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For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE COLLEGE NEWS VOLUME XIIXII NUMBER 11 FOUNDED "fr 1914 BRYN MAWR COLLEGE MAY 13, 1991 The Bryn Mawr of Yesteryear

By Shana Weiss pets, the Japanese cherry trees, the dog- PASSYA OSTROFF REEFER wood trees and the abundance of other I am a Bryn Mawr senior, class of 1991. trees all over the campus, as well as the My great-aunt, my grand mother's sister, ivy-covered buildings, some with tur- came to Bryn Mawr in 1917. She was reted towers. It was just too wonderful to thrilled because she was oneof the first in be true, that this was to be part of my the family (perhaps the first, I'm not suref daily life for the next four years! The to attend college, and she came to Bryn very thought of it almost hurt, it was so Mawr on a full scholarship. She lived in marvelous. It was wonderful for one Rockefeller Dorm one year, and when I whose life had been spent in the barren Seniors and their hoops race gleefully to the Moon Bench and Graduation. was a frosh in Rock, I found her name confines of a city. — photo by Lena Kopelow plaque in someone's room. She has had a The only disappointment with Bryn very fulfilling and exciting life and has Mawr College was the fact that they did traveled extensively. She is now 94 years not accept negro students. I found that Costa Rica suffers worst earthquake old and living in California. She is also a out when a negro classmate of mine in writer. Several years ago, she decided to high school told me how she envied the since 1986 write a book about her life. She included possibility of my being accepted at BMC. By Kaia Huseby and information has still not been re- a chapter about each of her nine brothers This information both puzzled and troub- ceived from two large Indian reserva- and sisters, and also wrote a chapter led me. I have known several Friends, Or Costa Rica and parts of Panama expe- tions in the mountains around Limon. about her life at Bryn Mawr. When I Quakers, and even attended some of their rienced the worst earthquake in the re- Thousands of people have been left graduate in May, it will be 70 years, Sunday meetings. Their attitude of all- gion since El Salvador's quake that killed homeless with the loss of approximately almost to the day, since she graduated. I embracing brotherhood of mankind 1,200 people in 1986. The earthquake 10,000 houses. thought some people might be interested appealed to me greatly. Those Friends, that hit Monday night, April 22, meas- The country's infrastructure has also in reading her version of how life was at that I knew, seemed to be inbred with ured 7.4 on the richter scale, with after- been severely affected. Tony Avirgan, a Bryn Mawr so many years ago. Surpris- that principle. Bryn Mawr College was shocks recorded at 5.3. The richter scale reporter from San Jose, described the ingly, some things hardly seem different founded by the Quakers. It seemed in- is based on a logarithmic progression, so area around Lim6n as a slab of soft clay at all. Here are some of her excerpts: credible to me that they would exclude an 8 is one million times more forceful that someone had scooped sections out anyone because of race, color or ethnic than a measurement of 2. Any earth- of. He reported that the major highways But now, back to Bryn Mawr College origin. And yet they did not accept quake above an 8 causes the worst pos- have been ripped apart, bridges have — at last within my grasp! It was an ex- Negroes at BMC! It seemed so out of sible destruction. Assessed on the inten- been torn to pieces, and most buildings hilarating, wonderful feeling, really a keeping with their philosophy of real sity scale, this means that while damage in the region have been knocked down very heady one; but also a fearful one. world-wide brotherhood of mankind. is negligible to buildings of good con- and blown off their foundations. The Would I be able to meet with any degree How puzzling at times are man's behav- struction, damage is significant in areas force of the quake has reversed the flow of success the high standards of BMC? ior and attitudes. However, I chose to where structures are poorly built. The of a major river north of Lim6n and sev- Most of the students there came from attend BMC because it was, and is, one of regions most devastated are in south- eral islands have been flooded due to an private prep schools, which specialized the best educational institutions. For a eastern Costa Rica, where houses are • intensification of tide and wave activity. in preparing their students for high aca- number of years now, this exclusion of mainly wooden and therefore extremely Relief aid, rescue efforts, and food demic standard colleges. Negroes has been discarded. But quite a vulnerable. The damage was less severe supplies have been provided by various On top of that I was about to enter a new bit of the lustre which I had ascribed to in the nation's capital of San Jose, where international organizations, the U.S. and world, a new life, which in some aspects the Friends was gone for me. several older buildings were knocked Britain in particular. But due to the se- was quite foreign to me. But these Since 1917 was a war year BMC decided down. vere damage to roads, there are difficul- thoughts did not last long; how could to accept more students than usual for Damage was concentrated in and ties moving supplies to the regions where they in those beautiful surroundings? that Freshman year. To accommodate around Lim6n, the epicenter of the quake they are most needed. Helicopters are The campus was so beautiful,with its the extra students, the College rented a and also the nation's major port. There is now being used to bring supplies to spacious lawns, like lovely green car- continued on page 4 uncertainty over how many have been smaller pockets of the country. The gov- killed; approximately 79 people were ernment of Costa Rica, led by President Feminists turn attention to the Gulf killed in Costa Rica and Panama com- Calderdn, has received $60 million in aid bined. An estimated 400 people have from the World Bank to help with the By Elizabeth Hogan will bear in mind that several thousand been injured. Communications and elec- recovery effort and the long and difficult female soldiers helped liberate Kuwait tricity were knocked out for the first night, task of rebuilding roads and houses. "They got in cars and they drove. Most and return him to power." of them lost their jobs because of it. And Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Ameri- Czechoslovakian environmental policy they're being discriminated against be- can women are being faced with the cause they did that." Elaine Fliegelman, wrongs of their own society: unequal hampered by economic change a staff member of Philadelphia NOW, pay for equal work, inadequate federal By Rachel Winston discussions, and workgroups, focusing speaks grimly of the recent episode in child care provisions, the infamous 'sec- on the role education will play in coming which a number of Saudi Arabian women ond shift, rape and sexual assault, do- Two students, Julie Meling and Racliel years, as Central Europe begins to tackle demonstrated for their right to drive. She mestic violence, the struggle for the right Winston, along with their professor, Carol its enormous environmental problems. deplores the idea of women who, in her to control one's own reproductive proc- Hager, attended a Central European confer- The conference fostered important net- words, "don't even have their own kids," ess, and the fact that all medical research ence on the environment last month. Their works between American, Western, and and is convinced that the future of the done in the past has worked under the trip was sponsored jointly through the Dean's Central European environmental activ- National Organization of Women lies assumption that malebiology isthenorm. Office, the President's Office, the Political ists. partly in the struggle for women's rights Add this to the idea that 'feminist' is Science Department, and the CEES Plan- The meeting also provided an invalu- in the Middle East. beginning to be used in the pejorative ning Committee. able cultural excha nge bet ween Czecho- Fliegelman isn't the only one who sense and it becomes evident that there During the second week of April, I slovaks and Americans. Living with feels something ought to be done. The are enough problems for women in this flew to Bratislava, Czechoslovakia to Bratislavans, enduring their problems media coverage of the Gulf War gave country to keep any dedicated feminist attend the first Central European Environ- with pollution and inefficiency, eating many Americans their first experience busy for a lifetime. mental Seminar, sponsored by a coalition their diet, working through misunder- with an intensely foreign culture, leav- Why then the pull for action in an- of American and Czechoslovakian uni- standings caused by poor translations, ing them indignant and anxious to right other culture? Obviously it is painful for versity students. and listening to their worries and con- the wrongs they perceived in it. In a letter American women enjoying rights so Entitled, "'If not we, then who?': Infor- cerns, did more than anything else to to Newsweek a woman writes, "I hope recently won to see Arab women still mation and Responsibility for Environ- bring home the importance of cultural that when the Emir of Kuwait considers under restriction. In a sense, modem mental Education," the conference con- sensitivity and awareness in the forma- enfranchising women in his country, he continued on page 2 sisted of four days of lectures, panel continued on page 4 ariticism and praise: Seniors speak on \£ four years at BMC see centerspread, pages 10 & 11 Page 2 The College News May 13,1991 Eating disorders: where humor has no place To the College community: cycle is normally accompanied by self- eating disorder is not a "fantasy." It is OK THE WALI depreciating thoughts, depressed mood, more akin to a nightmare, laced with We each have our different definitions and an awareness that the eating behav- feelings of depression, self-hate, non- for what constitutes humor, and TheHowl ior is abnormal and out of control." acceptance, shame and pain. If someone shows us different forms of humor from Eating disorders generally share the exhibits the symptoms of an eating dis- different perspectives. The readers and characteristic of an excessive link bet ween order or suffers from a negative body creatorsofthe magazine also havediffer- food and emotions, resulting in obses- image, we suggest that she or he get ing opinions on which articles are hu- sive behavior. While anorexia and bu- professional help. The Health Center is morous. While we support theobjectives limia have been studied, they are not the equipped to deal with eating disorders, of the magazine, we are writing this let- only eating disorders. Much less studied and has helped many to reverse the ef- ter because we feel that one particular is the disorder that consists of consum- fects of the disorder. By ignoring the section was insensitive and hurtful. The ing great amounts of food for emotional problem, some people reach the point of particular piece reads: purposes with a lesser emphasis on diet- severe physical and mental damage, ing. Some people call this abuse compul- hospi tali/at ion and even death. Please, SITUATIONS WANTED sive overeating. While this behavior has be aware of the seriousness of the issue. 98 lb. bulimic searches for caterer will only recently been considered an eating Eating disorders need to be dealt with ing to fulfill food disorder, for many years people have and looked upon with sensitivity and fantasies. "91 /2 Weeks" alloveragain. suffered the emotional and physical good judgement. We are not individuals Dial 1-800-UP-CHUCK. consequences of its link between food without humor, which is why we believe and emotion. our community in particular needs The purpose of this letter is not to con- Last year, the Health Center sponsored humor that is constructive and lends demn or tell people what they can or an Eating Disorders Awareness Week. perspective. However, cracks about eat- cannot publish. Our only wish is to in- This was part of an international pro- ing disorders create an atmosphere of crease people's awareness and knowl- gram supported by the American Medi- judgement and shame that prevents edgeof a very serious issue. Don't imme- cal Association and sponsored by sup- people from recognizing the problem diately judge us as humorless. First, take port and self-help organizations, mental and seeking help. Insensitivity has hurt some time to look at a serious emotional health professionals, nutritionists, dieti- us, is hurtful, and certainly doesn't help disorder that affects 30% of the Bryn cians, physicians, dentists, nurses, edu- to heal. Mawr campus, and women and men cators, coaches, athletes and the media. Those who have signed this letter Reassessing everywhere. Among the consciousness-raising goals represent a diversity of people. Among Eating Disorders of the week were: us are people with eating disorders, Western feminism Anorexia Nervosa is "characterized by 1. To encourage awareness of healthy people recovering or recovered from continued from page 1 severe weight loss or failure to gain attitudes toward psychological and eating disorders, people concerned about Western women are confronting aspects weight. Individuals with anorexia ner- physical development, body image and the issue, and people concerned about of a past that was once their own — a vosa have an iron determination to be- self esteem by influential individuals (i.e., friends with eating disorders. past in which women can't drive cars or come thin and an intense, irrational fear parents, educators and health profession- 'have' their own children or be allowed of becoming fat, both of which often als). Anissa Cadar to live after committing adultery — an increase as weight is lost. In the attempt 2. To challenge cultural attitudes regard- J.P. Gabarro uncomfortably ugly past we missed out to reach and /or maintain an unhealthy ing thinness, perfection, achievement, Basheera Abdus-Sabur on by virtue of being born in the late weight, persons with anorexia nervosa and expression of emotion which con- Margaret Kim twentieth century. We somehow think often employ severe caloric restriction, tribute to the increasing incidence of Julie Cho that in the feminist liberation of Kuwait fasting, relentless exercising, use of diet eating disorders. Gina S. Kim a new world gender order will emerge. aids, and diuretic and laxative use." 3. To promote a level of public under- Vicky Maxon In criticizing the conditions of others Bulimia Nervosa "consists of episodes standing of eating disorders that will Alexa Chigounis we divert attention away from of binge-eating followed by some form result in compassion, rather than judge- Siyon Kim ourselves.mlt was appallingly easier for of purging and/or severe dietary re- ment or rejection of people currently Kavita Polineni the United States government to spend straint. Purging the food may take the engaging in eating disorder related Namratha Kandula its intellectual and financial resources on forms of self-induced vomiting, laxative behavior. Erin Adamson problems in the Middle East than to use or diuretic abuse, fasting, diet pills, or It is not a shameful thing to have an Jessica Booth them for equally pressing domesticones. strenuous exercise. The binge/purge eating disorder, but suffering from an Annick Barker It is to be hoped that the American femi- Becky Greco nist movement will not fall into the same Sharon Stankevich THE COLLEGE NEWS BRYN MAWR-f-COLLEGE VOLUME XII,NO. 11 MAY 13,1991 Editors Annick Barker C-525 x7526 Jessica Booth , C-544 x7525 Layout Editors Mya Anderson, Ellis Avery, Jessica Nussbaum Administration's silence on harassment Arts Editors Amy Efron investigation deemed irresponsible Sports Editor Kitty Turner Dear President McPherson, We are entitled to know whether or not Editorial Board Basheera Abdus-Sabur, Mya this student has been expelled from the Anderson, Ellis Avery, Tanya As a member of the Bryn Mawr Com- college as a result of her actions, what the Dean, Amy Efron, Kelly munity, I have been officially informed Farrelly, Elizabeth Hogan, Kaia administration's reaction to the act is, Huseby, Viktoria Maxon, that a student suspect in the homophobic and whether or not the college intends to Jessica Nussbaum, Sara Rubin, harassment case been identified. "The pursue this matter further. Natasha Seaman, Rachel suspect has been asked to leave the col- If the college does not intend to do so, Winston lege and she has complied." we need to know why. We also heed to Unofficially I know perfectly well who know what the college intends to do if Photography Lena Kopelow this woman is. This is not because the this situation should arise again. women who were involved more closely The administration's inadequate re- Graphics Jen Carey, Lee Fortmiller, Kaia in the investigation acted with any im- sponse to this issue is forcing students to Huseby propriety. It is not because of any fault in come to their own conclusions, which the security surrounding the investiga- they will do, regardless of any official Business Manager Jennifer Cameron tion conducted with outstanding effi- policies. If individual conclusions are "WE LOVE Thea Gray, Path Savoie ciency and sensitivity by Steven Heath. wrong, the potential effect could be very YOU!!" There are many students in the com- damaging to the cohesion of the commu- munity who know who this woman is nity. This is the last issue of the college news for the academic year 1990-1991. because we were close to her in one way Women who have known the suspect If you are interested tn writing next year, or being on the Ed board, or or another, and because we are not stupid. and been involved in her life are experi- doing graphics or doing just about anything, please come to our fist However, we have not and will not be of- encing many difficulties dealing with meeting nest year (Thursdays at 9:30 in the College News office over the ficially informed because the administra- Language Lab in Denbighi.We will accept articles written by women and the issues surrounding the harassment. letters from men. All opinions expressed in articles and letters are those of tion of this college does not see fit to do They have many questions, an impor- the authors only and not are not representative of the opinions of the Ed so. tant one being, "What if we are accusing board . This is a grievous error on the part of the wrong person?" There is no official the college. As students of Bryn Mawr way of answering this. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The College News is a feminist newsjournal which serves as a source of information and College, as women concerned with the The situation points to an utter failure self-expression for the Bryn Mawr community. Recognizing that resolution of a homophobic harassment of the administration of this college to feminism is a collective process, we attempt to explore issues of investigation, and as thinking adults, we address the needs of the students which interest to all women, both as members of this college and of the have a right to information in this case. it serves. larger world community. Through this continuing dialogue, we We are entitled to know this student's seelc to promote communication and understanding and to foster self-confidence and independence in expression. identity and whether or not she has Sincerely, admitted to the homophobic harassment. Elleanor H. Chin '93 May 13,1991 The College News Page 3 BMC campus development: choosing tool sheds over symphonies You may have walked on the second ing them piecemeal, and build new build- floor of Taylor Hall a dozen times with- ings according to a comprehensive out ever noticing the large and solemn scheme? By throwing up additions and 1934 map of the campus hanging there. new buildings randomly, we lose the The map depicts a classical Bryn Mawr coherent character of the whole campus, that never was to be, a formal campus, so wonderfully perceived by Cram. A banded with axes and cross-axes and well-planned campus is to its individual intimate little courtyards. There are ad- buildings as a symphony is to its individ- ditions as well, a series of new buildings ual notes: each building strikes its own that would have vastly enlarged the note, superbly clear and distinct, but they campus without damaging its character. add up to something more. Our current Only Taylor Hall itself is missing; in the policy is the equivalent of turning a eyes of the 1930's it was hopelessly stodgy Mozart symphony over to a series of and frumpy, ripe for demolition, a Victo- boards and committees, none of whom rian tantrum best forgotten. But thedraw- are speaking to one another, and each of 'Diversity" survey fails to address its ing itself is a masterpiece, one of those which is eagerly tampering with the pitch, splendidly luminous water color essays the tone and the timber of an individual own questions that a few wayward architects could still note. Howdy Gang! It's me again. Believe me, ing perpetrator of racism? What is meant manage to turn out in the turbulent and Bryn Mawr needs a master plan, some- I don't have time to be doing this, except by 'outraged activist'? Are all activists modernist 1930's. Go and see it. thing on the order of vision, thought ful- it's important. outraged? Are they the only people who Thedesign is the work of Ralph Adams ness, and poetryof Cram'sscheme. What The Deal is this: confront racism? Maybe it's just me, but Cram, the legendary architect of the ca- would such a plan look like? A few Today I got a slip of paper in my box I could almost think that people suspect thedral of St. John the Divine in New common sense rules suggest themselves. with a survey about the Diversity. There 'activists' of making up racism just to York, and the grand old man of the Got hie First, there ought to be a clear mandate to were 10 questions and we were encour- have something to be 'outraged' about. Revival. But more important than Cram's protect the historic core of the campus— aged to circle more than one answer if we Ques #7—Have you ever had cause to feel architecture is the fact of the plan itself— the original quad from Rockefeller to felt it was appropriate. The box number racist? Homophobic? or more precisely, the notion that Bryn Merion—from unnecessary changes and on the survey is a student box #, but there 'Cause'\? Please clarify or I would be Mawr College in 1934 actually had a additions. If the college is to expand into is no other information about who is forced to suspect that what you mean is master plan forits physical development. new buildings, they ought to be sited on doing this survey or why. "Have you ever been so offended by Which brings us to the present. the perimeter of this traditional campus, Let me tell you about this joy of objec- someone's mere existence that you have The past decade has wrought far-reach- as was done when Erdman, Haffner and tive public opinion collecting. been forced to treat them in a bigoted ing changes on the Bryn Mawr campus, the Science Building were intelligently Question #2 —What does diversity mean manner." new buildings and alterations to old and unobtrusively folded around the to you? a) learning opportunity, b) social Ques #20 — Having a diversity require- buildings, and even more are projected edges of Bryn Mawr. Secondly, there cleavage, c) political correctness, d) much ment at BMC would be a) redundant (un- now. But in the absence of a policy for should be an oversight committee which ado about nothing, e) pluralism, f) too many necessary), b) a good idea, c) excessively long-term growth, something of the sort speaks for the comprehensive architec- -ims. g) other burdensome, d) meaningless, e) other. that Cram proposed, thecollege has been tural environment of the campus, and What is 'social cleavage'? What does I would like to thank the provider of forced into a terrible and damaging piece- avoids such well-intentioned but costly 'political correctness' have to do with this survey for defining 'redundant' for meal approach. Each college institution blunders as the new metal window sur- diversity? Why does this question imply us, and for providing the wide variety of and department must now clamor for its rounds in Taylor. that a diversity is a negative thing? choices, of which we are encouraged to own little bit of extra space. For example, A campus is like nature in a sense, and, Ques #4 — How would you describe a choose more than one. Incidentally this the overcrowded Art and Archaeology within certain limits, has the ability to homosexual person (the first thing that comes is the first time the words 'diversity re- Library is toexpand into a new wing that repair damage to itself. And Bryn Mawr to mind)? quirement' have been mentioned. is to be built in the rear of Thomas Hall, remains, despite its changes, one of the If you want to investigate the attitudes I am left wondering what precisely forming a low sloping shed set into the nation's great campuses — a rich mar- about homosexuality on this campus, this survey is asking, and why not every- hill. This is a handsome and competent riage of the picturesque English tradi- well and good, but why stick one ques- one is getting them, as the questions design, but in principle it is simply a tion with the formal planning of the tion about a major issue into the middle seem to be on quite substantial issues. It shed, the kind of lean-to addition that Beaux-Arts. But time grows short and, of this survey which is already asking would also be nice to know who is dis- Dad might have tacked on to the garage like nature, the campus can reach a point questions about race? tributing them and what they intend to when he needed more room for the lawn where too much has been tampered wit h, Ques #5—If you are not a person of color, do with them at this late point in the mower. But this is not the end of it. Now exploited and overbuilt, and the original can you imagine what it is like to be a person semester. we learn that the Great Hall of Thomas is character is gone. We would do well to of color? Obviously I have not replicated the ill-suited for formal gatherings in part study Cram's quaint, fading drawing. The chances are, no one who is not of whole survey, for reasons of space. because there is no nearby room to store This campus needs an advocate once color will understand why this is an ex- However, I have tried to capture the chairs and tables. So it is proposed that more. tremely insulting question. It is not a general tone of it. one of the end walls be built inwards into condition that can be 'imagined' like a I wasn't being sarcastic when I said the hall to create a closet space—in effect, Dr. Michael J. Lewis trip to Disneyland or a bad acid-trip. that this survey deals with substantial another shed. Growth and Structure of Cities Being a person of color is real, not some- issues. The diversity requirement, plu- But a college cannot grow by adding a thing that we do so white people can ralism in its various incarnations at BMC, shed here and a shed there. No matter 'imagine what it might be like'. and racism and homophobia are all how good the individual sheds are, that Editors' note: The following statistics refei Ques #6—Have you ever had to confront important topics which it is valuable for is Dogpatch architecture, not the archi- o increases in class size in the Anthropologi racism in one of the following roles? a) vic- the community to discuss. However, this tecture of a beautifully composed cam- Department over the past few years. tim, b) perpetrator, c) uncomfortable by- survey is not the way to do it. pus. Is it not better to concentrate Bryn stander, d) outraged activist, e) other. Ma wr's Resources rather than squander- 101: Introduction to Physical Does anyone ever have to be the know- — Elleanor Chin Anthropology 1986 Fall 79 Professor DeBarnardi urges renewed 1990 Fall 117 202: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology commitment to Anthropology at BMC 1987 Spring 58 1989 Spring 71 To students in the bi-college community: anthropology. The anthropology depart- ing the "other races" into the sacred 1990 Spring 92 ment, devoted to the study of non-West- precincts of a class elite; nor should aris- 1991 Spring 118 I am writing to thank you for your re- ern and non-elite cultures, despite its tocratic values be confused with schol- cent show of support following my non- proven excellence, has found its contri- arly excellence. In an increasingly multi- 106: Sex, Culture, and Society appointment to the tenure-track position butions to the college and and the pro- cultural world in which Europe and 1986 Fall 27 in anthropology, and the continuation of fession all too often unnoticed at Bryn America are no longer culturally or eco- 1988 Fall 117 the search until next year. I have now Mawr. This lack of regard was noted by nomically dominant, such attitudes are been offered and have accepted a tenure- the external review committee of anthro- parochial and anachronistic. Thestudents 206: Conflict and Conflict Management track position at the University of Al- pology, which in its 1988 report advised are curious about the world in which 1987 Spring 20 berta, in a four-field department which the administration to "reiterate its re- they live, and they chose to study anthro- 1990 Fall 34 emphasizes graduate training and re- spect for anthropology as a discipline." pology! search. I am taking a position left vacant And an internal review committee noted 222: African-American Culture and by the departure of Regina Darnell, a in 1989 that the abrupt decision to termi- Starting in the late fall, you may find Community distinguished linguistic anthropologist nate the graduate program involved re- me in multi-cultural Canada, at: 1987 Fall 27 and scholar who as it happens is a Bryn 1 iance on "incomplete data and oral opin- 1989 Fall 59 Mawr B.A. and a Penn Ph.D. ion in formulating judgements about Department of Anthropology quality." It would appear that the judge- 13-15 HM Tory Building 236: Evolution I have enjoyed teaching at Bryn Mawr: ment of professionals in the field of an- University of Alberta 1987 Fall 16 Bryn Mawr's students are its greatest thropology about the quality of the gradu- Edmonton, Canada T6G 2H4 1990 Fall 40 strength, and have given me great ate program was less important than the strength in the course of recent events. In views of certain members of the Bryn 303: Cultural Tlteory the five years that I have taught here, Mawr community who hold the disci- Friends, colleagues, and students, please 1987 Spring 11 however, I have not enjoyed the persis- pline in low esteem. stay in touch! 1990 Fall 26 tent conflict between the Bryn Mawr — compiled by Sara Rubin administration and the department of Pluralism is not simply a matter of allow- — Jean DeBernardi Page 4 The College News May 13,1991 BMC: the more things change, the more

