Volume VI, Issue 24 April 22, 1997 Snap into it! WRESTLING RECESS FROM A THESIS? WITH BOOK by Hugh R. Brown tructural engineer, Paskosld noted that Like a bam raising of old, the colorful this project is "pretty darn technical." PRICES tructure of Heidi Paskoski 's thesis play­ Upon request, she opened a tome contain­ Part One ground comes into view from behind the ing early drawings of the play structure, by Rocky Swift trees beside College Hall. This new ar­ diagrams of the frame members, and a Every semester, students of every dis­ rival on the bay front is a play tructure multitude of equations and calculations. cipline grimace with pain as they buy for adults. All forces upon tbe structure were ac­ course books for their clas es. Chances Built to the scale of the (physically) counted for, which ties directly to her are these are the priciest books they will fully grown, the elements of this play physics background. The plan were ana­ ever read and the cost just keeps going structure range in heights from nine to lyzed at an engineer's office. With the aid up. With new textbooks ranging in price thirteen feet. Its features include a slide, of a computer (the calculations involved from $60 to $80, one has to ask: where elevated platforms, monkey bars, cargo hundreds of equations), the framework does all that money go? nets, and a crew's nesl. Still weeks to was determined to be structurally sound. Essentially there are three major par­ completion, two walls glazed with multi­ Paskoski is amenable to the idea of ties involved in the production of colored Plexiglas are already standing. creating grand, tangible works as a thesis academic texts: the authors, the publish­ Heidi Paskoski's area of concentration project, but she admits that it is not for ers and the college stores. They all want is of the Natural Sciences, although much everyone. On the rationale behind build­ your money. of her studies have included physics. One ing the playground, she said, "Basically, I For the academic authors, however, might wonder how building a playground wanted to do a thesis project that every­ royalties are u ually not the primary in­ relates to a Natural Sciences major. This one could understand, use, and have fun centive for writing texts. Statistics from project, said Pasko ki, integrates physics, the A sociation of Publishers and the art, and the fun of building. An aspiring SEE "PLAYGROUND" ON PAGE 7 National A ociation of College Stores show that authors get between 7.5 and 10% of the revenues their book earn. For NO REST STOP IN SIGHT many professors, authorship is more im­ by Charles Choi valved "in this cinder block of a school. portant for notoriety with their peers, or Three-and-a·half hours of hell is how This is not our lives," and with that with­ they believe that they can fill a niche in I'd de cribe the town meeting, mostly be­ drew his bid for a Student Court position. their field's lexicon. For chemistry pro­ cause I had to pee around halfway into it There was some is ue as to whether or fessor Paul Scudder, students were the but I couldn't leave because I had to not the petition could go to ballot. Since a primary motivation in his decision to cover the damn thing. town meeting can overrule anything, it write a textbook. The first item on the agenda con­ was struck down 51 to 3, with Jon Cooper cerned a petition for a fund-request protesting the fact that a town meeting SEE "TEXTBOOKS" ON PAGE 4 referendum for Tal Greenberg. The peti­ struck down a popular motion, no matter tion got 69 signatures, but was generally what the motion was. Afterwards, a public INSIDE regarded as a joke. Greenberg, who did apology to Greenberg was unanimously not write the referendum, opened up an proposed. Ivory Tower ...... 3 impassioned speech with a quote from Half of the town meeting on Monday Marcus Aurelius: "Existence is all van­ was devoted to meeting the student candi­ Food Project ...... 3 ity." He stated though he didn't stand for date who were up for elections on Concert Review: Metallica ...... 5 the petition, he also didn't care about Thesday. The rest of it was spent dis­ what people did with it. cussing whether or not there should be Election Re ults ...... 7 Greenberg agreed with Colleen Butler, rules of order for future town meetings, Amnesty International ...... 8 who said she found the petition morally and what those rules might be if we were Earth Day Observations ...... 9 offensive, but that it was not hi problem. He said that we shouldn't get too in- SEE "TOWN MEETING" ON PAGE 2 2 The Catalyst News April 22, 1997

"TOWN MEETING" FROM PAGE 1 of holding the meetings, while Alisdair vehement flame wars on online news­ Lee noted that the students chose the sim­ groups as such an example. In fact, to have them. plified version of Robert's Rules that we Cooper hoped that newsgroups might Mediation was the main focus, as it is use now, and that nothing was wrong with allow students some premeditation, "to often hard to get people to talk and stay side conversations if they were not dis­ think out what you say... to see many dif­ on topic in the limited time available for ruptive. ferent points of view before stating your town meetings. Margaret Hughes felt that The presidents brought up the possible own." there should be some mediation, or other­ reuse of the microphone, which they The president(s) are mediators by tra­ wise "the loud will take over and usurp stopped bringing to meetings out of the dition, but the current presidents responsibility." genera] apathy toward it. Co-President suggested that could change, if the stu­ Warren "Trip" Linnerooth was con­ Martha Alter felt that this was due to the dents wanted it to. The task of the cerned that efforts to silence those talking delays that took place whenever the mi­ mediator is important, as the job decides out of turn amounted to censorship. crophone was passed around and to the who gets to talk. The general consensus "Some people may think that I was dis­ fact that many students didn't want to was that mediation could be flexible, in ruptive as hell, really annoying. But walk up to the microphone. that at times town meetings should be free someone mentioned respect, and taking Linnerooth was concerned over the form. freedom of speech an act of violence." possible dampening of emotion in town Hughes brought up the point that the Linnerooth was responding to Erin meetings due to technology. He and a mediator isn't supposed to participate in Skelly, who felt the rules were there "to number of others also felt that using ami­ any discussion, according to Robert's legislate respect for speakers and for get­ crophone as a focus for mediation brought Rules. There was a lot of disagreement as ting things done. Some are too timid to up unpleasant connotations about authori­ to where the mediator should be selected speak out of turn. Those that can't hold tarian rule, and Linnerooth cited the book from; students, faculty, administration, or their 'wonderful thoughts' in act ... as if Lord of the Flies. alums? what they say is so much more important Dave Heifetz pointed out that what­ Cooper was in favor of a non-student than anyone else." ever connotations others might project mediator to protect "the sanctity of medi­ All meetings are open to the public, onto an inanimate object were irrelevant ation," as some students might have but anyone can be excluded by a 2/3 vote, to the fact that the microphone allowed vested interests. Hughes suggested that according to section 8.6 of the NCSA those at the town meeting to hear a the mediators should be rotated from a constitution. Evan Greenlee suggested speaker over ambient noise. "We can hear pool of students, formally trained in ses­ that the position of parliamentarian or whatever a person is saying, as opposed sion every year. Jason Palmeri believed sergeant-at-arms be created, so that the to talking on top of each other." that it was "part of the student responsi­ constitutional rules could be enforced. Cooper suggested the possible use of bility to get a student mediator," in part to A unanimous sentiment was that the internet to aid in discussion of items prove to Tampa that New College could Robert's Rules Of Order were far too for­ on agenda before town meetings. He regulate itself. mal, which the constitution suggests using thought that Linnerooth was wrong about The town meeting ended with specula­ if no other rules are present. Ben Hodges the effect of technology on emotion due tion over how and when future town brought up a more conversational means to experiential proof to the contrary, citing meetings should end.

