Friday · October 6, 2006 The Lawrentian Vol. CXXIV, No. 4 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Inside New amendment threatens gay marriage Op/Ed and civil unions Katie Buchanan fectly for tax purposes, therefore more for The Lawrentian and more people are entering into civil unions or domestic partnerships.” A new amendment to the Similarly, Saltzman notes that “all Wisconsin Constitution that’s on the civil union tax benefits and social secu- ballot for the Nov. 7 election is stirring rity benefits would disappear with the up quite a controversy around the passing of this amendment.” Lawrence campus, as well as the state Most Lawrence students don’t even of Wisconsin. know this amendment is up for vote. “I This amendment provides that haven’t really looked into this issue, “only a marriage between one man but now that I know about it, I will,” Check out two new columns. and one woman shall be valid or rec- states sophomore Ted Toussaint. “I >> see page 4 ognized as a marriage” in Wisconsin. think that all people are equal despite It also provides that a “legal status their sexual orientation and that we identical or substantially similar to should all have equal rights.” that of marriage for unmarried indi- Carolyn Grieco, a Catholic viduals shall not be valid or recognized Christian, expresses confusion about A&E in this state.” the new amendment. “My understand- Recently, Gay, Lesbian, Other or ing was that marriage was more or Whatever has been collaborating with less a religious sacrament where a Fair Wisconsin, an organization peti- civil union was marriage without the tioning Wisconsin voters to vote “no” church,” says the junior. on the amendment. “I think it shouldn’t be passed,” Senior Emily Saltzman, an active concludes Grieco after much delib- member of GLOW, states that GLOW eration. “I don’t think it’s wrong for has been getting involved by “setting two people of the same sex to be up canvassing in the Fox Valley area Photo by Jen Cox together.” Jeff Broxmeyer of fairwisconsin.org, gets Emily Saltzman, RLM of the GLOW house, to sign a pledge to and putting together a list of student When asked about what the church vote "NO" on the ballot Nov. 7. volunteers.” would say about same-sex marriage, “Gay marriage is currently illegal,” Grieco asserted, “It depends on who says Saltzman. “But if the amendment you ask. People use the Bible to justify $15 million donation speeds ¡Locos Por Juana! passes, it will be in the Wisconsin all kinds of things; some of them may Constitution and any attempt to make >> see page 6 be right and others are clearly not. it legal in the future will be even more Since I’m not a church authority, I up campus center plans difficult.” don’t know.” cinema, and offices for student orga- “But there’s a second part to this Brianna Stapleton Why is this amendment being for The Lawrentian nizations. amendment — no civil unions will voted on now? “I think people are Greg Volk, Lawrence’s Vice be recognized,” Saltzman continued, scared because the gay community This past August, an anonymous President for Development of External Features meaning civil unions, rights under is becoming more prominent in the donor made a $15 million donation Affairs, commented that this large common law marriage, or domestic media,” states Rinehart. Saltzman toward the construction of the new donation changes everything in the partnerships between any couple, gay agrees. “GLOW and Fair Wisconsin are university campus center. This dona- plans for construction of the campus or straight, would be considered ille- trying to educate voters and make tion is the largest in Lawrence history, center. “This takes it from a gleam in gal. clear what a vote yes means and what beating out the $8 million gift appro- our eye to something that is much Ben Rinehart, Assistant Professor a vote no means.” priated to Hiett Hall. more possible.” of Art and Art History and an open- Polls open Nov. 7. For more infor- The significant donation will help According to Volk, the donor ly gay man, was recently married in mation, visit www.fairwisconsin.com accelerate the fundraising timeline for wishes that their name be revealed Canada. or attend a GLOW meeting held every the campus center. The facility will only to “those who absolutely must “The institution of marriage is Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in the GLOW cover 100,000 square feet and will changing,” states Rinehart. “America is house at 217 N. Union. house dining services, a mail room, a realizing that marriage isn’t set up per- See Donation on page 4 Coach Krueger busts some rhymes. Breaking ground at Björklunden starts today Radhika Garland the need for larger and more diverse The addition was designed by taken great pains to limit any nega- >> see page 2 for The Lawrentian facilities to accommodate every stu- George Matthies of Miller Wagner tive environmental effects of this dent group or academic department. Coenen McMahon, Inc., a Neenah- project.” Lawrence’s Björklunden lodge Fundraising began later that year. based architectural firm. The same He adds that plans for the park- will undergo a facelift starting Friday, Since that time, a combination of firm and architect designed the origi- ing lot were specially made to pre- Oct. 6 to meet the expectations of a Weather Björklunden enthusiasts, Trustees, nal lodge in 1995. serve as many trees as possible and growing community that includes and an equally significant number of Says Breseman, The McMahon that rain gardens will be used to both Lawrence University and the Door County residents have contrib- group “has done much exemplary control storm water runoff on the residents of Door County. uted more than $4 million toward work for Lawrence … We were most building site. The new addition represents a the renovation. happy with their efforts [in 1995] It is said that a Lawrence student coordinated effort by Lawrence fac- Even so, the entire cost of the and are pleased that the same archi- should have the opportunity to visit ulty to enhance the students’ learn- project has not yet been raised. Mark tect has designed the new addition.” Björklunden at least once during his ing experiences. Inadvertently, it has Breseman, Björklunden’s director, There are many features of or her course of study here. In real- also been a means of bringing the reported, “Even though construction the new facility that the Lawrence ity, more than 1,300 students and Lawrence Trustees closer together, has started we still want to achieve community can look forward to. faculty attended 30 separate week- as its costs have soared past the $4 the $5 million goal, so active fund- Approximately 20,000 square feet end programs at Björklunden during million mark. raising continues.” will be added to the south end of the the 2005-06 year. Partly cloudy This afternoon at 4 p.m. the open- Lawrence received Björklunden lodge, including 10 new bedrooms In addition, from April to October Saturday and Sunday ing festivities for the Björklunden as a donation from Winifred and with luxurious lake views. Practically there were 27 weeklong classes that addition will commence. At the cer- Donald Boynton in order to preserve speaking, the 10-room increase will boasted a total of around 500 par- Saturday (Full Moon) emony, representatives of Lawrence the spirit of “peace and contempla- nearly double sleeping capacity from ticipants. University and the steering commit- High 66 tiveness.” Thanks to groups such as the current 54 students to 104. Door County residents and tee — coordinators of the fundrais- Low 53 the Boynton Society, its financial and There will also be a multipur- private organizations also use ing campaign — will be present. fundraising bulwark, Björklunden’s pose room, another seminar room, a Björklunden regularly, including the Wind: S at 13 mph Robert Schaupp, who is a mile-long coast and 425 acres of computer room, a mudroom for the celebrated Door Shakespeare troupe 1951 Lawrence graduate and the Sunday land have remained in good condi- science department and an observa- which regularly performs there dur- president of a profitable investment tion. tion deck. Lesser additions include ing July and August. High 72 company, will preside. He is also a Door County residents have also bathrooms, increased storage areas Construction is expected to be Low 46 member of the college’s Board of been invited to share the facilities and more parking. finished by June 1, 2007. Meanwhile, Trustees, and had faithfully chaired Wind: W at 8 mph and contribute to maintenance. It Designs and construction have it should have no effect upon stu- the campaign for the new wing. has been home to adult education been planned with the surroundings dent groups who are planned to visit The campaign began two years Source: weather.com programs since 1960. in mind. Breseman says, “We have during construction. ago when faculty first brought up The Lawrentian

