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Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1995-1996 Student Newspapers 10-31-1995 College Voice Vol. 19 No. 8 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1995_1996 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 19 No. 8" (1995). 1995-1996. 13. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1995_1996/13 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1995-1996 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. News: 1-7. A&E: 8-9, 12-14. Sports: 18-20. Varon Svoray Superstitions. Women's speaks at come to haunt Soccer finishes Conn. P.4. Conn. P. 8. a strong season. P. 20. HE COLLEG 01 Volume XIX, Number 8 Ad Fontes October 31, 1995 Sophomore class and note Todat,·s /'Ss",.J : raise ethical questions Ne it h f" ~ F C '3~(j~d BY MICHELLE RONAYNE written after Sara Meyers, Editor in Chief sophomore class SAC coordi- lie croG) ~ (C"fr- & nator, spoke out against the fi- JENNY BARRON nance committee. in regards to Alex Cote News Editor the way the sophomore class SGA VIce Pres. ~w !t>po(' _Last Thursday's SGA budget budget was handled. (a4 ''Today's Lesson; vote became a forum for many At SGA, Meyers addressed Next tim[e] Fe the assembly and said she had concerns about the behavior and should lie like crazy Cia ~ W). ~ J\ ,,,",I expletive I. problems with the process. deleted IN t'{ r- decisions of this year's finance to cover their ass. - a "People have told me I should committee. How Honor Code- let things slide ... but a process In particular, the sophomore Claire would sexual expletive 'JeO-V/. class took issue with the actions like this should perfect as it can in her jeans." .delet_cd of the Finance Committee spe- be and I don't think it is," said cifically in regard to an error in Meyers. Unknown* j"1A kl:-, their alloca tion. "We were co-opted by the Fi- A note passed from Alex Cote, nanceCommittee. We werespo- SGA Vice President to Dan ken to by two members [Alex Unknown =-~.1P'(1It 1.ro,~ Shedd, SGA president was Cote and Meghan Changelo J of brought to the attention of The the committee and were told they had come to consensus tha t College Voice byjen LeVan, who *LeVan and Cote confirm that Dan Shedd. SGA president, did write this it was mistake [to cut the $518]. was at that time the SGA presi- although Shedd himself will neither confirm nor deny the report. dential associate. The note was APRC expresses Jewish organization concern with the proposed changes gets national affiliation Hillel will be able to take part in BY JENNY BARRON conventions and educational to Cro bar News Editor events through support from the BY MICHELLE RONAYNE In order to better serve Con- office in Washington, D.C. Editor in Chief necticut College's Jewish com- Shrallow.said it would also be The Oasis/BarTaskForce has munity, the campus jewish or- easier for Conn to get together narrowed the prospective reno- ganization, formerly Chavurah, with Hiliels from other area col- vations to the a bar area down has become affliliated with the leges, such as Yale and Brandeis. to two. The possibilities that re- file plJoto/The College Voice National Hillel Organization, In addition, the organization Croaier-wllltams main include moving the bar . said sophomore and group will be there to advise its mem- The committee is also con- Ing it in a very visible location upstairs to the old. Coffee 'chairman Ian Shrallow. The ber groups when they have cerned with safety and liability. could lead to problems of per- Grounds space, (now called the group became officially known questions or concerns. The stairs inside and outside of ception. They would the percep- Cro's Nest), and expanding the as Connecticut College Hillel on "It'sa really nice resource that Cro are problematic. tion be of a campus that encour- bar in its current location. October 13th. we can contact anytime we need The committee believes stu- ages responsible drinking rather The Alcohol Policy Recom- Shrallow was elected chair on help," said Shraliow. He added dents having consumed alcohol than promoting alcohol con- mendations Committee has ex- October 16th after sophomore that the group had felt isolated may-be more likely to fall down sumption. pressed concern with the possi- Sunny Libert stepped down from the national jewish com- the stairs. The committee re.cog- The recommendation of the bility of moving the bar upstairs from the position. Libert remains munity and decided to join nizes that the same concern