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Friday, January 22, 2010 THE LAWRENTIAN Vol. CXXVII, No. 11 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Beth De Stasio named to Genetics Society of America board Samuel Flood the selection]. I think it’s great that geneticists ... communication of articles in Genetics, most recent- Staff Writer the membership chose someone discoveries ... and education of stu- ly with Lawrence student Nathan from a small college where educa- dents and the public.” With more Goodson-Gregg, and she is a regu- Professor of Biology and tion is taken so seriously.” than 4,000 members, the GSA is lar attendee of the GSA meeting Raymond H. Herzog Professor of She added that, to her knowl- one of the largest such organiza- on the C. elegans worm, which Science Elizabeth De Stasio was edge, the GSA has never before tions in the world. is De Stasio’s primary research elected to serve as a member of selected a board member from a The GSA writes policy state- organism. the executive board of the Genetics small undergraduate institution. ment suggestions that go out to After graduating from Society of America in a recent vote Current board members hold posi- governmental organizations and Lawrence in 1983 with a degree taken by the GSA membership. tions at various research institu- reports that are sent to members in biology, De Stasio went on to Nominated by a fellow tions around the country, includ- of Congress. These reports often earn a doctorate in the area of Lawrence alumnus, David Arnosti ing Princeton, Michigan University contain policy suggestions and molecular biology, cell biology ‘82, De Stasio will serve as a mem- Medical School, Harvard Medical recommendations for action on and biochemistry from Brown ber of the education subcommittee School, Cornell University and the certain issues. University in 1988. She has been in a new position designed to look Duke University Medical Center. Among the issues the GSA has teaching at Lawrence since 1992, at educational issues related to the The GSA is the preeminent been involved in on Capitol Hill are and she was named the Raymond teaching and researching of genet- organization in the United States the Genetic Privacy Act and recom- H. Herzog Professor of Science ics in undergraduate programs in the field of genetics. Formed in binant DNA. The GSA also publish- in 1999. De Stasio was award- around the country. 1932, the organization promotes a es the scholarly journal Genetics, ed a 2009 Fulbright Scholarship four-fold mission, which includes one of the flagship journals in the for Research to do work at the When asked about her selec- Photo by Alex Kohnstamm tion, De Stasio said, “I was sur- “investigation of inheritance and world on genetics. Karolinska Institute in Sweden. De Stasio has been recognized for her prised, and I’m very pleased [by heredity ... interaction among De Stasio has published two excellence in genetics pedagogy. MLK Jr. Day draws diverse crowd of volunteers Concert for Haiti raises funds for

Rebecca Carvalho relief, long-term reconstruction Staff Writer Alicia Bones Tom Milbourn and Michelle Melby News Editor as hosts. Monday, Jan. 18, Lawrence In addition, the benefit fea- University promoted a long Martin Hastened by the devastating tured videos and photographs to Luther King Jr. Day of celebra- earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince, give concertgoers another per- tions. The day included opportuni- Haiti Jan. 12, Lawrence University spective on the country, before ties for volunteering around the musicians and other interested and after the earthquake. Senior Fox Valley community, the volun- philanthropists came together for Stephen Anunson spent three-and- teer fair, which brought organiza- a Concert for Haiti at Lawrence a-half weeks in the country this tions from around Wisconsin to Memorial Chapel on Jan. 20. past winter, filming a documen- campus, and a celebration with The concert, featuring a variety tary about the music school with Reverend Wanda J. Washington at of musical acts, photographs, vid- Armstrong. the Memorial Chapel. eos and personal narratives about “When we got back [to the U.S.] At the volunteer fair, the country, raised money for and the earthquake happened, we Lawrentians interested in volun- long-term rebuilding initiatives for were already in this immediately teering found more than 30 orga- Port-au-Prince’s Holy Trinity Music connected position to the places nizations handing out information School, as well as for the American that were devastated. And we have about their volunteer programs in Red Cross. the most recent footage taken of this music school,” Anunson said. the lobby of the Warch Campus Photo courtesy of Mary Ellyn Vicksta Lawrence has longstanding Center. The fair also attracted vol- Lindsey Ahlen and Kaitlyn Herzog volunteered in a children’s classroom. ties to the Holy Trinity Music The death toll from the Jan. 12 unteer-oriented members of the tion which meets quarterly to in the United Church of Christ to School. Cello professor Janet earthquake is estimated at more Appleton community. address advocacy needs and to start a new church in Wisconsin, Anthony began visiting the school than 200,000 Haitians. Another St. Paul Elder Services, a plan community events, as well as the Grace United Church of Christ, in 1996, offering her services in earthquake the morning of Jan. Catholic-sponsored institution in by the Lawrence University Office which was founded in Milwaukee. conducting, music history and pri- 20 — with a magnitude of 5.9 on Kaukauna, was interested in com- of Multicultural Affairs. Reverend Washington told vate lessons to students. the Richter scale, smaller than the ing to campus to try and attract The program attracted outside her audience that what she likes Throughout the rest of the earlier earthquake’s 7.0 — brought music-oriented students to volun- media coverage, including from the the most about King is how he decade, Anthony spurred more down more buildings in the region. teer with them, saying they noticed Appleton Post-Crescent, as well as a “made the word ‘love’, which is a than 40 Lawrence students and Millions of Haitian refugees are that music had a positive influence large presence from the Appleton noun, become a verb, which means faculty to spend time at the school, still in need of basic supplies and on the elderly with whom they community. action. It mandates to respect performing similar duties and medical care. work. Adding to the community pres- everybody.” improving their own pedagogical While immediate relief is des- Among other organizations, ence was the presentation of the Reverend Washington also said skills. perately needed, Anthony also the Haiti Music School Relief Fund Jane LaChapelle McCarthy Unity that if a person wants to make a Along with Anthony, two stu- stressed the importance of long- received a lot of attention from in Diversity Award to business- difference he or she can always dents, seniors Carolyn Armstrong term restoration plans. She stated Lawrence students. The group pro- woman Kathi Seifert. start. and Lindsay Schwartz, were instru- a commitment to rebuilding the moted the benefit Jan. 20 concert, The presentation also hon- “There’s something that could mental in coordinating the benefit, music school, which she said was Concert for Haiti, and a classical ored five Appleton schoolchildren, be done right where you are. Then the planning for which began in “the most important music pro- music concert Feb. 6, title still to ranging from grades two to 12, move forward,” she said. Her earnest last Thursday. gram in the country.” be announced. The group also took who won an essay contest on how speech also mentioned Barack Musicians, including a quintet Before the destruction, the up a collection during the fair. Martin Luther King Jr. influenced Obama’s presidency, which she from the Lawrence brass depart- school had five orchestras, three Martin Luther King Jr. Day their lives. celebrated. ment, the Milwaukee Lutheran High bands, and a boy choir, Les Petits ended with a program at the Washington, who was born and Washington noted that every School Select choir, and Madison’s Chanteurs, amongst other ensem- Memorial Chapel, sponsored by raised in Chicago, Ill., was the main “child should have access to higher Robby Schiller of the Blueheels, bles. Toward Community: Unity in speaker of the evening. She was came to perform. The concert also Diversity, a non-profit organiza- the first African American female featured WLUK Fox 11 anchors See MLK Jr. Day on page 2 See Concert on page 2

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2 NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 Two new environmental initiatives spur campus awareness Amy Sandquist Campus Center, is modeled on a natural gas, the money saved will students aware of the magnitude cups,” she advised. Staff Writer program at Beloit College, a pro- be returned to the houses in the of their consumption and inspiring She also encouraged students gram in which students living in form of additional program money students to consume less. to “take reusable shopping bags In an effort to promote sus- small residences receive money for spring term. Brittany Oleson, co-presi- instead of getting plastic or paper tainability and environmental when their consumption of ener- As an added incentive, Green dent of Greenfire, Lawrence’s sacks, get a reusable take-out con- consciousness, Lawrence is tak- gy decreases and pay the college Roots, Lawrence’s sustainable environmental protection club, tainer for the café instead of using ing on two projects this term, money when their energy con- energy initiative, will double the reports Lawrence’s progress to the nonrecyclable disposables they The Small House Challenge and sumption increases. Unlike Beloit amount of money returned for the RecycleMania’s international offer, ask for real silverware and RecycleMania. College, however, Lawrence’s pro- house that saves the most natural headquarters. Oleson monitors bowls if you’re dining in at the The Small House Challenge gram is voluntary, does not offer gas. the progress by contacting Waste café, print less and always print encourages students living in cash incentives, and threatens no The Small House Challenge will Management weekly to record the double sided, and purchase fewer small campus houses to reduce monetary consequences. help each participating residence weights of trash and recyclables individually wrapped items.” their consumption of natural gas So far, six campus houses have throughout the three months by Lawrence disposes. For students interested in through incentives and competi- volunteered to take part in the providing them with ongoing feed- Oleson said she believes that becoming more involved in cam- tion. Lawrence chose to focus on three-month program that will back about energy usage, offering marketing the initiative as an inter- pus-wide initiatives like these, reducing natural gas consumption, compare the houses’ natural gas tips about how to reduce energy national contest will excite stu- Griffin suggests visiting the Green instead of other utilities, because use to data from previous years. consumption, and advertising each dents and faculty and inspire them Roots Web site, and Oleson recom- measuring electricity and water Griffin elaborated on the house’s participation so that the to save the school money and mends stopping by a Greenfire consumption in some places on details of the program, saying, Lawrence community is aware of resources by being more aware of meeting, which are held weekly in campus is difficult. “The energy used will be adjusted the energy saving initiative. the waste that they produce. the Sabin House at 9 p.m. The challenge, facilitated by for degree heating days” in case RecycleMania is an effort to Oleson urged students to take Greg Griffin, director of the Warch this year’s winter is colder than increase recycling on college cam- immediate action. “Bring a mug to past winters. If the houses save puses, with the goal of making the café instead of getting paper

for the audience was to “move holding hands while singing in Correction: MLK Jr. Day the word ‘love’ from a touchy- unison “We Shall Overcome,” led feely thing into an action verb.” by Lawrence student Sirgourney In the Jan. 15 edition of The Lawrentian we printed a continued from page 1 The evening ended with the Tanner. letter to the editor without a name. The letter was written education.” Her final challenge audience at Memorial Chapel by Evan Williams. We apologize for the omission.