2 Features Friday, October 6, 2006 Steppes Away: A Lawrentian’s Siberia Magic gathers at bers. They’re here for the view, and and, occasionally, hit each other with Siberia’s bright for the immensity of the place. heavy birch sticks for a little deep And it’s not just the water that tissue massage. Lawrence University blue eye amazes them. Sure, for a frozen, You won’t find much for grocer- mostly landlocked country, that ies out there, either, but Baikal has Meghan McCallum The other part of strategy in much water is rare. But don’t think its own specialties. Olkhonians use Features Editor Adam Berey playing Magic is reacting to oppo- Staff Writer that this is anything like an after- bonfires to smoke omul or cook it nents’ decks, he says. “You don’t noon on Lake Michigan. in a cauldron of ukha soup. They necessarily know what your oppo- For one thing, the opposite shore also have their own blend of herbal When students approach head nent’s resources are when you start Ask most Russians to name their is always visible, with mountains tea from leaves and twigs gathered of Magic Club Corin Howland, they the game, which makes it a lot more most famous natural landmark and rising into the crisp air. On nearby around the island. often ask him if the club prac- reactive.” they’ll struggle to give you a single peaks, one spots poles of prayer But the most amazing thing tices or learns P e o p l e answer. flags and stone piles built by Buryat there is the view. Minibuses take magic tricks. The are attracted There are many beautiful sights shamans, the native people of this tourists along Olkhon’s coast, where thought is quite to the game throughout this enormous country part of Siberia. the island’s grassy steppe falls off enticing — after for different — the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, Saturday took me to Olkhon, into the lake in massive cliffs. Rising all, Houdini might reasons, how- the volcanoes on the Kamchatka the largest island on the lake. The hundreds of feet out of the water have rubbed off ever. While the Peninsula, and the waters of the village there, Khuzhir, looks like and red with lichen, there’s some on some of us strategy aspect Volga. But most Siberians will tell nothing has changed in the last 50 resemblance to the Oregon coast, living here in pulls in a lot you that it’s Lake Baikal. years. The harbor’s only two boats except that instead of being thrilled Appleton. of interest, After a month in the area, I final- wear a few decades of rust, and the by the chaos of crashing waves, In reality, Howland says, ly made it to Baikal last weekend. villagers live in the old frontier-style there is a rush from the silent rocks Magic Club entails “Some peo- It’s a wonder I didn’t go sooner, as houses that I’ve seen even in cities beneath you and resilient moun- different, though ple are more the lake is only an hour by bus from here, like Lincoln Log cabins with a tains stretching seemingly endlessly just as exciting, interested in Irkutsk, my home city this fall. few ornamental carvings around the in both directions on the opposite activities. “It’s the imaginary The spot easiest to reach is windows. shore. actually the card world that sur- Listvyanka, a little village where most A couple of families on Olkhon This lake and the land around game Magic: rounds it.” of the fishermen moor their boats. run hostels, offering a room and it have endured, barely settled The Gathering,” The club At the market there, leather-skinned meals for about $10 a day. There’s by humans, for millions of years, H o w l a n d includes about vendors sell omul and kharius, fish electricity, but no plumbing. For a through empires, wars and revolu- explains. 20 members, found only in Baikal and like no bath you’ll have to go to a banya, tions. Like an old Siberian grandfa- “I’ve been who meet whitefish you’ve ever tasted, smoky a traditional bathhouse where ther, Baikal gives calm reassurance basically run- and salty and finger-picked straight Image courtesy of magicthegathering.com S a t u r d a y s Russians shower themselves with of the earth’s eternity, a standing ning it for about Serra Angel, an iconic card from the history of Magic: at 1 p.m. in off the bone. pail after pail of fire-heated water relic of the planet’s endless past. two years now, the Gathering. Nearby at the Baikal Limnological but until now R i v e r v i e w Institute — now a museum — they we didn’t really realize that LUCC Lounge. To anyone interested in recite the statistics that make Baikal could fund us, and now we’ve got joining, Howland says, “You can a natural wonder. LUCC money,” Howland points bring any cards that you’d like to More than one mile deep — the out. play with or trade.” deepest in the world — and covering “Another difference is that Not to worry if you don’t have an area larger than Belgium, Baikal’s it’s now open to all Lawrentians your own cards — he assures that six trillion gallons are more than instead of invite only.” there will be enough to borrow if one-fifth of all the freshwater on A sign in the Union describes needed. the earth. Magic: The Gathering as a “fantasy At meetings, says Howland, On top of that, more than half trading card game full of mystery, “You can learn to play if you’ve of the plant and animal species in intrigue and imagination.” never played before, or you can Baikal don’t live anywhere else, hav- “This makes it sound like we’re just hang out and chat or trade ing developed uniquely during the playing make-believe or some- cards.” lake’s 20 million year history — it’s thing,” says Howland. “It’s really As for experience, Howland also the oldest lake on the planet. not — it’s about strategy. It’s a lot says it varies within the group. Add that it’s clean enough to drink like chess or any other respectable “Some members have collections out of and you have one impressive nerdy game.” that stretch back ten years, to the puddle. Howland explains that Magic is beginning of Magic.” Outside of Russia, the “Blue Eye a trading card game, but its impor- This year, the club plans to of Siberia” is famous mostly because tance lies in being a game of strat- take advantage of its funding from of these little did-you-knows. But egy. “There’s a lot of strategy that LUCC by both hosting tournaments what makes Baikal worth visiting for goes in to choosing which cards and participating in tournaments the many Russian and occasional statewide. Photo courtesy of Adam Berey you’ll put into a given deck and European visitors here isn’t num- The deepest lake in the world, Baikal is one of Russia’s major natural treasures. how they work together.” Artist/Athlete Spotlight: Coach Korey Krueger Korey Krueger, head baseball back. I started doing my own stuff on the project. I had a lot of help funny and witty. What else can a coach at Lawrence University, will that night … and unfortunately for How does coaching at Lawrence, from the Lawrence community and kid from Appleton write about!? I be releasing his hip-hop enti- everyone in my neighborhood and or baseball as a sport itself, compli- that meant a lot to me. have yet to participate in a drive by. tled “The Natural” this Saturday at at school, I did it often. ment your music? But there are fundamental things I the Underground Coffeehouse in What should people expect to like to talk about, like the town of the Union. I sat down with Coach Are there any artists or per- Well, with this album … we called hear on your upcoming album? Menasha, for example. Krueger, a.k.a. Rex, for a special formers who you consider to be it “The Natural;” we were trying to Artist/Athlete Spotlight. particularly inspirational? capture the idea that the character It is a diverse album. There is What do you hope to accomplish from Bernard a little bit of everything on it. I through your music? Future plans? Where are you from and what The emcees don’t like to do you do here at Lawrence? Rakim, Big Daddy say I’m old I feel like I accomplished a lot Kane, Busta school, but it finishing this album. I have wanted I am from Appleton, WI. Born Rhymes, and the does have a to do this since I was a young b-boy and raised right here. If you are groups EPMD, lot of flavor break dancing at Erb Park. I hope wondering why I fell in love with Tribe, De La Soul, from the way no one has film of those days. Not hip-hop, check out the track enti- and Gangstarr hip-hop used sure if there really is a big next. I tled “To Brooklyn” on the album! from the past. to be. The do know I would like to perform as Currently, I am the head baseball Today, I love Mos focus is on time permits and we’ll see where coach