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Liquor Inspecto r speaks out Lunder art wing construction underwa y campus mote oft en this year firm recently won an international competition to de- BY PATRICK J. BERNAL than any other in recent BY BETSY LOYD sign a project in Berlin. Staff Writer memory, LaGuardia insisted Asst. News Editor The design of the addition is similar to the majority that he was only f ollowing '"rou- of other campus buildings, in Neo-Georgian style. Sergeant Bob LaGuardia of tine" procedures. Later, when The Lunder Wing, a two-story addition to the Colby "It will appear conceptually to be the first building the Maine Bureau of Liquor pressed, he conceded that the Art Museum, is currently under construction and is on campus," said Feely. Enforcement spoke at the MBLE had been conducting a scheduled to be completed by May 1. The $1.3 million Because the works shown in the space are relatively Presidents' Council meeting cycle visiting Maine campuses, wing will house the museum's permanent collection small and were created to be hung in homes, the wing on Oct. 8, addressing campus- and that it was Colby's turn. of 18th, 19th and will house 11 wide concerns and questions LaGuardia laughed off charges early 20th cen- small galler- regarding the MBLE's recent that the recent visits had been tury American ies rather visits to Colby. These visits an "attack" or "assault," saying art, as well as the than one or have resulted in numerous ci- that if this was the case, "you John Marin col- two large tations and court summonses [the students] would know lection. ones. The for Colby students. about it." "Peter '56 space will LaGuardia condemned the One of the issues brought to and Paula display 150 Colby admin- LaGuardia's Lunder" real- works on a istration for attention by ized that the rotating ba- what he the Council 18th, 19th and sis. called an If we just save one life, was that this 20th century "It will " overly le- it will be worthwhile. crackdown works were sel- have a more nient policy on drinking dom shown be- residential concerning — Sergeant Bob at social cause of our ex- feel so that u n derage LaGuardia eve n t s hibition pro- these paint- drinking " would lead grams," said ings will and for ac- to two Hugh Gourley, have a home commodating things. First, director of the that's de- binge drinking so long as it the presidents claimed, there art museum. In signed spe- "was out of sight or just in- would be an increase in drink- 1995 the cifically for doors." ing off-campus, which could Lunders gave a them," said While acknowledging that lead to more cases of drunk driv- challenge grant Feely. the complete eradication of un- ing. Secondly, there would be to the College H. P. derage drinking is impossible, an increase in drinking in stu- for the creation Cummings LaGuardia maintained that dents' rooms, which could lead of the wing and Construction Colby ought to "address the to more cases of binge drink- "for endowed Echo photo by J enny O Donnell Company is issue of underage drinking." ing. accounts for a The new Lunder Wing under construction. building the However, when ZackKahn '01, LaGuardia acknowledged guard's salary, wing. Ac- hall president of Mary Low, that these points were valid, but exhibitions that focus on some aspect of the Museum's cording to Feely, this is the 45th building at Colby that asked him to define what he that the cost of these short-term collection, conservation and a salary for a student they have constructed. meant by "address," he re- problems might eventually be intern during the academic year," according to the "Historically, it's a very tight teamwork. They basi- stated "by addressing it by the outweighed by the good museum's summer newsletter. cally act as construction managers for our projects," College and by the students." brought about by tougher sanc- According to Joseph Feely, Colby's architect, the Feely said. In explaining why it seems tions against underage drink- 8,000 square foot addition was designed by Frederick The steel frame of the building has been erected and that the MBLB has visited the SeeLI QUOR,continue d onpg.2 Fisher and Partners, of Los Angeles, one of the top four the second-level concrete floor slab was poured on leading architects of art design space in the nation. The See MUSEUM, continued on page 2 WMHB on the way back up The changes became evident on Labor Day week- BY MATT APUZZ O end, when Tom brought his new executive committee News Editor back onto Mayflower Hill for a weekend of intense seven-hours-a-day committee meetings. Committee Radio has been a part of Colby life since 1949, members were required to wear professional attire for when Radio Colby broadcast three hours a week from these daily meetings. the Miller Library Tower. Since then, Colby's radio At Tom's side for the transformation is Assistant scene has had many ups and downs. It wasn't until General Manager Tom DiBrita '00. Last year's music 1985 that WMHB, Colby's own sta tion, moved to its director, DiBrita brings his background as an econom- curr ent location in the basement of Roberts Union and ics major to the table f or the station as he under takes took the frequency 90.5 FM. the task of turn ing aroun d a complicated and intricate H istory may show recent years a s ano ther " down" financial system. f or the Mayf lower H ill Broad casting Corporation. But An off icial club under the economic wing of the Jason Tom '00 wants to be a part of the upswing for the Student Government Association, the station has car- station. Tom, the sta tion's new general manager, is in ried a debt for several of the past years, a problem that the middle of possibly the most comprehensive turn- DiBritta, Tom, and SGA Treasure r Raji Gupta '99 around the station has ever seen. intend to fix. With equipment and operational costs Tom assumed the role of general manager in elec- making the station's bud get the larges t of all the clubs tions last spring, when WMHB d eejays and executive at Colby, the executive committee and Gupta have members chose him to rep lace then genera l manager worked out an agreement that cuts the station's bud- Erik Quist '99. get from last year but should allow the improvements "I want to turn this rad io station into something to the station to continue. tha t i s more prof essional and more respected than it "There is nothing I want more than to have the Echo photo by J ennie Record has been in years past," said Tom. See WMHB, continued on page 4 General Manager Jason Tom '00 worksimi) tlie airwaves at WMHB. 106*0 aurc w ' ow* o^A\ ¦CT_ctB-_-^_-^_-_---HBIWH *lU™ ' °W A l01"A\ 6C jiuijoj wne w m ,,!H J0 u°u A'"i\r \Z6$ pmj ofltnsoj m\\\\\wm ^^^^^ HUHH ^^ mU ^^ W ^ H Lectu re addresses Christian Coalition and role of reli gion in United States lar, non-religious state. people wondering. Fotiades hired by TechKn owledce BY KAREN VITAL! The founding fathers were aware "If churches can't make people Staff Writer Anestes Fotiades '89, coordinator otf newmedfa ji_$d _-fd-$r of the need to create this separation good, how can political parties?" and even speculated that the ab- said Moore. tect of Colb y's award-winnin g website, has been hired by Since the ratification of the sence of a prescriptive religion from This paradox, coupled with the TechKnowled ge, a networking and software firm soon to United States Constitution, Ameri- the Constitution would allow reli- idea that God "endorses certain po- re locate from Augusta to Portland. A search for his rep lace- cans have tried to interpret its vari- gion to flourish in America. Moore litical parties/' creates a problem ment is underway. ous gray areas. One of the most explained that statistics demonstrate and leaves religious leaders tread- controversial and highly debated that the suspicions of the founding ing on what has traditionally been topics is the issue of the separation fathers were accurate. Ninety-five political ground. Students honore d by Phi Beta Kappa of church and state. Sunday, Profes- percent of Americans claim to be- Moore did not say that religion The Colb y chapter of Phi Beta Kap pa honored Sarah sor and Director of American Stud- has no value in American life, but Toland ' 00, Ryan J enherich '00, Jeffrey Kahn '01/ and Aura ies at Cornell University, R. rather that for the good of both poli- Janze ' 01 with their Undergraduate Scholarshi p, Awar ds at a Laurence Moore, asked Colby audi- tics and religion, the two should be ceremony over Famil y Weekend. '
