Trinity Tripod, 2004-11-16
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WWW.TRINITYTKIPOD .COM VOL. C NO. 8 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 NOVEMBER 16, 2004 Turandot Measures Up Camp-Out Addresses GREG POUN ARTS EDITOR Recent Sexual Assault After days upon days of increased foot and bike patrols; relentless rehearsal, Turandot JOANNA HECHT dorm patrols; and escorts. Lyons went up in Goodwin Theater, and NEWS EDITOR also mentioned SafeWalks, a stu- came down in the run of a week- Over 100 people gathered to dent-run escort program that is in end. What was left was the mere show solidarity for victims of its planning stages, as a way for memory of a performance in the sexual violence on Tuesday at students to get home safely. minds of several hundred theater- The Inter-Greek Council's Polar Campus Safety is working with goers. So are these positive mem- Bear Camp-Out. the students involved in its plan- ories of laughter and entrance- The event was held on the ning to coordinate the two ment, or negative ones of bore- main quad and featured speakers groups' efforts. dom and disinterest? In the end, from Trinity's recognized Greek it was a mixed bag of both sur- organizations, Campus Safety, see CAMP-OUT on page 7 prisingly captivating and mildly Abi Moldover and the administra- painful moments, erring more on Turandot and her entourage present Caiaf with three riddles. tion. the side of the former than the lat- Chris Lyons, ter. Some elements of the per- worked very well. A minimalist comprised of heads set up on a who has headed formance simply didn't come set was given a very full feel. fence post, used a very expressive Campus Safety for together and couldn't be saved, With just a few chairs, and sever- and purposefully sloppy image of three years, out- while the play as a whole was al layers of hanging cloth, the sets a fence. This gave some levity to lined some of the incredibly entertaining, enjoy- were given a depth that seemed the scene, and marginally pre- measures the able, creative, and intelligent quite admirable. However, much pared the audience for the open- department is tak- throughout the entire span of its of this has to be attributed to the ing rap number, which I will ing to bulk up two hour and fifteen minute run- show's excellent lighting deci- delve into in a moment. Finally, security on cam- time. sions. The sets also had some fun the minimalist set allowed for pus, including Aesthetically, the show flair. For example, the first scene, more free movement among the adding officers to cast, an essential aspect of the each shift; cover- production. ing Allen PL, Committee Formed The music matched perfectly, Crescent, and Summit Streets; see TURANDOT on page 17 Students held candlelight vigil at Camp-out. ^presents Faculty Eno Juggles Writing and Work DAVID PIETROCOLA he says they have identified a way through community college NEWS WRITER bunch of issues. The other co- STEFANIE LOPEZ-BOY chair is alumnus trustee Philip S. STAFF WRITER and like I said, I quit last year. A governance committee, Khoury '71. Towards the end of my term selected from members of the fac- The concept for such a group This week staff writer Stefanie there, I became really involved in ulty and Board of Trustees, is cur- was first conceived under interim Lopez-Boy interviewed Allison school because I had always been rently evaluating key issues in the President Borden Painter, who Eno '05, an IDP student and this a commuting student but not real- College's planning and interac- outlined a need to investigate year's Presidential Fellow in ly participating. tion between trustees, faculty and Trinity's weaknesses. English. What follows is a tran- I started working in Phi Theta administration. Using feedback "It's a good time with a presi- script of their conversation. Kappa, which is an honor society from faculty members and dent who looks like he's going to Trinity Tripod: What were for two-year colleges. I had a trustees, they will give final rec- be here awhile," commented you doing before you came to Abi Moldover wonderful advisor, Liz Burns, ommendations to President Jones, Prigodich. Trinity, and what made you Eno majors in creative writing. who wanted to know what my the faculty and Board of Trustees "When you have a new pres- decide to come back to college? 