and equipment manager in Def, Talib, and the lyrics and that goes. My next major goal is the athletic department. still Busta Rhymes not on cars, to win the MWC with the baseball — he never gets Photo courtesy of Korey Krueger women or team this year! When and how did you start old. Also Tim bling. My 1996 writing and performing? Spurgin and Mark M a l a m u d ’ s Saab does seem like it has spinning If you could have a freestyle Dintenfass. book was away from the game for rims though … or maybe it is just battle with anyone, who would it When I was 12 I went to a rock one reason or another. He came ‘cause the breaks don’t work and it be? concert, a group called Autograph. What is your most memorable back because he was meant to play seems like they are still going. They played five songs! I paid $10 performance? ball. Probably senior Ken Alvord. If for the ticket! On top of that, they I am not saying I was meant What makes up the primary you are gonna do hip-hop at LU, were all in makeup with bad hair At the 1997 Celebrate!, I per- to rap, but I did take a while subject matter of your lyrics? Does you gotta be able to compete with and ridiculous clothes. formed with Dane Richeson and away from the game of hip-hop. I baseball permeate that level of your him. If not, you might as well quit. I I went home and listened to a the Sambistas. I will never for- last recorded in 1998. This album music too? would also like to freestyle against mix tape my sister brought home get the look on former president took us two years to finish, mostly Rakim, but I would get caught lis- from college. It was “Jam On It” by Rik Warch’s face when he saw his because of work and family, but I There is a lot of baseball, but tening to him and lose badly. He is the group Nucleus. I never looked admissions officer on the mike! have loved every minute of working there is a lot of life too. I try to be one of the best in the world. The Lawrentian

Friday, October 6, 2006 Features 3 What do you DO all day? New professors take Roman Brusovankin: World traveler settles in Trever campus by storm April West research on ferrets. He was also He also fondly remembers, Staff Writer an RA for two years in a dorm of “One of the coolest jobs I had Justin Berkowitz Frederick received his under- about 900. while in Japan was teaching a men- For The Lawrentian graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctorate Aside from his position as After college Brusovankin tally and physically handicapped worked for three years in the elementary school class. Definitely from Penn State. Trever RHD, Roman Brusovankin This is the first in a series of Japanese Exchange Teaching pro- one of the coolest job experiences “[Teaching] beats working for also works in Raymond House 12 articles introducing new professors gram. He lived in a small town in that I’ve had.” a living,” said Frederick on why he hours a week as the Residence Life on campus. Look for more in future northern Japan called Akita that While Brusovankin was in chose to become a professor. “I get Leadership Coordinator. He helps issues! to hoot and holler and people have organize conferences, maintains was bombed Japan he trav- heavily during eled to other to listen.” the website, and works with the As the new school year begins World War II, so countries in A large part of Frederick choos- LUCC Residence Life Committee. at Lawrence, there are approxi- “there weren’t the area, such ing to work at Lawrence was the His main project right now is Hall mately 430 students setting foot many people as Cambodia unorthodox interview he had here. “I Council. onto this campus for the first between the and Thailand, was just myself and they seemed to time. ages of 18 and because it like who I was, While not as 50”. was cheap- which seemed numerous, there His final er to travel important,” he are roughly 12 year he was the there than it explains. new profes- prefecture, or was to travel F r e d e r i c k sors on campus overseer, of all around Japan. says most of his — each bringing the new English He also trav- college memo- their own unique teachers in eled to France, ries include experience to training. This England and “going around Lawrence. job was similar Israel in his and goofing One of these to being an RHD, college years. off with my new profes- but rather than About his friends.” sors is Megan being in charge position as So far, Pickett, Associate of a building he Trever RHD, Frederick likes Professor of was in charge of Roman says, Appleton and Physics, focusing a large residence “Our job here Photo courtesy www.lawrence.edu the Lawrence In his free time, Brusovankin Photo by Nick Olson on astronomy. Megan Pickett, Associate Professor of Physics. area. Roman Brusovankin takes pride in Trever, his new home. isn’t to chase c o m m u n i t y , enjoys reading and watching mov- A graduate of “You would people down claiming to ies. “I’ve been watching a lot of the Cornell University in New York, be on call and have to drive six that have beer, but to help build a have learned more here in 10 days 2006 poker championships lately, she completed her master’s and hours to go help someone. It is a community — ultimately to create than in his entire life. and I like to play Ultimate Frisbee doctoral work at Indiana University job that requires you to be part a home away from home. Helping Elizabeth Carlson, Assistant with the kids on Saturdays. It’s cool Bloomington. counselor, part teacher and part people build community is very Professor of Art and Art History, because a lot of the kids in Trever Following her studies, Pickett director. It was a cool program important to me.” comes to Lawrence fresh from her are into it.” worked for NASA for four years because there were 100 of us from Brusovankin feels the small size graduate studies at the University Roman lived in Russia until he and went on to teach at Valparaiso 13 different countries. You get to of the school leads to a larger sense of Minnesota, which followed her was 18 and then attended Boston University and Purdue University make lifelong friendships with peo- of cohesiveness. “People here are undergraduate University, graduating in 2002 with Calumet before ple from all around the world.” very chill and nice. I like being able studies at the a degree in molecular biology and coming to Roman jokes that another of to get to know a large percentage of University of biochemistry. Lawrence. the perks was that “I was the first the people. It will be different, but Cincinnati. One interesting aspect of Pickett was person from school to make 3 mil- I’m looking forward to it.” I n i t i a l l y , Roman’s college years is that he initially drawn to lion right off the bat ...yen that is.” Carlson didn’t did extensive sexual neurology Lawrence based want to go on her own expe- into teaching, rience with liber- but fell into al arts colleges. it during grad International Insights “I grew up school. “I start- around liberal ed as a teach- arts colleges ing assistant at — my father the University Peru: A country of mixed cultures was a university of Minnesota a d m i n i s t r a t o r Photo courtesy www.lawrence.edu and realized Valeria Rojas ing with the existing cultures to left everything they had and came and eventually Jake Frederick, Assistant Professor of History. that it was For The Lawrentian create a new dance and music style to the city looking for protection president of a what I love to called festejo. and a better quality of life. college — and so I have always do,” she says. Later on, there was a migration Unfortunately, Lima was not While I was backpacking in wanted to teach at one,” she says. Despite beginning her teaching of Chinese and Japanese people to prepared to receive these massive Europe this summer, people always Her interest in astronomy was career as a T.A. at a large school, Peru, and the mixing of food styles amounts of people. It was hard for guessed that I was from Brazil or brought about in her preteen years Carlson was drawn toward a small created a form of Chinese food these people to find jobs that could Colombia. Then, after naming all after a visit to the library. “When liberal arts college for several rea- unique from all over the world. sustain their families and satisfy the countries of Latin America, I was 12, I checked out a book sons. All these different cultures and their basic needs. they would give up and I would tell from the school library on the “I like teaching at a small school races meet up in one country and The gap between rich and poor them that I was from Peru. Their constellations,” Pickett explains. because I liked the idea of knowing have made Peruvian culture quite enlarged. That is how one can see response was usually, “Really?! “The book was H.A. Rey’s “The my