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Online submissions should indicate in the subject line if they are letters Cyndy Ekle, Sara Foley to the editor or contributions. No anonymous submissions will be accepted. Submissions should Business Manager be received by 5:00 p.m. Friday in order to appear in the following week's issue. Tom Heisler Contributors The Catalyst reserves the right to edit submissions for reasons of space, grammar or style. Eric S. Piotrowski, Green Campus Thtorial, Colleen Butler, Christa Craven, Anne Tazewell Sponsored by Maria Vesperi and Dean Michalson The Catalyst News April 22, 1997 3 CAMPUS OUTSIDE THE IVORY TOWER WATER WASTE International inee Bob Dole. The loan, to be paid back Contributed by Erin O'Donnell President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire over a period of eight years at an interest Are you plagued by a dripping faucet, agreed to talks with the rebels that plan rate of ten percent, will pay off leaky showerhead, or temperamental toi­ to storm the capital. Mobutu has ruled Gingrich's fine which was charged him let in your donn room? According to our his nation for more than three decades by the House Ethics committee. recent survey, nearly every campus resi­ without democratic elections since he President Clinton has stepped up dent has some complaint about their took office in a 1965 coup. Since last pressure on the Republican-led Senate to liquid utility. Almost one million gallons October, the rebels have swept through ratify a global chemical weapons treaty of water are wasted each year because of moree than half the nation, seizing key that supporters say is in doubt. The the decrepit state of fixtures in campus cities and rich provinces. They demand treaty, already ratified by more than 70 residences. This huge waste costs just a . an unconditional surrender. countries, bars development, production, wee bit less than $3000 per annum (cov­ Israeli police announced Wednesday stockpiling, transfer and use of chemical ered by student housing costs), because that it is recommending to the attorney weapons. It will go into force April 29, of the fantastically inexpensive price we general's office that prime minister with or without U.S. participation. pay for water and sewage. The real cost Benjamin Netanyahu be charged with Supporters in the Senate say the treaty of water waste can not yet be felt finan­ fraud and breach of trust. The charges has a 50-50 chance of passing. cially, though it will be in the near future. center around the right-wing leader's ill­ Research finds a 30% increase in juve­ The water used on campus comes fated appointment of a political ally to nile leukemia in the United States from groundwater sources, derived ulti­ the attorney general's office in January. in 1986 to be linked to the Chemobyl mately from the Floridian Aquifer, which Netanyahu's party, Likud, is denying the nuclear accident in Ukraine. Countries provides for the water needs of most of charges and is holding finn despite nu­ closest to the site of the accident showed the state. This aquifer, like water sources merous calls for new elections. an increase in thyroid cancer in children. worldwide, is declining due to the esca­ North Korea has failed to show for It is hoped that recent discoveries lating demands of a growing population, negotiations that could potentially have about the cells which cause AIDS will which depletes the resource faster than it settled issues remaining from the 1950- help in finding a way to prevent it. It has can be replenished by natural processes. 53 conflict with South Korea, which been discovered that AIDS requires in­ This fact, coupled with the increasing included the United States. The United teraction between two parts of the pollution of freshwater, means that the States and South Korea expressed structure of the AIDS cell in order to de­ world's supply of potable water will soon progress at previous meetings, but North velop into the deadly disease. Chief be inadequate for the needs of its popula­ Korea has subsequently failed to attend researcher of Cambridge, Mass. Peter tion. An article in the Christian Science meetings both this past Friday and Kim says that if that interaction can be Monitor stated that one third of the Saturday. successfully blocked,AIDS infection can Earth's population may face water stress This week saw the arrest of a Sri be prevented. or scarcity by the year 2025 if current Lankan who won an award for being the State population trends continue. It is obvious best female entrepreneur. The crime? Scott W. Glover of St. Petersburg that the true costs of water waste will not Being a man. Sattambige Sriyaratne, 36, was arrested for the robbery of a Barnett go unfelt by anyone for much longer. who has posed as a woman for 3 years, Bank in Temple Terrace. After robbing Each of us can alter the wasteful was charged with impersonation, taking the bank he took 3 hostages with him via water management practices of the New loans on false documents, and cohabita­ limo. Before arriving at Tampa Interna­ College campus. If you have something tion with another man. tional Airport, he released the hostages broken, leaking, dripping, or running con­ National unharmed. The robbery went so tinuously in your bathroom, put in a work Covered with rainforests and sur­ smoothly it took 15 minutes for employ­ order at the Housing Office. When noth­ rounded by coral reefs, the Samoan ees to realize what happened. ing happens, complain! If you have islands of Ofu, Tau, and Tutuila becomes In retaliation for his attempted trouble getting anything done about it, America's fiftieth National Park . Secret­ armed robbery, 17-year-old Jason you can call Mark Johnson at 359-4252 ary of the Interior Bruce Babitt indicates Gordon was attacked with a buzzing or Campus Utilities Manager Dick Olney that the park will be devoted to preserv­ weedwacker wielded by 74-year-old at 359-4240. If you notice other environ­ ing the area's rainforest ecosystem, Oran McGlamry. At gunpoint, mentally negligent campus activities, let animal habitats, coral reefs, and Samoan McGlamry was forced to give up his them know. By taking responsibility for culture. wallet, but he chased the thief. Gordon the abuse of precious resources on our Earlier this week House Speaker Newt fell, revealing his posterior, which was campus, we can make our community Gingrich received a $300,000 personal subsequently sliced by the business end less of a burden to the Earth. loan from former GOP presidential nom- of the tool. 4 The Catalyst Campus Life April 22, 1997 A WEEK IN SOFTBALL FACEOFF AT NC PREVIEW by Rocky Swift The annual Students vs. Faculty Softball Extravaganza last Friday saw the students soundly whup the asses of their mentors by a humiliating score of 14-0. Tuesday, April22 "Thanks to Rick Coe's coaching, the students and visiting students totally destroyed Room Draw, Hamilton Center Front the faculty team," said thesis student Rich Knepper. Lobby. Despite slightly chilly conditions and a stubborn grill, fun was had by all at the event that was highlighted by a solo homer knocked by "visiting student" Geoff Caffal. The Chocolate Club will meet in the "Sorry I was intoxicated," he remarked .. Fishbowl at 8:00 p.m. "That's the last game," snapped the usually cheery Student Affairs Director Mark New College Chamber Singers Johnson. He noted that the series of games between faculty and students is now 13-3 Concert, College Hall Patio at 8:00 in the faculty's favor. p.m. "We can even things up," warned psychology kahuna Gordon Bauer, noting that evaluations have not been issued yet. "There might be a lot more un-sats than usual. Wednesday, April 23 There's a cost to winning a game." Contract Renegotiation deadline!

