VOL XCXI. NO. 1 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER Friday. September 18. 1987 Lawrence reverses a Campus coping/ Largest national trend freshman class in 20 years With 64 more freshmen arriving in which one person is living in a By Ann Spellman on campus this fall than room designed for two, has Lawrentian Staff originally expected by the decreased th is term. LUCC admissions office, the campus legislation states if study lounges As adm issions officers across the country- braced themselves for a life office scrambled to are converted to student rooms, drop In freshman enrollment for the fall term, Lawrence University accomodate all of the 1.145 there must be no double-single countered the trend. Some 354 freshmen are expected on campus this Lawrence students. rooms. This regulation ls spelled September. 65 more then last year. “We were a bit nervous about out in the student handbook The High school seniors nationwide sent out a record number of college accommodating a campus life office also urged applications this year to many 4-year colleges and universities. Steven larger-than-expected freshman fraternities to take in the 23 T. Syverson. dean of admissions and financial aid at Lawrence, said class, but we never panicked." residents they are required to "This ls a record-breaking year in the number of applications. The said associate dean of students of house. 1252 freshman applications received are geater in any year since residential life Chris Frantz. "We re not concerned about a 1968." Rumors of traditionally further shift in housing second High schools reported that this year many students submitted more upper-class only Sage Hall term because most of the multiple applications, which would account for the increase In housing freshmen, women returning students are housed." numbers experienced by a large number of institutions. Since so many making up 80% of the incoming Frantz said. students applied to several schools, the actual number of acceptances class, and new residence halls The campus life office, said of admission offers was expected to be considerably lower in being built abounded as news of Frantz, is "very excited to meet proportion At Lawrence, this is not the case. the 354 freshmen hit campus. the new students and we look The increase in applications does not correlate with the declining Those rumors, however, are forward to a great year." number of 18-year-olds in the United States. Between 1979 and 1992 entirely false. During the spring there will be a 30% decrease in the number of 18-year-olds, according term. 1987, the residence halls to High School Graduates: Projections for the 50 States by the Western had an 86.9% occupancy rate. Octoberfest Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 1979. Campus-wide (including Please see page 3. column 1 fraternity housing), the occupancy rate was a roomy expanded 87.5%, “Ninety-five percent occupancy 120,000 expected New freshman studies courseis the most desirable according to By Mark Niquette current housing manuals -- that Lawrentian Staff Freshman Seminar eliminated means that at 95% wc are achieving maximum flexibility Lawrence University will play By Steve Siegel Seminar and a return to a and utility of our facilities. As it Lawrentian Staff two-term Freshman Studies, and an expanded role In this year's is. we have room for more." version of Octoberfest on a return to its original form -- Frantz explained. Saturday. Sept. 26. heralded as Lawrences oldest surviving Freshman Seminars did not The new class is a near 50-50 the largest one-day outdoor course, the 42-year old Freshman arrive on the scene until 1969. split, with 181 males and 173 Studies program, is again “It's a reinvigoration of the festival In Wisconsin. females. Some changes in the Octoberfest 1s downtown undergoing a major revision Lawrence tradition." says residence halls have been made which director and history Doeringer. explaining that the Appleton's annual "festival of to accomodate the 354 freshmen. family fun." and encompasses professor Frank Doeringer calls course changes are designed to The door lounges in Plant/ and most of College Avenue besides a "return to the traditions re-establish an emphasis on Trever Halls have been converted the Lawrence campus The event, established a generation or two introducing students to to student rooms. In addition, the which is expected to attract more ago In the original Freshman intellectual life. guest room in Trever is now than 120,000 people, is planned Studies program." Lawrence has always had some hosting two male freshmen and and executed by more than 3.000 The new changes, which will be type of required freshman one study lounge in Colman is Individuals from the Fox River implemented this fall, call for now a student room. the elimination of the Freshman Please see page 8. column 1 The number of double-singles. Please stje page 4. column 1 Worcester demolished $5 million art center underway
By Ann Spellman completed in early 1989. physical plant said "although wc In 1986. the art center Lawrentian Staff according to LaVerne Behm, the encountered more extensive committee stated their goal was construction supervisor on the utility relocation than we to establish one center which Plagued by a faulty heating site. expected, there were no problems could bring together all the system, lacking suitable gallery “We hope to get the basic during the summer." facilities for studio art and art space, and sufficient security, the basement in before Christmas Pedestrian traffic will history as well as a gallery for Worcester Art Center was finally and a temporary enclosure so we continue to be routed either the permanent collection and demolished in early July after can do the masonry work." Behm along the Seeley G. Mudd library temporary exhibitions. months of planning a new. $5 explained. or along the back of the The committee chose million two-level facility. "The design ls in good progress Memorial Union. The Union’s The new art center, which will Centerbrook Architects and and everybody ls working well front door remains open, but can Planners, located in Essex. retain the names of Charles and together." he added. no longer be reached from the Mary Worcester, will be Mel Hands, the director of sidewalk to the west. Please nee page 5. column 1
