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Friday, January 29, 2010 THE LAWRENTIAN Vol. CXXVII, No. 12 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com King and Crean elected president and vice-president Katie Van Marter any concerns or comments they Public relations is an area both Staff Writer may have. representatives feel needs more He stated, “These committees time commitment from LUCC. In LUCC election officials are so important to students, yet the future they hope to make the announced the future leaders of few students attend the meetings. I entire process more transparent the Lawrence community’s govern- want to get these committees filled and help students see how they ing body Jan. 25. Andy King is the so that students will directly have can change their campus for the president-elect, while Ellie Crean their voices heard by the admin- better. was voted vice president. istration and that students will While the proceedings of LUCC At the center of both candi- continue to have a say in changes may need to be better publicized, dates’ platform is a desire to make affecting, say, Student Welfare both candidates felt the General LUCC more visible and accessible issues like internet, changes in Committee did an excellent job to the student body. King express- the campus center, dining services, increasing voter turn out this year. es a desire to make sure that etc.” The number of people who voted the representatives of the differ- As chair of the Finance in this election was double the ent districts all have their voices Committee, Crean hopes to make number from last year. heard. the financial side of LUCC easi- Crean believes this to be evi- er for people to understand. She dence of a slightly increasing inter- In addition to this, he wants Photos courtesy of LUCC to encourage all students to feel thinks this means making sure est in LUCC. LUCC is doing, and what we have decisions that truly represent the comfortable with coming to the that the student activity fee is used “It is important to me that the potential to do for the cam- needs and interest of both the stu- Student Welfare and Resident Life “in the most responsible and fair we sustain this interest and cre- pus. I hope that LUCC can make dents and faculty.” Committee meetings to discuss ways as possible.” ate more awareness about what Office of Multicultural Affairs Muslim Students Association fosters religious education Wesley Hough-Cornwell observe a fast early in the year, percentage of women, and can- discusses culture shock in forum Staff Writer Islam said he hoped to speak with not and should not be applied to Erty Seidel [My travels in] Europe, South Bon Appétit to get specially catered everyone. Staff Writer America, those were okay. Here Lawrence’s newly founded foods and re-arrange serving times Both Hossain and Khan com- was just… wow, I didn’t know you Muslim Students Association of so students would correctly be mented on statements posted on Tuesday, Jan. 26 marked this could fry cheese.” Lawrence hosted its kick-off Cook- able to participate in fasting. campus by another group that year’s third Identity Forum, a The questions mainly revolved In on the fourth floor of Hiett Islam also hopes that MSA will strictly associated the concept series of discussions about top- around differences in cultures Sunday evening, Jan. 24. The group be a good informational resource of “jihad” with killing. After get- ics, issues and concerns for the and international perceptions of had existed in a previous incarna- for students who do not know ting past the shock of the misuse Lawrence community about multi- America. Most of the panelists said tion a few years ago, but died out much about Islamic religion and and misunderstanding of “jihad,” culturalism and diversity. Fourteen that they had completely different after most of its members gradu- culture. Recognizing the stigma Hossain and Khan realized the audience members made for a ideas of America before their first ated in 2007. that sometimes accompanies his importance of educating students responsive audience as the six travels here. The group officially formed religion, Naveed said that one of on campus about their religion panelists talked about their experi- “My friends and I thought that this past September after the cel- the group’s missions is to clear up and culture. ences with culture shock, the topic it was all New York, and all the ebration of Eid, one of the big- myths that have negatively brand- To combat such stereotypes, of Tuesday’s forum. girls looked like Jessica Alba. So all gest Muslim holidays. Many of the ed Muslims. members of MSA posted signs on “It’s important to continue my friends were jealous that I was Muslim students on campus, the Tamanna Hossain and Aimen the walls of the fourth floor lounge to educate, connect and continue going to this land of Jessica Alba,” majority of them international stu- Khan reiterated the comments Sunday night. Each poster had a channeling diversity on our cam- said Pyun. dents, gathered with friends and made by Islam. myth followed by a clarifying fact pus,” said Pa Lee Moua, assistant Khan added, “Views of America host families to celebrate this holi- Khan stressed the need for about the religion and culture. dean of students for multicultur- in Pakistan are very different from day. It was here that the students “Islam to be portrayed in the right Some showed the group’s humor al affairs and organizer of the what America actually is [...] It’s decided to re-form the MSA on light.” In order to do so, accord- and ability to recognize the absur- Identity Forum. not just this huge army invading campus. ing to Hossain, people must look dity of claims about the religion. Moua continued, “The Identity Iraq and Afghanistan.” Naveed Islam explained that beyond the media portrayals of One such poster stated the Forum serves many purposes to Most of the panelists felt that the Lawrence campus actually has the religion. following: “Myth: All Muslim men help break down barriers, cre- the misconceptions went both a large Muslim population, and Hossain also wanted to make have four wives. Reality: No, even ate social interaction, and build ways, however. that he is hoping the MSA will clear that despite overwhelming Muslims don’t have stamina high a more inclusive and welcoming “Some people have this idea grow and provide for the needs of beliefs that Muslim women are enough.” atmosphere.” in their head that Africa must be the Muslim students on campus. forced to wear certain clothes or The panel was comprised completely different,” said Fosu, For instance, when students are genitally mutilated, these ste- of Ranga Wimalasuriya from Sri “but I was surprised how much it reotypes only account for a small See MSA on page 2 Lanka, Kyu-po Pyun from South was like America.” Korea, Aimen Khan from Pakistan, Molle added, “The good thing Slavena Molle from Bulgaria, Kofi about studying abroad is that you WASHINGTON — President carry the dream forward and Fosu from Michigan and Ghana, learn a lot about your own culture In other news... Barack Obama delivered the to strengthen our union once and John Jones from the Bronx, as well as your host culture.” State of the Union address more.” New York and Rose Wasielewski, Jones summed up, saying, SAN FRANCISCO — The iPad Wednesday, Jan. 27. In addition —www.cnn.com diversity center programs coordi- “One thing is that we’re all trying tablet, a combination between to addressing key issues such as nator. to figure out where we’re going in keyboard-free laptop and smart- health care, climate change and PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A teen- “There’s actually not much of a life. Everyone just wants to find phone, was unveiled Wednesday Afghanistan, he focused on his age girl was rescued from rubble culture shock,” said Molle, starting what it is that makes them happy.” in San Francisco. Steve Jobs, ideas for stimulating the econ- on Wednesday, 15 days after off the forum. “Of course there are The next Identity Forum will Apple’s CEO, said the device is omy, which included increas- the magnitude 7 earthquake and differences, but mainly in the little be held Feb. 23, and will deal with so fast, “it screams,” and that ing jobs, freezing government its aftershocks. At least 200,000 things.” the topic of “Race: the Face of it also has a reader function for program spending and institut- people have been killed in the Jones had a different outlook, Diversity.” books and magazines. ing a small business tax credit. earthquakes. saying, “My greatest culture shock —www.cnn.com He hopes Americans will “seize —news.bbc.co.uk came from moving to the Midwest. this moment-to start anew, to

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Other posters, howev- MSA er, addressed issues with a more serious tone, allowing continued from page 1 members of the group to respond to misconceptions on campus: “Myth: Jihad means killing non-Muslims. Reality: Jihad means “struggle.” The greatest Jihad is battling your own demons.” Islam explained that the Cook-In, which attracted more than 50 attendees, was a great way to “make a big deal about MSA,” and to promote the group to both Muslims and non- Muslims on campus.

LUCC Election Results

Of all ballots cast for president, 28 were improperly completed and therefore rejected; of all the ballots cast for vice president, eight were improperly completed and therefore rejected; hence- forth “ballot” means a legal vote for office. The forms used for voting contain two ballots, one for each office. “Undervote” means a ballot that did not specify second and/or third prefer- ences and was therefore to be ignored in any run-off counts.

For the Office of President: Two Candidates Andrew D. King; Justin K. Happ First Count: 1,000 Ballots cast; 501 votes needed for majority. King 727 — 72.7 percent Happ 273 — 27.3 percent Result: Andrew D. King elected LUCC President with 72.7 per- cent of the vote

For the Office of Vice President: Four Candidates Elizabeth J. Crean; Alex A. Ajayi; Evan M. Williams; Annie E. Kaiser First Count: 1,020 Ballots cast; 511 votes needed for majority. Crean 288 — 28.26 percent Ajayi 278 — 27.25 percent Williams 257 — 25.20 percent Kaiser 197 19.31 percent Result: No majority was reached; Annie E. Kaiser, with the few- est votes, is eliminated.