they stay themy experience same was the time that we, the continued from page 1 students, in Dr. Smith's class, upon find- large house on a road across from the ing out that she had a birthday in the near campus. It was called Llysafran Hall and future, decided among ourselves that it afforded most of the conveniences of the would be nice to invite her out to dinner other dormitories on campus, except that to celebrate that occasion, which we did. it had no dining room. For meals each TRADITIONS student was assigned to one of the other Our skits and plays, our Big May Day dorms. Most of the rooms were large celebrations, and some other special enough to accommodate 2,3 or even 4 events such as Lantern Night when we students. There was only one room, first entered college gave our families which was quite small, (that was] used as and friends an opportunity to see us in a room for one student. It was the former action. Lantern Night was quite impres- Environmental abuse: Czechoslovakia sewing room. It contained a narrow bed, sive. On that evening, the Freshman class a desk, table and two chairs. Besides that was inducted into the hallowed halls of confronts its negligent past it had a large built-in closet and several learning. The Freshmen solemnly continued from page 1 to end a critical housing shortage. As a deep drawers. marched into the Library Cloisters and tion of environmental policy (or any type result, little thought was given to com- I was one of the students assigned to lined themselves up against the columns of policy, for that matter). munity planning or the impact of such that house and lucky me, I got that room. or pillars of the cloisters. Then, the Jun- Czechoslovakia, along with most for- development on theenvironment. Build- Besides the precious privacy it gave me, iors, in caps and gowns, carrying lit lan- mer Soviet-satellite nations, endured ers used inferior materials in the con- I had another reason for hoping to get it. terns with red panes of glass (the color of forty-five years without environmental struction of these apartments, along with I did not want anyone to realize the ourclass) and singing Pallas Athena Thea protection laws, or other restraints against carcinogenic asbestos insulation. These paucity of my wardrobe. It was the bare (a Greek song to the Goddess of Learn- government and industrial environ- structures have already begun to decay, minimum, after the additions I had to ing), marched in and stationed them- mental abuse. The resulting ecological and in some cases, literally fall apart. purchase, such as gym bloomers, red selves next to each of us and handed the devastation has garnered Central Europe Unfortunately, as with most of the corduroy hockey skirt (red was the class lanterns over to us. the dubious distinction of being termed, environmental problems in Central Eu- color), books, etc., to carry on satisfacto- The Big May Day celebration occurred by environmental experts, one of the most rope, these apartment s represent the level rily. once each four years. Every student and polluted regions on the planet. of past governmental awareness concern- Once my sister-in-law, Bea, John's wife, faculty member was dressed in a cos- The pollution wasn't hard to miss. ing the impact of environmental destruc- asked, early in my college days, how I tume of the Elizabethan era. There were Crossing the border between Austria and tion. The Communist government gave could feel comfortable in that rich girl's those of us who performed in the Shake- Czechoslovakia with a group of confer- little thought to the living conditions of college with my meager resources and spearean play "Much Ado about Noth- ence participants, I noticed a haze envel- its population, choosing instead to focus clothes. How could I describe to her how ing," which was performed on our ath- oping the horizon in the direction of on central planning and production rich I felt, with the opportunity of attend- letic field. Others, dressed as chimney Bratislava. Gouds of thick, black smoke quotas. As a result, living conditions are ing any college, and especially Bryn sweeps, cavorted all over the campus, billowed out of the exhaust pipes of most quite poor, and the morale of the general Mawr? while ladies and cavaliers, dressed in cars on the road. These were highly pol- public is low. How could I convey to her costumes of that period, luting Trabants and Wartburgs — auto- To compound problems, the govern- that marvelous opportunity were seen here, there, and mobiles with two-stroke, oil and gas ment is currently implementing an aus- to participate, not only in the everywhere. The huge May- burning engines, found throughout East- terity program — raising prices and courses that I took, but also in pole, bedecked with colored ern Europe and the Soviet Union. devaluing the national currency. A week the various activities that ribbons, had its contingents Within minutes after arriving in the before I arrived, utility bills increased were newly opened to me, of dancers. In other words, it city of Bratislava, my eyes were watering 300% and food prices leapt upward 150%. and oh, how satisfying. Yes, I was a gay and jolly day for and I was short of breath. A huge indus- felt sorry at times that I could the college and its guests. trial complex, with more than a dozen Lack of money and lack of awareness not attend certain functions, Before the graduation smokestacksspewingtoxicburn-offfrom of the impact of environmental destruc- such as the receptions given exercises, it was the custom various refining processes, greets visi- tion on a population's efficiency and by President Thomas to the of Bryn Ma wr to have a party tors to Bratislava, which serves as the morale, represent two of the biggest Freshman Class, because I a few days earlier, for our capital of the Slovak Republic of Czecho- problems facing Central Europe at the lacked the proper clothes, but families and friends. It was slovakia. present moment. Two other serious what a small price that was held outdoors, where tables Massive, concrete buildings blot the problems that could potentially hinder compared to the exuberance with all kinds of goodies landscape of the city. These cookie-cut- thecleanupofenvironmentare: the grow- and joy that I received from were placed on the lawn. ter, Stalinesque slabs serve as the pri- ing nationalist tensions throughout the most of my experiences — Each of the graduating class mary form of housing for most of the region, and the lack of even basic deci- experiences that I thought I arranged any suitable chairs inhabitants of the city. According to two sion-making skills on the part of the could never hope to have. of theirs here and there on Slovak students I talked to, these high- general population — both of which are Thank fortune my values the grounds for their guests, rises were built by the government about remnants of over 45 years of authoritar- were different from Bea's. who could walk up to the twenty years ago, when it was in a hurry ian control. Everywhere that I turned there were tables and get whatever food appealed to riches for me to enjoy. Sometimes these them. Questionnaires to facilitate salvaging were a response to rather simple things, Even the campus was at its best on that like the walk on the campus late on eve- lovely spring day. The blooming trees sophomores from slump ning in the winter. I can still feel the soft, added gaiety to the additional color of By Jennifer Almquist to accompany the written data in order tender snowflakes on my cheeks, the the tastefully arranged food tables, the that a broader scope of information could light unsullied snow under my feet, the colorful cushions on many of the arm Only about one third of Bryn Mawr be evaluated and returned to the com- singing I hear through the lighted win- chairs that had been taken out of our sophomores have completed the eight munity, all of the Dean's office projects dows of one of the dorms that I passed. rooms, as well as to thecolorful clothes of page anonymous questionnaire compiled interfered with accomplishing this goal. For one who had lived all her life in a the faculty, students, and guests. So my by the Dean's office regarding sopho- The oral interview would have afforded large city, where snow almost immedi- college days were coming to an end. more perceptions of academic life, social each sophomore an opportunity for per- ately turned to slush, this was a treat in- Within a short period of time after the life, diversity and honor code issues sonal contact with a faculty or staff describable. above described party, came graduation during the year reputedly most difficult member, and would have provided some I felt fortunate that I was a part of that day. We students and the faculty, dressed for Bryn Mawr women. This question- additional reassurance regarding choos- fine academic institution. It offered so in our college caps and gowns, marched naire forms part of the system devised by ing a major, one of the crucial issues many joys for me, both intellectual and gravely on the stretch of lawn between Deans Marcia Hall and Chuck Heyduk facing a second-semester sophomore. emotional. Some courses opened up new the rows of trees, to the chapel to receive in alliance with others in the last eighteen In addition, Dean Heyduk noted that horizons or added further material to our degrees and honors, after the months for obtaining data about the the staff or faculty member would hear those I had gathered from the books I speeches which are usual at all gradu- dreaded "sophomore slump." Accord- about perceptions of Bryn Mawr that had read, whether it was in psychology, ation affairs. ; ing to Dean Heyduk, the purpose of this overstepped the bounds of his or her biology, or some phases of the evolution Well, here I stand system, which will be evaluated and particular area of responsibility. For of mankind or other areas of the world With a degree firmly clutched in my improved for ongoing use, is to see what example, Dean Heyduk might obtain we live in. I lapped it up like a famished hand. it is about student life that might need feedback about social life or dining serv- person sitting at a banquet table. Many pastures before me improvement and return to sophomores ices through an oral interview that he President Thomas was a colorful per- So green and inviting feedback which will assure them that might not be privy to in his constant son with a strong, powerful personality, So many roads before me "they aren't the only ones" who perceive dealings with room draw and other ar- and left her indelible mark on the college. Some, oh so dull, others exciting. the year as difficult. eas of student life. She felt that Bryn Mawr College should The expectations of those so near and Although oral interviews were origi- Recently, sophomore boxes have been strive not only for high scholastic aims, dear to me nally intended to take place in February continued on page 7 but also for the education of heart and My own dreams and goals of fulfill- soul. Foremost in that desire was the ment hope that the students develop a capac- Which shall they be? ity for caring and sympathy, and above My face is aglow, all gain an interest in the world around My eyes may be smiling. them. I stand atop of this hill Another pleasant aspect of studying at Inside, oh so trembly. Bryn Mawr was the rather close relation- Dear God, lead me gently ship bc>t ween many Of the professors and Oh so gently, the students. This is hardly possible in.. To a goal worth attaining. . very large universities with their thou- Passya Reefer 1921 sands of students. A classic example in Shana Weiss 1991 May 13,1991 The College News Page 5 Students offer new interpretations of family and poverty in the Mississippi Delta This is the final segment of a three part the extended family, the informal kin- teen year old great granddaughter, who sisted of Barbara Ann Thurmond, a single series on the Mississippi Delta written by ship network, the cooperative and com- was sent to her at birth by Ms. Gwin's unemployed mother who was about 25 students and faculty of the Bryn Mawr Col- munal nature between families and their granddaughter. After a break-in in her years of age. She has a six year old son lege Sociology Department following their acceptance of outsiders, the informal Chicago home, Chrissy's mother thought named Ronard. Ronard sees his father, trip to Holmes County, Mississippi during adoption and raising of other peoples' it would be safer for Chrissy to grow up who lives on the other side of Lexington, Spring Break. Previous segments have ad- children, the strict disciplining of chil- in Mississippi with her great Grand- about one mile away, once a week. Also dressed political and economic infrastruc- dren, the oral tradition, and the strength mother than in the area of Chicago where in the household is Mel vin, Barbara Ann's tures in the Delta, Mississippi's educational of the single black mother. she was residing. boyfriend, who is about the same age as system, and the role of religion in African These are just a few examples that each It doesn't stop there. Ms. G win is also Barbara Ann. Melvin has a four year old American communities in Holmes County. of us found existent in the different rearing Kimmy, a five year old neigh- daughter named Deanna to whom families we stayed with. For example. bor's child, because Kimmy's family is Ronard is very close. Deanna and Ronard, The Family Andrew Cohen '91 Murphy G win, whom Judy Porter stayed too large for her parents to manage fi- though not biologically related, refer to with, is a seventy-six year old single nancially. Neither Chrissy and nor one another as "brother" and "sister." There has been one force, in particular, mother who works full time as a domes- Kimmy are unhappy in their home. In Mel v in's mother and sister also live in of many major forces, which ha6 enabled tic. She has raised two of her own chil- fact, both refer to Ms. Gwin as their the household. Ronard and Deanna refer black people to cope with racial, eco- dren and several of her grandchildren. "Mama." to them as "Aunty" and "Grandma." All nomic, and political oppression time and She is currently rearing Chrissy, a thir- The family with whom I stayed con- continued on page 7 time again. This force has a stable struc- ture which has dealt positively with a history of external stains, such as slav- Hopi-Navajo conflict veils federal intrusion ery, World Wars I&n, the Jim Crow era, By Lilli Perez-Ten Fingers Many moons have passed and there joint efforts of the Hopi and Navajo as well as many contemporary structural have been considerable shifts in the negotiating with international coal com- constraints. It has altered among black I would like to share a story with you, amount of land 'reserved' for the Hopi panies for use of land located on both communities in the north; but its origins a story that is the result of many stories and Navajo 11850-1991J. Where the Hopi reservations. Inter-nation compromise can be traced to the rural south, in re- that I have heard and read about as we once claimed an area larger than that of for the Navajo is witnessed in their deal- gions like Holmes County, where black progressed on our mission to 'study the Navajo, they now have lost much of ings with the federal government in se- Americans first settled in the New World peace.' This story is my version of the their reservation to the encroachments of lecting relocation areas known as the as slaves. The force that I am describing perceived reciprocal relationship that the the Navajo nation who have become New Lands. The inter-nation compro- is the southern black family; its organiza- Hopi and Navajo nations have with their skilled in the utilization of political power mise of the Hopi is their request to the tion is complex, versatile, and extremely land and how that has shifted considera- exercised in the forms of 'Executive federal government to intervene and structured. bly. Orders' and 'Congressional Acts.' assist them in settling the land dispute. In Holmes County, we saw the exis- Often when we hear of progress we Soon 'encroachment' became 'encir- In affording some of these compro- tence of this family network manifest in anticipate a situation that is an improve- clement.' Ultimately the Hopi reserva- mises the balance between the people ment over what is current. On the other tion was encircled by the Navajo Reser- and the land was upset. The Hopi and hand, progress can result in decline. vation through a series of expansionist the Navajo have placed between them- Existentialists view progress as produc- tactics first employed in 1850. Many selves and their sacred land — distance. ing anxiety. The point made by them is quarrels followed regarding reservation For the red race who see themselves as that as humankind progresses there is boundaries. Locales designated by the care-takers of the land, this distance is a the consequent distancing that occurs federal government as Joint Use Areas dishonor. They have also upset the bal- between humans and nature. As this provided channels to vent inter-tribal ance within producing feelings of 'dis- distancing continues between the indi- hostility. One could characterize them as connectedness' that are heightened by vidual and his environment there is also modern-day battle grounds. the anxiety born from the fight for sacred disjunction that occurs within the per- Efforts to restore balance were at- lands. son, leaving an individual "out of bal- tempted. Compromises were made The internal imbalance manifests it- ance." within and between the two nations, and self in self-destructive behaviours. The Once upon a time both the Hopi and with the nations and the federal govern- alcohol death rate of American Indians Navajo lived in harmony. The Hopi ment. Within the Hopi nation compro- to all US races is over 4 to 1. The suicide shared their knowledge of agriculture mise was exercised by relinquishing land death rate of American Indians to all US with the Navajosand theNavajos shared originally theirs to the Navajo for graz- races is 15 to 11.7. The tuberculosis death their knowledge of herding with the ing. The Navajo compromise consisted rate of American Indians to all US races Hopi. There was even inter-marriage. of those who had resided on the Hopi is 5 to 1. The tuberculosis death rate was Each nation cared for Mother Earth the reservation uprooting their families and selected to indicate the socio-economic way the Creator had instructed them to moving onto the Navajo reservation. and health related conditions that exists do. So this was then. Inter-tribal compromise is seen in the for American Indians. (All ratios are age- adjusted per 100,000 population for 19871(1). Poverty is high among Ameri- Breach of the Peace can Indians: in 1980, 28.2 percent lived The editor of Lies of Our Times ("a maga- assault lasted for 30 minutes during woman's blood pressure to be danger- below the poverty level, compared with zine to correct the record") has granted The which time sailors fired a smoke grenade ously low. A helicopter was called, and the 12.4 overall in the U.S.(2). College News permission to reprint the fol- and a noisemaker grenade "for crowd the woman was flown to a hospital. But Envision the imbalance that exists lowing article. K.P. Foerstel is a political control." The commander said the ship the Post reported that a Navy lieutenant between the tribe and the land as well as reporter based in Washington, D.C. The was then "secured" and escorted to an said the doctor sent to the ship found no within the individuals themselves. It is article appeared in the April 1991 issue of anchorage ("Gulf Teace Ship' Stormed, serious illness. "The [captain] agreed the blatantly evident that they ha ve d istanced LOOT. December 26, p. Al). passengers did not need medical atten- themselves from each other. Many do A Violent Assault tion," the lieutenant told reporters. A not see that together they are members of By K.P. Foerstel But in an interview with this writer, Pentagon spokesman told the New York the Red race of people. Faye Williams, one of two American Times that "several unarmed members of Imagine a situation where group dif- More than 200 women from ten Arab women on the ship, said the assault, the ship's crew lunged for the weapons ferences are played up by outside inter- countries, the United States, Europe, and which included life threats to the women carried by the American sailors" (Philip est groups. In this scenario the feelings of Asia — many with their children — set and crew, continued for ten hours. At Shenon, "Ship with Iraq Aid Is Seized insecurity and instability are intensified off December 5,1990, from Tunisia on a one point, Williams found the ship's Off Oman," December 27, p. A13). by one group (the Hopi) being physically peace ship bound for Iraq. Organized by captain handcuffed. A sailor was stick- Williams said that before the assault surrounded by the other (the Navajo) the Union of Arab Women, the ship ing a gun in the captain's neck, threaten- the women had been instructed not to with no acceptable resolution to the ten- stopped at ports along the Mediterra- ing to shoot. "Marines came from all physically resist the sailors. She said some sion in sight. In a stretch of the imagina- nean and Red Sea picking up food and sides with their guns," Williams said. women tried to engage the sailo in tion, one could almost predict the subtle medicine to deliver to the children of "They didn't give us any orders. They conversation, while others prayed or sang presence of group paranoia in Hopiland. Iraq and Kuwait. While the trip was came on board hitting and kicking... fir- peace songs and held banners. The few A paranoia manifested in tribal legisla- scheduled to last just two weeks, the ing shots over our heads." continued on page 7 continued on page 14 women did not reach their destination Williams, an aide to Rep. Mervyn until January 14, two days before the U.S. Dymally (Dem.-Calif.), said more than began bombing Iraq. The delay was 75 sailors — described by the Post as an caused when multinational military "inspection team" — boarded the ship forces, led by the U.S., stopped and from helicopters and surrounding war- boarded the peace ship, beating the ships. Several of the sailors entered the women and holding them captive for ten bedroom of a Japanese woman suffering days. from multiple sclerosis and began hit- In the December 27 Washington Post ting her with the butts of their rifles. Two article, "U.S. Sailors, Crew Scuffle on other women who were pregnant began Iraqi Ship" (Guy Gugliotta, p. A20), a hemorrhaging from the blows to their o o Navy lieutenant was quoted saying that backs, chests, and stomachs. In the days the Navy sent a "small boarding party by following the assault, another woman helicopter" to determine if the ship was became violently ill with an intestinal carrying cargo prohibited under United disorder, Williams said. Her condition Nations sanctions against Iraq. A Los had been aggravated by the dwindling Angeles Times article the previous day supply of water on the ship. A Navy quoted a navy commander saying the doctor brought aboard found the