An artist's rendering of the new art center scheduled for completion in 1989. Campus News Page 2 Lambda Sigma New religion professor seeks visibility Lambda Sigma, a national shown evidence of leadership. E3y Steve Siegel answer questions asking honor society for sophomore Faculty recommend freshmen Lawrentian Staff men and women, often does not who have an cumulative grade • What characterizes religious strike a familiar bell in the ears point average of at least 3.0 When Lawrence's new assistant belief? of freshmen when they receive Those students who agree to professor of religion found out • What distinguishes religious letters Inviting them to apply for apply then seek references from she had been hired, she was, in experience from other types of membership. faculty members. Only 25 new her own words, ecstatic. experiences? The honor society’s current members are selected each She is Karen Carr, and she is • What is the nature of a belief in members, however, arc striving spring. replacing E. Graham Waring, God? to make themselves more visible “The limit on membership is who retired this spring after 35 Lawrence is Carr's first so that, in turn, freshmen can due to national chapter years here. full-time teaching position. For begin working towards regulations. A smaller group the last three years, she has been membership as early as fall Carr, who says she will offer a allows for everyone to share teaching part time at Stanford, term. somewhat different approach to responsibility, " Lom explained. where she attended graduate “I did not hear or know “This fall Lambda Sigma is the study of religion than did school, and working on her anything of Lambda Sigma until Waring, is not yet technically a serving refreshments as dissertation, which has a I got a letter in March inviting professor, because she is still freshmen settle in their halls on particularly large mouthful for a me to apply," said Amy Vorpahl, working on her dissertation. Friday. We will also be ushering title: “The Birth. Baptism, and the new president of the at the first convocation and organization. “Some of the same areas will be Banalization of Nihilism: 20th Barb Lom, an alumni advisor covered." says Carr, adding there Century Responses to or Lambda Sigma, attributes the The purpose of Lambda will be new and different things Meaninglessness". lack of publicity to the group's as well. In it Carr seeks to look at ways focus toward the Appleton Sigma is to foster leadership, Introduction to Religion and a people have responded to the community. scholarship, and fellowship. discussion of theology, politics creation of a relativist world, “Lambda Sigma's orientation and culture in the 20th ccntury where there is no real truth, and is not as focused on Lawrence as will be two courses Carr will be no absolutes. it is on the Appleton community distributing ‘survival paks’ at teaching. The course on theology Carr explains that genuine and people are not aware of all of Downer next week," said and politics will focus largely on human existence is the tension our service projects," she said. Vorpahl. Jewish responses to the which exists between knowing Lom explains her role as Later in the year. Lambda Holocaust, liberation theology in there's no absolute truth, and helping to “create a frame of Sigma will be manning booths at Latin America, and the faminlst knowing that you need lt. a reference lor projects the current Octoberfest and Celebrate! as well movement, an area which Carr Catch-22 which Nietzsche members are pursuing since as coordinating an off-campus believes needs improvement at grappled with. there is a 100% turnover in tutoring network. Lawrence. Carr, who was bom and raised membership." “This year we are really In the future. Carr expects to near Buffalo. New York, says she 'Ihe acknowledged purpose of encouraging freshmen to take branch out more and offer a is looking forward to teaching Lambda Sigma is to foster part in our activities and ask course of philosophical analysis her own classes, and not always leadership, and scholarship, questions about our organization of religion, which will seek to having someone looking over her fellowship, and the spirit of so they will know about us," shoulder. And. she's excited service in a college environment. Vorpahl said. about the opportunity to work Potential candidates for “I am really impressed with closely with students -- an membership are those freshmen this group," Lom said. “They WRITE RIGHT! opportunity which didn’t exist at who have placed in the top 35% managed to accomplish a lot at For the Lawrentian Stanford, where classes of their class at the time of the end of last year and have sometimes consist of 150 selction in spring and who have amibitious plans for this year." students. Houdini's
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Other factors contributed to the school grade point average rose By Ann Spellman manager of Jim’s Place, the faculty prediction of a declining from 3.18 last year to 3.30. Five Lawrentian Staff remodeling of the bar took "two freshman enrollment for percent of these freshmen were months, two weeks, three days, Lawrence. For instance. valedictorians; 81% of the class First in a series and seventeen hours." “Projections of three years ago ranked in the top quarter of their “The bar deteriorated when it suggested we were looking for a high school class; and 98.4% Red Devils and smiles are back was called Big Daddy's. There was 40% decrease in the number of ranked in the top half. Twenty of at Jim ’s Place. After a rocky filth and drunken fighting. The potential applicants who meet the freshmen were National three years as Big Daddy's, the electrical wiring was a public our general academic criteria, Merit Finalists. In addition, the more than 100 year