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College Voice Vol. 25 No. 2

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WME XXV· NUMBER2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2001 CONNECTICIIf COUBGE, NEW LONDON, CT

"Itjust so happened that it's the beginning of our busy season," INSIDE: - GregRobinson, owner of Campus Liquors Increased Enrollment Forces Conn to Rethink A&E Future By COLEY WARD AND BRADLEY KJulrr RAT RACE WRAPS UP THE SUMMER FILMS WITH WIT, FDITORHN-QIIEF FUN, AND A GREAT CAST For three years in a row more students have enrolled at Connecticut College than anticipated. Now, as dorms and classrooms are being filled to capacity, school officials are examining ways to either curb admission rates or accommodate a larger student body. "Our admissions publications describe our school as a residential college with a stu- dent body of 1600 undergraduates," said The Interior of Camptls SPirit Sboppe was severelY damaged by thefire. Neighboring Campus Pizza suffered mainlY from smoke damage. The fire originated In the Associate Dean of the ColJege William IeItchen of CampIIS Spirit Sboppe. (Kreit) Frasure. "Our practices of recent years have rendered that description inaccurate." "Faculty size has kept pace with the size of the student body. What appears to me not to have kept pace are the necessities and amenities of student life." LOCAL LIQUOR AND PIZZA- SHOPS Housing, in particular, has been effected by the larger enrollment. Over the last three NEWS years, students returning from abroad for the CAMPUS SAFETY UNVEILS spring semester have corne to expect that THEiR NEWEST TOOL IN they might find themselves living with a THE FiGHT AGAINST FALL VICTIM TO ARsON roommate. Now sophomores bumped from STUDENT DELINQUENCY the housing lottery find themselves in a sim- ilar situation. Reynaldo Punzalan, Jr., '04, is currently By EUZABETII KNORR Campus Spirit Shoppe. However, its neigh- denying, claiming a missed payment. In sharing a room in Plant. "I was very. very bor, Campus Pizza, also suffered extensive addition, a group of Coast Guard Cadets surprised," he said. "I felt betrayed, really. STAff WRITER damage. Though the building can be have been helping her begin plans and raise Wben I was touring [Connecticut College], On August 22 a fire victimized Campus rebuilt, Robinson sees the damage to his money for the new shop. the tour guide said, 'I'm a sophomore. and Spirit Shoppe and Campus Pizza, located on store as "pretty much a total loss." There is Greg Robinson will be left with both all sophomores get singles ...• Williams Street, gutting both buildings. some structural damage, and the destroyed sides of his building to restore, but he is Punzalan's case is not uncommon. In last Police have determined that the fire was interior will need to be completely replaced. eager to rebuild and reopen his liquor store. spring's housing lottery, 79 people were caused by arson and are investigating possi- Campns Pizza owner Tiger White said He regrets not being there for students. "It bumped - 44 sophomores and 29 juniors. ble culprits. that her shop suffered primarily from smoke just so happened it's the beginning of our All of the sophomores and two or three of the The fire broke out sometime in the early damage. Both shop owners are distraught busy season. It's sad not to be there after all juniors ended up in multiples. morning. with fire crews reporting around over the fire. White, who has spent two these years," Despite the protests of students like 5:00am. The building owner, Greg years in the Williams Street location, was Once the police investigation ends, Punzalan, college officials don't see an~end SPGR1=S----- Robinson, received a-phone call-informing partieurarl' 'upser: 'WIroe er did is Robinson plans to begin reconstruction, but to the housing shortage, and are predicting him of the fire and he reported to the scene. destroyed everything that we worked for. the three to four months that it will take will further crunches for the future. According to Robinson, it took firefighters Sorneone's arrogance destroyed it in one mean Robinson will miss out on the 11. DREAM-COME -TRUE "I think students here should expect to about an hour to put out the blaze, which night," September through December busy season. FOR ONE COACH PRO- see more people in doubles, probably more began in the back of the package store and White said she plans to re-open in a new Both shop owners must wait for the investi- VIDES CONN WITH NEW sophomores continuing on in doubles," said spread, destroying the rest of the building. shop down the street in a few months. "I gation to conclude before they can begin PRACTICE SPACE Director of Residential Life Conway More specifics about the fire have not been don't feel safe in the old location," she said. rebuilding their businesses. Campbell. released at this time. Her lawyer is currently working on get- Outgoing Vice President of Admission • Damage from the fire was greatest to the ting the insurance money that her provider is ;. See Enrollment page 6 Fort Trumbull Residents Await Result of Eminent Domain Trial

BY KATE WOOOSOME The NLDC's fashion that it completely disregarded the Chief Operating fact that there are people living in homes STAll WRITER Officer Dave Goeble down there." Seven plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the agreed that the case According to Sawyer, the NLDC took city of New London and the New London was fair and felt con- properties by eminent domain prior to Development Corporation are waiting to fident in the judge's knowing exactly what would go in its place, hear if they will be able to keep their Fort decision-making abil- giving no guarantee that public use would Trumbull properties. ity. Despite this be satisfied. , The court trial, which concluded August approval, both sides Throughout the creation and execution 1'1, heard the plaintiffs' allegation that the are ready for a of its Municipal Development Plan, the NLDC used eminent domain for the benefit lengthy appellation NLDC exercised chapters 132 and 588L of 9f a private developer instead of for public process. the redevelopment statutes. The organiza- use, ''This will proba- tion also received money from the state pur- Lawyers for the NLDC and the Institute bly be appealed suant to 132, covering implementing agen- Parmer VPof BnmUment and l'"hllc Affairs Lee Coffin far Justice, the plaintiffs' legal council, cur- according to how the cies and their implementation of infrastruc- tently are writing briefs of the trial. decision reads," said ture. Funds provided by the state legislature Coffin Leaves After l'ollowing oral arguments scheduled for late Goeble. Properties a

High Enrollment Spells Low Quality of "E.Y~ IS TillS A f/lm?~~

NeVE WE ALL LIVE HE KE, I Living for Students ~m~~I1\~ In its admissions literature, Connecticut College is described as a residential liberal arts college of 1,600 stu- ...... dents. Over the past three years, however, the college's size has swelled to nearly 1,700, an increase of roughly six percent, from the stated enrollment. In two months, the College will begin accepting early-decision students for the class of 2006. Before it does so, it must decide whether it wants to continue growing, or scale back. There are important consequences to this deci- sion. , G By continuing to grow the enrollment, the College will continue to bring in needed revenue, thus keeping our hopes ,of competing with our peer schools alive. But by scaling back enrollment, we will almost certainly commit ourselves to further downsizing. The athletic department, internship programs, and academic departments will all be exposed to cuts. The advantage of scaling back the college's enrollment is that it will allow us to address our most pressing qual- ity of 1!.feissue, dorm overcrowding. Until recently, students at the college have operated under the assumption that they would be living in single rooms after their freshman years. Though Residential Life asserts that upperclassmen have never been gauranteed singlerooms, it is nonetheless a tradition at the college. lf .!"'rollment is scaled back, sophomores and students coming back from abroad will no longer be stuck with roommates. Other students can move out of renovated closets. Upper c1assmen will once again be able to count on living in a single. It i~ time for the college to start providing its students with an appropriate quality of life. Our high housing fees may be consistent with those of our peer schools, but our housing facilities are not. SGA ANNOUNCES THREE PROJECTS FOR YEAR In.the future, when Conn can accommodate its student body, it can then consider a size increase; but until phys- ical pJ;IDtand residential life can accommodate a larger student body, the College should concentrate on giving its CoMPILED By STUDENT GoVERNMENT AssocIATION students the appropriate value for their $34,000 tuition. These changes in campus cultnre are too important a matter for the college to wander into. desperately seeking a quick shot of revenue. Each year the SGA executive board develops issues projects during their leadership retreat. After the retreat, tho SGA Assembly further develops these projects. Once the assembly has had its say, committees consisting of board members, class presidents, and senators are assigned to each project. The projects themselves focus on an area of NLDC'sUse, of Eminent Domain Intrudes on concern for students, to which concrete solutions can be found and in most cases applied, throughout the year. The following is a summary of each of the issues projects, which SGA will be working on for the duration of the year:

Residents in Fort Trumbull Neighborhood Identifying Honor The NLDC was wrong to use eminent domain in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood. In the process of attempting If you violate the honor code and no one is there to catch you, do you make a sound? to seize the land of homeowners in the area they violated the U.S. Constitution, specifically a resident's right to own Many SGA honor code issue project committees have formed and failed throughout the years. Our challenge this property. year is to find out the whys. Why past committees have not been as successful as hoped, why it is that we cheat, why The NLDC has argued that the properties in the Fort Trumbull area are necessary to continue the Renaissance of do some of us choose to vandalize and why do we chose not to turn them in. This year the committee will focus on the Downtown area. The properties may be crucial to the project. However, this lawsuit carries more significant gathering information: we want to know what respect, responsibility and honor (separate from the honor code) truly implications than just the future of New London. Ruling in favor of the NLDC will set a precedent that will con- mean to the community so that we have a constant reference point when designing policy. We want to eliminate the • done the seizure of private lands for the benefit of private use. perception that the "honor code" is imposed upon us by the institution, and to nurture the idea that honor is a stan .. Traditionally, properties are taken via eminent domain to make room for public goods projects. Roads, bridges, dard of interaction in our relationships as a community completely independent of the student handbook or the J •• schools, and hospitals all warrant the seizure of private property. A hotel does not merit eminent domain. Neither Board. The committee has set in motion an aggressive PR campaign to increase awareness of the enormous eco- does'an athletic center, nor does a museum. Seizing property to pursue these projects is nothing less than a violation nomic drain that vandalism puts upon the college. Along the same lines we plan to mandate that all Housefellows of a basic Constitutional right, the right to own property. post running itemized lists of pending dorm damage so that students will understand why their bills are so high and The root of New London's problems is clear. The city needs to attract more money to support its businesses. The will hopefully do whatever they can to decrease them. As part of our long term plans, the Identifying Honor com- Fort 'Trumbull project, including the new Pfizer Global Research and Development Center, is the first step in that mittee would love to see increases in mandatory education in the way of honor and ethics. The closer we get to real- endeavor, but it is not enough to merit eminent domain. izing and defining our own sense of honor through discussion and dialogue. the closer we will be able to come to a What does merit eminent domain? We are about to find out, because if the courts do rule in favor of the NLDC, consensus. they will have put a price on property rights. The Constitution will then essentially read, "You have a right to Life, Liberty and Property, until a city decides it needs an athletic c1uh or a hotel." CC Pride AWWWWWW ... CC! The pride and esteem which students have for Connecticut College is at an all time low, after last year's focus My APOLOGY FOR POORLY CHOSEN WORDS on negative changes to campus culture. This issues project seeks to rejuvenate a positive sense of spirit and unity within the community here. In order to accomplish this goal the CC Pride issues project committee will promote and CoLEYWARD further develop campus events. which enhance a sense of unity and focus on common goals, including charitable undertakings. By reviving the Spirit Committee, we intend to re-establish a permanent force on campus, which will Savor this one, folks, because you won't hear it often: I was wrong. focus on community pride. We will also develop projects throughout the year, which will strength dorm unity and On behalf of The College Voice, I wrote a subscription letter that used some language that was misleading and increase awareness of CC traditions and the history of our college. We will also find ways to encourage greater atten-' sensational. In the letter, I described the college's hudgetary, staffing, and enrollment problems as "dire." They are dance at sporting events as well as other events on campus. And we will further examine our role in the larger com .. not. I also said that those problems threaten the future of the college. They do not. munity outside of the college. Be on the look out for the upcoming CC Pride Day and fight song contest. As one member of the faculty pointed out to me, the word "dire" implies that the ship has run into an iceberg and is sinking. We are not sinking. We might be floating in a sea of icebergs, but we have not yet begun taking on Information Management and Access Issues Committee water. The IMA issues project committee is focused on ameliorating and expediting the ways in which students get their It would have been more appropriate to call the college's problems "serious." They certainly are that. Moody's information. Our goal at the moment is twofold. We plan to create a new student website to consolidate important has assigned us a negative credit rating, department budgets have been capped, and student enrollment continues to information for students. In this site we plan on including local news, class, information, important contacts. polls, rise pushing donn capacity to the maximum. and other valuable information. Another means by which we hope to provide infonnation is through a scrolling text While these problems may not threaten the future of the College, they may threaten the future of the College television station that will be updated frequently. One last project that we are already trying to develop is for online as we know it. Overcrowding and deferred maintenance have contributed to a less than comfortable residential expe- SGA elections. Though this portion of the project still needs approval on many levels we believe this to be a very rience: flex renovations need to be finished. several classroom buildings are in disgraceful disrepair. Lazrus is crime feasible option for the near future. to humanity, the Campus Information system is outdated, the tennis courts have sprouted weeds ... the list goes on and on: H the College can not find a quick way to boost revenue and is not willing to make unpopular department cuts, then ii could lead to more postponement of necessary expenditures. This is not an option. Connecticut College is already failing to deliver a living environment worthy of its $34,000 tuition. Fortunately for the school, it has a trump card. His name is Norm. Our new president, Norman Fainstein, will be counted on to almost single handedly get the college back on the right foot. He might just do it. People are so excit- ed about a change of leadership, they might just be willing to overlook superficial things like an economic slump and delve into their wallets . . Which brings me to my final retraction. In the infamous subscription letter, I said that the administration will meet behind closed doors to make these tough budget decisions. Technically, that is correct. The nature of the job requires that these decisions be made in private. Unfortunately, many people felt my statement implied that the HARVEST HILL administration was operating in secret, without involving the students. : .ln reality, students are a large part of the process. Student representatives sit on the Planning Priority and Budget COnllmttee where they offer input and report to the SGA. And while the administration does have a lengthy history of ig'ncirlng shared governance, its most recent history is one of unfailing honesty with both the faculty and student body. ,. Connecticut College has its work cut out for it. Tough times lay ahead. But despite this, the school is still a won- PACKAGE STORE derfUl p1ace. OUT recent troubles seem to have united the campus community. rather than cause disruption. Moral is up, and people are excited about the prospect of new leadership and a fresh start. If The Voice implied anything else in its subscription letter, I take responsibility and apologize. New London Shopping Center THE COLLEGE VOICE