. r Page 6 The College News May 13,1991 International community ignores human rights abuses in Northern Ireland By Sharon SUnkevidi doing this to me... when I resisted and floors dug up or their walls knocked said that I'd like to see what they're doing, down." "It has long been a tradition at the New they told me that by law I could not. I Mrs. Nelis also spoke in great detail York Times to paint the Irish as a natu- hadn't known that, but then the laws about the massive human rights abuses rally and irreconcilably querulous lot. change so often there, it's hard to keep which have been thoroughly docu- Never mind the fact that they have en- track of them. Of course, it has been mented. For example, she said: dured nine hundred years of violent known for them to plant bombs, or plant "There is a whole record of torture and colonial rule, gen odd al famines and wars, ammunition. If s also known that they inhuman treatment that goes on in the torture, partition, disenfranchisement, may steal your property... interrogation centers. I'm not talking de-culturalization, and bowels of British They bring a dog with them; the dog about Chile or Argentina or El Salvador slave ships (yes, the Irish stood shoulder is trained to sniff out explosives. Then or South Africa. I'm talking about a place to shoulder with Africans in the flesh behind the guys with the guns come that prides itself on democracy and jus- markets). They're depicted as an inexpli- these other guys. They carry boxes with tice. I'm talking about a government that cably bellicose bunch..." a wide variety of tools... power drills and allows poor and innocent human beings hack saws and hammers and whatever. in interrogation centers to have hoods - Gerry O'Sullivan They're the guys who are going to take put over their heads, and to be probed up the floor boards and knock down with electric shock, and to be taken up in At the Socialist Scholars Conference walls, or destroy your furniture. Then helicopters and dropped out... Of the 11 held 6-7 April in New York City, I at- there's the guy with the clipboard who cases that were taken to the European VJHois tended a panel discussion entitled "Ire- goes around your house and checks to Court of Human Rights, you might be land's Unfinished Revolution: 75 Years see if anything has changed since the last interested to know, 10 of those people On." The speakers were Mary Nelis, a time they were there... have sincedied. They died becauseofthe don datelines. Readers are thus guaran- community activist from Deny, Ireland; "When they were in my house, they treatment they received in the interroga- teed the British-eye view of events there." Gerry O'Sullivan, co-author of The "Ter- were very abusive. When I asked them tion centers." This bias is now legally entrenched rorism" Industry, with Edward S. Her- why they were searching my house they Job discrimination, based on religion under the October 1988 Temporary Pro- man; Margie Bernard of the Institute for told me, 'If you want to know, you can go (in the assumption that religion is the visions Acts which make it "illegal to Policy Studies; and Anne Gaughan, an to the morgue when this is finished.' absolute determining factor of one's print or broadcast statements by Irish attorney from American Protestants for That alarmed me considerably. Those of politics), is such that the unemployment nationalists or their 'sympathizers,'" Truth About Ireland. you who have been to the north of Ire- rate is constantly above 50% in Catholic despite the fact that three of eleven To begin with, I learned that the depic- land know that when your children go areas. The most basic legal principles, banned organizations are entirely legal. tion of war in Northern Ireland as a out you've no guarantee that they" 11 come such as the right to remain silent, do not The strife in Northern Ireland is always Catholic versus Protestant conflict is back again. Twelve nationalist people exist. "If you talk while you're being depicted in the U.S. mainstream press as simplistic and, in many ways, completely had been assassinated in two weeks, so I interrogated, if you make a confession, a primeval blood-feud, the nationalist false. It is more a battle of Nationalists— was worried. I thought maybe some of you are charged. If you remain silent, community is painted as a nest of mind- who seek the right to self-determination my children had been killed. you are also charged," says Mary. Addi- less terrorists, and the six counties are and the abolition of Ireland's status as a "And all through the house search they tionally she informed us that, habitually identified as TJlster.' To call British colony— and Unionists. Unionist kept passing remarks and even called "A new law is being enacted this the North Ulster' is, essentially, to take positions and support is complex. Many themselves Irish names. One would say, month, in April. It states that if you have sides in the struggle— 'Ulster' is a union- Unionists wish to maintain the status "Well, Shamus, have you ever been to the in your possession itemsof a 'suspicious' ist/loyalist label, and its continued use is quo-they really want Ireland to remain a morgue?' And the other guy would say, nature— and they give you a list: fishing encouraged by groups like the British British colony. Others feel they lack suf- "No, Matty, I never been to the morgue'. line, batteries, coffee grinders— if you Press Agency. And Times writers such as ficient power to change the current situ- And it got to the point that I said some- are found with those items in your pos- Sheila Rule are always happy to oblige ation; and others remain silent out of thing and he struck me across the face... session and they decide you are suspi- the BP A insofar as this semi-official body fear. Nevertheless, because about 90% of "It took them 21/2hours.Oneof them cious, the charge is conspiracy, and the has become her sole source of informa- Nationalist support comes from Catho- reads all your papers, your books, even penalty is life imprisonment." tion about Ireland..." lics, religion is a factor often used for little bits of paper in your wastepaper Not only are Americans spoon-fed divideand conquer purposes by both the basket; they open your cash tin, look at OUR PAPER OF RECORD disinformation about Northern Ireland; "British government and the British Press your bank accounts. There's a guy who Gerry O'Sullivan presented an analy- we are subject to crude censorship as Agency. And religious discrimination in sits there specifically in order to copy sis of New York Times coverage of Ireland well. For example, a few years ago Mary Northern Ireland operates much like down all the addresses and phone num- from 1916 to 1988 (his empirical analysis Ellis was scheduled to do a live television racism do^s in South Africa. bers in your address book...I was lucky— can be found in 77K "Terrorism" Indus- interview here in Philadelphia. About The problems of Northern Ireland are all they did was take up a few floor- try). He summed up his findings as fol- five minutes before air time, sponsors of no different from those in any other colo- boards in my daughter's room and one lows: the program telephoned the studio and nized or neo-colonized region. There is, on the top landing; at least my house was To the Times, the Irish are "a people pressured the station to cancel it. The first and foremost, widespread abuse of still habitable...I've seen houses where without politicsor history, they only have sponsors had received a phone call from human rights by the occupying power. the people have to move out because complaints. And most, if not all, Times the British Embassy shortly before can- Additionally, as Margie Bernard pointed their water mains have been cut, or the stories on Northern Ireland carry Lon- continued on page 9 out, Northern Ireland has virtually no industrial base and has been victimized Social Darwinian scholar traumatized by by underdevelopment (i .e., capital flight, resource underdevelopment, destruction of infrastructures, etc.). She said that the change in elite marital patterns reason Northern Ireland is not recog- By Katie Kerr Only about one-half of the American age, and that the production of children nized as being part of the Third World is girls who graduate from colleges marry, is less," he said. "I have given consider- simply because the British government Because of the positive response to the and in one instance that is a matter of able time to this question, especially in does not recognize it as such, and the last article I presented, I dug up one more statistical record, and is here made pub- the case of women college graduates. British government's global influence I thought would be of interest. lic for the first time, one child was the net "In Copenhagen, Denmark, if my ensures that the World Bank and the IMF I hope that the president of Harvard production in 14 years of a class of 26 memory serves me correctly, a record pay it no mind. Consequently, no one and professors at Columbia find better women graduates from Bryn Mawr col- has been kept for any years, showing ever reads about Northern Ireland in uses of their time these days! lege, ten of whom married. comparisons between the results of textbooks on development. ONE CHILD ONLY BORN marriages of uneducated artisans and Mary Ellis, 56, has long been active in OHIO STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY, This was the class of '89, and the child the highly cultured classes. the struggle for liberation in Northern FEBRUARY 13,1903 is Margaret Rhoades Ladd, the daughter "It was found that in ten generations, Ireland. She spoke to us about life under GIRL GRADUATES DO NOT AS of Mrs. William Coffin Ladd of Haver- I believe, the families of the educated British occupation, including "house RULE MARRY ford, Pa., who married five years after classes became entirely extinct, while searches" (a euphemism for destroying Educational Culture, Statistics Disclose, her graduation. Margaret is now 4 years those of the artisans multiplied normally personal property), arrest, detainment Has a Tendency to Discourage Matri- old. and the children of the latter rose to the and interrogation, employment discrimi- mony, Especially Among Women Strangely contrasting with this, it is professions, sciences and arts." nation and legal discrimination. To illus- State Journal Special Dispatch pointed out, the government statistics Professor Thorndike produced a trate the conditions under which people NEW YORK, Feb 11: The declaration show nine out of every ten American number of statistical findings he had live, here is an in-depth explanation of a of Charles W. Elliot, president of Har- women marry, and in 1900 an average of recently made and conclusions reached "house search." Bear in mind that in the vard University, that education reduces 4.7 children had been born to each wife. bearing on conjugal conditions in Amer- past 20 years, this has happened (in vary- the reproduction of the human species, Professor Edward Thorndike, head of ica. ing degrees) to 400,000 homes. This has and the publication of a group of statis- the department of physiology in the Selecting haphazard 1128 names of occurred even though only 175,000 homes tics to prove his assertion, has startled Teachers' College of Columbia Univer- eminent Americans, all of whom were are designated as being nationalist. Mary the college world. sity, found, by statistics gathered at the possessed of high, if not college, educa- Nelis said: Careful research in the field of vital New York university, that about seven- tions, the professor formed this table: "If you don't open the door when they statistics by eminent physiologists in this eighths as many college men marry as do MARRIED MEN FORGE AHEAD. knock, they take a sledge hammer and city confirms Professor Elliot's findings native-bom white males. He also dis- "Of 286 eminent men between 60 and open it themselves. They come in with generally. covered the fact that the ratio of college 70 years old, 88 per cent are married, their guns and their uniforms and tell While Harvard's professor has ascer- women who marry, to the average, is as whole married population of that age whatever occupants are there to leave tained that college men failed to repro- "four or five to eight." being 93 per cent. the room while they search. They told me duce themselves, falling 28 per cent short FEWER EDUCATED PEOPLE WED. "Of 347 eminent men between 50 and and my husband we had to go into a of it, a vastly more astounding condition "It cannot be denied that fewer highly 60,88 per cent are married; whole popu- room and stay there—at gun point they're is found in the case of college women. educated people marry than do the aver- €Ottttt$Utm OH MM! / May 13,1991 The College News Page 7 Recalling the other side of glory continued from page 5 violation oftheresolution, including rice, men passengers, husbands of some of cooking oil, and spaghetti which had the women, were told not to get involved. been brought for consumption by the Williams said that after the initial at- women themselves. The women agreed tack, many of the sailors privately admit- to give up the supplies on the condition ted they had been told the night before they be delivered to the children of the the raid that the ship had been on a Sudan. mission of peace and that the passengers The ship finally was allowed to reach were mainly women and children. She Basra, Iraq, on January 14. The U.S. had said they expressed discomfort with the threatened to start bombing on January assault. 15. Williams and many other women Eventually, after the ten-hour assault, caught planes out of Baghdad on the military officials told the women they morning of January 15. U.S. bombing wanted to search the ship to be sure it began less than 48 hours later. Williams was not carrying any supplies prohib- said she believes the ship was destroyed ited under United Nations sanctions. by bombing raids before its contents Williams noted that the ship had been could be distributed. under surveillance by military ships and planes since beginning its mission, but it Lies of Our Times was not until it entered the Arabian Sea Institute for Media Analysis, Inc. on December 26 that an assault was Sheridan Square Press, Inc. launched against it. She added that be- 145 West 4th Street fore their departure the women had in- New York, NY 10012 formed the U.N. of their mission — to (annual subscription price $24) bring food, milk, and medicine for chil- dren — and the U.N. had voiced no Sharon Stankevich '91 responds: objections. I have but one fundamental question: "We were not breaking a trade em- Should we continue to show our support bargo," Williams said, "We weren't trad- of such abhorrent acts of aggression and ing anything." After searching the ship, brutality against pregnant women, Navy commanders demanded the re- women, children and men as these, with moval of sugar, which they evidently felt symbols as unifying as yellow ribbons did not qualify as humanitarian food and American flags? Read this article a and medicine. The ship was detained for second time. Examine your conscience. Surveying sophomores to evaluate another two weeks. On January 10 a let- Obtain the facts before jumping onto this ter from the U.S. embassy arrived with nation's bandwagon blindly. There is no student life an additional list of supplies said to be in glory in war. continued from page 4 will function much like the senior exit stuffed with the questionnaires so that interviews. In fact, the data may be those who have not yet completed a compared to senior perceptions in the survey may do so. Once the data is past and two years from now to assess compiled from this larger group of sopho- whether those areas that were found by mores, it will be compared to the percep- sophomores to be lacking at the college tions of the smaller group who returned differ from senior perceptions and their surveys earlier in the year to evalu- whether two years from now, when the ate the ways opinions of Bryn Ma wr vary same group is interviewed as they de- from semester to semester. Moreover, a part from the college, some change has Family networks and survival in faculty/student committee will be ap- been effected satisfactorily. pointed to work with the deans next year Most of all, this information will be southern black communities as they evaluate the data and begin to useful to ascertain the ways the college continued from page 5 income. As a result, many women con- advocate change on campus. The data atmosphere as changed over time. Once the adults in the household take respon- sciously have children out of wedlock, from the sophomore survey will also be various groups on campus have a better sibility for raising the children. When and raise them, in some cases, with the distributed to a "broad range of depart- sense of sophomore experience, perhaps Deanna and Ronard need help or assis- assistance of their fathers. However, in ments, services, and student leadership some measures will be taken to rid the tance, hey are equally apt to call upon many instances, they raise them with the groups," said Dean Heyduk. second year here of the difficulties it has their Aunty as they are their mother or assistance of a boyfriend, like Barbara Now that the survey portion of this entailed for many sophomores. Although father. Ms. Gwin and Barbara Ann's Ann, and always with the help of ex- system is in place, Dean Heyduk fore- Dean Heyduk feels the data will have families illustrate only a fraction of the tended and informal kin. sees that the oral interview phase will many uses, one primary function of this southern black family's uniqueness. Both The assistance from kin is very impor- indeed take place next year, complement- system will be to formulate "an ever- clearly illustrate the flexibility and infor- tant. There's always an adult present to ing the surveys already collected. Over more articulate perception of the value mal organization of the family, but under- care for the children if, as is often the time, these questionnaires and interviews of Bryn Mawr as a women's college." standing properly why these features case, the mother needs to work fourteen ,ooo exist and their functional value, for the or more hours a day, or the father or outside observer, simply requires an open boyfriend must leave the region in search mind. Researchers studying the black for employment to support the family. family in northern and southern regions Assistance will always be present, either have often misinterpreted households from a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, JVJen are afraid to marry women with like Ms. Gwin's and Barbara Ann's as informal kin, or neighbor, to give the being illustrative of disorganization and child guidance, encouragement, protec- superior minds abnormality. tion, and discipline. continued from page 6 LESS INCLINED TO MARRY. On the contrary, this familial network During my stay, I noticed that Deanna lation, 92. is highly organized and very important. and Ronard, Melvin's daughter and "Of 342 eminent men between 40 and "We are, therefore, led to conclude In fact, its existence isn't just functional Barbara Ann's son, were extremely well 50,88 per cent are married; whole popu- that the reason for it is that the college to the family, but additionally to the needs behaved. When they approached me for lation, 89. graduate has been growing less and less of the community. Kenny Sallis, a fifteen assistance (most often, to pull their toys "Of 243 eminent men between 30 and inclined to get married, or less able, or year old boy whom Eric and Louis stayed down from high shelves), they would 40,85 per cent are married; whole popu- both. with, stated that homelessness is not a usually say "please" and "thank you." lation, 85 per Cent." "It has been said that college training problem in Holmes County, because When they forgot to use these and simi- Of college women, some of Professor unfits women for marriage and preju- there is a general belief among families lar terms (which wasn't often), Barbara Thorndike's conclusions are: dices them against it — that intellectual that no one should live without a roof Ann was quick to notify them of their "The living graduates of Vassar,Smith pursuits weaken womanly instincts. over their head. Because it is unusual for mistake. She would say in sharp raised and Wellesley furnish us with a repre- persons in the Southern black commu- tone, "Go back there now and say Thank sentative body of several thousand col- "The Collegiate Alumnae association nity to be without kin, whether biologi- you Andy7 or I'll give you a whuppin' lege women whose conjugal relations I has alleged that the explanation of fail- cal or informal, those in need of shelter you won't bethankful for." Barbara Ann's have ascertained from alumnae cata- ure of college women to marry was their are usually taken into the home of some- threat and its deliverance are not un- logues. I find that of graduates from 1880 adoption of a higher standard of hus- one in the community. usual. Discipline is a strict aspect in the through 1884, 55 per cent married. Of bands. This report also pays a tribute to Also, the family structure helps to family household and it can come from graduates from 1898 through 1899 only male modesty in emphasizing the un- compensate for the disproportionately any relative, informal or biological. 5.5 per cent married. I find that the pro- willingness of men to marry college large number of female headed house- In addition, when "whuppings" (the portion of college women who married women because they feel themselves in- holds in the Delta region. The number of use of a belt or a strap on a child) are has been growing smaller and smaller in tellectually inferior. female headed households is incredibly administered, there are informal norms the last twenty years. high. Because there are very few job which govern its course. Barbara Ann "About 45 per cent of all women col- "The influence upon women's attitude opportunities for black men, many have told me that a child is rarely given a lege graduates marry, while of the fe- toward marriage, of the chance to gain migrated out of the Delta in search of whupping by an adult im mediately after male population at large who reach 40, an independent income in the profes- employment to northern cities, such as the misdeed. Instead, it is done at a later 90 per cent marry. sions, trade and industry is hard to Chicago, Detroit and NewYork.Minyof period of time (hours or even days later) "It is absurd to suppose that college measure. the men residing in the Delta are consid- when the adult is less angry, and there- women differ enough from others in not "The last explanation is the mere fact ered unmarriageable by the women, fore, less apt to inflict injury to the child. possessing equal attractiveness to ac- of the withdrawal of college women from because they have no steady source of continued on page IS count for this peculiarity. opportunities of marriage for four years." Page 8 The College News May 13,1991 Honour Board The case of the missing exam It was brought to the attention of the was in Thomas; later in the questioning, Board reviewed past conduct of the stu- Abstracts Honor Board that someone had taken an however, she confirmed that she had dent as she had been involved with the The following are two abstracts of exam from Thomas that belonged to been around Thomas at approximately Honor Board in a previous case. The cases that the Honor Board sat upon. someone else. The Person it belonged to the time the exam was removed. The other case involving an exam that was One is social, the other is academic. did not take it as she was in the office of student was unable to say anything with taken and then returned. Bearing in mind The facts that are presented in these the Professor who gave the exam at the certainty, and during deliberations, it the decision of the previous case, the abstracts are the facts presented by time that it was taken. The Professor was discovered that the student misrep- false statements made regarding her the individuals involved through notified the student whom he thought resented herself several times. When she actions, the premeditation involved in their written statements, and the tes- had taken the exam and informed her to was recalled by the board to answer the act of removing the exam, and the timony of the students and all other report to the Honor Board which she did. further questions, inconsistencies began students apparent disregard for the involved, present at the hearings. In The formal charge was that the student to surface repeatedly. After contacting Honor Code in regards to academics, the cases of exclusion, or separation, the removed an exam from Thomas (during people whom the student claimed to be Board recommended to the President of Honor Board can only make a recom- self-scheduled exams) under false pre- with the day the exam was taken, it was the College that the student be excluded. mendation to the President of the tenses. It was an exam for an advanced determined that she did sign out an exam An automatic appeal was undertaken, College. The president then has the level course in her major. (The name that was in a line consistent with the last and the President upheld the decision to right to uphold, overturn or ask for a used to sign out the exam was that of a name signed for the exam, and inconsis- exclude. new hearing. All names have been graduate student in the class). tent with the last name of the student. changed. The student denied at first that she After receiving this information the Contenders in mimetic dual sacrifice all in the name of love The following abstract is presented to terim the Board was informed of the community. the community with the evidence that "bitch" letters (Susan received at least two Plans were made to reconvene the was presented by the involved students. letters, sent to her home address, which same evening, however, the Head of the These are the facts as were presented to contained a single sheet of white paper Board became ill and was confined to the the Honor Board. An abstract is not meant with the word "bitch" inscribed and infirmary. Furthermore, Susan had re- to dispel rumors about any case in re- circled in red. These letters arrived dur- turned home to Chicago the following gards to it; it is meant as an example of ing the summer of 1988; a further letter day and Marie had gone to New York. what the Honor Board does behind closed arrived during the Christmas of 1988. The hearing was resumed on 5 April, doors. Abstracts allow you, the commu- They were postmarked variously from 1989 at 7:30 pm and the board began nity, to see what sort of things are brought Florida and Chicago. The Board are not in taking testimony at 8:30. The Board heard before the Honor Board, and how they possession of these letters) and the dead from Marie for the next 4 and 1/2 hours. are handled. They are meant to allow flowers [Susan claims to havereceived on Deliberations lasted until 4:30 am. (In the you an insight while maintaining confi- Valentine's Day 1989, a box of dead flow- course of those deliberations the Board dentiality. Due to the size of this commu- ers, gifted wrapped and bedecked in black listened to the answering machine mes- nity, it is impossible for every commu- ribbons. The Board are in possession of sages left by Marie for Susan.) nity member to be ignorant of the identi- said flower box and ribbons.] A number of issues were raised during ties of the person(s) involved. This is the The case was brought to the Board's deliberations. Board members expressed reason for the time lapse that occurs attention by Susan who claimed to have great concern regarding the stability of between the hearing and an abstract. I been physically