said Anunson. “There’s a feeling 4455 W. Lawrence St. Concert of hope that music inspires in P.O. Box 563 people.” Appleton, WI 54912 continued from page 1 Another Haiti benefit con- Anthony read a recent e-mail cert is planned for Feb. 6. Or to donate online: http:// from the Rev. David Cesar, a Contributions are still being www.lawrence.edu/ or http:// Catholic priest and director of accepted for both the Holy www.cffoxvalley.org/donate/ the Holy Trinity School, citing Trinity Music School Rebuilding his commitment to rebuilding Fund and the American Red To donate to the American the school. In the letter, Cesar Cross. Red Cross, checks should be said, “If we are alive, we believe payable to: that God has a special mission To contribute to the Holy American Red Cross; memo for us, and we are committed Trinity Music School Rebuilding line: Haiti to rebuilding the cathedral and Fund, checks should be payable Mail to: music school.” to: American Red Cross Salle Ste Cecile, Haiti’s only Community Foundation; P.O. Box 37243 concert hall, was also completely memo line: Haiti Music School Washington D.C., 20013 destroyed. Rebuilding “There are many people Mail to: Or to donate online: http:// in Haiti that believe that these Community Foundation for the www.redcross.org/ music schools might save Haiti,” Fox Valley Region

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spurred authorities to call in In other news... more police from through- out the state. The additional PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti forces helped to contain the Editors' Picks: — The death toll from last shooter within a specific area Tuesday’s earthquake has and to evacuate other resi- risen to 70,000, about a third dents. January 22 - January 28 of the estimated final count. —www.bbc.co.uk Authorities have buried the Sunday, Jan. 24, 4 p.m. — MSA Cook-in — Hiett Hall 403 bodies, but they have encoun- BOSTON — Tuesday, Scott The first event for a new group on campus, the Muslim Students Association. tered problems with identify- Brown, a Republican state ing the dead and burial in senator, was elected to the mass graves. The U.N. esti- Senate to fill the seat held by Monday, Jan. 25, 4 p.m. — Trivia Documentary — Warch Center Cinema mates that three million peo- Democrat Ted Kennedy for ple are in need of food, water, nearly 50 years. Brown defeat- A 45-minute documentary about Lawrence’s annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest. shelter and medical help. ed the favored Democratic —www.cnn.com candidate Martha Coakley, the state’s attorney general, with Thursday, Jan. 28, 1 p.m. — “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” — Warch APPOMATTOX, Va. — A sin- 52 percent of the vote to her Center Cinema gle gunman killed or injured 47 percent. Following her morning convocation and the screening of the film, Abigail Disney will a number of people around —www.newyorktimes.com stay for a question and answer session. noon Tuesday. An injured man found on a rural road THE LAWRENTIAN

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4 FEATURES FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 Lawrence alumna Jessie Arlen releases jazz album in Chicago Stephen Anunson cian continues to impress those The self-written tunes featured Photo Editor who have been following her from simple, yet relevant lyrics about her start. love and support with soaring The senior class of Lawrence melodies that fit her strong and Tuesday, Jan. 19, I found University can be proud that they vibrant vocals. myself in Evanston, Ill. with a few knew Jessie Arlen, former member “Let’s get that next album other Lawrentians and a room full of Lawrence Conchordance before started,” Jessie’s father and leader of eager ears. Among the audi- she found fame. of the accompanying band stated ence were such post-Lawrence suc- Tuesday was the debut of after hearing the originals for the cesses as Nora Taylor ‘09, a full Jessie’s first solo album, “Certain first time that night. time sass-machine and part time Surprises,” featuring her favorite Critics describe Jessie as a “development apprentice” with the jazz standards along with some crossover artist with roots in jazz, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, soulful tunes representing her and say she is a classification-defy- and James Antony ‘09, who is now fiery side. ing singer who embraces songs in in graduate school at Northwestern “Here comes Jessie Fierce,” she a way that belies her youth. University. giggled before unleashing a ver- Her pure, soulful voice lends Other die-hard fans and long sion of “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t itself to multiple musical styles time supporters filled the Society My Baby?” that left the crowd eager and her interpretations both honor for the Preservation of Art & for more. the composer’s style and intent, Culture in Evanston, an ideal venue At the concert Jessie faced one and add a very personal and con- for Lawrence alumna and budding her biggest fears and performed temporary relevance. artist, Jessie Arlen. three originals, one featuring cur- Jessie currently studies jazz Those of you who know Jessie rent Lawrence senior, Vince Dyer. and contemporary music and lib- probably can remember the first “My New Year’s resolution is eral arts at the New School in New time you heard her sing. Aside to write more of my own songs,” York City. from the fact that her deep, pow- Jessie stated while introducing her erfully sexy vocals sound almost first self-written song, “and I hope nothing like her usual high-pitched to have all original music on my Photo by Stephen Anunson and shy self, her talent as a musi- next album.” Arlen’s soulful sounds fill S.P.A.C.E. Business as usual: Just Act Natural reviewed Stacey Day met in the dorms of UW-Oshkosh, Walking into Just Act Natural, From our kitchen to yours: Staff Writer having grown up in Horicon and one certainly feels something dif- Appleton, Wis., respectively. ferent and more inclusive than Although on the very perim- After marrying in 2003, they when entering just any store. 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced eter of the Lawrence bubble, Just moved back to J.C.’s hometown Customers are encouraged to sign Paramount 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes Act Natural, the eco-living store and looked for ways they could up for the green — paperless! 1 cucumber, diced on College Avenue, is well worth a incorporate their environmental — online newsletter, and other Peanut Noodles 4 scallions, sliced visit for Lawrentians bold enough sensibilities into their lifestyle local and green businesses are to venture downtown and over more completely. In 2006, influ- advertised at the counter. “We care Method: enced by work experience with about other local small business- Sara Joss Cook the noodles in a medium 200 yards away from academic Chef buildings. naturalists in the Florida Keys, the es,” J. C. said. saucepan. Older Lawrentians might not idea of opening a store was born, Perhaps the homiest touch Drain, toss with oil, and let cool. Let me preface this recipe by recall it from their earlier days, and it came to fruition just three of all is added by the invariable Mix all ingredients except the telling readers a little-known when still young enough to wander years later. presence of one or both of the cucumber, scallions and noo- fact: These peanut noodles are down College Avenue in a state of However, true tree huggers Paustians’ adorable children run- dles in a bowl. incredible! They take less than sobriety, simply because it only may be concerned by the apparent ning around the store or playing Add everything together and 30 minutes to make and they opened in Spring 2009. It opened paradox of selling consumer goods quietly behind the counter. Kendra toss. are 100-percent vegetarian and April 22 actually, which for the in the name of the environmental is 4 and loves filling up shoppers’ Chow down! vegan. You might feel the urge non-eco-elite among us, would be movement; T-shirts exhorting oth- hopefully reusable bags with their to leave out the cucumber and Earth Day. ers to recycle do little good if they purchases, as well as trying on scallions, but trust me, they add The store offers green goods are bleached nonorganic cotton some of the merchandise herself: a great crunch and flavor to the ranging from clothing to cookware and are made in Chinese sweat- “The purple shoes are her favor- dish! Serves four. to stationary to body care prod- shops using entirely un-green ite,” said Dianne with a smile. ucts, and more. practices. Their younger child, J.J., is still too Ingredients: Their mission statement reads: J.C. and Dianne are keenly young to run around like his sis- 1 pound spaghetti “We are committed to bring- aware of this, and they stress the ter, but he smiles beamingly from 2 tablespoons sesame oil ing you products and knowledge research they put into their suppli- behind the counter. 1/2 cup peanut butter that will benefit the well-being ers. More generally, J.C. explains, In our increasingly and ever 1/3 cup soy sauce of your body, home, community “While part of the green movement more dangerously apathetic mod- 3 tablespoons Mirin, a Japanese and planet. We research and sup- is definitely buying less, people ern age, it is refreshing to see cooking syrup port manufacturers who create are going to shop. They are going a store with a forward-thinking 1 tablespoon water their goods in a sustainable and to shop either here or at Walmart, philosophy and system of values 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar socially responsible manner using and we would prefer here.” behind its every offering. Especially 1 tablespoon vegetable oil natural, organic, non-toxic or recy- Another important aspect of since Lawrence students receive 1 tablespoon brown sugar cled materials. Just Act Natural is the modern green movement that a 10-percent discount, there is 3 cloves garlic, minced committed to being an active and J.C. and Dianne embrace is the fos- no reason why we also should Photo by Katie Langenfeld invested member of our commu- tering of community around these not step up to the plate, put our nity. We hope our enthusiasm and shared values. To quote Dianne, money where our mouth is, and efforts will be contagious.” “Our business is about more than buy into a mentality for a healthier True to the principles of the just ringing up sales, it’s about us, and a healthier planet. green movement that is sweeping being a member of the larger, more For more information, check the nation, Just Act Natural is a eco-friendly community. We sup- out http://www.justactnatural. truly local business, run by a local port healthy and sustainable life- com/. The store is located just family. Proud owners and cofound- styles in general, whether through beyond Harmony Café at 129 E. ers Dianne and J.C. Paustian first exercise or knowing what chemi- College Ave. CALL FOR cals are in your food.” PHOTOGRAPHERS CAMPUS BARBER SHOP BRAD HIETPAS Prop. If interested, contact: Located on the corner of [email protected] WASHINGTON and DURKEE Phone 920-739-1805 Appleton, WI THE LAWRENTIAN