old bar on hazard and the place had lost have an interest in liberal arts, average SAT score rose 18 points College Avenue is under the new some of Its old crowd." and are considering independent from last year. ownership of Patrick Seubert. commented Seubert. education. In addition, a number “This years class is the Seubert frequented Jim's Place Seubert replaced all the wiring, of families are less willing to strongest since the early 1970s. when It was owned by the commission e d extenslv e consider independent schools But we are careful not to consider original Jim. Jim and Carmen repainting, new plumbing, because of their fears about just board scores alone because at Mullins operated the bar from woodwork cleaning. and financing." Syverson explained. tunes bright, motivated students 1966-1983. carpeting. In response to those financial do not test well. Lawrence strives "Jim’s was a neat place to Fans of the bar will also notice fears. Jacquelyn King, director of to maintain a wide range of gather. There was always a good that the booths are gone and Financial Aid at Lawrence, said. students; we have a student body mixture of downtown and there ls new lighting. "Lawrence meets 100% of every that is experientially more working people," Seubert said “We spent three to four student s financial need with a diverse than most schools." Jim's Place was bought out and thousand on the new bathrooms combination of grant dollars, Syverson explained. renamed Big Daddy's in 1983. alone." Seubert said and loan and work programs. Recent articles In national Earlier this year it was closed The remodeling and more The grant is always the largest newspapers and magazines have after the owners and bartenders peaceful atmosphere has paid olt portion of the financial aid had an impact on the popularity were cited several times by the for Jim's Place. package, and we place a of Lawrence and similar schools. city for allowing underaged The crowd which had strayed maximum on the loan we expect “The media has created a shift in drinking. from the bar while It was Big any student to accept in a given desirability. Current studies When Seubert applied for Daddy’s has returned and among year. This is not a new. trendy demonstrate that a liberal arts ownership of the bar the city that crowd are a lot of education is being sought by program but a continued approved his request, but along Lawrentians. longtime commitment." more and more employers." said with the approval came a long “Jim's Place will always be a “The student s ability to pay for Anne Norman, assistant to the list of conditions. Lawrence place. Lawrence a Lawrence education is not a president and director of "I knew what I wanted to do with alumni visit constantly. The consideration in the admissions institutional research at the place - make lt Just like lt was last Lawrence reunion crowd decision." Syverson said. Lawrence. when I used to come for a drink came by to visit even though we Nationally. liberal arts Increased media coverage and back when Jim ran lt." Seubert weren't quite finished colleges are experiencing the desirability of a liberal arts explained. Pleam* see pagr 4. column 4 increases not only in education have produced a more According to Rich Giordana. applications but also in sophisticated consumer market enrollment. “Virtually all of the which Is “looking for where they Associated Colleges of the will go to obtain the best Midwest (Beloit, Carleton, Coe. education. People are focusing on JOIN THE LAWRENTIAN Colorado. Cornell. Grinnell. what makes you an educated Knox. Lake Forest. Lawrence. person. For an increasing We need writers, photographers, Macalester. Monmouth. Ripon. number of students, technical cartoonists, satirists, columnists, and St. Olaf) and the Great Uikcs programs do not tend to be the College Association (Albion. answer. Uiwrence is exactly the and more. Antioch. DePauw. Denison. kind of environment people are Earlham. Hope. Kalamazoo. seeking." Syverson commented. MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 7 PM Kenyon. Oberlin. Ohio-Wesleyan. One other factor that might ORMSBY LOUNGE Wabash, and Wooster) have more account for the unexpected applications this year than last increase in applications are the year." Syverson said. “According policy changes within the to the latest report, most of them Wisconsin State University received 10-20% more System. applications than last year." Bob McCarthy, director of the Lawrence’s increase is Wisconsin Association of substantially larger than that of Independent Colleges and Welcome Back Sale! the other colleges, so it would Universities, said the IJW system seem there are two trends going Savings from 40-50% on. “One. we are part of a ‘established a policy last year national trend and two. our four that set rigid application dates years of a redirected marketing for the fall semester. The reason effort is paying off." Syverson for the policy is to cut enrollment said. In 1983 the admissions and balance the budget. staff began revamping its entire “People are less satisfied in program by creating new general with large, public literature, developing a new institutions because it is computer system, and attempting increasingly harder for a student to maintain a personalized to graduate In four years since correspondence with prospective classes are over-enrolled. students. Financially, that could mean the “We believe the increase in cost difference between public applications and. subsequently, and private schools is enrollment is due to our decreasing, by the time you add 20% more time in college and increased popularity. We have subtract a year of foregone done quite a bit of market wages." research in recent years and have adjusted the way we present “All in all. this is an exciting Lawrence. New literature was time to be at Lawrence." created emphasizing the Syverson said. “I think the faculty-student interaction, increases we've experienced in which is one of Lawrence s admissions this year are partly P hone 739 1223 greatest strengths." Syverson the result of what we've been said. doing in admissions, but Lawrence's freshman class is primarily it is an increased CONKEY'S TO j -.