assaulted by Alan at a either party. The tendency recognized apologize for the lateness of these ab- concert in Founders Hall during late Feb- earlier to cast oneself as the blameless stracts. They were meant to come out in ruary. She confronted both Alan and victim continued and it was impossible March, in accordance with the Plenary Marie by letter — the ensuing responses for either party to acknowledge any hint resolution. These cases were heard at were of such a nature that Susan thought of responsibility. Indeed, although the least one year ago, in concordance with it necessary that the Honor Board convene Board is not qualified to determine psy- the Plenary resolution. a Hearing. In consultation with Susan, chological well being, it was the Board's This was a social dispute involving Marie and the Dean's office, the Honor opinion within the Board's limited expe- aware of a number of alarming facts — Marie and Susan which has been ongo- Board determined that a hearing was rience that both parties were undeniably Alan worked for the University of Penn- ing for a period now in excess of two indeed warranted. Initially scheduled for disturbed. The Board felt that it was vital sylvania BioMedical Research Unit where academic years. It appears to have started March 22, it was postponed a week when that they obtain professional help imme- he was responsible for dissection among in October of 1987 when it became ap- Marie was involved in a car accident. diately. The Board was also concerned other things [Marie claims to have re- parent to Susan that she was dating the The Board convened at 7:00 pm to read by the irrepressible manner in which this ceived a box through the mail containing same man, Alan '90, a University of Penn- statements and to discuss procedural dispute spread beyond the protagonists. a dissected rat and fecal matter]; alleg- sylvania student, as Marie; the ensuing matters. The Board anticipated that the The involvement of countless others edly he is also responsible for acts of attempts to resolve this situation gener- hearing would began at 8:00, however, made it impossible for the dispute to end physical violence toward one Mawrter ated considerable hostility and ill-will. as it was necessary that Marie's state- quickly or quietly — the community's in particular. The Board recognizes that The problem was first brought to the at- ment be transcribed and copied, the well being was put in jeopardy by this his actions are not the responsibility of tention of the Honor Board in March 1988 hearing could not begin until 9:00 when persistent factionalism and siege-like Susan or Marie, but the Board is still by Susan, who expressed great concern the copies were completed. In the in- mentality. The Board was determined concerned about his access to Bryn Ma wr. regarding alleged acts of harassment and terim, Marieencountered Susan and was that the community no longer be ex- This whole complex of issues is slander. It was obvious even then that this so distressed by this meeting that her posed to this level of hostility. founded on two basic concerns: firstly dispute stretched beyond the two pro- initial reaction was to withdraw from the Furthermore, there was considerable for the well-being of the students in- tagonists to include a large number of hearing. After an hour of shuttle media- concern that both parties were not dem- volved and secondly, for the well-being others. tion between the parties and determin- onstrating any real understanding of the of the community at large. It was these A series of mediations took place in ing the logistics of the hearing [Initially, Honor Code or of the values it enshrines concerns that underwrote the Board's March and April of 1988— Marie felt it necessary to be supported by — the absence of respect for others, re- resolutions which were presented to the resolution of these mediations was Alan during the taking of testimony. sponsibility for self and personal integ- Susan and Marie on April 7,1989. that both parties attempt to ignore the However, as this was not procedurally rity are at the heart of this case. Tangen- After careful consideration, it was gossipcirculatingandratherthan indulge sanctioned, a compromise was reached tial to this disrespect, there were a num- decided that owing to the protracted in further escalation, if either party had such that Marie could call for time out at ber of occasions when, by cross-referenc- nature of this dispute and its inherent specific concerns they should contact the any point during the hearing and go to ing testimony, it was obvious that both inconsistencies, that any attempt to as- Honor Board. Soon after this resolution Alan], the Board began taking testimony parties were not telling the Board the certain the actual sequence of events and was reached, the Board was contacted by at 10:00 pm. [In the course of this testi- entire truth. It was also obvious that both their perpetrators was futile, and so, the Dean's office expressing concern mony, Marie produced a statement writ- parties had, at various points, attempt- apportioning blame was therefore im- about this nature of the dispute. It was ten by an ex-suitemate testifying to ing to circumvent due process — a possible. The Board therefore agreed that their recommendation that both parties Susan's instability.) Evidence was taken number of extremely disruptive, threat- any resolution must affect both parties seek counselling, individually and to- until 6:00 am when it became apparent ening and even illegal incidents were not equally. gether. The Board concurred and a letter that members of the Board were no longer reported. This failure to report incidents Be it therefore resolved that Marie and urging such action was sent in April of capable of dedicating necessary level of to any of the appropriate authorities Susan must undertake the following: 1988. attention and energy to the task at hand. including the Honor Board, the Honor 1) before the end of the Spring Semester At this juncture, it is important to high- At this point, the Board had completed Council, security or the Police calls into 1989, joint counseling sessions must take light the unwillingness of either party to hearing testimony from Susan, her wit- question both their authenticity and the place. The aim of these sessions is to acknowledge responsibility: neither ness Anne, Alan and had heard about 10 motivations of either party. developa lessdestructive pattern of inter- Susan nor Mariecould cast themselvesas minutes of preliminary comments from A further area of concern was the action; anything other than the victim in this situ- Marie. It was already apparent that this degree of involvement which could be 2) prior to resuming at Bryn Mawr, indi- ation. This propensity to deny involve- dispute was far more serious than was ascribed to Alan in this dispute. It was vidual counselling must be in progress ment also lead to a distinct inability to initially believed. Accusations of harass- the opinion of the Board that he played a and should continue to the satisfaction of follow any resolution the Board could ment, slander, libel, theft, trespass, threats greater role than was readily apparent. the counsellor; and make. Notwithstanding, thedisputecon- of physical violence and mail fraud were There was considerable disquiet at the 3) for the next year of Bryn Mawr enroll- tinued. made by both parties and the recitation thought of his continued access to the Bi- ment, residential privileges shall be re- However, while the Board was aware of events implicating either party seemed Collegecommunity. Although at the time stricted — access to tri-college housing of further incidents, the case was not endless. It was also clear that this dispute there was little substantial evidence to shall be denied. It has been determined brought to the Board's attention for ac- had expanded to encompass approxi- demonstrate his culpability, subsequent that although the Board can not stop this tion again until February 1989. In the in- mately 30 members of the Bi-College to the hearing the Board has been made continued on page 22 May 13,1991 The College News Page 9 Coming to terms with the failings of Alcoholics Anonymous By Kelly Farrelly addiction, incest, compulsive eating, sex, etc. Recently, many women have begun Many addiction treatment programs to question the values of this program. have been re-evaluating their methods Female dissatisfaction with A A is not in caring for women. These support a new thing. In 1976 Jean Kirkpatrick groups and agencies are realizing that founded Women for Sobriety. However women's needs are not being addressed some women seem reluctant to discuss in mainstream programs. Most of the their difficulties with the program. Psy- traditional rehabilitation programs were chologist Charlotte Davis Kasl says New Visions for Women's (Corporate) designed by men for men in recovery. women are hesitant to talk about their Women are not treated as women, but as dissatisfaction because they are afraid to Leadership" conference disappoints men, in the structure of the traditional lose something that has helped them. By Vicky Maxon, Catherine Payne, and formula. No outside economic, political, methods. Detoxification units and in- She says that women who question the Sara Rubin or social forces were explored and the patient treatment centers are not usually steps in their training program are often result was a narrow focus on women designed to accommodate women with threatened with expulsion from the pro- "New Visions for Women's Leader- which did not relate to other oppression children. This unspecific treatment con- gram. Kasl states women are taught to ship," a conference hosted by Bucknell of women in the world today or through tributes to lower success rates in recover- believe male models of almost every- on the weekend of April 5, was attended time. Case histories presented in the panel ing women. There is a move to redefine thing are better than whatever they can by Ma wrters Jessica Heard, Vicky Maxon, discussionandthe keynote lectures made the old methods of care in order to suc- create for themselves. Catherine Payne, and Sara Rubin. these women sound as if they were ex- cessfully treat women in rehabilitation. Many women are satisfied with what We thought it very surprising that the traordinary in this man's world, and An article in the magazine Ms.: The they receive from twelve-step programs. conference was organized and carried would remain so. World of Women examines the effective- The program offers peer models, sup- out as if women at the conference were No sense of sisterhood with others at ness of the Twelve-Step Program for port and understanding with no cost. starting from scratch, or reinventing the the conference or those not able (or not women. Many women are usinga twelve Kasl points out that there is no one wheel. The focus of the discussions were invited) to attend, such as women of step program based on Alcoholics method of treatment that is effective for debates which were resolved in the color, was considered. The entire week- Anonymous for their recovery from drug continued on page 16 women's community twenty years ago: end's message seemed to be targeted among the organizers, the keynote speak- toward white, upper middle class U.S. media mystifies conflict in ers, and the vast majority of participants women, with no mention of those ab- there was no sense of womens' history or sent. (Men were actually in leadership Northern Ireland community. Even more frightening: there positions in the conference.) was virtually no mention of "real world" Despite the organization of the direc- continued from page 6 -What are the basic demographics of a patriarchal opposition to the aims of the tors, there were some elements of femi- ing the station. The show was cancelled. region's employment situation? feminist movement, and blame for "fail- nism in the workshops, though they did But this should come as no surprise. -Why is the army in the streets? ures" —such as the failure of passing the not seem to be recognized or highly Subtly coerced censorship is the normal -And how many people die from the ERA Bill in Congress — was put solely promoted. One workshop that worked order of things in this country for any weapons of the occupied resistance com- on the women of the movement, not on —"Choices and Challenges: Women in person or group conveniently marginal- pared to the numbers killed by the occu- the Congress which would only allow it School Administration" — provided ized by U.S. elites — e.g. Native Ameri- piers? with a time restraint and eventually information about access to positions, cans, Noam Chomsky, pro-Castro Cu- Instead of receiving factual reports, would not even pass it. support networks, and organizations, bans, former members of the National we are provided a picture of the Irish as The conference organizers and some and made no assumptions about how Security apparatus, etc. It's in the best being a cheerful lot who drink too much workshop leaders spoke of the women's women (as a biological entity) lead in interests of media conglomerates to and blow up innocent civilians by mis- movement (or "radical feminists") as if it any particular fashion. comply with the wishes of their spon- take. Think about it: Mint exactly does it were a thing of the past, an anomoly that A brief summary of the keynote and sors— they are eager to please for the mean to live in an occupied territory? We existed only for one brief moment in the featured speakers may give a clearer simple reason that they derive most of know that there are armies of occupa- sixties, and never previous to or after picture: their revenues from corporate sponsors. tion, paid for by the powerful, in North- that. Participants in the conference Sally Helgesen, author of Tlie Female Ad- And it's cushy for journalists to report ern Ireland, Palestine, and Soweto. And seemed to have no background in femi- vantage: Women's ways of Leadership. the "facts" dropped gently into their laps yet, without pause, we accept that the nist or any other theory, and a lack of Writes speeches for Fortune 100 com- by State Department and White House people living under occupation— Pales- preparation or understanding of basic pany leaders and freelances for Vogue. officials— this does not occur only dur- tinians, South Africans, Northern Irish— feminist principles. Betty Williams, peace activist, winner of ing war time, as it did so blatantly during arethe main perpetrators of violence and The "new visions of women's leader- the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in the Persian Gulf adventure. Journalists are most responsible for their own suf- ship" presentedattheconference seemed Ireland. Called feminists "dirty, smelly, report the government line as "fact" fering. Something is clearly wrong with applicable only to the future corporate needing custom-made bras, greasy simply because it not only saves valuable this picture. We need to ask many, many managers of America. Patriarchal op- haired." Wouldn't stop with stories about time and money, but gets them promoted more serious questions before accepting pression (though not conceived as such, how her sons are afraid to cry, how they're as well. OSullivan concluded: any reports on conflict as Truth. and certainly not mentioned as such) sensitive, etc. Finally someone asked her "Nothing has changed, in 76 years of The following are sources of further in- was vaguely addressed in the sphere of if she had daughters, and she replied, New York Times reporting on Ireland. formation: Wall Street and such elite jobs as CEOs, "two." Carole Napolitano , founder of While the British continue to enforce a Books: but not in any other less-elite careers or "Synergies," or communication counsel- shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland, Black on Green by St. Claire George other social institutions such as the fam- ing for larger companies, corporations, they are praised for their generosity and Daughter of Deny by Margaret Bernard ily, education, religion, for example. the military. She gave us the NASA Moon restraint. The nationalists are still called Manufacturing Consent^ Noam Women and their achievements were Exercise (most of you probably tried this terrorists while members of the SAS (the Chomsky and Edward S. Herman removed from the social context of patri- in Junior High) to facilitate consensus British Special Air Service) regularly archal oppression which essentially put decision making. This exercise seemed conduct murderous raids in neighbor- Organizations: the blame of "failure" on the victims by designed to make us feel good about hoods in the six counties. And the American Protestants for Truth About removing the oppressors and their mo- ourselves early on, to make us think 'statelet' illegally carved out by the Ire- Ireland tives for not sharing power from the continued on page 13 land Act of 1920 will always be Ulster, PO Box 357 despite the term's overtly loyalist asso- Gwynedd, PA 19436 ciations. Ireland's political situation Professor Quotes continues to be occluded and mystified Equality Working Group (Find the Professor...) by a paper which insists on calling open 108b Andersontown Road warfare against the Irish people 'the Belfast, Ireland 1. You leave after the weekend and pre- a. Katrin Burlin troubles,' and which describes British sumably whatever has happened to you counterinsurgency as a 'Protestant- Dovehouse Community Resource has happened. Catholic conflict.'" Center The Times' portrayal of the occupation Derry, Ireland 2. You push down on Jello, and its b. Al Albano and resistance in Northern Ireland as squirts out the sides. being a "faith against faith" conflict cor- Publications: responds to its regular portrayal of well- Just News 3. If you live virtuous lives you get the c. Bob Washington coordinated assaults on South African Northern Ireland Civil Liberties correct answer. townships as being "black on black" or Council "tribal" violence. What this demonstrates 45/47 Donegall Street 4. Taking a man seriously at my age is d. Neil Abraham is that we have been subjected to lies, Belfast BT1 2FG almost inconceivable. omissions of facts, and propaganda by Ireland major media. To defend ourselves from 5.This guy could not go into a 24 hour- e. Al Albano suffocating under the fluff of the main- Northern Ireland Human Rights Report make-up-your-glasses store and expect stream press, therefore, it is imperative Northern Ireland: Unionist/Protestant to find a pair to fit his nose. that we begin arming ourselves with Community, 1990. actual facts. Before believing any story flx>th are published by Am. Prot. for 6. If you can do it for two, you can do it f. Janet Monge on conflict, we must ask the following Truth About Ireland) for infinity. serious questions: -What can police legally do to individu- Lies of Our Times als in accordance with a region's legal (subscription info listed under "Breach H-9'dS'V* 'ae '(XI 'Dl :sjaMsuy system? of the Peace" article, elsewhere in this -Howis theeducation system structured? issue). "* Page 10 The College News May 13,1991 The Final Word on BMC: Seni Assessing past five years brings insight on BMCs shifting priorities By Rachel Winston gested to the coordinators of the Gay Peoples' pect was identified in this case, and she was Association that, "...it's not a bad thing to learn removed from the community. Things were With two weeks until graduation, I've been to be discreet..." This year, she was seen different in 1986—different even as recently 11 spending what little time I have (and a lot of wearing a pink triangle at an anti-harass- as 1990. P.C" critics comple time I don't have) thinking about my past ment rally. I suppose it's the nature of a Bryn Mawr five years at Bryn Mawr. A lot of students are unhappy about the senior never to be satisfied with the pace of thep I suppose institutions are always in a state way the Administration has handled this change at this school. This state of affairs By Natasha Seaman of flux, and thiscollegeisnoexception. There most recent case of harassment. In one sense, probably stems from the fact that there re- have been a lot of changes since I arrived here I think students have a right to be upset. mains much at this institution in need of The first year I was at Bryn Mawr, P.C. in 1986 for my first year, some important — Members of the Administration made some change. In fact, the longer I've beena student referred to the collection of ten or so people some not. In fact, it's hard to determine what serious mistakes, especially in their treat- at Bryn Mawr, the more problems I've found who sat in the front smoker of Haffner and drank tea from glasses. If you'll excuse the I feel have constituted really significant ment of the victim of this harassment. She has with the way this institution is run... changes in this institution. What seemed been left to navigate a "sea of grey," in terms cliche, times have changed. P.C. has become the catchword for our generation, and a light- important my freshwoman year — the Cam- of what information she has been authorized The College's Changing Mission bridge Report — is hardly ever alluded to to share with the community. This has put In 1985, Bryn Mawr commissioned the ning rod for criticism. According to conser- today. New concerns are dominating the her in the awkward and painful position of Cambridge Associates, a financial consulting vatives, people who are P.C. are ideological campus now, like the issue of harassment. having constantly to weigh what she can and firm, "...to study its current and projected clones; in the process of "getting it right" they cannot tell her friends and classmates about financial picture and to offer guidelines and eliminate discussion and abridge the free Improvements and Problems the case. As the victim in this case of harass- recommendations for reaching and main- speech of others. P.C. has been condemned as a scourge of political liberalism that is ruin- Three years ago, members of the SG A Ex- ment, she now finds herself having to protect taining a state of financial health or 'equilib- ing our colleges and universities by remov- ecutive Board staged a "coup," and disbanded the First Amendment rights of her harasser. rium.'" a meeting of the Student Government Asso- Despite my criticism, I can't help but re- The Cambridge Report found that Bryn Mawr ing the traditional curriculum and replacing ciation in protest of what they perceived was member just how far the Administration, as was spending too much money. Specifically, it with the hocus pocus of multiculturism. However, I would like to argue that this student apathy. At the time, no one could a whole, has come. Gone are the days of the college was draining the size of its en- backlash is not against the idea of thought have imagined how effectively students administering lie detector tests to recipients dowment — a situation that threatened the control in our universities. Propaganda has would organize themselves this year, to of anonymous threats. Becky was not called college's long-term financial security. The always held a strong if covert position in our protest the harassment of a lesbian student hysterical, not asked about her "persecution Report's bottom line was that Bryn Mawr with virtually no SGA Assembly support for complex," and not told to keep quiet about had to reduce the size of its total operating school system. Rather, the attack on P.C. was their actions, very little SGA discussion of the notes she received. Security, in the past, budget to preserve the size of its endowment. launched by conservatives who have sud- homophobia, ignorance, and hatred,and little did not publish reports about assaults, rob- In response to this recommendation, the col- denly realized that they are losing control initiative on the part of the SGA to do any- beries, and suspicious activities on campus lege's Board of Trustees called for a "five over the college and university system. thing but apologize. —news of crime on campus used to bespread year" plan to bring the college's operations The main tool of defense of the conserva- Five years ago, President McPherson sug- by word of mouth. Most significant, a sus- "...within guidelines that [would] ensure the tives is the reduction of social movements to future fiscal health of the institution." In one term: P.C. Totally different social move- other words, the Trustees wanted a plan of ments are branded with this mark; the only budget cutbacks so the college would stop element that the movements share are their slicing into its endowment. threat to the status quo. Backlashers also like The Administration answered the Trus- to highlight just one facet of social change tee's request with the Plan for Achieving Fi- movements, and that is their current trendi- nancial Equilibrium. Though the Plan consid- ness.Thiscannotbedenied;sincebeingaware ered cutbacks across academic as well as of the conditions of others than yourself is non-academic programming, its most sig- currently in vogue on campus, there are those, nificant proposal was the elimination of seven eager to fit in, who take the path of least of the college's graduate programs: anthro- resistance and learn the vocabulary and pology, English, French, history, philosophy, wardrobe of the stereotype of socially aware sociology, and Spanish. This cutback grew people. I do not condemn these people, but out of the Cambridge Report's observation that only ask that all social change movements Bryn Mawr was attempting to operate a huge not be judged on the basis of the presence of number of graduate programs given its small a few people who have not come to their size, posing a large financial burden for the political beliefs based on deep thought, but college. The Plan also called for a reduction in rather by the need to fit in. Opinion pieces by the number of faculty "...through the natural people of Color show us again and again that "ttftEt fRoPOCTs THA-T MfU MMret W&& process of attrition," (italics mine] and an many liberals are prone to poor judgement, increase in the college's undergraduate en- racism, and some pretty unsolid arguments. J\ LUG rollment. However, simply because a few people continued on page 14 have a shallow understanding of the move- The corporate ivory tower: BMC edu

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- WHAT UATrt^DTPMe AT &MC._»1U>A EfPCgJj^ Sewiog. tAg Clc\SS ,f <\1 tely and utterly miss joint ment they proclaim to represent does not I mean that the movement can be thoroughly discounted. One element of P.C. that receives much fire is the self renaming of marginal- ized groups. Critics discount this as the vio- lation of freedom of speech rights and inan- ^ri\_ \**¥- T»0*1 ity. Why should the words "handicapped" or rWi S. VtcAUd ti> 1W a^M.'sM.ab "crippled" be passed over in favor of "differ- sew* we ently abled"? Or, "third world country," for "country in development," or "Black" for FR*H Me "African American"? You might ask what is VyoNt tt. Xpy wrong with the original word. After all, ■tfrit \xsjr ColViy-I" "handicapped" describes people with a fitterant MOM*-}, <**■ into .^ handicap pretty well, you may think. The V\*.l)*t sterV problem with those words is that dominant 0UN(««. Me society came up with them. What is the right of dominant society to name those whom it S>«*°aus> X wo*.*. marginalizes?