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T"E COLLEGEVOICE' SEmMUER 7, 2001 3 OPINION EDUCATION: IT'S LIKE THROWING MONEY OUT THE WINDOW THE LEGAL STAMP OF PROTECTING TIlE UNBORN ." BRAD KREIT • LErr OF MARx SARAH GREEN • VlEWPOINf . S dy Koufax. What else prom- If Michael Jackson has taught us his fourteen-year-old was the next an. b II . Regina McKnight, a South Carolina resident, was found nothing else, it's that childhood super- ises such a comfortable living? Music, acnng. pO,wer a Jackpot ~ guilty of homicide by child abuse after her child was stillborn: . but Al nte figured that Danny s best shot was A• stardom can really screw someone up winner - yes - rna drug addict, she had smoked crack during her pregnancy. The mentally for life. But don't worry if the his 70 mph fastball. , House of Representatives recently approved the 2001 Unborn "Oh, he should have gone to school!" all of Danny s now-hor- child superstar is a man who could most Victims of Violence Act. If approved by the Senate and signed by politely be described as eccentric rified detractors shout. But how can they? Should he have gone to the President, this act will be the first and only federal law of its because if he's as talented as Michael school, worked hard to get good grades, and like my mom, for kind. It could make the story of Regina McKnight a common-one Jackson, he can still charge $2,500 for a example worked thirty hours a week to pay his way through col- indeed. front row ticket to a Madison Square lege, only to make, like my mom, one-and-a-half Michael Jackson In 1999, the House passed a similar bill thai languished in lhc Garden concert. tickets a month? Should he have found his ~ay through medical Senate Judiciary Committee without ever being discussed by the Twenty-five hundred dollars a seat- school, to perhaps earn in a career of. saving lives what Ale~ Senate. President Clinton promised to veto that bill if it ever That's a lot of bread. Rodriguez receives for chasing around a tmy white ball for a year. appeared on his desk, President Bush, on the other hand,' ha~ , Of course, on the celebrity money-making scale, it really does- Of course he should have gone to school. There are many things promised to sign the current bill into law, although the Senate has yet to vote on it. ': n t rank. After all, Alex Rodriguez will make more than $25 million which are far more important than baseballm the world, even if an The Unborn Victims of Violence Act effectually divides one pregnant person into two a y~ar for ten years to chase around and whack at a little white ball. average ballplayer earns ten times that of a well-paid, normal per- separate people; in the eyes of the law the fetus would be awarded all the rights of an inde- Be s very good at catchmg up to the white ball, as well as smack- son. pendent citizen, with an incongruous provision to allow abortion. Killing or harming a fetus' 109 the ball very long distances, as I understand it, so he's easily In other words, the intelligent question is not <~WI:ydidn't t~s while Committing a felony would become a federal crime. For instance, if someone attacked .. worth every penny. father send his kid to school?" - how could he JUStify not culti- a pregnant woman and her unborn child died, the attacker could be charged with manslaugh- For the record, the 2000 CIA World Factbook lists the annual vating his son's talent, his lotto jackpot - but, "Why is it a shrewd ter even if the assailant had no idea the woman was pregnant. budget revenue intake in the DOminican Republic is $2.3 billion- financial decision to keep your child out of school to turn him into Pro-lifers allege that this act is intended to protect pregnant women, as domestic violence ~ almost ten times Alex Rodriguez's total baseball contract. Per capi- a baseball machine?" How can baseball players make so much often increases during pregnancy. Some people have even argued that this act would 't1!~~ ta Income m the Dominican Republic in 1999 was $5,400. That's more than doctors, teachers, garbage men? courage people from attacking any woman, as the assailant might fear the double charge l"{l mote than two Michael Jackson tickets a year! A couple weeks ago, Danny Almonte was a na~ional celebrity. the event thai his victim turned out to be eating for two. Furthermore, if fetuses had rigIibl, }t's also half a detective to investigate a little league haseball A parade was thrown for these kids in Yankees Stadium. They were there is a chance that domestic violence would no longer be seen as private issue, but rather; pitcher. given keys to the City of New York. You don't need an education to a public offense. .: .... • And nobody can figure out why a parent would hold his prodi- know that Danny Almonte had much more money making potential These reasons sound like a pathetic attempt to convince people that this act isn't a bla- gious son out from school to teach him baseball. than a smart, unathletic 14 year old. And isn't capitalism, isn't tant attack on women's rights, as well as women's worth. Suddenly women are more wOJ1hl'. ••• America all about making money? of legal protection when they're pregnant? What about if they are potentially pregnant;'\hat • Are we really that stupid? So instead of calling the boy's father the most evil man this side is, of childbearing age? Do they get extra points for that too? ., • ••• of Stalin, maybe we should look at ourselves. We turned theLlittle I'd rather have laws (and enforcement) that do more to protect me as an individual, and 'I'he Story is frighteningly infamous these days. Felipe de Jesus League World Series into a commercial then we wouldn't need an extra law for the contents of our wombs, 01 Almonte kept his kid Danny out of school and faked his birth cer- enterprise, We put it on ESPN. We This act obviously undermine a woman's right to choose, which, although it is widely tificate to give Danny more time to hone his baseball talents and a watched it. We have sportswriters debated, is still a right guaranteed by the Constitution. The negative legal implications of-this leg-up in the Little League World Series. Rich suburban soccer- who are materializing to cover the act seem almost limitless. What if a woman takes something that she thinks is helpful-e-such- morn types spent thousands to investigate how old this kid really Little League World Series beat. as thalidomide, for morning sickness-and it later turns out to be harmful? was: Sports Illustrated wrote an expose. Felipe de Jesus Almonte Yet we blame the father, when In the case of Regina McKnight, she smoked an illegal substance that almost certainly became the worst person, ever, in the history of the world - at least all he did was come to a very logi- harmed her child. If what matters here is not that crack is illegal but thai it harms the unborn, for rhis particular news cycle. cal conclusion: that by not throwing child, what is the difference between smoking crack and smoking cigarettes? Both sub- . Really though, Almonte was only being American. He was a baseball every day, Danny would stances harm the fetus, so both could be considered child abuse. Tobacco, in fact, may cause, maximizing his own economic self-interest, by cultivating his son's be throwing millions of dollars out even more damage than crack. The major difference seems to be that tobacco, a legal-bot most lucrative talent, and creating a minor celebrity reputation that the window. addictive drug, is a profitable national industry, while crack, an illegal addictive drug, is per- , ceived to be an issue of race and of poverty. Even now under tbe current laws, pregnant drug addicts are selectively prosecuted.Jt's not that rich white pregnant women don't use drugs, it's just that states choose to punish My SUMMER OF PORK those drug users who happen to be poor and black. according to an article by Bob Herbert, in the May 24 New York Times. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act is not likely to correct IAN C. ABRAMS • DELUSIONS OF CANDOR <' this injustice. ., It isn't clear that this legislation would actually provide meaningful protection to-Il <- This summer, Islung booze at a bar- something dawned on me about an omission on my resume. unborn. What is crystal clear is that it would corrode a woman's value as an individual

becue restaurant. I spent my week intox- I sighed deeply. "I'm still in college." Click. human being, intruding on her right to make her own decisions as both a free citizen and a.'. I icating the citizens of my town, from A print shop, grocery store, and wildlife foundation. Later, I an adult. If the government really wanted to protect women, it would do a better job enforc- auto mechanics in soiled gas station found myself in the doorway of Famous Dave's Barbecue, a kitsch- ing existing laws. If existing laws had the enforcement they require to be effective, We jackets to platinum-card-wielding aristo- and-boogie smokehouse Chili's clone that had moved into the ever- wouldn't be having this debate. crats who needed precisely two ice changing lot at the end of my street. I asked the manager how busi- Since I wrote this article, I learned that Connecticut man is being tried for two murders ,.. cubes in their Chardonnay. I learned that ness was. "Rib-a-licious!" was his reply. Looking him up and after killing a pregnant woman. It seems that states are planning on defining what constiunes 'Dickel and Coke' is an acceptahle bev- down, I took note of his denim shirt, which displayed Wilbur, the human life, witb or without a federal law. erage order. And I remembered why I Friendly Famous Pig, slow-roasting what was unmistakably a rack " vowed never again to work in a restau- of his own ribs. I bit my tongue before a diatribe on E.B. White and rani so many years ago. copyright infringement could shoot forth, and within minutes I had THE HOPELESS CONTINENT? In tandem with my yearly tradition a job as a bartender. sans experience. ADAM BORO AND JOSH KATz· VIEWPOINT of peer summer planning, I returned to the fake hometown my I ,told him I was available immediately. "Snout- pareats adopted three years ago, jobless hut full of ":.::,.._ .. ----~=--standing!" he bellowed. I was in over m In the year 2000. a book was published that asked the simple question, "What is Africa's pith ... Every day, new applications were head. Problem?" Although countless individuals have attempted to answer this question since the .filled. I began at the top of my personal Thus began a summer of walking into first white man stepped into Africa. this time it came from an unlikely source. It was not a interest and practicality matrix: the a fern-bar nightmare with a name tag missionary who believed many of the traditional practices on the continent lo be barbaric. and Corporate Bookstore. Places like Barnes shaped like a pig, bearing the moniker sacrilegious. It was not a European colonialist who sought to solve the problem by impo;1 I and Noble have consistently impressed "Famous Ian", serving cocktails to my ing modem technologies and "civilized" practices. And it was not a Western academic, try- me by hiring almost anyone. They do town. In Virginia, where I live. only a hand- ing to unlock the mystery by spouting a history lesson. Instead, it was Yoweri Muscv~n'i, not discriminate against the handi- ful of places have a full AB Liquor license, President of Uganda. capped, illiterate, or dead. "We're and bar business was huge. Many more peo- Living in the United States. a nation dominated by political correctness, where peOt'le always accepling applications," I heard, ...... I'IloIi-d~,..'I"i... t4~ pIe drink at noon than you might suspect. often avoid asking a question such as this for fear of insulting someone somewhere, tl)~ " accompanied by the hopeless half-smile of What did [ get out of it? A sense of the release of Museveni's work was by no means insignificant. Africa does have a prol1~ • the wage slave who would summarily file away my larger world. perhaps? The ability to per- lern (indeed it has many). slip forever only minutes later. I put on my applications that I could form Tom Cruise-style midair martini shakes? and as the 21st Century moves on, attempting to answer tJii's ... work eighty hours a week, that I slept only two hours a night, that Nay. What I got was a stinging, but ultimately important reminder question has become paramount. It is easy to blame \l1v I found customer service paralleled only by a lavender foot-slough- of why I want to sit in my room writing self-absorbed nonsense, rest of the world for Africa's ills, a result of expI6ila-. ' ing as a means of feeling actualized. I called to make sure the fours looking out in the mornings at a beautiful campus, and mingling tion during the slave trade and scramble for in my phone number didn't look like nines. No dice. with people who have something on their minds besides a happy Africa. There comes a point. however, when tha:t> I spent one Sunday updating my resume. To my surprise, one of hour for as long as they possibly can. My reward for a hardwork- answer will no longer suffice. Although n,any the teaching jobs I sent out to replied just days later. A grave ing summer is the necessity of a Powerbar and steamed vegetable of the continent's prob- lems stem from misu.-~at.. solemn principal offered to hire me, effective immediately, having diet that aims to flatten the pork-sandwich gut I gained from my ment by the outside wnrld, this cannot be tbe only explana-. been impressed by my college experience and previous tutoring tenure, and a renewed appreciation for a place where at least I can tion, and it certainly does not provide any answers. positions. He warned me that most of the kids had a history of vio- go one day without hearing songs about beans and cornbread slow- The history of Africa has been an unfortunate one. It is trt!i1 lent behavior. "No problem," I chnckled. He offered me an impres- Iy worming their way into the subconscious of people with lonely cradle of civilization, where the first primate rose to waLk~n sive salary, benefits, and somewhere on the way to discussing 40lk hearts and tortured suburban minds. Welcome back to camp. two feet, hut today it finds itself con- sumed by corruptioQ, poverty, conflict, and, most recently, the AIDS pandemic. Uganda's leader has announced that recognizing the failures anJ JESUIS RETOURNEE problems of Africa is no sin. For those that consider themselves Africanists, recognition without action ERIC SEVERSON • ... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL certainly is. Despite being half a world away, we as studenls need not stand idly. We wool