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6 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010

STAFF EDITORIAL The reality of Chinese environmental policy Monday, students enjoyed a break from classes in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Patrick Miner birthday. Many students decided to turn this “day off” into a “day on” by attending volunteer Columnist activities organized by the volunteer center. "Before I arrived in the People’s We were happy to see a well-run and well-attended volunteer fair, held on that same I spent Fall Term studying Republic of China, my expec- Monday, with tables set up by both on- and off-campus organizations. The fair advertised abroad in China. The language- volunteer opportunities and allowed students to establish connections with volunteer groups. immersion program in which tations regarding China’s We hope that this fair helped reignite interest and involvement with the volunteer center after I participated was based in environmental, economic and a noted decrease in volunteer activity among Lawrentians first term. Beijing, where I stayed for three human rights problems were We hope that while students contemplate plans for the summer and winter breaks they months. I was also fortunate to be able to travel to Xi’an, Nanjing, partly based on a caricature consider going to the volunteer center. While many people know of its resources in regard to Guangzhou, Guiyang, Zunyi, constructed out of misunder- setting students up with internships, the volunteer center also provides funding for students Chongqing, Yichang, Wuhan and to spend the summer through the Summer Volunteer Opportunity Grant. As we mentioned in Shanghai. standing by U.S. media." last week’s staff editorial, the volunteer center has also started working to provide students Before I arrived in the People’s with internship opportunities over the long winter break. Republic of China, my expectations years ago. regarding China’s environmental, Volunteering in our community should be a priority for every student. Though we have Beijing’s geographical con- economic and human rights prob- many weeks of winter ahead of us, the staff of The Lawrentian urges students to brave the cold ditions are perfect for keeping lems were partly based on a carica- and venture into the wider Appleton community. The volunteer center is one of our campus’s air pollution within the city. The ture constructed out of misunder- most treasured resources, and we encourage students to utilize it to the best of their abilities. mountains have a cradling effect standing by U.S. media. These false on smog; the dry, sandy surround- representations, though perhaps ings cause an increase in particles created solely out of carelessness present in the air; the lack of rain- and misunderstanding, are det- fall prevents frequent breakup of rimental to cross-cultural under- the layer of smog that hovers over standing for residents of both the capital. countries. It’s that time of year again: Trivia! Overall, there is simply too An excellent example comes to much pressure on Beijing’s natural ent concerts, sporting events and questions” allow the players’ cre- us from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. resources. While Beijing and New club meetings as possible, you’re ative sides to shine. Seemingly In the lead up to the events, U.S. York are both important centers of question pertained to trivia, so I’d simple directives like “make a pal- media was obsessed with the idea culture, education and economics, instead like to reflect on that par- indrome” or “prepare for a zombie that the air quality in the capital Beijing also has the role of capital ticular event’s merits. attack” take on incredible levels city is horrendous and that the for a nation four-and-a-half times First, a little background: of complexity, limited only by the American athletes might perform as populous as the United States. Lawrence used to hold an event minds of the players. poorly. They were partially correct The story behind what NBC called “encampment weekend,” in I’m sure at this point my bias is — the air quality in Beijing is worse sensationalized is that the people which a group of professors and so overwhelmingly obvious that it than that of any city in the U.S. of Beijing are in an extremely dif- handpicked students retreated to might be hard to take my word for But the problem with “report- ficult position. The city’s residents Björklunden to discuss important it. I love trivia. The manic, exhaust- ing” on such information without are contracting severe lung dis- issues. In 1966, James B. deRosset ing, relentless struggle to attain explaining the background is that eases and child asthma rates are ‘66 decided to treat the remain- the most useless bits of informa- it forms this caricature for the con- off the charts. Water resources der of campus to a celebration of tion in an attempt to win a piece sumers of such media. If the only per capita amount to only 200 unimportant issues, and the Great of garbage and bragging rights U.S. news agency that aired the cubic meters per person, a figure Midwest Trivia Contest was born. strikes me as a perfect microcosm Olympics, NBC, failed to explain 300 cubic meters below the U.N. Drew Baumgartner Held annually on the last week- of Lawrence — the fact that those the circumstances correctly, there figure that marks “Severe Water Columnist end of January, the contest is web- bragging rights are only acknowl- is a good chance that many view- Shortage.” cast over Lawrence’s own radio edged by other nerds is the kicker. ers accepted distorted information While New York is “highly station, WLFM.net, to both on- and That would probably qualify without viewing other sources. Dear Drew, developed” with safe drink- off-campus teams. Questions are as a bitter statement if I didn’t By comparing Beijing to the A bunch of my weirdo friends ing water and decent air quality, read over the air, and teams are love the contest as much as I do. only U.S. city that matches it in are really excited for this trivia Beijing is not yet fully “developed” allotted three minutes to franti- My enthusiasm for those 50 hours size, New York, it is easy to note thing. What’s wrong with them? with many pollution problems — cally track down the answer. is blown up for the other 4,990 the enormous differences that sep- Should I get new friends or what? never mind the amount of energy I’ve often heard people say of the academic year, so I always arate these types of cities in the —Not My Cup of Tea used to fuel New York and the that they aren’t interested in trivia find it hard to imagine that any- two countries. amount of garbage it generates because they simply don’t have a one who likes Lawrence couldn’t Beijing is located in the arid You’re right about one thing, and dumps into the Atlantic. mind for trivial knowledge. These shrink down their enthusiasm in north of China, receiving 58 cen- Tea, that your trivia-geek friends Maybe the greatest environ- people are forgetting the true triv- the opposite way. timeters of rainfall annually. Only are weirdoes, but so is everyone mental difference between the two ial nature of the questions being At its worst, the contest can 37 percent of that rainfall is actual- else on this campus. Even if we cities is that Beijing is polluting asked. Nobody knows which pope seem impenetrably cultish, but it’s ly usable due to rapid evaporation. ignore how we all look, Lawrentians itself and New York is polluting its inspired the saying “drunk as a important to remember that the The city is also half-encircled by are notorious for getting excited neighbors — a trend that seems to Pope” off the top of their head. entire weekend is organized, run, mountains and is 145 kilometers, about absurdly specific things — hold for their respective countries. The fun of the contest lies in find- and played — on-campus, anyway or 90 miles, away from the Pacific think research methods for a his- What I hope to continue learn- ing the answer, not knowing the — by your peers. Their enthusiasm coast. tory major, or quantum physics ing while at Lawrence and after answer, and in the excitement of is equivalent to that of an athlete Beijing has no major river, for those jocks we heard so much I graduate is how to interpret a trying to do it all in under three at a game or a musician at a con- and it has had over one million about last term — which can be a situation like this Olympics media minutes. cert, which really isn’t that weird. residents for over 500 years. New little confusing for our uninitiated misunderstanding. If we are hop- The answer, by the way, was Ultimately, though, the contest York, on the other hand, receives peers. Having an open mind about ing to work with other cultures and Benedict XII. is a great excuse to stay up late 126 centimeters of rainfall per these kinds of things allows you populations to solve the climate Even if excitement and absurd and do something really silly with year, is located at the mouth of to get the most out of your college crisis, we should first understand questions — not to mention genu- your friends, which you were prob- the Hudson River on the Atlantic experience. conditions. While I could go on to say how inely interesting facts — aren’t your ably going to do anyway. coast, and its population passed you should go to as many differ- thing, the contest’s many “action the one million mark just 150