The author of the headline "10 years of VI*J*. babes at the Tord" did just such a unilateral P/H ttytam-ttttN %) naming. Then, in response to criticism of this headline, someone urged that women just de-stigmatize the word "babe" in the way gay people did the word "queer." Sure, women could do this, but it won't be at the behest of men. It is the responsibility of the dominant class to learn to call people and groups of people by their proper name; it is the prerogative of these people to change this name when they want. This isn't mind con- trol or abridgement of free speech that is being demanded: it's good manners. There are many more points that I would like to argue with the critics of P.C, but I am tired and I want to graduate. I only want to ask those who are left here and those who are arriving to think.before writing off — or joining — a protest because its been named P.C. Think about what the protest means to To come of age at Bryn Mawr College those who have launched it; question it, challenge it, but do not judge it right or By Margot Hipwell and Mandy Jones smoke since we were trying to decide which Senior Year: wrong until you can say that you are speak- brand we liked best. We drank a lot. We were We think Bryn Mawr is a nice place to visit ing from your own personal understanding Freshman Year: practically poster children for ASAP. I but we would n't want to live here. Anymore. of the issue. Also, think: why are conserva- We thought Bryn Mawr was beautiful but adopted Margot into my customs group. And As Merion and Brecon seniors, we get a lot tives afraid of that which they call PC? They we were impressionable. As Brecon Frosh she became a customs aunt to my frosh. It more work done. We smoke and drink in are obviously threatened by the thought of a (who rule!), we were roughed up daily for was just like a Bryn Mawr Hallmark Card. moderation. We escape this stress pit a lot generation of people with an understanding our lunch money by the Squirrel Mafia. But Except for the drugs and alcohol, that is. We more. We still make mixed tapes. We don't of the United States as a multi-cultural and we survived and maintained the best legs on pulled all-nighters every week and drank a knit as much (except for Pat's scarf). We are inclusive country. This tells me we might be campus. My frosh year was a whirl of verbs lot of java and then went jogging at three in on to something. too old for all-nighters. We drop-kick squir- of motion, Wyndham servitude (literally), the morning. We went to forums and then rels now. We are so tired of SGA. And we and beerslimeon Founders' porch. Her frosh went home and wrote away for transfer know of what we speak. Sometimes we would year was spent scantily clad at Haverford applications. We made mixed tapes out the like to drop-kick underclassmen. But we :ation for a price (eeuw), not clad at all at Lehigh, and clad in butt. What an attractive expression. We usually don't because we do not want to scuff BMCFS yellow and gold finery at Bryn Mawr. learned to knit. I knit thousands of mittens our footwear. We miss Gary. Well, Margot administrators. Karen Tidmarsh has timeand Wedid not know each other then. We did not but never got them to match. Margot knit misses Gary. We miss Frogman because we time again calmed me, reasoned with me, want to. But we both remember "Excuse me, over twenty scarves. Margot cut off her hair. have finally compiled a lot of things to say to inspired me. Nancy Monnich has been ex- but may I sit with you?" and the correspond- Margot henna-ed her hair. Big mistake. him. We still eat with my customs group. We tremely concerned and helpful. I can't ex- ing automatic answer "I'm sorry, but this Margot pierced her nose. Very yucky. Mar- don't jog anymore; we are Nautilus women. press enough gratitude to the comptroller, side of the dining hall is saved for my many got got a tattoo (chez Butcher in the city of I finally got my driver's license and Margot Maria Wiemken, who helped me find ways friends who are coming right now oh there York). We unfortunately got involved in tra- finally got another tattoo. Margot's letting to pay my bill every semester. And Carrise they are!" We remember DAKA. Unfortu- ditions and in a drunken stupor decided to her hair grow. Mangano . . . thanks, Mrs. Mangano, for nately. We ate all our meals with our customs run for the heinous head honcho positions. Weareboth stressing out about new things letting me cry on your desk every September. groups. We thought Mary Pat was a goddess. We never went to Lloyd. now. Like what happens when you don't But there is something seriously wrong. I We enjoyed that Black and White Russian We didn't expect anything from sopho- even have an eternal pasta bar to sustain you. came to Bryn Mawr and was amazed to be party in the Campus Center. But we never more year. So we weren't disappointed. Or Like the fact that the Real World does not treated as an adult, an independent and intel- went to Lloyd. We thought we'd never be pleasantly surprised. We still never thought hold Room Draw. Like the fact that jobs only ligent woman who could take care of herself. seniors because they were so cool. we'd be seniors, they were such bitches. exist for retired Army colonels and Vanilla A sense of my own ability and potential has But where's the football team? Where's the Junior Year: Ice. Like the fact that we are going to move perhaps been the most important thing I Animal House-like parties and the tall hand- We thought Bryn Mawr was a stress pit. away from the friends we are supposed to have gained during my four years at Bryn some men? Sure it's a girls' school, but isn't We were right. As Brecon juniors, we hid have for life. Like the fact that we are going to Mawr. I would venture to say that imparting Haverford supposed to be right next door? there a lot from people we knew. We quit have to drive miles and miles to do laundry. I a sense of self-esteem and confidence to all of And aren't there a lot of tall, handsome, smoking. We had no time to drink. We ate Like the fact that we will not be able to enjoy her students is fundamental to the college's mature men there? What about those small, with each other. We recovered from a fright- any more Mark Lord white-face-coin-spew- mission. But there is a deep and painful intimate classes? Why don't we get dinner at ening summer in HPA. We went to SGA ing-plotless-solipsistic-housework-in-the- | contradiction. A contradiction that has far- our professors' houses every week? Honor every Sunday. We developed ulcers. Margot buff extravaganzas. We are sad. In the legen- reachingand frightening implications. Money Code?! That'll never work. How come I'm passed out on theGreen. Margot cut off what dary wordsof Prabhupada who built a house is a primary tool of oppression. Historically, not making friends I know I'll have for life was left of her hair. She got another tattoo. the whole world can live in, "{We) have no marginalized groups have been denied any like in that Maxwell House commercial? Then another. She took that thing out of her friends, no family, no money, no job, no form of economic control, and that has been Sophomore Year: nose. We made more mixed tapes. The husband, no wife, no siblings. It is misery. a primary factor in the continuation of their We thought Bryn Mawr sucked. BIG TI ME. Howlers began to howl. The Nude Jogger But ic gives (us) a laugh. [We] sit alone and oppression. By denying students economic As Pern East sophomores, we were too close began to jog. We wished we'd gone abroad. laugh." independence, the college is using the op- to the cafe. We ate in Erdthing, free of the We never went to Lloyd. And we thought pressive practices of the dominant culture. threat of amphibious slime monsters. We we'd never be seniors, we just wouldn't sur- We are seniors and we still can't believe it. continued on page 14 lived in a cloud of smoke. Every kind of vive. And we still haven't gone to Lloyd. Page 12 The College News May 13,1991 Harassment at BMC: who is responsible? Note: Tlie following paragraplis are excerpts human mistakes end and ignorance and feel silenced. If you do, think about why. from Joanna Ho's thesis, which will be avail- incompetence begin. Incompetence Are you afraid that — you won't like able in its entirety in tlie BGALA lounge as coupled with powerthat refuses to admit what you hear yourself saying? That of next year (there are also a few given as May its own errors constitutes malice. someone won't understand you? That Day gifts tliat are circulating). To call this One student who received a series of no one will understand you? That people contribution a "handbook on harassment" is anti-hispanic threats under her door over will disagree with you? That someone an understatement. Amongotlier things, it is a long-period of time was asked by the will argue with you? That someone will a desperately needed source of information, administration to take a lie-detector test. dislike you? That someone will hate you? evaluation, criticism, appreciation of the BMC She was asked why she had a victim That someone will hurt you? That some- community's (i*. the administration, SGA, complex. A student group called the one will kill you? Count the number of Public Safety Office, staff, students and oth- Minority Coalition was accused of plot- times that you have been afraid that ers) response and lack thereof to tlie homo- ting and executing the whole thing to get someone will murder you because of phobic harassment notes tliat were sent to attention. r- - something you say. Does the number Becky Greco. We selected the following seg- Lesbian students' parents have been you come up with have a base in reality? ments with the intention of supplementing called without the students' permission Think about which people are usually when the student has gone to the Health killed because of something they have Center for counseling. Calling parents said. Think about the number that other and telling them that their daughter is people might come up with and why this flipping out because she's a lesbian when number is bigger or smaller than yours. the reason she's flipping out is because If it is smaller, try to imagine what is like she can't tell her parents that she's a to be afraid that someone will murder lesbian is not responsible. The file on the you — not because you have said some- anti-lesbian harassment in 1988 referred thing, but because you exist. If you are to one student as an "alleged lesbian" afraid of what someone will do to you if when this woman had walked into the you speak, you have the option of not Security office and made it clear that she speaking. If you are afraid of what some- was a lesbian and had no qualms about one will do to you because you exist, not that. There are dozens of cases of harass- because of something you do, you learn words, if lesbians on this campus are ment or violence against target groups to live with that fear or you learn to more unified than they have been in that have been actively covered up by the disappear. recent memory, we can not only stop, but Dean's and President's office. There is no 10. Ask yourself—What does any of this reverse the harasser's intent. This could reason to trust these people, and if you have to do with me? be happening to anyone in this room. It do you are taking a risk... 11. Think. Listen. Speak. Act... has happened before. It will happen 11 Ways to Become Useful in Dealing again... with Hatred and Harassment ... During spring break I had a number of 1. Don't assume anything. conversations with Becky, Donna ... SGA meetings were definitely some 2. Examine your own hatred. Place it on Uettwiller, Amy Radbill. We decided that of the lower low points of the entire a spectrum with hate crimes being one our first action would be to call a meeting semester. Never before have I dealt with extreme. What is the origin of that hatred? of the lesbian community for the Mon- a more inefficient, uninformed and inef- What sustains it? Do you want to keep day after our return from break. The fective body of people. I don't want to hating? Why? night before the meeting I woke up the sound nostalgic, but the transformation 3. Think about the difference between middle of the night and wrote, trying to of SGA that has taken place since 1987 is anger and hatred. Examine your own get my thoughts out of my mind and overwhelming. If you are interested in the administration's recent announcement: anger. Are you generally more or less onto a piece of paper so I could sleep. I figuring out what the turning point was, "we have good reason to believe that no angry than other people? Why? Think was having bad dreams that I would be you might do a little research on the further acts of harassment will come from the about reasons that people who are not sitting there alone, trying to organize APATHY coup of 1988. individual confronted." It is clearly impos- you have for being angry. Think about everything myself or with three other By going through the minutes pre- sible for us to determine what is most impor- how you tend to deal with other people's people. sented to the community sentence by tant for us to print in this issue of the College anger. Do you get defensive? Feel guilty? Harassment is a tremendous burden for sentence I will try to point out why I am News. We urge you, as a participant in this Deny that they are angry? Get angry? Is one person to bear. It can literally destroy perfectly comfortable calling certain community, to read Joanna's thesis in its it okay for people to be angry and ex- someone - alienate, enrage, and frighten members of SGA "fascists" despite the entirety when it becomes available. While press their anger? What are acceptable someone until she is no longer able to func- fact that I don't think this is a word that revising tlie harassment policy is critical, ways of expressing anger? What makes tion. This happened to me as a freshman. I should be used lightly. When you distort there is clearly much more to dealing with information to either make it non-infor- liarassment of members of our community mation or to make it say something it than altering words on paper. It has become wasn't intended to say, when you erase painfully clear that this community has the existence of an entire group of people i ! avoided addressing some very fundamental by pretending they don't exist or by being contradictions regarding its commitment to patronizing, when you say that you respecting each individual's claim to safety would do something but you don't know and sense of self-esteem. Tlie administration what to do without being told, so you and others tell us that there are insurmount- will therefore do nothing - all this things able (i£. legal, constitutional, societal) barri- are the signs of fascism. Read Paulo erspreventing us from fully addressing these Friere's Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Hedoes contradictions. Joanna's thesis gives us a a good job of analyzing the kind of people little more to work with, but ultimately it is mapp we were trying to deal with in these up to us, as individuals and as a women's meetings. Right now SGA should be community, to continue to question the fears called "administrators in training" be- and priorities of this institution. cause the games are the same except they're playing with fake money — Annick Barker The secretary simply wasn't writing down what people were saying, so as my By Joanna Ho p^r ifcHtifi only record of SGA meetings, my criti- cism is aimed first at her and her min- ... I think it's ridiculous when we refuse utes, but also toward what people where to make their screw-ups public out of saying. I have tried to clarify what people "tact." Telling someone who is being them acceptable? What are unacceptable dropped a class, cut myself off from most of actually said wherever I could. harassed that maybe they should write a ways of expressing anger? What makes my friends, and slept with a baseball bat next Note: All italics and brackets are mine letter to the college newspapers as a them unacceptable? to my bed until almost a year ago. From March 24 minutes: method of informing thecommunity that 4. Think —What if this had happened to If every person who is concerned she is receiving anonymous threats is me? enough to come to this meeting is willing ... "Mary Elizabeth responded to Armaity. frankly beyond the realm of "tact. "There 5. Then think — Would this ever happen to take on one tiny part of that burden People in SRC have been trying to ad- is a point when other people are rude to me? Why or why not? then we can minimize the alienation and dress these issues by holding dorm that whether or not you choose to be 6. Who and what are you most afraid of? fear. The purpose of harassment is to meetings, getting the deans involved. tactful should depend only on whether What are your fears based on? Are your silence lesbians by using foul words, by She was upset [?] by the info about the tact will be an effective strategy for you fears realistic? invoking the powerful and disempower- notes [about the info given about them or to get what you want (1). The idea that 7. Think of things that you feel guilty ing language of male sexuality, by mak- about the notes themselves?] and was very we should respect people just because about. Think about why you feel guilt ing rape threats and death threats (2). If happy to see that SGA doesn't have to they have power over us is preposterous and what effect it has on you. lesbians on this campus respond by being start everything. [As far as I can remember, and dangerous. Respect is one of theonly 8. Take a moment to determine whether, more present and more vocal than they SGA hasn't ever started any action concern- things that makes institutional power in a general way, your existence on the have ever been before, this one person's ing acts of hatred or harassment. There were work, and if you stop giving it when it planet contributes to or works against intent can be destroyed. This action was signs up inviting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual isn't longer due you're doing yourself hatred and injustice. How do people designed to pick out one person and and supporting community to the Monday and a lot of other people a big favor... contribute to hatred and injustice with- separate her from the community that in night meeting and as far as I know no mem- ... lam not saying thatadrninistratorsare out realizing that this is what they are part gives her her identity. If we show bers of SGA attended. More about SGA at- not human beings who make mistakes. doing? support for people who are being har- tendance at the march later.}... It's not too d if ficult to see, however, where 9. Think about whether or not you ever assed through action, and not just with May 13,1991 The College News Page 13 Leadership conference offers little more than "pretty rhetoric" message was the importance of individ- PERSONALS continued from page 9 positively about the conference as a ual self-reliance, [the American Way, and Albany Crew — goddam. Ya'll are gratiating! WOW! The whole. But it wasn't quite relevant to family support (which participants inter- anything else — in a real decision-mak- preted as only "support of father" in Question: Whaf 11 BMC be without ing situation, with a more difficult issue their questions after the panel). None felt you? The Answer... love, Sprout such as education, people would have they were subordinated as women, and stronger opinions and would not have all ignored theexisting hegemonic struc- been as willing to listen to each other. tures that let women succeed who fit Hey there — you came in and out of my life, whirlwind Marcia Taylor, a singer/ songwriter, was male models or male expectations. creation and destruction, maybe I should feel lonely hired as entertainment for Saturday The entire weekend (besides a few now, but I've got the world... evening, and also led a workshop. As genuinely interesting workshops) treated folk music and alternative music (and women as if we are in a vacuum, a sort of from here, sitting at the top of the tree, I wish you every lifestyles!) have always been central to bell jar that protects us from the real happiness. the women's movement, it seemed agood world. It was pretty rhetoric, but akin to but surprising idea to invite her. An having a conference for African Ameri- anonymous woman said, "her perform- cans and speaking to them from a pre- Ren6e F: Not Goodbye 'til we die. See you on the other ance seemed almost antithetical to the civil rights perspective. The conference, side SLPero (aka...) conference." by ignoring the real issues (concrete and important ones) almost invalidated and The panel speakers, Nancy Neuman de-legitimated the problems of women, Arachnid Annick and Little Worm Jessica: (Former National President, League of and therefore the problems of the world. Take care of each other and weather the storm of Luna Women Voters), Elsa Porter (Vice Presi- Acknowledgements of real forces that the Wonderdog with the Megabraid. It can be done. dent, Maccoby Group) and Betsy Zabor- affect women's work, such as men inten- owski (Psychologist) each lectured about tionally giving women setbacks by not — Rattlesnake their fight for success. Their overall voting for the ERA, were never given. You know who you are — ahhh. Our love is as refreshing as fire can be, and I'll miss you in the years to come. YWx: |4a/vJ^ ® Thanks also for the night in the Reserve Room, uh uh uh De ar Ms. Hank, ...cackle, sweet dreams... yr. lovemonster Every time I look at a computer I vomit. machine — it's a love/hate thing. I'm not kidding. I can't help myself—it's Ms. Hank, please help me. I'm in a real Fire o' my desire, honey o' my flaring anominates— pathological. Pathological, disgusting, bind. what say you to a night o' salacious futon wrestling? My and expensive. I've paid to have more — Vomit Bags keyboards cleaned then I care to remem- (Industrial Size, Please.) futon, or mine? Fire up the ol' dye and lase my heart, cuz ber, and the folks at theComputer Center you can throw me to my dustbunnies and I'll still want to knowmy face a little too well. If I'm not Dear Vomit, suck on yer toes, careful I might turn into a rabid Luddite. Just how many hours have you been But the real problem is that I still have a staring at that computer for? (does it count as a love poem? ooh ooh does it? hun?) 20 page paper to write, and a stupid Let me run a few ideas past you. Write computer project todo. I maybea whiner, your paper out by hand and then pay a Miss Winston regrets she's unable to lunch today. but I am not an idiot; I do not think that friend mucho bucks to type it for you. the pencil/paper/abacus route is a sen- Don't bathe for a few days, and then go to (She's in the College News Room struggling to get out) sible one. As much as I don't want to a smoky cafe in the city and sit in the admit it, I've become dependant on this furthest backcorner, sipping strong black LO»»twliHP OH fA<\B 13 Honour Board decides antagonists need "space and time"

continued from page 8 various parties who knew far more than toward the Board's resolutions of April was necessary. (The general atmosphere 1989. It was the consensus of this body dispute from continuing, it can protect was one of readily available informa- that further incidents and escalation had, the community from further repercus- tion.) Of equal concern was the manner in fact, taken place, warranting a re- sions. Living with others in a close-knit in which Marie chose to pursue her con- sponse. This further activity included environment requires certain skills and cerns with other people. Marie was af- the anonymous phone calls, magazine understanding. It is hoped that this year forded the opportunity to appeal the subscriptions, kitten advertisements, and will allow for their development. finding to the Appeals committee—such alleged harassment of other members of Included within the Board's statement an appeal would be directed to the Presi- the community that v/ere brought to the of resolutions was a clause binding both dent. However, she chose not to pursue Board'sattentionbyboth parties. Viewed parties together. this course of action knowing it would in the conjunction with the ever present Should any of these resolutions be bro- delay the mediations she sought with hostility and bad feeling, seen in the light ken or any additional incidents occur, a several other parties—all of whom were of their past histories, and considered Social Honor Board hearing will be con- friends of Susan's. Susan claims that alongside the taunting, harassing nature vened immediately. If at that time, suffi- Marie's interactions with these parties of this dispute, the Board felt it necessary cient evidence can demonstrated as to were harassing and threatening—char- to place responsibility for this further the responsibility of either party, both acterized by talk of subpoenas and court escalation firmly back with both parties. parties shall be asked to leave. cases. Marie, in response, alleged that Therefore, in compliance with the Board's It was the opinion of the Board that one Susan had sent her subscriptions to the directives, it was deemed necessary to of the most difficult factors in this dis- magazineSASSYamongothers, and had make a recommendation for the exclu- pute was the manner in which it tended also posted her number as a possible sion of Marie and Susan from the college to be perpetuated. One party would contact forthesaleofkittens.The general community. provoke the other until the other re- tone of these four weeks was not one of The President of the College asked the sponded, the first party would then deny good will or resolution rather it was one board to reconvene, at which time a reso- such provocation and wonder why she of escalation and continued hostility. It lution was made that would separate the was being attacked. By linking both reached a level such that both Susan and students from the college for a period of parties in a agreement which held each Marie also directed their hostilities to- three years, giving both the community accountable for the other, the Board ward the Board itself and Board mem- and the students space and time to grow. hoped that this sort of escalation could bers specifically. Marie telephoned re- The final resolution accepted and im- be curtailed. peatedly, leaving extremely unfriendly posed upon the students was a separa- The final portion of the resolution and hostile messages. It was in the light tion from the college for a period of two stipulated provisions for appealing and of this undercurrent of discontent, and years. for reopening the case. An appeal was protracted hostilities, that the Board lodged by Marie on 12 April 1989 and an found it necessary to reconvene, thus appeal committee was convened. Their following the Board's own directives. recommendation written in early May, The hearing convened on May 11 was was to uphold the Board's original reso- not in fact a social hearing. Rather it lution — they went as far as to suggest constituted an investigatory hearing, in that the Board had been lenient. In the which the Board attempted to ascertain period