students,” she said. “A smaller original. Maybe this is the reason in Lima rich neighborhoods next to Peru … Machu Picchu!” Stars: A New Way e n v i r o n m e n t why it was not strange to us to shantytowns. Even though migra- It was disappointing that Machu to See Them.” The allows students have a president whose last name tion rates are not as high as in the Picchu was all they knew about night I finished an opportunity was Fujimori! past, people still migrate. Now as my country. Don’t get me wrong the book, I went to be more Peru is a country of mountains, before, people see Lima as the land — Machu Picchu is a breathtaking outside into the c o m f o r t a b l e , vast deserts and immense rainfor- of opportunities in which they and monument. It is part of our Incan snow and looked ask more ques- ests, and has an incredibly rich their children will have access to a heritage and makes us proud to be up, and for the tions and learn fauna and flora. The country has better future. Peruvians, but Peru is much more first time, I could more.” many different climates through- Peru is like a poor man sitting than Machu Picchu. actually see the “ L e a r n i n g out. There are more than 1,000 on a chair made of gold. Peruvians The Incan Empire was large constellations. I the Lawrence kinds of birds and 25,000 different have many things to be proud of: and covered parts of what are cur- decided that night student is a types of plants and flowers. Our an Incan heritage, diverse climates rently Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and I wanted to be an challenge,” she sea is one of the richest seas in the that produce beautiful landscapes, Ecuador. The empire was formed astronomer.” said on her world and has approximately 1,200 and food and traditions that are by many different tribes, each with L o o k i n g i m p r e s s i o n s fish species. the product of different cultures their own language and traditions, back at her col- Photo courtesy www.lawrence.edu thus far. “I am Lake Titicaca, the highest navi- that came from far away. which the Incas conquered and lege experience, Elizabeth Carlson, Assistant Professor of Art and still trying to gable lake in the world, is situated However, there is still too much Art History. assimilated. Pickett remem- figure out who in the Department Peru, and the economic and social inequality. When the Spanish came and bers meeting her my students are, what they want Amazon River wanders through How could Peru exploit all these mixed with the tribes, our tradi- future ex-spouse and throwing up to learn and how they want to the jungles of the Department qualities to its advantage? I think tional culture changed to incorpo- in her freshman seminar on Cold learn it.” of Loreto. The Cordillera Blanca, that tourism could be a possible rate the new customs and a new War politics. She blames this inci- Carlson’s favorite college mem- located in the highlands, has snow- solution for this problem. It would language: Spanish. The Spaniards dent on nerves, the flu and 51 ories include an early film course covered mountains over 6,000 feet create new jobs all over the coun- put the indigenous people to work hours of working on two separate she took and meeting her husband tall. try, which would help to lower the on the sugar plantations, and they papers. in art history class. Since the 1980s there has been rates of migration. By creating jobs started to die. Another professor new to While all three of these new a migrating trend from the rural in the less-developed areas, tour- The Spanish decided to bring Lawrence is Jake Frederick, professors are still adjusting to life areas to Lima, the capital. This ism would improve the economy slaves from Africa to work the Assistant Professor of History with at Lawrence, they all say that they trend increased dramatically with a and importance of these areas in fields instead. As a result, Africans a focus on Mexican and Latino feel the Lawrence community has period of terrorism in Peru. People the rest of the country. in Peru enriched our culture, blend- history. warmly embraced them. The Lawrentian

4 opinions & Editorials Friday, October 6, 2006 Guest Editorial Higher education reforms will harm, not help Column Contest Entries Robert Maas investments in new structures, infra- for the institutional setting of the SLA President structure and student groups, hiring other college. and keeping professors, and other Likewise, because the database Memoirs of a The Secretary of Education’s such requirements. connects workplace performance and A phallic Commission on the Future of Higher If the information requirements academic performance, the places Dining Services Education’s proposals for the reform are anything akin to those of the No most likely to do well are those that of postsecondary education are pro- Child Left Behind, almost all colleges specialize in whatever employment phirst phoiled claimed by their advocates as chang- will need to hire new back office staff field requires the most workers at the worker ing the face of higher education to or else pay all their current staff time one looks up the list, rather than Submitted by meet the ever-changing needs of the overtime. those colleges which provide people Submitted by modern “knowledge” economy. All this requires money to be paid to learn their jobs well once they are Columnist 1 Columnist 2 They wish to make all measurable to the people doing the actual work, on the job. data known to the public at large via a and despite protests to the contrary, Also, workplaces are likely to pre- Advancements in science, spe- database containing all relevant infor- Did you know bright sunlight at a time when the budget deficit is fer someone who can do one job cifically in the medical field, are con- mation for deciding which colleges attracts outgoing, fun and confident large, the national debt is growing, immediately, rather than those who tinually improving collective human- and universities prospective students individuals? The shadowed or dimly and tax cuts are the political order of can do any job well after a weeks or ity’s quality of life. Cures, vaccines should take into account, including lit areas of a dining room will attract the day, it would be foolish to expect months of training, because it costs and more frivolous, yet useful to relations between academic success shy, more reserved types. any increase in government funding employers less. It’s another cost of an extent, cosmetic surgeries touch and workplace success. Many years at LU have shown to make up the difference until such business that corporations can exter- billions of lives everyday. What hap- Furthermore, academic success me the transformation (as a caterpil- funding has been signed into law. nalize. pens, though, when medical capabili- would be measured by at least one, lar in a cocoon emerging as a butter- Thus, most of the funding will Therefore, it is likely that nar- ties progress so far that they affect and perhaps a number of standard- fly) of students arriving as freshmen come from students, either out of row, concentrated fields which are our sentimentality and deepest - ized tests. And on top of the creation and continuing through the chrysalis pocket or in the form of new student no more than job training courses tions? Consider this true story. of a huge, sprawling bureaucratic stage, transferring from one area of loans. would feature the best employability In September of 2005, a Chinese mess to ensure that college students the dining room to another. Furthermore, the introduction at one stage or another. Thus, many man made history by accepting and throughout America do what they This says a lot about education of the exam itself will reduce the colleges will work hard to make them- then declining an entirely unique should be doing in college anyway, at Lawrence University: growing up amount of time available for classes, selves over as vehicles for employ- donation. In an unprecedented pro- they will also work to reduce the and finding oneself. as some amount of time will now ment in certain sectors and fields, cedure, the 44-year-old became the tuition payments of college students Who do we find in the bright need to be set aside for taking the rather than a broad ranging, mind first person to have a male sex by increasing Pell and other student sunlight this time but “Matty” and exam, which will require an expan- enlarging experiences that will serve organ, donated courtesy of the par- grants, especially need-based aid. his sidekick (I’ll call him “Clancy”) sion of the academic year, or else a them well regardless of which field ents of a brain dead 22-year-old, These reforms, as currently adver- speaking in the Irish brogue. At first commensurate shrinking