the to sweeper against Bowdoin. "It's about the season. Jordana Gustafson son. The top seven NESCAC teams mented, "this was our best effort of scorer, as constant position changes team's lone goal in last week's loss been a central part of our team, build- will qualify. Said Toohey, "A win on '01 stated, "This is one of the best the year." He added, "I told the guys by Head Coach Bill Lessig has forced to Wesleyan. ing through the midfield. The Saturday would just be huge for us. teams, if not the best team, Conn if we're going to drive a long way the players to adjust their roles on a The strongest part of the team so midfield has been able to control a College has ever had. To have seven We have to win two out of the three we need to run well, and we did." game by game basis. far this season has been the play of lot of our games." The current sys- (remaining NESCAC games). A win or eight girls running under twenty Commenting on the team's domi- Striker Darrell Comrie '04, in his the midfield, led by captain Keith tern employed by coach Lessig var- would be just a huge morale booster minutes ... Now that's a team with first collegiate season, has began to Toohey '01, P.J Dee '03 and Tim ies between a 4-4-2, which includes nating performance of late, Jared depth." and up our chances of making the Lamb 03' said, "In the second week emerge as a key offensive weapon, Walker '04. These three have been four midfielders, four defenders and NESCAC tournament." Coach Ned Bishop enthusias leading the team with three goals and chiefly responsible for solidifying the two strikers, and a 4-5-1, which em- of the season Coach Butler told us Look for a tightly contested, that if we didn't start running com- three assists for a total of nine points. middle of the field while the team ploys five midfielders. The team highly emotional game this Saturday petitively, he'd schedule more ice All three of his goals have been continues to adjust to an ever-chang- normally switches between systems in front of the largest crowd men's SEE CROSS COUNTRY game-winners. Erich Archer '03, the ing system. two to three times each game. cream socials and less cross country soccer will have all year. page leading returning scorer from last sea- "Our midfield has been pretty Goaltender Zach Roth '03 and meets. Although Ipersonally would son, is currently second on the team strong," says Toohey, who will shift stopper Jeff Fier '03 have been the Field Hockey Begins Quest for Postseason as Three NESCAC Games Remain

Bv ADAM ROGOWIN coaching Camel Field Hockey, in the first half. r echoed those opponents, Bowdoin (6-1 in sists) thus far this season have her I Parmenter has combined young tal- I staff writer Peters put a words. "At NESCAC) and Williams (6-0), are tops among all scorers in the ent together with a solid core that has well-placed some point we both enjoying excellent seasons and NESCAC. Emily Huffman's sensa- Over the next two weeks, the developed over the past couple of sea- shot past tbe lost our focus stand atop the NESCAC standings. tional rookie campaign (8g, 4a, 20p) \ eighteenth ranked Connecticut Col- sons. "This year, I've had a great Wesleyan and started Williams currently boasts an unde- has her uot only tops among fresh- lege women's field hockey team is group that just loves to work hard," goaltender after concentrating feated overall record. Bates, whom man, but right behind Peters in over- about to endure a stretch drive they she noted. 'This team just does not receiving a nice more on being the Camels will play in the fmal game all scoring. Christy Bassett (9 pts), haven't undergone in three years, As want the season to end; when you are feed from for- angry with the of the season, currently sits one point Molly McAuliffe '02, and Becky the season winds down, the Camels winning you are having fun, and that ward Christy officiating," below. Only the top seven teams Nyce '01 have also helped carry the find themselves jockeying for a has been the case this season.' Bassett '03. Un- she said'. qualify for what could be an unpre- offensive load. Goaltenders Stern NESCAC (New England Small Col- At the end of last week, the team fortunately that "However, at dictable NESCAC tournament. and Stacy Sifleet '04 provide the team lege Athletic Conference) playoff made the long trip to Colby where was all the of- the same time "These will be the games that we with a solid defensive backbone to seed. The last three games of the sea- they successfully shutout the White fense the Cam- we' can use put more pressure on ourselves to work off of. son will make or break their playoff Mules 3-0. Patty Peters '02 fonnd the els would have. this as a learn- perform well," Gerard said. "Never Tuesday night the Camels trav- hopes; all three are against back of the net twice, while freshman Wesleyan ing experi- in our three years have the seniors eled to 14th ranked Springfield and NESCAC rivals. standout Emily Huffman scored the would fire off ence." been so close to making the playoffs, their astro-turf field. "It is a field that "Our goal from day one this year other Camel goal. Goaltender Katie three second The team which makes this even more intense," is much faster, it is much harder to was to make the NESCAC playoff. Stern '03 turned aside all thirteen half goals, will have to she added. cover up your mistakes when you are That has been our soul focus," head shots she faced. shocking the learn quickly At this point of the season, playing on this turf," coach coach Anne Parmenter said. "Every Over fall break, the