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4- 0' S.P11l ..... 7, 2001 ° liUl COLLEG. VOIC' S - A&E .0 - Conn Faculty Art Displayed in Cummings ...' ~, The Man from Trivia BY LyolALnTwlN similar state of tranquility. In three frames Wall of Treasure Beach" is designated to a labeled "Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island, bright turquoise sky. The bottom third is a Srm WRITER Ireland," he captures the micro and macro ,.~'. beach with matching water. Upon closer habitats of Ireland's magnificent seascape: the Plays Orientation Gig •• I ~Home to a large replica of a Byzantine examination the waves reveal shades of n~p. aic, the Cummings Art Galleries have also pebbles in the foreground are larger than the white, gray, green, even black, that make the ByEWABI'",M. KENNEDY people that moll the shoreline in the back- .been known to house several student exhibits whole scene so pleasing from a distance. SlmWRlTER '. throughout the year. However, from ground. Beyond them are sloping cliffs Another called "Little Valley Big Echo" offers ,~ember 3 to 26, these first-floor spaces are against an endless sky, and water that ebbs to itself as a Thomas Cole of the east in the style Sunday night a group of 8r~e to an exhibit featuring the work of the hazy horizon line. of Monet. timid freshman students , . <>Qnecticut College's Art Department faculty. Alongside Hendrickson's and McDowell's Beside Hendricks are the digital prints of entered the College Center at ;.: • "he exhibit includes work by professors perception of the visible, physical world are Wollensack. A poster hangs at the edge of her Crozier Williams to be dazzled ' ... ' irkJey Hendricks, Ted Hendrickson, Peter Marks's abstract representations. A small prints describing what they are; "This project by the knowledge of "The Man • eert, Pamela Marks, Maureen McCabe, Tim watercolor called "Orange Field" is a study of examines the use of new GPS navigational From Trivia", Morgan White Jr. .'14.ttowell, Denise Petellier, and Andrea warm colors in geometric and three-dimen- technologies (Global Positioning System) to Though many students did not . 'Wollensack, with featured work by David sional shapes. Each piece appears to have create site-specific artwork of Lorient, France know what to expect from this Sm~lIey. Smalley's work reflects the results of two layers, the forefront a web of bubble resulting in mappings/drawings. The dissem- event, it was evident that all l1is:,vear-long sabbatical during the 2000-2001 shapes, the back subtle geometric patterns. ination of this work makes visible new ways who participated enjoyed , .acatlemic year. This year is his thirty-eighth Larger paintings done in acrylic hang on an of reading place both public/private and the themselves immensely while ye:.,- teaching at Connecticut College, and two opposite wall. The same 3D forms grab the characteristics and nuances of the local area." getting to know some of their :.JJ!Pre s mesters will mark his last. observer's attention, but the more solid effect One print labeled "Suburban Wilderness" is a new fellow classmates. One of Smalley's sculptures stands ele- of acrylic paint versus that of watercolor lends black square scattered by small white target The night was filled with itself to more grotesque imagery. Bright ia}ltly in the main gallery. Waves of bronze patterns and criss-crossed by fine lines in questions testing the audience -seem to reach up from the floor to shades of green. In France, "the pub- on various subjects that r: W swirls of stainless steel. From one lic is invited to walk through Lorient spanned from cartoons, to ,uigle, the two elements each split like with a GPS receiver and track their Shakespeare, to pornography. Morgal/ Whlte}r. entertains tbe cnnod """ems of a butterfly. From another movement through the city." The prints The audience participated by durlllg orlel/tatiOI/. (Barco) 1t"iewpoint, the steel seems to rest on insinuate a sort of impending doom, an yelling out answers. working tn bronze like a head on shoulders. aim or pinpoint made by an omniscient together in their respective rows, and by competing in contests I was hesitant to tell Smalley what I being, but in an oddly peaceful manner. that grouped ten random people together to vie as a team, w in his sculpture. Butterfly wings The other side gallery holds three- Prizes included gumball machines, key chains, sports mernora- , ounded cliche and young. "People dimensional works by Pelletier, Leibert, bilia, and other trinkets thar would please any average college hould feel free to interpret my work," and McCabe. On a pedestal sits two student on campus. The audience oohed and ahhed at the he assured me. "I'm not the authority." teapot-looking forms. A black wire is thought of winning a sparkly address book, or a Mark McGuire Tile approximately eight-foot sculpture strung through their handles connecting beanie baby. Though it was obvious that everyone was eager (0 Has joined the Cummings galleries them. One, the word "purgatorio" participate in the rigorous competition, a student Sitting next to frcm the outside exhibition Sculpture inscribed elegantly on its side, leans me, who wishes to remain anonymous, criticized White as not ~ where it stood on an eight foot against the other, inscribed with "par- having "good worthless info" while she exclaimed that she is ~umn and was strung with fiber-optic adiso." A quiet sadness, almost mater- full of "good worthless info". She may have been right, but ~s. Placing it on the floor inside nal lilt, surrounds these inanimate from the atmosphere it appeared that everyone was in awe of ~ brought it back down to a more objects. White's wide range of random knowledge. He was able to tack- • prehendible "garden scale." With sagger-fired stoneware, bone, le the most tedious of topics such as the sport of rock climbing • During the winter of his sabbatical, purple heart wood, and scraps from the while still challenging some of the most avid "Star Wars" rans. ~;;lIey and his wife lived in a boat Amistad's keel, Leibert displays a natu- After White's performance, he discussed how he keeps up '..;;".::, '-"",wn in Florida. Laughing, Smalley ral beauty with pieces of an inhumane with the times by watching endless amounts of television, read- :-refalled how the confined space time. A jug sits solidly, a sweeping ing books in various subjects, traveling, learning different lan- .~ced... him to decrease the size of his bone handle like a horizon line above guages, and using the ever popular Internet. From all of the ~.' The final products may have shift- it, a starfish peeking out from its lid. In subjects that Mr. White has gathered knowledge on, one can .~ 10 miniature but his inspiration did- a frame, a remnant of the Amistad only imagine the time he spends soaking up information like" n't.. In a sculpture that could fit in the adorned with seaweed and a rock sponge on a regular basis. Though he may have been full of el'!!!' of a hand, Smalley comments on encircled with a layer of white display a "worthless information", he was able to use his wealth or the architectural world we've created, simple beauty. knowledge to entertain a diverse freshman class with a wide and the minds that blue-printed it. McCabe's work seems to come out variety of interests and specialties. ,.~lal1ey questions, and reflects upon, of a fantasy land behind the walls. ~W!latwe come across after a disaster, a Each of three piece wears 3D trinkets: , ,. collapse, a bomb; the "distopian ruins" an antique compass and sundial, a tarot llf history. "[Miniatures are] a whole card identified as Les Soliel, miniature -, ~e~ thing for me," he said, "and I'm figures placed on the back of a tin lion, VIE IMES .,~a.ving a lot of fun doing them." a rhinestone-studded background for a '11: Behind Smalley's sculpture in the SmaUysculpture bighlihgts Faculty art display in Cummungs. (TseUkis) gypsy doll's face. Everyday child's play- Jtlilin gallery hangs McDowell's art, works in .. . things take on a mysterious undertone in JDixed media. Three in a row, each is a sci- orange balloon-like forms mImIC human flesh these pieces. e;qrJfic collage of OUf naturaJ environment or lnternal organs. The same shapes I? paler Each of these descriptions are only one Hoyts Waterford 9 t))iQugh both ends of a telescope; the curves orange and lavender sugges~ exotlc fnllt. The person's. The art depanment is based on ~J~n acorn repeated in the rolling hiUs of a intensIty and depth of Marks s work teases the many talented and receptive minds. As Helen .I~n~scape; ripples of a, pea pod mirrored in a eye to recognIze famIlIar forms amidst the Vendler accurately writes in her book Poems, Rock Star (R) Fri - Thu (12:50 3:45) 6:45 9:35 ro~ of trees. McDowell's choice of muted abstract. Poets, Poetry, "just as a given scene looks one _OGlorsand earth tones portrays a peaceful co- . In one of the side galleries hangs oil paint- way in sunlight, another way in moonlight, so The Musketeer (PG-l3) Fri - Thu (12:30 3:30) 7:20 l~"istence of earth, air and water in a place mgs by Hendfl~ks. Hl~un~er~tandmg ,and it looks yet a third way in the light of the 9:50 imagination." Pay a visit to Cummings, in any .-Wrere humans haven't left any of the ruins co~trol of color 10 eac~ piece InVites the Vlew- Jeepers Creepers (R) Fri - Thu (1:304:10) 7:10 9:30 •tb!'t Smalley recognizes. er Into a whole othel world. The top" two light, and enjoy all that the art department has ;Hendrickson's photographs illustrate a thIrds of the canvas of a piece called VIlla to offer. ' Summer Catch (PG-l3) Fri - Thu (1:30 3:50) 6:50 9:20 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (R) Fri - Thu (1:20 Rat Race Rewards Viewers with Quality Comedy 4:00) 7:009:25 Rat Race (PG-l3) Fri, SUD- Thu (12:40 3:40) 6:40 9: 15,- '''' " Sat: (12:403:40) 9: 15 matic or action-packed enough to be worthy along the highway. Rat Race American Pie 2 (R) Fri - Thu (1:404:20) 7:05 9:40 of the title "Summer Blockbuster," Rat Race is Seth Green and Vince Vieluf are Duane •I a wonderfully silly and clever comedy that and Blaine Cody, a conniving, yet slow-wit- Rush Hour 2 (PG-l3) Fri - Thu (1:00 3:20) 6:30 9:00 kept our small yet supportive audience laugh- ted, brotherly team who also encounter a vari- ing for an entire two hours. With an ensemble ery of unimaginable obstacles involving cows, Hardball (PG-l3) Sneak Preview Sat 7:15 ;:""0000 n cast of comic power-houses, including John hot air balloons, and the incomprehensible Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, and Jon Lovitz, Rat speech of Blaine (Vieluf), who slurs as a result ',:','.Rated: PG-13 ~ Race combines a series of hilarious and outra- of a self-performed tongue piercing. Atkinson, Hoyts Groton 6 , '., .Length: 125 minutes geous stories which all revolve around the better known for his British character "Mr. basic premise of the movie, a r'dce for the Bean," makes a strong veteran appearance as Rock Star (R) Fri, Mon - Thu (3:30) 7:00 9:30, Sat- : - Starring: WhoopieGoldberg, Jon Lovitz,Mr. grand prize of 2 million dolllars in cash. a narcoleptic Italian tourist. ,,', Bean, CnbaGoodingJr., Brecken Meyer, Amy Unofficially inspired by the 1963 MGM Written by Andy Breckman, co-writer of Sun (1:00 3:30) 7:00 9:30 earlier comedies such as I.Q. and Sgt. Bilko, u" ,Smart, WayneKnightJohn Cleese comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Rat The Musketeer (PG-l3) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:10) 7:10 " Directed by:Jerry Zucker Race begins in a Rat Race is a Vegas casino delightful comic 9:40, Sat - Sun (1:204:10) 7:10 9:40 I,' Summary: A Las Vegascasino magnate owned by the romp which Two Can Play That Game (R) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:10) ) " "determined to find a new avenue for wagering plays up to an "l'r illustriously ,,: ,sets np a race for money. wealthy Donald exceptionally 7:109:45, Sat - Sun (1:204:10) 7:10 9:40 Sinclair, played strong cast Jeepers Creepers (R) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:20) 7:20 9:35, ., .. BY MAUREEN MmsMER by John Cleese. including Sinclair randomly Whoopi Sat - Sun (1:504:20) 7:20 9:35 ., ~j ..... A & E EDITOR selects six partic- Goldberg, Cuba The Others (PG-l3) Fri, Mon - Thu (3:40) 6:409:10, ::;: ipants (some in Gooding Jr., teams) to com- Dave Thomas, Sat - Sun (l:l0 3:40) 6:409:10 ',' I ..:'; The word "summer" has long been syn- pete in a no-rules and Breckin .;.onymous with specific ideas that .~~ny Rush Hour 2 (PG-l3) Fri, Mon - Thu (4:00) 6:50 9:20,: .... race to Silver Meyer. Zucker, A ~ • • th ery defInItIon ,'.fl.l-1Iencansfind essenual to e v t City, New who previously Sat - Sun (1:404:00) 6:50 9:20 ,_, ..\. -. J I nd Augus . I r. ''If',those long days in June, u yak of beach- Mexico, where a directed Ghost ~4n1S>ng these associations, we ~htn d aloe on duffel bag filled and First Knight, ,..,I ~~ ..barbecues, sand in our half. a~le summer with money does a wonder- Hoyts Mystic 3 0l:J,r~'noses,and the string of in:~~~ terms such awaits the lucky fu~ job of com- ~~::i movie releases that have ;P~our con tempo- winner in a train station locker. The race is bining these characters and events in a man- as "Summer Blockbuster In essentially another gambling scheme for this ner that is at once impossibly ludicrous and The Deep End (R) Fri - Sun (4: 15) 6:45 9:05, Mon - :':'. i rary vocabulary. I look forward to Vegas tycoon, as Sinclair takes bets on which entirely possible in the context of the story. Thu (4:15) 6:45 8:55 '-. Yet for those .of uS w~fthe Cineplex anel team will reach the locker first. Rat Race, without being bitingly satirical, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (PG-l3) Fri - Sun '-1 the cool air condltlOnt~;"et::n our fingerS, the The antics that ensue as each group races pokes fun at the entire concept of institution- the greasy popcorn b been disappointing, to towards the money are inventive and entirely alized gambling and the lengths people will (4:00) 7:00 9:25, Mon - Thu (4:00) 7:00 9:15 : ," i summer of 2001 has wl'th an air of pes- silly. Randy Pear (Lovitz), a dissatisfied fami- go to when money and riches are involved. So it waS h Captain Corelli's Mandolin (R) Fri - Sun (3:45) 6:30 .-: - 'I say the least.. d ~ at that I boug t my ly man on vacation with his family, ends up And if these lengths include playing Hitler's 9:15, Mon - Thu (3:45) 6:30 9:05 • '~-:n1ism and resigned e e,s later releases, the stealing Adolf Hitler's car from an under- harmonica. in his stolen car while cruising of summer h' I --- tickets for one d Rat Race, W IC 1 ground neo-nazi museum dedicated to a noto- down the mterstate, so be it: the race is on. , lferfy zucker come y August 17, 2001. rious World War II figure, Klaus Barbie, false- • ~ appeared in theaters on. ot necessarily dra- ly advertised as simply a Barbie Museum L._._._ J• tl novie IS n ·1 ,~;"'l''Although le I ._.-.-._._._.-._._~~ ...... , MAKE YOUR OWN HOURS ....;-. Sell Spring Break 2002 Trips ,>:~.r ,~ HIGHEST COMMISSIONS - LOWEST PRICES INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY? 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...... ; ; TIIB COLLI!GB VOICB • SBP1~MBER 7, 2001 • , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Prom Fluffy to Fun: Summer 2001 Serves Up a Smorgasbord of Cinematic Fare • gives credibility to it that nearly all Hunting II: Hunting Season is worth It was an amazing Summer. A arumated projects lack. It is just As good as all these actors were, The first Rush Hour. while movie that realizes it need not sell the price of admission all by itself. unfortunate that the studios did not Paul Bettany's performance as the admittedly entertaining. was a com- out to give the audiences a fairy tale summer during which all Then again, I am a Kevin Smith fan, choose a better plot to debut this gambling addicted Geoffrey pletely one-sided vehicle, with both ending. Californians kept their lights on so I might be a little biased. Either technology with. The story is typical Chaucer steals the show. He's won- stars (Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan) Swordfish ••• way, See it. If it is good, then it's an despite an enormous power crisis, and so gooey with spirituality at derful as a combination fight pro- playing their own stereotypical 1 like cool action nicks, particu- hour and a half well spent. If it is points that you feel kind of like you moter/con-artistlwordsrnith you roles. For Tucker that meant being larly those with ridiculous gun- a season when Dubya read a book bad, you can gloat to all your friends have ingested a large ball of caramel cannot help but watch. In the end, loud, obnoxious, and funny. For fights, cool cars, cooler car chase~, to those only slightly less literate how I am a sell-out. A win-win situ- without chewing. Still, pick it up on however, for all the good efforts put Chan, that meant fighting and being and very attractive people involved than himself (pre-schoolers), and a ation if ever there was one. in by supporting players, they end video to see the birth of a brilliant Kiss of the Dragon •• summer during which our new film technology. up making the movie all the more The latest American offering The Fast and The Furious "112 frustrating because they offer a Washington correspondent, Tim "T- from Jet Li, (you know, the Asian glimpse of what might have been. If this movie exists simply to Bone" Stevens, managed to spend action star who is not as funny as Lam Croft: Tomb Raider • ensure Vin Diesel more prominent Jackie Chan, and not as cool as Tomb Raider makes the mistake his entire break rotting away in a future roles and to show off fast cars, Chow Yun-Fat) proves one thing: he that all video game movies tend to. then it has accomplished this task local Cineplex. And here, amazing- picks lousy American projects. He attempting to force a plot onto a for- admirably. If it exists to kiJl Paul ly, are the results: may make great choices in Hong mat that simply cannot support it. Walker's career , even better. Kong, but here, well, he's pretty Raider should have had it easy, it Speaking of Paul Walker, try to shut BY TIM STEVENS close to awful. That being said, this has a more intriguing premise than your eyes and just listen to him talk. is a far better movie than Romeo most video games and one that is WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT Can you deny to me that he sounds Must Die (Then again, so would be a easily translated onto the screen. But exactly like Keanu Reeves, his actu- three-hour fiJm of a ball