New College Chamber Singers uTEXTBOOKS" FROM PAGE 1 classes to reap in the fat profits, Doenecke Concert, College Hall Patio at 8:00 replied (somewhat facetiously), "Yes, I'll p.m. 'There weren't any books out there retire a rich man." In truth though, the that showed kids how to make good deci­ vast majority of text authors see signifi­ Thursday, April 24 sions," said Scudder. His slim volume cant economic returns from their efforts. Dance Performance in Sainer at Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry was "Very few people make a lot of money," 3:00p.m. aimed at a New CoJiege-type audience in said Doenecke. an attempt to get students to think for A controversial aspect of the school­ Elise Wadle's art show will be held themselves. Scudder said that the book book debate is the place of used books in in Sainer from 3:00 to 6:00p.m. took seven years of class testing and three the market. Authors never get royalties years of test cycles before it was ever from the resale of their books, and the Friday, April25 published. "My wife called it the other proliferation of used volumes drives down Coffeehouse to support New woman," recalled Scudder about his writ­ the demand for new copies. "If you're College Radio Station in College ing experience. The book costs around going to make any money on this, you're Hall Music Room at 8:00p.m. $25 dollars apiece and is in its second going to make it in the first few years," edition, so Scudder is a rich man now ... said Doenecke. Come and see "An Original Play" isn't he? Many authors subvert this trend by by Ned Byrne in Sainer at 7:00p.m. "One spring I had a royalty check for writing revised editions of their works to forty bucks or something like that," said make the copies on the used market obso­ Saturday, April 26 Scudder, regarding his immense wealth. lete. Are these new editions really valid Florida West Coast Symphony Brass The truth is that most academics make new scholarship, or are they just an at­ Quintet in Sainer at 3:00p.m. very little in profits from all their time tempt to reclaim the royalties for and energy spent on writing. Despite the essentially the same book? high price, the market for academic books "Depends on the field," answered is necessarily small and the revenues are Scudder. "A five year biochemistry book proportionately low. Academic authors is hopelessly out of date." are paid royalties twice a year: once per Doenecke agrees that in his field, texts semester. The spring semester check is are often revised in ways that do not im­ April 25 often reduced to nothing to account for prove the overall breadth of the work, but Evangeline the books that were returned to the pub­ rather to placate revisionist interpretations Thorpe lisher unsold. "I swear some spring of history. He says that he often prefers (broadcasted live on they're going to tell me I owe them the older editions because "they're less New College money," said Scudder about the process. filled with trendy visual aids." Radio,89.9 FM) History professor and prolific writer The issue of used books and new edi­ Justus Doenecke also maintains that be's tions is an integral part to the debate on April 26 not in it for the cash. "If I wanted to make textbook prices. In the coming weeks, I Dan lmaizumi money, textbooks, readers, and antholo­ will examine both publishers and college gies would have been the route." When stores to see why they want so much of asked if he assigns his own books for his your money and what they do with it all. The Catalyst Entertainment April 22, 1997 5 METALLICA MELTS ICE PALACE REDUCING by Robert Knight ground. This reduced Metallica's opening ENERGY The last couple of years have been act, "Corrosion of Conformity," to little rather hard on Metallica fans. Their last more than nonsensical din, with the CONSUMPTION release, Load, disappointed many, includ­ exception of a few good riffs. ing myself. The gritty, scorching intensity This didn't affect Metallica's perfor­ Contributed by Jessica Phoebe Noon of past albums like Master of Puppets and mance as much, though that may have While on-campus living may seem to ... And Justice For All was scrapped for a just simply been because I knew all their provide students with a limitless supply more lucid, radio-friendly sound. songs by heart. Regardless, I will never of heat, air, water, and electricity, the So I wasn't sure what to expect when go to another show at the Ice Palace. truth remains that none of us live outside they came to the Ice Palace in Tampa But Metallica still rose above it all. the ramifications of the excessive energy Friday night. I wasn't ready to stop They played for a solid two-and-a-half consumption of the modem world. From believing just yet. After all, this band was hours with bludgeoning, reckless aban­ the rising costs of campus housing felt on one of the few things that made life liv­ don. Their live rendition of "Until It a personal level to the deterioration of the able during high school. Sleeps" brought the song to a new level, earth's atmosphere taking place on a Well, they still put on one hell of a almost every bit as emotional as "Fade to much larger scale, New College students show and at some moments transcended Black." "Wherever I May Roam" is a have are faced with a number of reasons the Ice Palace's menacingly horrible soaring anthem of independence and acoustics. nature; I was very pleased they kept it in to be concerned with their own daily use But there were problems. their live set. of energy. One was money. I paid thirty dollars Old classics, such as "One," "Fade," 61% of New College's housing utility for a nose-bleed seat ($25.50 plus tax and "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Creeping bill is attributed to electricity (the remain­ TicketMaster's service charge), and paid Death," and "Whiplash" were still per­ der divided between water, sewage, six bucks on top of that just to park at the formed with no less gusto than before, garbage, and gas). This figure, along arena. I would have gotten a program, but though selections from Puppets and with personal concerns about student en­ they were so overpriced at $18 that they Justice were conspicuously missing. ergy usage, prompted a few of us in the would make Barnes & Noble envious. Those two albums were Metallica's most Green Campus Tutorial to investigate Where acts like Pearl Jam and Smashing socially conscious and musically com­ some of the most common sources of en­ Pumpkins have made extravagant efforts plex, their crowning achievements in the ergy consumption in the dormitories. We to circumvent TicketMaster and the con­ eyes of many. cert-venue establishment in the name of However, the band is less into revolu­ conducted a survey of appliance use in­ their fans , Metallica seems to have taken tion now than just simply rocking. volving nearly half of all the Pei dorm no such initiative. Besides, I doubt that most of the people I rooms, and came up with some interest­ Also, I was surrounded by 15,000 peo­ sat with really cared much about social ing results. ple I didn't know, most of them drunk, injustice, and if they did, they were hav­ Based upon our data, 54% of the tattooed, and hyperactive. A muscle­ ing too much fun to think about it. overall energy usage at Pei is accredited bound jock in a tight polo shirt was sitting Loss of creative urgency in rock 'n' to lighting. While it is apparent that light next to me, flexing for us as everyone roll is becoming more and more common is categorized as one of the many necessi­ head-banged and beat their fists in the air as the most talented bands make more and