First Runoff, Second Count: 995 Ballots cast, 25 undervotes; 498 votes needed for majority. Crean 342 — 34.37 percent Ajayi 328 — 32.96 percent Williams 325 — 32.66 percent IF OUR DELIVERY DRIVERS Result: No majority was reached; Evan M. Williams, with the fewest votes, is eliminated. WERE ANY FASTER Second Runoff, Third Count: 957 Ballots cast, 38 more under- votes, for 63 total undervotes; 479 votes needed for majority. Crean 484 — 50.57 percent Ajayi 473 49.43 percent Result: Ellizabeth J. Crean elected LUCC Vice-President with THEY'D HAVE 50.57 percent of the vote. NUMBERS Editors' Picks: ON THE SIDES OF THEIR CARS. January 29-February 4

Friday, Jan. 29, 10:00:37 p.m. to Sunday, Jan. 31, The World — The Great Midwest Trivia Contest XLV — This contest is probably over-hyped, but maybe you should play because it’s awesome. ( ( ( ( Sunday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m., Chapel — On Spiritual Thought II — a vocal performance to raise charity awareness, specifically for Haiti, featuring Steven Paul Spears, tenor; Kathrine Handford, organ; Catherine Kautsky, Linda Sparks and Ken Bozeman, piano; and Christopher Besch, baritone. APPLETON ~ 345 W. COLLEGE AVE. ~ 920.882.8470 APPLETON ~ 3420 E. CALUMET ST. ~ 920.882.7788 Monday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., Harper Hall — Aditya Verma, sarod, and Liu Fang, pipa — A unique combination of the APPLETON ~ 4194 W. WISCONSIN AVE. ~ 920.830.1111 pipa, a famous Chinese lute, and the sarod, a popular North Indian classical lute. APPLETON ~ 2828 N. RICHMOND ST. ~ 920.882.2255

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4 FEATURES FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 The secret lives of our profs Associate Professor of French Lifongo Vetinde

Rachel Young gual. It really paves the way for Cameroon called pidgin, and two of emphasis on speak- Staff Writer them to operate as cosmopolitan or three other languages. I still ing, because that is cru- citizens. I’m currently reading know them; though I don’t get cial. That is the most Young: Tell me about your back- a book about cosmopolitanism, a lot of opportunity to practice, challenging thing to me ground. Where you are from, and the whole idea is to become but the way I keep one of them because students tend to where you went to school, a citizen of the world. How do alive is by listening to music. I be shy; they think, “Oh, and how you came to teach at you do that? You only become am just a music lover so I listen if I say this, am I going Lawrence. a citizen of the world if you are and keep the language alive, too. to make a mistake about Vetinde: I’m originally from bilingual. I try to steer students this?” I think once you Cameroon. I grew up in Limbe, away from what I would call Young: Do you think we can get over that hump of which is about 45 minutes by “monolingual narcissism,” that learn a lot about the culture of being scared to speak car from Douala, the economic is, students who don’t want to a people by studying their lan- the language, it becomes capital of Cameroon. I went to learn another language with the guage? really easy. Study the University of Yaoundé in dominance of English. I think Vetinde: Let me take the example abroad, I think, is funda- Photo by Nhi Nguyen Cameroon and I did additional when you learn a language, you of the French department. We mental [as well], not just undergraduate work in France at learn about people. Language is have classes that will provide for language learners but of French people who really felt the Faculty of Letters and Social not simply learning about the a window for the students to for everybody. Studying abroad like they were part of Algeria, Sciences. I also did some of my conjugation of the verbs and learn about the history, culture provides opportunities for meet- and Camus was one of those. graduate work in Cameroon at tenses and other [aspects]. You and traditions of the people ing other people, and that way I like “The Stranger” because what we call the Ecole Normale learn about culture; that is the from which the text is taken. students can compare their own of the philosophical and exis- Supérieure, it’s the highest teach- way to operate in the world. If This term I’m teaching Intro to societies with their host societ- tentialist basis of the book. I er’s college. It is from there that you don’t know about people Francophone African literature, ies abroad. We always encourage also like “Voltaire” by Candide. I left to the U.S., and did my and you don’t know about other and one of the texts we cover students in the French depart- I really enjoyed reading “Cruel graduate work at the University cultures, you don’t have any is called “God’s Bits of Wood” ment to go to France, Senegal, City” by a Cameroonian writ- of Oregon, I got a master’s and a respect for them and you can’t by Sembene Ousmane. That text or Quebec, because as a lan- er called Mongo Beti, and then Ph.D. there. From there I had two understand them. So interaction contains a lot of culture, African guage learner, it is crucial for of course, Sembene Ousmane’s years teaching at the University is not possible without cultural history, the struggle for indepen- that immersion. There are a lot “God’s Bits of Wood. “ I also read of Kansas, and then from there literacy. Linguistic and cultural dence, and all of that, so, through of people who are very literate in in English. I really enjoy read- moved up here [to Appleton] in literacy is gained through the studying the text, we learn a lot a language who cannot speak it ing Shakespeare’s tragedies, such 1996. My Ph.D. is in romance lan- learning of language! So, yes, I about the culture and people. because of that fear [of making as Hamlet. I think Shakespeare guages with a specialization in think it’s important for students a mistake], so study abroad pro- is my favorite English writer. Francophone-African literature. to process through that way and Young: What do you feel is the vides [that] cultural immersion. And then of course, amongst become citizens of the world, most challenging aspect of learn- the African literature written in Young: Why do you think it’s and know the responsibilities ing another language? Young: What are your hobbies? English, my favorite work there important in this day and age that we as human beings on this Vetinde: There are many chal- Do you have a favorite book, or is Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall for students to study a foreign planet have toward each other. lenges. The most challenging band? Apart.” And music! How do I language? Do you think bilingual aspect is the pronunciation. Vetinde: That is a difficult ques- say this? I love almost all kinds ability has significance in today’s Young: Did you grow up bilin- [When] learning a language, you tion for a literary person like of music. I like classical music. world? gual yourself? can study and learn the vocabu- myself who reads a lot of books. I also like Cameroonian music, Vetinde: Absolutely! Of course, Vetinde: I really grew up poly- lary, the syntax, and the seman- One of my favorites is a book which is called Makossa. It’s very I believe in bilingualism and I glot, actually, more than bilingual tics, all of that, but speaking called “The Stranger” by Albert rhythmic, and I will tell you this believe it is important for stu- because I spoke French, English, it is a challenge, and that is Camus. He’s a French writer and you will be surprised since dents in a liberal arts institution my native language [which is] why in all the foreign language who grew up in French colo- such as this to come out bilin- a form of Creole we speak in departments here, we lay a lot nized Algeria. You had a group See Secret Lives on page 9