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Faculty members from Features Editor have eight interviews Lined up already, she said. each of the three colleges will It is also a good thing to bring up concerns with a It' s the time of year again run one progra m within each Many students are only now getting over the ordeal career counselor. center for a semester. Wi thin when sophomores and the occa- of seeing their parents over Family Weekend. Although "That way," she said, "you can say to your parents, sional first-year start thinking that program , he or she will it was probably a good chance to catch up, for seniors 'my career counselor says...'" Again, knowing that you about opportunities for stud y- teach two of the thre e courses , and others beginning to look for jobs, it may have have made the effort to speak with someone will go a ing abroad. There is always some with the final course being resembled the Spanish Inquisition. Who, where, what, long way in reassuring them. uncertainty about which pro- taught by a native professor. Pro- how and when are all applicable questions your par- Yasinski also encourages students to give out the gram to go on or which country fessor of Government G. Calvin ents may have hurled at their job -seeking children. Career Service web site address. Their criticisms may to visit, and this year the options Mackenzie , for examp le, will Even students interested in doing an internship over be hushed a little, she said, if they see the difficulty in have been increased. Throug h a direct a program on compara- JanPlan may have faced some of these hurdles. searchingior employment. grant from the Andrew Mellon tive British and American gov- According to Cindy Yasinski, the director of the In addition, remind your parents that different ca- Foundation , Colby, Bates and ernments in the fall in London. Office of Career Studies, the first thing to do, after reer fields have different deadlines. Consulting, and Bowdoin have developed a con- He will teach two classes relat- taking a deep breath, is to assure them that you have economics-related jobs begin interviewing in the fall, sortium for forei gn stud y. The ing to this topic, while a third taken some steps to look for a job. while other fields do not know what positions they will irl pii urmrA._ nri p wtll ft p *,-.%.»-, .. ._w_«* "Parents like to know you're working on finding a have open until the spring. Making sure that you are on ing to the Di- taug ht by a job. Choose a regular time each week to spend on job top of deadlines and researching is often the most rector of Off British fac- related issues," she said. This way, when you have your important factor, so whenever the deadlines do come C amp iis , What' s really fallen ulty mem- weekly phone call with the 'rents, you can give them around parents can rest assured that you will meet Study J on ber. Simi- specific information about where you are looking. Usu- them.Q Weiss, Was "to into place quickly are larl y, there create stud y the faculty spons ored are pro- centers grams run A beautiful day on Mayflower Hill... abroad. " The courses. by profes- purpose is to - Jon Weiss sors from have pro- Director of Off- Bates and grams abroad Bowdoin. that are taug ht Campus Studv According by CBB fac- to Weiss, ulty arid "Most pro- rt «m_ . ,mI1 therefore live j ^-Ul-KC? VY1AA up to the three schools' stan- have three courses and then dards of education. some optional courses. " The centers in London , En- Students from all three col- gland, and Quito , Ecuador are leges will participate , in equal scheduled to open nfext fall: A numbers in the program. The center in Capetown , South Af- London program will house stu- rica, is scheduled to open in the dents in flats, and all the centers fall of 2000. Projections have also are expected to have e-mail, some been made for possible centers classrooms, lounge space and a in China and Australia, although full-time administrator. The those are not yet being planned. London consortium replaces the For the centers presently in previous Colby program at Uni- the works, "each of the three versity College London, and colleges was to take a leading Weiss is worried about turning rol e/' according to Weiss. Colb y students away. head ed up the London center "This may take away from Echo photo by John Hughes because of the college's exten- UCL...this may increase the num- Rain, rain, go away. A Colby student enjoys one of the last fleet ing days of sun and sive experi ence with London ber of students who want to warmth. Did you know that the winter season begins in two months and six days? programs. Bates is leading the study abroad /' he said. Quito program and Bowdoin is From semester to semester , JI WMZE 1 17\ heading up the Capetown cen- the programs will change, but ¦ ' . 'te ' mm t mmumjamaamaW IHISilx^Mii ^mtimmi' ^ ^ SlSilSil illiR Wplrnmp^ * ^** ^mM^ III^^ '* ukjs «*^^ M ^hk .mm *** - Wmm ter. One represen tative from Weiss expectsagovernmentpro- ***. ¦¦ ¦ jImii,; ¦ ¦ ' fl»i______§R- .:' ' * ^^mmmSiMmWm^A each school sits on the steering gram to remain a staple. 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Zimbabwe, came to Colby because he "be- Many of the international students feel lieves in a liberal arts education and broad that Colby is not representative of the United thinking." For Zahra Khilji '02, of Pakistan, States, but note that they did not expect it to this side of the world offered "freedom and be. choice," and Karthik Paramasivan '02, a stu- "I know that Colby is like a little intellec- dent originally from India, knew that the tual bubble," said Mendez. She was pleased, education here was of "a higher caliber" than however, that a l ot of Colby students are any offered at home. Sambit Pattanayak '00, members of the International Club, an orga- also from India, has lived in the United States nization which allow s stud ents to reveal their for ten years, but admits that "there have curio sit y about li fe beyond Colb y. Gonzalez been some frustrating times." For Pattanayak, saw this as an advanta ge because "studying Colby's size is both an advantage and a disad- in a city di stract s you, but at Colby you are vantage. more focused." Pattanayak felt that interna- It s great to know people on a personal tional student s brin g to Colby "exposure that level," he said, "but when you want to be Echo photo by Fyodor Shumilov we can only otherwise speculate about," but Jumalia Qazi '01 (front) and Joli Lacson '01 visit the ocean in Camden. Maine. alone, there's nowhere to hide." Maria added that people must "look beyond skin Gonzalez '01 from Venezuela has "no regrets mits that he missed home his freshman Part of the reason for receiving an Ameri- color to see diversity." about choosing Colby." year, but has no regrets because "liberal can education, said some of the students, is International students often find comfort For most international students, the dis- arts has plunged me into the world of mix- to take back some of the lessons learned in in each other's company, and admit that it is tance from home is a reality they learn to tures." the United States and improve their own hard to find their place at the outset. accept. Isis Mendez '99, who is from Bolivia Being an international student at Colby country. Others use their Colby education to "Nothing here reminds you of familiar and serves as the vice president of Colby's also means thinking about the future. gain a broader sense of the world. Mendez, things," said Khilji. International Club, misses home, but feels Gonzalez plans to return home after gradua- foir instance, hopes to work with an interna- Despite the harsh winters, and the search differently about it now compared to her tion, and Makumbe hopes to "own my own tional firm and then proceed to graduate for one's niche, these international students freshman year. electrical company" someday. Some of the school. Studying at Colby as an interna- agreed that studying at Colby is worth it. "In the beginning I always felt something international seniors are thinking seriously tional student calls for adjustments and "The experience changes you," said was missing," she said. "But now, I feel I can about graduate school in the United States, change. Gonzalez, and Makumbe knows that when be here and enjoy the experience. but Mayaka is sure that he will return home "I know I'm changing," said Khilji. 