between April 7 and May 11 a whether or not the resolutions of April number of further incidents took place. I 1989 had been followed. As such, there wasapproached by an independent party was no confronting or confronted party seeking justification for the Board's deci- — there were no charges and no accusa- sion to deny housing access to Marie and tions. The Board took testimony from expressing alarm at the Board's disre- both Susan and Marie (receiving a state- gard for her needs. Other Board mem- ment from Susan but not Marie) concern- bers were also approached informally by ing any further incidents and steps taken Page 14 The College News May 13,1991 Budget constraints challenge college's commitment to non-Western scholarship continued from page 10 to be. I would go so far as to say there are In an interesting paradox, the Plan's those who would prefer the college not authors noted that, though one of its to acknowledge that its traditional West- Restructuring education in Nigeria reasons for wanting to achieve financial ern emphasis is changing, both due to By Sara Rubin have risen to 1,155,000 in 1980 from 25, equilibrium was to provide greater fi- budget constraint, and community con- 000 in 1960; and numbers of students at nancial security for faculty salaries and sensus on the importance of pursuing a Dr. Egerton Osunde, Senior Lecturer the university level have risen to 25,000 research funding, in order to do so, it non-Western focus. at University of Benin and Visiting Lec- in 1980 from 5,900 in 1960 (however, would have to decrease the number of I am concerned that the few original, turer at Ohio State University, spoke on these statistics were not controlled for faculty college-wide, along with gradu- intelligent persons willing to articulate educational development in several population changes). Yet Nigeria has still ate programs that were highly-valued their view of the emerging 'mission' of African countries at Perry House, 22 had its share of problems in hammering for their research orientation. Neverthe- this college, are being silenced by those April. The title of his lecture was, "Pat- out an educational structure acceptable less, the Plan was adopted by the Board who are threatened by change. For dif- terns of Educational Development in Sub- to the fifty different ethnic groups, as of Trustees in 1987—and, in many ways, ferent reasons, Bryn Mawr is losing four Saharan Africa: the Case of Nigeria," but well as for both the rural and the urban, the college has been adjusting ever since. excellent, young professors next year — included discussion of Kenya, Tanzania, the southern smaller states and the north- each of whom was willing to challenge Uganda (East African countries which ern larger states. Living with Less the status quo, and nudge an ever more Osunde characterized as having com- The educational inequalities today, In a financial sense, Bryn Mawr has sluggish college in new directions. Some paratively larger amounts of land for Osunde pointed out, stemmed from been squeezed — tightly. The evidence might respond that these professors are relatively smaller populations), and economic differences: the rich are able to of this is everywhere. Departments have leaving because they want to leave, or Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Senegal (West provide books, paper, and other sup- not replaced retiring, or departing, fac- that their "visiting professorship" status African countries having comparatively plies, as well as tutors (who help the ulty. The Growth and Structure of Cities has ended. The fact is, these professors smaller amounts of land for relatively children do better on entrance exams for Program, once prominently advertised should not be leaving the community — larger populations). the best schools) which the poor are not. in admission's materials, now consists of and they are. Few, other than students, Dr. Osunde initially explained the im- Because English and French are the media one permanent faculty member. The have made much of an attempt to keep portance of education in "developing for education, the tutored upper classes English Department made its Senior these professors here. countries." Education can helptoachieve are better equipped to deal with these Thesis optional this year, citing an inabil- It is unlikely that Bryn Mawr will be the economic autonomy of Africans that languages in the schools. In order to ity to handle the workload of both advis- lucky enough (or willing) to find equally was impossible under the colonial sys- combat some of this inequality, a policy ing students and grading their papers. pragmatic professors as the four who are tem of education, which basically turned was enacted which allowed the first three Student/faculty ratios have increased. departing next year. In any case, Bryn out Africans for menial jobs while the years of elementary level education to be Course offerings have decreased. Finan- Mawr simply does not have the money whites took the highest-paying jobs for taught in the child's own language. But cial Aid has a waiting list for admitted to hire many new faculty members. In themselves. In order to do this, Nigeria this is still only a grace period, after students who are ranked on the aid list the absence of money to hire new profes- has had to change the British (imposed) which, the child is expected to be able to based on their admissions rankings. Even sors with non-Western specialties, change focus of their education: from English function fluently in English. the budget for the daily "Coffee Hour" will not come quickly from outside Bryn and European history to Nigerian his- Another common educational inequal- (which used tobea daily "Donut Hour") Mawr. We must look to ourselves to tory and cultural heritage. ity is based on gender, specifically fe- has been slashed for next year. Clearly, initiate needed dialogue. Since Nigeria's independence from male students. Osunde explained that Bryn Mawr does not have a lot of money. This is just what a group of students in British rule in 1960, numbers of children this gender inequality is because of the As available funds become increas- the English Department has done this attending primary school have risen to high demand of male workers and rela- ingly scarce, Bryn Mawr must face two semester. Raising serious questions about 17 million in 1990 from 2 million in 1960; tively low demand of females in the job important consequences. First, decisions the structure and content of the 101 /102 numbers of children in secondary school continued on page 17 about how to spend available money English program, these students have become more and more important. Sec- been working with faculty in an attempt ond, members of the community must to restructure the course. Professors are adapt to a situation where there are many being asked to teach more critical theory people taking slices from a shrinking pie. and more non-Western literature. For In this climate of fiscal restraint, the col- many professors in the department, these lege's hiring decisions have become ex- topics are outside their area of speciali- tremely difficult. zation. These faculty members, in es- Which departments will get to replace sence, are being asked to educate them- departing faculty? What disciplinary selves, and to teach outside their individ- specialties should departments look for ual specialties. A number of faculty have in potential candidates? Should depart- chosen to take up this challenge. A dis- ments conducting faculty searches keep turbing number have not. the needs of allied departments in mind? The next few years, no doubt, will Who gets financial aid? How much reveal just how much change the current Sociolinguist Labov brings his voice and funding will each department get? Who faculty, and administration, are willing will decide? to embrace. My hope is that professors others to BMC and administrators will not feel threat- By Sara Rubin man, a white male from rural Dundee, Will They Ever Change? ened by newly emerging community Michigan, a white male from rural Dun- Like it or not, departments are chang- priorities, and will, in typical Bryn Mawr Professor of Linguistics at University caster, PA, a Black male preacher from ing — in size, scope, and emphasis. This, fashion, cautiously accept the need to of Pennsylvania, Dr. William Labov, Hillsboro, NC, a white male from East in turn, is contributing to the changing define a new 'mission' for the college. spoke on linguistic diversity in the U.S.,18 Atlanta, and a Black male urban Phila- 'mission' of the college (i.e. determining April at Bryn Mawr. His lecture, "Great delphia speaker. what constitutes a liberal arts education). Speakers of the Western World: the Each of these very eloquent and mov- Unfortunately, there are few people, ei- My fear? Well, just remember four Narratives of a Pluralistic Society," was ing speakers were from the working and ther in the ad ministration, or the faculty, names you won't be hearing next preceded by the film "American lower economic classes, except for one who seem capable of articulating what year...DeBernardi, Elam, Kilson, and Tongues," and was followed by discus- speaker from the upper economic class. this newly emerging 'mission' is,orought Lewis. sion. Labov quoted his informants only from Dr. Labov is one of the founders of the theupper and the lower classes of Ameri- field of sociolinguistics. He is specifically can speakers because, he stated, the known for his groundbreaking work middle class are boring speakers. Their beginning in the 1960s on social stratifi- speech has been stifled by their loss of American Indian suspicion of cation of language and the validity of ethnic identities (and ways of speaking) Black English as a language with a logi- in order to assimilate, and the linear- U.S. government cal grammar and lexicon (rather than as argument academic style of discourse it was popularly perceived by academics that is taught in the schools and valued in rests on 500 years of oppression and other racists as a non-language with- i!,e academies — the price of upward out grammar rules or even a vocabu- mobility. Further, Labov found, the continued pom page 5 American Indians in almost 500 years? lary). Further, Labov has helped to dis- middle class speakers have a tendency to tion authorizing the search of all visitors, And now I must leave you. No, this pel some ridiculous myths about Black focus on listing their emotions, which are in denying access onto their reservation, story is not over. I cannot finish telling it English speakers, such as one that Black very difficult to translate effectively to and in prohibiting unauthorized repro- to you. We have the next 500 years to children do not know how to speak, by others, rather than describing the events duction of their culture (no photographs bring about a 'happy ending.' In the heart exposing the "scientific testing" situation which caused these feelings and which or recordings permitted). of Grandfather, we are all related. Mi- as biased by the testers, and as one that often give people more of a sense of an On the other hand, maybe this para- takuye Oyasin. can be threatening and encouraging the emotional state. His example of this was noia is not subtle at all. After all, what tested to silence. that a middle class speaker describing an would possessan Indian group to appeal (1) U.S. Department of Health and In his lecture, Labov represented some event would say, "I was really really to the federal government to settle a Human Services. Trends in Indian Health of the very different life experiences and afraid, I have never been so afraid in my dispute? This being the very entity that 1990 Indian Health Service. perceptions of English speakers by quot- whole life, really." Whereas the working placed Indians on reservations? This (2) National Center for Children in ing the narratives of his linguistic infor- class speaker would describe the event being the very entity that ceded Hopi Poverty. Alive and Well? A Research and mants, in their own dialects. His stories which caused the fear: that once he was land to the Navajo and is now in the Policy Review of Health Programs for Poor included: a white male Scottish farmer, a in a bar and some guy started to argue position of ineffectively trying to rectify Young Children. Colombia University, white Protestant lobsterman from with him. This guy came up behind him the result of its own action? This being School of Public Health. 1991. Martha's Vineyard, a South Philadelphia and all of a sudden he's lying on the the very entity that has yet to keep one of Jewish woman, a South Philadelphia ground with blood around him. Some- the nearly 300 treaties made with the Irishman, a South Philadelphia Italian continued on page 16 May 13,1991 The College News Page 15 Poverty in Mississippi rooted in white corporate control and meager industrial base continued from page 7 Mississippi. Local mom and pop stores, largely seen the decline of the political been hollow. African Americans have Three strikes with the belt, Barbara Ann for example, which abound in some ar- machine, Mississippi still operates on a only been allowed to gain political con- stated, is considered enough to get the eas of north and west Philly and all over "good ole boy" network, and plantation trol over towns which have experienced point across. New York, have been supplanted in owners still control much of Mississippi economic collapse as a result of the Talking to Barbara Ann about issues Mississippi and put out of business by politics. Needless to say, they are defi- mechanization of the plantations. Al- like discipline was extremely interesting huge corporate chains like Walmart, nitely not interested in increasing real though some have argued that African because it gave me a point of reference to which can offer discount prices and one- estate or corporate taxes or welfare pay- Americans have gained control in de- view similar normative modes of behav- stop shopping. ments. While northern cities have re- clining cities, the towns we visited which ior among northern blacks. Staying in Although de-industrialization has had a duced services' to the poor in part be- had African American mayors in Missis- peoples' homes was what made this trip disastrous effect on unemployment and cause their tax bases have been eroded sippi had collapsed completely. extremely valuable. Reading and taking increasing poverty in the north, it has not by white and middle class flight, white- Because it's an interesting example of the courses on the community, family struc- occurred in every industry, whereas the owned businesses in Mississippi are of- extent to which white business owners ture, politics, history, etc., on the Missis- mechanization of plantations has oc- ten able to get away without paying any control Mississippi politics, and what sippi Delta, provides some knowledge, curred all over Mississippi. Many towns state or local taxes. poor African communities are facing, I'd but not enough. What we gained by liv- which were often one-company or one- In addition, especially in these small also like to briefly discuss a growing ing with people and listening to their plantation towns are almost entirely towns, middleclass jobs which have been industry which exemplifies much of what fascinating stories was a realistic picture without a major source of employment, traditional avenues of upward mobility I've just discussed. The industry is the of life in the Delta. I think I speak for all which drives wages in the region down for African Americans, such as teaching growing catfish industry, or what I'd like of us in stating that this was truly a trip to even further. or other school jobs, are still determined to call the new plantation system. In it, as remember. Another factor which reinforces and by white patronage, as both Sarah (Birch; Alicia (Distler) has said (see The College maintains African American poverty in 77KCo/^Mros,4/18/91)andErichave News, 4/4/91), high unemployment and A Comparison of Urban and Rural Pov- Mississippi which occurs less in urban noted. Where African Americans have racial boundaries allow factories to get erty Louis Bonilla, GS '91 areas or in the north is that mid-level jobs been able to exert political control on away with paying as little as possible. Having grown up in a poor and working such as factory managers or sellers of their own behalf, these victories have continued on page 16 class African American and Latino neigh- expensive machinery are held by whites. borhood in New York, and since I'm now Not only is there less of an economic working in North Philly, an even poorer infrastructure, but there is also less of a neighborhood, I'll compare urban and government agency infrastructure as rural poverty. I went down to Missis- well. Thus, not only are state and local sippi wondering which one was worse, governments unable to alleviate poverty urban or rural poverty, but I soon real- through direct employment of the poor ized that this approach was too simplis- or near-poor, but poor African Ameri- tic. Although one can quantify some of cans in Mississippi simply have fewer the dimensions or manifestations of recourses available to them. In Philadel- poverty, much is lost unless you also phia and New York, for example, hous- look at the social or qualitative aspects of ing and other public welfare agencies On bridging the gap between Taylor and the poverty. I'll try to do both. may be inefficient and bureaucratic, but One of the largest differences between at least they exist, and often employ large undergraduate community North and South is structural. Power numbers of people. In Mississippi, they and income relations in Mississippi are often don't even exist. continued from page 11 All this belligerence is beginning to much more raw than they are in the Here are some examples of how what The college's refusal to recognize me as wear me out. But there's so much more to North. Simply put, Mississippi is the I've been describing is manifested: economically independent undermines be belligerent about... bear with me for poorest state in the country. Because there As Eric (Falkenstein) has said(77»e College everything that the college as an aca- one final bout of ranting, please. a re fewer jobs in Mississippi than in other Nnw, 4/4/91), welfarequalificationsare demic institution has been trying to teach The college is realizing that our cur- states, the pay scale is lower, and because among the most stringent in the country me. I realize that when it comes down to riculum is in desperate need of diversifi- there are job ceilings for African Ameri- and are the least generous; and General it, it is the difference between the college cation, and some progress is being made cans, a smaller percentage of Mississippi Assistance does not even exist. Welfare as a business and the college as an insti- toward that end. Many argue that it's not whites are poorer than in the north and, offices, when they exist, are literally few tution of higher learning. But that isn't being done fast enough; others argue conversely, a higher percentage of Afri- and far between. Since this is still a very good enough. How can any student be- that it's not being done well enough. My can Americans in Mississippi are poorer rural area with a population that is spread lieve that this school cares about her point for the moment is neither. Instead, than in the north. out over dozens of miles, getting to these when it is obvious that she is, on at least I'd like to look at one of the professors Whites completely control the few in- offices can often be difficult, especially if one level, just another $10,037.50 check that Bryn Mawr will be losing with the dustries that exist in the region, and, you don't have a car. Needless to say, every semester? class of 1991, and to ask the college to unlike in the north, African Americans public transportation does not exist. In Let's see... what next? How "bout that reexa mine its priori ties and thebasisupon often don't own any of the businesses addition, other agencies such as hospi- Dean's Office? I think we'd all agree that which it hopes to ground a "diverse which operate in the areas in which they tals or family planning clinics are either we have a pretty good set of advisors and curriculum." live. With massive unemployment in nonexistant or are severely understaffed. mentors on the second floor of Taylor. Diane Elam was hired in 1988 as an African American communities, de facto You have, for example, one doctor who Even the most jaded and angry among us Assistant Professor of English in a three residential and social segregation, and a will be shared with several other clinics can usually name at least one dean of year position. Her effect upon the course few tightly controlled industries for an in the county, and thus only work part- whom she is somewhat fond. But while I offerings within the English department economy,owners of these industries have time at each. Individuals who don't have personally can't complain about the and on the students who have studied a large surplus labor pool to draw from any insurance or who are not under the guidance that has been offered me (thank with her has been immense. As a femi- and keep wages down in the region. I care of one of a handful of local doctors you. Dean Tid marsh!), I have heard from nist and a literary theorist, Elam has should also note that the caste system will not receive treatment, even for well over 3/4 of the students that I've brought to Bryn Mawr extraordinary there reserves the higher paying jobs for emergencies. African American patients talked to about Deanly matters that they talent and expertise, and challenged whites and lower paying ones for Afri- are often transferred to the University are less than satisfied. Disappointed. students in English, philosophy, and can Americans, which you see to a lesser Hospital in Jackson, which is an hour Frustrated. Furious. I know a large many other disciplines to reexamine the extent in northern industries or service away. Whites, on the other hand, gener- number of students who have been given way that they interpret texts and, more sectors, except maybe at the corporate ally don't have to worry about this be- horrible advice and false information, generally, the world in which they live. level. cause they see private doctors. We were which has then caused them untold She urged students to question, to think As I've suggested, the Mississippi Delta told that all difficult pregnancies which amounts of stress and pain. And ap- critically and in ways that they never had has virtually no economy outside agri- come to the local public health clinic, for proaching anyone in the administration before. She demanded honesty and origi- culture — or certainly not a large or example, were, without exception, trans- with reports such as these often seems nal thought. diversified one—and it is no longer able ferred to Jackson for delivery. There is too risky to students who already feel Elam's work is of fundamental impor- to attract businesses because companies also apparently an unstated policy of not threatened by the forces of Administra- tance to opening thecurriculum to voices now find it more profitable to invest in allowing more than one African Ameri- tive Power. that have always been silenced. As the the second and third world, which makes can doctor on the hospital staff at a time. Why is there no system set up for a college adds these voices, they must do alleviating unemployment all the more Coupled with the lack of any health regular student evaluation of the Dean's so with an awareness of the inherent difficult. Thus, as in the north, there are outreach efforts, this amounts to few Office? Why aren't students allowed to dangers, an awareness that Elam has fewer jobs than 10 or 20 years ago. To the resources —economic or otherwise — voicetheirviewsabout their advisors the helped students develop. When Bryn extent that industry exists in Mississippi, being put into poor African American way that they are their professors, dining Mawr loses her it will be losing one of the it is generally in the area of highly ex- communities. Because Mississippi service, and hall advisors? The absence few professors who challenges main- ploitative agricultural or commercial spends the least amount of money on its of such an evaluative process reinforces stream assumptions and cultural con- chicken and catfish farming. In the fringe public welfare programs of any state, students' concerns that they are power- structs daily. Delta towns we were in, for example, the agencies and programs which would less in the face of an omnipotent Admini- I urge the college and the English local plantations were often the major create employment and address issues stration that is not forced to be account- Department to make a sincere attempt to sources of employment, and as a result of such as AIDS, teen pregnancy, adult lit- able for its treatment of students, is not find another theorist who can continue mechanization there is now massive eracy, job training, and nutritional con- held responsible for the mistakes it makes, the work that Professor Elam has started. unemployment in these towns. The few cerns are luxuries which are difficult to does not have to listen to the voices of the We cannot live without it. stores which exist in these towns are fund; that these issues are not addressed students it purports to serve. I think that Well, I'm off to finish up the last of my almost always owned by whites, but the often means that access to higher in- simply setting up an evaluation process academic work. It's not that I don't have few African Americans who were em- comes are blocked to an even greater that the administration took seriously more to say, just that I haven't any more ployed in these stores were largely extent than they are in the north. and acted upon would help to bridge the energy to pour into Bryn Mawr College. employed as cashiers. The Mississippi political structure also momentous gap that currently exists I will miss this place, at least in some The kinds of businesses which employ operate* to maintain poverty differently between second floor Taylor and the sense of the word. But it is really time for poor people in the north don't exist in than in the north. Whereas the north has undergraduate community. me to go. Page 16 The College News May 13,1991 Conservative backlash slows the dismantling structural segregation in Mississippi ear continued from page 15 blackownersof small farms, which were y ' because^ the labor was cheaper. But because the factories are technically eked out of marginal land. Things have Racism doesn't exist only in the Delta. cooperatives and not corporations, they changed since that time. The overt racial There is little difference in the attitudes are legally exempt from paying any state harassment and Klan presence of 25 years expressed in the Delta and in the atti- taxes. Local county taxes are determined ago has abated to a large extent (though tudes expressed in Bensonhurst or by individual counties, which are also not totally); in fact, 25 years ago we would Howard Beach. And I might add, we