* not only larger than the recognition by the public of the admissions office had projected, quality education offered by but is also more serious about its Lawrence, and I think we will 226 E. College Ave. academics. continue to see Increases during The incoming class high each of the next several years." Page 4 News ▲ Octoberfest expanded Continued from page 1 Valley. It provides an projects on site and will discuss University, and beyond.” opportunity for area non-profit their techniques with interested Gillespie said there will also be Renewing the organizations to generate funds observers. a number of new items through the sale of food, A portion of the profits from highlighting this year's spirit of Jim s beverages and various other the arts and crafts sale will be festivities. A photo contest will items. used to support academic be held, which encourages Continued from page 3 For the first time in the scholarships at Lawrence. amatuer photographers to eight-year history of the event, For the palates of capture the event on film. Prizes remodeling." added Seubert. entertainment stages will be Octoberfest-goers. approximately will be awarded, and the best After granting Seubert located on campus in addition to 125 area non-profit groups will pictures will be used in next ownership and licensing of Jim s the traditional arts and crafts offer an array of beverages and year's Octoberfest brochure Place, the city of Appleton stated fair. foods, from ethnic specialties to which is distributed throughout some new alcohol serving The Lawrence stages will desserts. In addition to the usual the state. regulations that Jim s Place must feature improvisational comedy follow precisely. by ComedySportz on the steps of the Lawrence Memorial Chapel Two forms of identification from 1-4 p.m.. and poetry reading DOWNTOWN APPLETON with picture are required in order from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the to enter. The back door which Seeley G. Mudd Library terrace. was a handy means for minors to “We wanted to eliminate some enter and avoid carding is now a of the congestion in the heart of fire emergency door. the festival grounds.” said Judy Gillespie, executive director of “Big Daddy's was plagued by Octoberfest, "and we think that frequent police citations because Lawrence University is the ideal the bouncers would accept a fake selling for these activities.” Odfil I legal identification card. When The addition of the Lawrence the police made spot checks, stages will bring the number of however, the minors presented enteratainment stages in their legitimate (but underaged) Octoberfest to nine, including identification, therefore casting children's, folk, performing arts, picnic fare of hot dogs, brats, Sight-seeing cruises will be blame exclusively on the rock. '50s and 60s, jazz and hamburgers and roasted corn, offered on the P'ox Cities' cruise bartenders for serving minors." country. Performances will there wil be gyros. Canadian ship, the “Spirit of the P'ox”, Giordana said. begin at 10:00 a.m. for the folk, cabbage rools. egg rolls, tacos, which will cruise through the A fake form of identification performance arts and children's baked potatoes with various Appleton Locks into Little Lake can cost the offender up to $200. stages, and at 11:00 a.m. for the stuffings, “firehouse” chili, shish F3t111e des Mortes at 10 and 1 1:30 “I did not open Jim's Place with remainder of the stages. kebabs and more. Desserts a.m., and at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. the intention of closing it down Separate entertainment areas offered range from gourmet Cost is $5.25 for adults, and are also planned, featuring caramel apples to cream puffs. by breaking the drinking laws tickets will be available at a We must obey the city's laws or demonstrations by artists in the A variety of beverages will also booth located on the corner of Houdini Plaza on College be available, including soda, many peopie will feel the College Avenue and Drew Street. consequences," Seubert said. Avenue, and shows by black belt non-alcoholic wine coolers, hot A special evening cruise will chocolate, fresh-squeezed juices Instructors and their students. In run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost of Seubert and Giordana boLh addition, a variety of roving and apple cider, plus various beer $11.50 includes hors d’oeuvres. believe Jim’s business will not gardens for those who show proof entertainers will roam the four beer tickets and sutler due to the new drinking festival grounds throughout the of legal drinking age. entertainment. Two-Way Street, laws. day, performing whenever and “The fundamental purpose of a country band, will play on the wherever they find an audience. Octoberfest is to give local boat. Carmen Mullins, Jim 's wife, The stages will join more than charitable organizations a In co nj unction with said, “If my husband were alive 100 various arts and crafts fundraising opportunity for their Octoberfest, the Outagamie today he would be very’ proud exhibitors In front of Main Hall own individual ventures.” said Museum near the edge of campus that Patrick is running the place on campus. The booths will sell Gillespie “With more than will feature free admission thaf like he used to and recapturing watercolor paintings, wood 100.000 people on the Avenue, il day. Free will offerings will be the old feeling." working. jewelry, crafts, baskets, they each spent just one dollar, accepted, with donations children's furniture, stained we're already talking hundreds ol earmarked for a future Houdini glass, macrame, sand sculptures, thousands of dollars. room at the museum. Craftsmen NEXT: A necdotes from Jim's balloons and food. “At the same time, we hope to will be on the museum grounds, Past A number of artists and provide a day of fun for people and a magician will be craftsmen will be working on from the Fox Valley. Lawrence performing inside.