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Ill "" l ' .I irir -] . |1 Alumni and senior class pub reception a huge success Thoug hts fro m the SGA President Despite dreary weather and the disap pointment of cancelled This week I have the pleasure of our friends who thought the alumni connections. In addition, games, over two hundred seniors and alumn i packed themselves of announcing an already accom- idea was a great one. you can request a computer into the Marche se Blue Light Pub and the Spa for two hours of plished campaign promise. The Upon returning to Colby this printout of alumni contacts shmoozin' and boozin' on the Saturday of Homecoming Weekend. best part about it was... I didn't fall, I met with Mrs. Cotter from based on geographic region, This event- sponsored and planned by Alumni Relations , was have to do a thing. the Off-Campus Study Office to profession or employer. It's all designed to bring alumni together with current seniors in order to Let me tell you a little story. clear up my confusion. Sure there, you just need to go in foster a strong bond between graduates and soon-to-be alumni. Last spring, Brad and I had a enough, it's true! There sure is and explore. The people in Seniors and recent alumni were able to network and chat about life vision. We had big plans to start a Colby Alumni Network. And those offices are extremely after Colb y. The enormous amoun t of alumni that chose to return up something we were calling it's just as extensive and effec- helpful and anxious to help us to their alma mater for the weekend exhibits just how happy so the Colby Alumni Network. Well, tive as Brad and I had envi- utilize the network. From this many students are with their Colby experience. There were so to be honest with you, I had been sioned. point on, there is no excuse for many alumni and senior class members tha t wanted to get together in Spain all year and Brad had The Off-Campus Study and not knowing about the Colby that the pub had a long waiting line. been really busy as SGA Trea- Career Services Offices send out Alumni Network. Take advan- The Homecoming reception , while perhaps inconvenient to surer. So as we drew up plans to questionnaires to different tage of it. In fact, you'll probably underclassmen wishing to buy cigarettes or snag a Snapp le, was an create what we thought was an groups of alumni each year, see me down there taking advan- excellent way to welcome the Class of 1999 to the Colb y alumni awesome, new way to take ad- generating a comprehensive tage myself. It's a great resource. community. We at the Echo wish to extend a huge hooray to all the vantage of Colby's alumni, we and always growing list of In parting, I hope everyone alumni that chose to return for the fun-filled weekend , and espe- overlooked one minor detail of alumni who are willing to pro- has a fun, safe and relaxing fall cially to say thank you to Alumni Relations for their hard work and utmost importance; there already vide contacts, internships and break no matter where you're excellent planning that resulted in such a fun and useful event, and was a Colby Alumni Network. information pertaining to their headed. Have a great weekend. a great weekend in general. Events such as the Saturday night pub At the time, we were both juniors field. In the OCS and CS library reception really make Colby students feel good about their Colb y and we had never heard of the you can find binders organized Ben Langille '99 experience. And hey, that' s precisel y what makes us the "h appiest Alumni Network. Nor had most by profession that are full of SGA President students " on any college campus. Q Colby offers wonderfu l Kudos to Recycling Congratulations to Liz Bayne, ies. I just wanted to point out that Circulation Desk. opportu nities for women athletes Wendy Rice, Teri Ford, and Josh Bixler Library also has a supply of This year 's C Club dinner honored outstanding Colby Waldman for their excellent advice extra disks for downloading infor- Marilyn R. Pukkila female athletes who are now having grea t success as coaches on how to save paper in the librar- mation from the Web; just ask at the Acting Art & Music Librarian and sports administrators in the collegiate world. The six women that were honored largely credited the Colb y athlet- ics program for their entry into, and their achi evement in, the Mainer shoots down misinformed D.C. "flatlander " male-d ominated coaching profession. Many of us probabl y In my four year career at their summers at camp and am not going to track you don't realize that Colby offers more women' s spor ts than any Colby, I am ashamed to admit their winters on the slopes. Com- down and shoo t you. I would, other NESCAC school. Well, we do, and Colby' s pas t and that this is my first official Echo ing to Colby is not a huge stretch however, like to clarif y a few present women athletes are testaments to Colby's diligent letter. Perhaps I would have even for them. I, on the other hand, things. First of all, we don't efforts. snatched my diploma and have yet to go skiing, and my own any of the AK-47s that . Colby ' s support of women' s athletics has translated into headed off into the vyide-open summers are spent working on a you mentioned in your article, exceptional performances by the women's teams over the world without one word in news- lobster boat. My hometown has a we didn't purchase our fire- years , and this fall. This past weekend is a perfect examp le. paper print had it not been for a population of under 500 people arms at Wal-Mart and we don't The women's, cross country team won the Maine State Cham- quote that caught my eye as I (go Cutler!), and although it is have "Live Free, or Die" pionships for the firs t time in five year s, bea ting eleven other read last week's opinion page. predominantly Caucasian, it is bumper stickers pasted to the Maine teams. The Lad y Mule's top runner outdistanced 103 The quotation was from an ar- a far stretch from upper- back of our vehicles. We use other women to take firs t place overall. In addi tion, one poll ticle by Patrick Swillinger '02 middle class. For example, our guns for sport. You seem ranked the field hockey team 20th in the nation. and it went as such: "I am not Cutler residents are far more to be quite hung up on Main- Las t season, the women' s soccer team made it to the NCAA sure how Maine students read- likely to drive a 1982 Monte ers love of guns, but if we are Sweet Sixteen and continu es compe titive pl ay in the tough- ing this are going to feel...why Carlo with an aluminum the ones that are so gun ob- est Division III conference in the nation. The women' s vol- did you come here?" Well, baseball bat propping up the sessed, then why is it your home- leyball team also cap tured the Maine State Championsh ips Patrick, I am a Maine girl, and I town that is the murder capital las t fall. will tell you exactly how I feel. I of the world? I realize that vio- Division III schools like Colby are ahead of Division I and was not impressed with what lence is not an issue to be taken II schools in terms of numbers of women coaches. With you wrote. I found it presump- lightly, but it is also important to approxim ately sixty percen t of Colby studen ts par ticipa ting tuous, insulting, and void of in- Don 't worr y. I am not recognize that weapons have no in athletics, we are for tuna te tha t our women athletes hav e sight. Though your article going to track you morality of their own. Though the opportunity to reach their potential under such devoted lacked in focus, I did manage to many people in Maine do buy female leaders. For that , the Colb y adminis tration and athlet- gleam from it two points that down and shoot you. guns, very few do it with the ics depar tment should be commended. Q . you were trying to make. First, intention of harming other hu- if you live in Maine and go to mans. In large cities the reverse Colby, you haven't left the nest; is often true. and secondly, Mainers love driver ' s seat than a 1999 Ex- I want to emphasize that I their guns. plorer. If corning to Colby truly love Colby. I have had a The Colby Echo For starters, it is wrong to pre- doesn't constitute a change wonderful four years here and fo unded in 1877 sume when someone does not of pace for me, then I don' t consider myself quite well ad- leave their home state to go to know what would. I will also justed. I also love my home- RENEE LAJEUNESSE, Editor-in-Ch ief AMY MONTEMERLO, Managing Editor college that they are too close to mention that I spent last spring town of Cutler. It may be a their former residency and aren't in Lond on a n d my summ er in little backwards but it's a lot MATT APUZZO, News Editor DANIEL MORRIS, Ad Design experiencing anything new. My Boston, a total of seven months of fun and the people are re- BECKY POLLARD, Sports Editor GARETH OSBORN, layout Editor EZRA DYER, Opinions Editor JULIA DREES, Layout Editor home town is over , thr ee hours outside of Maine borders, with- freshingly authentic. The prox- MELISSA GERBI, Features Editor BETSY LOYD, Asst. News Editor northeast of Colby. I live farther out going into convulsions. Al- imity of these two environments BRAD REICHEK, A&E Editor BECKY SCHECHTER, Asst, Sports Editor away than many students from though I do attend college in has no t preven ted me from being KOL HARVEY, Business and Advert ising LUCY VOI IS, Subscriptions Mgr. Massachusetts and New Hamp- home state, it is not because b a ci d i ti MELANIE GUUYANSKY, Photo Editor MAX SADLER, Copy Ed itor my a le to ppre ate an accl ma ze shire, yet you don't seem con- I am unable or afraid to adjust to either one. Rather it has al- cerned with why these New En- to other geograp h ic regions. lowed me to have the best of both Tl-tF. COillY F.CHO is n weekly newspaper published by the students of Colby College glanders have chosen to stick so I m ay be going home th i s worlds, and I am thankfu l fof it. on Thursday of each week the College is in session. close to the ranch . weeken d f o r fall break , but it Patrick, you cla im you know THF. ECHO encou rages letters from its renders, especially those within the immediate community. Letters should not exceed 400 words and must pertain to a current issue or More importantl y, regard- is not because I want to wrap about Maine rural life but you topic at Colby. Letters are due by Sunday at midnight for publication the same week. less of how many miles stu- myself i n my "safety blanket;" obv i ous l y are misinformed. Letters should be typed and must be signed and i nclude an address or phone number. 