SLUG attends agriculture conference From our kitchen to yours: David Rubin This event, officially titled the sions, Lawrence students attended Staff Writer “Twelfth Annual Midwest Value a documentary film screening, and Place the vegetables in a 9x13- Added Agricultural Conference a trade show featuring vendors Maple-Mustard- inch casserole dish. The keepers of the Sustainable and Fourth Annual Wisconsin like Organic Valley and organi- Glazed Potatoes and In a mixing bowl stir together Lawrence University Garden do Local Food Summit,” featured two zations like MOSES, the Midwest all the other ingredients until many a favor to the general stu- days of keynote speakers, break- Organic and Sustainable Education String Beans the mustard is dissolved. dent population. out sessions, workshops and a Service. Pour over the vegetables and trade show, all focused on sustain- The Value Added conference Sara Joss mix well until everything is In fall term, they provided us Chef with responsibly grown local pro- able agriculture. was headlined by three keynote coated. duce. You may have consumed An estimated 200 people speakers, several of whom have Cover with foil and place in This is the perfect recipe for the a “SLUG tomato” in one of those were in attendance, including Lawrence connections. oven. Bake for 25 minutes. cook who does their best work Bon Appétit “composed salads.” Or small farmers and students from Will Allen, the CEO of Growing Remove from oven and toss by throwing a bunch of ingre- perhaps you saw it on sale at the Wisconsin universities. Power, Inc., reiterated some of the everything. dients together and basking in convenience store. Lawrence, along with issues he raised to the Lawrence Turn oven down to 350 F and the glory of the outcome. I made And for those who remember, University of Wisconsin-Madison community last spring when he cook for another 25 minutes it for the first time last term for SLUG produce — generally zuc- and University of Wisconsin- appeared on campus courtesy of uncovered. a co-op dinner and let’s just say chini — always graced the last few Stevens Point, was featured in a the Green Roots Initiative. Remove from oven, toss again, there were no leftovers. If the feet of A Line at Downer Commons, breakout session about student- Author and humorist Michael cook for 25 more minutes title alone doesn’t make your a proud prelude to the desserts run sustainable initiatives. Perry gave an address titled “Never uncovered. mouth water, just wait until the and the hot cocoa machine. Senior Oren Jakobson and Stand Behind a Sneezing Cow.” Let cool and dig in! first bite! In winter term, the ghost of the junior Laura Streyle represented Perry, it turns out, is a friend Serves 6. garden saves many a life, as stu- the school with a 15-minute pre- of and frequent collaborator with dents on sleds fly off of Union Hill sentation about SLUG’s history and Lawrence’s own John Shimon and Ingredients: into that friendly SLUG compost mission. Julie Lindemann, professors of art. 2 pounds small Yukon gold heap, instead of landing — and There were many other ses- Finally, dietician and inves- potatoes, halved possibly drowning — in the murky sions, covering a wide variety of tigative nutritionist Melinda 1/2 pound string beans, halved, depths of the Fox River. topics. One session, called “Policy Hemmelgarn spoke on “Feast or ends cut off In all seriousness, however, it 101,” primed farmers and students Famine, a Fork in the Road.” 1 yellow onion, thickly sliced is important to know that the about how to navigate government Between the keynote address- 2 cloves garlic, minced students responsible for SLUG are institutions and press for sustain- es, the trade show, the film screen- 3 tablespoons soy sauce at work year-round, and not just able causes. ing, the breakout sessions, and 1/4 cup pure maple syrup when planting and harvesting. Another focused on techniques the valuable time spent network- 3 tablespoon Dijon mustard Jan. 21 and 22, SLUG mem- for drying fruit, while still others ing with like-minded farmers and 2 tablespoons olive oil bers Stacey Day, Sonia Emmons, covered “diversification for great- students, the members of SLUG Oren Jakobson, Sophie Patterson, er sustainability,” composting for gained lots of new information and Method: Annie Raccuglia, and Laura Streyle small farms, and “farm-to-school” ideas for future projects. Preheat oven to 400 F. Photo by Katie Langenfeld attended a major agricultural con- local sourcing. Said Streyle: “It was empower- ference in Eau Claire, Wis. In addition to the breakout ses- ing ... and delicious!” THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 FEATURES 5 SWAHP reaches out to schools in Sierra Leone Lindsey Ahlen to compensate for themselves. dents, aged 8-13. with 4,000 national schools and SWAHP paid for the activity Staff Writer The students’ mission while in Sixteen of the interviews were some international schools, even fees of 200 children at the FAWE Freetown and later in the town held in the children’s homes with though, as senior and co-president school for girls. Mattru Jong was to assist Skran their families. Questions focused of SWAHP Natalie Grattan stated, “Although FAWE is supposed Over the long winter break, sev- with the schools she had initially on what the children were studying it is one of the “poorest areas of to be a government school [and eral Lawrentians from the group targeted for funding with her Kids in school, how often they attended, Freetown.” thus kids are not supposed to pay Students War Against Hunger and Give program. where their families came from, In addition to Freetown, the fees], the government has not actu- Poverty made a service trip to The students briefed them- and what sort of food they ate. students traveled all the way to ally sent them any money, so they Freetown, Sierra Leone. selves before departing for Africa. The scholarship day at the small town of Mattru Jong, were charging activities fees to Associate Professor of However, not many things could Comforti school was accompanied where they were greeted by the pay for the upkeep of the school,” Government Claudena Skran, have prepared them for the crazy by a sports day, led by LU Women’s teachers of FAWE school and their stated Grattan. who had previously lived and driving, overwhelming attention, Soccer Captain Sarah Ehlinger, who neighbors with singing, dancing The money used for the researched in this small country dirt, sunburn, the dance scene and used money raised by SAAC to buy and celebration. school’s upkeep went towards 95 on the coast of West Africa, led of course the unexpected stops soccer goals and pennies. Most children in small towns sets of benches and tables, made the trip. The group of six trav- along the way to wherever. Cleats and soccer balls were of Sierra Leone have never seen a for the school at no profit by a elled along with two other stu- The best surprises came from also donated to Comforti by the Westerner, making the students local vocational school, OIC. dents doing separate studies and interviewing students and their athletic department. Upwards of from Lawrence quite a spectacle. The negotiations between OIC, internships. families at the schools. 36 scholarships were awarded to At FAWE, the scholarship day teachers of FAWE school for girls, SWAHP was funded partly by At Comforti school in Calaba students at Comforti school. began late, as usual, with another and Skran, along with SWAHP, rep- LUCC and partly by Professor Alan town, right outside the capitol city This school has ranked first sports day, and around 100 happy resents what people can do in Parks through the Pieper Grant. of Freetown, the Lawrence stu- and second on the national test for faces excited to receive pencils, Africa and how Lawrence has made The rest of the students managed dents interviewed around 25 stu- sixth grade students, competing study packs, and notebooks. a difference. Habitat for Humanity hosts Winter Festival at the Warch Suzie Kraemer tude usually resulted in making rescuing a bunny rabbit trapped for The Lawrentian something that was neither a crane on an erupting volcano island. nor a helmet, so I decided to move The children’s creativity and Habitat for Humanity hosted on. hyperactive energy could have been its first ever Winter Festival for Luckily, the next station explained by taking a closer look at children Sunday, Jan. 24 in the involved a board game that I had the cookie decoration station. It Hurvis Room at the Warch Campus mastered when I was younger. turns out that the ‘decoration’ pro- Center. Habitat volunteers moni- The objective of “Pretty, Pretty cess was basically a contest to see tored what seemed to be the hap- Princess” is to go around the board how many sprinkles you could get piest 20 children in the world as until you have collected all the to stay on the cookie. The cookies they visited the different stations. jewelry and a crown. If you win, were served with hot chocolate The children chattered you get to look at your ‘pretty, to keep the kids as happy and as amongst themselves as Disney pretty’ self in a little mirror deco- sugar-high as possible. music blasted from the speakers. rated with jewels. The kids loved Bowl glazing was the main Activities included folding ori- it! Some things never seem to get event. On the day before the gami, cutting paper snowflakes, old. event, Art Club had volunteered to Bingo turned out to be one of mold 150 clay bowls for the kids playing bingo, decorating cookies, Photo by Lauren Mimms playing board games, coloring and the kids’ favorite stations because to paint. The children loved all best of all, painting ceramic bowls. of the awesome prizes. When they the different colored glazes that close to the action, the parents fessed my ignorance, I took the At the origami station, four ran out of pirate coloring books Habitat had purchased from The mistook me for an assistant and initiative to find out. The answer, Waseda students patiently taught and candy necklaces to give away Fire. I was both jealous and in awe asked me difficult questions my friends, is three. the children how to make paper to the children, the bingo sta- of watching these grade-schoolers like, “How many layers of glazes The children who attended the cranes and warrior helmets. I tried tion was converted into a color- paint cute, creative designs on the should we apply to get the bright- to help out but my artistic inepti- ing booth where two particularly bowls. est color?” After receiving many imaginative kids drew Spiderman When I accidentally got too disapproving glares when I con- See Habitat on page 9 Real scientists: Lawrence history through the archives Rob Niederriter The annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest: Josh Trotter for The Lawrentian An infamous Lawrence tradition Julia Stringfellow eral action questions that often A poster and shirt are also He is a four-year member of Archivist require teams to leave the comfort created each year for the contest, the LU Bomb Squad and an ardent of the indoors and head out into and in the past have featured the lover of “lasers and fire.” Round the January weather to find the face of a Lawrence president and that off with an undergraduate Who is the only horse jockey answer to the question. an armadillo, the mascot of the degree in physics and a robust known to have won a race while If you are on campus dur- contest. goatee and, come summer 2010, dead? What is the name of the ing Trivia weekend, you will like- The contest is known nation- Rob Niederriter will either pro- dog that belongs to the boy on the ly see trivia players around the wide, as is evident by the many claim super-villainy and take over Cracker Jack box? What do Diane WLFM studio in the Music-Drama articles that have been written the world or ... go on to graduate Sawyer, David Letterman, Dick Van Center while action questions are about it in publications such as The school. Lucky for us he has a pas- Dyke and Raquel Welch have in being answered. I personally have Chronicle of Higher Education, the sion for studying physics. common? Answers to these ques- witnessed cross-dressing Disney Chicago Tribune, USA Today, The Hailing from Minnesota, tions are at the end of this article. characters entering the building Wall Street Journal, and Playboy. Photo by Susanna Valleau Niederriter came to Lawrence Questions like the ones above and cars backing up to the Music- There have also been billboard seeking a biochemistry major, but interpret the data collected by the make up the tradition of the triv- Drama Center and individuals advertisements about the contest, first had to test the waters and laser spectrometer. ia contest at Lawrence. The con- jumping out of the trunk and run- including a billboard in Wall, South see what other science courses A year later, Niederriter spent test is a highlight of the month ning into the building. Dakota, where the famous Wall were like. After sampling a bit of his summer studying waves in of January, a time when exciting Teams with the highest scores Drug Store is located. biology, chemistry, and physics, plasmas at UCLA. events are needed to help deal at the end of the contest are This year’s trivia contest he chose physics and has never “Waves are a great example with the never-ending snow and declared the winners in on-cam- begins Friday, Jan. 29, and goes looked back. of the way theories build off frigid temperatures. pus and off-campus categories and through midnight Sunday. The Two summers ago, Niederriter each other in physics,” explained The competition, which takes receive prizes such as refrigera- webcast can be heard at the WLFM trekked across the Atlantic to Niederriter. “The fundamentals of place the last weekend in January tors, stainless-steel bedpans, and Web site, http://www.lawrence. Germany where he worked on waves can be seen in mechanical every year, was started in 1966 by bags filled with several hundred edu/sorg/wlfm/. determining the components of systems, in water, light, quantum student James B. deRosset. The “Try a Little Kindness” buttons. Drew Baumgartner is this different sections of open flame by theory. Any single topic in physics contest is comprised of 50 hours In recent years, the awards year’s Grand Trivia Master and the laser spectroscopy. lends itself as a basic primer for of consecutive questions begin- ceremony held at the end of the person to contact with any ques- These experiments are done by countless other principles. That’s ning 10:00:37 p.m. the Friday of contest has taken place in front of tions about this year’s contest. focusing highly calibrated lasers what I like about physics: its con- the weekend and concluding at Memorial Chapel in the early hours Now, the answers to the ques- on a point of a fire and finding sistency,” Niederriter remarked. midnight Sunday. of Monday morning. There is a dif- tions at the beginning of this out what sort of chemicals are Trivia questions are highly ran- ferent motto for each year, includ- article: No. 1 Frank Hayes, No. 2 present. Niederriter helped refine dom, and usually feature a “Death ing 1968’s slogan, “The greatest Dingo, No. 3 They were all weather and optimize the software used to See Real scientists on page 9 and Destruction” hour and sev- event since Liberace left Menasha.” forecasters. THE LAWRENTIAN

6 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 Citizens United vs. F.E.C.