rolling in a no. Instead, Croft (Jclie) spends al tone, accent, and sound of voice? parking lot). In any case, the film most of her time in her vast estate American Pie 2 ••• It is seriously scary. Walker aside, boasts SOme amazing fight doing very little. She only statts to American Pie 2 suffers from an this is a very entertaining movie that sequences that cannot detract from a chase artifacts in the second half of odd problem. Despite running was called Point Break a decade ago ridiculous plot, poor dialogue, or the the film and by then most of the approximately the same length and and involved surfing, not street rac- fact that Li plays a deadly martial audience could not care less. Even if boasting essentially the same cast as ing. Essentially, this is the same attist/acupuncturist. That, ladies and they are paying attention, the direc- the first, there seem to be far less of movie with the same result- mind- gentlemen, is just plain silly. tion, with its constant rapid cutting, each of them. With the exception of less entertainment to escape the A Knight's Tale "112 undermines every action sequence. Alyson Hannigan's band heat. You could do worse (see Pearl For all the noise about the abun- On the other hand, Jolie is a blast to dork/super-freak character Michelle Harbor, Tomb Raider, Final dance of anachronisms (armor watch. Without her, this film is too and Sean William Scott's testos- Fantasy--well, you get the idea). marked with a Nike symbol, the toxic to be gazed upon by human Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back terone dripping Stifler, no one has jousting audience acting as though eyes. With her, it rises just above gained screen time. Where all the •••• they were modem sports fanatics, unwatchable. rest of it went, I do not know. Only Before you call me crazy for the etc.) and the rock soundtrack Moulin Rouge ····112 Biggs' hapless Jim (you know, the stars on this one, let me explain. r by (Queen's We Will Rock You, This fiJm is easily the most beau- pie molester) seems to be on screen no means wish you to think that this Bowie's Golden Years, and so on) tiful of the summer movie season. as much as he was in the first. Finch is a "good" movie to be compared to the problem with this movie is a Not one frame of celluloid is wasted, and Oz's plotlines consist of waiting Lawrence of Arabia, common one: the supporting char- every shot is gorgeous. No, the plot for their lady loves to return. Kevin Traffic, or The acters are more interesting is not particularly unique nor is there may still be trying to get back his Insider. Jay than the leads. Only Heath much time devoted to character ex-girlfriend (the one who made him and Silent Bob Ledger, as William, the development. That is not what this confess that he loved her, had sex knows it is knight wannabe, exudes movie is about anyway. It is the first with him. and then dumped him the crap. Kevin charisma equal to his movie I have ever seen to fully and next day ... God, I hate that girl) but Smith, the role. Rufus Sewell is a truly convey the feeling of first love. he really is not around for us to find writer-direc- walking cliche of a bad Moulin Rouge catches this bizarre out.' The girls: Reid, Lyonne, and tor (and guy. His horse is black, state of being and translates it direct- Suvari, must have only been on the Silent Bob his armor is black, hell, lyon to the screen, Although the set a day for the amount of work himself) rev- even his hair is black. wild choreography, chaotic cine- they: put on. These complaints aside. els in the ado- Apparently, the film- matography, and incredible color "Pie Dos" is a perfectly acceptable lescent humor makers thought tbat palate can be confusing, this is a hurt. This time around the duo has with it all. Sure, these are not inlelli- sequel. It is absolutely not for you if with winking without these helpful strength of the film, not a deficiency. struck a balance and the result is a gent pieces of cinema, but they you did not enjoy the first one, but are knowingly to the hints, moviegoers The fact that it has the best set of better movie. They seem to love great escapist fare. Swordfish is the then you should know that already. audience, saying, would not songs I have ever seen in a musical making the movie and you cannot only movie this summer to meet this Honorable mentions to Hannigan, b e certainly helps, as well (and no, I do help but buy into that vibe. Those criteria with any sort of skill tlnd Scott, and Eugene Levy (Jim's Dad) not mean the Lady Marmalade expecting a level of martial artistry therefore Imay be going 100 easy on •for making t.he best of their screen remake) . in line with prior Chan movies may it. Oh well. Dominic Sena, fresh off :time. Planet of the Apes '112 be disappointed. What is there is directing Gone in 60 Seconds. seems ;Angel Eyes "112 This remake of a legendary clas- great. but this movi.e is more about far more comfortable with this :I think we all need to accept sic is easily the summer's most dis- humor, not action. Zhang, fresh off movie. Thus, while retaining the :something: Jennifer Lopez will appointing fiJm. With a director of Crouching Tiger. Hidden Dragon, is slickness of Seconds, this movie never, ever be as good as she was Burton's quality, the makeup magic a nice addition in this sequel despite actually does more than just sit' up •starring opposite George Clooney in of Rick Baker, and a solid cast led speaking not a word of English . on the screen. The supporting pray- •Out of Sight. When you come to by Wahlberg, it seemed that this "re- Stay for the closing credits to see the ers (those beyond Jackman, terms with this fact, Angel Eyes imagining" would be the thinking various stunt mishaps, the true joy of Travolta, and Berry) are underused : is not a half-bad movie. The man's action film this summer. any Chan film. but solid. In particular it is great to :main plot focuses on Lopez as Instead, it was a movie drowning in Scary Movie 2 '112 see Cheadle in anything. However, ·a hard cop who does not its own atmosphere. All of the apes Like the first one, only signifi- the attempt to make Travolta's sim- : know how to han- look great, the sets are fabulous, and cantly less funny. Lacking a specific ply evil character into a rabid patriot dle her bur- the mood is powerful. horror genre to send-up (the recenl with a skewed moral dial, is silly •geoning love Unfortunately, the movie seems to teen scary flick craze in general, the and forced. It would have been 'for' a secretive move nowhere. Sure, things are lit- Scream movies in specific. was the preferable for him simply to be a .C a vie z e I. erally happening, but to the viewer it basis for parody in the first), the bad man, no explanation needed. :Caviezei, who's seems that nothing is going on at all. movie stumbles from parody to par- Besides this, the only complain I ; secret you can see a Anyone complaining about the end- ody with mixed results. There is lit- can level against Swordfish is mat II ·mile away, is a ing of the movie just was not paying tle to laugh out loud at and that is preposterous. But come on, what ..bizarre Good attention. It is not the ending that is which is initially very funny is often were you expecting? •Samaritan. He helps bad. It is everything that has come driven into the ground. This was What s the Worst that Could -many, but seems to before it. rushed into filming following the Happen? • :have little use for actually being a Pearl Harbor • unexpected success of the first Scary While I would love to wittily •part of the human race. His apart- Pearl Harbor is exactly what Movie, and it shows. respond to the above question by : ment is empty and all his kitchen you would expect from a Shrek ····1/2 saying "This movie!" it is not entire- ; drawers are filled with children's BruckheimerfBay collaboration. It Shrek, the "greatest fairy tale Iy accurate. First off, in the realm of toys. It is not an easy patt to do any- is big, loud, and people explode or never told", joins the Toy Story summer movies, there are some, 1 I •thing with, but Caviezel puts forth a die in other fantastic ways with films in the pantheon of int.elligent many really, that can more right- 1commendable effort. He, in the end, alarming frequency. Also, because animated features. The story is a eously lay claim to the title than thi, • is half-successful. The palls of the of a general edict set by Titanic it simple one, a sort of Beauty and The movie. That being said, it is still : film that really work have nothing to seems that all pieces of historical Beast variation with a twist. Sounds pretty awful. Mattin Lawrence call ~do with the love story at all. Instead fiction must feature a love story in familiar, yes, but Shrek employs be much funnier than this. JohQ they concern the intricacies of serv- the foreground (rather than the actu- enough sly wit to carry the movie Leguizamo can be much funnier and : ing the public as a cop and how that al historical event) we got one of above its plot. The send-ups of the is' a much better actor than this. I affects your relationships with those too. In this case it is long Disney corporation, as John know next to nothing about Bernie ~everyone else. If only the love story (most of the first hour of the film), Lithgow's diminutive Lord Mac, but Iam sure that he is operat- could have been abandoned, Eyes strained, and leaves Kate Farquaad attempts to create a "per- ing at a higher comedic plain than : could have been an intelligent depic- Beckinsale, the female lead, looking fect kingdom" (read: Magic this script. And honestly, what th~ •tion of a cop's life. Instead, it is a "Yeah Iknow this is childish. So do downright demonic as she jumps Kingdom), are smart and funny hell is Danny DeVito doing in this? able to grasp that Sewell's character ~typical movie that has occasional. you. Still, you have to adm!t it is between best friends (depending on without succumbing to bitterness. was the villain. William's romantic He follows up producing ..th~ great moments to offer. damn funny." This is Smith s love which is believed dead at that partic- The voice performances by Academy Award winning Erin interest, Lady Jocelyn (Shannyn ~Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within letter to the legion of View ular moment). [ do acknowledge that Lithgow, Mike Myers, and Cameron Sossamon), is scripted as being so Brakovich and a brilliant perform- "112 Askewiverse fans before he puts his a "fun" movie with no redeeming Diaz (as Shrek and Princess Fiona ance in the Big Kahuna with this close to awful you cannot imagine social value is still worthy of a good respectively) are excellent. The most • This movie earns it's rating omnipresent characters to rest and dredge? You should know better, sir. why anyone would bother wooing review. And perhaps I could give pleasant surprise is Eddie Murphy's ; almost entirely on the basis of its "grows up". Although those who her. Paradoxically, in a film with (I am of course now praying that'his . fi C films and can this movie a better review ... if only it Donkey. It is his best work (live !animation which is simply amazing. have seell his irst tour such poor leads, the supporting daughter elected not to go to this . , f them from were not based on something that action or animated) since the first fine institution and thus is not 'now - The. characters look human at quote large portions 0 . h characters are brilliant. Mark Addy , better appreCiate t e actually happened. However, such Nulty Professor and washes away reading this). The film's funniest • points, and even though it is usually memory can r funny and Alan Tudyk provide solid comic an important historical event the awfulness of last animated role formere moments, no animation has humor, there are some ve y e Mart relief and support as William's moinent concerns a sign language deserves better than a lousy love (in Mulan, which came across as a translation of DeVito's foul mouth. 1ever looked this gorgeous. bits for the novice as well.lTh on cohorts/sidekicks. Laura Fraser is so Affleck dia ogue story, some vaguely impressive (but pale attempt to be Robin Williams' That, folks, is as good as it gets: ' , dditionally, the treatment of the Damon-Ben film choices intriguing as Kate, the lady-black- emotionally devoid) special effects, Genie for Aladdin). More than any- ~movie as a live action film by using each other's lousy f I Good Will smith, that you keep hoping William and a bit of wasted talent. thing, however, it is just nice to see a ; !iacking shots, zooms, and tilting while on the set 0 will wake up and pursue her instead. Rush Hour 2 ••• · f Pi za Continues to Serve Up Heavenly Offerings at Reasonable Prices ys 1c lZ .' ri ht. The atmos- restaurant at 7 p.m ., on a Saturday the pizza. There are seven specialty reveal the secret ingredients in dish pizza, which is n i :vailable BY DEBORAH BLOCK eatery .Ill ~ts own d g au must speak night, I was unme~lately. mfonned plzzas--mclud~g the house speCIal, the sauce. Even the wa~tresses?o at MySllc PIzza. .." phere IS bvely, an : heard amidst of the 45 minute W3.J.t, which actual- barbeque chIcken and seafood not know what exactly 1$ so enllC- The dessert sele lion IS sll13;II, STAFF WRITER loudly in order ~ou ewill most like- Iy turned out to be an hour. 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"It will be after his college career at the matches. A lot of coaches," Huch means . that tennis season at goals-against average of 1.86 in 13 exciting season." difficult to overcome since they are University of St. Thomas was over. " claims, "don't like to talk to the Connecticut College must be just games, with an even better perform- With the surprising success of just off a summer playing tour of I like to coach," he smiles broadly, around the Comer. This year, both players during the matches. I like to ance of a 1.68 GAA in 14 games that last year, the Connecticut College Italy", remarks Lessig. Thai game "but I'm an average player." His the Lady Camels and their male be out there and get into the match." included three shutouts. LaBrie was men's soccer team is not just looking will take place Saturday, the 8th of past coaching experience, however, He plans to develop strategy for his counterparts are led by an enthusias- directly behind with a GAA of 1.74 for a return to the NESCAC tourna- September, right here at Conn at points to him being an above aver- tic new coach, Paul Huch. singles and doubles players and is in four appearances. The near identi- ment, the tearn wants to advance to 2pm. P.l. Dee said, "We have some age coach. At Eden Prairie High looking forward to working with Huch comes to Connecticut cal numbers show how solidly the the NCAA postseason as well. In very big home games this year and School, he coached his team to a 63- each individual player. college after four years as the defense played in front of the order to do this, the Camels will fan support always helps." The first o conference record and finished Huch is preparing for the Lady Women's coach at Macalester goalies. Roth may have even sur- have to score more goals though, of thnse very big home games hap- ranked number two in the state for Camels rust match, which is an College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. " I prised himself with the success of Darrell Comrie, although having an pens on Saturday. four consecutive seasons. away match against Holy Cross on jumped at the opportunity," he says, last year's team. At the beginning of extremely good rookie year and Last year's team played together As excited as Huch is to take the Sunday. It will be his first real "to coach both the Men's and last season Roth said, "I just want to being the team's leading scorer, will extremely well, especially consider- coaching responsibilities here at chance to see the women in action as Women's teams. I've never had the play well and make the freshmen have to use his experience and ing their age. This year they are Conn, the players for the teams are they have been holding tryouts for chance to do that before and I am feel comfortable and make sure they improve on his play. Erich Archer going to have to do even better. The equally as excited to have him here. the last week and he is excited about really excited." He has previously have confidence in me." Well after also has to push himself a little hard- talent is there, leadership is there, Sophomore Dan Griffin, who played the possibilities that season holds for er and put a few in the net. The team determination and coaching are also coached at Eden Prairie High School last season when such a young group for the team last year and was a both his teams. "Dynamically," he has to be a little more offensive there. What arrived on campus last in Minnesota, as well as Molokai kept opponents to under two goals a member of the committee that states, " the Men's and Women's game on average, things look to be while at the same time maintaining a fall was the beginnings of wbat High School in Hawaii. While at helped to hire Huch, had nothing but Teams are different, but I am confi- getting better for a group of players selfish defense. many hoped would be a dominant Molokai, he also acted as a substi- praise for his new coach. "Out of all dent that both teams will produce who now have a year's experience Lessig says, "We are talented team in the future years. This year tute High School teacher, something the candidates, he was the most good seasons." together. At one point last season, and deep - speed of transition, num- the team plans on showing some of he plans to continue to do while qualified and most personable dur- The Lady Camels next home the men's soccer defense managed bers in the attacking third and a that dominance. Randall says, "We coaching here at Conn. He also has ing the interview process. He's match is next Tuesday when they to hold opponents scoreless for 347 more compact defense are our main are very confident and play with a recently returned from a 25 -day ten- seems to be someone everyone on play host to Trinity. straight minutes. tactical areas in need of improve- lot of enthusiasm, if we play up to nis tour of Europe where he was in the team can get along with and he is Randall, now the eldest member ment:' This is not an easy task espe- our potential we could have an charge of several High School play- very dedicated." of the backfield, said, "Being young cially against division rivals, but this extremely successful season," r-----~----·------·------~------"1 ! Field Hockey Poised to Begin New Era