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The vast majority of stu- , email cchondsPcolby.edu, or fax(Z07) 872-3555, Our mnilingnddress is: THF.Cot.ay ECHO, the boys. Oh yes your susp i- my Sm ith and Wesson. 5921 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901 ] . den ts are upper-middle class cion s have been confirmed. My Caucasians who have spent famil y h as guns. Don't worry, I -Christina Lemieux '99 OK I admit it... I'm a bi lush , g Time to make the doughnuts a person turns 21, all of that Where before I would enter a BY EZRA DYER person's friends will show up to liquor store and immediately eye considered more hip than Opinions Editor buy that person drinks. And I the 40-ounce bottles of Old Mil- BYBRAXTON WILLIAMS Dunkin ' Donuts , and as I sithere think last Thursday, everyone waukee, I am now a paradigm of Staff Writer with a cup on my desk bearing I've recently come to the conclu- I've ever met since I was 5 years sophistication. On my birthday, I the orange and pink Dunkin ' sion that underage drinkers are a old showed up at the pub to buy went to Joka's for my first legal li- Once upon , a time there was Donuts logo, I ask myself why. bunch of filthy swine. I came to me a drink. Some of them were quor-buying experience. a guy named Charles Darwin However, it seems that despite this conclusion last Thursday, kind, benevolent folk, and they "Je voudrais une bouteille de who came up with a radical Starbucks ' indubitable hiposity, when I turned 21. Before that bought me the kind of drinks you Sauvignon Blanc," I told the lady at theory he called Natural Selec- Dunkin ' Donuts seems to be magical day, I'd always thought see people sipping in travel bro- the counter (the Blanc has a wistful tion. People have been throw- growing in popularity. In the that the 21-year-old minimum chures for some tropical para- bouquet, a fruity nose, and a stri- ing Biology books and Bibles October 15 issue of Newsweek, drinking age was stupid and arbi- dise (I'd especially like to thank dent finish that I simply adore). at each other ever since. Be- there was a small blurb in the trary. But now that I have entered "What?" she replied. As I cause Darwin received so much Periscope section entitled '"The the world of the 21-year-old, I see have no patience with people media attention , he overshad- Hot Cup", in which the author the wisdom behind the law, and I who cannot understand even the owed the other scientists of his stated that Dunkin ' Donuts sales too scoff haughtily at the plebian Then he showed me simplest request for wine, I time. Amongthem was a young have risen ten percent each year underage drinker. Scoff, scoff. drove on until I found someone man named Roger Moore , who, for the past three years. Accord- Last Thursday night I entered the secret 21-year-old who did. My thanks go out to when he wasn't playing the sec- ing to the author , this rise is a The Marchese Blue Light Pub handshake... Pierre at Pierre's Liquor Barn in ond J ames result of a gen- for the first time. I knew that I Fleuve-Dans-Pantalons, Quebec. Bond, ex- eral discontent was in for a special evening right Pierre not only understood my pand ed on I have yet to hear a over Starbucks from the beginning when I pro- request, but he understood how D a rwin ' s and its more- duced my license for the bouncer Ace and Gary for buying me the worldly and sophisticated and work and good argument latte-than- at the door. I was amazed and Bacardi Madras). But it seems that 21 I now am. He did point out, came up with thou deca- delighted when he. . . let me in! the majority of the people in the however, that I was a big fat idiot his own against Dunkin ' dence. Accord- "No more trips to the police sta- pub that night had some sort of for driving to Canada to buy al- theory, called Donuts , which I will ing to Mi a tion for you, Ez," he told me. grudge against me, for most of cohol on my 21st birthday. That Survival of Thu r l o w , Then he showed me the secret the drinks I ended up consuming notwithstanding, the point re- the Hippest. affectionatel y refer to gr aphic de- 21-year-old handshake, and I was had names like, "Grundel Sweat mains that I am a completely dif- He performed as " D and D." signer for good to go. From An Unshowered Migrant ferent person now that I am 21, a all his experi- Dunkin ' Do- But the fun was just begin- Laborer" or "Tabasco person of exquisite taste and ex- ments using nuts, ning. I could tell this was going Deathwish." Still, I made it ceptional maturity. And from my ten human beings, a room and "Starbucks whole experience is to be a night to remember. Un- through rny birthday relativelyun- new position, I can better appreci- a reall y big WWF wrestler. In a too contrived and too much of a fortunately, I don't. For there is a scathed, and since that night I have ate the problems associated with un- sort of groundbreaking experi- show. I just want a cup of cof- longstanding tradition that when reveled in my newfound powers. See BIG LUSH, cont. on pg . 10 ment , he filed his ten human fee." And so do I. But I think that specimens into a room where for 90 percent of the world , you there was one table with can't just have a cup of coffee. Strengthen Colb y with off-cam pus housin g Dunkin ' Donuts mugs onitand Ifs more than that. You have to town, furnished by PPD, students could comfortably one with Starbucks mugs on it. wear brown velour shir ts and BY GARETH OSBORN AND live in town and still be a part of the Colby family. His experimentrequired the ten tweed pants. You have to wear DANIEL MORRIS Economically, it would be quite feasible for Colby people to choose the mug that Andy Warhol glasses with red Layout Edit or and Ad Design to purchase a few houses in town for student use. A they found most suitable for lenses. You have to have house bought for $100,000, holding eight students who drinking. They were informed Nietzche on the mind. You have Colby has a housing problem. Lounges everywhere pay $3,500 a year, will pay for itself in five years, that whoever chose the "unhi p" to have a shaved head and be on are crammed with student "squatters" camped in pub- including upkeep costs. After this point, the house will mugs would be clobbe re d your way to your dail y prayer at lic quarters. We've known about the housing crunch become a steady source of revenue for the school. And senseless by the really big guy a Buddhist monastery. I have for years now, yet, a long-term solution has evaded the even if the need for off-campus housing goes down, the and his Nalgene bottle. Since yet to hear a good argumen t Dean of Students Office. property could house campus guests, be rented to Starbucks was, quite obviousl y, agains t Dunkin ' Donu ts, which, Colby can remain a residential campus and still find Waterville residents or become subsidized housing for more hip than Dunkin ' Donu ts in the interests of space, I will proper housing for all students. The solution lies in faculty. During the summer, the houses could hold the back in Roger Moore ' s time, affectionatel y refer to as "D and property adjacent to the campus. Off the hill, there are many professionals who attend seminars on campus. nine of the experimentees got D". Starbucks advoca tes might many houses available for purchase, houses which The idea of college-owned off-campus housing is off uns cathed, while the one say D and D is like McDonald' s could each hold upwards of six students. not new. In the NESCAC alone, Bates, Middlebury and poor soul who chose the or Burger King in tha t it can be Let's face it.. . it's difficult to find an apartment, Wesleyan all place students in houses that were once Dunkin ' Donut s mug re ceived found in small towns all over especially if you're from out of town. And imagine how private residences. There is reason to rethink the idea of a totally massive clobbe ring. America. Are we forge tting that hard it would be to find off-campus housing if Dean a residential campus when housing all students com- He prob ably thoug ht he was an Starbu cks, aside from being an Johnston called you two weeks prior to the start of the fortably is not feasible. individual or something. enormous chain, owns half the school year, offering a chance to move out of the dorms. The housing situation now is precariously balanced Sadly, Starbucks is today See NUTS, continued on page 9 However, if the College owned a series of houses in See OFF-CAMPUS , continue d on page 10 ¦ ¦ M "Acoustic Ball Dipping." "Milk and cookies." —Crans Baldwin '99 & —Christina Scannapiego '99 mmmmmmmmmm^^^ mmmmmmmmmm wmmmm,i aamiBfflMHmmmmmmWmmWmWmVmmmWWmmmmmmm HHj "All Danzig, all the time." H|| m -Oliver Griswold '99 Drinking hit Junse i^ , Underage'drinknig;!