STAFF EDITORIAL Karl Hailperin because corporations “are not Web Manager human beings” and therefore their speech is not entitled to First The devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 has deeply affected the Lawrence Last Thursday the Supreme Amendment protection? The flaw community. Lawrence has ties to Haiti stretching back 15 years through Professor of Music Court advanced the cause of with that reasoning is that corpo- Janet Anthony who first began volunteering at the Holy Trinity Music School in Port-au-Prince free political speech when it rations are not distinct entities in and of themselves, but “associa- in 1996. She has brought many Lawrentians, both students and professors, to teach at the handed down its 5-4 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election tions of citizens” — workers, man- institution, providing them with invaluable experience. This remarkable school was completely agers, investors, etc. — organized destroyed in the wake of the earthquake. Commission, an important case involving a provision of the together through a specific legal After the disaster struck, Lawrentians reacted immediately, raising awareness about Haiti Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act and contractual arrangement. through concerts, fundraising drives and other charity events. The Jan. 20 concert for Haiti of 2002 banning independent cam- Corporations do not speak; successfully raised $5,923.40 for the Holy Trinity Music School and the Red Cross. Additionally paign advertisements by corpora- people speak in their role as a there have been student-organized bake sales and fundraisers throughout campus. tions and unions in the days before corporate actor. Therefore the Groups such as the Lawrence Christian Fellowship and Students Engaged in Global Aid have an election. question is not “Do corporations been instrumental in these philanthropic efforts. Even the Viking Room has been involved, The majority opinion, authored have a right to free speech?” but “Are citizens’ right to free speech donating a portion of proceeds from today’s sales of Haitian beer. We commend the Lawrence by Justice Kennedy, struck down this provision on the grounds that suspended when they organize community for its eagerness in helping Haiti during its time of crisis. in a corporation?” Nothing in the However, the recent theft of a charity donation box to support Haiti from the Front Desk in “If the First Amendment has any force, it prohibits Congress from text of the Constitution supports Plantz Hall is troubling. Any act of theft, especially from charity, is disturbing. The immediacy fining or jailing citizens, or asso- answering that question with a of the cause, the extent of the destruction and the Lawrence Community’s connection to the ciations of citizens, for simply “Yes.” people of Haiti and the Holy Trinity Music School in Port-au-Prince make this crime deplorable. engaging in political speech.” The Court has well-established Upcoming charity events for Haiti include, Steven Spears’ recital Jan. 31, a Haiti Benefit The case raised some thorny precedents that upheld the First Concert Feb. 6 in the Memorial Chapel and a Haiti Benefit Program Feb 12. at Harmony Café. legal issues because it held that Amendment rights of corpora- We encourage Lawrentians to attend these events and continue to find ways to aid Haitian the “freedom of speech” protected tions, specifically New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, decided in 1964, recovery efforts. by the First Amendment covered not just the political speech of and New York Times Co. v. United individual citizens, but that of cor- States, decided in 1971. porations. Admittedly both of those What about Justice Stevens’ cases dealt with freedom of press claim in his dissent that the Google, China and censorship First Amendment does not apply See Citizens United on page 12 took Google’s unofficial “Don’t be expands. There are currently over the security breaches were tied deny human rights. ... The Internet Patrick Miner evil” motto to heart. 700 million cell phone users and to the government. The Chinese has already been a source of tre- Columnist A company statement at that projections estimate there will be Communist Party, of course, mendous progress in China. ... But time attempted to justify the over 1 billion by 2013. denies any involvement. White countries that restrict free access decision to enter the PRC: “While Google has used this situation Two global powers, one the House spokesperson Bill Burton to information or violate the basic removing search results is incon- as an opportunity to alter its moral largest Internet company and the told reporters that President rights of Internet users risk walling sistent with Google’s mission, stance in China. The company can other the most populous nation, Obama “continues to be troubled themselves off from the progress providing no information (or a appear to oppose censorship and are currently in a heated negotia- by the cyber-security breach that of the next century. ... On their heavily degraded user experience play the good-guy while still post- tion-war. Google Inc. announced Google attributes to China ... All own, new technologies do not take that amounts to no information) ing profits in the Chinese market. Jan. 12 that it is considering with- we are looking for from China are sides in the struggle for freedom is more inconsistent with our mis- Google makes great products and I drawing from China, which, with some answers.” and progress, but the United States sion.” use them every day, but Google is nearly 400 million Internet users, Regarding the matter, Secretary does. We stand for a single Internet Now, most national U.S. media still a profit-driven company that is by far the largest Internet mar- of State Hilary Rodham Clinton where all of humanity has equal are praising Google for standing will sometimes make decisions ket in the world. released the following statement: access to knowledge and ideas.” up to the “evil” Chinese govern- based on money. Google, on its official blog, stat- “We have been briefed by Google The full text of her speech is ment and “The Great Firewall of Last week, Clinton started her ed: “In mid-December, we detected on these allegations, which raise available on the State Department’s China”, but some of them do make address with a few welcoming a highly sophisticated and targeted very serious concerns and ques- Web site. a nod toward this 2006 decision words. She commented that it is attack on our corporate infrastruc- tions. We look to the Chinese gov- In response to Clinton, a and the view that when combined always difficult to see audience ture originating from China that ernment for an explanation. The Chinese foreign ministry spokes- with current statements, it leads to members when on stage because resulted in the theft of intellectual ability to operate with confidence person said that the U.S. is mak- charges of hypocrisy. of lighting conditions. Most likely property from Google ... we have in cyberspace is critical in a mod- ing “groundless accusations” and What is largely overlooked is unintentionally, she then summed evidence to suggest that a primary ern society and economy. I will be that they “insinuated that China the manner in which arguments up this entire debacle with her goal of the attackers was access- giving an address next week on the restricts internet freedom.” He from both sides are mismatched. remark: “The lights are in my eyes ing the Gmail accounts of Chinese centrality of Internet freedom in added, “This runs contrary to the While the hacking may have and you are in the dark.” human rights activists ... We have the 21st century, and we will have facts and is harmful to China-U.S. been motivated by a desire of decided we are no longer willing further comment on this matter as relations.” the responsible party to stifle dis- to continue censoring our results the facts become clear.” The president and Clinton both sent, the end result is “theft of on Google.cn, and so over the next The address mentioned above, clearly stand behind Google, but intellectual property”, not restric- few weeks we will be discussing which Secretary Clinton deliv- the dispute is very complex and tion of public access to informa- with the Chinese government the ered Jan. 21, was planned before barriers between sides are fluid. tion. Google is essentially arguing To Whom it May basis on which we could operate the events involving the dispute As per usual, oversimplification against its 2006 self. an unfiltered search engine within unfolded, but in the address, of the matter is rampant in the Concern: The Internet giant is now plan- the law, if at all. We recognize that Clinton didn’t tiptoe around the media. Back in 2006, when Google ning to keep both its research Fire extinguish- this may well mean having to shut China-Google dispute. formally entered the Chinese mar- center and mobile phone division ers are not toys. down Google.cn, and potentially She said: “[T]echnologies with ket with the launch of Google.cn, active in China. The former is our offices in China.” the potential to open up access to the company agreed to censor its Everyone hates responsible for most of Google’s As of press time, Google is in government and promote trans- search results in accordance with revenue and the latter is very like- you. closed-door talks with the PRC gov- parency can also be hijacked by Chinese law. This decision met ly to reap profits in the future ernment over this issue. An inves- governments to crush dissent and harsh criticism from those who tigation is ongoing as to whether as China’s mobile phone market

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS 7 See you on the court, suckas J.B. Sivanich tional way. You see, my style of Letters to the Editor Op/Ed Editor play can be described in one word, and that word is, as you may have guessed, verbal. As a Vice Presidential candi- While it may seem that LUCC the chapter, I’d like to share Everyone loves to hate on win- ter term: It’s cold, long and, well, I’m a trash-talker, plain and date in the recent LUCC execu- is a closed-door society for details about why and how it simple. Since the day I was born, tive elections, I was upset when budding politicians, it is in fact happened in an effort to stop not much else. Just as bears hiber- nate and moneyed retirees flock before I could even form words, I first read Dave Broker’s op-ed unique in its profound open- any false information that may I’ve been talking trash. in the last Lawrentian, how- ness. I think the greatest signs be out there. to Floridian mazes of pink and teal condos during this depress- Usually, this makes me the ever, I remember that this time of that openness are the wide First, the LU administration ideal intramural basketball play- last year, I had similar feelings open doors on every other had no part in the decision. The ing time of year, Lawrentians of all stripes have adapted to survive er — the one everyone wants on about LUCC, especially about Monday at 4:30 in the Hurvis Greek system here isn’t as alive their team. But I heard a rumor the schedule change. This room and the fact that one of as it once was years ago, and another Wisconsin winter. Voice majors are busy prepar- about intramural basketball this is when I received the same this first things on every agen- often times the LU administra- year that has me a bit confused. advice I will give the reader and da is “community concerns.” tion is the first to get fingers ing for the opera in hopes of find- ing something to do when Project Supposedly there is a new rule stat- Mr. Broker — get involved. As a fellow democrat, I’m pointed their way. Instead, our ing that teams who are “unsports- While an incredible sure Mr. Broker is familiar with national headquarters were the Runway reruns aren’t on. Greek organizations are busy trying to manlike” during more than one 1,028 ballots were cast in one of my favorite quotes of ones who made the decision game will be barred from playing this election, I suspect many President Obama, “we are the to close us down. We lost our proselytize their lifestyles upon younger, otherwise potentially pro- the playoffs. Lawrentians will remain apa- ones we’ve been waiting for. We chapter because we were not I love the playoffs, but I fear thetic about LUCC until the are the change we seek.” In our meeting specific academic and ductive members of society. Yuais, Kohlerites and Drew that this rule will have the same next unpopular decision is society, government, even our chapter size standards put in effect on the playoffs that my little made, whether it be by the student government, we can’t place by them. Baumgartner are busy wetting their beds in anticipation of a silly event sister’s buying and wearing the LUCC or blamed on LUCC, look at the important issues To leave on a high note, t-shirt of my favorite band that like some in the past and Mr. and say, “now who’s going to I’d like to share that we are in that finally gives them a sense of being half-way decent at some- even my cool friends had never Broker’s article. However, every fix this one?” we have to take Phi Delta Theta’s plans of com- heard of had on my listening to of Lawrentian should know that action and be a part of the ing back to Lawrence in the thing, even though that something is trivial and pointless. Football said band. they are more than welcome to solution. That’s what I encour- near future. The early goal is I would use this column to call attend general council meet- age every Lawrentian to do. to return in the fall of 2012. By players begin hockey season ... wait, football players and hockey for a showing of civil disobedience ings, join student welfare and —Evan Williams that time, most current students - flagrant displays of unsportsman- other committees that, while will have graduated, but it’s still players aren’t and the same? Well, they all look the same to me. like conduct by all IBA teams - but important to the governance of a reason to be optimistic for the that’s like calling for rain during our student body, are grossly future. The only thing that keeps me going until the permafrost lifts is the middle of a monsoon. I, unlike lacking in student participation. As news spreads quickly Bristol Palin and her abstinence- At the candidate open around a campus this small, —Marc Casati intramural basketball. Once the Packers are done with the playoffs, until-marriage campaign, am not forum, it was asked of a many people are aware that the Former President one for futile endeavors. presidential candidate- “what local Phi Delta Theta chapter at WI Beta Chapter of Phi basketball becomes my life. I think about basketball the I am still unsure why we even is the greatest problem facing Lawrence lost its charter this Delta Theta have this rule. “Sportsmanship” is Lawrence?” to me, it’s apathy. week. As former president of way Donald Trump thinks about money; the way Dick Cheney thinks for 40-year-olds with bad knees about torturing dudes named who need something to complain Omar; the way Kanye West thinks about, and coaches of annoying about Kanye West: constantly. little kids who need a nice way to Yes, there is a chance that tell them to “shut up” when they when I am sitting in class I am actu- get overexcited. Tim Tebow’s abortion stance cannot fit all ally listening to Prof. Vorenkamp But do we, humble players of LU intramural basketball, really need a to refute without sounding like inclined to do it - because you drag on about whether a meaning- Zach Davis one-strike policy with regards to Columnist a heel. That’s a shame, because might get Tim Tebow. And if you generality of an object is the entity sportsmanship? I think we have it has no place in the abortion don’t … oh well.” of that object or if is one with that object — I’m not sure if Systems enough education and common The other day espn.com ran an debate. This commercial also worries of Buddhist Philosophies fulfills a sense to know when someone is article about a pro-life commercial As a pro-life argument, the me because it implies one person’s Diversity or a General Education joking, and enough education and starring Tim Tebow. Tebow, for commercial is at best misguided. decision should influence legal requirement, but it should fulfill common sense to know when to those not conversant in Division I It seems to imply that women decisions that affect everyone. a Tediousness requirement even tell our friends/teammates that college football, is a multi-talented are machines to pop out great- What is true of Mrs. Tebow is not if there isn’t such a thing yet. But they are out of line. quarterback who played for the ness. Mrs. Tebow had Tim against and cannot be true of everyone. there’s a much better chance, how- I assume people will under- University of Florida the past four medical advice - which is her right Mrs. Tebow should have the free- ever, that I am visualizing myself stand when I take off my shirt and years. He and his mother are star- - but she potentially put both dom to choose to have her child, taking some chump to the hole, swing it over my head shouting ring in a commercial that will air her life and Tim’s in danger, and of course. dunking behind my back and draw- “cash money” after I score an easy during the Super Bowl. I worry other pregnant women But not all women are in her ing a foul. lay-up that I am joking, just as I The commercial tells the story faced with serious medical issues situation, and it’s a grave injustice I watch more basketball than assume Drew Baumgartner knows of Tebow’s birth. While on a mis- might endanger themselves on the to assume they are. Mrs. Tebow’s the ORC boys watch American I am joking about him wetting his sion in the Philippines, Tebow’s off-chance their fetus is the next successful pregnancy doesn’t idol, and, trust me, those boys bed, or Prof. Vorenkamp being mother, pregnant for the fifth Babe Ruth. mean that other women in tricky love themselves some Carrie tedious or football and hockey time, became sick. Doctors advised The commercial also seems to situations - those who face high- Underwood wannabes. I was going players looking the same etc. etc. her to abort. She didn’t, and the suggest, however inadvertently, risk births, or carry the product to say that I study basketball plays Rules are meant to be broken. child she had grew up to win a that only great fetuses are worth of a rape, or live in dire financial more than some random group Basketball is meant to be fun. I’ve Heisman and lead Florida to a saving. Ask yourself: would this straits, for example - shouldn’t get studies their actual homework, but grown five inches over the sum- national championship. commercial have been made if Tim to choose for themselves what is I’m just grasping at straws at this mer. It looks like the stars are The implicit argument isn’t Tebow was a drug-addicted high best for them. point ... aligned for me to have an incred- hard to figure out: Abortion school dropout? I love that America is generally Ok, back up, I know what ible senior season. should be illegal because every The commercial limits the pro- tolerant of a variety of beliefs and you’re thinking - you’re right, I fetus has the potential to be great. life argument, to my mind. I want allows people to live according to can’t actually dunk behind my This argument certainly drips with to hear, “don’t abort, because all those different sets of beliefs. I back, or in any other direction. I pathos, which is why I think it life is valuable,” but instead, I’m consider myself to be pretty good gets trotted out so much. It’s hard hearing, “don’t abort - even if it’s medically justified, even if you’re See Tim Tebow on page 12 at basketball but not in a conven-