ties of college life, we have a few more money. Metallica, U2, and R.E.M. to "Wherever I May Roam." There was suggestions on how to reduce the usage about 100 times as much concentrated have all put out releases in the last year of electrical lighting as much as possible. testosterone in the atmosphere as there that don't make nearly as powerful state­ ever will be on New College's campus. ments as their earlier works did. The Due to our Florida sunshine and (vari­ Another problem was the arena itself. recording industry knows that the most ably) illuminating picture windows/glass This place was built for hockey games, effective way to stop a revolution is to doors, artificial light during the daytime not rock concerts. The sound lost many of pay off the revolutionaries. But Metallica should be rarely necessary. Besides ex­ its nuances once it hit my upper-deck is still Metallica, and they still rock. And ploiting sunlight to the best of our ability, seat. Most of the concert sounded like a for a few hours Friday evening, nothing we can also reduce energy waste by re­ jet taking off with music in the back- else mattered. membering to turn off the lights whenever they are not being put to use. Or, like Jono Miller says, simply, "Study during the day and sleep at night." Yes, Theses wanted for thesis symposium to we agree it sounds quite strange, but it's been proven as an extremely energy-effi­ be held in the second week in May. Sign cient way of living. Another alternative to high-wattage up at the Student l\ffairs office or see incandescent lighting is the use of en­ ergy-saving light fixtures and bulbs. As Alena Scandura for more information. SEE "ENERGY" ON PAGE 9 6 The Catalyst Campus Life April 22, 1997 ELECTIONS SUPPLY LITTLE SUSPENSE, MUCH SATISFACTION by Robert Knight Committee (2). NCSA co-presidents will appoint members of One of the largest NCSA ballots in recent memory was voted positions unfilled by elections, and will give these positions to on last Tuesday. Though the elections provided little heated students who got the highest number of votes without being competition, all but a few positions were filled, and voter turnout elected. was the highest of the year. There were only two head-to-head contested races. One was 202 students voted in Hamilton Center on April 15. 43 posi­ the race for third-year SAC member, in which Jacob Reimer tions were up for election, for which 45 students ran, and 29 bested Roberl Scopel, 133-23. Reimer stated that he hoped to amendments to the NCSA Constitution were submitted for ap­ bring a Bengal tiger to campus. The tiger would serve as an un­ proval. Results of the amendment referenda remain in limbo. official mascot and would be kept in the garden near the library. According to the constitution, "An amendment to this consti­ Reimer said the cost would be about $50,000. tution shall be valid when it receives a two thirds majority of Also, in the race for Student Prosecutor, Pete Kezar ousted those voting when placed on the ballot at one of the regular elec­ incumbent T. Jay Brown, 144-26. Said Kezar, ''I'm elated that tions." With the exception of amendments 2, 3,16, 24, and 27, the student body spoke in the manner they did .... Basically, I see the first two of which would have struck the humorous language my job as protecting the student body as a whole through the from articles describing duties of NCSA officers (e.g. the protection of student rights and the Student Code to which we, President as the "Grand Poo-Bah," the Vice-President as as a collective body of individuals, agree democratically. I'll "Uhura," and the Student Prosecutor as '11te Grand Inquisitor"). certainly do my best!" All of them got the two thirds among those who voted on them. Brown said that he was extremely disappointed at the results However, not everyone who cast a ballot voted on the amend­ of the election. He stated that he had worked hard as Student ments. This pre ents an ambiguity. Prosecutor, showing up at Student Court meetings even when he If the constitution states that two thirds of all students voting was not required to, writing letters on the court's behalf for the in the election, not just on the amendment, must vote affirma­ NCSA newsletter, and establishing a dialogue with the tively for it to pass, then only amendments I, 5 and 7 passed. University Police to get certain cases handed over to Student NCSA co-presidents Matthew Grieco and Martha Alter and elec­ Court. He was never given any cases to prosecute. tion supervisor Colleen Butler chose to let Student Court decide "I would have taken the loss much easier if I knew that I was which interpretation is correct. clearly deficient in my duties. The fact of the matter is, I was Michael Shannon, one of four students elected to Student never given the chance to show what I can do," said Brown. Court, who ran unopposed, felt that the amendments should "The election was a 144-26 mandate. I can't imagine what pass. "The people who care, the people who actually voted on would make the N.C. voter so angry with me .. . I don't think I the amendments, are the ones who should matter," said Shannon, lost an election, I think I lost a popularity contest." who, like everyone else elected Tuesday, will take office next Kezar and Brown both stated that this election has not af­ fall. fected their friendship. The proposed amendments were to fine-tune the NCSA Jon Cooper and Brandi Lasch were elected to the Student Constitution before it was brought up for ratification as a legal Academic Status Committee (SASC) out of a field of four candi­ document. Most were simply to clarify language in the constitu­ dates. TI1ey received 108 and 86 votes, respectively. tion, but one (17) would require that the SAC meet for marathon Also, Tom Barnard and Margaret Hughes received 92 and allocations every semester, and another (9) would create an offi­ 119 votes respectively to win seats on the Dean and Warden cial student ambassador, appointed by the NCSA president to the Search Committee. New College Foundation. Despite the lack of competition, many students were glad to Amendment 16 would have allowed SAC members to serve see such a large ballot with so many deciding to take a position. as chair of the Council of Student Affairs, but its vote was 83-58 Some students said they took as much as lO to 15 minutes to in favor, short of two-thirds by either interpretation. vote. "It was long and involved, but that's a good thing," said Amendments 24 and 27, which, respectively, would have made Alicia Luguri about the ballot. SAC budget reports at every Student Assembly unnecessary and Also, many praised the presence of the constitutional referen­ struck "who must be a New College student" from requirements dums. "It's something that should have been done 10 years to be Public Defender (obviously redundant), were both struck ago," said Jacob Reimer. down. "Indeed, I hope that those of us who tried for office and did­ The only positions which remain unfilled afler Tuesday's n't quite make it will continue to be involved in school affairs," elections are for the Food Service Committee (1), the Student said Kezar. "While there are those, unfortunately, who believe Life Committee (I), and the Library Committee (2), that only the finest sour grapes make for a good 'whine,' it is im­ International Studies Committee (1), and the Fitness Center perative that we move on and forward together." PUT YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE CATALYST. DROP OFF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN BOX 75 OR E-MAIL US AT CA TALYS T@ V/RTU. 