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS 7 Yet another Guantanamo atrocity Why I could not bring myself Zach Davis In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court to vote in the LUCC elections Columnist overruled Congress on the matter of habeas corpus, but the Military Dave Broker pus center — which I originally Guest Columnist supported — has crippled formal I’m a firm believer in the old Commissions Act had quashed all "[President Obama] is group housing food budgets due saying — attributed to many peo- habeas petitions two years before, purposefully imprison- to new fees, has few of the things ple — that it’s better to let 10 crim- so if you were lucky enough to As president of the College I was hoping for — they decided inals go free than it is to imprison have a family member or friend ing people he knows to Democrats here at Lawrence and to add a second movie theater on one innocent person. Whenever it submit one for you, they’d need as an avid worker in electoral poli- campus, rather than, say, a bowl- comes up in conversations with to start the long, tedious process be innocent against the tics, it was a strange new experi- ing alley — and serves food that is my conservative friends, I like say- over again. ence for me to abstain from voting chance they might one just as lousy as at Downer. To me ing this and watching steam come And while you’re sitting in in an election — even if it was these are not things LUCC should out of their ears. Guantanamo praying that a court day turn into terrorists." only for the Lawrence University brag about. I am distressed that America will grant your petition, you’re not Community Council. Then again, what do they have is increasingly devaluing civil lib- exactly twiddling your thumbs — To me, there is nothing greater to brag about? As a fraternity erties, though I understand this your captors are twiddling their than democracy, and there is no Wrong. Because the Christmas member and the leader of a stu- is a fine American wartime tradi- thumbscrews. A 2008 report in greater responsibility we have than Day underwear bomber was dent organization, I have rarely tion embraced by, among others, the International Herald Tribune to submit our opinions via bal- radicalized in Yemen, President been pleased with LUCC decisions. Abe Lincoln. Nevertheless, all the revealed that U.S. interrogators lot. Yet in this election I was torn Obama decided not to let any of For nearly four years I have put strong-arm national security argu- were taught with a chart copied between two presidential candi- the cleared detainees go home. up with difficult bureaucracy and ments pale the minute I imagine directly from an Air Force study of dates — Andy King and Justin They’re staying in Guantanamo — nonsensical rules. Year after year myself as one of those unjustly Chinese communist torture tech- Happ — and in the end I chose or else being transferred to maxi- student organizations are given imprisoned in, say, Guantanamo niques. “none of the above.” mum security prisons stateside less leeway with how they can Bay. Released Guantanamo Bay That’s not to say I didn’t try. — just on the off chance they’ll go spend their money. Year after year In fact, let’s try a little detainees have reported ongo- I followed the candidates’ cam- home and be terrorists too. fraternities get shortchanged — thought experiment. Imagine ing abuse, including blinding by paigns, read their statements Let me repeat — these 30 from recruitment expectations to you’re a Yemeni imprisoned in pepper spray; beatings; torture and asked my friends who they Yemeni gentlemen were cleared to budget encroachments — making the American detention facility at with cigarettes, broken glass and thought should win the election. go home until someone who had it more and more difficult for fra- Guantanamo Bay. barbed wire; sexual degradation; None of this brought me any closer spent a few years in their country ternities to survive. And year after How did you get there? forced drugging; and religious per- to reaching a conclusion. I just tried to blow up a plane. There is year LUCC puts forth increasingly According to a report by Corine secution. wasn’t satisfied with my options. nothing to suggest they will go be bad ideas, such as giving faculty Hegland, you were most likely A young Army specialist The comedian Lewis Black once terrorists other than the fact that members a vote in LUCC elections. turned over to American forces by named Sean Baker, who was sta- described our two-party system, their mailing address is in Yemen. In my view, LUCC belongs to the an Afghan warlord for a bounty. tioned at Guantanamo, was asked saying the Democrats were a party In this case, President Obama students alone. Maybe you got picked up from to dress as a prisoner to assist of no ideas and the Republicans is not accidentally imprisoning The question is, “which stu- a battlefield after being hit by a with a training exercise on how to were a party of bad ideas. That’s innocent people out of zeal — he dents?” In my four years, it has bomb or taking a bullet — that’s deal with uncooperative detainees. sort of how I felt about the LUCC is purposefully imprisoning people never been a student like me. taking up arms against America. The team sent to deal with Baker, presidential race. he knows to be innocent against Perhaps many of you reading this Maybe you donated money to unaware he was an American sol- On the one hand you had King, the chance they might one day disagree with many of my con- an orphanage with some obscure dier, beat him mercilessly, only who — while an intelligent and turn into terrorists. This is just the cerns and feel the leadership in tie to al Qaeda — that’s abet- stopping when they tore his pris- amicable person — seemed to next in the long line of proofs that our student government has been ting the enemy. One Yemeni in on jumpsuit and saw his uniform bring little to the table in the way Guantanamo Bay is a blight on the acceptable. If you feel how I feel, Guantanamo Bay was accused of underneath. He was discharged of new ideas. To me his campaign record of humanity. however, it is time to realize that being Osama bin Laden’s body- from the Army when he started message lacked a certain creative And the worst part? The whole LUCC is not being held account- guard. His file read: “Detainee having major seizures indicative of drive that I feel is necessary of counterargument against “better able, and the students it belongs admitted to knowing Osama Bin traumatic brain injury two weeks an elected leader. In his campaign 10 guilty men go free than one to are a small group that has come Laden.” What he actually admitted later. statement last week he told us innocent is falsely imprisoned” to accept the culture and decision to: Seeing bin Laden five times on FBI agents who made observa- about what he had done as a dis- is that we inflict more harm on making process of LUCC meetings. the news. tions of Guantanamo Bay reported trict representative, not what he society by letting criminals act In my opinion, we don’t need The next step: You appear detainees had been shackled in planned to do as president. He unhindered than we do in locking any more LUCC officers who rose before a Combatant Status Review uncomfortable positions for 18-24 spoke nothing of change. up the occasional innocent. But in through the ranks of student gov- Tribunal. These kangaroo courts hours and left to urinate and def- Happ, on the other hand, had the case of America’s continuing ernment like they always do — we will decide if you are an enemy ecate on themselves. Detainees an exciting campaign that played conflict with jihadists, locking up need a group of entirely new lead- combatant or not. There are a were also exposed to extreme tem- to student empowerment. “All of people is useless. ers. We did not see this from King few catches: You likely don’t have peratures, gagged with duct tape your wildest dreams will come We’re fighting an ideology, not — with his status quo campaign a lawyer representing you, you and subjected to loud music and true,” he claimed, making ref- a state — anyone can pick up — or from Happ, who continued aren’t allowed to present your flashing floodlights for more than erence to the movie “Napoleon a bomb and become a soldier, to promote the ill achievements of own witnesses or cross-examine 20 hours in small rooms. Dynamite.” He told us that, under even intelligent college students the past. witnesses testifying against you, The International Red Cross his leadership, LUCC would do in England like the Christmas Day We did not see candidates from and you’re not allowed to see any inspected Guantanamo Bay in what we wanted it to do, rather underwear bomber. We can’t and outside the LUCC establishment, classified evidence against you, 2004, and added to the FBI’s list than what President Beck wants it shouldn’t lock up every potential with new and better ideas. Instead though the judges get to see it. humiliation, solitary confinement, to do. Yet he touched on historical terrorist — otherwise we’d all be in we had a choice between “more of And, if you’re declared an beatings and the undermining of examples that I was less than com- Guantanamo water-boarding each the same” and “more of the same.” enemy combatant, good luck. the patient-doctor relationship — fortable with. He referred to the other. That’s why I chose not to vote. The Military Commissions Act of doctors would report to interroga- campus center and new volleyball tors about detainees’ weaknesses The real solution here is to 2006 prohibited enemy combat- improve our intelligence services. court as examples of the students’ ants from petitioning for a writ of and phobias. voices being heard. So, say you survive being held We had enough data to prevent the habeas corpus. The right of habeas underwear bomber and the 9/11 Guess what? I never supported corpus is the right to contest — without charge for years and sub- the volleyball court. It’s seldom Thanks for the jected to torture at the whim of attacks — counter-terrorist experts in a federal court — an unjust just weren’t able to “connect the used, it takes up a lot of space in fruit snacks. imprisonment. It’s one of the most your captors. Then, earlier this year, the quad, and — being right out- thanks to an interagency review dots” in time. As soon as we’re Next step, Chicken important safeguards of civil lib- able to do that, the last, weak sup- side my house — it allows people erty, and Congress snatched it led by the Justice Department, you to bring sand inside. To me there Tender Pita. and 29 of your fellow countrymen port for places like Guantanamo from “enemy combatants” with the will go up in smoke. are more costs than benefits to stroke of a pen. are cleared for release and repa- this sand pit. Meanwhile, the cam- triation. Hallelujah! Finally! Right?