continued from page 10 doesn't seem to worry anybody. need to perfect their game on turf "Our forwards and midfield are before packing up tbeir equipment out. Last year's team bad only one or pretty strong," McAuliffe said. "It for the long bus ride. two women that could out-run oppo- really helps that all of us have been "They are the ones that have to nents. This year's squad may have playing together for so long. As far be afraid of us)" Kotsonis said. "We PASTA close to five or six. as the new players, I know that are the underdogs in this one." The midfield trio of Peters- everybody is ready to step in." Another highlight on the sched- McAuliffe-Kotsonis is arguably as "There is no weak link on this ule is next Saturday, September 15, good as any other threesome in the team," she added. when Anne Parmenter - alongside NESCAC. However, after that there The first big test comes this her new Trinity team - strolls to the may be a question mark. Humpage weekend at the unfriendly confines visitor's bench at Silfin Field. will need a sophomore or freshman of Middlebury, Vermont. Last year This new-look Camels team, led to step in and provide the much- the Camels won their only meeting by several seasoned veterans, are 223 Thames St., Groton, CT 06340 needed depth up the middle. But that with the Panthers. The Camels will sure to push far into the playoffs. 860-445-5276 NEW FIELD TO PROMOTE SOCCER, LACROSSE www.paulspasta.com continued from page 10 point of view for all ambiance for a option of using Freeman Field for game, there's a certain natural games still has yet to be explored. Gourmet Pasta Shop & Restaurant While at this point in time amphitheater tyke setting to the new On Homecoming Weekend, the I Freeman Field provides no benefit field with the hill that comes down projected date for the opening, a gift to spectators, it may a few years from Cummings [Art Center], and it will be given to Connecticut Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11-9 down the road. At this oint in time, p'rovides an interesting and exciting College. 11is a gift that can provide Closed MonQays ------the new field is only going to be setup for the spectators." Yet, this is benefit to all who are a part of this used as a practice facility. However, a path that has not been explored. campus. It will be a place to play, a the option of using Freeman Green Botb Coach Kline and Coach Lessig place to have fun, and a place to , as a second game field ion the future expressed that the new field would strive for glory for most. However, it , , Specializing in Freshly Made Pasta would provide immense advantage be used solely as a practice surface will be the realization of a dream for , to spectators. Said Kline: "From the for at least the next few years. The one coach. , , and Pasta Accompaniments t. ~ ~~~~ ------~------