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Council of Academic Affairs (CAA) Environmental Studies Steering Food Service Committee: Humanities Division: Committee: Keara Axelrod Jason Palmeri Kelly Samek (Vacancy pending appointment) Matthew Spitzer Student Academic Status Committee Housing Advisory Committee: Social Sciences Division: (SASC): Rachel Sgaglio Ben Hodges Jon Cooper Steve Yacco David Doherty Brandi Lasch Space Committee Student Court Natural Sciences Division: Kevin Unrath Justices: Adam Clark Sarah Young Mey Akashah Mandy Funderburk Michael Shannon International Studies Committee: Robert Brayer Library Committee: Irina Barakova Brynn Romano* Alison Blanding Guy Menahem Jessica Willis* (Vacant pending appointment) (Vacancy pending appointment) Student Defender: Jim Baker Educational Policy Committee (EPC): Council of Student Affairs (CSA) Student Prosecutor: Peter Kezar Margaret Hughes Student Allocations Committee (SAC): Amy Murphy Hazen Komraus* Executive Alisdair Lee* Co-President: Matthew Grieco* Student Life Committee: Mario Rodriguez Co-President: Martha Alter* Zack Finley Jake Reimer Vice-President: Jennifer Rehm* Doug Christy Kelly Singer Vice-President: Heather Rickenbrode* (Vacancy pending appointment) Nick Napolitano* Rep. to the Foundation: David Heifetz* (First-year representatives to be elected Admissions Committee: in early Fall) Dean and Warden Search Committee: Carrie Martell Margaret Hughes Sosha Zaretsky Fitness Center Committee: Tom Barnard Jonathan Smith (Vacant pending appointment) Sara Daum

(Asterisk (*) indicates terms expiring at the end of the fall semester. All other terms expire at the end of the spring semester). NEW COLLEGE CD ((PlAYGROUND" FROM PAGE 1 by Cyndy Ekle Mazur, half by other students. on." "I was lying on my bed watching the The SAC allocated $835 to produce Save for some questions about the vi­ sun rise and it just hit me," said Eric 1000 CDs; 600 will be given to students ability of this project when it was first Piotrowski on his idea to produce a com­ and the remaining 400 will be sold for $5 presented to the faculty, few administra­ pact disc featuring the diverse musical to reimburse the cost of production. The tive roadblocks were encountered. talents of New College students. He told CDs should be available sometime around Apparently, Dean Schenck and campus Steve Mazur, who took the idea from mid-May. Piotrowski conceived of most architect Rick Lyttle had no major objec­ there and did most of the work on it. of the graphics, and he and Mazur tions to the construction of the Mazur wanted to be involved with the smoothed them out. The front cover de­ playground. Some logistical stumbling project because he thought he could help sign is of the New College Four Winds in blocks still exist. Construction has been with the technical aspects. In addition, he a 3-D style. impeded by the rainy weather and delays commented, "it's something that may sta­ Piotrowski and Mazur both expressed in the prefabrication of the slide and bar­ bilize the New College music hopes for continuing the project in the fu­ rel elements of the playground. community." ture. It might help to change the Nevertheless, the new playground should Notices were sent out at the beginning lukewarm reception of the student body to be complete in a matter of weeks. of the year to find musicians interested in musical performances by other students. being considered for the CD. The fin­ Piotrowski remarked, "I hope the pro­ ished product includes a wide range of ject continues in future years. I think that musical genres, from bands to pieces pro­ it probably will. As long as there are en­ duced by students in the electronic music terprising young musicians here, the CD class. Half of the CD was recorded by project will have a place in it all." 8 The Catalyst Contributions April 22, 1997 CLOTHESLINE PROJECT A SUCCESS Contributed by Colleen Butler treated as suspect because of the actions of others within their The Clothesline Project was displayed in Palm Court on gender. Friday, April 18. As I walked through what is still officially the This project allowed both men and women to understand the Center of the Universe, I was met with auditory and visual re­ struggle against violence against women. There was a tremen­ minders of the violence against women in this country. dous turnout at the event, and many people carefully read Organized by Amy Murphy, Annie O'Connell, and Sara through all of the experiences strung up for us to see. It pre­ Greenberg, the project served as both a personal outlet, and a sented the struggle in a very non-threatening way, one in which public consciousness-raising project. all people could look at the situation in this country and get The color-coded t-shirts strung between the palm trees re­ angry. It was not accusatory, it was unifying, allowing many flected the personal experiences of women in this country. The people who would not otherwise seek out or be directly affected t-shirts were made by both men and women; however, they by violence agrunst women to understand the struggle which focus on violence against women. The t-shirts represented expe­ many women endure. riences in which women were raped, sexually assaulted, Along with the wonderful activist tactics of the project, it has battered, molested, assaulted by family members, assaulted be­ also given many victims and friends of victims the chance to cause of their sexuality, or murdered. Accompanying the !-shirts purge themselves of the traumatic experiences in their past. was a tape playing a gong every 14 seconds for a woman who is While sitting at the table, I saw many people making shirts, in­ battered, a whistle once a minute for every time a rape is re­ cluding girls from a local high school. I witnessed people ported, and a bell once an hour for every woman murdered. breaking down and leaning on their friends for support. Any My personal reaction to the project was intensely emotional. event that can offer individuals the chance to deal with their own Although I am lucky enough to be able to say that I personally personal issues, while also raising the consciousness of others in have never been directly affected by any physical violence, I am the community, deserves to be applauded. The Clothesline confronted with the reality of it every day. As a woman, I feel Project does not promise to offer "a good time," but it is an im­ uncomfortable looking particular ways in public, meeting men's portant community experience on many levels. I am wholly eyes, smiling at strangers, and trusting men right away. Clearly, impressed, and I hope that many people had the chance to go out this also adversely affects most men, because many men have a and learn more about the situation of women in America. great deal of respect towards women, and it hurts them to be NC SEA WALL CAMPUS WILDLIFE