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8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 Lawrence ensembles prepare “Classics” concert Olivia Hendricks etc. — it is not so easy for most Cool is the Valley (Poem for Band),” ly wrote for television and movies not make it to Appleton can sim- Staff Writer to name classic band composers, and Gordon Jacob’s “William Byrd as well — stretches the player in ply visit http://www.lawrence. much less specific pieces. So what Suite,” which, with movements like ways that few other pieces do. edu/conservatory/webcasts/ to After just three weeks makes a band piece a classic? “Jhon Come Kiss Me Now,” clearly Mast continued, “For one hear the live concert webcast at of preparation, the Lawrence Mast explained, “Many of these has ties to the Renaissance. example there is a section for 8 p.m. And from what Mast had University Symphonic Band and pieces are classics because they In the second half of the clarinet where he wrote a particu- to say about the effort the musi- Wind Ensemble will present their have been in the repertoire for a concert, the Wind Ensemble will larly challenging line that would be cians have put into mastering this “Classics” concert in the Memorial long time. The serious wind band perform Felix Mendelssohn’s difficult to execute as a solo line, music, it’s a concert most will not Chapel this Saturday, Jan. 23 at medium has really only been in “Overture in C for Winds, Op. 24,” but he asks that the entire section want to miss. 8 p.m., free of charge for admis- existence for 50 to 75 years, so Jan Sweelinck’s “Variations on Mein play it. The effect is amazing but Mast added, “I am extremely sion. The general public is invited the importance of composers like Junges Leben Hat Ein End,” and extraordinarily difficult.” proud of the students in both to watch as Lawrence Director of Gordon Jacob, Vincent Persichetti finally Ingolf Dahl’s “Sinfonietta However, Mast also empha- the Symphonic Band and Wind Bands Andrew Mast leads the two and Ingolf Dahl relates to the for Concert Band,” a phenomenally sized that the piece “is simply one Ensemble. They have worked groups in performing several of significant literature they wrote challenging piece. of my desert island pieces — not extraordinarily hard to put togeth- the most enduring band master- at a time when many composers In fact, when asked about the just in wind band repertoire, but er what should be an outstanding works. weren’t.” greatest challenge of preparing for any genre, medium or style. It is a evening of music in only three Yet while many concertgoers For the Symphonic Band, these the concert, Mast replied, “Simple: masterpiece that engages the lis- weeks, not to mention at the begin- can easily list names of classic pieces will be Andrew Boysen’s the Dahl. What makes it great is tener and performer through color, ning of a term after a long layoff.” orchestral composers — Beethoven, Irish-inspired “Kirkpatrick also what makes it hard. His com- style and emotional energy.” Fanfare,” Vincent Persichetti’s “O mand of orchestration — he active- Family and friends who can- Sound Choices: tUnE-yArDs and lo-fi masterpieces Alex Schaaf fully as they want to. This is not kles and getting everything “per- Tying back to the previous to whoever was going to delay my Arts & Entertainment Editor always the case of course; full fect-sounding,” one could fear that point, this album is decidedly — Dirty Projectors experience by yet bands can create these “gateways” the personal feelings and emotions and intentionally — lo-fi. Garbus another hour. In my opinion, some of the best as we’ll see — Wilco, Neutral Milk behind the music had also gotten recorded all of the parts with a But by the end of her set — albums are the ones that make Hotel — but it tends to be harder ironed out somewhere along the Sony digital voice recorder, and heck, by the end of her first song you feel like you have opened a to accomplish. way. In something like Bon Iver’s mixed the album in Audacity, a — I was converted. The rest of the gateway directly into the artist’s The production of the album “For Emma, Forever Ago,” you free audio program that anyone crowd was right there with me mind, as the artist nakedly reveal is also something that factors into don’t get the sense of studio trick- can download off the Internet. — it was the biggest crowd reac- everything that defines who he or this idea — burying one’s voice ery wiping out personal emotions; This leads to an intimate expe- tion I’ve ever seen to this kind of she is, laying it out there for us to in reverb, doubling or tripling the rather, you feel like you’re get- rience, as you get the feeling that “unknown” opener, as she received see. I guess I value honesty and vocals, layering instrument over ting an uninhibited look at Justin you’re listening to some unearthed huge ovations after each song, and authenticity over something that instrument, polishing up the pro- Vernon’s mindset during the mak- cassette tapes found in your countless hoots and screams at the creates a wall between the artist duction to make it as “perfect” ing of that album. grandmother’s attic, discovering peaks of her live jams. and the listener. as possible — these things can be The example of this kind of a lost gem from the past. But it is In conclusion, I do not mean to What is the best way to go quite enjoyable, and surely there personal album that I’d like to certainly not an amateur-sounding imply that “great” albums have to about this, as an artist? Obviously is nothing wrong with them. Kevin bring to your attention today is affair; even with the cheap equip- be simply produced and created by it’s a very subjective idea, and Barnes of the band of Montreal tUnE-yArDs and her debut album, ment used, Garbus expertly pro- solo artists; I merely have noticed there’s no set formula — “Okay, utilizes these things quite effec- BiRd-BrAiNs. The artist behind duced the tracks to be full of life, some of my favorite albums as this is how you make an honest, tively to create intensely personal the delightfully capitalized tUnE- pumping and wheezing with huge sharing these traits, and have personal album” — but looking at albums. yArDs is Merrill Garbus, possessor drum beats, which she uses as the tried to explain what ties them all the albums I respond to the most However, looking at the albums of one of the most unique voices basis of most tracks, layering her together. in this way, I’ve found some things that I value most dearly, the ones out there today. ukulele strumming and vocal loops Merrill Garbus has stumbled in common. that make me feel the closest to Garbus can go from a delicate over the percussion. upon the perfect combination of The solo artists often have an the artist often do not contain falsetto to a wild scream within My first experience with tUnE- lo-fi quirkiness and solid song- advantage in this area, as they are those studio enhancements and seconds, and this kind of vocal yArDs was back in November, writing to create one of the most not held back by anyone else’s are relatively “lo-fi.” range lends each song a sense of when I saw her open for the Dirty unique albums of the recent past, opinions or values, and they are If there is evidence of months unpredictability, as these mood Projectors in Chicago. I had never and she is sure to be a musical allowed to present themselves as and months of hard work in the shifts can seemingly come out of heard of her before that day, and I force for a long time to come. studio, ironing out all of the wrin- nowhere. was not especially looking forward

Artist Spotlight: Stephen Anunson

Molly Wilson Anunson said the documen- the things he loved: Staff Writer tary is “about the power music, storytelling music has to make a differ- and photography. You have probably seen ence in a developing coun- So, without some of Stephen Anunson’s try. We really focused on the wasting any time, handiwork even if you have not impact music had on the kids, Anunson spent been aware of it. Somewhere and the experience the volun- the following sum- between this senior’s double teers had there.” mer interning with major in anthropology and “We wanted to show that Catherine Tatge, music with film studies as an people can make a difference an Emmy-award- interdisciplinary area, Anunson with more than just money by winning filmmaker manages to fit in extracurricu- using their talents and their and LU alum, in New lar activities. community to make an even York City. Anunson He is the cofounder and bigger difference than they worked on several president of the Lawrence realize,” Anunson added. projects during his University Film Production Footage from the docu- internship, and he Club, and he has screened mentary was used in the must have done several of his own films at Concert for Haiti in the chapel good work, because film festivals put on by the Wednesday night, and it will be the next summer he club. Anunson, along with fel- screened again at the end of was hired to be the low senior Carolyn Armstrong, the year as part of Anunson’s location manager Photo by Susanna Valleau founded a film production honors project. for Tatge’s PBS doc- eight in Harper Hall. He’ll be to catch on campus. Plus, then company, Bel Son Productions. Anunson said he discov- umentary on John Muir. giving a lecture recital in col- you can say you knew Stephen This December, Anunson ered his love for film during Until Anunson becomes laboration with Alicia Bones on Anunson back before he was and Armstrong traveled to his sophomore year, when he our next Emmy-winning LU postmodern music and film. It famous. Haiti to film a documentary. realized that film was the per- alum, you can catch his latest promises to be one of the more fect medium to combine all project Wednesday, Jan. 27, at unique recitals you’ll be able THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 Coming to Pomegranates brings imaginative rock to the café Tom Pilcher band’s signature sound. your senses Staff Writer The band’s wonderful dynamic contrasts from the record also Cincinnati-based indie rock translated well in the live set- Music band Pomegranates delivered a ting. Where other bands have used Tuesday, January 26 healthy dose of sunny pop good- digital editing to add dynamics ness to our snow-riddled campus to songs on the record and then Saturday, Jan. 16, making the played the songs at one loud trudge over to the Warch Campus dynamic live, Pomegranates dem- Basia Bulat Center Café worthwhile. onstrated an impressive range of dynamics throughout the group’s "Heart of My Own" The relatively young band released its joyously titled second set. Beach House record “Everybody Come Outside!” The songs contained numer- last April on Lujo Records, which ous unexpected turns that found "Teen Dream" prompted the popular music mag- the band jumping from the full azine Spin to declare the band two-guitar, bass and drums sound The Magnetic Fields “a youthful, open-eared quartet down to vocals accompanied by atmospheric guitar. Photo by Alex Kohnstamm enlivened with a kick-ass record Pomegranates played to an energetic crowd in the café last weekend. "Realism" collection, ceiling-less imagination, Drummer Jacob Merrit even crowd to many new, unreleased guitars before a powerful wordless ragged guitars, and songwriting defied the rock drummer stereo- songs that picked up right where coda arrives unexpectedly to end chops for days.” type of always playing loud, espe- “Everybody Come Outside!” left the song. The band recorded the album cially on the song “Coriander,” as off. Pomegranates typically Minneapolis-based openers with TJ Lipple, a producer known he moved from hushed eighth- eschews the standard “verse, cho- Lookbook performed well too, win- for his work with indie-pop heavy- note builds played only on the rus, verse, chorus, bridge, cho- ning over many new fans with weights Headlights and synth-pop outer edge of the floor tom to a rus” format for more interesting their catchy brand of electronic duo MGMT. jubilant, catchy groove that locked arrangements, which the quartet pop that combined the noisier ele- “Everybody Come Outside!” in perfectly with main bass player highlighted Saturday with the ments of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with is full of reverberant guitars and Joey Cook. “Everybody Come Outside!” stand- Postal Service-style beats. vocals that invoke nostalgic imag- Besides dynamic contrast, lead out track “Beachcomber.” Though slightly hidden by es of seasons past, but not sad- singer Cook, guitar and keyboard The song begins with a high distortion and delay, lead sing- ness for their passing; rather, the player Isaac Karns and guitar play- guitar melody anchored by a tom- er Maggie Morrison displayed an band inspires optimism as the er Joshua Kufeldt all displayed an heavy drum part that ends quickly, impressive and versatile voice band members harmonize about interesting mix of vocal ranges, leaving open space before a low that at times evoked Caithlin De “sailing away on a red balloon” which helped the band produce its piano melody floats in. Marrais of Rainer Maria. in “Tesseract,” one of the band’s interesting harmonic mix. Movies From there, the tune takes off The next concert presented by many highlights. Cook alternates between a into a quieter double time feel that the Band Booking Committee in Friday, January 22 The song features a wonder- high-pitched warble and an excit- grows in dynamic as each new the café will be Feb. 6 and will fea- ful contrast between the jagged ed-yet-musical yelp, while Karns instrument is added, before the ture New York indie band Bishop post-punk rhythms of the bass and Kufeldt anchor the lower end band dials down into a bass-heavy Allen. and drums and the melodic, atmo- of the spectrum with their more "Extraordinary stomp. spheric guitar melodies that float straightforward yet unique vocals. As this groove peters out, the Measures" over the top of the mix, part of the During the band’s set, Pomegranates introduced the listener is left with faintly ringing "Legion"