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8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 Lawrence Symphony Orchestra ready to take on Stravinsky

Olivia Hendricks Mariah Schultz on Barber’s “Violin the 100th Anniversary Celebration Freshman Studies students will ficulty of the Stravinsky pieces, Staff Writer Concerto, op. 14.” of Diaghilev and the Russian Ballet. probably agree with the notion that Concerto Competition Finalist The orchestra is highlighting Sergei Diaghilev was a Russian Stravinsky expanded the realm of Mariah Schultz will surely impress In collaboration with the Stravinsky’s works for two reasons. art critic who is known for found- possibilities in orchestral music with her emotive performance of Freshman Studies program, the First, all freshmen at Lawrence ing the Ballets Russes, or the upon hearing the dissonance and the Barber Violin Concerto, a nice Lawrence Symphony Orchestra this year are required to study Russian Ballet, in 1909. Diaghilev difficult rhythmic patterns that contrast to the somewhat chaotic will perform several works by Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” helped produce numerous ballets Stravinsky employs. sounds of Stravinsky. Stravinsky Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 as part of their Freshman Studies in collaboration with composers LSO members also attest to the Said Schultz, “Performing p.m. in the Memorial Chapel. sequence. like Poulenc, Satie, and perhaps uniqueness — and difficulty — of the Barber violin concerto hardly Under Director of Orchestral Freshman students will also most famously, Stravinsky. “The Rite of Spring.” involves the devilishly fancy and Studies David Becker, the orches- be prepared for Stravinsky’s work Said Maestro Becker of the Said LSO violinist Alex virtuosic riffs often found in other tra will present “Part I: The Shrove by attending a lecture and dem- three Stravinsky pieces the LSO Hurlburt, “Gaining the sense of Romantic violin pieces. First and - Tide Fair” from Stravinsky’s 1947 onstration Friday, Jan. 29 at 11:10 will perform: “All three Stravinsky rhythm, or rather, sense of order, foremost, it calls for a wealth of work “Petrouchka,” “The Berceuse a.m. At that lecture, as well as at masterworks were commissioned out of the seeming chaos implied sound and variety of emotions that and Finale” from his 1919 work the concert the following evening, by Diaghiliev and the Russian in “The Rite of Spring” has been work to enhance the colors of the “The Firebird Suite,” and the Assistant Professor of Music Julie Ballet. These three monumen- the most difficult aspect of the piece, whether warm, cool, bright, Robert Rudolph revised version of McQuinn will serve as the com- tal orchestral compositions by concert. It is such a unique piece dark, vivid or subdued.” “The Rite of Spring.” mentator. Stravinsky changed the direction that seems to fit so well with the The concert is free and open The concert will also fea- The second primary reason the of musical composition for the story it follows.” to the public, and more informa- ture the LSO 2009-2010 Student LSO is choosing to pay tribute to 20th and 21st centuries.” Yet while audience mem- tion can be found at http://thor. Concerto Competition Finalist Stravinsky is that this year marks Most audience members and bers may be awed by the dif- lawrence.edu/calendar/. Wild Space Dance Company disappoints with abstract performance

Kristi Ruff Melt,” a duet called “All Sorts of niment was a track of suggestively strangeness, this piece was actu- inducing quality of the slow indie Staff Writer Things” and two all-company rou- themed old-time movie dialogue ally my favorite. music, or the inaccessibility of tines, “By Accident and Necessity” between two lovers, broken up The piece was performed by the routines to reach the audience The Wild Space Dance and “Trace Elements.” occasionally by a few minutes of the entire troupe, and incorporat- and make the intended impact, Company performed “Heads Up” While all of the dancers were what one could only questionably ed an interesting variety of visual a significantly smaller audience last Saturday, Jan. 23, in Stansbury clearly talented at their craft, call music, though I feel more levels. The majority of the time returned after intermission for the Theatre. The Wild Space Dance the routines themselves were so inclined to call it “silence inter- the performers were moving dif- final piece. Company is a company-in-resi- abstract that they became inacces- rupted by a few notes now and ferently from each other, creating That final piece, “Trace dence at Lawrence and performs sible to the audience, and hence then.” a much more visually stimulating Elements,” was an homage to here annually. failed to convey their meaning. While I can appreciate the performance, although I must still Alfred Hitchcock movies, accom- Last year, their performance The first solo was an inter- creative idea and artistic use of admit that I was still unable to panied by a much more satisfying “Snow” was quite moving and esting blend of linear, angular silence, as well as the abstraction glean any meaning from it. blend of various film scores. evocative in its communication movements with a very minimal- behind the dance, it was just too This routine also made inter- Due to its obvious theme of of the winter elements that we istic, acoustic-indie style accom- long and disconnected a routine esting use of shadow, as the vari- “murder and terror,” said sopho- Wisconsinites know so well, so my paniment. The performer, Michelle that, when set to such random ous silhouettes of the perform- more Elianna Thorne, it was “much expectations for this year’s perfor- DiMeo, is a beautiful, graceful dialogue, merely served to confuse ers were illuminated against the less abstract ... although at one mance were high. dancer, as evidenced by the few the audience. photographic backdrop, evoking point the men started throwing While I am not an expert by any elegant moves she performed; The third piece was performed the interesting concept of a pho- shoes and I still don’t understand means of modern dance, I was still however that grace was lost in the to a backdrop of moving still pho- tographic negative version of a why.” disappointed when “Heads Up” awkwardly jerky movements cho- tography by Tom Bamberger, and mirror. It is too bad that so many peo- failed to meet my expectations. reographed into her routine. was accompanied by still more Whether it was due to the fail- ple left before this piece, because The company performed four “All Sorts of Things” was even minimalistic indie music. While ure of the performance to meet it was much more interesting and routines: a solo called “Glacial more dissatisfying. The accompa- continuing with the theme of expectations, the drowsiness- accessible than the others.