Contributed by Shelley Bull Contributed by Georganna Thorpe When thinking about resources the New College campus has Many of us, so consumed in the intricacies of everyday life, to offer to students, many examples are obvious. One which is pay little attention to the existence of wildlife, or the lack evident yet sometimes ignored is the Sarasota Bay. In relating thereof. As more and more woods are remodeled into condo­ the campus and the Bay, obviouly something comes in between miniums and the natural habitats of wild animals are consumed the two: a seawall. by humans and later regurgitated as barren fields of asphalt, pop­ A seawall is usually a cement structure built parallel to the ulations of these animals diminish. Most residential areas, urban shoreline designed to combat erosion. In reality, seawalls actu­ and suburban, are hostile (not necessarily on a conscious level) ally increase erosion rates and are more of a detriment to natural to the notion of wild animals setting up residency within their shorelines than many people realize. Erosion isn't a crisis until territories. Our obsession with mowed lawns and manicured humans start building and developing the shoreline. There is a shrubbery are not terribly accommodating to these animals look­ very fragile dynamic equilibrium on a beach which any type of ing for a safe place to call home. construction disrupts. Seawalls are one of the most severe dis­ The New College campus has the potential of offering a safe ruptions. haven for many of these creatures. The key to attracting wildlife The New College seawall demonstrates this phenomenon. To is as simple as satisfying their basic needs, which would other­ the north, where the seawall ends, there is a sandy beach where wise be met in their natural habitat- if it was available and native vegetation such as mangroves, seagrass, and marsh elder undisturbed. The basic needs are food (preferably in a natural are present. Native shoreline vegetation is very important in both form such as bushes with berries), clean water, adequate cover regulating the shoreline naturally (erosion) and in creating (for shelter, nesting, and protection from predators), and enough wildlife habitat. space for living and rearing offspring relatively undisturbed. In the Sarasota Bay, there has ben a 668% increase in sea­ I am attempting to make our campus a place they can call walls and a 40% decrease in natural shoreline plants like home by erecting bat and bird houses (one bat can consume mangroves since the 1950s. It is evident that people need to start thousands of mosquitoes a night- making them good neighbors realizing how a seawall can harn the ecology of a natural sys­ to have), as well as getting plants in the ground that will offer tem, and focus on the alternative of implementing native fruit, berries, or flowers to attract insects. If anyone is interested vegetation as shoreline protection. in helping. I can always use an extra pair of hands. Contributions The Catalyst April 22, 1997 9 EARTH DAY OBSERVATIONS

Contributed by Anne Tazewell tie or toss it in the trash? They seem like simple things, but they I cannot in good conscience be the campus resource conser­ really do make a collective difference. vation coordinator without paying some kind of homage to the Although a waste stream analysis in February revealed that day devoted to our planetary home: Earth Day. Many of you 52% of our waste from Pei and Hamilton Center could be elimi­ probably were born after the first Earth Day celebration in 1970. nated by practicing the 3 Rs (reducing, reusing and recycling), But previous to this grassroots "teach-in on the environment," we as a campus have managed to recycle a staggering 12.8 tons organized by Senator Gaylord Nelson, there had never been a of glass, 8.44 tons of paper, 2,779 ponds of plastic and 653 national focus on environmental concerns. pounds of cans so far this academic year. Just with paper-recy­ "For many years prior to Earth Day, it had been troubling to cling alone we have saved 143 trees, not to mention thousands me that the state of our environment was simply a non-issue in of gallons of water and electricity. However, recycling is only the politics of our country," Nelson wrote. "The president, the one-half of this equation. We must also make a commitment to Congress, the economic power structured of the nation and the buy recycled paper. Our campus already has. 1\vo kinds of recy­ press paid almost no attention to the issue, which is of stagger­ cled content paper are available through the campus copy center. ing import to our future." Urge professors and office managers to use the 100% recycled Although environmentalists are now a well-entrenched inter­ content "Earth White" paper. est group in now and environmental concerns always rate high in While I'm on the subject of the 3 Rs: polystyrene public opinion surveys, it should remain clear that our work is (Styrofoam) packing peanuts are now being collected on campus not done. for reuse. The recycling crew will be taking them out to Pak The earth and our relationship to her (as with any relation­ Mail so that they can be used again for packing boxes. For staff ship that we want to last) is an ongoing process. It requires and faculty, polystyrene peanuts will be picked up on Thesdays active engagement, respect and commitment. One way we ex­ and Thursdays, the same time that paper is picked up. Please press our relationship with the earth is through our daily actions. bring these "pesky peanuts" to the new bin in the Hamilton Do we walk, ride a bike or drive a car? Do we turn off the lights Center mailroom. Larger pieces of polystyrene that are used in in our room when we leave? Do we drink from a Styrofoam cup packing are acceptable also. Please do not put food containers or remember to use our thermal mugs? Did we recycle that bot- (i.e. cups, plates, to go containers) in this bin. uENERGY" FROM PAGE 5 ergy consumption on a daily basis. The first step is expanding recently as the past year, New College and the University of one's consciousness to realize the extent to which we depend South Florida have teamed up with the Environmental Protection upon electrical appliances, and the second is making an effort, Agency (EPA) in a program called Green Lights. This summer even the smallest, towards reducing that amount. We hope to all light fixtures in Hamilton Center were retrofitted with energy­ provide students with as much information as possible on en­ efficient fluorescent bulbs (and you probably didn't even notice). ergy-efficiency, in order to facilitate conservation. Some things Since then, the utility bills have shown significant reductions. New College students can do to reduce energy usage are: 1) While the average yearly amount paid for Pei utilities since Thrn off computers whenever possible-these account for 30% August, 1996 has increased by $3,100, the cost to run Ham of the overall energy consumption in dorm rooms! 2) Thrn off Center has been reduced by $1,711. While these figures may stereos whenever the room is empty or no one within it is con­ seem small right now, such differences can quickly add up over scious. We understand that music is an essential supplement to the years. In addition to saving money, we have cut our yearly survival, but the average student uses his or her stereo for 44 energy use by 217,005 kilowatts per year. To give everyone an hours a week, and after a while that amount really adds up! 3) idea of what sort of effects this conservation has upon our envi­ Use the microwave whenever possible in place of a conventional ronment, this power can be traced back to its source. In the oven or stove to~it's one of the most efficient appliances on production of these theoretical217,005 kilowatts of energy. the market. 