"Tooth Fairy" Huffman, Peter Krause and Joshua The first season is far more TV is the answer: “Sports Night” Malina, to name three. lighthearted than the second, a "Creation" The plot of the show revolves trend with Sorkin’s TV shows, but Beth Carpenter celled because of low viewership — around a fictional sports show the second season still maintains Staff Writer and, probably, because Sorkin had called, incidentally, “Sports Night.” its humor. The first season is also started work on “The West Wing.” Felicity Huffman plays Dana accompanied by a laugh track, Over winter break, I happened Because winter provides such Whitaker, the focused, driven pro- something Sorkin fought against, upon the complete series on DVD, a lull for TV watchers, I felt it ducer of the show. Her character and something that does make the a rare find in Barnes and Noble, as would be appropriate to devote has an on-again, off-again relation- viewing of earlier episodes a little it’s not a very well known show. I some time to TV that you may have ship with Casey McCall, played by rough, but once that part of the figured it was kismet, so I bought missed. These will be shows that Peter Krause. show is eliminated, the show is a it as an early Christmas present may have ended in the last few Casey and Dan Rydell, played real joy to watch. for myself and worked my way years, or even 10 years ago. They by Josh Charles, are the anchors of I recommend getting it while through the show’s two seasons are all on DVD, so if you are at a “Sports Night” and offer witticisms it’s still easily available, as DVD by the end of the break. I found loss as to how to spend evenings such as “if you haven’t seen Davis marketers are capitalizing on the myself rewinding to catch jokes avoiding homework, this column Love play Pebble Beach, then you fact that they could make a 10th I missed on a first viewing, or may provide you with options. haven’t seen Shakespeare the way anniversary edition. To close, I will calling my parents over because Aaron Sorkin is a genius when it was meant to be played” or “we’ll use the words of Casey McCall to I found a particular snippet so it comes to witty, fast-paced dia- bring you the thrill of victory, the further imprint the humor of the amusing that I wanted to have logue, as well as interesting sto- agony of defeat, and because we’ve show on all readers: “If you’ve someone else laugh at it too. rylines. “Sports Night,” Sorkin’s got soccer highlights, the sheer had half as much fun watching “Sports Night” was the first entrance into the world of televi- pointlessness of a zero-zero tie.” the show as we’ve had doing it, major television show for a few sion, is no exception. It ran for The humor is dry and you have well then we’ve had twice as much actors that have now become DVD two seasons, from September 1998 to pay attention because it’s often fun doing the show as you’ve had staples in the TV world: Felicity Tuesday, January 26 to May 2000, before it was can- delivered with a straight face. watching it. That’s ‘Sports Night.’”

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10 SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 Men’s Basketball splits two weekend games Lawrence University Andy King picked up the tempo and Dekker Staff Writer found his rhythm, scoring 20 of his 28 points in the second half. The men’s basketball team With 10 minutes remain- had an up-and-down weekend at ing, sophomore Crisman had an Alexander Gymnasium, winning emphatic layup, securing a one- one close game and losing another. point lead, and the Vikings did not Last Saturday, the Vikings look back from there, stringing faced off against Monmouth together a 13-4 run. College in what would prove to be A tired Monmouth team began a tight game. fouling, and Lawrence took full Point guard Jamie DeMatthew advantage of the Scots’ fatigue, Standings was sidelined for the game with hitting 19 of 26 free throws. The final score was 73-62 in favor of an ankle injury, so Tyler Crisman Men's Basketball stepped in to start. Lawrence. The next afternoon, the Vikings MWC O'All The first half was back-and- St. Norbert 6-0 12-1 forth, with the two teams trading fell to Lake Forest in a tough over- time loss. Ripon 5-1 9-3 narrow leads. The Vikings’ defense Carroll 5-2 10-4 kept them in the lead at halftime, The Vikings started slowly, missing numerous scoring oppor- Illinois College 4-2 8-5 as the Fighting Scots were held Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke Lawrence 3-3 6-7 tunities and wilting under the Senior Drew Shaw goes up for a shot. under 30 points in the first half. Lake Forest 3-3 5-8 Tyler Cullitan picked up a heavy defensive pressure from the Foresters. Crisman snagged a defensive the Vikings after an Erik Borresen Beloit 2-5 4-10 total of nine rebounds, while Erik rebound and Klusendorf broke layup found the net. Grinnell 1-5 2-10 Borresen led with a team-high 10 Dustin Lee was sent to the bench after picking up two fouls towards the offensive basket, Yui Ueno was soon subbed in Monmouth 1-5 2-11 over the course of the game. Drew Crisman fed in a good pass to for Crisman and in the next five Knox 1-5 1-12 Shaw also had a notably strong in the first 90 seconds, which brought on Jon Mays. Mays put in the freshman forward. Klusendorf minutes, he went 3-3 from the defensive game, diving after took two dribbles, then finished three-point line. Lawrence trailed Women's Basketball numerous loose balls and energiz- a strong effort off the bench, pick- ing up nine points in 26 minutes with a long layup. by one at the half, but the game’s MWC O'All ing his team. On the next play, Klusendorf result was far from certain. Lake Forest 6-0 10-3 While it was not the best of of play. Freshman Conor Klusendorf stole the ball from the Foresters’ Lawrence came out of the lock- Ripon 6-0 10-3 first halves for the Vikings, they Chris Roets in front of the Lake St. Norbert 4-2 9-3 held a 32-29 lead at the break. came on and provided an imme- diate jolt to the Vikings. After Forest bench. Klusendorf’s steal Illinois College 4-2 9-4 After halftime, both teams would result in two points for See Basketball on page 12 Beloit 4-3 6-8 Carroll 3-4 8-6 Monmouth 2-4 7-6 Knox 1-5 5-7 Ramble on the roof: No classes = yes sports Grinnell 1-5 3-10 Lawrence 0-6 2-10 Torrin Thatcher playing out in Oakland and was game was completed, once again done ... right? Right? Columnist pleased when the Bucks got the being a member of SigEp forced As Lee Corso would say, Hockey victory even though Brandon me to break from my routine. “Not so fast, my friend.” I did MCHA O'All As there was definitely a Jennings “failed” to collect 55 We had to partake in some bro- get some immunology homework North Division lengthy break from classes this points again. ish activities that interfered with done, but then an MLK Day full Lawrence 6-1-1 7-5-1 past weekend, I spent it primar- Once that horn blew, I switched the Badgers-Buckeyes and Ravens- of basketball reeled me into its Marian 6-2-0 7-6-0 ily ... surprise! ... watching sports. over to another game on ESPN, and Colts games. trap. I watched the Bucks fizzle Finlandia 2-7-1 3-10-12 Being a member of Sigma Phi you know what? I cannot remem- Around 9:00 p.m., I headed against the Rockets, the Grizzlies Northland 2-8-0 2-13-0 Epsilon, I was worried that being ber who played. Does that show over to Kimberly in my car to protect their home from the Suns, South Division one of the “six-men” to monitor game-watching fatigue? Maybe. I attend Greek bowling night. It was a German Maverick pouring it in Adrian 10-0-0 12-3-0 the party would mess up my plan could probably look it up online a good time full of stretchers, at the Celtics’ place, the Wildcats Lake Forest 5-4-1 5-8-1 to watch sports all day. to see who played to make it seem balls, pizza and watching the game outrunning the Longhorns and MSOE 5-5-0 6-8-1 I made a comment to one of the like I didn’t forget, but that would on the television. It was a good Shannon Brown playing mystically Concordia 0-9-1 0-13-2 guys that my space to survey will be lying to you, my loyal readers. I night. Only one more day to get at home with the Magic. be the living room as that would wouldn’t want to do that. through! The last game ended just after utilize my best abilities: conversa- Bedtime was late that night Sunday was my most-antici- midnight, so let’s just say that I tion, watching sports, and taking because of the party, but it needed pated day as the ‘Boys and Vikes probably watched enough hoops in alcohol away from people. The last to be an early Saturday because rectangled off in Minnesota, the one day to satisfy most people for one I enjoy a little too much as I college ball tipped off before noon, Wildcats and Hoyas played some a good while, but it was just one of like to enforce my power, but who and I needed to run some errands hoops, and the Jets flew to San those days. is going to argue with me — some- around Grand Chute. Diego. To sum up my afternoon: Speaking of one of those days, one that doesn’t live in the house? By the time the errands were Favre was awesome, Romo was I have a midterm Monday. Do My point exactly. done, I went against my laws of not, Scottie Reynolds did what he professors not realize the NFC Anyway, during the party nature and missed a few of the usually does, the Chargers short- and AFC championship games, as Friday night, I was able to reside games. Don’t worry, though. As I’m circuited, and Jimmy Leonhard well as the Badgers game, are on on the couch, chitchat with folks, finally out of the Stone Age and was awesome, as usual. Sunday? The rough life of a sports and watch Jamal Crawford drop have the Internet on my phone, I I needed to grab some grub fan. Also, I was glad my girlfriend Statistics are courtesy of www.lawrence.edu, www. a bomb from deep at the horn to kept myself updated on the scores. and refuel before watching the was able to come up and enjoy I made it back in time to grab some Nuggets’ Carmelo lay it down the majority of this weekend with mchahockey.com and www. complete a great comeback against midwestconference.org the Suns. It was fantabulous. grub and watch the Cardinals- smooth at home versus the Jazz. me, even if she did have to live Saints pregame in its entirety. This brought an end to my week- the rougher life of a girlfriend of and are current as of When that game was over, I Jan. 19, 2010. switched over to watch the Bucks After the Cardinals-Saints end ... right? Should get some work a fanatic.

In August 1986, the Chicago Bears defeated the Dallas Cowboys in a game played at what unusual site? Sports trivia Old Wembley Stadium. The (European) football stadium in London was the home of the English national squad from its construction in 1923 until 2000. The Jim McMahon-quarterbacked Bears beat the Cowboys 17-6 in the first “American Bowl” held on British soil.

Which of the following NHL players was not a part of the “Legion of Doom” line for the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1990s? John LeClair, Eric Lindros, Mark Recchi or Mikail Renberg? Mark Recchi. During the 1994-95 season, the Flyers traded Recchi to Montreal for John LeClair, Éric Desjardins, and Gilbert Dionne. LeClair went on to join center Lindros and right wing Renberg on the so-called “Legion of Doom” line, which would notch 80 goals and 96 assists as the Flyers won their first division title in eight years.