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session tn January. Riley finalized the weeks $5 million art center underwayplanning tn the form of a mock-up model which was Continued from page 1 presented at a standing-room only crowd in Riverview Lounge Connecticut to design the in the Union. 33.000-square-foot complex. In response to the Centerbrook is a nationally long-standing needs of the recognized design firm which has Lawrence and Appleton received more than 70 awards communities, the new center will for design excellence, and has include three galleries which open on to one another, each designed the widely acclaimed containing state of the art Hood Museum on the campus ol climate and security systems Dartmouth College in Hanover. The open arrangement allows for New Hampshire greater flexibility in display and viewing. Led by Jefferson Riley, a 1968 Lawrence graduate, the architects The actual height of the met with a cross-section of building will only be eight feet Lawrence students, faculty and from the ground. In addition to Appleton residents in a the galleries, extensive space will week-long brain-storming also be devoted to two - _____ dimensional, printmaking and photography studios on the west The Art Center location, side. Sculpture, ceramics and after the fall metals rooms will form the east side of the new center. The north entrance will reveal a spiral staircase and lobby with a dramatic combination of natural and artificial light. The three galleries will be on the Study this right. «uul the art history offices and a 147-seat auditorium will be on the left. for extra credit: In addition, there will be rooms for print and slide storage, seminars and study. $3.4 million had already been pledged earlier this summer and fund-raising will continue even IONS? after the L a w rcn ce Ahead C d N k P ^ campaign officially ends later this fall.
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By Steve Siegel interception at their own 27-yard target. interception. Lawrentian Staff line. St. Francis then extended its St. Francis’ third and final The Vikings’ offense continued lead with the help of a touchdown came early in the When the Lawrence Vikings to make hay against the Saints’ well-executed halfback option. third quarter, when Viking took the field last Saturday defense. As the second quarter Lenny Larsen took the hand-off punter Bill Schreiner kicked the afternoon, most of the 1,128 fans opened. McNamara ran and dove from quarterback Bobby Brown, ball off the side of his foot, giving who followed last year’s team ten yards for a first down on a and, after faking a sweep, the Saints the ball deep in remembered two events: a 40-7 third and nine situation, setting unloaded a bomb to brother Mike Lawrence territory. St. Francis tromping by St. Francis in the quickly cashed in. and it was opener, and an ability to rescue 21-0. games seemingly headed for the Despite the lopsided final score, loss column. the Vikings played St. Francis, a The first three quarters of this division II school, much tougher rematch evoked similar than they had the previous year I houghts. in Joliet. Illinois, when they lost, The Vikings started the game 40-7. strong, receiving the opening Several times the Vikings were kickoff and marching straight able to penetrate deep into the down the field, deep into St. Saints' territory, only to see an Francis territory. Unfortunately, interception or an inability to Quarterback Bill McNamaras execute in third-and-short second down pass from the situations hamper their efforts. fifteen yard line was intercepted But for those few situations, the inside the ten. game might have been close. Then it was St. Francis’ turn. The Vikings suffered several They deliberately moved into injuries in the game, to senior Viking territory when Lawrence Defensive back Matt Bane, and stopped an end-around play shy juniox defensive back Bill of the first-down marker. The Briesmeister who is apparently Saints elected to go for the first lost for the season. These losses down on fourth and one. and will affect the defense but the sophomore John Larsen made it team still believes it has the pay olT, eluding several I^awrence requisite strength to defend their tacklers and running 39 yards the ball on the St. Francis 25 Larsen on the Lawrence 21-yard conference title. for a touchdown and the game's yard line. line. They scored with 54 seconds The Vikings play next week at first points. But again the Saints' defense to go in the half for a 14-0 lead. Concordia College in Milwaukee, Lawrence again was able to stiffened, and the Vikings settled A last-ditch effort by the and are home the following move the ball on their next for a 42-yard field goal attempt Vikings to get on the scoreboard Saturday in what is expected to possession, but the St. Francis which never had a chance after in the first half ended at the two be a tough game against south defense recorded another the snap from center was off after another McNamara division power Monmouth. Fall Sports Preview Tennis: Questions cloud champions' season Men's