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By DANIEL JAReHO Admission and Financial Aid said, Coffin said, "In Connecticut ing this year the second most selec- STAFF WRITER "Our profile indicators have risen." CoUege's history, we've never had tive year 10 the history of \ CMnecticut COlle . Of the seven categories used to its way b k . ge IS

Dr.," Luc Montagnier Comes to Conn for Convocation

IIY CoLEY WARD research, with very little results." the Viral Oncology Unit at the BorrOR-iN-CHIEF Montanier's research team also Pasteur Institute and was appointed identified the related virus HIV-2 Professor of Virology in 1985. He Noted AIDS researcher Luc . . that is responsible for the epidemic was also named Director of Montagnier came to Connecticut in West Africa. Research at the National Center for (;ol(ege on August 30 to bring his Moreover, Montagnier is active- Scientific Researcb (CNRS) of message on prevention and treat- ly involved in AIDS prevention and France in 1974. me~ of the global epidemic of the treatment efforts, including a vac- The Convocation theme "AIDS, liN, virus. cine and medications which may a World at Risk" was further 'Wm coming here because I'm some day eliminate the drug cocktail explored in a panel discussion the invited," he said, "I think it's impor- that people infected with HIV cur- following day. Panelists for tant~o mobilize people on the AIDS rently take to ward off AIDS. "Perspectives on the Global AIDS crisis." "Many people tend to forget Crisis" included Mariko Wilcox '99. The featured speaker at about AIDS because they think tbere Wilcox spent the past two years as a Connecticut College's 87th is a cure;' said Montagnier. "This is Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana, Convocation, Montagnier gave his not true. There are treatments, but where she has been helping to set up presentation, "New Approaches to there are side effects and not many one of the country's first HIV/AIDS AIDS in Africa," in the Palmer people have access to treatment - support groups. At Connecticut Auditorium to the Freshman and 90% of HIV infected persons in the College, Mariko majored in eco- Senior classes. world don't have access to treat- nomics and minored in Japanese and the arrival of new students. At Montagnier is best known as the ment." studies. She also participated in the recent Convocations, the College co-discoverer of HIV. In 1983, he Dr. Montagnier is currently college's first Study Away Teach has honored an individual or indi- discovered the virus that causes Distinguished Professor and Away semester in Vietnam. viduals whose intellectual or person- AIDS. After a bitter dispute with Director for the Center for Other panelists included al achievements may serve as an American Robert Gallo, who also Molecular and Cellular Biology at Montagnier, Catherine Benoit, inspiration to students and other claimed to bave discovered tbe Queens College, New York. He Associate Professor of members of the community. virus, the two agreed to be co-dis- remains active at the French Pasteur Anthropology, who was a student in Previous Convocation honorees covers. Institute and continues as President the Toor Cummings Center for have included Miep Gies, the Dutch Describing his discovery as a of the World Foundation for AIDS International Studies and the Liberal woman who helped shelter the fam- HIGH ENROLLMENTRATES lucky break, Montagnier recalled Research and Prevention, a non- Arts (CISLA); and Dr. Konji Sebati, ily of Anne Frank; Ruby Bridges, stumbling upon the virus while profit organization with cen ers in M.D., Memcal Director, who as a six-year-old, was the fITSt continued from page 1 alternate housing for student . doing-cancer research. France and the Ivory Coast. International Philanthropy, Pfizer African-American child to integrate uti we decide that we want a '~Lwas working on similar virus- Montagnier earned his medical Inc. a New Orleans elementary school; Lee Coffin pointed to the College's freshman class the same size as the es inY.blvingcancer," he said. "In the degree from the University of Paris Convocation is one of and the two American soldiers in unbalanced study abroad numbers last two years, it will be much larg- seventies many people believed that in 1960. In 1963, be unraveled the Connecticut College's most impor- Vietnam who faced down their own as one reason for the housing diffi- er than the class that is leaving and cancer could be caused by viruses. A replication mechanism of an RNA tant annual events, celebrating the comrades to end tbe tragic My Lai culties. Despite the fact that the will clearly create constraints on lot of, money was spent on that virus. In 1973, he became head of formal opening of the academic year massacre. numbers this year are much closer Student Life, Residential Life and " than they have been in the past, academic programs," said Acting there is still a significant gap. There Provost Helen Regan. are 160 students studying abroad "If we decide that we're going Dean Cyr-Goodwin Bids Farewell to Conn College this semester, while only J 10 are to be much bigger than about 1720 expected to leave in the spring. students, than we're going to have Anotber culprit is the college's to have a serious conversation :-· By JEANINE MILLARD I've always admired Jesuit philoso- student at Connecticut College suc- Student Life. first year retention rate. Lately, about where students are going to phy and wanted the opportunity to ceed, I am glad I had that experi- During her time here she brought • SrAFFWRITER fewer students have been dropping live," she said. integrate my professional life with ence." several new ideas to the Office of out or transferring from Severa] administrators have Remember Homecoming my faith-filled personal life." She also misses her co-workers Student Life. Some of the accom- We';kend '99 when Dean Cyr Connecticut College. reported that incoming president While Cyr Goodwin's leaving in the Office of Student Life, such as plishments of which she is most Gccdwin came to campus in her "We had been assuming a first- Norman Fainstein has inquired coincided with the change in presi- Conway Campbell and Doreen proud include creating year retention rate in the upper about increasing the school's pajamas at 1 a.m. to break up floor dency, it was not a factor in her deci- Murphy and, especially, Dean Oamelympics, adding tbe position eighties," said Coffin, «but, last enrollment. Such a move would parties? Well, for the record, she sion to leave. Katherine Woodbrooks. Chair of Residential Life to the SGA year it was around 94%," provide a much needed revenue wOl!,\d like to state one final time "In some ways, I really did enjoy "Personally, I will miss dearly Executive Board, supervising Nationally, other colleges are boost, though it would also raise that~ "They were running pants; they working under President Gaudiani, Katherine Woodbrooks wbo was my Housefellows, and increasing their wer pajamas!" experiencing similar housing prob- questions about where to house the r NOT and it may have been more difficult mother and friend. She's a wonder- responsibilities to make them para- Being able to "be playful" in her lems. George Washington extra students. for me to leave under her leadership. ful dear who really cares about stu- professionals. Kristine's latest addi- University leased an entire hotel to Currently, CC has a student job fs one of the things she will miss However, it was more coincidental dents and she taught me bow to do tions to life at Conn include estab- house its overflow of students, body of 1,693 students, with resi- about-Conn CoUege. Associate Dean timing than anything else." that- how to take what we do and put lishing the position of the peer advi- of Student Life, Kristine Cyr while Dartmouth is offering a free dential enrollment at J ,658. The Cyr Goodwin loved working it day to day. I want students to sor to assist the Housefellows and year of room and board for any College's residential capacity is Goedwin, announced this summer with students at Conn. know tbey can go to her in my creating the Health Promotion and incoming student willing to defer that: she would be leaving Conn "Everything I've ever done in 1,684. Next semester, when more absence." Risk Reduction Task Force. their acceptance until 2002. ColJ:ege to accept a position at the terms of leadership, I share the glory Cyr Goodwin obtained her BA in students come back from abroad, The College has not yet found a "You've got this swell going the College is predicting that 1,740 College of the Holy Cross in with students who've just stepped up Political Science with a concentra- replacement for Cyr Goodwin, through high schools and more and students will be enrolled at the col- Worchester, Mass. and done some great things. The one tion in Public Administration at although a national search is being more high school students are look- lege. That number includes the stu- Although Cyr Goodwin misses thing I remember most in my expe- Westfield State College. She earned conducted and arrangements for ing for colleges," said Coffin. dents that will be studying abroad students and co-workers at Conn, riences at Conn is the way I felt her MA in Educational phone and campus interviews are This year's housing shortage on the school's three SATA (Study sbe knew she had to accept the offer working side by side with student Administration at the University of being made. bas compelled Connecticut College Away Teach Away) programs to frot4the College of the Holy Cross, leaders to make things happen .... .I Massachusetts. Students interested in contacting to consider making adjustments to Mexico, Rome and Prague. Tbe where she is now the Associate Dean would thank all the students I've A member of the campus com- Cyr Goodwin can obtain her e-mail the models that determine accept- residential enrollment for the. for ~wdent Affairs. worked with. They make me a better munity for eight years Cyr address from Doreen Murphy in the ance rates. Other scenarios involve Spring semester should approach. , :the appointment at Holy Cross mother, better friend, and better per- Goodwin's first position was as the Office of Student Life. building another donn or finding full capacity. • was:d,ne I couldn't pass up for both son-and I only hope I've taught Director of Residential Life and was protessional..~ and personal reasons. them half of that. .. .If I helped one later promoted to Assistant Dean of .••- EMINENT DOMAIN TRIAL BUDGET PROBLEMS PERSIST AT CONN, k COFFIN LEAVESAFrER A DECADE OF SERVICE continued from page 1 " DESPITE NEW YEAR AND HIGH HOPES Continued from page 1 Coffin was named Vice ence?" being spent contrary to what th~ ~ President of Admissions in 1998. If the College is to consider a statute provides. "How does one Qse • • students. Last year, his portfolio of responsi- further increase in enrollment , 588L money not for 588L purpo~e~ _ "They're trying to become more bilities was further expanded to and than claim authority as 13~7':;: ~continued from page 1 tures that were made at the college Coffin feels that several construc- of a boarding school," said CoffIn, include Public Affairs. tion projects have to be tackled asked Sawyer, "It's at best confusing ; • "tfltroni emphasized that the col- were in a sense made outside of the "and to do what we've done here, Despite the College's recent fIrst. and, at worse, contrary to the law.~':::: leg l~dedicated to centralizing tbe budget process," said Maroni. which is to reach out to students growth and prosperity, Coffm still "We bave to build a new donn Goeble asserted that the NL~ ~_ bUd~et. All expenses and sources of "What we tried to do last from all over." . sees obstacles that will bave to be and finish the Plex renovations," followed all statues in the generatiqtl· ; revep.e for every department will year ... was to integrate the budget. Milton Academy's new FranCIS dealt with by his successor. A con- he said. uAlso, I hear Lazarus isn't and ultimate execution of the pllin. -; be tl/kin under consideration before So when we sit down with the ath- D. Millet Dean of Admission will sistently increasing student body the most popular place to live." ''The use of eminent domain wa~;: the ~cnool's budget is constructed. letic department, the English no doubt play an important role m will require either reexamination of Before these projects can be done in accordance with a pial!:': Unl~ past years, the college is department or anyone else at the that endeavor. Cotfm was a lead enrollment models or additional seriously considered, however, approved by the municipality and !D:,,-:; see~~g to include all expected gifts beginning of the year, we say, player in the shaping of the col- student housing. into.ifs budget so that it may allot Conn must first decide how it can state," he said. "Only when there ha. :- where are the places you want to lege's admission pr~fil~ over the "1 said last year that enrollment .. afford them. Coffin thinks the nec- been a blatant abuse of emin'pi: ~ the .!teneral college funds more spend money for the year and what last decade. During bls sIX years as is something we need to look at;' accurately. essary revenue for the construction domain is when there is a probteg>:: do you think you will get with Dean of Admission, apphca~Jo.ns said Coffin. "You've got this swell .$y integrating the budget will come from fundraising. with it." : <>: gifts?" rose 46 percent, selectIvlty going through bigh schools and "We've got a new president and Goeble added that the generattOtt:: ent~ly, the college will be better Maroni added that the school , d 'rom 51 percent to a more and more high school students Improve IJ 0 d he knows it's time to raise some of tax revenue from downtoy;:q;:; able. to allot its funds fairly to all would like to encourage donors "to record-low 32 percent in 200 ; an, are looking for colleges." depllrlments, focusing on the prior- money," he said. "He's got to. It's development is an arguable pu,!Ii<,,:: give to the kinds of things that are the median SAT of accepted ~andl- "President Fainstein has asked itiesC Jtated by eacb department. the major responsibility of a college benefit. He speculated that tlle-> in the budget" as opposed to specif- dates climbed almost 100 pomts t,o if we could be bigger," Coffin said. "On~'of the difficulties the college president to raise funds." Institute for Justice is making tIle::: ic interests not thought to be a pri- 1350. In addition, tb~ College s :'The questions you face w~n look- face:r.in managing its l'ludget in the A reception was held inporizon NLDC's case a mechanism to tuti-< ority within the PPBC. freshmen retention rat has nsen mg to grow are, where do ["""dents] past~-; that some of its sources of House last Wednesday to clifumem- on the state statu . . :: steadily to 92 percent for the Class hve, who teaches them, and what is revenue and some of the expendi- orate Coffin's departure. "Without Institute for Justic~~"''' the quality of the first year experi- of 2004. this would not be in court," he sail' • nIH COLLEGE VOICE • SEI"~M.ER 7, 2001 • 9 [arnel Volleyball Team CAMEL FIELD HOCKEY GETS REAL RUMPAGE If there was ever a challenge for a first year coach, it lies ahead for new Field Hockey Head Coach Debbie Humpage. Humpage takes over for Anne Parmenter, who amassed 99 wins during her thirteen years at the post. Humpage was an All-American at the University of Iowa, Good news for Camel Field Hockey fans: she knows how Optimistic in Rebuilding Year to win, During her career, the Hawkeyes reached the final four three times, In 1992 she was part of a team that lost only two games the entire season, During her senior year, she led the team in scoring en route to being selected to the All Big-IO second team and Second-team All-American, The Voice caught up with Humpage during her first few By BONNIE PROKESCII days on the job, announced that he would be leaving istry between the women on the The College Voice: Anne Parmenter has coached the team for the past 13 seasons, How does it reel taking hold to coach a basketball team in Ireland StAF, WroTER team, which will prove to be a vital of a program that has been in one woman's control for so long? this fall. ThIs year's Women's Volleyball asset to the small squad, Body Debbie Humpage: "It's kiod of scary but at the same time I am excited to make it my program, The girls are real- The women find Kelly's expert- learn is hopeful, despite facing the explained, "We have varied levels of ly excited; it's something fresh and new, Right now they are trying to figure out my style, and I'm trying to figure ise and enthusiasm comforting and challenge of re-gaining respect from skill on the team, but as a team we out their style, It's been really exciting:' extremely helpful in attaining their oth .competitors and fans after last work well together." Hart added, CV: Looking at your roster, what do you see as your team's strengths, and what do you see as potential weak- goals as players, Tri-captain Kelly eason's disappointing 2-23 record, "No matter what happens this is nesses? Hart '04 reflected the player's senti- going to be a fun year. We have a IhQugh the team is small in both DH: "We have a goaltender that is playing field hockey for the first time ever, I'm going to have to ask for vol- I ments when she remarked, "I think great group of girls:' lI)Tlber and height, consisting of unteers for a backup goalie, because we don't have one right now, which makes me nervous. We have some strong f~ we have a great new coaching staff Basically, the goal of all the only ntne players with the tallest returning players so I'm hoping their leadership will bring the freshmen up a level. We have a strong forward and, t ~ that is really serious about building women this year is to convince fans bein~ S feet 8 inches, these women midfield line, We lost a lot of our defense with graduation last year, The players will have to step up and fill those.n the volleyball program at Conn:' In and competitors that the Camels are are determined to raise the standards shoes." :4~ addition, lri-captain Misha Body '02 a force to be reckoned with, which for themselves and the volleyball CV: Is your approach to coaching a Division III team going to change because you played Division I during your cummented, "Coach Kelly is doing a does not necessarily mean winning rograpl as a whole, As lri-captain college days? fantastic job, She's really pushing us all of the time, As Sirico predicted, Caitlin Sirico '04 remarked, "A lot DH: "I'm going to bring what I learned from playing and what I learned from my coaches, I'm going to try and' ,". to remain positive and motivated." "This is definitely going to be a bf us retuming to the team were incorporate as much as I can here at Connecticut College. It wiJl be a challenge to keep the kids in focus during prac- u· Positivity and motivation are building year. We're going for a nervous about having so few people, tice while tryiug to block out other distractions such as classes, I don't want to separate the whole Of - Dill thin'g, going to be critical elements this foundation of a team, not necessari- but there is a lot of spirit and energy If you do that, it's just bringing things down a level. I want to make them jump up a level. My overall goal is to pre .. 1111 season as the Camels attempt to con- ly a winning season:' Body agreed filling in what we lost with six sen- pare the team for the season, win the NESCAC, and be a top Dill program:' " ,~ quer their haunting recent past As stating, "We are very small and very CV: What were your focuses during the first few days of practices? • 'h iors graduating last year and two Sirico stated, "We try to go into young, so it is unpredictable as to juniors abroad this year:' DH: "Mostly skill work and conditioning. Iwanted to make sure those areas are complete before [ move on to 1, everything with a positive attitude, how competitive we will be this sea- any type of game situation work." Luckily for the four returning We know that the odds are against son, but we hope that we can give CV: How do you plan on using the offensive powerhouse tandem of Patty Peters and Emily Huffman? players, three freshmen and two new us." our competitors fair games." sophomores came out for the team DH: "I haven't really put people out into positions yet I'm not sure exactly what positions they are going to play, These women must stay mental- Therefore, while the members of but they are sure to have an impact on our scoring opportunities, They are both incredible players that are going to this fall In addition to these new ly and physically stroug througbout the Women's Volleyball team hope players. the team has a new manag- be called on to help and lead the tearn this fall," :• the fall, as the small number of play- to gain many wins this fall, more CV: What brought you to the college? er, a new assistant coach, and even a ers translates into virtually no sub- importantly, their ultimate goal is to new head coach, Susan Kelly, who DH: "I've been working in healthcare for the past five years, but I've also been coaching in an Olympic devel- stitutes, Body truthfully expressed, gain a firm foundation for the vol- opment camp for the past six years, At one of our tournaments this past May I heard one of the coaches mention that has been the assistant coach for the "It's going to be a rough season in leyball program in general, They past two years stepped up to the this position was open. Every time I'd go to coaching I knew I missed it and wanted to find a way to get back into the sense that we don't have many start their season this Saturday at it, This just seemed like a perfect fit for me, The competitiveness of the school and the league we play in is perfect position of head coach this fall after subs." home against Salem State, who they It's what I want" last's year's head coach, Pat Price, However, there is a good chem- beat last year, Compiled by Sports Editor Adam Rogowin, Undefeated Preseason Bodes Wellfor Women 's Soccer