of the time they go into. surgically attached to his body. tised, will almost certainly be bad for I had thought they were from the students will spend studying their Instead of a place where a person This history-making recipient colleges as a whole. theatrical department. majors at college. can learn to learn and love to learn, established his eligibility for the pro- The creation of the database itself Then, I started noticing a The gravest danger, however, is colleges will increasingly become cedure, amongst an understandably will create a large new bureaucracy “Conservatory Rush” a bit later into twofold: an increasing uniformity technical schools where people learn minuscule field of candidates, after within the federal government, and the lunch period. These two guys, across diverse colleges and universi- to do the job of the present in the a truly horrific accident left him a great deal more work in the back along with many other “Cons” would ties within the United States, and a future, no love necessary. unable to urinate while standing or offices of colleges and universities. rush over to Lucy’s from across drive to turn education into a syn- This is not to say that some engage in intercourse. Suddenly, much more data will need campus to enjoy the “sunlit atmo- onym for job training. reforms, especially bringing down the With his symbolic manhood to be tracked by colleges in order to sphere,” not to mention the deli- Whether they turn to a single cost of college, are not necessary. completely stripped and his literal report them to the federal govern- cious food cooked and served by standardized exam, or several dif- However, the Bush Administration’s manhood reduced to approximately ment. our staff. ferent exams, it is nearly certain that proposed reforms will increase the one centimeter, he was, needless Tracking the data takes resources No, Matty and Clancy were not lower performing colleges will make cost of broad liberal education, and to say, more than a little intrigued — namely money and time — which from the theatrical segment of cam- efforts to copy those features that lead American education to narrower about the prospect of his involve- cannot be used elsewhere, such as pus, and here is how I found out. the better performing colleges have, and narrower paths. It is a road best ment in the transplant surgery. improving the quality of education, One day, Matty came in and regardless of whether they will work left untraveled. Yet after a flawlessly executed there was a big irritating-looking 15-hour surgery and successful ring around his lips. I said, “It must will not be broken until all mon- the planning committee, adds, “This recovery period, the recipient and be very cold outside. Your lips seem ies are raised, and such a large gift building is truly a dream come true, his wife asked to have the donated Donation chapped.” not only jumpstarts the funding, it and with this generous gift, is much member removed, citing emotional continued from page 1 He explained his upcoming recit- attracts other gifts.” closer to reality.” distress as their motive. al was scheduled and he had “been Nathan Litt, another member The Campus Center Planning The procedure itself seems to be know.” practicing.” of the planning committee, hopes Committee has a lot of work ahead analogous to a 44-year-old’s penis. Volk notes that it takes a long By the way, did you know tuba that this large donation will con- of them for 2006-07 academic year. They’re both nice to have, but, in time to secure such a monumental players are supposed to be good tinue to encourage others to give to They will work on finalizing the spe- an emotionally detached sense, not gift, and that developing relation- kissers? I had read it in a newspaper the project. “The $15 million was cifics for the interior and exterior of entirely necessary. This is especially ships with donors is fundamental column. Anyway, I started to see the catalyst,” said the junior. “We the building, such as selecting com- so in China, where the population to the process. “Really large major many students with “marks of their should break ground this coming fortable furniture for the student is more actively controlled than any gifts evolve over a period of years. trade” around campus. One little spring upon approval from the Board programming level. other country. A 44-year-old Chinese The better a donor knows Lawrence, gal was a student worker with us at of Trustees.” Litt encourages students to get man has probably closed up shop the better our chances for greater Lucy’s. She had a permanent “hick- These extra efforts are need- involved in the process. “Students, on his gene-spreading days, and is support.” ey” on her neck from her violin. ed especially at this juncture. faculty and staff should look for probably more focused on sexual If the donor wishes, he or she can I had calloused fingertips when “Construction costs have escalated announcements regarding input and recreation rather than procreation. claim the naming rights for the build- I used to play guitar. I was not quite a bit since we started plan- listening sessions, where committee Considering all the medical ing. “Naming rights come when you half bad at it. I know what it is like ning the campus center,” said Volk. members will solicit thoughts and catastrophes plaguing humanity, the give essentially half of the construc- to have a passion and be able to Originally, the center was estimated ideas from the Lawrence commu- penis transplant seems on par with tion costs,” Volk stated. There is no express it. What I was lacking at to cost approximately $29 million, nity.” the seedless watermelon: impressive news yet if the anonymous donor will the time was true dedication. At but that number has now risen to One of the fundamental parts of but not exactly Nobel worthy. The choose to name the campus center. Lawrence University, many students $31.7 million. the planning process is engaging the most profound aspect of the surgery The donation also inspires efforts work, study and practice — full-time Paul Shrode, Associate Dean of students, as that is the group that was the production of the first penis in others. When the donation was plus — toward their passion. That’s Students for Campus Activities, com- will be utilizing the campus center recipient not tied to a euphemism. announced to the Trustees this past dedication! ments, “A new campus center has most. Perhaps the most surprising summer, they became much more I would like to share with you been a need at Lawrence for many “I believe that it is important for aspect of the story is the decision to committed to fundraising efforts and some tidbits about the religious stud- years and I have participated in plan- the committee to involve the student have the foreign member removed. made the campus center their num- ies major, the graduate with honors, ning efforts several times toward that body as much as possible in the plan- Emotional stress, which motivated ber one priority. who was accepted at Harvard; a end. A gift of this nature is a strong ning process,” said Litt. “And so far, I the ultimate removal of the first Campus Center Planning surgeon who had at one time rolled endorsement of the need for such a feel that the Campus Center Planning hand transplant, is not uncommon Committee member and Professor of cutlery for us; a chemistry major building.” Committee has done a good job of in such procedures. It is obvious to Music Ken Bozeman notes, “Ground with a vocal performance minor and Shrode, who is also a member of doing so.” note though, that the absence of one many other folks I have encountered hand would probably not cause the during my time as a dining service same amount of marital strain as the worker here at LU. Column Contest Ballot penile recipient’s condition. For me, the agreement between Whose column would you like to see regularly in The Lawrentian? Check a box and submit this ballot husband and wife to have the trans- to the Lawrentian suggestion box in the library by Wednesday, Oct. 11. planted organ removed epitomizes a very compelling example of the ability of love to transcend major deficiencies in the corporeal realm. Columnist 1 Columnist 2 This story should serve as an illustration of mankind’s tendency to overlook side effects and byprod- ucts, be they emotional, environmen- Comments: tal, or spiritual, in favor of apparent improvement. We must consider everything before forging ahead. The Lawrentian