^ is BYJEFFCALARESO been charged withbreaking melaw alrea^ ohfy due: to Contributing Writer how nice the liquor inspectorshave been to Colby. So go ahead, complain all youwant; but maybe once iri 1. Do you drink because you have problems? To relax? a whileyou could think about whatyou 're doing. They're 2.Doyouclrinkwhenyou ge*tmad atot^ not going to bother you unless you're obnoxiously drunk friendsor parents? Butifyou'rethatdriml^thaiimybeKquoiinq 3. Doyou prefer to drink alone, rather than with others? yourbiggest problem. 4. Areyour grades starringto slip? Areyou goofing off I'm not trying to warn you about the Wrath of God on your job? for your heinous sins, or anything close to that. It just 5." Did you ever try to stop drinking or drink less - and seems that too many students around here subscribe to fail? the notion that the only thing to do on a Fridav or 6. Have you begun to drink in Saturdayriightis drink, andif thafs m -l y ^mmmmm the morning or before school or taken away from them, their life is ^K^Kmv_PV^______W^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ r__r_^______K&WmmmmW^-^ t ^mm'V^ "' Jlm^Am &>-i'*~^^mmW '2_Bk ¦-*¦ ^ \WT3?______mll«9_____l ' TW^-aflftfl Ba _#^^^^^___B M work? Go ahead, com pain all a miserable hell. ¦¦ ^^^^^ ¦¦ ¦ 7.Do you gulp your drinks? Thafs alcoholism, in my opin- I^^ C^ iv S 8. Do you ever have loss of you want / but maybe ion. Thafs complete dependency ^KSfS ^L-^L-^L-^L-^L-^L-^ memorydue to your drinking? pp once in awhile you and if s more than a little pathetic. 9. Do you lie about yourdrink- We may be basically in the ing? could think about what middle of nowhere in the back- 10. Do youever get into trouble you re doin g woods that compose the state of when you're drinking? ' Maine>but we're also in the prime 11. Do you get drunk whenyou of our lives. This is our chance to OFF-CAMPUS , continued fr omp age 9 x ? drink, even when you don't mean to? shape the people we will become as adults. If you'd like aga inst Colby ' s astounding men live off campus. The 12. Do youthink it's cool tobe able to hold your liquor? to end up a washed-up alcoholic^ go right ahead, but number of students who study Alfond Senior Apartment Com- (Cburtesy^www.al^^ stop complaining when a liquor inspector imposes on abroad , Only Carlton College,, plex will.only serve to, bring, How many Colby students do ybii think can honestly your "fun '' while just trying to do his job His job, by the in NJorthf ield, Minn., boasts a these students back to May- . answer 'yes' to just one. of these questions? Accordingto way, is intended to help you. There's a good reason the; larger percentage of students flower Hill, doing little to pro- AlcoholicsAnonymous , thafs aUittakestohaveadrinking legal drinking age is 21 these days. As anyone on this who stud y outside the country videreUeftothehuddledmasses problem. campus can witness, many peopleiinder 21 can't drink during their matri culation. living in lounges , p * . , • That's right: a drinking problem. Alcoholism isn't responsibly. And yes, they ruin it for the rest of U& What would happen if fewer We need a long-term solu- mentioned much at Colby. Most drinkers (and yes, ThispastweekendwasHomecoming.Alumni week- juniors chose to leave the tion that eliminates temp there certainly are non-drinkers) seem to be spending end featured a full schedule of events nicely laid out states? Wh ile the new Senior housing, guarantees comfort- this fall taking every opportunity to bitch about liquor minuteby minute. Did anyone notice what event was Apartment Complex promise s able living and ensures that inspectors. They'll tell you this is privateproperty, and prominently featured both Friday and Saturday night? to bring relief to the crowde d all students can remain unde r the inspectors have no right to be here. Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Is this dorms , more beds on campus Colby ' s protective blanket. I'll tell youwhat the inspectors needin order to come pur future? Or won't some of us ever face up to the will be lost following renova- S trengthening the campus onto private properly. They need suspicion. Suspicion of addictfcm?Q tions in many of the existing with the addition of property ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ dorms. Over 100 upperclas s- off the hill will do just that. Q BIG LUSH, f romp age9 , ' ¦ , ' • • > : • . derage drinking. the night to dissuade me from NUTS, contin ued from page 9 , , In fact, I was talkin g this over my views, but to ho avail. But as world? 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Lorimer Chapel, you missed out on While at Colby, the Ahn Trio the rare opportunity to see three performed works from Beethoven, young Korean-American sisters contemporary Polish composer perfonnawidearrayofmusic, rang- Panufnik and -Impressionist com- ing from Beethoven to Ravel. poser Ravel. Through each of these The Ahn sisters, orginally from pieces, the sisters illustrated their Seoul, Korea, have toured both na- love and appreciationof music. Each tionally and internationally,in con- of the works melded perfectly with cert halls such as Lincoln Center the talents of the sisters, Beethoven's and Singapore's Victoria Concert Piano Trio Op. 1 in E flat major and Hsdl.7The three sisters established Ravel's piece were both colorful. their gift of miisib at the telhider age Ravel's? trio pour Vi6Un,yiQlincello, of sfoL'Angella, who pl^ys thevio^ et ;pwno exldbited Ravel's love of lin, Lucia, who plays die plana and using different instruments^ and lays the cello; were gave;,the sisters the ability to dem- Photp Courtesy of Communications Maria, who p The Ahn sisters, Maria, Lucia and Angella, (L to R) graced Lorimer Chapel Saturday. considered young musical prodi- onstrate superb technique; ' gies and were coined as "Asian- The audience watched in awe as ters displayed w:as felt by many what they were playing by the en- Angella Ahn said at the end American Whiz Kids'' itv Time the sisters performed a piece from members of the audience. Many ergy they emitted." of the concert, "I hope that ev- magazine. The Ahn sistershave con- Polish composer Panufhik, Piano commentedthat theyfeltverymuch Even the sisters themselves eryone has a good time. For some ducted hundreds of music classes Trio Op.l ihFminor.The! contempo- a part of the performance. One au- seemed to understand this commu- reason, a lot of people are scared and workshops for children and rary pieces was hauntingly beautiful dience member, Emily Dowd '99, nication with the audience. For of classical music, but I hope with adults around the world. ? and by far the highlight of the said that die best part of the concert them, performing for wide audi- our music, people won't feel Recently, the Ahn sisters have evening; The program was very im- was "the way they communicated ences is a way that they can commu- scared and will come just to en- produced several compact discs pressive and the excitement the sis- with the audience. I felt a part of nicate and spread music. joy it."Q Seco nd Pequod readin g features fine fiction and poetr y Years Ago," he reflected on the * > + . " p .:-. . . ;. , .. p; pp , ; ' -¦ ¦ v7' : .. ; - . . - // < • -.. < - < : <> ' BYDENNIS D'ANGELO healing povver of memory as he • .. . . ' . ; . * * Staff Writer ¦ ¦ OnA tM tawn... " * - ^ On the hMl... ' recalled his father's funeral arid • '• ¦ -¦ . . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ v * f ^¦ ' ' ' " « < ' * * , > i A< * ' - * \ . ' ' • ' . .' ' ' * - :-' - • * . ' i, i ' ' • ' • , ¦; ' " * £t " " * " * ' " " •$ 1 ¦ ¦ * ' - -¦ - - ¦ - * . % t *$ 4 w 'v t v *¦ ¥¦'<< '>¦* w v '* * examined the way he -and -his - . . . -. , - - • • * f ^ r-^ s-t . * " > * w"*~ \ >, <*• < ,*V +> ^ , *-*>. . x» A"* ^ -v The second Pequbd reading of mother ' can now smile at their Thursday, October 15/ \ Friday, October 16, Chapter Tw<> by Neil . the fall season was held on Oct. 7, happier memories of him. 