Bv RVAN WOODWARD changing systems we are looking for Lauren Luciano '03 feels, "We are uation, the left-footed midfielder The potent sophomure nucleus of some key players to fill in new Men's Soccer STAFF WRITER closer knit this year than in years Lisa Marcotte and the defensive Christine Culver (6 goals, 16 points) roles." past. Our upperclassmen bring role-player Sheila Dobbyn, much of and Kelly Roman (3, 6) should find 9/8 vs. Williams, 2pm A young but experienced Early on, though, it appears as strong leadership:' the team comes back well versed in continued success, especially now 9/12 vs. Eastern women's soccer team is looking to though everything is fitting quite Much of this leadership stems what it will take to win in the that Eckhoff (3, 7) has made the bounce back from a rare losing-sea- nicely, from senior tri-captains Lena NESCAC transition from midfield to forward, Connecticut, 4pm son under head coach Ken K1iue, The lady Camels posted an Eckhoff, Sara Molina, and Laura Along with Knisely, the starting Eckhoff's leadership and some key who has amassed 135 wins over 16 undefeated preseason that included Knisely, While both Eckhoff aud goalkeeper, three of last year's contributions from Eileen Ridge '04 Women's Soccer seasons with the Camels, big wins over cross-town rival Molina lead primarily by example, defensive starters return to bolster should provide some spark to this 2pm Playing with the cards he has Mitchell College and the Division I the lively netrninder, Knisely, gets what is shaping up to be a strong explosive attack and could very eas- 9/8 at Middlebury, beendealt, Kline has installed a new Pioneers of Sacred Heart University. the team motivated vocally. defensive core. Luciano, and sopho- ily leave opponents' heads spinning. 9/12 at Coast Guard, 7pm formation for the l l-woman unit According to last year's leading Personality differences do not sepa- mores Ashley Altieri and Becca Captain Molina and the rest of that ~. based upon a switch to only goal-scorer and member of the 2000 rate the captains, but rather brings Arnold, will secure the defensive the mid fielders should do an ample Field Hockey tlite<:.'defensive backs, This change "All-New England" tearn, Christine them together- Says Eckhoff, "We fort with some aid from Tara Adam job of controlling the transition will p'!t players in positions they Culver '04, "This season looks very try to take our leadership role very '03 and Alyssa Hitch '03, The core game that takes place over the cen- 9/8 at Middlebury, 2pm have- not played in years past, but promising because on any given seriously... and our personalities seeks continued success after giving terline, Along with Molina, Junior 9/12 vs. Smith. 4:30pm I<.line:feels "very confident" in the day, anyone could step up and have make for a good balance." up less than two goals, nine times Leslie Gerberding brings experience pjayers- he has to get the joh done, a big game." Also making for good balance is last year, allowing only 20 goals to this "battle of the bulge:' And "He also commented: This is the equality that could the fact that the team returns nine against in their 14 game season. with the help of Abbie Houghton Women's Tennis ':- "A Jot of things are still up in the propel the new lineup deep into the sophomores and four juniors. The offense is also looking to '04, Brianna Balboni's 9/11 vs, Trinity, 3:30pm -; right now. Because we are. postseason f NESGAC play, Lasing-only two-key-players to grad- uild-upen-whet-lase-seeson started- _