Artist Spotlight: Maura Cook

Molly Wilson productions of “Suor Angelica,” favorite role at Lawrence, Cook pieces by Bach, Britten, Barber, Staff Writer “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” answered “Cinderella” before I Brahms, Offenbach, Vaughn “L’Étoile,” “Cinderella” and even finished the question. She Williams and de Falla. As this is Trivia Weekend, Opera Scenes. She’s sung in loved being “able to be opti- As Cook says, “When it’s an easy weekend to forget Lawrence choirs since her mistic about life when there’s I was deciding what to sing, about concerts and such, but freshman year, notably singing so many negatives around and it was really important for if you can only take one break, a large solo movement in “The to be able to spend rehearsal me to sing with my friends.” make sure it’s for Maura Cook Messiah” last year. time in that mindset … and Consequently, much of her and Katie Schuld’s recital at Cook is perhaps not what she’s a princess.” program includes duets, quar- 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 in you would typically think of as Her recital this weekend tets and more. Harper Hall. a singer. She freely admits she is shared with another mez- So make sure you take an Maura Cook, a senior doesn’t “listen to music”, and zo-soprano, Katie Schuld, and hour out of answering ques- bachelor of arts student in she lives in a quad with three from personal experience, I can tions and come hear a recital Music and Anthropology from other singers and requires tell you: Both of these artists with some of the most heart- Davenport, Iowa, has made them to watch a “killing pour their hearts and souls felt and stirring singing of the it onto the stage at virtually movie,” such as “Gran Torino,” into every piece and make real year. every singing opportunity. between listening to operas. music happen every time. She’s had roles in Lawrence When asked about her Their program includes Photo courtesy of Maura Cook

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 Coming to Sound Choices: Bands named after animals your senses Alex Schaaf exception to the list, since “Bird” Wolf Parade is a near super-group mistake, but it is clear that Modest Arts & Entertainment Editor is his real last name, and not a made up of a “parade” of ter- Mouse was not going for glory chosen one, but the resemblance is rific songwriters who know how to when the band decided on the ani- Music People like making lists. More too striking to be ignored. His last bring the rambunctious rock. Dan mal to give it its name. But clearly, specifically, I like making lists. name is Bird. He whistles. His whis- Boeckner’s howl is pretty unmis- Modest Mouse is a bit more upbeat Tuesday, February 2 Sure, they can be insultingly tling sounds like a bird. Whistling takable as well, so this is a pretty than your typical modest mouse, irrelevant — who cares whether is a big part of his music. He sings accurate name in my opinion. 8.75 so this one is low on the list. 4.77 someone else likes one thing more about animals and nature. This is Midlake than the other? But sometimes, clearly a case of destiny. 9.82 4. Grizzly Bear: I wouldn’t exactly 6. The Beatles: Yes, I went there. when faced with the never-ending say that the music of Grizzly Bear A beatle is not an animal, but a "The Courage of stream of music out there, it helps 2. Animal Collective/Panda Bear: reminds me of an actual grizzly beetle is, and it’s close enough. to give it some order, to try and The group that started this proj- bear. Then again, I wouldn’t neces- I’m not quite sure how The Beatles Others" make some sense out of it all. ect. The music evokes the natural sarily rule it out. Ed Droste and decided on a name, but clearly With that in mind, I’d like to wildness of the animal kingdom company create beautiful, textural it has stuck. This is the example The Album Leaf present a strikingly unimportant more than any other group. They soundscapes that move by at rel- I always use when defending a even used to wear masks and face atively slow tempos, sometimes possible band name — “Yeah it "A Chorus of list this week. After noticing a trend in my music listening habits, paint, and run around yelping and emerging out of the haze to give sounds stupid now, but I bet ‘The Storytellers" I decided to go through my iTunes screaming. Panda Bear is a member you a more upbeat attack — like Beatles’ sounded stupid before and pick out every band whose of Animal Collective, and has his ... a grizzly bear. The question is, they became famous.” I struggle to Lil Wayne name referenced an animal. own solo albums, and so I include who would win in a showdown — find a parallel between the name And then rank them, by how him as well. 8.76 the grizzly bear or the panda? 6.92 and the music, except that the "Rebirth" well the music corresponds to the beetle is the animal with the most animal. Why take on such a point- 3. Wolf Parade: The wolf is a rather 5. Modest Mouse: I follow up the number of species, and The Beatles less and meaningless project, you threatening animal, and this band most threatening-sounding group is the band with the most number ask? And I answer, why not? definitely lives up to its namesake with perhaps the weakest. Show of imitators, the band that has most of the time. Perhaps the most me someone who is afraid of a influenced more bands than any 1. Andrew Bird: This is kind of the “rock” group out of all of these, modest mouse, and I’ll admit my other. So there, I tried. 3.21

His counterpoint is Laura Roslin, president of the Twelve TV is the answer: “Battlestar Galactica” Colonies, a position which makes Beth Carpenter show have said that they feel it many interesting dialogues about sense once you watch the show, Staff Writer transcends the sci-fi genre — that religion in a secular world. Beyond played to perfection by Mary it is simply a show about humanity that, there are questions of geno- McDonnell. that just happens to take place in cide that may actually find the In honor of the first episode of I could literally go on and space. I am inclined to agree. viewer contemplating scenarios its prequel series, “Caprica,” airing on about how amazing Mary The basic premise of the show when such a thing might be accept- Movies last week, the time has come to out McDonnell is, and many of my is that the entire human race is able. Suicide bombing becomes a myself. Yes, that’s right, I watch — friends have suffered through my blown up by a bunch of angry thing that you can understand and Friday, January 29 and am addicted to — “Battlestar admiration of her, but I will just robots called Cylons. About 50,000 sympathize with. Galactica.” say that I could not imagine a bet- humans survive by virtue of being At every turn, “Battlestar Not the 1970s version, with bad ter actress in the role, and because in orbit around the planets on Galactica” is a show that challeng- "Edge of Darkness" special effects and clunky robots, of it, Laura Roslin has become one which they live, and so begins the es the viewer, and for that alone, it but the reimagined series, running of my favorite fictional characters. saga of “Battlestar Galactica.” is great television. "When in Rome" from 2003 to 2009, brought to the Among other actors are Katee Yeah, it sounds pretty science If that’s not enough to con- world by Ron Moore and the SciFi Sackhoff, currently on the show fiction-y, I’ll admit, but there are vince you to watch, the show also "North Face" — now SyFy — network. I briefly “24” and Lucy Lawless of “Xena: deeper themes to the show. The boasts an all-star cast. Edward alluded to the show in my wrap-up Warrior Princess” fame. "Off and Running" Cylons have a monotheistic belief James Olmos plays Bill Adama, of 2009, but those short sentences I will put an end to this love structure that closely mirrors commander of the Battlestar cannot really express my deep and letter to “Battlestar Galactica” by Christianity, whereas the humans Galactica. He shows range in his unending love for that show. saying that everyone should watch possess something more akin to acting, from crying inconsolably In all honesty, and with no it, buy the DVDs and let their lives the beliefs of the ancient Greeks, over a lost comrade, to indescrib- facetiousness intended, “Battlestar be consumed. I will even lend out and their government is mod- able rage over a threat to his Galactica” is the best television my DVD set so that the Lawrence eled after the Mormon Quorum of family, to the unique happiness of show I have ever watched. Many population can become engulfed in Twelve. finally seeing the person you love of the actors involved with the the glories of “Battlestar Galactica.” All of these things result in after a long absence.

to listen to the music of Hank ones. For my hobby, I love to nel so that I can watch every Secret lives Williams, Don Williams, Dolly play and watch soccer! I follow game. Soccer is like a religion Parton, and so I really love that the Cameroonian national team, in Cameroon — everyone is a continued from page 4 music, because it reminds me called the Indomitable Lions. fan. When the Lions are play- my students are always sur- of growing up, and because of They are one of the best soccer ing, it doesn’t matter if you’re prised… I like country music. the stories. The narratives are teams in Africa! Currently, the from the north or the south of This was part of the American so interesting, when you listen African Nations Cup is going the country, at that time we are DVD influence all around the world. to what they’re saying. I listen on in Angola right now, and all Cameroonians — it’s what Tuesday, February 2 When I was growing up we used to some rap but not the nasty I get an additional T.V. chan- brings us together.

"Zombieland" unteers were belting out “Under in the adjoining Mead-Witter Although the Winter Festival "The House of the Habitat the Sea,” it seemed that they room and one parent even sug- may not become a weekly Devil" were enjoying themselves as gested to co-president Carolyn occurrence, Habitat seems to continued from page 5 well. Schultz that Habitat should be intent on holding this event "Amelia" Winter Festival definitely had a The parents loved the hold an event like this one every again next year. "Love Happens" blast. From the way that the vol- opportunity to sit and chat Saturday.

and other random classes.” “But I would definitely and a cellist. That’s what makes Real scientists If there is one passion not give up research,” said liberal arts institutions great,” Niederriter has other than Niederriter. “If I only did one I Niederriter exclaimed. continued from page 5 studying physics, it is teach- know I would miss the other. If you would like to talk Those of you who have ing it. I would have to teach and about physics, or, more likely, had difficulty in any introduc- After graduation, Niederriter research.” need help in a physics class, tory physics course may have plans on studying more physics He hopes to end up in a contact Niederriter through the already met Niederriter. He has in graduate school in the hopes liberal arts institution like CTL or his LU e-mail — he will been a CTL tutor for physics of becoming a professor — his Lawrence where there is a good be more than happy to assist 120, 130, 150, and 160 along father is also a physics profes- mix of people, “where I can you. with “electronics, astronomy, sor. talk with a philosophy major THE LAWRENTIAN