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REICHEK originally irt l995> came tip frbrrt A&E Editor the audience and performed abeau- tiful and sentimental song. Ending a very musical Home- Performers and audience mem- coming weekend, God's Genera: bers alikelet themusicflpwthrough tion Gospel Choir filled Lorimer them. Audience member Jackie chapel with glori- * Johnson '01 com- ous gospel music mented that "the and boisterous group had such spirituality. The Performers and spirit" and that they choir was formed audience reminded her of in 1996 by Direc- "down home gos- tor Junior Foun- members alike pel." For her, one no- tain with five let the music table point in the members and has flow through concert was the grown to over 20 original piece, "Tes- members, com- them. timony," written by posed almost en- Fountain himself . tirely of teenagers. The song was writ- They have toured extensively on ten to. extol, how valuable and mi- the east coast and have performed raculous each-day is. with such gospel performance gi- God's Generation Gospel ants as Nu Prayz, Nu Joi and Choir delivered a high energy, Sounds of Praise. beautiful performance which On this particular performance, touched the hearts (and clap- the ¦ ¦ the choir performed with pur very ping hands) of each audience : ¦ , ¦ • Echo photo by Jennie Record own Colby Sounds of Gospel. The rnember.Q A vocalist from GotTs Generation belts out a gospel tune. Hunan Legends szechuan & Sociates and Shakespea r e perform 41 Temple Street Hunan Cuisine Waterville * 877-7644 "live" at the Gc^^ house 10% Student Discount w/I JD . Dine-In only Sun-Thurs . not know?" ¦ • ¦.p'p p -pppp'^ v -pp > BY RYAN DAVIS . v , Quackenbush plans to take the suggestions Remodeled, Refreshed , 7 Contributing Writer from Friday's audience into account as she adapts \%- < three additional dialogueis"which will continue ^ ¦ ' ¦ ; Ready tp Serve You j ¦ \AjJ-: ¦ ¦¦ 2f- ¦¦ The Coffeehouse hosted two unique dramatic the story. In Nov,embeiy auditions will-be held for readings last weekend. Friday evening, the stage a full production of The Death of Socrates , which was transformed into an ancient Greek courtroom, will be performed asa dinner.theater in the spring, -fee Delivery " as the noted philosopher Socrates, on trial for with hill'sets and costumes.; One dialogue will be v^^Mr--^ _} corrupting the youth of Athens, pleaded his case. presented, and the next will follow after the audi- ($10.00 Minimum) V^ /O £_ Katie Quackenbush '99 adapted'the performance, ence eats one course of a five-couse meal. Hope- The Death of Socrates, from two fully, this final production will works by Plato as part of her ' mm " ^^^^^^^^^ m be as unique and thought pro- Chinese Food S§^ philosophy senior thesis. On Sat- ^ ^^^^^^ voking 're- x_ *> Both performances ¦ an;experience#§£ts p With an Attitude urday, The Play ' s the Thing, by .cursor. :p . , \7 ' .'7y-p£ J^r^\^K Noah Charney '02, succeeded in were essentially Far mpre complex; arid lay- distorting the audience's percep- , Mon. - Thu. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. 2 7/ l^X "rough drafts '' of ered but no less enjoyable, was Fri. tions of reality as well as their Charney's The Play ' s the' Thing, - Sat. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. / 4$ ly^s knowledge of Shakespearean larger future which the playwright admits Sunday 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. /-V3 drama. productions , and was intended as a "challenge to ^^ Both performances were essen- were presented as see how much one knows about "A taste of Chinatown in Waterville. " tially "rough drafts" of larger fu- Shakespeare." Inspired by the ture productions, and were pre- works in progress. classic Ulysses by James Joyce, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ sented as works in progress to get ^m^m^m^m^^^ Charney set out to play a liter- feedback about how they could ary game with his audience . ^( be improved. They were given on a decidedly The play is simple on its surface; the audience UmW minimalist scale, with the actors wearing street watches a group of characters discuss Hamlet. It ' Wr , Ace Tire Co. clothes and reading their lines from notebooks. Nei- soon becomes clear, however, that this simple 7 ther play felt limited, though, thanks to the strong facade conceals many far more complicated lev- 4 Drummond Ave., Waterville performances and interesting wordplay each con- els. LUBE , OIL, AND FILTER SPECIAL tained. ' Charney wrote the play for fun during the sum- Friday's performance represents the beginning mer, but showed it to Richard Sewell, adjunct • Up to 5QTS Havoline oil 10W30 or 5W30 of Quackenbush'is efforts to analyze the philo- professor of Performing Arts, when he got to Colby. • Check and top off fluid levels 1 £Z sophical works of Plato as literature. The two dia- The two worked on it together, found performers CJ Q^C logues that were presented concerned the last days and eventually set up Saturday's reading. Charney • Adjust air pressure in tires t^ _, • of the philosopher's mentor Socrates. While at plans to use suggestions he got from Saturday's Please call for^ an times esoteric, the words of this ancient text still performance to revise the play, which he will then • Free Suspension and exhaust checkover appointment hold weight today, and the performers delivered send out to contests and small playhouses that 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL MECHANICAL REPAIRS them convincingly. produce unpublished works. Sometime next year, "No one knows whether death, which men in he hopes a full production will be mounted at FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY(I .D. PRESENT)! their fear apprehend to be the greatest evil, may Colby. • Ace Tire is family owned and has been doing business¦ in Waterville¦ not be the greatest good/' said Dennis D'Angelo "My goal is basically to get it read as much as for over 40 years ¦ } ' . '99, who performed the role of Socrates. 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I 7\ i,: \.yy .#. w^'- ' -v ^^ ^.^v ;^!7 0 . , ./:, a. ' ''¦¦ '' ' ^__ff¥_f______B^_ ___^ v ,< ;* ______^__l______j_ -_-j______'' ¦¦ ' '" ' ' ' ___T ____ *___!______-______F___u______' -^Tl jV^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^¦ I ' '^^T^ry^T ^'^^ X" ^ / ^ ^ C CLUB, frompage 16 similar close bonds with their teammates. on the male role models who nurtured us Maureen Pine '84 led the Colby basketball female athletes," said Beach. "I'venever been teamyttf the ECAC (Zhampionshipsiin 1984; more proudfobe a Colby alum." y Pirie left MayfloWer Hill for Cornell and then Katharine C6wpeiihwait'91,aniceh6ckey Trinity, where she now coaches basketball andlacrosseplayer atColby,wentontocoach and soccer. On the court, her teamS have lacrosse at Stanford' and instigate the finished with 11 consecutive winning sear program's varsity, status. Cowperthwait is sons and an all-timerecord of 7168-87. now back in the NESCAC coaching ranks at "My experiences at Colby were truly ex- Amherst. traordinary," said. Pine; " But they were. ex- Jen Holsten'90 was a three-sport athlete at ttadrdinaryhotbecauseof thewins and losses, Colby and currently coaches thewomen 's ice but because of the people who played them hockey and soccer teams. Last year's soccer with me." ; performance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Feelings of nostalgia filled the Page C6m> Tournamenthighlightedher coaching career. mons Room, as Carol Anne Beach '88 echoed As the women's hockey coach, she comman- Pine's sentiments by recalling her very first deers one of the oldest programs in the na- rainy trip to Waterville as a prospective stu- tion. ! - , p. dent. . Another Colby alum who is now in a 'T got onto the Colby campus and I imme- coaching capadtyfortheMulesisSiiraDuBow Women' s soccer faces off against Plymouth State. , ": diately knew this was my home," said Beach, '92. A nationally ranked swimmer as a stu- a standout basketball player who still holds dent, DuBow now coaches both the men's the record for assists. and women's swim teams. She was named Beach coached soccer and basketball at the New England Division HI Mien's Swim Women's soccer overwhelms Colby for three years after graduation and Coach of the Year in 1997. served as the sports information director. She These women spoke of the impact that is now the Assistant to the Director ofAthlet- athletics play in one's career and life. As the Plymouth State ics at Connecticut College. first women to ever receive the Carl Nelson the net, Rice gave the White pass by Stephanie Zegras Still, she said without the.support of male Awards, they offered a new angle to the C BY BECKY Mules a 1-0 lead. Schiebel '00. coaches, such as Director of Athletics Dick Club and the ideals it embodies. SCHECHTER herself found the back of Waldron now stands just Whitmore and others, she and the other re- The C Club is currently planning another Asst. Sports Editor the net later in the half, tak- two points shy of breaking cipients wouldn't have had the same oppor- event for the January Colby vs. Bowdoin ing a well-placed pass from Colby's all-time record of 61 tunity to move up in the male-dominated hOckey game. The Boston-based C Club also A powerful offensive as- Waldron and beating the points in a season, held by coaching profession. organizes events throughout the year for sault by the women's soc- Plymouth State goalkeeper. Shannon Tracy '97. With her "We [award recipients] have all focused alumni in that area.__ cer team produced four Schiebel's team-leading next goal, she will break the goals against Plymouth fifth goal of the season put all-time women's soccer State as Colby blanked the Colby up 2-0 at half-time. record for points in a career CROSS COUNTRY, frompage 16 Panthers 4-0 on Oct. 7. The White Mules did and will be tied for first place 46. Bowdoinfinished second with47,the Universityof Southern Maine wasthird with The White Mules' vic- not sit on their two goal in career goals. 