see controlled by the catfish factory owners, have run the risk of being killed had we some of the sameattitudes in more subtle so the industry is largely untaxed and attempted this trip. When I asked the 76 form in everything from college cam- there is very little money to channel into year old woman I was living with what puses to the Willie Horton ad which social services such as education or bet- had changed in her lifetime, she an- fueled the last presidential campaign. In ter housing. The catfish industry doesn't swered, "Honey, 25 years ago I would the past decade, poor people have in- even have to pay any of its research and have been killed if I had been caught creasingly been stereotyped as dirty, poor development costs because the Missis- riding with you in the front seat of this and unmotivated and there has been a sippi state university system does that car." ROCC could not have existed in as tendency to "blame the victim," while for them. Lastly, because the catfish organized a form 25 years ago; the build- the distribution of income not only in the growers are also the factory owners, they ing would have been bombed.There have Delta but in the U.S. at large has become can argue that there is no money for been changes in the state government more inequitable. In both the Delta and factory wage increases, for example, by over the past 25 years. Governor Ross in poor urban areas, poor people lack the charging high prices for their catfish as Barnett, a vigorous proponent of segre- resources to mobilize politically and feel farmers. Lastly, it's in the interests of the gation, has been replaced by Ray Mabus, that the political process has shut them existing industries to keep other indus- a southern liberal and a Harvard gradu- out. Poor people in all areas of the coun- tries out so that a low wage base will be ate who has tried to improve education try face the same federal policies. In the maintained. and social programs in the state but whose Delta, as in the rest of the country, the I'd also like to make some urban/rural programs have been blocked to some cutbacks in social services of the last comparisons of other issues. With re- extent in the Delta by the rural white decade have impacted on poor popula- spect to AIDS, there are fewer AIDScases power structure. Blacks could not vote in tions, leaving poverty all over the coun- in rural Mississippi. Most of the cases Mississippi in the mid-60's. Now, the try at an unusually high level. We can seem to have been acquired in the north, Holmes County Board of Supervisors find millions of dollars to spend on a war particularly in Chicago. However, just as has a black majority and ROCC has or- in the Gulf; we cannot seem to find the many poor Puerto Ricans PWAs here in ganized voters so that even the city has a resources to spend on education, jobs, Philly go home to Puerto Rico to die, black minority on city council. Share- and housing either in our cities or our African American PWAs go back home cropping has disappeared, as has work rural areas. "Mississippi: Is This Amer- to rural Mississippi to die. There are also on plantations which have become fully ica." In many important ways, yes. but fewer AIDS-related services in rural mechanized. And legal restrictions on we leave you with a question. Is this the Mississippi, and no outreach. Many racial discrimination (for instance, the America we want? northern urban areas have community Voting Rights Act), make it possible for health outreach workers and educators Holmes County to appeal to the federal which go out into the community and government. Hunger is not as acute, educate and give out free condoms and because of the food stamp and other Labov commended for work AIDS literature. In Holmes country, welfare programs. However, there are people who wanted information had to many things that have not changed. Al- inside and go to the local health clinic, and request though there is no longer legal segrega- to see a nurse who would give out con- tion, extreme racial separation exists in outside of the academy doms and literature. Also, there is less every sphere of life. Racial stereotypes continued pom page 14 He said that women needed to keep counselling available for people who are and racial discrimination still fuel a one says, "Don't move your head, your reminding men to give equal representa- HIV+. number of policy decisions, from the throat's been cut." tion of women. With respect to drugs, as in urban areas, administration of public programs to When asked in the discussion why Professor Labov stayed after to speak there's a lot of crack use. Intravenous bank loans to hiring for jobs. Overt ra- almost all of his examples were taken with individual students and seemed to drugs exist to a lesser extent, and mari- cism has been replaced by stereotypes of from male informants, he responded that be genuinely interested in the interac- juana is available, but you don't see the the "welfare poor," but it is a common he interviewed about half males and half tion. His optimistic attitude toward so- number of different drugs that you do in understanding that this means "black." females and that it was just coincidence cial change was grounded at least as many areas of New York and Philadel- The catfish plants are the new planta- that he chose to speak the male narra- much in the work he does outside of the phia. The other difference is that these tions, paying minimum wages and with tives. He added that he should have academy as well as inside. It was refresh- drugs in Holmes county are 4-5 times very poor working conditions and few thought more about his audience, and ing to hear an academic who values ac- more expensive than they are in Chi- benefits. The schools are completely seemed genuinely sorry that he hadn't. tion as much as speech. cago, which is probably where they're segregated and political intimidation is brought from. still common. The things that sustain the The number of female-headed house- black community—religion, kinship and Feminists re-examine the holdsisalso high because, as in the north, community ties — have not changed. there are no jobs for men. African Ameri- Hoi 1 is Watkins, one of the major activ- can family patterns are also very much ists in the Mississippi civil rights move- Twelve Steps to recovery alive in the rural south, but because they ment during the 60' s, met us at a commu- continued from page 9 would injure them or others. are more extensive and relationships in nity meeting in Greenvilleand said, "This everyone. The steps of AA were influ- Kasl says women must make a the south are closer than they are in the looks like the summer of '91." I assured enced by white, male, middle-class val- fearless inventory of how the culture has north, there is less homelessness because, him that he had a much tougher time in ues of the 1930s. The focus of the pro- burdened them with shame before they as one of the people Eric and I were the summer of '64. "That's true," he said, gram is to deflate an exaggerated ego can recognize the harm they have done staying with said, "everybody always "but we still need you down here." There and place dependence on an all-power- to others. She suggests these steps: has some kin to take them in." are many continuities with the past and ful male god. 7. Examine our behavior and beliefs in the The last comparison I'd like to make is change is a slow process. The A A program has been beneficial context of living in a hierarchical, male that, as in the north, it's now un-PC to be I initially posed the question "Missis- to thousands of people, but its focus does dominated culture. openly racist, and so, using some of the sippi: Is This America?" In some ways, not apply to every woman. Most women 2. Share with others the ways we have liberal terminology of the 60"s and 70's, it is a unique part of America whose suffer from a lack of a healthy ego and been harmed, harmed ourselves and the word "welfare" has become one of conditions are local. The Delta faces the need to develop their sense of self. Other others, striving to forgive ourselves and the codewords for African Americans. particular problems of plantation based addictions and the will to recover are to change our behavior. Whites in the south are now, like their agriculture and its mechanization, with heavily influenced by cultural oppression, 3. Admit our talents, strengths and sistersf?) in the north, not anti-black, but very little economic diversification. It is such as poverty, racism and sexism. accomplishments, agreeing not to hide anti-welfare. Whites now don't openly rural, isolated, and has a weak infra- Successful treatment programs should these qualities to protect others' egos. complain about African Americans, but structure, making it unlikely that the provide concern and an understanding 4. Become willing to let goof our shame, instead complain about all the people on economic base will increase. It has an for these issues. guilt and other behavior that prevents us welfare, who are primarily African entrenched and powerful tradition of Kasl is especially critical of steps 4-9 from taking control of lives or ourselves. American. racism that is more open than the rest of because they ask women to focus on 5. Take steps to clear out all negative the country, with a black population that negative aspects of themselves: feelings between us and other people by Mississippi: Is This America? Judy has been systematically deprived of 4. Make a searching and fearless moral sharing grievances in a respectful way Porter adequate education and services for his- inventory of ourselves. and making amends when appropriate. The findings reported above raise some torical reasons. 5. Admit to God, to ourselves and to This new interpretation of the twelve important issues. Before I address some On the other hand, however, the an- another human being the exact nature of step program places the power of recov- of those issues, let me briefly discuss the swer is "yes." Mississippi is very much our wrongs. ery in the hands of the woman. Women changes and the continuities over the America. It is part of the national econ- 6. Be entirely ready to have God re- are encouraged not only to confront the past 25 years in the Delta. Approxi- omy. Folks in the Delta used to migrate move all defects of character. hurt they have done to others, but the mately 25 years ago, the civil rights to Chicago for jobs. Now, with the dein- 7. Humbly ask Him to remove our hurt that has been done to them in an movement was active in HolmesCounty, dustrialization of our cities, there are no shortcomings. oppressive society. This interpretation combatting the severe racial segregation jobs for unskilled labor in Chicago. Just 8. Make a list of the persons we have focuses on women recognizing their and oppression that existed at that time. as plants are moving out of Chicago to harmed and become willing to make shortcomings but also encourages them Holmes County had an active civil rights other countries, so the small industrial amends to them all. to develop a sense of self. movement, based mainly not in the base in the Delta is leaving; a GM parts 9. Make direct amends to such people (Charlotte Davis Kasl. The Twelve-Step churches but among the independent plant with 80 jobs moved to Mexico last whenever possible except when to do so Controversy. Ms. vol. 1, number 3 1991) May 13,1991 The College News Page 17 ^^Y**\NN>\Vy ls+<+ (-, MS.HA^K V *x>.yr/sf**' <*k coffee, and Create. Get some tortured text down in a small black notebook — what it lacks in presentation it gains in effort. Or, alternately, you can just go to bed an forget about it all. But really, I can empathize with your love/hate relationship traumas. My advice is to wean yourself slowly; a few hours, a few days, and then *Blammo*, Warm Turkey. Try reacquainting your- self with that small portable electric that's o& been hiding under your bed. And don't stress too much about it — they always said undergraduate work didn't matter SGA response to harassment raises question anyways. Death to the Patriarchy, of representation Ms. Hank continued from page 12 Dear Ms. Hank, ... Arati said that, further, this is not Presidents should be more a wa re of what person is and I have to remain silent. Plenty I have a moral dilemma. I am a soon- about homophobia or women, it is about is going on in their halls. of people in this room can and will be able to to-be graduating senior completing th- harassment. She said that this whole thing Ingrid Johnson ('91 President) said that figure out who it was by the information I'm eremainder of my academic work, and should be coming together for ALL she likes the idea of doing something allowed to give you. I am repulsed by the am well aware of the senior tradition of people on campus, not just lesbian/bi- with regard to pluralism. We need to let symbolism of not being able to speak some- ringing the bell after everything is fin- sexuals on campus. [This goes down as the outside community and next year's one's name because some closeted college ished. While on the one hand I would be Becky's number-one least favorite thing that freshman know about this. We need to administrator has waved her magic wand of quite pleased to count myself among anybody said throughout the whole semester. share our problems about this. People are silence. Quite frankly lam ashamed that I'm those ringing the bell on or by the 11th, I Arati was referring to the signs that said that dealing with racism, sexism [What ever not willing to bear the possible consequences also remembehow much it irritated me there would be a meeting of the "Lesbian, happened to homophobia? I guess that's what of saying someone's name. My reasons are as a undergraduate to hear it. So my Gay, Bisexual,and Supporting Community." "this" meant ./all over. We should contact that if I stand here and speak a name to you question is, should I wait until everyone She was saying that she felt that anyone who the newspapers..." there are practical consequences that would is done, or should I go ahead and ring it wasn't gay was essentially not allowed to be ... from the April 7th Minutes: involve harm being done to someone other as soon as I legitimately can? at that meeting. Since homophobia, or homo- "Armaity Bharucha (Sr. Rep to the Trus- than myself. If you stand up for an ideal and — Ethical hatred, is clearly the cause of and motivating tees) announced that Steven Heath has in so doing cause trouble for the one person force behind liomophobic harassment (instead one suspect on the Brecon incident I Okay who has been your only dependable ally and Dear Ethical, of harassment causing homophobia) then the -at this point I feel like I really need to explain advocate to date, you're giving up too much. While I admire your commitment to root concern at hand is homophobia, not why this word offends me so much. I'm call- Ihope that that reason is good enough for you ethics and morality, your solution is not harassment. If harassment were eradicated, ing on two people around me to help me because it's not good enough for me. I think entirely practical for the sole reason, of hatred of lesbians and gays would be ex- describe why I think it's so dreadful. Two that there are several people who would give which you are certainly already aware, pressed in a multitude of other ways. If metaphors offered to me: "It's like a little blip an awful lot to be able to offer this community no one is ever "DONE" at this fine insti- homophobia was eradicated harassment of on the corner of a screen"(4). Explanation: the difference between "I believe it was this tution of higher soul searching. The ques- gays would no longer be a problem.]... calling something an "incident" makes it person." and "I know it was this person."- tion, therefore, is not when to ring said ... Lee Fortmiller (Brecon President) was seem completely unconnected to a continu- Fortunately I think you all will be able to bell, but how. Yes, there are alternative just elected Brecon president Wednes- ing series of events. There is no sense that the make up that difference on your own... routes to respectful bell ringing. day night. She thanked Joanna and was word allows to think about what caused it, if ... I honestly don't think they thought First, purchase several large bags of also very upset [she actually said that she it will happen again. It was, and now it's not, she would get caught. It seems that they cotton and leave in five major sources of was thoroughly disgusted! by the SRC and you don't have to worry about it any- were essentially bluffing. academic angst: Guild Hall, Miriam meeting. The level of concern wasn't there more. "It's like a blank rolled up piece ofpaper The people working over in Taylor Coffin Canaday Library, Dal ton, the P5B, in her opinion. entering a room"(S). The word simultane- seem to be under the illusion that they and Taylor. (You might also consider do- Mary Elizabeth said she was sorry if ously conceals everything and says nothing; can whisk someone away and declare nating empty egg cartons to cover the she did not show enough support. [She it's both broad and narrow; no value judge- that we should protect her identity and walls of The College News office.) looked directly at me and said, shaking her ment, no sense of whether something is good we will promptly stop talking about it. Next, send yourself on a trip to historic head in what looked like pity but it could have or bad. It's a word that takes no responsibility We are all moral beings who can make Philadelphia, and request permission to beenguilt, "I'm sorry if I didn't show enough for the meaning it transports. "What would our own decisions about what is and touch the sacred bell of liberty. If this is support. I'm so sorry. I didn't even know be the difference if she (the SGA secretary) isn't appropriate without (and despite) not satisfying enough, invest in a mini- about the march."] had used the word violations? threats? at- being told what to do.] ature replica of the sacred bell (be sure to Melissa wanted to know if there is an tacks?"(6)]...... Courage and knowledge are theonly get one that rings). action we can take to show our support. legitimate weapons for fighting hatred, Return to your Bryn Mawr abode, Armaity said that we can have a letter ... On Monday, the 29th of April, I posted and neither is often possessed or used. climb to the top of the sacred bell tower to show our support. signs calling for a follow-up meeting of My own experiences have brought me to of Taylor and commence ringing your Melissa made a motion to show our the meeting after spring break. Once the point where I believe that ignorance mini-bell. It is likelty that you will en- support to the different groups involved. again I had written up something to say, is easier to destroy than cowardice. That counter a pack of ruthless fellow seniors [By groups she meant BGALAandLBSG.(3) this time to explain my filtered litany of a college-age woman uses the language clambering for their turn to give That At this point one of us tried to re-iterate that what I could and could not say. of hatred as well as she does is frighten- Bell a hardy shake. But pay them no there was no one in charge, no group with an What Dean Tid marsh said I was allowed ing. That a 45 year old college adminis- mind. Stand proud as you gingerly (and identifiable lesbian leading it, to which they to say: trator won't stand up and take responsi- oh so quietly) shake your new acquisi- could send such a letter. We tried to explain The investigation was narrowed down bility for the decisions she has been given tion. If all goes well, the others will cower that we were just a bunch of people who felt to one suspect who was identified on the the power to make is terrifying... with shame and slink back to the respec- passionately that something needed to be basis of handwriting samples brought ... What does it mean for me to sit in tive holes leaving The Bell undisturbed, done about the "incidents" who got together, forward to Public Safety by students who front of a room full of people and say "I many underclasswomen (and last min- talked for a while, and then did something. had previous suspicions about the sus- can't tell you that" in response to ques- ute seniors) at peace and your sense of Neither BGALA or LBSG was directly in- pect. The handwriting evidence was tions that we all know I know the an- ethics well fed. volved in organizing or executing any com- submitted to 2 independent forensic swers to? I painted "We will not be si- munity action.] document examiners (handwriting ana- lenced" on a sidewalk a few weeks back Death to the Patriarchy, Giulia Cox said that she did not ap- lysts) who have had adversarial court in broad daylight. There are people who Ms. Hank prove of this "non-language." The Dorm testimony in the past. The suspect's will never say the things they know. handwriting was submitted along with There are people who do not know but random samples so that the analyst we still keep listening to them. The power Nigerian educational reforms would have to pick it out. Both examin- to speak is most often possessed by those ers returned a positive response with who have nothing worthwhile to say... risk magnifying inequalities high probability (70% and 80%) that the suspect's handwriting was the same as (1) conversation with Renata Razza continued from page 25 even though the women traditionally that on the notes. Both analysts said they (2) When I talk about the purpose of did more that 80% of subsistence farm- would be willing to testify in court. harassment I'm not necessarily talking market, plus the "domestically relevant" ing. (This is just one example of the The suspect is a Bryn Mawr student. She about the motive of the individual haras- need for females in'the family. Osunde many ways colonizers have subtly and was confronted with the evidence against ser might have. I'm referring to a net- explained that part of the problem is that not so subtly projected their own cul- her, has been asked to leave and lias complied work of history, of language, of complic- some people (especially the Hausa and tural biases onto those they colonize.) with that request. ity, and of denial that supports such acts Fulani ethnic groups, he said) remove Educational reforms in Nigeria have (I also made a statement that another because this society silences lesbians and their daughters from school as early as helped to magnify the scope of inequal- student left the day after the suspect, and gays. It is in that sense that the purpose of age seven in order for them to be mar- ity, said Osunde. Because of bureauc- that rumors had been floating around harassment is to silence—nothing is done ried. One wonders, though, how much racy, ineptness in management skills, that it might have been her. I said her about it because it is an expression of the of this gender segregation was caused or unequal federal and state funding, and name and confirmed that the suspect will of a culture that wishes to silence. exacerbated by the colonial experience, horrible teachers' salaries, Nigeria is was not her.) (3) Bisexual, Lesbian, and Gay Alliance such as that in Kenya when the coloniz- experiencing a "brain drain," in which / started the meeting after spring break by and Lesbian Bisexual Support Group. ers gave the Kenyan men the seeds for teachers are opting to teach in other saying that harassment of this kind is de- (4) Beth Stroud, conversation 4/30/91. cash crops (as well as the currency to countries, or go into other better-paying signed to silence lesbians. It is excruciating (5) Becky Greco, conversation 4/30/91. interact economically with the British) jobs, such as in the military. for me to sit here and say that I know who this (6) Becky Greco, conversation 4/30/91. Page 18 The College News May 13,1991 ?4RTs U EKitETRTMNHEMr Indigo Girls return to Philly for spring concert By Vicky Maxon They seemed to be having extreme fun, smiling and joking with each other In my November concert review of the and the crowd, Amy dancing all over the Indigo Girls, I opened with a tableau, a stage during Emilys solos. And they lonely stage with angular microphone weren't alone — this time around they stands and softly gleaming guitars, into brought along Barbara Marino on alto which the Girls suddenly ran, energizing saxophone and bongos, and Sara Lee, the scene. This description could only who recently gigged with the B-52's and come from someone relegated by circum- recorded on Nomads, to play bass. The stance, as I was, to the 50th row of the Girls did n't stick to originals either. They Dictionary of the Khazars: Tower Theater. did a thrillingly languid version of Now I want you to imagine a slightly 'Summertime,' Emily scarfing behind Dream hunters and colliding butterflies different scene: a crowded open-air field Am/s low vocals, and encored with at the fringe of UPenn campus, a horde of "Uncle John's Band,' a rousing jam that By Ellis A very who composes the book. Last semester somewhat rowdy and drunken Spring they recently recorded for a Grateful when I took Conceptual Physics, biology Flingersdanring and singing and a group Dead tribute album to benefit the rain Dictionary of the Khazars, a lexicon novel, professor Paul Grobstein came in and of extremely sensual women from Bryn forests (Emily again referred us to the Milorad Pavic. Translated from the Serbo- lectured, saying that chemistry cannot Mawr, Philly, and beyond sitting in the Greenpeace contingent that always trav- Croatian by Christina Pribicevic-Zoric. be reduced to physics, nor can biology to extreme front, their blankets spread to els with them). New York, Alfred A. Knopf,1988. chemistry, nor can dreams and imagina- the barricades, surveying the scene. So why do we like the Indigo Girls so tion to biology. If one brought together Makes for a slightly different pre-show much? Besides their obvious charm, I This is an amazing book to spend a all the molecules found in a human body, atmosphere. think it's their sincerity and their genu- summer with. Once you leave Bryn one would not have created a human The first act of the annual Spring Fling ine enthusiasm for the music. They have Mawr, if there isa library (ora bookstore, being: what's as important as the materi- April 19 was a reggae group, which so much fun sharing their talents, and I guess) in your area, go and find this als is their arrangement. Each reading, seemed to please the men and women of I'm sure they have so many fans because book: I've put off this review all year, as each reshuffling of the elements, brings the University of Pennsylvania, who they choose to share their cares with us Dictionary is neither short nor new, but forth a new book; the reader takes part in began to gyrate slowly and become ob- in the form of their often gut-wrenching it's a favorite. So. a novel that celebrates its own composi- noxious even faster. The crowd looked songs. An anonymous concert-goer said: The Khazars were a tribe who lived tion: reading is a creative act. like a mixture of true Indigo Girls fans "The beautiful harmonies ... they just thirteen hundred years ago between the As if that weren't enough, the book is and