10 SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 Indoor Track performs well at UW-Oshkosh Lawrence University Beth Larsen a jump of 1.62 meters and second remarkably well against reigning 3,000-meter run. for The Lawrentian place with a long jump of 4.80 national champions UW-Oshkosh. Coach Jason Fast is optimis- meters. The men’s 4x200-meter relay took tic regarding his team’s in-season The Lawrence indoor track Following closely in second place behind Ripon’s team improvement, saying, “We [have] team traveled to Oshkosh Steininger’s footsteps was fresh- with a time of 1:42.02. Sophomore had thirty season-best perfor- last Friday to compete in the man Rose Tepper, who placed sec- Sam Estrem took fifth in the mile mances and continue to evolve as UW-Oshkosh Invitational. The men ond in the triple jump and third in run with a time of 4:43.66, and competitors and get better every and women each took third place, the high jump. senior Matt Frelich also finished week.” with 41 and 44 points respectively. Lawrence sophomore Emily fifth in the 800-meter run. The Viking indoor track team It was a great meet for the Muhs also had a successful meet, Other notable finishes includ- will try to continue that improve- female jumpers. Senior Madeline finishing the 5,000-meter run with ed those by sophomore Nick ment Saturday, when they will Steininger performed strongly for a time of 19:27:09, which placed Kerkman, who took sixth place compete in the UW-Stevens Point Standings the second week in a row, taking her second of eight runners behind in the shot put with a throw of Quadrangular. first place in the high jump with only Mallory Burk of UW-Oshkosh. 13.25 meters, and freshman Sam The men’s team performed Stevens, who took sixth in the Men's Basketball MWC O'All St. Norbert 8-0 14-1 Carroll 6-3 11-5 Illinois College 5-3 9-6 Ramble on the roof: Sports in the classroom Ripon 5-3 9-5 Torrin Thatcher “9+2” structure and movement of pathway word-for-word, I spiced To remember the radio through Lake Forest 4-4 6-9 Columnist a flagellum of a eukaryote, it was it up. My trick was “Gary gets gamma portion, it was “Rajon Lawrence 4-4 7-8 simple: Baseball has nine players six plays to foul six players” — must issue very ultra cross-overs Grinnell 3-5 4-10 Beloit 3-6 5-11 Being a senior biology major, I on the field at any one time, and in the sense that Gary Payton is greatly” as Rajon Rondo must use Monmouth 2-6 3-12 have come across many different the battery involves two people, the Gary in question and players his ball-handling abilities. Do you Knox 1-7 1-14 processes that I have had to study the pitcher and the catcher. in the NBA get six fouls before like that “ultra” in there for the and learn. Some of these things I also had learned that the they’re off to the bench. There ultraviolet range? Good stuff. Women's Basketball have needed to be memorized, dynein arm had two parts — the is more to the pathway, but that To remember the visible spec- MWC O'All and it’s always exciting to think of inner and outer arm — just like just involves 13 Deions, the Flyers trum, depending on if you use the Lake Forest 8-0 12-3 new ways to make my warehouse a pitcher. When it came time to being short-handed, and pyruvate incorporation of indigo or cyan, it Ripon 7-1 11-4 remember these pathways. Some remember what direction the fla- being blitzed. Nothing weird. goes “Ray only yields getting busy St. Norbert 6-2 11-3 people like to rewrite processes gellum moves in when it motors To remember the citric acid in victories”. This could mean Ray Illinois College 4-4 9-6 on a marker board while talking the cell, I found out that it was cycle, it became more of an acro- Allen stops heaving from deep Monmouth 4-4 9-6 it out to himself or study group counter-clockwise — or as I like to nym game. It starts with Acetyl- once the game is sealed, or it could Beloit 4-5 6-10 partners, some people like to make call it, left. CoA and ends with oxaloacetate, mean Ray Lewis won’t be worried Carroll 4-5 9-7 note cards, and some other people As the cell moved closer to so an A and O in my creation of after court victories — whichever Knox 2-6 7-8 even like to write it over and over the attractant, rotating left became “all calls in/around KG’s space you prefer is fine with me. Grinnell 2-6 4-11 again on paper. more common than tumbling in should fear most offenses.” I hope that some of my little Lawrence 0-8 2-12 All of this seems rather pedes- randomness. I just thought of a This little household jingle ref- creations will help you think of trian in comparison to what I tend left-handed pitcher when he throws erences the defensive prowess of your own ways to remember mate- Hockey to do: I use my love of sports. This off-speed; his curve or slider spins Kevin Garnett while defending the rial in your classes. I am also a big MCHA O'All may seem dumb, but considering left as it reaches the attractant, in key — you like how KG means fan of music, so it would not be North Division that I am a master at knowing what this case the catcher’s palm. alpha-ketoglutarate? You’re very rare for me to think of little songs Marian 9-2-0 10-6-0 college the majority of NFL players In the many biology classes, welcome. and rhymes to help me as well. If Lawrence 6-4-1 7-8-1 went to, it’s only a good idea to use things such as glycolysis and the I tried teaching my sister this you were to look up “glycolysis” Finlandia 2-9-1 3-12-2 my strengths while studying. Oh, citric acid cycle have become a one, but she’s one of those note on YouTube, you may run into a Northland 2-10-0 2-15-0 let me mention some of the ones common thing that we need to card people. I just hope she appre- song titled “Superhighway of Tasty South Division I’ve used over my time as a Viking. know and love. This was the inspi- ciated how genius that KG refer- Sugary Treats to Energetic Feats” Adrian 12-0-0 14-3-0 Being in Assistant Professor of ration for this column, actually. ence was. that is both entertaining and edu- Lake Forest 7-4-1 7-8-1 Biology Ron Peck’s class at 8:30 in My younger sister at UW-Bucky Sitting in physics and remem- cational … in a sense. MSOE 7-5-0 8-8-1 the morning my sophomore year mentioned she needs to memorize bering the electromagnetic spec- I’m not talented enough to Concordia 0-11-1 0-15-2 provided me not only with a good glycolysis, and I let her know some trum and visible spectrum as dif- whip out my six-string and sing a amount of coffee, but also with of my tricks of the trade. ferent wavelengths with varying song with ease, so I just stick to practice coming up with creative Instead of memorizing the frequencies and energy levels can what I know best — blitzes, cover- mnemonics using baseball. When whole glucose to glucose-6-phos- sometimes bring out the best in ages, and Uncle Ray knockin’ down it came time to remember the phate to fructose-6-phosphate sports creativity. threes. Men’s basketball loses squeaker, wins blowout Greg Peterson Grinnell held on to a narrow lead eled to Monmouth College to face With the loss to Grinnell Sports Editor for the entire half. With just three the Fighting Scots (3-6, 4-12 MWC) avenged, the Vikings returned minutes to play, the Vikings were the next day. home, where the team will host down six points and in need of a The Lawrence team jumped Carroll University Friday after- The Lawrence men’s basketball Statistics are courtesy of team lost by one point at Grinnell strong finish against the rested, out to a quick lead, leading by noon. active Pioneers. seven at the half behind 53.8-per- www.lawrence.edu, www. College last Friday and took out its mchahockey.com and www. frustration on Monmouth College Senior John Dekker, who cent shooting, both overall and midwestconference.org in a blowout win the next day. notched an assist, a steal, a layup from long distance. and are current as of Grinnell (4-11, 3-6 MWC) and a rebound in the next 90 Monmouth came out strong Jan. 27, 2010. looked to be a beatable opponent seconds, led that finish. However, in the second half, taking the lead for the visiting Vikings (7-9, 4-5 the Grinnell defense continued to with 14 minutes remaining. Just MWC), but the Pioneers’ trademark press, and the Vikings trailed by four minutes later and with his up-tempo offense came out strong two points when Erik Borresen team up 59-57, Mays hit a jumper, and the home team led 44-26 with stepped to the free-throw line for sending the Vikings on a 13-1 six minutes left in the first half. two shots with less than a minute run from which the Fighting Scots The difference in styles was remaining. would not recover. evident from the start, as Grinnell Borresen missed one of his The Scots fell apart in the final used 17 different players and foul shots, leaving the Vikings still three minutes of the game, notch- Are you interested in launched 50 shots from beyond behind, but redeemed himself by ing six fouls, six missed shots, and the arc. The Vikings, on the other ripping down a rebound to give the two turnovers in that period while writing for Sports? hand, played eight-deep and did Vikings the ball, down by one, with only scoring two points. The final not attempt a single three-pointer 15 seconds left. nail in the coffin was the ejection in the game. Unfortunately, Lawrence was of Monmouth coach Mark Vershaw Grinnell’s reliance on the long unable to convert on their set for his second technical foul with Contact Stephen Exarhos at ball would come back to bite the play, and Grinnell won 90-89 in 27 seconds left in the game. Pioneers, as the Lawrence team the Vikings’ highest-scoring loss By the time the dust cleared, [email protected] would cut their lead to two points of the year. the Vikings had won 89-65 on the before going into the locker room Dekker led all scorers with road behind extremely balanced down by four. 26 points and junior Jon Mays scoring. Five Lawrence players — The second half was just as trailed only Dekker with 22, while Borresen, senior guard Dustin Lee, wild as the first, with a total of Borresen added a double-double Dekker, Mays, and senior Tyler 39 turnovers committed by the with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Cullitan — all finished the game two teams. Behind the 21 points Fresh off of their loss to in double-digits, and every Viking — all on three-point shooting — Grinnell and looking to split the that saw at least five minutes of of freshman guard Dylan Seeley, weekend series, the Vikings trav- court time scored. THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 SPORTS 11 Women’s Basketball falters in Iowa Erik Borresen Kaiser, who contributed nine and on to win 77-59. Staff Writer Athletes of the week five points, respectively, led the The first 25 minutes of the Vikings’ run during the stretch. game were close, and Monmouth With 1:26 left, the Pioneers held a small 37-34 lead four min- by Alyssa Onan The Lawrence women’s bas- held a slim 60-57 lead, but a three- utes into the second half. However, ketball team lost a close game last pointer and four consecutive free a 15-0 run by the Fighting Scots Friday night against its Midwest throws in the final 52 seconds over the next five minutes put Conference opponent, the Grinnell ultimately sealed the victory for the Vikings away for good, as College Pioneers (4-10, 2-5 MWC). Grinnell. Lawrence never came within 15 The game was kept close for The game ended with a score points the rest of the game. Emily Muhs: the majority of the first half until of 67-59, Grinnell’s largest lead Aerts led the Vikings again the Pioneers pulled away in the of the last eight minutes of the with 15 points, and freshman final five minutes of the period, game. Aerts led the Vikings with Cathy Kaye scored 13 points. leaving the score at 36-21 at the Indoor Track 16 points, Kaiser added 14 points, Walker pulled down a game-high break. What is your favorite event? and Kanesha Walker had 13. 10 rebounds during the contest. The second half saw the The 5K. Last Saturday afternoon the The Vikings, now 2-13 overall Pioneers’ lead grow as large as 17 Monmouth College (10-6, 5-4 MWC) and 0-9 in MWC play, will next host points before Lawrence went on a What are your personal goals women pulled away from the Carroll University Friday night. 23-6 run, tying the game at 52 with for this season? Vikings in the second half, going 5:35 left. Laura Aerts and Annie To PR [get a new personal record]. Men’s Hockey struggles against Adrian How long have you been run- ning competitively, and what Jon Mays alone. Before Lawrence could get slow start in their second effort. got you started running? Staff Writer on the board, Adrian had scored This time, the Bulldogs scored I’ve been running on and six times, with three goals in each four goals in the first period, with off since middle school. I just The Lawrence men’s hockey of the first two periods. four different players scoring, and kind of fell into it. team faced nationally 12th-ranked Jameson Raymond, Gustaf Adrian once again jumped out to Adrian College in an away dou- Ahlberg and Marc Howe would a six-goal lead before Lawrence In your mind, what is the bleheader last weekend, and the score for the Vikings, but their could answer. most difficult part of your Bulldogs proved to be as formi- efforts would be in vain, and Jon Bellotti and Chris Sims sport? dable of an opponent as expected, Adrian went on to a 10-3 victory. scored goals for Lawrence, but the The mental aspect. You thrashing the Vikings by a com- Brad Houston and Shawn Vikings would go on to lose 8-2. know you’re going to be in Skelly both notched hat tricks for Bellotti’s goal came on a penalty pain during and after every bined score of 18-5. Photo courtesy of Emily Muhs Adrian (14-3-0, 12-0-0 MCHA), the Bulldogs, who have outscored shot, while Sims’s goal was the race and every workout. playing at home before a sellout their opponents 103-25 this sea- first of his Lawrence career. crowd of 1,054, came out strong son. The Vikings return to action What do you do to get ready for a race? in the weekend’s first game, out- The Vikings did not fare much this weekend when they play a Listen to “TiK ToK” and dance madly with Annie or do Jamie shooting the Vikings (7-8-1, 6-4-1 better in the second game of the home-and-home series against a and Amanda’s pinky shake. Maybe even have some sort of race MCHA) 20-3 in the first period series, getting off to a similarly middle-of-the-pack MSOE team. plan. LUST competes in the Lawrence Quadrangular