Friday, October 6, 2006 opinions & Editorials 5 Staff Editorial Practice space is growing priority The “There aren’t enough practice rooms” is certainly not a new phrase to PHOTO POLL : Lawrentian most Conservatory students at Lawrence. Finding practice space during peak hours has always been a problem, but until this year it has been manageable and fairly low on priority lists. What would you name the new Suddenly, however, the “peak practice times” are becoming more and Editor in Chief: more frequent, resulting in an almost constant battle for even the small- campus center? Corin Howland est of practice spaces. Managing Editor: It is increasingly rare for a student to find a room right away; musi- Corey Lehnert cians are often seen circling the Con basement like hawks, waiting to pounce on whatever space opens up first. News Editor: Getting in a quick warm-up before a lesson or ensemble rehearsal is Beth McHenry nearly impossible, since at least 15 minutes are taken up simply waiting Associate News Editor: for a room. “The Best Way to Spend Millions and Millions of Dollars." Emily Alinder Why is this problem so prevalent this year? For starters, there are -Bethany Kondiles more music majors than ever in the Conservatory, at 365. Record num- Features Editor: bers of freshmen were accepted, and more and more students are choos- Meghan McCallum ing to participate in music as an extracurricular activity. Opinions & Editorials Editor: In addition, several practice spaces have been converted into offices Veronica DeVore for faculty and staff, bringing the number of available practice rooms down to a mere 38. A & E Editor: Several significant problems could result from the lack of practice Hannah Jastram space in the Con. For example, students will be more inclined to bring Associate A & E Editor: their instruments to dorms and practice in their rooms. Paul Karner As lovely as music can be, neighbors and roommates would certainly not appreciate hearing violin scales while trying to study or sleep. In addi- Sports Editor: tion, expensive instruments are more likely to be damaged or even stolen “The Alexander C. Willey Peter Griffith if they are not always locked up in the same place. Memorial Booberific Associate Sports Editor: What can be done about this frustrating and growing problem? First, Pornatorium.” -Ben Willard Philip Roy students should voice their concerns to the Dean’s Advisory Council, a student-led panel that meets to address the needs of Lawrentians in the Co-Photo Editors: Conservatory. The more complaints they receive and pass on to the Dean, Raad Fadaak the more quickly the problem will be addressed. Jen Cox Although an addition to the conservatory would be the ideal solution, Layout Editor: there are many other building projects that will come first, namely the Karl Weber campus center. In the meantime, a reevaluation of available space in the Con is necessary and should be performed as soon as possible. Associate Layout Editor: Any unused or rarely used space should be made available to students Christie McCowen for practicing, and perhaps minimally invasive remodeling projects can be Copy Chief: planned for the coming years. Mandy Burgess Residence halls could also designate certain practice areas; as it stands, Plantz is the only dorm with designated space for practicing. “W-A-S-T-E: Where All the Business Manager: Stinkin' Taxes arE.” A lack of practice space in the Conservatory has just climbed several Dane Sorensen -Matt Sennewald & Teresa notches on Lawrence’s priority list, and the problem needs to be voiced Hardison Web Manager: and addressed sooner rather than later. Creative solutions will need to be Brent Schwert explored to keep the quality of Lawrence’s music programs high. Circulation Manager: Meghan McCallum

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6 Arts & Entertainment Friday, October 6, 2006 SoundBoard features Beneke Distinctive nonet visits Elena Amesbury from the audience. SoundBoard. Amelia Perron the possibilities even further with Staff Writer Often other musicians are Beneke’s bluesy slide guitar style Staff Writer transcriptions and smaller group- “randomly” pulled from the audi- set was peppered with songs from ings. “For example,” says Michelic, ence to play a song with the host. artists such as Robert Johnson, Harry Saturday night will bring the “On this program there’s a serenade, Tom Beneke, the winner of For example, during the inaugural Davis and Sarah Armour. first Artist Series concert of the originally for winds, that they tran- LU Live, was featured Sunday in performance, Mark Johnson sang Beneke is especially talented at 2006-07 season when the Czech scribed for winds and strings. Or this year’s second installment of “Baby You Can Drive My Car” with “taking lyrics from other songs and Nonet performs in the Lawrence sometimes they’ll break down into SoundBoard. SoundBoard kicked off Silvertrust, Julie DeBoer and Patrick writing a new song around the lyrics. University Memorial Chapel. smaller groups; for example, the two weeks ago with Mark Johnson Ehlers. It’s taking something old and making The nonet, one of the oldest Roussel Trio they will be doing.” hosting. Sunday’s musician, Tom Beneke, it new,” said McCowen. chamber groups still perform- Despite the distance between Skyler Silvertrust and now- won LU Live, Lawrence’s annual tal- The typical atmosphere at ing, was founded in 1924 by a Prague and Appleton, the Nonet graduated Paul Solomon brought ent competition. Silvertrust heard SoundBoard is laid back, and in group of students at the Prague has a significant connection with SoundBoard to campus last year, an him play and worked to get him on attendance are the usual bunch of Conservatory. Lawrence in violist Jan Nykryn. idea which musician Jon regulars and the manda- While many chamber groups fit Nykryn was an exchange student at Brion conceived and still tory friends of the per- typical instrumentations — string Menasha High School in the early continues in Los Angeles. former. quartets, piano trios — and have an ‘90s, when he was 17. SoundBoard’s goal, as Because the venue overwhelming repertoire of music While in Wisconsin, he stud- projected by Silvertrust, serves beverages and is to choose from, the nonet was ied viola with Michelic. “He was a is to have a “weekly place, right downstairs from formed with one piece in mind: the very good viola player even then,” kind of like Jazz night, the grill, it is easy to Spohr Nonet. says Michelic. “He was active in where musicians rather grab something to The piece called for the unique the youth orchestra, played as a than bands can collabo- munch on, sit back and combination of violin, viola, cello, soloist with the Fox Valley Youth rate.” listen. Homework is not bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon Symphony, and even gave a full Sophomore Christie discouraged. and French horn. The subsequent recital while he was here.” McCowen, an attendee SoundBoard “regu- ensemble remains the same today. Nykryn and his colleagues have of Sunday’s SoundBoard, lar” Sarah Page enjoys The collection of instruments continued to do well. The nonet commented, “It’s great the event because “it’s offers many possibilities. “They has released a number of highly how it acts as stable pro- nice to see talented musi- play a lot of Czech music, and a lot acclaimed recordings and is “a joy gramming for the musi- cians from school.” of the larger chamber works from to listen to,” according to Michelic. cians on campus.” Next week’s guest the early 19th century, like the “They have an amazing blend of For the uninitiated, in will be one of the found- Schubert Octet and the Beethoven sound. It’s a refined, aristocratic each weekly SoundBoard, ers of SoundBoard, alum- Septet,” says Lawrence viola profes- type of music-making.” a musician from cam- nus Paul Solomon. sor Matthew Michelic. The concert will be Saturday, pus — either student or For more informa- “But they also play many con- Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Memorial alumnus — plays onstage tion about performing temporary pieces. A number of Chapel. Tickets are $15-22 and at the coffeehouse for in or lending a hand composers have been inspired to available through the Lawrence box about an hour. Usually with SoundBoard, con- write works for the group. It’s a office. Nykryn will be giving a mas- the musician will have a tact Skyler Silvertrust at varied repertoire.” ter class the same day at 2:30 p.m. set to play, but occasion- Photo by Blair Allen skyler.j.silvertrust@law- The group finds ways to extend in the chapel. ally they will take requests Tom Beneke serves up his bluesy style in the weekly coffeehouse event. rence.edu.

Locos Por Juana

On Wednesday Oct. 4, Locos Por Juana brought their internationally acclaimed live show to Riverview Lounge. ¡VIVA!, Lawrence’s Hispanic student organization, hosted the group that has received awards and recognition from BBC, Billboard Magazine and MTV Español. The group even received a Latin Grammy for best rock album in 1995.