Soccer: No one should blame Lawrence No. 3 Midwest Conference singles career record to the Vikes' lineup. Long on defense, 1 University women’s tennis coach champion Lisa Becket and her Also back is sophom ore Krin short on firepower Mary Poulson if she's become a 13-3 record on a transfer under Ringel, who won MC titles last I little nervous to check her the college's 3-year/2-year year at No. 5 singles and No. 2 Wanted: an experienced goalie mailbox. Poulson received a engineering program and the doubles; junior co-captain Kathy and a dependable center forward. couple of “letter bombs" this Vikes' battleship suddenly Harris, 9-3 at No. 6 singles and Qualified persons may apply in summer that severely wounded a looked like a PT boat. Despite MC runner-up in '86; and senior person to Lawrence University potentially super Viking tennis losing 43 of the Vikes' 83 singles co-captain Emily Bartzen. who’s men's soccer coach Hans Temes. team. wins of a year ago without compiled a 13-6 mark the past Last fall, the Vikings were two years. 1987 Men's Soccer nothing short of super. They were 1987 Women’s Tennis Poulson will look to several 5-2-1 in dual meets, winning 38 Date Mcct/Ppp. Time Date Mggt/QPB, Time promising freshmen to mend consecutive individual matches Sept. 18... St. Benedict <3 some of the chinks in the Vikes’ Sept. 19...UW Fox Valley... 1:30 at one point, finishing a armor. Anita Salzberger from school-best second at the UW-La Crosse .....3 p.m. Nicolet may be the good news Sept. 23... UW-Parkside ...... 4 p.m. 1 1 -1 e a m UW-Whltewater Poulson Is looking for. A Sept 26.... at Beloit ...... 1:30 Invitational and breezed to their Sept. 19... Luther & UW three-time prep conference Sept. 30... UW-Oshkosh...... 4 p.m. second straight Midwest La Crosee ...... 9 am. champion and a third-place Conlcrence championship. It finisher at last year's state Oct. 3 ...... vs. St. Olaf @ UW-O looked like Poulson would have Sept 19 Wheaton ...... 2 p.m. high-school meet. Salzberger Tournament .....1 p.m. to do little more than toss a fresh Sept. 23... UW Oshkosh...... 3 p.m. compiled a 25-3 record as a set ol balls on the court this fall. senior. Owner of an 8 1 -26 career Oct. 4...... vs. Gustafus Adolf us & Then the mailman showed up. Sept. 30... at UW. St. Point..3:30 record, Salzberger is expected to UW-O Tourney.... 11 am First Poulson learned that No. CX't. 2-3...at Luther Invite...9 am. challenge for the Vikes' No. 1 4 singles player Caran Frater. singles position. Oct. 7 ...... at UW-Plattevlle.4 p.m. who compiled a 26-6 record the (X't. 10.....Wis. Private Colleges Amy Brandt (Kaukauna). a Oct. 10— Lake Forest...... 1:30 past two years while winning Meet at Carroll... 10 am former prep MVP and two-time b a c k - 1 o - b a c k M id w e s t CX't. 17.....at Lake Forest.... Noon conference consolation Oct. 13.....UW-White water.. 3 p.m. Conference singles titles, would champion; Use Rohrbach Oct. 17.....at Ripon ...... 10 am be staying at Lawrence's London Oct. 13.....at Carroll ...... 3 p.m. (Neenah), who played on strong Center and will miss the fall Oct 16-18.Midwest Conferernce Neenah squads. Leslie Werely Oct. 22.....MSOE...... 2:30 season. The tremor from that (Menasha) and Christine at Ripon ...... TBA Oct. 2 4 .....St. Norbert...... 1:30. blast had hardly subsided when Salzberger, Anita's sister, are Poulson found out No. 1 singles Bold Indicates home match at also expected to make strong bids Oct. 28.... at UW-Green Bay 7 p.m. player Linda Tomtshak would be Lawrence cr urts for spots in the Vikings’ starting Bold indicates home game at transferring to another school. lineup. Whiting field Tomtshak. the Midwest graduation to blame. Poulson “The top of our lineup looks Conference's defending No, 1 Isn’t looking for a safe harbor in strong." Poulson said, “but the champion and runner-up in which to dock. Ternes. who has not had a picture gets cloudy after No. 3. I’ll losing season since taking over 1985. owned second place on LU’s While the Vikings' arsenal has have to read the potential of the all-time win list with a two-year the Vikings in 1984. starts the been partially dismantled, they newcomers very quickly. It’s 1987 season with a team long on mark of 39-12. still have several very dangerous hard to predict how things will “It just doesn't pay to count defense but lacking in firepower weapons. Junior Patty Dooley, fall into place, but I think we’ll up front. Improvement on last your chickens." Poulson said. the MC's No. 3 singles champion continue our tradition of strong Add in the fact the Vikings lost two years ago. brings a 26-14 tennis." Please see page 8. column 4 Sports Page 7 Fall Sports Preview Cross-Country: Men, women look to contend