63 and Bates rounded out the top four with 90. tory was largely due to the advantage. The offense Colby's game against Team co-captainLaurie Roberts '99 was very excited abouttheteam'sperformance. outstanding play of co-cap- picked up right where they Trinity last Saturday was "The race was simply phenomenal*Sarah [Toland]had a great performance. I am tain Kim Waldron '99, Kara left off just three and a half postponed due to inclem- very pleased with the way the team ignored the adverse'Weather conditions md Schiebel '99 and Elizabeth minutes into the second ent weather and poor field charged on to victory." r „ ,< \ H , . Rice 'OZp half. Rice recorded her sec- conditions, so Waldron On Saturday, the Mules willtravel to the New England Ghampionshijpsheld at Rice -got the. scoring ond goal of the game off a needs to wait Until this af- Franklin Park in Boston. started in the middle of the pass from Kristina Stahl ternoon to try for the record 'The course there is a lot differentia lot flatter," said Aitken. ' ym first half. Directing the ball '99 to make it 3-0. A minute at the 3:30 match at the Uni- She said there will be a substantial amount of competition with many more from a corner kick by later Waldron added to the versity of Southern runners. But alter the last weekend's outcome, the women are ready.Q ;;\p Schiebel into the back Of final tally converting a Maine.Q ¦¦¦¦ Snort * Short * •• Ingraham ' 02 knocked in the BY BECKY POLLARD game-winner 11:32 into the; over- Sports Editor time for Colby's first ever victory Colby field hockey vs. Williams 2-1 OT ^hB^HHHHI Colby golf won the CBB Championships against the perennially tough Wil- .__^H_^_^_^_^Hl|H| Inclement weather for Home- liams squad. Earlier in the first inen' Colby s soccer vs. UMF 4-0 __^___j__S______^___H__^_^3 coming Weekend dampened most half, captain Robynne DeCaprio Colby women's soccer vs. Plymouth State 4-0 ^hHhH^^^H^^H^^H of the athletic contests on Saturday, '00 scored off a Sarah Browne '02 h' Colby volleyball vs. St Josep s 3-0 >_^_H_^_^_^H__^_^_H_^_^__^__II butmake-up games for fieldhockey, pass. Williams' Alexis Scott tied HBHHMHHHH J M women's soccer and men's soccer it up in the second half to force will be rescheduled. the overtime. Saturday's game against Trinity was postponed The golf team capped off its due to rain. most successful season ever last Tuesday by winning the CBB In volleyball action, Colby de- @ Championship at the Brunswick feated the Lady Monks from St. , . Oct. 17 and IS Cambrid ge^ Head of the Charles River Regatta 3:00 Oct. Golf Club. With a team score of Joseph' s last Wednesday in a 3-0 W^H^^ H^^^^^ H^H418, the Mules finished nine points shutout. The Mules won 15-5, 19- W^^^^ ^S ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ahead of both M Bates and Bowdoin 17, 15-12 thanks to two aces and 21 , , ¦ ¦¦ who tied for second place at 427. assists by captain Missy h j.' .'&' :jV'jdh.Li__ '#'__ t< r _r : * .I ik '.^' '£n tv ' ' ay^''^'iftii k 'Yti.m ' -t liM-g.- ^'*' ' '-' *.i-i'iii.'i^-______^_l_H_H_^_l___^H_H_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^ ^p , ," , " , ,; ; lv ^Men'S'&jfO-^i. .Tff"^P,J^ 'l ''T^/i'"Wrff T v . . - ¦:' '^**r Vr. *"T!^ ' ,?T ^ _# ; .. P.'~ '_:__S__!£_fj_^H_H^_^_l_^__l_H_Hx______^ Stand-out Ben Powell '02 placed Fiebelkom'OO and two key aces that Oct, 16 @ FranMin Park , Boston ; first with a score of 75, just three [¦ v ' ' ¦ ¦¦ sealed the second game by Amanda 'v,' . Jifc'" > ,ta'!¦•'' i 'l^M'" '^'i.^! ' '-' m ' • ^ ' ''' '___j__ l____^_^_H_^_^_^_^_^_^_fl__^_^_NlH______-______' ¦ Iif^§^i3n^ ^ ' • strokes above par. Andrew Picher Cuiffb'Ol . . ' . . ' ' .. '01 and Scott Bixby '01 tied for fourth with rounds of 84, The Mules Despite playing on a field illliiM@ won thre e of their six tournament s with two inches of standing wa- / Oct 16 Franklin ^ '' a : this year. ter , the ' ^NfW''"ttrm^ inen s rugby teamrrtain- (^ Bowdoin p tained their flawless record on Oct 24 Inyitati pnal ^ ^ The field hockey team is also in Saturday with a 5-0 wiii over the midst of one of the program 's riyal Bates. Keith Phite* '99J !|liiiiiiliM |iliiiK most successful seasons ever. Last seeded the lone try for either . Oct 17 Middlebuiy 11:00 y J week, the team was ranked 20th in team , but it was good ^nough 1 ,< , i?ianuiro the?:|i ||on by the National Field \ • ¦£ ,th ' : ^'>^ l ti^i> *^ or 67yictc>ry.;; "It waC ay back - mttwlfflrW'j Wvlmmhwa 7Hop|$y;Coaches Association poll, 7.a^^fbrth- jgame,f/ . sa&Bra d 1;he^:Were also ranked iecbrid by Sicchitand '99; ''We Jtpally ¦¦ ' the MCAA Division III New En- score d in the second half an d ' glajvd. past. ppll^(G0ing jntq, last that's what rea lly bro|iiitrieir : t 1 Wefend.ilthat was all on the line, ,;• back^'li^h^riiggwfi are iiig i^^^^^ lSiiS^flH ^^^^^^^^ Hl! ; :; " ; , Jpir 7&B'. fme LadyyMules; wepd their ' y ,'u*p ''fctep jt$;play q*&' , i|phree , ; mMmmmmmmmamj i mlmmmmmlim^^¦ , t toughest compet ition yet aga inst f " ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦[¦; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ' i.r ; ' ' * , ," ' ¦ ¦ ', '*' ! ! , , r ' v "rf ¦' ¦ ¦ 1 ¦,| ¦l' l i '' ,| ; w^ej^yftut' ir^t;they'll|fejv e to . -. . ,. ,,*i: „ -,,.i \ ., ,..;. - ; .,v,; , '¦' , . • , : t'Vi :<">>" '' ' } ¦: '; \ ' , ' .'.|>''» ' ' V:."' ' . " " ; '' ;; <"'>! ' " .' !*^ ,'' ^*'!' . '"^ '* :;" !' M •(, ! .:' .„ • ,^l!" :ffl.flS'!lV' 'WW; f ^^/fw \''* !^ ^' '*' ^ ''" '' ^4' '^ l* » ' ^. :^j )l^&^ j ; - i$nt^^ , ; . a rain-drenched field did not stop t urday in :^HnMjn||jj^|^V ' ¦ : ' ' ; jg| ^|^^ i_ ' r ' »!V_ji_'p^^^^_;'''j_ - '' -' iit*"ii- P_0£r ' the MniVev9itVi!Ol 'Maine ;at'.Orono; i^ l^ i^^ iSrli SlloWf^ ^WSl|SIII *P - Men 's cross country places third at Maine state meet Everhart. with times of and'28:59, good 17th arid28:35> 19th 28:44 BY CAITLIN CQYLE en^^ftjr IStii overall. Freshman har- Staff Writer y rier Nick Gaubinger > 02 had ah excellent face, finishing fifth for Colby.'and 24th overall. Everhart commented Men's cross country" teams from 11 schools braved on Gaubingej- 's riace, stating "I was pleased to see him the* wind Tartd rain to compete in the State of Maine move into the tbf> five/' perfor- nieh's cross-country¦ championships at Colby on Satur- Everhart '99 also commended the strong day.. . • • mances of Aaron Bond '02, Dave Clark '01, and Tim Of these 11 Maine schools, Colby finished third Bertram '00, all of whom had "good races." with a score of 67 points. Bates won the meet with a Everhart also touched on the positives and nega- score of 27, while Bowdoin finished second with 64 tives of the team's performance at the race. points. The University of Southern Maine finished "Despite the bad weather conditions, the team as a fourth with 81 points foUowedby Unity,the University whole had a strong performance. It was frustrating to of New England and Maine Maritime Academy with lose to Bowdoin by such a small margin, however I am 86, 168 and 202 points respectively. confident that we will beat them once everyone runs to Captain Wilson Everhart '99 earned fourth place their potential." overall with a time of 27:09, a time good enough Head Coach Jim Wescott is pleased with the strides for All-State honors. Mike Danahy from Bates was his team is making. the top finisher with a time of 26:38, followed by "I'm very happy with the team's progress," said Mike Waugh from the University of Maine at Wescott. "We're at the point in the season where all the Presque Isle at 26:50 and Bates' Matt Twiest with a team members are challenging each other to new lev- ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ time of 27:07. els." ' - ' . • ;, - ' ;For the Colby crew, John Singleton '01, Brendan The team eagerly awaits the Open New England Gavin '01 and Chris Frazer '99 weren't far behind Meet at Franklin Park on Friday .Q FOOTBALL, f rompage 16 17^yard effort. With the extra Bradley connected with Keblin the Cardinals. point, Wesleyan secured a 20? on a nine,yard touchdown re- , In anticipation of their up- Echo pkoto by Vanessa Pickett 10 advantage. As the, fourth ception. The extra point was coming visit to Amherst to quarter began, Younkin again courtesy of Jonassen. take on the powerful, Lotd Sarah Toland '00 booted a 26-yard field goal Still, Wesleyan's precise of- Jeffs, Austin is still confident. Leading the White Mule runners to their first Maine S»tate Cham- through the uprights to put fensive attack proved too much ^'We feel very good,", he pionship since 1993, Toland outdistanced 103 runnersto v^inthe race. for the White Mules. The Cardi- With a time of 21:18, Toland established herself as the top female the Cardinals ahead by thir- said* ''The NESCAC is an . teen points. nals pu| the game put of reach extremely balanced league, limner of the 11 competingMaine colleges. , Xolby^ke£t:,things* inters with their final .score on^ a-ip. and ,we are not/far at all •ilHW: t&n yard pass tct H$&% JMUtoim}.