committee is to keep the bar in its to the Cro's Nest. In a letter to on the Hillel board. Hillel out of "instinct." might exist for other stairs on current location and expand on the members of the Oasis/Bar "All of us felt more comfort- According to the new consti- to the terrace outside with a pos- Task Force, the Committee out- campus but the college is not tution, still to be approved by sible greenhouse structure. They able-if we had a national organi- lined it reasons for concern. providing alcohol in those ar- the SGA constitution commit- believe this would move the bar zation supporting us," said TheAPRC holds that theCro's eas. Shrallow, who chairs the board. tee, the Hiliel board consists of The third concern is that of furthur out into that room leav- Nest is a unique place to host He added that the school has at least three members: a trea- visibility. The committee be- ing space for renovations to the small events such as acapella been trying to increase the jew- surer, a secretary and a chair. lieves that the Cro's Nest is a snack shop area. concerts, comedy shows, and ish population and that it was Butnewmembersmaybeadded very visible part of the College Nextweek SGA will decide on performances by small bands; just a matter of when the switch when the group deems it neces- Center, especially to people out- whether or not to make the vote moving the bar to this location to Hillel would be made. sary. The group hopes to set side. APRC feels that the loca- 'on Oasis/Bar changes a campus would keep two-thirds of the As a part of the national orga- tion of the bar should reflect the wide referendum or a vote by See Hillel, pg. 5- campus community from using nization, Connecticut College campus alcohol policy and plac- Assembly. the space. October 31,1995 Budget Controversy Con'in"'" from _ I '1believe that a passed note is cerns do not jibe with the views 'Listen we could have come and 1 think that during the meeting council that the commitee had a private forum and should not of the most powerful members madeupa lie and said that these the committee members pretty to cut $13,000 in 12 hours. Cote be made public." said Ryan of Assembly," said LeVan. [cuts] were justified but we came much expressed that point," said said it was an error and that they Eschauzier, junior class presi- Levan also stated thallhere is to tell the truth: They asked is Meyers. wanted more money to be in manipulation of. the speaking this a matter of trust or a matter dent. He requested it be printed Josh Fasano, vice president of their budget. that he was not contacted for his list. "A lot of manipulation and of ego? the sophomore class, said the Despite having told the Ex- irresponsibility cannot be seen 'When Sara Meyerssat down, remarks, but called The College mistake could have been cor- ecutive Board that the possibil- from an outsiders point of view," the Vice President wrote a note Voice. '1 am intensely offended rected before the budget was ity of seeking club improvement said leVan. and passed it in front of me to that any individual would take presented to SGA. He said that had to be kept confidential, he "People don't seem to know the President, who wrote a re- a personal note and show it to the committee seemed more in- informed the class council ofthat that the Parliamentarian skips sponse, pushing the note in front anyone else, let alone the cam- terested in not admitting their possibility. pus newspaper. 1am just as of- people on the speaking list when "They told us 'we were up of me, open, so the Vice Presi- instructed to do so by the Presi- mistake. dent could see the response," fended that on our campus "When 1 asked Alex[Cote] late, wehad to cut 13,000 quickly, dent if the feels that person said Levan, "Because the note something so obviously .off- why nothing could be done, he it was a long month, we just cut should not be speaking at that was written at that point in dis- handed would be printed and said it basically came down to the wrong thing' and basically point in discussion," she added. cussion, Iknew it was not ajoke ... considered newsworthy," said saving face," explained Fasano. said do you want to hold up the SGA President, Shedd, denied process,'!' explained Meyers. these are not issues rhat should Shedd. Fasano added that Finance leVan felt that this note spoke allegations that he allows ma- Meyers indicated that their be taken lightly" Committee did not attempt to to the sentiment of some mebers nipula tion of the speaking list.