Since 1982. the Lawrence Pa.) and Keith Wojciechowski 1987 Men's & Women's all-MC performers from that University men's cross country from Chicago, a pair of four year team, they return five team has compiled an enviable Cross Country lettermen, are expected to make letterwinners from a year ago. record: three consecutive strong bids for spots Dale Mcct/Qpp. Time including No. 1 runner Midwest Conference champ One big question Davis faces is sophomore Jennifer Wilcox, last ionships (1983, '84. ’85). a Sept. 19... at. St. Norbert.... 10:30 the status of sophomore standout year's most valuable runner. second-place finish ('82) and a Sept. 26... at UW-Whitew... 10:45 Keith Vander Meulen. The Vikes' Wilcox earned all-MC honors third-place finish (’86). Gene most valuable runner and a with a fifth-place finish at the Davis starts his 27th season as a Oct. 3...... at Beloit...... 10:30 fourth-place finisher at last conference meet. Viking head coach with the Oct. 10.... Wis. Private Colleges year's conference meet. Vander Also back is senior captain makings of another winner. Meulen will likely have to sit out Meet at Carroll... 10 am Marilyn Matlskl. who just Eight letlermen return for tl»^ season due to a respiratory missed all M ldwest Conference Davis, including three former Oct. 17 .... at UW-Parkside.. 10 am pro ole m. honors last year with a all-Midwest Conference Oct. 24.... Viking Invitational at But even without Vander 19th-place finish at conference; performers, junior Peter Bredlau. Meulen. Davis is confident the sophomore Jill Edwards, a who earned all-MC honors with a Ptaaman Park... 10:30 Vikings are a si rious conference strong No. 5 runner last year; 15th-place finish at last year's Oct. 31.....Cross Country Relays contender. junior Lynn Bebeau; and conference meet, is the top “We have a tremendous amount sophomore Amy Neubert. returner from the Vikes’ at Whiting Field. 11 am of potential on this team," Davis Sophomore Jenny Aspen, an third-place team of a year ago. He Nov 7 ...... Midwest Conferemce said, “1 really think were a all-conference track performer will be pushed for the Vikings stronger team than last year. A who did not run cross country No. 1 spot by seniors Dave Worley Meet at Grlnnell. 11 am lot will depend on our last year, is expected to make an and Bob Seiler. Both Worley and Nov 14....NCAA Division III upperclassmen.* immediate contribution. Davis Seiler missed last year's season, also has high hopes for a trio of Midwest Reglonals at When it comes to the women's but were key members of the team. Davis is unabashed in his freshmen - Stephanie Vikes' 1985 Midwest Conference August ana ...... 11 am assessment. “Best ever" is how lie Breidenbach from Elmhurst. 111., championship team with 6th Bold indicates home meet describes the 1987 lady Vikings. Beth Swlt/er (Belvldere, 111 ), and and 13th place finishes, Since becoming a varsity sport in Ann BJelland from Eden Prairie, respectively. 1979, the women’s cross country Minn. In addition to those three Among the newcomers on this team has made steady progress “We had our best finish ever all-MC runners. Davis welcomes year's team, freshman Chris up the ladder of success, the last year and I look for us to be back seniors Mike Burr and Able Naumann from Jefferson Cily Vikings capped last season with a even stronger this year." Davis Sithole, the Vikings No. 4 and 5 Mo., an outstanding prep runner, fifth-place finish at the Midwest said of his women's team “We runners last year, junior Gary could challenge for one of the top Conference championships, have a very talented group of Nettekoven and sophomores Jon three spots in the Vikes' lineup their highest finish ever. runners. The season should be a Hu and Terry Kloss. Evan Voboril (Upper St. Claire. While the Vikings lose two lot of fun." Volleyball: Entire starting lineup returns Women's Soccer: Offensive punch key By more than doubling their hittt*rs up front. Juniors Kari With a team long on offensive “did a super job last year" at previous best win total for a Hanson and Stephanie Samuel, a firepower but lean on defensive fullback, and ha Hijacks Molly season, the Lawrence University pair of two-year starting hitters, capabilities, don't be surprised il Myers. Laura Sisola, Michelle womens volleyball team anchor the front line for the Lawrence’s women's soccer coach Perreault and Stephanie Gllboy established themselves as an Vlk ngs. Samuel, a middle hitter, Tony Ansems relies on a simple, to help solidify the defense. opponent no one can afford to earned all Midwest Conference if not obvious, strategy in 1987: take lightly. recognition last year outScore 'em! 1987 Women's Soccer Coming off a school-record Junior Sandy Landis and The lady Vikings did just that 9-15 season, third-year coach sophomore Amy Vorpahl and last year en route lo a Date Mccl/Qpp. Time Cathy Gottshall has all the Greta Larson, all of whom started school-record 10-6-2 finish. Sept. 18-20 vfl St. Thomas. Minn. principle elements back lrom a year ago. also return .is hitters. Lawrence nearly doubled its last year's team, including her Sophomore Paula MacGregor, opponents shots on goal Invltalonal ...... 4 p.m. entire starting lineup. Nine who missed much of last season (4-11-251), while outscorlng them Sept. 23... UW-Green Bay.... 4 p.m. ret urning letterwinners, with an injury, and sophomore 6 2 -3 9 . including two all-conference Chris Spica add quality depth to Putting the ball in the net Sept 26....