For how many different teams has English soccer star David Beckham played senior club football? Five. The England international went through the youth system at Manchester United, and, after making his senior debut, would tally a total of 265 appearances and 62 goals for the Red Devils. He left Old Trafford for Real Madrid of Spain in 2003, but he was traded four years later to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. Currently, he is on loan to AC Milan in Italy. The fifth uniform Beckham has worn is that of Preston North End, where he played on loan from United for a brief period in 1995.

Which collegiate team has won the most national championships since American collegiate football began in 1869? Princeton. According to the College Football Data Warehouse, the Tigers’ 26 titles put them far ahead of No. 2 Yale’s 18 championships. However, Princeton has zero titles since World War II, and some of the national championships seem less than “national” — for instance, the national champion 1873 Tigers finished with an overall season record of 1-0. Since the advent of the AP poll in 1936, Notre Dame and Alabama have won eight championships each, leaving them tied for first in front of the seven championships each of Oklahoma and USC. THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 SPORTS 11 Hockey ties, wins and loses in Athletes of the week last week’s series of close matches by Alyssa Onan

Jon Mays Lawrence its first lead of the game, overtime, Marc Howe delivered the Staff Writer scoring just minutes into the final game-winning goal. Howe’s shot period. However, Finlandia scored was also a record-setting goal for a fourth time to retie the game the Vikings. The goal, Howe’s sec- The Lawrence University men’s Cathy Kaye: halfway through the period. ond of the game, moved Howe into hockey team played three very Both teams had several scoring first place on the Lawrence career closely contested games last week, opportunities in the final minutes list for points scored with 104. emerging with one win, one loss Women's Basketball of the game, but neither team Howe also holds the top spot and one tie. could put the puck in the net to on Lawrence’s all-time career goals What has been your favorite Both the win and the loss were secure a victory, and the game list with 59. memory of this season so far? decided by a single goal; Lawrence ended in a 4-4 tie. In Lawrence’s most recent My favorite memory would finished the weekend 1-1-1, but The Vikings fared much bet- game, a late goal was waved off, have to be our first win while in the Vikings could easily have ter in their second game against costing the Vikings the game. After Dallas. Our win was a team effort, walked away either 3-0-0 or 0-3-0 Finlandia despite getting off to two penalties were called against as they all are, but we all stayed with just a few different bounces another sluggish start. Finlandia Marian (8-6-0, 7-2-0 MCHA) with focused and played well together of the puck. scored just two minutes into the just 78 seconds left in the game, to get that first win, which meant The Vikings (7-6-1, 6-2-1 game on a power-play goal, but the Vikings pulled their goalie in a lot to all of us. MCHA) took on Finlandia in a Lawrence came back quickly later an attempt to make up the 4-3 weekend series and things headed in the first period behind goals deficit. What made you decide to play immediately south for Lawrence. from Gustav Ahlberg and Marc Despite skating with a 6-on-3 basketball in college? Finlandia (3-10-2, 2-7-1 MCHA) Howe. advantage, the Vikings were unable Playing at the collegiate level took a quick 3-0 lead in the first Finlandia countered with two to score the one goal needed. After has always been something I’ve period, but the Vikings came bat- goals to take back the lead, but a goal was waived of in the last wanted to do. I’ve grown up com- tling back to tie the game in the Matt Hughes tied the game again half-minute, time expired, and peting in athletics, [so] stopping second period behind goals from with not even 30 seconds left in Lawrence dropped the game 4-3. after high school just didn’t enter Matt Hughes, Brad Scurfield and the second period. The Vikings next take the ice my mind. Gustav Ahlberg. Neither team was able to score this weekend, when they will play Sam Johnson then gave in the third period, but 3:41 into two games at Adrian. If you could play one-on-one with any professional basketball player, who would it be? Photo courtesy of Joe Vanden-Acker Candace Parker. I don’t know Indoor track starts strong in Warhawk Opener if I’d actually want to play her, but [I’d] definitely [want to] meet her. I’d probably be so nervous about playing her I wouldn’t be Beth Larsen had a strong meet, finishing in sec- Matt Frelich and Mark Sprtel, tak- able to play. for The Lawrentian ond place in the 400-meter dash ing fourth place with a time of and third in the 800-meter run. 3:48.57. Besides basketball, what are other activities that you enjoy? The Lawrence University Leading the Viking women jump- Sprtel finished in second place Besides basketball I enjoy anything that involves competition. track team started off its 2010 ers was senior Madeline Steininger, in the one-mile run with a time of Cross-country, softball, volleyball, badminton, even card games. indoor season at UW-Whitewater who took third place in the long 4:40.52 behind UW-Whitewater’s last weekend to compete in the jump with a best jump of 4.75 Brakken Kraker. How old were you when you started playing basketball and what Warhawk Opener. meters. After his first track meet at drew you to the sport? Viking Athlete of the Week For the men’s team, freshman Lawrence, Cannon was quick to I can’t really remember when I started playing basketball. I have and Lawrence sophomore Emily Sam Stevens was named Men’s look to the future, noting, “It was two older sisters and would always play with them and my dad in Muhs finished the 3,000-meter run Track Performer of the Week for a good start to the season. Many the backyard. You know how that goes, as a kid you want to do what with a time of 11:29:14, scoring the Midwest Conference and Viking of us could do better, so we’ll only your older siblings and dad are doing. and closing for the women’s team. Athlete of the Week for his domi- improve.” Muhs ran the majority of the race nating performance in the 800- With many of its stronger per- in second place behind St. Norbert meter run. He finished the race formances coming from under- freshman Amanda Whipple, but with a time of 2:01:33, more than classmen, the indoor track team Muhs made her move in the last two seconds ahead of the second- expects marked improvement 200 meters of the race to finish 0.2 place finisher, UW-Whitewater’s as the season continues, begin- Marc Howe: Hockey seconds ahead of Whipple. Kyle O’Rourke. Stevens also ran ning with Friday’s UW-Oshkosh Freshman Amanda Dwyer also the 1,600-meter relay with fresh- Invitational. man Mason Cannon and seniors What are some of your favorite memories from the team trip to Europe over winter break? I don’t think it gets any better Women’s Basketball plagued by injuries, falls to Carroll than spending almost two weeks with 30 of your best buds in Erik Borresen many as 35 points in the second Kaiser joined the team Tuesday. another country. It was truly an Staff Writer half, and eventually went on to Kaiser played a large role on the experience I will remember for win 89-58. ‘07-’08 team, but has been on the rest of my life. The Lawrence women’s bas- Lawrence was lead by fresh- hiatus from basketball since her ketball team traveled Tuesday man guard Cathy Kaye, who scored freshman year. You recently broke Lawrence’s night to face a tough conference a career-high 26 points, connecting Kaiser contributed a solid 19 career scoring record. What opponent, Carroll University, but on 11 of 14 shots from the field minutes of action off the bench does it mean to you to hold a Carroll (8-6, 3-4 MWC) took a lead and shooting 4-5 from the charity Tuesday night, alleviating some record at Lawrence? right away and never looked back. stripe. of the depth problems caused by Records are just numbers At halftime, the Pioneers led Janelle Groer led the Pioneers injuries to the Viking roster. and dates. It is pretty cool that the Vikings (2-10, 0-6 MWC) by with 19 points, but was just one The Vikings return to action I was fortunate enough to break 20 with a score of 49-29. The of four players in double figures with a two-game road trip this those records, but it does not Vikings’ seven-player rotation was for Carroll. 14 different players weekend. Lawrence faces Grinnell and will not mean anything if no match for the extremely deep scored for Carroll, while only half Friday night and Monmouth we aren’t successful as a team at that number even stepped foot on College the next afternoon. the end of the season. Winning Carroll bench, as 17 different play- Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke ers would enter the game for the the court for Lawrence. a championship is the record we Pioneers. Carroll would lead by as In happier news, junior Annie want to get. What are the team’s goals for the rest of the season? We have decided as a team to take each day and each game at a time, and in the end we believe that we will be successful. So I think midfielder will not need sur- Gonzaga to its first NCAA tour- that the team’s next goal is beating Marian. In sports news... gery and will be healthy in time nament in 1995 and personally for this summer’s World Cup in recruited school legend John What got you started playing hockey? CHICAGO — American soccer South Africa. Stockton, built the Gonzaga It was actually my mom who got me to play hockey. At the time, fans survived a scare this week —www.ussoccer.com team from relative unknown I had just finished the baseball season, and my mom wanted to when international star Clint status into a mid-major power- make sure I stayed out of trouble, so she signed me up for the local Dempsey sustained a knee SPOKANE, Wash. — Dan house over 20 years as coach. roller hockey club. I was seven. injury. While initial reports Fitzgerald, the longtime coach —www.espn.com were grim, further examina- of the Gonzaga Bulldogs bas- What has been your favorite memory of LU hockey? tions showed that the Fulham ketball team, died Tuesday at Definitely our team trip to Europe. It was the first Lawrence age 67. Fitzgerald, who brought program to go to Europe, and I will never forget that experience. THE LAWRENTIAN

12 VARIETY FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 The Lawrentian Editor in Chief: What's on your iPod? Grace Christiansen