1995. I certainly was not where plans were after Northwestern before the end of the semester. ident coming, it's the best time to Allison Eno: Well, I actually I you guys are at this stage, I was a and I honestly was thinking "We're making progress," look at doing new things," added had been in school for six years late bloomer. I didn't think that I Central Connecticut State College said Richard Prigodich, co-chair Scott Reynolds, Secretary of the because I was studying at needed college and then I got to was probably a good place for of the committee and professor of Winsted Northwestern be 24, 25 and I realized I didn't me, but she didn't agree. She Chemistry. "It's a first step," and see FACULTY on page 9 Community College; I started in want to bartend for the rest of my life. Ironically, I bartended my see IDP on page 14 Israeli Prints at the Widener INSIDE founded in 1974 in Israel. NICK CALJLAHAN The goal of the workshop Learn more about the ARTS WRITER is to expand and advance Graduation Pledge, Printmaking is one of the the art of printmaking in when seniors can sign Israel. The workshop gath- most important forms of artwork and how more students but it is also one of the most mis- ers some of the most understood. If you were to ask a important and up and com- can get involved with group of people to define print- ing printmakers and gives the effort on page 11. making, most could not give you them a space to practice and make their art. It pro- a decent definition. This is partly A double blind date crashes and vides a caring atmosphere The debate about fences and a because printmaking has evolved Abi Moldover closed campus policy continues burns in fantastic fashion in to a level of diversity that is diffi- Depicted here is the Moon series. and a staff of experienced in Opinions on page 4. Features on page 11. cult to define even with years of on the printing plate can be made printmakers to give advice to Read the story of the straggle to art training. That being said, I'm using technique such as engrav- expert and novice printmakers See the archived article about the school's 1923 Centennial get the top prize in the animated ing, etching, drypoint, woodcuts, alike. Luckily for the Trinity going to do my best to explain Celebration in News on page 6. industry in Arts on page IS. what comprises printmaking. silkscreen, and many more. College community, we now get Printmaking involves the transfer The Jerusalem Print to reap the rewards of all their Opinions page 2 Arts page 15 of an image by ink from a print- Workshop, the work which is on hard work. News page 6 Announcements page 19 ing plate to another medium, usu- display in the Widener Gallery, is Features page 11 Sports page 24 ally a piece of paper. The image a non-profit organization that was see JERUSALEM on page 16 www.trinitytripod.com THE TRINITY TRIPOD NOVEMBER PAGE 2 OPINIONS - 16, 2004 Alumnus Endorses Fences Around Campus Crtpoir To the Editor: ple entering dorms elicited accu- sations of racism and intolerance. Although I was horrified to Thus, given the proven inef- Eileen T. Hynn '05 Eliza K. Sayward '05 read about the recent sexual fectiveness of the measures advo- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR assault, I was not surprised. cated by the administration, I Given the College's open campus believe that the only real solution policy, the occurrence of such an to cutting down on campus crime NEWS EDITORS OPINIONS EDITORS event seemed inevitable. is, as John-Robert LaPorta stated Hannah Hurwitz '05 Joanna Hecht '07 Maggie Downing '05 Daniel Scollan '05 Every attack in the past has in last week's Tripod, the building been followed by an announce- of a fence. FEATURES EDITORS ARTS EDITORS ment that the college will be A fence would hamper the Jenny Dunn '05 Juliet Izon '07 Greg Polin '05 Evan Norris '06 "beefing up security," and every ability of criminals to easily enter announcement has been followed or exit the campus, but there is no SPORTS EDITORS ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR by another attack. This is a cycle reason why it would have to dam- Benjamin Leong '06 Will Yang '06 Kristen St. Martin '06 that is discouraging to say the age our relations with the com- least. munity. PHOTO EDITORS ONLINE EDITORS It should be obvious that the In short, I am once again Abi Moldover '05 Chuck Pratt '07 Scott Baumgartner '07 Melissa KotulsM '05 exposed areas of campus cannot deeply disappointed in Trinity's possibly be adequately patrolled response to the reality of crime. If CARTOONIST by the two Hartford Police offi- there was ever an indication that Sebasian Ebarb '06 cers and the five to eight Campus the current administration is more Safety officers on patrol. In the concerned with its marketing SENIOR EDITORS majority of the crimes on campus, image than with the safety of the Jonathan Chesney '05 Rebecca Fowler '05 Alexander Gordon '05 Edna the perpetrators fled across the students for whom it is responsi- Guerrasio '05 Peter Scala '05 Bailey Triggs '05 open borders on Summit and ble, this predictable and feeble Vernon and were never found.