4) Defrost refrigerators once a month, or as often as 325,508 lbs. of C02, 1,497,335 gallons of S02, and 499,112 needed, as they will function much more efficiently. gallons of N02 would be released into the atmosphere-emis­ We are working on making more and more useful facts sions which, for those who do not know, lead to evils such as about energy conservation available to the student body. I hope smog, acid rain, and global warming. This same reduction of they will provide a bit of encouragement and incentive to every­ emissions is equal to planting 44 acres of trees or removing 21 one to take notice of the many ways in which is energy used and mid sized cars from American highways. Just imagine-such a also wasted around campus. If each one of us can take only a large-scale effect induced by just one small college community few small steps towards a more conscientious lifestyle, we can center changing its light bulbs. These are the terms in which we increase the level of sustainability within our own community as need to view energy use in every aspect of our lives. well as making a wave throughout our society. PUT YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE CATALYST. ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEI VED BEFORE 5 P.M . FRIDAY MAY APPEAR IN THE FOLLOWING WEE~-~}:~~ ISSUE. DROP ' EM IN BOX 75, OUR FIL E SERVER FOLDER, OR E· MAIL US AT CATALYST @ VIRTU ~~ 4''r<>"' 10 The Catalyst Contributions April 22, 1997 PRIDE SYMPOSIUM Contributed by Christa Craven of gender and sexuality and authenticity in the queer community. The 1997 Pride Symposium, "Discourse in the Community" The word "bisexual" was also questioned. was a huge success this year, thanks to the many amazing New On Thursday, many interested students came out, so to speak, College students who organized it. Our goal for the symposium to talk about safer sex in the queer community. The panel was was to address the issues of diversity and authenticity in the made up of Planned Parenthood outreach educators and ranged Queer, Lesbian and Gay Communities. Our panels reflected the in ages from 14 to 46, providing a forum for discussion about diversity of discourse which is apparent in our communities. many aspects of sexuality. Many participants walked away with On Saturday night, the Opening Coffeehouse went into full gifts, such as cock rings, chocolate body paint, nipple swing. We had beautiful art lining the courtyard by HN+ artists clips, and g-spotters as we discussed how to use each item safely from Positive Expressions. Sterling Powell provided Jiving art and enjoyably. by painting two students who frolicked "gayly" during the On Friday, Dr. Bill Leap, an anthropologist, linguist, and night's events. The songs, poetry, and stories focused around the queer academic from American University in Washington, DC queer experience and an effigy of State Senator John Grant pro­ spoke about gay men's English and language in the queer com­ voked some positive debate as marshmallows were roasted over munity. During "Reclaiming Ourselves" he discussed the use of the fire. syntax, as opposed to the much-hyped lexiconic differences be­ On Sunday, the Student Papers provided a forum for discus­ tween Gay/Lesbian/Bisexualffransgendered language and other sion and "inqueery" in a variety of issues in the queer English. The audience enjoyed a question-and-answer discussion communities. On Monday, queer students in local high schools afterward and perused the books and treasures brought by On the and organizers from ALSO, CAN, and PFLAG discussed youth Move Books from St. Petersburg. in the queer community. A fabulous discussion ensued about net­ On Saturday night, The Queer Ball on Saturday night marked working in high schools as part of our community. the closing event of the 1997 Pride Symposium. Fabulous music Tuesday night's discussion of lesbianism and female sexual­ set the stage for a magnificent Drag Show featuring girls as ity issues provoked a spirited debate about claiming lesbian boys, boys as girls, and many other varieties of the gender-fuck identity and the use of the word "lesbian." A discussion of au­ motif. Our reigning Queen Diva passed the crown to this year's thenticity and bisexuality continued into the following night's young beauty, Alisdair Lee. Huge hugs and kisses go out to all panel on bisexuality. those queens, kings, divas and goddesses who helped out! On Wednesday, we had a strong discussion about the fluidity Contribution Guidelines Letter tQ The Editor: A reader's response to previous articles, letters and/or editorials, or an opinion that is intended to be shared with the student body. Letters to the Editor should be no more than 250 words, and are not a forum for free advertising.

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(Issue 1 is in the Student Activities Office.) Out-of-Print, Used and Rare Books The Catalyst Opinions April 22, 1997 11 OPINION: GRANT US ONE WISH-GO AWAY By Pat Griffin Representatives, but President Grieco makes a good point, his- Think you can pull off a spur-of-the-moment event, or react torically speaking. However, Grieco warned, "Grant being to new opportunities before they expire? Not with Senator John burned in effigy at the [Pride Week] Coffee House shows that Grant's recent proposal. people recognize the threat that he poses, but I hope that stu- Grant recently drafted a bill that would remove student au- dents also took time to write letters or take other direct action tonomy in spending A&S fees in the state of Florida. What this against his proposal." means is that the SAC, if it still existed, it would ultimately an- One example of how we would have been hurt specifically swer to Grant, who is the Chair of the Senate Education was the Native American Awareness Symposium. By a stroke of Committee of the Florida State Legislature. good luck, it became possible to bring down Vern Bellencourt as The bill in question would require that budget proposals key note speaker. Students turned out in droves to attend his come from a joint student-faculty panel, then to the college pres- speech. Palm Court was full on April 4. Even if the Legislature ident, then the Board of Regents, then to had allowed a controversial speaker such the State Legislature for final approval. You can see Senator Grant's web page at as Bellencourt, which is highly doubtful, Grant, a decorated champion of the http:l!www.fsu.edu/-ftleg/senatelmembers/sl3. we would not have been able to make it Christian Coalition, is proposing this leg- html, or write him at: happen in time. It was a struggle to pull islation in response to Greg Louganis · Senator John Grant it off under the present, more immediate being allowed to speak in Tampa. The 610 W. Waters Avenue, #A, system. objection, as Grant puts it, is that Tampa, FL 33604 Grant isn't going away. The 13th Louganis, an HIV-positive gay man, E-mail at: [email protected]. Senatorial District, which includes would be "promoting homosexuality." Grant's phone number is (813) 975-6658. Tampa, has more than a 3-1 Republican Grant is almost certainly lacking the sup- L::::::======;;!J advantage among registered party affili- port to pass his bill. ates, according to the 1990 census. His constituency is also "Realistically, at this point, I don't think we need to panic, notably young for Florida. 