Business Manager Assistant Professor Garth Bond Jin Qu Managing Editor: Carolyn Schultz 1. Jay-Z, “The Watcher 2.” ing floating around the internet confess that I respond more to 9. Ella Fitzgerald and Dr. Dre’s “The Watcher” is one from a July 2000 concert is even individual phrases and elements in Joe Pass, “Take Love Easy.” News Editor: of the few really good rap songs better. this song than to the whole, but I I hope to be as much in form Alicia Bones about getting older. Jay-Z’s remake definitely keep listening to it. at the end of my career as Ella is focuses on the changing of the 4. Elvis Presley, “So Glad You’re here. For a long time I dismissed Features Editor: guard. A new chorus, variation on Mine.” 7. Prince, “Gett Off (Extended her as too “straight” a singer for Naveed Islam the original beat, and guest verses One of my highlights at Remix).” my tastes, which goes to show how from Dre and Rakim. Classic. Lawrence was guest-teaching a One of the few rock stars I much I still have to learn. Associate Features Editor: Melody Moberg class on Elvis in the con. Most of would still go to see in concert. 2. Madonna, “Ray of Light.” my favorites from the King are And, according to Charlie Murphy, 10. The Five Royales, “Slummer Opinions/Editorials Editor: Who would have expected songs that aren’t heard very often, a great baller to boot. the Slum.” J.B. Sivanich Madonna to end the ‘90s with like this sensual Arthur “Big Boy” Like me, the Five Royales grew the best album and single of her Crudup cover. 8. Stevie Wonder, “You Met Your up in Winston-Salem, N.C. Unlike Arts & Entertainment Editor: career? So far, that is. Match.” me, they wrote songs that were Alex Schaaf 5. Missy Elliot, “Bring the Pain.” I’ve always had a fondness for covered by Otis Redding, Sam and 3. Jason Moran, “Yojimbo (live).” Like Missy, I aim to bring the Stevie’s ‘60s work, and this 1968 Dave, The Shirelles, The Mamas Co-Sports Editors: Stephen Exarhos I picked up Moran’s “Facing pain hardcore to the brain — but album track is one of the best. and the Papas, and James Brown — Gregory Peterson Left” at a library — because I liked I don’t have Timbaland finding Asked by the mother of his ex to who released three different ver- the cover art — and discovered basslines like this to help me out. back off her innocent little girl, sions of their “Think” as a single. Photo Editor: my favorite contemporary pianist. Stevie responds, “I told her Jimmy, And this wonderful, surreal tune. Stephen Anunson The album cut of “Yojimbo” — the 6. The National, “Gospel.” Freddy, Teddy and Big Joe, they percussive theme from Kurosawa’s I find Matt Berninger’s voice know better—Mama shake off that Associate Photo Editor: film — is great, but the live record- hauntingly compelling. I have to dream!” Now that’s just mean. Tara Atkinson

Layout Editor: Maureen Darras

Layout Staff: Caitlin Andrews Ian Wallace Copy Chief: 1. Shostakovich, “String Quartet of a life-altering relationship with this again and again — I mean fatbookmusicsucks.com/ Michael Schreiber No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122” Tchaikovsky’s fourth this fall. And why would Gideon leave his Bible 8. Ween, “Buenas Tardes Amigo” Copy Editor: So I’m letting iTunes shuffle apparently iTunes knows because behind? I’m no Ween megafan, but dur- Emily Koenig guide the way through this week’s here it is. ing winter break of my sophomore edition of “What’s on your iPod,” In a letter to a friend, 6. Carl Orff, “Carmina Burana: year I decided to memorize the Associate Copy Editor: and this is the first thing it came Tchaikovksy wrote about the “Fate XXIII. Dulcissime - Solo per sopra- words to this song, for no appar- Jared Marchant up with. This quartet really packs a Theme” that opens his newly com- no” ent reason. I’ve only listened to it punch — I don’t have any expertise posed fourth symphony, describ- I was actually just sitting at occasionally since then but I can Web Manager: in this area but for me the F minor ing fate as, “the fatal power, which dinner talking about this moment still pull out most of the lyrics on Karl Hailperin quartet embodies everything that prevents one from attaining the in the LSO performance of Carmina a good day. Circulation Manager: is holy about Shostakovich’s cham- goal of happiness ... No haven Burana a couple years ago. Such Brittany Oleson ber music. I first listened to this exists ... you’re adrift upon the sea a delicate, soaring soprano solo 9. Andrew Bird, “Respiration” during the winter of my junior until it engulfs and submerges you and then it comes crashing down. So for a while I objected to EDITORIAL POLICY: year when I got a phone call from in its depths.” In case you’re wondering, Kyle Andrew Bird for no apparent rea- Editorial policy is determined Jesse Pieper at like 2 a.m. on a I’m not speaking in hyperbo- Traska, who played timpani for son whatsoever. Just on principle. by the editors. Any opinions Tuesday night because he had just le here; this music has in fact this concert, told me that Prof. Then I went on a road trip with the which appear unsigned are discovered this quartet and it had brought me to my knees. And if Richeson suggested that a lot of Crabb sisters during Spring Break those of the majority of The blown his mind so much that he you listen to this and don’t have timpanists double the lowest drum ‘09 and was introduced to early Lawrentian’s editorial board. wanted me to listen to it right then something like a spiritual awak- but only use it once in the whole Andrew Bird. And I’m all about Letters to the editor are encour- and there. ening you should probably take piece so they can do a two-handed it — this tune doesn’t have any aged. The editors reserve the the time to explore the realm of hit on that big blowout in the last vocals, just violin on the melody right to edit for style and 2. G.F. Handel, “She’s Gone, “active listening” — but perhaps movement. Kyle took him up on — gritty, raw violin and it’s oh-so- space. Letters must be e-mailed Disdaining liberty and life,” sung more on that another time. Mostly that suggestion and I will forever satisfying. to: [email protected]. by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson this music makes me feel certain cherish the memory of him, arms Submissions by e-mail should Okay so this is like 52 seconds that there is something truly sub- straight up in the air, mallets in 10. Beethoven, “Piano Trio in be text attachments. long, but it’s from a great album lime about the human capacity for each hand, crashing down with B Flat Major, Archduke, Op. 97 — All submissions to editorial of Handel arias given to me by a musical expression. both hands so hard he might have III. Andante cantabile ma pero pages must be turned in to The totally brilliant art teacher in high actually come off the ground. con moto,” Daniel Barenboim, Lawrentian no later than 5 p.m. school. I had to take a computer 4. Erykah Badu, “Certainly” Jacqueline Du Pre and Pinchas on the Monday before publica- credit to graduate and decided on Yep, yep, yep — Ms. Badu. This 7. Fatbook, “Boner” Zukerman tion. digital imaging and mostly just song feels so good. It’s smooth and Have you guys heard of the I was starting to worry that All submissions to the editorial ended up sitting around and lis- satisfied but also just edgy enough DownBeat Award-winning band, Beethoven wasn’t going to pop up pages must be accompanied tening to music with this teacher, to keep me enthralled. This music Fatbook? I was going to skip over at all but here he is. This move- by a phone number at which Mr. Doyle. He burned me this CD tends to make an appearance after this so as not to seem like some ment is so peaceful, calm, and the author can be contacted. Articles submitted without a one day and it’s been a fixture in dinner on Friday when I go home kind of nerdy superfan, but for the soothing — I’m running out of contact number will not be the category of “music to listen to to unwind a bit before getting sake of honesty, here it is. Also, it’s enthusiasm but really ... this is published. on a morning when I need to feel involved with the evening’s activi- my turn to confess that I haven’t beautiful. Plus, Jacqueline Du Pre uplifted” ever since. ties. actually bought the Fatbook CD is consistent point of fascination — The Lawrentian reserves but somehow ended up with an and adoration in my life. I was the right to print any submis- 3. Tchaikovsky, “Symphony No. 5. The Beatles, “Rocky Raccoon” earlier demo version in which all just trying to decide whether I like sions received after the above 4, Op. 36 I. Andante sostenuto This was my favorite Beatles the songs are titled things like this trio or the “Ghost” trio better, deadline and to edit each sub- — Moderato con anima,” Herbert song when I was young and I had “boner” and other euphemisms but then realized that it doesn’t mission for clarity, decency and grammar. von Karajan conducting the it on a mix tape that someone for various anatomical parts and really matter either way. Anyone Berlin Philharmonic made me — maybe my aunt? I bodily functions. I think in reality want to play this sometime before — Letters to the editor should I’m not sure if you’ve heard, have memories of rewinding my this is “Running.” Anyway, listen, I graduate? not be more than 350 words, but I’ve been cultivating a little bit red Sony tape player to listen to this is some serious music. http:// and will be edited for clarity, decency and grammar.

lead with 41 seconds left. The Vikings, down by one Lake Forest (5-8, 3-3 MWC.) — Guest editorials may be Basketball However, the Foresters would point with almost three minutes Erik Borresen picked up a arranged by contacting the editor in chief or the editorials tie it with eight seconds left. remaining, missed a series of double-double with 14 points editor in advance of the pub- continued from page 10 Just before time expired, Dekker long shots, but a series of steals and 15 rebounds, while Dekker lishing date. er room with more than enough missed a short, hotly contested and offensive rebounds kept the added 13 points. Mays and Ueno energy to get them back into jumper, sending the game into Lawrence squad in the game. also contributed with nine points the lead. However, Travis Clark overtime. With just two seconds to go each. of Lake Forest would be a force The difference in overtime and his team still down by one, After a game with Carroll to be reckoned with, scoring 23 would be free throw shooting, Mays committed an incidental University last Tuesday, Lawrence points and grabbing 11 rebounds with the Foresters’ careful effort foul, sending Lake Forest’s Travis (6-6, 3-2 MWC) will travel to strug- to cause the Vikings numerous at the charity stripe leaving them Clark to the line for two shots. gling Grinnell College (2-10, 1-5 problems in the paint. Members of in the lead at the end of the Clark made both shots, secur- MWC) for a game Friday night. the Assocated Mays scored on a driving game. ing a 60-57 overtime victory for Collegiate Press layup to give the Vikings a 55-53