[ 'The from being a very good Wesleyan h**&tpm*^i&**;&ix when final score read 29-17 in favor of team/'£3. mule1 Pock __¦ . 7 ^ ' " .7p-; 'PP «7: ' .p^- ;; Ppp7^ ' 7 ' - '.: PpT^PP^Mh H * ' ' K ^ ^ Men 's Crew Varsit y Eight Boat :: r At the New Hampshire Championships; coxen Greg Madden '00, 7J ' 873-0100 I Dave Sherwood '00 at stroke, captain Guy Hughes '99, Eric Cook '99, ^ l7S__-_-8B Seah Neville '00, Douglass Corvneliey '99, Chris Rogarv '99, Eric ______Kostrbwski '01 a&LPeter Hanby '01 rowed their way to a first place ^ ' ¦' " ' ¦¦ ¦ ' ' * ' finish. ' ' ______* ¦• ' ______k ^^ ______r _ ^^^^^^^^^ l - ______! ^llllSfilfe " • ' " • Robynne DeCaprio '00 In one of the finest held hodktv seasons in icccnt memory^ri- captai^^^^mio has added some U\ gonl«. of lite She scored the first:<.iK|!am s two goals m the big time win against Williams.In t_fcp||iip week, DeCaprio contributed two goals and ah assist f|||iPHtissonand a goal against the Si Joseph's Monks Jenna DeSimone v98 Number 16 was retired this weekend, as the Al 1-Americansoccer player returned to Mayflower Hill to be reco|{lU«ed bv the Colby athletic community. DeSimone is the first women'ft spcgr player to Kjtired. have her number . ^ ^«_?ll I STUDENT SPECIAL I A midfield lacrosse player, Plummer compiled 81 goals and 54 assists during his time at Colby. In 1989 he scored 39 goals, good enough to hold the scoring record for six years. Plummet's number! 19 is the first Colby lacrosse jersey to be retired. 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BY JAME S SPIDLE Coach Debbie Aitken was opti- year." Toland battled University of Staff Writer mistic heading into last weekend's After Saturday's race, that "re- Southern Maine's Penny Osborn for women's cross country state cham- ally good season" got much better. most of the race. Osborn eventually A combination of torrential rain and technical mistakes proved to make pionship meet at Bates. With eleven The grueling Bates course con- finished seven seconds behind this weekend a rather unpleasant one for White Mule football. Colby was teams competing, Aitken felt the sists of numeroushills , and the wind Toland for second place. plagued throughout the afternoon by a dizzying number of penalties and meet would end in "a show-down and buckets of rain only made the The rest of the Mule pack was special teams turnovers. The Mules fell to the undefeated Wesleyan between Colby and Bowdoin." She race more difficult. Aitken knew that not far behind. Maria Mensching Cardinals 29-17, dropping their record to 1-2. also predicted that Sarah Toland '00 breaking through that sheet of rain '02 finished eighth with a time of "Needless to say we were disappointed," said Coach Tom Austin. "We had a chance of winning the meet. was going to be tough. 22:06, Elizabeth Haeussler '00 fin- came out with a lot of intensity, and our guys played extremely hard; but And she was right. "The one out in front is going to ished 11th, Katie MacDonald '02 was our kicking frame errors hurt For the first time since 1993, be doing a lot of work for everyone 12th, captain Laurie Roberts '99 was us tremendously." Colby captured the state champion- else," she said, another of Aitken's 14th, followed by Megan Rourke Wesleyan scored first ship, finishing the meet just one predictions that could not have been '99 and Tiffany Frazar '01. with a two-yard pass from point ahead of Bowdoin. In addi- more precise. The Colby Mules' team score was quarterback Jake Fay to tion, Toland, who battled injuries The flooded course required re- See CROSS COUNTRY, page 14 Matt Perceval. Curt Younkin could not convert the extra point so Wesleyan took the lead 6-0. But it didn' t take Colby long to answer. With 5:28 remaining in the first quarter, Thomas Keblin '00 took a hand- off from Nathan Bradley '99 four yards into the endzone for a touchdown. Keith Jonassen '02 continued his consistent kicking by adding the extra point to give Colby a 7-6 advantage. Jonassen later added a 25-yard field goal to make the score 10-6 in favor of the Mules. However, with 4:42 left in the half, Colby would relinquish their lead when John Pascucci raced 20 yards into the endzone. Younkin redeemed himself by nailing the extra point to put tlie Cardinals up 13-10. In the second half, Tom Themistocles added another touchdown on a See FOOTBALL, on page 15 Men 's varsity eight blows competition out of the wate r and third out of fourteen with BY BECKY times of 21:13 and 21:17. Also Colby has emphasized women' s athletics throughout the years. Echo file photo SCHECHTER finishing in consecutive places Asst. Sports Editor were the novice boats, which placed third and f ourth out of 13 Annual C Club dinner recognizes The crew team traveled to shells. Manchester, New Hampshire on In the varsity four boat race , Saturday for the New Hamp- the men f inished f if th out of outstandin g female athletes s 11 with a time of 21:13. The hire Championships. The words of encouragement that Nelson, offered her after e t a f or men' s novice ei ht boat placed Mul s rowed in he r in an g BY BECKY POLLARD a knee injury , impressive showing, as all seven fifth out of 13. The varsity Sports Editor "He said, 'It's mind over matter. If you don't have a f ive of ht boa t lef t the 17 other boats placed in the top eig mind, it just doesn't matter,'" she said. 's boa ts in their wake. With a their respective races. The men The Colby athletic community came together Fri- Simon said the joke inspired her to work through varsity ei ht completely over- time of 18:19, the men won the g day night to celebrate six women who have taken their the therapy and both the physical and emotional dis- race an astonishing 15 seconds powered their opponents to cap* illustrious Colby sports careers to the coaching level. tress that an injury causes. She has been the head f irs a e t ahead of the n ext f inisher, ture t place nd th bes Mule They also recalled the memory of another female ath- women's basketball coach at Brandeis University, since finish of the day. MIT' s A boat , and 39 seconds lete who will leave an indelible mark on Colby a thletics 1987. In 1992, she received the New England Eight of t lace fin- Head coa ch Mark Davis was ahead he third p for years to come. Coach of the Year Award. enthused by the team's perfor- isher, MIT's B boat. Members of the C Club, Colby's athletic organiza- The night also marked the creation of a new award Cap tain Hughes '99 put the mance. tion comprised of past and present captains and coaches, in the name of Pamela Hoyt-Sanborn '87. Friend and ," said eight boa t' s win in perspec tive. "We raced very well awarded the Carl Nelson Spor ts Achievement Award three-year roommate of Hoy t-Sanborn, Susan Whittum Davis. bod t "Las t week at the Textile Re- "Every y raced up o for outstanding accomplishments in the sports world. '87 traced the sports career, and more importantly, the gatta we got f ifth lace and f irst their potential. " p Colby off ers more women's sports than any other life of her teammate. The members of the winning place was 15 seconds ahead of NESCAC school. And through the years, these oppor- The Maine native's nickname was "Scoop," both for team are coxen Greg Madden us," he said. tunities have paved the way f or Colby's f emale athletes her vacuum-like play as a shortstop and her unrelent- '00, 00 t , Both Hughes and Davis are Dave Sherwood ' at s roke to excel beyond the fields and courts of the Alfond ing need to know the answers to qu estions. Asa "model also lookingat Colby's outstand- captain Guy Hughes '99, Eric Athletic Center. a thlete, mother and friend" who worked hard at every- 99, Scan Neville '00 , Dou- ing results in terms of crew 's Cook ' Established in 1988, the award bears the name of thing she at tempted, Hoy l-Sanborn's constant enthusi- '99 next and most important race of glas Connelley , Chris Rogan Nelson, a long-time athletic trainer who did more than asm affected everyone around her. Hoyt-Sanborn died the season. '99, Eric Kostrowski ' 01, and Pe- rehabilitate torn ACLsand spra ined ankles, and was in of cancer last year, and the award in her honor will first ter Hanb ' 01 at bow. -"This race was a great pre- y attendance at the banquet. Those awarded at Friday be presented this spring to a senior f emale a thlete who The women raced two var- liminary f or the Head of the night' s banquet made it clear that he touched their best exemplifies her inspirational leadership and sports- Charles said Davis. sity eigh t and two novice eight race /' hearts as well. manship. That prestigious race takes boats. The two varsity eigh t Carol Simon '85, who ca ptained the basketball , Other recipients of the Carl Nelson Award recalled boats, A and B, finished second place on Saturday at 3 p.m.Q soccer and sof tball teams as a student, recalled some See C CLUB, on page 14 . KWSKr, lM^^^ tWm%• Men ' s Cross Country places third at Maine State Championships , see p age 15 l» _lJk_'fiC? v//_i _ '/ ''''wl *