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Friday, October 6, 2006 Arts & Entertainment 7

Cursive live at the Pabst Paul Karner Rock Columnist

Sipping on a glass of what appeared to be straight whiskey — no ice — , front man guitarist of Cursive, led the audience through a staggering set of grip- pingly off-kilter rock songs at the Pabst Theatre on Sept. 24. Kasher’s homely stage presence and swaggering vocals were remi- niscent of Cursive’s self-deprecat- ing side. However, the performance revealed a band with a newfound appreciation for the success they’ve found. The show began with a free improvisation with Kasher noodling around on a heavily filtered guitar and guitarist accompa- nying on a clarinet. The piece that Photograph by Raad Fadaak lasted all but two minutes seemed Students Greg Woodard, Adam Meckler and Ross Caterton take part in the Monday night Jazz Open Jam session in the Underground Coffeehouse. to draw the audience’s attention to a new forward-looking Tim Kasher. The short improv eventually led into “Art is Hard” from the album Fresh hot jazz in the Underground “” (2003, Saddle Creek). The song is an anthem for Alex Schaaf the constant change in musicians. and trumpet players, along with a of the Union was unrivaled. the self-aware masochistic Kasher for The Lawrentian Organizer Greg Woodard, a guitarist and a trombonist, added “We want to have a high enough that serviced as a satirical theme on junior piano major with an empha- to the flavor. Freshmen and upper- quality where we could play this Cursive’s previous record. sis in jazz, was part of the first classmen alike improvised over the music at clubs,” said Woodard, As the show progressed, how- Every Monday night, the group. “We usually start off with a solid foundation laid by the rhythm “Because this is the kind of thing ever, the band’s performance proved Underground Coffeehouse hosts set group, then anyone who wants section. that happens at real clubs.” to be more focused and dynamic the “Jazz Open Jam,” a tremendous to can come up and sit in on a song “This kind of thing keeps us Throughout the night, it was than ever. Some new songs were a bit display of student musical talent or two,” said Woodard. closer as a jazz community here at hard to believe that the group of reminiscent of Kasher’s solo that is open to everyone. The night started off with Lawrence,” said Woodard. “It also musicians on the stage had not been — released under the name The Anyone who feels the urge can Woodard on piano and John Merritt gives the younger students a chance rehearsing for weeks. Good Life — with their exploration get up on stage and contribute their on upright bass. The two were soon to play with more experienced musi- into more diverse sounds. sound to any of a variety of jazz joined by senior Derek Dreier on cians and receive positive feedback Songs like the ethereal “Bad standards. This past Monday night drums. But before the night was and encouragement.” Donation Sects” and the noisy folk song “Rise was an amazing night of impro- over, the original trio was com- While this kind of freedom may continued from page 8 Up! Rise Up!” showed that Cursive visation that lasted from 10 until pletely replaced and the stage had seem like it could generate sloppy Later in the quarter, Illinois has grown more confident in honing just after midnight, but never once seen 14 different players. and unpolished music, the quality College picked off one of Maxam’s their diverse musical aesthetics. became stale or boring thanks to Several different saxophonists of music coming from the basement passes before running back Jon The recently released “Happy Howard rushed 34 yards to extend Hollow” (2006, Saddle Creek) shows a the home team’s lead to 14. significant step forward for Cursive. The persistent Vikings put them- Where “The Ugly Organ” was filled selves right back in it to start the with self-deprecating songs almost fourth quarter with Maxam hitting undercutting Kasher’s more poignant senior receiver Jake Tewalt for a 54- lyrical moments, “Happy Hollow” is a yard touchdown. more candid work, exploring, among A couple of three-and-outs and other things, religion and compla- an IC missed field goal later, the cency in its different manifestations. Vikings found themselves in posses- The band has moved past sion with the game clock winding Kasher’s self-critical leanings in down. order to allow his poignant imagery Lawrence drove 75 yards down stinging metaphors to take the fore- the field with big plays by Maxam, front. Images of a preoccupied God, Wren, Lark and Tewalt before Aljay pedophilic preachers, and looming Wren put the score at 20-19 with a steeples play into a harsh picture of five-yard run. small-town America. With less than two minutes on The abrasive horn arrangements the clock, the coaches, hoping to on the new album fit remarkably well play off of the momentum, went into Cursive’s already rough sound, for the win with a two-point conver- while adding a menacing, almost sar- sion attempt. The gamble didn’t pay donic campiness to certain songs. off, as Wren’s rush attempt and the All in all, Cursive has managed Vikings came up short. to take their rampant aesthetics and The heartbreaker leaves the hone them into a more mature artis- Vikings at the 2-3 mark halfway tic effort. through their season. The goal of Nonetheless, “Mothership, having a winning season for the first Mothership, Do You Read Me?” from time since 1987 — as the players’ their 2001 EP “” was shirts remind them — is still very a highlight of the show at the Pabst, much in reach, and the Vikings will reminding the crowd that there is look to pull back to .500 when they only one band that could pull off face Lake Forest (1-4) at the Banta precisely gauche songs with the Bowl this Saturday. intensity of four angry drunks from Lake Forest’s defense is ranked Omaha. as one of the best in the conference Still unable to escape his anti- and will surely test the Vikings’ pass- rock star persona, Kasher announced ing game. the last song while assuring every- The game kicks off at 6 p.m., and one that they’ll be back out in a few the lit up Banta Bowl will surely pro- minutes to play an encore. Although vide an electrifying atmosphere. This the band may seem more tenacious will be the first Viking night game in with their artistic vision, they still Photo by Carrie Ann Reynolds 6 years! Be there! are not ready to leave their humble Cursive front man Tim Kasher revealed a newfound confidence during the band's set at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. Kickoff at 6 p.m.; I’ll be grilling roots just yet. at 5. The Lawrentian

8 Sports Friday, October 6, 2006

Men’s soccer blows out Lake Forest Lawrence University Kyle Dallman goose eggs, with- Staff Writer out either team scoreboard finding the net. Last year the Lawrence University Yet, the pace Football men’s soccer team accomplished that both teams Sept. 30 something done only twice in our m a i n t a i n e d Lawrence 20 school’s history: They clawed their straight out of Illinois College 21 way to the Midwest Conference title the gate was grip- game, joining the likes of a dominat- ping. Freshman Men’s Soccer Oct. 3 Vikes, More ing 1985 championship team and a goalkeeper Steve Lawrence 0 1989 squad that came oh-so-close. Schnorr made Carroll 2 Vikes! In recent years, Lawrence has four clutch saves enjoyed a considerable resurgence and Lawrence Sept. 30 with under head coach Blake Johnson, m i d f i e l d e r s Lawrence 4 Peter Griffith winner of the 2003 and 2005 MWC showed incred- Sports Editor Lake Forest 1 coach of the year honors. ible efficiency in Johnson will, once again, be at ball control. Women’s Soccer The art of losing the helm of a squad with high When the Photo by Luke Morrison Oct. 3 There is a new commercial for the expectations, with many of the whistle for the Sophomore Chris Carlson slides into a Lake Forest defender Lawrence 0 second half Carroll 5 baseball playoffs featuring a tuxedo- championship-bound team return- Viking goal, this time just icing on sounded the Vikings had changed clad announcer reminding dejected ing and the addition of a hugely the cake from