New freshman studies course continued from page 1 program, but it wasn't until 1945 and the winter term the modern field of study, are not experts on that the decision was made to era. the works, said Doeringer, expand it beyond the English The works selected for the explaining they are instead Men's Soccer: department. Today, over half of chronology are greatly changed acting as guides. This creates an the college is teaching in the from recent years. The staples of extra burden on students, he said. Long on program. Plato's Republic and The Bible's “The only way to learn to G enesis remain, but Faulkner's approach these works is to do it." Writing emphasized As I Lay Dying is gone. In he said. defense, short addition, one non-Western The new program is putting reading has been included to The new program has instituted more emphasis on writing. The insure that students don't get a variety of writing assignments, on firepower renewed commitment is in part blinded by the overwhelmingly instead of exclusive use of the due to a perceived weakening Western reading list, according to formal essay. Doeringer said continued from page 6 of students' writing skills over Doeringer. there will be three formal essays year's 7-6-1 record will depend the past decade, as well as an The purpose of a common core instead of four, and two other largely on finding some frontline expansion of the Writing Lab, course, in which all new students shorter written assignments. located in the basement of read the same works, is to scoring and improvising at Brokaw Hall. develop a set of institutional This change is a result of a goalie. Four all-Midwest Conference (The Writing Lab will now be standards, explained Doeringer. recognition that “other types of accessible to Freshman Studies and to set forth a notion of how a writing are useful to the performers return to the Vikes' students, as a result of the hiring liberally educated person educational process," said fullback and halfback lines. Junior Jim Kimball, a two-time of 14 full-time Freshman tutors. approaches a work. Doeringer. “Having people pay In the past, according to “How do you make sense of a attention to a lecture and explain all-MC selection and the Vikes' second-leading scorer last year, Doeringer, the Writing Lab would work? How, as an Art Historian, the thesis ls an important skill in conjunction with writing." he anchors the halfback iine. not have been able to meet the do you come to grips with added. Senior Bob Countryman and needs of first-term Freshmen.1 Einstein?" queried Doeringer junior Steve Jankowski, who rhetorically. The instructors, returns to the Vikes after missing Not a history course who come from a cross-section of Lecture series changes last season, bring all-MC credentials to the fullback line, Doeringer takes pains to The traditional lecture series while Junior Ross Shrigley explain that Freshman Studies is will remain, with some changes. earned all-Midwest Conference not a history course. ‘There's no Doeringer said the series will be honors last year as a sweeper. overriding theme; works are the delivered primarily by Lawrence key." The goal of the program, he faculty. In the past, many outside The return of halfback Sean says, is to cultivate skills by speakers were brought in. exposing students to the great Gilshannon and fullback Charles Henry, both starters a works of Western civilization. But Doeringer said the outside year ago. and the addition of For the first time, the term lecturers frequently spoke to the freshman Adam Burke from “works" applies not only to faculty and not to the students, Madison, an all-state halfback, books, but to art and m usic, and because they didn’t know the solidifies an already strong which is a part of the course. institution, they weren't able to defense. “We want to use drama, visual put their lecture into context. arts, and music." said Doeringcr. “Our faculty can better put it “Defensively we look pretty who explained students will be solid." said Ternes. who starts required to purchase a cassette into context." he said. “They know the course, and they know his fourth season with a 25-10-1 wilh music by J.S. Bach on it. the audience." overall record. “We have talent Though excited by such a and experience all along our prospect. Doeringer recognizes Some members of the halfback and fullback lines." there are problems inherent in committee that explored the such a plan. changes to the Freshman Offensively, the picture isn't so “It's a large change. There are a program were concerned about bright. The Vikings averaged Just lot of problems, technical and the loss of the Freshman 1.9 goals per game last year and Intellectual." He questioned Seminars, which allowed with no proven scorer back, they whether students would accept students to select a topic of may have to scrap for every goal listening to Bach as a part of a interest. In addition, it provided again this year. class assignment. a format in which many students Doeringer said the two terms wrote their first research paper. Ternes will look for more will be treated chronologically, “Many people characterized that production from returning with the fall term covering the History professor Frank Doeringer as a loss." said Doeringer. forwards Dan Cullinan and Dave period up to the Enlightenment. referring to loss of a course in Gretsch, who together accounted which students were taught about for Just six goals last year. research papers. Gretsch has all the tools to be a force up front, but suffered an Doeringer justified the loss of endless series of injuries last the seminars by arguing that year that limited him to just basic writing skills are a more three starts. Scoring help may important asset at It he freshman come from freshman James levell than is a research paper. Willis from Chicago, who's In addition, students lose some 6-foot-5 frame might turn out to flexibility because they cannot be a great weapon on corner choose the course they want in kicks, and Patrick O'Leary (St. the second term of the freshman Paul, Minn.), an all-conference program. prep performer. Doeringer agrees that it's a In addition to putting some shame the choice is gone, but he punch in the Vikes' offensive says the new commonality offers attack, Temes desperately needs a “set of values throughout life." to find someone who can play Freshman studies is an attempt, goalie. With the graduation loss not to explain or study the great of 3-year starter and 2-time MVP works, but to explain how to goalie Dan Dreyfus, Temes finds study them, according to himself without an experienced Doeringer. goal tender. “The course puts a premium on students' ability to express ideas - Senior Scott Peck, a first-year both written and verbally." and player, and freshman Pat Coffey JIM S PLACE from Wayne. Nev. will get first that is a high payoff, he said, crack in front of the goal. If “Home of the Red Devil” adding it creates a b asis for neither works out. Temes may important skills in many areas: have to ask for volunteers. law. government. Journalism The Vikings last won the 223 E. College Ave. and writing. Midwest Conference title in 1985.