Stephen Exarhos time of 54.85 seconds. Brengel’s 200-yard freestyle with a time of Sports Editor win, like Smith’s was by more 2:04.37 and in the 100-yard free- than four seconds over the sec- style with a time of 56.73 seconds. Sam Stevens: The Lawrence University ond-place swimmer, Lake Forest’s Other Vikings placing well Swim Team hosted Lake Forest Diego Ledesma. were junior Sarah Bostrom, who College, Carroll University and The 200-yard medley relay took second in the 500-yard free- Indoor Track Ripon College last Saturday at the team almost gave the Vikings a style with a time of 5:38.25, and Lawrence Quadrangular. The men’s third win, finishing less than half junior Kelsey Gray, who took third team finished in second overall, of a second behind the first-place in the 200 yard IM with a time of What are you most looking while the women finished third. Lake Forest squad. Junior Mac 2:26.83. forward to this season? On the men’s side, sophomore Watson also had a strong meet, Representing the diving squad I’m excited about the tran- Tom Smith gave the team their taking second in the 200-yard free- was senior Jessy Adams. Adams sition to college racing and first victory of the meet in the 200- style with a time of 1:51.46 and finished with a point total of being able to race against yard individual medley. He blew third in the 500-yard freestyle with 201.60, landing herself in third a high level of competition away the competition with a time a time of 5:09.62. place in a Lake Forest-dominated almost every week. of 2:06.97, almost five seconds On the women’s side, junior field of five divers. faster than the second-place fin- Rebecca Hamlyn won the 100-yard The team competed Wednesday If you could race one isher, Joly Raphael of Lake Forest. butterfly with a time of 1:04.11 for at UW-Oshkosh and will be back Olympic runner in any event, Fellow sophomore Peter the team’s only victory. in the pool again Saturday at who would it be and in what Brengel provided the only other Freshman Julia Heller raced the Wisconsin Private College event? victory of the meet for the men’s in well, but she fell just short of win- Championships at Carthage I would love to race Chris the 100-yard backstroke with his ning an event, taking second in the College. Solinsky, even though he hasn’t made the Olympic team yet, but the 5,000 is a little long for me, so hopefully he What baseball team has lost the World Series the most would do an 800 with me. times since 1903? Sports trivia What are some of the goals The New York Yankees. The Yankees’ 27 Series titles are more than that the team has for this double the second-place St. Louis Cardinals’ 10, but their 13 losses season? Photo courtesy of Sam Stevens also rank top among all teams. The Yanks’ 40 appearances far outstrip the 18 by the Brooklyn and The focus is always on the Los Angeles Dodgers. In terms of winning percentage among teams with at least seven appearances, conference meet and performing well as a team. Staying healthy the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 5-2 record is best, while the Chicago Cubs are in last with a 2-8 record built and improving on last year is always important and will help us mostly in the 1920s and ‘30s. get there. On the way, there are a few relay records we would like to break. Joel Branstrom, a biology teacher at Kansas’s Olathe Northwest High School, recently became a YouTube phenomenon for accomplishing what feat? What is the biggest change that you’ve experienced coming Hitting a half-court shot, blindfolded. Branstrom, who also coaches the school’s girls’ basketball team from high school to college running? and walked on to the University of Kansas basketball team in his college days, ruined his students’ The competition is so much better in college. In high school pep-rally prank by making the impossible shot. The students had planned to tell him — falsely — that I only had a few races all year that were extremely competitive. he’d won tickets to the Final Four and to cheer as if he’d made the shot; when Branstrom actually hit Now there will only be a couple races that aren’t at a high level of competition. the shot, an anonymous donor bought him the tickets. What’s your favorite part of being on the team with your older After the United States, what country has been the birthplace of the most champi- brother? ons of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event? He has helped me so much with transitioning to a new team Iran. Mansour Matloubi became the first non-American to win the event when he spiked a third 10 and environment while helping me stay focused on classes. against Hans Lund’s aces up in 1990, while his countryman Hamid Dastmalchi notched Iran’s second There are always ups and downs but he helps me look at the big win when he won the Main Event just two years later. The only other country with two titles is China, picture. the birthplace of two-time champion Johnny Chan, who moved to America at age 11. THE LAWRENTIAN

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School of Law professor and to the independent expeditures tional conditions doctrine. Editor in Chief: Grace Christiansen Citizens United legal blogger Eugene Volokh, were left untouched. As a result, the existing dif- “the press” refers to printing The basic reasoning behind ferential treatment of corporate Business Manager continued from page 6 technology and was viewed “not those rulings was that the accu- political speech and individual Jin Qu rather than freedom of speech, as a right that belong to mem- mulation of wealth made pos- political speech was irreconcil- but there is no good reason bers of a particular industry.” sible by access to the corporate able with the rest of the Courts’ Managing Editor: to believe that some but not True, the Court also had form provided, in the words holdings. Either the Supreme Carolyn Schultz all of the rights of the First precedents upholding that pro- of the Austin ruling, “an unfair Court had to uphold the pro- Amendment apply to corpora- vision, among others, of the advantage in the political market vision of BCRA and keep the News Editor: Alicia Bones tions. The best case one could BCRA — McConnell v. FEC in place.” muddled, inconsistent status- make is that “the press” in the 2003 — and similar state-level However, as Justice Kennedy quo or it could use the throw Associate News Editor: First Amendment was meant to restrictions — Austin v. Michigan pointed out, “the State can- out the poorly-reasoned prec- Caitie Williamson refer to the industry, and there- Chamber of Commerce in 1990 not exact as the price of those edents while keeping the prop- fore corporations that are part — both of which were overturned advantages the forfeiture of First erly decided ones. The court Features Editor: of that industry are protected. by Citizens United, although the Amendment rights,” a legal doc- rightly chose the second course Naveed Islam However, according to UCLA portions of McConnell unrelated trine know as the unconstitu- of action. Associate Features Editor: Melody Moberg

Opinions/Editorials Editor: their right to believe whatever Abortion is a legal medical sequences. It is healthy to debate J.B. Sivanich Tim Tebow they want about fetuses and the procedure, and Mrs. Tebow’s the pros and cons of abortion, beginning of life. What I can’t successful pregnancy is not a but the Tebows’ situation has no Arts & Entertainment Editor: continued from page 7 respect is the expectation that good enough reason to deny place in that discussion. Alex Schaaf respect the pro-life position on everyone in this country live by abortion to those who need it abortion and happily support their rules. and are willing to accept its con- Co-Sports Editors: Stephen Exarhos Gregory Peterson

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Copy Chief: APPLETON — The Lawrence University College Democrats will be holding their annual “Dems Michael Schreiber Week” February 1-5, 2010. Noting the high-profile events planned, College Democrats President Copy Editor: Emily Koenig Dave Broker said “by the way things are looking, this should be our best ‘Dems Week’ in years.” Associate Copy Editor: “I am very proud of what our organization has been able to accomplish so far in preparing for Jared Marchant

the exciting events to come,” said Broker. Web Manager: The week will include presentations by Fair Wisconsin and the Sierra Club, as well as a movie Karl Hailperin Circulation Manager: night featuring the 1996 film “My Fellow Americans”. Additionally, there will be a State of the Brittany Oleson Union Panel including Professor Arnold Shober and students J.B. Sivanich, Fanny Briceno, Maggie EDITORIAL POLICY: Schmidt, and Cooper Smith. Editorial policy is determined by the editors. Any opinions At the end of the week, the College Democrats will host a rally at the Warch Campus Center fea- which appear unsigned are those of the majority of The turing State Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber (D-Appleton), State Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson Lawrentian’s editorial board.

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