junior Ryan Pikna off talented freshman class. something, or simply worn down Sept. 30 Cleveland Indians fans that they can a delivery from — you guessed it Lawrence 1 Rick Moore is just one name their opponents. Suddenly shots still enjoy the postseason even though — Rick Moore. The assist gave Rick Lake Forest 3 were opening up, sophomore mid- that has shown exceptional prowess seven points — two for goals, one the tribe was out of the playoff hunt fielder Tristan Lipe continued to early, leading the Vikings in scoring, for assists — on the game, a Viking Volleyball by mid-July. find Rick Moore, and after only 33 and given Lawrence a fresh face in season high. Sept. 30 Being an Indians fan myself, I seconds they hooked up for the the always-parched role of play- The performance, dominating Lawrence 0 can identify with the cabinet-dwelling first time. maker so far. on many levels, can’t help but pro- Wisconsin Lutheran 3 Wahoo-heads and their need to back In minute 60 Moore added one Sunday the Vikings hosted Lake duce a plausible successful future more — no pun intended — this Lawrence 0 off from their beloved sport while Forest and continued the agoniz- and a very giddy fan base. time unassisted. With an obvious UW-Whitewater 3 their favorite players hit the links for ing trend of grappling with strong The Vikings, losers of four of knack for creating possibilities, Rick the offseason. regional and nationally ranked their last six, venture to Carroll cracked another in for the hat trick Sept. 29 However, I think the commercial teams — one that will continue College on Oct. 3 where they hope throughout this season. on a beauty from Tristan Lipe. Lawrence 0 highlights an oft-overlooked niche of to ride their gold mine of younger UW- Lacrosse 3 The first half produced two Minute 83 yielded another the sportsfan population: the fan of a talent to a second straight victory. losing team. Lawrence 0 UW-Oshkosh 3 Despite the preponderance of Women drop heartbreaker to Forresters Yankees/Red Sox hats, Duke basketball Women’s Tennis shorts and Manchester United jerseys Ted Johnson the ball effectively on the ground. to create opportunities up front, but Oct. 3 on frat boys nationwide, most sports- Staff Writer However, while Lawrence managed to the few shots LU managed were not Lawrence 7 advance the ball through the midfield on goal. fans don’t get the joy of seeing their Ripon 2 without much difficulty, it proved It was in the 78th minute that team vie for their respective champion- To the dismay of the large crowd nearly impossible for Vikings on the the Lawrence defense found itself Sept. 29 ships year in and year out. attending Saturday afternoon’s game attack to get open in front of goal. in a precarious situation, and after Lawrence 5 Most fans have seen their share of at Whiting Field, the Foresters of Lake Fortune would turn in favor of a confusing scramble near the goal, Lake Forest 4 rebuilding years, injury-riddled lineups Forest College stole the victory from the Lawrence women just before half- Forester Kelly Tate scored from a and new head coaches. And for that, I the Lawrence women in the game’s time as Pam Golemgeski scored an somewhat accidental Helen Eisenberg dying moments. commend them. unassisted goal after a series of mis- assist. The Foresters would open and cues and failures to clear the ball by Lawrence was given a chance to Before I go any further with this, close the game with goals, only one I find it necessary to make my cre- the Lake Forest defense. even the score again, and a ball was of which seemed deserved to the After halftime, Lawrence came played through to Jackie Bean, but standings dentials clear. I have been a fan of Viking fans. Lake Forest first scored out looking strong and seemed to she could not convert. Lake Forest Cleveland sports my whole life, which in the fourth minute, the shot coming have a new energy. The game turned did not let up and added another in has produced a grand total of zero (0) from Jocelyn Maneval, who scored physical and the Vikes responded the 87th minute. That goal resembled championships since 1970. from the right side. with physical play from the defense. the one scored minutes before, in an Football And as for college sports, well, the The early-game play was back After tense back-and-forth soc- 18-yard box melee. Team MWC O’all Wyoming Cowboys aren’t exactly the and forth as both teams passed cer, it was high time for Lawrence St. Norbert 4-0 5-0 model of winning. Lawrence basket- Monmouth 4-0 4-1 Ripon 4-0 4-1 ball’s number one ranking last season Illinois College 3-1 3-2 might be the closest I’ll ever come to a Carroll 2-2 2-3 championship. Knox 1-3 2-3 In order to become (and espe- Lawrence 1-3 2-3 cially to REMAIN) an avid fan of a Lake Forest 1-3 1-4 Beloit 0-4 1-4 losing team, a spectator needs only Grinnell 0-4 0-5 two things. First off, it is vastly important to Men’s Soccer understand the childlike wonder for Team MWC Pts O’all winning. If you compete with your girl- Grinnell 4-0-0 12 6-2-2 Beloit 4-1-0 12 5-1-1 friend to see who can brush their teeth St. Norbert 2-1-0 6 6-2-1 for longer, you’re on the right track. Lake Forest 2-2-0 6 5-4-0 You need to be able to find the fire to Lawrence 2-2-0 6 5-5-0 root for your team even when they’re Illinois College 1-1-0 3 1-6-2 16 games out of first place with a week Photo by Sarah Page Carroll 1-1-0 3 1-6-1 Nice Form! Monmouth 0-1-1 1 4-3-2 to go and playing all rookies. Knox 0-3-1 1 2-5-2 Secondly, to deal with a loss you Ripon 0-4-0 0 0-10-0 have got to find a way to channel any Vikings fall a point short, lose to IC self-pity towards lame reasons why Women’s Soccer your team might have lost a particular Phil Roy goal situation on the Lawrence six. A the Vikings were given the ball at the Team MWC O’all Associate Sports Editor fumble recovered by senior captain IC 15. Grinnell 4-0-0 7-2-1 game. Tyler Krzewina on the second-down The episode did end favorably for St. Norbert 3-0-0 5-3-0 I prefer referees myself, but there play, however, thwarted that threat. Lawrence, nevertheless, as Maxam hit Carroll 2-0-0 4-4-0 are numerous options: the weather, the The Vikings made the long trip The Blueboys marched down the Dominique Lark for six that did stay Lake Forest 3-1-0 5-4-0 coaching, even the fact that you attend- down to Illinois College last weekend field to start the second quarter and on the scoreboard. Monmouth 2-1-0 6-2-1 ed/did not attend the game. There’s no looking to come home with a win- were this time able to convert in the Both teams were unable to move Beloit 2-3-0 4-4-0 Lawrence 1-3-0 3-6-0 use feeling sorry for yourself — at least ning record. The Blueboys came into red zone, scoring on a short pass play the chains on their next drives and Illinois College 0-2-0 3-5-0 the competition with a 2-1 confer- to take the 7-0 lead. Viking freshman Brian Janssen picked until the season is over. Knox 0-3-0 1-6-1 ence record, with their one loss being A seemingly arrogant play call by off a pass on IC’s final second quarter The most important thing, though, against Ripon the prior Saturday. Ripon 0-4-0 2-7-1 is to find a love for your team that the Illinois College coaches almost drive to keep the teams locked at The first quarter was nowhere backfired as an attempted onside kick seven apiece at the half. is separate from winning/losing and close to the one witnessed by Viking was recovered by Viking freshman The Blueboys took the lead early Statistics are courtesy of separate from your love for the sport. fans at the Banta Bowl a week earlier, linebacker Kevin Penza and returned in the third quarter, making use of a www.lawrence.edu and I watched a bit of game two of as both teams failed to put any points for a touchdown. long kickoff return and a 30-yard pass www.midwestconference. the ALCS, and even though I adore on the board. An inadvertent whistle blown by play to reach the Lawrence end zone. org and are current as of the game of baseball … without my Illinois College threatened on their one of the officials, however, forced October 4, 2006 Indians, I just didn’t care. first drive where they had a first and the touchdown to be disallowed and See Football on page 7