31.64% of his area is too young to since there is no corresponding bill in the House, but even so we vote, the largest segment of the population. Only 4.22% are at should make sure that we're expressing our outrage at his idea or above the traditional retirement age of 65. Only 19.62% have and making sure it doesn't catch on with other legislators," said ever lived in any state but Florida. Another factor to keep in Matt Grieco. It is true that Grant's bill may not pass the Senate mind when discussing Mr. Grant's constituency is that only and stands much less of a chance in the House of 20.10% of the adults have college educations. AMNESTY INT'L HOSTED HUMAN RIGHTS WEEKS Contributed by Eric S. Piotrowski keynote address by the executive director of Amnesty The events planned by Amnesty International (AI) during International, William Schulz. Mr. Schulz gave a talk entitled the month of April were designed to raise awareness about issues "Torture, Torment, and Tyranny," wherein he discussed human of human rights in America and around the world. The local rights abuses, including those supported by the United States. Amnesty International chapter, headed by student Helen Mr. Schulz has served on the boards of People for the American Matthews, organized the events and advertised on campus and Way, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the off. Communitarian Network, and the Center for the Study of Said Matthews, ''The importance of our April campaign, in Commercialism, among others. He leads Amnesty International my view, is to establish a sort of global consciousness amongst in emphasizing not only awareness about these issues, but action New College students-a consciousness of the fact that one may against them. be (and many are) executed in China for possessing heroin (and "It is not simply making people aware of these facts that is over 60 other crimes), for example, or that paramilitary groups important," Matthews said. ''It is making people feel that these are threatening, kidnapping, torturing and killing people all over facts are reprehensible that I think it one of the most important Mexico and Columbia with virtual impunity, or that nearly half a functions of this campaign. In order to do this, we need to frame million people have been murdered on the island of East Timor these issues as immediate, intolerable realities. Hopefully, we in an act of genocide funded primarily by the U.S. government." can create from a mere cognition, a scream." During the week of April 7, a series of movies were shown AI member Sara Irwin said that the campaign is important in Palm Court foc using on human rights. Among the movies because it advertises Amnesty's importance in the world and its shown were Dead Man Walking, Closet Land, and Cold Blood: presence on our campus. "Generally," she said, "the group gets The Massacre of East Timor. a jump in membership. At least that happened at the last open On Saturday, April 18, an open mic session was held in Palm mic." Court, where students shared stories, poems, and polemics about Amnesty International meets every Thursday at 8:00p.m. human rights and other fom1s of oppression. in Hamilton Center. But the highlight of the two-week period came with the 12 The Catalyst Announcements April 22, 1997

Faculty, Students, and Communitiarians are cordially invited to The New College Radio Station Community Potluck and Coffeehouse this Friday, April 25 in the Music Room in College Hall. The potluck begins at 7:00p.m. and the music begins at 8:00 p.m. The entire broadcast wiJl be broadcast on 89.9 FM! Please bring food and a donation of music or equipment for the Radio Station.

Financial Aid News: 1997/98 Award Letters: We expect award letters to be sent to upperclass students during the latter part of May. It is very important to update your permanent address with the registrar's office for this and any other mailings you may re­ ceive. For those students who are graduating or leaving school and have had a Federal Stafford loan or Perkins Joan: you must meet exit requirements. Please see the Financial Aid office. Those students receiving Florida Program scholarships, out-of-state fee waivers, New College Foundation scholarships, and National Merit scholarships should look for information in their boxes soon regarding any renewal requirements and reminders.

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Thurs. Apr. 24 9AM-5PM Job Search/Sales Careers- Tampa Airport Hilton at MetroCenter, 2225 N. Lois Ave. Learn more about the world of professional sales by exploring career opportunities in pharmaceutical, consumer, general business sales and more. Call Leigh Prichard at 800-265-1820. Challenge/Wellness Coordinator Position Available: Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY is currently looking for a Challenge/Wellness Coordinator. Responsibilities: 25 hours a week in Challenge Education for college students on themes of com­ munity, team,confidence, leadership skills, and personal awareness. 15 hours a week in Residential Life providing wellness programming, hall supervision and assistance with new student orientation. Qualifications: B.A. degree, experience working with young adults strongly preferred and FirstAid/CPR. Benefits: room/board, $300/month stipend and health insurance. Dates: August 11, 1997- June l, 1998. Email: [email protected]. Putney School- Position Available: Putney School is looking for a Summer Program Associate/Dormitory Head. The Summer Program Associate will process all admissions materials, tuition payments, and financial aid awards. Dormitory Head (during acad­ emic school year) will have academic-year responsibilities of student advising, coaching, etc. Putney School offers summer programs for students ages 13-17 in studio and performing arts, writing, and English as a second language. 'They also offer a day Horse Camp, an ecology trip to the Galapagos Islands for high school students. Apply by June 15th. Email: summer_prog rams@ pegasus.putney. com. Gaia Education Outreach Institute: The University of New Hampshire is offering Summer Institute in Sustainable Living: June 5-28 including Permaculture Design Course: June 5-20. During the first two weeks, students participate in a Permaculture Design Course to design an educational eco-village for the Geocommons College site at Derbyshire Farm. Cost: $1 ,200 for 3-weeks; $750 for 2-week PDC only; fees include tuition, food, and tent space. Geocommons College is offering Foundation Semester in Sustainable Living and Society, Sept. 5- Dec. 12, 1997. Web site: http://www.ic.org/geo. University of California at Berkeley­ Activities Coordinator Position: Coordinate international student activities for English Language Program. Plan/implement social, cultural, recreational and education events. Oversee activities budget, staff and volunteers. This job is in San Francisco and not in Berkeley. Experience working with international students strongly desired. Application deadline: May 9th. Stonewall Columbus- Education Coordinator Position:The Coordinator will serve as Stonewall's lead person in providing in­ formation and outreach about the LesBiGay community. Responsibilities: reorganizing Stonewall's education speaker's bureau, develop a public relations campaign on LesBiGay issues, organize community outreach projects, and develop educational materi­ als. Starting salary is low to mid twenties, application deadline is May 16, 1997. Website: http://www.netmin.com/stonewall. Sarasota County Government - Internships: Intern with the Historical Resources Department of Sarasota. This is working expe­ rience principally focused on locating, identifying, assessing documenting structures, which are part of Sarasota's post WWII building room with emphases on Sarasota's modern architectural movement. Minimum qualifications: high school graduate with an equivalent of three years of college course- work completed in Architecture, Historic Preservation, Architectural History, History or Urban Planning. Knowledge of post WWTI building types and styles. Demonstrated ability to successfully conduct independent research from original sources such as historical maps, documents and aerial photographs and conduct oral interviews. Knowledge in the use of 33-mm camera and WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows. A valid Florida Driver's License and a dependable vehicle. Apply through web: http://www.sarasota-online.com/county.

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