" 10 • SBmMBR. 7, 2001 • lilB COWGB VOleB SPORTS Almonte Mess No Field Hockey Poised to Begin Brand New Era Little League Deal BY ADAM ROGOWIN A funny thing happened as I walked through the Huffman '04. As the student center this past Saturday night. Among the SPORTS EDITOR team's go-to forward, last loud, boisterous crowd of my fellow Conn. classmates, There is one major difference between last year's season Huffman led the Inoticed a kid inside the campus bar who Ihad not Connecticut College Field Hockey team and this year's Camels in points. Believe seen around campus before. Iquickly realized it was edition. it or not, the team is going Danny Almonte, the highly publicized Little League In May, after posting ninety-nine wins over the to need her to step up her pitcher recently found to have been to old to compete course of thirteen seasons, Head Coach Anne Parmenter play even more this sea- left New London for a coaching job with the rival in the 200 I Little League tournament, in which his son. Trinity Bantams. Bronx. team finished in third Peters, a junior, who University of Iowa graduate Debbie Humpage was posted ten goals and four place behind Almonte's amaz- quickly cast this summer to fill her shoes. A new era of assists last year also will ing pitching performances. He Connecticut College Field Hockey is about to begin. help the team stay afloat. had a beer in his hand, and Three "leftovers" from the Parmenter era - Patty This helped pave the way although Iknew he was older Peters '02, Molly McAuliffe '02, and Anna Hitchner '02 for an AII-NESCAC sec- than the league maximum - are this season's tri-captains, ond team selection. twelve years of age to com- Together they have seen the dog days of Camel Field Joining her in the midfield pete in the Little League tour- Hockey. are McAuliffe and nament, I could have sworn During their first two seasons, the team amassed a Kotsonis. This trio will be documentation had shown he total of eight wins. Last year alone they attained that. heavily relied upon to pro- Matthew Kessler was still just 14 years old. I Despite the sudden coaching change, they hope to make duce, decided to ask the staff mem- their fourth and final season a memorable one. McAuliffe (7 points in t ber guarding the entrance to "We were all kind of thrown into being a senior," 2000) has been one of the the bar how Almonte had been allowed in, and it Hitchner said in response to her summer vacation. "We most dependable players turned out we were all wrong. Dominican government had to do a lot of stuff that most incoming seniors don't on the Camels roster for officials, Almonte's family, even ESPN had inaccurate have to do." the past three seasons. The information regarding his age. Almonte was actually 23 The tri-captains had the arduous task of helping the re-addltlon of Kotsonis - years old! athletic department search for a coach while - at the who did not play last sea- ,Iwas shocked only for a second, until Irealized same time - keeping the rest of the team, and incoming son after enjoying a terrific freshmen, informed of the situation. that meant he was plenty old enough to sign a contract freshman campaign - But, suddenly, things are looking really good. with any major league team, which would surely provides much needed "Day by day," Hitchner said, "we are getting to depth in the midfield. include a seven-figure signing bonus. Idecided to wait know Debbie better. She knows what she is doing out Forward Chrissy for Almonte to leave the bar, since I couldn't enter it there. In a short amount of time we are all comfortable Bassett '03 will also be a myself, being only 20 years old, at least according to with her." key veteran on this year's the birth certificate and passport my mother keeps in McAuliffe echoed those words. squad. Basset will work the drawer next to her bed. Come to think of it, I better ..It's been nice having a different approach to the alongside of Huffman near Camelfield hockey is looking to build 0" last year's modest success. Tbe team's three senior captains, double check that with her the next time Iam home. game," she said. "Debbie was a tremendous player in the opposing team's cage. Patty Peters, Anna Hitchner, and Molly McAuliffe, will be counted on to carry much of tbe burden. Here," Anyway, Ifigured Almonte needed some type of repre- college and has so much to offer us. It's really an excit- "We have the team that one of the players goes tbrougb preseason drills. (Barco) sentation, and since seemingly every adult figure in his ing time," could be among the top life up to this point had deliberately used him in every The efforts of the three captains have not gone unno- four in the NESCAC," Hitchner said. "I think that we Goaltending will also be a main concern this fall. way imaginable, Ithought just maybe Almonte would ticed. The leadership that they have provided during the are going to surprise a lot of people this year." Anna Trafton '01 has donned the pads for the first tinre give me a chance to protect him from those blood- pre-season is a main reason why the Camels are poised Hitchner will be called upon this season to lead a ever to fill the empty position that was vacated on grad- sucking MLB owners and GM's. to improve on last season's 8-8 record. defensive charge that was depleted last year due to grad- uation day. Trafton has plenty of experience in between Once Almonte had left the bar, I caught up with "They have been the glue of this team," Eleni uation. She sustained a torn Anterior Crucial Ligament the pipes - in November she will be entering her forth him and presented to him a proposal Ifoolishly Kotsonis '03 said. "From day one they have done every- earlier this year in April and is still in the process of season as the Women's lee Hockey starting goaltender, believed he wouldn't possibly refuse. Boy, was Imis- thing they could possibly due to ensure that this season rehabilitating it. As of press time, Hitchner is expected Still, the question remains as to whether Or not her would not be a rebuilding one." taken. Iknew his father Felipe de Jesus had not to make it back in time for next Monday's practice. inexperience as a field hockey goaltender will be- 2 One of the reasons why the Camels could be con- enrolled Almonte in school for the past year while he Ashley Coltin '04 will be thrust into a defensive weakness the Camels need to compensate for. tenders in the rough and rugged NESCAC (New starting role this season. Freshman Stephanie Cole bas was in the U.S., but [ assumed he spent his free time Speed is an area that can help this potential problem England Small College Athletic Conference) is the also seen a lot of playing time during the pre-season and working on his 75 mile-per-hour fastball and wicked See Soccer Field page."l return of the 2000 NESCAC Rookie of the Year, Emily will find herself with an important defensive role. slider. It turns out he also spent much of his free time, while his teammates from the Bronx Little League team attended area public schools receiving a much- needed education, being taught the finer points of suck- New Freeman Field to Boost Soccer, Lacrosse Programs ing every last penny out of a potential professional baseball contract by baseball's ultimate higb quality surface for them to praclice on, as wen "'l super(@$$)agent Scott Boras. After all the fuss caused STAIII: WRITER more flexibility in scheduling. Says Ken Kline C<>on~.s by the United States immigration services regarding As of September 24th, 2001 (the projected opening head women's soccer coach: UIt gives [Men' and Almonte's schooling, or lack thereof, Almonte did date), Connecticut College will be the proud home to six Women's Soccer] two beautiful surfaces in two beaut! .. learn more than just how to sign autographs while in athletic fields, as a long awaited and highly anticipated ful locations. It gives us lots of llexibility." With twti America. Good for him! project to transform Freeman Green into a practice field surfaces available for varsity play, it allows for ~ef Ihad missed out on the chance of a lifetime. I for the school's soccer and lacrosse programs is com- scheduling conllicts through the fact that both reams,;an: wouldn't have the opportunity to exploit the talent plete. play at the same time, one on the new Freeman Field ~ panny Almonte possessed the way his father or Bronx Prior to this year the green was an athletic field used while the other on Harkness. These advantage .. ~rso:a Little League director Rolando Paulino had done so by the William's School. The project to convert the into the Men's and Women's lacrosse teams as the}'W11~8 1 many times in the past. A tragedy for sure. an international standard size soccer field, 120 yard by both Freeman Field as well as Silfen Field as th.irl'rac~ Ok, I admit this stuff never really happened, but 80 yard, began in 1994 when Tom Slaughter, a member tice facilities in the spring. ~... 1 with any luck, Almonte has already experienced of the Goldsmith Foundation and a Connecticut College The availability of the new practice field is important enough within the last year to have picked up on one of graduate ('74), came back to his alma mater to make a to the recreational community in that it will free up 1\. life's greatest, and most difficult lessons: the only per- donation. "Seven years ago, Tom Slaughter came to me construction of the "Freeman Field" (as it is temporarily field that can be used only for club sports, intramural s; and recreation without having to worry about conflictO>g -son you can count on in life is yourself. This 14-year- [during a practice on Harkness Field] and said 'What do being called, according to Lessig, the official name old kid had been taken for quite a ride, and all he ever you need, Coach?" says Bill Lessig, current Men's could be given at a ceremony that will take place witb a varsity schedule. And it is this that is tbe moot important part of the construction of Lessig's .dre~ really wanted to do was to play baseball and be part of Soccer coach, as well as Slaughter's former college soc- Homecoming Weekend when the field is scheduled to field. According to Coach Kline, it is essential to p~_ a team that only had one goal in mind: to advance all cer coach. "And I said, 'You know what Tom,''' contin- open) began, thanks in great part to the donations by the vide more space those out there for a good time. "A 6(8 the way to the 2001 Little League World Series and ued Lessig, "after 30 years, Iwould love a level practice Goldsmith Foundation and an anonymous donation advantage to [the new field] is not so much for [Vft!1t' have the opportunity to compete against the best young field." Slaughter answered his former coach's by simply given to the Men's Lacrosse Team in celebration of their saying, "I'll see what I can do." Shortly after that, ty]:' said Kline, "it has opened up some real opportuzs- baseball talent from all over the country, and eventually 1996 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Lessig's dream for a new practice surface took one step ties to free up space to the club teams and intramurals, world. Cbampionship. When ftnished, the field would not only closer to becoming a reality when Slaughter and the give Coach Lessig his longed for practice field, but also That's important too, keeping everyone involved." ~ The sad reality is that while the media and all of the Goldsmith Foundation donated a sum of 500,000 dollars provide a "first-class surface" to be used as a practice the varsity programs out of the way, there are now tWldir people who have been following this story for the past available exclusively for club sports and intramuJ:alir to Connecticut College, 200,000 of which would go facility on for both Men's and Women's Soccer in the several weeks have focused much of their attention on towards academics, while the remaining 300,000 dollars Fall, and Men's and Women's Lacrosse in the Spring Once restricted by the varsity schedule, club spe\lft the adults who maliciously and intentionally ripped at of the donation would go to Lessig's practice field. season. intramurals will now bave the use of both the KnOw1~ Green field, as well as Dawley Field to use freefr the very fabric of this country by cheating the storied It was not until five years later, in 1999, that any of How does the new field improve Connecticut conflict, meaning that they can schedule more ~ ~ institution of Little League baseball, those that deserve the money donated by the Goldsmith Foundation was College? The brand new Freeman Field improves the themselves, meaning there is more time for those' the attention are the children forever victimized by the put to use when both Harkness and Silfen Fields were campus in such away that everyone benefits; athletes, may not be highly skilled, but still love to play. biggest scandal in Little League, and arguably sports, renovated; both fields received a new layer of sad and spectators, and even those who use the greens for recre- history. The victims are comprised of children legiti- new irrigation systems. Then in the summer of 2001, ational purposes. For the athletes, it provides a new, mately no older than the age of 12, along with their parents and coaches who have undoubtedly invested as much of themselves into the game these kids playas Youthful Men's Soccer Team Loaded With the very children who play in the game. The once- sacred grass and dirt fields located throughout the Offensive Talent, Depth at Every Position United States have been forever soiled by men who can't even recite our national anthem. By MATI DW'BLIA ing year. Dee asserts that, "We are looking forward to , Exactly what lies abead for Danny Almonte is any- the upcoming season with much enthusiasm, We have a STAFF WRITER one's guess, although it appears he will be enrolled in very strong team, the core of which consists of seven The Connecticut College Men's Soccer team is school for the coming year while his father remains juniors and nine sophomores. We have also gained some demonstrating a trend that has recently pervaded sports MIA, avoiding charges in the Dominican Republic for talented freshman. Although we are young, we have a lot on all levels: youth rising up to take charge. of experience playing together." It is with that experi- falsifying Danny's birth certificate. My hope is that Last year the Men's Soccer team had one of the ence that the men's soccer team hopes to knock off some Almonte's unquestioned talent on the diamond will youngest rosters in the NESCAC (New England Small division rivals and earn another spot in the NESCAC only be matched by the perseverance he will have to College Athletic Association) and finished at a surpris- tournament. show while this mess continues to play itself out, and ing 7-7 mark. This year, the team that was more than Several players are expected to return and perform while his future riches as a professional baseball player three quarters freshmen and so II return for his 31st well. Dee, known as a gifted playmaker will lead the draw closer by the day. He will be eligible to sign a season as Head Coach of the Camels. Over the course of Camel midfield. Joining him will be third highest points professional contract in less than two years, which his coaching career, Lessig has a reputation of putting scorer, Erich Archer '03 as well as Steve Wells '03. leaves little time for this 14-year-old child to attempt to together tearns with winning records. Despite a rough Sophomores Alex Gray, Fred Dikranian and Tim Walker determine who he can trust and who just hangs around season two years ago when Men's Soccer finished at 4- will also hold the midfield. him, hoping to get a piece of the next big thing. Here's 9-1, Lessig followed that season with a .500 winning Up front will be the highest scorer from last year, hoping Danny Almonte learns the way of the world 10 percentage. This year Lessig plans on incorporating the Darrell Comrie '04, as well as Sean Hamill '03 and a hurry, and replaces those adults around him who have Ajax Dutch system of 4 in the back; 3 middle and 3 Justin Provost '03. Andy Creedon '03 will also be look- proven time and again in the past to have deceived and front-runners with the center forward playing high as a ing to score some goals on Conn's rivals. target player. Lessig says, "The system seems to suit the used him for their own personal benefit. First on the Randall '03 will bolster the defense. Alongside him type of talent on this year's team and allows for a great Ii~t:his parents. Somewhere in the distance, I can hear will be a talented nucleus of backs who were all fresh- deal of flexibility for plugging in the reserves - each ~- Almonte's mother screaming, "Danny solamente t~ene men last season. Nate Appel '04, Aaron Schuman '04, position has its twin ready to enter at any given time. I dace anos!" while his father proudly states from his Erik Brzozowski '04, and leading defensive scorer This is a Camel team infused with enthusiasm with a James Palten '04. This group of defenders helped to barricaded hiding spot, "Danny doesn't really need to whole bunch of positive attitude that is determined to I go to school. He needs to play ball and eat. .. some frustrate opponents all throughout last season. represent tbe Royal and White with optimum pride in Other players who ere good at frustrating opponents more," competition." are the two stingy goaltenders Zach Roth '03 and Sean I ¥altbew B. XBsslIJrIs 61/ttor-/n-cblef of The CollegeVoice. Junior captains PJ. Dee '03 and Joe ~andall '03 both See Men's Soccer page 7 JIIs column appean weekly. agree that the team has excellent potential in the upcom-

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