other Penn students whodidn'tthink speak to you." Caspian and Black seas. They disap- printed in two different editions, male a six-buck ticket was too much to spend I was so ecstatic to catch a sneak pre- peared in the tenth century, shortly after and female, which are identical except on a good time (as long as there was beer). view (we arrived during the soundcheck their conversion to Islam, Judaism, or for one page. This was not in fact a But this did not stop the fans from having and were able to watch them warm up), Christianity. Sources are contradictory: scheme on the part of the publishers to their own good time. and was ready to do almost anything for thus, this book. Some forty-odd entries make people buy two copies of the same The Indigo Girls also brought their own a chance to get backstage. A ploy to use (which take five or ten minutes to read book; the idea is, rather, to continue the opening act from Atlanta, guitarist Ger- my status as a member of The College apiece), arranged alphabetically and by project of the dream hunters and Khazar ard McHugh, whose voice sounds much News editorial board failed only because religion, present stories about the Khaz- scholars by gathering and trading knowl- like Michael Stipe's and who used to give it was the policy of the concert's organ- ars and their historians from the time of edge by finding someone else with the Emily Saliers guitar lessons. He and his izers to keep it closed to any press but their conversion to the present. different edition and swapping books. percussionist played a short set of beau- UPenn's. But the time I spent eagerly These stories are like fables, miracle- Any pick-up lines this generates are in- tiful originals, and came back on stage for agonizing over questions to ask them tales, magic realism at its least abashed. tended by the author. I read Nabokov's the closing encore. was anything but wasted. If thinking They fold into themselves like Klein Pale Fire, to which Dictionary is very It was a clear and bitterly cold evening about them is all I will ever be able to do, bottles; there's always some twist at the similar, at about (he same time, and in by the time the headlining act appeared that can give me as much entertainment end, some elusive fillip — the stories the same way that (by one reading) (Emily wore jeans and a UPENN sweat- as meeting them. For aren't our own have a koan-like clarity: they elude logic Nabokov treats homosexuality and liter- shirt, Amy a paint-splashed pair of jeans, personal conceptions of people those the better to clobber understanding. ary analysis as metaphors for one another, a t-shirt, and combat boots) and the Girls which keep us happy? Pavic's (there should be an accent over Dictionary is as much a scholarly tribute continually blew on their hands to keep As it happened we were the first at the the 'c'; he's Yugoslavian) writing is lucid, to heterosexuality as anything else, play- them warm. This probably led to the Spring Fling gates besides a group of surreal, complex, and specific: "A book ing with the idea of masculine and femi- (unfortunately) shorter show than the women from Ithaca, New York, who can be a vineyard watered with rain or a nine words, sentences, numbers, rivers, one performed at the indoor Tower in follow the Girls everywhere and were vineyard watered with wine..." keys, and days of the week. November. just as excited. We exchanged addresses The Khazars had mirrors made of salt; Just as if you were going to read any But a shorter show doesn't mean a bad in order to share our bootleg tapes of the they hunted dreams, in the hope that all other dictionary: there is a measure of show. The Girls did most of the songs Girls and Melissa Etheridge, another the dreams brought together would re- pretentiousness inherent to the work; from their newest LP, Nomads-Indians- sincere performer, and exchanged specu- compose the body of the first person thededication reads, "Here lies the reader Saints, and also played some relatively lations and stories of other concerts. (whose scattered fragments form our who will never open this book. He is here old ones, opening with 'Secure Yourself Could that be another function of groups dreams) and thus stop time. Once the forever dead." Pronoun aside, there is and recalling their early Atlanta days like the Indigo Girls? A certain ambigu- Khazars were gone and scattered, their something sinuous and bookishly deca- with 'Nashville' and "a song we used to ity about them which allows us to con- historians tried, just as the dream hunt- dent, here: a book about the pleasure of dointhebars," "No Way to Treat a Friend.' tinue to identify with "successful" and ers had, to gather together all the infor- reading. For now, a story: Emily played History of Us' — "a lull- (we hope) satisfied women? mation they could find on the people — "Long ago when I was a child I saw aby," she said — to calm the (at first) some tattooed on a messenger's back, two butterflies collide in a meadow; restless crowd, and Amy covered 'Ro- Whatever the reason for the attrac- some memorized by parrots—and thus specks of colored powder shifted from meo and Juliet' by request. Both were tion, people from all over the country in some way reconstitute them. one wing to the other, they flew off, and very conscious of the audience; lights continue to buy the albums and go to the The experience of reading the Diction- I forgot all about it. Last night on the road were shone on us throughout the show, shows of the Indigo Girls. For those of ary is similar: the entries can be read — a man mistook me for someone else, and and Amy even climbed over the moni- you in the area, The Girls are performing over as long a period of time as one likes struck me with his saber. Before I contin- tors to receive a note from someone who on June 6 at Mann's Music Center. Who — in any order, and it is the reader, ued my journey, my cheek showed not happened to be a member of the Philadel- knows, you may meet a certain group of through choosing what to read when, blood but butterfly powder..." phia Women's Rugby Club. women from New York in the front row. Ravenous vegetation takes on student body By Alessandra Djurklou The cast of twelve might have well been wreak harmony, though it was other- did a great job with "somewhere that's augmented by some extra actors, who wise well sung and danced. green," with a great twist that is not to be could play bums on Skid Row, (in addi- Colin Rule, as the dentist, gave his audi- found in the movie version (why does The best thing about this show was tion to Christopher Ptomey, the director, ence a strange mixture of himself, Elvis, Hollywood always ruin everything?) definitely the plant. It was incredible. It who did an all too convincing imper- Steve Martin, and Hannibal Lecter, at Other Honorable Mentions go to Randy upstaged the actors whenever they did a sonation of a drunk). times confusing but otherwise quite Kravitz as Seymour, lovable nerd, who scene with it, it was supposed All characters were convincing and most amusing. His number could have been had a great relationship with the plant. to,(upstaged by an overgrown venus of the singing was excellent (sometimes staged more creatively, however. With Bill Toll did justice to Audrey II, and Nat flytrap!); yet the ensemble of Broadway the low notes were a bit hard to hear) and the revolving stage, the director could Johnson did a good job lip synching. The South's Little Shop of Horrors bore up the band, hidden offstage, faithfully have put him in his office, acting out his revolving set was well made and very well despite their delectable vegetable. represented the zany music in this pro- profession with a terrified patient. True, professional looking commendations go Some numbers, especially towards the duction. this would be much like the movie and to Grantley Pyke and Wendy Semsel. end, however, lacked energy. The force Some of the staging I found a bit too there would also be time constraints to Few flaws aside, I really enjoyed this that had been built up dissipated some- presentational, too much faring front consider, but the number was strong production. Now that Broadway South what by the last number, "Don't feed the which was not really necessary, even for enough to consider adding some embel- has veered into dark comedy, perhaps plants," but this can be attributed partly a musical, and the number "Downtown" lishments. they will stage Sweeney Todd in one of to the large load each actor had to carry. was again lacking hordes of bums to Arielle Metz has an incredible voice, and their upcoming productions? May 13,1991 The College News Page 19 o w o ^ s \ o c££o ^ O V o n\c \f a o o °o OOnOnnn /~1 «P n Athletic Association honours BMC athletes By Kitty Turner nakovich, and Heidi Click. It was a good ball Player of the Year. To her credit, she season despite the record, and it was a has two Seven Sister All-Star team ap- The Athletic Association held its great learning season for the underclass- pearances, two PAIAW all-star appear- Twelfth Annual Awards Banquet on women who will return next fall to give ances, and two MVP awards. She was a April 25,1991. Each year this banquet is 'em hell. They will bring experience and three year captain. It might be said that held in honor of the students who went provide depth for the team. captains are those with exemplary skill the extra distance and juggled an intense Though it is always good to have expe- and outstanding leadership, for the other Varsity or Junior Varsity schedule with rienced freshman return for their sopho- co-captain was named to the Seven Sis- an equally rigorous academic schedule. more year, it is also always hard to say ter All-Tournament team, Laurel Wong. The Awards are great distinction which goodbye to the seniors who have stuck it Laurel was one of six chosen from a field the athletes take pride in receiving, and out for so long and been the reliable up- of more than 120 Laurel also led theteam which the Athletic Department is pleased perclasswomen. This year the field in Service Aces, and was key in defen- to announce. Hockey team is losing six seniors: Jana sive play. Freshman Jen Duclos was For those of you who are unaware of Ernakovich, Heidi Glick, Jen Schickler, awarded the Most Improved player the athletic program at Bryn Mawr, the Amy Roberts, Lakshmi Sadasiv and Catie award. college sponsors ten varsity athletic Hancock These players were well skilled Highlights of the season include beat- teams. They are: Badminton, Basketball, and formed the core of a great hockey ing cross-town rival Swarthmore three Cross Country, Diving, Field Hockey, team. Among them were two athletes times in one week, a repeat performance Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis and who stood out. Amy Roberts, who was of last year, defeating bi-co rival Haver- Volleyball. There are over 120 student- named PAIAW Hockey Player of the ford at Seven Sisters, to avenge an earlier athletes at Bryn Mawr who spend any- year, and received that award, was voted loss to their team, and winning the fifth where from 10-12 hours per week prac- by her teammates Most Valuable Player, game of the last home-match against ticing, and anywhere from 12-25 hours was named to both the PAIAW and the continued on page 20 per week in practice and competing. This Seven Sisters All-Star teams, and led the is equivalent to taking an entire course team with 11 goals and seven Assists. load complete with two lab sciences. This Because of her extraordinary efforts, she is not an easy task by any stretch of the was the winner of the Delano Award. Horned Toads ready for more imagination. Catie Hancock also stood out among the Who are these people that have time to field hockey players, she was named to By Vicky Maxon pion of the tournament held the week- do these things, you may ask? They are the CFHCA Scholar Athlete Team and end of April 5 in Virginia, travelled to Anthropology majors, Biology and was a Seven Sister Scholar Athlete. As was the case in the fall, this rugger Bryn Mawr April 27 and had to settle for Chemistry majors. Physics majors, they The team will be co-captained by Becky missed out on several matches in the a 3-3 tie. Our final match, on May 4, was are English majors. They are future doc- Koh and Sandy Horning next fall. Good spring season, but this time because of less a competition for points than a con- tors, lawyers, professors, coaches, teach- Luck. illness, not injury. Though I did not actu- test of wills (the Alums were willing to ers, business women. They are scholars ally play in some of the matches re- play through their hangovers and we who believe that a healthy mind should CROSS COUNTRY ported here, I feel it my duty to provide were willing to let them). The 18-4 result have a healthy body. They believe that avid rugby fans with a brief wrap-up of only shows how much fun both sides an educated mind should have an edu- Though the cross-Country team is small, the activities of the BMC/HC Horned had, and how much they were looking cated body. They work hard to represent there are none more dedicated than they. Toads this spring rugby season of 1991. forward to the traditional post-game Bryn Mawr College, on the field, on the They run whether it's cold, raining, snow- The majority of our games were sched- party. court, and in the pool. They are a dedi- ing or scorching hot. The letter carriers for uled at home this season, and the argu- As I said last season, if any of this cated group, ready and willing to rise to the Post Office have nothing on this team. able highlight of it all was when we sounds remotely interesting, we encour- the challenge, and more often then not The team was coached by Cassy Bradley hosted the first annual Seven Sisters age you to come out and join us. If the emerging victorious. and captained by Senior Margie Zeller. Rugby Championships. Though only beginning or end of the year is especially The Athletic department in conjunc- The team is young — this is only it's two other teams, Wellesley and Rad- hectic for you, don't worry — we wel- tion with the Athletic Association takes fourth year as a Varsity Sport — but the cliffe, could attend, their presence made come players at any point in the fall and time every year to recognize these ath- athletes on this team manage to shine. the weekend of April 13 a success, be- spring seasons, and our coaches con- letes and their contributions with special They placed at the PAIAW champion- sides giving us an excuse to sell cool t- tinue to cover the basics. honors. Among the awards that are given ships, and Margie Zeller, the team's only shirts. (If you don't have one by now, (If you happen to be around this sum- to student-athletes are: Seven Sister senior, placed tenth at Seven Sisters. contact team president Jen Reed. She's in mer with time on your hands, we are Scholar athletes and the Delano award. Zeller, who is an excellent athlete, was the finding list and she'd love to hook organizing sevens games. For details There is also an award given by the named Cross-Country's Most Valuable you up.) contact Jen Reed, Eleni Varitimos, or Department indicating exemplary serv- Player, receiving the Outstanding Cross- We played Swarthmore College April Carla Tohtz.) ice to the department, dedication and Country Award. She has Captained the 20, extending that winning record by It's a fun game, and we'd love to share commitment, The Yeager award. team for three years, and received many three tries to two. Princeton University, it with you. Just remember: "life's a pitch, This year there were four seniors who honors in that time. These include: ap- the best in our conference and vice-cham- and then you try." received the honor of the Seven Sisters pointment to the Seven-Sisters All-Star Scholar Athlete Award. Requirements team — three years, appointment to the for this award are at least three years of PAIAWteam—three years, and MVP- Tennis team draws strength Varsity Participation, competition in at two years. least one Seven Sisters Championship from new recruits Tournament, and a GPA of at least 3.5. VOLLEYBALL The seniors who rose to that academic By Kitty Turner Coach Bell was very much pleased challenge this year were Lisa Wells — The Varsity Volleyball Team had a with the overall performanceof theteam, Basketball; Miriam Allersma — Swim- tough season this year, and finished 13- The Bryn Mawr College Tennis team especially since she had three freshmen ming; Catie Hancock — Field Hockey 17. While it would appear that the team ended its season with a better than five playing the top three positions. She and Liz Chang — Lacrosse. The Delano did not have a winning season, or even a hundred mark The team was able to expects that the difficulties they had this Award, which is given to the senior who .500 season, the team was able to outscore earn a 5-4 record. In this year of tough year will be things they can learn from has performed at a consistent level of its opponents overall. Further, the Vol- losses for the Bryn Mawr College ath- and build upon; that this experience will excellence, both in her athletic career as leyball team finished the season ranked letic teams it stands as great testimony make them seasoned athletes and ready well as academic career, was awarded to seventh nationally, for service ace per- for the team to yield a winning season. to perform to a high level of excellence another Field Hockey player, Amy centage in NCAA Division III. This effort The tennis season began last fall as the next year. Roberts. The Yeager award this year went was led by Sophomore Co-Captain Lau- team practiced outside, and continued The team will only be losing one sen- to a Field Hockey Player, Jana Ernakov- rel Wong, and Junior Sara Rubin. The as they moved indoors when the weather ior, Christina Schneider. Her talent and ich and a Volleyball Player, Kitty Turner. Team was coached by former BMC Vol- forced them to use inside courts. The ability will be sorely missed. Schneider Congratulations to all of these student- leyballer, Karen Lewis and captained by first highlight of the season was when was a four year Varsity player, and three athletes and may there experience at Bryn Laurel Wong and Senior Kelly Lock. the team traveled to Hilton Head, South of those years she was a co-captain. While Mawr and through athletics hold them This year, the turnout for Volleyball Carolina over spring break. Coach Cindy the team is losing Christina, they are in good stead as they enter their fields of was so great, that a JV team was formed, Bell said that this was an opportunity for gaining some fantastic talent in the choice. and had a separate schedule. They were the team to come together, and the team underclasswomen. captained by Sarah Wilkinson and Julie rose to the challenge forming a cohesive Helping in the coaching arena this FIELD HOCKEY Miller. The JV team showed great enthu- unit, in what otherwise might be looked year was assistant Coach Karen Lewis siasm and effort, and played well against upon as an individual sport. As it is very difficult to play three sea- The Field Hockey Team played well their opponents, including some Varsity The team played well against all of its sons, one can imagine how difficult it and hard this past fall, ending their sea- teams. The JV Volleyball award was given opponents and was able to defeat Mo- might be to coach three seasons, which is son with a record of 7-10. The team was to JV Co-Captain Sarah Wilkinson. ravian, Muhlenberg, Drew, Widener, and something Lewis did. Lewis is also a coached by Jenepher Shillingford, who The winner of the Varsity Volleyball Drexel. The team fell to cross town rivals former Bryn Mawr Tennis player, and was assisted by her daughter, Beth. The Award was Senior Kelly Lock. She was Haverford and Swarthmore, as well as brought personal as well as coaching Field Hockey captains were Jana Er- also nominated for the PAIAW Volley- Ursinus and Princeton. experience to the young team. Page 20 The College News May 13,1991 o ° o ^ s n x o^o ST* yP r^ \ OOoOr>nn BMC athletes: how do they do it?

continued from page 19 her tenacious display of athletic dedica- DIVING The Ethel grant Award was given to Muhlenberg. tion and ability. Although Lu played Que Van, and Marisha Wignaraja cap- The team is losing three seniors Anne Basketball for only one year, it was a Ingrid Johnson is the Diving team. No, tured the Feathers award. Cesa, Kelly Lock and Kitty Turner. fantastic year. The Captain's award was really, she alone is the diving team. She well deserved. Sophomore Mary Beth owns all of the Diving records at Bryn TENNIS (see page 19) SOCCER Janicki suffered an ACL injury also, that Mawr College, seizing them as a fresh- sidelined her for the remainder of the man, and breaking them every year. In Amy Roberts wasa warded the PAIAW The Soccer team had a good season season, and Freshman Ellen Benson frac- the first home meet of the year, she broke award for the 1990 season. A three year overall, posting a .500 season of 7-7-2. tured her ankle in the same game that her one-meter record in the first round of varsity tennis player, Amy Roberts had a This team was captained by Liz Hogan Mary Beth was injured. Benson was also diving. This year she broke a total of singles record of 20-7. The Ethel Grant and Debbie Murphy, and will again be unable to complete the season. The team's three records, finished third in Seven award for tennis was awarded to two captained by these two, plus Pearl Tessler other senior, Lisa Wells, who Coach Sisters for both one and three meter div- players this year, Christina Schneider, in the fall. The Soccer team " gave that ex- Tharan describes as " the perfect foul ing, and executed some of the most diffi- and Ariel Kernis. tra effort" according to Coach Ray shooter" was awarded the MVP. Sopho- cult dives known. Coach Bolich cited her Tharan, that is necessary to win. The Soc- more Erin Adamson was named to the as a "very courageous athlete" able to LACROSSE cer team was able to defeat Swarthmore Seven Sisters All-Tournament team, for rise to any challenge. 1-0 after losing to them at seven Sisters, the second consecutive year, again one of The Lacrosse team started it's practic- and tied Haverford College. five from a field of more than 120. BADMINTON ing last semester and continued with Pearl Tessler and ZB Borneman were Next year's team will be Captained by pre-season through early March. The named team MVPs, and ZB was also Erin Adamson and Julie Demeo. Bryn Mawr Badminton finished their team traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida named to the Seven Sisters All-Tourna- regular season with a record of 7-3. The for a week of fun and excitement at the ment team. ZB was praised for her out- SWIMMING team under the tutelage of Karen Lewis, American Lacrosse Camp. standing efforts as goalkeeper, praise that had a very strong season that was The Lacrosse team according to their was well-deserved. Liz Hogan was also The Swim team had a successful sea- achieved through the solid ness and depth coach Beth Shillingford is "A lesson in named to the Seven Sisters All-Tourna- son, posting a 3-6 record and breaking of the team. Co-Captains Jen Hunt and patience and perseverance." The team is ment team. This year, the team intro- several earlier Bryn Mawr College rec- Marisha Wignaraja led the team to a doing well, with a current record of 4-5. duced a spirit award. It was awarded to ords. The team is losing six seniors among winning season. The team, entirely made The team will travel to Wellesley for the co-captain Debbie Murphy. them co-captains Natalie May and Julie up of sophomores and Freshman, were Seven Sisters Lacrosse Championship Smith. Also graduating are Miriam able to accomplish many things this sea- Tournament. The Team is Captained by BASKETBALL Allersma, Amy Mahan, Bethany Picker, son. Liz Chang Shira Fruchtman, and Lu- and Monica Shah. Coach Barb Bolich Badminton, for those of you who think cinda Kerschensteiner. The team is los- There has probably never been a team stated that she is sorry to see these sen- that it is merely a picnic family sort of ing seven seniors: Charlotte Paige, more plagued by injuries than this year's iors go because she will miss their "char- game, has the second fastest reaction Christina Cuomo, Jen Schickler, Liz basketball team, except maybe last year's acter, personality and leadership." timeof anysport. Second only to JaiAlai. Chang Lucinda Kerschensteiner, Louise basketball team. The Basketball team fin- The underclasswomen shone in the The sport requires a great deal of physi- Zimmerman, Karena Rush, Kim Gorsuch. ished with an NCAA record of .500 (8-8) pool this year, given special recognition cal endurance, quick reactions, and great This years Lacrosse MVP award went and an overall record of 8-9. The team among the was freshman Lida Hanson. judgement. The birdie is not like a ball to Lucinda Kerschensteiner who cur- was coached by Ray Tharan, and Senior Lida was awarded the Swimming Award and therefore not as predictable. The rently has a total of 46 points with 39 Lisa Wells and Junior Julie Demeo were given to the person who accrues the most young Bryn Mawr squad was able to goals and seven assists. According to Captains. points for the team in a season. Lida is an master the basics of the sport, and that Coach Shillingford, Lu "really found her This team overcame many odds this excellent swimmer and her record clearly shows in their winning record. groove, and hit her stride this year." season as they lost player after player to shows it. In the thirty appearances she In individual play, sophomore Marisha TRAINERS injury. Freshman Amy Keltner was the made in the pool this year, twenty of Wignaraja, shone. She played first singles Those athletic teams and theathletes who first to be injured. She tore her Anterior them resulted in first place wins, and ten and did very well in both PAIAW tour- form them would not be able to stay alive Cruciate Ligament (ACL) during pre- were second place performances. She naments as a semifinalist, and in the or together without the help of the stu- season, and was unable to continue the gained 373 points for the team and is Northeast Regional Collegiate Champi- dent trainers. A special thanks to all of season. During the game with Neumann well-deserving of this award. onships. Freshman Tina Carey and them: Sadaf Ahmad, Ellen Benson, College, Senior rookie Lucinda Kersch- Jeanne Oh were able to win the consola- Christina Cuomo, Seble, Cadi New, Erika, ensteiner, also suffered a knee injury, Highlights included placing in the tions doubles in PAIAW tournament, Ida, Mia Shapiro, Jen Schickler, and Jen causing her to miss the first half of the Top 16 forty-two times this year, and de- and Freshman Que Van and Orin Roth Morse. Also thanks goes to the two year season, however, she did return to have feating seven sister rival Mt. Holyoke. led the team to victory by going unde- trainers Sarah James and Kitty Turner a most excellent finish, and gave an in- The team will be cooptained by Lida feated in regular season play, finishing and our West Chester University Stu- credible performance for Bryn Mawr. 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