Camels home team as the end of Parmenter has listed the teams over- Parmenter said before the game. game against a NESCAC opponent hosted a scrappy team from Camels. the season is all mental confidence and their offen- If the home field was supposed is so highly competitive at this point; Wesleyan. Tbe outcome of this one ''That game was a mental chal- fast approaching. Currently, Conn sive production as main focuses. to be to Springfield's advantage, it teams are always following each was a bit different than the Colby lenge; we allowed the referees to get holds 5th place overall in the The Camels have enjoyed some didn't show. The Camels played them others scores," she added. game. Peters continued her scoring to us in the end." Coach Parmenter NESCAC standings, with a 3-3 individual offensive success this sea- closely and at times carried the rna In her fourteenth season of barrage, putting her team ahead early stated. Co-captain Becky Gerard '01 record (7-4 overall). Their next two son. Peters' 21 points (9 goals, 3 as- Kessler's Korner Experiencing a True Tradition By MATTHEW B. KESSLER sideline. I sat on the Cornell side and ivy-league title, but the team that sports editor happened to sit next to the grand- played in the first half more re- mother of one of Cornell's starting sembled a junior varsity high- I attended the Harvard-Cornell defensive ends, Jay Bolton. I really school team. football game last weekend in had no allegiance to either team, but Fortunately, the second half was Cambridge, Mass., a battle of two as Isat on the Cornell side I knew I the complete opposite of the first, ivy-league schools looking for foot- would be rooting for the Big Red all to the deligbt of the Cornell fans. ball supremacy. I showed up early day long. I had to be more then just It really looked like two different to tailgate with my cousin and her a football fan on this day, as that teams out on the field. The potent husband, my cousin being a Cornell would not be good enough. I had to Cornell passing attack I had heard grad now living in Boston. I felt bleed Cornelian Red to be aceepted so much about finally decided to right at home once we parked, as I amongst the Cornell alumni, student show up, and the defense was just smelled the fresh aroma of sau- band and families of the Cornell play- as good. Harvard looked dumb- sages, hot dogs and hamburgers as ers. founded (how often does anyone Harvard and Cornell supporters Both teams featured potent pass- say that?) as it could neither stop alike gathered in nearby parking ing attacks. Junior quarterback Neil the Cornell offense nor solve lots and enclosed areas to cook food Rose led Harvard, and junior quar- Cornell's aggressive, blitzing de- and talk football, their adrenaline terback Ricky Rahne led Cornell, fense. With less then three minutes beginning to flow as quickly as the Having read the Harvard Crimson, left in the fourth quarter Cornell fi- beer. I know it didn't compare to Harvard's daily newspaper that pre- nally completed its amazing come- Michigan-Ohio State or Tennessee- viewed the game, the Harvard play- back, scoring the go-ahead touch- Florida, but for the die-hard ers expected a high-scoring, explo- down, and having ripped off 29 un- Harvard and Cornell supporters, sive game from both offenses. Nei- answered points, held a 29-28 lead. nothing else seemed to matter on ther team would disappoint. How- The game bow ever was still in this cool fall day besides the im- ever, before Icould finish reading the doubt. Nervous tension engulfed pending ivy-league football match- starting line-ups in my program, the Cornell side of the stadium as up. Harvard had jumped out to a 28-0 Harvard's offense once again came Both Harvard aud Cornell had lead, as Cornell could do virtually alive after being dormant the entire alumni tents set up just outside the nothing right. The defense was second half, just when it needed to, old walls of Harvard stadium, shredded on every play, as Harvard, and drove the ball the length of the where more then just food and starting its fifth-string tailback due to field and put itself in position to at- drink were shared, as both tents injuries, could still run or pass with tempt a game-winning 27-yard field busily discussed recent news con- extreme ease, Cornell's offense was goal with four seconds left. Al- cerning tbeir schools and confi- not much better, going three and out though Harvard's place kicker had dently shared their opinions on the on close to every series, similar to, missed two field goals earlier in the upcoming game. The incredible as one fan loudly pointed out, the game, I had moved to the far end traditions of each school were over- New England Patriots offense. Mo- zone during halftime to watch him whelming, as I had never experi- rale on the Cornell sideline was as practice and saw he had a strong, enced anything like it. As one low as it could possibly be at half- fairly accurate leg. A 27-yard field 0'clock approached the crowd filed time, as most of the Cornell fans took goal should not have been a prob In, the Harvard supporters behind a walk around the concourse to ease Women's Sailing, currently ranked #1 is the nation, will be in action all weekend ill the Yale Warnell's the Harvard sideline, the Cornell their minds. Cornell was picked as III K••1l.I1I page supporters behind their own teams the preseason co-favorite to win the Intersectional Regatta. The Coed Sailing leamwill participate in.the NESCAC's at Tufts on Sunday.

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